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Rocco1005
Posts: 3 |
 
Tue Oct 17, 2006 10:17 pm |
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I got this motorolla SLVR phone from ebay, unlocked and brand new, it worked good for a day or so. Now it stays on "emergency only" and i cant use it to call anyone. When i checked the bands on it it says, "GSM 900/1800-1900". Does this mean it is Tri-band right now and not Quad-band like it needs to be??? Can someone please help me
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BigRUSS
Posts: 2118
Phone Model:
two cans ( del monte) and some string,
Service Provider:
RussCo |
Tue Oct 17, 2006 10:32 pm |
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yes you got took , cingular user mainly the 850 ban and your phone doenst have the ability to read that so unless you plan on moving to eroupe your sol w/ that phone
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Rocco1005
Posts: 3 |
Tue Oct 17, 2006 10:35 pm |
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So there is absolutely no way to change this? Not even if i take it to a cingular rep? It just has the T-mobile network in it
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BigRUSS
Posts: 2118
Phone Model:
two cans ( del monte) and some string,
Service Provider:
RussCo |
Tue Oct 17, 2006 10:43 pm |
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you can move to an area that has the 1900 and then you can use it, but thats the risk you take w/ third parties and ebay
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Rocco1005
Posts: 3 |
Tue Oct 17, 2006 10:44 pm |
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couldnt i get a data cable and do all the seem stuff?
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BigRUSS
Posts: 2118
Phone Model:
two cans ( del monte) and some string,
Service Provider:
RussCo |
Tue Oct 17, 2006 10:49 pm |
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no its the way that phone was made its not even a us phone its a phone that was made for use in europe
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JeffInMt
Posts: 3 |
Wed Feb 14, 2007 1:05 pm |
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I have a similar phone I bought unlocked from a licensed Cingular franchise. I purchased it as quad band, but couldn't get service in a 900 frequency area. Spoke with Motorolla and they said it is available as a 3 mode with either 850 or 900, or as a quad mode. When I took the phone in they said, "It was tri band when we received them but we flashed them with quad band software". Doesn't sound possible or logical to me. Any help?
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Malibu21
Posts: 1000
Phone Model:
V3xx Lightly Modded, V6 Maxx Tweaked nicely.
Service Provider:
The New AT&T |
Sun Mar 04, 2007 7:56 am |
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Its logical, the hardware may have supported 4 bands, but only 3 were programmed to be visible, thus with the right Firmware or perhaps seem edit, it can be enabled.
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