iPhone 3G on Tmobile 3G Network

[fernandorinto]

Hi every one, thanks for reading my post and helpping me with this question - does the iPhone 3G works with tmobile 3G network? or it will only work on edge. And if it work on 3G -do i need to set up some thing? or all i have to do is type epc.tmobile.com on the apn settings

[Rip]

It's working fine for me, with no changes required, though it may be different outside the UK.

[461am]

atm it will only work with edge.

[frank1123]

Hi every one, thanks for reading my post and helpping me with this question - does the iPhone 3G works with tmobile 3G network? or it will only work on edge. And if it work on 3G -do i need to set up some thing? or all i have to do is type epc.tmobile.com on the apn settings

AT&T's 3G network has a different frequency then tmobile does and the 3G iPhone has the hardware to accept AT&T's 3G frequency, not tmobiles therefore it'll never work

[mrsidewayzz]

i guess apple knew what they were doing with this iphone when they designed it.

[angelzhope720]

will edge still work on the 3g iphone with tmobile?

[eyecrispy]

yes. that's what i have now and it's working fine.

[kynd]

the specs state that the Iphone 3G covers the 2100 band which is tmo's range. should be a way to make it work

[alexluft]

So has anyone been able to make this work? I guess it would be possible if the iPhone supports the frequency of T-Mobile.

From what I've been reading, T-Mobile's 3G network occupies the 1.7 and 2.1 GHZ spectrums. Any takers?

[97vrsix]

Ok for the people that need some more help working this out... It would be nice... But no Cigar... Not ever... not right now... Until Apple makes a phone over sea's that woks on our, or can work at our T-Mobile 3G speeds.. READ BELOW.

Over 130 licenses have already been awarded to operators worldwide (as of December 2004), specifying W-CDMA radio access technology that builds on GSM. In Europe, the license process occurred at the tail end of the technology bubble, and the auction mechanisms for allocation set up in some countries resulted in some extremely high prices being paid for the original 2100 MHz licenses, notably in the UK and Germany. In Germany, bidders paid a total €50.8 billion for six licenses, two of which were subsequently abandoned and written off by their purchasers (Mobilcom and the Sonera/Telefonica consortium). It has been suggested that these huge license fees have the character of a very large tax paid on future income expected many years down the road. In any event, the high prices paid put some European telecom operators close to bankruptcy (most notably KPN). Over the last few years some operators have written off some or all of the license costs. More recently, a carrier in Finland has begun using 900 MHz UMTS in a shared arrangement with its surrounding 2G GSM base stations, a trend that is expected to expand over Europe in the next 1–3 years.


Gets good from here on..



The 2100 MHz UMTS spectrum allocated in Europe is already used in North America. The 1900 MHz range is used for 2G (PCS) services, and 2100 MHz range is used for satellite communications. Regulators have, however, freed up some of the 2100 MHz range for 3G services, together with the 1700 MHz for the uplink. UMTS operators in North America who want to implement a European style 2100/1900 MHz system will have to share spectrum with existing 2G services in the 1900 MHz band.
AT&T Wireless launched UMTS services in the United States by the end of 2004 strictly using the existing 1900 MHz spectrum allocated for 2G PCS services. Cingular acquired AT&T Wireless in 2004 and has since then launched UMTS in select US cities. Cingular renamed itself AT&T and is rolling out some cities with a UMTS network at 850 MHz to enhance its existing UMTS network at 1900 MHz and now offers subscribers a number of UMTS 850/1900 phones.

T-Mobile's rollout of UMTS in the US will focus on the 2100/1700 MHz bands, whereas UMTS coverage in Canada is being provided on the 850 MHz band of the Rogers Wireless network. In 2008, Australian telco Telstra replaced its existing CDMA network with a national 3G network, branded as NextG, operating in the 850 MHz band. Telstra currently provides UMTS service on this network, and also on the 2100 MHz UMTS network, through a co-ownership of the owning and administrating company 3GIS. This company is also co-owned by Hutchison 3G Australia, and this is the primary network used by their customers. Optus is currently rolling out a 3G network operating on the 2100 MHz band in cities and most large towns, and the 900 MHz band in regional areas. Vodafone is also building a 3G network using the 900 MHz band. The 850 MHz and 900 MHz bands provide greater coverage compared to equivalent 1700/1900/2100 MHz networks, and are best suited to regional areas where greater distances separate subscriber and base station.
Carriers in South America are now also rolling out 850 MHz networks.

[BartDeLoco]

So then here's the million dollar question.

Is this a hardware issue, or is it a firmware issue. Cuz firmware can be recoded.

[babyblue_pimp]

I am also very interested in this...
I don't think its a firmware issue because the dev team have said already that it is IMPOSSIBLE, never can never will...
But I wonder how hard it is to replace the actual antenna in the phone..
I would do whatever it would take... 3g on my phone would be a dream come true!

[fiya]

it's a hardware issue, it's like trying to get fm radio on an am channel, won't ever work.

[BartDeLoco]

it's a hardware issue, it's like trying to get fm radio on an am channel, won't ever work.

Hey, I was hoping. I would'nt mind rolling up my sleeves and coding a lil firmware to get 3g. Especially with tethering.

[Brad Swift]

AT&T's 3G network has a different frequency then tmobile does and the 3G iPhone has the hardware to accept AT&T's 3G frequency, not tmobiles therefore it'll never work

Hmm so if its a hardware issue. Somthing about a chip or an antennae ... well if I could get the chip or antennae I could go into the phone and replace it. I guess however the phone and the chip probobly wouldnt interface. If that was a possibilty the dev team might have suggested it. I dont know how well they deal with hardware.