I'm looking into buying a Touch Pro2, but i have some questions.

[Mojary]

Originally Posted by marvdmartian

Sorry, I meant 3G Data.. Ive read there are also different bands and etc for it?

yup...that's correct. like i said in one of my earlier post, you may not get 3g. that's including when sun cellular rolls out 3g in your area. you'll most likely just get gprs connection.

[marvdmartian]

Originally Posted by Mojary

yup...that's correct. like i said in one of my earlier post, you may not get 3g. that's including when sun cellular rolls out 3g in your area. you'll most likely just get gprs connection.

why not?.. which model should i look for if i want to be able to use 3g?.. i dont actually use 3g now, pero just to make it future-proof...

[nrfitchett4]

you'd probably just have to bite the bullet and get a unlocked one like this:
http://www.amazon.com/HTC-Unlocked-S.../dp/B002C2S272

though an at&t or tmobile version might have what you need too.

edit, this is all I could find on it:
Phone: CDMA dual band digital phone with EVDO Rev. A and 1xRTT for data. Also has a SIM card slot for GSM quad band world roaming 850/900/1800/1900MHz bands with EDGE and 2100MHz 3G HSDPA for Europe and Asia. The SIM slot is unlocked for use with any GSM carrier but the phone doesn't work in the US with American GSM carriers (e.g. T-Mobile and AT&T).



looks like if sun cellular's 3g is gonna be on 2100mhz, then you'll get 3g, otherwise, you'll get edge.

[Mojary]

im not really sure why it only gets gprs only. but im guessing its because the fact that the sprint tp2 is a primarily cdma, even though it can work on GSM, only one of them can connect at 3g speed. which in this case, its the cdma radio on EVDO. of course this may not be the answer. just my answer to make myself feel better because i would like to get 3g when i use the phone internationally too. hope may not be lost though. there may be a small chance of getting 3g. the only reason why i said that is because there was a member a few months ago that took his tp2 somewhere in asia. he posted that although majority of the time connections was gprs, depending where he was in that particular country, he was able to get 3g connection. but i recall him saying had to do with the network as well.

nrfitchett44 may be correct. if you really want to be 3g capable when you get it in cebu, you might have to shell out extra to get the european gsm version.

[marvdmartian]

i've been looking around, and i see that the sprint, at&t, or t-mobile ones are a lot cheaper.. i guess it's up to me now if i want to shell out more just to get 3g working..

so to sum it up:

the unlocked version:
-more expensive
-3g will work
-front camera
-no 3.5mm jack

carrier versions:
-cheaper
-3g might not work
-no front camera
-3.5mm jack (sprint version)

am i right? everything else is the same right? and i wont have any trouble getting the carrier versions to work with my network?

[Mojary]

Originally Posted by marvdmartian

i've been looking around, and i see that the sprint, at&t, or t-mobile ones are a lot cheaper.. i guess it's up to me now if i want to shell out more just to get 3g working..

so to sum it up:

the unlocked version:
-more expensive
-3g will work
-front camera
-no 3.5mm jack

carrier versions:
-cheaper
-3g might not work
-no front camera
-3.5mm jack (sprint version)

am i right? everything else is the same right? and i wont have any trouble getting the carrier versions to work with my network?

pretty much my friend. you know what they say about having your cake. you do have a saving grace though. WI-FI!!! correct me if im wrong....but doesnt most establishments in cebu offer wifi connections due to it being a tourist spot?

[marvdmartian]

Originally Posted by Mojary

pretty much my friend. you know what they say about having your cake. you do have a saving grace though. WI-FI!!! correct me if im wrong....but doesnt most establishments in cebu offer wifi connections due to it being a tourist spot?

many of the major establishments like malls and restaurants have wifi.. but sometimes they are locked, and if they are open, they are usually slow because many people are using them.. but i dont really complain since it's for free anyway..

im just thinking, that now at the time of unlimited calls and texts, there may come a time that there will be unlimited internet access too, and i might not be able to take advantage of it.. i intend to keep this phone for a long time.. because i dont really buy phones a lot since new models come out really quick.. but anyway if i really do need 3g, ill just get a new phone then..

[Mojary]

ok...based on nrfitchett's podt edit, i found this blog article from a couple of years ago. looks like there may be hope yet for your just beyond reach 3g connection with sun. they were 1 of the 4 telecom company to awarded a license to operate 3g between 10 to 2100MHz according to the article below.
http://pinoytechblog.com/archives/ho...its-3g-license

[itony]

if you were to ever come to america you wouldn't be able to use the phone on anything other than sprint if you got a sprint cdma phone. That is unless you unlocked it for sim card use which costs like 30$ i believe?

[marvdmartian]

Originally Posted by Mojary

ok...based on nrfitchett's podt edit, i found this blog article from a couple of years ago. looks like there may be hope yet for your just beyond reach 3g connection with sun. they were 1 of the 4 telecom company to awarded a license to operate 3g between 10 to 2100MHz according to the article below.
http://pinoytechblog.com/archives/ho...its-3g-license

anyway, ill just go for the sprint one nalang..

Originally Posted by itony

if you were to ever come to america you wouldn't be able to use the phone on anything other than sprint if you got a sprint cdma phone. That is unless you unlocked it for sim card use which costs like 30$ i believe?

but that's only if i go to america, right?