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Member: ToniCipriani
at: 09:26 AM 10/29/2009

Originally Posted by bennish:
hey spectralfish

not sure. it may be the same as the u.s. or different? My point was about a large number of of countries outside the u.s. being fine with dual, but not all.

here's a handy list
GSM frequency bands - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

And Canada.
And South America.
And Australia.
And the Philippines.

Not a small list IMO.

And actually 900MHz only opened up recently in Europe, so not very many networks use it, for the most part it's 2100 only.

You should be looking at this one instead, GSM frequencies are not banded the same way as UMTS: UMTS frequency bands - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Member: bonito
at: 02:50 PM 10/29/2009

ok..so took the plunge and have the O2 pre here in India now,

obviously the seller did not activate on the german network

now i know of the web os meta doctor way... but im too naive bout computers

and dont think i have the skills.... any easier way out ?

thanks guys

Member: spectralfish
at: 05:52 PM 10/29/2009

So the gsm mexican telel version's 3g will be compatible with the 3g on AT&T's gsm american network?

Member: Sanjay
at: 08:53 PM 10/29/2009

Originally Posted by bonito:
ok..so took the plunge and have the O2 pre here in India now,

obviously the seller did not activate on the german network

now i know of the web os meta doctor way... but im too naive bout computers

and dont think i have the skills.... any easier way out ?

thanks guys

Where in India are you located and what service provider are you using? ALso, where and for how much did you buy the Pre for?

Member: bennish
at: 09:52 PM 10/29/2009

actually ToniCipriani i'm in australia and this is one of the countries dual band is fine in - as far as i know.

Member: thewhitetower
at: 11:48 PM 10/29/2009

Hi all - just received my German Pre here in Aust!!!Inserted Telstra pre-pay sim. Got signal, 'E' for edge is showing and it has taken me to settings up the Palm Profile. Problem is it's in German and I have no idea on how to complete!!! I thought that it would give me an option t select language at start-up.. Can anyone assist???

Developer: rwhitby
at: 11:56 PM 10/29/2009

Originally Posted by thewhitetower:
Hi all - just received my German Pre here in Aust!!!Inserted Telstra pre-pay sim. Got signal, 'E' for edge is showing and it has taken me to settings up the Palm Profile. Problem is it's in German and I have no idea on how to complete!!! I thought that it would give me an option t select language at start-up.. Can anyone assist???

Join us on IRC on Freenode in #webos-internals and we'll help you out.

http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=webos-internals

-- Rod

Member: thewhitetower
at: 01:21 AM 10/30/2009

All,

I can confirm that my Telstra sim (prepaid) works for: Calls, Data, MMS, Google Maps!!

I get the 'E' symbol at the top - so looks like no 3G.

Thanks to Rod and apologies for slipping off the IRC like that - had to step away for a while!!

Happy to answer any questions!! Now - must install that keyboard and all the other stuff..Very Excited!!

Member: VikramPune
at: 02:43 AM 10/30/2009

Hey Bonito,

I've been waiting for the Pre in India for more time than I care to say. Would love to know where you are, how you bought the Pre, and how much. Would also help to know your carrier. Also, possibly others could help you activate if you describe the problem you're having.

Member: lingfish
at: 04:27 AM 10/30/2009

Originally Posted by thewhitetower:
All,

I can confirm that my Telstra sim (prepaid) works for: Calls, Data, MMS, Google Maps!!

OMG that is awesome news! Expect a PM from me shortly

Member: bonito
at: 05:12 AM 10/30/2009

hey guys im in mumbai ..bought it on ebay for 800 Dollars... and i'm still not getting past the palm profile screen... when to the extent of getting an 02 Germany card..but the damn thing still doesnt work in India

Member: alcarun
at: 08:51 AM 10/30/2009

Just got back to Manila now and popped my old Globe SIM into the Pre I'd bought in Germany. Voice and SMS work. No data (though that could be because the SIM is old). WiFi works perfectly: through it I was able to update the OS, sync my account, download apps, use Twitter and Facebook

Member: dbmgreen
at: 05:01 PM 10/30/2009

Originally Posted by thewhitetower:
All,

I can confirm that my Telstra sim (prepaid) works for: Calls, Data, MMS, Google Maps!!

I get the 'E' symbol at the top - so looks like no 3G.

Thanks to Rod and apologies for slipping off the IRC like that - had to step away for a while!!

Happy to answer any questions!! Now - must install that keyboard and all the other stuff..Very Excited!!

Have you tried editing the apn file at all?

Member: sinlasalle
at: 07:37 AM 10/31/2009

Hello, I have unlocked my Pre in Spain with IMEI and is very good. Is like official unlocked, I can do all, I can update....

Member: marshalla99
at: 08:01 AM 10/31/2009

Originally Posted by sinlasalle:
Hello, I have unlocked my Pre in Spain with IMEI and is very good. Is like official unlocked, I can do all, I can update....

How did you get the unlock code ? Where did you get it ? How much did it cost ?

Member: sinlasalle
at: 09:22 AM 10/31/2009

19€, a user that unlock the Palm Pre of Movistar

If you want, I can tell you their email

Member: bonito
at: 10:24 AM 10/31/2009

ok..thanks rwhitby .. my pre works here in India !!! now if only i can figure out this apn thingy..tried a couple of sims including vodafone.but no go as of now

Member: bennish
at: 09:01 PM 10/31/2009

i'm interested in that movistar unlock business!

Member: alcarun
at: 09:59 PM 10/31/2009

Here in Manila, have been trying the Pre I brought back from Germany. I'm using a Globe Tatoo SIM -- Data doesn't work,I think the APN has to be configured. Everything else functions though (I took the precaution of having the unit activated in Berlin using an O2 SIM) -- voice, SMS, MMS.

I'm not really sure I want to use 3G given the slow speeds and extortionate costs here in Manila. Using WiFi I've been able to update the OS, backup to my account, download and install apps. I even managed to transfer my basic PIM data from my Treo 650 using Palm's Data Transfer Assistant. So far no complaints, in fact have been having a blast using the Pre

Member: hakost
at: 05:45 AM 11/01/2009

Originally Posted by sinlasalle:
19€, a user that unlock the Palm Pre of Movistar
If you want, I can tell you their email

Hi, please let me know the email...

Another question is ofcourse if you can get the Pre without a contract in Spain?

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