how do you use the bandswitch selector?

[witchshady]

hi there...

i bought a Siemens SX56 from ebay while i was in the US. i downloaded the bandswitch selector so i can use it in my country, which is a gsm 900/1800 country. however, when i try to click on the bandswitch selector icon, the phone icon on the upper right side of the screen disappears!!!

can anyone please explain to me step by step how to install this valuable tool? i'm a bit dumb when it comes to techy stuff...

thanks!

[cruisin-thru]

I am sorry to inform you that you probably have a phone that is capable only of 900/1900, no amount of switching will enable it to work on 900/1800. On the label at the rear of your device you will see the letters PW10B1 or PW10A1, if you have the label with the first figures it will not work on 1800 but will work on Vodafone or O2. Orange/T Mobile/Virgin will not work. Hope this helps.

[DariusVE]

When you make a hard reset, and press the "calendar" button, you can switch to 900/1800 band....

My XDA it's PW10B1

Hope it help you.

[witchshady]

thanks for all the info guys! really appreciate it.

As i am still travelling right now (i don't have my xda with me :cry: ) i haven't tried the bootloader method. did it work for you? if it worked for you, then chances are it will work for me as well. my sx56 is also PW10B1.

What do you think?

Thanks!

[cruisin-thru]

The bootloader will switch the radio but you will not be able to use 1800 networks, your phone is not physically capable of doing so regardless of the bandswitch feature so really there is no point in doing it.

[witchshady]

I was able to try my sx56 back home (philippines - gsm 900/1800).

It works just fine! :o

[cruisin-thru]

Wicheslady, are you claiming that your phone which is not capable of working on 1800 is in fact working on 1800. Choosing 900/1800 in the bandswitcher does not endow the phone with new hardware, it will work only on the 900 band in a country that uses 900/1800.