Can I change GSM bands to 900/1800 in SMT5600 ?

[khariton]

Can I change GSM band from 850/1800 to 900/1800 in SMT5600 ?

[cruisin-thru]

Tri Band GSM 850 / 1800 / 1900 MHz

No option for 900/1800, sorry.

[kamscam]

Upgrade/installation instructions


1) Download the QTEK ROM from here:
http://www.qtek.nu/files/qtek%208010.2.1.32.11.zip

Unzip the ROM to any place on your PC. For example, your desktop...


2) Download TyphoonNBFTool:
http://www.spv-developers.com/content/TyphoonNBFTool.zip

Unzip TyphoonNBFTool to a place you can remember. For example, your desktop...


3) Open and run the QTEK ROM update.

4) You will now see a welcoming. Press NEXT, and the temporary files will be installed extracted. Don't continue yet!

Instead, open Typhoon-NBF-tool.

5) Use Typhoon-NBF-tool to open the nbf-file located on your PC around here:
C:\Documents and Settings\(your username)\Local Settings\Temp\pft(a number).tmp\

Notice! If you can't find the library specified above, it may be because your Windows Explorer is not set to show hidden files and folders! Open Explore (Windowskey + E), go into "Tools", choose "Folder Options", then "View". Make a checkmark in "show hidden files and folders".

Notice! The library specified above may have a slightly different name. Look a bit for it, there's a .nbf-file in the correct library. icon_smile.gif


6) In NBFTool, Choose Tools > Edit Header Data

7) Delete everything in the Operator field (where it says something weird - just delete it)

8 ) Press OK
Choose Tools > Recalculate Header CRC32

9) Choose File > Save As and overwrite the nbf-file you just edited...

9.5) Back to the QTek installation screen. icon_smile.gif Check the field where you agree to that your phone may blow up your entire house (or whatever it says) and press carry on with the installation as usual.

10) As the phone updates, please be patient at 99% as this may take quite some time!!

11) After succesfull installation, the phone will take pretty long to boot. You can just play with the scroll stick if you're bored... the phone will update as this is first boot (Cold boot), then it'll restart.

12) The Qtek ROM boots normally, and TADAAAA - you're done! icon_smile.gif



------------------------------------- END OF INSTALLATION -------------------------------------



MMS & GPRS


Now, setting up MMS and GPRS has changed in this ROM-version.

I'm not into describing how to set up MMS and GPRS for all teleoperators in the entire world - but here is a rough description that you, combined with the setup details your service provider can give you, enables you to setup MMS and GPRS (hopefully). icon_smile.gif



GPRS

1) Choose Start > Settings > More > Data Connections
2) Choose Menu > Edit Connections > GPRS Connections
3) Choose Menu > Add
4) Fill in the fields for:
Description: (Can be anything)
Connects to: (Contact your service provider for this information)
Access point: (Contact your service provider for this information)
User name: (Contact your service provider for this information)
Password: (Contact your service provider for this information)
Primary DNS: (Contact your service provider for this information)
Secondary DNS: (Contact your service provider for this information)
IP address: (Contact your service provider for this information)
5) Click on 5 x Done



MMS

1) Choose Start > Settings > More > Data Connections
2) Choose Menu > Edit Connections > GPRS Connections
3) Choose Menu > Add
4) Fill in the fields for:
Description: (Can be anything - what makes you happy...)
Connects to: Work (I'm not entirely sure about this, but it works for me)
Access Point: (Contact your service provider for this information)
User name: (Contact your service provider for this information)
Password: (Contact your service provider for this information)
Primary DNS: (Contact your service provider for this information)
Secondary DNS: (Contact your service provider for this information)
IP address: (Contact your service provider for this information)
5) Click on 5 x Done


6) Choose Start > More > More > More > Configurations > MMS Settings
7) Choose:
Retrieve Immediately
Connects to: Work


8 ) Choose Menu > MMSC Settings
9) Choose Menu > New
10) Choose:
Name: (Can be anything... your favorite pet name...)
MMSC URL: (Contact your service provider for this information)
WAP Gateway: (Contact your service provider for this information)
Port: (Contact your service provider for this information)
Max. Sending Size: 100KB
13) Click on 2 x Done



------------------------------------- END OF GPRS/MMS -------------------------------------



Alternative T9 dictionary


1.
Before you carry out the ROM upgrade, open the file browser on your phone.
Enable it to see hidden files: Menu > Options > remove the checkmarks from "Hide hidden files", "Hide system files" and "Hide files in ROM"

2.
Find the T9-file here:
\windows\T9Romaniandb.dll

This is the Romanian file - choose the T9 with your own language of course (i.e. T9Romaniandb.dll).

3.
Copy the file to your storage card (meaning your MiniSD), as this will not be affected by the ROM upgrade/installation.

4.
Upgrade - follow the instructions in the top of this topic...

5.
After succesfull firmware installation/upgrade, make a folder named T9 under \Storage\Application Data\

6.
Copy the dll-file be backup'ed on the Storage Card to this new T9-folder.

7.
Now search and install some regedit program


8.
Now the system registry has to be edited.

Open PHM Registry Editor on your phone.


9.1.
Find:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\T9 Input Method\MUI\Languages
Then choose to edit the string by selecting it and click on it - add ",0418" in the end. The comma (,) is important to remember! "0418" is the Microsoft code for Romania, so find the correct Microsoft code for your language somewhere
9.2.
Find:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\T9 Input Method\LDBs
Then add a "String Value", and set "Value" = 0418 and "Value Data" = \Storage\Application Data\t9\T9romanianLdb.dll

Once again, the 0418 may differ in your case - and the T9romanianLdb.dll may be named T9GermanLdb.dll or T9ChtuluLdb.dll or whatever... I don't know all the languages, neither do I know their Microsoft code...


10.
DONE! Reboot the phone, begin writing an SMS. Press and hold * until the menu pops up where you can now choose your own language! icon_smile.gif

If your language is shown, but you can't write anything - you propably did something wront in 9.2

[cruisin-thru]

So hardware wise its a quad band phone pretending to be a tri band?

[Triband81]

So hardware wise its a quad band phone pretending to be a tri band?

If that's the case, then even Audiovox is wrong about their own band specs:

http://www.audiovox.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10001&storeId=10001&productId=13758&langId=-1

[hieptrang]

Thanks for many tips. I have a question on this upgrade network bands. I just want to upgrade 850 to 900 so that I can use in Asia. If I use only English, can I skip the below section of Alternative T9? This will be a lot of work for my family to work on via oversea phone support from me. Please kindly advise




Alternative T9 dictionary


1.
Before you carry out the ROM upgrade, open the file browser on your phone.
Enable it to see hidden files: Menu > Options > remove the checkmarks from "Hide hidden files", "Hide system files" and "Hide files in ROM"

2.
Find the T9-file here:
\windows\T9Romaniandb.dll

This is the Romanian file - choose the T9 with your own language of course (i.e. T9Romaniandb.dll).

3.
Copy the file to your storage card (meaning your MiniSD), as this will not be affected by the ROM upgrade/installation.

4.
Upgrade - follow the instructions in the top of this topic...

5.
After succesfull firmware installation/upgrade, make a folder named T9 under \Storage\Application Data\

6.
Copy the dll-file be backup'ed on the Storage Card to this new T9-folder.

7.
Now search and install some regedit program


8.
Now the system registry has to be edited.

Open PHM Registry Editor on your phone.


9.1.
Find:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\T9 Input Method\MUI\Languages
Then choose to edit the string by selecting it and click on it - add ",0418" in the end. The comma (,) is important to remember! "0418" is the Microsoft code for Romania, so find the correct Microsoft code for your language somewhere
9.2.
Find:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\T9 Input Method\LDBs
Then add a "String Value", and set "Value" = 0418 and "Value Data" = \Storage\Application Data\t9\T9romanianLdb.dll

Once again, the 0418 may differ in your case - and the T9romanianLdb.dll may be named T9GermanLdb.dll or T9ChtuluLdb.dll or whatever... I don't know all the languages, neither do I know their Microsoft code...


10.
DONE! Reboot the phone, begin writing an SMS. Press and hold * until the menu pops up where you can now choose your own language! icon_smile.gif

If your language is shown, but you can't write anything - you propably did something wront in 9.2[/quote]

[mash2u]

Hi

I have an Audiovox smt5600... I want to get onto the 900 band too.. But the link mentioned above

http://www.qtek.nu/files/qtek%208010.2.1.32.11.zip

doesnt work.. I was hoping somebody could PLEASEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE post it on rapidshare... or point me in the right direction... I am DESPERATE... I will be eternally grateful

Thanks..

P.S. XDA developers ROCK!

[siapelbo]

can i use this steps to any roms like orange and imate rom?:
coz i cant find the qtek rom for my audiovox

1) Download the QTEK ROM from here:
http://www.qtek.nu/files/qtek%208010.2.1.32.11.zip

Unzip the ROM to any place on your PC. For example, your desktop...


2) Download TyphoonNBFTool:
http://www.spv-developers.com/conten...oonNBFTool.zip

Unzip TyphoonNBFTool to a place you can remember. For example, your desktop...


3) Open and run the QTEK ROM update.

4) You will now see a welcoming. Press NEXT, and the temporary files will be installed extracted. Don't continue yet!

Instead, open Typhoon-NBF-tool.

5) Use Typhoon-NBF-tool to open the nbf-file located on your PC around here:
C:\Documents and Settings\(your username)\Local Settings\Temp\pft(a number).tmp\

Notice! If you can't find the library specified above, it may be because your Windows Explorer is not set to show hidden files and folders! Open Explore (Windowskey + E), go into "Tools", choose "Folder Options", then "View". Make a checkmark in "show hidden files and folders".

Notice! The library specified above may have a slightly different name. Look a bit for it, there's a .nbf-file in the correct library. icon_smile.gif


6) In NBFTool, Choose Tools > Edit Header Data

7) Delete everything in the Operator field (where it says something weird - just delete it)

8 ) Press OK
Choose Tools > Recalculate Header CRC32

9) Choose File > Save As and overwrite the nbf-file you just edited...

9.5) Back to the QTek installation screen. icon_smile.gif Check the field where you agree to that your phone may blow up your entire house (or whatever it says) and press carry on with the installation as usual.

10) As the phone updates, please be patient at 99% as this may take quite some time!!

11) After succesfull installation, the phone will take pretty long to boot. You can just play with the scroll stick if you're bored... the phone will update as this is first boot (Cold boot), then it'll restart.

[typakkk]

There is hardware difference in C500 and STM5600 which runs on 850. Difference is in switchplexer which in European models filters 900 and 1800/1900 MHz (Murata HA 165) and in STM 5600 (Audiovox) filters 850 and 1800/1900 MHz (Murata HA 216AW). You have to change switchplexer on the board if you want 900 MHz on Audiovox

[mendoza]

Or HA 358 (EPCOS D1028) from Sony Ericsson K700... -> 900 Mhz

[typakkk]

mendoza is right