Bionic on tmobile

XMarinE · Jun 24, 2012

XMarinE said:
I have my Droid Bionic working on the T-Mobile network in the USA. No problems at all...thank you! I also posted a video of it working. The issue with the carrier showing up as "T-Mobil" and "T-Mobile" comes and goes so it's not a big deal as long as I can make calls and text and mms! I don't have a data plan so I could not test on T-Mobile. I have also successfully used a Straight Talk $45 plan (with APN data settings) without issues. AT&T card was also used without any problems. Only thing is make sure to set up the APN if you use data on these carriers.

SUCCESS and running since 6/3/2012!

here is a video of it working that I uploaded to YouTube!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vWgUczSbsw

bestrafer · Jun 24, 2012

Still can't make bionic pick up GSM-900 and GSM-1800 bands, while umts-2100 works fine, including voice and data.

dennis5pia · Jun 24, 2012

projektorboy said:
Because that's the intrinsic limitation of the radio chipset. Be grateful that this unlock even exists in the first place. If you want HSDPA+, get a phone that does that by design.

Haha, but what I mean is that it doesn't work with 2G, only with UMTS and HSPA.

Sent from my HTC Inspire 4G using XDA

Descalzo · Jun 24, 2012

JdmIntegra352 said:
Ok so I got this Bionic and Had it "Flashed" to Boost.....problem is that it didnt work and the guy is being stupid about it and saying it should work...LOL. So my Question is...how do i flash my Bionic to Boost Mobile? Its already rooted and no I have no idea what he used to do it with.:laugh:

I flashed my Bionic to Page Plus. The programs I used were QPST and/or CDMA Workshop.

QPST does more stuff but is more complicated. CDMA Workshop is easier to use but does less stuff, especially on the free demo.

What you need to do is search for how to flash the Bionic to Boost Mobile. If it's anything like Page Plus, there are people who have written up detailed instructions on how to do it, even YouTube videos.

projektorboy · Jun 24, 2012

dennis5pia said:
Haha, but what I mean is that it doesn't work with 2G, only with UMTS and HSPA.

Sent from my HTC Inspire 4G using XDA

Of course it works with 2G, otherwise people with T-Mobile in the USA wouldn't be able to get EDGE data.

dennis5pia · Jun 24, 2012

projektorboy said:
Of course it works with 2G, otherwise people with T-Mobile in the USA wouldn't be able to get EDGE data.

I know it works with 2G. But I wonder why mine doesn't?

So I am talking about my particular case..

Sent from my HTC Inspire 4G using XDA

JdmIntegra352 · Jun 24, 2012

Descalzo said:
I flashed my Bionic to Page Plus. The programs I used were QPST and/or CDMA Workshop.

QPST does more stuff but is more complicated. CDMA Workshop is easier to use but does less stuff, especially on the free demo.

What you need to do is search for how to flash the Bionic to Boost Mobile. If it's anything like Page Plus, there are people who have written up detailed instructions on how to do it, even YouTube videos.

Ok so the guy said he used QPST...but it didnt do anything at all. Im really confused and on top of that...im waiting for the ECOMOTO cord to come in the mail...unless Im able to use another cord im stuck...so i guess i go alot of research to do.

dennis5pia · Jun 25, 2012

As far as I could read around, T-Mobile user could have 3G speed since the MDM6600 supports all Bands.

http://www.docin.com/p-162606115.html Page 13.

here a XDA thread about how to enable the bands..

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1521355

dermk4 · Jun 25, 2012

dennis5pia said:
I know it works with 2G. But I wonder why mine doesn't?

So I am talking about my particular case..

Sent from my HTC Inspire 4G using XDA

Sounds like GSM/EDGE work fine in the States but not in some cases overseas. In Hong Kong here, I have always been using my Bionic as a sole 3G/UMTS phone, never seen GSM on it.

cellzealot · Jun 25, 2012

Until T-Mobile US deploys their HSPA network on non AWS bands, the MDM6600 will not be able to use it. The chipset does not support AWS 1700/2100 where uplink and downlink are on separate bands.

HeartBreakid · Jun 25, 2012

Any luck making it work on the ICS leak?

dermk4 · Jun 25, 2012

For those who has no luck getting GSM/UMTS data to work on stock 2233 ICS leak, go the CM9 route.

1. Do a clean 902 install
2. 905 OTA
3. Root
4. Voodoo's OTA Root keeper
5. 2233 ICS leak
6. Get the latest CM9 nightly by dhacker based on the ICS leaks from this link. Install Bionic Bootstrap.

http://rombot.droidhive.com/ROMs/targa/ics-leak-builds/cm9/

7. Reboot into recovery, do the wipes and install. Now connect your phone to the PC in MTP mode (Settings -> Storage -> Menu), perform the same RadioComm edit. Upon reboot my phone shows Verizon Wireless at the lockscreen at first, without a single bar of signal. Now, edit your build.prop

ro.telephony.default_network=0 (to set HSDPA preferred network type)
ro.mot.phonemode.vzw4gphone=0 (to make possible APN edit)
telephony.lteOnCdmaDevice=0 (to fix signal strength and wrong carrier)
ro.telephony.ril.v3=signalstrength (to fix non-updating signal strength indicator)

8. Reboot and go enter your APN as usual

9. Results = Correct network display, instant voice + DATA! CM9 even gives you the H for HSPA indicator, nice!

Big thanks to dhacker and all the devs.

---------------------------------------------------------------------

UPDATE: There are some bugs to note

1. Auto screen rotation is buggy, keep showing a zoomed-out homescreen between transitions
2. Signal indicator always shows full strength (instead of none), either way it is not accurate (FIXED, see above)
3. Performance settings FCs.
4. There were occasional data drops (UPDATE: This is fixed by enabling European bands, will elaborate on this later)

HeartBreakid · Jun 25, 2012

XD! Thank u! Did Work for me on the ics leak-

dapxichlo · Jun 25, 2012

bionic bad esn can use GSM?
thank you

georgiadiy · Jun 25, 2012

dapxichlo said:
bionic bad esn can use GSM?
thank you

It doesn't matter

bestrafer · Jun 25, 2012

dermk4 said:
For those who has no luck getting GSM/UMTS data to work on stock 2233 ICS leak, go the CM9 route.

did you get GSM bands working?

dermk4 · Jun 25, 2012

Good ask, no,3G only.

Ivan DeSlayer · Jun 25, 2012

alaenvargut said:
I DID IT!!!

I you can't get data and MMS to work, is easy, just open the dialer, and press ##7764726 (##PROGRAM), enter your SPC ( default 000000) and enter at 13 option (APN Controls) and inside choose the third option APN edit Config, now use menu's key at left bottom ( rhe one with four squares) and tap, New APN and just add your carriers configuration and PRESTO you got it
And people who said the data works, is coz there are many apns but only from USA

PD
The Shortcuts to APN edition does not work, they crash when you tap to write, but whit my method that does not matter

THANK YOU! That did it. I don't know how but that did it but it did.

I'm running a Bionic on Straight Talk with Eclipse 3.0!

bestrafer · Jun 25, 2012

dermk4 said:
Good ask, no,3G only.

FYI: there is a menu with bands under "phone info", where you select preferred mode, like:
USA Bands
Euro Bands
Japan
Austr1
Austr2
...

but selecting f.i. "Euro band" fails... may be we should focus on changing that option?

dermk4 · Jun 25, 2012

bestrafer said:
FYI: there is a menu with bands under "phone info", where you select preferred mode, like:
USA Bands
Euro Bands
Japan
Austr1
Austr2
...

but selecting f.i. "Euro band" fails... may be we should focus on changing that option?

Interesting, I never get those options on my Bionic regardless of which ROM I flash, USA band was always the only one available. The last time I was able to have them on the bionic was by applying the GSM patch for Razr to it, of course that didn't work. That patch included some RIL files from GSM Razrs, but unlike the Razrs and the Photon 4G, our Bionics don't have cousins living abroad.

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