For those who want LTE in Canada

[tokermobilez]

sorry ive searched and cant find the answer

just did it on my c6603.

1)download any 4.2.2 c6603 ftf, flash the entire file and wipe everything
2)download [FTF] Xperia ZL (C6506) 4.2.2 - 10.3.A.0.423 - Generic US Firmware and flash the baseband only, same procedures as before.
3)set the correct apn settings
4)bam! LTE!

for the first part do i have to flash a new one and wipe every thing i have 4.2.2 c6603 build: 10.3.1.a.0.244 baseband: 9x15a-acefwmazq-30110057-39
im not rooted i just want mt lte to to work on fido/rodgers network vancouver, my bootloader is unlocked but i bought it like that in a shop in phililpines

 

[LitoNi]

for the first part do i have to flash a new one and wipe every thing i have 4.2.2 c6603 build: 10.3.1.a.0.244 baseband: 9x15a-acefwmazq-30110057-39
im not rooted i just want mt lte to to work on fido/rodgers network vancouver, my bootloader is unlocked but i bought it like that in a shop in phililpines

read this:

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=41648434&postcount=9

 

[tokermobilez]

thank you

for the first part do i have to flash a new one and wipe every thing i have 4.2.2 c6603 build: 10.3.1.a.0.244 baseband: 9x15a-acefwmazq-30110057-39
im not rooted i just want mt lte to to work on fido/rodgers network vancouver, my bootloader is unlocked but i bought it like that in a shop in phililpines

read this:

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=41648434&postcount=9

thanks it was the windoes 8 issue with the drivers, i feel dumb now, its working i have lte in vancouver fido network on my c6603 stock 4.2.2

 

[AdamWill]

edit: n/m, saw some relevant stuff on p22.

 

[QJai328]

I just tried to flash the C6506 baseband onto my C5503 AND I CONFIRM LTE IS WORKING FOR ME (FIDO FROM VANCOUVER).

I am so happy!!! THANK YOU.

 

[parasitical]

hi

please delete / agnor

 

[Lawliet918]

tried this on the latest .67 firmware for C6603. not working.

 

[tokermobilez]

tried this on the latest .67 firmware for C6603. not working.

I just reflashed the same baseband as before since the update screwed with my data and radio, the loop of dropping and working it's way back to h+.
Now it's working properly again lte in Vancouver Fido/Rodgers

 

[lhun]

read this:

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=41648434&postcount=9

Hi there. I posted a thread that is very related to this.

The baseband: 9x15a-acefwmazq-30110068-44 (6506 tmobile latest) WILL allow you to get LTE on Rogers, Fido and Bell only on the c6603.

LTE in Canada is largely AWS. Flashing this baseband enables the proper subchannels for 2600 (additional data band) LTE for data only (not LTE voice enhancement). Unfortunately, even though the 6506 is AWS capable, this baseband doesn't allow the c6603 to do AWS from what I've discovered. Telus has LTE on UMTS 4 9 or 10 (not sure which) only and the same goes for Wind. The actual c6602, 6606, 6616 will all get LTE on all carriers, however. Flashing the 6606 baseband only causes a lockup once you get to the desktop.

It also seems that flashtool doesn't recognize the 6616 FTF file at all. I wanted to try the Bell baseband on my 6603 but the last one I tried didn't appear in the firmware list. If the hardware cellular radio is in fact, physically the same, flashing a custom kernel with the drivers from all the versions of the phone might allow all basebands to work on all phones, making it completely generic. The Z1 went that route in the boxed version from the Sony store, and from what I hear it's just a kernelmode driver lock in the carrier versions. I'm not sure though.

Any thoughts?

PS: OR, the overlay APK blocks the bands from working? If that's the case it might be possible!

 

[RHBH]

Hello all!

I saw that Xperia Z owners got LTE working when they flashed Xperia ZL baseband on their devices... So I was thinking about do something similar with my Xperia Z1:

LTE Bands for C6903 & C6943: 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600
LTE Bands for C6906: 700 / 850 / 900/ 1700 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600

My country (Brazil) have LTE working at 2600MHz on great cities, but roads and small cities will get 700MHz LTE (less expensive... bigger distance between cell sites and all that technical stuff).

I own a C6943, if I flash the baseband of C6906 on my Xperia Z1 will LTE works on both 700MHz and 2600MHz?

 

[lhun]

Hello all!

I saw that Xperia Z owners got LTE working when they flashed Xperia ZL baseband on their devices... So I was thinking about do something similar with my Xperia Z1:

LTE Bands for C6903 & C6943: 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600
LTE Bands for C6906: 700 / 850 / 900/ 1700 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600

My country (Brazil) have LTE working at 2600MHz on great cities, but roads and small cities will get 700MHz LTE (less expensive... bigger distance between cell sites and all that technical stuff).

I own a C6943, if I flash the baseband of C6906 on my Xperia Z1 will LTE works on both 700MHz and 2600MHz?

Only if the physical hardware radio device is the same in both handsets. You would want to flash a baseband ONLY from the country you're in from the SAME MODEL phone (z1) and it SHOULD, theoretically work just fine, as long as you can guarantee the radio hardware is the same. It DID cause a lockup in the OS for me to flash the baseband from the 6606 on my 6603, but it didn't brick the phone or anything.

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Hey, so I just tried the 6616 baseband on my 6603. While the phone didn't lock up as bad as it did with the 6606, it does the same thing with locking up process when it's trying to initialize the radio. I'm screwing with it now, gonna try airplane mode and see if I can get it responsive.

This does seem to indicate that the radio hardware is close enough that it might be possible to write a custom baseband that will allow all carriers on the 6603

 

[airbus318]

I just reflashed the same baseband as before since the update screwed with my data and radio, the loop of dropping and working it's way back to h+.
Now it's working properly again lte in Vancouver Fido/Rodgers

So just to confirm, you updated your phone to 10.3.1.A.2.67 and then flashed the C6506 baseband for 4.2.2 included in this thread and it all works as before?

 

[tokermobilez]

yes

Yes that's what I.did.

So just to confirm, you updated your phone to 10.3.1.A.2.67 and then flashed the C6506 baseband for 4.2.2 included in this thread and it all works as before?

 

[Teslarage]

Flashtool does recognize the 6616 firmware for me...

 

[binku]

I'm thinking of flashing 4.2.2 baseband to 4.3 firmware (Journalist and Commercial version). Hope it works though

 

[binku]

So 4.3 works with same 4.2.2 firmware baseband.

---------- Post added at 04:52 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:52 PM ----------

So 4.3 works with same 4.2.2 firmware baseband.

 

[Crown1990]

My Xperia Z, only gets 2g data, Mexican Carrier Movistar

If I change baseband with this method, my 3g data will be working? Before I used Telcel Carrier and 3g was working fine

 

[lmontano]

Which Version of Flashtool did you use?

Just tried to flash the 6506 (xperia zl) baseband on my xperia z (6603) and i got the LTE connection. Here is the proof.

**Do it at your own risk.Please!!!!!!!!!!!, do not !!!!!!! flash anything!!!!!!!! except!!!!!! baseband!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Dude, can you please tell us the exact version of flashtool that you used?
I have tried with all these and nothing, still same bands.

Xperia Z (C6603)_10.3.A.0.423_Generic ES.ftf
Xperia ZL C6506_10.1.A.1.434_Customized US 1270-7584 R8A.ftf
C 6603_10.3.1.A.2.67_Generic GR.ftf
C6503_10.3.1.A.2.67.ftf
C6506_10.1.1.A.1.253_Customized_US.ftf
C6506_10.3.A.0.423_Unbranded.ftf
C6603_10.1.1.A.1.307_BE.ftf
C6606_10.1.1.B.0.166_TMobile_US.ftf

 

[Urbanos]

anyone able to get LTE from Koodo on the Z 4.2.2 or 4.3?

Has anyone been able to get LTE from Koodo on the Z 4.2.2 or 4.3?

---------- Post added at 04:16 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:08 PM ----------

here is just the baseband of C6506 LTE

no need to download full firmware


can someone please test if it works?

Hello, could you re-upload the file? the link is dead thank you

 

[raylui]

Q1. after flashing the baseband, would the baseband version in about phone change? (I am not sure but seems like mine doesn't change: 9x15A-ACEFWMAZQ-30110082-51)

Q2. I flash the baseband (not sure sucessful or not) but could not get LTE. My C6603 build no. is 10.4.B.0.569. I have tried to flash baseband from the following ftf:
C6506_10.3.A.0.423_Unbranded
C6506_10.3.1.A.2.67_Generic US
C6506_10.4.B.0.569 R1C_LTE North America Commercial and Journalists