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Thread: BlackBerry 9900 and Claro 3G

  1. Aug 23, 2011, 09:34 PM #1
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    Question BlackBerry 9900 and Claro 3G

    I've always had bad luck when ordering phones with 3G, the 3G never works with Claro You guys know as well as I do that most BlackBerries we get out here are either T-mobile or AT&T, but T-mobile BB's are normally easier to get. What I want to know is, with the 9900, will a T-mobile 9900 3G work on Claro? Which would be best to get, a T-mobile, Rogers or AT&T 9900?
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    t mobile will not work out here unless digicel is planning on using their bands..

    your best bet is getting a rogers or ATT phone..those will work here with no problems
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    i thought all black berry that could use 3 g could work on claro
    what is this about some not working , please explain
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    Naw, some use different 3g bands,.. so not all will be compatible with Digicel/Lime/Claro ... Get Unbranded or AT&T/Rogers/Digicel .. some others in the list as well
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    Quote Originally Posted by GPRS Internet View Post
    Naw, some use different 3g bands,.. so not all will be compatible with Digicel/Lime/Claro ... Get Unbranded or AT&T/Rogers/Digicel .. some others in the list as well
    hence the need to unlock ......
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    Unlocking will not make 3G compatible ...
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    Quote Originally Posted by lojikal View Post
    hence the need to unlock ......
    unlocking refers to SIM unlock, meaning allowing the phones to accept sim cards from different providers..

    the radio's in the phones are hard coded to pick up certain bands..
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    T-mobile primarily uses the 1700Mhz band for their UMTS 3G services. This band is extremely uncommon for 3G and is only used by T-mobile and a few carriers in Canada. Plain and simple, if you want to use a 3G/4G T-mobile phone in Jamaica and it will only pick EDGE.

    No form of unlocking/flashing will fix that.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_Wireless_Services
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    Quote Originally Posted by GPRS Internet View Post
    Naw, some use different 3g bands,.. so not all will be compatible with Digicel/Lime/Claro ... Get Unbranded or AT&T/Rogers/Digicel .. some others in the list as well
    Unbranded bb's normally come with band 5?
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    Band 5 ???? What you mean ??
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