[groenewald2010]

Hi all,

Recently landed in Canada with my BB Bold 9900 from South Africa. In South Africa at least I had 3G coverage now only Edge. Went to one of the local cellphone shops and they spoke something about frequencies that is different between South Africa and Canada. Apparently one can not change this ? Is there a way that I can "unlock" the phone for 4G in Canada without procurring a new phone ?

Thanks for the assistance.

[Red_Berry_21]

youll have to get an unlocking code of the net if you want the phone unlocked to put a new sim in but be carefull some are scams really :/

[Phill_UK]

Ignore the above guess.
What you were told originally about the different frequencies is correct, and there IS nothing you can do about it.

[android2bb10]

Ignore the above guess.
What you were told originally about the different frequencies is correct, and there IS nothing you can do about it.

Phil, what if he tried different carriers? Or are all Canadian GSM carriers on the same frequency?

And, welcome to the Frozen North my bra.

[Red_Berry_21]

i was only trying to help phill no nee be so rude i thought he was on about unlocking his phone :S

[Phill_UK]

Phil, what if he tried different carriers? Or are all Canadian GSM carriers on the same frequency?

That is an option.
The South African 9900 models have 3G bands 1, 4 & 8 which would work fine on Canadian AWS carriers like Wind Mobile or Mobilicity, but to get 3G on the GSM carriers like Bell, Rogers or Telus you would need a 9900 with 3G bands 1, 2, 5 & 6.

[Phill_UK]

i was only trying to help phill no nee be so rude i thought he was on about unlocking his phone :S

Your enthusiasm to help is admirable Dean, but sometimes it's better to sit back rather than give misinformation.

[Red_Berry_21]

well i thought he was on about unlocking the phone my bad but still no need to be rude :/ im not rude to you :S

[BigBadWulf]

I've seen Phill rude

That wasn't it.