[Castillo847]

Hey im new to the forum and i saw the post that said that the torch cannot get 3g on tmobile. i went to the tmobile store to ask a guy that worked there and he said that all i need is the tmobile software flash and it will work is this true and if so how can i get it.


thanks to any replies
from Castillo847

[SwitchBeach]

The "guy that worked there" is wrong (or misinformed).

[saudadeii]

Not true. It's the hardware not software. If you search, you'll find more.

[Castillo847]

So if I get the hardware the 3g will work?

[SwitchBeach]

The only way you will "get the hardware" is to get a completely different device. One that is compatible with TMobile.

[Castillo847]

I'm guessing that would be expensive and not worth it?

[SwitchBeach]

Let me make it clearer. You cannot change the hardware in the device. You would need a completely different BlackBerry.

TMobile uses different frequencies for 3G than AT&T. You will never get 3G on TMobile using an AT&T device. Not going to happen. You need to get a device which supports the 3G bands that TMobile uses. That would be one branded to TMobile or Wind (in Canada) or a fewer smaller carriers (such as Cincinnati Bell, I believe).

[saudadeii]

What switchbeach said. If you need to have 3G, do *NOT* buy an AT&T 9800. They will work fine on EDGE (2G) but not 3G.

This is not specific to the 9800. It affects just about every AT&T phone. I have a AT&T Bold 9000 on TMO and only run EDGE.

Once again, the issue is well documented. Search is your friend.