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Anita64
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How to get me Sony Ericsson Xperia sk17i mini pro 2G to work more like 3G?
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fullbloodedmut
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hello and welcome to http://androidforums.com ive found a post that might help explain your issue,if it doesnt then please feel free to join our forum and look for your phone forum and there might be some more info on this matter,or someone in the forum might help you out! but this is what ive found---GSM GPRS/EDGE 850, 900, 1800, 1900 so for 2G connection it cover all that frequncies that use in all over the world (except Japan, coz Japanese have different 2G and 3G network implementation) see this --> GSM World Coverage Map- GSM Country List by frequency bands.
UMTS HSPA 900, 2100 (Global except Americas) so it means it cover all 3G frequencies that use outside America.
UMTS HSPA 800, 850, 1900, 2100 (Americas) so it means it cover all 3G frequencies that use inside America.
So why you're all saying that this phone didn't support you're country 3G, except you want to you use your phone in Japan, then it won't works as Japan use 3G with frequecies 1700/2100 MHz. The only possibility that i know is you're area was not coverage by 3G connection or even if that 3G had implemented in your country but it can't reach you're area so this what we called "Blank Spot" area. So please first get to know how the netrwork implemented in you're are, does it coverage by 3G or not.
For the code series, yeah you're right SK17i - it means for international release outside America and SK17a for inside America but it's not related to the frequencies coverage (notice these). SK17x or Xperia Mini Pro has globally working in all over the world that use 2G frequencies 850, 900, 1800, 1900 Mhz and 3G frequencies 800, 850, 900, 1900, 2100 MHz, except you're using it in Japan so it's useless.
p.s not sure if this falls under a illegal thing or not?
UMTS HSPA 900, 2100 (Global except Americas) so it means it cover all 3G frequencies that use outside America.
UMTS HSPA 800, 850, 1900, 2100 (Americas) so it means it cover all 3G frequencies that use inside America.
So why you're all saying that this phone didn't support you're country 3G, except you want to you use your phone in Japan, then it won't works as Japan use 3G with frequecies 1700/2100 MHz. The only possibility that i know is you're area was not coverage by 3G connection or even if that 3G had implemented in your country but it can't reach you're area so this what we called "Blank Spot" area. So please first get to know how the netrwork implemented in you're are, does it coverage by 3G or not.
For the code series, yeah you're right SK17i - it means for international release outside America and SK17a for inside America but it's not related to the frequencies coverage (notice these). SK17x or Xperia Mini Pro has globally working in all over the world that use 2G frequencies 850, 900, 1800, 1900 Mhz and 3G frequencies 800, 850, 900, 1900, 2100 MHz, except you're using it in Japan so it's useless.
p.s not sure if this falls under a illegal thing or not?