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Will The Htc Desire HD work in Canada?

zorxd said:
Yes, on frequencies not supported by the European Desire HD

No

The Telus Desire, once unlocked, will work on Bell/Telus/Rogers/Sasktel/AT&T HSPA networks because they all are 850/1900 MHz.
The euro/asian Desire will have the same problem as the euro Desire HD, they are both 900/2100 MHz.

There are again two Nexus One.
One works on the 1700 AWS frequencies (WIND, Videotron, T-mobile USA, etc.), as well as euro/asian 900 and 2100 MHz bands.
The other works on 850/1900 (Bell etc.), as well as 2100 MHz.

No, you need to look which bands are supported for WCDMA. If it is 900/1700/2100 then you are out of luck on Sasktel.


Verizon phones are CDMA2000 / EVDO. So they can roam on the old Bell/Telus. But they don't have a SIM card and I don't think they can even be switched to a different carrier.
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I phoned Sasktel and they run on Wcdma 1900 so yes the Desire HD is out of question so the Nexus One north american edition and the Desire north american edition will work on Sasktel then?
 
Exactly. Except that both editions of the Nexus are available in north america so make sure you get the 850/1900/2100 one.
An other good choice is the Galaxy S (I even think Sasktel announced it).
 
i dont know where u naysayers get your info from but i believe telus already has this phone working and commercially available.
i have the advert in my hand and actually tried getting it last nite at bestbuy but they were sold out they r so popular!
and telus works off of sasktels networks so i see no reason why technically sasktel cant offer the desire as well? except i am sure they wont as they seem to always be behind the times and make stupid business decisions. thats what wee get from a gubmint run enterprise!
 
curtk69 said:
i dont know where u naysayers get your info from but i believe telus already has this phone working and commercially available.
i have the advert in my hand and actually tried getting it last nite at bestbuy but they were sold out they r so popular!
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You are in the wrong section. We are discussing Desire HD, not the classics Desire.
 
curtk69 said:
oh...hehe...didnt know there was a difference? why wouldnt the basic technology of the phone be the same?
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That was a funny post above and I agree Sasktel even though government owned is always behind in phones.

And just to screw people like us over thats why.
 
Further to your great info, do you know if it is possible for the Desire to connect to 2g? I couldn't get data in northern Ontario.
 
It won't on Telus and Bell, not even the GSM because there's no GSM (supposed to be soon), but I think Rogers has GSM so it may work on there but you won't get data. Canada's data bands are 850/1900.

PS- Sasktel isn't as bad as being in Manitoba, where only 3 people live in that entire province... :)
 
sookster54 said:
It won't on Telus and Bell, not even the GSM because there's no GSM (supposed to be soon), but I think Rogers has GSM so it may work on there but you won't get data. Canada's data bands are 850/1900.

PS- Sasktel isn't as bad as being in Manitoba, where only 3 people live in that entire province... :)
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I wonder if rooting and upgrading to 2.2 will allow data on Roger's GSM.
 
After Reading this whole forum... what is the conclusion we have come down to?

Is it a NO for htc desire hd to work in Canada on 3G?
 
Techfan said:
After Reading this whole forum... what is the conclusion we have come down to?

Is it a NO for htc desire hd to work in Canada on 3G?
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With the CURRENT Desire HD, the one announced in London for sale in Europe, Asia, Australia, the answer is NO 3G in Canada. However you can get 2G voice and slow data on Roger's GSM/EDGE network.

It is possible that HTC release a Canadian (850/1900) Desire HD in the following months (just like they did with the Desire) but it as not been announced yet so this is pure speculation.

I wonder if rooting and upgrading to 2.2 will allow data on Roger's GSM.
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The Desire HD already supports data on Rogers' GSM/EDGE network. No need to root or to upgrade.
 
The Desire HD already supports data on Rogers' GSM/EDGE network. No need to root or to upgrade.[/QUOTE]

I couldn't get any data in northern Ontario. I did get E for edge, but I've never seen G.
 
gladman said:
I couldn't get any data in northern Ontario. I did get E for edge, but I've never seen G.
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Well EDGE means that you should get data. You probably have a wrong APN setting if it doesn't work.
E is better than G, by the way, so it's normal that you never see it.
Also this thread is about the Desire HD in Canada, not the original Desire.
 
gladman said:
The Desire HD already supports data on Rogers' GSM/EDGE network. No need to root or to upgrade.
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I couldn't get any data in northern Ontario. I did get E for edge, but I've never seen G.[/QUOTE]


G is plain GPRS - packet data over GSM (a 2G technology).
E is EDGE, like GPRS on amphetamines.

OK, bit of an overstatement, more like GPRS on caffeine.


Following on from that on HTCs you'll also see

3G - take a wild guess (normally UMTS2100)
H - HSPA (3G on amphetamines)
R - Roaming (if you're not on your home network, but you may also see this if your operator piggybacks on other networks e.g. 3UK)
 
jimbobmcginty said:
3G - take a wild guess (normally UMTS2100)
H - HSPA (3G on amphetamines)
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That's wrong. 3G and HSPA while technically different can be used interchangeably when it comes to this specific thread's topic.

The Desire HD announced in London WILL NOT WORK ON BELL/TELUS at all.
It CAN work on Rogers but ONLY AT EDGE Speeds. Not worth the trouble of importing it IMO.

Of course this is base on the way HTC has configured their latest European/Asian bound Androids. Sometimes companies will do weird stuff and include radio compatbility outside of that of the intended carrier/area, T-Mobile's Samsung Galaxy S Vibrant variant has the AWS band + 1/2 AT&T bands. The reason behind it? Who knows.

But in all likelyhood the Desire HD will not have 3G in Canada unless they manufacture a version for either Rogers/Bell/Telus 850/1900 bands or T-Mobile/WIND/Videotron/Mobilicity AWS bands.
 
Sined said:
That's wrong. 3G and HSPA while technically different can be used interchangeably when it comes to this specific thread's topic.
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What's wrong is what people call 3G.
3G is a specification by the ITU and/or a marketing term used in various different ways. Much like "broadband" or "High speed". Cable and DSL are both "broadband" just like CDMA2000 and UMTS are both "3G".

Common mistakes are to confuse 3G with UMTS (or W-CDMA), or with "mobile broadband" (a wireless cellular data connection)
 
Ok, I live in Canada and I'm with Bell. Bell and Rogers use the same frequency (HSPA 850/1900).

Anyways, this is probably gonna follow the trend of the regular Desire and most other phones, where it's only 900/2100 first during its released. However, Canada is a big market for these phones and 3 of the biggest companies use 850/2100 (Rogers, Bell, Telus), so almost every phone company does release a version of their phone to work with this frequency.

900/2100 I BELIEVE is heavily used in European countries, and in the few companies in America that use 3G. Canada seemed to go a different way for whatever reason. So ya, Europe and America first, but they will make phones for Canada as well.
 
Does anyone have any leads as to when a 3G version should hit the market?

I'm on the verge of buying the Desire Z here in Canada, but maybe I should wait if it's in the works...
 
so i have a question!! this may be dumb but im new and want to find out if its a software or a hardware that is stopping the 3G frequency network, if its a hardware then ignore this post!!! However if its a software blockage then would there be a way to root into the phone and make something happen? Like allowing different frequencies to communicate with the Canadian 850-1900 3G network.....

if some of you wizards can share some light on this topic that would be great.
 
kissdaring said:
so i have a question!! this may be dumb but im new and want to find out if its a software or a hardware that is stopping the 3G frequency network, if its a hardware then ignore this post!!! However if its a software blockage then would there be a way to root into the phone and make something happen? Like allowing different frequencies to communicate with the Canadian 850-1900 3G network.....

if some of you wizards can share some light on this topic that would be great.
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Hardware.
 
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