[rn20001]

Do you guys know if the new t-mobile 9700 will work on the 3G network in Japan? I know it's UMTS, but will the 850mhz band cover the 800mhz? I know that the AT&T version that has 2100/1900/850/800 and it works there.

[MidnightDraven]

No, if the band is 850, its 850. It wont do 800.
You'd need the AT&T version of the 9700.

[anawrahta]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but Softbank uses the 2100 band for WCDMA/UMTS, so wouldn't the t-mo version work there?

[gmancipe]

anybody know how to change the bands on blackberry bold 9700, my phone is on Band 1,4,8 and i want to change it to 1,2,5/6.

thanks

[MidnightDraven]

You cant. Its hardware not software.

[derekyeu]

Originally Posted by rn20001

Do you guys know if the new t-mobile 9700 will work on the 3G network in Japan? I know it's UMTS, but will the 850mhz band cover the 800mhz? I know that the AT&T version that has 2100/1900/850/800 and it works there.

Don't worry, TMO 9700 will work in Japan. Both Softbank and DoCoMo support 2100 UMTS. I was using my Bold 1 there in September. Full signal almost everywhere I went.

[Harry Azol]

Originally Posted by MidnightDraven

You cant. Its hardware not software.

actually it IS a software change, but you need to access the engineering menus to change bands

[jeremy]

Do you have any further details, Harry? I have tried changing the supported UMTS bands via Engineering but nothing seems to update. I get no errors either.

[NJBlackBerry]

I'm dying to hear more about this Harry.

[sunissohot]

Yesxxx65292;you can.
Here is some information may useful for you.
Operator Frequency (MHz)
NTT DoCoMo 800/1700/2100
Softbank 2100
eMobile 1700

[callcom]

World GSM map of country frequencies

[mckinneycm]

It's funny how those that say the bands can be changed dissapear after asked to elaborate and prove their statements.