Will the AT&T 8820 do this? If so, how do you set-up? I thought I had read somewhere that you can, but it used your minutes vs. T-Mobile, where you paid a $10 / month fee and didn't use any minutes. Thanks!
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UMA with T-Mobile will only be supported by a T-Mobile branded device. For example, unlocking an AT&T branded 8820 will not give you UMA service with T-Mobile even though the AT&T 8820 is capable of supporting this feature, sadly, it will not work.
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As I am doing this--using an unlicked 8820 form AT&T on T-Mobile--I can see what you say is true, but why is it so? Does the network know you are not using a t-mobile branded device? Is it possible to change settings so that UMA works? My guess is no, or there would be something in the FAQ about it, but I thought I'd ask the experts.
I have UMA in the top right hand corner of my screen and I am on Orange with BT Broadband. I have turned off the Orange GPRS signal and only using WiFi. It still displays 'Orange' as the network on the screen. Does this mean that say, for example, I were in another part of the world, I could use the phone normally but not incur any overseas phone charges when connecting this way in a wi-fi hotspot?
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Originally Posted by cparekh
As I am doing this--using an unlicked 8820 form AT&T on T-Mobile--I can see what you say is true, but why is it so? Does the network know you are not using a t-mobile branded device? Is it possible to change settings so that UMA works? My guess is no, or there would be something in the FAQ about it, but I thought I'd ask the experts.
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I believe that UMA with T-Mobile this is hard coded in the device itself, right out of RIM's factories. Much like how Verizon has done such with the 8830's and 8130's GPS. Just a wild guess though, I could be wrong. AT&T's 8820 is definately capable of UMA, but will not give.
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