8801/8800 Quadband!!!!! - GSM-Forum

KingKronik · 02-13-2006, 21:52

Hey everyone,
Here in Canada, a company by the name of Easycell is claiming that they have quad band 8801s in stock. Check this link: http://www.easycell.ca/ProductInfo.a...ductid=NOKI024 Ive called and asked them about whether its a software mod, or a hardware one.... but they claim that it is a 'trade secret' and will not inform me about how it is done. They HAVE told me that they have not touched any hardware on the phone as it still has warranty stickers in place, but have also said that doing a firmware upgrade in the future will not remove the quad-band feature. How can this be possible?? Has anyone heard of any way to do what they are claiming? or is it total BS? i dont feel comfortable paying over $1000 for a phone and not knowing whats been done to it. Any info would be greatly appreciated....

cracker_jack · 02-13-2006, 23:10

I don't think it's true bro. I know you can change filters on them to swap bands but I have never heard of quad band 8801. Just can't see this being true so I wouldn't pick it up unless someone else can shed some light on this.

evilgabbie · 02-17-2006, 00:09

i would love to see a field test on a quadband 8801 =p

jmslnet · 08-25-2006, 01:00

i have a 8801 , is this possible to flash 8801 to 8800?

02-13-2006, 21:52	#1 (permalink)
KingKronik Freak Poster Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 108 Member: 213805 Status: Offline Thanks: 2 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	8801/8800 Quadband!!!!! Hey everyone, Here in Canada, a company by the name of Easycell is claiming that they have quad band 8801s in stock. Check this link: http://www.easycell.ca/ProductInfo.a...ductid=NOKI024 Ive called and asked them about whether its a software mod, or a hardware one.... but they claim that it is a 'trade secret' and will not inform me about how it is done. They HAVE told me that they have not touched any hardware on the phone as it still has warranty stickers in place, but have also said that doing a firmware upgrade in the future will not remove the quad-band feature. How can this be possible?? Has anyone heard of any way to do what they are claiming? or is it total BS? i dont feel comfortable paying over $1000 for a phone and not knowing whats been done to it. Any info would be greatly appreciated....

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02-13-2006, 23:10	#2 (permalink)
cracker_jack No Life Poster Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 511 Member: 72951 Status: Offline Thanks: 105 Thanked 61 Times in 48 Posts	I don't think it's true bro. I know you can change filters on them to swap bands but I have never heard of quad band 8801. Just can't see this being true so I wouldn't pick it up unless someone else can shed some light on this.

02-17-2006, 00:09	#3 (permalink)
evilgabbie Freak Poster Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Toronto Age: 30 Posts: 162 Member: 84323 Status: Offline Thanks: 6 Thanked 7 Times in 6 Posts	i would love to see a field test on a quadband 8801 =p

08-25-2006, 01:00	#4 (permalink)
jmslnet Insane Poster Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 66 Member: 259008 Status: Offline Thanks: 0 Thanked 4 Times in 2 Posts	i have a 8801 , is this possible to flash 8801 to 8800?