Hi,
I was wondering if we are all 4g LTE or not... I have bought mine from h/k and I've seen the 4g LTE ad of verizon... so... was wondering...
No, if you bought one from Hong Kong it's probably either the P6800 (quad-band HSPA+) or the P6810 (no cellular radio at all). If you look around, there is a new LTE version planned for release in South Korea, but I don't think it actually exists yet, nor will it do North Americans any good since Korean LTE bands are not the same as US/Canadian LTE bands.
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Hi so I have the i9505 with me with omega rom v10 installed. I know that a lot of Canadian telecommunications companies use HSPA but as far as I know, Korean telecommunications companies use 4g/LTE and no HSPA. When I was in South Korea just a couple days ago, my phone would never switch to 4g/LTE and would only stay on HSPA. Is there a particular way to switch off HSPA manually and rather use 4g/LTE?
genesis0403 said:
Hi so I have the i9505 with me with omega rom v10 installed. I know that a lot of Canadian telecommunications companies use HSPA but as far as I know, Korean telecommunications companies use 4g/LTE and no HSPA. When I was in South Korea just a couple days ago, my phone would never switch to 4g/LTE and would only stay on HSPA. Is there a particular way to switch off HSPA manually and rather use 4g/LTE?
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the problem with that is if you got no 4g you wont be able to get data
yea I know that but what I'm asking is if there is a way to make 4g/LTE a priority rather than the phone using HSPA. 4g/LTE is a lot faster in South Korea compared to the HSPA so I wanted the phone to stay on 4g/LTE rather than using HSPA since HSPA doesn't really exist in South Korea
Hi,
I am looking to buy a factory unlocked G2 and flashing custom rom on it like CM10.2, and use it on T-mobile. Just want to make sure I could get LTE speed, correct?
Currently on Nexus 4 on T-mobile monthly 4g, enjoying LTE 4G speed, so, just want to be sure...
I would suggest you still buy the T-Mobile version, depending on what's important to you. As far as I know, the AT&T version doesn't have 1700mhz AWS band for HSPA+ to fall back onto if you don't have LTE. The two devices (D800 and D801) both have the same LTE bands.
Which version are you considering? I don't know if any of the other versions work on T-Mobile's Band 4 LTE, but when I checked a few weeks back, they didn't. You may be stuck with a T-Mobile version.
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I would suggest you still buy the T-Mobile version, depending on what's important to you. As far as I know, the AT&T version doesn't have 1700mhz AWS band for HSPA+ to fall back onto if you don't have LTE. The two devices (D800 and D801) both have the same LTE bands.
Which version are you considering? I don't know if any of the other versions work on T-Mobile's Band 4 LTE, but when I checked a few weeks back, they didn't. You may be stuck with a T-Mobile version.
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Factory unlocked, e.g. : http://www.amazon.com/LG-G2-32GB-Un...qid=1382743380&sr=8-3&keywords=unlocked+lg+g2
The specs listed on that page for LTE are:
4G Network LTE 850 / 1800
Neither of those are T-Mobile bands in the US. Are you planning to use it in the US, or T-Mobile in another country like the UK? I think the UK uses 1800mhz, but I'm just speculating at this point. Sorry I can't be more help!
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Hello there!
I reside in the UAE and recently bought a Note 3 4G LTE SM-9005 (Snapdragon Variant).
I will be moving to Chicago, USA and wanted to know if I will be able to use the 4G. I see that T-Mobile supports 2100MHz, 1900MHz, 1700MHz and 850MHz. The international Note 3, the one which I have supports 800MHz, 850MHz, 900MHz, 1800MHz, 2100MHz and 2600MHz. Seeing that I support one band, will 4G work on T-Mobile? Also, will 3G work? And if so, will the dual 3G work where I get 2 streams of 21MBPS?
If not on T-Mobile, will any other carriers work?
Thanks in advanced, Zain.
PS. I have read other forms but seem to get two answers, some say it will work and some say it won't. Just wanted some clarification.
zainmobhani said:
Hello there!
I reside in the UAE and recently bought a Note 3 4G LTE SM-9005 (Snapdragon Variant).
I will be moving to Chicago, USA and wanted to know if I will be able to use the 4G. I see that T-Mobile supports 2100MHz, 1900MHz, 1700MHz and 850MHz. The international Note 3, the one which I have supports 800MHz, 850MHz, 900MHz, 1800MHz, 2100MHz and 2600MHz. Seeing that I support one band, will 4G work on T-Mobile? Also, will 3G work? And if so, will the dual 3G work where I get 2 streams of 21MBPS?
If not on T-Mobile, will any other carriers work?
Thanks in advanced, Zain.
PS. I have read other forms but seem to get two answers, some say it will work and some say it won't. Just wanted some clarification.
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I use my SM-N900W8 in Hong Kong and it is nearly, if not exactly alike as the SM-N900T. I can say that even in HK I get 4 - 5 bars of LTE, and worst case scenario I get 3 bars of 3G/H+
I also used an N9105 - Note II LTE, with the exact same bands as the SM-N9005 (the one you have), but the problem was that I couldn't get enough bars as my N900W8 did. The phone got really hot when it searched for reception (as it was usually at 2-3 bars), whilst at the same spot, I would get 4-5 on my N900W8. So to answer your question, yes, they should work, except your reception would be lower than an American banded phone.
zainmobhani said:
Hello there!
I reside in the UAE and recently bought a Note 3 4G LTE SM-9005 (Snapdragon Variant).
I will be moving to Chicago, USA and wanted to know if I will be able to use the 4G. I see that T-Mobile supports 2100MHz, 1900MHz, 1700MHz and 850MHz. The international Note 3, the one which I have supports 800MHz, 850MHz, 900MHz, 1800MHz, 2100MHz and 2600MHz. Seeing that I support one band, will 4G work on T-Mobile? Also, will 3G work? And if so, will the dual 3G work where I get 2 streams of 21MBPS?
If not on T-Mobile, will any other carriers work?
Thanks in advanced, Zain.
PS. I have read other forms but seem to get two answers, some say it will work and some say it won't. Just wanted some clarification.
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Snapdragon is not the International version, your title is confusing. International version is Exynos and has no US LTE.
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Snapdragon is not the International version, your title is confusing. International version is Exynos and has no US LTE.
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Actually, international is N9005, Snapdragon.
The Exynos edition is only being sold in select areas. Most people here use Snapdragon as it is easier to get, but most N900s are found in India. Hong Kong would only sell international phones, unlocked, and they are all N9005.
Regardless. If you have the 9005, you have the Snapdragon, and it should come with LTE, but may not contain the right bands for the US as Neo said above.
zainmobhani said:
Hello there!
I reside in the UAE and recently bought a Note 3 4G LTE SM-9005 (Snapdragon Variant).
I will be moving to Chicago, USA and wanted to know if I will be able to use the 4G. I see that T-Mobile supports 2100MHz, 1900MHz, 1700MHz and 850MHz. The international Note 3, the one which I have supports 800MHz, 850MHz, 900MHz, 1800MHz, 2100MHz and 2600MHz.
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Region doesn't matter in fact I got my device from France, but had Hong Kong firmware on it. Later to get KitKat I flashed Poland firmware.
as for the bands T mobile mainly uses 1700MHz so you won't get LTE doesn't matter if you change the APN, I tried. You will get HSPA+ which isn't horrible, its enough to watch HQ YouTube videos.
idk about ATT though when I looked it up I remembered it being able to, but now that I look at doesn't look like it can...
I was over at Taiwan Mobile and the employee at Taiwan Mobile showed me their LTE Bands for the new S6Edge and for the new HTC ONE M9. The coverage on the HTC ONE M9 is pretty shabby compared to the LTE BANDS offered on the new Galaxy S6. I was impressed with the number of bands that they offered.
LTE FDD Bands covered are 01,02,03,04,05,07,08,12,17,18,19,20,25,26,28
LTE TDD Bands covered are 38,39,40,41
Pretty much if you travel between America and Asia you are well covered with 4G LTE speeds
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I was over at Taiwan Mobile and the employee at Taiwan Mobile showed me their LTE Bands for the new S6Edge and for the new HTC ONE M9. The coverage on the HTC ONE M9 is pretty shabby compared to the LTE BANDS offered on the new Galaxy S6. I was impressed with the number of bands that they offered.
LTE FDD Bands covered are 01,02,03,04,05,07,08,12,17,18,19,20,25,26,28
LTE TDD Bands covered are 38,39,40,41
Pretty much if you travel between America and Asia you are well covered with 4G LTE speeds
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Yeah looking at the bands, it will. Work with tmobile and att pretty much 100% with lte. That's not bad at all.
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Here are the bands covered listed by Smartone in Hong Kong. See link then click on specs.
http://www.smartone.com/en/mobile_and_price_plans/handsets/samsung/galaxy-s6-edge/2850/#!price-plan
Is Taiwan mobile using the G9250 model number?
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Is Taiwan mobile using the G9250 model number?
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Yes. China, Hong Kong and Taiwan all using G9250. Same model. It actually supports CDMA 800Mhz too. So it works with China Telecom in China.
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Yes. China, Hong Kong and Taiwan all using G9250. Same model. It actually supports CDMA 800Mhz too. So it works with China Telecom in China.
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Would you say the g9250 is good to use on Asian countries like Japan as well and USA?
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Would you say the g9250 is good to use on Asian countries like Japan as well and USA?
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I heard softbank doesn't allow byod. Not sure about others. AT&T and T-Mobile LTE are fine. Verizn won't work at all. Not sure about Sprint and others.
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I heard softbank doesn't allow byod. Not sure about others. AT&T and T-Mobile LTE are fine. Verizn won't work at all. Not sure about Sprint and others.
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What is "byod" for softbank? Thanks.
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What is "byod" for softbank? Thanks.
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Bring Your Own Device
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Bring Your Own Device
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Thanks for the information! I travel to Japan and America a lot. I agree with you soft bank is the most strictist phone company when it comes to using unlocked phones. There is a way though I'm actually using softbank sim card now with an unlocked phone I bought in USA!
Thanks again.
is anyone able to confirm if the Sprint Galaxy S6 Edge will work in Taiwan under their bands? 4G LTE?
Does anybody know if the Hong Kong s7 edge will work on sprint? It is cdma and lte and I'm aware that the cdma bands aren't all there sprint uses 800mhz and 1900mhz but the hong kong s7 is only 800mhz compatible but I could live with it in exchange for root. The lte matches and the hk version has more bands too. If not than my only choice is to jump ship to another carrier. Any insight is much appreciated.
No, sprint doesn't allow you to bring unlocked devices unless is a nexus or an iPhone. And you need band 26 for lte