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I'm planning to buy this phone in Indonesia. If I bring this phone to the united states, will it be compatible with the U.S networks?
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thejohancoolz said:
I'm planning to buy this phone in Indonesia. If I bring this phone to the united states, will it be compatible with the U.S networks?
Thanks before
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Yes
nabilsweet007 said:
Yes
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Not strictly true. So No is the answer.
thejohancoolz said:
I'm planning to buy this phone in Indonesia. If I bring this phone to the united states, will it be compatible with the U.S networks?
Thanks before
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Depends on the US network you go with. ATT, Verizon, Sprint all have their own models with different bootloaders + bands etc. - The N9005 *might* work with T-Mobile, but you'd have to check out the T-Mo forums and the other US variants forums on XDA first.
N9005 isnt work with us network
nabilsweet007 said:
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nabilsweet007 said:
N9005 isnt work with us network
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You said yes, then I replied now it's no.
Sent from my SM-N9005 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
thejohancoolz said:
I'm planning to buy this phone in Indonesia. If I bring this phone to the united states, will it be compatible with the U.S networks?
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The question should have more details - WHAT US telco? Will you have a SIM from that carrier or you will be roaming?
As a generic start - with international (sim-unlocked or roaming) N9005 I believe you will get voice and 2G with AT&T and T-Mobile, don't know about Sprint, Verizon and the other carriers. Almost certainly you will not get LTE on all of them, possibly on any of those.
xclub_101 said:
The question should have more details - WHAT US telco? Will you have a SIM from that carrier or you will be roaming?
As a generic start - with international (sim-unlocked or roaming) N9005 I believe you will get voice and 2G with AT&T and T-Mobile, don't know about Sprint, Verizon and the other carriers. Almost certainly you will not get LTE on all of them, possibly on any of those.
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thankyou for all the replies guys.
I planned to use only mobile data there.
I don't know which carier I will use later.
What I'm sure of is i will not able to use LTE.
How about 3G?
edit :
I wont be roaming. I planned to buy a sim there
By the way I have read something interesting about quad band thing
http://www.phonescoop.com/glossary/term.php?gid=139
and based on the info here
http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_note_3_preview-review-986.php
galaxy note is quad band
so It should support the US network?
thejohancoolz said:
By the way I have read something interesting about quad band thing
http://www.phonescoop.com/glossary/term.php?gid=139
and based on the info here
http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_note_3_preview-review-986.php
galaxy note is quad band
so It should support the US network?
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Things are more complex than it looks so you should really look/ask into the Q/A subforums for those:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/note-3-tmobile
http://forum.xda-developers.com/note-3-att
http://forum.xda-developers.com/verizon-galaxy-note-3
http://forum.xda-developers.com/note-3-sprint
(those are also listed in an order starting with those most likely to work and also have prepaid cards, but again I believe even those SIM cards have to be activated so ask for more details there).
Anyone know online retailers that have SM-N910C models and willing to ship to U.S.?
corrupteddata said:
Anyone know online retailers that have SM-N910C models and willing to ship to U.S.?
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Did you ever get an answer?
Cheers,
G.
GoyoNeuff said:
Did you ever get an answer?
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G.
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Nope. I'm still looking (googling) everyday. Places that people mentioned on this forum do not ship to U.S. I'm hoping that Expansys or Amazon would offer it soon. Have not seen any offer on Ebay neither.
corrupteddata said:
Nope. I'm still looking (googling) everyday. Places that people mentioned on this forum do not ship to U.S. I'm hoping that Expansys or Amazon would offer it soon. Have not seen any offer on Ebay neither.
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What about the SM-N910U? It will work with T-Mobile as well.
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GoyoNeuff said:
What about the SM-N910U? It will work with T-Mobile as well.
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From Samsung website
http://www.samsung.com/nz/consumer/mobile-phone/smartphone/smartphone/SM-N910UZWENZC
Note 4 SM-N910U has radio that supports 4G LTE with the following Bands (frequencies):
B1(2100), B2(1900), B3(1800), B4(AWS), B5(850), B7(2600), B8(900), B28(700)
From Wikipedia, T-Mobile 4G LTE Bands(Frequencies):
B12(700a), B4(1700 d), B4(1700 e), B4(1700 f), B2(1900)
So, on paper, it should work. But how well/stable does it work?
I know this seller from ebay and he will get SM-N910C
Try to access eBay and since I could not paste the link search of the user never-msrp
I am personally waiting till he get them,
R,
Dave
corrupteddata said:
Anyone know online retailers that have SM-N910C models and willing to ship to U.S.?
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Brazahot said:
Try to access eBay and since I could not paste the link search of the user never-msrp
I am personally waiting till he get them,
R,
Dave
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Thanks.
Just ordered a black SM-N910C from a seller (never-msrp) on eBay. Shipping from Houston, Texas. Will update how it works on AT&T. :fingers-crossed:
check this website
http://www.axiomtelecom.com/mobiles...n910c-32gb-lte#variant_id=8687242-77543235696
cool_b_return said:
check this website
http://www.axiomtelecom.com/mobiles...n910c-32gb-lte#variant_id=8687242-77543235696
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Thanks for the suggestion, but not sure if axiomtelecom will ship to U.S.A.
Anyway, I've just received my N910C today (11/13) and I can say that LTE works great on AT&T network. I've run Speedtest several times on it and consistently got around 27 Mbps download and 6.7 Mbps upload, which is in line with what I got with AT&T Galaxy S4 in central Ohio.
Does anyone have this unit? Has anyone got a SIM card to work in it? I know it is wifi-only. Just thought I would ask.
i have one also people claim they can activaite with t-mobile or att but not verizon or sprint
rhoth1973 said:
Does anyone have this unit? Has anyone got a SIM card to work in it? I know it is wifi-only. Just thought I would ask.
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Huh?
I haven an H815. Its most certainly not just wifi, matter of fact the Wifi is only good for data, not calls. I have it working with T-Mobile with no issues.
rhoth1973 said:
Does anyone have this unit? Has anyone got a SIM card to work in it? I know it is wifi-only. Just thought I would ask.
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Lol why the hell would it be wifi only... Not sure how people get this info and actually believe it.
kirdroid said:
Lol why the hell would it be wifi only... Not sure how people get this info and actually believe it.
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It does not work with my sprint SIM :crying: I would like it too! Does anyone know of a hack to make it so? And if I actually believed that it was wifi-only I wouldn't be asking.
rhoth1973 said:
It does not work with my sprint SIM :crying: I would like it too! Does anyone know of a hack to make it so? And if I actually believed that it was wifi-only I wouldn't be asking.
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It won't ever work with your Sprint SIM because the H815 model is GSM only - and Sprint is CDMA
rhoth1973 said:
It does not work with my sprint SIM :crying: I would like it too! Does anyone know of a hack to make it so? And if I actually believed that it was wifi-only I wouldn't be asking.
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The answer used to be Sprint is CDMA not GSM so you have the wrong phone if I am correct. Sorry. But now that they have LTE....
LTE is the same functionally (not bands though) among carriers. You may need to call Sprint and see if they have some sort of blocking enabled for that device.
More Info http://www.whistleout.com/CellPhones/Guides/Can-I-use-my-verizon-sprint-phone-on-a-different-network
Bummer
Funk2641 said:
It won't ever work with your Sprint SIM because the H815 model is GSM only - and Sprint is CDMA
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That is a bummer...
rhoth1973 said:
That is a bummer...
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You can always sell it and order sprints model http://androidandme.com/2015/05/news/lg-g4-for-sprint-launching-june-5-pre-orders-begin-today/
I see the light!
rahlquist said:
You can always sell it and order sprints model http://androidandme.com/2015/05/news/lg-g4-for-sprint-launching-june-5-pre-orders-begin-today/
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Yes that I could! Thank you! :good:
rahlquist said:
Huh?
I haven an H815. Its most certainly not just wifi, matter of fact the Wifi is only good for data, not calls. I have it working with T-Mobile with no issues.
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I am about to order one from ebay (h815). I'm not sure if that will work with tmo since it's missing the aws 1700/2100 3g band. Isn't that a necessary band for mms?
Also looks like it's missing lte 12 but doesn't matter since Chicago hasn't been approved for that band anyway and it'll be a while before that happens.
ixl4 said:
I am about to order one from ebay (h815). I'm not sure if that will work with tmo since it's missing the aws 1700/2100 3g band. Isn't that a necessary band for mms?
Also looks like it's missing lte 12 but doesn't matter since Chicago hasn't been approved for that band anyway and it'll be a while before that happens.
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Havent had any trouble with mms, sending photos from my G4 on t-mo to wifes G3.
What are the differences between the F500 and the H815? Here in Australia, the F500 is approximately $100 more expensive than the H815 on eBay. Of course, it hasn't been released yet and I believe that, when it is released, it will cost around $900. ( -_-)
In Australia, if you're with Telstra and want the new 4GX network, you need the 815 or 815T. You need one that has 700MHz(B28) band, and it seems both of them do have this. If you're with Optus, the 815 is missing an LTE band and you'd be best going for the 815T.
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In Australia, if you're with Telstra and want the new 4GX network, you need the 815 or 815T. You need one that has 700MHz(B28) band, and it seems both of them do have this. If you're with Optus, the 815 is missing an LTE band and you'd be best going for the 815T.
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I'm with the crappiest company; Vodafone. I didn't even know there were so many models of the G4. Thanks for that!
I don't use 4G/LTE. There's dodgy coverage in Perth and its suburbs (even just general 2G/3G) and I'm usually in reach of wifi.
I hope someone can make a list of all the models to make it easier to find the international model versus carrier models.
QD_AU on eBay are selling them for AU$799 - great price! It's the Taiwan version, the 815: http://stores.ebay.com.au/QD-Shopping-Centre/_i.html?_nkw=h815&submit=Search&_sid=138021041
They're a reputable store with lots of great feedback on places like Whirlpool.
I'm about to pull the trigger on one
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QD_AU on eBay are selling them for AU$799 - great price! It's the Taiwan version, the 815: http://stores.ebay.com.au/QD-Shopping-Centre/_i.html?_nkw=h815&submit=Search&_sid=138021041
They're a reputable store with lots of great feedback on places like Whirlpool.
I'm about to pull the trigger on one
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Ah, yeah. I saw that. Not a bad price but why is the leather-back version the same price as the plastic cover one?
Is the F500 the international variant or the H815? Which one do you think will get the fastest updates? I really want to switch from my Nexus 5. With Google's new Photos app coming later today, I'd love to take photos on the G4 and upload them.
Speed test on T-Mobile.
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DeadSOL said:
Ah, yeah. I saw that. Not a bad price but why is the leather-back version the same price as the plastic cover one?
Is the F500 the international variant or the H815? Which one do you think will get the fastest updates? I really want to switch from my Nexus 5. With Google's new Photos app coming later today, I'd love to take photos on the G4 and upload them.
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H815 is the international version I think. Yea, they're selling them all for the same price. on there.
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H815 is the international version I think. Yea, they're selling them all for the same price. on there.
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All righty. It does seem like the H815 is the international version.
I'll think about ordering it soon. I've already spent too much this month and I'm running out of money.
There are a ton of G6s on eBay from South Korea "ready to ship". Will they work on TMO USA VoLTE?
km8j said:
There are a ton of G6s on eBay from South Korea "ready to ship". Will they work on TMO USA VoLTE?
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I'll let you know tomorrow when mine comes in :good:
Rado_vr6 said:
I'll let you know tomorrow when mine comes in :good:
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Hah, you bit the bullet, huh? The sellers say that they won't btw. What about flashing firmware and such?
km8j said:
Hah, you bit the bullet, huh? The sellers say that they won't btw. What about flashing firmware and such?
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Possibly, but with no TMobile firmware it's hard to say. I'll just try it out and see tomorrow. We could get lucky. I get HD Voice on my pixel, so maybe I'll get lucky with the G6.
Rado_vr6 said:
I'll let you know tomorrow when mine comes in :good:
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Who is the seller you bought from on eBay? I tried with 2 of them, and both doesn't actually have the phone, they wait till u place the order and pay, then they go to the market and buy one for you.. I think i replied to another one of your posts.
Amjad.AbdulGhani said:
Who is the seller you bought from on eBay? I tried with 2 of them, and both doesn't actually have the phone, they wait till u place the order and pay, then they go to the market and buy one for you.. I think i replied to another one of your posts.
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Falling_in_seoul is the person I bought from. He had them in stock and shipped mine out Monday afternoon Korean time. So it'll be Tuesday my time with it gets here.
http://m.ebay.com/itm/232264061288?...vr_id=1180439763703&_mwBanner=1&ul_noapp=true
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Falling_in_seoul is the person I bought from. He had them in stock and shipped mine out Monday afternoon Korean time. So it'll be Tuesday my time with it gets here.
http://m.ebay.com/itm/232264061288?...vr_id=1180439763703&_mwBanner=1&ul_noapp=true
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Appreciate it, msgd him now to confirm if its dual sim and if he can ship tomorrow for sure. So lets see..
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Possibly, but with no TMobile firmware it's hard to say. I'll just try it out and see tomorrow. We could get lucky. I get HD Voice on my pixel, so maybe I'll get lucky with the G6.
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Pixel is certified on TMO US.
Amjad.AbdulGhani said:
Appreciate it, msgd him now to confirm if its dual sim and if he can ship tomorrow for sure. So lets see..
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I don't know about the dual SIM, but I do know that it has quad DAC and 64gb.
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I don't know about the dual SIM, but I do know that it has quad DAC and 64gb.
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For everyone to know, the seller just confirmed that its not a dual sim, it's strange that the Korean editions are not dual sim. Its a Deal breaker for me, will wait for the dual sim version then.
Big question is really just bands and cert on T-Mobile us
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I'll let you know tomorrow when mine comes in :good:
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You get yours?
Lte bands in Korean G600S/K/L:
1/2/3/4/5/7/8/12/17/20/26/38/39/40/41
Wcdma bands in Korean G600S/K/L:
1 (2100)/2(1900)/5(850)
Gsm bands in Korean G600S/K/L:
1800/900/850/1900
Offtop: above stated seller at Ebay declares that Korean models support Wcdma b8(900), but it's just wrong.
Offtop 2: you can enter Engineering Menu and control (check/uncheck) all the bands in G600S/K/L by pressing 5457#*600# in stock dialer.
km8j said:
You get yours?
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The blizzard kept it from coming!!! I was quite pissed.
koreezzz said:
Lte bands in Korean G600S/K/L:
1/2/3/4/5/7/8/12/17/20/26/38/39/40/41
Wcdma bands in Korean G600S/K/L:
1 (2100)/2(1900)/5(850)
Gsm bands in Korean G600S/K/L:
1800/900/850/1900
Offtop: above stated seller at Ebay declares that Korean models support Wcdma b8(900), but it's just wrong.
Offtop 2: you can enter Engineering Menu and control (check/uncheck) all the bands in G600S/K/L by pressing 5457#*600# in stock dialer.
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But this doesn't necessarily mean B12 will work on T-Mobile if that version isn't certified. No b66 also. Does TMO have that live anywhere?
km8j said:
But this doesn't necessarily mean B12 will work on T-Mobile if that version isn't certified. No b66 also.
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Correct!
But it's the only way to get G6 much earlier than official US launch. No wireless charging, but Quad DAC onboard & 64gigs instead of 32 as bonus.
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there is video on youtube the reviewer bought a G6 from S. Korea and have T-Mob LTE working
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uomGiJ8EP3s seek to 14:10
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there is video on youtube the reviewer bought a G6 from S. Korea and have T-Mob LTE working
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uomGiJ8EP3s seek to 14:10
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LTE (easy), not VoLTE (hard). Can you generally change firmware easily on LG devices? Also the vid doesnt confirm B12. Need LTE Discovery for that.
km8j said:
LTE (easy), not VoLTE (hard). Can you generally change firmware easily on LG devices?
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I know a method to enable volte in LG international models for any carrier ( needs root ). May be it will work for other models too.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g5/how-to/rooted-stock-based-rom-volte-fix-t3564924
What should we order an international model or us. Yes im verizon and us. Only reason i ask ... i have the note 4 and the roms are mostly f and g variant which are india and europe. Anyone else getting the earbuds with the preorder promo?
The US bootloader won't be unlockable.
LoliSmith said:
The US bootloader won't be unlockable.
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Isnt that whats been said about almost every samsung phone?
You have 1 choice as always with Verizon. You get the Verizon version like always.
How do you even pre-order the international version? On the samsung site all I see are the carrier branded ones.
happy2472 said:
Isnt that whats been said about almost every samsung phone?
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When was the last US Samung Galaxy device unlockable?
US because I'm sure the S8 will support the international U model firmware like the S7
kennonk said:
How do you even pre-order the international version? On the samsung site all I see are the carrier branded ones.
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You can order it here, and they ship worldwide and are reputable:
https://www.unlocked-mobiles.com/sim-free-mobile-phones/samsung-galaxy-s8-plus-sim-free-p-87505.html
happy2472 said:
What should we order an international model or us. Yes im verizon and us.
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I'm pretty sure you'll have to get the Verizon model as Verizon is a CDMA network and the international model is GSM and won't work (it'd work on AT&T and T-Mobile as they are GSM networks). Even if it did work you'd have to consider what frequencies/bands the international model supports vs what your carrier uses (and it seems that's not been specified yet, at least not on GSMArena, unless all versions supports all the same frequencies/bands).
samteeee said:
You can order it here, and they ship worldwide and are reputable:
https://www.unlocked-mobiles.com/sim-free-mobile-phones/samsung-galaxy-s8-plus-sim-free-p-87505.html
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Interesting only black and that feminine mauve colour (grey my ass).
I wonder where the silver and gold versions are being sold?
Sent from my Note 7, S7 Edge or S6
samteeee said:
You can order it here, and they ship worldwide and are reputable:
https://www.unlocked-mobiles.com/sim-free-mobile-phones/samsung-galaxy-s8-plus-sim-free-p-87505.html
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NM, I tried to do a fake purchase and wasn't able to get them to ship to US, only UK.
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http://www.samsung.com/uk/smartphon...leMbCEOhBmuFF5g3q25kJViXEB_OCKvPx4F5TRnE4ljMO
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Do they ship to the US?
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Do they ship to the US?
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nope, my bad, i should of checked before posting.
So the International model with the Exynos chip does not have CDMA radios/modems, correct?
LoliSmith said:
So the International model with the Exynos chip does not have CDMA radios/modems, correct?
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We already covered this in another thread no?
Sent from my Note 7, S7 Edge or S6
happy2472 said:
What should we order an international model or us. Yes im verizon and us. Only reason i ask ... i have the note 4 and the roms are mostly f and g variant which are india and europe. Anyone else getting the earbuds with the preorder promo?
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Samsung pay wont work on International
johnwayne27 said:
Samsung pay wont work on International
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Yes true.
Good thing i dont use it...hell i dont even know if we have it in canada lol.
Sent from my Note 7, S7 Edge or S6
force70 said:
We already covered this in another thread no?
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No.
Listen everyone if you cant reply with a positive response or helpful then please dont reply at all.
I'd be careful
I am still looking into comparing the US Snapdragon variant of the Samsung Galaxy S8+ vs the International variant with the Exynos chip. I will say the Exynos chip usually works a lot better than the snapdragon on a samsung phone. Which makes sense since it is a Samsung chip. The real world speed tests for the Exynos and benchmark tests usually outdo the snapdragon.
With that said, frequency bands need to be compared. Because obviously the international variant will not work for Sprint or Verizon. Furthermore, there are LTE bands to worry about for T-Mobile and AT&T. And I can not seem to verify the bands for the international variant. From what I remember for the S7 International variant, there was no LTE band 12 which T-Mobile uses for their new LTE band. It didn't matter much before but now this band is being used for low-band spectrum which is for inside buildings and rural long distance connections. This band is expanding.
Therefore, I want to first see the real word speed tests (because snapdragon upped their game a bit) and confirm the frequency bands which seems to be harder than I thought. Frequencycheck seems to think the INternational variant has Band 12 but are they reliable this early?
Anyway, can anyone confirm the LTE bands for the International G955F variant? Maybe I need to search in German or French.