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[Q] Using LTE Note 3 in Oman / Middle East

Hi guys.
Sorry if it sounds like a noobish question, but I had to ask it before I pre-order the S800 variant of the Note 3. My main reason for doing so being the developer support, looking at how the EXYNOS devices are a bit of a mess in this aspect. I mostly use WifFi.
I just wanted to ask that will I be able to use the S800 variant without any issues in a country (Oman) that's still not very big in terms of LTE. I mean, in terms of getting normal mobile services. Like mentioned above, not really bothered about LTE per se, just that I'd like to have the S800 version for the developer and community support.
Thanks!

lak47 said:
Hi guys.
Sorry if it sounds like a noobish question, but I had to ask it before I pre-order the S800 variant of the Note 3. My main reason for doing so being the developer support, looking at how the EXYNOS devices are a bit of a mess in this aspect. I mostly use WifFi.
I just wanted to ask that will I be able to use the S800 variant without any issues in a country (Oman) that's still not very big in terms of LTE. I mean, in terms of getting normal mobile services. Like mentioned above, not really bothered about LTE per se, just that I'd like to have the S800 version for the developer and community support.
Thanks!
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well, looking at the different frequency bands used in your country from wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_mobile_network_operators_of_the_Middle_East_and_Africa#Oman
I found out that Oman uses the 2100MHZ band for UMTS, and looking at the used frequencies in LTE from this wikipedia article:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_LTE_networks#Middle_East
I found out that your country uses either the 1800Mhz or the 2300Mhz bands depending on the network.
Given what you need, I would go with the international 4G version N9005 if you wanted LTE support or the international 3G version N9000.
From negrielectronics.com, the N9005 supports the following bands:
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600
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As you can clearly see, the 2100Mhz band needed for 3G is supported by the international version, however, only the 1800Mhz is supported for LTE, so you might have LTE or not depending on what network you are on.
As for the N9000:
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
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Also, you can clearly see that the needed band for 3G, the 2100Mhz band, is supported, so you will have 3G in your country.
BOTH of these mentioned variants are SD800 variants, and they will both work for 3G in your country, you can check them out at:
negrielectronics.com
Hope this helps

sharl1987 said:
Hope this helps
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Thank you sharl1987! That's good information.
So basically I should not have an issue using this device.
Just for good measure, this is the device:
http://www.clove.co.uk/samsung-galaxy-note-3

lak47 said:
Thank you sharl1987! That's good information.
So basically I should not have an issue using this device.
Just for good measure, this is the device:
http://www.clove.co.uk/samsung-galaxy-note-3
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Yes, I do not foresee any problems with the device you are planning to purchase, it supports the 2100 Mhz band needed for your country. However, just to be in the safe side, I would call your mobile carrier and verify that they indeed are using the 2100Mhz band for 3G, I can guarantee my findings, I cannot vouch for the information I found on wikipedia.

sharl1987 said:
Yes, I do not foresee any problems with the device you are planning to purchase, it supports the 2100 Mhz band needed for your country. However, just to be in the safe side, I would call your mobile carrier and verify that they indeed are using the 2100Mhz band for 3G, I can guarantee my findings, I cannot vouch for the information I found on wikipedia.
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Actually it most probably won't work given that all EU versions will only work on European sim cards on the GN3 for some reason. I would recommend getting it from Omasco just to be sure.

Crimso said:
Actually it most probably won't work given that all EU versions will only work on European sim cards on the GN3 for some reason. I would recommend getting it from Omasco just to be sure.
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well my reply was before the damn announced region locked move. I am so pissed of about it. BYE BYE SAMSUNG

[Q] Noob question about GSM and Quadband Frequency

I was thinking about buying me a open line LG Optimus G2 then bringing it to japan, and give it as a gift. Ive been doing some research on the net, and it says that Japan doesnt support of use GSM frequency band, because they are not using 2G or something? Can someone please enlight me or explain this to me. How this things work, because i had already tried, and called the site here in norway that who are selling it. They told that it supposed to work but, after i have done my search on my own, i really doubt that what he told me. lol
So can somebody please or tell or can confirm to me that working or not?
These are the frequency band of LG Optimus G2: 2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 / 850
Thank you for your answer

[Q] Will this S5 work with mobilicity/wind?

Hi
http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Galax...s&ie=UTF8&qid=1411428914&sr=1-3&keywords=1700
Will this S5 work with wind/mobilicity in Canada? Its has the 1700/2100 frequency but it is listed under LTE. Now wind/mobilicity have 4g not LTE. But it is on 1700/2100.
So will it work with these sim cards?
Thanks!

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fffft said:
Donate because I want to thank for what?
Anyway, as to your question about using a phone on Wind or Mobilicity, you neglected to tell us what model it was. Rather essential information that. I'm not interested in following random links when you could have easily posted what the phone model was.
Wind Canada uses the sm-g900w8 model on AWS. If you want to try using another variant model, you have to check if it supports the same frequency bands or not. Have a look on Samsung's web site for the other model and find out.
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lol really?
Anyways it is this model: Samsung Galaxy S5 SM-G900A
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100; LTE 700 / 850 / 1700 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600
Now this supports 1700/2100 which is used by wind/mobilicity but they dont have LTE. Will it work?

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[Q] Exynos with 4G LTE 800 Support?

Hi all,
I've been scouring the web for information that can confirm that any of the Note 4 Exynos variants support the 800 MHz (Band 20) on 4G LTE. From what I've gathered, it seems to be only LTE 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600. Which sucks big time..
The reason is because I have Vodafone 4G in the UK, which runs only on 800 MHz. So, does anyone know of a Note 4 Exynos version (which country?) that supports 800 MHz (Band 20) on 4G LTE?
Appreciate any help!

Im interested in this as well

s13silviaguy said:
Im interested in this as well
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I think Samsung have purposely screwed us on this
Why the hell not to include the 800 MHz band, it is the most standard of all.

A site I was looking at the other day had the 800 mhz box ticked on 4g. I assume that means it works if that's what we're on about. I'm a noob when it comes to this stuff. The site is eglobalcentral.co.uk if you want to look. Look for the note 4 and click specifications (I'm too much of a scrub to be allowed links ^^. Not sure how accurate that is or if it's what you were after.

whofch said:
A site I was looking at the other day had the 800 mhz box ticked on 4g. I assume that means it works if that's what we're on about. I'm a noob when it comes to this stuff. The site is eglobalcentral.co.uk if you want to look. Look for the note 4 and click specifications (I'm too much of a scrub to be allowed links ^^. Not sure how accurate that is or if it's what you were after.
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You are definitely right about that. They do have it ticked. The question now is, who to trust, eglobalcentral.co.uk or samsung.com? Haha
It could be something that eglobalcentral.co.uk overlooked, I'll email them to double check.
Thanks for the link!

I think N910C support LTE on 800MHz.

I'm wondering about this as well as I have Vodafone 4G.

N910C has been said a lot of times to support 800MHz band

Lodix said:
N910C has been said a lot of times to support 800MHz band
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Thanks. I did search for this on the forum and this was about the only thread that came up.

Super Chimp said:
Thanks. I did search for this on the forum and this was about the only thread that came up.
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Now you can be sure that support 800 band

Yes it does support 800mhz lte but not lte-a.
Check this xda thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/note-4/general/news-exynos-800mhz-lte-t2907610

sss555 said:
Yes it does support 800mhz lte but not lte-a.
Check this xda thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/note-4/general/news-exynos-800mhz-lte-t2907610
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Thanks weirdly the link comes up as invalid ID for some reason.

roryh86 said:
Hi all,
I've been scouring the web for information that can confirm that any of the Note 4 Exynos variants support the 800 MHz (Band 20) on 4G LTE. From what I've gathered, it seems to be only LTE 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600. Which sucks big time..
The reason is because I have Vodafone 4G in the UK, which runs only on 800 MHz. So, does anyone know of a Note 4 Exynos version (which country?) that supports 800 MHz (Band 20) on 4G LTE?
Appreciate any help!
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hii ..i wud like to know whether it supports indian bands ?

Verizon Galaxy Note 4 Developer Edition

And then the developer's edition is now available... cheaper too.
http://www.samsung.com/us/mobile/cell-phones/SM-N910VMKEVZW?CID=AFL-hq-mul-0813-11000279

i already have several threads on this topic

Why would they sell the developer edition for less than the locked down Verizon edition?

Can the dev edition be activated on VZW?

usmaak said:
Why would they sell the developer edition for less than the locked down Verizon edition?
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Cause its only Samsung selling it not verizon. and they arent available on contract
skrubol said:
Can the dev edition be activated on VZW?
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yes works perfectly. its made for vzw

oneandroidnut said:
Cause its only Samsung selling it not verizon. and they arent available on contract
yes works perfectly. its made for vzw
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Guess I would have realized that if I had read the big (Verizon) text on that page.. Or looked at the photo of the back.
I assume the $200 trade-in doesn't apply to it, so for most it will be more expensive than getting a preorder.

skrubol said:
Guess I would have realized that if I had read the big (Verizon) text on that page.. Or looked at the photo of the back.
I assume the $200 trade-in doesn't apply to it, so for most it will be more expensive than getting a preorder.
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correct lol and doubt we can get the $200 off on it. and i am going to go for it once my g3 sells and i get regular retail locked note 4

Perfect! Thanks!

I'm guessing this unit will work on most any US carrier. I back ordered mine on Samsung site, hopefully it happens soon and the price stays the same. There's chance may not even be charged tax and shipping is free.
Link

Does anyone have any legitimate source for the LTE bands supported by the Developer Edition?
This is all that is listed on Samsung's site, and frankly, this tells me nothing.
2.5G (GSM/ GPRS/ EDGE) : 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 MHz;
3G (HSPA＋ 42Mbps): 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 MHz;
4G (LTE Cat 4 150/50Mbps) or 4G (LTE Cat 6 300/50Mbps)***
Seems odd that they would omit exactly what LTE bands are supported by the phone.
-Thanks

jpmcnown said:
Does anyone have any legitimate source for the LTE bands supported by the Developer Edition?
This is all that is listed on Samsung's site, and frankly, this tells me nothing.
2.5G (GSM/ GPRS/ EDGE) : 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 MHz;
3G (HSPA＋ 42Mbps): 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 MHz;
4G (LTE Cat 4 150/50Mbps) or 4G (LTE Cat 6 300/50Mbps)***
Seems odd that they would omit exactly what LTE bands are supported by the phone.
-Thanks
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Developer edition has Snapdragon processor, so this one: LTE Cat 6 300/50Mbps

holycow1 said:
Developer edition has Snapdragon processor, so this one: LTE Cat 6 300/50Mbps
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Thanks, but I am looking for exactly what LTE bands are supported. My apologies if I was unclear on that.

Same LTE bands as regular Verizon Note 4:
Network: LTE Band 13/4 (700/1700 MHz)
CDMA/1xEVDO Rev. A (800/1900 MHz)
Global Network: EDGE/GSM (850/900/1800/1900)
HSPA/UMTS(850/900/1900/2100)

jpmcnown said:
Does anyone have any legitimate source for the LTE bands supported by the Developer Edition?
This is all that is listed on Samsung's site, and frankly, this tells me nothing.
2.5G (GSM/ GPRS/ EDGE) : 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 MHz;
3G (HSPA＋ 42Mbps): 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 MHz;
4G (LTE Cat 4 150/50Mbps) or 4G (LTE Cat 6 300/50Mbps)***
Seems odd that they would omit exactly what LTE bands are supported by the phone.
-Thanks
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PEOPLE it is the exact same phone as the note 4 just with an unlocked bootloader

oneandroidnut said:
PEOPLE it is the exact same phone as the note 4 just with an unlocked bootloader
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Its Samsung Nod to the Developers.
BTW there are two other large threads with Note 4 info this one is redundant.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/note-4-verizon/help/note-4-developer-edition-verizon-t2881708
http://forum.xda-developers.com/note-4-verizon/development/note-4-developer-edition-getting-t2914508

holycow1 said:
Same LTE bands as regular Verizon Note 4:
Network: LTE Band 13/4 (700/1700 MHz)
CDMA/1xEVDO Rev. A (800/1900 MHz)
Global Network: EDGE/GSM (850/900/1800/1900)
HSPA/UMTS(850/900/1900/2100)
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Yeah, this is the unfortunately the same thing Verizon advertises about the Galaxy S5, despite the fact that it also at least supports 2600 (band 7) MHz(and likely more). Verizon only bothers to mention the bands in which Verizon supports, not the phone. Hence the request for a legitimate source. Thanks though.
oneandroidnut said:
PEOPLE it is the exact same phone as the note 4 just with an unlocked bootloader
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No ****. Thanks for clearing that up for no one.

jpmcnown said:
Yeah, this is the unfortunately the same thing Verizon advertises about the Galaxy S5, despite the fact that it also at least supports 2600 (band 7) MHz(and likely more). Verizon only bothers to mention the bands in which Verizon supports, not the phone. Hence the request for a legitimate source. Thanks though.
No ****. Thanks for clearing that up for no one.
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Do you research it will have the same bands smh
digging into bands deeper the first thing you posted it has this at the bottom: * May differ by country and carrier
Network
2.5G (GSM/GPRS/EDGE) : 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
3G (HSPA＋ 42Mbps): 850/900/1900/2100 MHz
4G (LTE Cat.4 150/50Mbps) or 4G (LTE Cat.6 300/50Mbps)
* May differ by country and carrier

oneandroidnut said:
Do you research it will have the same bands smh
digging into bands deeper the first thing you posted it has this at the bottom: * May differ by country and carrier
Network
2.5G (GSM/GPRS/EDGE) : 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
3G (HSPA＋ 42Mbps): 850/900/1900/2100 MHz
4G (LTE Cat.4 150/50Mbps) or 4G (LTE Cat.6 300/50Mbps)
* May differ by country and carrier
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Oh, I wonder why they bothered to display any specs at all, that last line covers everything. Syh all you want. Considering the Note 4 Developer Edition by all available information, seems to be a Verizon exclusive, it may be fair to conclude that "differing by country and carrier" might be limited to Verizon, and the USA. Further more, the Samsung site displays more/conflicting information with the Note 4 on Verizon's site. (non-developer edition). (4G (LTE Cat 4 150/50Mbps) : B2 / B4 / B5 / B12 / B17) -Hmmm, weird, more than 2 bands listed.
So to reiterate with clarity, does anyone have a comprehensive, reliable source to determine the LTE bands (and frequencies) supported by the Note 4 Developer Edition.
-Thanks

Doesn't matter now...It has now disappeared from the Samsung site, No trace of it...Bummer

Firemedic said:
Doesn't matter now...It has now disappeared from the Samsung site, No trace of it...Bummer
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I wonder why that is? This may suck.
You're right though, it was HERE
I received a backorder confirmation on it, not sure what it means that it no longer appears.
Backorder Date: 10/23/2014
Back Order Items:
Product ID Item Description Price Quantity Item Total
ET-N910VMKEVZW GN4 DEVELOPER DEVICE, SM-N910VMKEVZW $662.53 1 $662.53