I know the N900T is listed as the T-Mobile version of this device. I am curious if I were to buy it fully unlocked (international) which variant is the most compatible with the North American T-Mo networks?
The other two I have been able to find are the N9005 and the N900W8, I don't know enough about the bands it has to cover to work with T-mo.
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I know the AT&T note 2 and att galaxy s4 were unlocked to utilize tmobile's aws bands. I checked the specs of the AT&T note3 and it appears that technically that it can access those tmobile aws bands. Can somebody let me know if I buy an AT&T note 3, will I for certain in the future be able to access those tmobile aws bands if I install the correct baseband? Are there people working on this unlock?
I am a T-Mobile USA customer, but I travel to Canada frequently. Which variant am I better off with?
MichaelCaditz said:
I am a T-Mobile USA customer, but I travel to Canada frequently. Which variant am I better off with?
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Your best bet is tmobile version8n
Get the N900T and get an unlock code. The N900T supports US LTE bands that the N9005 does not. It also supports the international bands as well. You can run N9005 based ROMs on it with a few tweaks which is why mine reports as N9005 even though it is really an N900T.
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Hey all,
I have tried searching the internet exhaustively to find an answer to this question, but cant seen to get an answer.
I am currently a T-Mobile user, but am thinking of switching over to Verizon for better coverage while traveling in the US. I would like to purchase a used note 3, and don't know which of the variants is going to be best for me. I know that there are many variants including n900t, n900v, n900a, n9000, and n9005.
I have found a pretty good comparison of the frequencies here: http://forums.androidcentral.com/samsung-galaxy-note-3/313564-unlocked-t-mobile-version-most-inter-operable-other-networks.html.
But this does not answer my question. I understand that if I get the N900T, it will not have the ability to get the LTE Band 13 700 MHz frequency. But how much of verizons towers operate on this frequency as opposed to the other ones that the N900T can operate on?
In other word, between all of these models, which is the most inter-operable with BOTH T-Mobile and Verizon?
You cannot use a gsm phone on a cdma carrier.
The SM-N900T is a tmobile 4g/LTE GSM phone with an unlocked bootloader.
The SM-N900A is an AT&T 4g/LTE GSM phone with a locked bootloader.
The SM-N9005 is an international 4g/LTE GSM phone with an unlocked bootloader.
The SM-N900 is an international gsm 3g only phone (exynos based) with an unlocked bootloader.
The SM-N900V is a Verizon 4g/LTE CDMA/GSM phone with a LOCKED bootloader. (Same as the SM-N900P but with sprint)
In the US, T-Mobile is a GSM carrier, whereas Verizon is a CDMA carrier that uses gsm for LTE ONLY.
The only model that will work on both Verizon and T-Mobile is the SM-N900V, but you'll have to unlock it, and the bootloader is locked, so no tinkering outside of rooting.
Sent from my leanKernel 3.4 powered stock 4.4.2 (NF1) SM-N900T
Been thinking about replacing my Note 2 N7100. It does not work on ATT 4G LTE
Which unlocked international Note 4s are best for AT&T with regard to LTE Bands in the US. or do I have top buy the AT&T variant for reliable LTE?
According to the specs, N910F also covers all AT&T bands
vndnguyen said:
According to the specs, N910F also covers all AT&T bands
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But will they technically work in the US? I don;t want to pay $800 for a bootloader locked up Note 4. When I can buy an international version for the same money
help please! Does anyone know which version samsung s5 works in s. korea and in US? any provider is fine.. (verizon, att, tmobile)
I am not very familiar with bandwidth and cell receptions. any contribution will be appreciated:good::good:
I brought my S5 from Korea to the U.S. From what I remember of my research it all depends on the carriers you want to use here and in Korea. I have T-mobile in the states and used a 900L variant through LG U+ in Korea. The bands available in this phone allows me to get perfect LTE in Korea. However, since bringing it back in the states I only get partial coverage. I am only able to get 3G. It's not ideal in my situation, but I am not worried about it. I recommend trying to figure out the available variants in Korea and the US and see which bands overlap the most.