Hi,
I am kinda new to the android phone and need some advice about Samsung Vibrant.
Is it possible to fully use the phone, including HSPA, after unlock in other countries, such as Singapore ?
Anybody has ever tried this ?
Btw, I am on M1 network.
I understand there's difference in GSM band and 3G band among countries.
Personally I prefer Samsung Vibrant than the Singapore's Galaxy S I9000 because it's relatively cheaper (no secondary camera, which I don't need), and it has 4 soft buttons.
Thanks for your advice.
From what I can tell, it appears that M1 in Singapore uses the 2100/1900 bands for down/up. This is very typical of most European mobile phones, and luckily, all the T-Mobile US 3g smartphones also include these frequencies.
So simply, yes, it will (from what it appears with the info I can find) work on the 3g networks in your home country.
I am typing this from Singapore on my unlocked vibrant, using a local prepaid SIM from Starhub. 3g speeds are great.
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Hi,
Thank you all for the quick reply, it's really helpful
T-Mobile Vibrant here in Japan on NTT Docomo with H and 3G working like a charm.
Seeing that the UK models will not be getting NFC, has anyone thought of ordering from Korea? Or in general is anyone considering ordering from a Korean seller?
Why would you do that unless your local frequencies are South Korea's CDMA...meaning you'd be in South Korea.
Balthazar B said:
Why would you do that unless your local frequencies are South Korea's CDMA...meaning you'd be in South Korea.
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lol delete this thread haha... Totally forgot to think about whether it was GSM or not xD Thx for the info.
I lived in south korea and i'm korean.
Our country provide WCDMA/CDMA service.
WCDMA Band cairrer are below.
SKTelecom (2100 Mhz)
Korea Telecom (2100 Mhz)
CDMA band carrier is below
LG U+ (1800 Mhz)
But, Our local galaxy s radio band spec is poor then EU galaxy s2.
<< Korea Galaxy S2 Network support >>
Double band UMTS 900/2100
Triple band GSM 900/1800/1900
<< EU Galaxy S2 band Network support>>
Quad band GSM 850/900/1800/1900
Quad band UMTS 850/900/1900/2100
Yeah, Our korean prefer TDMB(TV Service) then multiple band support.
So it will occur H/w problem occur and samsung select some frequencies killed.
The main critical issue is
if you purchased in our SKT galaxy S 2 model (SHW-M250S),
may be you can't receive MMS. because our carrier SKTelecom using
their own MMS format. (SK-MMS)
Most of world using OMA-MMS.
So it will occur many sms, mms problems.
and our service porvider (SKT, KT) they enjoyed add a many many bloat ware.(Service program).
it will occur a tons of system hang and reset problem.
As a result, i recommend that if you purchased galaxy s2,
wait a your country's carrier galaxy s2( like captivate or fascinate) nor buy the EU galaxy s2.
So, I can't recommend our korea's galaxy s2.
I'll buy a EU Galaxy s2.
Has anyone considered, instead, picking up the North Korean version?
Pulverizer said:
I lived in south korea and i'm korean.
Our country provide WCDMA/CDMA service.
WCDMA Band cairrer are below.
SKTelecom (2100 Mhz)
Korea Telecom (2100 Mhz)
CDMA band carrier is below
LG U+ (1800 Mhz)
But, Our local galaxy s radio band spec is poor then EU galaxy s2.
<< Korea Galaxy S2 Network support >>
Double band UMTS 900/2100
Triple band GSM 900/1800/1900
<< EU Galaxy S2 band Network support>>
Quad band GSM 850/900/1800/1900
Quad band UMTS 850/900/1900/2100
Yeah, Our korean prefer TDMB(TV Service) then multiple band support.
So it will occur H/w problem occur and samsung select some frequencies killed.
The main critical issue is
if you purchased in our SKT galaxy S 2 model (SHW-M250S),
may be you can't receive MMS. because our carrier SKTelecom using
their own MMS format. (SK-MMS)
Most of world using OMA-MMS.
So it will occur many sms, mms problems.
and our service porvider (SKT, KT) they enjoyed add a many many bloat ware.(Service program).
it will occur a tons of system hang and reset problem.
As a result, i recommend that if you purchased galaxy s2,
wait a your country's carrier galaxy s2( like captivate or fascinate) nor buy the EU galaxy s2.
So, I can't recommend our korea's galaxy s2.
I'll buy a EU Galaxy s2.
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Yeah I got carried away with the thought that I could get the Korean SGS2 have all the same bands and get the NFC. Didn't think through it all the way and forgot that Korea uses different services.
MustWarnothers said:
Has anyone considered, instead, picking up the North Korean version?
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oh my god..
Our samsung do not provide cellphone to north korea. hehe...
brandenk0 said:
Yeah I got carried away with the thought that I could get the Korean SGS2 have all the same bands and get the NFC. Didn't think through it all the way and forgot that Korea uses different services.
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The clove store galaxy s2 spec page appeard "NFC" service support.
http://www.clove.co.uk/samsung-galaxy-s-ii-i9100-16gb
Pulverizer said:
The clove store galaxy s2 spec page appeard "NFC" service support.
http://www.clove.co.uk/samsung-galaxy-s-ii-i9100-16gb
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The UK version doesnt seem to have NFC in it. Most of the retailers just take the specs off Samsung's site. Wish it were true tho.
brandenk0 said:
The UK version doesnt seem to have NFC in it. Most of the retailers just take the specs off Samsung's site. Wish it were true tho.
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UK amazon spec page appeard that
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Samsung-I9100-Galaxy-Free-Smartphone/dp/tech-data/B004QTBQ2C/ref=de_a_smtd
I think amazon tell the truth.
So you hope thf NFC function in EU or UK galaxy s2.
Hi,
Thank you information about Korean version. I m from Turkey. My Vodafone carrier supports 900 band. So i think i can use it in Turkey. I want to ask question where can i buy it in Korean? is it locked or unlocked.
Thanks
Pulverizer said:
I lived in south korea and i'm korean.
Our country provide WCDMA/CDMA service.
WCDMA Band cairrer are below.
SKTelecom (2100 Mhz)
Korea Telecom (2100 Mhz)
CDMA band carrier is below
LG U+ (1800 Mhz)
But, Our local galaxy s radio band spec is poor then EU galaxy s2.
<< Korea Galaxy S2 Network support >>
Double band UMTS 900/2100
Triple band GSM 900/1800/1900
<< EU Galaxy S2 band Network support>>
Quad band GSM 850/900/1800/1900
Quad band UMTS 850/900/1900/2100
Yeah, Our korean prefer TDMB(TV Service) then multiple band support.
So it will occur H/w problem occur and samsung select some frequencies killed.
The main critical issue is
if you purchased in our SKT galaxy S 2 model (SHW-M250S),
may be you can't receive MMS. because our carrier SKTelecom using
their own MMS format. (SK-MMS)
Most of world using OMA-MMS.
So it will occur many sms, mms problems.
and our service porvider (SKT, KT) they enjoyed add a many many bloat ware.(Service program).
it will occur a tons of system hang and reset problem.
As a result, i recommend that if you purchased galaxy s2,
wait a your country's carrier galaxy s2( like captivate or fascinate) nor buy the EU galaxy s2.
So, I can't recommend our korea's galaxy s2.
I'll buy a EU Galaxy s2.
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Where did you get this information?
According to the specs posted online at several web sites the SK version has support for all of the same bands.
Also, if SK's mms tech was not compatible with other carriers, how would the phone be able to send and recieve mms messages once roaming and relying on another carriers protocols? Can you please post a source of your information, it contradicts everything I've seen online (and common sense when it comes to mms).
The con's you mentioned here aren't much of a problem. Most of the world still uses triband gsm and having a quad band won't do much of good and how many of us really uses mms when we are using emailing or video calling!!
If you see the pro's they is NFC which is gonna be must feature in all smart mobile in future. Next gen samsung mobile is having NFC in all the models. So isn't it cool to have right now than later? well there are lot of apps in android for fm, so having a native fm on mobile is pointless. And DMB is an extra asset too. last but not the least bloatware can be removed in many ways as like rooting
So what do you think guys?
Pulverizer said:
I lived in south korea and i'm korean.
Our country provide WCDMA/CDMA service.
WCDMA Band cairrer are below.
SKTelecom (2100 Mhz)
Korea Telecom (2100 Mhz)
CDMA band carrier is below
LG U+ (1800 Mhz)
But, Our local galaxy s radio band spec is poor then EU galaxy s2.
<< Korea Galaxy S2 Network support >>
Double band UMTS 900/2100
Triple band GSM 900/1800/1900
<< EU Galaxy S2 band Network support>>
Quad band GSM 850/900/1800/1900
Quad band UMTS 850/900/1900/2100
Yeah, Our korean prefer TDMB(TV Service) then multiple band support.
So it will occur H/w problem occur and samsung select some frequencies killed.
The main critical issue is
if you purchased in our SKT galaxy S 2 model (SHW-M250S),
may be you can't receive MMS. because our carrier SKTelecom using
their own MMS format. (SK-MMS)
Most of world using OMA-MMS.
So it will occur many sms, mms problems.
and our service porvider (SKT, KT) they enjoyed add a many many bloat ware.(Service program).
it will occur a tons of system hang and reset problem.
As a result, i recommend that if you purchased galaxy s2,
wait a your country's carrier galaxy s2( like captivate or fascinate) nor buy the EU galaxy s2.
So, I can't recommend our korea's galaxy s2.
I'll buy a EU Galaxy s2.
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marthyaya said:
The con's you mentioned here aren't much of a problem. Most of the world still uses triband gsm and having a quad band won't do much of good and how many of us really uses mms when we are using emailing or video calling!!
If you see the pro's they is NFC which is gonna be must feature in all smart mobile in future. Next gen samsung mobile is having NFC in all the models. So isn't it cool to have right now than later? well there are lot of apps in android for fm, so having a native fm on mobile is pointless. And DMB is an extra asset too. last but not the least bloatware can be removed in many ways as like rooting
So what do you think guys?
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I also think about this model in this way. I think pro's that this unit has are stronger than the con's that "we think" do exist in the mobile. MMS bug is useless as we are using Email and other apps like ChatON, WhatsApp etc. Also there are plenty of FM apps which are capable of streaming online. I don't know about others, this is how I feel.
Even if you feel this software doesn't fit to you, or MMS is really a bug for you, you can anytime change to I9100 firmware at the cost of loosing NFC and DMB (Even after changing I saw that there is a workaround for NFC)
Hello !
at the moment im living in korea but will go back to germany in summer.
i was thinking about buying the korean version of the samsung galaxy s4 and bring it to germany.
so my question is: do u know which lte frequency it supports and if HSPA+ is supported ?
i found something about lte bands, is that the Mhz frequencies for 2g/3g too ?
thanks for ur help !
Can you buy one on my behalf and post it to me?
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teameg said:
Hello !
at the moment im living in korea but will go back to germany in summer.
i was thinking about buying the korean version of the samsung galaxy s4 and bring it to germany.
so my question is: do u know which lte frequency it supports and if HSPA+ is supported ?
i found something about lte bands, is that the Mhz frequencies for 2g/3g too ?
thanks for ur help !
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Hi, greetings from your home country
Here you find all specs: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samsung_Galaxy_S4 - Samsung Galaxy S4 on Wikipedia
Would be really interesting to hear from an mobil expert which LTE bands are really supported!
In Germany we have band 3 (1.800 Mhz; Telekom) and 20 (800 Mhz; Telekom, Vodafone, o2), eventually also band 7 (2.600 Mhz, all 4 provides).
See www . smsmich . de/Mobiles-Internet/lte-frequenzen . php - Frequenzen in Deutschland.
Only the KT device (SHV-E300K) seems to have this or a very similar config.
If this matches I'd be very interested in this device, too!
Maybe you can report on "investigations" and prizes?!?
Yours tholau
Hey guys a friend of mine wants to buy an S4 from Greece. Will it work properly in Canada with their carriers?
Thanks in advance!
yes, it will work in canada as the base GSM frequecies are the same. the issue is with UMTS frequencies.
If it is international octa version LTE will not work.
If itis an LTE it may not work depending on frequency and what carrier he plans to use.
He wants to use it with rogers.... you know if it will work?
Rogers informed us that they use 850,1900 for 3G HSPA LTE etc...and recently they 2600 MHZ for LTE.
Hey Guys.
I am wondering if you could help clarify something for me.
I purchased the Galaxy S5 outright, and in speaking with Optus & Samsung Technical support they advise there is only one version in Australia the G900I regardless of carrier and it is just the splash screen etc. They also advise that this uses the same network bands as the G900F.
Optus (they were clueless in the Technical support) also claim there is only one version in Australia, yet they advertise their Galaxy S5 as compatible with the 4G plus that uses the 2300MHz frequency. The S5 is a 4G plus handset on the Optus website.
Yet from Samsung Technical Support (transfered to them via Optus) saying that we use the same bands as the G900F version, and GSMARENA listing - LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600.
How can this be that the S5 is compatible with 4G Plus. A software branding would not create a new band, that is Hardware controlled.
Someone is lying, and I am hoping you may be able to clear things up.
I use to go into the Service Menu on my old SGS (and S3 before a software upgrade) and you could see the enabled bands. This is not possible on the S5
Any comments or feedback would be appreciated.
Tim