Does this model support the 3g 850 band? I am seeing different specifications on various websites. Some sites list it as quad band 3g and others don't.
I believe it does. Check the white paper for it, its more accurate than websites.
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Does this model support the 3g 850 band? I am seeing different specifications on various websites. Some sites list it as quad band 3g and others don't.
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Yes, it does.
Yes. Check the following link and scroll down the page.
http://www.sonymobile.com/gb/products/phones/xperia-s/specification/
I tried searching everywhere and cant get a clear answer.
According to wikipedia, bell uses 850/1900 like at&t does in the US.
If you look at the VP entry on the xda wiki, the US model supports 850/1900.
TheManii said:
According to wikipedia, bell uses 850/1900 like at&t does in the US.
If you look at the VP entry on the xda wiki, the US model supports 850/1900.
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Thanks! After doing a bit more research it seems like I need to get the AT&T version since it has the UMTS 850/1900/2100 bands. It should work on Rogers, Telus, and Bell.
We have been on road for the past week and there are many questions/confusions about the AM7 models.
Here it is a stigmatization. Hope this helps.
GetMobilePhone
AM7 in Chinese Market:
MT7-TL00 (2/16 [black/silver] dual-sim & 3/32 [gold] dual-sim): FDD B1/3/7 TDD B38/39/40/41 (contract version)
MT7-UL00 (2/16 [black/silver] dual-sim & 3/32 [gold] dual-sim): FDD B1/3 TDD B41 (contract version)
MT7-CL00 (2/16 [black/silver] dual-sim & 3/32 [gold] dual-sim): FDD B1/3 TDD B41 (3G CDMA2000) (contract version)
MT7-TL10 (3/32 [gold] dual-sim): FDD B1/3/7 TDD B38/39/40/41 (Non-contract version)
AM7 in Europe Market:
MT7-L09 (2/16 [black/silver] single-sim): FDD B1/2/3/4/5/7/8/20/28 TDD B40
MT7-TL10 (3/32 [gold] dual-sim): FDD B1/2/3/4/5/7/8/20/28 TDD B40
AM7 in USA Market:
TBD
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We have been on road for the past week and there are many questions/confusions about the AM7 models.
Here it is a stigmatization. Hope this helps.
GetMobilePhone
AM7 in Chinese Market:
MT7-TL00 (2/16 [black/silver] dual-sim & 3/32 [gold] dual-sim): FDD B1/3/7 TDD B38/39/40/41 (contract version)
MT7-UL00 (2/16 [black/silver] dual-sim & 3/32 [gold] dual-sim): FDD B1/3 TDD B41 (contract version)
MT7-CL00 (2/16 [black/silver] dual-sim & 3/32 [gold] dual-sim): FDD B1/3 TDD B41 (3G CDMA2000) (contract version)
MT7-TL10 (3/32 [gold] dual-sim): FDD B1/3/7 TDD B38/39/40/41 (Non-contract version)
AM7 in Europe Market:
MT7-L09 (2/16 [black/silver] single-sim): FDD B1/2/3/4/5/7/8/20/28 TDD B40
MT7-TL10 (3/32 [gold] dual-sim): FDD B1/2/3/4/5/7/8/20/28 TDD B40
AM7 in USA Market:
TBD
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So the European MT7-TL10 and MT7-L09 would work here in the states with t-mobile on band 4? How would I go about ordering the European market versions.
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So the European MT7-TL10 and MT7-L09 would work here in the states with t-mobile on band 4? How would I go about ordering the European market versions.
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Reading from the specs, It should work in NA, with B4 aka AWS. It costs if you order from Europe though.
The problem with the USA market is that, HUAWEI may have to use a different CPU inside, happened on Mate 2. That's due to the USA's federal regulation. It may explain why there is no release date for the USA market.
We will experiment if the current Chinese MT7-TL10 can flash the international ROM. Once again, we have no clue even about the release date of the international MT7-TL10.
By the way, we sold an unit to a HUAWEI employee from an European country. According to our customer and also a HUAWEI employee there, there will be no release of the MT7-TL10 in that specific country, at least. For confidentiality, we cannot tell you which country it is.
So as @nvygw171 said, the European L09 and TL10 would be useful for USA T-Mobile LTE. That's what I'm gathering from those specs.
Poi25 said:
So as @nvygw171 said, the European L09 and TL10 would be useful for USA T-Mobile LTE. That's what I'm gathering from those specs.
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Does anyone have good online source for purchasing the European versions?
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So as @nvygw171 said, the European L09 and TL10 would be useful for USA T-Mobile LTE. That's what I'm gathering from those specs.
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Yes. It offers B4 aka AWS specifically for NA. So you can purchase an European version and use it in USA.
This week, we will check with HUAWEI to see if we can exclusively get L09 version and bring it to the xda community. No guaranty though.
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Does anyone have good online source for purchasing the European versions?
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Community members mentioned to get it from amazon DE. Please check with them about availability.
getmobilephone said:
Yes. It offers B4 aka AWS specifically for NA. So you can purchase an European version and use it in USA.
This week, we will check with HUAWEI to see if we can exclusively get L09 version and bring it to the xda community. No guaranty though.
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Can you also check and see if you can get the euro TL10 version as well?
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Can you also check and see if you can get the euro TL10 version as well?
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will do. We have a connection with a nice huawei sales lady.
actually, will check this this morning and will report it back in two days.
getmobilephone said:
Yes. It offers B4 aka AWS specifically for NA. So you can purchase an European version and use it in USA.
This week, we will check with HUAWEI to see if we can exclusively get L09 version and bring it to the xda community. No guaranty though.
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will do. We have a connection with a nice huawei sales lady.
actually, will check this this morning and will report it back in two days.
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Thank you very much.
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Thank you very much.
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Here is the latest news from HUAWEI:
HUAWEI makes more profits in the Europe market and in this week they will not fulfill any order in China (good for HUAWEI as the heat is continuously stored: demand in the Chinese market is even higher). Initial production is in process for the Europe market. The quantity is limited as well (the production of finger print scanner is very limited). If one places an order for a while now, more than likely in the next 2-3 weeks you will get a shipment of the L09 version.
We will hear soon if our store can get any Europe version.. We hope to get some. Will report back once HUAWEI girl gives us a call.
Yowza
getmobilephone said:
We have been on road for the past week and there are many questions/confusions about the AM7 models.
Here it is a stigmatization. Hope this helps.
GetMobilePhone
AM7 in Chinese Market:
MT7-TL00 (2/16 [black/silver] dual-sim & 3/32 [gold] dual-sim): FDD B1/3/7 TDD B38/39/40/41 (contract version)
MT7-UL00 (2/16 [black/silver] dual-sim & 3/32 [gold] dual-sim): FDD B1/3 TDD B41 (contract version)
MT7-CL00 (2/16 [black/silver] dual-sim & 3/32 [gold] dual-sim): FDD B1/3 TDD B41 (3G CDMA2000) (contract version)
MT7-TL10 (3/32 [gold] dual-sim): FDD B1/3/7 TDD B38/39/40/41 (Non-contract version)
AM7 in Europe Market:
MT7-L09 (2/16 [black/silver] single-sim): FDD B1/2/3/4/5/7/8/20/28 TDD B40
MT7-TL10 (3/32 [gold] dual-sim): FDD B1/2/3/4/5/7/8/20/28 TDD B40
AM7 in USA Market:
TBD
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So, the entire point of your "testing" was that you are completely clueless as to what works in the US.
Excellent. Thanks for the non-information.
Getmobilephoe,
I understand that you suspect that hardware of the Chinese and the European TL-10 is identical.
Can you confirm that now?
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So, the entire point of your "testing" was that you are completely clueless as to what works in the US.
Excellent. Thanks for the non-information.
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Even HUAWEI USA cannot give a clear answer. Though trusted reviewers from tech blog/community reported the phone can receive LTE in USA, we believe we are the first one notifying that there are compatibility issues. Meanwhile, we are doing our best to provide the community useful and accurate information.
And thanks your criticism and we will continuously improve, providing only reliable information.
Regards,
GetMobilePhone
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Getmobilephoe,
I understand that you suspect that hardware of the Chinese and the European TL-10 is identical.
Can you confirm that now?
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We cannot confirm that now, as we have mentioned in many other posts, our speculation only. We have already inquired local HUAWEI factory about the availability of EU version and we shall receive an answer soon in the next 2-3 days. Meanwhile, one HUAWEI employee from an EU country told us that there will be no release of TL10 in that specific country. HUAWEI better to label it as limited edition. We really do not like their business practice this time but that's a good start for their company's long term development.
We will keep the community updated about the latest development.
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Thank you very much.
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Just get the response from our HUAWEI connection. First and not surprisingly though, HUAWEI cannot provide us the EU version. Of course, their supply of China version irritates us these days, though we sill get better supply than most of the vendors in the country. Second, which is interesting to the community, the first dispatch of shipment to EU is this week. We have no words about how many units they are initially offering to EU market. If you are living in the western part of Europe (the priority of HUAWEI), and an order has been pre-paid, you shall get your unit soon, depending on the queue though.
The EU version is made in HUAWEI Guangdong factory and the daily production is about 30k units per day, according to our source. Yep, a limited edition.
The only issue is that i wrote to Huawei Belgiulm abou the availability of the 32gb version and their answer was the following :
Sorry sir, Huawei WILL NOT release the 32 gb version in Europe I am actually using the 32gb version from China but slight problem, it works on 4G in Belgium with Proximus BUT NOT IN GERMANY with Vodafone 4G as they are using and LTE band not supported by the chinese version. Although Huawei mate 7 is an amazing mobile, Huawei marketing and strategy was the most stupid one i ve ever seen While Iphone and Samsung released their device, Huawei, who should have released their Mate 7 before, not only was late releasing it and awful about transparency regarding the versions and the bands these onese are supporting. I really don't understand this strategy from Chinese brands, Lenovo K920 is exactly the same. No stock ! Really strange from companies who want to get market share from Apple and Samsung This is really a shame ...
HEre is the exchange between me and them
Dear Sir,
Could you tell me when will the Huawei mate 7 32GB be available in Europe ?
We already find them in chinese websites, can we also order them from there, devices are exactly the same ?
Regards
reception.bru <[email protected]>
Sep 19
to me
Dear Sir/Madam,
Mate7 32GB version will not come to WEU.
Best regards
From: Maly [[email protected]]
Sent: Friday, September 19, 2014 9:30
To: reception.bru
Subject: Mate 7 32GB availibility in Europe
Maly <[email protected]>
Sep 23
to reception.bru
Hi
This was an awful idea : to compete in the high end devices, Huawei should have released this 32Gb, 3gb ram version in EU and for your information, huawei online mobile shop sell and ship these devices to Europe. From a strategic marketing point of view, it was a mistake no to be consistent to such an extent. European market is dominated by Apple and Samsung as you know, how Huawei wants to penetrate it without releasing their most powerfull device in these markets were the actually need to penetrate ?
This was just my opinion ... Thanks.
ROTFLAMO, this was my exact reaction to their absolutely pisspoor performance in any market. I read an article yesterday touting that they had sold 1million phones in the first month. They have ZERO deals with any carriers, they ZERO presence in any country, and they're proud they sold 1 million phones? I mean seriously, what a joke. They're just simply pathetic in terms of being a manufacturer. They don't seem at all bothered that they answer questions asked in contradictory ways. I asked if the device was coming to the US Ina T-Mobile-compatible version. First answer, it will be released in the US. Second time the same question was asked by someone else, the device will not be released in US.
The press need to take a LOT of responsibility in this as well. I was the first one to ask Huawei if the phone was compatible with T-Mobile in the US. Not a single American reviewer asked that question. They all walked away with free devices in Germany, but no one quoted more than the press briefing. The press, seriously, were a joke in this.
Huawei may well be #3 in the world. But, after this "release", I don't see them rising beyond that.
Huawei, at least hire someone who can answer questions of those who ask them in better than broken Engrish. It's embarrassing for a multinational company to have no one who can answer a question in proper sentences.
They're not ready to compete because they're playing in the backwater.
I am in the philippines, and i was initially eyeing this phone. I wrote huawei phils. and i was told that the device will be release last wk of oct to 1st wk of nov. Naturally, as the date neared, i followed it up with them. Alas, they said they could no longer give a time frame.
I love how this device looks, but how can i buy it when its not available in my country? The online stores priced this ridiculously, and i am not even sure about lte compatibility.
I ended up getting the vibe z2 pro! Amazing device!
1. The phone is out of stock in Shanghai, Beijing. Think about it. Many stores are selling at over $700 USD and it is still OOS.
2. HUAWEI is shipping x units to Europe in the past week, sacrificing the Chinese market at the moment.
3. HUAWEI is a giant Chinese company therefore a political issue. Period.
We cannot help NA consumers for AWS reason but our customers from Asia and Europe say NO compatibility issue and love it. If you are an EU based consumer who has placed an order with HUAWEI already, please be patient and you will get the phone no later than Mid November, or, come to our store who can fulfill your needs immediately.
Hello All
I'm finding all sorts of conflicting info out there. Would someone be able to succinctly answer which model Note 4 can I buy in the US that is:
genuinely unlocked
compatible with UK/EU 4G
USA 4g would be best but being 3G-only in the USA is OK too
Bonus points for the least expensive, most reliable place to buy from in the US as well.
Extra bonus points for advice on the best/fastest way go get hands on a Gear VR bundle.
Thanks muchy!
PS: ugh just realised I should have put into Q&A forum
I did a brief Google and it would appear that the t mobile version would be your best bet. However regarding LTE radios , the us spec doesn't have the popular 1800mhz AFAIK but has the 2600mhz. I think you need to cross check what bands UK EU uses for LTE and hspa and compare it to what the t mobile version has.
I used my old note 3 in the UK for about month last year on giff gaff. Never got LTE but at best got hspa +.
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perfect, thanks matey!
Table here with details of the bands specific to each mobile operator...
Table here with details of the bands specific to each mobile operator is at Wikipedia, called "List of LTE networks"
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But for UK what you are most interested in is:
3 United Kingdom 1800 3 FDD Dec 2013 [679][680][681][682]
EE United Kingdom 1800 3 FDD Oct 2012 Jul 2013 Oct 2014 [683][684][685][686]
Carrier aggregation of 40 MHz (CA_3A_7A).
EE United Kingdom 2600 7 FDD Nov 2013 (?) Oct 2014 [679][685][686][687]
Carrier aggregation of 40 MHz (CA_3A_7A).
O2 United Kingdom 800 20 FDD Aug 2013 [679][680]
UK Broadband United Kingdom 3500 42 TDD Mar 2012 [15][688][689] (↓↑) 3480 – 3500 MHz
UK Broadband United Kingdom 3700 43 TDD Feb 2012 [15][688][689] (↓↑) 3580 – 3600 MHz
Vodafone United Kingdom 800 20 FDD Aug 2013 [679][680]
US list of mobile operators is too long to post here, but you can find the rest there..
Only AT&T and T-Mobile versions are a true gsm phones. T-Mobile comes with unlocked bootloader and allow easier root access. VR gear is only available from Samsung direct (at least in States). Compare specs of US versions and check which is the best match for your service provider.
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Looking at those details, i dont think buying a device in the US would cover the bands that are probably most common among major carriers in Western Europe, which are 3,7 & 20.
From T-Mobile website
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