bands for tmobile SM-T825 - Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 Questions & Answers

My note 10.1 2014 intl version is dead. looking for new one.
look like sm-t825 should be good replacement.
bands:
according to frequencycheck.com, sm-t825 is missing LTE B12 (700 ac) for tmobile
I am in Denver, here is map of 700 spectrum
http://www.spectrumgateway.com/t-mobile-700a-spectrum
can somebody tell if sm-t825 will get decent speeds in Denver?
also , here is some note from seller that 4g/LTE is not working for tmobile ( check description of an item)
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Open-Box-Ne...-32GB-SM-T825C-Factory-Unlocked-/172682311669
thanks

gomelkiev said:
My note 10.1 2014 intl version is dead. looking for new one.
look like sm-t825 should be good replacement.
bands:
according to frequencycheck.com, sm-t825 is missing LTE B12 (700 ac) for tmobile
I am in Denver, here is map of 700 spectrum
http://www.spectrumgateway.com/t-mobile-700a-spectrum
can somebody tell if sm-t825 will get decent speeds in Denver?
also , here is some note from seller that 4g/LTE is not working for tmobile ( check description of an item)
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Open-Box-Ne...-32GB-SM-T825C-Factory-Unlocked-/172682311669
thanks
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For bands on T-Mobile, you will need to get T825Y (b2,b4,b17). All LTE versions of the tablet as of this moment does not support B12. Perhaps it will only be supported if a North American LTE version is released.
Coverage is probably the more critical issue compared to speed, as the tablet drops to no service in the B12 areas around me.
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any idea where I can buy SM-T825Y?

gomelkiev said:
any idea where I can buy SM-T825Y?
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I got mine from a website called ETOREN.
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meowone said:
I got mine from a website called ETOREN.
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Thanks

I have a European SM-T825 and it works great on AT&T. I'm in a secondary market so I assume I'm on the 700Mhz band. Should work on T-Mobile 700Mhz since they got the capacity from AT&T.

Any chance you can try tmobile sim?
What area of US are you located?
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I am using T825 with T-Mobile SIM getting decent LTE speeds in MD/DC area. I bought mine a week ago from Dubai.

montanan said:
I am using T825 with T-Mobile SIM getting decent LTE speeds in MD/DC area. I bought mine a week ago from Dubai.
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What's your tablet exact model number?
thanks

gomelkiev said:
Any chance you can try tmobile sim?
What area of US are you located?
thanks
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T-Mobile uses band 12 for 700MHz. The EU Tab S3's don't support that band. They also don't support AT&T band 30 but that isn't as critical as band 12 on T-Mobile. Band 12 is T-Mobile's low frequency band which help greatly with distance and penetration.

gomelkiev said:
what's your tablet exact model number?
Thanks
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sm-t825nzkaxsg

I ok with those speeds, if I can get those in Denver , CO
thanks!

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Cannot run 4g. please help

Hi, I have the white s2 i9100unlock version and when I put in my
Tmobile Sim card it says that I am running on E network instead of 4g. Is there anything I can do to change this? I contact Tmobile and they say it's the phone not their line. Please help me out because running on the E network is very slow
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The international i9100 does not support 4G. Only option would be to get a 4G enabled one.
its because the international galaxy s2 doesn't have the same 3g bands as T-Mobile (assuming you are T-Mobile USA). They run off of 1700/2100 while the phone itself supports 850/900/1900/2100. While only the 2100 band matches, if you don't get 2100 coverage in your area, you will default to 2g.
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Tkdinh101 said:
Hi, I have the white s2 i9100unlock version and when I put in my
Tmobile Sim card it says that I am running on E network instead of 4g. Is there anything I can do to change this? I contact Tmobile and they say it's the phone not their line. Please help me out because running on the E network is very slow
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So you started another thread on this, where I also answered your question. This phone will never get HSPA+ speeds on T-Mobile USA - or what they call "4G". It lacks one of the necessary frequencies for it. It will only get Edge speeds. From what I remember on how T-Mobile USA's network functions, 3G and "4G" need both 1700 and 2100 mhz to function, as it uses one frequency for download and the other for upload.
EDIT: Here's the wikipedia article on AWS, which is the band T-Mobile uses for 3G/4G. In brief, AWS uses 1700 Mhz for uplink, and 2100 Mhz for downlink. So since it only gets half of the band, it won't do "4G".
akusokuzan said:
its because the international galaxy s2 doesn't have the same 3g bands as T-Mobile (assuming you are T-Mobile USA). They run off of 1700/2100 while the phone itself supports 850/900/1900/2100. While only the 2100 band matches, if you don't get 2100 coverage in your area, you will default to 2g.
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Unfortunately, the bolded/underlined part is simply not true. T-Mobile USA needs your phone to be able to get both 1700 mhz and 2100 mhz UMTS frequencies to do 3G/4G. If your phone doesn't have one of the frequencies, it won't do 3G/4G at all, and fall to Edge (2.5G).
What if I overall another ROM? Will it help?
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Tkdinh101 said:
What if I overall another ROM? Will it help?
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No. The phone simply doesn't have the hardware to receive the frequency. Nothing you can do to fix this.
akusokuzan said:
its because the international galaxy s2 doesn't have the same 3g bands as T-Mobile (assuming you are T-Mobile USA). They run off of 1700/2100 while the phone itself supports 850/900/1900/2100. While only the 2100 band matches, if you don't get 2100 coverage in your area, you will default to 2g.
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Wow that's weird, here in aus you only need to match one freq to get 3g. Do you know what t-mobile has done to require two bands to match? (its just my curiosity asking)
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Tkdinh101 said:
Hi, I have the white s2 i9100unlock version and when I put in my
Tmobile Sim card it says that I am running on E network instead of 4g. Is there anything I can do to change this? I contact Tmobile and they say it's the phone not their line. Please help me out because running on the E network is very slow
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You need Galaxy2 HD LTE to access 4G. That particular model is not available outside Korea at the moment. If you want 4G, try Samsung Galaxy Note or LG Optimus LTE - also known as Nitro HD, or HTC phones.
Visentinel said:
Wow that's weird, here in aus you only need to match one freq to get 3g. Do you know what t-mobile has done to require two bands to match? (its just my curiosity asking)
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That indeed is weird and inconvenient, but I guess telco's can setup their system however they like... It may have lot to do with number of people using mobile services. In OZ we have 22 million potential mobile users using 4 major telco companies, whereas in USA, they would get most of OZ population just in New York city, let alone rest of the country.
Ah systemcrasher I think they might be load balancing the hspa+ mimo across the two freqs. Telstra nextg doesn't need to coz there's allot less people here.
If that's the case still should be allowed to fall back to a non mimo mode.
Let this be a lesson to the OP, always research all carrier pre requisites before buying, also consider other carriers encased you'd like to stay open to other options.
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Visentinel said:
Wow that's weird, here in aus you only need to match one freq to get 3g. Do you know what t-mobile has done to require two bands to match? (its just my curiosity asking)
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Visentinel said:
Ah systemcrasher I think they might be load balancing the hspa+ mimo across the two freqs. Telstra nextg doesn't need to coz there's allot less people here.
If that's the case still should be allowed to fall back to a non mimo mode.
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systemcrasher said:
That indeed is weird and inconvenient, but I guess telco's can setup their system however they like... It may have lot to do with number of people using mobile services. In OZ we have 22 million potential mobile users using 4 major telco companies, whereas in USA, they would get most of OZ population just in New York city, let alone rest of the country.
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ctomgee said:
EDIT: Here's the wikipedia article on AWS, which is the band T-Mobile uses for 3G/4G. In brief, AWS uses 1700 Mhz for uplink, and 2100 Mhz for downlink. So since it only gets half of the band, it won't do "4G".
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So the answer is the link to the wikipedia article in my quote above. It's not T-Mobile USA's doing per se - they just purchased the AWS-1 (also known as UMTS band IV) band of the spectrum. That's just the way this band is set up. Wind and Rogers in Canada also use this band.

Differentiating US VS. International

Trying to decide whether to get it from T-Mobile with a dual core processor, or an International model with a quad core.
Does the international model work on either 3G, HSPA+,or HSDPA on T-Mobile? What other differentiation are there?
liftsifter said:
Trying to decide whether to get it from T-Mobile with a dual core processor, or an International model with a quad core.
Does the international model work on either 3G, HSPA+,or HSDPA on T-Mobile? What other differentiation are there?
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No, the international wont work on TMO. Well it will but you will only get 2G speeds. When TMO switches over to the 1900mhz band it will work(HSPA+) and I think they already switched in a couple of locations but it will take a while before it's fully switched over.
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No, the international wont work on TMO. Well it will but you will only get 2G speeds. When TMO switches over to the 1900mhz band it will work(HSPA+) and I think they already switched in a couple of locations but it will take a while before it's fully switched over.
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Do we know if any of the Chicago area has switched yet?
liftsifter said:
Do we know if any of the Chicago area has switched yet?
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no clue
Chicago has not switched. Honestly only like ten markets have made the switch.
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[Q] Buying the Edge in South Korea for UK use, worth it?

So my wife is thinking of flying home for a few weeks next month.
If it turned out cheaper to buy the Gold 64Gb Edge in Korea (which it most probably will be), would it work exactly the same as buying one in the UK. There're no different chip variants for different markets are there?
Also warranty shouldn't be a problem, since there are Samsung Repair centres in the UK anyway, right?
Found out the price...s6 edge 64gb ₩978,000 */ *597pounds
So much cheaper in Korea than England
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Barff1984 said:
Found out the price...s6 edge 64gb ₩978,000 */ *597pounds
So much cheaper in Korea than England
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Well, there are different bands of course. If they all work on your carrier and the other variant is cheaper, then you should give it a try. Korean variants tend to have different things from the international ones. LG G2 from Korea has an antenna so you can watch TV, for example, while international variants don't.
Honestly I don't know if this kind of differences exist between these versions, but as long as I know, some manufacturers if not all, only support the warranty in the country in which it was legally acquired. Maybe in the EU this don't happen, but it did happen to me when I bought a T-Mobile device in the US and I had no support in Mexico for it.
Barff1984 said:
So my wife is thinking of flying home for a few weeks next month.
If it turned out cheaper to buy the Gold 64Gb Edge in Korea (which it most probably will be), would it work exactly the same as buying one in the UK. There're no different chip variants for different markets are there?
Also warranty shouldn't be a problem, since there are Samsung Repair centres in the UK anyway, right?
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Who's your carrier in the UK? Check the bands and see what US variant supports that band. I take it you're with a GSM carrier in the UK?
iunlock said:
Who's your carrier in the UK? Check the bands and see what US variant supports that band. I take it you're with a GSM carrier in the UK?
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I'm with Three Mobile, they use these bands.
2100MHz UMTS/HSDPA/HSPA+/DC-HSPA+ 3G
800MHz LTE (planned)[55] 4G
1800MHz LTE[56] 4G
There is only a Band difference
or a Spec difference in the phone also ?
Thanks
The Korean version might have dmb player, but that's usually all.
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Barff1984 said:
I'm with Three Mobile, they use these bands.
2100MHz UMTS/HSDPA/HSPA+/DC-HSPA+ 3G
800MHz LTE (planned)[55] 4G
1800MHz LTE[56] 4G
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Here are the supported bands of the T-Mobile variant:
Quad Band GSM; LTE: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 17; UMTS: Band I (2100), Band II (1900), Band IV (1700/2100), Band V (850), Band VIII (900)
Therefore, everything should work except the 1800MHz band....
Why would I need to know tmob bands, I'm not getting it in America and I'm not with tmob uk.
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Best International Variant for Use with AT&T

I was searching eBay and saw a G9250 and G925I that seem very similar. There's also a G925F. All support all AT&T bands as far as I can tell. I'm looking for SIM unlocked, boot loader unlocked and updates not tied to a carrier. Most importantly I want one that will likely see the most development here. What do you guys suggest?
I have G920I and have no problem with LTE or connectivity. However I'm thinking about switching to edge and I'm considering G9250 which hands down supports the most LTE bands than any other variant. It's just too pricey yet let me know how much you end up spending on which variant
mehdi_s82 said:
I have G920I and have no problem with LTE or connectivity. However I'm thinking about switching to edge and I'm considering G9250 which hands down supports the most LTE bands than any other variant. It's just too pricey yet let me know how much you end up spending on which variant
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Agree I think the G9250 has the most LTE Bands. USA and Asia for the most part not sure about Europe but probably would maybe....
primod808 said:
Agree I think the G9250 has the most LTE Bands. USA and Asia for the most part not sure about Europe but probably would maybe....
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mehdi_s82 said:
I have G920I and have no problem with LTE or connectivity. However I'm thinking about switching to edge and I'm considering G9250 which hands down supports the most LTE bands than any other variant. It's just too pricey yet let me know how much you end up spending on which variant
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Thank you both. I was also leaning towards the 9250. Prices are not that different between the I, F, and 0 variants. However, I have not committed to one yet. It looks like the 9250 also has the CDMA radios but I noticed more 3G CDMA radios then 3G GSM ones listed. I know mostly all I need is the LTE but I just want to be sure.
I will let you guys know once I get it.
hamzer11 said:
Thank you both. I was also leaning towards the 9250. Prices are not that different between the I, F, and 0 variants. However, I have not committed to one yet. It looks like the 9250 also has the CDMA radios but I noticed more 3G CDMA radios then 3G GSM ones listed. I know mostly all I need is the LTE but I just want to be sure.
I will let you guys know once I get it.
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Great! I just ordered my 9250 through never-msrp website (its $30 cheaper than their ebay posting). Here are the bands supported on G9250 from Samsung's HK website:
Here are the bands supported by G9250:
LTE B1, B2, B3, B4(AWS), B5, B7, B8, B12, B17, B18, B19, B20, B25, B26, B28, B29
TD-LTE B38, B41, B40, B39
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
3G CDMA BC0(800)
3G TD-CDMA B34(2010), B39(1880)
mehdi_s82 said:
Great! I just ordered my 9250 through never-msrp website (its $30 cheaper than their ebay posting). Here are the bands supported on G9250 from Samsung's HK website:
Here are the bands supported by G9250:
LTE B1, B2, B3, B4(AWS), B5, B7, B8, B12, B17, B18, B19, B20, B25, B26, B28, B29
TD-LTE B38, B41, B40, B39
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
3G CDMA BC0(800)
3G TD-CDMA B34(2010), B39(1880)
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Link please. Can you add a squaretrade warranty if purchased direct? That's one reason I was thinking of going through ebay.
hamzer11 said:
Link please. Can you add a squaretrade warranty if purchased direct? That's one reason I was thinking of going through ebay.
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Here is the link. I think you can still buy SquareTrade warranty through their site directly. Go to http://www.squaretrade.com/get-warranty and put in 221744575898 which is the item number for the same item from the same seller. Later you can forward your purchase receipt from never-msrp to SquareTrade.
I personally prefer to buy their insurance which imo is better coverage. If a Samsung phone works fine within the first 14 days(return period for seller), I don't think you'd need warranty later on.
mehdi_s82 said:
Here is the link. I think you can still buy SquareTrade warranty through their site directly. Go to http://www.squaretrade.com/get-warranty and put in 221744575898 which is the item number for the same item from the same seller. Later you can forward your purchase receipt from never-msrp to SquareTrade.
I personally prefer to buy their insurance which imo is better coverage. If a Samsung phone works fine within the first 14 days(return period for seller), I don't think you'd need warranty later on.
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You mean you prefer to buy ATT insurance? Not sure if that's what you meant. Unfortunately, I don't see the 9250 in 64gb on their site. I might have to wait a bit.
hamzer11 said:
You mean you prefer to buy ATT insurance? Not sure if that's what you meant. Unfortunately, I don't see the 9250 in 64gb on their site. I might have to wait a bit.
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I meant buy Squaretrade Insurance instead of Squaretrade warranty.
I'm cancelling out Sprint and going with Cricket, and was curious about this as well. I currently have an S3 that I've had since the release. Time for an upgrade and I am a bit torn between the s6's. I was originally going to wait for a G4, but the Flex 2 and the G3 was uncomfortable in my hands when compared to the S6. And I'll have a case on it, so it would be much more uncomfortable. Custom roms have made my life with my S3 a much more bearable one as I'm currently running Lollipop. I'll be getting two of whatever I decide on, but I need lte, no bloatware, and a lot of rom development so I can explore!
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I'm cancelling out Sprint and going with Cricket, and was curious about this as well. I currently have an S3 that I've had since the release. Time for an upgrade and I am a bit torn between the s6's. I was originally going to wait for a G4, but the Flex 2 and the G3 was uncomfortable in my hands when compared to the S6. And I'll have a case on it, so it would be much more uncomfortable. Custom roms have made my life with my S3 a much more bearable one as I'm currently running Lollipop. I'll be getting two of whatever I decide on, but I need lte, no bloatware, and a lot of rom development so I can explore!
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I think things have changed in development scene quite a bit since S3. I personally was a flashoholic and used to flash new roms/kernels daily. But as android evolved, I felt the need to try custom roms less and less. IMO there will be less number of custom roms as we move to each new generation of Android phones. If you really want tens of custom roms and kernel, go with a Nexus. Right now I have an S6 (coming from a Nexus) and waiting for my G9250 to arrive. I have not had any need to flash a custom rom. Having root is nice though.
Overall, IMHO If you want more roms, go with G925F/G920F. Otherwise G9250 has the most comprehensive network bands support. Root is available on pretty much all variants.
I ordered the 9250 w/64gb storage from Never MSRP but via their ebay listing. The most expensive phone I've every purchased, hopefully I can get some good life out of it. Should be arriving Monday. I compared all the bands and I think this was the way to go. I too am no longer flash happy with my phones. Although CM12 has been great on my OnePlus. I just want to be able to root the phone for simple things and more control. Still undecided about the Squaretrade insurance. I will decide within the month they give you.
I bought the g925i edge...I live in cali and using cricket, does that mean I won't get as many bands? I'm just worried about 4g speeds + call/text signal strength because I use it during school and work.
I finally received my 9250. To be clear, I had 920i for a few weeks on at&t. Before that, I had 925A. I feel data on 9250 is slightly faster than my 920i Attached is a series of speed test result in downtown Philadelphia which is a pretty congested area. My 925A speed tests in same area, had similar results so I do not think 9250 is any slower.
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I finally received my 9250. To be clear, I had 920i for a few weeks on at&t. Before that, I had 925A. I feel data on 9250 is slightly faster than my 920i Attached is a series of speed test result in downtown Philadelphia which is a pretty congested area. My 925A speed tests in same area, had similar results so I do not think 9250 is any slower.
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I also received my 9250 today. But for some reason the version I got G9250ZTU1AOCI isn't supported by ping pong root yet. I couldn't find the firmware on Sam mobile either. Any suggestions?
hamzer11 said:
I also received my 9250 today. But for some reason the version I got G9250ZTU1AOCI isn't supported by ping pong root yet. I couldn't find the firmware on Sam mobile either. Any suggestions?
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After an OTA, I'm on AOE4 and rooted using ping pong. Did you try to software update?
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After an OTA, I'm on AOE4 and rooted using ping pong. Did you try to software update?
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Will try it when I get home. Was your firmware version the same as I posted above before the update?
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Will try it when I get home. Was your firmware version the same as I posted above before the update?
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Yup!
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Yup!
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You have been incredibly helpful and if this works you have brightened my day! Did you try the bootloader unlock app (CROM) from the samsung app store? I did and it gave me a message that my bootloader is unlocked and I can install a custom ROM. Status is still official.
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You have been incredibly helpful and if this works you have brightened my day! Did you try the bootloader unlock app (CROM) from the samsung app store? I did and it gave me a message that my bootloader is unlocked and I can install a custom ROM. Status is still official.
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No, I just rooted using Ping Pong. I'm getting old for roming these days
Let me know how far you can keep knox warranty not voided.

LTE bands

Am I the only one who is mad that no one is following apple on the one thing they did perfectly? Apple has almost every LTE band you could need in one device. I travel for work a lot, I have to go to Japan and middle East. The bands in the American nexus devices lacks every band used in Japan on DoCoMo (1,19,21) except the 5X has band 1.
Right now I'm debating nexus 6P (can't do a 32GB device do no 5X) or the iPhone 6S plus. I'd grab the nexus in a heart beat if it had the bands I need. Ugh I hate these decisions lol.
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The rest of world version has every band you need. Comparison here, row on left, USA on right
http://assets.hardwarezone.com/img/2015/09/Nexus-6P-network-JP-vs-US.jpg
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The rest of world version has every band you need. Comparison here, row on left, USA on right
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Aye I know it has the Japanese bands, and all of AT&T's current bands, missing is the T-Mobile band 12 and AT&T band 30. I'll probably get the international version, assuming I can order it (may have to order from Google Japan) I just want as many bands as possible for the ability to easily change carriers.
Maybe someone will do what was done for the Moto N6, combine most of the bands into one QCN file.
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Is this due to licensing, physical, or software limitations (binaries not supporting certain bands)?
AshranPewter said:
Is this due to licensing, physical, or software limitations (binaries not supporting certain bands)?
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Licensing or physical (no one would be able to tell until they have the devices). You have to pay per band for licensing, and some bands need certain filters and amplifiers that are external to the modem chip. Those obviously cost money so sometimes aren't included (though sometimes are just not activated in software since they could save money by not having to retool the production lines to make different models)
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Aye I know it has the Japanese bands, and all of AT&T's current bands, missing is the T-Mobile band 12 and AT&T band 30. I'll probably get the international version, assuming I can order it (may have to order from Google Japan) I just want as many bands as possible for the ability to easily change carriers.
Maybe someone will do what was done for the Moto N6, combine most of the bands into one QCN file.
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Well we know band 12 is just locked right now for Tmo, but should be available by launch.
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This is admittedly where the iPhone just crushes any android device honestly. My ex went to Canada and had excellent service. She then went to Italy and the UK and never had to swap sim cards (some kind of T-Mobile service) and had 4G everywhere. Obviously she wasn't thinking of LTE bands, but I was impressed when she told me about it. But I now have to worry about phones that support bands in the UK and U.S.
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Well we know band 12 is just locked right now for Tmo, but should be available by launch.
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Not for the international version though, only the American version will have band 12 and 13
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This is admittedly where the iPhone just crushes any android device honestly. My ex went to Canada and had excellent service. She then went to Italy and the UK and never had to swap sim cards (some kind of T-Mobile service) and had 4G everywhere. Obviously she wasn't thinking of LTE bands, but I was impressed when she told me about it. But I now have to worry about phones that support bands in the UK and U.S.
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Aye, though T-Mobile will show LTE (since that's what it connects to) its still throttled though which is why I get local SIMs overseas.
I'm honestly thinking of buying a 6S plus for myself for Christmas. Great LTE coverage and maybe I'll save money buy not buying a new phone every few months, since there's only one new iPhone a year (not counting the 2 sizes) lol.
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Dennis, I currently live in Japan, and use DoCoMo. According to the DoCoMo rep I spoke to on the phone, DoCoMo uses bands 1, 3, 19, 21, 28.
Are you saying the American version won't work at all? The difference in price between the American and Japanese versions of the nexus 6P is laughable. ¥74,000 to ¥59,000 yen respectively.
I'm in Japan right now too. The only band the US one has is band 3. I don't know where or how saturated band 3 is, or if it would work well. I'm debating very much right now. Buy nexus 6P for $800 and get the 128GB and stay with Android, hoping it works for the next few months here. Or buy the iPhone 6S plus and get less storage for more money and have to switch to iOS.
Edit: meant $700 for the 128GB N6P (approximately after tax), the 64GB iPhone 6S plus is $849 before tax. Ugh.
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AhsanU said:
This is admittedly where the iPhone just crushes any android device honestly. My ex went to Canada and had excellent service. She then went to Italy and the UK and never had to swap sim cards (some kind of T-Mobile service) and had 4G everywhere. Obviously she wasn't thinking of LTE bands, but I was impressed when she told me about it. But I now have to worry about phones that support bands in the UK and U.S.
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I've brought my N4 and N5 overseas and had zero issue on tmo just continuing to use my phone over the last 3 years.
does anyone know if this will work on the verizon XLTE frequencies? I can't tell by the displayed specs.
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Never mind. I found it.
johnp357 said:
does anyone know if this will work on the verizon XLTE frequencies? I can't tell by the displayed specs.
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Never mind. I found it.
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in case anybody else was wondering....
Band 4: 1700MHz F (XLTE)
I have a question. Are you guys getting LTE signal on N6P? When AT&T activated my new sim for N6P, I'm getting an H signal. I asked the guy at AT&T said it's HSPA+. Weird, because when I was on my N5, I was getting "LTE" from AT&T.
Teemberland said:
I have a question. Are you guys getting LTE signal on N6P? When AT&T activated my new sim for N6P, I'm getting an H signal. I asked the guy at AT&T said it's HSPA+. Weird, because when I was on my N5, I was getting "LTE" from AT&T.
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Change your APN to ATT phone, works on my wife's phone. You should be getting LTE for sure.
gman16000 said:
in case anybody else was wondering....
Band 4: 1700MHz F (XLTE)
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I get Band 4 at my office and XLTE speeds.
jawmail said:
Change your APN to ATT phone, works on my wife's phone. You should be getting LTE for sure.
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Thanks man, I did your suggestion but, no bueno. I think the dude at ATT didn't set up my phone correctly.
It is definitely a downer because my iPhone will be nice to have during international travel but that's only 3x a year so I'll live.
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htowngator said:
It is definitely a downer because my iPhone will be nice to have during international travel but that's only 3x a year so I'll live.
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Where do you travel to? The 6P will work in most countries around the world. It has Band 2/3/4/5/7/12/13/17/25/26/29/30.
Most of Europe will be fine. Most of Oceania is fine. Most of Asia excluding China and Japan. All of North and South America works.

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