I'm based in the UK (London) and am thinking of getting a Samsung Epic 4G from Sprint (if I can work out how to add it to my basket minus a 2 year fixed contract) and was wondering if this phone will actually work ok in the UK on 02's network?
O2 uses the following frequency Bands: GSM 900/1800 / 3G 2100
Mobile Connectivity can be any of the following: GPRS, Edge, 3G, HSDPA.
I could get one from the UK but I'd pay about $160 more than the price in the US for the standard Samsung Galaxy S2 which wouldn't have, NFC or 4G capability (this is due to rollout early next year in the UK so they've cheaply removed it from current S2's).
Thanks
We dont have nfc and u wont be able to use 4g because their 4g is probably not wimax on 2.5 ghz
Ur best bet is to get at&t galaxy s and unlock
But i would still get international because development on that is always amazing
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hi everyone , is it possible to enable SimpleMobile/ T-Mobile 3G/4G HSPA+ on your AT&T phone like ours (captivate glide) .for example flash a t-mobile modem(radio) on this phone
I came across this site and he did it for Samsung Note
http://rootgalaxynote.com/galaxy-no...e-3g4g-hspa-on-your-att-galaxy-note-sgh-i717/
if this possible can anyone point me how to start working on it
I read this I think all it means is you can buy this unlocked but you won't get t mobiles 4g but if you do this you can so I doubt there is anything for the glide someone correct me if I'm wrong
[Edit] it may be possible considering they are both Samsung but you will need an unlocked glide
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Not yet, Tmo 4g is currently on a different frequency the radio in the i927 doesn't use, but rumor has it they're going to utilize 800mhz (current 2g spectrum) for 4g by the end of the year since their 2g is way under utilized at the moment...
what about 3g is it still possible ?
yeah im talking about after the fact of unlocking
Will the international HTC one x work with T-Mobile 4g?
Thanks in advance!
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I was told no it will not. So, I went and got a prepaid Verizon Jetpack Hotspot because using their wifi is actually LTE...not bad with a $25 prepaid AT&T card
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Tmo in the US uses 1700 MHz for its 4g data afaik which is not compatible with the Intl. One X. You will not be able to use 4g data.
Tmobile doesn't really have 4g out yet, they do promise to roll out LTE later. If you wait for winter quarter 2012, Tmobile promised that they will refarm 1900 for HSPA , therefore the international HOX will be able to run its 3g speed on Tmobile, which is 21mbps I think.
T-Mobile HAS BEGUN the process of refarming their 1900 mHz band to HSPA+. That being said, there are still many places that only get EDGE service on the One X. It will take some time to complete the refarming process.
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I just switched away from T-Mobile due to their coverage map being a bit....optimistic. None of the major us carriers support 4g yet. What they call 4g is actually more like 3.9g. It is more correct to call it LTE than 4g. Having said that, the global hox supports most of the frequencies that tmobile uses, just not in the way that T-Mobile uses them. The best you can get with a global hox on T-Mobile is 2G. My suggestion is to use att or an att compatible prepay carrier. You can get their 3g network which usually has decent seed.
orthanc77 said:
Tmobile doesn't really have 4g out yet, they do promise to roll out LTE later. If you wait for winter quarter 2012, Tmobile promised that they will refarm 1900 for HSPA , therefore the international HOX will be able to run its 3g speed on Tmobile, which is 21mbps I think.
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42Mbps Of course that's only theoretical though, but that's what they advertise their HSPA+ network as in the largest cities.
I am really confused by all the info I am reading about the 4G capabilities. It would seem that some Note II's do not ship with it, or am I wrong and reading the articles? Does this phone have 4G on Sprints network?
So assuming that it does have 4G, I don't see any reason not to get this phone. Can anyone tell me why I shouldn't get it?
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I am really confused by all the info I am reading about the 4G capabilities. It would seem that some Note II's do not ship with it, or am I wrong and reading the articles? Does this phone have 4G on Sprints network?
So assuming that it does have 4G, I don't see any reason not to get this phone. Can anyone tell me why I shouldn't get it?
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The International Note II (model GT-N7100) does not ship with 4G (LTE). There are European regional variants that currently ship with LTE radios, but they might not be frequency compatible with your carrier so you are taking a risk by ordering one of the LTE versions currently on the market.
You will see some carriers advertise their networks as 4G, when what they are actually referencing is HSPA+, which is a high-speed version of 3G service capable of 21Mbps download on the Note II. When I ordered my Note II I decided that the compromise of not getting LTE but having the true International phone, which tends to have more 3rd party developer (read: XDA-Developers) support for firmware updates, etc. was worth it. I'm happy with HSPA+ for this generation of phone.
With all this said, Sprint is also a CDMA network rather than GSM, which means the GT-N7100 is not going to be the phone you need if you want to use it with Sprint. It will work with AT&T and many other GSM regional providers (I'm using mine on the GCI network in Alaska) but you will not have true 4G/LTE. For Sprint, you are probably best waiting for them to release their official version.
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The International Note II (model GT-N7100) does not ship with 4G (LTE). There are European regional variants that currently ship with LTE radios, but they might not be frequency compatible with your carrier so you are taking a risk by ordering one of the LTE versions currently on the market.
You will see some carriers advertise their networks as 4G, when what they are actually referencing is HSPA+, which is a high-speed version of 3G service capable of 21Mbps download on the Note II. When I ordered my Note II I decided that the compromise of not getting LTE but having the true International phone, which tends to have more 3rd party developer (read: XDA-Developers) support for firmware updates, etc. was worth it. I'm happy with HSPA+ for this generation of phone.
With all this said, Sprint is also a CDMA network rather than GSM, which means the GT-N7100 is not going to be the phone you need if you want to use it with Sprint. It will work with AT&T and many other GSM regional providers (I'm using mine on the GCI network in Alaska) but you will not have true 4G/LTE. For Sprint, you are probably best waiting for them to release their official version.
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So in other words, just wait until the 26th and pick one up at the local store?
Yep.
Hi, I'm about to purchase the Galaxy Captivate Glide right now. I just had one question, will the phone work on Simple Mobile?
Simple Mobile is part of TracFone, which pretty much uses T-Mobile's for the Simple Mobile network.
I think, if you buy an unlocked version, that will be usable on any network.
It works on these type of networks:
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
Just called up Simple Mobile support and they confirmed that the Samsung Captivate Glide works on their network.
Note that it'll work on 2G EDGE, and on re-farmed T-Mobile 1900 MHz spectrum only.
StraightTalk may be a better option. I just got an i927R from NewEgg (Roger's version -- supposed to be unlocked) and it works great on StraightTalk, provided you get the AT&T SIM card. It will work on their HSPA+ network for "4G" (not true 4G).
Also, if you went through NewEgg as well, you may need to get an unlock code... It's apparently still locked to Rogers... It was only $9 for me (and I have a thread for a review on it) and it worked well. If you get a prompt for it, make sure you don't just "guess" something -- after three attempts, your phone cannot be unlocked anymore, apparently.
My brother has the AT&T version of StraightTalk for his Nexus phone, says it's great. I am considering going this route when the contract is up on my Glide (1 year to go from about now), but I thought about doing the T-Mobile version since they seem to have better signal at my house. That's unfortunate the Glide doesn't cover their current 3G (or fake 4G) frequency. Who knows, maybe they'll do more 1900 mhz by this time next year.
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My brother has the AT&T version of StraightTalk for his Nexus phone, says it's great. I am considering going this route when the contract is up on my Glide (1 year to go from about now), but I thought about doing the T-Mobile version since they seem to have better signal at my house. That's unfortunate the Glide doesn't cover their current 3G (or fake 4G) frequency. Who knows, maybe they'll do more 1900 mhz by this time next year.
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I am using an MVNO that runs ontop of T-Mobile. I am getting 4g on the Glide. This is because T-Mobile has started rolling out it's 1900MHZ network that is compatible with most radios on ATT phones. Lots of iPhones have been getting 3G on T-Mobile lately, along with both my HTC Vivid as well as my Samsung Captivate Glide.
I am in San Jose, CA.
http://airportal.de/ <---- I don't know if I'm allowed to LINK EXTERNALLY, however I'm not doing it for Advertising. This site has a map for sightings of T-Mobile's 1900MHZ network. You can add sightings as well.
Will i get the 4g feel with simple mobile on my glide ?
Ok. I know their have been many threads regarding this, but I just read this. I'm lost
http://pressblue.com/t-mobile-samsu...e-t-mobile-launches-network/2779/sandy-meyers
Two of the highest-end devices on T-Mobile’s smartphone roster, the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 and Galaxy S3, will support 4G LTE connectivity once the “Magenta carrier” launches its 4G LTE network later on in the month in Las Vegas, Nev. And the news is apparently official, as this confirmation comes from T-Mobile chief technological officer Neville Ray.
According to Ray, T-Mobile’s 4G LTE network is all ready to launch a few weeks from now, and will be initially launched in Las Vegas, same city where the 2013 Consumer Electronics Show is currently being held. Las Vegas also played an important part in T-Mobile’s previous history, being the first city to be covered by the carrier’s 3G HSPA+ 42 network. And although the launch is expected to take place sometime this month, Ray did not give any specific date for the network to become operational in Las Vegas.
This is also the first time T-Mobile has confirmed anything about the devices that would run on 4G LTE – when the Galaxy Note 2 and Galaxy S3 were released months ago, T-Mobile did not specify whether they would eventually support the connectivity standard. In fact, the T-Mobile Galaxy S3 shipped with a dual-core Snapdragon S4 processor – a concession made for all American variants due to poor LTE performance on quad-core processors at the time – despite not having a 4G network at the time. But apparently, the device did come with 4G LTE support after all, as confirmed by T-Mobile at CES 2013. The T-Mobile Galaxy Note 2 didn’t ship with any LTE support, but a software patch will make it compatible once the network is up.
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Ok. I know their have been many threads regarding this, but I just read this. I'm lost
http://pressblue.com/t-mobile-samsu...e-t-mobile-launches-network/2779/sandy-meyers
Two of the highest-end devices on T-Mobile’s smartphone roster, the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 and Galaxy S3, will support 4G LTE connectivity once the “Magenta carrier” launches its 4G LTE network later on in the month in Las Vegas, Nev. And the news is apparently official, as this confirmation comes from T-Mobile chief technological officer Neville Ray.
According to Ray, T-Mobile’s 4G LTE network is all ready to launch a few weeks from now, and will be initially launched in Las Vegas, same city where the 2013 Consumer Electronics Show is currently being held. Las Vegas also played an important part in T-Mobile’s previous history, being the first city to be covered by the carrier’s 3G HSPA+ 42 network. And although the launch is expected to take place sometime this month, Ray did not give any specific date for the network to become operational in Las Vegas.
This is also the first time T-Mobile has confirmed anything about the devices that would run on 4G LTE – when the Galaxy Note 2 and Galaxy S3 were released months ago, T-Mobile did not specify whether they would eventually support the connectivity standard. In fact, the T-Mobile Galaxy S3 shipped with a dual-core Snapdragon S4 processor – a concession made for all American variants due to poor LTE performance on quad-core processors at the time – despite not having a 4G network at the time. But apparently, the device did come with 4G LTE support after all, as confirmed by T-Mobile at CES 2013. The T-Mobile Galaxy Note 2 didn’t ship with any LTE support, but a software patch will make it compatible once the network is up.
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I've read the threads and I guess a definite answer is tough to find but now, I actually think maybe just maybe the Korean style of the s3 may be the new one...a quad core exynos one with 2 GB ram and lte like the note 2. Hopefully a soft update does the trick. But I won't benefit. I have simple mobile and I doubt they'll get lte any time soon
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2090216
The current T999 will not get LTE, only the new T999L will.
I think a very interesting thing about the Galaxy S3 is the AT&T Variant (SGH-I747). It contains the following bands:
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 700 MHz / AWS 1700 / 2100
This means if you are in a refarmed area, you could pick up T-Mobile's HSPA PCS 1900 network, and once they turn on their LTE network on the AWS 1700/2100 band, you would get 4G LTE.
Funny how our SGH-T999 has WCDMA/LTE yet everyone says our phone arnt LTE supported...until I hear it from the horses mouth (T-mobile) anything is possible.
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chrishoyt2012 said:
Funny how our SGH-T999 has WCDMA/LTE yet everyone says our phone arnt LTE supported...until I hear it from the horses mouth (T-mobile) anything is possible.
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Check the link in the post above yours. Its from T-Mobile saying they are releasing a new S3 with LTE.
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chrishoyt2012 said:
Funny how our SGH-T999 has WCDMA/LTE yet everyone says our phone arnt LTE supported...until I hear it from the horses mouth (T-mobile) anything is possible.
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The reason those settings are there is simply so Samsung only has to release one base firmware update. Instead of creating one for the T-Mobile version, one for the att version, etc etc. My galaxy s 2 has that setting as well. Don't mean its getting lte support.
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