So its a simple question, but if my fiance' bought her phone from Carphonewarehouse.com (uk site) and we have T-mobile here in USA, would the Galaxy Note II from that site work on T-Mobiles 4G network out here, even though the phone is from the UK? Or would any phones? I don't know how that works.
Thanks ahead of time
Rob
It will eventually work on tmobile hspa once your area is transitioned to the 1900 frequency for the reform. So just Kansas City and Las Vegas officially but more cities are in the process so you might notice it here and there say h or h+ but if the phone says E then you're still stuck on good ol edge aka 2g.
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ah so I am pretty much better off hoping there is a good sale for the S3, or Note II by the end of November cause TMO has that 30 day guarantee right? I can return my phone and pay the difference for a better one?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1956264
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What modem works best here,my phone lately doesn't even open facebook,it was slow when i got it on February,but in my house it open facebook,and pages well not at blazing speeds but it loaded them..
Close to a month ago the news hit that Sprint was moving to LTE,there were a few days were a ton of people have no reception at all,and it was say by sprint that it was do to sprint moving to LTE.
Since that my E4GT doesn't want to open pages,the signal is very bad drop call all the time,and even start roaming in my house when it did not do that before,i live in Carolina close the Campo Rico so i know there is signal here there was before.
Do you think it will get better with another modem.?
Running Blazer v4.0 Ginger 2.3.6..
I'm still running stock, but I only have 3 or 4 day with my phone so cannot tell you but I did get some 4G at Plaza del Sol in Bayamon
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4G in Bayamon???
I can barely get 3G...
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Only at Childrens Hospital and in Plaza del Sol
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My friend the only thing i can say is that sprint does not work in PR. I recently had my family vacation on the island that i haven't visited in five years and i definitely can say that there no signal or 3g or 4g and i tried EVERY SINGLE MODEM no dice, its just a horrible experience if u ask me. The only company that works very good to our standards it's att it evens has a very good 4g signal. So is either att or try to feed you're phone with a LOT of wifi.
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joseamirandavelez said:
4G in Bayamon???
I can barely get 3G...
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Is some parts of Barrio Obrero i got,and in 2 other places near Trujillo,other than that no were else,it is true that Sprint charge you $10 for 4G.? Because i read an article in spanish which was publish on April this year about that.
It attack sprint horrible networks and services,and actually claimed that they sold phones for an almost non existent 4G wimax network,and that people were paying $10 for a 4G they where not getting to use i wonder if this is true,because i will put such a fight on sprint store...Either they move me to an LTE phone or i am gone.
Well, after getting tired of AT&T Data Throttling me to Edge speeds, And knowing that coverage is not 100% in my area, I went ahead and got the 69.99 Monthly Unlimited Everything Plan from T-Mobile ( I Was on ATT's Grandfathered in Unlimited plan etc cost around $120-130 Month) Now I'ts just $69.99.
Here are the results Keep in mind speeds will improve as coverage does as well. It's very sensitive at the moment if I move a few feet away signals lower and speeds vary depending on where I'm standing And in Certain parts of my house I have Edge, But if I move towards the bedrooms or living room it just picks up HSPA+ (Yeah it's funny how 20-50 feet make a huge difference) but it's very encouraging to say the least I expect when it's fully re farmed to be getting 15-20mbps down!
And without further a due here they are!
Nyxagamemnon said:
Well, after getting tired of AT&T Data Throttling me to Edge speeds, And knowing that coverage is not 100% in my area, I went ahead and got the 69.99 Monthly Unlimited Everything Plan from T-Mobile ( I Was on ATT's Grandfathered in Unlimited plan etc cost around $120-130 Month) Now I'ts just $69.99.
Here are the results Keep in mind speeds will improve as coverage does as well. It's very sensitive at the moment if I move a few feet away signals lower and speeds vary depending on where I'm standing And in Certain parts of my house I have Edge, But if I move towards the bedrooms or living room it just picks up HSPA+ (Yeah it's funny how 20-50 feet make a huge difference) but it's very encouraging to say the least I expect when it's fully re farmed to be getting 15-20mbps down!
And without further a due here they are!
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You won't get 20mbps down. It's too close to the Note II's theoretical peak 21mbps HSPA+. 15mbps may be possible though.
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Well I'm just touching 12mbps now, I'll keep testing this as time goes on and network improves and see where I end up. However like AT&T is worthless now I was getting 3-4 and now I'm getting constant 9-12mbps at half the price And no throttling.
http://www.airportal.de/
Not sure if you have/want to post your findings there! Every time I check the site, it seems like a new pointer pops up to a new location!
That sounds good. I live in NYC and I am thinking about pulling the trigger on the international version. But I am not sure that I could live with 2G service most of the time. If it were a little bit of H+ and then 3G the rest of the time, I think I could live with it.
In any case, i'm gonna wait and see what price I can get the T-mobile version for.
wait... I thought N7100 does not support the AWS band for voice?
Can someone please confirm if the N7100 supports AWS?
Thx
bdpq said:
wait... I thought N7100 does not support the AWS band for voice?
Can someone please confirm if the N7100 supports AWS?
Thx
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The Int'l Note 2 does not support 1700mhz AWS, correct. T-Mobile is, however, in the process of moving their HSPA+ service off of 1700mhz AWS over to 1900mhz instead so that they can use the (soon to be) old 1700mhz AWS band for LTE service.
Heres mine
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I went ahead today and bought a T-Mobile branded version to see the difference in speeds, and At home My n7100 on the 1900 band beat it. I drove around and the highest I got was 15. However that same area is not yet re-farmed. So I'm returning the t-Mobile branded version and keeping my N7100 I Just had to compare both devices
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Nice Virus,
I went ahead today and bought a T-Mobile branded version to see the difference in speeds, and At home My n7100 on the 1900 band beat it. I drove around and the highest I got was 15. However that same area is not yet re-farmed. So I'm returning the t-Mobile branded version and keeping my N7100 I Just had to compare both devices
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Yes moving 4G to the 1900 band was a good idea. Now a lot international phone will get 4G insead of 2G. I made the switch coming from AT&T cause now I dont need to. Had the Quad one x so I don't miss lte plus. Well have lte soon anyway. I always buy the latest and gratest phones but I think im a one phone man now. Thanks Samsung.
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Here are some more updated numbers I saw it pass 13! Im rooting for 15
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T-Mobile....meh..
I was a long time customer of T-mobile, had the HTC Amaze 4G and Galaxy S2 on T-Mobile.
Saw speeds up to 15-17mbps in some very few parts, but the thing was.... it loaded pages and generally felt slower browsing and using the web than my friend's equivalent S2 on ATT and he only saw 3-5mbps in probably 90 percent of the locations we went to. Something was up with that...
When T-mobile is fast...it's very fast (which is very rare), but when it's slow, it's VEEEEERRRRY SLOW which was most all places.
Anyways, I'm very happy with my international GT-N7100 on ATT's HSPA.
18.9 highest
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18.9 highest
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I wins hehe
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You won't get 20mbps down. It's too close to the Note II's theoretical peak 21mbps HSPA+. 15mbps may be possible though.
Looks like your wrong see above^
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19.8 mbps down, 1.68 mbps down.
Here is the test from the intl note. I had to switch my network mode to wcdma only. Otherwise it kept switching to edge.
Irvine, CA
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I get 20 with my note 2 in some places
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I hit 13 recorded so far ive grazed 14 down while the test was running.
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I get 20 with my note 2 in some places
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Guys,
I so want to buy the note 2 like today. However T-Mobile has no coverage in my area. If I buy the phone at full price I can get it unlocked. Am just wondering if T-Mobile note will work on at&t lte Or hspa+.
sats.mine2k4 said:
Guys,
I so want to buy the note 2 like today. However T-Mobile has no coverage in my area. If I buy the phone at full price I can get it unlocked. Am just wondering if T-Mobile note will work on at&t lte Or hspa+.
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The phone does support HSPA+ on AT&T out the box since the bands are included. The phone also has T-Mobile LTE frequency as well, but is said to be locked down by software since T-Mobile does not have LTE up and running yet. I believe T-Mobile and AT&T do use the same frequency for LTE. Only way to know if someone unlocks their device and puts in an AT&T sim.
According to AnandTech review it WILL support ATT LTE. So how does a non-Tmobile user unlock this phone??? I want to use on ATT.
From the review...
http://www.anandtech.com/show/6386/samsung-galaxy-note-2-review-t-mobile-/9
One of the most interesting things about the Galaxy Note 2 on T-Mobile is that it literally is the same hardware as the AT&T Note 2 with LTE. Sure, the model number is different, but the T-Mobile Note 2 includes support for LTE bands 17 (which AT&T uses) and 4 (AWS, which AT&T has specced devices out for and T-Mobile has confirmed it will deploy LTE on). This is to my knowledge the first T-Mobile handset with overt LTE support, and thus a solid future-proof purchase if you’re determined to have a T-Mobile handset that will work with the carrier’s upcoming LTE on AWS plans.
In addition, if you unlock the handset there’s no reason it shouldn’t work on AT&T’s LTE network that I can see. I managed to unlock the T-Mobile Galaxy Note 2 but not before leaving the AT&T LTE market in Dallas. It does however work as expected on WCDMA 1900 in my own market on AT&T after unlocking.
Will the Note 2 work on streight talk as well?
I'm curious if the note II would work on att's 3g network. I'm with Sprint atm but I'm constantly roaming due to poor coverage so I'm assuming it won't be long till they nix my contract and paying $100+ for limited data is just ridiculous to me so I was going to go with TMobile but they only have.edge coverage around here no 3g so I was hoping if I went with TMobile I could use AT&T towers and actually have a decently priced plan with real service.
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Guys,
I so want to buy the note 2 like today. However T-Mobile has no coverage in my area. If I buy the phone at full price I can get it unlocked. Am just wondering if T-Mobile note will work on at&t lte Or hspa+.
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Im in the same boat im going thru the same thing I have both simplemobile/tmo and Att for work and i played with the international version and ofourse it was fine with my Att sim i didnt try my simplemoble/tmo sim at the time but im hearing the tmo version is exactly like the att and international one so imma just use my work phone/att to save some money(I use google voice so it doesnt matter what phone i use same number) and plus im suppose to get a discounted price so lets say i can possible be very happy this weekend!! but imma take the chance all the info i read states it will work with Att hspa+network so well see soon! if nobody tries it before me...
I took the plunge...
I bought the TMOB version
Cellunlocker.net unlocked it (I selected the international note 2 option)
Pooped in my at&t sim
No LTE!!!
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ekerbuddyeker said:
I took the plunge...
I bought the TMOB version
Cellunlocker.net unlocked it (I selected the international note 2 option)
Pooped in my at&t sim
No LTE!!!
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Lol @ "Pooped in my at&t sim"!
ekerbuddyeker said:
I took the plunge...
I bought the TMOB version
Cellunlocker.net unlocked it (I selected the international note 2 option)
Pooped in my at&t sim
No LTE!!!
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did u get hspa+ atleast? im thinking of getting note 2 from tmobile and using at&t
It says 4G
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It says 4G
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thats good. hspa+ is all i need
how much was it to get it unlock
$25
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$25
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thanks.
LTE band might just be software locked since T-Mo has yet to get LTE, FCC filings showed LTE capability. YMMV
So how does one unloxk that?
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Hacked radio. Prob be a while for that though. Need att radio drivers most likely.
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additional evidence that it's LTE enabled (technically)
http://www.anandtech.com/show/6386/samsung-galaxy-note-2-review-t-mobile-/9
not sure how to "unlock" the LTE functionality
Well I am enjoying the device. Im Missing LTE in NYC where 4G is not great!
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Well I am enjoying the device. Im Missing LTE in NYC where 4G is not great!
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Make sure your using the right APN....... if your not using the right APN you won't get lte
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Most likely your going to need the At&t radio just how At&t note 1 worked on t-mobile 4g by flashing the radio... maybe even a full on rom from at&t version since all the phones now come with the same hardware
I have been giving a phone that I plan to repair and then unlock to use on my Tmobil network. Will the ATnT S 3 workl with T Mobil HSPA+?
I tried googling the answer but got mixed answers.
I think it will.
But a t mobile s3 on att will get slow speeds. I know this because I recently unlocked my tmo s3 and used an att sim and my download speeds were less then 4mb
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I have been giving a phone that I plan to repair and then unlock to use on my Tmobil network. Will the ATnT S 3 workl with T Mobil HSPA+?
I tried googling the answer but got mixed answers.
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only where t-mobile has 1900mhz setup...otherwise you will get edge speeds...
Most likely edge speed, don't gamble on the h+ speed... some people get it. But it's very spotty and in a limited area. Maybe next year it'll be better.
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I live in a h+ zone and its still very spotty. Used my gf hox and it didn't have to travel long to be stuck on edge. It also has a habit of going in and out of edge when you are in a zone. Forcing it do wcdma only is not a practical solution because instead of going to edge I just wont have service. So don't do unless you don't mind edge or are paying the $5 plan with overage
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You guys think I should sell he S3 after I fix it? I currently have the HTC Amaze, while a fantastic phone, it has a very small dev community because HTC was a bit of a jerk when it came to helping the community out.
I live in San Diego, I imagine coverage would suck outside of San Diego or even some if not most places in San Diego.
I was sorta hoping to swap my Amaze for the S3.
http://www.engadget.com/2012/12/13/t-mobile-enhances-coverage/
Saw this today, I'm in San Diego yay I'm assuming this is the 1900mhz spectrum
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Saw this today, I'm in San Diego yay I'm assuming this is the 1900mhz spectrum
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Yes it is! They turned on the switch
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Hey everyone, just wanted to know if there were any users of the N7100 in the US? What they thought of the service and functionality also GPS. I'm on AT&T and switching from an Xperia TL. I don't really care about LTE, as long as I can get 4G here in Los Angeles, I don't download things enough for it to be a big difference. I'll have the phone Monday, so any thoughts before then would help. (I will be checking for the emmc bug right out of the box, if its bad I'm sending it back anyway.)
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I have an international note 2 and live in Maryland, as long as you're in the more populated areas you should be fine for H+ such as the metropolitan areas but once you leave there it gets pretty scarce and you're mostly going to be in edge, I'm on t mobile usa and I'm not sure how it is on other carriers, you shouldn't have any problems with with gps.
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Living in Baltimore since April and can confirm what hendog4385 said. I'm also on T-Mobile.
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Well, my phone just experienced SDS and living in the US, it seems near impossible to get anything done about it. So that's something to consider. I need a new phone now, and it will likely not be another international device after this experience.
Hi, I have GT7100 and live In Ohio. I used to receive 2g(edge), T-Mobile installed 1900mhz in my city, now I'm receiving hspa+ faster than LTE. If you can't receive hope from T-Mobile. You should consider Straight Talk or att t. Straight talk is the best solution
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