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Differences Between International and TMo Versions

Can anyone please tell me why i should wait for TMo (besides pricing) and not just buy the international Note 2? Are there dramatic differences in the hardware and software? Will the International not have the capability to run on LTE (when TMo actually upgrades)?

Im not anerican so i cabt help on much part except what i know
Here is what i know.
International Note is HSPA+ but NOT LTE.

ATT VS TMO Note 2

Who came up with the rumor that ATT's phone does not support 42Mb band?
According to phonearena it does,
http://www.phonearena.com/phones/Samsung-GALAXY-Note-II-AT-T_id7500
and Wikipedia also states the same bands for both, if not ATT's version looks better because of the LTE duo-band support
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samsung_Galaxy_Note_II
Am I reading this wrong?

is there any hardware difference at all? like if you unlock it, are they fully usable?

I think while at hardware level there maybe the same for both phones there are other things that potentially will lock it from using on different network even if it's unlocked. like ril and baseband. I am not a coder or engineer so I don't know all of the detail.

Thanks for the insight...
AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 2
JellyThunder 4.1.2 "Blackout"

[Q] LTE on AT&T?

Once a custom rom is completed is it possible to turn lte on for the at&t network band?

IIRC the LTE model of the S4 Mini only has the bands used internationally and not the bands used by At&t in the US. This is a hardware restriction that cannot be fixed with software.
But, an LTE model of the S4 Mini with At&t LTE capability just passed through the FCC a few days ago so it may be coming to At&t:
http://www.engadget.com/2013/07/23/samsung-galaxy-s4-mini-returns-to-the-fcc-with-att-capable-lte/

AWS

With all this talk on Verizon adding AWS, do our phones have this capability?

If I remember correctly, only the T-Mobile variant of the One has AWS capabilities.

See, here's the thing that threw me off. The S4 variant for Verizon is going to support AWS. Currently online, the S4 and One are both listed as supporting the same frequencies. Is there no chance we could see AWS turned on like the S4 with a future update?
No biggy to me either way, but I figure similar phones with similar chipsets and currently similar cell frequency support, could be possible.

S20 (0 - Hong Kong variant or F/DS - Dual SIM international) in Canada

Hi,
Does anyone have the 0 or F/DS variant in Canada and do any of the following features work for you? If they do or don't please also post your carrier (I'm on Telus).
- WiFi Calling
- LTE-A
- VoLTE
- e-SIM
Looking at getting the Hong Kong variant since e-SIM isn't even a working function in Canada or the USA for that matter when the iPhone and other phones get it. Every year I push myself closer and closer to just getting an iPhone. Boot loader completely locked down, check. Can't root, check. VoLTE doesn't work unless it's a carrier phone, check. No e-SIM, check. Like what's the point of an Android anymore? All the above features work on an iPhone no matter what carrier (or country for that matter) you bought it from. Samsung is a mush of CSC files, hardware variants, LTE bands...
Thanks,

@Class said:
Hi,
Does anyone have the 0 or F/DS variant in Canada and do any of the following features work for you? If they do or don't please also post your carrier (I'm on Telus).
- WiFi Calling
- LTE-A
- VoLTE
- e-SIM
Looking at getting the Hong Kong variant since e-SIM isn't even a working function in Canada or the USA for that matter when the iPhone and other phones get it. Every year I push myself closer and closer to just getting an iPhone. Boot loader completely locked down, check. Can't root, check. VoLTE doesn't work unless it's a carrier phone, check. No e-SIM, check. Like what's the point of an Android anymore? All the above features work on an iPhone no matter what carrier (or country for that matter) you bought it from. Samsung is a mush of CSC files, hardware variants, LTE bands...
Thanks,
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No such thing as a perfect device, likely never will be. Best option is to list feature priorities then decide. i have the Hong Kong variant on T-mobile USA. Dual SIM which eliminates the need for an eSIM, bootloader is unlocked, can root the device. WiFi Calling and VoLTE function but no Carrier Aggeration (LTE-A). I wouldn't consider the F/DS variant, it has the Exynos SoC. Not an iPhone fan either, not impressed with their devices or ecosystem.

Thanks for the reply, its nice to see at least VoLTE and WiFi calling work (at least on T-Mobile in the USA). Anyone here on Telus? LTE-A isn't a priority considering a single band is typically fast enough for me these days, if I'm on a lower band it's for a reason (like distance). Does your dual SIM phone still support e-SIM? It's nice just to scan a plan and get going verses hunting the airport / local stores for a SIM.
Priority for me goes:
1) WiFi Calling
2) VoLTE
3) e-SIM
4) LTE-A

@Class said:
Thanks for the reply, its nice to see at least VoLTE and WiFi calling work (at least on T-Mobile in the USA). Anyone here on Telus? LTE-A isn't a priority considering a single band is typically fast enough for me these days, if I'm on a lower band it's for a reason (like distance). Does your dual SIM phone still support e-SIM? It's nice just to scan a plan and get going verses hunting the airport / local stores for a SIM.
Priority for me goes:
1) WiFi Calling
2) VoLTE
3) e-SIM
4) LTE-A
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eSIM isn't available unless you aquire an International Variant with the Exynos SoC. I'm not aware of any Dual SIM devices which support eSIM. IMHO you have to really want the eSIM to sacrifice a device with a vastly inferior Exynos SoC.

varcor said:
eSIM isn't available unless you aquire an International Variant with the Exynos SoC. I'm not aware of any Dual SIM devices which support eSIM. IMHO you have to really want the eSIM to sacrifice a device with a vastly inferior Exynos SoC.
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No no, dual SIM would be best in that case. Anyone in Canada can comment on the above?

Does Wifi-Calling work on both SIMs or SIM/eSIM on the S2, if they are from a different region?
Both my providers allow Wifi-Calling abroad.
Can anybody please confirm?

I have a Telus S20+ only support VoLTE, no WIFI-Calling. The reason I get this phone because of esim such a big disappointment.

I have Hongkong variant s20 5G (sm-g9810) using in Sri Lanka.
The phone supports physical dual SIM , dual 5G, VoLTE , VolWIFI.
Only disappointment with Hongkong variant is the lack of e-sim support and Call recording feature.