Does anybody know what the m designation actually means? Someone on craigslist reported this as the model number and I can't find any info other than it might be a canadian model (and why would that be any different than the regular pentaband gsm anyway)?
Honestly, I wouldn't put any thought into that at all. I'd say there is a 99.99998% chance that the craigslist seller just got the exact model number wrong.
sn0warmy said:
Honestly, I wouldn't put any thought into that at all. I'd say there is a 99.99998% chance that the craigslist seller just got the exact model number wrong.
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That is incorrect. I am in Canada and our version of the GNEX is I9250M.
As far as I know the "M" is just a letter that is used to distinguish it from the International version but the phone is the same as the I9250.
The M is Canadian, but identical to 9250.
Got mine a week ago, changed it to standard yakju 4.0.2 without any issues.
There are 3 models that I know so far:
GT-I9250
GT-I9250M (Canada/Bell)
GT-I9250T (Australia/Telstra)
All can be flashed to AOSP Bootloaders, Images, and Radios provided by Google. I have not tested this as I don't have any of the region specific Nexus's.
There are no hardware differences, just tweaked software (specifically Radios)
"M" could mean multilingual. As in French and English.
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dnlsmy said:
There are 3 models that I know so far:
GT-I9250
GT-I9250M (Canada)
GT-I9250T (Telus)
All can be flashed to AOSP Bootloaders, Images, and Radios provided by Google. I have not tested this as I don't have any of the region specific Nexus's.
There are no hardware differences, just tweaked software (specifically Radios)
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Yup. I got my Canadian model and flashed to yakju just fine.
dnlsmy said:
There are 3 models that I know so far:
GT-I9250
GT-I9250M (Canada)
GT-I9250T (Telus)
All can be flashed to AOSP Bootloaders, Images, and Radios provided by Google. I have not tested this as I don't have any of the region specific Nexus's.
There are no hardware differences, just tweaked software (specifically Radios)
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9250T is for telstra, Aussie carrier. Not telus mobility.
wpghtc said:
9250T is for telstra, Aussie carrier. Not telus mobility.
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I can confirm this, the nexus I purchased from Telstra directly is an i9250T model.
My old SGS2 is Samsung I9100M (from Bell Canada)
Well I just learned something new.
But it sounds like you should be just fine if you buy that phone OP.
wpghtc said:
9250T is for telstra, Aussie carrier. Not telus mobility.
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Thanks, I knew it was an Australian Carrier with a "T", got mixed up between Telus and Telstra though.
dnlsmy said:
Thanks, I knew it was an Australian Carrier with a "T", got mixed up between Telus and Telstra though.
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Ya... Telus is a Canadian carrier and so their model would / should be I9250M as well...
Fido vs Bell Galaxy Nexus models
I just had the guys at Wireless Wave compare model numbers for Fido and Bell versions. Fido is 9250m and Bell is 9250t. Checking the specs on Fido's and Bell's websites it appears that 9250m is only hspa tri-band (850/1900/2100) while 9250t is penta-band (850/900/1700/1900/2100).
no way.... all nexus are pentaband
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JGBlake said:
I just had the guys at Wireless Wave compare model numbers for Fido and Bell versions. Fido is 9250m and Bell is 9250t. Checking the specs on Fido's and Bell's websites it appears that 9250m is only hspa tri-band (850/1900/2100) while 9250t is penta-band (850/900/1700/1900/2100).
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Tri-band?! link?
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I just had the guys at Wireless Wave compare model numbers for Fido and Bell versions. Fido is 9250m and Bell is 9250t. Checking the specs on Fido's and Bell's websites it appears that 9250m is only hspa tri-band (850/1900/2100) while 9250t is penta-band (850/900/1700/1900/2100).
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The guys at Wireless Wave are very wrong.
Bell Mobility sells nothing but the i9250M model. And I believe all GSM carriers in North America have the same designation, although I'm not sure about that latter.
As far as I know:
i9250 - International Version
i9250M - North America
i9250T - Telstra/Australia.
-> All of the Above Are Pentaband GSM Nexus's, and all are identical in every way other than software radio tweaks <-
SCH-i515 - is still a Nexus, but the CDMA/LTE version of the phone, sold by Verizon in the states I believe. Looks are almost identical, other than being thicker than the GSM version, but under the hood I'd say they were different due to the obvious.
Same story with the GT-I9100M; identical hardware, with Bell's garbage firmware, still stuck at 2.3.3
I have Bell I9100M and I9250 (presumably M). The I9100M ran the Bell firmware for a month... I9250 ran 4.0.1 for 20 minutes.
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I just had the guys at Wireless Wave compare model numbers for Fido and Bell versions. Fido is 9250m and Bell is 9250t. Checking the specs on Fido's and Bell's websites it appears that 9250m is only hspa tri-band (850/1900/2100) while 9250t is penta-band (850/900/1700/1900/2100).
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OK now I don't know what to think. I just went back to Fido and bought a Galaxy Nexus. The model I received is i9250T! When the same store showed me one yesterday it was a i9250M. Is there any way to tell which frequencies are supported by the phone that I received?
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OK now I don't know what to think. I just went back to Fido and bought a Galaxy Nexus. The model I received is i9250T! When the same store showed me one yesterday it was a i9250M. Is there any way to tell which frequencies are supported by the phone that I received?
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Nothing to worry about... all 9250's regardless of the letter distinction are Pentabands. Works on any GSM network worldwide.
Hi there, I have the Bell Galaxy S3 I747M and I want to use it for Wind or Mobility City and I'm just wondering what do I have to flash in order for it to work? Thanks a lot.
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Hi there, I have the Bell Galaxy S3 I747M and I want to use it for Wind or Mobility City and I'm just wondering what do I have to flash in order for it to work? Thanks a lot.
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Normally you would just need to have your phone unlocked so that other carrier's SIM cards will work. BUT your phone isn't fully compatible. If you get any service it would likely be via Roaming agreements they have.
Most Canadian carriers are running HSPA+ service on 850/1900. Your phones radio supports 850/1900/2100 tri-band.
Wind, Mobilicity, and Videotron to my knowledge use the same odd 'AWS' setup that T-Mobile uses: 1700/2100. Those devices (T999[V]) drop LTE support, they have quadband HSPA+/UMTS radios.
So in a nut shell: an unlocked Bell Galaxy S3 may work on Roger's, Telus, or Virgin Mobile (Canada) but not on Wind, Mobilicity, or Videotron. But an unlocked Wind, Mobilicity, Videotron, or T-Mobile Galaxy S3 will likely work on all of those -- but not get LTE.
If you flash e.g. a Wind modem, you may end up with a brick, or it may work. I don't think it'll work but search the forum first if you dare.
it won't work, it doesnt have the 1700 frequency
My friend came from the u.s and he has an at&t Galaxy S3 and he wants to use it with mobility city in Canada would he be able to?
What would I need to flash?
Thanks.
As far as I'm aware, it's not possible - Mobilicity uses different wireless frequencies than AT&T.
Your friend would be able to use the phone with one of the major carriers (Telus, Rogers, Bell) if the phone is unlocked.
I believe the model you'd be able to use with Mobilicity is the T999 (T-Mobile's?).
What is the major differences between Bell, Rogers and AT&T? Other than the M at the end of i747M vs AT&T i747? Looking at specs on all but Bell gets same as AT&T + has AWS( T-Mobile )?
Also would you treat all as AT&T or International for Bell & Rogers?
And if so cam you turn the Bell & Rogers into an AT&T? Or is it already just with Bell and Rogers programming in it?