Hi I'm a newcomer here.
I'm going to US for a 10 days trip recently so I'm choosing a SIM card now. Tmobile prepaid card could be a good candidate but the only problem is that the prepaid card says I need a WCDMA 1700mHz supported phone. I'm using a NTT Docomo SC-04D(Japanese version of Galaxy nexus). Does this phone support 1700mHZ? I've googled a lot but they give different answers.
Any other advice on choosing SIM card is appreciated. I'll stay in U.S for 10 days with one gnex and probably one HP veer. Data plan is top priority.
Thanks in advance.
I have an unlocked NTT DoCoMo gnex and it works just fine on T-Mobile. You might need to unlock it tho, not too sure.
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shmoozie said:
I have an unlocked NTT DoCoMo gnex and it works just fine on T-Mobile. You might need to unlock it tho, not too sure.
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Thanks.
Yes it's unlocked since I'm not using it in Japan. So 3G on WCDMA 1700 is working just fine on your gnex? What's your data plan?
Yeah everything works. I have HSPA+ on T-Mobile prepaid
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If i buy a Verizon Galaxy Nexus, and unlock the bootloader.. Would it be able to work with a T-Mobile sim?
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i dont think it will sorry, but then again iam not to sure. i think sim unlocking and bootloader unlocking are two differant things. it dosent cost much to get a phone sim unlocked though and if you do some google searching you might be able to unlock it yourself.
i just read on google that you cant unlock verizon or sprint.
The verizon nexus only has cdma & LTE bands, so no, the only other possibilities are Sprint and other cdma carriers.
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If i buy a Verizon Galaxy Nexus, and unlock the bootloader.. Would it be able to work with a T-Mobile sim?
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Boot loader != sim unlock
CDMA / LTE != GSM
Verizon phones not marketed as 'GLOBAL' will NOT work on GSM carriers. Unlocking a CDMA phone is hard and if done can only be used on CDMA networks (sprint or Verizon in US) and even then you need to provision the phone for the new network and CDMA network operators do not like to allow other phones on their network since you did not buy the phone from that carrier.
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Verizon only works on Verizon
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You can get a GSM Galaxy Nexus, unlock and work with T-Mobile.
I have the Nexus and am on T-Mobile.
umid21 said:
If i buy a Verizon Galaxy Nexus, and unlock the bootloader.. Would it be able to work with a T-Mobile sim?
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Verizon phones not marketed as 'GLOBAL' will NOT work on GSM carriers.
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yes a global verizon phone will but it is sim locked.
First of all non of the galaxy nexus phones are locked. The T Mobile version works with the Att version and so on. The Verizon version will never work on the other networks because cdma is not compatible with GSM period
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Verizon galaxy nexus only works on Verizon. It has a sim slot but it's designed strictly for LTE.
It will not work with tmobile or att
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First of all non of the galaxy nexus phones are locked. The T Mobile version works with the Att version and so on. The Verizon version will never work on the other networks because cdma is not compatible with GSM period
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This is actually wrong, some of the phones being sold in Europe are actually sim-locked. There is a thread under the general section discussing someone trying to sim-unlock their phone.
Hi everyone.. I'm planning on going to Europe this summer and I wanted to ask if anyone knows if my phone will work with European 3g... Thanks
Btw.. I already have my sim unlock code from t-mobile..
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You should be good. I went to the UK and Singapore with an unlocked Nexus One and it worked great. Just got my unlock code for my T989 as I have a trip to Sweden in 2 weeks. I used Giff-Gaff in the UK and Starhub in Singapore. Study the carriers frequencies before you go and buy a pre-paid sim and you will be good to go.
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pabloiac said:
Hi everyone.. I'm planning on going to Europe this summer and I wanted to ask if anyone knows if my phone will work with European 3g... Thanks
Btw.. I already have my sim unlock code from t-mobile..
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This phone is not pentaband which means it isn't guaranteed to work on 3g for all carriers. It does have 4 of all 5 bands, the only one you're missing is 900mhz so depending on where in Europe you're going you'll have 3g. You'll have to check the specific carrier you plan on using and as long as they support one of the bands, you'll be fine. (meaning they don't only use the 900 bands for 3g)
This will help. Still trying to find the site I used that told the carriers frequencies.
http://www.prepaidgsm.net/index.html
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This will help. Still trying to find the site I used that told the carriers frequencies.
http://www.prepaidgsm.net/index.html
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Perhaps here ? (from the old "gsmworld" site...I see they've changed a bit over the years)
Okay, newbie here. Will be buying my first smartphone and I've decided on the galaxy nexus. First, some important info: I'm from Canada. Bell has the phone on a three year contract with a $50 plan, which I don't want. So I'm looking at buying an unlocked version so there won't be contracts and I can use which ever carrier I want.
NegriElectronics seems to sell it unlocked. (aww.....can't post links.)
However, when I asked the guy, he said that it was the GSM version so will only work with gsm networks. But from my research online and a similar post on this forum, it seems that any and all galaxy nexus phones have quadband gsm and pentaband hspa so will work with all carriers?
So I'm currently confused as to which one is correct. I really want to make sure. Since I'm new to this, any help is appreciated. Thanks.
Both are correct. The GNex is a quadband GSM phone, and thus will operate in all GSM networks.
Canadian carriers already killed cdma, so you can use it on basically any carrier you want on Canada. Only if it's not lte SIM card or anything like that
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Thank you very much to both for clarifying. So wait, what if I buy the galaxy nexus from either windmobile or mobilicity as they both allow you to buy it outright without contract? Will I still be able to use the phone with other carriers or will it be locked to the company I bought it from?
larry21 said:
Thank you very much to both for clarifying. So wait, what if I buy the galaxy nexus from either windmobile or mobilicity as they both allow you to buy it outright without contract? Will I still be able to use the phone with other carriers or will it be locked to the company I bought it from?
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I believe all gsm Google galaxy nexus is pure Google with no restriction, so yes, you can. I have galaxy nexus from bell and I am using it on Koodo
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I believe all gsm Google galaxy nexus is pure Google with no restriction, so yes, you can. I have galaxy nexus from bell and I am using it on Koodo
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Awesome. Thank you so much for answering my concerns. I can finally get my Galaxy Nexus. You were a great help.
larry21 said:
Awesome. Thank you so much for answering my concerns. I can finally get my Galaxy Nexus. You were a great help.
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haha no problem also, if you buy it from retailers, you can easily return it within 14 days if anything is wrong or doesn't work
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Please confirm if the SGN Wind Mobile work with Mobilicity Canada & Tmo & at&t US?
Please confirm if the Samsung Galaxy Nexus bought from Wind Mobile in Canada work with Mobilicity Canada & T-mobile & AT&T in the US?
And which model does wind mobile sell, Is it the Samsung Galaxy Nexus GT-i9250 "Maguro?
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do you have the GSM model? (i'm assume yes since its CAN) if so, yes it will work fine.
I don't have a sgn yet but I'm thinking of getting one from wind mobile in Canada. But I plan to move to NYC soon just wanted to make sure it will work on tmobile and at&t in the states. The wind mobile sgn is GSM.
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yes it will work.
Okay thanks, just one more question. Will I be able to have 3g, and what sort of speeds will I be able to get on it, Speeds similar to lte speeds?
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Okay thanks, just one more question. Will I be able to have 3g, and what sort of speeds will I be able to get on it, Speeds similar to lte speeds?
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you will not get LTE.
att: around 4-5Mbit is what i got
t mobile: around 8Mbit is what i got.
Is that speed good enough for making calls with Google Voice, Talkatone or similar apps?
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Which model/variant does Wind Mobile Canada sell, is it the Samsung Galaxy Nexus GT-i9250 "Maguro?
Please can someone confirm, thanks
JrGenuine said:
Which model/variant does Wind Mobile Canada sell, is it the Samsung Galaxy Nexus GT-i9250 "Maguro?
Please can someone confirm, thanks
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yes....
some ngerhem
I'm not sure if Wind has changed their systems in the last few months, but I was told you have to have a phone that supports AWS 1700/2100. I was told my Sony Xperia, that supports both freqs wouldn't work. I don't know who to trust.
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I'm not sure if Wind has changed their systems in the last few months, but I was told you have to have a phone that supports AWS 1700/2100. I was told my Sony Xperia, that supports both freqs wouldn't work. I don't know who to trust.
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this was the last post date before yours.
why did you bump this 9 months later?
Zepius said:
this was the last post date before yours.
why did you bump this 9 months later?
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Sorry guy, I'll add a new thread.
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Sorry guy, I'll add a new thread.
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Why bother now that this one has been bumped?
In answer to your question the galaxy nexus gsm model is a pentaband phone. Look it up. It supports AWS and other GSM frequencies
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Hi guys new to the forums i did alot of searching and researching but just cant figure out a solution. I purchased this phone as a replacement to use in canada on the bell mobility network when i first recieved the phone i went to bell and tested with there sim card and the phone would not connect, so after being dissapointed i went home and downloaded and installed the Nexus Root Toolkit v1.6.1 and unlocked and rooted the phone hopping this was my solution after this i headed back to the bell store and tested again still no luck I am hopping someone has any ideas for me i really would like to get this phone working
thanks
From what I understand, Bell is a GSM network correct? Well, Verizon is a CDMA carrier. The SIM card in our i515 is only for LTE. That's it. It won't work on Bell, I'm pretty sure you need an unlocked GSM Nexus for that. Someone correct me if I'm wrong.
Bell Canada is not a CDMA carrier, you bought the wrong model, research first next time.
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Bell Canada is not a CDMA carrier, you bought the wrong model, research first next time.
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when i was reasearching bell's network i found this
"Bell Mobility is a CDMA, LTE and HSPA+ based wireless network"
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when i was reasearching bell's network i found this
"Bell Mobility is a CDMA, LTE and HSPA+ based wireless network"
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id like to know where you found that? if its from bell's website, you need to ask them how to flash a CDMA phone to their network.
if its not from their website, uh yeah... they're pretty much GSM only from what i know of them
EDIT: you found that information not from their website. here's the info you shouldve read: http://support.bell.ca/Mobility/Net..._phone_or_smartphone_work_on_the_Bell_network
oh well im guess im pooched its the internal electronics that are not compatible i was hoping the unlocking and rooting would do the trick
are there any canadian carriers that this phone will work on?
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are there any canadian carriers that this phone will work on?
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Should work on any cdma carriers up there
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thegunslingerrr said:
are there any canadian carriers that this phone will work on?
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Should work on any cdma carriers up there
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No... The CDMA Nexus will only work on Verizon. I believe some of the very small carriers will work but don't depend on it. I think Rodgers may have a chance, but VZW is very tight about its phones
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No... The CDMA Nexus will only work on Verizon. I believe some of the very small carriers will work but don't depend on it. I think Rodgers may have a chance, but VZW is very tight about its phones
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You could probably manually program it with the tools autoprime posted here in general for 3G, Talk, and Text but you'll never get LTE on it.
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No... The CDMA Nexus will only work on Verizon. I believe some of the very small carriers will work but don't depend on it. I think Rodgers may have a chance, but VZW is very tight about its phones
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So verizon phones cant be flashed to other cdma carriers? Ive seen several verizon smartphones flashed to cricket with no issues, id almost bet the gnex could flash to cricket easy.
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You could probably manually program it with the tools autoprime posted here in general for 3G, Talk, and Text but you'll never get LTE on it.
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thanks guys could i get a link for that
False hope, been there done that. There are no CDMA carriers in Canada. Sorry. You need a GSM phone.
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plznote said:
False hope, been there done that. There are no CDMA carriers in Canada. Sorry. You need a GSM phone.
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i guess ill use it as a wifi phone with magic jack save money
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i guess ill use it as a wifi phone with magic jack save money
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I'm sure it could fetch $150, and you can get a used gNex for about $200
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Its all about what frequencies the phones radio has. My old incredible 2 had a different radio and could go to cricket, yet my nexus can't get to any other because of the fact that there's more than one CDMA frequency.
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thanks for all the help guys i listed the phone on ebay hopefully it being rooted and unlocked will help me sell it for a little more
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thanks for all the help guys i listed the phone on ebay hopefully it being rooted and unlocked will help me sell it for a little more
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well sold the phone on ebay lots of interest and glad it went to a Verizon person knowing that it will work for them, and picked up a Galaxy Nexus on Wind Mobile Tab 40 bucks all included :good: