[Q] Difference between the N900T and N900? - T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3

I'm having trouble finding official documented Samsung information regarding the difference between the N900 and N900T variant.
I know N900T is the T-mobile version, but is the CPU the same as the N900? Can the N900T be unlocked and used internationally?

I would go right to Samsung for specs your looking for. Or google each model
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BACARDILIMON said:
I would go right to Samsung for specs your looking for. Or google each model
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Samsung doesn't specify the bands N900T works on.
http://www.samsung.com/us/mobile/cell-phones/SM-N900TZKETMB-specs

http://www.samsung.com/latin_en/support/model/SM-N9000ZWMTPA-techspecs
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Don't use mobile website. Go to actual site. Also on xda on PC you will find complete specs
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http://www.samsung.com/latin_en/support/model/SM-N9000ZWMTPA-techspecs
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Don't use mobile website. Go to actual site. Also on xda on PC you will find complete specs
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Read again.
Is that the N900T model?

ungraph said:
Read again.
Is that the N900T model?
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No it the n900
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Model
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I know it's the N900. Samsung doesn't specify the bands the N900T model works on though.

Hope this helps
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2600542
http://support.t-mobile.com/docs/DOC-9056
3G/4G/LTE Capable
GSM: 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G/UMTS: Band I (UMTS 2100), Band II (1900), Band IV (1700/2100/AWS), Band V (850)
LTE: Band 4, Band 17, Band 1(2100), Band 2(1900), 5(850), 7(2600)
The only band that I can see that is missing is 3G(HSPA+) 900MHz from the SM-900T. Well that, and the 800/1800MHz bands for LTE.

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Samsung Galaxy Note II N719 Help

Hi,
I recently bought Samsung Galaxy Note II N719 (GSM+CDMA). i'd like to root this phone. what do i need? also, i need gapps. how to optain gapps?
is it possible to use custom rom? or maybe i can flash it with N7100?
Thank you very much
Looks like a fake one. Never heard of such a model. Please confirm from samsung that it is an official model.
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UtkarshGupta said:
Looks like a fake one. Never heard of such a model. Please confirm from samsung that it is an official model.
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i am sorry. i missed out the detail. i recently bought it in china. Samsung Galaxy Note II SCH-N719 is only for china. the only one that comes with GSM+CDMA (Standby Duo on).
I need to flash the ROM, install the gapps. i wonder anyone can advice.
Thanks
any luck?
blabla01 said:
i am sorry. i missed out the detail. i recently bought it in china. Samsung Galaxy Note II SCH-N719 is only for china. the only one that comes with GSM+CDMA (Standby Duo on).
I need to flash the ROM, install the gapps. i wonder anyone can advice.
Thanks
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I am in the same place - did you have any luck flashing with the 7100 rom?
Cheers
oli82uk said:
I am in the same place - did you have any luck flashing with the 7100 rom?
Cheers
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Does it work properly with CDMA RUIM Cards with EVDO? Thanks
Its not a fake 1 ,but not sure if the normal n7100 root wud aupport or not
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fyi
CDMA/EV-DO phones
SCH-R950, SHV-E250L, SCH-i605, and SCH-N719 are to connect to cdmaOne, CDMA 1xRTT, and EV-DO rev 0/A/B. these variants except SCH-R950, can connect to the GSM network as well.
I also have a SCH-N719 and wanted to do the same (i.e Root, Flash ROM). Did you have any luck on this.
There does not seem to be much support for the N719.
Thanks in advance.
aukhan said:
Its not a fake 1 ,but not sure if the normal n7100 root wud aupport or not
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CDMA/EV-DO phones
SCH-R950, SHV-E250L, SCH-i605, and SCH-N719 are to connect to cdmaOne, CDMA 1xRTT, and EV-DO rev 0/A/B. these variants except SCH-R950, can connect to the GSM network as well.
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[Q] Use T-Mobile Samsung S4 on AT&T

I plan to buy the T-Mobile Galaxy S4. Worried that I may not be happy with T-Mobile's coverage is it possible to use it on AT&T's network? If so will it be able to pick up all bands?
Yes
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rp56 said:
Yes
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So, does the S4 follow the S3? Will a T-Mobile S4 work on all other carriers in the US and Canada, but, just not have LTE speeds (Only HSPA+)?
Thanks!
According to [1] the t-mobile version of the S4 has the following LTE bands: 1/2/4/5/7/17, which correspond to 2100 1900 1700 850 2600 700MHz.
- Bands 1 and 4 are clear, as those are the main t-mobile LTE bands.
- Metro PCS uses band 2, so given the pending merger to t-mobile, this makes sense as well.
- Band 17 is used by AT&T, which would hopefully mean a T-Mobile Galaxy S4 can be fully used on AT&T including LTE.
- Band 7, is commonly used around the world, including Canada, some countries in South America and Asia and many countries in Europe. So this should allow for using the device in many countries abroad e.g. through roaming, or buying a pre-paid sim when overseas on business or holidays.
But why did they include Band 5? According to wikipedia [2] that band is only used by very few carriers around the world. Would it have not made more sense to include e.g. Band 3 (1800MHz), which is commonly used for LTE in Europe and Asia, including most of the European T-Mobile networks. That would have allowed for much broader roaming.
Furthermore, can someone confirm that the information on the webpage is correct and particularly that T-mobiles S4 really has band 7 (2600MHz) included?
[1] www samsung com/us/mobile/cell-phones/SGH-M919ZWATMB-specs
[2] en wikipedia org/wiki/List_of_LTE_networks
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knowthenazz said:
So, does the S4 follow the S3? Will a T-Mobile S4 work on all other carriers in the US and Canada, but, just not have LTE speeds (Only HSPA+)?
Thanks!
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Theoretically, yes, it should work on AT&T fine as the device does support all of AT&T's bands, including their LTE bands. Of course it needs to be SIM unlocked in order for you to be able to put an AT&T SIM in it though.
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According to [1] the t-mobile version of the S4 has the following LTE bands: 1/2/4/5/7/17, which correspond to 2100 1900 1700 850 2600 700MHz.
- Bands 1 and 4 are clear, as those are the main t-mobile LTE bands.
- Metro PCS uses band 2, so given the pending merger to t-mobile, this makes sense as well.
- Band 17 is used by AT&T, which would hopefully mean a T-Mobile Galaxy S4 can be fully used on AT&T including LTE.
- Band 7, is commonly used around the world, including Canada, some countries in South America and Asia and many countries in Europe. So this should allow for using the device in many countries abroad e.g. through roaming, or buying a pre-paid sim when overseas on business or holidays.
But why did they include Band 5? According to wikipedia [2] that band is only used by very few carriers around the world. Would it have not made more sense to include e.g. Band 3 (1800MHz), which is commonly used for LTE in Europe and Asia, including most of the European T-Mobile networks. That would have allowed for much broader roaming.
Furthermore, can someone confirm that the information on the webpage is correct and particularly that T-mobiles S4 really has band 7 (2600MHz) included?
[1] www samsung com/us/mobile/cell-phones/SGH-M919ZWATMB-specs
[2] en wikipedia org/wiki/List_of_LTE_networks
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2600 mhz band and is for T-Mobile in European Union
To your question why. .....if they did include this to American version S4 then there will not be difference to international S4 LTE version. ....There is two different devices 9500&9505...it's a market democracy that separate this market for known reason. ....otherwise ....There is going to be way some time on road to flash different modem to give you other bands. ....flashing modem will not make hardware frequency to make changed. ...
Just follow XDA there is a lot of smart people out there that will make them
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2600 mhz band and is for T-Mobile in European Union
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T-mobile mostly uses the 1800Mhz band in Europe (UK, Germany, Croatia, Hungary, Netherlands and Czech Republic) although it does have some licenses for the 2600MHz band as well. 2600MHz is heavily used by other carriers in Europe though, which is why I was interested to get a confirmation that the t-mobile US version of the Galaxy S4 really does have that band included, as I will likely want to use it in Europe too.
apmon said:
T-mobile mostly uses the 1800Mhz band in Europe (UK, Germany, Croatia, Hungary, Netherlands and Czech Republic) although it does have some licenses for the 2600MHz band as well. 2600MHz is heavily used by other carriers in Europe though, which is why I was interested to get a confirmation that the t-mobile US version of the Galaxy S4 really does have that band included, as I will likely want to use it in Europe too.
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If you go to US tmobile website and go to specification you will see exactly what you looking. ...just remember there is also important to look for given band on frequency you will operate in Europe. ..my note II Was running fine on A1 Austria Tmobile Orange and tele ring company. ...When I was in Europe. ...in Australia I was not capable running LTE be cause I do have 2600 MHZ frequency just no band for Australia. ....
There it pulled T-Mobile
Bands and frequency
HSPA+ Bands: I (UMTS 2100), II (1900), IV (1700/2100/AWS), V (850)LTE Bands: Band 1 (2100), 2 (1900), 4 (1700/2100), 5(850), 7 (2600) & 17GSM Bands: 850, 900, 1800, 1900
So if you looking for carrier that operating on 1800 it will support only GSM .......GPRS data
On other frequency you should pick high speeds data
This are A&TT Baseband and frequency from Samsung site
Frequencies and Data Type: LTE: Bands 1/4/7/17; HSPA+/UMTS: 850/1900/2100MHz; GSM: 850/900/1800/1900MHz*
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A&TT site
Wireless Technology
4G-LTE*Band 4 and 174G*HSPA+ with enhanced backhaul3G - UMTS*850/1900/2100MHzGSM/GPRS/EDGE*850/900/1800/1900MHz
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If you go to US tmobile website and go to specification you will see exactly what you looking. ...
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Ah, looks like they have updated their page to include more details now. When I looked a couple of hours ago it still only said "LTE compatible" with no indication of the exact frequency and bands it supports.
As the specs on t-mobile.com and samsung's us page now match in claiming it does have support for band 7, I'll assume it actually does. But given that the AT&T page still claims the S4 has FM radio and the supported LTE frequencies of the AT&T spec page don't match the Samsungs's spec page, it seems even the "official" specs can't always be trusted.
Thanks
Here is what the Canadian versions use:
GSM Bands:850/900/1800/1900
HSPA+/HSPA Bands:850/1900/2100
LTE Bands:2100/2600
So the T-mobile version should work no problem in Canada if we end up with a bootloader locked version up here.
Well, it looks like the Tmobile version of the S4 may be the one to get for a lot of us on ATT and in Canada since it has the right bands and the bootloader isn't locked. It just needs to be sim unlocked.
i am very interested in this option. I guess what we need is some confirmation from folks in the field/first hand experience.
I guess we need to wait for someone to sim unlock and test the LTE?
mircury said:
Well, it looks like the Tmobile version of the S4 may be the one to get for a lot of us on ATT and in Canada since it has the right bands and the bootloader isn't locked. It just needs to be sim unlocked.
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Anyone tried the menu unlock for the sim like the Note 2 had?
tietherope said:
Here is what the Canadian versions use:
GSM Bands:850/900/1800/1900
HSPA+/HSPA Bands:850/1900/2100
LTE Bands:2100/2600
So the T-mobile version should work no problem in Canada if we end up with a bootloader locked version up here.
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Hi,
Is this for all Canadian versions (The Big 3 and Wind/Mobilicty)?
Thanks!
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mircury said:
Well, it looks like the Tmobile version of the S4 may be the one to get for a lot of us on ATT and in Canada since it has the right bands and the bootloader isn't locked. It just needs to be sim unlocked.
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Is the Canadian version confirmed to be SIM locked (the same as AT&T)?
Thanks!
Is the sim on the T=mobile version a micro? AT&T uses full size sims. Of course, getting a micro-sim from AT&T or using a sim cutter should work, but it is still a consideration. It also needs to be determined if the radio (software baseband) of the T-Mobile S4 takes advantage of the Hardware frequencies the phone supports. In other words, will it be optimized for AT&T networks.
The next important question is - how do you SIM UNLOCK the T-mobile S4?
If T-Mobile doesn't give you the unlock code, then this is moot.
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Hi,
Is this for all Canadian versions (The Big 3 and Wind/Mobilicty)?
Thanks!
The big 3 yes. Wind/Mobilicity, no clue but I'll check when I wake up and get to work in about 7 hours.
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Is the Canadian version confirmed to be SIM locked (the same as AT&T)?
Thanks!
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SIM locked it would be as always. Bootloader locked no one knows yet. SIM unlock on previous Galaxy devices has been done for free, or for a minimal cost.
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lanwarrior said:
The next important question is - how do you SIM UNLOCK the T-mobile S4?
If T-Mobile doesn't give you the unlock code, then this is moot.
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Order it from Negri Electronics and it comes unlocked, or order an unlock code online somewhere.
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Order it from Negri Electronics and it comes unlocked, or order an unlock code online somewhere.
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I want to buy it from a US Carrier be use it comes with US Warranty. I bought Intl Note before and went dead on me...no warranty of course. I know this is rare, but having a dead $600 phone once is enough for me
Anyways, if Tmo won't provide the SIM unlock code (AT&T does), then there's no point buying it from Tmo because the phone is always locked to their network.
I would have bought the phone from AT&T, but the bootloader is locked.
lanwarrior said:
I want to buy it from a US Carrier be use it comes with US Warranty. I bought Intl Note before and went dead on me...no warranty of course. I know this is rare, but having a dead $600 phone once is enough for me
Anyways, if Tmo won't provide the SIM unlock code (AT&T does), then there's no point buying it from Tmo because the phone is always locked to their network.
I would have bought the phone from AT&T, but the bootloader is locked.
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Ouch, that's understandable for sure. I've been lucky that my international Galaxy S I-III are all still running well.
Did you buy it from an online store that claims to have a warranty or eBay or similar?
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I bought the Note 1 from Amazon - the seller was selling it through Amazon Prime. When I searched for the International Note, none that I found (eBay, Amazon, etc.) offer a 1-year warranty with Samsung USA.
Interestingly, I used to buy the International version of Nokia phones (remember those good ol day?) and Nokia USA WILL honor the warranty (I have to ship it to Melbourne, FL).
I wish Samsung USA will do the same or have a local Samsung store, like Sony Store so I can buy the phone full price from them and have full warranty. Heck, even Amazon and NewEgg are selling the Xperia ZL unlocked with US warranty! Right now my options are limited (AT&T have locked bootloader, T-Mobile SIM locked, I don't want CDMA phones).

[GUIDE] Hardware and frequency bands comparison between Find 7 versions

Hardware and frequency bands comparison between Find 7’s versions
Thanks to Zeuz for his Original Thread from Oppo forums.Without him, this one will not exist !
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Introduction
In this GUIDE you will learn:
What are the differences in hardware between Find 7a & Find 7 (standard)?
What are the frequency band differences between different versions of Find 7’s?
(Ref.) List of GSM & LTE/FDD networks.
Find 7a & Find 7 Specifications comparison
You will find all the detailed comparison between the two versions from the product page:
http://en.oppo.com/products/find7/#find7-specs
Here you can see what's the most distinctive differences :
Frequency band differences between the Oppo Find 7's versions
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Unlike the Chinese ones, internationally the same regional versions (Find 7a and Find 7) have the same frequency bands.
Also enclose with the GSM and FDD/LTE frequency bands list for your reference.
GSM: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GSM_frequency_bands
LET/FDD: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_LTE_networks
Oppo Find 7a Models/Versions (X9000|X9006|X9007)
X9000 = WCDMA (Chinese Unicom) support
X9007 = Chinese TD-LTE support
X9006 = EU FDD-LTE or US FDD-LTE support
Global Frequency Band for 4G / LTE Deployment ==> Usefull table ==> See the attached file
If you are not sure which frequency band your carrier is using, you can consult their local customer service before making the decision.
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Can anyone confirm that the international Find 7 will work with UK Vodafone's 4G? I'm pretty sure they use band 20 but if anyone knows better please let me know.
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McBeaker said:
Can anyone confirm that the international Find 7 will work with UK Vodafone's 4G? I'm pretty sure they use band 20 but if anyone knows better please let me know.
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Just got sent this link in another forum so thought I'd share here, looks like I should be okay :laugh:
McBeaker said:
Can anyone confirm that the international Find 7 will work with UK Vodafone's 4G? I'm pretty sure they use band 20 but if anyone knows better please let me know.
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Just got sent this link in another forum so thought I'd share here, looks like I should be okay :laugh:
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Just to confirm, I got my Find 7 and yes, it works perfectly on Vodafone's UK 4G network!
Can anyone confirm whether the find 7a int version (X0006 i presume) works with Airtel's 4G in India ?
Airtel uses TD-LTE Band 40 2300 Mhz currently.

Anyone running a T-Mobile note 4 on at&t?

Considering selling my at&t note 4 when my pre-order is filled and buying a T-Mobile version to use on at&t.
Any reception issues?
No issues for me at all. Get great service everywhere, including lte
I was planning on doing so, but I noticed the T-Mobile variant is missing of the LTE Bands that the AT&T one has. Not sure if that will create any problems down the road. Any thoughts on if that matters?
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ARHMogul said:
I was planning on doing so, but I noticed the T-Mobile variant is missing of the LTE Bands that the AT&T one has. Not sure if that will create any problems down the road. Any thoughts on if that matters?
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ATT is not using those 2 bands in the US. (20 and 29 lte) It might be for international use in which case I'd rather have the tmobile ones. Anyway, according to Wikipedia they don't even own spectrum in one of those bands so deployment is years off even if they decide to do it. Plus the note 4 would have to go through the FCC again because it wasn't approved to run on those bands in the USA. Those extra bands are not anything to be worried about.
EDIT: Ok, I found some more info. There are no deployments of band 29 in the US yet. Band 29 is downlink only and is used with band 4. This will be AT&T's LTE advanced setup.
Thanks for the info! Time to go to TMobile and get me an unlocked Note 4.. Will they unlock them for you right in the store or no?
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mircury said:
ATT is not using those 2 bands in the US. (20 and 29 lte) It might be for international use in which case I'd rather have the tmobile ones. Anyway, according to Wikipedia they don't even own spectrum in one of those bands so deployment is years off even if they decide to do it. Plus the note 4 would have to go through the FCC again because it wasn't approved to run on those bands in the USA. Those extra bands are not anything to be worried about.
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band 29 is for LTE-Advance
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band 29 is for LTE-Advance
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Ya, been reading up on it. I still think it will be a while before it gets deployed and probably if you're not in a big city you'll have to wait longer like the wait for LTE.
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ARHMogul said:
Thanks for the info! Time to go to TMobile and get me an unlocked Note 4.. Will they unlock them for you right in the store or no?
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No you need to use cellunlocker.net or a similar service.
Thanks for everyone's help. I'm trying to find this information on the Internet, but some of it is like Greek to me.
What bands does att use in US?
What bands does the T-Mobile note 4 handle?
What bands will not be possible on the T-Mobile note 4? Bands 20+29?
Sorry for the questions, just trying to learn and you guys seem like you know your stuff.
ATT Uses:
GSM: 850, 1900 Mhz
HSPA/UMTS: 850, 1900 MHz
LTE: Band 4, 17 (29 for LTE-Advanced)
Tmobile uses:
GSM: 850, 1900 Mhz
HSPA/UMTS: 1700, 1900 Mhz
LTE: Band 4, 12
Tmobile Note 4 Supports:
GSM: 850, 900, 1800, 1900
UMTS: Band 1 (2100), Band 2 (1900), Band 4 (1700), Band 5 (850)
LTE: Band 4 (1700), Band 12 (700a), Band 1 (2100), Band 2 (1900), Band 3 (1800), Band 5 (850), Band 7 (2600), Band 8 (900), Band 17 (700bc)
Tmobile Note 4 does not support band 29 but imo it's a small price to pay for an unlocked bootloader. Plus, there are no deployments of ATT's LTE-Advanced network (Band 29/4) in the US yet and depending on where you live it could take years to reach you.
mircury said:
ATT Uses:
GSM: 850, 1900 Mhz
HSPA/UMTS: 850, 1900 MHz
LTE: Band 4, 17 (29 for LTE-Advanced; Not deployed yet in 2014)
Tmobile uses:
GSM: 850, 1900 Mhz
HSPA/UMTS: 1700, 1900 Mhz
LTE: 4, 12
Tmobile Note 4 Supports:
GSM: 850, 900, 1800, 1900
UMTS: Band 1 (2100), Band 2 (1900), Band 4 (1700), Band 5 (850)
LTE: Band 4 (1700), Band 12 (700a), Band 1 (2100), Band 2 (1900), Band 3 (1800), Band 5 (850), Band 7 (2600), Band 8 (900), Band 17 (700bc)
Tmobile Note 4 does not support band 29 but imo it's a small price to pay for an unlocked bootloader. Plus, there are no deployments of ATT's LTE-Advanced network (Band 29/4) in the US yet and depending on where you live it could take years to reach you.
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This is super helpful.
So let me ask you, when you say the T-Mobile version is missing the advanced lte bands (20&29), does that mean the phone will only miss the benefit of the next gen lte speeds?
So for example, 20&29 go live in my area, I have the tmo version, I'll still have lte just not super/advanced lte?
Thank you again for your time and expertise!
yogi217 said:
This is super helpful.
So let me ask you, when you say the T-Mobile version is missing the advanced lte bands (20&29), does that mean the phone will only miss the benefit of the next gen lte speeds?
So for example, 20&29 go live in my area, I have the tmo version, I'll still have lte just not super/advanced lte?
Thank you again for your time and expertise!
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Ok first thing, band 29 is download only so it is used in conjunction with band 4. Band 20 is for who knows what but I haven't seen any news about ATT's plans for that band. It's not a part of ATT's LTE Advanced plans as far as I can tell. It may be there for international support only.
Yes you are right that you will continue to get LTE just not LTE advanced, and that might be a year or most likely longer before it reaches you. Think of the timeline for ATT's LTE rollout. I researched a bit today and found that Chicago supposedly has the first actual deployment.
Also, ATT has said they are not doing their deployment of LTE Advanced to increase user speed. It is just for network capacity. So you might not see speed increases at all according to ATT's presentation at Mobile World Congress. Tmobile is in a better position capacity wise because it owns more AWS spectrum (higher frequency = faster data). They are deploying wideband LTE.
mircury said:
Ok first thing, band 29 is download only so it is used in conjunction with band 4. Band 20 is for who knows what but I haven't seen any news about ATT's plans for that band. It's not a part of ATT's LTE Advanced plans as far as I can tell. It may be there for international support only.
Yes you are right that you will continue to get LTE just not LTE advanced, and that might be a year or most likely longer before it reaches you. Think of the timeline for ATT's LTE rollout. I researched a bit today and found that Chicago supposedly has the first actual deployment.
Also, ATT has said that they are not doing their deployment of LTE Advanced to increase user speed. It is just for network capacity. So you might not see speed increases at all according to ATT's presentation at Mobile World Congress. Tmobile is in a better position capacity wise because is owns more AWS spectrum (higher frequency = faster data). They are deploying wideband LTE.
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You da man! Thank you for your help and knowledge!
Unlock service
Can any of you with a T-Mobile device on a different network tell me what service you used to unlock your phone? I saw a mention of cellunlocker.net on one thread, but it says on their site it could take up to 15 days to get the unlock for the T-Mobile Note 4. Is this typical? I've never used one of these services, so I don't know what the better routes are. Thanks!
Att lte advanced has been deployed in NYC since the iPhone 6. It's fast but tmobile is faster I think.
Juicyboot said:
Can any of you with a T-Mobile device on a different network tell me what service you used to unlock your phone? I saw a mention of cellunlocker.net on one thread, but it says on their site it could take up to 15 days to get the unlock for the T-Mobile Note 4. Is this typical? I've never used one of these services, so I don't know what the better routes are. Thanks!
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Cellunlocker.net got me my code in less than an hour even though it was 8 pm when I requested it.
jlczl said:
Cellunlocker.net got me my code in less than an hour even though it was 8 pm when I requested it.
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How is network performance using the TMO version on AT&T? Last year with the Note 3, I had such horrible LTE reception I took it back. T-Mobile devices are not optimized for band 17 support. It comes down to: you want a phone that gets a great signal, or you want a phone you can root/rom.
MattMJB0188 said:
How is network performance using the TMO version on AT&T? Last year with the Note 3, I had such horrible LTE reception I took it back. T-Mobile devices are not optimized for band 17 support. It comes down to: you want a phone that gets a great signal, or you want a phone you can root/rom.
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From what I have seen everything should be working fine. If you live in a city that has LTEa you will miss or on improved performance with band 29, but that should not effect most people.
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Cellunlocker.net wants $30. Anyone of a cheaper place that is just as reliable?
Would a blocked tmobile note 4 with regional unlock work on att ?
Hi All
Just to add my 2 cents...
I went from a At&T Note3 to TMO Note4
Just put my Note 3 Sim into the Note 4 and am up and running for about a week now...
When I log in to my ATT online account it still shows The Note 3 though but as I said all is well for now.

Note 8 differences between "Unlocked Samsung Version" and Carrier versions

Hi,
Unlocked Note8 model is SM-N950UZKAXAA
T-Mobile Note8 model is SM-N950UZKATMB
Verizon Note8 model is SM-G930VZKAVZW
Which version has the most inclusive frequency bands? I am trying to figure out which one to buy. The Samsung "Unlocked" version is said to work with all carriers, but I want to make sure it has the 700 MHz of Verizon if that is the case. Will the "Unlocked" version have more international frequency bands?
Thanks
Im interested in buying my wife the sprint model but she will be switching to Verizon in a few months and if the phone isn't the same for both networks like Nexus/Pixel phone maybe it would be better to wait. Anyone know at this point?
Thanks
jimmypop13 said:
Im interested in buying my wife the sprint model but she will be switching to Verizon in a few months and if the phone isn't the same for both networks like Nexus/Pixel phone maybe it would be better to wait. Anyone know at this point?
Thanks
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Did some more research. Seems that for S8, Samsung "Unlocked" S8 = T-Mobile S8 = Verizon S8 = Sprint S8 in terms of hardware, but not the OS. You can flash any of them to any other. In my opinion, it's best to just get the Unlocked as it is gauranteed to work on all networks, and then if you really need to, you can flash it to a carrier specific (AFAIK, the only benefit to carrier specific are some apps and more frequent updates)
Is SM-N950UZKAXAA dual sim? Best Buy says so but Samsung doesn't confirm.
So will the unlocked version SM-N950UZKAXAA have an unlocked boot loader? I'm switching from an iPhone again but the many variants and what I'm reading online has me a bit confused. Thank you any help would be appreciated.
Is US SM-N950UZKAXAA dual sim?
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So will the unlocked version SM-N950UZKAXAA have an unlocked boot loader? I'm switching from an iPhone again but the many variants and what I'm reading online has me a bit confused. Thank you any help would be appreciated.
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I am wondering if it is boot loader unlocked or just carrier unlocked.
Xavier42003 said:
So will the unlocked version SM-N950UZKAXAA have an unlocked boot loader? I'm switching from an iPhone again but the many variants and what I'm reading online has me a bit confused. Thank you any help would be appreciated.
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I just received my Verizon note 8 from the Verizon pre-order this evening at about 5pm central time hand delivered by FedEx....Hoping to see some root action for this bad m'fer soon :laugh:
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Is US SM-N950UZKAXAA dual sim?
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I just got the phone, and it's not dual sim...even I had read it I think on Samsung...I called them and they told me only the international version of unlocked would have dual sim......
beside I'm using it for T-Mobile so it asked me for wifi-calling, as well my T-Mobile voice mail works just fine.
Now I wanted to know if I could get a dual sim tray would the dual sim work on it?
I purchased the Verizon version of the note 8 from Samsung.com with the note 7 owner coupon. I was in between the unlocked and the Verizon versions but ultimately went with Verizon for the Wi-Fi calling. I Just got the phone today and wifi calling does work but are you suggesting the unlocked version could be used with verizons software to get Wi-Fi calling but also an unlocked boatloader?
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Just realized this page is for a couple year old note tablet.
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I am wondering if it is boot loader unlocked or just carrier unlocked.
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Sorry to bump this.... I was wondering the same thing, can anyone confirm? I am wondering if I can get the Korean version shipped to USA!
This site has a good reference of all the model numbers:
https://www.techwalls.com/samsung-galaxy-note-8-sm-n950-model-number-differences/
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I purchased the Verizon version of the note 8 from Samsung.com with the note 7 owner coupon. I was in between the unlocked and the Verizon versions but ultimately went with Verizon for the Wi-Fi calling. I Just got the phone today and wifi calling does work but are you suggesting the unlocked version could be used with verizons software to get Wi-Fi calling but also an unlocked boatloader?
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Just realized this page is for a couple year old note tablet.
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Yep, not going to get support here! Asks to have this head deleted, as you guys are hijacking this tablet area big time.
Unlocked is NOT Dual-Sim. Only the international version is and it will not be available retail in the US (look for it on EBAY). Here are the specs of the unlocked Samsung Galaxy Note 8 (SM-N950UZKAXAA)
Communications
CDMA 2G CDMA: 800, 1900 MHz
GSM 2G GSM, GPRS, EDGE: 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz
CDMA 3G CDMA2000, EV-DO: 800, 1900 MHz
GSM 3G/3.5G UMTS, HSPA+: 850, 900, 1900, 2100 MHz
4G LTE LTE: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 20, 25, 26, 28, 38, 39, 40, 41 Bands
Wi-Fi Yes, 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.0 + EDR
NFC Yes
Infrared No
GPS Yes
FM Radio No
This is the most informative site that I have found.
Just look under the Country / Region column and go from there.

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