Hello!
I am moving over to Asia and need to access band 28, band 3, and all the rest. It seems the verizon version lacks many of these bands that I will be needing. Does anybody know of any other phone that will work great overseas - I clearly need to flip this phone.
I looked into what I can unlock, and it's not going to work... this phone doesn't have band 28 and many of the bands used over in Asia.
There are only 4-5 bands on the G4, I believe bands 2, 4, 5, and 13. If you need a great world phone you need to get an international phone, or one that works on all carriers, such as the Nexus 5X, 6, 6P, Moto X Pure, or iPhone.
Or if you like the G4 then get the 815 or 818 variant that works over there.
Pretty sure the bands are there, they are just locked down by Verizon or LG.
These are the only bands available for the vzw LG G4 (2, 4, 5, & 13).
Spookymyo said:
These are the only bands available for the vzw LG G4 (2, 4, 5, & 13).
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It also has 3 and 7
diljosh said:
It also has 3 and 7
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Where. Mine doesn't.
Where's 3 & 7? 2, 4, 5, & 13 are the only ones accessable from the phone. Any other bands are on the carriers side.
according to the specs in LG website 3&7 are supported while roaming
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Where's 3 & 7? 2, 4, 5, & 13 are the only ones accessable from the phone. Any other bands are on the carriers side.
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ron.r said:
according to the specs in LG website 3&7 are supported while roaming
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For the VS986? Everything I've found said the Verizon G4 only supports bands 2, 4, 5, and 13. This is common on carrier branded handsets, where they typically only include bands for their network.
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Has anyone tested out an AT&T SIM card in a Verizon variant of the G4? I'd really like an android phone that has LTE bands for both AT&T/VZW to swap back and forth with my iPhone. The VZW Nexus 6 worked great, but it was just too clunky for me.
Thanks in advance for the help!
AT&T uses two main bands for LTE, bands 5 and 17. They also use bands 2/4/29/30 depending on the market.
The Verizon G4 supports these bands according to Verizon: 2/4/13, and these bands according to other research I found online: 2/4/5/7/13.
If that's true, it sounds like you should be able to get some LTE in most markets, but you would be limited as the only bands you could get LTE on would be 2/4/5.
Thanks for your help!
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AT&T uses two main bands for LTE, bands 5 and 17. They also use bands 2/4/29/30 depending on the market.
The Verizon G4 supports these bands according to Verizon: 2/4/13, and these bands according to other research I found online: 2/4/5/7/13.
If that's true, it sounds like you should be able to get some LTE in most markets, but you would be limited as the only bands you could get LTE on would be 2/4/5.
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Do you know where 2/4/5/7/13 are confirmed online? I really wish LG would give us more lte bands like the S6 and iphone 6 do so that I can use it between the US and Europe.
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Do you know where 2/4/5/7/13 are confirmed online? I really wish LG would give us more lte bands like the S6 and iphone 6 do so that I can use it between the US and Europe.
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I only saw it on some spec listings, I'm not sure where you can confirm it.
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Don't get your hopes up, fellow Sprint customers.
This phone is gearing up to be another LTE-limited Sprint-only type phone, similar to what they do with most of their other phones. I'm speculating based on the fact that there is currently an unlocked version of the phone listed at B&H:
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1239314-REG/lg_lgrs988_ausasv_g5_h850_32gb_smartphone.html
Nowhere in the specs and description does it list anything about Sprint support and there's no indication that Sprint will even activate this phone. If for some reason Sprint does decide to activate this phone, it's missing LTE bands 26 and 41 which means you're stuck using band 25 only for LTE connections in the US.
I think it's reasonable to assume they will disable or leave off LTE band 7 and possibly 13 and 20 as they did with the recently released Samsung Galaxy S7.
This means the probable Sprint-only LG G5 might be partially crippled for worldwide LTE bands, assuming LTE band 7 is not included, but will mostly work with Sprint domestically.
As of right now, if you're looking for the most widely supported phones for international use that work with Sprint natively, which include LTE band 7, you're limited to Apple iPhone 6s, Motorola Moto X 2nd gen, and Nexus 5x/6p.
Edit 03/24/2016 - Phonescoop.com is reporting that LG is adding LTE bands 25, 26, and 41 to a base model but no report of getting rid of band 7.
http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/phone.php?p=5094
Edit 03/25/2016 - Phonescoop updated its listing now saying LG got rid of LTE 1/2/5/7/20. So this will be yet another LTE crippled Sprint phone with only LTE bands 3 / 4 / 12 / 25 / 26 / 41
What I want to know is will the Sprint LG G5 have full use of Verizon's post/pre paid service if I chose to leave Sprint for Verizon in the future ???
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What I want to know is will the Sprint LG G5 have full use of Verizon's post/pre paid service if I chose to leave Sprint for Verizon in the future ???
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Verizon uses LTE bands 2, 4 and 13. Sprint only included band 4. So while it's theoretically possible, there's no telling if all three bands are active on all Verizon LTE towers.
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Verizon uses LTE bands 2, 4 and 13. Sprint only included band 4. So while it's theoretically possible, there's no telling if all three bands are active on all Verizon LTE towers.
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The question I want to ask is this:
Will a Sprint LG G5 support all the bands that Verizon uses like the Nexus 6P/5X ???
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The question I want to ask is this:
Will a Sprint LG G5 support all the bands that Verizon uses like the Nexus 6P/5X ???
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Don't count on it. Very unlikely.
Hi
Quick question from a newbie. I am currently in the uk and would love to preorder the 10 but I can only get the UK version but I would like the US version. Are there any significant drawbacks? Would most likely use it on TMobile once I relocate to the US. I have seen earlier posts on frequencies and bands but I was hoping on a plain English response? Mostly interested in LTE of course. Thanks!
Gotta find out if the UK version of the phone supports US network bands/frequencies to see if it'll work properly with the network you're interested in. Software wise should be the same. The HTC UK site lists #WL SKU(America) under supported networks but it also says, "Network bands in regions may be different, depending on the mobile operator and your location."
I'm sure someone in here knows whether you only get support for one region based on where you order from or if you get support for all regions listed on the spec page. Unclear to me. US page only lists US bands though.
I dont think the EU/ASIA models have the US LTE bands.
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Yes the main difference is the LTE bands. The US version has different bands to the UK version. Generally the UK uses band 8 for LTE, which the US version does not have. You would still be able to use the phone for texts, calls and even 3G access, but, you would not get LTE. Let us know, what service provider you are with, we can then see if the phone is comparable or not for you.
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I don't have the phone yet obviously. I am on three UK now but once we relocate to the US I will most likely be signing up to TMobile. I thought some of the frequencies are the same? Different bands but frequency seems the same in the UK and US?
But to be honest after looking into it might be best to pick it up in the us for the warranty and the Uh Oh insurance.
Thanks for the replies. Hope this question helps someone else.
From what I can see, Three supports band 3 for LTE. Looking at the US speck phone it says the following: 4G LTE (up to 450Mbps), FDD: Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 17, 20, 28, 29, 30, Support Cat 9 LTE, download up to 450 Mbps, upload up to 50 Mbps, so in theory it should work for you both here and in the US. I would double check with Three that their network is definitely band 3.
Thanks Stephen
At the same time of posting here I had also emailed HTC support and they came back to me with a brief statement that it will work as the phone supports 'multiple frequencies'. This was not a highly technical reply but at least now I have it writing!
Your answer certainly puts my mind at ease and I have gone ahead and preordered!
Strangely I had no option to choose 32 or 64GB storage though and they took payment immediately rather than wait till shipping time. Does this mean it's on the way already?
Thanks again. Will revisit this post in three months time I suppose and jet you guys know!
I've been wondering about this, too, and I think the UK HTC 10 is not fully compatible with AT&T or T-Mobile networks in the US. From Droid-Life, the bands needed are:
AT&T LTE bands 2, 4, 12, 17
T-Mobile LTE bands 2, 4, 12
From Clove, the bands supported are:
FDD B1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 28, 32; TDD B38, 40, 41
As you can see, the UK version is missing bands 2 and 4, which are used by both US GSM carriers, and also 17, which is used by AT&T.
I've been looking at this because the UK HTC 10 is about the same price as the US one, but it comes with HD earbuds. Unfortunately, it looks like it's incompatible.
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I also found HTC's international HTC 10 page, and it spells it out pretty clearly in the Network specs that the EMEA version of the HTC 10 is missing many bands from the American version If anyone has information to the contrary that would be great...
I have the International HTC 10 (m10H) and its working on AT&T LTE band 17. I haven't seen it connected to band 2 or 4 yet.
I'm using a UK version on Tmobile and it works fine the network.
My signal stays on 4g and I've only dropped to HSPA once, which is fine with me. Aside from that, text, calls, etc all work without issue.
If you're after the headphones, they're pretty nice though they're a bit bass heavy for my taste. They sound good though and the noise isolation is surprisingly good.
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probably you can use con T-mo, but you can not use in AT/T. The asian version doesn´t work in any 4G in the US
Hello, I have a OnePlus 3 and have Sprint. Not realizing the device only supports GSM out of the box i found this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s5/general/how-to-add-rf-lte-frequency-bands-to-t2886059
Here one person was able to enable band 20 on a OnePlus One. I was wondering if it is at all possible to enable bands 10 or 1 for Sprint 3G. Or better yet bands 25, 26, 41.
I was also wondering, if I were to attempt this is there a risk of ruining the phone?
I recall band 20 was unable to be activated on the OPO as the device simply was not provisioned with a radio for that band.
Modding will not overcome hardware deficiencies.
Is Sprint a CDMA carrier? OnePlus do not support CDMA at all as the US is the only significant country using that outdated technology.
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I recall band 20 was unable to be activated on the OPO as the device simply was not provisioned with a radio for that band.
Modding will not overcome hardware deficiencies.
Is Sprint a CDMA carrier? OnePlus do not support CDMA at all as the US is the only significant country using that outdated technology.
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would there be any way to enable wcdma 3g through sprint or should I sell the phone.
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would there be any way to enable wcdma 3g through sprint or should I sell the phone.
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I do not think so.
First, I am assuming you have the international OPO. Go to willmyphonework.net and see for yourself; your phone is totally incompatible with Sprint. Even 2G bands are not available under its standard configuration.
At this stage you have two choices, return the phone for exchange/sell it or try and edit the hardware settings to make more bands available.
If you bought it new I would just return it rather than modifying the hardware setup.
If you want to tinker with it, you need to start here and also here and see will they unlock the bands you need.
Basically, follow the guides exactly and tick every radio band that appears in the programme and hopefully the bands for Sprint is among those available for your hardware.
I think I tried to activate band 20 4G and it did not seem to work. I have the international OPO.
The OP in the first link is a Chinese model, but the steps are the same.
To quote from the 2nd link I posted:
It will theoretically unlock:
GSM: DCS-1800/P-GSM/E-GSM/GSM-850/Railways-900/PCS-1900
WCDMA: Band I to XI
LTE: Band 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 21
PS: Even if they're theoretically enabled, some band cannot be used because of hardware limitation...
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Even though all the above seem to be available to activate, some work, and some do not. [band 20 has a strikethrough, for example]
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I do not think so.
First, I am assuming you have the international OPO. Go to willmyphonework.net and see for yourself; your phone is totally incompatible with Sprint. Even 2G bands are not available under its standard configuration.
At this stage you have two choices, return the phone for exchange/sell it or try and edit the hardware settings to make more bands available.
If you bought it new I would just return it rather than modifying the hardware setup.
If you want to tinker with it, you need to start here and also here and see will they unlock the bands you need.
Basically, follow the guides exactly and tick every radio band that appears in the programme and hopefully the bands for Sprint is among those available for your hardware.
I think I tried to activate band 20 4G and it did not seem to work. I have the international OPO.
The OP in the first link is a Chinese model, but the steps are the same.
To quote from the 2nd link I posted:
Even though all the above seem to be available to activate, some work, and some do not. [band 20 has a strikethrough, for example]
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I believe you need the right. Qcn from the model phone with the supported bands you want for this guide. With respect to the oneplus 3.
I'm on red pocket for the next year with At&t and would like to pickup a g7. Since they are not releasing a At&t varaint, anyone know if another model will work well, ie support most of lte bands? I'm struggling to find info. Thanks!
LG-G710UL Which is the unlocked variant. Don't know if it's available for purchase yet but that's what I'm using for work and AT&T sim works without issue on LTE.
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LG-G710UL Which is the unlocked variant. Don't know if it's available for purchase yet but that's what I'm using for work and AT&T sim works without issue on LTE.
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Can't get it yet.
B&H says July.
ok, thanks fellas, I guess I will wait for them to release LTE bands supported for this device.
,I have a dual sim LM-G710EMW I bought on eBay and it’s working perfectly on AT&T and supports all bands
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,I have a dual sim LM-G710EMW I bought on eBay and it’s working perfectly on AT&T and supports all bands
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Please can you kindly make a screenshot of it on att and do a speedtest internet speed on the app?i appreciate it.
Because I asked 5 sellers on ebay on this model and they said it is not fully compatible and no return with regards to bands not compatible.
I have the LM-G710TM (T-Mobile) unlocked and have 4G LTE according to the status bar logo using the Nxtgen APN
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I have the LM-G710TM (T-Mobile) unlocked and have 4G LTE according to the status bar logo using the Nxtgen APN
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I have the unlocked version LMG710ULM on ATT.
I can confirm i have VoLTE, HDVoice, WiFi Calling all working without issue.
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WiFi calling does not work on the TM version...at least on the stock TMo software from what I've seen
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WiFi calling does not work on the TM version...at least on the stock TMo software from what I've seen
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I had to have ATT properly provision my phone by calling tech support. At first when I setup the phone it provisioned VoLTE but not the other services. I was able to check *#*#4636#*#* to see WiFi Calling wasn't provisioned until we formally updated the IMEI.
Unlike previous HTC devices where I had to spoof another device IMEI in order to activate services like VoLTE and HDVoice but still didn't get WiFiCalling, this time everything turned on like butter. I get seamless call transfer from WiFi to Network as well.
I did install "Carrier Services" from the play store but I think that is more for RCS and Project Fi support.
Well I got the 710ulm. It was 3g only for a day or two, then Lte kicked in once redpocket servers realized I switch phones. So far so good something about 80mb download speed for $18/month makes me happy.
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I have the unlocked version LMG710ULM on ATT.
I can confirm i have VoLTE, HDVoice, WiFi Calling all working without issue.
Sent from my LM-G710 using Tapatalk
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Did U buy it from B&H? There is one thing that bothers me.. LTE Band 12. Does this phone really have it?
On official LG page for unlocked model G7 Thinq it says: LTE Bands 2/4/5/7/13/20/28/46/66
OTOH B&H says: LTE: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 40, 41, 46, 48, 66 Bands
So where is the true?
I want a black model to use on T-Mobile (they do not offer black model) and Band 12 is really important.
Can U or someone else who has this model (LMG710ULM) confirm Band 12? TIA
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Did U buy it from B&H? There is one thing that bothers me.. LTE Band 12. Does this phone really have it?
On official LG page for unlocked model G7 Thinq it says: LTE Bands 2/4/5/7/13/20/28/46/66
OTOH B&H says: LTE: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 40, 41, 46, 48, 66 Bands
So where is the true?
I want a black model to use on T-Mobile (they do not offer black model) and Band 12 is really important.
Can U or someone else who has this model (LMG710ULM) confirm Band 12? TIA
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Purchased from BestBuy. B+H didn't have theirs yet.
No idea on Band 12. I'm on ATT and it works without issue with advanced services.
If it's a mission critical need for you, reach out to LG directly to confirm. That way it's not speculation, but actual fact.