Hi i want to buy a sprint lg g5 from ebay but im not sure if it will work in greece.
Does any of you know if i can use the sprint variant in greece with greek sim?
Thank you.
According to this:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_LTE_networks_in_Europe
...the Greek TelCo's use three bands for LTE: 3, 7, and 20.
As reported here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/sprint-lg-g5/help/domestic-international-lte-bands-g5-t3343645
Sprint variants of LG G5 have LTE bands 3 / 4 / 12 / 25 / 26 / 41
Three observations:
1. Unlock your LG G5 before going abroad by calling Sprint and telling them to unlock your phone
2. GSM should work as intended for voice, SMS, and slow 2G speeds of data
3. You need to be on a carrier that uses band 3. Otherwise, you'll be stuck with very slow data speeds
I unlocked mine through Sprint for international use, however do note I am a current user of Sprint. I also attempted to unlock it for domestic US use and was declined since I have wait 50 days after my current 2 year contract is complete.
You may be better off purchasing the International version or phones like the Nexus or MotoX.
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Hello,
I have 2 questions,
1. I currently have AT&T Gophone LTE plan. I know G Pro supports LTE and I used LTE network with this phone in South Korea. But with AT&T, it only gets 3G. I know F240S supports LTE band 5 (850Mhz) and AT&T also supports band 5. I even accessed the service menu and changed some settings but nothing changes.
2. I have a Sprint account with Unlimited LTE data plan. I heard G pro has multiple versions but the hardware of them is basically same, which means it supports both GSM and CDMA? So maybe I can use my G pro at Sprint? I went to the Sprint store and the Sprint guy told me the device supports CDMA but its ESN number is not registered on Sprint system so it cannot be used with Sprint. Is there any way to use sprint plan?
Thanks
Hi all,
Thinking about picking up the G4. I do some occasional travel to Europe for work, about once a quarter. As such, I am looking at the G4 variant that will work on both sides of the Atlantic. It looks like I can pick up the International H815 that should do just fine. But being here in the States, I'd probably have to special order one.
I took a look at the specs for the AT&T H810 variant, and it says that it has the LTE bands 1, 3, 7 for Roaming. Incidentally, the band I need for my carrier in Europe is band 3.
So my question is does included hardware support band 3? Would I be able to use my Europe SIM in the phone and connect to band 3? Or does the roaming imply I can only access band 3 with my USA SIM when I am roaming in Europe?
Any insight would be helpful! Thanks!
kwan888 said:
Hi all,
Thinking about picking up the G4. I do some occasional travel to Europe for work, about once a quarter. As such, I am looking at the G4 variant that will work on both sides of the Atlantic. It looks like I can pick up the International H815 that should do just fine. But being here in the States, I'd probably have to special order one.
I took a look at the specs for the AT&T H810 variant, and it says that it has the LTE bands 1, 3, 7 for Roaming. Incidentally, the band I need for my carrier in Europe is band 3.
So my question is does included hardware support band 3? Would I be able to use my Europe SIM in the phone and connect to band 3? Or does the roaming imply I can only access band 3 with my USA SIM when I am roaming in Europe?
Any insight would be helpful! Thanks!
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I just ordered a brown leather 815 on eBay for 700. By the time you figure taxes and getting leather option and not having to deal with ATT sounded like a decent deal. I hope I can get the free goodies from Lg. Plus it should be here by the June 1st or so.
kwan888 said:
Hi all,
Thinking about picking up the G4. I do some occasional travel to Europe for work, about once a quarter. As such, I am looking at the G4 variant that will work on both sides of the Atlantic. It looks like I can pick up the International H815 that should do just fine. But being here in the States, I'd probably have to special order one.
I took a look at the specs for the AT&T H810 variant, and it says that it has the LTE bands 1, 3, 7 for Roaming. Incidentally, the band I need for my carrier in Europe is band 3.
So my question is does included hardware support band 3? Would I be able to use my Europe SIM in the phone and connect to band 3? Or does the roaming imply I can only access band 3 with my USA SIM when I am roaming in Europe?
Any insight would be helpful! Thanks!
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Provided AT&T allows you with Unlock code to use Europe SIM. I doubt.
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FWIW ATT actually gave me the unlock code within 2 days. Pretty fast.
So i have a iphone 6 plus and someone offered me a verizon unlocked lg g4. Tmobile is my carrier and i understand that the g4 is unlocked but i was wondering how would tmobile be like on the g4? Will LTE function normally ? Thanks
edit: nevermind was wrong
The Verizon G4 supports bands 2/4/13. Most of T-Mobile uses band 4 for LTE, and on recent 2G > LTE converted sites they typically use band 2, so yes I'd say it would work well. The one they are missing is band 12, so you won't get any of T-Mobile's low-band spectrum.
You will likely also get an invalid SIM warning on your phone, since it's not a Verizon SIM.
My Tmobile branded Iphone doesn't have band 12 either so will my service be the exact as I have it on my crapple 6 plus ?
Should be.
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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.
I need unlocked/dual sim. If I buy the UK variant, SM-F926B/DS, will it work on AT&T network? Will I get 5G/LTE? Will it update? Thanks!
It should. The spec sheets for the phone does not show any variance in the radio's and frequencies they are compatible with in regards to where it's sold other than the ROM's with the carrier configurations pre-configured.
Doesnt the US version have a mmwave 5g antenna the UK version doesn't have?
If correct, how would this affect me? Thanks!
I would be very careful. In 2020 I bought unlocked Note 20 Ultra in Czech Republic and brought it to USA to be used on AT&T network. Unfortunately the 5G bands are not compatible and I didn't get 5G at all. Otherwise the phone works fine, you get LTE speeds and little bit spotty coverage. If you can live with that, you will be ok.
I use an international note 10+ n975f in USA on ATT and my line was shutoff last month because of a new company policy that will be fully in effect Feb 2022. Only u/u1 variants will work on their network...must have volte working and be a device provided thru ATT...not imported. I recommend a different carrier.
These phones will keep working on AT&T after the 3G network shutdown
AT&T will shut down its 3G network and require HD Voice support by February 2022. Check this list to see if your phone will make the cut.
www.xda-developers.com
It sucks. They did send me a free note 9, but...I need a new carrier.
Interesting. I’m on an unlocked, dual-SIM, Note 8, N950F which came from Singapore. I don’t remember how long I’ve had it, but I think it’s been around 5 years. It’s not a 5G device, but it is 4G/LTE and supports VoLTE. I think AT&T knows about it because I think I had to provide them with a S/N, M/N, and IMEI years ago. I’d like a 5G device and this one isn’t holding a charge for a full day anymore, but otherwise works fine on AT&T for now. I’d really like to stay with an unlocked, dual-SIM.