I love my Nexus 5x, but there has been some drawbacks. Since I have switched to PureNexus however the things has been a brand new phone. I am headed to Santiago Chile and I was wondering if anyone had any experience using their phone there? Also if they have any tips that would be great too.
I am a T-mobile user, but I am also wondering about local providers, however I am only there for 7 days.
Thanks for the help!
Hi man
I live in Santiago now, I have the 5x model LG-H790, it works fine, LTE and 3g, you should not have any problem using it here.
What part of the city you'll be?
Cheers
pacmanman said:
Hi man
I live in Santiago now, I have the 5x model LG-H790, it works fine, LTE and 3g, you should not have any problem using it here.
What part of the city you'll be?
Cheers
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Movistar Arena
https://goo.gl/maps/FZCKLfgfsaS2
I am super excited! Thanks for the tip, do you think I should grab a local Sim? And if so what carrier?
Yes, I think you can buy a chip from Entel (I have that carrier) or Movistar and it should works fine, usually those have few GB and free social media use.
Also note that in the link you posted, it should be a subway station at "Parque O'Higgins", right between "Toesca" and "Rondizzoni" stops, that should be your stop if you go by subway
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I'd like to know how's it working on the network?.....any problems?.......I almost have enough money to get myself a Diamond from this website I found saying that it works fine on the At&t network.....just thought I'd ask my friends here at XDA first.....sorry I posted this in the wrong thread
Thanks
Mike
i got my diamond a week ago from a store at San Francisco. it happens to be the Taiwan version of the phone, but it is working fine wif AT&T. yet some of my friends with the phone also AT&T have a very raspy reception. personally it is fine to me.
kykenshjai said:
i got my diamond a week ago from a store at San Francisco. it happens to be the Taiwan version of the phone, but it is working fine wif AT&T. yet some of my friends with the phone also AT&T have a very raspy reception. personally it is fine to me.
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What store was that?
i forgot the name of the store but it is at Clement 22nd street~!!!~near a hotpot place~!!!
kykenshjai said:
i forgot the name of the store but it is at Clement 22nd street~!!!~near a hotpot place~!!!
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OK, thanks.
I guess you can't get the 3G data connection with this device in SF, right?
I'm using it on AT&T network. So far it works flawlessly with .05 radio. Sorry for asking this, but does anyone know AT&T's 3g band in Southern California? Is it 850mhz or 1900?
Hi,
I bought a Samsung Galaxy S in the states tha was unlocked. Everything worked fine, but I only used the original provider who was at&t. Now I'm in Spain, and Ingot a data plan with Movistar. Calls and messages work fine, as well as the internet as long as I have wifi. The 3g doesn't work, and it is a problem of the phone because I've tried the SIM card on other phones and it works fine. I've tried unlocking the phone again and nothing changes, I need help pleaseeeee! Idk what to do and I can't afford to buy a new phone right now.:crying:
Thanks for your help!!!!!!!!
Felixsanz said:
Hi,
I bought a Samsung Galaxy S in the states tha was unlocked. Everything worked fine, but I only used the original provider who was at&t. Now I'm in Spain, and Ingot a data plan with Movistar. Calls and messages work fine, as well as the internet as long as I have wifi. The 3g doesn't work, and it is a problem of the phone because I've tried the SIM card on other phones and it works fine. I've tried unlocking the phone again and nothing changes, I need help pleaseeeee! Idk what to do and I can't afford to buy a new phone right now.:crying:
Thanks for your help!!!!!!!!
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Are you sure its a GSM network? As far as I know, the galaxy s is incompatible with cdma networks. I could be wrong tho.
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Movistar in Spain uses GSM, not CDMA, but the bands are not the same for 3G, that'e your problem. You won't get 3G on Europe, only in the US with AT&T, Canada with almost any carrier, and any country from Mexico to Argentina.
Maybe in Australia/India you can have 3G, I don't know, but there are some members with a Glide from India, they can answer this better than me.
Thank you, I'm stupid, I should havechecked that before buying the phone
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Are you sure its a GSM network? As far as I know, the galaxy s is incompatible with cdma networks. I could be wrong tho.
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On the samsung galaxy s captivate it says:
Network Technology EDGE, GSM, HSDPA, UMTS
Does that change anything?
Felixsanz said:
On the samsung galaxy s captivate it says:
Network Technology EDGE, GSM, HSDPA, UMTS
Does that change anything?
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I think I may have good news for you, check this:
http://www.unlockit.co.nz/mobilesettings/settings.php?id=27
There's a good chance you have to set the APN settings manually, the above link shows you how to do this. These are the settings that tell your phone how to get onto the data network, if those are not already in the phone or set automatically. Give it a try, your problem has occurred more often and this was the solution!
Setting the APN manually should get internet working, but since the phone doesn't support the bands needed for 3G in Spain, that won't solve the 2G only problem. Still, working 2G data should make it at least fairly usable until you acquire a phone that supports your local bands.
Perhaps not in Spain then, but it works elsewhere in Europe. I live in The Netherlands and I get 3G. Haven't looked into the frequency bands, but it all works perfectly here. There are several other European users here, and I've never read anything about not having 3G because of frequency band issues.
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Evil Alex said:
I think I may have good news for you, check this:
There's a good chance you have to set the APN settings manually, the above link shows you how to do this. These are the settings that tell your phone how to get onto the data network, if those are not already in the phone or set automatically. Give it a try, your problem has occurred more often and this was the solution!
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that was awesom man I did exactly what you told me and the 3g started working right away! I wish I could hit the thanks button more than once!
You're welcome, enjoy your awesome phone
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Hey guys,
I'm looking to travel to Italy for 2 weeks in the summer. I have an unlocked tmous note 2, and I want access to data during my vacation. What company should I look into to get a SIM card from while in Italy? Should I order one before going or when I get there? I really just want access to look something up real quick if I need to, or make a quick call.
Thanks!
wolfpack612 said:
Hey guys,
I'm looking to travel to Italy for 2 weeks in the summer. I have an unlocked tmous note 2, and I want access to data during my vacation. What company should I look into to get a SIM card from while in Italy? Should I order one before going or when I get there? I really just want access to look something up real quick if I need to, or make a quick call.
Thanks!
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sorry no input directly on Italian mobile companies... but I can say to watch out for the frequencies of the phone, t-mobile uses some weird 3g/4g/hspa frequencies that tend to differ from what the rest of the world uses... which translates that you'll get edge/2g speeds... this is the one place that the unlocked GSM nexus phones has us on (or an international note 2) this page http://www.gsmarena.com/network-bands.php3?sCountry=ITALY shows umts 1800/2100 in italy
also to be able to use the sim card you'll need to have your phone sim unlocked (call tmobile and see if you qualify or pay a bit of $$$ to have it done online)
in my time in europe (U.K., Germany, France, Norway, and Spain) as long as you are in or around a city you can find WIFI fairly easily (might have to buy a drink or something to use it though)...
if you REALLY want 3g service you might justify buying a nexus phone (4 or galaxy) device or a nexus7 tablet
Thanks for the input, especially on Italy's umts bands. I should have no problems getting it sim unlocked, done it before through them. specs show the note 2, supporting umts 1700/2100.
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Make sure you get the apn settings from the carrier your going to use before you go there... Last time I went to Europe I had to set up my own APNs for data and mms because the companies had no idea what APNs were... Just do a little research with all the phone carriers of the area you'll be traveling
http://www.unlockit.co.nz/mobilesettings/
eurohomie said:
Make sure you get the apn settings from the carrier your going to use before you go there... Last time I went to Europe I had to set up my own APNs for data and mms because the companies had no idea what APNs were... Just do a little research with all the phone carriers of the area you'll be traveling
http://www.unlockit.co.nz/mobilesettings/
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good idea, thanks.
I had no problem using my tmoUS sensation with local card in Germany, Poland on their Tmo network, both voice and data were ok.
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The only place I know about is Ukraine. And I would get one there every time I went there. Data is expensive but text/talk is cheap.
Sent from galaxy note 2, tablet in my pocket! ^_^
Bronyr said:
I had no problem using my tmoUS sensation with local card in Germany, Poland on their Tmo network, both voice and data were ok.
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good to know since i have an unlocked sensation i'll be taking with me as well.
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Dear all,
I just bought a Sony Xperia ZL 6506 white on ebay. It is new. I think it was a good deal since it was 455 shipping included. the guy states in the ad that the phone is brand new. I have T-mobile, and I am concerned of only one thing: the seller wrote "At&t" under the voice "carrier" and states: "PHONE WORKS WITH AT&T. NOT SURE IF IT IS UNLOCKED TO OTHER GSM NETWORKS." I googled and I think there is no such an Sony Xperia ZL 6506 locked to Att, or am I missing something? Should it work with my Tmobile sim card?Thanks
It is listed here: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Sony-Xperia...D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557
You'll be fine - the C6506 is unlocked for any GSM carrier. It is the reason I just purchased one yesterday as well: because it has the 1700mhz T-mobile AWS band (unlike the HTC One Developer Edition that I'm now selling).
It will not be locked to AT&T. Now, the T-mobile version of the Xperia Z is another story and it will be locked to T-mobile, but you'll be fine.
Enjoy your phone! Setting mine up now and I just love it so far.
-Collin-
Awesome I hope so. I bought it because it is pentaband. It has the H+ network also on the 900 Mhz frequenzy!! So I am gonna use it in Italy (im italian working in USA) as well if my studies were corrects. Do you agree? And you are gonna travel to Europe sometimes rite?
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Awesome I hope so. I bought it because it is pentaband. It has the H+ network also on the 900 Mhz frequenzy!! So I am gonna use it in Italy (im italian working in USA) as well if my studies were corrects. Do you agree? And you are gonna travel to Europe sometimes rite?
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I actually just came home from Italy on my honeymoon! I didn't have the phone at that time, but I did have the Nexus 4 and it worked beautifully. Too bad I dropped it on the cement after a few too many beers at the beer garden in Prague
Cheers,
-Collin-
Congrats for ur wedding! I bet u were in my hometown (Venezia, Venexiano means inhabitant of Venice in venetian dialect).
Anyway yeah I wanted to buy the Nexus 4, way cheaper...but I wanted to have the option to use a SD card...
May I ask you way you ditched the Nexus 4 for the Xperia ZL? Was Praga's cement too hard and it could not make it?
Cheers
venexiano said:
Congrats for ur wedding! I bet u were in my hometown (Venezia, Venexiano means inhabitant of Venice in venetian dialect).
Anyway yeah I wanted to buy the Nexus 4, way cheaper...but I wanted to have the option to use a SD card...
May I ask you way you ditched the Nexus 4 for the Xperia ZL? Was Praga's cement too hard and it could not make it?
Cheers
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Well, I was using the Nexus 4 on AT&T in the US at that time, and AT&T's 3G network is fairly slow here. It was time to get a phone with LTE, so I got the HTC One. Now, I switched to T-Mobile and they just turned on the LTE service in my area (San Jose, CA) and I needed the pentaband phone. I didn't want to buy a phone from T-Mobile because I prefer to buy unlocked versions and I really liked the Sony. It's so compact for a 5" screen.
Yes, we went to Venezia. It was so beautiful! One of our fondest memories was traveling out to Burano and Murano islands. True paradise.
Cheers,
-Collin-
Cool my mom was born and raise in Murano. I go often there with my boat.
Anyways...did u really notice a big difference between Tmobile H+ and Tmobile LTE?
thanks
A.
T-Mobile has LTE deployed in Chicago. I'm getting roughly the same speeds as HSPA+ most of the time. The only difference is the latency and some peak speeds. I've seen almost 30Mbps on LTE in some areas. Honestly, I turn my LTE off most of the time because I've been using up my bandwidth way too quickly.
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needmoregigs said:
T-Mobile has LTE deployed in Chicago. I'm getting roughly the same speeds as HSPA+ most of the time. The only difference is the latency and some peak speeds. I've seen almost 30Mbps on LTE in some areas. Honestly, I turn my LTE off most of the time because I've been using up my bandwidth way too quickly.
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I get about 10-12mbps on HSPA+ and usually 25-30mbps on LTE here in San Jose. 10-12 is just fine for me, but I just got one of the new unlimited plans so I see no real drawback. Uploads are WAY faster though, and that helps with my "auto-upload" feature I use when I snap photos I guess. You know, and pictures of my food being posted on Facebook and whatnot
-Collin-
venexiano said:
Dear all,
I just bought a Sony Xperia ZL 6506 white on ebay. It is new. I think it was a good deal since it was 455 shipping included. the guy states in the ad that the phone is brand new. I have T-mobile, and I am concerned of only one thing: the seller wrote "At&t" under the voice "carrier" and states: "PHONE WORKS WITH AT&T. NOT SURE IF IT IS UNLOCKED TO OTHER GSM NETWORKS." I googled and I think there is no such an Sony Xperia ZL 6506 locked to Att, or am I missing something? Should it work with my Tmobile sim card?Thanks
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I just SWITCHED to AT&T and get only HSPA/HSPA+. No LTE service at all. Is there something new subscribers need to do? I've only seen existing AT&T subscribers having success with the ZL.
Suggestions? Thanks
Solution to Xperia ZL and no LTE Service
pete4abw said:
I just SWITCHED to AT&T and get only HSPA/HSPA+. No LTE service at all. Is there something new subscribers need to do? I've only seen existing AT&T subscribers having success with the ZL.
Suggestions? Thanks
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I solved the issue.
First the problem: If you are a new customer bringing an unlocked phone (not AT&T branded), when you register your IMEI, the network will not recognize it as AT&T property and will deny you LTE service.
Solution: Finally, after a week, today I went to the local store, and they put the IMEI of a store phone in and voila, LTE right away. Obviously, this should not be the case, and those who get service right away must be existing AT&T customers with an AT&T phone in their account. This must change otherwise people won't want to switch! HTH
My LG G3 is slowly dying so I'm looking for a cheaper phone that will still do everything I need, and this one seems like it fits everything perfectly! I'm in the US though (on ATT) and can't for the life of me figure out the best way to get it? Any suggestions? If it helps I'll be in France and Paris in two days, but not able to go to the UK. Thanks!
Unfortunately you can't. You can buy the phone but it won't work in US.
There are 2 editions to this phone. One from china:
http://www.willmydevicework.com/com...p2c72-dual-sim-td-lte-64gb/at-t-united-states
None of the bands are supported so you won't get any network.
Then there's this one which they sell in UK:
http://www.willmydevicework.com/com...p2a42-dual-sim-td-lte-32gb/at-t-united-states
So you can see you would only be able to run the phone in 3g which I don't think is an ideal situation to be in.
tanush said:
Unfortunately you can't. You can buy the phone but it won't work in US.
There are 2 editions to this phone. One from china:
http://www.willmydevicework.com/com...p2c72-dual-sim-td-lte-64gb/at-t-united-states
None of the bands are supported so you won't get any network.
Then there's this one which they sell in UK:
http://www.willmydevicework.com/com...p2a42-dual-sim-td-lte-32gb/at-t-united-states
So you can see you would only be able to run the phone in 3g which I don't think is an ideal situation to be in.
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Man what a shame! Thanks, I guess I'll look elsewhere :/
I don't know if this helps but last month I was in Seattle for 2 weeks. I bought T-Mobile's prepaid card and had no problems at all. Almost all the time I was on 4G and just a few times I got 3G. I have p2a42, bought in Europe.
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I don't know if this helps but last month I was in Seattle for 2 weeks. I bought T-Mobile's prepaid card and had no problems at all. Almost all the time I was on 4G and just a few times I got 3G. I have p2a42, bought in Europe.
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if that's the case then maybe that site's info is not 100% accurate.
All 4 major carriers except sprint support LTE band 4 (1700) which is included in Lenovo P2. But you might have the coverage not in all the places. e.g Tmobile is extending mostly its 700 band (12) for future not the bands 2 and 4. So it might be not the best option out there but still an option.