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Xperia Z not coming to Canada

Confirmed by Sony Mobile CA.
I will be most likely importing the Z from the states.
Any other Canadian users on here?

If I decide to get it, I will import from the country where the GSM bands match and some of the LTE bands match, if that country exists. I believe the US uses completely different LTE bands than Canada, not positive on that yet though.

I think there's two models. One with lte and the other hspa+. Pretty the hspa+ will work for us Canadians not sure about the lte model...
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crookx said:
I think there's two models. One with lte and the other hspa+. Pretty the hspa+ will work for us Canadians not sure about the lte model...
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Hopefully we can confirm soon.
I really want LTE.
It pisses me off so much that Sony will not release their flagship in Canada.
This may be the deciding factor that will make me jump ship to Samsung.

ssj_jaypee said:
Hopefully we can confirm soon.
I really want LTE.
It pisses me off so much that Sony will not release their flagship in Canada.
This may be the deciding factor that will make me jump ship to Samsung.
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I feel your pain..
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I guess you don't want the ZL?
As crookx said the LTE model might not work with our network bands. The HSPA version will be fine, but when offered LTE who would choose HSPA?
I think Sony should've just made a third North American model of the Z with the NA bands instead of making the ZL.
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Yeah, it's pretty BS considering how much it rains here in Vancouver.

I'm actually glad Canada is getting the ZL. I don't like annoying flaps over my ports, wetness isn't an issue for me. And the compactness is just a great thing these days when Android phones seem to be getting bigger and bigger, which I'm not a fan of.
Sucks that everyone can't get what they want, but I'm grateful to get what I preferred

doodads said:
I'm actually glad Canada is getting the ZL. I don't like annoying flaps over my ports, wetness isn't an issue for me. And the compactness is just a great thing these days when Android phones seem to be getting bigger and bigger, which I'm not a fan of.
Sucks that everyone can't get what they want, but I'm grateful to get what I preferred
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I also vastly prefer the ZL to the Z. Smaller phone overal and no brittle glass back.

noxlord said:
I also vastly prefer the ZL to the Z. Smaller phone overal and no brittle glass back.
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The Glass housing is not brittle.
Did you see the testing videos on youtube? The material is just as strong as any other phone.
Anyway ZL is not the flagship model.
I just wished they gave the option for both here.

ssj_jaypee said:
The Glass housing is not brittle.
Did you see the testing videos on youtube? The material is just as strong as any other phone.
Anyway ZL is not the flagship model.
I just wished they gave the option for both here.
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One drop on a not-concrete floor ... Looking at the OptimusG//Nexus4 reports of disasters I can only fear for the glass back to be a problem.

im hoping for ZL too.
i dont need waterproof and ZL seems to have smaller bezel. as long as it has the same CPU and RAM as Z, then ZL would be perfect.

ssj_jaypee said:
Confirmed by Sony Mobile CA.
I will be most likely importing the Z from the states.
Any other Canadian users on here?
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oh yes well

Good News!! Looks like the LTE model will be compatible with out networks
Look at page 7 of sony's white paper. Both Rogers and Bell use band 4 and 7 which the C6603 supports.
http://www-support-downloads.sonymobile.com/c66/whitepaper_EN_c66_ xperia_z.pdf.pdf
LTE bands by carrier from wiki
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_LTE_networks

REEFERKIEF said:
Look at page 7 of sony's white paper. Both Rogers and Bell use band 4 and 7 which the C6603 supports.
http://www-support-downloads.sonymobile.com/c66/whitepaper_EN_c66_ xperia_z.pdf.pdf
LTE bands by carrier from wiki
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_LTE_networks
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so xperia z lte will work in Canada?

REEFERKIEF said:
Look at page 7 of sony's white paper. Both Rogers and Bell use band 4 and 7 which the C6603 supports.
http://www-support-downloads.sonymobile.com/c66/whitepaper_EN_c66_ xperia_z.pdf.pdf
LTE bands by carrier from wiki
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_LTE_networks
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the question is whether the 3G band will work with 03. Im not so sure if you could just skip the 3G band and get LTE to work.
rogers uses 850 and 1900 for 3g band
I read somewhere that voice calls and other minor stuff uses 3g band of 850 and/or 1900.
All the phones ive used contains both. So i dont know will it work with ONLY 850 on the device.
and someone pointed out that specific areas in canada uses 850 and some uses 1900. So the problem is that if you go out of the 850 area, phone will not work?
I dont know how all these bands work. I guess someone need to purchase it and try it to see if LTE of 03 actually works here in canada.
There must be a reason why sony decided Canada not to have the Z and have the ZL instead. I want the phone as much as you do, but its pretty pointless to pay $700+ on a phone that doesnt even have LTE in my IMO.

If the Z comes to Canada (or one from a US carrier will work 100% here) I will be getting it in white for sure..that is one sexy phone. If LTE doesnt work here than no point, putting up with slow H+ speeds on a $700 phone is not for me.
IMO the ZL is just plain ugly, which is unfortunate as it also has killer specs.
Only time will tell but I think Sony are missing the boat if they dont release the Z here...on the other hand it will save me some money..I wont have to buy the GS4 AND the sony lol.

Bell is getting the C6506 (ZL) with LTE.

i found this.
In Canada, GSM-1900 is the primary band used in urban areas with 850 as a backup, and GSM-850 being the primary rural band.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GSM_frequency_bands
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so assuming this applies to 3g/hspa as well and also assume it does work with the "backup" 850, you will probably get really crappy signal with the phone due to the fact that the cities we live in are all urban areas. :l
thats just the info i got i could be wrong. lets hope im wrong.

The 6503 will not be released in Canada, no provider is going to sell a phone that won't work on their primary bands. Especially when there is a variant that already supports them.

[Q] Xperia Z UK 4g?

I've seen the xperia z will be on 3, O2, car phone warehouse, phones4u and Vodafone but so far no word from EE? Does anyone know when or if ever EE will be getting it? It is Sony's flagship for this year and is 4G enabled so it's odd they haven't announced it yet, I did ask an EE worker in one of their high street stores and he was wording things carefully as it was evident he was specifically told what to not say etc. he ended up saying that officially they have no idea but it is extremely likely to happen. Anyone got further info for this yet?

They should have them around the release date in march, phones4u will start selling from the 1st of march so there's no reason why we cant get it on our network

It's being listed as 4G compatible on CPW so EE must be getting it.
http://www.carphonewarehouse.com/news/coming-soon/sony-xperia-z

theyclist said:
It's being listed as 4G compatible on CPW so EE must be getting it.
http://www.carphonewarehouse.com/news/coming-soon/sony-xperia-z
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Found a blog post on sony's site stating that it is intentionally compatible with EE spectrum's so it is seeming really likely. Hopefully they dont wait too long, i really so want this in february...
Source: http://developer.sonymobile.com/2013/01/24/lte-coverage-for-xperia-smartphones/

Roscobigfoot said:
Found a blog post on sony's site stating that it is intentionally compatible with EE spectrum's so it is seeming really likely. Hopefully they dont wait too long, i really so want this in february...
Source: http://developer.sonymobile.com/2013/01/24/lte-coverage-for-xperia-smartphones/
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Yes it will be coming to the UK with 4G enabled, frankly enough this doesn't bother me because EE's UK coverage is pretty weak and their deals are rather extortunate if you ask me, whats more interesting for me however is the 4G frequencies that the xperia Z supports. It supports the following frequencies:
LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - C6603
Vodafone and 02 Plan to use the 800Mhz - 2600 Mhz - (2.6Ghz) frequencies in the next 6 months for 4G, so this is great for those who will buy this and upgrade to 4G in the coming future, when it comes out in summer.
EE and 3 and orange and Tmobile currently use the 1800Mhz - 1.8Ghz frequencies, which the xperia Z also supports!
In total the 4G frequencies for the UK will be 800MHz, 900MHz, 1800MHz and 2.6GHz bands which means its future proof for 4G and 3G which is a Deal winner for me ! - Source

xiFIL said:
Yes it will be coming to the UK with 4G enabled, frankly enough this doesn't bother me because EE's UK coverage is pretty weak and their deals are rather extortunate if you ask me, whats more interesting for me however is the 4G frequencies that the xperia Z supports. It supports the following:
LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - C6603
Vodafone and 02 Plan to use the 800Mhz - 2600 Mhz - (2.6Ghz) frequencies so this is great for those who will buy this and upgrade to 4G in the coming future, when it comes out in summer.
EE and 3 and orange and tmobile use 1800Mhz - 1.8Ghz
In total the 4G frequencies for the UK will be 800MHz, 900MHz, 1800MHz and 2.6GHz bands which means its future proof for 4G and 3G which is a Deal winner for me ! - Source
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Thanks for clarifying that for me

Sure!

4G compatible Handset confirmed on O2 page.
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Three havent got 4g but have been working on there DC-HSDPA which is already in 50% of the UK and hopefully 80% by march and they think its nealry as fast as the 4g at the moment have look at link
three.co.uk/Discover/Built_for_internetting

jakeclement said:
Three havent got 4g but have been working on there DC-HSDPA which is already in 50% of the UK and hopefully 80% by march and they think its nealry as fast as the 4g at the moment have look at link
three.co.uk/Discover/Built_for_internetting
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So threes xperia Z's not the 4G model?

the phone i think can connect to both frequencies so should be 4g compatible when three release it and just saw today they said they will be bring 4g network at end of the year and giving everyone unlimited data on it. btw just preordered xperia z
gsmarena.com/sony_xperia_z-5204.php
engadget.com/2013/02/03/threeuk-lte-price-pledge/

jakeclement said:
the phone i think can connect to both frequencies so should be 4g compatible when three release it and just saw today they said they will be bring 4g network at end of the year and giving everyone unlimited data on it. btw just preordered xperia z
gsmarena.com/sony_xperia_z-5204.php
engadget.com/2013/02/03/threeuk-lte-price-pledge/
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Did you preorder it from three?

xiFIL said:
Did you preorder it from three?
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i preodered from three, got a free pair of £299 RRP headphones and got the white phone.
£36 a month and get unlimited everything. 24 month contract

Roscobigfoot said:
i preodered from three, got a free pair of £299 RRP headphones and got the white phone.
£36 a month and get unlimited everything. 24 month contract
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That's a brilliant tarrif, WOW!

Hi all,
Has anyone got any clarification from 3 if the Z will support DC-HSDPA? Just as I haven't seen anywhere that states it supports DC-HSDPA only 4G (LTE). I'm only asking as I am in dispute with 3 atm as they sold me the Note 2 (7100) on the basis of it being 4G enabled, I spoke to many of their advisors and managers and they all confirmed it was, I knew that it would as the 7105 supports 4G, but I played dumb just so I can get it exchanged in the future when they release 4G......it's just I have since fell in love with this beauty
Cheers

xiFIL said:
Yes it will be coming to the UK with 4G enabled, frankly enough this doesn't bother me because EE's UK coverage is pretty weak and their deals are rather extortunate if you ask me, whats more interesting for me however is the 4G frequencies that the xperia Z supports. It supports the following frequencies:
LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - C6603
Vodafone and 02 Plan to use the 800Mhz - 2600 Mhz - (2.6Ghz) frequencies in the next 6 months for 4G, so this is great for those who will buy this and upgrade to 4G in the coming future, when it comes out in summer.
EE and 3 and orange and Tmobile currently use the 1800Mhz - 1.8Ghz frequencies, which the xperia Z also supports!
In total the 4G frequencies for the UK will be 800MHz, 900MHz, 1800MHz and 2.6GHz bands which means its future proof for 4G and 3G which is a Deal winner for me !
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I was looking forward to a 4G experience until I too realised the questionable prices for what you get for being on EE (especially data-wise). However, with my contract up, I had my pick of the Sim-only plans, of which I was looking to spend around £30 - £40 per month. Saw an EE 12-month contract with unlimited texts and minutes along with 5GB of data which I thought was great. Then I discovered that the 4G in my area wouldn't be great, and at the same time saw a 12-month T-Mobile Full Monty pack providing unlimited everything for £21 per month... :good:
I jumped on that deal, and pre-ordered my Xperia Z from Clove...

The thing is O2 data Is a Bolt On, it's not part of my Contract, so when they Roll out 4G do we just swap one bolt on for a 4G one?
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[Q] Is the htc one a world phone?

Idk if I'm using the term right, but I'm with t mobile and I know that they will offer the htc one. But that's rumored to be towards the end of march. But appearntly Europe will be getting it the first of march. So my question is: will all carriers be selling the same EXACT phone? Meaning can I get a euro version when it comes out and use it on t mobile, and still get 2g,3G,and 4g (hspa+,LTE) ? I'm very anxious to get a new phone. I'm down to the htc one and the xperia z.

Yeah it's a world phone, it won't be in the market before 15th march. As clove.co.uk states that. IMO Better to get from your carrier if you don't want to face any issues with network. But if you want fast updates, it's good to purchase from uk.
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Yes for 2g and 3g, not really for LTE in selected countries... And then I am certain that the LTE band will be tied down to that network provider. I will be amazed if this is not the case because HTC always does this, with exception of the HTC J-Butterfly (only in Japan), the reason behind this is that Japan law requires the phones to have world network support. The Sony XZ defninately covers world support on 2g,3g & 4g

We are in the same boat!
aqualadb03 said:
Idk if I'm using the term right, but I'm with t mobile and I know that they will offer the htc one. But that's rumored to be towards the end of march. But appearntly Europe will be getting it the first of march. So my question is: will all carriers be selling the same EXACT phone? Meaning can I get a euro version when it comes out and use it on t mobile, and still get 2g,3G,and 4g (hspa+,LTE) ? I'm very anxious to get a new phone. I'm down to the htc one and the xperia z.
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We are in the same boat. I am with Tmobile and have Galaxy S3, but as soon as I saw the leaked image of HTC One, I was instantly fell in love with it and I am surely glad they kept the design. It is the kind of design and material I wanted for a long time. Anyway, cut to the point, I pre-ordered from Clove.co.uk and expansys-usa.com. Whichever can ship it first will have my money. The reason I pre-order instead of waiting is it looks like it will be cheaper this way since I am buying off-contract. Tmobile's phone usually have much higher price than other carriers like ATT. Of course you can buy att one and unlock it, but it is illegal in USA now so that complicates things. Only thing I am worrying about is the compatibility with Tmobile's upcoming LTE network. Since I am living in Houston, TX, it is only logical to think Tmobile's next LTE market will be somewhere in TX if not Houston. But, I saw their LTE band is not the one supported by HTC One. (I saw this in one of forum here. Don't have the link) Tmobile maybe make LTE version of this phone like galaxy note 2, but then that will now complicates the battery life. So I am not sure if I want to have LTE version of HTC One when the battery is not user replaceable. Besides I am more than content with current Tmobile's data speed as HSPA+ in houston area. So my point is if you are sure you will get this phone, pre-order seems the fastest one so far. I picked silver one BTW.

It might sound lazy but I'm actually really confused about the bands for the different networks in my country. I want to get an HTC One but I'm not sure if I will have 3g on my company "VTR", this company is from Chile in South America and I would be really thankful if anyone can give me a hand on this:
The website of the company is: http://www.vtr.com
Please, give me a hand on this as I'm really confused and I have been searching a lot to get more information. This is what I've found:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UMTS_frequency_bands
VTR is at the number IV AWS 1700
Also I found this:
http://www.telecompaper.com/news/vtr-nextel-win-3g-licences-in-chile--690358
VTR, Nextel win 3G licences in Chile
Chile's telecommunications regulator Subtel has granted mobile operators VTR and Nextel spectrum for provision of 3G services. The tender covered three blocks of 30 MHz in the 1700/2100 MHz frequency band. Nextel won two out of three blocks of spectrum up in the 1700/2100MHz frequency bands, while VTR won the remaining block. Nextel's total offer for spectrum blocks B and C reached USD 14.7 million, while VTR won block A with an offer of USD 3.02 million. The new licences aim to boost competition on the Chilean mobile telephony market, currently divided among Entel PCS, Movistar and Claro. The Chilean telecoms market currently reaches 15 million customers. According to Rene Cortazar, minister of transport and communications, the two licence winners have a maximum of one year – that is by the second half of 2010 – to complete their 3G networks deployment across the country.
VTR 3g frecuencies: 1700/2100
I currently have an HTC Desire HD, however, I'm unable to use 3g with my device. Please help me confirm that the ONE will work on this network, else, I will have to change my network
A little bit more information can be found here:
http://www.apecdoc.org/site/chile/2009/06/11/vtr-sets-up-vtr-movil-to-bid-for-3g-licence-chile/
Thank you very much for all your help

The phone doesn't have support for the 1700 band, but will work on the 2100 band offered by your provider. The biggest problem you face is what is the difference between bands for VTS, typically network providers will offer a faster network and or more coverage on one of their bands. If in Chile this is the 2100 band you are away laughing.
Just had a look at the specs of your HTC Desire HD and the news is bad.The new HTC one will the same as your previous phone on that network.
I don't understand what you are saying about your phone not on 3G, the 2100Mhz network is 3G, however it would seem that your provider is offering it's premium higher speed services on 1700Mhz.
I suggest you go to www.gsmarena.com then search for brands of phones that have 1700Mhz radios. So got to say HTC, and under bands select 1700 then filter, you will find only 13.
After checking this, scrub the above and only use it as a super rough guide. Because it states the Sony XZ as 1700Mhz, but no Sony website claims this that I can see.

danw_oz said:
The phone doesn't have support for the 1700 band, but will work on the 2100 band offered by your provider. The biggest problem you face is what is the difference between bands for VTS, typically network providers will offer a faster network and or more coverage on one of their bands. If in Chile this is the 2100 band you are away laughing.
Just had a look at the specs of your HTC Desire HD and the news is bad.The new HTC one will the same as your previous phone on that network.
I don't understand what you are saying about your phone not on 3G, the 2100Mhz network is 3G, however it would seem that your provider is offering it's premium higher speed services on 1700Mhz.
I suggest you go to www.gsmarena.com then search for brands of phones that have 1700Mhz radios. So got to say HTC, and under bands select 1700 then filter, you will find only 13.
After checking this, scrub the above and only use it as a super rough guide. Because it states the Sony XZ as 1700Mhz, but no Sony website claims this that I can see.
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Thanks a lot, I hope the phone gets 3g, however, I know that Entel (another company in my country) will offer the HTC One on the third or fourth trimester of this year and it might allow LTE connection. If that's the situation, I might consider changing my mobile provider
I really appreciate your answer.
Thank you

its not worth buying the international version anymore if the US carrier versions are the same as the international one..
LTE is moving forward and HSPA+ will stop development in a few years once T-Mobile switch to LTE
im sure the T-Mobile version will be the same as the rest with LTE ready

yes i think only small 4g lte variations

YoungAceAtlanta said:
its not worth buying the international version anymore if the US carrier versions are the same as the international one..
LTE is moving forward and HSPA+ will stop development in a few years once T-Mobile switch to LTE
im sure the T-Mobile version will be the same as the rest with LTE ready
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Not true, there is three LTE variants in the US depending on the band eg provider The best US is AT&T which covers all of US. It all comes down to what bands your country decides to go with on LTE.
So it is a toss up between AT&T or UK model depending on your LTE band requirements.
HSPA/WCDMA:
Europe/Asia: 850/900/1900/2100 MHz
GSM/GPRS/EDGE:
850/900/1800/1900 MHz
LTE:
EU: 800/1800/2600 MHz
US (AT&T): 700/850/AWS/1900 MHz
US (TMO): 700/AWS MHz
US (Sprint): 1900 MHz
Asia: 1800/2600 Mhz
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:No-Frost: said:
Thanks a lot, I hope the phone gets 3g, however, I know that Entel (another company in my country) will offer the HTC One on the third or fourth trimester of this year and it might allow LTE connection. If that's the situation, I might consider changing my mobile provider
I really appreciate your answer.
Thank you
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No worries, it's my pleasure.
As I said before your current HTC phone should be 3G on your network provider because 2100mhz is 3G.
ANd most unfortunate for you in South America is that they use such a mix of LTE bands covering most of the LTE spectrum, in this case you are better off with the Sony Xperia Z, which covers almost all of the used LTE bands.
I have used Claro in South America which has great coverage, but bad customer service, but I guess you always get that with the big players.

Hi,
I'm on a Canadian provider that has a hard time with getting good phones. I'm on Wind mobile and actually those who are on Mobilicity are in the same boat. When HTC One X came out it wasn't available for Wind or Mobilicity, when HTC One X+ came out it wasn't available either. Only the cheaper versions of One S would work on it, other ones didn't support the bands. I can see that for Canada none of these providers are listed to carry HTC One. Does it support the bands that Wind and Mobilicity operate at? Will it work on it? They operate in AWS

Do a search is been answered a hundred times already
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help
i need help with my one.. it doesnt seem to want to turn on after it gets a full charge

overpound said:
i need help with my one.. it doesnt seem to want to turn on after it gets a full charge
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Why hijack this thread, what does your phone turning on or not have anything to do with the topic
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mikemol said:
Hi,
I'm on a Canadian provider that has a hard time with getting good phones. I'm on Wind mobile and actually those who are on Mobilicity are in the same boat. When HTC One X came out it wasn't available for Wind or Mobilicity, when HTC One X+ came out it wasn't available either. Only the cheaper versions of One S would work on it, other ones didn't support the bands. I can see that for Canada none of these providers are listed to carry HTC One. Does it support the bands that Wind and Mobilicity operate at? Will it work on it? They operate in AWS
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Why don't you go back one page and read, I have posted all the bands supported by the phone. AT&T will be your best option for coverage

I've got a bit of a similar question about where this phone will work on a specific network. If I buy an unlocked CDMA version of the HTC one, can I just drop a Verizon sim card into it and use the phone on verizon's network?

emepror said:
I've got a bit of a similar question about where this phone will work on a specific network. If I buy an unlocked CDMA version of the HTC one, can I just drop a Verizon sim card into it and use the phone on verizon's network?
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There is no CDMA version, and cdma devices do not use sim cards.
M.
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only reason i bring that up because the ONE will be on sprint's network which is CDMA, along with the fact that i thought verizon 4g phones used sim cards ( my pantech marauder loner phone had one). thanks for the answer

Hello
Do you know if the European version of the HTC One will be compatible with the American 3G network (ie : AT&T)...
Because last summer I was in USA and with my old HTC (not compatible with AT&T 3G), I was only able to use 2G networks for internet and it was very very bad...
So I'm asking !
Many thanks in advance for the answer !!! :good:

mbh017 said:
Hello
Do you know if the European version of the HTC One will be compatible with the American 3G network (ie : AT&T)...
Because last summer I was in USA and with my old HTC (not compatible with AT&T 3G), I was only able to use 2G networks for internet and it was very very bad...
So I'm asking !
Many thanks in advance for the answer !!! :good:
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Well, as far as I know, the HTC One will be just one device with no difference with the ones sold in America, Europe, Asia, etc...

:No-Frost: said:
Well, as far as I know, the HTC One will be just one device with no difference with the ones sold in America, Europe, Asia, etc...
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Thank you!
If it's confirmed, I will definitly buy this HTC One in march!!

[Q] C6903 on Rogers Canada?

Wondering how the C6903 works on Rogers and if any owners are connecting with the 2600mHz LTE band or of LTE works in general?

30Seconds said:
Wondering how the C6903 works on Rogers and if any owners are connecting with the 2600mHz LTE band or of LTE works in general?
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I think canada is getting the C6906 officially, which is suppose to work with every carrier. And C6903 and C6906 are the same beside the H 265 playback according to Sony white paper. So I would say yes.

I received my C6903 today and it works on Rogers just fine with 4G but you have to manually set the APN info.

30Seconds said:
I received my C6903 today and it works on Rogers just fine with 4G but you have to manually set the APN info.
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Or ask your network to send a configuration SMS... You just click it and don't have to do anything!

Canada is (most likely) receiving the C6906 model, which has the LTE band that will for for any carrier really. After some research, Rogers, Telus and Bell all require 700 MHz band frequencies in their phones to get LTE. Wikipedia in this sense is not a viable source of information. I'm a bit lazy but here's Bell's website claiming that their phones must have 700 MHz frequencies: http://www.bell.ca/Mobility/Products/4G_LTE_SIM_card
I spoke to a Bell representative and she very explicitly told me that the version of the Z1 they are getting will have the 700 MHz frequency built in, whether or not it is the C6906 model is something the representative could not answer. As such, it is very safe to assume that Canada is indeed getting the C6906 model.
I'm excited. I'll be getting a friend to purchase the phone outright for me and just ship it over to my ass in NYC. Sure would be nice if I didn't have to wait another 9 days! Would be even nicer if I could purchase the phone myself instead of having a friend do it for me.

[Q] Xperia Z1 c6903 03 c6906?

I am looking to buy an Xperia Z1 and have seen it on Amazon as well as other online sites. The problem is, I don't know what model to get because I live in the U.S. (Los Angeles) and want at least 3G or 4G.

musekidjose said:
I am looking to buy an Xperia Z1 and have seen it on Amazon as well as other online sites. The problem is, I don't know what model to get because I live in the U.S. (Los Angeles) and want at least 3G or 4G.
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C6902 is 3g only
C6903 has some more bands of 4g i guess a compared to c6906
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musekidjose said:
I am looking to buy an Xperia Z1 and have seen it on Amazon as well as other online sites. The problem is, I don't know what model to get because I live in the U.S. (Los Angeles) and want at least 3G or 4G.
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Hi I'm in SF under tmobile the c6903 works very well under Lte too! If I'm not wrong the 06 is better for at&t Lte but if u check in the other thread there is more than one guy using it on at&t without any issue except less Lte signal.

So C6903 is the way to go if I want to be under T-Mobile, thanks!
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C6902 uses MSM8274, C6903 uses MSM8974
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2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - all versions
4G Network LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 - C6903
LTE 700 / 850 / 900/ 1700 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 - C6906
LTE 800 / 850 / 900/ 1700 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 - C6943
Find out the bands that your network provider uses for 4g/lte and choose accordingly

musekidjose said:
I am looking to buy an Xperia Z1 and have seen it on Amazon as well as other online sites. The problem is, I don't know what model to get because I live in the U.S. (Los Angeles) and want at least 3G or 4G.
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c6903 will give you LTE speeds on T-mobile since it supports band 4 (1700mhz) for T-mobile's LTE ,if you go for c6906 you will get band 17 (700mhz) which is used by AT&T for their LTE, along with band 4 (1700mhz) so c6906 seems a better choice if you decide to swap t-mobile and at&t sim cards,also some users have been lucky to get get LTE by using at&t sim card on their c6903 model cause apparently at&t is starting to expand or at rare times uses 1700mhz spectrum for their LTE but i wouldn't bet much on it,700mhz is their prime spectrum for LTE.Hope this helps

Okay thanks so c6906 is the way to go. Anyone have any idea where the best place to buy it is?
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Just called Sony Canada and they ship to Canada addresses only, can't ship to the U.S.

clove does the bundle for the C6903 still
musekidjose said:
Okay thanks so c6906 is the way to go. Anyone have any idea where the best place to buy it is?
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i purchased my C6903 from Clove UK. http://www.clove.co.uk/sony-xperia-z1
ordered last friday from UK and it should be delivered today, Minneapolis MN USA.
includes the smartwatch2 for free, total was around $720 w/shipping.

seamonkey420 said:
i purchased my C6903 from Clove UK. http://www.clove.co.uk/sony-xperia-z1
ordered last friday from UK and it should be delivered today, Minneapolis MN USA.
includes the smartwatch2 for free, total was around $720 w/shipping.
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Hey man. I'm in St. Cloud and was wondering if you got your phone. If so, do you have AT&T? Any luck with LTE?

yup, got it!
droidiac13 said:
Hey man. I'm in St. Cloud and was wondering if you got your phone. If so, do you have AT&T? Any luck with LTE?
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yes, i got my phone about 3 days after i placed the order. As for AT&T, i have used my work ATT in it and get 3G but haven't tested LTE. i do get LTE on Tmobile of course where it's available
not sure about ATT LTE though, it seems to be hit or miss for some.

seamonkey420 said:
yes, i got my phone about 3 days after i placed the order. As for AT&T, i have used my work ATT in it and get 3G but haven't tested LTE. i do get LTE on Tmobile of course where it's available
not sure about ATT LTE though, it seems to be hit or miss for some.
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Thanks for getting back to me! How is the camera on it? I've been reading that it doesn't have an auto mode when in the 20mp setting. Is that true?

Will they release the c6906 z1 for att?

Brooklynsour said:
Will they release the c6906 z1 for att?
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I wish, I really want this phone but not sure if the 6903 is the way to go or if 6902 is a good option too (warranty reason mainly)
Because I mix tmobile and telcel's bands not sure which will I need to buy to get lte on both or completely forget about lte

alankstiyo said:
I wish, I really want this phone but not sure if the 6903 is the way to go or if 6902 is a good option too (warranty reason mainly)
Because I mix tmobile and telcel's bands not sure which will I need to buy to get lte on both or completely forget about lte
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yea i dont even care about the lte just want the z1 for att for less than 500

Brooklynsour said:
yea i dont even care about the lte just want the z1 for att for less than 500
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650 on sony store, but maybe next week less

I know im waiting and praying this phone seems amazing, I hope since T-Mobile will push a variant out, att will follow