Hi all,
I have a Verizon HTC One (M7) that I've brought with me to Canada. According to Verizon, because the phone is an international 4G LTE phone, it is already unlocked. I plan to cancel my Verizon number and get a new service from one of the wireless providers here (Telus (Koodo), Rogers (Fido), or Bell). I would like to know which one of these operators will be able to provide me with 4G LTE data service (if any)?
I am currently using my phone with my Verizon service on Rogers' network, and I have access to data with only 3G speeds (I'm not sure it's HSPA+ or not; it says only 3G on the screen). The phone obviously is capable of higher data speeds, but I was not able to find which carrier provides 4G LTE service on the same frequency band(s) that my Verizon M7 phone is using. I found this page on the frequency bands my phone uses, but it's rather confusing.
Could anybody give me some tips? Any help is really appreciated.
Thanks a lot...
nobody knows a Verizon One M7 is campatible with which Canadian carrier?
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Has anyone tried paying full price for an HTC One at a Sprint Store and then sticking a Verizon LTE SIM in it? The specs seem to indicate that it supports LTE band 13 that Verizon uses and the 850/1900 cdma bands that is uses?
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You will not get LTE on verizon with a sprint phone.
You could do an esn swap to get 3g and voice if you wanted.
gnex4ever said:
Has anyone tried paying full price for an HTC One at a Sprint Store and then sticking a Verizon LTE SIM in it? The specs seem to indicate that it supports LTE band 13 that Verizon uses and the 850/1900 cdma bands that is uses?
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If you buy a device at full price its no different than a device bought on contract. At least that's how it is in our preferred store and the same applies to corporate as far as I know. It's no like an apple store where you can request an unlocked device. You'd still have to request to have it unlocked by Sprint international. Also considering the 1900 band is the only band that crosses over between sprint and verizon I really don't see the value. Maybe it's just me in my area but roaming is even more useless than the 0.9mb/s I get on sprint.
Darkendvoid88 said:
If you buy a device at full price its no different than a device bought on contract. At least that's how it is in our preferred store and the same applies to corporate as far as I know. It's no like an apple store where you can request an unlocked device. You'd still have to request to have it unlocked by Sprint international. Also considering the 1900 band is the only band that crosses over between sprint and verizon I really don't see the value. Maybe it's just me in my area but roaming is even more useless than the 0.9mb/s I get on sprint.
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The HTC ONE, like nearly all modern smartphones is capable of operating on multiple frequencies, network types and communications technologies. However, my assumption is that the Sprint version is carrier locked to prevent use on other networks by default. Not sure that their unlocking process would open the phone to other networks.
gnex4ever said:
Has anyone tried paying full price for an HTC One at a Sprint Store and then sticking a Verizon LTE SIM in it? The specs seem to indicate that it supports LTE band 13 that Verizon uses and the 850/1900 cdma bands that is uses?
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You wouldn't be able to straight up put in a Verizon LTE SIM and expect it to work that would be too easy.
I would guess it's possible, but you would need a donor LTE phone. Based on looking in the HTC EVO 4g LTE forums people have put that phone on another carrier and used a donor 3g phone to get 3g working. Same could most likely be possible for the HTC One. I guess if you have enough money to buy this phone outright as well as have a donor LTE phone you can probably pay someone to do this. Only limitation would be that the 16 digit password for some programs to write specific information is most likely not available yet.
Hi,
I have an unlocked GSM international HTC One, bought from Handtec (UK).
I'm going to USA next week, and wanted to buy a prepaid sim card with a 3g plan. So far the best option that i found is T-mobile. But i have doubts about compatibility.
Will i be able to have LTE with my current internatonal One with a T-mobile network ? Or at least 3G/H ? or is it going to be limited only to Edge, as i've read somewhere ? I think T-mobile only uses 1700 and 2100 UMTS bands, which i think my phone is not compatible with...please correct me if im wrong.
Which US GSM network would be the best (compatibility wise) option for my phone ?
Thanks
Please, someone answer me...
I just need to know if i'll be able to have something more than Edge speed with my current phone under a t-mobile network ? Or my only option is At&T ?
Thanks
Benfran said:
Hi,
I have an unlocked GSM international HTC One, bought from Handtec (UK).
I'm going to USA next week, and wanted to buy a prepaid sim card with a 3g plan. So far the best option that i found is T-mobile. But i have doubts about compatibility.
Will i be able to have LTE with my current internatonal One with a T-mobile network ? Or at least 3G/H ? or is it going to be limited only to Edge, as i've read somewhere ? I think T-mobile only uses 1700 and 2100 UMTS bands, which i think my phone is not compatible with...please correct me if im wrong.
Which US GSM network would be the best (compatibility wise) option for my phone ?
Thanks
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I may be wrong (so you may want to cross check the info).
T-Mobile uses AWS bands for LTE; International HTC One doesn't support the AWS required by T-Mobile. You MIGHT be able to use 3G/H.
Sprint is CDMA so that's off the table.
I think AT&T will be your best. You might wanna check the coverage in the intended area of use of any carrier you choose.
Get a straight talk att SIM. 45 and att network... We don't really offer the traveler SIM options other countries do... In fact, because of "terrorism" you would be better off buying a Tracfone at Wal-Mart because most services require you to register your phone to a US address to even activate the SIM
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Unfortunately that means calls only. I don't particularly like att but it's almost guaranteed that you will get support if you get their GoPhone service
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Hello,
I have a T-mobile HTC ONE M7, I'm planing to switch to Verizon, Will I be able to get LTE/4G?
Is my Tmo M7 supported at all by Verizon? What network will I be able to connect to?
Is there any way to make my phone support all or some of Verizon's bands? A ROM or a Radio!! Maybe something else!!
I have tried to find this info, but I couldn't. The only thing I found is that both T-mobile and Verizon use the 1900 band for LTE!!
Please if you know anything about this let me know
Thank you
zaid2999 said:
Hello,
I have a T-mobile HTC ONE M7, I'm planing to switch to Verizon, Will I be able to get LTE/4G?
Is my Tmo M7 supported at all by Verizon? What network will I be able to connect to?
Is there any way to make my phone support all or some of Verizon's bands? A ROM or a Radio!! Maybe something else!!
I have tried to find this info, but I couldn't. The only thing I found is that both T-mobile and Verizon use the 1900 band for LTE!!
Please if you know anything about this let me know
Thank you
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T-Mobile is a GSM phone which doesn't have any CDMA bands, so you will surely limit yourself on their network. Also, T-Mobile and Verizon have different partition tables so the firmware and roms are not compatible. If you know someone on the Verizon network, ask them if you could use their SIM card to see what type of service you get with the TMO phone. Here is comparison chart of the various HTC One's, check out the Secondary Cellular Phone.
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Like said above, TMO htc one use GSM bands and Verizon use CDMA bands. Your phone also need a MEID # (the equivalent of the EMEI for CDMA network) which you don't have on a GSM HTC One (manufacturer-assigned). And afaik, Verizon will not accept non-verizon phone on their network. Your best choice if you want to quit TMO is to choose another GSM carrier (AT&T for example). Your phone also must be sim-unlocked to change carrier.
http://www.techradar.com/news/phone-and-communications/mobile-phones/verizon-cdma-explained-1189551
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_equipment_identifier
Thanks guys for the replies, I thought there might be some way to change bands :cyclops: I'm not an expert lol
Looks like I will be switching to ATT
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Hi
I bought an used phone from some eBay dealer
the phone was on Verizon network
I am from Israel and using the local orange network
the phone works just fine except I cannot enjoy the 4g (LTE) network
when I put on LTE mode I just get no reception at all
maybe it is some frequency issue? (in Israel the LTE runs on 1800/2600)
how please can I solve this issue?
should I Install an appropriate rom for my network (where and how can I get it?)
or is it a hardware fixed frequencies which suitable for Verizon only and cannot be changed?
Thanks a lot
vladikpri said:
Hi
I bought an used phone from some eBay dealer
the phone was on Verizon network
I am from Israel and using the local orange network
the phone works just fine except I cannot enjoy the 4g (LTE) network
when I put on LTE mode I just get no reception at all
maybe it is some frequency issue? (in Israel the LTE runs on 1800/2600)
how please can I solve this issue?
should I Install an appropriate rom for my network (where and how can I get it?)
or is it a hardware fixed frequencies which suitable for Verizon only and cannot be changed?
Thanks a lot
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Verizon is a very US specific carrier they use there own CDMA mobile technology different from the GSM network world wide network.
Some Verizon phones are GSM capable to allow call roaming in different country's they call these "World Phones" but they do not offer any 4G services outside of the US.
Basically you will as far as I know only get 4G on a CDMA network in the US. Unless someone can correct me. :good:
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So what's the problem? Why can't Verizon's 4G LTE devices roam internationally? First, there are few LTE networks built outside the U.S. But the main reason is that Verizon's LTE network and devices are not compatible with any other wireless carrier's network because the spectrum frequency and the specifications developed for its sliver of wireless spectrum is different from any other carrier in the world.
Taken from here http://www.cnet.com/uk/news/why-verizon-4g-lte-smartphones-are-a-bad-choice-for-world-travelers/
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Been trying to connect to telstra 4g in sydney but only able to get 3g speeds. Radio is same as m8 sold my telstra. Any help on connecting to 4g?
ftermini said:
Been trying to connect to telstra 4g in sydney but only able to get 3g speeds. Radio is same as m8 sold my telstra. Any help on connecting to 4g?
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If you have an HTC One M8 then you will get a better response in the M8 forum this is for the M7.
Have you checked the APN on your phone versus Telsra APN?
Check to see if the Telstra variant has the same bands as your variant, if your phone doesn't have the same bands then that could be your issue.