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Can it be used in the u.s?

I'm in the process of getting a Samsung Galxaxy s i9000 from Europe (a trade) and I would like to know if I could use it on T-Mobile or AT&t in the United States. Would I have to unlock it or is it already unlocked?? Would love to know as soon as possible... thanks...
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You should be able to use it on att. Not sure though if even with the proper modem that you can enable 850hz band. Still has 1900 though so you should be good. As far as unlocked goes, depends if it's a carrier model or not.
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I currently have T-Mobile so I was wondering if I could use it with T-Mobile. The internet speeds don't really matter much, I just want it to make and receive calls and texts.
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Yes you can.
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Fremen567 said:
Yes you can.
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Ill be getting 2g speeds? Or 3g?
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You said internet speed doesn't matter much . Edge only I believe.
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i9000 supports 3G bands 900/1900/2100
AT&T uses 850 and 1900. So you'll only get 3G on AT&T in 1900 MHz coverage areas.
TMobile uses AWS 3G bands (1700/2100 MHz). It requires BOTH to work on 3G at all, so it will only work on 2G/EDGE.
You could use a Galaxy S i9000T on the entire AT&T 3G coverage, as it supports 850/1900/2100 MHz.

Optimus 4X in USA network

Does anyone have this phone in the USA and if you do what service provider do you use? I wanna get this phone for myself within a month and I wanna know if it will work in T Mobile network.
Thanks
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LostInNorth805 said:
Does anyone have this phone in the USA and if you do what service provider do you use? I wanna get this phone for myself within a month and I wanna know if it will work in T Mobile network.
Thanks
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Ofcourse it will work, if its unlocked that is.
since T-Mobile is refarming to 1900, some major cities get 3G
in Boston area i only get 2G/EDGE

theofficialpimp said:
Ofcourse it will work, if its unlocked that is.
since T-Mobile is refarming to 1900, some major cities get 3G
in Boston area i only get 2G/EDGE
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I had to make sure, I was looking at T mobile frequencies and O4X frequencies they match up but I had to get another person feedback. Thanks tho!
Also, your only getting 2G/EDGE in Boston? I figure you would atleast get 3G in a city like that.
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My knowing was that international phones won't work with TMobile USA other than edge but on att just fine.
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LostInNorth805 said:
Does anyone have this phone in the USA and if you do what service provider do you use? I wanna get this phone for myself within a month and I wanna know if it will work in T Mobile network.
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I used it with AT&T in UMTS in the west coast states. The quality and availability of UMTS by AT&T is okay.
T Mobile isn't working in UMTS because of the frequency band which doesn't work with this phone, but GSM will work.

I am using it on Att prepaid. Works great.
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T-Mobile

Does anyone know if this is compatible with T-mobile's 4g network?
I'm pretty sure it doesnt, but I just wanted to reconfirm

jawang26 said:
Does anyone know if this is compatible with T-mobile's 4g network?
I'm pretty sure it doesnt, but I just wanted to reconfirm
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Official Specs of 901S mine (has LTE) :
2G/ 2.5G - GSM/GPRS/EDGE: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
3G/ 3.5G - UMTS/ HSPA: EMEA: 900/1900/2100 MHz with HSPA+ up to 42 Mbps
Asia: 850/900/1900/2100 MHz with HSPA+ up to 42 Mbps
4G - LTE: EMEA: 800/1800/2600 MHz
Asia: 900/1800/2100/2600 MHz
From here : http://www.htc.com/hk-en/smartphones/htc-butterfly-s/#specs

jawang26 said:
Does anyone know if this is compatible with T-mobile's 4g network?
I'm pretty sure it doesnt, but I just wanted to reconfirm
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my 901s is not compatible with T-Mobile's LTE network in the USA. i get HSPA+ (HSPAP), UMTS, etc.

cortez.i said:
my 901s is not compatible with T-Mobile's LTE network in the USA. i get HSPA+ (HSPAP), UMTS, etc.
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Where do you live? Because you might be in a refarmed area
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boostedfern said:
Where do you live? Because you might be in a refarmed area
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i live in Dallas,TX metro area; according to TMobile's 4G coverage map, my location is rated Excellent for 4G/4G-LTE service. doesn't T-Mobile primarily use the 1700 band for 4G LTE?

cortez.i said:
i live in Dallas,TX metro area; according to TMobile's 4G coverage map, my location is rated Excellent for 4G/4G-LTE service. doesn't T-Mobile primarily use the 1700 band for 4G LTE?
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4G - LTE: EMEA: 800/1800/2600 MHz
For 901S .
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wolfgart said:
4G - LTE: EMEA: 800/1800/2600 MHz
For 901S .
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yes, i know the bands.

This phone is supposed to b unlocked for any gsm carrier. I just ordered mine today, about 7 hours ago. I still have no shipping info, but Ya, in the description, it says unlocked. I know for a fact it works on AT&T HSPA+
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zounduser said:
This phone is supposed to b unlocked for any gsm carrier. I just ordered mine today, about 7 hours ago. I still have no shipping info, but Ya, in the description, it says unlocked. I know for a fact it works on AT&T HSPA+
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There is not a locked model, Bro. Only fully unlocked.
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wolfgart said:
There is not a locked model, Bro. Only fully unlocked.
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That's what figured bro. But someone said it wouldn't work on tmobile.
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zounduser said:
That's what figured bro. But someone said it wouldn't work on tmobile.
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on LTE network only maybe

LG G Flex K & S & L is supported same LTE band.

LG-F340K = LG-F340L = LG-F340S Supported Same 4 LTE Band
It was possible to move each other(S <->K<->L) in korea. It's law.
After Samsung Galaxy S4 LTE-A
After LG G2 (& LG G Flex)
After Pantech Vega LTE-A
Suported band
B1(2100) B3(1800) B5(850) B7 (2600)
You will see LTE band list in hidden menu.

barammaru said:
LG-F340K = LG-F340L = LG-F340S Supported Same 4 LTE Band
It was possible to move each other(S <->K<->L) in korea. It's law.
After Samsung Galaxy S4 LTE-A
After LG G2 (& LG G Flex)
After Pantech Vega LTE-A
Suported band
B1(2100) B3(1800) B5(850) B7 (2600)
You will see LTE band list in hidden menu.
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Thanks for the info, can someone confirm this, please?

N3M3SYS said:
Thanks for the info, can someone confirm this, please?
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i have F340K , it has the better hidden service menu... I confirm this.
Best Device !

wolfgart said:
i have F340K , it has the better hidden service menu... I confirm this.
Best Device !
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Where is that hidden service menu guys? Cause after all I'll buy an L version I found in good price.

N3M3SYS said:
Where is that hidden service menu guys? Cause after all I'll buy an L version I found in good price.
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If you are in Att network it doesn't work because Att doesn't allow other non Att LTE capable phones in their network.
I'm on Att as well and i have the L version.
If you are interested i have one.
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doniqcc said:
If you are in Att network it doesn't work because Att doesn't allow other non Att LTE capable phones in their network.
I'm on Att as well and i have the L version.
If you are interested i have one.
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Thanks for your answer, but I'm from Greece, LTE works fine here, plus I pay ridiculous taxes from electronic outside the EU.

nice work

So, please anyone can tell me where is that better hidden service menu located? Any screenshot, on how it looks like?

340L LTE Band Picture.
N3M3SYS said:
So, please anyone can tell me where is that better hidden service menu located? Any screenshot, on how it looks like?
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I found picture on Ebay Item number 271358919484. but I can't attached picture. ( New user limit)
This Item is F340L. F340L suppoted B1, B3, B5, B7
F340L Hidde menu : 5457#*340# on keypad

barammaru said:
I found picture on Ebay Item number 271358919484. but I can't attached picture. ( New user limit)
This Item is F340L. F340L suppoted B1, B3, B5, B7
F340L Hidde menu : 5457#*340# on keypad
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Thank you very much for your reply. So, you just type 5457#*340# an the menu I saw in the picture pops up?

Hong Kong version of LG G flex
barammaru said:
LG-F340K = LG-F340L = LG-F340S Supported Same 4 LTE Band
It was possible to move each other(S <->K<->L) in korea. It's law.
After Samsung Galaxy S4 LTE-A
After LG G2 (& LG G Flex)
After Pantech Vega LTE-A
Suported band
B1(2100) B3(1800) B5(850) B7 (2600)
You will see LTE band list in hidden menu.
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I bought the LG G Flex built for Hong Kong. Great phone, but I'm stuck in EDGE. I have the phone rooted using VROOT.
I've found instructions to enable bands 4 and 17 for AIO Network ( AT&T network) for other phones, but wanted to consult this esteemed body for how to do this. New poster..be gentle. Thank you!!

APN Set
Piankeshaw said:
I bought the LG G Flex built for Hong Kong. Great phone, but I'm stuck in EDGE. I have the phone rooted using VROOT.
I've found instructions to enable bands 4 and 17 for AIO Network ( AT&T network) for other phones, but wanted to consult this esteemed body for how to do this. New poster..be gentle. Thank you!!
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insert APN Value --- EDGE --> 3G working.
Ask your telecommunication company about APN Value. or Find on internet.

barammaru said:
LG-F340K = LG-F340L = LG-F340S Supported Same 4 LTE Band
It was possible to move each other(S <->K<->L) in korea. It's law.
After Samsung Galaxy S4 LTE-A
After LG G2 (& LG G Flex)
After Pantech Vega LTE-A
Suported band
B1(2100) B3(1800) B5(850) B7 (2600)
You will see LTE band list in hidden menu.
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Thanks for this valuable Info!

doniqcc said:
If you are in Att network it doesn't work because Att doesn't allow other non Att LTE capable phones in their network.
I'm on Att as well and i have the L version.
If you are interested i have one.
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Does it work with att hspa+?
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barondebxl said:
Does it work with att hspa+?
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Yes, even though shows 3g in statusbar.
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doniqcc said:
Yes, even though shows 3g in statusbar.
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Great! Are you selling yours??
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barondebxl said:
Great! Are you selling yours??
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Yes.
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doniqcc said:
Yes.
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Pm will be sent now.
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Got myself an F340L, everything is working fine with the 3G-4G switching bands. Has anyone made any changes to the APN addresses in the service menu(5457#*340#)? All addresses are in dot.korean. I'm asking if this has anything to do with the default weather provider, the 2nd clock in lockscreen shows Korean time and ofcourse I cannot download any themes because I cannot register in LG's (korean) site. Any workarounds, ideas are welcome. I'm from Greece, EU.

N3M3SYS said:
the 2nd clock in lockscreen shows Korean time .
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Yea man !!! How to delete this garbage !!?

AT&T vs International?

What is the model number of the AT&T S5? And what is the international version number? Does anyone know the difference? (example : the s4 is a SGH-i337 and the International is GT-I9505) they had the same hardware. Is this true in the s5 too?
Basically I want an unlocked version but the same hardware as the AT&T.
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highaltitude said:
What is the model number of the AT&T S5? And what is the international version number? Does anyone know the difference? (example : the s4 is a SGH-i337 and the International is GT-I9505) they had the same hardware. Is this true in the s5 too?
Basically I want an unlocked version but the same hardware as the AT&T.
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It will NOT get AT&T LTE unless you buy the T-Mobile version. Just FYI.

Hmm OK so a Tmobile and then Sim unlock it huh? Not afraid of doing it, just want to make sure. I bought a GT-I9305 and found out the same thing, had to sell it and get a GT-I9300. The S4 ATT just happens to be the same as the GT-I9505 but has locked bootloader. Looking to buy out if contract for the S5.
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highaltitude said:
Hmm OK so a Tmobile and then Sim unlock it huh?
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Yes. They will probably charge you more than the $660 on their site. Be prepared to pay over $700.

Cool thanks, that's about what I paid for the GT-I9300 at that time.
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I bought a T-Mobile phone for $660 in a company store and bought an unlock code online, took 30 minutes to get it. Works like a charm on AT&T. Rooting and installing a custom recovery takes a couple of minutes, and all the international ROMs I've tried so far work fine.

21cdb said:
I bought a T-Mobile phone for $660 in a company store and bought an unlock code online, took 30 minutes to get it. Works like a charm on AT&T. Rooting and installing a custom recovery takes a couple of minutes, and all the international ROMs I've tried so far work fine.
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When I purchased the T-Mobile Note 3 and used it on AT&T, I found my LTE signal to be extremely weak. It would often switch down to H+ when AT&T branded devices would maintain a solid signal.
While the G900T (T-Mo version) supports band 17 for LTE, it is not optimized for this frequency. Performance will be better on the AT&T variant.

So, are they all G900's? It's just the T, or F, or A etc. afterwards that distinguishes it?
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21cdb said:
I bought a T-Mobile phone for $660 in a company store and bought an unlock code online, took 30 minutes to get it. Works like a charm on AT&T. Rooting and installing a custom recovery takes a couple of minutes, and all the international ROMs I've tried so far work fine.
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Did you have to buy the new special Sim card? Also if you wouldn't mind, can you PM me the site you got the unlock code from?
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highaltitude said:
Did you have to buy the new special Sim card? Also if you wouldn't mind, can you PM me the site you got the unlock code from?
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No, I'm using the same SIM card I used in my S4. I forgot the name of the site, it was cellf something.

Well, as it has been with just about every phone prior to and since S2, ATT/TMO/etc US carrier put that crappy LTE supporting chipset instead of the glorious international guts. So IMO, if you're gonna pay full ~700, you might as well get the unadulterated phone off the bat.
International has 2x quad core cpus, our stateside retards all have same old single quad snapdragons.

MattMJB0188 said:
When I purchased the T-Mobile Note 3 and used it on AT&T, I found my LTE signal to be extremely weak. It would often switch down to H+ when AT&T branded devices would maintain a solid signal.
While the G900T (T-Mo version) supports band 17 for LTE, it is not optimized for this frequency. Performance will be better on the AT&T variant.
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So far I've had really good LTE signals. Seems at least as good if not better than my AT&T S4.

Skv012a said:
Well, as it has been with just about every phone prior to and since S2, ATT/TMO/etc US carrier put that crappy LTE supporting chipset instead of the glorious international guts. So IMO, if you're gonna pay full ~700, you might as well get the unadulterated phone off the bat.
International has 2x quad core cpus, our stateside retards all have same old single quad snapdragons.
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Yes but what model is that? That was my whole point in this thread. What international model is most similar to the ATT? (like I said before, the S4 GT-I9505 is the international version of S4 SGH-i337)
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OK so I found this on Sam Mobile.
Here’s the list of model numbers of the SM-G900, or the Galaxy S5:
- SM-G9006V_CHN_CHN (China)
-*SM-G9008V_CHN_ZM (China)
-*SM-G9009D_CHN_CTC (China)
-*SM-G900A_NA_ATT (AT&T)
-*SM-G900D_JPN_DCM (Japan)
-*SM-G900F_EUR_XX (Open Europe)
-*SM-G900H_EUR_XX (Open Europe)
-*SM-G900I_SEA_XSA (Asia)
-*SM-G900J_JPN_KDI (Japan)
-*SM-G900K_KOR_KTC (Korea)
- SM-G900L_KOR_LGC (Korea)
-*SM-G900M_LA_VF (Vodafone)
-*SM-G900P_NA_SPR (Sprint)
-*SM-G900R4_NA_USC (US Cellular)
-*SM-G900S_KOR_SKC (Korea)
-*SM-G900T_NA_TMB (T-Mobile)
-*SM-G900V_NA_VZW (Verizon)
-*SM-G900W8_NA_BMC (BMC)
Now I just need to find the right international one to match the AT&T
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SM-G900H is the only true model. All others ones are potentially/definitely crippled just like ATT one from what I gather via GSMArena.
9505 was the crappier version of the S4, vs the true 9500.

Skv012a said:
SM-G900H is the only true model. All others ones are potentially/definitely crippled just like ATT one from what I gather via GSMArena.
9505 was the crappier version of the S4, vs the true 9500.
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Though it looks like it doesn't support LTE?
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highaltitude said:
Though it looks like it doesn't support LTE?
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So? Better hardware and overall performance vs a bit faster Facebook on the go?

Well I just like to match the hardware closer to what I would get here at the store, but just get it unlocked. I have the AT&T S2, the international S3 GT-I9300, the AT&T S4, and now looking to get the international S5. I buy in contract when my upgrade is available, then the international in between.
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Don't care really about how Fb loads or not. I like to have the options whether they work or not, thus case being LTE
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Shouldn't really be much debate on the international version vs at&t's model. Only thing you would loose is LTE. The international model is fully compatible with AT&T's HSPA+ network. No one seems to give that a thought anymore. Fact is - it performs the best it ever has. Very easy to achieve 9-10mbps down, which is more than efficient for anything.