I pre-ordered the T-Mobile Galaxy Note 3 from Negri Electronics around October 4 and I just received an email from them saying that they still don't have the T-Mobile Galaxy Note unlocked version yet. I want to get the T-Mobile Note 3 because the bootloader is not locked like the AT&T version. Anyway, Negri offered me the Samsung N900W8 Galaxy Note 3 instead of the unlocked T-Mobile version.
Would the Samsung N900W8 Galaxy Note 3 work with AT&T ?
http://negrielectronics.com/samsung...lte-32gb-nam-unlocked-black.html#.Un3Co8zTmpp
It has this band:
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 1700 / 2100 / 2600
I need LTE to work with AT&T since I currently have AT&T as a provider.
Should I accept Negri offer and get the N900W8 instead of the unlocked T-Mobile version ? ...or should I just wait for the T-Mobile version?
Also, this N900W8 version looks to be more expensive than the T-Mobile version that I orderd but they say that they would honor my T-Mobile price that I pre-ordered on October 4.
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It seems to cover the bands so I say yes it will.
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SM-N900W8 on ATT?
I really want to know if I buy a SM-N900W8 Note 3 from Ebay, can it somehow work with US AT&T network and hopefully get LTE too? Many thanks.
sn2002bt said:
I really want to know if I buy a SM-N900W8 Note 3 from Ebay, can it somehow work with US AT&T network and hopefully get LTE too? Many thanks.
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Well...did you get it? Did it work on AT&T?
I noticed on the specifications list that the international LTE version has some of the same LTE bands as the Verizon LTE version. Would the international LTE version of the S2 be at all usable on Verizon's network?
Which variant? I don't remember seeing any international variants with LTE B13 support. In any case, there is no CDMA in the international variants and I strongly doubt you could use them on Verizon.
Is B13 the one Verizon uses in the U.S.? I was just looking at the one on amazon listed as "international LTE". I didn't realize there were multiple versions of that. I also got the impression from reading around here that Verizon's LTE was more or less the same as everyone else's because CDMA just isn't capable of the modern band width requirements. That was a long time ago though and I may have misunderstood.
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Is B13 the one Verizon uses in the U.S.? I was just looking at the one on amazon listed as "international LTE". I didn't realize there were multiple versions of that. I also got the impression from reading around here that Verizon's LTE was more or less the same as everyone else's because CDMA just isn't capable of the modern band width requirements. That was a long time ago though and I may have misunderstood.
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Yes, B13 is Verizon's main LTE band in the US.
You say main as if there are others. Does Verizon use other bands too? At all?
In certain areas Verizon also supplements coverage with bands 2 and/or 4. Eventually they are also expected to deploy on band 5.
Thank-you for repeatedly taking the time to answer my questions. I appreciate it.
I live around the Baltimore area so I imagine they might have need to supplement with the additional bands around here. The international Tab S2 being sold on Amazon does support bands 2, 4, and 5. No 13 though. So assuming Verizon has deployed band(s) 2, 4, or 5 in the area the question remains: Would the international Tab S2 receive LTE service? Someone must have tried it by now.
Have any other "international" samsung devices been able to receive Verizon service in the US?
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Thank-you for repeatedly taking the time to answer my questions. I appreciate it.
I live around the Baltimore area so I imagine they might have need to supplement with the additional bands around here. The international Tab S2 being sold on Amazon does support bands 2, 4, and 5. No 13 though. So assuming Verizon has deployed band(s) 2, 4, or 5 in the area the question remains: Would the international Tab S2 receive LTE service? Someone must have tried it by now.
Have any other "international" samsung devices been able to receive Verizon service in the US?
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What you are trying to do is just a bad idea unfortunately. Even if you could activate it (which I doubt you could in the first place), the supplemental bands are high frequency bands and you may well run into situations where you won't have any coverage at all because you couldn't pick up band 13 (which is a low frequency band that penetrates into buildings much better than bands 2 or 4).
Why not just buy the Verizon model?
That is very helpful and insightful info. Thank-you.
For my purposes the tablet will be used mostly for entertainment purposes. I have a galaxy S4 (mdk bootloader) phone for serious communication needs. I was just thinking that there may be a performance advantage if I could swap the sim card from my S4 into the tablet and get internet (where available on bands 2, 4, 5) directly from LTE rather then from the wifi hotspot on the S4. I figured it may not work all the time but if it did some of the time it would justify buying the device with capability, all else being equal.
I would absolutely buy the verizon model if it wasn't boot-loader locked. It sounds like noone has been able to hack a ssmsung/verizon device for the last few generations so I'm not holding my breath.
(The info you've been giving will also be handy when it comes time to replace my & wife's S4 phones which will probably be in the next year.)
Oh, ok, I see, your issue is with the bootloader. Yeah, that's a problem.
I am also using an S4 on a CDMA carrier (Sprint). Planning on getting a Nexus 5X soon. It's nice in that unlike Samsung and their plethora of variants of the same device for each country, there is just one Nexus model for all carriers in the US, and it's also unlocked right out of the box.
Is it possible to use a Verizon Note 5 SM-920V on the T-mobile Network?
I'm planning to switch to T-Mobile from Verizon.
I currently have the Verizon Note 5.
If it is, is there any way to flash my device so that i have the t-mobile software version of Android?
Thank you
I have a US Cellular note 5 that I would like to use on Verizon. willmyphonework.net notes it will work for 2g and 3g and "maybe" 4g as is. Verizon tells me with IMEI search that it will not work. I know they are both CDMA but at least as far as my searches have taken me, that verizon possibly uses different bands (13?) for their Note5.
I have seen threads where people get a Verizon SIM and use another IMEI and actually use the phone that way. I am wondering if anyone has any ideas that would enable me to use this phone on verizon?
Thanks in advance!
Is there any way by rooting that I would be able to unlock and use this phone on gsm for other carriers as well like Verizon?