Hello, I am planning on using this phone when I move to the United States this fall to attend college.
As the T-mobile variant is possibly the only one with unlocked bootloader, I am sure this is the best choice I have.
This was my original plan: buy SM-G925T, ship it to Korea, use it in Korea until August, move to the United States and open a number there.
Sadly, I found out T-mobile phones are only purchasable in the United States. Is there any other way for me to buy it from Korea?
If not, are there any other variants that support bands of SKT (LTE bands 1/3/5) and T-Mobile?
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I am thinking of buying HTC One when it is on sale here (India). I am not sure that HTC is gonna roll-out the LTE enabled version of the One or just the 'normal' 3G one. I am mostly moving to the US for grad studies and I was thinking whether to buy the LTE enabled version or the normal (I'll call it that) version when I do. Should I buy the phone from India itself or from US? I don't think they would ask for residential proof or something to buy a sim-free unlocked phone.
I am kinda confused about the whole LTE thing as I feel it is..well a luxury item i guess?
And the main question, if I buy the phone from here........I think it would work only on limited GSM networks, right ?
The different phone specs have been posted in this forum by me and others.
There are US carrier specific versions because US carriers use different technologies and frequencies.
Mixed support, be careful. International models will have no 4G in the US. Your best bet is grabbing an asian model (also shipping in australia) as this has the correct 3G bands for AT&T, the euro model does NOT. T-Mobile, Sprint, Verizon all need their own specific models.
mattman83 said:
Mixed support, be careful. International models will have no 4G in the US. Your best bet is grabbing an asian model (also shipping in australia) as this has the correct 3G bands for AT&T, the euro model does NOT. T-Mobile, Sprint, Verizon all need their own specific models.
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Okay, Thanx. Will keep that in mind before I buy. I guess going with the asian model (also ships in India) would be safe
I'm looking to buy the developer edition from HTC, but i'm worried about the LTE bands since I would be moving between the US and Hong Kong.
Over here I'm using T-mobile, and if IIRC Hong Kong LTE are all 1800 / 2600
Will this version work in both countries?
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I'm looking to buy the developer edition from HTC, but i'm worried about the LTE bands since I would be moving between the US and Hong Kong.
Over here I'm using T-mobile, and if IIRC Hong Kong LTE are all 1800 / 2600
Will this version work in both countries?
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I am in the same boat as you... I bought the dev edition and i travel between Seattle and HK a lot... As for LTE I guess I wont really care about that since I am just used to 3G anyways. other than that Because the bands for USA and HK for LTE are different you will have to choose between having LTE in one of the countries, you currently cant have both.
BUT if you travel between HK and EURO a lot you would better be off with the HK version since its the same LTE bands.
Just as a note i dont have my phone yet.. I had it shipped to my address in seattle then someone sent it to me here in HK should be here by friday and ill let you know if i have LTE but i highly doubt it haha.
this should help you out a bit http://xda7.androidrevolution.nl/db_mirror/ROMs/HTC_One/variants.png
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I'm looking to buy a Note 5 outright (no contracts, not buying through a carrier, etc.). There are a few variants I've looked at, including the N920T (T-Mobile's variant) and the N920I (international variant). I don't want to purchase a phone locked to T-Mobile, but I also don't want to buy a phone that could possibly not be 100% compatible with T-Mobile's network. Will the N920I be able to completely take advantage of T-Mobile's US network like their N920T, or does the N920T support unique bands and/or protocols not found on the N920I?
Own a n920i and working on 4g tmobile Holland.
I guess it would depend on which carrier you're going to use . Not all carriers use the same Bands for LTE.
you can check this on the website
Willmyphonework.net
I ordered the 920i for use on At&t, as the 920T was missing one of AT&T'S bands.
How's the phone working for you. I'm looking at buying a tmobile note 5, but was planning on using it on at&t.
How has your experience been on AT&T's network with the 920i? Any issues?
So, should we unlock the phone or it works directly with the USA major carriers' LTE bands?
TIA
Hello,
I am an American going to study abroad in Prague over the next year. I currently have the North American model and was wondering if I needed to buy a new phone for the correct LTE bands, since I plan on traveling around Europe. I have used the site WillMyPhoneWork and found that 2 of the major 3 telecom providers, T-Mobile and Vodafone, support bands 1 (2100MHz) and 7 (2600MHz). However, I am missing band 20.
If anyone could help with the 2 questions I have, it would greatly help.
1) Should I expect reliable coverage, in the Czech Republic and other EU countries?
2) Am I able to lock my phone to a specific LTE/4G band, and would this solve my problem (or have downsides)?
Thanks for any responses.
As you have said, it depends on the country.
As long as other LTE bands are available you should be fine and also you can always use 3G.
As far as I know, you can't lock to a.specific band, but you can select to lock only on 3G bands, if that will be convenient for you.
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You can also enable band 3 on the US model, I get 80% LTE with it here in EU.