I travel a lot for work between north America,south America, Europe and asia. so, my question is, which region phone should I get to cover me in all of my travels, or does it even matter?
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GSM is dominant in South America, not really sure about CDMA. But I know its not really popular. Therefore less coverage.
If you have the Europe version, you wont get 3G, only edge or gprs.
If you have the US version you will get 3G.
Other than that cellular technology world wide is pretty standard.
Check this out maybe you get some more info: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=413644
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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
Does uk and france use the same radio bands for 3g and 4g? I'm asking cause I'm thinking about getting one from France as it's alot cheaper (£90 cheaper), I personally don't mine not having the uk plug but £90 cheaper is very very tempting. Also if I sell my nexus 5, in totally I will be paying on £288
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Does uk and france use the same radio bands for 3g and 4g? I'm asking cause I'm thinking about getting one from France as it's alot cheaper (£90 cheaper), I personally don't mine not having the uk plug but £90 cheaper is very very tempting. Also if I sell my nexus 5, in totally I will be paying on £288
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There are only 2 models. North American Model and Rest of the World (international), so Yes, France, UK, Anywhere in Europe, Asia, Aftrica.... all use the same model
Thank you, God this is too tempting >.<
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?
Cheers.
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.