[Q] Unlocked Nexus S / S 4G NOT THE SAME? - Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

hey guys im getting ready to buy a nexus s from best buy. Im on att so im getting the unlocked one. I noticed in the forums that there are 2 Nexus S (4G) Android Developments forum. Was wondering if that the nexus s 4g is strictly for sprint phones and that i should not flash anything from there since i will have the unlocked nexus s. thanks for the info guys.

magicriggs said:
hey guys im getting ready to buy a nexus s from best buy. Im on att so im getting the unlocked one. I noticed in the forums that there are 2 Nexus S (4G) Android Developments forum. Was wondering if that the nexus s 4g is strictly for sprint phones and that i should not flash anything from there since i will have the unlocked nexus s. thanks for the info guys.
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If you get the NS for ATT. Use the Nexus S dev section. They're slightly different, but many of the ROMs are cross-compatible. Just don't look at the NS4G dev forums (dont flash anything from there either)

thanks for the info!

magicriggs said:
thanks for the info!
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You're welcome!

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[Q] Nexus S from Sprint to Tmobile?

I am looking to buy a nexus S from Craigslist the owner uses it for sprint could I use it for Tmobile if I bought it? How would I go about it?
thanks
TGOD559 said:
I am looking to buy a nexus S from Craigslist the owner uses it for sprint could I use it for Tmobile if I bought it? How would I go about it?
thanks
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no, you cannot use the gsm nexus s on a cdma network.
Ah thanks kinda of bummer my search shall continue!
NP
Good luck.

[Q] Considering Purchasing Nexus S

Hello I am considering purchasing a Nexus S to take advantage of google wallet and NFC. I have a few questions before I buy, any helpful info would be appreciated!
1.I'm going to be getting a sprint branded nexus s and flashing to boost mobile. Will the nfc and google wallet features still work ok?
2.Do both 3G and 4G nexus s support these features?
devilleather said:
Hello I am considering purchasing a Nexus S to take advantage of google wallet and NFC. I have a few questions before I buy, any helpful info would be appreciated!
1.I'm going to be getting a sprint branded nexus s and flashing to boost mobile. Will the nfc and google wallet features still work ok?
2.Do both 3G and 4G nexus s support these features?
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1. Not sure but nexus phones are unbranded so as long as the frequencies are the same your fine
2. Only the nexus s 4G has Google wallet officially(think you need to be in us as well)
Sent from my ice cream powered Nexus S
im with sprint and i had the htc evo 4g for a long time then had sprint switch it for a nexus s 4g and i have never been happier. im running ICS as a daily *STABLE* driver with g-wallet! the nexus s will still continue to get google updates before any other phone for a while longer. so im sure youll love the phone!
-•°ŇêXûš Š 4Ğ°•- EliteMod 6.4 ICS

us nexus s

hi guys,after breaking my old galaxy s im looking for a nexus probably the s as im on a bit of a budget.......looking on ebay ive seen a few nexus s for sale in the states,im assuming they are usa barred.........for around £80.........would i be able to unlock and use it in the uk?what sort of duty would i have to pay on it?i assume they take sim cards........any ideas or pointers would be handy..
thanks Hippopig
hippopig said:
hi guys,after breaking my old galaxy s im looking for a nexus probably the s as im on a bit of a budget.......looking on ebay ive seen a few nexus s for sale in the states,im assuming they are usa barred.........for around £80.........would i be able to unlock and use it in the uk?what sort of duty would i have to pay on it?i assume they take sim cards........any ideas or pointers would be handy..
thanks Hippopig
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GSM nexus phones aren't sim locked so they work anywhere that they are network compatible. As long as the one you are looking at is a i9020t you are fully good to go with uk 3g speeds but if it a i9020a you will be stuck on 2g speeds.
If its a nexus s 4g dont bother that's sprint cdma/wimax ONLY.

[Q] at&t one x on mexico?

hey there, im kinda new in here and also kind a noob, to my doubt is if i buy an one x for at&t unlocked (on ebay) should it work with my carrier on mexico (telcel)?, having said that im considerating buying the at&t version based on the fact that i think that it would work on telcel's new 4g lte, cause its 1700/2100 im i right?
thanks for your help!
alexhp26 said:
hey there, im kinda new in here and also kind a noob, to my doubt is if i buy an one x for at&t unlocked (on ebay) should it work with my carrier on mexico (telcel)?, having said that im considerating buying the at&t version based on the fact that i think that it would work on telcel's new 4g lte, cause its 1700/2100 im i right?
thanks for your help!
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1839514
bimmernut318 said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1839514
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This should be on Questions sections, but yeah it should work. Im traveling to Mexico this vacations i will let you know if my htc one xl works on the LTE from telcel :victory:
alexhp26 said:
hey there, im kinda new in here and also kind a noob, to my doubt is if i buy an one x for at&t unlocked (on ebay) should it work with my carrier on mexico (telcel)?, having said that im considerating buying the at&t version based on the fact that i think that it would work on telcel's new 4g lte, cause its 1700/2100 im i right?
thanks for your help!
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i did the same. (AT&T version for 4G LTE)
and i can tell you that it works fine. i live in chihuahua
Not to be rude, but the general section doesn't even say Q&A in the description anymore. How is this still happening
Sent from my HTC One X-
thanks for the tip guys, and btw what do u recomend,,, buying the at&t or the international version, with at&t i get lte but with the international i get jellybean im i right?
i dont know what to do :S also i know i could root and unlock the at&t one and all that stuff but im the biggest noob around here haha

Sprint nexus 5 & roms

So excuse my ignorance in advance. I am one of those few people on the planet that actually has decent coverage where I live with Sprint, so thats why I dont buy a GSM addition of this device. My question is are there any roms for the Sprint addition of this device? I have been through a ton of threads and do not see anything specifically mentioning Sprint. I had the Nexus S and the Galaxy Nexus and the development was there for those devices, of course not to the extent that the gsm carriers received but it was there. I am getting that Nexus twitch but I dont want to buy the Sprint version if there isnt any development for it. Thanks all, in advance.
No questions in general forums.
The Nexus 5 is just the Nexus 5 no matter what provider it's running off.
FuMMoD said:
No questions in general forums.
The Nexus 5 is just the Nexus 5 no matter what provider it's running off.
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Sorry. Thanks
FL0OD said:
So excuse my ignorance in advance. I am one of those few people on the planet that actually has decent coverage where I live with Sprint, so thats why I dont buy a GSM addition of this device. My question is are there any roms for the Sprint addition of this device? I have been through a ton of threads and do not see anything specifically mentioning Sprint. I had the Nexus S and the Galaxy Nexus and the development was there for those devices, of course not to the extent that the gsm carriers received but it was there. I am getting that Nexus twitch but I dont want to buy the Sprint version if there isnt any development for it. Thanks all, in advance.
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There is no Sprint edition of the Nexus 5. The same singular Nexus 5 has radios compatible with Sprint (CDMA/EVDO), AT&T and T-Mobile (GSM/UMTS/HSPA+), and LTE for all three. Simple as that.
There is only a North America version (D820) and a European/Rest-of-the-world version (D821). Difference is only the LTE bands.
Google did it right with the Nexus 5, no variants of the Nexus. They're all the same:thumbup:

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