I live in the USA however want to buy the Nexus 5 for my friend in Hong Kong.
There are two versions of the device, one for North America and another for the rest of the world.
Does anyone know if there some way I can buy the International version of the device in the USA via the Google Play Store?
darabo said:
I live in the USA however want to buy the Nexus 5 for my friend in Hong Kong.
There are two versions of the device, one for North America and another for the rest of the world.
Does anyone know if there some way I can buy the International version of the device in the USA via the Google Play Store?
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Not possible.
Via the Google Play Store? No
Via Amazon, Ebay, ordering through a Hong Kong or other international store, of course. With money all things are possible.
there is not 2 versions. you can buy the nexus 5 on the play store and ship it to your friend in HK.
I have read at few review sites that there are two versions of Nexua. One for North America and Europe while other for Asia. Will a Nexus bought from USA work in India? Am planning to buy from USA.
lp4u said:
there is not 2 versions. you can buy the nexus 5 on the play store and ship it to your friend in HK.
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Yes there are 2 versions. From Android Central:
Networks (North America) GSM: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
CDMA: Band Class: 0/1/10
WCDMA: Bands: 1/2/4/5/6/8/19
LTE: Bands: 1/2/4/5/17/19/25/26/41
Networks (Rest of World) GSM: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
WCDMA: Bands: 1/2/4/5/6/8
LTE: Bands: 1/3/5/7/8/20
LTE bands used in Hong Kong are 3, 7 and 40. Band 40 is a TDD band not supported by either device. So far the only TDD band supported is 41 which matches Sprint's BRS spectrum. As you can see bands 3 & 7 (DCS 1800 and IMT-E 2600) are both only present on the "rest of world" version. So far Japan and Korea are the first Asian countries to get the N5 on Play Store.
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hello!
i ordered the Global GSM version of the moto G will it still work with US carriers?
lamaboy99 said:
hello!
i ordered the Global GSM version of the moto G will it still work with US carriers?
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Yes. I believe the difference is that the US version has the 1700AWS band for T-Mobile. Global has the 2100 band that works better overseas.
Ok thanks I don't have TMobile or one of their subsidiaries anyway and tend to travel over seas in the summer so looks like I made the right choice anyway
US radio specs:
Global GSM Model: GSM/GPRS/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
UMTS/HSPA+ up to 21 Mbps (850, 900, 1900, 2100 MHz)
US GSM Model:
GSM/GPRS/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
UMTS/HSPA+ up to 21 Mbps (850, 1700 (AWS), 1900 MHz)
CDMA Model: CDMA/EVDO Rev A (850, 1900 MHz)
UK Band specs:
HSPA+ DL 21.1Mbps / UL 5.76Mbps- EV-DO Rev.A DL 3.1Mbps / UL 1.8Mbps
Bands/Modes CDMA: 850/1900 UMTS: 850/900/1700/1900/2100 GSM: 850/900/1800/1900
Canada, Telus Only
HSPA 850/900/1900/2100 ; GSM 850/900/1800/1900
above information pulled from thread here by no1_cdn here........
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2544708
i own the uk 8gb version screen capture of preferred list bellow
Thanks for the help guys
I'm thinking of getting the G. I will use it in Germany for 3 wks next year, and use it once (2-3 wks) in Taiwan when I visit my friends and family. I will mostly use it in the US trying out different prepaid plans. I think I'd better get a US version, but is there any chance to get 3G in Europe or Taiwan with a US version?
Thanks.
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miinshiou said:
I'm thinking of getting the G. I will use it in Germany for 3 wks next year, and use it once (2-3 wks) in Taiwan when I visit my friends and family. I will mostly use it in the US trying out different prepaid plans. I think I'd better get a US version, but is there any chance to get 3G in Europe or Taiwan with a US version?
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No with the US version you will NOT get 3G in Europe or Taiwan. You will get 2G however. If you want 3G overseas you need to the global version but you lose T-mobiles AWS band support.
thanks. Is there a phone (moto x, nexus 5, or anything) that support 3G band of all carriers in all regions?
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A thing that I've noticed in the reviews is that the US versions of the phone, the cases (at least the black one) has a "metallic" look on that M on the back while the Global / European version that M it's only glossy.
Just got my US 16gb model yesterday via Amazon. Back cover has a glossy black "M" logo, nothing metallic about it.
Bummer to hear this phone won't do 3G in Europe, I went with the USA model since I just moved over to T-mobile, and a lot of the 3G signal in my area is still on 1700 mhz. My AT&T phone was getting 3G in a lot of areas, but just enough EDGE data to annoy me and make me buy the G.
hi friends,
i am going to US for the business trip and my question is will my international version Nexus 5 (D821) LTE or 3G work in either ATT or Tmobile?
Thanks for any helps.
cshih2 said:
hi friends,
i am going to US for the business trip and my question is will my international version Nexus 5 (D821) LTE or 3G work in either ATT or Tmobile?
Thanks for any helps.
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I do not believe you will have any problems with LTE on those networks.
stevemw said:
I do not believe you will have any problems with LTE on those networks.
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The following is the difference between D820 and D821(what i have), so should i go with ATT or Tmobile? i will be staying in LA area.
North America (D820) Nexus 5 model:
GSM: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
CDMA: Band Class: 0/1/10
WCDMA: Bands: 1/2/4/5/6/8/19
LTE: Bands: 1/2/4/5/17/19/25/26/41
Outside North America (D821) Nexus 5 model:
GSM: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
WCDMA: Bands: 1/2/4/5/6/8
LTE: Bands: 1/3/5/7/8/20
cshih2 said:
The following is the difference between D820 and D821(what i have), so should i go with ATT or Tmobile? i will be staying in LA area.
North America (D820) Nexus 5 model:
GSM: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
CDMA: Band Class: 0/1/10
WCDMA: Bands: 1/2/4/5/6/8/19
LTE: Bands: 1/2/4/5/17/19/25/26/41
Outside North America (D821) Nexus 5 model:
GSM: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
WCDMA: Bands: 1/2/4/5/6/8
LTE: Bands: 1/3/5/7/8/20
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You will not get LTE from either ATT or Tmobile as the Tmobile uses Band 4 AWS for LTE while ATT mostly uses Band 17 700B+C, Band 2 PCS A-F, Band 4 AWS, and some Band 5 CL850.
WCDMA HSPA+ will be fine. T-mobile runs HSPA+21 while ATT runs HSPA+14.4. Both have a day to day prepaid service that you can use to test them out before you choose.
Sorry, I was wrong. Both AT&T and T-Mobile use Band 4 ( and AT&T has band 17) for LTE. I was mistakenly considering only the network frequencies, which was wrong when considering LTE. You won't get LTE on either carrier with the D821, and can only get DC-HSDPA with T-Mobile.
Sorry for the misinformation.
thanks alot all, so there are two options on tmobile for day to day pre pay, will the $3 option work on my international version N5 (D821)? i only see either 2g or 4g in Tmobile? no 3g in tmobile? i am kind of lost on this. (all i need is faster internet on my N5, whats the best option for me to choose?)
http://prepaid-phones.t-mobile.com/pay-by-the-day-cell-phone-plans
cshih2 said:
thanks alot all, so there are two options on tmobile for day to day pre pay, will the $3 option work on my international version N5 (D821)? i only see either 2g or 4g in Tmobile? no 3g in tmobile? i am kind of lost on this. (all i need is faster internet on my N5, whats the best option for me to choose?)
http://prepaid-phones.t-mobile.com/pay-by-the-day-cell-phone-plans
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T-Mobile's "4G" will include HSPA+ (Upgraded 3g).
Same situatioin !
So happy to find this post !
I have EXACTELY the same "problem"
I do have the Nexus 5 D821 and I'm going to L.A. for one month.
Can you tell me wich solution did you choose and if it worked well for you ?
Also how much do you have to pay for how much Data ?
Thanks so much for your help !!!
I have some friends that went through this when they came to visit the States (also with D821). T-Mobile is your best option. You won't get 4g, but you will get fairly good H+.
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I have some friends that went through this when they came to visit the States (also with D821). T-Mobile is your best option. You won't get 4g, but you will get fairly good H+.
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Great thank you very much for your help !!!
Same thing goes for me. Going to LA area for an internship. I guess I will get a new phone then. I've been advised to choose either AT&T or Verizon.
Can someone confirm?
android.racer said:
Same thing goes for me. Going to LA area for an internship. I guess I will get a new phone then. I've been advised to choose either AT&T or Verizon.
Can someone confirm?
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Yes I can confirm it totally works !!!
Not for the 4G of course but for me it's fast enough with the 3G.
But maybe you'll have to make your APN manually like I had to do.
By the way I find a GREAT carrier, ultra.me
For $39 you can have :
+ Illimited talk & text
+ Illimited international calls and text !!!
+ Illimited Internet (not 4G)
+ more !!!
Hi
If I buy the one plus one from Singapore will it support UK LTE bands?
Best Regards
mikber18 said:
Hi
If I buy the one plus one from Singapore will it support UK LTE bands?
Best Regards
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Connectivity
GSM: 850, 900, 1800, 1900MHz
WCDMA: Bands: 1/2/4/5/8
LTE: Bands: 1/3/4/7/17/38/40
According to website it will work ONLY with EE and 3. I assume that they are all the same whether it be 'foreign' or not.
Don't work on o2
jazz452 said:
Don't work on o2
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I'm not so bothered about it not working on O2 because I happen to be on Three. Any ideas about Three LTE connectivity?
What determines the LTE connectivity? Frequencies that the network operates on or what?
According to OnePlus.net both 3 and EE are supported in UK.
I searched the web and read that the 820 is for US users and 821 for Europe.
Does this mean that a nexus 5 821 would not work as well in the US?
I plan to use it in the US but would not mind being able to also use it in Europe.
Thank you.
it's all about bands and frequencies that your carrier operate.
take a look here:
http://www.phonearena.com/news/Differences-between-the-two-Nexus-5-models-D820-and-D821_id48985
as you can see GSM and 3G are the same:
GSM: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
WCDMA: Bands: 1/2/4/5/6/8/19
the only difference is on LTE bands
D820: Bands: 1/2/4/5/17/19/25/26/41
D821: Bands: 1/3/5/7/8/20
if you buy the D821 and try to use it in US, you may have low 4G signal in some places or no 4G signal at all (other will work).
here in Israel most carriers supports Europe bands and D820 users have limited 4G cover (GSM and 3G are working good).
you can open some missing bands and enlarge the 4G cover (for both 820 & 821) using this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/google-nexus-5/general/radio-enable-lte-band-3-nexus-5-d820-t2928561
Hi guys, something very strange just happen today, i was looking in the huawei hong kong site, and they are no more with Band 28 there in the specs... A few days ago, the Band 28 was there. This is very strange
ARL29 Hong kong version
https://consumer.huawei.com/hk/phones/mate20-x/specs/
ARL00 China version
https://consumer.huawei.com/cn/phones/mate20-x/specs/
The hong kong version was with all bands , and the AR-L00 chinese version was without band 28... now i'm confused.
What am I losing by not having band 28? Where (which country) is it needed for?
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What am I losing by not having band 28? Where (which country) is it needed for?
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Band 28 is the frequency 700mhz, the 700mhz frequency is much more stable to LTE connections.
Usually the band aggregation to LTE+ is B3+B28, B7+B28, B3+B7, some places is B1+B7, and other is more than 2 bands.
Most contries use the Band 28 to have a good LTE+
4G LTE TDD: B34/B38/B39/B40
4G LTE FDD: B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B6/B7/B8/B9/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26
3G WCDMA: B1/B2/B4/B5/B6
3G TD-SCDMA: B34/B39
2G GSM: B2/B3/B5/B8
https://www.saturn.de/de/product/_huawei-mate20-x-2500372.html
Looks like no B28...
Klanac89 said:
4G LTE TDD: B34/B38/B39/B40
4G LTE FDD: B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B6/B7/B8/B9/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26
3G WCDMA: B1/B2/B4/B5/B6
3G TD-SCDMA: B34/B39
2G GSM: B2/B3/B5/B8
https://www.saturn.de/de/product/_huawei-mate20-x-2500372.html
Looks like no B28...
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This is after they changed in the Hong Kong site, before that they were selling the HK version with B28.
I know this, because i was acessing the site all the time, to buy the HK version. But they didn't put it to sell again.
After a few days, they changed the specs.
SmartPhonesFan
.de is Japan
thiagoserrao
I just wanna confirm this.
Klanac89 said:
SmartPhonesFan
.de is Japan
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No, .de is Germany = Deutschland.
I am interested in the 20 X, but the lack of B28 dampened my enthusiasm. I would mainly use it in Germany and the Philippines. For the Philippines the lack of B28 could be a real problem.
B28 is 700 Mhz, you don't need 700 MHz for Germany, because only Telekom will start with that.
And yes, de is Germany. This was a joke, because anybody know that.
japan is jp
Klanac89 said:
B28 is 700 Mhz, you don't need 700 MHz for Germany, because only Telekom will start with that.
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Yes, the important band for Germany outside of the cities is B20. But Globe Philippines is using B28 and since I have family there, far away from the big cities, the possible lack of B28 concerns me.
Ah ok, sry for that. I think he is joking, about .de so I start also