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
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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 :
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+ Illimited Internet (not 4G)
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I’ve been looking into buying an S8 and the fact that each carrier has its own Galaxy S8 variant made me do some research to make sure I pick the correct phone variant.
I wanted to share this with you guys to hopefully have an aggregated listed to help make someone’s life easier when it comes to deciding: is this frequency supported by this model of S8 or will I purchase the phone and end up on certain bands or frequencies only!
Note: The source of this information is Samsung corporate websites only. No third party website was used. And all credits go to Samsung for properly listing their specs. I just aggregated them in one place to be able to compare them.
Please note the US/North American carrier unlocked model will be released later in May.
Galaxy S8
Network
Frequencies and Data Type
***Samsung Exynos***
Galaxy S8 (SM-G950F) UK/EU/Global Unlocked/SimFree
SM-G950FZKABTU
2G GSM: GSM850,GSM900,DCS1800,PCS1900
3G UMTS: B1(2100),B2(1900),B4(AWS),B5(850),B8(900)
3G TD-SCDMA: B34(2010),B39(1880)
4G FDD LTE: B1(2100),B2(1900),B3(1800),B4(AWS),B5(850),B7(2600),B8(900),B12(700),B13(700),B17(700),B18(800),B19(800),B20(800),B25(1900),B26(800),B28(700),B32(1500),B66(AWS-3)
4G TDD LTE: B38(2600),B39(1900),B40(2300),B41(2500)
Galaxy S8 (Dual Sim) (SM-G950FD) UAE/Gulf/Asia
SM-G950FZKDXSG
2G GSM: GSM850,GSM900,DCS1800,PCS1900
3G UMTS: B1(2100),B2(1900),B4(AWS),B5(850),B8(900)
3G TD-SCDMA: B34(2010),B39(1880)
4G FDD LTE: B1(2100),B2(1900),B3(1800),B4(AWS),B5(850),B7(2600),B8(900),B12(700),B13(700),B17(700),B18(800),B19(800),B20(800),B25(1900),B26(800),B28(700),B32(1500),B66(AWS-3)
4G TDD LTE: B38(2600),B39(1900),B40(2300),B41(2500)
***Qualcomm Snapdragon***
Unlocked
SM-G950UZKAXAA
2G CDMA: CDMA800,USPCS1900
2G GSM: GSM850,GSM900,DCS1800,PCS1900
3G CDMA: BC0(800),BC1(1900),BC10(800)
3G UMTS: B1(2100),B2(1900),B4(AWS),B5(850),B8(900)
3G TD-SCDMA: B34(2010),B39(1880)
4G FDD LTE: B1(2100),B2(1900),B3(1800),B4(AWS),B5(850),B7(2600),B8(900),B12(700),B13(700),B17(700),B18(800),B19(800),B20(800),B25(1900),B26(800),B28(700),B29(700),B30(2300),B66(AWS-3)
4G TDD LTE: B38(2600),B39(1900),B40(2300),B41(2500)
ATT
SM-G950UZKAATT
2G GSM: GSM850,GSM900,DCS1800,PCS1900
3G UMTS: B1(2100),B2(1900),B4(AWS),B5(850),B8(900)
3G TD-SCDMA: B34(2010),B39(1880)
4G FDD LTE: B1(2100),B2(1900),B3(1800),B4(AWS),B5(850),B7(2600),B8(900),B12(700),B18(800),B19(800),B20(800),B28(700),B29(700),B30(2300)
4G TDD LTE: B38(2600),B39(1900),B40(2300),B41(2500)
T-Mobile
SM-G950UZKATMB
2G GSM: GSM850,GSM900,DCS1800,PCS1900
3G UMTS: B1(2100),B2(1900),B4(AWS),B5(850)
3G TD-SCDMA: B34(2010),B39(1880)
4G FDD LTE: B1(2100),B2(1900),B3(1800),B4(AWS),B5(850),B7(2600),B8(900),B12(700),B13(700),B18(800),B19(800),B20(800),B25(1900),B26(800),B66(AWS-3)
4G TDD LTE: B38(2600),B39(1900),B40(2300),B41(2500)
Verizon
SM-G950UZKAVZW
2G GSM: GSM850,GSM900,DCS1800,PCS1900
2G CDMA: CDMA800,USPCS1900
3G UMTS: B1(2100),B2(1900),B5(850),B8(900)
3G CDMA: BC0(800),BC1(1900)
4G FDD LTE: B2(1900),B3(1800),B4(AWS),B5(850),B7(2600),B8(900),B13(700),B18(800),B19(800), B20(800),B26(800),B28(700)
4G TDD LTE: B38(2600),B39(1900),B40(2300),B41(2500)
Sprint
SM-G950UZKASPR
2G GSM: GSM850,GSM900,DCS1800,PCS1900
2G CDMA: CDMA800,USPCS1900
3G UMTS: B1(2100),B2(1900),B4(AWS),B5(850),B8(900)
3G CDMA: BC0(800),BC1(1900),BC10(800)
4G FDD LTE: B1(2100),B2(1900),B3(1800),B4(AWS),B5(850),B7(2600),B8(900),B12(700),B13(700),B17(700),B20(800),B25(1900),B26(800),B28(700)
4G TDD LTE: B38(2600),B39(1900),B40(2300),B41(2500)
US Cellular
SM-G950UZKAUSC
2G GSM: GSM850,GSM900,DCS1800,PCS1900
2G CDMA: CDMA800,USPCS1900
3G UMTS: B1(2100),B2(1900),B5(850),B8(900)
3G CDMA: BC0(800),BC1(1900)
3G TD-SCDMA: B34(2010),B39(1880)
4G FDD LTE: B2(1900),B4(AWS),B5(850),B8(900),B12(700),B13(700),B18(800),B19(800),B25(1900)
4G TDD LTE: B38(2600),B39(1900),B40(2300)
Boost
SM-G950UZKABST
2G GSM: GSM850,GSM900,DCS1800,PCS1900
2G CDMA: CDMA800,USPCS1900
3G UMTS: B1(2100),B2(1900),B4(AWS),B5(850),B8(900)
3G CDMA: BC0(800),BC1(1900),BC10(800)
4G FDD LTE: B1(2100),B2(1900),B3(1800),B4(AWS),B5(850),B7(2600),B8(900),B12(700),B13(700),B17(700),B20(800),B25(1900),B26(800),B28(700)
4G TDD LTE: B38(2600),B39(1900),B40(2300),B41(2500)
C Spire
SM-G950UZKAACG
2G GSM: GSM850,GSM900,DCS1800,PCS1900
2G CDMA: CDMA800,USPCS1900
3G UMTS: B1(2100),B2(1900),B4(AWS),B5(850),B8(900)
3G CDMA: BC0(800), BC1(1900), BC10(800)
4G FDD LTE: B1(2100),B2(1900),B3(1800),B4(AWS),B5(850),B7(2600),B8(900),B12(700),B13(700),B17(700),B20(800),B25(1900),B26(800),B28(700)
4G TDD LTE: B38(2600),B39(1900),B40(2300),B41(2500)
Cricket
SM-G950UZKAAIO
2G GSM: GSM850,GSM900,DCS1800,PCS1900
3G TD-SCDMA: B34(2010),B39(1880)
3G UMTS: B1(2100),B2(1900),B4(AWS),B5(850),B8(900)
4G FDD LTE: B1(2100), B2(1900),B3(1800),B4(AWS),B5(850),B7(2600),B8(900),B12(700),B18(800),B19(800),B20(800),B28(700),B29(700),B30(2300)
4G TDD LTE: B38(2600),B39(1900),B40(2300),B41(2500)
Metro PCS
SM-G950UZKATMK
2G GSM: GSM850,GSM900,DCS1800,PCS1900
3G UMTS: B1(2100),B2(1900),B4(AWS),B5(850)
3G TD-SCDMA: B34(2010),B39(1880)
4G FDD LTE: B1(2100),B2(1900),B3(1800),B4(AWS),B5(850),B7(2600),B8(900),B12(700),B13(700),B18(800),B19(800),B20(800),B25(1900),B26(800),B66(AWS-3)
4G TDD LTE: B38(2600),B39(1900),B40(2300),B41(2500)
TracFone
SM-G950UZKATFN
2G CDMA: CDMA800,USPCS1900
3G CDMA: BC0(800),BC1(1900)
4G FDD LTE: B2(1900),B3(1800),B4(AWS),B5(850),B7(2600),B8(900),B13(700),B18(800),B19(800),B20(800),B26(800),B28(700)
4G TDD LTE: B38(2600),B39(1900),B40(2300),B41(2500)
Virgin Mobile USA
SM-G950UZKAVMU
2G GSM: GSM850,GSM900,DCS1800,PCS1900
2G CDMA: CDMA800,USPCS1900
3G UMTS: B1(2100),B2(1900),B4(AWS),B5(850),B8(900)
3G CDMA: BC0(800),BC1(1900),BC10(800)
4G FDD LTE: B1(2100),B2(1900),B3(1800),B4(AWS),B5(850),B7(2600),B8(900),B12(700),B13(700),B17(700),B20(800),B25(1900),B26(800),B28(700)
4G TDD LTE: B38(2600),B39(1900),B40(2300),B41(2500)
Galaxy S8 (SM-G950W) Canada
SM-G950WZKAXAC
2G GSM: GSM850,GSM900,DCS1800,PCS1900
3G UMTS: B1(2100),B2(1900),B4(AWS),B5(850),B8(900)
3G TD-SCDMA: B34(2010),B39(1880)
4G FDD LTE: B1(2100),B2(1900),B3(1800),B4(AWS),B5(850),B7(2600),B8(900),B12(700),B13(700),B17(700),B18(800),B19(800),B20(800),B25(1900),B29(700),B30(2300),B66(AWS-3)
4G TDD LTE: B38(2600),B39(1900),B40(2300),B41(2500)
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Thanks for sharing... and it's neat to compared..
i was looking to buy a International version for tmobile, and most of the comments across multiple forums are B12 support is not there for Tmobile..
but the specs says it supported all of Tmobile bands, should anyone has good experience on this..
the specs mentioned is almost matched with most of the sites i referred, hopefully exynos version support tmobile bands..
Commodore Thanks for the info especially the important reference I've been scouring the internet trying to find the one that fits my needs. Any way is there any frequencies for the US unlocked version? Thanks
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Commodore Thanks for the info especially the important reference I've been scouring the internet trying to find the one that fits my needs. Any way is there any frequencies for the US unlocked version? Thanks
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US unlocked or carrier free version has model number SM-G950UZKAXAA.
It's listed on bestbuy's site but the network specs don't look reliable, for example the lte bands and the lte frequencies don't match up. I will wait until this phone model gets listed on Samsung's support website and go with those specs. They might drag it out until the end of the month to sell as many carrier S8's as possible. Carrier free is probably not on top of their priority list. But since it's on top of my list, I will wait until the end of May and not limit myself to one carrier specially since this phone is so expensive. (And so cute too ...)
Sent from my SM-T580 using XDA-Developers Legacy app
Can you look up SM-G955UZKAC? Thanks
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Can you look up SM-G955UZKAC? Thanks
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I can't find that model. It seems to be missing a letter or two, and in that case the closest match found is a C Spire S8+
SM-G955UZKAACG
Galaxy S8+ 64GB (C Spire)
Commodore 64 said:
I can't find that model. It seems to be missing a letter or two, and in that case the closest match found is a C Spire S8+
SM-G955UZKAACG
Galaxy S8+ 64GB (C Spire)
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It's from a new MVNO using Verizon's network, hasn't launched to subscribers. Probably why you can't find it and why I am having problems getting premium care from samsung too. Lol
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It's from a new MVNO using Verizon's network, hasn't launched to subscribers. Probably why you can't find it and why I am having problems getting premium care from samsung too. Lol
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Ok thanks for the update . So the new mvno probably hasn't even started listing the phone on their site. Something like Credo Mobile perhaps.
TDD LTE bands B38, B39, B40, and B41 on SM-G950U
Commodore 64 said:
US unlocked or carrier free version has model number SM-G950UZKAXAA.
It's listed on bestbuy's site but the network specs don't look reliable, for example the lte bands and the lte frequencies don't match up. I will wait until this phone model gets listed on Samsung's support website and go with those specs.
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Samsung's website for the SM-G950U: https://www.samsung.com/us/mobile/phones/galaxy-s/galaxy-s8-64gb--unlocked--sm-g950uzkaxaa
The webpage lists the FDD LTE bands in the specs, but it does not list any TDD LTE band at all!
I bought an SM-G950U from best buy a few days ago, but given the issue of reliability of specs that you mention, I want to find out (before the return deadline) if the TDD LTE bands listed in the first post are really supported on the SM-G950U.
So, how can I reliably confirm that the SM-G950U supports the TDD LTE bands B38(2600), B39(1900), B40(2300), and B41(2500)?
Solved, using dial code *#2263#
Danny Noman found the solution: Dial code *#2263# lists all active LTE bands on the phone, and on my SM-G950U1 galaxy S8, it shows TDD LTE bands 38, 39, 40, and 41.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s8/help/sm-g950-sm-g950u1-unlocked-support-tdd-t3691572