Hi all,
I live in the UK and have a carrier based here (3), but I was thinking of grabbing an unlocked Galaxy S6 on an upcoming trip to the states. In my research though, I can't seem to work out whether the US version supports UK LTE bands (3, 7 and 20 I believe).
On top of that, I was looking at some sites which say that the phone may be region locked? Is that the case for all SGS6's sold in the US or just some?
Is this the case? Any help would be much appreciated.
Thanks guys.
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I wonder anybody could help with this query/issue I am have?
I recently purchased a MT7-TL10 from the United Arab Emirates whilst on holiday and the phone came preloaded with the latest international ROM (V100R001C00B119SP03). As a result I thought I had an international version of the phone.
When I got back to the UK however I have noticed that a network scan revels that the phone can see both 3 and EE LTE networks (which run over bands 3 & 7) but not O2 and Vodafone (which runs over band 20). Which initially suggests the phone is band locked as UAE only runs bands 3 & 7, though their phones are usually fully compatible with European networks (such as the Samsung S5 my wife purchased).
I don't suppose anybody has had any luck unlocking the bands on this phone or the TL09? Also, there don't seem much logic to the flash the ROM with international version in my instance (which is suggested for the Chinese model) as I am already running it.
I have similar problem in Nigeria. My TL10 could not see band 20.
mrb14 said:
I wonder anybody could help with this query/issue I am have?
I recently purchased a MT7-TL10 from the United Arab Emirates whilst on holiday and the phone came preloaded with the latest international ROM (V100R001C00B119SP03). As a result I thought I had an international version of the phone.
When I got back to the UK however I have noticed that a network scan revels that the phone can see both 3 and EE LTE networks (which run over bands 3 & 7) but not O2 and Vodafone (which runs over band 20). Which initially suggests the phone is band locked as UAE only runs bands 3 & 7, though their phones are usually fully compatible with European networks (such as the Samsung S5 my wife purchased).
I don't suppose anybody has had any luck unlocking the bands on this phone or the TL09? Also, there don't seem much logic to the flash the ROM with international version in my instance (which is suggested for the Chinese model) as I am already running it.
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Any luck with this ?
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Any luck with this ?
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Don't wait for luck. MT7-TL10 does not support band 20. Check specs.
I bought the gold Mate 7 32gb from Huawei in Saudi Arabia.. and I confirm I don't get 4G on O2. I guess I'll have to change my carrier to either EE or Three. Any recommendation, which carrier would you recommend ? I live in London
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I bought the gold Mate 7 32gb from Huawei in Saudi Arabia.. and I confirm I don't get 4G on O2. I guess I'll have to change my carrier to either EE or Three. Any recommendation, which carrier would you recommend ? I live in London
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I switched to Three as they where offering the best deal plus I had a mobile dongle with them and I knew the reception was always better than O2. The phone now picks up 4G just about everywhere I go.
nice!
there got to be a way to unlock all radio bands.. right? has anyone seen it done ?
I have the same problem with my Mate 7, I've emailed Huawei but they don't want to acknowledge that there is a fault. I suggest you guys also email Huawei!
Huawei Mate 7 TL10 does not support band 20 (800 mHz frequency) that O2 uses. it is not the matter of locking and unlocking, it is that the phone lacks the capability. Sadly enough, I own mate 7 TL10 and am using giffgaff that runs on O2 network.
Edit: This lack of capability is by design. You should check the specs before buying.
I have the Mate 7 TL10 and use in Austria on Three.Three use not the Band 20 at least not in Austria.
My Prepaid Card from Telekom Austria would need band 20,but in larger cities, it also works without
Hey,
I just need a bit of help. I am interested in buying Galaxy S6 International model. The reason is for quicker updates and what not. I live in Canada and my carrier is Windmobile which uses 3G - BAND 4 (AWS). I did read through forum, but still unsure. Can someone 100% confirm that Galaxy S6 G920I has 3G - Band 4 (AWS)? And does this G920I model support LTE Band 4, 17, 2, for Rogers and Bell in Canada?
Thank you!
I want to know too.
im interested in knowing the answer to this as well.
its cheaper for me to buy a g920i model from amazon than buying the canadian version from wind.
will the signal strength be different?
According to Expansys.ca the 920i will work on WIND for voice and HSPA+ but not LTE; it does support LTE on Bell, Telus and Rogers. No version of S6 currently supports LTE on WIND AFAIK. I ended up getting a 64GB 920f from Expansys because I wanted a white device right away. Shipped it was $30 less than outright from Bell with the perk of being unlocked.
Have been searching the whole day, but is there any difference in supported LTE bands between the US and Europe model? I haven't found any differences... Seems there is only one unlocked model? (Differences aside from RAM).
Visiting New York in January, this looks like the ideal phone for my girlfriend… Hope to bring one home for her.
EU is HIA_AERO_UHL same as M9 ：）
The only international LTE bands that the unlocked US model supports are 3 and 7. Okay for occasional roaming in Europe but not enough in my opinion if you were going to use it there all the time.
That is because of soft or hardware? I bought US modell because of 3/32 GB, hoped there is no real difference....
working great for me in Germany
Hello all,
for me the unlocked 32GB version is working greate with LTE (tmobile network) in Germany.
MarcMarin
Where did you bought it?
What kind of cable / power supply did you get delivered with? (german or not)
Hello guys. I am traveling to USA this week and I wanted to buy a second hand Galaxy S7, from Craigslist.
I live in Brazil, and I was wondering which US carriers I can buy that would work here. (All Brazilian carriers are GSM)
Sprint? Cricket? Verizon? AT&T? T Mobile?
Thanks!
AT&T and T-Mobile are GSM carriers. Sprint and Verizon are CDMA. Also, the S7 model SM-G930U is unbranded, unlocked and supports both CDMA and GSM. Be cautious about purchases from Craigslist. Don't want to scare you too much, but you might want to read this for some pointers about staying safe and not getting ripped off.
http://lifehacker.com/5912906/how-can-i-avoid-getting-screwed-buying-on-craigslist
Thanks. I ended up buying the international version on amazon for 520 dollars. Thank you
i'm waiting for a good deal on black friday in US to use it in India.
Which version to purchase?? kindly clarify
I pre-ordered a Us note 20 ultra a couple days ago and its coming in a couple of hours and im just now reading there is no oem unlocking option for who knows why. But anyway im gonna return it and preorder a hongkong variant of the note 20 ultra on wandamobile. Its snapdragon and allows the bootloader to be unlocked and i was just wondering if anyone from the Us used a hongkong device before and hows the 4g support? Also i dont know if im ever going to use 5g but does it support 5g bands in the Us? Please let me know because im about to go thru a lot of trouble just to get it haha
Hong Kong variant doesn't support 5G bands used in US.
I use this in usa with t-mobile and att sim. 4g works without issue
KURDKiNG said:
I pre-ordered a Us note 20 ultra a couple days ago and its coming in a couple of hours and im just now reading there is no oem unlocking option for who knows why. But anyway im gonna return it and preorder a hongkong variant of the note 20 ultra on wandamobile. Its snapdragon and allows the bootloader to be unlocked and i was just wondering if anyone from the Us used a hongkong device before and hows the 4g support? Also i dont know if im ever going to use 5g but does it support 5g bands in the Us? Please let me know because im about to go thru a lot of trouble just to get it haha
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https://www.kimovil.com/en/frequency-checker/US/samsung-galaxy-note-20-ultra
Going by https://www.techwalls.com/samsung-galaxy-note-20-ultra-sm-n986-n985-model-number-differences/
The AWS band 4 3G is missing on the Hong Kong variant but it’s present on the SM-N985F variant same with LTE band 66.
Would that matter too much ? I’m thinking if you’re using Ting maybe.