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Verizon 4G LTE/CDMA work in 3G GSM

Dear All,
I have purchased Galaxy Nexus from someone in US (From Amazon) as GSM phone but when I received the phone here in Egypt I founded it Verizon 4G LTE/CDMA
Now What shall I do Is it possible to work here in 3G Network???? this guy cheated me.
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[MetroPCS] Where does it belong?

You guys split SGS3 forums into AT&T, Verizon, Sprint and T-Mobile, but leave out all other carriers. So where exactly does MetroPCS belong??
T-Mobile bought and owns MetroPCS. However, T-Mobile uses GSM while MetroPCS uses CDMA. Their SGS3 variants are not compatible.
When MetroPCS users root or flash their SGS3 phones, they usually use the files/packages for Verizon.
Specs-wise, Sprint's SGS3 variant and CDMA are closest to MetroPCS. But for some reason I've never seen anyone uses a package for Sprint on MetroPCS phones.
So should I post in the T-Mobile, Verizon or Sprint forums if I have a question about rooting??
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Galaxy S5 with 3G and CDMA needed

Hi,
I need a phone that works both in Israel and Ukraine. This means 3G UMTS and CDMA2000 EVDO Rev.A.
Which Galaxy S5 submodel fits the bill?
-Technologov
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There are 3 threads devoted to discussions about devices, please repost your question in one of these three threads: The what should I buy thread or the The Device Suggestion Thread or the The Device Comparison Thread.
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[Q] Thoughts about MT7-TL10 compatibility in USA: Will Sprint enable its LTE?

Dear xda community members:
Today our technician who is traveling in USA proposed an idea: Since MT7-TL10 supports TDD-LTE, what's the coverage in USA?
We searched online and noticed two articles about the service provider Sprint:
http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/...ith-att-and-verizons-coverage-and-performance
http://www.wirelessweek.com/articles/2013/08/sprint’s-tri-band-lte-could-be-valuable-differentiator
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_LTE_networks
We were very excited to find this information, since MT7-TL10 supports TDD-LTE B38/39/40/41, and Sprint seems offering TDD B41 (2.5 GHz). If this were true, then MT7-TL10 shall work in USA using Sprint's service.
We asked our technician to visit the local Sprint's store, in hope that we could try Sprint's Sim card and see if LTE can be received. The results were frustrating, NOT because we did not receive LTE; however, the customer service representative told our technician that Sprint does not offer Sim card in their phone nor they can activate Non-Sprint phones.
One question for xda community USA members: Is it true what our technician was told?
Thanks participating in this discussion.
GetMobilePhone
huh?
getmobilephone said:
Dear xda community members:
Today our technician who is traveling in USA proposed an idea: Since MT7-TL10 supports TDD-LTE, what's the coverage in USA?
We searched online and noticed two articles about the service provider Sprint:
http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/...ith-att-and-verizons-coverage-and-performance
http://www.wirelessweek.com/articles/2013/08/sprint’s-tri-band-lte-could-be-valuable-differentiator
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_LTE_networks
We were very excited to find this information, since MT7-TL10 supports TDD-LTE B38/39/40/41, and Sprint seems offering TDD B41 (2.5 GHz). If this were true, then MT7-TL10 shall work in USA using Sprint's service.
We asked our technician to visit the local Sprint's store, in hope that we could try Sprint's Sim card and see if LTE can be received. The results were frustrating, NOT because we did not receive LTE; however, the customer service representative told our technician that Sprint does not offer Sim card in their phone nor they can activate Non-Sprint phones.
One question for xda community USA members: Is it true what our technician was told?
Thanks participating in this discussion.
GetMobilePhone
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Sprint offers CDMA phones, not GSM, they don't use SIM cards. Seriously amazed that a company that sells phones doesn't seem to know this, a simple google search with the following search words is all that's necessary:
Is Sprint CDMA or GSM?
and voila, the following results:
https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080130202722AAMJOYu
No need to travel all the way around the world to walk into a store just to ask a technician what could have been gleaned from a google search.
In case you need a more up-to-date source (albeit Wikipedia):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_wireless_communications_service_providers
I'm just really sitting wondering where you got your information that Sprint would support a GSM phone?
getmobilephone said:
Dear xda community members:
Today our technician who is traveling in USA proposed an idea: Since MT7-TL10 supports TDD-LTE, what's the coverage in USA?
We searched online and noticed two articles about the service provider Sprint:
http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/...ith-att-and-verizons-coverage-and-performance
http://www.wirelessweek.com/articles/2013/08/sprint’s-tri-band-lte-could-be-valuable-differentiator
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_LTE_networks
We were very excited to find this information, since MT7-TL10 supports TDD-LTE B38/39/40/41, and Sprint seems offering TDD B41 (2.5 GHz). If this were true, then MT7-TL10 shall work in USA using Sprint's service.
We asked our technician to visit the local Sprint's store, in hope that we could try Sprint's Sim card and see if LTE can be received. The results were frustrating, NOT because we did not receive LTE; however, the customer service representative told our technician that Sprint does not offer Sim card in their phone nor they can activate Non-Sprint phones.
One question for xda community USA members: Is it true what our technician was told?
Thanks participating in this discussion.
GetMobilePhone
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Ok, it looks like there is always confusion when you go to a Sprint store and try to get a SIM (UICC) card (see the first link below). That's because the overwhelming majority of Sprint devices don't use SIM cards (at least not accessible like they are for GSM devices). The good news, however, is that you CAN get a SIM card for Sprint, but you either have to go through Sprint's international customer service or order one from Amazon or a similar place (see links below).
http://support.sprint.com/support/article/About_Removable_UICC_Cards/case-wds02012-20120920-100001
http://forums.androidcentral.com/google-nexus-5/329412-how-can-i-get-microsim-card-sprint.html
http://forums.androidcentral.com/go...g-sprint-requires-purchase-sprint-icc-id.html
http://www.amazon.com/Sprint-ICCID-Nano-SIM-Card/dp/B00IVUWO8M
http://www.amazon.com/Sprint-UICC-I...sim_cps_3?ie=UTF8&refRID=0JXYMNZ6P5C7WNHHX3PE
I hope that helps. I am interested to see what your results are with testing the device on Sprint (if you ever get the SIM card). I probably won't ever use Sprint, but it's good to have options.
Edit: If you read this thread, you'll see how much of a pain it is to try and get a Sprint SIM card through their regular customer service or store.
http://s4gru.com/index.php?/topic/4366-lg-google-nexus-5-lg-d820/page-66#entry230256
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getmobilephone said:
Dear xda community members:
Today our technician who is traveling in USA proposed an idea: Since MT7-TL10 supports TDD-LTE, what's the coverage in USA?
We searched online and noticed two articles about the service provider Sprint:
We were very excited to find this information, since MT7-TL10 supports TDD-LTE B38/39/40/41, and Sprint seems offering TDD B41 (2.5 GHz). If this were true, then MT7-TL10 shall work in USA using Sprint's service.
We asked our technician to visit the local Sprint's store, in hope that we could try Sprint's Sim card and see if LTE can be received. The results were frustrating, NOT because we did not receive LTE; however, the customer service representative told our technician that Sprint does not offer Sim card in their phone nor they can activate Non-Sprint phones.
One question for xda community USA members: Is it true what our technician was told?
Thanks participating in this discussion.
GetMobilePhone
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I tried to research this for you. The short answer is that they were not lying to you. It is true. They have SIMs in their LTE phones, but don't seem to provide SIMs for phones that are not "Sprint" phones.
The idea of getting Sprint service does not look good. While LTE is GSM and their newer phones have SIMs because of this, they still use CDMA to verify/allow each phone onto their network. So I searched if they have any Bring Your Own Device plan. What I could find is that they have a Bring Your Own SPRINT Device plan, meaning, it had to have been a Sprint phone in the first place. I checked the Huawei Ascend Mate7 spec page on the Huawei site, and it does not list any CDMA frequencies, as well......
Thanks to sanjsrik, Techngro, jzchen.
We have limited knowledge about LTE service providers in USA. Your answers make this very clear to us.
B4 AWS seems being ignored by most Chinese phone makers. Under the current situation, then no service providers in USA could enable the LTE function on MT7-TL10.
Thanks your valuable input.

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