I'm moving to Canada later this year and I have a Moto G 2015 (XT1544). Does anyone know if it will work in Canada?
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john410 said:
I'm moving to Canada later this year and I have a Moto G 2015 (XT1544). Does anyone know if it will work in Canada?
Thanks!
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Yes, it will work, although depending on your carrier of choice you may not get LTE or HSPA data, and your TV will not work at all.
All Moto G 2015 models support the basic global GSM (Edge) frequencies, so that will work for certain, beyond that it is hard to say and it will depend on the carrier you select in Canada. Band 4 LTE and 1700/AWS are common among some carriers in Canada, if you select one of those you should have no problems, but some carriers use different frequencies.
I plan to use WIND Mobile and AFAIK they don't have LTE anyway.
I'm curious as to why the TV will not work.
john410 said:
I plan to use WIND Mobile and AFAIK they don't have LTE anyway.
I'm curious as to why the TV will not work.
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HDTV broadcast used in South America is unique, it will not work on North American systems.
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Simple question: can the Global version get 3G on T-Mobile? Or is the US version only able to? I want to make sure to buy the right one.
Depends on where your location is. With the refarning of 1900 MHz by T-Mobile in its early stages and with both models supporting that anyway, unless you're traveling to somewhere that needs the international bands play it safe and get the US version which supports T-Mobile's AWS band.
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PloniAlmoni said:
Depends on where your location is. With the refarning of 1900 MHz by T-Mobile in its early stages and with both models supporting that anyway, unless you're traveling to somewhere that needs the international bands play it safe and get the US version which supports T-Mobile's AWS band.
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So the the US version will get T-Mobile's regular 3G bands?
Purplezigar said:
So the the US version will get T-Mobile's regular 3G bands?
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Definitely, it has both 1700MHz and 2100MHz configured for T-Mobile's two-band system. (One is used for uploading and one for downloading, so just 2100MHz is not enough.) If T-Mobile 3g is available in your area, the US version will work on it, with the appropriate SIM card of course.
PloniAlmoni said:
Definitely, it has both 1700MHz and 2100MHz configured for T-Mobile's two-band system. (One is used for uploading and one for downloading, so just 2100MHz is not enough.) If T-Mobile 3g is available in your area, the US version will work on it, with the appropriate SIM card of course.
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Awesome, thanks! And if you don't mind me asking, I see you have a Moto G. How is the battery life for you? I'm thinking about getting this for my dad and he needs a phone that will last a while.
The battery life is excellent. Easily 24 hours.
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PloniAlmoni said:
The battery life is excellent. Easily 24 hours.
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Alright thanks a lot!
Purplezigar said:
Alright thanks a lot!
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Some might not know it already but the WiFi calling will not work from what I have read.
I have just moved in UK from US, and I have moto g 3G, 6 GB US GSM from amazon. I got a sim card of EE mobile and I am able to use only 2G data and to make and receive calls, texts as well. The service I bought is "pay as you go" and offers 2 GB of 4G data, I was told if my phone doesn't support 4G will run 3G but I have only 2G, on the connection bar it stays just E which is edge.
Is it possible to flash or root the phone to be able to use the 3G at least? Any ideas would high appreciable.
I think the us moto g uses different frequencies for 3g. It's not possible to make it work as the modem doesn't support the right frequency.
dethrat said:
I think the us moto g uses different frequencies for 3g. It's not possible to make it work as the modem doesn't support the right frequency.
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You must be right there is a modem inside and won't be compatible with the Europe frequencies band.
Thank you very much. Cheers.
There are two models sold in US. XT1032 Global GSM and XT1034 AWS. The latter will probably not work in UK. If you have the former, make sure you have correct APN settings. Tweakker may be of assistance.
I have a retail.US (XT1032) and i live in Ireland and i have no problem with data,calls or messaging whatsoever (I'm on tesco mobile) . It should work in UK i suppose.
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Can anyone help me figure out if the US Moto G (2015) will work on EE 4G in the UK?
It lists the following bands:
"LTE (2, 4, 5, 7, 12, 17)"
EE in the UK supposedly uses bands 3 and 7.
Does this mean I'd have no problem using a new US Moto G in the UK on EE's 4G?
You'd probably be able to make phone calls and use HSPA+ just fine since the majority of the world uses the same GSM bands for those. As for LTE, you would get nothing since the USA model does not support band 3 or 7.
Rarscaryfrosty said:
You'd probably be able to make phone calls and use HSPA+ just fine since the majority of the world uses the same GSM bands for those. As for LTE, you would get nothing since the USA model does not support band 3 or 7.
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I don't understand. I'd be buying the US version of the phone, and Motorola says it supports band 7.
The question is whether band 7 support is sufficient for 4G on EE in the UK.
jonnythan said:
I don't understand. I'd be buying the US version of the phone, and Motorola says it supports band 7.
The question is whether band 7 support is sufficient for 4G on EE in the UK.
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EE uses bands 7, 3 and 20, if you use a US version of the Moto G 2015 then you will only be able to connect to LTE in a band 7 area, band 7 is 2600MHz so will only be used in cities and towns as it has a very short range, most of EEs LTE network is band 3 (1800MHz) and then band 7 (800MHz) will be used in some cases (it penetrates buildings and has a much greater range) -bottom line is you won't get much LTE at all.
Also if you are considering buying a US version because with a straight conversion it looks cheap, remember you have to pay import duty and taxes once it gets here which will even out the price.
I was looking to buy a US version because my fiancee is living in England and will be coming to the US in about a year. So the conversion rate is better and she'll be able to use it here no problem once she arrives. Sounds like that might not work though.
jonnythan said:
I was looking to buy a US version because my fiancee is living in England and will be coming to the US in about a year. So the conversion rate is better and she'll be able to use it here no problem once she arrives. Sounds like that might not work though.
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You'd still get a 3G connection which would be fine for the year so that's still an option?
Hey everyone,
My friend is currently in the US and wants to purchase a phone that can be used both in the US and in Europe (more specifically in Hungary) as he's probably going to be travelling between the two continents. If he were to buy the phone through Moto Maker in the US, would everything (phone calls, 2g, 3g, 4g) work as it should? Or 4g wouldn't work? I'm confused by these band-related things.
Thanks in advance for the answers!
Pipusz said:
Hey everyone,
My friend is currently in the US and wants to purchase a phone that can be used both in the US and in Europe (more specifically in Hungary) as he's probably going to be travelling between the two continents. If he were to buy the phone through Moto Maker in the US, would everything (phone calls, 2g, 3g, 4g) work as it should? Or 4g wouldn't work? I'm confused by these band-related things.
Thanks in advance for the answers!
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2G and 3G would work... 4G/LTE is a different matter entirely.
The "LTE Bands" refer to specific frequency space in the wireless spectrum licensed to carriers in various parts of the world. Your device must have support for the LTE band(s) used by your carrier in order to connect to their LTE service.
US Version supports LTE Bands 2, 4, 5, 7, and 17, these are commonly used LTE Bands in North America... In the European version LTE Bands 1, 3, 7, 8, and 20 are supported and are the most commonly used across the EU. Only 7 overlaps (note that 7 is not in widespread deployment in Europe, only certain carriers in specific areas use it), whether this is good enough would depend on the carrier that would be used in Europe.
You can check what carrier uses what bands here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_LTE_networks
My girlfriend really wants the mint colored V10 at&t has exclusivity over, but she's on Verizon. I'm not sure how locked down Verizon is. I believe V10s have both CDMA and GSM radios. Please and thank you
It may accept the Verizon SIM but it may not connect to LTE.
Carrier branded devices are tricky. We're not completely to the point of switching devices between carriers in the USA as fluidly as it should be.
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aznsephyi said:
My girlfriend really wants the mint colored V10 at&t has exclusivity over, but she's on Verizon. I'm not sure how locked down Verizon is. I believe V10s have both CDMA and GSM radios. Please and thank you
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No AT&T has no CDMA radio, it will not work calls/sms on Verizon.
EDIT: I know it would only be the back portion of the phone, but you could get the light blue / cyan / mint? back battery cover off ebay or amazon.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/LG-V10-Qi-W...ear-Housing-Back-Lid-Case-Cover-/151880595028
http://www.ebay.com/itm/LG-V10-H961...or-Rear-Housing-Back-Cover-Case-/171998333940
clockcycle said:
No AT&T has no CDMA radio, it will not work calls/sms on Verizon.
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So what about global travel to countries that don't have GSM networks? Is the AT&T variant useless?
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SprManKalEl said:
So what about global travel to countries that don't have GSM networks? Is the AT&T variant useless?
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Verizon CDMA doesn't work outside of US and has to switch to GSM globally (Verizon Global/world phones are CDMA domestically and GSM Globally), so if AT&T GSM is useless in Countries without GSM (are there any?) then the Verizon is as useless. . Anyways as far as I know, there are only GSM and Verizon variants
Verizon works on AT&T, since it switches to GSM. AT&T does not work on Verizon, since it's CDMA.
There are plenty of countries that aren't GSM. Canada, Argentina, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, China, India, Japan, Austria, Germany, Poland, Russia and Sweden to name a few.
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Off topic, I stand corrected;
Here's some good references, hope they help determine which device works best for your global travels.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_mobile_network_operators_of_the_Americas
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_mobile_network_operators_of_Europe
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_mobile_network_operators_of_the_Asia_Pacific_region
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_mobile_network_operators_of_the_Middle_East_and_Africa
clockcycle said:
Off topic, I stand corrected;
Here's some good references, hope they help determine which device works best for your global travels.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_mobile_network_operators_of_the_Americas
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_mobile_network_operators_of_Europe
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_mobile_network_operators_of_the_Asia_Pacific_region
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_mobile_network_operators_of_the_Middle_East_and_Africa
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Thanks for the info man. Really appreciate it