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About to move to Dubai

Number of questions...
I currently live in the UK and use the following mobiles the MDA Compact IV and the Samsung U900 soul as my back up phone (both currently locked to T-Mobile). I am about to move to Dubai and would like to know:::
1) Will these phones work over there... really confirm what I think (IE they will provided they are unlocked).
2) Does T-Mobile operate over there? If not what service providers are there and how competitive are they? I benefit from being on an employees tariff with T-Mobile at the moment.
3) Does anyone want to buy a T-Mobile branded Athena with the AP4.0 Rom?

http://www.dubai.ae/en.portal?topic,subscribemobile,1,&_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=home

I think GSM and CDMA standard here is same as Europe. There are only 2 operators, Etisalat and Du.
Du is just new and has some coverage problem so you may want to go with Etisalat.
I have been here 2 years and I am not impressed by bought Etisalat and Du.

WCDMA is umts
CDMA is a 2g phone std. that America and few others use that don't use sim cards
don't believe Dubai use CDMA

[Q] Is N5 limited to LTE or GSM only?

For example if I buy it in USA, will I be able to use it on European GSM networks? I might need to do that since apparently Play Store doesn't work yet where I live.

[Q] Will Sprint unlock my S5 for international use?

I switched to sprint about 5 months ago and I got my s5 with a 2 year contract. We also got another line with another phone. The account is in good standing with payments on time always. Will Sprint unlock it for me so I can use it on a trip im taking overseas? I'm not sure what their policy is..and I know they do it OTA, so that means I have to be on stock rom right?

Yes stock rom. Sprint more than likely unlick. Of course you will have to mnew monthly charges. But depend sd wherr your going. If going to us territories sprint will work. Just call sptint anf see

They will usually unlock it for international roaming after having the phone on your account for 90 days.
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please note that most of the world is now based on GSM and Sprint is a CDMA based service. Once unlocked you would probably need a GSM sim card installed in order to use the S5 (this sim card can either be one from the US, a more expensive option, or a local sim wherever you are traveling to).
In Europe, especially UK, there are many cheap GSM sim operators.

Drugman109 said:
please note that most of the world is now based on GSM and Sprint is a CDMA based service. Once unlocked you would probably need a GSM sim card installed in order to use the S5 (this sim card can either be one from the US, a more expensive option, or a local sim wherever you are traveling to).
In Europe, especially UK, there are many cheap GSM sim operators.
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Yeah that's the plan for me to buy a local sim in that country so I can use the phone with a local number there. Do you know what bands the gsm works on?

euklid said:
Yeah that's the plan for me to buy a local sim in that country so I can use the phone with a local number there. Do you know what bands the gsm works on?
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Depending on the country involved they use 900 and 1800 mainly but the s5 has all the bands used in Europe. Note that T Mobile is a major carrier so you should be ok with this phone if it is truly unlocked

Which carrier for a month while traveling to the US?

Hi,
I have a International Google Pixel bought from a Google authorized re-seller in India. The model number printed on the back of the phone is G-2PW4200. I am going to be in traveling in the US for about a month starting next week. Which carrier would be my best bet for a prepaid sim card along with fastest data connectivity (LTE)? In the past I'd had some issues using Asian phones in the US due to band restrictions on Asian sold devices. A couple of years ago I was stuck on 3G on AT&T since my phone didn't support their LTE bands. Last few times I've been to the US I have just bought a starter kit from Net10 wireless which has sim cards inside for all the major carrier networks and I can choose to activate my Net10 wireless card on any of these carriers. Is this still the best approach? Or should I look at getting a prepaid sim directly from T-Mobile or AT&T? Which carrier would work flawlessly with my Pixel? To me LTE connectivity for data and international voice calls for super cheap prices (even unlimited) are the two most important things in carrier selection.
Thanks for the help.

Try Project Fi. I'd give them a call.
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Pixel4: Buy from Australia work in USA?

Hi,
I have the opportunity to buy Pixel 4 from Australia (good price). I live in the USA. I have a USA Sim Card using Google Fi network.
I will update with "EDIT: Addition Q::"
Think I know but want some experts to weigh in !!
Concerns:
1) Will it work on Google Fi's USA network -- i.e.,
work on CDMA and GSM and over the other US
carriers? 4g sould be fine, yes? But what about 3g?
2) Will I receive USA-based Google updates, if I have a USA Sim Card yet phone is from Australia or is something there different that prevents this (e.g., some hardware or software prevents US-based Google updates).
Thank you!
:fingers-crossed: XO

Lcsglvr said:
Hi,
I have the opportunity to buy Pixel 4 from Australia (good price). I live in the USA. I have a USA Sim Card using Google Fi network.
I will update with "EDIT: Addition Q::"
Think I know but want some experts to weigh in !!
Concerns:
1) Will it work on Google Fi's USA network -- i.e.,
work on CDMA and GSM and over the other US
carriers? 4g sould be fine, yes? But what about 3g?
2) Will I receive USA-based Google updates, if I have a USA Sim Card yet phone is from Australia or is something there different that prevents this (e.g., some hardware or software prevents US-based Google updates).
Thank you!
:fingers-crossed: XO
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Ask your carrier.
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Lcsglvr said:
Hi,
I have the opportunity to buy Pixel 4 from Australia (good price). I live in the USA. I have a USA Sim Card using Google Fi network.
I will update with "EDIT: Addition Q::"
Think I know but want some experts to weigh in !!
Concerns:
1) Will it work on Google Fi's USA network -- i.e.,
work on CDMA and GSM and over the other US
carriers? 4g sould be fine, yes? But what about 3g?
2) Will I receive USA-based Google updates, if I have a USA Sim Card yet phone is from Australia or is something there different that prevents this (e.g., some hardware or software prevents US-based Google updates).
Thank you!
:fingers-crossed: XO
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i am not an expert but have some knowledge. Yes it will work on GSM and i don't think this phone is compatible to work on CDMA, regarding updates. it depends on manufacturer policies those are applied on phone.