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Verizon just announced there low band 5G network to compete with at&t and tmobile. Will our ultra 20 support this network?
Yes. You will need a software update from Verizon to enable N5.
Verizon N20U variants already got the update for activating low-band 5G.
The unlocked variants are waiting for Samsung to release the update. Shouldn't be too long though.
TheForceUnleashed said:
Verizon N20U variants already got the update for activating low-band 5G.
The unlocked variants are waiting for Samsung to release the update. Shouldn't be too long though.
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I hope so. When called Samsung yesterday I got the huh? response. But I didn't go up the support tiers to get someone who knew what I was talking about. Does the unlocked Note20 Ultra 5G out of the box work if you happen to be in one of the select places that has UWB or does that require an update too.
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Does the unlocked Note20 Ultra 5G out of the box work if you happen to be in one of the select places that has UWB or does that require an update too.
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If you have a 5G SIM card, then yes. When I used my older Verizon SIM card it wouldn't connect to 5G UWB, but once I picked up a new one from a Verizon store (that does say 5G on it), it started working on my unlocked Note20 Ultra. Incredibly fast when you have a signal...
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Verizon N20U variants already got the update for activating low-band 5G.
The unlocked variants are waiting for Samsung to release the update. Shouldn't be too long though.
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Verizon has a list of compatible 5G phones that will work on Nationwide 5g. On their site it says it could take weeks to a couple months to update these devices. I have a couple unlocked phones. Looks like the OnePlus 8 pro is excluded. That's messed up! Same chip set as the S20 phones. Guess I'll call and try to get a for sure answer.
I have an unlocked note 20 ultra. And am supposed to be living in an area of nationwide 5g. I'm not getting it. So I called Verizon, and tried to see if there was something that needed to change for me to get it. At 1st I was told it wasn't in my area. And then I was told I needed to wait for an update for it to happen. I'm totally confused
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I have an unlocked note 20 ultra. And am supposed to be living in an area of nationwide 5g. I'm not getting it. So I called Verizon, and tried to see if there was something that needed to change for me to get it. At 1st I was told it wasn't in my area. And then I was told I needed to wait for an update for it to happen. I'm totally confused
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There will be an update pushed to your phone that will allow you to connect to Verizon's nationwide 5g. The unlock model will just take a little longer to get the update versus the Verizon model.
droidrev71 said:
There will be an update pushed to your phone that will allow you to connect to Verizon's nationwide 5g. The unlock model will just take a little longer to get the update versus the Verizon model.
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The only question/worry I have, is, does this require a specific sim card? Such as a 5g sim card? Or does any newer sim card work?
ptko15 said:
The only question/worry I have, is, does this require a specific sim card? Such as a 5g sim card? Or does any newer sim card work?
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Yes, you need to get a Verizon 5g sim card. I just called Verizon and asked for one and they sent it to me for free.
I ordered one and am waiting for it to arrive.
ptko15 said:
I ordered one and am waiting for it to arrive.
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Nice.. I wish this update would get pushed to our phones already.
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I'm going to Verizon to see if I can get my 4G sim from my old Note 8 reactivated. There is 5G in this area but the signal where I'm at is marginal. It's strong enough to keep my phone from falling back to 4G but weak enough to be essentially useless. 4G was never that great around here either, but it's better than the 5G. And Verizon disabled the ability to just shut 5G off.
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I'm going to Verizon to see if I can get my 4G sim from my old Note 8 reactivated. There is 5G in this area but the signal where I'm at is marginal. It's strong enough to keep my phone from falling back to 4G but weak enough to be essentially useless. 4G was never that great around here either, but it's better than the 5G. And Verizon disabled the ability to just shut 5G off.
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Just curious if the app called Samsung band selection would help? What I did was lock the phone to bands 2,4,5,13,66 and it would stay on 4glte+ vs the 5g.
Note 20 Ultra 5G Verizon UltraWide and NationWide 5G
It's November 29. 2020. Was there an update for the Unlocked Note 20 Ultra 5G to use either the UW or Nationwide 5G band using Verizon as the carrier?
Does Samsung's unlocked Note 20 Ultra 5G cover both Verizon's 5G UW and Nationwide signal.
Thank you so much.
History: I bought the Note 10 Plus 5G from Verizon about a year ago with the promise (I know I know) of their 5G reaching my San Diego off-skirt area within the year. Well, come to find out that my Note 10 Plus UW 5G isn't supported by their alternate 5G Nationwide. Nationwide IS in my area whereas the UW is not. So, I bought out my phone contract to get the new 5G Nationwide support, which apparently the Note 20 Ultra 5G has. I bought this from Verizon yesterday and have 14 days to decide if that was the right move. In the meantime, Samsung has a like deal with a few extras that I might want to cancel the Verizon Note 20 Ultra 5G and get Samsung's Unlocked variant. I'm wondering if the Samsung Unlocked variant will support BOTH Verizon 5G networks, being UW and Nationwide.
Have a great day!
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It's November 29. 2020. Was there an update for the Unlocked Note 20 Ultra 5G to use either the UW or Nationwide 5G band using Verizon as the carrier?
Does Samsung's unlocked Note 20 Ultra 5G cover both Verizon's 5G UW and Nationwide signal.
Thank you so much.
History: I bought the Note 10 Plus 5G from Verizon about a year ago with the promise (I know I know) of their 5G reaching my San Diego off-skirt area within the year. Well, come to find out that my Note 10 Plus UW 5G isn't supported by their alternate 5G Nationwide. Nationwide IS in my area whereas the UW is not. So, I bought out my phone contract to get the new 5G Nationwide support, which apparently the Note 20 Ultra 5G has. I bought this from Verizon yesterday and have 14 days to decide if that was the right move. In the meantime, Samsung has a like deal with a few extras that I might want to cancel the Verizon Note 20 Ultra 5G and get Samsung's Unlocked variant. I'm wondering if the Samsung Unlocked variant will support BOTH Verizon 5G networks, being UW and Nationwide.
Have a great day!
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The UW 5g is already supported on the unlocked model. As of now the unlocked does not support the nation wide 5g but in the s20 forums they said that one of the betas enabled the nation wide 5g for them. So I'm sure we will get it with the next big update.
I've tried both the Verizon firmware and the unlocked firmware and i prefer the unlocked way more. If you can return it and get the extra stuff then i would do it.
Or if you want the 5g now then still get the unlocked note 20 but then flash the Verizon firmware into it.
But the best thing about the unlocked firmware is caller id on both calls and text for free. And nation wide 5g is not faster at this time so i can happily wait.
Picked up the unlocked version and activate with Verizon 5G sim here in Honolulu HI. Verizon coverage map states my area and pretty much the entire island is covered for 5G nationwide.
I have full LTE+ showing on my phone but after tshoot with Verizon for the last few hours and driving around a couple miles..my indicator has not changed at all to 5G.
Am i interpreting the coverage map wrong when it says all of the island is on 5G nationwide, meaning to me, i should see the 5G network on my phone?
Since i unboxed this device yesterday, it only pulled down one update and nothing new is showing as far as software updates.
Powered off the device a few times along with a network reset and still no 5G..
So far I've found the 5G feature to be the most overhyped, most under developed feature I've seen that was this hyped up in a long while. For the most part at the moment, i find it that unless you're standing on a block containing a 5mm 5G cell tower, 5G as of right now is pretty sparse and mostly useless.
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Picked up the unlocked version and activate with Verizon 5G sim here in Honolulu HI. Verizon coverage map states my area and pretty much the entire island is covered for 5G nationwide.
I have full LTE+ showing on my phone but after tshoot with Verizon for the last few hours and driving around a couple miles..my indicator has not changed at all to 5G.
Am i interpreting the coverage map wrong when it says all of the island is on 5G nationwide, meaning to me, i should see the 5G network on my phone?
Since i unboxed this device yesterday, it only pulled down one update and nothing new is showing as far as software updates.
Powered off the device a few times along with a network reset and still no 5G..
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Only the Verizon branded phones have gotten the update to enable the sub6 5g. The unlocked phones have not been updated for it.
liquidraven said:
Picked up the unlocked version and activate with Verizon 5G sim here in Honolulu HI. Verizon coverage map states my area and pretty much the entire island is covered for 5G nationwide.
I have full LTE+ showing on my phone but after tshoot with Verizon for the last few hours and driving around a couple miles..my indicator has not changed at all to 5G.
Am i interpreting the coverage map wrong when it says all of the island is on 5G nationwide, meaning to me, i should see the 5G network on my phone?
Since i unboxed this device yesterday, it only pulled down one update and nothing new is showing as far as software updates.
Powered off the device a few times along with a network reset and still no 5G..
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What you can do is use the *#272*<imei number>#
Choose the att csc and choose the option to only change the network code.
I tried this and got 5g for 1.1 sec. What exactly does this do?
You can also enable bands and DSS for verizon nationwide coverage through the service mode menus. I have a n20 ultra with U1 firmware on verizon csc with 5G working.
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You can also enable bands and DSS for verizon nationwide coverage through the service mode menus. I have a n20 ultra with U1 firmware on verizon csc with 5G working.
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Where under service mode do you enabled bands and DSS please? Is this while the network code is switched to ATT?
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What you can do is use the *#272*<imei number>#
Choose the att csc and choose the option to only change the network code.
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Thanks, I did this and was able to get 5G to show. I did see some connectivity issues after doing this with things like apps reaching out to their servers and what not. Oddly, speed test gave me lower speed results than on LTE for some reason..
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Thanks, I did this and was able to get 5G to show. I did see some connectivity issues after doing this with things like apps reaching out to their servers and what not. Oddly, speed test gave me lower speed results than on LTE for some reason..
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Yeah that's expected unfortunately. Some users see higher and some see lower
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Where under service mode do you enabled bands and DSS please? Is this while the network code is switched to ATT?
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I attached screenshots of the menus I changed to enable 5G. The DSS menu enables 5G DSS, the LTE band menu enables all the LTE bands and the NR prune menu enables all the 5G bands. I would restore the VZW csc before making any changes. Changing the csc resets any service mode changes made manually. It will also work under any of the csc's selected, but then other things like wifi calling and visual voice-mail are configured for that carrier and don't work right. Also, carrier aggregation combos for lte and 5g produce slower data speeds if you have sales and network codes mismatched to the SIM thats being used.
How did you get to that menu
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How did you get to that menu
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@GDHAMTON7 I posted a guide since I got a bunch of requests about this.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/ga...de-service-mode-csc-guide-enable-lte-t4182293
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@GDHAMTON7 I posted a guide since I got a bunch of requests about this.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/ga...de-service-mode-csc-guide-enable-lte-t4182293
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That worked like a charm... Gahhhh feels like a clog has been removed from my phone's data connection. #lifesaver
One ui 3 beta build enables 5g for Verizon if anyone wants to take that route. Looks like someone figured out how to enable it through google phone though [emoji106]
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Was anyone able to enable n78 5G band ?
To my surprise, inserted Verizon prepaid sim from my 3XL and it immediately connected to 5G in the house. Attached is a speed test. This is not mmW, but their DSS network.
I could have sworn that 5G was supposed to be faster than 4G. I've gotten 300mbps on 4G at JFK. My local 4G tower is just as fast (as your result). This is why I'm not expecting much from the next generation as the underlying network seems to be the bottleneck.
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I could have sworn that 5G was supposed to be faster than 4G. I've gotten 300mbps on 4G at JFK. My local 4G tower is just as fast (as your result). This is why I'm not expecting much from the next generation as the underlying network seems to be the bottleneck.
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It is faster all around. It doesn't mean you're guaranteed to see the highest possible speeds.
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To my surprise, inserted Verizon prepaid sim from my 3XL and it immediately connected to 5G in the house. Attached is a speed test. This is not mmW, but their DSS network.
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Interesting.... I thought 5G wasn't yet enabled for the Pixel 5 on Verizon. Last I heard the Nov 2020 update was supposed to enable it.
Mitalis said:
Interesting.... I thought 5G wasn't yet enabled for the Pixel 5 on Verizon. Last I heard the Nov 2020 update was supposed to enable it.
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I have 5g on Verizon but I switched to Verizon after I received the November update. I guess it's not a special update just for Verizon since I was on AT&T up until 2 days ago.
Mine picks up 5g as well with my 3yr Sim. I was told by a Verizon rep though that in order to pick up 5g uw, you need another 5g specific sim. Of course, uw is only available in a handful of areas so it's not really necessary unless you live in those areas.
Just made the switch from s21 ultra. I'm getting 5G but it doesn't say 5G UC on my s22 ultra. I'm on TMOB on the unlocked version. Anyone else with same setup that does say 5G UC?
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Just made the switch from s21 ultra. I'm getting 5G but it doesn't say 5G UC on my s22 ultra. I'm on TMOB on the unlocked version. Anyone else with same setup that does say 5G UC?
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I live in a fringe area from the closest 5G UC area but do pick it up from time to time. I have the TMO model and on the TMO firmware I see it and it connects to n41. But when testing out the U1 firmware (same as what your running) I cannot get it to connect to n41 and no 5G UC icon.
no UC designation, just 5G Does the S21 show 5g UC?
I have the unlocked version. I'm trying to understand if anyone sees 5G UC on it.
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I have the unlocked version. I'm trying to understand if anyone sees 5G UC on it.
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If you flash the tmo firmware you'll see the 5G UC icon, but also you'll have tmo bloat.
I'm on unlocked version using TMo and I only see cellular bars, no 5G icon.
I experienced 5GUC for the first time today and had to look it up to see what it was. Pretty fascinating stuff. Interestingly enough, the IPhone 13 Max in my proximity also has 5GUC.
So it seems that U1 does get 5G UC even if it only shows 5G. It seems that only the T-Mobile version will display 5GUC but I did a comparison at a T-Mobile store and consistently got the same or better speed even though my device only displayed 5G. I was getting over 500 MB speed which is definitely UC.
Modem on s22u is much better than fold3 on TMO. All my signal issues are gone on the s22U.
say, learning as fast as I can, been a number of years since flashing phones/tablets.
We have 2 new unlocked s22u from samsung, going to use them on t-mobile.
the thought is to head to the corp store, for sims and to get them working. our current s9 are still with sprint sims.
Also, do I need to flash these to get 5g, wifi calling, or things like that working ?? or just for the proper 5g icons??
I see U1 or mentions of it. does flashing t-mobile get me basicaly a branded unlocked phone ??
the thought unlocked was more to head to spectrum mobile, or another provider, not so much anti bloat. if that makes sense.
sorry to tack extras on to this thread, and thanks very much for your time
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So it seems that U1 does get 5G UC even if it only shows 5G. It seems that only the T-Mobile version will display 5GUC but I did a comparison at a T-Mobile store and consistently got the same or better speed even though my device only displayed 5G. I was getting over 500 MB speed which is definitely UC.
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I had the Pixel 6 pro and I`m on Tmobile and the 6 pro would show 5GUC and I was like what is that, and had to look it up, but with my S22U through the same area it only shows 5G
Just put your TMO sim in (when you get it), the phone will say that the network provider has changed and will reboot, and everything will just work...
It doesn't shows the icon but gets connected to uc band and has no difference in download speed.
JS_racer said:
say, learning as fast as I can, been a number of years since flashing phones/tablets.
We have 2 new unlocked s22u from samsung, going to use them on t-mobile.
the thought is to head to the corp store, for sims and to get them working. our current s9 are still with sprint sims.
Also, do I need to flash these to get 5g, wifi calling, or things like that working ?? or just for the proper 5g icons??
I see U1 or mentions of it. does flashing t-mobile get me basicaly a branded unlocked phone ??
the thought unlocked was more to head to spectrum mobile, or another provider, not so much anti bloat. if that makes sense.
sorry to tack extras on to this thread, and thanks very much for your time
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For your needs since you have the unlocked U1 versions, all you need is to pop on the sim cards and you'll get all the features you mentioned above. Your phone will stay unlocked so once you settle in you can move your primary sim to the e-sim slot and use the other physical sim with another carrier for a secondary line when you travel or for business/ other needs..
I am having the same issue as the OP. Had S21 Samsung unlocked from Samsung on Tmobile and showed 5G UC. My S22 ultra unlocked from Samsung only shows 5G. I am getting less speed. On S21 speeds fluctuate between 200-300 down and 90 up. On S22 Ultra 5G only shows 5G icon getting 100-200 down and approximately 30 up.
OP did you flash Tmobile firmware and did it fix anything? I have been back and forth with Tmobile and the rep sent a ticket to engineering saying they have seen some reports of this but Tmobile and Samsung won't officially confirm it and there is an update coming starting today through the next few days **that they claim will fix this.
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So it seems that U1 does get 5G UC even if it only shows 5G. It seems that only the T-Mobile version will display 5GUC but I did a comparison at a T-Mobile store and consistently got the same or better speed even though my device only displayed 5G. I was getting over 500 MB speed which is definitely UC.
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Yes that is correct, it does get 5G UC but on stock unlocked you only see 5G, I use LTE discovery and I can see when it locks into to UC
Everyone will suffer now!
5G icon only for me
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Everyone will suffer now!
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Was that on a U or U1?
The U1 ROM does not show UC for T-Mobile or UW for Verizon yet. It connects to n41 or n77/mmWave fine, and the display issue will probably be fixed in an update.
You can confirm your UCness via *#0011# (and I wanted a reason to use the pen lol):
I've asked this question before and I can't find anything.
Can anybody confirm the 0/B/E versions to work on TMobile or att or mvnos of them?
If someone wants to be so kindid appreciate it. Really wanting to buy one for root.
if you use AT&T, don't buy any international models because they will block your sim. You may call them to unlock it but the sim will be blocked again after a couple days. The reason is AT&T has a list of supported models and international phones are not on their list.
T-Mobile doesn't have such a horrible thing. So yeah, it works.
Oh, and I am using 908E/DS on T-Mobile network.
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if you use AT&T, don't buy any international models because they will block your sim. You may call them to unlock it but the sim will be blocked again after a couple days. The reason is AT&T has a list of supported models and international phones are not on their list.
T-Mobile doesn't have such a horrible thing. So yeah, it works.
Oh, and I am using 908E/DS on T-Mobile network.
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So when I purchase my S22 Ultra. I can use it on T-Mobile no issues? I assume it can be unlocked rooted and install custom roms.
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So when I purchase my S22 Ultra. I can use it on T-Mobile no issues? I assume it can be unlocked rooted and install custom roms.
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That’s what I’ve done and been using till now. Bought the 908E on Amazon, unlocked the bootloader and rooted it. No custom rom for it yet other than tha Magisk rom by dr.ketan. I’ve always been an AT&T customer in so many years. They refused to work with me to make my phone work on their network so I switch to T-mobile.
I’m using the S22 Ultra 908E on T-mobile to write this right now. I don’t see any issue. If there is one, the phone is the issue.
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That’s what I’ve done and been using till now. Bought the 908E on Amazon, unlocked the bootloader and rooted it. No custom rom for it yet other than tha Magisk rom by dr.ketan. I’ve always been an AT&T customer in so many years. They refused to work with me to make my phone work on their network so I switch to T-mobile.
I’m using the S22 Ultra 908E on T-mobile to write this right now. I don’t see any issue. If there is one, the phone is the issue.
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Carrier aggregation and 5g all working well for you on t-mobile?
The missing of band 71 if using on TMO, is a big loss. I wouldn't bother.
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Carrier aggregation and 5g all working well for you on t-mobile?
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No. I don't expect an international phone to be fully working on a US carrier network such as TMO or ATT due to missing bands. If I have to choose between slower connection and the ability to root, I'd choose the latter one. I chose TMO because it works, white ATT not working at all.
There are wifi networks available almost everywhere I go nowadays. In case there is none, usually when I was driving, 4G/LTE always available and that's good enough.
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No. I don't expect an international phone to be fully working on a US carrier network such as TMO or ATT due to missing bands. If I have to choose between slower connection and the ability to root, I'd choose the latter one. I chose TMO because it works, white ATT not working at all.
There are wifi networks available almost everywhere I go nowadays. In case there is none, usually when I was driving, 4G/LTE always available and that's good enough.
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So to confirm, no signal at all for att/cricket?
What about h20wireless? Redpocket mobile?
What site to use to check compatibility? I'll take slower speeds
To confirm:
1. AT&T blocks your sim right away. Your phone turns into a small tablet. That's it. Nothing you can do about it. I don't bother with smaller companies. I only go for the big boys.
2. T-Mobile will give you slower speed and freedom of root. This comes from my experience. Very little chance I need to use my plan's data. I can't tell the speed is slower at all. As far as carrier's features, I don't use any of them, but I think you can still have them if you change it to proper CSC.
Google search your model then you will find what bands your model support. Then Google search your choice of carrier to see what bands they have. Google is your friend.
Not just slower speed. Theres some areas that band 71 would be required to even get service at all in rural areas. Like just 5 min from my house if you have T-Mobile and your phone doesnt have band 71 no service.
hyelton said:
Not just slower speed. Theres some areas that band 71 would be required to even get service at all in rural areas. Like just 5 min from my house if you have T-Mobile and your phone doesnt have band 71 no service.
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Will Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra work in USA?
In this page we are going to show you the compatibility of Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra with the mobile networks of USA and with the telephony operators that provide service in USA.
www.kimovil.com
This site is what I used and it looks like the version I want to get will suffice. But what do you think?
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Will Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra work in USA?
In this page we are going to show you the compatibility of Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra with the mobile networks of USA and with the telephony operators that provide service in USA.
www.kimovil.com
This site is what I used and it looks like the version I want to get will suffice. But what do you think?
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All depends on area. It's still missing band 71 and N71 5G. I personally couldn't as it would make my phone useless in areas I frequent
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All depends on area. It's still missing band 71 and N71 5G. I personally couldn't as it would make my phone useless in areas I frequent
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But you could get the 4G LTE tho at least right? I have a 5G phone and i only get LTE speeds which is fine but the carrier doesn't offer 5G.
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But you could get the 4G LTE tho at least right? I have a 5G phone and i only get LTE speeds which is fine but the carrier doesn't offer 5G.
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No. Band 71 is an LTE band on TMobile.
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No. Band 71 is an LTE band on TMobile.
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Ohh ok.
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Not just slower speed. Theres some areas that band 71 would be required to even get service at all in rural areas. Like just 5 min from my house if you have T-Mobile and your phone doesnt have band 71 no service.
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In the end, as @hyelton just said, it all depends on your area, your luck and how you would use your phone... There is no definite answer to the op's question until he figures it out himself. It works for me and I am happy with what I got but that may not apply to everyone else... If the op decides to roll the dice for a chance to get a phone that he can have total freedom over it he can go for it. Otherwise, just buy the one on Samsung website ending with U models and have all of his worries put away. Honestly, I didn't think about any of that when I placed my order.
My unlocked 908U1 on t-mobile work perfectly, supported band25 with 130-180mbps speeds on LTE.
ps: 5G is totally disabled as it switching every 5 seconds between 4G\5G networks
malikin said:
My unlocked 908U1 on t-mobile work perfectly, supported band25 with 130-180mbps speeds on LTE.
ps: 5G is totally disabled as it switching every 5 seconds between 4G\5G networks
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My OP was based on the international versions because I absolutely have to have root. I have not owned a phone that I could not have root capabilities in over 10 years.
I don't care so much about 5G I just want to have a phone that functions on a US carrier from overseas. Maybe it got lost in translation but I just want to know what carriers people have and if anybody has the carriers that I mentioned with confirmation or denial of service.
Specifically the carriers on most questioned about are H2O wireless and red pocket. I'm not very Google friendly and so I'm not familiar with the bands I'm used to just buying a phone and it working as intended for my purposes.
^^^ You're overthinking it. Just pull up the bandwidths for the carrier you're looking to utilize and go from there. As mentioned you're better served by going for one of the major carriers and maybe their prepaid services. Remember major carriers prioritize their post paid plans first for their optimum network traffic followed by their own respective prepaid plans and finally the MVNOs. I would stay away from the MVNOs in your scenario if you're importing a handset not configured for the U.S to begin it and degrading it further by using an MVNO.