Does it get 3G speeds or just edge speeds on at&t 3g network?
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savagepagan said:
Does it get 3G speeds or just edge speeds on at&t 3g network?
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While I haven't used it on AT&T's network I can tell you by the phones specifications and use on my own network which operates the same frequencies as AT&T that you should be able to get HSPA+ speeds on AT&T.
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ok so i am currently with sprint and own a sph-d700 aka epic 4g. i am so sick of getting crappy 3g speeds and unreliable 4g speeds that are not really 4g speeds (4mb seems to be best i have seen but average just 2mb) in the north east (NY,NJ,PA. i do a lot of driving). I have fallen in love with amoled displays and would like to get an unlocked gs2 so that i wont be tied down to either carrier for 2 years if things dont work out.
So is there a model of this phone that works on both att and t-mobiles network with hspa+ speeds? does att and t mobile have the same speeds on hspa+ when in a good coverage area?
thanks in advance for the help.
As I understand it, the T-Mobile version of the SGS2 (SGH-T989) will work on both T-Mo and AT&T networks. You might get better information in the T-Mobile SGS2 forums.
3waygeek said:
As I understand it, the T-Mobile version of the SGS2 (SGH-T989) will work on both T-Mo and AT&T networks. You might get better information in the T-Mobile SGS2 forums.
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thank you, for your input.
Hi folks
I just moved to the US (about a week ago) and was wondering why my mobile internet connection is so slow.
I have a SGS2 factory unlocked and i was fine with it in Germany (no problems with 2g or 3g speed)
Now I'm in the US with a t-mobile prepaid card which should give me 3g speeds , if not 3g at least EDGE Speed. But the only thing i get is the E-sign with 2 arrows which is friggin slow.
As far as i know t-mobile's 2g & 3g frequencies should be the same as in Europe.
So my question: Is my phone the problem or is it just that the 2g/3g coverage in San Diego is so bad ?
thx in advance
its normal...coz sgs2 does not support t-mobile 3g bands....but it does support at&t 3g bands....i am also using t-mobile prepaid plan...and dont use data that much...coz everywhere i go i have wifi....
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ah ok thx for the reply
do you happen to know if an factory unlocked iphone (without sim lock bought directly from apple) will be able to use the US-3g bands as well as the European ones ?
as far as i know....it will be same as sgs2....only supports at&t 3g bands.....no t-mobile.....
Ok thx man.. Guess I gotta ask them directly then
Swyped from my SGS 2 using Tapatalk
deadcookie said:
Ok thx man.. Guess I gotta ask them directly then
Swyped from my SGS 2 using Tapatalk
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Asking who directly? T-Mobile USA? You can ask, won't change the answer. If you want 3/4g in the US with either a European Galaxy S2 (GT-I9100) or an unlocked iPhone, you will need to be on AT&T.
T-Mobile doesn't use the frequencies that those two phones support.
deadcookie said:
Now I'm in the US with a t-mobile prepaid card which should give me 3g speeds , if not 3g at least EDGE Speed. But the only thing i get is the E-sign with 2 arrows which is friggin slow.
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E-sign = EDGE.
So if i buy me i9100 s2 and i put at&t sim card, i live in texas USA will i get at least 3g signals?
deadcookie said:
Hi folks
I just moved to the US (about a week ago) and was wondering why my mobile internet connection is so slow.
I have a SGS2 factory unlocked and i was fine with it in Germany (no problems with 2g or 3g speed)
Now I'm in the US with a t-mobile prepaid card which should give me 3g speeds , if not 3g at least EDGE Speed. But the only thing i get is the E-sign with 2 arrows which is friggin slow.
As far as i know t-mobile's 2g & 3g frequencies should be the same as in Europe.
So my question: Is my phone the problem or is it just that the 2g/3g coverage in San Diego is so bad ?
thx in advance
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USA uses different bands from the rest of the world because, well, idk
North America:
GSM: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
CDMA: Band Class: 0/1/10
WCDMA: Bands: 1/2/4/5/6/8/19
LTE: Bands: 1/2/4/5/17/19/25/26/41
Rest of World:
GSM: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
WCDMA: Bands: 1/2/4/5/6/8
LTE: Bands: 1/3/5/7/8/20
This might be the case here, i don't think its carriers fault but idk really.
I have a INTERNATIONAL Samsung Galaxy S2. I am going to be travelling to the states soon. I am planing on getting the ATT Go Phone 50 dollars unlimited plan. My other option is tmobile. However i know they use AWS for their 3G connection but my friend is saying that their HSPA+ 4G network uses the 2100Mhz band. My question is could i use this network with my phone?
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sm625614 said:
I have a INTERNATIONAL Samsung Galaxy S2. I am going to be travelling to the states soon. I am planing on getting the ATT Go Phone 50 dollars unlimited plan. My other option is tmobile. However i know they use AWS for their 3G connection but my friend is saying that their HSPA+ 4G network uses the 2100Mhz band. My question is could i use this network with my phone?
Thanks
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Nope. Not how AWS works. AWS requires both 1700 and 2100, as it uses one for uplink and one for downlink. So if you go w/T-Mobile USA, you will be limited to Edge data speeds when not in range of wi-fi.
The other option you have is using one of the smaller networks that piggy-backs on AT&T's network, like h2o.
I don't know much about them though.
Hi, everybody. Things happens so I left my US phone in Warsaw's taxi being there for Euro-2012 and bought Galaxy S2 I9100 from Orange. Came back to US and was trying to configure internet connection and had no luck getting 4G speeds. So far on the phone it just showing EDGE and low speeds. Is there any way to fix that issue? Was trying to search for this on the forums and Google, just found a couple of ideas that it doesn't work with 4G for some reason.
Any help would be appreciated!
Not sure if polish sgs2 have 4g (Lte) at all. If you want 3g you need to change APN settings for your providers default. You will find it in web.
Other possibility - you have no coverage of network .
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If you're on T-mobile USA, you'll never get better than Edge speeds on their network with an i9100. The phone doesn't have the requisite antenna hardware to receive 1700 mhz for UMTS, which us one of the two required frequencies of the AWS band. (the other being 2100 mhz)
socah said:
Not sure if polish sgs2 have 4g (Lte) at all. If you want 3g you need to change APN settings for your providers default. You will find it in web.
Other possibility - you have no coverage of network .
Sent from my Sgs2 via Xda Premium. Helped? Click thanks button!
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You're right, the i9100 does NOT have LTE. He's trying to get what passes for 4G (HSPA+) on one of our US carriers. I'm trying to determine if it's T-mobile USA or AT&T.
I totally missed the carrier name right in the thread title. Simple Mobile operates on the T-mobile USA network. So, I'm sorry to inform you, but you bought a phone that will never get 4G on your network. Sorry.
What about 3G? Or because of the antenna frequency difference not even that?
korenpenza said:
What about 3G? Or because of the antenna frequency difference not even that?
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Same bands. So same problem.
is it possible to get anything beyond edge speeds?
ojwhit11 said:
is it possible to get anything beyond edge speeds?
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depends on your location.
T-mobile USA is moving 3G to 1900mhz band, which will allow the photon/iphone to get 3G.
Currently, most t-mobile USA towers have 3G on 1700mhz which the photon/iphone cannot handle.
When the 1900 towers for tmobile upgrade to 4g, will that allow the Photon to access 4g?