Im currently in Dominican Republic using a prepaid CLARO SIM.
After inserting the APN manually. I get HSPA.
Just sharing my experience for those who travel abroad.
sent from my humongous VZW HTC ONE MAX
Related
Has anyone used the photon international yet?? I am wondering if the sim needs to be unlocked to use another countries or if I can just put a sim in it and it will work. I couldn't find anything in here saying anything about it.
respuesta
I use it in Colombia and Venezuela, the photon is unlocked gsm in Colombia in me works 100% with all operators and low performance in Venezuela but it works well, of course it can be for the quality of the operator in the two countries but in terms photon generally working well. excuse my English but I use a translator
Lol that's ok thank you for the response. I knew it was locked for domestic gsm but I didn't think it was for international.
Sent from my MB855 using XDA App
I can confirm that the gsm part is unlocked for international carriers.
Sent from my MB855 using XDA App
Yep, works fine for me in New Zealand on my carriers 3G 850/2100 network.
Just make sure you get root access and disable the sprint activation if you plan on using the stock rom otherwise it will take an extra few minutes to boot up.
Link - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1265816&highlight=activation
Hi all,
Earlier during my stay in USA I always had to settle with Tmobile since they have many visitor friendly plans. But I just used to get Edge on my galaxy S on Tmobile.
Didnt try ATT since their plans weren't great.
Will that situation improve with S3 I9300 ?
Can Att or Tmobile, any one of those give me H.
Sent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk 2
the GS3 is not pentaband.. therefore you will only get 3G/4G AKA HSPA+ on ATT.. not t-mobile.. you will only get EDGE (2G) on T-Mobile
Just use Straight Talk - get a Straight Talk SIM for use in the US and whenever you come over activate service - $45/mo unlimited
Getting H+ on AT&T here in NYC.
lowreeds said:
Getting H+ on AT&T here in NYC.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
You'll get H+ on AT&T and depending on where in the US you could get up to H with T-Mobile as T-Mobile has acquired some of AT&T's AWS spectrum.
Thanks guys for your inputs.
Much appreciated
Sent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk 2
I was just browsing this Site and came across a good solution for prepaid enthusiasts
http://www.mysimplemobile.com/no-co...ss-plan-unlimited-international-long-distance
50$ unlimited everything + unlimited to 10 intl numbers
Has anybody used this? Do they have there own network or latch on to Att or Tmobile
Sent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk 2
araje said:
I was just browsing this Site and came across a good solution for prepaid enthusiasts
www(dot)mysimplemobile.com/no-contract-plans/40-wireless-plan-unlimited-international-long-distance
50$ unlimited everything + unlimited to 10 intl numbers
Has anybody used this? Do they have there own network or latch on to Att or Tmobile
Sent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk 2
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
looks like the domain name is owned by TracFone (same as "StraightTalk"):
Administrative Contact:
Fernandez, Pablo [email protected]
9700 NW 112th Avenue
Medley, FL 33178
US
+1.3057156500 Fax: +1.3057156916
Technical Contact:
Fernandez, Pablo [email protected]
9700 NW 112th Avenue
Medley, FL 33178
US
+1.3057156500 Fax: +1.3057156916
araje said:
I was just browsing this Site and came across a good solution for prepaid enthusiasts
http://www.mysimplemobile.com/no-co...ss-plan-unlimited-international-long-distance
50$ unlimited everything + unlimited to 10 intl numbers
Has anybody used this? Do they have there own network or latch on to Att or Tmobile
Sent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk 2
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
They latch onto T-Mobile whereas Straight Talk will do both depending on your phone. But owned by the same parent company
Sent from my GT-I9300 using xda premium
I was told by Rogers that an LTE-capable phone requires an LTE SIM to access the LTE network, but what about roaming? If you will not be using LTE access, will an Optimus G or other LTE phones work on HSPA with an older card?
ie: if you travel to Europe, Japan or Hong Kong- locations where your LTE bands are unsupported, will a local HSPA SIM work in the phone?
It will work just fine.
Sent from my LG-E973 using xda app-developers app
Just sharing my experience with this phone as a global phone.
I nabbed myself a DNA before going to study abroad in London. The Verizon plan was hell to pay so I suspended my account -- $15 per 3 months -- and got a new SIM from giffgaff. Giffgaff gives me unlimited UK texts, unlimited 200+ kilobyte/sec internet, and 250 mins calling for 12 pounds a month. ~$18).
Setup was easy -- literally pop in the new SIM. No calling Verizon or anything. Was ready to go immediately and have had zero problems on the UK network. Reception is great everywhere except underground but hey what can you do.
Definitely recommend the phone for global use!
Sent from my HTC6435LVW using Tapatalk 2
Good to know. While I have no travel plans in the future, being a life long Verizon subscriber I've never actually had a capable "world phone" before (I had to buy an absurdly overpriced pre-paid dumb phone last year since my TB didn't work in Spain) so it's nice to know I do now!
what type of network coverage do you get 2g 3g or 4g from them
The UK only has one LTE network right now (EE), and I doubt they're on the same bands as Vzw. So it'll be 3G.
Sent from my HTC6435LVW using Tapatalk 2
I'm actually unsure what it is. I think it's like AT&Ts fake 4g (not LTE). I've seen it say "E," "3G," and usually it says "H."
Giffgaff uses the same network as O2. Verizon's whole thing over here I believe is Vodafone
Sent from my HTC6435LVW using Tapatalk 2
awesome thanks for the info
swimminsurfer256 said:
Giffgaff uses the same network as O2. Verizon's whole thing over here I believe is Vodafone
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Actually not Every carrier in Europe uses GSM and not CDMA what Verizon does. And afaik you don't have to call a GSM carrier
Sent from my Nexus 4 using xda app-developers app
Glad to hear this. Just got a DNA yesterdayand Will give the wife my rezound. I travel to Poland once a year and hate having to carry two phones.
Fourstarzzzz said:
Glad to hear this. Just got a DNA yesterdayand Will give the wife my rezound. I travel to Poland once a year and hate having to carry two phones.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
The rezound had global capabilities
Sent from my HTC6435LVW using xda premium
I thought the DNA didn't work internationally? Nearly got the Maxx instead of the DNA because amazon's comparison tool says the DNA doesn't work outside of the US/Canada.
Amazon is competely wrong then. It has gsm and cdma radios so it can work on any gsm network and it is already SIM unlock.
Sent from my HTC6435LVW using xda premium
Anyone got the HTC Dev phone? (which is the same as AT&T version) and get it working in Asian countries like Hong Kong and Japan?
Isn't it just a matter of unlocking your sim and buying a local sim in Asia? Also, the frequency would need to be the same. According to the HTC One specs, the following bands are compatible with the phone:
Asia: 850/900/1900/2100 MHz with HSDPA up to 42 Mbps
Elythor said:
Anyone got the HTC Dev phone? (which is the same as AT&T version) and get it working in Asian countries like Hong Kong and Japan?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
The post above mine is correct. The dev edition should come out of box carrier unlocked. Its a matter of getting the sim card you need. Custom roms may be an issue though if they dont support the carrier you may have to find a way to enter apn settings manually.
Sent from my HTC One using xda premium
It will work without LTE
Sent from my HTC One using Tapatalk 2