I have a samsung galaxy note i717 i am using on tmobile. My area has half the towers refarmed to 1900mhz and running lte on the AWS band, the others are still on aws hspa+. I can either use a modem that uses LTE and get better speeds or flash a AWS modem and get alot more coverage with hspa+
I am running (i believe) tmobile stock rom with att stock modem. I get LTE.
My question is.. Is there a modem out their that will give me the best of both worlds (Lte and AWS hspa+)?
It sucks going into boonyville with 2g.
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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.
I know the Jetstream was designed to be run on AT&T and Rogers, but I am curious if it is possible to flash a radio to enable usage of T-Mobile's HSPA network, much like the Samsung Galaxy Note has been enabled to, as seen here.
Can any of the amazing Devs out there shed some light on this?
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I know the Jetstream was designed to be run on AT&T and Rogers, but I am curious if it is possible to flash a radio to enable usage of T-Mobile's HSPA network, much like the Samsung Galaxy Note has been enabled to, as seen here.
Can any of the amazing Devs out there shed some light on this?
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jdavis08, Simple answer is yes. It is a standard 2G / 3G / LTE (AT&T / AWS band) phone. So you can use it on ANY 2G / 3G / LTE network with a SIM. But you may need to break the SIM Lock on any handset.
Just wanted to clarify. The Jetstream is 2G/3G/LTE /capable, 2G (GSM): 850/900/1800/1900MHz, 3G (UMTS/HSPA): 850/1900/2100, and LTE: 700mhz & AWS-1700/2100.
Currently, T-Mobile only uses the AWS for their HSPA+ network, not LTE (from what I understand, AWS will be transitioned for LTE and 1900mhz refarmed for 3G/4G early 2013) - and if I'm not mistaken, the HSPA+ is only supported by the "3G" band of this device, not the "LTE"
So - to make a long story short. I am a T-Mobile subscriber with various "4G" phones from T-Mobile. Their 4G only works if the phone has a radio with AWS for HSPA as T-Mobile (unlike AT&T) does not use the 1900mhz for their HSPA (yet). I own this tablet.. It has been SIM unlocked and it simply does not get anything above EDGE... and I live near and visit major cities in Washington State, Seattle/Bellevue/Tacoma, which definitely have TMo's 4G coverage.
I know I should just cool my jets until TMo rolls out the network upgrades, as I have no interest in joining AT&T. I was just curious if there was some way to "trick" the phone to use the AWS frequencies for HSPA, like the Galaxy Note has been made to do as the radio specs are identical.
I know that the Note was enabled to do this by flashing another radio. Support is minimal for the Jetstream these days... so I was just reaching out.
Thanks guys
is it possible to get anything beyond edge speeds?
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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?
Could I flash a t-mobile radio to get my GSM/UMTS radio to operate on ALL of T-Mobiles HSPA frequencies? cause edge sucks and I know for a fact there's HSPA in my area cause my friend with the Galaxy note 2 T-mobile has HSPA.
Hey.
Please tell me if Galaxy Alpha G850f will work normally in the USA?
All I know is that there are different frequencies in the USA and Europe. Do my european model G850F support both of it?
From the spec I saw, you may get 3G on AT&T. Not so much on T-Mobile because the lack of 1700MHz band support that is still in use by T-Mobile 3G in many places. The LTE bands are probably not going to work. Of course, CDMA carriers like Verizon and Sprint will never work. So, you are guaranteed to have 2G data (which is like dial-up modem speed) if you choose a GSM carrier. Everything else depends.
I had 85of on att it is very fast hspa plus. No lte