So how different are all these US model phones from each other? Would a modem flash, sim unlock and rom update get a Verizon one on ATT? It would be nice to have one phone that would be able to go on all the networks with some tweaking.
Just wishing. Maybe someday when the Socialist Party takes the White House, Senate and House of Representatives.
There pretty different considering all the different spectrums the carriers use the only little similarity that i see so far is that att and verzion use the same 700mhz for there lte
cdma technology bettween sprint and verzion is very different and the gsm technolgy with tmobie and att are similar but you have of course different backhauls...
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Are we limited to flashing things specifically for the I-605, or are there international variants that are compatible our devices, so we have more choices for roms/kernels?
It's slightly confusing because we can use SIM cards from different carriers, so do we have the same hardware? Thanks.
Is there a ROM that will make my gsm sgh-1717 from at&t work on Verizon CDMA network?
Sorry there isn't. That would require a hardware change and I don't think parts are available to do so.
Roms don't enable that - modems do that. GSM and CDMA are two different types of networks. Thats why ^^^^ said you need to have different hardware, but you can't change the modem chip on the mainboard.
Anyone know the difference, or where can we check all the LG V10 variations?
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LG V10 H961N - Frequency Bands and Network Compatibility
https://www.frequencycheck.com/models/O2JwO/lg-v10-h961n
LG V10 H962 - Frequency Bands and Network Compatibility
https://www.frequencycheck.com/models/A3pwO/lg-v10-h962
LG V10 H968 - Frequency Bands and Network Compatibility
https://www.frequencycheck.com/models/OemXO/lg-v10-h968
Thanks for short but important thread. Really useful.
Any difference in software?
From GSMarena:
I just got the H962 model. Allow me to compare and contrast it to the H961N:
1.The H962 comes with a charger that has an American plug. The H961N comes with an asian plug and will require a special adapter if you use it in the United States. So the H962 has what you need to charge it right out of the box in the US.
2. The default language on the H962 is in english. The default language on the H961N is some asian language(probably Korean) and so when you boot the H961n up the first time the setup screen wont be in english.
3. The H962 is not tied to any phone carrier. And so it has absolutely zero carrier bloatware apps and it also has absolutely no carrier tramp stamp on it. The H961N is tied to a Korean carrier (LG's Uplus carrier) and so you will see the Uplus stamp on the back of the phone, you will also see it on the boot up screen, and you will see plenty of korean language Uplus bloatware apps that will take an hour to uninstall. The H962 is the pure clean carrier free version and only shows the LG logo on bootup and has the LG logo stamp on the back.
4. The H962 has an fm radio and comes with an fm Radio app installed on it. The H961N also has an fm radio with the radio app.
5. Both the H962 and H961n provide the same band support in the United States. Neither will support 4G in the US.
6. Both H962 and H961N have 64GB internal storage.
So with this, you can see that the H962 is the better variant to have over the H961n. NewEgg.com sells the H962 (they have it incorrectly listed as H961n, but it is actually H962). You can probably find the H962 at other online retailers as well.
melorib said:
From GSMarena:
I just got the H962 model. Allow me to compare and contrast it to the H961N:
1.The H962 comes with a charger that has an American plug. The H961N comes with an asian plug and will require a special adapter if you use it in the United States. So the H962 has what you need to charge it right out of the box in the US.
2. The default language on the H962 is in english. The default language on the H961N is some asian language(probably Korean) and so when you boot the H961n up the first time the setup screen wont be in english.
3. The H962 is not tied to any phone carrier. And so it has absolutely zero carrier bloatware apps and it also has absolutely no carrier tramp stamp on it. The H961N is tied to a Korean carrier (LG's Uplus carrier) and so you will see the Uplus stamp on the back of the phone, you will also see it on the boot up screen, and you will see plenty of korean language Uplus bloatware apps that will take an hour to uninstall. The H962 is the pure clean carrier free version and only shows the LG logo on bootup and has the LG logo stamp on the back.
4. The H962 has an fm radio and comes with an fm Radio app installed on it. The H961N also has an fm radio with the radio app.
5. Both the H962 and H961n provide the same band support in the United States. Neither will support 4G in the US.
6. Both H962 and H961N have 64GB internal storage.
So with this, you can see that the H962 is the better variant to have over the H961n. NewEgg.com sells the H962 (they have it incorrectly listed as H961n, but it is actually H962). You can probably find the H962 at other online retailers as well.
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Some of the information you have mention are incorrect, the H961N is sold within asian, and hong kong, all hong kong version are unlocked and are not linked to any carrier, and has no bloatware, and it's available in both 32GB and 64GB.
The default language for the N961N is chinese, and I think the H962 is for the taiwan market.
kms108 said:
Some of the information you have mention are incorrect, the H961N is sold within asian, and hong kong, all hong kong version are unlocked and are not linked to any carrier, and has no bloatware, and it's available in both 32GB and 64GB.
The default language for the N961N is chinese, and I think the H962 is for the taiwan market.
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I don't understand why they release two separate unlocked versions for Taiwan and Hong Kong.
tempurastyle said:
I don't understand why they release two separate unlocked versions for Taiwan and Hong Kong.
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There are minor differences in the frequency band, but I agree, they can just add the extra bands in one version instead of have two phone version, or to save all the trouble have one single sim and dual sim phone with all the bands available is much better, but I think it's to keep a record of all the phones distributed within each countries.
so it cant be used in the states for 4g networks?
pato2015 said:
so it cant be used in the states for 4g networks?
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Certainly not as shipped. Turns out though that the radio chips used appear to be more capable than LG promised. If you root there is then a well known procedure for unlocking extra bands on both the H961N and H962. This is not guaranteed to work, but there aren't many reports of it not working and lots of it working. Once done generally you do get LTE coverage for at least some of the US carriers.
Is there any hardware difference between the two models, apart from the different tray? Maybe it is carrier locked, or just firmware locked, not sure. But i hope that you could in theory change it.