Hi guys!
I am about to buy an Honor 9 but checking its specs I have noticed that it doesn't have the bands for LTE in the US. I am going there in a couple of months on holidays and I would like to know if I will be able to use it even on a HSDPA Network.
I have checked frecuencycheck.com but it confused me even more, There is 3G compatible bands but not UMTS Protocols... I don't know...
Could I use it even on 3G (I don't mind 4G/LTE, I am just going on Holidays for a couple of weeks)?
It comes with all bands. You are able to use it in US.
http://www.gsmarena.com/huawei_honor_9-8704.php
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G bands LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Speed HSPA, LTE
GPRS Yes
EDGE Yes
yesansa said:
Hi guys!
I am about to buy an Honor 9 but checking its specs I have noticed that it doesn't have the bands for LTE in the US. I am going there in a couple of months on holidays and I would like to know if I will be able to use it even on a HSDPA Network.
I have checked frecuencycheck.com but it confused me even more, There is 3G compatible bands but not UMTS Protocols... I don't know...
Could I use it even on 3G (I don't mind 4G/LTE, I am just going on Holidays for a couple of weeks)?
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the supposed bands are similar to what is on the Honor8Pro. in which case, 2G and 3G should be fine but 4G might not be possible. it also depends on which carrier you use in US later on -- probably your telco choice would be the non CDMA ones -- AT&T and TMo.
anyway, see these two threads:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/honor-8-pro/help/using-phone-united-lte-bands-t3633764
https://forum.xda-developers.com/honor-8-pro/help/look-cool-disappointed-t3632889
As long as I will be able to use 3g is ok for me.
I am. Going to read those links you posted. Thanks!!
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Hello All,
I am on tmobile and had samsung galaxy s before i got SGS2 from at&t (my wife upgraded). i unlocked/rooted the phone after reading through the posts and it worked like a charm!
My concern right now is that I am always on edge data network with tmobile. can anyone help me on this. Tethering is also not much of use when i am on the slowest connection. Please help.
Can't do much about it since AT&T version doesn't support the 3g/4g band for T-mobile.
At&t gs2 doesn't support t-mobile frequency for 3 g.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I777 using xda premium
I thought this phone has all the bands to support all networks.
parags1982 said:
I thought this phone has all the bands to support all networks.
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No only AT&T.
My guess is that international version supports all the bands not the carrier branded sgII
^Even international version doesn't support T-Mobile 3g/4g (HSPA+) network.. Not many phones support their network. Or maybe it will.. but not everywhere
AT&T SGSII
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
T-Mobile SGSII
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 1700 / 2100
International SGSII
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
I am following another post that lets says HOW TO: "Enable 850Mhz 3G Network Frequency on your Samsung i9000 Galaxy S''. will update how it goes... fingers crossed..
parags1982 said:
I am following another post that lets says HOW TO: "Enable 850Mhz 3G Network Frequency on your Samsung i9000 Galaxy S''. will update how it goes... fingers crossed..
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No luck. i read somewhere that i may need to install another modem?
Is there anyone out there with the same issue as mine?
any experts out there?
parags1982 said:
I thought this phone has all the bands to support all networks.
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The AWS (1700) bands are supported only by a handful of carriers. It doesn't exist at all in Europe and Asia. There's little reason for manufacturers to include it on their global phones as so few people use it. It's the reason the T-Mobile SGS2 has a Qualcomm chip instead of Exynos like the rest of them. After the merger, it won't even exist in the U.S. any longer as AT&T plans on using it (1700) for LTE. If you want versatility and the ability to use unlocked phones, change to AT&T.
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I am following another post that lets says HOW TO: "Enable 850Mhz 3G Network Frequency on your Samsung i9000 Galaxy S''. will update how it goes... fingers crossed..
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In order to get T-mo 3G, a phone must support HSPA on 1700MHz AWS band, not 850MHz. As such, only phones from T-Mo or some Candadian carrier support 1700 band. Rest of the world use 900/2100 for 3G and AT&T uses 850/1900 for 3G/4G.
You are never going to get 3G on T-Mo on any phones from AT&T. Period. Give it up.
foxbat121 said:
In order to get T-mo 3G, a phone must support HSPA on 1700MHz AWS band, not 850MHz. As such, only phones from T-Mo or some Candadian carrier support 1700 band. Rest of the world use 900/2100 for 3G and AT&T uses 850/1900 for 3G/4G.
You are never going to get 3G on T-Mo on any phones from AT&T. Period. Give it up.
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thanks. i give up
TMobile uses 1700 up, 2100 down. If the handset doesn't support 1700, you are out of luck.
Correct. Many phones support the 2100 MHz International band.
T-Mobile's network is weird though, and uses both 1700 and 2100 MHz at the same time.
My guess is that UMTS1700 support and not 42 Mbps HSPA+ is why the T-Mobile variant of the GS2 is such an oddball phone.
NO AT&T phone and only a small handful of international phones support T-Mobile's 1700 MHz band.
Similarly, only one or two T-Mobile phones (The Vibrant being one of them) support any of AT&T's 3G bands, but none support all of AT&T's 3G bands to my knowledge.
The interesting thing about this entire thing is that if you go into the modem band selection it lists 5 different wcdma bands including the aws 1700. I enabled those bands and tried using a tmo sim but alas it still only worked on edge. It may have just been there cosmetically rather then actually supporting aws bands. use dialer code *#2263# to access the band selection menu. Maybe there is a way to get it to work.
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The interesting thing about this entire thing is that if you go into the modem band selection it lists 5 different wcdma bands including the aws 1700. I enabled those bands and tried using a tmo sim but alas it still only worked on edge. It may have just been there cosmetically rather then actually supporting aws bands. use dialer code *#2263# to access the band selection menu. Maybe there is a way to get it to work.
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I agree with you and have tried exactly what you did (along with other bands) but still not working.
pb1866 said:
The interesting thing about this entire thing is that if you go into the modem band selection it lists 5 different wcdma bands including the aws 1700. I enabled those bands and tried using a tmo sim but alas it still only worked on edge. It may have just been there cosmetically rather then actually supporting aws bands. use dialer code *#2263# to access the band selection menu. Maybe there is a way to get it to work.
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Typically, the s/w supports multiple versions of h/w. Just because an option's in the menu doesn't mean the h/w's available to support it. The same thing happened with the T-Mobile G2X. It was supposed to be quad-band, the option was in the ROM, but the radio wasn't there to support all the bands.
I am thinking about trying to get an sgs iii and wondering if it is possible to get it on the $30.00 mo 100min unl data plan through walmart?
I have the exhibit ii on this plan, had it for a couple months, anybody know how I would do this?
If it will work with Tmobile band why not, best to ask the source. I don't think we have a Wal Mart rep guru here.
Sure you can, if you don't want 3G.
Sent from my HTC One X using xda premium
You have prepaid plan, you can put your sim into just about any unlocked GSM phone (and T-Mobile phones) and use it. If you want a good phone right now, get the Galaxy Nexus (GSM), it supports T-Mobile 3G (1700/2100 band). T-Mobile version of SIII will be coming later.
thanks for the responses, a Galaxy Nexus is probably a more realistic option than the sgs3 price wise, going to take a good look at it on the play store.
cheers.
T-Mobile and AT&T both support compatible band.
the SGS3 uses HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
T-Mobile uses HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
AT&T uses HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
now we play match the bands. we see at&t shares 3 bands with the international SGS3, thats great. T-Mobile shares 1, not as awesome, but 1 band is enough.
its true what theyre saying up there about "only having 2G", well i should correct myself, it WAS true. however recently T-Mobile has upgraded their 2100 band to 3G, as theyve been expanding. so it will work fine on Walmart's plan, as they use T-Mobile's network.
T-Mobile will come out with an SGS3 later in the year, for SGS2 it was 6 months behind the international version. the T-Mobile version will use HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100. what do more compatible bands mean? well it means if youre in an area you normally wouldnt get good 2100 band signal, you may get 1700 signal. if you live in the city, youll see no difference at all, its only when youre in rural areas.
so in short; you can totally use the i9300 SGS3 on tmobiles network, and yes, you will have HSDPA 3G
soraxd said:
T-Mobile uses HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
now we play match the bands. we see at&t shares 3 bands with the international SGS3, thats great. T-Mobile shares 1, not as awesome, but 1 band is enough.
its true what theyre saying up there about "only having 2G", well i should correct myself, it WAS true. however recently T-Mobile has upgraded their 2100 band to 3G, as theyve been expanding. so it will work fine on Walmart's plan, as they use T-Mobile's network.
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Could really use a source for this, please. Everything i've looked up has suggested that their HSPA+ is only 1700 and 2100, and that phones with only 2100 would not work.
thebobp said:
Could really use a source for this, please. Everything i've looked up has suggested that their HSPA+ is only 1700 and 2100, and that phones with only 2100 would not work.
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you know what, i made a mistake, i was using this
http://support.t-mobile.com/docs/DOC-4261
looking at the bands the T-Mobile One S (along with all other tmobile phones) support, but the 900 band is just added to the phone so it can be used if taken abroad. so my mistake.
to reiterate the sgs3 will only work on 2g on tmobile, it will only work on at&t for 3g.
im glad you questioned it, i would have gone along giving bad information
Hi,
All Guys in Singapore specially pay heed
I bought this lovely phone to be able to enjoy quad core for one and LTE data access. It seems that when I try to connect to the 4G LTE on Starhub (in Singapore), I only get 4G, not the LTE speeds.
Please correct me if I am wrong, that the e970 has 1700 and 2100 band for the LTE, while Singapore only has 1800 and 2600 bands available.
Is there any possibility of enabling 1800 and 2600 bands?
The local variant is the E975, can I flash the stock e975 firmware to the e970 without adverse effects?
milind
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 1700 / 2100
You can use 2G, not sure what the 3g band is in Singapore.
Sent from my Optimus G
My quick search shows Singapore uses 2100 for 3g, so the phone will support it. However, you cannot add or enable new frequencies. The hardware does not support them unfortunately. Your local LTE is not compatible with the E970
Ace42 said:
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 1700 / 2100
You can use 2G, not sure what the 3g band is in Singapore.
Sent from my Optimus G
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You can use 3G/HSPA+, I was there last week and I was getting 5-6 Mbps using SingTel prepaid.
EDIT- No LTE, sadly. But 3G was enough for anything I'd do on my phone.
H+ in singapore
stewartsoda said:
You can use 3G/HSPA+, I was there last week and I was getting 5-6 Mbps using SingTel prepaid.
EDIT- No LTE, sadly. But 3G was enough for anything I'd do on my phone.
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HI,
yes the HSPAP works quite well. Im on the StarHub network, I also get a decent data rate. But LTE is LTE, it would have been nice to be able to coax the E970 somehow into those bands.
milind
bad that and convert it to other frequencies cannot be
It seems like the Samsung Galaxy Alpha has all the necessary bands to be used with AT&T in the US. But does anyone know for sure? If Samsung takes too long to release this in America can I buy the UK version and use it in the US?
Thanks
derekmarch said:
It seems like the Samsung Galaxy Alpha has all the necessary bands to be used with AT&T in the US. But does anyone know for sure? If Samsung takes too long to release this in America can I buy the UK version and use it in the US?
Thanks
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Bump. I have the same question.
GSM Arena says this about the device:
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600
If what wikipedia says, AT&T uses the following frequencies:
2G: 850 / 1900.
3G: 850 / 1900.
4G: 700 block B (main frequency) / 1700 AWS / 1900 / 2300.
So, if I read correctly, you can use the international Alpha for 2&3G, but for LTE, you are covered only by one LTE band, 1900, and this being not a main frequency, won't have good coverage everywhere, I think.
sirobelec said:
GSM Arena says this about the device:
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600
If what wikipedia says, AT&T uses the following frequencies:
2G: 850 / 1900.
3G: 850 / 1900.
4G: 700 block B (main frequency) / 1700 AWS / 1900 / 2300.
So, if I read correctly, you can use the international Alpha for 2&3G, but for LTE, you are covered only by one LTE band, 1900, and this being not a main frequency, won't have good coverage everywhere, I think.
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Does this pertain to HSPA+ too?
blairh said:
Does this pertain to HSPA+ too?
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HSPA+ is 3G, so you shouldn't have problems with it.
sirobelec said:
HSPA+ is 3G, so you shouldn't have problems with it.
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So I'd get HSPA+ anywhere I'd get it from an AT&T phone, just not LTE necessarily?
blairh said:
So I'd get HSPA+ anywhere I'd get it from an AT&T phone, just not LTE necessarily?
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Yes. If it was me to make the decision, I'd want my phone with an unlocked bootloader, HSPA+ is good enough speed for me.
Though, practically, I've never tested LTE in my life, until recently we didn't have any 4G networks.
International Galaxy Alpha NO US LTE on ATT or TMO
derekmarch said:
It seems like the Samsung Galaxy Alpha has all the necessary bands to be used with AT&T in the US. But does anyone know for sure? If Samsung takes too long to release this in America can I buy the UK version and use it in the US?
Thanks
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I bought an unlocked international/Euro Galaxy Alpha SM-G850F at the London Samsung store... Installed my USA ATT SIM and have no prob w. calls or H or H+ data but can NOT get LTE band in the USA on either ATT or TMO even though the device seems to have the right bands for ATT or TMO LTE. On advice from an ATT Wireless store manager, I updated my APN settings to match ATT setup but still did not get LTE. FYI my H+ is quite fast for most purposes but I want LTE. Hope that answers your question.... Mine is how can I get LTE???
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I bought an unlocked international/Euro Galaxy Alpha SM-G850F at the London Samsung store... Installed my USA ATT SIM and have no prob w. calls or H or H+ data but can NOT get LTE band in the USA on either ATT or TMO even though the device seems to have the right bands for ATT or TMO LTE. On advice from an ATT Wireless store manager, I updated my APN settings to match ATT setup but still did not get LTE. FYI my H+ is quite fast for most purposes but I want LTE. Hope that answers your question.... Mine is how can I get LTE???
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Are you sure the European version has correct U.S. LTE bands? I was under the impression that it does not....
stevensmiami said:
I bought an unlocked international/Euro Galaxy Alpha SM-G850F at the London Samsung store... Installed my USA ATT SIM and have no prob w. calls or H or H+ data but can NOT get LTE band in the USA on either ATT or TMO even though the device seems to have the right bands for ATT or TMO LTE. On advice from an ATT Wireless store manager, I updated my APN settings to match ATT setup but still did not get LTE. FYI my H+ is quite fast for most purposes but I want LTE. Hope that answers your question.... Mine is how can I get LTE???
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phositadc said:
Are you sure the European version has correct U.S. LTE bands? I was under the impression that it does not....
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Originally Posted by sirobelec
GSM Arena says this about the device:
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600
If what wikipedia says, AT&T uses the following frequencies:
2G: 850 / 1900.
3G: 850 / 1900.
4G: 700 block B (main frequency) / 1700 AWS / 1900 / 2300.
So, if I read correctly, you can use the international Alpha for 2&3G, but for LTE, you are covered only by one LTE band, 1900, and this being not a main frequency, won't have good coverage everywhere, I think.
I am trying to solve this also.
I think that the Euro Version with the Exynos does not have the proper LTE Bands for North America LTE.
But the Qualcomm version does, though not sure about
TMobile.
I am looking at this from Canada GSM for $ 549. Factory Unlocked with following Bands:
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G & LTE 2100, 1900, 1800, 1700, 2600, 700, 850
Obviously for AT&T you just buy theirs.
I have read that the EXYNOS versions do not function in North America on LTE.
With all phones it seems that you must be very very
Specific about Model Numbers including Suffixes etc.
Especially SAMSUNG loves to make 24 versions of ALPHA, 50 versions of S4 etc.
Frequency Bands are a real WTF for amateurs like me:
For example are there TWO DIFFERENT 1700 bands, one for4G LTE and one for 3G , HSPA + or are they the SAME BAND with dual usage ?
In example ABOVE the Alpha Factory Unlocked Canada GSM @$ 549.
IF used for TMobile the LTE Bands look fine, but the 3G
1700 Band is not there. Will 3G merely use the 1700 LTE
band or does the SOC ( QUALCOMM) need to have
allocated the 1700 band for dual usage LTE and.3G
?
Hi guys,
I have a strange problem, I guess.
I bought my HTC Desire 610 on amazon. It is AT&T.
I use it in a different country with GSM sim. Everything seems to work fine. I am connected to 4G network if I am in 4G coverage zone. But when I dont, it won't switch to 3G, it just goes offline.
long story short: 4G seems to work, but 3G don't.
network mode is set to WCDMA/LTE Auto.
could anyone help?
I think this is something to do with the Rom, if you were to install the cyanogen mod or the slimkat Rom, 3g works just fine in both, idk why though
MGfusion said:
I think this is something to do with the Rom, if you were to install the cyanogen mod or the slimkat Rom, 3g works just fine in both, idk why though
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I Installed GSM signal monitoring application. As it turns out the phone only receives HSPA+ (3G) signal, but somehow thinks that it is 4G. Because 4G is displayed on top of screen. that is why I thought it was working on 4G network. but now I guess it works on 3G but thinks that it's 4G
now I want to enable 4G but have no idea how
Andy_99 said:
I Installed GSM signal monitoring application. As it turns out the phone only receives HSPA+ (3G) signal, but somehow thinks that it is 4G. Because 4G is displayed on top of screen. that is why I thought it was working on 4G network. but now I guess it works on 3G but thinks that it's 4G
now I want to enable 4G but have no idea how
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Lol, had no idea. Well I have no clue on that one
Andy_99 said:
I Installed GSM signal monitoring application. As it turns out the phone only receives HSPA+ (3G) signal, but somehow thinks that it is 4G. Because 4G is displayed on top of screen. that is why I thought it was working on 4G network. but now I guess it works on 3G but thinks that it's 4G
now I want to enable 4G but have no idea how
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Depending on what country you are in 4g probably won't work with an at&t phone as the different variants have different 4g bands unlocked in the radio firmware and probably antennas. See the following extract from desire 610 network specs. US 4g bands are quit different from those available in most regions.
NETWORK Technology
GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - EU, EMEA
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - AT&T
4G bands LTE band 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - EU, EMEA
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 28(700) - Asia
LTE band 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 17(700) - USA
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE
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Depending on what country you are in 4g probably won't work with an at&t phone as the different variants have different 4g bands unlocked in the radio firmware and probably antennas. See the following extract from desire 610 network specs. US 4g bands are quit different from those available in most regions.
NETWORK Technology
GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - EU, EMEA
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - AT&T
4G bands LTE band 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - EU, EMEA
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 28(700) - Asia
LTE band 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 17(700) - USA
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE
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Yes. I guess you are right.
So there is no way to fix this?
Andy_99 said:
Yes. I guess you are right.
So there is no way to fix this?
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Its hard to say for sure. Try a ROM from the region your in or cm11 which is for all regions. This probably won't work but is worth a try. Otherwise to that you would have to go s_off with sunshine (costs $25) and flash changes to radio firmware( either someone's dump from a phone in the region your in) or modifying it (google "XDA qcom unlock radio bands) but either way it's very risky unless you really know what you doing you can easily end up with an expensive brick and it still depends on whether you phone is equipped with a suitable anttena for the frequency the band your carrier is using.