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The T-Mobile Galaxy Edge worked great with ATT LTE, does anyone know if the T-Mobile S6 Edge is there same way? Would be awesome if someone who has the phone can confirm. The specs show the bands that would work on ATT LTE. Thanks in advance.
I'm waiting for my unlock code. I'll report as soon as I get it.
verks said:
I'm waiting for my unlock code. I'll report as soon as I get it.
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Thanks. Where did you get the unlock code from?
Cellunlocker.net.
Keeping an eye on the thread. Need to unlock mine too but don't know if there are any ways to unlock it yet. How much did cell unlocker ask to unlock the tmobile s6 edge?
Yeah I stopped by that site earlier and wanted to see if a code was available but I Don't have my s6 yet so I can't provide an inei. But definitely keep us posted if the unlock works. As soon as you guys confirm I'll order mine.
Question. Can't you just call your carrier and get the unlock code? Especially if you buy the phone off contract? I know I did that with my S5.
Fmstgun said:
Question. Can't you just call your carrier and get the unlock code? Especially if you buy the phone off contract? I know I did that with my S5.
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Not when you open a new line. You must to be with TMobile for 2 months in order to get the unlock code from them.
Missing bands 29 and 30
This may not matter for some of you, and others may already know, but I think it's worth pointing out that the T-Mobile variant is missing LTE bands 29 and 30.
Band 29 represents unpaired 700Mhz spectrum (for downlink), of which AT&T has a nationwide 5Mhz license. Once deployed via CA, it will improve AT&T's low-band LTE downlink capacity by 50%.
Band 30 represents paired 2300Mhz spectrum (WCS), of which AT&T has a nationwide 10x10 license. This will likely only be deployed in urban areas, but it will roughly double AT&T's current LTE capacity.
Both of these bands are being deployed this year.
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This may not matter for some of you, and others may already know, but I think it's worth pointing out that the T-Mobile variant is missing LTE bands 29 and 30.
Band 29 represents unpaired 700Mhz spectrum (for downlink), of which AT&T has a nationwide 5Mhz license. Once deployed via CA, it will improve AT&T's low-band LTE downlink capacity by 50%.
Band 30 represents paired 2300Mhz spectrum (WCS), of which AT&T has a nationwide 10x10 license. This will likely only be deployed in urban areas, but it will roughly double AT&T's current LTE capacity.
Both of these bands are being deployed this year.
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Good to know actually. Do you know if ATT version has these bands? Thanks
Yes att's variant does have band 29 and 30
vince2398 said:
Good to know actually. Do you know if ATT version has these bands? Thanks
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nunyabiziz is correct, the AT&T version supports both bands
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tigercranestyle said:
was definitely aware. essentially we would be getting the same lte coverage of an at&t galaxy s5. which is the coverage of... i dunno... 98 percent of at&t's lte phones. nevertheless, will report back when code is sent and service switched.
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Certainly a valid angle to look at things with - it's not like you're going to lose out on LTE coverage with these new bands. What you will be missing out on is LTE capacity/speed. Some areas have less of an issue than others, but where I work, my LTE speeds are terribly slow (lucky to get 1Mbps down - due to congestion, not signal strength), so I am very interested in making sure I have access to their capacity upgrades rolling out this year.
If you live and work in an area where LTE capacity/speed is not an issue, then I am jealous and also wish you the best with your T-Mobile model
For me the history of att locking down their samsung phones was the reason I decided to grab a T-Mobile edge. Part of the things I enjoy about owning android devices is the ability to tear it down and rebuild the os as I see fitting (aosp, cm, etc) losing out on a couple lte bands is totally worth it for the freedom.
I've just posted this in another thread, but think its relevant here too:
From the T-mobile website for the Galaxy S6 Edge:
Quad Band GSM;
LTE: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 17;
UMTS: Band I (2100), Band II (1900), Band IV (1700/2100), Band V (850), Band VIII (900)
From the AT&T site for the Galaxy S6 Edge:
4G-LTE Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 29 and 30
3G - UMTS 850/1900/2100MHz
GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900MHz
So the AT&T version seems to cover more bases in terms of LTE coverage e.g. for those wanting LTE coverage in the UK too, the T-mobile version will work on 3 (3) and EE (3 and 7), whereas the AT&T version will work on 3 (3), EE (3 and 7), O2 (20) and Vodafone (20) [LTE bands shown in brackets]
Is T-Mobile allowing people to buy off contract?
Alaris said:
Is T-Mobile allowing people to buy off contract?
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You would have to buy it out right and pick the $50 plan. Then cancel once you get the phone.
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You would have to buy it out right and pick the $50 plan. Then cancel once you get the phone.
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They won't let you simply buy the phone for full retail price without an account, even AT&T will let you do that? That may be the dumbest thing I've heard in a very long while. What possible reason could they have for doing that? Seems like a good way to get far fewer sales.
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They won't let you simply buy the phone for full retail price without an account, even AT&T will let you do that? That may be the dumbest thing I've heard in a very long while. What possible reason could they have for doing that? Seems like a good way to get far fewer sales.
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They will not, unfortunately, at least not with preorders.
For those of you who are thinking of preordering the GS6 through T-Mobile and then immediately moving it over to AT&T, you may want to make sure you read the unlocking policy. The one item that is kind of a "gotchya" here is that you'll need to have the device activated with T-Mobile for 40 days before they will unlock it. If 40 days on T-Mobile is something you can tolerate, then have at it
T-Mobile's Device unlocking policy:
Device eligibility is determined as follows:
The device must be a T-Mobile device.
The device must not be reported as lost, stolen or blocked to T-Mobile.
The account associated with the device must be in good standing.
You have requested no more than 2 mobile device unlock codes per line of service in the last 12 months.
The device must satisfy all the Postpaid or Prepaid Unlocking terms outlined below.
Unlock Eligibility for Monthly Phones and tablets
The device must have been active on the T-Mobile network for at least 40 days on the requesting line.
If the device was financed using T-Mobile’s Equipment Installment Plan (EIP), then all payments must be satisfied and the device must be paid in full.
If the device is on an account that has are under a service contract term, then at least 18 consecutive monthly payments must have been made or the account was migrated to Simple Choice no contract rate plan.
If the device is associated with a canceled account, then the account balance must be zero.
T-Mobile may request proof of purchase or additional information in its discretion and certain other exceptions may apply.
Unlock Eligibility for Prepaid Phones and Tablets
The device has been active on the T-Mobile network for more than 1 year.
If the device has been active for less than 1 year, then the Prepaid account associated with the device must have had more than $25 in refills for basic phones or $100 in refills for smartphones or tablet since device first use date.
T-Mobile may request proof of purchase or additional information in its discretion and certain other exceptions may apply.
brianbrain said:
They will not, unfortunately, at least not with preorders.
For those of you who are thinking of preordering the GS6 through T-Mobile and then immediately moving it over to AT&T, you may want to make sure you read the unlocking policy. The one item that is kind of a "gotchya" here is that you'll need to have the device activated with T-Mobile for 40 days before they will unlock it. If 40 days on T-Mobile is something you can tolerate, then have at it
T-Mobile's Device unlocking policy:
Device eligibility is determined as follows:
The device must be a T-Mobile device.
The device must not be reported as lost, stolen or blocked to T-Mobile.
The account associated with the device must be in good standing.
You have requested no more than 2 mobile device unlock codes per line of service in the last 12 months.
The device must satisfy all the Postpaid or Prepaid Unlocking terms outlined below.
Unlock Eligibility for Monthly Phones and tablets
The device must have been active on the T-Mobile network for at least 40 days on the requesting line.
If the device was financed using T-Mobile’s Equipment Installment Plan (EIP), then all payments must be satisfied and the device must be paid in full.
If the device is on an account that has are under a service contract term, then at least 18 consecutive monthly payments must have been made or the account was migrated to Simple Choice no contract rate plan.
If the device is associated with a canceled account, then the account balance must be zero.
T-Mobile may request proof of purchase or additional information in its discretion and certain other exceptions may apply.
Unlock Eligibility for Prepaid Phones and Tablets
The device has been active on the T-Mobile network for more than 1 year.
If the device has been active for less than 1 year, then the Prepaid account associated with the device must have had more than $25 in refills for basic phones or $100 in refills for smartphones or tablet since device first use date.
T-Mobile may request proof of purchase or additional information in its discretion and certain other exceptions may apply.
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This is why AT&T and Verizon will likely always make more money. They understand that there is a lot of money in the pockets of people who don't hold accounts with them. Thats just smarter business. No such thing as a bad dollar. T-mobile needs to learn.
tigercranestyle said:
geez. within the first several posts of this thread someone already mentioned the workaround to t-mobile's 40 day unlocking policy.
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Just because someone mentioned a workaround that doesn't change how utterly ridiculous, actually stupid, T-Mobile's policy is. And that work around while decent would be far better if you didn't have to sign up for any sort of T-Mobile service to still be able to purchase the phone. The problem is not the unlocking. That, until disproven, has been solved. The problem is all of the unnecessary BS you have to deal with in order to even buy the damn phone in the first place. Because of it I'll likely just get an AT&T one root be damned.
Nope
Exynos S9+ does not support band 71. TekHD was able to get WiFi calling working on Exynos though.
Many of those are simple to answer with a quick search and some research.
No exynos with 71 no matter how many times it gets asked.
Rollout maps are debatable and even worse TMobile customer service assuring you rollout in the next few months. There is still a lot of negotiating small details in some areas but there are several rollout maps with projected rollout times.
All the other questions are variant specific snap, exynos and carrier specific. Also many workarounds depending on priorities and apps available and dl'ed depending on needs.
I unlocked your mum's bootloader.
I have tried other forums and I am getting conflicting information.
I am looking for an Android smartphone that is capable of dual SIMs. I know that Apple iPhones can
do this, but I want an Android.
Some places I have read that the software on some smartphones designated for the United States
market have that feature disabled.
Anyway, my ideal smartphone would be:
Dual SIM (one physical and one e-SIM is acceptable)
Will work on AT&T and Verizon Wireless MVNO (like Total Wireless)
Has 5G bands for both AT&T and Verizon.
Will do wifi calling and texting, natively, on AT&T.
I think a Google Pixel 6 would do this. What I can't determine, yet, is if I should just buy the
unlocked Google Pixel 6 or the AT&T version. The unlocked version is $599 and the AT&T version
costs $739. What do I get for the additional $140?
pixel 6 is not dual sim, atleast not one the unlock version...
The $740 model has mmWave support. The base version does not. If you want to use Verizon and AT&T's fastest 5G, you want that antenna. Just beware that 5G is in extremely limited areas currently and mostly only works outdoors too because it doesn't have much building penetration capability. I personally would save the $140 since Verizon and AT&T are in the process of rolling out C-band 5G which IS supported by the modem and has much better range and building penetration.
Vio281 said:
pixel 6 is not dual sim, atleast not one the unlock version...
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It has eSIM and physical SIM which IS dual SIM. OP said that would be fine.
Vio281 said:
pixel 6 is not dual sim, atleast not one the unlock version...
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Yes it is. One physical SIM and one eSIM.
https://store.google.com/product/pixel_6_specs?hl=en-US
Am interested if this Pixel dual standby mode (SIM + eSIM) works for foreign sims too? Can I download AT&T as eSIM and use it with Spanish Orange SIM as physical SIM?
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Am interested if this Pixel dual standby mode (SIM + eSIM) works for foreign sims too? Can I download AT&T as eSIM and use it with Spanish Orange SIM as physical SIM?
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Should work as long as the bands are compatible, I wouldn't see an issue.
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The $740 model has mmWave support. The base version does not. If you want to use Verizon and AT&T's fastest 5G, you want that antenna. Just beware that 5G is in extremely limited areas currently and mostly only works outdoors too because it doesn't have much building penetration capability. I personally would save the $140 since Verizon and AT&T are in the process of rolling out C-band 5G which IS supported by the modem and has much better range and building penetration.
It has eSIM and physical SIM which IS dual SIM. OP said that would be fine.
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Slight tangent, but do you know if there's a way to check which version I have? I got mine as a refurb off Amazon, but it's unclear whether I got the GB7N6 or G9S9B (to my understanding the G9S9B has mmWave?) - and I swear I saw "G9S9B" in some device-info app but I can't find it again.
Edit: Oop, solved my own question. Termux getprop ro.boot.hardware.sku -> G9S9B. Neato. ...Don't know how that happened because I thought the G9S9B only came from AT&T and Verizon and I got it pre-unlocked, but I'm not complaining.
Hi,
has anyone experience with this Phone in the US ?
I having a -Mobile (USA) card in it and have mostly no Cell service, and if a Cell service than only 2 G
Thanks for your feedback
looking at
Sony Xperia 1 IV - Full phone specifications
www.gsmarena.com
T-Mobile network
Learn about coverage and technologies of the T-Mobile network, including a 5G and 4G LTE Coverage map, device compatibility, and more.
www.t-mobile.com
Cheat sheet: which 4G LTE bands do AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile and Sprint use in the USA?
What are the 4G LTE bands supported by AT&T in 2019? Do they differ from the 4G LTE bands that T-Mobile uses? And what about Verizon Wireless massive 4G LTE network and its supported frequency bands? And where is Sprint left in the 4G LTE picture? What Verizon bands are currently in use? What...
www.phonearena.com
most of the things should work
I did look on this specs first, after I got it seems like there is something additional. There is one spot I get a super connection but 90% of the time weak or no Service at all. I have tried many phones before but none of them even had such bad reception. And there supposed to be even the Tmobile 5G 71 Band. It looks to me someone sold a restricted fu.... Asia version without mentioning it
go to settings and all the way down you should see your model number. Considering that USA specific is not out yet you most likely have asian one which is XQ-CT72. EU one is CT54.
But those should work on t-mobile network, most of the bands are there. And those are low bands, so longer range.
It runs at limited feature support. Sony disables VoWIfi for US models and many other features including Bluetooth features such as Bluetooth meta data.
Sony blames T-Mobile for limited feature set. you will need to root your phone to hack up the build to enable VoWifi and other features.
This feud between Sony and T-Mobile has been going on for the past 10 years and Sony still playing ignorant to US market.
if you don't care about such limited feature set, Xperia 1 IV should still work on TMO
I just got my phone yesterday and realized the same thing happened to me, I didn't have service where I used to but I managed to get it working by: going to settings, then network and internet, then Sims, scroll down to access point names. And two options should pop up, I changed mine to T-mobile US LTE.. And restart, which worked for me.
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It runs at limited feature support. Sony disables VoWIfi for US models and many other features including Bluetooth features such as Bluetooth meta data.
Sony blames T-Mobile for limited feature set. you will need to root your phone to hack up the build to enable VoWifi and other features.
This feud between Sony and T-Mobile has been going on for the past 10 years and Sony still playing ignorant to US market.
if you don't care about such limited feature set, Xperia 1 IV should still work on TMO
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Are you saying the the imported version of the Xperia 1 iv does support VoWifi or neither one will on any USA carrier
kuau said:
Are you saying the the imported version of the Xperia 1 iv does support VoWifi or neither one will on any USA carrier
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that is correct, the issue is more related to Sony software rather than just the region. the only way to get VoWifi is to root your phone and disable sony software limitations
hnt20 said:
that is correct, the issue is more related to Sony software rather than just the region. the only way to get VoWifi is to root your phone and disable sony software limitations
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Is there a guide for this? Not having wifi calling is the main thing holding me back from pre-ordering
Kylewolf said:
Is there a guide for this? Not having wifi calling is the main thing holding me back from pre-ordering
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yeah this guide should work, its for the Xperia 1 III, I would think it would work for the IV, I just switched to goggleFI to get Wifi calling with out having to do anything.
Getting VoLTE and VoWiFi on unlisted carriers by flashing mbn file
I live in Canada and I have a BC72 (Asian version). I am struggling to get VoLTE and VoWiFi working. I know that mbn file is the key to getting IMS support and sony seems to block some carrier mbn files (only mbn in sales areas are available). So...
forum.xda-developers.com
I have been using the XQ-CT72 here in michigan on GoogleFi, which is basically t-mobile, in my town where I live, I get 5G without doing anything to the phone, but with that said, I work 20 miles out in rural area and apparently from my research tmobile use band 71 for 5G in rural areas, I can get LTE+ but no 5g at work, my Pixel 6 pro can get 5g but its like 1 to 2 bars that`s it, but with my sony I get full bars of better signal on LTE+ with my Sony, since the Sony is missing the n71 band for 5G, but I`m fine with what I get, since at work I` m on wifi anyways, I`m happy with my purchase, I originally had the US model on pre-order and the release date was pushed back to Sept. 22-23, so I cancelled my pre-order and bought a new one on ebay for 1069.00 compared to sony wanted 1599.00 for US mode
EDIT: I ended up send it back to seller, the 5g icon was not really 5g, if you're in the USA I would wait and buy the USA version, which I pre-ordered from Sony website, expected ship date is 22-23
moving to GoogleFI is the best option to use this phone in the USA. it will utilize Tmobile USA and have all feature enables.
Can anyone comment on Verizon compatibility with this device?
If really like to save some money and not buy the bootloader locked na version (if locked is still a thing)
Thanks
svntsvn said:
Can anyone comment on Verizon compatibility with this device?
If really like to save some money and not buy the bootloader locked na version (if locked is still a thing)
Thanks
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Only way to know for sure it to just buy it and try it for your usecases. Just buy it somewhere with a good return policy. I bought mine on Ebay with a 30-day return policy and so far it works fine on AT&T. Just make sure you do the trick where you disable dual-sim. (Google the details, it's somewhere here on XDA or on Reddit).
I bought my USA variant phone a week ago, and everything on T-Mobile works with the exception of Wi-Fi calling. The only alternative we have is to stop using T-Mobile and switch over to Google fi which does support Wi-Fi calling. Other than that my phone is flying super smooth and with fast performance like I've never believed compared to my old LG v30 Plus. I'm definitely impressed with this phone.
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Can anyone comment on Verizon compatibility with this device?
If really like to save some money and not buy the bootloader locked na version (if locked is still a thing)
Thanks
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I'm using mine (XQ-CT62) in the Verizon network. Reception is not the best in the area where I'm but it works with no problem
Is that a coverage thing most likely, or the device itself? Rural area?
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Is that a coverage thing most likely, or the device itself? Rural area?
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From a technical point of view, the phone should work on all carriers in the USA without issues, (with the exception of the Sony/T-Mobile Wi-Fi Calling issue that forces those who want Wi-Fi calling to switch to Google Fi, Mint Mobile, and other MVNOs).
Whatever service is in the area should work. Verizon will provision your phone to work with it's network. CDMA based carriers are supported per Sony's phone settings, so I would just go for it.
I'm traveling to the US soon, and i find out most companies like t-mobile verizo and at&t don't list the phone as compatible with their networks, and more over, when putting the IMEI on those websites, it just says not compatible.. any of you has any experience in the US with this specific phone? Global model ofc
I have it here in the US and I use t-mobile. I do not get good service and do not have VOLTE or VOWIFI. I did get missed calls time to time but it still worked.
The Realme GT2 PRO has compatibility issues with T-Mobile. I'm currently using mint mobile which is an mvno of T-Mobile and the service is pretty bad. In fact mint mobile says that the Realme GT2 pro is not compatible although it does work... barely. Unfortunately I had to buy Pixel 7 for use at work which is fine because it takes so long to charge that phone I end up using the GT2 pro at night for media and gaming. It's not a band issue as much as US carriers simply don't want to status the software.
Hopefully this will change soon. I haven't tried an att mvno but that's definitely on my to do list as the 5G and 4G band compatibility is better than T-Mobile.