I'm thinking about picking up a LG V20 from one of the 3 South Korean carriers, however the last time I did this was back when I had AT&T. Now that I have T-Mobile I believe compatibility will be a bigger issue for those of us using T-Mobile. I knwo th model numbers are F800S (SKT) ,F800L (LG U+) F800K (KT Freetel) which all usually have the same bands for the most part. Has anyone seen the official GSM/LTE band support list floating around the web? I've searched around including on SKT's site, bht they just say its LTE-A compliant. If I get one I'd rather buy the South Korean version because updates are generally faster, it includes a spare battery and headphones by default among other things. I could always wait an extra month and buy the international unlock model, but I'd rather have it sooner than later. I assume we will know more on the 29th when it launches over in South Korea, so only time will tell if no one can find an answer.
@Pilz
Release date for South Korea is September 29,so,you won't have long to wait to check compatibility:
http://www.zdnet.com/article/lg-v20-released-in-south-korea-on-september-29/
http://social.lge.co.kr/newsroom/mc/lg_v20_0920/
Check here for compatibility (allow a few days after initial availibity for updated specs/information) :
http://willmyphonework.net/
Another nice resource:
http://pdadb.net/
KOLIOSIS said:
@Pilz
Release date for South Korea is September 29,so,you won't have long to wait to check compatibility:
http://www.zdnet.com/article/lg-v20-released-in-south-korea-on-september-29/
http://social.lge.co.kr/newsroom/mc/lg_v20_0920/
Check here for compatibility (allow a few days after initial availibity for updated specs/information) :
http://willmyphonework.net/
Another nice resource:
http://pdadb.net/
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I mentioned that in aware if the imminent release in my OP, and while I appreciate the links that doesn't answer my question. I can of course wait, but I'm looking to see if anyone knows here and now instead of later.
Specs
Check out these specs. Looks like it will work.
http://www.devicespecifications.com/en/model/36143e4e
EMSpilot said:
Check out these specs. Looks like it will work.
http://www.devicespecifications.com/en/model/36143e4e
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Those are just the universal specks from what I can tell. The Korean versions like carrier specific models usually remove support for bands that won't be used like the CDMA ones, and other LTE/AWS ones. I'm still waiting for the official list to be sure.
Pilz said:
Those are just the universal specks from what I can tell. The Korean versions like carrier specific models usually remove support for bands that won't be used like the CDMA ones, and other LTE/AWS ones. I'm still waiting for the official list to be sure.
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Patience dude! Just around two more weeks before we can pre-order here in the states and Europe. T-Mobile page is already live for the LG V20
bhagiratha said:
Patience dude! Just around two more weeks before we can pre-order here in the states and Europe. T-Mobile page is already live for the LG V20
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I have plenty of it there's no need for comments like that. T-Mobile page has been love for a while and offers no useful information whatsoever. I know B&H Photo is taking pre-orders on the 2nd of October so I'll see then.
Verizon
This is the message I got back from a Korean eBay seller.
New message from: sincyber01 (697Purple Star)
Dear customer,
Thank you for your inquiry.
It does not work on the Verizon in the USA.
We are sorry.
Best regards,
EMSpilot said:
This is the message I got back from a Korean eBay seller.
New message from: sincyber01 (697Purple Star)
Dear customer,
Thank you for your inquiry.
It does not work on the Verizon in the USA.
We are sorry.
Best regards,
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I wouldn't expect it to have CDMA compatibility given how only a few countries us it since its so outdated.
Korean V20
I chatted with LG direct and got this response on the Korean V20.
Cheers
EMSpilot said:
I chatted with LG direct and got this response on the Korean V20.
Cheers
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Perhaps you'll be able to try a demo/etc...... & access a menu that will show the exact hardware/bands available.
Please keep us posted. :good:
LG US996 Frequency Compatibility U.S.A.
Name Band Compatibility
AT&T
GSM
2G, 2.5G 100% (2/2)
UMTS
3G, 3.5G, 3.5G (4G speed) 100% (2/2)
LTE
4G 75% (3/4)
Boost Mobile
LTE
4G 33% (1/3)
CDMA
2G, 3G 100% (2/2)
Cricket Wireless
GSM
2G, 2.5G 100% (2/2)
UMTS
3G, 3.5G, 3.5G (4G speed) 100% (2/2)
LTE
4G 75% (3/4)
FreedomPop
LTE
4G 33% (1/3)
CDMA
2G, 3G 50% (1/2)
Google Project Fi
GSM
2G, 2.5G 100% (1/1)
UMTS
3G, 3.5G, 3.5G (4G speed) 100% (2/2)
LTE
4G 66% (4/6)
CDMA
2G, 3G 50% (1/2)
H2O Wireless
GSM
2G, 2.5G 100% (2/2)
UMTS
3G, 3.5G, 3.5G (4G speed) 100% (2/2)
LTE
4G 75% (3/4)
Lycamobile
GSM
2G, 2.5G 100% (1/1)
UMTS
3G, 3.5G, 3.5G (4G speed) 100% (2/2)
LTE
4G 100% (3/3)
Sprint
LTE
4G 33% (1/3)
CDMA
2G, 3G 50% (1/2)
T-Mobile
GSM
2G, 2.5G 100% (1/1)
UMTS
3G, 3.5G, 3.5G (4G speed) 100% (2/2)
LTE
4G 100% (3/3)
Ting (GSM)
GSM
2G, 2.5G 100% (1/1)
UMTS
3G, 3.5G, 3.5G (4G speed) 100% (1/1)
LTE
4G 100% (3/3)
U.S. Cellular
LTE
4G 100% (2/2)
CDMA
2G, 3G 100% (2/2)
Verizon Wireless
LTE
4G 100% (3/3)
CDMA
2G, 3G 100% (2/2)
Here's a hands-on review of a South Korean carrier model (LG U) LG V20.
No specific bands mentioned,but,sounds as if it's SIM Locked for the European market & somewhat compatible for the US/North American market:
http://www.digitaltrends.com/cell-ph...lg-v20-review/
LG F800L Frequency Compatibility U.S.A.
AT&T
GSM
2G, 2.5G 100% (2/2)
UMTS
3G, 3.5G, 3.5G (4G speed) 50% (1/2)
LTE
4G 25% (1/4)
Boost Mobile
LTE
4G 0% (0/3)
CDMA
2G, 3G 0% (0/2)
Cricket Wireless
GSM
2G, 2.5G 100% (2/2)
UMTS
3G, 3.5G, 3.5G (4G speed) 50% (1/2)
LTE
4G 25% (1/4)
FreedomPop
LTE
4G 0% (0/3)
CDMA
2G, 3G 0% (0/2)
Google Project Fi
GSM
2G, 2.5G 100% (1/1)
UMTS
3G, 3.5G, 3.5G (4G speed) 0% (0/2)
LTE
4G 0% (0/6)
CDMA
2G, 3G 0% (0/2)
H2O Wireless
GSM
2G, 2.5G 100% (2/2)
UMTS
3G, 3.5G, 3.5G (4G speed) 50% (1/2)
LTE
4G 25% (1/4)
Lycamobile
GSM
2G, 2.5G 100% (1/1)
UMTS
3G, 3.5G, 3.5G (4G speed) 0% (0/2)
LTE
4G 0% (0/3)
Sprint
LTE
4G 0% (0/3)
CDMA
2G, 3G 0% (0/2)
T-Mobile
GSM
2G, 2.5G 100% (1/1)
UMTS
3G, 3.5G, 3.5G (4G speed) 0% (0/2)
LTE
4G 0% (0/3)
Ting (GSM)
GSM
2G, 2.5G 100% (1/1)
UMTS
3G, 3.5G, 3.5G (4G speed) 0% (0/1)
LTE
4G 0% (0/3)
U.S. Cellular
LTE
4G 50% (1/2)
CDMA
2G, 3G 0% (0/2)
Verizon Wireless
LTE
4G 0% (0/3)
CDMA
2G, 3G 0% (0/2)
Want to know how I can buy the Korean version of the V20 I'm in the UK.. I had the V10 Korean version and it worked fine on locked on my UK network how do I check for the V20 and buy the Korean version with spare battery and earphones?
This link may help
https://www.frequencycheck.com/carr...]=LG+V20&q[device_brand_id_eq]=&commit=Search
You can go to each model in the list to get more details
I'm just going to buy a international unlocked model for my wife (US996) since I decided to get a Pixel XL myself.
I am looking for one to replace my wife's exploding Note 7, came across this...looks like it'll be called H915 in North America for us - http://www.ebay.com/itm/LG-V20-H915...125813?hash=item41b5921c35:g:77oAAOSwYIxYABDU
From FCC, looks like H910/915 will share the same band.
i have the lg V20 (F800K) olleh KT, it doesnt come with a spare battery but it does come with B&O earphones. KT seems to always work with AT&T. i cant find the frequencies of F800K.
HD Voice
I also have the V20 KT version. Using it on AT&T but it keeps saying HD Voice Roaming unavailable. And stays on 3G until it keeps trying for HD Voice and fails.
How do I DISABLE?? I am looking everywhere in QuickShortCutMaker, but can't find it.
HELP!
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I have a tmobile vibrant phone (hardware only). According to the phone specs i SHOULD be able to get 3g signal with my fido sim card since the phone seems to support all the same frequencies as the Canadian i9000.... but i only get edge.
If you guys are getting 3G with fido or rogers sim cards, did you have to set anything special in the phone settings?
Thanks!
Vibrant T-mobile 3G runs on 1700
that is why you only get EDGE (2G)
Fido, Rogers & Bell runs on 850 & 1900 for 3G
On my way to work today this is what i saw in the network box.
inside my house - EDGE
Outside my house - 3G
back country roads to work - i saw just G or no signal (normal i loose signal with my iphone and blackberry on there)
at work - back on edge
So i DO get 3g somehow! or is it just teasing me by showing 3G?
i read somewhere that the t-mo vibrant does have 1900 as one of its 3g bands, so this is why your phone has been able to pick up 3g at times. the problem for you is that rogers/fido mainly use the 850 band. i had the nokia n97 mini that had the 1900 but no 850 and while driving around most of the gta i would get 3g, but when i went into buildings, houses, etc, it would drop to edge.
Maybe your phone supports 1900 and not 850 MHz? Or the oposite? That would explain why you would get bad UMTS coverage.
@hondaguy you were faster than me
boravr6 said:
I have a tmobile vibrant phone (hardware only). According to the phone specs i SHOULD be able to get 3g signal with my fido sim card since the phone seems to support all the same frequencies as the Canadian i9000.... but i only get edge.
If you guys are getting 3G with fido or rogers sim cards, did you have to set anything special in the phone settings?
Thanks!
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To my knowledge the T-Mobile Vibrant does not support the major Canadian 3g bands. It is quad band 2g, which is why you are able to get edge but it is only 2 band 3g, at least according to this spec sheet:
http://pdadb.net/index.php?m=specs&id=2439&c=samsung_sgh-t959_galaxy_s_vibrant
T-mobile uses the 1700 and 2100 UMTS bands for 3g, Bell/Rogers/Telus/Virgin/Fido use 850/1900 UMTS bands for 3g. Therefore the 3g radio on the Vibrant is not compatible with these networks.
However, WIND mobile uses the 1700/2100 UMTS bands for 3g and you can use unlocked T-Mobile phones to their full ability on Wind's network. Wind is only in major urban centres though so this may not help you if you're not in the city. Hopefully you are as Wind has a pretty sweet unlimited data plan!
http://shop.windmobile.ca/
On the other hand according this this article from Engadget:
http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/22/confirmed-galaxy-s-unlock-codes-are-stored-in-your-phone-vibra/
If they're right that the Vibrant is somehow capable of AT&T 3g, it would mean the phone has to be tri-band UMTS: 850, 1700, 2100 (or 1700,1900,2100) as AT&T uses the 850/1900 bands like Rogers/Bell/Telus.
This doesn't make sense to me why T-Mobile would do this. The 850/1900 bands are really only used in North America on competing carriers, so it doesn't give the phone "world" capabilities, the 2100 band does that. Why they would add a feature who's only purpose is to make the phone work on competitors' networks is a mystery to me but Engadget seems to have a picture that confirms it. If this is true than an unlocked Vibrant should technically be able to work on Rogers/Bell/Telus/Fido/Virgin 3g, but only if it is unlocked. I'm pretty sure that T-Mobile sells their phones SIM locked to their network, have you unlocked yours?
~Edit if it does have 1900 as the third band the above posters are correct in that you will get minimal 3g coverage as 850 is the primary in Canada.
yeah i wanted to switch to Wind Mobile for the $35 true unlimited data plan, until i found out they don't work with normal 850/1900/2100 phones
only 1700 / 2100
Hi All
I am visiting the USA in September for holiday and am doing a bit of travelling while i am out there. I was going to buy a prepaid sim to use with my SGS II which is sim unlocked. I am visiting Los Angeles, San Francisco and Vegas what network would you guys recommend for coverage and costs ?? it would have to be a GSM network.
Thanks
I would say T-mobile because they have a awesome pay as you go plan
I would say T-Mobile
T-Mobile and AT&T are the only ones compatible with your SIM. However the SGS2 is only going to get EDGE on T-Mobile if you're wanting data. It's compatible with the HSPA for AT&T however. From what I understand there really isn't a difference in price between the two for prepaid. Nothing to make a difference when you're taking an international trip anyway.
Hydroshock said:
T-Mobile and AT&T are the only ones compatible with your SIM. However the SGS2 is only going to get EDGE on T-Mobile if you're wanting data. It's compatible with the HSPA for AT&T however. From what I understand there really isn't a difference in price between the two for prepaid. Nothing to make a difference when you're taking an international trip anyway.
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European 3G bands are different than US ones. In Europe the UMTS band is operating on 2100MHz. AT&T operates it's 3G service on 850 and 1900 MHz.
cajunflavoredbob said:
European 3G bands are different than US ones. In Europe the UMTS band is operating on 2100MHz. AT&T operates it's 3G service on 850 and 1900 MHz.
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Yeah but the SGS2 has the 1900MHz band in it, so it would work on AT&T's 3G network, but only on T-Mobile's EDGE.
Longcat14 said:
Yeah but the SGS2 has the 1900MHz band in it, so it would work on AT&T's 3G network, but only on T-Mobile's EDGE.
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You need both bands for AT&T 3G. 850 provides downlink. 1900 provides uplink. In Europe, 2110 is downlink and 2150 is uplink. It is normally just included in one spec of 2100MHz. The 850MHz band in this device would only provide 2G speeds.
AT&T is your best bet.
Hi, I’m from Argentina and in my country the frequencies used to operate the 3g are the 850mhz and 1900mhz., I understood that if you bring the 850mhz and 1900mhz frequencies for 3G but I’m a little confused because I set in this web willmyphonework.net and he says it does not support 3g and for me this web is wrong and I think it works.
Will it work? Thanks
I 'm from Nicaragua and I have no LTE wrong in my country with this cell does not work , I'm sad I have only 3G
Meizu Pro 5 is compatible with 850/900/1900 2G AND 3G. 1800/2100/2600 in 4G
I bought a Sm-g928a sim unlocked, but I use t-mobile service. The tmobile and at&t use the same bands except for the 900 mhz range.
Tmobile version:
LTE Cat9 700/800/850/900/1700/1800/1900/2100/2600 (Bands 1,2,3,4,5,7,8,12,20)
At&t version:
LTE Cat9 700/800/850/1700/1800/1900/2100/2600 (Bands 1,2,3,4,5,7,12,17,20)
Every or 4g lte band is the same in att version, but I don't get full bars. Close as I get is 3 to 4 bars, and there is a major difference in coverage. I travel a lot in CA, my note 5 gets coverage everywhere even in rural parts of the state. Edge plus drops all signals in rural part of state.
I'm I missing something or does the 900mhz band, do the outer limits of service?
Does tmobile use the 900mhz band in CA?
Any suggestions on how to fix this?
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same issue, sprint variant with t-mobile
I have the T-Mobile version, on T-Mobile and in I lose connectivity. It's annoying.
Sent from my SM-G928T using XDA-Developers mobile app
Hello,
Most of the threads I found were regard the unlocked bootloader. I'm just trying to figure out if there would be any issues using the V20 on Verizon or any carrier once the phone has been unlocked.
I also would like to know if the unlocking process is difficult.
If I unlock a H918 device, will it work on LTE 2600mhz band 7?
MHerndz said:
Hello,
Most of the threads I found were regard the unlocked bootloader. I'm just trying to figure out if there would be any issues using the V20 on Verizon or any carrier once the phone has been unlocked.
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No it will not.
Name Band Compatibility
AT&T
GSM
2G, 2.5G 100% (2/2)
UMTS
3G, 3.5G, 3.5G (4G speed) 100% (2/2)
LTE
4G 50% (2/4)
Boost Mobile
LTE
4G 0% (0/3)
CDMA
2G, 3G 0% (0/2)
Cricket Wireless
GSM
2G, 2.5G 100% (2/2)
UMTS
3G, 3.5G, 3.5G (4G speed) 100% (2/2)
LTE
4G 50% (2/4)
FreedomPop
LTE
4G 0% (0/3)
CDMA
2G, 3G 0% (0/2)
Google Project Fi
GSM
2G, 2.5G 100% (1/1)
UMTS
3G, 3.5G, 3.5G (4G speed) 100% (2/2)
LTE
4G 50% (3/6)
CDMA
2G, 3G 0% (0/2)
H2O Wireless
GSM
2G, 2.5G 100% (2/2)
UMTS
3G, 3.5G, 3.5G (4G speed) 100% (2/2)
LTE
4G 50% (2/4)
Lycamobile
GSM
2G, 2.5G 100% (1/1)
UMTS
3G, 3.5G, 3.5G (4G speed) 100% (2/2)
LTE
4G 100% (3/3)
Sprint
LTE
4G 0% (0/3)
CDMA
2G, 3G 0% (0/2)
T-Mobile
GSM
2G, 2.5G 100% (1/1)
UMTS
3G, 3.5G, 3.5G (4G speed) 100% (2/2)
LTE
4G 100% (3/3)
Ting (GSM)
GSM
2G, 2.5G 100% (1/1)
UMTS
3G, 3.5G, 3.5G (4G speed) 100% (1/1)
LTE
4G 100% (3/3)
U.S. Cellular
LTE
4G 100% (2/2)
CDMA
2G, 3G 0% (0/2)
Verizon Wireless
LTE
4G 100% (3/3)
CDMA
2G, 3G 0% (0/2)
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Csetoue said:
I also would like to know if the unlocking process is difficult.
If I unlock a H918 device, will it work on LTE 2600mhz band 7?
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https://www.frequencycheck.com/models/GELV8/lg-h918-v20-lte-a-h910pr
Cheers