What are the different versions/models of the LG V20 around the world and which of them are unlocked for use on any carrier?
I live in Southern Africa where the v20 is not available and probably won't become available but I have a friend who will be visiting the US, Chile and Australia in the second half of November. I would like him to pick up an unlocked GSM version of the LG V20 for me.
The required bands for my carrier are GSM 900 & 1800, UMTS B1 (2100) and LTE B3 (1800 +).
What are the options?
You can use this website to check carrier and phone bands.
https://www.frequencycheck.com/
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Anybody that is living in the New York City area that has a Univerisal which first can try your Univerisal if it will work on the WCDMA UMTS 2100 Frequency with T-Mobile and let us know in the United States if Univerisal will work on that frequency. That would be greatly appreciated. According to a T-Mobile spokewoman I had spoken today in the Blackberry/PDA Connect Department is you use your existing T-Mobile sim card and just switch over to the WCDMA UMTS 2100 Band Frequency Network on your device. T-Mobile's UMTS frequency is 1700/2100 band in the U.S. In Europe the 2100 band Frequency is used with T-Mobile also. So if you are visiting New York City from Europe your device will work or vise-versa. If you are living in the United States and visiting friends & family in Europe your Univerisal will work. It is compatible either way. T-Mobile's UMTS deployment in the U.S. is the same used as in Europe Here is the URL which I have bookmarked http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/145495/tmobile_launches_3g_in_nyc.html
Wow! So, from now on, every USA would-be cooker can not say "i don't care about 3G".
Well.. We have, herein Italy, 3G since 2002 http://www.tre.it/H3G/Chisiamo/index_384_ITA_HTML.htm
Is Old Europe technologically advanced than USA?
Will AT&T Galaxy S4 work on T-Mobile? as of now I am with AT&T and I want to order the 32gb but I was thinking of switching to T-mobile after they have LTE in NYC. I need to try it first if it is not fast enough I will stay with AT&T. So can anyone answer this please. Thanks
It will work but you won't be able to get 4g and LTE...I think you will only be able to use edge...
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It will work, but i doubt you will get LTE on it since T-mobile operates on a different band.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_LTE_networks
AT&T Mobility United States 700 17 No September 2011
AT&T Mobility United States 1700 4 No September 2011
T-Mobile US (MetroPCS) United States 1700 4 No December 2010
T-Mobile US (MetroPCS) United States 1900 25 No December 2010
T-Mobile US United States 1700 4 No March 2013
SGH-I337: GSM Quad-band: 850/900/1800/1900MHz; UMTS Tri-band: 850/1900/2100MHz; LTE Dual-Band: Band 4/17
T-Mobile SGS4: LTE: Bands 1/2/4/5/7/17; HSPA+/UMTS: 850/AWS/1900/2100MHz; GSM: 850/900/1800/1900MHz
The T-Mobile version has support for more bands and frequencies. I just learned this today.
The AT&T version will somewhat work in certain areas of the T-Mobile network. The T-Mobile SGS4 will fully work on the AT&T netwrok.
SlimJ87D said:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_LTE_networks
AT&T Mobility United States 700 17 No September 2011
AT&T Mobility United States 1700 4 No September 2011
T-Mobile US (MetroPCS) United States 1700 4 No December 2010
T-Mobile US (MetroPCS) United States 1900 25 No December 2010
T-Mobile US United States 1700 4 No March 2013
SGH-I337: GSM Quad-band: 850/900/1800/1900MHz; UMTS Tri-band: 850/1900/2100MHz; LTE Dual-Band: Band 4/17
T-Mobile SGS4: LTE: Bands 1/2/4/5/7/17; HSPA+/UMTS: 850/AWS/1900/2100MHz; GSM: 850/900/1800/1900MHz
The T-Mobile version has support for more bands and frequencies. I just learned this today.
The AT&T version will somewhat work in certain areas of the T-Mobile network. The T-Mobile SGS4 will fully work on the AT&T netwrok.
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Ok so I am better off getting the T-mobile s4 and use on AT&T untill I switch to t-mobile. .
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Ok so I am better off getting the T-mobile s4 and use on AT&T untill I switch to t-mobile. .
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Yes pretty much.
why would you want the 16gb s4 when the 32gb is out
i doubt tmo will be better than att
i think att has more coverage area, at least in Dayton Ohio it is very spotty on tmo compared to att, i am moving to att
tmo doesn't seem to have as many towers
plus i think sometimes these phones seem optimized to the original carrier
all imho
I am currently on StraightTalk service using a t-mobile sim. I am interested in purchasing the LG G2 with my current sim. Before doing so, I wanted to see if anyone has any feedback with using the 4G LTE services with their T-mobile sim on Straighttalk?
Do you have any suggestions on where I can purchase a T-mobile compatible LG G2? I did find one on negri electronics but it did not mention that it was T-mobile compatible (The T-mobile site doesn't have an option to purchase the LG G2 unlocked currently).
I would appreciate any pointers in purchasing this phone unlocked, looks like an awesome phone!!
mithr4ndir said:
I am currently on StraightTalk service using a t-mobile sim. I am interested in purchasing the LG G2 with my current sim. Before doing so, I wanted to see if anyone has any feedback with using the 4G LTE services with their T-mobile sim on Straighttalk?
Do you have any suggestions on where I can purchase a T-mobile compatible LG G2? I did find one on negri electronics but it did not mention that it was T-mobile compatible (The T-mobile site doesn't have an option to purchase the LG G2 unlocked currently).
I would appreciate any pointers in purchasing this phone unlocked, looks like an awesome phone!!
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IIRC the tmobile, att, and international editions are the same hardware wise. I'd double check, but buying the ATT version unlocked is the cheapest way to do it.
mithr4ndir said:
I am currently on StraightTalk service using a t-mobile sim. I am interested in purchasing the LG G2 with my current sim. Before doing so, I wanted to see if anyone has any feedback with using the 4G LTE services with their T-mobile sim on Straighttalk?
Do you have any suggestions on where I can purchase a T-mobile compatible LG G2? I did find one on negri electronics but it did not mention that it was T-mobile compatible (The T-mobile site doesn't have an option to purchase the LG G2 unlocked currently).
I would appreciate any pointers in purchasing this phone unlocked, looks like an awesome phone!!
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I bought mine retail at the AT&T store and they gave me an unlock code over the phone the same day. I then tried my T-mobile SIM card in it and it worked fine (and I got LTE). But I don't know if the AT&T version has the 1700mhz band for T-mobile's non-LTE 4G. I am assuming it does not.
I just got an email notification today that the T-mobile version is available for purchase. You might look into just buying it form T-mobile. I assume they will have it in their store very shortly and that will surely have the 1700mhz band for if you do not live in a refarmed 1900mhz area.
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Straight Talk has AT&T LTE now. That's what I am doing when my contract expires in a few months.
Did some more googling
"LTE 700 / 850 / 1700 / 1900
WCDMA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
AT&T version (D800) does not support WCDMA 1700 / T-Mobile version (D801) does not support LTE 850"
May or may not be a firmware thing.
Not much mention of the tmobile variant anywhere, everyone has the att version to test. However the tmobile press release did say 1700/2100
Geekybiker said:
Did some more googling
"LTE 700 / 850 / 1700 / 1900
WCDMA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
AT&T version (D800) does not support WCDMA 1700 / T-Mobile version (D801) does not support LTE 850"
May or may not be a firmware thing.
Not much mention of the tmobile variant anywhere, everyone has the att version to test. However the tmobile press release did say 1700/2100
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I wonder if the D801 has band 17 for AT&T LTE. That's 700mhz right?
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I wonder if the D801 has band 17 for AT&T LTE. That's 700mhz right?
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The Snapdraon 800 chipset has built in LTE, and Qualcomm made a big fuss about it being "world LTE". On top of that the chipset is supposed to have a configurable radio, so my guess would be each version of the phone should support everything and it would be the firmware that enables or disables different frequencies.
the Snapdragon 800 includes “True 4G LTE World Mode” with LTE FDD, LTE TDD, WCDMA, CDMA1x, EV-DO, TD-SCDMA, and GSM 4G LTE with Carrier Aggregation.
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Although I am no dev and I dont recommend just trying this, it would be interesting if a real developer could look to see if firmware could be cross flashed to enable a different radio band on this phone since it is all the same hardware and the chipset its self supports all of it.
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The Snapdraon 800 chipset has built in LTE, and Qualcomm made a big fuss about it being "world LTE". On top of that the chipset is supposed to have a configurable radio, so my guess would be each version of the phone should support everything and it would be the firmware that enables or disables different frequencies.
Although I am no dev and I dont recommend just trying this, it would be interesting if a real developer could look to see if firmware could be cross flashed to enable a different radio band on this phone since it is all the same hardware and the chipset its self supports all of it.
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Good information and a good idea. It's good to know that the hardware is there, so maybe if the need arose then a dev would look into this.
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I want to buy a phone to a friend of mine in Europe but I have no clue that what frequencies are not compatible with the models of LG G2. I am excluding Sprint and Verizon models.
How about T-mobile and AT&T versions? Are they compatible and do they have a sim card slot?
Thanks in advance
All versions have a SIM card slot, but you'll definitely need to find out which frequencies your friend's carrier uses in order for us to be able to help you. You wouldn't want to buy a T-Mobile one and then find out you needed a Verizon one in order to get 3G in your carrier (happened to me).
If you don't know on which carrier phone will be used to check for bands and radio frequencies, AT&T LG-D800 is your best bet. It supports almost all of them excluding LTE bands.
I wonder what are the frequencies of T-mobile and AT&T versions? If I get them, I can find out the European frequencies. Any hint?
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I wonder what are the frequencies of T-mobile and AT&T versions? If I get them, I can find out the European frequencies. Any hint?
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LTE (4G)
700 Lower 700 (AT&T) / band 17 USA
850 Cellular / band 5 (V) Americas, Oceania, Brazil, Israel
1700 AWS / band 4 (IV) Americas
1900 PCS / band 2 (II) Americas
WCDMA (3G / 4G)
850 Cellular / band 5 (V) Americas, Oceania, Brazil, Israel
1700 AWS / band 4 (IV) Americas
1900 PCS / band 2 (II) Americas
2100 IMT / band 1 (I) Europe, Asia, Africa, Oceania, Brazil, India, Israel
GSM (2G)
850 Cellular Americas, Oceania, Brazil, Israel
900 Europe, Asia, Africa
1800 DCS Europe, Asia, Africa
1900 PCS Americas
AT&T version (D800) does not support WCDMA 1700 / T-Mobile version (D801) does not support LTE 850
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So it seems both versions are compatible with Europe. Thanks man. Appreciate it.
The D803 Canadian version also includes some of the LTE European frequencies.
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I have one friend that will trip to USA (are a lot cheaper)
What is the most indicated Lg G2 for the international use ( Spain Europe)
I heard that also is one version on lg g2 witb sd card and removals battery
Thx
My Lg Og
The most important question would be, which band does your carreier use for 3g/4g? You wouldn't want to get a phone and then find out you can only use it in Edge because it doesn't support the right bands.
Here in spain are 3g and lte bands , right now i use ths lg og pro f240k Korean model
... I really want that lg g2 korean model with sd card and removable battery ...
My Lg Og
I know you have 3G and LTE bands, but which bands are they? Each carrier has a set of frequencies (bands) that they use. You need to find out which band your carrier uses for 3G and/or LTE (depending on what you're looking for) and then see which version of the G2 is better suited for you.
Here's a breakdown taken from Wikipedia:
AT&T - D800
GSM 850/900/1800/1900
UMTS 850/1900/2100
LTE 1900(2)/1700(4)/850(5)/700(17)
Sprint - LS980
GSM 850/1900
CDMA 800/850/1900
UMTS 850/1900
LTE 1900(25)/800(26)/2500(41)
T-Mobile - D801
GSM 850/900/1800/1900
UMTS 850/1700/1900/2100
LTE 1900(2)/1700(4)/700(17)
Verizon - VS980
GSM 850/900/1800/1900
CDMA 850/1900
UMTS 850/900/1900/2100
LTE 1700(4)/700(13)
Global version - D802
GSM 850/900/1800/1900
UMTS 850/900/1900/2100
LTE 800/900/1800/2100/2600
Canadian version - D803
GSM 850/900/1800/1900
UMTS 850/1900/2100
LTE 700,AWS(1700?),2600