Official Canadian Galaxy SIII Thread - T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII

31/05/2012:
The official specs for the Canadian Samsung Galaxy S3:
Processor:
Snapdragon S4 Dual Core 1.5 GHz
Qualcomm MSM8960 Chipset
OS (Shipping): ICS 4.0.4
Data: LTE (SGH-i747 variation) and HSPA+ 42 (SGH-iT999 variation)
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Dimensions: 136.6 x 70.6 x 8.6 mm
Weight: 133g
Memory: 16/32GB internal memory (SGH-i747)/ 16GB internal memory (SGH-iT999)
Expandable microSD up to 32GB
Display: 4.8 HD Super AMOLED 1280x720 (306ppi)
Connectivity: NFC, Bluetooth 4.0, DLNA, WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n, MHL Video Out
Camera: 8MP Rear-facing, 1.9MP Front-facing
Battery: 2100 mAh
Other features:
TouchWiz with Motion UX
S Beam
AllShare Play enhance functionality
MP3/ACC+/WAV audio player
DivX/Xvid/MP4/WMV/H.263/ H.264 Video Player
Release Information:
"Beginning June 20th, the Samsung GALAXY S III will be available through leading Canadian wireless carriers and authorized national retailers." (Source)
It'll be carried by the following carriers: WIND Mobile, Videotron, SaskTel, Virgin Mobile, Bell, Rogers, and TELUS, as well as the following retailers: GLENTEL, Best Buy, and Future Shop. (Source)

Bell also has a sign up page for the GS3. They too are getting the lte version.
I'll wait and see how development is for the bell version. If international roms are compatible, sans radio, I might get it, even though lte coverage here is f*** all, or I might just get the international version regardless.
Can't wait to play with one when they hit Canadian stores.
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Knowing how Canadian variants are never compatible/has a tiny dev community, I simply have decided to buy the international version instead.

eXecuter.bin said:
Knowing how Canadian variants are never compatible/has a tiny dev community, I simply have decided to buy the international version instead.
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The Bell/Virgin version for the Galaxy S I & II was the international version though.
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eXecuter.bin said:
Knowing how Canadian variants are never compatible... I simply have decided to buy the international version instead.
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As far as I know, unless the Canadian version is the international, it usually coincides with it's American counterpart. Thus, I have a lot of ROMs I can flash to my Rogers Captivate, because the AT&T Captivate has a lot of ROMs as well.
But you can't go wrong with the international version. I personally don't mind getting the S4 chip in lieu of the Exynos, because I'm upgrading from my Cappy, so the increase in performance will be substantial regardless of whether the Exynos outperforms the S4 or not.
Plus I want to experience LTE. I have 6 GBs of LTE data that my non-LTE phone hasn't been able to make use of.

Damn. The HST is killing the price for the S3. I'm in Vancouver. I might have to settle with getting it at mobileDNA in Richmond. Cash, no tax.

June 20th?? First Day of Summer!!!
Samsung did say in time for the summer at their London Event.
Samsung’s Galaxy S III is one of the most anticipated Android devices ever made. It’s coming to Canada on basically every carrier ”this Summer,” TELUS, Bell, WIND, Videotron, SaskTel, Mobilicity, Virgin Mobile and Rogers. We reported last week that Samsung will start a Canadian trek on May 30th to give employees and retail outlets the “Galaxy S III interactive training sessions.”
We’ve been hearing several launch dates, such as the June 20th date that’s listed in the above screenshot. The first day of Summer is June 20th and would ever so smoothly fall in line with what Samsung’s official press release quoted “in time for the summer.” Future Shop and Best Buy also confirmed that they will have the GS III available when it launches and we’re also hearing that pre-orders will go live on May 30th.
From Mobilesyrup
Won't let me most post link but there is an ad that has all the major carriers in Canada and the Galaxy S III of course.

desilla said:
June 20th?? First Day of Summer!!!
Samsung did say in time for the summer at their London Event.
Samsung’s Galaxy S III is one of the most anticipated Android devices ever made. It’s coming to Canada on basically every carrier ”this Summer,” TELUS, Bell, WIND, Videotron, SaskTel, Mobilicity, Virgin Mobile and Rogers. We reported last week that Samsung will start a Canadian trek on May 30th to give employees and retail outlets the “Galaxy S III interactive training sessions.”
We’ve been hearing several launch dates, such as the June 20th date that’s listed in the above screenshot. The first day of Summer is June 20th and would ever so smoothly fall in line with what Samsung’s official press release quoted “in time for the summer.” Future Shop and Best Buy also confirmed that they will have the GS III available when it launches and we’re also hearing that pre-orders will go live on May 30th.
From Mobilesyrup
Won't let me most post link but there is an ad that has all the major carriers in Canada and the Galaxy S III of course.
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Here's the link if anyone wants to read it: http://mobilesyrup.com/2012/05/24/samsung-galaxy-s-iii-launching-june-20th/

OP updated with article and image.
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OP updated with article and image.
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Nice find.
Time to call in to Telus to talk about contract renewal.
Now to decide between white and blue... which are you guys leaning towards and why?

Virgin Mobile register page is up. Might get one on release day since i have 0 balance on my tab
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Wond3r said:
Now to decide between white and blue... which are you guys leaning towards and why?
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Blue, because I've already had a white phone before. I also do a lot of browsing in bed with the lights off, so the blue will blend in with the night.
And trust me, this was not an easy decision to make, because the white S3 is a gorgeous device, and it looks better than the blue in pictures. But a lot of people have said the blue looks better in real life than in the pictures.
Hopefully, Rogers will have both colors in stock when it launches. If they only have one, I'll get whichever is available.
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I'm getting the dark one because I'm not racist
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I ordered the unlocked blue GS3 online but I'm from Canada, does that count?
I'm done with locked, subsidized phones and contracts. Can't wait till my current contract is finally done.
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I'm getting the unlocked blue one as well. And yes it does count.
The reason I decided to get the international version is because there's a possbility that the North American version will have the four capacitive keys. I want the international version with the one hard key. I love it on the S2. I just love that you have two options to wake up the phone.
Here's the article on the AT&T and T-Mobile version. If AT&T and T-Mobile are getting a different look, you can bet the Canadian carriers will get it as well.
The same happened to the Note.
http://www.gsmarena.com/galaxy_s_iii_confirmed_for_at_t_and_tmobile_usa-news-4277.php

hansonator said:
I ordered the unlocked blue GS3 online but I'm from Canada, does that count?
I'm done with locked, subsidized phones and contracts. Can't wait till my current contract is finally done.
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Where'd you order it from and how much was it ??

noneabove said:
Where'd you order it from and how much was it ??
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I ordered from clove.co.uk
$725 CAD with the 2.5% foreign currency charge from td visa + 5% gst. I think the gst will be only applied to the purchase price of $704 at the time of delivery.
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I dread hardware keys ...
Wirelessgirl said:
I'm getting the unlocked blue one as well. And yes it does count.
The reason I decided to get the international version is because there's a possbility that the North American version will have the four capacitive keys. I want the international version with the one hard key. I love it on the S2. I just love that you have two options to wake up the phone.
Here's the article on the AT&T and T-Mobile version. If AT&T and T-Mobile are getting a different look, you can bet the Canadian carriers will get it as well.
The same happened to the Note.
http://www.gsmarena.com/galaxy_s_iii_confirmed_for_at_t_and_tmobile_usa-news-4277.php
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Oh, how I dread hardware keys. I'm the opposite of you. I hate them. I much prefer all capacitive. It makes the face of the phone look so much better ... like my current Nexus.
Peter

My wife has just reached Canada, she has a wind mobile connection, so i want to confirm if wind uses the international frequencies or its like Tmobile??
If it uses the same then there is no point waiting till 20th, i can send her one from India..

They both use the AWS band ...
brar.arsh said:
My wife has just reached Canada, she has a wind mobile connection, so i want to confirm if wind uses the international frequencies or its like Tmobile??
If it uses the same then there is no point waiting till 20th, i can send her one from India..
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Both Wind and T-Mobile use the same AWS frequency band.
Peter
P.S. You can check the following link:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_Wireless_Services
Scroll down under the heading "Operators"

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[Q] Importing question

I really want to throw my money at someone to get the Galaxy Nexus, and since I'm on AT&T, I don't think I'll be seeing it officially supported anytime soon, and I'd have to buy it off contract anyways.
Is there a difference between getting the European and Canadian versions (in terms of software)? Would one receive updates faster than another? (The European Xoom is always slower to update than the U.S. version). Also, would a Canadian version be carrier-branded?
ibejack96 said:
I really want to throw my money at someone to get the Galaxy Nexus, and since I'm on AT&T, I don't think I'll be seeing it officially supported anytime soon, and I'd have to buy it off contract anyways.
Is there a difference between getting the European and Canadian versions (in terms of software)? Would one receive updates faster than another? (The European Xoom is always slower to update than the U.S. version). Also, would a Canadian version be carrier-branded?
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There's no difference between the two. And so far the only carrier branded nexus is the Verizon flavor. (Not really a nexus anymore if you ask me)
I would wait, because the Canadian Nexus will be cheaper and hopefully fix the volume bug before it ships. Also, warranty replacements will be much easier if you get a North American unit.
As far as updates, they should be the same for both units, only the LTE models will have a different update schedule.
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[Q] International VS att HTC ONE X?

Hey Guys,
I am so excited to get hTC one X but I am really confused between the international and the att one
some would argue that dual-core snapdragon S4 is even better than T3 and vice versa .. any idea?
here why I am confused:
one x international: T3 better than S4?, will get upgrades b4 att,
one x att: S4 better than T3?, comes with warranty, cheaper (550$ VS 640$ for international)
my big concern is actually the warranty! 90$ is no big deal
to me, I don't care about the 16 VS 32 Gb or radio or even 4G!
so anyone to help me out?
Amiodarone said:
Hey Guys,
I am so excited to get hTC one X but I am really confused between the international and the att one
some would argue that dual-core snapdragon S4 is even better than T3 and vice versa .. any idea?
here why I am confused:
one x international: T3 better than S4?, will get upgrades b4 att,
one x att: S4 better than T3?, comes with warranty, cheaper (550$ VS 640$ for international)
my big concern is actually the warranty! 90$ is no big deal
to me, I don't care about the 16 VS 32 Gb or radio or even 4G!
so anyone to help me out?
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I would think the international One X will have a better development crowd. That was the main reason I ordered the international model.
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Does the international work on AT&T lte?
lewi1032 said:
Does the international work on AT&T lte?
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No.
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Amiodarone said:
Hey Guys,
I am so excited to get hTC one X but I am really confused between the international and the att one
some would argue that dual-core snapdragon S4 is even better than T3 and vice versa .. any idea?
here why I am confused:
one x international: T3 better than S4?, will get upgrades b4 att,
one x att: S4 better than T3?, comes with warranty, cheaper (550$ VS 640$ for international)
my big concern is actually the warranty! 90$ is no big deal
to me, I don't care about the 16 VS 32 Gb or radio or even 4G!
so anyone to help me out?
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International version. For some reason development on cdma/lte phones is very slow. There's something about the configuration that makes things immensely complicated. Even Google stopped supporting the cdma Nexus devices.
Plus you can travel abroad with the international version.
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this is awesome.
nooomoto said:
International version. For some reason development on cdma/lte phones is very slow. There's something about the configuration that makes things immensely complicated. Even Google stopped supporting the cdma Nexus devices.
Plus you can travel abroad with the international version.
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I think the main reason development is slow on CDMA phones is that they're really only used in the United States. There simply is enough devs able to work with them. You have a good point about the international version though; you can take it traveling and pop any sim that uses the appropriate frequencies.
what about the warranty guys?
does it worth going with att htc one x for the warranty since international one doesn't come with any warranty?!
Amiodarone said:
what about the warranty guys?
does it worth going with att htc one x for the warranty since international one doesn't come with any warranty?!
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My international model comes with 1 year warranty from HTC.
thegregulator said:
I think the main reason development is slow on CDMA phones is that they're really only used in the United States. There simply is enough devs able to work with them. You have a good point about the international version though; you can take it traveling and pop any sim that uses the appropriate frequencies.
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Both AT&T and INTL models have the same 3G support, only difference being the addition of the 4G radio. No major biggie here.
I'm in a postition to get the XL from my local 4G provider (Telstra in Australia, when they release it) but chose to get the INTL OneX from a dev perspective. Much larger dev crowd and earlier overall release. Look at the AT&T forum - dead! Yes it's only very early days there, but people were posting all over the INTL OneX forum well before it was available.
M.
i bought mine in europe and i have 1 year of warranty
ATT has a duel core version. INT has a quad core version
INT has 32gb of storage plus a extra 25gb from drop box . ATT has 16gb n no word on drop box offering 25gb
ATT has a LTE Radio inside which will be a battery killer. The INT just has a HSPA+ radio
INT version is everywhere so it will have a much bigger development than the US version
I just bought a international version n hope to have it tommrow.. the only big difference is the LTE radio.
Samsung had change the processor on the Galaxy Note and it has no problems
If support is such a big deal to you than stay with the ATT version and pay 4$ a month or w/e if your phone get lost or stolen or damage ..
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32 gb vs 16 is the main reason to chose the int. that and the AT&T box sux.
thegregulator said:
My international model comes with 1 year warranty from HTC.
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this is not the case in the US!
to get international version of the 1 x, u should buy it from amazon or ebay ..etc without warranty (well, ebay provide warranty from 3rd party for 89.99$)
international version is better in my opinion.
THIS ARTICLE will help. It compares the Tegra 3 powered One X to the Snapdragon S4 powered One S.
Unless you need 4G, the international version should come out on top benchmark wise.
If you check out Engadget's review of the LTE One X it is actually superior in most benchmarks because of the Snapdragon S4.
http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/01/htc-one-x-for-att-review/
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If you check out Engadget's review of the LTE One X it is actually superior in most benchmarks because of the Snapdragon S4.
http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/01/htc-one-x-for-att-review/
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it means absolutely nothing compared to real world
Where can you buy international version in U.S. with warranty? Everything I see on Amazon says no warranty.
xdp said:
Where can you buy international version in U.S. with warranty? Everything I see on Amazon says no warranty.
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You can buy one from eBay they still give you warranty. http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/New-HTC-...88352?pt=AU_Mobile_Phones&hash=item4164b3f080
EDIT
Sorry the seller is not in the US though.

Galaxy Nexus bought in Korea same as US?

I'm in Korea for a year, and I am looking to buy a new phone. I'm looking at the Galaxy Nexus and I have a quick and simple question.
Is the Galaxy Nexus that I would buy in Korea the same phone I would get off the shelf in the US?
I have an HTC Rezound that I'm not a huge fan of, and I'm thinking about just activating it in the US when I go home for a month this winter and then using my upgrade when I get back the US next August.
thanks!
I would assume that Korea has some of their own models [edit: apparently not] however they would definitely have the standard international GSM models on sale. Similarly, in the US there are ones from Verizon and Sprint that are using totally different hardware and run on CDMA. The only difference between a GSM one bought from Korea to the one in the US would be the Android build version (I'm not sure about the one in Korean variant but there's yakju/takju and the other variants).
Yes. I live in Korea right now and here we only have the international GSM models only. However, if you're looking to only use it on a pure stock software, you probably won't get jellybean right away. Korean GNexs still haven't got OTAs of JB yet.
Its interesting because I brought my Verizon GNEX from the states and here in Korea, I do have access to 3g data services and its "roaming". I dont know which carrier its roaming off and I just turn on airplane mode anyways. I just went with the crappy used phone and picked a 3g unlimited plan from the Onestop on Yongsan (also stationed in Korea).
Well i'd say but it from google play store since its first to get the major updates, i had the korean version of Gnex and i had to format it and install US version of ICS so i can get the jellybean update OTA 1st before other countries.
qortuba said:
Well i'd say but it from google play store since its first to get the major updates, i had the korean version of Gnex and i had to format it and install US version of ICS so i can get the jellybean update OTA 1st before other countries.
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is this process easy? i am planning on buying a gnex maybe some time in January, and it seems that it is very hard to find an i9250 variant of this in here. can you please post a link so i can try it once i bought my gnex. tia.
Google doesn't sell the GN on the Play Store anymore.
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[Q] About buying north american s3..

is there a big difference between international and north american...
My htc sensation fell out and broke the screen so im looking for a new phone but i can't decide from itnernational or north american and im in toronto
and i think the version i can get is i747m or something like that... and i don't know much about rooting samsungs because of all the versions...
a north american s3 for about 200$ ish is that good?
how difficult is it to unlock the s3?
how much can i over clock and such
how much support is there for i747m or could you use all those uhm at&t roms i see
Besides the int version having quad core and canadian version having dual core cpu you will not get LTE with the int verzion. Get the i747m dude.easy too root..lots of roms and att roms work fine on our phones since the att phone is pretty much the same.$200 is a steal for the phone...
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Hola
Because it is a new year and with the new Galaxy S4 potentially coming out in about 4 months I would strongly recommend that you don't sign up for a new 3 year contract! Buy a good used one... Kijiji or Craigslist.
"So what you want me to do 'bout that?"
anthonyly said:
is there a big difference between international and north american...
My htc sensation fell out and broke the screen so im looking for a new phone but i can't decide from itnernational or north american and im in toronto
and i think the version i can get is i747m or something like that... and i don't know much about rooting samsungs because of all the versions...
a north american s3 for about 200$ ish is that good?
how difficult is it to unlock the s3?
how much can i over clock and such
how much support is there for i747m or could you use all those uhm at&t roms i see
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As said, don't bother with a contract now. Wait a little bit, big stuff coming up.
blackxored said:
As said, don't bother with a contract now. Wait a little bit, big stuff coming up.
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I agree, buy a cheap samsung galaxy nexus or something, I see them for 200$ in canada. hold off untill s4

TMobile Galaxy Note10+ 5G WAITING ROOM

Just put in my pre order. Hope it comes before the 6th. Will keep posted if credit card gets charged or get shipping notification
But...
Why?!
Stop hijacking threads. Please stay on topic
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Stop hijacking threads. Please stay on topic
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This is on topic.
Why do you share this with us?
I saw T-mobile website say note10+ 5g will come with Android 10, anyone can confirm?
From:T-mobile
Other than the 5G feature, how is the Samsung Galaxy Note10+ 5G different than the current Samsung Galaxy Note10+?
In addition to all the great features of the Samsung Galaxy Note10+, such as the large 6.8” QHD+ display, intelligent S Pen, and powerful battery, the new Samsung Galaxy Note10+ 5G will have the 5G-enabled modem and come with the new Android 10 OS out of the box.
What model number and CPU on 5G model?
Nice to have an intelligent response! I really can't believe I seem to be the only one that pre-ordered this phone. Usually the pre-order waiting room threads are huge.
I will let you know if it actually comes with Android 10 once I receive mine.
I'm using Note10+ and I'm still not sure 600Mhz vs mmWave. So I still planing but look like T-mobile only giving deal on pre-order
o601 said:
I saw T-mobile website say note10+ 5g will come with Android 10, anyone can confirm?
From:T-mobile
Other than the 5G feature, how is the Samsung Galaxy Note10+ 5G different than the current Samsung Galaxy Note10+?
In addition to all the great features of the Samsung Galaxy Note10+, such as the large 6.8” QHD+ display, intelligent S Pen, and powerful battery, the new Samsung Galaxy Note10+ 5G will have the 5G-enabled modem and come with the new Android 10 OS out of the box.
What model number and CPU on 5G model?
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On the Samsung Members app, it says Android 10 with OneUI 2 is due in January 2020.
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Is the tar img available for this model?
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asafegous said:
Is the tar img available for this model?
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Look on Sam Mobile...
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I too am trying to find the model# for this unit. I can confirm that the Note 10+ 5G for T-Mobile will only support low and mid band 5G, and mid-band only comes after the Sprint merger happens, as they own that spectrum. This model will not/never support mmWave with the truly blazing speeds.
That said, I think it's going to be a long time before we really (if ever) get to enjoy mmWave, given its inability to penetrate much. The coverage just isn't going to be there for a while. The Sprint (=> T-Mobile) spectrum seems a good compromise as it'll have better penetration plus higher speeds.
I'm planning to stop by T-Mobile store on Friday and possibly do a JUMP! upgrade from Note 9.
I have Verizon 5G N976V on TMB and not picking up any 5G yet. From what I read Verizon has Qualcomms's X50 modem chip while ATT and TMB will have X55 modem for different bands - go figure
Is this really 5G? The coverage map shows WAY too big of an area. Looks like LTE-E.
stu5797 said:
Nice to have an intelligent response! I really can't believe I seem to be the only one that pre-ordered this phone. Usually the pre-order waiting room threads are huge.
I will let you know if it actually comes with Android 10 once I receive mine.
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My question is genuine
Why are you sharing this with us?
Is the T Mobile 5G Variant something special?
Is it specially hard to get?
Pre ordered mine. Actually cheaper than a regular note10 plus right now somehow for me.
Imagine this one is bootloader unlocked like the sprint 5g Samsungs!
Has anyone pre-ordered and done the trade in? I have tried and it keep erroring out on me.
BladeRunner said:
Has anyone pre-ordered and done the trade in? I have tried and it keep erroring out on me.
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I did a trade in, but I did the whole process in the store...
BladeRunner said:
Has anyone pre-ordered and done the trade in? I have tried and it keep erroring out on me.
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I did it last night thur T-mobile apps
Pre-Order....... Tmobile is Co-owned by EE.
EE Released the Note 10+ 5G model at launch. Ive had my phone since August.
As others have stated though, Android 10 wont be released until Jan 2020. A few device may get it leaked early (I think one is already reported) But Samsung do this every release.
An official build gets leaked to a few devices early. Unsure the purpose of this, if its marketing or a hope it leaks out so they can get a few last fixes in before official release.
it has 256gb and im not happy about that.
i have a line unused i will use for this phone. i plan to walk into a store friday to pick one up. the tforce rep didnt give me a nice feeling that the phone would be in my hands by friday if ordered online. i prefer to go the unlocked route and was hoping sammy would have it on their site but no luck yet.
im getting one simply because im an early adopter of electronic products, and here in LA my frequented areas are in 5g. I do understand its 600mhz spectrum...

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