UPDATED AT BOTTOM (looking for info on the Unlocked Samsung as well)
Hey there, I am really wanting to snag an S8 when I return to North Carolina (I spend half the year in China working each year), but I am having a devil of a time understanding the 4G bands and what is what. willmyphonework.net was very helpful last year in telling me an iPhone 6S+ will work in 4G on all three Chinese carriers.
But that phone is ridiculously big. I'd love to try to S8, but that website is not updated for the S8 as of yet. I need an S8 that will work with Verizon in the USA and China Telecom in China.
In North Carolina I need Verizon coverage since AT&T, T-Mobile and SPRINT are basically no-go for coverage where I live.
China Telecom is my preferred provider in China (I have a hell of a good deal) and this is info I found on them (it also lists coverage for China Unicom and Mobile):
LTE frequency bands in China (CTC, CMCC, CUC)
China Unicom 2300 - 2320, 2300 - 2320 TDD Band 40
China Unicom 2555 - 2575, 2555 - 2575 TDD Band 41
China Telecom 2370 - 2390, 2370 - 2390 TDD Band 40
China Telecom 2635 - 2655, 2635 - 2655 TDD Band 41
China Mobile (CMCC) 1880 - 1890, 1880 - 1890 TDD Band 39
China Mobile (CMCC) 2320 - 2370, 2320 - 2370 TDD Band 40
China Mobile (CMCC) 2575 - 2635, 2575 - 2635 TDD Band 41
And of course Verizon lists the following information...
NETWORK:
CDMA 1X and EvDO Rev 0/Rev ALTE (Domestic): B13/B4/B2/B5/B66
GLOBAL:
LTE (Global): B3/B7/B20/B8/B18/B19/B28/B26GSM Quad B5/B8/B3/B2 (850/900/1800/1900MHz) & UMTS Quad: B5/B8/B2/B1 (850/9001900/2100MHz) TDS CDMA 34, 39 & TDD LTE 38, 39, 40, 41, LTE-U: B252/B255(in SU)CAT 4/ CAT 6/ CAT 9
Forgive my dyslexic mind (literally) but I am going cross-eyed. Can anyone lend me a hand?
If I am reading it correctly I won't get coverage. But I cannot trust myself in this.
UPDATE: I am now looking at what bands might be missing from the Samsung UNLOCKED phone.
Hey there, I am really wanting to snag an S8 when I return to North Carolina (I spend half the year in China working each year), but I am having a devil of a time understanding the 4G bands and what is what. willmyphonework.net was very helpful last year in telling me an iPhone 6S+ will work in 4G on all three Chinese carriers.
But that phone is ridiculously big. I'd love to try to S8, but that website is not updated for the S8 as of yet. I need an S8 that will work with Verizon in the USA and China Telecom in China.
In North Carolina I need Verizon coverage since AT&T, T-Mobile and SPRINT are basically no-go for coverage where I live.
China Telecom is my preferred provider in China (I have a hell of a good deal) and this is info I found on them (it also lists coverage for China Unicom and Mobile):
LTE frequency bands in China (CTC, CMCC, CUC)
China Unicom 2300 - 2320, 2300 - 2320 TDD Band 40
China Unicom 2555 - 2575, 2555 - 2575 TDD Band 41
China Telecom 2370 - 2390, 2370 - 2390 TDD Band 40
China Telecom 2635 - 2655, 2635 - 2655 TDD Band 41
China Mobile (CMCC) 1880 - 1890, 1880 - 1890 TDD Band 39
China Mobile (CMCC) 2320 - 2370, 2320 - 2370 TDD Band 40
China Mobile (CMCC) 2575 - 2635, 2575 - 2635 TDD Band 41
And of course Verizon lists the following information...
NETWORK:
CDMA 1X and EvDO Rev 0/Rev ALTE (Domestic): B13/B4/B2/B5/B66
GLOBAL:
LTE (Global): B3/B7/B20/B8/B18/B19/B28/B26GSM Quad B5/B8/B3/B2 (850/900/1800/1900MHz) & UMTS Quad: B5/B8/B2/B1 (850/9001900/2100MHz) TDS CDMA 34, 39 & TDD LTE 38, 39, 40, 41, LTE-U: B252/B255(in SU)CAT 4/ CAT 6/ CAT 9
Forgive my dyslexic mind (literally) but I am going cross-eyed. Can anyone lend me a hand?
If I am reading it correctly I won't get coverage. But I cannot trust myself in this.
UPDATE: I am now looking at what bands might be missing from the Samsung UNLOCKED phone.
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