GSIII GSM Radios?

[Seryozha]

Does anyone know what, if any, HSPA bands the verizon variant will support? What im looking for is could it be unlocked to work on Straight Talk or simple mobile(at
&t or T-Mobile Networks).

 

[johnatthebar]

All US version seem to be the same hardware (sans the Sprint version not having a removable sim).

To me, this means that once you either have VZW unlock the device, or you find other means (there are quite a few methods being discussed on the interwebs) you should be able to use it on any US carrier. The US version supports HSPA+42, whereas the Euro version only supports 21mbps.

Samsung Galaxy S III - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Correct me if I am wrong.

 

[carlosrey23]

I am not sure...I've read that each carrier has an entirely different part number. And I don't mean like 747V, 747T, I mean like 747, 517, etc. Also at the XDA forums each carrier branded device has it's own section, leading me to believe that they are not created equal.

 

[androidisforme]

From my understanding. The Snapdragon S4 used in North American markets contain the same modem capabilities and functionality can be limited only by software. I also believe that Verizon had already said that they will provide "global capabilities" to their GS3 at a later time via Software update. As far as I know Qualcomm did not make separate hardware modems in their S4 for at least the U.S. based carriers.