Recent content by slamtry

So turning off auto updates prevents absolutely all updates? Any other confirmation on this?

I don't think that is correct. I think the Global GSM version can receive 3G/HSPA provided you are in an area that has been "refarmed" By T-mobile. I bought one because I wanted to be able to use it in Europe and where I live in the US (Los Angeles) I get download speeds of up to 6.1Mbps which...

I was going to buy one of the original Moto G's and have been hard pressed to decide between the US and global versions because I spend time in Europe. I notice that the new G with LTE doesn't seem to come in two versions. Why is this? Even if LTE itself is a "universal" standard, the phone has...

The "world" one apparently has HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100. The "US" one has HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 Dan

I live in Los Angeles, but spend a good deal of time in England. I am about to make the leap from a flip-phone to a smartphone and thought I would start off with the Moto E. I am not sure which version to buy. I will be leaving Verizon and probably going to T-mobile as a provider. Could I buy...

I want it now...

And that is on T-Mobile, right?

Does anyone else have any actual, based-on-experience knowledge of using the global version on T-Mobile in a re-farmed area and how the data speed is?

Re: global GSM vs US GSM version on tmobile I am in a similar position. I want the global version of this phone as I travel to Europe and would use it there but I want it to to get decent speed here on my T-mobile $30/5gig plan. I am in Los Angeles, which I know is a re-farmed area and so ought...

I have been reading that this last year T-Mobile has been "refarming" some of their 1900 MHz spectrum to offer HSPA+. I live in Santa Monica, an area that has supposedly been refarmed. Does this mean I could use the "Global" model and get decent data speeds on T-Mobile after all? I really need a...

I know almost nothing about smartphones and was about to buy a Moto G as my first. Can anyone explain in detail what will be the differences between the US and the Global versions? I know nothing about these different frequency bands. I live in the US but travel in Europe often and I would like...