Does an international S4 work on Verizon?

[Ben Joynes]

I have an international S4 (i9505). Will it work on Verizon's network? Is it able to work on both GSM and CDMA?

 

[taylorz_412]

No the international model does not have the right radios or bands sorry.

 

[Ben Joynes]

I thought they had antennas for both? I know LTE would never work but nothing at all?

 

[Almeuit]

I thought they had antennas for both? I know LTE would never work but nothing at all?

International has GSM only I believe not CDMA.

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[Almeuit]

Yep.. Only GSM. See below link.

https://forums.androidcentral.com/e...es%2Fgalaxy-s%2FGT-I9500ZKAMID&token=GNpwMjK0

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[Raptor007]

Sadly Almeuit is correct. I wish Samsung would go the international route and make their phones work on all networks and simply disable the radios so they can be turned on when needed. Of course in the US our friggin carriers set the rules on what can and cannot be built, used or approved. You can bring an international device over to any US GSM carrier but you very likely will not get US LTE support.