Unlocked on T-Mobile 5G SA

[jlangner]

Curious if the unlocked on t-mobile still gets the new 5G Stand alone or do you have to load the Tmobile software.

 

[mustang7757]

I believe you will have to load the TMO Carrier version , but I'll wait for the OTA on the unlocked to find out

 

[jlangner]

I believe you will have to load the TMO Carrier version , but I'll wait for the OTA on the unlocked to find out

Thats what I was thinking...thanks as always

 

[mustang7757]

Thats what I was thinking...thanks as always

I'll wait before I flash the unlocked to verify, but that's some of the perks you get with carrier version vs unlocked. I mean I can still turn off 5G and use the other network mode LTE/3G/2g

 

[bhatech]

Curious if the unlocked on t-mobile still gets the new 5G Stand alone or do you have to load the Tmobile software.

I believe you will have to load the TMO Carrier version , but I'll wait for the OTA on the unlocked to find out

I use US unlocked on T-Mobile and get 5G without issue. Who should you need the carrier version for that?

 

[msm0511]

I use US unlocked on T-Mobile and get 5G without issue. Who should you need the carrier version for that?

When TMo launched stand alone I know my OnePlus needed a software update for it to work, but Samsung's unlocked may already be configured for it. Not sure.

 

[mustang7757]

I use US unlocked on T-Mobile and get 5G without issue. Who should you need the carrier version for that?

https://www.tmonews.com/2020/08/t-mobile-galaxy-s20-plus-ultra-oneplus-8-standalone-5g-update/


Like I mentioned you can turn it off technically by using the other modes , mine works also but there have been sometimes it didn't load data .

 

[Mike Dee]

When TMo launched stand alone I know my OnePlus needed a software update for it to work, but Samsung's unlocked may already be configured for it. Not sure.

What is TMo stand alone?

 

[msm0511]

What is TMo stand alone?

T-Mobile Stand Alone 5G, but I'm pretty sure you knew that.

 

[Mike Dee]

T-Mobile Stand Alone 5G, but I'm pretty sure you knew that.

Nope....I don't have TMo and in don't know what that means with regard to unlocked verses carrier model.

 

[Bike Mi Vie]

What are the advantages of this?

 

[Bike Mi Vie]

T-Mobile Stand Alone 5G, but I'm pretty sure you knew that.

Still not sure either

 

[mustang7757]

What are the advantages of this?

My guess if you only want it on 5g no other network like lte/3g/2g

 

[msm0511]

Nope....I don't have TMo and in don't know what that means with regard to unlocked verses carrier model.

I don't completely know what it means for unlocked vs carrier. I'm not sure if Samsung's firmware works out of the box with stand alone 5G or if it's something carriers need to implement their own software for. Seems like it would just be built into Samsung's firmware, but I'm not versed in all that. I do know stand alone 5G is capable of lower latency and faster speeds b/c it doesn't rely on LTE as the sorta backbone.

 

[Bike Mi Vie]

https://www.tmonews.com/2020/08/t-mobile-galaxy-s20-plus-ultra-oneplus-8-standalone-5g-update/


Like I mentioned you can turn it off technically by using the other modes , mine works also but there have been sometimes it didn't load data .

But he's trying to turn it on?

 

[mustang7757]

But he's trying to turn it on?

I'm thinking do both when u want on or off

 

[Gary02468]

I'm running the latest unlocked firmware (ATI1) on my unlocked N20U on TMO. My status bar says 5G; is there any way I can tell whether it's 5G SA?