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band freq:nom freq:DL freq:UL"band 7" is a clear spec which should guarantee compatibility. Generally 3GPP clearly specified the bands, while frequencies are just a quite arbitrarily picked fuzzy attribute of the used band (compare: band1 which is called "2100" by DL, vs band4 called "1700" by UL). Please always check what band your provider supports and find the associated uplink/downlink frequencies in the URL in footnote of this post (for plausibility check), and check http://m2m.gemalto.com/tl_files/cint...t_PLS8_web.pdf which bands the US and EU variants of PLS8 support. HTH /j 1) http://www.lte-anbieter.info/ratgebe...uenzen-lte.php +) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E-UTRA...nel_bandwidths |
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Thanks Jörg. Having done some more investigation, it seems that if I also want GSM in Colombia I'll need to go for the PLS8-US.
I'm not sure how many people this will be useful to but here is a breakdown of PLS8 modem/operator support in Colombia. I've tried to figure it out as best as I can but official information on some of them is scarce so don't blame me if I've made a mistake. Notes: ETB, Uff! and Móvil Éxito operate on the Tigo network for 2G, 3G and 4G. Virgin Mobile operates on the Movistar network for 2G and 3G. DirecTV offers LTE only for the home which means no 2G or 3G and no voice at all until the roll-out of VoLTE (which is held back globally due to lack of QoS guarantee). PLS8-E Claro: GSM No, UMTS Yes, LTE Yes Movistar: GSM No, UMTS Yes, LTE No Tigo: GSM No, UMTS No, LTE No ETB: GSM No, UMTS No, LTE No DirecTV: GSM No, UMTS No, LTE Yes Avantel: GSM No, UMTS ???, LTE No Virgin Mobile: GSM No, UMTS Yes, LTE No Uff!: GSM No, UMTS No, LTE No Móvil Éxito: GSM No, UMTS No, LTE No PLS8-US Claro: GSM Yes, UMTS Yes, LTE No Movistar: GSM Yes, UMTS Yes, LTE Yes Tigo: GSM Yes, UMTS Yes, LTE Yes ETB: GSM Yes, UMTS Yes, LTE Yes DirecTV: GSM No, UMTS No, LTE No Avantel: GSM Yes, UMTS ???, LTE Yes Virgin Mobile: GSM Yes, UMTS Yes, LTE No Uff!: GSM Yes, UMTS Yes, LTE Yes Móvil Éxito: GSM Yes, UMTS Yes, LTE Yes Official sources: http://www.claro.com.co/wps/portal/c...s/movil/4g-lte http://descubre.movistar.co/4GLTE/que_es.html https://compras.tigo.com.co/promo_4g https://www.avantel.co/cobertura/4g-lte.html http://www.uffmovil.com/cobertura https://www.virginmobile.co/web/virg...cios/cobertura Third-party sources (some have conflicting information): http://www.worldtimezone.com/4g.html http://www.nemesisla.com/descargas/f...as_moviles.pdf https://www.samsung.com/co/pdf/LTE.pdf http://www.4gamericas.org/files/9714...ina_4.1.15.pdf http://www.4gltemall.com/blog/4g-lte...m-in-colombia/ http://www.telecompaper.com/news/etb...ombia--1041633 http://www.lte-tdd.org/news/ind/2014-10-08/4558.html http://www.gsmarena.com/network-band...untry=COLOMBIA http://wiki.apnchanger.org/Colombia http://www.budde.com.au/Research/Col...-Analysis.html http://www.virgin.com/news/virgin-mo...-colombia-2012 http://www.lte-tdd.org/news/ind/2015-05-05/6187.html https://www.telegeography.com/produc...m-post-merger/ |
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Yeah man the PXS8 I think is the way to go ...
why get the PHS8-P/J/K ? When you can have it's freq. range and the cdma range of the PXS8? you can hedge your bets better with the PXS8 that way...you go out into the boonies... you got reception. Prob. is the boys aren't sure they can get it ..yet. If I knew my neo could have the PXS8 ... I'd want it over anything else.. alot of the planet isn't 3g or 4g. .it's old fashioned cdma ...which happens to have it's own perks...security being better for one. As it stands.. if they can't get it ..I'm not interested in the alternatives at this time. Actually I have been mulling it for some time.. personally I'm thinking of putting a caveat in my order...(since I don't want a modem module if they can't source the PXS8)... |
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I'm pretty sure they'll scrap that system sooner or later anyway! :p |
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You just wait until you get stuck in a "Cabin-in-the-Woods" sequel and you'll be wishin' for the cdma range ...
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I would/will be undecided between those two options!
PXS would give full worldwide coverage. And I believe we will see cdma and gsm for at least one (possibly two?) decades. On the other hand LTE is the future (but what I see here in Germany about umts coverage I get a lot of time only 2g, even in the city). So what, do you want the Neo as up-to-date crazy-fast-dataspeed smart phone? Or as an overall driver? |
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Is the only difference between UMTS plus CDMA2000 and UMTS "worldwide" the CDMA2000 functionallity. So the UMTS plus CDMA2000 version would also work in Europe?
I live in Germany and I am quite unsure if I want LTE or roaming everywhere. Any suggestions? best regards Mith |
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In my case, it is an even tougher decision. Under most circumstances, I would have chosen the pentaband UMTS option, without LTE, since 3G speeds have always been good enough for me and I do a fair amount of global travel where the ability to roam on 3G would be useful. Unfortunately, I live in the US with its patchwork of used frequencies. As a T-mobile US customer, the required 3G/4G band could be 700, 1700/2100, or 1900, (bands 12, 4, 2 [Joerg_rw]) depending on the area of the country I happen to be in. As such, I may have to elect the US LTE option (matching bands: 4, 2 [Joerg_rw]) just to guarantee network compatibility. I suppose I can get a GSM travel hotspot if I do want to use 2100 3G data in the event I do travel outside the Americas. |
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