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SDlinK43

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Hey guys, I'm planning on getting a Galaxy S2 international, and was wondering if there is internet connection with t-mobile. According to my brother, the international version does not have internet connection with T-Mobile. Please help. Thanks so much! :)
 
SDlinK43 said:
Hey guys, I'm planning on getting a Galaxy S2 international, and was wondering if there is internet connection with t-mobile. According to my brother, the international version does not have internet connection with T-Mobile. Please help. Thanks so much! :)
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Hello and welcome to Android Forums, SDlinK43! :)

Just a couple of questions:-

Which country are you based?

Is it an unbranded Samsung Galaxy S2, i9100?
 
SDlinK43 said:
I'm in America, and yes, I'm buying it unbranded. It is an unlocked phone. :)
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If you are indeed getting the Samsung Galaxy S2 International i9100 for use in the U.S. with T-Mobile, you may indeed encounter problems using the 3G network.

The model number/name for the Samsung Galaxy S2 that is compatible with the T-Mobile network in the U.S. is the T989, known as the Hercules.

As you will see from the attached link that compares the 2 models, the International, i9100, version, does not offer the same 3G/HSDPA bands as the T989. See here:-

Samsung Galaxy S II T989 vs. Samsung I9100 Galaxy S II - GSMArena.com

There is a thread regarding this on the T-Mobile Galaxy S2 forum that may prove useful to you. See here:-

http://androidforums.com/samsung-galaxy-s2-t-mobile/503309-buying-correct-unlocked-version-sgs2.html

Hope this helps.
 
Ok... :P thanks so much for the help, So if i were to get the att version unlocked and use it for t-mobile i could use 4G? (I don't like the t-mobile version of the S2)
 
SDlinK43 said:
Ok... :P thanks so much for the help, So if i were to get the att version unlocked and use it for t-mobile i could use 4G? (I don't like the t-mobile version of the S2)
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Nope, tmobile uses different UMTS frequencies (HSPA+) than at&t. They want to be original so they went with a weird spectrum, so people wouldnt be able to migrate devices onto their UMTS network. You have to get the Tmobile specific T989 in order to get 4G (HSPA+) on it, the international or AT&T version wont work as they dont support the 1700mhz frequency to be specific.
 
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Nope, tmobile uses different UMTS frequencies (HSPA+) than at&t. They want to be original so they went with a weird spectrum, so people wouldnt be able to migrate devices onto their UMTS network. You have to get the Tmobile specific T989 in order to get 4G (HSPA+) on it, the international or AT&T version wont work as they dont support the 1700mhz frequency to be specific.
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Thanks alot!
 
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