drexappeal
Extreme Android User
I'm really happy I decided not to go into a T-Mobile store, to pick up my replacement Note 7 and have opted to wait for either a price drop or model SM-N930U to be available for sale!
Samsung didn't make any mention of it (just like they didn't mention for the S7 or S7 Edge before making it available at Best Buy), but there is an unlocked variant of the Note 7 that, according to Frequency.com, has almost all the necessary radios for all the major US providers (e.g. ATT, Verizon, T-Mobile, Sprint) with exception to one band on ATT/Crikcet/H20. I know that Sprint
I did some cross comparing with past Note models that were unlocked and decided to try out the different ending letters on Frequency.com, to see if any of them showed cross compatibility in the US, which lead me to this particular model.
Hopefully, this link leads directly to the compatibility chart (You can click to show details and it'll mention the exact band numbers for each carrier):
https://www.frequencycheck.com/comp...g-sm-n930u-galaxy-note-7-td-lte/united-states
If that doesn't show properly, below is a summary:
AT&T, Cricket, & H20
GSM
2G, 2.5G 100% (2/2)
UMTS
3G, 3.5G, 3.5G (4G speed) 100% (2/2)
LTE
4G 75% (3/4)
Boost & Sprint
LTE
4G 100% (3/3)
CDMA
2G, 3G 100% (2/2)
Freedom Pop
LTE
4G 100% (3/3)
CDMA
2G, 3G 100% (2/2)
Lycamobile
GSM
2G, 2.5G 100% (1/1)
UMTS
3G, 3.5G, 3.5G (4G speed) 100% (2/2)
LTE
4G 100% (3/3)
Sprint
LTE
4G 100% (3/3)
CDMA
2G, 3G 100% (2/2)
U.S. Cellular
LTE
4G 100% (2/2)
CDMA
2G, 3G 100% (2/2)
Verizon
LTE
4G 100% (3/3)
CDMA
2G, 3G 100% (2/2)
Samsung didn't make any mention of it (just like they didn't mention for the S7 or S7 Edge before making it available at Best Buy), but there is an unlocked variant of the Note 7 that, according to Frequency.com, has almost all the necessary radios for all the major US providers (e.g. ATT, Verizon, T-Mobile, Sprint) with exception to one band on ATT/Crikcet/H20. I know that Sprint
I did some cross comparing with past Note models that were unlocked and decided to try out the different ending letters on Frequency.com, to see if any of them showed cross compatibility in the US, which lead me to this particular model.
Hopefully, this link leads directly to the compatibility chart (You can click to show details and it'll mention the exact band numbers for each carrier):
https://www.frequencycheck.com/comp...g-sm-n930u-galaxy-note-7-td-lte/united-states
If that doesn't show properly, below is a summary:
AT&T, Cricket, & H20
GSM
2G, 2.5G 100% (2/2)
UMTS
3G, 3.5G, 3.5G (4G speed) 100% (2/2)
LTE
4G 75% (3/4)
Boost & Sprint
LTE
4G 100% (3/3)
CDMA
2G, 3G 100% (2/2)
Freedom Pop
LTE
4G 100% (3/3)
CDMA
2G, 3G 100% (2/2)
Lycamobile
GSM
2G, 2.5G 100% (1/1)
UMTS
3G, 3.5G, 3.5G (4G speed) 100% (2/2)
LTE
4G 100% (3/3)
Sprint
LTE
4G 100% (3/3)
CDMA
2G, 3G 100% (2/2)
U.S. Cellular
LTE
4G 100% (2/2)
CDMA
2G, 3G 100% (2/2)
Verizon
LTE
4G 100% (3/3)
CDMA
2G, 3G 100% (2/2)