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Samsung Galaxy Note 5

merchantmike
2: Seeker
2: Seeker
Annoyed Samsung won't sell the Note 5 in Europe and looking to import from the US or Asia.

Can Vodafone state what variant works and is compatible with their 4g bandwidths so I know which part of the world to shop in.
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BandOfBrothers
17: Community Champion
17: Community Champion

Hi,

 

 

Using an import brings its own risks. 

 

Often the the warranty is not valid in another country so do check.

 

Vodafone mostly likely won't be able to guarantee they can support it. 

 

Vodafone uses these frequencies. 

 

Frequencies used on the Vodafone UK network
Frequency Protocol Class
900 MHz GSM/GPRS/EDGE 2G
1800 MHz GSM/GPRS/EDGE 2G
900 MHz UMTS/HSDPA/HSPA+/DC-HSPA+ 3G
2100 MHz UMTS/HSDPA/HSPA+/DC-HSPA+ 3G
800 MHz LTE 4G
2600 MHz LTE Advanced

 

Google for the frequencies that the handset supports. 

Current Phone  >

Samsung Galaxy s²⁴ Ultra 512gb.

 

 

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BandOfBrothers
17: Community Champion
17: Community Champion

Vodafone bought into that particular spectrum so the phone needs to both run on 800mhz and Band 20. 

 

Are you able to liaise with the site you purchased on to enquire?

Current Phone  >

Samsung Galaxy s²⁴ Ultra 512gb.

 

 

wtleger
4: Newbie
*band

wtleger
4: Newbie
Thanks drey_p,

Leaving the phone off as we speak. I have maybe messed up on my research as I had understood that it was 800Mhz that they operated on for 4g and didn't realise they used 2600MHz as an instead of, rather than an aswell as. It I hadn't considered that it varied from area to area. Would be a total killer if that were the case as I have a second phone on the way for a family member.

wtleger
4: Newbie
Thanks drey_p,

Leaving the phone off as we speak. I have maybe messed up on my research as I had understood that it was 800Mhz that they operated on for 4g and didn't realise they used 2600MHz as an instead of, rather than an aswell as. It I hadn't considered that it varied from area to area. Would be a total killer if that were the case as I have a second phone on the way for a family member.

Sorry if I'm being daft but where can I find details of the baseband version of the firmware?

drey_p
16: Advanced member
16: Advanced member

@wtleger wrote:
Sorry if I'm being daft but where can I find details of the baseband version of the firmware?

Go to Settings > About device.  It will be a long code with numbers and letters. Also, in the same section will be the model number, please could you post that also.

PWIAC

wtleger
4: Newbie
Found it, baseband version is N9200ZCU2AOKA

wtleger
4: Newbie
Sorry just got your last one. Model number is N9200.

wtleger
4: Newbie
SM-N9200 is the full model number sorry.

drey_p
16: Advanced member
16: Advanced member

That handset was intended for Hong Kong / China and not UK.  Please bear with me whilst I do a bit more digging for you. 

PWIAC

BandOfBrothers
17: Community Champion
17: Community Champion

I was looking at the one in http://www.expansys-usa.com/samsung-galaxy-note5-dual-sim-sm-n9200-unlocked-lte-32gb-gold-platinum-2...

 

Not sure if it's the same as your model but it does not support the right bands or frequencies.

 

Does it look to be the same as your model number 

Current Phone  >

Samsung Galaxy s²⁴ Ultra 512gb.