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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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drey_p
16: Advanced member
16: Advanced member

No problem - thank you for your patience whilst I did some digging to find out what was going on. 

PWIAC

BandOfBrothers
17: Community Champion
17: Community Champion

You are very Welcome @wtleger

 

That is what we are all here for. 

 

Hope to see you around the forum (if you wish) 😎

 

Take care. 

Current Phone  >

Samsung Galaxy s²⁴ Ultra 512gb.

 

 

wtleger
4: Newbie
I am near samsung Edinburgh but as far as I know they're me selling the note 5 in the uk yet.

wtleger
4: Newbie
*not selling in the uk yet.

wtleger
4: Newbie
And yeah I'll do that in January all being well. Thanks again.

BandOfBrothers
17: Community Champion
17: Community Champion

@wtleger wrote:
And yeah I'll do that in January all being well. Thanks again.

 

Best of luck. 

Current Phone  >

Samsung Galaxy s²⁴ Ultra 512gb.

 

 

Noru85
2: Seeker
2: Seeker
Drey_p you are right. I've got a Note 5 dual sim and in Farnborugh where I live I only get h+, but if I go in to London I got 4g.

The only solution so far is to switch to EE or 3G.

:Sad_face:

drey_p
16: Advanced member
16: Advanced member

@Noru85 wrote:
Drey_p you are right. I've got a Note 5 dual sim and in Farnborugh where I live I only get h+, but if I go in to London I got 4g.

@Noru85   That is because Vodafone use 2 different frequencies for 4G.  They use 800MHz in less densely populated areas and 2600MHz in more densely populated ones.  Your phone probably isn't compatible with the band of the 800MHz frequency which is why you can't get signal in Farnborough.  But the handset is compatible with the 2600MHz that is transmitted in London.

 

As you will have seen in this thread, the best thing to do in the future is only buy a handset that was specifically designed for the UK market. 

PWIAC