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Cell Phones
The question of using a cell phone aboard comes up again and again. I have
traveled internationally, both to Canada and to the Philippines. These trips
have been for business and for pleasure. From time to time, I need to ask
if I will need a cell phone or will my phone work overseas.
There are different questions buried in this simple query. Is my phone capable of working in another country. Are the providers in the country partners with my current domestic carrier? Will I be roaming and do I need to prepare myself for a huge bill? Should I just rent a phone once I get there?
Device Capabilities
Will my phone work in another country?
This should be your first question. If your phone cannot physically connect to the systems in the country in question, there is no need to investigate further.
Currently, there are fourteen bands defined. Four of the bands have been commercially deployed around the world. You must identify the bands used by identifying the country. For example, Costa Rica uses DCS-1800.
The United States uses the following bands:
- GSM-850
- PCS-1900
The Philippines uses the following bands:
- E-GSM-900
- DCS-1800
In telecommunications, a multi-band device (including dual-band, tri-band, quad-band and penta-band devices) is a communication device (especially a mobile phone) that supports multiple radio frequency bands.
The Samsung Galaxy J is a smartphone manufactured by Samsung which
works on the Android platform. This phone is originally developed
for the Japan's Carrier DoCoMo in the Fall of 2013, and the overseas version
initially released in Taiwan in December 2013. This device is featured
with a Snapdragon 800 quad-core 2.3 GHz processor with 3GB of RAM and a
Full HD Super AMOLED display.
My Galaxy J
| Model Number: | Samsung-SM-J320A |
|---|---|
| Android Version: | 6.0.1 |
| Wi-Fi MAC Address: | 14:1F:78:98:37:46 |
| Serial Number: | R28HB3LQ5TP |
| IMEI: | 358808072210721 |
Technology
| GSM: | 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz |
|---|---|
| UMTS: | 850, 2100 MHz |
| Data: | LTE Cat 3 (100/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 21.1 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS |
| VoLTE: | |
| Positioning: | |
| Navigation: | Yes |
| Weight: | 146 g (5.15 oz) |
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The Samsung Galaxy Note II is an Android phablet smartphone. Unveiled on
August 29, 2012 and released in October 2012, the Galaxy Note II is a
successor to the original Galaxy Note, incorporating improved stylus
functionality, a larger 5.5-inch (140 mm) screen, and an updated hardware
design based on that of the Galaxy S III.
The Note II was released to positive critical reception for its improvements over the original Galaxy Note, and sold over 5 million units within only its first two months of availability. Samsung announced a successor to the Galaxy Note II, the Galaxy Note 3, on September 4, 2013.
My Note II
| Model Number: | Samsung-SGH-I317 |
|---|---|
| Android Version: | 4.4.2 |
| Wi-Fi MAC Address: | 90:18:7C:A0:00:41 |
| Serial Number: | R21CB38QEZL |
| IMEI: | 354846051792354/13 |
Technology
| GSM: | 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz |
|---|---|
| UMTS: | 850, 900, 1900, 2100 MHz |
| Data: | LTE Cat 3 (100/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 21.1 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS |
| VoLTE: | Yes |
| Positioning: | A-GPS, Glonass |
| Navigation: | Yes |
| Weight: | 182 g (6.4 oz) |
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