Will Samsung Galaxy S III work on T-Mobile

[Rakshasa]

I have checked out specification of the Samsung Galaxy S III and I am just loving the phone and I am willing to get the same as well but then I just wanted to know if it will be working on T-Mobile, I meant that I want it to work it with T-Mobile but then I am not sure if it does or not, so is there anyone who has an idea about the same and can clear my doubt?? I have asked the same in other forums as well but then I have received varying answers, I also wanted to know if the phone is having 1700 and 2100 bands or not??

[Shoana]

I was looking for the same and I have found this:
Radio type-

• Comm standard -GSM
• GSM type -GSM, GPRS, EDGE
• GSM bands -850, 900, 1800, 1900
• UMTS / HSPA type -HSDPA (21.1 Mbps), HSUPA
• UMTS / HSPA bands -850, 900, 1700, 1900, 2100
• Subscriber identity- micro-SIM card

According to this it seem to be having 1700 and 2100 bands, I have checked out some other sites as well and have found the same. As far as the working of Samsung Galaxy S III is concerned I will like to inform you that a unlocked version of the phone will be work on T-Mobile. I also wanted to add that the unpacked app is saying 3g (hspa+ 21mbpa): 850/900/1900/2100 which is varying from many sites which are including 1700, I think that the Samsung's app is wrong but then I am not sure about the same as well.

[Hammer^Ring]

In that case I will like to inform you that the T-Mobile calls 4G as their 3G HPSA network and they have not yet rolled out from the LTE so for getting the T-Mo 3G one will need to have phone supporting 1700/2100 band but then I really dint think that the international SIII model supports the same, there are a no of sites that have mentioned that it does but then I don’t think that we can trust them without fail, I personally think that it does not according to my research so you will be probably getting 2G (EDGE) speed which will be around 10-15kilobytes per second download, I think that It will be faster than 56k modem which will be better for web browsing and loading Google Maps, other than this I also wanted to add that the T-Mobile-locked model will support the HPSA+ 42Mbps speed where as the AT&T version will be having LTE.

[Vishwa12]

I have checked out the samsungmobilepress site and this is the complete Samsung GALAXY S III Product Specifications:

• Network-
  
  • 2.5G (GSM/ GPRS/ EDGE): 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 MHz
  • 3G (HSPA＋ 21Mbps): 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 MHz
  • 4G (Dependent on market)
• Display-4.8 inch HD Super AMOLED (1280x720) display
• OS-Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
• Camera-Main(Rear): 8 Mega pixel Auto Focus camera with Flash & Zero Shutter Lag, BSI Sub (Front): 1.9 Mega pixel camera, HD recording @30fps with Zero Shutter Lag, BSI
• Video- Codec: MPEG4, H.264, H.263, DivX, DivX3.11, VC-1, VP8, WMV7/8, Sorenson Spark Recording & Playback: Full HD (1080p)
• Audio- Codec: MP3, AMR-NB/WB, AAC/AAC＋/eAAC＋, WMA, OGG, FLAC, AC-3, apt-X,S Beam, Buddy photo share, Share shot,AllShare Play, AllShare Cast,Smart stay, Social tag, Group tag, Face zoom, Face slide show
• Additional Features- Direct call, Smart alert, Tap to top, Camera quick access,Pop up play,S Voice,Burst shot & Best photo, Recording snapshot, HDR.
• Google Mobile Services- Google Search, Google Maps, Gmail, Google Latitude,Google Play Store, Google Play Books, Google Play Movies,Google Plus, YouTube, Google Talk,,Google Places, Google Navigation, Google Downloads
• Connectivity- WiFi a/b/g/n, WiFi HT40,GPS/GLONASS,NFC,Bluetooth 4.0(LE)
• Sensor- Accelerometer, RGB light, Digital compass, Proximity, Gyro, Barometer
• Memory- 16/ 32GB User memory (64GB available soon) ＋ microSD slot (up to 64GB)
• Dimension- 136.6 x 70.6 x 8.6 mm, 133g
• Battery- 2,100 mAh

So if this is not confirming 1700 then I don’t think that it will be supporting the same, the samsungmobilepress is a trust worthy site and I don’t think that they will be publishing anything wrong, so I don’t think that the international version won’t be working on T-mobile but then the Specifications that has been mentioned above might differ on the LTE version.

[JoJoRun]

This is what i have found from the gsmarena site:

• 2G Network-GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
• 3G Network -HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
• 4G Network- LTE (regional)
• Announced -2012, May
• Status -Coming soon. Exp. release 2012, May

So this says no 1700 and I think the same as I have been checking out the specification of the phones from this site form a long site and have never found it to be publishing anything wrong, so Samsung Galaxy S III does not support 1700/2100 band.

[Vascon!cell]

I am really getting confused with the same I have checked out mobilecityonline site and have found it to be saying 4g, I think that it will be just great if this is true:

• Voice Compatibility: Quad Band 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 MHz, (AT&T USA, T-Mobile USA and Other GSM carriers)
• Data Compatibility: 850 / 1900 MHz (AT&T USA 3G), 900 / 2100 MHz (Europe 3G Standard), HSPA+ 1700 / 2100 MHz (T-Mobile USA 4G), HSPA+ 850 / 2100 MHz (AT&T USA 4G)

Key Product Features

• GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
• HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
• HSPA+ 21 Mbps/HSUPA 5.76 Mbps
• Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
• 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels/ secondary 1.9 MP
• 1.4 GHz Quad-core Exynos Chip
• GPS with A-GPS support
• 2100mAh (wireless charging optional extra)