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  Question about GSM on Verizon LG G3 Frito Pendejo <frito@itsgotelectrolytes.com> - 2015-08-10 06:35 +0000
    Re: Question about GSM on Verizon LG G3 Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2015-08-12 18:44 +0000
    Re: Question about GSM on Verizon LG G3 Anssi Saari <as@sci.fi> - 2015-08-13 15:55 +0300

#21912 — Question about GSM on Verizon LG G3

I'm taking a trip to Europe in a few months, and I want to
use a prepaid SIM.  Verizon uses CDMA, but other American
carriers use GSM, so I'm certain the G3 has the
capability.  Can it handle the European GSM frequencies?
Will the local SIM even work without unlocking the phone?

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#21990

Frito Pendejo <frito@itsgotelectrolytes.com> wrote:
> I'm taking a trip to Europe in a few months, and I want to
> use a prepaid SIM.  Verizon uses CDMA, but other American
> carriers use GSM, so I'm certain the G3 has the
> capability.  Can it handle the European GSM frequencies?

  Find the *exact* *product* number of the phone ("G3" is a 'name') and
with that product number, search google.com.

  For example my Huawei Ascend Y300 is actually a Y300-0151, where the
"-0151" indicates that it's the Australian version which (also) has
the Australian UMTS frequencies.

> Will the local SIM even work without unlocking the phone?

  If the phone is SIM-locked, the non-Verizon SIM will *not* work
without unlocking the phone.

  Is it a *smart*phone? ('CDMA' sounds so old-fashioned/obsolete here in
the civilized world).

  If it's not a smart-phone, why bother at all? 10 to 20 (US) dollars
will buy you a 'dumb' phone, often even with SIM or/and even unlocked.

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#22014

Frito Pendejo <frito@itsgotelectrolytes.com> writes:

> I'm taking a trip to Europe in a few months, and I want to
> use a prepaid SIM.  Verizon uses CDMA, but other American
> carriers use GSM, so I'm certain the G3 has the
> capability.  Can it handle the European GSM frequencies?

Well, gsmarena.com lists the following for the CDMA G3:

LG G3 VS985 for Verizon
LG G3 LS990 for Sprint

Technology GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
2G bands   GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - VS985, LS990
   CDMA 800 / 1900 - VS985
3G bands    CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - VS985
   HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - LS990
4G bands LTE band 4(1700/2100), 13(700) - VS985
   LTE band 25(1900), 26(850), 41(2500) - LS990
Speed  HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps (LS990)
LTE Cat4, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps (VS985)

So 2G works. With a quick look Wikipedia says bands 4 and 13 aren't in
use in Europe so no LTE. There are apparently some CDMA2000 networks in
Europe so it's a maybe if you're going to any of those places. See
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_CDMA2000_networks for a list.

> Will the local SIM even work without unlocking the phone?

That's something you should ask Verizon.

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