Phone Galapagos: Japan Mobile Megathread

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Facepalm Ranger: Jan 17, 2012; SOME PEOPLE FIND HOME APPLIANCES SEXUALLY AROUSING! ZORDS ARE NOT APPLIANCES, DAMMIT!

Got told to come here from the Megathread. I want to use my iPhone 5S A1530 in Japan using b-mobile's hotel sim delivery service but, they don't list my model number phone and I can't get my head round all these numbers.

b-mobile posted:

Your device must support one of the following frequency.
LTE Band 1 (2100MHz), Band 19 (800MHz), Band 21 (1500MHz),
W-CDMA/HSDPA/HSUPA Band 1 (2100MHz), Band 19 (800MHz)

iPhone 5s Specs posted:

Model A1530*: UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA (850, 900, 1900, 2100 MHz); GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz); FDD-LTE (Bands 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20); TD-LTE (Bands 38, 39, 40)

Will they work together in harmony? :ohdear:

Not fussed about LTE speeds as I'm in China where 3G is a luxuary.

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Facepalm Ranger: Jan 17, 2012; SOME PEOPLE FIND HOME APPLIANCES SEXUALLY AROUSING! ZORDS ARE NOT APPLIANCES, DAMMIT!

Kodo posted:

You have the same bands so technically it should work (band 1). Make sure you get the right SIM size too.

Thank you!

# ¿ Aug 16, 2014 10:05

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