Moto G

[Gman9831]

...since its on this thread, it works on MPCS.
How is the radio?
No lte? So it uses the HSPA+ band?
Does anyone have the dl/ul speeds?

It uses HSPA+21 on 1900PCS in a very good area you can probably get around 10mbps

 

[alfick3]

Where did you purchase yours? Google/Amazon/Motorola?

I don't have it yet, but from the reading that I've done, the Google Play Edition is the global model, so it doesn't have the AWS frequency (1700). If you're in a re-farmed area you will be ok getting the GPE. I personally plan on getting the AWS version from Moto.

 

[DirtyDee]

Got mine g from moto plus a couple of shells turquoise and purple

 

[Gman9831]

I don't have it yet, but from the reading that I've done, the Google Play Edition is the global model, so it doesn't have the AWS frequency (1700). If you're in a re-farmed area you will be ok getting the GPE. I personally plan on getting the AWS version from Moto.

None of the models have AWS in them

 

[DirtyDee]

None of the models have AWS in them

But it says it does (on the moto site)

 

[alfick3]

None of the models have AWS in them

But it says it does (on the moto site)

Edit: The US GSM model has AWS

 

[Gman9831]

Edit: The US GSM model has AWS

Oh good to know I was looking at buying one for someone but I'll wait for a phone with B12 support late this year for them since they aren't a normal upgrader

 

[alfick3]

Oh good to know I was looking at buying one for someone but I'll wait for a phone with B12 support late this year for them since they aren't a normal upgrader

What is B12 support?

 

[Gman9831]

What is B12 support?

It's the band of 700mhz spectrum tmobile is buying from VZW

 

[alfick3]

It's the band of 700mhz spectrum tmobile is buying from VZW

Ah, ok. I wasn't putting 2 and 2 together (the only thing coming to my mind was vitamin b12 )

 

[Gman9831]

Ah, ok. I wasn't putting 2 and 2 together (the only thing coming to my mind was vitamin b12 )

Lmao but yeah my market should be one of the 1st it rolls out to at the end of the year and I don't believe any of the phones compatible with it right now are compatible with the rest of the network

 

[alfick3]

Lmao but yeah my market should be one of the 1st it rolls out to at the end of the year and I don't believe any of the phones compatible with it right now are compatible with the rest of the network

I saw that the Dallas/Ft Worth area was in the purchased area as well.

 

[morgankslade]

What is AWS?
Never mind 1700.

 

[unnamedny]

Where did you purchase yours? Google/Amazon/Motorola?

Amazon. and BTW you can get one cheaper from Amazon Warehouse. It will be either almost new or like new.

 

[Gman9831]

I saw that the Dallas/Ft Worth area was in the purchased area as well.

Dallas, Miami, Houston, Philadelphia, DC and Minneapolis should be the areas it gets rolled out to 1st the other areas may have to wait till after the 600MHz auction since that will clear the TV interference issue in other markets

 

[DirtyDee]

Oh good to know I was looking at buying one for someone but I'll wait for a phone with B12 support late this year for them since they aren't a normal upgrader

That sounds smexy

 

[unnamedny]

That sounds smexy

No, sounds like a vitamin to me.

 

[morgankslade]

Can I take MPCS GSM SIM in current phone and put it in New phone?

 

[DirtyDee]

Can I take MPCS GSM SIM in current phone and put it in New phone?

As long as it is a gsm phone yes , will it work...depends on you

 

[Gman9831]

I don't have it yet, but from the reading that I've done, the Google Play Edition is the global model, so it doesn't have the AWS frequency (1700). If you're in a re-farmed area you will be ok getting the GPE. I personally plan on getting the AWS version from Moto.

I think anyone getting one of the ones without AWS will be fine as HSPA PCS is just about matching AWS HSPA. Then most of the areas now getting HSPA for the 1st time are getting it solely on PCS.

 

[morgankslade]

Is there a thread for Moto G/US all things root?
I only see International and CDMA?

 

[alfick3]

Is there a thread for Moto G/US all things root?
I only see International and CDMA?

No, there isn't one. From what I've read though, the same root method works for the US model as for the international GSM model.

 

[morgankslade]

No, there isn't one. From what I've read though, the same root method works for the US model as for the international GSM model.

What about custom recoveries for 4.4.2 and ROMS?
im reading bugs in recoveries.

 

[alfick3]

What about custom recoveries for 4.4.2 and ROMS?
im reading bugs in recoveries.

I think it's to a point now where most of the bugs are ironed out. Maybe not a hundred percent, but close

 

[Nintendo1889]

Please excuse this dumb question, but is this is a Tmobile/gsm HSDPA+ phone? Or not? If not, with these data speeds, it doesn't make a difference.

If I didn't just get laid off at work I'd buy one in a second! The motion is great but the battery is terrible! It has gone dead by the time i get to work, if i listen to streaming music, for example. My girlfriends unlocked att phone has a good signal in our apartment whereas my metro pcs phone has 1 bar, which leads me to believe that gsm can penetrate walls and the hilly georgia terrain better than cdma/lte.