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Wannabe Geek

#930670 11-Nov-2013 13:23

johnr: No way you can get 146Mbps DL and 46Mbps UL on a 3G dual carrier site that has a max speed of just under 43Mbps DL and 5.7Mbps UL

Yes you can set the Nexus and almost all other other 4G handsets to 3G only

I know the Hauraki corner site is CAT4 4G / LTE site

Sorry, can you clarify this please? I was under the impression that Vodafone's 4g network was band/cat 3 which is only supported by the international (D821) N5? Is the US spec (D820) N5 with band/cat 4 LTE also compatible with Vodafone's 4g network? Or is the Hauraki Cnr site a different network altogether?

NzBeagle

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#930673 11-Nov-2013 13:31

JasonK:
johnr: No way you can get 146Mbps DL and 46Mbps UL on a 3G dual carrier site that has a max speed of just under 43Mbps DL and 5.7Mbps UL

Yes you can set the Nexus and almost all other other 4G handsets to 3G only

I know the Hauraki corner site is CAT4 4G / LTE site

Sorry, can you clarify this please? I was under the impression that Vodafone's 4g network was band/cat 3 which is only supported by the international (D821) N5? Is the US spec (D820) N5 with band/cat 4 LTE also compatible with Vodafone's 4g network? Or is the Hauraki Cnr site a different network altogether?

Two separate things. Band 3 is different from cat 3. Band will mean it works on local networks, category indicates how fast it will go.

JasonK

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Wannabe Geek

#930677 11-Nov-2013 13:39

NzBeagle:

Two separate things. Band 3 is different from cat 3. Band will mean it works on local networks, category indicates how fast it will go.

Thanks for that. So Vodafone NZ is band 3 lte, meaning I need to get the international (D821) N5 to access the 4g network?

NzBeagle

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#930679 11-Nov-2013 13:44

JasonK:
NzBeagle:

Two separate things. Band 3 is different from cat 3. Band will mean it works on local networks, category indicates how fast it will go.

Thanks for that. So Vodafone NZ is band 3 lte, meaning I need to get the international (D821) N5 to access the 4g network?

Yes that's correct.

NikT

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#930680 11-Nov-2013 13:44

JasonK:
NzBeagle:

Two separate things. Band 3 is different from cat 3. Band will mean it works on local networks, category indicates how fast it will go.

Thanks for that. So Vodafone NZ is band 3 lte, meaning I need to get the international (D821) N5 to access the 4g network?

Correct.

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FazerDude

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Master Geek

#930689 11-Nov-2013 13:54

johnr: Using my N5 to post this from Sky city

So how did you get a compatible N5 here so quickly?

johnr

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#930691 11-Nov-2013 13:56

FazerDude:
johnr: Using my N5 to post this from Sky city

So how did you get a compatible N5 here so quickly?

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FazerDude

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Master Geek

#930694 11-Nov-2013 14:03

johnr:
FazerDude:
johnr: Using my N5 to post this from Sky city

So how did you get a compatible N5 here so quickly?

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Interesting.

If you don't mind my asking - which version and how much? Do you know where it was originally sourced from?

mwilcox

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Master Geek

#930699 11-Nov-2013 14:15

FazerDude:
johnr:
FazerDude:
johnr: Using my N5 to post this from Sky city

So how did you get a compatible N5 here so quickly?

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Interesting.

If you don't mind my asking - which version and how much? Do you know where it was originally sourced from?

Would have been from aussie.

samdouglas

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Master Geek

#930700 11-Nov-2013 14:16

johnr: Using my N5 to post this from Sky city

initial impressions JohnR?

Particularly interested in camera and battery life!

Cheers :)

Sam

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#930774 11-Nov-2013 15:34

samdouglas:
johnr: Using my N5 to post this from Sky city

initial impressions JohnR?

Particularly interested in camera and battery life!

Cheers :)

Sam

Same here. Battery life mostly. KitKat is supposed be better. @ajobbins, how is your battery life compared with the S3?

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#930778 11-Nov-2013 15:39

hairy1: @ajobbins, how is your battery life compared with the S3?

Hard to say at this point as I have been using it pretty heavily (oooh new shiny!) and also I am charging more frequently due to the convenience of my wireless charger (that I never had for the S3).

But my feeling at this point is that it's better than the S3 when on standby, but worse than the S3 when in use (Ie. Screen on drains the battery at a faster rate than the S3 did) - but you can kind of expect that with the better screen on the N5.

I also had a 3000mah batter for the S3 which make it last even a very long day out, and was easy to swap between that and the standard. This was very useful when I was travelling recently, but obviously not possible with the Nexus sadly.

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FazerDude

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Master Geek

#930784 11-Nov-2013 15:46

ajobbins:
hairy1: @ajobbins, how is your battery life compared with the S3?

Hard to say at this point as I have been using it pretty heavily (oooh new shiny!) and also I am charging more frequently due to the convenience of my wireless charger (that I never had for the S3).

But my feeling at this point is that it's better than the S3 when on standby, but worse than the S3 when in use (Ie. Screen on drains the battery at a faster rate than the S3 did) - but you can kind of expect that with the better screen on the N5.

I also had a 3000mah batter for the S3 which make it last even a very long day out, and was easy to swap between that and the standard. This was very useful when I was travelling recently, but obviously not possible with the Nexus sadly.

You need one of these: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xutTrB5J4E&feature=youtube_gdata_player

coolcat21

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Ultimate Geek

#930894 11-Nov-2013 17:22

"Youshop: Your parcel have arrived in New Zealand"

*JUMPING JACKS IN THE OFFICE LIKE A CRAZY PERSON* .....(not really but that's how i feel.....i'm immature what can i say :) )

I will now spam-call that 0800 number posted in the youshop thread to try to get the Customs Entry number.

johnr

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#930897 11-Nov-2013 17:24

samdouglas:
johnr: Using my N5 to post this from Sky city

initial impressions JohnR?

Particularly interested in camera and battery life!

Cheers :)

Sam

Handset got a hammering today took it off charge 6am this morning lots of 4G batt at 20% now

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