Rogers Frequencies

[momotarotaro]

I'm about to purchase an unlocked AT&T phone with the following frequency band:

• 2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
• 3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
• 4G Network LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 1700 / 2100

I read that Rogers network band are:

• 2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
• 3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
• 4G Network LTE 1700 / 2100 / 2600

Will my unlocked AT&T phone have 3G and 4G on Rogers' network?

Thanks

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[gkdle]

I am looking at a phone with the following band support:
2G GSM : GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900

3G UMTS : B1(2100), B2(1900), B5(850)

3G TD-SCDMA : B34(2010), B39(1880)

4G FDD LTE : B1(2100), B2(1900), B3(1800), B4(AWS), B5(850), B7(2600), B8(900), B12(700), B17(700), B18(800), B19(800), B20(800), B25(1900), B26(800), B28(700)

4G TDD LTE : B38(2600), B39(1900), B40(2300), B41(2500)

To my understanding...in terms of 2G support, only PCS1900 is supported and not Cellular850.

Also...while it appears most LTE bands are supported...band 13 is not supported.

How will lack of Cellular850 2G and band 13 LTE affect my reception and speed in the GTA?

[gp-se]

@gkdle You should be good, in the GTA most places are HSPA or LTE, so not having GSM shouldn't be an issue. Also missing band 13 isn't that huge, since the majority of Rogers LTE is on band 4.

[Banana_Mo]

Do i need all the bands

Would both of these devices work just as well?
https://www.frequencycheck.com/carrier-compatibility/XOW5f3/samsung-sm-g930v-galaxy-s7-xlte-samsung-...

https://www.frequencycheck.com/carrier-compatibility/03zETG/samsung-sm-g930p-galaxy-s7-td-lte-samsun...

[gp-se]

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@Banana_Mo wrote:

Do i need all the bands

Would both of these devices work just as well?
https://www.frequencycheck.com/carrier-compatibility/XOW5f3/samsung-sm-g930v-galaxy-s7-xlte-samsung-...

https://www.frequencycheck.com/carrier-compatibility/03zETG/samsung-sm-g930p-galaxy-s7-td-lte-samsun...

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@Banana_Mo

You'll be fine, you're only missing 700mhz bands which isn't deployed everywhere to begin with. If you're in the GTA you won't notice a difference.

[Htmlgirl]

Nokia 6 coverage on Rogers

I am looking at bringing my Nokia 6 to Rogers but it doesn't seem to support Band 4 (1700/2100) but does support 2600 for 4G LTE.  would this get me LTE coverage in Kingston Ontario.

Network speed LTE Cat. 4, 150Mbps DL/50Mbps UL

Networks GSM: 850/900/1800/1900; WCDMA: Band 1, 2, 5, 8; LTE: Band 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40

GSM: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz

CDMA: 800 MHz

UMTS: 850/900/1900/2100 MHz

LTE: 1900/2100/850/1800/2600/2300/2500 MHz

Data: GPRS, EDGE, EV-DO Rev. A, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE

[gp-se]

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@Htmlgirl wrote:

Nokia 6 coverage on Rogers

I am looking at bringing my Nokia 6 to Rogers but it doesn't seem to support Band 4 (1700/2100) but does support 2600 for 4G LTE.  would this get me LTE coverage in Kingston Ontario.

Network speed LTE Cat. 4, 150Mbps DL/50Mbps UL

Networks GSM: 850/900/1800/1900; WCDMA: Band 1, 2, 5, 8; LTE: Band 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40

GSM: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz

CDMA: 800 MHz

UMTS: 850/900/1900/2100 MHz

LTE: 1900/2100/850/1800/2600/2300/2500 MHz

Data: GPRS, EDGE, EV-DO Rev. A, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE

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@Htmlgirl

Depending where in Kingston you are you may get LTE coverage.

Check out this website, it shows the towers and the bands they operate on

https://www.ertyu.org/steven_nikkel/cancellsites.html

[Mevie]

will this phone work with rogers?

Phone Mi mix

Network Bands

• FDD-LTE: B1，B2，B3，B4，B5，B7，B8
• TD-LTE: B38，B39，B40，B41
• TD-SCDMA: B34，B39
• WCDMA: B1，B2，B5，B8
• GSM: B2，B3，B5，B8
• CDMA1X/EVDO: BC0

[gp-se]

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@Mevie wrote:

will this phone work with rogers?

Phone Mi mix

Network Bands

• FDD-LTE: B1，B2，B3，B4，B5，B7，B8
• TD-LTE: B38，B39，B40，B41
• TD-SCDMA: B34，B39
• WCDMA: B1，B2，B5，B8
• GSM: B2，B3，B5，B8
• CDMA1X/EVDO: BC0

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@Mevie

it should work for GSM/HSPA/LTE on Rogers.

Networks

Frequency range	Band number	Protocol
1900 MHz PCS	2	UMTS/HSPA+ 21Mbit/s
700 MHz Lower A/B/C	12/17/13	LTE
1700/2100 MHz AWS	4	LTE
2600 MHz IMT-E	7	LTE

Rogers Wireless - Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rogers_Wireless

[Slater552]

I'm looking to buy an unlocked LG G6, typically I usually buy an AT&T phone with no issues. But looking at all of the different models and various prices I'm not sure which to buy...? Any suggestions?

Here are the band's fom the G6 that Rogers sells

H873 [Canada]: GSM: 850/900/1800/1900 WCDMA: B1/B2/B4/B5 LTE: B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B6/B7/B12/B13/B20/B66

Here are the AT&T version Bands

H871 [AT&T - USA]: GSM: 850/900/1800/1900 WCDMA: B1/B2/B4/B5 LTE: B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B12/B20/B29/B30

Here are the band's for the Verizon version.

CDMA: BC0/BC1 GSM: 850/900/1800/1900 WCDMA: B2/B4/B5 LTE: B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B13/B20/B66

And here are the band's for the factory unlocked US version

US997 [U.S Cellular - USA]: CDMA: BC0/BC1 GSM: 850/900/1800/1900 WCDMA: B1/B2/B4/B5/B8 LTE: B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B12/B13/B17/B20/B25

[RogersMaude]

Good day @Slater552,

Welcome to the Community and thank you for your contribution!

You should have the ability to use an unlocked LG G6 on Rogers' network as long as they have the same GSM compatible frequencies/bands, regardless of the carrier it originates from.

However, we can't assure you that it will be entirely functional accross all platforms, since the phone you are looking to get is not officially supported by Rogers.

When using a "non-Rogers" phone, don't forget to enter the appropriate Rogers LTE APN Settings!

Let us know if you have any other questions 

RogersMaude

[apham69]

Im planning on buying the v30 from the states for at&t. Im wondering if it will work with my chatr sim? I dont quite understand the bands thing. I think chatr uses 850 and 1900?

Network GSM, LTE (Multi-Band/Multi-Mode)
GSM/EDGE (2G) Bands 850/900/1800/1900
HSPA/UMTS (3G/4G) Bands 850/1700/1900/2100
Domestic 4G LTE Bands 2/4/5/12/29/30/66
4G LTE Roaming Bands 1/3/7/20/38/39/40/41

That's the v30 specs, I think it'll work with chatr? And that's after an unlock

[gp-se]

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@apham69 wrote:
Im planning on buying the v30 from the states for at&t. Im wondering if it will work with my chatr sim? I dont quite understand the bands thing. I think chatr uses 850 and 1900?

Network GSM, LTE (Multi-Band/Multi-Mode)
GSM/EDGE (2G) Bands 850/900/1800/1900
HSPA/UMTS (3G/4G) Bands 850/1700/1900/2100
Domestic 4G LTE Bands 2/4/5/12/29/30/66
4G LTE Roaming Bands 1/3/7/20/38/39/40/41

That's the v30 specs, I think it'll work with chatr? And that's after an unlock

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@apham69

It will work fine on the Rogers Network once unlocked.

[hitechchef]

Planning to buy this phone on Rogers network. Will this work to the full permissible LTE speeds

https://www.mi.com/en/mi-a1/specs/

Supports 802.11a/b/g/n/ac protocols

Supports 2.4/5G WiFi / WIFI Direct / WiFi Display

Supports Bluetooth 4.2/HID

4G

Supports VoLTE/4G/3G/2G on compatible networks

Mode Band

GSM	B2, B3, B5, B8
UMTS	B1, B2, B5, B8
FDD-LTE	B1, B3, B4, B5, B7, B8, B20
TDD-LTE	B38, B40

Thanks

[Tech11]

Hi. Another frequency question. I'm looking at a HTC 10 EVO 64GB Factory Unlocked. I know it has some of the bands but not all the bands. Will this affect performance. Namely the 1700 lte band it missing.
If it matters I live in Calgary.

2G Network
850MHZ
900MHZ
1800MHZ
1900MHZ
3G Network
850MHZ
900MHZ
2100MHZ
1900MHZ
4G Network
850MHZ
900MHZ
1800MHZ
2100MHZ
2300MHZ
2600MHZ
700MHZ
(B20) 800MHZ

[gp-se]

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@Tech11 wrote:
Hi. Another frequency question. I'm looking at a HTC 10 EVO 64GB Factory Unlocked. I know it has some of the bands but not all the bands. Will this affect performance. Namely the 1700 lte band it missing.
If it matters I live in Calgary.

2G Network
850MHZ
900MHZ
1800MHZ
1900MHZ
3G Network
850MHZ
900MHZ
2100MHZ
1900MHZ
4G Network
850MHZ
900MHZ
1800MHZ
2100MHZ
2300MHZ
2600MHZ
700MHZ
(B20) 800MHZ

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@Tech11

Band 4 1700/2100 is Rogers Main LTE Band, I personally wouldn't buy a phone without it. 

[Tech11]

Thanks. That's exactly what I was wondering.

[djschaef]

Rogers Cell Band Explanation for Rural Booster Selection

I have a rural property that I am planning on purchasing a Cell Signal Booster for. I have determined that there is a tower within 11km that lists broadcast at 850MHz and 2100MHz. It would seem obvious that the ideal booster would have dual band 850MHz and 2100MHz support.

However, when I researched Rogers frequencies I found the following (shortened listing):

Frequency range          Band number     Protocol                                Class     Status                           
850 MHz CLR                         5                   UMTS/HSPA+ 21Mbit/s      3G         Active[13]     
1900 MHz PCS                       2                  UMTS/HSPA+ 21Mbit/s      3G         Active[13]     
700 MHz Lower A/B/C        12/17/13     LTE                                          4G         Currently Being Deployed[14]  
1700/2100 MHz AWS          4                   LTE                                          4G         Active[13]                       
2600 MHz IMT-E                   7                    LTE                                          4G         Active[13]   

Can anyone explain what "1700/2100MHz" refers to? Does this mean that Rogers Band 4 requires both or conversly either 1700 and 2100MHz to operate properly?                 

[RogersCorey]

Good morning @djschaef!

Welcome to our Community!

That's a good question you have there. If you have fully confirmed that tower only broadcasts on those two frequencies, then you should be fine with a booster that only supports those two bands.

1700/2100 are two other frequencies that we operate LTE on. Just make sure whomever you purchase from has a good return policy in case you do run into troubles!

Regards,

RogersCorey

[djschaef]

The details I have for the tower are:

Rogers transceivers at
N49.7569 W95.2333

Freq    BW    Power    Azm Hgt    Elev
(MHz)    (Hz)        (°)    (m)    (m)
850        5M    1339.66    250    46    337
850        5M    1339.66    130    46    337
850        5M    1339.66    25    46    337
850        5M    1339.66    250    46    337
850        5M    1339.66    130    46    337
850        5M    1339.66    25    46    337
2100    20M    3458.32    30    46    337
2100    20M    3458.32    125    46    337
2100    20M    3458.32    270    46    337 

The booster I have supports 850MHz and 1700MHz uplink / 2100Mhz downlink (which matches normal Rogers Band 4 LTE) and I get great 3G/HSPA service.

I read in this forum that 850MHz supports both 3G/HSPA and 4G/LTE in Manitoba. How does the 4G/LTE data travel with this tower configuration?

IAW, I know 2100MHz is downlink, what frequency is uplink data?

Ultimately I believe I probably need to work on fine tuning alignment but want to make sure the booster has the technical capabilities first.

[RogersCilio]

Hey @djschaef,

I don't totally follow your question, but to clarify, both the downlink and uplink are 2100MHz. Theoretically, as long as the tower supports the band, it should work. You can also double check your LTE coverage in your area here.

As @RogersCorey mentioned, in case you run into hiccups with the booster, that they have a solid return policy, as we won't be able to support the device. 

I'll tag a couple of our wireless gurus as well, for further input! @Meowmix @gp-se

Cheers,

RogersCilio

[djschaef]

From the map provided LTE is available at the location I am setting up. The question is what frequencies do I need to support via a booster.

This was published earlier in this thread by Rogers:

4G / LTE Network

Band        Uplink (MHz)    Downlink (MHz)    Band Name
2*            1850-1910        1930-1990        PCS1900
4            1710-1755        2100-2155        AWS
5**            824-849            869-894            Cellular850
7            2500-2570        2620-2690        IMT-E2600
12            698-716            728-746            700 SMH A/B/C
17            704-716            734-746            700 SMH B/C

*    Certain areas only
**   Manitoba only

The tower in question lists 850MHz and 2100MHz transmitters. How does LTE travel to and from this tower ..

Uplink Frequency(s) = ?

Downlink Frequency(s) = ?