Galaxy S8+

[NDH]

Hello, I'm new(ly returned) to Canada and have brought my unlocked Samsung Galaxy 8+ (SM-G955FD) with me from Australia.  When I went to find out if my phone would work on the Public network, that was not one of the model numbers listed.  Am I out of luck?  

[cavemantoronto]

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@VW2 wrote:

Thanks but there are no networks listed...

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Even if there's no signal from Public, the Rogers network should show in the network scan list. 

[Anonymous]

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@VW2 wrote:

Thanks but there are no networks listed...

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Did you change to 4G/3G etc? Did you do a manual scan? Or Automatic? Restart/Airplane mode? With PM SIM in?

[VW2]

Thanks but there are no networks listed...

[Anonymous]

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@VW2 wrote:

Yes - a Rogers SIM worked.  But it won't work on Public mobile...

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Go into Settings/Connections/Mobile networks - what does Network mode say? If 2G then go in there and change it to 4G/3G/2G.

Back to Mobile networks/Network operators - select automatically.

[VW2]

Yes - a Rogers SIM worked.  But it won't work on Public mobile...

[Anonymous]

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@VW2 wrote:

Thanks.  The SIM card worked in my old Samsung S3.  It's not an issue with the network - Public mobile is not recognizing the phone.  Has anyone with a Samsung S8+ SM-G955W been able to use public mobile?

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That's why I asked if you could try a different SIM in it.

And to check the networks and protocols. The phone should be fine.

[VW2]

Thanks.  The SIM card worked in my old Samsung S3.  It's not an issue with the network - Public mobile is not recognizing the phone.  Has anyone with a Samsung S8+ SM-G955W been able to use public mobile?

[Anonymous]

 @VW2 : It should be fine. Can you try a different SIM from a different provider in it? Can you check to see if the networks are choosing automatic? Can you check to see if it's on 2G? It should be like LTE/4G and WCDMA/UMTS/HSDPA/3G.

[VW2]

I just bought an unlocked Canadian Samsung Galaxy S8+ model SM-G955W and inserted my public mobile SIM card and it won't work (even after resetting, etc...) - does note register on network.

Even though the willmyphonework site says that model is compatible (as per screen shots in previous replies), I checked the frequencycheck website and the Public Mobile website and it states that only the G950W is compatible.

Has anyone had luck using anyone trying the SM-955W model of Samsung S8+?

[NDH]

Thanks!  So weird that it doesn’t show my model on my end (I tried multiple times on that link before posting) but that’s good enough confirmation for me. 

[hTideGnow · Accepted solution]

Yes, It is good according https://willmyphonework.net/

[Anonymous]

 @NDH : No. It'll be fine.