Mobile Ed for Australia

[LogicalUnit]

Hi everyone,

I'm about to place a preorder, but I just want to confirm which Mobile Ed. I need to buy for Australia. I assume it's the EU version, but can someone confirm this for me?

Many thanks

 

[pimaster]

Stolen from https://pyra-handheld.com/boards/threads/finalizing-everything.77289/page-18#post-1375568 on the Finalizing everything thread:

Thanks for the warning!

I don't mind being a guinea pig, and if it doesn't work the GPS and sensors alone would be worth the extra money to me.

The EU version Should Work™ on most Aussie networks in most areas according to these docs:

http://www.gemalto.com/brochures-site/download-site/Documents/M2M_PLS8_datasheet.pdf
http://whirlpool.net.au/wiki/mobile_phone_frequencies
http://www.mobilenetworkguide.com.au/australian_mobile_phone_frequencies.html

This is a summary of the bands the chip supports and what networks it Should Work™ with in Aus.

GSM  900       : Telstra, Optus & Vodafone
GSM  1800      : (Telstra, Optus & Vodafone all use this band for 4G instead)
UMTS 900  FDD8 : Optus, Vodafone
UMTS 1800 FDD3 : None
UMTS 2100 FDD1 : Telstra, Optus, Vodafone
LTE  800  FDD20: None
LTE  900  FDD8 : Telstra (a handful of sites, utilises spectrum previously used by 2G)
LTE  1800 FDD3 : Telstra, Optus, Vodafone
LTE  2100 FDD1 : Telstra (a handful of sites), Optus (Darwin, Tasmania)
LTE  2600 FDD7 : Optus, Telstra. (TPG have a license but have not announced plans for it.)

[doublepost=1462066686,1462066275][/doublepost]And for completeness, here are the details about the modems that are going to be used.

http://www.gemalto.com/brochures-site/download-site/Documents/M2M_PLS8_datasheet.pdf

PLS8-E:

• Penta Band LTE: 800/900/1800/2100/2600 MHz; FDD-Band (20,8,3,7,1);
• Tri Band UMTS (WCDMA): 900/1800/2100 MHz; FDD-Band (8,3,1);
• Dual Band GSM/GPRS/EDGE: 900/1800 MHz

PLS8-US:

• Quad Band LTE: 700/850/AWS (1700/2100)/1900 MHz; FDD-Band (17,5,4,2);
• Tri Band UMTS (WCDMA): 850/AWS (1700/2100)/1900 MHz; FDD-Band (5,4,2)
• Quad Band GSM/GPRS/EDGE: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz

[doublepost=1462062340,1462062222][/doublepost](is there any reason not to use PLS8-X instead of PLS8-US for the US version??)