1. fof9l's Avatar
    I've been drawn into the excitement around the Z30, and I really want to get one soon. We live part of our lives in Toronto and part in the UK; in TO I have a Fido SIM, and in the UK it's Orange.

    My existing Z10 is an STL100-3, and it works fine in both places, except that it won't connect to LTE 4G in the UK; it does 4G in Canada. I'm wondering which Z30 to get - is there one which will do Fido 4G here and Orange 4G there? There seem to be a number of STA100-2s and -5s available on eBay in Canada, so - which one should I go for?

    Any advice would be welcome.
    08-19-14 09:27 PM
  2. raino's Avatar
    Orange/EE has an LTE network on band 3, and maybe on band 7 as well. Band 7 is present in both the -2 and the -5, but band 3 is present in the -3 and not the -5.

    Rogers (Fido's parent company, as you may know) has LTE networks on band 4, 7 and 17.

    So in this case, the STA100-2 might be better to get. You will definitely be covered up to LTE in the UK, and wherever in Canada you are, provided that Rogers/Fido has band 7 coverage, you will be covered with LTE. So you may want to find out how band 7 coverage is in your Canadian location.

    If you go with the -5, you will definitely be covered up to LTE in Canada, and you may or may not get LTE in the UK.


    Edit: I just remembered that the Q10 Rogers sells to the majority of the customers is also the European model and has the same network bands as the Z30 -2. So this tilts the balance much more in favor of the -2.
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    08-19-14 09:38 PM
  3. BBZ10wannabe's Avatar
    For the record Rogers shipped me an STA-5. I get very good LTE coverage in Canada.

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    08-19-14 09:41 PM
  4. Griffyj's Avatar
    Rogers are offering the Z30 for $0 right now.
    08-19-14 11:04 PM
  5. fof9l's Avatar
    But only with a new Rogers activation. I already have a Fido SIM and I'm not interested in paying the astounding amount of money that Rogers (and Telus, for that matter) want for a phone package. I'm looking on eBay...
    08-19-14 11:20 PM
  6. raino's Avatar
    But only with a new Rogers activation. I already have a Fido SIM and I'm not interested in paying the astounding amount of money that Rogers (and Telus, for that matter) want for a phone package. I'm looking on eBay...
    If Fido ever sold the Q10, try to find out which model it was. If it was the SQN100-3, get the STA100-2 Z30.
    fof9l likes this.
    08-19-14 11:36 PM

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