Using a US Moto G (2015) in the UK

[jonnythan]

Can anyone help me figure out if the US Moto G (2015) will work on EE 4G in the UK?
It lists the following bands:

"LTE (2, 4, 5, 7, 12, 17)"

EE in the UK supposedly uses bands 3 and 7.

Does this mean I'd have no problem using a new US Moto G in the UK on EE's 4G?

 

[Rarscaryfrosty]

You'd probably be able to make phone calls and use HSPA+ just fine since the majority of the world uses the same GSM bands for those. As for LTE, you would get nothing since the USA model does not support band 3 or 7.

 

[jonnythan]

You'd probably be able to make phone calls and use HSPA+ just fine since the majority of the world uses the same GSM bands for those. As for LTE, you would get nothing since the USA model does not support band 3 or 7.

I don't understand. I'd be buying the US version of the phone, and Motorola says it supports band 7.

The question is whether band 7 support is sufficient for 4G on EE in the UK.

 

[jay2the1]

I don't understand. I'd be buying the US version of the phone, and Motorola says it supports band 7.

The question is whether band 7 support is sufficient for 4G on EE in the UK.

EE uses bands 7, 3 and 20, if you use a US version of the Moto G 2015 then you will only be able to connect to LTE in a band 7 area, band 7 is 2600MHz so will only be used in cities and towns as it has a very short range, most of EEs LTE network is band 3 (1800MHz) and then band 7 (800MHz) will be used in some cases (it penetrates buildings and has a much greater range) -bottom line is you won't get much LTE at all.

Also if you are considering buying a US version because with a straight conversion it looks cheap, remember you have to pay import duty and taxes once it gets here which will even out the price.

 

[jonnythan]

I was looking to buy a US version because my fiancee is living in England and will be coming to the US in about a year. So the conversion rate is better and she'll be able to use it here no problem once she arrives. Sounds like that might not work though.

 

[Skyerin]

I was looking to buy a US version because my fiancee is living in England and will be coming to the US in about a year. So the conversion rate is better and she'll be able to use it here no problem once she arrives. Sounds like that might not work though.

You'd still get a 3G connection which would be fine for the year so that's still an option?