I want to buy Verizon nexus from craigslist for 500 and i've seen that Verizon one has Sim card in it. Is it a good idea to get it and use it on at&t?
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I don't think it would work
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I don't think it would work
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It wouldn't.
It would have a LTE sim card, but it would NOT work with ATT LTE because the two are the same technology but different spectrum. And then there is the gsm Cdma differences for non 4G use. That is why there two different versions of it
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Cmon. This has been answered (or just use common sense). Its a CDMA phone locked to Verizon. You can't put in an AT&T SIM, whether its provisioned for LTE or not. It won't work.
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I'm currently in Israel, and I had a LTE GN sent to me from America. I see that it has a microSIM card slot. If I were to get a microSIM, would I be able to hop off the networks here?
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No one knows?
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No one knows?
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To be honest, I think you are the first one ever, to IMPORT a US-specific carrier-phone to try to use it internationally instead of just getting the international GSM version
a LTE GN from usually means this one: http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_nexus_i515-4301.php
as such it is a cdma phone, but LTE requires it to have a micro sim. It has no GSM radio whatsoever. And most likely it is locked to verzion.
simply put, no.
Ha, right. Well I didn't intentionally do this, it just happened that a friend had an upgrade with Verizon and he some how got the Nexus for free. He's using his BB here in Israel so he let me play with it. Its nice to have a solid feel with ICS.
Bummer.
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There's no LTE networks in Israel...
...yet. Now that there's this whole boom the Communications Minister caused by getting all the new carriers to join the market, I think that Golan Telecom is the only one who is planning on getting the whole system up to 4G (LTE) when their thru.
In the meantime, though, your out of luck. Even if you did unlock the Verizon LTE phone, and get a microSIM (which is, btw, no problem here in Israel, all the carriers have them), you still wouldn't be able to use it as a cell phone since all the networks here are 3G and don't support LTE.
Damn zombies. Friends don't let friends resurrect threads that have been dead and buried for several months.
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If i buy a Verizon Galaxy Nexus, and unlock the bootloader.. Would it be able to work with a T-Mobile sim?
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i dont think it will sorry, but then again iam not to sure. i think sim unlocking and bootloader unlocking are two differant things. it dosent cost much to get a phone sim unlocked though and if you do some google searching you might be able to unlock it yourself.
i just read on google that you cant unlock verizon or sprint.
The verizon nexus only has cdma & LTE bands, so no, the only other possibilities are Sprint and other cdma carriers.
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umid21 said:
If i buy a Verizon Galaxy Nexus, and unlock the bootloader.. Would it be able to work with a T-Mobile sim?
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Boot loader != sim unlock
CDMA / LTE != GSM
Verizon phones not marketed as 'GLOBAL' will NOT work on GSM carriers. Unlocking a CDMA phone is hard and if done can only be used on CDMA networks (sprint or Verizon in US) and even then you need to provision the phone for the new network and CDMA network operators do not like to allow other phones on their network since you did not buy the phone from that carrier.
TL;DR:
Verizon only works on Verizon
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You can get a GSM Galaxy Nexus, unlock and work with T-Mobile.
I have the Nexus and am on T-Mobile.
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If i buy a Verizon Galaxy Nexus, and unlock the bootloader.. Would it be able to work with a T-Mobile sim?
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Verizon phones not marketed as 'GLOBAL' will NOT work on GSM carriers.
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yes a global verizon phone will but it is sim locked.
First of all non of the galaxy nexus phones are locked. The T Mobile version works with the Att version and so on. The Verizon version will never work on the other networks because cdma is not compatible with GSM period
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Verizon galaxy nexus only works on Verizon. It has a sim slot but it's designed strictly for LTE.
It will not work with tmobile or att
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bmett said:
First of all non of the galaxy nexus phones are locked. The T Mobile version works with the Att version and so on. The Verizon version will never work on the other networks because cdma is not compatible with GSM period
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This is actually wrong, some of the phones being sold in Europe are actually sim-locked. There is a thread under the general section discussing someone trying to sim-unlock their phone.
Hey guys, I currently have a Galaxy Note but I'm looking to get the GSM Nexus. Do any of you know if the LTE Sim cards work for GSM Nexus? I can't seem to find any information on this.
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drblack2013 said:
Hey guys, I currently have a Galaxy Note but I'm looking to get the GSM Nexus. Do any of you know if the LTE Sim cards work for GSM Nexus? I can't seem to find any information on this.
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I've always wondered about that as well....
- Google
Well apparently no one has attempted it.
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One X micro sim works in my GSM Gnex, so I imagine the Note sim would work as well.
I came from an HTC Vivid LTE phone. I simply swapped the LTE sim from the Vivid into my Nexus and all has been well for over a month (had an international Nexus, but returned it and got the US Nexus).
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I came from an HTC Vivid LTE phone. I simply swapped the LTE sim from the Vivid into my Nexus and all has been well for over a month (had an international Nexus, but returned it and got the US Nexus).
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I'm switching from the Vivid too. Is the Nexus any better than the Vivid?
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tanner4137 said:
I'm switching from the Vivid too. Is the Nexus any better than the Vivid?
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The only thing I miss is LTE, but that is minor compared to all the great things about the Nexus - let alone the longer battery life.
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Until recently I have been with Sprint. And I am located in South Florida.
I am considering going with Simple Mobile as I'm told that T-Mobile has one of the best data speeds in this area. And I want to get a Galaxy S3 as the phone to use with this service.
Can anyone here advise as to whether this would work with Simple Mobile (I called them but they won't say anything only that they don't don't support it - meaning they don't sell it so don't bother them), at what speeds?
I also assume that I must get the T-Mobile version of this phone. That seems quite difficult unless I want to pay a big premium to T-Mobile, who charges much more than say AT&T for their version. So if anyone has any suggestions where I can get one (I would prefer a store, not eBay)?
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try the xda marketplace
edit: nvm just saw you dont have enough posts.
I read that the Sprint variant of the S3 would work on T-Mobile. You just have to unlock the phone I believe.
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I remember negri sells the phone for $599 unlocked. That's the cheapest I've seen for the TMobile version. It's not cheaper by much but it's unlocked and you may save on taxes.
http://negrielectronics.com/catalogsearch/result/?q=t999#.UDfVdr3n_Fo
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I read that the Sprint variant of the S3 would work on T-Mobile. You just have to unlock the phone I believe.
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Sprint is cdma and T-Mobile is GSM. How are you going to stick a sim card in that sprint phone?
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My wife is using it on Simple Mobile. It works great.
Simple Mobile is a Mvno of t-mobile so you don't need to have an unlocked T999. Just change the apn. A's far as speeds. I live in Central Florida and I get the same speeds as t-mobile. I recommended. As far as where to buy the phone. I went to t-mobile and paid $599 for it. Haven't really seen it cheaper.
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brooksyx said:
Sprint is cdma and T-Mobile is GSM. How are you going to stick a sim card in that sprint phone?
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It's a world phone, my friends HTC Rezound is on Verizon which is CDMA but works on ATT
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AttachedSilver said:
It's a world phone, my friends HTC Rezound is on Verizon which is CDMA but works on ATT
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The Sprint version does not have the AWS bands that T-Mobile requires.
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The Sprint version does not have the AWS bands that T-Mobile requires.
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Not to mention the Sprint sim slot is sealed and inaccessible.
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It's a world phone, my friends HTC Rezound is on Verizon which is CDMA but works on ATT
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You didn't answer my question, how are you going to put a sim card in it. The sprint galaxy siii does not have a sim slot...
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Also for Data?
Will it work for all the difference data protocols, and 2G, 3G, 4G?
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I read that the Sprint variant of the S3 would work on T-Mobile. You just have to unlock the phone I believe.
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Which phone is she using?
What plan (40, 50, 60) does she have? What data speeds is she getting?
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My wife is using it on Simple Mobile. It works great.
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sun365 said:
Will it work for all the difference data protocols, and 2G, 3G, 4G?
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No. It doesn't have the AWS bands that T-Mobile requires. And they don't have "4G".
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brooksyx said:
You didn't answer my question, how are you going to put a sim card in it. The sprint galaxy siii does not have a sim slot...
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It does have a sim slot but it's not user accessible.
It's hidden behind the plastic under the battery.
Sprint has taken this approach with all there LTE devices.
The only exception may be the Photon Q since it's touted as being a global device.
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It does have a sim slot but it's not user accessible.
It's hidden behind the plastic under the battery.
Sprint has taken this approach with all there LTE devices.
The only exception may be the Photon Q since it's touted as being a global device.
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There is no sim slot. There is an embedded lte chip in there but no slot.
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My wife is using it on Simple Mobile. It works great.
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So she did get 4G from simple mobile or only edge speed?
Also did she get MMS problem? I saw someone open a thread says he have MMS issue. (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1791451)
The sprint version does not have an external sim as you all know. My question is if you take the phone apart the sd reader is detachable. has anyone attempted to plug in a Verizon micro sim/sd reader daughter board into a sprint device and see if it would read the sim? I know it's a stretch but might be worth a shot to get working gsm...
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Verizon's phone doesn't support GSM so why would ours?
Even thought the 4 carriers have the same specs it doesn't mean they all support the same bands.....
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Verizon's phone doesn't support GSM so why would ours?
Even thought the 4 carriers have the same specs it doesn't mean they all support the same bands.....
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Verizon's phone supports international roaming on GSM carriers.
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Correct sir!
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