Hi all. would like to ask you if you buy samsung galaxy s 2 tmobile and unlocked can operate normally in GREECE; Because here we have only 3G NETWORK.....????
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Yes it should. The 4G on this phone is just 3g but on steroids
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this is a world phone, you just need to SIM unlock it, and you can use it on any GSM network service provider
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Hi guys,
My friend bought an incredible 2 and paid to have it sim unlocked. He put his at&t go phone sim in it and it doesn't recognize the sim in gsm mode nor does it even register in global mode. I did a search on Google and got yes and no answers on whether this is possible. I figure no one would know better than an xda guy, so any help is appreciated.
Phone is also rooted and s-off if that matters/helps on the newest rooted ota.
Thanks in advance!
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Technically speaking yes it should work but the phone will only be able to use the edge network due to limitations on the inc2 being built mainly for cdma network. I would try a different carriers SIM card to test. It is possible the unlock didn't work. I have seen a few people on here using the phone with tmobile which is almost the same network.
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zax10 said:
Technically speaking yes it should work but the phone will only be able to use the edge network due to limitations on the inc2 being built mainly for cdma network. I would try a different carriers SIM card to test. It is possible the unlock didn't work. I have seen a few people on here using the phone with tmobile which is almost the same network.
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Dkstunna's cm9 has working gsm 3g if I remember right
So it is just a matter of flashing a rom that will support it? I see that a few roms say they support GSM. I read somewhere that verizon blocked the radio in the phone from getting AT&T signal, is that true and if so would I need to flash a different radio for it to work? Data does not matter, he mainly uses it for talk and text (why he got an incred 2 for just talk and text is beyond me)
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So it is just a matter of flashing a rom that will support it? I see that a few roms say they support GSM. I read somewhere that verizon blocked the radio in the phone from getting AT&T signal, is that true and if so would I need to flash a different radio for it to work? Data does not matter, he mainly uses it for talk and text (why he got an incred 2 for just talk and text is beyond me)
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Its not blocked, the phone just doesn't pick up the right band or frequency to get gsm 3g on certain networks, all the different type of data and voice use their own frequency range and our phone can't pick up the right band to get it, our radio is not made for it.
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Hi guys,
My friend bought an incredible 2 and paid to have it sim unlocked. He put his at&t go phone sim in it and it doesn't recognize the sim in gsm mode nor does it even register in global mode. I did a search on Google and got yes and no answers on whether this is possible. I figure no one would know better than an xda guy, so any help is appreciated.
Phone is also rooted and s-off if that matters/helps on the newest rooted ota.
Thanks in advance!
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I have rooted and have mine s-off. Prior to doing this Verizon gave me the unlock code for GSM as I travel overseas. I am running aeroevan's cm9 on it and recently tried the local GSM providers SIM here in Wyoming (Union Cellular) in the phone. I switched the network to GSM and it picked up nothing at all. I have used this overseas with a Movistar SIM and have had voice and SMS. Some how I wonder if there is something built in that blocks GMS when the phone can receive a CDMA signal from Verizon.
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I have rooted and have mine s-off. Prior to doing this Verizon gave me the unlock code for GSM as I travel overseas. I am running aeroevan's cm9 on it and recently tried the local GSM providers SIM here in Wyoming (Union Cellular) in the phone. I switched the network to GSM and it picked up nothing at all. I have used this overseas with a Movistar SIM and have had voice and SMS. Some how I wonder if there is something built in that blocks GMS when the phone can receive a CDMA signal from Verizon.
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Did you see what bandwidth/frequency union cellular runs off of compared to the inc2
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Did you see what bandwidth/frequency union cellular runs off of compared to the inc2
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I thought that by being a quad band gsm the dinc2 would get any gsm frequency.
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I thought that by being a quad band gsm the dinc2 would get any gsm frequency.
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Yes but not always the case. It most be one of these. Google is your friend
The handset is a dual-band EV-DO Rev A (850/1900MHz), quad-band EDGE (850/900/1800/1900MHz), and dual-band HSDPA (900/2100MHz) device
So, this is more complicated thant i tought. I was under the impression that I could prety much unlock my phone to work with any companie.
Called Telus ( I want to sell my T-989, and found a Rogers buyer)
They told me they could unlock it but that it wouldnt work since Telus is on a HSPA network and Rogers is on a GSM...
Any way to get around this by flashing a different modem ??
Or am I stuck to sell it to a compatible network buyer?
I have this phone unlocked and it works fine on Rogers. It just can't do the hspa+ speeds so it would be stuck on 3G.
So basically don't worry, the phone works fine on gsm carrier's.
Also for future reference Telus is using a CDMA network but the T989 supports both CDMA and GSM.
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That is great news. Only thing is that Telus want to charge me 35$ for the process.
Are the online websites that offer that kind of service trustable ??
Iv'e seen a website think its like cellphonecanada blabla something like that. 20$ for the unlock.
I got mine unlocked at a local mall for 20 bucks. Perhaps try that?
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Just like my topic says I know u can take a verizon Iphone 5 and use a tmobile sim or any cdma phone that's factory unlocked and a global phone use a Gsm att or tmobile sim and you get 4g .But can you put a verizon lte sim in the tmobile note 2 and get service or data for that matter "KEEPIKG IN MIND" these are pentaband phones which supports other carriers 4g or lte. Or would our note 2 have to have cdma radio .
Anyone confirm this would work
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3G won't work. Period. Verizon is CDMA while our phones are GSM.
LTE is a bit different though. In theory it should work but after Verizon actually starts deploying LTE on the AWS spectrum but I wouldn't hold my breath because you won't have voice or anything but data and very sporadic at best if it even works at all.
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I tried a VZW sim in my unlocked phone, no go.
It might work if you can use voice over lte
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Hi,
First off I live in Ireland where we only have 3G networks. No 4G at the moment.
Now my question is, if I buy a 4G capable phone off ebay.com with a "bad esn" can it be used on 3G networks in Ireland?
Basically can a 4G phone work if I pop a 3G sim in there?
Also in order for this to work I would guess the phone would need to be unlocked. As far as I can see there is a few "bad esn unlocked" phones, but is the procdure to unlock a 4G bad esn phone just as easy as a normal 3G phone?
Thanks in advanced.
Christopher.
If you unlock it, you should be able to use a 4G-capable phone on 3G. I can't see why not.
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If you unlock it, you should be able to use a 4G-capable phone on 3G. I can't see why not.
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Thank you soo much!
Bad ESN is for CDMA phones. Does your service provider do GSM or CDMA?
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why not just buy a gsm phone and not worry about a bad ESN phone or whether or not a 4g phone will work with a 3g sim? used gsm nexus has to be cheap as all get out by now on ebay or swappa or a thousand other sites.
Hello friends my samsung galaxy s3 att is unlocked but not connect with 3g only edge :S my carrier is orange dominicana
many people tell me it is the frequency band any solution ???
any comment to know why not connect with 3g
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stein3d said:
Hello friends my samsung galaxy s3 att is unlocked but not connect with 3g only edge :S my carrier is orange dominicana
many people tell me it is the frequency band any solution ???
any comment to know why not connect with 3g
How to enable 3G samsung galaxy s3 att on orange dominicana
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Sorry, but it's not going to work with this phone.
Orange Dominicana uses the 900 band frequency for 3g (WCDMA). On this phone that band is locked for being used with 2g (GSM). That's why you're getting Edge.
Unfortunately, the T-Mobile version of this phone also locked the 900 band for GSM. That means the NV data hack won't work for you either.
Sorry. Hope that explains it, and I hope they at least launch LTE service on a compatible band for you.
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Sorry, but it's not going to work with this phone.
Orange Dominicana uses the 900 band frequency for 3g (WCDMA). On this phone that band is locked for being used with 2g (GSM). That's why you're getting Edge.
Unfortunately, the T-Mobile version of this phone also locked the 900 band for GSM. That means the NV data hack won't work for you either.
Sorry. Hope that explains it, and I hope they at least launch LTE service on a compatible band for you.
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thanks but samsung galaxy s3 i9300 (international) working with 3g ????
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thanks but samsung galaxy s3 i9300 (international) working with 3g ????
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Looks like it would work.
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Looks like it would work.
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ok vry thanks :good::good:
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