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T-Mobile GS3 compatible with 4G LTE?

My friend is getting a T-Mobile S3 soon. He asked me this question and I told him I highly doubt it's compatible but I'm not 100% sure.
His question was when or if T-Mobile rolls out LTE, will the GS3 (HSPA+) be able to run LTE? He said he thought a software update could possibly make it work?
Isn't this more of a hardware thing than a simple software change?

Thank Me Later said:
My friend is getting a T-Mobile S3 soon. He asked me this question and I told him I highly doubt it's compatible but I'm not 100% sure.
His question was when or if T-Mobile rolls out LTE, will the GS3 (HSPA+) be able to run LTE? He said he thought a software update could possibly make it work?
Isn't this more of a hardware thing than a simple software change?
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T-Mobile (UK) are offering an LTE compatible version as well as the original GS3 - they are different models and the standard GS3 does not have the necessary internal hardware to support 4G when it is rolled out.

Dude. Already two other threads plus more related to this.
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Tmobile Galaxy s3 LTE

I have a tmobile galaxy s3 and I'm currently using it on the wind network. I wanted to switch to a canadian provider named fido which uses the same network as rogers. I looked everywhere but cant find a straight answer. I wanted to know whether LTE will work on FIDO and if i have to do some kind of mod or would it just work from the start.

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lol members on this site are so helpful

osman212 said:
lol members on this site are so helpful
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the point is YOU NEED TO SEARCH there are a million threads about this in the "General" section of the T-Mobile, Wind, Mobilicity, Videotron Samsung Galaxy S III...
The short answer is no. The T-Mo version doesnt have the proper chip to support LTE. And as stated by DocHoliday, the T-Mobile Galaxy S III was never tested with the FCC for LTE compatibility.
You would know this if you searched......

Short answer is no, long answer is maybe. A Google search would have found other threads on the subject
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I did search but i didn't get complete answers. Some were no, some yes, and some maybe. I wanted to make sure before i spend money switching to a more expensive plan then finding out it doesn't work. Im still confused if it will work, because some people are claiming Tmobile representatives and Samsung have said it is LTE capable.

No, it won't work. If the hardware is there it is not enabled, and would probably take some serious dev work to enable it, which I don't think is a priority for any of our devs at the moment
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I was hoping otherwise. I just got off the phone with Fido and they told me it will work, are they just bull****ting? Also I was reading in a post i wont have LTE but i will have close to LTE speeds, is there any truth in that?

osman212 said:
I did search but i didn't get complete answers. Some were no, some yes, and some maybe. I wanted to make sure before i spend money switching to a more expensive plan then finding out it doesn't work. Im still confused if it will work, because some people are claiming Tmobile representatives and Samsung have said it is LTE capable.
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If you did the research, you know as much as anyone else does. Nobody is magically going to come out of somewhere and give you the answer. If this was a simple answer, it would have been answered and verified. Anyone out there saying "it might work" or "it should work" or "it could work" is just going off of technical documents and little else. Yes it could, but it could also be permanently and irreversibly disabled via software, or other hardware means.
osman212 said:
I was hoping otherwise. I just got off the phone with Fido and they told me it will work, are they just bull****ting? Also I was reading in a post i wont have LTE but i will have close to LTE speeds, is there any truth in that?
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Short answer, no. If you want to base your decision on someone working customer support at Fido, then by all means, get the phone and hope away that you'll get LTE
I would really look to base your decision on what you know and what works today. The phone is HSPA+ 42 compatible, not sure of what the Fido network supports. Today this is often times very competitive with even the latest LTE networks, and is more than enough for any smartphone today.
Good grief.

Sir, please use the Search function, but it seems you may have gotten your answer. Thank You & Thread Closed.

[Q] pageplus

Hi,
I just bought a samsung galaxy nexus i515 verizon 4G LTE cell phone. I came to know that 4G phone does not work with page plus without programming/hacking(?) . Is it possible to make this cell work with pageplus? I do not need 4g or 3g . Just talk and text is fine.
Any help is appreciated.
Thanks!
Paras.

Is pageplus GSM? If so then for sure no. If pageplus is CDMA then still no, at least I haven't heard of one CDMA phone being used on another CDMA carrier. To my knowledge the only carrier VZW phones can be used on is VZW, except for the few VZW "global" phones that also support GSM.

WiredPirate said:
Is pageplus GSM? If so then for sure no. If pageplus is CDMA then still no, at least I haven't heard of one CDMA phone being used on another CDMA carrier. To my knowledge the only carrier VZW phones can be used on is VZW, except for the few VZW "global" phones that also support GSM.
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Well pageplus is CDMA and uses VZW network. But when I called them they said 4G phones do not work and needs some programming to make it work on their 3G network. I am not sure what do I do.
Paras.

Oh I see. Very interesting, but over my head. I will keep this thread subscribed.:good:
They didn't offer any other info or leads as to how to go about doing this? How do they program other phones to their network? Seems like the LTE would only make it easier to activate, unless they do not have any LTE towers in place.

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WiredPirate said:
Oh I see. Very interesting, but over my head. I will keep this thread subscribed.:good:
They didn't offer any other info or leads as to how to go about doing this? How do they program other phones to their network? Seems like the LTE would only make it easier to activate, unless they do not have any LTE towers in place.
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Any one? SO no way to make GNX verizon to work on pageplus?
I will hate to return this neat phone.
Paras.

pradhanparas said:
Any one? SO no way to make GNX verizon to work on pageplus?
I will hate to return this neat phone.
Paras.
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ive never done it, but this might be a good place to start
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1696621

[Q] GN LTE on T-Mobile?

Now that T-Mobile is actually going to 4G LTE, will the Verizon GNex work on their network?

no.
CDMA is required for voice calling and it will be a different frequency.

thuer said:
Now that T-Mobile is actually going to 4G LTE, will the Verizon GNex work on their network?
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Nope.
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Any ideas on whether the CDMA GNex phones will work on Tmo's LTE network? I'm visiting Vegas next week and kind of hoping I can test the network.

TheRandom1 said:
Any ideas on whether the CDMA GNex phones will work on Tmo's LTE network? I'm visiting Vegas next week and kind of hoping I can test the network.
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no. see previous answer. its like you didnt even read.

Zepius said:
no. see previous answer. its like you didnt even read.
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I mean the GSM phones that work on Tmobile, whether they will work on Tmo's LTE network.

TheRandom1 said:
I mean the GSM phones that work on Tmobile, whether they will work on Tmo's LTE network.
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no, you referenced CDMA phones which are in no way GSM.
besides, the GSM nexus doesnt have a LTE chip so the answer is still no.

Zepius said:
no, you referenced CDMA phones which are in no way GSM.
besides, the GSM nexus doesnt have a LTE chip so the answer is still no.
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I know what I referenced, my previous post was me saying that I meant to say GSM not CDMA, so why be a ****? Just answer the question.
No LTE chip, got it, that's all you had to reply with.

TheRandom1 said:
I know what I referenced, my previous post was me saying that I meant to say GSM not CDMA, so why be a ****? Just answer the question.
No LTE chip, got it, that's all you had to reply with.
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considering i read your reply before you edited it, you clearly need to back off.
you asked the same question as the OP so i replied with you didnt read, which is true.
then you made some snide little comment but realized you were wrong and i answered correctly, so you edited what you wrote. oops?

Zepius said:
considering i read your reply before you edited it, you clearly need to back off.
you asked the same question as the OP so i replied with you didnt read, which is true.
then you made some snide little comment but realized you were wrong and i answered correctly, so you edited what you wrote. oops?
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Actually, I did read, I simply posted the CDMA instead of GSM, an honest typo. As soon as I realized what I did, yes I did change my reply. Then you answered saying that what I said I meant was wrong... how you know what's going on in my brain is beyond me, but your dickish replies aren't helping. All you had to do is say "no, the GSM phone doesn't have an LTE chip" and it's done. Instead you decide to be a smartass in your posts and get me riled up. So how about you take your own advice and also back off.

How about you stop posting questions and find answers by searching?
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namtombout said:
How about you stop posting questions and find answers by searching?
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Funny you should mention that since I did and this thread came up.

If you tape a VZW Gnex and a GSM Gnex back to back, then you can have both GSM & LTE.:laugh:

You just went full stupid, never go full stupid.

[Q] Sprint LG G2 ... Why?

Why did Sprint take out the required software for the phone to be and to pick up LTE with the other carriers?

Because they don't want you to. Actually, there's only one phonr that has world LTE. The new oppo. Coincidentally, no US carrier sells it.
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PloniAlmoni said:
Because they don't want you to. Actually, there's only one phonr that has world LTE. The new oppo. Coincidentally, no US carrier sells it.
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But you can use both T-Mobile and ATT and pick each others LTE and with the Verizon you can use Paranoid Android or T Mobile ROM and it'll pick the LTE ... So why not Sprint?

Sprint has a unique triband LTE now also. Though since it didn't ship with that active I don't know if that's responsible....
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PloniAlmoni said:
Sprint has a unique triband LTE now also. Though since it didn't ship with that active I don't know if that's responsible....
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I think they didn't offer the same bans as the other variant phones.

You already answered the question yourself. With Verizon phone, you can use PA to get access to T-Mobile LTE. Which means one of two things. Either 1> You can use PA on Sprint to get access to T-Mobile LTE, or 2> It isn't a software issue, it's a hardware issue. I'll let you guess which it is.

souleman said:
You already answered the question yourself. With Verizon phone, you can use PA to get access to T-Mobile LTE. Which means one of two things. Either 1> You can use PA on Sprint to get access to T-Mobile LTE, or 2> It isn't a software issue, it's a hardware issue. I'll let you guess which it is.
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I haven't tried PA with the Sprint because I read that it still won't work. I read something like the bans are not present .. my question is why in the other carries they are but not Sprint.

keko jones said:
I haven't tried PA with the Sprint because I read that it still won't work. I read something like the bans are not present .. my question is why in the other carries they are but not Sprint.
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Different hardware. Just like Verizon has the wireless charging ability. AT&T has an extra noise canceling mic. Sprint has the ability for tri-band LTE.

souleman said:
Different hardware. Just like Verizon has the wireless charging ability. AT&T has an extra noise canceling mic. Sprint has the ability for tri-band LTE.
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That sucks especially when their 4G was a failed and LET is way behind schedule and now they trying to introduce a better network. LoL it's like they try to keep you with the hope of getting better. Oh well thanks guy, I just did not know if it was a specific reason for it.