Sorry if this is a stupid question, but will my T-Mobile Galaxy SII T-989 work on the AT&T network with full service 4G if I unlock my T-989? Thinking about switching providers and wanted to know if my phone will work.
yeah thats what i heard..i dont know about 4g but i think it wil go ful speed 3g for data.. so yeah.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ohifmJpTOc
3G yes. 4G as in HSPDA yes, 4G as in LTE no
Actually the T-Mobile GS2 has LTE radio in it. At least anytime you plug it in to the computer it registers as an LTE composite device.
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I wondered about 4G LTE. I was in a service setting menu and there was an option to change the band to LTE. Not sure if the phone has the capability but the option in the menu is there.
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Thet989 has no lte radio in it. No4g on att
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cromo8 said:
Actually the T-Mobile GS2 has LTE radio in it. At least anytime you plug it in to the computer it registers as an LTE composite device.
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It does not, there was a huge thread about this a couple months back. Please don't give out false information
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yeah it will work with 3g data
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Att go phone on T-Mobile sgs2 unlocked ..
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agtitan said:
Sorry if this is a stupid question, but will my T-Mobile Galaxy SII T-989 work on the AT&T network with full service 4G if I unlock my T-989? Thinking about switching providers and wanted to know if my phone will work.
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Why do you want to switch providers?
AT&T internet SUCKS!!!!!!!
T-MOBILE INTERNET IS THE FASTEST ONE IN THE USA!!!!!!!!!!:thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:
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romny19 said:
Why do you want to switch providers?
AT&T internet SUCKS!!!!!!!
T-MOBILE INTERNET IS THE FASTEST ONE IN THE USA!!!!!!!!!!:thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:
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Att has LTE whilst T-Mobile doesn't....
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iLeopard said:
Att has LTE whilst T-Mobile doesn't....
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Ok prove your "at&t super speed LTE"
Upload a pic and ill do the same and lets see which one is faster?
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romny19 said:
Ok prove your "at&t super speed LTE"
Upload a pic and ill do the same and lets see which one is faster?
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You can beat this?
No?
Oh well...
agtitan said:
Sorry if this is a stupid question, but will my T-Mobile Galaxy SII T-989 work on the AT&T network with full service 4G if I unlock my T-989? Thinking about switching providers and wanted to know if my phone will work.
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the T989 (hercules) DOES have LTE bands/radio capabilities. tmous is planning on launching their LTE network...soonish (knowing tmo, more like eventually)
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in theory...yes, I don't know att's LTE band preferences, but we have the hardware for LTE.
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sabreful said:
the T989 (hercules) DOES have LTE bands/radio capivilifies. tmous is planning on launching their LTE network...soonish (knowing tmo, more like eventually)
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in theory...yes, I don't know att's LTE band preferences, but we have the hardware for LTE.
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It doesn't have the hardware to run lte, man.
agtitan said:
Sorry if this is a stupid question, but will my T-Mobile Galaxy SII T-989 work on the AT&T network with full service 4G if I unlock my T-989? Thinking about switching providers and wanted to know if my phone will work.
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forgot a screenshot
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forgot a screenshot
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That doesn't mean anything, you don't have the hardware
confusion then. why is it the first Samsung device to show LTE bands then... if it doesn't actually have the hardware then why do they show up? the t959v gs4g doesn't show them. why this one?
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sabreful said:
confusion then. why is it the first Samsung device to show LTE bands then... if it doesn't actually have the hardware then why do they show up? the t959v gs4g doesn't show them. why this one?
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I don't know what to tell ya besides you won't get lte
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I got a ATT S3 a Gift but i am on tmobile network, i was wondering if i can unlock it and use it Tmobile Nework along with Tmobile 4G, Is it possible if i flash the tmobile radios from Galaxy Note forum ?
vikramdhani said:
I got a ATT S3 a Gift but i am on tmobile network, i was wondering if i can unlock it and use it Tmobile Nework along with Tmobile 4G, Is it possible if i flash the tmobile radios from Galaxy Note forum ?
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No. Only edge network will work. 3g and 4g work on completely different spectrum and radio frequency
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If that was true the galaxy note from att wouldn't get T-Mobile 4 g which it does when flashing a blaze 4g modem I also want to know if this will work on the att s3
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Yes it does I have it working on my father in laws note
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That may be true about the Note 2, but an ATT S3 does not have the T-Mobile 3/4G frequencies.
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That may be true about the Note 2, but an ATT S3 does not have the T-Mobile 3/4G frequencies.
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Yes this guys right. Take a look for yourself:
ATT Galaxy Note Specs
T-Mobile Galaxy S3 Specs
ATT Galaxy S3 Specs
Notice how the Note and the T-Mobile Galaxy S3 have that 1700 Mhz frequency? Thats what T-Mobile broadcasts their 3G/4G spectrum on. If the phone doesnt have those frequencies, then it wont work no matter what you do.
horr1blek1tten said:
If that was true the galaxy note from att wouldn't get T-Mobile 4 g which it does when flashing a blaze 4g modem I also want to know if this will work on the att s3
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That's different. It is a whole different phone with a whole different SoC.
Let's not say things that we cannot prove.
Don't shoot this guy completely down. It will get T-Mobile 3g/4g as soon as T-Mobile refarms their network.
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Some of my friends are getting 4g on their unlock at&t s3 with tmobile
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Some of my friends are getting 4g on their unlock at&t s3 with tmobile
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Yeah, because they live in one of the small parts of the US that uses the 1900mhz band for HSPA. It will not work everywhere else.
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What about the other way? A T-Mo SGS3 on AT&T? What does that get you? I know NO LTE but what about HSPA+ ?
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What about the other way? A T-Mo SGS3 on AT&T? What does that get you? I know NO LTE but what about HSPA+ ?
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Yes, HSPA+ will be fine. But as you said, no LTE.
I'm buying an unlocked T-mobile Galaxy s3 from a really nice guy. I'm on AT&T, and would like to A) confirm it will work on HSPA+, and B) I would like to know how to go about setting it up on the Medianet plan.
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I'm buying an unlocked T-mobile Galaxy s3 from a really nice guy. I'm on AT&T, and would like to A) confirm it will work on HSPA+, and B) I would like to know how to go about setting it up on the Medianet plan.
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Someone may correct me but I don't think HSPA+ will work on ATT. They use different frequencies. If you had the international SGS3, HSPA+ would work on ATT.
OK thank you, I'll pass on the GS3, I'll just keep my iphone
It works. T-Mobile s3 has the frequencies needed. My s3 is T-Mobile unlocked and using it with at&t.
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mustk1ll20 said:
It works. T-Mobile s3 has the frequencies needed. My s3 is T-Mobile unlocked and using it with at&t.
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+1. The T999 supports 850/1700/1900/2100 for HSPA+. Therefore it will work on Atts H+. I use both T-Mobile and straight talk on my t999.
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+1. The T999 supports 850/1700/1900/2100 for HSPA+. Therefore it will work on Atts H+. I use both T-Mobile and straight talk on my t999.
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awesome! the phone comes unlocked already, any idea on how to get it going on medianet?
No one?
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No one?
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I assume that is something to do with at&t if so, you would have a better chance asking there.
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)?
Thanks
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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AttachedSilver said:
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?
AttachedSilver said:
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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tengtengvn said:
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)
Hey guys, i currently have a htc one x from at&t and development on there is like dead..
So i'm thinking of switching to the galaxy nexus since i had a nexus S and it was sexy and dependable.
what im looking for the a white galaxy nexus,
So the question i'm asking is, does this device support the 4g lte of at&t? if so, what would the model number be?
i know it does support 4g, but i cant find anything on the lte info on google
thanks for the responses
No LTE on At&t's Gnex.
No, in order to use it on AT&T you need the unlocked GSM model (i9250), which is HSPA+ 21mbps, not LTE.
And the two LTE variants for Verizon and Sprint will not work on AT&T. Just how it is.
ugh sadface...
how are the speeds on hspa?
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ugh sadface...
how are the speeds on hspa?
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Depends on your area, anywhere from 3mbps to about 10mbps. Why don't you turn off LTE on your One X and see?
martonikaj said:
Depends on your area, anywhere from 3mbps to about 10mbps. Why don't you turn off LTE on your One X and see?
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how do i do that? o_o
i only see the option to turn on or off data, nothing specifically about 4g only
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how do i do that? o_o
i only see the option to turn on or off data, nothing specifically about 4g only
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Oh lol that's right. AT&T's custom firmware doesn't let you turn off LTE.
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Oh lol that's right. AT&T's custom firmware doesn't let you turn off LTE.
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I see what you just did there...
Lol
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Not that this matters but I have a bit of advice unless you really like the gnex I suggest you wait because the next nexus will most likely be out mid November!
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Not that this matters but I have a bit of advice unless you really like the gnex I suggest you wait because the next nexus will most likely be out mid November!
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Only there's nothing to confirm that other than internet rumors!
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With at&t having / upgrading to lte... I'm sure threw ota's and radio updates it should be compatible if not already
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amogil said:
With at&t having / upgrading to lte... I'm sure threw ota's and radio updates it should be compatible if not already
Stuck on Gummy... ...
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Uh what? The GSM Galaxy Nexus will never work on LTE.
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Only there's nothing to confirm that other than internet rumors!
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Its extremely likely Google will release another Nexus as they have the last 3 years.
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Good luck on battery sucking lte
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Good luck on battery sucking lte
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Huh?
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If I unlocked my Hercules and used at&t prepaid and flashed a skyrocket radio would I be able to use their data? And also would the data be just as fast?
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Yes I think so might just have to change APN settings
How do you do that?
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I'm not for sure you may not have to. I only know how to change APN on a iPhone. You should be OK with just an unlocked t989 and radio change
I believe you could use it, but it would only be 2g because at&t uses LTE for their high speed networks. The physical radio itself in our Hercules just doesn't support it.
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But a att radio should fix that
No, not the software radio. That will give you the 2G signal, but we don't have the actual physical hardware to run full speed on at&t's network. That's part of why the Hercules has a different processor, the one in the international/att sII wouldn't work with tmo's hspa network.
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You would be able to use your Hercules on AT&T but if the fast data you're referring to is 4G LTE, then no, you won't get that because the Hercules doesn't have the hardware needed to support it. You would get HSPA+ though.
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Couldn't you turn off 4g and just pull 3g and it work that way?
zombielion said:
Couldn't you turn off 4g and just pull 3g and it work that way?
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No. You could turn off 4G and get EDGE/2G though.
On Verizon phones you can turn off 4g to only use 3g why would it not be the same
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On Verizon phones you can turn off 4g to only use 3g why would it not be the same
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T-Mobile's 3G/4G networks run on the same bands so you can't block something on one band and only let the other thing work. I guess Verizon has different bands for 3G/4G.
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I see got cha.. I didn't know
I hope i'm not hijacking here but I have a similar question. I'm in an at&t lte market and was considering using my t989 with at&t via straightalk. Would I be better off to sell my phone and get a "true" at&t phone that does LTE?
philo_ said:
I hope i'm not hijacking here but I have a similar question. I'm in an at&t lte market and was considering using my t989 with at&t via straightalk. Would I be better off to sell my phone and get a "true" at&t phone that does LTE?
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If you use Straight Talk, then no matter what phone you use, you won't get LTE so it doesn't matter if you use a T989 or an AT&T phone.
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Thanks for the info. I'm still looking at options. Appreciate the quick reply.