i would like to buy a white samsung epic 4g of sprint..
i would like know that if cellphone can i switch to gsm mode.. with international carrier or national carrier like AT&T
zikario507 said:
i would like to buy a white samsung epic 4g of sprint..
i would like know that if cellphone can i switch to gsm mode.. with international carrier or national carrier like AT&T
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No, the Epic 4G isn't LTE and isnt GSM Either, and seeing how you said white Epic 4G you probably meant the White Galaxy s2(Epic 4G Touch) ET4G, which means your in the wrong forum all together.
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Anybody running one of these unlocked on Tmobile's network? if so, what kind of speeds are you getting?
I have tried a T-Mobile SIM in my Nitro before just for the heck of it. (I bought an unlock code for mine if anyones wondering.) Speedtest.net app said like 160kbps down, I forget what the up was but it was pretty low in the double digit kbps.
I am using on tmobile also...its not that fast since u only get 2g but to me its worth the sacrifice for this sweet phone
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why do you only get 2g? why cant u get 4g?
jrobinsky said:
why do you only get 2g? why cant u get 4g?
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T-Mobile in the US uses different frequencies for HSPA/HSPA+ than AT&T and has no LTE, so any AT&T phone used on T-Mobiles network only gets 2G.
gmkelly001 said:
T-Mobile in the US uses different frequencies for HSPA/HSPA+ than AT&T and has no LTE, so any AT&T phone used on T-Mobiles network only gets 2G.
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Just to elaborate. T-Mobile uses 1700/2100 aka AWS for 3G/HSPA. AT&T uses 850 and 1900 bands for 3G/HSPA.
There are phones that do all 3 bands, such as the Galaxy Nexus or HTC Amaze 4G, but its not common.
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It might be possible to get 3G on T-Mobile it was done for ATT Samsung Galaxy Note SGH-I717 and ATT SGH-i727 by flashing modem from T-Mobile Galaxy S2. The LG Nitro HD features same cpu and modem as samsungs phones (APQ8060, MDM9200) so someone knowledge enough might be able to flash a model from a T-Mobile phone like Blaze 4G or T-Mobile S2 onto Nitro HD and 3G going on AWS.
I was thinking about flashing my GS3 over to metro pcs and I was wondering if there is a way to use their 3G and 4G LTE? sorry if this has been asked before
3g, yes... by manually programming in the correct data profiles and passwords. There are a billion and one flashing threads for more specific info on flashing devices to metropcs.. the method is pretty universal. Metro talk/text/3g is doable on just about any CDMA device.. and I can confirm 100% it will work on the Sprint GS3.
4g, no... the 4G supported in Sprint's GS3 would not be compatible with the LTE band that MetroPCS uses. Just no way around it. Until phone's start coming with multi-band LTE.. flashing phones and retaining LTE is just not an option.
I am really confused by all the info I am reading about the 4G capabilities. It would seem that some Note II's do not ship with it, or am I wrong and reading the articles? Does this phone have 4G on Sprints network?
So assuming that it does have 4G, I don't see any reason not to get this phone. Can anyone tell me why I shouldn't get it?
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I am really confused by all the info I am reading about the 4G capabilities. It would seem that some Note II's do not ship with it, or am I wrong and reading the articles? Does this phone have 4G on Sprints network?
So assuming that it does have 4G, I don't see any reason not to get this phone. Can anyone tell me why I shouldn't get it?
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The International Note II (model GT-N7100) does not ship with 4G (LTE). There are European regional variants that currently ship with LTE radios, but they might not be frequency compatible with your carrier so you are taking a risk by ordering one of the LTE versions currently on the market.
You will see some carriers advertise their networks as 4G, when what they are actually referencing is HSPA+, which is a high-speed version of 3G service capable of 21Mbps download on the Note II. When I ordered my Note II I decided that the compromise of not getting LTE but having the true International phone, which tends to have more 3rd party developer (read: XDA-Developers) support for firmware updates, etc. was worth it. I'm happy with HSPA+ for this generation of phone.
With all this said, Sprint is also a CDMA network rather than GSM, which means the GT-N7100 is not going to be the phone you need if you want to use it with Sprint. It will work with AT&T and many other GSM regional providers (I'm using mine on the GCI network in Alaska) but you will not have true 4G/LTE. For Sprint, you are probably best waiting for them to release their official version.
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The International Note II (model GT-N7100) does not ship with 4G (LTE). There are European regional variants that currently ship with LTE radios, but they might not be frequency compatible with your carrier so you are taking a risk by ordering one of the LTE versions currently on the market.
You will see some carriers advertise their networks as 4G, when what they are actually referencing is HSPA+, which is a high-speed version of 3G service capable of 21Mbps download on the Note II. When I ordered my Note II I decided that the compromise of not getting LTE but having the true International phone, which tends to have more 3rd party developer (read: XDA-Developers) support for firmware updates, etc. was worth it. I'm happy with HSPA+ for this generation of phone.
With all this said, Sprint is also a CDMA network rather than GSM, which means the GT-N7100 is not going to be the phone you need if you want to use it with Sprint. It will work with AT&T and many other GSM regional providers (I'm using mine on the GCI network in Alaska) but you will not have true 4G/LTE. For Sprint, you are probably best waiting for them to release their official version.
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So in other words, just wait until the 26th and pick one up at the local store?
Yep.
Hello,
I have Galaxy II with Tmobile data plan. 4G speed connection is great.
I just switched the phone to Galaxy III 9300 international version, which is a gift from my brother... I mananged to cut the current tmobile sim card smaller and put in the 9300. I am able to make the call, but cannot enable the 4G data connection.
Just wonder will 9300 version will work with tmobile 4g network. should I need to upgrade or flash Tmobile flavor Android ROM to 9300 to get 4G network with tmobile?
Thanks
NO! The hardware between the international version and the US variants is different. Flashing the TMO rom will brick your device. The only GS3 version that will work with TMO 4G is the T999, which is the TMO version. It is the only one that supports the 1700 MHz frequency that TMO uses for HSPA
DONT DO IT!!!!!!!
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Omg....please for your phones sake do not do this. If u wanted 4g data u shouldnt have got an international gs3 if they refarm the 1900 mhz band where u live soon u will be in luck with 3g. But until then u are stuck on edge. Read up some more to dont go flashing anything that isnt for your phone
Not a chance. You'll have to wait for T-Mobile to roll out 1900mhz towers if you want 4G on that phone.
OH GOD.. I am in luck.... I live in Atlanta area and I just checked out I9300 international phone speed... I see H+ and 3G signal indicator in my phone. I did not see it when I was inside the house... I did speed test and 5 MB up, 1MB down... So I will keep i9300 with me...
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OH GOD.. I am in luck.... I live in Atlanta area and I just checked out I9300 international phone speed... I see H+ and 3G signal indicator in my phone. I did not see it when I was inside the house... I did speed test and 5 MB up, 1MB down... So I will keep i9300 with me...
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Thank God
alpharetta said:
Hello,
I have Galaxy II with Tmobile data plan. 4G speed connection is great.
I just switched the phone to Galaxy III 9300 international version, which is a gift from my brother... I mananged to cut the current tmobile sim card smaller and put in the 9300. I am able to make the call, but cannot enable the 4G data connection.
Just wonder will 9300 version will work with tmobile 4g network. should I need to upgrade or flash Tmobile flavor Android ROM to 9300 to get 4G network with tmobile?
Thanks
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Sure you can flash but your phone will be useless after that
i have a sprint samsung galaxy s3 on sprint and i live in Birmingham where they dont have 4g lte and im wondering if i put a prl and roam on verizon will it be LTE?
I think the answer is no. I am in an area with no Sprint LTE. When my phone does roam to Verizon it is on 1X or 3G, even though I know that Verizon has LTE in that area.