Got my T-Mobile s3 the other day. I roam allot on att in my area with my old phone but with this s3 it says I have 3 bars but i get a not registered on network error when I try to make a call. It will do this till I get back on T-Mobile.
Anyway to fix this crap? Is this phone not able to roam?
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You have to go to settings and network to enable, I believe they do charged for roaming unlike sprint tho
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I checked under settings and the only thing I found for roaming was data. I have free roaming. I tried manually selecting network when the only thing that was found was att and had bars but got the same error. Thanks for the reply
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Mm I see that's weird
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think I'll call T-Mobile and see what they have to say about it. Will check back for replies.
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T-Mobile was no help. They said I should have a network mode option in settings but I don't and my brothers s3 didn't either. His phone is stock no root and has the same roaming issue mine does. This is crazy that we can't roam with this phone.
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T-Mobile escalated the issue to some engineers who have been calling me back. Apparently me and my brother aren't the only ones with this issue but a ton of people have been having this issue.
And there still stumped as to why these phones are missing the network mode option. Can Anyone with T-Mobile version confirm if they have this option?
Settings> more settings> network mode. I have 2 s3 missing that option
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No, I don't have that option.
But is this what you're looking for?
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NVM, just saw your post where you said you found this already.
Yeah according to the techs at T-Mobile there should be a 5th option there and he said he has it on his. Can you manually select att or any other carrier to roam on?
Any time we try it fails to connect and returns to T-Mobiles tower.
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Got my T-Mobile s3 the other day. I roam allot on att in my area with my old phone but with this s3 it says I have 3 bars but i get a not registered on network error when I try to make a call. It will do this till I get back on T-Mobile.
Anyway to fix this crap? Is this phone not able to roam?
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It's *not* the phone. I have the same problem with my rooted G2. My wife has a stock G2 with the same results.
Likewise I used to be able to roam and force to ATT when TMo was poor or non-existent.
I first noticed that I hadn't seen it roam in a while....like within the last year or more. And the inability to roam *greatly* limits TMo's coverage.
We recently had to travel for a funeral into a very rural area with really poor coverage. Couldn't coordinate with family or friends. No Google Maps. Home security sys and cams were innacessible. We usually care for my sister who has Lupus....we didn't even have a way to check up on her.
In short, I've been a TMo cust for a decade and that experience was enough to make me switch. And the fact that it appears to be a widespread problem that *still* isn't fixed makes me even more angry.
Like you, TMo says it should work. I'm beginning to suspect a SIM card issue.
I think it's the phone. Never had any issue with roaming on previous android phones. Also I unlocked it and I'm now using it with att. Now I can't roam on T-Mobile with it. Other phones on my account that aren't s3 can roam fine.
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I have T-Mobile right now and at my home up until about 10 days ago I received an amazing connection. Data was at 90ms 25MB Down and 4MB UP.
Now I am lucky to ping 1000ms. My fastest DL is 0.59MBPS and I get ZERO upload. T-Mobile has been creating engineering tickets for me with a promised response in 72 hours and it hasn't happened. I've been waiting 10 days now. I am about ready to leave them and head over to Verizon or Sprint.
I had the same issue with roaming with my s2. It's not the phone...I spent 2 weeks argueing with T-Mobile and have yet to EVER be able to roam. My wife has the sensation, now I've moved to the s3 and neither of us have successfully been able to roam. Makes me wonder if T-Mobile is full of **** with their "free" roaming agreements.
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For some reason my s3 has the network mode option. I have great coverage here in the nyc area so I have never needed to roam but I do have that option under more settings.
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I had the same issue with roaming with my s2. It's not the phone...I spent 2 weeks argueing with T-Mobile and have yet to EVER be able to roam. My wife has the sensation, now I've moved to the s3 and neither of us have successfully been able to roam. Makes me wonder if T-Mobile is full of **** with their "free" roaming agreements.
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Then it's something Samsung is doing wrong. Like I said, unlocked using att now and can't roam on T-Mobile. It works fine att but roaming on other carriers is still an issue. It's something with the phone.
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Then it's something Samsung is doing wrong. Like I said, unlocked using att now and can't roam on T-Mobile. It works fine att but roaming on other carriers is still an issue. It's something with the phone.
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Which release are you on? Roaming for tmobu is controlled by SIM card. Weather the settings there or not. The towers won't allow you to connect if the SIM card doesn't match
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Lol
the phone is working fine on at&t with at&t SIM. But still won't roam to other networks. Did the same thing before I unlocked it and was using T-Mobile SIM.
In the end no matter which SIM I use in the phone it will not roam. It's the phone. 3 SIM cards 3 different carriers NONE WORK WITH ROAMING ON THIS PHONE.
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Lol
the phone is working fine on at&t with at&t SIM. But still won't roam to other networks. Did the same thing before I unlocked it and was using T-Mobile SIM.
In the end no matter which SIM I use in the phone it will not roam. It's the phone. 3 SIM cards 3 different carriers NONE WORK WITH ROAMING ON THIS PHONE.
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Yes because the SIM cards do not allow you to connect to other towers that are not branded to that SIM card. A T-Mobile SIM will connect to T-Mobile towers and att SIM will connect to att towers.
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Yes because the SIM cards do not allow you to connect to other towers that are not branded to that SIM card. A T-Mobile SIM will connect to T-Mobile towers and att SIM will connect to att towers.
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So what your saying is roaming is no longer possible for any carrier? What's the point of at&t and T-Mobile to having roaming agreements? My T-Mobile flip phone roams no problem back and forth to at&t and back to T-Mobile no problem.
This s3 is the only phone I have ever had a problem with roaming.
I don't think your understanding the "roaming" part of this. So,,,, I have T-Mobile SIM and phone.. I go out of range of the T-Mobile tower. If at&t towers are around the phone should connect to it for roaming.
I have changed SIM cards out, I have also traded phones out. T-Mobile reps agree that the phone should roam. I had free roaming.
T-Mobile has always connected to other carrier towers for roaming till I got this phone.
I'll be borrowing an iPhone tomorrow to check for roaming.
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So what your saying is roaming is no longer possible for any carrier? What's the point of at&t and T-Mobile to having roaming agreements? My T-Mobile flip phone roams no problem back and forth to at&t and back to T-Mobile no problem.
This s3 is the only phone I have ever had a problem with roaming.
I don't think your understanding the "roaming" part of this. So,,,, I have T-Mobile SIM and phone.. I go out of range of the T-Mobile tower. If at&t towers are around the phone should connect to it for roaming.
I have changed SIM cards out, I have also traded phones out. T-Mobile reps agree that the phone should roam. I had free roaming.
T-Mobile has always connected to other carrier towers for roaming till I got this phone.
I'll be borrowing an iPhone tomorrow to check for roaming.
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Did you get a new SIM card with your s3? If so the roaming agreements change.
I have never went roaming with my s2 or s3 and they both have been everywhere. Not to mention roaming agreements aren't for everywhere, your area may not have the roaming agreement on that SIM. Have you put the old SIM from the flip phone into your s3? Either way roaming is controlled by either SIM or prl. And since T-Mobile doesn't use prl, it's gotta be your SIM.
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I'm on the verge of ordering a galaxy nexus from Google and Im going to use it through straight talk. Just wondering which sim card I should order. They have an unlocked sim and an att sim. I don't have good T-Mobile coverage. I just want to make sure ill have 3g or hspa+ data with whatever sim I choose.
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I'm on the verge of ordering a galaxy nexus from Google and Im going to use it through straight talk. Just wondering which sim card I should order. They have an unlocked sim and an att sim. I don't have good T-Mobile coverage. I just want to make sure ill have 3g or hspa+ data with whatever sim I choose.
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Seems like everyone is enjoying amazing speeds on t-mobile except, of course, if you're in kansas city...we have shhit speeds. And why would even throw your money to an evil company that is against net neutrality, fair prices and helps the NSA record your calls!?! Just go t-mobile
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I would go T-Mobile but they don't even have 3g data where I live. It sucks. I'm in a Bermuda triangle of cell service where my only choice is verizon or Att.
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jcbwaters3 said:
I would go T-Mobile but they don't even have 3g data where I live. It sucks. I'm in a Bermuda triangle of cell service where my only choice is verizon or Att.
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It sounds like you've answered your own question. If AT&T has good service where you live, than go AT&T prepaid. T-Mobile has improved their service in the last 3 years and has expanded. I'm not sure how long it's been since you checked on their coverage in your area, but it may be worth a shot. Great thing about prepaid is, if you don't like what you have, you can go a different route the next month.
Here's a great and informative thread about prepaid and may also have some more options for you to check out. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1455014
You could order the Tmobile sim and if it doesn't work out, you can order an ATT sim from them and switch your StraightTalk number over.
This will cost you another $15 though for the 2nd sim.
Does anyone have any experience with simple mobile? Looks to be the same thing as straight talk. Just buy a sim and service plan. I'm assuming they are using AT&T and T-Mobile towers just like straight talk.
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Hey guys! I just got my Galaxy Note 2 today and i am already ready to mess with it.
I was looking around and saw some threads saying that T-Mobile and At&t versions of the Galaxy Note 2 have the same LTE band and frequencies. And that you could run a T-Mobile GN2 on At&t LTE...since T-mobile doesnt have it just yet.
I am currently on T-Mobile with a t-mobile SIM. I am curious to if I flash an ATT modem/radio to my T-Mobile GN2 would that give me the ATT lte capabilities?
I don't want to jump the gun and brick my phone the first day i got it lol.
No that doesnt work...no one has gotten it to work yet. But one member is getting an update from tmo for their lte and is gonna upload a backup so the devs can hopefully turn on lte on the phones so when tmo turns on there towers we will get lte
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No that doesnt work...no one has gotten it to work yet. But one member is getting an update from tmo for their lte and is gonna upload a backup so the devs can hopefully turn on lte on the phones so when tmo turns on there towers we will get lte
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OK sounds good I am still doing a little bit of searching and found this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2072637
My wife has T-Mobile note 2 unlocked on att sim she gets 4g all day every day it supports 4g icon if that tells you anything.
It Doesn't say lte but says 4g and fast as he**
If you unlock the note 2 via hidden diale menu and throw in att sim, its 4g immediately no APN configuration needed
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My wife has T-Mobile note 2 unlocked on att sim she gets 4g all day every day it supports 4g icon if that tells you anything.
It Doesn't say lte but says 4g and fast as he**
If you unlock the note 2 via hidden diale menu and throw in att sim, its 4g immediately no APN configuration needed
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Yeah thats hspa+ not lte
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lojak29 said:
My wife has T-Mobile note 2 unlocked on att sim she gets 4g all day every day it supports 4g icon if that tells you anything.
It Doesn't say lte but says 4g and fast as he**
If you unlock the note 2 via hidden diale menu and throw in att sim, its 4g immediately no APN configuration needed
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I will be using a T-Mobile SIM so that is out of the question. But thanks for the information
Have an AT&T i317 unlocked with a T-mobile data sim.
I've done the tweak to enable the 3G/4G bands, a la http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2068041
But now T-mobile added LTE in a few markets. I drove through one and suddenly got no data access. This is with "preferred network mode" set to LTE/WCDMA. If I switch to GSM/WCDMA, all is well (it sticks to the HSUPA and H+). So clearly it thinks it's on LTE but the phone can't access the T-mobile LTE.
I'm using Cyanogenmod 10.1, android 4.2.2, which also makes the model number show GT-N7105 instead of i317.
any tweaks to add the LTE? do i need to dump CM and use a diff ROM? do i need to go back to stock first to do any of this? (Right now, I can no longer dial *#7284#)
Thanks!
I am having a similar issue, I have a sgh-i317 with aws mod and the phone is not picking up t mobile lte even when placed next to a sgh-t889 that is getting it. Lte works with att sim but not working with tmobile sim. Any help would be great. I have tried many roms and modems and reflashing aws mod. Roms inculde jedimaster13/14 jedi x13/14 both att and tmobile versions and clean rom and stock 411 and stock 412
I figured it out see
http://forum.xda-developers.com/gal...2-sgh-i317-t2877487/post55453837#post55453837
Does the AT&T version have LTE? If it doesn't have the capability, but he modem is telling it to access it when it sees it, that might be why it dropped out completely. I'm mostly curious to see if AT&T LTE devices can use t-mobile's LTE network because I want to get an s4 active and I don't want to lose LTE by making that switch.
Try this for me, instead of that model number you have. Change it to the T-Mobile model#. Which is going to have to b done thru the build prop. Then reboot. Then go try and c if you pick up lte.
Because I just flashed a AT&T Rom on a T-Mobile GN2. And I pick up lte just fine with my AT&T SIM in there! And no AWS MOD what so ever. But the MODEM is still TMO, it'll always b TMO. Flash a att modem on a TMO GN2. Brick city.
Let me know what happens just curious!!
Edit: the Rom I flashed was SKY NOTE 9. No modem included!!!
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I don't have any solution for the question but I do have a question of my own.
Why do I keep reading of people buying att devices for t mobile, why not just buy the t mobile version?
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LittleRedDot said:
I don't have any solution for the question but I do have a question of my own.
Why do I keep reading of people buying att devices for t mobile, why not just buy the t mobile version?
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WELL, here's your answer.
Maybe they getting the device at a cheaper price. Which would make someone but it. Instead of spending a lot more to have have the carrier brand you need. FYI
Both the phones are exactly the same. Besides the model# and done bloat. Like I said above, if it's unlocked it'll work, with both carrier's. So why not have that option to switch... and one more thing being able to take the phone internationally, and pop a SIM inside and ya have service. No roaming !!!
Just my 2¢® 2 you're question...
Att now has prepaid lte plan almost same as tmobile only .5 gb less of data everything else the same at 60 dollars . Plus att has better coverage well at least in the areas I frequent .
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diamantericos said:
Att now has prepaid lte plan almost same as tmobile only .5 gb less of data everything else the same at 60 dollars . Plus att has better coverage well at least in the areas I frequent .
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THANX for the info...:thumbup:
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LittleRedDot said:
I don't have any solution for the question but I do have a question of my own.
Why do I keep reading of people buying att devices for t mobile, why not just buy the t mobile version?
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When a t-mobile version is available, I do buy it, but with ATT exclusives, that's not an option. For instance, I want the s4 active for its water resistance. T-mobile will soon offer the xperia Z, but when you compare the features and perormance, the s4 active is better, so for the money i'm willing to spend on a smartphone, i'd rather have the s4 active.. the hardware is capable of t-mobile LTE, but it still has to be configured properly with firmware and software to use the radios correctly. Since radios are some of the hardest pieces of firmware to alter, it's worth doing this investigation / collaborating to find work-arounds.
I didn't get tmobile lte on my at&t note 2 until I flashed the new at&t radio. That's all that had to be done. I'm using Skynote9 too. I did the aws mod again so I could get h+ 4g speed enabled and now is a flawless tmobile phone. Let me know if it works for you.
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update to my lte problem with t mobile
check out
http://forum.xda-developers.com/gal...2-sgh-i317-t2877487/post55453837#post55453837
I have an ATT Galaxy S3. I am currently using a Straight Talk ATT sim. They have been throttling my data as of late, and I wanna switch to another sim.
I want to switch to a Net10 Tmobile sim which is apparently unlimited.
My phone is unlocked.
Question is, will I get good HSPA+ plus speed on an ATT phone on the Tmobile network. I live in Las Vegas which is apparently Tmobile 1900Mhz, so I am thinking it should work. But I am not sure, so that is why I am asking.
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azmtbiker said:
I have an ATT Galaxy S3. I am currently using a Straight Talk ATT sim. They have been throttling my data as of late, and I wanna switch to another sim.
I want to switch to a Net10 Tmobile sim which is apparently unlimited.
My phone is unlocked.
Question is, will I get good HSPA+ plus speed on an ATT phone on the Tmobile network. I live in Las Vegas which is apparently Tmobile 1900Mhz, so I am thinking it should work. But I am not sure, so that is why I am asking.
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No one here knows where you live. Give it a try. Ask T-Mobile if your area has good coverage.
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It should work on 1900 just fine.
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I just picked up an AIO sim card and activated it my T-Mobile note 2. I had to put the APN in but after that lte popped right up. I love t mobile and I'm going to continue to use them but I'm traveling more with my new job and edge isn't cutting it. So far I've only seen one area on aio's coverage map where I wouldn't get service where I may go occasionally. If this works out I'm gonna lower my T-Mobile plan down to the lowest plan until more towers are upgraded.
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What is an AIO Sim and what does it do different from a regular Sim?
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AIO wireless is a prepaid service owned by at&t. It runs on at&t's native network. Its similar to go phone but data is throttled but unlimited. Their plans are on their website. So far today around Buffalo NY its been solid. I leave on a trip tonight so I'm gonna get to test the coverage/quality out more thoroughly.
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And our tmobile phone lte will work on att's network? What about 4g or 3g?
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All have worked for me so far. 3g 4g and lte.
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