So this is what I've been reading/hearing so far. If I were to get an International Samsung Galaxy S3 and put it with the $10 unlimited data plan for non-smartphones (I already have the unlimited texting family plan) it will work? What about the HSPA+ thing? What exactly is the HSPA+? Also, I heard that the international version needs a microSIM. So will I need to change anything on my current plan for a microSIM? How would I get it from At&t then?
How much are international Samsung Galaxy S3 range from? Will I need to buy an unlocked version? What does 'unlocked' mean?
Geezuz dude, google is your friend.
It works, im using mine on it. Dont know about the whole family plan thing as this is my personal.
Yes, $10 Unlimited data plan can work if done right. HSPA+ is pretty much 3G with backhaul. Yes, the GS3 uses a microSIM...you can get one at At&t (free)...there are videos on youtube with instructions on how to cut your current fatass SIM to a micro...which I would do since you're trying to do that $10 unlimited data thing.
How much are international Samsung Galaxy S3 range from? GOOGLE will answer this..or go look in the marketplace
Will I need to buy an unlocked version? International S3s are unlocked.
What does 'unlocked' mean? unlocked means...its SIM unlocked. Can be used on different SIM carriers.
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Will I be able to get it to work on Sprint's network here state side? I live in California and can get a great deal while I am here in Taiwan
I just know sprint doesn't have sim cards but there must be a way right? Also if not on sprint if I had to last resort go to another carrier?
Thanks in advance.
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No you can't use a gsm phone on cdma system. Sprint uses a different system then att or tmobile, which are gsm. The only hope for you if on sprint is if sprint themselves release this phone and if I have read correctly it might not be the quad variant. So save your money till you get home.
alternate carrier might be at&t. you can buy a micro-sim on amazon and even go for a relatively cheap prepaid phone plan. or buy the micro-sim from net10 and go for their $50/month everything "unlimited" plan - which we all know for most carriers still means limited data, you just have to find out at which point they kick you off. from what i've read, there's a similar possibility on straight-talk. i think net10 and straight-talk use the at&t towers on gsm. (on cdma, net10 where i live uses the sprint system.) i went for the at&t plan - $2/day unlimited talk/text when used (i don't talk or text that often) and a data plan (they come in different sizes/prices).
As stated, Sprint uses CDMA. Most of the world uses GSM. The international One X will never work on Sprint.
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I read the wiki entry http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samsung_Galaxy_Note_II and there are the usual different models for each carrier and region of hte world. I have AT&T so my choices are obviously going to be either the model for AT&T or some international version that uses AT&Ts bands. Is there anything broken about the AT&T model? Any reason to consider some other model? I know some models don't have wirelsee charging and other lack the FM radio. So, which one is best?
I like the international versions . They seem to get all the attention on xda. They have many ROMs out there for the lte 7105 and it seem to get updates fast . Just my opinion
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jeremyandroid said:
I like the international versions . They seem to get all the attention on xda. They have many ROMs out there for the lte 7105 and it seem to get updates fast . Just my opinion
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true opinion. but a few of the international ROMs have been ported to work with the ATT variant. I chose the ATT model because of warranty/LTE compatibility. i'm not sure which, if any, international variants have ATT LTE bands enabled. if some new feature/functionality is available on the international version, it will get ported to the ATT version at some point. just my 2 cents opinion.
cortez.i said:
true opinion. but a few of the international ROMs have been ported to work with the ATT variant. I chose the ATT model because of warranty/LTE compatibility. i'm not sure which, if any, international variants have ATT LTE bands enabled. if some new feature/functionality is available on the international version, it will get ported to the ATT version at some point. just my 2 cents opinion.
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Thank you both for your feedback.
What is LTE? Is it a band that enables faster upload/download? If I get an international one that does not have LTE will my speed suffer? Warranty isn't an issue as I'll be buying and paying full price and not getting it from AT&T (They think I still use a flip phone with unlimited data plan).
rogerbacon50 said:
Thank you both for your feedback.
What is LTE? Is it a band that enables faster upload/download? If I get an international one that does not have LTE will my speed suffer? Warranty isn't an issue as I'll be buying and paying full price and not getting it from AT&T (They think I still use a flip phone with unlimited data plan).
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LTE provides much faster internet uploads/downloads. since i'm accustomed to seeing downloads speeds averaging 31 Mbps (uploads 20 Mbps), anything else would be much slower. three caveats: to get LTE speeds, you have to (1) be in a LTE supported market (2) use a phone with LTE radio bands compatible with ATT and (3) have your device provisioned - by ATT - for LTE speeds/access. you can keep your unlimited plan.
regarding warranty, consider who provides service should something happen with your phone. with ATT, if you have an issue within the first year (notwithstanding abuse) they'll swap with another (likely refurbished) device. that's my additional 2cents answer to your questions!
EDIT: Added a recent picture showing LTE upload speeds.
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(3) have your device provisioned - by ATT - for LTE speeds/access. you can keep your unlimited plan.
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OK< thanks. That decides it then. I will get hte AT&T model. One quesiton though about #3 above. What do you mean that AT&T has to provision my device? They think I have a non-smart phone and I don't want thtem to know about my new phone since I am paying $15 a month for unlimited data (A plan they don't offer to smart phone users). On my existing phone I can get around 250kb per second speed so do you think my account is already 'provisioned' for high speed access?
Oh, I found out both the AT&T model and the international one lach the FM radio so that's one less concern I would have had about choosing the AT&T model.
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OK< thanks. That decides it then. I will get hte AT&T model. One quesiton though about #3 above. What do you mean that AT&T has to provision my device? They think I have a non-smart phone and I don't want thtem to know about my new phone since I am paying $15 a month for unlimited data (A plan they don't offer to smart phone users). On my existing phone I can get around 250kb per second speed so do you think my account is already 'provisioned' for high speed access?
Oh, I found out both the AT&T model and the international one lach the FM radio so that's one less concern I would have had about choosing the AT&T model.
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i had trouble connecting to the internet and obtaining LTE speeds until they provisioned me for LTE (e.g., did something on their end). the other thing i forgot to mention is that you'll need a micro-sim card. if you had no need for LTE speeds, then i doubt you've been provisioned for it. and, if my math is correct, 30 Mbps (or 30,720 kbps) is more than 100 times faster than 250 kbps. i'll put it this way, when i tether my phone to my laptop (e.g., use my Note 2 to access the internet), it's faster than my Verizon FiOS wireless connection.
Hello everyone i could use some info regarding The Sprint Galaxy S3 [SPH-L710]
So im getting a new phone. i work at walmart and noticed that verizon released the galaxy s3 for prepaid.. I decided i wunt it but theres a problem i have to be able to use it as a Hotspot in order to do that i needa use pda net witch requires Root. I have looked and looked and looked and found out that the Prepaid Galaxy s3 [i535PP] can NOT be rooted, but the non Prepaid version of the galaxy s3 [i535] and the sprint version [L710] of the s3 CAN be rooted... so if i had a non prepaid version of the galaxy s3 i can root it and use it as a hotspot with pda net. i did some research and found that the sprint Galaxy S3 L710 can be flashed to verizon =) so i searched ebay for a sprint galaxy s3 flashed to verizon prepaid and i found 1 listing with a guy that has a Sprint L710 Galaxy S3 and i wunt to buy it and root it.... So here is my question
I researched Sprint Galaxy S3 and read alot about 4g not working... im not 100% sure if this is a issue with the phone itself or sprint the provider but If i buy this phone and its flashed to verizon prepaid will the phone be able to get 4g signal/service
Verizon recently released 4g on prepaid network and id like to use it with this phone.
bottom line is will a Sprint Galaxy S3 Flashed to Verizon Prepaid Be able to access 4g signal??
Thanks in Advance!!!
Nope no 4g service if the phone is flashed to Verizon prepaid. At least Verizon's LTE.
Now you can get 4g but from a sprint provider. Either ting or freedompop I believe. I use freedompop. You only get 500 mb of data but you can pay more if you need more.
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No. Verizon's 4g operates on a completely different frequency then Sprint. You will be able to use 3G and 1xRTT and that's it.
aww man that sucks oh well... ok well then i have a different question. What if i were to buy a non prepaid i535 verizon verson, can it be flashed to verizon prepaid and if it can be then can it be rooted??? if so then ill have to research how to flash a i535 the reason i need verizon is because its the only service that works in my area and it bairley works at that..
I am on TMO but I got a great deal on a Sprint S4. Given the proposed merger between Sprint and TMO I was wondering if the Sprint version will work on a TMO data plan. If not, will Sprint unlock a non blacklisted IMEI to allow its use on TMO?
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I believe Sprint is CDMA and TMobile is GSM so I don't believe you can use it on TMobile today. You'll have to call TMobile to confirm. If they do merge most likely they'll quickly have SIMs to support the tablet. So I'd hold onto the tablet.
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I believe Sprint is CDMA and TMobile is GSM so I don't believe you can use it on TMobile today. You'll have to call TMobile to confirm. If they do merge most likely they'll quickly have SIMs to support the tablet. So I'd hold onto the tablet.
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Doing some additional research, LTE is based upon GSM, not CDMA. The Sprint version has a sim card slot. If I can get it unlocked it should work fine on any other LTE carrier using the same frequencies. There's a store in town that charges a fee to unlock devices. I'll stop by and see if they can unlock my S4. It is also interesting that the Sprint version does not have the word "Sprint" printed on the back. I wonder if the Sprint version is the same as the international version locked to Sprint.
We currently have GS7s
So I had put this there also
But I thought better chance of people here having done this already...
My family has been with sprint for decades.
We have never done a carrier switch.
Family plan.
All phones carrier unlocked.
We have 3 GS7s with sprint firmware.
Two are sprint hardware
One is U hardware
PHOENIX market. Tmobile 5G.
Looking to change all 3 #s to tmobile family plan
Replacing the two sprint GS7s with GS20+
And keeping the GS7 U (sprint firmware)
But changing the GS7 U to tmobile.
Not worried at all about the new GS20s.
Concerned for what to expect of the kept GS7 U (sprint firmware).
Will tmobile flash new tmobile firmware to it?
Will tmobile turn on the proper tmobile radios?
Will the sprint specific bloatware remain and not be uninstallable?
Do I have to do the tmobile firmware/radios myself?
Thanx
KaptainRandom said:
We currently have GS7s
So I had put this there also
But I thought better chance of people here having done this already...
My family has been with sprint for decades.
We have never done a carrier switch.
Family plan.
All phones carrier unlocked.
We have 3 GS7s with sprint firmware.
Two are sprint hardware
One is U hardware
PHOENIX market. Tmobile 5G.
Looking to change all 3 #s to tmobile family plan
Replacing the two sprint GS7s with GS20+
And keeping the GS7 U (sprint firmware)
But changing the GS7 U to tmobile.
Not worried at all about the new GS20s.
Concerned for what to expect of the kept GS7 U (sprint firmware).
Will tmobile flash new tmobile firmware to it?
Will tmobile turn on the proper tmobile radios?
Will the sprint specific bloatware remain and not be uninstallable?
Do I have to do the tmobile firmware/radios myself?
Thanx
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Does GS7 "U" mean it's unlocked? If you purchased it unlocked you can put a T-Mobile SIM in and it will work.
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Does GS7 "U" mean it's unlocked? If you purchased it unlocked you can put a T-Mobile SIM in and it will work.
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i mean im not a gs7 owner for years assuming hes talking about a galaxy s7 which might have issues on tmo if it doesnt have much gsm capability since sprint is of course cdma..
im just gonna stick with sprint and get a sprint s20 ultra 5g seeing as how sprint and tmo are now the same company and sprint users are already able to roam on tmos network and s20 5g owners can already use tmos nationwide 5g as well as they currently have 0 down for new lines and upgrades and sprint is usually the cheaper option (although im on an employee swac acct)
to add tmo wont do anything to the device firmware or anything of the like.. if its unlocked and capable they could probably activate it.. if not then it wont work or u might have some stuff work n other stuff not..
good luck on the switch.. we'll all be under the new tmobile soon enough lol