I asked this question over on androidforums.com, but I did not receive a definitive answer. If I purchased a used At&T GS3, would I be able to use it with full LTE functionality on the Bell Canada network if I unlocked it?
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I would imagine us they're the exact same phone both i747
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Thanks. Can anyone confirm this?
Well you can use any unlocked phone on Bell. So basically it should work
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No you can't. The LTE frequencies are different.
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tjamzt said:
I asked this question over on androidforums.com, but I did not receive a definitive answer. If I purchased a used At&T GS3, would I be able to use it with full LTE functionality on the Bell Canada network if I unlocked it?
Thanks.
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I can confirm that they are exactly the same hardware. You could flash the bell firmware from Samfirmware on the AT&T version, and it would be identical to what you get from a bell store here in canada. The LTE Frequency for AT&T is different, as another poster noted, but the Radio firmware for Bell would make it work.
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No you can't. The LTE frequencies are different.
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No they aren't.. same thing.. you can flash a AT&T modem on a Bell phone, hence, the same.
I am running the latest att firmware on my bell phone so no issues
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Hi,
I basically want to know if there is any difference between these devices, other than network provider lock.
Can you use the ROMs interchangeably?
I think the tmo model does support att's bands and u can probably interchange roms as well like on the tmo s2 and the skyrocket
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minhajmsd said:
I think the tmo model does support att's bands and u can probably interchange roms as well like on the tmo s2 and the skyrocket
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We don't know for sure yet that the ROMs will be interchangeable. However, given that most T-Mobile phones support the 850/1900 NAM bands (GSM) needed for AT&T HSPA+, as long as the phone is unlocked it should work fine.
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In thinking of doing this. Does anyone know if it works with the Medianet data plan?
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In thinking of doing this. Does anyone know if it works with the Medianet data plan?
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The Galaxy S2 did. Reading the specs page on the Tmobile website, I've come to the conclusion that the bands are identical to the AT&T variant's. I'm going to be doing the same thing.
Will hspa+ work? If so, tmo users who will be paying full price would be better off
Buying from att because its less than tmos full price cost.
Plus wireless tethering would work Because tmo doesn't have imei # of att phone.
Can anyone confim?
i would like to know this as well, paying 549 if a lot better than 639.
QUOTE=predation;27809975]Will hspa+ work? If so, tmo users who will be paying full price would be better off
Buying from att because its less than tmos full price cost.
Plus wireless tethering would work Because tmo doesn't have imei # of att phone.
Can anyone confim?[/QUOTE]
FYI only T-MO has HSPA +42 version of the S3 for those looking to buy from At&t.
anyone can confirm this?? does the gs3 from tmo works on att HSPA+ and vice versa and if the tmo gs3 works internationally on 3g networks.
All right,unlocked my T999 galaxy s3, put my AT&T micro sim in phone but I get no data. I can make phone calls no problem.Do I have to do anything with the APN settings?
Thank you!!
You need to make an AT&T APN. Also the AT&T version will not get 3G on T-Mobile without at the very least a modem flash.
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O.K. just added a couple ATT apn settings still no data.any other suggestions?
By the way i have a 4g micro sim.Thought Tmobile S3 had ATT hspa+ bands.
Got apn settings from these forums.
Might want to do a lot of research before trying to flash an att ROM on tmo or vice versa. I heard the tmo phones are quad core.
mrhaley30705 said:
Might want to do a lot of research before trying to flash an att ROM on tmo or vice versa. I heard the tmo phones are quad core.
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They aren't. All US ones are dual core.
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fender22 said:
O.K. just added a couple ATT apn settings still no data.any other suggestions?
By the way i have a 4g micro sim.Thought Tmobile S3 had ATT hspa+ bands.
Got apn settings from these forums.
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did you flash an AT&T radio? you will probably need to do that.
how did you unlock your phone? did you just buy a code or did you try one of the XDA methods?
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did you flash an AT&T radio? you will probably need to do that.
how did you unlock your phone? did you just buy a code or did you try one of the XDA methods?
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Forgot about that. You need an AT&T baseband.
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joshnichols189 said:
They aren't. All US ones are dual core.
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So they are. Thanks for providing quick verification on something i heard. :thumbup:
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They aren't. All US ones are dual core.
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Aaaaah!!
Why when something comes to US it has to be downgraded?
barribow said:
Aaaaah!!
Why when something comes to US it has to be downgraded?
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It isn't a down grade. Do some reading.
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It isn't a down grade. Do some reading.
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link?
I will most likely use this phone on Simple Mobile which uses tmobiles towers so the obvious choice would be the tmobile version, but would i benefit in any way by getting the unlocked version? Who is the unlocked version branded by? I dont want to make a mistake because a month ago i was about to get the unlocked iphone for my girl and run it on simple mobile until thankfully you guys tipped me off that the unlocked iphone was actually an at&t branded phone and will not get 4g speeds on simple mobile.
So, who is the unlocked version of the gs3 branded by? And which one should i get, tmobile gs3 or unlocked gs3?
International Sgs3 is branded by Samsung. I believe you would not get 4g, because of the different frequencies. The other option would be the Korean version of the sgs3. I do not know if that works though.
T-mobile is gonna be updating their 1900mhz which means the international s3 will get 3g data and iPhone users same...
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International Sgs3 is branded by Samsung. I believe you would not get 4g, because of the different frequencies. The other option would be the Korean version of the sgs3. I do not know if that works though.
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So let me get this straight, the international gs3 is the unlocked version?
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T-mobile is gonna be updating their 1900mhz which means the international s3 will get 3g data and iPhone users same...
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Well in this case what is different between the tmobile version and the unlocked version. Im not understanding, sorry. If I get the tmobile version, would i be able to use it the same way the unlocked version can be used?
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T-mobile is gonna be updating their 1900mhz which means the international s3 will get 3g data and iPhone users same...
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Yeah at the end of next year.
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So let me get this straight, the international gs3 is the unlocked version?
Well in this case what is different between the tmobile version and the unlocked version. Im not understanding, sorry. If I get the tmobile version, would i be able to use it the same way the unlocked version can be used?
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International is unlocked. It will not get anything more than 2G on tmobile.
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I just did a quick search, and couldn't find the exact answer (probably not using the right search terms).
If I got a Rogers S3, what needs to be done for it work on the Bell network?
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I just did a quick search, and couldn't find the exact answer (probably not using the right search terms).
If I got a Rogers S3, what needs to be done for it work on the Bell network?
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You'll need to unlock the network first.
http://www.cellunlocker.net/unlock-samsung-galaxy-s3-iii.php
Rogers to Bell s3
Once unlocked, download selfserve and also make sure you have a Bell LTE MicroSim.
Than happy rooting or whichever way you decide to go!
Root. Unlock. Lte sim. Lte data plan. Lte provisioning.
I have the same thing. Rogers s3 on bell/virgin. Tho I an having issues with Lte but I think its a tower in my area.
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c_86 said:
Root. Unlock. Lte sim. Lte data plan. Lte provisioning.
I have the same thing. Rogers s3 on bell/virgin. Tho I an having issues with Lte but I think its a tower in my area.
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wow you made that sound difficult could have just left it at unlock network and been done with it! You don't have to root first either.
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No you don't have to root lol just unlock.
But for Lte to work you need to make sure you have you correct data plan, sim card and provisioning.
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I'm now on att with gsm unlocked. It is a Verizon model. If I flash an att rom will it work? Can anyone confirm ?
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For any one interested I have successfully flashed att rom to my Verizon note2 with no additional steps needed. This is only good for someone using the gsm side as there now no option for cdma. But just letting everyone know
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For any one interested I have successfully flashed att rom to my Verizon note2 with no additional steps needed. This is only good for someone using the gsm side as there now no option for cdma. But just letting everyone know
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Are you getting LTE service?
No lte. I also can confirm gps dont work anymore
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I'm now on att with gsm unlocked. It is a Verizon model. If I flash an att rom will it work? Can anyone confirm ?
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what rom did you flash?
All att roms work. But I could not get lte or gps to work. Was a no go for me as I use as my primary gps.
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Many thanks for the report. .
This is great information. ..g
note 2 verizon on att.. no gps...
I too have a note 2 verizon model, I loaded the clean rom 5 ace and chose att. I also use straight talk as my carrier, My gps quit working!!
The reason I picked att is when I run verizon on the install is that when a call comes it it has a +1, when I call someone right back I get a international call failed every fricken time. anyone have a fix for "note 2 verizon on att service" Please help'!!!
Hi
So long story short, my Tmo GS3 got stolen at my work :/
So my mom gave me her ATT GS3 cus she was up for an upgrade,
i been reading its possible to get 4G on an ATT GS3 but so far no luck,
i know i have the right APN cus i copied the one from my Nex4 to my GS3, i set the network to manual and choose Tmo, but still all i get is Edge.
Does it have to do something with the way i unlocked the phone?
I been reading it has to be factory unlock and i unlocked mine by dialing *#197328640# and doing the required steps.
Can anyone help me with this?
Maybe you should try posting in the ATT S3 forums? I'm pretty sure that most people here have the TMO variant, while you are looking for tweaking of the ATT variant.
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klin1344 said:
Maybe you should try posting in the ATT S3 forums? I'm pretty sure that most people here have the TMO variant, while you are looking for tweaking of the ATT variant.
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hahahah good idea XD
thanks bro
Also if you havent already tryed flash the tmobile modem and ur att gs3 is unlocked?
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Also if you havent already tryed flash the tmobile modem and ur att gs3 is unlocked?
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Nop my galaxy is not rooted. And yes it is unlocked but with the method i said not with unlock code.
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Don't flash a T-Mobile modem, it will brick. T-Mobile and AT&T use different frequencies for hspa+ in most places, and the AT&T version doesn't have the hardware to pick up the most used T-Mobile frequency I believe. So you're probably stuck with edge
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I'm stuck on edge too buddy....
orphan22 said:
Hi
So long story short, my Tmo GS3 got stolen at my work :/
So my mom gave me her ATT GS3 cus she was up for an upgrade,
i been reading its possible to get 4G on an ATT GS3 but so far no luck,
i know i have the right APN cus i copied the one from my Nex4 to my GS3, i set the network to manual and choose Tmo, but still all i get is Edge.
Does it have to do something with the way i unlocked the phone?
I been reading it has to be factory unlock and i unlocked mine by dialing *#197328640# and doing the required steps.
Can anyone help me with this?
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You ARE stuck on edge.... I know it sucks. unless you are in a refarming area http://www.airportal.de/ , (major cities) your AT&T S3 1900/2100Mhz high speed data (4G) band will not work on T-Mobile's 1700/2100Mhz networks. I would sell it on e-bay or craigslist and got your T-mobile S3 again. or get the T-Mobile S4 after you sell your att S3 :cyclops: