So, I'm debating right now between the Hox and the gs3 and honestly the only reason why I can't get this phone is because its lte. I use a 3G sim for all my phones (except my nitro, I don't have a sim in that at all) so I need to know if one can insert a 3G sim and still get data. Oh, and I heard this uses a microsim slot? Tim to get my sim cut....
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Both hox and GSIII have micro sim slots. It does have 3g, I use it all the time as there is no 4G in Pennsylvania. Not sure if you'd have to sim unlock it though.
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Both hox and GSIII have micro sim slots. It does have 3g, I use it all the time as there is no 4G in Pennsylvania. Not sure if you'd have to sim unlock it though.
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Oh. Thanks. Just asking cuz my nitro only works with specifically designed 4G at&t sims. All other carriers, whatever sims they give, work fine.
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why are you resistant to update your SIM card? also your 4G LTE connectivity will depend on your data plan.
I had a iPhone 4 3G Microsim and i had to go to AT&T to get a new sim card because my S3 would not pick up data. After a new sim card and adjustments to my account it was finally able to pick data.
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I had a iPhone 4 3G Microsim and i had to go to AT&T to get a new sim card because my S3 would not pick up data. After a new sim card and adjustments to my account it was finally able to pick data.
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Same thing for me, except i didnt need a new sim. All they had to do was change the imei on my account so my phone with that imei can receive data. The rep told me that its because you can only have one phone with data at a time, as opposed to just being able to switch sims just to receice cellular service for calls.
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Same thing for me, except i didnt need a new sim. All they had to do was change the imei on my account so my phone with that imei can receive data. The rep told me that its because you can only have one phone with data at a time, as opposed to just being able to switch sims just to receice cellular service for calls.
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I went through similar a long time ago when I got my Atrix. I upgraded from a iPhone 3G and just continued using same SIM. At&t just updated my data to "4G" and updated my imei and everything was groovy from then on. I'm on a whole new account for my S3 though
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3g will work if you use the regular apn. If you use the LTE apn (PTA), that will only work with an LTE sin card.
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Curious if anyone else had experienced this.
Over the weekend I could not connect to Verizon's 3g network. When I was in a 3g only area, I would have grayed out bars and no 3g icon. I was able to connect to the 1x network and make phone calls. When I was in a 4g area, I could connect to the LTE network and use data fine. I first re-flashed the 4.0.2 factory radios (I had the 4.0.3 leaked radios) to no avail. Then re-flashed the entire factory image and that didn't change anything either.
I brought the phone to my local Verizon store and they swapped out the SIM card. I was under the impression that the SIM card was only used to connect to the LTE network, so i didn't think it would have any effect. To my surprise, the phone was able to connect to the 3g network again.
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Curious if anyone else had experienced this.
Over the weekend I could not connect to Verizon's 3g network. When I was in a 3g only area, I would have grayed out bars and no 3g icon. I was able to connect to the 1x network and make phone calls. When I was in a 4g area, I could connect to the LTE network and use data fine. I first re-flashed the 4.0.2 factory radios (I had the 4.0.3 leaked radios) to no avail. Then re-flashed the entire factory image and that didn't change anything either.
I brought the phone to my local Verizon store and they swapped out the SIM card. I was under the impression that the SIM card was only used to connect to the LTE network, so i didn't think it would have any effect. To my surprise, the phone was able to connect to the 3g network again.
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According to a friend of mine, the SIM card actually holds the CDMA data in it now, so having a bad SIM card will actually mess up your CDMA.
Guess VZW is GSM now.
Yes, over the weekend my sim died as well. Same exact problem. It happened to a friend as well. For us, it happened Friday.
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According to a friend of mine, the SIM card actually holds the CDMA data in it now, so having a bad SIM card will actually mess up your CDMA.
Guess VZW is GSM now.
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<yoda> A sim, GSM does not make. </yoda>
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According to a friend of mine, the SIM card actually holds the CDMA data in it now, so having a bad SIM card will actually mess up your CDMA.
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Verizon validates LTE subscribers via the SIM, like a GSM carrier. There is no ESN, as found in CDMA carriers. This is part of their eHRPD bridge from CDMA to LTE. It is also why people couldn't get 3G when the LTE network crapped out last month.
On the plus side, you can swap phones by inserting the SIM now. Welcome to 1995.
The kid at the Verizon tried to tell me that It probably happened from toggling the preferred network mode from LTE/CDMA to CDMA. I hope that the design isn't so poor that this would be the case.
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Verizon validates LTE subscribers via the SIM, like a GSM carrier. There is no ESN, as found in CDMA carriers. This is part of their eHRPD bridge from CDMA to LTE. It is also why people couldn't get 3G when the LTE network crapped out last month.
On the plus side, you can swap phones by inserting the SIM now. Welcome to 1995.
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Ohh, so thats why when your SIM craps out, you lose CDMA too.
And @ adrynalyne, that's funny, but you know I was just joking? xD
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The kid at the Verizon tried to tell me that It probably happened from toggling the preferred network mode from LTE/CDMA to CDMA. I hope that the design isn't so poor that this would be the case.
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I really doubt that.
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On the plus side, you can swap phones by inserting the SIM now. Welcome to 1995.
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Sooo if somebody steals my phone now they can just use it? I can't call and report the ESN stolen and blacklist it?
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Ohh, so thats why when your SIM craps out, you lose CDMA too.
And @ adrynalyne, that's funny, but you know I was just joking? xD
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My comment was pretty much tongue in cheek
I can't do a <yoda> and keep a straight face
Hi all,
I've been trying to follow a few threads from the Canadians running the i747 S3 but haven't found a definitive answer.
I found a seller on kijiji with a rooted and unlocked (originally Telus) S3. I'm with Bell.
Am I going to have to flash the stock Bell image before I go to the Bell store to activate it? The bloatware and what not from Bell doesn't bother me, I just want to be SURE that I can take his phone and activate it on the Bell network without any issues with performance.
Can I simply take his Telus version that's unlocked and use it with Bell along with Telus' stock image?
I'm mostly new to the Android world and coming from an iPhone 4s... my apologies in advance if any of my terms are out of context.
Thanks for reading
Yes their all the same device i747M im using a bell s3 on the rogers network lte and everything
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Yes their all the same device i747M im using a bell s3 on the rogers network lte and everything
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Did the Rogers store put their bloatware on your previous Bell phone? And is it a matter of putting my sim card in the phone from my previous iphone 4s to activate it?
Im sure someone will correct me if im wrong, but if you have an iphone4s you should just need to put your sim card in the new phone and you'll be fine. The Cell providers don't really care what phone you have just the data and minute plans attached to that sim card.
If you had a BlackBerry Plan it would be different cause your new phone wouldn't work on that type of plan because the amount of data an iphone or s3 use it way different than a blackberry does.
And since both those phones use micro sim you should be good to go, just bring your micro sim card with you, plug it into the phone your wanting to buy, give it a few mintues and everything should work, make a phone call send a text before you buy it. Shouldn't have to bring it to the store or anything if you already have an active sim card
no i didnt even bring it to the rogers store. Just unlock the phone you will be using and put your sim in and your working. No need to activate it like a iphone
your iphone 4s micro sim card i don't think would work well with the s3. you'll need to buy the lte micro sim from bell.
Your iPhone 4S micro sim will work with the galaxy s3 just fine without connectivity issue. You just won't have LTE.
If you want LTE, then you'll need to change to a LTE micro sim.
Jimmyct
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Your iPhone 4S micro sim will work with the galaxy s3 just fine without connectivity issue. You just won't have LTE.
If you want LTE, then you'll need to change to a LTE micro sim.
Jimmyct
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Exactly :highfive:
jimmyct said:
Your iPhone 4S micro sim will work with the galaxy s3 just fine without connectivity issue. You just won't have LTE.
If you want LTE, then you'll need to change to a LTE micro sim.
Jimmyct
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Yes, that's exactly what I did and everything seems to work. I was in a rush today and only had 60% left on the battery. In less than 6 hours, it is down to 4%.
I killed all the tasks but something is taxing the battery severely. I turned off LTE as well and that seems to have slowed the battery drain.
Anyway, thanks for all the help.
Hey guys so this is what is going on. I'm currently on an AT&T family plan with separate data plans. My sister just upgraded to the GS3 with a new sim card and everything but she doesn't really like it so she's going back to her 4S and offered to sell the phone to me. I'm currently using an iPhone 4S with the 15$/200mb data plan. My question is can I use my current sim card and data plan with the GS3 or do I have to upgrade it the 4G LTE plan and get a new sim card as well?
You should just be able to pop your card in and enjoy the S3 goodness. However, you may want to get att to switch your plan from in iphone plan to the general smart phone plan, because some weird things can happen with your voice mail if you don't. Happened to me when I switched from iphone to android.
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Thanks for the quick reply . I was wondering because I was told that AT&T forces you to use a 4G LTE plan for this phone. I'm usually around a wifi connection so I'm looking for the cheapest data plan that is available at the moment
The problem you're probably going to run into is the S3 uses a micro SIM....so you may, at the very least, have to cut your SIM down. Just fyi.
I came from a galaxy S2, and had to get a new SIM.
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The 4S already has a micro SIM, though, doesn't it? I had to get the micro SIM since I switched from the captivate, and I still have my $15/200MB plan and get LTE on it when I'm not using Wi-Fi.
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Yes the 4S has the micro sim also. I was able to use call features and text with it in the SG3 but no network access except for wifi. Ended up calling AT&T and turns out I'll have to upgrade to the 20$/300mb 4G LTE data plan.
Most likely you need a new SIM that's 4G LTE capable, since I just remembered the 4S isn't. I'm getting 4G LTE on the $15 plan - it's not the plan.
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Yes the 4S has the micro sim also. I was able to use call features and text with it in the SG3 but no network access except for wifi. Ended up calling AT&T and turns out I'll have to upgrade to the 20$/300mb 4G LTE data plan.
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That's interesting. I recently moved from an iPhone 3GS (it was a free hand-me-down, don't give me that look) to a One X which I returned (battery life) and got a SGS3 within 30 days. I still have a $15/200MB data plan and both phones worked fine on 4G LTE data. You may wish to confront them about this, because it sounds like they're gonna get you for $120 on that new plan otherwise.
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Most likely you need a new SIM that's 4G LTE capable, since I just remembered the 4S isn't. I'm getting 4G LTE on the $15 plan - it's not the plan.
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I should note that I got a new SIM with the One X (and then it migrated to my SGS3) as the 3GS had some fat old huge SIM card. I have no idea if there's 4G LTE incompatible SIMs or not, but I thought I'd add that after seeing MeVirtually's post.
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That's interesting. I recently moved from an iPhone 3GS (it was a free hand-me-down, don't give me that look) to a One X which I returned (battery life) and got a SGS3 within 30 days. I still have a $15/200MB data plan and both phones worked fine on 4G LTE data. You may wish to confront them about this, because it sounds like they're gonna get you for $120 on that new plan otherwise.
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I should note that I got a new SIM with the One X (and then it migrated to my SGS3) as the 3GS had some fat old huge SIM card. I have no idea if there's 4G LTE incompatible SIMs or not, but I thought I'd add that after seeing MeVirtually's post.
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I'm still waiting for my sister to come home so we can make the switch with AT&T over the phone, I'll ask them about preserving my 15$/200mb plan
So I'm planning on getting an unlocked SG3 but it's originally from t-mobile and I currently have AT&T. Will this work? I'm not planning on getting the expensive data plans though... But I heard that AT&T wouldn't be able to read the phone because it's not an AT&T phone.
Also I have a SIM card. Would I be able to go to AT&T and ask them to transfer my contact/info from my SIM to a microSIM free? Some people have said that they simply want to get a microSIM and said that they have an adapter to make it a regular SIM card so that they can still use it for their "dumbphone."
P.S. I don't know anything about networks or phone details since I'm not knowledgable about the hardware and whatnot about technology. So please keep the explanations as simple as possible. Step by step processes would be nice!
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So I'm planning on getting an unlocked SG3 but it's originally from t-mobile and I currently have AT&T. Will this work? I'm not planning on getting the expensive data plans though... But I heard that AT&T wouldn't be able to read the phone because it's not an AT&T phone.
Also I have a SIM card. Would I be able to go to AT&T and ask them to transfer my contact/info from my SIM to a microSIM free? Some people have said that they simply want to get a microSIM and said that they have an adapter to make it a regular SIM card so that they can still use it for their "dumbphone."
P.S. I don't know anything about networks or phone details since I'm not knowledgable about the hardware and whatnot about technology. So please keep the explanations as simple as possible. Step by step processes would be nice!
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Yes you can fully use the T-Mobile version on att and get H+ speeds. Not sure about data plan... I know that worked for international version though.
Just store your contacts on your Google account and you can sync your contacts to any phone in a minute. No need to store by Sim. Yes there are microSIM adapters, but I don't like them as they sometimes mess up the prongs that read the SIM.
The only thing you won't get is lte speeds but h+ is more than sufficient.
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I can confirm that as I am using a T-Mobile sg3 on at&t whilst typing this. The only problem I had was the mobile data wouldn't work at first and my local store changed one character of my imei and it started to work. There are other APN settings that work too.
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Is the T-Mobile SIM card that comes with this phone LTE enabled cause i was looking to buy a new LTE phone but T-Mobiles site says not all SIMS are
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Is the T-Mobile SIM card that comes with this phone LTE enabled cause i was looking to buy a new LTE phone but T-Mobiles site says not all SIMS are
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Not sure....what phone you have? The t989 does not do LTE.
Just so you know. Not sure about the sim cards tho.
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This phone/sim does not come with the supported hardware for lte , so if you do get a new phone supporting lte just go down to t-mobile and say you need a new sim card they usually don't charge unless you get a rookie or an @$$
The sim card itself is lte enabled but the Hercules doesn't have the hardware, they did package late software in the latest update but it won't be useable until they restructure their entire tower system, and u need to have a model built after apr2013, some ppl in the midwest have seen lte already but like I said u need to be in a restructured zone with a t989 built after apr13', this comes from a tmobile tech rep....although realistically this phone is capable of 42mbps anyway with regular 4g so late isn't going to be that much better in its early days..
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I was planning on getting new LTE phone so that's why i was wondering
when you get a new LTE phone they will swap your sim card for a new one but tell them you want to keep your old one just in-case or they throw it away lol