Need some help! SG3 Carrier question. - AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III

First of all hello, I've tried to search for this question but I couldnt find a solid answer, so this is my question I know the T-Mobile SG3 can be used with other carriers such as Simple Mobile and you would still get 4G service and such, now what about the AT&T SG3 , can it be used with a different carrier and still get 4G? I ask this question because even though this phone is GSM it has LTE. I bought an AT&T SG3 and I just need to know if I can switch to Simple Mobile or T-mobile monthly plans. Thank you very much!

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Krazex2005 said:
First of all hello, I've tried to search for this question but I couldnt find a solid answer, so this is my question I know the T-Mobile SG3 can be used with other carriers such as Simple Mobile and you would still get 4G service and such, now what about the AT&T SG3 , can it be used with a different carrier and still get 4G? I ask this question because even though this phone is GSM it has LTE. I bought an AT&T SG3 and I just need to know if I can switch to Simple Mobile or T-mobile monthly plans. Thank you very much!
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1455014:good:
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nsquare4 said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1455014
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Link is good for GSM phones

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I have some questions about GSM GNex and T-Mobile. Please help!

1. What type of HSPA+ does it support? 14.4, 21, or 42 mbps?
2. Does the GNex work on T-Mobile's monthly 4G plans? That's the no contract plans, basically month to month.
3. Is it basically a pop a SIM in and it should all work?
4. When I flash ROMs, I use this forum http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1339, correct?
5. Will the ROMs have any affect on the phone's connection or anything to mess it up from T-Mobile? I only ask because the phone is not tailor made for T Mobile so maybe a ROM could throw it off.
Thank you, guys.
iCaptivate said:
1. What type of HSPA+ does it support? 14.4, 21, or 42 mbps?
2. Does the GNex work on T-Mobile's monthly 4G plans? That's the no contract plans, basically month to month.
3. Is it basically a pop a SIM in and it should all work?
4. When I flash ROMs, I use this forum http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1339, correct?
5. Will the ROMs have any affect on the phone's connection or anything to mess it up from T-Mobile? I only ask because the phone is not tailor made for T Mobile so maybe a ROM could throw it off.
Thank you, guys.
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1- 21
2- yes, I have monthly 4g and G-Nex.
3- yes the phone is unlocked Pentaband. If you have a valid Sim card, it should work.
4- I honestly didn't look at the forum you linked to, but sure. You go to the Android development section and find roms there.
5- off course a ROM could affect your functionality. Read the thread before you flash. Not all roms run 100%. Most will have known bugs listed in the description of the thread. If you have an issue you don't like, flash a new ROM.
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iCaptivate said:
1. What type of HSPA+ does it support? 14.4, 21, or 42 mbps?
2. Does the GNex work on T-Mobile's monthly 4G plans? That's the no contract plans, basically month to month.
3. Is it basically a pop a SIM in and it should all work?
4. When I flash ROMs, I use this forum http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1339, correct?
5. Will the ROMs have any affect on the phone's connection or anything to mess it up from T-Mobile? I only ask because the phone is not tailor made for T Mobile so maybe a ROM could throw it off.
Thank you, guys.
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1. It supports up to HSPA +21 (in Casselberry, FL I average 7Mbps speeds in a "very good coverage" area according to their map).
2. From what I understand, it does. Look in the Galaxy Nexus General thread for better information on that.
3. Yup!
4. Galaxy Nexus GSM thread (not Sprint or Verizon).
5. ROM won't effect anything to do with T-Mobile.
On a side note, you will not access 4G on T-Mobile. Its not a T-Mobile phone and it won't support 4G. Depending on your area, though, you should have more then adequate speeds
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thos25 said:
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2- yes, I have monthly 4g and G-Nex.
3- yes the phone is unlocked Pentaband. If you have a valid Sim card, it should work.
4- I honestly didn't look at the forum you linked to, but sure. You go to the Android development section and find roms there.
5- off course a ROM could affect your functionality. Read the thread before you flash. Not all roms run 100%. Most will have known bugs listed in the description of the thread. If you have an issue you don't like, flash a new ROM.
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Thanks buddy.
Btw I have like two more questions.
1. How much do you pay on monthly 4G? I want to get the $60 but I want to make sure it's $60 and not $60 plus a load of taxes.
2. About the ROM affecting functionality, that is a given. What I was talking about, is flashing different radios and ROMs going to affect my connection with T Mobile? Like if I flash a new radio, will my data or text or talk go out? I know that there's always bugs but that's the stuff I'm really worried about.
This is the Monthly 4G you're talking about, right?
uoY_redruM said:
1. It supports up to HSPA +21 (in Casselberry, FL I average 7Mbps speeds in a "very good coverage" area according to their map).
2. From what I understand, it does. Look in the Galaxy Nexus General thread for better information on that.
3. Yup!
4. Galaxy Nexus GSM thread (not Sprint or Verizon).
5. ROM won't effect anything to do with T-Mobile.
On a side note, you will not access 4G on T-Mobile. Its not a T-Mobile phone and it won't support 4G. Depending on your area, though, you should have more then adequate speeds
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I live in Miami, my friend gets amazing 4G. He has a SGS2 and is on T Mobile. But the SGS2 is dual channel HSPA+ 21, basically it's '42 mbps' but not really. I think that HSPA+ 21 is still '4G' but T Mobile marketing.
iCaptivate said:
1. What type of HSPA+ does it support? 14.4, 21, or 42 mbps?
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Read. Its 21mbps HSPA+.
2. Does the GNex work on T-Mobile's monthly 4G plans? That's the no contract plans, basically month to month.
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It uses a SIM. So yes.
3. Is it basically a pop a SIM in and it should all work?
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Yes.
4. When I flash ROMs, I use this forum http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1339, correct?
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Yes...
5. Will the ROMs have any affect on the phone's connection or anything to mess it up from T-Mobile? I only ask because the phone is not tailor made for T Mobile so maybe a ROM could throw it off.
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GSM is a standard. There's a reason why there's only 1 GSM forum. Your ROM has absolutely no bearing on your carrier or connection.
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uoY_redruM said:
On a side note, you will not access 4G on T-Mobile. Its not a T-Mobile phone and it won't support 4G. Depending on your area, though, you should have more then adequate speeds
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This is 100% false. Not sure who's telling you this. Your speeds are completely and utterly the exact same as a 21mbps HSPA+ device that is T-Mobile branded.
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iCaptivate said:
1. How much do you pay on monthly 4G? I want to get the $60 but I want to make sure it's $60 and not $60 plus a load of taxes.
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You will pay sales tax on the refills. I have the $30 plan and pay $32.67 total every month.
2. About the ROM affecting functionality, that is a given. What I was talking about, is flashing different radios and ROMs going to affect my connection with T Mobile? Like if I flash a new radio, will my data or text or talk go out? I know that there's always bugs but that's the stuff I'm really worried about.
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As I said above, no, it has no effect on anything. If it's a GSM ROM it will never break anything unless the ROM is inherently packaged or changed incorrectly.
This is the Monthly 4G you're talking about, right?
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Yes that's where you buy Activation Kits for T-Mo Prepaid. Please go read the Prepaid thread in my sig and do some research instead of creating new threads. Ask questions in there pertaining to prepaid.
There is a TON of misinformation out there, as evidenced by this thread (sorry but some people just have no idea what they're talking about). You'll get much better info in the prepaid thread than the General or Q&A sections.
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iCaptivate said:
I live in Miami, my friend gets amazing 4G. He has a SGS2 and is on T Mobile. But the SGS2 is dual channel HSPA+ 21, basically it's '42 mbps' but not really. I think that HSPA+ 21 is still '4G' but T Mobile marketing.
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GNex speeds will be noticeably lower than a T-Mobile branded SGSII. Comparing 21mbps vs. 42mbps in a 42mbps-enabled zone will make it clear. You should find yourself getting speeds of about 10mbps at the highest.
I'm going to sell my iPhone 4S and buy a GNex. Then I go to the store and get the T Mobile Monthly 4G plan, the $60 one. The only question I have is the activation method and paying it monthly.
How do I go about doing those things? How do I activate and how do I pay it monthly since a bill won't be arriving?
Sorry if I'm being annoying, I just need to know. I've been on contract since I first got a phone so I don't what pre-paid is like.
iCaptivate said:
I'm going to sell my iPhone 4S and buy a GNex. Then I go to the store and get the T Mobile Monthly 4G plan, the $60 one. The only question I have is the activation method and paying it monthly.
How do I go about doing those things? How do I activate and how do I pay it monthly since a bill won't be arriving?
Sorry if I'm being annoying, I just need to know. I've been on contract since I first got a phone so I don't what pre-paid is like.
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You can buy a t mobile Sim and activation kit from t mobile. You could save some $ and find one online for cheaper though. myself, I went to the t mobile store and they just gave me one for free.
You can activate it online when you pay for the plan you want.
You can also set up an automatic pay plan via the my.t-mobile website.
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TMo to ATT conversion?

Hey guys, i was just wondering if a Tmobile branded SGN2 can be "turned into" a ATT Note 2? i have an ATT 4G sim card in the TMo phone, but im not getting LTE or GPS. Love the phone, but i cant stand being on 3G speeds with no GPS.
for those wondering, my cousin sold me his TMO SGN2 because it was too big for him and he got an S3.
Any and all help would be appreciated. Thanks in Advance!!!!!!!!!!!
im guessing you would have it have it unlocked to work on another GSM carrier like any other phone.
it is possible as so far everyone is saying that technically the hardware are the same but no one seem to have yet to test or come up with a way to enable the lte portion of the phone. I think it won't be something that is possible now until tmo rolls out lte and possibly then they will unlock the lte radio on the phone. Then maybe one of smart guys at xda can then help. As for now, the answer is probably no.
The biggest question is LTE. The LTE chip is in the Tmo phone but deactivated. As far as I know, no one has figured out yet how to activate it.
You may have to settle for HSPA speeds for now.
I tried an att gs3 on t mobile and it stuck me on edge. The two networks only use one of the same frequencies for 3.5g. And of course, t mobile has no lte... so don't expect to get any decent speeds. My solution to the problem? I bought a t mobile gs3
Shouldnt flashing an att modem/radio solve that issue? With all the att network settings and flashed att modem, it should theoretically "unlock" the LTE because its built into the phone? Just trying to fully understand whats keeping it from doing so.
Thanks again for the quick responses and insight.
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moabizzi said:
Shouldnt flashing an att modem/radio solve that issue? With all the att network settings and flashed att modem, it should theoretically "unlock" the LTE because its built into the phone? Just trying to fully understand whats keeping it from doing so.
Thanks again for the quick responses and insight.
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Why not just get an att model? Less headaches. Sell the t mobile note and buy an att model
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Why not just get an att model? Less headaches. Sell the t mobile note and buy an att model. I doubt flashing any att software would make lte work. Again, t mobile and att only share one (1) frequency for data. And t mobile does not have lte. They may share similar hardware but as I learned they are very different. Just get the unlock codes and try it
in theory yes, however, it seemed to be more than just the modem. It is possible that there are some other things that locked the features and without enabling the LTE funtionality, it will not work. Also just because they use the same hardware does not guarantee that every components are there. I am not hardware engineer but I think even if they use the same chip, it still needs other parts like amplifier, etc.
don't forget flashing the radio can potentially brick the phone, so always be careful when doing so

Use Verizon Note 4 on AT&T?

As Verizon is charging $700 compared to the 800+ at&t is charging for an off contract note 4 I was wondering if its possible to use the off contract verizon Note 4 on AT&T. I have a mobile share plan with AT&T with other lines still in contract so I can't easily switch to verizon or I would. Does anyone know?
danmanca said:
As Verizon is charging $700 compared to the 800+ at&t is charging for an off contract note 4 I was wondering if its possible to use the off contract verizon Note 4 on AT&T. I have a mobile share plan with AT&T with other lines still in contract so I can't easily switch to verizon or I would. Does anyone know?
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How would one use a CDMA device on a GSM network??
It was my understanding that all Verizon phones now had a SIM slot for LTE Compatibility? I assumed if the Sim slot was unlocked you'd be able to put an AT&T sim card in and configure carrier settings and get access but wanted to confirm?
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How would one use a CDMA device on a GSM network??
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Most modern Verizon phones have GSM radios in it, and it's unlocked.
The problem with using Verizon's Note 4 on AT&T is LTE. They don't have the same radio, so you'd be stuck on AT&T's 3G.
This was the conversation I had with an AT&T rep today. She was convinced I could just buy the Note 4 from VZW at $699 and bring it over to AT&T... she didn't mention, nor did she seem to be aware that LTE would not work.
Yes well, it all depends on the ATT LTE Band that's in use in your area. I have a VZW S5 that's on ATT prepaid pulling LTE all day. Band 7 I believe.
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VZW phones generally have radios with some overlapping LTE band coverage with both ATT and TMO. AWS Band 4 I believe is used by all 3 carriers but not in all areas of the US.
Unfortunately VZW mainly uses Band 13 and ATT band 17 although supposedly Samsung devices have this enabled in the Hidden Menus but I have never gotten band 17 on ATT.
My 2 cents
Verizon's website says their model supports bands 4 and 13. The AT&T website says their model supports bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 17, 20, and 29. From what I remember, AT&T's primary LTE bands are 4 and 17 so if Verizon is being completely truthful and it doesn't support any other bands other than 4 and 13, your LTE coverage may be spotty or even completely non existent.
Verizon Note 4 is out now...
Anyone have a report yet?
I can confirm verizon note 4 is working on at&t & tmobile.
I just got my verizon note 4 today and i put my tmobile sim in it and i had to do apn settings and it worked fine the only problem is lte is not working it worked on hspa and my speeds were 6mb down and 2.5 mb up. Which is good for me.
But if u want to use lte u have to enable band 4 which is locked on verizon model. To enanble it u neef to root ur phone with chainfire root (it's the only method to root right now) but it will trip knox sensor and void ur warranty .
And same applies for at&t. No lte but 6mb on hsps looks good to me.
asjassar said:
I can confirm verizon note 4 is working on at&t & tmobile.
I just got my verizon note 4 today and i put my tmobile sim in it and i had to do apn settings and it worked fine the only problem is lte is not working it worked on hspa and my speeds were 6mb down and 2.5 mb up. Which is good for me.
But if u want to use lte u have to enable band 4 which is locked on verizon model. To enanble it u neef to root ur phone with chainfire root (it's the only method to root right now) but it will trip knox sensor and void ur warranty .
And same applies for at&t. No lte but 6mb on hsps looks good to me.
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Im using it right now on AT&T. Im getting HSPA+ but no LTE. For some reason I'm having trouble sending MMS though. Anyone know of any tweak I could make to the APN to get MMS working?
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asjassar said:
I can confirm verizon note 4 is working on at&t & tmobile.
I just got my verizon note 4 today and i put my tmobile sim in it and i had to do apn settings and it worked fine the only problem is lte is not working it worked on hspa and my speeds were 6mb down and 2.5 mb up. Which is good for me.
But if u want to use lte u have to enable band 4 which is locked on verizon model. To enanble it u neef to root ur phone with chainfire root (it's the only method to root right now) but it will trip knox sensor and void ur warranty .
And same applies for at&t. No lte but 6mb on hsps looks good to me.
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Im using it right now on AT&T. Im getting HSPA+ but no LTE. For some reason I'm having trouble sending MMS though. Anyone know of any tweak I could make to the APN to get MMS working?
cadorette said:
Im using it right now on AT&T. Im getting HSPA+ but no LTE. For some reason I'm having trouble sending MMS though. Anyone know of any tweak I could make to the APN to get MMS working?
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Im using it right now on AT&T. Im getting HSPA+ but no LTE. For some reason I'm having trouble sending MMS though. Anyone know of any tweak I could make to the APN to get MMS working?
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U just need to enter the right apn settings. I'm getting mms just fine on straight talk. My problem is that our phones support air view with pen and finger, and yet they buried the setting so deep we need root to access it and make it stick. I used nova launcher to access the setting but it turns back off once the phone is put to sleep. Stupid! Just let us decide If we want it or not!!!
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asjassar said:
I can confirm verizon note 4 is working on at&t & tmobile.
I just got my verizon note 4 today and i put my tmobile sim in it and i had to do apn settings and it worked fine the only problem is lte is not working it worked on hspa and my speeds were 6mb down and 2.5 mb up. Which is good for me.
But if u want to use lte u have to enable band 4 which is locked on verizon model. To enanble it u neef to root ur phone with chainfire root (it's the only method to root right now) but it will trip knox sensor and void ur warranty .
And same applies for at&t. No lte but 6mb on hsps looks good to me.
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So chainfire root will work for the Verizon Note 4?
zounduser said:
U just need to enter the right apn settings. I'm getting mms just fine on straight talk. My problem is that our phones support air view with pen and finger, and yet they buried the setting so deep we need root to access it and make it stick. I used nova launcher to access the setting but it turns back off once the phone is put to sleep. Stupid! Just let us decide If we want it or not!!!
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Finally have the APN set right to send/receive mms. Problem is anything over 1mb fails. Pics send and receive just fine but if for some reason the pic is say, 1048kb, the mms fails, everytime.
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cadorette said:
zounduser said:
U just need to enter the right apn settings. I'm getting mms just fine on straight talk. My problem is that our phones support air view with pen and finger, and yet they buried the setting so deep we need root to access it and make it stick. I used nova launcher to access the setting but it turns back off once the phone is put to sleep. Stupid! Just let us decide If we want it or not!!!
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Finally have the APN set right to send/receive mms. Problem is anything over 1mb fails. Pics send and receive just fine but if for some reason the pic is say, 1048kb, the mms fails, everytime.
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Try using messenger from play store. I couldn't get samsung messages working right for me. The only problem I have now is when I try to call from recent list the phone number is all messed up and tries to call the number as an international
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Got Messenger from the Play store, (the Google one) and had the same issue. So I closed it out and re-sent via Samsung messages and lo and behold it went through. I'm far from noob but not quite understanding the picky nature of sending the mms!
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Got Messenger from the Play store, (the Google one) and had the same issue. So I closed it out and re-sent via Samsung messages and lo and behold it went through. I'm far from noob but not quite understanding the picky nature of sending the mms!
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At least you got it to work finally. :good:
Just ported my work number (verizon) to my personal account (ATT) and they let me keep my note 4. I used the APN settings for the ATT S5 and am getting around 10mbps/down and 2-5mbps/up. I'm not rooted yet but will be working on that to see if I can get LTE functional.
I use Hangouts for SMS so that was already working.
s5 settings I used...
forum.xda-developers.com/att-galaxy-s5/help/apn-settings-verizon-s5-att-t2851951/page2
I have a POS s3 mini as a work phone (att) I've put that Sim in my Verizon s4 and all was good. Traveling internationally put the att Sim in my vzw note 4 I get voice but not data connections.
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Just ported my work number (verizon) to my personal account (ATT) and they let me keep my note 4. I used the APN settings for the ATT S5 and am getting around 10mbps/down and 2-5mbps/up. I'm not rooted yet but will be working on that to see if I can get LTE functional.
I use Hangouts for SMS so that was already working.
s5 settings I used...
forum.xda-developers.com/att-galaxy-s5/help/apn-settings-verizon-s5-att-t2851951/page2
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So the Note 4 requires root to enable the service menus in order to enable the various bands available on the phone. Verizon has chosen to restrict this access. You need to modify the build.prop and the efs\carrier\hiddenMenu file. So until a root procedure is available the retail version is stuck with HSPA+, which isn't too bad I guess.
Working on my s5 I have made the changes but I am still figuring out how to exactly turn on the disabled bands. I am also hoping these modifications will apply to the Note 4 once root is available.
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narmstrong79 said:
I have a POS s3 mini as a work phone (att) I've put that Sim in my Verizon s4 and all was good. Traveling internationally put the att Sim in my vzw note 4 I get voice but not data connections.
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You have to modify the APN settings after you put the ATT sim in the VZW phone.
http://www.att.com/esupport/article.jsp?sid=KB424489&cv=820
I'm wondering if anyone has tried flashing the phone with ATT's firmware. Perhaps this is a more benign method which, as a plus, would show ATT logos throughout the interface. I'm having a verizon note 4 given to me; I'm considering my options.

Won a Sprint Edge + but my carrier is T-mobile. Can I use this phone with Tmobile?

So i won a Sprint edge plus but my carrier is Tmobile
From readings it seems im able to use he sprint edge plus with tmobile correct? And I have to root and unlock it in order to use it?
Can somebody assist me with my questions as to if this phone will work with tmobile
any help?
cpugeeker said:
So i won a Sprint edge plus but my carrier is Tmobile
From readings it seems im able to use he sprint edge plus with tmobile correct? And I have to root and unlock it in order to use it?
Can somebody assist me with my questions as to if this phone will work with tmobile
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I have read some posts here and there about it, from what i could find out it does work with tmobile, ive seen some people had problems with lte, but i also seen others had no issues at all with it. I cannot remember where i seen this stuff as it was a while ago when i was looking into it. Search some of the posts for note 5 and others
Yes.
I have a Sprint Edge+ and am currently on T-Mobile.
The only unlock i've found that works is idoneapps. (requires root and tripping knox)
They want money though.
After getting unlocked with their help, I had to flash a stock Sprint ROM to get LTE working.
I'm getting about 60Mbps up and 30Mbps down on T-Mobile with my Sprint Edge+
Good luck.
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Yes.
I have a Sprint Edge+ and am currently on T-Mobile.
The only unlock i've found that works is idoneapps. (requires root and tripping knox)
They want money though.
After getting unlocked with their help, I had to flash a stock Sprint ROM to get LTE working.
I'm getting about 60Mbps up and 30Mbps down on T-Mobile with my Sprint Edge+
Good luck.
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How did u get LTE to work
dvtmg704 said:
How did u get LTE to work
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I flashed AOI6.
Restarted.
It worked.
Destinatus said:
I flashed AOI6.
Restarted.
It worked.
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What are your speed test results
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What are your speed test results
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Picture please
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AT&T vs. StraightTalk Wireless

Does anyone know which of these two has the most or strongest coverage areas with 4G / 4G LTE in the USA? I'm asking because I'm currently using AT&T and their services cover just about every area I have been to. The 4G is awesome. But StraightTalk gives you 5 GB of high-speed data for just $45.00 /mo. while AT&T only offers 2 GB. Is StraightTalk's services as good as or better than AT&T's?
Straight talk uses 3 different networks for byop. Sprint,at&t, and T-Mobile networks. If youre using an at&t modeled phone on straight talk youre still using at&t network. If you brought a tmobile phone to them it would use t mobiles network. And same thing for sprint phones. But why not go to cricket? Im using my unlocked d851 on cricket which is also at&ts network. But i get 10gb LTE for 60 a month. Im definitely happy with it. I havent gone over my high speed limit yet. Ive been with cricket for 5 months now
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Does anyone know which of these two has the most or strongest coverage areas with 4G / 4G LTE in the USA? I'm asking because I'm currently using AT&T and their services cover just about every area I have been to. The 4G is awesome. But StraightTalk gives you 5 GB of high-speed data for just $45.00 /mo. while AT&T only offers 2 GB. Is StraightTalk's services as good as or better than AT&T's?
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talksickisil said:
Straight talk uses 3 different networks for byop. Sprint,at&t, and T-Mobile networks. If youre using an at&t modeled phone on straight talk youre still using at&t network. If you brought a tmobile phone to them it would use t mobiles network. And same thing for sprint phones. But why not go to cricket? Im using my unlocked d851 on cricket which is also at&ts network. But i get 10gb LTE for 60 a month. Im definitely happy with it. I havent gone over my high speed limit yet. Ive been with cricket for 5 months now
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I see. It's good to know that 10 GB is good for a whole month. Did you know that StraightTalk also offers 10 GB / mo. for $55.00 /mo.? BTW, I decided to go with StraightTalk AT&T's services! I love AT&T!
No i didnt know that. Well maybe ill switch to them next month. I had a sprint phone i used with them a couple years ago. Do they still have a processing fee on bill payments? Because cricket is 60 dollars even. Ill def go for 55/ month straight talk. I just hope they dont give me a sim that uses t mobile network. Att is so much better in chicago area than tmo
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Thats super legit. I just checked straight talk .com i can just order a sim card thats att compatible since my phone is unlocked. Have you began your service yet?
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Gurren Lagann said:
Does anyone know which of these two has the most or strongest coverage areas with 4G / 4G LTE in the USA? I'm asking because I'm currently using AT&T and their services cover just about every area I have been to. The 4G is awesome. But StraightTalk gives you 5 GB of high-speed data for just $45.00 /mo. while AT&T only offers 2 GB. Is StraightTalk's services as good as or better than AT&T's?
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Thanks for the info. Ill be saving 60 dollars a year beginning next month. The reason i asked if youve activated, im wondering does straight talk use a att.net based apn or if they use an aiowireless.net apn like cricket does. No big deal either way i guess. I can testify the aio apn works just fine but i just imagine an apn with "att" in the address to be faster lol.. This is based on nothing
talksickisil said:
No i didnt know that. Well maybe ill switch to them next month. I had a sprint phone i used with them a couple years ago. Do they still have a processing fee on bill payments? Because cricket is 60 dollars even. Ill def go for 55/ month straight talk. I just hope they dont give me a sim that uses t mobile network. Att is so much better in chicago area than tmo
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Thats super legit. I just checked straight talk .com i can just order a sim card thats att compatible since my phone is unlocked. Have you began your service yet?
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Thanks for the info. Ill be saving 60 dollars a year beginning next month. The reason i asked if youve activated, im wondering does straight talk use a att.net based apn or if they use an aiowireless.net apn like cricket does. No big deal either way i guess. I can testify the aio apn works just fine but i just imagine an apn with "att" in the address to be faster lol.. This is based on nothing
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No. I have not begun my service yet. I just ordered a StraightTalk-AT&T Micro-SIM Card Kit off of eBay. It's coming form North Carolina. I live in South Carolina so I'm hoping to have it by Saturday. I'm switching when I get it. I've already used up my 2 GB of High-Speed Data from AT&T GoPhone. 2 GB is no where near enough data for me. I can't wait to switch!

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