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I'm hoping you fellas will help me out here.

I'm buying an unlocked T-mobile Galaxy s3 from a really nice guy. I'm on AT&T, and would like to A) confirm it will work on HSPA+, and B) I would like to know how to go about setting it up on the Medianet plan.

Thremix said:
I'm buying an unlocked T-mobile Galaxy s3 from a really nice guy. I'm on AT&T, and would like to A) confirm it will work on HSPA+, and B) I would like to know how to go about setting it up on the Medianet plan.
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Someone may correct me but I don't think HSPA+ will work on ATT. They use different frequencies. If you had the international SGS3, HSPA+ would work on ATT.

OK thank you, I'll pass on the GS3, I'll just keep my iphone

It works. T-Mobile s3 has the frequencies needed. My s3 is T-Mobile unlocked and using it with at&t.
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mustk1ll20 said:
It works. T-Mobile s3 has the frequencies needed. My s3 is T-Mobile unlocked and using it with at&t.
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+1. The T999 supports 850/1700/1900/2100 for HSPA+. Therefore it will work on Atts H+. I use both T-Mobile and straight talk on my t999.
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babymatteo said:
+1. The T999 supports 850/1700/1900/2100 for HSPA+. Therefore it will work on Atts H+. I use both T-Mobile and straight talk on my t999.
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awesome! the phone comes unlocked already, any idea on how to get it going on medianet?

No one?

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No one?
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I assume that is something to do with at&t if so, you would have a better chance asking there.

Will Tmo S3 work on its future LTE network?

I'm about to upgrade my mytouch 4g to S3. But I'm wondering if S3 will support future LTE network. I've heard that in future 3G network will use 1900 band and lte will be implement on 1700/2100. Can S3 support LTE in future? If not, I'll probably wait for next year to upgrade my phone. THanks.

I think the only carriers version that does not is tmobile.
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No, it will not support the LTE network. It is not included in the SoC of the phone.

Oh. That sounds pretty bad to me. But I thought tmo uses 1700/2100 for its lte network and MSM8960 has lte chip correct?

ibuddler said:
Oh. That sounds pretty bad to me. But I thought tmo uses 1700/2100 for its lte network and MSM8960 has lte chip correct?
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This phone doesn't have an MSM8960. It has an MSM8260A.
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I saw a pic of someone using a vzw s3 in china on HSPA+ getting 10 Mbps I don't know if anyone has tryed unlocking a vzw s3 and using it on tmoble to see if it works on there HSPA+ I do know its going to be global ready by the of the year via a ota update hopefully with jellybean but it might be something worth looking into
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I feel bad for the horse named LTE.. js

I saw they are planning LTE implementation in early 2013. Does anyone believe that? And where? Granted, they need to be able to compete so they've got to act relatively quickly, but in my experience HSPA+ ain't bad. I'm imagining I'll be ready to upgrade my S3 by the time LTE matters (Metro West Boston). Whatchya'll think?

FlyingsCool said:
I saw they are planning LTE implementation in early 2013. Does anyone believe that? And where? Granted, they need to be able to compete so they've got to act relatively quickly, but in my experience HSPA+ ain't bad. I'm imagining I'll be ready to upgrade my S3 by the time LTE matters (Metro West Boston). Whatchya'll think?
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Whooosh? Lol
Yes T-Mobile is slowly adding lte, the same band at&t uses. But like others have said, our T-Mobile version does not have the hardware to support it. If anything we need to use the at&t version, but we'll be missing the h+ bands.. so it's a clear cut from edge to lte... probably going to be spotty.. i would rather just stick with h+ or use s4
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Teo032 said:
Whooosh? Lol
Yes T-Mobile is slowly adding lte, the same band at&t uses. But like others have said, our T-Mobile version does not have the hardware to support it. If anything we need to use the at&t version, but we'll be missing the h+ bands.. so it's a clear cut from edge to lte... probably going to be spotty.. i would rather just stick with h+ or use s4
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What? The guy asked a different question..
And T-Mobile is deploying LTE on their AWS bands I'm pretty sure, not 700mhz.
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joshnichols189 said:
What? The guy asked a different question..
And T-Mobile is deploying LTE on their AWS bands I'm pretty sure, not 700mhz.
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Yes. That's correct. TMO is deploying LTE on AWS 1700/2100 and use 1900(from ATT) for their H+ network. So that's why I'm a little confused here.
If let's say tmo finished upgrading, would the phone without 1900 band still be able to use the hsdpa+ network? I guess I have wait until they finish the upgrade.

I'm starting to believe Samsung are pushing these S3 phones away to release a newer S3 or something. $50 for a S3 with 2 year contract is ridiculously cheaper than any other recent phones on the market. It may be cheaper than S2. Companies usually do these type of moves when getting rid of something to present something newer (maybe the Note II) but to answer your answer, no. T999 doesn't support LTE but LTE does need AWS spectrum which T999 has.

Teo032 said:
Whooosh? Lol
Yes T-Mobile is slowly adding lte, the same band at&t uses. But like others have said, our T-Mobile version does not have the hardware to support it. If anything we need to use the at&t version, but we'll be missing the h+ bands.. so it's a clear cut from edge to lte... probably going to be spotty.. i would rather just stick with h+ or use s4
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Its kinda silly that it doesn't. Here in Canada we have a company called Telus and they have the SIIX and it has LTE & it will connect to WIND (another carrier in Canada) which has the same AWS band as T-Mobile.
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ibuddler said:
Yes. That's correct. TMO is deploying LTE on AWS 1700/2100 and use 1900(from ATT) for their H+ network. So that's why I'm a little confused here.
If let's say tmo finished upgrading, would the phone without 1900 band still be able to use the hsdpa+ network? I guess I have wait until they finish the upgrade.
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Oh yeah, i totally mixed things up, sorry about that.
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MSM8960 chip supports LTE. can someone check.
So what qualcomm chip does this Tmo S3 have? Based off this teardown link its at:
http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/cr...s-easy-open-case-difficult-to-fix-display/666
And that chip has LTE capability look at the S4 plus specs http://www.qualcomm.com/snapdragon/processors/s4/specs
Has anybody opened the phone to double check?

We've already had this discussion when the phone was first released. The short answer is no.
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maxcaos said:
I saw a pic of someone using a vzw s3 in china on HSPA+ getting 10 Mbps I don't know if anyone has tryed unlocking a vzw s3 and using it on tmoble to see if it works on there HSPA+ I do know its going to be global ready by the of the year via a ota update hopefully with jellybean but it might be something worth looking into
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I'm on a Tmobile Galaxy S3, in boston, getting 11Mb down on my phone with wifi turned off.

att red i747 getting tmobile hspa+ in denver

i unlocked a red s3 from att today, and it picked up tmobile hspa+!!!
i know, i know... tmobile is refarming 1900 band and what not....
THIS HAS NOT YET HAPPENED IN DENVER CO!
as of this writing, the refarming is not yet done in denver market. iphones are still only getting edge.
just some interesting news i thought i would share.
proof pics here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1953913
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I was wondering if it is possible to use tmobiles hspa network from an unlocked att s3. And if it is possible to use a At&t lte on a tmobiles unlocked S3. Are you saying that with an unlocked At&t it is!? Ofcourse I live in Everett WA so I don't know if that matters.

wwfjdraw said:
I was wondering if it is possible to use tmobiles hspa network from an unlocked att s3. And if it is possible to use a At&t lte on a tmobiles unlocked S3. Are you saying that with an unlocked At&t it is!? Ofcourse I live in Everett WA so I don't know if that matters.
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Att s3 white and blue versions do NOT get tmobile hspa+... the red one I had in my hand did... if you are in one of the areas where tmobile has refarmed 1900 band then you can get hspa on att devices. What is weird is that Denver is not one of those makets. Iphones only get edge on tmobile here for now
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Ok. So I want the red AT&T Version to give me the best of both worlds from T-Mobile and AT&T networks. I will get it unlocked too then. And I'm assuming that this has LTE too to work with AT&T LTE. And that the HSPA not only works on AT&T's Network but based on what your saying with T-Mobiles HSPA but only where T-Mobiles HSPA Network is available in the world. My last question is is this an internaional Version or The US Version? And what is the model or version number? Thank you.

Dial *#0011# on your phone it will tell you which band it's on. Check on wikipedia which band it is. Band IV would be 1700mhz aws.

Speaking of unlocked...
Especially good news for those of us thinking about the Nexus 4 and lamenting the lack of LTE.
kc720 said:
i unlocked a red s3 from att today, and it picked up tmobile hspa+!!!
i know, i know... tmobile is refarming 1900 band and what not....
THIS HAS NOT YET HAPPENED IN DENVER CO!
as of this writing, the refarming is not yet done in denver market. iphones are still only getting edge.
just some interesting news i thought i would share.
proof pics here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1953913
post one
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Att red fla
I have the red att s3..... i am in the works trying to get it unlockd. I tried calling customer car, but i have 16 days left till I can get the unlock code from them. i tried calling the international customer care, hoping for a different outcome.......but :crying:...... How can i check to see if jacksonville,fl is covered by the +hpsa network? cheers

kc720 said:
i unlocked a red s3 from att today, and it picked up tmobile hspa+!!!
i know, i know... tmobile is refarming 1900 band and what not....
THIS HAS NOT YET HAPPENED IN DENVER CO!
as of this writing, the refarming is not yet done in denver market. iphones are still only getting edge.
just some interesting news i thought i would share.
proof pics here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1953913
post one
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http://www.engadget.com/2012/10/31/att-and-t-mobile-temporarily-share-their-networks-in-nyc-nj/
maybe a byproduct of that announcement.

Just saw an iPhone 4 getting 3g. I guess reframing is done now lol
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kc720 said:
Just saw an iPhone 4 getting 3g. I guess reframing is done now lol
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Just to make sure.. This is in Denver right... Because I am on Tmobile using the international version of the HTC One X+

vsnlweb said:
Just to make sure.. This is in Denver right... Because I am on Tmobile using the international version of the HTC One X+
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Yes. If u are only getting edge choose wcdma only
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Thanks man... I realized that some places have it and some don't... Maybe the signal is weaker in some areas...
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Note 2 T889 on ATT

Can this phone if unlocked support At&t's 3G network?

Yes, it can. Buy it outright and you can unlock it for free right away. But you will only get GPRS, if I am right.
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golf1410 said:
Yes, it can. Buy it outright and you can unlock it for free right away. But you will only get GPRS, if I am right.
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Thanks for the quick reply. Ya I'm afraid of it only being able to get 2g. Has anyone else tried this or is the phone too new?

kpholmes said:
Thanks for the quick reply. Ya I'm afraid of it only being able to get 2g. Has anyone else tried this or is the phone too new?
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I have an unlocked T889 running 4G (HSPA+) on AT&T. So long as you have a data plan it'll work. LTE radio is software locked for now, but really HSPA+ is fast enough for most uses and probably doesn't drain the battery as fast.

intopieces said:
I have an unlocked T889 running 4G (HSPA+) on AT&T. So long as you have a data plan it'll work. LTE radio is software locked for now, but really HSPA+ is fast enough for most uses and probably doesn't drain the battery as fast.
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Can you provide screenshots... of t-mobile note 2 actually getting HSPA+ on AT&T?

This has been very well documented as working. Please take the time to search.
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mdt73 said:
This has been very well documented as working. Please take the time to search.
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Well documented my ass... Seen a bunch of post were you only get edge on AT&T, as well as we get edge on T-Mobile when we insert a tmobile sim...
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TEKHD said:
Well documented my ass... Seen a bunch of post were you only get edge on AT&T, as well as we get edge on T-Mobile when we insert a tmobile sim...
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I feel your pain. Sometimes reading thru all these threads, we have people who profess to claim certain things, and it goes against the grain of what is actually truth.
Especially with something like this phone where there is so much interest - I'm still trying to find the right information so that I can decide between purchasing the T-mobile or AT&T versions of the phone.

yes, it works
jaggyjagz said:
I feel your pain. Sometimes reading thru all these threads, we have people who profess to claim certain things, and it goes against the grain of what is actually truth.
Especially with something like this phone where there is so much interest - I'm still trying to find the right information so that I can decide between purchasing the T-mobile or AT&T versions of the phone.
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I have the TMobile SGH-T889...paid $25 to that cellunlocker cite, used their code with my AT&T HTC One X SIM in the Note II. It registered on AT&T, so I ran some speedtests with the Ookla app. I got test speeds in the 3-4Mb/s range, which in my area is as good as AT&T's HSPA+ network gets. The same SIM pulls the same speeds on my AT&T One X.
Conclusion, it works on AT&T 3G/fake-4G network no problems.
That said, the exact same phone, in the exact same location, with its TMobile SIM in it, gets 10-12Mb/s on the speedtest app. Not sure why I'd want to run the AT&T sim in this phone with that kind of speed difference.

distortedloop said:
I have the TMobile SGH-T889...paid $25 to that cellunlocker cite, used their code with my AT&T HTC One X SIM in the Note II. It registered on AT&T, so I ran some speedtests with the Ookla app. I got test speeds in the 3-4Mb/s range, which in my area is as good as AT&T's HSPA+ network gets. The same SIM pulls the same speeds on my AT&T One X.
Conclusion, it works on AT&T 3G/fake-4G network no problems.
That said, the exact same phone, in the exact same location, with its TMobile SIM in it, gets 10-12Mb/s on the speedtest app. Not sure why I'd want to run the AT&T sim in this phone with that kind of speed difference.
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Concluded... Finally a big, huge period on this department...
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Unlocked AT&t GS3??

Just was wondering if an Unlocked AT&T samsung galaxy s3 would work on T-mobile?? I think it would as the frequency's are the same. Also would AT&T samsung galaxy s3 get t-mobile LTE???
Sounds like a dumb question. What I'm asking: would at&t GS3 work on t-mobile LTE as the frequency's look the same?? Of course if I have T-Mobile LTE in my area. And also the AT&T GS3 is unlocked but, It was AT&T with LTE 700MHZ,1700MHZ and 2100MHZ.
Thanks

jrccomputer said:
Just was wondering if an Unlocked AT&T samsung galaxy s3 would work on T-mobile?? I think it would as the frequency's are the same. Also would AT&T samsung galaxy s3 get t-mobile LTE???
Sounds like a dumb question. What I'm asking: would at&t GS3 work on t-mobile LTE as the frequency's look the same?? Of course if I have T-Mobile LTE in my area. And also the AT&T GS3 is unlocked but, It was AT&T with LTE 700MHZ,1700MHZ and 2100MHZ.
Thanks
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If you're in a T-Mobile refarmed area (1900Mhz), then you will get HSPA+ with an unlocked AT&T S3. Also, if I remember correctly, T-Mobile LTE uses Band 4, the same band as AT&T. So if there is LTE coverage in your area, you should get LTE connection, provided your APNs are set correctly.

klin1344 said:
If you're in a T-Mobile refarmed area (1900Mhz), then you will get HSPA+ with an unlocked AT&T S3. Also, if I remember correctly, T-Mobile LTE uses Band 4, the same band as AT&T. So if there is LTE coverage in your area, you should get LTE connection, provided your APNs are set correctly.
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Thank You for the answer. Thats kind what I was hoping to hear.

jrccomputer said:
Thank You for the answer. Thats kind what I was hoping to hear.
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But you have LTE in your area already?? I'm jealous lol.
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Oops, I read wrong. I thought you said " of course I have LTE" instead of "of course if I have LTE". My bad
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klin1344 said:
But you have LTE in your area already?? I'm jealous lol.
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Oops, I read wrong. I thought you said " of course I have LTE" instead of "of course if I have LTE". My bad
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No problem. I should be getting it soon. im wanting to switch from virgin mobile to tmobile. I wanted lte and tmobilea gs3 does not have lte so I had the idea to just get a at&t gs3 and wanted to know if it would work. Thanks for the help.
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