Why are the PRL' s different from phone to phone? More so why are the PRL's different on my wifes galaxy s3 (25009) and my note 2 (55009)? Im just wondering since they all use sprint's network.
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bignibb said:
Why are the PRL' s different from phone to phone? More so why are the PRL's different on my wifes galaxy s3 (25009) and my note 2 (55009)? Im just wondering since they all use sprint's network.
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the 25xxx is a corp prl (or at least that's what it's been described as). it's supposed to help with roaming.
They may also have different PRLs depending on the phone type. The GNII is an international phone made to also use GSM. So it's PRL will likely be different than a standard LTE phone.
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OK so in my dads hospital they have AT&t's LTE and I was wonering if it was possible to get my Sprint Galaxy Nexus to work on AT&T's LTE?
LOL no...
Thats like asking can i use my verizon nexus on Sprint... they are not compatible.
No rofl. Different frequencies among other issues...
Not gonna happen.
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OK so in my dads hospital they have AT&t's LTE and I was wonering if it was possible to get my Sprint Galaxy Nexus to work on AT&T's LTE?
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No its 2 different radios on each of those phones. We all wish this would be possible as it is overseas. Until then we don't get to choose the provider for our phones as you do cable providers when you buy a TV.
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Oh...... Sorry for bugging you guys then. I just thought since it was lte that they were the same.
Hi all, i travelling to hawaii soon, and was thinking about purchasing a galaxy s3 while i am there, will i have any problems using this phone once i return to australia, i also noticed there are many variants of the s3, is there any i should avoid, or are they all the same but with different bundled software ?
i am keen to flash this device with custom roms in the future, so bundled software is not a huge concern of mine
Its either at&t or T-Mobile versions of galaxy s3 will work in your country but remember it will be sim locked...
Edit: might vary in Hawaii not sure if T-Mobile has network there...
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They definitely have network there. My brother just moved there, and there are a few members on here also.
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Yes there's network here. Lol.
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Wouldn't i be able to use the application 'GalaxSim Unlock' to unlock the sim, or would the S3's in hawaii likely be the Us qualcomm based GS3's ?
Why dont you just get one in Australia? Seems like a lot of trouble to go through? When you in Hawaii you just have to put a prepaid sim in it for it to work. Then when you go back home you have a phone that works well for your country without the hassle of doing something special to the phone to make it work for you. Plus you wouldn't be able to access the 4G networks of the Australian carriers with US variants.
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Because they are much cheaper to buy, also, i do not consider unlocking/flashing etc to be a difficult task, i actually enjoy it, call it a pastime that i enjoy if you wish.
Also, only the 4G version of the S3 is going to work on a 4G network, so if i dont buy the 4G version, its not going to be a problem anywhere in the world
Fair enough.
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The g1 and touch pro 2 I got in Hawaii work out of the states
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Because they are much cheaper to buy, also, i do not consider unlocking/flashing etc to be a difficult task, i actually enjoy it, call it a pastime that i enjoy if you wish.
Also, only the 4G version of the S3 is going to work on a 4G network, so if i dont buy the 4G version, its not going to be a problem anywhere in the world
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What? All versions of the S3 are "4G". The one in hawaii will be Qualcomm based. If you buy an ATT one in Hawaii the LTE will not work in Australia
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joshnichols189 said:
What? All versions of the S3 are "4G". The one in hawaii will be Qualcomm based. If you buy an ATT one in Hawaii the LTE will not work in Australia
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i beg to differ in regards to your comment of 'All versions of the S3 are "4G"'
Just curious if it is possible to swap to the '00002' verizon prl that has been floating around. I have flashed that on a few of my evos and it worked, just curious if it will play nice with galaxy devices as well since I am new to them.
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Just curious if it is possible to swap to the '00002' verizon prl that has been floating around. I have flashed that on a few of my evos and it worked, just curious if it will play nice with galaxy devices as well since I am new to them.
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Yes it will im running it on my galaxy s3 pretty good speed differences
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I guy that had my old phone used a prl like that and sprint terminated his contract. Said he was roaming to much. At least thats what he told us on here on xda
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I guy that had my old phone used a prl like that and sprint terminated his contract. Said he was roaming to much. At least thats what he told us on here on xda
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They definitely can, I have heard of it. I just get terrible reception in certain areas and I know verizon coverage is slightly better so in these areas I would like the speed boost
Also that bootleg prl does not have the records to enable lte and 800smr. Plus the author screwed it up and set all the international stuff as non roaming too. You could rack up a bill and never know it.
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Ok ima try to keep it as short and simple as i can. I have a stock T-999 s3 tweaked to perfection running of Net-10 prepaid with the bring your own sim. Not only that I have it network unlocked so no matter what sim i place in weather its AT&T, t-Mobile, straight talk ect. i have service, each service i can critique to its best functions. Now heres my point. I also have a US Cellular galaxy S3 , rooted, and no matter what i do or try i cannot get this specific model to run a gsm provider via sim card. Im no wiz, but i get the idea, and my idea is to take this phone that is not supposed to operate on gsm carriers and make it operate. A recent example of success doing so was with my Droid Razr Maxx HD, i was able to successfully root the phone but as you all know verizon does not support us gsm carriers within the united states , or even on their network for that matter they block it. however after flashing a different modem, i am currently running t-mobile with great service! So any talk of "its impossible" i dont need, negitivity is not needed. i am fresh to this stuff but it fascinates me. cutting to the chase, what needs to be done to this sgs3 model #SCH-R530U to make it operate and function on a gsm carrier within the United states. Hacking Manipulating and tricking is all welcome that what were all about. Ive tried several things changing to global mode, gsm only,, faking gps positions to outside the u.s. and apn settings among countless hours beyond and im at a loss.. please im open to ideas and suggestions hopefully one day we make every model capable as nevery other
I believe the issue you are facing is because that particular S3 does not contain the necessary GSM radio chip needed to use those networks.
According to this (and its a wiki so it could be wrong):
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samsung_Galaxy_S_III
That S3 does not have any GSM bands for 2G or 3G.
However, once T-Mobile launches its 4G LTE on the AWS band, it should work...assuming the 4G network is both voice & data over LTE AWS.
The RAZR does work cause it does have the necessary 2G/3G GSM radio chip.
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Simply put, the Verizon galaxy s3 is the only variant that has both CDMA and GSM bands. So if you wanted to do what you're saying, it would be most possible with the Verizon variant.
But for what you want to do, you'll need a world phone. And I believe the Verizon s3 is a world phone. Just gotta "hack" the GSM bands. Since they aren't active by default. But your T-Mobile att s3 will never work on CDMA. Also not lte will most likely not work on other carriers.
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Just curious about this. There is a lot of talk about T-Mobile S3 running/not running LTE once it starts, but what about this setting on my T999?
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Cannibalshymn said:
Just curious about this. There is a lot of talk about T-Mobile S3 running/not running LTE once it starts, but what about this setting on my T999?
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Oh god not this again.
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elflip88 said:
Oh god not this again.
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elflip88 said:
Oh god not this again.
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You read my mind.
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Hey guys, I currently have a evo lte and well..... It's a true PoS.
This thing won't even connect to 4g while a s3 right next to me will, among other connection/reception/service issues.
I've heard people getting they're evo lte replaced by sprint for a s3. Just called and they want to downgrade to something worse.
Any help?
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Is your phone in lte mode under mobile networks or something, if it is update your profile and prl to try and get lte. As far as how to get a S3 simply sell your phone and buy a S3. The price difference shouldn't be much at all if you shop around and do research.
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Is your phone in lte mode under mobile networks or something, if it is update your profile and prl to try and get lte. As far as how to get a S3 simply sell your phone and buy a S3. The price difference shouldn't be much at all if you shop around and do research.
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Yes lte mode is on. Tryed updating everything, just seems the s3 can actually hold a lte signal
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Hey guys, I currently have a evo lte and well..... It's a true PoS.
This thing won't even connect to 4g while a s3 right next to me will, among other connection/reception/service issues.
I've heard people getting they're evo lte replaced by sprint for a s3. Just called and they want to downgrade to something worse.
Any help?
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You can't get sprint to change your phone to the gs3 its possible but you have to have got your phone replaced more than 4 times and each replacement can't be more than a month a part and that is rare I did that I came from the galaxy nexus. But mine were legit replacents I wasn't trying to scam them if you want to exchange to a gs3 I would suggest maybe replacing your phone and if that doesn't work then just sell it and buy a gs3
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