What is the major differences between Bell, Rogers and AT&T? Other than the M at the end of i747M vs AT&T i747? Looking at specs on all but Bell gets same as AT&T + has AWS( T-Mobile )?
Also would you treat all as AT&T or International for Bell & Rogers?
And if so cam you turn the Bell & Rogers into an AT&T? Or is it already just with Bell and Rogers programming in it?
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Hi there, I have the Bell Galaxy S3 I747M and I want to use it for Wind or Mobility City and I'm just wondering what do I have to flash in order for it to work? Thanks a lot.
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Hi there, I have the Bell Galaxy S3 I747M and I want to use it for Wind or Mobility City and I'm just wondering what do I have to flash in order for it to work? Thanks a lot.
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Normally you would just need to have your phone unlocked so that other carrier's SIM cards will work. BUT your phone isn't fully compatible. If you get any service it would likely be via Roaming agreements they have.
Most Canadian carriers are running HSPA+ service on 850/1900. Your phones radio supports 850/1900/2100 tri-band.
Wind, Mobilicity, and Videotron to my knowledge use the same odd 'AWS' setup that T-Mobile uses: 1700/2100. Those devices (T999[V]) drop LTE support, they have quadband HSPA+/UMTS radios.
So in a nut shell: an unlocked Bell Galaxy S3 may work on Roger's, Telus, or Virgin Mobile (Canada) but not on Wind, Mobilicity, or Videotron. But an unlocked Wind, Mobilicity, Videotron, or T-Mobile Galaxy S3 will likely work on all of those -- but not get LTE.
If you flash e.g. a Wind modem, you may end up with a brick, or it may work. I don't think it'll work but search the forum first if you dare.
it won't work, it doesnt have the 1700 frequency
My friend came from the u.s and he has an at&t Galaxy S3 and he wants to use it with mobility city in Canada would he be able to?
What would I need to flash?
Thanks.
As far as I'm aware, it's not possible - Mobilicity uses different wireless frequencies than AT&T.
Your friend would be able to use the phone with one of the major carriers (Telus, Rogers, Bell) if the phone is unlocked.
I believe the model you'd be able to use with Mobilicity is the T999 (T-Mobile's?).
Hi guys,
Just bought an AT&T SGN2 and loving it.
The thing is, I'm here in the US on business and live in Canada on the Fido/Rogers network.
Now as I understand it, there is a Rogers specific firmware available which has a different modem than the AT&T firmware.
What is the difference? Any benefit to switch?
AT&T and Rogers use the same frequencies for 3G and LTE, so why different modems?
Thanks
So i hear all the Canadian models are the same. Does this mean that if i get a rogers note 2 and unlock it i will get full lte on telus?
Thanks in advance
To your question: yes.
But there are two models available in Canada: SGH-I317M, which is so to speak the "big three" model: Bell, Rogers, Telus. (Similar to the AT&T model) And the SGH-T889V, which is for Wind, Mobilicity and Videotron. (Similar to the T-Mobile model)
I am in the delima to whether get a T999L or an i747. There are two sellers one offer me a koodo S3 which I believe is i747 and another seller with T-mobile T999L. The pro of T999L is that it supports AWS band on 3g. But an i747 will work flawlessly on rogers LTE, which is currently I am using.
So which one to get? I am on canada rogers. thank you