Here is an easy way to do. So easy a cave man can do it.
I am assuming that you know your MSL code, if you don't there are many guides on this forum for that.
I am using QPST 2.7 Build 374.
1)You must downgrade your radio to LG2 (search the forum, there are guides to do that)
2)After you downgrade, you will be able to read the phone in QPST EFS explorer.
3)Read the phone with EFS explorer
4)Move NV item 85 to a folder to your desktop. Change it to "000000" hex code 303030303030
5)Load back the NV item back to your phone and Voila, you are done.
After your change your SPC to "000000" you can upgrade your radio again.
Do not PM me, feel free to ask questions on here.
What is the purpose of this?
cnstarz said:
What is the purpose of this?
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For those trying to flash their phone to other carriers.
pid1981 said:
For those trying to flash their phone to other carriers.
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Might be helpful to add this to the OP. (Title) to prevent further ? and confusion.
pid1981 said:
For those trying to flash their phone to other carriers.
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Pardon my noobness, can this also be used on the i747 to allow me to flash the international 4.1.2 i9300 ?
I'm itching to get the 4.1.2, but I don't want to root just yet.
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Pardon my noobness, can this also be used on the i747 to allow me to flash the international 4.1.2 i9300 ?
I'm itching to get the 4.1.2, but I don't want to root just yet.
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I747 has different internals then the I9300, Flashing anything for the I9300 on a US version will brick it. Unless you want a $500 paperweight, then don't do it! lol.. (Seen alot of post lately with someone rooting and flashing a I9300 rom.. It has a Quad core processor and some other goodies as ours has a Dual core.) Just wait for the release!
He is refering to other carriers Such as Boost, Verizon, T-mobile things like that.
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He is refering to other carriers Such as Boost, Verizon, T-mobile things like that.
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This, I understand. What I wanted to know is if I could get the ROM that Google seeds to the carriers before they add their bloatware to it.
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This, I understand. What I wanted to know is if I could get the ROM that Google seeds to the carriers before they add their bloatware to it.[/QUOTE}
There are plenty floating around.. Who is your wireless carrier? (our model is the SPH-L710 for Sprint) you said you have the I747, Which is a different carrier.. So best bet would be to find the forum for that model, Go into Android Development section.. And you'll find a load of Roms!
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Who is your wireless carrier?
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My phone's wireless carrier is AT&T. The phone is unlocked and as such I use it with Digicel as I'm Jamaican.
I really want to just get the 4.1.2 update to see what it is about.
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My phone's wireless carrier is AT&T. The phone is unlocked and as such I use it with Digicel as I'm Jamaican.
I really want to just get the 4.1.2 update to see what it is about.
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Have to look for the ATT S3 Forums then for roms and things that would work for your phone specifically. AT&T/T-mobile uses Sim cards for the network.. Verizon and Sprint use CDMA. So if you flash anything from this thread (Sprint S3) you will brick your phone.. Just trying to ensure you don't cause any damage to render your phone nothing more then a paper weight.
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Verizon and Sprint use CDMA.
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Thanks for enlightening me.
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Thanks for enlightening me.
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No problem. We are all here to help where we can.
Can anyone please confirm that this does not involve (or allow) modifying the IMEI number (since that would be illegal in most parts of the world, including USA where it applies most)?
HQRaja said:
Can anyone please confirm that this does not involve (or allow) modifying the IMEI number (since that would be illegal in most parts of the world, including USA where it applies most)?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=950205
From droid forum
Doesn't appear to change the IMEI number at all from what i read on the Global forums. Just allows different radio access from what i can tell.
Here's another thread to bounce it off of Raja... Has step by steps of flashing to Boost (prepaid)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1473141
Thanks a bunch. =) That makes it clear.
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Thanks a bunch. =) That makes it clear.
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No worries. Don't mind helping out here and there.
so after i do this, I can go to verizon and ask them to activate this phone for my number and they will do it? wont they see that the imei was previously used or sprint? or they cant see it? or they just dont care?
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Have to look for the ATT S3 Forums then for roms and things that would work for your phone specifically. AT&T/T-mobile uses Sim cards for the network.. Verizon and Sprint use CDMA. So if you flash anything from this thread (Sprint S3) you will brick your phone.. Just trying to ensure you don't cause any damage to render your phone nothing more then a paper weight.
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Quick correction. While verizon still uses cdma in their network their LTE phones use Sim cards unlike sprint.
No
There is way more involved in changing a phone from one carrier to another. Reading/Writing SPC is only the beggining.
If you send the 16-Digit Samsung Default Password you can pretty much do anything to this specific model.
Once i get a chance i will post how to get this model Fully Flashed to Cricket/PagePlus the "manual" way. (Via CDMA Workshop, QPST, etc.)
Would that be useful to anyone here?
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Also the only carriers that accept foreign MEID (CDMA Version of the IMEI)
Are MVNOs or Cricket/Pageplus/MetroPCS etc....
to my knowledge Verizon does NOT accept MEID that are not VZW
LJ
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Quick correction. While verizon still uses cdma in their network their LTE phones use Sim cards unlike sprint.
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Sprint's LTE uses a SIM card as well (just like Verizon), it's just embedded where you can't see it or get to it without taking the phone apart.
Sprint and Verizon are similar in their network, both are CDMA (use the same CDMA freq, can roam off each other for voice and 3G data) but use different LTE frequencies.
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I changed phone been using iphones since 3g. I have rooted the S3, unlocked the baseband installed the cleanrom 4.5. Changed the apn too show the att's ones however i still cannot get data on my phone. I used to have LTE/ 4G however i can only make call and text now. Advise me please!!!
first post been reading in here a couple days now. thank you
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I changed phone been using iphones since 3g. I have rooted the S3, unlocked the baseband installed the cleanrom 4.5. Changed the apn too show the att's ones however i still cannot get data on my phone. I used to have LTE/ 4G however i can only make call and text now. Advise me please!!!
first post been reading in here a couple days now. thank you
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hate to tell you but you've posted in the sprint s3 forum regarding an at&t s3 on verizon lol.
also att and verizon are 2 different techs (gsm vs cdma). it won't work. can't put a gsm phone on a cdma carrier (we have no sim cards) and vice-versa.
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hate to tell you but you've posted in the sprint s3 forum regarding an at&t s3 on verizon lol.
also att and verizon are 2 different techs (gsm vs cdma). it won't work. can't put a gsm phone on a cdma carrier (we have no sim cards) and vice-versa.
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i never posted before check my profile. There is a slot for gsm and ATT is working. It even came with a Verizon sim in it!
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I changed phone been using iphones since 3g. I have rooted the S3, unlocked the baseband installed the cleanrom 4.5. Changed the apn too show the att's ones however i still cannot get data on my phone. I used to have LTE/ 4G however i can only make call and text now. Advise me please!!!
first post been reading in here a couple days now. thank you
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One swing and two misses, how does that happen?
As the other user said, you're in the wrong forum with that question but I'll entertain an answer.
Short version: it's not going to happen. AT&T is GSM, Verizon is CDMA. Both phones use different frequencies to provide service with and I don't believe they support each other.
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One swing and two misses, how does that happen?
As the other user said, you're in the wrong forum with that question but I'll entertain an answer.
Short version: it's not going to happen. AT&T is GSM, Verizon is CDMA. Both phones use different frequencies to provide service with and I don't believe they support each other.
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sorry i found the answer myself 1900mhz!!! thank you
I've searched for this quite a bit, but haven't seen anything definitive.
I have an S3 from Sprint that I want to use on Page Plus. I've got it working on page plus, but not all of it.
I'd like to get rid of all the Sprint specific software to go to something either verizon or more generic, that won't
be trying to access my "sprint account" all the time, (which doesn't exist)
Is this possible?
I'm not familiar with too familiar with flashing phones myself, but i've read about them
Does PagePlus work on Verizons network then?
If it does, you should be able to flash the rom fine, the only difference between roms made for each phone are the vendor files (theres actually a project in place right now to make a rom that will work for all carrier-specific S3s)
I would strongly suggest making a backup just in case though, and the usual disclaimer: i take no responsibility for your actions, but i would be more than glad to help if something goes wrong
Also if you root, you can install a clean rom that will have all the bloat remove, that way you're not just replacing it with other bloat lol
Good luck :good:
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I'm not familiar with too familiar with flashing phones myself, but i've read about them
Does PagePlus work on Verizons network then?
If it does, you should be able to flash the rom fine, the only difference between roms made for each phone are the vendor files (theres actually a project in place right now to make a rom that will work for all carrier-specific S3s)
I would strongly suggest making a backup just in case though, and the usual disclaimer: i take no responsibility for your actions, but i would be more than glad to help if something goes wrong
Also if you root, you can install a clean rom that will have all the bloat remove, that way you're not just replacing it with other bloat lol
Good luck :good:
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Yes, page plus uses verizon lines. I figured that a verizon rom was a good starting point, but if a custom rom would do the same thing, I'm not opposed to that either.
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Yes, page plus uses verizon lines. I figured that a verizon rom was a good starting point, but if a custom rom would do the same thing, I'm not opposed to that either.
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Ok then, what I meant was that you could flash a custom Verizon rom with all the bloat removed, there would probably be things that you would need to change thought if you did flash it, like your APNs and such...so make a Nandroid just in case
You can try a Verizon prl also
But you might not have lte Verizon uses a sim for there 4g
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Yeah you cant get LTE from a carrier just with the PRL
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Yeah you cant get LTE from a carrier just with the PRL
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True but the prl might help if he needs to connect for cell towers. But I know from other Verizon phones they need a sim for 4g services and a sprint sgs3 does not support sim card
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True but the prl might help if he needs to connect for cell towers. But I know from other Verizon phones they need a sim for 4g services and a sprint sgs3 does not support sim card
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Yes, you are correct, not saying you arent just backing it up
I know for Sprint you need to have an LTE enabled PRL to get LTE at all...strange, but true
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Yes, you are correct, not saying you arent just backing it up
I know for Sprint you need to have an LTE enabled PRL to get LTE at all...strange, but true
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Yeah, I don't care about LTE really, just trying to figure out if I can get a verizon rom to flash on it, or custom, that will blow away all the sprint specific stuff on this phone. it doesn't seem real happy to be a sprint phone on a verizon network.
So I'm trading with my mother her T-Mobile sim for mine. She's going to take over my contact from Att and I'll take hers. Reason is her job well pay her bill but they want Att for some weird reason Lol. And i want the unlimited data with T-Mobile. So my question is once I unlock both phones, well I still be able to use my current rom? witch is avatar latest with KKO kennel. Would I just use an T-Mobile modem and radio or just stick with the Att radio/modem?
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So I'm trading with my mother her T-Mobile sim for mine. She's going to take over my contact from Att and I'll take hers. Reason is her job well pay her bill but they want Att for some weird reason Lol. And i want the unlimited data with T-Mobile. So my question is once I unlock both phones, well I still be able to use my current rom? witch is avatar latest with KKO kennel. Would I just use an T-Mobile modem and radio or just stick with the Att radio/modem?
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yea ROM shouldnt matter. Its all about the baseband or modem. Might want to hop over to the T mobile forums and ask them. Another thing you want to do with your AT&T Note is hack it so you can use T Mobiles AWS bands. The Chip in our phones is disabled right now but we have the hardware to use the T mobile bands.
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yea ROM shouldnt matter. Its all about the baseband or the modem. Might want to hop over to the T mobile forums and ask them. Another thing you want to do with your AT&T Note is hack it so you can use T Mobiles AWS bands. The Chip in our phones is disabled right now but we have the hardware to use the T mobile bands.
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Yea I'm going to. I seen an thread bought the aws band witch I plan on doing. I'm actually kinda glad my mother wants to switch the 3gb data is kinda killing me Lol. But I think an Att radio/modem should be just fine or i could be wrong.
It's actually very easy to enable the AWS band on the AT&T Note 2. T-Mobile LTE works out of the box, but for 3G (HSPA+), you need to flash a file from your computer. You don't have to be rooted though. It shouldn't void your warranty either or trip the flash counter: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2068041
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It's actually very easy to enable the AWS band on the AT&T Note 2. T-Mobile LTE works out of the box, but for 3G (HSPA+), you need to flash a file from your computer. You don't have to be rooted though. It shouldn't void your warranty either or trip the flash counter: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2068041
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Yea, that the thread I saw. My mother gets 4g on her T-Mobile s3 and in live like 15 minutes from her so i should get it also. When I do switch should I just stick with my Att radio/modem?
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Yea, that the thread I saw. My mother gets 4g on her T-Mobile s3 and in live like 15 minutes from her so i should get it also. When I do switch should I just stick with my Att radio/modem?
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Flashing another Note 2's radio (as in another carrier's/model's) to your AT&T Note 2 can actually damage it. Not physically, but you'll lose your IMEI for example and probably get stuck in a bootloop. Stick with AT&T modems. You have to reapply that flash from your computer any time you flash or reflash a modem though. But seeing as how most custom ROMs don't come with a modem, you won't be doing that often anyways.
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Flashing another Note 2's radio (as in another carrier's/model's) to your AT&T Note 2 can actually damage it. Not physically, but you'll lose your IMEI for example and probably get stuck in a bootloop. Stick with AT&T modems. You have to reapply that flash from your computer any time you flash or reflash a modem though. But seeing as how most custom ROMs don't come with a modem, you won't be doing that often anyways.
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Yea that make perfect sense. If im understanding corectly, since im going to be sticking with this rom for awhile. Once i do the aws band mod all i got to do is put the sim card in and i should be good to go.
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Yea that make perfect sense. If im understanding corectly, since im going to be sticking with this rom for awhile. Once i do the aws band mod all i got to do is put the sim card in and i should be good to go.
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Yes. Although you can change ROMs freely. This mod will stick until you flash a different modem (which is separate from a ROM), at which point you just flash it again.
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Yes. Although you can change ROMs freely. This mod will stick until you flash a different modem (which is separate from a ROM), at which point you just flash it again.
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And what bought kernels? Could I also switch kernels freely also?
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And what bought kernels? Could I also switch kernels freely also?
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Yes. Modems rarely need to be changed and are in a separate file 99% of the time. Kernels and ROMs and anything else can be changed as many times as you want.
What area are you in? You might see how it works stock unlocked on the refarming first. I'm quite happy with how my i717 does in Chicago.
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Yes. Modems rarely need to be changed and are in a separate file 99% of the time. Kernels and ROMs and anything else can be changed as many times as you want.
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Ok that sounds good I flash many rams and kernel And never seen a modem in the flash.
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What area are you in? You might see how it works stock unlocked on the refarming first. I'm quite happy with how my i717 does in Chicago.
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I live in north part of Phoenix az And my mother gets 4g just bought any of the surrounding area.
Ok first and foremost don't flame me for my stupid questions!
I was wondering if it was possible to flash a cdma Galaxy S 3 to my local carrier Nex-Tech Wireless. I've dug around quite a bit regarding ESN's PRL's and programs such as CDMA workshop & QPST but I'm a bit confused as to if it's possible and what exactly I would need to get.
A couple things to preface my question.
1. I currently have a cdma Galaxy S (the actual name is the galaxy s showcase but it's basically Verizon's Samsung Fascinate). I'm familiar with Odin and how to flash/restore to stock as well as editing roms to get mms to work. (Currently calls, text, and data/3G work as long as I use the showcase modems). This could be the first issue with using a different carrier's phone ( I don't know much about the modems).
2. Nex-Tech wireless is a small regional carrier in Kansas (similar to nTelos, C Spire, Alltel, etc.)
3. I've called Nex-Tech and they told me that they won't let me just bring in a cdma phone in and activate it. I assume this means that they don't have the ESN/MEID for unsupported phones allowed on their networks or in their database of phones. I am not sure if this is the case but its a guess.
Before I go buying a cdma GS3 I was wondering if anyone had luck flashing Verizons GS3 or the USCC GS3 to alternate cdma carriers. Or if they could point me in the right direction.
I think there are a couple issues. The first would be just getting the phone activated on Nex-tech service and then the other would be to ensure that 3G would work. MMS isn't a dealbreaker because I think I can get that going, it's really the least of my worries.
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Ok first and foremost don't flame me for my stupid questions!
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We can't flame you for asking stupid questions. This is the GT-i9300 forum, so we don't know anything about CDMA S3's. Probably less than you.
We can probably flame you for posting in the wrong device forum though
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We can't flame you for asking stupid questions. This is the GT-i9300 forum, so we don't know anything about CDMA S3's. Probably less than you.
We can probably flame you for posting in the wrong device forum though
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Well that is a very good point. I don't suppose a moderator would like to move this to the Sprint Galaxy S3 thread please?
click on the report button
If I unlocked my phone, would I be able to keep my GS3 and switch to Verizon service?
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If I unlocked my phone, would I be able to keep my GS3 and switch to Verizon service?
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Nope need a CDMA phone
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Actually yes you should be. Yes this is a surprise. But Given Quad band it seems to work. Unlock the phone, test with a ATT sim to make sure it indeed is. Then try Verizon Sim.
You may have to reboot couple of times. Also may need to go into Settings>Advanced > Networks > Search for a Network Operator.
The wording may be different on your Rom.
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Actually yes you should be. Yes this is a surprise. But Given Quad band it seems to work. Unlock the phone, test with a ATT sim to make sure it indeed is. Then try Verizon Sim.
You may have to reboot couple of times. Also may need to go into Settings>Advanced > Networks > Search for a Network Operator.
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I had heard that this was the case- good to know if I should ever decide to jump ship to Verizon. I think many people (including myself) got used to hearing in the past that this was not possible due to Verizon phone being CDMA & not using SIM cards, but I guess this is changing with newer phones that support more bands...
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Actually yes you should be. Yes this is a surprise. But Given Quad band it seems to work. Unlock the phone, test with a ATT sim to make sure it indeed is. Then try Verizon Sim.
You may have to reboot couple of times. Also may need to go into Settings>Advanced > Networks > Search for a Network Operator.
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I had heard that this was the case- good to know if I should ever decide to jump ship to Verizon. I think many people (including myself) got used to hearing in the past that this was not possible due to Verizon phone being CDMA & not using SIM cards, but I guess this is changing with newer phones that support more bands...
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You still need a CDMA capable phone.. There is phones that can do both I understand that, the Verizon s3 has gsm capabilities for example and I have personally seen it working with simple mobile, but I highly doubt the T-Mobile s3 supports CDMA.. I don't think quad band has anything to do with it to be honest, but no problem if I get proven wrong, we can all learn something
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The OP can surely try and post the results.
I do belive T-Mo version of S3 does match VZW Version at least in this aspect.