Ive searched many threads but cant find an answer. I carrier unlocked my T Mobile Note 2 and use it with AT&T. I see many people have done this but those people get at least 3G speeds. Im getting Edge only speeds. I added the APN wap.cingular and tried the PTA one. PTA doesnt work and wap.cingular is how I get edge speeds. What can I do?
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You'll need to install an ATT compatible radio to get 3g. I don't even know if one exists, but I'd try googling something like "use T-Mobile note 2 on AT&T" or something like that.
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kabuk1 said:
You'll need to install an ATT compatible radio to get 3g. I don't even know if one exists, but I'd try googling something like "use T-Mobile note 2 on AT&T" or something like that.
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That is not accurate.
I have a T889 that is unlocked. When I put my AT&T SIM card into it, I get 3G speeds comparable to my regular AT&T devices.
I didn't do any kind of modem flashing or other tweaks. I might have had to enter the proper APN settings, it's been sb while so I don't recall for sure, but I know for a fact that nothing else was needed.
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Can you check your APN settings for me Im not getting anything but Edge speeds and its driving me nuts
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Me too I unl9cked my note 2 and when I pop in a att sim I get 3g speeds as well. I dont have to change anything
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Can you check your APN settings for me Im not getting anything but Edge speeds and its driving me nuts
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The ROM I'm using (based off an international Note 2) seems to have AT&T APN settings built into it, but they seem similar to one's I've input manually when on the stock ROM.
I just shoved my AT&T SIM into the phone and confirmed HSPA+ service being received, although it's a pitiful 3 Mb/s around here. That's the same I got on my One X with the same SIM just before putting it in the Note 2 to get you these settings.
Here's some screenshots for you to coy the APN settings from.
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if you use dialer code *#*#4636#*#* .. can you access the pop-up menu? You can enable LTE/UMTS in this section...
Same Problem
I just went to AT&T to get a new micro sim, called cust service to change my imei ( though not the actual international one ) to make sure I'm on the right plan, but after testing the phone and PTA APNs I'm still only getting Edge speeds ..if anyone can help that would be great!
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I took my sim card out of my iphone 4s and put it in an ATT SG3 and im not getting a data signal. Any Ideas?
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I took my sim card out of my iphone 4s and put it in an ATT SG3 and im not getting a data signal. Any Ideas?
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Are both boxes for data checked? Have you rebooted? Did you flash a kernel?
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Did not flash yet, trying to set up a stock ATT SG3. Tried a factory reset and still nothng
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Are both boxes for data checked? Have you rebooted? Did you flash a kernel?
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I have no idea. But a guess would be due to the fact the iPhone SIM is not an LTE SIM. AKA, not compatible with your phone.
Yes need a new sim card. If not in LTE area you can use the HSDPA APN and get 3g speeds.
Sim won't matter, if your coming from an iPhone and didn't change your plan changes are if you look on your s3 its trying to use PTA but you aren't setup for it yet. If you change it to WAP or PHONE it should work or call att change your plan then PTA will work
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The answer to this question is simple...and you could have easily searched to find the answer....iphone needs iphone data plan gs3 needs lte data plan...the mini sim is standard...there isnt a special iphone sim etc....next time try searching.....
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Call at&t and tell them to switch you to a lte plan. Done.
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Ah, makes sense. I thought it would at least get 3G service but i guess not. No worries. Ill call them today.
You should be getting at least 3g. Check your apn settings.
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How about even simpler .. if phones are locked.. ATT locks phones to sim card and it won't work with a different one unless you unlock it.
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You DO need a new sim card. This happened to my friend a few days ago.
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IPhone and androids use a different data plan. You need to get switched to an android data plan.
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If your sim is blue and white, you need a new one. If it's orange, your fine. Just call and have them switch you from the I phone data to the lte data plan.
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I can't seem to find the answer I'm looking for. In order to get LTE am I required to have a LTE sim card? Or the proper APN should work?
Fido doesnt have micro sim lte cards. Only standard size which means I need to cut to fit. Furthermore, I get no where calling them. They can't answer one question I have.
Thanks !
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I can't seem to find the answer I'm looking for. In order to get LTE am I required to have a LTE sim card? Or the proper APN should work?
Fido doesnt have micro sim lte cards. Only standard size which means I need to cut to fit. Furthermore, I get no where calling them. They can't answer one question I have.
Thanks !
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You do need an lte sim card.
Fido have micro/nano LTE sim card. http://www.fido.ca/web/page/portal/Fido/SmartCard
You might also need an lte data plan, and the right APN settings.
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You do need an lte sim card.
Fido have micro/nano LTE sim card. http://www.fido.ca/web/page/portal/Fido/SmartCard
You might also need an lte data plan, and the right APN settings.
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I finally did get a regular size LTE card... they are RARE but im using a galaxy note and im pulling about 23-25MB/s but It keeps bouncing between that and 4G so I know its in the baby stages but yeah the LTE stuff is all equipment base. If the LTE settings that auto come up doesnt work just delete it and make your own it ltemobile.apn and it should work. I had to do it with mines.
You need both apn set up and the lte sim card. I think a micro lte sim released with iphone 5 launch so you can get that, otherwise, you can buy a regular sim and cut it to fit the micro sim slot.
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Does Fido have lte? Here in vancouver it hasn't been launched yet
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hahmjt said:
You need both apn set up and the lte sim card. I think a micro lte sim released with iphone 5 launch so you can get that, otherwise, you can buy a regular sim and cut it to fit the micro sim slot.
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I'm pretty sure the iPhone 5 uses a even smaller sim.
Thanks all for the help. Lte isn't here where I currently live but it is where I work. And I can't see changing my account would make a difference but maybe its worth a shot
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From fido: Can I use my existing Data add-on for LTE?
Yes, all our existing voice and data plan as well as data add-ons are LTE ready and most of our older data add-on are also LTE ready! This means the only requirements to be able to access LTE are a Fido LTE SIM card, a LTE device and to be within the Fido LTE network.
LTE in Toronto is fully operational, and it works well. They only have standard sizes, like you said and require cut. I'm getting 30-50 mbps down, 10-20 mbps up.
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Does Fido have lte? Here in vancouver it hasn't been launched yet
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It has been launched in Vancouver check out the Fido website
http://www.fido.ca/web/page/portal/Fido/CoverageSupport
Are you sure it says 4g hspa+ and edge no mention of lte
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Vancouver and surroundinh area had lte since the launch date. Been using it for a while...
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g2tegg said:
I'm pretty sure the iPhone 5 uses a even smaller sim.
Thanks all for the help. Lte isn't here where I currently live but it is where I work. And I can't see changing my account would make a difference but maybe its worth a shot
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Yeah iphone 5 uses nano sim. Smaller than micro.
I'm also pretty certain that the towers where Rogers has deployed LTE, Fido users will associate to. All Fido phones are connected to Rogers towers, seeing as Rogers owns Fido.
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I know I have been on rogers lte since day 1 when it sucked lol but I have a lot of friends and family on Fido that are using the s3 without lte. Unless they just launched it with the iPhone 5 I'm sure they don't have it
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You need the lte sim to use lte on fido with s3, i have s3 on fido with lte since the day 1.
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I know I have been on rogers lte since day 1 when it sucked lol but I have a lot of friends and family on Fido that are using the s3 without lte. Unless they just launched it with the iPhone 5 I'm sure they don't have it
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Yes They do now. it's been implemented in august. Just go to a fido retailer that has sim cards make sure it says lte, have them cut to fit (some of them have the sim cutter) as they only have standard size and nano. Pop it in Your unlocked sgs3. go in settings>more settings> mobile networks>access point names and select fido lte.
Don't forget to thank me if that was helpful to you.
No lte
Here's the thing: the fido Site says lte is 2100/2600, but the S3 uses 1700/700 for lte. If fido uses Rogers towers, would it not make sense that they use the networks as well?
When I go to Kanata I had lte on my iphone 5, and now when I bomb around there I'm not getting lte on my s3. I have an lte apn set up the way fido and everyone else has said to, but it's just not coming thru...
Can anyone give me any insight?
Just wanted to link to this post I made in the Fido forums for anyone having trouble getting LTE setup!
http://forums.fido.ca/t5/forums/forumtopicpage/board-id/Smartphones/thread-id/7814
Hi friends who ever bought the t-mobile galaxy note can u try this option to check whether u can change the settings for data connection .I have a galaxy s3 where I used to this option to switch off lte to conserve battery .it worked fine.if this process works and u get the options to change connection type then you are good to buy t-mobile galaxy note 2 to use lte on at&t because I heard both t-mobile and at&t note versions has same chip inside but lte is temporarily disabled in t-mobile version .
1) With phone on, take off back cover and press your SIM card so it releases from the spring. It won't come all the way out as it's blocked by the battery. This seems fine - I didn't bother trying to force it out as I didn't want to break anything...
2) Once you see the message that the SIM card is removed, go to the dialer and dial *#2263#
3) You should see a menu with band selections. The current setting is "Automatic". If you switch to "GSM All", you will be EDGE (2G). If you switch to "WCDMA All", you will be on HSPA+ (3G, though AT&T and others call it 4G) and you will have lte too
4) Press the SIM card back into place until it clicks. For whatever reason the phone will not recognize it until you reboot. Upon reboot you should see your new setting in effect.
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Great, let me do this now so I'll ready when Tmobile turns on LTE in 2 years
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Fwiw I believe you can do this without rebooting.
At least when switching the gsm radio bands. I often check 1900 mhz in my area of nyc by doing #*2263#
I have done this for Lte and it just says no service. Perhaps I should get at&t to show up but this far it hasn't worked.
I'm interested in what other people know about this!
If I click the SIM it doesn't come out enough (hits the battery) to tell me SIM removed . No dice on that approach for me.
shook187 said:
Great, let me do this now so I'll ready when Tmobile turns on LTE in 2 years
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Lmao be cool dude he just posting his findings. Tmobile told me we would need to get a lte sim when it becomes available anyway.
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konceptz said:
Fwiw I believe you can do this without rebooting.
At least when switching the gsm radio bands. I often check 1900 mhz in my area of nyc by doing #*2263#
I have done this for Lte and it just says no service. Perhaps I should get at&t to show up but this far it hasn't worked.
I'm interested in what other people know about this!
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you dont have to remove the sim totally just push it it will come out and it show up on the phone that sim is not connected .
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If I click the SIM it doesn't come out enough (hits the battery) to tell me SIM removed . No dice on that approach for me.
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The same thing happened to me.
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try this i have made tutorial of how u can access the option .if u get those options on the note 2 .then u r good to use at&t on t-mobile galaxy note 2 .you can reverse the process again with the same procedure .please post the screenshots of your note 2 after changing the options .here is the link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ET8AsBvGH4c
thanq
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The same thing happened to me.
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You can select bands from any Samsung Galaxy device (that I've tried) by entering this code into the dialer. *#*#197328640#*#*
A menu pops up which give you lots of options. To get to band options, choose Debug Screen, Phone Control, Network Control, Band Selection. Don't get excited, every device I've seen has an LTE option in there, but that doesn't mean your phone has LTE hardware.
Another for the SIM not coming out far enough. Also, with the *#197328640#, the 'Debug Screen' was under UMTS.
My GN2 is carrier unlocked and I have the SIM from my AT&T iPhone4 in it. I'm not sure that SIM would even be LTE compatible anyhow since all I had with the iPhone4 was 3G.
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Another for the SIM not coming out far enough. Also, with the *#197328640#, the 'Debug Screen' was under UMTS.
My GN2 is carrier unlocked and I have the SIM from my AT&T iPhone4 in it. I'm not sure that SIM would even be LTE compatible anyhow since all I had with the iPhone4 was 3G.
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confirmed that it does have LTE after debug screen, showing UMTS, CDMA, LTE, SIM, run EFS SYNC() as options
Does that mean you have LTE working on At&t now???
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Does that mean you have LTE working on At&t now???
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i try but get no signal guess we have to wait
any update if its working on att
i dont think it ever will lol
If the battery blocks the SIM, can't you just take the SIM out, boot up the phone with no SIM, and do the same thing?
If this T-Mobile version physically HAS the LTE radio that AT&T uses, does anyone know what it would take to get it working on AT&T's LTE?
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If this T-Mobile version physically HAS the LTE radio that AT&T uses, does anyone know what it would take to get it working on AT&T's LTE?
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Well first we _still_ need to get a working lte at&t sim card into the phone and see what happens.
I have one, of course not with me. Will try tonight and report back.
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Just tried it. LTE is an option but I can figure out if there is anyway to enable it. Open for suggestions?
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Been getting slow speed on note 2. Usually on s2 I get up to 12megs down,. On note the best I've been able top get is 4. Speeds dogs increase when switching to newest modem. Anyone else? ?
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Nobody ? Hopefully lte helps.....
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TeamHackura said:
Been getting slow speed on note 2. Usually on s2 I get up to 12megs down,. On note the best I've been able top get is 4. Speeds dogs increase when switching to newest modem. Anyone else? ?
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I get 14-22
LTE is not available in most of the country yet (TMO)
CARBON NIGHTLY | KROZ HUE THEME | CRACK FLASHER
Yeah I'm cool not having lte until it's released but how does my sgs2 get better speeds on t mobile?
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Honestly I'm thinking some of the issues are the build.prop
Ive been adding a few things ril related
ro.ril.hsdpa.category=28
ro.ril.hsupa.category=9
ro.ril.hsxpa=5
ro.ril.gprsclass=12
And getting somewhat better performance though I'm not certain they are helping I don't have the energy to check if something else is setting them
Just add a new APN with epc.tmobile.com, the new APN (fast.t-mobile.com)on the 4.1.2 is the one making you get the slow speed.
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Just add a new APN with epc.tmobile.com, the new APN (fast.t-mobile.com)on the 4.1.2 is the one making you get the slow speed.
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I added epc.tmobile apn but phone defaults to lte one. How to make those settings stick? Anyone can help?
Edit:
Time to buy reading glasses. Comma and period look the same for me
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djsombra said:
Just add a new APN with epc.tmobile.com, the new APN (fast.t-mobile.com)on the 4.1.2 is the one making you get the slow speed.
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the new APN is for the LTE network supposedly. Not sure if it will be only for LTE or if you'll be able to epc for LTE as well.
I'm in one of the LTE markets and keep flipping between stock and carbon rom. Tried cyanogen and have had the best luck.
I bought my note 2 at full retail for use on prepaid 70$ plan to see if I want to switch off my VZW unlimited data with 30$ hotspot.
I'm anxiously awaiting LTE turn up!
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TeamHackura said:
Been getting slow speed on note 2. Usually on s2 I get up to 12megs down,. On note the best I've been able top get is 4. Speeds dogs increase when switching to newest modem. Anyone else? ?
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Try this app and let me know if it works : Signal Repair (Root)
darekz said:
I added epc.tmobile apn but phone defaults to lte one. How to make those settings stick? Anyone can help?
Edit:
Time to buy reading glasses. Comma and period look the same for me
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They cover how to make the APNs editable in these forums you'll have to search. I don't have the energy to look at the moment.
Edit:
Ended up finding a decent example of editing stock with new APN.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=33700969
Just be VERY VERY VERY careful and I'm not liable for any issues you run into.
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I thing they are testing LTE under fast.t-mobile.com but if you live in a tmobile LTE area is no need to change to epc but if you see slow speed have the epc apn available to switch for faster HSPA+.
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Yeah I think they are using it to test also but that's a guess. I constantly switch between 3g and 4g icons all day. ... Like every ten seconds when in most areas. I'll leave apn until tomorrow and then switch to epc if I don't see lte. I live in Miami fl and have been checking downtown in hopes of getting lte
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Looks like no Florida (or nyc for the matter) in initial lte roll out
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Have an AT&T i317 unlocked with a T-mobile data sim.
I've done the tweak to enable the 3G/4G bands, a la http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2068041
But now T-mobile added LTE in a few markets. I drove through one and suddenly got no data access. This is with "preferred network mode" set to LTE/WCDMA. If I switch to GSM/WCDMA, all is well (it sticks to the HSUPA and H+). So clearly it thinks it's on LTE but the phone can't access the T-mobile LTE.
I'm using Cyanogenmod 10.1, android 4.2.2, which also makes the model number show GT-N7105 instead of i317.
any tweaks to add the LTE? do i need to dump CM and use a diff ROM? do i need to go back to stock first to do any of this? (Right now, I can no longer dial *#7284#)
Thanks!
I am having a similar issue, I have a sgh-i317 with aws mod and the phone is not picking up t mobile lte even when placed next to a sgh-t889 that is getting it. Lte works with att sim but not working with tmobile sim. Any help would be great. I have tried many roms and modems and reflashing aws mod. Roms inculde jedimaster13/14 jedi x13/14 both att and tmobile versions and clean rom and stock 411 and stock 412
I figured it out see
http://forum.xda-developers.com/gal...2-sgh-i317-t2877487/post55453837#post55453837
Does the AT&T version have LTE? If it doesn't have the capability, but he modem is telling it to access it when it sees it, that might be why it dropped out completely. I'm mostly curious to see if AT&T LTE devices can use t-mobile's LTE network because I want to get an s4 active and I don't want to lose LTE by making that switch.
Try this for me, instead of that model number you have. Change it to the T-Mobile model#. Which is going to have to b done thru the build prop. Then reboot. Then go try and c if you pick up lte.
Because I just flashed a AT&T Rom on a T-Mobile GN2. And I pick up lte just fine with my AT&T SIM in there! And no AWS MOD what so ever. But the MODEM is still TMO, it'll always b TMO. Flash a att modem on a TMO GN2. Brick city.
Let me know what happens just curious!!
Edit: the Rom I flashed was SKY NOTE 9. No modem included!!!
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I don't have any solution for the question but I do have a question of my own.
Why do I keep reading of people buying att devices for t mobile, why not just buy the t mobile version?
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LittleRedDot said:
I don't have any solution for the question but I do have a question of my own.
Why do I keep reading of people buying att devices for t mobile, why not just buy the t mobile version?
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WELL, here's your answer.
Maybe they getting the device at a cheaper price. Which would make someone but it. Instead of spending a lot more to have have the carrier brand you need. FYI
Both the phones are exactly the same. Besides the model# and done bloat. Like I said above, if it's unlocked it'll work, with both carrier's. So why not have that option to switch... and one more thing being able to take the phone internationally, and pop a SIM inside and ya have service. No roaming !!!
Just my 2¢® 2 you're question...
Att now has prepaid lte plan almost same as tmobile only .5 gb less of data everything else the same at 60 dollars . Plus att has better coverage well at least in the areas I frequent .
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diamantericos said:
Att now has prepaid lte plan almost same as tmobile only .5 gb less of data everything else the same at 60 dollars . Plus att has better coverage well at least in the areas I frequent .
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THANX for the info...:thumbup:
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LittleRedDot said:
I don't have any solution for the question but I do have a question of my own.
Why do I keep reading of people buying att devices for t mobile, why not just buy the t mobile version?
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When a t-mobile version is available, I do buy it, but with ATT exclusives, that's not an option. For instance, I want the s4 active for its water resistance. T-mobile will soon offer the xperia Z, but when you compare the features and perormance, the s4 active is better, so for the money i'm willing to spend on a smartphone, i'd rather have the s4 active.. the hardware is capable of t-mobile LTE, but it still has to be configured properly with firmware and software to use the radios correctly. Since radios are some of the hardest pieces of firmware to alter, it's worth doing this investigation / collaborating to find work-arounds.
I didn't get tmobile lte on my at&t note 2 until I flashed the new at&t radio. That's all that had to be done. I'm using Skynote9 too. I did the aws mod again so I could get h+ 4g speed enabled and now is a flawless tmobile phone. Let me know if it works for you.
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update to my lte problem with t mobile
check out
http://forum.xda-developers.com/gal...2-sgh-i317-t2877487/post55453837#post55453837