How good is the reception on this phone with T-Mobile sum card???
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ilaf0106 said:
How good is the reception on this phone with T-Mobile sum card???
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This depends entirely on T-Mobile's service in your area, not the SIM card.
krohnjw said:
This depends entirely on T-Mobile's service in your area, not the SIM card.
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What he said.
It's pretty much the same as your existing T-Mobile phone, if not.. better.
what he said, but.....
it also depends on which radio you have installed. Samsung has a handful of different5 radios depending o where the phone was originally marketed for. All are basic GSM 5-band capable but each one has minor tweaks for specific networks. There are several threads on here debating which radio works best. Do a search if you are interested. For mine, the XXKK6 radio it arrived with (ordered from the UK) gets comparable reception to any other phone I have used on T-Mobile. You can see the radio version under settings .. about phone .. baseband version. Changing radios is easily done if rooted and you have basic mod skills.
My service wasn't the best at first but after I flashed UGKL1 radio my data speeds on HSPA+ went from 2mbs down up to 10mbs consistently.
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As good as any other quality T-Mobile phone.
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So this phone is compatible with T-Mobile with no problems right?? I'm debating on the galaxy nexus n the white T-Mobile gs2
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Everyone said yes..
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joshnichols189 said:
Everyone said yes..
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Thank you!!
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Would the verizon battery work in the gsm version?
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I think they are two different shapes.
Jerald2 said:
Would the verizon battery work in the gsm version?
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Nope.
10chars.
No. I don't think it would fit right because of the shape. Just a guess.
That's to bad. Weird because when I search for some to buy I never see of its specified for the gms or cdma
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For those of you using straight talk are we allowed to bring our galaxy nexus' onto their carrier? I really can't afford to get rid of this baby
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vince7 said:
For those of you using straight talk are we allowed to bring our galaxy nexus' onto their carrier? I really can't afford to get rid of this baby
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As long as it is a GSM Nexus, then yes. They use either ATT or TMobile towers.
This thread might help you also:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1455014
Well I have the Verizon model so I assume they won't let me?
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vince7 said:
Well I have the Verizon model so I assume they won't let me?
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CDMA does not work on GSM. period.
Damn that really sucks
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So this Verizon phone will only work on a Verizon network?
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vince7 said:
So this Verizon phone will only work on a Verizon network?
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yes.
vince7 said:
So this Verizon phone will only work on a Verizon network?
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You could try and flash it to cricket, boost mobile, Virgin mobile, page plus, etc. Some people have seemed to get it to work.
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brooksyx said:
You could try and flash it to cricket, boost mobile, Virgin mobile, page plus, etc. Some people have seemed to get it to work.
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Do I do this myself or do I ask them to do it?
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vince7 said:
Do I do this myself or do I ask them to do it?
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This is something you will need to do yourself. There are a few tutorials floating around here.
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brooksyx said:
This is something you will need to do yourself. There are a few tutorials floating around here.
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Thank you very much I saw a tutorial for cricket and I might do that
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OK so for final thoughts I can either sell this phone and get the international galaxy nexus for straight talk or flash this current phone with a carrier such as cricket yes?
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vince7 said:
OK so for final thoughts I can either sell this phone and get the international galaxy nexus for straight talk or flash this current phone with a carrier such as cricket yes?
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Basically yes.
-Brought to you by Marino's Galaxy Nexus-
vince7 said:
For those of you using straight talk are we allowed to bring our galaxy nexus' onto their carrier? I really can't afford to get rid of this baby
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Yes you can bring any AT&T or T-Mobile compatible device to Straight Talk. Just choose at the time of order whether you want AT&T or T-Mobile service. The GSM GNex can do either one.
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vince7 said:
OK so for final thoughts I can either sell this phone and get the international galaxy nexus for straight talk or flash this current phone with a carrier such as cricket yes?
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Basically those are your two options. Considering you won't get LTE when you leave Verizon, and its a huge hassle to flash, I'd just sell it buy a GSM model and put it on a GSM prepaid carrier. Faster speeds and less hassle on your end.
martonikaj said:
Yes you can bring any AT&T or T-Mobile compatible device to Straight Talk. Just choose at the time of order whether you want AT&T or T-Mobile service. The GSM GNex can do either one.
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Basically those are your two options. Considering you won't get LTE when you leave Verizon, and its a huge hassle to flash, I'd just sell it buy a GSM model and put it on a GSM prepaid carrier. Faster speeds and less hassle on your end.
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Is it really a huge hassle? I've never heard of anyone doing it
And also cricket has very cheap unlimited data plans for are the plans like for the per paid card?
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vince7 said:
Is it really a huge hassle? I've never heard of anyone doing it
And also cricket has very cheap unlimited data plans for are the plans like for the per paid card?
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Ya its a big hassle when compared to just buying a Straight Talk (or any other carrier) SIM and just putting it in the phone.
Not to mention that on Cricket you'll be stuck on EVDO 3G, which is quite slow often.
Where can I check out gsm pre paid cards? Are these expensive and have 4g speeds?
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And does straight talk have close to 4g? And I keep seeing hspa what is that?
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vince7 said:
And does straight talk have close to 4g? And I keep seeing hspa what is that?
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I have at&t straight talk and I get hspa+ speeds a lot. Some people call it 4g. I would consider it like 3.5g. But I can pull like 4Mb down, which is fast enough for me
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vince7 said:
Where can I check out gsm pre paid cards? Are these expensive and have 4g speeds?
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Check out the massive prepaid thread. Popular options right now are T-Mobile Monthly 4G, Straight Talk, Simple Mobile and Net10.
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And does straight talk have close to 4g? And I keep seeing hspa what is that?
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You get HSPA+, the faster-than-normal-3G connection. Plenty of info out there about it. No LTE on prepaid carriers just yet. The GSM Galaxy Nexus doesn't have LTE either way though, so the only way you'll get LTE is to go Verizon (or Sprint lol).
Speeds will be dependent on your area and network saturation. YMMV, I'd expect 2-7mbps down / 1-4mbps up.
So I have a Verizon galaxy nexus and I'm flashed to cricket. I've searched for this but none on the galaxy nexus...can someone help me remove their throttle? Thanks
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The throttle is most likely carrier sided, You can't do anything about it yourself if it's on the carrier's side.
There is other threads of people doing it by flashing a zip but that was for the zio...he said he was at around 3 gigs over what he was suposed to get. Something in the build.prop
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If it's anywhere, it's in build.prop. I think, well in Verizon's case, there's a folder called "throttle" or something to that effect. The method should not vary by device, possibly android version though.
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Mines a. Verizon one but has sprint ROM and CDMA radio for the flash to cricket
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Nolenm04 said:
Mines a. Verizon one but has sprint ROM and CDMA radio for the flash to cricket
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I flashed my VZ GNEX using primes script but I have no MMS, do you have working MMS and what did you do to get it?
Hey people,
I'd like to put mmuzzy's rom on my gnex as it runs like lightning on my Nexus 7. But it seems to be only available in the Verizon+Sprint sections.
Im from Ireland which is all gsm so i have never ventured into the Verizon or sprint sections on xda.
Im just wondering if it can be done or if ill run into any issues?
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It would have to be ported to a gsm nexus. U can't flash a Verizon or sprint ROM to your phone.
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I thought as much but i just couldn't find a straight answer anywhere.
Thanks mate
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gkcharn said:
I thought as much but i just couldn't find a straight answer anywhere.
Thanks mate
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No worries.
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