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Made a Google+ Page to try to get AT&T to officially carry the Galaxy Nexus. I have the phone myself (unlocked) but I just want to continue showing AT&T they should bring this phone to their network.
+1 the page, add the page even comment on it. I will not be posting any type of news or updates or anything in that nature so you wouldn't have to worry about that page spamming your g+ account. I might post something once in a while just to attract more people on it if I have to. But its there to show AT&T just how many customers want the Galaxy Nexus on the network.
https://plus.google.com/100919404103910957475
Thanks!
jonnydopemsr said:
Made a Google+ Page to try to get AT&T to officially carry the Galaxy Nexus. I have the phone myself (unlocked) but I just want to continue showing AT&T they should bring this phone to their network.
+1 the page, add the page even comment on it. I will not be posting any type of news or updates or anything in that nature so you wouldn't have to worry about that page spamming your g+ account. I might post something once in a while just to attract more people on it if I have to. But its there to show AT&T just how many customers want the Galaxy Nexus on the network.
https://plus.google.com/100919404103910957475
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ATT version is already on its way.
http://www.slashgear.com/galaxy-nexus-visits-fcc-again-but-with-att-bands-02199735/
Sprint and T-Mobile, however are SOL (so far).
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ATT version is already on its way.
http://www.slashgear.com/galaxy-nexus-visits-fcc-again-but-with-att-bands-02199735/
Sprint and T-Mobile, however are SOL (so far).
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Does not mean a release..
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Don't forget about Rogers Network runs the same bands as AT&T. I thought that too but heres is what I am thinking with i9250T and I could be wrong completely but I am thinking outside the box and looking at the previous Nexus S release and how things panned out:
Rogers has already announced it is releasing the phone in January 2012.
We know that the International version runs on all GSM networks. So why wouldn't Rogers launch at some time as others in Canada? Maybe because they have a 32GB exclusive only up there and only on those bands? AT&T hasn't made any official statement that they will carry the Galaxy Nexus. Though that silent release, basically, Verizon did doesn't mean AT&T wouldn't do something like that as well.
I am looking at this as it might not come to AT&T. Look how long it took for the Nexus S to come to AT&T.
Nothing is lost from what I am trying to do. Worst thing that happens is AT&T doesn't release it and all of that was for nothing. But why not try when we, the public and customers, do not know what their plans are.
:-D
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ATT version is already on its way.
http://www.slashgear.com/galaxy-nexus-visits-fcc-again-but-with-att-bands-02199735/
Sprint and T-Mobile, however are SOL (so far).
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The UK version has the bands for AT&T also. Doesn't mean its being released on AT&T lol.
As others said along with my detail post *Bump*
martonikaj said:
The UK version has the bands for AT&T also. Doesn't mean its being released on AT&T lol.
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Was the UK version submitted to the FCC, an agency of the US govt for approval?
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Was the UK version submitted to the FCC, an agency of the US govt for approval?
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Yes it was as that's what I am on over here in the states on at&t.
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Tmo is on its way too mid to late Jan.. with Tmo branding. probably one or 2 tmo apps like the verizon model.My cousin works at tmo and reg manager confirmed it.. I know I know, your saying w/e..lol. so did I.. haha. Im so happy i went with the unlocked. F'k that branding BS
I hear ya and feel the same way about the unlocked as well!
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Tmo is on its way too mid to late Jan.. with Tmo branding. probably one or 2 tmo apps like the verizon model.My cousin works at tmo and reg manager confirmed it.. I know I know, your saying w/e..lol. so did I.. haha. Im so happy i went with the unlocked. F'k that branding BS
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Such a punch in the face for the "Nexus" title. I'm thinking that Google is trying its hardest to encourage manufacturers from putting skins on top of Android by making stock Android more favorable with all these marketing ads that are being released.
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Yes it was as that's what I am on over here in the states on at&t.
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It was imported over here via gray market sources. And yes, I have a UK version here as well.
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It was imported over here via gray market sources. And yes, I have a UK version here as well.
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That's what I meant just short version. Just it has to go through the FCC here as well to comply with their rules as well. Got to love it though right
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Was the UK version submitted to the FCC, an agency of the US govt for approval?
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Yes it was. Because it has bands that can be used on AT&T and T-Mobile in the USA.
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Tmo is on its way too mid to late Jan.. with Tmo branding. probably one or 2 tmo apps like the verizon model.My cousin works at tmo and reg manager confirmed it.. I know I know, your saying w/e..lol. so did I.. haha. Im so happy i went with the unlocked. F'k that branding BS
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I totally agree with you
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That's what I meant just short version. Just it has to go through the FCC here as well to comply with their rules as well. Got to love it though right
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Yeah, man. It's a great phone.
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Tmo is on its way too mid to late Jan.. with Tmo branding. probably one or 2 tmo apps like the verizon model.My cousin works at tmo and reg manager confirmed it.. I know I know, your saying w/e..lol. so did I.. haha. Im so happy i went with the unlocked. F'k that branding BS
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I wonder if it would keep the pentaband then?
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If there is no lte..... its DoA
If there is no lte in the att phone then this will be a dead on arrival. At the moment lte is not everywhere yet, but it is in my area already (Schaumburg IL- zip code 60193) and the thought of an upgrade to a new phone that I will be stuck with for at least 18 months makes no lte a huge disappointment.
Even if lte was not in my area- the massive expansion of lte would make me choose a phone with LTE for my next upgrade.
With lte using the 700mhz spectrum it is a stronger signal and better in buildings than 3G will ever be.
I oppose to your idea. I already have it on at&t btw.
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If there is no lte in the att phone then this will be a dead on arrival. At the moment lte is not everywhere yet, but it is in my area already (Schaumburg IL- zip code 60193) and the thought of an upgrade to a new phone that I will be stuck with for at least 18 months makes no lte a huge disappointment.
Even if lte was not in my area- the massive expansion of lte would make me choose a phone with LTE for my next upgrade.
With lte using the 700mhz spectrum it is a stronger signal and better in buildings than 3G will ever be.
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With what.. three? LTE outages in the past two weeks on Verizon I don't think LTE is the killer feature you think it is. Nevermind all of the battery and signal issues people are having with several LTE phones.
T-Mobile Galaxy Note II Passes Through The FCC, Is Future Proofed With LTE
http://www.tmonews.com/2012/09/t-mo...s-through-the-fcc-is-future-proofed-with-lte/
850/1900 GSM/GPRS/EDGE, 850/1700/1900 WCDMA/HSPA, Band 4 (5, 10, 15, 20 MHz), 17 LTE (5, 10 MHz).
Yup, that’s both 700 MHz for LTE roaming and 1700 MHz (T-Mobile’s AWS band) for LTE, which means only one thing — the Galaxy Note II is future proofed for T-Mobile’s LTE network, coming in 2013.
The rest of the report is under confidentiality so there isn’t a whole lot else we can discover from the FCC filings, but at this point the presence of LTE was the only unknown we had hoped to find. The rest of the Note II is pretty standard globally so we don’t expect any more surprises. To be honest, with the discovery of LTE on board, we can’t think of any better surprises.
While it’s true my excitement of LTE and future-proofing may be preliminary, the Galaxy Note II is likely to be a device many of you consider to be the best of both the tablet and smartphone world. The knowledge that the device will be ready and waiting for T-Mobile’s LTE network to go live in 2013 and won’t require a new piece of hardware is just a little bit of comfort in a world where hardware turns over far faster than our upgrade dates.
Cool...but. I'll be using my Note 3 by the time you see LTE on your Note 2
No need to wait for LTE, HSPA+ for now is just as fast if not faster in places. As far as getting LTE it adds/keeps value when time comes to resale the device.
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No need to wait for LTE, HSPA+ for now is just as fast if not faster in places. As far as getting LTE it adds/keeps value when time comes to resale the device.
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Haha... that's where the LTE rumors started... I'd totally forgot about the FCC filings... of course sometimes they're not always true, but this looks right
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Cool...but. I'll be using my Note 3 by the time you see LTE on your Note 2
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Even if it's true that T-Mobile is slow in adopting LTE, I'm still happy with their service because they are the only carrier that provide WiFi Calling. This is very important for me since no carrier has any signal inside my apartment unit, and also while travelling overseas. If not for the WiFi Calling feature built into T-Mo's phones firmware, I would have already bought the international version with or without LTE. I've been very happy with my Galaxy S3 on T-Mo without LTE, but I want the bigger screen and S-Pen. Eagerly waiting for the US launch. Only a few more days! I'm sure I'll have a Note 3 as well! Lol, I just got my S3 and I'm already looking at Note 2.
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Even if it's true that T-Mobile is slow in adopting LTE, I'm still happy with their service because they are the only carrier that provide WiFi Calling. This is very important for me since no carrier has any signal inside my apartment unit, and also while travelling overseas. If not for the WiFi Calling feature built into T-Mo's phones firmware, I would have already bought the international version with or without LTE. I've been very happy with my Galaxy S3 on T-Mo without LTE, but I want the bigger screen and S-Pen. Eagerly waiting for the US launch. Only a few more days! I'm sure I'll have a Note 3 as well! Lol, I just got my S3 and I'm already looking at Note 2.
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Agreed! Wifi Calling is ingenious! That's also the reason why I won't get any other non-T-Mobile branded phone.
achusaysblessyou said:
Agreed! Wifi Calling is ingenious! That's also the reason why I won't get any other non-T-Mobile branded phone.
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I do wifi calling without even needing a carrier.
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For wifi calling use Talkatone and your Gvoice account if you have limited minutes on t-mobile. It's unlimited incoming and outgoing over wifi or 3g. And you have the benefit of having a second number to give out.
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akkidy said:
Even if it's true that T-Mobile is slow in adopting LTE, I'm still happy with their service because they are the only carrier that provide WiFi Calling. This is very important for me since no carrier has any signal inside my apartment unit, and also while travelling overseas. If not for the WiFi Calling feature built into T-Mo's phones firmware, I would have already bought the international version with or without LTE. I've been very happy with my Galaxy S3 on T-Mo without LTE, but I want the bigger screen and S-Pen. Eagerly waiting for the US launch. Only a few more days! I'm sure I'll have a Note 3 as well! Lol, I just got my S3 and I'm already looking at Note 2.
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Hey, does wifi calling works with sms/mms? I'm getting two different stories from tmobile sale rep. One says it only works for voice and other says it covers voice/sms/mms :/ which is it?
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Hey, does wifi calling works with sms/mms? I'm getting two different stories from tmobile sale rep. One says it only works for voice and other says it covers voice/sms/mms :/ which is it?
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does voice and sms/mms...both work over wifi....
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Hey, does wifi calling works with sms/mms? I'm getting two different stories from tmobile sale rep. One says it only works for voice and other says it covers voice/sms/mms :/ which is it?
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Covers them all.
LTE capability confirmed by T-Mobile. http://www.tmonews.com/2012/10/t-mo...idden-lte-support-same-hardware-as-att-model/
Very grateful to you all of the news, once again, are looking forward to your update ah
Should the tmo gn2 show H instead of 4g on the top? I'm ALWAYS in 4g. I just assumed I'd seen an H pop up from time to time and I'm in Chicago.
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Should the tmo gn2 show H instead of 4g on the top? I'm ALWAYS in 4g. I just assumed I'd seen an H pop up from time to time and I'm in Chicago.
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The h is basically their 3.5 g before they upgraded it to their higher hspa+ network
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Has anyone tried slipping an At&t LTE micro sim (dirty i know), into the Tmo Note2?
I know we're all supposedly waiting for an update to the radio firmware but can't hurt to ask.
None of my friends have an LTE microsim phone.
So I've read thru many threads on here and found people that seemed to have flashed their tmobile ROM onto their AT&T device in order to get proper 3G+ speeds.
1) Does this actually work?
2) Is it better to flash the other way (if possible, AT&T rom onto Tmobile) in order to get maximum service from both phones? What is the best/better phone to purchase for future LTE future proofing?
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So I've read thru many threads on here and found people that seemed to have flashed their tmobile ROM onto their AT&T device in order to get proper 3G+ speeds.
1) Does this actually work?
2) Is it better to flash the other way (if possible, AT&T rom onto Tmobile) in order to get maximum service from both phones? What is the best/better phone to purchase for future LTE future proofing?
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I am also on the t-mobile Q&A section looking for answers... the best phone for future proof and LTE is the AT&T version... no doubt... now... I am waiting for an AT&T Stock Rooted WITH MODEM included in the same flash zip before I begin testing myself... I already ordered from ebay a dual sim card adapter for the Note 2, and the Note 2 is already unlocked... so... any news on this would be great...
I just flashed Tmobile Jedi X3 with my att note 2...all working perfectly....the steps I took was just to flash rom and one of our att kernels and youll be fine...didnt have to flash modem....just put my straight talk apn in done....Everything perfect...btw jedi X3 is super fast....:good::highfive:
jaggyjagz said:
So I've read thru many threads on here and found people that seemed to have flashed their tmobile ROM onto their AT&T device in order to get proper 3G+ speeds.
1) Does this actually work?
2) Is it better to flash the other way (if possible, AT&T rom onto Tmobile) in order to get maximum service from both phones? What is the best/better phone to purchase for future LTE future proofing?
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Sounds like you might be in the same boat as me. Anxious to get a Note II but not sure which network to commit to with it. Your comment about needing to get a TMo ROM to get "proper 3G+ speeds" is disconcerting. It also pushes me a bit towards TMo since it's got the LTE radio promised for future update.
What exactly is wrong with the stock device's 3G+ speeds on AT&T?
Where I live and work (Los Angeles area - San Fernando & Santa Clarita valleys), LTE's not activated, and no firm date when it will come our way. AT&T's HSPA data speeds here aren't anything to write home about, but neither are TMo's when I tested one of their devices in the local shop. My AT&T phone is lucky to get 4Mb/s down, 0.2Mb/s up, and generally only about 2-3Mb/s down. The TMo Galaxy SIII I tested got 4MB/s down. Hard numbers to swallow when I've got an SIII on VZW LTE pulling down 20Mb/s in the same area.
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I just flashed Tmobile Jedi X3 with my att note 2...all working perfectly....the steps I took was just to flash rom and one of our att kernels and youll be fine...didnt have to flash modem....just put my straight talk apn in done....Everything perfect...btw jedi X3 is super fast....:good::highfive:
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Jedy 3 is an international rom, not T-Mobile with wifi calling... with 3.5G on T-mobile on Jedi 3? (HSPA+)
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alewis2k12 said:
I just flashed Tmobile Jedi X3 with my att note 2...all working perfectly....the steps I took was just to flash rom and one of our att kernels and youll be fine...didnt have to flash modem....just put my straight talk apn in done....Everything perfect...btw jedi X3 is super fast....:good::highfive:
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I need clarification on this. Just because the ROM flashed worked, doesn't necessarily mean the proper AWS radio's were activated to attain 4G speeds that are required on T-mobile (this is nothing to do with LTE).
Are you saying that by flashing the tmobile ROM onto your at&t note 2, you are able to attain all connections (not just Edge, but HSPA+ 4G) with your AT&T device to tmobile using AWS? I know Tmobile has begun refarming out to 4G on a different band that is compatible with more handsets, so you might just be in an area where they have already done so, which mistakes you into believing that you are actually connecting via the old school AWS Tmobile bands, when you aren't.
I really need to decide which phone I want to take the risk on - The tmobile LTE is locked apparently, doesn't seem to show as many capable bands as the AT&T version, and also, I'm not sure what to bank on in terms of there being a software vs hardware lock (Would be nice if the tmobile can be unlocked via software to fully operate on all LTE modes that the AT&T supports).
I'm actually in Canada, and would probably end up needing to purchase the Wind version in order to get what I'm looking for (since Wind operates on the same AWS frequencies as tmobile). But losing out on Bell/Rogers/Telus LTE in the process is just something I don't want to do either.
Going to have to see what can be unlocked via software on all these different phones................
I would also appreciate a response from someone if this is possible... using T-Mobile ROM and modem to work on At&t (with aws frequencies).... just like the S2 I717 mod which after flashing was working with aws frequencies....
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I would also appreciate a response from someone if this is possible... using T-Mobile ROM and modem to work on At&t (with aws frequencies).... just like the S2 I717 mod which after flashing was working with aws frequencies....
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Yes... it should... as soon as I get my dual sim card adapter for the Note 2... I will post a million results/combinations here on T-Mobile and AT&T forums... I just don't want to open the back cover 30 times a day and swap sims a bunch of times... with the adapter I just insert the 2 sim cards and done... testing all the way from that point on...
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I shall be waiting impatiently.... and would happily buy you a beer for your effort
bump... any news?
Yes u can .. I confirm this.. using at&t rom on my tmobile note 2
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AT&T Note 2 on T-mobile 3G/4G?
sanchitgrover said:
Yes u can .. I confirm this.. using at&t rom on my tmobile note 2
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I have the SAMSUNG-SGH-I317 from AT&T, unlocked via unlock code from AT&T. No root, stock AT&T android 4.1.1. I got the t-mobile microSIM card with an unlimited talk and 2GB unlimited data plan, but I can not get tmobile 3G/4G working reliably. I get HSDPA/HSPAP/UMTS/EDGE randomly. 80% EDGE, 20% high speed between 4-8mbps down, 0.7-1.9mbps up. I am in Los Angeles, CA.
I know my SGH-I317 does not have the 1700MHz antenna needed for t-mobile 3G/4G data, but somehow I get 3G/4G 20% of the time. I have not adjusted any special settings on my phone, other than to reset the APN to default epc .tmobile .com. My guess I am getting 3G/4G via the 2100MHz antenna for download, but without the 1700MHz for fast upload, I get 0.7-1.9mbps only. But most of the time I am stuck at EDGE.
So has anyone gotten the AT&T Note II to reliably work on t-mobile 3G/4G? is there a special setting I need to enter on my phone? does flashing the t-mobile ROM on the AT&T phone solve any of the 3G/4G issue? or will I lose the unlock on my phone when I root or when I flash t-mobile ROM on my AT&T Note 2?
Any help greatly appreciated.
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rob00 said:
I have the SAMSUNG-SGH-I317 from AT&T, unlocked via unlock code from AT&T. No root, stock AT&T android 4.1.1. I got the t-mobile microSIM card with an unlimited talk and 2GB unlimited data plan, but I can not get tmobile 3G/4G working reliably. I get HSDPA/HSPAP/UMTS/EDGE randomly. 80% EDGE, 20% high speed between 4-8mbps down, 0.7-1.9mbps up. I am in Los Angeles, CA.
I know my SGH-I317 does not have the 1700MHz antenna needed for t-mobile 3G/4G data, but somehow I get 3G/4G 20% of the time. I have not adjusted any special settings on my phone, other than to reset the APN to default epc .tmobile .com. My guess I am getting 3G/4G via the 2100MHz antenna for download, but without the 1700MHz for fast upload, I get 0.7-1.9mbps only. But most of the time I am stuck at EDGE.
So has anyone gotten the AT&T Note II to reliably work on t-mobile 3G/4G? is there a special setting I need to enter on my phone? does flashing the t-mobile ROM on the AT&T phone solve any of the 3G/4G issue? or will I lose the unlock on my phone when I root or when I flash t-mobile ROM on my AT&T Note 2?
Any help greatly appreciated.
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Hey I got a unlocked & Rooted At&t Note 2 on T-mobile running CleanRom with perfect 4g. Before I rooted my phone I changed my phones modem to T-mobiles because I only had edge. After that I have flashed several different At&t Roms and still have 4g. On speed test I get about 7-9mbs download and 2-3 mbs on upload not the best but way better than edge
Do you get LTE yet
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Do you get LTE yet
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I dont know...LTE for t-mobile isn't in Jacksonville FL yet. I am suppose to be going to California in a month or two and from what i heard , there is LTE in the biigger cities Im excited to find out and i'll keep you updated if i do.
I have att note 2 running clean rom with ublocked carrier on t mo. Here in la I have not see lte but we are aleay quite late getting upgrade. Most likely you will need to go to san francisco or techie area to test it
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I have att note 2 running clean rom with ublocked carrier on t mo. Here in la I have not see lte but we are aleay quite late getting upgrade. Most likely you will need to go to san francisco or techie area to test it
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Yea your right...hey i know this has nothing to do with this thread but i want to ask you something. You have the exact set up that i am currently using.I also have an unlocked At&t Note 2 SGH-i317 on T-mobile running CleanRom SE1.5. I absoulutely love it. I like the stock look with better performance. Are you using another Kernel? And im also thinking about flashing a new Rom what would you recommend? Im kinda looking for something Similar to Clean but better battery life. Any Suggestions???
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Yea your right...hey i know this has nothing to do with this thread but i want to ask you something. You have the exact set up that i am currently using.I also have an unlocked At&t Note 2 SGH-i317 on T-mobile running CleanRom SE1.5. I absoulutely love it. I like the stock look with better performance. Are you using another Kernel? And im also thinking about flashing a new Rom what would you recommend? Im kinda looking for something Similar to Clean but better battery life. Any Suggestions???
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I am actually using the CleanROM 4.5 (haven't flashed 4.6.1 as I do not see much new on that ROM). I am actually using it on the stock kernel because I am not a huge flasher like many of the members here. Since Note 2 is my daily driver, I don't want to keep updating it and customize it after each ROM flashing. I like the CleanROM 4.5 since it was the way I got it and I just updated to the new version. The battery life is pretty good as I can last a day or more with moderate use.
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I am actually using the CleanROM 4.5 (haven't flashed 4.6.1 as I do not see much new on that ROM). I am actually using it on the stock kernel because I am not a huge flasher like many of the members here. Since Note 2 is my daily driver, I don't want to keep updating it and customize it after each ROM flashing. I like the CleanROM 4.5 since it was the way I got it and I just updated to the new version. The battery life is pretty good as I can last a day or more with moderate use.
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Yea im the same way. You have an At&t note 2 too?
yep using ATT Note 2 on TMo's network.
My wife and I are considering taking our tmobile phones over to AT&T. There both unlocked... Note 2 & sg3. Question I have is would I have to flash AT&T modems and roms to be able to fully utilize the new network? Just don't want to end up with bricks. AT&T already told me both devices unlocked will work fine on the network.
Wat I'm asking is if I can utilize the lte on the t-889 if I put it on AT&T? I found a bunch of threads with mixed responses.
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My wife and I are considering taking our tmobile phones over to AT&T. There both unlocked... Note 2 & sg3. Question I have is would I have to flash AT&T modems and roms to be able to fully utilize the new network? Just don't want to end up with bricks. AT&T already told me both devices unlocked will work fine on the network.
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It should work fine but the only problem is you wont have LTE
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It should work fine but the only problem is you wont have LTE
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Why's that? AT&T says I will be able to use lte since my area has it. If not I probably won't do this. As I've said I've read mixed responses. Could I flash AT&T radios to utilize it?
It will give you weak service because att and t mobile run on different bands which is hardware related not software
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It will give you weak service because att and t mobile run on different bands which is hardware related not software
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I dunno about that as many said everything works but LTE. I have also read a few that says they have LTE enabled. That's what's confusing. I may go to AT&T tomorrow and have them test a sim before I decide to switch. I assume if I change to AT&T apn ill get better 4g speed at least. The limitation your speaking to its a locked radio for the t-889 that prevents LTE from being enabled currently.
I can't quickly tell, but if it has LTE support on band 17 (700MHz) then it will work. It's a T-Mobile phone so it has support on band 4 which AT&T only uses for a very small part of its LTE network.
Like you said the radio it comes with might be locked to not allow LTE. If you can flash an AT&T radio without issue then you'd be able to see if it works.
If I were to guess I'd say it would have the right band since it's basically the same phone that AT&T sells.
Does it at least get hspa+ and 3G? I can wait for lte.
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Does it at least get hspa+ and 3G? I can wait for lte.
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It should. Just put an AT&T SIM in and see.
petard said:
It should. Just put an AT&T SIM in and see.
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I'll be going to AT&T tomorrow to test before I switch carriers.
fix-this! said:
Why's that? AT&T says I will be able to use lte since my area has it. If not I probably won't do this. As I've said I've read mixed responses. Could I flash AT&T radios to utilize it?
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The AT&T rep you spoke to definitely isnt informed on the hardware issue.
If you are switching over you should just sell those two phones you have and just buy new ones since its new activation Im sure you can get a good price on the phones
chousayz said:
The AT&T rep you spoke to definitely isnt informed on the hardware issue.
If you are switching over you should just sell those two phones you have and just buy new ones since its new activation Im sure you can get a good price on the phones
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From what I understand its not hardware, it's because of a radio limitation currently. Lte isn't enabled yet on the t-889. That's why I asked if I could flash a AT&T radio. As long as I get 4g and 3G ill switch. The whole point was to save $$ on buying new devices.
fix-this! said:
From what I understand its not hardware, it's because of a radio limitation currently. Lte isn't enabled yet on the t-889. That's why I asked if I could flash a AT&T radio. As long as I get 4g and 3G ill switch. The whole point was to save $$ on buying new devices.
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Well please understand it's hardware. Been that way forever
Sent from my SGH-I777 running AOKP
brandonarev said:
Well please understand it's hardware. Been that way forever
Sent from my SGH-I777 running AOKP
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Well as long as I get 3G and decent hspa+ speeds ill be happy. I'll be getting the s4 anyways when it comes out. I don't have lte anyways with tmobile lol.
Since people got their hands on the T-mobile version yesterday I am curious if anyone is using it on AT&T yet?
Thanks
I'm interested too... I get mine tomorrow.
As far as I can tell, the Sim card unlocks are not available yet. A few vendors say they should have them going by this week. Hopefully by Friday when my TMo Note 4 arrives.
I was under the impression you could just put your ATT sim in a TMobile phone and off you go. Not true?
There is a guy in the TMo forum that said he found someone who could unlock (~$35) it and he is using it on AT&T currently.
I got my phone on Monday (t mobile version) i unlock it on wend, since then i have been using it but had to call costumer service since i lost lte signal 2 times already, worry that this might be a issue i will see often
eddiealiano said:
I got my phone on Monday (t mobile version) i unlock it on wend, since then i have been using it but had to call costumer service since i lost lte signal 2 times already, worry that this might be a issue i will see often
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Have you tried a different APN?
I owned both the T-Mobile and AT&T Note 3. I started off with the T-Mobile variant and was never very happy with LTE reception. It would just drop LTE often.
After reading of others on XDA experiencing the same issue, I bought the AT&T version. Immediately, I noticed a big jump in LTE strength. I know the debate still exists to whether or not the AT&T variant has better network tuning specific to AT&T's network. It didn't really matter to me what it was. It was enough of an improvement for me to give up my T-Mobile variant with an unlocked bootloader.
For the Note 4 I'm waiting on some feedback from users with the T-Mobile variant on AT&Ts network. Your post isn't very reassuring.
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Have you tried a different APN?
I owned both the T-Mobile and AT&T Note 3. I started off with the T-Mobile variant and was never very happy with LTE reception. It would just drop LTE often.
After reading of others on XDA experiencing the same issue, I bought the AT&T version. Immediately, I noticed a big jump in LTE strength. I know the debate still exists to whether or not the AT&T variant has better network tuning specific to AT&T's network. It didn't really matter to me what it was. It was enough of an improvement for me to give up my T-Mobile variant with an unlocked bootloader.
For the Note 4 I'm waiting on some feedback from users with the T-Mobile variant on AT&Ts network. Your post isn't very reassuring.
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But it doesn't make sense why some never experience the issue
done12many2 said:
Have you tried a different APN?
I owned both the T-Mobile and AT&T Note 3. I started off with the T-Mobile variant and was never very happy with LTE reception. It would just drop LTE often.
After reading of others on XDA experiencing the same issue, I bought the AT&T version. Immediately, I noticed a big jump in LTE strength. I know the debate still exists to whether or not the AT&T variant has better network tuning specific to AT&T's network. It didn't really matter to me what it was. It was enough of an improvement for me to give up my T-Mobile variant with an unlocked bootloader.
For the Note 4 I'm waiting on some feedback from users with the T-Mobile variant on AT&Ts network. Your post isn't very reassuring.
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I'm very interested in this info also. I read at a few places that the Tmobile and AT&T versions are going to be very much identical. But who knows...
done12many2 said:
Have you tried a different APN?
I owned both the T-Mobile and AT&T Note 3. I started off with the T-Mobile variant and was never very happy with LTE reception. It would just drop LTE often.
After reading of others on XDA experiencing the same issue, I bought the AT&T version. Immediately, I noticed a big jump in LTE strength. I know the debate still exists to whether or not the AT&T variant has better network tuning specific to AT&T's network. It didn't really matter to me what it was. It was enough of an improvement for me to give up my T-Mobile variant with an unlocked bootloader.
For the Note 4 I'm waiting on some feedback from users with the T-Mobile variant on AT&Ts network. Your post isn't very reassuring.
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That's weird indeed.
Note 3 and Note 4 from T-mobile have both been flawless for me on AT&T. I unlocked my Note 4 yesterday, and have zero connectivity issues that I know of. While it may be possible a AT&T branded phone works better on their network, I have no complaints at all. 25Mb/down, 17Mb/up was my last speed test.
Even if there is a slight difference, isn't it worth using the T-mo variant anyway, for the unlocked bootloader and all the extra options that provides?
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That's weird indeed.
Note 3 and Note 4 from T-mobile have both been flawless for me on AT&T. I unlocked my Note 4 yesterday, and have zero connectivity issues that I know of. While it may be possible a AT&T branded phone works better on their network, I have no complaints at all. 25Mb/down, 17Mb/up was my last speed test.
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That sounds promising. What city are you in? and were you able to unlock at the store or did at home over the phone? Thanks.
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That's weird indeed.
Note 3 and Note 4 from T-mobile have both been flawless for me on AT&T. I unlocked my Note 4 yesterday, and have zero connectivity issues that I know of. While it may be possible a AT&T branded phone works better on their network, I have no complaints at all. 25Mb/down, 17Mb/up was my last speed test.
Even if there is a slight difference, isn't it worth using the T-mo variant anyway, for the unlocked bootloader and all the extra options that provides?
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I agree that the unlocked bootloader is a pretty big deal. Unfortunately the difference in LTE reception in my case warranted selling my T-Mobile version after comparing.
I should have mentioned that both phones were pretty much identical in areas with decent to strong signal. The real difference I noticed was when signal was weaker. My AT&T version simply held the LTE steady when the T-Mobile would constantly switch back and forth. This is not to say that they were not receiving about the same bandwidth.
I am very interested in how the Note 4 does. I'm hoping to see a few more posts tonight about LTE performance before I hit the stores tomorrow to pick up either one based on the feedback from here.
Thanks for letting us know about how your's is handling!
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I agree that the unlocked bootloader is a pretty big deal. Unfortunately the difference in LTE reception in my case warranted selling my T-Mobile version after comparing.
I should have mentioned that both phones were pretty much identical in areas with decent to strong signal. The real difference I noticed was when signal was weaker. My AT&T version simply held the LTE steady when the T-Mobile would constantly switch back and forth. This is not to say that they were not receiving about the same bandwidth.
I am very interested in how the Note 4 does. I'm hoping to see a few more posts tonight about LTE performance before I hit the stores tomorrow to pick up either one based on the feedback from here.
Thanks for letting us know about how your's is handling!
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Well I didn't see any additional posts before heading out to buy it this morning so I took a chance and got the T-Mobile variant. I'll provide feedback on AT&T LTE reception once I get my unlock code.
The wife wants a Note 4 as well so I'm probably going to pick up an AT&T variant and test them both for signal on AT&T's LTE network.
I got the unlock code in just over an hour and I'm up and running on AT&T's LTE!!
I'm pretty happy to report that it appears that the T-Mobile Note 4 is getting outstanding signal at my house and speeds are the same or better than the AT&T Note 3 right next to it.
The real test for me will be at the edge of AT&T LTE reception, which is where I was having issues with my T-Mobile Note 3. I wont know this until I go to work next Monday as my office is the perfect test for this.
Wireless Tether is completely unlocked with the T-Mobile Note 4 on AT&T's network without the requirement to root/mod as it was on the Note 3.
done12many2 said:
I got the unlock code in just over an hour and I'm up and running on AT&T's LTE!!
I'm pretty happy to report that it appears that the T-Mobile Note 4 is getting outstanding signal at my house and speeds are the same or better than the AT&T Note 3 right next to it.
The real test for me will be at the edge of AT&T LTE reception, which is where I was having issues with my T-Mobile Note 3. I wont know this until I go to work next Monday as my office is the perfect test for this.
Wireless Tether is completely unlocked with the T-Mobile Note 4 on AT&T's network without the requirement to root/mod as it was on the Note 3.
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Which service did you use for the unlock?
cellunlocker.net
It seems that they've fixed their issues as some are receiving their codes within minutes.
Yakuzahi said:
Which service did you use for the unlock?
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Hello,
How can you buy no-contract T-mobile Note 4
Thanks
jennyngo24 said:
Hello,
How can you buy no-contract T-mobile Note 4
Thanks
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You need to try, the store I will go to agree to sell it for me with no line.
Yakuzahi said:
You need to try, the store I will go to agree to sell it for me with no line.
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Thank you for your info.
What happened to the law that was just passed for Sim unlocking? TMO should give you an unlock code if you bought it outright.