Hey everyone, sorry in advance if this was already asked. I did a search and didn't find anything. I'm also sorry if this is the wrong forum.
I have a Galaxy Nexus from Verizon and am absolutely beyond done with them and contact services in general. Can my Verizon GNex work on another carrier? Which carriers will it work on? I know T-Mobile and other GSM carriers are out buy my knowledge of CDMA and if it's a single standard like GSM or if there are different flavors of CDMA is lacking.
Any assistance is greatly appreciated
Any CDMA should do the work, but to get it working it's different to just SIM-unlock your device like in GSM devices, If you're in the US, I believe Verizon and Sprint are the only CDMA compatible carriers.
linkermix said:
Any CDMA should do the work, but to get it working it's different to just SIM-unlock your device like in GSM devices, If you're in the US, I believe Verizon and Sprint are the only CDMA compatible carriers.
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No. Just no.
To get a vzw Gnex on another network you have hack the via chip set
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Hey guys I have a question, is it possible to unlock the verizon GN SCH-i515 to work for sprint while sprint doesn't even offer it yet??? I really like the phone and want it.
lobej said:
Hey guys I have a question, is it possible to unlock the verizon GN SCH-i515 to work for sprint while sprint doesn't even offer it yet??? I really like the phone and want it.
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No.
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Not easily at least...
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any known link that i can use to at least try?
Nope. This has been discussed numerous times over the last 2 months the phone has been out. It just isn't possible especially with Sprint, as they are not very open to activating non-Sprint devices on their network. The ESN won't be in their database.
You have a slightly higher chance of getting it onto a Verizon MVNO, but even then that's kinda low.
i have the same question but i am from mexico and here exist a carrier with cdma network, i try a lot of times unlock my i515 but is the same answer... is not possible yet, my friend has an HTC EVO 3D CDMA and has the same network spesifications that my nexus and he can use normally in the same cdma carrier, i know the nexus has LTE/CDMA network, also i know in mexico doesnot exist yet LTE, my question is: can i unlock some day my nexus to use in CDMA?
hd5145 said:
i have the same question but i am from mexico and here exist a carrier with cdma network, i try a lot of times unlock my i515 but is the same answer... is not possible yet, my friend has an HTC EVO 3D CDMA and has the same network spesifications that my nexus and he can use normally in the same cdma carrier, i know the nexus has LTE/CDMA network, also i know in mexico doesnot exist yet LTE, my question is: can i unlock some day my nexus to use in CDMA?
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No. Still no, and always no. I highly doubt you'll ever see a reliable method of unlocking this (or any) CDMA device for use on other networks. Its extremely hit or miss when it comes to CDMA devices.
You aren't going to be able to unlock an LTE/CDMA phone for VZW to work on another carrier, and if someone did manage to do so, it is only going to work on the CDMA network and nothing else. If you wanted to flash it to another network, you would need to find a way to unlink the LTE and CDMA radios. People have been looking into this since the DROID Charge came out (almost a year) and still have not found any way of getting it onto another network.
martonikaj said:
No. Still no, and always no. I highly doubt you'll ever see a reliable method of unlocking this (or any) CDMA device for use on other networks. Its extremely hit or miss when it comes to CDMA devices.
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CDMA Devices aren't that bad to flash to other carriers .. You do however need the SPC and/or 16 digit password to do so.. Some newer phones are locked down pretty tight .. Most older CDMA can be manually programmed and prl updated to preferred carrier
I'm getting ready to deploy, and I was curious if you can convert the Verizon Nexus to run on GSM/international networks. If yes, how?
sorry
there is no way my friend. i just got back from deployment. I was in the same boat as you. sell that g nex my friend, and get the gsm one. i found one by going on ebay, searching for guys selling one close to me and off to buy it locally so you're not waiting on shipping. or put on craigslists for a trade for the gsm version, u never know.
Yep, what he said was right - you can't convert it over. The Verizon one has a CDMA antenna and all the other networks require the GSM antenna (why couldn't they have both!! probably for this reason..). And even if the other networks used CDMA, they have to specifically accept your phone into their network (some kind of CDMA authentication thing, whereas GSM accepts everything it can talk to).
So flashing a GSM baseband to the CMDA phone will not work?
NO! Do not flash a GSM baseband on your nexus. The VZW nexus doesn't have any of the GSM radios or frequencies and wont work.
Unfortunately the GN only comes with either GSM or CMDA/LTE. It may be worth looking into getting a global phone that supports both CDMA and GSM.
Masoa said:
So flashing a GSM baseband to the CMDA phone will not work?
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As already stated, definitely never do this.
Dear Friends,
I am currently on Verizon Network and planning to upgrade my phone to Samsung Galaxy Nexus.
The problem is I am leaving to India in a couple of weeks and I will be staying in India for 3 months. During these 3 months I want to use Nexus with an Indian CDMA carrier.
1)My question is - can i use the Nexus with an Indian Carrier? If yes I guess i need to unlock my device.
2)Can someone help me with the information of how to unlock the Galaxy Nexus. It would be wonderful if someone can guide me with this.
3)If I unlock the phone will I have any problem using my phone with Verizon when I return to US after 3 months?
Really appreciate your help folks
Not possible on cdma
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Does india have any cdma carriers? I thought not.
navymoss35 said:
Not possible on cdma
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Well that's not true. It is possible, but not plausible. It requires you to completely re-flash the phone to a different carrier's network, and then have the carrier accept a device with an ESN not in their system, which at best is a long-shot combination.
So, it could work, but it probably won't. And it isn't really worth the hassle.
RogerPodacter said:
Does india have any cdma carriers? I thought not.
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I was under the same impression.
OP, you should pick up a GSM phone for your travels and save yourself the trouble. Leave your Nexus in a safe place at home with the battery left at about 65% charge and the phone off
thank you very much guys for your replies
there is cdma network in india- Reliance Communications
Just trade it for a gsm one
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To be clear - Verizon stores even the CDMA subscriber information on the SIM for LTE phones. So if there is a provider in India that uses CDMA SIM cards (rare, but I know they use them in China) you might be able to get this working.
Or you could get a GSM/HSPA phone to use on your trip
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guies Is it possible to make GS3 to run on CDMA network as some guies in this forum could hack the Verizon GS3 and have made it able to run on GSM network?
has any one tried before? if any one have an idea we can share the info in order to do that so. If you can notice once you use this code *#*#4636#*#* you can find CDMA only and other types of CDMA there and I heard that S GS3 has the ability to run both CDMA and GSM.
Let's give it a try
CDMA is an actual built in internal radio. Not every GS3 has it, only the CDMA ones do (Sprint and Verizon). They are global phones, and by that means, its only for GSM networks. I can't make a solely strict AT&T made phone, into a Verizon CDMA phone. That's all hardware
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CDMA is an actual built in internal radio. Not every GS3 has it, only the CDMA ones do (Sprint and Verizon). They are global phones, and by that means, its only for GSM networks. I can't make a solely strict AT&T made phone, into a Verizon CDMA phone. That's all hardware
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But then all US GS3's share the same hardware or SOC's...so by this running a T999 on the CDMA network should be possible. But then why would you? Tmobile already offers the best plans covering the best network out of all the others?
All personal opinion on the last part
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could you do a favor for me? just give me a software that can amend the radio band as I hardly want to try. From what I understood through reading some info in some forums, Galaxy S3 not like the older phones and it can run both GSM and CDMA and I hope that's right. I just need some help to try this in my international GS3. Let's try we are not going to lose any thing..........
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could you do a favor for me? just give me a software that can amend the radio band as I hardly want to try. From what I understood through reading some info in some forums, Galaxy S3 not like the older phones and it can run both GSM and CDMA and I hope that's right. I just need some help to try this in my international GS3. Let's try we are not going to lose any thing..........
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See now thats where you lose it. The international GS3 has a totally different SOC than the US variants, therefore you will not be able to run for any US CDMA network. You can flash any radio you want...but that's only if you want a $700 paperweight ofcourse
The us variants are WCDMA or CDMA 2000 as I want to try it in my country where the type is CDMA 2000?
so you mean if I flashed a radio that is not compatible with my GS3 it will damage it???? is there any app that can control the radio without out a risk???
have you had a look to this thread Set up Verizon Galaxy S3 as World GSM Phone (confirmed working) http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1809314 I mean a way like this or similar to it???
babymatteo said:
But then all US GS3's share the same hardware or SOC's...so by this running a T999 on the CDMA network should be possible. But then why would you? Tmobile already offers the best plans covering the best network out of all the others?
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No they don't. The T-999 uses an MSM8260a chip, for one. There is no CDMA hardware in the GSM versions.
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The us variants are WCDMA or CDMA 2000 as I want to try it in my country where the type is CDMA 2000?
so you mean if I flashed a radio that is not compatible with my GS3 it will damage it???? is there any app that can control the radio without out a risk???
have you had a look to this thread Set up Verizon Galaxy S3 as World GSM Phone (confirmed working) http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1809314 I mean a way like this or similar to it???
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No. An international S3 is completely different from a US GSM S3. Neither has CDMA hardware in them. At all.
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No they don't. The T-999 uses an MSM8260a chip, for one.
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I thought all US S3's had the Q MSM8960?
babymatteo said:
I thought all US S3's had the Q MSM8960?
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The T-999 uses an MSM8260a which is for all intents and purposes, an MSM8960 without LTE.
babymatteo said:
I thought all US S3's had the Q MSM8960?
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I think only ATT/VERIZON/SPRINT/USCC use MSM8960. T-mobile lacks LTE and went with MSM8260a.
So only the ATT GS3 SGH-I747 would possibly be capable of running on CDMA. The international i9300 would not work on CDMA no matter what.
It MAY be possible to make the Verizon SCH-i535/USCC SCH-R530U version work on both CDMA/GSM. Currently the CDMA i535 works on CDMA 800/1900, international gsm/wcdma 850/900/1800/1900 and domestic gsm 850/1900 but no HSPA+ yet.
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only the SCH-R530U, SCH-I535 and SGH-I747 versions are possible candidates of doing both full gsm and cdma.
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The T-999 uses an MSM8260a which is for all intents and purposes, an MSM8960 without LTE.
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Can you point me to the right direction? Because everywhere i look it says that the T999 does indeed have the MSM8960
babymatteo said:
Can you point me to the right direction? Because everywhere i look it says that the T999 does indeed have the MSM8960
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=30631797&postcount=3
the pdf he links has some good info. seems the SCH-R530U, SCH-I535 and SGH-I747 versions all support both cdma/evdo and 850/900/1800/1900 GSM/WCDMA
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I think only ATT/VERIZON/SPRINT/USCC use MSM8960. T-mobile lacks LTE and went with MSM8260a.
So only the ATT GS3 SGH-I747 would possibly be capable of running on CDMA. The international i9300 would not work on CDMA no matter what.
It MAY be possible to make the Verizon SCH-i535/USCC SCH-R530U version work on both CDMA/GSM. Currently the CDMA i535 works on CDMA 800/1900, international gsm/wcdma 850/900/1800/1900 and domestic gsm 850/1900 but no HSPA+ yet.
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only the SCH-R530U, SCH-I535 and SGH-I747 versions are possible candidates of doing both full gsm and cdma.
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Keep in mind though that CDMA running on 800/1900 and GSM WCDMA running on 800/1900 are not the same thing.
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Keep in mind though that CDMA running on 800/1900 and GSM WCDMA running on 800/1900 are not the same thing.
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indeed.. but if the verizon version can do cdma 800/1900... as well as domestic gsm 850/1900..
and atts version obviously supports all of its own bands... they wouldnt have a different SOC between them both. so it seems its only possible for MSM8960 to support all... yet somehow locking out whats not used by the carrier.
Guys, even if the Verison S3 works on GSM, that doesn't mean T-Mobile's GSM will work on CDMA. It will not.
If car engine X from car A, fits and works decently well in car B, that DOES NOT mean that car engine Y from car B will fit and work on car A.
You can ask the same question ten different ways and you'll still have the same answer; the T999 will and cannot work on CDMA. Yes, the US S3s have the same hardware, EXCEPT radios.
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Guys, even if the Verison S3 works on GSM, that doesn't mean T-Mobile's GSM will work on CDMA. It will not.
If car engine X from car A, fits and works decently well in car B, that DOES NOT mean that car engine Y from car B will fit and work on car A.
You can ask the same question ten different ways and you'll still have the same answer; the T999 will and cannot work on CDMA. Yes, the US S3s have the same hardware, EXCEPT radios.
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We've already accepted this... we're looking at ATT/VZW/USCC only. VZW/USCC will have the best chance of doing both.
guise, what are uscc and vzw? Are those US variants? Currently, l'm looking for the gs3 hardware to make sure it's somehow able to run Cdma. What should i look for in it's hardware ?
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guise, what are uscc and vzw? Are those US variants? Currently, l'm looking for the gs3 hardware to make sure it's somehow able to run Cdma. What should i look for in it's hardware ?
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Yes those are US variants.
have you achieved any progress yet?
I am planning to buy an used Sprint Galaxy S3, but I am using Straightalk (which is using AT&T network).
Is there any way I can use this phone with AT&T? I am searching this forum for more than week now and could not find a definetive answer, so I thought it's time to post. I am novice on android but technical person, so would be able to grasp (or google) technical details.
Looking forward to quick response on this query.
The Sprint version is CDMA. The AT&T network is GSM. They are not compatible.
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I am planning to buy an used Sprint Galaxy S3, but I am using Straightalk (which is using AT&T network).
Is there any way I can use this phone with AT&T? I am searching this forum for more than week now and could not find a definetive answer, so I thought it's time to post. I am novice on android but technical person, so would be able to grasp (or google) technical details.
Looking forward to quick response on this query.
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How would you expect to stick a Straighttalk sim in a CDMA device? CDMA and GSM are completely different. They are not compatible.
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LuigiBull23 said:
How would you expect to stick a Straighttalk sim in a CDMA device? CDMA and GSM are completely different. They are not compatible.
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I thought S3 is world phone, it supports GSM and CDMA both but carrier do disable either based on what they are not intended to use.
Here is other useful information about how to do it.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1809314
raone26 said:
I thought S3 is world phone, it supports GSM and CDMA both but carrier do disable either based on what they are not intended to use.
Here is other useful information about how to do it.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1809314
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That is the Verizon S3 (I535). Also different than the Sprint S3 (L710). The Sprint S3 is most definitely CDMA only.
m20120 said:
That is the Verizon S3 (I535). Also different than the Sprint S3 (L710). The Sprint S3 is most definitely CDMA only.
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This will surely help! "Thanks" clicked :laugh:
Why not just buy an AT&T version? Did I miss something?
metalfan78 said:
Why not just buy an AT&T version? Did I miss something?
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Well, first I am a prepaid user, and in area where I leave there are mostly US Cellular or Sprint S3s available on craigslist! Hope this helps
unlocking sprint verizon cdma for csm carriers
m20120 said:
That is the Verizon S3 (I535). Also different than the Sprint S3 (L710). The Sprint S3 is most definitely CDMA only.
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I keep seeing over and over members telling people that sprint and verizon phones cant work on gsm carriers because its cdma phone. That is wrong it can be done it does have the bands aometimes you have to flash gsm radio on sprint and verizon phones. It can be done. Members if you dont know what ypu are talking about please dont tell people things that arent true. Im tired of seeing false info on such a reputable site. Id u dont know. Dony say you do.
Check amazon for an ATT S3 phone. The one I got was classified as good, and it looks brand new, no marks nothing. I may have gotten lucky. I bought it from Amazon warehouse, not one of the other sellers. The price was a bit higher but it appears worth it. But with amazon if it doesn't meet your standards you can return it.
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