Live in U.S. going to Ireland - AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III

Traveling to Ireland with the wife for three weeks, wondering if there is a easy and cheap way to get my phone to work in Ireland? Buy a burner while I'm there, or unlock my phone and buy mins? What converter for charging can i use without putting a hurt on my phone or battery, Not sure that's why I'm asking, any suggestions are welcomed, thanks.
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blaker13 said:
Traveling to Ireland with the wife for three weeks, wondering if there is a easy and cheap way to get my phone to work in Ireland? Buy a burner while I'm there, or unlock my phone and buy mins? What converter for charging can i use without putting a hurt on my phone or battery, Not sure that's why I'm asking, any suggestions are welcomed, thanks.
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I'd say the easiest way would be to unlock and buy some mins over there (along with one of their carrier's sim card, usually about 10$). That way you don't get charged for roaming.
You might have to flash another modem once you're there but you'll see by yourself if yours is fine or not.

BWolf56 said:
I'd say the easiest way would be to unlock and buy some mins over there (along with one of their carrier's sim card, usually about 10$). That way you don't get charged for roaming.
You might have to flash another modem once you're there but you'll see by yourself if yours is fine or not.
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Do I just goto a phone store there
And ask to buy a sim?
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Do I just goto a phone store there
And ask to buy a sim?
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Pretty much. I duno the carriers over there but usually that's what you'd do. Go in, explain you're staying for a couple weeks and wanna use their service. They should sell you a pay as you go sim with some mins.
You can always check with the carriers before hand.

I was in Uk couple a month ago I unlocked my sim card and use 3mobile service it give me unlimeted Data 300 min and 500 text for 15 pound no setup fee just put your sim in the phone and you are ok ( whatsapp & viber and vonage worked perfectly )

Did you use the unlock method in the dialpad? Can I but a sim card online so I'm setup when I arrive? And when I get back I just put my att Sim back in and wallah?
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Do I just goto a phone store there
And ask to buy a sim?
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am pretty sure there is a software that unlock your phone for free or send it to a store and they will unlock it with easy costs before going to ireland
its easier to unlock or get service for your phone here in US compared to Ireland..................

winosxbuntu said:
am pretty sure there is a software that unlock your phone for free or send it to a store and they will unlock it with easy costs before going to ireland
its easier to unlock or get service for your phone here in US compared to Ireland..................
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Yea att won't unlock unless my 2yr contact is up, even though I've been a customer for ten yrs(kinda bs in my opinion) I can just unlock through dialpad... was going to get a Sim online, but I guess it's Vodafone, looks like you have to goto a store there.
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Soft unlock works. It's much cheaper to buy a local sim.
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Yea att won't unlock unless my 2yr contact is up, even though I've been a customer for ten yrs(kinda bs in my opinion) I can just unlock through dialpad... was going to get a Sim online, but I guess it's Vodafone, looks like you have to goto a store there.
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I bought a "3" Ireland sum from someone on eBay for my daughter.. check around.. they are one if the few carriers you can get like 1gb of internet for like 49 bucks.
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***T-Mobile GAB Sim Card***

So ive been doing researches cuz i would like to get my "WIFI Calling" to work...
So i called T-mobile to see they had a solution for me...
And this is what they said:
They told me that the Normal Sim Card i have is not supported to use WIFI Calling.....
So the guy said that i need to buy a "GAB SIM CARD" that supports WIFI Calling and its price is $20
I even Google it to see how they look but didn't find it...
What do you guys think?
Should i buy it or is there another way to do it without buying this SIM CARD
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I had to get a new one for it to work as well.
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That's bull****, they should have updated your SIM card when you bought the phone off of them unless of course you didn't buy it from them
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I had to get a new one for it to work as well.
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Hey but how much did you pay for yours?
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romny19 said:
Hey but how much did you pay for yours?
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That's funny. Both of mine came with their new SIM card. I don't know why they're charging you for one.
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That's funny. Both of mine came with their new SIM card. I don't know why they're charging you for one.
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I called... But tomorrow ima go to the store and ask for one acting like if they were free to see if they give me one lol
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sim cards are and should be free from t-mobile. go to your local store.
BUT, when you got your phone (if you bought it from t-mobile) it should have come with a sim card, that supports wifi calling. That's what I had to do, had them activate the sim that came with my galaxy s2, and then started using it instead. and bam wifi calling
It sounds like you went to a dealer.
Not every t-mobile store is operated by t-mobile. Many of them are dealer stores that charge whatever they want.
Dealer stores are usually pre pay only, but there are some authorized to collect commission off contracts and that have access to t-mobiles "quickview" account software. (Quickview is the system the infamous SOC codes are set up in.)
A lot of dealers incorporate sleazy practices and do not conform to the standards set by t-mobile. They do things like charge egregious amounts of money on SIM cards, and may not honor the return polices set by t-mobile. They also sell lots of "out of production" phones they get at good deals ex. Lg-g2x for under 240 dollars wholesale and resell for over 550.
Call t-mobile and ask for a corporate store, not a dealer store.
T-mobile seems to allows this since "money is money"
As for the SIM card I don't think it has anything more than you're IMSI and your half of the encryption cypher, (for establishing a network connection) and some limited memory regarding contacts and previous network connection frequencies . . . The fact that your SIM card did not support wifi calling is most likely because t-mobile identified it a a card not to allow access to for whatever reason. I don't believe there is a technical deficiency in you're old SIM preventing such a technology, or support in you're new one for that matter.
But then again, I am no expert. If anyone knows more please share.
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They give you free sim cards at the tmo store. I've already went and got 2 of them for free
Thanks guys!!!!
Thats good info and ima go today
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I got it for free at the store.
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jwalker279 said:
I got it for free at the store.
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I had to pay $20 :/
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romny19 said:
So ive been doing researches cuz i would like to get my "WIFI Calling" to work...
So i called T-mobile to see they had a solution for me...
And this is what they said:
They told me that the Normal Sim Card i have is not supported to use WIFI Calling.....
So the guy said that i need to buy a "GAB SIM CARD" that supports WIFI Calling and its price is $20
I even Google it to see how they look but didn't find it...
What do you guys think?
Should i buy it or is there another way to do it without buying this SIM CARD
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I just went into the store and told them I needed a new sim card because mine wouldn't work with wifi calling. 5 minutes and no money later I had a new SIM
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I just went into the store and told them I needed a new sim card because mine wouldn't work with wifi calling. 5 minutes and no money later I had a new SIM
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Nice dude. same thing happened to me few months back. Customer service wanted to charge me, along with the website. But the local store just gave me one like it was Christmas.
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romny19 said:
I had to pay $20 :/
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Why would you pay for it? They are free
Because TMobile likes to get every dime they can. Usually they are free in the corporate owned stores.....franchises have the option to charge
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Because TMobile likes to get every dime they can. Usually they are free in the corporate owned stores.....franchises have the option to charge
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Oh, you went to one of those...that sucks
romny19 said:
I had to pay $20 :/
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Initially they told me $20 too...but I explained to them in a very gruff voice that I give them over $200 a month and I am completely done with my contract and would be happy to switch carriers. Manager came out and gave me the SIM. Since that day I always go to that store and the Manager normally sweetens my purchase with a discount on what I buy.
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romny19 said:
I had to pay $20 :/
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Wow dude you got burned I've gotten so many sim cards for free from tmobile is crazy.
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shnn2011 said:
As for the SIM card I don't think it has anything more than you're IMSI and your half of the encryption cypher, (for establishing a network connection) and some limited memory regarding contacts and previous network connection frequencies . . . The fact that your SIM card did not support wifi calling is most likely because t-mobile identified it a a card not to allow access to for whatever reason. I don't believe there is a technical deficiency in you're old SIM preventing such a technology, or support in you're new one for that matter.
But then again, I am no expert. If anyone knows more please share.
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T-Mobile is actually using new type of SIM cards - GBA cards that allow WiFi calling via the SIM, and the device must support it as well - you must have a GBA SIM and a compatible device for this type of WiFi calling to work.
If I remember correctly, only the Galaxy S2 and the HTC Amaze support WiFi Calling through the SIM, rest of the devices have it using the app.

How can i unlock my AT&T GS3???

I got this phone from a friend and i want to send it over seas but before i do that i need to get it unlocked! Search through all the forums and can only find unlocks for the I9300. Did i miss anything??
nazem said:
I got this phone from a friend and i want to send it over seas but before i do that i need to get it unlocked! Search through all the forums and can only find unlocks for the I9300. Did i miss anything??
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either get teh code from AT&T (if you're a customer) or pay $25 for it at one of the unlock code sites. there are no 'free' options outside of the carrier.
To get the code from ATT, dont you have to pay the full price of the phone though? Also, if you do the 25$ unlock code thingy, does the unlock stay forever (even if I do an update or change ROM's)?
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To get the code from ATT, dont you have to pay the full price of the phone though? Also, if you do the 25$ unlock code thingy, does the unlock stay forever (even if I do an update or change ROM's)?
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No, I got my code from At&t after owning my device for 40 something days through upgrade and unlock stays forever ...even when OTA or ROM changing.
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defnow said:
No, I got my code from At&t after owning my device for 40 something days through upgrade and unlock stays forever ...even when OTA or ROM changing.
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it also depends who you get as a CSR. one guy gave me a code for my sister's literally 2-day old SGS3 without question. i did online chate like 4 times before someone obliged.
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it also depends who you get as a CSR. one guy gave me a code for my sister's literally 2-day old SGS3 without question. i did online chate like 4 times before someone obliged.
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Exactly. All depends who you speak with... :thumbup:
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Lol.. I'm trying it tomorrow itself then..
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unlocking allows you to use the phone on other carriers?
ehaze said:
unlocking allows you to use the phone on other carriers?
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Other sim carriers yes..
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Other sim carriers yes..
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thanks!

SIM unlock for AT&T 747

Is there a free SIM unlock that anyone knows of yet?
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Yes...call at&t and ask for it. My device was a couple days old when I called 611 and requested it. About 5-10 mins later...rep gave it to me.
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Unlock that phone . Com does it chrap n fast
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Go online, start a chat with international support and tell them you are planning a trip out of country and need the phone unlocked so you can use a prepaid sim. They will ask for your IMEI#, and after they check everything out they'll give you the unlock code. I tried talking to a csr on the phone and they kept giving me crap about my two year term not being completed, and whole bunch of other gibberish rules. International support online chat got my code within 5 minutes of chat. Just did this today free of charge.
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projek7 said:
Go online, start a chat with international support and tell them you are planning a trip out of country and need the phone unlocked so you can use a prepaid sim. They will ask for your IMEI#, and after they check everything out they'll give you the unlock code. I tried talking to a csr on the phone and they kept giving me crap about my two year term not being completed, and whole bunch of other gibberish rules. International support online chat got my code within 5 minutes of chat. Just did this today free of charge.
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^ this.
so easy. i didn't even have to give a reason. i just asked for it and the chat rep gave it to me. free of charge.
PS. i am a brand new ATT customer because of this phone. so i was expecting the whole 2-year contract response. but alas, that didn't happen.
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You can Unlock samsung GALAXY S3 (I747) easily using the unlock code...Free Unlock code is not possible to get for Latest Phone...Visit the site
Prounlocking.com/samsung-galaxy-s-iii/rs8wp9/ get Unlock code and Unlock it easily..
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not true. follow my directions and get your unlock code for free directly from att.
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vidupakalena, are you kidding?! This site asks from $29.49 to $60.52 for their service! Greedy bastards! I'm not an AT&T customer so I can't use free unlock from AT&T, but I bought unlock code on eBay for just $2.93! And there was even a possibility to bargain see item number 251115115459.
Don't advertize this bull**** here, please.
projek7 said:
not true. follow my directions and get your unlock code for free directly from att.
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yup, this is legit, just login to your att account then find the link that will chat for customerservice, then ask them the unlock code, they will ask ur ime, within less than 5mins theyll give u the unlock code and instructions to unlock ur phone
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Can i switch to a Japanese carrier?

I see this as unlikely, but would i be able to bring my phone to japan and place it on one of their carriers? Ive read they use cdma, but how much does that matter when it comes to radios or bands? I just bought this phone and found out a week later i will be moving there in november. Not too happy about this since i paid retail for this beast.
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tamathdb said:
I see this as unlikely, but would i be able to bring my phone to japan and place it on one of their carriers? Ive read they use cdma, but how much does that matter when it comes to radios or bands? I just bought this phone and found out a week later i will be moving there in november. Not too happy about this since i paid retail for this beast.
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It's called unlocking and basically unlocks your phone so it can use any carrier. Now it's illegal in the US but call up your provider ask and for the unlock code anyway. Say you have to go there in a couple of day and you need to use the phone. Normally they'll give it to you via email and the instructions are included in the email. All you would have to do after you unlock the phone is replace the sim card and you'll all good to go. Now don't go online and buy the unlock codes from websites because most of them are scams and even though some might work, its not worth giving them your credit card number and then be in deep yogurt. Hoped this helped
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It's called unlocking and basically unlocks your phone so it can use any carrier. Now it's illegal in the US but call up your provider ask and for the unlock code anyway. Say you have to go there in a couple of day and you need to use the phone. Normally they'll give it to you via email and the instructions are included in the email. All you would have to do after you unlock the phone is replace the sim card and you'll all good to go. Now don't go online and buy the unlock codes from websites because most of them are scams and even though some might work, its not worth giving them your credit card number and then be in deep yogurt. Hoped this helped
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Sounds great except these don't have removable sim cards.
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tamathdb said:
Sounds great except these don't have removable sim cards.
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If they don't have removable some cards then....I have no idea, sorry. Maybe call them up anyway and ask. But wait, what phone are you using? It can't be the nexus 10.
I will assume he has a sprint galaxy note 2 because he posted in this section.
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I will assume he has a sprint galaxy note 2 because he posted in this section.
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Right
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You can probably get kddi mobile in japan to add your esn for you. I'm almost positive they use the same 3g frequency as sprint, however I doubt you'll be able to get lte.
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You can probably get kddi mobile in japan to add your esn for you. I'm almost positive they use the same 3g frequency as sprint, however I doubt you'll be able to get lte.
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I sure hope so! Thanks for the answer, I'll look in to it.
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I sure hope so! Thanks for the answer, I'll look in to it.
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If kddi won't add the esn, you could get a cheap phone thru them and flash your note with cdma ws or find another mvno that will add it. Now that sprint and softbank are looking at a partnership I think softbanks carrier's will accept sprint phones for Americans that come over without too much hassle. Japan has a large cdma network (largest outside of US) and use the same frequencys and sprint as vzw so 3g should be no problem and neither should finding someone to add your esn over there. They're pretty good about letting Americans use their own devices when they come over.
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Have unlock code from AT&T, how do I unlock without having non AT&T sim card?

I got my unlock code directly from AT&T. I do not have another carrier sim card to place in the phone (that will fit, this is a smaller than standard size sim card). There are people in my office that have T-mobile, sprint, or Virgin but have full size sim cards.
Any suggestions or instructions??
Thanks!!
I've heard about a few people going into t mobile and asking to borrow one. They shouldnt mind they are probably thinking you'll use on tmob after unlocking
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Makoers said:
I've heard about a few people going into t mobile and asking to borrow one. They shouldnt mind they are probably thinking you'll use on tmob after unlocking
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I'm wondering - would a SIM from an AT&T MVNO (such as RedPocket) be considered a "non AT&T SIM card" for purposes of unlocking?
I just bought an "H20 Wireless" micro sim card on Ebay for .99.
Hopefully it will do the trick...will post an update (if anyone cares) if it does or doesn't work when I receive it.
Why don't you just store the code and use it when you get any non att sim? I mean, why waste money, even a $, unless well you have a willing non att friend who can lend you his sim.
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diablo009 said:
Why don't you just store the code and use it when you get any non att sim? I mean, why waste money, even a $, unless well you have a willing non att friend who can lend you his sim.
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Because I just got a Galaxy S 4 and I'm selling the phone. You wouldn't spend a $1???
Gotta spend money to make money sometimes haha
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Because I just got a Galaxy S 4 and I'm selling the phone. You wouldn't spend a $1???
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Got it. I didn't think of selling phone. I was thinking on my lines given that I am a frequent traveler, and get code from AT&T within 90 days or earlier of getting a new phone.
OK. so i put the H2O sim card in and reboted several times and all I get is "sim card not provisioned".
So I just borrowed a Verizon sim card from someone in the office that has a Verizon Galaxy S III and got the same thing.
I am not being prompted for an unlock code?
What Am I doing wrong???

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