Honestly I dont need 4g or lte as thry generate way too much heat. Is there a mod to force our phones to use 3g instead??
I think this may help in both battery life and heating up.
My s2 x hercules using 4g didnt heat up as bad...
Its just too hot for me since the antennae is heating on the place we hold the phone in portrait mode
Anyone can point me on the right direction??
Maybe I can play around with the RIL???
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Wrong forum bud, you want q&a. But.... I think Rogers has a toggle and is the same model number as you, so maybe. I know on at&t there's no working toggle as of yet.
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Sorry I was unable to post in q.a fot some reason erm.
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Well, the easiest way is flashing the JellyBean 4.1.1 rom from cyanogenmod, I get HSPDA and 3G on it and I wish I had 4gLTE. The rom doesn't seem to have much issues. I am using it as a daily driver and it is pretty good.
Well, the Rogers version has the switch under Settings > Mobile Networks > Network Mode
Dunno about telus, but I'm pretty sure it should be there otherwise you'll need to flash a custom ROM to make this happen as suggested above or use an APN with the 3G settings instead of the LTE settings...
I would have got the international version if I didn't want the device to get the blazing data speeds LTE can offer.
It would be a useful tool to have for our LTE devices though. Since not everyone wants or has LTE anyway. I plan on keeping LTE on but to each there own.
i love LTE speeds, makes the experience completely different than the international ( i know i have both). But the battery drain on LTE is maddenly and the heat is quite disturbing.
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My friend is getting a T-Mobile S3 soon. He asked me this question and I told him I highly doubt it's compatible but I'm not 100% sure.
His question was when or if T-Mobile rolls out LTE, will the GS3 (HSPA+) be able to run LTE? He said he thought a software update could possibly make it work?
Isn't this more of a hardware thing than a simple software change?
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My friend is getting a T-Mobile S3 soon. He asked me this question and I told him I highly doubt it's compatible but I'm not 100% sure.
His question was when or if T-Mobile rolls out LTE, will the GS3 (HSPA+) be able to run LTE? He said he thought a software update could possibly make it work?
Isn't this more of a hardware thing than a simple software change?
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T-Mobile (UK) are offering an LTE compatible version as well as the original GS3 - they are different models and the standard GS3 does not have the necessary internal hardware to support 4G when it is rolled out.
Dude. Already two other threads plus more related to this.
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I've read YES, I've read NO...?
Is there anyway to enable and use LTE on the T999 on T-Mobile?
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Try going to Canada that's the only place that uses the same LTE frequency that T-Mobile will be using. Might work like the Nexus 4
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The T-Mobile network does not have LTE rolled out yet, but the hardware does support LTE.
I'm sure the way to enable LTE will include flashing a new radio, though I'm not aware of any that will enable LTE without bricking the phone or killing data communication on the SGH-T999 specifically.
Edit: So far it would seem that the LTE supposedly in this phone doesn't run on the same frequency spectrum that T-Mobile plans to use for LTE.
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The T-Mobile network does not have LTE rolled out yet, but the hardware does support LTE.
I'm sure the way to enable LTE will include flashing a new radio, though I'm not aware of any that will enable LTE without bricking the phone or killing data communication on the SGH-T999 specifically.
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Says who? I really think people should just drop this subject. And every thread started needs to be closed. There are plenty of threads about this
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The T-Mobile network does not have LTE rolled out yet, but the hardware does support LTE.
I'm sure the way to enable LTE will include flashing a new radio, though I'm not aware of any that will enable LTE without bricking the phone or killing data communication on the SGH-T999 specifically.
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Can you support this info?
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Samsung says the tmobile s3 is capable of the lte... tmobile says its not... ill trust the people who actually made the phone
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Can you support this info?
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I've spent probably two hours in the last few days purely searching and reading whatever specs I can grab, including for FCC ID A3LSGHT999. Every time I'm sure, something knocks me back down to unsure status. It's especially confusing when Samsung, the maker of the phone and the Snapdragon platform it runs on, says it does support LTE - then T-Mobile comes in and says nope (and that it's based on the Snapdragon MSM8260 instead? wtf?).
While they are contradicting their hardware vendor, they have support reps saying both yes and no. No wonder nobody knows anything,
but I'm determined now.
Unfortunately for me I'm not as privy as I should be to the massive amount of terminology and mobile spectrum standards that have been bestowed upon us, but a little more research should bring me up to speed.
My answer until I have a better one is that yes it very much is an MSM8960, and yes, it does support LTE.
No, the LTE this hardware supposedly supports is not using the same frequency spectrum that T-Mobile in the US eventually will (like snoopy1e11 said in this thread).
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Samsung says the tmobile s3 is capable of the lte... tmobile says its not... ill trust the people who actually made the phone
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Of course T-Mobile says it doesn't support LTE. They'll do what they did with the Vibrant. Sell a boat load of them and then release a slightly updated version with full LTE radio. I trust Samsung before TMO anyday.
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Of course T-Mobile says it doesn't support LTE. They'll do what they did with the Vibrant. Sell a boat load of them and then release a slightly updated version with full LTE radio. I trust Samsung before TMO anyday.
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For all of you saying it's going to support lte, and that our chip is the same as att, answer me this:
Why can we not unlock our device, place a att SIM card into it, register it on att network, and access lte on att network? If all our devices have that same chip that supports lte as you all are claiming, why can't we do this?
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For all of you saying it's going to support lte, and that our chip is the same as att, answer me this:
Why can we not unlock our device, place a att SIM card into it, register it on att network, and access lte on att network? If all our devices have that same chip that supports lte as you all are claiming, why can't we do this?
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Your first three points have no influence from the chip design; The (in)ability to unlock a device is controlled by software, the (in)ability to use a SIM card from another provider (which is generally the exact same hardware) is controlled by software, and the (in)ability to register it to another provider's network is controlled by software, as long as the hardware radio chipset can speak the network's frequency and mobile protocol.
I don't know off-hand why it won't connect to AT&T's LTE. I'm also not an electronics expert but I can imagine that these chipsets can be controlled with firmware to restrict the frequencies the radio may generate or receive, effectively locking it to a provided number of frequencies assigned to the mobile operator.
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Says who? I really think people should just drop this subject. And every thread started needs to be closed. There are plenty of threads about this
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100% agreed.
The best arguments for and against have already been made. All i see this doing is mirroring all other threads on the same topic. Tempers may flare, infractions might be made, all because no one wants to be wrong and cant wait a year or two when the subject actually becomes relavent.
Search and read. Hint: general section.
It can be disabled on both the hw and sw side. In the end it doesn't matter because the T999 was never certified/cleared by the FCC for LTE. So they'd either have to go back through the process or be fined for breaking the law.
I'm convinced it won't happen, but to each his own opinion.
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The only reason that the tmobile t999 has any LTE files in it is because all the carriers have the same base rom then stack their crap on top of it! I know how to read code and if you break down most of the apps in the phone they will have provisions for all carriers, not just tmobile. Tmobile doesnt even have LTE towers yet so the answer is still no
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The only reason that the tmobile t999 has any LTE files in it is because all the carriers have the same base rom then stack their crap on top of it! I know how to read code and if you break down most of the apps in the phone they will have provisions for all carriers, not just tmobile. Tmobile doesnt even have LTE towers yet so the answer is still no
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In a few select places, T-Mo has LTE. In fact, they'll be sharing towers with Verizon.
But, the true answer to whether or not the T999 can get LTE or not is, gram crackers and apple juice. Yep.
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In a few select places, T-Mo has LTE. In fact, they'll be sharing towers with Verizon.
But, the true answer to whether or not the T999 can get LTE or not is, gram crackers and apple juice. Yep.
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You're way off... Verizon and T-Mobile are two completely different technologies when it comes to their towers.. unless there is no difference in GSM lte versus cdma lte,
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You're way off... Verizon and T-Mobile are two completely different technologies when it comes to their towers.. unless there is no difference in GSM lte versus cdma lte,
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Yes, I know, as everyone else, that one is GSM and another is CDMA.
But, fact is that T-Mobile are Verizon are swapping frequencies with one another. What I'm confused about is if this means they're literally using the same towers or if each carrier has so many licenses of certain frequencies and now they're giving up some of those licenses.
I'm confused.
But, what I do know is that:
1. The two are swapping frequencies with one another.
2.Verizon does use GSM LTE.
3. Gram crackers and apple juice determine whether or not the T999 can get LTE.
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Yes, I know, as everyone else, that one is GSM and another is CDMA.
But, fact is that T-Mobile are Verizon are swapping frequencies with one another. What I'm confused about is if this means they're literally using the same towers or if each carrier has so many licenses of certain frequencies and now they're giving up some of those licenses.
I'm confused.
But, what I do know is that:
1. The two are swapping frequencies with one another.
2.Verizon does use GSM LTE.
3. Gram crackers and apple juice determine whether or not the T999 can get LTE.
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Its simply a spectrum swap. They're not using each others towers. At least not for anything other than roaming services. Tmobile and Verizon will both be able to use this to provide better and more widely available service and coverage to more people. But they will be using tbe newly aquired spectrum on their own towers and equipment. Not each others.
Its one if the conditions Verizon agreed to for FCC approval. Tmobile swaps a small bit of their licensed spectum along with "cash and other concessions" in exchange.
Good for Verizon, good for Tmobile, good for consumers is the reason the FCC made it a condition. Thats how I understand it anyway.
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Its simply a spectrum swap. They're not using each others towers. At least not for anything other than roaming services. Tmobile and Verizon will both be able to use this to provide better and more widely available service and coverage to more people. But they will be using tbe newly aquired spectrum on their own towers and equipment. Not each others.
Its one if the conditions Verizon agreed to for FCC approval. Tmobile swaps a small bit of their licensed spectum along with "cash and other concessions" in exchange.
Good for Verizon, good for Tmobile, good for consumers is the reason the FCC made it a condition. Thats how I understand it anyway.
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So, then it's a matter of each carrier having so many licenses to certain spectrums... Like I have 600,000 licenses of something and you have 700,000 of another and we give each other 300,000? Is that kind of what's going on here?
Sort of, but Im not sure it works entirely like that.
I do know that Tmobile received enough to support approximately 60 million new customers in 15 of the top 25 markets, while Verizon received enough to support 22 million, plus cash and such.
I don't really know how the licensing works, but I don't think it goes by the number of users or anything like that, but by frequency ranges. Id imagine theres more to it than just you give me x and I give you y though.
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Such hostility in here over a easy to answer question.
In short:
No there is not a way to enable it, as it has not been implemented by t mo just yet.
Yes it will require a radio update.
Yes the s3 (even the t mo version) is LTE capable.
Was that it or did I miss another question?
I did a search and got nothing.
I've been around here and not sure I understand the subtleties.
The AT&T and T-Mobile hardware seems to be identical or very similar.
Currently, I've got an AT&T GN2 rooted, unlocked and flashed to the t-mobile bands... at least the 4g ones.
I'm thinking about ROMing it and I'm trying to wrap my head around whether it is better to flash a T-Mobile ROM (perhaps getting more compatibility with the network and services) or flashing an AT&T ROM that is, presumably, more attuned to my phone.
Any info that the big brains around here have would be much appreciated.
Thanks in advance.
The roms are pretty much the same minus the bloat.
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I have an I317 with triple sim card adapter and sold my T889... I have installed 100's of roms over time... (On many Note 2's of course) And I can say that the Note 2 TMobile roms are more stable and offer faster network connectivity plus they have wifi calling... (if using a TMobile sim it comes handy...)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2201798
That's the best in my opinion... In fact that's one of the best of all time... From many years here on XDA...
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Hi guys,
I bought a t-mobile samsung galaxy s3 lte in the states when I was travelling around earlier this year.
I am now back in Norway, and I only get EDGE-speed on the phone, and i know the phone supports 2100mhz wcdma.
During the last weeks I have googled and tried everything for finding a solution, so posting here would be the last attempt to fix the phone before buying a s4.. (International, will never buy a us-version again)
When i select wcdma in the settings the status bar shows the "no-signal"-picture. When i then try to search for networks it gives me the "error while searcing"-message.
Things I've tried:
-Rooted the phone and tried all versions of the sgh-t999 modems which has been uploaded on xda-dev.
-Tried about every custom rom that is available for the phone.
-punching *#2263# and select wcdma int-2000 (This is 2100mhz i hope)
-imei no is still there
So I really hope someone can have a solution for me here. I really love fixing gadgets, but this thing is killing me. Starting to think this could be a hardware issue. GSM is working, so that didnt give any sence either..
Hoping someone out there have a solutions for configure the phone for wcdma2100 or something.
Looking forward to hearing from you wise people! http://forum.xda-developers.com/images/smilies/cowboy.gif
Who is your service provider? I'm almost positive it will not work, and if you bought the phone earlier in the year you didn't buy the LTE version you bought the regular S3 with HSPA+ capabilities only.
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Who is your service provider? I'm almost positive it will not work, and if you bought the phone earlier in the year you didn't buy the LTE version you bought the regular S3 with HSPA+ capabilities only.
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Service provider is Telenor, and you're right it wasnt lte. Why wouldnt it work? the phone is quad band, and do support wcdma 2100.
Could it have to do with the apn?
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Could it have to do with the apn?
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Unfortunately no.. I have added the right apn-settings. Even so 3g phones are capable of registering on 3g networks without correct apn settings, you just cant transmit data packages.
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Where is tis thread?
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Hi guys, I have this same issue so I google it and it showed me this site, but you guys moved the thread and I cannot find it anymore, How can I search for it?
Try different provider
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Hi Boxinom, your problem might be out-dated but even though I post the reply so that it could help others I encountered the same problem in Poland with my T999 from US T-Mobile. Only EDGE worked and the most strange was that every time I switched from WCDMA int-2000 to GSM 900 and then back to WCDMA int-2000 (eg using *#2263#) the phone used to receive 4G signal for a while (I used Network Signal Info app to monitor it), used to show 4G on the title bar and HSPA or HSDPA network type in Network Signal Info. Afterwards 4G signal showed by Network Signal Info used to weaken gradually and after a couple of seconds the phone used to lose the 4G coverage at all and used to switch to EDGE. This ensured me that T999 US TMO is capable to work in WCDMA/UMTS 2100 band. After a long time of struggling finally I have found a solution. I had restored NV data backup from a T999L into my T999 and after restart my phone has started to work in 4G permanently I followed this guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2344627&page=34 and found there the NV data backup file from T999L. Obviously I have created the backup of my original NV data before and I strictly advice you to do the same. On the end just one word of explanation: 3G in Europe (3G, H, H+) is called 4G in US. Hope this let others solve that problem with 3G/4G in Europe as well. Good luck. Michal