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Just picked up this phone and got it unlocked. I tried searching but couldn't find much on the topic. Can anyone confirm if you can get data on the $50 gophone plan or does AT&T have these phones flagged?
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I'm confused. Unless I am mistaken, AT&T doesn't offer the GNex at all. Unless what you are saying is you are trying to use a GNex on AT&T...in which case you are in the wrong forum entirely. Actually, either way you are in the wrong forum. Maybe because of the mobile app.
No I'm on my gnex on Verizon but I bought a t mobile sII and am asking about that.
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You'd be better off getting a simple mobile sim changing the apn and you can get the 4g plan and get 4g speeds.
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all you gotta do is flash a skyrocket i727 radio .. redpocket would make a better choice than gophone though , as I don't think it works with smartphones at all
Thanks for the replies I'll try those radios. Funny thing is data words perfect in my unlocked Droid pro but pop it in the sII with the same apn and nothing will load.
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Just picked up this phone and got it unlocked. I tried searching but couldn't find much on the topic. Can anyone confirm if you can get data on the $50 gophone plan or does AT&T have these phones flagged?
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iIm using the plan now and the only way to use data is to purchase their data which is like $25 for 1GB along with the $50 a month for unlimited text and minutes. also with my experience i cant download anything from the play store thats over 7MB.
for me changing radios makes no difference
seems like ATT flagged a lot of android phones on howardforums they have a list of phones that do work on it. not much mention on the t989 from what i had found.
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iIm using the plan now and the only way to use data is to purchase their data which is like $25 for 1GB along with the $50 a month for unlimited text and minutes. also with my experience i cant download anything from the play store thats over 7MB.
for me changing radios makes no difference
seems like ATT flagged a lot of android phones on howardforums they have a list of phones that do work on it. not much mention on the t989 from what i had found.
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Seems like you're right as I picked up the plan and the data works on my unlocked Droid Pro but not the SII. Thanks for your response and I hope this post is useful to people in the future!
It was working before, I don't know about now though
Hi, i'm buying a Samsung galaxy s3, and i worry about bad ESN phone that i can't use on my tmobile account.
For that reason, i think i will pay for a s3 ATT ( if ATT s3 is a bad ESN phone than i still can unlock and use it with my tmobile account, right? )
But i hear someone said that if i use a unlock ATT phone then tmobile data plan won't work on that att phone. I don't know if this is correct information or not.
Can someone help me out?
Thank you very much.
Also Is there anyone to avoid bad esn phone on craiglists?
Furthermore, is there anyone to buy a bad ESN Tmobile phone, and somehow i can use it with tmobile ?
Once its been blacklisted it will not work with that specific carrier. If you want to buy one off craigslist...have the seller meet you at a at&t store or T-Mobile and have the rep check if the imei for you. If the seller is unwilling to do that...don't trust it.
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Once its been blacklisted it will not work with that specific carrier. If you want to buy one off craigslist...have the seller meet you at a at&t store or T-Mobile and have the rep check if the imei for you. If the seller is unwilling to do that...don't trust it.
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I hear some story that the phone is good at the time people trade phones. However after 1 month, it become a bad ESN phone.
If Tmobile rep check the phone for me, will it avoid that situation?
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I hear some story that the phone is good at the time people trade phones. However after 1 month, it become a bad ESN phone.
If Tmobile rep check the phone for me, will it avoid that situation?
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honestly, even if the tmobile check, the imei will still be good during the transaction. it isn't until the seller contacts asurion which will most likely be a couple days later to report it lost or stolen. Im not sure how this can be prevented. Some people suggest to call t-mobile have the imei registered to your account right away, or even to leave a note on your account for it. But most likely asurion is the one who are blacklisting the phones not t-mobile.
This isn't CDMA. ESN phones are no good the moment they are determined that they are stolen or tied to account with a over due balance. On the other hand. GSM phones usually don't get blacklisted. And even if it is blacklisted it is only blacklisted to its specific carrier. So you shouldn't have a problem bringing the phone to T-Mobile.
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Sound right.
Furthermore, may I ask if i buy a ATT S3 to unlock and use it with Tmobile, will Tmobile data plan work on S3 ATT phone?
i c some thread said that it won't work, or it won't function fully. is that true?
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Sound right.
Furthermore, may I ask if i buy a ATT S3 to unlock and use it with Tmobile, will Tmobile data plan work on S3 ATT phone?
i c some thread said that it won't work, or it won't function fully. is that true?
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You'll get 3G with T-Mobile. It will work.
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You'll get 3G with T-Mobile. It will work.
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Is that just 3G or HSPA+ ? I was thinking the same thing ?
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You will not get 3G. If I am correct you will only pick up EDGE data since the networks run on different bands and AT&T phones are set to run on AT&T bands and not T-Mobile.
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You will not get 3G. If I am correct you will only pick up EDGE data since the networks run on different bands and AT&T phones are set to run on AT&T bands and not T-Mobile.
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Is there a way you can modify a band settings software wise, in order to work with TMO 4g prepaid plan? I have an i747 ATT unlocked and would like to use with TMO next month. Thanks for your input.
That I am aware of no. There is thread started on here were there is a bounty to get it working, but it seems like it is not going to work.
iali76 said:
Is there a way you can modify a band settings software wise, in order to work with TMO 4g prepaid plan? I have an i747 ATT unlocked and would like to use with TMO next month. Thanks for your input.
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I juts bought an unlocked AT&T S3 today and i am using T-Mobiles prepaid plan. So far i have been getting 4G in some places but EDGE mostly and i want to know what can be done about this. Im thinking of selling or trading this phone for a T-Mobile unlocked version. If there is anything else that can be done about this do let me know.
Don't seem to find any discussion on this. For those of you (including myself) still have tzone grandfather plan, the upsell message popup. Any idea to get the tmobile note 2 works on tzone? Thanks
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Don't seem to find any discussion on this. For those of you (including myself) still have tzone grandfather plan, the upsell message popup. Any idea to get the tmobile note 2 works on tzone? Thanks
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Unfortunately no, it happened to me too so I had to update my plan. If you want to use tzone with the note 2, you have to use it with the att or international note.
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Unfortunately no, it happened to me too so I had to update my plan. If you want to use tzone with the note 2, you have to use it with the att or international note.
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As an end user, thought that if tmobile can detect the "incomparable" plan. It must be in the rom or kernel.
Maybe someone with good knowledge can explain to the noob how this is done from tmobile end. Solution maybe possible?
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As an end user, thought that if tmobile can detect the "incomparable" plan. It must be in the rom or kernel.
Maybe someone with good knowledge can explain to the noob how this is done from tmobile end. Solution maybe possible?
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Tmobile have all their phones imei number stored. If youre using their phone, they will know and make you upgrade the plan. If you use other carriers phone, tmobile cannot make up upgrade because they dont know what phone youre using.
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Unfortunately no, it happened to me too so I had to update my plan. If you want to use tzone with the note 2, you have to use it with the att or international note.
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Have these (ATT and International versions) been tested? Do they work with hspda+?
Thanks.
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Tmobile have all their phones imei number stored. If youre using their phone, they will know and make you upgrade the plan. If you use other carriers phone, tmobile cannot make up upgrade because they dont know what phone youre using.
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that's not true completely... i had an iphone when they first came out (glad i broke that big turd lol) and when i called customer service they knew exactly what phone i was on and said youre using an iphone?
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that's not true completely... i had an iphone when they first came out (glad i broke that big turd lol) and when i called customer service they knew exactly what phone i was on and said youre using an iphone?
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that's why you either use chat function or, if you do call, stick the sim in a dummy phone.
the efs folder trick might still work (make backup first before doing anything)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1801997
haven't try this and not sure if it will work with note 2
so does the AT&T version with T-zones? Is it confirmed, do you get 3G speeds?
I should have read this before I bought my note 2...
is there a list anywhere that have phones that are compatible with tzones?
Couple of questions?
I was approved for up to 10 lines with no deposits and wanted to add 3 lines. Ok so me and my brother, mom, and stepdad have been on a cricket family plan forever... but now that im on TMO, I wanted to bring them all over to TMO... simple right just pick up 3 N4's... here is my dilemma...
My brother who will be on the plan isnt a problem (he will get a N4), however my Mom and stepdad don't need an N4 while my sister and her husband (who are on TMO with an adequate pair of mytouch 4G's) would love the N4..
QUESTIONS
1. Can I add 3 lines (thru the online $50 N4 w/ 2yr contract) and then when the phones arrive simply give 2 of the N4's to my sister and her husband in exchange for their MyTouch 4Gs, and ultimately just have them insert their sims into the N4s for it to work or maybe after upgrading to lte sims? While having my mom and stepdad insert their (im presuming lte sims) into the MyTouch 4Gs without any problems...
Sorry if this is completely newbish or doesnt make any sense... just trying to do something nice without having to spend 100 extra bucks (+ two unnecessary 2yr contracts) but will if I have to haha)
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I think, as long as all the phones are on TMO, you can swap SIM cards without any problem.
That was your question, right?
diffence between two is.
Mytouch 4G Regular Sim.
N4 micro Sim.
you might need to get a new sim card or adapter .
1. If my mom and stepdad have their N4 LTE sim cards in my sister and her husbands MyTouch 4Gs and vice versa, my sister amd her husband stick their non-LTE MyTouch 4G sims into the N4's... all 4 phones will completely work?
2. Since my sister and her husband obviously have their own plan('s), will this affect anything or will they go on paying their bill, as will I, normally without a hitch?
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microamd said:
diffence between two is.
Mytouch 4G Regular Sim.
N4 micro Sim.
you might need to get a new sim card or adapter .
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So is it possible to ask TMO to link your number up to a sim that doesnt "work with" the phone you are signed up to pay them for 2 years lol
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You can buy a T-Mo phone and sell it for all they care, just get the phone paid for (as in monthly payments if applicable) and don't report it as lost, if you have an insurance replacement. As for the difference in SIM cards, anyone can go into a T-Mo store anywhere and get a new SIM as long as they have an account in good standing. No charge for SIM and you can put it in, activate it online yourself. Easy.
I've done all these without hassle.
So if my sister and her husband are still making payments on their MyTouch 4Gs then it wont work?
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PhxDroid86 said:
Couple of questions?
I was approved for up to 10 lines with no deposits and wanted to add 3 lines. Ok so me and my brother, mom, and stepdad have been on a cricket family plan forever... but now that im on TMO, I wanted to bring them all over to TMO... simple right just pick up 3 N4's... here is my dilemma...
My brother who will be on the plan isnt a problem (he will get a N4), however my Mom and stepdad don't need an N4 while my sister and her husband (who are on TMO with an adequate pair of mytouch 4G's) would love the N4..
QUESTIONS
1. Can I add 3 lines (thru the online $50 N4 w/ 2yr contract) and then when the phones arrive simply give 2 of the N4's to my sister and her husband in exchange for their MyTouch 4Gs, and ultimately just have them insert their sims into the N4s for it to work or maybe after upgrading to lte sims? While having my mom and stepdad insert their (im presuming lte sims) into the MyTouch 4Gs without any problems...
Sorry if this is completely newbish or doesnt make any sense... just trying to do something nice without having to spend 100 extra bucks (+ two unnecessary 2yr contracts) but will if I have to haha)
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U need to buy 2 new regular tmo sims. When u go to activate ur sim online, u have to enter the sim id code and with a phone number, it can be any number. When tmo sends u lte sims, just add ur bro in law and sis to those sim cards. Parents, ud have to regular sim cards
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There are no issues here... Doesn't matter if phones are paid off or not, as long as they're not reported as lost or stolen. As someone stated above, all you need is the proper SIM cards or adapters for the smaller SIMs to work in the MT4g
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If everyones on tmo, which u say are, then yes its possible.
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Everthing ive read makes it seem very feasible but just wanted to verify I can swap sims between separate plans and that actual sims will work between phones
So far it seems N4 is microSIM while MyTouch 4G is regular SIM... how would I solve this issue
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There are no issues here... Doesn't matter if phones are paid off or not, as long as they're not reported as lost or stolen. As someone stated above, all you need is the proper SIM cards or adapters for the smaller SIMs to work in the MT4g
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Sweet, so here is my plan of attack
Tomorrow:
Buy 3 N4s each with 2 year contracts and 2 sim adapters
Then:
Wait for everthing to come in
Then:
Call by brother up and tell him to come pick up his phone (cancel his cricket line) and transfer his number to the N4
Then:
Call my sister, her husband, mom and stepdad and tell them to come over with their phones. Give the 2 MyTouch4Gs, 2 N4 SIMs and 2 Adapters to my mom and stepdad and close out their two Cricket lines and transfer their 2 numbers to the N4sims (MyTouch4G's).
Then give the 2 N4s to my sister and her husband (would they need adapters too... how do you fit a Mytouch4G regular SIM into a MicroSIM slot on the N4?)
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im asuming my sister and her husband will have to activate their lines onto microsims and then since they will use the N4, just not use the adapter
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how do you fit a Mytouch4G regular SIM into a MicroSIM slot on the N4?
You need to do the Tardis mod to you Nexus 4. You do have to be rooted for it.
Actually you can cut your sim, buy a punch or call a few shops and see if they have a sim punch.
http://www.airportal.de/nanosim/
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im asuming my sister and her husband will have to activate their lines onto microsims and then since they will use the N4, just not use the adapter
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Easiest way would be to get the 2 adapters for your parents sim to work on the mytouch 4g. As for your sister and her husband they should just ask for new micro sim cars which cost $10 each and they can keep the same number with one call. That's what I would do at least.
Thanks everyone for your input... got the answers I needed, now just have to hope the note 2 doesn't go on sale for super cheap within the next few months
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Thanks everyone for your input... got the answers I needed, now just have to hope the note 2 doesn't go on sale for super cheap within the next few months
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Don't feel so bad its an amazing phone well worth whatever price you paid! I just got mine last week
I know it is... have one myself and hate to do the nice thing now (getting 3 N4s) if in 2-3 months the note 2 is super cheap lol
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I know it is... have one myself and hate to do the nice thing now (getting 3 N4s) if in 2-3 months the note 2 is super cheap lol
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So just a bit of an update..
Tomorrow three N4s will be on the way...
1 for my older brother (who will surely let me mod to my hearts desire )
Two others, 1 for his twin sister and the other for her husband (who so happens to be the guy who got me into rooting/modding android... knows his s***)
A few things left standing are whether I can have multiple tmobile accounts/plans? As I currently have an individual "value" plan but "internet N4 deal" requires "classic" plan. Furthermore, will Tmobile allow me to switch out of my value plan, just 2 months into it, without early term penalty?
So far I figure the puchase to be $300 plus tax (~$360) upfront. If im unable to merge my account into a classic plan than those 3 separate lines will be $218/mo. If I can merge than im assuming I would just add 30-35 to the $218 monthly...
Considering I was payin $223 just a few months ago for 1 huawei ascend and 3 ZTE X500s through cricket, im pretty happy with the overall trade off...
To think, $1000 total (only $650 if you include mail-in rebates) for 1 GNII and 3 N4s ! LOL ! while going from slow 3G to fast 4G (better service) and increased the monthly by barely $30/mo lol
How long is shipping, or if there is any back orders, as my mom stepdad and brother maybe without phones for sometime
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2/18/13... so heres the scoop.
No, T MOBILE didnt let me switch my GNII individual "Value" plan to (required for online sale) "Classic" plan without paying additional termination fees etc.
I also wasnt able to add a separate account under the same name. Nor would the deal work on a "Value" family plan as the down payment increased to 200 per line and 20/mo for 20 months would be added per line to the monthly
But was still able to capitalize on the online deal by just having my stepdad put the required "Classic" plan under his name. As a simple breakdown
1 "Classic" family plan for 3 lines
3 Nexus 4's for 339 down after tax and 2 day shipping
Monthly unlimited Talk Text and Data for 218/month
Throw in my phone line and its 293 total a month for all 4 lines...
Im stoked, especially knowing that ill be getting 350 bucks back in rebates over the next few weeks
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Hello all.
As you can see by my name, Im'a Noob! i have a good understanding of computers and cell phones and can follow directions well but have not attempted anything like this so....
Here's the deal, Today i went to Wal-mart to get a new phone for my wife. I decided on the T mobile Samsung galaxy S 4 (on the Wal-mart family plan $40 a month unlimited) . unfortunately, it apparently does not get signal at my house. What i desire to do is move it to straight talk. because Verizon does have signal at my house. So from this point, is there any way to get this Galaxy S4 to see the Verizon towers and work on the Straight talk network using those Verizon towers? And If So, Can someone please post the step by step instructions (without assuming that i know what a jailbreak or unlocking is) so that i can make my wife happy.
Please and Thank you in advance for all your responses and help!!
Im'a Noob
No
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No it can't be done, or no you won't help me?
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No it can't be done, or no you won't help me?
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Can't be done
Can't be done. T-Mobile is GSM, Verizon is CDMA, incompatible networks.
Straight Talk resells service for the major carriers but for Sprint and Verizon, who are CDMA carriers/networks, you have to get phones compatible with CDMA to use on Straight Talk and vice versa for T-Mobile and AT&T.
ok how about this
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Can't be done. T-Mobile is GSM, Verizon is CDMA, incompatible networks.
Straight Talk resells service for the major carriers but for Sprint and Verizon, who are CDMA carriers/networks, you have to get phones compatible with CDMA to use on Straight Talk and vice versa for T-Mobile and AT&T.
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What if i unlock the phone, then get an At&t phone activated on the straight talk network and put its sim card in the Galaxy s4? would that make the s4 work on the straight talk network?
thanks again for all your help
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What if i unlock the phone, then get an At&t phone activated on the straight talk network and put its sim card in the Galaxy s4? would that make the s4 work on the straight talk network?
thanks again for all your help
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Noooooooooo
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i saw it in this thread
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Noooooooooo
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they said if you unlock it and put an at&t sim in it then the phone worked?
The only solution is to sell it ... let me know how much you want for it I might buy it if the price is right
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sell it?
Romcrazguy said:
The only solution is to sell it ... let me know how much you want for it I might buy it if the price is right
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i paid $650 for it today... no one is going to pay me that...i cant see selling it just yet, im sure there is a solution. Or will be soon enough
Have you tried the Wi-Fi calling option while at home? Assuming you have Wi-Fi at home...
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no ur only solution it not to sell it all you need to do is get a straight talk or a net10 sim card and pop it in the phone and than ur in business you need to update the apn settings for the phone to work..... straight talk and net10 run off of att towers so if att gets service where you live ur gonna be good..... these other people don't know what they're talking about... it has been done and it can be done
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if you can't get a net10 sim card that runs off att I have several of them and I'll sell you one cheaper than the stores have
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The only solution is to sell it ... let me know how much you want for it I might buy it if the price is right
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Neither the T-Mobile nor AT&T variant will work on Verizon. Period. There isn't an unlock you can do, no ROM you can flash, no special code you can put in to change that fact.
For ST or Net10 to use the Verizon towers you need a CDMA phone, which the M1919 S4 is not. As was mentioned in the post above mine, you DO have the option to run off of T-Mobile or AT&T networks either through the respective carriers or use those towers via Net10 or Straight Talk; but using the Verizon towers in any way is impossible with the particular device you purchased.
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Hello all.
As you can see by my name, Im'a Noob! i have a good understanding of computers and cell phones and can follow directions well but have not attempted anything like this so....
Here's the deal, Today i went to Wal-mart to get a new phone for my wife. I decided on the T mobile Samsung galaxy S 4 (on the Wal-mart family plan $40 a month unlimited) . unfortunately, it apparently does not get signal at my house. What i desire to do is move it to straight talk. because Verizon does have signal at my house. So from this point, is there any way to get this Galaxy S4 to see the Verizon towers and work on the Straight talk network using those Verizon towers? And If So, Can someone please post the step by step instructions (without assuming that i know what a jailbreak or unlocking is) so that i can make my wife happy.
Please and Thank you in advance for all your responses and help!!
Im'a Noob
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Its a hardware issue think of it this way its like using an AMD motherboard with an Intel processor they just don't fit together.
Im'a noob said:
i paid $650 for it today... no one is going to pay me that...i cant see selling it just yet, im sure there is a solution. Or will be soon enough
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Where'd you buy it? I bought mine from TMO and was told I can return it within 30 days for a full refund. As others have posted, you can't do what you want with that phone, period.
Edit: Reread your original post. If you have to have Verizon then the phone you bought won't work. Just like a AM radio won't pick up FM stations. It's that simple. Take it back to Walmart and get a refund. BUT, if you can live with using T-mobile away from home and have wifi at home you can get a T-Mobile plan and use wifi calling and internet access at home, and the TMO network elsewhere. You want to use wifi at home anyway because it doesn't count towards data or calling usage. It's all seamless, so there's no problem using it that way.
Dude seriously I find it hard to believe you don't have Wi-Fi in your home. Because if you do, your problems are solved. Your phone supports Wi-Fi calling and messaging (SMS/MMS). This is why I switched to T mobile.
Im'a noob said:
Hello all.
As you can see by my name, Im'a Noob! i have a good understanding of computers and cell phones and can follow directions well but have not attempted anything like this so....
Here's the deal, Today i went to Wal-mart to get a new phone for my wife. I decided on the T mobile Samsung galaxy S 4 (on the Wal-mart family plan $40 a month unlimited) . unfortunately, it apparently does not get signal at my house. What i desire to do is move it to straight talk. because Verizon does have signal at my house. So from this point, is there any way to get this Galaxy S4 to see the Verizon towers and work on the Straight talk network using those Verizon towers? And If So, Can someone please post the step by step instructions (without assuming that i know what a jailbreak or unlocking is) so that i can make my wife happy.
Please and Thank you in advance for all your responses and help!!
Im'a Noob
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You can sim unlock then activate with at&T but the signal won't work well all because every carrier use different frequency bandwidth it won't be the same
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i paid $650 for it today... no one is going to pay me that...i cant see selling it just yet, im sure there is a solution. Or will be soon enough
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And when you see this magical fix, let me know...in fact wondering minds wanna know.
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i paid $650 for it today... no one is going to pay me that...i cant see selling it just yet, im sure there is a solution. Or will be soon enough
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If you say you paid $650 for it today, then why not return it for a refund if you don't get TMobile service at your house? Why are you suffering yourself all this turmoil?
ferlogan said:
You can sim unlock then activate with at&T but the signal won't work well all because every carrier use different frequency bandwidth it won't be the same
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Correct me if I'm wrong, but I do believe the AT&T and T-Mobile variations are able to pick up 100% of each other's bands so this argument is invalid.