I have an at&t n7105 device, but i need to get it to work on englands GSM network, i tried the modem for the UK that seems to be the most popular. Anyhow when i install any modem that isnt AT&T my phone reboots after about 30-90 seconds of being on, it just reboots, over and over.
Am i installing the modem wrong? or is it better to use a certain rom, or group of roms in england? Maybe a certain modem for aosp roms?
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Patience you only posted this yesterday..
GT N7105 with XDA Premium......that is all......
GSM match?
This may be a stupid question but does the AT & T version of the note 2 even have the same GSM frequencies to work on UK networks?
Turns out the correct modem is the att modem and you can only get 3g. 4g uses different frequencies.
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Everything seems to work relatively well with my current unlocked device on ATT. Only problem is data seems kind of patchy (speedtests show it just spiking and dropping like mad, have to hit retry frequently when loading pages or surfing the app store, etc). I am using the ATT APN settings based around the wap.cingular stuff that seems to be the most common. I average around 1mb speeds so my question is would I benefit from finding a different radio for this setup? If so which one should I try?
Device is running the Darkside venom ICS build. Thanks.
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Everything seems to work relatively well with my current unlocked device on ATT. Only problem is data seems kind of patchy (speedtests show it just spiking and dropping like mad, have to hit retry frequently when loading pages or surfing the app store, etc). I am using the ATT APN settings based around the wap.cingular stuff that seems to be the most common. I average around 1mb speeds so my question is would I benefit from finding a different radio for this setup? If so which one should I try?
Device is running the Darkside venom ICS build. Thanks.
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I plan on going to a straighttalk sim. Which would be off att (that's the sim I want) and I'm going to keep the ice cream sandwich kernel on it ulve1 I believe it is. I would NOT flash an att radio. I believe that would brick it.
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elesbb said:
I plan on going to a straighttalk sim. Which would be off att (that's the sim I want) and I'm going to keep the ice cream sandwich kernel on it ulve1 I believe it is. I would NOT flash an att radio. I believe that would brick it.
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I guess i'll just keep on cruising along. It seems to work alright but if there was a way to squeeze more power out of this bad boy I'd certainly take it.
elesbb said:
I plan on going to a straighttalk sim. Which would be off att (that's the sim I want) and I'm going to keep the ice cream sandwich kernel on it ulve1 I believe it is. I would NOT flash an att radio. I believe that would brick it.
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False, you can interchange between SR and herc radios kernels and roms. Just don't odin anything.
Btw to op. Sell your herc and buy a SR for cheaper + using LTE = profitx2
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False, you can interchange between SR and herc radios kernels and roms. Just don't odin anything.
Btw to op. Sell your herc and buy a SR for cheaper + using LTE = profitx2
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Not according to mr vlad.. which makes sense cause of LTE. Plus for me i cant get anybodys LTE where i live.
Unless the Herc ignores the LTE frequencies using that radio?
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No the skyrocket has LTE radio, won't won't. The Galaxy S blaze does..
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False, you can interchange between SR and herc radios kernels and roms. Just don't odin anything.
Btw to op. Sell your herc and buy a SR for cheaper + using LTE = profitx2
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I didn't think the ST plans supported LTE, so SR on ST isn't any benefit over the T989?
To the OP, you might check out here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1676966
Folks are posting tmo and att ST speeds. There's an off chance someone from your area may have posted att speeds for you to compare to.
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I didn't think the ST plans supported LTE, so SR on ST isn't any benefit over the T989?
To the OP, you might check out here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1676966
Folks are posting tmo and att ST speeds. There's an off chance someone from your area may have posted att speeds for you to compare to.
GL!
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The op is on att that's why i directed it to him.
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elesbb said:
Not according to mr vlad.. which makes sense cause of LTE. Plus for me i cant get anybodys LTE where i live.
Unless the Herc ignores the LTE frequencies using that radio?
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Got a bit confused on what you were saying but yeah herc doesn't pick up the lte freq. Our device is missing the chip for it
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Got a bit confused on what you were saying but yeah herc doesn't pick up the lte freq. Our device is missing the chip for it
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But one can still flash an att radio and the Hercules would ignore the lte? Or would flashing a sr radio brick the device?
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OK, why do folks have an interest in flashing skyrocket stuff onto the T989? Just get a carrier unlock from TMO, get an ATT or ST ATT sim, and pop it into the T989, talk away. What am I missing? What does the SR have that the T989 doesn't?
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But one can still flash an att radio and the Hercules would ignore the lte? Or would flashing a sr radio brick the device?
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SR radio does not
Brick the device, they're interchangeable. Herc does not ignore lte. They don't even pick it up.
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OK, why do folks have an interest in flashing skyrocket stuff onto the T989? Just get a carrier unlock from TMO, get an ATT or ST ATT sim, and pop it into the T989, talk away. What am I missing? What does the SR have that the T989 doesn't?
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For faster data and stronger signal you want an att radio which is design to optimize those bands.
SR has LTE. other than that they're identical
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For faster data and stronger signal you want an att radio which is design to optimize those bands.
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Anyone got any experience / data with this? The T989 seems to work just fine on ATT with stock radio, doesn't seem to need an SR radio. I thought the bands were identical.
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Anyone got any experience / data with this? The T989 seems to work just fine on ATT with stock radio, doesn't seem to need an SR radio. I thought the bands were identical.
Thanks!
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You can probably get HSPDA+ which is equivalent to the speeds in T-Mobile.
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Anyone got any experience / data with this? The T989 seems to work just fine on ATT with stock radio, doesn't seem to need an SR radio. I thought the bands were identical.
Thanks!
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its ymmv, the stock radio can pick up H+ on AT&T but for users who have slow data, flashing AT&T radios helps. Unless you're just trying to prove me wrong or something.
Where to Dl the AT&T radio
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its ymmv, the stock radio can pick up H+ on AT&T but for users who have slow data, flashing AT&T radios helps. Unless you're just trying to prove me wrong or something.
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Trying to find some data. Something like "on att with tmo radio I get 2 MbS download, but same phone on att with att radio I get 4mbs".
I know that different combinations of radios and roms can improve reception in some areas.
I also haven't seen anything that indicates the MAGNITUDE of the difference.
I get that sometimes, maybe, if you're having trouble with your current reception, you might be able to get better reception if you flash some other radio. (from your current carrier or a different carrier)
BUT some folks think that they should almost routinely flash their T989 to an att radio if they want to use it on ATT. I haven't seen it help at all on my phone.
So my question is two fold, what is the MAGNITUDE of the difference, and, how OFTEN does it make a difference. I was hoping someone had some data on that.
Thanks!
I would like to know if its possible to flash a Rogers modem on my AT&T GSIII so that I could turn LTE off and use HSPA+. I am running an AOKP rom which has the network mode option, it just doesn't work.
Would I mess up my IMEI number doing this? Thanks
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I would like to know if its possible to flash a Rogers modem on my AT&T GSIII so that I could turn LTE off and use HSPA+. I am running an AOKP rom which has the network mode option, it just doesn't work.
Would I mess up my IMEI number doing this? Thanks
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You will not get any service if you flash an i-747m modem. Canadian users have temporarily lost imei numbers from flashing american modems.
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You will not get any service if you flash an i-747m modem. Canadian users have temporarily lost imei numbers from flashing american modems.
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Really? So Canadians who flashed AT&T i747 modems lost their iMEI numbers? Wow. Does that mean I'd loose mine too? What about a Telus modem? I just want the ability to turn LTE off.
EDIT: I just read through the other thread. That sucks that us AT&T folks can't flash Canadian modems. My next question is how does one unlock the AT&T modem so one can turn LTE off? Its rat locked.
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Really? So Canadians who flashed AT&T i747 modems lost their iMEI numbers? Wow. Does that mean I'd loose mine too? What about a Telus modem? I just want the ability to turn LTE off.
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you'd probably lose your imei if you flashed ANY Canadian modem. And plus Canada only has 2 modems. Why wouldn't you try to find a different apn for your carrier or settings> more settings> mobile networks> network mode?
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you'd probably lose your imei if you flashed ANY Canadian modem. And plus Canada only has 2 modems. Why wouldn't you try to find a different apn for your carrier
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AT&T is apparently shutting down its non LTE apns. I've googled many and none give me data, except the default one. This is on several roms. I hate AT&T for doing this. Why can't we shut LTE OFF. UGH
I was wondering if it is possible to enable LTE on a WIND Galaxy Note 2? I recently switched to bell, and I do not have LTE, but I know that T-Mobile has an updated Modem that enables LTE, so can I use it on my phone?
You would need LTE service to connect to. Without that it doesn't matter.
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You would need LTE service to connect to. Without that it doesn't matter.
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My Bell Plan, and my Bell Micro-Sim supports LTE.
I'm not sure a Tmobile modem would help you with that. Are your phone settings correct for LTE service on Bell? And, I guess, is it unlocked, with the right radio inside to connect to Bell LTE? I'm not familiar with Canadian carrier compatability.
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I'm not familiar with Canadian carrier compatability.
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I happen to be.
The Mobicility/Wind/Videotron T889V's modem has LTE disabled just like the T-Mobile's T889's modem prior to the LTE update. There's a bug where flashing a T889, I317 or I317M modem through CWM or TWRP (Odin will fail before writing) leads to IMEI corruption and bootloops.
You've got some more searching and reading to do but enabling LTE has been done at least twice, by Rail205 and myself.
Good luck,
Darkshado
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I happen to be.
The Mobicility/Wind/Videotron T889V's modem has LTE disabled just like the T-Mobile's T889's modem prior to the LTE update. There's a bug where flashing a T889, I317 or I317M modem through CWM or TWRP (Odin will fail before writing) leads to IMEI corruption and bootloops.
You've got some more searching and reading to do but enabling LTE has been done at least twice, by Rail205 and myself.
Good luck,
Darkshado
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Can you possibly guide me on how you did it? And also, does your phone have LTE AND AWS HSPA, or one or the other?
Any help would be much appreciated, thanks!
I do have both AWS LTE and HSPA from what little testing I've done with the latter. This makes sense given that's exactly the configuration used by T-Mobile.
Use the search engine, there's gotta be at least four or five threads about enabling LTE on the T889V.
Essentially this is an experimental and so far irreversible mod. So you're really kissing your warranty goodbye. And I will be of limited help if you (or I, by way of my instructions) screw up.
I'll send you a draft guide via PM if you're still interested. Consider getting an I317M and enabling AWS HSPA on it instead.
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I do have both AWS LTE and HSPA from what little testing I've done with the latter. This makes sense given that's exactly the configuration used by T-Mobile.
Use the search engine, there's gotta be at least four or five threads about enabling LTE on the T889V.
Essentially this is an experimental and so far irreversible mod. So you're really kissing your warranty goodbye. And I will be of limited help if you (or I, by way of my instructions) screw up.
I'll send you a draft guide via PM if you're still interested. Consider getting an I317M and enabling AWS HSPA on it instead.
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Yeah, please send me a PM, that would be great! Thanks! I am still not sure if I want to go through the mod or not..
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I do have both AWS LTE and HSPA from what little testing I've done with the latter. This makes sense given that's exactly the configuration used by T-Mobile.
Use the search engine, there's gotta be at least four or five threads about enabling LTE on the T889V.
Essentially this is an experimental and so far irreversible mod. So you're really kissing your warranty goodbye. And I will be of limited help if you (or I, by way of my instructions) screw up.
I'll send you a draft guide via PM if you're still interested. Consider getting an I317M and enabling AWS HSPA on it instead.
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Can you sent me the instructions too? Please & thank you.
Could always sell it and buy another one that supports LTE right or of the box. Might be easier in the long run.
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Can you sent me the instructions too? Please & thank you.
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Check in my signature, the link is right there. If you're using the mobile app, search a little and it should come right up.
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My device came from HK, with the 4.1.2 HK firmware. I updated it via ODIN to the the UK 4.2.2 MH1 firmware. On both of these firmwares, 4G worked just fine.
I then updated to MH2 by Kies as it offered to update the device. My 4G stopped working.
Has anyone else had issues with EE 4G in the UK on an N5120 running UK 4.2.2 MH2 firmware?
Nigel
dumb answer...But did you try restarting the device?
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Aye, restarted many times! and reselecting the network manually (rather than autosearch). Fixed now. Fix is to goto settings - more settings - mobile networks - network mode then change it from LTE to something else I.e WCDMA let it find the network, then change it back to LTE again, then it finds LTE network.
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My device came from HK, with the 4.1.2 HK firmware. I updated it via ODIN to the the UK 4.2.2 MH1 firmware. On both of these firmwares, 4G worked just fine.
I then updated to MH2 by Kies as it offered to update the device. My 4G stopped working.
Has anyone else had issues with EE 4G in the UK on an N5120 running UK 4.2.2 MH2 firmware?
Nigel
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I would suggest, using mobile odin, flashing the working 4.2.2 MH1 firmware, but removing all the data but the modem. since the MH1 modem worked on your providers 4G it should work just as well on MH2. Then you would not have to redo the procedure of choosing WCDMA. Or did it fix the problem completely so that you still have 4G after reboots etc?
I always flash with Mobile Odin and i am still on my 4.1.2 modem that came with the N5120 when it was new.
My 4G also stopped working after i flashed 4.2.2, but reverting back to the old and known modemdrivers did it for me, and since there are no swedish release of 4.2.2 yet i will keep my old 4.1.2 modem for the time beeing
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Sorry unrelated question but can you make and receive calls using the lte version in uk?
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Sorry unrelated question but can you make and receive calls using the lte version in uk?
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The answer is yes
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Sorry unrelated question but can you make and receive calls using the lte version in uk?
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Indeed you can. I tried it on a packed commuter train. Got some funny looks!
How is the battery life of the lte model?
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Thanks to the replies. I just bought a UK N5120 frpom Three. Decent deal £370 and one month rolling contract 1GB data £7.50.
Unfortunately I think the sim is data only and although the dialer works the network voice tells me I cant make calls. I'll have to try a payg sim to see if dialing works.
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Hi all,
Just had a quick question, as I am thinking about swapping carriers from AT&T (horrible customer service and technical support). I currently have the AT&T i747, but I am thinking about switching from AT&T to T-Mobile as they are now providing Unlimited Everything for $70 per month. My question is, if I unlock my i747 for T-Mobile, which section in XDA would I go for custom ROMS, Kernels, tools and utilities and such? Would I stay here since the hardware is AT&T or would I need to migrate to the T-Mobile forums? Thanks in advance for your assistance.
In order to enable high speed data on you i747, you'll need to enable AWS frequencies on your s3 and unlock it. You could continue to use d2att ROMs if the model # on your phone does not get changed by using the T-Mobile mod.
You can use either sections, but you need to stick with i747 modems and firmwares.. And if you want to take advantage of T-Mobile's WiFi calling then you need a T-Mobile ROM.. You may or may not have to do the AWS mod. if you live in a refarmed T-Mobile area, then you'll get 4g and 4g lte fine, if not, then you may only get lte with edge being a fall back if you don't do the mod.. I used an i747 with T-Mobile and luckily my area is refarmed so I had 4g and 4g lte with no mods needed
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OK, so I switched to T-Mobile today and my Mobile data and WiFi are picking up only one bar. Do I need to flash or change a modem setting or something?
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jon_yarbrough said:
OK, so I switched to T-Mobile today and my Mobile data and WiFi are picking up only one bar. Do I need to flash or change a modem setting or something?
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The modem should not affect the wi-fi performance but it will affect data performance.
This thread may help: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1771021
jon_yarbrough said:
OK, so I switched to T-Mobile today and my Mobile data and WiFi are picking up only one bar. Do I need to flash or change a modem setting or something?
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Alot of people overlook the fact that T-Mobile uses which frequencies? Ones that are higher 1700+ mhz and someone like at&t uses 850+ the lower frequencies travel farther and penetrate walls and buildings. In my area if you get T-Mobile it os because you dont want to talk on the phone ever again...
Good luck
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