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I got a ATT S3 a Gift but i am on tmobile network, i was wondering if i can unlock it and use it Tmobile Nework along with Tmobile 4G, Is it possible if i flash the tmobile radios from Galaxy Note forum ?
vikramdhani said:
I got a ATT S3 a Gift but i am on tmobile network, i was wondering if i can unlock it and use it Tmobile Nework along with Tmobile 4G, Is it possible if i flash the tmobile radios from Galaxy Note forum ?
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No. Only edge network will work. 3g and 4g work on completely different spectrum and radio frequency
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If that was true the galaxy note from att wouldn't get T-Mobile 4 g which it does when flashing a blaze 4g modem I also want to know if this will work on the att s3
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Yes it does I have it working on my father in laws note
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That may be true about the Note 2, but an ATT S3 does not have the T-Mobile 3/4G frequencies.
GTWalling said:
That may be true about the Note 2, but an ATT S3 does not have the T-Mobile 3/4G frequencies.
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Yes this guys right. Take a look for yourself:
ATT Galaxy Note Specs
T-Mobile Galaxy S3 Specs
ATT Galaxy S3 Specs
Notice how the Note and the T-Mobile Galaxy S3 have that 1700 Mhz frequency? Thats what T-Mobile broadcasts their 3G/4G spectrum on. If the phone doesnt have those frequencies, then it wont work no matter what you do.
horr1blek1tten said:
If that was true the galaxy note from att wouldn't get T-Mobile 4 g which it does when flashing a blaze 4g modem I also want to know if this will work on the att s3
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That's different. It is a whole different phone with a whole different SoC.
Let's not say things that we cannot prove.
Don't shoot this guy completely down. It will get T-Mobile 3g/4g as soon as T-Mobile refarms their network.
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Some of my friends are getting 4g on their unlock at&t s3 with tmobile
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JUSMEJOSE said:
Some of my friends are getting 4g on their unlock at&t s3 with tmobile
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Yeah, because they live in one of the small parts of the US that uses the 1900mhz band for HSPA. It will not work everywhere else.
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What about the other way? A T-Mo SGS3 on AT&T? What does that get you? I know NO LTE but what about HSPA+ ?
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What about the other way? A T-Mo SGS3 on AT&T? What does that get you? I know NO LTE but what about HSPA+ ?
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Yes, HSPA+ will be fine. But as you said, no LTE.
I have an ATT unlocked s3 so what are the setting i need to run it on t mobile network i talked to a sales rep and he told me it would only be 2g when i switch and they add all that to the phone when i switch over... thats little weird to me any suggestions?
Att gs3 on tmobile only works on 2g i believe
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1slow4G said:
Att gs3 on tmobile only works on 2g i believe
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You're wrong. I'm using a unlocked att s3 with s StraightTalk T-Mobile Sim and I'm getting there HSPA+ speeds.
popi09 said:
You're wrong. I'm using a unlocked att s3 with s StraightTalk T-Mobile Sim and I'm getting there HSPA+ speeds.
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Alright, well there you go OP
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popi09 said:
You're wrong. I'm using a unlocked att s3 with s StraightTalk T-Mobile Sim and I'm getting there HSPA+ speeds.
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Actually if you flash the new T-Mobile premium suite 4.1.2 directly on att i747
Everything works new style 4g icon
Same everything and Wifi calling works
The phones are so close in relation that its all compatible
Hspa+is displayed as 4g
Read about it the package was just released recently
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To flash you need to root it correct? and when i put in a t mobile sim card from a co worker i got 4gs speed ? so maybe the tmobile is just saying that to try and sell a phone
I have the MetroPCS (SGH-M919N) version of the S4. I don't see a specific forum for my model. I was wondering, since T-Mobile and MetroPCS have merged, can I use the same instructions on this forum to root my device. Thanks in advance.
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Caloba said:
I have the MetroPCS (SGH-M919N) version of the S4. I don't see a specific forum for my model. I was wondering, since T-Mobile and MetroPCS have merged, can I use the same instructions on this forum to root my device. Thanks in advance.
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Truthfully, I was wondering why the MetroPCS version didn't have its own forum.
The S4 is particularly important, since it's the first MetroPCS smartphone to use T-Mobile's GSM network instead of their standard CDMA. You can use your S4 in places where you never had MPCS coverage before -- in Portland, Oregon, for example.
The next place I'm going to look for comments on the SGH-M919N is in the T-Mobile forum, since we're already using their network anyway.
The standard T-Mobile version of the phone seems to be called the SGH-M919 (sans N).
Let me know if you find anything. I'm dying to root this phone and get rid of all this Samsung and MetroPCS bloatware, thanks.
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Well as far as the S4 all the S4 and even the international quad core version are the same phone. So you wont have any issues there. And as far as not having it's own forum. XDA dont use lower class carriers like MetroPCS and Cricket. You could go to AndroidForums.com they have metro pcs phones in there
gypsy214 said:
Well as far as the S4 all the S4 and even the international quad core version are the same phone. So you wont have any issues there. And as far as not having it's own forum. XDA dont use lower class carriers like MetroPCS and Cricket. You could go to AndroidForums.com they have metro pcs phones in there
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Thats not true at all. If they were all exactly the same they'd have one root method for all the devices.
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I was able to root my metropcs S4 using the instructions for the T-Mobile version. But now I can't see the contents of my SD card. The funny thing is when I install CyanogenMod, I can see it just fine. The Sd card seems to not be mounting in CWM or in the stock rom. Is this a permissions issue or what? Any help would be appreciated.
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nbeebe24 said:
Thats not true at all. If they were all exactly the same they'd have one root method for all the devices.
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If it wasn't all the same devices then people couldn't flash roms in between carriers and international. These are the same phone hardware. Only thing that change is the modem. Unlike the S3 where you can't flash roms from international but you can between US carriers.
And for root. On my S3 they had to get a stock rom Odin with root in there because it would striped the flash counter.
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If it wasn't all the same devices then people couldn't flash roms in between carriers and international. These are the same phone hardware. Only thing that change is the modem. Unlike the S3 where you can't flash roms from international but you can between US carriers.
And for root. On my S3 they had to get a stock rom Odin with root in there because it would striped the flash counter.
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That's not entirely true. Most of the s4's are the same excluding the i9500.
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gypsy214 said:
XDA dont use lower class carriers like MetroPCS and Cricket. You could go to AndroidForums.com they have metro pcs phones in there
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You seem unaware of this: T-Mobile not only bought MetroPCS a few months back but are using their own network mainly -- not simply MetroPCS's -- for the Galaxy S4 currently sold by MetroPCS.
The whole reason I bought a MetroPCS S4 is because I can use it anywhere in the US that you can access the T-Mobile network and because I can unlock it and switch to T-Mobile if I like in three months' time.
Both T-Mobile and MetroPCS have confirmed this, and it isn't true for any other current MetroPCs phone.
Also: Most analysts have concluded that the introduction of a cutting-edge phone like the S4 is unprecedented for that carrier and is likely T-Mobile's idea.
The phone was was $100 cheaper than from T-Mobile and the monthly service is a lot less expensive (unless you can use Google Voice with a legacy plan on T-Mobile).
So why was it again that you felt the standards of XDA members were too high for them to use MetroPCS?
Oh, and the single difference in iterations of the phone itself appears to be one added letter. T-Mobile's S4 is the M919; the MetroPCS/T-Mobile version is M919N.
Those are the reasons I'm hoping that someone at XDA might confirm that this is essentially the T-Mobile iteration.
For people who've been wondering whether these iterations of the S4 are the same:
They really are.
Have a look at this conversation between a person rooting their MetroPCS S4 and a ROM dev for the MetroPCS S3:
http://androidforums.com/metropcs-galaxy-s4-all-things-root/740568-metro-pcs-gs4-root-sgh-m919n.html
the metropcs sgs4 is literally the same device as the tmo one with a new model number, after talking with the cm folk it seems they arent going to make a seperate build, just adding support to the tmobile one
when you install rom manager and tell it to flash cwm you can pick the tmobile/metropcs variant
thanks, and no there wont be any updates as far as you can tell, you are best off . . . installing it and choosing tmobile sgs4 as the recovery.
this phone is so tmobile they dont even mention metropcs in the apn's to connect to data :/
after consulting with the cm guys they arent even going to do a separate cyanogenmod build for the metropcs versions, you guys will be expected to flash the tmobile roms.
everything ive been told is use teh tmo cm10.1 builds (id hold off on 10.2 for now). make a nandroid, if it doesnt work out well revert
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Son in the end, is it gonna get its own forum section or would any tmo ROM work with it? Correct me if I'm wrong but doesn't the s4 use MetroPCS' LTE and TMobile's HSPA+ 3G, thereby bringing the best of both, real LTE and high speed 3g?
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I've used the T-Mobile variant root process for my my metro S4, but it breaks wifi. Remove the root, wifi works. Is there no root for the MetroPCS variant that has EVERYTHING working on it?
Let me know
rwalker73 said:
I've used the T-Mobile variant root process for my my metro S4, but it breaks wifi. Remove the root, wifi works. Is there no root for the MetroPCS variant that has EVERYTHING working on it?
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I would love that. My Rooted G2x fell into the Ocean and I run my old ........(ok don't get scared young people) Nokia 6310i (Battery last 4 1/2 days btw). I was considering the S4 w Metro. Good exp. with the lte speed? Any exp. w/ Tethering etc?
sooo
so no one here knows how to root the metro s4? cause i bricked mine using the cf root for tmobile
Why dont you stop by here:
http://androidforums.com/metropcs-galaxy-s4-all-things-root/
Its a place for the MetroPCS S4
robcop19 said:
so no one here knows how to root the metro s4? cause i bricked mine using the cf root for tmobile
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I've had no problem using CF-Auto-Root method on my two metro S4s. Have rooted, unrooted, and rerooted a couple times without issues.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2294005 post #2 is how you root metro s4.
Do you have latest version of Odin, Samsung USB drivers installed, and Kies turned off? If you have all these covered, it should be just downloading and flashing the CF-Auto-Root TAR file and done. Not sure why your phone would be bricked from this.
I know it is late but if you are still using metoPCS S4 then root is now very simple.you can do that with Odin.You have to download CF-Root file.Then just Flash it via Odin Flashing tool.Done!!
Root Metro PCS S4 running Kitkat-->>http://rootmygalaxy.net/root-metro-pcs-samsung-galaxy-s4-sgh-m919n/
Root MetroPCS S4 running Jelly bean 4.3 -->>http://www.andromods.com/root-unlock/sgh-m919n-metropcs-galaxy-s4-mk5-rooted.html
I don't have Metro PCS S4 so i haven't tested any of these.So do a research before following these guides.
Ok so I have just received my unlock code from Tmobile for my Samsung S3.
I have just ordered a micro sim from AioWireless since I have decided to give them a whirl and see if I would get better signal in my area (my signal has been blah for the last year).
So with that in mind, Do I still install roms from the this forum(s) and just change APNs or do I have to start using roms from the At&t S3 forum?
Just trying to figure out the best way to go, and most importantly the correct way.
Thanks in advance.
You can still flash ROMs meant for the t999 and change the APNs...you should also be able to flash AT&T Roms without an issue, just make sure the APNs are correct.
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always flash for your device, not your carrier. just a good simple way to look at it i think
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I just SIM unlocked my T-Mobile Note 3. I have the opportunity to join a framily plan at $45 for unlimited data and want to test it out and see how coverage compares. Currently I'm on N900TUVUFOB6 running the Tweaked N3 3.95 ROM. Do I need to switch the baseband, or ROM, or do anything else special to get it to work? Or can I just pop a Sprint microSIM in and be good to go? I tried searching N900T Sprint but really didn't come across anything.
I'm guessing cause one (T-Mobile Is GSM) Sprint CDMA
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It's not going to work. The bands are completely different in GSM and CDMA.
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