I'm currently in the UK and my brothers Note 1 GTN 7000 receives HSDPA but my Note 900T only connects to 2G GPRS in his apartment.
Isn't the N900T compatible with O2 Sim card on network on HSDPA?
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I go to the UK every month and I'm mostly on 3g on T-Mo network or EE which is still t-mo (slow). If you are unlock go to a EE place and get a 10 pound prepaid card (for 100 minutes and 1g data in 4G, double that for 15 pounds).
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Here's some info from t-mo in the states. Double check if you qualify by dialing the 800 number. If not your charges will be outrageous.
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I figured it out. The N900T doesn't receive hsdpa on 900mhz hence on O2 UK network I can only access their 2100Mhz frequency for HSDPA.
Also correct to previous poster. I would have got better access if I had used EE pay as you go sim card.
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Unfortunately for me by the time I turned on my phone when I landed to read the text message about rates I got hit for almost $80 for using 4.08meg of data!
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Got my T-Mobile s3 the other day. I roam allot on att in my area with my old phone but with this s3 it says I have 3 bars but i get a not registered on network error when I try to make a call. It will do this till I get back on T-Mobile.
Anyway to fix this crap? Is this phone not able to roam?
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You have to go to settings and network to enable, I believe they do charged for roaming unlike sprint tho
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I checked under settings and the only thing I found for roaming was data. I have free roaming. I tried manually selecting network when the only thing that was found was att and had bars but got the same error. Thanks for the reply
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Mm I see that's weird
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think I'll call T-Mobile and see what they have to say about it. Will check back for replies.
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T-Mobile was no help. They said I should have a network mode option in settings but I don't and my brothers s3 didn't either. His phone is stock no root and has the same roaming issue mine does. This is crazy that we can't roam with this phone.
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T-Mobile escalated the issue to some engineers who have been calling me back. Apparently me and my brother aren't the only ones with this issue but a ton of people have been having this issue.
And there still stumped as to why these phones are missing the network mode option. Can Anyone with T-Mobile version confirm if they have this option?
Settings> more settings> network mode. I have 2 s3 missing that option
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No, I don't have that option.
But is this what you're looking for?
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NVM, just saw your post where you said you found this already.
Yeah according to the techs at T-Mobile there should be a 5th option there and he said he has it on his. Can you manually select att or any other carrier to roam on?
Any time we try it fails to connect and returns to T-Mobiles tower.
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Got my T-Mobile s3 the other day. I roam allot on att in my area with my old phone but with this s3 it says I have 3 bars but i get a not registered on network error when I try to make a call. It will do this till I get back on T-Mobile.
Anyway to fix this crap? Is this phone not able to roam?
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It's *not* the phone. I have the same problem with my rooted G2. My wife has a stock G2 with the same results.
Likewise I used to be able to roam and force to ATT when TMo was poor or non-existent.
I first noticed that I hadn't seen it roam in a while....like within the last year or more. And the inability to roam *greatly* limits TMo's coverage.
We recently had to travel for a funeral into a very rural area with really poor coverage. Couldn't coordinate with family or friends. No Google Maps. Home security sys and cams were innacessible. We usually care for my sister who has Lupus....we didn't even have a way to check up on her.
In short, I've been a TMo cust for a decade and that experience was enough to make me switch. And the fact that it appears to be a widespread problem that *still* isn't fixed makes me even more angry.
Like you, TMo says it should work. I'm beginning to suspect a SIM card issue.
I think it's the phone. Never had any issue with roaming on previous android phones. Also I unlocked it and I'm now using it with att. Now I can't roam on T-Mobile with it. Other phones on my account that aren't s3 can roam fine.
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I have T-Mobile right now and at my home up until about 10 days ago I received an amazing connection. Data was at 90ms 25MB Down and 4MB UP.
Now I am lucky to ping 1000ms. My fastest DL is 0.59MBPS and I get ZERO upload. T-Mobile has been creating engineering tickets for me with a promised response in 72 hours and it hasn't happened. I've been waiting 10 days now. I am about ready to leave them and head over to Verizon or Sprint.
I had the same issue with roaming with my s2. It's not the phone...I spent 2 weeks argueing with T-Mobile and have yet to EVER be able to roam. My wife has the sensation, now I've moved to the s3 and neither of us have successfully been able to roam. Makes me wonder if T-Mobile is full of **** with their "free" roaming agreements.
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For some reason my s3 has the network mode option. I have great coverage here in the nyc area so I have never needed to roam but I do have that option under more settings.
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I had the same issue with roaming with my s2. It's not the phone...I spent 2 weeks argueing with T-Mobile and have yet to EVER be able to roam. My wife has the sensation, now I've moved to the s3 and neither of us have successfully been able to roam. Makes me wonder if T-Mobile is full of **** with their "free" roaming agreements.
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Then it's something Samsung is doing wrong. Like I said, unlocked using att now and can't roam on T-Mobile. It works fine att but roaming on other carriers is still an issue. It's something with the phone.
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Then it's something Samsung is doing wrong. Like I said, unlocked using att now and can't roam on T-Mobile. It works fine att but roaming on other carriers is still an issue. It's something with the phone.
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Which release are you on? Roaming for tmobu is controlled by SIM card. Weather the settings there or not. The towers won't allow you to connect if the SIM card doesn't match
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Lol
the phone is working fine on at&t with at&t SIM. But still won't roam to other networks. Did the same thing before I unlocked it and was using T-Mobile SIM.
In the end no matter which SIM I use in the phone it will not roam. It's the phone. 3 SIM cards 3 different carriers NONE WORK WITH ROAMING ON THIS PHONE.
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Lol
the phone is working fine on at&t with at&t SIM. But still won't roam to other networks. Did the same thing before I unlocked it and was using T-Mobile SIM.
In the end no matter which SIM I use in the phone it will not roam. It's the phone. 3 SIM cards 3 different carriers NONE WORK WITH ROAMING ON THIS PHONE.
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Yes because the SIM cards do not allow you to connect to other towers that are not branded to that SIM card. A T-Mobile SIM will connect to T-Mobile towers and att SIM will connect to att towers.
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Yes because the SIM cards do not allow you to connect to other towers that are not branded to that SIM card. A T-Mobile SIM will connect to T-Mobile towers and att SIM will connect to att towers.
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So what your saying is roaming is no longer possible for any carrier? What's the point of at&t and T-Mobile to having roaming agreements? My T-Mobile flip phone roams no problem back and forth to at&t and back to T-Mobile no problem.
This s3 is the only phone I have ever had a problem with roaming.
I don't think your understanding the "roaming" part of this. So,,,, I have T-Mobile SIM and phone.. I go out of range of the T-Mobile tower. If at&t towers are around the phone should connect to it for roaming.
I have changed SIM cards out, I have also traded phones out. T-Mobile reps agree that the phone should roam. I had free roaming.
T-Mobile has always connected to other carrier towers for roaming till I got this phone.
I'll be borrowing an iPhone tomorrow to check for roaming.
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mustk1ll20 said:
So what your saying is roaming is no longer possible for any carrier? What's the point of at&t and T-Mobile to having roaming agreements? My T-Mobile flip phone roams no problem back and forth to at&t and back to T-Mobile no problem.
This s3 is the only phone I have ever had a problem with roaming.
I don't think your understanding the "roaming" part of this. So,,,, I have T-Mobile SIM and phone.. I go out of range of the T-Mobile tower. If at&t towers are around the phone should connect to it for roaming.
I have changed SIM cards out, I have also traded phones out. T-Mobile reps agree that the phone should roam. I had free roaming.
T-Mobile has always connected to other carrier towers for roaming till I got this phone.
I'll be borrowing an iPhone tomorrow to check for roaming.
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Did you get a new SIM card with your s3? If so the roaming agreements change.
I have never went roaming with my s2 or s3 and they both have been everywhere. Not to mention roaming agreements aren't for everywhere, your area may not have the roaming agreement on that SIM. Have you put the old SIM from the flip phone into your s3? Either way roaming is controlled by either SIM or prl. And since T-Mobile doesn't use prl, it's gotta be your SIM.
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I can't seem to find the answer I'm looking for. In order to get LTE am I required to have a LTE sim card? Or the proper APN should work?
Fido doesnt have micro sim lte cards. Only standard size which means I need to cut to fit. Furthermore, I get no where calling them. They can't answer one question I have.
Thanks !
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g2tegg said:
I can't seem to find the answer I'm looking for. In order to get LTE am I required to have a LTE sim card? Or the proper APN should work?
Fido doesnt have micro sim lte cards. Only standard size which means I need to cut to fit. Furthermore, I get no where calling them. They can't answer one question I have.
Thanks !
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You do need an lte sim card.
Fido have micro/nano LTE sim card. http://www.fido.ca/web/page/portal/Fido/SmartCard
You might also need an lte data plan, and the right APN settings.
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You do need an lte sim card.
Fido have micro/nano LTE sim card. http://www.fido.ca/web/page/portal/Fido/SmartCard
You might also need an lte data plan, and the right APN settings.
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I finally did get a regular size LTE card... they are RARE but im using a galaxy note and im pulling about 23-25MB/s but It keeps bouncing between that and 4G so I know its in the baby stages but yeah the LTE stuff is all equipment base. If the LTE settings that auto come up doesnt work just delete it and make your own it ltemobile.apn and it should work. I had to do it with mines.
You need both apn set up and the lte sim card. I think a micro lte sim released with iphone 5 launch so you can get that, otherwise, you can buy a regular sim and cut it to fit the micro sim slot.
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Does Fido have lte? Here in vancouver it hasn't been launched yet
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You need both apn set up and the lte sim card. I think a micro lte sim released with iphone 5 launch so you can get that, otherwise, you can buy a regular sim and cut it to fit the micro sim slot.
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I'm pretty sure the iPhone 5 uses a even smaller sim.
Thanks all for the help. Lte isn't here where I currently live but it is where I work. And I can't see changing my account would make a difference but maybe its worth a shot
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From fido: Can I use my existing Data add-on for LTE?
Yes, all our existing voice and data plan as well as data add-ons are LTE ready and most of our older data add-on are also LTE ready! This means the only requirements to be able to access LTE are a Fido LTE SIM card, a LTE device and to be within the Fido LTE network.
LTE in Toronto is fully operational, and it works well. They only have standard sizes, like you said and require cut. I'm getting 30-50 mbps down, 10-20 mbps up.
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Does Fido have lte? Here in vancouver it hasn't been launched yet
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It has been launched in Vancouver check out the Fido website
http://www.fido.ca/web/page/portal/Fido/CoverageSupport
Are you sure it says 4g hspa+ and edge no mention of lte
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Vancouver and surroundinh area had lte since the launch date. Been using it for a while...
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g2tegg said:
I'm pretty sure the iPhone 5 uses a even smaller sim.
Thanks all for the help. Lte isn't here where I currently live but it is where I work. And I can't see changing my account would make a difference but maybe its worth a shot
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Yeah iphone 5 uses nano sim. Smaller than micro.
I'm also pretty certain that the towers where Rogers has deployed LTE, Fido users will associate to. All Fido phones are connected to Rogers towers, seeing as Rogers owns Fido.
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I know I have been on rogers lte since day 1 when it sucked lol but I have a lot of friends and family on Fido that are using the s3 without lte. Unless they just launched it with the iPhone 5 I'm sure they don't have it
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You need the lte sim to use lte on fido with s3, i have s3 on fido with lte since the day 1.
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I know I have been on rogers lte since day 1 when it sucked lol but I have a lot of friends and family on Fido that are using the s3 without lte. Unless they just launched it with the iPhone 5 I'm sure they don't have it
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Yes They do now. it's been implemented in august. Just go to a fido retailer that has sim cards make sure it says lte, have them cut to fit (some of them have the sim cutter) as they only have standard size and nano. Pop it in Your unlocked sgs3. go in settings>more settings> mobile networks>access point names and select fido lte.
Don't forget to thank me if that was helpful to you.
No lte
Here's the thing: the fido Site says lte is 2100/2600, but the S3 uses 1700/700 for lte. If fido uses Rogers towers, would it not make sense that they use the networks as well?
When I go to Kanata I had lte on my iphone 5, and now when I bomb around there I'm not getting lte on my s3. I have an lte apn set up the way fido and everyone else has said to, but it's just not coming thru...
Can anyone give me any insight?
Just wanted to link to this post I made in the Fido forums for anyone having trouble getting LTE setup!
http://forums.fido.ca/t5/forums/forumtopicpage/board-id/Smartphones/thread-id/7814
Hi all,
I've got the n7100 with LJ1 (UK) rooted. I'm in Australia. I can't get the 3G / Next G to work. Mobile data is on. Any ideas
Thanks
Same here... going to telstra shop in monday to if it's the SIM or the phone..
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Is the APN correct?
Regards,
Dave
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I've tried three main apns. wap, internet and iph. I've just spent the last two hours comparing hsdpa key pad codes between Note 1 & 2. What other devices have micro sims apart from apple products? Its just my Telstra rep mention something regarding micro sims possibly being locked to apple products on Telstra network... Initially I thought I just had a defective phone but not so sure. Does your radio crash when you select AUS band 2?
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Worked it out. Go here http://www.configure.telstra.com.au/telstra/index.jsp. use the settings for the n7000b. Gets both Internet and mms working.
Just was too going to let you know it is just the apn. Cheers
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OK tommorow I wanna get this phone but I am on T-Mobile and the phone is for at&t my question is how do I unlock it for T-Mobile and what bands would I receive
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You can call and ask at&t to unlock the device for you or you go to cellunlocker.com and pay $7-8 for an unlock code which they'll send you in 5 mins or less. Afterwards, you will need to input T-Mobiles LTE APN settings to be able to use LTE.
Please use the search function.
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Make sure you live in a refarmed area or you will only get slow 2G/Edge and no 3G..
I just picked up an AIO sim card and activated it my T-Mobile note 2. I had to put the APN in but after that lte popped right up. I love t mobile and I'm going to continue to use them but I'm traveling more with my new job and edge isn't cutting it. So far I've only seen one area on aio's coverage map where I wouldn't get service where I may go occasionally. If this works out I'm gonna lower my T-Mobile plan down to the lowest plan until more towers are upgraded.
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What is an AIO Sim and what does it do different from a regular Sim?
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AIO wireless is a prepaid service owned by at&t. It runs on at&t's native network. Its similar to go phone but data is throttled but unlimited. Their plans are on their website. So far today around Buffalo NY its been solid. I leave on a trip tonight so I'm gonna get to test the coverage/quality out more thoroughly.
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And our tmobile phone lte will work on att's network? What about 4g or 3g?
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All have worked for me so far. 3g 4g and lte.
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