So I have an offer to buy a Metro PCS GS3 for $200. It's in as-new condition, but I don't want to buy a phone I can't modify and I don't see a forum for it on here. The model number is SGH-R530H. Ideas?
That version is CDMA based, look in the Sprint and/or VZW forums for support.
Metro has similar cards bro
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Sanadrate said:
Metro has similar cards bro
~SanaDrate + LTE
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Now they do, after the TMo merger, and those phones are T999 but he is using a R530 CDMA phone.
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Hi, i wanna buy a Samsung Galaxy S III Sprint for use in GSM, is possible unlock?
i wait your response. Thanks .
Or flash it to Virgin Mobile,Cricket or Boost?
The Sprint Galaxy S3 works only in CDMA networks... Not GSM.
Yes, it can be flashed to Boost, Cricket, MetroPCS, Virgin Mobile.
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Or flash it to Virgin Mobile,Cricket or Boost?
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Yes! Just give it some time
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Thanks for your reponses. I think what is possible unlock because is the same hardware? or not.
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Yes! Just give it some time
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Yeah someone definitively needs to post a tutorial i will donate $10 for tutorial.
Head over to usgalaxys3.com. The owner of that site has already posted instructions to flash it to Cricket.
I'm in no way affiliated with that site, just sharing where I saw the instructions.
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AlpineMan said:
Head over to usgalaxys3.com. The owner of that site has already posted instructions to flash it to Cricket.
I'm in no way affiliated with that site, just sharing where I saw the instructions.
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Any Virgin Mobile instructions,they are the cheapest and run on Sprint's network?
Hardware isnt the same radio gpu and professor is different
master acehole said:
Hardware isnt the same radio gpu and professor is different
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Hardware doesnt matter,i already flashed original Epic and Epic Touch to Virgin Mobile.
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Hardware doesnt matter,i already flashed original Epic and Epic Touch to Virgin Mobile.
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The radio hardware matters, it has to be compatible with 1900 mhz Sprint PCS band. But the other things like GPU don't matter. lol
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The radio hardware matters, it has to be compatible with 1900 mhz Sprint PCS band. But the other things like GPU don't matter. lol
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Virgin uses Sprint towers so band is the same.
Anyone know how to flash Sprint GS3 to Virgin? Or will Epic Touch method work with GS3?
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Hardware doesnt matter,i already flashed original Epic and Epic Touch to Virgin Mobile.
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hey, how do you do that? could you give some instructions or links to page(s) that might be useful? newbie here thinking about getting a Sprint S2 to replace Motorola Triumph, getting tired of lags/freezes
thanks.
How's the virgin network?regarding voice/data do you get better download speeds then sprints crappy service.
I'm in the southern new england area
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Thread hijack to the hightest level lmao only 3 post are completly relavant to OP :/
Bottomline - You cannot use GSM phone on a CDMA network unless it is a global phone and supports both GSM and CDMA as well as the frequencies of the carrier you intend to use.
That is an obvious spam post. Please people, there are no exceptions... you CANNOT take a Sprint or Verizon phone and unlock it to be used on ANY service that is GSM or uses a SIM card. Period. The unlock sites will just take your money. World band phones will already be unlocked for use on European GSM networks most of the time so no unlock code is needed overseas.
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That is an obvious spam post. Please people, there are no exceptions... you CANNOT take a Sprint or Verizon phone and unlock it to be used on ANY service that is GSM or uses a SIM card. Period. The unlock sites will just take your money. World band phones will already be unlocked for use on European GSM networks most of the time so no unlock code is needed overseas.
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You can flash it to another carrier though.
Not if the carrier is GSM or uses a SIM card. There is no possibility. Whatsoever. And unless you know a network level technician on verizon, you are limited to the smaller regional carriers and prepaid services to flash a Sprint phone. And vice versa for a Verizon phone. They will not connect a phone that does not already have its ESN already in its system.
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Not if the carrier is GSM or uses a SIM card. There is no possibility. Whatsoever. And unless you know a network level technician on verizon, you are limited to the smaller regional carriers and prepaid services to flash a Sprint phone. And vice versa for a Verizon phone. They will not connect a phone that does not already have its ESN already in its system.
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Its common knowledge about gsm and cdma,if you dont know what these are then you have no business flashing carriers.
Sprint phones can be flashed to almost all prepaid carriers,overseas cdma is less common however there are ways out there to even flash cdma phone to their carriers.My father in Ukraine had his Epic 4g flashed to a carrier that uses sim cards,so there are ways even overseas.I think some overseas carriers use both cdma and gsm.
Until recently I have been with Sprint. And I am located in South Florida.
I am considering going with Simple Mobile as I'm told that T-Mobile has one of the best data speeds in this area. And I want to get a Galaxy S3 as the phone to use with this service.
Can anyone here advise as to whether this would work with Simple Mobile (I called them but they won't say anything only that they don't don't support it - meaning they don't sell it so don't bother them), at what speeds?
I also assume that I must get the T-Mobile version of this phone. That seems quite difficult unless I want to pay a big premium to T-Mobile, who charges much more than say AT&T for their version. So if anyone has any suggestions where I can get one (I would prefer a store, not eBay)?
Thanks
try the xda marketplace
edit: nvm just saw you dont have enough posts.
I read that the Sprint variant of the S3 would work on T-Mobile. You just have to unlock the phone I believe.
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I remember negri sells the phone for $599 unlocked. That's the cheapest I've seen for the TMobile version. It's not cheaper by much but it's unlocked and you may save on taxes.
http://negrielectronics.com/catalogsearch/result/?q=t999#.UDfVdr3n_Fo
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I read that the Sprint variant of the S3 would work on T-Mobile. You just have to unlock the phone I believe.
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Sprint is cdma and T-Mobile is GSM. How are you going to stick a sim card in that sprint phone?
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My wife is using it on Simple Mobile. It works great.
Simple Mobile is a Mvno of t-mobile so you don't need to have an unlocked T999. Just change the apn. A's far as speeds. I live in Central Florida and I get the same speeds as t-mobile. I recommended. As far as where to buy the phone. I went to t-mobile and paid $599 for it. Haven't really seen it cheaper.
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Sprint is cdma and T-Mobile is GSM. How are you going to stick a sim card in that sprint phone?
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It's a world phone, my friends HTC Rezound is on Verizon which is CDMA but works on ATT
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It's a world phone, my friends HTC Rezound is on Verizon which is CDMA but works on ATT
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The Sprint version does not have the AWS bands that T-Mobile requires.
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The Sprint version does not have the AWS bands that T-Mobile requires.
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Not to mention the Sprint sim slot is sealed and inaccessible.
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It's a world phone, my friends HTC Rezound is on Verizon which is CDMA but works on ATT
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You didn't answer my question, how are you going to put a sim card in it. The sprint galaxy siii does not have a sim slot...
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Also for Data?
Will it work for all the difference data protocols, and 2G, 3G, 4G?
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I read that the Sprint variant of the S3 would work on T-Mobile. You just have to unlock the phone I believe.
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Which phone is she using?
What plan (40, 50, 60) does she have? What data speeds is she getting?
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My wife is using it on Simple Mobile. It works great.
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Will it work for all the difference data protocols, and 2G, 3G, 4G?
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No. It doesn't have the AWS bands that T-Mobile requires. And they don't have "4G".
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You didn't answer my question, how are you going to put a sim card in it. The sprint galaxy siii does not have a sim slot...
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It does have a sim slot but it's not user accessible.
It's hidden behind the plastic under the battery.
Sprint has taken this approach with all there LTE devices.
The only exception may be the Photon Q since it's touted as being a global device.
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It does have a sim slot but it's not user accessible.
It's hidden behind the plastic under the battery.
Sprint has taken this approach with all there LTE devices.
The only exception may be the Photon Q since it's touted as being a global device.
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There is no sim slot. There is an embedded lte chip in there but no slot.
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My wife is using it on Simple Mobile. It works great.
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So she did get 4G from simple mobile or only edge speed?
Also did she get MMS problem? I saw someone open a thread says he have MMS issue. (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1791451)
So I've been hearing that there have been people using unlocked smartphones with the cheap data plan for non-smartphones on AT&T. But I heard that people have been using unlocked phones and international unlocked phones. So what's the difference? If I had just an unlocked Samsung Galaxy S3, would it work with the $10 unlimited data plan for non-smartphones? Has anybody tried this and it worked?
The reason the international smartphones are able to use the non-smartphone plans is that at&t doesn't recognize the phone. AT&T would certainly recognize a phone that was made to work on at&t and that they sell in their stores on their network whether it was unlocked or not.
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The reason the international smartphones are able to use the non-smartphone plans is that at&t doesn't recognize the phone. AT&T would certainly recognize a phone that was made to work on at&t and that they sell in their stores on their network whether it was unlocked or not.
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So if it was an unlocked phone that wasn't originally from At&t it should be ok? What about the SIM card? I heard something about a microSIM card before. Do I have to get one of those?
Actually ATT has been pretty good lately at sniffing out those who try and use dumbphone data on smart phones. You can try but no gaurantee it will work. The Intl GS3 does have better dev and arguably better components but ATT GS3 has LTE.
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Actually ATT has been pretty good lately at sniffing out those who try and use dumbphone data on smart phones. You can try but no gaurantee it will work. The Intl GS3 does have better dev and arguably better components but ATT GS3 has LTE.
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But the i9305 has LTE, quad core, 2 gb ram!! Is also pretty expensive too
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But the i9305 has LTE, quad core, 2 gb ram!! Is also pretty expensive too
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Yea, but the i9305 is LTE 800 / 1800 / 2600. That's not going to cut it on AT&T.
Hello,
I own a Samsung Galaxy S3 for AT&T. I would like to know if I can somehow use it on Verizon instead. I no longer have my AT&T service so it would be a lot easier if I didn't have to buy a new phone. A quick response would be appreciated.
Thank You,
Austin
You can not use a AT&T phone on Verizon. AT&T uses GSM. Version uses CDMA.
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You can not use a AT&T phone on Verizon. AT&T uses GSM. Version uses CDMA.
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This is correct. The only other major carrier that you can use your phone on is T-Mobile. That said, if you are new to Verizon, chances are that you will be eligible for a subsidized phone. There are a ton of deals out there this holiday season for the GS3. You can get one for $60 on Amazon.
http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Galaxy-III-Android-Wireless/dp/B008HTJMY6
Hello, My friend bought 2 galaxy s3's. I bought one of him. It's AT&T branded, I know I'll need a simunlock. But what prepaid service is compatible with this? Should I just stick with AT&T? I was hoping to go with Straight Talk, Boost, Virgin Mobile.. Either one of these.
Thanks!
I believe boost and virgin are cdma. I know straight talk for sure is a gsm carrier and will work on the i747 variant.
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I believe boost and virgin are cdma. I know straight talk for sure is a gsm carrier and will work on the i747 variant.
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Ah that's right, Boost and Virgin are indeed CDMA. I guess I'll have to google the straight talk
straight talk, ATT GoPhone Prepaid Plan and T-Mobile monthly 4G to name a few.
Unfortunately prepaid plans do not currently offer LTE support so that will be a feature you'll miss out on.
xbeerdroiDx is also correct, virgin and boost are both incompatible because they are CDMA. The ATT version is a GSM device.
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straight talk, ATT GoPhone Prepaid Plan and T-Mobile monthly 4G to name a few.
Unfortunately prepaid plans do not currently offer LTE support so that will be a feature you'll miss out on.
xbeerdroiDx is also correct, virgin and boost are both incompatible because they are CDMA. The ATT version is a GSM device.
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Okay, Thanks!