I just got what was advertised as an e980 for att and i want to unlock it for tmobile. I got an e988 and i wanted to know before i go buy a sim card if it will work on tmobile lte and hspa+ because if i only get 2g i'm returning it and looking for the right model.
if it doesn't i am going to try to get a return for it because it was not as advertised :/
I have looked up but i'm not sure which bands the e988 has compared to the e980.
also does the e988 have an at&t back plate? mine has the att logo on the back. I'm wondering if the guy was placing at&t back on the wrong model to try to sell them.
I'm not sure if this will help, but I have an e980 that I use with TMobile, and a few of the roms when flashed change the device type to e988, and it still works with T-Mobile.
bqd37340 said:
I'm not sure if this will help, but I have an e980 that I use with TMobile, and a few of the roms when flashed change the device type to e988, and it still works with T-Mobile.
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do you get lte or hsdpa+ ?
I get both, you just have to set the proper APN for tmobile LTE
What are the correct settings to get MMS. The MMS won't download right now.
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Canadian here,
I picked up an LG P999DW Optimus G2X (Optimus 2x) Link and I unlocked it with the Octopus. I have put in a Rogers(GSM) Sim and I cannot get it to work with 3G even after I put in the correct APN settings. Can anyone help me get 3G working please?
Thanks,
Freerider_4life
Bump, can someone please give me a hand with this? 2g is terribly slow
Make sure the phone and sim are cooperating
I'm sorry to hear that you are having issues with getting the right network, but you might wanna check with the phone's hardware, and ask the people who you bought it from. I remember my brother got an iPhone 4S unlocked straight from Apple store, and even though the iPhone 4S supports at least 3G speed, my brother is not getting the 3G speed because he is using a T-Mobile powered SIM, not exactly T-Mobile. At the same time, I use that exact same SIM on my HTC G2 and I get 4G/HSPA+ speed, so it clearly depends on the phone.
The phone itself and the SIM has to cooperate in order for you to get the speed you deserve for that phone.
Hope that helps, I don't know much but I've noticed it a lot.
it all depends on bands, most unlocked devices only get EDGE(or 2g) on other networks it will only get 4g or 3g on the device the carrier it was made for unless the phone was made otherwise
freerider_4life said:
Canadian here,
I picked up an LG P999DW Optimus G2X (Optimus 2x and I unlocked it with the Octopus. I have put in a Rogers(GSM) Sim and I cannot get it to work with 3G even after I put in the correct APN settings. Can anyone help me get 3G working please?
Thanks,
Freerider_4life
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Hey, were you able to get this to work on Rogers 3G?
Zeppelin89 said:
Hey, were you able to get this to work on Rogers 3G?
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I have the same problem. Unlocked P999 from Wind and I'm using it for Fido (Rogers network) but I can only get 2g.
so i just got my SM-900W8 for Wind mobile today, had to buy it with two months service, but then was able to send half of the money i put down on that service over to my old account, switch the sims, and now i have my same old number and plan on my new note, and i'm only out an extra 20 bucks (still bull****, i know, but i wanted it today and wasn't going to deal with waiting, for any reason.... maybe too impatient lol)
anyways, after i bought it, i stopped by the bell store and asked what model they sell... they showed me the box and it was the exact same model number... SM-900W8. i then went to rogers, same thing, and telus i presume will be the same since bell and telus share towers etc
so, my question is, if i unlocked my phone, could i simply go get a bell rogers or telus sim card, and throw it in, and have it work? the region issue is a non-starter for two reasons - first i didn't even have that region lock sticker on my box, but second, the robelus sims would all be the same region, so it shouldn't matter in the least. what i'm wondering is, would the bands be the same, or at least some of the same to the point of working? i know that wind uses AWS bands and robelus does not, but since they are the same model number, is it possible that they have radios that are compatible with all four carriers in this phone?
if not, can someone explain to me how to find out what networks this phone would work on? i mean, it sounds like people are unlocking their tmobile phone and using it on att, and from what i remembered, att is not aws, and i thought that rogers and att phones worked together... ARGG what gives here?
also, are the tmo phones the same model number as mine? or did they use different phones than wind this time around?
finally, if i'm looking to root this or put a rom on this, am i looking for the tmo roms and other stuff like i was with my sgs3 or am i looking for something else with this new phone? where can i find this info... i haven't been able to find much about this yet, i guess not many people have this phone on wind yet
W8 model also has AWS HSPA and LTE.
Check phonescoop.
mingkee said:
W8 model also has AWS HSPA and LTE.
Check phonescoop.
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Thanks for the answer, but I don't know for sure what bands the big three use, can anyone tell me if this phone will work on those big networks?
Also, any answers to my other questions ?
Rogers, Bell and Wind all use the SM-900W8 variant probably with just a different modem / QCP file.
So does this mean that there is some chance of, in the future when things get cracked, of flashing a new modem etc onto it our something
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So does this mean that there is some chance of, in the future when things get cracked, of flashing a new modem etc onto it our something
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to answer my own question, yes, i unlocked my n900w8 from wind with an unlock code, and i was able to see whatever networks were attached to the sim i put in it. rogers, bell, telus, koodo, virgin, fido, wind, probabaly chatr if you really wanted to use this device on that dumb ass carrier
so yes, you dont even need to flash other modems... it just works
i did try flashing bell/rogers/puerto rico roms on my device and all had the same result, it all worked, and it all worked fine
Samsung galaxy note 3 SM-N900W8 from videotron (canada)
Hi, i have a Samsung galaxy note 3 SM-N900W8 from videotron (canada) and i unlock with a code to use it with fido and the phone show only the 3G internet, is there a way to enable the LTE? when i go to setting mobile network, network mode show me only 3 options WCDMA/GSM (auto connect) or WCDMA only or GSM only. I tried to root the device to do like this forum said ( http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2489766 ) and when i root it it says pass but it stuck on rebooting and something red is written on the next line and samsung logo is there too. anyone can help me to enable the LTE network?
Got scammed today. Bought a used Find 7a but it only work with AT&T. Put my Tmobile sim card has no network signal.
I thought this phone came unlocked. Does anyone know how to unlock it ?
And you did check to see that apn settings are correct, right? Some earlier versions had to have a setting changed to work with tmobile. I use tmobile with no problems
I did check the APN, seems there. But it saids no sim detected or something.
My main question is no company here in LA carry this phone include the big one like ATT and Tmobile. This Oppo is import from China.
I will assume that this is unlocked. Especially my friend stick in his AT&T sim card to my Oppo and it works like a charm. It shows LTE.
If that works with ATT, why would Tmobile not working ? Just I have no clue.
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And you did check to see that apn settings are correct, right? Some earlier versions had to have a setting changed to work with tmobile. I use tmobile with no problems
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Do you know which version you have? x9000, x9005, x9006, or x9007?
You need the x9006 version AND the US version.
oh that I don't know. To be honest I don't know much about this phone. Except the Oneplus one. I got it for my daughter.
So if AT&T works, does it mean I got the x9006 and the US version ?
Cause right now phone don't detect my t-mobile sim.
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Do you know which version you have? x9000, x9005, x9006, or x9007?
You need the x9006 version AND the US version.
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benzso63 said:
oh that I don't know. To be honest I don't know much about this phone. Except the Oneplus one. I got it for my daughter.
So if AT&T works, does it mean I got the x9006 and the US version ?
Cause right now phone don't detect my t-mobile sim.
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From what I can tell, the European has a couple of bands that At&t may use, but not tmobile. Try wiping from recovery. Or maybe even an AOSP rom to see if it's ColorOS. Another option would be to try flashing a different modem
Wrong choice getting this phone. I am going to sell it today lol.
farenteria said:
From what I can tell, the European has a couple of bands that At&t may use, but not tmobile. Try wiping from recovery. Or maybe even an AOSP rom to see if it's ColorOS. Another option would be to try flashing a different modem
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Hello, I have a LG G3 D855 SEA V20c running 5.0. I'm looking for permanent fix for LTE. I'm located in Montreal, Canada running on the Rogers network. I recently rooted the phone . I'm looking for suggestions on how to best achieve this.
I have tried the 3845#*855# method but it has to be redone whenever the phone restarts also you get limited 4G coverage with this phone variant
Thanks,
John
shade69 said:
Hello, I have a LG G3 D855 SEA V20c running 5.0. I'm looking for permanent fix for LTE. I'm located in Montreal, Canada running on the Rogers network. I recently rooted the phone . I'm looking for suggestions on how to best achieve this.
I have tried the 3845#*855# method but it has to be redone whenever the phone restarts also you get limited 4G coverage with this phone variant
Thanks,
John
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Im just trying to help and apologize if you have already done this but i believe Rogers uses a slightly different apn setting for lte. I havent been with the carrier for over a year now so make sure you got the right settings! If it isnt that then im guessing you are referring to the difference in cellular bands. I do know that USA carriers use a different lte band than us canadians and that for the note 3 devices there was a way to unlock the qualcom chip to enable it but i have not seen such things for the g3 as of yet. Hope i helped:good:
shade69 said:
Hello, I have a LG G3 D855 SEA V20c running 5.0. I'm looking for permanent fix for LTE. I'm located in Montreal, Canada running on the Rogers network. I recently rooted the phone . I'm looking for suggestions on how to best achieve this.
I have tried the 3845#*855# method but it has to be redone whenever the phone restarts also you get limited 4G coverage with this phone variant
Thanks,
John
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Please check the signals that the 4G band for Rodgers runs on
Sometimes the D855 international variant does not include the signal band that LTE runs on
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Please check the signals that the 4G band for Rodgers runs on
Sometimes the D855 international variant does not include the signal band that LTE runs on
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Im just trying to help and apologize if you have already done this but i believe Rogers uses a slightly different apn setting for lte. I havent been with the carrier for over a year now so make sure you got the right settings! If it isnt that then im guessing you are referring to the difference in cellular bands. I do know that USA carriers use a different lte band than us canadians and that for the note 3 devices there was a way to unlock the qualcom chip to enable it but i have not seen such things for the g3 as of yet. Hope i helped:good:
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Hi thanks for your response. I'm using the lte apn and band 7. I get limited lte coverage mostly H and 3g
Then probably its a APN issue
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Then probably its a APN issue
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any ideas ?
shade69 said:
any ideas ?
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Umm im guessing you have tried deleting and reimporting the apn already right?
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Umm im guessing you have tried deleting and reimporting the apn already right?
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Yup
shade69 said:
Yup
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So do you get lte sometimes? If so it may just be Rogers garbage lte coverage.
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So do you get lte sometimes? If so it may just be Rogers garbage lte coverage.
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My note 2 get's excellent LTE coverage. I think I will flash it with the stock HK rom, I think I will have better LTE control and hopefully better coverage.
Hi I have a lg g3 d850 (AT&T) and i want to install the tmobile rom, what do i have to do?????? thx
You'll need to sell your 850 and get an 851. The ROMs (firmware, actually) aren't cross compatible. There are physical differences in the phones.
However, if you want to use the 850 on T-Mobile, first make sure it is SIM-unlocked (talk to ATT or find an online solution), then just put in your ATT APN info and you should be good to go. Certain functionality won't be there (wifi calling).
There might be discussion about attempts to port wifi calling over to the ATT phone, in the 850 discussion areas. This area is for things that pertain to the 851 so you won't find much here.
Good luck!
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Hi I have a lg g3 d850 (AT&T) and i want to install the tmobile rom, what do i have to do?????? thx
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you can't