Has anyone confirmed that Lte is working on this device. I know it has Lte bands and some of the custom roms have settings for this . I currently have my APN set to lte on beanstalk v2. Im thinking of switching to att since my phone is unlocked . I have heard that i should try flashing a skyrocket rom and radio to get this function working. If anyone can confirm that would be great. I would like to know before i switch. Also has anyone use this device with att ? If so how are youre download speeds with HSPA+? Thanks
spirodave said:
Has anyone confirmed that Lte is working on this device. I know it has Lte bands and some of the custom roms have settings for this . I currently have my APN set to lte on beanstalk v2. Im thinking of switching to att since my phone is unlocked . I have heard that i should try flashing a skyrocket rom and radio to get this function working. If anyone can confirm that would be great. I would like to know before i switch. Also has anyone use this device with att ? If so how are youre download speeds with HSPA+? Thanks
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I d/l'ed soundofmath's ATT port of Dirty Unicorns. Does not seem to function. My 4G never changes to LTE even know there is a setting that specifically defines either a 4G or LTE icon. I live in Phoenix, where LTE is everywhere. So IDK if I can confirm. D/L speed picked up a little on speedtest.net so maybe it is. I'm using the APN for the LTE network but its spotty on connection. So I just stick with the TMO one til I need the speed.
This phone doesn't have LTE. Those options are just there
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this phone does not have lte and never will.
lte bands on hercules
cgibbons51 said:
This phone doesn't have LTE. Those options are just there
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if you type *#2263# in the dialer it does so have lte bands. you might want to look into it. so lte is possible
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Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-T989 using Tapatalk[/QUOTE]if you type *#2263# in the dialer it does so have lte bands. you might want to look into it. so lte is possible
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this phone does not have lte and never will.
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when this phone was realeeased it was during talks of tmobile merger with att. it has the hardware for lte so it is possible. type *#2263# in your dialer and see for yourself. i unlocked this phone and i am on att and when i get lte working ill post ss. so to say it aint possible would be true if it didnt have the bands but it does. please tell me why it isnt possible
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this phone does not have lte and never will.
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sorry but you are wrong it does have lte bands. *#2263# shows lte bands which were left in the phone im assuming since the skyrocket is lte and basiclly hercules twin brother from another carrier.
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I d/l'ed soundofmath's ATT port of Dirty Unicorns. Does not seem to function. My 4G never changes to LTE even know there is a setting that specifically defines either a 4G or LTE icon. I live in Phoenix, where LTE is everywhere. So IDK if I can confirm. D/L speed picked up a little on speedtest.net so maybe it is. I'm using the APN for the LTE network but its spotty on connection. So I just stick with the TMO one til I need the speed.
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i put my phone on att and am flashing the skyrocket radio . since skyrocket is lte i am pretty sure i should be able to get it working. most people dont know this phone has lte bands. they were too lazy to remove them. lte should only work when using this phone on att. i will keep u posted.
I'll just add this....if lte were possible on this phone, I think devs would have had it working a long time ago.
But if someone does figure it out.....then kudos.
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I'll put good money on the radio supporting the LTE bands - but the device doesn't have connections or antennas for LTE.
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I'll put good money on the radio supporting the LTE bands - but the device doesn't have connections or antennas for LTE.
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Yup. Samsung was lazy and just put the options in for all S2 touchwiz roms, but of course the phones that don't support lte, like the t989 can't use it.
As I said, if lte were possible, smarter people than me would have had it working by now. Lol
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Yup. Samsung was lazy and just put the options in for all S2 touchwiz roms, but of course the phones that don't support lte, like the t989 can't use it.
As I said, if lte were possible, smarter people than me would have had it working by now. Lol
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Although, I was upgrading the TWRP currently installed on the phone, and Windows 8 installed a driver for "Samsung LTE Android Device". It was running a stock rooted debloated T-mobile rom.
But I still say it doesn't have the antennas.
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... *#2263# shows lte bands which were left in the phone ...
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That's an invalid code on my T989.
" Connection problem or invalid MMI code."
This phone doesn't have the antennas for LTE.
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CE20934 said:
That's an invalid code on my T989.
" Connection problem or invalid MMI code."
This phone doesn't have the antennas for LTE.
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The setting are in there and the code works as long as you are on stock... Also it has been clarified that they were to lazy to remove the settings. But for fun next time you are on stock check it out
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kj2112 said:
Yup. Samsung was lazy and just put the options in for all S2 touchwiz roms, but of course the phones that don't support lte, like the t989 can't use it.
As I said, if lte were possible, smarter people than me would have had it working by now. Lol
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Thank you for clarifing it . I realized that could be the issue but was hoping for a miracle that they gave a hidden bonus. So its a hardware problem. I wish you would have posted in the other forum a long time ago... Time to remove some of my post..
Use new pac man. 3g uncapped and lte good to go
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Morning guys...
This is my very first thread on this forum so please bear with me if something was not done the right way.
Since I couldn't find an specific thread for this specific topic that's why I decided to post a new thread on this.
This thread will help you get a Stock AT&T Samsung SGH-i317 Galaxy Note II LTE phone with a stock ROM into Simple Mobile network with working 4G.
I can't guarantee this method would work on other Galaxy Note II models so please make sure your phone is exactly the same as the specs described on this link.
Also please be aware I cannot and will not be responsible for any damage this thread could cause to your phone. All I can say is, I tried this myself on my own phone and it worked for me and my only intention here is to share my experience to other users on my same situation.
So let's get into business!
Verify the phone specs. Please make sure your phone is an AT&T Samsung SGH-i317 Galaxy Note II LTE phone and that it matches the specs described here.
Get your phone unlocked. On a personal note this appears to be a must, so if you can't get it unlocked for some reason don't even bother moving forward down the list. I followed this thread to unlock my phone. Yes, the thread is for a Galaxy Note I, but it still worked for me.
Get it rooted. That can be done here.
Flash a stock T-Mobile ROM. That also can be done here which is the same thread as of step 3.
Enable AWS band. Is worth mentioning if you made it here successfully, then you already can use Simple Mobile just fine!, however you'll be stuck on 2G/EDGE unless you Enable AWS band here. This will let you enable 3G and 4G on your phone!.
Now at this point I'm sure you may be able to use another ROM of your desire, but I'm not 100% sure if that would work. On my personal recommendation I would first try the 5 steps EXACTLY as described above. Then if you still want to use another ROM, then you may need to repeat steps 4 and 5 with another ROM.
Now I also want to say, the credit is not all mine here. All I did was to compile the information altogether for you guys. Please don't forget to thank me, as well as the original thread owners compiled in this list.
Good luck in the Kitchen!
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Wait, You Menchtened LTE and 4G, And in which T-Mobile doesnt have. T-Mobile has 3G/3.5G HSPA+ but not 4G..
U dont need aws band on at&t phonez lmao noobs all u need is your phone unlocked and youll get on t-mobiles fake 4g .its cause t-mobile now shares at&t spectrum stop giveing people false info.
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That is not entirely true sir. Not ALL areas have the 1900mhz Tmobile yet. You do need to unlock the AWS band for some areas to get the 4g. In my area (South Florida) they happen to have the 1900mhz 4g. I know because I sold an unlocked Infuse 4g (AT&T phone) to a buddy with a tmobile sim card and he got 4g on his phone.
rootyourphones said:
U dont need aws band on at&t phonez lmao noobs all u need is your phone unlocked and youll get on t-mobiles fake 4g .its cause t-mobile now shares at&t spectrum stop giveing people false info.
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lol ignorance speaks. People, dont listen to this clown.
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That is not entirely true sir. Not ALL areas have the 1900mhz Tmobile yet. You do need to unlock the AWS band for some areas to get the 4g. In my area (South Florida) they happen to have the 1900mhz 4g. I know because I sold an unlocked Infuse 4g (AT&T phone) to a buddy with a tmobile sim card and he got 4g on his phone.
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Good information man. Ignore the OTHER GUY that is giving false information.
Everything worked for me, except one thing: CDMA VS GSM preference.
My CDMA signal is weak, so 4g cuts out. The phone just wants to default to EDGE as a first priority. How can I make CDMA the default preference so I always get 4g when available?
thanks!
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lol ignorance speaks. People, dont listen to this clown.
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Yeah who listening to you.
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I have a sgh-i317 with at&t radio uamc3 or something like that and jedi master 14 with aws mod. I also restored my friends nv item backup from his sgh-t889 with jedi master 14. I am getting the 4g bands but my phone will not connect to the lte bands of t mobile. is anyone else having this problem? I have tried everything to get lte includes odin to stock wich should allow me to connect to tmobiles lte but wont. other people are connecting with no problem. can anyonw help me think of more ways to fix this. or is this particular phone not support 1700mhzaws. I really dont get it as the specs everyware state it does. also when I select all lte bands and selct t mobile it say unable to connect, try again later. I put my sim in a s4 t mobile and lte works so it cant be the sim. I also put at&t sim in my phone and lte works so my lte chip/radio is working fine. is maybe the free unlock methode not unlocking my phone completely? any way to relock and do it with an an unlock code. franky I am puzzled. I am in an area getting t mobile lte, confirmed on both my friends with a note 2 and s4 from t mobile.
My wife and I are considering taking our tmobile phones over to AT&T. There both unlocked... Note 2 & sg3. Question I have is would I have to flash AT&T modems and roms to be able to fully utilize the new network? Just don't want to end up with bricks. AT&T already told me both devices unlocked will work fine on the network.
Wat I'm asking is if I can utilize the lte on the t-889 if I put it on AT&T? I found a bunch of threads with mixed responses.
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My wife and I are considering taking our tmobile phones over to AT&T. There both unlocked... Note 2 & sg3. Question I have is would I have to flash AT&T modems and roms to be able to fully utilize the new network? Just don't want to end up with bricks. AT&T already told me both devices unlocked will work fine on the network.
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It should work fine but the only problem is you wont have LTE
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It should work fine but the only problem is you wont have LTE
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Why's that? AT&T says I will be able to use lte since my area has it. If not I probably won't do this. As I've said I've read mixed responses. Could I flash AT&T radios to utilize it?
It will give you weak service because att and t mobile run on different bands which is hardware related not software
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It will give you weak service because att and t mobile run on different bands which is hardware related not software
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I dunno about that as many said everything works but LTE. I have also read a few that says they have LTE enabled. That's what's confusing. I may go to AT&T tomorrow and have them test a sim before I decide to switch. I assume if I change to AT&T apn ill get better 4g speed at least. The limitation your speaking to its a locked radio for the t-889 that prevents LTE from being enabled currently.
I can't quickly tell, but if it has LTE support on band 17 (700MHz) then it will work. It's a T-Mobile phone so it has support on band 4 which AT&T only uses for a very small part of its LTE network.
Like you said the radio it comes with might be locked to not allow LTE. If you can flash an AT&T radio without issue then you'd be able to see if it works.
If I were to guess I'd say it would have the right band since it's basically the same phone that AT&T sells.
Does it at least get hspa+ and 3G? I can wait for lte.
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Does it at least get hspa+ and 3G? I can wait for lte.
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It should. Just put an AT&T SIM in and see.
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It should. Just put an AT&T SIM in and see.
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I'll be going to AT&T tomorrow to test before I switch carriers.
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Why's that? AT&T says I will be able to use lte since my area has it. If not I probably won't do this. As I've said I've read mixed responses. Could I flash AT&T radios to utilize it?
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The AT&T rep you spoke to definitely isnt informed on the hardware issue.
If you are switching over you should just sell those two phones you have and just buy new ones since its new activation Im sure you can get a good price on the phones
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The AT&T rep you spoke to definitely isnt informed on the hardware issue.
If you are switching over you should just sell those two phones you have and just buy new ones since its new activation Im sure you can get a good price on the phones
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From what I understand its not hardware, it's because of a radio limitation currently. Lte isn't enabled yet on the t-889. That's why I asked if I could flash a AT&T radio. As long as I get 4g and 3G ill switch. The whole point was to save $$ on buying new devices.
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From what I understand its not hardware, it's because of a radio limitation currently. Lte isn't enabled yet on the t-889. That's why I asked if I could flash a AT&T radio. As long as I get 4g and 3G ill switch. The whole point was to save $$ on buying new devices.
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Well please understand it's hardware. Been that way forever
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brandonarev said:
Well please understand it's hardware. Been that way forever
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Well as long as I get 3G and decent hspa+ speeds ill be happy. I'll be getting the s4 anyways when it comes out. I don't have lte anyways with tmobile lol.
I've been seeing a lot of LTE buzz going around in the tmo GN2 forums and I want to get some clarification.
My understanding is that there are two versions of the T-Mobile Galaxy Note II: SGH-T889 and the SGH-T889V, with the latter being LTE-enabled. I have the SGH-T889. The buzz leads me to believe that the regular SGH-T889 does have dormant LTE capabilities which can be activated by flashing the newest radio. Is this true? Or is it only the SGH-T889V that has LTE?
I purchased this phone fully expecting zero LTE capability. All I really wanted was ~15Mbps, and HSPA+ typically delivers between 13-18Mbps depending on recenption in my area, so I'm pretty satisfied. However, I believe T-Mobile does have LTE in my area, so if my phone does have LTE capabilities that can be activated, that would be a nice bonus.
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I've been seeing a lot of LTE buzz going around in the tmo GN2 forums and I want to get some clarification.
My understanding is that there are two versions of the T-Mobile Galaxy Note II: SGH-T889 and the SGH-T889V, with the latter being LTE-enabled. I have the SGH-T889. The buzz leads me to believe that the regular SGH-T889 does have dormant LTE capabilities which can be activated by flashing the newest radio. Is this true? Or is it only the SGH-T889V that has LTE?
I purchased this phone fully expecting zero LTE capability. All I really wanted was ~15Mbps, and HSPA+ typically delivers between 13-18Mbps depending on recenption in my area, so I'm pretty satisfied. However, I believe T-Mobile does have LTE in my area, so if my phone does have LTE capabilities that can be activated, that would be a nice bonus.
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jerm1027 said:
I've been seeing a lot of LTE buzz going around in the tmo GN2 forums and I want to get some clarification.
My understanding is that there are two versions of the T-Mobile Galaxy Note II: SGH-T889 and the SGH-T889V, with the latter being LTE-enabled. I have the SGH-T889. The buzz leads me to believe that the regular SGH-T889 does have dormant LTE capabilities which can be activated by flashing the newest radio. Is this true? Or is it only the SGH-T889V that has LTE?
I purchased this phone fully expecting zero LTE capability. All I really wanted was ~15Mbps, and HSPA+ typically delivers between 13-18Mbps depending on recenption in my area, so I'm pretty satisfied. However, I believe T-Mobile does have LTE in my area, so if my phone does have LTE capabilities that can be activated, that would be a nice bonus.
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889 is tmo, 889V is americas hat (canadian)
You are correct in believing that 889 has dormant lte capabilities.
Search for teshs thread and upgrade ur modem.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=37329397
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Thanks for the clarification! Will flash the newest modem.
Reviving my own thread here, but I need some LTE clarification, part 2.
So, I'm in San Jose, which is suppose to be one of T-Mobile's LTE markets, and I have the latest modem (UVBMB4) running Sons of Android build 4. My network mode is set to "LTE/GSM/WCDMA", but I don't see any indication that I'm connected to LTE. My status icon is still H/H+, but one of the known issues is that the icon can be "wonky". Is there anyway to confirm wether or not I am connected to LTE?
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Reviving my own thread here, but I need some LTE clarification, part 2.
So, I'm in San Jose, which is suppose to be one of T-Mobile's LTE markets, and I have the latest modem (UVBMB4) running Sons of Android build 4. My network mode is set to "LTE/GSM/WCDMA", but I don't see any indication that I'm connected to LTE. My status icon is still H/H+, but one of the known issues is that the icon can be "wonky". Is there anyway to confirm wether or not I am connected to LTE?
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if you get lte is will show 4g in the status bar since ur on cm
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if you get lte is will show 4g in the status bar since ur on cm
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I don't see 4G, just H/H+. Any idea what I'm doing wrong here?
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I don't see 4G, just H/H+. Any idea what I'm doing wrong here?
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Nothing you don't have lte where your at
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Nothing you don't have lte where your at
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I find that hard to believe. Again, San Jose is suppose to have LTE, and it has been reported to reach Fremont, which is 20 minutes from where I live in (North) San Jose.
One thing I've noticed, if I have the LTE option enabled, I'll lose all data connection after the phone sleeps a while. In order to restore data, I have disable LTE, and reset the radio (enable then disable Airplane mode).
I'm fairly convinced it's a software bug or configuration issue, but I suppose I could be in an LTE dead-zone. I also doubt that, since I live in a fairly open area, and cell phone reception has never been an issue for me, not CDMA, GSM, HSPA, or WiMAX, which was notorious for spotty reception. Not to mention, according to OpenSignal, it works down the street from where I live.
http://opensignal.com/reports/t-mobile-lte-rollout/
Why dont you go/call near by tmobile store and check.
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I find that hard to believe. Again, San Jose is suppose to have LTE, and it has been reported to reach Fremont, which is 20 minutes from where I live in (North) San Jose.
One thing I've noticed, if I have the LTE option enabled, I'll lose all data connection after the phone sleeps a while. In order to restore data, I have disable LTE, and reset the radio (enable then disable Airplane mode).
I'm fairly convinced it's a software bug or configuration issue, but I suppose I could be in an LTE dead-zone. I also doubt that, since I live in a fairly open area, and cell phone reception has never been an issue for me, not CDMA, GSM, HSPA, or WiMAX, which was notorious for spotty reception. Not to mention, according to OpenSignal, it works down the street from where I live.
http://opensignal.com/reports/t-mobile-lte-rollout/
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Just because they say you have LTE in your area doesn't mean it's fully up and operational just yet. T-mobile is still working on getting ALL the towers upgraded for LTE. Give it time and you'll probably see LTE start popping up more and more.
And before you make comments about how they should have been prepared blah blah blah; go check the LTE thread because it's been done MANY times.
I understand that this phone has the same hardware and supports the ATT LTE bands. I am done with locked bootloaders, I need confirmation someone is using this phone on ATT Network w LTE successfully without any hacks..
Any other feedback will be great (call quality, radio performance on ATT network)
Seriously pondering getting the T-MO version. I am hoping I can get one off contract.
TIA
I am currently using the phone on at&t. LTE works. Just make sure you set your APN right. I just disabled WiFi calling because it is not supported.
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Yes I am. I had to add the apn and then choose lte in the network section. Works great though.
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Same here. Rooted, unlocked and running very smoothly, no lag at all.
Just need to get a case for it.
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what is the apn setting bc im looking to switch to t mobile with the s3 att
I am NOT able to get this to work at all on mine. I am unlocked, rooted and I am using a red pocket sim that uses AT&T towers.
Any suggestions?
Did you get an unlock code from tmo, a 3rd party, or some sort of debug method a la s3 and note 2?
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Did you get an unlock code from tmo, a 3rd party, or some sort of debug method a la s3 and note 2?
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I'm considering buying the TMO variant to use on AT&T as well and I have a few questions related to this topic:
Would service reception be restricted to just LTE or can the T-Mobile S4 still receive AT&T's E, 3G, etc as well when used on AT&T's network?
Also, and I'm sure this is dependent on the answer to my first question, would the T-Mobile S4 work with the AT&T 3G Microcell?
Whos Lte is faster tmobiles or att.
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Whos Lte is faster tmobiles or att.
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hard to answer; it really depends on the area, but for the most part im pretty confident in saying t-mobiles LTE is faster.
see attached photo
I've been using the T-Mobile version on AT&T for a few days. I unlocked using the debug menu instructions in this forum, setup the AT&T LTE APN and set the preferred network to LTE. It works fine on LTE, hspa, etc.
Speed test results were 53Mb down, 19Mb up, 66ms ping in Raleigh, NC.
I gave away my microcell with my POS iPhone because the Samsung phones performed OK without it. So, I can't answer whether the T-Mobile version will work correctly with a microcell.
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Help please...
Hi all,
I have a Galaxy S4 I9500, I keep my brightness at full all the time. When I finish playing games even "subway surfer" for 10 minutes, and exit to the desktop, I find that brightness is lowered alittle bit & increase gradually to the previous state which is full brightness (from 5 to 10 seconds). Could this be a result of that when playing games, the device uses the 1.6 quad core CPU and upon exit it takes alittle time (those 5 to 10 seconds) to shift to the 1.2 quad core CPU?
Really need your help.
Thanks alot.
So it seems this is the perfect phone to use on AT&T due to all that bootloader problems and crap on the AT&T version.
So folks still running fine without issues with this device on AT&T's network? I know LTE bands over lap so those are fine and the specs for the other frequencies all line up too but any problems with any data or voice stuff at this point after more time has passed? Including text and media messaging?
Screwbal said:
So folks still running fine without issues with this device on AT&T's network? I know LTE bands over lap so those are fine and the specs for the other frequencies all line up too but any problems with any data or voice stuff at this point after more time has passed? Including text and media messaging?
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I had left an area with LTE coverage before I was able to network unlock, so I can't comment as to how LTE is working... but I've had no problems using it on Edge or 3G, texting/mms, etc. It even works flawlessly on my Microcell with no modifications other than the network unlock.
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I understand that this phone has the same hardware and supports the ATT LTE bands. I am done with locked bootloaders, I need confirmation someone is using this phone on ATT Network w LTE successfully without any hacks..
Any other feedback will be great (call quality, radio performance on ATT network)
Seriously pondering getting the T-MO version. I am hoping I can get one off contract.
TIA
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Mohan,
Which phone are you getting? The T-mobile version or the Google S4? I read online that the Google version of S4 is the same as the T-mobile version. I'm a T-mobile customer but I want to follow you using the Embryo rom on your new phone selection and hopefully get wifi-calling feature. I'm currently using the Embryo rom on my T989. Thanks.
adding an APN ... issues
lemme ask what will undoubtedly be a noob question. i've unlocked my T-Mo S4. confirmed. i popped in my AT&T iPhone 5's SIM card and boot up. i see that i have a signal, am able to make and receive phone calls. but no data. when i look at the APN, i'm seeing Cingular APN. what gives? i thought the phone would auto-detect and attach to the correct APN and i'd be good-to-go. thoughts? do i need to manually add the APN? I have all of the info necessary. when i try to add the APN, i am able to get to the proper menu, add all of the info. however, when i try to "save" the info, it never shows up as an APN for me to select. so whatever info i've just entered was never saved.
help!
Has anyone here bought an unlocked AT&T S3 to use on the MetroPCS/Tmobile network? If so has there been any issues? shorter battery life, bad connectivity?
I am debating getting the S3 unlocked or HTC One S. I would prefer the HTC One S but it doesn't have microSD slot
I have a SGH T999 Lte at&t branded unlocked and use on TMobile with the T999L lte rom with no ill effects.
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I have a SGH T999 Lte at&t branded unlocked and use on TMobile with the T999L lte rom with no ill effects.
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Is that the same model as my phone? So it would be advisable, after I got the S3 to flash it with a MetroPCS ROM after activation by Metro?
I thought there would be no need of a flash if I got an unlocked phone.
edo101 said:
Has anyone here bought an unlocked AT&T S3 to use on the MetroPCS/Tmobile network? If so has there been any issues? shorter battery life, bad connectivity?
I am debating getting the S3 unlocked or HTC One S. I would prefer the HTC One S but it doesn't have microSD slot
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You will have issues with 3G HSPA+ on 1700mhz, but 2G EDGE & 4G LTE will work just fine. If you live in a large metro area with a lot of LTE coverage it will be fine. I just went through this with my wife's phone, she had to have the Red one (AT&T specific).
edo101 said:
Is that the same model as my phone? So it would be advisable, after I got the S3 to flash it with a MetroPCS ROM after activation by Metro?
I thought there would be no need of a flash if I got an unlocked phone.
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There is no need to flash anything, just unlock it and add/edit the APN for TMo.
DJ_SpaRky said:
You will have issues with 3G HSPA+ on 1700mhz, but 2G EDGE & 4G LTE will work just fine. If you live in a large metro area with a lot of LTE coverage it will be fine. I just went through this with my wife's phone, she had to have the Red one (AT&T specific).
There is no need to flash anything, just unlock it and add/edit the APN for TMo.
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Sweet thanks! Both areas that I frequent have 4G and LTE coverage. My only concern is when I'm driving long distances which I often do, being in college and losing 2G signal in the middle of no where. So far with my Metro phones, I haven't seen anywhere I had 3G coverage. its always 2G and 4G/LTE
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Sweet thanks! Both areas that I frequent have 4G and LTE coverage. My only concern is when I'm driving long distances which I often do, being in college and losing 2G signal in the middle of no where. So far with my Metro phones, I haven't seen anywhere I had 3G coverage. its always 2G and 4G/LTE
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Good, that is exactly what we are seeing as well. Mostly LTE coverage with EDGE to fallback on. Most all Metro areas and major highways/interstates will have good coverage. Funny enough we live in the middle of nowhere, but there is a major highway nearby so we get LTE coverage.
On a side note, US carriers marketed HSPA as 3G and HSPA+ as 4g, but both are technically 3G. True 4G is LTE. I am not sure if Metro ever had HSPA service, I think that they were just CDMA then later added LTE and have been migrated to TMo's GSM/HSPA network which now uses Metro's LTE as well. Only the newer GSM Based phones would connect to HSPA.
I have my s3 i747 unlocked an on metro I cannot get no data
banks2878 said:
I have my s3 i747 unlocked an on metro I cannot get no data
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Check your APN settings.
i cant even get to the apn's when i goto more network then mobile networks it says insert Sim card to access network services but calling an text work fine
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i cant even get to the apn's when i goto more network then mobile networks it says insert Sim card to access network services but calling an text work fine
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What firmware are you running?
Sent from my SGH-T999 using Tapatalk
4.3 rooted.. I got data now that I flashed a modem but its very slow datai don't know how to find the right 1..heres what the one I downloaded is called modem_CWM_I747UCUEMJB
Define Slow data please. Post Speed test results.
normally around 0.15mbs but sometimes it works great and I get around 15.00mbs
Given this is not an LTE device, that sounds about right. Weather, tower congestion do affect results.
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Given this is not an LTE device, that sounds about right. Weather, tower congestion do affect results.
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The I747 is an LTE device, my wife's (running on TMo) works just fine on LTE, just not HSPA+ 1700MHz. I'll run speed test if people would like.
Unlocked att siii will not access metro/t-mobile data
Can someone verify for me what the correct apn settings are? Should there be a network operator? And since I think the apn is finally right, do you have any more suggestions? Also, do you know if this is CDMA or GSM?
can I ask why people want to buy an ATT phone to use on a Tmobile carrier? On the S4 and Note versions, people buy Tmobile phones and use them on ATT, myself included. This is because of the bootloader, and the Tmobile phones cover ATT LTE channels while not the opposite.
Wasn't planned
I didn't intentionally set out to buy an AT&T phone, I was just looking to upgrade and this was the best deal. Or at least it looked to be on the surface. Do I just need to forget it and try to sell it?
If you are in an area recently upgraded by T-Mobile, the I747 will work just fine. However, if you are in an are not upgraded with LTE, etc, it's waay more trouble than its worth. The above post about not getting HSPA+21/42 is worth considering too though.
T-Mobile and AT&T are both GSM networks btw.
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I am actually on Metro P.S, but they are on the T-mobile network now in Atlanta, Ga where I live. We do run 4glte,but so far the fastest mine will connect to shows "E" on my phone, edge maybe? One of the many I've spoken with at metro said E is 3g. One of their repair techs said I needed a different SIM card because I had a CDMA phone but when I got to the store that had one he said it was a GSM phone. It's already about been more trouble than it is worth, but as much effort as I've put into it already, I'd like to resolve it.