Hey all. Hopefully this isn't as obvious as I think it is. I have a Verizon Note 3 and recently dropped Verizon and went to Tmobile prepaid. I flashed Alliance's rom from the Verizon forum here and all seems to be working although sometimes the calls and connection are a little flaky. My question is this. ..since I am on Tmobile service now, should I be flashing Tmo ROMs here or should I stick with flashing Verizon Roms since that is the original maker of the phone? Thanks in advance guys
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As long as the hardware is the same, and I believe it is, you'll probably get much better service on a T-Mobile ROM. Wait for a second opinion though.
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Hello, Just changed from Tmobile to ATT. I already unlocked it, and am running it on 4G. Sad part is, download is only like 1-3 Mbps it seems. While my Iphone 5 can get close to 7 Mbps (Now this is just 4G band, NOT LTE)
So I am wondering if there are some tweaks I need to adjust in the build.prop or anything else. Atm I just use the stock rom thats rooted. (Since it seems nice enough for JB and honestly, I havent figured out which custom rom beats the stock rom 100% without losing any features.
Also noticed I cant install the ATT Visual voicemail as it claims device isnt compatible. (Which that I am sure I can use a build.prop edit for the model. Question is, which model and items do I need to adjust and to what value?)
Anyways, if anyone has some good advice about using the tmobile S3 on ATT and getting it tweaked to be the best it can be, or a rom that is perfect for switching between ATT and Tmobile (should I use my prepay tmo sim in it again) and provide high data speed. Would be great.
Oh also.. just so I know. Can I use the ROMs posted in this ATT section of XDA for the t999 tmo s3 or do I need to still only use roms from the tmo s3 section of xda? Thanks. =)
Probably you are better off posting this in TMo section too... cos there would be higher chances for finding someone who already tried putting the AT&T version of ROM on his TMo phone.
Posted there too, not much luck on responses yet. So figured maybe this side knows more. I dont even know if one can use the ATT Xda rom side for the tmo s3 for example. Was there any hardware differences (aside from the radio since I know tmos doesnt have LTE) Also what is the model for ATT s3 for the build.prop?
Anyone least know if the roms in ATT section would even work on the Tmobile model? Kinda thinking I should switch out and have all the setups and apps for ATT.
So I have a Note 2 and I did have an S3, and the S3 was at&t but it was unlocked so it worked. And then I bought this, it was on 4.1.2, downgraded to UVALJ1, unlocked it, and it would work it little areas in the city, but the signal wasn't ever strong, I got 4G once. this is only my 2nd GSM phone so I'm note entirely sure what I'm doing. So if some one could possibly help me get my phone working, I would really appreciate it.
Okay, I'm sure the information is all out there, so before I get told to search forums or google, I have. My issue is that I'm just having the hardest time putting all the scattered information together and understanding it. There's too much information to decipher whats needed, accurate andd up to date for my situation. So I was wondering if someone whose done this before could just give me the straight to guide.
I have verizon, my girlfriend has sprint. She broke her S4. I have an old verizon note 2 that is unlocked, rooted, custom recovery and on CM11.
What I need to do is get it on the sprint network and get her service switched over to it.
I know it has something to do with APN settings, but there's so many different ones whether it's for internet and MMS. I basically just want her to be able to use it to make phone calls and maybe regular texts. I got all confused when I saw things dealing with PRL and what not, so I don't actually know which things I need to make this work.
I put the sim card from her S4 into my Verizon note 2 and opened the access point settings under mobile network. There are a bunch of sprint ones in there now, I don't know which one to choose. I tried the one just labeled "Sprint" and then rebooted to get the APN settings to switch over but I still have no service to try and activate the phone.
So could someone please give me a simplified walk-through of putting in sprint's settings on a verizon note 2. I tried flashing a Sprint CM11 rom but it failed. So now i am going to try flashing a sprint touchwiz rom to see if that will make all the necessary changes for me.
Update: I Just finished flashing jellybomb touchwiz rom, it flashed but wont get into the phone setup, says there's an encryption error and the phone needs to be reset. I did that and it still does the same.
Thanks in advance guys, I've flashed a lot of roms, I've just never switched my phone to another carrier before.
You can't activate a non Sprint branded phone on the Sprint network. Period. The esn is not in the Sprint database and even if you wanted to use the phone strictly for traveling internationally, The sim card from Sprint will not work in the Verizon phone for the same reason. You'd have to "clone" the phone/esn and that is completely illegal. I would spend my time on craigslist or Facebook and try to trade your Verizon phone for a Sprint one. That's what I would do.
FYI . Verizon phones are actually in demand due to the much larger customer base so making a trade for a Sprint S4 or Note 2 should be fairly easy. But MAKE SURE you check the ESN with Sprint before making a trade because a blacklisted esn phone can NOT be activated and you will be SOL.
So only networks like at&t and T-mobile will work on my Unlocked verizon phone?
TruEastSydeBoi said:
So only networks like at&t and T-mobile will work on my Unlocked verizon phone?
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If you're referring to your Verizon phone being a "world phone" which does in fact have a sim card and gsm network capabilities, then technically yes it would perhaps be possible to get it to work on AT&T or T-Mobile onl;y but it would be very difficult and time consuming to unlock the sim portion of the Verizon phone and hack it so that it would not be rejected by either network due to the ESN. You'd have better luck trying T-Mobile because they seem to be more lax with unbranded iPhones etc on their network. But in all honesty you would be better off trading your Verizon phone especially if it has a clear esn and getting a phone that's ready to go with no headaches and fully functional on the network.
thanks for the replies
There is an unlocked Sprint Note 4 for sale for 100.00.
I have been searching forums looking for a clear answer that says someone did it and speeds and functionality worked 100% but so far I haven't found anything clear.
So my question is...can an unlocked Sprint Note 4 be flashed or modified to work on T-Mobile without speed/communication issues or because the Bands are different there will always be issues?
And if it is possible where is the tutorial to do so?
Thanks in advance for your help
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There is an unlocked Sprint Note 4 for sale for 100.00.
I have been searching forums looking for a clear answer that says someone did it and speeds and functionality worked 100% but so far I haven't found anything clear.
So my question is...can an unlocked Sprint Note 4 be flashed or modified to work on T-Mobile without speed/communication issues or because the Bands are different there will always be issues?
And if it is possible where is the tutorial to do so?
Thanks in advance for your help
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Yes and No. But first let me state i use at&t/cricket not t-mobile.
You will definitely not get Lte. But you will get 4g H+ speeds. At least i do with at&t.
I've been using a sprint phone on gsm for 3 years. Just recently got a tmobile one for lte. Only difference i use at&t/cricket.
If you can do without lte, no problem. Or just find a tmobile one.
Use this website, it's helpful for these questions.
http://willmyphonework.net
I also attached 2 pics. One is speed of sprint phone on 4g, other is tmobile phone on lte.
Good luck with your choice. If you decide to get, message me, and I'll give you pointers for setting up roms to be more gsm.
So... What's the consensus with this? I switched to AT&T because it works better in the mountains...except my house. Is there some kind of 5X rom out there with wifi calling/texting? Thank you!
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Not gonna happen unless you get an AT&T branded phone. I have an AT&T S8. When I'm running AT&T Firmware it works fine, when I switch to unlocked firmware I lose it. Short answer, it's not going to work. Probably ever.
https://www.att.com/shop/wireless/devices/cellphones.html?taxoFeatures=Wi-Fi-CALLING