HI, This phone that I bought from italy is supposed to me unlocked. I can call but cant get data to work. I know 4g will not work here in the usa but how can I get 3g to work? Also using an att sim card
What phone version do you have,
Verify the correct APN in settings.
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The Sprint version is being advertised as an international phone, and comes with a Sprint SIM card pre-installed, and what appears to be a security strap, making it difficult to remove.
Before traveling internationally, you can call Sprint ahead of time to have them active their SIM card, and for the low low price of $1.99/minute, you can use overseas GSM networks to make phone calls, and in many cases, data access.
Of course I'd like to buy a pay-as-you-go SIM card and install that for much more reasonable rates while overseas, but I'm not sure if it's as simple as plugging in a different SIM card.
I had read that the Rogers version of the phone required...something to active the SIM slot, and even then seemed not to work for data via 3G.
Anybody else have the Sprint version? Played with GSM yet?
I'm a little apprehensive to start tearing into it to remove their SIM card just yet...
The GSM is 2G only, no 3G.
Well my buddy has a AT&T sim card that i put in my TP2 but it did not work. I switch the phone to GSM only but it did not pick up a network. I also put that sprint sim on his phone but it had no network either. According to the manual its lock from going to a gsm network on the USA.
gface2k said:
Well my buddy has a AT&T sim card that i put in my TP2 but it did not work. I switch the phone to GSM only but it did not pick up a network. I also put that sprint sim on his phone but it had no network either. According to the manual its lock from going to a gsm network on the USA.
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Hopefully a custom ROM can unlock the ability to use GSM networks in the United States!
gface2k said:
Well my buddy has a AT&T sim card that i put in my TP2 but it did not work. I switch the phone to GSM only but it did not pick up a network. I also put that sprint sim on his phone but it had no network either. According to the manual its lock from going to a gsm network on the USA.
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good to know.
I read in the manual that it was not usable on US GSM networks too, but I assumed that was because they never intended for you to remove the Sprint SIM card, so of course the Sprint SIM card wouldn't work domestically.
So it seems the Sprint phone can be unlocked for GSM just like the Telus phones, but I haven't read of any success getting GSM 3G to work w/ an unlock code.
xnifex said:
The GSM is 2G only, no 3G.
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d'oh, missed this....
What about EDGE?
Check the specs, if it said gsm 850,1900 it should be able to use with in the US. Just have to sim unlock it first in order to use.
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d'oh, missed this....
What about EDGE?
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EDGE is 2G
Hello everyone.. I've got a bit of a problem here.. I bought an At&t gophone (the pantech 7040p, which is a 3g phone, but not a smartphone) with the unlimited everything plan
I tried putting the Gophone sim into an unlocked Samsung Focus and it did not recognize it? I then read somewhere that you are never supposed to put the sim in the Gophone to begin with..
So is there anything I can do to make this work? Is it possible to change the IMEI # on the SIM?
Update.. I called At&t and they unlocked the SIM, so now I can use it on my Focus..
Only thing that isn't working is data, even though both phones are 3g.. Is there any way for me to manually put that information in and get it to work? Not a huge deal, but it would be nice if it was working
So i have a Rogers i747M unlocked and im using it on AT&T. I know the LTE bands are the same but I can't get the LTE to work on it. Is it even possible ? I can't change the "APN Type" on the i747M like the AT&T version can. Do i need a real AT&T micro sim ? Do i need to flash the modem (already know that it might kill the imei if i flash a AT&T modem onto it) ? Do i need a real Smartphone data plan ?
If anyone has got the i747M LTE working on AT&T please post your setup, apn settings, sim card, and any other things you did to get LTE working.
Thanks!
datatechent said:
So i have a Rogers i747M unlocked and im using it on AT&T. I know the LTE bands are the same but I can't get the LTE to work on it. Is it even possible ? I can't change the "APN Type" on the i747M like the AT&T version can. Do i need a real AT&T micro sim ? Do i need to flash the modem (already know that it might kill the imei if i flash a AT&T modem onto it) ? Do i need a real Smartphone data plan ?
If anyone has got the i747M LTE working on AT&T please post your setup, apn settings, sim card, and any other things you did to get LTE working.
Thanks!
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All you should have to do is ADD the AT&T APN and YES you'll need the LTE plan, no more flying under the radar with $10 per month data
gunnyman said:
All you should have to do is ADD the AT&T APN and YES you'll need the LTE plan, no more flying under the radar with $10 per month data
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i cant add the exact apn settings, the "apn type" field is only a 3 button choice on the i747M, whereas the i747 (AT&T version) has a text box the for "APN Type" that you can type anything in.
ive also tried another AT&T micro sim from another active i747 in my canadian S3, and still no LTE ....
i didnt dare try my cut dumbphone sim in that S3 though lol....
update SIM
datatechent said:
i cant add the exact apn settings, the "apn type" field is only a 3 button choice on the i747M, whereas the i747 (AT&T version) has a text box the for "APN Type" that you can type anything in.
ive also tried another AT&T micro sim from another active i747 in my canadian S3, and still no LTE ....
i didnt dare try my cut dumbphone sim in that S3 though lol....
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Hi! I had a similar problem, I kept getting HSPA+ only and then I realised my SIM wasn't LTE "ready". I went to a Virgin mobile store (or ATT in your case) and asked for an LTE capable SIM. 5$ later I had 22mbps download and 13mbps Upload speeds
I have a T-Mobile GN2, and have both TMO and AT&T sim cards. Right now when I plug in the AT&T sim card, I get 4G signals.
Since both devices are identical (based on a 3rd party site), can we install the AT&T rom in an unlocked and rooted TMO GN2, and thereby enabling the LTE functionality??
Or will such attempt brick the phone??
What data plan do you have with your ATT sim? You need a LTE sim and an LTE enable data plan with the APN on the phone before even testing to see if LTE works out of the box. Im wondering the same about the status of the LTE radio on the TMO Note 2. Let me know if you find out anything new.
Have a tab 3 LTE version locked to EE in the uk
couple of questions
Im travelling to australia shortly
Will an australian data sim work in it ?
Would it need some sort of unlocking before i went or even when i got there ?
Any help really appreciated
fishytale said:
Have a tab 3 LTE version locked to EE in the uk
couple of questions
Im travelling to australia shortly
Will an australian data sim work in it ?
Would it need some sort of unlocking before i went or even when i got there ?
Any help really appreciated
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If you have any friends with 'other' data carriers, you can try their sim card in your 315..
you'll have to create an APN for a different carrier.
IF it does work..... then it's sim unlocked..
Then when you get to Australia.... and choose a new data sim... there will most likely be New APN setting for that particular sim.
good luck