Hiya.
Bought one of these to replace my original note 4 that broke.
I don't seem to be able to connect to 4G, is this a known issue with the AT&T version outside of the US?
Is there anything I can do fix it?
Cheers in advance
Never mind, bought another one
AT&T note works on 4G in UK with EE
I got caught too, but the 4G seems to think it is working. However, it is very slow... and I will be replacing the phone!
Pretty sure it works for me, but not used my AT&T note 4 for a while. Previously used it on Vodafone UK.
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Is there anything I can do to make my T-Mobile Touch Pro2 usable on Verizon's network?
Root it? Unlock it? Anything?
No, the T-Mobile Touch Pro2 is exclusively GSM, and Verizon's network utilizes CDMA technology. You would need to buy a Verizon Touch Pro2 from Verizon to use Verizon's network.
LOL.
AT&T, T-Mobile = GSM
Verizon, Sprint, US Cellular = CDMA
You CANNOT use a GSM phone on a CDMA network and vice versa.
AT&T to T-Mobile??
Hello,
I just upgraded to HTC Evo and moved to Sprint couple of days ago. I am trying to sell my Touch Pro2 to my friend who has a T-Mobile.
My TP2 is currently running the EneryROM, so I am wondering what I could do to get this phone run on T-Mobile.
We inserted his SIM-Card but unfortunately the phone asked for a code because the network is blocked.
I think I can download the T-Mobile's official ROM for TP2, would that work by itself?
Any suggestions?
Thank you
niM
nimdivino said:
Hello,
I just upgraded to HTC Evo and moved to Sprint couple of days ago. I am trying to sell my Touch Pro2 to my friend who has a T-Mobile.
My TP2 is currently running the EneryROM, so I am wondering what I could do to get this phone run on T-Mobile.
We inserted his SIM-Card but unfortunately the phone asked for a code because the network is blocked.
I think I can download the T-Mobile's official ROM for TP2, would that work by itself?
Any suggestions?
Thank you
niM
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nope... wont work.. you cant just install a rom on the phone and have it work on another network... The phones themselves have to be compatible.. like was said up there.. gsm phones run on gsm networks.. cdma on cdma... now that said.. arent the touch pro 2's with verizon and sprint world phones so will run on both gsm and cdma?? Although I'm fairly certain even if it is possible to get it to work on the network you want you definatly wont get 3G....
You're better off just selling your phone to someone ON your network... craigslist or ebay can be your best friend... and he's better off buying one made for his network.
Just my two cents!
nimdivino said:
Hello,
I just upgraded to HTC Evo and moved to Sprint couple of days ago. I am trying to sell my Touch Pro2 to my friend who has a T-Mobile.
My TP2 is currently running the EneryROM, so I am wondering what I could do to get this phone run on T-Mobile.
We inserted his SIM-Card but unfortunately the phone asked for a code because the network is blocked.
I think I can download the T-Mobile's official ROM for TP2, would that work by itself?
Any suggestions?
Thank you
niM
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First of all, don't try to flash the T-Mobile ROM onto your Sprint Rhodium, since that's a great way to brick your device (the ROM is for a GSM device, flashing that to a CDMA/GSM device will brick it). Sprint allows the use of SIM cards for any carriers except US ones, so what you need to do is Security Unlock your Sprint TP2, then flash this special modified radio that will allow for the use of SIM cards from US carriers. Only then can you use your Sprint TP2 on T-Mobile US.
EDIT: Disregard this entire post, I misread it and this probably doesn't apply to the actual situation. My bad...
Aaron McCarthy said:
nope... wont work.. you cant just install a rom on the phone and have it work on another network... The phones themselves have to be compatible.. like was said up there.. gsm phones run on gsm networks.. cdma on cdma... now that said.. arent the touch pro 2's with verizon and sprint world phones so will run on both gsm and cdma?? Although I'm fairly certain even if it is possible to get it to work on the network you want you definatly wont get 3G....
You're better off just selling your phone to someone ON your network... craigslist or ebay can be your best friend... and he's better off buying one made for his network.
Just my two cents!
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AFAIK, the TP2s on Verizon are World Phones, but I really doubt that you could go and use a Verizon TP2 on a GSM carrier like AT&T or T-Mo. I would assume Verizon would lock the feature to do that, and that the GSM antenna is more then likely an underpowered or unable to really take advantage of GSM networks (3G/HSDPA, Edge, etc). I think they are only set on on Verizons end to do basic voice and basic features.
nimdivino said:
Hello,
I just upgraded to HTC Evo and moved to Sprint couple of days ago. I am trying to sell my Touch Pro2 to my friend who has a T-Mobile.
My TP2 is currently running the EneryROM, so I am wondering what I could do to get this phone run on T-Mobile.
We inserted his SIM-Card but unfortunately the phone asked for a code because the network is blocked.
I think I can download the T-Mobile's official ROM for TP2, would that work by itself?
Any suggestions?
Thank you
niM
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Apparently no one is READING your post. You want to take an AT&T Tilt2 and run it on T-Mobile. It will work with the following restrictions:
1. Your phone is network locked to AT&T. You have to either call AT&T and get an unlock code, or buy a code off ebay or one of the forums here. That way the phone will work on a different carrier network.
2. Having unlocked your phone, with a T-Mobile SIM card it will work - but only on the slower Edge speed, NOT 3G. AT&T uses a different 3G technology than T-Mobile.
I would suggest selling it as an AT&T locked phone on ebay.
Aaron McCarthy said:
Although I'm fairly certain even if it is possible to get it to work on the network you want you definatly wont get 3G....
You're better off just selling your phone to someone ON your network... craigslist or ebay can be your best friend... and he's better off buying one made for his network.
Just my two cents!
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stevedebi said:
Apparently no one is READING your post. You want to take an AT&T Tilt2 and run it on T-Mobile. It will work with the following restrictions:
1. Your phone is network locked to AT&T. You have to either call AT&T and get an unlock code, or buy a code off ebay or one of the forums here. That way the phone will work on a different carrier network.
2. Having unlocked your phone, with a T-Mobile SIM card it will work - but only on the slower Edge speed, NOT 3G. AT&T uses a different 3G technology than T-Mobile.
I would suggest selling it as an AT&T locked phone on ebay.
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Thanks Steve
Everyone,
I apologize for the confusion.. I re-read my post and I didn't mention that my Touch Pro 2 is an AT&T phone. (I was an AT&T customer and moved to Sprint). Sorry about that guys..
But thank you everyone especially stevedabi for reading between the lines.. LOL.. He won't buy it but my other co-worker is very interested. Need to sell this thing so I can offset my termination fee from AT&T. haha.
stevedebi said:
Apparently no one is READING your post. You want to take an AT&T Tilt2 and run it on T-Mobile. It will work with the following restrictions:
1. Your phone is network locked to AT&T. You have to either call AT&T and get an unlock code, or buy a code off ebay or one of the forums here. That way the phone will work on a different carrier network.
2. Having unlocked your phone, with a T-Mobile SIM card it will work - but only on the slower Edge speed, NOT 3G. AT&T uses a different 3G technology than T-Mobile.
I would suggest selling it as an AT&T locked phone on ebay.
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Why not just transfer the entire contract to him WITH the phone.. Then you don't have to pay a cancellation fee... Can they do that here? I know of a few people that did it up in Canada but have never heard of anyone in the states doing it. I'm sure it's got to be possible down here.
seansweat said:
Is there anything I can do to make my T-Mobile Touch Pro2 usable on Verizon's network?
Root it? Unlock it? Anything?
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Sell it to me....
Verizon is cdma...tmobile is gsm they aren't interchangeable. PM me if you are interested in selling.
I'm looking to buy this phone from Amazon. It seems like a really good deal and it's unlocked to use on any GSM carrier. My only question is if it will work with US AT&T 3G. I currently have a Nexus S that I bought a while back unlocked and I've been fed up by the fact that I can only use EDGE on it. So, If I buy this phone will it support 3G on AT&T?
AT&T is a GSM carrier, is it not? As long as you put in the APN settings it should be fine.
Call them up and ask if they support hspa/wcdma. If so, you'll get 3g or hspa just fine.
Best thing to do is ask them directly.
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Today for CYBERMONDAY!
Hi all,
While I was deployed in Afghanistan I purchased a Note 2 GT-N700 from an Italian PX. Used it over there and worked great. Come back to the States last week and Verizon, my carrier, says I can't use it here because they don't have that IMEI number. Tried putting my active Verizon mini SIM in it from my GS4 and nothing.
Can I salvage this situation? I really like the bigger Note 2. Can I root or something?
Thanks in advance.
Verizon is CDMA. 100% not going to work.
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Thanks; so it'd only work with ATT or TMobile SIM cards?
2G only for T-Mo, some 3G for ATT, no LTE on either. N7100 is not well suited to use in North America, better to sell it & pick up the VZW variant (if you can get past the branding on the home button).
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So I am figuring which Note 4 variant to get. One factor is which one has best compatibility across US and internationally.
AT&T seems to list these specs:
4G-LTE Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 17, 20, and 29
3G - UMTS 850/1900/2100MHz
T-Mobile:
Quad Band GSM; UMTS: Band I (2100), Band II (1900), Band IV (1700/2100), Band V (850);
LTE: 12, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 17
So it's seems that for LTE AT&T has best compatibility (bands 20 and 29 extra with 20 being popular in Europe), while for
For 3G T-Mobile supports band IV (1700/2100) which, I suppose is AWS band only in use by T-Mobile.
So overall, AT& version seems to have better compatibility.
Other factors are, however, locked bootloader, availability of root (preferably without know tripping), amount of crap applications and other restrictions.
One thing that I observed with my T-Mobile Note 3 is that I couldn't change voicemail number on Cricket sim card. Worked fine on AT&T phone though.
So any thoughts on that? What other things worth considering to make a choice?
for me the AT&T Version is better because you gonna have full perfect coverage without issues just only have to wait for root but very soon somebody its going to do something with root.
The only reason people bought the T-Mobile or Canadian versions of previous Samsung phones was because of their LTE support. The UK version supports all the bands below and is 100% free from carrier molestation. It's $906 all-in delivered 2-day FedEx from an authorized Samsung UK reseller which means its 2-year warranty is intact (you have to send it to the UK for a claim though). It's also Exynos vs. S-805 which is a big deal to some people. If my Note 4 wasn't a free Next upgrade and I had to pay I'd be getting the UK version. And how exactly does warranty coverage work for a T-Mobile phone when there's not a T-Mobile account associated with it? Has anyone actually had a T-Mobile phone repaired by them as a non-customer?
BarryH_GEG said:
The only reason people bought the T-Mobile or Canadian versions of previous Samsung phones was because of their LTE support. The UK version supports all the bands below and is 100% free from carrier molestation. It's $906 all-in delivered 2-day FedEx from an authorized Samsung UK reseller which means its 2-year warranty is intact (you have to send it to the UK for a claim though). It's also Exynos vs. S-805 which is a big deal to some people. If my Note 4 wasn't a free Next upgrade and I had to pay I'd be getting the UK version. And how exactly does warranty coverage work for a T-Mobile phone when there's not a T-Mobile account associated with it? Has anyone actually had a T-Mobile phone repaired by them as a non-customer?
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I paid off the balance on my T-mobile Galaxy S4 and took it to AIO (Cricket) shortly after purchase. After a few months, the GPS module quit working. I had to return it to stock and send it back to Samsung for warranty service. I doubt T-Mobile would have helped me at all without active service so I didn't even try.
BarryH_GEG said:
The only reason people bought the T-Mobile or Canadian versions of previous Samsung phones was because of their LTE support. The UK version supports all the bands below and is 100% free from carrier molestation. It's $906 all-in delivered 2-day FedEx from an authorized Samsung UK reseller which means its 2-year warranty is intact (you have to send it to the UK for a claim though). It's also Exynos vs. S-805 which is a big deal to some people. If my Note 4 wasn't a free Next upgrade and I had to pay I'd be getting the UK version. And how exactly does warranty coverage work for a T-Mobile phone when there's not a T-Mobile account associated with it? Has anyone actually had a T-Mobile phone repaired by them as a non-customer?
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Having an active account has nothing to do with their return or warranty policy. T-Mobile will honor the returns or repairs.
I've never had to have a repair, but I have returned a phone within the return period without having an active account without issue.
This is my unlocked T Mobile Note 4 on AT&T network. Smoking quick!
How long you been using the tmobile note 4 on att martinezma99? You are in Charleston, SC? Have you noticed any issues with connection being dropped or similar as lots of people had experienced with previous samsung tmobile phones on att? Thanks for the info. I'm thinking about trying this.
mnorris0678 said:
How long you been using the tmobile note 4 on att martinezma99? You are in Charleston, SC? Have you noticed any issues with connection being dropped or similar as lots of people had experienced with previous samsung tmobile phones on att? Thanks for the info. I'm thinking about trying this.
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@mnorris0678 It has been 48 hours since I got the T Mobile Note 4 running on AT&T. Yes, I'm in Charleston, SC.
I've noticed zero issues with connection drops. I also own the AT&T Note 4 and tested speeds. Zero difference.
Call quality is supurb.
Repairs...
A lot of people seem to be worried about repairs if they buy a tmo variant. Peace of mind is SquareTrade, they cover phones now. Just get a plan during the first 30days 99 bucks and 75 for replacement if needed.
mnorris0678 said:
Have you noticed any issues with connection being dropped or similar as lots of people had experienced with previous samsung tmobile phones on att?
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hmmm...I think the vast majority of people haven't had any problems with previous Samsung phones on ATT in my opinion. I've had my Tmobile Note 3 on ATT for over a year and haven't had any problems and I've traveled quite a few places in the US. The main issue I have seen is people's LTE switching to HSPA sooner that ATT's version in places where LTE is weak.
I've only heard great things about the Tmobile Note 4 on ATT so far.
mircury said:
hmmm...I think the vast majority of people haven't had any problems with previous Samsung phones on ATT in my opinion. I've had my Tmobile Note 3 on ATT for over a year and haven't had any problems and I've traveled quite a few places in the US. The main issue I have seen is people's LTE switching to HSPA sooner that ATT's version in places where LTE is weak.
I've only heard great things about the Tmobile Note 4 on ATT so far.
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I can confirm that the LTE drop to HSPA problem that I experienced with the Note 3 is definitely not happening with my Note 4. I was definitely concerned it would and overly sensitive to watching for it, but have now ruled it out as an issue.
att unlocked note 4 on t-mobile
I can confirm unlocked att note 4 works great on t-mobile. LTE works great. you have to input apn settings though and I found you have to enable smart handoff from wifi to DATA
martinezma99 said:
@mnorris0678 It has been 48 hours since I got the T Mobile Note 4 running on AT&T. Yes, I'm in Charleston, SC.
I've noticed zero issues with connection drops. I also own the AT&T Note 4 and tested speeds. Zero difference.
Call quality is supurb.
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I'm trying to do this too. Did u have to sim unlock it? I threw my ATT SIM in the phone and entered apn settings. Bam LTE popped up! However after 2 to 3 minutes, data dropped out completely and couldn't make a call or text. Is this due to not being SIM unlocked? I got it from a friend at rent a center for cheap. He assured me my ATT SIM would work. It is not lol. Any ideas guys? I've done everything except SIM unlock, and root/unlock bootloader.
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stvon11 said:
I can confirm unlocked att note 4 works great on t-mobile. LTE works great. you have to input apn settings though and I found you have to enable smart handoff from wifi to DATA
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Smart handoff? I'm having major issues. I can't get my phone to stay connected.
Yes, I did a SIM unlock to get phone to work on AT&T.
for me the AT&T Version is better because you gonna have full perfect coverage without issues just only have to wait for root but very soon somebody its going to do something with root.<br/>
I wouldn't hold my breath on the AT&T Note 4 getting root.
i switched from ATT to tmobile. i have ATT version that i am using on TMobile.
So with the band information that you gave i should not have any problem right. there is no reason to switch TMobile version of the Note 4 except root. am i right?
hiverli said:
i switched from ATT to tmobile. i have ATT version that i am using on TMobile.
So with the band information that you gave i should not have any problem right. there is no reason to switch TMobile version of the Note 4 except root. am i right?
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Root and Wifi Calling.
zounduser said:
I'm trying to do this too. Did u have to sim unlock it? I threw my ATT SIM in the phone and entered apn settings. Bam LTE popped up! However after 2 to 3 minutes, data dropped out completely and couldn't make a call or text. Is this due to not being SIM unlocked? I got it from a friend at rent a center for cheap. He assured me my ATT SIM would work. It is not lol. Any ideas guys? I've done everything except SIM unlock, and root/unlock bootloader.
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Smart handoff? I'm having major issues. I can't get my phone to stay connected.
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I've had the T-mobile note 4 on AT&T since the second week when phone dropped. I actually had to call AT&T and have them turn tri band on for my phone. My phone still shows as a blackberry on my account but LTE and cell service is perfect.
I have both AT&T and T-mobile versions. The AT&T lags a lot. I prefer my T-mobile only because of root. I can't live without Titanium Backup. And being able to remove that annoying volume warning is priceless since I use it for streaming in the car daily.
What about the Canadian W8 version on AT&T? It has all LTE bands the AT&T version has except B12, where T-Mobile version has all except B7. Is AT&T using either of those bands? In Colorado AT&T is using B17 I'm pretty sure.
Hi all, new here and phone ignorant.
My parents wanted new phones this past Christmas and they like Samsungs. They had Galaxy S3's and so I bought them 2 new Galaxy S9's, model SM-G960U1. They worked great out of the box. I moved over their ATT Straight Talk sims and they have had no issues. They live out in the country and these phones get great reception.
Fast forward to last week I decided to order the same for myself. The phone that arrived was a Galaxy S9 model SM-G960U. I stuck in my ATT Straight Talk SIM and at first thought everything was OK. But, then realized the phone is missing Volte, wifi calling, and gets horrible data coverage and very weak voice service in the country.
Is there anything I can do to fix this, like flash the firmware? Am I stuck with it? Should I try returning it?
Thanks!
Flash it to U1 (unlocked) as your phone currently has "U" firmware (originally carrier locked). Read this thread to see how: https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s9/how-to/how-to-flash-u1-firmware-to-device-t3765200 . My S9 is an AT&T variant and I flashed it to The unlocked US variant and I use it on Simple Mobile. Wifi calling works, cellular data and cell signal - everything works perfectly.