I received my new Samsung Galaxy S3 (GT-i9300) a couple of days ago and I'm on the AT&T Network here in the US. I have had my MicroSIM changed TWICE and still I'm getting dropped calls like crazy. I never had this problem with my SG2. Is anyone else with a S3 on the AT&T Network experiencing more than usual Dropped Calls and 3G Data loss (Web Pages not found, No Network Connection etc) - if so, did you fix the problem and HOW??? I have reset my APN (Cingular 410 / wap.cingular) to default so many times, it's ridiculous - any help is most appreciated
UPDATE:
I just installed the MicroSIM Card I bought on Amazon.com (SKU 73054) and removed the AT&T Furnished iPAD MicroSIM Card (SKU 72288) - the AT&T Tech admitted they gave me the wrong MicroSIM Card - TWICE. Proud to say that I am now getting 3 to 4 Signal Bars in My Basement where I was hardly getting 1 bar before. I highly recommend purchasing the 73054 Card from only ABE-123 on Amazon.com (all others are cut cards) to anyone that may be having Signal Issues. Thank You EVERYBODY for all your help and suggestions
This is where I bought it from: http://www.amazon.com/AT-T-Micro-SIM-Card/dp/B003YTSXYO
tomtorre said:
I received my new Samsung Galaxy S3 (GT-i9300) a couple of days ago and I'm on the AT&T Network here in the US. I have had my MicroSIM changed TWICE and still I'm getting dropped calls like crazy. I never had this problem with my SG2. Is anyone else with a S3 on the AT&T Network experiencing more than usual Dropped Calls and 3G Data loss (Web Pages not found, No Network Connection etc) - if so, did you fix the problem and HOW??? I have reset my APN (Cingular 410 / wap.cingular) to default so many times, it's ridiculous - any help is most appreciated
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Mine is working perfectly. Are you sure you just don't have a phone with a defective radio??
No issues here.
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Are you able to switch to 2G and see if you experience any dropped calls?
You know, I along with other users have noticed that the radio is not as strong as the... HTC One X...
But the HTC One X was made specifically for ATT wher ehte International version is not. I don't know why reception isn't as good but I do see my phone sometimes changing between 3G, H and H+. The signal is pretty weak.
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Are you able to switch to 2G and see if you experience any dropped calls?
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If I switch to EDGE, I actually pick up an additional Signal Strength Bar - I sure hope I don't have a bad radio, I have no idea on how to check that...
SlimJ87D said:
You know, I along with other users have noticed that the radio is not as strong as the... HTC One X...
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Not to start an argument but having had the Lumia 900 and the One X, where I live, I found that the One X had a pretty poor radio when it came to reception.
The 1.85 update did help a bit, but the difference is noticeable when comparing it to the Lumia.
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Mine is working perfectly. Are you sure you just don't have a phone with a defective radio??
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I don't know how to check if I have a bad radio - I'm about a quarter of a mile from a cell tower and I only have a couple of Signal Bars - but when I go to the AT&T Store, I get 4 bars but they probably have boosters in their store - I'm going back to AT&T tomorrow and plead my case, I have no idea what they will try next
Just a suggestion, but is it possible to reflash the image? Maybe a that would help?
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Just a suggestion, but is it possible to reflash the image? Maybe a that would help?
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Reflashing XXALE8 is tempting but I already rooted the phone and setup all my apps, I think I'll hold off on that till I get back from AT&T tomorrow but you make a very good point - i'm wondering if there is a later v4.0.4 firmware available for this UK Phone that might address the radio in this S3
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If I switch to EDGE, I actually pick up an additional Signal Strength Bar - I sure hope I don't have a bad radio, I have no idea on how to check that...
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That's not uncommon. A lot of the GSM for AT&T is on 850 and penetrates buildings better whereas 3G in most places is on 1900 Mhz.
When I switch between them in the house I always get better reception with 2G rather than 3G.
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If I switch to EDGE, I actually pick up an additional Signal Strength Bar - I sure hope I don't have a bad radio, I have no idea on how to check that...
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Did you call AT&T and see if there's a 3G issue in your area? Do you still have your S2? I'm curious if you put your sim in the S2 if your signal will be the same or better.
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Did you call AT&T and see if there's a 3G issue in your area? Do you still have your S2? I'm curious if you put your sim in the S2 if your signal will be the same or better.
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Unfortunately I sold my SG2 on eBay to offset the cost of this S3 - I purchased 3 MicroSIMs and 1 is a Genuine 3G AT&T MicroSIM from Amazon with a SKU of 73054 while the AT&T Store MicroSIM are used for the iPad with a SKU of 72288. I just wish I knew if this is a MicroSIM Problem or an APN Problem...
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I received my new Samsung Galaxy S3 (GT-i9300) a couple of days ago and I'm on the AT&T Network here in the US. I have had my MicroSIM changed TWICE and still I'm getting dropped calls like crazy. I never had this problem with my SG2. Is anyone else with a S3 on the AT&T Network experiencing more than usual Dropped Calls and 3G Data loss (Web Pages not found, No Network Connection etc) - if so, did you fix the problem and HOW??? I have reset my APN (Cingular 410 / wap.cingular) to default so many times, it's ridiculous - any help is most appreciated
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I've been using it on AT&T without any issues.
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Thank You ALL - Problem Solved...
PROBLEM SOLVED:
I just installed the MicroSIM Card I bought on Amazon.com (SKU 73054) and removed the AT&T Furnished iPAD MicroSIM Card (SKU 72288) - the AT&T Tech admitted they gave me the wrong MicroSIM Card - TWICE. Proud to say that I am now getting 3 to 4 Signal Bars in My Basement where I was hardly getting 1 bar before. I highly recommend purchasing the 73054 Card from only ABE-123 on Amazon.com (all others are cut cards) to anyone that may be having Signal Issues. Thank You EVERYBODY for all your help and suggestions
tomtorre said:
PROBLEM SOLVED:
I just installed the MicroSIM Card I bought on Amazon.com (SKU 73054) and removed the AT&T Furnished iPAD MicroSIM Card (SKU 72288) - the AT&T Tech admitted they gave me the wrong MicroSIM Card - TWICE. Proud to say that I am now getting 3 to 4 Signal Bars in My Basement where I was hardly getting 1 bar before. I highly recommend purchasing the 73054 Card from only ABE-123 on Amazon.com (all others are cut cards) to anyone that may be having Signal Issues. Thank You EVERYBODY for all your help and suggestions
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you may want to update op with this information and if you don't mind I'll include this thread in my thread for AT&T.
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tomtorre said:
PROBLEM SOLVED:
I just installed the MicroSIM Card I bought on Amazon.com (SKU 73054) and removed the AT&T Furnished iPAD MicroSIM Card (SKU 72288) - the AT&T Tech admitted they gave me the wrong MicroSIM Card - TWICE. Proud to say that I am now getting 3 to 4 Signal Bars in My Basement where I was hardly getting 1 bar before. I highly recommend purchasing the 73054 Card from only ABE-123 on Amazon.com (all others are cut cards) to anyone that may be having Signal Issues. Thank You EVERYBODY for all your help and suggestions
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Interesting.. How exactly does that work if you buy a MicroSIM off Amazon? Do you take it into the AT&T store and have them activate it or do it online?
The reason I'm asking is my SGS3 is coming tomorrow and given my luck with reception issues with the One X, I'm trying to explore all my options if I have problems. :S
I'm glad it was just a microsim card error and not a phone issue. I have to change my sim card every year because I start getting bad signal by that time. I swear the sim card manufacturer's put an expiration date on these sim cards so we have to buy a new one every year. At least in my case I do.
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Interesting.. How exactly does that work if you buy a MicroSIM off Amazon? Do you take it into the AT&T store and have them activate it or do it online?
The reason I'm asking is my SGS3 is coming tomorrow and given my luck with reception issues with the One X, I'm trying to explore all my options if I have problems. :S
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You can activate you MicroSIM ONLINE with AT&T (800-331-0500) and just tell them you want to activate you new MicroSIM Card and give them the 20 digit Numeric ICCID Number that is on the MicroSIM Card - it's really easy once you have the correct MicroSIM - Good Luck with your S3 - I Love Mine NOW
Does anyone else device jump back and forth from 3G, H and H+?
Wintrmte said:
Interesting.. How exactly does that work if you buy a MicroSIM off Amazon? Do you take it into the AT&T store and have them activate it or do it online?
The reason I'm asking is my SGS3 is coming tomorrow and given my luck with reception issues with the One X, I'm trying to explore all my options if I have problems. :S
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I wonder the same thing.
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Hello
I have recently bought the HTC Rezound and have noticed that when i go to which from LTE on/off (*#*#4636#*#* in dialer, then phone information) there is a option for "Global Mode" and ones for "WCDMA Only" and "GSM Only"
I have seen websites saying that they can unlock the phone and it will work with any network?
But my question is, is this phone possibly a global phone?/GSM and WCDMA support?
UPDATE: Okay just got the htc rezound today and put in my T-Mobile UK sim card, and switched to "WCDMA only" mode, and without unlocking it picked up signal (i live in uk) it also says t-mobile in notifications, i checked and called the defice and the call was received.
UPDATE 2: Okay so I am able to receive and make calls, HAVE DATA (Go to thread at bottom of this post to find out how to get data to work ) and can receive texts BUT AM NOT ABLE TO MAKE THEM!
UPDATE 3 (24/01/2012): I can confirm you can receive signal and data with Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS) and Gingerbread (GB) ROM's but the SMS not send problem is the same for all ROM's (until we get S-OFF and hopefully the Developers Port/Create a GSM or Hybrid GSM/CDMA radio )
UPDATE 4 (26/01/2012): I would like to say thank you to Droid Life, for the acknowledgment of my thread ,and hopefully with this spreading the word more we can get the Radio/Fix (after we get S-OFF) to the SMS/Texting not sending problem, and the HTC Rezound would be (like it should of been ) a fully World Phone . Check out the Page: http://www.droid-life.com/2012/01/26/htc-rezound-has-secret-global-radios-after-all/
UPDATE 5 (31/01/2012): Received a screenshot from kirasama1014 which shows the HTC Rezound was able to receive signal and DATA in on a Taiwan network!!!, a thanks to kirasama1014 for the screenshot
Screenshot: https://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0Bx...NmY4MC00ZmFmLWE2OWItODkwZGUwNzZhODEy&hl=en_US
UPDATE 6 (03/02/2012): The HTC Rezound has been confirmed to work and receive data on T-Mobile USA, same SMS issue for everyone (Hopefully fix soon ).
UPDATE 7 (06/02/2012): It has been suggested that the SMS issue could be down to framework being incompatible, and it has been said that DEVs may be working on this for us, so in advance THANK YOU!!! and hopefully we are closer to having the SMS issue out of the way!
UPDATE 8 (08/02/2012): BEST METHOD FOR DATA:
1. Go into Setting>>>Wireless and Networks>>>Wi-Fi Settings then pree the menu button (Physical button) and choose advanced.
2. When in advanced set 'Wi-Fi sleep policy' to 'After 15 min'.
3. Make sure you have entered correctly your APN settings for Mobile DATA/Internet AND SELECTED IT!.
4. Connect to a Wi-Fi Network (Preferably your home network).
5. Now turn off the phone screen/lock the phone (Do not turn it on anymore till after the last step)
6. Now go out of range of the Wi-Fi Network you are connected to, and when you think your out of range start timing 15 minutes (I usually wait 17 Minutes just to be sure) and remember to not turn on the phone screen until the time is up, and do not go back into range of the Wi-Fi Network you where connected to until the time is up!.
7. After time is up you should HOPEFULLY have DATA!!!!!
(I ALSO SUGGEST THAT YOU SET THE NETWORK TYPE TO WCDMA Preferred (Which is what I use, but this option will only work if your network/carrier supports it, and I'm guessing most do, and why not if you have tried everything else ))
This method worked 3 out of 3 times I tested for me, and I also suggest you do this when going out somewhere. HOPE THIS HELPS GUYS!!!
UPDATE 9 (20/02/2012): Still looking for fix to the SMS/Texting problem ,have just tried another suggestion of entering a PDU format of carriers SMSC number but still no luck (Apparently this works for AT&T so if you have them as your carrier you may be in luck).
UPDATE 10 (08/03/2012): There is now a Bounty thread in the HTC Rezound General section, for the Developer/s who solve the SMS/texting problem, so please if you also would like this problem fixed go to the thread and add a stated amount of at least $5 in either the thread as a reply, or Private message me with the amount and I will add your name to the list
UPDATE 11 (19/03/2012): People have tried and confirmed that the latest RUU is able to send SMS flawlessly, and also there is no annoying 'SIM Unknown' message on lockscreen!!! YAY!!!
UPDATE 12 (22/03/2012): I cannot test as I am away at the current time, but I think the ROM which allows SMS and doesn't have the Lockscreen 'SIM is from unknown source' message is the Sense 4.0 Alpha 2 by newtoroot, can anyone test?
FINAL UPDATE 13 (20/05/2012): Well Done Joelz, the only person/developer to show a real interest in the GSM capabilities of the HTC Rezound, and he has now succeeded in fixing the problem of SMS not sending!!! Well Done mate and please everyone show your appreciation
This will be the final update, so good luck to all GSM users/travelers owning the HTC Rezound and Thank You All! , HAPPY NEW YEAR ALSO!!!
Heres Where You Can Find The Fix (Once again well done Joelz): http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=26199933
AND FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE CUSTOM ROMS, YOU MAY HAVE TO THE 'TWEAKS' MENU IN SETTINGS AND THEN 'Phone Information' FOR THE *#*#4636#*#* MENU TO APPEAR)
Below is now the old pieces of writing from when I first got the HTC Rezound and was writing about the problems it (No Longer ) has
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MY OTHER THREAD:
Okay first off I can CONFIRM THE REZOUND IS A GLOBAL PHONE (lets just get that out of the way).
EVIDENCE
Okay so I purchased my HTC Rezound form an American eBayer and he shipped it to me just after Christmas (i live in the UK), i was already under the impression that the Rezound was a global phone but just before it arrived everyone was saying that it doesn't have the GSM or WCDMA networks which made me sad
But when it arrived i thought i would try what i thought would work, sooooo i place the sim card in the phone and powered it up. After setting it up i went to the phones dialer and dialed: *#*#4636#*#* and then went to phone information and changed the network type. I was shocked to find that there was many options including 'GSM only' and 'WCDMA only' . So i switched the phone to WCDMA only and the phone picked up signal and showed T-Mobile in the notification bar .
(I got my data by adding the T-Mobile APN and then going to wi-fi settings>>advanced and changed the time till wifi switches to mobile network to 15 mins (then waited 15 mins after screen lock))
OTHER POSSIBLE METHOD FOR DATA! 23/01/12 :
Enter APN settings (make sure this is correct for the Internet/mobile data of your SIM Cards carrier) Turn WiFi on and then turn it off.
Then make sure Mobile Network is turned ON, and make sure you are receiving signal.
Now take off the battery cover and leave off until you see that you have no signal (This is when there is a cross on the signal bars)
Now put the battery cover back on and wait for a moment and hopefully you should have DATA!!!
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To show my T-Mobile SIM gets signal in UK: https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B0U8I71u15EGZDMyMjI3MDYtMGNjYi00Mjk3LWE5NzItMTZmMmJiZGZmZmJi
Problems (That i think can be fixed)
1.Lockscreen message that says "This SIM card is from an unknown source".
TEMP FIX (Until Reboot): If the ROM you are using has the tweaks menu (MikROM) then you can go to Miscellaneous Options>>>Choose Lockscreen Style and select 'Android Lockscreen', Then Restart or Hot Restart and change the option back to 'HTC Sense Lockscreen'. THIS WILL REMOVE THE 'This SIM card is from an unknown source' message, but this process must be done every time your battery dies or you turn off the phone.
(still better than the ugly message every time you turn on the phone screen).
Screenshot to show lockscreen message: https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B0U8I71u15EGOTJmODAwZDEtOGJjMy00NDk3LTlhYmYtYTQ1NDc1NzU4Mjc1
Holly crap, I had just heard this as rumors when it was in production. But yes it definitely looks like its a global phone.
I never bothered to check. I just did and you are right it has global options as well as gsm. Hmm I'm going to call Verizon to get my unlock code
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This would be a pleasant surprise, but the FCC filings did not include the GSM bands from what I can see.
It doesn't have the gsm radio in it from what I've seen on ifixit
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I Had My SIM Card Replaced Mid November And The Verizon Rep. Asked Me If I Went Out Of The Country; That To Me Sounds Like It Is A Global Phone.
This would be amazingly pleasant. I was just looking to buy a global phone.
I may have some pleasing news to share later on as i am going over families tonight and my cousin siad he would bring his phone with his UK sim card (T-Mobile) (he lives in the UK) and hopefully when i purchase an unlock code i can confirm whether this is a global/GSM supported phone or not
Fingers crossed!
I believe there was a thread on this when this phone first came out. They said this phone is set up exactly like the Thunderbolt and it is not a global phone. They said you could possibly use it on a CDMA network in Europe, but not on a GSM network. Someone just needs to ask VZW.
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It has been confirmed
The truth about the htc rezound
I posted this on the rezound developers page but wanted the rest of the Rezound owners to know the truth about their phone. "THE TRUTH WILL SET YOU FREE".
I spoke to HTC directly about this very thing. I discovered the other radios with the PHONE INFO APP (WCDMA, GSM (only), GLOBAL MODE, GSM+LTE/EVDO auto, GLOBAL LTE MODE) along with the standard CDMA+LTE/EVDO auto and CDMA auto (PRL). Also so confirmed by when I pulled of the back battery cover and exposed several of the gold plated radio antenna's. The HTC tech support manager said to me that HTC Rezound is a world phone despite Verizon's tech support claims that it will only work on Verizon's LTE/CDMA network. HTC's tech said that this phone will work any where in the world. All you need is the SIM card and the SIM Card unlock codes that Verizon should provide to you if you have been a customer long enough. She further said that you can ONLY GET THE CODES FROM VERIZON'S TECH SUPPORT, NOT FROM VERIZON CUSTOMER SERVICE.
She said with the SIM Card and Codes the phone will operate any where in the world where their is a cell phone signal. Depending on the Network it's hit or miss on having data service, but you will be able to receive and make call plus send and receive text no matter with or without data service.
VERIZON Doesn't advertise the Rezound as a world phone and will tell you it's not, they don't want us to know it's a world phone
Bottom line with all of the other great things this phone does: direct to tv plug, great camera, hd video,(Dr. Dre) Beats audio, speed, smoothness, ect...
This is the best phone on the best phone on the Market by far.
VERIZON Doesn't advertise the Rezound as a world phone and will tell you it's not, they don't want us to know it's a world phone. Why I wonder, I think we all know why.
My history with Android is the Original Droid, Thunderbolt, and now the Rezound.
REZOUNDING IN HOUSTON
(IM SOOO HAPPY)
Source: http://www.droidforums.net/forum/htc-rezound-general-discussions/191560-truth-about-htc-rezound.html
i rule123 said:
The truth about the htc rezound
I posted this on the rezound developers page but wanted the rest of the Rezound owners to know the truth about their phone. "THE TRUTH WILL SET YOU FREE".
I spoke to HTC directly about this very thing. I discovered the other radios with the PHONE INFO APP (WCDMA, GSM (only), GLOBAL MODE, GSM+LTE/EVDO auto, GLOBAL LTE MODE) along with the standard CDMA+LTE/EVDO auto and CDMA auto (PRL). Also so confirmed by when I pulled of the back battery cover and exposed several of the gold plated radio antenna's. The HTC tech support manager said to me that HTC Rezound is a world phone despite Verizon's tech support claims that it will only work on Verizon's LTE/CDMA network. HTC's tech said that this phone will work any where in the world. All you need is the SIM card and the SIM Card unlock codes that Verizon should provide to you if you have been a customer long enough. She further said that you can ONLY GET THE CODES FROM VERIZON'S TECH SUPPORT, NOT FROM VERIZON CUSTOMER SERVICE.
She said with the SIM Card and Codes the phone will operate any where in the world where their is a cell phone signal. Depending on the Network it's hit or miss on having data service, but you will be able to receive and make call plus send and receive text no matter with or without data service.
VERIZON Doesn't advertise the Rezound as a world phone and will tell you it's not, they don't want us to know it's a world phone
Bottom line with all of the other great things this phone does: direct to tv plug, great camera, hd video,(Dr. Dre) Beats audio, speed, smoothness, ect...
This is the best phone on the best phone on the Market by far.
VERIZON Doesn't advertise the Rezound as a world phone and will tell you it's not, they don't want us to know it's a world phone. Why I wonder, I think we all know why.
My history with Android is the Original Droid, Thunderbolt, and now the Rezound.
REZOUNDING IN HOUSTON
(IM SOOO HAPPY)
Source: http://www.droidforums.net/forum/htc-rezound-general-discussions/191560-truth-about-htc-rezound.html
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I have European SIM cards at home. I will try one and see if I can get an unlock code from Verizon. This is really worthless he said/she said. I'll post a short video if it works.
new to andriod-but up for it
hi everybody, newbie here, thanks to all involved in making this hack possible,cant wait to get android, froyo is the shiz from what i can tell.
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hi everybody, newbie here, thanks to all involved in making this hack possible,cant wait to get android, froyo is the shiz from what i can tell.
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What is....I don't even...
i rule123 said:
VERIZON Doesn't advertise the Rezound as a world phone and will tell you it's not, they don't want us to know it's a world phone. Why I wonder, I think we all know why.
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I don't know why.
Is cuz they hope people will run up astronomical charges using it normally overseas?
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I don't know why.
Is cuz they hope people will run up astronomical charges using it normally overseas?
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Isn't it always about the money??
And I read an article before this phone came out that said it was listed by Verizon as an LTE and global capable phone.
code
i can give you unlock code, just you have to find a way to put it in.
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i can give you unlock code, just you have to find a way to put it in.
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It should prompt you for it as soon as you turn on the phone with anything besides a Verizon SIM in it. I'll update tonight. I'll let you know if Verizon gives me a hard time about the unlock code. Thanks.
OK, so update. I went ahead and inserted a "3" sim into my Rezound. The phone boots and says that "This SIM is from an Unknown Source."
It does not prompt for a SIM unlock code and does not pick up any service.
I am not surprised.
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I am not surprised.
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Okay it works!!!!!
Okay just got the htc rezound today and put in my T-Mobile UK sim card, and switched to "WCDMA only" mode, and without unlocking it picked up signal (i live in uk) it also says t-mobile in notifications, i checked and called the defice and the call was received.
I just bought my note from BestBuy today.
My phone will not connect to the internet, if I put the SIM card into my AT&T Samsung Captivate it works just fine.
Are there settings I am supposed to change?
First thing ... is this a LTE Sim Card?
It should be orange and blue with a globe on it, no wording no white...
From the sounds of it you are using a 3G SIM card which will not work
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Tunix2 said:
I just bought my note from BestBuy today.
My phone will not connect to the internet, if I put the SIM card into my AT&T Samsung Captivate it works just fine.
Are there settings I am supposed to change?
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They need to update your imei number on your account to your new device, and also change to the lte data plan. I've been trying since earlier and theyre systems are down for this as they are updating. I've been stuck on wifi all day. You can try , dial 611.
Systems was suppose to be up by 12PM est today... lol that's funny...
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Systems were down updating since yesterday. I've tried 3 times today and they all tried but couldnt telling me systems still updating. I told the last cs rep like an hour ago, this must be an update of mammoth proportions. Had no idea what I meant lol.
Lol who knows what they are changing ... =( could be bad...
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SysAdmNj said:
They need to update your imei number on your account to your new device, and also change to the lte data plan. I've been trying since earlier and theyre systems are down for this as they are updating. I've been stuck on wifi all day. You can try , dial 611.
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First thing ... is this a LTE Sim Card?
It should be orange and blue with a globe on it, no wording no white...
From the sounds of it you are using a 3G SIM card which will not work
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They asked me what kind of SIM I had and I told them I had a 3G SIM so he told me he would have to give me a new SIM for the LTE and he did. The SIM is orage with a globe on it, and the top half is white with a long number on it.
He did call and I physically heard him give her my phones IMEI number however something could have gotten ****ed up because they made me buy a 2nd SIM for my other line because I was "cross upgrading" by upgrading MY phone by using an upgrade that was on another line. However, he sounded like he knew his stuff and since I heard him give her the IMEI number I cant imagine how things got twisted up.
And yes it would be nice to be able to login to ATT or call tech support to check but there isnt a damn thing I can do when the website is down and its after tech support hours.
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They asked me what kind of SIM I had and I told them I had a 3G SIM so he told me he would have to give me a new SIM for the LTE and he did. The SIM is orage with a globe on it, and the top half is white with a long number on it.
He did call and I physically heard him give her my phones IMEI number however something could have gotten ****ed up because they made me buy a 2nd SIM for my other line because I was "cross upgrading" by upgrading MY phone by using an upgrade that was on another line. However, he sounded like he knew his stuff and since I heard him give her the IMEI number I cant imagine how things got twisted up.
And yes it would be nice to be able to login to ATT or call tech support to check but there isnt a damn thing I can do when the website is down and its after tech support hours.
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I would go to AT&T store and pickup a SIM and be done with it free
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maxjivi05 said:
First thing ... is this a LTE Sim Card?
It should be orange and blue with a globe on it, no wording no white...
From the sounds of it you are using a 3G SIM card which will not work
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Jazz848 said:
maxjivi05 said:
First thing ... is this a LTE Sim Card?
It should be orange and blue with a globe on it, no wording no white...
From the sounds of it you are using a 3G SIM card which will not work
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You may be right, but what i dont understand is the dude asked me if it was a 3G SIM and when I said it was he busted out a brand new one for me. My old one has 3G right on the front, the new one does not resemble it.
Also when I did a google image search I found a lot of LTE SIM cards that look exactly like the one I have. However I did see a couple that were all a solid orange like the one you described but there was info to suggest my card was the incorrect one.
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Okay here is a screenshot of my plans "features" does this mean that I do NOT have LTE?
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I got the same thing with this extra nice message and i believe we need the lte package:
Smartphone Bundles Bundled Features PRICE TEXT DATA SELECT
Smartphone Bundle without Messaging SmartPhone Personal (To expire on 04/01/2012 )
$30.00 N/A Unlimited Current
Notice the part it says to expire 4/1/12? wtf lol.
That must be the date the world ends
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Okay here is a screenshot of my plans "features" does this mean that I do NOT have LTE?
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my wife had the exact same issue when she got a new LTE card. left the store the phone was working but when we got home realized she had no data. and i couldnt change the data plan to LTE online. had to call and have AT&T make the switch
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I got the same thing with this extra nice message and i believe we need the lte package:
Smartphone Bundles Bundled Features PRICE TEXT DATA SELECT
Smartphone Bundle without Messaging SmartPhone Personal (To expire on 04/01/2012 )
$30.00 N/A Unlimited Current
Notice the part it says to expire 4/1/12? wtf lol.
That must be the date the world ends
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If I select any of the LTE packages (specifically the one I wasnt LTE Smartphone unlimited personal add-on) I get this error:
Just call, I'm on the phone with another rep right now that seems to know what she's doing. Who knows, I might get lucky tonight. But yes, we definitely need the lte unlimited data package and she also said it comes with visual voicemail for free so ask for that too for the same price.
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Just call, I'm on the phone with another rep right now that seems to know what she's doing. Who knows, I might get lucky tonight. But yes, we definitely need the lte unlimited data package and she also said it comes with visual voicemail for free so ask for that too for the same price.
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What phone number did you call? I cant get through all tech support facilities say they are only open during regular business hours.
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What phone number did you call? I cant get through all tech support facilities say they are only open during regular business hours.
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Wow she did it, actually use some other system as the other one is still updating lol. I see the 4G icon now. I only call cs the only way I know by dialing
611
option 1
option 0
asks you to enter last 4 of your social
And should put you right through. Let us know how it goes for you. Just rebooted my phone and yep 4G icon is lit up
Kinda weird to see people not being able to get unlimited LTE or having it say it expires.
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For the time being just use the apn settings phone. Instead of PTA.
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Kinda weird to see people not being able to get unlimited LTE or having it say it expires.
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Yes it does sound weird but this is what she did for me and it looks better:
LTE Smartphone unlimited enterprise discounted bundle
$30.00 N/A Unlimited Current
I have Samsung Galaxy SIII which I bought from Rogers last week. It has an LTE SIM card and 6GB LTE plan. The phone is still locked to Rogers, although I bought the unlock code already but haven't tried it yet. Yesterday, when trying to make a phone call, it failed and showed me message "Not allowed by SIM". I restarted the phone and it was fine after that. This morning it happened again as I was trying to make another phone call. I turned the phone off, took out the battery and SIM card, reinserted them again and turned the phone back on. Since then it's been fine again.
So my question is, is this a faulty microSIM or is this a problem with the phone?
Thanks for any help!
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I have had the same issue with 32GB SIII on Rogers, it has been happening as frequently as 2 times a day! I had read up on the issue and people suggested getting a new microSIM card. I went to Rogers last night, and they replaced my microSIM. No issues there, however when I woke up this morning, "not allowed by sim" showed up again, and seems to enjoy taunting me.
I will be returning to Rogers tonight, so I will let you know what they do/say.
Anyone else having the same issue?
Thanks.
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Yes, I'm having the same issues. Had the phone (Samsung Galaxy SIII / 16GB - SGH-I747M) for about 10 days. "Not Allowed By Sim" flashes on the screen and kills any outgoing calls. To correct the problem, I reboot the phone. I've been having to text people and ask them to call me - strange that text message go but not calls. The problem is sporadic and doesn't seem to be correlated to anything I'm doing with the phone at the time.
I returned to Rogers; they felt it was a faulty sim card. They replaced the sim card yesterday and I was sure it was fixed, but the same error showed up this afternoon. I went back to Rogers for a second visit so they could take a look...while I was there the outgoing calls were no problem. They won't replace it until they can 'see' it with their own eyes. I'm going to head in the next time it happens in hopes they can see it in action. I'll keep you posted.
Any help or thoughts would be appreciated!
Thanks.
For the record, it happens to me with a Fido sim card.
I am using the 32GB Rogers phone.
Anyone find a fix?
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I have got the same error with Rogers stock sg3 too. I reboot and it is gone.
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Does this issue happen to anyone with a custom ROM, or is it just stock?
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mendy7511 said:
Does this issue happen to anyone with a custom ROM, or is it just stock?
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Mine is completely stock. Two new microsim cards and still occurring occasionally.
Same problem here
I have had a Galaxy SIII for about two weeks. My sim card is brand new and put in the phone when I purchased it. The problem with "Call not allowed by SIM" has happened three or four times that I have noticed. It happened this afternoon, so I drove straight to a Rogers Wireless store. Of course by the time I got there the phone was fine and made calls. The gentleman working there suggested replacing the sim card for $11 and said I was the second SIII owner to come in today complaining of this problem. I decided to wait and see what happens.
What the heck is going on?? So not impressed.
I'm getting this too. It's happened twice in the week I've had it.
It is obviously not a sim card problem if it is happening on both Fido and Rogers sim cards and new cards are not solving the problem.
try Settings > More settings > Mobile networks > Network mode > HSPA only
I always get disconnected of Bell network. I'm trying this settings, I know you will loosing LTE for 4G but..
if its more stable. It is probably a network instability or phone driver issue... don't know.
timbit123 said:
try Settings > More settings > Mobile networks > Network mode > HSPA only
I always get disconnected of Bell network. I'm trying this settings, I know you will loosing LTE for 4G but..
if its more stable. It is probably a network instability or phone driver issue... don't know.
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Has this worked for you?
I always set my phone to GSM only when I have wifi (home or office). I got the "not allowed by sim" error while on GSM (2G) not 4G.
mendy7511 said:
Has this worked for you?
I always set my phone to GSM only when I have wifi (home or office). I got the "not allowed by sim" error while on GSM (2G) not 4G.
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hmm then try to change your sim card. They normally do it for free and if still happening, could be the cellphone.
On my side, i'm with Bell but its really not better. I'm always losing network connection and GSM only seems to fix my problem. The cellphone doesn't like have a low signal on lte.
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Roger's has replaced three sim cards and finally a brand new handset and this is still happening. It seems to be more specific to something I've installed or something I do with the phone since I find it hard to believe I've received two 'faulty' handsets. I have a feeling that everytime I disconnect the phone from my BlueAnt S4 Handsfree device, I get the error message and can't make outgoing calls until I restart the phone. Has anyone else noticed a correlation between disconnecting from Bluetooth and the error message??
Roger's has replaced three sim cards and finally a brand new handset and this is still happening. It seems to be more specific to something I've installed or something I do with the phone since I find it hard to believe I've received two 'faulty' handsets. I have a feeling that everytime I disconnect the phone from my BlueAnt S4 Handsfree device, I get the error message and can't make outgoing calls until I restart the phone. Has anyone else noticed a correlation between disconnecting from Bluetooth and the error message??
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I don't think it's related to Bluetooth. I use Bluetooth daily in my car.
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Well, I am headed into Rogers today. If there is an outcome I will post it here. Very happy (not happy, but you know what I mean) to hear this is not just me and this particular SIII. I love the phone but have had it with this happening.
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Seems to be happening randomly on my Rogers sgs3 i747, in both cases solved by a reboot. Perhaps once every 7 or 8 calls, with and without bluetooth connected.
JoshReuben said:
Seems to be happening randomly on my Rogers sgs3 i747, in both cases solved by a reboot. Perhaps once every 7 or 8 calls, with and without bluetooth connected.
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You don't need to reboot every time it happens. Simply turn on Flight mode and turn it off and outbound calls will be working again.
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TadMorose said:
You don't need to reboot every time it happens. Simply turn on Flight mode and turn it off and outbound calls will be working again.
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Thanks! That'll help.
JoshReuben said:
Seems to be happening randomly on my Rogers sgs3 i747, in both cases solved by a reboot. Perhaps once every 7 or 8 calls, with and without bluetooth connected.
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Same thing with mine. I first encountered the error last night. Gf was calling me, so I opened up the notification bar, turned on bluetooth, and connected my headset. By the time I was done, she had already hung up, so I quickly called her back and got the "Not allowed by sim" error. I kept calling her back and kept getting the stupid error. It wasn't until she called me back 10 minutes later, that I was able to talk to her.
I just tried making a call right now, without bluetooth, and I got the error again. I rebooted my phone and the call went through.
I have a Verizon sch i605 (galaxy note 2). I really want to get off Verizon. I need to know if there is any other service that I can flash my phone to that will allow me to be free of this garbage service.
Now I know I can get it over to pageplus, but my issue here is 4g speeds. I want 4g! is that so hard?? anyways... I called straight talk, and searched everywhere about them and apparently Verizon 4g phones cant be flashed to them. So does anyone know a service that has a decent coverage map and 4g speeds (unlimited preferred) that I can get my note 2 over to? I can't seem to find anything online that helps at all...
If you want the best 4g coverage you're already on it
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Sell your Note 2, buy new Note 2 on this better carrier you think exists.
Sim unlocked
I hear that the sim in the Verizon Note 2 is already unlocked. just go to Wal-Mart and grab a straight talk sim and see what you think. I think there is a mod for rooted phones to get rid of the annoying sim notification. I have been researching a cheaper alternative to Verizon but the unlimited pre paid plans aren't exactly unlimited. once you hit the 2gb allowance a month they will throttle your speed back and could even disconnect your services. its all in there EULA.
bucknerspc said:
I hear that the sim in the Verizon Note 2 is already unlocked. just go to Wal-Mart and grab a straight talk sim and see what you think. I think there is a mod for rooted phones to get rid of the annoying sim notification. I have been researching a cheaper alternative to Verizon but the unlimited pre paid plans aren't exactly unlimited. once you hit the 2gb allowance a month they will throttle your speed back and could even disconnect your services. its all in there EULA.
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You don't have to flash the Note 2 for other service. You just get another sim and pop it in. I am currently testing out Straight Talk on my Note 2. Basically, after you activate your service with them, you just need to add the APN info on your phone and connect to that network. This modified APK from IMNUTS will let you not have the annoying sim notification.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=35373936&postcount=4
However, the last statement above is the downside. Once you hit 2.5gb of usage, your speeds are throttled down. Now, it says high speed, so I am not sure if they are only talking about LTE or what, because our phones cannot connect to LTE because we do not have the needed phone bands.
jcollier said:
You don't have to flash the Note 2 for other service. You just get another sim and pop it in. I am currently testing out Straight Talk on my Note 2. Basically, after you activate your service with them, you just need to add the APN info on your phone and connect to that network. This modified APK from IMNUTS will let you not have the annoying sim notification.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=35373936&postcount=4
However, the last statement above is the downside. Once you hit 2.5gb of usage, your speeds are throttled down. Now, it says high speed, so I am not sure if they are only talking about LTE or what, because our phones cannot connect to LTE because we do not have the needed phone bands.
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So you are saying the verizon sch i605 will work with this method? I called straight talk and they said it was impossible. I am not sure why they would say that if it is as easy as you say.
check this out
w4rped said:
So you are saying the verizon sch i605 will work with this method? I called straight talk and they said it was impossible. I am not sure why they would say that if it is as easy as you say.
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check this link out. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2044449
w4rped said:
So you are saying the verizon sch i605 will work with this method? I called straight talk and they said it was impossible. I am not sure why they would say that if it is as easy as you say.
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The phone is sim unlocked. That means you can pop in any carrier's sim card and phone calls will work with no flashing or any modifications needed. What Verizon did is block the APN settings... Without adjusting those, you will not get data at all on another carrier.
Customized ROMs and apk and flash able zip exploits all exist to get around this.
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So you are saying the verizon sch i605 will work with this method? I called straight talk and they said it was impossible. I am not sure why they would say that if it is as easy as you say.
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Because a lot of the times they don't know what they are talking about? Here is their own website where you can put in your phone IMEI and it will tell you it is compatible.
http://stbyop.com/straighttalk/
Also, the 4.1.2 update from Verizon allowed the user to edit APN's without needing root.
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Let us now how the straight talk 4g is in your area. I have been debating on switching with my note 2 but I am grandfathered in on unlimited Verizon data and am not a big fan of the 2gb-ish cap on the "unlimited" data prepaid plans offer.
So confused
I feel like such a noob. I am checking into getting a new sim card for my phone. But all the ones that are being sold are for "att" "net10" "tmobile"... they are straight talk sims... just being sold as specifically for each of those carrier's phones. Is there a difference? I know that I can't use a micro sim because it wont fit. But they have a "mini" sim that is the regular size but the actual chip part is small. So needless to say, I don't know if that one will work!
Basically I am thinking about getting the straight talk sim that is supposed to be for att phones because it looks the most similar. But please I would like someone to give ,me a little insight before I go ahead and buy it.
They are also selling T-Mobile sim chips for "swap trick" I don't really know if that's what I need either... I am so confused lol. This is one topic that I can't seem to research properly online. I got all the APN crap done, but the sim baffles me. It should be that I can just use any sim and it should work...
Second part...
Can I use a used straight talk sim? and if I can... Will I have to use the number that sim was activated on?
w4rped said:
I feel like such a noob. I am checking into getting a new sim card for my phone. But all the ones that are being sold are for "att" "net10" "tmobile"... they are straight talk sims... just being sold as specifically for each of those carrier's phones. Is there a difference? I know that I can't use a micro sim because it wont fit. But they have a "mini" sim that is the regular size but the actual chip part is small. So needless to say, I don't know if that one will work!
Basically I am thinking about getting the straight talk sim that is supposed to be for att phones because it looks the most similar. But please I would like someone to give ,me a little insight before I go ahead and buy it.
They are also selling T-Mobile sim chips for "swap trick" I don't really know if that's what I need either... I am so confused lol. This is one topic that I can't seem to research properly online. I got all the APN crap done, but the sim baffles me. It should be that I can just use any sim and it should work...
Second part...
Can I use a used straight talk sim? and if I can... Will I have to use the number that sim was activated on?
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I went with the AT&T sim because of their network footprint. And contrary to your above point, you do want the micro sim, as that is the slot our phones have.
I am not sure about the answer to your second question. I mean, the sim cards are practically free, so not sure why you wouldn't want to purchase a new one.
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Let us now how the straight talk 4g is in your area. I have been debating on switching with my note 2 but I am grandfathered in on unlimited Verizon data and am not a big fan of the 2gb-ish cap on the "unlimited" data prepaid plans offer.
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While the HSPA+ has excellent coverage, the speed is not up to par with LTE. That said, I still get comparable download speeds to my VZW LTE speeds and I am guessing that has to do with network congestion here. If I go to my home town, which is not a tenth of the size of Houston, LTE is blazing fast and there is a large gap between it and the HSPA+.
TL;DR - For the price, the speed is satisfactory.
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I went with the AT&T sim because of their network footprint. And contrary to your above point, you do want the micro sim, as that is the slot our phones have.
I am not sure about the answer to your second question. I mean, the sim cards are practically free, so not sure why you wouldn't want to purchase a new one.
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While the HSPA+ has excellent coverage, the speed is not up to par with LTE. That said, I still get comparable download speeds to my VZW LTE speeds and I am guessing that has to do with network congestion here. If I go to my home town, which is not a tenth of the size of Houston, LTE is blazing fast and there is a large gap between it and the HSPA+.
TL;DR - For the price, the speed is satisfactory.
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Ok, so I think I understand. You got the actual ATT sim card? Like the SIM card you would get if you actually went to ATT?
I want the ATT coverage as well since TMOBILE sucks here. As far as the micro sim card goes. I am not sure we are talking about the same thing. The micro card is way smaller than the normal sim card. It is like half the size. So while you say that's what we have in our phone, I can assure you the one in mine is much bigger. The ATT one looks to be the same size as mine. But like I said, they have a regular size card with a small chip as well. I just don't think the tiny card will fit in there.
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Ok, so I think I understand. You got the actual ATT sim card? Like the SIM card you would get if you actually went to ATT?
I want the ATT coverage as well since TMOBILE sucks here. As far as the micro sim card goes. I am not sure we are talking about the same thing. The micro card is way smaller than the normal sim card. It is like half the size. So while you say that's what we have in our phone, I can assure you the one in mine is much bigger. The ATT one looks to be the same size as mine. But like I said, they have a regular size card with a small chip as well. I just don't think the tiny card will fit in there.
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No, I am using the AT&T sim card directly from the Straight Talk website.
And our phone uses a microSim card, that is simply a fact. If you have something else, I don't know how that is possible. There is no way a regular size sim is going to fit in that spot. Here is the inside:
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No, I am using the AT&T sim card directly from the Straight Talk website.
And our phone uses a microSim card, that is simply a fact. If you have something else, I don't know how that is possible. There is no way a regular size sim is going to fit in that spot. Here is the inside:
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We were talking about two different things. I figured it out. I did want a micro sim, but the one I was talking about was WAY smaller. It's on ebay. Not sure what it is, but it's there. I just got a micro sim from ST website, much easier. Thanks for the help.
I have aio wireless which is mnvo off of att and I get lte everywhere and the bill is 70 bucks with unlimited talk and text plus 7 gigs of data with the option to buy more for 10 bucks per gig
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So Google released the much awaited December update with more than 100 fixes and I have tested some of the newest fixes in and out. Some users now report signal loss and connectivity issues with the December Update, specifically users from Europe and in none supported countries where Pixel 6 is not offered officially, but not only - also official countries users are complaining.
The is a reddit thread where vachezoub suggested a very easy fix for connectivity issues and signal loss and it seems it`s working already for several users! So let`s check this FIX and let`s apply it in this video!
vachezoub reddit thread ▶ https://bit.ly/3yKk4fG
Mod edit: YT link removed
Connectivity services beta fixed my issue
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Connectivity services beta fixed my issue
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Thanks for the feedback man!
If not a secret, where are you from?
Asking cause I am from Bulgaria, Europe, where the Pixel 6 is not sold officially hence no profiles from the carriers, and it`s a mess - like I said in my video - no 5G (which I can live w/o) but no VoLTE and VoWifi - for the VoLTE I am very much dependent on it as I do a lot of voice calls from mobile while browsing using data and with VoLTE it`s a pleasure and now w/o and the Pixel 6 I am using H+ and it`s... slow
It`s definitely better for myself as well!
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Thanks for the feedback man!
If not a secret, where are you from?
Asking cause I am from Bulgaria, Europe, where the Pixel 6 is not sold officially hence no profiles from the carriers, and it`s a mess - like I said in my video - no 5G (which I can live w/o) but no VoLTE and VoWifi - for the VoLTE I am very much dependent on it as I do a lot of voice calls from mobile while browsing using data and with VoLTE it`s a pleasure and now w/o and the Pixel 6 I am using H+ and it`s... slow
It`s definitely better for myself as well!
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No solution to this unless you are rooted
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No solution to this unless you are rooted
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Yep, I am following the other topic - I would probably root just to get the VoLTE, dont care so much for 5G... but it`s very disappointing - and it was not like that with Pixel 4 and etc.
One of my friends is in NL - where Google DO have a SHOP - but they DONT sell the Pixel there ... so same story
Hi everyone, I had the same issue with my Pixel 6 Pro and tried everything that you guys mentioned but nothing really worked.
But in another thread I read that it was possible to install the android 12L and android 13 beta modem.img in the public android 12, after that I proceed to install it and it fixed my issue at all, finally I have my P6P just the way it should be without signal dropping when calling and everything working just fine, network speed increased too.
I have these config:
-Android 12 June update.
-Unlocked bootloader.
-Rooted with magisk 25.1
-Installed android 13 beta modem.img vía fastboot.
I leave the modem files, hope it helps you.
justito02 said:
Hi everyone, I had the same issue with my Pixel 6 Pro and tried everything that you guys mentioned but nothing really worked.
But in another thread I read that it was possible to install the android 12L and android 13 beta modem.img in the public android 12, after that I proceed to install it and it fixed my issue at all, finally I have my P6P just the way it should be without signal dropping when calling and everything working just fine, network speed increased too.
I have these config:
-Android 12 June update.
-Unlocked bootloader.
-Rooted with magisk 25.1
-Installed android 13 beta modem.img vía fastboot.
I leave the modem files, hope it helps you.
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Why are there two modem.img files? When I unzip the Android 13 Beta 3.2 file for the P6P, I only see one modem file.
swieder711 said:
Why are there two modem.img files? When I unzip the Android 13 Beta 3.2 file for the P6P, I only see one modem file.
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Looks like they are the same file with 2 different versions/dates. I was going to flash the modem file from Android 13 Beta 3.2
Edit: I installed the modem file on my P6P from A13 beta 3.2 and still have connectivity problems with Verizon.
Does anyone else still has signal issues and call fails even on newest update and beta carrier services. Every call I have to recall atleast twice for stable signal.
Graddy01 said:
Does anyone else still has signal issues and call fails even on newest update and beta carrier services. Every call I have to recall atleast twice for stable signal.
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I have the same issue on daily basis. I have at least 30 calls per day and every 2nd or 3rd call has to be repeated. I tried to compare my P6 pro with midranger phones with the same network carrier (I used network cell info lite app) and their signal is so much better (per example - 75 dBm, while p6 pro has -90 or above -100 score). I use it in dual sim mode, and there's no difference between eSim and classic physical SIM in signal strength. I DON'T KNOW HOW TO SOLVE THIS. I SEE THAT MANY OTHERS HAVE THIS PROBLEM SINCE DECEMBER 2021, AND I'M NOT AN OPTIMIST THAT GOOGLE WILL RESOLVE THIS (I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT THEY DIDN'T DO THAT FOR ALMOST A YEAR). I live in Serbia, where pixels are not in the official carrier sale.
WhiteAdder991 said:
I have the same issue on daily basis. I have at least 30 calls per day and every 2nd or 3rd call has to be repeated. I tried to compare my P6 pro with midranger phones with the same network carrier (I used network cell info lite app) and their signal is so much better (per example - 75 dBm, while p6 pro has -90 or above -100 score). I use it in dual sim mode, and there's no difference between eSim and classic physical SIM in signal strength. I DON'T KNOW HOW TO SOLVE THIS. I SEE THAT MANY OTHERS HAVE THIS PROBLEM SINCE DECEMBER 2021, AND I'M NOT AN OPTIMIST THAT GOOGLE WILL RESOLVE THIS (I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT THEY DIDN'T DO THAT FOR ALMOST A YEAR). I live in Serbia, where pixels are not in the official carrier sale.
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Did you try to use only 2G to one of your two SIMs? Enter to *#*#4636#*#* and lock the one sim to 2G.
If you have unsupported carriers in your phone, is very common. Try the trick above it might help.
Edit: https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/drop-calls-in-unsupported-countries-with-sim-esim-trick.4514193/
I would definitely root simply to gain the VoLTE; I don't care as much about 5G. However, it is quite upsetting because it wasn't like that with the Pixel 4 and other devices. One of my friends lives in the Netherlands, where Google does have a store, but the Pixel is not available there.
lemosghon said:
I would definitely root simply to gain the VoLTE; I don't care as much about 5G. However, it is quite upsetting because it wasn't like that with the Pixel 4 and other devices. One of my friends lives in the Netherlands, where Google does have a store, but the Pixel is not available there.
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As I know pixel 4 doesn't have 5G and there wasn't 5G antennas so as to abolish the 3G ones, as happeining right now.
The users of supported countries have less related issues. Here is the map till now.
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tsoump said:
Did you try to use only 2G to one of your two SIMs? Enter to *#*#4636#*#* and lock the one sim to 2G.
If you have unsupported carriers in your phone, is very common. Try the trick above it might help.
Edit: https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/drop-calls-in-unsupported-countries-with-sim-esim-trick.4514193/
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I did that. Thank you! It increased the signal strength on the other SIM by 30%. That solved one problem, now I have one more left, because my main SIM (eSIM) is still bad with signal and I can't set it to 2G because I have constant need to be online via LTE network. The phone store don't accept the return of the device through the warranty because when I took the phone to the city center where the shop is located, it catches an excellent network signal, and they say everything's fine, but as soon as you go outside the center (even just two blocks) everything is much worse. At one web page, I saw a comment where a man says that this is a problem of 30% of total users of P6 pro, but I didn't find any other posts about specific product series which has that problem.
WhiteAdder991 said:
I did that. Thank you! It increased the signal strength on the other SIM by 30%. That solved one problem, now I have one more left, because my main SIM (eSIM) is still bad with signal and I can't set it to 2G because I have constant need to be online via LTE network. The phone store don't accept the return of the device through the warranty because when I took the phone to the city center where the shop is located, it catches an excellent network signal, and they say everything's fine, but as soon as you go outside the center (even just two blocks) everything is much worse. At one web page, I saw a comment where a man says that this is a problem of 30% of total users of P6 pro, but I didn't find any other posts about specific product series which has that problem.
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This sounds your carrier's problem. In general, pixels have strong signal comparing to other expensive phones. Apart from the fact that they have interruptions etc.
So, the strength might come from the bad covering from your carrier.
The last suggestion that I can give to you is to swap the eSIM to SIM.
tsoump said:
This sounds your carrier's problem. In general, pixels have strong signal comparing to other expensive phones. Apart from the fact that they have interruptions etc.
So, the strength might come from the bad covering from your carrier.
The last suggestion that I can give to you is to swap the eSIM to SIM.
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Thank you. I will try to put SIM from another carrier to check if that works. But before I switched my physical SIM to 2G, the signal from that SIM and eSIM were the same (bad). And both of them are from the same carrier at this moment.
WhiteAdder991 said:
Thank you. I will try to put SIM from another carrier to check if that works. But before I switched my physical SIM to 2G, the signal from that SIM and eSIM were the same (bad). And both of them are from the same carrier at this moment.
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Try the sim in another dual phone.
Try another carrier in your phone.
Try a factory reset after the tonight's update.