[Q] Sprint version - Can you use 3G during a call? - Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

without 4G, this is a very important feature for me and I can't seem to find the answer. Thanks!

No1ustad said:
without 4G, this is a very important feature for me and I can't seem to find the answer. Thanks!
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Are you asking if you can use 3G for web while you are on a phone call?? No. Not with Sprint or Verizon.
The only 3G networks that are able to do both are AT&T and T-Mobile.
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www.androidpolice.com/2012/05/24/sp...supports-simultaneous-voice-and-data-over-3g/
is this article misleading? I don't have any of the phones listed so I would love for someone to chime in.
apparently verizon's HTC Rezound can do it, so can the Sprint LG Viper..
edit: confirmed on the 4g lte: www.pocketables.com/2012/05/yes-sim...-and-3g-data-works-on-the-htc-evo-4g-lte.html but still unsure about the s3

You can. I have the GS3 and it was a nice find to be able to do that
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Gio2178 said:
You can. I have the GS3 and it was a nice find to be able to do that
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You can on 4G. Not on 3G - which was what the OP wanted to know.
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No1ustad said:
without 4G, this is a very important feature for me and I can't seem to find the answer. Thanks!
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Actually, you CAN on 3g. I have no problem being in the car on the phone, and loading up facebook.... The EVO 4G LTE was the first to support SVDO, and the SGIII also supports this feature...very handy indeed!
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bigriggy63 said:
Actually, you CAN on 3g. I have no problem being in the car on the phone, and loading up facebook.... The EVO 4G LTE was the first to support SVDO, and the SGIII also supports this feature...very handy indeed!
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This information is from Android Central's Review of the Sprint Version of the Galaxy SIII:
Burning question: Does the SGSIII have a SVDO radio like the EVO 4G LTE does... meaning, can it do simultaneous voice and data over 3G like the HTC EVO 4G LTE and the LG Viper can?
Submitted by kindaskimpy on June 20, 2012 - 00:26.
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Yes, it does. And it's just as slow.
Submitted by Phil Nickinson on June 20, 2012 - 00:43.
Link to the article can be found here:
http://m.androidcentral.com/sprint-galaxy-s-iii-review
Just in case folks think I just "made it up" lmao....
Riggy

EVDO 3G can do this under certain circumstances. The Verizon HTC phones that can do this use eHRPD as well for 3G so you can be on one and use the other to talk and surf.
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Simultaneous talk and surf?

What happened to the 3vo being able to talk and surf at the same time as many reports had stated prior to the release of the 3vo? Is this something to be added later or a never gonna happen type of thing?
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It works just fine, but only if your data connection is either via wifi or 4G.
Yes I know that same as the EVO but i meant over 3g not 4g or WiFi
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Poseidon215 said:
Yes I know that same as the EVO but i meant over 3g not 4g or WiFi
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Sprint has to enable svdo on their network. The 3d and the EVO shift have the chip set. They are just not activated.
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I hope they it asap... It would be very handy and good marketing against verizon too.
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codee said:
I hope they it asap... It would be very handy and good marketing against verizon too.
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would be better marketing against at&t really, since they are the only one with bragging rights at the moment to be able to do this, not even verizon can at the moment.
Actually the Verizon Thunderbolt can do it currently. Its been something that has been making me think about jumping ship, though at those prices, I should buy a flip phone for when my Evo is online...
The thunderbolt can only do it on LTE and the phone has no toggle to turn LTE off unless its rooted
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kingakuma said:
The thunderbolt can only do it on LTE and the phone has no toggle to turn LTE off unless its rooted
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He's right fellas
Bussin Caps n 3D
ktrotter11 said:
He's right fellas
Bussin Caps n 3D
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No the Verizon TB can do it over cdma without being in LTE area. Not all VZ areas support it yet but the phone deff can do it.
aray92 said:
Sprint has to enable svdo on their network. The 3d and the EVO shift have the chip set. They are just not activated.
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Don't think so. the way sprint is doing their voice+data will require a certain chipset on the phones that supports SVDO, which last I checked is NOT in the EVO3D nor the shift. The MDM9600 is the only one ive seen and confirmed to have this built in.
Also a lil note for people that are interested This post lays out some things for the future in sprint and are pretty reliable sources for those that do not know them.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=14300011&postcount=63
Well people, after reading this thread I just had to put in my 2 cents about it. I live in a 3G area of upstate New York with NO 4G around me and can talk and surf on my Thunderbolt. That was the only reason I dropped the call dropping iPhone with at&t and swithed. I drive a truck "18 wheeler" and everywhere I have gone in the New England area that doesn't have 4G I have been able to do this.
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sgt. slaughter said:
No the Verizon TB can do it over cdma without being in LTE area. Not all VZ areas support it yet but the phone deff can do it.
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He is right.
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ktrotter11 said:
He's right fellas
Bussin Caps n 3D
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No he's most definitely wrong. The Thunderbolt can do simultaneous voice and data on 3g in svdo enabled areas.
Talk and Surf on EVO and EVO 3D
The solution is not at all elegant and drain the battery pretty quickly.
What else is new here?
In any event, be it in 3G or 4G (irrelevant for 4G I guess):
1) activate the built-in hotspot (password protect it to prevent others taking
advantage of FREE Wifi draining your battery faster than Concord)
2) Activate the phone Wifi and connect to the newly created Wifi in Step 1
At this point, you should be able to talk and surf; an added bonus (already available thru the hotspot feature), is you're able to connect other devices to the Hotspot connection created in Step 1.
The new problem you will have now is to find yourself a lasting battery.

First time Verizon customer

Can all Verizon LTE devices do data and voice over 3g?
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Yes
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Actually, IIRC, only HTC devices at this point have two radios that can do simultaneous voice and data. Even then, the voice is being transmitted on the CDMA1x network and data on EVDO.
Thanks for the quick response
isdnmatt said:
Actually, IIRC, only HTC devices at this point have two radios that can do simultaneous voice and data. Even then, the voice is being transmitted on the CDMA1x network and data on EVDO.
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I tested this last night while in a 3g only area, and you can indeed use data while on the phone in a 3G area with this phone. IIRC the thunderbolt is capable of this as well.
4G can do silmultaineous data/voice.
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Yes
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Incorrect, I believe the motorola devices cannot. Anandtech's review on the thunderbolt goes over the MANY modems the thunderbolt has.
eallan said:
Incorrect, I believe the motorola devices cannot. Anandtech's review on the thunderbolt goes over the MANY modems the thunderbolt has.
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correct. 10char
Qualcomm FTW
Only LTE devices equipped with the a Qualcomm SoC (such as the Rezound & Thunderbolt) have the ability to simultaneous voice and data.
Marcismo55 said:
Only LTE devices equipped with the a Qualcomm SoC (such as the Rezound & Thunderbolt) have the ability to simultaneous voice and data.
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But doesn't the IPhone do it as well? Or is that AT&T I'm thinking about? Either man that's a cool feature. Something I'd use pretty often
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eallan said:
Incorrect, I believe the motorola devices cannot. Anandtech's review on the thunderbolt goes over the MANY modems the thunderbolt has.
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Sorry , did not think about mototrash phones,never have used them,only HTC.
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reverepats said:
But doesn't the IPhone do it as well? Or is that AT&T I'm thinking about? Either man that's a cool feature. Something I'd use pretty often
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It is only on AT&T. They used to have the commercial about talking and surfing on iphone where the guy forgets his anniversary and makes a reservation while talking with his wife.
Only ATT allows it for the iphone.. but ATT is definitely not the only carrier that allows this like they claimed in their commercials. Probably why you don't see those anymore lol. GET SUED!!!! haha
I've been a verizon customer for a day, came from CSpires mess and haven't looked back. Love my actual 3G speeds and the latest and greatest phones. I don't live in a 4G area but new Orleans and mobile are 1.5 hours away. Excited to see what this thing can do on 4g
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The quick answer is yes. The Thunderbolt and Rezound can do voice/data over 3G.
The long answer is no. The Thunderbolt and Rezound technically do data over 3G and voice over 1X on a separate radio.
LTE is a data-only protocol for now and voice is done over either 1X (in HTC's case) or eHRPD (in all other LTE phone's case)
con247 said:
It is only on AT&T. They used to have the commercial about talking and surfing on iphone where the guy forgets his anniversary and makes a reservation while talking with his wife.
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Men.
My thunderbolt can use data and voice over 3g but my girlfriend LG revolution can not use data and voice over 3g only 4g.
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Just got 4g LTE in our area few days ago, and let me tell you you'll love it.
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eallan said:
Incorrect, I believe the motorola devices cannot. Anandtech's review on the thunderbolt goes over the MANY modems the thunderbolt has.
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They can't. My droid x couldn't do it over 3g. Only the thunderbolt and rezound can do it on Verizon.
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Resound Global phone?

Does the rezound support gsm network? I tried to swap 4g sim with a sim card I brought from my country and it roams to T-moble's network after I switch the mode to global mode under #*#*4636*#*# phone info. So my question is does it supports gsm network ?
no it does not... the sim card is only for verizons 4g lte
yeah is a good questione cause i want to buy it but i m from italy and we don t have the 4g (country of sh¡t)
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edit so when it will came to europe?whit another name? and the future mode will be used for all of them or will be a difference like i9000 and i9003 -.-?
But it does work on T mobile's network.. that's why felt so weird.. I swap the sim card I got from Taiwan, then changed to global mode. It then shoes roaming. And the network is T Mobile..
I am wondering if Verizon hide the global feature while it actually does work on gsm network?
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Most of Verizon's new phones are world phones so they do have GM's radios and can roam on gsm network but you cannot use them as GSM phones
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nev310 said:
Most of Verizon's new phones are world phones so they do have GM's radios and can roam on gsm network but you cannot use them as GSM phones
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Maybe if you unlock it?
That was what I was thinking.. maybe we could unlock it and use it as a gsm phone. I am gonna try it and see if I works. Gonna go back to my country on Christmas.
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I did notice the gsm option when using lte onoff. Maybe it's an Easter egg?
No on 700MZh LTE and cdma network.
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All this was brought up when the Thunderbolt came out and it was proved not to be a world phone.
Ok guys, stop. It is NOT a world phone. It does NOT have a GSM antenna. Wherever you are has a CDMA tower that the phone is roaming to, it has nothing to do with the sim card as it is for the LTE ANTENNA ONLY! Stop getting your hopes up. The LTE OnOff app was built as a universal app, it does NOT detect antenna's. Rezound is NOT a world phone, it does NOT work on GSM.
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If you want proof, there is a tear down of the phone already posted. There is clearly NOT a GSM antenna in the phone.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=19454968
AtLemacks said:
Ok guys, stop. It is NOT a world phone. It does NOT have a GSM antenna. Wherever you are has a CDMA tower that the phone is roaming to, it has nothing to do with the sim card as it is for the LTE ANTENNA ONLY! Stop getting your hopes up. The LTE OnOff app was built as a universal app, it does NOT detect antenna's. Rezound is NOT a world phone, it does NOT work on GSM.
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If you want proof, there is a tear down of the phone already posted. There is clearly NOT a GSM antenna in the phone.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=19454968
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But Verizon's feature list says that it's a "global phone."
I will snap a picture the next time I am near the store. lol
IT is listed as a global phone and doent the snapdragon chip in it have cdma and gsm.
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Tks for clarifying. I so hope this is a global phone but couldn't confirm from any sources. Now I don't need to decide between rezound and GN sine it has global support!!
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The book that came with the phone "Master your Device" says nothing about being a world phone.
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Forgot to say, LTE and CDMA are not strictly US technologies, so it can be promoted as a world phone.
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Using my t-mobile HTC amaze on at&t

Is it true that I can put a at&t sim card in my t-mobile amaze and get 3 and 4 g coverage?Does this phone have LTE bands in it?and I was told thY the white amaze is better than the black one why?
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Mesaman2012 said:
Is it true that I can put a at&t sim card in my t-mobile amaze and get 3 and 4 g coverage?Does this phone have LTE bands in it?and I was told thY the white amaze is better than the black one why?
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Both white and black are the same, yes you will get 3G and 4G coverage on at&t since 4G is hspa and at&t supports hspa.
No this phone doesn't have lte and just a heads up, though you will get 4G, it might not be as fast t-mobile from what I've heard, their HSPA isn't that fast but still pretty decent.
I appreciate that.
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Is this phone pentaband? If it is specific for TMO bands only, you will only get edge on AT&T as I understand it......
gagb1967 said:
Is this phone pentaband? If it is specific for TMO bands only, you will only get edge on AT&T as I understand it......
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It has the 1900 band, at&t's HSPA network runs on that band.
What about 3g?
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gagb1967 said:
What about 3g?
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HSPA is 3G, HSPA+ is 4G, the iPhone has both HSPA and HSPA+, which works on the iPhone's 1900 band, get where I'm going with this?
I'm using my Amaze on at&t through straight talk and it's 4g.
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Using my amaze on straight talk at&t towers, works great with 3g/4g.
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redeyss said:
Using my amaze on straight talk at&t towers, works great with 3g/4g.
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Can you post some screenshots of your speed tests? I didn't think straight talk supported 4G.
Dark Ellipse said:
Can you post some screenshots of your speed tests? I didn't think straight talk supported 4G.
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Two people made this claim, doubt they would both be lying.
Dark Ellipse said:
Can you post some screenshots of your speed tests? I didn't think straight talk supported 4G.
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ST does support 4G but right now my tower is under a full noon load.
12 noon speed is awful but 12 midnight speed is great.
At&t doesn't keep up on maintenance with these towers.
Are you forced into an at&t data plan?
jtevis said:
Are you forced into an at&t data plan?
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Don't think they can force you into one if you bring your own device.
Dark Nightmare said:
Don't think they can force you into one if you bring your own device.
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bingo
Dark Nightmare said:
Don't think they can force you into one if you bring your own device.
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I used to work for Business End User Care for AT&T. As of the time I left (november), if you placed your sim in a smartphone and used it for about a day the system would add the lowest data plan and send you a text message indicating it had been added to your account. Even if you were using someone's phone while your "feature phone" wad being replaced, it was required. I've had to read that section of the TOS to many, many angry people. I would call and confirm just to be safe.
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Biohazard0289 said:
I used to work for Business End User Care for AT&T. As of the time I left (november), if you placed your sim in a smartphone and used it for about a day the system would add the lowest data plan and send you a text message indicating it had been added to your account. Even if you were using someone's phone while your "feature phone" wad being replaced, it was required. I've had to read that section of the TOS to many, many angry people. I would call and confirm just to be safe.
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I didnt know that, wow ATT sucks
That's hot I didn't now we could do all these things to a device. I had idea until my friend mentioned it sweet.
Biohazard0289 said:
I used to work for Business End User Care for AT&T. As of the time I left (november), if you placed your sim in a smartphone and used it for about a day the system would add the lowest data plan and send you a text message indicating it had been added to your account. Even if you were using someone's phone while your "feature phone" wad being replaced, it was required. I've had to read that section of the TOS to many, many angry people. I would call and confirm just to be safe.
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DO NOT CALL to ask..... as they won't know the answer, and might put a note on your account to force a data plan(well, you could call and ask on someone else's phone without giving your account number)
the primary way (so far that I've seen) that AT&T detects your smartphone is via IMEI. Secondary might be you using >100GB/month, connecting to their 4G APN settings, going to a store for help and letting the customer rep see that you have a smartphone
does AT&T have your IMEI? probably not.... AT&T has IMEI of all of their smartphones, so you can't use an AT&T smartphone. You can try using an (unlocked) t-mobile phone, but might not support the right 3G/4G bands that AT&T use. You can try international phones, canda phones(from Bell, Telus...). WARNING>>>. AT&T might have your IMEI because the manufacture gave them the IMEI(See Google Nexus phones), inference from branded phones that they carry(eg Phone is sold/branded by AT&T and t-mobile... AT&T gets a list of their phone IMEIs that might include t-mobile's IMEIs), screwups(Samsung Note overseas was misentered as a tablet on AT&T's network, white i9100 Galaxy SII is misentered as a Blackberry on AT&T's network)
The link at the end of this post gives a guide to what phones are 100% compatible(3G/4G on 850/1900) on AT&T's network.
According to this, the T-Mobile Amaze 4G is compatible with AT&T 3G/4G, but I have some confusion on the 850/1900 mhz band for the 3G/4G data, trying to sort it out(last few posts on that thread)
Guide to what phones are 100% compatible with AT&T's network
anyways, quick update
got a T-mobile Amaze 4G to play with
(with unlocked bootloader, S-Off, Super CID and SIM unlock, all available on this forum), works on AT&T 4G (HSDPA)
speeds right now ~ 1000 kbits/s up/down, hard to test because my location is spotty

[Q] Can I use the Tmobile S4 on Verizon?

Is there any way to use an unlocked tmobile s4 on verizon???? Can you flash a certain modem to make it work?
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chubbrock said:
Is there any way to use an unlocked tmobile s4 on verizon???? Can you flash a certain modem to make it work?
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This is not 100%, but just my understanding. The T-mobile version shouldn't have the radio frequencies , or even the same technology (gsm vs. CDMA) as the verizon S4. Dont think there is any amount of software modifications that an allow it either.
No, you cannot use it. It lacks the hardware radio.
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Damn. Didn't think so but was hoping so!
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It's possible. %100. I'm going to start working on it now that I got my VZ S4 from work...(I have tmo for my personal phone). Please....PLEASE....PLEASE!!! let's not have anyone else say "it's not possible". I'm begging you. Before you spout off about this that or the other thing...read up on the phone. Learn about frequencies, modulation, SDRs...etc.
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It's possible. %100. I'm going to start working on it now that I got my VZ S4 from work...(I have tmo for my personal phone). Please....PLEASE....PLEASE!!! let's not have anyone else say "it's not possible". I'm begging you. Before you spout off about this that or the other thing...read up on the phone. Learn about frequencies, modulation, SDRs...etc.
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Its possible but not probable because VZW is still using CDMA so is Sprint and I do not think the TMo/ATT/GE version have the baseband nor the radios to support CDMA. Once LTE band 4 is enabled and VoLTE is prevalent then the phone can be seemless across carriers.
I know it work the other way around
I put a prepaid att sim card in my ZVW s4 and it worked! As the vzw s4 comes stock as a world phone and can be used on gsm networks. Without unlocking. So if you unlock your TM s4 you should be able to pop in a vzw 4g sim and be OK?
I don't think you will have 4G though if you got a buddy with a vzw 4g phone grab his sim and try it after you unlock.
Att - gsm
T-Mobile - gsm
Sprint - cdma
Verizon - cdma / gsm 4g lte
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Samstealth7 said:
I know it work the other way around
I put a prepaid att sim card in my ZVW s4 and it worked! As the vzw s4 comes stock as a world phone and can be used on gsm networks. Without unlocking. So if you unlock your TM s4 you should be able to pop in a vzw 4g sim and be OK?
I don't think you will have 4G though if you got a buddy with a vzw 4g phone grab his sim and try it after you unlock.
Att - gsm
T-Mobile - gsm
Sprint - cdma
Verizon - cdma / gsm 4g lte
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Again the Tmo/ATT/GE do not support the LTE bands on VZW/SPRINT nor do they support CDMA/EVDO.
The VZW variant should work on any GSM network with a sim swap and APN switch but LTE will be limited or not available.
Right so he won't get 4g/4g lte
But should be OK on 3g after the apn settings are configured I believe. Hope this helps
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chubbrock said:
Is there any way to use an unlocked tmobile s4 on verizon???? Can you flash a certain modem to make it work?
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You CAN, but that does mean you'll want to.
T-Mobile utilizes 2 spectrums for HSPA+ and LTE. 1700/2100 for both. Without access to both spectrums the device will not receive data. Best you'll get is EDGE, which is only from interoperability with AT&T.
There are not interoperability standards for 4G LTE so you couldn't use this on AT&T LTE either.
So yes you can do it, but you won't like the service.
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Rebel908 said:
You CAN, but that does mean you'll want to.
T-Mobile utilizes 2 spectrums for HSPA+ and LTE. 1700/2100 for both. Without access to both spectrums the device will not receive data. Best you'll get is EDGE, which is only from interoperability with AT&T.
There are not interoperability standards for 4G LTE so you couldn't use this on AT&T LTE either.
So yes you can do it, but you won't like the service.
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You cannot use the T-Mobile S4 on Verizon, period. It doesn't support CDMA or LTE band 13 which are the only bands that Verizon currently offers service.
Now if you had a Verizon S4 you could use that on T-Mobile since it supports HSPA on the PCS band and LTE on band 4 which are both used by T-Mobile for 3G and 4G but that isn't what the original poster asked about.
RavenII said:
It's possible. %100. I'm going to start working on it now that I got my VZ S4 from work...(I have tmo for my personal phone). Please....PLEASE....PLEASE!!! let's not have anyone else say "it's not possible". I'm begging you. Before you spout off about this that or the other thing...read up on the phone. Learn about frequencies, modulation, SDRs...etc.
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The question is will a t-mobile S4 work on VZW. The answer is no, it will not. Not unless that MDM9215 spontaneously changes into an MDM9615.
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Can you guys please read the data sheets on the APQ8064T, MDM9215M, and WTR1605L...then come back and tell us how it won't work.
Edit: Hint....the 9215 is what is inside the Nexus 4....which I also own....running LTE on T-Mobile...
Yes, but can you use that Nexus 4 on any cdma carrier?
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Yes, but can you use that Nexus 4 on any cdma carrier?
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With the right hacks...yes. It's possible man.
This article (from QComm) states that the 9615 is capable of CDMA
This link shows very little difference between the 9615 and the 9215...
Again, I implore you all to be diligent when it comes to exploring new ideas...don't just dismiss something as not possible. There's no such thing.
Edit: Just incase the second link to the PDF doesn't work or is REALLY slow...I've attached the document to the post. Also, I took the time to spoon feed someone the info in another post linked here ....
Edit 2: Nevermind, the PDF is 2.5MB...won't let me attach it.
You may want to do a bit more research on the MDM9215. It does NOT support CDMA. It is only used in UMTS/GSM + LTE devices. CDMA support is what differentiates the MDM9615 from its sibling. This was explicitly noted by Qualcomm at UPLINQ 2012 as part of their QCMB API presentation.
So once again I will reiterate that a T-Mobile S4 lacks the necessary hardware to operate on Big Red. Furthermore, it is a simple matter to note that the MDM9215's commercial availability is limited to UMTS/GSM + LTE devices.
No amount of mad hacking skillz can overcome that hardware limitation. It would be necessary to replace the MDM9215 with a MDM9615, which is far from being a simple plug and play operation.
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Crap..my retarded ass read it as VZ S4 on Tmo...not the other way around...in that case, you're right...my apologies...I've been researching getting the VZ S4 working on Tmo....since that's what I'm going to be doing.
Again...my apologies.
I have the Verizon galaxy S4 running Loki'd Hyperdrive rom and I'm on T-mobile, but I only get 2G (AKA edge and too slow for mms) how can I get T-Mobiles HSPA+?
I was using AT&T's AIRVOICE and got HSPA+ but always got redirected tot he GoPhone account empty screen. so HSPA+ worked but AT&T wasn't fond of my s4 being verizon branded. So I switched to T-Mobile and I HATE Edge. but it's better than nothing.
You can't get a device on Verizon that was not part of the Verizon database to work.
Look at the new Nexus 7, even with the correct frequencies, people are having a hell of a time trying to get a device with the right LTE bands to activate.
If it's not sold as a Verizon device, sell it and buy something else.

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