Is there any way to disable LTE yet on the S3 from AT&T? Widget, APN Add, etc??
Thanks!
I need that too for a better battery life.
Have you tried going to dialer and entering*#2263#. On Canadian model you can do this.
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Have you tried going to dialer and entering*#2263#. On Canadian model you can do this.
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AT&T removed it for reasons I listed in a past post if I am not mistaken. I can rewrite the post later, just in a rush to head off to work
Puts me into service mode, but no options in there - Just says "RAT Selection option is restricted."
My Sprint S3 ran for 20+ hours on 3G without any issues, but since their data is so aweful we went to AT&T and on 4G lte we get 8 hours if we are lucky.
I guess the only other option is to flash a Canadian modem .
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My wife is going to kill me I cant blame here, 7-8 hours on a charge is insane if you dont need that speed ....
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My wife is going to kill me I cant blame here, 7-8 hours on a charge is insane if you dont need that speed ....
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or if the nearest LTE tower is hundreds of miles away...
Yes waiting for s Canadian midrm to be avail to test. Aldo waiting for a copy off the att modem in case it fails.
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I will post the telus modem.on weekend. I have to root it and I want to do some backups first before rooting. I have to root so I can pull modem through adb. Will make into a cwm flash .
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I could, go into mobile network settings, then you can choose your network mode, Either gsm/evdo auto, or gsm/evdo/lte auto...
thats on the bell version in canada
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I've been using android phones since the g1 and I was always able to force 2g in setting on cyanogen but since I got my gnote set up I can't force it to 2g ibjave tryed different ics and jb roms but no luck it will just go dark for a min then nothing and stay on 4g
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The modem is restricted so you can't change the bands. It's set to switch to the best signal.
The idea of using 2G to save battery consumption is a wives tale. There isn't any difference anymore.
I would hope that's the only reason to want to switch to 2G!
But yeah, with current technology 3G/4G is no longer a battery killer like it once was. Especially on our state of the art awesome Galaxy Notes!
I do not agree with this entirely, because at college I only get 2g all the time! ANd my battery never gets below 75% when I am home it bounces from 3g/4g and even sometimes to 2g I live in a weird area lol...And my battery gets down to 30-35% when I am home doing the same things.....
The modem in the phone is on or off, and it doesn't downshift if it has to run on a lower band. It's like a light bulb -- on or off.
Don't take my word for it, google the topic and you can read what the engineers say.
You can't do the same things with 2G and 4G networks (at least not without pulling your hair out).
I must disagree with you, 2G and 4G switch is available in international GNote. So there is a way to swtch it. And if i am in zone of low 3/4G signal zone, it always switch to 2-3-4 G, so it also make the battery drain faster. In HOX AT&T there is a command you can dial some code and get into menu for switching Bands. There should be somthing like this in Note also.
There is a dial code for this modem but it is a restricted menu. You can't make a selection on it.
*#2263#
Option 3
Option 1, 4 or 5
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*#2263#
Option 3
Option 1, 4 or 5
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Tryed that but got this:
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There is a selection to use only 2G networks on my note. Its on the 2nd page of the mobile settings.
RAT restriced device...
No manual switch feature exists for the ATT note....
It's a network restriction, and can't be disabled...g
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RAT restriced device...No manual switch feature exists for the ATT note....It's a network restriction, and can't be disabled...g
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I have the option on my Note to force it to 2G
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I have the option on my Note to force it to 2G
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Yeah I have the option but try to hit it
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Yeah I have the option but try to hit it
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Ok. I see now what your talking about. I wish I'd tried it. It doesn't do diddly squat.
Yeah i have gave up on it doesn't look like there is a way
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To get the option, you would need Samsung modem software and be able to edit the file and unrestrict the band selector. That is something that has never been leaked, unfortunately.
ranger captain is right, so...
this is what I did:
root
flash T-Mobile modem
*#2263#...
not sure if you are using att straight talk though.
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this is what I did:
root
flash T-Mobile modem
*#2263#...
not sure if you are using att straight talk though.
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That's actually a solution for this OP who wants 2G on Straight Talk network. If he follows your instructions, because of the hardware, all he will be able to get is EDGE connection for data.
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I just recently got a note and I noticed that whenever I try to use the hspa network on straight/att it is really slow like slower than edge slow .when I'm at home or any wifi spot its super fast but anytime I'm on the cellular network its so slow I can't even do a speed test and I also can't send pics thru mms can anybody please tell me what I have to do to get the proper speeds .I had a inspire before this phone and the same sim I'm using now that ph I had no problem getting fast speeds on St/art hspa+.one more thing it seems to be like this whether stock gb or ics or padawan4 which is wat I have now pls help
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ST runs on the t-mobile network. You need to flash a compatible modem.
Dude I'm on st running the latest att modem and check these out.
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Straight talk runs on either. Depends on your area. You're most likely at&t seeing as 90% of straight talk is.
Straight Talk leases their services. The reason it's slow, it's NOT hspa. It's 3G and that's most likely the best you'll get.
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OP, are you being throttled? Seems ST possibly throttles on 100MB a day and 2GB a month. That would leave you with H+ and horrible speeds. Contact ST and ask them to reset your network.
They used to throttle me ALL THE TIME! Good price but **** service. Went back to AT&T so I can use MY data how I pay to use it, not how they want me to.
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Ranger my sim is a att sim from st
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OP, are you being throttled? Seems ST possibly throttles on 100MB a day and 2GB a month. That would leave you with H+ and horrible speeds. Contact ST and ask them to reset your network.
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No I'm not and like said I'm using the same sim I had on my my last ph which was an inspire and never had any problems with speeds only now that I'm on the note I also can't send pics mms actually the only rom I was able to send mms was liqsmooth but the apn settings were a tiny diff most only allow int,mms or int+mms on liq it had where u could input your like default supl mms or whatever
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Dude I'm on st running the latest att modem and check these out.
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Dude I'm so jealous
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Ranger my sim is a att sim from st
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Opps. My bad. I was thinking SimpleMobile.
Have you input the straight talk APN?
At any rate I read somewhere else online that it can also depends on the radio you have which I don't know much about I do know about rooting and flashing custom roms what I have never done tho is changed out radios or kernels on on that site somebody said something about UCl F 2 I have looked online and have not been able to find a downloadable 1
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Flashing a modem is easier than flashing a rom. Get the modem.bin on your sd card, boot into recovery, flash the modem.bin using CWM/TWRP (no wiping needed), reboot, check for correct APN settings (some roms don't include APN settings).
Im sorry bear with me ranger but can u go a li little more in depth for me where do I get that modem. bin
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If you have really slow speeds then you are either being throttled or you are not filling in the APN correctly. Does not sound like a modem issue. What speed does your notification bar show you connected as? How about settings > about phone > status >Mobile Network Type: ?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=31772854
In the first post of the linked thread you will find the download link for the UCLF2 modem and the recommended ST APN settings.
You may be being throttled as mentioned
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I got some pics of speedtest 100x faster ul than dl my apns and what rom im running thanks for all the suggestions everybody
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Ranger I don't know if it's gonna work I'm downloading the modem right now but you are awesome for showing me the link anyways no wonder I couldn't find it I kept searching under uclf2
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Im so anxious to find out if this works if this works and once I get to watch the season finale Sons of Anarchy I'll be a happy man except that I need to wait another 9 months for the new season best show on TV ever
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How about a screenshot of the status page in settings? APN looks good. Speed test sure looks like you are throttled. For chit and giggles try removing the proxy and port from the APN and see what you get. Not the MMS proxy and port.
I installed twrp cuz clockwork recovery wouldn't flash my roms it kept saying installation aborted i tried googling this but no help
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I guess I gotta return my i717 because it doesn't support anything on here its probably because I'm through T-Mobile not at&t
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Dude, slow down there killer. You are posting everywhere. Have you gone back and looked at any answers?
Your phone works.....slow down and read something. I suggested you go to " Super Everything Thread" have you?
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OK thanks but quick question since I'm on T-Mobile network to I flash tmobile modems or at&t modems?
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They will be under downloads if u used ur phone to download them.
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Well I tried flashing the T-Mobile modems but when I reboot I don't have service so I guess I should flash the at&t modems since it is the at&t phone guess it doesn't matter I'm using tmobile service
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It does matter what modem you use and it depends on your location. ANY and ALL modems should give you phone service at least. So you have a problem. A problem talked about much many months ago. Again Backup, wipe completely, and install the factory ATT ROM using odin. Before you set it up do a factory reset for ****z and giggles. Verify that you have phone service. Then install recovery and superuser. Then install a T-mobile modem. Verify you have data and phone service. Then install the ROM of your choice. Do not reinstall a modem.
And please quit posting everywhere. You have been told what to do by a few now and all you do is rant everywhere. Maybe you should have purchased a T-mobile phone to use on T-mobile and saved yourself the trouble.
Yea but they charged more for the t-mobile version ima prolly wait and sell this one for 300 and put that with my check 2 hrs pf battery life is sad i thought the note would be better then that lol but i already did all that and i know im in a t-mobile 4g area cuz i had a t-mobile phone before and i tried all the modems they are not compatible for this phone im thinking the guy lied to me i think o might have a foreign phone again
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Again you are not listening and just ranting. Goodluck.
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Yea but they charged more for the t-mobile version ima prolly wait and sell this one for 300 and put that with my check 2 hrs pf battery life is sad i thought the note would be better then that lol but i already did all that and i know im in a t-mobile 4g area cuz i had a t-mobile phone before and i tried all the modems they are not compatible for this phone im thinking the guy lied to me i think o might have a foreign phone again
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again man, slow down.
even reading your posts, its like your going 1000 mph with you hair on fire.
I will ask again, did you go to Super everything thread?
you have ATT phone, use ATT modems. if you are that hellbent on using Tmobile, have you done the SIM unlock???
"Super Everything" is just that. it has everything. I just cant help but think you want everything and you want it yesterday. relax, people will help you.
But i have a tmobile sim though besides i couldn't find any att modems
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But i have a tmobile sim though
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super everything, and look for SIM unlock.
this will instruct you how to unlock from ATT (getting a code from them) then unlock.
just read it the yesterday as a matter of fact. RANGER CAPTAIN is the author of the thread. in the first post, scroll down a bit and it is listed with some MOD's.
titled "UOCKING STEPS"
once unlocked, then you can put your Tmobile SIM in. as he states this only needs to be done once. you can then flash other ROM's and the process should stick.
good luck
Thanks man sorry for being a noob lol
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by the way, if you e spending a lot of time in recovery or constantly flashing something, your battery is going to SUPER SUCK.
your battery should be in the higher end of charged when flashing. recommended 70% or better. could probably get away with 55 or 60 though. again, every time you flash, you take a hit.
Ah ok but a friend of mine used it today it was fully charged went from 100% to 5% in like an hr and 45 min and i was reading on the sim unlock this phone was already unlocked when i purchased it that's how i was able to get t-mobile on this phone i get 4g but it doesn't stay connected i have to restart a lot to get it connected again and most of the time i have no bars so idk maybe i should stop buying unlocked phones lol
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In locations I know for a fact have LTE. First thing I tried was ##72786#. I got excited when during the hands free activation of had a LTE signal for the first time. However, after the phone automatically reset it went back to LTE.
I have no idea what is going on here. This is my third Note 3. I'm on stock rooted MI5 firmware.
##DATA# can't be accessed because I don't have MSL but even if I did I wouldn't know WTF to do.
Anyone have advice?
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I had this problem with my GS3 and was tired of calling them and them telling me that there was an LTE outage in my area OVER and OVER again. So I decided to take it into a sprint store and hold it next to the demonstration models and asked them why their LTE worked but mine clearly didn't work and that got their attention to exchange it out after they tried fixing it for 45 minutes.
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In locations I know for a fact have LTE. First thing I tried was ##72786#. I got excited when during the hands free activation of had a LTE signal for the first time. However, after the phone automatically reset it went back to LTE.
I have no idea what is going on here. This is my third Note 3. I'm on stock rooted MI5 firmware.
##DATA# can't be accessed because I don't have MSL but even if I did I wouldn't know WTF to do.
Anyone have advice?
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Forgive me if I'm off, I was slightly confused by your post and I'm delirious from lack of sleep...
1. Try toggling airplane mode, this usually helps me reconnect to LTE.
2. Update your PRL and Profile.
Every Sprint PRL. (includes everything you need to know about PRLs)
3. Install LTE Discovery on the Google Play Store.
Good luck.
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Forgive me if I'm off, I was slightly confused by your post and I'm delirious from lack of sleep...
1. Try toggling airplane mode, this usually helps me reconnect to LTE.
2. Update your PRL and Profile.
Every Sprint PRL. (includes everything you need to know about PRLs)
3. Install LTE Discovery on the Google Play Store.
Good luck.
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Thanks for the advice but none of those things worked
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Thanks for the advice but none of those things worked
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You experienced this with all 3 devices?
Did you have issues right out of the box?
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The first black phone from Best Buy worked flawlessly. The two white phones from Target had this issue.
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The first black phone from Best Buy worked flawlessly. The two white phones from Target had this issue.
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Then it is safe to say it is a hardware issue, return and try again.
I was on the phone with Sprint Tech support for almost a full 45 minutes. The preliminary determination was that my SIM card # did not match up with what Sprint was showing on their computers. Unfortunately I'm not near an LTE area so I don't know if it worked or not.
I will post my findings tomorrow for those who have any interest.
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I was on the phone with Sprint Tech support for almost a full 45 minutes. The preliminary determination was that my SIM card # did not match up with what Sprint was showing on their computers. Unfortunately I'm not near an LTE area so I don't know if it worked or not.
I will post my findings tomorrow for those who have any interest.
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Good luck man!
My 45 minute call to Sprint paid off. Apparently my SIM card # did not match what Sprint had in their system. LTE seems to be working now. Hope this info helps someone
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My 45 minute call to Sprint paid off. Apparently my SIM card # did not match what Sprint had in their system. LTE seems to be working now. Hope this info helps someone
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That is good info. Maybe this thread should be a sticky. What would be nice is a way for users to verify their SIM card #s online.
Question - Is the SIM card just for 4GLTE? I did see one in my Note 3 but my past CDMA/Wimax Sprint phones didn't require a SIM card. I thought only GSM phones required a SIM card.
I bought a Note-3 off of swappa.com, didn't come with SIM card.......so finally figured out that was the reason why I'm not getting 4GLTE.
Picked up a SIM card from Sprint, all is good.........I now have 4GLTE.
Any one knows if rooting and flashing roms will mess the service on a AT&T Mega(SGH-I527) flashed on Straight Talk?. if not, what rom would be the best one?.
Thanks.
Hello!!!, anyone?????????
there are no roms on the at&t version yet
The phone is not flashed to straight talk, it is neither unlocked. Your phone is most likely an AT&T version and straight talk uses AT&T towers so the phone will automatically run their network, no flashing networks.
To answer your question rooting your phone will be like rooting a regular AT&T phone as you have nothing flashed on it.
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The phone is not flashed to straight talk, it is neither unlocked. Your phone is most likely an AT&T version and straight talk uses AT&T towers so the phone will automatically run their network, no flashing networks.
To answer your question rooting your phone will be like rooting a regular AT&T phone as you have nothing flashed on it.
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It is unlocked. I paid for the code. I can switch between the att and tmobile sim cards
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It is unlocked. I paid for the code. I can switch between the att and tmobile sim cards
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correct.. and Straight Talk, Walmart Family, Net 10 etc sim cards....
so.. no flashing neccessary...
only different APN settings needed.
Hopefully your Mega will automatically find the correct APN settings of the particular sim card that you put in before boot up..
If it doesn't work for any particular sim, then you'll have to find the APN settings and create one that will work with any given sim
good luck.
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correct.. and Straight Talk, Walmart Family, Net 10 etc sim cards....
so.. no flashing neccessary...
only different APN settings needed.
Hopefully your Mega will automatically find the correct APN settings of the particular sim card that you put in before boot up..
If it doesn't work for any particular sim, then you'll have to find the APN settings and create one that will work with any given sim
good luck.
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I have to manually input the APN codes but after I got 4G. Love this service!. Now, I hope that my data usage holds!.
I have a galaxy mega 6.3 I9200.... How to Root my phone.... Help me please
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I have a galaxy mega 6.3 I9200.... How to Root my phone.... Help me please
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Look here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2355680
Or here:
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It's really working.
don't go over your 2.5gb data cap.
I always thought I was invincible to the cap because I had a iPhone 4 and the speed always seemed the same. Well I got my galaxy mega on monday and by wednesday I was at 4.1gb. It was because I had downloaded Asphalt 8 and a few more games using the incredibly surprisingly fast straight talk 4g. Well then my internet completely disappeared. I know straight talk had nothing to do with this. But my apn settings deleted itself. I don't know why haha. But anyway I called straight talk saying I couldn't find the correct apn setting they helped me get the correct one and then I asked her if she thought if I used to much it would go over ( I didn't want to say I went over) She then said oh wail actually you already have seemed to exceed the cap. She said I should experience slower data. She then proceeded to tell me that once the 2.5 gb cap is passed that the internet slows down to 2g? I asked her if it was edge and she said no 2g.
I plan on switching to simple mobile within the next two days.
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don't go over your 2.5gb data cap.
I always thought I was invincible to the cap because I had a iPhone 4 and the speed always seemed the same. Well I got my galaxy mega on monday and by wednesday I was at 4.1gb. It was because I had downloaded Asphalt 8 and a few more games using the incredibly surprisingly fast straight talk 4g. Well then my internet completely disappeared. I know straight talk had nothing to do with this. But my apn settings deleted itself. I don't know why haha. But anyway I called straight talk saying I couldn't find the correct apn setting they helped me get the correct one and then I asked her if she thought if I used to much it would go over ( I didn't want to say I went over) She then said oh wail actually you already have seemed to exceed the cap. She said I should experience slower data. She then proceeded to tell me that once the 2.5 gb cap is passed that the internet slows down to 2g? I asked her if it was edge and she said no 2g.
I plan on switching to simple mobile within the next two days.
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What is Simple Mobile?
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Look at Solavie. $39 for the first 2 months and then $49. Unlimited talk, text and data. No cap.
If you are going to do it pm me.
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Look at Solavie. $39 for the first 2 months and then $49. Unlimited talk, text and data. No cap.
If you are going to do it pm me.
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On what towers do the service runs?
Hey people. I'm running a Verizon fascinate sch-i500 on ST... Currently using SLIM ROM. 4.2.2. I use podkicker app a lot to d/l and listen. Get throttled down to 2G speeds after about 10 days into billi g cycle. Sucks bit anyone have any suggestions as to how to "get around" this ?
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hy,
the new firmware for my i9195, I9195XXUBMJ7, has knox activate, be carefull i think samsung mega is next
b0g said:
hy,
the new firmware for my i9195, I9195XXUBMJ7, has knox activate, be carefull i think samsung mega is next
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We'll just strip it back out
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On what towers do the service runs?
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T-mobile
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icemanwbs said:
Hey people. I'm running a Verizon fascinate sch-i500 on ST... Currently using SLIM ROM. 4.2.2. I use podkicker app a lot to d/l and listen. Get throttled down to 2G speeds after about 10 days into billi g cycle. Sucks bit anyone have any suggestions as to how to "get around" this ?
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Wrong forum?
My i9205 is running very well on straight talk. No more T-Mobile for me
2SHAYNE
shayneflashindaily said:
My i9205 is running very well on straight talk. No more T-Mobile for me
2SHAYNE
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2shayne... are you getting decent d/l speeds?
is the data unlimited?
Is it throttled after some many mb's??
thanks...