I am traveling soon and thought I would set up an APN for the FONIC sim card I have. (German GSM SIM) I wen to settings->more settings->mobile networks-> access point names. THen I pressed menu button and expected to see a "new apn" menu item ... but there is only a "reset to default". I talked to the verizon people and they indicated I have to be out of the country to set it up. Does not sound right. I have a feeling they disabled it. Anyone know how to put in an APN on this phone ?
On the positive side the sim slot is unlocked.
It might be the same situation as with the droid4. With the Droid4 Verizon disabled the phone to work with US GSM so it cannot be used on T-Mobile or AT&T in the US, but it works fine abroad.
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I'm not sure. It's possible. But the "new apn" menu item is missing. I'm afraid the verzion people cut it out.
According to Verizon, Samsung has designed it that way...
I have just spoken with Verizon global tech support. The rep said that Verizon orders 4G devices factory unlocked. They no longer prevent the vendor (Samsung, HTC, etc...) from allowing the phone to work on another carrier in the US. However, it is apparently Samsung's policy now that their CDMA capable devices (Verizon, Spring, etc...) are always shipped locked to the carrier of origin and that there is no official means of breaking this lock.
This is interesting because it seems to apply only to mobile data. The Note 2 will function as a dumb phone just fine on a non-verizon network. However, there is no supported means of selecting a new APN on it, other than perhaps rooting it and changing that part of the ROM. So, assuming the verizon rep was correctly informed, shame on Samsung.
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I am traveling soon and thought I would set up an APN for the FONIC sim card I have. (German GSM SIM) I wen to settings->more settings->mobile networks-> access point names. THen I pressed menu button and expected to see a "new apn" menu item ... but there is only a "reset to default". I talked to the verizon people and they indicated I have to be out of the country to set it up. Does not sound right. I have a feeling they disabled it. Anyone know how to put in an APN on this phone ?
On the positive side the sim slot is unlocked.
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ARRRGGGG! This sure seems to be the case.
Same problem. Wanted to use Straight Talk SIM BUT cannot change APN. I have a HTC DNA with no issues changing APN. Looking for a non root work around else Note 2 will go back to Verizon
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I have to be missing something. This is the premier verizon global phone. How can they not let you set an APN?!!??? It's not global at that point.
When I talked to verizon they indicated you could select it when in europe. Could it be possible that apn selection shows up when you are over there and you put in FONIC (german) sim?
How would the phone know when you're in Europe to let you change/add an APN? Would you be able to just turn on airplane mode so the phone doesn't know where you are at and then try?
Well I've talked to Verzon and Samsung numerous times. I have found that each blames each other for no ability to set APN. They leave the sim slot unlocked but this is how they make sure you don't use the phone on any one else network. I asked her how it can be international if I can't set up a APN. She indicated in the small print it says not all featues will work, that is ....no data when roaming. But you can use it as a dumb phone. She said you have to use wifi. So rooting and addinf an apn will fix it.
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Hey guys,
I am trying to send a S4 to friend of mine as a gift... but its Verizon, and there is no Verizon in Europe. I don't know what to do with it so it would be sim unlock and it will work with different networks because I don't know what operator she will be using. The S4 is already rooted and I am trying different rooms. I am out of ideas because even when I put AT&T card inside it seems like it cant connect to network...so it cant work with ours network how in heck will work with theirs. In the end off all of it like a mention my friends is she, but that kind of she that will break it without even knowing it.
If someone would help me out pick the best room for her that will maybe be pure s4 with out a lot of complicated stuff, that maybe would self-update for her and any network friendly?
Thanks
PS. all that crap that Verizon is saying that phone is unlock free its crap. when you out there phone cant either connect to network or have that notification that is not Verizon sim witch is ridicules
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Hey guys,
I am trying to send a S4 to friend of mine as a gift... but its Verizon, and there is no Verizon in Europe. I don't know what to do with it so it would be sim unlock and it will work with different networks because I don't know what operator she will be using. The S4 is already rooted and I am trying different rooms. I am out of ideas because even when I put AT&T card inside it seems like it cant connect to network...so it cant work with ours network how in heck will work with theirs. In the end off all of it like a mention my friends is she, but that kind of she that will break it without even knowing it.
If someone would help me out pick the best room for her that will maybe be pure s4 with out a lot of complicated stuff, that maybe would self-update for her and any network friendly?
Thanks
PS. all that crap that Verizon is saying that phone is unlock free its crap. when you out there phone cant either connect to network or have that notification that is not Verizon sim witch is ridicules
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The Verizon S4 is unlocked for international roaming. I have a friend who took his Verizon S4 to Europe, bought a pre-paid sim in Europe, popped it in, changed the mode to global, and it worked fine. I use Hyperdrive and have read in that thread about others using the Verzion S4 with European and other international sims. They may have to change the APN, but it should work.
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The Verizon S4 is unlocked for international roaming. I have a friend who took his Verizon S4 to Europe, bought a pre-paid sim in Europe, popped it in, changed the mode to global, and it worked fine. I use Hyperdrive and have read in that thread about others using the Verzion S4 with European and other international sims. They may have to change the APN, but it should work
My friend already had S4 from Verizon and when she put her card inside nothing was working... not even text messages... and she had that notification bar still... so idk... cant tell cuz I dint had Verizon phone out there jet.. its my first contract with them and my last I think.. ATT phone are so much easier to deal with..
but for know I need to think of something... for her I know hyper driver but I was using other rom I think google edition with original android? not Samsung edition and it look nice and smooth and easy, something for her but I cant find any room like that with option for international... or I think the main problem is to have option to have APN option so manually I can add network.. for not even ATT cant connect to it...
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SaNNeK said:
Hey guys,
I am trying to send a S4 to friend of mine as a gift... but its Verizon, and there is no Verizon in Europe. I don't know what to do with it so it would be sim unlock and it will work with different networks because I don't know what operator she will be using. The S4 is already rooted and I am trying different rooms. I am out of ideas because even when I put AT&T card inside it seems like it cant connect to network...so it cant work with ours network how in heck will work with theirs. In the end off all of it like a mention my friends is she, but that kind of she that will break it without even knowing it.
If someone would help me out pick the best room for her that will maybe be pure s4 with out a lot of complicated stuff, that maybe would self-update for her and any network friendly?
Thanks
PS. all that crap that Verizon is saying that phone is unlock free its crap. when you out there phone cant either connect to network or have that notification that is not Verizon sim witch is ridicules
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basically what I need to do to:
1. Make Verizon S4 working in Europe?
2. What rom will be the best for that (self updating, not complicated, could look like Samsung android but I would prefer Google edition for her cuz it might be just easier on long rom)?
3. Does it have to be multi-carrier rom or just the one with open APN option?
4. Any other information I have to consider, since its going to be a gift phone I will not have future ability to look at it at least for know so I need something that might have chance to run smooth for couple months.
Original S4 with nothing done to it, pure out of box. dint work that well, was not able to send messages and they count add new APN. In the end of the story the phone was stolen... so I know I have to make this one work here before I will send it there...
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The Verizon S4 is unlocked for international roaming. I have a friend who took his Verizon S4 to Europe, bought a pre-paid sim in Europe, popped it in, changed the mode to global, and it worked fine. I use Hyperdrive and have read in that thread about others using the Verzion S4 with European and other international sims. They may have to change the APN, but it should work.
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I just put hyperdrive on s4 and I will try to see my friend with att car but option to add ne APN is blocked
SaNNeK said:
I just put hyperdrive on s4 and I will try to see my friend with att car but option to add ne APN is blocked
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Install a non-Verizon SIM and enable GSM mode. You'll then be allowed to enter an APN.
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Install a non-Verizon SIM and enable GSM mode. You'll then be allowed to enter an APN.
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well I am waiting for friend of mine cuz he has ATT micro sim, but when I send first S4 to her, she went to phone store and apparently they tried with her sim card and it dint work neither... I am not saying u are wrong, I will try like u said with ATT card first and that first S4 was pure stock , so maybe that's why... idk...
any other suggestions?
can I use any rom as long is APN accessible ?
SaNNeK said:
basically what I need to do to:
1. Make Verizon S4 working in Europe?
2. What rom will be the best for that (self updating, not complicated, could look like Samsung android but I would prefer Google edition for her cuz it might be just easier on long rom)?
3. Does it have to be multi-carrier rom or just the one with open APN option?
4. Any other information I have to consider, since its going to be a gift phone I will not have future ability to look at it at least for know so I need something that might have chance to run smooth for couple months.
Original S4 with nothing done to it, pure out of box. dint work that well, was not able to send messages and they count add new APN. In the end of the story the phone was stolen... so I know I have to make this one work here before I will send it there...
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Can I install rom from different country on my Verizon s4?
SaNNeK said:
well I am waiting for friend of mine cuz he has ATT micro sim, but when I send first S4 to her, she went to phone store and apparently they tried with her sim card and it dint work neither... I am not saying u are wrong, I will try like u said with ATT card first and that first S4 was pure stock , so maybe that's why... idk...
any other suggestions?
can I use any rom as long is APN accessible ?
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"I am not saying u are wrong". Actually, yes, you are. However, whomever tried this gave you bad info, I was tempted to ignore this (ignorance is bliss), but in case someone actually believes you...
My phone is stock, rooted. Verizon Galaxy S4, running ME7.
Here's what I just did (I tried this again just to prove you wrong...)
I inserted my GoSIM (ekit, Jersey Telecom) SIM, GoSIM has pretty good European coverage, good prices.
The phone comes up with a "Non-Verizon SIM" (this SIM card is from an unknown source") warning. Ignore that.
Menu/Settings/More Networks/Mobile Networks.
Tap on Network mode. Select "GSM/UMTS". When it asks you "System select" choose Automatic.
You've got to disable Global mode since that will prefer CDMA, which is still working for you in the US in a VZ coverage area. GSM/UMTS disables CDMA.
Now, click on "Access Point Names". The VZ LTE one shows but is now greyed out.
Click on the Menu soft key, Click on "Add new access point". That's now enabled. (If you try this with a VZ SIM installed, that menu will be greyed out, which is quite reasonable.)
Fill in the APN, hit save. Now you can select that APN.
Mobile data is now enabled. It reads "AT&T UK" as the network for me, which is reasonable since I'm using a UK SIM.
As several people have said, this phone is unlocked out-of-the-box. It doesn't matter what ROM you run, you can use whatever GSM SIM you like as long as the network bands that the GS4 supports match what your provider uses.
I don't know if there's something in the stock ROM that blocks US domestic carriers (t-mobile, at&t); that's possible, as VZ has done stuff like that in the past. That's not what you asked, however. At least in my case, a non-US SIM works without anything special to do.
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"I am not saying u are wrong". Actually, yes, you are. However, whomever tried this gave you bad info, I was tempted to ignore this (ignorance is bliss), but in case someone actually believes you...
My phone is stock, rooted. Verizon Galaxy S4, running ME7.
Here's what I just did (I tried this again just to prove you wrong...)
I inserted my GoSIM (ekit, Jersey Telecom) SIM, GoSIM has pretty good European coverage, good prices.
The phone comes up with a "Non-Verizon SIM" (this SIM card is from an unknown source") warning. Ignore that.
Menu/Settings/More Networks/Mobile Networks.
Tap on Network mode. Select "GSM/UMTS". When it asks you "System select" choose Automatic.
You've got to disable Global mode since that will prefer CDMA, which is still working for you in the US in a VZ coverage area. GSM/UMTS disables CDMA.
Now, click on "Access Point Names". The VZ LTE one shows but is now greyed out.
Click on the Menu soft key, Click on "Add new access point". That's now enabled. (If you try this with a VZ SIM installed, that menu will be greyed out, which is quite reasonable.)
Fill in the APN, hit save. Now you can select that APN.
Mobile data is now enabled. It reads "AT&T UK" as the network for me, which is reasonable since I'm using a UK SIM.
As several people have said, this phone is unlocked out-of-the-box. It doesn't matter what ROM you run, you can use whatever GSM SIM you like as long as the network bands that the GS4 supports match what your provider uses.
I don't know if there's something in the stock ROM that blocks US domestic carriers (t-mobile, at&t); that's possible, as VZ has done stuff like that in the past. That's not what you asked, however. At least in my case, a non-US SIM works without anything special to do.
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How am I wrong? By saying "I am not saying u are wrong"? I dint tried it... I dint had that phone in Europe... and I dint plug in card... I said she put hers in and when to some kinds a store... they dint do it... not me... and even by saying that I was not trying to offend you... and that's why we have forums so we can learn and ask questions...
either way that notification "The phone comes up with a "Non-Verizon SIM" (this SIM card is from an unknown source") warning. Ignore that." can it be removed? that phone will not be use in US any time soon maybe in 6 moths.. so I am trying to make it look as normal as it can...
can I use any rom and will that method work? I am trying to get her something with 4.3, looks nice and its simpler that Samsung stock OS...
SaNNeK said:
either way that notification "The phone comes up with a "Non-Verizon SIM" (this SIM card is from an unknown source") warning. Ignore that." can it be removed? that phone will not be use in US any time soon maybe in 6 moths.. so I am trying to make it look as normal as it can...
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That's something I can't answer, but it's very possible that custom ROMs won't display that noise. Unfortunately, that'll mean rooting it, installing SafeStrap, then experimenting.
SaNNeK said:
can I use any rom and will that method work? I am trying to get her something with 4.3, looks nice and its simpler that Samsung stock OS...
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The phone is SIM unlocked, so any ROM will be able to work with whatever SIM you install. In other words, the hardware doesn't have any problem with it, so use whatever software you want. However, I don't know if there's any 4.3 ROMs yet that are SafeStrap compatible.
k1mu said:
"I am not saying u are wrong". Actually, yes, you are. However, whomever tried this gave you bad info, I was tempted to ignore this (ignorance is bliss), but in case someone actually believes you...
My phone is stock, rooted. Verizon Galaxy S4, running ME7.
Here's what I just did (I tried this again just to prove you wrong...)
I inserted my GoSIM (ekit, Jersey Telecom) SIM, GoSIM has pretty good European coverage, good prices.
The phone comes up with a "Non-Verizon SIM" (this SIM card is from an unknown source") warning. Ignore that.
Menu/Settings/More Networks/Mobile Networks.
Tap on Network mode. Select "GSM/UMTS". When it asks you "System select" choose Automatic.
You've got to disable Global mode since that will prefer CDMA, which is still working for you in the US in a VZ coverage area. GSM/UMTS disables CDMA.
Now, click on "Access Point Names". The VZ LTE one shows but is now greyed out.
Click on the Menu soft key, Click on "Add new access point". That's now enabled. (If you try this with a VZ SIM installed, that menu will be greyed out, which is quite reasonable.)
Fill in the APN, hit save. Now you can select that APN.
Mobile data is now enabled. It reads "AT&T UK" as the network for me, which is reasonable since I'm using a UK SIM.
As several people have said, this phone is unlocked out-of-the-box. It doesn't matter what ROM you run, you can use whatever GSM SIM you like as long as the network bands that the GS4 supports match what your provider uses.
I don't know if there's something in the stock ROM that blocks US domestic carriers (t-mobile, at&t); that's possible, as VZ has done stuff like that in the past. That's not what you asked, however. At least in my case, a non-US SIM works without anything special to do.
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Wow... Pulling this old thread up to say thank you.
I had previously gotten my phone to work on EU carriers but for the life of me forgot how and have been struggling with this for a few days now.
Anyway, I did some searches in Google and kept running into walls and after a few days of [foolishly] not searching XDA I called Verizon and they told me I was **** out of luck.
Well, here I am, back on good ol' XDA and 10 minutes of searching I read your post which gets my memory clear and I remember to enable the GSM option. So simple.
Anyway, big thanks to you and big thanks to the community as always.
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Wow... Pulling this old thread up to say thank you.
I had previously gotten my phone to work on EU carriers but for the life of me forgot how and have been struggling with this for a few days now.
Anyway, I did some searches in Google and kept running into walls and after a few days of [foolishly] not searching XDA I called Verizon and they told me I was **** out of luck.
Well, here I am, back on good ol' XDA and 10 minutes of searching I read your post which gets my memory clear and I remember to enable the GSM option. So simple.
Anyway, big thanks to you and big thanks to the community as always.
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Thanks.
Oh, and don't be "that guy" (i.e. ME.)
I was complaining about how poor coverage I was getting. Apparently, switching to "Global" mode versus "CDMA/LTE"
Gee, I betcha it'll work a lot better with that mode enabled here in VZ-land.
I'm on AT&T,but just bought a rooted S4 off someone with a Verizon ROM on it. Would I just need to flash a AT&T ROM for the S4 to be able to get the SIM card to work with AT&T?
Any help appreciated.
Same here. My friend gave me his S4 today and it is Verizon and running on the stock ROM. However, I am on AT&T. From what I hear this phone comes factory unlocked so you just plug in the SIM and it should be okay. Is there anything else that I need to know if I want to use this phone as my main?
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I'm on AT&T,but just bought a rooted S4 off someone with a Verizon ROM on it. Would I just need to flash a AT&T ROM for the S4 to be able to get the SIM card to work with AT&T?
Any help appreciated.
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Same here. My friend gave me his S4 today and it is Verizon and running on the stock ROM. However, I am on AT&T. From what I hear this phone comes factory unlocked so you just plug in the SIM and it should be okay. Is there anything else that I need to know if I want to use this phone as my main?
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After a brief visit with AT&T today, they installed a SIM card from their carrier into my phone, but it would not get speeds grater than EDGE at the time. 3G may have been possible, but it didn't see it right away. Also, they had to update the APN settings in the Settings -> More settings -> Mobile networks -> Access Point Names. Lastly, after searching the internet, Verizon carrier locks the GSM in the states. In other words, they make it so you can use GSM OUTSIDE the US but not allow AT&T or T-Mobile SIMS to be used in their devices. This is a carrier lock, not SIM lock, so they can get around the whole "well, our phones are sold SIM unlocked" bs. After calling a level two tech support, he told me that there is no such thing as a carrier lock or SIM lock, and he could not give me a code. The phone was able to make a voice call and send a normal text, but data sucked.
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After a brief visit with AT&T today, they installed a SIM card from their carrier into my phone, but it would not get speeds grater than EDGE at the time. 3G may have been possible, but it didn't see it right away. Also, they had to update the APN settings in the Settings -> More settings -> Mobile networks -> Access Point Names. Lastly, after searching the internet, Verizon carrier locks the GSM in the states. In other words, they make it so you can use GSM OUTSIDE the US but not allow AT&T or T-Mobile SIMS to be used in their devices. This is a carrier lock, not SIM lock, so they can get around the whole "well, our phones are sold SIM unlocked" bs. After calling a level two tech support, he told me that there is no such thing as a carrier lock or SIM lock, and he could not give me a code. The phone was able to make a voice call and send a normal text, but data sucked.
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Sorry to disagree, but my SCH-i545 works on the AT&T network with an AT&T SIM installed.
I only get Edge because that's the only band that VZ and AT&T has in common in this area. Swapping out a SIM isn't going to fix that.
What you're finding about GSM locks applies to pre-LTE phones. The LTE phones are not SIM locked, aren't carrier locked. Period.
I'm going to London in October for two weeks and was planning on buying a PAYG sim card to use once I was over there. Do I still need to call Verizon to have them "unlock" it like we did in the past or should I be good to go? The last time I went I had to sign up for their global plan @ .99 ¢ / min and the data was something horrendous like $25 for 50 megs.
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No. Buy a local prepaid 3G SIM chip, insert chip in place of Verizon SIM, create the appropriate APN and set data type to global. Reboot. Your new SIM should be activated, might require you enter a pin. Don't expect much if any LTE speed.
My Lady Susan used her Verizon LG G2 this way in Scotland and several chip vendors failed to be able to set it up right for her because they forgot to restart after the APN and settings changes. Eventually one figured it out and the phone worked fine.
Though the VLG G3 is reportedly more band-limited than the G2 (?), not less as one might expect, it should still serve you quite well as a World Phone. It does not require any unlocking at all.
I ran VLG G3 yesterday on my T-Mobile and AIO pre-paid sims here in the States. Got Edge on Tmobile and H on AIO/cricket.
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No. Buy a local prepaid 3G SIM chip, insert chip in place of Verizon SIM, create the appropriate APN and set data type to global. Reboot. Your new SIM should be activated, might require you enter a pin. Don't expect much if any LTE speed.
My Lady Susan used her Verizon LG G2 this way in Scotland and several chip vendors failed to be able to set it up right for her because they forgot to restart after the APN and settings changes. Eventually one figured it out and the phone worked fine.
Though the VLG G3 is reportedly more band-limited than the G2 (?), not less as one might expect, it should still serve you quite well as a World Phone. It does not require any unlocking at all.
I ran VLG G3 yesterday on my T-Mobile and AIO pre-paid sims here in the States. Got Edge on Tmobile and H on AIO/cricket.
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Fantastic thank you. I went on the Vodofone site and they give you all the APN info I'd need.
Hi trent999
There's not option to add new apn in the setting, could you please tell me how to do it?
thank you
From my experience you cannot add a new APN while there is a Verizon Sim card on the phone. What I did was remove the Sim card, power on the phone( without the card) and then this will enable the option to add a new APN in Settings/mobile networks/access point names. From there click on the three dot overflow menu and select "add new APN".
At least that's how I remember I did it.
Let me know if it works.
It worked pretty good. We went to a 3three store and was able to buy a PAYG card for about $25 US. The tricky part was finding the right APN values to put in. Different websites sometimes had a little different info. But after fiddling a bit I got it to work.
My fiancée's AT&T iPhone 4s was a different matter. I thought all iPhones were GSM unlocked but nope. Couldn't use the one I bought her.
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sasquatch1 said:
It worked pretty good. We went to a 3three store and was able to buy a PAYG card for about $25 US. The tricky part was finding the right APN values to put in. Different websites sometimes had a little different info. But after fiddling a bit I got it to work.
My fiancée's AT&T iPhone 4s was a different matter. I thought all iPhones were GSM unlocked but nope. Couldn't use the one I bought her.
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I am headed to Asia soon and was wondering the same thing about my phone... As far as the APN edits go can one just edit the Verizon APN or will need to follow the steps above and remove the SIM, reboot, to clear the Verizon APN altogether and then enter the new APN?
Here's my dilemma, I have a UDP and ordered a new phone from bestbuy and had it shipped to my home and swapped sim cards from my GNex to the new G3 (this allows me to keep UDP while taking advantage of contract pricing). I turned on the G3 and everything went as planned, including keeping my UDP (which I verified on my account on the VZW website), except that my G3 will not connect to LTE. It will connect to 3G and I have tried changing the network type to LTE/CDMA from global, and resetting the phone, and removing the sim, and putting the sim back into the GNex (which connected to LTE just fine). At this point I'm lost, any ideas?
Oh, and I'm afraid to ask VZ because they may make me switch to a "standard" data plan.
Cothek said:
Here's my dilemma, I have a UDP and ordered a new phone from bestbuy and had it shipped to my home and swapped sim cards from my GNex to the new G3 (this allows me to keep UDP while taking advantage of contract pricing). I turned on the G3 and everything went as planned, including keeping my UDP (which I verified on my account on the VZW website), except that my G3 will not connect to LTE. It will connect to 3G and I have tried changing the network type to LTE/CDMA from global, and resetting the phone, and removing the sim, and putting the sim back into the GNex (which connected to LTE just fine). At this point I'm lost, any ideas?
Oh, and I'm afraid to ask VZ because they may make me switch to a "standard" data plan.
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I also came from a Gnex ...and the g3 hasn't let me down at all. I've swapped sims with no issue btwn the 2. If your sim gives you LTE on your Gnex it should just be a matter of getting your g3 settings in order.
Have you tried manually entering apn settings? If not, that may be your issue. Here's a link: http://apn-settings.com/verizon-4g-lte-apn-settings-detailed-configuration-steps/
Also, you may want to search for 'Verizon apn settings' in XDA forums as well just to verify everything is correct on that link & because XDA forums tend to provide instructions and user feedback as well.
Good luck
startswithPendswithOOH said:
I also came from a Gnex ...and the g3 hasn't let me down at all. I've swapped sims with no issue btwn the 2. If your sim gives you LTE on your Gnex it should just be a matter of getting your g3 settings in order.
Have you tried manually entering apn settings? If not, that may be your issue. Here's a link: http://apn-settings.com/verizon-4g-lte-apn-settings-detailed-configuration-steps/
Also, you may want to search for 'Verizon apn settings' in XDA forums as well just to verify everything is correct on that link & because XDA forums tend to provide instructions and user feedback as well.
Good luck
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So there is no "plus" to add apn settings on my phone...am I missing something?
Please use the QUESTION and ANSWER sections to get ANSWERS to your QUESTIONS
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So there is no "plus" to add apn settings on my phone...am I missing something?
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Rrr...no you're no missing anything. Sorry about that. It only gives you the option to "reset to default" on the stock ROM.
BUT - if you take out your sim, power up the phone, then go to the APN setting, hit the 3 dot menu and it'll say "new apn", click on that and set up the APN from there. That SHOULD work. If not, unfortunately, you may have to get a different SIM from Verizon. Shouldn't they keep your plan if you just tell them the sim wont read on your phone? With Big Red though - who knows, right?
So i switched SIM's with my wife's phone and LTE fired right up meaning my SIM was "bad". I was advised to go a Verizon authorized retailer and to buy a new SIM there because they won't try to change my UDP. I went to a local VAR and got a new SIM without a hitch ($15) and no change to my UDP. LTE is working perfectly now. Thanks for the help.
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So far it appears that only tmobile networks allow this phone, since at&t does not support VoLTE with this phone (must set to 3g in order to receive texts/calls). I love this phone, but tmobiles cell towers don't offer a good signal in my area (using straight talk w/ tmobile card). So this got me wondering, which wireless carriers can this actually use now days? What do you personally use with this phone, and how is the service? Verizon definetly won't work either, so it looks like I am out of options... Any replies to this would be GREATLY appreciated! Thanks!
You sure? Here's the AT&T white list, more may have been added since...
I am positive. And yes, I have seen my phone on the list. no phone calls or text messaging when on LTE (and at&t). I looked into changing the IMEI so that I could use a random generated one that matches an s20 or some other phone that is more compatible, then gave up on it. At this point Im looking to sell my s10 lite so I can buy a oneplus 8T/Pro, just so I get better compatibility. Supposedly AT&T is also dropping support for international versions of cell phones, which this is. I went through 3 different at&t sim cards and all have the same result. I just wish there was a way to change my IMEI (or somehow spoof a different phone some other way)
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I am positive. And yes, I have seen my phone on the list. no phone calls or text messaging when on LTE (and at&t). I looked into changing the IMEI so that I could use a random generated one that matches an s20 or some other phone that is more compatible, then gave up on it. At this point Im looking to sell my s10 lite so I can buy a oneplus 8T/Pro, just so I get better compatibility. Supposedly AT&T is also dropping support for international versions of cell phones, which this is. I went through 3 different at&t sim cards and all have the same result. I just wish there was a way to change my IMEI (or somehow spoof a different phone some other way)
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Is VoLTE enabled etc in hidden phone settings?
Did you have AT&T reset it on their end?
Talk to AT&T advanced tech support.
If white listed it should work!
I have straight talk which gives three options: at&t, TMobile, or Verizon (so I can't call att directly). I went into the hidden menu settings and VoLTE was turned off and greyed out. I even opened a file and added a few lines (might have been build.prop or something like that, don't remember) and all that did was switch it on in the settings (but still greyed out).
When I called straight talk tech support and asked them to provision VoLTE, all they would say is that the sim card is provisioned, and that's all they can do. Phone and text used to work if I set it on 3g (instead of lte), but this was less than optimal. I also read a reddit post today from someone four hours away that said they killed off the 3g now, so I'm not going to try using another at&t card until I get a different phone that is compatible. I know this phone is capable of VoLTE but at&t sucks, and they want to force a bunch of people to upgrade to newer phones for whatever reason.
I've even had this phone work with a Verizon sim card swapped from a different phone, but after a few days it gets shut off. So it's not a question of compatibility more than it is at&t just being jerks.
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I have straight talk which gives three options: at&t, TMobile, or Verizon (so I can't call att directly). I went into the hidden menu settings and VoLTE was turned off and greyed out. I even opened a file and added a few lines (might have been build.prop or something like that, don't remember) and all that did was switch it on in the settings (but still greyed out).
When I called straight talk tech support and asked them to provision VoLTE, all they would say is that the sim card is provisioned, and that's all they can do. Phone and text used to work if I set it on 3g (instead of lte), but this was less than optimal. I also read a reddit post today from someone four hours away that said they killed off the 3g now, so I'm not going to try using another at&t card until I get a different phone that is compatible. I know this phone is capable of VoLTE but at&t sucks, and they want to force a bunch of people to upgrade to newer phones for whatever reason.
I've even had this phone work with a Verizon sim card swapped from a different phone, but after a few days it gets shut off. So it's not a question of compatibility more than it is at&t just being jerks.
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Straight talk maybe the issue. I don't know for sure. Maybe it's the sim card.
Both my N10+'s N975U, N975U1 made the jump seamlessly, no changes were needed on my side.
However the N975U was configured for 4G VoLTE already.
On the new N975U1 all I did was plug the N975U sim card in and it was online.
I feel you... this was an unwanted learning curve for me and had me doing a lot of Google searches.