To clarify as I am sure this question will get asked.
The VZW S4 is already unlocked for other SIMs (T-mobile verified - like the VZW GN2.
I haven't checked the Add APNs section under mobile network settings but assume it is there and working as it now does on the VZW GN2.
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To access the Add APN menu you must have a SIM other than VZW in your phone.
Thanks astralentity for confirming.
joderme said:
To clarify as I am sure this question will get asked.
The VZW S4 is already unlocked for other SIMs (T-mobile verified - like the VZW GN2.
I haven't checked the Add APNs section under mobile network settings but assume it is there and working as it now does on the VZW GN2.
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Well, You can see the APN's (LTE - Verizon Wireless) but hitting the settings button reveals that Add new access point is greyed out and not selectable.
Bummer.
yes. it is.
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yes. it is.
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What am I doing wrong then? I cannot select the option.
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What am I doing wrong then? I cannot select the option.
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I'm fairly certain he was answering the OP.
Probably need to install APN Manager Pro as a system app. That worked on the N2.
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New here, but I've been following the site for almost 3 years now.
I got my S4 yesterday, and I can confirm that with my AT&T microsim for GoPhone service, I was able to get HSPA+ without any software or hardware modifications. When you have a different SIM in your phone, you can add APN information. After I added the wap.cingular info, HSPA became HSPAP in the Status menu, and I had H+ on the notification bar.
I have no money in the GoPhone account right now, so I was unable to test the speeds on HSPA+. Verizon is still my primary service, the GoPhone is my emergency backup.
Hope this helps everyone! I can provide screenshots after when I get home and able to pop in the AT&T SIM.
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New here, but I've been following the site for almost 3 years now.
I got my S4 yesterday, and I can confirm that with my AT&T microsim for GoPhone service, I was able to get HSPA+ without any software or hardware modifications. When you have a different SIM in your phone, you can add APN information. After I added the wap.cingular info, HSPA became HSPAP in the Status menu, and I had H+ on the notification bar.
I have no money in the GoPhone account right now, so I was unable to test the speeds on HSPA+. Verizon is still my primary service, the GoPhone is my emergency backup.
Hope this helps everyone! I can provide screenshots after when I get home and able to pop in the AT&T SIM.
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Thanks for putting this topic at rest.
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Thanks for putting this topic at rest.
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No problem. I know this was quite a frustrating thing for the S3 owners. Glad I could be of help
Perfect!!! Explains why I could but add an APN because I did not have a non vzw SIM installed.
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What about international carriers? When I go to Europe next month can I just buy/rent a prepaid SIM and pop it in without alteration or would I need root and APN Manager?
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What about international carriers? When I go to Europe next month can I just buy/rent a prepaid SIM and pop it in without alteration or would I need root and APN Manager?
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I did not need root to add APN info. You should be good to go with international SIMs, since HSPA is available on all bands with this phone, with the possible exception of 1700.
What about that World Data plan that the verizon customer service been telling me all the time when I asked them if the phone would work outside US.
P.S. I'm aslo talking about a 200$ on contract version
FInally the thread I was looking for, i for one would like to see this thread keep active as I am thinking of purchasing a verizon S4 and want to know what prepaid and mvno options I have for it as well as what speeds. Sofar I see gophone im curious how it will work on tmobile and simple.
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FInally the thread I was looking for, i for one would like to see this thread keep active as I am thinking of purchasing a verizon S4 and want to know what prepaid and mvno options I have for it as well as what speeds. Sofar I see gophone im curious how it will work on tmobile and simple.
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The verizon version does not support the 1700 band (according to the Verizon website), so you would need to be in an area that has been upgraded to the 1900 band of hspa+.
Here's the info straight from Verizon;
Network
Network: LTE, CDMA/1xEVDO Rev. A (800/1900 MHz)
Global Network: EDGE/GSM (850/900/1800/1900), HSPA/UMTS(850/900/1900/2100)
Hi all
I have a quick question under your APNs are you only seeing one line "Verizon LTE" as the only access point? I was messing around with my apns-conf file and I wanted to make sure I restored the right one. Does your screen look like this with a Verizon sim inside?
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So... no takers? Just want to know if my apns are correct
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Looks the same as mine.
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I will be traveling to Russia in two weeks. Will update either if it works or not over there...
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I will be traveling to Russia in two weeks. Will update either if it works or not over there...
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See if the GLONASS works on your phone too - I'm curious.
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I just bought my note from BestBuy today.
My phone will not connect to the internet, if I put the SIM card into my AT&T Samsung Captivate it works just fine.
Are there settings I am supposed to change?
First thing ... is this a LTE Sim Card?
It should be orange and blue with a globe on it, no wording no white...
From the sounds of it you are using a 3G SIM card which will not work
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Tunix2 said:
I just bought my note from BestBuy today.
My phone will not connect to the internet, if I put the SIM card into my AT&T Samsung Captivate it works just fine.
Are there settings I am supposed to change?
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They need to update your imei number on your account to your new device, and also change to the lte data plan. I've been trying since earlier and theyre systems are down for this as they are updating. I've been stuck on wifi all day. You can try , dial 611.
Systems was suppose to be up by 12PM est today... lol that's funny...
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Systems were down updating since yesterday. I've tried 3 times today and they all tried but couldnt telling me systems still updating. I told the last cs rep like an hour ago, this must be an update of mammoth proportions. Had no idea what I meant lol.
Lol who knows what they are changing ... =( could be bad...
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They need to update your imei number on your account to your new device, and also change to the lte data plan. I've been trying since earlier and theyre systems are down for this as they are updating. I've been stuck on wifi all day. You can try , dial 611.
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First thing ... is this a LTE Sim Card?
It should be orange and blue with a globe on it, no wording no white...
From the sounds of it you are using a 3G SIM card which will not work
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They asked me what kind of SIM I had and I told them I had a 3G SIM so he told me he would have to give me a new SIM for the LTE and he did. The SIM is orage with a globe on it, and the top half is white with a long number on it.
He did call and I physically heard him give her my phones IMEI number however something could have gotten ****ed up because they made me buy a 2nd SIM for my other line because I was "cross upgrading" by upgrading MY phone by using an upgrade that was on another line. However, he sounded like he knew his stuff and since I heard him give her the IMEI number I cant imagine how things got twisted up.
And yes it would be nice to be able to login to ATT or call tech support to check but there isnt a damn thing I can do when the website is down and its after tech support hours.
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They asked me what kind of SIM I had and I told them I had a 3G SIM so he told me he would have to give me a new SIM for the LTE and he did. The SIM is orage with a globe on it, and the top half is white with a long number on it.
He did call and I physically heard him give her my phones IMEI number however something could have gotten ****ed up because they made me buy a 2nd SIM for my other line because I was "cross upgrading" by upgrading MY phone by using an upgrade that was on another line. However, he sounded like he knew his stuff and since I heard him give her the IMEI number I cant imagine how things got twisted up.
And yes it would be nice to be able to login to ATT or call tech support to check but there isnt a damn thing I can do when the website is down and its after tech support hours.
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I would go to AT&T store and pickup a SIM and be done with it free
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maxjivi05 said:
First thing ... is this a LTE Sim Card?
It should be orange and blue with a globe on it, no wording no white...
From the sounds of it you are using a 3G SIM card which will not work
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Jazz848 said:
maxjivi05 said:
First thing ... is this a LTE Sim Card?
It should be orange and blue with a globe on it, no wording no white...
From the sounds of it you are using a 3G SIM card which will not work
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You may be right, but what i dont understand is the dude asked me if it was a 3G SIM and when I said it was he busted out a brand new one for me. My old one has 3G right on the front, the new one does not resemble it.
Also when I did a google image search I found a lot of LTE SIM cards that look exactly like the one I have. However I did see a couple that were all a solid orange like the one you described but there was info to suggest my card was the incorrect one.
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Okay here is a screenshot of my plans "features" does this mean that I do NOT have LTE?
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I got the same thing with this extra nice message and i believe we need the lte package:
Smartphone Bundles Bundled Features PRICE TEXT DATA SELECT
Smartphone Bundle without Messaging SmartPhone Personal (To expire on 04/01/2012 )
$30.00 N/A Unlimited Current
Notice the part it says to expire 4/1/12? wtf lol.
That must be the date the world ends
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Okay here is a screenshot of my plans "features" does this mean that I do NOT have LTE?
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my wife had the exact same issue when she got a new LTE card. left the store the phone was working but when we got home realized she had no data. and i couldnt change the data plan to LTE online. had to call and have AT&T make the switch
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I got the same thing with this extra nice message and i believe we need the lte package:
Smartphone Bundles Bundled Features PRICE TEXT DATA SELECT
Smartphone Bundle without Messaging SmartPhone Personal (To expire on 04/01/2012 )
$30.00 N/A Unlimited Current
Notice the part it says to expire 4/1/12? wtf lol.
That must be the date the world ends
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If I select any of the LTE packages (specifically the one I wasnt LTE Smartphone unlimited personal add-on) I get this error:
Just call, I'm on the phone with another rep right now that seems to know what she's doing. Who knows, I might get lucky tonight. But yes, we definitely need the lte unlimited data package and she also said it comes with visual voicemail for free so ask for that too for the same price.
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Just call, I'm on the phone with another rep right now that seems to know what she's doing. Who knows, I might get lucky tonight. But yes, we definitely need the lte unlimited data package and she also said it comes with visual voicemail for free so ask for that too for the same price.
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What phone number did you call? I cant get through all tech support facilities say they are only open during regular business hours.
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What phone number did you call? I cant get through all tech support facilities say they are only open during regular business hours.
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Wow she did it, actually use some other system as the other one is still updating lol. I see the 4G icon now. I only call cs the only way I know by dialing
611
option 1
option 0
asks you to enter last 4 of your social
And should put you right through. Let us know how it goes for you. Just rebooted my phone and yep 4G icon is lit up
Kinda weird to see people not being able to get unlimited LTE or having it say it expires.
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For the time being just use the apn settings phone. Instead of PTA.
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Kinda weird to see people not being able to get unlimited LTE or having it say it expires.
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Yes it does sound weird but this is what she did for me and it looks better:
LTE Smartphone unlimited enterprise discounted bundle
$30.00 N/A Unlimited Current
Well I have a Samsung Note on Straight talk and I am only getting EDGE network its a AT&T Sims for Straight talk not the tmobile. My wife has a LG Thrill and its running Straight talk and always has H+ 3 to 4 bars all day. I took the Sims card out of the Samsung note and put it in the LG Thrill and got H+ with no problems. I did drive around town and got 4g anywhere from 2-4 bars but when I got home it went back to EDGE!! I notice in some areas was on EDGE when it should been on H+. I have tried different apns and get the same results. Is there any service code I should be looking at??? If so how do I do that? Where else should I be looking?? Thanks Bud-sc
Straight Talk uses AT&T network so you should get 3G. I also read about a fix to get 4G I'd you're in a 4G area.
But you said you tried several APN's and nothing improved. What modem are you using (settings>about phone>base and)?
Also, check this setting:
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Packet Data checked.
You probably used more than 2GB of data in a month or used more than 100MB/day. Your probably being throttled by ST. Might give them a call and if my assumption is correct, act innocent.
Good point. Even the $45 unlimited plan gets throttled at 2 gigs. But it sounds like he never got 3/4G yet.
Thread about throttling and solution:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=27815205
All go on everything and I only had this new Sims card for 3 days so using to data might out. OK my baseband is T989UVKL1 and here is my zip code 29582. Thanks Bud-sc
That looks like the stock modem. Did you root? I'm guessing yes because you said you changed your APN.
If I were you I would flash the UCLE5 modem from here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=27863509
Why? It sounds like a reception or antenna problem. So changing modems could improve your reception.
But you need CWM recovery installed to do that.
No the phone is not rooted.I just only change the apn that Straight talk give me then after that I tried a few other apn settings to see if I get different results but no luck yet.I am not going to give up yet but this phone is suppose to get ics this July so maybe then the new fireware might make things better. I hope so. Thanks Bud-sc
Is your phone the at&t or international version? Did you unlock the phone to put in the ST sim card?
ICS is out now. The modem I suggest is the current ics modem.
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All go on everything and I only had this new Sims card for 3 days so using to data might out. OK my baseband is T989UVKL1 and here is my zip code 29582. Thanks Bud-sc
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That's your problem right there sir. Thats a Tmobile Baseband. All you need to do is dial *#2263# and select GSM Bands then select all...and bam you should have 4G or H+ in no time.
another solution is to flash any AT&T Baseband/Radio. But that would require flashing CWM thru ODIN. But no root required for that.
Its the att and yes its unlocked. I checked the update last night nothing yet. Is there away to check the update with out the time limit?? Is there a stock firmware on Samsung web site for At&t??? Thanks Budsc
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Its the att and yes its unlocked. I checked the update last night nothing yet. Is there away to check the update with out the time limit?? Is there a stock firmware on Samsung web site for At&t??? Thanks Budsc
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dude did you see my reply? The T989 Baseband is specific to the Tmobile's Galaxy S2.
And the stock AT&T Radio can be found here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1506212
Just flash thru ODIN.
If your phone has at&t logo but has a T-Mobile modem (as the baseband suggests) someone has already flashed a different modem.
Do you know about CWM or Odin? In other words, what is your skill level for solving this problem?
My skill on something like this little afraid too be truthful. Thanks Bud-sc
OK what do I need to download to my computer and how do I do this??MY phone does not or does it need to be rooted???
try disabling mobile data?
Does your phone have the AT&T logo at the top?
You don't need root access to flash a modem.
Are you chatting with me from your phone or a PC? Why? Because you will have to perform the next steps from a PC.
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My skill on something like this little afraid too be truthful. Thanks Bud-sc
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First things of, download drivers for your phone. Enable USB debugging in settings. Then download latest ODIN (i believe its v1.85 or something), then download the http://m-s-j.net/dagnarf/phone-odin-att-stock-radio.tar.
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But i really suggest you start everything from here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1586223
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Well I have a Samsung Note on Straight talk and I am only getting EDGE network its a AT&T Sims for Straight talk not the tmobile. My wife has a LG Thrill and its running Straight talk and always has H+ 3 to 4 bars all day. I took the Sims card out of the Samsung note and put it in the LG Thrill and got H+ with no problems. I did drive around town and got 4g anywhere from 2-4 bars but when I got home it went back to EDGE!! I notice in some areas was on EDGE when it should been on H+. I have tried different apns and get the same results. Is there any service code I should be looking at??? If so how do I do that? Where else should I be looking?? Thanks Bud-sc
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Are you still doing this? and if so what APN settings are you using now?
UPDATE: PLEASE SEE CHN110's SIGNATURE FOR AN AMSS MODIFIED Tmobile MODEM (thanks to hotwir3 and delacrow) WITH UNRESTRICTED RAT ACCESS!
The following method is still the one that works with UCLF6. BUT I WILL MODIFY THOSE AMSS BIN FILES AS HOTWIR3 HAS AND SEE IF THE WORKAROUND CAN BE ELIMINATED!
UPDATE 2: USING THE AMSS FILES FROM THE N7005 ROM WITH UCLF6 MODEM DID NOT WORK...STILL HAVE TO ACCESS
RAT USING THE WORKAROUND.
Is it just me or has anyone else noticed we are not locked out of RAT selection on this base?
I'm on edge now...cool. slow but cool. Have to use a previously known work around but it does work. :good: I would like to see if it works for someone else before I post the method I used, PM me if you have want to know how to set it.
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Here is the workaround...as I said it is a previously known process, I just decided to give it a try and it works:
First I suggest you must be on one of the new DXLJ2 based ROMs (never tried any other base, its possible 4.1 kanged and aosp Roms may work also)...heres the dialer method I used, with phone powered on take your SIM card out (pry it up a little to get past the battery), reboot the phone then after startup is complete make sure wifi and airplane mode are turned off, dial:
*#197328640# or (short cut) *#2263#...then follow the menu options: (DEBUG SCREEN/ PHONE CONTROL/ NETWORK CONTROL/ BAND SELECTION/ now here you have several options but to get "edge" choose GSM BAND PREFERENCE/ GSM850) THIS IS IMPORTANT> then press on the phone menu key and press "BACK" make sure you see the asterik in parenthesis next to the option you have chosen...then use the phone menu key to select "end". reinsert SIM then restart phone ( dont pull the battery to insert sim).You will also have to check your APN settings and select "bearer unspecified" at the bottom of APN SETUP. Thats it...its an old workaround from when I used my Captivate and SII primarily. Cant remember where I got it (on here somewhere I'm sure) but I had the method saved as text in a notepad file and came across it yesterday.
Good luck and enjoy.
you have the e circled as gprs..
from what i have seen before.. if you are in a gprs are, you would get a 'g' icon,
My bad...that might be a mislabel by me, its just a label but to your point I guess it should read egprs..but it is edge (2.5g) and not 3g or 4g.
This from a google search:
General packet radio service (GPRS) is a packet oriented mobile data .... Such mobiles are considered pseudo-Class A, sometimes referred to as ... EGPRS ( EDGE), 236.8, 59.2 (Class 8, 10 and MCS-9), 4+1 ...
and some further searching...
http://www.clove.co.uk/viewtechnicalinformation.aspx?content=3B2BD491-6465-4C70-ABDB-5A12A06C3D8D&category=TECHINFO
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So.... how'd you do it? i've been wanting to do this since getting the note. has it had any effect on your battery life?
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So.... how'd you do it? i've been wanting to do this since getting the note. has it had any effect on your battery life?
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PM sent...let me know if you get it...sometimes they dont go thru.
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PM sent...let me know if you get it...sometimes they dont go thru.
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got it, gonna flash back to Padawan and try my luck.
edit::: wow it worked, thanks!
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got it, gonna flash back to Padawan and try my luck.
edit::: wow it worked, thanks!
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Glad to hear it...I'm currently speed testing different LTE bands since we are now able to change these also.
Do you mind if I pm you?
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Not at all.
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moved to correct thread
Thanks chn110 for directing me to the modified UVLG3 modem in his sig that allows RATaccess using dialer method without having to pull sim or reboot. All bands are able to be changed...awesome
As for the UCLF6 modem, the workaround in the first post is still applicable.
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hmmm..
erad1 said:
Thanks chn110 for directing me to the modified UVLG3 modem in his sig that allows RATaccess using dialer method without having to pull sim or reboot. All bands are able to be changed...awesome
As for the UCLF6 modem, the workaround in the first post is still applicable.
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think this modified modem will allow me to change the band preference (disable LTE) in a cm/aosp build?
I dont see why not, I think it would...not sure but it wouldn't hurt to try. Just have another modem on your sd to flash if it didn't.
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I'm On Novena rom and I think I have the modem/radio you're talking about from hotwir3 I'm on T-Mobile also... but getting spotty reception and speeds.
I'm still new to the Note do please excuse my ignorance... but what does this mod do?
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Actually this isn't a mod it is a 'workaround' to achieve RAT access on UCLF6. The UVLG3 modem (was modded to carry the amss files from the N7005 base) and does not have restricted access so you wouldn't need to use this method. Although switching bands thru the settings menu is not yet fully functional, you can use the dialer (ussd) code to choose any band...and it basically allows you to switch off LTE and use 3g only. Helps save data when say your near your monthly limit or whenever. As far as the modem from Tmobile goes, basically it probably only is a benefit for ATT users (being unresticted to change RAT selection). It has the 1900 band added so they (Tmobile) could sell the iphone. The speeds when I tested it were unfortunately typical and not impressive.The reason Tmobile bought out Metropcs was to accrue access to their LTE network, so after that becomes final then Tmobile users will finally get the most out of their Notes...be patient it's coming.
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Just a quick FYI, I did this selecting only the GSM Band 850 and thought I had hosed my sim/phone. Nothing worked after I did this. I did however go back and select the 850/1900 band and that fixed it. Seems some AT&T area may use both bands.
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Just a quick FYI, I did this selecting only the GSM Band 850 and thought I had hosed my sim/phone. Nothing worked after I did this. I did however go back and select the 850/1900 band and that fixed it. Seems some AT&T area may use both bands.
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Were you on UVLG3 when that happened? When you say hosed you mean no cell signal at all? I believe UVLG3 only has 1900 band available for the ATT user. The workaround is for UCLF6 and when something similar happened to me I found that when I changed the last line (bearer) in the APN settings to unspecified that it will work. This is mentioned at the end of the first post. Please let me know as it would be interesting to see which modem you were on when it happened.
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I'm on UCLF6, but I'm not on ATT so my Bearer is always set to unspecified
Yeah phone just showed the circle w/ a line through it for the cell signal. So it saw the sim card, but the radio wouldn't attach to just the 850 frequency. If I remember correctly, I believe that AT&T uses two frequencies. One for uplink, the other for downlink, which is why it started working after I picked the 850/1900 line.
They use the lower frequency in rural areas and the higher in urban. Lower frequencies travel farther.
Metro PCS just announced the S5 without contract for $649.99. Since Metro PCS is now owned by T-Mobile I would assume that their S5 is the same as the T-Mobile S5 with the same LTE bands. Does anybody know this for sure. I am out of town and can't get to a Metro PCS store or a Best Buy to confirm.
I was actually wondering the same thing myself and have looked into it. Here's what I've come up with.
T-Mobile - http://www.samsung.com/us/mobile/cell-phones/SM-G900TZKATMB
MetroPCS - http://www.samsung.com/us/mobile/cell-phones/SM-G900TRKATMB
They are both listed as having the same bands and it seems implied they both fall under the SM-G900T. For rooting though it is listed separately as the SM-G900T1.
http://autoroot.chainfire.eu/
That said, perhaps someone can explain any possible differences.
On a side note since I'm trying to figure out which one to buy here is a comparison I've come up with:
tmobile - 720 after tax - unlock after 40 days - 50 per month cheapest
metropcs - 700 after tax - unlock after 90 days - 40 per month cheapest
Thanks for the info. Now the question is which way to go.
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Im very interested in buying the MetroPCS model as BestBuy.com sells it at regular price and they have an awesome 18-Month no interest if you use their card. Enticing enough that i bought one and will be testing it out on AT&T use. Worst case scenario i return it...big deal.
serialtoon said:
Im very interested in buying the MetroPCS model as BestBuy.com sells it at regular price and they have an awesome 18-Month no interest if you use their card. Enticing enough that i bought one and will be testing it out on AT&T use. Worst case scenario i return it...big deal.
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Keep us informed on how it works. I may buy one to after I get back home.
rfb813 said:
Keep us informed on how it works. I may buy one to after I get back home.
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Best buy us closed today lol
Anyone try this yet?
I have a TMO Note 3 that works great on ATT after entering the unlock code.
This looks like a good way to get a device on ATT and not have to wait possibly forever LOL for the exploit/root/unlock bootloader, etc.
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Anyone try this yet?
I have a TMO Note 3 that works great on ATT after entering the unlock code.
This looks like a good way to get a device on ATT and not have to wait possibly forever LOL for the exploit/root/unlock bootloader, etc.
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Have one here, requested unlock code from cellunlocker.net. Got an email about 3 hours later that there's a delay and they need to check an alternative database.
I've read it's TMO and indeed it has wifi calling. As long as there are no issues with the unlock code (crosses fingers) I believe this should be a go just like my TMO note 3 on ATT. Have no problems using it whatsoever.
Updating in case anyone is interested.
Got my unlock code about three hours after yesterday's post.
Was able to unlock using deepfreeze code first, then network unlock code afterward!
I called ATT to switch a nano sim to a micro sim and mistakenly gave them the (Metro PCS) S5 IEMI! Don't do this as it will prevent LTE from working. I asked the associate if I could switch IEMIs and she said sure. I gave her the IEMI of my M8, restarted the phone and LTE is now working.
Just flashed TWRP and the Alliance Rom about an hour ago.
Running fine on ATT here with unlocked bootloader.
So if you're on ATT and want an S5 with an unlocked bootloader, this is probably the cheapest option outside of buying on swappa, etc.
I checked the APN settings in Google hangouts and it shows METROPCS as the selected APN, even though I am on a T MOBILE S5 And service.
What's weird is I never set up any APNs since having the phone so it must have came with those settings preinstalled.
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What's the model number of the MetroPCS S5?
So I got a metro PCs phone unlocked it at https://www.unlocklocks.com/
And now I have it on T-Mobile no problems what so ever
I used hangouts for SMS so the apns where there already
And in order to enable the built in hotspot without root I went into wireless connections and added the APN for T-Mobile by copying everything as it was on my note 3, and just like that hotspot is activated
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What's the model number of the MetroPCS S5?
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It's the same as tmobile I think, I'm using a metro pcs galaxy s5 and it says SM-G900T1
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Since there isn't a dedicated MetroPCS section due it being 99% compatible with TMO ROMs, etc. I'd like to post an issue here that I'm having with my S5 from MPCS in hopes someone else has found a resolution. The issue I'm having is getting a tethering "hack" to work with my service. Has anyone found one that works successfully for them? Thanks!
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Metro PCS just announced the S5 without contract for $649.99. Since Metro PCS is now owned by T-Mobile I would assume that their S5 is the same as the T-Mobile S5 with the same LTE bands. Does anybody know this for sure. I am out of town and can't get to a Metro PCS store or a Best Buy to confirm.
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Same phones since s3.
Same Lte.
Identical just metro has some metro apps.
If u buy metro you have to wait 90 days before they will unlock it .
T-mobile not sure
But u can pay to have it done .
I use t-mobile phones on metro all the time . But u can't use metro branded on t-mobile It's metro rules .
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sim unlock
I just got the S5 at Metro. Do I have to sim unlock to install roms. I have root and TWRP recovery already. Tried the Slim rom for Tmo and didn't have any service even after changing APN settings. Any help is greatly appreciated.
Newbie here.....
I have a Verizon LG G3 that I am using with AT&T.
It works well but a couple of issues I'd like to address.
1) I only get H+ and would like to get LTE
2) I am having issues with sending & receiving mms messages where the pictures wont send if I'm on WiFi but send fine when I'm on the data network.
Is there any way to correct/ improve these issues?
Can I flash the stock AT&T rom on the Verizon phone and would it work?
Any help and/ or enlightenment is greatly appreciated.
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Newbie here.....
I have a Verizon LG G3 that I am using with AT&T.
It works well but a couple of issues I'd like to address.
1) I only get H+ and would like to get LTE
2) I am having issues with sending & receiving mms messages where the pictures wont send if I'm on WiFi but send fine when I'm on the data network.
Is there any way to correct/ improve these issues?
Can I flash the stock AT&T rom on the Verizon phone and would it work?
Any help and/ or enlightenment is greatly appreciated.
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oh you never flash att&t rom to this phone....and software wouldn't solve ur issue....you only get band 4 lte if im correct...and you never ever flash any rom other than a "vs985"
also..mms has to do with apn settings...
Thanks for the info.
Do you know if the Verizon version has all the LTE bands as the AT&T version but just has them locked or deactivated somehow?
Is there any way to get LTE working for AT&T on the Verizon version?
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Thanks for the info.
Do you know if the Verizon version has all the LTE bands as the AT&T version but just has them locked or deactivated somehow?
Is there any way to get LTE working for AT&T on the Verizon version?
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i'm not sure on that..maybe someone else could tell you...i know its something about if you have band 4 in ur area you will get lte....dnt ask me what that means..im lucky i get 3g where im at
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oh you never flash att&t rom to this phone....and software wouldn't solve ur issue....you only get band 4 lte if im correct...and you never ever flash any rom other than a "vs985"
also..mms has to do with apn settings...
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I have the correct ATT apns and when I receive a MMS I have to turn off WiFi in order to download the picture. It has something to do with the phone
You will get LTE off AT&T (and T-Mobile) if they are using Band4 in your current area. In some areas they use a different band, maybe band 21 - I can't remember offhand. Our VS985 cannot use band21, it uses band 4 and band 13 for LTE though.
It has been figured out that it is also possible to enable Band3 LTE on the VS985, but that is only going to help in other countries, particularly France.
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I recently went through this. I was assured from att that I would get lte. Well, after days of trouble shooting with att and trying different hacks I could only get h+
I even went right next to a strong att tower area and still could not. For mms the only way I could get it to work was by using textra, which had a fix for mms by turning off wifi.
What I have learned is that there are some att bands that are locked out in the Verizon phone. There was an xda post that almost had it figured out but nobody could get it working.
H+ is pretty fast by the way, but I was unsatisfied so I am back on Verizon.
And also, do not ever flash anything other than a Verizon rom and radio.
jiml87 said:
Thanks for the info.
Do you know if the Verizon version has all the LTE bands as the AT&T version but just has them locked or deactivated somehow?
Is there any way to get LTE working for AT&T on the Verizon version?
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I would message @autoprime about this. He was recently working on unifying all G3 variants' modems since they all use the same radio with different bands unlocked. He may have a method to unlock the bands you need.
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I recently went through this. I was assured from att that I would get lte. Well, after days of trouble shooting with att and trying different hacks I could only get h+
I even went right next to a strong att tower area and still could not. For mms the only way I could get it to work was by using textra, which had a fix for mms by turning off wifi.
What I have learned is that there are some att bands that are locked out in the Verizon phone. There was an xda post that almost had it figured out but nobody could get it working.
H+ is pretty fast by the way, but I was unsatisfied so I am back on Verizon.
And also, do not ever flash anything other than a Verizon rom and radio.
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Not to rub it in but here's my Verizon g3 on LTE with Cricket which is prepaid ATT. I did nothing special just popped in my cricket sim card.
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Not to rub it in but here's my Verizon g3 on LTE with Cricket which is prepaid ATT. I did nothing special just popped in my cricket sim card.
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Hats off to you. Mind sharing the apn settings your using? Might help someone else
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Hats off to you. Mind sharing the apn settings your using? Might help someone else
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Did you make sure Band 4 was supported in your area? I know that's the only LTE band that is supported by the Verizon G3 variant.
The VErizon version uses only the Verizon modem (radio) firmware. It does not and cannot enable the ATT LTE bands.. Just so happens that one band is the same. For the rest you are out of luck. Read this for more information.
http://www.cnet.com/news/will-at-t-and-verizon-4g-lte-ever-be-compatible/