Want to use ATT i717 on Tmobile LTE network. Possible? - AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717

Refer to topic. So Tmobile recently launched LTE in my area yesterday. I was wondering if there's a way to enable their network on my ATT note. :fingers-crossed::fingers-crossed::fingers-crossed:

I've gotten TMobile LTE with stock settings on my unlocked, rooted (but nothing done with that) i717 in Chicago.

bob60626 said:
I've gotten TMobile LTE with stock settings on my unlocked, rooted (but nothing done with that) i717 in Chicago.
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What radio & rom are you using?

This phone is almost two years old but you are the first person to wonder if the at&t note can work on tmobile's frequncies.
Just in case I'm wrong about you being the first one to wonder, why not try a google search?
I'll bet there's 2,000 responses.

TurboK24 said:
Refer to topic. So Tmobile recently launched LTE in my area yesterday. I was wondering if there's a way to enable their network on my ATT note. :fingers-crossed::fingers-crossed::fingers-crossed:
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Yes, there is. You have to be on an AT&T Rom, Carrier Unlock your I717, Use T-Mobile Sim Card, Apply T-Mobile LTE APN Settings. I think that's it in a nutshell.

Christogq said:
Yes, there is. You have to be on an AT&T Rom, Carrier Unlock your I717, Use T-Mobile Sim Card, Apply T-Mobile LTE APN Settings. I think that's it in a nutshell.
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Don't forget to get LTE on tmobile you must use an ATT Radio.
UCLF6 for ICS
UCMB4 or UCMD3 for JB.
Rom type doesn't matter, just radio, apn, and being in a LTE area, i717 unlocked as well.

scariola said:
Don't forget to get LTE on tmobile you must use a ATT Radio.
UCLF6 for ICS
UCMB4 or UCMD3 for JB.
Rom type doesn't matter, just radio, apn, and being in a LTE area.
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Ahhh I knew it didn't look right lol. Thanks!

scariola said:
Don't forget to get LTE on tmobile you must use a ATT Radio.
UCLF6 for ICS
UCMB4 or UCMD3 for JB.
Rom type doesn't matter, just radio, apn, and being in a LTE area.
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So your phone doesn't have to be unlocked? Just rooted and flash the Modem via recovery? Just asking cause I am on at&t and experiencing signal drops frequently
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ProFresh4 said:
So your phone doesn't have to be unlocked? Just rooted and flash the Modem via recovery? Just asking cause I am on at&t and experiencing signal drops frequently
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You must also be unlocked for tmobile. Just adding what he forgot. There is a guide in the i717 forum for free sim unlock if it isn't by chance unlocked already.

scariola said:
You must also be unlocked for tmobile. Just adding what he forgot. There is a guide in the i717 forum for free sim unlock if it isn't by chance unlocked already.
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Do you have to be unlocked for At&t
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ProFresh4 said:
Do you have to be unlocked for At&t
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Being as this phone is from ATT, no it wouldn't need to be unlocked to use an ATT sim.
Unlock is needed for tmobile phone/data to work on the i717.

scariola said:
Being as this phone is from ATT, no it wouldn't need to be unlocked to use an ATT sim.
Unlock is needed for tmobile phone/data to work on the i717.
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But the flashing the T-Mobile modem is fine?
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ProFresh4 said:
But the flashing the T-Mobile modem is fine?
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If your trying to unlock using this guide. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=37357905 then yes flashing the tmobile modem is fine.
When it is unlocked, you can flash any radio found for the i717 in recovery and it only changes the radio.
So follow the guide to sim unlock for free. Then reflash only the radios I mentioned before. You should then have your ATT I717 unlocked for tmobile if you change out the sim card.
This won't do anything besides allow a tmobile sim card with functioning calls/data.
If you don't need this, then try a newer ATT radio that I previously detailed a few posts back.

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[Q] Will I lose 4G LTE after unlocking?

Like the thread says, I'm just wondering if after i unlock a Samsung Galaxy Note 4G LTE so that i can use it on my network, if it'll downgrade to HSPA+ or keep the 4G LTE
Nothing will change unless you flash a radio that does not support lte but even then you could just flash the stock radio again.
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I unlocked my AT&T Note and it works fine on LTE on AT&T's network.
Thanks guys! I'llgo ahead and unlock it and see how it goes!
genesys8 said:
Thanks guys! I'llgo ahead and unlock it and see how it goes!
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What do u use to Unlock?
This is a dumb question but how do u unlock it i have never tried...im just rooted running oc kernel and saurom 7.1
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where can I get Rogers modem file. the link I found is dead. Does this also revert the any custom ROM i717 back to original i717R? Thank you.
CreekDirt said:
I unlocked my AT&T Note and it works fine on LTE on AT&T's network.
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Thanks for the info
I have a galaxy note from rogers unlocked and i am using it on bell mobility network, i never saw LTE coming ON! is it because its unlocked? I made sure i have an lte sim card and i called bell and they said i should be able to see it! but even in downtown i never saw LTE!!!
How can i find out if my LTE is working?
lanwarrior said:
What do u use to Unlock?
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JB calhoun said:
This is a dumb question but how do u unlock it i have never tried...im just rooted running oc kernel and saurom 7.1
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You can try your carriers but personally I used cellunlocker.net. It was fast as **** and everything went smoothly. Cost $24.99.
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tabboud said:
I have a galaxy note from rogers unlocked and i am using it on bell mobility network, i never saw LTE coming ON! is it because its unlocked? I made sure i have an lte sim card and i called bell and they said i should be able to see it! but even in downtown i never saw LTE!!!
How can i find out if my LTE is working?
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Do a speed test ... if you see 32Mb download then you are on LTE, HSPA mode will hover around 6Mb.
roadster92 said:
Do a speed test ... if you see 32Mb download then you are on LTE, HSPA mode will hover around 6Mb.
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32Mb?! Damn, where are you at? I only get max 24Mb at Southern California.

Straight talk sim card

So I got a att sim card for straight talk. I was wondering if I unlocked my phone and flashed the blaze radio and put in the tmo apns would I run on the tmo towers? I know you can get the tmo one but are they that much different?
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Nolenm04 said:
So I got a att sim card for straight talk. I was wondering if I unlocked my phone and flashed the blaze radio and put in the tmo apns would I run on the tmo towers? I know you can get the tmo one but are they that much different?
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I am on T-Mobile and generally run blaze modem, but I also tested straight talk at&t sim for a while. Here are my few obvervations -
1. I think that only at&t towers were being used by straight talk, even with blaze modem. The signal strength was different for each sim. I found at&t coverage in my area better. You need straight talk apn though, having blaze modem would make no difference. So you would need to switch apns if you swap sims (assuming you have two sims).
2. On straight talk the signal was the same regardless of the flashed modem - at&t modem or T-Mobile blaze. And again att.mvno apn was absolutely necessary.
3. However, despite the same signal strength, the blaze modem drained the battery a lot faster as compared to stock at&t ics modem. Even on wifi.
If you have T-Mobile sim card you may find top download speeds with blaze modem a lot faster. However, straight talk connection is more stable. Stability is everything. I hope you have good at&t coverage in your area as I would stick with at&t ics modem. In fact that is the best option, unless you also have a T-Mobile sim and plan to swap it sometimes. But even if you have both, please note the battery drain caused by blaze modem - may not be worth it.
So the blaze isn't stable?
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What tools do u use to unlock the att so I can use tmobile straight Talk simcard?
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tech7 said:
What tools do u use to unlock the att so I can use tmobile straight Talk simcard?
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You have to pay to unlock...i was reading somewhere in here aug 11th att will unlock but im pretty sure you have to be with them
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I thought straight talk is ATT so you dont have to unlock the ATT galaxy note?
Eric-1987 said:
I thought straight talk is ATT so you dont have to unlock the ATT galaxy note?
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You can order the att or tmobile one...if you order the tmobile one you yave to unlock because it runs off of tmobiles towers
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Eric-1987 said:
I thought straight talk is ATT so you dont have to unlock the ATT galaxy note?
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Yeah why not just use AT&T Straight Talk? Same price right?
Yep same price
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Nolenm04 said:
So the blaze isn't stable?
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Not as stable as Straight Talk. None of tmobiles modems are really perfect. Better than edge for anyone stuck on T-Mobile but not stable.

Verizon s4 unlocked for at&t?

Will verizon s4 work on at&t. Will i be able to get 4g? Thanks
4G as in H+? Then yes.
No, they have different radios. GSM (AT&T) vs CDMA (Verizon)
JaeKay, the Verizon S4 had both radios. I have personally used an AT&T SIM and made calls and gotten H+. So to the OP, YES YOU CAN. You just need to add the APN info after you put in the new SIM card.
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Silentgray said:
JaeKay, the Verizon S4 had both radios. I have personally used an AT&T SIM and made calls and gotten H+. So to the OP, YES YOU CAN. You just need to add the APN info after you put in the new SIM card.
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Need to root for APN change/add ? or possible to add new APN without rooting?
I was rooted but it should not be a requirement. Just need a non Verizon SIM in the phone.
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A co worker of mine pulled a new S4 out of box and put in his at&t SIM sure enough it worked. so non rooted works too.
kpa2727 said:
A co worker of mine pulled a new S4 out of box and put in his at&t SIM sure enough it worked. so non rooted works too.
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Wondering, does this mean a Tmobile sim card will work as well?
Tmobile
kainu7 said:
Wondering, does this mean a Tmobile sim card will work as well?
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One of my friends said he tried a T-mobile sim and it didn't work (on a non-rooted phone).
Silentgray said:
I was rooted but it should not be a requirement. Just need a non Verizon SIM in the phone.
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Thank you for reply.
ChapterOmega said:
One of my friends said he tried a T-mobile sim and it didn't work (on a non-rooted phone).
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I have both a TMO sim and and ATT sim, and I got EDGE with TMO. No H/H+ right now on TMO because very few areas are on 1900. Our version of the S4 does not have the ability to use H/H+ on the AWS frequencies, just LTE.

Flash Att One to TMobile One Completely

Hello all,
I have an att one that I've sim unlocked to use with tmobile. Now I want it to run like a tmobile phone. Would I have to unlock bootloader from HTCdev then flash cwm then flash a rooted stock rom? Now what about flashing a tmobile radio? Can I just flash that on top for it to be better optimized for tmobile frequency? And when should I S-Off through this whole process? Thanks for all the help
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nevermind. got it.
nexicon said:
nevermind. got it.
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Got what? No one has yet gotten the AWS frequencies on their non T-mobile phone. What exactly did you have as results?
The ATT model by default only gets the HSPA 1900 band or LTE on T-Mobile (plus edge, of course). What it is missing is the high speed 4G T-Mobile only AWS band.
EDIT: One does not need to flash TMO to use the phone on 1900 or LTE.
stevedebi said:
Got what? No one has yet gotten the AWS frequencies on their non T-mobile phone. What exactly did you have as results?
The ATT model by default only gets the HSPA 1900 band or LTE on T-Mobile (plus edge, of course). What it is missing is the high speed 4G T-Mobile only AWS band.
EDIT: One does not need to flash TMO to use the phone on 1900 or LTE.
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Then what does one need to do?
52me52 said:
Then what does one need to do?
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People are looking into the flash, but I've not seen any success yet.
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stevedebi said:
People are looking into the flash, but I've not seen any success yet.
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So it won't work if I try to flash an AT&T radio on my t-mobile One?
52me52 said:
So it won't work if I try to flash an AT&T radio on my t-mobile One?
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Not currently. As I said, a lot of people are interested and are working on it. But just flashing the radio will not work.
52me52 said:
So it won't work if I try to flash an AT&T radio on my t-mobile One?
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What about the opposite way around? Tmo radio on att? I just wanna be sure my phone is optimized for tmobile signals. I'm already on a refarmed market. Does it even matter?
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SGH-I545 is GSM or CDMA? or it works on both?

I am planning to buy SGH-I545. I want to know if i can use it on GSM network in india or not. Please provide me this information.
Thanks in advance
sangalaviral said:
I am planning to buy SGH-I545. I want to know if i can use it on GSM network in india or not. Please provide me this information.
Thanks in advance
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I have an SCH-I545, i got it from USA its Verizon S4... I manage to unlock sim card and im using it in europe, where i live
AnajaDroid said:
I have an SCH-I545, i got it from USA its Verizon S4... I manage to unlock sim card and im using it in europe, where i live
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But as far as u know the Verizon galaxy s4 comes sim unlocked, since my cousin bring me one from the USA but my problem was how ti force 2g (gsm) use instead of 3g to save battery life, as this option is not available in the menu like the international galaxy s4
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xfantome said:
But as far as u know the Verizon galaxy s4 comes sim unlocked, since my cousin bring me one from the USA but my problem was how ti force 2g (gsm) use instead of 3g to save battery life, as this option is not available in the menu like the international galaxy s4
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In my case it was with locked sim... I also couldnt manage to change network to 2g... i think only with cyanogen mod u can force it
AnajaDroid said:
In my case it was with locked sim... I also couldnt manage to change network to 2g... i think only with cyanogen mod u can force it
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Are you sure you got a Verizon S4? Mine came SIM unlocked and from what I read here nobody has theirs locked.
AnajaDroid said:
In my case it was with locked sim... I also couldnt manage to change network to 2g... i think only with cyanogen mod u can force it
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And how did you sim unlocked it?
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All verizon S4 are sim unlocked. Actually all their LTE devices are. FCC rule
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mikeyinid said:
All verizon S4 are sim unlocked. Actually all their LTE devices are. FCC rule
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I knew that since mine cames sim unlocked
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He's asking about the S"G"H-I545, which is the GSM variant, not the S"C"H-I545 which is the Verizon model.......
spc_hicks09 said:
He's asking about the S"G"H-I545, which is the GSM variant, not the S"C"H-I545 which is the Verizon model.......
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Negative ghostrider. There is no such beast as the SGH-i545. It is apparent that the G was merely a typo on the OP's behalf
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najaboy said:
Negative ghostrider. There is no such beast as the SGH-i545. It is apparent that the G was merely a typo on the OP's behalf
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http://bestmobs.com/samsung-galaxy-s4-cdma-sgh-i545/
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http://bestmobs.com/samsung-galaxy-s4-cdma-sgh-i545/
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I would hardly core that as an source. Additionally, it directly contradicts your earlier assertion.
Check the actual model numbers that Samsung has put forth... there is no such animal as the SGH-I545.
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najaboy said:
I would hardly core that as an source. Additionally, it directly contradicts your earlier assertion.
Check the actual model numbers that Samsung has put forth... there is no such animal as the SGH-I545.
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You are correct, my mistake lol.
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You are correct, my mistake lol.
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No worries. :beer:
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Hey guys...
So, the Verizon S4 is the model named SCH-I545 and it comes with a sim slot, right? Besides, it comes Internationally Unlocked, so it can be used on GSM networks around the world, correct?
Just one more question, does it work on the 850MHz Band for 3G?
I'm thinking on buying one also! Thanks!
I brought the vzw s4 back to india.. but its not working with either vodafone or airtel GSM.
After rooting and installing apn manager and titanium pro I was able to get the data working but that too only 3g.
But the voice n sms is still not working.
I too am lookiblng for a solution but didnt find any, inspite of this being a world phone.
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Same issue in India
I am having the same issue. The phone picks up only data signal and not voice or SMS. I have a Note2 purchased from Verizon and it works perfect. I have rooted and was able to install an I9505 ROM Wamma Lite. It picked up the gsm signal for a moment and same issue occured. Can aI9505 modem be iinstalled using Odin which will make the gsm modem primary and CDMA secondary and allow gsm use for voice and SMS. Please help.
agafed said:
Hey guys...
So, the Verizon S4 is the model named SCH-I545 and it comes with a sim slot, right? Besides, it comes Internationally Unlocked, so it can be used on GSM networks around the world, correct?
Just one more question, does it work on the 850MHz Band for 3G?
I'm thinking on buying one also! Thanks!
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Yes, it will work on 850
Straight from Sammy.
"Frequencies and Data Type:
LTE: Bands 4/13
CDMA 1x/EVDO Rev.A: 800/1900MHz
HSPA+/UMTS: 850/900/1900/2100MHz
GSM: 850/900/1800/1900MHz"
I am using my i545 in both CDMA and GSM networks. Didn't try HDSPA, but EVDO Rev.A and even Rev.B, and GSM with EDGE - working properly without problems. Switching between networks - is in the Settings. My phone is connected to two different operators at the same time - to CDMA and GSM.
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I am using my i545 in both CDMA and GSM networks. Didn't try HDSPA, but EVDO Rev.A and even Rev.B, and GSM with EDGE - working properly without problems. Switching between networks - is in the Settings. My phone is connected to two different operators at the same time - to CDMA and GSM.
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Are you using CDMA injected? I am using i-545 in Indonesia with local operator CDMA RUIM not successful, will try with CDMA injected.

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