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I had one on Orange but i have returned it due to only 500mb of internet and i prefer black
Just a few questions please ...
When i get it will it need to be updated ? (My orange one did, if so where will it be updated)
What do people find the speeds of internet like in the north west of England ? (With orange it was almost always on HSDPA, should i expect the same with T)
Also if the signal is not too good is there a way of boosting it ?
Does anyone know of a proper pouch designed around the Hero/G2 ?
Thats it for now thanks
James
Yes you can update by going to the t-mob forum and the links are all there
It is easy, I did last week.
T-Mob seems to be 3G at present, no one knows why, but it changed recently.
Saying that it's pretty quick, but it will depend on T-mob signal where you are, tough to question.
I got a skin of amazon for about £3 it is fine.
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Yes you can update by going to the t-mob forum and the links are all there
It is easy, I did last week.
T-Mob seems to be 3G at present, no one knows why, but it changed recently.
Saying that it's pretty quick, but it will depend on T-mob signal where you are, tough to question.
I got a skin of amazon for about £3 it is fine.
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Firstly thanks for the reply,
Secondly i will ask them when i ring for it tomorrow telling them i wanted the fasted internet they can provide (depending on whether they can offer varied speeds altho i doubt they can)
Also what do you mean it changed recently, did it used to be HSDPA and now its only 3G ?
Also do you mind me asking what region your from please
Also any chance you could provide me with a link to the update as it would help others on here too
Thanks
James
edit - iv found the link incase anyone else wants it :
http://support.t-mobile.co.uk/help-and-support/index?page=home&cat=SOFTWAREDOWNLOADS&tab=2
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T-Mob seems to be 3G at present, no one knows why, but it changed recently.
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I'm definitely seeing 3G as opposed to HSDPA more frequently these days, but I presumed this was to do with me changing to a later radio ROM. Is there a known issue here?
Thanks,
Dave
foxmeister said:
I'm definitely seeing 3G as opposed to HSDPA more frequently these days, but I presumed this was to do with me changing to a later radio ROM. Is there a known issue here?
Thanks,
Dave
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Yeah we could do with looking into this, i think i may start a thread asking all orange users what they see more frequently and what all tmobile customers see more frequently.
Then we could compile a bar chart
jameslfc5 said:
Yeah we could do with looking into this, i think i may start a thread asking all orange users what they see more frequently and what all tmobile customers see more frequently.
Then we could compile a bar chart
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As a T-Mobile customer mostly seeing 3G where I live, but this has always been a bad area for mobile phone reception.
I live in NW London and I receive 3G reception 75% of the time with HSDPA only for 20% and neither for the remaining 5% of the time
masterpfa said:
As a T-Mobile customer mostly seeing 3G where I live, but this has always been a bad area for mobile phone reception.
I live in NW London and I receive 3G reception 75% of the time with HSDPA only for 20% and neither for the remaining 5% of the time
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Thanks for that, im in the North west so ours wont be the same at all
Good to know tho .
Also when i receive it tomorrow whats the best thing i can do charge wise ?
I'm in London (South) and it was always HDSA on my SE but it suddenly changed about 4 weeks ago to 3G only all the time.
My Hero eveynow and then when actually doing something withh come up with the H during downloads.
As I said above i'm in London so (UK Region re your question)
Link for the case I got was here:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/OLIVIASPHON...3?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1256571138&sr=8-3
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I'm in London (South) and it was always HDSA on my SE but it suddenly changed about 4 weeks ago to 3G only all the time.
My Hero eveynow and then when actually doing something withh come up with the H during downloads.
As I said above i'm in London so (UK Region re your question)
Link for the case I got was here:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/OLIVIASPHON...3?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1256571138&sr=8-3
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Thanks alot for your reply mate and can i ask whats the difference between your case and the flexishield ?
Cheers James
jameslfc5 said:
When i get it will it need to be updated ? (My orange one did, if so where will it be updated)
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Bear in mind - if you get the latest firmware from the T-mobile website, then it makes it MUCH harder to root and install custom kernels and firmwares. I did the upgrade on my G2 just after I got it, and then tried to root - once I ran into problems, I read more into it and it would have been much easier pre-update.
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Bear in mind - if you get the latest firmware from the T-mobile website, then it makes it MUCH harder to root and install custom kernels and firmwares. I did the upgrade on my G2 just after I got it, and then tried to root - once I ran into problems, I read more into it and it would have been much easier pre-update.
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Cheers mate, can i root then update ?
Rather than update then root ?
Also after you did the update did you start seeing G rather than H or ... ?
Cheers James
jameslfc5 said:
Cheers mate, can i root then update ?
Rather than update then root ?
Also after you did the update did you start seeing G rather than H or ... ?
Cheers James
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I think because the Hero update is an RUU flash rather than an over-the-air update it'll cancel the rooting if you update after root.
And if you update before root it then becomes very difficult to root - although the 'gold card' method seems to still work, I've not tried it personally.
I'm sure I had the H before the update, but I certainly get G or H now depending on signal. Can't remember seeing a G before the update, but I only had it two days before the update came out.
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I think because the Hero update is an RUU flash rather than an over-the-air update it'll cancel the rooting if you update after root.
And if you update before root it then becomes very difficult to root - although the 'gold card' method seems to still work, I've not tried it personally.
I'm sure I had the H before the update, but I certainly get G or H now depending on signal. Can't remember seeing a G before the update, but I only had it two days before the update came out.
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I rooted my G1 about 5 days ago using instant root and was hoping to do the same with this
Can a root be reversed if so how hard is this ?
Cheers
James
Does anybody have bell's sbf， please share me. Thank u so much.
jynlele said:
Does anybody have bell's sbf， please share me. Thank u so much.
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ROFLMAO...
If anyone on this forum had the SBF, it would already be out....
jynlele said:
Does anybody have bell's sbf， please share me. Thank u so much.
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Nope, Bell has not released the Atrix's SBF and we were not as lucky as our US counterpart to get the SBF leaked out to us.
Here it is but its really slow right now wait a couple days for it to be mirrored
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1042499
Bell sbf is now available
Bell SBF is now available on my thread
OLYEM_U4_1.4.2
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1042499
Note this is Aussie Firmware. It does work on bell devices but you can't root it yet and therefore can't easily get back to your bell rom if you need to.
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Note this is Aussie Firmware. It does work on bell devices but you can't root it yet and therefore can't easily get back to your bell rom if you need to.
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who cares.. you can't get back to your bell rom anyways no matter what.. so its a very good option to those who softbricked their bell phones since the chance of us (bell users) getting an SBF is almost impossible.
Bell sbf firmware
I have an idea, in the Atrix, under settings, About Phone, system updates you can request an update but it checks the version number then reports back, Your device is up to date. Is it possible to modify the version number so that it would re download the SBF, just an idea.
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who cares.. you can't get back to your bell rom anyways no matter what.. so its a very good option to those who softbricked their bell phones since the chance of us (bell users) getting an SBF is almost impossible.
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true its good for those who have soft bricked, but for those thinking this is some kind of update to flash will be stuck on that until root pr a real sbf comes out for bell.
to be honest there is no reason not to upgrade to this new SBF..
HSPA is unlocked and it is faster.
I seriously seriously doubt we will see a formal Bell HSPA unlocked SBF soon, if not EVER...
Bell is terrible about holding back updates, its not Motorola's fault but more over the carrier.
Can I flash this via clock work mod... If not is there any way to do it via adb on mac?
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seven2099 said:
to be honest there is no reason not to upgrade to this new SBF..
HSPA is unlocked and it is faster.
I seriously seriously doubt we will see a formal Bell HSPA unlocked SBF soon, if not EVER...
Bell is terrible about holding back updates, its not Motorola's fault but more over the carrier.
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I hear you there in fact I just joined you in doing the switch. Just making notes for those who think this is a bell sbf that may want to go back. Good to warn them that right now you can't. (hey some people like the bloatware, or miss the customizations they had with a rooted bell rom)
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Can I flash this via clock work mod... If not is there any way to do it via adb on mac?
Sent from my MB860 using XDA App
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I don't believe so. Isn't there a way to flash on macs?
Are you guys noticing better browsing or anything? I mean..if hspa is enabled what are the everyday advantages? Does this make up for losing root and alot of the added benefits from it?
I'd like to think that there are people working on a root script for this one already..not sure if im willing to jump over just yet and lose root..
Just a curious question, does it have any telstra bloatware? they are acutally pretty annoying when somehow incorperating Foxtel (australian pay TV) into their high end android phones so I was wondering if this will come with the crap like that aswell..
DarkRyoushii said:
Just a curious question, does it have any telstra bloatware? they are acutally pretty annoying when somehow incorperating Foxtel (australian pay TV) into their high end android phones so I was wondering if this will come with the crap like that aswell..
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My understanding is that with the locked bootloader the bloat is necessary in order to receive system updates. So its a question of what bloat you like. I personally just freeze it for now but with new sbfs coming out we will be able to re-flash or restore via cwm if or when an update comes out. So in short, yes, this has the telstra bloat but its comparable to what we have with bell bloat and the same method of freezing should work once root is confirmed.
Sent from my rooted and frozen Bell MB860!
Rickroller said:
Are you guys noticing better browsing or anything? I mean..if hspa is enabled what are the everyday advantages? Does this make up for losing root and alot of the added benefits from it?
I'd like to think that there are people working on a root script for this one already..not sure if im willing to jump over just yet and lose root..
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Gotta figure out how to use this multi quote option....
Overall it feels a bit smoother, but (even blur had a tiny bit less lag) but that could be placebo.
browsing seems to be ok haven't pushed it. no H+ logo if you guys care. it goes from 3G to H which makes more sense in my books, were connecting to the same network just the hardware can support the faster speed.
I think the big advantage for the upload speed if you do any video calls on 3g etc.
DarkRyoushii said:
Just a curious question, does it have any telstra bloatware? they are acutally pretty annoying when somehow incorperating Foxtel (australian pay TV) into their high end android phones so I was wondering if this will come with the crap like that aswell..
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yes it does have it, foxtel included.
y2whisper said:
Gotta figure out how to use this multi quote option....
Overall it feels a bit smoother, but (even blur had a tiny bit less lag) but that could be placebo.
browsing seems to be ok haven't pushed it. no H+ logo if you guys care. it goes from 3G to H which makes more sense in my books, were connecting to the same network just the hardware can support the faster speed.
I think the big advantage for the upload speed if you do any video calls on 3g etc.
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The reason it goes from 3G to H and not H+ is because telstra doesn't advertise it as HSDPA+ but instead calls it nextG and shows it as has
Sent from my MB860
I know this has GSM bands, has anyone gotten this working on ATT or T-Mobile, and if so, do you get HSPA + or is it just edge?
Just EDGE. It only got the 2100 band for 3g m, no 1900 for att nor the 1700 for T-Mobile.
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But totally useable right? How slow is edge? As long as I can get emails and use Google maps/navigation ill live
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TheMuffStuff said:
But totally useable right? How slow is edge? As long as I can get emails and use Google maps/navigation ill live
Sent from my DROID X2 using XDA
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Its like a dial up connection. Maps and emails should work fine, big attachments will have to wait tho.
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Oh ok. Is there any rom thats GSM ready to just pop in a sim and go?
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Oh ok. Is there any rom thats GSM ready to just pop in a sim and go?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1719409
Hmm so if I wanted to use this on GSM, I would need a GSM rom? Alright. Sense 3.5 is ugly, hopefully there is a GSM Sense 4 out there Thanks mang
TheMuffStuff said:
Hmm so if I wanted to use this on GSM, I would need a GSM rom? Alright. Sense 3.5 is ugly, hopefully there is a GSM Sense 4 out there Thanks mang
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Yeah if you use PKMN Venusaur ROM there is a gsm patch. I think it works with all sense 4 ROMs and there is a working GSM MIUI too
And I found a GSM Sense 4, alright cool, thanks.
AshtonTS said:
Yeah if you use PKMN Venusaur ROM there is a gsm patch. I think it works with all sense 4 ROMs and there is a working GSM MIUI too
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hey whats the gsm patch for venusaur rom? or how do i get it and install it? Let me know by email or something please thanks [email protected]
bigdogdj said:
hey whats the gsm patch for venusaur rom? or how do i get it and install it? Let me know by email or something please thanks [email protected]
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im on an at&t sim on the rezound getting the H and on occasion H+.....requires alotta work to get it this far and works from 4.0 to 4.3 roms
Edit: Also to the users saying that there is no other bands just thought id let you know the rezound untouched doesnt have these bands....however it does have all bands usuable in the device they are just locked via hex code in NV... im still looking for the proper code for full 4g / lte and to fully unlock the Rezound and it just not being "globally unlocked" for edge speeds only. as stated i have gotten H+ on att to work but very buggy as something in NV still needs figuring out....its alotta hard work...however normal 3g (H) on att is fully usable and possible currently
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im on an at&t sim on the rezound getting the H and on occasion H+.....requires alotta work to get it this far and works from 4.0 to 4.3 roms
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i don't like hearing that its a lot of work, i just ordered a at&t sim card from straight talk i am trying to get a good 4g phone for it and i had the rezound
bigdogdj said:
i don't like hearing that its a lot of work, i just ordered a at&t sim card from straight talk i am trying to get a good 4g phone for it and i had the rezound
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well thats what im using currently...however im using the att micro sim and micro sim to normal sim adapter with their 45 dollar plan....fully untouched youll get edge speeds which on a speedtest is around 2mb download speed and 0.6 upload speed.....with the current NV Hack youll get 3g (H) which gives you 6 mb download speed and 2.5 mb upload speed......i have gotten close and managed a 35mb download speed and 15 - 20 mb upload speed once but mms didnt work at all....the work consists of knowledge with hex code and CDMA Workshop....any other program wont work on the rezound unfortunately.....I'm actually the only one working on getting 4g for att at least on the rez....may not work on t-mobile
REV3NT3CH said:
well thats what im using currently...however im using the att micro sim and micro sim to normal sim adapter with their 45 dollar plan....fully untouched youll get edge speeds which on a speedtest is around 2mb download speed and 0.6 upload speed.....with the current NV Hack youll get 3g (H) which gives you 6 mb download speed and 2.5 mb upload speed......i have gotten close and managed a 35mb download speed and 15 - 20 mb upload speed once but mms didnt work at all....the work consists of knowledge with hex code and CDMA Workshop....any other program wont work on the rezound unfortunately.....I'm actually the only one working on getting 4g for att at least on the rez....may not work on t-mobile
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Alright your just the guy i need to talk to than lol how hard is it to achieve the 3g (H) you are talking about? I just started messing around with the rezound like this so i am a noobie lol
bigdogdj said:
Alright your just the guy i need to talk to than lol how hard is it to achieve the 3g (H) you are talking about? I just started messing around with the rezound like this so i am a noobie lol
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do you have any experience in using a paid program like CDMA Workshop or its free nv reader / writer program? i can easily step by step guide you in Hangouts....also in order to do the nv edits themselves you must start from a stock rom...as AOSP or anything other than stock doesnt have the proper hidden settings for the proper connection
REV3NT3CH said:
do you have any experience in using a paid program like CDMA Workshop or its free nv reader / writer program? i can easily step by step guide you in Hangouts....also in order to do the nv edits themselves you must start from a stock rom...as AOSP or anything other than stock doesnt have the proper hidden settings for the proper connection
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ahh crap looks like i am out of my league haha, all i can do is pirate the program probably lol i was lucky enough to figure out how to get the venasaur rom with gsm unlocked working on my rezound and i was lucky enough to get tranquility on my rezound again, i should just go and buy an AT&T phone and unlock it and put the sim card in it, the only reason i bought the rezound was because it was sweet at the time and my buddy had it for verizon ugh thanks anyways your help was much appreciated
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ahh crap looks like i am out of my league haha, all i can do is pirate the program probably lol i was lucky enough to figure out how to get the venasaur rom with gsm unlocked working on my rezound and i was lucky enough to get tranquility on my rezound again, i should just go and buy an AT&T phone and unlock it and put the sim card in it, the only reason i bought the rezound was because it was sweet at the time and my buddy had it for verizon ugh thanks anyways your help was much appreciated
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just curious? why such an old outdated no longer supported rom? all JB roms come prebuilt with the gsm patch built in and runs much better than stock....and like i said there is the free nv redaer writer program you can use....youd only need the full cdma workshop version for my future 4g fix release....i highly suggest against piracy but will support free open source alternatives....if youd rather have someone do it for you I can....just pay for the shipping both ways and i wouldnt mind doing the work itself free
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just curious? why such an old outdated no longer supported rom? all JB roms come prebuilt with the gsm patch built in and runs much better than stock....and like i said there is the free nv redaer writer program you can use....youd only need the full cdma workshop version for my future 4g fix release....i highly suggest against piracy but will support free open source alternatives....if youd rather have someone do it for you I can....just pay for the shipping both ways and i wouldnt mind doing the work itself free
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honestly i really don't know what i am doing with the roms on the rezound i was trying to figure stuff out but i am only learning from what i have been doing on it, i don't even know how to install a new recovery menu, this cwm recovery menu was on it when i bought it, i been talking to snuzzo and i think i am just going to but an AT&T Nexus 4 unlocked when i have the money and put a straight talk sim card in it. And thanks for the offer your way to nice!
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honestly i really don't know what i am doing with the roms on the rezound i was trying to figure stuff out but i am only learning from what i have been doing on it, i don't even know how to install a new recovery menu, this cwm recovery menu was on it when i bought it, i been talking to snuzzo and i think i am just going to but an AT&T Nexus 4 unlocked when i have the money and put a straight talk sim card in it. And thanks for the offer your way to nice!
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In the past i did my best for the community lol....Im just now squeezing my way back in after a long break
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In the past i did my best for the community lol....Im just now squeezing my way back in after a long break
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Thats cool props to you. All i do is simple computer fixes, like re installing OS, fixing small bugs, replacing parts, putting freeware on computers like antivirus and anti-malware, utility freeware like, auslogics disk defrag and ccleaner. I bought a new laptop instead of my HP 6730b i now have a MSI GT683 DXR with a blu-ray burner and its got an i7 and 16gb of ram it rocks, anyways keep up the good work your rock thanks for the help!
Do you have to unlock the Sim card that comes with the i605 to flash it to Boost?
Thank you,
John
pede69 said:
Do you have to unlock the Sim card that comes with the i605 to flash it to Boost?
Thank you,
John
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The Note comes Sim unlocked from the factory.
As for flashing it to boost, i honestly have no idea, however usually you can just use any ROM and add in the correct APN information.
I forgot to mention, I have a Verizon phone.
Do their Sims come unlocked as well?
Oh... I did. Verizon is a pain is why I asked.
pede69 said:
I forgot to mention, I have a Verizon phone.
Do their Sims come unlocked as well?
Oh... I did. Verizon is a pain is why I asked.
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I have the same phone I-605 VZW Note 2.
They most defiantly come Sim unlocked.
I switched to AT&T service and all I had to do was put in my AT&T Sim and check that all the APN information was right, works perfectly.
Only down side is I do not get AT&T LTE as the I-605 does not support that band, however i do get 3G, H, and H+ service.
pede69 said:
Do you have to unlock the Sim card that comes with the i605 to flash it to Boost?
Thank you,
John
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You shouldnt have to . I have mine flashed to pageplus... Only thing is your gonna have a notification saying " NO SIM" which is annoying for the first few days... but you can edit the build prop to remove that....
But question: why go with boost.. Why dont you try pageplus or selectel etc... other Verizon prepaid's? better reception and data speed..
Milimbar said:
I have the same phone I-605 VZW Note 2.
They most defiantly come Sim unlocked.
I switched to AT&T service and all I had to do was put in my AT&T Sim and check that all the APN information was right, works perfectly.
Only down side is I do not get AT&T LTE as the I-605 does not support that band, however i do get 3G, H, and H+ service.
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Hey what speeds do you get on ATT 3g, H , and H+
also since you have the ATT sim card which uses GSM network you can talk and surf at the same time correct?
Ma$etas said:
Hey what speeds do you get on ATT 3g, H , and H+
also since you have the ATT sim card which uses GSM network you can talk and surf at the same time correct?
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3G is like 1.5MB/s
H is about 3MB/s
H+ is 4-5MB/s
I am 99% of the time on H+ and its never below 4MB/s. It could get much higher but where i use the phone I only have 2 bars of service.
As for surfing and talking... I honestly have no idea. i have never really needed to try.
Milimbar said:
The Note comes Sim unlocked from the factory.
As for flashing it to boost, i honestly have no idea, however usually you can just use any ROM and add in the correct APN information.
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Milimbar said:
3G is like 1.5MB/s
H is about 3MB/s
H+ is 4-5MB/s
I am 99% of the time on H+ and its never below 4MB/s. It could get much higher but where i use the phone I only have 2 bars of service.
As for surfing and talking... I honestly have no idea. i have never really needed to try.
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Well this whole ordeal I'm going through has left me exhausted and stressed out after a week and a half of trying
to figure it out. I have an i605 that was flashed to Boost and inadvertently got RTN'ed back to Verizon.
NO ONE on here has been able to help me get it back to Boost.
Even had a few people on here that programs phones all the time TeamView in with me and could not figure it out.
Works on Verizon when Sim is in and shows no Sim when it's out. And no service. Have been able to get most
Boost data flashed to phone but MDN and MSID won't stick. And also some NAM data.
I'm just lost at what to do now. AND... actually it is my wife's new phone and she is not a happy camper.
Thanks,
John
pede69 said:
Well this whole ordeal I'm going through has left me exhausted and stressed out after a week and a half of trying
to figure it out. I have an i605 that was flashed to Boost and inadvertently got RTN'ed back to Verizon.
NO ONE on here has been able to help me get it back to Boost.
Even had a few people on here that programs phones all the time TeamView in with me and could not figure it out.
Works on Verizon when Sim is in and shows no Sim when it's out. And no service. Have been able to get most
Boost data flashed to phone but MDN and MSID won't stick. And also some NAM data.
I'm just lost at what to do now. AND... actually it is my wife's new phone and she is not a happy camper.
Thanks,
John
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Oh yeah...
Boost because they are the least expensive carrier that has a truly non-throttling
unlimited plan. My wife and I are on the shrinkage plan and are at 40$ each and
I burn up bandwidth like there was a fire sale on it.
Like 20g per month. Never had any issues. Any of you guys have a carrier that
you can do that with for that money?
Thanks,
John
Besides the LTE do the two phones have anything else different?
Mostly interested if the addition of the LTE on the i9205 will affect its performance/battery life compared to the i9200?
I ask this because I never buy LTE phones, never used it and don't intend to for now since the networks here don't support it,
so no need for it but I cannot find the 3G i9200 anywhere in Europe to buy it. Only the LTE i9205.
If it has no performance/battery loss then I will be "forced" to buy the LTE version and be done with it.
So even if I buy the LTE version I read that it has a second cellular modem that works with normal 3G/GSM networks?
I don't wanna buy it and then discover its not working on any network here.
I will really appreciated if someone can give me an answer to my concerns. Thanks.
UPDATE: I managed to get the 3G version I wanted in first place. You can view the thread below.
Samsung Galaxy Mega! OMG!
koniakki said:
Besides the LTE do the two phones have anything else different?
Mostly interested if the addition of the LTE on the i9205 will affect its performance/battery life compared to the i9200?
I ask this because I never buy LTE phones, never used it and don't intend to for now since the networks here don't support it,
so no need for it but I cannot find the 3G i9200 anywhere in Europe to buy it. Only the LTE i9205.
If it has no performance/battery loss then I will be "forced" to buy the LTE version and be done with it.
So even if I buy the LTE version I read that it has a second cellular modem that works with normal 3G/GSM networks?
I don't wanna buy it and then discover its not working on any network here.
I will really appreciated if someone can give me an answer to my concerns. Thanks.
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The i9205 works with 2G, 3G, and 4G. Your network doesn't have to to be LTE capable for it to work.
gx3k said:
The i9205 works with 2G, 3G, and 4G. Your network doesn't have to to be LTE capable for it to work.
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YAYYYY!!! Ordering.......... :good:
Ninja Edit: Also another thing. Do you know if since the LTE cannot be disabled if I read correctly,
will eat up battery since it will probably be on and keep searching for LTE networks?
koniakki said:
YAYYYY!!! Ordering.......... :good:
Ninja Edit: Also another thing. Do you know if since the LTE cannot be disabled if I read correctly,
will eat up battery since it will probably be on and keep searching for LTE networks?
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It will not work if the SIM card you insert doesn't support it.
gx3k said:
It will not work if the SIM card you insert doesn't support it.
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Even better...
gx3k said:
It will not work if the SIM card you insert doesn't support it.
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And you got settings for it on the phone to so you can disable it in the software
robertsydbrink said:
And you got settings for it on the phone to so you can disable it in the software
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That's good to know, especially for future members that may have the same concerns as I did.
P.S: OP updated.
robertsydbrink said:
And you got settings for it on the phone to so you can disable it in the software
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And can you tell us 'where' within the settings menues.....
where we can turn off the LTE so the phone will NOT be constantly searching for it, and draining the battery in the process??
thanks....
jimmbomb said:
And can you tell us 'where' within the settings menues.....
where we can turn off the LTE so the phone will NOT be constantly searching for it, and draining the battery in the process??
thanks....
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Go to settings
then go to more networks
then go to mobile networks
then go to network mode
then you can select GSM/WCDMA (auto connect
4g question
fixit35 said:
Go to settings
then go to more networks
then go to mobile networks
then go to network mode
then you can select GSM/WCDMA (auto connect
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I dont have the option in the phone under network mode for LTE should there be a option. I got the phone from Amazon (international version).
I have attached a screen shot of the options available.
I have upgraded to the lattes firmware but still cant get the option.
My sim is 4g enabled.
Please assist.
paulrana said:
I dont have the option in the phone under network mode for LTE should there be a option. I got the phone from Amazon (international version).
I have attached a screen shot of the options available.
I have upgraded to the lattes firmware but still cant get the option.
My sim is 4g enabled.
Please assist.
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You may have received the i9200 (which is non LTE)
My i9205 is the LTE international version and I do have those options mentioned above.
jimmbomb said:
You may have received the i9200 (which is non LTE)
My i9205 is the LTE international version and I do have those options mentioned above.
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Hi jimm
thanks for getting back the model is i9205 I attached a screen shot. Im very sure this is not the 9200 cos the box came sealed and it says i9205. Please assist to get this issue resolved if a a specific version is required to be flashed or how I can check if the phone has the 4g hardware just to make sure.
Thanks
paulrana said:
Hi jimm
thanks for getting back the model is i9205 I attached a screen shot. Im very sure this is not the 9200 cos the box came sealed and it says i9205. Please assist to get this issue resolved if a a specific version is required to be flashed or how I can check if the phone has the 4g hardware just to make sure.
Thanks
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ok, Paulrana .. try this...
connect to a wifi...
goto settings...
more
about device
software update
update.
hopefull you'll get a small OTA (Over the Air) update...
if so, it should re-boot...
then maybe you'll get your other options that youre looking for..
I got an update soon after getting my mega months ago..
maybe you didnt get yours yet..
try it.. and report back..
good luck
jimmbomb said:
ok, Paulrana .. try this...
connect to a wifi...
goto settings...
more
about device
software update
update.
hopefull you'll get a small OTA (Over the Air) update...
if so, it should re-boot...
then maybe you'll get your other options that youre looking for..
I got an update soon after getting my mega months ago..
maybe you didnt get yours yet..
try it.. and report back..
good luck
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Hi J,
Thanks for the response, believe it or not i updated it via KEIS and OTA then downloaded the firm ware from the forum and install that as well.
Can u send me a screen shot of the LTE option and about device page.
I really lost as what to do.
Thanks
if the last thing you did was flash a rom.... then i suggest doing another OTA update just to make sure...
ill put on a screenshot as soon as I figure out how to
good luck
Sent from my GT-I9205 using xda app-developers app
I have it as well..... I don't understand why you don't if you have a i9205
2SHAYNE
jimmbomb said:
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Sent from my GT-I9205 using xda app-developers app
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Hi J,
Thanks for the pics.
I noticed that the Kernel version is different,
your one is [email protected] #1 My one is [email protected]#1, could this be the reason i dont have the 4g option ?
Thanks again for your help.
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paulrana said:
Hi J,
Thanks for the pics.
I noticed that the Kernel version is different,
your one is [email protected] #1 My one is [email protected]#1, could this be the reason i dont have the 4g option ?
Thanks again for your help.
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Hi Guys,
If I flash the phone (not only the rom) will it help in any way ?
Thanks
paulrana said:
Hi J,
Thanks for the pics.
I noticed that the Kernel version is different,
your one is [email protected] #1 My one is [email protected]#1, could this be the reason i dont have the 4g option ?
Thanks again for your help.
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.Im going to suggest that if you want it bad enough...
Get Odin and flash the same rom as me.....problem solved... unless you need specific languages....
youre not saying your location or where you are using it and what carrier
good luck..
jimmbomb said:
.Im going to suggest that if you want it bad enough...
Get Odin and flash the same rom as me.....problem solved... unless you need specific languages....
youre not saying your location or where you are using it and what carrier
good luck..
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Hi J,
I flashed it with about 5 different firmwares using Oden still no luck. I do want it badly knowing i have a 4g phone and no 4g.
Im in Sri lanka using Dialog carrier. I got the phone from states through a friend. I have read the forum from up to down to find a solution.
I know Oden helps you upgrade it (seen on you tube) but still it does not help, I wonder if there is a problem with the software it self.
I would try any suggestions at this time.
Thanks