What's up everyone?
As the question states, just wondering if there is a way for us to get the LTE band 17 for At&t if we enable root access.
Anyone know if this is possible?
Thanks!
I think thats a hardware part so changing software wont make it compattible
Possibly software. Read this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-x/general/intentional-limitation-wifi-lte-bands-t3254809
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Hey all,
I know the question of whether verizon 4g phones are able to be used on global networks has been asked before, but I'm interested in the how. How is it that carriers are able to lock phones into using carrier-specific SIMs? Say, for example, I want to take a locked phone overseas and use a foreign SIM in my phone...my understanding is that with most of Verizon's offerrings (and ones from other carriers for that matter) this isn't a possibility because they have locked the phone to only be able to use their specific SIM.
My question is: Does anyone know how this is implemented? Is it hardware? Because it seems that as long as 1. a phone has the right combination of metal-on-silicon, and 2. the software has the ability to access that hardware, this shouldn't be an issue - especially on phones with unlocked bootloaders. The ability to interrupt any carrier specific processes through changing the kernel and OS on the phone seems like it should be sufficient to "unlock" the device. However, it seems like this is not the case. Can anyone shed light on this?
Tom
Oops. Sorry for missing the [Q].
Hey guys, I know that the Verizon S4 comes unlocked out of the box, but I am looking to unlock it for use on T-mobile. I know that I will get HSPA+ because I live in an area with those bands. Would someone please walk me through the process of entering the correct settings in order for a T-mobile SIM card to work on this phone? I know what the APN settings for T-mobile are, but I've heard that verizon has blocked the option to add any new ones. Also, would the phone having ME7 or the latest update affect its use on T-mobile? Thanks in advance.
pspod said:
Hey guys, I know that the Verizon S4 comes unlocked out of the box, but I am looking to unlock it for use on T-mobile. I know that I will get HSPA+ because I live in an area with those bands. Would someone please walk me through the process of entering the correct settings in order for a T-mobile SIM card to work on this phone? I know what the APN settings for T-mobile are, but I've heard that verizon has blocked the option to add any new ones. Also, would the phone having ME7 or the latest update affect its use on T-mobile? Thanks in advance.
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Whoever told you that Verizon blocks adding new APNs is misinformed. When you have a VZ SIM installed, the "Add new access point" menu is disabled. Booting with a non-VZ sim will enable it.
Please use "APN" in the search box and read the resulting threads. All of your questions have already been answered.
I need to get my S4 working on Metro PCS and I was wondering if anyone could guide me on that? I searched around but couldn't find much. I need to know exactly what settings to change to get it working and also if Metro's 4G will work with the bands available on the Verizon S4. I'm on ME7 at the moment, so I'm not sure if I have to update to 4.3 to make everything work okay. Any help is appreciated.
bump. Anyone know where I could go for more information on this? Would calling Metro PCS even be worth it?
I'm sorry if this has been asked before, and if so i haven't been able to find it. This may seem like a stupid question, but I'm still pretty new to unlocking and rooting, ect. Now my question is, since the Sprint Galaxy S5 already has gsm network capabilities, why wouldn't it be possible to just download a different radio, and install that to unlock it for domestic gsm networks? I am asking because i have a Sprint S5 that i would like to use with T-mobile.
It might be that way if such an universal radio existed. But it doesn't. So moot point.
Interestingly, the S5 hardware is almost certainly capable of operating on all GSM and LTE bands. But artificial firmware limitations restrict your handset to only the frequencies that Sprint uses, plus a bare minimum of the most popular roaming bands.
Moreover, the Sprint version of the S5 is arguably the most restrictive variant. It simply isn't going to work on most TMB bands. You might find a NV hack to add a single AWS band. But in practical terms it won't work well on TMB.
Samsung and carriers structure it this way deliberately to discourge you from changing carriers. And to make it more likely that you need to buy a new phone if you do.
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Ok, I was really mainly just curious, like I said I am new to this kind of thing, thanks for your response. I guess I will just wait to see if someone manages to domestically unlock it and post it, and then Ill give it a shot and see how well it works. I mainly use wifi at home for anything with the internet and downloads, I just need to get it to work for calls and texts.
kyleliamharris said:
I'm sorry if this has been asked before, and if so i haven't been able to find it. This may seem like a stupid question, but I'm still pretty new to unlocking and rooting, ect. Now my question is, since the Sprint Galaxy S5 already has gsm network capabilities, why wouldn't it be possible to just download a different radio, and install that to unlock it for domestic gsm networks? I am asking because i have a Sprint S5 that i would like to use with T-mobile.
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It used to be that easy. Things have become quite more difficult with secured bootloaders and verification checks. I think a lot of the international unlock voodoo lies in the NV items for Sprint devices. Unlocking it domestically can be done almost the exact same way as the L720 HOWEVER you will ONLY be domestically unlocked AFTER you internationally unlock it. If you domestic unlock first you'll have wasted your time.
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I bought an unlocked G900T for use on the AT&T network. I choose this over the the AT&T version of the phone because this one had some extra LTE Cat4 bands or something. Which in retrospect is kinda dumb since I don't even know what those are.
Anyway, the phone actually works great outside of some extraneous T-Mobile apps. The only thing I can't get to work is WiFi calling. When I try to enable it, I get an "invalid SIM" error message.
Does anyone know how to fix this problem, with or without rooting? (I have not rooted this phone, but I am open to the idea if it's needed to solve this problem)
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I bought an unlocked G900T for use on the AT&T network. I choose this over the the AT&T version of the phone because this one had some extra LTE Cat4 bands or something. Which in retrospect is kinda dumb since I don't even know what those are.
Anyway, the phone actually works great outside of some extraneous T-Mobile apps. The only thing I can't get to work is WiFi calling. When I try to enable it, I get an "invalid SIM" error message.
Does anyone know how to fix this problem, with or without rooting? (I have not rooted this phone, but I am open to the idea if it's needed to solve this problem)
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Nope. It's a network thing.