Hi everybody,
I'm going to be visiting Switzerland in a couple of weeks. T-Mobile's roaming rate on voice calls alone is crazy (I have no idea what they'd charge for data usage, and I'm afraid to look!) Because of this, I don't intend to use my T-Mobile SIM card while I'm there.
Does anybody have any experience with unlocking the Vibrant and using it in Switzerland, or some other European country? Are there pre-paid SIM cards that will also allow me to use data services? Are they pretty expensive, or inexpensive?
If anybody could recommend a specific pre-paid SIM carrier or has done this before, I'd really appreciate your insights.
phydoux said:
Hi everybody,
I'm going to be visiting Switzerland in a couple of weeks. T-Mobile's roaming rate on voice calls alone is crazy (I have no idea what they'd charge for data usage, and I'm afraid to look!) Because of this, I don't intend to use my T-Mobile SIM card while I'm there.
Does anybody have any experience with unlocking the Vibrant and using it in Switzerland, or some other European country? Are there pre-paid SIM cards that will also allow me to use data services? Are they pretty expensive, or inexpensive?
If anybody could recommend a specific pre-paid SIM carrier or has done this before, I'd really appreciate your insights.
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I don't have any answers to your questions, but have you checked whether T-Mo will charge for incoming calls when roaming? I haven't done it in years, but when I was roaming in Asia a few years back the incoming calls weren't billed at all, so i just texted my wife to call me and all was good.
I saw an app on here and it's in the marketplace for sim unlocking on the phone without having to request the code from tmo..think it was simply called unlock vibrant. it's a 4 step process and worked for me no problems.
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It worked great!
Thanks to mmelo76 for moving my question - sorry for not getting it in the right place to begin with.
I wanted to follow up here and say that I went ahead and got my Vibrant unlocked via the market application "Galaxy_S Unlock" by Helroz.
I tested with an AT&T SIM from a friend's phone and verified that the unlock worked.
Then when I got to Switzerland (the Zurich airport), I found a Swisscom store in the adjacent train station shopping area. I bought an "Easy BeFree" SIM (http://www.swisscom.com/res/mobile/tarife/flat/easy-befree/index.htm) for 20 CHF, which also included 20 CHF of credit... so the SIM was basically free.
Popped it in to my phone and started it up and it worked immediately from the start. The only thing I had to do was re-enter my Google account password. I think the password might be encrypted against something in the SIM, so swapping the SIM forces you to re-enter it.
Anyway, I ran around Switzerland for a week and had data and voice coverage. If I were to go again, that's definitely the way to go.
Hi Guys, i have recently bought this Mobile, LG Optimus G at&t Version ! Unlocked, everything is perfect and working great purely loving it
i have only one concern please help me guys....
im from Mumbai India ! since i have inserted my sim card i do get only 4g connectivity in my mobile i want to switch accordingly to 3g & 2g as well.
can any one suggest me how can i do this ??? im using Airtel - Mumbai Sim Card. i have tried *#*#4636#*#* nothing works for me, guys please suggest me im waitng for your help !!!
kkdsandeep said:
Hi Guys, i have recently bought this Mobile, LG Optimus G at&t Version ! Unlocked, everything is perfect and working great purely loving it
i have only one concern please help me guys....
im from Mumbai India ! since i have inserted my sim card i do get only 4g connectivity in my mobile i want to switch accordingly to 3g & 2g as well.
can any one suggest me how can i do this ??? im using Airtel - Mumbai Sim Card. i have tried *#*#4636#*#* nothing works for me, guys please suggest me im waitng for your help !!!
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There is a option on ur mobile network setting to enable 2g ...
It sounds like you need to set the APN for your carrier.
shreyaj said:
There is a option on ur mobile network setting to enable 2g ...
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On the AT&T version the necessary menu is not enabled. Check this thread where someone asked the exact same question a week ago and I posted how to enable it.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2223323&highlight=networkmode
Is there anyone out there that has one? I'm on my second SIM card and all I get is Not Registered on Network. Straight talk is useless in helping, and i'm NOT a phone tech in the least. First SIM I bought from wally world worked for about 3 days then Not Registered on Network was my greeting when making a call. I don't ge3t mobile data etc. Currently using the newest APN from their site. Android Version 4.1.2, baseband i9300CEEMG2, BUILD: JZO54K.I9300XXEMH1.
Also if I can get directed to the FACTORY Stock rom please. I want to revert it in case this rom is an issue. When it was flashing the phone flickered momentarily due to a power outtage. I know it's on a battery but better safe than not. Thanks for any help and if you need more info please ask! I JUST got the second sim card and it's still not working...so...I know I have to give it an hour at least.
hey guys is any sites out there lagit to unlock this? like unlocker.net and stuff. i need to get off the tmobile sim for straight talk and use ATT for the service .. please help if you can tmobile wont help me because i bought the phone off a firend
ashkore21 said:
hey guys is any sites out there lagit to unlock this? like unlocker.net and stuff. i need to get off the tmobile sim for straight talk and use ATT for the service .. please help if you can tmobile wont help me because i bought the phone off a firend
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i switched mine to straight talk...also i noticed after the amber update my sim was unlocked
I thought I'd share this deal I found on eBay, I bought one a few weeks ago but unfortunately I don't get it for another month, since I live in mexico and a family member has to bring it to me, but I think for $260 its an awesome deal
Here's the link http://www.ebay.com/itm/191516989450
Also i wouldn't hesitate to long, they had this deal a few weeks ago when I got mine and it only lasted a few days.
Edit: it's at $250!
Thanks for sharing, please let us know when you get the device.
does this version work with T-Mobile HSPA?
gwmkwan said:
does this version work with T-Mobile HSPA?
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I'd look for T-Mobile HSPA bands and look what bands this device supports, I think it gets LTE as well
I ordered one and got it already.
Works great on t-mobile. 20 megs down!
Only problem I am having is that I have been unable to update to lollipop.
This is most likely due to the fact that I have a t-mobile sim in there instead of an AT&T one
wangjaroni said:
I ordered one and got it already.
Works great on t-mobile. 20 megs down!
Only problem I am having is that I have been unable to update to lollipop.
This is most likely due to the fact that I have a t-mobile sim in there instead of an AT&T one
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I think it's because the update rolls out in waves, a lot of people still haven't got it
I order one just now. Its now at $250. I will be using it on T-mobile. My main is the Note 4.
just made a thread with a questiong about this i hope they delte it now but i am ordering one of these now and was wondering about the tmobile situaton as well.. Will i get the update to lolipop with a tmobile sim? also will i still have fast lte speeds? im getting like 50 down in lansing and detroit area . The reaso i ask is becasue i found this post on amazon in the coments
CONS for T-Mobile users! And these are Deal Breakers for me.
* 4G LTE is ultra SLOW! While the symbol shows 4G LTE, the speed is just good 3G speeds. My max was 5 to 6 Mbps down and about the same up. Compared to my S2 and S3 on the exact same spot on my desk, get 15-20 Mbps on the S2 and 25-30+ Mbps on my S3!
* Hotspot feature will NOT work on T-Mobile. This has been confirmed by me calling AT&T, T-Mobile, and Samsung support lines. If you need your T-Mobile hotspot service, then this phone is a no go. (NOTE: the XDA forum and other sites have a hack that requires you to root the phone and then do multiple steps each time you want to enable the hotspot, this is a deal breaker for me
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just made a thread with a questiong about this i hope they delte it now but i am ordering one of these now and was wondering about the tmobile situaton as well.. Will i get the update to lolipop with a tmobile sim? also will i still have fast lte speeds? im getting like 50 down in lansing and detroit area . The reaso i ask is becasue i found this post on amazon in the coments
CONS for T-Mobile users! And these are Deal Breakers for me.
* 4G LTE is ultra SLOW! While the symbol shows 4G LTE, the speed is just good 3G speeds. My max was 5 to 6 Mbps down and about the same up. Compared to my S2 and S3 on the exact same spot on my desk, get 15-20 Mbps on the S2 and 25-30+ Mbps on my S3!
* Hotspot feature will NOT work on T-Mobile. This has been confirmed by me calling AT&T, T-Mobile, and Samsung support lines. If you need your T-Mobile hotspot service, then this phone is a no go. (NOTE: the XDA forum and other sites have a hack that requires you to root the phone and then do multiple steps each time you want to enable the hotspot, this is a deal breaker for me
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The guy on post #5 says he is getting 20mbps down? Well, this will be my secondary phone. I will be testing out the speed and will post back here.
chong67 said:
The guy on post #5 says he is getting 20mbps down? Well, this will be my secondary phone. I will be testing out the speed and will post back here.
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this will also be my second phone but will be sharing sim card time with my moto x second gen... Do you think we will still get the 5.1 ota update with a tmobile sim?
You don't know how lucky you guys are, here in mexico it's rare for me to see 1MB/S, I almost always average 300KB/S, and that's on H+, I'd love to have 5 MB/S
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this will also be my second phone but will be sharing sim card time with my moto x second gen... Do you think we will still get the 5.1 ota update with a tmobile sim?
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I was just looking around XDA, it says you will NOT get the update with a T-Mobile sim card,because it has to connect to its servers, and it won't allow a T-Mobile phone to connect, maybe you can update with Samsung kies, I'm going to have my brother update mine before I get it.
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I was just looking around XDA, it says you will NOT get the update with a T-Mobile sim card,because it has to connect to its servers, and it won't allow a T-Mobile phone to connect, maybe you can update with Samsung kies, I'm going to have my brother update mine before I get it.
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this is not good news at all i just got the phone over night shipped just to find out i cant get lolipop, i really hope there is a work around soon its been a while since i rooted a samsung device hopfully there is a way to still get the update for us Tmobile users
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this is not good news at all i just got the phone over night shipped just to find out i cant get lolipop, i really hope there is a work around soon its been a while since i rooted a samsung device hopfully there is a way to still get the update for us Tmobile users
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If you know someone with an att sim card have them put it in, update it, then take it out, or maybe even get a prepaid sim card
Edit: what if someone extracted the update, then we just manually install
SmokeyTech1 said:
If you know someone with an att sim card have them put it in, update it, then take it out, or maybe even get a prepaid sim card
Edit: what if someone extracted the update, then we just manually install
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thats what im doing now calling everyone in my phone to see who has att service with a nano sim that i can use for 10 min
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thats what im doing now calling everyone in my phone to see who has att service with a nano sim that i can use for 10 min
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I edited my last post, if someone nice enough on XDA extract the update for the ATT model we can manually flash it, since root isn't required to flash ota updates
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I edited my last post, if someone nice enough on XDA extract the update for the ATT model we can manually flash it, since root isn't required to flash ota updates
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that would also be nice
cheddaface said:
this will also be my second phone but will be sharing sim card time with my moto x second gen... Do you think we will still get the 5.1 ota update with a tmobile sim?
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I got Tmo and 3rd phone after is just $10 more. So cheap. I now own two SIM Card. I read you have to get a ATT SIM card to update any LP. Oh well.
chong67 said:
I got Tmo and 3rd phone after is just $10 more. So cheap. I now own two SIM Card. I read you have to get a ATT SIM card to update any LP. Oh well.
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i found a friend on att but his sim card is micro not nano so i wonder if att will let him activate a new nano sim just for 1 day so i can use it and get the update, worst come to wrost i guess i will need to get a prepaid service on att to get the sim
I Need help.
I put my T-mobile nano sim in. The phone call work. At first my data (saw 4G LTE) work. Now it doesnt work anymore. I try to access webpage and it say no data service. I have it on data roaming and it say T-mobile. What other settings to modify and verify?
Thanks!
Edit - Got it working after following a APN setting from my real Tmo phone and just type everything in this phone and now I get data. I am getting 4G LTE icon.