I found a U.S. Cellular Galaxy tab on Ebay for a good price but I don't have U.S. Cellular service in my area. Does anyone know if an AT&T sim would work in it and if so if I'd be able to get 3g service if I unlock it?
U.S Cellular is a cdma carrier. Just like Verizon and Sprint. So the answer would be No.
I could just use it as a wifi only device though right?
Yea,
You could use wifi only!
Plus you can connect to your phone with ad hoc, no extra charge, no sense in paying for a data plan
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So I just bought the tab at retail price and activated a monthly plan for it. What I want to know is whether or not the device would work with a sim that only had an android data plan versus the web connect rate plan. I would obviously rather pay less if at all possible. Thank you in advance for any advice you may have to offer.
P.S. Loving the tab so far. Even more capable than i thought.
The answer depends on what carrier you are using. US t-mobile allows for webconnect only. At&t seems allows for use phone Sim card from tmo but you will get only edge because of 3g incompatibility between these networks. I did not try reverse option.
Does anyone know if it's possible to put an AT&T SIM into a T-Mobile Tab?
My thoughts are this:
My employer picks up the bill for my current phone with data package...
I found a TMob Tab on craigslist and am wondering if I can flash that Tab so I can make voice calls and then slap my AT&T SIM into it....
Thanks in Advance and any thoughts are appriciated....
Rogue9 said:
Does anyone know if it's possible to put an AT&T SIM into a T-Mobile Tab?
My thoughts are this:
My employer picks up the bill for my current phone with data package...
I found a TMob Tab on craigslist and am wondering if I can flash that Tab so I can make voice calls and then slap my AT&T SIM into it....
Thanks in Advance and any thoughts are appriciated....
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I got my Tmo tab on CL as well.
You can unlock the Tmo Tab (to use a non-Tmobile SIM) http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=843323
and flash the Euro firmware (to enable calls). Internet will be 2G EDGE speeds only, no 3G.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=886714
Excellent, Thanks...
Glad I asked though because I didn't think of the 2G limitation. I guess I'll continue looking for an AT&T Tab
Yeah, ATT Tab would be better for you. You can flash it to make calls and have 3G as well (bell modem).
If I use the unlocking instructions on a T-mobile tab and use my T-mobile sim card, will I get 3g/H? Is the 2g speed mentioned above due to the difference between att and t-mo frequencies?
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If I use the unlocking instructions on a T-mobile tab and use my T-mobile sim card, will I get 3g/H? Is the 2g speed mentioned above due to the difference between att and t-mo frequencies?
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Unlocking a Tmo Tab and using a Tmo SIM will not disable 3G but Tmo seems to know if you use a SIM that does not have the correct WebConnect tab plans.
What most folks who don't want to pay a separate data plan fot the Tab are doing is flashing the Euro firmware and living with calls + 2G EDGE (for now till a solution for 3G comes about).
Ok, thanks for clearing that up.
1) What prepaid US sim card will have 3g/h data for an unlocked t-mo tab? Voice calls are not important.
2) To get 3g data only in Baja, Mexico, would an unlocked att tab be able to do that? The carrier choices are telcel or movistar.
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Hello !!
I bought an unlocked Galaxy Tab in Dubai UAE and would like to use it in SF Bay Area.
My Tab's Supported bands are:
GSM&EDGE Band 850/900/1800/1900
3G Band 900/1900/2100
I would like your advice / experience sharing with subscribing to the most suitable US wireless carrier for my tab.
Would ATT or Tmobile work?
Is 3G an attainable objective?
Which plans would you suggest? I am planning to use this device primarily for mobile web access, with occasional phone calls as well.
Thanks in advance for your kind feedback!
K
PS: pls note I spent several hours trying to find answer on this site as well as others before posting, my apologies however if this question was already asked and answered on this forum.
Hi,
on a recent trip the the US I purchased a prepaid SIM from AT&T for data usage only.
I wanted to get one that allowed me the option to make a phone call but didnt find any luck - all data/phone bundles are for postpaid and tie you to a 12/18 month contract....
Although I must say they were not very sure of what they were doing, I had to convince them that the same iPad packages would work on the Galaxy - keeping in mind that you would have to manually entr the APN settings..
kido007 said:
Would ATT or Tmobile work?
Is 3G an attainable objective?
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You won't get 3G on TMo at all, since your Tab doesn't support AWS 1700/2100.
AT&T supports 3G on 850MHz and 1900MHz, so if you are in a region which uses 1900MHz you should be ok.
The bad news is that prepaid data deals on AT&T are very poor indeed and there don't seem to be an MVNOs that run on AT&T and offer decent amounts of data.
My advice, which is what I've actually done, would be to by a Virgin Mobile MiFi - for $40 a month you get 5GB data (it was unlimited, but that ends at the start of Feb). Virgin Mobile runs over Sprint (CDMA), but using the MiFi at least gives you a decent amount of data for a reasonable price - however, the MiFi will run you around $129.
Regards,
Dave
kido007 said:
My Tab's Supported bands are:
GSM&EDGE Band 850/900/1800/1900
3G Band 900/1900/2100[/INDENT]
I would like your advice / experience sharing with subscribing to the most suitable US wireless carrier for my tab.
Would ATT or Tmobile work?
Is 3G an attainable objective?
Which plans would you suggest? I am planning to use this device primarily for mobile web access, with occasional phone calls...
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This tab will work on the at&t network and should go to 3g. Unlocked is a good start, but you will most likely need to flash Roto JME version 4, to get the phone dialer. You should also flash the bell i900 modem instead of the stock modem. You will need an at&t data plan. I don't know what their prices are. I have heard of people using an iphone plan.
There are several good step by step lessons. I saw one by member Queen Amy that is excellent.
Or you can avoid all this and use wifi only.
kido007 said:
Hello !!
I bought an unlocked Galaxy Tab in Dubai UAE and would like to use it in SF Bay Area.
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Does your Galaxy Tab have the Market App? When I bought mine from Dubai, it didn't.
You might want to have a look at this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=818167 for details about how to enable it.
Thank you all!
Ok guys, story time. I have an HTC Desire Z. I unlocked it to work on AT&T, but it was originally a Bell Canada phone. The reason being that Bell uses the same 4G frequencies in Canada as AT&T in the US. Given as AT&T and other carriers have begun cracking down on forcing you to "upgrade" your plan when you get a smartphone or what have you, it's helpful to have phones that they can't identify. For instance, there is no way I know of to put an iPhone on the AT&T network in the US, and NOT have them automatically upgrade your data plan. However, if you have a phone they can't identify by IMEI or some other method I can't figure yet, they won't change your plan. I know this, because when I signed a plan with them ages ago, I had a Razr 3G, and so far as they know, that hasn't changed, so I have a $10 a month UNLIMITED data plan. The down side here being that I have to outright buy any handset I get, but I don't much mind that, and I don't think I'm the only one.
It's now time to upgrade, and I'm looking to get a new phone and keep the data plan the way it is, so I've gotta find a phone I like on a compatible vendor. The purpose of this thread is to start a list of international, compatible cell networks, to help out people like me, as well as cut down on the "will this phone work on this carrier if I unlock it" threads.
To start, I know Bell Canada will work with AT&T, and I'm PRETTY sure Rogers with work with T-mobile.
So:
Foreign Carrier -> U.S. Carrier
Bell Canada -> AT&T
Rogers (Canada) -> T-Mobile (needs to be confirmed)
This may be a dumb question, but will an AT&T s5 work on VZW if rooted/unlocked?
I found an abandoned AT&T s5 with a crunched screen, and am planning on repairing it and unlocking it to use on VZW. Is it worth the trouble?
Anyone?
It won't work on cdma
joshua.justice is correct. It won't work on Verizon. Verizon still uses their CDMA network for voice calls, texts, and 3G. The AT&T variant of the S5 cannot be activated on Verizon's network because of that.
bsweetness said:
joshua.justice is correct. It won't work on Verizon. Verizon still uses their CDMA network for voice calls, texts, and 3G. The AT&T variant of the S5 cannot be activated on Verizon's network because of that.
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Short answer, no. Although once repaired, you could sell it off and probably get a good chunk of either a Dev S5 or a Retail one with the profit.
Could this work to activateactivate a gsm phone on CDMA?http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s5/general/how-to-add-rf-lte-frequency-bands-to-t2886059