Hey all,
I have searched similar threads, wiki's, sites, etc. As far as I understand, my Big Red G2 should work on AT&T on 3G. There is conflicting information regarding 4G and LTE availability. Can I get 4G or LTE to work without rooting? And if I do activate on AT&T, does this mean no more OTA updates?
Sorry for the n00b questions.
Thanks all.
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Well yes it should work on att but I am not sure about lte as for ota's I not think you will be a ble to do them because the phone needs to connect to the Verizon network/servers to check if there are updates available
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4g will work. Not sure about lte though
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Now I have had previous Samsung Galaxy phones that I have rooted and I'm very familiar with the whole process.
However, I have never used a phone that was bought for one carrier and used on another.
I'm planning to purchase an AT&T Galaxy S4 and using it on the T-Mobile network (wish me luck).
What would be the best way to unlock the AT&T phone to use a T-Mobile SIM?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2285431This is what I have found, but I heard something about a USB unlock being more successful.
Once the phone is "Unlocked", and I root the device, should I be using the AT&T ROMs section, or T-Mobile? I'm going to guess AT&T because they are somewhat hardware dependent?
Lastly, will this AT&T version limit my signal in anyway (not accounting for the already possibility of bad signal)?
Meaning the AT&T version only picks up the lesser of the T-Mobile bands or signals.
If I sound like an idiot, I apologize. I've done some research and cant seem to find the right keywords to search.
Thanks in advance for any information.
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I'd advise you buy a T-Mobile Galaxy s4. Our bootloader is locked and the newest updafe only has a root exploit and
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I am using i337 with tmobiles sim card. I get 4g at over 10mbs and even over 20mbs on some good dsys. I usually use att roms although I've found that i9505 and tmobile work too. Just have to stick with loki'ed kernels. Hope this helps.
It does, thank you.
So look for a ROM with Loki kernels?
And which unlock method did you use to get the T-Mobile SIM to work?
The one above or a different one
Thanks for the info
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Make sure you get one that is not MF3
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Hi everyone,
I recently got an amazon.COM gift card, but I live in Canada. I want to purchase a Galaxy S4 but I don't know which movel to get. From my understanding, the model Telus Canada offers is the i337m, so naturally I looked at the sgh-i337 offered by AT&T. Will I get LTE network using the AT&T S4 on Telus?
Some of my research:
The SGH-I337 works on the following bands:
LTE: Bands 1/4/7/17; HSPA+/UMTS: 850/1900/2100MHz; GSM: 850/900/1800/1900MHz
(source: Samsung website (can't post external links =[ ))
And according to this page: wikipedia/List_of_LTE_networks#Americas (again, no external links), it would seem that Telus uses band 4 for its LTE networks. Can anyone confirm if this will allow the SGH-I9337 to have LTE network on Telus?
Thanks!
It works if you have it unlocked.
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ma678 said:
It works if you have it unlocked.
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Thanks for the quick reply!
Here's what I was thinking of buying: amazon.com/gp/product/B00CRO6QFA/ref=s9_simh_gw_p107_d0_i1?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=center-2&pf_rd_r=1APEBNR0F4V4YMKB72BA&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=1389517282&pf_rd_i=507846
I would try to find a tmobile, or international I9505 so you don't have to worry about a locked boot loader
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mymusicathome said:
I would try to find a tmobile, or international I9505 so you don't have to worry about a locked boot loader
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But the I9505 won't have LTE network on Telus, right?
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Hi everyone,
I thought I'd write a follow-up on this thread for anyone that might stumble on it later on.
I did receive my unlocked SGH-I337 (not SGH-I337M) and it did not immediately work on Telus' LTE network (it didn't even work on 3G/EDGE either). But I did not stop there. I set the APN setting as mentionned on Telus' website and that didn't work either. At that point I was a bit desperate and I called Telus to make sure it wasn't something on their end, it wasn't. At this point I was a little panicking, I thought I would have to re-sell my phone.
So I rooted my phone using this technique: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2387577 (I had the MF3 firmware version).
Then I did this "hack" to enable more LTE bands: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2291589 (*#7284# didn't work for me, but I found the solution elsewhere, I had to use *#0808* instead).
Then using *#2263# I chose "[6] LTE/WCDMA Mode Only" and voilà, I was using Telus' LTE network!
Credit goes to authors in the posts mentioned above.
Hopefully this might help someone else at some point! Thanks everyone.
You need to unlock your phone to enable lte hack, while root is not necessary.
Congrats on its working now.
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ma678 said:
You need to unlock your phone to enable lte hack, while root is not necessary.
Congrats on its working now.
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Thanks!
I thought you had to be rooted due to this post: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=42069163&postcount=71, thanks for the update, though.
Anyhow, it's good to be rooted
I haven't rooted my phone yet, but I have enabled LTE after unlocking my phone., and I use it on Wind mobile network.
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can I use my rooted verizon g2 on tmobile and get 4g data by changing the apns?
Thanks
Is there anyway someone might be able to lend me a helping hand with this question?
Thanks so much
If you mean h+ speeds then yes. If you mean lte then no. Doesn't have to be SIM unlocked because all of their lte devices are. But it works better with a complete stock Rom.
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hi,guys!
I want to buy a samsung galaxy note3 N9005,and i'm using Tmobile now.
But i don't know does it compatible to Tmobile 4g/HSPA+ newtork?
i saw in negri electronics,they said it doesn't work in tmobile's 4G.
So can you guys tell me about that? does note 3 N9005 work in Tmobile's 4G?
Thanks a lot.
I thought I read somewhere that the processor is comparable with all current LTE bands and all you had to do was flash a T-Mobile modem.
Don't quote me on that though because I don't want to be responsible for a broken note 3. Try using search on xda or ask in the T-Mobile note 3 forum. I know the info is around here somewhere.
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It will work except for LTE, and you might be able to enable the LTE by flashing a T-Mo modem. I have the N900T with an N9005 ROM and it works great, still with T-Mo modem. N9005 ROM doesn't have the LTE indicator but if it says 4G that means LTE.
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It will work except for LTE, and you might be able to enable the LTE by flashing a T-Mo modem. I have the N900T with an N9005 ROM and it works great, still with T-Mo modem. N9005 ROM doesn't have the LTE indicator but if it says 4G that means LTE.
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Thanks a lot for answer me.
I intend to buy note 3 SM9005 at Negri Electronic,so i asked them and they said it won't work with Tmobile's 4G. But i asked Samsung's agent by live chat and the guy said it would compatible with tmobile 4G. So confuse,can anybody have SM9005 help me,please. ^^!
Hello Community,
I recently purchased an unlocked t-mobile G2 for use on the Bell and Wind network.
Im thinking of rooting my device to enable the ability to uninstall all the t-mobile bloatware as well as the carrier IQ software.
I have two questions:
1. Being a tmobile phone on a Canadian network - should tmobile push an update, will I receive that or will I have to wait for my provider to push it?
2. I assume rooting the device will disable any hope of receiving and update regardless of US or Canadian carrier?
Thank you in advance for any comments.
Um tmobile won't work on the bell version, you can make calls but not 3g. ...it Will work on wind tough. ..
1. I don't know
2 . yes
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xdafoundingmember said:
Um tmobile won't work on the bell version, you can make calls but not 3g. ...it Will work on wind tough. ..
1. I don't know
2 . yes
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Thank you for the response, However I must disagree with your initial statement. I currently have the tmobile G2 on Bell and I am getting 4G/LTE service.
Hmm I wonder if it works the other way around then. ..I didn't think Pentaband was unlocked on this phone I'll try with one of my friends wind cards on my Rogers g2
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I have a question, I am currently on wind with t mobile lg g2 but my wifi tethering does not work. it shows my laptop is connected but no internet access. not sure why. does yours work? thanks
I think mobile locks that feature on stock rims
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