Pretty much what the topic says...
My wife has a Tmobile G2... I want to move her to my AT&T plan... but she DOES NOT want to loose her G2... that thing is her baby.
So would Rooting her G2 allow me to run a AT&T SIM card through it?
If not... how would I go about unlocking it so it could?
Yes, it will.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=928160
^^ I know for sure using this method will unlock the phone. It's the one I used and it seems to be the easiest especially if you don't know adb too well.
1) Choosing the right option in gfree will allow it.
2) Just making sure you're aware - if it's a T-Mobile G2, it won't work on AT&T's 3G frequencies, so she'll always have either 4G or 2G.
chinly43 said:
so she'll always have either 4G or 2G.
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Huh? According to quite a few people the G2X is the only 4g phone that can utilize atts bands..because its quadband..I don't think this phone. I could be wrong but I'm pretty sure this device will only allow connection to edge
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The T-Mobile G2 WILL NOT get have a 3G connection with AT&T. The G2 does not have the proper HARDWARE to connect to AT&T's 3G/4G network as far as I know. Only the Canadian Desire Z or (maybe) the Euro Desire Z have the proper Quad-Band radios that would allow for it to get a proper 3G connection on AT&T's network.
If she can live with 2G speeds, then it won't be a problem, simply SIM-Unlock using the gfree/rage method and away you go!
Whoops, my mistake.
Athrun88 said:
The T-Mobile G2 WILL NOT get have a 3G connection with AT&T. The G2 does not have the proper HARDWARE to connect to AT&T's 3G/4G network as far as I know. Only the Canadian Desire Z or (maybe) the Euro Desire Z have the proper Quad-Band radios that would allow for it to get a proper 3G connection on AT&T's network.
If she can live with 2G speeds, then it won't be a problem, simply SIM-Unlock using the gfree/rage method and away you go!
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I second that. And no simply having root is not the same as sim unlocking.
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Heck no!!
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shortlived said:
I second that. And no simply having root is not the same as sim unlocking.
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The method I posted above will unlock your phone. Tried and tested.
Sorry to burst your bubble but the g2 will NOT work. The g2's 3g band is based off t mo's specific dual frequency set up (one for uploads and one for download). Att uses only 1 frequency and it's completely different from tmo's. If youre going to ask me which one, i dont remember but a quick wiki will answer that.
So, sorry, you'll need to get her the desire Z from bell (A7275) not the G2.
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The method I posted above will unlock your phone. Tried and tested.
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True but that method does a lot more then just root as the OP asked. Just sayin
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shortlived said:
True but that method does a lot more then just root as the OP asked. Just sayin
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Your right. The way I look at it, if your gonna root you might as well go all the way while your at it.
I have a G2 that I swap from tmobile to att all the time. 2g sucks but at least there is wifi pretty much everywhere
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Rooting will not unlock it. You MUST make sure that Gfree unlocks the CID - then you're phone will be unlocked to another GSM carrier, however, will not be capable of 3G/4G on their networks.
KCRic said:
Rooting will not unlock it. You MUST make sure that Gfree unlocks the CID - then you're phone will be unlocked to another GSM carrier, however, will not be capable of 3G/4G on their networks.
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You could leave the 4g off this statement. Att doesn't have 4g, despite what they are trying to pass off as 4g
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Pirateghost said:
You could leave the 4g off this statement. Att doesn't have 4g, despite what they are trying to pass off as 4g
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4G is HSPA+ though
Both Tmobile and ATT have it
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4G is HSPA+ though
Both Tmobile and ATT have it
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Hahaha.....no att doesn't have squat for a network
Tmobile's 3g is faster than att's "4g"
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the 4G that the carriers are calling right now is technically 3.5G. the ITU was pressured to lower the original specifications from LTE Advanced to the current so called 4G.
HSPA+ still isn't really 4G. It's simply forced to be called 4G thanks to carrier pressure.
unlocking your phone will allow you to use any simcard. Cost 25$ for unlock code if you dont have it
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I don't live in a 4G area and have never been to one, so forgive my ignorance.
Will the Evo be able to use T-Mobile's "4G" network? Or any other carrier's "4G"?
Kind of like a roaming call/data signal. (I know GSM/CDMA, but that's not the point)
Thanks.
No, I don't think so. LTE and HSPA require separate radios, which the Evo doesn't have.
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No, I don't think so. LTE and HSPA require separate radios, which the Evo doesn't have.
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Anyone up for a new project?
I'd give up my Sprint 4g for HSPA, Since sprint hates where I live and won't give us 4G. But TMobile is expanding to my area.
Verizon is supposed to get into the 4G game and use LTE, so when that happens will the evo be able to use theirs?
(Src: Verizon preparing 4G launch for December)
Take a closer look at the first reply. The EVO doesn't have the radios to function on the other carriers. So no it will never happen.
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Take a closer look at the first reply. The EVO doesn't have the radios to function on the other carriers. So no it will never happen.
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I understand that it does not by default, be could it be ported from a tmo/vzw phone?
Like the verizon prl using verizon's 3g when its roaming?
The evo can use verizon towers through the prl hack because both carriers use cdma. The evo doesn't have the hardware to connect to hspa+/lte. Same reason why the evo won't work on a gsm carrier.
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scooter185 said:
The evo can use verizon towers through the prl hack because both carriers use cdma. The evo doesn't have the hardware to connect to hspa+/lte. Same reason why the evo won't work on a gsm carrier.
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Ahh, ok that answers it.
I thought it might have just been a software difference, didn't know the evo lacked the hardware to pickup HSPA.
Thank you for answering my question.
xNotta said:
Ahh, ok that answers it.
I thought it might have just been a software difference, didn't know the evo lacked the hardware to pickup HSPA.
Thank you for answering my question.
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Any CDMA network will work. As long as its running 802.11 fq i believe, correct me if im wrong.
But Verizon is locked out. soo......
Saw a post earlier about neckface who has a alpha app that may be able to switch you to that network. havent tried it yet. but im' downloading it right now.
heres the link:
http://db.tt/OrCO5tg
If it doesn't work for you, try rm -rf'ing /system.
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Any CDMA network will work. As long as its running 802.11 fq i believe, correct me if im wrong.
But Verizon is locked out. soo......
Saw a post earlier about neckface who has a alpha app that may be able to switch you to that network. havent tried it yet. but im' downloading it right now.
heres the link:
http://db.tt/OrCO5tg
If it doesn't work for you, try rm -rf'ing /system.
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Don't take this the wrong way, and it's not that I think you would intentionally try do anything malicious. But could you link to the app's source page please?
"ClickMeStupid.apk" is kind of off putting.
Going to decompile and read into what it does before I install.
My Evo made me Swype this from the XDA App.
Hey guys.. There's an add on craiglist for an EVO thats in my price range. However, I'm on T-mobile.. If I buy it, can I Unlock it for T-mobile? If I can well then I just found an amazing deal haha.. Please respond soon =]
EDIT: http://www.htcsimunlock.com/htc-evo-4g-unlock.html
That possible?
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Hey guys.. There's an add on craiglist for an EVO thats in my price range. However, I'm on T-mobile.. If I buy it, can I Unlock it for T-mobile? If I can well then I just found an amazing deal haha.. Please respond soon =]
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A evo can only be unlocked for cricket boost and metro because its CDMA and tmobile is GSM
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No if it was you probably wouldn't get 3G
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A evo can only be unlocked for cricket boost and metro because its CDMA and tmobile is GSM
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Hmm..How about that link I posted?
JustinTV773 said:
No if it was you probably wouldn't get 3G
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If I dont get 3g, what are the real cons of not having it?
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Hmm..How about that link I posted?
If I dont get 3g, what are the real cons of not having it?
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Every GSM phone has a sim card while CDMA phones don't use sim cards so you wouldn't be able to put in a sim card to activate it
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Dont waste your money. If you want an Android phone and on a GSM network you may look into the Samsung Infuse or something similar. But CDMA phones cant be used on GSM networks and GSM phones cant be used on CDMA networks.
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Every GSM phone has a sim card while CDMA phones don't use sim cards so you wouldn't be able to put in a sim card to activate it
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so its not possible huh? cause I mean, the link I posted states "Once your cell phone is unlocked, you can use your mobile phone on any telephone network worldwide such as:HTC Evo 4G Orange (O2 UK), HTC Evo 4G T-Mobile, HTC Evo 4G Sprint, HTC Evo 4G AT&T, Evo 4G Vodaphone, Evo 4G Virgin, Evo 4G Bell, Evo 4G Telus, HTC Evo 4G Softbank, HTC Evo 4G US Cellular, HTC Evo 4G Verizon, HTC Evo 4G Cingular, HTC Evo 4G Airtel, HTC Evo 4G Rogers, and many more!
Get an HTC evo 3d, it has a sim slot.
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Concordium said:
Dont waste your money. If you want an Android phone and on a GSM network you may look into the Samsung Infuse or something similar. But CDMA phones cant be used on GSM networks and GSM phones cant be used on CDMA networks.
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Well heres the thing...I haven't had a phone since August and I'm on a tight budget right now. I've been looking at HD2's on Android but most of them are in New York (I'm in NJ)... The last phone I had was the Samsung Vibrant and it was terrible.. Phone calls were lost ETC (mind you, I had it rooted.) Before that, I had an HD2 and bricked it trying to get Android on it.. I've also been looking for a G2X, but still, thats a LOT more money than I was hoping to shell out.. I saw this add and kinda got really excited, since it was real cheap ($100..hes willing to go down to $75).
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Get an HTC evo 3d, it has a sim slot.
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hmm
haha idk what to do anymore
dub post..
so if there is a SIM card slot, its possible huh?
Hi guys,
My friend bought an incredible 2 and paid to have it sim unlocked. He put his at&t go phone sim in it and it doesn't recognize the sim in gsm mode nor does it even register in global mode. I did a search on Google and got yes and no answers on whether this is possible. I figure no one would know better than an xda guy, so any help is appreciated.
Phone is also rooted and s-off if that matters/helps on the newest rooted ota.
Thanks in advance!
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Technically speaking yes it should work but the phone will only be able to use the edge network due to limitations on the inc2 being built mainly for cdma network. I would try a different carriers SIM card to test. It is possible the unlock didn't work. I have seen a few people on here using the phone with tmobile which is almost the same network.
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zax10 said:
Technically speaking yes it should work but the phone will only be able to use the edge network due to limitations on the inc2 being built mainly for cdma network. I would try a different carriers SIM card to test. It is possible the unlock didn't work. I have seen a few people on here using the phone with tmobile which is almost the same network.
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Dkstunna's cm9 has working gsm 3g if I remember right
So it is just a matter of flashing a rom that will support it? I see that a few roms say they support GSM. I read somewhere that verizon blocked the radio in the phone from getting AT&T signal, is that true and if so would I need to flash a different radio for it to work? Data does not matter, he mainly uses it for talk and text (why he got an incred 2 for just talk and text is beyond me)
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So it is just a matter of flashing a rom that will support it? I see that a few roms say they support GSM. I read somewhere that verizon blocked the radio in the phone from getting AT&T signal, is that true and if so would I need to flash a different radio for it to work? Data does not matter, he mainly uses it for talk and text (why he got an incred 2 for just talk and text is beyond me)
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Its not blocked, the phone just doesn't pick up the right band or frequency to get gsm 3g on certain networks, all the different type of data and voice use their own frequency range and our phone can't pick up the right band to get it, our radio is not made for it.
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Klown80 said:
Hi guys,
My friend bought an incredible 2 and paid to have it sim unlocked. He put his at&t go phone sim in it and it doesn't recognize the sim in gsm mode nor does it even register in global mode. I did a search on Google and got yes and no answers on whether this is possible. I figure no one would know better than an xda guy, so any help is appreciated.
Phone is also rooted and s-off if that matters/helps on the newest rooted ota.
Thanks in advance!
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I have rooted and have mine s-off. Prior to doing this Verizon gave me the unlock code for GSM as I travel overseas. I am running aeroevan's cm9 on it and recently tried the local GSM providers SIM here in Wyoming (Union Cellular) in the phone. I switched the network to GSM and it picked up nothing at all. I have used this overseas with a Movistar SIM and have had voice and SMS. Some how I wonder if there is something built in that blocks GMS when the phone can receive a CDMA signal from Verizon.
therreid said:
I have rooted and have mine s-off. Prior to doing this Verizon gave me the unlock code for GSM as I travel overseas. I am running aeroevan's cm9 on it and recently tried the local GSM providers SIM here in Wyoming (Union Cellular) in the phone. I switched the network to GSM and it picked up nothing at all. I have used this overseas with a Movistar SIM and have had voice and SMS. Some how I wonder if there is something built in that blocks GMS when the phone can receive a CDMA signal from Verizon.
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Did you see what bandwidth/frequency union cellular runs off of compared to the inc2
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zax10 said:
Did you see what bandwidth/frequency union cellular runs off of compared to the inc2
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I thought that by being a quad band gsm the dinc2 would get any gsm frequency.
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I thought that by being a quad band gsm the dinc2 would get any gsm frequency.
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Yes but not always the case. It most be one of these. Google is your friend
The handset is a dual-band EV-DO Rev A (850/1900MHz), quad-band EDGE (850/900/1800/1900MHz), and dual-band HSDPA (900/2100MHz) device
I got a free Verizon s3.... I need to know if i can use Tmobile on it?
I read several threads....but no real info.
Any help would be great.
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No. Verizon is CDMA TMo is GSM.
alloycowboy said:
I got a free Verizon s3.... I need to know if i can use Tmobile on it?
I read several threads....but no real info.
Any help would be great.
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verizon is cdma tmobile is gsm But:
u can sign up with metroPCS (uses cdma) owned by tmobile till 2015 ....that's when tmo will phase out cdma network.
hope that helps!
Alright....thank you for the help
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No. Verizon is CDMA TMo is GSM.
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Wrong, You can use Verizon S3 with Tmobile if you unlock the phone. Verizon S3 has Sim Slot. I'm using one right now
check this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2013647
and this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1809314
Originally Posted by blackangst
No. Verizon is CDMA TMo is GSM.
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Wrong, You can use Verizon S3 with Tmobile if you unlock the phone. Verizon S3 has Sim Slot. I'm using one right now
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Double wrong. Verizon has a different RADIO frequency than AT&T and/or T-Mobile. It is impossible to update/change the radio for a sim on att/tmobile for it to work on Verizon phone. Like said before: Verizon is CDMA (code division network based) AT&T/T-MOBILE is GSM (global system network) now let me Synthesise, IMPOSSIBLE for the simcard to work in Verizon phone with out the appropriate radio for the network!
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porto35 said:
Wrong, You can use Verizon S3 with Tmobile if you unlock the phone. Verizon S3 has Sim Slot. I'm using one right now
check this:
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Wrong, You can use Verizon S3 with Tmobile if you unlock the phone. Verizon S3 has Sim Slot. I'm using one right now
check this:
Double wrong. Verizon has a different RADIO frequency than AT&T and/or T-Mobile. It is impossible to update/change the radio for a sim on att/tmobile for it to work on Verizon phone. Like said before: Verizon is CDMA (code division network based) AT&T/T-MOBILE is GSM (global system network) now let me Synthesise, IMPOSSIBLE for the simcard to work in Verizon phone with out the appropriate radio for the network!
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The first touch screen BlackBerry made for Verizon works on T-Mobile so why wouldn't this ? Granted the phone sucks and can only get edge, but it worked none the less
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Spastic909 said:
The first touch screen BlackBerry made for Verizon works on T-Mobile so why wouldn't this ? Granted the phone sucks and can only get edge, but it worked none the less
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some of the verizon phones are "world phones" and have both gsm and cdma. all verizon lte phones have a sim card but only some have gsm. I don't know anything about the verizon s3 but you would be better off asking in the verizon s3 forums.
I know what world phones are. Was just stating to the other dude who thinks it completely impossible.
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Not impossible. I get 3g on it and that's it. But when i change ROMs i have to redo the whole freaking APN settings again!!!
Too much of a hassle. So i got rid of it.
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alloycowboy said:
I got a free Verizon s3.... I need to know if i can use Tmobile on it?
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Yes you can, see this right now you can only get E speed on it. My S3 is actually flashed to Pageplus and I can use it with any GSM carrier here in the US, it's fairly easy to do but like I said you only get "Edge" speed for now. I've use Net10, Simplemobile and StraightTalk, any GSM will work you can also flash to other CDMA like Metro, Cricket or Pageplus.
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you have no idea about Verizon S3. Don't try to be smart my friend. I'm very sure that you don't own any S3 from Verizon. Stop BS about CDMA and GSM radio. I have been used my Verizon S3 for Tmobile for more than 8 months.
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you have no idea about Verizon S3. Don't try to be smart my friend. I'm very sure that you don't own any S3 from Verizon. Stop BS about CDMA and GSM radio. I have been used my Verizon S3 for Tmobile for more than 8 months.
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See... This is what happens when a ignoramus tries to be smart .. You don't know what you're saying.. It is a proven fact that you can't put a GSM into a NON-gsm phone and expect it to work! (i tried it.. And it failed.. Invalid sim[in a unlocked vzw phone])
Now, this is posted in the wrong thread.
Phone history:
1.T-Mobile Mytouch 3G Fender Ed. - lost
2.T959V - ROOTED#bricked/trying to fix
3.T959 - ROOTED#SlimRom build 5.5 - backup
4.Moto Razor V9 - broken
5. Samsung Intercept - ROOTED#Stock
6.I897 - ROOTED#SlimRom build 3.1- backup/usb port broken-MIA
7.T989 - ROOTED#SlimRom build5.5 - present
yes but havent tried
there are several places saying it is totally possible and ive called verizon trying to see what they would say and the answer i got, at least for out of the country GSM, is that the S3 comes "unlocked already" and you just put in the sim card from whatever out of country carrier you want. apparently that came with the 4.1.2 update to the phone. Now putting with a us carrier might be different but i cant try it because i have my phone flashed to metropcs and i cant just put a metro sim card in it. here a few places i found just by looking on google
http://rootandunlock.blogspot.com/2013/04/rooting-and-unlocking-your-verizon.html
http://androidrays.com/518/change-cdma-verizon-galaxy-s3-to-gsm-handset-by-hack/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tc7PRDPIzHY
and theres a couple more
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See... This is what happens when a ignoramus tries to be smart .. You don't know what you're saying.. It is a proven fact that you can't put a GSM into a NON-gsm phone and expect it to work! (i tried it.. And it failed.. Invalid sim[in a unlocked vzw phone])
Now, this is posted in the wrong thread.
Phone history:
1.T-Mobile Mytouch 3G Fender Ed. - lost
2.T959V - ROOTED#bricked/trying to fix
3.T959 - ROOTED#SlimRom build 5.5 - backup
4.Moto Razor V9 - broken
5. Samsung Intercept - ROOTED#Stock
6.I897 - ROOTED#SlimRom build 3.1- backup/usb port broken-MIA
7.T989 - ROOTED#SlimRom build5.5 - present
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U actually can use the Verizon variant s3 on tmobiles network as the s3 is a world phone, now here's where and why most ppl don't, Verizon's network is CDMA as we all know and T-Mobile is a gsm network, so with the s3 being a world phone it can be used on a gsm network but u will never see 4g or even real 3g speeds, Verizon's s3 doesn't have the ability to pick up anything but "E", edge speeds on T-Mobile so is it really worth it? Not in my opinion, if I'm going to blget an s3 I want the full functionality of the devices capabilities, just saying though lol
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Si you have any idea how to do that?
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Metro now had sim cards running off of t-mobiles towers so I don't think it has to be flashed anymore but unlocked
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robcop19 said:
Si you have any idea how to do that?
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Metro now had sim cards running off of t-mobiles towers so I don't think it has to be flashed anymore but unlocked
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Well I actually already flashed mine to metro but then for anyone else that would mean you have to figure how to unlock the verizon s3 and move it to the Gsm for metro. And what I want to see is if it'll pick up 4G
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robcop19 said:
Well I actually already flashed mine to metro but then for anyone else that would mean you have to figure how to unlock the verizon s3 and move it to the Gsm for metro. And what I want to see is if it'll pick up 4G
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I can say with some certainty that u will not see 4g using a Verizon variant s3 on T-Mobile network, yes its a world phone and yes u can get it to "work" on T-Mobile but it doesn't have the right kind of internal for gsm 4g network speeds, the most u will see out of it is E or edge, 2g speeds, at least until the towers get updated
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3G
soupysoup said:
I can say with some certainty that u will not see 4g using a Verizon variant s3 on T-Mobile network, yes its a world phone and yes u can get it to "work" on T-Mobile but it doesn't have the right kind of internal for gsm 4g network speeds, the most u will see out of it is E or edge, 2g speeds, at least until the towers get updated
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I dont know why im complaining except for the 4G status but i get full 3G and i have no buffering at all on youtube and its so quick. but you think if the towers get some kind of update then maybe 4g might work one day? because i understand if i dont get t-mobiles 4g but what about metro pcs 4g lte
robcop19 said:
I dont know why im complaining except for the 4G status but i get full 3G and i have no buffering at all on youtube and its so quick. but you think if the towers get some kind of update then maybe 4g might work one day? because i understand if i dont get t-mobiles 4g but what about metro pcs 4g lte
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I can't say for certainty but as of right now any unlocked world phone from a CDMA based network will only pick up 2g or edge network speeds, it may say 3g or even 4g but believe me unless ur in an area where towers have been remapped u will not see anything above 2g ,maybe base 3g ,only because the radio isn't designed to pick up the gsm frequency, now in the near future cdma will be phased out so u may be able to get 4g in the future but not as of now
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Okay this may seem entirely stupid,but coming from mostly Nexus devices I haven't had to worry about radio bands so please excuse me. If I was to flash the AT&T radio would it enable the bands that are not enabled now or is this controlled by hardware?
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DREWHAMM974 said:
Okay this may seem entirely stupid,but coming from mostly Nexus devices I haven't had to worry about radio bands so please excuse me. If I was to flash the AT&T radio would it enable the bands that are not enabled now or is this controlled by hardware?
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If your talking about trying to put an at&t radio on a different carrier phone like tmobile, verizon or sprint, dont do it. It will not change your phone to work on at&t because its the hardware that is different.
You can use a tmobile phone on at&t though I dont think you will get at&t LTE though, I think you will get the HSPA and 3g data.
If this is the case trade your phone off or sell it and get an at&t one if you want at&t you would be better off.
You can also dowload any radio apps from play store.
Roefastford said:
If your talking about trying to put an at&t radio on a different carrier phone like tmobile, verizon or sprint, dont do it. It will not change your phone to work on at&t because its the hardware that is different.
You can use a tmobile phone on at&t though I dont think you will get at&t LTE though, I think you will get the HSPA and 3g data.
If this is the case trade your phone off or sell it and get an at&t one if you want at&t you would be better
off.
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I'm receiving 4g and if I turn it to LTE only I never lose it. But then I can't make or receive phone calls. As soon as I switch to gsm/wcdma/lte I'm consistently switching between LTE and H+. Is there any way to get it to stock on LTE? Also, the reason I'm not selling it is we're getting 4G in my town on t-Mobile at the end of May but right now it's only Edge. So I'm using an unlocked T-Mobile one with straight talk until that happens. I'm stuck on contract with then because I have three phones to pay off,also everywhere else around me has t-Mobile 4g just not my town
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andrewnelson said:
You can also dowload any radio apps from play store.
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FACEPALM!
mm79k said:
FACEPALM!
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DOH !!