T-Mobile radio modem - T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII

Can some give me the t-mobile modem,? I m using an unlock AT&T s3 on T-Mobile network . Trying to flash t-mobile modem to see if I can get better data speed. Thanks
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Huh? T999 is a tmobile variant isn't it?
Either way I never heard of flashing other carriers' modem on a phone
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kulzboy said:
Huh? T999 is a tmobile variant isn't it?
Either way I never heard of flashing other carriers' modem on a phone
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I did with my skyrocket. And also the note. Both phone I flashed T-Mobile modem. I just wonder it will works the same
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All the hardware is the same. Just a matter of software. Very much possible. i need it too. How are your t mobile speeds? Are you getting 3g or just edge?

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All the hardware is the same. Just a matter of software. Very much possible. i need it too. How are your t mobile speeds? Are you getting 3g or just edge?
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if you're only able to get Edge speeds on the ATT GS3 even after flashing a TMo Radio, then all hardware is not the same....it would mean that the actual radio hardware is different on their respective carriers. If you're still gettin edge speeds on TMo using an ATT S3 then that means the actual hardware doesnt have the required 1700 TMo 3g band...which is what I believe to be the case, if it works and I'm wrong then awesome but until someone confirms 3g speed on the 1700 TMo band then I'm gonna assume each carriers hardware is different...also something to keep in mind, those who flashed the TMo radio on an ATT Galaxy Note have reported bad battery life.

djkinetic said:
if you're only able to get Edge speeds on the ATT GS3 even after flashing a TMo Radio, then all hardware is not the same....it would mean that the actual radio hardware is different on their respective carriers. If you're still gettin edge speeds on TMo using an ATT S3 then that means the actual hardware doesnt have the required 1700 TMo 3g band...which is what I believe to be the case, if it works and I'm wrong then awesome but until someone confirms 3g speed on the 1700 TMo band then I'm gonna assume each carriers hardware is different...also something to keep in mind, those who flashed the TMo radio on an ATT Galaxy Note have reported bad battery life.
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i didn't see a difference in my battery life while i had the note. + it was unstable at times due to the galaxy s2 being a completley different device.
There is a chance the S3 uses a different radio. I unlocked a One X this week & tried to get it to work on T-mobile. It did not pick up the signal . However, there are apparently two versions of the One X one with the 1700mhz band and one without. So it's kind of hit or miss on that device.

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All the hardware is the same. Just a matter of software. Very much possible. i need it too. How are your t mobile speeds? Are you getting 3g or just edge?
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I flashed one of the T-Mobile Rom but in my baseband didn't change it is still have AT&T modem stuck in it. I am looking for t-mobile modem to flash over it and see if my data speed is improving. Still looking for t-mobile modem. I will extract t-mobile Rom and try to pull the modem out later today. I'll keep you posted
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I had the same problem with a Tablet from China. it only had the 850/1900/2100 band. T-Mobile needs the 1700 mhz band as indicated above and the 2100 MHZ band for 3G. I could only get Edge from the other bands in that modem on that tablet.
So unless the ATT device has the 1700 band, you can not get t-mobile 3G. There are many different modem chips with and without some of these bands.

jordan032503 said:
I flashed one of the T-Mobile Rom but in my baseband didn't change it is still have AT&T modem stuck in it. I am looking for t-mobile modem to flash over it and see if my data speed is improving. Still looking for t-mobile modem. I will extract t-mobile Rom and try to pull the modem out later today. I'll keep you posted
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did the t-mobile rom flash fine?

insight3fl said:
I had the same problem with a Tablet from China. it only had the 850/1900/2100 band. T-Mobile needs the 1700 mhz band as indicated above and the 2100 MHZ band for 3G. I could only get Edge from the other bands in that modem on that tablet.
So unless the ATT device has the 1700 band, you can not get t-mobile 3G. There are many different modem chips with and without some of these bands.
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I believe the hardware allows it to use 1700 mhz but it is now simply a matter of enabling it on the phone. Waiting on OP's results before I make my purchase this weekend and thankful that he is trying it out.
Best of luck from fellow Tmobile customers who are feeling cheated by the phone price!

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if you're only able to get Edge speeds on the ATT GS3 even after flashing a TMo Radio, then all hardware is not the same....it would mean that the actual radio hardware is different on their respective carriers. If you're still gettin edge speeds on TMo using an ATT S3 then that means the actual hardware doesnt have the required 1700 TMo 3g band...which is what I believe to be the case, if it works and I'm wrong then awesome but until someone confirms 3g speed on the 1700 TMo band then I'm gonna assume each carriers hardware is different...also something to keep in mind, those who flashed the TMo radio on an ATT Galaxy Note have reported bad battery life.
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It has been confirmed that an AT&T GS2 can work on T-Mobile AWS frequencies after replacing the baseband firmware with one from T-Mobile (and ensuring the device is carrier unlocked). I would assume then that doing something similar to an AT&T GS3 should also allow it to function on T-Mobile 3G or HSPA frequencies.
The hardware between the two devices are similar except that the SOC utilized on the T-Mo variant precludes LTE. Otherwise, the modems are functionally the same.

Doesn't work for the time being, i got unkown signal and phone refused to connect to network. Enabling it to work would require more than a flash of the modem.
More than likely the ATT device does not have 1700 band.

I need someone to crack this quick, it will influence whether i return the phone. Thanks for trying.
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I need someone to crack this quick, it will influence whether i return the phone. Thanks for trying.
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Won't work hardware not supported.

What do u base that on? The modem not working? That doesn't mean the hardware is not included. At&t's software could be programed to reject t mobile band modems.
Check this out, they're working on cross carrier compatible roms. These none at&t/touch wiz roms will eventually confirm whether it can be done.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1735482
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What do u base that on? The modem not working? That doesn't mean the hardware is not included. At&t's software could be programed to reject t mobile band modems.
Check this out, they're working on cross carrier compatible roms. These none at&t/touch wiz roms will eventually confirm whether it can be done.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1735482
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I think the 1700 band is hidden really well if it's even there, so as of right now the hardware for the radio is not supported. Modems don't falsh over but Roms do, i am running a T-mobile rom right now on my i747. I tried flashing the modem and my phone wouldn't recognize any signal.

I dont know man. This chip was designed to be the mother of all frequencies. Then i hear the t mobile version may have a differnt chip and t mobile sayin they have no lte hardware.
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can't we figure out whether the process supports the aws band?

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can't we figure out whether the process supports the aws band?
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just figured it out. mine doesn't have the 1700 band. hardware not supported i have a feeling rogers might support it though !
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=27365601&postcount=82

I have a rogers phone what should i do in order to test ????

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[R&D] my T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II shows LTE bands

Hey guys i bought the Samsung Galaxy S II from T-Mobile thinking that has HSPA+ bands I, IV and V.. like the box and website says.
Here we use HSPA+ band V (850) so, i inserted my sim card but i only pick 3G bands ( HSDPA )
Checking the bands that the phone has using *#2263# i noticed that i have WCDMA, GSM but also i have LTE bands ...
I never heard that T-Mobile Galaxy S II has LTE bands..
Any ideas why it says LTE instead of HSPA+?
YES, I WAS RIGHT! Samsung was to lazy to change the modem between the skyrocket and the T-Mo SGSII, so if you flashed one of our modems, you'd technically have a functional LTE radio.
Wow, this is crazy!
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Does this mean we can put an att sim in are phone and use lte?!?! WIN!!!
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Does this mean we can put an att sim in are phone and use lte?!?! WIN!!!
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You'd have to flash a Skyrocket radio, because when I was using a T-Mobile radio, it wouldn't connect to LTE.
But that means, if I'm right, the Skyrocket and T-Mo SGS II have support for 850, 900, 1700, 1900, and 2100 HSPA+.... that's a pentaband phone.
****. YES.
Go ahead and try it folks.
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Now I'm intrigued... does the roaming agreement between the 2 carriers say anything about LTE?
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Now I'm intrigued... does the roaming agreement between the 2 carriers say anything about LTE?
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Your talking about the post merger agreement right? It just may... and those of us on T-Mobile may be able to hijack Lte once the agreements are in place lol.
Its cool how there are so many similarities between the two phones. They are almost identical which is great for developement.
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jordanishere said:
Your talking about the post merger agreement right? It just may... and those of us on T-Mobile may be able to hijack Lte once the agreements are in place lol.
Its cool how there are so many similarities between the two phones. They are almost identical which is great for developement.
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Yeah, but I don't think AT&T would allow another carrier to roam on a very new LTE network, especially when they don't even have 10% of their own customers on the network.
And it's really cool, because they are the same phone. xD
Although, I don't know why our accelerometer is flipped.
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Yeah, but I don't think AT&T would allow another carrier to roam on a very new LTE network, especially when they don't even have 10% of their own customers on the network.
And it's really cool, because they are the same phone. xD
Although, I don't know why our accelerometer is flipped.
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Maybe that is the only stipulation AT&T put out there between both phones?
Hey guys..if it helps I have T-Mobile galaxy s2 and skyrocket from att ..would like to test out and see if this may work. Not to sure if there's any lte support in Connecticut area..but this would be a niffty find...thanks op
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Maybe that is the only stipulation AT&T put out there between both phones?
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Could be, but with the short amount of time between release of the 2 phones, Samsung must have developed 2 phones, same hardware, flipped the accelerometer in one, and branded one AT&T, and the other T-Mobile.
Gotta say, that's a great way to save with development.
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Could be, but with the short amount of time between release of the 2 phones, Samsung must have developed 2 phones, same hardware, flipped the accelerometer in one, and branded one AT&T, and the other T-Mobile.
Gotta say, that's a great way to save with development.
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maybe you are right. i just bought this phone so, its probably the new version.. however.. here in peru where i am at, we use HSPA+ 850 but i cant pick that signal .. only 3G ( HSDPA ).. so means, TMO SGS II is penta 3G band but only One band HSPA+ ?
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maybe you are right. i just bought this phone so, its probably the new version.. however.. here in peru where i am at, we use HSPA+ 850 but i cant pick that signal .. only 3G ( HSDPA ).. so means, TMO SGS II is penta 3G band but only One band HSPA+ ?
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No, try this.
Go to the skyrocket forums, find the radio thread, and flash one of those modems.
If I'm right, it should kick on the 850MHz portion of the radio
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Longcat14 said:
No, try this.
Go to the skyrocket forums, find the radio thread, and flash one of those modems.
If I'm right, it should kick on the 850MHz portion of the radio
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i cant test it.. i am in peru and we dont have LTE so far, just HSPA+ 850..
hope someone in USA will test this
Give me info on how to test and will report back...
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maybe you are right. i just bought this phone so, its probably the new version.. however.. here in peru where i am at, we use HSPA+ 850 but i cant pick that signal .. only 3G ( HSDPA ).. so means, TMO SGS II is penta 3G band but only One band HSPA+ ?
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Even if u have hspa+ it will say 3g on this phone because ur carrier may only be supporting 21mbps and not 42. You probably are getting hspa+ speeds but ur phone just shows it as 3g
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Theoretically it should work. Lol, an ode to the original vibrant, sometimes their laziness pays off! I've noticed the sensation has LTE mentioned also. Haven't dug if it but I wonder if it actuall does support LTE ? If I'm not mistaken LTE uses AWS protocol right?
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No, try this.
Go to the skyrocket forums, find the radio thread, and flash one of those modems.
If I'm right, it should kick on the 850MHz portion of the radio
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This is sick! One day we might be able to see 100mbs download speeds
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This is sick! One day we might be able to see 100mbs download speeds
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This is Rly crazy I hope we can try n get this ...yet another reason y this fone is amazin
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yeah im looking for the telus radio now. using the rogers version on bell, but bell supports 42mbps rogers doesn't.
Hoping a telus radio will help out (no LTE with bell where I live, but close)

AT&T GSIII On Tmobile 3G/4G

Since the AT&T GSIII) and T-mobile GSIII) are basically the same phone I wounder if the AT&T version will work on T-mobile 3G/4G. Similar to the way the AT&T Galaxy Note works on T-mobile 3G/4G. I was gone probably by the phone out right to use on T-mobile. AT&T has it for 550.00 where as T-mobile has it for 630.00.
I don't think so because att phone doesn't support mobile's aws band but idk if you could flash a modem. I did that on my note but the speeds were horrible. But yea t-mobile is expensive I just paid 680$ for my s3 today at my retail store..
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I don't know, i'm wondering the same thing. the phones are identical. I think it's a very high possibility that there will be rom/radio/ kernal combinations in the future that will cater to t mobile radios that we will easily be able to flash. Just unlocked mine, I think i'm gonna have faith in US GSIII development, identical hardware and eventual full cross compatibility.
As far as I know, the Att has an lte modem and the tmo doesn't. I read that even when tmo launches LTE it won't work with the gs3. But, the tmo has att hspa+ support 1700mhz and should work with att 3g no problem.
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Has anybody tried popping a Tmobile sim in an AT&T GS III?
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The modem for lte or hspa+ is built into the msm8960. In theory they should be interchangeable
Would be interesting experiment for someone with rooted phone to try loading the alternative kernel/baseband then applicable sim.
Keeping fingers crossed,
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Canoe Head said:
The modem for lte or hspa+ is built into the msm8960. In theory they should be interchangeable
Would be interesting experiment for someone with rooted phone to try loading the alternative kernel/baseband then applicable sim.
Keeping fingers crossed.
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Think it was done by tsp and failed. Also how do you know the mms8960 works on T-Mobile's 1700 band? So far no evidence.
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There is snapdragon s4 whitepaper that states modem can do lte cat3, and dc-hspa+ cat24.
Elsewhere states that the rf for common freqs range 700-2600.
Do not have link handy.but try developer.qualcomm.com
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What I don't get is why t-mobile would use a different chipset if the 747's msm8960 was compatible with 1700 aws. Especially since t-mobile is spending billions to refarm right now to make all gsm devices compatible with their network. It just doesn't make sense. Until there's confirmation, there are reasons to have doubts.
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There are some reports on xda that t999 variant used the msm8260 which is similar chipset but NO LTE.
I would be interested in link wrt tsp attempt at baseband flash, especially which s3 was used.
I find surprising samsung would bother with these build variants.
Does not bode well for FM....
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Canoe Head said:
There are some reports on xda that t999 variant used the msm8260 which is similar chipset but NO LTE.
I would be interested in link wrt tsp attempt at baseband flash, especially which s3 was used.
I find surprising samsung would bother with these build variants.
Does not bode well for FM....
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He spoke about trying to flash the t-mobile s3 radio in another thread earlier with no results. Returned his and ordered the t-mobile variant. I ordered a skyrocket myself. So far it doesn't look good. But of course with radios nothing is concrete. All we can do is flash their files and hope something sticks.
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r3a1ist said:
He spoke about trying to flash the t-mobile s3 radio in another thread earlier with no results. Returned his and ordered the t-mobile variant. I ordered a skyrocket myself. So far it doesn't look good. But of course with radios nothing is concrete. All we can do is flash their files and hope something sticks.
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Has anyone tried injecting the modem.bin of T999 to the i747M CWM flash ready file and has their phone network unlocked with T-Moblie/Mobilicity/Wind sim?
There are at least two "versions" of the MSM8960, one with the LTE support, one without. The TMO version has the MSM8260A modem, which can be verified with getprop from the terminal. In essence, the TMO version does have the newer S4 (Krait) CPU, but it does lack the LTE hardware. So, no, the phones are not identical. The TMO version does support AT&T HSPA frequencies though, but the ATT version does not (at least in the default configuration) support TMO HSPA frequencies. Whether that can be changed or not, I don't know.
From "getprop" in terminal:
ro.board.platform - msm8960
ril.modem.board - msm8260a
What does the AT&T version say?
When Amazon first posted the AT&T version on their site I read a review about it saying it would work on T-Mobiles network for voice but not data.
When Amazon first posted the AT&T version on their site I read a review about it saying it would work on T-Mobiles network for voice but not data.
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What they undoubtedly meant was that you would only get plain old GSM (EDGE, GPRS, etc.) with the AT&T version on T-Mobile, due to the lack of proper frequency support for T-Mobile's network. Still voice and data, just slow as hell by today's standards. However, the T-Mobile version fully supports AT&T frequencies for HSPA (no LTE though).

hack lte on non lte nexus?

I was wondering if it's possible to flash the lte radio on my gsm nexus since it has all the 5 frequencies? I read in the Samsung note, they converted the lte radio to work as 3g instead.
What happened with the note was that they flashed a tmobile gs2's baseband so they could access the AWS bands for HSDPA+...it doesn't work the other way around since the Tmo gs2 or the tmo note don't have an lte chip. You cannot flash an lte baseband because there is no lte radio in the gsm nexus
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I was wondering if it's possible to flash the lte radio on my gsm nexus since it has all the 5 frequencies? I read in the Samsung note, they converted the lte radio to work as 3g instead.
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What is it that you are trying to do exactly?
The GSM GNex does not have an LTE radio, so no matter what radio firmware you flash, you will never get LTE.
Just trying to understand if it's possible to get LTE on the regular Nexus, I guess there's more than just the frequencies or baseband involved.
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Just trying to understand if it's possible to get LTE on the regular Nexus, I guess there's more than just the frequencies or baseband involved.
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A gsm GNex does not have an lte radio, ie an lte chip
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Just trying to understand if it's possible to get LTE on the regular Nexus, I guess there's more than just the frequencies or baseband involved.
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the phone (any phone) has to be made specific to have the LTE chip and frequencies. if the phone doesnt mention it has it, then you cant get it.
There is a reason why the LTE versions are thicker.
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You can NOT through software level to modify hardware level staff except sometimes something was already there just be disabled or hiding.
As you can't make dual core to quad core by install, flash or something...
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Will Tmo S3 work on its future LTE network?

I'm about to upgrade my mytouch 4g to S3. But I'm wondering if S3 will support future LTE network. I've heard that in future 3G network will use 1900 band and lte will be implement on 1700/2100. Can S3 support LTE in future? If not, I'll probably wait for next year to upgrade my phone. THanks.
I think the only carriers version that does not is tmobile.
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No, it will not support the LTE network. It is not included in the SoC of the phone.
Oh. That sounds pretty bad to me. But I thought tmo uses 1700/2100 for its lte network and MSM8960 has lte chip correct?
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Oh. That sounds pretty bad to me. But I thought tmo uses 1700/2100 for its lte network and MSM8960 has lte chip correct?
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This phone doesn't have an MSM8960. It has an MSM8260A.
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I saw a pic of someone using a vzw s3 in china on HSPA+ getting 10 Mbps I don't know if anyone has tryed unlocking a vzw s3 and using it on tmoble to see if it works on there HSPA+ I do know its going to be global ready by the of the year via a ota update hopefully with jellybean but it might be something worth looking into
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I feel bad for the horse named LTE.. js
I saw they are planning LTE implementation in early 2013. Does anyone believe that? And where? Granted, they need to be able to compete so they've got to act relatively quickly, but in my experience HSPA+ ain't bad. I'm imagining I'll be ready to upgrade my S3 by the time LTE matters (Metro West Boston). Whatchya'll think?
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I saw they are planning LTE implementation in early 2013. Does anyone believe that? And where? Granted, they need to be able to compete so they've got to act relatively quickly, but in my experience HSPA+ ain't bad. I'm imagining I'll be ready to upgrade my S3 by the time LTE matters (Metro West Boston). Whatchya'll think?
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Whooosh? Lol
Yes T-Mobile is slowly adding lte, the same band at&t uses. But like others have said, our T-Mobile version does not have the hardware to support it. If anything we need to use the at&t version, but we'll be missing the h+ bands.. so it's a clear cut from edge to lte... probably going to be spotty.. i would rather just stick with h+ or use s4
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Whooosh? Lol
Yes T-Mobile is slowly adding lte, the same band at&t uses. But like others have said, our T-Mobile version does not have the hardware to support it. If anything we need to use the at&t version, but we'll be missing the h+ bands.. so it's a clear cut from edge to lte... probably going to be spotty.. i would rather just stick with h+ or use s4
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What? The guy asked a different question..
And T-Mobile is deploying LTE on their AWS bands I'm pretty sure, not 700mhz.
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What? The guy asked a different question..
And T-Mobile is deploying LTE on their AWS bands I'm pretty sure, not 700mhz.
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Yes. That's correct. TMO is deploying LTE on AWS 1700/2100 and use 1900(from ATT) for their H+ network. So that's why I'm a little confused here.
If let's say tmo finished upgrading, would the phone without 1900 band still be able to use the hsdpa+ network? I guess I have wait until they finish the upgrade.
I'm starting to believe Samsung are pushing these S3 phones away to release a newer S3 or something. $50 for a S3 with 2 year contract is ridiculously cheaper than any other recent phones on the market. It may be cheaper than S2. Companies usually do these type of moves when getting rid of something to present something newer (maybe the Note II) but to answer your answer, no. T999 doesn't support LTE but LTE does need AWS spectrum which T999 has.
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Whooosh? Lol
Yes T-Mobile is slowly adding lte, the same band at&t uses. But like others have said, our T-Mobile version does not have the hardware to support it. If anything we need to use the at&t version, but we'll be missing the h+ bands.. so it's a clear cut from edge to lte... probably going to be spotty.. i would rather just stick with h+ or use s4
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Its kinda silly that it doesn't. Here in Canada we have a company called Telus and they have the SIIX and it has LTE & it will connect to WIND (another carrier in Canada) which has the same AWS band as T-Mobile.
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Yes. That's correct. TMO is deploying LTE on AWS 1700/2100 and use 1900(from ATT) for their H+ network. So that's why I'm a little confused here.
If let's say tmo finished upgrading, would the phone without 1900 band still be able to use the hsdpa+ network? I guess I have wait until they finish the upgrade.
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Oh yeah, i totally mixed things up, sorry about that.
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MSM8960 chip supports LTE. can someone check.
So what qualcomm chip does this Tmo S3 have? Based off this teardown link its at:
http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/cr...s-easy-open-case-difficult-to-fix-display/666
And that chip has LTE capability look at the S4 plus specs http://www.qualcomm.com/snapdragon/processors/s4/specs
Has anybody opened the phone to double check?
We've already had this discussion when the phone was first released. The short answer is no.
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I saw a pic of someone using a vzw s3 in china on HSPA+ getting 10 Mbps I don't know if anyone has tryed unlocking a vzw s3 and using it on tmoble to see if it works on there HSPA+ I do know its going to be global ready by the of the year via a ota update hopefully with jellybean but it might be something worth looking into
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I'm on a Tmobile Galaxy S3, in boston, getting 11Mb down on my phone with wifi turned off.

T-mobile S4 on AT&T network not getting LTE

I have an unlocked Galaxy S4 T-Mobile version but when I put AT&T SIM it doesn't get LTE. I thought the T-Mobile version had compatible LTE with AT&T. I have entered the right APN for AT&T though, anyone can help?
Have you tried to install the AT&T modem?
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Did you select the correct band? LTE? I had to switch it to get att LTE
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hexproject said:
Did you select the correct band? LTE? I had to switch it to get att LTE
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You changed in the settings? or you flashed a new modem?
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Make sure your account has the 4g lte package. When you login to your att account should say like.
Data pro 4g lte.
If it says data pro 4g. Its not going to give you lte.
You need to have the imei of an att lte phone on your account then it will work.
I am sure that my data plan has LTE, I took it out my iPhone5 and I got LTE on my iPhone5. I have enabled the LTE and put the right APN. Still no data connection, I have not flashed it to a different modem. So what's wrong?
How to select the right LTE band? I have only select the "Network mode" to LTE/GSM/WCDMA(auto connect). and APN is that all?
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RanceedaW said:
Not to bash or anything, but I don't see why people try to use a phone for one carrier on another. Why not just sell (or trade?) your unlocked T-Mobile S4, for an AT&T S4?
You can still get retail price for the phone if it's in great condition. Then you wouldn't have this issue.
To me, I don't think whether it supports the same bands matter. Use T-Mobile on T-Mobile, AT&T on AT&T, Sprint on Sprint, so on and so forth.
Just my two cents.
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+1
I dont think its same hardware too.
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RanceedaW said:
Not to bash or anything, but I don't see why people try to use a phone for one carrier on another. Why not just sell (or trade?) your unlocked T-Mobile S4, for an AT&T S4?
You can still get retail price for the phone if it's in great condition. Then you wouldn't have this issue.
To me, I don't think whether it supports the same bands matter. Use T-Mobile on T-Mobile, AT&T on AT&T, Sprint on Sprint, so on and so forth.
Just my two cents.
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Whether or not he gets LTE on his phone is 100 percent dependant on the bands the phone supports.
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Finally I got everything work on my M919, It is because AT&T has to change the data plan to LTE Android plan, I was on LTE iPhone plan.
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RanceedaW said:
Not to bash or anything, but I don't see why people try to use a phone for one carrier on another. Why not just sell (or trade?) your unlocked T-Mobile S4, for an AT&T S4?
You can still get retail price for the phone if it's in great condition. Then you wouldn't have this issue.
To me, I don't think whether it supports the same bands matter. Use T-Mobile on T-Mobile, AT&T on AT&T, Sprint on Sprint, so on and so forth.
Just my two cents.
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its my understanding that the T-Mobile version is boot loader unlocked so they aren't all the same. I'm looking to do the same thing as the OP here soon once I research what if any implications there really are at the end of the day.
Screwbal said:
its my understanding that the T-Mobile version is boot loader unlocked so they aren't all the same. I'm looking to do the same thing as the OP here soon once I research what if any implications there really are at the end of the day.
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Yeah, for LTE bands, AT&T version has less bands due to their spectrum restriction: 700 MHz (Band 17), AWS, IMT, IMT-E, while the T-Mobile version have all bands: 700 MHz (Band 17), CLR, AWS, PCS, IMT, IMT-E
tikoracer said:
Yeah, for LTE bands, AT&T version has less bands due to their spectrum restriction: 700 MHz (Band 17), AWS, IMT, IMT-E, while the T-Mobile version have all bands: 700 MHz (Band 17), CLR, AWS, PCS, IMT, IMT-E
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Sounds like you already know more than me be reading that line I take it that the tmobile version on AT&T gives you full support across all of atts network but if you used the att version on tmobile you miss out.
Screwbal said:
Sounds like you already know more than me be reading that line I take it that the tmobile version on AT&T gives you full support across all of atts network but if you used the att version on t mobile you miss out.
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Incorrect-all AT&T LTE phones support Band 4 and Band 17-AT&T is predominately Band 17 and has a small Band 4 footprint. T-Mobile's entire LTE footprint is Band 4. The real issue with a TMO S4 is whether or not you can roam on AT&T LTE network when no native T-Mobile network exists-especially since T-Mobile switched many of their legacy plans with put a serious limit or outright block on data roaming.
wazmo said:
Incorrect-all AT&T LTE phones support Band 4 and Band 17-AT&T is predominately Band 17 and has a small Band 4 footprint. T-Mobile's entire LTE footprint is Band 4. The real issue with a TMO S4 is whether or not you can roam on AT&T LTE network when no native T-Mobile network exists-especially since T-Mobile switched many of their legacy plans with put a serious limit or outright block on data roaming.
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ahh ok. But with the case of getting of carrier unlocked and running a sim from att you're still fine right? Have to figure this out next if say someone gets the T-Mobile one, carrier unlocked can you install the myatt app from the play store or does it get blocked some how saying you aren't on a supported device?
RanceedaW said:
Not to bash or anything, but I don't see why people try to use a phone for one carrier on another. Why not just sell (or trade?) your unlocked T-Mobile S4, for an AT&T S4?
You can still get retail price for the phone if it's in great condition. Then you wouldn't have this issue.
To me, I don't think whether it supports the same bands matter. Use T-Mobile on T-Mobile, AT&T on AT&T, Sprint on Sprint, so on and so forth.
Just my two cents.
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To avoid 2yr contracts, and to get the fastest dl speed.
Hey guys
I read the whole thread and I'm using the $65 data plan which has 1GB on ATT which my questions is which one should I get T-mobile or the international unlocked to get LTE on ATT
lazawrd said:
Hey guys
I read the whole thread and I'm using the $65 data plan which has 1GB on ATT which my questions is which one should I get T-mobile or the international unlocked to get LTE on ATT
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T-mobile.
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