I'm trying to buy a GS3 from T-Mobile, but I need it to have AWS 1700/2100, because I'm on Wind Mobile in Canada. But looking on eBay it shows the GS3 to be GSM with no 1700 AWS frequencies. Although, GSM arena does show the following frequencies for the T-Mobile T999:
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
But on TMobile's website it doesn't list 1700/2100 AWS, but it does show Band IV (AWS) which I believe is supposed to be 1700/2100 AWS. This is how it shows on the T-Mobile website:
Band (frequency): 850 MHz;900 MHz;1800 MHz;1900 MHz;UMTS: Band I (2100);UMTS: Band IV (AWS);UMTS: Band V (850)
But on ALL eBay listings it doesn't list Band IV (AWS) or 1700/2100 AWS. It shows the following:
GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900 (Quadband) HSPA+ 850/900/1900/2100
Can someone clarify if the T-Mobile version really has the 1700/2100 AWS frequencies? Appreciate all the help.
Yes. T-Mobile uses the 1700/2100 bands for Their HSPA+ network. It should work fine for you.
Throwing bricks since 2008.....and proud of it.
Babydoll25 said:
Yes. T-Mobile uses the 1700/2100 bands for Their HSPA+ network. It should work fine for you.
Throwing bricks since 2008.....and proud of it.
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I think the OP's point was that all eBay listings have the phone listed as: GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900 (Quadband) HSPA+ 850/900/1900/2100
If indeed all eBay listings show this, then those phones would not work on Wind. There is no 1700 in that frequency band description. So unless all these eBay sellers got the specs wrong (which would be a really big coincidence) or if indeed TMobile has more than one version, then those Tmobile USA branded phones will not work on Wind Mobile.
Update: I just took a quick look on eBay and all listings do indeed list the phone specs without the AWS 1700 spectrum. But Tmobile's website does show the UMTS Band IV listed in the GS3 specs. And Band IV is another name for AWS 1700/2100. But hey, if every eBay listing is not listing the AWS 1700 spectrum in the specs, then maybe T-Mobile does indeed have 2 different models.
They don't. (well they have 16gb and 32gb versions but, that's irrelevant to this discussion) Ebay sellers often cut and paste descriptions in their listings leaving people confused
T-Mobile uses the 1700/2100 bands. I should know, not only do I have THAT version of the SGSIII....but it must have those bands to get HSPA+ on T-Mobile's network. That's one of the reasons AT&T and most, international versions of phones (One X tegra 3 version comes to mind), ONLY GET EDGE.
The other option is that the listing is for the international SGSIII which IS NOT compatible with T-Mobile's HSPA+ network.
Throwing bricks since 2008.....and proud of it.
band 7 2600 Supported by i337 and m919 band 7 used in Europe and Canada
The i337 (AT&T model) does the same LTE bands as the T-Mobile model. It only lacks AWS HSPA+ (3G), which the mod in this thread enables. I would have gotten the M919, but T-Mobile doesn't sell the 32GB model, plus AT&T variants are generally cheaper.
No model sold in the US (including the i9505G Google Edition) will do 800 or 2600 MHz. The i337M does though (Rogers Canada). Europe uses completely different LTE frequencies than the US.[/QUOTE] END QUOTE
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Worldwide LTE distribution chart via "en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_LTE_networks"
Freq #
Vodafone Germany Germany 800 20 FDD September 2010 [296][290]
Vodafone Germany Germany 2600 7 FDD August 2013 [297][298][290] Network covers centres of major cities.
M919 Specs ".samsung.com/us/mobile/cell-phones/SGH-M919ZWATMB-specs"
Frequencies and Data Type LTE: Bands 1/2/4/5/7/17; HSPA+/UMTS: 850/AWS/1900/2100MHz; GSM: 850/900/1800/1900MHz
I337 Specs "samsung.com/us/mobile/cell-phones/SGH-I337ZWAATT-specs"
Frequencies and Data Type LTE: Bands 1/4/7/17; HSPA+/UMTS: 850/1900/2100MHz; GSM: 850/900/1800/1900MHz
The m919 according to this supports 2 and 5 bands that the i337 does not, i am new to this but as i said i picked this phone for international use aswell and would like to know the truth. But according to my information, Vodaphone in Germany uses to main bands 7 and 20. 7 Being the one that the US variant could receive.
since the I337 is basically the same in Canada, i looked up Bell
Bell :
Bell Canada 1700 4 FDD September 2011 [75][76]
Bell Canada 2600 7 FDD March 2012 [77] available in Kitchener, Waterloo, Cambridge and Toronto for additional bandwidth.
Both 4 and 7 are support by both devices, since 7 is on freq 2600mhz in Canada and is the same I337 as AtnT would it not be right to assume that the phone could get band 7 in europe? It is true that AtnT does not use those bands in the US but that does not mean the phone cannot support them. Furthermore i picked the M919 because of its native AWS support and the 30$ 5GB 4GLTE Tmobile Plan BOYA talk about savings..... I am curious to know if im correct, my research lends me to think I am. Europe uses mostly band 3 and 7! 7 Being the one you want!
Specs for Bells S4
bell.ca/Mobility/Products/Samsung-Galaxy-S4/Specifications.tab
LTE compatibility
700/AWS/850/1900/2100/2600 MHz
HSPA/UMTS compatibility
850/1900/2100 MHz
GPRS/EDGE compatibility
850/900/1800/1900 MHz
They list there LTE in MHz but i believe 2600 IS band 7 which the US variants support. My confusion is that AWS is listed in there LTE part and in the US its under the HSPA part. A little clarification and first hand experience with internation use of US variant S4s would be great for poeple who have trouble getting good information from the other side of the world!!
Worst case tho im sure you can always get texting and calling and stick to Wi-Fi while travelling, but to us super-users, thats like going back to dial up.
Lol why are you copying and pasting my posts? As for your question, AWS is used for LTE on T-Mobile (and in very few areas by AT&T, which is why their devices also do AWS LTE). However, AT&T requests that AWS HSPA+ be disabled on their devices because they only use 850/1900 MHz for HSPA+ and it would only benefit those looking to switch to T-Mobile if they left that 1700 MHz band activated.
Considering selling my at&t note 4 when my pre-order is filled and buying a T-Mobile version to use on at&t.
Any reception issues?
No issues for me at all. Get great service everywhere, including lte
I was planning on doing so, but I noticed the T-Mobile variant is missing of the LTE Bands that the AT&T one has. Not sure if that will create any problems down the road. Any thoughts on if that matters?
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I was planning on doing so, but I noticed the T-Mobile variant is missing of the LTE Bands that the AT&T one has. Not sure if that will create any problems down the road. Any thoughts on if that matters?
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ATT is not using those 2 bands in the US. (20 and 29 lte) It might be for international use in which case I'd rather have the tmobile ones. Anyway, according to Wikipedia they don't even own spectrum in one of those bands so deployment is years off even if they decide to do it. Plus the note 4 would have to go through the FCC again because it wasn't approved to run on those bands in the USA. Those extra bands are not anything to be worried about.
EDIT: Ok, I found some more info. There are no deployments of band 29 in the US yet. Band 29 is downlink only and is used with band 4. This will be AT&T's LTE advanced setup.
Thanks for the info! Time to go to TMobile and get me an unlocked Note 4.. Will they unlock them for you right in the store or no?
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ATT is not using those 2 bands in the US. (20 and 29 lte) It might be for international use in which case I'd rather have the tmobile ones. Anyway, according to Wikipedia they don't even own spectrum in one of those bands so deployment is years off even if they decide to do it. Plus the note 4 would have to go through the FCC again because it wasn't approved to run on those bands in the USA. Those extra bands are not anything to be worried about.
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band 29 is for LTE-Advance
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band 29 is for LTE-Advance
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Ya, been reading up on it. I still think it will be a while before it gets deployed and probably if you're not in a big city you'll have to wait longer like the wait for LTE.
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ARHMogul said:
Thanks for the info! Time to go to TMobile and get me an unlocked Note 4.. Will they unlock them for you right in the store or no?
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No you need to use cellunlocker.net or a similar service.
Thanks for everyone's help. I'm trying to find this information on the Internet, but some of it is like Greek to me.
What bands does att use in US?
What bands does the T-Mobile note 4 handle?
What bands will not be possible on the T-Mobile note 4? Bands 20+29?
Sorry for the questions, just trying to learn and you guys seem like you know your stuff.
ATT Uses:
GSM: 850, 1900 Mhz
HSPA/UMTS: 850, 1900 MHz
LTE: Band 4, 17 (29 for LTE-Advanced)
Tmobile uses:
GSM: 850, 1900 Mhz
HSPA/UMTS: 1700, 1900 Mhz
LTE: Band 4, 12
Tmobile Note 4 Supports:
GSM: 850, 900, 1800, 1900
UMTS: Band 1 (2100), Band 2 (1900), Band 4 (1700), Band 5 (850)
LTE: Band 4 (1700), Band 12 (700a), Band 1 (2100), Band 2 (1900), Band 3 (1800), Band 5 (850), Band 7 (2600), Band 8 (900), Band 17 (700bc)
Tmobile Note 4 does not support band 29 but imo it's a small price to pay for an unlocked bootloader. Plus, there are no deployments of ATT's LTE-Advanced network (Band 29/4) in the US yet and depending on where you live it could take years to reach you.
mircury said:
ATT Uses:
GSM: 850, 1900 Mhz
HSPA/UMTS: 850, 1900 MHz
LTE: Band 4, 17 (29 for LTE-Advanced; Not deployed yet in 2014)
Tmobile uses:
GSM: 850, 1900 Mhz
HSPA/UMTS: 1700, 1900 Mhz
LTE: 4, 12
Tmobile Note 4 Supports:
GSM: 850, 900, 1800, 1900
UMTS: Band 1 (2100), Band 2 (1900), Band 4 (1700), Band 5 (850)
LTE: Band 4 (1700), Band 12 (700a), Band 1 (2100), Band 2 (1900), Band 3 (1800), Band 5 (850), Band 7 (2600), Band 8 (900), Band 17 (700bc)
Tmobile Note 4 does not support band 29 but imo it's a small price to pay for an unlocked bootloader. Plus, there are no deployments of ATT's LTE-Advanced network (Band 29/4) in the US yet and depending on where you live it could take years to reach you.
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This is super helpful.
So let me ask you, when you say the T-Mobile version is missing the advanced lte bands (20&29), does that mean the phone will only miss the benefit of the next gen lte speeds?
So for example, 20&29 go live in my area, I have the tmo version, I'll still have lte just not super/advanced lte?
Thank you again for your time and expertise!
yogi217 said:
This is super helpful.
So let me ask you, when you say the T-Mobile version is missing the advanced lte bands (20&29), does that mean the phone will only miss the benefit of the next gen lte speeds?
So for example, 20&29 go live in my area, I have the tmo version, I'll still have lte just not super/advanced lte?
Thank you again for your time and expertise!
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Ok first thing, band 29 is download only so it is used in conjunction with band 4. Band 20 is for who knows what but I haven't seen any news about ATT's plans for that band. It's not a part of ATT's LTE Advanced plans as far as I can tell. It may be there for international support only.
Yes you are right that you will continue to get LTE just not LTE advanced, and that might be a year or most likely longer before it reaches you. Think of the timeline for ATT's LTE rollout. I researched a bit today and found that Chicago supposedly has the first actual deployment.
Also, ATT has said they are not doing their deployment of LTE Advanced to increase user speed. It is just for network capacity. So you might not see speed increases at all according to ATT's presentation at Mobile World Congress. Tmobile is in a better position capacity wise because it owns more AWS spectrum (higher frequency = faster data). They are deploying wideband LTE.
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Ok first thing, band 29 is download only so it is used in conjunction with band 4. Band 20 is for who knows what but I haven't seen any news about ATT's plans for that band. It's not a part of ATT's LTE Advanced plans as far as I can tell. It may be there for international support only.
Yes you are right that you will continue to get LTE just not LTE advanced, and that might be a year or most likely longer before it reaches you. Think of the timeline for ATT's LTE rollout. I researched a bit today and found that Chicago supposedly has the first actual deployment.
Also, ATT has said that they are not doing their deployment of LTE Advanced to increase user speed. It is just for network capacity. So you might not see speed increases at all according to ATT's presentation at Mobile World Congress. Tmobile is in a better position capacity wise because is owns more AWS spectrum (higher frequency = faster data). They are deploying wideband LTE.
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You da man! Thank you for your help and knowledge!
Unlock service
Can any of you with a T-Mobile device on a different network tell me what service you used to unlock your phone? I saw a mention of cellunlocker.net on one thread, but it says on their site it could take up to 15 days to get the unlock for the T-Mobile Note 4. Is this typical? I've never used one of these services, so I don't know what the better routes are. Thanks!
Att lte advanced has been deployed in NYC since the iPhone 6. It's fast but tmobile is faster I think.
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Can any of you with a T-Mobile device on a different network tell me what service you used to unlock your phone? I saw a mention of cellunlocker.net on one thread, but it says on their site it could take up to 15 days to get the unlock for the T-Mobile Note 4. Is this typical? I've never used one of these services, so I don't know what the better routes are. Thanks!
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Cellunlocker.net got me my code in less than an hour even though it was 8 pm when I requested it.
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Cellunlocker.net got me my code in less than an hour even though it was 8 pm when I requested it.
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How is network performance using the TMO version on AT&T? Last year with the Note 3, I had such horrible LTE reception I took it back. T-Mobile devices are not optimized for band 17 support. It comes down to: you want a phone that gets a great signal, or you want a phone you can root/rom.
MattMJB0188 said:
How is network performance using the TMO version on AT&T? Last year with the Note 3, I had such horrible LTE reception I took it back. T-Mobile devices are not optimized for band 17 support. It comes down to: you want a phone that gets a great signal, or you want a phone you can root/rom.
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From what I have seen everything should be working fine. If you live in a city that has LTEa you will miss or on improved performance with band 29, but that should not effect most people.
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Cellunlocker.net wants $30. Anyone of a cheaper place that is just as reliable?
Would a blocked tmobile note 4 with regional unlock work on att ?
Hi All
Just to add my 2 cents...
I went from a At&T Note3 to TMO Note4
Just put my Note 3 Sim into the Note 4 and am up and running for about a week now...
When I log in to my ATT online account it still shows The Note 3 though but as I said all is well for now.
This thread is for those who bought T mobile 910Ts and are using them on ATT with working LTE and Custom Recovery. I thought t would be nice to have a centralized thread for non ATT devices being used on the ATT Carrier
Any issues, Rom Comments, should be posted as well. Include your phone and ROM in your Sig,
I received my T Mobile 910T from a seller at Swappa.com It was rooted and Rommed with FireKat V4 (I have since flashed V5) and see no reason to switch Roms.
However, The phone I received was not unlocked. I used cellunlocker.net for the code and it worked perfectly
allowing me to use my four year old ATT SIM from my N7100 Note 2 (even though the Costco Cellular Kiosk gave me a new SIM card free before my phone came)
I called AT&T and gave them the IMEI and they provisioned me for LTE even though the phone shows up as a flip phone on their site. . LTE is weak around here but the phone does indicate LTE when it's available. I paid $700 for the phone . There are less expensive ones available for those who don;t want to deal with T Mobile and a 40 day plan.
The phone uses TWRP or PHILZ Recovery and flashing roms is no different than it has been since the first ODIN version was used to flash a recovery TAR file. I prefer TWRP
I have no confidence in developers finding a way around the ATT bootloader lock nor the incentive to make it work like an international device anytime soon if ever. The only alternative for me was to get a developer Note 4 with Verizon. My wife runs an ATT S5 and does not need root so switching carriers would have been a non starter since we both are able to use 4G LTE
Thanks to soraxd:
General T mobile 910T Knowledge
AT&T Network
2G GSM/GPRS/EDGE : 850, 1900
3G UMTS/HSPA+ 21Mbit/s : 850 (Band 5), 1900 (Band 2)
4G LTE : 700 Block B (Band 17), 1700 AWS (Band 4), 1900 PCS (Band 2), 2300 WCS (Band 30)
T-Mobile Note 4 SMN910T
CDMA Data ‐ 1x and EVDO Rev0/RevA
2G CDMA : CDMA 800, USPCS 1900;
3G (CDMA) : 800/1900 MHz
4G (LTE Cat 4 150/50Mbps) :Band 2/4/5/12/17
AT&T Note 4 SMN910A
HSPA+/UMTS : 850/1900/2100MHz
GSM : 850/900/1800/1900MHz
LTE : Band 1/2/3/4/5/7/17
Samsung Sources:
T MOBILE http://www.samsung.com/us/mobile/cell-phones/SM-N910TZKETMB
AT&T http://www.samsung.com/us/mobile/cell-phones/SM-N910AZKEATT
FCC Sources:
AT&T http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/fcc_query.php?gc=A3L&pc=SMN910A
T MOBILE http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/fcc_query.php?gc=A3L&pc=SMN910T
ANOTHER Version of information regarding bands.
T-Mobile
Quad Band GSM; UMTS: Band I (2100), Band II (1900), Band IV (1700/2100), Band V (850); LTE: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17
AT&T
4G-LTE Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 17, 20, 29
3G - UMTS 850/1900/2100MHz
GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900MHz
so what are bands 20 and 29? they're bands for carrier aggregation in the US and not international support.
I would not get too hung up on "compatibility" at this point. Many of us users are enjoying their 910T on AT&T without issue.
Known Issues using tmo N4 on at&t: no HD voice (supported by at&t as of 12/3/14)
cheapest off contract I've found new black: $699.99
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/t-mobil...lack/1015007.p?id=1219459037265&skuId=1015007
Cheapest used 910Ts I have found are on Swappa.com See button upper right on this page next to themer( I purchased mine from a user on Swappa)
http://swappa.com/buy/samsung-galaxy-note-4-tmobile
FROM Xda Member MIRCURY re Note 3 T mobile use on AT&T Much of the same applies
RE TMOBILE NOTE 3 ON ATT (Changing Note 3 to Note 4)
Much of the same applies
This is for people who have AT&T Service and are looking at the T-Mobile US Note 4 (N910T).
Why are people wanting to use a T-Mobile Note 4 on AT&T?
Because AT&T, much like Verizon, has tried to lock down their phones making it very difficult to use custom ROM's or apps that require root. AT&T and Tmobile's networks are similar. The N910T (Tmobile Note 4) is bootloader unlocked.
What does carrier/SIM locked mean? Is it the same as bootloader locked?
. US phones that operate on GSM networks require a SIM card. The carriers don't want you taking your phone to another carrier without fulfilling your contract so they lock your phone to themselves and the SIM cards they offer. Once you fulfill your contract or pay for the phone in full they should be willing to issue you an unlock code. Some carriers like T-mobile make you wait 40 days after you buy the device to unlock it. SIM unlocking the phone will allow you to put a SIM card from another carrier in the phone.
How can I carrier/SIM unlock my T-mobile Note 3 if T-mobile won't?
Several people have used cellunlocker.net including me. Select U.S.A. T-Mobile and N910T as your device. This also removes any region lock.
Will LTE work on AT&T?
Many people have confirmed that LTE works. There is no speed difference between an AT&T branded phone and the Note 4. Documents obtained from the FCC and also on T-Mobile's site say it supports the frequencies used by AT&T.
What APN settings will my Note 4 need for AT&T and MVNO's?
NAME: ATT Phone
APN: phone
MMSC: http://mmsc.mobile.att.net
MMS proxy: proxy.mobile.att.net
MMS port: 80
MCC: 310
MNC: 410
APN type: default,mms,supl,hipri
Then go to the home screen menu setting, more networks, mobile networks, network mode and change to LTE/WCDMA/GSM.
Video guide done on a S4. Credit: Sunny Nath
If you are using a Straight Talk SIM use this.
NAME: Straight Talk
APN: tfdata
PORT: 80
MMSC: http://mms-tf.net
MMS PROXY: mms3.tracfone.com
MMS PORT: 80
APN Type: default,mms,supl,agps,fota,dun,hipri,entitle
Then go to the home screen menu setting, more networks, mobile networks, network mode and change to LTE/WCDMA/GSM.
If you are using Aio Wireless from AT&T
Name: Aio Wireless
APN: ndo
Proxy: Not Set
Port: Not Set
Username: Not Set
Password: Not Set
Server: Not Set
MMSC: http://mmsc.aiowireless.net
MMS Proxy: proxy.aiowireless.net
MMS Port: 80
MCC: 310
MNC: 150
Authentication type: Not Set
APN type: default,mms,fota,hipri,supl
Then go to the home screen menu setting, more networks, mobile networks, network mode and change to LTE/WCDMA/GSM.
Root, custom recoveries, roms, and kernels for the T-mobile US Note 4
The T-Mobile Note 4 has a dev community that is growing rapidly. You have plenty of options to customize just about everything available on your Note 4 You can flash roms and kernels that give you extended run time and overclocking. We can even cut out the carriers and flash international roms with some modifications so we can have the latest and greatest directly from Samsung. Using custom recoveries such as TWRP will trip the KNOX counter.
For TWRP recovery is the recommended recovery for the N910T and is the first step to flashing roms and kernels.
TWRP 2.8.x.x TeamWin Recovery Project is available here http://teamw.in/project/twrp2
For CWM recovery use this.
The first step is to flash a CWM recovery . After that you can flash a pre-rooted ROM that is compatible with the N910T or flash SuperSU here.
You have to call ATT and give them the IMEI? I had a S5 (wife has it now) from TMO and its unlocked and we just popped her sim on it without calling ATT and she gets LTE with no issue. Just wondering if its something new.
I'm thinking of selling my ATT note 4 so I can buy a TMO Note 4 myself
IcOpRo said:
You have to call ATT and give them the IMEI?
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No, most of the time it just works. In a few cases as with the international Note 1, ATT had a range of imei's programmed wrong in their database so it showed up as a phone that doesn't get the correct data plan (missing LTE or HSPA data) like an old blackberry/flip phone. It took them a few weeks to correct it.
Most everyone coming from a phone that has LTE should just be able to plug in their sim card and go, never having to talk to ATT.
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You have to call ATT and give them the IMEI? I had a S5 (wife has it now) from TMO and its unlocked and we just popped her sim on it without calling ATT and she gets LTE with no issue. Just wondering if its something new.
I'm thinking of selling my ATT note 4 so I can buy a TMO Note 4 myself
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No you don't have to call. In fact the general conscious is; doing so will get your LTE disabled by at&t. I would absolutely not willingly report my attempts to circumvent at&t's restrictions.
if you're going to make a new tmo on at&t thread, change the op to be a collection of known knowledge. let me get you started.
T-Mobile
Quad Band GSM; UMTS: Band I (2100), Band II (1900), Band IV (1700/2100), Band V (850); LTE: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17
AT&T
4G-LTE Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 17, 20, 29
3G - UMTS 850/1900/2100MHz
GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900MHz
so what are bands 20 and 29? they're international bands not implemented in the US.
Known Issues using tmo N4 on at&t: no HD voice (supported by at&t as of 12/3/14)
cheapest off contract I've found new black: $699.99
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/t-mobil...1015007&pid=1219459037265&pcatId=abcat0801002
cheapest off contract I've found new white: $749.99
http://www.t-mobile.com/cell-phones/samsung-galaxy-note-4.html
Ya, I did a guide a while back here for the Note 3. I think a lot of people found it helpful with over 700 posts. It would be good for the note 4. Feel free to take anything from it you want.
IcOpRo said:
You have to call ATT and give them the IMEI? I had a S5 (wife has it now) from TMO and its unlocked and we just popped her sim on it without calling ATT and she gets LTE with no issue. Just wondering if its something new.
I'm thinking of selling my ATT note 4 so I can buy a TMO Note 4 myself
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I didn't HAVE to But I was running Wap. Cingualar APN on the Note 2 so they had to provision me to work with the Phone APN for LTE. I had an ATT S5 IMEI ready if the native APN did not work as well as a new SIM card.
I asked if there were any signal losses since it was not an ATT phone . He said "only thing I may miss are the ATT apps"'. I have a couple I use like Visual Voice mail. and the account app. Otherwise I am ok.
Did have to freeze the T mobile wifi over phone app s I was getting an error message everyday as that app tried to find T Mobile towers.
soraxd said:
so what are bands 20 and 29? they're international bands not implemented in the US.
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LTE band 20 is for ITU Region 1 EMEA (Europe Middle East and Africa roaming).
Band 29 is for carrier aggregation with band 4 in the US. (Band 29 is download only). It is implemented in a few large cities so far, Chicago being one. It is for capacity only; not speed. The n910t does not support it, but it's not a big deal at this point because it supports the normal LTE bands offering the same service.
soraxd said:
No you don't have to call. In fact the general conscious is; doing so will get your LTE disabled by at&t. I would absolutely not willingly report my attempts to circumvent at&t's restrictions.
if you're going to make a new tmo on at&t thread, change the op to be a collection of known knowledge. let me get you started.
T-Mobile
Quad Band GSM; UMTS: Band I (2100), Band II (1900), Band IV (1700/2100), Band V (850); LTE: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17
AT&T
4G-LTE Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 17, 20, 29
3G - UMTS 850/1900/2100MHz
GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900MHz
so what are bands 20 and 29? they're international bands not implemented in the US.
Known Issues using tmo N4 on at&t: no HD voice (supported by at&t as of 12/3/14)
cheapest off contract I've found new black: $699.99
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/t-mobil...1015007&pid=1219459037265&pcatId=abcat0801002
cheapest off contract I've found new white: $749.99
http://www.t-mobile.com/cell-phones/samsung-galaxy-note-4.html
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Great Idea done.
Swappa is a good place for used devices as well. No Ebay fees and most are new resales. No need to deal with T Mobile at all
soraxd said:
No you don't have to call. In fact the general conscious is; doing so will get your LTE disabled by at&t. I would absolutely not willingly report my attempts to circumvent at&t's restrictions.
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I did not find this to be an issue, after I gave them my T mobile IMEI. There are no phone restrictions.
They did not try to take LTE away and they did not care where I got the phone. They only want the service. I asked about that and was told things have changed and they are not penalizing those who buy elsewhere. They don't sell phones for profit and make no interest on those NEXT Plans. I think they want to get out of the $299 two year contract phone business and just sell service. In my case if they did not make it work, I was ready to jump to a developer Phone on Verizon. So the tech really wanted to make it work and he did,
I am using the same LTE APN as an ATT Phone,
They just have to be able to provision them for LTE, If you are coming from an LTE device you likely would not have to do anything but put the SIM card in.
My phone does not show up as a Black berry. So far just a unknown flip phone. I am disappointed with LTE speeds here. When the phone says LTE I get about 10 down. Verizon does about 23. ATT LTE is very spotty here. I use my wifes ATT S5 as a reference. Her phone does not get better than mine.
I think if you give them the IMEI also the phone will register in the ATT website as a note 4, don't think it will show the picture of a flip phone.
This helps with insurance claims if something happens. If I'm not mistaken
Here's some more conflicting information I gathered. This information comes from more reliable sources however.
AT&T Network
2G GSM/GPRS/EDGE : 850, 1900
3G UMTS/HSPA+ 21Mbit/s : 850 (Band 5), 1900 (Band 2)
4G LTE : 700 Block B (Band 17), 1700 AWS (Band 4), 1900 PCS (Band 2), 2300 WCS (Band 30)
T-Mobile Note 4 SMN910T
CDMA Data ‐ 1x and EVDO Rev0/RevA
2G CDMA : CDMA 800, USPCS 1900;
3G (CDMA) : 800/1900 MHz
4G (LTE Cat 4 150/50Mbps) :Band 2/4/5/12/17
AT&T Note 4 SMN910A
HSPA+/UMTS : 850/1900/2100MHz
GSM : 850/900/1800/1900MHz
LTE : Band 1/2/3/4/5/7/17
Samsung Sources:
Samsung SM-N910TZKETMB
Samsung SM-N910AZKEATT
FCC Sources:
FCC A3L SMN910A
FCC A3L SMN910T
Not sure where band 30 came from. I posted this here in October and it should help clear things up. Samsung's marketing site doesn't always have the correct bands. The back of the boxes for the phones/FCC test reports however tend to have the correct info.
Also @tbong777 could you fix the band 29 info in the OP? It should say it's for carrier aggregation in the US and not international support. Thanks!
ATT Network Uses:
GSM: 850, 1900 Mhz
HSPA/UMTS: 850, 1900 MHz
LTE: Band 4, 17 (29 for LTE-Advanced carrier aggregation with band 4)
Tmobile Network Uses:
GSM: 850, 1900 Mhz
HSPA/UMTS: 1700, 1900 Mhz
LTE: Band 4, 12
Tmobile Note 4 N910T Supports:
GSM: 850, 900, 1800, 1900
UMTS: Band 1 (2100), Band 2 (1900), Band 4 (1700), Band 5 (850)
LTE: Band 4 (1700), Band 12 (700a), Band 1 (2100), Band 2 (1900), Band 3 (1800), Band 5 (850), Band 7 (2600), Band 8 (900), Band 17 (700bc)
IcOpRo said:
I think if you give them the IMEI also the phone will register in the ATT website as a note 4, don't think it will show the picture of a flip phone.
This helps with insurance claims if something happens. If I'm not mistaken
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I gave them my SM-910T IMEI and it shows up as a flip phone however I still show 4G LTE downloads where I can get LTE and the speed tests confirm its not standard 3G HSPA+
There have been mixed reviews on which IMEI to use. I got one off a demo S5 just in case and will keep it ready if I need it bit so far so good with my 4 year old SIM chip and 910T IMEI.
I would say if anyone is going to go this route you will have to be ready willing and able to buy a phone as warranty service would be doubtful. The good news is the phones are getting cheaper. For $200 I am keeping my International N7100 Note 2. Its worth more to me as a backup than the $200 I may get for it
mircury said:
Not sure where band 30 came from. I posted this here in October and it should help clear things up. Samsung's marketing site doesn't always have the correct bands. The back of the boxes for the phones/FCC test reports however tend to have the correct info.
Also @tbong777 could you fix the band 29 info in the OP? It should say it's for carrier aggregation in the US and not international support. Thanks!
ATT Network Uses:
GSM: 850, 1900 Mhz
HSPA/UMTS: 850, 1900 MHz
LTE: Band 4, 17 (29 for LTE-Advanced carrier aggregation with band 4)
Tmobile Network Uses:
GSM: 850, 1900 Mhz
HSPA/UMTS: 1700, 1900 Mhz
LTE: Band 4, 12
Tmobile Note 4 N910T Supports:
GSM: 850, 900, 1800, 1900
UMTS: Band 1 (2100), Band 2 (1900), Band 4 (1700), Band 5 (850)
LTE: Band 4 (1700), Band 12 (700a), Band 1 (2100), Band 2 (1900), Band 3 (1800), Band 5 (850), Band 7 (2600), Band 8 (900), Band 17 (700bc)
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all of our information seems to conflict, where are you getting your information from?
soraxd said:
all of our information seems to conflict, where are you getting your information from?
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I noticed the same thing but the important thing to remember is our T Mobile phones are working on AT&T in LTE mode.
I could not sort out all the information. But as more people chime in with 910T devices , some of those questions will be answered, I was confused researching and looking at "bands" etc. but what sold me was the real time users who were not having issues. I bought mine knowing I could sell it if I was wrong.
The only way I was going to find out for sure is buying a phone and decided to try it out on my own because there was some conflicting information. I had had no issues using an old Note 2 SIM on wap.cingular even giving AT&T the IMEI of T Mobile's phone. After inputing the LTE APN and having the tech ensure the provision was correct I was happy I test it against a know ATT branded LTE device and can confirm it works.
So I would not get too hung up in drilling down into the bands and frequencies at this point. Many of us are using the devices on AT&T without issue. Those who are having issues may get some help here.
soraxd said:
all of our information seems to conflict, where are you getting your information from?
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LTE info:
LTE info including international band 20 roaming info is from here. It also show which blocks correspond with the bands.
Band 29 info is below. Fiercewireless is an telecom industry publication.
AT&T carrier aggregation plans/Mobile world Congress presentation here and here.
All LTE bands listed with their corresponding uplink/downlink frequencies. Some people only list the frequencies so this helps to find what band they are talking about.
UMTS info:
USA Cell frequencies in use here.
Phone info:
N910T info is from the back of the box and FCC reports.
Wonder if there is any way to flash a stock TMO Rom to the 910A? Like a dead phone flash.
Scotsman828 said:
Wonder if there is any way to flash a stock TMO Rom to the 910A? Like a dead phone flash.
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Brick. City. Don't try it. Sell your phone and buy a 910T on Swappa. I bricked two Captivates back in the day when we could send them off and get unbricked for $50. I don't think that is available any more.
I'd bet the TMO and ATT Note 4 main boards are identical. Just different rom version #s and bootloaders.
Scotsman828 said:
I'd bet the TMO and ATT Note 4 main boards are identical. Just different rom version #s and bootloaders.
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T Mobile has a very active development section already. Some great ROMS and many more to come.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/note-4-tmobile/development