Hi all, I have a Sprint note 4 and love it. However I also have a Go Phone sim from work and want to use this Note 4 on that network.
I have looked all over the web for days and can't find the answer - can the Sprint Note 4 be SIM unlocked for domestic USA use for AT&T?
I know that the radios are there for every network (much like a Google Nexus phone has all radios)...
Thanks.
ronnienyc said:
Hi all, I have a Sprint note 4 and love it. However I also have a Go Phone sim from work and want to use this Note 4 on that network.
I have looked all over the web for days and can't find the answer - can the Sprint Note 4 be SIM unlocked for domestic USA use for AT&T?
I know that the radios are there for every network (much like a Google Nexus phone has all radios)...
Thanks.
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Yes, but good luck getting sprint to unlock it
ronnienyc said:
Hi all, I have a Sprint note 4 and love it. However I also have a Go Phone sim from work and want to use this Note 4 on that network.
I have looked all over the web for days and can't find the answer - can the Sprint Note 4 be SIM unlocked for domestic USA use for AT&T?
I know that the radios are there for every network (much like a Google Nexus phone has all radios)...
Thanks.
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Ignore Thanitos Post they are entirely wrong. Check this out http://forum.xda-developers.com/spr...al/sim-unlock-domestic-international-t3300059 that is listed for the S6 Edge Plus however if you read it is going to mention Note among other samsung models. Its worth a try as it is free. If that happens not to work use this.. http://www.idoneapps.com/ this guy charges but I know for a fact he does good work. I have used his service to unlock a Sprint S5 for use on AT&T Go Phone, as well as I purchased a used note 4 that had a security feature called reactivation lock enabled. It made it so that the $350 purchase was a literal brick couldn't unlock my phone. Contact the idone.apps guy because he seemed experienced with java and android. He definitely is and was able to unlock my device remotely. I am still using the same note 4 on AT&T GoPhone now :good:
Sprint/Verizon use a CDMA network and ATT/T-Mobile use GSM. Simply put, you can't use CDMA devices on a GSM network. They won't work at all (as opposed to working, but not getting 3G or something. They just won't work at all.)
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I am looking to purchase an AT&T Galaxy Note 2 and need the following question answered... I am aware of the unlock link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2014982 that uses the method of dialing the following keys *#197328640# but here is my concern... Does this method allow you to use a Verizon Sim as if you had purchased a Verizon Galaxy Note 2? In other words does it unlock the CDMA band also?
Thanks for any correct information...
The Adversary said:
I am looking to purchase an AT&T Galaxy Note 2 and need the following question answered... I am aware of the unlock link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2014982 that uses the method of dialing the following keys *#197328640# but here is my concern... Does this method allow you to use a Verizon Sim as if you had purchased a Verizon Galaxy Note 2? In other words does it unlock the CDMA band also?
Thanks for any correct information...
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If im correct verizon and at&t use completely different frequency bands.
Sumone please correct me if im wrong
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Until vzw goes to VoIP in the next few years the only thing the sim supports is 4g data. Because lte is a gsm based network, sim cards are needed. Nothing else in a Verizon phone used the sim so no you would not receive full service using a vzw sim. Not sure if you'd receive data or not but I'm betting no
Verizon uses CDMA for voice, and CDMA/LTE for data. Not only are the LTE frequencies incompatible, but CDMA is incompatible as well. So no, the Note 2 will not work AT ALL on Verizon.
Also to note, Verizon will only let you activate VERIZON BRANDED phones on their network. You can't buy unlocked phones and use them like a GSM carrier (AT&T, T-Mobile in the US) would. Sprint is the same way.
entropism said:
Verizon uses CDMA for voice, and CDMA/LTE for data. Not only are the LTE frequencies incompatible, but CDMA is incompatible as well. So no, the Note 2 will not work AT ALL on Verizon.
Also to note, Verizon will only let you activate VERIZON BRANDED phones on their network. You can't buy unlocked phones and use them like a GSM carrier (AT&T, T-Mobile in the US) would. Sprint is the same way.
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Ok, so if I purchased a Verizon Galaxy Note 2, and rooted it, I could then use AT&T and later if I finally want to switch over to Verizon, I could... If I am mistaken about this, please let me know. Because I am trying to get a Galaxy Note 2 that will work with both GSM carriers and also work with Verizon when/if I choose to switch.
No. Verizon and AT&T phones/networks are not compatible with each other at all.
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Because I am trying to get a Galaxy Note 2 that will work with both GSM carriers and also work with Verizon when/if I choose to switch.
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This does not exist on ANY Note 2 on earth. Possible with *SOME* other phones, but not any Samsungs, and definitely more trouble than it's worth. NONE will be LTE compatible though. 99% of the GSM compatible phones on Verizon are locked on only work internationally, and will not work AT ALL for the US.
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This does not exist on ANY Note 2 on earth. Possible with *SOME* other phones, but not any Samsungs, and definitely more trouble than it's worth. NONE will be LTE compatible though. 99% of the GSM compatible phones on Verizon are locked on only work internationally, and will not work AT ALL for the US.
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I've been wondering about this. Can't the Verizon "international" phones be unlocked, then used with a US SIM?
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This does not exist on ANY Note 2 on earth. Possible with *SOME* other phones, but not any Samsungs, and definitely more trouble than it's worth. NONE will be LTE compatible though. 99% of the GSM compatible phones on Verizon are locked on only work internationally, and will not work AT ALL for the US.
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"Yes. Verizon GN 2 on AT&T network. Phone is rooted. AT&T APN added with APN Manager Pro. Decent speeds too with just 2 bars. Sent from my SCH-I605 using Tapatalk 2"
Just pulled this off of a different thread... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2044449
Seems like the Verizon GN2 can do AT&T with data, as long as you rooted and adjust the APN file. If this is incorrect please let me and the rest of the form know how or why this is incorrect....
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"Yes. Verizon GN 2 on AT&T network. Phone is rooted. AT&T APN added with APN Manager Pro. Decent speeds too with just 2 bars. Sent from my SCH-I605 using Tapatalk 2"
Just pulled this off of a different thread... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2044449
Seems like the Verizon GN2 can do AT&T with data, as long as you rooted and adjust the APN file. If this is incorrect please let me and the rest of the form know how or why this is incorrect....
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I already said data "could" work. That'd not the issue. Getting everything to work is what seems to be unlikely. Different frequencies for voice/text.
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Any new Verizon phones can work on any GSM HSPA+ network with some trickery or are unlocked out the box. Some phones work on At&T and T-mobile while others only work with carriers outside the U.S. YMMV.
http://www.theverge.com/2012/9/25/3405610/verizon-iphone-5-unlocked-open-access-fcc
A guy has it working on AT&T.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1905016&page=5
Hi all, I have a Sprint note 4 and love it. However I also have a Go Phone sim from work and want to use this Note 4 on that network.
I have looked all over the web for days and can't find the answer - can the Sprint Note 4 be SIM unlocked for domestic USA use for AT&T?
I know that the radios are there for every network (much like a Google Nexus phone has all radios)...
Thanks.
ronnienyc said:
Hi all, I have a Sprint note 4 and love it. However I also have a Go Phone sim from work and want to use this Note 4 on that network.
I have looked all over the web for days and can't find the answer - can the Sprint Note 4 be SIM unlocked for domestic USA use for AT&T?
I know that the radios are there for every network (much like a Google Nexus phone has all radios)...
Thanks.
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Sorry but no. Here's a thread that will explain this issue. Read the OP for details.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2928250
Bummer, thanks for the info.
Hey guys!
I have a note 3 and its EOL. I was waiting for a Note 5 but I guess I dont have time now. I like the S6 Edge but it does not have key features I want (expandable memory card, extra battery).
This leaves me back with the Note... What's the best way to get it Rooted for Verizon? Can I buy it from T-mobile / ATT Auto Root it then switch it over to Verizon? Thoughts?
The other variants don't have the right bands in them for Verizon. I believe your only option is to pick up a developers edition.
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WarlockLord said:
The other variants don't have the right bands in them for Verizon. I believe your only option is to pick up a developers edition.
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Incorrect. They have the same bands for Sprint/Verizon/ATT/TMobile ect.. but IME's have been white listed and/or bands have been locked by the carriers. Global phones typically have all the bands necessary.
eskomo said:
Incorrect. They have the same bands for Sprint/Verizon/ATT/TMobile ect.. but IME's have been white listed and/or bands have been locked by the carriers. Global phones typically have all the bands necessary.
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Your statement is also incorrect in part, as the T-Mo and AT&T phones lack the CDMA radios required for Verizon.
dpoverlord said:
Hey guys!
I have a note 3 and its EOL. I was waiting for a Note 5 but I guess I dont have time now. I like the S6 Edge but it does not have key features I want (expandable memory card, extra battery).
This leaves me back with the Note... What's the best way to get it Rooted for Verizon? Can I buy it from T-mobile / ATT Auto Root it then switch it over to Verizon? Thoughts?
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You will need to get your phone unlocked first.
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You will need to get your phone unlocked first.
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I worked at VZW for 3 years in Tech Support. You can not take another phone from any other carrier (except the old Altel phones) and use it in Verizon with the exception of global phones with global sim cards. Verizon uses A-Key authentication which prevents taking a Verizon sim card and putting in a non-Verizon phone and using it. Verizon used CDMA unlike all the other carriers.
That really stinks, anything I can do on the Verizon Note 4?
Sorry, the Sprint Note 4 unlocked can run LTE on the TMobile network? Apparently it can be rooted and flash custom roms right? Sorry for obvious questions but Im ready to buy one and need to be sure.
Thanks!!
It can be unlocked, but will only work with 4G, not LTE, check the Note 4 questions tab on the sprint section, there was already a thread started a while back ago. T-Mobile will tell you it won't work though, but there are ways around it.
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I was under the impression that you'd actually have to change the modem firmware in order to get a domestic GSM unlock on a Sprint device, if the S5 was any indication. That's where it seems to be locked out.
Since the Note 4 was launched prior to Feb 15, 2015, it's very unlikely Sprint will ever bother with permitting any sort of domestic SIM unlock for it (international is another matter entirely), and that's before we get into the missing LTE bands for full T-Mobile compatibility.
That said, if someone does pull off a working DOMESTIC unlock (T-Mobile, AT&T, MVNOs thereof, etc.), I'd sure like to know about it!
How do you unlock it though?
I know this thread has probably fizzled out or not, but THERE IS a domestic unlock for Sprint Note 4 and all others. It is NOT FREE. However, if one would search and read you will find it. Full data and SMS works perfectly. I have 3 Sprint Note 4's on T-Mobile US.
Brother is getting a new phone and I'd like to buy his AT&T Note 4. However, I'm on T-Mobile. I unlocked the AT&T Note 2 via radio flashing to work on T-Mobile and it seems that LTE works. So what about the AT&T Note 4?
Yes, as long as it's unlocked, I bought mine off of craigslist already unlocked. I'm using mine on metro pcs network and have lte service. I wish I would have researched and got an Tmobile note 4 seeming they have root available.
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I've never gotten an answer, even though I asked it a month of Sundays ago. But my question was if I took my AT&T 4 over to TMO, could I use WiFi calling through. 3rd party app like GrooveIP? I heard that WiFi calling wasn't an option if you take your unlocked phone over to them, though it was never confirmed.
My Note 4 was purchased outright, so I can get it unlocked with no problems.