This question seemed to come up a few times in the past, not sure if it was properly answered.
Got a Sensation 4G from TMobile Store in NYC last week. Brought it to the UK, and it is able to connect to the 3G network here no problem.
It did not even need un locking to connect to TMobile UK Network.
Funnily Enough, it never says 3G / H, it always says 4G on notification bar.
trev12 said:
This question seemed to come up a few times in the past, not sure if it was properly answered.
Got a Sensation 4G from TMobile Store in NYC last week. Brought it to the UK, and it is able to connect to the 3G network here no problem.
It did not even need un locking to connect to TMobile UK Network.
Funnily Enough, it never says 3G / H, it always says 4G on notification bar.
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Will be very interesting to see if you see roaming charges on your next bill.
trev12 said:
Funnily Enough, it never says 3G / H, it always says 4G on notification bar.
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The "3G" and "H" symbol doesn't exist on the US Sensation. "4G" is the same as "H", HSPDA.
So the phone is unlocked? Seems odd - Anybody else with a US S4G try a different SIM?
mobilehavoc said:
So the phone is unlocked? Seems odd - Anybody else with a US S4G try a different SIM?
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Mine was locked. I unlocked it yesterday using an AT&T SIM.
secano said:
Mine was locked. I unlocked it yesterday using an AT&T SIM.
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It connects to ATT 3G?
mmeyer4663 said:
Will be very interesting to see if you see roaming charges on your next bill.
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I'm using a UK Sim card (TMobile Exists there as well), so i hope not!
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Mine was locked. I unlocked it yesterday using an AT&T SIM.
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Could you clarify that?
You don't unlock a phone by using a different SIM. You have to unlock the phone by entering an unlock code. Only after it's unlocked can it use a different brand SIM.
samnada said:
Could you clarify that?
You don't unlock a phone by using a different SIM. You have to unlock the phone by entering an unlock code. Only after it's unlocked can it use a different brand SIM.
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Well...I DID enter the unlock code...we all know that's the only way to do it...
sundar_amn said:
It connects to ATT 3G?
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No 3G, just EDGE.
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Well...I DID enter the unlock code...we all know that's the only way to do it...
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What I was trying to establish is whether the phone came unlocked or if you had to unlock it. You've answered. Thanks.
I got an unlock code from a web site, and now my sensation works in spain with Happy Movil.
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MyTouch 4G in Germany
I'm in Germany with an unlocked MT4G and, while the calling feature works, the data/internet package does not. Per the carrier here (Tchibo/O2), they use the 1800 band which to my knowledge IS supported by the device.
Any ideas of why this isn't working would be appreciated ... of course more appreciated would be any ideas for a solution.
Cheers,
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I'm in Germany with an unlocked MT4G and, while the calling feature works, the data/internet package does not. Per the carrier here (Tchibo/O2), they use the 1800 band which to my knowledge IS supported by the device.
Any ideas of why this isn't working would be appreciated ... of course more appreciated would be any ideas for a solution.
Cheers,
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1800 is a GSM frequency, not 3G. 2100 is used for 3G in Germany.
http://www.worldtimezone.com/gsm.html
http://www.gsmarena.com/network-bands.php3?sCountry=GERMANY
According to the specs the MT4G does support the 1800 GSM band, although it's not used in the US. In theory it should work at 2G speed.
If it were me I'd be asking them why I'm not getting 3G on the 2100 frequency, but that may be a coverage issue.
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Ok, I just picked up a T-mob Sensation. It's unlocked but afer tossing my at&t sim card in it, its only displaying "E" I've tried a tinkering in the settings but no luck. To my understanding this isn't an issue with the Canda version, but thats no help to me being i dont have the Candian version.
I'm coming from an unlocked T-mobil unlocked Vibrant that I've used for a while now w/ an at&t sim & have always been able to get 3G/H. Is there a work around for this on the Sensation ? Or am I simply screwed & have to resell it ? I love the phone & have wanted it for a while now but cant deal with only being stuck on EDGE. Thanks
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Ok, I just picked up a T-mob Sensation. It's unlocked but afer tossing my at&t sim card in it, its only displaying "E" I've tried a tinkering in the settings but no luck. To my understanding this isn't an issue with the Canda version, but thats no help to me being i dont have the Candian version.
I'm coming from an unlocked T-mobil unlocked Vibrant that I've used for a while now w/ an at&t sim & have always been able to get 3G/H. Is there a work around for this on the Sensation ? Or am I simply screwed & have to resell it ? I love the phone & have wanted it for a while now but cant deal with only being stuck on EDGE. Thanks
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Hi,
It could just be that a radio upgrade is all you need.
Check HERE
The Tmobile Sensation only has AWS bands. It does not support the 3G bands of AT&T. The Vibrant on the other hand had all the bands.
yeah, no matter what you do.. you won't get 3G using the tmob bands and yes, it's an issue to canada versions. If I used it right now (on Rogers) I would also only get Edge. the only companies I would get 3G on are the new companies using the AWS bands such as mobilicity/wind/etc. The big 3 would have an issue!
That's weird that you've been using t-mobs vibrant.. maybe someone else can enlighten us!
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The Tmobile Sensation only has AWS bands. It does not support the 3G bands of AT&T. The Vibrant on the other hand had all the bands.
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So basically im screwed ?
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So basically im screwed ?
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Yes pretty much sorry to say
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Can anyone help me. I unlocked the sensation for me to use with att. Everything is fine, rooted, s-off, cwm recover works, and so does everything else. Except data and mms. I googled the apns to use and that worked, somewhat. I now can recieve mms but data only gets up to 2g but roams a lot. Is there a way to get att 3g on this phone? I heard it was unable but just want to make sure
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Can anyone help me. I unlocked the sensation for me to use with att. Everything is fine, rooted, s-off, cwm recover works, and so does everything else. Except data and mms. I googled the apns to use and that worked, somewhat. I now can recieve mms but data only gets up to 2g but roams a lot. Is there a way to get att 3g on this phone? I heard it was unable but just want to make sure
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Did you get 3G before when the device was S-On and a stock image?
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Did you get 3G before when the device was S-On and a stock image?
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Yea when my cousin had it stock for tmobile everything was fine with it. 3g and 4g worked for him. Then when i started using it for att i had to put in custom apn which only allows me to reach 2g. I've seen a lot of people say its not compatible unless you have a certain version, my model is the tmobile htc sensation 4g...thats what it tells me in my phone settings.
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Yea when my cousin had it stock for tmobile everything was fine with it. 3g and 4g worked for him. Then when i started using it for att i had to put in custom apn which only allows me to reach 2g. I've seen a lot of people say its not compatible unless you have a certain version, my model is the tmobile htc sensation 4g...thats what it tells me in my phone settings.
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Learn more ablut radio and frequencys. Basically u cant get 3g unless u have a bell sensation
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cGrumm said:
Yea when my cousin had it stock for tmobile everything was fine with it. 3g and 4g worked for him. Then when i started using it for att i had to put in custom apn which only allows me to reach 2g. I've seen a lot of people say its not compatible unless you have a certain version, my model is the tmobile htc sensation 4g...thats what it tells me in my phone settings.
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So from what you're saying the phone has worked fully on both 3G & 4G on the TMobile network. Looking at the AT&T website their all their phones are either 3G or 4G. So it should work.
Does your AT&T contract support 3G ? I know when I got my first 3G enabled phone they had to ship me a 3G SIM card for it to work. It might be that it's the SIM card that's the issue. I've never had to modify APNs etc. even when swapping network providers away from Vodafone. Insert the new SIM and it just works.
webstar1 said:
Learn more ablut radio and frequencys. Basically u cant get 3g unless u have a bell sensation
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Hmmmm
webstar1 said:
Learn more ablut radio and frequencys. Basically u cant get 3g unless u have a bell sensation
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Yea thats what im trying to understand. I read that there were two types of sensations, one from canada that supports att 3g, and the original which does not. But they said the model T-mobile sensation 4g, should support att 3g. Thats the thing im not understanding
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So from what you're saying the phone has worked fully on both 3G & 4G on the TMobile network. Looking at the AT&T website their all their phones are either 3G or 4G. So it should work.
Does your AT&T contract support 3G ? I know when I got my first 3G enabled phone they had to ship me a 3G SIM card for it to work. It might be that it's the SIM card that's the issue. I've never had to modify APNs etc. even when swapping network providers away from Vodafone. Insert the new SIM and it just works.
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Yea i had an Iphone 3gs with a 3g data plan. And everything ive seen posted with unlocked sensations all have the same problem with att. But ive seen that there is a version that supports att 3g which is what im trying to figure out
This post has the bands that the T-Mobile htc sensation 4g supports:
http://www.htc.com/us/products/sensation4g-tmobile#tech-specs
And this post says if it supports HSPA/UMTS/HSPA+ on 850 and 1900, it should support att 3g
http://androidforums.com/t/358106-unlocked-htc-sensation-4g-t-smart-phone-sim.html
The first post confirms that the phone supports both 850 and 1900 on HSPA+. All of this is new to me so if this is completely wrong then sorry. Just seems right to me.
It looks like the AT&T and T-Mobile networks are different, this is where I guess the issue is. The more I dug the worse it got. I have to admit that I'd assume this would be a simple answer but it looks like there are different flavours of 4G.
So apologies to the earlier poster that mentioned the frequencies.
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Can anyone help me. I unlocked the sensation for me to use with att. Everything is fine, rooted, s-off, cwm recover works, and so does everything else. Except data and mms. I googled the apns to use and that worked, somewhat. I now can recieve mms but data only gets up to 2g but roams a lot. Is there a way to get att 3g on this phone? I heard it was unable but just want to make sure
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T-Mobile US Sensation (Z710E) DOES NOT support anything higher than 2G on AT&T's networks because it doesn't operate on the proper 3G frequency. The Bell Sensation (Z710A) from Canada DOES work on AT&T 3G because its hardware uses the proper frequency.
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T-Mobile US Sensation (Z710E) DOES NOT support anything higher than 2G on AT&T's networks because it doesn't operate on the proper 3G frequency. The Bell Sensation (Z710A) from Canada DOES work on AT&T 3G because its hardware uses the proper frequency.
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I thought the Z710a is the US T-Mobile 4g version, My Z710e is a European 3G only version.
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I thought the Z710a is the US T-Mobile 4g version, My Z710e is a European 3G only version.
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See thats where im getting confused too. People said the version that CAN aquire att 3g is the t-mobile 4g model. But regardless it isnt picking up anything but edge so he is right. Is there anyway to change the hardware for it to work? I dont have money for another phone so if i can, id do that.
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See thats where im getting confused too. People said the version that CAN aquire att 3g is the t-mobile 4g model. But regardless it isnt picking up anything but edge so he is right. Is there anyway to change the hardware for it to work? I dont have money for another phone so if i can, id do that.
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Have you seen: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1349755
It refers to: http://www.gsmarena.com/htc_sensation_4g-3922.php
As far as I know Bell Canada uses the same network frequencies as AT&T US.
Well im about to root the phone using this tutorial-http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=952352
And my phone is unlocked already will i have to unlock it again after the root? Also if i root the phone will i be able to get 3g or 4G speeds on the Tmobile will the frequencies be right? Because i heard if the phone is just unlocked the frequencies are different.
Please reply ASAP!
Thanks
All you will get on tmo is edge. Also you can't have root without being s off.
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Also if i root the phone will i be able to get 3g or 4G speeds on the Tmobile will the frequencies be right?
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T-Mobile have different UMTS frequencies (UMTS 900, UMTS 1700, UMTS 2100 instead of AT&T's UMTS 850, UMTS 1900), therefore only edge will work.
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All you will get on tmo is edge. Also you can't have root without being s off.
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whats s-off? but i heard if you root it then you can get the 4G on tmobile
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T-Mobile have different UMTS frequencies (UMTS 900, UMTS 1700, UMTS 2100 instead of AT&T's UMTS 850, UMTS 1900), therefore only edge will work.
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whats s-off? but i heard if you root it then you can get the 4G on tmobile
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It WILL NOT WORK. The device will NOT operate on anything but EDGE on a non att network.
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It WILL NOT WORK. The device will NOT operate on anything but EDGE on a non att network.
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hmmm damn alright well thanks would this thing work to root it ?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1343114
VisualSeven said:
hmmm damn alright well thanks would this thing work to root it ?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1343114
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Look for the advance ace hack kit. It's stupid easy to use. Just read the effin manual.
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gmurphy0487 said:
Look for the advance ace hack kit. It's stupid easy to use. Just read the effin manual.
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i did but i mean if that wont allow me to use faster speeds on the t mobile network it be useless for me
No fasters speeds... just EDGE as far as I know
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elbermu said:
No fasters speeds... just EDGE as far as I know
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is the edge really slow?
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is the edge really slow?
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you will hate it unless you are on wifi 95% of the time
VisualSeven said:
is the edge really slow?
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Painfully.
VisualSeven said:
is the edge really slow?
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474 Kbps
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474 Kbps
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You will be lucky to come any where close to that speed.
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You will be lucky to come any where close to that speed.
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Even 256 Kbps is enough for the mobile Internet (IM, mail, news...) in my case, but, I agree that 3G was better.
Unlock inspire 4g to work on tmobile?
Hello im wondering if anyone could help me by getting a sim unlock code. so i can use this phone with a tmobile simcard? does anyone know the steps or has a guide i could use??? any help would be great. Thanks
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Hello im wondering if anyone could help me by getting a sim unlock code. so i can use this phone with a tmobile simcard? does anyone know the steps or has a guide i could use??? any help would be great. Thanks
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Use the ace hack kit. It will sim unlock your phone
VisualSeven said:
Well im about to root the phone using this tutorial-http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=952352
And my phone is unlocked already will i have to unlock it again after the root? Also if i root the phone will i be able to get 3g or 4G speeds on the Tmobile will the frequencies be right? Because i heard if the phone is just unlocked the frequencies are different.
Please reply ASAP!
Thanks
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Hi,
I recently unlocked this phone and have been using it on Tmobile. My data is EDGE only and its frustrating. Yesterday, however, I left Brooklyn, where I live, for Great Adventures in New Jersey. As we were approaching the theme park my signal changed from EDGE to H+ and stayed that way for 10 hours. It returned to EDGE when we left the park. So, its possible to get more than EDGE if there's a concentration of mobile towers, which is what I am assuming happened.
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Hi,
I recently unlocked this phone and have been using it on Tmobile. My data is EDGE only and its frustrating. Yesterday, however, I left Brooklyn, where I live, for Great Adventures in New Jersey. As we were approaching the theme park my signal changed from EDGE to H+ and stayed that way for 10 hours. It returned to EDGE when we left the park. So, its possible to get more than EDGE if there's a concentration of mobile towers, which is what I am assuming happened.
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No. What matters is frequency used by T-Mobile. Currently they are in the process of refarming their 1900mhz to 3g. Their is no way of knowing where they are testing and or activating the 1900 band. The only known place was in the bay area during the last apple event. You must have a found a spot. Its one of those you have to wait for tmo to reach your area
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is the edge really slow?
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edge is really slow. it slower then 3g. why do you use an AT&T phone on t-mobile. is it the prepaid plan. if so their are a few prepaid that run on att network. If you went att prepaid you would get 3g minium if not more. i'm using a company called red pocket mobile. its not bad but it 55.00 a month i get unlimited talk text and 1gb of data. might wanna look into it. hope it helps.
I've unlocked my SK4G but when I use AT&T using hex editor whiched worked I'm glad to say but I'm getting Minimun data out of it. Are there any kernels that fixes that or can it be done?
TMobile and att use different bands for 3g and 4g. Just like an att iPhone only gets edge on TMobile, a TMobile phone only gets edge on att.
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TMobile and att use different bands for 3g and 4g. Just like an att iPhone only gets edge on TMobile, a TMobile phone only gets edge on att.
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Sad to say this, but he's definitely right about it. You could try to flash the Blaze4G Modem, but I'm doubtful it will work.
i appreciate it fellas and yeah that is sad but ill live lol. oh yea that modem boost didnt work, didnt expect it to though
The new Nexus phones say they are compatible with 4G on both TMO and ATT. Does it have a special dual-band modem that other phones lack?
I installed that 4g modem and the reception was better but the internet is still sucks
bugyika said:
I installed that 4g modem and the reception was better but the internet is still sucks
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yeah what really sucks is using prepaid on att, no data, at all.
bugyika said:
I installed that 4g modem and the reception was better but the internet is still sucks
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If you're using AT&T, it was just said you can't get 4G bands. EDGE is slow.
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If you're using AT&T, it was just said you can't get 4G bands. EDGE is slow.
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Unfortunately I'm from Europe and my carrier is Vodafone and I don't know what what to do, because my internet speed is fuc*ing slow and I tried many setups without success. Any idea?
bugyika said:
Unfortunately I'm from Europe and my carrier is Vodafone and I don't know what what to do, because my internet speed is fuc*ing slow and I tried many setups without success. Any idea?
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Tmobile uses 3g\4g bands specific to the USA if im not mistaken, it only shares edge bands with the rest of the world. so edge or 2g is all youll get which is about dial up speed.
yoyowhatup22 said:
Tmobile uses 3g\4g bands specific to the USA if im not mistaken, it only shares edge bands with the rest of the world. so edge or 2g is all youll get which is about dial up speed.
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Thanks for the heads up but my friend bought a t-mobile phone and his internet speed is quite good, my signal is a "G" his "H" and I don't know why, maybe his carrier is similar to T-mobile :-??
bugyika said:
Thanks for the heads up but my friend bought a t-mobile phone and his internet speed is quite good, my signal is a "G" his "H" and I don't know why, maybe his carrier is similar to T-mobile :-??
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im not sure, his phone was desighned for tmobile? (could be a world phone) ((sorry i dont use internet on my phone so im just guessing))
ok, i got some problem with the verizon galaxy s3. I use at&t simcard on this phone and it seems working just fine. Here's a thing, after set apn setting on the phone i just only get edge speed(2g), i need someone helps me to figure out how to get the 3g/4g speed on this phone or give me a right apn setting for this. i really appreciated. thanks very much!
The bands for AT&T 3G/4G are locked on the handset, you are going to have stick on edge sadly!!
djteotancolis said:
The bands for AT&T 3G/4G are locked on the handset, you are going to have stick on edge sadly!!
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really? so there's no way to unlock these bands? I might consider to resell this phone again. Anyways, thanks for your reply!
hunbemylover said:
really? so there's no way to unlock these bands? I might consider to resell this phone again. Anyways, thanks for your reply!
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Till now no one figured out how to unlock the bands! so your outta luck..would suggest trading it in for a AT&T phone!
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Till now no one figured out how to unlock the bands! so your outta luck..would suggest trading it in for a AT&T phone!
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It's not a worst thing though. I got this one for only 100$ off craiglist and it works just fine. It just does not work right with a data, remind me of few years back when 2g was a fastest data service lol. Thanks again for let me know this issue.
AT&T runs on GSM band while Verizon runs on a CDMA network. I'm surprised your SIM even works. What other said is correct though, you are restricted to the slow 2G Edge speeds.
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AT&T runs on GSM band while Verizon runs on a CDMA network. I'm surprised your SIM even works. What other said is correct though, you are restricted to the slow 2G Edge speeds.
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Well the S3 is a World phone, hence it comes with GSM bands too! if you hit Europe or Asia you will get 3G
djteotancolis said:
Well the S3 is a World phone, hence it comes with GSM bands too! if you hit Europe or Asia you will get 3G
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Right it does. But they use different bands in other countries. Our phone isn't capable of using any and all bands. Only certain ones. If somehow these bands were unlocked, then you could get 3g here.
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