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OK I don't think that anybody has raised this problem. If someone did than I'm sorry.
We (T Mobile USA costumers) have a big problem with this phone and and all 4g phones if this merger with AT&T goes trough. T Mobile uses 1700 and 2100 MHz AWS spectrum for 4G but AT&T wants to migrate all T Mobile costumers to 1900 MHz for 4G and use 1700 MHz for 4G LTE if the merger goes trough. I checked the specs on Phone Arena and it show this: UMTS:900, 1700/2100, 2100 for this phone and as you can see, it does not have 1900 MHz for 4G.Which means that this beautiful phone will became a brick more or less (no 3G or 4G). Anyone has any information about this? I mean T Mobile is really going about to sell a phone knowing this?
PS. I was against this merger even before finding out about this
here you can find a article about it http://goo.gl/JWIe9
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OK I don't think that anybody has raised this problem. If someone did than I'm sorry.
We (T Mobile USA costumers) have a big problem with this phone and and all 4g phones if this merger with AT&T goes trough. T Mobile uses 1700 and 2100 MHz AWS spectrum for 4G but AT&T wants to migrate all T Mobile costumers to 1900 MHz for 4G and use 1700 MHz for 4G LTE if the merger goes trough. I checked the specs on Phone Arena and it show this: UMTS:900, 1700/2100, 2100 for this phone and as you can see, it does not have 1900 MHz for 4G.Which means that this beautiful phone will became a brick more or less (no 3G or 4G). Anyone has any information about this? I mean T Mobile is really going about to sell a phone knowing this?
PS. I was against this merger even before finding out about this
here you can find a article about it http://goo.gl/JWIe9
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I think even if the merger does happen it's gonna be at least a year or more before we see any changes & from what I heard they're gonna keep both spectrums for more compatibilities
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and or give nice replacement phones...
I'm just hoping that the deal doesn't go through & tmous gets that $6bil to roll out LTE
No they don't have any plans to keep both spectrums. Read the article
Yeah keep dreaming that AT&T will give you a replacement phone
it was told to me by customer that not to worry that if the merger does go through tmobile customers will be given replacement phones of equal value
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it was told to me by customer that not to worry that if the merger does go through tmobile customers will be given replacement phones of equal value
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And you are going to make a purchase like this based on hopes? Because that is nothing more. A comment from a customer rep that don't know much. Everybody that calls T Mobile know that. You have to go to level 2 techs before they start knowing what they are talking about it. Anyway the official statement from AT&T does not say anything about replacing the phones and guess who will be in charge if the merger goes trough? I give you a hint, it will not be that costumer rep that is trying to sell you a phone.
I've read that sensation 4g has an 1900 MHz
not 100% sure but from the box shots I've seen of the released UK version and spy shots of the T-mobile US version, the only difference is in the 3G/UTMS frequency.
UK is 900/1700/2100
US is 1700/1900/2100
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=14114232&postcount=2
guys.. its not like when at&t officially buys tmobile, there going to disconnect the 4g lines. thats going to take another 6-12 months AFTER they buy tmobile. so since they wont buy tmobile till next march. i dont see them cutting off 4g/3g internet for tmobile using phones till maybe October of 2012 at the least, probably even longer than that
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And you are going to make a purchase like this based on hopes? Because that is nothing more. A comment from a customer rep that don't know much. Everybody that calls T Mobile know that. You have to go to level 2 techs before they start knowing what they are talking about it. Anyway the official statement from AT&T does not say anything about replacing the phones and guess who will be in charge if the merger goes trough? I give you a hint, it will not be that costumer rep that is trying to sell you a phone.
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sorin i can surely see you sir are a ****... plain and simple sorry but you push me to the point that i have to say what you are coming across as report me if you and even if this goes through and they dont want to give me a phone i will be getting a simple wireless sim card and rocking simple.. so im not as worried about anything.
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sorin i can surely see you sir are a ****... plain and simple sorry but you push me to the point that i have to say what you are coming across as
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since there's no upvotes/downvotes on xda, have a thanks
Merger isn't going to happen for at least another year, and they won't start shutting off Tmos 4G until they run out of spectrum... Which means it'll probably be a year or two AFTER the merger is complete that they might need to start turning off 4G.
Somewhat curious if they shut off 4G if there's any consumer protection or fine print that would enable a customer to get out of contract early...
Also, we don't *all* have a problem. It's only you and the other tmous users that might have a problem. Personally, I can't imagine a big company like that doing something that stupid, they'd be breaching contracts and putting clients to a disadvantage en masse. The ensuing ****storm would probably bring them down.
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I've read that sensation 4g has an 1900 MHz
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=14114232&postcount=2
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That would be great but I read the specs on PhoneArena.com and it did not have 1900 MHz for the T Mobile version. I guess we will find out soon. If it has 1900 MHz would be great and would also mean that you can use this phone on T Mobile or AT&T and have 3G and 4G which would be a first. Anyway if Phone Arena specs are correct, nobody should by this phone in till we know if the merger goes trough.
there are a lot of people (consumer & government) that are seriously looking at this merger & saying it's bad. I'm really thinking & hoping that it's not going to go through.
rameel said:
guys.. its not like when at&t officially buys tmobile, there going to disconnect the 4g lines. thats going to take another 6-12 months AFTER they buy tmobile. so since they wont buy tmobile till next march. i dont see them cutting off 4g/3g internet for tmobile using phones till maybe October of 2012 at the least, probably even longer than that
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Yes but you are just hopping that they wont do it sooner and why limit how long someone can use a phone that they paid good money for?
aoryx said:
I've read that sensation 4g has an 1900 MHz
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=14114232&postcount=2
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some of us in another thread were talking about how the EU htc site says one thing & the tmous packaging says another. Some of us think it may be a type on the packaging.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1093515
boostedb16b said:
sorin i can surely see you sir are a ****... plain and simple sorry but you push me to the point that i have to say what you are coming across as report me if you and even if this goes through and they dont want to give me a phone i will be getting a simple wireless sim card and rocking simple.. so im not as worried about anything.
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I don't see the need for you to use this language just because you don't agree with me. As far as your answer that doesnt make much sense: go ahead and use this phone with no 3G or 4G if you want but I won't.
Anyway this was just a conversation and an issue that was not raise but since you started using insults, this is last time I will reply to you since its clear nobody can have a conversation with you
xnifex said:
since there's no upvotes/downvotes on xda, have a thanks
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You gave him a thanks for what ? for insulting me? what did I do? you are worse than he is for insulting me. Don't bother to respond because I will not talk to you anymore
Verizon Galaxy S3 supports HSPA+!!
I test My Verizon Galaxy S 3 in China Unicom‘S network,
download speed 11Mbps
it's hspa+，
How is this development?
P.s. THIS IS COOL nonetheless
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How is this development?
P.s. THIS IS COOL nonetheless
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To hell with it, this is very good news for us.
One, not development. Two, I believe that's what the SIM card in our phones is for
I had thoughts it might, once I started tearing through the framework there are hints of HSPA+ all over the place.
Couldn't figure out why they would be there unless our phone supported it. Good to see it does!
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One, not development. Two, I believe that's what the SIM card in our phones is for
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The SIM card is primarily for LTE, it's kind of surprising that they actually bothered to put in the HSPA+ to be honest since it's not primarily intended to be used on GSM. I would have thought that they would have skimped on the GSM radios since not many people will use them but I guess because of the way the MSM8960 SoC works it was easy to build in all the antennas needed to support it. Pretty exciting to see that our phone supports practically every cell phone standard then.
Also, it's kind of awkward the way they split up the forums but I guess since there is no Verizon SGS3 general maybe he thought it could fit here. Also he was posting in the other thread about GSM usage in this board which also contains no development so I guess he thought it was okay.
I thought Verizon was releasing an update later on that was supposed to make the S3 a "global" device. Is your phone using the newer baseband/modems? I know a lot of people have been wonder what the update included in that regards (most knew that it contained the crippled search). I wonder if this is the update Verizon mentioned when the phone was announced.
Speaking with our business's Verizon rep about 6 months ago he said that Verizon's plan was to use dual HSPA and LTE in the phones. One service would be strictly for voice, while the other for data. This of course would allow them to do surf while talk.
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Speaking with our business's Verizon rep about 6 months ago he said that Verizon's plan was to use dual HSPA and LTE in the phones. One service would be strictly for voice, while the other for data. This of course would allow them to do surf while talk.
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I would recommend a new Verizon rep. Eventually voice will be over LTE but currently is not. Verizon has no HSPA+ so his logic is flawed. Also, all Verizon LTE phones support talk and surf while on LTE and some support on 3G like the thunderbolt.
LOL ! I don't understand why people seem to take what reps say as fact.
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I would recommend a new Verizon rep.
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timothydonohue said:
One, not development. Two, I believe that's what the SIM card in our phones is for
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ROTFLMAO.
nforce4 said:
Verizon Galaxy S3 supports HSPA+!!
I test My Verizon Galaxy S 3 in China Unicom‘S network,
download speed 11Mbps
it's hspa+，
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So if I have Verizon gs3 I just put in a china unicom sim and it will switch no problem. I travel to china for work often.
nbdysreal said:
I would recommend a new Verizon rep. Eventually voice will be over LTE but currently is not. Verizon has no HSPA+ so his logic is flawed. Also, all Verizon LTE phones support talk and surf while on LTE and some support on 3G like the thunderbolt.
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Our galaxy s3 also support same time voice/data on 3g.
GSM as a standard supports voice/data simultaneously unless only the legacy GSM (not even EDGE) signal is available. As long as more than one protocol is accessible, you can do voice & data.
AT&T
Does this mean this phone can be used with AT&T if unlocked?
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Does this mean this phone can be used with AT&T if unlocked?
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No, probably not without some kind of hack.
Verizon's "global" phones have always been locked at the modem-level to refuse connections with AT&T and T-Mobile's US bands, to prevent this.
TeamBlackHat came up with a hack for my old phone, the Droid 2 Global, that did allow it to connect to AT&T/T-Mobile in the US, though- but Verizon will never allow this.
Edit: I am curious about the other thread going where someone got it to connect to AT&T's towers (only voice) though.
This is interesting.
I thought we'd only get EDGE data abroad.
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so after seeing iphone commercials about browsing while talking i tested this on thudnerbolt and gnex. both worked
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so after seeing iphone commercials about browsing while talking i tested this on thudnerbolt and gnex. both worked
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I wanna say that you cant browse and talk while on 3g but it works fine while on 4g. So if anything I think that commercial was more so directed towards the Verizon model of the iphone and the iphone commercial you were seeing was from AT&T. This is my guess anyways.
I may be a minority when it comes to this, but I run my phone unlocked on AT&T. Recently (over the past 6 months or so) I've been experiencing dropped calls a lot where they never used to be a problem. Now, I'm getting dropped calls in my own home as well.
I'm wondering if this has anything to do with it:
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/ATT-Starts-Pushing-Users-Off-Their-2G-EDGE-Network-118679
My mother recently got a letter from AT&T saying that they would replace her old LG CG180 for a 3G phone. They replaced it for free.
It's no news to me that the 4G Slide will only run on edge through AT&T, but I was just wondering if that would be the actual reason as to why my service has been so terrible lately. I know AT&T has a bad reputation, but it has worked flawlessly for me thus far. I actually switched from T-Mobile to AT&T about 4 years ago, because there was no service where I went to school.
I also wanted to know if there is anything I can do to help the problem. Maybe flash a new radio?
All I know is my aunt uncle cousin and her husband have att ( HTC Inspires ) and they can't make a phone call over 5 minutes without it being dropped. And this has been going on for a year they just won't drop ATT
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Yes, dropped calls are really starting to become a problem for me. I called AT&T and they recommended a microcell so at least my signal would be boosted in the house. What I didn't realize was the microcell is only for 3g/4g AT&T phones.
Is there anything I can do to help the situation? I really don't want to give up this phone...
Bump. I don't mind when my threads get ignored but this one is important.
And if I can't find a solution soon, I'll have no choice but to leave this device and go for an AT&T Captivate Glide or Droid 4 (if devs get AT&T 3G going) by this Christmas.
I've been getting a lot more dropped calls recently to the point that my phone is almost no longer a phone. And if the call doesn't drop, it cuts out a lot where I don't understand what the person is saying.
I'm almost positive this is because AT&T's 2G network is being phased out and will be gone by 2017. Unless anyone has a better explanation. Does this mean unlocked T-Mobile phones will no longer work on AT&T after that point?
I got a new sim card from AT&T but it didn't seem to make any difference. Running out of ideas...
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Bump. I don't mind when my threads get ignored but this one is important.
And if I can't find a solution soon, I'll have no choice but to leave this device and go for an AT&T Captivate Glide or Droid 4 (if devs get AT&T 3G going) by this Christmas.
I've been getting a lot more dropped calls recently to the point that my phone is almost no longer a phone. And if the call doesn't drop, it cuts out a lot where I don't understand what the person is saying.
I'm almost positive this is because AT&T's 2G network is being phased out and will be gone by 2017. Unless anyone has a better explanation. Does this mean unlocked T-Mobile phones will no longer work on AT&T after that point?
I got a new sim card from AT&T but it didn't seem to make any difference. Running out of ideas...
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Every time I talk to one of my friends who is using an AT&T phone, the calls either get dropped or there is audio dropout. Of course, they have iPhones (and they are rabid Apple fanboys) and blame my "crappy Android", but I only have the problem when talking to them. When I talk to others, even my partner in China, there is no problem. So, I blame AT&T.
Both T-Mobile and AT&T are in the process of phasing out EDGE in order to refarm the frequencies for higher-speed data. While this benefits former AT&T customers who bring their unlocked phones over to T-Mobile, for the few people like you who take a T-Mobile phone over to AT&T, it becomes a big problem. But, that is only for data use. Whether AT&T or T-Mobile, the voice service still runs on standard GSM and those frequencies are still served by both companies. Your Slide uses the 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz for GSM service. AT&T serves GSM on the 850 and 1900 MHz bands, T-Mobile serves GSM on the 1700, 1900, and 2100MHz bands, but is now refarming the 1900/2100MHz service to HSPA+. Perhaps AT&T is now repurposing either the 850 or 1900MHz service in your area?
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Every time I talk to one of my friends who is using an AT&T phone, the calls either get dropped or there is audio dropout. Of course, they have iPhones (and they are rabid Apple fanboys) and blame my "crappy Android", but I only have the problem when talking to them. When I talk to others, even my partner in China, there is no problem. So, I blame AT&T.
Both T-Mobile and AT&T are in the process of phasing out EDGE in order to refarm the frequencies for higher-speed data. While this benefits former AT&T customers who bring their unlocked phones over to T-Mobile, for the few people like you who take a T-Mobile phone over to AT&T, it becomes a big problem. But, that is only for data use. Whether AT&T or T-Mobile, the voice service still runs on standard GSM and those frequencies are still served by both companies. Your Slide uses the 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz for GSM service. AT&T serves GSM on the 850 and 1900 MHz bands, T-Mobile serves GSM on the 1700, 1900, and 2100MHz bands, but is now refarming the 1900/2100MHz service to HSPA+. Perhaps AT&T is now repurposing either the 850 or 1900MHz service in your area?
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That's most likely possible. I noticed the the 4G Slide only runs on HSDPA 1700 and 2100, neither of which are 3G bands for AT&T.
But the Samsung Relay does support AT&T 3G bands
http://www.gsmarena.com/compare.php3?idPhone1=4914&idPhone2=4018
Does that mean an unlocked Samsung Relay will work on AT&T 3G?
gtmaster303 said:
That's most likely possible. I noticed the the 4G Slide only runs on HSDPA 1700 and 2100, neither of which are 3G bands for AT&T.
But the Samsung Relay does support AT&T 3G bands
http://www.gsmarena.com/compare.php3?idPhone1=4914&idPhone2=4018
Does that mean an unlocked Samsung Relay will work on AT&T 3G?
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Yes, the Relay would give you voice calls and HSPA+ data on both AT&T and T-Mobile. There are a few other "pentaband" phones (I believe most new Samsung phones are so) that would give you voice and hspa+ on AT&T, T-Mobile, and most other networks around the world.
Note, my MT4GS gave me excellent voice and HSPA+ data while I was in China by using a China Unicom SIM that I purchased at Pudong airport. Before I left the US, I researched, there are two main GSM networks in China (plus a couple of proprietary TD-CDMA) and one of them uses the same frequencies as T-Mobile US, China Unicom.
Ok, so I guess I'm on my own then?
I know my problem is mainly a hardware one and there's only so much I can do. But I'll try whatever I can if anyone has ideas...
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gtmaster303 said:
Ok, so I guess I'm on my own then?
I know my problem is mainly a hardware one and there's only so much I can do. But I'll try whatever I can if anyone has ideas...
Sent from my myTouch_4G_Slide using Tapatalk 2
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Yeah, you really can't confuse the data frequencies with the voice frequencies. T-Mobile and AT&T are always compatible voice/text with every phone. The dropped/broken up voice call issue isn't from incompatible frequencies, it is because of AT&T's crappy network. Data dropouts, however, would be due to frequency issues. If your T-Mobile phone has only EDGE or has HSPA+ for data, that has no bearing on the voice quality.
I'm not too sure about this but try disabling fast dormancy
Riyal said:
I'm not too sure about this but try disabling fast dormancy
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What is that and how do I do it?
On your build.prop
Enable: ro.ril.fast.dormancy.rule=1
Disable: ro.ril.fast.dormancy.rule=0
Somehow I am having interminent signal lose in our country using mytouch 4g slide. But disabling the fast dormancy did fix the issue.
Before I disabled it I was having 70% to full signal but when using the phone for texting it suddenly drops to no signal. But when I disabled fast dormancy somehow it's stuck at 70% minimum now and never got a signal drop eversince.
Riyal said:
On your build.prop
Enable: ro.ril.fast.dormancy.rule=1
Disable: ro.ril.fast.dormancy.rule=0
Somehow I am having interminent signal lose in our country using mytouch 4g slide. But disabling the fast dormancy did fix the issue.
Before I disabled it I was having 70% to full signal but when using the phone for texting it suddenly drops to no signal. But when I disabled fast dormancy somehow it's stuck at 70% minimum now and never got a signal drop eversince.
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sorry, maybe a little more noob friendly?
what the heck is a build.prop?
I downloaded an build.prop editor app. Where do I go from here?
gtmaster303 said:
sorry, maybe a little more noob friendly?
what the heck is a build.prop?
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If you have to ask, then don't touch it. It is one of the most important configuration files for an Android phone. Make a mistake and it is a real PITA to repair, at least for a newbie who doesn't know what a build.prop is to begin with. Please note, I'm not trying to insult you, just trying to prevent a tragic mistake. That said, you can read many guides on the build.prop and what many of the functions are and there are even build.prop editors that can take some of the hassle out of it.
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If you have to ask, then don't touch it. It is one of the most important configuration files for an Android phone. Make a mistake and it is a real PITA to repair, at least for a newbie who doesn't know what a build.prop is to begin with. Please note, I'm not trying to insult you, just trying to prevent a tragic mistake. That said, you can read many guides on the build.prop and what many of the functions are and there are even build.prop editors that can take some of the hassle out of it.
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Ya, I get you
I downloaded this one
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.nathan.jf.build.prop.editor&hl=en
From what I can make of it, each build.prop is more or less a script or a tweak or controlling some part of the phone
I'd be more than happy to try it out, but I'd like a step by step guide. Riyal's commands look simple enough. Just wondering to put what where
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Ya, I get you
I downloaded this one
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.nathan.jf.build.prop.editor&hl=en
From what I can make of it, each build.prop is more or less a script or a tweak or controlling some part of the phone
I'd be more than happy to try it out, but I'd like a step by step guide. Riyal's commands look simple enough. Just wondering to put what where
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That one is good for someone who knows more about it. For a newbie (or even someone who does know more), I would suggest something like this: https://play.google.com/store/apps/...vbS5qcnVtbXkuYXBwcy5idWlsZC5wcm9wLmVkaXRvciJd
It makes adding a new item (like what you want to do) easier. It also has some explanations for common tweaks, and can make a backup for you.
Listen to Fuzi about how important the file is.
When you want to experiment, why not make a copy of it and export to a computer?
You can use notepad++ to browse and edit it, and get to see the whole picture much more clearly then working with it on the device...
gtmaster303 said:
Ya, I get you
I downloaded this one
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.nathan.jf.build.prop.editor&hl=en
From what I can make of it, each build.prop is more or less a script or a tweak or controlling some part of the phone
I'd be more than happy to try it out, but I'd like a step by step guide. Riyal's commands look simple enough. Just wondering to put what where
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In reality all you have to do is add them lines at the end of the build.prop, While it is an important file adding things to it is safe if at the end, removing or changing things are not unless you know what your doing.
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Listen to Fuzi about how important the file is.
When you want to experiment, why not make a copy of it and export to a computer?
You can use notepad++ to browse and edit it, and get to see the whole picture much more clearly then working with it on the device...
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I honestly don't know how to do any of that. And how would I know whether or not it makes a difference to my phone if I'm editing it on a computer?
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In reality all you have to do is add them lines at the end of the build.prop, While it is an important file adding things to it is safe if at the end, removing or changing things are not unless you know what your doing.
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Ok, so basically I add a new property?
It's asking me for a property name and property value.
I'm guessing the name can be whatever and the value is ro.ril.fast.dormancy.rule=1 and the other one in a separate entry?
Do I have to write enable and disable in the property value?
Sorry for all the questions, but I tend to be quite inquisitive when I'm treading in unfamiliar waters
Just remember that what you're doing on any computer must eventually be broken down to binary code. Binary code communicates in a series of off & ons and that being the case it already understands that a 0=off & a 1=on. That's my limited understanding of the theory anyway.
If anyone having any questions or concern I will try my best to help
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Does Insurion insure phones not purchased through Verizon? I have a bricked Galaxy S3 model SCH-I535 (hence why I'm here in this forum, lol) that I bought from some local store at a ridiculous price. I replaced it with a Verizon bought S4, and would like to like to give my wife my S3. I've tried just about everything to breathe that phone back to life. I've tried rebooting into download mode, but it won't take. It just sits there with a red light when it's plugged in; and even though Odin recognizes it, I can't get the phone to accept the flash. I've also tried the class 10 SD card trick with no avail. So I'm thinking that I'm faced with two choices: a. Return the phone to Verizon seeing as how I've been paying to insure it, or b. Send it in for JTAG service. I'm thinking if I can spend $100 for a new phone that I know is in good shape, it would probably be better than getting the JTAG service and gambling about whether or not it would work (even though my hours and hours of troubleshooting lead me to believe it would). Thanks for offering help. Any guidance would be greatly appreciated.
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Does Insurion insure phones not purchased through Verizon? I have a bricked Galaxy S3 model SCH-I535 (hence why I'm here in this forum, lol) that I bought from some local store at a ridiculous price. I replaced it with a Verizon bought S4, and would like to like to give my wife my S3. I've tried just about everything to breathe that phone back to life. I've tried rebooting into download mode, but it won't take. It just sits there with a red light when it's plugged in; and even though Odin recognizes it, I can't get the phone to accept the flash. I've also tried the class 10 SD card trick with no avail. So I'm thinking that I'm faced with two choices: a. Return the phone to Verizon seeing as how I've been paying to insure it, or b. Send it in for JTAG service. I'm thinking if I can spend $100 for a new phone that I know is in good shape, it would probably be better than getting the JTAG service and gambling about whether or not it would work (even though my hours and hours of troubleshooting lead me to believe it would). Thanks for offering help. Any guidance would be greatly appreciated.
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Hey bud. Assurion wont insure it you normally can add insurance only within the first thirty days of buying a phone either new act or doing an upgrade. I can help you just please p.m me for further details.
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I appreciate you making yourself available to answer any questions. Im not sure if you would know this, but why do i have better 1x signal than i do for 3g, or 4g? The nearest tower is a mile away and i get about 6mbs down on 4g.
1x signal is about -80dbm (outside) (RSSI)
3g i get at best -90dbm (outside). (RSSI)
4g is about -90dbm inside. Outside i can get -80dbm. (RSRP)
Besides the terrible speeds, expensive contracts, limited data, and locked bootloaders, why is my 1x signal stronger than the rest? I wish I could get a better signal at home though :\
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If anyone having any questions or concern I will try my best to help
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S3 SCH-I535 tethering/UK 4g
Hi there - it's been said already, but it's cool of you to open this conversation.
I have a Verizon S3 SCH-I535 that I'm using in the UK. It's running Android 4.1.2 and is international unlocked, I'm using a UK sim card in it. The plan I have here in the UK allows for tethering (and I'm paying through the nose for it!), but when I try to turn on tethering the phone tries to check with Verizon whether my plan allows for it. Obviously it can't get in touch with Verizon and won't allow the tether. I've managed to half get around this with a third party widget which allows for wifi tethering, but USB tethering never works. Even when charging, wifi tethering lowers the battery, so it's not an ideal situation. Is there any way I can remove or work around the Verizon tethering lock?
Also, a bonus question. I'm on Three and they'll be rolling out a 4G network which will work on the 800 MHz and 1,800 MHz frequencies on LTE bands 3 and 20 - will the Verizon S3 SCH-I535 I'm using work with that? It's currently doing great on HSPA+.
Thanks!
joedajoester said:
I appreciate you making yourself available to answer any questions. Im not sure if you would know this, but why do i have better 1x signal than i do for 3g, or 4g? The nearest tower is a mile away and i get about 6mbs down on 4g.
1x signal is about -80dbm (outside) (RSSI)
3g i get at best -90dbm (outside). (RSSI)
4g is about -90dbm inside. Outside i can get -80dbm. (RSRP)
Besides the terrible speeds, expensive contracts, limited data, and locked bootloaders, why is my 1x signal stronger than the rest? I wish I could get a better signal at home though :\
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Mhm...weird. and 1x is actually verizon's oldest data network. And the lower the dbm is the better the signal. -80 and -90 is good. However once you hit your -100dbm and up then its realy bad. And am sorry your data speeds are so slow. Whats the general zip code for your area?
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Noam Chomsky said:
Hi there - it's been said already, but it's cool of you to open this conversation.
I have a Verizon S3 SCH-I535 that I'm using in the UK. It's running Android 4.1.2 and is international unlocked, I'm using a UK sim card in it. The plan I have here in the UK allows for tethering (and I'm paying through the nose for it!), but when I try to turn on tethering the phone tries to check with Verizon whether my plan allows for it. Obviously it can't get in touch with Verizon and won't allow the tether. I've managed to half get around this with a third party widget which allows for wifi tethering, but USB tethering never works. Even when charging, wifi tethering lowers the battery, so it's not an ideal situation. Is there any way I can remove or work around the Verizon tethering lock?
Also, a bonus question. I'm on Three and they'll be rolling out a 4G network which will work on the 800 MHz and 1,800 MHz frequencies on LTE bands 3 and 20 - will the Verizon S3 SCH-I535 I'm using work with that? It's currently doing great on HSPA+.
Thanks!
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You can bypass the tether lock subscription through methods of rooting and doing some editing to your phone's framework however I cant condone rooting sorry.
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Noam Chomsky said:
Hi there - it's been said already, but it's cool of you to open this conversation.
I have a Verizon S3 SCH-I535 that I'm using in the UK. It's running Android 4.1.2 and is international unlocked, I'm using a UK sim card in it. The plan I have here in the UK allows for tethering (and I'm paying through the nose for it!), but when I try to turn on tethering the phone tries to check with Verizon whether my plan allows for it. Obviously it can't get in touch with Verizon and won't allow the tether. I've managed to half get around this with a third party widget which allows for wifi tethering, but USB tethering never works. Even when charging, wifi tethering lowers the battery, so it's not an ideal situation. Is there any way I can remove or work around the Verizon tethering lock?
Also, a bonus question. I'm on Three and they'll be rolling out a 4G network which will work on the 800 MHz and 1,800 MHz frequencies on LTE bands 3 and 20 - will the Verizon S3 SCH-I535 I'm using work with that? It's currently doing great on HSPA+.
Thanks!
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Amd for you bonus question. I wanna say it should work because the sch-i535 works on the 800 mhz frequency as well. 800 mhz and 1900 mhz is what the vzw s3 works on
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My home is in the center of 3 towers all out of reach. thanks to the town i live in they think it is more important to have a beautiful scenery then to have a strong signal so they are not permitting any more towers to be built in my home town ( jackson,NJ) i am unable to send text messages or make phone calls from my home. VZW used to have a booster for sale that is supposed to cure this problem but it is out of stock for months. how do i get my hands on one?
Thanks bro for your input
kidhudi said:
My home is in the center of 3 towers all out of reach. thanks to the town i live in they think it is more important to have a beautiful scenery then to have a strong signal so they are not permitting any more towers to be built in my home town ( jackson,NJ) i am unable to send text messages or make phone calls from my home. VZW used to have a booster for sale that is supposed to cure this problem but it is out of stock for months. how do i get my hands on one?
Thanks bro for your input
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Your welcome man. And when you say is out of stock for months do you mean your local verizon store is out of stock for months? Or you contavt verizon customer care and cc told you that they were out of stock for the next couple months?
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I went outside and switched to 1x, and I got from -73 to -80dmb. Anything above -75 shows as full bars on my phone. But wow, this is such a better signal then 3g or 4g. Do you think there could be another voice only tower nearby? Would you be able to investigate this if I call you at work or something lol?
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Your welcome man. And when you say is out of stock for months do you mean your local verizon store is out of stock for months? Or you contavt verizon customer care and cc told you that they were out of stock for the next couple months?
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joedajoester said:
I went outside and switched to 1x, and I got from -73 to -80dmb. Anything above -75 shows as full bars on my phone. But wow, this is such a better signal then 3g or 4g. Do you think there could be another voice only tower nearby? Would you be able to investigate this if I call you at work or something lol?
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Yeah I can look into it for you. Ill p.m u my work number
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Your welcome man. And when you say is out of stock for months do you mean your local verizon store is out of stock for months? Or you contavt verizon customer care and cc told you that they were out of stock for the next couple months?
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Thanks for the quick response. I usually use www.verizonwireless.com
i want to buy one and almost got one from ebay but found out later they can't be re-activated to a new account. or something like that.
any help is GREATLY appreciated.
thanks again
kidhudi said:
Thanks for the quick response. I usually use www.verizonwireless.com
i want to buy one and almost got one from ebay but found out later they can't be re-activated to a new account. or something like that.
any help is GREATLY appreciated.
thanks again
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Your welcome. And anytime. But yeah call cc and they should be able to help get you one.
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Does Verizon have the ability to take away my unlimited data. I'm one of the few left and I don't think I'll be tempted by an upgrade but if they wanted to could they still say "no more."
If you use a upgrade, you will lose it. If you by it at full price and activate it, you should keep it
dwibbles33 said:
Does Verizon have the ability to take away my unlimited data. I'm one of the few left and I don't think I'll be tempted by an upgrade but if they wanted to could they still say "no more."
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joedajoester said:
If you use a upgrade, you will lose it. If you by it at full price and activate it, you should keep it
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Next question, I am on a family plan with 3 smartphones one of which is technically on share everything and 2 of us are unlimited. Could the one share everything steal my upgrade then I would take the new phone and have it switched to my number?
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Does Verizon have the ability to take away my unlimited data. I'm one of the few left and I don't think I'll be tempted by an upgrade but if they wanted to could they still say "no more."
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Great question. First off how many lines do you have on your account? and they could take it away but I seriously doubt they will do that to customer who still have the unlimited data plan. Because big red would lose plenty of business if they did that. There are still a good amount of people that have the unlimted plan though
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I did a search and couldn't find anything related to this, so I thought I'd post it.
Straight Talk allows Verizon 4G phones on their network!!!
To be specific, I checked a few ESNs with their system as well as chatted with a person on this, and you can in fact bring over a Verizon 4G phone and use it with Straight Talk. This is CDMA ONLY, and you will be limited to 3G speeds.
I will be verifying this in the next few days when my new (used) phone gets here. If it doesn't work, I will be sure to let everyone know/delete this thread.
I was quite pleased to hear this because I was tired of having to look for 3G phones that are all outdated, and ST's smartphones can be expensive. I was able to pick up a near-mint LG G2 for less than ST's GS3. But, we'll see if it works!
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I did a search and couldn't find anything related to this, so I thought I'd post it.
Straight Talk allows Verizon 4G phones on their network!!!
To be specific, I checked a few ESNs with their system as well as chatted with a person on this, and you can in fact bring over a Verizon 4G phone and use it with Straight Talk. This is CDMA ONLY, and you will be limited to 3G speeds.
I will be verifying this in the next few days when my new (used) phone gets here. If it doesn't work, I will be sure to let everyone know/delete this thread.
I was quite pleased to hear this because I was tired of having to look for 3G phones that are all outdated, and ST's smartphones can be expensive. I was able to pick up a near-mint LG G2 for less than ST's GS3. But, we'll see if it works!
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CDMA leftover problems
Please delete this thread, I was incorrect. Straight Talk WILL NOT activate 4G LTE phones on a CDMA only network. I was misinformed.
Sorry everyone.
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