I just switched from Tmobile vibrant after being burned twice with the withholding off software updates. I have noticed that sprints coverage is not as thick as tmo's and I was wondering if changing the modem would help. The modems on the galaxy S's were definitely regional. Any suggestions on which to use for northeast us, NYC in particular. Thanks
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We have limited 4G coverage in Tyler, TX. It's based around the mall. But that's about it.
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I wanted very badly to be able to switch from AT&T to Sprint. I tried it for about three days but I was roaming in my living room. And I live on South Broadway. That was the end of 2011.
Sometimes I can connect to it out in the parking lot of my job down off duncan street.
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That's awesome you have it there... what's the speed on it?
I've been waiting for a loooong time for sprint 4G to come to phoenix, but I'm not sure its ever going to happen.
Does the Galaxy S 4G get At&t 3G when its unlocked. I unlocked it and it gets at&t 3g. Is it possible?
Galaxy S 4G
Uh...did you just answer your own question?
You just said you get 3g on your unlocked SGS4G.
People are telling me its not possible. I'd like to know if it is. Mine gets it but does it really get it or is the indicador wrong?
Galaxy S 4G
Does it seem like edge network speed. You would be able to tell the difference.
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Its fairly quick. Not edge at all. Anyways I guess I did answer it myself just wanted to see if it was possible. Wasn't like that before I sent it in to Samsung so idk...
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The Galaxy S 4G has 3g speed on AT&T 1900mhz band but not on the 850mhz band, where it will be Edge Speed.
I think this was answered a long time ago in one if these threads.
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Why dont you install speedtest and check download/upload speed ?
soi switched to verizon four months ago because att service has gotten crappy. now i ordered my verizon s3 and find out that the bootload is locked.... should i switch back to att or stay on verizon? what would yall do?
Is it worth an etf?
i'm on at&t and i'm pleased with my service. i don't live in a major city and i consistently get 6-8mbps down and 1-1.5mbps up. for normal browsing it is more than adequate. no issues with call quality.
i'm also pleased with my phone. with my current configuration (see sig) i'm getting 5000-5100 in quadrant. benchmarks aren't a perfect indicator of how good the phone is, but the number is still impressive.
go back to AT&T
AT&T LTE is faster and Verizon new Share Data isn't all that. Too little data for so much money. AT&T!
We only have 3g where I live for at&t and lte on Verizon. I would keep my Verizon line for home Wi-Fi.
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Go to ATT!
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Att is faster and eventually get to the point where verizon is at with lte locations.
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At&t is very good to us, and the service here is amazing. Then again, Baltimore being so close to D.C. is probably the reason. LTE has been deployed here for awhile and the speeds are insane. We've always had issues with Verizon at my house
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Just afraid that I'll start having all those dropped calls again, I don't have any with Verizon
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I have the att version I got 24.8mbps dl and 8 ul. No dropped calls either. Pretty amazing device so far
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I always prefer gsm carriers to cdma ones. It feels weird having a phone that you cannot use if you travel abroad, especially europe where most carriets are gsm.
do you want locked bootloaders or better coverage?
Wonder if the locked bootloader is going to be a trend for Verizon?
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Just afraid that I'll start having all those dropped calls again, I don't have any with Verizon
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Every lock have a key, I'm moving from ATT to Verizon (700$ etf) just because of the dropped calls. Can't stand it any more.
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I moved out in the country in TN. My SGS2 with sprint gets horrible reception, and almost no 3g unless i sit on the porch. I'm going to switch to Verizon who i know gets better service in my area. Looking at DRM or SGS3, moto has always had better antennas in my opinion. Any personal experience or advice would be appreciated.
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I used anycut and flashed a new prl with roam control set to roam only I have unlimited service on sprint in areas where I know service is good.. but it's all a precursor to flashing over to straight talk
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I need some ideas cuz in always stumped when it comes to choosing phones ima be starting a contract with T-Mobile I just need to know which are the top 5 T-Mobile phones in yalls opinion excluding the note 2 iPhone 5 and that blackberry one I don't have enough for those and I want something that's better then my amaze like a lot better and thanks
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First of all, T-Mobile no longer has contracts. Secondly, this isn't the place for this question. This should be in the networking forum.
T-Mobile don't have contracts since when?
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A couple weeks ago.
http://www.tmonews.com/2013/03/t-mobile-ceo-talks-uncarrier-iphone-lte-and-the-industry-at-large/
Oh well I'm getting the optimus g at&t version unlocked to put on T-Mobile because none of the T-Mobile phones seemed to fit my needs there was always a flaw in the decent phones they had well I'm glad T-Mobile supports the 1900 MHz because since I have 4g in my area with the amaze I know I'll have 4g with the optimus g I done paid 550 for the phone didn't have a money back I'm just that confident it will work
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Oh well I'm getting the optimus g at&t version unlocked to put on T-Mobile because none of the T-Mobile phones seemed to fit my needs there was always a flaw in the decent phones they had well I'm glad T-Mobile supports the 1900 MHz because since I have 4g in my area with the amaze I know I'll have 4g with the optimus g I done paid 550 for the phone didn't have a money back I'm just that confident it will work
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The HTC Amaze gets 4G on the 1700/2100 MHz bands, not 1900MHz. Sorry, but you might be out of luck with the OG, since it has no 1700MHz band built in. It only picks up 1900MHz for T-Mobile's 3G/4G, which may not be in your area.
Unless your area has been refarmed for the 1900MHz band, you're only going to see EDGE (2G) speeds at best. Then again, if you have T-Mobile LTE in your area, then it should work on that if you find someone who can unlock the modem for you.
There are so many "ifs" here, that you would have been better off not buying this phone to use on T-Mobile, unless you know for a fact that you have a refarmed network, or LTE service.
I think you misinterpreted the 1900MHz thing. That is not a nation-wide thing. It is only supported in some markets, not all. If you don't know for certain, then you probably don't have it. Your Amaze getting 4G means absolutely nothing, since it does not run on the 1900MHz band in the first place.
I'm in Dalton ga I'm 20 min south of Chattanooga which has been refarmed
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I'm in Dalton ga I'm 20 min south of Chattanooga which has been refarmed
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If you're sure of that, then you should be fine with the OG. If I recall correctly, there's a modem hack to enable T-Mobile LTE on it. That is dependent on your local area actually having LTE in the first place, though.
So if chattanooga has been refarmed and I'm 20 min from there I should be fine?
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Not necessarily. It depends entirely on the towers you connect to. If the towers in your area use 1700/2100MHz for HSPA+ connections, then your phone needs to support those bands. If the tower has been refarmed and is using 1900MHz for HSPA+, then you have your pick of pretty much every GSM phone on the planet. Call T-Mobile to find out, or get a hold of a Samsung S2 or better phone with the stock Touchwiz ROM. You can go into the diagnostics menu with *#197328640# in the dialer. There's a network frequency menu in there that will show you the bands you're connected to.
I just called them they said basically where ever I have 4g with my amaze I'll have 4g with any at&t phone so I'm saved
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avenged_sevenfold27 said:
I just called them they said basically where ever I have 4g with my amaze I'll have 4g with any at&t phone so I'm saved
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That's not true at all. The T-Mobile Amaze only gets 4G on AWS bands. It does not get the 1900MHz band at all, which is what AT&T phones get 3G/4G on. So, either your phone is an unbranded version, or the guy on the phone didn't know what he was talking about. It's not as cut and dry as they would have you believe.
My suggestion would be to make sure that if you buy a non T-Mobile phone, make sure you can return it if things don't go right. I hope that your area is a refarmed area, but unless a tech tells you straight up that the towers in your area are refarmedwith 100% certainty, make sure to cover your behind when buying a new device just in case.
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I have the unbranded one and they even said in other terms she said that I'm in a 1900 MHz area
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I have the unbranded one and they even said in other terms she said that I'm in a 1900 MHz area
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Ok. Well the unbranded one does have 1900MHz built in. It's uncommon for anyone to have that one, since the Amaze ended up being a T-Mobile exclusive device. As far as the refarm goes, I'd still urge you to be cautious in making a purchase. Make sure you can test out the device for a short while within a return period, just in case.
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OK ima call T-Mobile just to be safe cuz sometimes you get diff answers lol
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