I currently have an Atrix 4G working great where I'm from but I'm thinking about getting a skyrocket... Will it work with the same sim card my Atrix does...? Obviously it won't have the LTE speeds but I don't care... I also know I have to unlock it with cellunlockr.net that's not that big of a deal...
I did exactly the same thing. Had atrix aquired a skyrocket last week. Popd in my atrix sim could make calls but no data no text no web. So i called att . They need to know u have the lte phone u gota call and tell them or u will have no data they had to punch it in there system then i restarted my phone when she was done and i had data everything worked fine. But i do have anblte plan and wana use my lte so i went too att store this evening and they gave me and programed a lte sim card for free. But if your not uaing at&t obviously youll have to unlock the phone and in that case i dont see why it wouldnt work . Mines locked to att so they were the reason my data wasnt working
See why it wouldn't
I am one of the Atrix 4G people who have hopped on to the SGSIISR, Atrix 4G is used to work fine after unlocking in India. Just unlocked (by paying) last week the SR, I am pretty sure it will work. Will check out next time I am overseas.
You just have to make sure the GPRS/2G/3G/HSPA/LTE bands are supported by carriers wherever you want to use this phone. The phone will not support the T-Mobile 3G bands, so far as data is concerned you will get only Edge.
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So where i live we have another option for gsm networks called air fire mobile... I called at&t to get my unlock code after giving me my code they asked what my intentions were, i told them to switch networks. The rep then told me my inspire would not work on this other gsm network called airfire. I dont know if air fire is a national thing or what but in case not here is there web site. http://www.airfiremobile.com/
Well i went to airfire mobile and they said my phone would have to be unlocked so i had them put there sim card into my phone and nothing popped up for unrecognized sim card..... My g/f has a htc aria and she got the option to unlock sim she put the unlock code in she had received and it worked but her phone could not recognize air fire's network only there roaming service with is covered by at&t... is there something with HTC phones that will not allow us to use this network, or are there any steps we need to do once the new sim cards are in the phones like settings and apns numbers or anything? Please help looking to escape my raping by at&t each month lol
You should have no issues with ATT phones working on AirFire. Looks like they use the same bands as ATT. And maybe she was showing as roaming because she was actually roaming. There is only local coverage in wisconsin. This page shows everything you need to know except nowhere on the site does it say they offer 3G. I am guessing it is edge only.
http://www.airfiremobile.com/Support
thank you for you help, when i asked the lady if they offer 3g her response was we offer 2.5g lol im guessing that would be edge?? Also when i go Menu>settings>wireless and networks>mobile networks>Network operators: the only thing that comes up is at&t. This is with my at&t sim card in, but shouldnt it show airfire also? or does my phone need to be unlocked before it will show airfire?? so confusing lol
Is your phone sim unlocked? You said you got the code from ATT but never said if you were able to enter it sucessfully. Is your phone rooted? If yes then during the rooting process it will become sim unlocked. So if you phone happens to be sim unlocked then select "network operators" and do a search for your new network. And YES you have to have an AirMobile sim or all you will see is ATT with an ATT sim card.
Just in case you don't understand, you unlock the phone to use any simcard. You are not unlocking the sim card to use any carrier.
As far as data it is an ATT phone. It does not have the APN for AirFire Mobile. You will have to enter that yourself as a new APN.
yes my phone is rooted, i never knew that by rooting it unlocks the phone, maybe that would explain why when i put the airfire sim in the box never came up asking for the unlock code?
But even still when the g/f had the airfire sim in her aria and she unlocked her phone it showed airfire network but it was roaming.. and didn't show there home network, the rep at the store said it could be something within the hardware from htc??? and at&t told me my inspire wouldn't work on airfire because my phone was 4g phone.. which i dont see why a 4g phone cant come down to Edge network if thats what airfire is
Any ATT phone will be able to make calls and connect to data on AirFire's 2.5G system if thats what they call it.
Let's just say that the rep at the store should be selling shoes.
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Any ATT phone will be able to make calls and connect to data on AirFire's 2.5G system if thats what they call it.
Let's just say that the rep at the store should be selling shoes.
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Your right the guy is stupid. First the inspire can't connect to att 4g network that is not even 4g. As long as they are GSM based you are at least gonna get edge. I don't even want him selling me shoes lol
I use my AT&T LTE SkyRocket as my daily device which requires an LTE Sim Card (I tried the regular sim card with APN settings from xda and it didn't work). I also have a Captivate that is my backup device in case my SR dies or something. I want to switch out my Captivate for a Galaxy Nexus.
Does anyone know if the LTE Sim Card from my SkyRocket will at least work to provide data on the GSM nexus? Or will I need to have AT&T switch my account to HSPA and get a regular SIM card?
PS. I tried searching and found nothing.
Your sim will work fine in the device. You just wont have LTE. 4G isnt bad though. Your cappy is a 3G. I've always been happy with 3G....dont use alot of data
Your simcard would work fine on any phone. But if the phone doesnt support LTE it will just use 4G and if it doesn't support 4G then 3G.
Eating Kitty's in my Skyrocket fueled by CM9
Had simuliar problem
I recently went from a At&t Galaxy S2 I777 to a Galaxy S2 I727 LTE skyrocket myself found my data didn't work once I switched simcard over to the I727 LTE phone , but once I had data switched to LTE data it worked fine
When I bricked my SR, I put my LTE sim in a 3G captivate. It worked fine. I would assume that it is 'backwards' compatible. But that's just a guess. I could put the sim in my older phones to see but I'm lazy.
I was unaware that the SIM controlled the LTE data access... Wouldn't any SIM work?
Granted, they did give me a new SIM when I went from my 3GS to the Skyrocket, but that may just be since I got it in the store rather than online.
Yeah kinda surprised me when my data would't work on my skyrocket , but I used my same ole sim card in it , with standard data and it just would not work , but did learn the lte data will work on another phone and show data , but when you go from standard data to a LTE phone it won't , lol , once I changed over to LTE data and useing the same simcard , it work's fine now.
But but as far as the answer to the question (( Can you use LTE sim Card in a non_LTE device? )) answer look's like yes , but it won't work going from a standard data sim card unless you change the APN setting's..
I have tested my Skyrocket SIM in my backup phone, which is a Dell Venue and it worked fine. The Venue was purchased unlocked from Dell. I do not know if that makes any difference.
I never could get it to work in my old back flip. But that is an old outdated p.o.s.
I was able to use it on iPhone 3gs
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Thanks everyone for your replies. This solidifies my decision to sell my Captivate (used as a backup device) and buy a Galaxy Nexus from Play store.
Now the only thing I will have to decide is which one I will make my primary device:
1) Skyrocket (w 8MP camera)
2) Nexus (w pure Google)
This will be a tough decision since I use my phone camera a LOT and thus the 8MP shooter is important, BUT I also really really really want to install CM9 Black Ice ROM onto the Nexus. I guess I'll find out once I can scrape together enough money for the Nexus.
Thanks again (and feel free to chime in on my SkyRocket vs Nexus dilemma if you want)
I tried using these settings with an ATT Tilt 2/Rhodium and an LTE sim From an iPhone 5. I was able to get the phone and texting to work but not data. I was at a loss until I read this post on the android central forum where the data plans are not compatible... http://forums.androidcentral.com/t-galaxy-s-iii/224898-there-difference-between-lte-sim-3g-sim.html
So now I find myself wondering if the data plan for a Tilt 2 will work in an iPhone 5...
[edit] I confirmed with AT&T that the iPhone 5 data plan is not compatible with an AT&T Tilt2. The Tilt 2 needs a regular "smartphone" plan. Not sure what the difference is.
I just bought a Fido Razr HD for connecting to Rogers network. To my surprise, I was able to connect to Rogers even though it is a Fido phone. Never the less, I paid and got the phone sim unlocked. But I noticed that my Razr never connect to LTE. It always shows it connected as H+, which I assume to be the HSPA+ network. I verfied the following:
-Rogers LTE APN for mobile - checked this against entries posted here on XDA for Rogers
-Network select set to GSM/HSPA/LTE (Auto)
I do get a strange error every time i change from another sim back to my Rogers's one, it says something like no suitable network -15, something like that. I assume my problem has to do with it being a Fido rom working on Rogers.
Am I missing something really obvious?
Thanks,
dixieflatline76 said:
I just bought a Fido Razr HD for connecting to Rogers network. To my surprise, I was able to connect to Rogers even though it is a Fido phone. Never the less, I paid and got the phone sim unlocked. But I noticed that my Razr never connect to LTE. It always shows it connected as H+, which I assume to be the HSPA+ network. I verfied the following:
-Rogers LTE APN for mobile - checked this against entries posted here on XDA for Rogers
-Network select set to GSM/HSPA/LTE (Auto)
I do get a strange error every time i change from another sim back to my Rogers's one, it says something like no suitable network -15, something like that. I assume my problem has to do with it being a Fido rom working on Rogers.
Am I missing something really obvious?
Thanks,
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Have you tried configuring phone according to SIM?.. Configuring it according to sim will load Rogers ROM on it and it will install all Rogers crapware along on it. But i think if you don't see the LTE , it is worth trying. Also make sure your area have LTE coverage.
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Have you tried configuring phone according to SIM?.. Configuring it according to sim will load Rogers ROM on it and it will install all Rogers crapware along on it. But i think if you don't see the LTE , it is worth trying. Also make sure your area have LTE coverage.
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Yes I have already converted to crap Rogers bloatware rom. It does that automatically when you put in a Rogers sim. Now I got bloatware and still no LTE. My Rogers work iPhone is happily LTE'ing at like 20 mbps, this one is only doing 5 mbps, booo.
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Yes I have already converted to crap Rogers bloatware rom. It does that automatically when you put in a Rogers sim. Now I got bloatware and still no LTE. My Rogers work iPhone is happily LTE'ing at like 20 mbps, this one is only doing 5 mbps, booo.
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hmmm.. okay.. do one thing.. Go to setting and then mobile networks and Select network.. make sure GSM/HSPA/LTE (Auto Mode) is selected. Secondly, Remove the sim and restart the phone and then re-insert the sim and see if it works. If still it don't. Simplay factory reset it and check.
Just here to share my experience because I had a similar problem too.
I'm with fido carrier and got the razr hd with fido (in futureshop) which sucks.
Anyways long story short, same thing happened to me it kept on staying on H+ which I did speed test is only around 2-5 average...mostly 2max.
So I went in LOTS troubles finding out what's wrong and GUESS WHAT when I get the phone and the micro sim card with the sales HE SAID it IS LTE supported (because there are two different micro sim cards....one supports LTE and one doesn't)
Then I went through all troubles and finally had to talk to on of the representatives ONLINE and tell them to send me a LTE micro sim card.
For my fido sim card it does say LTE on it but don't trust the people you call you gotta force them to send you an LTE micro sim card because I called LOTS times to fido and some say on there should be LTE labelled on the micro sim and some say don't know and some say it shouldn't which pisses me off a lot until I did the ONLINE chat and they finally send me the LTE micro sim card and it works....
But one thing is don't expect to have LTE everywhere in Vancouver because as for now, I know I get LTE more in burnaby like near metro (but not in metro hahah...sometimes not always) and not a lot places in Richmond as for downtown not too sure because I went there 2-3 times only got H+ but I don't go there often.
At least i know LTE works which is the main point so I guess after all you have done, make make make sure your micro sim is LTE compatible.
P.S. for fido the LTE is included when I sign the contract so no charge to me for them to send me one but I'm not sure about rogers.
Hope this helps more or less.
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Just here to share my experience because I had a similar problem too.
I'm with fido carrier and got the razr hd with fido (in futureshop) which sucks.
Anyways long story short, same thing happened to me it kept on staying on H+ which I did speed test is only around 2-5 average...mostly 2max.
So I went in LOTS troubles finding out what's wrong and GUESS WHAT when I get the phone and the micro sim card with the sales HE SAID it IS LTE supported (because there are two different micro sim cards....one supports LTE and one doesn't)
Then I went through all troubles and finally had to talk to on of the representatives ONLINE and tell them to send me a LTE micro sim card.
For my fido sim card it does say LTE on it but don't trust the people you call you gotta force them to send you an LTE micro sim card because I called LOTS times to fido and some say on there should be LTE labelled on the micro sim and some say don't know and some say it shouldn't which pisses me off a lot until I did the ONLINE chat and they finally send me the LTE micro sim card and it works....
But one thing is don't expect to have LTE everywhere in Vancouver because as for now, I know I get LTE more in burnaby like near metro (but not in metro hahah...sometimes not always) and not a lot places in Richmond as for downtown not too sure because I went there 2-3 times only got H+ but I don't go there often.
At least i know LTE works which is the main point so I guess after all you have done, make make make sure your micro sim is LTE compatible.
P.S. for fido the LTE is included when I sign the contract so no charge to me for them to send me one but I'm not sure about rogers.
Hope this helps more or less.
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Hey everyone, thanks for all the responses. Just prior to reading this thread, i came to the same conclusion that this is sim related as I put my micro sim into my girlfriend's LTE phone, it can only go up to HSPAP. I realized that it must be sim based. I was cheap and just cut down my old sim, i assume my old one did not support LTE on Rogers. And with this response I am 80% sure this is the problem. I will go pay 10 buck and enjoy blazing LTE tomorrow!!!
Thanks all!!
dixieflatline76 said:
Hey everyone, thanks for all the responses. Just prior to reading this thread, i came to the same conclusion that this is sim related as I put my micro sim into my girlfriend's LTE phone, it can only go up to HSPAP. I realized that it must be sim based. I was cheap and just cut down my old sim, i assume my old one did not support LTE on Rogers. And with this response I am 80% sure this is the problem. I will go pay 10 buck and enjoy blazing LTE tomorrow!!!
Thanks all!!
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Oh they just letting you know....which I didn't say because it was a super long story that's why I briefly said it....somehow DO check if your rogers micro sim card says LTE or not on it because what I left out and didn't easy earlier was that I went to buy a micro sim card at the store and I asked for micro sim card...and at last they still only give me a regular micro sim card that's why I kept on confused if it does say LTE on it and went online chat to complain what happened. So double triple make sure or if you know someone in rogers store then it'll be good too. Because after I got the fake LTE they kept on saying on maybe because the tower delay wait for a day or two some said and some said few hours but guess what! when fido mailed me the LTE card the LTE works RIGHT AWAY....so ya...find a way to make sure the card is LTE micro.
Well my contract ended today, so I decided to jump ship to AIO Wireless... Since T-Mobile is getting rid of their grandfathered plans and making people upgrade, I decided to leave, and join the Pre-Paid community :victory: -- Cant wait until the Nexus 5 drops haha..
I'm SuperCID'd sim unlocked (did it last night), rooted (been rooted for years, the sensation is not my first rodeo), and all that Jazz...
Anyways.. I did everything that I was supposed to get everything activated and working.. typed in the new APN settings and got my data working and all..
My problem is that i do not get connected to 3g or 4g... I called CS and they said that everything looks fine.. (they dunno whats going on).. go figure.
I have 2g. Its pissing me off...
Just wondering if anybody else made the switch and are having/had similar problems??
Thanks
EDIT: Well i called back hoping to get another person to talk to.. and that somebody told me that since my phone is from T-Mobile, I wont be allowed to use their 4g.. --- My question is now this -- Since my phone is unlocked, wouldnt i now be able to use AT&T's network?? Or is the phone itself still required to use TMO's frequency? I'm confused.
EDIT 2: Did more research around xda and found that i could change the modem to att's frequency bands.. I flashed the modems via terminal emulator and even put in canadian radios.. well, both didnt work. when i flashed the modems, they didnt change the bands.. I would need the international sensation that uses att bands for att to work (thats why i flashed the canadian radio just to see if that would work) This is probably why we dont hear anything about our tmo sensations getting used on other carriers because no one has successfully changed the modem.. We cant change the bands that our phone comes with.. Damn.
Well, I guess i have to live with 2g for a week or so until the nexus 5 drops.. Then i can just slap my sim card in there and experience LTE ) -- but in the mean time, ill be using wifi.
Hello everyone hope you can help me.
I did a full flash using fla****now.com on my us cellular note 2 sch-r950 to page plus and I got talk and txt to work but not 3g. I had gotten a USED Verizon 4g lte sim card which was what I was told would work to get 3g, but since it did not work now I've been asking around and people have told me that since the sim is 4g it is not needed to get 3g. That even w/o a sim card I should be able to get 3g but that the 3g on the phone might not be showing. I have also read that you can get 3g only with a us cellular 4g sim card, so I'm really confused.
The phone says "no sim" with the verizon 4g lte sim card so don't know if it read it I could get 3g if what I was initially told was true.... Another thing is that my old Verizon phone has a different prl than this us cellular note 2 and I am not getting service where I used to get service. Question, if I change the prl to the one that my old phone had would the note 2 give me the same coverage? I had my old phone with page plus too, just did the esn change before it was flashed. And if that would work how do I do it? One last thing does anyone know how to get 3g on this us cellular note 2 sch-r950? I really need the 3g working bc I fill my paperwork online.
Any help will be greatly appreciated. Sorry for the long post but the better explained the better the help no?
Thank you!
data on us cellular note 2
sadjetivo said:
Hello everyone hope you can help me.
I did a full flash using fla****now.com on my us cellular note 2 sch-r950 to page plus and I got talk and txt to work but not 3g. I had gotten a USED Verizon 4g lte sim card which was what I was told would work to get 3g, but since it did not work now I've been asking around and people have told me that since the sim is 4g it is not needed to get 3g. That even w/o a sim card I should be able to get 3g but that the 3g on the phone might not be showing. I have also read that you can get 3g only with a us cellular 4g sim card, so I'm really confused.
The phone says "no sim" with the verizon 4g lte sim card so don't know if it read it I could get 3g if what I was initially told was true.... Another thing is that my old Verizon phone has a different prl than this us cellular note 2 and I am not getting service where I used to get service. Question, if I change the prl to the one that my old phone had would the note 2 give me the same coverage? I had my old phone with page plus too, just did the esn change before it was flashed. And if that would work how do I do it? One last thing does anyone know how to get 3g on this us cellular note 2 sch-r950? I really need the 3g working bc I fill my paperwork online.
Any help will be greatly appreciated. Sorry for the long post but the better explained the better the help no?
Thank you!
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Did you ever get data working? If not, I think I can help.
First did you put in a micro sim (preferrably not Verizon) t mobile att etc... Also you can root and freeze setup wizard to get rid of the "non Verizon sim card" message. Thirdly if your username and keys are wrong HDR an long, PPP and the ha and AAA usernames and passwords, then you will only have talk and text and no 3g data.
Flashing sim card models is tricky. I believe I can help.
If you already have this done and data working, please share what you did so we can learn from each other and share the knowledge wealth for the whole community. Thanks