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after rooting my inspire, i tried putting my friends (t-mobile) SIM card into the phone... the phone worked, but there was no data, there was a "E" in the notification bar, but i do not know what that means...
any idea what the "E" means, and more importantly, how to get the data working??
E means edge...that is data..just really slow data.
Or you know what...I could be wrong, just going about what my vibrant shows.
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laylovj said:
E means edge...that is data..just really slow data.
Or you know what...I could be wrong, just going about what my vibrant shows.
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hmm, i tried opening the browser, but nothing seemed to work... any other ideas, anyone?
E is Edge which is 2G and is really slow compared to 3G. If you have an AT&T Inspire you might have to change the data APNs so that it will work with T-Mobile.
Another thing is that AT&T's 3G and T-Mobile's 3G are different frequencies. So with an AT&T phone on T-Mobile, the best you can get is Edge. Same with T-Mobile phones on AT&T.
Hope this helped... a little.
U will have to input the apn settings. Further then that best u will get will be edge due to differing frequency that tmo uses.
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Two posters above are correct, you need the correct apn settings for tmobile. Faced this issue taking my G1 onto At&t's network. http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/android/thread?tid=728949efd681db72&hl=en
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No no you will not get anything more than 2g speeds,no matter what apn you use. Att and tmobile use different frequences. Unless the frequency bands match,then its a no go.
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Ummm we know if you knew how to read then you would have noticed that I already stated that.
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Chubby_Skunk said:
E is Edge which is 2G and is really slow compared to 3G. If you have an AT&T Inspire you might have to change the data APNs so that it will work with T-Mobile.
Another thing is that AT&T's 3G and T-Mobile's 3G are different frequencies. So with an AT&T phone on T-Mobile, the best you can get is Edge. Same with T-Mobile phones on AT&T.
Hope this helped... a little.
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any idea on the t-mobile APNs?? ill give it a shot 2 c if it does anything??
edit: nvm, jes read the post by PhatP, thanks for that link... will give it a shot tomm and report back on the results...
settings>wireless&networks>mobile networks>access point names>menu>new apn>name=t-mobile data>apn=epc.tmobile.com>mmsc=http://mms.msg.eng.t-mobile.com/mms/wapenc> everything else not set or blank... and it will run on 3g t-mobile will tell you it wont . if there are problems switch to 2g or edge .
see there only some diff between tmo and att just some apns in such
Sounds like everyone here has 3G in their area, I have to travel at least an hour to get 3G, att had made and surpassed over 10 expected dates of when they're going to get it but now they're saying mid-year but my edge speeds have increased greatly over the past few days
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settings>wireless&networks>mobile networks>access point names>menu>new apn>name=t-mobile data>apn=epc.tmobile.com>mmsc=http://mms.msg.eng.t-mobile.com/mms/wapenc> everything else not set or blank... and it will run on 3g t-mobile will tell you it wont . if there are problems switch to 2g or edge .
see there only some diff between tmo and att just some apns in such
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I promise you an At&t phone's wireless radio will not be able to utilize Tmo's 3G network. The best you'll get is Edge (2G)
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I under stand the difference in the radios some of this will depend on the sim used there are uicc sim cards a t-mobile 3g in other words I have been able to use 3g on T-Mobile with my captivate it did not always work its worth a try atleast
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Like is their a program out to unlock it or do I have to to those websites and give them the imei
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Rooting will give you an unlocked sim, if thats an option for you.
And on "Other", you only got T-Mobile USA, which will only give you EDGE speeds.
My phone is already rooted.. I'm running the sense 3.0 ROM... So does that mean my phone is unlocked... I plan on selling to some one who is on tmobile
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miguel11691 said:
My phone is already rooted.. I'm running the sense 3.0 ROM... So does that mean my phone is unlocked... I plan on selling to some one who is on tmobile
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Yes your phone is unlocked to be used on tmobile
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My Inspire is unlocked, achieved it from rooting. i am currently using H2O Wireless SIM and 50$ a month unlimited plan, the service is great! although its not unlimited data, 100mb of data a month, but i usually only use WIFI for all my data so thats ok with me, but there is another option, its called Simple Mobile, Unlimited EVERYTHING and up to 4g speeds in some areas for 60$ a month, its a GSM chip so it can be use in an unlocked HTC Inspire... im thinking of switching to simple mobile from H2O wirelss for the unlimited data.... although my area doesnot support 4g speeds yet :*( they have a coverage map on the website that shows where their 4g speeds are covered
Well i tryed to post the links to simple mobile and H2O Wireless, but i am new to these fourms and it says i cannot post links from outside sources yet :/ but just google H2O Wireless, or Simple Mobile, Thanks!
As long as you put in you apn settibgs correctly on your inspire and you should be good!!you need that companys apn settingss for their internet and mms service!
Hi, I have been reading some posts in the Radio thread reporting that they are using the T-mobile Modem. It was unclear whether they had it working on the T-mobile network or just using the modem on the ATT network.
Is there anyone here using the Galaxy S II Skyrocket on T-mobiles 1700Mhz AWS 3G band and getting internet and sms and everything no problem?
I just want to make sure before I go out and purchase one for a lot of money and not have it working.
Yup I believe that the Skyrocket and the TMO SII are the same phone or at least have the same radio
Yes, you can use the t-mobile modem on the skyrocket and connect to t-mobile 3g. There are people on xda that have done this and confirmed working. The modem chipsets are different though.
There is one thing though. The skyrocket modem (mdm9200) supports 700/1700/2100 on LTE which is the same frequency that t-mobile uses on 3G. My concern is that although it will work since it is the same frequency, the skyrocket modem uses the 700/1700 band for LTE and not 3G, but 2100 for 3G and LTE. The t-mobile sgs2 uses the mdm8220 which supports 1700/2100 for 3G. I don't know enough about the particular power/design differences to say if this is a safe thing to do for extended periods of time. I heard of a few people having problems with their modems after flashing tmob modem on their skyrocket. Don't know if it's connected to the hardware differences.. just a caution. Make sure you have warranty or insurance coverage before you try
I'm going to buy the phone secondhand and thus I will not have warranty or any return policy hence I am worried. I wanted to make sure that it works before I go out and purchase the phone.
Were the people having problems the people who were still on the ATT network? I plan on using the phone strictly on the T-mobile network which I hear is also going to be putting out 1900Mhz 3G in certain markets due to the failed ATT merger and I happen to be in one of those large markets.
I have seen this question more than once but never an answer to why...with the two phones being nearly identical, what is the draw causing some tmo users to want the 727 over the 989?
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I'm going to buy the phone secondhand and thus I will not have warranty or any return policy hence I am worried. I wanted to make sure that it works before I go out and purchase the phone.
Were the people having problems the people who were still on the ATT network? I plan on using the phone strictly on the T-mobile network which I hear is also going to be putting out 1900Mhz 3G in certain markets due to the failed ATT merger and I happen to be in one of those large markets.
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Around here it is cheaper and also I hope that the phone will work with non-smartphone data plans on T-mobile because T-mobile locks out their own smartphones to certain data plans.
As I've said, others have reported it to be working. However, I don't think there are enough people doing this to give a clear idea if the tmob modem is having any adverse effects on the skyrocket modem. Maybe open a poll thread to get a better idea?
One of my customers came in with an unlocked and rooted sky rocket, any idea as to how to get it off our edge?
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Makes sense! Thanks!
johnny13oi said:
Around here it is cheaper and also I hope that the phone will work with non-smartphone data plans on T-mobile because T-mobile locks out their own smartphones to certain data plans.
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Does anyone know where can I flash this modem? And how to do it plz
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One of my customers came in with an unlocked and rooted sky rocket, any idea as to how to get it off our edge?
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This is for everyone.
IT HAS TO RUN A TMOBILE SGS II MODEM. The radio has the capability, but the modem.bin for the SR doesn't activate AWS/2100. Flashing a T-Mobile modem will fix that though.
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So do I just flash. A T-Mobile ROM
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So do I just flash. A T-Mobile ROM
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Just beware of the sbl.bin (Boot Loader). Do NOT flash the sbl for the Hercules on the Skyrocket. Everything else appears to function the same.
(I've been researching if I should get a Skyrocket or Hercules)
So just flash a tmo rom?
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KingDavid63 said:
So just flash a tmo rom?
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MODEM
just flash a TMobile MODEM
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MODEM
just flash a TMobile MODEM
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I've flashed a bunch of different things and am no noob at anything but I don't think I've ever seen atmobile modem as a flashable zip...
Kingdavid you working here
KingDavid63 said:
I've flashed a bunch of different things and am no noob at anything but I don't think I've ever seen atmobile modem as a flashable zip...
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so dont flash one in CWM....flash it in ODIN or HEIMDALL....
i dont know, since i dont keep up with the TMobile dev but i would bet something is over there...
jesus...
i just went over to TMOBILE SGS2 DEV section and what do you know, a thread called:
[RADIOS] CWM Flashable Modems
that didnt even involve a search....
reading and comprehension are a wonderful thing
Running on T-Mobile 3g pay by the day right now on Rogers s2 lte using the telus radio. I'll try to run some more tests tmr night with the tmo radios...but no guarantees.... vacation is tiring
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tom0927 said:
Running on T-Mobile 3g pay by the day right now on Rogers s2 lte using the telus radio. I'll try to run some more tests tmr night with the tmo radios...but no guarantees.... vacation is tiring
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So we're you able to test during your tiring vacation?
hey everybody,. i just got a skyrocket from a friend, formerly having an evo 3d. i have an unlimited data plan and when i popped my sim in i cannot get a data connection. since this is a 4g lte phone in order to even get a 3g signal do i need a 4g plan? i rooted my att skyrocket, and have the ics rom skyicecream,
p.s. i do have full signal, and flashed new radios
Thanks,
Kole
Kole_Ackerson said:
hey everybody,. i just got a skyrocket from a friend, formerly having an evo 3d. i have an unlimited data plan and when i popped my sim in i cannot get a data connection. since this is a 4g lte phone in order to even get a 3g signal do i need a 4g plan? i rooted my att skyrocket, and have the ics rom skyicecream,
p.s. i do have full signal, and flashed new radios
Yes you need a lte plan and a lte sim card. You can do both at an Att store and nope it wont change your monthly bill.
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Ok, thank you, will be going to at&t today
I have a T-Mobile Pay As You Go plan so I am wondering if I bought a Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket and get it unlocked through eBay if I would be able to use it with my T-Mobile SIM card? I don't need the 4G LTE on it as I would just use my wireless Internet if I ever needed to get on the Internet. I use this phone mostly for texting, phone calls, and games. Do not use it for the 4G, 3G, etc.
Thanks for any and ALL help!
Oh and if I unlock the phone to use on T-Mobile do I need to root to flash any kernels, etc? Looked for answer to my question but was unable to find an answer.
ATT for the win jaja
Yes you do need a root to flash new kernels
Edit: and yes you can use it with any GSM provider if you get it unlocked hopes this answers your question
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desaleter said:
Yes you do need a root to flash new kernels
Edit: and yes you can use it with any GSM provider if you get it unlocked hopes this answers your question
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Thank you so much for your answer! I appreciate it. What kernels would work the best and if I root it can I still get the OTA Official update of ICS when it gets released? I believe there is somewhere that will help me root it correct? THANKS again!
Awesome! Thanks for the info.
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Thank you so much for your answer! I appreciate it. What kernels would work the best and if I root it can I still get the OTA Official update of ICS when it gets released? I believe there is somewhere that will help me root it correct? THANKS again!
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Hi, As for my understanding, once you rooted, the OTA will stop working...
Below thread might be helpful for you regarding what is needed to use SR on Tmobile:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1507825
I was looking at running the ATT Samsung Captivate on T-Mobile for a friend.
I found out the Captivate would only run at "Edge" speeds on T-Mobile. Not 3G or 4G.
Might want to check to see if it would be the same for the Skyrocket.
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I was looking at running the ATT Samsung Captivate on T-Mobile for a friend.
I found out the Captivate would only run at "Edge" speeds on T-Mobile. Not 3G or 4G.
Might want to check to see if it would be the same for the Skyrocket.
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You are correct, ATT and tmobile have different bands in which their phones operate, so you will only get EDGE speeds at most. Also to clarify ATT's 3G data operates over 850/1900Mhz spectrum and tmobile 3G operates over 900/2100Mhz so you really can't use 3g/4g at all unless you go with another carrier like Straight Talk where they use tmobiles and ATT's towers so you recieve 3g on your smartphone. Good luck !
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desaleter said:
You are correct, ATT and tmobile have different bands in which their phones operate, so you will only get EDGE speeds at most. Also to clarify ATT's 3G data operates over 850/1900Mhz spectrum and tmobile 3G operates over 900/2100Mhz so you really can't use 3g/4g at all unless you go with another carrier like Straight Talk where they use tmobiles and ATT's towers so you recieve 3g on your smartphone. Good luck !
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WOW! Thank you all for such much information, I LOVE this forum. As for the 3G honestly some may think I am crazy but I honestly don't care about the 3G/4G stuff. I use my phone for talking and texting, I never use the data plan. In fact I just don't have a data plan so it honestly don't matter to me. I just wanted to make sure my phone would be useable without having to root it, change the kernels, etc. to make calls and text family & friends.
So thank you ALL for all your information and taking the time to share it. It is very much appreciated!
The Skyrocket says it supports LTE 700/1700/2100 so does the Galaxy Note and they just found a way to use the Galaxy Note on TMobile 4g so wouldn't this phone support it as well? They have the same specs.
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WOW! Thank you all for such much information, I LOVE this forum. As for the 3G honestly some may think I am crazy but I honestly don't care about the 3G/4G stuff. I use my phone for talking and texting, I never use the data plan. In fact I just don't have a data plan so it honestly don't matter to me. I just wanted to make sure my phone would be useable without having to root it, change the kernels, etc. to make calls and text family & friends.
So thank you ALL for all your information and taking the time to share it. It is very much appreciated!
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The Skyrocket says it supports LTE 700/1700/2100 so does the Galaxy Note and they just found a way to use the Galaxy Note on TMobile 4g so wouldn't this phone support it as well? They have the same specs.
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Us skyrockerters had figured this out easy before the note came out. I've been using mine on TMobile 4G since January.
Alias..if all you want is talk and text then you don't have to do anything except unlock the phone and put your Sim card in.
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No problem alias glad to help, you will have to edit some APN settings if you want to send mms though! Not hard at all just search the forums or the web if you have any trouble.
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How do you use your skyrocket on tmobile and get 4g speeds?