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Hi, am leaving Sprint. Looking to get a used phone (no contract), that will work on monthly plans like TMo prepaid, Straight Talk (ATT)) w/out a contract. I'm reading good things about both the older Vibrant (SGH-T959), and the newer 4g (SGH-T959V). It's clear from my research that people are successuflly unlocking and able to go back and forth between TMo and ATT SIMs on the older Vibrant. What isn't clear to me is can this be done on the newer SGH-T959V?
Again, I don't care much about 4g. 3g on AT&T is fine. But while on TMo, the 4G would be nice.
Thanks!
diffdrummer said:
Hi, am leaving Sprint. Looking to get a used phone (no contract), that will work on monthly plans like TMo prepaid, Straight Talk (ATT)) w/out a contract. I'm reading good things about both the older Vibrant (SGH-T959), and the newer 4g (SGH-T959V). It's clear from my research that people are successuflly unlocking and able to go back and forth between TMo and ATT SIMs on the older Vibrant. What isn't clear to me is can this be done on the newer SGH-T959V?
Again, I don't care much about 4g. 3g on AT&T is fine. But while on TMo, the 4G would be nice.
Thanks!
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U can use 4g on tmobile but on AT&T you can only use 2g/edge no 3g
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Thanks Brandon. I will then pick up a used, older SGH-T959 (Vibrant), unlock it, and then enjoy the 3g flexibility of both ATT & TMo. It's strange, the T959V is supposed to support the same ATT 3g band as the regular T959, but I can't find proof of this anywhere.
diffdrummer said:
Thanks Brandon. I will then pick up a used, older SGH-T959 (Vibrant), unlock it, and then enjoy the 3g flexibility of both ATT & TMo. It's strange, the T959V is supposed to support the same ATT 3g band as the regular T959, but I can't find proof of this anywhere.
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oh wait...i didn't know that the vibrant was able to get 3g on ATT ..maybe the sgs4g can support 3g on ATT too..i really don't know..i never knew the vibrant could
Both can use 3g
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The captivate can only get edge on Tmobile
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mbernusg said:
Both can use 3g
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that's affirmative, i'm using it right now with 3G and is very fast
Yes, I also can confirm the 959V (T-Mobile 4g) is 3g on ATT and is very fast.
Not true...
brandond15 said:
U can use 4g on tmobile but on AT&T you can only use 2g/edge no 3g
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I have SGS4G and am using ATT. I have 3G with no issues...
posted original question here by accident
I am using unlocked 4g on Cincinnati Bell wireless and the 3g works fine.
However I have not been able to get 4g at all on my phone. When I put a Tmobile sim in it works fine one 4g.
I get a little over 2 mbps download on Cincinnati Bell 3g.
You can just unlock it, I'm using mine on att right now. Only thing is you have a backup sync for T-Mobile instead of att.
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Yes it can.
I tried my friend's AT&T sim card and it worked with 3G.
Hmm, has anybody gotten 4G on this phone with AT&T?
Does 4G work with an unlocked SGS 4G on AT&Ts network?
no.
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3G on AT&T will only work one one of the two UMTS bands: 1900 MHz.
Note that the Vibrant 4G doesn't have the 850MHz band (the other band that AT&T uses for 3G data.)
I've seen a posting that there's a way to activate the 850MHz band, but I have not verified that this works. If anyone has got this working so you're working on both bands on AT&T with your Vibrant 4G, let me know.
As an addendum to my own post, looks like the consensus is that while the Vibrant has an option of selecting the 850MHz UMTS band, it actually doesn't enable anything:
forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=868478&page=2
Has anyone speed tested (w/ dual core tele) ST tmo?? Please share speed test results?? ..speed test (dual core) on Simple Mobile 4g plan appreciated too. I'm looking for these comparisons...Help please?
TIA!
Hey is it possible to swap the radio hardware in my i9020t to make it work on i9020a frequency? Thanks a lot.
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Don't think so. Why are you interested?
I have a nexus s from wind mobile w and because I moved they don't get service so I need to switch and don't want to buy a brand new phone. I just bought this one in December.
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Are videotron or mobilicity available in your area?
Unfortunately no, I moved from the city to a small town so I have to use bell, rogers or telus
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Well, the only difference between i and a is the radio hardware. Go find out what you need before starting
Yea that's what I was hoping I could get info on the part I need to swap out . I'm sure I could do it I'm just not sure where to find it
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You could, but you would have to tear the phone apart, flash a compatible radio(and possibly rom) without breaking anything
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Would it be possible to use an i9020a carrier with my i9020t nexus s? I'm not worried about losing the 3g, if I can make calls and text that's good for the time being. Thanks guys!
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armyofpunk said:
Would it be possible to use an i9020a carrier with my i9020t nexus s? I'm not worried about losing the 3g, if I can make calls and text that's good for the time being. Thanks guys!
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You should be able to do this just by swapping the sim.
armyofpunk said:
Would it be possible to use an i9020a carrier with my i9020t nexus s? I'm not worried about losing the 3g, if I can make calls and text that's good for the time being. Thanks guys!
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I regret to inform you that this isn't going to happen. You said you have an i9020t from WIND right? WIND uses the CDMA network. Rogers, telus, bell, (and many others) use a GSM network. If you put in the Sim your phone won't read it properly. I'm sorry but it looks like you need a new phone unless you want to risk swapping hardware and destroying your phone. Even if you did swap parts I don't think it would work ad well as you think .
As suggested sell your Nexus you'll get a fairly good price for it. You could buy a used i9020a after. Sometimes used ones can have problems though.. I say you should sell it and find a way to get a new one
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I was afraid of that lol. My only question is winds away zone uses the signal from robelus? If my phone can get the signal away couldn't it get it from there sim. Again I'm not concerned if data doesnt work seeing as I have wifi
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309041291a said:
I regret to inform you that this isn't going to happen. You said you have an i9020t from WIND right? WIND uses the CDMA network. Rogers, telus, bell, (and many others) use a GSM network.
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Sprint is the only carrier that sells the CDMA Nexus. Wind uses AWS, which is 1700 MHz UMTS (3G GSM). The i9020t has AWS, as well as quad-band EDGE (2G GSM) for legacy networks.
As far as i can tell, if you want 3G, your only other choices are Mobilicity and Videotron. If those aren't available, Rogers is the only 2G GSM carrier I could find. Neither Bell nor Telus would be an option. They use CDMA for 2/3G and 1900 MHz for 3/3.5G.
This is, of course, assuming that your phone is SIM-unlocked.
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Sprint is the only carrier that sells the CDMA Nexus. Wind uses AWS - 1700 MHz UMTS (3G GSM). The i9020t has AWS, as well as quad-band EDGE (2G GSM) for legacy networks.
As far as i can tell, if you want 3G, your only other choices are Mobilicity and Videotron. If those aren't available, Rogers is the only 2G GSM carrier I could find. Neither Bell nor Telus would be an option. They use CDMA for 2/3G and 1900 MHz for 3/3.5G.
This is, of course, assuming that your phone is SIM-unlocked.
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Awesome thank you for the info. Rogers it'll have to be for now.
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Maximilian Mary said:
Sprint is the only carrier that sells the CDMA Nexus. Wind uses AWS, which is 1700 MHz UMTS (3G GSM). The i9020t has AWS, as well as quad-band EDGE (2G GSM) for legacy networks.
As far as i can tell, if you want 3G, your only other choices are Mobilicity and Videotron. If those aren't available, Rogers is the only 2G GSM carrier I could find. Neither Bell nor Telus would be an option. They use CDMA for 2/3G and 1900 MHz for 3/3.5G.
This is, of course, assuming that your phone is SIM-unlocked.
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Really? I didn't know that. Many of the employees at WIND told me it was CDMA (of coarse I'm in Canada). People having a hard time with their jobs I guess . I was also pretty sure that telus and such were GSM. Have people began switching over?
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CM9 Kang (Build 7 of 2.1
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The Tmobile version looks like it has the 850/1900 bands to work on ATT's network? Does it in practice?
I know one problem might be the micro sim card idk if att uses those at all. I guesse u could probably just cut a regular one
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I think it will work but you will only get Edge data. But why go through the hassle when they are releasing the One X on May 6th?
Thongvilay said:
I think it will work but you will only get Edge data. But why go through the hassle when they are releasing the One X on May 6th?
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I agree the att one x will have the same awesome krait prossecor and it might have the same internals maybe making it possible to flash one s roms with the art one x. Because the att one x and international one x won't be able to flash each others Roms
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ATT uses micro sim, that's not an issue.
Frankly I find these LTE just getting to be ridiculously big. The HTC One S is the perfect size imo.
According to the FCC document for the t-mobile version, it's supports WCDMA 850 (ATT), 1700 (T-mobile) and 1900 (ATT,T-mobile). So I should fine on ATT's network as long as I put in the correct APN right?
Also looking for clarification on this...
It probably will, but it has to be unlocked and for that to happen, we need S-Off which could very well be a few months away. Why don't you buy the international, unlocked version outright? You also get your choice of colors (red/black as well instead of just blue/grey).
Wow, not a straight answer yet, YES and unlocked HTC One S will work on ATT 3G (1900mhz). No ATT LTE support. Contrary to above micro-sim is not a problem, att iphones use them and of course you can always cut it as well.
jamesgg said:
Wow, not a straight answer yet, YES and unlocked HTC One S will work on ATT 3G (1900mhz). No ATT LTE support. Contrary to above micro-sim is not a problem, att iphones use them and of course you can always cut it as well.
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How is mine not a straight answer? It will when it is unlocked. Which requires S-Off.
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joshnichols189 said:
How is mine not a straight answer? It will when it is unlocked. Which requires S-Off.
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Lol u mean unlocking phone to use it on att requires s off? NOOO. DOESN'T NEED TO BE S OFF. Just get unlock key and done.
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i am sure it works with att hspa plus. i have persoanlly tried unlocking and using it and it works plus check this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odaS8tcxa0A this dude does the same thing and you can see it working on att along with the galaxy note
p.s. that band might not be available on some areas and 4g might not work, but works where i live (boulder,co)
Ok so... the T-mobile version will work with AT&T... will the international version work any less? As far as I can tell they both use the same bands (with exception to AWS of course).. but I very well could be missing something.
mmceorange said:
Ok so... the T-mobile version will work with AT&T... will the international version work any less? As far as I can tell they both use the same bands (with exception to AWS of course).. but I very well could be missing something.
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so do you know if the t-mobile version has both 850/1900 bands? or just one of them?
ksubedi said:
i am sure it works with att hspa plus. i have persoanlly tried unlocking and using it and it works plus check this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odaS8tcxa0A this dude does the same thing and you can see it working on att along with the galaxy note
p.s. that band might not be available on some areas and 4g might not work, but works where i live (boulder,co)
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How did you unlock it
please tell me
hskharkunwar said:
How did you unlock it
please tell me
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I unlocked it through ebay. just search in ebay "htc one s unlock" its about 8USD. you pay and then you leave a message with your IMEI number
I unlocked mine by calling T Mobile and asking nicely. I popped in my ATT SIM and got HSPA plus nicely. It works perfectly on ATT
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Brooose said:
I unlocked mine by calling T Mobile and asking nicely. I popped in my ATT SIM and got HSPA plus nicely. It works perfectly on ATT
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I live in India where I can't get it
Can I try Cellunlocker.net
There it is for $10
I thought it had the 850 band for 3G only. I don't see any specs that say it has the 1900 band for 3G. This tells me it will only work in places that AT&T has 3G on the 850 band. Does ATT use 1900 at all for 3G?
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I thought it had the 850 band for 3G only. I don't see any specs that say it has the 1900 band for 3G. This tells me it will only work in places that AT&T has 3G on the 850 band. Does ATT use 1900 at all for 3G?
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ATT uses 1900, in some markets, ATT uses the mixture of both, 850 has better penetration in urban areas (tall buildings ...)
I'm interested in the phone, but i'm going to be using it on ATT. Can somebody that has the device tell us what is the FCC ID?
Quick trip to Phone Scoop website, i can see that there are two FCC ID's associated with the phone. NM8PJ40110 passed the tests using ATT WCDMA bands (band II 1900 and band V 850) and T-Mobile bands (band IV 1700/2100). NM8PJ40100 passed only ATT bands. Both doesn't show any reference to any test on WCDMA 2100 (band I), which probably means that the phone doesn't support the international 3G band.
In short, theoretically, the T-Mobile's version of HTC One S should work on ATT 3G bands (WCDMA band II and WCDMA band V), however, the phone would not support ATT LTE.
Since the hardware is there (FCC website proves it, unless if the official T-Mobile USA version got pushed with different FCC ID that i do not know), the phone should work on ATT 3G, but nothing prevents T-Mobile to disable the ATT 3G radios in their ROM. I think that S-OFF would give opportunity to enable the ATT radios (if they are blocked)
We will see ...
Take care,
From my experience, the ATT radio is not blocked and works fine.
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I tried search for answers, but no luck.
Story is that I just bought a Skyrocket and cant be happier, but I'm planning to go to Taiwan for a month. I just realized that Taiwan uses UMTS 2100 for 3G and HSPA. I'm getting a lot of different info on the ATT skyrockets.
I'm wondering if I can take this skyrocket to Taiwan and use their 3G/4G networks.
Any input would be helpful.
Best!
edit: I think it will work.
3G or 4G will both work in Taiwan. I was able to use my skyrocket to tether and make skype video calls with no problem.
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davelu said:
3G or 4G will both work in Taiwan. I was able to use my skyrocket to tether and make skype video calls with no problem.
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Did you have to do anything (like switch APNs)? My previous phone (Touch Pro 2) had 2100, but I wasn't able to connect, even though my phone said "3G". My brother's Atrix had the same problem. We couldn't get any data working at all.
Hi, I live in Shanghai, and want to use China Unicom, which uses the 2100 network.
Sounds like from these posts that the Samsung Skyrocket will work here without any problems.
Does it need to be unlocked? Some Skyrocket specs list the 2100 while others don't. That due to ATT trying to discourage others from buying this phone?
Thanks for the info in this thread.
WorldMan said:
Hi, I live in Shanghai, and want to use China Unicom, which uses the 2100 network.
Sounds like from these posts that the Samsung Skyrocket will work here without any problems.
Does it need to be unlocked? Some Skyrocket specs list the 2100 while others don't. That due to ATT trying to discourage others from buying this phone?
Thanks for the info in this thread.
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Of course you need it unlocked. I used my unlocked skyrocket last month in my vacation in the Philippines where networks uses 2100 for 3g and 4g.
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Sweet, now to find one online, and order it so that it is waiting for me next week when I return to the states.
Thanks!!!
Please help me check out this http://www.expansys-usa.com/lg-g2-smartphone-32gb-black-unlocked-255286/? I'm looking to get it to use with AT&T. The specs doesn't talk about AT&T nor LTE. $499.99 is a great price if it can work with AT&T LTE. Thanks
bklm1234 said:
Please help me check out this http://www.expansys-usa.com/lg-g2-smartphone-32gb-black-unlocked-255286/? I'm looking to get it to use with AT&T. The specs doesn't talk about AT&T nor LTE. $499.99 is a great price if it can work with AT&T LTE. Thanks
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It says D802 right on the page, so use that to see how it'll work on ATT.
Don't think D802 will work well on AT&T.. Doesn't have the 700MHz frequency which is the main LTE one on AT&T.. Should have no issues at all on T Mobile LTE..
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bklm1234 said:
Please help me check out this http://www.expansys-usa.com/lg-g2-smartphone-32gb-black-unlocked-255286/? I'm looking to get it to use with AT&T. The specs doesn't talk about AT&T nor LTE. $499.99 is a great price if it can work with AT&T LTE. Thanks
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If you aren't hung up on new, check out your local craigslist for a Verizon branded G2. They are usually listed pretty cheap where I am at (in the $225-325 range on average in excellent condition). They are unlocked, you can flash AT&T firmware on it, LTE works and best of all it has wireless charging built in as a bonus. I have been very happy with mine.
It says under Technical Details:
Network: 4G: 800/900/1800/2100/2600 MHz / 3G: 850/900/1900/2100 MHz / GSM: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
So on AT&T you'll get 3G only. It's missing the 700 (primarily) and 1700 MHz (a few markets) bands for 4G.
On T-Mobile you'd get 2G and 3G only where T-Mobile has refarmed the 1700 MHz spectrum for LTE and moved the 3G to 1900 MHz.
I have a Net10 sim which runs on the AT&T network and I have HSPA+ only, no LTE, which is good enough for me
tmzbeme said:
I have a Net10 sim which runs on the AT&T network and I have HSPA+ only, no LTE, which is good enough for me
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How is this relevant?
khaytsus said:
How is this relevant?
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gee ...let me think ..
well ...i have the same above mentioned phone, and as i mentioned am on the at&t network, and reported what i get on the phone, which i believe is what the op was asking
maybe read the thread first?
tmzbeme said:
gee ...let me think ..
well ...i have the same above mentioned phone, and as i mentioned am on the at&t network, and reported what i get on the phone, which i believe is what the op was asking
maybe read the thread first?
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Of course I know what the thread is, but perhaps mentioning you were using the same phone would have been good. Just mentioning using a different MNVO made it sound like you were just using Net10, not necessarily the same phone.
My bad..