I've unlocked my SK4G but when I use AT&T using hex editor whiched worked I'm glad to say but I'm getting Minimun data out of it. Are there any kernels that fixes that or can it be done?
TMobile and att use different bands for 3g and 4g. Just like an att iPhone only gets edge on TMobile, a TMobile phone only gets edge on att.
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wolfepakt said:
TMobile and att use different bands for 3g and 4g. Just like an att iPhone only gets edge on TMobile, a TMobile phone only gets edge on att.
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Sad to say this, but he's definitely right about it. You could try to flash the Blaze4G Modem, but I'm doubtful it will work.
i appreciate it fellas and yeah that is sad but ill live lol. oh yea that modem boost didnt work, didnt expect it to though
The new Nexus phones say they are compatible with 4G on both TMO and ATT. Does it have a special dual-band modem that other phones lack?
I installed that 4g modem and the reception was better but the internet is still sucks
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I installed that 4g modem and the reception was better but the internet is still sucks
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yeah what really sucks is using prepaid on att, no data, at all.
bugyika said:
I installed that 4g modem and the reception was better but the internet is still sucks
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If you're using AT&T, it was just said you can't get 4G bands. EDGE is slow.
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kideskimo said:
If you're using AT&T, it was just said you can't get 4G bands. EDGE is slow.
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Unfortunately I'm from Europe and my carrier is Vodafone and I don't know what what to do, because my internet speed is fuc*ing slow and I tried many setups without success. Any idea?
bugyika said:
Unfortunately I'm from Europe and my carrier is Vodafone and I don't know what what to do, because my internet speed is fuc*ing slow and I tried many setups without success. Any idea?
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Tmobile uses 3g\4g bands specific to the USA if im not mistaken, it only shares edge bands with the rest of the world. so edge or 2g is all youll get which is about dial up speed.
yoyowhatup22 said:
Tmobile uses 3g\4g bands specific to the USA if im not mistaken, it only shares edge bands with the rest of the world. so edge or 2g is all youll get which is about dial up speed.
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Thanks for the heads up but my friend bought a t-mobile phone and his internet speed is quite good, my signal is a "G" his "H" and I don't know why, maybe his carrier is similar to T-mobile :-??
bugyika said:
Thanks for the heads up but my friend bought a t-mobile phone and his internet speed is quite good, my signal is a "G" his "H" and I don't know why, maybe his carrier is similar to T-mobile :-??
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im not sure, his phone was desighned for tmobile? (could be a world phone) ((sorry i dont use internet on my phone so im just guessing))
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Does anyone know if the galaxy s 4g can be unlocked to work on AT&T 3G like the Vibrant was???
Once unlocked works on all NA gsm carriers
stevm said:
Once unlocked works on all NA gsm carriers
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On AT&T's 3G band!?
stevm said:
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I doubt it, once unlocked it will work on all GSM carriers is true, but it is specifically built for T-Mobile frequency, AT&T has different frequency.
Similar to the situation we have in canada, Rogers Fido Bell Telus work on similar frequencies but Wind and Mobilicity work differently.
As Galaxy S 4G is meant for T-mobile, it will work 2g only with AT&T and for that sake with 4 major canadian providers too...
I would suggest to check what phones arw im at&t and check their specs and bands. Once you do that you will know wether it will work in at&t or not.
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Does anyone know if the galaxy s 4g can be unlocked to work on AT&T 3G like the Vibrant was???
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Yes, I can confirm that it does indeed have UTMS band 1900, just like the Vibrant. I'm using it right now on AT&T and I do get 3G...now if only I could figure out how to enable 4G.
toasis2000 said:
Yes, I can confirm that it does indeed have UTMS band 1900, just like the Vibrant. I'm using it right now on AT&T and I do get 3G...now if only I could figure out how to enable 4G.
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I can confirm that it works on AT&T 3G as well. You in fact get faster 3G speeds in some areas because AT&T has some different coverage than tmobile.
I unlocked the SGS4G for my Father In Law who is on AT&T, and it immediately connected to AT&T 3G. 4mbps/3mbps
It won't work on 4G though.
thats becuase at&t dosnt have 4g yeat eventhough they have 4g phones
Why not just get the vibrant instead of all it works on is 3g. It has much much more roms than this phone ever will especially with the release of the g2x and galaxy s2.
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I can confirm that it works on AT&T 3G as well. You in fact get faster 3G speeds in some areas because AT&T has some different coverage than tmobile.
I unlocked the SGS4G for my Father In Law who is on AT&T, and it immediately connected to AT&T 3G. 4mbps/3mbps
It won't work on 4G though.
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Why wouldn't 4G work? It's on the same bands, and if you have all the APN info, shouldn't it work?
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Why wouldn't 4G work? It's on the same bands, and if you have all the APN info, shouldn't it work?
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Because AT&T hasn't made any tower upgrades to increase speed.
Technically, you are on 4G, but receive 3G speeds.
With T-Mo, you WILL get 4G speeds (10mbps+), because they have the necessary tower upgrades to make that possible.
joedeveloper said:
I can confirm that it works on AT&T 3G as well. You in fact get faster 3G speeds in some areas because AT&T has some different coverage than tmobile.
I unlocked the SGS4G for my Father In Law who is on AT&T, and it immediately connected to AT&T 3G. 4mbps/3mbps
It won't work on 4G though.
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Anyone know where I can find a detailed (and updated) map showing which frequency is being used in specific areas? I'm [] this close to switch to AT&T and wouldn't mind using this until the iPhone refresh. But if I'm in 850MHZ area, I'll either trade it or sell it, as I originally intended to do.
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Anyone know where I can find a detailed (and updated) map showing which frequency is being used in specific areas? I'm [] this close to switch to AT&T and wouldn't mind using this until the iPhone refresh. But if I'm in 850MHZ area, I'll either trade it or sell it, as I originally intended to do.
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I'd skip out on switching to AT&T- they're terrible.
The 3G upload speeds are a joke, and coverage (at least in my area) is terrible. And don't even get me started on their Tech Support department.
As for the map though, I don't know of any public ones available.
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Because AT&T hasn't made any tower upgrades to increase speed.
Technically, you are on 4G, but receive 3G speeds.
With T-Mo, you WILL get 4G speeds (10mbps+), because they have the necessary tower upgrades to make that possible.
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What kind of upload speeds should you be getting then?
I'm getting less than 50kbps upload....
(In AT&T Full 3G Coverage Area)
My download is always around 2MBPS, which is strange, because my iPhone 4 got around 4MBPS in the same location...
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What kind of upload speeds should you be getting then?
I'm getting less than 50kbps upload....
(In AT&T Full 3G Coverage Area)
My download is always around 2MBPS, which is strange, because my iPhone 4 got around 4MBPS in the same location...
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With the upload thing, I may be wrong, but it's probably because they don't have HSUPA on.
And on the download thing with your iPhone, remember, your iPhone can take advantage of both 850MHz and 1900MHz, the GS4G can only take advantage of 1900MHz, so there will most likely be some variation in speeds.
Ahh, I never even knew that it was only 1900mhz compatible on 3G D:
So, does that in turn mean that my phone will not work on AT&T's "4G"? Because that's the main point of me getting this phone over the Nexus S.
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What kind of upload speeds should you be getting then?
I'm getting less than 50kbps upload....
(In AT&T Full 3G Coverage Area)
My download is always around 2MBPS, which is strange, because my iPhone 4 got around 4MBPS in the same location...
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Here in Vegas and surrounding henderson areas my Father in law was getting 4.5mpbs down and 2 up so it's fairly consistent but we have good ATT coverage here as well as Tmobile (which I'm on 4G).
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Here in Vegas and surrounding henderson areas my Father in law was getting 4.5mpbs down and 2 up so it's fairly consistent but we have good ATT coverage here as well as Tmobile (which I'm on 4G).
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I'd love to get speeds like that, but I'm in NY.
Worst.Network.Congestion.Ever
oooh and quick question, do you have a thread which has instructions to remove the "Pink" boot or shutdown screens?
Thankyou
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I'd love to get speeds like that, but I'm in NY.
Worst.Network.Congestion.Ever
oooh and quick question, do you have a thread which has instructions to remove the "Pink" boot or shutdown screens?
Thankyou
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Pretty straight forward if you are used to ADB or any other file managing software.
To disable shutdown just rename
/system/media/video/shutdown
to be like /system/media/video/shutdownbackup
For the startup screen look here:
http://forum.cyanogenmod.com/topic/...t-software-not-suck/page__p__36615#entry36615
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Pretty straight forward if you are used to ADB or any other file managing software.
To disable shutdown just rename
/system/media/video/shutdown
to be like /system/media/video/shutdownbackup
For the startup screen look here:
http://forum.cyanogenmod.com/topic/...t-software-not-suck/page__p__36615#entry36615
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Perfect...Took some time to get it working (this is my first time using ADB), but looks great.
Thank you!
I am pretty sure it will only be 2G but just wanted to check...
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I am pretty sure it will only be 2G but just wanted to check...
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they will NEVER release a T-Mobile branded phone that will work on both 3G networks before the merger is complete. There is a HTC Sensation that will be released in Canada that will have the same bands as AT&T so you might want to check that one.
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they will NEVER release a T-Mobile branded phone that will work on both 3G networks before the merger is complete. There is a HTC Sensation that will be released in Canada that will have the same bands as AT&T so you might want to check that one.
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Well the Samsung Vibrant works on AT&T 3G...
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Well the Samsung Vibrant works on AT&T 3G...
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vibrant works on at&t EDGE not 3g/4g
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vibrant works on at&t EDGE not 3g/4g
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Well i have 3g speeds on Att with my vibrant ... Guess the speed test are lying to me
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If you are in an area that supports AT&T's 1900MHz frequency for 3G, you may me able to get 3G speeds on AT&T with an unlocked Sensation 4G. At least according to the box the phone supports the 1900MHz frequency. No one has reported using an unlocked Sensation 4G on AT&T's network yet, as far as I know.
Yes it
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The vibrant definitely gets 3g on at&t. I have an unlocked vibrant in loui
sville and it almost never goes to edge. Google it and see the bands for the vibrant. Its a well known fact.
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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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.
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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.
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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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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...
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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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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!
Well im about to root the phone using this tutorial-http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=952352
And my phone is unlocked already will i have to unlock it again after the root? Also if i root the phone will i be able to get 3g or 4G speeds on the Tmobile will the frequencies be right? Because i heard if the phone is just unlocked the frequencies are different.
Please reply ASAP!
Thanks
All you will get on tmo is edge. Also you can't have root without being s off.
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Also if i root the phone will i be able to get 3g or 4G speeds on the Tmobile will the frequencies be right?
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T-Mobile have different UMTS frequencies (UMTS 900, UMTS 1700, UMTS 2100 instead of AT&T's UMTS 850, UMTS 1900), therefore only edge will work.
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All you will get on tmo is edge. Also you can't have root without being s off.
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whats s-off? but i heard if you root it then you can get the 4G on tmobile
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T-Mobile have different UMTS frequencies (UMTS 900, UMTS 1700, UMTS 2100 instead of AT&T's UMTS 850, UMTS 1900), therefore only edge will work.
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whats s-off? but i heard if you root it then you can get the 4G on tmobile
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It WILL NOT WORK. The device will NOT operate on anything but EDGE on a non att network.
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It WILL NOT WORK. The device will NOT operate on anything but EDGE on a non att network.
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hmmm damn alright well thanks would this thing work to root it ?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1343114
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hmmm damn alright well thanks would this thing work to root it ?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1343114
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Look for the advance ace hack kit. It's stupid easy to use. Just read the effin manual.
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gmurphy0487 said:
Look for the advance ace hack kit. It's stupid easy to use. Just read the effin manual.
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i did but i mean if that wont allow me to use faster speeds on the t mobile network it be useless for me
No fasters speeds... just EDGE as far as I know
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elbermu said:
No fasters speeds... just EDGE as far as I know
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is the edge really slow?
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is the edge really slow?
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you will hate it unless you are on wifi 95% of the time
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is the edge really slow?
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Painfully.
VisualSeven said:
is the edge really slow?
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474 Kbps
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474 Kbps
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You will be lucky to come any where close to that speed.
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You will be lucky to come any where close to that speed.
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Even 256 Kbps is enough for the mobile Internet (IM, mail, news...) in my case, but, I agree that 3G was better.
Unlock inspire 4g to work on tmobile?
Hello im wondering if anyone could help me by getting a sim unlock code. so i can use this phone with a tmobile simcard? does anyone know the steps or has a guide i could use??? any help would be great. Thanks
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Hello im wondering if anyone could help me by getting a sim unlock code. so i can use this phone with a tmobile simcard? does anyone know the steps or has a guide i could use??? any help would be great. Thanks
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Use the ace hack kit. It will sim unlock your phone
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Well im about to root the phone using this tutorial-http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=952352
And my phone is unlocked already will i have to unlock it again after the root? Also if i root the phone will i be able to get 3g or 4G speeds on the Tmobile will the frequencies be right? Because i heard if the phone is just unlocked the frequencies are different.
Please reply ASAP!
Thanks
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Hi,
I recently unlocked this phone and have been using it on Tmobile. My data is EDGE only and its frustrating. Yesterday, however, I left Brooklyn, where I live, for Great Adventures in New Jersey. As we were approaching the theme park my signal changed from EDGE to H+ and stayed that way for 10 hours. It returned to EDGE when we left the park. So, its possible to get more than EDGE if there's a concentration of mobile towers, which is what I am assuming happened.
boudicon said:
Hi,
I recently unlocked this phone and have been using it on Tmobile. My data is EDGE only and its frustrating. Yesterday, however, I left Brooklyn, where I live, for Great Adventures in New Jersey. As we were approaching the theme park my signal changed from EDGE to H+ and stayed that way for 10 hours. It returned to EDGE when we left the park. So, its possible to get more than EDGE if there's a concentration of mobile towers, which is what I am assuming happened.
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No. What matters is frequency used by T-Mobile. Currently they are in the process of refarming their 1900mhz to 3g. Their is no way of knowing where they are testing and or activating the 1900 band. The only known place was in the bay area during the last apple event. You must have a found a spot. Its one of those you have to wait for tmo to reach your area
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edge is really slow. it slower then 3g. why do you use an AT&T phone on t-mobile. is it the prepaid plan. if so their are a few prepaid that run on att network. If you went att prepaid you would get 3g minium if not more. i'm using a company called red pocket mobile. its not bad but it 55.00 a month i get unlimited talk text and 1gb of data. might wanna look into it. hope it helps.
ok, i got some problem with the verizon galaxy s3. I use at&t simcard on this phone and it seems working just fine. Here's a thing, after set apn setting on the phone i just only get edge speed(2g), i need someone helps me to figure out how to get the 3g/4g speed on this phone or give me a right apn setting for this. i really appreciated. thanks very much!
The bands for AT&T 3G/4G are locked on the handset, you are going to have stick on edge sadly!!
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The bands for AT&T 3G/4G are locked on the handset, you are going to have stick on edge sadly!!
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really? so there's no way to unlock these bands? I might consider to resell this phone again. Anyways, thanks for your reply!
hunbemylover said:
really? so there's no way to unlock these bands? I might consider to resell this phone again. Anyways, thanks for your reply!
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Till now no one figured out how to unlock the bands! so your outta luck..would suggest trading it in for a AT&T phone!
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Till now no one figured out how to unlock the bands! so your outta luck..would suggest trading it in for a AT&T phone!
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It's not a worst thing though. I got this one for only 100$ off craiglist and it works just fine. It just does not work right with a data, remind me of few years back when 2g was a fastest data service lol. Thanks again for let me know this issue.
AT&T runs on GSM band while Verizon runs on a CDMA network. I'm surprised your SIM even works. What other said is correct though, you are restricted to the slow 2G Edge speeds.
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AT&T runs on GSM band while Verizon runs on a CDMA network. I'm surprised your SIM even works. What other said is correct though, you are restricted to the slow 2G Edge speeds.
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Well the S3 is a World phone, hence it comes with GSM bands too! if you hit Europe or Asia you will get 3G
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Well the S3 is a World phone, hence it comes with GSM bands too! if you hit Europe or Asia you will get 3G
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Right it does. But they use different bands in other countries. Our phone isn't capable of using any and all bands. Only certain ones. If somehow these bands were unlocked, then you could get 3g here.
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