According to Verizon and for what I know about the Galaxy S3 on Verizon the phone is not supposed to work internationally but to my surprise the minute I switched the Default prop from the Galaxy Nexus Yakju Maguro to the original SCH-I535 the phone got reception right away from the local networks here in El Salvador. I think it must have something to do with the Note 2 Jellywiz Rom I'm currently running on it.
I'm leaving wednesday to dominican republic. They have claro and orange as carriers.
So you just installed the note 2 rom and switched sims and bingo? You didn't have to manually insert the APNs.
Which carrier are you using?
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I used my phone on a GSM carrier in Lebanon back in August, I was on CM10, and it worked like charm
Yes the Jellywiz Note 2 Rom RLS9 gives you a option on settings/more settings/mobile network to switch from LTE to GSM so it should work in Dominican Republic.
I didn't even have to switch SIM I was able to use the phone in El Salvador with my Verizon SIM. But it is pretty expensive I do suggest you get one from your country to get better rates. The networks here in El Salvador are Tigo, Claro, Digicel, Moviestar.
All 3G networks but the reception is really good
djeddieone said:
Yes the Jellywiz Note 2 Rom RLS9 gives you a option on settings/more settings/mobile network to switch from LTE to GSM so it should work in Dominican Republic.
I didn't even have to switch Sims I was able to use the phone in El Salvador with my Verizon SIM. But it is pretty expensive I do suggest you get a local SIM from your country to get better rates.
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Cant you dispute the charge? According to VZW our phone are not yet capable of roaming internationally ..
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I used my phone on a GSM carrier in Lebanon back in August, I was on CM10, and it worked like charm
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I'm going to Lebanon soon and I'm on liquid smooth (based off of cm10). So all you did was switch sim cards? That's it?
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jkat797 said:
I'm going to Lebanon soon and I'm on liquid smooth (based off of cm10). So all you did was switch sim cards? That's it?
Sent from my Verizon Galaxy S3
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I didn't change SIM cards but I did have the option to. I stayed using the verizon one since incoming text are only 5 cents each in El Salvador. I did make a couple of calls and sent and received text just to test it and it worked, I just stayed using wifi most of the time.
As soon as I got reception I also got a email right away from Verizon letting me know the prices for calls, text and data while roaming which was pretty cool.
just curious so could we use like straight talk sims or cricket sims in are phones?
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I am currently using the phone as a pure wiiFi item. I will be coming out of contract with them and do not plain to get a nother contract. I know that att has a pay as you go for $.10/min with a $15 for 100mb. Belive it or noth that is enough for me for data as I normly only us the phone for about 20 min and 10-15 mb a mounth.
What I was woundering is if I unlock the phone are there other carriers I can go to with this phone so that I can compair? Thank for any help on this.
Yes, when you unlock you can choose any carrier of your choice
Big Dog Infuse I997 ICS CatyRom
Which country are you in? You basically need to check what bands the carrier you want to switch from uses. They need to match what your infuse can use otherwise it won't work.
The phone supports: UMTS 850/1900/2100 and GSM 850/900/1800/1900. I think T-mobile runs on a different band but I don't know for sure as I live in Canada. Here in Canada you can use this phone on Rogers (the carrier that sells it), Bell, Virgin, Fido but I don't think it will work on WIND. If memory serves me correctly it might not work on T-mo, Verizon or Sprint (because Sprint and Verizon are on CDMA). If you are in the US you might want advice from someone other than me though.
It works on t mobile because mine is unlocked and my daughter has used it with her T-Mobile sim
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It works on t mobile because mine is unlocked and my daughter has used it with her T-Mobile sim
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yeah but umts bands are incompatible so you still only get 2g.
Isn't it possible to band unlock the infuse, but it requires more than the typical efforts. wasn't some group offering to do it for $50 if you send your phone to them?
Straight Talk. Uses AT&T's networks. But you have to buy a phone off of them with a sim.
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There are different types of carriers in America and there are many things scarier can,do to lock certain devices to the network. Tmobile and att are gsm carriers and have some compatibility But they use different bands. The talk works and edge works. No 3g.
Sprint and Verizon are cdma and are not compatible. However Verizon,has phones that are both gsm and cdma and can,work on att. Nextel has Sim cards but are iden. Boost is also half cdma and half iden. And begin is basically sprint.
Then there are the no contract deals like strait talk. Problem is the Sim may be locked to the phone and even if you know the phone has a Sim and is working off atts network it may not work. The strait talk thing is only known to work if you buy a $200 Nokia smartphone and many of those have Tmobile Sims that are locked to the phone. I'm not sure how to tell the tmo version from the att version without looking at the Sim itself. Strait talk seems to just buy rights to use other networks, I've seen phones at Walmart with gsm on the box and others with cdma on the box. I think they use all the major networks depending on the phone.
I also saw an ad for simple mobile. Seems promising but appears to be Tmobile
So no 3g.
In Canada almost all carriers are 100% compatible with att phones. All but one but I forgot the name. So if you're Canadian you have options.
Do not know if you know about this- New T-Mobile Monthly4G $30 Unlimited Web & Text with 100 min of talk
email delivery or purchase monthly cards at Super Walmart.
Can not post link but go to Walmart dot com and search for the card I listed above.. sorry
Consumer Cellular is an AT&T reseller - in fact AT&T phones treat their SIMs as an AT&T SIM, don't even need to unlock.
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Entropy512 said:
Consumer Cellular is an AT&T reseller - in fact AT&T phones treat their SIMs as an AT&T SIM, don't even need to unlock.
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Thanks, good to know. Might have to look into a consumer cellular Sim and an i777. I wonder if it will work with lte in the future (the Sim that is. not the phone) but I can,worry about that when my area gets lte and the next generation,phone comes out.
Got my FIDO Razr HD. Rogers SIM = all is good. AT&T sim = asks for unlock code, which i buy online.
After entering code, phone appears to do a factory reset. During the reboot, a box pops up:
"SIM not allowed MM #3"
Now the phone permits "Emergency Calls Only" with the AT&T sim. Rogers SIM = still good.
When I put AT&T sim into my other phone (HTC desire) it works fine on roaming (rogers network). So I know sim + signal is fine.
Don't understand this error message.
Did I mess up the unlock?
advice appreciated, thanks.
Do you have another Canadian SIM you can try? Bell/Telus etc?
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Got my FIDO Razr HD. Rogers SIM = all is good. AT&T sim = asks for unlock code, which i buy online.
After entering code, phone appears to do a factory reset. During the reboot, a box pops up:
"SIM not allowed MM #3"
Now the phone permits "Emergency Calls Only" with the AT&T sim. Rogers SIM = still good.
When I put AT&T sim into my other phone (HTC desire) it works fine on roaming (rogers network). So I know sim + signal is fine.
Don't understand this error message.
Did I mess up the unlock?
advice appreciated, thanks.
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Have you inserted your fido/rogers simcard when you are in usa... and roaming (put the phone on and get the att signal)... if yes... there are no solution you must roam with rogers... imei is recorded via att and you can t use att on your razr ;( this is a strange things... but is real ... many user report this ! ( not just with the razr ) this is not a phone problem
This is a very... great problem for traveller...
grant2 said:
Got my FIDO Razr HD. Rogers SIM = all is good. AT&T sim = asks for unlock code, which i buy online.
After entering code, phone appears to do a factory reset. During the reboot, a box pops up:
"SIM not allowed MM #3"
Now the phone permits "Emergency Calls Only" with the AT&T sim. Rogers SIM = still good.
When I put AT&T sim into my other phone (HTC desire) it works fine on roaming (rogers network). So I know sim + signal is fine.
Don't understand this error message.
Did I mess up the unlock?
advice appreciated, thanks.
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I was doing some research for you, have you tried using a different SIM card from AT&T? The SIM might be corrupted.
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Really not sure...
My fathers who travel in usa and canada... have tried 2 others att simcard ... same problems ...
i have see anothers topics on howardforum
o2qc418 said:
Really not sure...
My fathers who travel in usa and canada... have tried 2 others att simcard ... same problems ...
i have see anothers topics on howardforum
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Are the SIM cards prepaid or postpaid? Did you have to cut then yourself or were they already micro sized?
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I have try with a rogers xt925 last month ... tried with different sim... micro and regular... postpaid and prepaid too... have see many people in the same boat...
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If you think AT&T are blocking your phone, then why don't you try T-Mobile...?
... Yes no problem with tmobile or others prepaid carrier on att network...
You just don t roam on att with uour rogers simcard...
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Thanks for the replies everyone. to answer the questions:
1) i don't have any other sims right now: just rogers + ATT. Next time i am w/ friends I will ask to borrow telus/bell microsim.
2) they were regular sims that were cut down.
3) haven't had a chance to visit USA since posting topic- but when i do, i will test both cards and also visit an AT&T shop to bug them about it.
Is sim corrupted? I don't think so because it works fine in HTC desire. But I guess trying a new one will prove or disprove.
imei is recorded via att and you can t use att on your razr ;( this is a strange things... but is real ... many user report this ! ( not just with the razr ) this is not a phone problem
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How do we know this is happening, has someone from AT&T discussed this before?
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Thanks for the replies everyone. to answer the questions:
1) i don't have any other sims right now: just rogers + ATT. Next time i am w/ friends I will ask to borrow telus/bell microsim.
2) they were regular sims that were cut down.
3) haven't had a chance to visit USA since posting topic- but when i do, i will test both cards and also visit an AT&T shop to bug them about it.
Is sim corrupted? I don't think so because it works fine in HTC desire. But I guess trying a new one will prove or disprove.
How do we know this is happening, has someone from AT&T discussed this before?
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I want to let you know that I was able to use a Bell sim card in my phone. That's what I used to unlock it with.
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grant2 said:
Thanks for the replies everyone. to answer the questions:
1) i don't have any other sims right now: just rogers + ATT. Next time i am w/ friends I will ask to borrow telus/bell microsim.
2) they were regular sims that were cut down.
3) haven't had a chance to visit USA since posting topic- but when i do, i will test both cards and also visit an AT&T shop to bug them about it.
Is sim corrupted? I don't think so because it works fine in HTC desire. But I guess trying a new one will prove or disprove.
How do we know this is happening, has someone from AT&T discussed this before?
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I am using this phone with at&t with no problems, I took my sim out from my iphone 5 and used a adapter to go to micro sim and it works fine, no issues.
I'm receiving a Fido RAZR HD to be used with AT&T this afternoon, I'll let you guys know if there are any issues.
OOI, is AT&T seen as a much better GSM network than T-Mobile in the US?
I was looking at the T-Mo USA site, and there are some amazing "Monthly4G" SIM only plans (e.g. $30/month for 100 minutes, unlimited texts and 5GB of HSPA data).
This seems much better value than AT&T, Verizon and even Sprint! But is their network sketchy compared to the others?
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OOI, is AT&T seen as a much better GSM network than T-Mobile in the US?
I was looking at the T-Mo USA site, and there are some amazing "Monthly4G" SIM only plans (e.g. $30/month for 100 minutes, unlimited texts and 5GB of HSPA data).
This seems much better value than AT&T, Verizon and even Sprint! But is their network sketchy compared to the others?
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AT&T offers the second largest network coverage behind Verizon. They are also one of the two GSM carriers in the United States, and tend to be more popular with mobile phone enthusiasts because their UMTS bands are more common and used with other regions such as Canada or Australia. T-Mobile does indeed offer excellent value, but they use mainly AWS band in addition to PCS band in selected regions, thus making them the lesser choice for using unlocked phones from outside the country.
Hey,
Just looking on wiki:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T-Mobile_USA#Radio_frequency_spectrum_chart
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AT&T_Mobility#Radio_Frequency_Summary
It looks like T-Mo mainly use 1900 for 2G and 1700 for 3G, whereas AT&T use 850 and 1900 for both 2G/3G, right?
So if I bought a Canadian Razr HD XT925 and came to the US, would I be able to use T-Mo's 3G network? I am guessing no, since it does not support 3G on 1700MHz.
But then there is a note on that Wiki page saying that they now have a roaming agreement with AT&T after the failed acquisition. So if I forced the phone into "WCDMA only" mode from the test menu, would it then fall back onto the AT&T 3G network?
Sorry for taking the thread slightly off topic
Cheers,
Su
Sumanji said:
Hey,
Just looking on wiki:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T-Mobile_USA#Radio_frequency_spectrum_chart
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AT&T_Mobility#Radio_Frequency_Summary
It looks like T-Mo mainly use 1900 for 2G and 1700 for 3G, whereas AT&T use 850 and 1900 for both 2G/3G, right?
So if I bought a Canadian Razr HD XT925 and came to the US, would I be able to use T-Mo's 3G network? I am guessing no, since it does not support 3G on 1700MHz.
But then there is a note on that Wiki page saying that they now have a roaming agreement with AT&T after the failed acquisition. So if I forced the phone into "WCDMA only" mode from the test menu, would it then fall back onto the AT&T 3G network?
Sorry for taking the thread slightly off topic
Cheers,
Su
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As you have read, T-Mobile did acquire PCS bands from the failed merger with AT&T, but these bands are not as utilized as their 850 MHz band so it's not as widely available as you may think. Some areas might be able to use the 1900 MHz band for T-Mobile 3G, but I would check with fellow T-Mobile users to confirm first before you dive in headfirst. I know that there are T-Mobile users in the Dallas-Fort Worth area that are getting 3G data connectivity with their unlocked AT&T iPhones.
Well T-Mo do daily plays for like 2 bucks right, so I can always try this out before committing to a contract
Do you think AT&T would be the better bet if I am bringing my own device from Europe?
The reason I ask is that I may be coming to a US college for a couple of years, so naturally, I'm planning ahead to see if my phone will work over there
Sumanji said:
Well T-Mo do daily plays for like 2 bucks right, so I can always try this out before committing to a contract
Do you think AT&T would be the better bet if I am bringing my own device from Europe?
The reason I ask is that I may be coming to a US college for a couple of years, so naturally, I'm planning ahead to see if my phone will work over there
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If you're using a device from Europe or Asia, then yes, you have a much higher chance of being able to get 3G connectivity with AT&T. Off the top of my head, Nokia seems to be the only one that tries to actively keep AWS band in their radios.
Hmm, so I did a bit of research on GSM Arena. Seems the Nexus line of devices consistently support 1700MHz 3G (including the Nexus S which I currently have).
Guess who cancelled their Nexus 4 order last week, and opted for a Canadian RAZR HD instead...
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Hi guys, so my mom has her gs3 on verizon and she bought a sim card for tmobile. We activated it and we get Edge data speed but nothing more. We live in a LTE area with great service but we just have edge. how do i get her data to LTE or HSPA+? Also when entering *#*#4696#*#* i dont get the option to change the LTE/CDMA radio like i use to
The vzw gs3 is not compatible with T-Mobile. Be glad you get edge
Different radios in the devices.
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+1. Edge is all you can get with any non Verizon US carrier.
Hey XDA members!
I am going to Europe (Germany, France, and Spain) over a span of around two weeks.
I plan on purchasing the AT&T Passport Plus Plan (300MB Data, .50c p/m, and unlimited text), and I was wondering, when roaming, will I be able to switch between the different roaming partners:
GERMANY: T-Mobile Germany, Vodafone
FRANCE: Bouygues Telecom, Orange France, SFR France
SPAIN: Orange, Vodafone Spain, Telefonica, Yoigo
For example, what will choose if I am using TMo or Vodafone in Germany, can I choose? If I can choose, where is the setting in the G3's settings to choose this.
Thanks for your help!
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Hey XDA members!
I am going to Europe (Germany, France, and Spain) over a span of around two weeks.
I plan on purchasing the AT&T Passport Plus Plan (300MB Data, .50c p/m, and unlimited text), and I was wondering, when roaming, will I be able to switch between the different roaming partners:
GERMANY: T-Mobile Germany, Vodafone
FRANCE: Bouygues Telecom, Orange France, SFR France
SPAIN: Orange, Vodafone Spain, Telefonica, Yoigo
For example, what will choose if I am using TMo or Vodafone in Germany, can I choose? If I can choose, where is the setting in the G3's settings to choose this.
Thanks for your help!
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If your using a AT&T branded G3 on stock rom it will choose which ever is best. You won't have control over what it connects too. As well as even if you could get to network selection it will all depend on who AT&T has a roaming agreement with. But in an AT&T phone running stock rom you cannot see or change networks when there's an AT&T sim in it.
Before paying AT&T for an international plan I'd just get a local sim it would be a lot cheaper.
Sounds like an awesome trip!
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hyelton said:
If your using a AT&T branded G3 on stock rom it will choose which ever is best. You won't have control over what it connects too. As well as even if you could get to network selection it will all depend on who AT&T has a roaming agreement with. But in an AT&T phone running stock rom you cannot see or change networks when there's an AT&T sim in it.
Before paying AT&T for an international plan I'd just get a local sim it would be a lot cheaper.
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The problem with a local sim is, I would need 4 of them, as well as to unlock my device. Keep in mind, in Europe, there isn't just one set of carriers. The carriers I posted are the ones ATT has roaming agreements with. How does it determine what's best, and how can you tell which carrier you are on?
I know the iPhone you can switch between carriers in the settings, and it will tell you which carrier you are on.
ATT's roaming plans actually arent that bad.. I'd rather pay for that than having to waste my time in several carrier stores, while on vacation.
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The problem with a local sim is, I would need 4 of them, as well as to unlock my device. Keep in mind, in Europe, there isn't just one set of carriers. The carriers I posted are the ones ATT has roaming agreements with. How does it determine what's best, and how can you tell which carrier you are on?
I know the iPhone you can switch between carriers in the settings, and it will tell you which carrier you are on.
ATT's roaming plans actually arent that bad.. I'd rather pay for that than having to waste my time in several carrier stores, while on vacation.
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That is true about the muti carriers. Orange and T-Mobile cover a good bit though but each would have roaming anyway.
iPhone with an AT&T sim in it you cannot choose a network or even view. I have an iPhone 6 at the moment.
That's what's I hate what AT&T does. Even in the USA id like to see what networks come up when I travel around. From picking up USCellular and Verizon LTE even though you cannot connect to it AT&T don't like you seeing or having control over it.
When you roam in the USA it will still show your on AT&T you have to look in settings, or run a network app to see your actually roaming. (I roamed once) outside of Nashville TN. I actually took a different root just to see haha. I'm sort of a quiet network Geek.
BUT when your outside of the U.S. It will show what network your own but you won't have control to select them.
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hyelton said:
That is true about the muti carriers. Orange and T-Mobile cover a good bit though but each would have roaming anyway.
iPhone with an AT&T sim in it you cannot choose a network or even view. I have an iPhone 6 at the moment.
That's what's I hate what AT&T does. Even in the USA id like to see what networks come up when I travel around. From picking up USCellular and Verizon LTE even though you cannot connect to it AT&T don't like you seeing or having control over it.
When you roam in the USA it will still show your on AT&T you have to look in settings, or run a network app to see your actually roaming. (I roamed once) outside of Nashville TN. I actually took a different root just to see haha. I'm sort of a quiet network Geek.
BUT when your outside of the U.S. It will show what network your own but you won't have control to select them.
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I know when I had my iPhone 4S in Spain a few years ago, I got a "Carriers" menu, which allowed me to chose from the several roaming partners.
Same in Canada.
I assume you have experience in international roaming?
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I know when I had my iPhone 4S in Spain a few years ago, I got a "Carriers" menu, which allowed me to chose from the several roaming partners.
Same in Canada.
I assume you have experience in international roaming?
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I mean it might honestly show up when your outside the USA but I highly doubt it.
It's a modem/software lock that AT&T does. If your phone was unlocked and you put in say a T-Mobile USA sim in it you'd see the network selection. But not with an AT&T sim in it.
No I haven't had any experience with international roaming besides using a EE UK/Orange UK sim in the USA. But I'm just a network geek. Not as much as I used to when I had CDMA. But I still am occasionally.
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I am traving to Cancun Mexico on the 23 of june. I currently have an AT&T SIM inserted into my SIM Unlocked S8+. I know AT&T has service in Mexico, but as far as I know the best they got is 3G. I was wondering if I was to go outside out of their AT&T coverage and into another companies coverage while in Mexico Whether it be CDMA or GSM. Would the phone work on all their network bands, or would it be only GSM bands because of the AT&T SIM inserted? Another option I thought about was getting a different SIM in mexico. That might be a better option just in case roaming on my phone is not possible with other carriers out there that aren't GSM supported.
Any help will be greatly appreciated. Really hope someone has the answer to my question, because google sure didn't lol.
Hi
If you have an AT&T Sim and your plan has international calls, text and data you don't have to worry, is like you're in home.
I went to Vegas a few months ago and had no problems, the only problem is that if you want to make calls to local numbers you have to dial the country code before the phone number. (Don't worry when you Google any phone they give you the whole number with the country code)
Also in Mexico there's only GSM Networks, we use to have CDMA but is now discountinued and is only for military use, as for the coverage you don't have to worry unless you get far away from the city maybe if you go to the pyramids you'll get reception but I don't know I don't use to go to Cancun.
Plus, I don't know how Americans think in Mexico we don't have LTE?? Yes we have LTE and in lots of places and it has the same average speed that in USA, you'll get like 15 Mbps in busy hours and like 30+ or 40+ at night, I'll attach you a screenshot from my speed test. (I live in a small city it's probably you'll get better speed in Cancun)
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Hi
If you have an AT&T Sim and your plan has international calls, text and data you don't have to worry, is like you're in home.
I went to Vegas a few months ago and had no problems, the only problem is that if you want to make calls to local numbers you have to dial the country code before the phone number. (Don't worry when you Google any phone they give you the whole number with the country code)
Also in Mexico there's only GSM Networks, we use to have CDMA but is now discountinued and is only for military use, as for the coverage you don't have to worry unless you get far away from the city maybe if you go to the pyramids you'll get reception but I don't know I don't use to go to Cancun.
Plus, I don't know how Americans think in Mexico we don't have LTE?? Yes we have LTE and in lots of places and it has the same average speed that in USA, you'll get like 15 Mbps in busy hours and like 30+ or 40+ at night, I'll attach you a screenshot from my speed test. (I live in a small city it's probably you'll get better speed in Cancun)
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Thanks for all your helpful information. You cleared up a lot of information that I needed to be answered lol. Although I have one more question.If I have a AT&T SIM inserted will my unlocked phone work on other Bands not supported by AT&T in Mexico, or am I stuck with the the Bands AT&T supports?
The 3G service of AT&T in USA is 850 band. In Mexico all carriers uses the same band for 3G (H+)
For LTE, mexican carrier Telcel uses AWS Band (1700-2100) and, as far as i know, AT&T Mexico uses the same band for LTE service.
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Ubaldo.ht said:
Hi
If you have an AT&T Sim and your plan has international calls, text and data you don't have to worry, is like you're in home.
I went to Vegas a few months ago and had no problems, the only problem is that if you want to make calls to local numbers you have to dial the country code before the phone number. (Don't worry when you Google any phone they give you the whole number with the country code)
Also in Mexico there's only GSM Networks, we use to have CDMA but is now discountinued and is only for military use, as for the coverage you don't have to worry unless you get far away from the city maybe if you go to the pyramids you'll get reception but I don't know I don't use to go to Cancun.
Plus, I don't know how Americans think in Mexico we don't have LTE?? Yes we have LTE and in lots of places and it has the same average speed that in USA, you'll get like 15 Mbps in busy hours and like 30+ or 40+ at night, I'll attach you a screenshot from my speed test. (I live in a small city it's probably you'll get better speed in Cancun)
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Why your S8 does have the LTE icon and mine doesn't have it ?
I'm on Telcel and when I'm put the same Sim card on my Lumia 950XL there shows the LTE indicator without an issue. But my S8 doesn't show the LTE indicator. Always says 4G.
AT&T Mexico uses the same bands that AT&T USA so it won't be a problem as long you're using an AT&T Sim.
hugulugu said:
The 3G service of AT&T in USA is 850 band. In Mexico all carriers uses the same band for 3G (H+)
For LTE, mexican carrier Telcel uses AWS Band (1700-2100) and, as far as i know, AT&T Mexico uses the same band for LTE service.
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Why your S8 does have the LTE icon and mine doesn't have it
I'm on Telcel and when I'm put the same Sim card on my Lumia 950XL there shows the LTE indicator without an issue. But my S8 doesn't show the LTE indicator. Always says 4G.
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That's because the Root files in your phone every carrier put some custom files in their phones, I use to change the icons in my S6 by editing the CSC file, also other people change the build.prop file to make the phone think is from another carrier and country.
Of course you need Root if you want to change the icons.
Ubaldo.ht said:
AT&T Mexico uses the same bands that AT&T USA so it won't be a problem as long you're using an AT&T Sim.
That's because the Root files in your phone every carrier put some custom files in their phones, I use to change the icons in my S6 by editing the CSC file, also other people change the build.prop file to make the phone think is from another carrier and country.
Of course you need Root if you want to change the icons.
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Ok. Wich one is your CSC file? Your Galaxy S8 is unbranded (factory unlocked), right?
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hugulugu said:
Ok. Wich one is your CSC file? Your Galaxy S8 is unbranded (factory unlocked), right?
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Nope, my Galaxy is from AT&T I haven't checked the CSC but I think I'll be IUS (from Iusacell) ir maybe other code for AT&T Mexico, still I haven't rooted my phone to check it.
You can flash a CSC from an American carrier if you want the LTE icon, personally I don't like the LTE icon in my phone shows 3g (H) 4g (H+) and 4g LTE (for LTE... XD), I just prefer the 4g icon for LTE.
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Nope, my Galaxy is from AT&T I haven't checked the CSC but I think I'll be IUS (from Iusacell) ir maybe other code for AT&T Mexico, still I haven't rooted my phone to check it.
You can flash a CSC from an American carrier if you want the LTE icon, personally I don't like the LTE icon in my phone shows 3g (H) 4g (H+) and 4g LTE (for LTE... XD), I just prefer the 4g icon for LTE.
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Nice. Thank you very much.