I've googled this topic and searched and can't find any conclusive information.
I found a post online where a user put his Verizon SIM card in his US Cellular Galaxy S3 and it activated fine and worked for voice calls. He wasn't getting LTE and was having trouble with MMS, but no one responded to his question that I could tell.
Now I'm looking to do the same thing and am wondering if that guy had installed Verizon's ROM on the US Cellular S3 if that would have been all that was needed. I don't know if it is even possible to flash a Verizon ROM onto the USCC handset.
Anyone with any experience or ideas in this area?
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I've googled this topic and searched and can't find any conclusive information.
I found a post online where a user put his Verizon SIM card in his US Cellular Galaxy S3 and it activated fine and worked for voice calls. He wasn't getting LTE and was having trouble with MMS, but no one responded to his question that I could tell.
Now I'm looking to do the same thing and am wondering if that guy had installed Verizon's ROM on the US Cellular S3 if that would have been all that was needed. I don't know if it is even possible to flash a Verizon ROM onto the USCC handset.
Anyone with any experience or ideas in this area?
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AFAIK, thats what happens when you put a AT&T, Tmobile, or any other carrier sim card in another phone. ATT and tmobile are the only ones who will get data.
You can take a look at this thread..not sure if it will help. I've been able to get my friends ATT sim activated in my phone and everything worked but data.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1809314:
spearoid said:
I've googled this topic and searched and can't find any conclusive information.
I found a post online where a user put his Verizon SIM card in his US Cellular Galaxy S3 and it activated fine and worked for voice calls. He wasn't getting LTE and was having trouble with MMS, but no one responded to his question that I could tell.
Now I'm looking to do the same thing and am wondering if that guy had installed Verizon's ROM on the US Cellular S3 if that would have been all that was needed. I don't know if it is even possible to flash a Verizon ROM onto the USCC handset.
Anyone with any experience or ideas in this area?
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I was the one that posted this original but I hope this works. Thanks
Did u flash a Verizon ROM onto the US Cellular Galaxy S3
I want to know if it working !!
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I have a Verizon Galaxy S3 (SCH-I535) running Android 4.1.1. I was told by Verizon prior to moving to England that, with this version of Android which unlocked the "world phone" capabilities (GSM), that I would be able to use my phone abroad with a new sim on a local network.
Fast forward a few weeks, and I am in England with an Orange sim in my phone. I have no problems with voice, but I cannot access any data services (I have no trouble receiving texts, but cannot send them - I think this is a problem with the sim though). After searching around the internet for a while, it seems that the solution to my problem would be to add the Orange APN settings to my phone.
HOWEVER, Verizon's version of 4.1.1 does not allow you to edit APN settings! When you go to the APN menu, there is nothing displayed and the only settings option is to Reset to Default.
The closest thing I've found to a solution is here, but it's a bit out of date as the method isn't for 4.1.1. I'm a bit wary of rooting my phone and installing a rom, as I've never done anything like that before.
Does anyone have any experience with this sort of thing that might be able to offer a solution? I would be willing to root my phone if necessary, but I'd need to be directed to a pretty explicit noob guide for doing that :silly:
Thanks!
Getting root is easy with the toolkit linked. Should you have any questions you can read the thread or search galaxy s3 toolkit on YouTube. Just keep in mind some videos are outdated and that you have a Verizon cdma galaxy S3 running 4.1.1.
forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2092244
Sent from my SCH-I535 using xda premium
Search this same thread and the APN fixes are here. There is also an APN fix in Note 2 forum that should work. Once you change APN should be good to go with Orange. Say hi to my Uncle in Birmingham. He on Orange also. Cheers. :laugh:
What ended up being your solution?
I'm going to Italy tomorrow with a Verizon S3 and APN settings are locked. The phone is rooted and I would love to be able to use a local SIM on data!
Thanks in advance.
sundayradio said:
What ended up being your solution?
I'm going to Italy tomorrow with a Verizon S3 and APN settings are locked. The phone is rooted and I would love to be able to use a local SIM on data!
Thanks in advance.
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No solution yet. I'm going to look at the link above when I can get some time to sit down and focus on it. Hopefully it fixes it.
BTW, although it's billed as a CDMA phone, it is able to operate on GSM as well. That's the whole "world phone" thing that Verizon has been talking about.
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BTW, although it's billed as a CDMA phone, it is able to operate on GSM as well. That's the whole "world phone" thing that Verizon has been talking about.
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I understand it's a world phone, but I wanted to drop that in because I wasn't sure if the Toolkit states "CDMA" under the device selection screen. I know the Galaxy Nexus or Razr Toolkit specifically stated CDMA. I just didn't want you to accidentally pick the wrong one. After looking at screen shots of the Toolkit you shouldn't have a problem it doesn't mention CDMA only Verizon is stated.
Unable to add APN.
prdog1 said:
Search this same thread and the APN fixes are here. There is also an APN fix in Note 2 forum that should work. Once you change APN should be good to go with Orange. Say hi to my Uncle in Birmingham. He on Orange also. Cheers. :laugh:
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Hey there,
Sorry for going there, but I have not been able to find a fix for adding in the APN on a Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III. I have it on Cincinnati Bell at the moment, and have it rooted. I have voice and text, but not data. I have used the APN Manager Pro to see the APN that I need to use, but for some reason it will not use it or be able to edit it? Any thoughts?
deca2499 said:
Hey there,
Sorry for going there, but I have not been able to find a fix for adding in the APN on a Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III. I have it on Cincinnati Bell at the moment, and have it rooted. I have voice and text, but not data. I have used the APN Manager Pro to see the APN that I need to use, but for some reason it will not use it or be able to edit it? Any thoughts?
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Yes.
Get titanium backup pro and make apn mgr pro a system app.
You should be good after that.
This is confirmed working on Vodafone Italy and ill post results from China and hk in about a month
And please spread the word on this.
Spiting Verizon is my new favorite hobby.
I have a very similar problem. I have a Samsung S3, not rooted, but unlocked from Verizon. I have been in Kandahar for a month or so. My SGS3 with a local provider will make and receive calls great when coverage is there. My problem is, I can only seem to text local here not back to the US, or get email and no Google Talk. I went to the shop where I got my card here, they told me that Verizon needed to unlock my phone. I know it is unlocked but I made the call home, Verizon told me what I already knew. I went back into the store, once again, next they said Verizon needed to unlock my APN? I called again, finally I got a response from Verizon saying that Samsung needs to release the patch so Verizon can unlock it. If anyone knows of such a APN patch I would greatly appreciate it. My lap top screen got cracked during a patrol so doing all of this and email is quite the B!tch! I have always had success with this forum and hope it will continue. Once I send my lap top back home to be warrantied, I will not have any way of getting the usual business done for at least a month. I'm trying to hold off on the lap top until I can get my phone fully functional. I do not have internet connection on my phone, just my computer, I guess that is the APN, that is still locked. I could do all of this if I had WiFi, but it is not allowed here by the company that provides internet. They do have WiFi in some areas, but it is always bogged down with everyone else trying to use it. Also, I am not too sure if I want to attempt to do a root, the internet service here is very slow. Thanks for your help. Please remember, I am atleast 8 1/2 hours ahead of you, so response time will be delayed.
A very helpful member of GalaxyS3forums sent me here.
Ok all I'm a newbie here so don't hate on me please.
My problem is that I cannot receive MMS and have no data other than WIFI??
I just rooted a Galaxy S3 (Verizon) SCH-I535, 4.1.2, Build#JZ054K.I535VRBMA2.
I set up the phone GSM/UMTS and am using an AT&T sim card from my old phone (HTC Inspire), the sim card that was in my inspire was on of the large kind that did not fit the Galaxy so the guy at Best Buy had a little stapler looking thing that actually cut it to the right size?? I don't know if that has anything to do with my problem or not? I don't think so since I CAN use the phone for calls and text messages, but you guys are the pro's. UPDATE: I did go to AT&T and get the proper sim card.
I used ODIN 307 and a file named-root66_VZW_I535VRBMA2_nowipe.tar.md5, to root the phone. I installed APN Manager Pro and Titanium Backup, both paid apps. I made APN Manager a system app in Titanium Backup just like I have read in other forums.
I have tried to use my old HTC settings for the APN and various others I have found online, including NET10 but nothing seems to work! I still can't receive MMS or network data??
If anyone can help me to figure this out I would greatly appreciate your help!
Thanks in advance!!
That's not gonna work...
665natas said:
Ok all I'm a newbie here so don't hate on me please.
My problem is that I cannot receive MMS and have no data other than WIFI??
I just rooted a Galaxy S3 (Verizon) SCH-I535, 4.1.2, Build#JZ054K.I535VRBMA2.
I set up the phone GSM/UMTS and am using an AT&T sim card from my old phone (HTC Inspire), the sim card that was in my inspire was on of the large kind that did not fit the Galaxy so the guy at Best Buy had a little stapler looking thing that actually cut it to the right size?? I don't know if that has anything to do with my problem or not? I don't think so since I CAN use the phone for calls and text messages, but you guys are the pro's. UPDATE: I did go to AT&T and get the proper sim card.
I used ODIN 307 and a file named-root66_VZW_I535VRBMA2_nowipe.tar.md5, to root the phone. I installed APN Manager Pro and Titanium Backup, both paid apps. I made APN Manager a system app in Titanium Backup just like I have read in other forums.
I have tried to use my old HTC settings for the APN and various others I have found online, including NET10 but nothing seems to work! I still can't receive MMS or network data??
If anyone can help me to figure this out I would greatly appreciate your help!
Thanks in advance!!
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You're attempting to use an AT&T sim card in a Verizon device. Setting the device to use GSM/UMTS instead of CDMA/LTE while using an AT&T sim card that has been modified to fit a Verizon slot still wont work... it's still a Verizon device. AT&T and Verizon may both use the same frequency bands of 850 MHz and 1900 MHz for 3G, and 700 MHz for LTE, but their commonality ends there. To my knowledge you can't get what you're trying to do here to work. Even if you could get it to work, it would likely not be an easy task.
If you want your Verizon SCH-I535 to work, you'll need to use a Verizon sim card with an active Verizon Wireless plan.
Sorry to be the bearer of bad news man... but its not gonna work.
EatheMeek said:
You're attempting to use an AT&T sim card in a Verizon device. Setting the device to use GSM/UMTS instead of CDMA/LTE while using an AT&T sim card that has been modified to fit a Verizon slot still wont work... it's still a Verizon device. AT&T and Verizon may both use the same frequency bands of 850 MHz and 1900 MHz for 3G, and 700 MHz for LTE, but their commonality ends there. To my knowledge you can't get what you're trying to do here to work. Even if you could get it to work, it would likely not be an easy task.
If you want your Verizon SCH-I535 to work, you'll need to use a Verizon sim card with an active Verizon Wireless plan.
Sorry to be the bearer of bad news man... but its not gonna work.
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Actually I did get it to work....somewhat. I downloaded the app HiAPN Global for the play store, made it a system app and viola! I now have data and MMS, HOWEVER it is not good by any means. All of my MMS come across as group messages and the data is EDGE at best.
I am wondering if I need to flash a new ROM and recovery....bootloader?? I'm kinda lost with all the information out there but cant seem to find my exact situation.
665natas said:
Actually I did get it to work....somewhat. I downloaded the app HiAPN Global for the play store, made it a system app and viola! I now have data and MMS, HOWEVER it is not good by any means. All of my MMS come across as group messages and the data is EDGE at best.
I am wondering if I need to flash a new ROM and recovery....bootloader?? I'm kinda lost with all the information out there but cant seem to find my exact situation.
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You will only get EDGE. i used to use at&t Sim in Verizon S3.
The way I got data to worm was flash CM10 stable FROM AT&T Version (i747) to the Verizon version (i535)
That doesn't mean ALL roms will work like that. You don't have to believe me that it worked as some people will say "You can't flash a att ROM on a Verizon phone".
Some Roms have MULTICARIER support. Try one of those. But again, you will not get any speeds faster than EDGE. Verizon has those bands locked for US carriers, but there unlocked for over seas. (Weird huh)
Edit: IM NOT TELLING YOU TO GO FLASH A AT&T SLECIFIC ROM. ALL IM SAYING IS I USED A AT&T VERSION OF CYANOGENMOD TO GET MY DATA WORKING.
Hello everyone hope you can help me.
I did a full flash using fla****now.com on my us cellular note 2 sch-r950 to page plus and I got talk and txt to work but not 3g. I had gotten a USED Verizon 4g lte sim card which was what I was told would work to get 3g, but since it did not work now I've been asking around and people have told me that since the sim is 4g it is not needed to get 3g. That even w/o a sim card I should be able to get 3g but that the 3g on the phone might not be showing. I have also read that you can get 3g only with a us cellular 4g sim card, so I'm really confused.
The phone says "no sim" with the verizon 4g lte sim card so don't know if it read it I could get 3g if what I was initially told was true.... Another thing is that my old Verizon phone has a different prl than this us cellular note 2 and I am not getting service where I used to get service. Question, if I change the prl to the one that my old phone had would the note 2 give me the same coverage? I had my old phone with page plus too, just did the esn change before it was flashed. And if that would work how do I do it? One last thing does anyone know how to get 3g on this us cellular note 2 sch-r950? I really need the 3g working bc I fill my paperwork online.
Any help will be greatly appreciated. Sorry for the long post but the better explained the better the help no?
Thank you!
data on us cellular note 2
sadjetivo said:
Hello everyone hope you can help me.
I did a full flash using fla****now.com on my us cellular note 2 sch-r950 to page plus and I got talk and txt to work but not 3g. I had gotten a USED Verizon 4g lte sim card which was what I was told would work to get 3g, but since it did not work now I've been asking around and people have told me that since the sim is 4g it is not needed to get 3g. That even w/o a sim card I should be able to get 3g but that the 3g on the phone might not be showing. I have also read that you can get 3g only with a us cellular 4g sim card, so I'm really confused.
The phone says "no sim" with the verizon 4g lte sim card so don't know if it read it I could get 3g if what I was initially told was true.... Another thing is that my old Verizon phone has a different prl than this us cellular note 2 and I am not getting service where I used to get service. Question, if I change the prl to the one that my old phone had would the note 2 give me the same coverage? I had my old phone with page plus too, just did the esn change before it was flashed. And if that would work how do I do it? One last thing does anyone know how to get 3g on this us cellular note 2 sch-r950? I really need the 3g working bc I fill my paperwork online.
Any help will be greatly appreciated. Sorry for the long post but the better explained the better the help no?
Thank you!
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Did you ever get data working? If not, I think I can help.
First did you put in a micro sim (preferrably not Verizon) t mobile att etc... Also you can root and freeze setup wizard to get rid of the "non Verizon sim card" message. Thirdly if your username and keys are wrong HDR an long, PPP and the ha and AAA usernames and passwords, then you will only have talk and text and no 3g data.
Flashing sim card models is tricky. I believe I can help.
If you already have this done and data working, please share what you did so we can learn from each other and share the knowledge wealth for the whole community. Thanks
hello i just want to start off by saying i have searched everywhere for an answer on this. so i recently got a s4(free upgrade)and i want to let a friend use my s3. they have straight talk so im trying to figure out how to make it work. i tried to call verizon to get an unlock code but they said there was no such code they could give me and referred me to samsung. so all im wondering is how i can get this phone working on straight talks cdma towers. i know the 4g doesnt work but im not worried about it. if i have to root it i also dont mind just please point me in the right direction. i know its possible. it would be cool to be able to put a straight talk rom or something that will make it like the s3 that ST sells. thanks
Edit: This is a Samsung Galaxy SCH-I535
dizzlekrew said:
hello i just want to start off by saying i have searched everywhere for an answer on this. so i recently got a s4(free upgrade)and i want to let a friend use my s3. they have straight talk so im trying to figure out how to make it work. i tried to call verizon to get an unlock code but they said there was no such code they could give me and referred me to samsung. so all im wondering is how i can get this phone working on straight talks cdma towers. i know the 4g doesnt work but im not worried about it. if i have to root it i also dont mind just please point me in the right direction. i know its possible. it would be cool to be able to put a straight talk rom or something that will make it like the s3 that ST sells. thanks
Edit: This is a Samsung Galaxy SCH-I535
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Unsure about straight talk roms myself but as far as getting the phone to work on straight talk it's not all that complicated. I know you have to go to there website or contact them to get one of there sim cards. I'm looking into moving to straight talk myself soon, I'm tired of the high bills. As far as roms don't quote me on this but I think as long as it's bootloader unlocked you can use almost any rom that's d2lte which is basically a universal rom for all the d2=S3 us versions
And from what I've found on there website they do have 4GLte as they use verizon towers
From my CM11 S3
ShapesBlue said:
Unsure about straight talk roms myself but as far as getting the phone to work on straight talk it's not all that complicated. I know you have to go to there website or contact them to get one of there sim cards. I'm looking into moving to straight talk myself soon, I'm tired of the high bills. As far as roms don't quote me on this but I think as long as it's bootloader unlocked you can use almost any rom that's d2lte which is basically a universal rom for all the d2=S3 us versions
And from what I've found on there website they do have 4GLte as they use verizon towers
From my CM11 S3
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Well the only sim card i would be able to get would be a $g sim card as CDMA phones don't use reg sim cars and i'm almost positive ST does not offer 4G through their verizon towers. I really just want to find out how to unlock it and activate it. I went on the ST website and they said to enter in the IMEI and then send an activation kit but it says not available in my area code. So im stuck atm.
dizzlekrew said:
Well the only sim card i would be able to get would be a $g sim card as CDMA phones don't use reg sim cars and i'm almost positive ST does not offer 4G through their verizon towers. I really just want to find out how to unlock it and activate it. I went on the ST website and they said to enter in the IMEI and then send an activation kit but it says not available in my area code. So im stuck atm.
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Interesting because I input my IMEI and my info and it didn't say anything about it being a 3g sim card. Mine came up as compatible
From my CM11 S3
ShapesBlue said:
Interesting because I input my IMEI and my info and it didn't say anything about it being a 3g sim card. Mine came up as compatible
From my CM11 S3
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What is your zip code i want to try it with my IMEI and see what it says. Currently my zip says its not available. Thanks.
dizzlekrew said:
What is your zip code i want to try it with my IMEI and see what it says. Currently my zip says its not available. Thanks.
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Sorry man I don't give out personal info. If you want to shoot me a PM with your IMEI I'll be glad to report back what it says to you
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So I snagged a straight talk galaxy S3. I've already got it rooted running official cm12 for the Verizon varient. Is it at all possible to get this thing to pick a verizon/page plus sim? From looking around I've come to the conclusion that the Verizon S3 is the most similar. What would be the options?
Any help is greatly appreciated.
Anyone?
brd912 said:
So I snagged a straight talk galaxy S3. I've already got it rooted running official cm12 for the Verizon varient. Is it at all possible to get this thing to pick a verizon/page plus sim? From looking around I've come to the conclusion that the Verizon S3 is the most similar. What would be the options?
Any help is greatly appreciated.
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Is there a slot for a sim card? If so then you'd have to get a CDMA sim card from straight talk
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ShapesBlue said:
Is there a slot for a sim card? If so then you'd have to get a CDMA sim card from straight talk
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There is a sim slot. I actually have Verizon contract. After flashing everything an changing a few settings I have talk, text and data but its steady roaming..I wonder if I'll get charged for roaming? Anyways I'm sure if everything is working there's gotta be a way to stop it from roaming.
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There is a sim slot. I actually have Verizon contract. After flashing everything an changing a few settings I have talk, text and data but its steady roaming..I wonder if I'll get charged for roaming? Anyways I'm sure if everything is working there's gotta be a way to stop it from roaming.
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So let me understand this, you have a straight talk S3 on Verizon? What sim card do you have?
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Yup. Just using a Verizon 4G LTE sim.
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Yup. Just using a Verizon 4G LTE sim.
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The only thing I can think is the straight talk S3 isn't playing well with verizon. I had a verizon S3 that worked great on straight talk, I truly don't know what the fix could be
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ShapesBlue said:
The only thing I can think is the straight talk S3 isn't playing well with verizon. I had a verizon S3 that worked great on straight talk, I truly don't know what the fix could be
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Maybe a modem? Been scared to try it because I'm confused as to what will cause my boot loader to lock.
Don't know why it worked but *228 just fixed my roaming problem. I thought you couldn't *228 a LTE phone? I know the straight talk S3 has 4G disabled but I'm still running a 4G LTE sim card. This is really strange lol. Never in a million years would I have thought I could get a prepaid phone running on Verizon contract. Maybe pageplus will work as good so I can get away from these high bills and get unlimited internet.
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Don't know why it worked but *228 just fixed my roaming problem. I thought you couldn't *228 a LTE phone? I know the straight talk S3 has 4G disabled but I'm still running a 4G LTE sim card. This is really strange lol. Never in a million years would I have thought I could get a prepaid phone running on Verizon contract. Maybe pageplus will work as good so I can get away from these high bills and get unlimited internet.
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Wow that's great, I haven't used *228 in years. That's a possibility but I couldn't tell you for sure. I know there's a page plus thread around here
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Maybe a modem? Been scared to try it because I'm confused as to what will cause my boot loader to lock.
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That might be it but seeming as how it's a straight talk phone you'd only be able to use a straight talk modem update, as least I would think that would work anyways
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Been running good for a few days but I can't pull in 4G..I wonder if it takes more than just a ROM flash and APN changes. From what I've read, straight talk disables 4G on this phone. Anyone know what it would talk to enable it?
brd912 said:
Been running good for a few days but I can't pull in 4G..I wonder if it takes more than just a ROM flash and APN changes. From what I've read, straight talk disables 4G on this phone. Anyone know what it would talk to enable it?
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Seeing how it's a straight talk phone it should have LTE/4G enabled. Try calling straight talk maybe... Other than that I'm out of ideas
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Wondering what it takes to make this phone a full Verizon phone. It runs off the Verizon towers, its running a Verizon ROM and recognizing it as a i535. What else would need to be changed? And exactly where do they disable 4G? In the modem or physical hardware of the phone? Maybe someone will help! I do not want to use this s4 anymore. Locked bootloaders kill me lol.
brd912 said:
Wondering what it takes to make this phone a full Verizon phone. It runs off the Verizon towers, its running a Verizon ROM and recognizing it as a i535. What else would need to be changed? And exactly where do they disable 4G? In the modem or physical hardware of the phone? Maybe someone will help! I do not want to use this s4 anymore. Locked bootloaders kill me lol.
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Buy a GSM unlocked phone in that case. I do love my old S3 but it was time to move on
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Well I'm making the switch to straight talk today. Hopefully cdma workshop can get 4G working. I've searched and searched and I can't find any explanation as to why or where the 4G is deactivated. by the process of elimination, I've come come to the conclusion that it has to be in the physical hardware. I'm going to try one more thing before I start tinkering with cdma workshop. I'm going to try to flash a d2lte rom to see if that does it. anyone know of a lollipop d2lte rom?
brd912 said:
Well I'm making the switch to straight talk today. Hopefully cdma workshop can get 4G working. I've searched and searched and I can't find any explanation as to why or where the 4G is deactivated. by the process of elimination, I've come come to the conclusion that it has to be in the physical hardware. I'm going to try one more thing before I start tinkering with cdma workshop. I'm going to try to flash a d2lte rom to see if that does it. anyone know of a lollipop d2lte rom?
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I didn't find any with a search but If I come across one I'll post it here, the two d2vzw lollipop roms I seen are both lollipop but not & d2lte roms.
I think the issue with the straight talk S3 is indeed the hardware, they managed to remove the 4G option on this variant and the VZW prepaid version also
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ShapesBlue said:
I didn't find any with a search but If I come across one I'll post it here, the two d2vzw lollipop roms I seen are both lollipop but not & d2lte roms.
I think the issue with the straight talk S3 is indeed the hardware, they managed to remove the 4G option on this variant and the VZW prepaid version also
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I'm wondering if the process they used is the same process page plus retailers used on 4G devices..because my girlfriend had a Verizon s3 that they had to flash to 3G so it can be used on pageplus..when she switched to a note 2 a few weeks ago they told her they offered Verizon's 4G coverage now and she would get it on her note no flashing required. Worked right outta the box. We took her old s3 and hooked it up for my mom. They said that it had to be flashed back to 4G so I'm wondering if straight talk flashed this phone to 3G only with flashing software..if so, is there a free program anywhere to do this? The CDMA workshop trial has never given me the outcome I was looking for.
brd912 said:
I'm wondering if the process they used is the same process page plus retailers used on 4G devices..because my girlfriend had a Verizon s3 that they had to flash to 3G so it can be used on pageplus..when she switched to a note 2 a few weeks ago they told her they offered Verizon's 4G coverage now and she would get it on her note no flashing required. Worked right outta the box. We took her old s3 and hooked it up for my mom. They said that it had to be flashed back to 4G so I'm wondering if straight talk flashed this phone to 3G only with flashing software..if so, is there a free program anywhere to do this? The CDMA workshop trial has never given me the outcome I was looking for.
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I would like to know how you got a straight talk phone on Verizon prepaid? That's the first ive heard of this model going yo Verizon, its not supposed to be possible. Explain.
N_psycho_PD_uh? said:
I would like to know how you got a straight talk phone on Verizon prepaid? That's the first ive heard of this model going yo Verizon, its not supposed to be possible. Explain.
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About 2 weeks ago I was using this straight talk s3 on Verizon postpaid, not prepaid. I just flashed a Verizon ROM and setup the apns and threw my Verizon sim card in and it worked. It stayed in a roaming state but it worked fine. Calls, texts and data. I think I did dial *228 to get it to lock onto the network. I still have the line if you would like to see some proof
brd912 said:
About 2 weeks ago I was using this straight talk s3 on Verizon postpaid, not prepaid. I just flashed a Verizon ROM and setup the apns and threw my Verizon sim card in and it worked. It stayed in a roaming state but it worked fine. Calls, texts and data. I think I did dial *228 to get it to lock onto the network. I still have the line if you would like to see some proof
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If you are saying that you were on Verizon because you had the Verizon wireless showing in your status bar or because it said it in your phone somewhere then no you weren't on Verizon, your phone showed that stuff because it has that stuff in your build.prop, that doesn't mean you were on Verizon, the only way to actually be on Verizon is if you actually setup an account with them and activated the phone on their network. Supposedly Verizon won't let you activate a straight talk phone on Verizon account, this device is not able to carrier unlock and that's what you have to do to actually switch carriers and use your IMEI on another network. It shows SCH-I535 because of the build.prop, all of that Verizon stuff and the i535 stuff can be edited in the build.prop, that has nothing to do with who you actually have service with, that's just there because its written in the ROM.