This may be a hopeless endeauver; I have been searching around online for the past couple days but I just cannot find any solution to what I am trying to accomplish. I also am not sure what exactly I should be searching for so I apologize if this has been answered multiple times. I basically want to get rid of my cell phone and replace it with a tablet.
I am on Sprint and I currently have an HTC One. I would ideally like to be able to take the SIM card from my phone and use it in a tablet that supports it. I am unsure if this is even possible, however I do know that the Samsung Galaxy Note III 7" and Note II 10" work on Sprint but would they work with my current phones SIM?
I very rarely actually use my phone as a phone, and when I do place calls it is usually from my home PC. I use Google Voice with my Sprint number to place calls and text message so just being able to carry a tablet around with access to the Sprint 4G/LTE data network is all I really care about, not so much the voice network. Am I just crazy or can I actually acomplish this?
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Hello,
I have a Samsung Galaxy S without a data-connection, I really need a data-connection becouse I think the phone really needs a data-connection.
So here's my question:
Is it possible to get a subscription of a data-only SIM (the subscriptions they use for tablets etc.)
It is possible to use that kind of SIM/subscription in a phone?
Since I don't really make calls or send text's I really need that but I still want to be able to call and send text's.
Does anyone got a answer?
I think it would be helpful if you told us where you're from. I'm pretty sure the conditions for data-only plans differ from country to country.
I'm from The Netherlands.
Data only sim should work fine. Curious to know, why you need data only sim on a phone. It kills the purpose of having a phone.
I tried some time ago in HTC Desire and it didn't work, still don't know why. (it works with PC + USB Huawei modem on both Windows and Linux, i have E1752 model)
And as an answer for qustion "why do you need it?" for example in Poland there is company which for the government licence for some frequences is obligated to offer free internet for 3 years. Don't think its lika a fairytale - internet disconnects after one hour and the speed is limited, but still can be very usefull when you are tight on budget or just need to check something quickly.
PS. maybe i should add that in this case voice service is disabled on the sim card level (tele service (ts11)) what seems to be a reason for some devices not to work.
edit: finally it appears to work. Dosen't display signal strength but websites (slowly) load.
I have done some searching bad have no found what I am looking for. This could very well be because I suck at thinking up good search terms.
Anyways, I am something of a smartphone noob. I have a TMobile vibant, which is my first smartphone. My child loves playing with various apps and games I have downloaded for her.
I had the idea of buying one of the very cheap, poor condition, phones off ebay so I can have my phone back.
My plan would be to never activate it on any cell network. I would connect via my home wifi, download some apps, then put it in airplane mode and let her have fun.
Questions:
1. Most of the cheap-o phones are cdma, which I have no experience with. If I never activate it on a network, am I likely to have any problems? I know that with my phone, if I pull the sim, I can still used it as a pda, but is that true of all phones?\, or do some require some sort of network login first?
2. Is there are way to disable a phone from making emergency calls? I don't want her accidentally doing that.
3. Other than the ethical questions of a "bad esn" phone, would one cause me any problems for this uses?
4. Are there are pitfalls to my idea that I should consider?
i have been using an old phone of my sons that way. its an old samsung moment (sprint) i down load new apps / games and try them out before i put them on my good phone
1. Though there may be some inconveniences with not being connected to a phone network (it will keep telling you to activate or put in your sim card) you will have basically the same ability as if you were connected besides making calls.
2. As far as I know, if the phone is not connected to a network, there is no possibilty of making a call. Some newer phones might be able to call over wifi but probably not.
3. Don't qoute me on it, but esn numbers are used only for cdma (no sim card) phones to connect to the network and for the network to identify what phone it is. When it has a bad esn, it is because it wont connect or activate to the network. You should have no problem.
4. This is something many people do. Its just like having an android iPod touch.
Hit thanks if I helped
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I just pulled the trigger on a refurbished SM-P905 (Verizon) tablet. I would like to have the option of sticking my phone's SIM card in it and use the tablet as my phone (with an ear piece, of course).
What would I need to do to the tablet in order to make that work? Root? Install additional apps? Would CM12 work?
Assume that I have a Verizon cell phone that I would pull the SIM from and put into the tablet when I needed to use it as such.
Thanks!
I have the international version of the note pro SM-P905
from my previous knowledge,
any android tablet can be used as a phone except that phone calls will be heard through the speaker unless you use an ear piece.
I already have a phone sim installed on my note pro and it is working fine out of the box
I use it the sim for data and I made a few phone calls without any problems
no need for root or anything else
I don't know about Verizon note pro model but it is suppose to be the same
Thanks! I was concerned that the tablet wouldn't have the necessary phone apps and background software that it would need right out of the box.
I have the P905V as well.
I haven't tried a phone sim on I cant say for sure on the phone calls themselves.
however I am using a T-mobile tablet sim with text messaging and the text messaging does not seem to work on this tablet.
Verizon and sprint use CDMA for voice, SMS and 3G data
When they moved to LTE (Which is a GSM technology) they basically just added a sim card slot for data on top of the existing CDMA hardware.
Some Verizon phones also have the Sim slot enabled for GSM calling for people that travel internationally.
unfortunately most tablets (and even a lot of phones) dont have that feature and only use it for LTE
I suspect that this is the case here.
there is chance it might make calls if activated under Verizon though you would need a dialer installed. (Perhaps someone with one activated with Verizon could chime in if they have tried it)
The best option I've found on an alternate carrier is to use your google voice number in the hangouts app to make VOIP calls.
it works great for that and you basically have calling coverage anywhere you have data.
Groove IP also works pretty good and doesnt use much data.
unfortunately VOIP is the only option I know of.
On a side note, as stated above the international version has the full phone features in GSM format, this is often the case with international versions of tablets.
Sadly the US only versions often have things stripped out by the carrier, sometimes out of necessity and sometimes to push people to use their service etc.
Thanks for the info! That's exactly what I was afraid of, that the Verizon version of the OS on this tablet wouldn't include the phone/texting software. So I'm wondering if the CM12 rom does..?
Unfortunately while the Verizon version is rootable on android 4.4 there are no custom roms for it currently.
Also note that they released the 5.1 update for the Verizon model but its not yet rootable.
I've kept mine on 4.4 for this reason but a lot of people have opted to give up root for the newer software.
I know this all sounds like bad news but this is really an amazing tablet, I actually use it exclusively and no longer use windows at home.
I also often use it for calls over VOIP.
but unfortunately if custom roms and voice calls are what you are looking for in a tablet the international version would have likely been the better choice.
The Verizon Version does have a few perks due to the snapdragon 800 processor, charging faster being the biggest.
Thanks! I just purchased mine and its supposed to get here tomorrow. I'm probably going to send it back. I don't want to be stuck on 4.4 just so I can have root, and I don't want to deal with not even having root on 5.1. Then add-on that you can't unlock the bootloader on the Verizon version, and it's a no-go.
Hi everyone, I have been trying to activate any of my VZW phones on Page Plus, preferably my i535 to start but i've also tried my HTC M8 out of desperation with the same results.
Basically the phones activate fine, voice and text work fine but i have no data. I've tried a ton of variations of APNs and different network preferences but not a bit of luck.
I see a few old threads about Page Plus but it looks like those folks are trying to do flash or qpst the phones, perhaps cloning meid or other crazy things, i really dont understand the point when Page Plus lists both my phones as being compatible on the page plus website. Half the links are dead in those threads anyway, almost all screen shots are 404, it seems hard to find much information.
I'm wondering if someone can shed some light on either what i'm doing wrong or at least explain what all the fuss with flashing/qpst is about and if that's something i need to look further into despite my phones activating successfully and being listed as compatible, just i cant get data working.
Galaxy s3 on Page Plus
jmclaren7 said:
Hi everyone, I have been trying to activate any of my VZW phones on Page Plus, preferably my i535 to start but i've also tried my HTC M8 out of desperation with the same results.
Basically the phones activate fine, voice and text work fine but i have no data. I've tried a ton of variations of APNs and different network preferences but not a bit of luck.
I see a few old threads about Page Plus but it looks like those folks are trying to do flash or qpst the phones, perhaps cloning meid or other crazy things, i really dont understand the point when Page Plus lists both my phones as being compatible on the page plus website. Half the links are dead in those threads anyway, almost all screen shots are 404, it seems hard to find much information.
I'm wondering if someone can shed some light on either what i'm doing wrong or at least explain what all the fuss with flashing/qpst is about and if that's something i need to look further into despite my phones activating successfully and being listed as compatible, just i cant get data working.
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I am on Page Plus with the straight talk version of GS3, it is the same as the Verizon but limited to 3g. If you are trying to activate a 4g device (like the i535) on a standard plan or $12 monthly plan, it will not be accepted. Those plans only work on 3g devices. If you are trying to activate a $29 and up monthly plan on the same i535 model, you need to purchase a page plus SIM card, without it the data will not work. You don't need to do any APN edit or special flashing, it will work with the SIM no issues. If you want to be on the 3g plan, get an s968c, it'll work like a charm. Just a side note, on CM12 and higher, the s968c model will not get data unless you get an already activated Verizon SIM ($3 on e-bay) and have it installed. This will get the APNs programmed for you. Good luck!
I don't want this confused with VoLTE which is the wifi advanced calling I believe. Does the note edge (verizon version n915v) support being able to surf online while in a phone call without being connected to wifi. Say for example something that happens to me a LOT is I'm away from my house at the store and I get a call from my grandmother and she wants me to google the local pizza hut phone number. On my old Galaxy s5 I was able to tell her to hold and get on google and search for the phone number and read it off to her. This comes in extra handy as she does not know how to use texting and I can't just text the number to her. Granted I could google it then call her back and open up the browser again without internet. But it's just so much more convenient to do it all in one step. But yeah is this possible with the verizon note edge? I just ordered mine today so too late to back out now. But just want to know what to expect.
I wish I could say it does but this does not work on mine. It specifically says it cannot use data while on a phone call
tree.fort said:
I wish I could say it does but this does not work on mine. It specifically says it cannot use data while on a phone call
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Thanks i was expecting that. Still a little let down but I'll live lol