Hello,
my provider is NET10. They support GSM,CDMA, and LTE. I am trying to find a Samsung Gala5y S5 to use at my provider, but I can only find versions for Sprint, T-Mobile, ATT, or Verizon. Sprint, T-Mobile, ATT show that they use only GSM and Verizon CDMA.
Does anyone know what I have to look for on the Galaxy S5 to use all networks (GSM,CDMA, and LTE) ?
Thank you
First step would be to verify with net 10 they are a GSM carrier if I am correct. This being said you could not use Verizon GS5. This would leave sprint to mobile AT&T I would verify with someone who is using one of those devices on NET 10. Sorry I am not more help as I have a Verizon GS5 but hopefully it is a start!
I just got a Sprint phone and I am in the process of unlocking it. Once I unlock it, should I flash the Sprint S7 with the T-mobile S7 firmware since T-mobile is my provider? I know I won't get wifi calling and VOLTE, but I figured the preconfigured settings on T-mobile APN etc will make it easier for me to use the Sprint phone with less issues? The other option was flashing the International unlocked firmware.
What are your guys' thoughts?
I purchased a Galaxy S7 SM-G930A (AT&T) at a discount but I use T-Mobile. Is it possible to load this phone with the stock T-Mobile S7 image? I currently cannot use WiFi calling because it is trying to use AT&T's WiFi calling with my T-Mobile SIM card. Do I have no choice but to return this and get a T-Mobile version? Thanks for any help
Or is it possible to get OTAs and WiFi calling with T-mobile SIM and service on an AT&T S7 (G930A)? Will flashing G930T firmware work?
help on changing carrier for the s8+ the other thread is more for the s8 g950u want to make this one just for the plus
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/csmmj0ght2ipia8/AABDhG0hFJXy5GuYr_AcJOe_a?dl=0 files in my drop box of eng boot i have so far and odin to try to see if we can do something
This guy switched my s8+ from Tracfone (Total Wireless) to T-Mobile with almost 4G LTE bands enabled and working phenomenally well. Give it a try:.
Look at this on eBay http://www.ebay.com/itm/322518132661
So I bought a T-Mobile unlocked Galaxy S7 (SM-G930T) after reading that there was no difference between unlocked phones except for bloatware. It seems now like that was not entirely correct. My H2o Wireless sim uses the AT&T network, but in my new phone it gets little or no reception almost everywhere I go. It works great in the unlocked Nexus 5 that I'm trying to replace. I have found some scary instructions on these forums and elsewhere that would enable more frequency bands or convert my phone to a SM-G930U. Is that the right way to go, or is there a simpler way to get my old sim card working?
The different variants of the S7 come with carrier specific firmware, so the T-Mobile firmware may not use the modem in the same way as AT&T expects.
Flashing the G930U firmware is probably a good idea, and it's not too difficult http://updato.com/how-to/how-to-install-an-official-samsung-stock-firmware-using-odin
I was also under the impression the G930T was SIM locked by default, unless you got them to unlock it.
Beanvee7 said:
I was also under the impression the G930T was SIM locked by default, unless you got them to unlock it.
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This G930T was labeled "T-Mobile unlocked" on Ebay. I doubt that it got any special treatment. My H2o sim card works, just not very well.
Digging a little deeper, the app Network Cell Info Light tells me I'm using bands 2, 4, and 12. It also tells me I'm using band 5 if I run a USSD code. Bands 2, 4, and 12 are used by both T-Mobile and AT&T, so those make sense. Band 5 is used by AT&T but not T-Mobile, so I don't know why they have that one enabled (or maybe the list of bands I found is wrong). Unfortunately, the same app doesn't display which bands are in use by my Nexus 5 so I can't compare. If I could use AT&T's other bands (17 and 30) maybe things would work better.
Flashing the G930U firmware or even the G930A firmware (although I think the G930A is now the G930U) could change the bands. All of the USA models use the same modem, so if some bands are enabled on one and not the other, it would entirely be firmware.
Beanvee7 said:
Flashing the G930U firmware or even the G930A firmware (although I think the G930A is now the G930U) could change the bands. All of the USA models use the same modem, so if some bands are enabled on one and not the other, it would entirely be firmware.
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Thank you. I'll probably follow your firmware how-to once I can find a chunk of time to work on it. Why do you suppose the G930A and G930U are the same while the G930T is different? Maybe I bought the wrong one. I went with the G930T because I read a few places that it had the least bloatware.
From memory AT&T used to have their own specific branded model like T-mobile, but they eventually discontinued the G930A and just started offering the unbranded version.
Then I believe from that point onwards G930A's just got the G930U firmware updates. So they were once different but aren't any more.
G930U would have the least bloatware because it's the non carrier unbranded version of the phone, most people will flash it over their own phone to remove bloat. G930T may be the least bloated of carrier branded phones, but G930U is least bloated overall.
From a technical level the phones are all identical, it's just how the carrier has customised their firmware. You having the G930T isn't really a problem because you can just flash any other USA model firmware and get the same experience as if you bought it from them branded as theirs.
I flashed a SM-G930U firmware (SM-G930U_2_20181023083753_yako40hi3m_fac.zip) using Odin3 v3.13. That got rid of the T-Mobile bloatware, which is nice, but I still have the same signal problems I had before. Any other ideas? I wonder if this model has an antenna or some other piece of hardware that limits the frequency bands. I very briefly saw Network Cell Info Lite pick up a signal on Band 30, which I had never seen before. Maybe I'll see more of that if I get a chance to take the phone farther from home.