if i was to buy a glaxay s 2, and connect it to t-mobile's service, would it still be possible for me to get the 4G network? just curious
4g? Hell no.
3g? No.
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That's something you should ask T-Mobile about. They have a website and everything
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4g? Hell no.
3g? No.
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So only 2G? pretty dumb
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So only 2G? pretty dumb
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Um, what unbranded phone works with tmo-us 3g bands? You have to be able to receive the correct frequencies in order to get 3g, and tmo-us uses non-worldly 3g bands, unlike att.
So, while dumb, it's the reality of the situation.
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Nokia n9 is coming with a pentaband radio, so it will work on Tmobile 3g.
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So has there been a release estimate yet on the hurcules? Bout as close as I will be able to get to Sgs2
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no release estimate yet but we do have developers ready to develope for it.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/group.php?groupid=426
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Can this model by unlocked for T-Mobile very easily like most Samsung Galaxy phones?
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Can this model by unlocked for T-Mobile very easily like most Samsung Galaxy phones?
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Probably, but it'd probably have crippled mobile data speeds since these two carriers use different frequencies for high speed data.
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Probably, but it'd probably have crippled mobile data speeds since these two carriers use different frequencies for high speed data.
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If its anything like the Skyrocket, which it is hardware wise then it could possibly have access to T-Mobile 3g with a modem flash. Let's hope so.
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If its anything like the Skyrocket, which it is hardware wise then it could possibly have access to T-Mobile 3g with a modem flash. Let's hope so.
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There's no guarantee... Have to look at the specs to find out bands on the phone.
EDIT: current specs that I found on gsmarena.com say that it DOESN'T get UMTS 1700mhz, which I believe is necessary for 3g/"4g" on T-mobile. So possible, yes, but with crippled data speeds.
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There's no guarantee... Have to look at the specs to find out bands on the phone.
EDIT: current specs that I found on gsmarena.com say that it DOESN'T get UMTS 1700mhz, which I believe is necessary for 3g/"4g" on T-mobile. So possible, yes, but with crippled data speeds.
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lol, how do you think it gets LTE? 1700mhz. Like the Skyrocket, good try.
Like I said, we will have to wait and see if the s2 (t989) modem will work on it. Cross your fingers everyone.
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lol, how do you think it gets LTE? 1700mhz. Like the Skyrocket, good try.
Like I said, we will have to wait and see if the s2 (t989) modem will work on it. Cross your fingers everyone.
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Um, ok. LTE is now apparently the same as HSPA+ now. I didn't know that.
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Um, ok. LTE is now apparently the same as HSPA+ now. I didn't know that.
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Lol, then how does the Skyrocket get T-Mobile 3g? Haha, sorry man.
I'm not here to argue just saying that because the hardware is similar it could work. But again, there is no guarantee this trick will work with the At&t Note
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Lol, then how does the Skyrocket get T-Mobile 3g? Haha, sorry man.
I'm not here to argue just saying that because the hardware is similar it could work. But again, there is no guarantee this trick will work with the At&t Note
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Nope, no guarantees. Good luck.
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Nope, no guarantees. Good luck.
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I'm trading my Galaxy Nexus for a int Note and trading that for an At&t Note, and I can't stand being on edge.
Crossing fingers.
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I'm trading my Galaxy Nexus for a int Note and trading that for an At&t Note, and I can't stand being on edge.
Crossing fingers.
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Why not keep the international note? It'll have T-Mobile 3g, and will have much more dev support than the ATT version. Seems like a no-brainer to me seeing as you'll have one in your trades.
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welchertc said:
Why not keep the international note? It'll have T-Mobile 3g, and will have much more dev support than the ATT version. Seems like a no-brainer to me seeing as you'll have one in your trades.
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Right now the international one does not have 1700 for T-Mobile 3g. Also the international one will never have LTE.
And look at the AT&T S2 and skyrocket. They both have good dev support.
welchertc said:
Why not keep the international note? It'll have T-Mobile 3g, and will have much more dev support than the ATT version. Seems like a no-brainer to me seeing as you'll have one in your trades.
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No it won't. The At&t version is my best hope for 3g on T-Mobile
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qipengart said:
Can this model by unlocked for T-Mobile very easily like most Samsung Galaxy phones?
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Just go to ATT...Tmobile is horrible when getting anything new lately...
pachi72 said:
Just go to ATT...Tmobile is horrible when getting anything new lately...
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I think many go to T mobile because they are disgruntled from AT&T...at least the ones I know on T Mobile curse AT&T every chance they get including my wife...
planoman said:
I think many go to T mobile because they are disgruntled from AT&T...at least the ones I know on T Mobile curse AT&T every chance they get including my wife...
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Yes!
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International does not get 3g on TMobile. There is a development bounty of $910 right now to try to get a dev to come with a work around. It shows 1700 but does not work.
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International does not get 3g on TMobile. There is a development bounty of $910 right now to try to get a dev to come with a work around. It shows 1700 but does not work.
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That bounty will NEVER get paid. The 1700 is for GSM, which is for voice and data up to Edge. The phone doesn't have hardware to receive 1700 UMTS, which is needed for 3g/"4g" on T-mobile USA.
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I jest started using tmobiles data and it's supper slow why is this?
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samwest39 said:
I jest started using tmobiles data and it's supper slow why is this?
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Because it doesnt have the TMO radio band for TMO's HSPA+ (wait I forget this is the international section, are you talking about TMO US?) If It's TMO US that is why. the international doesnt have TMO's AWS band for their HSPA + so you will be stuck on 2G data speeds
Because the international S3 can only get 2g speeds on T-Mobile.
you can get hspa+ if you use it on at&t or if you are in one of the areas where T-Mobile has refarmed the 1900mhz frequency for 3g but I think I saw someone mention here yesterday that there are only 5 areas so far but they should be more widespread in the next few months.
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Is there any way I can get my radios to be us tmo I have international phone us tmo service
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samwest39 said:
Is there any way I can get my radios to be us tmo I have international phone us tmo service
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No you have to wait or change to att
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samwest39 said:
Is there any way I can get my radios to be us tmo I have international phone us tmo service
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No.
Its a hardware thing, not a software thing.
You have three choices, wait for 1900mhz to be refarmed to 3g in your area, change to at&t or put up with 2g speeds.
Simple as that really.
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Thanks you allot I doubt I'll ever get the better speeds in my area owell
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samwest39 said:
Thanks you allot I doubt I'll ever get the better speeds in my area owell
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They are changing it all over the country so you will get it eventually.
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nodstuff said:
They are changing it all over the country so you will get it eventually.
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prob by the time he does, the GS4 will be out
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prob by the time he does, the GS4 will be out
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Very likely. I'm using the international version on T-Mobile US just like the OP and I'm not sure how much longer I can take it haha
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joshnichols189 said:
Very likely. I'm using the international version on T-Mobile US just like the OP and I'm not sure how much longer I can take it haha
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I can only imagine how you feel being stuck with that constantly, when I lose signal with my carrier (3 Ireland) it roams onto vodafone Ireland and I only get 2g speeds then, its unbearably slow.
When I was in America a few months back I got a tmo sim in new Orleans and had 3g speeds but when I went about 5 hours north I was roaming on at&t and they don't let you use data at all when roaming, a-holes!
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Im on t-mobile and this constant data drops and crappy signal in my house and everywhere u go is intolerable. I really don't wanna sign a contract but heard.good things about straight Talk. So i need advice or current user input on this matter. Or recommend me to something worth checking out. Thank you.
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StaightTalk seems pretty good for at&t users who want to change carriers with minimum fuss. Your at&t note won't need any rom or modem flashing. But, you will have to unlock it and manually input the APN settings.
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StaightTalk seems pretty good for at&t users who want to change carriers with minimum fuss. Your at&t note won't need any rom or modem flashing. But, you will have to unlock it and manually input the APN settings.
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Well any idea on how the coverage is? Just like att? data fast?
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It runs on AT&T's HSPA network. So it's the same as that. You won't get LTE though. That currently only for AT&T.
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sarcosis said:
It runs on AT&T's HSPA network. So it's the same as that. You won't get LTE though. That currently only for AT&T.
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Last question. Can i sign up at walmart without buying a phone?
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nellycruzz said:
Last question. Can i sign up at walmart without buying a phone?
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Just order a sim card online...I'm currently on ST n its got fast data speeds n good coverage
If you have an AT&T phone and plan on using ST AT&T then you don't need to unlock your phone! I'm using the GNote on straight talk AT&T without it unlocked.
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I just wanna make sure the signal and data is far better than t-mobile or not. Just wanna make sure the difference is worth it
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Y'all read this?
http://www.straighttalkwirelessforum.com/portal.php
Many data issue topics
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Was just heading to oak park mall and noticed I have 4G LTE. I figured it was a fluke but here's my speed test results.
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You mofo
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We will get LTE with tmobile on the i717.........i thought att and tmobile used diffrent lte bands???
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Yeah I'm using stock ROM rooted with stock modem. I'm pretty sure T-Mobile is using 1900mhz for LTE and ATT uses 1700. Really digging the late though. Download and upload isn't a big concern but the ping has dropped to about half of what it was. Very happy with T-Mobile. I think the lte will spread quickly like their 4G did.
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Yeah I'm using stock ROM rooted with stock modem. I'm pretty sure T-Mobile is using 1900mhz for LTE and ATT uses 1700. Really digging the late though. Download and upload isn't a big concern but the ping has dropped to about half of what it was. Very happy with T-Mobile. I think the lte will spread quickly like their 4G did.
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T-Mobile doesn't use 1900Mhz for LTE, only AWS 1700Mhz.
Regardless the i717 doesn't support LTE over 1900Mhz.
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Yeah I'm using stock ROM rooted with stock modem. I'm pretty sure T-Mobile is using 1900mhz for LTE and ATT uses 1700. Really digging the late though. Download and upload isn't a big concern but the ping has dropped to about half of what it was. Very happy with T-Mobile. I think the lte will spread quickly like their 4G did.
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Oh wow this is awesome!!!! Could you please get into your ServiceMode (dial *#0011#) and take a screenshot of your ServiceMode?
Did you change any of your APN settings in order to access LTE or you're running default epc.tmobile.com ?
Thanks!
I'll post a picture of it in service mode around 5pm. I'm at work right now and LTE isnt coming through the building very well. Also to answer your APN question I am indeed running the stock epc.tmobile.com. also thanks for clearing up the frequency bands ok both networks I wasn't quite sure.
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Here's another screenshot of the speedtest.net result saying it was LTE
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since last year tmobile has been switching there infrastructure to accomadate the bandwidth needed to support unlocked iphone on 3g nd hspa+
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I'll post a picture of it in service mode around 5pm. I'm at work right now and LTE isnt coming through the building very well. Also to answer your APN question I am indeed running the stock epc.tmobile.com. also thanks for clearing up the frequency bands ok both networks I wasn't quite sure.
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Thanks for clearing up about APN settings. This tells us that T-Mobile is near ready the commercial launch. Waiting for the service mode screen.
Thanks agsin!
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No problem. Here's your screenshot. Hope its what you needed!
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No problem. Here's your screenshot. Hope its what you needed!
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Awesome! Thank you!!!
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Awesome! Thank you!!!
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IF you dont mind me asking. What does this mean to you?
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IF you dont mind me asking. What does this mean to you?
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I like the techie stuff. For instance, in that screenshot I can see that they're using Band 4 (AWS 1700/2100Mhz), LTE bandwidth is 5Mhz which tells me that the maximum possible download/upload speeds are 37mbps down / 12mbps up in that particular market, EARFCN 2175 means that they're using C block of the AWS spectrum which is 10Mhz slice (5Mhz used for downlink, and 5mhz for uplink).
Most consumers don't care about this kinda stuff, but I do
Thanks again!
Oh wow. Makes sense. Glad I could help and I'm sure this would help others too.
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No problem. Here's your screenshot. Hope its what you needed!
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One quick question, how old is your sim card?
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Its about a 7 months old.
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I would like to give you guys an update on the speeds in my area. Seems to be getting better!
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Nice, keep us updated if you get any higher. Oh and is it reliable, any problems? Can you compare your experience vs hspa+?
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This is awesome!
Can't wait to have this same experience in NYC.
My Nexus 4 is ready!
sorry if this has been answered before but i have been looking and found nothing.
i have a s3 thats unlocked that im using on cincinnati bell. right now i only get 2g speeds. i am looking for a way to get 3g or 4g speeds. i think all i have to do is change the apn settings. i called cincinnati bell support and the guy had no clue what i was talking bout and said the device isnt compatable but i know theres a way to do it. thanks in advance.
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Lol
4G is not possible in the S3 unless you buy the LTE version.
Make sure you have a plan for 3G and in settings, the network mode is auto.
Also a place where you can get 3G connections.
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Tovagulet said:
Lol
4G is not possible in the S3 unless you buy the LTE version.
Make sure you have a plan for 3G and in settings, the network mode is auto.
Also a place where you can get 3G connections.
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i knew the 4g was a long shot lol. i have the correct plan for 3g and 3g comes in where i live. i have the network mode set to auto also. im still getting edge. are there ne other steps to take.
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pitbullmommy45245 said:
i knew the 4g was a long shot lol. i have the correct plan for 3g and 3g comes in where i live. i have the network mode set to auto also. im still getting edge. are there ne other steps to take.
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Are you sure its edge and not 3G?
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Tovagulet said:
Are you sure its edge and not 3G?
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ya it has a E by the single bars
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