Has any of the new owners try to use an at&t phone sim card in the JS to access the internet?
I ask because when I bought the Galaxy Tab 7 I couldnt use it out of the box, I had to root it and change the Rom in order to use it.
PRTEQ said:
Has any of the new owners try to use an at&t phone sim card in the JS to access the internet?
I ask because when I bought the Galaxy Tab 7 I couldnt use it out of the box, I had to root it and change the Rom in order to use it.
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not sure, haven't tried, but what I will say is it is set to use the tablet/laptopconnect broadband apn. so putting you phone sim in would require you to use the wap.cingular apn which you would have to add manually to the apn list as it isn't there. i don't see why it wouldn't work and at&t would notice that your sim doesn't belong in the device as it is a valid registered imei in their system and not unknown like an unlocked tablet.
Does the 4g LTE require a new Sim Card? Is it different from the 3g sim card?
sl8125 said:
Does the 4g LTE require a new Sim Card? Is it different from the 3g sim card?
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I am not sure but I dont think so because it is also H+ capable but my question is about a Data only Sim and not the same as the phones use.
AT&T uses new/different SIM cards for LTE. When I bought my Jetstream, they showed me the 2 SIM cards that work with LTE devices and complained that the SIM cards aren't obviously marked as LTE cards. 1 is for postpaid and 1 is for pre-paid. They hadn't received shipments of the LTE cards yet, even though we're in an LTE market, so they have to use the one in the LTE device's box. My AT&T 3G SIM card only gets HSPA+ in the Jetstream.
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AT&T uses new/different SIM cards for LTE. When I bought my Jetstream, they showed me the 2 SIM cards that work with LTE devices and complained that the SIM cards aren't obviously marked as LTE cards. 1 is for postpaid and 1 is for pre-paid. They hadn't received shipments of the LTE cards yet, even though we're in an LTE market, so they have to use the one in the LTE device's box. My AT&T 3G SIM card only gets HSPA+ in the Jetstream.
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Ok so it works? And is your phone sim?
It shows the HSPA+ icon rather than LTE, and the wireless settings show it's connected to the HSDPA network. However, the built-in broadband APN doesn't work with my 3G smartphone SIM, I'd have to create a MediaNet APN and try to connect.
pdagal,
Using the same SIM as in the Focus my display first says:
A&T Initalizing... (Please Wait)
After a few minutes (long, long wait) it says... gave up waiting.
Anything special you had to do to get the unit to work using other ATT SIM?
You may need to get 4G HSPA+ enabled on your account and SIM. Several months ago I was using an HTC HD7S and it wouldn't work in AT&T's HSPA+ phones for data. I had to call up and tell them I was testing an Inspire 4G and needed HSPA+ enabled on my SIM.
That won't get you working LTE (that requires a different SIM), but hopefully you'll at least get HSPA+.
MANY thanks, will do that tomorrow.
3g SIM
Your existing 3G SIM (depending on age) will just simply need to be provisioned for LTE.
As well as the APN is different. Without updating your SIM you'll only get HSUPA or 3G.
Thanks, appreciate the info.
Hm Interesting. I have a unlocked dev jetstream and I tried putting in my 3G/HSDPA Sim with a active phone and data, and it'll only hook on edge, while same sim card in my phone can grab HSDPA instantly. Not sure why...
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Ok so it works? And is your phone sim?
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I'm not sure if your question was answered, I just placed my sim from my SGII on my Jetstream and it works. I had to add the APN "phone", that's all i did. I'm getting decent data speeds 4.5, 4.8, 5.3, 3.9 down and 2.9, 3.3, 3.1, 2.8 up.
There were two apns there, I believe one was activate and the other broadband.
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Hm Interesting. I have a unlocked dev jetstream and I tried putting in my 3G/HSDPA Sim with a active phone and data, and it'll only hook on edge, while same sim card in my phone can grab HSDPA instantly. Not sure why...
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try adding an apn named "phone", no other settings needed, just "phone" without quotes of course. hope it helps
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I'm not sure if your question was answered, I just placed my sim from my SGII on my Jetstream and it works. I had to add the APN "phone", that's all i did. I'm getting decent data speeds 4.5, 4.8, 5.3, 3.9 down and 2.9, 3.3, 3.1, 2.8 up.
There were two apns there, I believe one was activate and the other broadband.
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try adding an apn named "phone", no other settings needed, just "phone" without quotes of course. hope it helps
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Forgot to mention the card was from T-Mobile. I just got a post-paid 25$ 2GB plan from at&t to play with, maybe I'll try the apn and see if it works.
Phone Calls
Hello Everyone
It is true that you can not make calls on the Jetstream?
I am interested in buying one, but I want the option to use as a Phone
THANK YOU
Help
Sorry trying not to be a burden. I used my AT&T sim with my js and added a apn. It worked for a while but then my internet just stopped working both when I tried it on my inspire and my js. Please Help.
The settings I put are :
Name AT&T
APN: WAP.cingular
Proxy: wireless(dot)cingular(dot)com
Port: 80
Username: WAP(at)CINGULAR(dot)COM
Password: CINGULAR1
Server: leave blank
MMSC: http : // mmsc(dot)cingular(dot)com
MMS Proxy: wireless(dot)cingular(dot)com
MMS port: 80
MMS protocol: WAP 2.0
MICC 310
MNC 410
Auth type blank
APN type blank
Sorry but you can't make phone calls on it. Maybe when it gets root but until then we have to wait.
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Sorry trying not to be a burden. I used my AT&T sim with my js and added a apn. It worked for a while but then my internet just stopped working both when I tried it on my inspire and my js. Please Help.
The settings I put are :
Name AT&T
APN: WAP.cingular
Proxy: wireless(dot)cingular(dot)com
Port: 80
Username: WAP(at)CINGULAR(dot)COM
Password: CINGULAR1
Server: leave blank
MMSC: http : // mmsc(dot)cingular(dot)com
MMS Proxy: wireless(dot)cingular(dot)com
MMS port: 80
MMS protocol: WAP 2.0
MICC 310
MNC 410
Auth type blank
APN type blank
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Put your sim card back in your phone and dial 611, and tell them what you did. They will unblock your data. After you hang up, reboot the phone.
Thank You So Much !!! Ok Sholud I not put my sim in my js anymore ?
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I just switched over to the AT&T non-smartphone unlimited data plan from the 200MB smartphone plan and I can no longer connect to the internet via cell data. I've restarted the phone multiple times and reset the APN settings and nothing seems to work. I've read on these forums about other people using this same plan without any problem, what am I doing wrong?
Thanks in advance for any help
OK, solved it myself. I just had to change the APN settings to as follows:
Name: AT&T Non-smartphone (or whatever you want to call it)
APN: wap.cingular
Proxy: wireless.cingular.com
Port: 80
Username :[email protected]
Password: CINGULAR1
Server: <Not set>
MMSC: http://mmsc.cingular.com
MMS Proxy: 66.209.11.32
MMS Port: 80
MCC:310
MNC:410
Authentication type: <Not set>
APN Type: <Not set>
Just did a speed test and got 7.07 Mbps down and 0.74 Mbps up
Don't know how long I'll be able to keep the plan though before AT&T catches on
are u still on non-smartphone plan?
Was att ever able to detect u are using a smart phone?
I wanna know too
Even though the OP posted this originally almost a year ago, I am responding to the recent inquiry.
I have a i9100 and have used it with AT&T since Christmas on the Feature Phone unlimited data plan.
When I first got the phone I first put my SIM card in an old Moto Razr so I would have a feature phone IMEI number to give them. After they set me up with the unlimited data plan and did their test call I just put the SIM card in my GS2 and I haven't had any problems since.
I have used anywhere from 5GB to 10GB each month and haven't had a single notice or question from AT&T.
AT&T doesn't have the IMEI #'s for the global i9100 in their database because it isn't sold in any AT&T or retail stores in the USA, it is only imported through unofficial channels. Without recognizing the IMEI # and with only 3G access, I guess they just don't care about monitoring data usage.
I only get 1.5-3kbps but I think it's just my area. That's good enough to listen to Googly Play Music all day at work and when I'm driving.
I've been on the unlimited non-smartphone data plan since mid-2009, and have been on various non-AT&T smartphones (including the i9100) since late 2009, with no issues.
Does this mean that one can pop the "$50 unlimited goPhone SIM" into the i9100 and mobile data would work with proper APN settings?
voxano said:
Does this mean that one can pop the "$50 unlimited goPhone SIM" into the i9100 and mobile data would work with proper APN settings?
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Should work, using the APN settings above in post 1. I use the same settings on a post paid plan, I don't see any reason it wouldn't work on a GoPhone prepaid plan.
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Should work, using the APN settings above in post 1. I use the same settings on a post paid plan, I don't see any reason it wouldn't work on a GoPhone prepaid plan.
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Neither the settings above nor the default wap.cingular settings work on my i9100. Any ideas why? Anybody has the mobile data actually working on this phone with the pre-paid plan?
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Neither the settings above nor the default wap.cingular settings work on my i9100. Any ideas why? Anybody has the mobile data actually working on this phone with the pre-paid plan?
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Are you sure mobile data is turned on?
ctomgee said:
Are you sure mobile data is turned on?
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Yes, of course. This works on my Note, but not on the I9100.
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Yes, of course. This works on my Note, but not on the I9100.
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I meant on the phone. So packet data is enabled in settings? Are you saying it works on your Note, with the same SIM?
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I meant on the phone. So packet data is enabled in settings? Are you saying it works on your Note, with the same SIM?
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Yes, packet data is enabled on the phone. Yes, with the same SIM mobile data works fine on my galaxy Note.
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Yes, packet data is enabled on the phone. Yes, with the same SIM mobile data works fine on my galaxy Note.
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Well, then I surely don't know. Maybe someone who is using this phone on a GoPhone plan successfully can help.
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Well, then I surely don't know. Maybe someone who is using this phone on a GoPhone plan successfully can help.
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Thanks anyway. Anybody out there is actually using this phone with the unlimited goPhone SIM?
Look what I found in about 30 sec using my l337 googling skills.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=16115939#post16115939
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Look what I found in about 30 sec using my l337 googling skills.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=16115939#post16115939
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I've seen that thread, and couple of similar ones, before I posted here... but I could certainly read it again if you think there's a solution in that thread that I missed before...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1554967
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I've seen that thread, and couple of similar ones, before I posted here... but I could certainly read it again if you think there's a solution in that thread that I missed before...
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You did the SIM card swap mentioned in that post?
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You did the SIM card swap mentioned in that post?
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No, my SIM already came from the AT&T store and is working just fine in my Note, so don't see why getting another SIM from the store would change anything... Actually I have two SIMs alresdy and the situation is the same for both. Am I missing something?
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No, my SIM already came from the AT&T store and is working just fine in my Note, so don't see why getting another SIM from the store would change anything... Actually I have two SIMs alresdy and the situation is the same for both. Am I missing something?
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Something is fishy here. Is your Note the N7000 (international, unbranded) or the I717? (ATT branded)
And are you absolutely sure the GS2 is the I9100? (international, unbranded)
Check labels under the battery.
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Something is fishy here. Is your Note the N7000 (international, unbranded) or the I717? (ATT branded)
And are you absolutely sure the GS2 is the I9100? (international, unbranded)
Check labels under the battery.
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Yes, both are international and unbranded factory unlocked. I've been using the GT-N7000 for months, but the i9100 was just bought recently used. It's possible that something is wrong with the i9100 hardware, but the seller said he was using it on the post-paid media net just fine and I believe him. Either for some reason it just doesn't work for this particular phone orI'm doing something silly with the APN and other phone settings. I hope it's the latter...
Something is fishy here, cause I saw plenty of xda users reporting it working on i9100 before I decided to buy it...
What can I do with my DROID DNA when it comes in on Wednesday brand new and I dont have a Verizon Account. I just have a Tmobile SIM and I wanted to just drop it in there but I saw that when it is unboxed there was some activation screen? I also saw that you can bypass this screen by not having any SIM in there but not sure what will happen if I put the Tmobile sim straight from the beginning? I dont want to have to sign up for Verizon nor do I have any friends on the network! Anyone have an idea? I appreciate any help
Thanks
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What can I do with my DROID DNA when it comes in on Wednesday brand new and I dont have a Verizon Account. I just have a Tmobile SIM and I wanted to just drop it in there but I saw that when it is unboxed there was some activation screen? I also saw that you can bypass this screen by not having any SIM in there but not sure what will happen if I put the Tmobile sim straight from the beginning? I dont want to have to sign up for Verizon nor do I have any friends on the network! Anyone have an idea? I appreciate any help
Thanks
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Just pop in your SIM and you're ready to go. It's a SIM authenticated device, and also fully SIM unlocked.
milan03 said:
Just pop in your SIM and you're ready to go. It's a SIM authenticated device, and also fully SIM unlocked.
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I wont get any Verizon activation page in the beginning? I assume if I have a tmobile sim card in there it will just work and automatically skip the initial activation page that verizon puts on there? Most videos ive seen are of people that had sim cards from verizon that activated it then they put in the other sim afterward. but if its SIM unlocked out of the box then thats whats up!! Thank you
Been there done that. It will work on T-Mobile after inserting the card. I forgot all the buttons I pushed, but you certainly do not need to sign up for a Verizon account. I also chased down some APN settings but I still do not have picture mms working for some reason.
Update figured out my MMS issue. My APN is below. ONLY the fields which have been set are listed.
Name: Internet
APN: epc.tmobile.com
MMSC: http://mms.msg.eng.t-mobile.com/mms/wapenc
MCC: 310
MNC: 260
MMS protocol: WAP 2.0
APN Type: default,hipri,mms
Sent from my HTC6435LVW
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I wont get any Verizon activation page in the beginning? I assume if I have a tmobile sim card in there it will just work and automatically skip the initial activation page that verizon puts on there? Most videos ive seen are of people that had sim cards from verizon that activated it then they put in the other sim afterward. but if its SIM unlocked out of the box then thats whats up!! Thank you
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Just skip the set up after you turn it on and you should be fine.
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i've searched around and haven't found a definitive answer. if i were to buy an AT&T branded htc one would i be able to use it with my current straight talk AT&T sim card from my nexus 4? point me in the right direction?
larry_walker said:
i've searched around and haven't found a definitive answer. if i were to buy an AT&T branded htc one would i be able to use it with my current straight talk AT&T sim card from my nexus 4? point me in the right direction?
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I don't have ST but I don't see why not. I'm currently using an AT&T One on a MVNO as well.
Yes indeed
gunny is right. It'll work fine. Just put in the correct APN settings.
SkizzMcNizz said:
gunny is right. It'll work fine. Just put in the correct APN settings.
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what's the apn setting? I tried the one recommended from straight talk website and the speed is horrendously slow, even though I have H+ connection. Ran speedtest and it was like less than 1mbps download.
larry_walker said:
i've searched around and haven't found a definitive answer. if i were to buy an AT&T branded htc one would i be able to use it with my current straight talk AT&T sim card from my nexus 4? point me in the right direction?
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Straight Talk works like a charm!
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silkshocker said:
what's the apn setting? I tried the one recommended from straight talk website and the speed is horrendously slow, even though I have H+ connection. Ran speedtest and it was like less than 1mbps download.
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Only enter these, ignore the other stuff.
Name: Straight Talk
APN: att.mvno
PROXY: proxy.mvno.tracfone.com ( IF you wanna use the speedtest app, you don't need to fill out this otherwise speedtest wont work This field is not necessary).
Port: 80
MMSC: http://mmsc.cingular.com
MMS Proxy: 66.209.11.33
MMS Port: 80
Do not touch the rest. After you're done, don't forget to save it and select it. Delete the other apns ( if there are any).
larry_walker said:
i've searched around and haven't found a definitive answer. if i were to buy an AT&T branded htc one would i be able to use it with my current straight talk AT&T sim card from my nexus 4? point me in the right direction?
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I'm currently using my Straight Talk (AT&T compatible) SIM on an AT&T HTC One... however, my SIM was the standard sized one and I had to buy a SIM cutter from amazon to cut it. Works like a charm!
Hello I want some one who has a LGOG and t mobile to do a small trick on there phone for me plz. 1st turn on air plane mode then go into secret menu by dialing 3845#*970# then go to lte only>modem setting>lte band selection>lte only, now exit the secret menu then turn air plane mode off and plz tell me if you can pick up lte now? I have done this trick on my phone and it seems to work, but make sure to set it back to automatic in the secret menu or else u wont be able to get calls or make calls, and when u do this it should still be on lte network, depending on it location(if it has lte that is), and if u do get a phone call does the lte come back after the phone call ends? Because for me it doesn't. Thx
Edit: look at post 4
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Hello I want some one who has a LGOG and t mobile to do a small trick on there phone for me plz. 1st turn on air plane mode then go into secret menu by dialing 3845#*970# then go to lte only>modem setting>lte band selection>lte only, now exit the secret menu then turn air plane mode off and plz tell me if you can pick up lte now? I have done this trick on my phone and it seems to work, but make sure to set it back to automatic in the secret menu or else u wont be able to get calls or make calls, and when u do this it should still be on lte network, depending on it location(if it has lte that is), and if u do get a phone call does the lte come back after the phone call ends? Because for me it doesn't. Thx
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Nope, doesn't work for me.
No
It doesn't work for me either.
zerorise said:
Hello I want some one who has a LGOG and t mobile to do a small trick on there phone for me plz. 1st turn on air plane mode then go into secret menu by dialing 3845#*970# then go to lte only>modem setting>lte band selection>lte only, now exit the secret menu then turn air plane mode off and plz tell me if you can pick up lte now? I have done this trick on my phone and it seems to work, but make sure to set it back to automatic in the secret menu or else u wont be able to get calls or make calls, and when u do this it should still be on lte network, depending on it location(if it has lte that is), and if u do get a phone call does the lte come back after the phone call ends? Because for me it doesn't. Thx
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Ya that first trick does fail sometimes but it does work after u do this. For this u need a second phone, it can be any phone that works on tmobile network. All u do is take it sim card and put it into that phone and try to open a web page or Anything that makes the phone use data. Then take out the sim card and put it into it LGOG,but make sure it LG is in lte mode only!!! Because if it's not it well start on 4g but when it's in lte mode only it well start on lte, after that u can change it back to automatic or else u won't be able to get phone calls, thx see I have lte but it doesn't last cause if u make phone call or get a.phone call it well disappear
I have 2 phones I know this works with one is a old school flip phone from Samsung and the other is a.iPhone 4s. Thx
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zerorise said:
Ya that first trick does fail sometimes but it does work after u do this. For this u need a second phone, it can be any phone that works on tmobile network. All u do is take it sim card and put it into that phone and try to open a web page or Anything that makes the phone use data. Then take out the sim card and put it into it LGOG,but make sure it LG is in lte mode only!!! Because if it's not it well start on 4g but when it's in lte mode only it well start on lte, after that u can change it back to automatic or else u won't be able to get phone calls, thx see I have lte but it doesn't last cause if u make phone call or get a.phone call it well disappear
I have 2 phones I know this works with one is a old school flip phone from Samsung and the other is a.iPhone 4s. Thx
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That's interesting. I hope LTE can stick, otherwise, it's meaningless.
It doesn't if u make a phone call or get one it goes away but u can fructose get it back with the first trick I posted at the top with the air plane mode, but it won't work 100% of the time, was hoping some one can look at this in more detailed level.
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any one get lte working on tmobile network now?
Name: T-Mobile US LTE
APN: fast.t-mobile.com
MMSC: http://mms.msg.eng.t-mobile.com/mms/wapenc
MCC: 310
MNC: 260
APN type: default,supl,mms
APN protocol: IPv4/IPv6
Found this APN in a reddit post for N4 with .33 radio.
adfurgerson said:
Name: T-Mobile US LTE
APN: fast.t-mobile.com
MMSC: http://mms.msg.eng.t-mobile.com/mms/wapenc
MCC: 310
MNC: 260
APN type: default,supl,mms
APN protocol: IPv4/IPv6
Found this APN in a reddit post for N4 with .33 radio.
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So you got LTE working with this APN ? Which ROM you are on ?
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There is a build prop edit for nexus 4 which gives them LTE . I was wondering if any one try it yet on OG
raydm said:
So you got LTE working with this APN ? Which ROM you are on . COLOR="Silver"]
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[/COLOR]There is a build prop edit for nexus 4 which gives them LTE . I was wondering if any one try it yet on OG
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No I am on att, just trying to share something I stumbled across. From what I read the build prop was needed because N4 didn't come with LTE.
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http://www.reddit.com/r/Android/comments/1i4j8c/in_light_of_the_recent_interest_in_the_tmobile/
Had to reread forum rules, they say not to encourage members to participate in other forums, but this should be considered as for informational purposes.
LTE
Hello, i have a theory on why the phone LGOG dosent pick up LTE on t mobile. The 2nd trick i provieded in post #4 kind of works but it wont last unless u leave ur phone on LTE mode which is bad if ur expecting a phone call or trying to make one because LTE dosent have voip, so it goes back to 4g, but it wont go back to LTE on its own sadly.
In the trick i provided with the moving of ur sim into a t mobile supported phone, i belive it sets the sim card onto the t mobile network, and when u move that sim card back into an LGOG it keeps that same network that it was on, but if the LGOG trys to register its self on the network the network sets it back to 4G because i belive the 4g network on the 1900 band seems to have higher priority on the phone then the LTE AWS band (1700/2100). This seems true for all AT&T phones.
As i said this is just my thory on why it dosent work for most people. some people seem to be able to pick up LTE with no problem. I even bought an HTC one X+ to see if i can get LTE on that but nope it didnt work eather, most likely because of the same problem, it has the 1900 band which tmobile set up for 4g, for iphone users.
ALSO can some one please teach me how to flash the .33 radio from nexus 4 onto the LGOG so i can see if that gives us LTE, thx.
I guess I'll give it a whirl as soon as I update the radio
dont bother with the radio if ur on t mobile the radio dosent seem to pick up the network operators. i tryed it yesterday.
adfurgerson said:
Name: T-Mobile US LTE
APN: fast.t-mobile.com
MMSC: http://mms.msg.eng.t-mobile.com/mms/wapenc
MCC: 310
MNC: 260
APN type: default,supl,mms
APN protocol: IPv4/IPv6
Found this APN in a reddit post for N4 with .33 radio.
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These settings worked for me in NYC. 4G LTE Active!!!!!!!
rch1028 said:
These settings worked for me in NYC. 4G LTE Active!!!!!!!
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Are you stock jelly bean?
How or where do I unlock one of these phone to use it on att network .. I'm on California .... help please .. the from from att has the lock s*****
Buy the phone from T-Mobile, unlock it via on of the reliable online unlocking services, unlock the phone. If you have an existing AT&T account with LTE, its easy as slipping in the sim. If not, its a little trickier, AT&T will generally restrict non-AT&T phones to 3G/4G --> No LTE. If you are activating a new account, you will need to provide them an IMEI from an AT&T branded phone with LTE, they will then provision your account for LTE service. Some people use a fiends old AT&T LTE phone, or from another source.
tupirujp said:
How or where do I unlock one of these phone to use it on att network .. I'm on California .... help please .. the from from att has the lock s*****
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How or where do I unlock one of these phone to use it on att network .. I'm on California .... help please .. the from from att has the lock s*****[/QUOTE
Bought the S5 from Tmobile today and got home and went to cellunlocker (http://www.cellunlocker.net/). Within an hour I got the unlock code, slipped in my ATT sim, unlocked the phone, set the ATT APN and got 4G/LTE speeds. After that rooted and installed TWRP.
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rfb813 said:
tupirujp said:
How or where do I unlock one of these phone to use it on att network .. I'm on California .... help please .. the from from att has the lock s*****[/QUOTE
Bought the S5 from Tmobile today and got home and went to cellunlocker (http://www.cellunlocker.net/). Within an hour I got the unlock code, slipped in my ATT sim, unlocked the phone, set the ATT APN and got 4G/LTE speeds. After that rooted and installed TWRP.
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How is reception, LTE speeds? What was the cost of the phone before taxes? $660?
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rfb813 said:
tupirujp said:
How or where do I unlock one of these phone to use it on att network .. I'm on California .... help please .. the from from att has the lock s*****[/QUOTE
Bought the S5 from Tmobile today and got home and went to cellunlocker (http://www.cellunlocker.net/). Within an hour I got the unlock code, slipped in my ATT sim, unlocked the phone, set the ATT APN and got 4G/LTE speeds. After that rooted and installed TWRP.
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Tnkx you so much ?
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risestar2 said:
Buy the phone from T-Mobile, unlock it via on of the reliable online unlocking services, unlock the phone. If you have an existing AT&T account with LTE, its easy as slipping in the sim. If not, its a little trickier, AT&T will generally restrict non-AT&T phones to 3G/4G --> No LTE. If you are activating a new account, you will need to provide them an IMEI from an AT&T branded phone with LTE, they will then provision your account for LTE service. Some people use a fiends old AT&T LTE phone, or from another source.
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Actually, it shows up as a SM-G900T and i do get LTE after i gave them my IMEI. you do, however, have to manually enter in the APN settings:
Name: ATT Phone
APN: phone
Proxy: not set
Port: Not set
Username: not set
Password: notset
server: not set
MMSC: http://mmsc.mobile.att.net
Multimedia message proxy: proxy.mobile.att.net
Multimedia message port: 80
MCC: 310
MNC: 420
Authentication typw: None
APN type: default, supl, mms,hpri,fota
APN protocol: IPv4
APN Roaming Protocol: IPv4
Bearer: Unspecified
Mobile vrtual network operator: not set
risestar2 said:
Buy the phone from T-Mobile, unlock it via on of the reliable online unlocking services, unlock the phone. If you have an existing AT&T account with LTE, its easy as slipping in the sim. If not, its a little trickier, AT&T will generally restrict non-AT&T phones to 3G/4G --> No LTE. If you are activating a new account, you will need to provide them an IMEI from an AT&T branded phone with LTE, they will then provision your account for LTE service. Some people use a fiends old AT&T LTE phone, or from another source.
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I have a TMOBILE S5 - I didnt' want to wait for the "Free way" of unlocking a sim card so I purchased the code form a web site that offers this - there may be a free way to do this sometime soon - but I didn;t have the patience to wait - do a GOOGLE SEARCH - you'll find several that offer this service.
I have no restrictions on my phone - 3G/4G/LTE - awesome speeds on ATT LTE network - =
If you have an existing AT&T account, its easy. The trickier part is if you are a new customer, the T-Mobile S5 IMEI wont be registered in their database as an LTE device, so it will default to non-LTE speeds.
Some people have had success with really helpful non-corporate AT&T stores at adding the non AT&T branded phone into the database, but most won't and so you need to get creative. You'd probably have better luck convincing an independent dealer to do this, like a mall kiosk etc. as they will want the commission from the activation. Some people have had luck using the IMEI from a demo phone at the store (Can be from any LTE device), or a friends old device etc.
The key is that it needs to be an AT&T branded LTE phone so your account can be correctly provisioned with LTE, otherwise you will be stuck in 4G land. Another way you can do it is also to call in later and switch the IMEI to an AT&T LTE device, get the account provisioned and then put the sim in the T-Mobile S5.
seattleboi1982 said:
Actually, it shows up as a SM-G900T and i do get LTE after i gave them my IMEI. you do, however, have to manually enter in the APN settings:
Name: ATT Phone
APN: phone
Proxy: not set
Port: Not set
Username: not set
Password: notset
server: not set
MMSC: http://mmsc.mobile.att.net
Multimedia message proxy: proxy.mobile.att.net
Multimedia message port: 80
MCC: 310
MNC: 420
Authentication typw: None
APN type: default, supl, mms,hpri,fota
APN protocol: IPv4
APN Roaming Protocol: IPv4
Bearer: Unspecified
Mobile vrtual network operator: not set
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risestar2 said:
If you have an existing AT&T account, its easy. The trickier part is if you are a new customer, the T-Mobile S5 IMEI wont be registered in their database as an LTE device, so it will default to non-LTE speeds.
Some people have had success with really helpful non-corporate AT&T stores at adding the non AT&T branded phone into the database, but most won't and so you need to get creative. You'd probably have better luck convincing an independent dealer to do this, like a mall kiosk etc. as they will want the commission from the activation. Some people have had luck using the IMEI from a demo phone at the store (Can be from any LTE device), or a friends old device etc.
The key is that it needs to be an AT&T branded LTE phone so your account can be correctly provisioned with LTE, otherwise you will be stuck in 4G land. Another way you can do it is also to call in later and switch the IMEI to an AT&T LTE device, get the account provisioned and then put the sim in the T-Mobile S5.
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That's not true, it does register as an LTE device. i gave them my IMEI off the T-mobile Galaxy S5 and they added it to the biller, and then asked them what does it show up as in the biller, they read it off as a Samsung SM-G900T. not a Samsung SM-G900A. Heck, even my Nexus 5 shows up as it should as a LG D820, which is the model.
Well just to let everyone know. I bought an unlock code from unlockfusion and 48 hours later it still hasn't arrived but I bought one from cellunlocker.net and my phone is now unlocked
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Yes, if they add your IMEI into their system, you are fine. Many stores and CSR's will not do this however, in which case you need to figure out a workaround. Stores are paid a higher commission for selling and activating a branded phone that they are for an unlocked off network device.
seattleboi1982 said:
That's not true, it does register as an LTE device. i gave them my IMEI off the T-mobile Galaxy S5 and they added it to the biller, and then asked them what does it show up as in the biller, they read it off as a Samsung SM-G900T. not a Samsung SM-G900A. Heck, even my Nexus 5 shows up as it should as a LG D820, which is the model.
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risestar2 said:
Yes, if they add your IMEI into their system, you are fine. Many stores and CSR's will not do this however, in which case you need to figure out a workaround. Stores are paid a higher commission for selling and activating a branded phone that they are for an unlocked off network device.
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and I'm kinda surprised, BYOD is a very big thing right now. possibly just some shady reps or stores, CSR's should be able to do it with no issues.
T-Mobile S5
For this that are using the T-Mobile S5 on AT&T. Sounds like LTE and everything is working well. My question is, for this who have rooted and using different roms. Have you seen the lag go away? Is the phone a better experience. I love my M8 but I just love the thinner feel of the S5 but I cannot live without root and roms. Please help before I drop $650. LOL
artpena2323 said:
For this that are using the T-Mobile S5 on AT&T. Sounds like LTE and everything is working well. My question is, for this who have rooted and using different roms. Have you seen the lag go away? Is the phone a better experience. I love my M8 but I just love the thinner feel of the S5 but I cannot live without root and roms. Please help before I drop $650. LOL
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Lol, what lag?
lOL
artpena2323 said:
lOL
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Lol the device doesn't lag (sarcasm)
Yeah. Buttery smooth. Lol
Those using T-Mobile's S5 on AT&T, can you comment on reception, preferably LTE?
MattMJB0188 said:
Those using T-Mobile's S5 on AT&T, can you comment on reception, preferably LTE?
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There is virtually no difference from my old SM-G900A to my new SM-G900T. I'm using a custom ROM (see signature) with zero reception issues. My LTE is 24Mbps down and 11Mbps up. That's out in the boonies where I work, it's usually better at home.
MattMJB0188 said:
Those using T-Mobile's S5 on AT&T, can you comment on reception, preferably LTE?
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I pulled 25mbps down and 14mbps up in Knoxville TN. If you are in a weak signal area it does seem to drop signal a little more frequently.