I really need help with this one. I just bought an ATT Samsung galaxy note i717 to use with simple mobile. Unfortunately, simple mobile data speed is so slow that I decided to go with Straight Talk. I got the Straight Talk sim card last night and immediately pop it in my galaxy note. Signal strength look excellent, call quality was also great.
My excitement ended when I decided to set up my data through the APN. Unfortunately, when I open the APN tab, ATT appears but when I try editing so as to make the necessary changes, the APN cannot be edited!! I have tried everything and now am at a lost! I have called ST and they say it should work since infact my phone is an ATT phone. This phone is also unlocked. When I place the simple mobile sim card in the phone, I can definitely edit T-Mobile in the APN settings. I called Samsung Customer service, and was told that Straight Talk is not part of their support network.
Please people, I really need help configuring this problem. Any help out there will be highly appreciated!!
Kormasah7410
What happens if you hit the menu button ? Do you have the option to ADD APN ?
kormasah7410 said:
I really need help with this one. I just bought an ATT Samsung galaxy note i717 to use with simple mobile. Unfortunately, simple mobile data speed is so slow that I decided to go with Straight Talk. I got the Straight Talk sim card last night and immediately pop it in my galaxy note. Signal strength look excellent, call quality was also great.
My excitement ended when I decided to set up my data through the APN. Unfortunately, when I open the APN tab, ATT appears but when I try editing so as to make the necessary changes, the APN cannot be edited!! I have tried everything and now am at a lost! I have called ST and they say it should work since infact my phone is an ATT phone. This phone is also unlocked. When I place the simple mobile sim card in the phone, I can definitely edit T-Mobile in the APN settings. I called Samsung Customer service, and was told that Straight Talk is not part of their support network.
Please people, I really need help configuring this problem. Any help out there will be highly appreciated!!
Kormasah7410
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Instead of editing.....MAKE A NEW ONE...lol
Do a search for ST or Straight Talk in the Note threads. I seem to remember reading something about the proxy needs to be deleted. Anyway, I think your answer is here. Just search some. Good luck.
EDIT: Here, I found something that might help. Try the second post suggestion, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1630402.
Im alsothinking about making the switch to straight talk. The speeds for SIMPLE MOBILE throttle from 6 Mbps to 120 Kbps on download speeds. Its truly not consistent. I got the SAUROM ROM with the Tmo_SGH_T989_VKL1_radio_ATTNOTE.zip tmobile modem at first. I called simple mobile and told them y the hell is my speeds to damn slow. As usual, they give the run around. So I to think it was the modem. So I change from GB to ICS and had the same result from different radio bands. I just purchase this sim card yesterday. On the 05/02/12. So I will be paying attention to this thread for answers.
NJBROTHA2K said:
Im alsothinking about making the switch to straight talk. The speeds for SIMPLE MOBILE throttle from 6 Mbps to 120 Kbps on download speeds. Its truly not consistent. I got the SAUROM ROM with the Tmo_SGH_T989_VKL1_radio_ATTNOTE.zip tmobile modem at first. I called simple mobile and told them y the hell is my speeds to damn slow. As usual, they give the run around. So I to think it was the modem. So I change from GB to ICS and had the same result from different radio bands. I just purchase this sim card yesterday. On the 05/02/12. So I will be paying attention to this thread for answers.
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Good luck i never went over edge speeds with any of the mods hopefully is not the same for you was on simple moved to t-mobile prepay
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I have been running my i717 note on straight talk for the past month or so and am loving it. Had an Infuse before that. I am getting great speeds. All I did was add a new APN and then put the dot next to it once done.
I had tried simple mobile before though on a G2x but it was just horrid on speed. I tested the phone on the SM sim and an actual t-mobile sim. Difference in day and night. The SM one was actually faster if you forced edge speed!
Samsung Galaxy Note i717 Data Setup Problem on Straight Talk
Thanks so much guys for all of you advice. I was able add a new APN and it all workout. Infact I am currently enjoying 4G speed with clear reception on my i717 galaxy note since infact I am on ATT network. Super fast speed people! Simple mobile network was giving edge speed. ST is way better. Thanks again people.
kormasah7410 said:
Thanks so much guys for all of you advice. I was able add a new APN and it all workout. Infact I am currently enjoying 4G speed with clear reception on my i717 galaxy note since infact I am on ATT network. Super fast speed people! Simple mobile network was giving edge speed. ST is way better. Thanks again people.
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C an you please share your APN settings?
I just got my Note!
Awaiting my sim card from ST, so I am very glad to hear things are working out for you!!!
uckfay said:
C an you please share your APN settings?
I just got my Note!
Awaiting my sim card from ST, so I am very glad to hear things are working out for you!!!
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Your Sim will come with a pink card/insert with everything you need to know... My little brother just took my inspire over to straight talk and he has no complaints.
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uckfay said:
C an you please share your APN settings?
I just got my Note!
Awaiting my sim card from ST, so I am very glad to hear things are working out for you!!!
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The instructions are printed on the card the SIM comes with. You can also find it on http://www.straighttalksim.com/support.php click on the Phone Programming tab.
Hey I'm waiting on my Straight Talk Sim that I ordered on 6/7. I havent even recieved a tracking number yet. But I wanted to know if any rom would work with Straight Talk? Also has anyone in the previous post gotten kicked off yet?
kormasah7410 said:
Thanks so much guys for all of you advice. I was able add a new APN and it all workout. Infact I am currently enjoying 4G speed with clear reception on my i717 galaxy note since infact I am on ATT network. Super fast speed people! Simple mobile network was giving edge speed. ST is way better. Thanks again people.
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Can u post a speed test?
By the way, you can still use simple mobile with 4G speed, just flash a tmobile modem
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sosmooth757 said:
Hey I'm waiting on my Straight Talk Sim that I ordered on 6/7. I havent even recieved a tracking number yet. But I wanted to know if any rom would work with Straight Talk? Also has anyone in the previous post gotten kicked off yet?
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Why would you get kicked off? Do you mean for excessive data usage?
I've been on it for a couple of weeks, no problems here. But, I don't use a lot of data either. I try to stay on wifi when possible.
here are links for the modems
http://forum.androidspin.com/showthread.php/9154-MODEM-Samsung-Galaxy-Note-i717-Modems
kormasah7410 said:
Thanks so much guys for all of you advice. I was able add a new APN and it all workout. Infact I am currently enjoying 4G speed with clear reception on my i717 galaxy note since infact I am on ATT network. Super fast speed people! Simple mobile network was giving edge speed. ST is way better. Thanks again people.
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hey man i hope you can help me out here i have a unlocked samsung galaxy note 1 sgh i717 and i am having the same problem you was having my talk is great but im having issues on my data my phone is 4g LTE smart phone but i can only seem to get g or e how can i get 4g? if you can help me out i would really appreciate it..my email is [email protected]
make sure you put:
"mms2.tracfone.com"
for the MMS proxy I stopped having issues receiving MMS after doing that not sure if they put that in their documentation yet with the SIM but one of the customer service agents told me to do that and it works for me.
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I really need help with this one. I just bought an ATT Samsung galaxy note i717 to use with simple mobile. Unfortunately, simple mobile data speed is so slow that I decided to go with Straight Talk. I got the Straight Talk sim card last night and immediately pop it in my galaxy note. Signal strength look excellent, call quality was also great.
My excitement ended when I decided to set up my data through the APN. Unfortunately, when I open the APN tab, ATT appears but when I try editing so as to make the necessary changes, the APN cannot be edited!! I have tried everything and now am at a lost! I have called ST and they say it should work since infact my phone is an ATT phone. This phone is also unlocked. When I place the simple mobile sim card in the phone, I can definitely edit T-Mobile in the APN settings. I called Samsung Customer service, and was told that Straight Talk is not part of their support network.
Please people, I really need help configuring this problem. Any help out there will be highly appreciated!!
Kormasah7410
This looks like a duplicate post that you have in the General thread.
I've done some research on the topic but am having a hard time finding a definative answer on the topic.
I bought my phone thru Verizon (paid in full) intially to ensure I would keep my unlimited data plan. Since this purchase I've discovered that T-Mobile has s $30/mo plan that fits my lifestyle just fine. My intent is to sell my plan (craigslist/ebay/etc) to get out of our contract and make some $$$ on the side.
When I bought this phone 1 of the major draws I saw was that, even though it's a Verizon phone, it wasGSM compatible. I've read plenty of posts about users throwing in a ATT sim card and being good to go. On the tmobile side of things, the results aren't as clear.
So.... Long story short, I'm looking for a definative answer if the Verizon GS4 will fully work on T-Mobile's GSM network and if so, where might one find some guidance on what I need to do if there are any necessary steps involved.
Thanks in advance for any help.
Plain and simple... No, the Verizon GS4 will not work on Tmobile. Verizon is cdma and tmobile is gsm. It will not work
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teqknique said:
I've done some research on the topic but am having a hard time finding a definative answer on the topic.
I bought my phone thru Verizon (paid in full) intially to ensure I would keep my unlimited data plan. Since this purchase I've discovered that T-Mobile has s $30/mo plan that fits my lifestyle just fine. My intent is to sell my plan (craigslist/ebay/etc) to get out of our contract and make some $$$ on the side.
When I bought this phone 1 of the major draws I saw was that, even though it's a Verizon phone, it wasGSM compatible. I've read plenty of posts about users throwing in a ATT sim card and being good to go. On the tmobile side of things, the results aren't as clear.
So.... Long story short, I'm looking for a definative answer if the Verizon GS4 will fully work on T-Mobile's GSM network and if so, where might one find some guidance on what I need to do if there are any necessary steps involved.
Thanks in advance for any help.
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I'm a VZW customer and I work at T-Mobile. I've tried popping in my manager's T-Mobile micro sim-card into my VZW S4. The voice service worked flawlessly but there was neither 3G nor 4G connectivity. No idea why.
jkuczy16 said:
Plain and simple... No, the Verizon GS4 will not work on Tmobile. Verizon is cdma and tmobile is gsm. It will not work
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WRONG! I'm using a Verizon GS4 on AT&T HSPA+ right now.
izgil82 said:
I'm a VZW customer and I work at T-Mobile. I've tried popping in my manager's T-Mobile micro sim-card into my VZW S4. The voice service worked flawlessly but there was neither 3G nor 4G connectivity. No idea why.
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Did you change the APN's?
T-Mobile is NOT GSM. The only way would be change the apn settings to see if it will work.
Okay I guess I made a mistake, sorry for causing any confusion. Guess you really do learn something new everyday lol
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sk337sk337 said:
WRONG! I'm using a Verizon GS4 on AT&T HSPA+ right now.
Did you change the APN's?
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From what I read Verizon S4 will work with AT&T H+, but not T-mobile.. they only get edge even with the APN changed
TheAxman said:
T-Mobile is NOT GSM. The only way would be change the apn settings to see if it will work.
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wait what? T-mobile is gsm..
TheAxman said:
T-Mobile is NOT GSM. The only way would be change the apn settings to see if it will work.
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Yeah they are GSM
Sent from my LG-P880 using Tapatalk 2
So I am right about tmobile being gsm
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These questions are tricky. Work!? You have to define that word before you get your answer. Voice works and so as data IF you add APN manually (or if it comes automatically from T-Mo). Now by data you mean 2G(EDGE)? 3G(HSPA)? 4G(LTE)? It also depends on whether you are in an area where T-Mo has re-farmed 1900 HSPA. If you are in one of these areas then you got 3G for data. If not, 2G for you. No 4G anywhere for this phone on T-Mo.
teqknique said:
I've done some research on the topic but am having a hard time finding a definative answer on the topic.
I bought my phone thru Verizon (paid in full) intially to ensure I would keep my unlimited data plan. Since this purchase I've discovered that T-Mobile has s $30/mo plan that fits my lifestyle just fine. My intent is to sell my plan (craigslist/ebay/etc) to get out of our contract and make some $$$ on the side.
When I bought this phone 1 of the major draws I saw was that, even though it's a Verizon phone, it wasGSM compatible. I've read plenty of posts about users throwing in a ATT sim card and being good to go. On the tmobile side of things, the results aren't as clear.
So.... Long story short, I'm looking for a definative answer if the Verizon GS4 will fully work on T-Mobile's GSM network and if so, where might one find some guidance on what I need to do if there are any necessary steps involved.
Thanks in advance for any help.
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Yes, it is %100 possible. It's involved...to the extent that it might not be for those who aren't willing to turn their phone into a PDA.
In this post I explain (condescendingly, because some guy was so sure it wasn't possible) that phones nowadays are capable of multiband...because it's just not cost effective for manufacturers to produce one phone for CDMA, then one for GSM, one for LTE, one for AWS bands, etc etc...you get the picture. If you look up the specs of the chips in the S4 (probably the same across the carriers) you'll see that it's a pentaband phone.
Short story long...I come from a time where there wasn't a "It's not possible"...my job bought me a VZ S4 which I plan on using with my Tmobile simcard...because I don't feel like carrying a Nexus 4 AND an S4...I'll post my progress in the forums for all to benefit from. Until then...
I only tested it for a few minutes.... but I did get lte on it but not sure about aws... on T-Mobile. Sorry I couldn't do a more extensive experiment.
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Yes it is possible. And it is actually not that much work.
#1 be rooted
#2 put in tmobile sim and restart phone (cant change apn with vzw sim)
#3 change the apn settings for voice and data to t mobile (google it)
I have been using a verizon i545 S4 on tmobile for 3 weeks now. I have voice text and 4g h+ data.
The S4 is global, even if verizon tries to lock it down.
justda said:
Yes it is possible. And it is actually not that much work.
#1 be rooted
#2 put in tmobile sim and restart phone (cant change apn with vzw sim)
#3 change the apn settings for voice and data to t mobile (google it)
I have been using a verizon i545 S4 on tmobile for 3 weeks now. I have voice text and 4g h+ data.
The S4 is global, even if verizon tries to lock it down.
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how are you getting 4g? I'm only getting 2g ;-; i'v ebeen asking everywhere but everybody seems to think it cant be done i guess? I just get ignored by the usually helpful community.
I am also on hyperdrive, have you looked at their coverage map? And what apn are you using tmobile has 3. Standard phones, smart phones, and I believe one for hipsters aka apple? The proper apn starts with fast. (Its 645 in the morning google it yourself)
Another thing to consider, you might be getting 4g or h what ever, t mobile is half as fast as verizon. I had to use xposed framework to turn on the proper icons.
The steps I posted are all I did, other than being on hyperdrivre rom. Try setting to gsm as your preffered network?
Im sorry people have ignored this and claim its impossible, the tmobile guy in store actually got his manager to come use my phone after I got it working in front of him in store. The store manager told the employee I must be some super hacker and this isnt possible for normal people. All i did was imout the apn and the sim nothing crazy.
justda said:
Yes it is possible. And it is actually not that much work.
#1 be rooted
#2 put in tmobile sim and restart phone (cant change apn with vzw sim)
#3 change the apn settings for voice and data to t mobile (google it)
I have been using a verizon i545 S4 on tmobile for 3 weeks now. I have voice text and 4g h+ data.
The S4 is global, even if verizon tries to lock it down.
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Will this always work with straight talk... I am now rooted
silentshadow310 said:
Will this always work with straight talk... I am now rooted
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There is already a guide for straight talk here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2672843
Drake9897 said:
how are you getting 4g? I'm only getting 2g ;-; i'v ebeen asking everywhere but everybody seems to think it cant be done i guess? I just get ignored by the usually helpful community.
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Sorry I have been out of the loop for a while with work and such... Did you ever get your 4G or LTE to work properly?
silentshadow310 said:
Will this always work with straight talk... I am now rooted
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What this guy said above this comment. I know nothing about straight talk, and someone already wrote a guide on how to do it.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2672843:good:
Do you have to unlock the Sim card that comes with the i605 to flash it to Boost?
Thank you,
John
pede69 said:
Do you have to unlock the Sim card that comes with the i605 to flash it to Boost?
Thank you,
John
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The Note comes Sim unlocked from the factory.
As for flashing it to boost, i honestly have no idea, however usually you can just use any ROM and add in the correct APN information.
I forgot to mention, I have a Verizon phone.
Do their Sims come unlocked as well?
Oh... I did. Verizon is a pain is why I asked.
pede69 said:
I forgot to mention, I have a Verizon phone.
Do their Sims come unlocked as well?
Oh... I did. Verizon is a pain is why I asked.
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I have the same phone I-605 VZW Note 2.
They most defiantly come Sim unlocked.
I switched to AT&T service and all I had to do was put in my AT&T Sim and check that all the APN information was right, works perfectly.
Only down side is I do not get AT&T LTE as the I-605 does not support that band, however i do get 3G, H, and H+ service.
pede69 said:
Do you have to unlock the Sim card that comes with the i605 to flash it to Boost?
Thank you,
John
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You shouldnt have to . I have mine flashed to pageplus... Only thing is your gonna have a notification saying " NO SIM" which is annoying for the first few days... but you can edit the build prop to remove that....
But question: why go with boost.. Why dont you try pageplus or selectel etc... other Verizon prepaid's? better reception and data speed..
Milimbar said:
I have the same phone I-605 VZW Note 2.
They most defiantly come Sim unlocked.
I switched to AT&T service and all I had to do was put in my AT&T Sim and check that all the APN information was right, works perfectly.
Only down side is I do not get AT&T LTE as the I-605 does not support that band, however i do get 3G, H, and H+ service.
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Hey what speeds do you get on ATT 3g, H , and H+
also since you have the ATT sim card which uses GSM network you can talk and surf at the same time correct?
Ma$etas said:
Hey what speeds do you get on ATT 3g, H , and H+
also since you have the ATT sim card which uses GSM network you can talk and surf at the same time correct?
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3G is like 1.5MB/s
H is about 3MB/s
H+ is 4-5MB/s
I am 99% of the time on H+ and its never below 4MB/s. It could get much higher but where i use the phone I only have 2 bars of service.
As for surfing and talking... I honestly have no idea. i have never really needed to try.
Milimbar said:
The Note comes Sim unlocked from the factory.
As for flashing it to boost, i honestly have no idea, however usually you can just use any ROM and add in the correct APN information.
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Milimbar said:
3G is like 1.5MB/s
H is about 3MB/s
H+ is 4-5MB/s
I am 99% of the time on H+ and its never below 4MB/s. It could get much higher but where i use the phone I only have 2 bars of service.
As for surfing and talking... I honestly have no idea. i have never really needed to try.
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Well this whole ordeal I'm going through has left me exhausted and stressed out after a week and a half of trying
to figure it out. I have an i605 that was flashed to Boost and inadvertently got RTN'ed back to Verizon.
NO ONE on here has been able to help me get it back to Boost.
Even had a few people on here that programs phones all the time TeamView in with me and could not figure it out.
Works on Verizon when Sim is in and shows no Sim when it's out. And no service. Have been able to get most
Boost data flashed to phone but MDN and MSID won't stick. And also some NAM data.
I'm just lost at what to do now. AND... actually it is my wife's new phone and she is not a happy camper.
Thanks,
John
pede69 said:
Well this whole ordeal I'm going through has left me exhausted and stressed out after a week and a half of trying
to figure it out. I have an i605 that was flashed to Boost and inadvertently got RTN'ed back to Verizon.
NO ONE on here has been able to help me get it back to Boost.
Even had a few people on here that programs phones all the time TeamView in with me and could not figure it out.
Works on Verizon when Sim is in and shows no Sim when it's out. And no service. Have been able to get most
Boost data flashed to phone but MDN and MSID won't stick. And also some NAM data.
I'm just lost at what to do now. AND... actually it is my wife's new phone and she is not a happy camper.
Thanks,
John
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Oh yeah...
Boost because they are the least expensive carrier that has a truly non-throttling
unlimited plan. My wife and I are on the shrinkage plan and are at 40$ each and
I burn up bandwidth like there was a fire sale on it.
Like 20g per month. Never had any issues. Any of you guys have a carrier that
you can do that with for that money?
Thanks,
John
I think this deserves a thread on its own and this shouldn't be closed because there are a lot of different ways this can go and a lot of different ideas behind using this effectively.
I was unhappy about the amount of money Verizon charged per month so I decided to end my contract and use my Note 2 on T-Mobile. Unfortunately, "T-Mobile" Note 2's are rather hard to come by so I stuck with the Verizon one and decided to unlock it. My question is:
For people using the Verizon Note 2 on other 'contract free' plans in the US:
1) Which rom works for you?
2) Did you modify settings to get data to work properly?
3) Which plan did you choose and how do you like it?
I'll start:
1) I'm using Tweaked. Out of the box, it works with T-Mobile SIM card and receives data as well. In San Diego I get HSPA+ most of the time, even indoors, so the rom works pretty well with different carriers. I did use the Verizon Tweaked rom as well.
2) It wasn't necessary. With the stock rom I wasn't able to consistently get data. I wasn't even able to get Edge to work properly. With Tweaked, I didn't have to modify the MMS settings so I can even send picture messages without issue.
3) I'm using the T-Mobile $30 plan with Wal-Mart. I get 100 minutes a month, 5GB of 4G data and unlimited text messages. Contrary to popular belief, text messages do not eat up my minutes. I send more than 50 text messages per day and I still have about 20 minutes left before my recharge and I'm about 3 weeks into this month.
Essenar said:
I think this deserves a thread on its own and this shouldn't be closed because there are a lot of different ways this can go and a lot of different ideas behind using this effectively.
I was unhappy about the amount of money Verizon charged per month so I decided to end my contract and use my Note 2 on T-Mobile. Unfortunately, "T-Mobile" Note 2's are rather hard to come by so I stuck with the Verizon one and decided to unlock it. My question is:
For people using the Verizon Note 2 on other 'contract free' plans in the US:
1) Which rom works for you?
2) Did you modify settings to get data to work properly?
3) Which plan did you choose and how do you like it?
I'll start:
1) I'm using Tweaked. Out of the box, it works with T-Mobile SIM card and receives data as well. In San Diego I get HSPA+ most of the time, even indoors, so the rom works pretty well with different carriers. I did use the Verizon Tweaked rom as well.
2) It wasn't necessary. With the stock rom I wasn't able to consistently get data. I wasn't even able to get Edge to work properly. With Tweaked, I didn't have to modify the MMS settings so I can even send picture messages without issue.
3) I'm using the T-Mobile $30 plan with Wal-Mart. I get 100 minutes a month, 5GB of 4G data and unlimited text messages. Contrary to popular belief, text messages do not eat up my minutes. I send more than 50 text messages per day and I still have about 20 minutes left before my recharge and I'm about 3 weeks into this month.
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i just bought a verizon note 2 today for my at&t plan... i put my sim in and i had voice and text instantly. changed the APN and had hspa+ data.. didnt even need to root it to change the apn like i had read on another site. never knew these phones were unlocked out the box from verizon. is LTE possible im wandering with at&T? maybe with a new radio?? even so im fine with 4g, LTE would just be a plus.
Some tmobile users have had problems... I hope somebody can help those users out.
Hi Everyone,
I've been getting the shaft from Verizon with the Galaxy note 2 and paying the 200+ month bill as well. Anyone out there switch over to Page Plus, I've read that they piggy back off of Verizon's network. Any experience ? Thanks
Im curious about this as well, looking to move to tmobile with my note 2 until something else comes along.
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I'll be hopping over to AIO in a few weeks, I'll tell y'all how it goes.
Took my rooted verizon note 2 running alliance rom into a tmobile store today. I borrowed a sim card and booted up. It showed signal, but wouldnt recognize it. I switched to global mode in mobile networks and ran apn global fix and it showed h+, h, and 3g. Data was functional as was wifi. Should it show 4g or LTE as well?
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Tmobile 4g is h+ they are rolling out lte oz certain areas but without proper radios the Verizon note 2 will not get their lte and I don't suggest flashing another carriers radios. So hspa+ would be the best you could get.
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dysfunkshun said:
Im curious about this as well, looking to move to tmobile with my note 2 until something else comes along.
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It works pretty well, WHEN it works. Some roms are stubborn about sticking to Verizon and don't allow the switch. I was using Tweaked and it worked well. Tried out LiquidSmooth and couldn't get cell signal at all. Even with global mode.
Now I'm gonna try out Alliance because I want something more current.
flg8r90 said:
Hi Everyone,
I've been getting the shaft from Verizon with the Galaxy note 2 and paying the 200+ month bill as well. Anyone out there switch over to Page Plus, I've read that they piggy back off of Verizon's network. Any experience ? Thanks
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I have my verizon note 2 flashed to pageplus have great service... everywhere that verizon has service my phone has service.. I only have 3g though . No 4g lte available for page+ yet... call sms mms and data all work.. im running jellybean latest rom
I used my Note 2 in Europe over the last week without many issues. Data was fine and worked well when I used it. Used SFR in France, Vodaphone in Spain, and T-Mobile in the UK. When switching between carriers, first connection to the network took a little bit, but beat out the new wife's SGS4 when connecting to the networks. When I got back to the US, my phone decided to refresh SIM data, but haven't had any issues other than that.
I'm in the process of trying to find an AOSP or 4.3 CM based rom that can use T-Mobile. All I've had luck with so far are TW based roms. As soon as I switch to a CM based rom, I'm not able to make or receive calls and apn settings can't seem to get data to stick.
imnuts said:
I used my Note 2 in Europe over the last week without many issues. Data was fine and worked well when I used it. Used SFR in France, Vodaphone in Spain, and T-Mobile in the UK. When switching between carriers, first connection to the network took a little bit, but beat out the new wife's SGS4 when connecting to the networks. When I got back to the US, my phone decided to refresh SIM data, but haven't had any issues other than that.
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Anything special needed to run on T-Mobile? Or just drop the SIM in and change network mode?
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Using mine with net10 work great fast data speeds
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Just wanted to update some experience:
AllianceROM :
1/5
Just not a very pleasurable experience. Data worked and calls worked fine but I experienced a lot of bugs just in relation to the rom itself. Re-flashes didn't help. Whenever I opened a picture in Gallery it tried to use this Accuweather overlay on the picture, would always crash gallery. GPS wouldn't work properly either. It was always stuck and GPS fix never seemed to do any good.
Pac-Man:
3/5
I want this rom to work really badly. Out of all the roms I've tried, it's the cleanest, fastest and picked up T-Mobile data just fine. Unfortunately it will not send SMS. I tried changing to global mode, GSM mode. 4G worked, 3G worked, data worked and even PHONE CALLS worked. But for some reason even after flashing again, rebooting, reinserting my SIM card, I could never get SMS messages to work. It has the correct MMS info but that's not the issue. It just will not send SMS.
At this point in time, the most consistent and best rom I used was Tweaked but I wanted to try out AOSP after the Nexus 5 came out and I missed the plain Android. I also get annoyed of the Galaxy excessive amount of 'hint' pop ups during initial flashing.
Just switched to net10 and it's not too bad. Data is a Lil slower but not much. Just popped in the sim and added apn info. Running beans 22.
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Anyone have any experience switching to AT&T running on CM? Looking to go prepay due to Verizon not have LTE for those plans.
Straight Talk just shut off the data on my VZN Note 2
I've been using my Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note 2 on Straight Talk for several months without any problem. I did the Bring Your Own Phone thing just as they advertised. I never had any problem until 2 days ago when they shut off my data. When I called them, they said my phone and ALL Verizon phones were not compatible with S.T.
I asked why I was able to use it just fine and then all of a sudden they nixed my data. Not the voice or text. Just the data. They only repeated the same prewritten jargon about Verizon phones not being compatible with Straight Talk.
Does anyone have any suggestions?
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I've been using my Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note 2 on Straight Talk for several months without any problem. I did the Bring Your Own Phone thing just as they advertised. I never had any problem until 2 days ago when they shut off my data. When I called them, they said my phone and ALL Verizon phones were not compatible with S.T.
I asked why I was able to use it just fine and then all of a sudden they nixed my data. Not the voice or text. Just the data. They only repeated the same prewritten jargon about Verizon phones not being compatible with Straight Talk.
Does anyone have any suggestions?
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Man, that sucks... I wonder how they found out you are using the Version phone. Just curious which ROM are you using?
I may switch to T-Mobile after my contract ended too.
cainG2x said:
Just switched to net10 and it's not too bad. Data is a Lil slower but not much. Just popped in the sim and added apn info. Running beans 22.
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Do you also get the + before the number? Example : +123 456 6789.
I get it like that and when I try to redial that same number with the +
I get an error.
Can you also tell me your apn info please?
I read a few threads and am confused, so I thought I would just ask. I have a few 4G LTE devices for Verizon and am ready to switch to AT&T. Let's just say that Verizon and I had an argument and it is time to switch. Plus I would be saving over $50 to switch to AT&T with a month to month with a BYOP plan.
I visited the AT&T store today and had them insert a SIM into my S4. I get the error "This SIM card is from an unknown source" in the banner. I get a signal strength and a H for where the data symbol 4GLTE is. Then it drops the signal and refuses to have a data connection. At this time the APN settings were NOT adjusted. This was a straight out of the box S4 rooted on NC5 with Android version 4.4.2. After messing with the S4 for awhile he moved to the S3 and entered the proper APN settings. It pulled data, but only at EDGE speeds or 1X. Also, my last device, a Samsung Galaxy Tab 2, has no way of editing the APN settings. It is NOT rooted and is still on stock firmware.
My questions are these:
1. Can this be done?
2. What do I need to do to the phone(s)/tablet to make it work?
3. Will I be able to get 4G speeds?
I do not want to purchase phones with AT&T today because I just don't have the money. I already have these devices, I just want to swap them over. I am comfortable with flashing using ODIN and even so far as using safe-strap. I have flashed some custom roms, but my phone is a daily grind phone and I really want something that works 90% of the time.
Thanks in advance for any help!
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None of the codes work either:
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ghost0001 said:
I read a few threads and am confused, so I thought I would just ask. I have a few 4G LTE devices for Verizon and am ready to switch to AT&T. Let's just say that Verizon and I had an argument and it is time to switch. Plus I would be saving over $50 to switch to AT&T with a month to month with a BYOP plan.
I visited the AT&T store today and had them insert a SIM into my S4. I get the error "This SIM card is from an unknown source" in the banner. I get a signal strength and a H for where the data symbol 4GLTE is. Then it drops the signal and refuses to have a data connection. At this time the APN settings were NOT adjusted. This was a straight out of the box S4 rooted on NC5 with Android version 4.4.2. After messing with the S4 for awhile he moved to the S3 and entered the proper APN settings. It pulled data, but only at EDGE speeds or 1X. Also, my last device, a Samsung Galaxy Tab 2, has no way of editing the APN settings. It is NOT rooted and is still on stock firmware.
My questions are these:
1. Can this be done?
2. What do I need to do to the phone(s)/tablet to make it work?
3. Will I be able to get 4G speeds?
I do not want to purchase phones with AT&T today because I just don't have the money. I already have these devices, I just want to swap them over. I am comfortable with flashing using ODIN and even so far as using safe-strap. I have flashed some custom roms, but my phone is a daily grind phone and I really want something that works 90% of the time.
Thanks in advance for any help!
EDIT:
None of the codes work either:
*#0*#
*#06#
ECT...
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Already answered in another thread.
k1mu said:
Already answered in another thread.
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Cool beans, but I have read about 20 threads, specifically what one are you referencing? Link please?
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Cool beans, but I have read about 20 threads, specifically what one are you referencing? Link please?
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It was an answer to this same question asked by you. This thread is redundant.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s4-verizon/help/verizon-to-att-t2801297
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It was an answer to this same question asked by you. This thread is redundant.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s4-verizon/help/verizon-to-att-t2801297
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That thread just asks if the SIM card would work and if they would need to flash a GSM ROM to their S4. That thread does not answer the questions I asked. I just gave my insight after a visit with the AT&T store. Store techs tend to not know as much as the XDA community. That is why I asked here. So no, it is not a redundant thread. I appreciate your answer, but it isn't what I am looking for. Not a straight up yes or no, this or that.
As for the GSM locks I discussed, it was from an experience I had with a Motorola Droid 2 and using it on a local GSM provider in the USA. So yes, that was pre LTE.
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That thread just asks if the SIM card would work and if they would need to flash a GSM ROM to their S4. That thread does not answer the questions I asked. I just gave my insight after a visit with the AT&T store. Store techs tend to not know as much as the XDA community. That is why I asked here. So no, it is not a redundant thread. I appreciate your answer, but it isn't what I am looking for. Not a straight up yes or no, this or that.
As for the GSM locks I discussed, it was from an experience I had with a Motorola Droid 2 and using it on a local GSM provider in the USA. So yes, that was pre LTE.
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My point, which you apparently missed, is that there is no reason for starting up yet another thread to ask questions that have already been answered. That''s why I said that this is redundant.
OK, let me answer your questions.
1. Can this be done?
Yes, you can install an AT&T SIM, set up the APN, and it will work. What bands you get and what bandwidth you get depends on what bands AT&T are using in your area. You won't likely be able to get LTE speed; most likely just Edge. You can't fix that, as it's a limitation of the phone's radio hardware. Again, some people have made claims that you can flash the AT&T GS4 modem on a Verizon phone and change that, but that's pretty risky as it will likely brick your phone.
2. What do I need to do to the phone(s)/tablet to make it work?
It works, for some level of "work". If you're stock,some people have reported that the firmware requires CDMA for some functions, like SMS. I haven't verified that. I was able to send SMS with my phone and a UK SIM which uses the AT&T network.
3. Will I be able to get 4G speeds?
Not likely. For example, see here http://phandroid.com/2012/12/10/nexus-4-att-lte/ - the common band, LTE Band 4, has limited AT&T coverage.
I haven't gone over the specs of the two phones lately to match them up, so that may be worth looking at again.
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My point, which you apparently missed, is that there is no reason for starting up yet another thread to ask questions that have already been answered. That''s why I said that this is redundant.
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Thank you for your answer. I decided to trade the phones into AT&T and get a credit towards a Samsung S4 and a Asus Padphone X. After I read a few more posts over the internet and a few more hours figuring out how LTE works I came across the answer. I did miss what you meant and I apologize. Again, thank you for your answer.