Can i use a verizon galaxy note 2 on verizon if i unlocked it ? and how am i able to unlock it can i go through the dialer method ?
jordy787 said:
Can i use a verizon galaxy note 2 on verizon if i unlocked it ? and how am i able to unlock it can i go through the dialer method ?
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They're already unlocked. If you search Theta a lot of threads about this
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kintwofan said:
They're already unlocked. If you search Theta a lot of threads about this
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So every verizon note 2 is unlocked so i can put my sim in and ill get a signal ? and will i get hspa+ im in the area were tmobile added more bands
If you are in the refarmed area yes. But tmo has to have had changed their 4G to the 1900mhz
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dmonger11b said:
If you are in the refarmed area yes. But tmo has to have had changed their 4G to the 1900mhz
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Right now i have a iPhone 4s and doesnt it have same bands as the note 2 verizon so if it does wont i get the signal im getting on my iphone 4s on the note 2 if i get it ?
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Should i trade my 4s for the note 2 or sell the 4s for 300 and buy a tmo version?
jordy787 said:
Should i trade my 4s for the note 2 or sell the 4s for 300 and buy a tmo version?
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That's not a bad trade value for a 4s. Assuming it's 16gb, you'd be lucky to get 300 for the 4s. The Verizon Note 2, even with a bad esn, is worth around 350 or so.
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That's not a bad trade value for a 4s. Assuming it's 16gb, you'd be lucky to get 300 for the 4s. The Verizon Note 2, even with a bad esn, is worth around 350 or so.
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This.
New personally though I would sell and get a tmo version because you're only going to get edge in a lot of places with the Verizon version. Also, tmo doesn't have a very good signal in a lot of buildings so wifi calling is a great feature to have
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Can this model by unlocked for T-Mobile very easily like most Samsung Galaxy phones?
qipengart said:
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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itsjusttim said:
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...
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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...
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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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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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so i left verizon, due to service coverage at work, and am wondering can i flash a ATT ROM now that I'm using GSM sim ONLY now? if so, any special way of doing it or just flash as normal? thanks a ton.
I think that world actually work. The ROM would have the Att modems inside. I would look for one that has the APN settings unlock just in case. Back up always and please report back.
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Afraid if I do it and it don't work I'll be screwed...
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Why don't you just turn it into a global phone? There's a great video on YouTube
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For any one interested I have successfully flashed att rom to my Verizon note2 with no additional steps needed. This is only good for someone using the gsm side as there now no option for cdma. But just letting everyone know
amendolaro1 said:
For any one interested I have successfully flashed att rom to my Verizon note2 with no additional steps needed. This is only good for someone using the gsm side as there now no option for cdma. But just letting everyone know
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Does LTE work on your verizon note 2, now that it's running att rom? Or just EDGE for data?
jamesc760 said:
Does LTE work on your verizon note 2, now that it's running att rom? Or just EDGE for data?
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I too would like to know this, also if he flashed a AT&T radio.
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No lte and no I didn't fash am radio. I did get hspa tho
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amendolaro1 said:
No lte and no I didn't fash am radio. I did get hspa tho
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@amendolaro1 :
which at&t rom are you using right now ? a screenie from setting > about device would be great :good:
thank you !
I'm now using an att note 2. Got tired of no gps
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I have been flashing att and tmobile roms left and right and no issue a but after olaying with the service menu I think its possible to get lte but im no pro
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I'm now using an att note 2. Got tired of no gps
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thx for your info !
gps is somewhat important when situation demands. too bad if it won't work.
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I'm now using an att note 2. Got tired of no gps
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I'm having GPS issues on Verizon ROMs as well, it's just something that happens no matter what you flash.
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As the topic says I am curious if anyone has made the switch to t-mobile and got everything working. There's a thread on the tmo forum about getting the AT&T variant working using QPST but they where asking for the QCN file from our version and I don't know if it's needed or if there's another work around. The AT&T/ TMO thread is here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2068041
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Yep. i sold mine and bought a t mobile note. I figured it was with it because WiFi calling is a great feature for my work.
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kintwofan said:
Yep. i sold mine and bought a t mobile note. I figured it was with it because WiFi calling is a great feature for my work.
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Not exactly what I was asking lol.
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The guy that got that working on the att version still needs the qcn. The one he had didn't have all the nv's and was taken with older version qpst. It needs to be 2.7.374 or newer. He's still willing to work on it if you can get that to him.
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The guy that got that working on the att version still needs the qcn. The one he had didn't have all the nv's and was taken with older version qpst. It needs to be 2.7.374 or newer. He's still willing to work on it if you can get that to him.
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He needed the qcn to activate the 900 mhz bands. It had no affect on using our phone on tmo. I actually already sent it to himhe just hasn't updated the op.
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Not exactly what I was asking lol.
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I know was just messing around. By the way this is what the dev said when I asked about using his mod on Verizon.
You can give a try there wont be any problem.
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He needed the qcn to activate the 900 mhz bands. It had no affect on using our phone on tmo. I actually already sent it to himhe just hasn't updated the op.
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I know was just messing around. By the way this is what the dev said when I asked about using his mod on Verizon.
You can give a try there wont be any problem.
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Ah ok thanks Kintwofan. I wasn't sure if it effected the I605 or not.
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So it should just be an issue of getting the apn and throwing in the t-mobile sim then
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So it should just be an issue of getting the apn and throwing in the t-mobile sim then
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You will only get edge data unless you are in a reframed area. Right now tmo 4g is on the 1900aws band which the Verizon note doesn't support
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Thought the note 2 carried the gsm bands for hspa? Ugh I was hoping to drop Verizon paying 110/mo for a single line is getting ridiculous
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Hmm interesting thread, I'm thinking the same thing, those new rates from tmo just sound so nice
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Thought the note 2 carried the gsm bands for hspa? Ugh I was hoping to drop Verizon paying 110/mo for a single line is getting ridiculous
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They do kind of just not that aws band. If you're in an area with the reframed towers you will 4g I'm not sure about there lte though.
I was only kind if joking though earlier. List your note on craiglist. I got 450 but sold within hours. Go to Walmart and pay 278 on contact with t mobile. Then call t mobile and mitigate your classic plan to a value plan for the 200 fee. You now have 60 a month and 478 for the phone.
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I would do that but I am still under contract and the bezel on my note has some nicks from falling out of my pocket before I got a case for it. That's why I am trying to use phone instead of selling.
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Just tried switching sim card with a Tmobile friend. Tge Tmobile sim is a regular SIM that is too big for our stock microsim slot. A hardware mod is required or it may just be the fact that the SIM came from a S2.
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T-mobile sells micro Sims
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Just tried switching sim card with a Tmobile friend. Tge Tmobile sim is a regular SIM that is too big for our stock microsim slot. A hardware mod is required or it may just be the fact that the SIM came from a S2.
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You do realize that there are various sized SIM cards right? The original VZW LTE phones used the larger SIM card. The iPhone 5 uses a smaller SIM card.
Yes I do, I was just trying to help the OP by bringing this issue to light before he switches
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Yes I do, I was just trying to help the OP by bringing this issue to light before he switches
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Thank you but I know the note uses a micro sim not a normal sized.
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