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Sorry if this question has been answered already but i couldnt find a rom for this sort of problem. I found a post on it but it had no solution other than a link to the raphael rom development which i looked through and couldn't find a rom for what I'm trying to do.also will it be limited to no internet or will it have full access? I heard you have to download a program called getpst, I'm just not sure if there is a rom for this sort of thing. Thnx
you'd first have to have a CDMA radio in your Raphael... not a GSM one
secondly:
Consumers Can Now Activate Their Existing CDMA Handsets on
MetroPCS' Network, Offering the Freedom to Enjoy the Nation's Most
Affordable and Flexible Wireless Service
DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 26, 2008--MetroPCS Communications, Inc. (NYSE: PCS), the nation's leading provider of unlimited, flat-rate wireless communications service, announces the launch of MetroFlash(TM), allowing consumers to bring their compatible CDMA handsets to be used on MetroPCS' network. Coupled with its low cost, flat-rate unlimited wireless service, MetroPCS is further broadening consumers' freedom to enjoy more cost efficient, flexible wireless options. MetroFlash(TM) will eliminate for many consumers the requirement of having to purchase a new handset when signing up for MetroPCS service.
Offering consumers the ability to join MetroPCS with their existing handset makes switching carriers easier - and more cost efficient - than ever, said Tom Keys, Chief Operating Officer of MetroPCS. Not since number portability have consumers been offered such a convenient option in switching service providers. With the rising cost of gas and food, consumers are looking for ways to reduce expenses and the launch of MetroFlash(TM), along with our flat-rate, unlimited low cost service plans, makes MetroPCS a more affordable wireless option.
Customers using MetroFlash(TM) will receive a free month of service, plus unlimited local, long distance, voicemail and text messaging for $40 a month and pay a $30 fee. The service will be available at all MetroPCS company owned stores and select authorized dealers in all MetroPCS markets, excluding Las Vegas and Shreveport/Bossier City. Consumers can go to Unlimited Wireless Service - MetroPCS or a MetroPCS company owned store to determine if their phone is compatible with MetroFlash(TM).
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thnx for the quick reply and info, I would get it done at a metro location but if i get it done with them I wont have my phone able to access internet, I heard you can find a rom to flash it and it will have full access is, now the fun part is finding this so called metro rom. Thnx though
http://rferreira1.googlepages.com/WAPnMMS.pdf
http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=49341
thnx bro hopefully this method works with my att model
Gizmo87 said:
thnx bro hopefully this method works with my att model
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NO it will NOT
AT&T radios are NOT compatible...
DID you not read my first post?
crap, ok thnx anyway, im just going to keep att
Just to be clear, if your Raphael (branded or otherwise) has a slot for a SIM card, it is a GSM model. If there's no slot for a sim card, then it's a CDMA model. There is absolutely no way to use a GSM model on a CDMA network or CDMA model on a GSM network. If you try flashing a radio or rom from the wrong type of model onto yours, you run the risk of having a very expensive paper weight.
(models in the US)
GSM: Unbranded Touch Pro / AT&T
CDMA: Sprint / Verizon
if you're not sure what technology the network is, either ask here or ask somebody that works for that network (if they don't know, or even stumble when they answer as if they aren't 100% sure, ask somebody else)
just a hint: if you see PCS in the name, it's a CDMA network
2nd hint: if you see WCDMA written anywhere, that's not the same as CDMA and not relevant to this particular subject
Hi,
I've got an HTC Hero from Orange UK. I'm very pleased with the phone so far, but soon I'll be going on holiday in the US. When I go, I was planning to unlock the phone and use an alternative provider while in the US for both voice and data. From what I've read, I'll be limited to GPRS for data rather than 3G, since the Hero100 only supports UMTS1700 (listed as 'Future' US) and UMTS2100 (just about everywhere else) for 3G. I would need UMTS1900 to get 3G access in the US, is that right? Presumably this is a hardware issue with the radio itself?
If I am limited to GPRS, no problem - as long as I know there's no way I can get any kind of 3G while I'm over there. Can anyone recommend a good temporary provider who will sell me the US equivalent of a pay-as-you-go SIM for phone and data? And, might all these questions be irrelevant if I'm going to have loads of problems flashing the radio ROM so that the phone will allow me to use another provider?
Thanks in advance,
Rob
I dont think you would have to anything to the phone besides just unlock it. T-mobile and att I believe both have pay as you go plans and prepaid services you should check their us websites to find out more.
There is no pay-as-you-go data in the US on GSM networks except for crazy $$$/kb fees. Major inconvenience.
There are prepaid tarifs where you pay your monthly fee in advance rather than afterwards; They are called Flexpay (t-mo US) and Pay as you go (AT&T) iirc. Then you are kindly allowed to add data packages on top of your plan. But you can't stop paying for a few months when you are outside of the US or the whole thing gets cancelled...
I am curious as to which prepaid GSM carriers will work with this phone? I wonder this because I am hoping to use this phone as a start for developing and use my other android phone as my usual phone. So I am looking for an unlimited prepaid GSM carrier. Anyone have any information on it? I will greatly appreciate it.
What do you mean by unlimited? I use my sgii on a gophone account, there is unlimited talk/text/data for $50 but the data package is not compatible with smart phones. You would have to add one of their data plans if wanted to use data. I was looking at possibly H2o, they have a $60 unlimited talk/text/data, from what i'm told the data does seem work with an iphone, i have not tested with my sgii yet. Those are the two I'm aware of, use Google, there's a bunch more pre-paid gsm carrier out there.
The only confirmed working carrier I know of is Straight Talk, and:
1) You MUST get your SIM out of one of their $200 Nokias
2) You must NOT allow that Nokia to be activated with a different SIM - it'll deactivate yours
I can't tell you much more, as the above are things I recall from word-of-mouth that I haven't done myself. The SIMs in lower-end ST phones and all Tracfones are actually device-locked. (Kind of like a SIMlock in a device, but the other way around - and unlike SIMlocks, there's no way around a device-locked SIM.)
H2O wireless.. My friend has it and it works fine... Runs on att's network and their sim will work in any att phone with no unlock needed
I appreciate all the information you all gave me. now to determine if I should stick to my Go Phone plan or not.
to day I stated to have problems with my internet on my SGP621 LTE I'm on T-Mobile and i'm getting the connect me messages basically t-mo want's me to get a separate tablet data plan. I was wondering if there is a work around so that I can use my tablet as a regular phone with data internet access without an additional data plan which I would not pay for. is there a way to make my tablet SPG621 to show as the regular Z3 phone and not as a tablet so that I can use the internet 3G/4G LTE thank you:crying:
I think that's just an offer. You don't have to do this. As far as i know you can use your SIM in any device you like. And ... Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact can be considered as a big phaplet.
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to day I stated to have problems with my internet on my SGP621 LTE I'm on T-Mobile and i'm getting the connect me messages basically t-mo want's me to get a separate tablet data plan. I was wondering if there is a work around so that I can use my tablet as a regular phone with data internet access without an additional data plan which I would not pay for. is there a way to make my tablet SPG621 to show as the regular Z3 phone and not as a tablet so that I can use the internet 3G/4G LTE thank you:crying:
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jaime4272 said:
to day I stated to have problems with my internet on my SGP621 LTE I'm on T-Mobile and i'm getting the connect me messages basically t-mo want's me to get a separate tablet data plan. I was wondering if there is a work around so that I can use my tablet as a regular phone with data internet access without an additional data plan which I would not pay for. is there a way to make my tablet SPG621 to show as the regular Z3 phone and not as a tablet so that I can use the internet 3G/4G LTE thank you:crying:
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I agree with nico_las. I use my SGP621 on T-Mobile USA as well, and it's not mandatory I switch over to a tablet plan. It's just an offer you can refuse.
Is there a way to refuse this offer? Like, my data no longer works as of maybe two hours ago, and I am not the only one reporting this. Can I refuse an offer and retain it? I called 611 but as usual the pre-paid support folk never know anything outside of their scripts...
the problem is that t-mo knows is a tablet and the internet wont work, calls ant and text does work but not mms and everything that requires internet, if any body know how to disguise as a phone/phablet like the z ultra by modifying the IMEI or something. thanks
Yes, I am currently Experiencing this Issue as well, and I told T-mobile Rep to stop forcing people like this. I can just sell this phone and buy a note 4, with smaller screen and it will work just fine.....but they basically want to force people into it, so they can make money out of it.
I am interested in how to disguise the tablet as a phone as well.
I really really want to kick Tmobile in the ass and never come back as a customer........but they know other carriers do the same thing......We are at the losing ends
we need to ask to devs if we can get help on this issue. what we need is to disguise out tablet as phone or phablet
I think you're being overly optimistic. I appreciate it. But we barely have support enough on this device to get a proper root, much less ROM support. I feel like it should be possible to pass this off as a normal Z3... But not sure. In any case it will take root at minimum and most likely an unlocked bootloader... Which I don't plan on pursuing until I know I can keep remote play, DRM, cast support, etc.
I hope it happens... And I'm with you... But I think it's a lost cause. I'd like to hear from an actual Dev about it though... Just not a lot of them in the English world with this tablet not on shelves outside of Asia.
Hey guys, a few thoughts.
First, there is chatter about this in 3 or 4 different threads. It doesn't have to be this thread, which I created yesterday, but we should band together and use a single thread for longer-term discussion.
Second, I actually don't think that this is an attempt by T-Mo to gauge more money out of us; we are a tiny percentage of their user base and are probably an attractive demographic for T-Mo in a sense. This is simply bureaucratic disorganization (I think they simply don't know how to provide 'free data for life' without considering the 621 a 'data only device,' damn you all who rallied for that), and unfortunately execs are not going to make an immediate priority of satisfying a tiny percentage of prepaid customers on cheap plans. What I personally expect will happen at some point, T-Mo will act in accordance with its 'uncarrier' mantra and be the first carrier to recognize that there is increasingly no difference between a phone and tablet. They will offer substantially the same plans for any data enabled device and will be the first carrier to officially support "phablets.'
Third, I am also very curious what can be done to trick T-Mo's system, in the mean time. I can say firsthand that altering the device model # inside your build.prop file will do nothing. Switching up the APN, nothing. But I didn't personally get that creative before giving up. One thing to note, on an older device, I downloaded a root app to ltyer my DNS servers (switched from T-Mo to OpenDNS). Within X many minutes of rebooting I could not make phone calls or receive texts and no data icon appeared either, but I did have data and T-Mo was probably unable to meter my data usage. Try at your own risk.
Fourth, *****ing accomplishes nothing. The great thing about buying unlocked, is the ability to switch carriers at the drop of a dime (which is coincidentally what T-Mo deserves from us right now). AT&T has LTE on four frequencies and the 621 supports all of em. I already made the switch to AT&T, and everything is smooth at the moment. And I can always switch back. As a light talker I miss my $30 plan (and the small $$ I had left over in my acct), but $60 for talk, text, and a tetherable 4 GBs of LTE isn't terrible when you can buy 5-10% off discounted refill cards from Calling Mart. Cricket is also on AT&T's network now and $60 will get you 20 GBs of <= 8Mbps LTE, $10 more if you want to tether without worry. I would be curious for an expanded discussion regarding our options, since I am only so familiar with the ins, outs, and possible pitfalls of them.
good one
Would anyone like to test for compatibility/pitfalls/etc on Harbor Mobile? $50/mo for unlimited talk/text/LTE and 3GB tethering on T-Mo's network, purportedly.
https://www.harbormobile.com/plans/
They also have a good looking tablet data plan ($15 for 5GB) that would be more useful if we had dual sim slots.
MetroPCS would be the other competitive T-Mo pre-paid option. Not sure how these companies detect phones/tablets. They don't offer free data for life, which might or might not make a difference.
Possible Solution?
jaime4272 said:
to day I stated to have problems with my internet on my SGP621 LTE I'm on T-Mobile and i'm getting the connect me messages basically t-mo want's me to get a separate tablet data plan. I was wondering if there is a work around so that I can use my tablet as a regular phone with data internet access without an additional data plan which I would not pay for. is there a way to make my tablet SPG621 to show as the regular Z3 phone and not as a tablet so that I can use the internet 3G/4G LTE thank you:crying:
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I work for T-Mobile and have also have the same issues with my Z3tc I, being a store manager, have limited resources available to me but i plan to submit a ticket in hopes of resolving this issue, it would help if i had multiple issues to report however. If you folks are willing to help me out with this (power in numbers as they say) i think we may have a chance of getting a fix, what i need from each of you is your T-mobile telephone number that you've been using your Z3TC on and i can submit this ticket. Email your name and phone# to [email protected] and I'll do my best
I was about to e-mail Tyson, and just saw this posted (by a post-paid customer) to a T-Mo Support thread I had participated in:
"Just got off with customer service with the solution. To fix the problem you need to get a new sim card. The customer service rep said T-Mobile will provide them for free then everything should work fine. What happened is the info on the sim says its a tablet, once the sim info gets changed on T-Mobile's end there is no way to change it back and the only solution is to get a new sim card. Hope this helps you guys."
(https://support.t-mobile.com/thread/86423?start=15&tstart=0)
thref23 said:
I was about to e-mail Tyson, and just saw this posted (by a post-paid customer) to a T-Mo Support thread I had participated in:
"Just got off with customer service with the solution. To fix the problem you need to get a new sim card. The customer service rep said T-Mobile will provide them for free then everything should work fine. What happened is the info on the sim says its a tablet, once the sim info gets changed on T-Mobile's end there is no way to change it back and the only solution is to get a new sim card. Hope this helps you guys."
(https://support.t-mobile.com/thread/86423?start=15&tstart=0)
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I don't think this is correct. I already got a new SIM for mine because that's what Tmobile support had me do originally. It didn't fix the issue. However I noticed under my account that it had my device listed as a Xperia Z tablet as in the old version when I got the new SIM. So maybe if you change it to a Z3 and get a new one it will work... But I doubt it.
The tech support I most recently talked to said they updated their systems with the Z3TC information and classified it as a tablet so the data won't work unless you get on a tablet data plan. But if I get on a tablet data plan then I can't have phone and text on the same SIM. He said there was no way for them to accommodate both.
And I tried explaining that the only difference between tablet and phone is phone capabilities... Which we have... So it should be a phone.
I see that more and more people are having this problem and being that t-mo knows that our SGP621 is a tablet the only thing to do is to disguise it as something else other then a tablet. I know that phablets do work fine like the xperia z ultra. we need some technical help on doing this guys.
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I work for T-Mobile and have also have the same issues with my Z3tc I, being a store manager, have limited resources available to me but i plan to submit a ticket in hopes of resolving this issue, it would help if i had multiple issues to report however. If you folks are willing to help me out with this (power in numbers as they say) i think we may have a chance of getting a fix, what i need from each of you is your T-mobile telephone number that you've been using your Z3TC on and i can submit this ticket. Email your name and phone# to [email protected] and I'll do my best
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I've got about 5-6 people's info so far, if i could get 10 or so i think we could make some headway here. I have tried SIM swaps, tried using a regular z3 for a couple days and switching back, tried rooting and IMEI changing nothing has worked thus far... this seems like the best chance here.
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I've got about 5-6 people's info so far, if i could get 10 or so i think we could make some headway here. I have tried SIM swaps, tried using a regular z3 for a couple days and switching back, tried rooting and IMEI changing nothing has worked thus far... this seems like the best chance here.
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Are you still looking for folks for this?
I just ordered one and will be trying to use it on Tmo.
Just sent you my contact information, I'm also having the same issue with T-mobile.
Thank,
Scott
tysontthompson said:
I've got about 5-6 people's info so far, if i could get 10 or so i think we could make some headway here. I have tried SIM swaps, tried using a regular z3 for a couple days and switching back, tried rooting and IMEI changing nothing has worked thus far... this seems like the best chance here.
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This won't be a problem on AT&T's network. Why not just switch? For high data users, Cricket has competitive prices, for low use folks there are several mvnos to choose from.
afblangley said:
This won't be a problem on AT&T's network. Why not just switch? For high data users, Cricket has competitive prices, for low use folks there are several mvnos to choose from.
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Does anyone have an update on this? I think I got hit too. My internet stopped working this morning and I've been calling T-Mo and they said they don't know what the problem is.
Unlocked phones are becoming more popular. I am looking at getting a new phone/network, as I recently moved and now have very poor service at my house (U.S.).
Currently, I have a Verizon iPhone 5s (A1533) (that I purchased via VZW and used on their network for a couple years). I am now using this phone on T-Mobile. However, my 2G/3G bands seem to be somewhat weaker in some areas and I cannot do wifi calling.
I would like to get an unlocked phone and have full-service on a network.
I would like to switch to Android, specifically a Sony Xperia XZ1/Compact. Therefore, I would like a GSM capable network (AT&T and T-Mobile -- and their affiliates), but otherwise I don't care too much about carrier as long as it works well. I have done quite a bit of research, but am having a hard time finding anything super-informative and definitive. I have come across < spectrumgateway > and < willmyphonework >, which provided some information, but I'm still a little confused on to what extent each phone/network combo will work.
I've noticed FaceTime on my iPhone works (but can only call other FaceTime/apple devices like that). Is there an app or anything for android that always fill in wifi calling? I mean, the wifi calling allowed in service providers' firmware is essentially that, right? So can a third party item allow this or root the phone to allow it or something?
Is there any network I can use an unlocked Sony phone on and get full-service?
I need a good phone connection for work. I am supposedly well within all service providers' networks (per coverage maps), both voice and LTE, but without the carrier firmware that seems to, essentially, be false. I find this very ironic and frustrating, given that many carriers are now advertising "BYOD" plans (T-Mobile's entire U.S. ad campaign is based around this and unlimited services "the Uncarrier").
Thanks in advance!!
1230m said:
Unlocked phones are becoming more popular. I am looking at getting a new phone/network, as I recently moved and now have very poor service at my house (U.S.).
Currently, I have a Verizon iPhone 5s (A1533) (that I purchased via VZW and used on their network for a couple years). I am now using this phone on T-Mobile. However, my 2G/3G bands seem to be somewhat weaker in some areas and I cannot do wifi calling.
I would like to get an unlocked phone and have full-service on a network.
I would like to switch to Android, specifically a Sony Xperia XZ1/Compact. Therefore, I would like a GSM capable network (AT&T and T-Mobile -- and their affiliates), but otherwise I don't care too much about carrier as long as it works well. I have done quite a bit of research, but am having a hard time finding anything super-informative and definitive. I have come across < spectrumgateway > and < willmyphonework >, which provided some information, but I'm still a little confused on to what extent each phone/network combo will work.
I've noticed FaceTime on my iPhone works (but can only call other FaceTime/apple devices like that). Is there an app or anything for android that always fill in wifi calling? I mean, the wifi calling allowed in service providers' firmware is essentially that, right? So can a third party item allow this or root the phone to allow it or something?
Is there any network I can use an unlocked Sony phone on and get full-service?
I need a good phone connection for work. I am supposedly well within all service providers' networks (per coverage maps), both voice and LTE, but without the carrier firmware that seems to, essentially, be false. I find this very ironic and frustrating, given that many carriers are now advertising "BYOD" plans (T-Mobile's entire U.S. ad campaign is based around this and unlimited services "the Uncarrier").
Thanks in advance!!
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[I can't post links yet, so the article is called "Sony Xperia XZ1 & XZ1 Compact Support T-Mobile WiFi Calling" by Alexander Maxham from < androidheadlines >]
Okay, so I found this article today. Can anyone vouch for/test this? This is the only source I've seen claiming that Sony certified the Xperia (both, XZ1 and XZ1 Compact) on the T-Mobile-USA network.
Edit 1: T-Mobile News ("tmonews") has an article titled "Sony Xperia XZ1 and Xperia XZ1 Compact debut with Android 8.0 Oreo in tow" where they state "Finally, Sony has confirmed to me that the Xperia XZ1 Compact has been certified to work with T-Mobile’s VoLTE and Wi-Fi Calling in the U.S.". Is only the Compact certified? Or was that just a typo/confusing bit?