I'm liking the selection of GSM ROMs for the TAB much better than the Verizon CDMA... I'm no longer making use of the CDMA antenna... WiFi only... could I use a GSM rom?
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I belive that it possible. Thinks its a different kernel.
The reason i think this is because of the honeycomb cdma gsm ports. I was under the inpression it was the same rom with different kernel. And the kernel was what made it gsm or cdma.
See i want the oppsite of you. I cant get any help either. People think im crazy.
If you find anything out about my issue tell me and i will do the same. Yes? No?
Don't Panic
I've got at a T-Mobile Galaxy Tab which I realy like. The one thing I wish it had was voice calling support. Rather than hack it to make voice calls, I'd like to find a model that does natively. I tried searching for which models support voice, but I just keep finding how to enable voice on my T-Mobile or AT&T tab.
Can anyone tell me which models/carriers support voice calling out of the box? If there aren't any US variants, then which International variants would work on either T-Mobile or AT&T (preferrably 3G)? I'm hoping to find a used one on eBay or somewhere and sell mine.
Only European versions have GSM capabilities. You have to buy a P1000 from a European retailer, mine is from Orange carrier, but there are plenty retailers that sell GSM enabled ones here in Europe.
Wtf are you talking about. All AT&T and Tmobile tabs are GSM too. They are exactly the same as the European Tabs with the exception of the rom running on the tab (and the Tmobile one has a different radio for Tmobiles odd frequencies).
If you want voice on your tab, just flash a stock rom that hasn't been modified by any carrier. Be warned though, the carrier will usually block voice on tablets, so it is probably a fruitless venture.
I now have the GT-P1000, which I bought over eBay from a UK eBayer. However, and in hindsight, a T-Mobile stock flashed with Over Come 2.2 and GingerBread 2.3.3 would do exactly the same but with less hassle and cheaper.
Thanks for all the help guys!
You could just use Skype, much much cheaper
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Skype is cool, but GSM can be useful too.
I'm not saying I use, but anyway... I can imagine when it can be useful.
Thanks for all the replies!
deio said:
Only European versions have GSM capabilities. You have to buy a P1000 from a European retailer, mine is from Orange carrier, but there are plenty retailers that sell GSM enabled ones here in Europe.
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I want to find one on eBay, so what would a more specific model number be? Like I think mine is the SGH-T849. Aren't they all P1000's?
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Wtf are you talking about. All AT&T and Tmobile tabs are GSM too. They are exactly the same as the European Tabs with the exception of the rom running on the tab (and the Tmobile one has a different radio for Tmobiles odd frequencies).
If you want voice on your tab, just flash a stock rom that hasn't been modified by any carrier. Be warned though, the carrier will usually block voice on tablets, so it is probably a fruitless venture.
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I realize that my version is GMS, but there's no call functionality. I guess I assumed that with a European version, they wouldn't block calls on it as it's not the model they sell/block. Am I wrong in my assumption? Do T-Mobile
and AT&T block calls on all models of tablets (specifically all Galaxy Tab 7s)?
pronse said:
I now have the GT-P1000, which I bought over eBay from a UK eBayer. However, and in hindsight, a T-Mobile stock flashed with Over Come 2.2 and GingerBread 2.3.3 would do exactly the same but with less hassle and cheaper.
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Why? I guess I'm just worried about bricking my Tab and would rather use one that I can just keep updated with the Samsung releases.
If you look around, there are quite a few well written documents that explain exactly how to flash a ROM. Alterbridge and Pittbull have written one and posted it for both their Froyo and Gingerbread ROMs. If you just MUST have stock, there are also very good guides written up from Rotohammer and his stock ROMs.
There is no need to buy a whole new tab just to enable voice. Buying a European tab WILL NOT enable 3g and calls at the same time. It currently is not possible to have 3g capabilities and voice capabilities at the same time. Rotohammer has written up a script that allows you to switch between 2g+voice and 3g(without voice.) Currently, those are the options for Americans on the T-mobile network. I do not know if AT&T is still allowing 3g and voice, I had heard it's been blocked. Again, I can't say for sure.
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If you look around, there are quite a few well written documents that explain exactly how to flash a ROM. Alterbridge and Pittbull have written one and posted it for both their Froyo and Gingerbread ROMs. If you just MUST have stock, there are also very good guides written up from Rotohammer and his stock ROMs.
There is no need to buy a whole new tab just to enable voice. Buying a European tab WILL NOT enable 3g and calls at the same time. It currently is not possible to have 3g capabilities and voice capabilities at the same time. Rotohammer has written up a script that allows you to switch between 2g+voice and 3g(without voice.) Currently, those are the options for Americans on the T-mobile network. I do not know if AT&T is still allowing 3g and voice, I had heard it's been blocked. Again, I can't say for sure.
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i have it and have never been blocked they are blocking the ones with unlimited plans! 3g or h and voice is what i have. and op its just the rom
Yahoo n skype are the answr
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So I am newb to tabs but have been flashing custom roms on Galaxy S phones: ATT Galaxy S2, ATT Galaxy S Captivate so I know my ways around a little bit. So I have the Sprint Galaxy Tab P100 and have already rooted it, then flashed a couple of the roms made for P100's, then flashed JT'S Cm7( I think, maybe oldMcnuts if J have the name correctly.) Now I ONLY use it with wifi and do not plan on getting a sprint account. So i started reading alot of the rom threads over the past few days/week so I THINK I know what to flash and what not. But I am curious as to the differences between the cdma and gsm tablets. I looked at full specs to compare them and it looks like from what details I have found that the cdma P100, Tmobiles gsm tab, International? P1000 all bave the same hardware excluding the radio hardware. Same cpu, same camera bardware,etc. Is this correct or are there other differences?
So to my question here as long as I do not care about using the cdma/3g for calls can the tab be flashed with the gsm firmware or software? Or is the coding too different due the the radkos hardware? Again for use as ONLY a wifi tablet.
I have also read that the sprint and verizon 7.0 tab are similiar enough that some/most roms work for either. So I am just trying to get a more in depth view from those that have been usi VHF/around tabs for quite some time.
The links I checked out for specifications are:
P100 http://www.samsung.com/us/mobile/galaxy-tab/SPH-P100ZKASPR-features
P1000 http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_p1000_galaxy_tab-3370.php
SGH-T849 http://www.samsung.com/us/mobile/galaxy-tab/SGH-T849ZKATMB-specs
So hope I am not sounding too noobish here but just wanted some opinions/ideas from those that bave been dev'ing/modding/using the tabs longer than I. Thanks ahead of time.
Ps. I prefer asop roms and usually run CM7 or CM9 on my phones. So most likely will be using that route with my tabs also.
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I have a tab S2 from Sprint I don't plan on putting service back on (have hotspot on my phone now). There isn't much development for the Sprint variant. Could I just flash a rom meant for the WiFi only variant? Or am I SOL?
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Hey peeps! I was wondering about using an AT&T ROM on my T-Mobile tab S2? I recently unlocked my T-Mobile Tab S2 and am currently using it on AT&T. I noticed that I don't seem to be able to get 4G LTE on it the same way I used to when I had it on T-Mobile. When I run speed test, I only get 3G speeds. Is there a fix for this? Or am I able to run a ROM from an AT&T TAB S2 SAFELY and be able to get better speeds? This would be my first time doing this if it's possible. I am well versed on rooting and running custom ROMS, ODIN etc.
I appreciate any and all help and PATIENCE with this! Thanks guys! :laugh::good::fingers-crossed: