I have a 4g xoom and I want to know if the sim card from the bionic can be moved to the xoom to enable service. Will it also enable 3g service on the xoom or is it just for 4g? I am a current ATT customer and am used to being able to swap sims into other devices.
skullvet said:
I have a 4g xoom and I want to know if the sim card from the bionic can be moved to the xoom to enable service. Will it also enable 3g service on the xoom or is it just for 4g? I am a current ATT customer and am used to being able to swap sims into other devices.
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My 4g sim from my Thunderbolt works in my Bionic so I assume it would work in the xoom. I would guess it needs to be Verizon to Verizon.
I have a wifi xoom, will any sim cards work with this thing?
There isn't a sim card slot in a wifi xoom, so it wouldn't work.
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From what I understand, i'm an indirect agent, the sim card would work as long as the correct plan was select for it. Going from a smartphone to a 4g modem, hotspot, or tab or vice versa would require a rate plan change on the corresponding mobile #. Otherwise you could incure incorrect data, voice, and text charges.
Phone to phone is fine and swaping between tabs, modems, hotspots work fine.
Hope this helps.
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My captivate is unlocked verizon has sim cards can I use this on verizon?
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Verizon has sim cards? Since when?
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Verizon has sim cards? Since when?
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Apparently they now carry 4G SIM cards to allow access to their LTE network (see here). The details are a little sketchy, though, and I wouldn't bank on it working.
If you're really interested in doing this, I would suggest going directly to a Verizon store and speaking with someone there. Maybe even see if they'll let you test it out (probably not, but it can't hurt to ask).
The only other Verizon sim cards I found were international ones that allowed roaming on Vodafone's network. Since Verizon in the US uses CDMA for its non-4G network, SIM cards don't work. With a non-4G SIM card you would end up piggybacking on some other carrier's network.
That's my understanding, anyway.
Okay I have a droid incredible 2 it got damaged but it has a sim card its not 4g either so yeah
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Yes
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Just out of curiosity, what does the sim card look like / say on it?
Verizon wireless vodafone tm
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Verizon wireless vodafone tm
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That's one of the international sim cards, which basically just lets it hop on GSM networks internationally when it doesn't have Verizon's US CDMA network.
So you mean its not possible
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I can't say for certain. You would need to talk to someone at Verizon and ask them if their international GSM sim cards work here in the states.
My guess is that they'll tell you it will work, but since you would be essentially roaming all the time you're using it, it would be either costly or they wouldn't do it. Again, I'm not a Verizon employee, so I can't say that's 100% accurate, but that's my gut reaction.
Yeah ok makes sence my incredible 2 can only go into safe mode thats why I ask this
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Have you tried putting the sim card on your captivate to see what happens?
Yes but verizon is so protective you have to have them activate it through the phones imei
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Yes but verizon is so protective you have to have them activate it through the phones imei
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Unfortunately verizon does not like you to be able to use at&t on there global phones so afaik there's no way to make it work.
hello i have a question
im ordering a htc vivid. i currently have a htc inspire
when i recieve it can i just switch my inspire sim card and put it in the vivid and it will work while the vivid sim card would work in the inspire?
thanks
First of all what carrier are you with ? Any others, you are fine. (Vivid needs to be UNLOCK).
With ATT, you are better off getting a new SIM that is LTE ready (Regardless if your area has LTE signal or not) - In which will of course work on Inspire & Vivid - That's just my opinion - You can still use your old sim card if you decide to do nothing. You'll always get HSPA+ signal only.
Not to hate on the above post but you dont need a New sim I've been using the same sim since my inspire the only thing is you need to do is switch your plan to LTE that's the only thing that needs to be changed
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Thanks for the replys
I have att.I'm not trying to switch plans or anything.I'm fine with my network and signals I have now I just want to know if after I'm done setting up the HTC vivid with the sim card that comes with it it will work when I switch sim cards
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The LTE similar is fancy though. But no you don't need one unless your in an LTE city.
I dont think LTE cost more. Just easier to go over your data cap. I don't know. Though. I've been on the same contract for years and years. So long I get an upgrade every year.
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I'll hafta look if they cost more.I'm not really trying to spend more money
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lilmikey201 said:
I'll hafta look if they cost more.I'm not really trying to spend more money
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Retail stores will give you one. Corporate stores will probably charge you. All they do is convert your current data plan to an equivalent plan that's coded LTE in their system. As far as i know this is what gives you access to the pta APN that allows you to use LTE
Couldn't you just go to APN settings and create an APN?
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I did the same thing (switched from Inspire to Vivid). You will need to make sure you do have an LTE approved SIM. It shouldn't cost you a dime to do. If your SIM is recent odds are you are fine.
I did have to call and have them check the settings on their side. I was not getting LTE and I live in an LTE area. So a 10min phone call fixed it.
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but it will work right? without the lte sim
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but it will work right? without the lte sim
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If you have unlimited data and want to keep it you are going to need to upgrade to the lte sim.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1455702&page=1
If you aren't on unlimited then I don't think it will matter. You can run with the sim from your inspire.
Dear lord quit trying to confuse the op, the hspa sim and the LTE sim are the same if you got a new sim when you got your inspire which you pretty much had to , if you aren't in an LTE area don't worry about switching your plan , if you are you can make a two min phone call and they will provision your current data to LTE it doesn't matter if its unlimited or not you will still keep unlimited
....and boom goes the dynamite....
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thank uuuu lol nice and simple
I'm a Canadian GSM user who visits the US about once or twice a year. Is it possible for me to roam on Verizon's network using this phone? I don't see any roaming agreements from my carrier with Verizon, so what would happen if I brought my phone down to the US? I know Droid 4 doesn't support US GSM carriers (no known hack is in place for it I guess either?). I was also considering that if I went for any length of time I might go on a pay-as-you-go plan with Verizon, but I'm not sure how much that would cost. I use Rogers as my carrier.
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with the Droid4 in the US you need a 4G sim card to use it's network. otherwise you'd use your GSM phone and piggyback on AT&T's network.
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I have a 4g LTE sim card from my carrier, I am wondering if I can roam with it on the vzw network
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I may be spending a long time in the UK before my 2-year contract is up (study abroad). If I leave the country for an extended period of time, will Sprint unlock my One so I can use a local SIM while I'm there?
No because that sim card isn't for gsm networks its just for the lte on sprint. The way lte works it requires a sim card to work
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luigi311 said:
No because that sim card isn't for gsm networks its just for the lte on sprint. The way lte works it requires a sim card to work
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Then why does lte work on the EVO 4g lte without a sim card? The one is a world phone.
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racrickey said:
Then why does lte work on the EVO 4g lte without a sim card? The one is a world phone.
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I thought the HTC One was the first Sprint phone where you can take out the UICC (SIM), the rest, i.e. the SGS3 and EvoLTE, have an integrated UICC. So the EvoLTE does have a SIM, its just tucked inside where you cant remove it (not without modifying the unit itself anyways).
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I thought the HTC One was the first Sprint phone where you can take out the UICC (SIM), the rest, i.e. the SGS3 and EvoLTE, have an integrated UICC. So the EvoLTE does have a SIM, its just tucked inside where you cant remove it (not without modifying the unit itself anyways).
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That I'm not sure about. It's above my understanding lol. I do know I don't have a sim card I can take out and the HTC one is an international phone but I guess the world bands aren't up and running yet.
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Its internal. All Sprint LTE phones need a UICC. Check your about phone settings, your ICCID should be your UICC.
UICC
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Then why does lte work on the EVO 4g lte without a sim card? The one is a world phone.
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It is a world phone. Call sprint Scott asking international roaming.
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Then why does lte work on the EVO 4g lte without a sim card? The one is a world phone.
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It does have a sim card its just non removable it was talked for awhile just like this when the evo came out
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It does have a sim card its just non removable it was talked for awhile just like this when the evo came out
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It does have a sim card in it, that is why there is a sim card punched out in the package. If you have a sim card ejecter, you would put it in the tiny hole next to the sim tray and it would eject the sim card out.
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It does have a sim card in it, that is why there is a sim card punched out in the package. If you have a sim card ejecter, you would put it in the tiny hole next to the sim tray and it would eject the sim card out.
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The evo doesn't have a sim card tray
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The evo doesn't have a sim card tray
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Right, I was referring to the sprint one.
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The EvoLTE has an internal SIM, youre not gonna see it. The first Sprint phone that has a swappable SIM is the HTC One. The SGS3, EvoLTE, Note II, LG Optimus -among others- all have a SIM inside of them.
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The EvoLTE has an internal SIM, youre not gonna see it. The first Sprint phone that has a swappable SIM is the HTC One. The SGS3, EvoLTE, Note II, LG Optimus -among others- all have a SIM inside of them.
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That's not 100% accurate. Before it started with its LTE upgrade, Sprint did offer some phones that had swappable SIMs.
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That's not 100% accurate. Before it started with its LTE upgrade, Sprint did offer some phones that had swappable SIMs.
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Alright, let me fix it: the first LTE phone with a removable SIM is the HTC One.
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2417502,00.asp
"This model of the One supports Sprint's 3G (CDMA 800/850/1900) and LTE (1900 only) networks, along with GSM/EDGE on 850/900/1800/1900 and HSPA 14.4 on the 1900 and 2100MHz bands. That means this phone will roam internationally at 3G speeds. In theory, you could unlock it to work poorly on AT&T's and T-Mobile's networks, but it wouldn't be able to take advantage of fast speeds on either. "
It wont work in TMobile USA. It doesnt have the 1700 band.
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http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2417502,00.asp
"This model of the One supports Sprint's 3G (CDMA 800/850/1900) and LTE (1900 only) networks, along with GSM/EDGE on 850/900/1800/1900 and HSPA 14.4 on the 1900 and 2100MHz bands. That means this phone will roam internationally at 3G speeds. In theory, you could unlock it to work poorly on AT&T's and T-Mobile's networks, but it wouldn't be able to take advantage of fast speeds on either. "
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That information may not be correct. According to the FCC filings there is no mention of the 850/1900 GSM bands.
EDIT: See my post here about what GSM frequencies the Sprint Variant has.
See this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2243724
I'm a Sprint Product Ambassador supporting the launch of the One.
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Then why does lte work on the EVO 4g lte without a sim card? The one is a world phone.
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The Evo 4G LTE (as well as all Sprint LTE phones) has a SIM card, it's just embedded and not visible.
I'm looking at getting one of these bad boys to read my 64gb sd card out of my note 2.
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/andyfei/mini-microsd-reader-for-android-smartphones-and-ta
howdy folks,
from what i have read these new generation of sprint phones with sim cards only store the login info for the LTE data connection, is that correct? the sprint cards are just basically RUIM cards right, but the slot can accept gsm cards for gsm network usage?
if i understand right they still have the voice and text account info on the phone correct? so why do they need the sim to operate? i'm just a little confused because my old world phones, TP2 and OZONE could operate without the sim in them?
thanks in advance
cheers,
disco
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It's for the Lte/4g the phone can continue to use voice and 3g/2g without it though. Simple as that.
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thanks
cheers,
disco
Don't forget that it's also used for international roaming.
SIM is needed for activation but yeah LTE is a GSM technology
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