Hey guys, just curious, as I'm having withdrawals from actually having a decent phone that doesn't make me want to use it as a hockey puck.
I have access to a tmobile Samsung galaxy s2, for a cheap price, if I were to unlock it, would it be capable of running on the Verizon network? Obviously with owning a d3, I have a sim card, would it work? Also, again out of pure curiosity, would an unlocked att phone work on our network?
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Dubs devious said:
Hey guys, just curious, as I'm having withdrawals from actually having a decent phone that doesn't make me want to use it as a hockey puck.
I have access to a tmobile Samsung galaxy s2, for a cheap price, if I were to unlock it, would it be capable of running on the Verizon network? Obviously with owning a d3, I have a sim card, would it work? Also, again out of pure curiosity, would an unlocked att phone work on our network?
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It all depends on if the phones are capable of running on CDMA/EVDO. Do some research on the phones sorry I'm not much help
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Google (your phone model) specs and see if the radio bands are ones that are supported by verizon.
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No the SGS2 uses GSM and Verizon uses CDMA. Maybe someone would trade you phones?
Even if the phone has CDMA hardware like any Sprint phone, Verizon will only allow devices on their network if they are authorized for use on Verizon.
I would think it would come out relatively close to the other two providers, has anyone got any ideas?
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I would think their released date would be 4/19 like Sprint and AT&T but Tmobile has the IPhone coming 4/12 and the GS4 5/1. Those are the two most popular phones most people want. HTC One may get put on the back burner, but the HTC trade in program to get the 100 Visa Card states you have to buy the HTC One by 4/26. Maybe T-Mobile will release the One on 4/19 with no promotion.
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i bricked my phone with no way of getting Odin or Windows, Knoppix or Ubuntu to recognize it. I'm looking for a new one. Is I8190L compatible with the Telus network in Canada?
For the Canada version get the one at bestbuy gm s730 many time they sell it at 149,99 for prepaid telus network
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What is the model number of the AT&T S5? And what is the international version number? Does anyone know the difference? (example : the s4 is a SGH-i337 and the International is GT-I9505) they had the same hardware. Is this true in the s5 too?
Basically I want an unlocked version but the same hardware as the AT&T.
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highaltitude said:
What is the model number of the AT&T S5? And what is the international version number? Does anyone know the difference? (example : the s4 is a SGH-i337 and the International is GT-I9505) they had the same hardware. Is this true in the s5 too?
Basically I want an unlocked version but the same hardware as the AT&T.
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It will NOT get AT&T LTE unless you buy the T-Mobile version. Just FYI.
Hmm OK so a Tmobile and then Sim unlock it huh? Not afraid of doing it, just want to make sure. I bought a GT-I9305 and found out the same thing, had to sell it and get a GT-I9300. The S4 ATT just happens to be the same as the GT-I9505 but has locked bootloader. Looking to buy out if contract for the S5.
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Hmm OK so a Tmobile and then Sim unlock it huh?
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Yes. They will probably charge you more than the $660 on their site. Be prepared to pay over $700.
Cool thanks, that's about what I paid for the GT-I9300 at that time.
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I bought a T-Mobile phone for $660 in a company store and bought an unlock code online, took 30 minutes to get it. Works like a charm on AT&T. Rooting and installing a custom recovery takes a couple of minutes, and all the international ROMs I've tried so far work fine.
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I bought a T-Mobile phone for $660 in a company store and bought an unlock code online, took 30 minutes to get it. Works like a charm on AT&T. Rooting and installing a custom recovery takes a couple of minutes, and all the international ROMs I've tried so far work fine.
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When I purchased the T-Mobile Note 3 and used it on AT&T, I found my LTE signal to be extremely weak. It would often switch down to H+ when AT&T branded devices would maintain a solid signal.
While the G900T (T-Mo version) supports band 17 for LTE, it is not optimized for this frequency. Performance will be better on the AT&T variant.
So, are they all G900's? It's just the T, or F, or A etc. afterwards that distinguishes it?
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21cdb said:
I bought a T-Mobile phone for $660 in a company store and bought an unlock code online, took 30 minutes to get it. Works like a charm on AT&T. Rooting and installing a custom recovery takes a couple of minutes, and all the international ROMs I've tried so far work fine.
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Did you have to buy the new special Sim card? Also if you wouldn't mind, can you PM me the site you got the unlock code from?
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Did you have to buy the new special Sim card? Also if you wouldn't mind, can you PM me the site you got the unlock code from?
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No, I'm using the same SIM card I used in my S4. I forgot the name of the site, it was cellf something.
Well, as it has been with just about every phone prior to and since S2, ATT/TMO/etc US carrier put that crappy LTE supporting chipset instead of the glorious international guts. So IMO, if you're gonna pay full ~700, you might as well get the unadulterated phone off the bat.
International has 2x quad core cpus, our stateside retards all have same old single quad snapdragons.
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When I purchased the T-Mobile Note 3 and used it on AT&T, I found my LTE signal to be extremely weak. It would often switch down to H+ when AT&T branded devices would maintain a solid signal.
While the G900T (T-Mo version) supports band 17 for LTE, it is not optimized for this frequency. Performance will be better on the AT&T variant.
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So far I've had really good LTE signals. Seems at least as good if not better than my AT&T S4.
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Well, as it has been with just about every phone prior to and since S2, ATT/TMO/etc US carrier put that crappy LTE supporting chipset instead of the glorious international guts. So IMO, if you're gonna pay full ~700, you might as well get the unadulterated phone off the bat.
International has 2x quad core cpus, our stateside retards all have same old single quad snapdragons.
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Yes but what model is that? That was my whole point in this thread. What international model is most similar to the ATT? (like I said before, the S4 GT-I9505 is the international version of S4 SGH-i337)
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OK so I found this on Sam Mobile.
Here’s the list of model numbers of the SM-G900, or the Galaxy S5:
- SM-G9006V_CHN_CHN (China)
-*SM-G9008V_CHN_ZM (China)
-*SM-G9009D_CHN_CTC (China)
-*SM-G900A_NA_ATT (AT&T)
-*SM-G900D_JPN_DCM (Japan)
-*SM-G900F_EUR_XX (Open Europe)
-*SM-G900H_EUR_XX (Open Europe)
-*SM-G900I_SEA_XSA (Asia)
-*SM-G900J_JPN_KDI (Japan)
-*SM-G900K_KOR_KTC (Korea)
- SM-G900L_KOR_LGC (Korea)
-*SM-G900M_LA_VF (Vodafone)
-*SM-G900P_NA_SPR (Sprint)
-*SM-G900R4_NA_USC (US Cellular)
-*SM-G900S_KOR_SKC (Korea)
-*SM-G900T_NA_TMB (T-Mobile)
-*SM-G900V_NA_VZW (Verizon)
-*SM-G900W8_NA_BMC (BMC)
Now I just need to find the right international one to match the AT&T
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SM-G900H is the only true model. All others ones are potentially/definitely crippled just like ATT one from what I gather via GSMArena.
9505 was the crappier version of the S4, vs the true 9500.
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SM-G900H is the only true model. All others ones are potentially/definitely crippled just like ATT one from what I gather via GSMArena.
9505 was the crappier version of the S4, vs the true 9500.
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Though it looks like it doesn't support LTE?
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Though it looks like it doesn't support LTE?
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So? Better hardware and overall performance vs a bit faster Facebook on the go?
Well I just like to match the hardware closer to what I would get here at the store, but just get it unlocked. I have the AT&T S2, the international S3 GT-I9300, the AT&T S4, and now looking to get the international S5. I buy in contract when my upgrade is available, then the international in between.
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Don't care really about how Fb loads or not. I like to have the options whether they work or not, thus case being LTE
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Shouldn't really be much debate on the international version vs at&t's model. Only thing you would loose is LTE. The international model is fully compatible with AT&T's HSPA+ network. No one seems to give that a thought anymore. Fact is - it performs the best it ever has. Very easy to achieve 9-10mbps down, which is more than efficient for anything.
I've done a fair amount of searching, and come up empty so I'm hoping you guys can help.
I purchased my Nexus 6 from Motorola. I currently use Straightalks gsm service, but would like to transfer to STs Verizon LTE for better service in my area. Every time I register my device, it says that it won't work.
Can I use a friends imei?
Is there any other work around?
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So here is what I did to solve this issue. I used an imei from a Verizon LTE device to activate the straight talk Verizon Sim, then did a factory reset of my nexus 6 with the Sim. Worked perfectly.
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