okay so I'm getting the droid 3 in a few days and I have my 4glte sim card from my pantech breakout, it has my number on it and my question is can I use it on the droid 3 ?? please people help me!
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No, you can't. 3g doesn't require a sim card on Verizon. You have to activate it online or over the phone or at a Verizon store and your plan will get converted to 3g.
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linuxgator said:
No, you can't. 3g doesn't require a sim card on Verizon. You have to activate it online or over the phone or at a Verizon store and your plan will get converted to 3g.
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Incorrect. Flash the 883 radio.
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linuxgator said:
No, you can't. 3g doesn't require a sim card on Verizon. You have to activate it online or over the phone or at a Verizon store and your plan will get converted to 3g.
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I have 3G with SIM
so I can't put my sim card in it? I need it to work what about sim lock? how do I do that?
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He has a 4G LTE sim, which will do nothing in a 3g only phone. The 883 flash works with a gsm sim only.
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I'm not using it for the 4glte just for my number..will it work?
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I thought the 4g and 3g sims weren't the same size
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I thought the 4g and 3g sims weren't the same size
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They are the same size physically, but they don't work the same. The 4g SIM that verizon uses only carries information about how to connect to the LTE network, it doesn't do anything about connecting to the CDMA network. A 3g SIM carries information about how to connect to a GSM network, also not a CDMA network. In order to connect to a CDMA network, the phone needs to be manually activated with the carrier, and that requires them entering the ESN or MEID into the system.
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Is it possible to activate the phone in this link on the VZW network? Says its unlocked... thanks
http://1saleaday.com/
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No. GSM phones can't be activated on Verizon.
Before with 4.1 I could of used the internet while chatting on the phone with someone, but since the 4.3 update, not anymore. Only WiFi. Anyone else notice it as well? Haven't seen no notice or mention it.
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It's always been that way. Unless you're on lte before you shouldn't have been able to do both at the same time.
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I did notice they removed the feature. The evo lte could do phone calls and 3g simultaneously, it's a shame they got rid of it
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It's always been that way. Unless you're on lte before you shouldn't have been able to do both at the same time.
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Which ever it picked, 3G or 4G... Now neither. Sucks they got rid of it.
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I'm pretty sure I still have the ability to go LTE while I'm on the phone.
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I did notice they removed the feature. The evo lte could do phone calls and 3g simultaneously, it's a shame they got rid of it
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This is impossible for cdma 3g, which Sprint uses. It's not a removed feature. There was a work around - the phone had 2 antennas for 3g so this could work.
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southernstyle said:
I did notice they removed the feature. The evo lte could do phone calls and 3g simultaneously, it's a shame they got rid of it
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Gk it's right on. They did not so much remove it, but Qualcomm removed it from their soc.
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This is impossible for cdma 3g, which Sprint uses. It's not a removed feature. There was a work around - the phone had 2 antennas for 3g so this could work.
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The EVO 4G LTE could do it on cdma 3g because it had separate antenna paths for 1x (i.e. voice) and 3g data. The HTC One doesn't and can only do voice and on 4g or WiFi.
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The EVO 4G LTE could do it on cdma 3g because it had separate antenna paths for 1x (i.e. voice) and 3g data. The HTC One doesn't and can only do voice and on 4g or WiFi.
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That is one of the things I liked about the HTC LTE because I could have the GPS up pulling data while on the Bluetooth headset in my truck at the same time.
LTE and voice work fine still. 3g, will never on this phone
Okay so I have an AT&T Note 3. And Im tired of dealing with AT&T haha. Too pricey. Is there any way I can use mine on T Mobiles network? Fixing to order a sim card from them. Will it work?
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You have to obtain a SIM unlock code. You can either call at&t if your the original owner and get one for free. I go overseas a lot so they gave it to me. Or you can obtain one for a price online.
If the phone is or gets blacklisted, it won't work on at&t or tmobile anymore.
It will work. I did it.
However, the service is not as good as a full blown T-Mobile phone and there will be no wifi calling. I am debatig on selling this and buying the T-Mobile brand phone...
If you do not care about wifi calling you can install the T-Mobile Rom on the ATT Note 3. I did and the phone service was much better.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2625946
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It will work. I did it.
However, the service is not as good as a full blown T-Mobile phone and there will be no wifi calling. I am debatig on selling this and buying the T-Mobile brand phone...
If you do not care about wifi calling you can install the T-Mobile Rom on the ATT Note 3. I did and the phone service was much better.
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Is ur phone working fine with T-mo ROM?
I'm using att on t-mo but didn't know u can flash that rom to it. Can u please tell me how u flashed?
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Hmm okay ill try both. But if I decide on getting the t mobile note 3, where can I sell my att note 3?
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Is ur phone working fine with T-mo ROM?
I'm using att on t-mo but didn't know u can flash that rom to it. Can u please tell me how u flashed?
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It is fairly straightforward. Was easy to install.
Once I installed the TMO os on the phone it WORKED BETTER. Again, I cannot wifi call but adding the tmo carrier option via the Modificatinator helped a lot and it FIXED THE GPS issue. It's obvious the GPS issue is ATT related. Was not easy adding the additional TMO carrier options on the Modificatinator but once figured it was cake.
Yep and then some
It will most certainly work on T-Mobile if you ended your contract/relationship with ATT legally/appropriately. Visit - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2485441 for some really important information while switching. There are changes to build.prop that can improve 4G speed , reception , etc.
Okay so I unlocked my phone. Im using t mobile now. But 4G doesnt work. Any way I can get it to work?
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Do u have the right APN setting?
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It says its on epc.tmobile.com. how do I set the right APN?
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i got an att note 3 on tmobile, lte works fine
Hmm. Maybe I need to call them or something. I have the pre paid 50.00 a month plan.
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I have same plan. I get 4gLTE. Change it to fast.t-mobile.com
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When I changed the APN to fast.tmobile.com it just went to G. Not 4G
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Do u have 4glte in ur área?
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Put the - in t-mobile
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I dont have lte but I have 4G. When I was on ATT I had 4G. And okay ill try that
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Okay now its says its on E
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sometimes its the sim card, i unlocked my freinds note 2 and tried hours getting 4g LTE on it, and then i popped in MY sim card, and the 4g lte worked. so she went out and got a new sim card and now she has 4g LTE.
Dang that sucks haha.
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Just got a new sim. Still only runs Edge /:
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Hello all,
I will be transferring from Canada to Tacoma, WA in the next few months and am seeking some advice on what to do with my wife's Rogers Wireless Note 3 (SM-N900W8). She recently used Roger's hardware upgrade program to get the phone and really likes it. If I unlock her phone, will it work on a US carrier? What carriers do you recommend?
Also, if anyone has cable/internet suggestions for the Tacoma / JBLM area they would be appreciated.
Thanks!
It should work fine on T-Mobile or AT&T. Personally I use AT&T but I was on T-Mobile for years.
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ucliker said:
It should work fine on T-Mobile or AT&T. Personally I use AT&T but I was on T-Mobile for years.
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Thanks, I was hoping to go with Verizon based on their coverage in Washington, but it looks like AT&T would work as well.
Well, Verizon is a CDMA Carrier. They only use a SIM card for LTE connectivity.
Is your phone capable of CDMA and GSM?
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graydiggy said:
Well, Verizon is a CDMA Carrier. They only use a SIM card for LTE connectivity.
Is your phone capable of CDMA and GSM?
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No it is not, thanks for the info. AT&T it is!
Hello all!
Recently got my turbo as a company phone and put my t-mobile sim in. I set the new APN but I've noticed it bounces between hspa and LTE alot.. Anyone using it on Tmo have any tips? Thanks in advance!
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There isn't much you can do. I'm using Turbo on TMO but same happens. It has to do with the TMO frequency deployed in your area.
Okay I'm going to sound like an idiot here but... There a sim slot?!
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Yep pull out the volume rocker
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Uhm... I'm pulling pretty hard... Is this for the Verizon version?
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Okay I manned up and pulled it out... I wonder if I can get an adapter so I can use my old phone with a bigger sim.
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I wouldn't but always pull out.. Better safe than sorry ?
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Okay I manned up and pulled it out... I wonder if I can get an adapter so I can use my old phone with a bigger sim.
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You can't use an older, bigger sim in the Turbo's nano-sim holder unless you trimmed the bigger sim (very carefully!). But you could go the other way (using a smaller simple in a bigger sim phone, with an adapter), which is unfortunately not what you need.
Just get a nano-sim from your provider...you can often get them free, or cheap; I got one for 99¢.
No... Vice versa... The tiny sim in my old razr m.
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