I have ths SGSIII LTE from SFR and they have a special network : the 4G network is not avaible yet every where but hey have "Dual Carrier" network. As i had understood, it it a 3g network and it is double connection to 3G+ so it might go up to 42.2 mbits/s.
What i want to know is : if I flash an official rom from Samsung will I still have that double connection ? or it is a specification from SFR's Rom ?
please tell meif i can flash my phone without loosing this double connection ?
It's not double connection, it's DC-HSPA+ (Dual Cell HSPA+ up to 42Mbps) and Yes, you can use any ROM (Custom or Official) and you won't loose it. It's hardware related not software, you're safe
Here in UK it's fast, DL up to 25Mbps!!! Unlimited for little money...
Remember to check model, it's GT-I9305...
Is the S3 Dual Carrier the same as S3 LTE?
I bought my I9305 and there's no mention of LTE anywhere....... It just says 'Galaxy S3 Dual Carrier' it has Quallcomm 4G sticker on it though.... Very confusing!
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Is the S3 Dual Carrier the same as S3 LTE?
I bought my I9305 and there's no mention of LTE anywhere....... It just says 'Galaxy S3 Dual Carrier' it has Quallcomm 4G sticker on it though.... Very confusing!
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DC-HSPA+ exists here in the US on T-Mobile although it's only compatible with the T-Mobile Galaxy S3 at the moment since it uses 1700/2100 MHz for 3G/HSPA+.
The Qualcomm 4G sticker is on your device because unlike the S3 i9300, you guys have a Qualcomm RIL/LTE modem. DC-HSPA+ is determined by the network (it's either supported or not), but I think that all phones support it.
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I currently have the most up to date SIM card for AT&T, I am on the 4G LTE plan, my phone spec's say it should work, but the best I can get is H+ service. My area in San Diego has LTE speeds. Does anyone know how to get this phone to work on the LTE network. AT&T tells me it won't because I didn't buy it from them.
The N7000 doesn't have LTE.
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Only HSPA+ on the Int Note
As noted.. you will only get LTE on the Note that comes directly from AT&T.
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The N7000 doesn't have LTE.
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I thought the phone did have LTE...Oh well. Thanks for the reply, I appreciate it.
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As noted.. you will only get LTE on the Note that comes directly from AT&T.
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I thought only the processor changed, not the guts of the phone... that sucks!!!! Regardless, the international version of the phone is far superior than the one offered by AT&T. I don't have all the baggage to contend with
I'm confused .
I found these specs for the GT-N7000:
Also known as Samsung GT-N7000, Samsung I9220
General 2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 700 (region specific)
Then I searched to see what band or frequency AT&T uses for LTE and found it is LTE 700. My region has it. Therefore, my phone is capable and there must be a setting to get the phone to talk to the network. My plan has been changed and I have the newest SIM card installed. There has to be a away .
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I'm confused .
I found these specs for the GT-N7000:
Also known as Samsung GT-N7000, Samsung I9220
General 2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 700 (region specific)
Then I searched to see what band or frequency AT&T uses for LTE and found it is LTE 700. My region has it. Therefore, my phone is capable and there must be a setting to get the phone to talk to the network. My plan has been changed and I have the newest SIM card installed. There has to be a away .
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Dude, Exynos chipset does not support LTE. N700 does not have LTE support. You'd have to buy an AT&T version to make LTE work.
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Dude, Exynos chipset does not support LTE. N700 does not have LTE support. You'd have to buy an AT&T version to make LTE work.
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+1 that's why they had to drop the far faster exynos for the slowdragon on att.
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I'm confused .
I found these specs for the GT-N7000:
Also known as Samsung GT-N7000, Samsung I9220
General 2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 700 (region specific)
Then I searched to see what band or frequency AT&T uses for LTE and found it is LTE 700. My region has it. Therefore, my phone is capable and there must be a setting to get the phone to talk to the network. My plan has been changed and I have the newest SIM card installed. There has to be a away .
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See how it says "region specific"? This is not an LTE phone in Europe. This is not an LTE phone period. The AT&T Note has LTE, and that was tacked onto the Note's list of frequencies because the AT&T Note can get it. Not because yours can.
Your phone is not capable of LTE. It doesn't matter what sim card you use, what region you're in, or if you practice black magic.
I think hebis confused because the Korean lte note?
Which has exynos right
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Note has to have a specific hardware to cater for a LTE signal and international N7000 don;t have it... This is the reason why every galaxy note in korea and AT&T's galaxy note is equipped with snapdragon processor and not with exynos chipset...
I love answering this question over and over again! Exynos 4210 = no LTE. Snapdragon S3 = LTE.
As far as the CPU vs guts question goes, modern phones don't use separate CPU, GPU, RAM, etc. They use an SoC (System on a chip) which combines these elements into one module. Exynos is the name of the SoC; not the CPU.
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I love answering this question over and over again! Exynos 4210 = no LTE. Snapdragon S3 = LTE.
As far as the CPU vs guts question goes, modern phones don't use separate CPU, GPU, RAM, etc. They use an SoC (System on a chip) which combines these elements into one module. Exynos is the name of the SoC; not the CPU.
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So what's the name of the CPU?
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So what's the name of the CPU?
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The CPU is a dual-core ARM Cortex A9. I have no idea what Samsung calls it.
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The listed specifications from GSMArena is off, there is a Galaxy Note LTE prior to AT&T's, but it is specific to South Korean market and had the model number SHV-E160. This is the same one that AT&t sells in the U.S. now as the SGH-I717 with the Snapdragon processor.
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The listed specifications from GSMArena is off, there is a Galaxy Note LTE prior to AT&T's, but it is specific to South Korean market and had the model number SHV-E160. This is the same one that AT&t sells in the U.S. now as the SGH-I717 with the Snapdragon processor.
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Correct. Exonys chip set does not support LTE. The Korean model supported lte but not the correct band for america and it has a snapdragon chipset.
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The CPU is a dual-core ARM Cortex A9. I have no idea what Samsung calls it.
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Samsung used to call it Hummingbird if I'm not mistaken..
i9220
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See how it says "region specific"? This is not an LTE phone in Europe. This is not an LTE phone period. The AT&T Note has LTE, and that was tacked onto the Note's list of frequencies because the AT&T Note can get it. Not because yours can.
Your phone is not capable of LTE. It doesn't matter what sim card you use, what region you're in, or if you practice black magic.
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Also the i9220 the Chinese version of the note is LTE. It was the first to be LTE and then AT&T's version came out so if he had a i9220 he could use LTE on it.
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Also the i9220 the Chinese version of the note is LTE. It was the first to be LTE and then AT&T's version came out so if he had a i9220 he could use LTE on it.
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But he doesn't..
I'm not sure if I jumped the gun on my purchase before knowing 100% this phone would work in my region on my network. I have AT&T in the US. I bought an international GT-i9305 Unbranded, unlocked phone. I found out first that the SIM cards are not the same size. I bought a cutter and cut down my larger SIM from my SGS2 and put it in the SGS3.
The SGS3 came with:
Android 4.1.1,
BB I9305ZHALI2,
Kernel 3.0.31-399890,
Build numberJRo03C.I9305ZHBLJ1
I backed up the IMEI, rooted it and installed CWM (though every time I reboot there is no CWM anymore) Ive been using mobile Odin to flash I9305_CWM_Recovery.tar which gets me into CWM just fine and I can flash other modems, Roms etc. I also use Triangle Away to remove flash counter.
My main question is, Everything seems to work fine, but I get NO HSPA data connection? I only get Edge, and its very slow at best. I didnt realize this at first because I was on my wifi network. Is there a fix for this? Or is it because of the version of phone I have that it won't work on AT&T USA network?
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Or is it because of the version of phone I have that it won't work on AT&T USA network?
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Try this. Go to setting > more settings > access point names > press menu key > reset to default, go back into mobile network settings and make sure network mode is set to GSM/WCDMA (auto mode). Reboot and see what happens.
I have a 9300, was on AT&T until recently and had H+ all the time.
Thanks I have done that. I've also searched the SGS3 Apn settings on the net. No matter what Apn, always the same result.
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I believe you are in trouble with this one:
HSPA @ AT&T
"We currently use frequencies in the 1900 MHz and 850 MHz ranges...."
while i9305 operates on 850/900/2100 Mhz.
It's because differences in 2G,3G,4G in all your carries you have so many versions of one model of device
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So I assume then, this is a hardware problem not something I can change by flashing a different modem?
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stricte hardware
So there is noone anywhere in the USA that has one of these that works?
Anyone want to buy it? Its not going to be worth me keeping it...PM me if interested. Thanks for the responses
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Try this. Go to setting > more settings > access point names > press menu key > reset to default, go back into mobile network settings and make sure network mode is set to GSM/WCDMA (auto mode). Reboot and see what happens.
I have a 9300, was on AT&T until recently and had H+ all the time.
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Was the 9300 you had, the international quadcore? What region was it from?
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Was the 9300 you had, the international quadcore? What region was it from?
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9300's got 1900 mhz hspa and region got nothing to do with that (if that what You had in mind)
http://www.gsmarena.com/compare.php3?idPhone1=4238&idPhone2=5001
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Was the 9300 you had, the international quadcore? What region was it from?
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Yes international gt-i9300 manufacture unlocked, UK.
So does the gt-I9305 not have 1900mhz? I spent close to an hour on the phone with AT&T trying to see if it would work. They could see the phone, looked up the IMEI and activated a different SIM for me as I cut mine down from my sgs2. Always Edge data and nothing more. All the descriptions I've found online show the same frequencies as my sgs2. Are there different 9305's out there?
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I feel special that I am the only person in the USA that has bought an i9305.:good:
I am pretty sure the I9305 has these frequencies
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 850/1800/2600
This is what the specs have always shown. for the one in australia but all i9305 should be the same unless they are i9305t or i9305N
I looked up what australia uses and it does show the 1900 scroll down on this link
http://whirlpool.net.au/wiki/mobile_phone_frequencies
shows this:
3G Hi-band 1900-2100Mhz
The 3G Hi-band 1900-2100Mhz is used by Optus, Telstra and VHA.
Tower Rx /Tower Tx
1920 – 1980Mhz (tower Rx), 2110 – 2170Mhz (tower Tx) using multiple paired 5Mhz and 10Mhz channels
** to be completed **
But you are the first person i know in the US who has bought it purely because you wont be able to have the LTE function.
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http://www.gsmarena.com/compare.php3?idPhone1=4238&idPhone2=5001
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gsmarena says sth diffrent:
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
maybe for Australia is another model but it at least should have diffrent name
But I have seen more sites saying that it does support 1900 more then sites that say dont, I did a quick search on google and the 1st List of search pages when I type I9305 Frequencies I see that Only gsmarena dont display the 1900 All other sites say 1900 Maybe GSM arena is wrong.
Only the I9305T maybe is different but we also have the I9305 and hardware should be the same.
Only difference from country to country is the Modem SOftware
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But I have seen more sites saying that it does support 1900 more then sites that say dont, I did a quick search on google and the 1st List of search pages when I type I9305 Frequencies I see that Only gsmarena dont display the 1900 All other sites say 1900 Maybe GSM arena is wrong.
Only the I9305T maybe is different but we also have the I9305 and hardware should be the same.
Only difference from country to country is the Modem SOftware
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it's pretty reliable source, but I'd say it's 50/50 (50% says it does and 50% it doesn't)
how about samsung:
http://www.samsung.com/ae/support/model/GT-I9305TADXST-techspecs ??
and if it'd have 1900 then shouldn't it work for highaltitude ?
Well I spent alot of today with AT&T both on the phone and in store. Their system will see the SIm card and that there is a phone, but it will say Unknown Phone. They tried to switch me to a 4G/LTE data plan to see if then 3G/HSPA etc would work but it kept getting stopped because it said my IMEI number is not right or unrecognized. No matter what, their system would not take the IMEI number. I finally got a tech on the phone to put in a correct IMEI that AT&T would recognize, however it still said Unknown phone and still therefore would not let him switch the data plan. I am still at a loss because I swear the specs Ive read are pretty much the same as my SGS2 for frequencies (other than /4GLTE etc) So after one week of having a cool new phone that is stuck with Edge data, I am going to have to get rid of it and go back to the SGS2. Sux, as I really like the new phone.
you are not alone.I bought a Gt-i9305 that came from france/orange before doing my homework.i am on t-mobile and a very slow 2g speed maybe i will sell mine also and get an us sg3.
Yup, got mine for sale on ebay right now.
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While we are discussing 3g data issues does anyone in the USA have a I9300 working with 3g
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Hello all,
Like most of you I was excited to hear of this smaller version of the galaxy s3. I've enjoyed my note 2 for a little over 2 months now and I can't get enough of its beautiful screen. Now with this said, I find myself wanting a smaller phone that I could take in a pinch instead of the huge note 2. I find this small form factor of a phone to be the perfect size. So, when is this phone coming to America? Specifically to Verizon? Anyone have any insight?
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I havn't seen any date for US launch and I'm not even sure it will be available for US at all..
Didn't Samsung make Galaxy Axiom for US market instead?
Anyway.. I think you can get a simfree one online, but it probably will be shipped with a EU standard charger.
Thanks to Apple, it will NOT be sold in the US.
www.androidauthority.com/apple-drops-galaxy-s3-mini-patent-lawsuit-143283/
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It is available on amazon.com $319
ppero196 said:
Thanks to Apple, it will NOT be sold in the US.
www.androidauthority.com/apple-drops-galaxy-s3-mini-patent-lawsuit-143283/
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Says in the article that Apple dropped the s3 Mini from the lawsuit. Lol and yes amazon is selling it, just not on the correct baseband that I need for Verizon. It would work on other carriers however.
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UrbanDroid said:
Says in the article that Apple dropped the s3 Minnie from the lawsuit. Lol and yes amazon is selling it, just not on the correct baseband that I need for Verizon. It would work on a game carrier however.
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Dropped it because Samsung told them that it won't sell it in the US.
And Apple started the lawsuit in the first place
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Will the S3 Mini available on Amazon work with AT&T or T-Mobile in the US?
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00A29WCA0/ref=gno_cart_title_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ALO2UB4UFFZ2D
ronakg said:
Will the S3 Mini available on Amazon work with AT&T or T-Mobile in the US?
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00A29WCA0/ref=gno_cart_title_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ALO2UB4UFFZ2D
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"Network Frequencies and Band: 2G Network - GSM 850/900/1800/1900 and then 3G Network - HSDPA 900/1900/2100.
This will work with T-Mobile. T-Mobile requires 1700/2100 for their 4G and 3G BUT their 1900 network is their new network they are reframing and that gets you HSDPA speeds which is faster than 3G. So yes you can get 3G/HSDPA with this phone from T-Mobile still if you are in the covered area.
This phone will also work with AT&T, once again because their 1900 is their main 3G network. Yes it also runs on 850, but anywhere it runs on 850, it is also covered by 1900, which is what this phone supports..so all you need is the 1900 network support which this phone has.
And i'll repeat is just one more time because some people still ask...This phone will work with AT&T and T-Mobile because it has the 1900 network! Which is all you need to get 3G for both companies. The 850 for AT&T doesn't matter, and the 1700/2100 for T-Mobile doesn't matter (make sure you are in a reframed area). Hope this cleared things up "
this is from a review from amazon...this guy(the 1st reviewer) explains alot for the device,u can check yourself too...http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Unloc...ng+i8190+galaxy+s+iii+mini+android+smartphone
Has anyone tried using the galaxy axiom from us cellular on Verizon yet? From everything I've looked at on the specs of it, it does indeed have the same cell frequencies. Anyone with any info please let me know.
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Can a us cellular Samsung axiom use gsm sim if flashed the right way
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ronakg said:
Will the S3 Mini available on Amazon work with AT&T or T-Mobile in the US?
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00A29WCA0/ref=gno_cart_title_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ALO2UB4UFFZ2D
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I'm on T-Mobile.
I bought one for my wife recently because she needed a new phone and the full size S3 is just too big. She gets pretty good coverage here in the San Fernando Valley just north of LA. She gets some 4G signal a lot of the time, occasionally 3G, and some EDGE. The T-Mobile network is not yet that built out, even here in SoCal.
The big lack is that the device has no LTE modem, although that also may make for better battery.
hello, i would love to get this and just want know if it will work with t mobile in the states, they did not stock the s4 mini because it did not work fully in there band.
is it to early to tell?
also in the specs it just says 4g lte , no mention of which bands for lte
thanks for any help
I am using the CyanogenMod rom 11, and only the option for 3G and 2G are available
NOTE: I'm brazilian and in my town the 4G network is currently available.
maarciobruno said:
I am using the CyanogenMod rom 11, and only the option for 3G and 2G are available
NOTE: I'm brazilian and in my town the 4G network is currently available.
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International, NFC and Latin American variant (GT-i8190/N/L) of s3 mini does not support LTE (4G) network. Only GT-i8190T variant of s3 mini supports LTE. What is your phone model?
xXPR0T0TYPEXx said:
International, NFC and Latin American variant (GT-i8190/N/L) of s3 mini does not support LTE (4G) network. Only GT-i8190T variant of s3 mini supports LTE. What is your phone model?
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Gee, thanks. My model is L :good: