How to enable 3G - Galaxy S III Mini Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Please how to enable 3G network on S3 mini...stuck on Edge only
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WCDMA only

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andyblessing said:
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settings>more settings>mobile networks and choose WCDMA only.
If you are not getting 3G signal, its probably because your location does not have coverage.

I'm not satisfied but you still need my thanks...
Please,the option for choosing WCDMA is not available on my phone...My previous phone was X8...thus worked on 3G and H+...
But couldn't get 3G on s3...
Am using stock Non-rooted s3 mini...
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andyblessing said:
I'm not satisfied but you still need my thanks...
Please,the option for choosing WCDMA is not available on my phone...My previous phone was X8...thus worked on 3G and H+...
But couldn't get 3G on s3...
Am using stock Non-rooted s3 mini...
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Thanks.
I also have an S3 mini and an Xperia X8, and the setting which I have told is there on my S3 mini, what carrier are you using?, have you tried the same SIM in another phone? Does that phone with the same sim get 3G? If the phone does not get 3G, then the issue is with your carrier and you should contact them, if that phone does get 3G, then there is an issue with the phone and we will continue troubleshooting.

Yes...the same carrier,got 3G on x8 and edge only on s3 mini...on the same carrier...
But you got that settings on your s3 mini...(WCDMA)
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Mine is I8190XXAMA2...absence of WCDMA option settings
I saw I8190XXAMA2_rooted firmware in this forum...,would that solve my problem?....THANKS...!!!...
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Yes...the same carrier,got 3G on x8 and edge only on s3 mini...on the same carrier...
But you got that settings on your s3 mini...(WCDMA)
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Mine is I8190XXAMA2...absence of WCDMA option settings
I saw I8190XXAMA2_rooted firmware in this forum...,would that solve my problem?....THANKS...!!!...
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You should not need to root to enable 3G. Have you tried an 3G enabler app from the play store? they can help with this issue. If not then you should try factory resetting or, rooting.

Ok...thanks...am gonna try...
You got WCDMA settings on your s3 mini?
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andyblessing said:
Ok...thanks...am gonna try...
You got WCDMA settings on your s3 mini?
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In not sure what you mean by WCDMA settings? If you could explain, or tell me where to find them i'll be happy to do so.

I mean going to settings>more settings>mobile networks...and the option for selecting WCDMA or GSM.
I got no such option on my s3 mini...
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andyblessing said:
I mean going to settings>more settings>mobile networks...and the option for selecting WCDMA or GSM.
I got no such option on my s3 mini...
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Could you send me a screenshot of the "more settings" menu. It should be like mine, with the option to click on "network mode"

Is your device an s3 or s3 mini?
Network mode option is missing from my device...
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Is your device an s3 or s3 mini?
Network mode option is missing from my device...
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S3 mini.
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Can I see a screenshot?
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Can I see a screenshot?

Can't take screenshot...network mode is missing on s3 mini
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Can't take screenshot...network mode is missing on s3 mini
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Why can you not take a screenshot? All you do is press the power and middle (home) button at the same time and it will take a screenshot, you can then attach that image to the website or even upload it to another site and post the like here.

Yes...I did that but it didn't capture but recent app pups up
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andyblessing said:
Yes...I did that but it didn't capture but recent app pups up
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You press the home (middle) button and the power button.and HOLD them until the image is taken.

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T mobile tab unlocked getting horrible service on att.

Like the title says. T mobile tab flashed over to euro rom to allow phone access.
I put my att sim in and it says att in the notification bar says att but i get little to no service. If it does get edge it dissapears a second later. Could this possibly be because of a bad unlock if that exists.
A side note. I am using a new 4g att sim in the tab would that make a difference
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You did not mention if you checked the APN settings. I am not sure if the TMOUS AWS band is the problem on ATT.
Sorry, yes i did check the apn settings. But would the tab still show att if it wasnt unlocked. Maybe my unlock didnt take.
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And just to add some info. When i first put my sim in it took a while to get service then it started to junp around frequencies. Edge then gprs then hsdpa and now nothing
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Figured out the problem the unlock did not take
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Figured out the problem the unlock did not take
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You do relize that Edge speeds will probably be all you get for data FYI.
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You will not get 3G since att 3G operates at a different frequency than tmobile. However you should be getting edge.
I am having the exact same problem with the unlock ? How did u get it to work exactly

Network signal gone after rooting

I've got a problem. My younger brother attempted to root his i9305. When he rebooted his phone, everything was fine but there was ao network signal. Went to setting to check what network he was on nothing came on. Any idea what happened??? I'm suspecting it has been sim locked. But it doesn't have that sim lock thingy. .
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Have you check your imei , apn and network operators???
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I think you have lost your imei too.
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Do you have a circle with a line through it at the right hand side of the notification bar? No imei in the about device settings?
If so, he has lost his efs.......
There is a walkthrough in the android development section of the i9305.
It's titled "lost imei / nv data restore" or something along those lines.
It happened to me when i had nfi what i was doing. I flashed a i9300 rom instead of a i9305 lolz. Your bro prob did the same. Hope this helps!
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You need to download and flash the param binary in the sticky guide thread. Near the bottom of the first post.
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Alright!! Solved all the problems thanks for the help guys!!! Such a pain in the ass not having any network at all..
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@rudyashraf....i am facing this problem too.how u fixed that network problem too.actually i rooted my android smartphone and now i have network problem.NO network signal at all both 3G and 4G but everythiing is fine in my phone.how u solved ur problem bro.Please tell me how can solve this problem.guys help me anyone can reply me.
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[Q] Internet connection vs calls

Hey guys, I was wondering why my 2G/3G connection goes down while I'm making a call, on my previous devices it wouldn't happen and it's kind of annoying since I want both of those things to work at the same time. Any suggestions? :fingers-crossed:
What phone did you havr before?
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ppero196 said:
What phone did you havr before?
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S1 i9000, is there any way to turn the internet on while I'm in call?
edit: my bad, did some research, it's not possible atm due to my carrier.

[Q] My S3 mini turns itself off when listening music

Hi everyone.
This is my first post here. As you might know the S3 mini has very little internal memory so my problem is that I pretended that using external SD card for my music would be enough. So I usually commute to the office listening some music but some day when I was about to get to the office (it's like an hour or a little bit less of trip ) my phone suddenly turned itself off. My phone is not really old neither does it the SD card provided in the box.
Does anyone here have ever experienced a sudden shutdown listening to music or videos?
My guess is that the SD card is the problem but I'm not completely sure, also it was provided by Samsung so how could I get a better SD card for this purpose? Is there another problem I have missed?
Please tell me. Thanks in advance.
PS: My phone uses the stock rom with JB 4.1.1 and the device is no more than 2 months old.
Tried updating the phone?
Settings > About phone > Software Updates (1st item on the list)
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ppero196 said:
Tried updating the phone?
Settings > About phone > Software Updates (1st item on the list)
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There's no update available
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There's no update available
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You sure you are running 4.1.1?
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You sure you are running 4.1.1?
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Can you take screenshots (power + home button) of about phone section
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ppero196 said:
You sure you are running 4.1.1?
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Quite sure
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EDIT: I'll boot in Windows to test it on Kies just to be completely sure about it, however I think this might be a geographical issue.
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Quite sure
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Which country and carrier?
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ppero196 said:
Which country and carrier?
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Chile
Virgin (current) /Entel (original vendor)
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There must be another way to fix this, huh?

3G speed...!!!

How do I , get 3g speed in normal 2g internet plan, In galaxy ace????
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kayo2013 said:
How do I , get 3g speed in normal 2g internet plan, In galaxy ace????
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I think you can't get 3G speed (locked by your carrier) if you didn't contract it :S but you can try it: go to setting and change your mobile network to WCMA only
It is already in the WCDMA mode...
But , my question is how to increase the downloding speed ....???
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kayo2013 said:
It is already in the WCDMA mode...
But , my question is how to increase the downloding speed ....???
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I said you, YOU CAN NOT! use Operamini to increase internet performance, but downloads will be slow as when you use stock browser
Dude , you don't understand my question ...
I have already used operamini , uc browser...
But , download speed not increase...it is same..
Any 3g twicks for ace...?????
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kayo2013 said:
Dude , you don't understand my question ...
I have already used operamini , uc browser...
But , download speed not increase...it is same..
Any 3g twicks for ace...?????
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3G tweaks won't work for boosting 2G/edge. They're specific in what they say & do the same,i.e., boost the 3G & not 2G.
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Normally when telefone is in range ,and there is no software blocking for 3G it should change it automaticly. Are you sure you are in 3G range ?
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Ya , I am 100% sure that i am in full range of 3g network....
And my mode is only wcdma...
So...any solution..?
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I used script manager...but when i opening 3g turbo charger...every time it says me that...permission denind...
What can i do ???
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kayo2013 said:
Dude , you don't understand my question ...
I have already used operamini , uc browser...
But , download speed not increase...it is same..
Any 3g twicks for ace...?????
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I said you!!!!
YOU CAN'T, and yes I understood your question ...
GSM = 2G/EDGE
WCDMA = 3G/HSDPA
...so GET A NEW 3G PLAN!!!
kayo2013 said:
Ya , I am 100% sure that i am in full range of 3g network....
And my mode is only wcdma...
So...any solution..?
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And 100% sure ,that this 3G network is upgraded to HSDPA ? Maybe it is still WCDMA...
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