I was given a Samsung galaxy note 5 that is fully unlocked originally T-Mobile phone. I have AT&T and get service just fine but wifi calling does not seem to allow me to enable it in any way. In the drop-down menu, the wifi calling icon is frozen as well. I'm assuming this is because I have an at&t sim card? Or is there a work around for it?
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I use AT&T note 3 on t-mobile. 4.4.2 official AT&T kitkat rom. Rooted (couldn't get hotspot working without root)
I don't think there's a way to flash T-Mobile rom on my phone, but wonder if there's a way to get volte to work on this phone on t-mobile.
Do I need to wait until AT&T sends out volte update and will it work with T-Mobile? Is there a chance I won't be able to root\use hotspot after such update?
Can I tweak anything to make it work?
Currently, when I get a call while hotspot is on, network switches to 4G and never switches back to LTE until the hotspot is turned off... and the only way to get around this issue is to forward calls (or switch hotspot off and then back on)
I know T-Mobile is pushing out volte and people on xda say it works in my area.
Thanks
So like some people here, I have an unlocked AT&T Note 3 running on T-Mobile sim. I'm ok with the AT&T rom. I got the APN settings to work. Voice, 4G/LTE data, and messaging works, but I can't get Wifi Hotspot to work. When I tried to turn it on, it says the sim is invalid. My T-Mobile plan has 2GB of hotspot, so I'm not sure how to get it to work. What do I have to do? Do I have to root and install custom ROM that supports T-mo hotspot?
Thanks for any help.
bebopblues said:
So like some people here, I have an unlocked AT&T Note 3 running on T-Mobile sim. I'm ok with the AT&T rom. I got the APN settings to work. Voice, 4G/LTE data, and messaging works, but I can't get Wifi Hotspot to work. When I tried to turn it on, it says the sim is invalid. My T-Mobile plan has 2GB of hotspot, so I'm not sure how to get it to work. What do I have to do? Do I have to root and install custom ROM that supports T-mo hotspot?
Thanks for any help.
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Download a wifihotspot widget from play store.
then tap on it and immediately press the home button
it may take u several tries, but it will work
lmk if this works for u, cause it works for me, (plus its undetected by tmo)
Having the same issue here with my girlfriends note 3.
Is there a specific widget? Tried with the top two on the play store and it did not work after several tries.
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I carrier unlocked my Galaxy S 5 and wanted to know if it would work on Verizon's network.
It might work on Wcdma, & Lte. Maybe other chime in.
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I'd like to know as well.
Because I'm switching and my S5 is carrier unlocked.
When I put my VZW SIM (which works fine in an iphone 6) in the phone there is no indication of a problem, i.e. wrong sim, etc.
However the signal icon is generic and if I try to place a call it gives me that dreaded not registered on network pop up.
If I look in the properties on the phone the (VZW) number is displayed but it does not show as activated on network.
So my question is does the S5 (actually purchased at a Best Buy store as MetroPCS and unlocked to use on ATT) have the proper modem to work with VZW? If not I will need to sell it.
Interestingly enough I put the ATT SIM in the (VZW) iphone and it worked instantly. Placed calls, send SMS, and get LTE speeds with nothing to change whatsoever!
Here's a fairly good read on network bands and compatibility between carriers....
It should help.....g
http://www.tech-recipes.com/rx/1498...-network-frequencies-and-phone-compatibility/
(I posted this in both the T-Mobile Note 3 and AT&T Note 3 forum)
So, every once in a while it will connect to the T-Mobile/MetroPCS (I have MetroPCS but since MetroPCS uses T-Mobile Towers, it (SHOULD) work and has in the past)
On my Samsung Galaxy Core Prime that I bought from the MetroPCS Store, it works absolutely perfectly.
It always is connected to the T-Mobile network.
But this phone, Samsung Galaxy Note 3 (AT&T -- BUT I flashed Alliance Rom for T-Mobile, so it has a T-Mobile ROM) will not connect. As I've said before, if I get it at the right time, which is completely unpredictable and restart my phone it will connect but 10 minutes later it will disconnect and tell me "Selected Network (T-Mobile) is Unavailable"
Before, when I had the stock ROM (Lolipop AT&T) it did the same thing Except when it disconnected it would tell me "Phone not allowed MM#6"
The IMEI is valid and not blocked.
I do have service
I manually set the carrier to T-Mobile and also quick note when I click "Search networks" it only gives me T-Mobile, AT&T and Virizon (But it does only these three on my Core Prime too)
This phone IS UNLOCKED
and my Sim card is also Unlocked
And also, I have tested another Samsung Galaxy Core Prime's Sim card with this phone ( I have this phone, and one of my family members does too and also has MetroPCS )
It did the same thing
THOUGH when I tested with my other family members Cricket SIM card, it worked Perfectly!
Cricket, uses AT&T Towers from what I remember. So this makes me think that the phone, since it is AT&T it will connect to AT&T over everything else no mattter what I do. So,
Do any of you think buying a T-Mobile varient of this phone (Note 3) would fix the problem? Instead of this AT&T varient?
I also tested this with a Blu Studio Energy 2 (It is not carrier specified) and had the same problem. It would work but sometimes it wouldn't and there was no way to guarentee it not disconnecting, and no way to put it back on the network that I knew of it just happened at random
If I put my sim card in my Core Prime, turn it on then turn it off and put it in my Note 3, it will connect for a couple seconds.
ANY HELP -- Would be appreciated.
I fixed this by myself.
I didn't realize this, but you need to call MetroPCS and add your new phone's IMEI.
Wi-Fi calling is no longer working on my 4XL. I have Verizon on an unlocked 4XL.
The options are completely missing. I've spent over 4 hours on the phone with Verizon tier 2 tech support and gotten nowhere. They insist that Wi-Fi calling is active on my account/line and that its an issue on my phone.
I should mention I have a dual SIM setup running both Verizon and T-Mobile, T-Mobile is an eSIM. That said BOTH worked fine until I popped my Verizon SIM into a Verizon Mi-Fi and the SIM from the Mi-FI into my 4XL.
Verizon said they could see the two units reprovisioned but as far as Wi-Fi calling on the 4XL, it's active and SHOULD work but its almost like the Verizon software is blocking it the settings from even showing. I have NO options for Wi-Fi calling under the phone settings anywhere, they are gone but I do still see them for the T-Mobile eSim.
I remember back in the day Verizon blocked Wi-Fi calling on Pixel devices that were unlocked and or not Verizon branded. There was a command-line you could run to "unhide" the settings and turn them on.
Does anyone have anything like this for the 4XL? Verizon said I may need to completely factory wipe my 4XL but I have it setup perfectly, I really do not want to do that if possible.
Thanks!
I use 2 SIMs as well. My T-Mobile account is ESIM and my Visible is physical sim. I have no issues with WiFi calling on both. I attached a screenshot, do you see the same menus as me? Also, is your Google pixel the Google store variant or a carrier?
Here is my TMobile settings.