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As most of you may know, a T-Mobile Galaxy Tab will not allow you to insert a SIM card from a phone and use it for data, even if you already have an Android data plan on your account and on that number. Bought a new tab from a private owner, and was pissed off about that. However, I have a G2, and remembered something I had configured on my phone.
So, I found an easy way to resolve this. My G2 does 4G. Instead of putting the sim into the Galaxy Tab, I enabled the wifi hotspot feature and used that to connect the Tab to the Internet. At 4G speeds. On my unlimited data plan. For free. Saves me more than a grand/yr (assuming the $85/mo+taxes cost of the 10gb/mo plan which I don't have to pay).
Take =that= T-Mobile. Bet your greedy, beady-eyed beancounter (read "Business Prevention Officer") boys didn't think about =that= one... <chuckle>
I know this is an old thread, but I just did not want people to be discouraged from buying this awesome tablet because of misinformation.
There is an alternative solution.
Refer to this guide. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1446500
Anyone know what is the best web service to use with Tmo's Galaxy Tab? Should I get a data plan for it? Can I use the prepaid service?
In the US, talking only about 3G data speeds, options you have:
1. Unrooted, stock tab = pay as you go broadband plan using the sim card that is in the tab when purchased.
2. Root, install a different rom, change your iemi = t-mobile data plan sim card.
3. All the steps above and install the Rotohammer modem switch = voice mode or 3g mode when you switch.
4. Buy a SimpleMobile plan and make the third set of modifications.
No other carriers will get you 3g speed. You will have EDGE speed with any other sim card.
Awesome information. I never knew SimpleMobile existed. I will try do the third one.
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That's what I have. The modem switch set up works with every custom GSM rom in the development section, as well as stock gingerbread.
For those interested in SimpleMobile, be sure to purchase the unlimited data plan when you sign up and buy your sim card.
Hi everyone,
Last month I bought a Galaxy Note (unlocked international version) for myself from Techno Trading House.
Before I received the phone I switch to ATT GoPhone from another provider. Once I received the phone I just switch the sim card to note and add the apn.
Everything working cool.
This phone came with default language of greek or polish, which i'm not sure. So i guess its European version. The phone says "Made by Samsung".
Then I decide buy another Note for my wife. From Techno Trading House. Like me my wife also switch to ATT GoPhone. This phone says "Made in Korea by Samsung". We set up the apn same like my phone and I can see 3g & H signals.
But the problem is the data does not work. When I open SpeedTest.net app the app force close 7 out 10 times. The other 3 times when I tap Begin Test, it will prompt message "Network communication Issues", "Try Again".
First I doubt it would be the sim, then we switch the sim, my wife's sim work perfectly on my phone ("Made by Samsung") and my sim had same problem in her phone ("Made in Korea by Samsung").
The only different I could see between this 2 phones is my phone say "Made by Samsung" (working perfectly) and "Made in Korea by Samsung"
(data not working).
Is anyone here having similiar problem? Or is anyone having Note which says "Made in Korea by Samsung"?
Hey, I had the same problem with galaxy S2, I don't think you are going to be able to have GoPhone data on your smartphone. What I did is I went to ATT store and replaced my sim (say that you forgot your ATT phone at home) and brake your existing sim. Try with new sim directly in your galaxy note! It should work but after some time they will turn it off because it is not a smartphone data plan! Cheers
irnhrs said:
Hey, I had the same problem with galaxy S2, I don't think you are going to be able to have GoPhone data on your smartphone. What I did is I went to ATT store and replaced my sim (say that you forgot your ATT phone at home) and brake your existing sim. Try with new sim directly in your galaxy note! It should work but after some time they will turn it off because it is not a smartphone data plan! Cheers
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But dude, I tried my wife's sim on my galaxy note and it worked!
I got data speed 1.3mb.
Her sim worked in my galaxy note and also on her old SE phone.
But her galaxy note does not work with her GoPhone sim and also my GoPhone sim.
retry apn
i would delete the apn in your wifes phone and re enter it as a new apn. make sure everything is the same as yours even capitalization. also make sure that gsm/wcdma is set to auto. hope this helps. if this doesn't work then maybe a factory reset would help. both sims work so there is something not set correctly in the phone.
may i ask what your apn settings are?
Wait where did you buy the note? Korean ver notes have 4g and is different hardware wise i.e. Not compatible to xda galaxy note roms. This is the only reason i can think of?
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i have the korean version. i only get edge and i've tried every apn setting out there. 0.04Mbps DL 0.03 UL
made in korea and korean LTE note are different things
the made in korea for Samsung is a regular note with regular hardware. there is an Korean version of the phone with LTE.
i would delete the apn you have in your wifes phone, then insert sim , reboot then re enter the apn. make sure the use packet data box is checked and network mode set to auto. the gophone plans use GSM networks so turn it to auto just in case it isn't.
Delete the entire contents of the efs folder, reboot, you'll have data.
Make sure to save the deleted content somewhere.
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I already own 2 nano sims that I use in my device (S21 Ultra). One of the service providers can convert my sim to an eSim.
I also have a 3rd sim that I use when I travel (when we get back to travel :/ )
My question is: with the eSim installed, can I choose which 2 sims the phone use? dual physical or one physical and one eSim without loosing the settings for the eSim?
You can use esim only instead of sim 2. So it will work either sim1+sim2, or sim1+esim, but it will never work as sim2+esim. However, you will not loose esim data when you deactivate it. You can store many esim plans
How about by flashing new Firmware? What happens then?
I've been a Sprint user for years and have used PdaNet to tether my phone to my pc using usb and having internet that way. I'm currently using a Galaxy S10+ and doing this, does this app work with this model phone too? I'd like to upgrade to the S21 Ultra but want to make sure this method still works. Are there any issues with PdaNet on the S21 Ultra, or specifically with Sprint and this model phone when using the app? Thank you.
I'm thinking of testing this, but I want to find out if the test will be relevant to you.
If you are using a Sprint SIM card, or if you are connecting to a Sprint tower, maybe we'll have different results.
I'm a Sprint customer pre-merger. I have the S21 Ultra. I now use a T-Mobile SIM card, *NOT* Sprint SIM card. They configured my phone to connect to T-mobile towers. I live near several strong T-mobile towers. I can connect via 5G or 4G, but I turned off 5G to save battery because I'm usually connected to home wifi.
What is your situation in terms of type of SIM card and which towers you connect to?
I have an old LG G6 phone that still has a Sprint SIM card, and still connects to the old Sprint towers. The performance is quite different.
Anyone have any luck? I have an s21 ultra with legacy sprint plan running a sprint sim, not the updated T-Mobile Sim. I have tried PDA Net but I believe the phone was just passing along the home wifi connection and not the data connection on the phone.