Is there anything different with the included AT&T SIM card that came with my Tab, or can it be assigned to any AT&T account and phone?
Also, the Tab keeps asking me if I want to "activate" this SIM, what will that do?
It seems like a normal AT&T 3G SIM card to me. You can probably activate it for any plan and use in any store. I just put mine in the box and used my old SIM card with existing voice+data plan.
Nah, they are just incase you want to activate it instead of buying a new one from the carrier. Im with bell and thats what the person said.
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Visiting Germany, with my unlocked Galaxy S which I use in the USA with AT&T.
While all my co-workers are able to get service on Voda or O2 I get an error saying my SIM is unable to register on "any" of the networks (I forget the other 3).
Did AT&T screw with my SIM - I just got a new one before I left the US because my old one was giving some errors - This is an unlocked SGS, I did not think this would be a problem when traveling.
Unlocked doesn't mean it automatically works. You need to call ATT to have call them to allow you to use it in other countries. It will be expensive. Recommend you goto a store and buy a pay as you go sim card and pop it in... that is what unlocked means.
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Unlocked doesn't mean it automatically works. You need to call ATT to have call them to allow you to use it in other countries. It will be expensive. Recommend you goto a store and buy a pay as you go sim card and pop it in... that is what unlocked means.
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Thanks for the advise. It seems that while I have roamed on AT&T while in Jamaica
(when I had my sim card in old iPhone) Jamaica is a US region dialing format (meaning 1-876-000-0000) while Germany and the UK is not (+49xxxxx).
You therefore have to "request" the "Standard" international dialing feature (as opposed to the enhanced $5/month version).
So my phone is working now.
I will get a SIM tomorrow from O2 or Voda, but here in Wurzburg all merchant stores are closed on Sunday.
Question, Why won't my phone set the date and time while I am here in Germany (I have told it to do so but the time is still US eastern) do I have to update the timezone (should I even have to do that since I told it to automatically update time)?
Hello,
I have an ATT data plan that I use with a wireless card. My question is can I just take the SIM card out of my wireless card and insert it into my Galaxy tab? Thanks in advance for your help.
geebee1932 said:
Hello,
I have an ATT data plan that I use with a wireless card. My question is can I just take the SIM card out of my wireless card and insert it into my Galaxy tab? Thanks in advance for your help.
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I don't think it's that hard to find out. Just pull it out and insert it in.
I think he is asking for permission
Actually I should say that I don't have the tab yet but wondered if this would work. Anyone try it?
I have the tmobile version. I popped my sim card in and got 3g but redirected. I think that there isnt a restriction you can pop in your sim and start using it. If you want to use it as a phone you need to flash the firmware. check the att thread
No... This did not work effectively for me when I took the Samsung Galaxy Captivate (SGH-I897) SIM from AT&T and inserted it into the Tab... After talking to AT&T for several hours and even asking them to validate with Samsung we determined the following:
1. Audio calls using the 3G network is not possible at this point in time.
2. Needed to enable a separate data plan with AT&T and a new phone # using the SIM for 3G data (2GB/mo = $25 + I added the unlimited messaging = $15 /mo).
Jeff
geebee1932 said:
Hello,
I have an ATT data plan that I use with a wireless card. My question is can I just take the SIM card out of my wireless card and insert it into my Galaxy tab? Thanks in advance for your help.
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It will work just fine. At least it does on my AT&T Tab with Euro JK5 ROM.
jeverton said:
No... This did not work effectively for me when I took the Samsung Galaxy Captivate (SGH-I897) SIM from AT&T and inserted it into the Tab... After talking to AT&T for several hours and even asking them to validate with Samsung we determined the following:
1. Audio calls using the 3G network is not possible at this point in time.
2. Needed to enable a separate data plan with AT&T and a new phone # using the SIM for 3G data (2GB/mo = $25 + I added the unlimited messaging = $15 /mo).
Jeff
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Well, if you have hours to spend for AT&T rep, why don't you spend some time reading up from this forum? Here is a good place to start http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=847273
Of course, it's not supported by AT&T but then why buy the tab if you can't do sh*t about it? If that the case, I would prolly buy an iPad and feed Steve Jobs so he could be wealthier
What the heck is wrong with some of you? Why don't some of you think for yourselves? I didn't even hestitate, I asked the sales rep if I could pop my SIM into their display model and she said ok. It downloaded data immediately on my account. And I have unlimited data plan and the SIM normally sits in my Tilt 2.
It works. I had the common sense to just do it then and there.
Sure, it doesn't make calls. That's a ROM issue. But then that's also heavily documented here on this forum and the info to defeat that is there, too.
Sheesh.
Hello I really need help here I originally have iPhone 4s and basically just got this Galaxy Note today a white one. Anyhow I went to ATT store and they gave me a normal size big SIM card so I called to have the sim card activated. however I poped it in the galaxy note and nothing no signal at all. I even called AT&T support and they just pretty much told me the phone is not compatible....IM LIKE THAT SUCKS. So my question is does anyone here have the Hong Kong version? White?
At this point I'm even second guessing if my. NOTE is unlock? Even tho the ad that I bought it from said its unlock...and how do I confirm it's unlock or not?
PLEASE HELP!! Spent 800 for this bull****!!
Mines the HK version and I have an ATT sim card I got from their corporate store. Went in, showed the Note, said I needed a sim card for it and the guy activated it for me and I checked it on the spot to make sure it works. If they did activate it, then you should get a signal after restarting the phone.
Ok so it does work with AT&T I assume yours is unlock like mine?
Anyway yeah they gave me the sim card and said I have to call since its a business account ....that's bull****. Also I didn't bring the phone in there.
You have th big simcard? Or the micro iPhone 4s sim card?
I have a regular sized sim card and yes its unlocked.
I wonder how do u confirm it's unlocked?
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I wonder how do u confirm it's unlocked?
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i would bring in your Note to an AT&T store to get the sim activated. I had issues getting my Note to recognize my sim card, this one time in band camp, I went to an AT&T store to get a new sim card activated. For some reason, it took the CSR like 3 sim cards before my Note recognized one.
You need to program into your phone the proper APN settings, so it knows how to talk to AT&T's network. Search for AT&T APN settings. There are 2 settings depending on which plan you're on; smartphone or dumbphone. Go to your home screen, hit menu, settings, Wireless and Network, Mobile Networks, etc. Being able to setup your own phone is what separates the men from the iboys.
Yeah, take it into a store.
Since they can actually see that yes, you do have a phone, they are far more likely to be helpful.
I called AT&T - the guy on other side of the phone didn't know what to do.
The lady in the store also hit the same snag, but she got around it and got my phone working.
- Frank
According to one of the mods at Android Central you can switch a 900v to tmobile and get full lte speed by manually changing the apn. No need to switch to band 4. Is this true? Has anybody done it? I would love to stick in a tmobil3 sim and try it while retaining the option to go back to vzw unlimited data if tmobile signal is unsatisfactory. Thanks for your help!
900v on Tmobile
I have tried my wife's t-mobile $30/month no contract Sim card in my Sm-900v and it works great. I got 4g lte and the down load speed was 43mb. It was faster then my Verizon speed of 15mb. The t-mobile Sim card automatically stored the apn on the phone but if it does not just manually add the apn.I did verify that my band 4 was already enabled.. Band 4 has to be enabled to use on T-Mobile BUT you do not have to disable band 4 if you want to go back to verizon leave it alone. For what i understand Verizon enables band 4 out of the box so just get a cheap pre- payed card and try it out for a month. Hope this helps you out.
So no need to call for unlock code? Tmobile guy said they woildnt give me a sim without it
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So no need to call for unlock code? Tmobile guy said they woildnt give me a sim without it
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I bought my phone used so I do not know if it was factory unlocked.. 2nd you can just go to any store that sells t-mobile sim cards and buy a prepaid Sim card. I bought mine online from t-mobile (out of convenients) they mailed it to me.. no need to go to t-mobile store. Again buy a cheap Sim to test on your phone. Worse case if your phone is carrier locked you will only lose $30. Or if you have a friend with a different carrier try there Sim card to see Iif your phone is unlocked or not. Also you can just call Verizon customer support and just ask for the unlock code it's free.
Where does the code go? Is there a setting where?
As soon as you install new sim card and reboot phone first thing it will ask you for a unlock code.. you will enter code on same screen. If it does not ask you for a unlock code then your phone is not locked then enjoy your new tmobile phone.
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Hi guys; I did get 2 S5 phones, both unlocked, but they came from different carriers. One is from ATT, the other from Verizon. One is a G900A while the other is a G900V; so the model is matching the carrier.
Now, with the ATT one, I just pop the sim card in, and it works (I have a nano, but it fits in the micro slot), the phone works fine, nothing wrong with it.
The verizon one is not liking it...I get a message that say that the SIM card is not present. I did think it was broken, so I did pop in an old sim card that is not working anymore, which is also the micro size, so the correct size, and the phone say that the sim inserted is not a Verizon sim.
I have no idea why this phone, is doing this. I was told that the phone is unlocked, but the strange thing is that it won't accept any nano sim (while the same S5 from ATT does take it without problems), and that it won't allow me to use anything that is not a Verizon sim. Did I buy a phone that is locked? Should I get another one of the ATT model? Reading on the forum, I did see that you need a verizon sim card for the first activation and then you can swap the T-mobile in, and change the network settings, but I do not have a Verizon sim card available, and before waste 10 dollars at the local store, I would like to know if there is anything else that I can do to make the phone to work. Or if I should just return it; this came from Amazon, so that's easy to fix. Thanks!