My unlocked T-Mobile Vibrant cannot connect to Globe Telecom Philippines 3g. Any input from xda? I would really appreciate it. Thank you in advance!
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Have you checked the APN settings? Here is a list of the APN settings:
http://www.yugatech.com/blog/how-to-setup-globe-gprs-3g-mms/
And also, can it connect to Smart Telecom?
you guys from the Philippines? Let me know if it works because i'll be going to Philippinees soon. :-D
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iynfynity said:
you guys from the Philippines? Let me know if it works because i'll be going to Philippinees soon. :-D
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Ditto on that. I'm about to send one there to my wife. Pinoys in the house.
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lol . You have to teach your wife how to flash. :-D
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Ditto on that. I'm about to send one there to my wife. Pinoys in the house.
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Tatak pinoy Vibrant! Woot!
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lol . You have to teach your wife how to flash. :-D
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Prep it, dont make get flash that herself! Lol
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unless your wife is not that sensitive about the lag. stock would work.
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It was after my buddy got his vibrant unlocked in the Philippines that he didn't get to connect on Globe's 3g or even T-Mobile. I flashed his Vibrant last night with PepperKake om: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=885404 and it finally got a 3g signal. Now just to wait for him to confirm when he get's back to the Philippines. He's leaving tonight...hehe! Update will be soon...
maybe it's just because of the modem? How did you know that the phone isn't getting 3g speed with globe?
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lol . You have to teach your wife how to flash. :-D
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Hahaha...just prepped it for her. I got nero v3 running on hers. Iv'e been messing with hers booted supercurio's GB on it the other day. making it my guinea pig. Lol. Only thing were missing on vibrant is GB.
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My friend took the Vibrant to the Philippines and got it unlocked. After unlock, he didn't get 3g signal.
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maybe it's just because of the modem? How did you know that the phone isn't getting 3g speed with globe?
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My friend took the Vibrant to the Philippines and got it unlocked. After unlock, he didn't get 3g signal.
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did he tried changing the band?
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He did...it wouldn't get GSM signal. We'll find out soon if it works when he gets back and test his vibrant.
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GSM is edge.
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ok after doing some searching at google, samsung vibrant won't connect to 3g in the Philippines.
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I was able to use 3G with my unlocked vibrant.
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I was able to use 3G with my unlocked vibrant.
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what band does smart use? because the 3g band of globe is not compatible with.the 3g of vibrant. well that's what I have read.
What's the speed of 3g in smart?
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Sorry, I'm not sure what band Smart is actually using.
But according to other forums, smart uses 2100.
I do get a 3G signal, there's a 3G icon displayed on my phone.
However, surfing is crap.
I'm not sure if its the SIM I'm using, coz it's prepaid (Smart Buddy).
I dont know if using a postpaid sim (Smart Gold) will improve anything.
Or it could probably be that the network is congested thats why everything is slow.
All I can say for sure is that I get a 3G signal.
Service Provider GSM Frequency Band 3G Standard 3G Frequency Band
Globe Telecom 900 MHz/1800 MHz W-CDMA (UMTS) 2100 MHz
Smart 900 MHz/1800 MHz W-CDMA (UMTS) 2100 MHz
Sun Cellular 1800 MHz
T-Mobile Vibrant should also get the globe 3g.
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I've been searching around and I can't get a definite answer...
Can the vibrant pick up the AT&T 850 MHz 3G network? Is there any way to turn on this feature?
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Yes. The 1900mhz I believe as well. Idk what you search but Google "Vibrant on at&t 3G"
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&...vibrant+on+att+3G&aq=f&aqi=g-s1g-ms1&aql=&oq=
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Use SGS Tools. Select secret codes. Scroll down to band selection and it will give you all the options.
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I've turned every band on, but I'm still only on edge...
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wearmaize said:
I've turned every band on, but I'm still only on edge...
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Are you using the correct APN settings?
Don't really know what mine is set on but im running bionix v and my vibrant is unlocked and it works perfectly on 3g att so it will run on 3g
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I can get 3G in other areas, but not here, which leads me to believe it's just a 850 MHz band.
I can take out the SIM and put it in an iPhone and it picks up 3G just fine, whereas the vibrant is stuck on edge. It's frustrating to keep having to reboot the phone to pop out the SIM
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wearmaize said:
I can get 3G in other areas, but not here, which leads me to believe it's just a 850 MHz band.
I can take out the SIM and put it in an iPhone and it picks up 3G just fine, whereas the vibrant is stuck on edge. It's frustrating to keep having to reboot the phone to pop out the SIM
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Its got to be unlocked doesn't it to work on att 3g network don't it?
Here we go again...
Here we go again. If you are referring to the T-Mobile USA Vibrant, it does not have support for 850Mhz UMTS bands. Period. The FCC says so. That is pretty definitive as far as I am concerned. It does not matter what some piece of software shows you. The hardware is not capable as it sits in the T-Mobile USA Vibrant. Search the FCC database for the Vibrant. GSM 850Mhz ≠ UMTS 850Mhz.
Pretty sure it's just 1900MHz. The FCC documents would have included the 850MHz band if it was really there.
Edit: Lol, yeah what he said.
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Thanks for clearing it up now comes the dilemma of deciding whether to use the vibrant or an iPhone that uses the 3G speeds...
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Tmobile Vibrant does have capability to operate on ATT 3G network.
I could get it working with iphone sim card.
Specification also includes ATT frequencies.
Att is using two frequencies for 3G.
If it don't run on 3g then why does my vibrant have a 3g data icon and is blazing fast on it?
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It runs on 3G in areas where AT&T uses 1900MHz for 3G. It runs on Edge in areas where AT&T only uses 850MHz for 3G.
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Yes. The 1900mhz I believe as well. Idk what you search but Google "Vibrant on at&t 3G"
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&...vibrant+on+att+3G&aq=f&aqi=g-s1g-ms1&aql=&oq=
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No. No it can't.
Jesus Christ. Is it really that hard to not respond when you clearly don't know what the hell you're talking about?
Yes yes it can like I said I have a us vibrant and it switches between e witch is edge and 3g don't know how but it has a 3g icon that tells me that its on 3g if it not then why does it say 3g? And it is a beast on 3g on every once in a while it will have a H icon most of the time it SAYS 3G!!!!
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Yes yes it can like I said I have a us vibrant and it switches between e witch is edge and 3g don't know how but it has a 3g icon that tells me that its on 3g if it not then why does it say 3g? And it is a beast on 3g on every once in a while it will have a H icon most of the time it SAYS 3G!!!!
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because of this:
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It runs on 3G in areas where AT&T uses 1900MHz for 3G. It runs on Edge in areas where AT&T only uses 850MHz for 3G.
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Precisely.
The Vibrant does not have 850mhz 3g support. Only AWS(1700)/PCS(1900)/IMT(2100) 3g support.
Wow...just wow. Seriously, the FCC does not generally lie about things like this. And no, I don't think it is a big conspiracy in this case...lol
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Wow...just wow. Seriously, the FCC does not generally lie about things like this. And no, I don't think it is a big conspiracy in this case...lol
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I'm not sure what this is about. Maybe it's just wishful thinking run amok...seems like most of these people either want to switch to AT&T or bought the phone intending to use it on AT&T, have since found out that it won't work in their area, and are refusing to ultimately admit to themselves that it won't work.
People like to think to themselves, "Well, maybe the FCC screwed up and I DO have a pentaband (or quadband?) 3G phone." The slightest bit of uncertainty encourages such thoughts...there are threads with jokers enabling the fake 850MHz menu selection and exclaiming, "OMG, I have AT&T 3G on 850MHz" when they already had it on 1900MHz. People who bother googling the question ahead of time will no doubt find some older, confusing threads.(Albeit they will hopefully find more and more threads with people like us saying "No, it's not in the FCC docs," etc.)
We should have a sticky or something about this lol.
Yes, I googled it and found conflicting reports which is why I came here to clear it up.
Thanks again
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wow !!!!
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The ad says tmobil but I thought the international version couldnt be used by tmobil due to bands! Confused
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movieaddict said:
The ad says tmobil but I thought the international version couldnt be used by tmobil due to bands! Confused
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just put ur sims in & good to go ! this price beats ebay by at least $100.00+. i just can't see i would cough up $750.00 for a phone!
many USA users go here.............
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1055
I thought the SGS2 bands didnt work with tmobiles 4g network?
It doesn't. Notice on the picture says compatible with, lists tmbile att and simplemobile and underneath it, it has a big 3G with at&t next to it. that means it only works on at&t(and those companies that use the same bands as at&t) for 3g.
So tmobil cant buy this phone, ty
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So tmobil cant buy this phone, ty
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I believe it should work on T-Mobile, just with 2G only most likely.
I am wondering if I can use my sprint ns4g on T-Mobile some how?
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try googleing:
sprint phone on tmobile
...amazin' how that works huh?
teach a man to phish...
Seriously wow thanks never heard of Google before
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Bleedpurple said:
Seriously wow thanks never heard of Google before
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its not possible. ns4g was made for sprint specifically because it is a CDMA network. T-mobile operates on the more common GSM network.
You might be able to get it on Boost Mobile, and I've seen a thread about getting it to work on Metro PCS although it was pretty dodgy and I dont believe you even get 3g with that.
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Seriously wow thanks never heard of Google before
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You failed to utilized it.
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its not possible. ns4g was made for sprint specifically because it is a CDMA network. T-mobile operates on the more common GSM network.
You might be able to get it on Boost Mobile, and I've seen a thread about getting it to work on Metro PCS although it was pretty dodgy and I dont believe you even get 3g with that.
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3G is def. working on MetroPCS with the Ns4G..
. Pretty stable too
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So on att I've always seen G flash but it never has ever worked except with T-Mobile but today while traveling in Tennessee I had G and it worked and was kind of speedy here are screenshots
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That isn't right. It should be 56k speeds. Edge isn't that fast.
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Sounds like a old outdated cell tower for AT&T .. at&t is doing a massive upgrade nationwide , gprs is slow compared to cdma .. its really 2g and I'm surprised you even got those speeds..
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I am very surprised. I have to use GPRS at work because I don't get any 3G signal and its not fast at all
GPRS is not EDGE. For all intents and purposes, they might as well be since they're both sloooooooow. EDGE is defined as 2.5 G which is a marketing ploy to differentiate molasses in Miami (EDGE) and molasses in Alaska (GPRS).
I tried to listen to 48 kbps radio stream and it was not fast enough.. had to switch to 3g
How do you force GPRS? I know you can force 3G and edge.
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How do you force GPRS? I know you can force 3G and edge.
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Get an iPhone 2G. Just kidding. I know that Windows Mobile, webOS and the Androids I've had all have a "network selection" tab in cellular settings. Uncheck "automatic network selection" and wait for the phone to show you options. Usually you'll get an operator's 2G or 3G option and you select which one you want. Windows Phone (post-Mango) has an actual 3G toggle. Other than battery saving I can't understand why you'd want 2G. Data consumption remains the same, just slower. If you're looking to put your browser on a diet, just install Opera Mini and enjoy compressed data and faster browsing speeds.
I have the note II. Only 3G and edge and lte I can't do GPRS.
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hyelton said:
I have the note II. Only 3G and edge and lte I can't do GPRS.
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You can't if its not available in the tower you're near
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Yes there is. But there is NO GPRS SETTING ON ANY PHONE I've owned and I go through 20 phones a year. Only able to go to edge
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Yes there is. But there is NO GPRS SETTING ON ANY PHONE I've owned and I go through 20 phones a year. Only able to go to edge
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Because its old and obsolete
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I'm a network freak lol I like playing around.
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But the point of the thread was about the speed. How was that even possible to get that speed out of GPRS? I got that in the smokey mtns just right out of cades cove.
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But the point of the thread was about the speed. How was that even possible to get that speed out of GPRS? I got that in the smokey mtns just right out of cades cove.
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I agree. It's probably a glitch on his phone or something. That's not physically possible.
Jebus, that's the most annoying sig i ever seen.
And the sad part is not impressive at all.
Just like the little kids that post spark plug changes to their Honda Civic mod list....
Huh? Me? I'm just listing my computer specs and what phone... don't compaire computers to cars not into cars like that...
Also I've been here awhile and have a ton of posts and your the first to complain!
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Jebus, that's the most annoying sig i ever seen.
And the sad part is not impressive at all.
Just like the little kids that post spark plug changes to their Honda Civic mod list....
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Why are you talking about something totally off subject?
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Because i feel like it, whats to you?
skizzz said:
Because i feel like it, whats to you?
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Idc if you been here for 20 yrs your post is irrelevant to this topic.. thought after all these years you know the rules by now
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On which carrier?
yes ,on Verizons network
Opps!!! Im sorry on T-Mobile.well actually is anyone getting Lte on T-Mobile in any states.Does the T-Mobile ssg3 have Lte bands in it. Thanks.
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I'm getting T-Mobile LTE in Virginia Beach, VA.
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Opps!!! Im sorry on T-Mobile.well actually is anyone getting Lte on T-Mobile in any states.Does the T-Mobile ssg3 have Lte bands in it. Thanks.
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The SGS3 (T999) does NOT have the LTE radio built in. You will need to purchase the new SGS3 model from T-Mobile, the T999L in order to get the LTE radio and frequencies.
So basically if I buy the HTC one or the Gs4 from T-Mobile I will have Lte service. Thanks...
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So basically if I buy the HTC one or the Gs4 from T-Mobile I will have Lte service. Thanks...
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Yup! No problem! speeds were tested at the T-Mobile store on Baseline & Rural, on a Galaxy Note II on display in the store.
If someone has a phone such as the ssg3 I-999 phone that doesn't have Lte bands but its cap able of 42 m.b.p.s. hspda isn't that pretty much as good as having a Lte phone. Thanks!!!
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If someone has a phone such as the ssg3 I-999 phone that doesn't have Lte bands but its cap able of 42 m.b.p.s. hspda isn't that pretty much as good as having a Lte phone. Thanks!!!
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No, HSPA+ 42mbps is not the same as LTE. It's close, but it's not the same. You're not going to get anywhere close to 40mbps on HSPA with T-Mobile, the network has enough users on it at any given time, you may come close to 30, but you'll never break that barrier due to the specification limitations and tower limitations. LTE is new hardware and software backbone which supports much more bandwidth being handled at once, to more users at once.
The Phoenix Metropolitan area should be Release 7, Category 14 (21mbps), anywhere that has the 42mbps should be on Release 8, Category 20 or 24, depending on the model of their phone (20=single radio, 24=dual-radio). Wikipedia
My friends n4 gets download speeds of 35- 43 with upload speeds of 22-25 m.b.p.s. and he lives in mesa,a.z.
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