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[Q] How to check whether my 3G network is working properly?

Hi all, I need help!!
At first I want to inform that I am came from Malaysia. I am using the local telco which only support up to HSPA only. Not HSDPA+.
With my friends which is using same telco as mine (Note 2 N7100), with speedtest apps, he can ping up to 6Mbps++ for download speed. While i am using nexus 4 only can ping about 1Mbps...which was done at same location. I am wondering whether i am getting hardware defection or else...since using the same telco....may i know any method that can be used to test whether i am getting hardware defection on my phone?or sim card prob?

you can buy prepaid sim from same telco to test it,hope this help
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Thanks bro...and i already checked. I put my friend sim to my phone and test. I can ran up to [email protected]@ is telco prob...tq for ur advice ya..
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T- MOBILE Sim Card Problem

Hello Guys... i have bought a at&t galaxy s4... the phone was locked to at&t i bougth an unlock code on ebay.. cuz i want to use the phone on t mobile... when i inserted a t mobile sim card.. the phone says no sim.. so i get a sim card from simplemobile then so i put simplemobile sim card and phone ask me for a unlock code i put the code i bougth on ebay.. and says unlock sucefully .. now i can use simplemobile... but when i try using my t mobile sim card the phone still saying no sim.. i also try my friends sim card he is using a S4 too... and still says no sim.. the i try my father's t mobile sim card and the same no sim
does anyone can help me please.. i have my plan whit t mobile.. i dont want to switch to simplemobile

The SIM card may be locked to the device it was activated on. I suggest going to a T-Mobile store to see if they can help.
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graydiggy said:
The SIM card may be locked to the device it was activated on. I suggest going to a T-Mobile store to see if they can help.
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i tried 3 sim card ... DId they lock all the sim cards?? .. thanks for the suggest i will go to t mobile today

It is likely that they lock the cards to the device that the card is activated with. It seems like it is the only possible reason that you can't use T-Mobile cards.
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I went to t-mobile. They tried another sim car and the phones was the same no sim... the said that the problem was with the phone cuz the sim cards are news and working on other phones... i dont know why the problem is only with t-mobile sim cards.. they say that if the phone was from t-mobile they could change me for another phone but it is at&t.... do u you think that it will be any problem if i go to at&t and tell the that my phone is unlocked but it doesnt read t-mobiles' sim cards
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They could help. Might as well try. It is a very weird situation. If other SIM cards are working with it, it shouldn't be the phone...
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Yes the problem is only with t-mobile... but i will take the phone to at&t tomorrow
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Is it possible that you didn't unlock all the bands on your device? There is a tutorial around here somewhere that shows how to unlock all the bands for use with absolutely any carrier. From my understanding it is different then just unlocking with a code.
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Yes but it should said invalid sim car or ask me for that code when i insert t-mobile sim card... but the phones says no sim.. it doesnt even read the sim.... and when u unlock with a code i think is like factory unlock cuz my father unlock his phone with a code and his phone works fine
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graydiggy said:
Is it possible that you didn't unlock all the bands on your device? There is a tutorial around here somewhere that shows how to unlock all the bands for use with absolutely any carrier. From my understanding it is different then just unlocking with a code.
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I went to t-mobile and at&t and they said that the problem was problably with the phone.. and they can do nothing to help me... so i sold the phone.. i will get another
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Can't get 4G to work.

I have flashed mine and my girls phone and 4G won't work on my phone. Hers works fine. I just reflashed to mdl took the ota mf9 update and then flashed sacs rom and kt kernel.
My phone is used and hers is a week old.
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might have ruined something with the modem firmware.....might wanna flash stock and take it in.

Another difference is I don't have a sim in my phone. Would that matter? So I can't check mobile data in the navbar. Not sure why this occurred to me right now as we wait to eat.
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You need a SIM in the device to get LTE. The SIM ID is how your phone identifies itself to the network to gain LTE coverage.

Beezer80 said:
You need a SIM in the device to get LTE. The SIM ID is how your phone identifies itself to the network to gain LTE coverage.
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Thanks going to the store when they open.
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Got the last sim card at my local store. No issues with bringing the phone in rooted. When I got home the phone lost sim card access. Chatted with sprint and they had to add the SIM card number into their database. Everything works now.
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Tmobile on verizon note 3

I have a verizon note 3. I am on tmobile now. Using a jelly bean rom, I have everything working except for wi fi calling? Anyone know how to get it? or how to load a tmobile rom on the verizon note 3?
I tried loading a tmobile rom but the wifi would not connect?
Thanks,
Kevin

My first question to you would be do you have the correct APN configured for T-Mobile?

trpfn03 said:
I have a verizon note 3. I am on tmobile now. Using a jelly bean rom, I have everything working except for wi fi calling? Anyone know how to get it? or how to load a tmobile rom on the verizon note 3?
I tried loading a tmobile rom but the wifi would not connect?
Thanks,
Kevin
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Wifi calling won't work for you even with a tmobile rom. Reason. It's tied into the tmobile service. However I've flashed a rom from every carrier and can confirm all but wifi calling works on non tmobile roms. Flash rom> flash wifi bluetooth data fix (find it on tmobile forum under international rom port) > flash kernel> flash csc files for your carrier (opitonal)
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rambo8987 said:
Wifi calling won't work for you even with a tmobile rom. Reason. It's tied into the tmobile service. However I've flashed a rom from every carrier and can confirm all but wifi calling works on non tmobile roms. Flash rom> flash wifi bluetooth data fix (find it on tmobile forum under international rom port) > flash kernel> flash csc files for your carrier (opitonal)
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I am using t mobile service with a tmobile sim card -- on a verizon note 3--

trpfn03 said:
I am using t mobile service with a tmobile sim card -- on a verizon note 3--
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welcome to hell
verizon's galaxy note is the worst out of all the notes
locked
isis barely works
the verizon logo is a cheap copy of nike's swoosh

trpfn03 said:
I am using t mobile service with a tmobile sim card -- on a verizon note 3--
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Sorry I worded it wrong. I meant tmobile note 3.
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rambo8987 said:
Sorry I worded it wrong. I meant tmobile note 3.
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Do you get 4G on tmobile with your Verizon note 3?
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I do get 4G on tmobile with my Verizon note 3. Have to set the apn correctly.

Milly7 said:
I do get 4G on tmobile with my Verizon note 3. Have to set the apn correctly.
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Would I be correct to assume that I would get 4g on metropcs with a sim because its basically tmobile?
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Milly7 said:
I do get 4G on tmobile with my Verizon note 3. Have to set the apn correctly.
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Yes I've gotten lte on it
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Can you guys point me in the right direction to get the apn for LTE on metro? I've never set an apn before.
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Out of curiosity, have those who have used T-Mobile SIM been able to get MMS? I found all the APN settings online in multiple places. Even used the APN from my TMO Moto X and can't get MMS to work. Always gets stuck in "downloading".
I haven't tried it on a bone stock TW ROM yet. Maybe issues with messaging apps on other ROMs??
Everything else works flawlessly. Even better speeds and signal strength than VZW in my area.

Won't see sim card.
I have a Verizon note 3 and it won't see my T-Mobile sim card. No matter what the sim won't register and I get a X over the signal bars. I already tried a Verizon sim and it works perfectly so I know it's not a hardware issue. Any solutions or ideas?

do a hard reset and then after that make sure your SIM card is the correct one its clean the contacts are in the correct position and then finally it should load up
if I may ask did you activate the phone when you first turn it on if not you're able to bypass the activation while using a Verizon dummy SIM card or no sim
once you load up your tmobile sim card in the top left notification area you should see where it says unknown sender is inserted
once you see this message you should be able to call anyone you'd like
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trpfn03 said:
I have a verizon note 3. I am on tmobile now. Using a jelly bean rom, I have everything working except for wi fi calling? Anyone know how to get it? or how to load a tmobile rom on the verizon note 3?
I tried loading a tmobile rom but the wifi would not connect?
Thanks,
Kevin
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Hey Kevin,
How about we trade phones an call it a day lol, i'm looking for a Verizon Note 3 since my company phone is Verizon (iphone5) - anyways my personal phone is a Note 3 for T-Mobile and was unlocked by receiving the password from T-Mobile (sim unlock) but still can't use it on Verizon. Msg me if interested please.
Thanks,
Daniel

So verizon note 3, can i use it internationally?
with the note 2 i rooted, flashed beans rom, then used hiAPN when I went overseas.
Note 3, much more difficult now?
Thanks~

You also have to change the Internet provider setting under network and select tmobile. There's a video about it on YouTube.
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Same Sim card S5 as in S3?

Can I use the sim card from my S3 in my S5 or is it better to use the sim card the S5 came with. Any benefits / drawbacks one way or the other?
(On AT&T)
Thanks
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Yeah, both are Micro SIMs you'll be able to just swap it over.

Thanks! That's what I figured. In the end, I had to call AT&T anyways to activate it, because I couldn't find the activation code in any of their emails, and they went with the "It's recommended to use the SIM card it came with" canned response, so I used it. That and I was talking to them with my old phone.
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