Confirmation of features before I buy.... - Galaxy Tab 7.7 General

I need an "all in one" I'm too dependant on them now. So I have the Galaxy Tab 7 (first gen) and it does everything I need. I'm looking for something ...Shinyer?
But I need to make sure the Tab 7.7 or Tab2 7 can make GSM Routed Normal Phone calls. I do not need to hear about skype/google talk/grand central/VOIP. I need GSM calling and SMS just like on my current tab.
ICS would be a bonus, but I understand the Tab 7.7 is getting it within 2 months? Samsung said 2nd Quarter (thus ending in June)
Any confirmation on any of this before I dump 600 bucks???
Thank you all in advance!

Yes, the 6800 with 3G has a Phone app, with which you can do phone calls and a Messaging app for SMS.

The P 6800 is a 3G tablet and the phone works well. If you get the P 6810 wich is only wifi, then you won't have a working phone
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Do both the 6800 and 6810 have the IR blaster?

I believe only the Verizon LTE 7.7 has the IR blaster, the international 6800 and 6810 do not.
And the ICS timeframe is as vague as ever, but should hopefully come about within the next 2 months or so.

I have an I9100 right now...could I drop my data from that and move it to the p6800 on AT&T?

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Phone capabilities?

I am very interested in the galaxy tab but I am wondering if it makes and receives calls on the carrier networks, namely verizon. I am one of the people who will lug the tablet around as my main phone. I see the phone app on the pictures around the net but I have yet to see it stated anywhere.
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You will be sad to know the for the North American Tab the Phone/ Voice has bin removed from the list of options thats is being shipped from from Samsung. In the press conference today they stated that.
If they kept the microphone, this is Dev worthy.
ConceptVBS said:
If they kept the microphone, this is Dev worthy.
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no joke! i hope someone can get ahold of one of these ASAP and take it apart to see if it has the hardware.
I read somwhere that you just have to have a bluetooth or regular headset.
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I'm hoping this is just a software thing for having the phone feature disabled on the US version of the Tab.
Imagine the looks you would get holding a 7inch tablet to your ear? LOL. Well a wireless headset or a set of earphones is in serious need. Hopefully the devs here can sort something out if the tab has the hardware for it.
it does have 3G voice and data hardware
http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_tab-3370.php
but as you said, yes people will look at you extremely weird face LOL
AllGamer said:
it does have 3G voice and data hardware
http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_tab-3370.php
but as you said, yes people will look at you extremely weird face LOL
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Well that is awesome then, I will go back to the idea of me wanting one again... Ill use my g1 until a modded rom comes out if one isnt out by the time it releases stateside...
I dont plan on holding it to my head during a call even though I might just to be funny..lol.. i barely use my phone (for voice calls) which is why im so concerned with merging it into my tablet because it would be just an app for me... which is the way I like it.
Every review I've read of the US-based versions of the Galaxy Tab (for AT&T/Verizon/Sprint) has said that the Tab will NOT work as a phone.
(sorry, newbie post so I can't post full URL...endgaget has the story)
Skype and other VOIP services work, but not regular EDGE/3G phone calls. Combined with the so-far announced pricing from the major carriers absolutely kills any desire for a Tab vs. either an iPad or a Dell Streak. I'm hopiing that some vendor will make a 7-9" tablet/phone combination in the near future.
That's the American version of the GT. The European and Asian GT DOES HAVE calling/3G functionality.
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Every review I've read of the US-based versions of the Galaxy Tab (for AT&T/Verizon/Sprint) has said that the Tab will NOT work as a phone.
(sorry, newbie post so I can't post full URL...endgaget has the story)
Skype and other VOIP services work, but not regular EDGE/3G phone calls. Combined with the so-far announced pricing from the major carriers absolutely kills any desire for a Tab vs. either an iPad or a Dell Streak. I'm hopiing that some vendor will make a 7-9" tablet/phone combination in the near future.
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That's the American version of the GT. The European and Asian GT DOES HAVE calling/3G functionality.
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So, if I understand this correctly (?) unlike the iPad where it's 3G cannot use voice but only data, the G-Tab Euro version can connect via voice and make calls, but the US version cannot.... Does this mean the US (north American) model lacks the hardware? I am asking because the voice calling is important to me and I have ordered an unlocked US version but maybe I should go for the Euro version?
Euro tab - no 3g in USA but it has voice capability
Has tab - data and sms/mms and no voice capability
Pick your poison muchachos.
I am personally think about the Sprint version with 2gb/m for 399.99 and 29.99/m.
Why wont the Euro version have 3g? The unlocked Euro version from cellhut and Negrielectronics have everything we need. Should just pop in my AT&T SIM and off I go.
negrielectronics.com/samsung-p1000-galaxy-tab-3g-850-1900-2100-oem-unlocked
cellhut.com/Samsung-P1000-Galaxy-Tab-Unlocked-Quadband-GSM-Cell-Phone-Reviews-29956
If the tab has 3g radios, wouldn't there be a way to transfer voice over it? Of course some hacking would be needed, but i'm sure there is a way. If not, couldn't one just tether to the tab with a phone and then use that to make calls over a "wifi" signal?
To answer to the two previous posts:
Unless the Tab has the ability to change 3G bands (Like its cousins phones from Samsung line), the European version won't be able to have 3G over AT&T (Maybe T-Mobile if I recall well, not sure). However some other versions may be able to do so (The version from Telstra should have the right radio for instance and hopefully voice calls enabled)
Then... hopefully we may not be limited to VoIP on the US Tabs... I hope Samsung didn't really castrate the Tabs here and limitation is just a Software limitation. Just flashing the right Firmware / ROM could restore this function (But then you'll need a different plan than the one your carrier will let you subscribe)
All in all my plan (and hope) is we'll be able to enable the voice calls on the US versions. I'll buy it with no plan and will switch it with my TP2. If not... Then I'll be looking for a version elsewhere in the world that has the proper 3G bands and voice enabled
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Why wont the Euro version have 3g? The unlocked Euro version from cellhut and Negrielectronics have everything we need. Should just pop in my AT&T SIM and off I go.
negrielectronics.com/samsung-p1000-galaxy-tab-3g-850-1900-2100-oem-unlocked
cellhut.com/Samsung-P1000-Galaxy-Tab-Unlocked-Quadband-GSM-Cell-Phone-Reviews-29956
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That's my thought as well. I purchased the HTC HD2 and used it w/o problem on ATT for more than a year even tho ATT never did specifically support it (which meant I could only get Edge speed - but the GT has 1900 UMTS and the full range of ATT voice GSM freq so it should work OK.
i bought the tab in germany and calling even without headset is very good.
the speaker quality is very good. makes it a brilliant conference phone
I seriously hope that the it is just a software lock because buying a the overseas version vs the u.s. Is a huge price difference , looking at the frequencies of tmobile u.s.a will the overseas version work on 3G here even though tmobile is 1700/2100 ?
When I use aDialer I press # and the number I try to call and it cuts off music and for a second a call icon pops up like something is trying to make a call then ends. If I dont hit # first then it doesn't even try to make the call
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Best GTab version

It looks like the ATT tab is the best bet in the US for getting a GTab that also makes calls, is this right?
Also Ive read conflicting reports, do SMS and MMS work with ATT?
Lastly if I were to buy a ATT GTab, how do i get a voice capable sim card? Or can I just use the one that comes with it?
I agree the AT&T Tab in the USA is the best for changing the ROM and making phone calls. I am pretty sure the SIM that comes with the Tab won't work for voice unless you call AT&T and tell them you want to use it in an Android phone with a voice plan.
Your best bet for a SIM card is one that is currently setup with AT&T for a voice/data plan (i.e. an iPhone or a Android phone). If you can put the SIM in an Android phone and makes calls and browse the web it will work exactly the same with the Tab because the Tab is really a 7 inch Android phone.
In my case I am using the SIM that was in my Apple iPhone 3GS and it's working perfect for both voice and data in the Tab.
I think Verizon Tab may get Honeycomb port the fastest due to the fact that Xoom is launching on VZW first.
Does honeycomb = easy to use as phone?
I'm pretty sure that Samsung's Tab 2 with Honeycomb won't support voice on US carrier's, this is a decision they made irregardless of the O/S. But I'm also sure it won't take long for the dev's here on XDA to release customized ROMs that will allow for voice calling, assuming that some international flavor of Honeycomb supports calling.
It seemed that Alex may have been implying that honeycomb may support google voice better, which is what I was looking for clairification on. While I am typing this, no one mentioned MMS, has anyone gotten MMS working on the ATT GTab?

no voice communication =(

according to the specs in gsmarena,there is no voice communication function on this device. this is a sad news for us. anyway, can we enable it with connecting a bluetooth headset?
Although I don't have the specific specs sitting in front of me, the tab will likely have the same restrictions that where placed on the US version of the Galaxy Tab (1?).
It will likely require a European rom with the voice capabilities enabled. This is something that all (for the time being) US tabs are going to have to go through, as I guess samsung feels it is to dangerous to allow us dumb Americans to hold it up to our ear and talk (WHO DOES THAT ANYWAY?!)
Personally, I have flashed a new rom and kernel to my galaxy tab (TMOUSA) and use it as my phone (HD2 sim card w/voice+data) and after about another week of testing will be canceling my data plan on the tab all together. (Or when 3g+voice gets finished.) Seems more logical to cancel the data for the 200 fee than pay for a data line I'm not using for another 1.5 years.
So don't count voice out just yet. If the devs at the 7" tab figure out a 3g+voice modem... I can pretty much promise it will happen for the 10.1.
ps. I checked the post on GSMArena and didn't see anywhere on the specs that it had 0 voice capabilities.
I hope that this nice guy will have voice, I returned my SGT 1 to buy this hopefull within the next two month and want to use it as my primary phone, with a bluetooth headset and the SE Liveview as extention, by specs it should be possible to get voice or am I wrong?
GSM band 850/900/1800/1900 is the normal phone band ?!
well seeing all the dissappointing specs from the xoom, i'd go for this one. however, i am not sure worried about it not supporting voice (the previous had one) but if honeycomb supports it. On the xoom so far i haven't seen a single phone icon or program for calling.
And i really want honeycomb..not crappy ugly old android
Any news about phone capability?
I'm looking for a tablet and I need a tablet that can call!
Dou youn know any other 10" tablet that can make phone(and videocall)?
I don't know: Motorola, Acer, Asus, Lg and so on?
DJ Palmis said:
Any news about phone capability?
I'm looking for a tablet and I need a tablet that can call!
Dou youn know any other 10" tablet that can make phone(and videocall)?
I don't know: Motorola, Acer, Asus, Lg and so on?
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The current USA 8.9/10.1 versions that have been announced do not have voice call capabilities. There's no news on European ones other than the Vodaphone UK 10.1v version.
omnia1994 said:
according to the specs in gsmarena,there is no voice communication function on this device. this is a sad news for us. anyway, can we enable it with connecting a bluetooth headset?
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Just pairing a bluetooth headset doesn't magically allow it to make calls over GSM. It has to be a hardware/software combination that's also enabled by the carrier to allow voice calls.
Thank you for your help.. But just today I read on an italian blog that there are hopes that they will allow voice calls: http://technologydroid.blogspot.com/2011/03/galaxy-tab-101-e-89-con-tw-40-posso.html
Well.. I cross my fingers..

[POLL] How many WiFi Model VS 3g Model Users on XDA??

Just wondering how many users on XDA are using WiFi model versus 3g model. Development for WiFi model seems lacking...I'm wondering if there are less WiFi tablet users than 3g?
I live in Sweden and have the N8000
Well since the US only has WiFi models so far, I'm guessing we're the odd ones who don't have the telephony service devices. Probably the rest of the world has the 3G devices for the most part. That explains the lack of development.
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Might be worth making it a poll. Im on wifi onlu in uk.
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Wifi 8013 (8010 rom tho) here in USA.
I have a 8013 US Wifi black 16gb
live in egypt and have N8000 3G version
I'm from Germany and use a N8000 with 3g
Germany n8010 16gb.
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One of the greatest and most unique things about the Note 10.1 is that its 3G model has FULL phone capabilities i.e. it's a 10.1" "SMARTPHONE"!!
It has allowed me to get rid of my secondary smartphone which I used as a backup (in case my primary smartphone gets lost/stolen/broken) and to use my foreign SIM card (I live part of the year abroad so according to which country I am in I switch the local SIM to my primary smartphone and the foreign one to my secondary smartphone to be able to check and reply SMS's from the other country and to manage the bank account and debit/credit cards tied to my Italian SIM card when I am not in Italy).
One of the reasons I got the Galaxy Tab 10.1 3G that I had before the Note 10.1 3G was that it was the only tablet around to offer full message capabilities BUT it lacked the ability to make calls and it lacked the SIM application toolkit (very important to me for home banking since through the SIM menu, as opposed to the home banking app, it works even when I don't have an internet connection available), the Note 10.1 is a FULL FLEDGED "smartphone". I couldn't be happier with it.
I am also getting the Samsung Bluetooth S-Pen to complement it.
If the Note 10.1 had also the Nexus 10's display it would be simply PERFECT as it already has EVERTYTHING I need and works extremely well. It's the most feature packed tablet out there today and I LOVE its SW, its weight (compared to many other "leading" tablets...), audio, battery and the fact that it's back it's NOT made of ****ing metal.
It is using the Note 10.1 that I got the urge to upgrade my OG Note. I planned to skip the Note II but I have seen what a difference 2GB of RAM make and can't wait anymore...
I'm on Portugal and I have the White 3G 16GB Version. And I just love it.
I'm in the US and I bought the n8000 from Amazon. I'm on Att as well with no issues. Best tablet I've ever owned.
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In US and have wifi 8013
Uk wifi only n8010 16 gb (32gb) with app2sd script
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US 8013 and I don't see the need to be able to call with a tablet. If I really want to I would use Google voice. I have wifi everywhere I use it. No need to throw money away for 3g. But that's me.
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Mr. bird said:
US 8013 and I don't see the need to be able to call with a tablet. If I really want to I would use Google voice. I have wifi everywhere I use it. No need to throw money away for 3g. But that's me.
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I have an N8000 with 3G. I would never buy a tablet without 3G/4G connection. Not because I need it as a phone - although it is extremely useful at times - but because I don't spend all my time at home and in wifi equipped coffee shops! The reason that I have a tablet at all is for a whole raft of connected requirements - internet and direct connections, when I am out and about. Some days I will be the whole day without a wifi connection. I use my PCs much more than my tablet when I am at home - I can type this much faster on my PC than my note!. I can use the N8000 in my car (a lot), out in the street and in loads of places that don't have wifi. In my car I have the screen now set up with 3 windows - Google Maps SatNav, Hands-free Phone and Poweramp, my music player. All windows active and accessible using the Multi-Window App in 4.1.2. I need 3G for SatNav and Phone otherwise I'd just have a music player!
I use the NetCounter App to keep track of my usage and I just checked the last three months since I had my Note. I used 62 percent on WiFi and 38 percent on Cell - but during that time I downloaded three big flash images of well over 1g each to do upgrades to JB and these were on WiFi. All other big downloads I do via my PCs. Even at home when I sit down in my garden I am out of range of my WiFi - even though I have a relay range extender.
People say why not just tether my tablet to my phone and use that for cell connection but none of the five carrier ISPs that I use in South Africa, the UK and the US, allow any level of tethering on their data accounts. And much of the time I only need to carry one device.
So loads of benefits (for me) of a virtually continuous data connection.
International N8000
mexman2010 said:
live in egypt and have N8000 3G version
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Leaving for Cairo tomorrow with my N8000.
Phoneguy589 said:
I'm in the US and I bought the n8000 from Amazon. I'm on Att as well with no issues. Best tablet I've ever owned.
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I'm in the US, bought my grey, 16GB from Amazon and also on AT&T. I've had no issue with it except missing JB..
Since I travel, having the ability to have mobile data on the tablet is a nice option and often faster than the wifi options in some of the places I go.
Buy 8013 model because in Ukraine it cheaper than 8010
Use for two days ipad3 - don't want ipad
xdapao3 said:
One of the greatest and most unique things about the Note 10.1 is that its 3G model has FULL phone capabilities i.e. it's a 10.1" "SMARTPHONE"!!
It has allowed me to get rid of my secondary smartphone which I used as a backup (in case my primary smartphone gets lost/stolen/broken) and to use my foreign SIM card (I live part of the year abroad so according to which country I am in I switch the local SIM to my primary smartphone and the foreign one to my secondary smartphone to be able to check and reply SMS's from the other country and to manage the bank account and debit/credit cards tied to my Italian SIM card when I am not in Italy).
One of the reasons I got the Galaxy Tab 10.1 3G that I had before the Note 10.1 3G was that it was the only tablet around to offer full message capabilities BUT it lacked the ability to make calls and it lacked the SIM application toolkit (very important to me for home banking since through the SIM menu, as opposed to the home banking app, it works even when I don't have an internet connection available), the Note 10.1 is a FULL FLEDGED "smartphone". I couldn't be happier with it.
I am also getting the Samsung Bluetooth S-Pen to complement it.
If the Note 10.1 had also the Nexus 10's display it would be simply PERFECT as it already has EVERTYTHING I need and works extremely well. It's the most feature packed tablet out there today and I LOVE its SW, its weight (compared to many other "leading" tablets...), audio, battery and the fact that it's back it's NOT made of ****ing metal.
It is using the Note 10.1 that I got the urge to upgrade my OG Note. I planned to skip the Note II but I have seen what a difference 2GB of RAM make and can't wait anymore...
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Same here !!!!!
I use it with bt spen is very fantastic.
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Galaxy Tab S2 4G LTE Unboxing Review with Phone features

Testing out the Galaxy Tab S2 4G LTE version. So far I will be keeping the Tab S2! I wasn't going to upgrade from my Tab S, but after these last two days of using it on the road, it is a premium tablet! Samsung has come a long way from previous builds, not that I didn't like them just has stepped up.
Here is a look at the Galaxy Tab S2 4G LTE, it is a bit long as I was testing out the 4G LTE with Verizon SIM and AT&T. Also some web browsing and overall look.
https://youtu.be/d3MTP96DHf0
good to see folks having the lte version..still waiting for my 8 inch version cellular version (use on att)...great effort nice video..thanks!
it's good to have a tablet with the phone features, though sometimes it feels not so convenient as a phone.
nice video.
beingbq said:
it's good to have a tablet with the phone features, though sometimes it feels not so convenient as a phone.
nice video.
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With Google Voice, pretty much anything with access to the internet and a microphone can place calls and receive them. It does come in handy at times.
Honestly i don't see much a point for a tablet to place calls outside of google voice, because that would mean you have a separate phone number.
mac231us said:
good to see folks having the lte version..still waiting for my 8 inch version cellular version (use on att)...great effort nice video..thanks!
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Thank you...
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beingbq said:
it's good to have a tablet with the phone features, though sometimes it feels not so convenient as a phone.
nice video.
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Thanks... Yes this wouldn't be as convenient to use as a phone, but would work if someone wanted to use a Bluetooth headset and a Smartwatch.
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Brittany_Menton said:
With Google Voice, pretty much anything with access to the internet and a microphone can place calls and receive them. It does come in handy at times.
Honestly i don't see much a point for a tablet to place calls outside of google voice, because that would mean you have a separate phone number.
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Yes I don't think I would use the tablet as a phone, maybe only as backup with a Bluetooth headset. Maybe I can see using it in the car as a phone where you can pair it your car or just use the Bluetooth headset.
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Yes I don't think I would use the tablet as a phone, maybe only as backup with a Bluetooth headset. Maybe I can see using it in the car as a phone where you can pair it your car or just use the Bluetooth headset.
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I have the tab s 8.4 lte version and when my S6 was sent in for repairs, I used the tablet as a phone. It was great! The size wasn't that bad to hold up and with the built in ear speaker, I may have looked weird talking on it but it worked just fine. More so, I purchased the LTE version because its great to have Data anywhere.
Also got the the LTE version. You can also whatsapp on it. It basically a giant S6
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Also got the the LTE version. You can also whatsapp on it. It basically a giant S6
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What carrier you using your Tab S2? I call my Tab S2 9.7 the big Note 5++ ?
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Just got mine today. Took the ATT sim out of my ipad air 2 and slipped it in and it shows the network bars but wont connect to any data. 4G lte worked fine in the air 2. It is an add on line for our mobile family plan. I guess I need to call att and have them provision the sim for the S2? The sim out of my S6 active works fine it the S2.
EDIT: Ok they set it up with the new imei and it is working fine now with just one issue. It shows 4G and not lte like it did with the sim out of my S6. It is getting the same LTE speeds as my S6 it just wont show actual LTE like it did with the sim from the S6. Doesn't bother me just kind of odd.
@ElCamino, thanks for the detailed unboxing and review!
Samsung has like 100 variants of these tablets, each with a different band support configuration. Can you please list the full Samsung model number (including all the letters past the 815...) and its FCC ID (if there is one) of this imported model?
How do I access the phone call feature on my AT&T LTE 9.7 in version ? Don't see an icon or anything to make calls or is calling limited to certain tablets ?
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I do not think carrier versions have calling function that is cellular..this is standard practice as on t705/707?, t325/320 etc...the carriers fault...not Samsung's just as iPad has no cellular calling just data capability..same as t335/337?, t230/231?/235/237? and so on....
I may have carrier model numbers wrong but my point remains
You need international version for cellular calling
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ProStreetCamaro said:
Just got mine today. Took the ATT sim out of my ipad air 2 and slipped it in and it shows the network bars but wont connect to any data. 4G lte worked fine in the air 2. It is an add on line for our mobile family plan. I guess I need to call att and have them provision the sim for the S2? The sim out of my S6 active works fine it the S2.
EDIT: Ok they set it up with the new imei and it is working fine now with just one issue. It shows 4G and not lte like it did with the sim out of my S6. It is getting the same LTE speeds as my S6 it just wont show actual LTE like it did with the sim from the S6. Doesn't bother me just kind of odd.
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Make sure the SIM is provision for LTE. For a Galaxy Note 5 that I had done a video for, it would only stay at H+, called and they changed it on their end. In the Tab S2 I have, it shows 4G at top but checking in settings, about devices, status. I can see that it shows its on LTE.
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myphone12345 said:
@ElCamino, thanks for the detailed unboxing and review!
Samsung has like 100 variants of these tablets, each with a different band support configuration. Can you please list the full Samsung model number (including all the letters past the 815...) and its FCC ID (if there is one) of this imported model?
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For model number it only shows SM-T815 and FCC A3LS MT 815.
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Just a few comments in defense of calling capability in a tablet.
There are several reasons you might want this:
1. You are carrying around a tablet and a smart phone, why not just carry one device, a tablet?
2. Smart phones are too small, you need something bigger for your eyes.
3. Your new vehicle demands a phone connection and you constantly forget your phone, both at home and in the vehicle. You plan to install a small tablet for a phone & also other uses so it is there permanently.
Comments:
1. No where is there a law that says your phone must be held up to your head. In fact, it is probably better that you don't do that (radiation). Modern technology allows other ways of communicating.
2. T-Mobile has the 'DIGITS' feature in progress where 1 number (your number) can be used for multiple devices. Hence NO NEED to get a second number.
rwcherry100 said:
Just a few comments in defense of calling capability in a tablet.
There are several reasons you might want this:
1. You are carrying around a tablet and a smart phone, why not just carry one device, a tablet?
2. Smart phones are too small, you need something bigger for your eyes.
3. Your new vehicle demands a phone connection and you constantly forget your phone, both at home and in the vehicle. You plan to install a small tablet for a phone & also other uses so it is there permanently.
Comments:
1. No where is there a law that says your phone must be held up to your head. Modern technology allows other ways of communicating.
2. T-Mobile has the 'DIGITS' feature in progress where 1 number (your number) can be used for multiple devices. Hence NO NEED to get a second number.
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I have the T719 and it is my only phone at the moment! I am liking having a large device for my apps and internet, and the only really hurdles have been not being able to pocket the device, and calls in public can be cumbersome without a headset. But in the car with Bluetooth it's exactly the same, and it's not an issue at home at all.
YrrchSebor said:
I have the T719 and it is my only phone at the moment! I am liking having a large device for my apps and internet, and the only really hurdles have been not being able to pocket the device, and calls in public can be cumbersome without a headset. But in the car with Bluetooth it's exactly the same, and it's not an issue at home at all.
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What is the exact model of your T719 including the letter if any after the 719? I am still looking for a model to install in my car to use as the car phone, same number as all devices using T-Mobile Digits.
rwcherry100 said:
What is the exact model of your T719 including the letter if any after the 719? I am still looking for a model to install in my car to use as the car phone, same number as all devices using T-Mobile Digits.
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It's simply SM-T719, no carrier affiliation at all. It isn't sold in the U.S. except online. The guy I got it from gave me the link to a great site that ships to the U.S. very quickly. It's in another thread here, couldn't find it just now but will find it if you're interested ? Oh, and it seems to have full Penta band LTE, so it even supports T-Mobile perfectly. Between all that, and the snapdragon processor. I couldn't be happier with it.

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