Hey, I have cousin from korea, he has shv-e210s that he got from korea.
He's staying here 2 month in states so in the mean time i wanted him to use service from att.
I read that phone is unlocked from factory and when i insert att sim, i can call out wo any problem.
But seems like data is not working, is there setting i need to change to get this phone to use att 3G?
i want to stay away from flashing the whole FW cuz he's going back to korea and will be using the same phone when he returns
thanks in advance
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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)?
Picked up my Tablet yesterday from T-Mobile. Connected to the web etc using Wi-Fi because I had lots of software to download. Could NOT get any data with my sim card.
I am grandfathered into a data package with T-Mobile which gives me Unlimited Data for $19.99 plus a voice package. Support told me that for this tablet to work I had to upgrade to their Web Connect package for $39.95 and I would NOT have voice. [because they INSIST voice is IMPOSSIBLE with the Galaxy Tab.] [whatever]
I didn't want to agree to their upgrade because my sim works PERFECT in my Dell Streak 5 .. I believe that there is something wrong with the Gal-Tab. I kept telling them that the internet net was the same in their web connect package, it was just more expensive. They told me I was wrong. So I said .. OK make the change. They did and 12 hours later I still cannot connect.
I contacted them this morning and got them to give me my OLD $19.99 internet package and voice back ..
SO .. Any ideas ?? I even tried changing the APN on the Samsung to the same as on my streak. My streak is epc.mobile.com .. the Samsung had it as epc.tmobile.com
I had an issue with my data when I first got my tab too - the support personnel signed me up for an incorrect data package and all I got was a redirect to a Tmobile page when trying to use the browser (and no data on any other apps).
After talking to Support they changed my data package and voila, it worked.
So what's going on - unfortunately T-Mobile US filters Galaxy Tab's by IMEI. As such, they completely block it from working on any plan other than the data plan built for it. Despite the fact that the tab is technically capable of being a phone, T-Mobile will not allow it on their network.
So your telling me when I get my galaxy tab if I pop in my wifes T Mobile sim it wont work. That is truly annoying.
Instead of getting a new data package I am going to just pay the 10 a month to add mobile hot spot to her phone which will work great (maybe even faster because she has 4G on her phone)
THANKS .. I hate T-Mobile but have been with them for 8 years .. I guess I have just learned to put up with their NONSENSE !!
Since Dell Streak 5 came from AT&T Tmo does not have records and treats it as a smartphone. The same will be true for the Galaxy Tab purchased from AT&T. You will be able to get data and even voice using other Tmo Sim after reflashing proper firmware.
But since these two carriers use different frequencies for 3G you would get only EDGE.
It is hard for us to understand rational for such decisions. It seems that they are loosing Tab sales. Why do European carriers find it profitable while US not?
there is a way to get both voice+data on the tab using a standard t-mobile sim with data+voice. 1-you need to flash an European ROM to get voice and 2-then there is the issue of the IMEI which blocks the tab from accessing the web with a sim that already has data.
the second part cant really be posted as i was already removed by the mods due to rules violations, but it can be done i am using my Vibrants SIM on the tab.
Sounds like someone failed to do their homework. T-mo Tab is suppose to be data-only device and utilizes different APN's with custom modem firmware then smartphones, hence why your SIM would not work. You need to root the Tab, flash Euro firmware, then flash a custom modem. Instructions can be found in the development forum. Also, keep in mind that flashed T-Mo Tab can only get EDGE, no 3G.
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Sounds like someone failed to do their homework. T-mo Tab is suppose to be data-only device and utilizes different APN's with custom modem firmware then smartphones, hence why your SIM would not work. You need to root the Tab, flash Euro firmware, then flash a custom modem. Instructions can be found in the development forum. Also, keep in mind that flashed T-Mo Tab can only get EDGE, no 3G.
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That's not correct! You can get 3g data with your T-Mobile sim card with the correct modem. Just use roto-modem switcher
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I think all our posts can confuse anyone.
The question was about using Tmobile smartphone Sim with the Tmobile Tab.
Let me say this: there is no way to get legitimely both voice and data on Tmo network using Tmo Sim. You can get voice without cellular data, or 3G data with different modem and separately paid broadband service Sim not the smartphone Sim.
I put my Sim card from my MyTouch 4G on the Tablet and phone works n/p but you need to flash a Euro rom! Thats it bottom line! Flash The rom and you will have phone access
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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Thanks for the 411.
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When I visited Philippines I was given a gift from one of my relatives. It was an LG Leon and was pretty excited. Since I lived in the US I never really got to try calling, texting, or using data. Now that I'm back in the states I'm having trouble using the mobile data.
On my normal phone I'm using T-Mobile. Data works wonders on my LG L90 D415. But using data on the Leon is just not working. I got calling and texting to work but data isn't working. In the settings under Network it says under Mobile network state is "Disconnected".
Can I go to T-Mobile to fix this or am I never going to be able to use data on this thing. To be honest I don't think I will be using it if I can't use data.
[QUOTE="nemesis101x, post: 61961070, member: 6104222"]When I visited Philippines I was given a gift from one of
hmmm i think its lock on Philippine cellular
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hmmm i think its lock on Philippine cellular
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I think that if it's locked to Philippines network, he wouldn't be able to use any other SIM card but Philippines one, and no calls or text would be possible.
@ nemesis101x, have you thought maybe about flashing a new(er) firmware on your device? Maybe that could fix your problem. Just assuming.
I think its a different variant for LG-Leon... Me as well I would like to install custom recovery for it like the LG LEON METROPCS variant but it seems its not supported at this moment yet.
I was wondering if there is a way to get VoLTE working on a factory unlocked S8 that is using a AT&T Straight Talk SIM card. Right now when I make a call, the data goes to 'H'.
Anybody?
I'm not sure if it's possible but have you tried carrier switch your unlocked S8 to AT&T firmware. That's the only way I could get it to work on my unlocked S8 but I do have AT&T though as a carrier
How did you get it to work on att? I am on att as well and it does not appear to be working after carrier switching my unlocked S8 to att branded also wi-fi calling does not work.
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How did you get it to work on att? I am on att as well and it does not appear to be working after carrier switching my unlocked S8 to att branded also wi-fi calling does not work.
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It worked for me the first time but then the second time I went back to the Oreo beta they went back to AT&T I was only getting H after that when I was calling so I had to borrow my wife's phone IMEI and they provisioned it and it worked again
so how exactly do i go about doing that? I assume this involves calling att or going into a store and giving them the imei from another phone? Does the imei you use have to NOT be already used or can it be in use by 2 phones at the same time? Also so far we have not even told att about this phone we have just moved the sim card so wouldn't they still have the imei of the old phone or do they pull that automatically OTA? If they do pull it automatically then whats preventing it from getting updated again?