This will be my first NFC phone, and I'd really like Google Wallet to work on it.
I'm not actually on AT&T (straight talk, cheaper, works fine, unlocked sim good in any phone)
Now, I'd like to pick up an S4, SGH-I337 Unlocked.
From what I've seen Google Wallet is a no go, since AT&T favors its ISIS app, which is useless to me.
I'm willing to root it, possibly rom if need be, just want to confirm there's some way to get Google Wallet working.
There will be, as soon as the roms and the recovery start to come out. I know the s3 didnt have google support but there has a hack to enable it.
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Hello,
Im a verizon customer (only carrier here that actually works and have GREAT coverage). But I wanted a device that I could use to remote my servers that had a great screen and processing power. So as you can probably tell, i flipped when I saw the note and picked up one right away.
But now my problem. I see that there are updates out and such, but I don't have an ATT account. When I go to update the note it just tells me that I don't have a sim card. How can I update my device without a sim card.
I tried to look this up, but didn't get far (I guess most people here have an ATT account or a GSM carrier). So is there anything I can do to update my Note. (I purchase an unlocked one, if that helps any).
Thanks in advance
Ah buy pay as you go sim or borrow one.
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Bad news for people using unlocked devices on AT&T and want to give McDonalds your money using ISIS. The ISIS (i.e. Google Wallet competitor) has launched in several major cities (Salt Lake City being one of them). I'm in SLC and have a shiny new Note 2 with NFC. I did a little research and the internet told me I needed a "secure element microSIM" for ISIS to work. Just installing the app gave me a "not compatible" message. So I went to my AT&T store and asked for help. As a crowd gathered around me because they had never seen a Note 2 yet, the tried everything. Gave me one of the new SIMs, tried to update my IMEI in the system (required to add ISIS) and surprise surprise, it didn't work. The ISIS app would load with the new SIM, but wouldn't complete the registration, kept telling me my phone was not compatible.
So if you have an unlocked device with NFC (GNEX, SGSIII, Note II, etc) you are SOL with ISIS. Funny because Google Wallet (of course) works fine with the GNEX (but not the Note II).
I'm all NFC'd up and nowhere to go. ISIS is restricted to carrier branded phones, and that's a shame. Not that I'm surprised in the least. Oh well.
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Bad news for people using unlocked devices on AT&T and want to give McDonalds your money using ISIS. The ISIS (i.e. Google Wallet competitor) has launched in several major cities (Salt Lake City being one of them). I'm in SLC and have a shiny new Note 2 with NFC. I did a little research and the internet told me I needed a "secure element microSIM" for ISIS to work. Just installing the app gave me a "not compatible" message. So I went to my AT&T store and asked for help. As a crowd gathered around me because they had never seen a Note 2 yet, the tried everything. Gave me one of the new SIMs, tried to update my IMEI in the system (required to add ISIS) and surprise surprise, it didn't work. The ISIS app would load with the new SIM, but wouldn't complete the registration, kept telling me my phone was not compatible.
So if you have an unlocked device with NFC (GNEX, SGSIII, Note II, etc) you are SOL with ISIS. Funny because Google Wallet (of course) works fine with the GNEX (but not the Note II).
I'm all NFC'd up and nowhere to go. ISIS is restricted to carrier branded phones, and that's a shame. Not that I'm surprised in the least. Oh well.
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I am not really surprised by this not working on an international model even though it is unlocked. The other place it has launched is Austin, Texas. I do business in Austin quite often and I was not really sure where I was at with ISIS. I was excited to use NFC but want a choice between Google Wallet and ISIS or any other system that comes up.
Now that it is here I am concerned by AT&T taking away my choice of NFC platforms. I guess the amount I pay AT&T is not enough and they want a slice of the NFC payments action? Anyways, I have decided to hold out and see where this goes.
I think the GNote 2 is not certified yet. Only a few phones are AT&T are ISIS certified with more to come soon. I'll bet it works by the holidays or at least the AT&T model will work with ISIS. Is there no way to get Google Wallet on a rooted International GNote2?
Like planoman said, ISIS has to allow the phone model on their end, so I wouldn't count your international note II out just yet. Has anybody gotten ISIS working with an international SIII?
Bump. Still not able to activate ISIS on my unlocked Note 2. Annoying.
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AT&T Galaxy Note 2
I have the AT&T Galaxy Note 2 and isis is not working on it ether.
Note 2 AT&T now works with Isis
sgtgadget said:
I have the AT&T Galaxy Note 2 and isis is not working on it ether.
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As an update, the Galaxy Note 2 is now working on ISIS Mobile Wallet.
Just activated it on my AT&T Note II this week.
Nice as it only worked on my S3 until now. Too small of a phone for me.
Also, I unlocked the phone ans ISIS still works, but phone is not rooted.
jb
Do you still need to install a microSIM in order to work with ISIS?
I'm thinking about giving it a try, since there is no word on when Google Wallet is going to be compatible with the Note II (unrooted)
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Also, ISIS sounds like the agency that Archer works for....
(I cannot take them seriously.)
Please excuse my ignorance, I've been doing my best to find some info on unlocking a S4 SGH-i337 AT&T phone, and again please accept my apology if this is the wrong board. I've been doing some research but would like to know if this exact model is still lockable to this date.
I've come upon a great deal on this phone. I use Straight Talk and would like to be able to use it as a prepaid device as I'm doing with my nexus 4 right now.
I'd like to know if anyone could point me in the direction of unlocking this device or if it's possible at all to unlock and switch to straight talk?
Hope to hear some valid responses soon, take care you guy's.
PS: also if unlocked I should be able to root just fine, would it be possible to root to bare Android 4.3 on a s4 much like the google play edition, or would the cm custom rom be my best bet to that?
Thanks again take care!
I'll go ahead and order the phone since it comes with 30 day money back no reason needed!
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Please excuse my ignorance, I've been doing my best to find some info on unlocking a S4 SGH-i337 AT&T phone, and again please accept my apology if this is the wrong board. I've been doing some research but would like to know if this exact model is still lockable to this date.
I've come upon a great deal on this phone. I use Straight Talk and would like to be able to use it as a prepaid device as I'm doing with my nexus 4 right now.
I'd like to know if anyone could point me in the direction of unlocking this device or if it's possible at all to unlock and switch to straight talk?
Hope to hear some valid responses soon, take care you guy's.
PS: also if unlocked I should be able to root just fine, would it be possible to root to bare Android 4.3 on a s4 much like the google play edition, or would the cm custom rom be my best bet to that?
Thanks again take care!
I'll go ahead and order the phone since it comes with 30 day money back no reason needed!
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If I was you i would call at&t give them your imei number and if you have a nice customer service rep they will give you a unlock code or you can go on at&t website and apply for a unlock code and if they approve you after 2 weeks they will give you the unlock code in your email.What I did to unlock my phone was used ebay and payed like 3$ and got a unlock code or you can view many websites from google and look for one to unlock your phone the prices range from 10$-30$.If your switching to straight talk you wont even need to unlock your phone cause straight talk runs on at&t network so all you have to do is go on the website by a new 4glte at&t sim card for 6.99 and pay the 45$ for the service pop it in and your good to go and it comes with one day free shipping.And unlocking has nothing to do with rooting unlocking is being able to use your phone on other networks like tmobile.To run a custom rom your phone firmware in the about section has to be on MDB or MDL.If its on MF3 you can safestrap but i dont know anything about that but if you on MDB or MDL you can look for a 4.3 GPE custom rom. http://galaxys4root.com/t-mobile-galaxy-s4-roms/google-play-edition-rom-for-galaxy-s4/ this is where i got my GPE rom.
Doesn't need to be unlocked. Just buy the AT&T compatible SIM card from StraightTalk
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Azzair113 said:
If I was you i would call at&t give them your imei number and if you have a nice customer service rep they will give you a unlock code or you can go on at&t website and apply for a unlock code and if they approve you after 2 weeks they will give you the unlock code in your email.What I did to unlock my phone was used ebay and payed like 3$ and got a unlock code or you can view many websites from google and look for one to unlock your phone the prices range from 10$-30$.If your switching to straight talk you wont even need to unlock your phone cause straight talk runs on at&t network so all you have to do is go on the website by a new 4glte at&t sim card for 6.99 and pay the 45$ for the service pop it in and your good to go and it comes with one day free shipping.And unlocking has nothing to do with rooting unlocking is being able to use your phone on other networks like tmobile.To run a custom rom your phone firmware in the about section has to be on MDB or MDL.If its on MF3 you can safestrap but i dont know anything about that but if you on MDB or MDL you can look for a 4.3 GPE custom rom. http://galaxys4root.com/t-mobile-galaxy-s4-roms/google-play-edition-rom-for-galaxy-s4/ this is where i got my GPE rom.
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Sorry I didn't get you quoted buddy had an appointment.
So I'd still be able to get lte speeds with a straight talk and use locked att phone with the sims?
That's great news for the future and I appreciate letting me know. I love gazelle now. Good thing I bought that s4 when I did because it's out of stock now. lol I think 350 is a steal for it either way!
As for the rooting part didn't mean to confuse the two, hopefully we'll be able to install 4.4 kitkat to an s4 soon. Though question if I did install a custom rom would I loose some of the features such as IR blaster?
I already have a straight talk sim card in my nexus 4 so I should be able to just transfer everything and my time to my new phone.
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Sorry I didn't get you quoted buddy had an appointment.
So I'd still be able to get lte speeds with a straight talk and use locked att phone with the sims?
That's great news for the future and I appreciate letting me know. I love gazelle now. Good thing I bought that s4 when I did because it's out of stock now. lol I think 350 is a steal for it either way!
As for the rooting part didn't mean to confuse the two, hopefully we'll be able to install 4.4 kitkat to an s4 soon. Though question if I did install a custom rom would I loose some of the features such as IR blaster?
I already have a straight talk sim card in my nexus 4 so I should be able to just transfer everything and my time to my new phone.
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Yes you will get lte speeds since straight talk supports lte on at&t network now and it deoends what rom you run if its a stock GPE rom u=you might lose it but you probably could find a app for that but if its a touchwiz rom you will still have all your IR features.And it depends you can try to switch the straight talk sim card and see if you get LTE but i think you will need to buy the new straight talk lte sim card on their website.http://www.shopstraighttalk.com/bpd...&locale=en&market=GSM4&productFamily=simcards
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Yes you will get lte speeds since straight talk supports lte on at&t network now and it deoends what rom you run if its a stock GPE rom u=you might lose it but you probably could find a app for that but if its a touchwiz rom you will still have all your IR features.And it depends you can try to switch the straight talk sim card and see if you get LTE but i think you will need to buy the new straight talk lte sim card on their website.http://www.shopstraighttalk.com/bpd...&locale=en&market=GSM4&productFamily=simcards
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Thanks again, I already have a straight sim card in my nexus 4 so it should be as simple as swapping it out. Do you think 350 was a good price paid for it used? It doesnt come with a battery so thats a worry but I bought it from gazelle
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Thanks again, I already have a straight sim card in my nexus 4 so it should be as simple as swapping it out. Do you think 350 was a good price paid for it used? It doesnt come with a battery so thats a worry but I bought it from gazelle
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Yes it is when you buy a battery it will only be like 10$ you only paid 360$ altogether.
I was thinking that I could just take the microsim from my ATT Note II, stick it in an LTE Note 8, and use it as a giant phone. Sure glad I read about this on XDA first. I do see that there is work on trying to make this happen, but there does not appear to be any success yet. Does anyone think that this will ever happen? Are there any 7" or greater tablets that can take an ATT microsim and be used as a phone?
Galaxy Note 8 International GT-N5100
Check it out Amazon. Works on T-Mobile and At&t, but no LTE.
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Even though we dont have an unlocked bootloader at the momentfor roms, theres unlocked sim and root. I needed the lte/ 4g because i wanted to download big files on the note and google maps im sure soon att will release the files, or someone awesome at xda to unlock it.
I believe that every tablet Samsung has ever made comes in a version capable of making phone calls. US carriers force Samsung to disable the feature, so if you want one, you'll have to buy an international version. There is also the Asus Fonepad, which is similar to the old Nexus 7.
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Even though we dont have an unlocked bootloader at the momentfor roms, theres unlocked sim and root. I needed the lte/ 4g because i wanted to download big files on the note and google maps im sure soon att will release the files, or someone awesome at xda to unlock it.
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I wish I could believe this, but every day that goes by makes me think that we may never see anything. I'm just hoping for an official 4.3 or 4.4 from AT&T.
I have the Developer Edition with my carrier AT&T.My previous phone was the HCT One M7 Developer Edition
also and everything was perfect on ATT.
The GOOD:
1 - Excellent LTE reception and speed - Blows away the M7 in same house.
The BAD or Problems:
1 - I have Visual Voice mail provisioned and worked great on the M7, went to Google Store
to d/l and it says this version is NOT compatible with your phone and will not let me install.
2 - I have an ISIS nano sim card.. Went to the Google Store
to d/l and it says this version is NOT compatible with your phone and will not let me install.
All other apps work wine. Any others with this problem? I was on the phone with the
Techs from ATT and have a ticket open to resolve these problems.
Everything else about this phone is phenomenal. Waiting on the update to get the Extreme power
mode option.
CC
Hopefully you find a work around with those issues with ATT. Out of curiousity, I'm debating on picking up the dev or the ATT edition on the phone. But other than being unlocked and having a unlocked bootloader is there any other advantages in having a DEV compared to the ATT version? I mean wouldn't it be the same if I picked up a ATT version of the phone and unlocked it, unlocked the bootloader, and S-OFF? Sorry for the newbie question it's just the first time I'm looking into picking up a DEV version and I want to make sure I'm making the right choice. Thanks!!
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Hopefully you find a work around with those issues with ATT. Out of curiousity, I'm debating on picking up the dev or the ATT edition on the phone. But other than being unlocked and having a unlocked bootloader is there any other advantages in having a DEV compared to the ATT version? I mean wouldn't it be the same if I picked up a ATT version of the phone and unlocked it, unlocked the bootloader, and S-OFF? Sorry for the newbie question it's just the first time I'm looking into picking up a DEV version and I want to make sure I'm making the right choice. Thanks!!
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You will get updates to your phone directly from HTC vs. the AT&T version they sell which updates must go through their slow verification process.
Edit: the developer edition comes with the booterloader unlocked from factory (no need to unlock it!).
cc999 said:
I have the Developer Edition with my carrier AT&T.My previous phone was the HCT One M7 Developer Edition
also and everything was perfect on ATT.
The GOOD:
1 - Excellent LTE reception and speed - Blows away the M7 in same house.
The BAD or Problems:
1 - I have Visual Voice mail provisioned and worked great on the M7, went to Google Store
to d/l and it says this version is NOT compatible with your phone and will not let me install.
2 - I have an ISIS nano sim card.. Went to the Google Store
to d/l and it says this version is NOT compatible with your phone and will not let me install.
All other apps work wine. Any others with this problem? I was on the phone with the
Techs from ATT and have a ticket open to resolve these problems.
Everything else about this phone is phenomenal. Waiting on the update to get the Extreme power
mode option.
CC
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Hey cc999, I have a developer edition and I can't download the applications either (thankfully I don't use either!) Could you pull the APKs off of your M7 and try installing them on your M8?
Found working VVM
Not taking credit, found this on the ATT forum. This is the lastest VVM apk.
Just installed it and it works perfectly.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=2675279&d=1396973032
Now all we need is ATT ISIS Wallet APK. Anyone?
CC
Ive been using YouMail visual voicemail. Is the Att one better?
ATT Phone App apk
I wonder if it would be possible to load the Att phone app apk onto the developer edition to utilize the voicemail integration?
I had the att version before I returned it for the dev. Google voice is so much better. The att visual vm lagged. I would like the isis APK.
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luckydwg said:
I had the att version before I returned it for the dev. Google voice is so much better. The att visual vm lagged. I would like the isis APK.
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Searching for the ISIS.APK so far no luck
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Just to confirm, there are no issues with LTE with the developer version (on AT&T)? Specifically in NY / NJ area if anyone has it here.
And the other thing, how is the warranty process through HTC? I know for ATT branded phones, you can go to one of their service centers and get it exchanged right away.
The warranty process is why I might get the ATT version instead.
Edit: I'm checking the specs on the HTC website. But what model is the developer edition listed as? Would it be "TMUS?" If so, it's missing bands compared to AT&T version.
I have had the Dev Edition on AT&T since Monday everything is fine. Actually have really good signal. I would say a hair better than M7. Radio switches smoother than ever freaking love this damn phone
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Just to confirm, there are no issues with LTE with the developer version (on AT&T)? Specifically in NY / NJ area if anyone has it here.
And the other thing, how is the warranty process through HTC? I know for ATT branded phones, you can go to one of their service centers and get it exchanged right away.
The warranty process is why I might get the ATT version instead.
Edit: I'm checking the specs on the HTC website. But what model is the developer edition listed as? Would it be "TMUS?" If so, it's missing bands compared to AT&T version.
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Using the developer edition on AT&T. No LTE issues, although my area is just on the boarder of the nearest LTE market so I'm not on it a lot.
Also, The "TMUS" is referring to the soon-to-be released T-Mobile edition.