This has probably been asked elsewhere, but I can't seem to find the answer:
Is this phone by Sprint a "world phone"? Does it have a slot for SIM cards? Has anyone tried the phone with other service providers' SIMs?
Yes it does have a sim slot. Sprint said something about having agreements in certain countries for world phone use
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infernosoft said:
This has probably been asked elsewhere, but I can't seem to find the answer:
Is this phone by Sprint a "world phone"? Does it have a slot for SIM cards? Has anyone tried the phone with other service providers' SIMs?
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It's a world phone. After Sprint unlocks your phone, you can pop in a foreign SIM card and use it while traveling internationally. This method will be cheaper than paying the international roaming fee that Sprint charges. Sprint was having some technical problems at first unlocking the SIM but I think they figured it out now.
I just got done having Sprint unlock my S4. Going on a trip in a month and I should be able to put in a SIM card without any issues
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Ok so i was planning to take a phone on contract from AT&T or verizon or T-Mobile,but i am off to a trip for over a month, also consider that i take a GSM Unlocked phone so if i dont activate the Verizon service for a month will i be able to use the phone on foriegn carriers sim ? Will Verizon still send me monthly bill for the that month even though i didnt activate the service?
Sorry for being a noob & thanks in advance for your answers guys !
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If you have service you will get billed. But yes as long as your SIM card is unlocked you can use your phone on any GSM carrier internationally provided you have the right frequencies.
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any tell me what kind of samsung this ....sprint with sim card
i cant found this in ebay
http://www.gulfup.com/?u1fElsa
I won't harp on this being the wrong device forum given your question, but come on now... post questions in the Q/A & Help subforum.
Answer:
SPH-D710 is Epic 4G Touch
You could have simply typed the model number into Google search to get your answer. Also, post all your questions to that device's Q/A forum.
As far as I'm aware, Sprint does not use SIM cards. If you happen across an international phone that Sprint sells, then it may have a SIM. However my gut would say it won't. Said international phone would have other radios in the device to access those bands abroad.
What exactly is the purpose of the Sprint sim card? I went to Russia and got the phone unlocked by Sprint, put in a Megafon gsm sim when I got there and accidentally allowed my Sprint sim to get destroyed in the washing machine. So when I got home I expected my phone to not work, but I figured I would switch it over to CDMA just to see what would happen and it works perfect! So I am confused as to why the Sprint sim is even there, is it just a dummy card with no real purpose?
The SIM is for LTE service. CDMA will work without it.
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What exactly is the purpose of the Sprint sim card? I went to Russia and got the phone unlocked by Sprint, put in a Megafon gsm sim when I got there and accidentally allowed my Sprint sim to get destroyed in the washing machine. So when I got home I expected my phone to not work, but I figured I would switch it over to CDMA just to see what would happen and it works perfect! So I am confused as to why the Sprint sim is even there, is it just a dummy card with no real purpose?
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The SIM is for LTE service. CDMA will work without it.
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That cant be true. I had a galaxy nexus on sprint and the sprint variant had no sim slot and connected to 4g lte when I was in the area.
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Back then, the sim was "integrated" into the phone.
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That cant be true. I had a galaxy nexus on sprint and the sprint variant had no sim slot and connected to 4g lte when I was in the area.
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Different phone different configuration.
Both the gnex and evo 4g lte had embedded sim cards.
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That cant be true. I had a galaxy nexus on sprint and the sprint variant had no sim slot and connected to 4g lte when I was in the area.
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Both the gnex and evo 4g lte had embedded sim cards.
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Yep, the SIM card in SG4 is for LTE.
new sim is $50 so you might be more careful next time
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new sim is $50 so you might be more careful next time
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Dang! Is it really that much? Not only is $50 many, many times what it costs Sprint to procure the SIM card (which I would guesstimate at less than 50 cents a piece), it is also a lot more than what the other US carriers charge for a SIM.
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Yep, the SIM card in SG4 is for LTE.
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I thought the purpose of the Sprint SIM card was to enable Sprint's Worldwide services. Where does it show you need a sim for LTE?
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I thought the purpose of the Sprint SIM card was to enable Sprint's Worldwide services. Where does it show you need a sim for LTE?
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You can ask Sprint (I wouldn't count on the clear answer though) or just get to the LTE coverage area, Sprint stores have LTE 4G and pull the SIM out to verify that you cannot get 4G without it.
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I thought the purpose of the Sprint SIM card was to enable Sprint's Worldwide services. Where does it show you need a sim for LTE?
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The primary purpose of the SIM card in recent Sprint phones is to provision LTE. While previous Sprint LTE Android handsets did not have a SIM slot, they still had a SIM, it's just that it was an embedded/soldered/non-removable type of SIM card.
If you take the SIM out you will not be able to register on Sprint's LTE network.
dont need sim
myphone12345 said:
The primary purpose of the SIM card in recent Sprint phones is to provision LTE. While previous Sprint LTE Android handsets did not have a SIM slot, they still had a SIM, it's just that it was an embedded/soldered/non-removable type of SIM card.
If you take the SIM out you will not be able to register on Sprint's LTE network.
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you do not need a sim card fir lte. You do not need the sim at all while in USA. It will connect to the lte network without it.
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you do not need a sim card fir lte. You do not need the sim at all while in USA. It will connect to the lte network without it.
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Are you sure about this? When running a Verizon ROM on sprint without the proper tweaks, you will get am error about LTE not being able yo connect because it doesn't detect a Verizon sim card. 3G works though.
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you do not need a sim card fir lte. You do not need the sim at all while in USA. It will connect to the lte network without it.
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You are completely wrong. The phone will definitely not connect to Sprint's LTE network if you take the Sprint SIM out. You will only get CDMA service.
you are wrong
myphone12345 said:
You are completely wrong. The phone will definitely not connect to Sprint's LTE network if you take the Sprint SIM out. You will only get CDMA service.
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I am using the phone and do not have a sim card. so please tell me how i am wrong? I am on sprint and use lte in any are that has it as Michigan is limited at this time. The phone will auto connect to the 4g service
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I am using the phone and do not have a sim card. so please tell me how i am wrong? I am on sprint and use lte in any are that has it as Michigan is limited at this time. The phone will auto connect to the 4g service
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Can you provide a screen capture showing the notification bar with the "no SIM" and 4G indicators both on at the same time?
no sim
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Can you provide a screen capture showing the notification bar with the "no SIM" and 4G indicators both on at the same time?
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i will when in a 4g area. i am not sure how to show the sim status at the same time as it is not displayed. Since you dont believe, you can contact radio shack in the twelve oaks mall in novi Michigan. They do not have sprint sims and I was in shock when they actually activated the phone because I was thinking I would need to go get a sim card, but it is not needed.
I get my wife a used S4 today that was previously on the Sprint network. We are on ATT and i planned on rooting the phone any ways. What all do i need to change to get rid of the sprint phone number that is on the phone, and what do i need to flash to make it work with the att network?
Don't believe it's possible. ..Sprint is CDMA and dont use SIM cards ATT uses GSM and SIM cards
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Only other carrier that uses CDMA is VZW
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it has a sim card slot on the phone. They said it was unlocked and would work with all carriers. When i put the sim card in, it says Invalid SIM card
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it has a sim card slot on the phone. They said it was unlocked and would work with all carriers. When i put the sim card in, it says Invalid SIM card
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Because its for international SIM cards. Your Sprint S4 WILL NOT WORK on any US carrier other than Sprint.
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Because its for international SIM cards. Your Sprint S4 WILL NOT WORK on any US carrier other than Sprint.
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I can confirm this. I work as a Sprint wireless consultant. A sim unlocked phone from Sprint is not compatible with any domestic carriers.
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Its true.. Sprint is the only greedy company that goes out of their way to block gsm domestically within the USA.
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worthless sprint is sprint and sprint only...sorry, no ATT for you.
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Its true.. Sprint is the only greedy company that goes out of their way to block gsm domestically within the USA.
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I'm sorry to have to disagree with this but I own a blackberry 9630 world phone from sprint and the sim slot works both with at&t as well as tmo. I understand ad long as contract is fulfilled and any etf's are paid Sprint will unlock sim slot and it will work with any carrier, gsm and CDMA alike. Check Sprint forums and speak with cs agents... :good:
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I'm sorry to have to disagree with this but I own a blackberry 9630 world phone from sprint and the sim slot works both with at&t as well as tmo. I understand ad long as contract is fulfilled and any etf's are paid Sprint will unlock sim slot and it will work with any carrier, gsm and CDMA alike. Check Sprint forums and speak with cs agents... :good:
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Try using an Att/T-Mobile sim on an s4. It will be blocked even if the phone has been unlocked. Previous phones from sprint did not block USA native gsm but as of lately they do.
My good ol htc touch pro was a lucky one to work on USA gsm as of course your old black Berry.
You get it now? Its an accepted fact sprint has been going out of their way to block USA native gsm access on their latest phones. Perhaps some new ones aren't but the s4 is unless a work around is done but it doesn't work for everyone.
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This isn't entirely true. I unlocked my Sprint HTC One to run on aio wireless which is on the ATT network. I haven't unlocked my Galaxy S4 but I intend on giving it a shot.
Call sprint and ask for a subsidy unlock code.
You'll need to provide the IMEI
*#06# on the keypad. After they give you the code, try a gsm sim. Hope this helps.
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Or buy an unlock code from Amazon or ebay if they wont give it to you ofcourse
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This isn't entirely true. I unlocked my Sprint HTC One to run on aio wireless which is on the ATT network. I haven't unlocked my Galaxy S4 but I intend on giving it a shot.
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thinking of doing the same with my s4 on sprint and going to aio. Been with sprint over a decade and finally over it. In houston and lte sucks.
wow that sucks, because even Verizon who is the greediest of them all will let you use their phone on both AT&T and T-Mobile. I have the AT&T Galaxy S4 and I can use my phone on T Mobile as well.
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thinking of doing the same with my s4 on sprint and going to aio. Been with sprint over a decade and finally over it. In houston and lte sucks.
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I tried and tried to unlock my Sprint S4 for domestic SIM but I have failed time and time again. I got it unlocked for International but Sprint has somehow managed to block the S4 from working on a Domestic carrier. I'll let you know if I have any luck.
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I tried and tried to unlock my Sprint S4 for domestic SIM but I have failed time and time again. I got it unlocked for International but Sprint has somehow managed to block the S4 from working on a Domestic carrier. I'll let you know if I have any luck.
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I think I've read about people unlocking for use on metro pcs which is tmobile. Thanks for heads up though, probably gonna have to buy one when I switch.
I unlocked a Sprint s4 and I am able to make calls with a AT&T micro sim in but cannot get data and texts working. I had to downgrade the baseband to get into hidden menu, but I stopped there. In the hidden menu you have to make some changes but I was scared that if I got it to work on at&t I wouldnt be able to get it back working on Sprint. Everyone does say that Sprint doesnt allow anyone to use other domestic carriers.
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cyrusalmighty said:
I unlocked a Sprint s4 and I am able to make calls with a AT&T micro sim in but cannot get data and texts working. I had to downgrade the baseband to get into hidden menu, but I stopped there. In the hidden menu you have to make some changes but I was scared that if I got it to work on at&t I wouldnt be able to get it back working on Sprint. Everyone does say that Sprint doesnt allow anyone to use other domestic carriers.
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here is a video I made for on sprint 4g to att h+ back to sprint 4g with no problems no sound in the video tho and no need for root inless you want data then you need to edit apns no you should get on E or 3g maybe with this without apn.
tNoobYsYL8o <--- end of youtube link just made an acc so can't post the whole link
how you do it
eheilner said:
here is a video I made for on sprint 4g to att h+ back to sprint 4g with no problems no sound in the video tho and no need for root inless you want data then you need to edit apns no you should get on E or 3g maybe with this without apn.
tNoobYsYL8o <--- end of youtube link just made an acc so can't post the whole link
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can you provide how you do it to unlock the s4 sprint use in att
thanks in advance
After fighting with AT&T on the phone for almost a month due to (in my opinion) unfair policy changes, I got them to provide me with unlock codes for my and my wife's phones. I want to make use of them asap and put this matter to rest. Unfortunately, the AT&T instructions say to use the codes i have to insert a non-AT&T sim card to force the phone to prompt me for code entry. At this time I do not have a non-AT&T sim. Is there any way to get to the unlock pin screen without having a "foreign" sim card on hand?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you.
Also, does having this unlock code mean I am unlocking the bootloader or is this *just* a sim unlock?
I am considering experimenting with the 'nightly' for CM 10.2. I have CM 10.2 on a Note 8.0 and CM 9 on an original Galaxy Tab 7" already and i like it a lot.
Thanks again.
Won't touch the boot loader at all. That'll just be a Sim unlock.
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You'll need a foreign gsm SIM card. And your bootloader stays locked. One has nothing to do with the other
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Or you could just go into the menu and unlock it yourself without a code
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Or you could just go into the menu and unlock it yourself without a code
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One downside to that is if you mess up, good luck fixing it.
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One downside to that is if you mess up, good luck fixing it.
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Research it. Then research it some more. Research it until you are comfortable doing it yourself. Don't let someone bully and say you might mess up your phone. You could mess up your phone by dropping it in your sink among other things. But doing this is quite simple. Follow the steps here is even a youtube video to do it. If you have any questions ask away. Some ppl are jerks and say it was answered somewhere else you should of found it elsewhere. When all posts inevitably get buried under mounds and mounds of new posts. Remember you only fail if you stop trying.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0TCl9ysOoT4
Free SIM
You could also head to t-mobile site and get a free SIM, I think they still are giving them away, not sure. I was able to get two free SIMs 5 days ago.
t-mobile free sim-card
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Research it. Then research it some more. Research it until you are comfortable doing it yourself. Don't let someone bully and say you might mess up your phone. You could mess up your phone by dropping it in your sink among other things. But doing this is quite simple. Follow the steps here is even a youtube video to do it. If you have any questions ask away. Some ppl are jerks and say it was answered somewhere else you should of found it elsewhere. When all posts inevitably get buried under mounds and mounds of new posts. Remember you only fail if you stop trying.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0TCl9ysOoT4
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And this guy ^^^ isn't going to fix your phone for you if it does screw up. The "free" unlock method works for some and does not for others. I completely agree with the research until your eyes fall out part, but, in this, case, it still might not help you. So, basically, if you try the "free' unlock method it might work, it might not, and it might mess your phone up. Unfortunately, you won't know until you try. I would just go to your local mall or T-mobile store and get a cheap pre-paid sim card that you can use in your and your wife's phone. Don't listen to people that think something will work for everyone just because it worked for them, especially when it is proven to not be the case. Good luck.
I walked into a tmo store and sled if they had an activated micro Sim so I could test my phones unlock status. I told them I was thinking of switching, but needed to verify if my s4 was unlocked (I used the service menu method).
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After fighting with AT&T on the phone for almost a month due to (in my opinion) unfair policy changes, I got them to provide me with unlock codes for my and my wife's phones. I want to make use of them asap and put this matter to rest. Unfortunately, the AT&T instructions say to use the codes i have to insert a non-AT&T sim card to force the phone to prompt me for code entry. At this time I do not have a non-AT&T sim. Is there any way to get to the unlock pin screen without having a "foreign" sim card on hand?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you.
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Would you mind sharing how you got them to unlock your phone, I have been trying for a while now without any success.
When I had my old smartphone, I called att and told them I'd be visiting my sister in London, and that I'd want to use prepaid SIM cards, as it would be cheaper than international rates. They had no problem unlocking it (galaxy s).
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When I had my old smartphone, I called att and told them I'd be visiting my sister in London, and that I'd want to use prepaid SIM cards, as it would be cheaper than international rates.
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^ This. Has yet to fail me.
Lol it doesn't "mess up" your phone. *sigh* stop scaring the kiddies
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Usually no prompt means the phone isn't actually locked. There's a ton of instances when a network simply missed a handset and failed to lock it. For anyone I'd say test your phone first. Make sure it is locked before going through the process of unlocking it.
Also, this works on a number of older Samsung's, not too sure if it'll work on newer models, but you can type a command that targets the network lock, which is #0111*code# - you simply replace "code" with the code AT&T or anyone else gives you and it should unlock the phone. Someone might be able to confirm this as possible or not for the newer Samsung's?
I tried the traveling story. That does not work anymore. CS, including supervisor refused.
I have a AT&T Galaxy S4 SGH-i337 on MF3 and Region Lock Away unlocked the Region & SIM. I tested it with a T-Mobile SIM. The OP of Region Lock DOES NOT CLAIM it will work with the SGH-i337 but I have unlocked a S3(SGH-i747) a S4(SGH-i337) and a Galaxy TAB 2 (SGH-i497) it was worth the few bucks.
Region Lock Away
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I have a AT&T Galaxy S4 SGH-i337 on MF3 and Region Lock Away unlocked the Region & SIM. I tested it with a T-Mobile SIM. The OP of Region Lock DOES NOT CLAIM it will work with the SGH-i337 but I have unlocked a S3(SGH-i747) a S4(SGH-i337) and a Galaxy TAB 2 (SGH-i497) it was worth the few bucks.
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I can also verify that this works with the AT&T Samsung Galaxy S4 i337 on MF3.