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Your EU Galaxy Tab in Mexico

I have a Sprint galaxy Tab ( best buy black friday ) and I still can't make it work in Mexico with Iusacell one of the major carriers in my country. No internet, no phone calls, no SMS
Anyway I'm creating this thread as a centralized knwoledge point for all the people that have EU galaxy tabs (any carrier) and want to share their expiriences making work this device in Mexico.

My is from verizon, one tech guy at iusacell configure mine, is fully working but i need to pay a fee to him... Im from monterrey.
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deslaqueala y ya ponle el euro room listo.

lasvegasx said:
deslaqueala y ya ponle el euro room listo.
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does the rom work on the verizon tab?

I could´t even activate mine, its from Sprint, when I tried to activate to iusacell, they said that the MEID appears as invalid. Somebody could tell me what else could I try to activate my GTab ? Thanks!

If you try to put an Euro Rom on it, that surely will brick your device as long as Euro is GSM and yours is CDMA.
By the way, so sad to read that you had to pay someone to configure your GT, I could configure mine in less than 15 minutes , but my bad luck , iusacell system wont let activate ESN for my Tab, cause is a newer one, think I will have to sell it or wait untill ESN becomes avaliable for activation in iusacell´s system db . Would someone want to get a cheap Galaxy Tab ? xDDDD

youtashiro said:
If you try to put an Euro Rom on it, that surely will brick your device as long as Euro is GSM and yours is CDMA.
By the way, so sad to read that you had to pay someone to configure your GT, I could configure mine in less than 15 minutes , but my bad luck , iusacell system wont let activate ESN for my Tab, cause is a newer one, think I will have to sell it or wait untill ESN becomes avaliable for activation in iusacell´s system db . Would someone want to get a cheap Galaxy Tab ? xDDDD
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Hi there...i'm from italy... i would like to buy a gtab from sprint and i've not interest in phone functionality...
It could work just like a "normal" wifi device without any kind of activation???
thanx in advance...

spino1970 said:
Hi there...i'm from italy... i would like to buy a gtab from sprint and i've not interest in phone functionality...
It could work just like a "normal" wifi device without any kind of activation???
thanx in advance...
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Yes you can. I bougth mine in best buy and told the seller that I dont wanted any data plan. Anyway the device tries to activate when you power on but you can put it in airplain mode to avoid this.

youtashiro said:
If you try to put an Euro Rom on it, that surely will brick your device as long as Euro is GSM and yours is CDMA.
By the way, so sad to read that you had to pay someone to configure your GT, I could configure mine in less than 15 minutes , but my bad luck , iusacell system wont let activate ESN for my Tab, cause is a newer one, think I will have to sell it or wait untill ESN becomes avaliable for activation in iusacell´s system db . Would someone want to get a cheap Galaxy Tab ? xDDDD
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Do you have an old phone with 3g?
Change the SGT esn to the old phones.

youtashiro said:
If you try to put an Euro Rom on it, that surely will brick your device as long as Euro is GSM and yours is CDMA.
By the way, so sad to read that you had to pay someone to configure your GT, I could configure mine in less than 15 minutes , but my bad luck , iusacell system wont let activate ESN for my Tab, cause is a newer one, think I will have to sell it or wait untill ESN becomes avaliable for activation in iusacell´s system db . Would someone want to get a cheap Galaxy Tab ? xDDDD
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Welll it depends how much cheap it will be and if you can ship it to italy
I'm near Rome, and if the price is right, i could make a think about it

youtashiro said:
If you try to put an Euro Rom on it, that surely will brick your device as long as Euro is GSM and yours is CDMA.
By the way, so sad to read that you had to pay someone to configure your GT, I could configure mine in less than 15 minutes , but my bad luck , iusacell system wont let activate ESN for my Tab, cause is a newer one, think I will have to sell it or wait untill ESN becomes avaliable for activation in iusacell´s system db . Would someone want to get a cheap Galaxy Tab ? xDDDD
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I think they change esn to put it in the system, i got free internet also!!
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SGT of Verizon does not work at 3G in IUSACELL
alfrediio said:
My is from verizon, one tech guy at iusacell configure mine, is fully working but i need to pay a fee to him... Im from monterrey.
Sent from my SCH-I800 using XDA App
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Hi, does your SGT of Verizon works in 3G in Iusacell or only works on 1X?

3g!! At first the guy from iusacell put it in 1x only, but i bring the galaxy tab again and is working like a champ!
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alfrediio said:
3g!! At first the guy from iusacell put it in 1x only, but i bring the galaxy tab again and is working like a champ!
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Could you tell me how to change the parameters of the PPP Config in the GT of Verizon. when i try to write the IUSACELL parameters, this are rewiter by another of Verizon.
Thanks in advance.

[Q] Factory unlocked

I recently got a new case, before I put the case on I opend the phone and notice that my galaxy s4 had a sprint ship like t mobile or att. My question is would i be able to unlock the phone to go to another carrier? I also heard that inturnacianal phones are worth more. Before this galaxy s4 i had a galaxy s2 and htc evo 3d and i never had a chip on any of those phones thanks in advance guys.:good:

Arceo85 said:
I recently got a new case, before I put the case on I opend the phone and notice that my galaxy s4 had a sprint ship like t mobile or att. My question is would i be able to unlock the phone to go to another carrier? I also heard that inturnacianal phones are worth more. Before this galaxy s4 i had a galaxy s2 and htc evo 3d and i never had a chip on any of those phones thanks in advance guys.:good:
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It's a world phone and can be used on international prepaid networks. I think
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SAShady said:
It's a world phone and can be used on international prepaid networks. I think
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^
so if you wish to use it on another carrier outside the US then by all means

shabbypenguin said:
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so if you wish to use it on another carrier outside the US then by all means
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My quistion is if its posible to unlock sprint galaxy s4? And does everyone s4 have a sprint chip? And incase i loose my phone can someone just put there chip in and use my device? Sorry for the quistions but i dont have any resorcces at this time to investigate this my self.

Arceo85 said:
My quistion is if its posible to unlock sprint galaxy s4? And does everyone s4 have a sprint chip? And incase i loose my phone can someone just put there chip in and use my device? Sorry for the quistions but i dont have any resorcces at this time to investigate this my self.
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The SIM card is removable, and there is an option to set the network to GSM, so I'm assuming it can be done.
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Arceo85 said:
My quistion is if its posible to unlock sprint galaxy s4? And does everyone s4 have a sprint chip? And incase i loose my phone can someone just put there chip in and use my device? Sorry for the quistions but i dont have any resorcces at this time to investigate this my self.
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you mean sim? yes if you wnat lte you should have a sprint branded sim
sprint worldwide app suggests to me that they have every intention of making it usable overseas.

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Arceo85 said:
I recently got a new case, before I put the case on I opend the phone and notice that my galaxy s4 had a sprint ship like t mobile or att. My question is would i be able to unlock the phone to go to another carrier? I also heard that inturnacianal phones are worth more. Before this galaxy s4 i had a galaxy s2 and htc evo 3d and i never had a chip on any of those phones thanks in advance guys.:good:
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Can it be unlocked? It is very likely that it can be. If you're in good standing with Sprint, you could probably call them and tell them that you are going on an international trip and would like to use a prepaid international SIM card, and they would probably unlock it for you.
As far as how it goes with, if the phone is stolen, if you report it as stolen, there is a chance they couldn't use it at all with the new blacklist in place, compared to the old one that only blocked the ESN for CDMA activation.

Sprint sims are locked to device. So say you lose your phone someone else puts their sim in it won't work. If you got a one and a gs4 and want to swap sims that wont work either. If you lose your sim you have to get new one directly from sprint... being so new I have heard these may be difficult to find at the moment.
Not sure how much control sprint has over international sims once unlocked. I suppose that is a risk you take for the freedom.

[Q] Help, just purchased S4

Hey everyone!
I purchased an S4 yesterday from a guy on Craigslist. This S4 does not have any type of branding on it at all, so my guess is that it is the international unlocked S4. The About Phone section says it is a GT-I9500, baseband version is I9500XXUAMDK.
I took it to MetroPCS today (which ride off of T-Mobile towers) and activated the device onto their network. However, I am stuck on EDGE!!
I do not know what to do. It has been quite some time since I have been working with Android phones. Any help is greatly appreciated.

mikeDCMDVA said:
Hey everyone!
I purchased an S4 yesterday from a guy on Craigslist. This S4 does not have any type of branding on it at all, so my guess is that it is the international unlocked S4. The About Phone section says it is a GT-I9500, baseband version is I9500XXUAMDK.
I took it to MetroPCS today (which ride off of T-Mobile towers) and activated the device onto their network. However, I am stuck on EDGE!!
I do not know what to do. It has been quite some time since I have been working with Android phones. Any help is greatly appreciated.
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actually, u r in the wrong forum. this is the S4 Active forum and not the S4 forum.
by the way, i9500 is not lte enabled. the international lte version is i9505.

cfchong said:
actually, u r in the wrong forum. this is the S4 Active forum and not the S4 forum.
by the way, i9500 is not lte enabled. the international lte version is i9505.
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Turns out this device is a Chinese knock off. I HATE THEIR CLONED CRAP

mikeDCMDVA said:
Turns out this device is a Chinese knock off. I HATE THEIR CLONED CRAP
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Still in the wrong forum.

mikeDCMDVA said:
Turns out this device is a Chinese knock off. I HATE THEIR CLONED CRAP
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Is it? Baseband version and model number are legit ... this is the international exynos variant s4
Also according to this http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cellular_frequencies
MetroPCS uses CDMA/EVDO tech for data ... while the i9500 which u have supports only gsm bands and HSPA+ for data ...
That's why u are stuck on edge/2g

AvelonTs said:
Is it? Baseband version and model number are legit ... this is the international exynos variant s4
Also according to this http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cellular_frequencies
MetroPCS uses CDMA/EVDO tech for data ... while the i9500 which u have supports only gsm bands and HSPA+ for data ...
That's why u are stuck on edge/2g
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Yeah, I ran a test with an app in the play store that detects. It has less than 1GB of RAM and only 720p video. The camera quality kinda sucks too.
MetroPCS teamed with T-Mobile, so they should be on HSPA+ now. That is why I took the "S4" there.

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mikeDCMDVA said:
Yeah, I ran a test with an app in the play store that detects. It has less than 1GB of RAM and only 720p video. The camera quality kinda sucks too.
MetroPCS teamed with T-Mobile, so they should be on HSPA+ now. That is why I took the "S4" there.
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Sorry to hear about the fake s4.
I hope you didn't pay exorbitantly
It would be nice if you could post a few pictures of the fake s4 and its software ( details and Ui )
For my curiosity and to help other people find out fakes.
Thanks.

How to activate unlocked Not 3 on US Cellular?

I just got a factory unlocked Note 3 SM-N9000 from an online retailer. I was told by the seller that I should be able to just swap the sim card from my Galaxy s4 to the new Note 3 without any issues. Of course this is not the case. I took it to a US Cellular retailer to see if they can activate it and they said it cant be done.
Is there a trick to get this to work or am I out of luck?
Thanks for any help.

LordRahl72 said:
I just got a factory unlocked Note 3 SM-N9000 from an online retailer. I was told by the seller that I should be able to just swap the sim card from my Galaxy s4 to the new Note 3 without any issues. Of course this is not the case. I took it to a US Cellular retailer to see if they can activate it and they said it cant be done.
Is there a trick to get this to work or am I out of luck?
Thanks for any help.
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Sorry but as far as I know US Cellular is CDMA not GSM so you are out of luck.

sn707 said:
Sorry but as far as I know US Cellular is CDMA not GSM so you are out of luck.
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Sort of figured. thanks for the info.
Should work fine with AT&T then right?

LordRahl72 said:
Sort of figured. thanks for the info.
Should work fine with AT&T then right?
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Yes perfect for att or tmobile

[Q] Which model for Kuwait then USA?

Love my Verizon S4 but unable to use in Kuwait. Will be in Kuwait and would like the S4 version that I can use there and when I return in a year, use in the US. Which model do I get and do you know which carrier is good in US?

sytech55 said:
Love my Verizon S4 but unable to use in Kuwait. Will be in Kuwait and would like the S4 version that I can use there and when I return in a year, use in the US. Which model do I get and do you know which carrier is good in US?
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Still looking to see if anyone can help me with this question.

sytech55 said:
Still looking to see if anyone can help me with this question.
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Buy only GT I9505 that is LTE for use in your country.
Next is question about what US carrier provider to choose when back home.
have a nice stay there.

You can buy any GT-I9500 3G or GT-I9505 4G-LTE.
Galaxy S4 black edition is also available..
GT-I9505 4G-LTE & S4 Black Edition are preferable though