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Will it work on ATT 3g?

I was reading the specs of the omnia i8000 and it says it has:
900,1900,2100mhz hsdpa
att works on 1900mhz so will this phone work for me?
I really like the specs.
Can any people give their overal opinion?

i would get this one http://negrielectronics.com/samsung-i8000-omnia-hsdpa-unlocked-p-3121.html has the 850 band also...im lovin mine

Wow.
exactly what i need but it seems a little expensive.
Any others?

I have this model Omnia..was great until...
FIREONHIGH said:
i would get this one ... has the 850 band also...im lovin mine
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This is the model Omnia i have been using for the past 6 months.
When i put my AT&T SIM in it from my Tilt everything was detected and worked great.
I did a hard reset a couple days ago...now it detects AT&T but i get weak to no signal anywhere i go.
Cant figure out what setting is missing as it appears everything is set correctly through the auto-detect.
Was great up to this hassle.

invictuz said:
This is the model Omnia i have been using for the past 6 months.
When i put my AT&T SIM in it from my Tilt everything was detected and worked great.
I did a hard reset a couple days ago...now it detects AT&T but i get weak to no signal anywhere i go.
Cant figure out what setting is missing as it appears everything is set correctly through the auto-detect.
Was great up to this hassle.
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check this thread http://www.samsung-omnia.org/how-to-b57/new-phone-setup-for-mms!!!-(sim-doesnt-do-everything)/

The bell version will work on at&t 3G and it's cheap, but only problem is unlocking it...

mobile-to-go in vancouver will unlock it and very inexpensively... he did mine...

Tmobile 3G on International Edition (GT-P1000)

I am testing the International Edition of the Samsing Tab (GT-P1000, with the phone functionality built in out-of-the-box and the white backplate). Here in the US, when I insert an AT&T SIM card I get 3G speeds (peaked at 6 MB downstream recently), but when I insert a Tmobile SIM card I seem to only get EDGE speeds (not 3G, around 0.1 MB downstream). The Tmobile SIM card works at 3G speeds on another phone, so I know it's not he SIM card. I can get voice calls on both Tmobile and AT&T with no problem.
Does the International Edition (GT-P1000) have the US 3G Tmobile bands?
Any input is welcome, thanks.

mail_e60 said:
I am testing the International Edition of the Samsing Tab (GT-P1000, with the phone functionality built in out-of-the-box and the white backplate). Here in the US, when I insert an AT&T SIM card I get 3G speeds (peaked at 6 MB downstream recently), but when I insert a Tmobile SIM card I seem to only get EDGE speeds (not 3G, around 0.1 MB downstream). The Tmobile SIM card works at 3G speeds on another phone, so I know it's not he SIM card. I can get voice calls on both Tmobile and AT&T with no problem.
Does the International Edition (GT-P1000) have the US 3G Tmobile bands?
Any input is welcome, thanks.
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Welcome to the fray. Grab a beer and get comfy... because the Euro version does not play with TMobile's 3G network in the US.
If you are technically inclined, it seems we could use some more hands trying to figure out a fix for this issue.

mail_e60 said:
Does the International Edition (GT-P1000) have the US 3G Tmobile bands?
Any input is welcome, thanks.
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The T-Mobile Tab does not have the hardware to support European 3G bands... That's why I believe the euro firmware people are flashing only works for voice/edge on T-Mob...

That would make sense that the International (Euro) version does not have US Tmobile 3G bands... it makes me wonder if the limitation is in the hardware or software.
Do we have any indication that the limitation is in the software, other than the fact that a US Tmobile version exists?
TurckBoatTruck said:
Welcome to the fray. Grab a beer and get comfy... because the Euro version does not play with TMobile's 3G network in the US.
If you are technically inclined, it seems we could use some more hands trying to figure out a fix for this issue.
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dalethefarmer said:
The T-Mobile Tab does not have the hardware to support European 3G bands... That's why I believe the euro firmware people are flashing only works for voice/edge on T-Mob...
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I am certainly no authority on any of this, but this looks to be incorrect. From my reading of the posts on this issue... the Euro version of the Tab (specifically, its modem.bin file) isn't set to work with TMobile's 3G network as the that network operates on a frequency that isn't used in Europe.
User rotohammer looks to have the most knowledge on what it is going to take to make this happen -- but keep in mind that most of us have TMobile Tabs and are needing a solution with that fact in mind. The general thought was that we could use the firmware from a Euro version to give us voice-calling capability, and then hack-in support for TMobile's 3G network.
sheesh, I wish I would have paid attention in school because I want to be a bit more useful with all of this.

mail_e60 said:
I am testing the International Edition of the Samsing Tab (GT-P1000, with the phone functionality built in out-of-the-box and the white backplate). Here in the US, when I insert an AT&T SIM card I get 3G speeds (peaked at 6 MB downstream recently), but when I insert a Tmobile SIM card I seem to only get EDGE speeds (not 3G, around 0.1 MB downstream). The Tmobile SIM card works at 3G speeds on another phone, so I know it's not he SIM card. I can get voice calls on both Tmobile and AT&T with no problem.
Does the International Edition (GT-P1000) have the US 3G Tmobile bands?
Any input is welcome, thanks.
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Is there a solution to this yet?? I recently got hold of a P1000 from Germany. Thanks a ton!

adept777 said:
Is there a solution to this yet?? I recently got hold of a P1000 from Germany. Thanks a ton!
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According to what I have figured Out....it disappointed me too, But!!
GT-P1000 is not capable of running 3G Tmobile network
The Hardware CPU, Radio Chip...is capable and is switchable to the band of 1700/2100 MHZ.
The Radio Amplifier is not Capable of 1700/2100 MHZ bands....so us who have International Version of the Tab is Screwed!!!
The proof = I flashed my GT-P1000 using Tmobile Modem to switch and ENABLE 1700/2100....I can only have Edge+Voice...when I flash to T849 modem....the Tab gives No Signal
if the GT-P1000 was capable of handling 1700/2100 Bands easily then my Tab should do 3G only by using T849 TMobile Tab modem Bin
I am a google nooby and is doing what I could....those are what I found out...seem like I have to sell my GT-p1000 Soon.

Or switch to at&t and 3g & voice work
Sent from my GT-P1000 using XDA App

quattr0 said:
Or switch to at&t and 3g & voice work
Sent from my GT-P1000 using XDA App
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This is the only way...yeah...wait til TMobile release Phone + data on tab...or switch to ATT
The international version and the ATT tab is about the same....the 1700 mhz band is shot out.....
Samsung exclusively included 1700 for US tmobile just as they exclusively make cdma tab for the sprint and verizon.......
No hope....m selling mine, or return to the place i bought from and lose 200 usd
****If buying this tab for phone call and edge only***** I rather go for the Ipad 2 or Iphone 5 in a few months
US tmobile have a unique stupid bands on their 3G....and all of the phones or tabs they have suck monkey *****....

Hi everyone I was reading Motohammers post in the developers form about being able to get 3G on a GT-P1000.
My question is this... It's my friends tab and I am not able to get 3G at all. He doesn't care about being able to use the phone, but would like to use 3G data if he is out of wifi.
info in the tab:
firmware= 2.2
baseband= P1000XXJHA
Kernel ver= 2.6.32.9
[email protected] #1
build number= FROYO.XXJMA
I followed Rotohammers T-Mobile Modem Switcher, but am getting
stderr: Unable to chmod /data/local/tmp/
redbend_ua: No such file or directory
stderr: /data/local/tmp/redbend_ua: not found
I followed the directions exactly and still no go... followed another guys post to install files on the internal sd card and still can't get 3G to come up no matter what.
The SIM card I am using is from a Galaxy Captivate S with voice and Data (6gig plan) on Rogers....
Any ideas?
Thanks very much!
M.

@fishguyis
Have you tried flashing a Rogers modem? At the end of your post you say you are using a voice/data sim on Rogers, not sure if you have tried this or if it will even work but as far as I know if you flash a modem that doesn't work you just won't have a signal, and you can just flash back to a modem with signal, if you got the modem switcher working and you just don't get a signal or if you only get edge, most of the time you can rename another modem to match roto's modem name in the switcher and swap the modem you want to flash with the modem that roto includes with the switcher, like if you want to try a Rogers modem just rename it to match and swap with roto's included 3g modem, I hope that is not to confusing I can't think of any other way to explain it, I hope this helps in anyway and I hope you get it working.
Sent from Githrog's GT-P1000 using XDA App

fishguyis said:
Hi everyone I was reading Motohammers post in the developers form about being able to get 3G on a GT-P1000.
My question is this... It's my friends tab and I am not able to get 3G at all. He doesn't care about being able to use the phone, but would like to use 3G data if he is out of wifi.
info in the tab:
firmware= 2.2
baseband= P1000XXJHA
Kernel ver= 2.6.32.9
[email protected] #1
build number= FROYO.XXJMA
I followed Rotohammers T-Mobile Modem Switcher, but am getting
stderr: Unable to chmod /data/local/tmp/
redbend_ua: No such file or directory
stderr: /data/local/tmp/redbend_ua: not found
I followed the directions exactly and still no go... followed another guys post to install files on the internal sd card and still can't get 3G to come up no matter what.
The SIM card I am using is from a Galaxy Captivate S with voice and Data (6gig plan) on Rogers....
Any ideas?
Thanks very much!
M.
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hey what worked for me is i put the modemswitch folder into the INTERNAL memory[main folder] and i also put the switch.sh file into INTERNAL..
iono why it wasnt working on my external SD[got same errors as you] but once i did this...everything worked fine and i didnt get the error you got.
let me know if that helps you. as of right now my modemswitch folder is still located in my internal memory and i can switch back and forth easily.
edit- didnt see that u did this already. umm try to do it a few times. last night it wasnt switching for me.. so i charged the tab all the way up, switched my wifi off and did it again this morning and it switched for me..

magnum_touchpro said:
hey what worked for me is i put the modemswitch folder into the INTERNAL memory[main folder] and i also put the switch.sh file into INTERNAL..
iono why it wasnt working on my external SD[got same errors as you] but once i did this...everything worked fine and i didnt get the error you got.
let me know if that helps you. as of right now my modemswitch folder is still located in my internal memory and i can switch back and forth easily.
edit- didnt see that u did this already. umm try to do it a few times. last night it wasnt switching for me.. so i charged the tab all the way up, switched my wifi off and did it again this morning and it switched for me..
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Hey magnum,
I have tried at least 50+ times hitting the switch shortcut and i always get the same error...
I noticed in the post there was a problem with the switch.sh file from the OP but he said he fixed it... I re-downloaded the zip and tried everything again and still get the same error. ARGH getting frustrated LOL

fishguyis said:
Hey magnum,
I have tried at least 50+ times hitting the switch shortcut and i always get the same error...
I noticed in the post there was a problem with the switch.sh file from the OP but he said he fixed it... I re-downloaded the zip and tried everything again and still get the same error. ARGH getting frustrated LOL
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idk, try to switch over to the overcome rom/kernel[if you haven't already] and try it that way if you want the 3g..
i must say the euro tab is nice and the 3g works good, i was video chatting earlier with no lag and even hit H speeds, not sure the big difference between 3g and H tho.
oh yeah my sim was from my tmo vibrant/g2 so it seems like we have the same set up, just dont understand why you are getting that error.
oh heres the info for my tab
model - gtp1000
firmware-2.2
baseband-t959tjl3 roto-2g
kernel version
2.6.32.9
[email protected] #45
build # overcome v1.2.0
just giving you the information so you can match it up to mine to see if the 3g works. good luck bruh

magnum_touchpro said:
idk, try to switch over to the overcome rom/kernel[if you haven't already] and try it that way if you want the 3g..
i must say the euro tab is nice and the 3g works good, i was video chatting earlier with no lag and even hit H speeds, not sure the big difference between 3g and H tho.
oh yeah my sim was from my tmo vibrant/g2 so it seems like we have the same set up, just dont understand why you are getting that error.
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I am not sure if this makes a difference but the GT is from Bell Mobility and if I go to "wireless/network", "mobile Networks", network mode, I get GSM/WCDMA (auto mode)
GSM only
WCDMA only
Does that mean there is no 3G available at all?
Thanks for your patience, I have been reading like crazy...
M

fishguyis said:
I am not sure if this makes a difference but the GT is from Bell Mobility and if I go to "wireless/network", "mobile Networks", network mode, I get GSM/WCDMA (auto mode)
GSM only
WCDMA only
Does that mean there is no 3G available at all?
Thanks for your patience, I have been reading like crazy...
M
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no because mine has gsm/wcdma in automode also and i get 3g..
im not sure about bell mobility GT but if its not working after all the work you should probably try to flash over to Overcome and see if it changes anything.

magnum_touchpro said:
no because mine has gsm/wcdma in automode also and i get 3g..
im not sure about bell mobility GT but if its not working after all the work you should probably try to flash over to Overcome and see if it changes anything.
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Ok I will read up on how to flash over to Overcome.
Thanks SOO much for you help Magnum I really appreciate it.
I came from iOS and was very comfortable with jailbreaking etc. This is very new to me but I am LOVING ANDROID!!!!!!
M.

magnum_touchpro said:
no because mine has gsm/wcdma in automode also and i get 3g..
im not sure about bell mobility GT but if its not working after all the work you should probably try to flash over to Overcome and see if it changes anything.
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So you are saying that you have Tmobile 3G on your TAB International Version GT-p1000 ? If so Please let me know what you did to have it ?

yes I have 3g on my tab when I switch to it.. look @ my sig thats everything I have installed..just install the same rom and kernel I have.
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magnum_touchpro said:
yes I have 3g on my tab when I switch to it.. look @ my sig thats everything I have installed..just install the same rom and kernel I have.
Sent from my GT-P1000 using XDA App
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I think I may have a problem here....I flashed my Tab with the JJI latest firmware from Samfirmware....and I failed to reflash it to another PDA....I doubt that I could reflash everything to what u have now
What makes you have the 3G anyway ? is it the modem ? or is it the Rom ? Kernel

Anyone using the octa gt-i9500 on Tmobile

I have the international version of the s4 on Tmobile USA network. I'm having issues with getting 3g/4g/H+ connection. Majority if the time is staying on edge, I've called tmobile and they've helped little, made a few adjustments but still mainly getting edge. Just seeing if anyone is encountering the same thing and found a solution.

calibachrome said:
I have the international version of the s4 on Tmobile USA network. I'm having issues with getting 3g/4g/H+ connection. Majority if the time is staying on edge, I've called tmobile and they've helped little, made a few adjustments but still mainly getting edge. Just seeing if anyone is encountering the same thing and found a solution.
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I doubt that i9500 will support 4G but 3g should work may be some APN / Area issue
http://www.gsmarena.com/compare.php3?idPhone1=5125&idPhone2=5371

Im on Tmobile (USA/New Jersey)
Almost all Manhattan cover with H/H+, sometimes I see 3G.
In New Jersey most of the time Edge.
Regards.

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Im on Tmobile (USA/New Jersey)
Almost all Manhattan cover with H/H+, sometimes I see 3G.
In New Jersey most of the time Edge.
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What network mode are u running and did u do any modifications to the access points?

calibachrome said:
What network mode are u running and did u do any modifications to the access points?
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-GSM/WCDMA (auto/connect)
-"0" modification.
Boy is it your first international phone?
Any way what kind of modification they (tmobile) do to you ?

avetny said:
-GSM/WCDMA (auto/connect)
-"0" modification.
Boy is it your first international phone?
Any way what kind of modification they (tmobile) do to you ?
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Yeah first international, got it as a gift or otherwise I would have gotten the carrier branded. They had me changed it to WCMDA, and changed the apn name to fast.t-mobile.com That actually got me some H+ and 3G connection momentarily then went right back to edge.

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Yeah first international, got it as a gift or otherwise I would have gotten the carrier branded. They had me changed it to WCMDA, and changed the apn name to fast.t-mobile.com That actually got me some H+ and 3G connection momentarily then went right back to edge.
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Oh....all international phones not compatibly with t-mobile 4G bandage. I remember I started seeing first "3G" in the end of 2012. I shocked I got H+ most of the time with GS4 ! (example check my screenshot. This is now in Jersey City)
Also international phones got stable "3G" everywhere on AT&T.
And BTW thank you very much for this "They had me changed it to WCMDA, and changed the apn name to fast.t-mobile.com That actually got me some H+ and 3G connection momentarily then went right back to edge." I will try.
Regards.

I'd just sell the international and buy the t mobile version. Make your life easier.

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I'd just sell the international and buy the t mobile version. Make your life easier.
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No. I don't need Snapdragon even for free.
I got my phone more than a month ago. It's soon the time to sell this phone...(Note3 coming out)
...example my Note3 will be on sale already when it will "just arrived" to usa networks.
+International phones got biggest development.
Regards.

avetny said:
No. I don't need Snapdragon even for free.
I got my phone more than a month ago. It's soon the time to sell this phone...(Note3 coming out)
...example my Note3 will be on sale already when it will "just arrived" to usa networks.
+International phones got biggest development.
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Yeah I just put it on Craigslist seeing if someone is interested in a trade for a carrier brand. I love this version and all but it's 2013 I need network speed. I just can't believe with all this technology they can't make a international phone that supports worldwide bands. I was asking on here if there was a way to root it and flash the Tmobile bands or another route other than trading out for a carrier branded model.

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Yeah I just put it on Craigslist seeing if someone is interested in a trade for a carrier brand. I love this version and all but it's 2013 I need network speed. I just can't believe with all this technology they can't make a international phone that supports worldwide bands. I was asking on here if there was a way to root it and flash the Tmobile bands or another route other than trading out for a carrier branded model.
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Yea I see your point.

So is there a way to root and flash Tmobile radio or bands?

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So is there a way to root and flash Tmobile radio or bands?
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unfortunately it comes down to the hardware, and long story short, the I9500 does not have 1700mhz band. www.airportal.de let's you see where t mobile is "refarming" the 1900mhz band which will work with your phone.
sorry dude, and I'm sorry too because I play 3d games and the I9500 has a smoother and faster gpu :crying:

calibachrome said:
I have the international version of the s4 on Tmobile USA network. I'm having issues with getting 3g/4g/H+ connection. Majority if the time is staying on edge, I've called tmobile and they've helped little, made a few adjustments but still mainly getting edge. Just seeing if anyone is encountering the same thing and found a solution.
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yes.
same here.
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avetny said:
Im on Tmobile (USA/New Jersey)
Almost all Manhattan cover with H/H+, sometimes I see 3G.
In New Jersey most of the time Edge.
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me too

Note 4 exynos LTE problem

does anyone have this problem? i have a friend in the same room with lg g3 on his hand connected with the 4g lte. i have my note 4 with lte capable sim but i got only h+. i really hate this feeling that the g3 beats my note 4 in connectivity issues.. any help will be much appreciated. btw im from philippines and my carrier is smart. tia.

I thought the Exynos CPU wasn't LTE capable? I thought that's the whole reason why the US (which is where I live and LTE is abundant and a big selling point) variant's all use the Snapdragon CPU.
If I'm right, then your phone can't use LTE because it doesn't have the proper hardware. It wouldn't matter if you put in a sim capable of LTE. It would be like having a WiFi router that's capable of a/b/g/n/ac and trying to use a phone only capable of seeing a/b/g signals. The router (the cell tower) would be putting out all signals, yet the phone would not be able to see the n or ac signals.
Another thing is that you may need to have your provider register the phone's IMEI. I had this happen with my old phone, which was LTE capable, but it only got H+. Turns out that the ATT guy didn't register the IMEI, so ATT thought I was still using the phone prior, which was an S2 and wasn't LTE capable. The was basically a cap on the account preventing me from getting lte.

no sir.. Exynos variants are also LTE capable.. I have my LTE in some open roads when i ride the bus.. but my confusion is that my friend and i was in the same room but he has lte in his g3 (he also have the ip5s but sell it which also have lte in that room) while my note 4 only reached the h+.. it hurts actually.

Well I am on 910C, and I have a pretty good coverage in 4G. I didn't notice any difference when I transit from my Note 2 to Note 4, it is the same reception I have been getting..

well, its hard to accept things in here but I think I cant do anything about it. Thanks btw.

rexxar31 said:
no sir.. Exynos variants are also LTE capable.. I have my LTE in some open roads when i ride the bus.. but my confusion is that my friend and i was in the same room but he has lte in his g3 (he also have the ip5s but sell it which also have lte in that room) while my note 4 only reached the h+.. it hurts actually.
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Oh ok. I misunderstood your initial post and I thought I read somewhere that the Exynos version couldn't work with lte.
Stupid question, but are you both on the same carrier? If so then I have no clue why one phone would get lte and the other not. Unless the G3 has a better antenna or something.
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well, its hard to accept things in here but I think I cant do anything about it. Thanks btw.
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May be the only thing to do unfortunately lol

spexwood said:
Oh ok. I misunderstood your initial post and I thought I read somewhere that the Exynos version couldn't work with lte.
Stupid question, but are you both on the same carrier? If so then I have no clue why one phone would get lte and the other not. Unless the G3 has a better antenna or something.
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Yes we have the same carrier which is SMART. All the difference I know is that his sim came from a smart plan while mine does not. I just bought it from a smart store. I think it wasn't the problem anyway but i cant think of any differences. He has iphone5s before he got the g3 and also got 4g in that room.

I got the same problem as you, and Samsung confirmed that my device has radio defects. And soon I will get the replacement.

FUXAS said:
I got the same problem as you, and Samsung confirmed that my device has radio defects. And soon I will get the replacement.
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Maybe I should go to my carrier because it is a part of my carrier plan. Thanks.

i check my friend's signal and i found out that it has -93dbm and 49asu and having lte(his phone was an lg g3) and mine has -63dbm and 25asu (galaxy note 4) but doesnt have lte. which signal is better? i dont have any idea in here.. thanks.

rexxar31 said:
i check my friend's signal and i found out that it has -93dbm and 49asu and having lte(his phone was an lg g3) and mine has -63dbm and 25asu (galaxy note 4) but doesnt have lte. which signal is better? i dont have any idea in here.. thanks.
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If possible swap sim card with your friends sim card, easiest way to isolate problem.

i never tried to swap sim card with him but i already tried another LTE sim card but the result is the same. did you think my note has a problem.? im going to attach pictures. mine is the ss and the picture from camera is the g3. we are in the same room as well.

Can you post this two screen shot,this is mine.

no problem. this is mine. I already checked if the LTE is enabled but got no luck. :crying:

Buddy, I sent you a pm.

Your device is defect, i've returned a 910C with a problem like this, no calls possible in 4g3g2g and 3g2g auto mode, extremely unstable lte and umts data connection, etc. unusable. They swapped the motherboard, i think, because of a better asv group for cpu now and a resetted knox and custom counter. IMEI is still the same. Well, now everything works, i've stable lte and umts and i calls work.

pappschlumpf said:
Your device is defect, i've returned a 910C with a problem like this, no calls possible in 4g3g2g and 3g2g auto mode, extremely unstable lte and umts data connection, etc. unusable. They swapped the motherboard, i think, because of a better asv group for cpu now and a resetted knox and custom counter. IMEI is still the same. Well, now everything works, i've stable lte and umts and i calls work.
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i am really going to report this to them because it gives me too much inconvenience.

Galax S5 Sm-G900R7- Is This Phone Compatible With GSM Networks?

sm-g900r7
hey i have a big answer is this phone only cdma? i see it read my gsm card but it doesnt get signal, im very confused thanks to ebay -_-, and i dont know why it have a sim card holder.

Delpatio said:
hey i have a big answer is this phone only cdma? i see it read my gsm card but it doesnt get signal, im very confused thanks to ebay -_-, and i dont know why it have a sim card holder.
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Same story. Few days ago I bought this device (G900R7) on ebay. I thought it was CDMA+GSM phone, like G900v and G900p, but I was wrong. It turns out, that this phone is CDMA only. There are no CDMA networks in my country.
SIM card slot is for 4G LTE internet ONLY. Phone can't ever discover gsm networks.

mirushaki said:
Same story. Few days ago I bought this device (G900R7) on ebay. I thought it was CDMA+GSM phone, like G900v and G900p, but I was wrong. It turns out, that this phone is CDMA only. There are no CDMA networks in my country.
SIM card slot is for 4G LTE internet ONLY. Phone can't ever discover gsm networks.
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if thats the case, its quite unfortunate and you have my sympathy. But it just seems odd for that to be the case. The only 2 versions that i was aware of that physically differed from one another were the xynos vs snapdragon processor. Other than that it just doesnt make any sense for samsung to have had taken gsm capabilities away. The radio firmware very well could be written to not look for gsm networks, and that might be an obstacle that isnt something we can fix, but i seriously doubt that its a physical thing