Hi everyone,
I recently got an amazon.COM gift card, but I live in Canada. I want to purchase a Galaxy S4 but I don't know which movel to get. From my understanding, the model Telus Canada offers is the i337m, so naturally I looked at the sgh-i337 offered by AT&T. Will I get LTE network using the AT&T S4 on Telus?
Some of my research:
The SGH-I337 works on the following bands:
LTE: Bands 1/4/7/17; HSPA+/UMTS: 850/1900/2100MHz; GSM: 850/900/1800/1900MHz
(source: Samsung website (can't post external links =[ ))
And according to this page: wikipedia/List_of_LTE_networks#Americas (again, no external links), it would seem that Telus uses band 4 for its LTE networks. Can anyone confirm if this will allow the SGH-I9337 to have LTE network on Telus?
Thanks!
It works if you have it unlocked.
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ma678 said:
It works if you have it unlocked.
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Thanks for the quick reply!
Here's what I was thinking of buying: amazon.com/gp/product/B00CRO6QFA/ref=s9_simh_gw_p107_d0_i1?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=center-2&pf_rd_r=1APEBNR0F4V4YMKB72BA&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=1389517282&pf_rd_i=507846
I would try to find a tmobile, or international I9505 so you don't have to worry about a locked boot loader
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mymusicathome said:
I would try to find a tmobile, or international I9505 so you don't have to worry about a locked boot loader
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But the I9505 won't have LTE network on Telus, right?
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Hi everyone,
I thought I'd write a follow-up on this thread for anyone that might stumble on it later on.
I did receive my unlocked SGH-I337 (not SGH-I337M) and it did not immediately work on Telus' LTE network (it didn't even work on 3G/EDGE either). But I did not stop there. I set the APN setting as mentionned on Telus' website and that didn't work either. At that point I was a bit desperate and I called Telus to make sure it wasn't something on their end, it wasn't. At this point I was a little panicking, I thought I would have to re-sell my phone.
So I rooted my phone using this technique: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2387577 (I had the MF3 firmware version).
Then I did this "hack" to enable more LTE bands: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2291589 (*#7284# didn't work for me, but I found the solution elsewhere, I had to use *#0808* instead).
Then using *#2263# I chose "[6] LTE/WCDMA Mode Only" and voilà, I was using Telus' LTE network!
Credit goes to authors in the posts mentioned above.
Hopefully this might help someone else at some point! Thanks everyone.
You need to unlock your phone to enable lte hack, while root is not necessary.
Congrats on its working now.
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You need to unlock your phone to enable lte hack, while root is not necessary.
Congrats on its working now.
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Thanks!
I thought you had to be rooted due to this post: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=42069163&postcount=71, thanks for the update, though.
Anyhow, it's good to be rooted
I haven't rooted my phone yet, but I have enabled LTE after unlocking my phone., and I use it on Wind mobile network.
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is there any difference between the two besides ours being boot locked and network locked?
what I'm really asking is if I get the i9505 can I use it on att and get all the compatible network bands?
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I don't think you'll get LTE with it though.
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soraxd said:
is there any difference between the two besides ours being boot locked and network locked?
what I'm really asking is if I get the i9505 can I use it on att and get all the compatible network bands?
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I've been trying to look into this, and I'm pretty šure that the i9505 doesn't have AT&T LTE band support =[ Good news is that the Tmobile variant will have support for AT&T LTE bands without a locked bootloader. I'm going to just buy an unlocked Tmobile variant and use it on AT&T to sidestep the whole bootloader garbage.
Hello,
I bought an unlocked I9505 version of the Galaxy S4 and live in the US and my carrier is AT&T.
I know I have LTE service in my area since I came from iPhone and other phones in my household has LTE service in their phone's but mine?
My I9505 only shows and toggles between H and H+ but not the 4G and LTE subscript text next to the signal bars.
I've checked to make sure that under Mobile Networks that LTE/GSM/WCDMA is chosen and APN* settings are correct.
Anyone else having the same experience? Is there something wrong with the phone?
It has LTE, I get 4G on mine
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What could be possibly wrong with mine?
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What could be possibly wrong with mine?
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I flashed the latest ROM (MDN) and first I did no have LTE a well, but after I did factory reset - it appeared .
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did your simcard support LTE ??
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did your simcard support LTE ??
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I think - it does not support. We do not have LTE service here yet. But I have a choice LTE/GSM/WCDMA (auto connect)
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did your simcard support LTE ??
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Yes, I also called AT&T support to make sure I'm provisioned to have LTE and they said yes.
In germany we have a problem too.
interrupts the LTE network and you have no more contact?
It seems as if there were in all i9505's the problem. I turned it off, because LTE is too expensive here.
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myname70 said:
I flashed the latest ROM (MDN) and first I did no have LTE a well, but after I did factory reset - it appeared .
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I've already did a factory reset once but nothing happened. It's still not showing LTE.
exnokiafanboy said:
Hello,
I bought an unlocked I9505 version of the Galaxy S4 and live in the US and my carrier is AT&T.
I know I have LTE service in my area since I came from iPhone and other phones in my household has LTE service in their phone's but mine?
My I9505 only shows and toggles between H and H+ but not the 4G and LTE subscript text next to the signal bars.
I've checked to make sure that under Mobile Networks that LTE/GSM/WCDMA is chosen and APN* settings are correct.
Anyone else having the same experience? Is there something wrong with the phone?
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As far as I know of, the GT-I9505 does not support AT&T LTE bands. This would explain why you can't get any LTE signal with it.
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As far as I know of, the GT-I9505 does not support AT&T LTE bands. This would explain why you can't get any LTE signal with it.
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Awww, that's a bummer.
I am having the exact same issue, I have an i9505 and do not get the option of LTE on the list only GSM/WCDMA, GSM Only or WCDMA Only.
I had an LTE S3 and obviously that had an option for it in the network settings.
If the 4G was not compatible in my area then i would assume it would not be able to find a signal and not just disallow the selection in the settings.
Im in Australia btw and bought it unlocked from a company that shipped from Hong Kong.
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I am having the exact same issue, I have an i9505 and do not get the option of LTE on the list only GSM/WCDMA, GSM Only or WCDMA Only.
I had an LTE S3 and obviously that had an option for it in the network settings.
If the 4G was not compatible in my area then i would assume it would not be able to find a signal and not just disallow the selection in the settings.
Im in Australia btw and bought it unlocked from a company that shipped from Hong Kong.
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You need a LTE compatible USIM to be able to list the "4G" option otherwise it does not appear. It's kinda stupid but it's the way it works.
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mathieulh said:
You need a LTE compatible USIM to be able to list the "4G" option otherwise it does not appear. It's kinda stupid but it's the way it works.
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Ok, this is the sim i was using in my LTE S3 and that worked fine. Should this not work?
chriswazza said:
Ok, this is the sim i was using in my LTE S3 and that worked fine. Should this not work?
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Hum... That's odd, maybe your CSC does not allow LTE.
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Hum... That's odd, maybe your CSC does not allow LTE.
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Ok. What would that mean? I was assured by the company I bought it from that it would work.
My csc is i9505zzhamde if that helps
I've contacted AT&T tech support and found out the reason why I can't get LTE. Different techs will give you different answers so I kept prying each
tech that I've encountered with to give me some sensible answer.
One tech said that the 9'th and 10th digit of the ATT sim should be 2 and 5. I checked my old iPhone's nano sim and it was 2 and 5. The replacement sim that I've received when I got my S4 was 2 and 9. So I went to an AT&T store to have my sim replaced, ofcourse they ignored what I told them that I'd like to have a sim with the 9th and 10th digit to be 2 and 5. ATT rep said that their new sim should work with LTE (which I thought should be) regardless of the 9th and 10th digit. Then, nothing still H+. Oh well...
So went home and tried chatting with the rep again and found out this:
LTE service is not provisioned in my plan since AT&T's system can't recognize my phone's IMEI hence they can't add it to their system.
So does that mean that GT-I9505 can have 4g LTE with AT&T's as long as they can register my IMEI on their network?
but w/e the sooner I can get over that I9505 isn't compatible with AT&T 's LTE the better.
Hm... When I was with Hybrid ROM MDN and modem MDN without ANY CSC, it shows me LTE/GSM/WCDMA (auto connect). But now I flashed Modified MDM ROM with MDM modem with BTU CSC and the LTE disappeared..... I have only GSM/WCDMA option.... (just to remind that My GSM Operator does not provide LTE)
What do you think? maybe the LTE/GSM/WCDMA (auto connect) in the menu depends on th chosen CSC...
I think they are telling you a bunch of lies. The I9505 does not have the LTE bands for AT&T and that's really all there is to it.
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The spec sheet for the Verizon G2 say that it's capable of both world GSM and CDMA, but someone said that it wouldn't work on any other network. Can someone confirm this? I really want the Verizon one because of wireless charging and lack of tabs in settings menu, but it's no good if it won't work.
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I think it is GSM unlocked but for outside of the US only. And BTW the tabbed settings layout is configurable on all versions.
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I think it is GSM unlocked but for outside of the US only. And BTW the tabbed settings layout is configurable on all versions.
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Well, I'm not from the US anyways...
For the settings, I figured that one out today, so I might just go with ATT. They rooted it flawlessly and plus ATT has the lowest price. Apparently they found it extremely difficult to root the VZW at first because there were no drivers for VS980.
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I might be getting the VZW version because I live outside of the US too and my carrier works on 3G 900Mhz and (correct me anyone if I'm mistaken) the AT&T version does not support that band.
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Verizon works in the US and is SIM unlocked. Using metro and T-Mobile Sims now as I test out their networks......
Edit: let me also point out you have to add the apn if you want data. You don't have to call Verizon or anything. Just plug in the SIM card of your choice add the apn and you are good to go. This has been done on all verizon LTE phones with SIM cards as long as the phone supports the bands of the network you are trying to use.
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XanoZuke said:
Well, I'm not from the US anyways...
For the settings, I figured that one out today, so I might just go with ATT. They rooted it flawlessly and plus ATT has the lowest price. Apparently they found it extremely difficult to root the VZW at first because there were no drivers for VS980.
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Drivers weren't the issue. It just took a while because people didn't realize you had to select "Ethernet" as your USB connection mode. Takes a single tap and you can use the driver that comes on the phone.
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hi,guys!
I want to buy a samsung galaxy note3 N9005,and i'm using Tmobile now.
But i don't know does it compatible to Tmobile 4g/HSPA+ newtork?
i saw in negri electronics,they said it doesn't work in tmobile's 4G.
So can you guys tell me about that? does note 3 N9005 work in Tmobile's 4G?
Thanks a lot.
I thought I read somewhere that the processor is comparable with all current LTE bands and all you had to do was flash a T-Mobile modem.
Don't quote me on that though because I don't want to be responsible for a broken note 3. Try using search on xda or ask in the T-Mobile note 3 forum. I know the info is around here somewhere.
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It will work except for LTE, and you might be able to enable the LTE by flashing a T-Mo modem. I have the N900T with an N9005 ROM and it works great, still with T-Mo modem. N9005 ROM doesn't have the LTE indicator but if it says 4G that means LTE.
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It will work except for LTE, and you might be able to enable the LTE by flashing a T-Mo modem. I have the N900T with an N9005 ROM and it works great, still with T-Mo modem. N9005 ROM doesn't have the LTE indicator but if it says 4G that means LTE.
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Thanks a lot for answer me.
I intend to buy note 3 SM9005 at Negri Electronic,so i asked them and they said it won't work with Tmobile's 4G. But i asked Samsung's agent by live chat and the guy said it would compatible with tmobile 4G. So confuse,can anybody have SM9005 help me,please. ^^!
I just bought a galaxy note 4 SM-N910U
I'm trying to figure out if it supports LTE in Canada (Rogers)
I've read conflicting sites that say it can do LTE and some other sites that say it won't.
Whats the verdict on this?
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I just bought a galaxy note 4 SM-N910U
I'm trying to figure out if it supports LTE in Canada (Rogers)
I've read conflicting sites that say it can do LTE and some other sites that say it won't.
Whats the verdict on this?
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I am on Telus with it and it gets lte np
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I just wasnt sure because it says 4g and not lte on the status bar
I'm on virgin (bell Canada), and my N910U gets LTE, although it burns the battery like nobody's business. So I've switched it back to HSPA+.
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I just did speed test and got 103mb dl 23mb ul
[email protected] said:
I just bought a galaxy note 4 SM-N910U
I'm trying to figure out if it supports LTE in Canada (Rogers)
I've read conflicting sites that say it can do LTE and some other sites that say it won't.
Whats the verdict on this?
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I have SM-N910U and also use Rogers. Yes, I get LTE both on band 4 and 7.
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I just wasnt sure because it says 4g and not lte on the status bar
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4G and LTE are referred to the same thing.