I'm being sent off to the UK for 3 months for work and wanted to ask the wise folks around here what are my options for using my XV6800 over there.
Are there any carriers over there that support CDMA and will activate my phone for the short time?
If I just stick with VZW, can I roam over there? How would data access work? GPS? If nothing else, I'd love to be able to use my hand-held GPS to help find my way around London.
Is there a FAQ/wiki anywhere with this info?
If it makes a difference, I'm running w/ DCD 3.2.6 and 3.42.5 Radio
TIA for any info.
I dont think there is much if any cdma coverage in the UK, although I saw someone here from India I believe converted his 6800 to RUIM, which is kinda like a sim card for cdma. Not going to help if there is no service there though
Might be better off just getting a prepaid gsm phone whilst over there.
So I just bought the tab at retail price and activated a monthly plan for it. What I want to know is whether or not the device would work with a sim that only had an android data plan versus the web connect rate plan. I would obviously rather pay less if at all possible. Thank you in advance for any advice you may have to offer.
P.S. Loving the tab so far. Even more capable than i thought.
The answer depends on what carrier you are using. US t-mobile allows for webconnect only. At&t seems allows for use phone Sim card from tmo but you will get only edge because of 3g incompatibility between these networks. I did not try reverse option.
I am thinking of getting a Sprint Note 3 since I keep blasting through my Verizon data in about a day and sprint is offering Unlimited data again. So my question I seem not to be able to find out is if I do get the Sprint Note 3 is it possible to swap back and forth with my Verizon Sim.
From my understanding Sprint/Verizon works on CDMA / GSM as well as Sprints Note 3 has a how to switch your sim on the site.
If this is possible what steps do I need to take?
Also to clarify I also do not have a Bill on Verizon it is a family plan just in case someone wants to ask why I want to have another carrier as well.
Thanks in advance.
I have Verizon unlimited data. I'm currently using a LG G4 with the hotspot provisioning hack. It works great but would like to upgrade to the USA G7 unlocked SM-G935UZSAXAA.
I DO NOT WANT TO USE FOXFI!!.
Does anyone know if there's a way to use the native hotspot on the unlocked Samsung G7 Edge SM-G935UZSAXAA?
I'm not sure what they mean by unlocked. Is the bootloader unlocked and I could run Cyanogen, etc. or another ROM that has NATIVE hotspot provisioning enabled without paying the extra fees to Verizon. My G4 works great. FoxFi uses at least 4X the battery life and the phone gets very hot. And some things just won't work on a private proxy.
Thanks,
-Joe
The unlocked doesn't have anything to do with the bootloader. It strictly means that the phone isn't tied to any carrier, but has every US carrier band (CDMA, GSM, all the LTE stuff, etc.), so you can easily switch between carriers.
In terms of hotspot/tethering, I can't give you an answer on that yet as I just ordered my GS7E Unlocked a few minutes ago. I'm also a Verizon users but I haven't had unlimited data in a while. Hopefully someone with more knowledge will weigh in and provide a better answer.
So I need a phone for a while on a pre-paid cash only plan. I was going to pick up a straight talk card from Walmart. I have 2 old Samsung S4 phones from Verizon and T-Mobile. Will the sim card activation chip I get work on either one of them, or does it have to be specific to the previous carrier. Is there an advantage to going with one or the other. I would prefer to put my own rom on there if possible since it is such an old phone. Is one going to be better suited than the other. As far as I know, both phones are out of contract. I know for sure the Verizon phone is already unlocked via verification from Verizon.
Thank you.
If you're buying an activation package from WalMart ($45 airtime card plus SIM), it should come with multiple SIM cards for Verizon, AT&T, and T-Mobile. Thus you can use the service on any phone. If it doesn't, you'll likely have a GSM SIM, meaning you would need to use the T-Mobile S4 to get service.
The advantage to using Verizon is access to Verizon's network, which is the largest in the country. The disadvantage is that your LTE speeds are throttled to 5MBps. With T-Mobile, your network is much smaller, but your LTE I don't believe is throttled. I personally would take the time to carrier unlock your T-Mobile device (see the thread we have on unlocking phones in the General section), and then use the AT&T SIM. With AT&T, you get a network nearly as large as Verizon, plus LTE is not throttled.
As to ROMs, you're simply going to have to try them. Regardless of the ROM you use, so long as you know how to set up an APN in settings, you're good. Straight Talk changes their APNs from time to time, and the ROMs don't always use the latest APN.
Very good information and exactly what I was looking for. One more question on that if you don't mind. If I start out on Straight talk with the AT&T, can I switch over to Verizon a week or two later effortlessly, or would I need to do something to switch sims?
I do not know how to change APN's, but I am sure I can find the answer to that using search.
Thank you.
If you wanted to switch over to Verizon from AT&T, you would need to transfer your service from the AT&T SIM to the Verizon SIM. To do this, you have to go online to Straight Talk's website. Now, while they do offer an automated procedure to do this, the best thing to do is open up a chat window to one of their support reps, and have the support rep process the service swap.
Keep in mind two things.
Once you switch SIM cards, the old SIM is no longer usable. Should you change your mind and want to go back to AT&T, you would need to purchase an AT&T SIM off Straight Talk's website. They normally charge $15 plus shipping for the privilege, but if you hit it right you can often get the SIM cards for a dollar plus shipping, which is somewhat more palatable. I will say that when you get your next phone, you'll likely have to get a Nano SIM. However, you can then go onto Amazon and purchase a SIM adapter, just in case.
I am a person who believes in getting everything that you pay for, and with Verizon, a throttled LTE service doesn't qualify as getting everything that you pay for. Thus, I do not recommend switching to Verizon, ever. Stay with AT&T.
Ok. Good advice. Thank you.
The only reason I wanted to try both was because I am in a high rise where service can be sketchy. Not sure which one will work best up here. I currently have Sprint which does not work at all.