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[Q] Should I Root or Not ... Verizon Version on T-mobile

Hi Guys,
I ended up getting this phone as a replacement for my 4s which I absolutely hate.
The phone is stock unlocked to work with Tmobile but I dont get 4g LTE and I also cant tether. I asks me to put in a Verizon Sim Card in order to be able to tether even with FoxFi.
Should I root in hopes to atleast be able to tether. I dont think it's possible to get 4G LTE bands on the Verizon edition (yet) which is a bummer. I love the phone so far it's just these two things... oh and that hideous Verizon logo on the top right but I cant do anything about that.

Xplic1T said:
Hi Guys,
I ended up getting this phone as a replacement for my 4s which I absolutely hate.
The phone is stock unlocked to work with Tmobile but I dont get 4g LTE and I also cant tether. I asks me to put in a Verizon Sim Card in order to be able to tether even with FoxFi.
Should I root in hopes to atleast be able to tether. I dont think it's possible to get 4G LTE bands on the Verizon edition (yet) which is a bummer. I love the phone so far it's just these two things... oh and that hideous Verizon logo on the top right but I cant do anything about that.
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I would root if there was a real need. I have LG G2 (Tmobile) I will root for one reason and thats ARU so I can use it on my Appradio 3.

carrier issue

So I just bought a verizon G2 couple days ago using it on ATT network. I don't see ATT logo and it shows that my phone is roaming. Also, the internet speed has been slowing down. Can anyone tell me why is this happening, and is there anyway I could make it work out as if it were an ATT phone ? Should I buy a code to unlock it , root it ? I'm totally new, but looking forward to hear from you guys. Please help !

Did you manually put in att's apn info? Google it if you haven't...
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[Q] SGS4 on TMO?

Hey guys, I'm considering switching over to TMO. My wife has a SGS4 w/ att. I've seen the unlock method but what I haven't found is a clear answer to this:
Will this phone perform at LTE speeds on TMO's network? Is it 100% radio compatible?
I will tweak the hell out of my phone, but my wife doesn't want me to touch hers (I wonder why lol)

I just switched over from att to tmo with my att unlocked s4....lte is great....everything eccept the hotspot option works.
Sent from my Samsung Note 10.1

[Q] verizon s5 works on att but not tmobile ??

i have had the verizon s3 work in global mode dge only tmobile
ive had the verizon s4 work in global mode hspda+ tmobile and att h+
ive had the verizon note 3 work in global mode on tmobile and h2o aka att mvno
all have had good and bad imei with verizon didnt seem to stop them from working altho 1 out of the 5 or so s4 phones just wouldnt get signal had to force wcdma mode we never did figure out just what was wrong with it as i switched over to h2o and it wasnt doing that issue anymore
since then ive kept my h2o att mvno simcard
been using 2 verizon s5 phones mine bad imei verizon after got on craigslist
and my wifes intentionally known was bad but bought anyways since we knew the darn thing would get signal on our h2o
now.... i got sick of my s5 and wanted to go back to note3
so i got a note3 happy happy joy joy and i was about to sell my s5 to a friend who knows the circumstances and was going to use it on tmobile
when we turn the s5 on verizon onn with tmobile sim it displays tmobile for 2 secs and then no signal ?!?!??!?! insert my h2o simcard wha la everything is perfect
im afraid its being blocked from tmobile use altho my friend has a in contract sim account and ive read that maybe it needs to be used with a month 2 month tmobile sim but i dont have any clue as to if this is true seems nonesense that an account type would matter insert friends sim in 4 other s5's idk if all of the ones he tryed were all bad imei tho or not but he said he hasnt had any luck trying to find a s5 its the reason i offered mine in the first place
im stumped is verizon sharing imei with tmobile do i need to worry about h2o not working later
been using this devices since aug just fine on h2o and still works on h2o just fine but tmobile doesnt seem to work apn or not global mode or any other mode
i havnt tryed phone info samsung and the secret code menu to force a specific band only but im thinking it still wouldnt work
long story short i see tons of people saying it wont work bla bla some saying it needs a carrier unlock and a bunch of people saying thier s5 verizon works just fine with tmobile so
im super sad is my verizon s5 just a att phone now or what the heck is going on here
now im wondering should i keep it and sell my beloved new note3 i dont want anyone getting screwed with my phone but i hate the task manager button !! i want my note3 but would need to sell s5 everyone wants tmobile no one wants att lol
i need to know DOES ANYONE HAVE A BAD IMEI VERIZON S5 WORKING ON TMOBILE IS THERE A CHANCE ITS A DUMB SIMCARD ISSUE ? NEEDS A MONTH TO MONTH PREPAID SIM NOT A INCONTRACT LEGACY SIM PS MY FRIEND GOT A SIM REPLACMENT 3 MONTHS AGO TOO HE SAID I GUESS THE DAYS OF CHEEP VERIZON UNLOCKED GLOBAL GOODNESS IS OVER

Can hotspot be activated with not-Verizon SIM?

I know AT&T Galaxy S5 cannot activate hotspot without AT&T SIM.
What about verizon phones? I have canadian Koodo SIM in my old smartphone, but it large and I need to cut it before use in note 3, so I cant put it back.
will I be able to use hotspot?

I am using a MetroPCS SIM, which runs on T-Mobile, in my Verizon Note 3 at the moment. And I can use the built-in mobile hot spot feature of my phone. Also, I am running JasmineROM 6.1, if that helps.