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Hi guys, i have already searched the forums and cant find anything related to my title. Basically i would like to know if i could use my hd2 on at&t 3g network and how can i do it. I know i can unlock my hd2 by asking t-mobile but would it work on at&t? Thanks in advance
yeah it works on at&t network but not as 3g. It gets E which is the edge. If you search the forum there's a cab file that will program the phone so you can use data connection with at&t network. I got my phone unlocked via tmobile and have been using it with at&t for a couple weeks now without any problems.
SO you are basically saying that i can do anything i can already do with the phone on t mobile on at&t but except have 3g? So i would have to use edge as my data connection for internet? And how does sms work? Any settings to change to get it to work?
Install this cab file, its all you need to do
http://www.mediafire.com/?kmlmn4wt35m
These are the att settings everything will just work
on att, you can use gprs/edge , but of course no 3g
You have to have T-Mobile account to get the HD2....they don't sell them unlocked... after 40 days of use on a t-mobile account, t-mobile customer service will provide youw ith an unlock code, not before...
mearsfan5 said:
You have to have T-Mobile account to get the HD2....they don't sell them unlocked... after 40 days of use on a t-mobile account, t-mobile customer service will provide youw ith an unlock code, not before...
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I'm wondering, if the radio can be flashed to support AT&T 3G band, or components are different...
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I'm wondering, if the radio can be flashed to support AT&T 3G band, or components are different...
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No, can't be flashed to work on AT&T 3G. You would have to get the Australian Telstra 9193 model which uses the 850 band that AT&T uses. That's the only way to use AT&Ts 3G with the HD2. The bands are set in the hardware.
digitallysick said:
Install this cab file, its all you need to do
http://www.mediafire.com/?kmlmn4wt35m
These are the att settings everything will just work
on att, you can use gprs/edge , but of course no 3g
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Is there any settings/cab file for Rogers network in Canada?? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks
desiplaya172 said:
yeah it works on at&t network but not as 3g. It gets E which is the edge. If you search the forum there's a cab file that will program the phone so you can use data connection with at&t network. I got my phone unlocked via tmobile and have been using it with at&t for a couple weeks now without any problems.
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how did you get the unlock code from t-mobile before 40 days of activation. That is what they told me when i asked for the unlock code. could you please share the secret....
mearsfan5 said:
You have to have T-Mobile account to get the HD2....they don't sell them unlocked... after 40 days of use on a t-mobile account, t-mobile customer service will provide youw ith an unlock code, not before...
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this is incorrect. anyone can get the hd2 without contracts @full price of 450 plus tax. they will also unlock it in 1 to 5 days if you paid full price.got mine from wirefly, and had it unlocked in 2 days.
miguel4u2 said:
Hi guys, i have already searched the forums and cant find anything related to my title. Basically i would like to know if i could use my hd2 on at&t 3g network and how can i do it. I know i can unlock my hd2 by asking t-mobile but would it work on at&t? Thanks in advance
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i have unlocked my t-mobile htc hd2 and used on att network, all works fine but not 3g.
alsalahi said:
i have unlocked my t-mobile htc hd2 and used on att network, all works fine but not 3g.
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I have an HD2 on AT&T and everything works, but not fine! If I am browsing the internet and the phone tries to update the weather or mail, really anything else that accesses data in the background it will stop my data connection everywhere. It seems the only way to fix this is a hard reset sometimes, at the very least I have to exit the browser, open the task manager, kill everything, and turn off the data connection in the wireless controls and turn the data back on... My questions to the others who are using this phone on AT&T are 1) are you experiencing the same problems? 2) What did you do to fix this. I have installed the above mentioned cab file for settings and I have also manually entered the settings. I would love the phone even though it only has EDGE except it cant hold a data connection for more than 10 minutes at a time.
profclean2000 said:
I have an HD2 on AT&T and everything works, but not fine! If I am browsing the internet and the phone tries to update the weather or mail, really anything else that accesses data in the background it will stop my data connection everywhere. It seems the only way to fix this is a hard reset sometimes, at the very least I have to exit the browser, open the task manager, kill everything, and turn off the data connection in the wireless controls and turn the data back on... My questions to the others who are using this phone on AT&T are 1) are you experiencing the same problems? 2) What did you do to fix this. I have installed the above mentioned cab file for settings and I have also manually entered the settings. I would love the phone even though it only has EDGE except it cant hold a data connection for more than 10 minutes at a time.
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Well due to the type of connection that EDGE is, you cannot be on the internet and talk on the phone at the same time. This would also go for all applications that use the data connection...only one at a time. This was the case on the pre-3G phones like the HTC Wizard (Cingular 8125).
alsalahi said:
i have unlocked my t-mobile htc hd2 and used on att network, all works fine but not 3g.
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i am using the same phone. unlocked it and used att isp to use network. it shows E as edge network but sometimes it shows G in it. i dont know why but it shows G in some places and works better.. does anyone know what is that and why it happens. can i do anything to get G everytime? i use my phone in texas USA
praym said:
i am using the same phone. unlocked it and used att isp to use network. it shows E as edge network but sometimes it shows G in it. i dont know why but it shows G in some places and works better.. does anyone know what is that and why it happens. can i do anything to get G everytime? i use my phone in texas USA
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The phone cannot and will not get 3G when used on the AT&T network, despite what your icons show...the hardware simply isn't capable. Period.
Bought my unlock code through ebay for $14.00 and had the phone unlocked in 20mins. HD2 works great now.
praym said:
i am using the same phone. unlocked it and used att isp to use network. it shows E as edge network but sometimes it shows G in it. i dont know why but it shows G in some places and works better.. does anyone know what is that and why it happens. can i do anything to get G everytime? i use my phone in texas USA
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G = GPRS
E = EDGE
look them up on wikipedia if you want more info but.....
GRPS is older and slower than Edge, GRPS max speed in ideal conditions is somewhere i the upper double digits/ lower triple digits. You might be lucky to get into the 200kbps range with EDGE.
In the end both suck compared to being able to get tmobile's 3g signal which ive personally seen hit 5mbit/s here in tampa now that HSPA+ is deployed. Being able to get ATT's 3g might get you right around 1mbit if lucky. I dont know what if any plans ATT has for HSPA+ deployment
digitallysick said:
Install this cab file, its all you need to do
mediafire.com/?kmlmn4wt35m
These are the att settings everything will just work
on att, you can use gprs/edge , but of course no 3g
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(edited url cause I can't post as a new user)
I used this .cab file and while I can browse the web, I can't seem to send MMS pictures using my AT&T sim, are there other settings I have to change?
EDIT: I found the answer here, after a bit more searching! Thanks all, forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=6695081&postcount=13
I just bought the hd2 and planning on unlocking it to work on AT&T. I know that I will be getting Edge instead of 3g. But can someone plz explain to me how does it work as far as data plans and mms. Do i need to have a data plan to send mms or mms will be sent through edge. and as for data and web browsing , do i have to have a data plan or since when i go online i will be on edge so i dont need a data plan
mearsfan5 said:
You have to have T-Mobile account to get the HD2....they don't sell them unlocked... after 40 days of use on a t-mobile account, t-mobile customer service will provide youw ith an unlock code, not before...
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90 Days, unless they changed it. 3 phones unlocked, 90 days between each.
Hi, I cant seem to switch my phone to 4g / LTE. I've tried the various *# hacks like LTE only, but i only get 'Not supported'. Anyone else experiencing this? I was using 4g and getting 4g speeds on my N5. The phone was previously locked and I unlocked it straight away after receiving it.
The software version is D80210g-234-30
Anyone?
im also interested on how to fix this. anyone?
Turns out it was just a problem with the sim / network I was using (Tesco (o2)). When I tried with another 4g sim the options for LTE showed just fine
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Hi, I cant seem to switch my phone to 4g / LTE. I've tried the various *# hacks like LTE only, but i only get 'Not supported'. Anyone else experiencing this? I was using 4g and getting 4g speeds on my N5. The phone was previously locked and I unlocked it straight away after receiving it.
The software version is D80210g-234-30
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Can you find any solution for this?
I can't switch my phone too *# hack like LTE only --- not supported ://
ozhanbas said:
Can you find any solution for this?
I can't switch my phone too *# hack like LTE only --- not supported ://
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It was a problem with my network provider, nothing to do with the phone. Try another 4g sim from another network and see if you get 4g / LTE
I contacted LG today about the 4G issues that many experience and I thought I should share the official response:
Many Thanks for your email regarding your LG G2, I am sorry to hear you are experiencing problems in receiving 4G.
Can I just ask whom your network provider is? All main UK network providers bar a couple are receiving 4G via our handset, there are only a few 4G networks at the moment who are yet to approve the software on the G2. Please note it is not a limitation of the handset but is network dependent
The above will also explain why some other people in the area are getting it, their networks are almost certainly among those whom have approved the software on the G2 handset.
I look forward to your earliest response with the network provider, once received we should be able to clarify this for you.
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So it seems it is indeed a carrier issue.
errikosd said:
I contacted LG today about the 4G issues that many experience and I thought I should share the official response:
So it seems it is indeed a carrier issue.
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Hi, I have recently upgraded my phone to a sim free LG G2 also, and in doing so spoke to Tesco Mobile about receiving a new 4G sim to match my upgraded tariff.
This has all been put in place but I still have no ability to select LTE in the preferred network section. New APN settings were sent out by Tesco but this didnt make any additional setting options available, has anyone got any more info on this issue or advice?
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Hi, I have recently upgraded my phone to a sim free LG G2 also, and in doing so spoke to Tesco Mobile about receiving a new 4G sim to match my upgraded tariff.
This has all been put in place but I still have no ability to select LTE in the preferred network section. New APN settings were sent out by Tesco but this didnt make any additional setting options available, has anyone got any more info on this issue or advice?
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You probably also have an non-EUR software version installed on your G2. Where did you buy it from?
If the above stands, the solution is to flash the EUR software version, although I haven't as I do not really need 4G for the time being. 3G is completely fine.
errikosd said:
You probably also have an non-EUR software version installed on your G2. Where did you buy it from?
If the above stands, the solution is to flash the EUR software version, although I haven't as I do not really need 4G for the time being. 3G is completely fine.
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The handset was purchased from Expansys in the UK and the software is version D80220b-EUR-XX.
So I would not have expected that this issue would come up, it seems to be a unique blend of Tesco(UK) carrier settings and the handset software.
I won't be flashing any new ROM as a solution for a problem which sits with the carrier. Though I am keen to hear if any other users have found an alternative work around.
zeus_01504 said:
The handset was purchased from Expansys in the UK and the software is version D80220b-EUR-XX.
So I would not have expected that this issue would come up, it seems to be a unique blend of Tesco(UK) carrier settings and the handset software.
I won't be flashing any new ROM as a solution for a problem which sits with the carrier. Though I am keen to hear if any other users have found an alternative work around.
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You already have a EUR software version, so you do not have to flash.
There is a problem with some carriers in the UK not approving the G2 4G software as I have stated above.
Had the same problem.
Changed the SIM for a new one (still labelled 3G 128k) and 4G is fine now (stock JB D802 SIM free).
My previous SIM was almost from the turn of the century (cut to fit microSIM)
I'm having the same problem, no LTE option, here's a solution:
Enter Android test menu by dialing *#*#4636#*#*
Go to Phone Information ... Set preffered network type ... f.e. to LTE/GSM/WCDMA ... if LTE is available, my phone switches to LTE ( showing 4G ) immediately without restarting.
This is what I did
http://mightyintelligence.blogspot.co.uk/2014/06/lg-g2-d802-international-using-4glte-on.html
New Working method to fix 4g on D802
I got my SM-G900P phone Internationally and Domestically unlocked, and while I can get voice to work on a T-mobile sim, I am unable to get data to work.
I'm currently on the stock Sprint 5.0 rom, I have also rooted the device.
I have also added the T-mobile APN, and have the network set to T-mobile, but still no luck
I'm not sure what I should do to get the mobile data to work.
Wondering if I flash a T-mobile rom, would that brick the phone? And would that unlock the bands?
Any and all help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated
Thank you
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I know Sprint operates on CDMA while T-Mobile uses GSM technology.
I don't know if the G900P has the hardware capabilities to operate on GSM LTE bands. But it is interesting that you got the voice to work!
Try this page. He had a Verizon (CDMA) phone and got it to work on the AT&T (GSM) network. So apparently it is possible, and your situation is similar in trying to use a cdma phone on a gsm network.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3291026
Commodore 64 said:
I know Sprint operates on CDMA while T-Mobile uses GSM technology.
I don't know if the G900P has the hardware capabilities to operate on GSM LTE bands. But it is interesting that you got the voice to work!
Try this page. He had a Verizon (CDMA) phone and got it to work on the AT&T (GSM) network. So apparently it is possible, and your situation is similar in trying to use a cdma phone on a gsm network.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3291026
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Thanks for the link!
I already had tried what he did previously, adding the APN, sadly that didn't work for me . And once I had unlocked the phone I enabled GSF and got the voice to work. But sadly that's the farthest I've gotten
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Unlocked my Sprint LG v20 through a website someone on here recommended for me (lg simunlock) and used the Network Unlock app and it i used the code to unlock it they gave me and it said successful. even now when i open the app it sais my device has been permanently unlocked.
When i put my Family mobile sim in it it gives me the bars as if im getting a signal but when i call someone i sais mobile network is unavailable?
help please??!
k1bih said:
Unlocked my Sprint LG v20 through a website someone on here recommended for me (lg simunlock) and used the Network Unlock app and it i used the code to unlock it they gave me and it said successful. even now when i open the app it sais my device has been permanently unlocked.
When i put my Family mobile sim in it it gives me the bars as if im getting a signal but when i call someone i sais mobile network is unavailable?
help please??!
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Have you tried doing a profile update in settings system update
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Have you tried doing a profile update in settings system update
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no i havent yet. ill try and do that now.
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Have you tried doing a profile update in settings system update
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when i did this it sais authentication error.
just checked apparently the imei is bad but it was good the day i bought it how is that possible?
k1bih said:
just checked apparently the imei is bad but it was good the day i bought it how is that possible?
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Have you tried contacting the website you used for unlock and asking for support? Perhaps this is a common issue that they know how to resolve easily.
Heres the issue. Sprint is a CDMA network, Family Mobile is Powered by T-Mobile, a GSM network. The odds of a sprint device working with any other carrier that isn't CDMA is next to none. I work at T-Mobile and we run across this issue frequently, sprint devices aren't compatible with our networks because of sprints difference in network hardware.
OfficialVillager said:
Heres the issue. Sprint is a CDMA network, Family Mobile is Powered by T-Mobile, a GSM network. The odds of a sprint device working with any other carrier that isn't CDMA is next to none. I work at T-Mobile and we run across this issue frequently, sprint devices aren't compatible with our networks because of sprints difference in network hardware.
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Ive unlocked the phone and it has a CDMA or a global GSM option so i doubt thats the issue. However it seems my actualy issue was that the person who sold me the phone only reported it stolen or missing once i bought it from him.
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Ive unlocked the phone and it has a CDMA or a global GSM option so i doubt thats the issue. However it seems my actualy issue was that the person who sold me the phone only reported it stolen or missing once i bought it from him.
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Take the device to a sprint store and have them run the IMEI, they can tell you. Having it unlocked doesnt mean its GSM if the hardware doesnt support GSM. I have that issue with sprint phones all the time.
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Heres the issue. Sprint is a CDMA network, Family Mobile is Powered by T-Mobile, a GSM network. The odds of a sprint device working with any other carrier that isn't CDMA is next to none. I work at T-Mobile and we run across this issue frequently, sprint devices aren't compatible with our networks because of sprints difference in network hardware.
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The ls997 is gsm compatible, the only thing it wont do is Voice LTE, this will only work on sprint. Most sprint phones use sim cards now days, so the majority of sprint phone can be unlocked to be used on a gsm carrier.
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The ls997 is gsm compatible, the only thing it wont do is Voice LTE, this will only work on sprint. Most sprint phones use sim cards now days, so the majority of sprint phone can be unlocked to be used on a gsm carrier.
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Then you need to manually setup the APN settings for the data.
Spring LG v20 - Unlock does not work. (even Sprint said it is unlocked)
siulmagic said:
The ls997 is gsm compatible, the only thing it wont do is Voice LTE, this will only work on sprint. Most sprint phones use sim cards now days, so the majority of sprint phone can be unlocked to be used on a gsm carrier.
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Spring LG v20 - Unlock does not work. (even Sprint said it is unlocked).
I am still dealing with Sprint now but i don't think they know what needs to be done.
MY device LG v20 (LS997) did received unlocked code.
I did update PRL, Profile, and UICC unlock button in System update .. and it did all without any error.
However when I insert NON-Sprint SIM CARD, the device can't recognize the SIM CARD.
Also I tried to add APN but the device can't save it. (even I clicked SAVE, the new APN does not show up as an option to select).
I am stuck here so badly now. i have 3 LG v20 and plan to move somewhere but I'd like to use them. arghh.
I fought back with Sprint and got MSL code but.. not sure what I can do with it.
There are so many other people in the sprint community forum who are having the same issue as me).
any help/options are appreciated.
thank you.
amsguy said:
Spring LG v20 - Unlock does not work. (even Sprint said it is unlocked).
I am still dealing with Sprint now but i don't think they know what needs to be done.
MY device LG v20 (LS997) did received unlocked code.
I did update PRL, Profile, and UICC unlock button in System update .. and it did all without any error.
However when I insert NON-Sprint SIM CARD, the device can't recognize the SIM CARD.
Also I tried to add APN but the device can't save it. (even I clicked SAVE, the new APN does not show up as an option to select).
I am stuck here so badly now. i have 3 LG v20 and plan to move somewhere but I'd like to use them. arghh.
I fought back with Sprint and got MSL code but.. not sure what I can do with it.
There are so many other people in the sprint community forum who are having the same issue as me).
any help/options are appreciated.
thank you.
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Have you tried switching it from factory mode to test ? In the hidde menu, i dont remember were it is, but there is an apk that installs the hidden menu witch will allow you to switch between gsm and cdma mode. And i dont believe you need to sim unlock the v20, i dint have too.
Hi, I recently bought unlocked s10+ (sprint), problem is the network working only in 2g, if i switch to 3g or lte it will become no service, any solution for this or even a paid service?
thank you.
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