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If I was to order s att lte sim card and when they ask for a imei no. If I was to give them one from a regular att prepaid non smartphone could they tell that the phone wasnt a smartphone and if I could get by that if I got the prepaid $50 unlimited everything monthly you think that I could take that prepaid sim card and put it in a smartphone and get unlimited Lte data.Does anyone think this could possibly work. Thanks
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http://www.amazon.com/AT-T-Micro-SIM-Card/dp/B003YTSXYO
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http://www.amazon.com/AT-T-Micro-SIM-Card/dp/B003YTSXYO
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Im actually wondering if my idea eould possibly work if it would I was going to put the att sim card in my unlocked tmobile Gs4.I kind of want to see if att's lte speeds are faster than tmobiles. Thanks
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Greg1964 said:
Im actually wondering if my idea eould possibly work if it would I was going to put the att sim card in my unlocked tmobile Gs4.I kind of want to see if att's lte speeds are faster than tmobiles. Thanks
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Well it's area dependent but my best is about 52 down, 21 up on AT&T
I heard if I go to att store that they will give me s free lte dim card. Is that correct I dont have to be an att customer? Thanks
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I went to att store to get a sim card for I can unlock my tmobile Gs4 and they wouldnt give me one or sell me one. I basically need a att sim card for I can unlock my tmobile Gs4.I can order one but thats kind of a pain.anybody have any suggestions. Thanks
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rp56 said:
I went to att store to get a sim card for I can unlock my tmobile Gs4 and they wouldnt give me one or sell me one. I basically need a att sim card for I can unlock my tmobile Gs4.I can order one but thats kind of a pain.anybody have any suggestions. Thanks
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I have a dead TMO & ATT SIM you can have, PM me...
I have a gophone sim card in my galaxy nexus right now and was wondering if I could buy an att galaxy s4 on eBay and use my gophone sim card in it. I'm not sure if att contract phones will work with gophone sim cards. I am considering the Google edition gs4 but I can save at least a few hundred with an att s4 on eBay. Thanks!
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Make sure the phone is sim unlocked and you won't have a problem with any sim you use
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jd1639 said:
Make sure the phone is sim unlocked and you won't have a problem with any sim you use
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well you will have to check the sim size... regular, micro mini like that but a sim cutter is sweet for this stuff
I already have a micro sim cutter. Lol. Do gophone sim cards work in att locked phones? My nexus is unlocked but att s4's are cheaper on eBay then unlocked s4's.
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mrschyguy said:
I already have a micro sim cutter. Lol. Do gophone sim cards work in att locked phones? My nexus is unlocked but att s4's are cheaper on eBay then unlocked s4's.
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Yes a GoPhone sim will work in an ATT sim locked S4. Data may or may not work depending on the plan.
I never had a gsm phone so I dont know alot about world phones. On sprints community foruma there is much debate if the gs4 is a world phone. I see a sim slot my guess that it is. Anyway if I were to switch to tmobile, can this phone be used or is it completely impossible? Other countries use gsm networks only so being a world phone I would assume that it can be used with US gsm networks. Thanks.
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Simply put no
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I never had a gsm phone so I dont know alot about world phones. On sprints community foruma there is much debate if the gs4 is a world phone. I see a sim slot my guess that it is. Anyway if I were to switch to tmobile, can this phone be used or is it completely impossible? Other countries use gsm networks only so being a world phone I would assume that it can be used with US gsm networks. Thanks.
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It is a world phone but it is locked to Sprint only you can call sprint and have it unlocked for international and sprint simcards only no domestic Sims like from t-mobile and AT&T.
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It is a world phone but it is locked to Sprint only you can call sprint and have it unlocked for international and sprint simcards only no domestic Sims like from t-mobile and AT&T.
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Okay did some research and youre correct. Invalid sim pops up when a local sim is inserted. Lets say I flash the google edition rom stock rooted. Now I know it will mess up all radio with cdma but will this bypass or does sprint have a hardware lock on the device?
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No way!
Not gonna work.
The Ax says thanks.
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Okay did some research and youre correct. Invalid sim pops up when a local sim is inserted. Lets say I flash the google edition rom stock rooted. Now I know it will mess up all radio with cdma but will this bypass or does sprint have a hardware lock on the device?
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No that doesn't discard it it is a hardware lock.
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I never had a gsm phone so I dont know alot about world phones. On sprints community foruma there is much debate if the gs4 is a world phone. I see a sim slot my guess that it is. Anyway if I were to switch to tmobile, can this phone be used or is it completely impossible? Other countries use gsm networks only so being a world phone I would assume that it can be used with US gsm networks. Thanks.
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Switch to T-Mobile, get new GS4, sell Sprint GS4. Problem solved.
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It will work on tmobile
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I never had a gsm phone so I dont know alot about world phones. On sprints community foruma there is much debate if the gs4 is a world phone. I see a sim slot my guess that it is. Anyway if I were to switch to tmobile, can this phone be used or is it completely impossible? Other countries use gsm networks only so being a world phone I would assume that it can be used with US gsm networks. Thanks.
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Yes, it will work on tmobile for text and call when you unlocked it. For data, you need to change the apn setting to epc.tmobile.com. I am sure that you will get EDGE but not sure about 3g/4g or LTE.
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robogoflow said:
I never had a gsm phone so I dont know alot about world phones. On sprints community foruma there is much debate if the gs4 is a world phone. I see a sim slot my guess that it is. Anyway if I were to switch to tmobile, can this phone be used or is it completely impossible? Other countries use gsm networks only so being a world phone I would assume that it can be used with US gsm networks. Thanks.
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Unfortunately they work in different bands even you put a Tmobil Sim card it wont work.
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Unfortunately they work in different bands even you put a Tmobil Sim card it wont work.
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That is not correct. It will work if you unlocked it. You will only get EDGE data for the time being in the US.
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That is not correct. It will work if you unlocked it. You will only get only 2g data.
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Im sure not everyone is willing to tinker with setting and all that...and sure you can make it work if youre willing to put the time and effort then yes it will work.
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thanks for all but can someone put what will be the procedure in how its done and the call how it will work just fine or what? please i need to know to do it im a newbee .thanks to everyone
You can't do it, it is impossible. Sprint has US carriers blocked and there is no method to unlock to use a Sprint phone on Tmobile. So here is the steps to follow: List your Sprint phone on Ebay or Craigslist, Sell it, go buy a Tmobile S4, enjoy.
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Yes, it will work on tmobile for text and call when you unlocked it. For data, you need to change the apn setting to epc.tmobile.com. I am sure that you will get EDGE but not sure about 3g/4g or LTE.
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Im having difficulties rooting the S4. When I check it says its not rooted properly. Im still on MF9 and have no clue how to get it to MDC/MDL baseband. Any help? And how would you change the apn settings?
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You can't do it, it is impossible. Sprint has US carriers blocked and there is no method to unlock to use a Sprint phone on Tmobile. So here is the steps to follow: List your Sprint phone on Ebay or Craigslist, Sell it, go buy a Tmobile S4, enjoy.
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It's very possible..
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will not work don't waste your time trying. Maybe on verizon or another cdma carrier but not gsm just wont work. I read this question at least 100 times on xda and no one ever did it successfully or even partially. Trade or sell it
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Simply put no
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I just rooted my sph-L720 and am in the middle of unlocking it right now...so yes, it's possible to go tmobile
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I just rooted my sph-L720 and am in the middle of unlocking it right now...so yes, it's possible to go tmobile
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Yes it's easily possible, but because there isn't a how to on here, people assume it isn't..
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Ive seen a video on YouTube where someone confirms a sprint iphone 4s on tmobile sim
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There seems to be a very dismissive attitude in this thread.
I have a Sprint HTC One and I can easily throw a T-Mobile SIM in there and get full service (sans LTE) with T-Mobile. The HSPA+ is faster than the Sprint 3G.
So while I do not have personal experience with the S4 in this fashion, I do not see why it would not be possible to get it unlocked and used on T-Mobile. (Unless Samsung/Sprint are blocking it for whatever reason)
I bought a verizon s5 and am using in dominican republic. I had a nexus 5. When i put sim in i only get 2 bars always and my 4g speed seems very low for being in the exact same place that my nexus got good signal?
Any clues on why?
No clue, in fact there is not do much you could do without root and service menu locked down.
I've been using this Verizon s5 in Colombia and Peru using local sims and no issues at all. Why don't you try another carrier?
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motumbo said:
No clue, in fact there is not do much you could do without root and service menu locked down.
I've been using this Verizon s5 in Colombia and Peru using local sims and no issues at all. Why don't you try another carrier?
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Perhaps the Sim you have is not optimized for use with the S5.. Perhaps a new Sim is needed.
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Am planning to use my S5 in Colombia, mostly Bogota, Villavicencio & Cartagena. Which companies (movistar?)SIM , and type/plan do you recomend? Any instructions as to how to do the "root and service menu locked down"?
I appreciate your help.
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No clue, in fact there is not do much you could do without root and service menu locked down.
I've been using this Verizon s5 in Colombia and Peru using local sims and no issues at all. Why don't you try another carrier?
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Can i get a tmo s5 to work on verizon?? I've read a ton of conflicting data and basically was hoping someone would happen to know fa show. Thanks
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No. It's the other way around.
Yes, I'm sure that a verizon can work with Tmobile. I looked in network/more settings there was a wcdma option attached to all but one option... i put in the verizon sim and it asks for a unlock code... what if I flashed a verizon rom??
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You will have 3g but not sure if the LTE radios wold be enabled for you. I am working the opposite. VZW to ATT.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s5/general/how-to-add-rf-lte-frequency-bands-to-t2886059