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Galaxy NOTE 3 Wind N900W Networks

Hi Forum,
I just got a note 3 from Wind and when I go to the network settings I can only see the following options
WDCMA/GSM
WCDMA only
GSM only
Does this mean that the phone wont work on lte? can anyone else confirm if they have the same phone.
Thanks,

ysr84 said:
Hi Forum,
I just got a note 3 from Wind and when I go to the network settings I can only see the following options
WDCMA/GSM
WCDMA only
GSM only
Does this mean that the phone wont work on lte? can anyone else confirm if they have the same phone.
Thanks,
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It's there but you have to unlock and root the phone. flash a modem to enable it.

That is not true, you do NOT need to root the device or modify it in any way to get LTE to work simply plug in an LTE sim once the device is unlocked and it will pick up the network. I purchased my Note 3 from WINDMobile on friday and tested a Rogers SIM in the device to check out LTE compatibility it picked it up no problem and I can pull about 25Mbps on the Rogers LTE network in Calgary

[Q] This Sim Card is from an Unknown Source - HELP PLEASE!

hello guys i buy the galaxy s5 (Verizon) on ebay and when i put my sim card in my city in Dominican Republic i get error
"This Sim Card is from an Unknown Source"
i can make a calls and recieve call too is just the mobile data is not working and i tried with many sim cards carriers of my city and not working the internet but my brother have too a Galaxy s5 (T-Mobile) and work fine with my sim card is something about the software of my galaxy i dont know how to fix it or some patch for use GSM fully work.

_u2pop_ said:
hello guys i buy the galaxy s5 (Verizon) on ebay and when i put my sim card in my city in Dominican Republic i get error
"This Sim Card is from an Unknown Source"
i can make a calls and recieve call too is just the mobile data is not working and i tried with many sim cards carriers of my city and not working the internet but my brother have too a Galaxy s5 (T-Mobile) and work fine with my sim card is something about the software of my galaxy i dont know how to fix it or some patch for use GSM fully work.
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Problem is, it requires Verizon SIM. AFAIK TMobile is not as strict as Verizon..

kprice8 said:
Problem is, it requires Verizon SIM. AFAIK TMobile is not as strict as Verizon..
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Te hone seems to be unlocked. Check your APN settings to see if they have ben set correctly. There are tons of tutorials available.

Make sure you have the correct apn
Sent from my Galaxy Note S5

kprice8 said:
Problem is, it requires Verizon SIM. AFAIK TMobile is not as strict as Verizon..
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All of Verizon's lte phones are SIM unlocked.

joshua.justice said:
All of Verizon's lte phones are SIM unlocked.
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Then perhaps if what you say is true, the OP got a bad device? Or the previous owner(if phone is not new) didn't properly remove their account from the phone and it will not reactivate. I'm at a loss then.

Perhaps the Verizon S5 doesn't support the bands for his carrier.
Sent from my Galaxy Note S5

mexiking713 said:
Perhaps the Verizon S5 doesn't support the bands for his carrier.
Sent from my Galaxy Note S5
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I would think it would still allow for GSM communications even though it's an unrecognized SIM.

joshua.justice said:
I would think it would still allow for GSM communications even though it's an unrecognized SIM.
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He said he gets talk and text but no data. Its either the apn or compatability with the radios for data. My wife has the Verizon S5. She gets the unrecognized sim notification also but she has all the features working with a Tmobile sim, including 4gLTE data. I did go ahead and removed the setup wizard apk to permanently remove the notification.
Sent from my Galaxy Note S5

_u2pop_ said:
This Sim Card is from an Unknown Source
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You didn't do much of a search or you would have found other threads where this has been asked and answered.
The message comes from a Verizon setup app that makea no allowamce for the possibility that anyone would use a foreign SIM in a Verizon phone. Freeze or remove the app to supress the message.
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_u2pop_ said:
hello guys i buy the galaxy s5 (Verizon) on ebay and when i put my sim card in my city in Dominican Republic i get error
"This Sim Card is from an Unknown Source"
i can make a calls and recieve call too is just the mobile data is not working and i tried with many sim cards carriers of my city and not working the internet but my brother have too a Galaxy s5 (T-Mobile) and work fine with my sim card is something about the software of my galaxy i dont know how to fix it or some patch for use GSM fully work.
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I would run the Region unlock from the Market to get rid of that error message, I'm not 100% if it will make the I ternet work since I just tried an active at&t Simcard last night and it was the same case as your but without the error message you got

The same problem with my Kyocera Brigadier. Click.

razzrmaxx said:
I would run the Region unlock from the Market to get rid of that error message, I'm not 100% if it will make the I ternet work since I just tried an active at&t Simcard last night and it was the same case as your but without the error message you got
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maybe its in the csc.. vzw is cdma and tmobile is gsm isnt it? either way the s5 is sim unlocked but no guarantee everything works with other sims from other carriers

I have the vzn here in mexico and i just deleteted the setup wizard. Amd now i dont have that anoying message. But even i had that messge i had everything working great even data. On cdma and gsm in mexico
Enviado desde mi SM-G900V mediante Tapatalk

With any SIM you put in that's not from Verizon, you will get this message, even if you do a region unlock. As others have stated it has to do with the Setup Wizard. The easiest fix is to freeze the Setup Wizard with Titanium Backup. It doesn't affect the phone's functionality at all. I wouldn't deleted it though. I've frozen mine and I can use any SIM without getting the annoying message.

This is a deterent that Verizon puts on their phones in hopes they won't be used on other carriers. They're factory unlocked.
I've noticed recently that the "add apn" button is gone in Mobile Networks on 4.4.4. You need to go to Network Operators and run a search. Hopefully the APN's will auto configure. If not, check to see if the "add apn" button is enabled. If it's not, you'll need to root the phone, buy APN Manager Pro, and install it as a system app. Then you can enter your APN settings.

I'm having issues with my Verizon s5 on metro pcs but I have no call or sms ability errors msgs are "no service selected network (T-Mobile) not available."

lac1cg said:
I'm having issues with my Verizon s5 on metro pcs but I have no call or sms ability errors msgs are "no service selected network (T-Mobile) not available."
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What it is and how to remove it?
Help

I had same issue that my samsung galaxy S3 was showing sim is from unknown source and was not detecting sim then i gone to mobile networks and changed network mode to global and then created access point for my local network ( just visit website of network you are using there you will find Apn setting for android for that network ) and after creating Apn just tick that apn and network internet will also start to work

This sim card is from an unknown source
Ok I had the same problem but I got the majority of it solved. With a few simple phone calls. OK if you already have service with the ability to make calls and text. But can't get any Internet service. All you have to do is call the metropcs provider or go to a store. And ask for the APN code. I chose to call first but every person that answered the phone had a real bad foreign accent. So I went to a store and they did everything for me. No questions asked I even kept my same sim card. Now if you can't make calls or text they will have to take the imei number from that phone and simply add it to there system with sim card. And your good to go. All you have to do is make one call.

SM-G900i use with AT&T

Hello all, i have a question regarding an Australian Telstra Galaxy S5 with att service. the phone works with voice and text but has no data or mms. i have added an apn from my sim card in a galaxy nexus that gets me edge service. i have found band selection in the service menu but non seem to make it any better. I'm sure LTE won't work but thats ok. as long as i can get 3g at least. do i need to flash say the att s5 modems? if so how? i have the modem file and another already extracted from the att firmware. thanks in advance.
Samsung Galaxy S5 SM-G900i branded telstra
i think firmware ANE1 4.4.2
Rooted

Using a foreign handset on a system will never give you perfect coverage. That is by design, as both Samsung and carriers want to lock you in, not make it easy for you to change carriers. Or do so without buying a new phone.
The specs for your variant suggest that it has full coverage on ATT's 3G bands and partial coverage of their LTE allocations. You don't need an ATT modem, just make sure that your firmware is recent - which it will be by definition, as the S5 was only released a few months ago.
Unfortunately you didn't provide much detail, in particular whether you were roaming or a regular ATT customer. Things that you might check in general, that your phone doesn't blacklist any ATT MCCs (roaming restrictions). That you have the correct APN information and that your ATT SIM is properly provisioned for LTE.
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Thanks for the reply. I figured it out. In service menu, I was picking compatible gsm bands. Back to network screen in settings, had it on gsm/lte only. That was giving me edge. Read more into wcdma and used network mode wcdma/gsm. That gives me H or H+. I know I won't get lte but with that network mode and another apn, I'm satisfied with the end results.

It sounds like you inadvertently blocked coverage with your previous settings. The default setting is automatic band select which should have worked fine.
Glad you figured it out in the end.
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Yeah. It was the apn that was hurting me. Default it used the wap.cingular apn. I put my sim in a galaxy nexus and used the apn that gave me. Plus changing network mode. Thanks though!

Simultaneous Voice Call and Data

I have the international Exynos version of the S7 Edge and find cellular data stops working as soon as the phone gets on a voice call. The H+ symbol disappears, browsing stops working etc. At home it is not a problem as the phone is connected to Wifi and voice calls don't effect it, however, out and about, when on cellular data, internet is all lost.
Is it that the s7 doesn't allow simultaenous voice+Data?. I thought that was a problem with Verizon only, GSM (AT&T etc) versions don't have that problem?.
Riz

Have the same version and same issue. Heard that it's not possible to do voice and data together...Not sure how true it is

Got tmobile in the usa.
I have always been able to talk and use the net at the same time.
I do it all the time. Seems like no one knows how to looks stuff up so they always call me.
This worms for me on network 4g and wifi

I have the same problem on my g935f unlocked in europe, so I can confirm it's not an American company issue. I'm regularly using my phone as a hotspot for my ipad and whenever I get a phone call the H+ turns into G (2g) and Internet stops working.

Same here. It was like that since my first Galaxy S, it's a technical limitation of network protocols. At least in Europe.
Sended from my Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Gold Platinum

Hang on lets rewind.
Are you in the UK.
The 4G network here in the UK is getting there, But its still got along way to come.
One of them is the ability to pass Calls via 4G.
The problem you have in the UK is 4G is data, While H+ etc is for GSM
The UK have not bought the ability to do both yet.
What should happen, is you will be kicked of the 4G network to take the call, Then be re-connected when you finish the call.
This is not device specific, Its Network Region Specific

dave7802 said:
Hang on lets rewind.
Are you in the UK.
The 4G network here in the UK is getting there, But its still got along way to come.
One of them is the ability to pass Calls via 4G.
The problem you have in the UK is 4G is data, While H+ etc is for GSM
The UK have not bought the ability to do both yet.
What should happen, is you will be kicked of the 4G network to take the call, Then be re-connected when you finish the call.
This is not device specific, Its Network Region Specific
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In Italy too, and here happen the same thing in 2G too.
Sended from my Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Gold Platinum

The S7E supports VoLTE. It's working on my device. But your carrier has to have it as a service.
Otherwise, you should still have 3G when making a call. If you don't, that doesn't seem right.

VoLTE
In order to make calls and use data at the same time mobile phone networks need to either ...
support VoLTE (Voice over LTE) on the network (Three in the UK is currently rolling this out).
or provide phones with dual antennas, one for voice and one for data (I believe some US networks do this).

the_scotsman said:
The S7E supports VoLTE. It's working on my device. But your carrier has to have it as a service.
Otherwise, you should still have 3G when making a call. If you don't, that doesn't seem right.
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No 3G, that's the way normal LTE does works. Just like 2G, because if you make a call under 2G, data connection will be turn off.
Sended from my Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Gold Platinum

Basically it goes down to network support. I never have such problem with 3 UK but work Note 4 on Vodafone sometimes disables data when in call. Sometimes doesn't. Which leads me to believe that it's not just network but also particular towers.
Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk

Quick question about VoLTE: Has anyone tested if VoLTE works on the international version (SM-G935F) on AT&T?

cabreca said:
Quick question about VoLTE: Has anyone tested if VoLTE works on the international version (SM-G935F) on AT&T?
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I can only tell you that international version supports VoLTE, wherever it'll work on AT&T I don't know.
Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk

Each VoLTE network requires a special firmware. There is no AT&T firmware for international s7 edge (still, it might be custom roms supporting this).
I'm in Europe and with international s7 edge I can use voice and H+ data connection at the same time.

Verizon Moto g4 unlocked by Verizon

Has anyone who bought the g4 play Verizon version noticed the unlock policy says either use the phone for one year or make $75 in payments? I'm wondering if Verizon actually unlocks the device will it enable the 3g bands they are there but they're blocked. Has anyone actually had Verizon unlock this device?

How do you know that the 3G HSPA+ bands are present? The specs I've seen only list quad-band GSM, dual-band CDMA, and LTE bands 2, 4, 5, 13.

Ohk I got my Moto g4 unlocked and I actually got it to dial out the problem is I think because my phone is still on it kept taking me to Verizon my service was T-cdma and I couldn't find where I could input APN settings

snoopy1e11 said:
Ohk I got my Moto g4 unlocked and I actually got it to dial out the problem is I think because my phone is still on it kept taking me to Verizon my service was T-cdma and I couldn't find where I could input APN settings
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How did you get it unlocked?

I got the code from Verizon

chi321 said:
How did you get it unlocked?
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I got the code from Verizon all u have to do is make $75 in payments and they'll unlock it but I tried it with at&t and T-Mobile and with at&t u don't get the same options as u do with T-Mobile so if it was gonna work T-Mobile would be the best bet to try

snoopy1e11 said:
I got the code from Verizon all u have to do is make $75 in payments and they'll unlock it but I tried it with at&t and T-Mobile and with at&t u don't get the same options as u do with T-Mobile so if it was gonna work T-Mobile would be the best bet to try
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I notice that you have advanced 4g lte.
When I tried to get that option through Verizon they told me it was not available on this phone.
Obviously the phone is capable of this feature.
Did you get advanced 4g lte after unlocking it with the code on Verizon or because you are using a T-Mobile sim?

classic757 said:
I notice that you have advanced 4g lte.
When I tried to get that option through Verizon they told me it was not available on this phone.
Obviously the phone is capable of this feature.
Did you get advanced 4g lte after unlocking it with the code on Verizon or because you are using a T-Mobile sim?
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Only when I insert a T-Mobile sim it doesn't even pop up when I insert an at&t sim and if u remove the battery while it's on the charger and insert any other sim it automatically greys out

snoopy1e11 said:
Only when I insert a T-Mobile sim it doesn't even pop up when I insert an at&t sim and if u remove the battery while it's on the charger and insert any other sim it automatically greys out
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Okay, so the phone has the capability but only through T-Mobile it seems.
Verizon and AT&T must have some sort of block on their network so the feature can't be used on the xt1609. Why, idk.
Makes no sense to me.

In order to be able to dial out you have to change the CDMA Subscription to NV if not you'll get "sim error or no sim" but the calls are still over 1x. Also for whatever reason different sims make the phone act differently. At&t sims only give u an option for APN, if you use a T-Mobile sim long as you change the network mode from LTE to 3g or 2g you get options to change cmda subscription, APN, advanced 4glte, search for networks etc. My network was always T-Cdma on T-Mobile long as I changed to NV while on at&t no signal pops in at all

classic757 said:
Okay, so the phone has the capability but only through T-Mobile it seems.
Verizon and AT&T must have some sort of block on their network so the feature can't be used on the xt1609. Why, idk.
Makes no sense to me.
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I'm gonna try again once my month is up if I'm not mistaken CDMA is programmed in the phone so that could be a reason I'm having trouble but I also thought that if I remove the sim the CDMA portion would still work which is not the case but either way all my calls are routed to Verizon

snoopy1e11 said:
I got the code from Verizon all u have to do is make $75 in payments and they'll unlock it but I tried it with at&t and T-Mobile and with at&t u don't get the same options as u do with T-Mobile so if it was gonna work T-Mobile would be the best bet to try
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Have you ever tried the method which worked with the prepaid Verizon Moto E phone https://forum.xda-developers.com/mo...-to-verizon-moto-e-2015-gsm-network-t3098953?

I haven't tried it but I think I read somewhere that it didn't work as a matter of fact it doesn't work