Has anyone found a safe way to get t-mobile service working on VZW note 3. When i insert my sim card it just says unknown simcard. Thanks for any help and or tips
It's probably a bad sim card it worked perfectly for me in the same situation.
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Did you have to flash a rom or unlock the bootloader or anything of that nature?
Just pop a t mobile sim in an it works for me root it and in able hidden menu and turn on band 4 and you will get LTE on t mobile there are a few videos on YouTube that will get you going.
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If you are on 4.4.4 band 4 is already enabled. Make sure you put phone in gsm /lte/umts. Mode. Turn off mobile data, reboot phone and turn data back on. You should see 4g lte Icon by signal bars
So is this just for internet? I finally got the h+ to show up but i don't have any voice connection. Will this phone also work with voice as well?
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Hi there ,
I just bought a motorola xoom 3g and have the following problem with it:
When i put my sim card in it, it asks for the pincode and when i enter it it shows a couple of highlighted bars, but when i press on that bars it shows "no internet connection"
I already configured the apn setting but i make to difference......
I can connect trough wifi and then i've internet...
Can someone please help me with this problemen which is very annoying
Thnx!!
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The sim card is strictly for 4g, look at the place holder they had in it before you put your sim in. It says "Replace with SIM only after 4g upgrade". If i were you, I would immediately take that sim card out. In order to get 3g on your xoom just take it into Verizon, they just do it automatically. I know this is correct because I am using 3g now.
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i dont think that's the problem.. i bought it in Holland (where i life). we dont have a 4g network yet. im sure it's a 3g model. And the shop gave me that SIM card. i already tried a SIM card im using in my galaxy s but that didnt work either....
the APN settings are fine, i checked and double checked it. It shows some bars when i entered the pincode but i dont see any 3g/E/G/H icon next to the signal bars....
Did you reboot after putting the SIM in? If you take it out while it's on and put it back in again it doesn't work till a reboot.
I apologize, I guess I can't really speak for outside the US. Did yours not have a placeholder at all for the Sim slot?
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Yes i reboot it, more then i can count.
On the top of the device i can put the sim in on a placeholder idd
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Hello sqx,
I have the same problem with my vodafone sim.
When i put a simcard from another provider in my xoom works the internet fine.
Have you already solved the problem?
Greats Nick
Once it's up and running. Try going into airplane mode. Give it a minute then turn off airplane mode. Then fire up the browser and try to go to google. Attempt to refresh a couple times.
I've had this happen on my 3g connection and it does get annoying but only after it sits around dormant for a while.
it still doesn't work..
Any news?
Hi All,
Im still experiencing this same issue with on my NL Xoom 3g with Vodafone (kpn and tmobile work fine).
Ive posted some stuff before.
Does anyone have an update for this issue?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1117163&highlight=vodafone+3g
So have an AT&T SIM in my unlocked Nexus 4. I use all the default APN's and try to connect to the only mobile network available, "HOME" but it just tries to register on it forever without success. It doesn't work with the APN settings ST recommends on their web site. I haven't had a phone for a week and I could really use some help.
Thanks.
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When you say "an AT&T SIM", do you mean an actual AT&T SIM card from AT&T, or a Straight Talk SIM card compatible with AT&T's network?
If it's the former, then you need to buy a new SIM card from Straight Talk that works on AT&T's network. Lucky for you, they just got back in stock.
If the latter, then I couldn't really help you. Make sure you are typing the correct APN in, try rebooting the phone, try dialing *#*#INFO#*#* and messing with the preferred network type under phone settings, make sure your SIM is fully activated and capable of bringing down data/voice/sms. That's really all I got.
It's a ST SIM compatible with AT&T's network.
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JooshPole said:
It's a ST SIM compatible with AT&T's network.
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JooshPole,
Are you using an old sim from a different straighttalk phone? If that is the case then you would probably need to use the old apn settings, if not then let me know and I'll try and help you out.
Hi All,
I have a Sprint S4 (SPH-L720) which i got from the states. I plan to use this in Canada...was able to root/unlock the phone via SIM Unlock Method posted (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2415587&highlight=sph-l720).
My issue is that i am unable to browse internet or use any apps needing internet on the GSM/UTMS network mode. I have a Rogers LTE chip that i am using and am able to use the phone (voice calling) with no issues. I can use internet on wifi but am unable to when trying internet via the phone chip...i do have a 6GB plan with Rogers and can browse internet when used on another phone.
I had to downgrade the Baseband to MDL/MDC to sim unlock the phone and have later installed MF9.
The software version and baseband now on the phone is: L720VPUAMF9. Earlier had an issue that the wifi was not working, option was disabled...(was getting a message - that an app is trying to connect...) this got fixed after i flashed the kernel version.
Can anyone advice how i can use data from the GSM network and not wifi.. has anyone faced the same issue.
Add your APN for your gsm sim under APN settings.
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Yup, its all in the APNs.
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Yup, its all in the APNs.
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Thanks guys...i was able to get the APN settings and now my phone works on data from the lte chip inserted.
Now my issue is that my phone does not show LTE....i have another S4 with Rogers and i verified running speed test on a friend's phone to compare...my specs on the sprint phone are almost 40% lower than his phone on the same network..ran from the same location (apt). I tried various combinations i.e. (LTE, LTE/CDMA, GSM) but i can only get 3g or H+.
Any suggestions that i can try...Thanks!
This phone doesn't have the proper bands to work on Rogers LTE.
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i_vance said:
Hi All,
I have a Sprint S4 (SPH-L720) which i got from the states. I plan to use this in Canada...was able to root/unlock the phone via SIM Unlock Method posted (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2415587&highlight=sph-l720).
My issue is that i am unable to browse internet or use any apps needing internet on the GSM/UTMS network mode. I have a Rogers LTE chip that i am using and am able to use the phone (voice calling) with no issues. I can use internet on wifi but am unable to when trying internet via the phone chip...i do have a 6GB plan with Rogers and can browse internet when used on another phone.
I had to downgrade the Baseband to MDL/MDC to sim unlock the phone and have later installed MF9.
The software version and baseband now on the phone is: L720VPUAMF9. Earlier had an issue that the wifi was not working, option was disabled...(was getting a message - that an app is trying to connect...) this got fixed after i flashed the kernel version.
Can anyone advice how i can use data from the GSM network and not wifi.. has anyone faced the same issue.
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My buddy just gave me his T-Mobile Note 3 so I started using it. I was using the S4 before and I was always getting LTE no matter where I was. Now that I am using the note 3, I keep getting the edge network everytime, and sometimes I will get 4g but that is at very rare places. Is there a setting to change the band on the phone to make it work on att?
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My buddy just gave me his T-Mobile Note 3 so I started using it. I was using the S4 before and I was always getting LTE no matter where I was. Now that I am using the note 3, I keep getting the edge network everytime, and sometimes I will get 4g but that is at very rare places. Is there a setting to change the band on the phone to make it work on att?
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With the same SIM card? Or with another SIM card/another mobile network?
Anyway, you can try to change the band with this menu: *#2263# (*#BAND#)
You can find other Samsung secret codes with the 'Secret Code Explorer' menu (in the Shortcut Master app).
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With the same SIM card? Or with another SIM card/another mobile network?
I tried numerous sim cards. Anyways I did the band thing and changed it to all. seems I get the 4g now, but it eventually goes back to edge, so the only fix is to restart the phone to get it back to 4g. any fix to this?
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1- Did you try these sim cards with another phones?
2- Try to manually select LTE instead of Auto?
Can someone Please help me figure out why I cannot get service on my Verizon Galaxy Note 3 when I'm traveling or specifically in India. I thought Verizon Note 3 is world unlocked out of the box!!! Am I wrong?
BACKGROUND:
I have successfully flashed my Verizon Note 3 to Boost Mobile so that means I used a Samsung Galaxy Prevail as my donor phone which means I changed the MEID # of my Note3. I have also successfully rooted the phone and have also installed Beanstown106 leaked version of KK 4.4.2 on the Phone with the latest Safestrap and it works fine as far as I can tell. I used the instructions from the following thread to flash my phone to Boost; just FYI:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2060085
QUESTION:
I try to insert the GSM SIM card for Vodafone carrier and it's unable to connect to network even though I added the correct APN settings. So does this have anything to do with me changing the MEID# on my Note 3, is this why it's not connecting to a network?
I kept getting the error message that "This SIM card is from an unknown source" So I disable the setup wizard 1.0 using nobloat app and it got rid of that message. I'm still unable to connect to a network?
Can someone please tell me what I need to do to fix it or can tell me what the problem is?
Or if there's anyone that has used the Verizon Note 3 overseas successfully that can tell me what I'm doing wrong?
purchase a local SIM from Airtel with a 1GB 3G package and 200 minutes of talktime for about 700 rupees ($10 or so)!!
When adding the new SIM you will see message "Non-Verizon SIM detected" but apart from that voice should work just great. Go into the APN settings the + now active and add in the new APN settings for Airtel. After you do this the internet will start working and you will be able to get H/H+ speeds there.
So yes, Verizon 4G LTE phones are truly unlocked for oversees use and you can just pop in a foreign SIM and go no worries...
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Yes it may very well have to do with a IMEI change. I didnt think it was possible to change the imei.
matsuyamakaze said:
purchase a local SIM from Airtel with a 1GB 3G package and 200 minutes of talktime for about 700 rupees ($10 or so)!!
When adding the new SIM you will see message "Non-Verizon SIM detected" but apart from that voice should work just great. Go into the APN settings the + now active and add in the new APN settings for Airtel. After you do this the internet will start working and you will be able to get H/H+ speeds there.
So yes, Verizon 4G LTE phones are truly unlocked for oversees use and you can just pop in a foreign SIM and go no worries...
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So why would the Airtel SIM work and Vodafone will not? I don't get it they are both GSM carriers so why would one work and other one wont? Even though I fixed the APN settings for the Vodafone SIM.
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Yes it may very well have to do with a IMEI change. I didnt think it was possible to change the imei.
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My mistake, I meant I changed the MEID# not the IMEI.
But apparently you can change the IMEI# of the device as well, allegedly according to the following thread. I never done it myself.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/xposed/modules/xposed-imei-changer-t2847187
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My mistake, I meant I changed the MEID# not the IMEI.
But apparently you can change the IMEI# of the device as well, allegedly according to the following thread. I never done it myself.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/xposed/modules/xposed-imei-changer-t2847187
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That could easily cause you issues if your carrier can't understand the identification information your phone is providing the tower.
To be safe keep a log of what you have changed that way if it is worse you can know how to go back or what you have played with otherwise as with myself once time passes I completely forget all the details.
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