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T-Mobile Stock ROM Better Than AT&T Stock ROM, no doubt

Been noticing that the that T-Mobile Stock ROM is Better Than AT&T Stock ROM, no doubt
The T-Mobile Stock ROM is feature-rich, includes all Samsung amenities whereas the AT&T Stock ROM is crippled.

Tmobile will always be better than at&t
BAD ASS NOTE 4

When John Legere took over, he made a concerted effort to make T-Mobile USA simple. One of the side effects of that was cutting back on customisations of OSs (e.g., less bloatware, less feature removal, etc.). This has made T-Mobile USA Android ROMs some of the cleanest carrier ROMs available.

BACARDILIMON said:
Tmobile will always be better than at&t
BAD ASS NOTE 4
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Fact. Can't wait for my note 4, arrives Friday.
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After having sold my ATT Note 4 because of the POS locked bootloader I bought a Tmobile one and just got it yesterday. Out of the box the Tmobile one is faster overall, I'm assuming due to less bloatware. I'm pretty impressed so far. Now if I could just get my data to work, calling ATT later to make sure it's provisioned for LTE.

spinedoc said:
After having sold my ATT Note 4 because of the POS locked bootloader I bought a Tmobile one and just got it yesterday. Out of the box the Tmobile one is faster overall, I'm assuming due to less bloatware. I'm pretty impressed so far. Now if I could just get my data to work, calling ATT later to make sure it's provisioned for LTE.
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I was having data issues when I brought my phone home too. Turns out i was missing a line in my apn.
MMSC: http://mms.msg.eng.t-mobile.com/mms/wapenc
Of course att will be different but you may want to double check that.

spinedoc said:
After having sold my ATT Note 4 because of the POS locked bootloader I bought a Tmobile one and just got it yesterday. Out of the box the Tmobile one is faster overall, I'm assuming due to less bloatware. I'm pretty impressed so far. Now if I could just get my data to work, calling ATT later to make sure it's provisioned for LTE.
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Dont give them your tmobile IMEI, their system will automatically detect a non AT&T phone and lock you out of LTE. Find another at&T IMEI of an LTE phone and provide them

daraj said:
Dont give them your tmobile IMEI, their system will automatically detect a non AT&T phone and lock you out of LTE. Find another at&T IMEI of an LTE phone and provide them
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They don't care anymore. Several posters have had no issues at all, and I also had no issue. They didn't bat an eye and I told them right away it was a tmobile phone. Took about 5 minutes for them to set me up. I get LTE perfectly.

I gave away as a Christmas present the AT&T crapware loaded Note 4 that I bought retail price.
Bought the TMobile version, paid $30 for the unock code and did the region unlock. All before putting in my AT&T SIM card.
When I booted Note 4 with SIM card, it immediately set up itself to the proper NET setting and LTE worked no problems.
Awesome firmware after I used a ROOT uninstaller to get rid of TMobile Apps, Carrier IQ, and some Samsung Apps that I'll never use.

Scotsman828 said:
I gave away as a Christmas present the AT&T crapware loaded Note 4 that I bought retail price.
Bought the TMobile version, paid $30 for the unock code and did the region unlock. All before putting in my AT&T SIM card.
When I booted Note 4 with SIM card, it immediately set up itself to the proper NET setting and LTE worked no problems.
Awesome firmware after I used a ROOT uninstaller to get rid of TMobile Apps, Carrier IQ, and some Samsung Apps that I'll never use.
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Which root uninstaller did you use?

Scotsman828 said:
I gave away as a Christmas present the AT&T crapware loaded Note 4 that I bought retail price.
Bought the TMobile version, paid $30 for the unock code and did the region unlock. All before putting in my AT&T SIM card.
When I booted Note 4 with SIM card, it immediately set up itself to the proper NET setting and LTE worked no problems.
Awesome firmware after I used a ROOT uninstaller to get rid of TMobile Apps, Carrier IQ, and some Samsung Apps that I'll never use.
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Can you explain how you did the region unlock ?

Yakuzahi, "Can you explain how you did the region unlock ?
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I used ChainFire's, CF-Auto-Root-trltetmo-trltetmo-smn910t.zip to root.
Then I used RegionLockAway to remove the region lock.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=2370437&d=1383564029
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spinedoc, "Which root uninstaller did you use? "
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https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jumobile.manager.systemapp

Anyone replaced their T-Mobile model with international unlocked?

Right now (just started looking into this) this seems like a no-brainer. Performance is much better and it's rooted!!!! I know you lose wifi calling in theory (although mine hasn't worked since I purchased it despite hours of troubleshooting and tweaking (sucks bc no coverage at home (rural)), but that can potentially be addressed by a custom rom? Thoughts?

I did the switch. Battery life is better. Speed difference is unnoticeable. Signal/Calling quality is fine. I would most likely switch back if root was available for the t-mobile model (but wouldn't if advanced calling was available for international).
Getting wifi calling + VOLTE + video calling is no small task if that matters to you (the S6's wifi calling was never ported to international models even though they shared the same chipset). It would take porting a qualcomm written csc to a exynos chipset and either porting t-mobile's custom ims implimentation or making the standard ims implimentation work with t-mobile. That being said, it has been done. The Galaxy S5 saw advanced calling from the S6 ported back, HTC's flagships have had wifi calling ported.

I had an international Note5 on T-Mobile's network. I hated not having WiFi calling and advanced messaging features and such. I was able to flash a ROM that included some of the lost features luckily, but that would not be the case here since the chipsets are different (at least not possible now). Additionally, for some reason the signal was always worse than my girlfriend's Note5 even when side-by-side. Consistently worse... I wouldn't deal with the hassle again.

hi, I switched too and I'm glad I did, battery is definitely better and I didn't notice performance differences (nor reception). I believe wifi calling hasn't been/can't be ported but some roms support VOLTE. Just be advised that samsung doesn't honor the warranty of international variants in the US hence insurance companies such as Upsie won't insure your device.

How do you switch?
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You have no warranty though, and Samsung Pay can be tricky to get working.
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Just got an international variant yesterday. Loving it but been struggling to change my CSC to one that supports Samsung Pay. I know the LYS CSC supports it and I've flashed it in Odin which reported success and did fine but upon using my device it didn't change my CSC. So confused as to why...
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Buy a 935F from ebay/swappa. Pay off your 935t, sell it on swappa/ebay.
mackentosh said:
How do you switch?
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This is the first phone I've owned that I really haven't felt the need to root. I used to want to root to disable bloatware and to change the theme of the system which I can do on the S7 edge without root. Only thing I do miss is the ad blocking with root but that's a small annoyance that I can live it. Also with the T-Mobile version you get all the necessary bands for extended range LTE which is amazing here in the LA area. Everywhere I go I have solid LTE whether it's indoors or oudoors. I also just used Samsung pay yesterday for the first time at Sprouts grocery store and it worked so easily on the first try! This pay system is flawless. The old lady behind me had a surprised look on her face when I payed that way. Got a free $20 gift card from Samsung for using it for the first time. Just my personal opinion on why the carrier branded T-Mobile version is better.
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The international variant supports all the LTE bands supported by the tmobile one (and more) see http://www.phonemore.com/compare/ph...-samsung-galaxy-s7-edge-sm-g935f-64gb/3305854
And the G935F connects fine to band 12
srod562 said:
This is the first phone I've owned that I really haven't felt the need to root. I used to want to root to disable bloatware and to change the theme of the system which I can do on the S7 edge without root. Only thing I do miss is the ad blocking with root but that's a small annoyance that I can live it. Also with the T-Mobile version you get all the necessary bands for extended range LTE which is amazing here in the LA area. Everywhere I go I have solid LTE whether it's indoors or oudoors. I also just used Samsung pay yesterday for the first time at Sprouts grocery store and it worked so easily on the first try! This pay system is flawless. The old lady behind me had a surprised look on her face when I payed that way. Got a free $20 gift card from Samsung for using it for the first time. Just my personal opinion on why the carrier branded T-Mobile version is better.
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This is my SM-935T Model phone two sim cards active okay..?

i bought it on ebay dual sim for 620$ shipped. its way snappier and the battery life is significantly better. i havent rooted it yet

Remix22 said:
The international variant supports all the LTE bands supported by the tmobile one (and more) see http://www.phonemore.com/compare/ph...-samsung-galaxy-s7-edge-sm-g935f-64gb/3305854
And the G935F connects fine to band 12
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What CSC are you on?
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Nitemare3219 said:
I had an international Note5 on T-Mobile's network. I hated not having WiFi calling and advanced messaging features and such. I was able to flash a ROM that included some of the lost features luckily, but that would not be the case here since the chipsets are different (at least not possible now). Additionally, for some reason the signal was always worse than my girlfriend's Note5 even when side-by-side. Consistently worse... I wouldn't deal with the hassle again.
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My experience with my international S6 was very similar to yours. I moved back to the states with it and signed up with T-mobile. In my gym, which is underground, I could barely get a 4G signal (or nothing at all). Emails and notifications wouldn't come through even when I was connected to 4G. I got the s7e on tmobile and although signal still isn't strong, notifications come through reliably.
Not too scientific as they are different phone models and I've never paid this observation too much mind but now that I've heard your story, I'm inclined to think that carrier specific models might be better at picking up signal on that carrier.

Been using international version for a while, returned my t-mobile version on the 20th day, by that time it was apparent to me that the t-mobile version would not be getting rooted anytime soon. In my opinion this device is much better rooted, especially since i like a lot of color schemes on my status bar and the Ads were driving me crazy. would've preferred a rooted t-mobile version, but a rooted international version is light years better than a stock version of any kind imo.

I'm on MID (Iraq)
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What CSC are you on?
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Why get international version

I have been looking into getting 935F in order to root it and be able to flash customer ROMs and to be able to uses titanium and TWRP for backups, etc.. With custom kernels now available, might even be able to use duel/multiboot again.
In going through the international threads, I have run into US users getting 935F's, but then getting Samsung Pay to work - which means the device cannot be rooted, as it trips KNOX. They then wish they could have other features like WiFi calling that they already had with their US 935T.
What I don't understand is why anyone would get the 935F in the US if they were not going to root it, as the locked bootloader 935T has Pay and the other features they would like on their 935F. What am I missing here?

Good question (I have a 930F that I use rooted on t-mobile). Without root, my reasons for liking it might be improved battery life and performance. Another would be the dual sim model could be useful for some purposes. The next reason might be cost (as t-mobile officially sells the 930T for $670 new while the 930FD has been on ebay for $530 new. Potentially, if the person traveled abroad, the flashable cscs or non-tmobile volte/wifi settings may work better with international carriers.

I switched over from a G935T to an F model for a few reasons, 1: Speedy'er updates (Or the ability to apply new updates from any region); 2: Option to root if I want to; 3: Identify unsaved numbers option
I managed to get Samsung Pay working. I did lose WiFi Calling (Might be able to get it back as some firmwares such as the one I'm on (AMO) has it. I also lost VoLTE. I wish I still had those two features but I never used WiFi Calling and don't browse much while on a phone call anyways, and if I do, I still get standard 4G while on a call. Thinking about it, I also lost native video calling and rich communication messaging, but those are also baked in, just haven't figured it out yet. Anyways, I basically switched for more freedom and options. There is way less bloat and it seems a bit snappier than the SD version.
Have any questions? Ask away.

Having switched from a G935T to a G935FD, I would say the two aren't even comparable in terms of performance. The FD is MUCH faster, has less bloatware, and practically never hangs or pauses. The phone is just in a different world. Add to that more than 2x the battery life, and it's not even a contest. I'd love to root and add some other features, but I find Samsung Pay more useful and practical for the time being.
And after spending some time with the FD, I'm still kinda chafed about the T version, like I got scammed, having read all kinds of great things about the S7e that were just never delivered. And then the FD exceeds all those expectations.
So there's that....
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And as for VOLTE -- I never used it, though I wouldn't mind if it was available. For wifi calling, I just have my number set to forward to a Google Voice number (also used for voicemail), and with the Hangouts Dialer, I can answer over wifi or LTE just fine when I don't receive a call or signal inside a building for some reason (which is rare).
Oh, and my download speeds are testing out at 3x what I was getting on the T version. Not sure why that is, but the speedtests don't lie. I'm getting 60+ Mbps down, 20+ up.

Tmobile version is Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820
and g935fd is Exynos 8890 Octa with dual SIM card,
I just want to ask people which version is better but now as you said like exynos 8890 is better
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Thanks for all the responses above. Waiting on possible root on 935t, but looks like may be only temporary root.
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tstolz33 said:
Having switched from a G935T to a G935FD, I would say the two aren't even comparable in terms of performance. The FD is MUCH faster, has less bloatware, and practically never hangs or pauses. The phone is just in a different world. Add to that more than 2x the battery life, and it's not even a contest. I'd love to root and add some other features, but I find Samsung Pay more useful and practical for the time being.
And after spending some time with the FD, I'm still kinda chafed about the T version, like I got scammed, having read all kinds of great things about the S7e that were just never delivered. And then the FD exceeds all those expectations.
So there's that....
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And as for VOLTE -- I never used it, though I wouldn't mind if it was available. For wifi calling, I just have my number set to forward to a Google Voice number (also used for voicemail), and with the Hangouts Dialer, I can answer over wifi or LTE just fine when I don't receive a call or signal inside a building for some reason (which is rare).
Oh, and my download speeds are testing out at 3x what I was getting on the T version. Not sure why that is, but the speedtests don't lie. I'm getting 60+ Mbps down, 20+ up.
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Do you have any issue connecting to band 12?
If you don't mind, can you point me to the Samsung Pay thread for the FD?

tengtengvn said:
Do you have any issue connecting to band 12?
If you don't mind, can you point me to the Samsung Pay thread for the FD?
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Not sure about band 12. I'm in New Orleans, and I seem to be on band 4 most of the time here. Reception seems quite a bit better than my G935T, for whatever reason.
For firmware, any firmware for the G935F will work for the FD. I followed this method:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/s7-...ernational-t3340821/post67009736#post67009736
And I updated with the most recent version in this thread, along with the Spanish CSC_HOME file, as Samsung Pay works in Spain now.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/s7-edge/how-to/official-stock-firmware-update-odin-t3335065
Be sure to wipe the cache partition after upgrading.

tstolz33 said:
Not sure about band 12. I'm in New Orleans, and I seem to be on band 4 most of the time here. Reception seems quite a bit better than my G935T, for whatever reason.
For firmware, any firmware for the G935F will work for the FD. I followed this method:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/s7-...ernational-t3340821/post67009736#post67009736
And I updated with the most recent version in this thread, along with the Spanish CSC_HOME file, as Samsung Pay works in Spain now.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/s7-edge/how-to/official-stock-firmware-update-odin-t3335065
Be sure to wipe the cache partition after upgrading.
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Want to confirm that pay will only work on un-rooted 935f and fd
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My understanding is that's correct. Once the Knox counter is tripped, Samsung Pay no longer works. Flashing a stock rom appears to be OK.
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tengtengvn said:
Do you have any issue connecting to band 12?
If you don't mind, can you point me to the Samsung Pay thread for the FD?
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I don't have any issues with band 12 on my 935FD. Everything seems to be exactly as my Tmo Note 4.
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KEHT said:
I don't have any issues with band 12 on my 935FD. Everything seems to be exactly as my Tmo Note 4.
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Have you tried any of the firmware that has WiFi calling and can be set up for Samsung pay?

gaww said:
Have you tried any of the firmware that has WiFi calling and can be set up for Samsung pay?
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Which firmwares are those exactly? As far as I know, WiFi calling isn't available on International version and I have my Knox tripped already.

KEHT said:
Which firmwares are those exactly? As far as I know, WiFi calling isn't available on International version and I have my Knox tripped already.
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There is a thread in the international section for setting up Samsung Pay on different firmwares - think there were references in it to firmwares that also had WiFi calling.
Update - think it was a CSC thread instead

tstolz33 said:
My understanding is that's correct. Once the Knox counter is tripped, Samsung Pay no longer works. Flashing a stock rom appears to be OK.
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Quick question about Samsung Pay. Once you trip Knox it's unusable forever or just until you run the stock ROM again?
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Want to confirm that pay will only work on un-rooted 935f and fd
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naruto.ninjakid said:
Quick question about Samsung Pay. Once you trip Knox it's unusable forever or just until you run the stock ROM again?
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Knox is forever. If not tripped, you can go back to official firmware and it will still work.

gaww said:
Knox is forever. If not tripped, you can go back to official firmware and it will still work.
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So once you trip Knox Samsung Pay is forever gone? Lol that's crazy
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naruto.ninjakid said:
So once you trip Knox Samsung Pay is forever gone? Lol that's crazy
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That is apparently why %#$=<<&& Samsung also locked the bootloader in the US. I stopped using it for that reason even before I rooted - s___ them!

That Sucks
gaww said:
That is apparently why %#$=<<&& Samsung also locked the bootloader in the US. I stopped using it for that reason even before I rooted - s___ them!
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This is why I always make it a point for me to never become too dependent upon something. Same thing with investing so much into a service where you can’t go without it. Eventually they will do something you don't like and you will have no choice but to accept what they want. I know root and android pay didn't mix so I won’t bother with Samsung pay either. I find it faster to pull out my wallet anyway or I prefer to pay with cash. Than to pull out my phone, login and start fiddling with it to pay. I'm looking to get a Note 7 and the only thing I hope is that the Iris scanner won’t be disabled when I root and Knox is voided. Other than that I never used knox for anything.
Samsung pay may play a reason in why Samsung Locked bootloaders in the US but i also think carriers are to blame. We know Verizon and AT&T do it for money and there business users and now T-Mobile has started. Even though T-Mobile claims it was Samsung i think they did it to stop people from tethering and hiding it using root. Remember they had wrote that article making rooters seem nefarious and stealing data lol. This could have played a role in them now locking their bootloaders to prevent root in my opinion.

s7 edge is having trouble with TMobile's LTE mobile data

So I recently purchased s7 edge g935fd from Taiwan. The phone was working fine there in Taiwan. When I came back to the States, however, the phone seems to have trouble connecting TMobile's LTE mobile data. The LTE goes on and off , no matter where I am. The phone still says that it is connected to LTE even when the data is not loading. I tried to reset the APN setting but no avail. I also tried that sim card on my old ASUS Zenphone 2 and the LTE worked fine so it is probably not the sim card's fault. The weird thing is that I can still call, text, and even use 3g network, it's only LTE that is not working properly. Anyone got a solution to this?

Have you gone to settings>mobile networks and checked if it's set to auto connect?

I took off unlimited data from my account because **** sucks here In Aurora Colorado. Isn't worth an extra 20 a month when I got WiFi at home and at work. Plus 2gb free is cool with me. Still got bingeon
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I used to have a note from Verizon Unlocked, but seems they've done that on and off signal quite a lot. Since their phones from T-Mobile have everything pre-installed, you can't even delete or edit their APN.
That's why I got a phone with then GS7E works like a charm.

nano303 said:
I took off unlimited data from my account because **** sucks here In Aurora Colorado. Isn't worth an extra 20 a month when I got WiFi at home and at work. Plus 2gb free is cool with me. Still got bingeon
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sorry to break it to you but you need to have 3GB or more to have binge on bud

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sorry to break it to you but you need to have 3GB or more to have binge on bud
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Oh well. Like I said even with that sht I can NEVER load a video on Netflix on my lte, I would miss flights before this crap loads. I like t-mobile because it's the only one that's "good" in my area if t-mobile is "good" I don't want to know what's bad. That's cool it works for you. But I rather pay $55 a month for text talk and 2gb of free data
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I have a 935FD on TMO and never have had a problem. I actually have a 935T also, just made sure the APN's matched. The FD however, has never shown an LTE icon although it shows connected to LTE in settings. This could be to being rooted and running a custom rom. But to your main question, again, I've had no issues.

jtford said:
I have a 935FD on TMO and never have had a problem. I actually have a 935T also, just made sure the APN's matched. The FD however, has never shown an LTE icon although it shows connected to LTE in settings. This could be to being rooted and running a custom rom. But to your main question, again, I've had no issues.
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So you bought and international version? I think I may have to do the same for the Note 7 but not sure how compatible the international versions are with T-Mobile
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naruto.ninjakid said:
So you bought and international version? I think I may have to do the same for the Note 7 but not sure how compatible the international versions are with T-Mobile
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Yes, I bought an International version after realizing it would probably be some time before the 935T got root. From what I understand, and don't quote me on this, but the international version of just about anything is compatible with TMO or any other GSM network. The Note 7 should be just as compatible as my 935FD is with TMO.

jtford said:
Yes, I bought an International version after realizing it would probably be some time before the 935T got root. From what I understand, and don't quote me on this, but the international version of just about anything is compatible with TMO or any other GSM network. The Note 7 should be just as compatible as my 935FD is with TMO.
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Do you get wifi calling with the international version? It also seems Samsung won't honor the warranty and SquareTrade won't as well since Samsung isn't.
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naruto.ninjakid said:
Do you get wifi calling with the international version? It also seems Samsung won't honor the warranty and SquareTrade won't as well since Samsung isn't.
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No, and that is the only reason I've kept my TMO version is for the wifi calling. If the buildings where I work weren't blast proof we would have cell signal inside them. Since we don't, the wifi calling is our only Option, besides landlines of course. For all these reasons we're talking about is why I'm looking at getting an HTC 10. I'm getting tired of all the Samsung lock down on stuff.

jtford said:
No, and that is the only reason I've kept my TMO version is for the wifi calling. If the buildings where I work weren't blast proof we would have cell signal inside them. Since we don't, the wifi calling is our only Option, besides landlines of course. For all these reasons we're talking about is why I'm looking at getting an HTC 10. I'm getting tired of all the Samsung lock down on stuff.
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Lol that's the exact problem I have at work there is absolutely no service in certain parts. It's pretty sad for T-Mobile. We're basically forced to get there version.
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Question Running A Tmobile ROM with MetroPCS

After 15 years I decided to leave Sprint. I just got tired of their BS charges on my bills. I have a S7 Edge SM-G935P that is factory unlocked and de-branded from Sprint software. Right now I'm currently running Sprints Nougat Beta Program Beta 5 (PLN) and I'm on Metro PCS with T-Mobiles APN settings. I been with Metro PCS for a 3 weeks so far. I have decent signal in the Chicago area, When I'm home I get between -110db to -99db and when I'm outside I get between -105db to -82db depending where I'm at in the city. I hoping soon band 12 becomes active in Chicago that will make the signal better.
1. When Noguat comes out can I flash SM-G935T ROM or should I flash a SM-G935U ROM with T-Mobile Modem?
2. Would T-Mobile's carrier agression help my signal out better with my phone since MetroPCS runs on T-Mobiles network?

You can in fact go to the t-mobile firmware and sit there permanently on the device and it will work fine, and I'd recommend it, I don't have any other answers but I've played with firmware jumping a lot on this device.
DJSmoove said:
After 15 years I decided to leave Sprint. I just got tired of their BS charges on my bills. I have a S7 Edge SM-G935P that is factory unlocked and de-branded from Sprint software. Right now I'm currently running Sprints Nougat Beta Program Beta 5 (PLN) and I'm on Metro PCS with T-Mobiles APN settings. I been with Metro PCS for a 3 weeks so far. I have decent signal in the Chicago area, When I'm home I get between -110db to -99db and when I'm outside I get between -105db to -82db depending where I'm at in the city. I hoping soon band 12 becomes active in Chicago that will make the signal better.
1. When Noguat comes out can I flash SM-G935T ROM or should I flash a SM-G935U ROM with T-Mobile Modem?
2. Would T-Mobile's carrier agression help my signal out better with my phone since MetroPCS runs on T-Mobiles network?
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tjthecat said:
You can in fact go to the t-mobile firmware and sit there permanently on the device and it will work fine, and I'd recommend it, I don't have any other answers but I've played with firmware jumping a lot on this device.
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Can I flash a Tmobile Modem on my phone on a Sprint ROM and would it help my signal?

DJSmoove said:
Can I flash a Tmobile Modem on my phone on a Sprint ROM and would it help my signal?
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YES but id recommend just flashing the tmobile firmware in full

DJSmoove said:
Can I flash a Tmobile Modem on my phone on a Sprint ROM and would it help my signal?
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If the phone is unbranded and unlocked it is already running the U software so all you have to do is just flash the tmobile modem for metro pcs and your good to go!
If its not running the U software just flash the U software and tmobile modem but if its factory unlocked it should already be U phone SM-G935U. Speakin gof that Im running U software on Crickett which is ATT maybe I should flash the ATT modem
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tjthecat said:
YES but id recommend just flashing the tmobile firmware in full
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Incorrect advice, why do you reccommend flashing tmobile full firmware? Just curious

vipercoyote said:
If the phone is unbranded and unlocked it is already running the U software so all you have to do is just flash the tmobile modem for metro pcs and your good to go!
If its not running the U software just flash the U software and tmobile modem but if its factory unlocked it should already be U phone SM-G935U. Speakin gof that Im running U software on Crickett which is ATT maybe I should flash the ATT modem
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Incorrect advice, why do you reccommend flashing tmobile full firmware? Just curious
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It runs very well anyway and I've just had a certain experience with their firmware that I haven't had with the unlocked, Verizon, AT&T, or sprint firmwares. That and wifi calling and other tmobile features can be unlocked by flashing the tmobile firmware.

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DJSmoove said:
After 15 years I decided to leave Sprint. I just got tired of their BS charges on my bills. I have a S7 Edge SM-G935P that is factory unlocked and de-branded from Sprint software. Right now I'm currently running Sprints Nougat Beta Program Beta 5 (PLN) and I'm on Metro PCS with T-Mobiles APN settings. I been with Metro PCS for a 3 weeks so far. I have decent signal in the Chicago area, When I'm home I get between -110db to -99db and when I'm outside I get between -105db to -82db depending where I'm at in the city. I hoping soon band 12 becomes active in Chicago that will make the signal better.
1. When Noguat comes out can I flash SM-G935T ROM or should I flash a SM-G935U ROM with T-Mobile Modem?
2. Would T-Mobile's carrier agression help my signal out better with my phone since MetroPCS runs on T-Mobiles network?
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have you had any issues with not receiving text messages and not being able to text other metropcs users cause i unlocked my sprint s7 running on metropcs and having issues with that.

Azzair113 said:
have you had any issues with not receiving text messages and not being able to text other metropcs users cause i unlocked my sprint s7 running on metropcs and having issues with that.
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Sorry I wouldn't know that, A week later I flipped my phone to a Tmobile Rom and got Tmobile. I haven't had any issues.
Sent from my SM-G935T using XDA-Developers Legacy app

Azzair113 said:
have you had any issues with not receiving text messages and not being able to text other metropcs users cause i unlocked my sprint s7 running on metropcs and having issues with that.
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I have issues to where i cant get any connection with the unlocked rom and the tmobile rom.

I was given a phone that has no brand logo on it and it had an authentication error #9 [modified] on start up. It is an LG phone and that is the only logo on it anywhere. The info under the battery and everything is gone so I had no idea what type of LG it was. I put it in download mode and LG Bridge recognized it as an LG MS330 so I flashed it with the Metro PCS firmware for an LG K7 and now it works great but I was wondering: If I had flashed it with the T-Mobile firmware would it still have shown the Metro PCS Logo and have metro as the carrier or would it have T-Mobile as the carrier?