Drowski187
Newbie
Is there anything I can do to be able to use my Att sim card in my att tablet..?
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Sim help
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What actually happens if you try?
If the tablet is locked to only accept a "data only" SIM then there probably isn't much you can do.
If the tablet is locked to only accept a "data only" SIM then there probably isn't much you can do.
Drowski187
Newbie
The tablet is rooted is there any thing I could do to possibly change the provisions?? When I put my sim in the tablet I get the att logo and bars but no 4g LTE symbol and cant connect to internet.
Isn't the provisioning going to be for the SIM, not the tablet? In which case it's a matter for ATT's systems, not your device, and so fiddling with the tablet software won't change anything. When you try to connect ATT will receive the IMSI (they have to know which SIM you are using to associate it to an account) and the IMEI (which will tell them you are using it in a tablet). So if the reason you don't get data is because their systems say "phone SIM in data-only device, uh-uh" then there's nothing you can do (I'm not discussing changing IMEI since while I don't know the law in your country it's specifically illegal in many countries, including my own).
Of course if ATT don't impose some additional silly restrictions in the phone's software there's nothing to stop you turning on the hotspot and using wireless tethering to connect the tablet. That's what I do with my own tablet or laptop, but I gather that some carriers see the ability to tether wirelessly as something they want to charge extra for.
Of course if ATT don't impose some additional silly restrictions in the phone's software there's nothing to stop you turning on the hotspot and using wireless tethering to connect the tablet. That's what I do with my own tablet or laptop, but I gather that some carriers see the ability to tether wirelessly as something they want to charge extra for.
I believe in the US, the particular device's IMEI and/or MEID must be registered and activated with the carrier, otherwise it won't get service. So you need to register and activate the tablet details with AT&T I think.
Drowski187
Newbie
Thanks for all the help man I'm trying to figure all this out.. Att has my mobile hot spot and tethering blocked because I'm not enrolled in that plan and the only internet acess I have is the Samsung a10e I'm using now. So the struggle is real... Been having to use net share app just to get data on tablet from phone. Hopefully soon I can root phone I will try to figure out the mobile hotspot restriction. Thanks for the info.. I'
Drowski187
Newbie
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Ya of course they said I needed to add another line or they could change their provisions while we were on the phone for my sim to work in the tablet but if they did that it wouldnt work in my phone.. So of course they recommended me to add a tablet line to my account. They get enough from me already.
I've tried not to comment on non-technical matters, but I've long been amazed at what Americans as a group will put up with from their telcos. Despite all of the talk of "markets" and "competition" you pay higher prices than almost anywhere else and the telcos have more control over their customers (and their phones: US-model Samsungs in particular are locked-down much harder than elsewhere in the world, though Samsung have never been the most root-friendly manufacturer anywhere).
Yeah, I was in that group for a long time.
The good news is there are options here. I'm paying ~$200 / year for unlimited data / talk / text, and I'm using the network of one of the big carriers. It's just getting Americans accustomed to using MVNOs (pretty much anyone but VZW, ATT, Sprint, TMo) and not paying for marketing and gimmicks.
we are all sheep....i'm just following where the herd goes....LOL