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All of the above is so tru but I have the proof and trust me IG works very well . I guess everyone reads from the same book and doesn't try to look both ways before walking. But the droid has it and hey Verizon told me its unlocked I wanted the T-Mobile since I know them so well . but them dumb punks shut the door in my face . but tried it on at&t works I need to trick the T-Mobile when they get their system up in running this summer and get a card .and I have no edge all full data MMS SMS web and calls.
 

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BRAINZ2013 said:
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That show and tell for you. I was shocked also but hey it worked in the end wish I had T-Mobile:D:eek::what:
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you can do this with t mobile too, just buy sim card online, but you will need a phone that is gsm because you need to enter a valid imei number. That is one thing I like about straight talk, the imei number you enter is part of the sim card number.

I am shocked actually that that phone does have the gsm radio, but it is kind of like the nexus 4 not supposed to have lte.

however one thing you may not be able to use that on t mobile if it does not support the hspa frequencies of t mobile.
And last like I said on that thread why bother using that phone get a cheap att/tmobile lte phone :confused: Sell that one.
 
I could sell it now that I have kitkat and the gsm radio . it will work on T-Mobile they wont sell me a card. But as a someone said on xda get a cheap phone take the sims and use it .I wanted T-Mobile cause they have the 30.00 plan. And I am not with the bring it to the store so they can fuzz it up .
 
I know you can get t mobile sim online, I have 3 in my desk I picked them up while they were giving them away free. I did not need to provide what phone I wanted, just chose which size sim I wanted.
 
BRAINZ2013 said:
I could sell it now that I have kitkat and the gsm radio . it will work on T-Mobile they wont sell me a card. But as a someone said on xda get a cheap phone take the sims and use it .I wanted T-Mobile cause they have the 30.00 plan. And I am not with the bring it to the store so they can fuzz it up .
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I lied about my phone and said I had Atrix HD since they didn't have moto g to choose from
 
bigmets31 said:
I have an AT&T Samsung Galaxy S4 waiting to bring over to Metro PCS once I can do the BYOP. Will the phone's connectivity be just as good as the T-Mobile/Metro PCS version? Specs - AT&T Cell Phones SGH-I337 | Samsung Cell Phones
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Gman9831 said:
You would be able to get LTE and HSPA. HSPA would only be in refarmed areas though. Only difference is metro version gets HSPA everywhere available
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Wait, I thought at&t and Tmobile (byod mpcs) were not using compatible lte bands? Or am I confusing ATT lte with verizon (which intentionally or for technical/radio reasons used different lte spectrum bands)?
 
Yes the Verizon 4glte is a card needed to run some CDMA devices but if it has the 4glte card the device is unlocked and I was told that its a global device . but in order for you to open the gsm you need a ril patch . this is from qpst or radio Comm
 
Nintendo1889 said:
Wait, I thought at&t and Tmobile (byod mpcs) were not using compatible lte bands? Or am I confusing ATT lte with verizon (which intentionally or for technical/radio reasons used different lte spectrum bands)?
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Att uses 2 different bands, the main one they use is I think 850mhz but they do in a very few markets use band 4, which is what tmo uses.

All the new t mobile lte phones come with all the bands available so any sim unlocked t mobile lte phone should be able to pick up all of att networks.

Att on the other hand has the radio software locked so they only get the att frequencies. Other then lte band 4 which they need open for those few markets.
 
The gsm would but meto Pcs is having trouble for metro u should just use T-Mobile the gsm is better and customer service know what's going on but yes it would work on metro PCs gsm .
 
Are there any settings I should change to get 4g working? I'm in a refarmed area, but can't get HSPA+ or LTE
 
That's true but someone told me T-Mobile has it set up like atandt where all u need to do is put the card in the phone and text a code and u get a number and power off for ten minutes and bam you got service . I know it works with atand t anyone can confirm this with T-Mobile yet . o metro pcs wont do that yet .
 
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