yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S III General] Product F(RED):
You can still put a MicroSIM in a regular SIM slot if you align the contacts correctly. I've done it when I didn't have a converter.
[Galaxy S III General] ceo.mtcl:
Nope, for me there was just one sweep. None after that.
[Galaxy S III General] Baldilocks:
No problems here. I use both a Galaxy S III and One X.
[Galaxy S III General] uchup:
Are you just one sweep? Cause this is the first time happened to me. If happened again I'm moving to HTC one X..
[Galaxy S III General] james11417:
People are so sure the HTC One X isn't being caught?
[Galaxy S III General] uchup:
I want to know this one too :) if I get caught again I'm done with S3..

Btw is there anyone here GOT SWEEP again TWICE after got reverting back from at&t??

I got reverted back from the first one. and put back the S3 one hour later..
[Galaxy S III General] lude219:
this is my second time getting swept in the past 2 weeks. I wont bother putting it back because this is turning into a routine activity. ill just fork up the extra $15 and get a note 2 after this with LTE support.
[Galaxy S III General] uchup:
Thank for letting me know. Then I'll stop using S3 to get not caught again. Btw I'm thinking to trade to HTC One X or getting Note 2.

I research this forum that HTC One X still undetected, but how about Note 2? since the first note out some people have reported that it was galaxy tab.

Thanks,
[Galaxy S III General] lude219:
I'm sure note2 will be on the list since it'll probably turn out to be a hot seller. I take it that if it's a hot phone, at&t will try to flag it.
[Galaxy S III General] uchup:
I guess I'll start putting my international S3 on craigslist to trade to International HTC one X..

is HTC one X is the best android phone after Samsung S3? Since they both have quad core and HTC is 1.5 vs S3 1.4ghz

Thanks
[Galaxy S III General] lude219:
I had 3 htc phones before the s3 and none was flagged (probably because at&t didn't offer it then) and also because of small user based. i don't think the hox is a hot item for at&t so there's*a possibility that it wont get flagged.
[Galaxy S III General] SlimJ87D:
My friends HTC, galaxy s2, galaxy nexus and note 1 were all flagged on his families plans. They were all flagged, HTC and Samsung.

There is no discrimination from what I have seen. So don't be surprised when a sweep comes by and a HOX int is flagged
[Galaxy S III General] Air Mike:
Just a quick question , i will be picking up a Galaxy S3 LTE ( GT-I9305) , quad core from Hong kong pretty soon , anyone using this phone on AT&T Dumbphone data plan ( medianet) ?

Is this phone currently being flagged together with GT-I9300 ( Galaxy S3) ?
[Galaxy S III General] Baldilocks:
Who knows, really. I've been using unlocked GS2's, GS3's and One X's without ANY problems since day 1.

The only way to be sure is to try it.
[Galaxy S III General] ceo.mtcl:
I agree.

☞ sent from GS3 or Nexus
[Galaxy S III General] be1ieve1111:
I think I'll be puting my gs3 international FS soon. Waiting for the Note 2 LTE for ATT and calling it a day. Let's see what all this 4g is about since I'm paying for it now.
[Galaxy S III General] matt310:
This might not be the most relevant post but you guys seem like you know your stuff especially with the AT&T network so allow me to ask this: I have a GT-i9300 on an unlimited family share plan. The other phone on the account is an IP4S. So they're both HSPA+ devices, but when speed tests are run the IP4 always scores higher in both down and upload speeds. Sometimes the GS3 will start off higher but the iPhone will always win in the end. Same goes for loading web pages, it seems the GS3 loads initially faster but almost seems to be getting capped by the network.

My question: Do you think AT&T prioritizes iPhone users' SIMs above other devices? Do you think AT&T prioritizes 'supported' devices versus those in the BYOE (equipment) abyss?

These are the only reasons I can think of unless the IP4 has better cell radios in my comparison - even though both phones register at -87dBm (decently good signal strength).

I was going to sell my GT-I9300 for the I747 ATT LTE model because of this, but thought I'd just ask the question to see if anyone has any theories. Thanks in advance!!
[Galaxy S III General] sumeet909:
For capped plans, I wish AT&T would follow the T-Mobile route. Instead of charging for $10/GB, just let the user have the option of unlimited 2G. With LTE, you can consume data pretty fast, even with apps running in the background gobbling up data. I realized that with HTC Titan 2; for whatever reason, data consumption on Titan 2 was lot higher than HTC Radar 4G running Skype app. Both phones are WP 7.5. IMHO, LTE users need atleast 5-7 GBs / month for moderate streaming, surfing, downloading etc.
[Galaxy S III General] Baldilocks:
Any AT&T branded phone is going to be software optimized for AT&T's network.
[Galaxy S III General] foehammer92:
The lg nexus 4 looks appealing...anyone thinking of switching to it?

Also, anyone think it'll get flagged if you get a t-mobile version?
[Galaxy S III General] ceo.mtcl:
It's looking nice for sure!

☞ sent from GS3 or Nexus
[Galaxy S III General] Product F(RED):
I would have if it had a microSD card slot.
[Galaxy S III General] gadget069:
I agree.
[Galaxy S III General] Baldilocks:
Really? How hard is it to get a SIM adapter? Problem solved.......
[Galaxy S III General] Product F(RED):
SIM adapter? MicroSD card slot I said.
[Galaxy S III General] Baldilocks:
Sorry, I'm half asleep. Damn hurricane... ;) My bad. Disregard.
[Galaxy S III General] chrisd1a1:
Moderator Warning

Folks. changing IMEI numbers is illigal in most countires. any further discussion re changing the IMEI will be dealt with seriously.

i need to stress that while some of you will say' it's fine in my country' posting about this in an open forum is making this info available where this does break the law

regards

Chris
[Galaxy S III General] ceo.mtcl:
Thanks for clearing this Chris.

☞ sent from GS3 or Nexus
[Galaxy S III General] mxpxboi:
My I9300 was flagged, not sure why. I'm guessing because the SIII got so popular. It's almost the most popular phone out. I sold it and switched to the Galaxy Note II GT-N7100 and so far I've had no issues for over a month. My brother also switched to the LG Optimus 4X HD P880 and he's been fine. The SIII is the only phone in 10 years that ever got flagged for me.
[Galaxy S III General] Product F(RED):
Once again, switch to Straight Talk. There's no benefit of using MediaNet anymore. The game of switching phones and hoping you won't get caught is getting old. I'm not hounding anyone for complaining; I'm saying there's an easier way.
[Galaxy S III General] vibsOveebs:
Just a simple question..

So, my contract expires in February on AT&T but I bought the Int. S3 (i9300) before hand and switch the sim card with my old HTC DHD (Ace)..

Now when my contract expires how can I get a Unlimited Data plan for $10?!
[Galaxy S III General] ceo.mtcl:
Just leave it alone and you are good to go. :) no change is required.

☞ sent from GS3 or Nexus
[Galaxy S III General] vibsOveebs:
So you are saying it will automatically transfer me to a $10 (unlimited data) plan? I just think that doesn't sound like anything AT&T would do.. (Sorry if I sound stupid)
[Galaxy S III General] ceo.mtcl:
Of you already have a ten bucks unlimited plan working on your phone, then there is no need to worry if your contact expires. Contract expiration has to do nothing with the features on your account.

☞ sent from GS3 or Nexus
[Galaxy S III General] vibsOveebs:
Oh no no... I am still on contact and I pay $40 for 4 gigs.. but my contact expires in feb so how to I switch to $10 unlimited

Sent form International Galaxy SIII (i9300)
[Galaxy S III General] ceo.mtcl:
You can try switching today itself following the second post.

☞ sent from GS3 or Nexus
[Galaxy S III General] romeo57:
Hello,

I'll be going to LA tomorrow. I'm planning to get a prepaid simcard for my international s3. Mostly I'll be using Internet than calls/sms.

1. How to get it once i landed LAX?

2. How much is the simcard?

3. Do i need to top up my prepaid?

Sent from my GT-I9300
[Galaxy S III General] ceo.mtcl:
Call Att customer support and ask these questions to them. You can Google Att customer support number.

☞ sent from GS3 or Nexus
[Galaxy S III General] romeo57:
I've found a shop that sells the prepaid lines. There's a few, AT&T, T-Mo, Verizon, etc.

Asked the sales girl, but still didn't understand & undecided.

One question, is it normally expensive when buying a new prepaid line? USD50?

Sent from my GT-I9300
[Galaxy S III General] Product F(RED):
Unless you're also buying a phone with the prepaid service, Verizon and Sprint are out of the question (they're CDMA and won't activate another network's CDMA phone anyways). So your choices come down to AT&T and T-Mobile. T-Mobile has a $30 plan with unlimited text, 100 minutes, and 5GB of data. The only thing is T-Mobile runs on 1700 MHz (AWS), so if your device is not pentaband or doesn't get 1700 MHz, you'll be stuck with EDGE. If you're going to use a lot if data and your phone doesn't do 1700 MHz, ask her if they sell Straight Talk AT&T Sims. It's AT&T service offered through a prepaid carrier called Straight Talk, and is unlimited everything for $50. Should work with your phone (850/1900 MHz).
[Galaxy S III General] kpoeticg:
I ordered this phone with the intention of using it for medianet. Now with all these sweeps going on I'm probly just gonna order a straight talk sim. On the straight talk website it gives the option of "AT&T Compatible phone" and " Unlocked GSM Phone (Phone must operate in 850 and 1900 MHz bands)". Which one is preferable for the International GS3? Or does it not make a difference? Thanks in advance
[Galaxy S III General] mputtr:
to my current understanding, tmo is currently launching 1900mhz 3g service in various areas in the US. so if you don't travel alot and your area has proper 1900mhz support by tmo, then it might be viable. i vaguely remember that there is some sort of site that shows where the 1900mhz spectrum has been deployed for tmo.
[Galaxy S III General] Product F(RED):
http://www.airportal.de/
[Galaxy S III General] MattMJB0188:
Does this still work? I did it back in August and was fine til late September. I've been fine with the 5GB plan, but I am wondering if they are flagging everyone?
[Galaxy S III General] ceo.mtcl:
Yes it still works.
[Galaxy S III General] MattMJB0188:
Hmmmmm. I'm tempted to try it again. Have you been flagged? Think I read something several pages back that a couple people who were fine got flagged.
[Galaxy S III General] ceo.mtcl:
I was flagged once but I followed the process in Op second post and got the unlimited data back.

These days I'm using at&t note 2 though on a different line. After using note2, my gs3 looks so tiny. I also got LTE in my area recently so I'm not really planning on using S3 anymore... Even though I honestly think that lte is overkill.

But this amazing unlimited plan still works on my other line though with s3. I gotta sell my s3 now :)
[Galaxy S III General] MattMJB0188:
No Note 2 for me. It may currently be the world's most powerful phone but that thing cramped the hell outta my hand during calls. GLad you like it.

Now since your using the AT&T LTE version don't you have to pick from one of their current tiered plans?
[Galaxy S III General] ceo.mtcl:
Oh I see... For some reason it is working good in my area.

I have 3gb lte for 30 bucks on note 2 line and unlimited data for 10 bucks on s3 line. I've two lines going on parallel.
[Galaxy S III General] highaltitude:
Anyone in the US using a GT-I9305 LTE on AT&T and it works completely? I am only getting Edge and thats it?
[Galaxy S III General] Baldilocks:
That's one of the least effective phones you could use in the U.S.

It lacks the 1900Mhz HSDPA band. So, if you are in an area with only 1900Mhz, you won't even get 3G. You must be in one of those areas.

The LTE isn't compatible with U.S. LTE at all either.
[Galaxy S III General] fotoav8r:
Noobee Looking to Clarify a few things

I currenly have the Galaxy s2 and want to get an s3 international. I read the first 20 and last 5 pages here, but it would take me a month to go thru the whole thing.

My contract expires june 2013, and I really like the idea of the prepaid program. My bill is ridiculously high for one person. I am grandfathered in on the data plan. I found a cute s3 on this site from Expansys for $529. I'd really like the brown or red but they seen to run about another $100. I also have an unlocked Nokia dumbphone, but works great. I do travel internationally a few times a year and usually carry 2 phones.

What would you suggest is my best way to go about this. I also found the At&t micro sim card here.

Just looking for a good strategic plan of attack;) but am lacking in ANY experience with prepaid phone programs, but am pretty familiar with smart phones in general. I had the first few iphones and then switched to Android and never looked back. I'm an avid photographer and videographer and enjoy showing off my stuff with a great display. (The Note is too big for my smaller hands).
[Galaxy S III General] james11417:
Guess with the random samsung galaxy deaths, it is a disadvantage to have an international phone in the US since Samsung will not cover those international phones under warranty. Sucks.
[Galaxy S III General] AlwaysNoob:
APN settings didnt get pushed to my phone. I have still old settings from LTE on my phone.

I changed all APN settings as per your pictures. Do you know by any chance what is the password? (Your image hides password behind ****)
[Galaxy S III General] vibsOveebs:
no

Not true.. In many cases Samsung doesn't just fix the phone but also upgrades em to 32 gb
[Galaxy S III General] fotoav8r:
ATT brand

Can on buy a post paid card even if it's an Att with the Att logo?

---------- Post added at 07:07 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:56 PM ----------

I ordered a card from ebay. It has the att logos all over it and the SkU says 72290. Should I be very afraid of installing this in my S3, even after dumbing it down with an old Nokia non smart phone. Actually, I'm not even sure that Nokia will work because it was never an Att phone.
[Galaxy S III General] b-eock:
So a few days ago my Text Messaging crapped out. I can send messages, call, receive calls, use mobile data, but cannot receive texts... I am pissed off. I went to two different stores. I have factory reset 3 times, rebooted multiple times, flashed stock ROM's multiple times. Nothing is working...
[Galaxy S III General] Product F(RED):
Go into the Messaging app and make sure the "Message Center" is set to "+13123149810". That's what it is for Straight Talk AT&T and regular AT&T. You're supposed to enter it into "SMSC" in the *#*#4636#*#* menu, but it's not coming up for me since I hopped on Jelly Bean. Hopefully this fixes it for you, because for whatever reason this got wiped on my phone a while ago and I couldn't send or receive text messages.
[Galaxy S III General] b-eock:
Thanks, it all matches up. I can send them, and people receive them. I just can't get their messages to my phone.
[Galaxy S III General] fotoav8r:
and uchbrews

I don't know why I cant get a straight answer to this question.

I have a GS3 with a contract.

I would like to use the method outlined at the beginning of this post.

I ordered and receive a new G3 from Negri.

I ordered and reveived and ATT card Sku 722909.

Even if it was the right card, it won't fit in my old dumb Nokia. It is way to small.

I seem to be stuck at this point. Do I need to find and buy an old att dump phone on ebay , or should I try and cut this one to make it work.
[Galaxy S III General] fotoav8r:
I really wish I could get my unlimited plan working, but i can't figure out the sim card deal. I bought one from ebay, but it's got the ATT logo all over it, so I'm afraid of getting flagged. won't Att notice that it's not a previous Att phone?

The card I got has a SKU of #72290. I seem to recall reading that 73054 or 73052 work the best, but I don't know how to find one. I've done all the obvious Google searches, but I must be missing something.
[Galaxy S III General] james11417:
So Samsung warranty in the USA covers international phones? Thought they are usually separate? Would be great if true.
[Galaxy S III General] fotoav8r:
Hi,

I just followed the directions precisely, but the price is still about the same $100 a month. Did I do something wrong?
[Galaxy S III General] ceo.mtcl:
Re: [Oct. 12 2012 update] Benefits of International Samsung Galaxy S3 for US (AT&T) u

Price of the plan or the data plan?
[Galaxy S III General] fotoav8r:
Total price.

$30 for unlimitied grandfathered data plan

$20 for unlimite texting

and $40 or $60 depending on how many minutes I want.

If I get rid of the $30 Grandfathered plan, then I can never get it back.

total price; around $100

I love playing these games with these big companies, but this one I can't seem to make work.

You should see the games I play with the credit card companies for free travel, so I'm no novice at making myself sound innocent and naive.
[Galaxy S III General] ceo.mtcl:
Re: [Oct. 12 2012 update] Benefits of International Samsung Galaxy S3 for US (AT&T) u

To anyone who has a grandfathered plan, I'd recommend to keep it.
[Galaxy S III General] henrybravo:
Except for the fact they'll throttle your data speeds once you hit 3GB (5GB on LTE). But at least they're still offering unlimited data at a limited speed.
[Galaxy S III General] fotoav8r:
So is my best bet now to just stay with the normal ATT network, and not play any games with it? I can't think of anyway to lower my costs without giving up the unlimited plan.
[Galaxy S III General] sumeet909:
Re: [Oct. 12 2012 update] Benefits of International Samsung Galaxy S3 for US (AT&T) u

Tip: Get LTE phone to get 5GB cap, borrow one from a friend and then return it. Then, put your SIM card in any phone and enjoy 5GB high speed. You can also toggle APNs to work around the cap. This is your best bet if you are addicted to Pandora/Netflix. I have a feeling AT&T will stop offering upgrades to customers with unlimited plans. So, I plan to upgrade to S4 as soon as it is out and then stay there till t-Mobile improve their network.
[Galaxy S III General] james11417:
Looks like my i9300 finally got caught. I've had it since Aug 2012. I've been on medianet with a t959 since Sep 2011. Time to call AT&T.
[Galaxy S III General] katinatez:
Re: [Oct. 12 2012 update] Benefits of International Samsung Galaxy S3 for US (AT&T) u

I was caught too; on February 1. Have been on media net plan since September. Going to jump ship to StraightTalk for the unlimited plan.

Sent from my GT-I9300
[Galaxy S III General] ceo.mtcl:
Re: [Oct. 12 2012 update] Benefits of International Samsung Galaxy S3 for US (AT&T) u

Or try the second post and do it over again. You'll get the plan back. :p
[Galaxy S III General] james11417:
I did already yesterday. Also called AT&T retention department and got the family text messaging plan free for 6 months. Woo! Now the waiting game for getting caught again! I'm still off contract, but my dad wants a smart phone might have to subsidize one. :( No point paying $500+ for an international phone that gets caught and you end up paying more money at the end.
[Galaxy S III General] swift2fly:
Re: [Oct. 12 2012 update] Benefits of International Samsung Galaxy S3 for US (AT&T) u

you don't have to worry about that new stupid, law about unlocking your phone.

sent from where i'm at..
[Galaxy S III General] ceo.mtcl:
Re: [Oct. 12 2012 update] Benefits of International Samsung Galaxy S3 for US (AT&T) u

What is this retention department?
[Galaxy S III General] Product F(RED):
You've never heard of a retention department? Every carrier has one. It's where you're sent to over the phone if you're thinking of switching over. They try to win you over by offering you things.
[Galaxy S III General] james11417:
Hm, I was flagged again. I think I'll call a few more times then just keep it. I'm off contract, but I have 5 lines. Not sure if I can get it cheaper elsewhere.
[Galaxy S III General] andrewilley:
Sorry for an old question but I can't find the answer with Search now... what was the best suggested radio/modem to install when using an unbranded UK Galaxy S3 on AT&T in the states in order to force it to use the best frequency for high 3G HSPA+ rates when first connecting (was it 850Mhz that was recommended?). Running ICS 4.0.4 (XXBLG8) with XXLG8 at the moment. Thanks!

Andre
[Galaxy S III General] andrewilley:
Ah, my memory of 850 seems correct, and I finally re-found post http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=31009460#post31009460. Any better suggestions, otherwise I'll give that modem a try.

Andre
[Galaxy S III General] crashck:
Re: [Oct. 12 2012 update] Benefits of International Samsung Galaxy S3 for US (AT&T) u

I got caught a couple of months ago and just now switched back to unlimited. I'll keep this thread up to date if I get caught again.

Edit: already caught 7 hours after switching have they completely caught on?
[Galaxy S III General] SMSI330:
NEwbie to Unlocked GT-I9300

Hi,

I'm a newbie, sort of. I will have to wait til the 28th of this month to get hold of my very first android phone. I have always been a BB user.

Currently on Simple Mobile, BB9900.

If I switch to ATT (prepaid or postpaid), how do I get the $10 Unlimited web that I read from the previous posts? Do I have to be an existitng ATT postpaid subscriber? I don't talk too much but I am a heavy texter. I streamline but only when I'm home and I connect to my wifi network.

any tips would be much appreciated :fingers-crossed:
[Galaxy S III General] Product F(RED):
Re: [Oct. 12 2012 update] Benefits of International Samsung Galaxy S3 for US (AT&T) u

Texting has nothing to do with data.
[Galaxy S III General] crashck:
Re: [Oct. 12 2012 update] Benefits of International Samsung Galaxy S3 for US (AT&T) u

Well in order to attempt to get the 10$ data you need an international phone. However, at this point (with everyone getting caught including me see a couple posts back) I believe you are better off going to straight talk because it is cheaper if you are getting a plan for only one person. I'd even go as far as recommending getting the nexus 4 from Google and going to straight talk using the tmobile sim card as this would provide the fastest the speeds, cheapest phone/service, and one of the newest phones on the market.
[Galaxy S III General] SMSI330:
Thank you so much! Is the speed with Straight Talk fast? I know the GT-I9300, doesn't have the 4G connection unless it is a US version. Is this what they call HSPA? Sorry I have so many questions...
[Galaxy S III General] niftydl:
Re: [Oct. 12 2012 update] Benefits of International Samsung Galaxy S3 for US (AT&T) u

I got tired of AT&T's endless bull after several years and switched to T-mobile's value plan. Unlimited everything for $67 a month after corporate discount (15%). Give up some coverage but never have to worry about jumping through hoops again. Might be an issue if you want to keep the S3 since they only have 1900 MHz HSDPA in select markets.

---------- Post added at 06:24 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:21 PM ----------

AT&T and T-Mobile call their HSDPA networks 4G. You only get HSDPA access on StraightTalk, no LTE.
[Galaxy S III General] SMSI330:
GT-I9300 with Staight Talk

Hi Guys,

Does MMS with Straight Talk work with your GT-I9300? Incoming/Outgoing?

Thanks!! I tried searching and couldn't find if there were issues with MMS configuration with this device.