yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] petrossa:
On my Xoom 604 the file system is seriously mixed up. No sd link works, and the internal memory is under EMMC, took a while to find that out. Other than that it works excellent :beer:
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] krntehknik303:
Does anyone ever get a problem where you click on something the entire recovery freezes and reboots itself? Is this a normal issue? I might just go back to cwm as the freezes sometimes scare me.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] FunkyELF:
I don't see "Install OpenRecovery"

I installed GooManager and granted it root permissions.

I see "Install OpenRecveryScript" but not "Install OpenRecovery"

This is how I rooted...

"[HOWTO] [ROOT] No Tripping Flash Counter [Tmobile / Wind / Mobilicity]"

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1771687
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] chrisram88:
Same thing. That's to install recovery

Sent from my SGH-T999
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] FunkyELF:
Thanks... got it installed.

The OP should change it though so it won't confuse users.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Dees_Troy:
Updated to 2.3.0.0!
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] jangst123:
Seems like fix permissions is not working correctly in 2.3

Only takes 2 seconds and it's done!?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] adomm420:
Read description at 1st post, It's suposed to take couple of seconds in v2.3. You're welcome.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] jangst123:
Dude,, I'm not a noob!

Looks borked to me!

Runs in less than 1 sec!!

Also just tried to flash AOKP from Casper and it Fails

Thankfully backup and restore seem to be working

EDIT!!

Scratch that!! I did not get an error when restoring, but after reboot, I'm stuck at the Galaxy S III boot screen. No Pink Unicorn

Updated recovery via GooManager
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] chmodbot:
Very cool!! Does data over the APN work when roaming?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ahanecurren:
How does one edit the .xml? I dont know the format, or really how to do it properly.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] TheBiles:
Awesome guide! So sad that I'm coming back from 10 days in Europe tomorrow, though!

Sent from my Galaxy S III
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] lair12:
I'm not sure what you mean by this? Verizon CDMA roaming? Other SIM card roaming? Data comes through fine, and that is all I am using. How fast and how much will depend on your plan.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] scarrmrcc:
There was another thread (well, there IS another thread) where they got everything EXCEPT data working on a GSM network.

I think he is asking if you broke the "daVinchi code" per se, and made the Verizon GS3 a full fledged GSM phone.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] salmanaman:
2g data is working on the other thread just not 3g or hspa
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] nosit1:
We don't have the 3G/HSPA radios, right?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] griffis:
Found these hidden menu options on my phone but haven't tried them yet...
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] salmanaman:
Some say we do and some say its not activated I wish we had the truth ...maybe we can't handle the truth
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] lair12:
I definitely have 3g speeds with my SIM here in Russia. Speedtest result of 2990 kbps. Icons shows either 3G, or H+ (not sure what this speed is).
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] tifford:
H+ usually means HSPA+ (which is T-Mobile and At&t's "4g") and implies that our phone does have a gsm radio capable of HSPA+ bands.

I'm a newb at this. I'm just putting 1 and 1 together from what it looks like. I could be completely wrong
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] lair12:
Confirmation of availableGlobal bands: E, 3G, HSPA, HSPA+

When I check my Open Signal app using the MTS SIM card in Russia, I get the following confirmed bands for the Galaxy S3 Verizon model operating in Global mode:

E = Edge mode (2G)

3G = 3G mode

H = HSPA mode

H+ = HSPAP (or HSPA+) mode
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] gbmitchell:
Does it show the bands associated with those services? Like 2100, 1900, 1800 mhz?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] izzox:
It is possible that VZW had patched the radio disabling HSPA/HSPA+ on local SIM card?

I see only one explanation to the fact that Europeans are having H/H+ on VZW GSIII while we can't Locally: There has to be a patch on the radio. Now if this hypotesis is good then a local who can get a foreign SIM card (from Canada or Latin America or maybe Russia) with international Roaming enabled should be getting H/H+ on the US ground.

A patch "Anti-US local H/H+" would make sens if VZW is trying to lock data to the local adversary while at the same time allowing its customers to get data once out of country.

Any volontiers to test the hypotesis?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] gbmitchell:
The unlockit page with the APN info, do we need all of the fields in the form? I ask because the carrier I need only has the Data APN info. Everything else is blank.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] lair12:
No specific numberic band numbers show up. It's a bit weird in that sometimes it shows "E", but I can still get what is clearly 3G service, while other times it may show "H+" and the service sucks. I assume this is all an MTS (my provider) issue.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] lair12:
I'm not sure what you mean when you say the "unlockit page".

It may depend on your provider. I've seen some posts that imply that just a few key items are needed...surely the APN. Other stuff may be picked up automatically, but this is beyond my expertise level.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] xsteven77x:
Lmao
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Beemer533:
Hmm, well I tried that and also played around with some other options, but nothing worked.... Regardless of what I do, the only thing I see is (in the Phone info app) "GPRS Connecting" but it never does.....

I'm stumped frankly, because this has been so easy up to this point....

Here is a screenshot:

This is from when I was in Germany (Vodafone as well)

I do know that there is a 4g/LTE network here (none in Germany) but I don't know why that would keep me from at least getting 3G. I doubt that has anything to do with it.

I feel like I'm missing something obvious....
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] y0:
followed

i have a problem

i exactly followed the instruction like you but i cant get any network its just show circle instead of a network flag

now i have a

unlocked bootloader

rooted

cwm recovery

installed this I747UCALH1RootedStock.zip without modem

still no signal am i missing anything? for now i dont need APN stuff just want to have network signals and make calls
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] abedrn:
How about a "how to video?"
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] mybook4:
Try getting the phone info app, entering phone information, and setting the preferred network type to global, wcdma preferred, or gsm (not sure which one works best as I haven't had the chance to try it).
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] y0:
not working with PHONE INFO APP it can select Global and GSM/WCDMA/LTE but same no network atall

and here is the video

http://youtu.be/0KRgThN3ZgQ
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] koriotto:
Hello again. Anyone from MEXICO got this working on 3g? I cant get past Edge, and this is a new phone. Ive tried 3 so far.

Tnks
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] mybook4:
Did you try the method using a verizon rom with At&T apns loaded?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] y0:
yes i tried That was the previous method (unstable) before @ali_alex posted these instructions and i know his method is working for many people but i dont know why not for me and one more thing i like to add is NONE OF THE CODE WORKS on my phone like someone posted a code for enabling hidden menu and testmode codes

those dont work atall
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] mybook4:
Not sure, but the codes may be different as you are on an at&t rom. Try looking through the at&t forums for a list of codes
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] parin11:
I have got Voice & Data working on many S3 Verizon

But i am Facing the Issue with the New Lot of Phones which are not Showing the Network at all When Selected Global/GSM Auto/GSM only/WCDMA Nothing works now

Has Verizon Locked GSM Function in Newer Devices
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] marcustaz:
Are these phone using stock Roms? If so maybe the latest Verizon update blocked it?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] parin11:
yes i am on stock

tried Clean ROM

Also Tried Old Stock Image No Luck Yet
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Lotusmaster:
I'll be watching closely to see it that is in fact the case. I'll be going to China next month and I no longer have a droid global so this would help a lot.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] marcustaz:
Wonder how CM10 would work on it. Have you thought about flashing it to Cyangenmod? No idea if this will make a difference though but might want to give it a try.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] jorgeszabo:
I'm about to get an SGS3 and I'm upgrading from the GNEX based on the global capabilities of the SGS3 since I often travel internationally. I have 3 questions for the group and would greatly appreciate any inputs here.

1. Does this guide still work on a new SGS3?

2. I'm also a fan of AOSP based ROM's. So does this guide only work on Stock or will it also work on AOSP ROM's like CM10 or AOKP?

3. Was there a final agreement on how to avoid the phone app FC? I read through the majority of the thread but couldn't tell if there was a final agreement here.

Thanks for your help!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Lotusmaster:
I'd really love to know if this is still working, or better yet if someone is working on a rom around offering global mode. I'll be leaving the country soon and it'd just be nice to know if any of you developing geniuses are on this. I tip my hat off to you guys! Thanks always!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Zion800:
This definitely still works. I'm using the VRALHD stock rom in Europe and have voice and 4g data working perfectly. This didn't work on AOKP when I had it installed 2 weeks ago...but things change fast. For your information, when Verizon releases Jelly Bean, it will be able to pull the APN information off of the sim card so I believe this guide will be unnecessary. The phone is already sim unlocked...it just doesn't automatically get the APN info so this guide tells you have to manually enter it.

I read somewhere that CyanogenMod automatically gets the APN info so you would be fine...but I have yet to confirm this myself. Let us know of your findings!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] yamaha_wins:
Wondering if this means I'll beable to move my phone to Tmobile from verizon? Sorry not sure if tmobile is gsm/cdma or...?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] colton1118:
havent tried with stock verizon yet, but i tried with cyanogen and aokp and neither worked....i was able to get instant signal by installing a rooted at&t galaxy s3 (network: zain bahrain GSM 900/1800) all i had to do was input APN settings and all is well except MMS for some reason, getting ready to try a jellybean rom from at&t and see if i have the same success
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ibe550:
I'm In Finland.

I'm using JellyWiz Hybrid / Note2 [RLS9] rom..i can add my carrier(saunalahti)

And it works perfect for me
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] DROID3R:
im leaving wednesday to dominican republic. im planning to hook my gs3 with either orange or claro. ill keep you guys posted

iSheep... iSheep... Meowww that's Apple
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] colton1118:
just an update, flashed att cm10 with no issues except not having MMS (zain bahrain) ....tried different APN entries with no luck :/ ..although data is flawless, 3g and hspa+
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Lotusmaster:
Are you saying that with the note 2 rom you were able to simply put a new sim in with out following the steps in this forum?

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But do you have sms? The mms my be an email issue on the service providers side. For example I had a t-mobile prepaid that didn't have mms at all because they didn't setup the internal email service for my prepaid plan...
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ibe550:
I tried JellyWiz note rom and JellyWiz Hybrid rom..

Now i'm using JellyWiz Hybrid rom.

Yes, you're right you don't have to following the steps in this forum just add your mobile provider's apn information.

I am using postpaid sim card. but I think prepaid sim card is same.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] colton1118:
Yep SMS works as well
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] marcustaz:
anyone having issues with GPS lock with the note 2 ROM or any att rom on the i535 for that matter.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] BlackBytes:
Is there a fix for those phone.apk force closes? I restored my Titanium backup but it didn't help :(
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] marcustaz:
Got my GPS to finally lock had to restore to stock rom, locked then re flashed to note 2 rom and locked.

I to have the force close issue phone apk wondering if there is a fix
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] BlackBytes:
I fixed the force close issue by swapping SIM cards (back to VZW) and putting the phone back in LTE/CDMA/GSM mode.

I rebooted the phone and the Dialer worked fine. Just turn your WiFi off again and swap SIMs back to the GSM one and it should work.

Had some weird problems last night with the Stock VZW GS3 ROM (VRALHD) - no incoming/outgoing calls and texts, phone wouldn't connect to the GSM network, .... If you guys are looking for a permanent solution I'd go with the D2ATT CM10 nightlies. They run perfect "out of the box" with my German GSM carrier (Base).
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Lotusmaster:
Yeah but run perfectly with D2 features? I use my allshare allows me to not need me laptop when I travel...
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] sunilj75:
Are sure about it
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] mike216:
I've got a Verizon galaxy nexus but used my girls upgrade to get a galaxy s3. I would donate something large to anyone that would be able to help me get my Verizon simm to make phone calls on my t-mobile Galaxy S3! I would be so appreciative and like I said would donate this second. I've tried but not able to do so! Thanks community!!

Sent from my OGparanoid CM D2tmo
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] artkrime:
I was able to get a Verizon S3 working on a AT&T sim card.

I followed the steps on post #106 and I am able to make/receive calls as well as send text messages. However, I cannot send MMS or go on the internet. Does anyone have any ideas? Is there additional APN's I have to add for that or is that one of the current limitations?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] mike216:
I tried! What apn settings did you put in apn manger? Could you post a screen shot. If it works I will donate to you right now if you have a donation link or some way! I really need this. My Galaxy nexus took a crap and have no way to make calls! Thanks soooooo much!

Sent from my OGparanoid CM D2tmo
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] DROID3R:
You want to use a tmo gs3 on verizon?

iSheep... iSheep... Meowww that's Apple
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] artkrime:
I will post a tutorial on how i got it working when I get home, I'm on my iPhone right now. Hopefully I can get the Internet and MMS working also. I'll keep you posted.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] mike216:
I have a Verizon account and simm. I would like to use the Verizon simm on my t-mobile Galaxy S3! Like i said I'm without a phone so I would be so happy and would force a nice donation on anyone that can help me. I've tried for about 10 hours now on and off (at work)

Can't get it. I went back to stock TW jelly bean (leak) to try this! For now I just use wifi to use my phone. Thanks

Sent from my OGparanoid CM D2tmo

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Thanks soo much and like I said I'll be more then happy to pay for your time. So set up a donation link. I really appreciate it!

Sent from my OGparanoid CM D2tmo
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] artkrime:
Mike, I'm not sure if I understood what you at trying to do. I have a Verizon s3 and I was able to get it working on AT&T using an AT&T sim. But I believe you are trying to do something different and get your t-mobile phone working on Verizon?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] mike216:
I wanted to get my Verizon simm card to work on a t-mobile Galaxy S3. I have no t-mobile account just a Verizon account. I know I won't have Internet but if I understood correctly I would be at least able to make phone calls. Is it possible to have a Verizon simm card able to work on a t-mobile Galaxy S3 to make calls? Thanks!!

Edit. I would like to use my Verizon simm card to make phone calls on a t-mobile Galaxy S3. Thanks Sorry for any confusion

Sent from my OGparanoid CM D2tmo
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] marcustaz:
Not possible. All other S3 variants lack the CDMA radio. Sprint has it but lacks the sim card slot... So No to Tmobile with Verizon sim.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] artkrime:
How to use Verizon S3 on AT&T

Credit to lair12 for the original tutorial

The following method enabled me to use an AT&T sim card to make/receive phone calls and send/receive text messages. However, picture messaging and internet is not working yet, not sure why but if anyone has an idea let me know.

A:

a1 – From Google Play store install the following apps if you do not have them: APN Manager Pro (81 Square), Phone Info (sc@taiwan), Titanium Backup Pro , ES File Explorer and Open Signal Maps. You may have to pay a few bucks for some of these pro versions, but they are required.

a2 – In Titanium Backup Pro, go to Backup/Restore, find and “long select” APN Manager Pro, and then select “Convert to system app”.

a3 – Open APN Manager Pro, select Insert APN, and input the following:

Data APN wap.cingular

Data APN Username WAP@CINGULARGPRS.COM

Data APN Password CINGULAR1

When done, go to APN List and make sure your current APN’s and the new APN’s are both there.

B:

b1 – Turn off phone, pull out battery and put in micro SIM from AT&T. DON’T LOSE YOUR VERIZON LTE SIM! Turn phone back on and turn off Wi-Fi.

b2 – Use Phone Info app to change preferred network type "Global" (click on Device Information and scroll down to the first box to change).

b3 – Go to Settings>More Settings>Mobile Network>Access Point Names and select the correct APN. I believe that only APN’s that your SIM recognizes will show on this list. (If it’s not here, go back to step a3 and enter the needed APN data).

b4 – Reboot phone. You should have the SIM card working for phone and data.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] marcustaz:
2 Questions,

Are you on a stock VZW rom?

What kind of speed on your Data are you getting?

Thanks
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] artkrime:
Yes, I am using a stock Verizon rom. As I stated in my earlier post, I dont have data working yet, but I figured it's a start in the right direction. Maybe someone else can chime in on the internet and MMS settings.

I just picked up this S3, I don't really have a need for it or know anyone who has verizon so I figured I would try to get it to work on ATT and use it as a backup phone. Anyone have any suggestions for a better/cleaner ROM than the stock VZW one?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] marcustaz:
ah so not even edge data... oh well I guess we can only hope the gents working in the Bounty thread will come up with something... :good:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] mike216:
Do you know how to make my Verizon simm card. I own a galaxy nexus (Verizon) work on a t-mobile Galaxy S3? I only have a Verizon account (simm) I own a t-mobile Galaxy S3 and would like to make phone calls on my Galaxy S3 using a Verizon simm card. Is it possible? Thanks!

Sent from my OGparanoid CM D2tmo

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Anyone know what's Verizons apn info I can use in apn manger? Thanks soooooo much

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Do you happen to know Verizons apn info I need to enter into apn manger? I googled it all day but nothing I found works. I've been at this for hours and I'm starting to think I'm not going to be able to use my Verizon simm to make phone calls on my t-mobile Galaxy S3.

Sent from my OGparanoid CM D2tmo
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] mybook4:
I strongly doubt that is possible. If it is it's no easy task and would probably take a lot of research and maybe some modifications. Verizon's network is a bit of a hack job right now because they are transitioning. It's not as straight forward as using a SIM with a GSM network. Verizon uses the sim for LTE 700mhz, but phone calls and texts are done on a cdma network. I do not believe that the TMobile GS3 supports LTE. It may support CDMA, but you'd have read NV items to see if it even has the proper cdma items to connect. This is one of the reasons why GSM is the global standard. As you move from country to country, carrier to carrier, SIM unlocked phones are interoperable by simply switching the sim. It's not so easy on a cdma network.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] JDMpire:
Is this the fix for the following (which I am getting constantly):

"Unfortunately, the process com.android.phone as stopped"

I am able to recieve calls just fine and edge data works (slowly as expected) however I can not make any outgoing calls. I WAS able to when I first did the mod but it seems like after I rebooted once, or did something (Im not sure what) I got the error message show above. I tried fixing permissions and clearing the cache for the phone process but to no avail
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] DROID3R:
i am now in dominican republic. im running jellywiz 10... i bought a prepaid sim from claro. i am able to receive-sent calls and texts. however the data only is EDGE. no 3G. AND NO mms. tomorrow i will give ORANGE A TRY

i did have to insert claro apn settings manually.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Nutzzer:
Ok, was reading almost all the threads and getting super confused. I have a new unrooted Verizon GS3. I am traveling to Brazil and would like to use one of their local SIM card for voice and most important data. Which instructions should I follow?

Any help is much appreciated. All the threads with using the verizon gs3 with tmobile/att and international got me super confused.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Wintrmte:
Just wanted to say thanks for these posts. Phone and data work beautifully here in Singapore using the StarHub prepaid mobile cards and SIM.

The settings I used for the APN in case anyone is going to use StarHub are:

APN: shwap

Proxy: 10.12.1.2

Port: 8080

no username

no password

MCC: 525

MNC: 05

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Nutzzer: You will need to be rooted in order to follow the steps on page 11, but if you do follow those steps you shouldn't have any issue.

Make sure you look up the APN settings for the prepaid service you are going to use. You should be able to google for them, or ask the retailer (some may even have it on the back of the information card).
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Lotusmaster:
Wait but the Verizon version does have a gsm radio so why would it be impossible?

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Dude I got a brand new gs3 for Verizon, I'd straight trade you for your t-mobile one...
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] mike216:
I will anytime you want! It's brand new!

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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] suhailstar:
hi guies

are you sure that flashing Verizon CDMA Radio on international GS3 might spoil the phone. I badly want to try this but I'm afraid that will damage the phone.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Beemer533:
Yeah, somehow this thread kind of merged with the other thread about using the vzw s3 on att/t mobile.. it has confused things a bit.

Just follow the instructions on page 11, post 106 for international use. It has been working great for me...
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] eagle17:
I can confirm straight talk works with voice and txt. I did not get data or mms working though. didn't spend too much time trying.

I had to set the radio to gsm only to get voice to come on...