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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] newuser134:
Question to OP:

Hi, I was the one who was able to get EDGE data working on T-Mobile for the first time by restoring the modified APN backup file after adding your own custom APN info after getting the suggestion from nforce4 to use hiapn from the market to cycle through or change existing APN's, it was very exciting to see the "E" in the notification bar for the first time :) which meant data on GSM, but I have not been able to get 3G or H+ working on AT&T yet (obviously I won't try on T-Mobile because their 3G and H+ is on 1700 MHz which this phone can't get), it may be due to settings on the phone, or due to the lack of H+ service from the AT&T APN on a prepaid account, but it's definitely very nice to hear that you were able to get H+ working on this phone by loading your own APN's! That confirms that this phone has the ability to receive WCDMA service.

What I was wondering is if you get a "warning" or continuously ongoing notification in your notification pull-down screen about a "non-Verizon" sim when you put the other sim in your phone, and get a sim with a question mark symbol in it in the top left corner of the notification bar, while you have any other sim in your phone?

Were you at any point asked or given the option by the phone to enter a sim unlock code into you phone after you put your mts sim into your phone? I would really like to hear about these details if you could provide some information.

Thank you
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] lair12:
Yes, I have the non-verizon warning, but that is just a notification item and is no problem. It's always in the upper left corner and shows in the pull down bar.

No, I was never asked about entering an unlock code. There are some discussions about this in XDA, but no resolution as to why some got this and other did not. It was hypothesized that those who rooted and then put in the SIM later did not get the warning triangle, while those who put in the SIM before rooting had the triangle. But I have personal evidence of any of this.

My only concern is for the phone to work overseas on trips. I don't see why there is such a fuss to try to get it to work with T-Mobile or ATT SIM's in the US (although I did try this for a day to experiment). So for my purposes, this has been fabulous and I am eating through two batteries a day.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] gbmitchell:
Well, I am trying this now in another country and I can't get it to work. From the best I can tell, I got everything correct until I am supposed to go to HiAPN and click the autoset or net buttons. Net tells me no APN settings and Autoset says something to the effect of no suitable apn info for your sim card. I have backed up my apn settings so that I can go back and make sure the stuff is set right and it appears to be.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] lair12:
Go to APN Manager and see if the APN you will want to use is even in the list. You may not be able to check its setting here, but press "Edit Settings" and see if it gives you the detailed information. If is does, double check to make sure all is exactly correct. If APN Manager does not give you the APN you want, then you have not put the info properly in the system.

Try repeating steps a9 through a11 and let me know what your results are. What I think it is saying when you get "No APN Settings" is that you do not have the correct APN info in your system that matches what your provider is looking for...so you have something wrong somewhere.

What country and type of system are you trying to get to work? Have you set your radio band to "Global"? Try steps b1-b4 again.

If that fails, make sure you know what needs to be in the APN information and then try steps a9 through b10 again.

Good luck.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] milan03:
Has anyone actually called Verizon and asked them to SIM unlock the phone? Their policy states that if you have Verizon account in good standing for longer than 60days, Verizon will unlock your world phone for use when traveling. You can do this once every 10 months.

I've sent an email to my rep and waiting to see what happens. Anyone tried already?

Just not sure if that update has to be pushed first to enable "Global" access...
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] salmanaman:
They said they dont have the unlock available yet.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] DROID3R:
I just bought a sim cutter from amazon... since most international carriers dont use micro sim just yet ie.claro/orange

VERIZON GALAXY S 3
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] lair12:
Update on second GSM use of Verizon Galaxy S3

Here's an update on my second use of the SGS3.

I'm now in Finland and ditched my Russian MTS card for a Finnish DNA sim card. The store did not have a micro puncher to convert their regular card to a micro sim (which is weird because the little kiosk in Russia had this $2 tool). So I borrowed a scissors and cut it to match the size of the MTS sim!.

Went through step b1 through b10 again and had success once the sim PIN that was required by the provider was input, and a call to customer service was made to activate the card. This was frustrating, because I could see that I has signal, but had no data until I made this call and redid the steps a second time.

I HIGHLY SUGGEST that people install the app Open Signal Maps, and install the widget that comes with this in a 1x2 format. (see attachment) This shows exactly what is happening as far as provider, signal strength, and type of signal. This is where I can see that I get 3g, 3.5g and 4g service from time to time here in Helsinki
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] shassouneh:
Thank you. I'll take a look later tonight.

Also, what exactly is Dropbox used for? I didn't see any mention of it in your guide other than installing it. Can I go ahead and remove it?

Thanx
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] lair12:
Used in step a9. DB editor is part of dropbox.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] gbmitchell:
Okay, so here is where I am at. Before I left home I did the steps to get everything ready. I distinctly remember my new carrier's apn being in apn manager. The morning of my flight I flashed another rom because I figured it would be no big deal to get it working again. Now it seems like nothing I do will make my apn show up in apn manager even though I can rebackup my apn list with HiAPN and it shows my edits still in the file. I tried flashing back to the rom that seemed like it was going to work but my nandroid was from before I got everything working. I have been studying for an interview in my free time since it failed and have not had time to work on it again (much) but my interview was late yesterday, so I may be able to work on it more today. I may try flashing a stock rom and starting from scratch but I have no confidence in it working.

I did set it to Global. My carrier is Lime Wireless. The only saving grace is that I have an iPhone that I have been using in the meantime.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] jarora24@gmail:
awesome news

does this will support with Sprint S3?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] switch81:
Quick question... I'm preparing to travel to europe (france/switzerland/italy) next month, and I was looking to get data roaming enabled through Verizon.

What are the major pros/cons of going that route, instead of going this route?

Thanks in advance!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] lair12:
Lots of MONEY! I have unlimited data for $2.25 a day here in Helsinki.

And in fact, Verizon may not support overseas data at this moment, but I'm not sure of this.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] lair12:
Make sure you RESTORE your APN in HiAPN...not back them up. I may not have clarified this well, and have added more information to step b5 in the OP. Sorry if this messed you up, but I hope you get it working. You r ROM should not matter from what I can tell.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] aatreya:
The manual in this post seems to indicate that the phone only has the 2100 MHz 3G (WCDMA) band. http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=30002557&postcount=211

Can anyone else confirm this?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] peeyourownpants:
yeah. i'm on giffgaff in the uk which is on o2's network and have had 3g with hpsa+ speeds. had to use apn manager pro because it auto set up for o2 network. i'm stock rooted using either "global" or "gsm/utms" in "mobile networks > network mode" settings. however, in "mobile networks > access point names" the apn that i added with apn manager pro aren't accessible (grayed out), but i can select them in apn manager pro app and they work. i haven't had to play with the dialer either and gps is working for me in most buildings and on the street.

edit: added details.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] wethead4:
Just to confirm, after reading through the post it seems that you do not have to go through this process if you are on jellybean. so if i'm rooted, with aokp Jellybean 4.2, all I need to do is change to hspa in the settings? and then change back to lte when I return to the states? no need to follow all the steps?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Schaweet:
Yes but you still need to put in the proper apn settings when you switch.

Sent from my SGS3
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] wethead4:
Great... This something I could test with tmobile before I go abroad? Also, do i still need to worry about losing my imei?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] peeyourownpants:
I agree. I don't think you need to be rooted but the "automatic" setting under "Mobile networks > network operators" didn't find giffgaff's APN so I needed to add it myself. APN manager pro and tweakker are the only ways I know to do custom APN and tweakker wasn't compatible in play store. I'm root for other reasons and APN manager pro works after making it a system app with titanium backup.

Does anyone know a simpler way to set apns if your native "Mobile networks > access point network" menu doesn't allow it?

I'm not sure but its too easy not to back it up.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1852255

[HOWTO]Comprehensive IMEI/EFS Backup
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] tiraceite:
Which one radio are u using?? Im from mexico and i cant get 3g... movistar or telcel.

Thanks in advance
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Ormuz:
Easy

Followed the guide, and I can confirm it was a success. Thank you so much.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] funnyperson1:
You do need root otherwise you can't convert the apn app to a system app.

I'm using k3, 3g may not work depending on what bands are used for 3g where you are. I know for example that 3g doesn't work in the USA On att or t mobile.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] t00c00l4m3:
Verizon galaxy S3 to world phone

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJdq7_2A1W4&feature=youtube_gdata_player
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Mansquared:
Fwiw...just got back from Shanghai,China. Bought a local shanghai mobile/China mobile sim card without 3g capabilities so...only can confirn that talk and text work perfectly on EDGE using method in OP.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] tiraceite:
Do u know other process to get 3g??? I have only 2g.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Mansquared:
Nope bcuz I haven't tried but my guess is to get the proper simcard/chip that allows 3g to work on china mobile or whatever and try testing out all the apn combinations for that carrier through the 2 methods explained in this thread. Goodluck and lemme know if you get it so I can use it next time in China:)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] satadru:
CM10.1 d2vzw world phone

FYI, the current CM10.1 builds work just fine out of the box in world mode... you just need to enable one of the GSM modes with the *#*#DATA*#*# (or *#*#4636#*#*) dialer menu.

I confirmed that this worked this past week with a SIMINN sim in Iceland.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] marcustaz:
Anyone try this build in USA and get better then edge data on gsm?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] dieselboyx:
Is it confirmed that the Verizon gs3 is edge only for data in USA on at&t?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] lair@nc.rr.com:
Report from Northern India - all working on Vodafone

I'm the original OP thread starter and wanted to relay some experiences in Northern India part way into my trip.

Warning on getting SIM cards activated for foreign phones! You must have a photocopy of your main passport page, a photocopy of your Indian visa passport page, an original passport size photograph just to get started. After applying, it will normally take two full business days to then activate your new SIM card...then you can get a plan initiated.

My needs have always been only internet when traveling, as that get me skype for phone and mms apps for messaging. In India, I eventually got a 7gb package of 3G data only from Vodafone. The cost was 1300 rupees, or about $25. It is good for 30 days, and I have only used 35o meg over the past day. I use my wifi tether app so the we can connect the lenovo laptop and the Samsung tab2 where ever we go. Getting it up and running had some trying times, but eventually I found the right phone setting for me. Since hotel wifi charges were going to be 600 rupees a night, the card has paid for itself in two days...plus we have internet in the car while traveling.

I started by getting an Airtel SIM, only to have days of problems, lies and deception. After seven days, they still did not have the SIM activated! Luckily I found a great Vodafone shop who handles my problem in 24 hours. I generally get pretty decent 3G service around the cities, although it does drop to edge 2g service at times. I've had this SIM up and running for 3 days not without issues.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] tiraceite:
Which pone band is capable for 3g?? I just have 2g sin mexico
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] satadru:
I had it working in 3G in Iceland and Portugal, so it must have W-CDMA capabilities on some of the bands it supports.

I'm not quite sure though if it supports the WCDMA bands in the US, but since they're on the same frequencies, I would assume that it might work. SInce the recent CM10.1 d2 builds share a lot of the same radio software between builds, you might actually have a better chance of a working config with these builds than with the stock build.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ddrum2000:
Which particular setting did you use and where in the world?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] vishalsheth:
After going the setup can I upgrade the phone when it arrives? Would three settings remain or they'd have too new done again?

I'm yet not sure if the gsm works for the whole world?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] bigee1212:
Can I just use phone Info to get calling working? I won't need data abroad, so am I correct in assuming I won't need to adjust the APN settings at all?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] KerryWood34:
I will be moving to an area (in the US) where I have no signal on the Verizon Wireless network. I wanted to know if I can use this method to get at least signal and I wouldn't need data (but it would be a bonus). Where would I get an att sim card? The only ones I see on ebay are for net 10 using the att network. Would those work? Also, will I be charged separately for being on the att network or will it count towards my verizon bill?

Thanks!,

KWood34

Edit: Okay. I got an att sim card (wife's) to work. Now I just need to know if the minutes would be used from my verizon account or her att account and if I need an activated sim card or if an unactivated net10 att sim card would work.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] sandeep9669:
How can edit APN ?

I did all the process and can make calls. To enable data i cant edit APN, is there any tool to edit APN detail ?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] hazard666:
Hey guys, my buddy is looking to get rid of his SG3 and I want to get another android and was wondering if anyone has confirmed or denied the fact that the Verizon SG3 is edge only on AT&T.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] marcustaz:
Edge only
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] lair@nc.rr.com:
Confirmed working Nepal

I can now confirm that I have had success with 3g data and phone service for Nepal using an Ncell SIM card bought at the airport. My settings were APN= web, USER= ncell MNC= 429 MCC= 02.

I had to try loading and unloading setting a dozen times, and am not sure exactly which step caused the data to kick in, but did get it up and running perfectly.

Still running my original rom from the first post in this thread, but may try another when I get back to the US. I am really having no issues, and am hesitant to make any changes. I've had success in Rome, London, Moscow, Helsinki, India, and Nepal. I recommend sticking with the bigger name providers in these places, as there may be better support if you need it.

Just be prepared to edit your hiapn backup file and reload it, and reset apns until you have success. APN manager does NOT work for me to create or edit APN's, but does show you what is going on. HiAPN has still been the backbone for me.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] sandeep9669:
Tweak working for Indian networks. I tested on 2 phones. Have some issues with phone.apk but that you can solve. I search on xda-devoloper and get all answers. Best Luck,
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Mansquared:
Just get the apn manager app and put in the apn info for that specific carrier and call and text should work
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] anujpuri85:
People have posted that CM10.1 works internationally. What are the steps to get it working? Do I just stick in the other SIM without having to do anything and wala?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ddrum2000:
I'll would really like to know the process for getting CM to work as well.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] mojoniedi:
solved for me :)

OK guys I am in the meddle east now and managed to make hspa+ work here using a program called

hiapnglobal

it worked like a charm

you need to root your phone first then the app well ask you to install itself as a system app ... press ok then it well ask to reboot the phone

after reboot clean the apn data then press autoset apns.... voalla works like a charm
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Veridor:
Is this due to a radio limitation or some software lock on Verizon/Samsung's part? If the latter, I'd hope we could find a way around it. My Verizon contract is up, and and I've to be able to take my phone to a prepaid carrier like Straight Talk.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] marcustaz:
Could be both but we suppose it's a software lock and so far it doesn't look promising...
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Veridor:
Dang, I was really hoping with the world phone capability I'd be able to take this phone to Straight Talk or some other GSM prepaid carrier. Oh well.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Menashe04:
Is this a reliable app? Anyone else use it with success, being able to get data globally without having to go through all the settings in op?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] idigg:
I just got a US Cellular SGS3 (SCH-R530U). It has a SIM card slot. Will this work with T-Mobile prepaid if I follow this thread? Probably EDGE only? According to the wikipedia page it has the same radios? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samsung_Galaxy_S_III
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] hoianboy:
Hey guy, im stop: b3 use Phone Info app to change preferred network type "Global" (click on Device Information and scroll down for first box to change). Some have reported that other choices were needed for their providers, so you may have to experiment.

Im not find "change preferred network type". Im use us cellular SCH-R530U.

And in "Settings>More Settings>Mobile Network" not have "Access Point Names" ....

Who can help me!!!!!!!!!!!! :(
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Israelleite:
did you installed the netmonitor? there is a way to change back to GLOBAL mode. You can also do that on the settings.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] kiddoc89:
What are you getting: Voice, SMS, MMS, DATA, What speed connection? Any dialer problems? Thanks but sounds to googd to be true.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Mix3d:
I'm in China now, and using Unicom have 3g working fine. Buying a 3g card is pretty key, next to the APN settings part. I did a quick test with a China mobile SIM just to make sure the voice part worked after the APN settings process, then bought Unicom. I heard China Mobile's 3g pales in comparison, so that influenced my decision.

Hope that helps!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] djteotancolis:
Sorry i havnt read all the pages on this, but from reading some, if i am not mistaken i will have to root my phone etc to use it in india, i dont have one, but will be picking up a brand new in the next week!

reading this site(LINK) and a couple others, it says the jelly bean update unlocked the world roaming capability so do i still have to do the method on page one?

Or i can just make Phone calls/text but not use Data without rooting it?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] claribanter:
So, I've gotten 3G working on Orange in Poland, but only on a stock ROM. Does anyone have any experience getting CM10.1 working with GSM? It won't even show a signal strength after switching network modes. Phone Info still says the carrier is Verizon instead of Orange. I don't want to go back to stock roms I was enjoying cyanogenmod nightlies before I got here :/
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Mix3d:
You can't change the APN settings without rooting the phone, and that is the only way to connect to anything not verizon, with a new SIM card. JB supposedly unlocks the GSM radio for international roaming - using Verizon's exorbitant roaming prices.

Rooting is really easy though, and completely reversible, if it is your warranty you are concerned about.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] cgulliver:
I am running CM10.1 and heading overseas. After reading this thread it seems like I would want to load a TW based rom, and but not sure which one to go with. Would something like Synergy or Clean rom be ok or does it have to be stock JB rooted?

Also assuming that my VZ phone # will be gone for the duration, has anyone done anything with Google voice or redirection to preserve?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] claribanter:
Yeah it looks like you need to switch to a stock rom. It can be a modded stock rom like Synergy or Clean rom. I tried Clean rom when i got to Poland and it worked, but i didn't really like it. I'm using Jelly 'Beans' 10 right now. It is similar enough to Cyanogenmod that it doesn't bother me a whole lot.

When you take out the verizon sim in europe and then put in a european sim card, your phone will no longer have any association with Verizon so your phone number won't work. I use google voice and skype while I'm out here. All my friends in the US have my google voice number. They can text me and I get the texts instantly on my phone here as long as you have google voice installed. You can set up a skype phone number if you want. Then have google voice forwarded to skype running on your computer or your phone. The problem with this is that skype runs down your battery pretty quickly. I just don't bother with calls. I leave a message on my google voice that if you need to contact me you should text me. Then I open up skype and call them back. Of course, you have to pay a subscription or per minute to call the US from skype.

Another solution for voice calls is using a combination of Google voice, pbxes.org and a SIP client for free. This solution is free but has some drawbacks. 1 It is a bit complicated to first get it set up . 2 it still runs down your battery to run the SIP client on your phone in order to receive calls. 3. voice quality can be crappy or sometimes it can be difficult to adjust the settings.

Let me know if you find a way to use CM10.1 on gsm. I'd love to be able to go back.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] spearoid:
I haven't tested this overseas but I use GrooveIP to make VoIP phone calls through my Google Voice account when I'm not on Verizon's network. I use it in the States where there is no mobile signal. And I use it on a non activated Android phone for my kids to have a "home phone" through our WiFi.

I guess you'd want to get a prepaid plan overseas with a friendly data package.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] odoyle81:
Does this work with stock rooted ICS (4.0.4) and stock radio (VRLHE)?

Thanks!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] djluis48:
I would like to know in which band the 3G works on this phone. Thanks.