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[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] md1008:
My thoughts exactly an extra $30 to the bill. Not to mention the extra $10-20 fpr data. Still better than what any others carrie is offering. Its also optional to trade it in. Would be nice if the phone would take care of the down payment. This way i could get the note 3 than s4 when it comes out then note 4 etc etc
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] nviz22:
Hello again, I am thinking about going back to an S3. This time, one with LTE. Can the SGH 1747 work with T-Mobile's LTE frequency?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
Just fyi, you need only ask once. Though your question in the other thread wasn't as clear.

Just get the T-Mobile S3. The ONLY one they sell now is the T999L.

Why go to the trouble included with using the att phone which probably wouldn't even perform as well?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] nviz22:
T-Mobile charges an arm and a leg for the device. I want an LTE phone for prepaid only. I really don't want to settle for the Z10.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
Answered in other thread
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] LostinColo:
Tmobile Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 LTE update and my GS 3 (old non lte)

I visit this site often to read the helpful forums..

I have an old style tmo GS 3, non LTE capable, or so we are told?

I also have a galaxy tab 2 10.1 , and just updated it to LTE, and it works great here in Denver.

So, im reading specs on my gs3 and my galaxy tablet..

looks like they have basically the same modems?

Im new and don't know a lot about tablets or fones

Im also upset my GS3 will not get a LTE update?

So I decided to install the galaxy tab LTE update on my GS 3.. T779 UVTMF4

behold.....the update took , giving me a 4gLTE symbol and 4gLTE speeds..

it was a little quirky...and the update disappears with reboot...

So, im curious if any ACE techs on here can actually make it work permanent?

what got me going, I read tmobile has a huge over stock of the tablets.. so they offered the update to sell them ?

But they sold most of the older GS3's promising they would be LTE capable in near future.. ( what I was told at store when I bought it )

So they refused to offer an update for GS3, since they didn't have the over stock and wanted to push the new LTE gs3 and GS4?

Just a conspiracy theory !
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
Ok, sorry, but none of what you posted makes any sense to me. And you have given no links, no proof, nothing....read on.

Care to link where you compared the two and got the specs from? And "basically the same" in this world means "different".

Why? HSPA+ isn't fast enough or something? There are plenty of things you can do to get faster speeds.

Sorry, but I have a few problems here. First how did you install a G Tab update on the S3??? The partition layout appears to be different. Couldn't find much on this either way though.

Second, I can't find any build UVTMF4 for the T779.

Third, I can find nowhere that claims the T779 is an LTE capable device.

Fourth, The update disappears when you reboot?????? Wha???? If you flash the system, it overwrites the system, if you flash a modem it overwrites the modem. How could this even be possible???? I've never even heard of something like this! [/QUOTE]

What do you mean they "offered an update to sell them?" Never heard of any carrier only allowing an update to newly sold devices! Imagine how ticked current owners would be at this.

So you're saying that T-Mobile refuses to update the T999 because they have no overstock and they want to sell other devices????

Seriously? Where do you come up with this?

The T999L completely replaced the T999. They didn't run out, they replaced it. Stopped selling the old one altogether. Why even bother with all of that if they couldve simply updated the original? (Answer....Because its not possible!)

Look, I don't like to sound rude in my posts, but I have to call total BS on your post. Too much makes no sense! And more importantly you offer no proof, no screenshots.

I just hope people don't go trying to flash Tab2 firmware because of this!
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] saranhai:
i'm glad this was just posted in the off topic thread lol
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] LostinColo:
Whats up Doc? I came here for help ....LOL

Ok, first of all, EVERYONE wants faster speeds..LOL

I don't think anyone here would choose 2g over LTE?

Lets see, my tablet went from 8-12 mbps to 20-24 mbps with the LTE update verson T779UVTMF4 !

The same with my GS 3!

So let me simplify what I was saying , remember I am a newbeeeeee! have only rooted a couple devices of the years!

Ok lets start with the specs on the 2 devices !

Samsung SGH-T999, Samsung Galaxy S III T-Mobile / HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100

Samsung SGH-T779 for T-Mobile / HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100

looks the same? you tell me?

After I heard my Tablet SGH-T779 was getting and LTE update from Tmobile, I started thinking, hmmm

the modem specs are the same, as listed above ?

So a week or so ago I got the OTA update on my tablet...but before I did the update, I copied the file to my GS 3..

This was my old fone, since I updated to a GS 4....so I was not really worried about bricking it ! Its scratched, dinged..so on

but still works.

So I got a hair brained idea to push the update via cwm on my GS3 ...

Umm sorry I didn't make a video or screen shots..or so on... geese...LOL

So after I did it, it rebooted ! and behold I had the tmobile 4g lte image on my cell, and had LTE speeds..

it was a little glitch on other apps on the phone, along with slow to access settings page , but it worked for a couple

hours till I had to reboot , then the LTE was gone.

I would do it again , but I SOLD my old GS3 !

Explanation of conspiracy theory !

Im not the first to wonder why TMOBILE didn't have a LTE update to there original GS3 , when all others did?

They say it didn't have right modem, ...blah blah blah...

TMOBILE also said that about the Samsung SGH-T779 for T-Mobile and BEHOLD , it is now LTE capable ..

why? Im willing to bet they have a HUGE inventory of them , and in order to SELL them, they had to do the update !

They could not update current inventory without offering the update to the existing Samsung SGH-T779 for T-Mobile !

Or make a few people very upset !

I guaranteeeee if TMOBILE had another tablet to sell with LTE , and had little inventory of the Samsung SGH-T779

they would have never done the LE update !

As for the GS3 , I really liked mine, it was a 32 GB version , worked great .

The only reason I updated to the GS 4 was the LTE , sure it has a couple added options..but

the only things I like it the FLAT screen, instead of the curved one on the GS3 and LTE !

Pretty much , if my old GS3 had got a LTE update , I would have just kept it another year...or longer..

instead of wasting money for a lightly better phone..

So that's why I think , and im not alone.. that TMOBILE on purpose will not update the old GS3

to get people to BUY new PHONES... DOH !

So again, I decided to post here to maybe help others who still had a GS3 ...or give a top developer and IDEA or TWO

on making a LTE update or LTE ROM for the GS 3

Simplicity at its finest !
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
Considering the way OTAs work, this shouldn't have been possible. An OTA is not the full firmware. It contains patch files. When applied, it goes to each individual file and changes it using the patch for that particular file. So if you apply that patch to a different file, or even a different version of that file, the code will become completely screwed up. This is why an OTA that updates LJA to LJC will not work if you try to apply it to anything but LJA. And these are all actual T999 OTAs. Youre talking about applying an OTA from a different device!

I am extremely surprised you didn't brick because it also patches the underlying firmware that are responsible for bricks when they aren't exactly right.

Also I am extremely surprised it even booted at all! And that anything worked!

They may or may not have used the same modem btw. There are several devices with the MSM8960 chipset that have different radios. Just because they operate on the same Bands, does not make them the same hardware. Not saying they are or are not, but what you are basing your conclusion on is not nearly enough for me.

The fact that it booted at all is amazing, but considering how screwed up the code wouldve been, it could easily show all sorts of misinformation. If the LTE icon had the same id as our 4g icon, it would do just that.

The only two other things I want to mention are that I still don't know where you got this Build number from. There isn't one that I could find.

And OTAs make permanent changes. Theres just no way you could reboot and it'd be gone.

Not even going to respond to your conspiracy theory. ...

Ill drop the discussion from here as there's just not much left to say. Sorry for disagreeing so strongly, but I do.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] LoopDoGG79:
[MENTION=5356500]LostinColo[/MENTION], it's a FACT, not rumor or "conspiracy theory" that the T999 does NOT have the HARDWARE to support LTE. No known or earthly software will change that. Tmobile did not apply nor received FCC permits for the T999 to work with LTE. You honestly think they broke the law, lied to the government, actually put the hardware to make the T999 function with LTE, then made it possible by some convoluted way to actually get LTE? Apply Ochams razor hear. The simple and most likely solution is, no, the T999 was not built to have LTE, and subsequently, tmobile released the T999L to satisfy this demand. Also, I've had speeds around 18 to 20 on HSPA+ I believe in theory, HSPA+ can reach 40 megs.

"The farther backward you can look, the farther forward you are likely to see."

Winston Churchill
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] LostinColo:
Yo Dogggg!

Wow, must be nice to get those speeds in your area.. must be the only one sharing your tower..

In the real world...we share with 100, or 1000s.. thus slower..LOL

as for FCC...

The Samsung SGH-T779 Tmobile tablet went thru FCC with no LTE specs.. and POOF, it now has LTE after the UPDATE !

Since you know so much DOGGG.. show me the FCC filing for the SGH-T779 Tablet that shows it came with LTE !

Wow.. I was really hoping my post would inspire and help others..not be ridiculed..LOL
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] LoopDoGG79:
Guy, stop beating this dead horse. Why is there a T999L? Simple, the T999 has no LTE capabilities. I received my info from Doc Holiday, he is a long time contributer and a very reliable source of information regarding the T999. You get ridiculed because you are giving false hopes to new users.

"The farther backward you can look, the farther forward you are likely to see."

Winston Churchill
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] mt3g:
Anybody ever purchase a phone from Amazon, more so used phones?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] LoopDoGG79:
I purchased a used Note 10.1. Runs great with no issues.

"The farther backward you can look, the farther forward you are likely to see."

Winston Churchill
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] mt3g:
I'm skeptical but almost willing to try it. Not sure yet though. Thanks for the feedback man.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
Just be sure to check their policies for returns and buyer protection type stuff, if they have it...
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] mt3g:
I won't do it. I rather have the capabilities to go into the store and show them the issue (if there is one) and get a replacement on the spot. My patience is wearing thin lol.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] saranhai:
you sure, are very lucky. indeed.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] LoopDoGG79:
Got it for 350 from amazon. Figure, I'll trust amazon, glad I did. Now, if I only could pry it away from my kids. :p

"The farther backward you can look, the farther forward you are likely to see."

Winston Churchill
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] LostinColo:
Whasssup DOGGG!

LOL...

IM still waiting for your copy of the FCC filing for my SGH-T779 Tablet stating it had LTE capability listed in 2012

when it was released...LOL

But now it DOES !

That's ok.. ive moved my post to another board..I truly thot this was the best and would inspire.. I was wrong...

You missed the whole point.. I tried it. it worked.. and I was hoping to help others, or Inspire..

and think about this.. some of the best ideas in the world.. were found by accident, or trying..

Thank god Bill Gates,Steve Jobs or Google.. Didn't listen to guys like you...LOL

But DOGGG.. im still waiting for your FCC paperwork on my tablet saying it had LTE ! Never say Never ! LOL
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] ziggy46:
Guys my computer says I have memory errors... But I don't see anything wrong
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] 4Orr:
It's a sad day. Infamous thread now closed!
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DigitalUnderground:
Thats too bad... cuz [MENTION=1823993]Jamison904[/MENTION] is in beast mode on the s4... must be time to upgrade :D

Tmo will give u 190 for your s3 ;)
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] mt3g:
That's cheap lol, people cl are still buying them for 3+
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] JDMDC2:
I had a question. I'm on darthstalker 4.1.1 . my question is this. If I flash cyanogenmod 4.2.2 can I go back in case I want to go back?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DigitalUnderground:
Yep. Do a nandroid and backup your sdcard to a pc first just in case though but I never had an issue
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] mt3g:
In the accessories section there are a few write ups on the cases. I think dizztronic (or however its spelt) is what im going with next.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] LoGiK915:
These? http://zombieindustries.com/shop/category/bleeding-zombie-targets/

Looks like fun. Here's the exploding ones.

http://www.cabelas.com/targets-chronographs-star-exploding-targets.shtml
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Orical:
I didn't know they had that many different kinds of zombies, that's cool.

Sent from my GS3
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] imilleson:
I just purchased on on amazon. Its white leather and flips over from the bottom. It can hold drivers license and cc
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] imilleson:
Quick question. Should my CPU be in deep idle longer than this ? It seems it is running in 380 mGHz more than it should ?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Orical:
No it's doing what it should be doing, if your phone is locked it will only use what it needs to operate which isn't much and even if you are using it the system governs everything to what it needs to run, it doesn't have to be running full tilt to work the way it does.

Sent from my GS3
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] mt3g:
It could be running at those speeds while screen is on and you aren't touching the screen, example reading and not scrolling and such. All looks normal.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] jcbofkc:
I think you are referring to soccer. I played for nine years on travel teams a kid and coached for three. I am fortunate in Kansas City. We have a great team with outstanding ownership. Live strong is a great place to watch a match. My hick friends are finally figuring it out. I have to explain the rules over and over and over, but that is fine. Real soccer/football. I love it.

---------- Post added at 10:21 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:18 PM ----------

I swear I read the title of the thread. Off topic from the damn phone. Maybe I'm am in the wrong place. I thought this was a thread about life beyond our phone.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] saranhai:
lmao it is. that's why there was a little thing going on in the beginning about everyone's favorite beer :p
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Android_Monsters:
I love the scene from Eurotrip when they go into the Manchester United pub

---------- Post added at 06:06 AM ---------- Previous post was at 06:04 AM ----------

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UyIrXH-ITw4&feature=youtube_gdata_player
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] jcbofkc:
+1

I was full of piss and vinegar when I staggered into a real football pub for the first time. It turned out well after a bit. Love the passion.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] imilleson:
Haha well sorry for bringing this on topic question, but I knew there were some helpful chaps here that could answer it. I'm by no means a noob but I did just get this phone .

I would have loved to get on on the beer discussion. I usually like a good dark lager beer . Anyways, cheers and such
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] jcbofkc:
Who owns a hybrid or knows someone that does? I am considering the Camry 2013.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] The Archangel:
ive heard the new ford c-max beats out most hybrids including the beloved (really ugly looking to me) Prius.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] imilleson:
Nissan volt
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Orical:
Naw you wanna gremlin, nothing says pimp like a gremlin with fuzzy dice.

Sent from my GS3
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] 4Orr:
Let's not forget the AMC Pacer with those fuzzy dice.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] elracing21:
Anyone here an American football fan? Nyg fan specifically?!
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] The Archangel:
How many of y'all want to see me over in here in the tmo GS3 section as a user also? I'm just curious
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] plat_:
Forgive my lack of understanding but how else would we see you?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
you would have to do a clean install of 4.1.1 if coming from 4.2.2.

This has happened a lot, where someone would flash a rom with an older base and it would hang at boot, every time. The only thing to do was Factory Reset.

A good bit of your app data could be restored from TiB I imagine, but not for system apps.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] JDMDC2:
Thanks. OK so I went ahead flashed cyanogenmod 4.2.2 . didn't really liked it. So I'm back on darthstalker 4.1.1 and I noticed the emulated 0/ SD card. So my question is this. If I want to start fresh, I mean go back to stock and start over. Would that be a problem now that I have the emulated SD card?

Currently on darthstalker 4.1.1

Latest boot loader

And I have toolkit v6 I think.

Would really appreciate your help!
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DigitalUnderground:
This is where the backup of the sd card comes in. What I used to do was go in the /0 folder and look through all of the folders and if there was anything important, copy and paste into the internal sd. Then delete the /0 folder

If u want stock, copy the important info to a computer to be safe, and use odin. It won't create issues as odin repartitions the device for u

Sent from my Infamous Gooshy GS4
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] JDMDC2:
The internal being the "0" folder?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] JDMDC2:
[MENTION=4880617]DigitalUnderground[/MENTION] if install the latest firmware 4.1.2 in Odin will I still be able to root? Sorry about the questions. Just want to be safe!:beer:
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DigitalUnderground:
Of course... just flash custom recovery in odin... then flash superuser in recovery.

There are many rooted 4.1.2 roms

Sent from my Infamous Gooshy GS4
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
Just Odin the root66 firmware.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] ziggy46:
lovely... lol howd that happen
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DigitalUnderground:
Thought I was randy moss but I was really Bernard Berrian
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] jrggarza:
I saw the same same thing where I'm at. Strange coincidence.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] stratoario:
I'm in Puerto Rico, here the s3 is selling for around $350.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Jay Rock:
Was with a friend all of last week and that guy had the courage to keep trying his little hand wave on top of my S3 as if making fun of me that I don't have the S4. He wouldn't shut up about it.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DigitalUnderground:
Lol I've used those features (air gesture, smart scroll, etc) for the first week I had my s4... they're nice gimmicks but nothing special or practical for regular usage

☆★☆ Infamous Team Member ☆★☆
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Jay Rock:
I think so too. He was mostly just showing them off, but I never saw him using them for any real reason.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DigitalUnderground:
I do the same thing to iSheep lol

☆★☆ Infamous Team Member ☆★☆
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] saranhai:
i show off S Beam with my friends and my other iPhone friends come and try to beam me...funniest thing ever
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] saranhai:
any of you ever experienced a power outage in a hotel?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] 4Orr:
All the time in a Miami, especially during tropical storms or hurricanes.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Nickdroid86:
This sucks, I'm only getting .89mbps on my family mobile account with my t999 I've spent hours and hours and about 8 phone calls with family mobile and tried everything to fix this.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DigitalUnderground:
Throttled?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Nickdroid86:
Certainly feels like it but no, we have 5gb on each line, and we just started service. When I called they said I wasn't being throttled. I haven't even used a gig on each.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DigitalUnderground:
Where r u from? Have u tried a different modem from docholiday's thread?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Nickdroid86:
I'm from Tampa bay, I have excellent coverage. What do you mean by modem? I'm not rooted or anything and this is happening on both phones exactly the same. The other being a T-Mobile optimus L9
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
See my sig for a link to the modems. That should help you understand what we are referring to.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Nickdroid86:
Thanks for the heads up, but I'm looking for a fix that seems to be delayed to both phones. I don't have any intentions on rooting or anything.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
How long have your speeds been that bad? If always, call tmob to see if they'll provide you with a cellular repeater/signal booster.

If its recent, the towers may be inder maintenance.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Nickdroid86:
I just got family mobile about a week ago, it's been doing it since then, on both phones. Thing is, both phones have had family mobile before and got 15mbps easy, without even messing with apn's or anything.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] 4Orr:
Are you experiencing theses greatly reduced speeds throughout Tampa or mainly at your home?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Nickdroid86:
Everywhere in general. No matter where, it gets up to .89 and it's like hitting a wall.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
Call T-Mobile and ask them to reset your account. Also ask if they're having any network problen problems in you're area.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Nickdroid86:
The 8.68 was when I swapped the SIM for a actual tmobile SIM
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Nickdroid86:
Went to Wal-Mart swapped out Sims, the new SIM was actually having 4g turn on and off every 2 seconds. Put my T-Mobile SIM back in, now I'm back at 15mbps lol.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
Wait a min, maybe I missed where you mentioned it, but you've been trying this on another carrier the whole time? Which one? Chances are they don't use the same Bands as tmobile so the phone won't support 4g on that network.

Btw, this is something you should ask about in the Q&A section. This thread is intended mostly for general chat. It can get very hard to keep up with when people are having separate discussions mixed around with other posts trying to get help for a specific problem.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Jay Rock:
I get .12 Mbps on throttled lol
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Nickdroid86:
It's family mobile, it's a Wal-Mart mvno that uses T-Mobile phones and towers, so the phone I'm using don't matter, I've used it before on family mobile also.