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[Galaxy Tab General] Haze69:
hey guys i dont think your understanding him, i think he (and i) would like to know if we use this tutorial on a tmobile galaxy tab but use an at&t sim card will voice and 3g work?

i understand it wont work for tmobile because of the frequencies but if were using the at&t frequencies wont it work even on a tmobile tab?

on the box it says it has the frequencies.. so why wouldnt it work?

ive searched but the forums for the galaxy tab are a mess...

thanks for any help
[Galaxy Tab General] woneill1701:
If you apply the SIM unlock from Roto's thread, and install a suitable modem you will be able to get voice + Edge data speeds on AT&T. The T-Mobile tab will not give 3G on anybody else's network (so far).

There is a full thread on flashing a T-Mobile tab for voice. Put that together with the Unlock thread mentioned above, and you should have all the resources you need.
[Galaxy Tab General] rangercaptain:
There are a few carriers that are using T-mobile network in the US, like Simple, and several in Canada and Mexico, Movistar for example, where you can use their sim card with unlocked t-mo tab and get 3g.

But at&t sim will not get you 3g with t-mo tab ANYWHERE! And the reverse is true too. The hardware is not compatible.
[Galaxy Tab General] captainags:
Hi.

I have unlocked and flash my AT+T Galaxy Tab, thanks to your instructions.

Now I have phone function and no more dependance to AT+T. I am using Lime Jamaica. However I don't have 3G, only Edge. What makes me wonder is, that before the flash to Euro version, and while still with the initial AT+T Sim card, I saw 3G on my screen (within Lime network). So I assume that hardware-wise, the 3G is already there. Tried to play with the frequencies but no result. I don't know the behavior in my home country (Greece), have to check when get there. Any comments please ??

Thanks & Kind regards. Antonios
[Galaxy Tab General] Haze69:
You say the hardware isn't compatible but the box says it is compatible. The box says its capable of ''international gsm quadband 850/900/1800/1900,umts I,iv''

What if I flashed the the at&t modem.bin?
[Galaxy Tab General] fishbein:
I have a Bell Galaxy tab that i purchased used, it was already flash to jme and i have the phone installed. I don't have the 850mhz band, so it's pretty difficult in region to get service. If i use Odin for flashing the modem.bin that you post, i can only flash the modem alone? Is there any risk to brick my tab if only change the modem.bin inside?
[Galaxy Tab General] woneill1701:
Should be no risk if you know how to use Odin - read the flashing threads and watch the video tutorial from Ayman07 multiple times before doing anything...

Does Bell use the same frequencies as AT&T?

Before you flash anything, you should do a Roto backup (it has a thread).

Are you sure it does not have the right modem already? (Look at Settings->About phone->Baseband Version: should be I9000UGJK3).

If it has the right modem already you may just need to switch on the 850MHz band from the config screen.

(Cannot remember the command sequence but there are multiple threads - enter something like #*#*973... Through the dialer...)

Edit: *#*#2263#*#* at the dialer gets you straight to the band selection. From there you can go into the WCDMA bands section and enable the 850 MHz band if the modem supports it.
[Galaxy Tab General] fishbein:
I have p1000xxjma... I cant select the 850mhz band.
[Galaxy Tab General] rangercaptain:
It's just *#2263#, and you can push all the service menu options, but nothing changed by you stays changed. It's all according to your model of the tab as to what frequencies you can use.
[Galaxy Tab General] woneill1701:
Despite what everybody was saying about it being automatic, I had to manually enable the 850 MHz band on my AT&T device after flashing it per this thread.

By default it was set to use the Euro frequencies. Weird...
[Galaxy Tab General] StarLog:
I want to take the dive, and get a Galaxy Tab, can anyone share which model, and I would assume GSM since I am in Florida. I see many for sale on ebay and craigslist, any pit falls.?
[Galaxy Tab General] rangercaptain:
In my opinion, at&t. If you want more reasons PM me, I don't want our discussion to take this thread away from the main theme.
[Galaxy Tab General] rangercaptain:
The euro freq is just the higher one, right?

It seems this comment about the 850 band should be a stickie (i wish they would be read more frequently!).
[Galaxy Tab General] woneill1701:
Mine was defaulted to 900, 1900, and 2100 after the flash.

The 1900 was working where I live on AT&T, but I seemed to be missing the 850 that AT&T also uses.

After much poking around I ended up with the 900 swapped for 850 and it stuck after a re-boot. So now I have the 850 and 1900 of AT&T, and the European 2100.

(900 is also a European one.)
[Galaxy Tab General] on241concepts:
Flashed and got a message from ATt about if i switched sim from phone set to tablet, I should call 611 to make sure I have the right data plan, anyone experience this
[Galaxy Tab General] purline:
Yes, it's a new rollout from your friends at AT&T. You can hunt around online for details on this.
[Galaxy Tab General] pklovecraft:
I am using an AT&T Galaxy Tab and sim from my iPhone 3GS to take advantage of it's unlimited data plan and be still able to make phone calls. I got that message today and called 611. I was informed that my cell number would be disabled if I continued to use the sim in the Galaxy Tab. So I'm gonna have to shell out an additional $15-$25/mo if I want to continue using my Tab in the wild. I mean come on AT&T, give me a break, it's practically an iPhone with a bigger screen.
[Galaxy Tab General] purline:
AT&T began restricting data to Galaxy Tabs in the past couple of days. The phone capabilities are still in place but the data is turned off.
[Galaxy Tab General] nascar24usa:
ATT Stopped sim from working today

I can't use sim anymore in Tab for data/voice, only voice. Reading the previous response, and excuse me if I am out to lunch on this, it seems there is a reference to if you call and get a data plan for Tab, I have extra sim cards from ATT, will phone work? Makes no sense to me, but data killed today on sim by ATT but phone still worked, why I ask?? I am in USA.
[Galaxy Tab General] liviumat:
did you get an sms/email/snailmail as you are not allowed to use the unlimited plan on a mifi (they consider tab a mifi)?
[Galaxy Tab General] StarLog:
That just demonstrates how stupid the USA carriers are, see the definition of mifi below.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MiFi
[Galaxy Tab General] quattr0:
I wouldn't jump into conclusion too quick. I did receive a text stating that a laptop/tablet/mifi will need a correct plan (not the exact words but you get the idea) so yes, they include tablet in the message. I got this after i use tethering though. The next day I was still able to use the net fine (and call). I don't have the working sim anymore so I can't confirm (just switched to Verizon).
[Galaxy Tab General] on241concepts:
Just got off the phone with att, and no go tablet is data only, if you use sim from captivate, the data will be restricted. Voice only thereafter.
[Galaxy Tab General] pbaldree:
Where did you get the sims card? Did you just by an extra sims? Or did you use from from another phone, because i had a blackberry that still has the card in it but it is not active. Sorry new to all this.
[Galaxy Tab General] heyseusfreak:
quick question, possibly overlooked it

how do i know if its using the 3g network? is there a symbol much like one on a phone....or am i just using the *#2263# and seeing if its selected?
[Galaxy Tab General] StarLog:
Everyone please go here and sign this petition to ATT, basically just what you said above. ATT needs to stop this type of crippling.

http://www.groubal.com/att-is-price-gouging-by-disabling-device-features-must-read/
[Galaxy Tab General] sys73r:
hey man, thanks for sharing this, nice job.

I'd had previously flashed my exAT&T tab with the euro room JHA.jar then roto-JMA.tar finally i got the white line black screen fixed using the jj4_bootloaders. at that point had it fully funtioning but the 3G capabilities.

so I've just flashed it using only the modem bell file and it worked just fine.

thanks dude.
[Galaxy Tab General] monoko:
Can you please point me to white line problem thread :-). I have the same problem.
[Galaxy Tab General] Jade Eyed Wolf:
What StarLog says.
[Galaxy Tab General] sys73r:
hey man, here it's the thread: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=899196
[Galaxy Tab General] megaduty:
Feed the beast...

Has anyone had luck feeding AT$T a proper plan to keep voice service and data on their Tab?? I have heard in other forums that AT$T is hunting specifically iPhone unlimited plan users... Is this true?

If you have the limited plan will they just pass your IMEI right on by?
[Galaxy Tab General] rangercaptain:
That is true. They want you off the iphone unlimited. They will block your data after they send you a few text messages.
[Galaxy Tab General] simplydata:
I have the same issue.

I am getting my tab sometime this week from Ebay. After enabling the phone function, can I still use my 2gig data plan or will they block it.

thanks
[Galaxy Tab General] rangercaptain:
I have the 2gb data plan. They haven't sent me a text.
[Galaxy Tab General] simplydata:
thanks for the answer..

Thanks,

I am trying to replace my Dell Streak 5 for bigger screen. Now I know that I don't have to worry about the plan so I just need to figure out how to carry around 7 inch screen.

:)
[Galaxy Tab General] StarLog:
Get some Cargo pants, with the BIG pocket. lol
[Galaxy Tab General] simplydata:
Phone working!!

thanks, I tried with my regular pants but my phone(tab) is refusing go in.

Just got firmware updated for the phone last night. Everything seems to work fine sofar. Just once, it rebooted itself this afternoon but, it happed with my Streak5 so many times that this is normal for me.

:)
[Galaxy Tab General] lxxlxxl:
Canada user...

I have two questions:

Does it work with a Rogers galaxy tab (I'm in canada)? Because the post says that it only works for AT&T users.

I don't have a data plan. Does it matter?
[Galaxy Tab General] rangercaptain:
It will work for you. Follow the steps carefully, and you will enjoy using your tab as a phone.

You don't need a data plan - you can connect to a wifi network.
[Galaxy Tab General] jdfloresd:
Touch response is poor after fashing!

After flashing successfully the two roms, my TAB sensitivity to touch seems to be wrong calibrated, as if I would be moving my finger too fast (as if I would have parkinson :rolleyes:).

This was not happening with the orginal stock rom. Has anyone experienced a similar behavior?
[Galaxy Tab General] michaelgening:
This is a horror man... I bought this Tmo tab, and now I can never get 3G w/ att sim.

Damn! I knew I should buy the refurb ATT tab at first, so want to cry...
[Galaxy Tab General] rangercaptain:
I feel your pain. When can you switch to t-mobile or SimpleMobile? Or just buy the monthly data only plan?
[Galaxy Tab General] manekineko:
Is there any difference between the procedure here and when I just flashed the JPZ modem while flashing Overcome ROM?

I have an AT&T Tab, and I'm basically just looking to enable voice, HSUPA, and as many frequency bands as possible.

I already flashed JPZ+Overcome, but don't have any way to test it until next time I travel and buy a foreign sim car. I'd hate to get somewhere before finding out my modem needs to be reflashed.
[Galaxy Tab General] rangercaptain:
I use the JK3 in the US and Mexico. In Europe I have heard recently JMA works good. Where will you be traveling?
[Galaxy Tab General] Misterwally:
AT&t 2 gb plan Still ublocked for the Galaxy Tab?

Hello Ranger Captain,

Does the At&t voice data plan still remain unblocked on your Galaxy Tab?

I have a new unlocked Euro model soon to be delivered and was hoping to use the 2gb plan and voice. Do you keep the sim card in the tab full time or switch it between the tab and a phone?
[Galaxy Tab General] rangercaptain:
No block, and I won't get one. At&t only wants iphone plans changed from unlimited to 2 or 4 gigs.

I keep the sim in the tab all the time.
[Galaxy Tab General] Misterwally:
Great News

Rangercaptain,

Thanks for the information. This is really great news. This fits in perfectly with my intended usage.

My only other question is did you procure a sim card for the tab exclusively, or did you use one from a phone that you longer have or use? I have an At&t phone already on the 2 gig plan with voice and was thinking of using it's sim. The thought of being able to switch the sim back to the phone if I was out to dinner(and did not want to carry the bigger tab) crossed my mind. However if that would present problems I would forget the idea.

Thanks for your input!!!
[Galaxy Tab General] rangercaptain:
You will be safe. I switch like that all the time!
[Galaxy Tab General] Misterwally:
awesome !!!
[Galaxy Tab General] k0sh:
@OP , update your thread that this modem works in gingerbread for Tmobile :) tried and confirmed :)
[Galaxy Tab General] rangercaptain:
Sorry kOsh, that belongs in the T-mobile thread.
[Galaxy Tab General] turilo:
so no 3g support for the modem i guess with rogers canada?
[Galaxy Tab General] turilo:
P1000XWJJ4 with P1_add_hidden.pit and repartition selected do i rename the P1000XWJJ4 to something for odin to see it as one file? or do i have to add each file in odin individually? can anyone help this galaxy tab newb pls?:confused:

got it! works great :) 3g and voice sweet!
[Galaxy Tab General] Jimmiray007:
Whew...it worked

I was messing with my Tab and locked it on the Boot screen. I could still get it into download mode, and gave this a try. Went quick, and in the end it would read my sim and make calls no problem. Thanks, its nice to have as a back up phone...or when i lose my glasses.
[Galaxy Tab General] mell0w:
I followed each step and im not getting 3G. Tried it a couple times, i think im doing something wrong or these steps might not be intended for my device.

I have GT-p1000 (international) model and im wanting to use it on the rogers network.

Can anyone point me in the right direction please?
[Galaxy Tab General] JorgeSinval:
Hi mates.

Will this work on a 10.1v with Vodafone (Portugal)?
[Galaxy Tab General] rangercaptain:
1) Please tell us your baseband (modem).

2) settings, wireless networks, mode ---> auto

3) settings, wireless networks, access point name ---> is it set properly? Google "rogers 3g apn settings" and compare.
[Galaxy Tab General] JorgeSinval:
Please help me
[Galaxy Tab General] rangercaptain:
How are you going to get help for a 10.1 tab in this forum?

I can tell you the 10.1 tab can be modded to have phone capability, but the 10.1v doesn't even have the hardware to do it.
[Galaxy Tab General] JorgeSinval:
Ok mate, thanks
[Galaxy Tab General] count1to3:
Just got my bell gt yesterday and upgrade to gingerbread right away and it is working great. And then Learned that i can enable phone on this thing. I am wondering if it is still possible to follow the guide to enable phone after upgrading to gingerbread.

carrier bell

Baseband version

P1000MUGKF6

Modem number

GT-P1000M

firmware version: PDA:KF6 / PHONE:KF6 / CSC:KF6 (BMC)
[Galaxy Tab General] rangercaptain:
You don't do anything other than put in a sim card that had a voice plan., then you dial.
[Galaxy Tab General] count1to3:
My sim card does have a voice plan - I can make calls on another phone. The phone icon does not exist on my GT. So that's why I thought I need to hack it. any ideas on how to enable the phone on my tab? thank you so much for looking into this.
[Galaxy Tab General] turilo:
Yes just follow the steps in the forum mine was a bell tab also just instal the euro rom or one of the custom roms then flash the modem done
[Galaxy Tab General] count1to3:
Voice + 4G network work OK after flashing the ROM? Also is it a Froyo or Gingerbread ROM? Can you please forward me the link to the ROM that you used? Thank you.
[Galaxy Tab General] rangercaptain:
Earlier you said you flashed gingerbread. If you did that it has a phone dialer.
[Galaxy Tab General] rangercaptain:
There is no 4g for the tab.

Froyo or gingerbread doesn't matter - the phone dialer is in either rom, as long as its not a stock at&t rom.

He said this thread, so go to the first post and see for yourself.
[Galaxy Tab General] count1to3:
OK, Thank you. Sorry for the troubles. I am a newbie here.

So Rangercaptain, from what I have read, (correct me if I am wrong) as soon as I flash the modem, I should have the phone dialer, right?
[Galaxy Tab General] rangercaptain:
You get the phone dialer as soon as you flash a rom that replaces any stock (right out of the box) rom.

The dialer works as soon as you flash a compatible modem.
[Galaxy Tab General] count1to3:
I get it. Thank you so much for your help.

[update] I flashed my GT and I can make phone calls on my GT now. Thank you so much for all your help. Much appreciated.
[Galaxy Tab General] rangercaptain:
Good job! Enjoy that big phone!
[Galaxy Tab General] jimmbomb:
So I am wanting to get one of these big phones now!

I think the 7 inch form will workout for me.

I currently have the Motorola Atrix on AT&T and the 4 inch just aint big enough..

especially the fonts...

So I am asking for recommendations...

I need the phone capabilities and hopefully be able to talk on speakerphone AND surf the web at the same time..

Please write back & say if this is possible if I buy one of these and flash the rom.

Thanks for reading and all replies are welcomed and encouraged!

thanks again. Jim
[Galaxy Tab General] rangercaptain:
The at&t tab can.
[Galaxy Tab General] jimmbomb:
Thanks for the reply rangercaptian...

so just to make sure...

I buy the at&t samsung 7 inch tab somewheres...

flash to a different rom (instructions found here in this thread)

then put my at&t sim card in it.. BAM!

Now I have a galaxy tab 7 inch phone that works off at&t data plans..? correct??

& can I talk on the phone and surf the web simultaneously WITHOUT being connected to wifi??

thanks for answering, man!!!

jim
[Galaxy Tab General] rangercaptain:
Exactly right. Unlocking not necessary, but rooting is so you can flash roms. My set up is an at&t tab and sim, with stock gingerbread JQ1, Bell i9000 modem, and CF-Root v3.3 kernel for the GB rooting.
[Galaxy Tab General] herbdva:
I am am a newbie here, but I am looking for some help.

I have flashed my Bell tab with the European software and the phone works fine. However, I cannot get it to recognize my original tab data plan Sim card. I can only connect to the internet via wifi.

Is this because I flashed the new software without removing the Sim card or is there something else I need to do.

I would like to get my tab data plan to work as I am paying for it.

thanks
[Galaxy Tab General] motohip:
I have ATT 2.2.3 with a tmobile sim card. Can I flash the Bell 2.2 modem? It works right now but I only get edge data and I want 3g.
[Galaxy Tab General] rangercaptain:
3g won't happen regardless of the modem. The at&t 3g and t-mobile 3g are not the same frequencies. The tabs are tuned only to that frequency, and cannot receive the other.
[Galaxy Tab General] rangercaptain:
The original data-only sim card needs the "broadband" apn, not the 3g apn regular phones use.
[Galaxy Tab General] vincentli119:
I'm Now having a ATT P1000 GT and i want to switch my iphone data plan to $15 dollar data unlimited non-smartphone plan. is that possible which kenel or modem or whatever( im newbie here)????

so do i just follow the 1st post for the guide to do so and just get a new sim card to use it on my ATT brand GT????
[Galaxy Tab General] Bam-Bamm:
RangerCaptain, got a hypothetical for you, but I think I already know the answer, however, here is my question:

I have a T-mobile SGH-T849(aka GT-P1000) now that I have it modded. I'm using Simple Mobile sim card with unlimited calling plan. I'm wondering if I did the ROM Change, stated by the OP, would it give my GT 3g+Voice?

If no one has attempted it, I'll try it, just for kicks and giggles.

I think my answer is frequency related, right?
[Galaxy Tab General] jimmbomb:
Ok.. well I got my AT&T gt from Clist and am ready to go.

Any last minute hints or tips any-1 can give would be appreciated. This is my first time doing anything like this.

I have all the files downloaded.

Should I use windows 7 or XP.? I have both.

Now I don't need to root first, right?

Also.. should I insert the ATRIX sim card in there before I start the process?

Should I remove the micro sd card too?

thanks to all for replying..

All replies are welcomed and encouraged.

Thanks again..... jh
[Galaxy Tab General] Bam-Bamm:
I'd recommend leaving out the SD and Atrix card, just in case, you don't wanna ruin the card while flashing, it's just my opinion.

I'm pretty sure you don't need to root the device.

However, you'll want to anyway, afterwards.
[Galaxy Tab General] rangercaptain:
SimpleMobile runs on t-mobile's network, so it seems to be blocked by t-mobile as well.
[Galaxy Tab General] rangercaptain:
Right, root not needed.

But hold on! The easiest way to do this is to flash gingerbread JQ1 and install the Bell JK3 modem.

If you follow this thread's process, you are froyo 2.2.
[Galaxy Tab General] jimmbomb:
Dammmn. Rangercaptian... I read this too late.. I did the flashing last nite.

Can I go back and re-do it 'your' way?

Id rather have it like you said.

Am I too late?

if not, can you give a few links to the files you suggested and maybe a small note on doing it correctly?

thanks.. alot.. where to get these files...

And can I go over ontop what I did already.

Thanks for replying, rangercaptian.

Thanks alot.

Jh
[Galaxy Tab General] jimmbomb:
Here are links to the threads which contain the files that Rangercaptian suggests if you want to do it with Gingerbread and JK3 modem,

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1073854

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1069727

thanks again to rangercaptian for all the help

jh

ps.. have done the Chainfire's flashes & wipes F/R's

Now.. I am holding at the flashing JK3 modem step....
[Galaxy Tab General] rangercaptain:
This is awesome! The links are a great help. The original clubtech method is outdated - just go straight to JQ1 gingerbread.

Be sure to flash the gingerbread with the bootloaders - they are safe to use. If you flash the no bootloader version you will get a bunch of crazy lines at start up.
[Galaxy Tab General] carden12:
I would like to know this also.
[Galaxy Tab General] jimmbomb:
Thanks Rangercaptian...

So now do I go ahead and flash the JK3 modem? Is there any specialized instructions on doing that?

Im almost there just haven't flashes the modem yet...

what do you think...think?

Thanks a ton....

Jh
[Galaxy Tab General] jimmbomb:
Rangercaptian.. or anyone... I got the modem installed and all is good....

Does any-1 know if ALL the market aps show up?

Of will I have to mod it further to get market aps (all of them) to show???

Thanks.. jh
[Galaxy Tab General] rangercaptain:
In the US, you should see all the market.
[Galaxy Tab General] RipplingHurst:
Thanks for this thread. But I have a question: won't AT&T block my sim card? Wasn't it detecting that and blocking it, because the tab is not suppose to work like a phone?

I have an iPhone 3G's Sim card (AT&T unlimited) that I'd like to use for this, but I'm scared AT&T will send me a cease and desist text msg/letter and I'll lose my grandfathered plan.

Hope not.

Thanks.

Ripp.
[Galaxy Tab General] rangercaptain:
The only thing at&t does is force subscribers with unlimited iphone plans to change to a limited plan when they detect the sim card in the tab.
[Galaxy Tab General] RipplingHurst:
Thanks for the ultra quick answer. So at least they would give me an option? I thought they would just tell me to desist and I would have to put the sim back into the iPhone.

I thought they would want me to pay tether, I don't want tethering (battery goes away to quickly, pain to turn it on/off, etc.). I just want to use it as my phone, paying whatever I need to, as long as I don't have to carry two devices.