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Root [MetroPCS/CDMA] Turn the S3 to accept global Sim guide

How to Turn your Rooted Verizon Galaxy S3 into World SIM Phone! | Galaxy S3 Root

Follow this to learn how to convert your phone into global so looks like we all win huh if metro is screwed we can just use our on another network like Simpletalk now FUZZY you have more options bro.

Haha. I could have just bought the International S3 if I wanted the S3. I wanted OUT of Metro but also wanted a new phone. Plus the thought of Google controlling my updates vs Samsung was more appealing as well. 4.2 will be out in a few days :D
 
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Haha. I could have just bought the International S3 if I wanted the S3. I wanted OUT of Metro but also wanted a new phone. Plus the thought of Google controlling my updates vs Samsung was more appealing as well. 4.2 will be out in a few days :D

Lol k bro long as your satisfied with your service thats what matters, enjoy the Gnex going to enjoy my s3 soon as I get it from my brother.
 
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Lol k bro long as your satisfied with your service thats what matters, enjoy the Gnex going to enjoy my s3 soon as I get it from my brother.


At the end of the day that's all that matters. I've found that everyone uses their phone for different ish. I for one use it for the bare min and mainly for development. I dont play games, watch movies, etc...... I talk very little, text a lot and tinker till the sun goes down. lol.
 
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I've been clamoring this FOR WEEKS when the whole T-mobile merger debacle thing happened and you all ignored me! *sniff*
I've been telling you all, REGARDLESS of what the carriers say, all US/Canada S3s are interchangeable under the hood. SIM/CDMA means no difference for the S3.
Yeah, that phone is a B.E.A.S.T

The T-Mobile version has no LTE radio.
 
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After reading through the steps involved, it seems simple. Unfortunately it says that you will only get EDGE data speeds here in the U.S. (well, with the Verizon phone, I wonder what will happen with the Metro phone).

verizon and metro are more in common then people think, from my understanding, both are cdma networks, that utilize a uic card for 4G data.
 
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How to Turn your Rooted Verizon Galaxy S3 into World SIM Phone! | Galaxy S3 Root

Follow this to learn how to convert your phone into global so looks like we all win huh if metro is screwed we can just use our on another network like Simpletalk now FUZZY you have more options bro.

Hmm, this means this phone is a beast, it CAN work on any network. Nice!
Also this means that the phone will work after metro shuts down cdma (even if you didn't find this it would :p )

The phone has both cdma and GSM radios. So both cdma and GSM networks will work.
 
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I hit 1.5 at the house. But, edge never shows up so I have to manually cut off 4G in order to do this.
Oh you must be 1 of the lucky ones with Evolved EDGE

Ummm I am sometimes able to get 1MB/s on 3G......
Average EDGE speed is 140kbps so it's like the GSM variant of 1x but there are very few areas that have Evolved EDGE
 
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