Sprint 4S on Tmobile - GSM-Forum

E_nice · 09-01-2014, 03:09

I have a Sprint iphone 4S with a rsim-9 pro on T-mobile. It has the latest version of 7.1.2. The issue i am having is that it does not go on 3g service. It has edge. I can call sms and use the browser on edge? Is there something i am doing wrong? The phone is jailbroken now but I have not changed any settings through cydia. Any help would be appreciated.

SIMTester · 09-01-2014, 17:35

Always thought the 9 Pros didn't get 3G service unless you had a 64K SIM or nonLTE SIM. Is anyone able to get 3G with 9 Pro with an advanced SIM card?

If you didn't install any patches, how'd you get service at all? Surely, you need iRose to block the Sprint signal and enable GSM.

E_nice · 09-01-2014, 18:28

Weird I guess. I had it erased completely. I then installed the sim and I chose 4SiOs7 and picked the carrier as US Sprint. I then installed the ir0se patch and it gave me Service with the Edge network with force 2g. Force 3g and it gave me no service

I tried choosing 4SiOS6 and it did worked but I had no network service and it kept telling me activation failed

SIMTester · 09-01-2014, 20:26

So try 4Sios6 mode and make sure to install the Cydia patch. Try this one: Cydia.china3gpp.com for the source. Then in Tweaks, search for iOS7 4S NewGPP 3G patch and install that. Then reboot for service.

4SiOS7 is Edge mode. I know that. 4SiOS6 is 3G and should work with the patch.

E_nice · 09-01-2014, 21:16

BRO YOU ARE THE MAN!!!!!!! It worked perfectly. I tried different settings on the phone and it changed a few things on iFile. Do you think I should do the following?

1.-Erase the Phone Completely.

2.-Install the ir0se patch. Make sure I am on 4SiOS6 and pick US Sprint even though I have 7.1.2

3.-Jailbreak the phone.

4. - Install the cydia china3gpp com source and install the NewGP 3G patch. Reboot Phone and I would have Tmobile service with calling and 3G service.

Last question.

E_nice · 09-01-2014, 21:30

I was able to get MMS to work perfect off by manually putting the tmobile apn settings. What about the imessage? Should I wait to activate by itself?

SIMTester · 09-01-2014, 22:01

You're using the China Unicom settings for iMessage, so you probably want to change that now. Try this:

Install iFile
In iFile, go to /System/Library/Carrier Bundles/iPhone
Find Unknown.bundle
Make a copy of carrier.plist inside and paste it in any folder as backup.
Now find TMobile_US.bundle
Copy carrier.plist inside and paste it inside Unknown.bundle
Reboot for iMessage(takes a few minutes to activate). Settings/general/about should show TMobile 16.0 instead of the Chinese 18.0 settings.

E_nice · 09-01-2014, 22:46

Ok so do I leave the apn settings on t-mobile as they are and change the carrier list like you stated?

E_nice · 09-02-2014, 06:02

Quick update. Everything seem to work fine but the issue i have is the called id. For some reason the contacts dont have the +1 and it doesnt show. Also after a few hours the phone showed invalid sim and now there is no service. what could that be? i have to take out the sim and re insert it and it works. Don't know if this will be a constant problem.

SIMTester · 09-02-2014, 15:24

Invalid SIM tends to be a constant problem. It has to do with the distance between the SIM reader, tray, RSIM, and SIM card. If you see it more than once, there could be a solution like poking the holes on the RSIM out a little more, but I've never gotten that to work. It's best to replace the unit. I've had this happen many times in a row with one SIM card and RSIMs, but it took me 3 SIM cards and 3 RSIMs to find a proper fit. This occasionally happens on the 4S style RSIM/GPP, but it's usually just the nano SIM that causes issues.

E_nice · 09-02-2014, 16:55

Are you saying that I should try to get a new R-SIM and sim card. And by poking holes where do you mean i should poke the holes?

E_nice · 09-02-2014, 17:14

The contacts still are not numbered correctly on the phone. Any update on it i can do to make it work. I tried a cydia source but it didnt work properly.

osfloca · 09-02-2014, 20:51

this step process need to do at same in sprint boost and cricket mobile?

SIMTester · 09-03-2014, 00:00

Yea, I think so. Did you try the cydia.myrepospace.com/mobilefarm Caller ID fix?

E_nice · 09-03-2014, 03:46

Yes i did try it but only a few numbers were fixed. Oh well. this phone is a secondary line so I only talk to a few anyway. Also, you didnt tell me about poking holes and if changing the Rsim would fix the problem with the invalid sim error.

09-01-2014, 03:09	#1 (permalink)
E_nice Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 13 Member: 2250065 Status: Offline Thanks Meter: 2	Sprint 4S on Tmobile I have a Sprint iphone 4S with a rsim-9 pro on T-mobile. It has the latest version of 7.1.2. The issue i am having is that it does not go on 3g service. It has edge. I can call sms and use the browser on edge? Is there something i am doing wrong? The phone is jailbroken now but I have not changed any settings through cydia. Any help would be appreciated.

09-01-2014, 17:35	#2 (permalink)
SIMTester No Life Poster Join Date: May 2013 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 1,065 Member: 1938435 Status: Offline Thanks Meter: 208	Always thought the 9 Pros didn't get 3G service unless you had a 64K SIM or nonLTE SIM. Is anyone able to get 3G with 9 Pro with an advanced SIM card? If you didn't install any patches, how'd you get service at all? Surely, you need iRose to block the Sprint signal and enable GSM.

09-01-2014, 18:28	#3 (permalink)
E_nice Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 13 Member: 2250065 Status: Offline Thanks Meter: 2	Weird I guess. I had it erased completely. I then installed the sim and I chose 4SiOs7 and picked the carrier as US Sprint. I then installed the ir0se patch and it gave me Service with the Edge network with force 2g. Force 3g and it gave me no service I tried choosing 4SiOS6 and it did worked but I had no network service and it kept telling me activation failed

09-01-2014, 20:26	#4 (permalink)
SIMTester No Life Poster Join Date: May 2013 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 1,065 Member: 1938435 Status: Offline Thanks Meter: 208	So try 4Sios6 mode and make sure to install the Cydia patch. Try this one: Cydia.china3gpp.com for the source. Then in Tweaks, search for iOS7 4S NewGPP 3G patch and install that. Then reboot for service. 4SiOS7 is Edge mode. I know that. 4SiOS6 is 3G and should work with the patch.

09-01-2014, 21:16	#5 (permalink)
E_nice Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 13 Member: 2250065 Status: Offline Thanks Meter: 2	BRO YOU ARE THE MAN!!!!!!! It worked perfectly. I tried different settings on the phone and it changed a few things on iFile. Do you think I should do the following? 1.-Erase the Phone Completely. 2.-Install the ir0se patch. Make sure I am on 4SiOS6 and pick US Sprint even though I have 7.1.2 3.-Jailbreak the phone. 4. - Install the cydia china3gpp com source and install the NewGP 3G patch. Reboot Phone and I would have Tmobile service with calling and 3G service. Last question.

09-01-2014, 21:30	#6 (permalink)
E_nice Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 13 Member: 2250065 Status: Offline Thanks Meter: 2	I was able to get MMS to work perfect off by manually putting the tmobile apn settings. What about the imessage? Should I wait to activate by itself?

09-01-2014, 22:01	#7 (permalink)
SIMTester No Life Poster Join Date: May 2013 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 1,065 Member: 1938435 Status: Offline Thanks Meter: 208	You're using the China Unicom settings for iMessage, so you probably want to change that now. Try this: Install iFile In iFile, go to /System/Library/Carrier Bundles/iPhone Find Unknown.bundle Make a copy of carrier.plist inside and paste it in any folder as backup. Now find TMobile_US.bundle Copy carrier.plist inside and paste it inside Unknown.bundle Reboot for iMessage(takes a few minutes to activate). Settings/general/about should show TMobile 16.0 instead of the Chinese 18.0 settings.

09-01-2014, 22:46	#8 (permalink)
E_nice Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 13 Member: 2250065 Status: Offline Thanks Meter: 2	Ok so do I leave the apn settings on t-mobile as they are and change the carrier list like you stated?

09-02-2014, 06:02	#9 (permalink)
E_nice Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 13 Member: 2250065 Status: Offline Thanks Meter: 2	Quick update. Everything seem to work fine but the issue i have is the called id. For some reason the contacts dont have the +1 and it doesnt show. Also after a few hours the phone showed invalid sim and now there is no service. what could that be? i have to take out the sim and re insert it and it works. Don't know if this will be a constant problem.

09-02-2014, 15:24	#10 (permalink)
SIMTester No Life Poster Join Date: May 2013 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 1,065 Member: 1938435 Status: Offline Thanks Meter: 208	Invalid SIM tends to be a constant problem. It has to do with the distance between the SIM reader, tray, RSIM, and SIM card. If you see it more than once, there could be a solution like poking the holes on the RSIM out a little more, but I've never gotten that to work. It's best to replace the unit. I've had this happen many times in a row with one SIM card and RSIMs, but it took me 3 SIM cards and 3 RSIMs to find a proper fit. This occasionally happens on the 4S style RSIM/GPP, but it's usually just the nano SIM that causes issues.

09-02-2014, 16:55	#11 (permalink)
E_nice Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 13 Member: 2250065 Status: Offline Thanks Meter: 2	Are you saying that I should try to get a new R-SIM and sim card. And by poking holes where do you mean i should poke the holes?

09-02-2014, 17:14	#12 (permalink)
E_nice Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 13 Member: 2250065 Status: Offline Thanks Meter: 2	The contacts still are not numbered correctly on the phone. Any update on it i can do to make it work. I tried a cydia source but it didnt work properly.

09-02-2014, 20:51	#13 (permalink)
osfloca Freak Poster Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: monterrey nuevo leon mexico Posts: 137 Member: 2109406 Status: Offline Sonork: 100.1657612 Thanks Meter: 37	this step process need to do at same in sprint boost and cricket mobile?

09-03-2014, 00:00	#14 (permalink)
SIMTester No Life Poster Join Date: May 2013 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 1,065 Member: 1938435 Status: Offline Thanks Meter: 208	Yea, I think so. Did you try the cydia.myrepospace.com/mobilefarm Caller ID fix?

09-03-2014, 03:46	#15 (permalink)
E_nice Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 13 Member: 2250065 Status: Offline Thanks Meter: 2	Yes i did try it but only a few numbers were fixed. Oh well. this phone is a secondary line so I only talk to a few anyway. Also, you didnt tell me about poking holes and if changing the Rsim would fix the problem with the invalid sim error.