System update automatic without plan - Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I have an epic 4g that has been replaced on a sprint line. I wanted to let the kids use it. So I have it reset and I want to get the updates but I just get an unknown error.
So the question is, is it not possible to get automatic updates over wifi once a phone is no longer on a plan?

rudysloup said:
I have an epic 4g that has been replaced on a sprint line. I wanted to let the kids use it. So I have it reset and I want to get the updates but I just get an unknown error.
So the question is, is it not possible to get automatic updates over wifi once a phone is no longer on a plan?
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That is correct. It is carrier pushed. Flash an FC09 ROM on it.
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kennyglass123 said:
That is correct. It is carrier pushed. Flash an FC09 ROM on it.
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Thanks if I have to flash it I figured I might as well put something else on there so I put CM9, only problem so far is no flash on the camera, and tesla LED cant control the light either.

rudysloup said:
Thanks if I have to flash it I figured I might as well put something else on there so I put CM9, only problem so far is no flash on the camera, and tesla LED cant control the light either.
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I think you have to toggle the flash manually for it to work and tiny flashlight is what works.
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[SOLVED]Can't get 4g or 3g. Only E.

I fixed it by flashing a new ROM and wiping all the data!
Someone please help! I don't know what to do!
Nevermind, I think I fixed it!
I fixed it by changing the band to GSM Preferred/GSM ALL but now I only get E. Any way I can get back 4g?
Change it back to automatic or Odin kl1 modem from rootzwiki team kang post.
DaAwesome1 said:
I fixed it by changing the band to GSM Preferred/GSM ALL but now I only get E. Any way I can get back 4g?
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chib1panda said:
Change it back to automatic or Odin kl1 modem from rootzwiki team kang post.
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I changed it to auto, and i'm getting signal. Time to check if 4g. Thanks.
EDIT: It shows signal, but Im not getting any. Can't send text or browse web. Time to odin modem.
I flashed it, and I went to settings and looked at the network mode: It was GSM only. I changed it to auto mode. It seems to still get and send texts, and I looked at band selection with the dialer code, and there wasn't a star besides anything. I think it might've worked, but I still only get e.
By flashed I mean odined. Lol
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I tried changing it to automatic in the band selection menu, and it showed signal, but texts didn't send.
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Also, if it means anything, I can't change it to wcdma only in settings.
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Can anyone help?
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If anyone helps me get it fixed TONIGHT, I will try to donate a few dollars to them.
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I had same issue and this is how I fixed it.
disable data connection and switch your phone off, remove the back cover and remove sim card completely. Then re-insert sim card and turn your phone back on and it should ask you to re-enable data connection once it boots up.
let me know if this helps
media_11 said:
I had same issue and this is how I fixed it.
disable data connection and switch your phone off, remove the back cover and remove sim card completely. Then re-insert sim card and turn your phone back on and it should ask you to re-enable data connection once it boots up.
let me know if this helps
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I did this, but it didn't ask me to turn it back on, so I turned it on manually, and still only E.
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Other phones receive 3G? Perhaps T-Mobile is servicing your area? This has happened to me but I had no control over it.
iLeopard said:
Other phones receive 3G? Perhaps T-Mobile is servicing your area? This has happened to me but I had no control over it.
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It had 4g earlier today, plus my dad's T989 has 4g here
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Delete and re-add apn?
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Did you by any chance flash a rom port?
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Weird. My issue was that I was testing a few of the skyrocket modems. After using Odin to get kl1 it worked again. Yeah i would sugeest resetting apn in wireless settings .
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Here's what I did that messed with my 3G
I flashed skyrocket roms.
So what I did was wipe everything. Go to mounts and storage and format system. Then flash Juggernaut or any other rom you desire. Then you're done
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4g will not work with app store

Is anyone having this issue too? If my 4g is on, i can surf the Web, but now it won't update apps or download them. It stuck on waiting for network, but when i switch to 3g, download starts right away...4g not working for downloading or updating apps.
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It's been posted before in other portions of the thread. Nothing I can do besides the temp fix. Go to setting-manage apps- the find the play market and clear the cache then uninstall the update. You will have to do that every time you re enter the market under 4g
let me guess you are on a GB build possibly with a ICS modem? if so then you need to choose either one or the other. i was having the same problem recently and thats how i fixed it.
nthornton1990 said:
let me guess you are on a GB build possibly with a ICS modem? if so then you need to choose either one or the other. i was having the same problem recently and thats how i fixed it.
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Guess again. I work for Sprint and brand new, never before touched phones are doing this out of the box.
But I have no idea why.
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Yep ive gotten calls on this as well as confirming it on multiple stock phones with 4g.
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It seems 4g falls asleep on the job sometimes and hits the snooze button on the alarm clock.
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danielddube said:
Is anyone having this issue too? If my 4g is on, i can surf the Web, but now it won't update apps or download them. It stuck on waiting for network, but when i switch to 3g, download starts right away...4g not working for downloading or updating apps.
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Has an issue with 4g falling asleep.. I changed the sleep time to make it longer before 4g falls asleep.. (was stock when I did this)
MiguelHogue said:
Has an issue with 4g falling asleep.. I changed the sleep time to make it longer before 4g falls asleep.. (was stock when I did this)
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It goes back to the default settings if you flash roms correctly, just so you know.
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Nope on el29 with el29 modem and kernel still does it
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Mine works fine with 4g on sfhub's ff18. But my Evo 3D has this problem..
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Just recently started having this problem. Google Play was recently updated, so I dont think it was our phones or Sprint causing the problem.
dw3bb10 said:
Just recently started having this problem. Google Play was recently updated, so I dont think it was our phones or Sprint causing the problem.
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Yes your correct there is no real fix until they update the market again. or if you flash a ROM with a new Ics market then it should work fine.
Install the ics ota update from stock recovery 4g downloads on the play store now works
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criptix said:
Install the ics ota update from stock recovery 4g downloads on the play store now works
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I had the same issue, but can confirm the upgrade fixes it.

[Q] 4G Data

So i installed this rom http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1579269 and everything was fine, i followed instructions and all that, but it appears that my 4g icon is missing, it only appeared for 3 seconds the whole entire time i had this rom, can anyone tell me how to get it back .
Thanks in advance
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So i installed this rom http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1579269 and everything was fine, i followed instructions and all that, but it appears that my 4g icon is missing, it only appeared for 3 seconds the whole entire time i had this rom, can anyone tell me how to get it back .
Thanks in advance
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The stock rom lies .. or rather smudges the truth a little by showing a 4g (or H) even when your not really on that band. If your data speeds have not changed then I'd not worry about it.
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PJcastaldo said:
The stock rom lies .. or rather smudges the truth a little by showing a 4g (or H) even when your not really on that band. If your data speeds have not changed then I'd not worry about it.
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Well i meant like my internet is not working because there is no 4g, i can only use wifi apparently.
duskblade55 said:
Well i meant like my internet is not working because there is no 4g, i can only use wifi apparently.
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Oh.. OK go into your APN settings and make sure its selected on tmobile. And then reboot. Also try turning on and off airplane mode.
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PJcastaldo said:
Oh.. OK go into your APN settings and make sure its selected on tmobile. And then reboot. Also try turning on and off airplane mode.
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I tried what u recommended but yet, still nothing =/
That's an ATT port, why dont you flash a ROM made for our phone? Darkside or Infamous are two reliable TW ROMS. AOKP or CM9 are two stable AOSP ROMS.
Sent from the pink Unicorn from the Darkside.
Well. You either need to try another radio. Or a different rom..
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Leaked jellybean help plz

Ok guys I honestly dont have time to search this but my question is this jelly bean leak is so buggy how can I got back to the lastest ics update.... im fully stock no root access
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bluedevils2003 said:
Ok guys I honestly dont have time to search this but my question is this jelly bean leak is so buggy how can I got back to the lastest ics update.... im fully stock no root access
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Well, at least you were honest about not searching so I'll answer..
Go here, download the latest ICS one click..
:edit: Obviously you'll want the Restore and not the no data..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1903252
Thank you so much
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bluedevils2003 said:
Ok guys I honestly dont have time to search this but my question is this jelly bean leak is so buggy how can I got back to the lastest ics update.... im fully stock no root access
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Buggy? What do you mean buggy?I have had a near flawless experience
My led notifications dont work for any mseed calls emails texts nothing , and ive tried everything using different apps deleting apps and reinstalling them.. this is big thing for me being I cant have my volume on at work so having led lets me know I missed call or have a new email / text
Also I cant send or get mms.. called sprint no towers or any known issues , also pulled battery put back in still dont work
Apps get deleted from my home pages and its different apps each time ....
Once in a while it will try to make a emergency call
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Also battery life went to ****.... on stock ics I was getting 10-12hrs with medium usage ... on this leak im only getting 4 to 6 if im lucky
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Are you interested in trouble shooting or are you to the point that you're set to jump back to ICS?
If you are interested in trying to figure out your issues; we'd need to know which FK23 you used to start. You said you were stock/unrooted so I'd assume you used the .tar file with Odin, but I don't want to assume.
Like third son, I use Fk23 as my dd and have, so far, had a great experience to my delight. I used the intial .tar with pc Odin.
I would start from scratch. Sounds like you got a flacky install.
I guess I can try again... I followed the youtube video from qbking77 so whatever the video used is what I used lol
I mean I like this update but to buggy for me
So ill give it one more try. Any other way to try it would be great
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Takenover83 said:
I would start from scratch. Sounds like you got a flacky install.
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+1 to this.
OP - Try this link. (I'm am not saying it's better than _dan's, Mattix's, garwynns / nor am I saying unrooted is better than rooted. I'm saying this is the build that's my DD and has been great for me.)
Be advised to backup everything important from your phone prior. Read everything and take your time. I know you were busy but don't rush.
If you have any questions, I'm sure there are a ton of people willing to answer.
The Tar is complete (Rom/kernel/modem)
[LINK][JB][ODIN][TAR]SPH-D710 FK23 (TAR Only)
Ok will try when home from work... btw are you rooted
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Also when I try that...I just follow steps right ... I dont have to reflash ics first right
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third son said:
Buggy? What do you mean buggy?I have had a near flawless experience
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My led notifications dont work for any mseed calls emails texts nothing , and ive tried everything using different apps deleting apps and reinstalling them.. this is big thing for me being I cant have my volume on at work so having led lets me know I missed call or have a new email / text
Also I cant send or get mms.. called sprint no towers or any known issues , also pulled battery put back in still dont work
Apps get deleted from my home pages and its different apps each time ....
Once in a while it will try to make a emergency call
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bluedevils2003 said:
Also battery life went to ****.... on stock ics I was getting 10-12hrs with medium usage ... on this leak im only getting 4 to 6 if im lucky
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LED flashes blue for me when I get notifications
mms works instantly
gps is a near instant lock (unless I am in a known dead zone)
I got 16hr of battery yesterday with over 3h of screen time and still had 32% left in my battery before I plugged it in.
I had some problems using AGATs recovery. I did an initial install of the TAR (which erased my internal SD) then I flashed the one click and AGAT ( when they were first posted.and had some screen brightness issues) I tried a nandroid with the recovery and it nuked all my apps. I went back to the TAR (with ODIN) and have rooted stock now with no problems. Used Titanium backup to rid myself of the Sprintware. Waiting for source to droppatiently waiting :crying:waiting....:angel:
Don't give up on FK23 yet...once it is installed correctly it hits on all cylinders......
bluedevils2003 said:
Ok will try when home from work... btw are you rooted
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No. I have no need for root at this time.
bluedevils2003 said:
Also when I try that...I just follow steps right ... I dont have to reflash ics first right
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No, you don't have to reflash ICS. When you get home and if you have questions before hand, just ask.
Everything you mentioned works fine for me. Except apps disappearing from homepage, I got that too. Unless you move them to the internal sd it will keep happening. Hopefully that's fixed with FL04.. I have way too much apps and need as much on external as possible.
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So which parts do I need ??
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bluedevils2003 said:
So which parts do I need ??
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Rom = Tar.md5
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bluedevils2003 said:
So which parts do I need ??
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If you have the modem flashed already, don't worry about that one. Look on "about phone" to find out. The rooted one click will give you both kernel and rom. Are you familiar with how to do that? Not being a wise guy....just asking....
Here is the thread from xda. I think team sextape doesn't want us to link to their site (maybe I'm wrong)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2021640
Just go into download mode and flash this....the unrooted one if rooting doesn't matter to you....
This what im running
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This what im running
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YOu sir have jellybean..
You have the modem already..
all you need is the rom
Do you have PC verison of ODIN?
and btw you should try this rom by shadow god
Jellyverse V0.3
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2025466

[Q] Installing ZVC

I just got the update noticed , and i was wondering if i updated will it remove root? or brick it because it's rooted?
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Swav3y said:
I just got the update noticed , and i was wondering if i updated will it remove root? or brick it because it's rooted?
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Will lose root and be locked just like how u bought it ....
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Swav3y said:
I just got the update noticed , and i was wondering if i updated will it remove root? or brick it because it's rooted?
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Yes, it will remove root and unlock. But it'll fail depending on the mods you've done to it.
To reroot/unlock, do the same as zvb
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engine95 said:
Yes, it will remove root and unlock. But it'll fail depending on the mods you've done to it.
To reroot/unlock, do the same as zvb
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Oh okay , im just rooted and have Xposed installed w/ some modules
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Swav3y said:
Oh okay , im just rooted and have Xposed installed w/ some modules
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I'd remove xposed and then go ahead and take the update ... U can always just freegee to root and unlock ..... That is if u wanting to take the update ....
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I'd remove xposed and then go ahead and take the update ... U can always just freegee to root and unlock ..... That is if u wanting to take the update ....
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I'll remove xposed then.
I try using freegee to unlock but it said my version was too new and i needed a special code. After i got it , it said something about storing download mode somewhere in my phone.
Next i tried using the teeny bins , it unlocked but it wouldn't let my phone boot after i would install a rom?
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Swav3y said:
I'll remove xposed then.
I try using freegee to unlock but it said my version was too new and i needed a special code. After i got it , it said something about storing download mode somewhere in my phone.
Next i tried using the teeny bins , it unlocked but it wouldn't let my phone boot after i would install a rom?
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Not quite sure I understand what you did.
I think you need to do a factory reset. But you might lose your SD.
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I'll remove xposed then.
I try using freegee to unlock but it said my version was too new and i needed a special code. After i got it , it said something about storing download mode somewhere in my phone.
Next i tried using the teeny bins , it unlocked but it wouldn't let my phone boot after i would install a rom?
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Not quite sure I understand what you did.
I think you need to do a factory reset. But you might lose your SD.
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When i was unlocked it wouldn't get me boot up my phone when i flashed a ROM
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When i was unlocked it wouldn't get me boot up my phone when i flashed a ROM
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Sounds like a bad flash / corrupted system. I am inclined to agree that you need to do a factory reset first, however you will more then likely lose your SD contents. A very good rule of thumb is to remember if you are flashing a ROM based from stock and you are one / stock it's self, you should be good. Same works for CM based ROM's going from one to another tends to do pretty well, it's the crossing of the guards so to speak that tends to cause issues.
Personally if I could get in my phone I would back up everything and flash stock rom > factory reset > root/unlock > wipe everything in recovery except internal (SD) and then flash ROM/Gapps.
GL!
So I failed to update , now it can't update it says im lastest version but im still in ZVB?
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What's actually new in zvc, currently running vectus, and knowing it's not going to be updated, well at least not by venom, in reluctant to update unless there is something worth it... i would like this annoying pop up gone tho lol.
fiddy619 said:
What's actually new in zvc, currently running vectus, and knowing it's not going to be updated, well at least not by venom, in reluctant to update unless there is something worth it... i would like this annoying pop up gone tho lol.
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Just flash a factory ZVB image (unmodified other than root & unlocked) through recovery. Follow the steps in the linked post below to update to ZVC (works with TWRP recovery) without too much hassle (uses Rootkeeper & Freegee). No computer needed and -worked great! Took under 10 mins during work break!, No loss of apps / data / sdcard.
STEPS LINK: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=45677135&postcount=31
fiddy619 said:
What's actually new in zvc, currently running vectus, and knowing it's not going to be updated, well at least not by venom, in reluctant to update unless there is something worth it... i would like this annoying pop up gone tho lol.
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Not much new. Here's a post about the update. Your root, and Freegee and the teeny bins all work.
ZVC bin added. Please thank tommyjoesanders here. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2437284
My upload was bad, so I won't have another one til tomorrow.
Changes found so far:
Roaming popup still keeps showing up after being checked
less than 10 character texts work now
Avoid poor wifi connections is still messed up.
tommyjoesanders - They sure did fix auto brightness sensors, wifi and signal locks on better and they updated most the pre installed apps from google.
The modem/radio seems to be the same. But tommyjoe says they made improvements in other ways.
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I'm just happy to have the under 10 Char message fixed. Those rejections sucked.
I've tried this and i get an error trying to update.
idk how i got here...
Agimax said:
Just flash a factory ZVB image (unmodified other than root & unlocked) through recovery. Follow the steps in the linked post below to update to ZVC (works with TWRP recovery) without too much hassle (uses Rootkeeper & Freegee). No computer needed and -worked great! Took under 10 mins during work break!, No loss of apps / data / sdcard.
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This worked like a charm. Thanks.
I was finally able to unlock , right after I updated
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Just a quick follow up (after updating and going back to root/unlock). The biggest change I've noticed with the update is the radio performance. They've definitely improved in that area. I especially notice this when indoors at work where I RARELY (as in almost never) got a 4G connection. Now I get a solid 3 bars indoors. Same with at home where my connection period was spotty (apparently my house sits in a gray zone). Which is why I always just used WiFi at home. But just to check, disabled WiFi and now I get a steady 3G connection (I never ever got a 4G connection at home so I wasn't expecting to now).
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Just a quick follow up (after updating and going back to root/unlock). The biggest change I've noticed with the update is the radio performance. They've definitely improved in that area. I especially notice this when indoors at work where I RARELY (as in almost never) got a 4G connection. Now I get a solid 3 bars indoors. Same with at home where my connection period was spotty (apparently my house sits in a gray zone). Which is why I always just used WiFi at home. But just to check, disabled WiFi and now I get a steady 3G connection (I never ever got a 4G connection at home so I wasn't expecting to now).
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I'm lucky I have 4G in my area lol
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