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[Q] Telus E973 on Wind/Mobilicity?

Dear XDA,
I was hoping that there was a way to use my newly acquired Optimus G on my current WIND network with data capabilities. I was browsing the internet and came across a few tidbits of information and was hoping for some clarification:
1) Nexus 4 conversion
[Q] Can the E973 perform this conversion successfully?
- willing to sacrifice LTE, NFC and storage space and perhaps even the camera
[Q] Will this conversion allow for a baseband to be flashed that will sustain a data connection on WIND?
2) Getting WIND data on the E973
[Q] Can an alternative baseband/radio be flashed to enable data over WIND?
Here is what equipment I'm running:
(Telus) LG Optimus G E973 Unlocked Rooted
ROM: Vanilla Rootbox CDN (unofficial) 4.2.2
Radio: AT&T JB
My understanding is that a Nexus 4 conversion will allow me to flash a T-Mobile radio baseband which will enable me to use data over WIND. However I was wondering if there was another approach, possibly a more direct one. Thank you.

Nope not happening the phone doesn't support the 1700 aws bands... There is nothing you can flash that would change the hardware in the phone
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As for N4 conversion... I'm not sure why you would want to? Root and bootloader unlock your phone and then install any of the roms here...
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I suggest rootbox because I feel it's the most mature with amazing customizability features...

Many thanks. Yep I'm gonna be sticking with Rootbox since it rocks. With regards to compatibility, I'm quite certain that the E973 does indeed support AWS (Link). I would very much like to stay as an LGOG instead of covering to an N4, I would only consider converting if it allows for use on WIND where the LGOG would natively not.
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[Q] WIND - Rogers incompatible frequency

I feel sure somebody must have asked this before, but I used the search function and couldn't find anything.
I've heard that WIND phones (SGH-T999V) are modified to their own frequency, so that you can't use a WIND phone on any other networks. But I figure if the hardware is the same, then you should be able to mod your phone to change the firmware right? And thus be able to use those other frequencies.
So where does the truth lie? For example if I had a phone I bought from WIND, and theoretically the hardware supported Rogers' frequencies, could I use Rogers if I switch to Rogers? And what is the case in terms of hardware support?
Thanks in advance

Wind and Rodgers are going to be similar to T-Mobile vs AT&T. I'm sure you can probably use the phone, but their data networks operate on different frequencies, meaning you might get 2g at best, maybe if you're really lucky you'd get 4g but it just depends. Check what frequency the phone operates on, then find what your preferred carrier uses, and if they match for 4g, then you should be fine. But it's not just Wind. Videotron, Mobilicity, and another I can't remember all use the T999V with the same firmware, so those carriers should all be compatible.
I imagine the same is true for Rodgers, Telus, and whatever else is covered in AT&T forums. You'd have to ask there to be sure though.
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Oh, and if you use a T999V on Rogers you have to be unlocked, and expect little, if any support from the carrier on hardware issues.
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[Q] Which LG G3 to buy?

I'm a AT&T subscriber however I want a unlocked device since I travel to other countries. I've looked into LG G3 D855 (European version) unlocked but many people report that although it shows the frequencies used by AT&T, still it doesn't allow 4G LTE on any US carrier.
I do not want to buy LG G3 D850(AT&T version) since i won't be able to use it back home. I'm not sure what the LG G3 F400 version is.
Please help this is really confusing, I've tried contacting both LG and AT&T but they don't seem to have much information on this.
Thank you!

SnowTauren said:
I'm a AT&T subscriber however I want a unlocked device since I travel to other countries. I've looked into LG G3 D855 (European version) unlocked but many people report that although it shows the frequencies used by AT&T, still it doesn't allow 4G LTE on any US carrier.
I do not want to buy LG G3 D850(AT&T version) since i won't be able to use it back home. I'm not sure what the LG G3 F400 version is.
Please help this is really confusing, I've tried contacting both LG and AT&T but they don't seem to have much information on this.
Thank you!
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You said you are an At&t subscriber but you don't want At&t's version since you won't be able to use it back home?
Where do you live exactly? Kind of confused.

xryousukex said:
You said you are an At&t subscriber but you don't want At&t's version since you won't be able to use it back home?
Where do you live exactly? Kind of confused.
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I'm sorry for not clarifying properly, I live in US but my hometown is in Pakistan. I want a device that can work in my hometown and also work with att with 4g lte while i'm in US.

SnowTauren said:
I'm sorry for not clarifying properly, I live in US but my hometown is in Pakistan. I want a device that can work in my hometown and also work with att with 4g lte while i'm in US.
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It seems like Pakistan uses 1800mhz for the LTE. In terms of At&t and Europeans G3, they don't have the same LTE bands.
At&t does NOT use 1800 only the European one has it.
So since Pakistan uses the same bands as the Europe, then you'll have to pick which between having LTE in the U.S. or LTE in Pakistan.
Both phones will work for 3g though.
Hope that helps!

xryousukex said:
It seems like Pakistan uses 1800mhz for the LTE. In terms of At&t and Europeans G3, they don't have the same LTE bands.
At&t does NOT use 1800 only the European one has it.
So since Pakistan uses the same bands as the Europe, then you'll have to pick which between having LTE in the U.S. or LTE in Pakistan.
Both phones will work for 3g though.
Hope that helps!
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I'm not concerned about LTE in Pakistan since as of now Pakistan doesn't have LTE networks setup . Also LTE in US is important for me. In Pakistan I only want to be able to use my phone i.e call/text.
I have two more questions:
1. Would I be able to use an AT&T device with Pakistani/European carriers without unlocking it, if I buy them without contract.
2. Can I use the korean G3 (f400) for ATT LTE? I've read it somewhere that some people have got it working but I want to be sure.

SnowTauren said:
I'm not concerned about LTE in Pakistan since as of now Pakistan doesn't have LTE networks setup . Also LTE in US is important for me. In Pakistan I only want to be able to use my phone i.e call/text.
I have two more questions:
1. Would I be able to use an AT&T device with Pakistani/European carriers without unlocking it, if I buy them without contract.
2. Can I use the korean G3 (f400) for ATT LTE? I've read it somewhere that some people have got it working but I want to be sure.
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Since you not concerned with LTE in Pakistan, that makes it a little easier.
1. You can buy an At&t phone and get it unlocked. If you buy it outright (full cost), at&t might provide you with the unlock code, I'm not positive about that.
If you are still on a contracted type plan and you buy it subsidized with a 2 year contract then you can also just buy an unlock code for $3 and get it unlocked. I'm not affiliated with this website but I have seen others use it (www(dot)gsmzambia(dot)com/) and has success. I personally used cellunlocker and it took 24 hours to get my code and was about $8. (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2780536&page=2)
2. Yes you can use a Korean G3 as it has the correct LTE bands and will works for At&t LTE.
This is only if you're interested in Roms/Modding/Qi Wireless charging
If you plan on buying your phone outright from at&t, I would highly recommend getting a t-mobile phone if you like to flash roms, use QI wireless charging. T-mobile has their bootloader unlocked so its more rom friendly. Also it uses the Qi-wireless standard vs PMA which is much more widely used than At&t's PMA (powermat)
T-mobiles phone works for At&t and has all the bands except for band 5 which at&t isn't using.
See more here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/tmobile-lg-g3/help/t-mobile-lg-g3-att-t2815009

I second the f400 let working on att. I had one and it worked great.

dee32181 said:
I second the f400 let working on att. I had one and it worked great.
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Was everything hassle-free, like making calls, or getting good signals?
I've searched on amazon and this is what I found:
http://www.amazon.com/LG-LG-F400-Me...8&qid=1407384558&sr=8-1&keywords=lg+g3+korean
It says 4G won't work in US.

xryousukex said:
Since you not concerned with LTE in Pakistan, that makes it a little easier.
1. You can buy an At&t phone and get it unlocked. If you buy it outright (full cost), at&t might provide you with the unlock code, I'm not positive about that.
If you are still on a contracted type plan and you buy it subsidized with a 2 year contract then you can also just buy an unlock code for $3 and get it unlocked. I'm not affiliated with this website but I have seen others use it (www(dot)gsmzambia(dot)com/) and has success. I personally used cellunlocker and it took 24 hours to get my code and was about $8. (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2780536&page=2)
2. Yes you can use a Korean G3 as it has the correct LTE bands and will works for At&t LTE.
This is only if you're interested in Roms/Modding/Qi Wireless charging
If you plan on buying your phone outright from at&t, I would highly recommend getting a t-mobile phone if you like to flash roms, use QI wireless charging. T-mobile has their bootloader unlocked so its more rom friendly. Also it uses the Qi-wireless standard vs PMA which is much more widely used than At&t's PMA (powermat)
T-mobiles phone works for At&t and has all the bands except for band 5 which at&t isn't using.
See more here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/tmobile-lg-g3/help/t-mobile-lg-g3-att-t2815009
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If i buy tmobile or the international version, would i still get their software updates, if yes then how?

Yes it was lte compatible and I never had any performance problems. I got lte everywhere I would normally get lte. With my att phones
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SnowTauren said:
Was everything hassle-free, like making calls, or getting good signals?
I've searched on amazon and this is what I found:
http://www.amazon.com/LG-LG-F400-Me...8&qid=1407384558&sr=8-1&keywords=lg+g3+korean
It says 4G won't work in US.
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It does get full lte signal on att everywhere I would get lte from my att phones. TMobile won't get lte.

dee32181 said:
Yes it was lte compatible and I never had any performance problems. I got lte everywhere I would normally get lte. With my att phones
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It does get full lte signal on att everywhere I would get lte from my att phones. TMobile won't get lte.
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What about the bloatware and the Korean language. I really hate bloatware!
Also please can you link me the site where you bought it from and also check the F400 version on amazon and let me know if that is the correct one.
Thank you!!!

SnowTauren said:
What about the bloatware and the Korean language. I really hate bloatware!
Also please can you link me the site where you bought it from and also check the F400 version on amazon and let me know if that is the correct one.
Thank you!!!
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90% of the bloatware is uninstallable. The Korean language on the dialer, and in the theming app is what made me get rid of it for the att version. I also didn't like how it handled USA phone numbers via text messages. It always sent and received duplicate text messages

dee32181 said:
Yes it was lte compatible and I never had any performance problems. I got lte everywhere I would normally get lte. With my att phones
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It does get full lte signal on att everywhere I would get lte from my att phones. TMobile won't get lte.
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Tmobile will get att's LTE. I have a tmobile phone using it on att right now

xryousukex said:
Tmobile will get att's LTE. I have a tmobile phone using it on att right now
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I am not talking about a tmobile phone on att. I am talking about the signal that the f400 (Korean model) would get on att and tmobile. You need to 're read my previous comments
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SnowTauren said:
What about the bloatware and the Korean language. I really hate bloatware!
Also please can you link me the site where you bought it from and also check the F400 version on amazon and let me know if that is the correct one.
Thank you!!!
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I bought my from Amazon. The unlocked model for sale there is the f400
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I had the f400k model

dee32181 said:
I am not talking about a tmobile phone on att. I am talking about the signal that the f400 (Korean model) would get on att and tmobile. You need to 're read my previous comments
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I bought my from Amazon. The unlocked model for sale there is the f400
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I had the f400k model
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I bought the ATT version and I love it so far! However my only issue is the charging time on this beast. It takes a lot of time to charge, especially if I'm gaming on the device while it charges.

Tmobile sim in sprint note 4

Has anybody tried a tmobile sim in the sprint note 4? The verizon variant works with tmobile although i dont know if it connects to all of their bands

kwazytazz said:
Has anybody tried a tmobile sim in the sprint note 4? The verizon variant works with tmobile although i dont know if it connects to all of their bands
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The Sprint version will not receive the t mo data bands.

Why would the Verizon work with T-Mobile then?

Aoe316 said:
Why would the Verizon work with T-Mobile then?
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All Verizon devices are unlocked, Verizon works on both GSM and CDMA (Sprint is CDMA only, T-Mobile GSM only)

erik077 said:
All Verizon devices are unlocked, Verizon works on both GSM and CDMA (Sprint is CDMA only, T-Mobile GSM only)
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So if we unlock the Sprint variant we should be able to use a Tmobile sim without issue?

shethpp said:
So if we unlock the Sprint variant we should be able to use a Tmobile sim without issue?
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TMobile (GSM) and Sprint (CDMA) are not even same networks so NO. Most of the phones are locked to one network anyway, but those two have nothing in common

erik077 said:
TMobile (GSM) and Sprint (CDMA) are not even same networks so NO. Most of the phones are locked to one network anyway, but those two have nothing in common
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incorrect information my friend. PLease search xda because thier are several phones from sprint that have worked on tmobile and att. The sprint variant has a international lock a nd a domestic lock. Once they are cracked, then yes, you can use your phone on att or tmobile.. Sprint uses cdma mainly for 3g and voice, and use a sim, yes a sim card for lte. You can call sprint and have them unlock the phone for INTERNATIONAL use only within thier guidelines. So far the note 2 note 3 s3 and s4 have been avaible to use with modification to get onto att and tmbolies networks.
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shethpp said:
So if we unlock the Sprint variant we should be able to use a Tmobile sim without issue?
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yes but the device has to be unlocked via domestic and internationally. We are working on a domestic unlock...
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kwazytazz said:
Has anybody tried a tmobile sim in the sprint note 4? The verizon variant works with tmobile although i dont know if it connects to all of their bands
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yes, it displays "invalid sim"

You forgot to say "some late phones" because only those from Sprint have SIM card

erik077 said:
You forgot to say "some late phones" because only those from Sprint have SIM card
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weren't there some Sprint Samsung phones with no SIM slot, but people modded one in and used them on ATT/TMo?
yeah, still some, but just sayin'...

faceless said:
weren't there some Sprint Samsung phones with no SIM slot, but people modded one in and used them on ATT/TMo?
yeah, still some, but just sayin'...
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Yeah the sprint note 2 was one of them!

kwazytazz said:
Yeah the sprint note 2 was one of them!
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no, older phones had "sim" cards as well. Touch pro 2 was one of them. So before the samsung devices, the htc international devices were able to as well...

About20ninj45 said:
no, older phones had "sim" cards as well. Touch pro 2 was one of them. So before the samsung devices, the htc international devices were able to as well...
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Yeah I remember the touch pro 2 having a sim card slot.

The slide out keyboard, tilting screen, running Windows mobile AND Android Froyo! Those were the days, here is the link for the sim unlock http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=555339
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so does it work or not? dont think anyone answered op. im thinkin about getting a sprint unlocked since its much cheaper. thanks

Does the galaxytools unlock work on the Note 4? It says my phone is unlocked but I don't have a sim card to test it out.

jamice4u said:
Does the galaxytools unlock work on the Note 4? It says my phone is unlocked but I don't have a sim card to test it out.
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Unlocked for international travel not for domestic. Hopefully a dev will figure out how to unlock the GN4 for use on other carriers in the US.

'invalid SIM'
weapon007 said:
so does it work or not? dont think anyone answered op. im thinkin about getting a sprint unlocked since its much cheaper. thanks
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Based upon my personal experience, even when the phone is UICC unlocked, it is still locked for domestic use. I unlocked my Note 4 via international at Sprint, but the phone says 'Invalid SIM' when using T-Mobile SIM.
I was able to get an Sprint HTC M7 to work on T-Mobile using just the international unlock method.
Good news though, Sprint will be making most phones unlockable for domestic use by Feb 11th (at least phones made thereafter)... so this means that even if the Note 4 doesn't get some kind of firmware update to allow domestic use, the S6 will and I'm sure somebody will port over the capability.

weapon007 said:
so does it work or not? dont think anyone answered op. im thinkin about getting a sprint unlocked since its much cheaper. thanks
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I would like to know as well.
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the790 said:
Based upon my personal experience, even when the phone is UICC unlocked, it is still locked for domestic use. I unlocked my Note 4 via international at Sprint, but the phone says 'Invalid SIM' when using T-Mobile SIM.
I was able to get an Sprint HTC M7 to work on T-Mobile using just the international unlock method.
Good news though, Sprint will be making most phones unlockable for domestic use by Feb 11th (at least phones made thereafter)... so this means that even if the Note 4 doesn't get some kind of firmware update to allow domestic use, the S6 will and I'm sure somebody will port over the capability.
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Now that it's past Feb 11, we should be able to do a domestic unlock and it should work with Tmobile LTE & voice?

Neo3D said:
Now that it's past Feb 11, we should be able to do a domestic unlock and it should work with Tmobile LTE & voice?
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As specified by Sprint, all phones released before Feb 11th 'will not be DSU(Domestic SIM Unlock) capable'. This means a dev will have to figure out a way to port the S6 modem to the Note 4 and we'll possibly be able to get DSU for the Note 4 that way. (Or at least, that is my understanding of it) Only time will tell at this point.

Use root tools it unlocks the sim I'm using it with at&t now

[Major noob] At&t unlocked phone to t-mobile, wifi calling

I hope this is in the right spot. I have a at&t m9 that i bought from internet unlocked with the unlock code. Now i have a bit of a problem since the network coverage for t-mobile is not working near my house. I would like to get this to work. Is it possible to get the T-Mobile version on this phone. So i can get the feature to work or is there a easier way.

angrymasteryoda said:
I hope this is in the right spot. I have a at&t m9 that i bought from internet unlocked with the unlock code. Now i have a bit of a problem since the network coverage for t-mobile is not working near my house. I would like to get this to work. Is it possible to get the T-Mobile version on this phone. So i can get the feature to work or is there a easier way.
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Although your phone is network unlocked and usable with compatible carriers, it is still an AT&T-branded device and using AT&T's software for the M9. Unfortunately, that does not include wifi-calling.
To install T-Mobile's firmware on an AT&T-branded device, you'll need to achieve S-OFF for your device, which is only available for $25 (USD) via the Sunshine app. Once you've done that, you can run the T-Mobile RUU to apply T-Mobile firmware to your device, which will bring wifi-calling to your phone.
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I should add that S-OFF is useful inasmuch as it enables you to change your phone's identity (CID & MID) to be recognized as a T-Mobile M9 or switch it to accept any M9 software using the SuperCID.
I can't guide you through that process (never done it, not comfortable trying to explain), but lots of folks have experience in these forums. A little searching or posting a new thread asking for help should bring in some guidance.