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can AT&T deactivate my SIM or block my IMEI if they detect a custom ROM?....my SIM is not working anymore I Rooted . FreeGee'd and Restored to this ROM
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2419802
I got 4G LTE fine (after changing to a different "pta" APN) but couldn't call. Found out I flashed the baseband for the E988 instead of the E980. I went to CWM and flashed the proper AT&T E980 baseband after a CWM wipe and restore again....my Sim still wasn't working
I saw some things that AT&T can deactivate a SIM if they detect a break in...can i just buy a new SIM?
I used the LGFlashTool. flashed back to stock completely. (relocked and unrooted) and it still gives me the red "X" near the signal strength and it won't save APN's
contacted online tech support said that "AT&T deactivated my SIM card as they thought my phone was being broken into and they thought it was stolen" is this something new? can I just get a new SIM at the AT&T store?
i've rooted and flashed an (including my significant other, co-workers at various places of work and my own handsets) HTC thunderbolt, HTC rezound, 2 Galaxy SIII's, a LG Optimus S, LG Optimus V, ZTE Warp,Galaxy SII, and even a Droid Razr and I have NEVER had the provider deactivate the Sim card because of hacking.
was the tech support person "Andy" trying to scare me?..is it true?..or did I bork the SIM by flashing the wrong baseband the first time?...because my SIM still isn't working
any advice would be greatly appreciated!
Go to att store and get a new SIM card.
esimon311 said:
Go to att store and get a new SIM card.
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they won't ask any other "questions" or find out that I DID root / Flash and Unlock?....
stanleyopar2000 said:
they won't ask any other "questions" or find out that I DID root / Flash and Unlock?....
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No just go in tell them your SIM card isn't working and you need another.. those people working at the att store don't care if your rooted or running custom roms.. unless your trying to do a warranty return...
sim card replacement should be free also
turns out....it wasn't the SIM card....new one was put in and it still didn't work..the guy looked at the IMEI and it said unknown....had no idea how it got there...but made a jab at LG for making cheap phones and said "theres a reason why we dont carry LG" .fortunately I was still in the return window process and got an exchange same day at a nearby corporate store...do you think it was something I did?
either way..not rooting or flashing until a year has passed
stanleyopar2000 said:
turns out....it wasn't the SIM card....new one was put in and it still didn't work..the guy looked at the IMEI and it said unknown....had no idea how it got there...but made a jab at LG for making cheap phones and said "theres a reason why we dont carry LG" .fortunately I was still in the return window process and got an exchange same day at a nearby corporate store...do you think it was something I did?
either way..not rooting or flashing until a year has passed
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Thought I had read on some of the ROM threads that flashing an incorrect baseband can cause some major issues, such as wiping out your IMEI...
You simply needed to use LGFlashtools to return to stock and your phone would have been fixed. Always make a backup of your currently 'FULLY' working Rom that way if something goes wrong, you can return to stock and be up and running. What happened was that your baseband was incorrect after flashing the wrong modem. Flashing the correct modem didn't fix it fully because that partition became corrupt. Restoring a fully functional backup would have fixed that issue.
Glad you got your phone returned though. Hopefully they don't bill you when they see that your phone is rooted and hacked. They might.
Jammol said:
You simply needed to use LGFlashtools to return to stock and your phone would have been fixed. Always make a backup of your currently 'FULLY' working Rom that way if something goes wrong, you can return to stock and be up and running. What happened was that your baseband was incorrect after flashing the wrong modem. Flashing the correct modem didn't fix it fully because that partition became corrupt. Restoring a fully functional backup would have fixed that issue.
Glad you got your phone returned though. Hopefully they don't bill you when they see that your phone is rooted and hacked. They might.
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oh no problem..they gave me a new phone because i returned it back to stock using the LG FlashTool
It was your own fault not the phones. Flashing an baseband not meant for your phone will cause this...
Is it possible to unlock the LG-LS970 without tearing the phone apart and soldering a sim card in it? Or atleast get a prepaid plan with it? It use to be a sprint contract phone.
ErraticFox said:
Is it possible to unlock the LG-LS970 without tearing the phone apart and soldering a sim card in it? Or atleast get a prepaid plan with it? It use to be a sprint contract phone.
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I'm not quite sure this is what you want, but:
Root and unlock is here. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2050582
If you want to do the sim card mod go here. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2043604
As for the prepaid plan I'll let you search for that one
ErraticFox said:
Is it possible to unlock the LG-LS970 without tearing the phone apart and soldering a sim card in it? Or atleast get a prepaid plan with it? It use to be a sprint contract phone.
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You can flash the phone to change the nv settings and allow use of it on a prepaid network such as Cricket or Metro PCS There are other networks as well such as Ting (I think you don't even need to flash to use Ting) https://ting.com/byod
I was wanting it on StraightTalk. I've seen people have this done while searching but I cannot find out how to do it. I'd like to do this without having to sodder anything.
ErraticFox said:
I was wanting it on StraightTalk. I've seen people have this done while searching but I cannot find out how to do it. I'd like to do this without having to sodder anything.
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Go here http://www.straighttalk.com/wps/portal/home/h/byop/registration
You can proceed with registering your CDMA phone to Straight Talk. I tried with mine (Lg Optimus G) and it went through but I didn't want to go very far because I do not want to actually register my phone to ST.
I have just purchased an LG OG that seems to have been flashed to Page Plus Wireless while the seller said it was ready for sprint activation, any idea on what I need to do to revert back to sprint?
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I have just purchased an LG OG that seems to have been flashed to Page Plus Wireless while the seller said it was ready for sprint activation, any idea on what I need to do to revert back to sprint?
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Might need to be flashed back depending on how the NV items are held. I flashed an HTC evo once to cricket and when I did a hard reset the flash went away. You can try a factory reset through recovery.
But first I would check the esn to see if it will even be accepted on sprint. A lot of times phones get flashed because they have a bad esn with sprint..
check it here.
http://swappa.com/esn
Thanks for the reply. I purchased the phone via swappa and it passes their ESN checks, I also called Sprint customer service and they also verified that the ESN is clean. However the chat representative claimed that it must still be active on some other carrier.
I have also used kitty wireless's meid check and it comes back as active_with_ppc and has what i assume is the old owners phone number. Any ideas? Is it as simple as flashing the correct stock rom/radio/prl and then going through the Sprint activation process?
Sent from my LG-LS970 using XDA Free mobile app
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Thanks for the reply. I purchased the phone via swappa and it passes their ESN checks, I also called Sprint customer service and they also verified that the ESN is clean. However the chat representative claimed that it must still be active on some other carrier.
I have also used kitty wireless's meid check and it comes back as active_with_ppc and has what i assume is the old owners phone number. Any ideas? Is it as simple as flashing the correct stock rom/radio/prl and then going through the Sprint activation process?
Sent from my LG-LS970 using XDA Free mobile app
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Glad the ESN is good for you.
I think the issue you might have is that it is still active with another carrier. You can try to run through the process of flashing it using qpst. I think the settings for the other carrier are still there.
First try to flash the radio and prl and add it to your Sprint account. But like I mentioned, Sprint doesn't like when the phone is still active on any network, you may have to contact the buyer to remove the phone from their account.
Is the phone rooted? What ROM is on it? What does it list for Radio and PRL now?
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Glad the ESN is good for you.
I think the issue you might have is that it is still active with another carrier. You can try to run through the process of flashing it using qpst. I think the settings for the other carrier are still there.
First try to flash the radio and prl and add it to your Sprint account. But like I mentioned, Sprint doesn't like when the phone is still active on any network, you may have to contact the buyer to remove the phone from their account.
Is the phone rooted? What ROM is on it? What does it list for Radio and PRL now?
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Phone is rooted, and came with stocktimus. The seller also left several other roms and backups, as well as pageplus prls on the device's storage . The current prl is 44018, although the network is listed as Chameleon in the settings.
Baseband: M9615A-CEFWMAZM-2.0 1690
Kernal:3.4.0
Buildnumber:Stocktimus_0_v1
Software:LS970ZVC
If there is other info that might help please let me know. Im new to LG devices and the last device I have modified was a moto atrix.
Sent from my LG-LS970 using XDA Free mobile app
bran2113 said:
Phone is rooted, and came with stocktimus. The seller also left several other roms and backups, as well as pageplus prls on the device's storage . The current prl is 44018, although the network is listed as Chameleon in the settings.
Baseband: M9615A-CEFWMAZM-2.0 1690
Kernal:3.4.0
Buildnumber:Stocktimus_0_v1
Software:LS970ZVC
If there is other info that might help please let me know. Im new to LG devices and the last device I have modified was a moto atrix.
Sent from my LG-LS970 using XDA Free mobile app
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Try to flash the ZVC radio and do a reset on the phone. Looks like you might need to flash some files using QPST. Also since you are on a stockish rom try to update the PRL within system updates. It might pick up the current Sprint PRL of 25019, that should help with activation. I don't know if it will pick it up since you are not on Sprint at the moment but it's worth a shot.
If that doesn't work, find a way to flash a newer Sprint PRL with QPST (I don't think you'll find 25019 on the net yet) then try to update it on the phone.
You might try some of these codes too to see if you can do some NV changes, seems like the one for network reset or clear OTA provision might do the trick, I stongly suggest you make a full backup including an EFS backup first before doing anything.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2052816
Here is the thread to create an EFS backup, do not use the zero EFS. The Optimus_G_Create_Flashable_EFSv4 zip will create a flashable recovery of your EFS (the EFS holds you ESN and other good stuff to make the phone work)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2161498
dopy25 said:
Try to flash the ZVC radio and do a reset on the phone. Looks like you might need to flash some files using QPST. Also since you are on a stockish rom try to update the PRL within system updates. It might pick up the current Sprint PRL of 25019, that should help with activation. I don't know if it will pick it up since you are not on Sprint at the moment but it's worth a shot.
If that doesn't work, find a way to flash a newer Sprint PRL with QPST (I don't think you'll find 25019 on the net yet) then try to update it on the phone.
You might try some of these codes too to see if you can do some NV changes, seems like the one for network reset or clear OTA provision might do the trick, I stongly suggest you make a full backup including an EFS backup first before doing anything.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2052816
Here is the thread to create an EFS backup, do not use the zero EFS. The Optimus_G_Create_Flashable_EFSv4 zip will create a flashable recovery of your EFS (the EFS holds you ESN and other good stuff to make the phone work)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2161498
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Looks like the phone is still registered on Page Plus, I had KittyWireless run an ESN check and the MEID came back registered to another number and the status is ACTIVE_ON_PPC. Looks like I'm going to have to return it unless I can get the original owner to cancel their Page Plus account.
Flashed the ZVC.bin, phone rebooted and after conneting the USB it rebooted again to a black screen. Hard brick I am unable to boot into fastboot or download mode. Any fix besides JTAG?
Could anybody who has flashed their ls-970 to Cricket take a second out and tell me how they activated it on Cricket? I see services online that will flash my phone to Cricket for $10, but Cricket staff said there is no way to activate a phone without a sim card. So how did any of you sign up to Cricket with your flashed phone without a sim card if Cricket says it can not be done?
Hi everyone, so here it go's, ive been working with android devices all the way from my first android device(phone) the THE FAMOUS DROID X, since then on to a Motorola Xoom, Been theming and messing about with Linux OS's.
I purchased a Sprint LG G2 not really looking into the device because ive always depended on XDA and its entire community to come out with a hot fix, anyways I have Cricket Service and didnt realize the SIM had to be unlocked to work on other SIM cards, Since the stock ROM wouldnt let me on the Cricket Nework I downloaded and installed CM11, after installing messing around with Mobile Settings and such I got the Text (not mms) and Talk working however without data, so i knew the APNs werent working correctly, to make this short, I took the APNs from my moms Galaxy s4 (sold by Cricket) so the 4g worked on her phone, the attached files i put in the system/etc folder after that went into the settings networks selected 3g, and then added APN now when entering APN (access point names) i just entered in name and apn and saved it, then went back in and edited the rest and here are the screen shots
"[https://docs.google.com/file/d/0BzDugtIyKzTZNWZBRDFMLTFTZHM"]
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Hi everyone, so here it go's, ive been working with android devices all the way from my first android device(phone) the THE FAMOUS DROID X, since then on to a Motorola Xoom, Been theming and messing about with Linux OS's.
I purchased a Sprint LG G2 not really looking into the device because ive always depended on XDA and its entire community to come out with a hot fix, anyways I have Cricket Service and didnt realize the SIM had to be unlocked to work on other SIM cards, Since the stock ROM wouldnt let me on the Cricket Nework I downloaded and installed CM11, after installing messing around with Mobile Settings and such I got the Text (not mms) and Talk working however without data, so i knew the APNs werent working correctly, to make this short, I took the APNs from my moms Galaxy s4 (sold by Cricket) so the 4g worked on her phone, the attached files i put in the system/etc folder after that went into the settings networks selected 3g, and then added APN now when entering APN (access point names) i just entered in name and apn and saved it, then went back in and edited the rest and here are the screen shots
"[https://docs.google.com/file/d/0BzDugtIyKzTZNWZBRDFMLTFTZHM"]
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Do your mms work now?
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Do your mms work now?
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Yes using go sms thiugh I'm not a fan of silly apps like that as long as u program in the mmsc mms proxy and mms port in go sms it does work good both pictures and group messages I'm looking into finding out how cricket installs they android messaging app so far I'm running into a verification issue when trying to open the android messaging.apk I havent seen a fix on here for cricketwireless services regarding mms I know its installed as a user app however there are setting they input which I don't know. And for the abovr apn conf file I shared above is not needed just configure ur apn I am on a t mobile port right now which is just what I like. No mods or anything it runs flawlessly
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Yes using go sms thiugh I'm not a fan of silly apps like that as long as u program in the mmsc mms proxy and mms port in go sms it does work good both pictures and group messages I'm looking into finding out how cricket installs they android messaging app so far I'm running into a verification issue when trying to open the android messaging.apk I havent seen a fix on here for cricketwireless services regarding mms I know its installed as a user app however there are setting they input which I don't know. And for the abovr apn conf file I shared above is not needed just configure ur apn I am on a t mobile port right now which is just what I like. No mods or anything it runs flawlessly
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are you using a cricket sim card? or any sim card for that matter?
i am having trouble getting internet 3g to stick with my ls980 flashed to cricket.
Yes 60 bucks and even after the cricket sales guy said I'll never be able to get my LG on the cricket network I still proceeded to register the phone and paid the 60 bucks also I made a new post in general discussion I figured out the APN to get your stock messenger to send and recieve mms so my LG g2 is fully working
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are you using a cricket sim card? or any sim card for that matter?
i am having trouble getting internet 3g to stick with my ls980 flashed to cricket.
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If your on a stock sprint zvc or latest kitkit i was unsuccessful get the apn to stick thats why i have the t mobile port rom also i installed the port from cloudyg3 which is the g3 rom and i successfully installed and configured apn with mms and data i would hightly recommend removing the ls980 sprint rom and install a t moble port or the new cloudyg3 rom these u can set the apns and they will work
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If your on a stock sprint zvc or latest kitkit i was unsuccessful get the apn to stick thats why i have the t mobile port rom also i installed the port from cloudyg3 which is the g3 rom and i successfully installed and configured apn with mms and data i would hightly recommend removing the ls980 sprint rom and install a t moble port or the new cloudyg3 rom these u can set the apns and they will work
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did you leave the sprint sim in or do you have a cricket sim card? downloading cloudy rom now! lol tired of this 1x disconnect bs
3rdcoasttx said:
did you leave the sprint sim in or do you have a cricket sim card? downloading cloudy rom now! lol tired of this 1x disconnect bs
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Remove the sprint sim left side use a pin to pop open install cricket sim if ur on a sprint rom u will get unknown sim card detected no need to flash the sim is the flash just install a flex rom t mobile rom or the new cloudyg3 set ur apn and ur good
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Remove the sprint sim left side use a pin to pop open install cricket sim if ur on a sprint rom u will get unknown sim card detected no need to flash the sim is the flash just install a flex rom t mobile rom or the new cloudyg3 set ur apn and ur good
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ahhh.., and if i dont have a cricket sim? i am still on cricket cdma over here
3rdcoasttx said:
ahhh.., and if i dont have a cricket sim? i am still on cricket cdma over here
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I was told by cricket (this was yesterday not when i first bought the SIM) i didnt need the SIM however i believe that would make it more difficult for flashing meaning diag mode plus cdma workshop and manually updating prl ect ect i prefer the SIM never have to worry about flashing roms and re flashing phone or using tot for complete restore SIM holds the network no matter what
guess i am going get a cricket sim card.. the flashing part wasnt bad.. but this sim card is a killer,, i had same problem with droid x i believe.. getting data to work and stick ugh.. thanks for all your help and everything
3rdcoasttx said:
guess i am going get a cricket sim card.. the flashing part wasnt bad.. but this sim card is a killer,, i had same problem with droid x i believe.. getting data to work and stick ugh.. thanks for all your help and everything
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well the SIM it self only cost 10 bucks but the service and activation was 50 bucks. i think that includes registering the phone as well. i hope everything works out for you,
when i bought the g2 i really didnt know nothing about it, once i bought it and found out it had a LOCKED SIM, i went right to XDA for a quick work around. after configuring the phone and APNs very happy with the results for my g2(ls980)
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well the SIM it self only cost 10 bucks but the service and activation was 50 bucks. i think that includes registering the phone as well. i hope everything works out for you,
when i bought the g2 i really didnt know nothing about it, once i bought it and found out it had a LOCKED SIM, i went right to XDA for a quick work around. after configuring the phone and APNs very happy with the results for my g2(ls980)
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thanks for all your help and i hope you are around tonight,. i picked up my cricketsim card today and plan to mess with it tonight.. just a few more questions for you
do you flash over the lg980 to sprint? i flashed it so cricket was working on a cdma, and i am thinking about going back to stock, but ill lose my flash
did you do simunlocker or anything? or just pop it in and viola?
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thanks for all your help and i hope you are around tonight,. i picked up my cricketsim card today and plan to mess with it tonight.. just a few more questions for you
do you flash over the lg980 to sprint? i flashed it so cricket was working on a cdma, and i am thinking about going back to stock, but ill lose my flash
did you do simunlocker or anything? or just pop it in and viola?
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I dont believe there is a simunlocker out there for sprint all the code unlockers, what ur seeing is for your MSL code, pay 1.99 and youll get the MSL code
sorry for the late response maybe u could help me to id like the sprint rom stock but i haven't figured out a way to get the apns sticking on zvc, however to install a t mobile (ported version for ls980) rom or any other, first root the device, with ioroot25, then install a custom recovery twrp with autorec in the play store, after reboot into recovery use trwp app in the play store, once in recovery go to wipe and wipe system,data (NOT INTERNAL DATA) davik, and cache locate the rom zip, and install, make sure you have the latest firmware installed first which is i believe 4.4.2, zvc. also the devs add a link to the whitelines fix which you will need
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I dont believe there is a simunlocker out there for sprint all the code unlockers, what ur seeing is for your MSL code, pay 1.99 and youll get the MSL code
sorry for the late response maybe u could help me to id like the sprint rom stock but i haven't figured out a way to get the apns sticking on zvc, however to install a t mobile (ported version for ls980) rom or any other, first root the device, with ioroot25, then install a custom recovery twrp with autorec in the play store, after reboot into recovery use trwp app in the play store, once in recovery go to wipe and wipe system,data (NOT INTERNAL DATA) davik, and cache locate the rom zip, and install, make sure you have the latest firmware installed first which is i believe 4.4.2, zvc. also the devs add a link to the whitelines fix which you will need
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i am with you on the stock rom thing.. it has great features.. from what i have read, you have to take an apns-conf.xml file and put it in /system/etc
that is suppose to get the apns to stick, but i havent gotten to test it out yet.. just got home, about to flash back to stock and try out this sim card..
also, there is a sim unlocker that is suppose to unlock all lg g2
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i am with you on the stock rom thing.. it has great features.. from what i have read, you have to take an apns-conf.xml file and put it in /system/etc
that is suppose to get the apns to stick, but i havent gotten to test it out yet.. just got home, about to flash back to stock and try out this sim card..
also, there is a sim unlocker that is suppose to unlock all lg g2
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i think im gonna reinstall a sprint rom and test it out ive been learning quite a bit about flashing and apns prl's me and my wife are going to run an ad to flash phones to cricket for say 20 bucks but i want more knowledge first i dont wanna be messing up peoples devices lol . Ive ran other roms and there loaded to the T with settings, and ucountless tweaks and from what i have noticed, stock roms run smooth and wont brick the phone, i had a optimous g that had the optimums DE 5 rom and some how my 4 year old son adjusted the cpu clock way way to high before i realized it the phone was smoked lol so i try and use roms that dont have that option to over clock, besides this phone is fast enough without over clocking it
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i think im gonna reinstall a sprint rom and test it out ive been learning quite a bit about flashing and apns prl's me and my wife are going to run an ad to flash phones to cricket for say 20 bucks but i want more knowledge first i dont wanna be messing up peoples devices lol . Ive ran other roms and there loaded to the T with settings, and ucountless tweaks and from what i have noticed, stock roms run smooth and wont brick the phone, i had a optimous g that had the optimums DE 5 rom and some how my 4 year old son adjusted the cpu clock way way to high before i realized it the phone was smoked lol so i try and use roms that dont have that option to over clock, besides this phone is fast enough without over clocking it
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if youre looking to do a lot of them, you should look at cdma workshop.. automatic flashing for a lot of funs, 75$ a month subscription
so i got my sim in and this lg g2 still says no sim card....
you know even weirder thing, anytime i flash a non stock based rom, it bootloops.. Paranoid android, cm11,.. they do not boot up
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if youre looking to do a lot of them, you should look at cdma workshop.. automatic flashing for a lot of funs, 75$ a month subscription
so i got my sim in and this lg g2 still says no sim card....
you know even weirder thing, anytime i flash a non stock based rom, it bootloops.. Paranoid android, cm11,.. they do not boot up
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u many need to flash modem firmware cm11 not sure i believe it works off fireware zv8 not sure
also flash gapps
heres a list for modems {{http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2451426}} without the {{}}
try flashing zv8 first modem if that doesnt work try another that was my first issue flashing cm11
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also flash gapps
heres a list for modems {{http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2451426}} without the {{}}
try flashing zv8 first modem if that doesnt work try another that was my first issue flashing cm11
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honestly, i am not sure how you did this.. you sure you have a ls980? from what i have read, you can not put a us gsm carrier on a sprint phone..only international
*YOU MUST BE ROOTED AND USING AN AOSP ROM*
CM11/PA/PAC-MAN/LIQUID SMOOTH will do the trick.
*Pop in a US Sim card (Tmobile, AT&T, H20, Family Mobile etc.)
*Open dialer app
*Dial *#*#4636#*#*
*Choose Phone Information
*Scroll down until you see the Network Type
*Click the box and choose GSM ONLY.!
And that's it folks. You will see the service bars appear after about 2-3 seconds. Set your apns if not already set and enjoy GSM carriers on your Sprint G2.!
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*YOU MUST BE ROOTED AND USING AN AOSP ROM*
CM11/PA/PAC-MAN/LIQUID SMOOTH will do the trick.
*Pop in a US Sim card (Tmobile, AT&T, H20, Family Mobile etc.)
*Open dialer app
*Dial *#*#4636#*#*
*Choose Phone Information
*Scroll down until you see the Network Type
*Click the box and choose GSM ONLY.!
And that's it folks. You will see the service bars appear after about 2-3 seconds. Set your apns if not already set and enjoy GSM carriers on your Sprint G2.!
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The easiest way.....just install any cloudyfa ROM with your SIM. You will get GSM network out of the box.
Sent from My LG G2 LS-980 or LG G Pad 7.0 V400
rogconnect said:
The easiest way.....just install any cloudyfa ROM with your SIM. You will get GSM network out of the box.
Sent from My LG G2 LS-980 or LG G Pad 7.0 V400
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what is the exact link of the cloudyfa rom?
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what is the exact link of the cloudyfa rom?
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Just head over to G2 android development threads...he have 3-4 stock ROM ....G3....G2 stock...g flex etc. ..all GSM roms
Sent from My LG G2 LS-980 or LG G Pad 7.0 V400
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Just head over to G2 android development threads...he have 3-4 stock ROM ....G3....G2 stock...g flex etc. ..all GSM roms
Sent from My LG G2 LS-980 or LG G Pad 7.0 V400
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what is the direct link please>
so i insert the sprint sim to unlock, my carrier is sprint but line aint active im trying to unlock to set deal with a different network company
Has anyone been able to do this with the LS980 (Sprint phone) on T-mobile and get LTE/4G to work?
ghettowar04 said:
what is the direct link please>
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here is one.. i think http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2783192
Hi I'm new to g2 world. I have a ls980 and I live in Europe so I flashed g3 port that has working gsm sim cards. My problem is coming from n4 I can't live without aosp. My favorite rom is carbon, which I tried but couldn't connect to gsm. Anyone have any idea what to try? Thanks in advance.
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It really works!
I didn't think it'd work at first, because of all the other unlocking methods out there, like changing carrier files, unlock codes, T-Mobile ROMs, but I can happily say it works I tried it with an old Metro pcs sim I had. I got the "No service" signal because it isn't activated, but at least its detecting the sim card Thanks for the info! Oh, & I was using the CloudyG3 ROM version 1.2 & it still worked
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Has anyone been able to do this with the LS980 (Sprint phone) on T-mobile and get LTE/4G to work?
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No LTE, since the needed bands are missing from the phone. But yes, 4G (HSPA+). Several weeks now on Cloudyfa G3 ROM v1.2. Pick "WCDMA preferred" in the mobile network settings, and choose the T-Mobile APN without LTE, although the LTE one seems to work OK as well. If you have any issues kick-starting the GSM radio you can download Radio Switcher from the Play Store.
The only issue is that some of the T-Mobile towers haven't yet been "refarmed" or "unlocked", so on this device in that case you would only get 2G data. For example at home I get HSPA+, but at work only Edge/2G. Hopefully that will change in the coming weeks to months as T-Mobile continues to upgrade its towers. The same issue applies to a Sprint iPhone 4S and Republic Wireless Moto X that I unlocked and am running on T-Mobile as well.
Guys I'm new to this rom update business, I mean I have done plenty of windows phones but none of the newer androids.
I have an LG G2 32GB Sprint (bad esn), purchased from ebay, but I'm in the UK.
Any idea of how to get it working with the UK?
Links and instructions would be most helpful
Thanks in advance
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BIGDADDY786 said:
Guys I'm new to this rom update business, I mean I have done plenty of windows phones but none of the newer androids.
I have an LG G2 32GB Sprint (bad esn), purchased from ebay, but I'm in the UK.
Any idea of how to get it working with the UK?
Links and instructions would be most helpful
Thanks in advance
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Sorry cannot provide links I m on the go. First you need to check if you are on latest ota which is zvd. If you're on zvc root with latest iroot. If on zvd search the forum there is an apk which you just install to your phone and run it (called towelroot). It roots even without reboot. Then search the forum for ls980 permanent unlock and follow the guide. Just use any root explorer to copy the files, restart and you are unlocked but with no speed data icons on status bar. The other way, is after rooting, install autorec (search for it - it's tricky, you might brick). Autorec is needed to install custom recovery. Then just pick a rom from cloudifa (g3 port is great with no bugs). His roms are made for gsm and you will be already unlocked. If you prefer aosp based, only one that worked for me after changing some settings and restarting is Omni. Couldn't make carbon (discontinued), vanir and mahdi to work. They didn't even recognize that a sim was inserted. Before flashing a custom rom, make a full backup via custom recovery and make sure you get familiar with how you enter recovery and download mode with hardware key combination. Keep in mind there is always a chance to brick and then you will have to enter download mode and flash back to stock with lg tool. If you are confused ask any questions and I ll try to help when I get home on my pc. Did all above a week ago and ended with cloudifa g3 port and is working great so far (I'm in Greece).
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2655133
Permanent SIM Unlock for LS980 (OTA, APN) JB 4.2.2, KK 4.4.2
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Sp_Ark said:
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Sorry cannot provide links I m on the go. First you need to check if you are on latest ota which is zvd. If you're on zvc root with latest iroot. If on zvd search the forum there is an apk which you just install to your phone and run it (called towelroot). It roots even without reboot. Then search the forum for ls980 permanent unlock and follow the guide. Just use any root explorer to copy the files, restart and you are unlocked but with no speed data icons on status bar. The other way, is after rooting, install autorec (search for it - it's tricky, you might brick). Autorec is needed to install custom recovery. Then just pick a rom from cloudifa (g3 port is great with no bugs). His roms are made for gsm and you will be already unlocked. If you prefer aosp based, only one that worked for me after changing some settings and restarting is Omni. Couldn't make carbon (discontinued), vanir and mahdi to work. They didn't even recognize that a sim was inserted. Before flashing a custom rom, make a full backup via custom recovery and make sure you get familiar with how you enter recovery and download mode with hardware key combination. Keep in mind there is always a chance to brick and then you will have to enter download mode and flash back to stock with lg tool. If you are confused ask any questions and I ll try to help when I get home on my pc. Did all above a week ago and ended with cloudifa g3 port and is working great so far (I'm in Greece).
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2655133
Thanks very much for your help and advice, I can get as far as unlocking the device and it all works However, how do you enable data? If I can enable the data then I'll keep the normal ROM and use it
Also after installing a custom recovery, the autorec works great and I can understand the concept of it, but then when I flash with the cloudifa g3_1.2 it flashes but when the phone restarts it gets stuck (first time at 49%, then had to reflash using stock via LGFlashTool, then second time at the LG logo) so I have to go back to the stock rom, root it, unlock it and back to square one. Unsure what to do next?
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BIGDADDY786 said:
Sp_Ark said:
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Sorry cannot provide links I m on the go. First you need to check if you are on latest ota which is zvd. If you're on zvc root with latest iroot. If on zvd search the forum there is an apk which you just install to your phone and run it (called towelroot). It roots even without reboot. Then search the forum for ls980 permanent unlock and follow the guide. Just use any root explorer to copy the files, restart and you are unlocked but with no speed data icons on status bar. The other way, is after rooting, install autorec (search for it - it's tricky, you might brick). Autorec is needed to install custom recovery. Then just pick a rom from cloudifa (g3 port is great with no bugs). His roms are made for gsm and you will be already unlocked. If you prefer aosp based, only one that worked for me after changing some settings and restarting is Omni. Couldn't make carbon (discontinued), vanir and mahdi to work. They didn't even recognize that a sim was inserted. Before flashing a custom rom, make a full backup via custom recovery and make sure you get familiar with how you enter recovery and download mode with hardware key combination. Keep in mind there is always a chance to brick and then you will have to enter download mode and flash back to stock with lg tool. If you are confused ask any questions and I ll try to help when I get home on my pc. Did all above a week ago and ended with cloudifa g3 port and is working great so far (I'm in Greece).
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2655133
Thanks very much for your help and advice, I can get as far as unlocking the device and it all works However, how do you enable data? If I can enable the data then I'll keep the normal ROM and use it
Also after installing a custom recovery, the autorec works great and I can understand the concept of it, but then when I flash with the cloudifa g3_1.2 it flashes but when the phone restarts it gets stuck (first time at 49%, then had to reflash using stock via LGFlashTool, then second time at the LG logo) so I have to go back to the stock rom, root it, unlock it and back to square one. Unsure what to do next?
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In order to enable data you have to check your apn settings. If there are no settings, try to set it manually (Google your carrier's apn settings). When you are done and you get data to work try a reboot to see if they stick. I think in the permanent unlock thread you can edit this file with the apn settings and add your carrier's ones. Also delete those 2 files so you can automatically have data after each reboot.
Now I didn't really understand what went wrong while trying to flash g3 port. Have you flashed the appropriate baseband? It's very important in order to boot. It's mentioned and there is a link as well in the op of g3 thread.
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Bought this phone on eBay few days ago and I started checking around about how to unlock it(though it'd be simple as any other phones, but I guess I was wrong). Found few threads talking about how to unlock it for US GSM carriers but barely find any information about using it in Canada.
Looking to root\use a custom rom and read that the CloudG3 rom will actually GSM unlock the phone,but will it work as well for Canada(will be used on Telus network)
Thanks.
As long as the band's are supported it should work.
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There's a Rom on xda that converts the spring variant to the T-Mobile variant by flashing the Rom. It's basically a T-Mobile variant g2 cm11 Rom but with a Sprint boot.img and a few other Sprint files to make it boot. But if I'm not mistaken it has the T-Mobile radios in it. That should get you their full network experience.
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Think this thread might be dead but if I get a reply it'd be great. Will the OP method work on the latest CM12 nightly? Or does AOSP here refer to only the CM11 variant?
Currently not the Device Maintainer for the G2. I'm working with the G Flex community now. I'm pretty sure there's a CM12 nightly already released. Updates will be posted in whatever thread you originally downloaded it from
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Hello, I'm new
I'm not sure if this is the right place, I felt a discussion area was an okay place to share and discuss my findings
I'm working with the Boost Mobile Motorola E4, the contents to this thread will relate solely to the Boost E4
Bootloader Unlocking
Unlocking the E4's bootloader was very simple through Motorola's website, it is for certain unlocked
After unlocking the bootloader I got the bad key screen but in my experience that's normal
You can verify that your bootloader is unlocked by using fastboot or checking the Developer Options
Rooting
Other people claim to have success with it, I have not yet had that success Just flash Magisk 13.1 after flashing the verity zip, don't bother with anything else, root will work first try. If you tried another root method, you will have to restore with the method in post #2 before it will work without giving the error.
After flashing the superuser zip and the verity zip, I wasn't led to a successful root I instead downloaded SuperSU-v2.82-201705271822 and flashed that after the verity zip and i was able to reach home menu
I tried flashing Chainfire's SuperSU zip but the device stuck at the boost mobile logo, I will try again after I can get back to stock and do the processes over again and find a way to have 100% success each time Downloaded a new version SuperSU-v2.82-201705271822 as noted above and i was able to fully boot
The issue now is that SuperSU app isnt detecting root but Terminal is gaining root, I'm going to try reinstalling app from the market. I got the SU Binary Occupied error, going to try to downgrade it to 2.79 and see how that goes. It didn't work for me, now it says improperly installed.. Going to try something else. It's 1:55AM August second, taking a small break from the root, at least I got other things figured out for now.
verity zip link (flash first): https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24459283995297893
Stock Resources
Sprint 7.1.1 stock RSD file: https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=673368273298975628
-update- I added the stock RSD file to the list, going to be doing some pulls of stock files for us to work with when I can.
I'm going to try to collect as much information as I can about this device and provide as much detail as possible
NOTE: The below IS NOT Boost Mobile stock, it's sprint will update when I figure out Boost Stock
The sprint stock does fully work with the Boost Mobile device, LTE/data services seems to not work until you do a Factory Reset (in settings). ##72786# didn't work. It is now working for me fully after the factory reset from settings. The boost apps automatically install after the factory reset and after the celluar setup on first boot.. My Boost, etc.
After a few times of flashing and re-setup I've ended up with HFA error 701 which asks me to contact service provider to configure the device for service. Fixed by turning phone off for 20 minutes to an hour and the activation processed correctly.
If your experience differs, let us know!
Restoring to Stock
Install Motorola Drivers
Download RSDlite v6.2.4: http://rootjunkysdl.com/files/Android Programs/RSDLite6.2.4.zip
Download the Sprint firmware file: https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=673368273298975628
Rename the zip to sperry.zip, the reason for this is to avoid the long file name error in RSD in some locations
Let the flashing process complete
Some people reported RSD not working in Windows 10, this is not fully true, install all moto and android drivers and it will show up fine as seen in below image
http://imgur.com/a/vdQxG
Thanks!,
rootjunky for RSD mirror
moto firmware team for the e4 stock 7.1.1
Have you check if this phone have gsm bands?
USA or International Variant?
zoofie666 said:
Hello, I'm new
I'm not sure if this is the right place, I felt a discussion area was an okay place to share and discuss my findings
I'm working with the Boost Mobile Motorola E4, the contents to this thread will relate solely to the Boost E4
Bootloader Unlocking
Unlocking the E4's bootloader was very simple through Motorola's website, it is for certain unlocked
After unlocking the bootloader I got the bad key screen but in my experience that's normal
You can verify that your bootloader is unlocked by using fastboot or checking the Developer Options
Rooting
Other people claim to have success with it, I have not yet had that success Just flash Magisk 13.1 after flashing the verity zip, don't bother with anything else, root will work first try. If you tried another root method, you will have to restore with the method in post #2 before it will work without giving the error.
After flashing the superuser zip and the verity zip, I wasn't led to a successful root I instead downloaded SuperSU-v2.82-201705271822 and flashed that after the verity zip and i was able to reach home menu
I tried flashing Chainfire's SuperSU zip but the device stuck at the boost mobile logo, I will try again after I can get back to stock and do the processes over again and find a way to have 100% success each time Downloaded a new version SuperSU-v2.82-201705271822 as noted above and i was able to fully boot
The issue now is that SuperSU app isnt detecting root but Terminal is gaining root, I'm going to try reinstalling app from the market. I got the SU Binary Occupied error, going to try to downgrade it to 2.79 and see how that goes. It didn't work for me, now it says improperly installed.. Going to try something else. It's 1:55AM August second, taking a small break from the root, at least I got other things figured out for now.
verity zip link (flash first): https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24459283995297893
Stock Resources
Sprint 7.1.1 stock RSD file: https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=673368273298975628
-update- I added the stock RSD file to the list, going to be doing some pulls of stock files for us to work with when I can.
I'm going to try to collect as much information as I can about this device and provide as much detail as possible
If you would like me to test anything you can hit me up on Discord: Zoofie#6780 and we can brainstorm
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Do you have the USA or international variant of the phone? The only bootloader unlocking guide I've found was for the international variant.
Mensarius said:
Do you have the USA or international variant of the phone? The only bootloader unlocking guide I've found was for the international variant.
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Read the root thread
@zoofie666 were you able to actually flash the moto g5 twrp or did you just boot it? I can get it to boot with fastboot but I get a not signed or corrupt error when trying to flash it.
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@zoofie666 were you able to actually flash the moto g5 twrp or did you just boot it? I can get it to boot with fastboot but I get a not signed or corrupt error when trying to flash it.
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You can only boot it
mendelgordon said:
You can only boot it
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Yeah, I came to that conclusion. Just read it elsewhere also. I'm going to see what I can do about building twrp.
is it possible to take backup of Moto E4 stock rom with RSD lite ?
kartik verma said:
is it possible to take backup of Moto E4 stock rom with RSD lite ?
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Not sure, but you can do so by booting the Moto G 5 twrp with fastboot. Restoring works also.
amarc78 said:
Not sure, but you can do so by booting the Moto G 5 twrp with fastboot. Restoring works also.
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For the international variant?
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For the international variant?
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I have the Boost Mobile variant.
Is there anyone with the Boost Mobile variant that made a working system and boot backup? If so, could you please upload it for me? Mine got corrupted somehow and won't restore.
@amarc78 You should be able to use the Sprint firmware posted by zoofie666 - Boost is Sprint's prepaid brand.
The weirdness with the activation on Sprint/Boost seems to be normal, because I had trouble with two phones recently. The first was a retail unlocked e4 (to be used on Sprint), done before rooting, and activated at a Sprint corporate store last week by a rep who had trouble. The second phone was a retail unlocked Moto g4 Play (also to be used on Sprint), that I rooted first, got the SIM and back-end computer part taken care of by a rep at the same store yesterday, and did the rest myself.
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@amarc78 You should be able to use the Sprint firmware posted by zoofie666 - Boost is Sprint's prepaid brand.
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Yeah, I know all about that. I've already made a stock rom zip with sprint firmware but I want Boost so I can make a zip for that.
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I can provide a backup of system but already rooted / disabled dm verity before I took the backup so /boot you'd have to snag the stock kernel, let me know if you want the nandroid tho.
CodyF86 said:
I can provide a backup of system but already rooted / disabled dm verity before I took the backup so /boot you'd have to snag the stock kernel, let me know if you want the nandroid tho.
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Dang bro, you pop up everywhere I go around here, lol. Remember me from the moto g helping getting data on cm? Your the one who posted the nasa gif when we got it right? Anyway, I would gladly take what you have rooted or not, and any other imgs you would be so kind to provide me with. I was about to buy another now that they're $20 cheaper than when I got my first. I knew that would happen. I wanted to get my wife one anyway. I was a dumb ass and ran a flash all script for sprint stock firmware and forgot to remove everything but the system sparse chunks. So now I really need full stock firmware. Thanks a lot for responding man!
amarc78 said:
Dang bro, you pop up everywhere I go around here, lol. Remember me from the moto g helping getting data on cm? Your the one who posted the nasa gif when we got it right? Anyway, I would gladly take what you have rooted or not, and any other imgs you would be so kind to provide me with. I was about to buy another now that they're $20 cheaper than when I got my first. I knew that would happen. I wanted to get my wife one anyway. I was a dumb ass and ran a flash all script for sprint stock firmware and forgot to remove everything but the system sparse chunks. So now I really need full stock firmware. Thanks a lot for responding man!
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I member..... 5.1 for falcon was a trial.... imma be getting this device next month. Love seeing the future happening before my eyes
SykkNyzz said:
I member..... 5.1 for falcon was a trial.... imma be getting this device next month. Love seeing the future happening before my eyes
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Hey, don't you have a LG volt?
Hello guys, i have two questions:
a) after you unlock bootloader on this device, is it possible to flash the non boost (international e4) rom on it? if so, have you done it?
b) i used to have a moto e2 from boost mobile (xt1526) and did this with the unlocked international e2 rom (xt1527) and i was able to use my gsm networks with it as i dont live in the U.S and CDMA bands dont work in my country, would it be possible with this device too? Because GSM bands are embeded in snapdragon chipsets, so flashing a stock unlocked firmware should make it work, but i want to know if you have tried it