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Hi Xda members.
i am an xda fan because i can get solutions to any problem in xda.i will visit xda forum and site dialy for updating my self.
Recently 15 days back i was stuck with a problem with my Samsung Galaxy SGH-i747. Actually this is an AT&T network. my friend send me that phone from US to india. i have unlocked it and using that phone since 10 months there is no issue.
Recently i have done a stupid thing, in CMW recovery mode unfortunately i have clicked on unmount efs thats it my firmware and IMEI were lost. i have tried number of roms still no use.i have given my phone to an expert and he injected IMEI and firmware back now, my phone is back with full functionaly except 3G network. it was stuck in EDGE even installaing stock rom. i have searched XDA for this problem and read so many threads and worked on them but still there is no use.I think the network frequencies are not working properly in my phone. Please any one help me. please please.
Some one suggested that if there is any same phone SGH-i747 then read efs folder and make a backup of it and restoring the same to my phone will make my phone work properly. will it work?
Phone Details
Samsung Galaxy SGH-i747
Stock OS : Android 4.1.1
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No one is there to reply to my question. please suggest me some thing i was stuck in EDGE Network.
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I am facing the same issue , did you find a solution to get back 3G network?
Galaxy_Esh said:
No one is there to reply to my question. please suggest me some thing i was stuck in EDGE Network.
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Hello,
New to the forum with hopefully a simple question.
I acquired a pre-rooted HTC One V from a friend with Rhythmic ROM 1.4 installed.
It had been factory reset but still had their number on the phone. Using Dev mode to Factory Reset I was still brought to the Language/Google/Phone choices but the end result is that the same number is still in phone info and the Activate icon/App is missing. The phone doesn't seem to recognize ##VIRGIN# as a shortcut either.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance!
mappyman said:
Hello,
New to the forum with hopefully a simple question.
I acquired a pre-rooted HTC One V from a friend with Rhythmic ROM 1.4 installed.
It had been factory reset but still had their number on the phone. Using Dev mode to Factory Reset I was still brought to the Language/Google/Phone choices but the end result is that the same number is still in phone info and the Activate icon/App is missing. The phone doesn't seem to recognize ##VIRGIN# as a shortcut either.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance!
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I don't have a CDMA phone, but I've heard the the Virgin activation dialer thingy only works on Stock rom.
mappyman said:
Hello,
New to the forum with hopefully a simple question.
I acquired a pre-rooted HTC One V from a friend with Rhythmic ROM 1.4 installed.
It had been factory reset but still had their number on the phone. Using Dev mode to Factory Reset I was still brought to the Language/Google/Phone choices but the end result is that the same number is still in phone info and the Activate icon/App is missing. The phone doesn't seem to recognize ##VIRGIN# as a shortcut either.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance!
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Boot the phone to recovery and see if you have the stock Nandroid Backup.
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Boot the phone to recovery and see if you have the stock Nandroid Backup.
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It didn't come with a MicroSD so I'm left with what's on the phone.
I'm hoping I wont have to dig up the CID and RUU or anything. Is there a simple method to stock this phone?
HTC One V / Virgin Mobile / Version 4.2.2
if it helps
I recently gave mine to my mom, what has to be done is, switch to a stock ROM (pm me if you need one, I've built one completely stock that works fine) have your friend call and cancel his account. I've been with cricket for a while and I still needed to cancel my account for my mom to switch hers to it. lastly, you'll need to call virgin to activate. just make sure your friend cancels the account.
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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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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
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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
3rdcoasttx said:
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
LGMONO said:
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
3rdcoasttx said:
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
LGMONO said:
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
Hello!
I am currently with Telus and have just unlocked my S3 after purchasing the unlock code. If the phone is on the stock Samsung ROM, I can insert a Wind or Rogers SIM and it works fine. However, on the CM-12.1-20150519-NIGHTLY-d2att ROM, it will _not_ connect to any other network. I tried manually searching for network but it fails with a message like Unable to search networks.
I'm not sure why this is happening or how to troubleshoot this. I would prefer to stick with a Lollipop ROM for now.
The CM d2att wikki page does say that since CM11, we should be using the d2lte version for this phone. So should I be installing the d2lte ROM instead?
Thank you
ohTwadi said:
Hello!
I am currently with Telus and have just unlocked my S3 after purchasing the unlock code. If the phone is on the stock Samsung ROM, I can insert a Wind or Rogers SIM and it works fine. However, on the CM-12.1-20150519-NIGHTLY-d2att ROM, it will _not_ connect to any other network. I tried manually searching for network but it fails with a message like Unable to search networks.
I'm not sure why this is happening or how to troubleshoot this. I would prefer to stick with a Lollipop ROM for now.
The CM d2att wikki page does say that since CM11, we should be using the d2lte version for this phone. So should I be installing the d2lte ROM instead?
Thank you
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yes , d2lte ; is the unified version. but i am not sure if that will fix your issue ¿
"all i can really do , is stay out of my own way and let the will of heaven be done"
mrrocketdog said:
yes , d2lte ; is the unified version. but i am not sure if that will fix your issue ¿
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I installed cm-11-20141112-SNAPSHOT-M12-d2lte and unfortunately you were right. I still can't connect to WIND.
I have another fully stock S3 and I ran the Samsung Phone Info app on both to compare. Under the Firmware tab, the PDA version and CSC version is empty on the phone running CM11. Please see screenshots attached which shows this.
Also, I ran the SIM Toolkit app, tapped Manager Services and it gave me a ME returned a temporary error.
Any help would be greatly appreciated to troubleshoot this. To me it does not make any sense that on a unlocked phone, with stock or custom ROM, Telus (this phone was locked to Telus originally) connects just fine. With stock ROM, I can connect to WIND and Rogers but cannot connect to either when running a custom ROM
aaaaaahhhh !!!! @audit13 , hhhhheeeellllpppp !! (please) :what:
"all i can really do , is stay out of my own way and let the will of heaven be done"
The case is missing because there is no carrier customization on a custom rom.
It was my understanding that wind uses aws which the s3 does not natively support although there are hacks to enable these frequencies.
I am not sure how it could connect to wind on a stock rom.
audit13 said:
The case is missing because there is no carrier customization on a custom rom.
It was my understanding that wind uses aws which the s3 does not natively support although there are hacks to enable these frequencies.
I am not sure how it could connect to wind on a stock rom.
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Hello Mr audit13! It's not just that I can't connect to WIND when runnning CM11, I also can't connect to Rogers. Does that still mean there is a frequency issue?
Edit: Looking at WINDs website: (http://www.windmobile.ca/my-wind/faq/devices)
"The WIND Mobile network uses a frequency called AWS, with bands 1700/2100 MHz.(Phones compatible with the U.S. T-Mobile network often work with WIND)"
When you load cm11 or cm12, does your phone show the correct imei?
Which stock rom will connect to wind and Rogers?
Which baseband are you using with cm11 and cm12?
Crazy autocorrect on my iPad changed csc to case
autocorrect OFF. lol. ty for coming to help. :thumbup:
"all i can really do , is stay out of my own way and let the will of heaven be done"
I just did a sanity check. Installed stock ROM and put the WIND SIM in it. It wouldn't connect automatically so I searched for network and it does not show WIND in that list. It only shows WIND Away which is Rogers or Telus I think.
@audit13, you were correct. This phone will not connect to WIND.
I guess I'll just buy a new phone. Nexus 6, here I come!
Anyone in the market for 2 S3's? One is unlocked.
The i747m can connect to wind with a software hack; however, the hack must be applied every time you reboot the phone.
How much for the s3? It's still a great phone.
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The i747m can connect to wind with a software hack; however, the hack must be applied every time you reboot the phone.
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Ah, that's too much work.
How much for the s3? It's still a great phone.
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I see a couple of S3 on sale on Kijiji for 180. Both phones are in pretty good condition. So I am hoping 180 for the unlocked and 160 for the locked one.
Just wanted to let you know that I bought a refurb s3 from koodo for 90 and a refurb note 2 for 180 from koodo. Both come with a 1 year Samsung warranty. They both looked new. You can't find the phones on their website, you need to call the store and ask for stock. I got these phones with no contract, unlocked them via code, and are being used on Rogers and bell.
Oh, hmm. Well, I guess I will try my luck on Kjiji.
Thanks for all your help.
I've checked out kijiji and craigslist and the prices are similar to your asking price. Many people don't know that Koodo sells refurb phones and it was just a matter if luck for me when I got the phones. They weren't even for me! I've been using an old HTC One X from Rogers for the past 8 months
After reading news that Factory Reset leaves most of the data on the phone (research done at Cambridge University), I am very very hesitant to sell my phones now.
ohTwadi said:
After reading news that Factory Reset leaves most of the data on the phone (research done at Cambridge University), I am very very hesitant to sell my phones now.
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That only applies to the ROMs up to 4.3. Why not just flash 4.4.2 a few times, encrypt, decrypt, re-flash? I'm not positive these steps will make it better but it's the only thing I know of.
I'm asking this question because the current build of CM13 for the N910V is underdeveloped at this time and I was wondering if I could flash CM13 for the SM-N910T or the sprint variant without any modem issues, etc.
Do a nandroid using TWRP and try it out. I've been testing different ROMs myself. I don't care for ASOP. Kind of ugly and useless without stock Samsung Apps. But I have tested MIUI, and a few other stock based ROMs found in the international Note 4 forum.
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Just backup your EFS, Modem, and Boot partitions for sure. If you get a successful flash, immediately use TWRP to restore those partitions and you should be golden. Might also have to edit build.prop to avoid Play Store issues.
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Has anyone tried a Sprint TW rom 6.0.1? I may give it a whirl and see if it works.
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what roms are available to flash?
Hi there,
I find myself in an unusual(i think?) situation in that I have the verizon Note 4 but i live in Ireland. Now while the phone is sim free for the most part, Data does not work here without a verizon plan obviously and it would have to be a roaming plan so I would'nt even think about purchasing one. So i've been waiting for an opportunity to root my N4, now that there is a method I'm just wondering if I would be able to flash a stock Irl/Uk rom to my phone, or another rom that would allow me to have data and spen features. I would like to find out if this is possible before I attempt to root. My phone is on 5.1.1 and is the BPA1 version. Any help much appreciated, thanks.
johnboysdeals said:
Hi there,
I find myself in an unusual(i think?) situation in that I have the verizon Note 4 but i live in Ireland. Now while the phone is sim free for the most part, Data does not work here without a verizon plan obviously and it would have to be a roaming plan so I would'nt even think about purchasing one. So i've been waiting for an opportunity to root my N4, now that there is a method I'm just wondering if I would be able to flash a stock Irl/Uk rom to my phone, or another rom that would allow me to have data and spen features. I would like to find out if this is possible before I attempt to root. My phone is on 5.1.1 and is the BPA1 version. Any help much appreciated, thanks.
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Pending you could add the correct APN for whatever carrier you will be using, you should be fine. I purchased 2 of these devices nearly 2 years ago. I'm on Verizon prepaid and my wife has been on T-Mobile every since.
Funny thing is I didn't have to set her APN manually. The phone did it automatically the day I put her SIM in. Now she doesn't get the full potential of LTE speeds and MMS is a bit kwonky, but it works.
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xelanetloads said:
Pending you could add the correct APN for whatever carrier you will be using, you should be fine. I purchased 2 of these devices nearly 2 years ago. I'm on Verizon prepaid and my wife has been on T-Mobile every since.
Funny thing is I didn't have to set her APN manually. The phone did it automatically the day I put her SIM in. Now she doesn't get the full potential of LTE speeds and MMS is a bit kwonky, but it works.
Thanks for the reply,
do you mean add the APN settings after i've rooted? I'm intending to flash the vodafone 5.1.1 IRL Stock Rom if it's possible, I already tried adding the APN settings and it does not work(unrooted) due to bootloader being locked and like i said i would need a verizon roaming plan to be able to use data. So if I get root and flash IRL vodafone stock rom, will I still have an unlocked phone or not? I'm not an expert in this but I would assume the phone would then be locked on the vodafone network yes? Or would it remain unlocked to any network? So just to be clear, what i would like to know is 1. will I be able to flash a stock rom from Vodafone Ireland once i'm rooted 2. If I do manage to flash Vodafone stock rom, will the phone still be unlocked or locked to vodafone? Any help much appreciated. Thanks.
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johnboysdeals said:
xelanetloads said:
Pending you could add the correct APN for whatever carrier you will be using, you should be fine. I purchased 2 of these devices nearly 2 years ago. I'm on Verizon prepaid and my wife has been on T-Mobile every since.
Funny thing is I didn't have to set her APN manually. The phone did it automatically the day I put her SIM in. Now she doesn't get the full potential of LTE speeds and MMS is a bit kwonky, but it works.
Thanks for the reply,
do you mean add the APN settings after i've rooted? I'm intending to flash the vodafone 5.1.1 IRL Stock Rom if it's possible, I already tried adding the APN settings and it does not work(unrooted) due to bootloader being locked and like i said i would need a verizon roaming plan to be able to use data. So if I get root and flash IRL vodafone stock rom, will I still have an unlocked phone or not? I'm not an expert in this but I would assume the phone would then be locked on the vodafone network yes? Or would it remain unlocked to any network? So just to be clear, what i would like to know is 1. will I be able to flash a stock rom from Vodafone Ireland once i'm rooted 2. If I do manage to flash Vodafone stock rom, will the phone still be unlocked or locked to vodafone? Any help much appreciated. Thanks.
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Unlocked sim and unlocked bootloader are different. The phone is sim unlocked from the factory and can never be sim relocked (for lack of a better term). So to answer #2, the phone will not be locked to vodafone.
For #1, I seriously doubt you could odin a stock vodafone rom to this phone and even if you could I'd highly discourage it. If the file contained a bootloader, it would lock the bootloader and could potentially brick the phone. I would recommend unlocking the bootloader, flashing TWRP recovery, rooting (or flash a rooted rom), and add your APN's. If the stock rom is blocking you from adding APN's there are hacks to get around it once rooted. I used to use an app called APN Manager that you install as a /system app that would let you change APN's as you wish.
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joshw0000 said:
johnboysdeals said:
Unlocked sim and unlocked bootloader are different. The phone is sim unlocked from the factory and can never be sim relocked (for lack of a better term). So to answer #2, the phone will not be locked to vodafone.
For #1, I seriously doubt you could odin a stock vodafone rom to this phone and even if you could I'd highly discourage it. If the file contained a bootloader, it would lock the bootloader and could potentially brick the phone. I would recommend unlocking the bootloader, flashing TWRP recovery, rooting (or flash a rooted rom), and add your APN's. If the stock rom is blocking you from adding APN's there are hacks to get around it once rooted. I used to use an app called APN Manager that you install as a /system app that would let you change APN's as you wish.
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ok thanks for the advice, which rom would you suggest to flash? Do you know is there any rom the supports the S Pen features? Thanks for your time.
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joshw0000 said:
ok thanks for the advice, which rom would you suggest to flash? Do you know is there any rom the supports the S Pen features? Thanks for your time.
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Any Touchwiz rom should support the S Pen. I believe the Paul (5.1.1) rom does. There's a Note 5 rom that should support it. Just stay away from CM13 or any AOSP roms and you should have S Pen support.
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johnboysdeals said:
Any Touchwiz rom should support the S Pen. I believe the Paul (5.1.1) rom does. There's a Note 5 rom that should support it. Just stay away from CM13 or any AOSP roms and you should have S Pen support.
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ok thanks for your help, much appreciated.
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Not such an unusual situation hello from Ireland also a proud verizon note 4 user myself. Meteor and Emobile for me. Data works fine. Let me know if ya need any help.
I am also curious about this situation. I got an awesome deal for my 910v; brand new unopened for 280usd. Only problem is T-mobile sim doesn't get service, and it seems people have lost T-mobile service after upgrading to 5.0. So now I'm stuck with my aging S3 and this brilliant phone just sits there. Fingers crossed that johnboy sees some good results T.T