I have a buddy who just ordered a galaxy s4 and what he is most interested in is getting his tethering to work without limits, or getting charged extra. He plans to connect it on metro pcs. I'm on T Mo and I don't have an s4. I've had one b4 tho and I'm quite familiar with Odin. First question is: are there different root methods to use for different versions of android (ie kit kat vs LP) or will odin work for either? And question 2: given that he is on metro pcs, can his hope for tethering become a reality? I believe metro uses t mo service, correct?
Thanks in advance!
1) While Odin is not a root method, it will work with kitkat and lollipop, but lollipop hasn't been released for T-Mobile or metropcs so the popular root methods to choose from are cf-auto-root or towelroot. You can read on them and their pros and cons in other threads.
2) Yes. And correct, but carrier doesn't matter much
Just thought I'd share this:
http://www.prepaidreviews.com/blog/metropcs/metropcs-adds-free-hotspot-to-plans-0612/
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I just bought the ATT Note 8.0 LTE SGH i467 and want to root it so I can remove the crap att put on it. Now looking in the root information I see it wants to know whether its an n5100 n5110. I have the ATT Note 8.0 lte which in about tells me its the SGH i467. How do I find the N number for the device? If I read correctly from the root toolkit here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2251033.
Can someone point me to the correct root procedure for this device. I have looked through these forums and am coming up blank.
TIA
I don't think anyone has found a way to root the i467 yet. The N5120 is the international note 8 with lte, but I'm not sure if selecting the 5120 in the toolkit will work for your i467.
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Hi!
I'll watch this thread because I plan to buy one i467m from Bell and want to make sure that we will be able to root it!
Seems that it is slow to see some developements from developpers... Is it because it still too much a new product?
I just picked up a Samsung Galaxy Note 2 (model: SGH-T889V) from my local WIND Mobile carrier in Canada as a backup device. To my knowledge, this is the same variant which is used by T-Mobile. I'm told the device hardware supports LTE but since WIND Mobile is not a premium carrier, Samsung has crippled this feature.
I have a Note 3 and after unlocking the device, I was able to use chainfire's method for ROOTING the device, installing TWRP recovery and then flashing with the Telus Mobility ROM (as all Canadian Note 3 devices are the same variant: SM-N900W8).
My concern is I am new to ROOTING/FLASHING and have searched the forums but am looking for concrete advice so I do not end up bricking my device. I am currently running Android 4.1.2 (stock from WIND at day of purchase) and when I go into the regional carrier settings, I do not see the regional code for Telus (TLS). I did see this on my Note 3 but I did not look until after unlocking and rooting so maybe it will not display until the proper ROM is loaded.
My questions are:
1) Can I use the same version of ODIN I have downloaded when ROOTING/FLASHING my Note 3?
2) Can I flash the same version of TWRP I did for my Note 3 or is TWRP device dependent? If I need a new version, could someone post a link for my model: SGH-T889V?
3) Can I flash the Telus ROM for their Note 2 variant (like I did my Note 3) or will this brick my device? If not, what ROM can I flash so I have LTE capability?
With my Note 3, it was straight forward! All I did was ROOT, FLASH TWRP recovery, install the Telus SM-N900W8 ROM, enable the regional setting for TLS and voila, I had LTE. I'm going to assume it's a little more difficult with the Note 2 but answering my questions and the guidance you provide would be much appreciated and help in my process. Thanks!
Hi, I'm extremely new to rooting and android hacking. Recently I tried to root my galaxy S2 4G and ended up hard-bricking the thing. I purchased a new phone from Virgin Mobile (yes, I use virgin) and it's the ZTE Supreme, which is otherwise known as the sprint vital, but this is the virgin version of it. This phone is great, only I am upset that it's only packing android 4.1.2. Is there any method I can use to root this phone and flash a custom OS, or maybe even a newer version of android for it? Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Hi folks,
I'm a bit confused after reading many threads.
I'm thinking of buying an ATT SM-T707A. But I don't want an unrootable device. The locked bootloader is very annoying but for the use I have in mind the lack of custom OS options isn't a big deal. But I need root.
So, I presume a new one from ATT or online will have (or rapidly update to) Lillipop. Is Lollipop rootable on the ATT 8.4 707A?
Marc
Hey,
I'd like to know this too please... the only way I have seen people rooting the T707A is with Kingroot - I just tried now and LP and it doesn't work
Cheers,
Su
Well in short I have an At&t Model GS4 the i337 its currently unlocked running on stock Nj4 and of course want to root it. First of all i suspect i need to use t mobile roms now that i am on that network.
Here is a list of questions and links are also appreciated as answers anything that helps!
First and foremost how should i root this (my last device was a G3) so if things are different please tell me also, I their an app or a thread you can point me to.
Secondly how do i update it to a v5.1 or the latest so updating them rom later is not a problem if i must use odin to do this (i want to use the latest to use odin the least)
Lastly anyone who can give directions on how to root and get to the latest version of android i wold greatly appreciate the time anyone spend to respond to this this post i TYIA
So any links that will work work with NJ4 I would be so happy I have only experience with the G3 I feel i know what to do with it but the Gs4 is new to me and i appreciate any help i receive/
Thank yo for reading this and TYIA for responding thank you for your help i hope its as simple as someone posting some links so i can do this easy i again thanks for leading me through the fog and TIA
@BeatnikBandit :
Basically, you're in the wrong forum. You'll need to get support fir the ATT version i337 over in the forum for that model. I used to have one, actually. I sold it on Swappa and got a T-Mo M919 S4 so that I could take advantage of all the AOSP ROMs for the M919. At least as of a year ago, there was no way to unlock the boot loader on the i337 and the only ROMs available for it were basically just skins on the TouchWiz kernel. ROMs, such as they were, used something called SafeStrap. Not sure if things have changed for that device in the year since I gave it up.
You can only use ROMs made for your model. So, even if the locked boot loader weren't an issue with the i337, its hardware is different from the Verizon or T-Mo variants. Using a ROM for a different model will give problems. On the T-Mo M919, there's a bit of an exception in that we're hardware comparable to the international variant, so we can often use ROMs for that one (9505 I think). Oh, and the M919 never got an official lollipop upgrade from T-mo before they gave up on it, so there are some issues with using LolliPop ROMs on the M919.
I'm sorry I can't help you with how to root, but presumably you will find that answer over in the i337 forum.
As for using the i337 on T-Mo, that should be easy enough. Just go in and enter the APN information for T-Mo (probably is in the T-Mo forum somewhere) in place of the ATT APN info and you should be good to go, presuming your phone is SIM-unlocked. Instructions on SIM-unlocking it should be in the ATT i337 forum, if you're not already unlocked. For example, when I got my M919, all I had to do to get it to work on ATT was enter the APN info from ATT, and BOOM I was on the network. I bought a pre-SIM-unlocked phone to avoid having to unlock it myself.
I hope this is at least a little helpful even if it's not all the answers you were hoping for.
Marc