Hi All,
I just got my Razer phone and I'm loving it so far. I have gotten the 3 branded version and have noticed that the System alone is taking up 10.1 GB of storage space and just wondered what the size of the unbranded version was? Also, I rely on Wifi Calling as my signal sucks and wondered if anyone could confirm if wifi calling works on the unbranded version or if I need to stay with the 3 branded version for this feature?
Cheers
Currently if i was you i would stick the the ThreeUK branded version if you are using the network, Razer published an unstable build of Oreo (believe its code name is MR4) but stick to the ThreeUK branded image until the 3/4G data issue has been fixed. At least wait until threeuk have published their Oreo version of the build for their phones/customers before switching over to Razers OEM build (which currently has majour connection issues over data)
iStasis said:
Currently if i was you i would stick the the ThreeUK branded version if you are using the network, Razer published an unstable build of Oreo (believe its code name is MR4) but stick to the ThreeUK branded image until the 3/4G data issue has been fixed. At least wait until threeuk have published their Oreo version of the build for their phones/customers before switching over to Razers OEM build (which currently has majour connection issues over data)
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Thanks for that info.
On that note, if and when I choose to debrand from three to razer build.. what if any features will I lose?
Bare in mind in on EE network.
Thank in advance
dillalade said:
Thanks for that info.
On that note, if and when I choose to debrand from three to razer build.. what if any features will I lose?
Bare in mind in on EE network.
Thank in advance
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Long time no see dillalade
This was a question i raised a while back and from the reseach i did back then the only service that three provide me with is WIFI calling and that London Underground wifi thing, which i barely use as i dont live in london and when visiting its not the end of the word if i go into a black spot for and hour or so while traveling around. Maybe worth just contacting ThreeUK as i had this feature on my previous iPhone which i think is tied into that ThreeUK appm and is still enable on a Sim Card in that iPhone which was a contract phone bought from Apple store but Sim only contract taken out in the ThreeUK store so not linked in away. This was done as it was just cheaper to buy the phone out right as ThreeUK didnt have stock of the bigger storage size and colour at the time i wanted to upgrade so is now pay as you go now with no credit kept my old number setup as a 2nd phone sat on its dock in the office at home and handy for any missed 2 step auth stuff i may have missed when i got the new number.
based on the info found here it seems to be something that the app enabled within the OS, however i know people dont like carrier apps but ive always found the Three app useful enough to have installed on my phone for bills and querries.
http://www.three.co.uk/Discover/Three_inTouch
When looking at EE they have that 3 months free BT sports sales gimmick/offer but i believe this is just activated by a code they send you and you put into the BT website so not really app related.
Speaking to EE about this to see if this is something within the Carrier build of a google phone or an app thing so maybe check with ThreeUK and EE. as from my experince apple devices use one build so no carrier related stuff in their os and fearures work or dont work however on google phones this is sometimes part of the carrier build. Long winded but your best to either check with someone on EE using the build or contact Three and ask them for the list of features that their build of the OS provide over Razer. Sorry for the long post but hard to say without raising the queston directly to them but the wifi calling is the only thing that stands out.
Its a pain to look into as if you look at the wifi calling supported phones they have google pixel 2 - has a set os with no carrier build then various other iphones and google phones that support it but when looking at non pixel devices your in the crazy world of carrier builds
Hi all.
I am Completely reliant on WiFi calling at home as I have 0 reception. However, three have told me that the razer phone doesn't have WiFi calling. Would you be able to confirm whether native WiFi calling works (not the stupid three in touch app which is awful)?
Thanks
Wifi calling on FreedomPop works.
Thanks. I have ordered the phone on Three, so fingers crossed it works (despite them saying it doesn't). I've had multiple sources confirm it works, so only time will tell!
It has become apparent to a few of us who purchased G Power phones from Google Fi that their claim it is unlocked is not true. If you have them port your number over to a MVNO, such as I did, to Boom Mobile, (Verizon ), that sim card will only get you 2G, 1xRTT, with no data. There is a thread on Reddit , and Motorola forum. And, the claims are it would be difficult to rid the phone of the Fi rom and replace it with one that will truly unlock the phone.
This forum will not let me post those links now. However, users of this phone from Fi have tried everything but rooting, which of course, voids the warranty. And, the consensus is, it is installed firmware. Most bought these from Fi at a attractive price of $149, for a claimed, "unlocked", phone. $100 less then from Best Buy etc.
And, probable not that many complaints yet, as most stick with Fi.
Multiple emails to Google Fi, get you nowhere, as they will not admit to the problem.
As I, and others no little about rooting., we are looking for a simple answer to get Google Fi's rom off the phone, without a lot of hassle.
Any help would be appreciated. We all have tried; Factory, Network Reset etc. nothing so far works. If we had purchased the phone from another retail store unlocked this would not happen.
As you may know, Google Fi uses T-Mobile/Sprint/ Us Cellular networks on this phone, and their service is generally good. However, where I live and travel, Verizon just works more of the time. I put Boom Mobile's, (Verizon), sim card into my older, unlocked Moto G6, bought from Best Buy, which was on Google Fi for some time, and it works, 4G,without doing anything.
Thank you for any help.
I might have mis-spoke about a Moto G Power unlocked from non-network retail, it may have same problem, no conformation on this yet.
So I did the same as you. I purchase from Google FI. But I place my at&t sim on this phone and everything is working fine. Download speeds around 33 to 28mbps. Only thing I noticed is my calls are not Cristal clear. Other than that I had no issues so far
@PesSarmiento Thanks for that Info! It has been pretty consistently reported on various forums that the problem lies in trying to use the Google Fi sourced Moto G Power on the Verizon network. I have personally wondered what would happen if I inserted an AT&T SIM card, so that's good to know. It seems that Google promotes the G Power as an "unlocked" phone, only to find that is not so.
180pilot said:
It has become apparent to a few of us who purchased G Power phones from Google Fi that their claim it is unlocked is not true. If you have them port your number over to a MVNO, such as I did, to Boom Mobile, (Verizon ), that sim card will only get you 2G, 1xRTT, with no data. There is a thread on Reddit , and Motorola forum. And, the claims are it would be difficult to rid the phone of the Fi rom and replace it with one that will truly unlock the phone.
This forum will not let me post those links now. However, users of this phone from Fi have tried everything but rooting, which of course, voids the warranty. And, the consensus is, it is installed firmware. Most bought these from Fi at a attractive price of $149, for a claimed, "unlocked", phone. $100 less then from Best Buy etc.
And, probable not that many complaints yet, as most stick with Fi.
Multiple emails to Google Fi, get you nowhere, as they will not admit to the problem.
As I, and others no little about rooting., we are looking for a simple answer to get Google Fi's rom off the phone, without a lot of hassle.
Any help would be appreciated. We all have tried; Factory, Network Reset etc. nothing so far works. If we had purchased the phone from another retail store unlocked this would not happen.
As you may know, Google Fi uses T-Mobile/Sprint/ Us Cellular networks on this phone, and their service is generally good. However, where I live and travel, Verizon just works more of the time. I put Boom Mobile's, (Verizon), sim card into my older, unlocked Moto G6, bought from Best Buy, which was on Google Fi for some time, and it works, 4G,without doing anything.
Thank you for any help.
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I think I am going to guess that something else is going on here. If it wasn't unlocked, I don't think you would get any service at all, not just 2G, 1xRTT.
Has anyone tried a factory reset with the different provider sim in the device?
I am using mine on FI and don't currently have another sim to test.
boog said:
I think I am going to guess that something else is going on here. If it wasn't unlocked, I don't think you would get any service at all, not just 2G, 1xRTT.
Has anyone tried a factory reset with the different provider sim in the device?
I am using mine on FI and don't currently have another sim to test.
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Yes, many of us have done numerous factory resets. And yes, we've tried other sim cards, on a VZW MVNO in my case. Nothing works. I read of one person inserting an AT&T sim card and that did work for him.
I did get a response from Motorola Support today on the Lenovo Forum. It reads...
Senior MotoAgent
Re:LTE Not Working When moving from Google Fi to Red Pocket MVNO (using CDMA / VZW)
2020-08-14, 11:25 AM
Hi Yar33,
We checked that Google Fi Models having a problem with calls and data when moving to other carriers not just Verizon. These models will get fixed in future updates which is an update coming from us, not by Google. For now, we do not have any time frame for the update.
Best regards,
Zeke
Motorola Support
Yar33 said:
Yes, many of us have done numerous factory resets. And yes, we've tried other sim cards, on a VZW MVNO in my case. Nothing works. I read of one person inserting an AT&T sim card and that did work for him.
I did get a response from Motorola Support today on the Lenovo Forum. It reads...
Senior MotoAgent
Re:LTE Not Working When moving from Google Fi to Red Pocket MVNO (using CDMA / VZW)
2020-08-14, 11:25 AM
Hi Yar33,
We checked that Google Fi Models having a problem with calls and data when moving to other carriers not just Verizon. These models will get fixed in future updates which is an update coming from us, not by Google. For now, we do not have any time frame for the update.
Best regards,
Zeke
Motorola Support
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That actually sounds a bit more reasonable, thanks for sharing that.
The bit of testing on Fi for me appears to show that the phone switches to H or 3g for calls when connected to T-Mobile. Sprint acts like sprint and switches to 1x for phone calls.
But it has a hard time staying connected to T-mobile compared to Pixel devices I used in the past.
I hope they fix it soon.
So I recently got my visible sim card, and like you mentioned I have no service on Moto G Power. The sim card is working fine in a Galaxy note 9. Let me know if you got some fix to this problem. I will really appreciate if you can send me a PM with those links from the other forums
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So I recently got my visible sim card, and like you mentioned I have no service on Moto G Power. The sim card is working fine in a Galaxy note 9. Let me know if you got some fix to this problem. I will really appreciate if you can send me a PM with those links from the other forums
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isn't visible on Verizon? So you can't just switch a sim from one device to another like GSM.
Edit: This solution worked from a user u/yagyaxt1068 on Reddit.
https://www.reddit.com/r/MotoG/comments/i7djqx/guide_on_how_to_get_lte_working_on_verizon_again/
You'll have to unlock the bootloader and flash the Verizon ROM. The Retail/RETUS ROM doesn't solve the issue.
Meanwhile 6+ months later... They must have fixed the problem.
I just bought a 'used' Moto G Power (XT2041-4) off of eBay a few weeks ago. Two months old.
Private Seller. He made sure that the device was wiped properly so I didn't have to deal with FRP issues.
Android 10, Google Fi software channel.
I installed my SIM from Mint Mobile and was off to the races. I haven't had any connection issues (that I know of.)
I'm still learning my way around the device...
Seems last update did something, my G power now works with Boost Mobile sim? software channel still, Google Fi. Bought another G power from Best Buy, channel is, US retail. Both work fine Verizon LTE. Now always carry two identical phones, for safety backup. Waiting for Android 11 update to see if the channel changes on Fi phone?
Try disabling Google Fi app before trying on any other sim card. I'm using G power(bought from google) with ultra-mobile. Everything is working as expected.
Most likely because Ultra Mobile is using T- Mobile. Same as Fi.
Does the Software Channel in "about phone" page still show Google Fi or US retail?
I disabled the Fi app and still could not use Verizon MVNO before last update.
Did any of you guys set up the ****ing APN at all or what? If you have nothing except for basic "2G" its because you need the APN and the moment it's in there it will take a tenth of a second for it to pop up and that's it
Tried that' first phone from Google has "Google FI" as APN. and prefs are grayed out can't change it. Second Moto G from Best Buy has "VZWINTERNET". Found by; Settings, Network & internet, Mobile network, Advanced, Access Point Names. Seems Phone from Google the APN will stay the same if inserting a verizon sim card? Unlocked changes.
I use Google Fi for my family cell service. Am I crazy to even consider the OnePlus 10 Pro over the Pixel 6 Pro if I'm using Google Fi? I've never had a "Designed for Google Fi" device, so I'm not sure of the real world advantages of "Designed for" vs "Compatible with"
Any other thoughts beyond the Google Fi question? Thanks!
I cant speak for the OP10Pro but had the OP9Pro on google and I had so many problems I had to get rid if it. I had to reboot it about once a day or I would not get any calls and when I dialed out it just went dead, never rang.. I delt with google and OP on support but gave up. Took the sim out, slid it into the 6Pro and no problems.... this is my first designed for Fi phone, previous 4 have not and the OP9Pro was the first to ever give me problems. Designed really only gives you network switching, it will be TMobile all the time, so if they have good signal, no worries.
So, I recently moved to a new home out in the country, and where I live, I have no cell reception. I do have Starlink\, so I have WiFi. I have service through Good2Go Mobile, which is an AT&T MVNO, and I have confirmed that they do offer VoWiFi support for the 7T. However, the option to turn it on does not even appear in the system menu. It is not that it does not work, it is that the option to even turn it on is found nowhere in the menu system. My phone is fully updated to all the latest of all software. I have contacted OnePlus support and talked to the trained monkeys there, but the stupid responses I get from them just makes me want to try to jump to another place in the multiverse. It is basically a game of "Pass the buck" now. Good2Go says it is OnePlus's issue to fix, and OnePluse says it is Good2Go's issue to fix.
I tried posting on the OnePlus community support forums, but it appears that OePlus has done away with those since I last posted there. Par for the course for a company that has stopped caring about user feedback.
Anyway, does anyone know what I can do here? As of now, I have my friends and family contacting me via WhatsApp, but last week I missed a very important freight delivery because they could not call me to confirm delivery. American companies are so far behind in the technology district. I can call and book flights, hotels, and do other forms of business in most 3rd world countries on Whatsapp, but not in America, they do not even know what it is. Stick in the mud "Telephone call ONLY" in America. God forbid you should ask them to TEXT you. LOL!
Wow! Absolutely no help here.
jungleexplorer said:
Wow! Absolutely no help here.
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OnePlus support will say it's a carrier problem. Carrier support will say it's a manufacturer problem. Absolutely no help anywhere.
ej8989 said:
OnePlus support will say it's a carrier problem. Carrier support will say it's a manufacturer problem. Absolutely no help anywhere.
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What I don't get is that some people have the same exact phone, and they do have the option to turn on VoWiFi. What would like to know is, why?
jungleexplorer said:
What I don't get is that some people have the same exact phone, and they do have the option to turn on VoWiFi. What would like to know is, why?
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Do you have the stock rom? or what version do you have?
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Do you have the stock rom? or what version do you have?
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My phone is an unlocked T-mobile phone I bought off of eBay. Is there a way to flash it with an international from?
Your 7T can be converted to global. Go here and find the thread that fits
https://forum.xda-developers.com/f/oneplus-7t-guides-news-discussion.9252/
it is time consuming, but not difficult. Search /ask in that forum if you run into a problem. Just be aware that this is a fairly old phone and the fora aren't as active as they used to be
But you still might not get vowifi to enable. It really does depend on the carrier. For example VZW WILL NOT authorize a phone to use vowifi on their network unless it was bought through them.
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Your 7T can be converted to global. Go here and find the thread that fits
https://forum.xda-developers.com/f/oneplus-7t-guides-news-discussion.9252/
it is time consuming, but not difficult. Search /ask in that forum if you run into a problem. Just be aware that this is a fairly old phone and the fora aren't as active as they used to be
But you still might not get vowifi to enable. It really does depend on the carrier. For example VZW WILL NOT authorize a phone to use vowifi on their network unless it was bought through them.
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I am Good2Go Mobile, and they don't sell their own phones. all phones are BYO. They have authorized the phone for VoWIFI. My phone is getting more and more unstable. I got four Crashdumps today. So, at this point, either it is software or hardware. If it is software, maybe converting it to global will fix it and get me VoWIFI. If it is hardware, then converting to global will not fix the problem, and I will have to upgrade anyway.
I bought the 7T just for the camera, which has lived up to my greatest expectations. It really is a great camera. If I am going to upgrade, what would be a phone you would suggest that has a great camera that is a least two years old. Yes, I know the lastest and greatest phones have great cameras, but I am not that rich. I am content with using phones a couple gens back and saving a thousand dollars of the sticker price.
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I am Good2Go Mobile, and they don't sell their own phones. all phones are BYO. They have authorized the phone for VoWIFI. My phone is getting more and more unstable. I got four Crashdumps today. So, at this point, either it is software or hardware. If it is software, maybe converting it to global will fix it and get me VoWIFI. If it is hardware, then converting to global will not fix the problem, and I will have to upgrade anyway.
I bought the 7T just for the camera, which has lived up to my greatest expectations. It really is a great camera. If I am going to upgrade, what would be a phone you would suggest that has a great camera that is a least two years old. Yes, I know the lastest and greatest phones have great cameras, but I am not that rich. I am content with using phones a couple gens back and saving a thousand dollars of the sticker price.
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As much as I like 1+, if the camera is very important and you don't need the latest phone I would look at pixel phones