Hey there, so I recently had my HTC Radar replaced from a launch model, I used to use tethering on it fine without paying, and without logging in. Now however on this new replacement, I get the upsell screen from T-Mobile about adding WiFi hotspot on my plan. Can I get some samples of anyone's versions to see if mine is any different? Thanks.
Software version 7.10 (8773)
Radio: 2.16.0.D4
Radio Software: 17.5006.08.27_17.08.50.306U
Hardware revision: 0002
Firmware revision: 1750.0602.40602.531
Apparently their starting to do this to everyone. I've been seeing this in the SGS2 forums also. I haven't tried, but some have been successful in calling TMobile if you have at least the 2GB plan getting them to add it for free. Good luck!
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Hi all,
I recently acquired a Samsung Galaxy S (Vibrant) (running Froyo 2.2 upgraded from Kies) from a friend of mine. Earlier tonight I Unlocked it by modifying the nv_data.bin file or the first method in the unlocking thread.
I also rooted the device but have NOT flashed any custom roms nor have I even flashed ClockWorkMod (yet).
The problem I am having is that the GPS does not seem to lock on any longer. I'm using GPStest right now and it can see 11/12 satellites but cannot obtain a lock. This is the same with other apps such as JustGPS and Google Earth, etc.
I can still obtain a lock using WiFi and it is important to note that this phone has no service. My friend stopped paying his bill, I bought it from him and so on and so on. But that shouldn't matter as it didn't before I rooted and unlocked the device.
Can anyone help me figure out what the issue is here? I received one lock about an hour ago using JustGPS but it only locked onto 4sats with 12 in view.
Thanks in advance!
Unless your totally against flashing a new rom I would do it so many to chose from with great gps updates. Many are even themed close to stock. Search the development section lots of gps fix answers in there.
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Hi all,
I recently acquired a Samsung Galaxy S (Vibrant) (running Froyo 2.2 upgraded from Kies) from a friend of mine. Earlier tonight I Unlocked it by modifying the nv_data.bin file or the first method in the unlocking thread.
I also rooted the device but have NOT flashed any custom roms nor have I even flashed ClockWorkMod (yet).
The problem I am having is that the GPS does not seem to lock on any longer. I'm using GPStest right now and it can see 11/12 satellites but cannot obtain a lock. This is the same with other apps such as JustGPS and Google Earth, etc.
I can still obtain a lock using WiFi and it is important to note that this phone has no service. My friend stopped paying his bill, I bought it from him and so on and so on. But that shouldn't matter as it didn't before I rooted and unlocked the device.
Can anyone help me figure out what the issue is here? I received one lock about an hour ago using JustGPS but it only locked onto 4sats with 12 in view.
Thanks in advance!
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Are you trying to run it on a sprint network? You won't get service if you are. (Just noticed the Evo in your signature). The sprint networks are not compatible with the Vibrant afaik. If someone proves otherwise then you might have messed up the IMEI while unlocking the phone.
As for the GPS locks, when was the phone manufactured? If it was an earlier Vibrant (June-August) then I'd recommend performing the hardware gps fix first, as they corrected this issue in later Vibrants.
Thanks for the quick replies guys. To answer your questions, no, I'm not trying to run it on Sprint's network. I haven't tried to run it on any network in fact, since I've unlocked it.
Also, I would flash another ROM but I just sold this phone on eBay as unlocked/rooted. I sent the buyer an email asking if he wanted me to flash a custom ROM for him but he hasn't responded so I'm just going to send it to him as it is. Unlocked and Rooted. Lol!
Hopefully he'll know what's going on...
Moreover, I walked outside with the Galaxy S running GPStest running and with my EVO running GPStest as well. The EVO locked so quickly, the Vibrant took longer but finally got a lock and locked on 6-7 sats. So it does seem to work, just slower and less accurate. The accuracy was at about 20-40ft. My EVO's accuracy is at around 3-12ft. Perhaps the fix will address the accuracy issue as well?
It looks like the phone was built on (or at least there is a date on the side of the box) saying 11/05/2010.
If there is a hardware fix that was put out by Samsung that would not have been included with the update to Froyo about a month ago I would like to install it before shipping it off to the guy.
Does it have to be installed using Kies or by other means?
Thanks!
Hardware fix had been performed on that manufacture date. The lock takes longer because you're not on a network. When it can use coarse location the lock is much faster...the long time for lock is normal for that situation.
Makes sense to me! thank you for the feedback!
Regards,
hmm just for clarification purposes.
Major Carriers.
At&T - GSM (Digital)
T-Mobile - GSM (Digital)
Verizon - CDMA (Analog)
Sprint - CDMA/IDEN (Analog)
Data --
GPRS/Edge - GSM (Digital)
3/4G - WCDMA (High Bandwidth Analog signal)
Without replacing the antenna hardware a GSM phone will NEVER work on a CDMA network and vice versa due to tower technology. Period.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WCDMA
GSM Ideal Tower Radius 3 Miles
CDMA Ideal Tower Radius 7 Miles
Analog signals travel in a wider spread pattern giving greater radius at the loss of call clarity due to analog technology
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cdma
Digital Signals travel in a denser pattern giving better call clarity at the loss of signal strengh
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GSM
Hey all.
My wife picked up a Flyer 3g 32gb from Expansys and is using her old sim from a broken [read water DRENCHED] tab 10.1.
The situation: She needs phone function and her data to work properly. The flyer only gets edge data speed right now and I have tried every APN I can think of to get it working to no avail.
I have read that maybe flashing a canadian ROM may remedy the data speed issue, but can't find one anywhere.
Any and all help would be highly appreciated.
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Unless Rogers changes the frequencies they provide 3g, you are stuck with edge on Rogers. I'm pretty certain changing the ROM can't change that. It's a hardware difference. I use wind mobile in Toronto and I know Mobilicity and Bell will provide 3g that your flyer can use.
If you have Android 2.3 (gingerbread) there are instructions to activate the phone dialer in these forms. However, if you are running 3.2 (honeycomb) then it's not possible (unless there has been a recent breakthrough I haven't heard yet)
Cheers!
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I'm thinking of getting a i717 and I know there are different (but essentially the same) versions, like AT&T, Rogers, Bell, etc.
Does the AT&T version have any special AT&T restrictions? Like not able to install third party apps, not able to tether on other networks, anything?
If AT&T version does have these problems, would they be solved if I flash a custom ROM (an ICS ROM)?
No restriction as far as I know of. But then I rooted my phone and on ICS rom asap after I got the phone. Just flash one of the awesome ICS rom from dev thread and you will be happy with the phone.
It doesn't work well as a boat.
The only restriction that I know about is using the att note on any other network cause the phone is locked to att. As far as third party applications. All you have to do is go to security and make sure unknown sources is checked to install third party apps. As far as the network lock att can issue you a subsidy unlock code and your good to go.
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AT&T version will only tether with an AT&T sim card in it using the stock tether app (It will say "Invalid SIM or no mobile data" if you try)
However you can use just about any tethering app on the market to get around this restriction.
Thanks guys.
Stock unit has near field communication (NFC disabled...easily corrected.
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canadagsm.ca has it for $535 now, fully unlocked, rooted and flashed with AWS radio. IIRC I paid $40 more + 2nd day shipping.
and yes its branded AT&T on the front, also does NOT come with headphones.
That's right.... I want LTE bad. The entire reason I switched to T-Mobile was for LTE. Now the issue is after the sim is activated, LTE disappears.
$50 Amazon gift card if you develop a fix for this. $25 if you give a solution that works!
Let's figure this out! I can't afford an S4 or htc one now....
I don't mean to sound negative or pessimistic but, the LGOG using T-Mobile's HSPA+ service is pretty damned fast as it is... and yes I'd like it to work on my LGOG since it did work not once but twice with two different T-Mobile SIM cards for periods of time but, if you're in an area serviced by T-Mobile's current LTE rollout then you're also getting HSPA+ service too so...
"How fast is fast?" is the question I end up eventually asking people: how fast do you really need the connection to be for a smartphone? What are you folks doing with your smartphones that requires more than ~15-20Mbps?
Also...
Can anyone that is rooted/unlocked (bootloader) and has a recovery installed boot your device into fastboot mode and see if it shows a baseband listed at all? Mine - which is running the stock JB 4.1.2 presently and using the stock JB AT&T radio shows N/A which makes me think there's something going on in there or I busted something during my multiple flashing phase over the past week or so, I don't know. Here's what mine says presently:
FASTBOOT MODE
PRODUCT NAME - mako
VARIANT - mako 16GB
HW VERSION - rev_10 (16)
BOOTLOADER VERSION - MAKOZ10o
BASEBAND VERSION - N/A
CARRIER INFO - None
SERIAL NUMBER - YADDAYADDAYADDA
SIGNING - production
SECURE BOOT - enabled
LOCK STATE - unlocked
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Now I'm wondering about two aspects there: the MAKOZ10o reference which could be related to the older ICS bootloader since that was a V10o thing, maybe it was updated and now IDs itself as Z10o, I don't know for sure, and of course the fact that it doesn't show a baseband version at all. I don't particularly believe that's what's causing the LTE to crap out and die but, I can't say for certain.
But I'm interested in seeing if anyone else's device running the stock JB 4.1.2 (mine has been flashed with LGNPST directly, not as an OTA - the device could have been 4.0.4 > 4.1.2 by OTA from the previous owner, I have no idea), and of course I can't say for certain when the LTE just stopped working but it was within the first day of me owning the device and before I ever flashed anything or rooted it so I will say that rooting it didn't cause the LTE to stop working and that was the first step in the flashing I've done since I got it.
Still, it's odd that it works then just stops working and never comes back...
br0adband said:
I don't mean to sound negative or pessimistic but, the LGOG using T-Mobile's HSPA+ service is pretty damned fast as it is... and yes I'd like it to work on my LGOG since it did work not once but twice with two different T-Mobile SIM cards for periods of time but, if you're in an area serviced by T-Mobile's current LTE rollout then you're also getting HSPA+ service too so...
"How fast is fast?" is the question I end up eventually asking people: how fast do you really need the connection to be for a smartphone? What are you folks doing with your smartphones that requires more than ~15-20Mbps?
Also...
Can anyone that is rooted/unlocked (bootloader) and has a recovery installed boot your device into fastboot mode and see if it shows a baseband listed at all? Mine - which is running the stock JB 4.1.2 presently and using the stock JB AT&T radio shows N/A which makes me think there's something going on in there or I busted something during my multiple flashing phase over the past week or so, I don't know. Here's what mine says presently:
Now I'm wondering about two aspects there: the MAKOZ10o reference which could be related to the older ICS bootloader since that was a V10o thing, maybe it was updated and now IDs itself as Z10o, I don't know for sure, and of course the fact that it doesn't show a baseband version at all. I don't particularly believe that's what's causing the LTE to crap out and die but, I can't say for certain.
But I'm interested in seeing if anyone else's device running the stock JB 4.1.2 (mine has been flashed with LGNPST directly, not as an OTA - the device could have been 4.0.4 > 4.1.2 by OTA from the previous owner, I have no idea), and of course I can't say for certain when the LTE just stopped working but it was within the first day of me owning the device and before I ever flashed anything or rooted it so I will say that rooting it didn't cause the LTE to stop working and that was the first step in the flashing I've done since I got it.
Still, it's odd that it works then just stops working and never comes back...
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For the most part, it's fast.... But it's line having a Porsche with a speed limiter.... Who wants that?
Mine didn't have lte bone stock. I just rooted mine and booted into bootloader and I do have a line of letters and numbers with the baseband.
Bounty is going to be void unless someone has a solution quick! I put it up on craigslist and supposedly someone is going to buy it. Guess I'll have to fork over extra $ for a One or S4
I'm on T-Mobile LTE has never worked for me (been on it about a week). I get week 4g in town and most the time it wont even load ANYTHING! 2G is garbage...... My fastboot shows baseband version as n/a also. Unlocking the bootloader via freegee simply flashes the nexus aboot image which likely hasn't been modified. Does Tmobile LTE work on the nexus/nexus conversion? I know free also flashes a modified boot image but it simply removes the wallpaper.bin file from the phones bin directory to allow removal of any apps (its checks for videos,apk etc etc). I haven't tried flash the T-Mobile modem in the modem thread (.38 or something?) but I am assuming it also wont allow for LTE? Do these phones share modems with nexus or are they just cross compatible? Does the phone run LTE stock? I'm not familiar with at&t and do not know if they have a LTE band. Is it possible the hardware has just been removed on this model for LTE and those that get it do so without the antenna? I know there is another phone where that is the case but I cant remember which one of the top of my head.
Guys really need to quit buying e970s and thinking lte on tmo will work.
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Guys really need to quit buying e970s and thinking lte on tmo will work.
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As I just noted in another post, the LGOG is fully capable of LTE service on the T-Mobile frequencies - it's a damned Nexus 4 in a different package, with the same hardware radio and I/we can even run the T-Mobile radio firmware as well. That's not the issue.
The issue is that for many of us it DOES work at first but then the LTE stops working and I/we would most certainly like to figure out why it's happening.
Probably tmo trying to force you to buy a phone from them.
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Doubtful considering that's one reason they refarmed their network in the first place, so potential customers could bring their unlocked ATT devices to the T-Mobile network and have great service, LTE included. The "uncarrier" has great pride in that fact and have gone through great lengths to advertise it. The issue the OP is having appears to be LGOG specific as I hadn't heard of or seen any other devices with said issue, thus the bounty.
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The reason you guys are losing LTE is T-Mobile is slowly switching to a diff band. And it is one this phone doesn't handle. As they convert towers to the new frequency phones that do not handle all the US LTE bands get left behind.
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autosurgeon said:
The reason you guys are losing LTE is T-Mobile is slowly switching to a diff band. And it is one this phone doesn't handle. As they convert towers to the new frequency phones that do not handle all the US LTE bands get left behind.
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See:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=47076068&postcount=67
Since this double-posting and chasing people around threads gets tiring.
autosurgeon said:
The reason you guys are losing LTE is T-Mobile is slowly switching to a diff band. And it is one this phone doesn't handle. As they convert towers to the new frequency phones that do not handle all the US LTE bands get left behind.
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I hadn't seen any information to back this up, feel free to direct me to the info if you'd like. I find it hard to believe as T-Mobile just refarmed the network to support the same LTE bands as att and are still actively advertising the fact you can bring your unlocked device to their network without issue and with full support. In addition individuals are reporting LTE service that works fine initially then ceases generally after reboot or within a few days. The odds of these bands being changed just as users switch in multiple locations to multiple users are slim to none.
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I was told this by technical support when helping a friend that has an e970. Whether it is accurate info I guess is now in question. Sorry if it is not.
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No worries in the long run, we just like to make sure people do get accurate info. T-Mobile uses band 4 for LTE purposes, and that'll fall within the 850 and 1900 MHz bands they're refarming aka repurposing from primarily 2G/EDGE network usage towards more HSPA+ access which would also get more LTE support there as well.
And yeah, it's irritating as hell knowing it did work and now it doesn't, very frustrating. It's the only thing I haven't been able to get addressed with this LGOG so far and it flat out pisses me off.
Bounty is OFF! I sold the LGOG and picked up an ATT S4 for $185 off CL! Only slight damage to volume button but other than that clean, not stolen and LTE works! Until I bricked it by flashing the wrong rom but it's in the mail shipping back to me repaired !!
I had it running on Simple and I would mainly get terrible edge a I guess HSPA since it would say 4G sometimes. Didn't get LTE until I went over to AT&T.
*I also have a Verizon branded Samsung galaxy s4 that I am currently using on T Mobile. I put my tmobile sim in it and it works just fine after I changed the APN settings to the T mobile settings so I would get the data, MMS and picture messaging, et cetera et cetera. However I recently noticed that Verizon just released a major firmware update that will update it from the most current version that we all have: Android version 4.2.2 with firmware/baseband:I545VRUAM(E)7 TO Android 4.3= with firmware/baseband :I545VRUAM(J)7. anyways, this new firmware... Allegedly, once it is applied not only does it update the android version,..but it is supposed to unlock all of the of the available AWS - LTE bands that the phones hardware is quite capable of and other technologies that a lot of other carriers use for their high speed data. So effectively once the update date is applied... instead of getting only a 3G UMTS BAND 3 or H+ (HSPAP) BAND 15, The phone should effectively be getting 4G and or LTE, or the capability of using other bands in a lot of areas using T-mobile(or other GSM carriers) on the phone. I have not yet downloaded and applied the update to my phone because I'm a bit hesitant. My phone is working fine now and the maximum data speed I get is either 3G/UMTS BAND 3 or a Idle on 3G and H+ (HSPAP) BAND 15 when data is active, however I would love to be able to get the other bands on my phone. I'm just a bit concerned that I wonder if when the new firmware update is applied will it possibly put a restriction or sim card/GSM/ or other type of carrier lock on the phone that was never there before? Effectively not allowing me to use the tmobile sim card in the Verizon Galaxy S4 any longer? So I just wanted to reach out to other people in the same situation to see what firmware version others are using thats allowing use of a tmobile sim card, and anyone who has successfully done the new firmware update and are still able to use the tmobile (or other carriers sim cards) in the phone with no new negative issues or restrictions or locks. Thanks so much I'd appreciate any feedback. -Rob
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Works without any problem, nothing gets blocked.
SCH-i545 (S4) Rooted VRUEMJ7 4.3
So u have actually tried using a tmobile or other carriers gsm sim for domestic use after the MJ7 update, and it still works fine like before for you? Thanks ! I appreciate your help!
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Im using it internationally. works perfect
So, after the new update since it is a verizon phone you're telling me that there's still no problem with putting a local t mobile samsung in the phone and using it as I have been? Thanks
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