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My thunderbolt started off with das bamf 1.7 and I flashed the Ginger Alpha radio. It worked great for 4-5 days then I left my home area where I normally have 4G. When I got back no 4G i even checked my buddies phone and it has*4G*right next to mine.
I already tried flashing a*stock RUU and trying a bunch of different MR1 radios. It can connect to 3G but will drop the connection a lot no matter what radio I flash. And no 4G at all.
Thanks in advance for any help
I am having the same issues with mr2 and the new ota radio. You don't happen to be on metro detroit are you? This has been going on for days now. I may have to flash the stock locked rom and return phone if out doesn't improve soon.
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ive been loosing 4g as well here in west michigan over the weekend with the new OTA. ill see how the phone acts at work today.
I am actually have the opposite problem. I can lock into 4g fine, but I can not get a 3g signal. This is with the radio from the last ota
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O good im not alone. Bowtie26 I had to reset to factory again and then let the OTA go through with S-on but I still cannot connect to 4G. So I dont think setting it back to factory settings helps. Im in Portland, OR.
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O good im not alone. Bowtie26 I had to reset to factory again and then let the OTA go through with S-on but I still cannot connect to 4G. So I dont think setting it back to factory settings helps. Im in Portland, OR.
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maybe your sim card is on the fritz. I'd try to get another one.
Yeah I guess I never thought of that, do you think that my phone would still display the SIM ID if the card was bad though?
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Yeah I guess I never thought of that, do you think that my phone would still display the SIM ID if the card was bad though?
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it could. Sim cards are notoriously unreliable, and can partially function. If you have gone back to stock already, wouldn't hurt to visit a verizon store and if not and you have a buddy with a thunderbolt, you could swap sims and see if that works.
Yeah Ill do that and report back. Thanks good idea
Alright definitely not the SIM card. Tried it for a day and still no 4G.
I lost 4g today as well in NYC. as did three of my coworkers with thunderbolts.
do you have any idea what radio your co-workers were using?
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do you have any idea what radio your co-workers were using?
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I'm on MR2 official. Both of them are on MR1. i'm on cm7, another is on cm7, one is on stock MR1 OTA (rooted).
weird. This problem doesnt seem to specific. did you ever flash the Ginger Alpha radio?
Flashed the OTA (.627) yesterday and it was worse for me than the MR2.5 leak. Went back to the MR2 leak, everything is fine. In St. Louis - 4g pretty much everywhere. With the .627 the phone locked on 3g most of the time. Didn't swap for a new sim though - with MR2 stable for now.
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So when i root does it have a internal counter like SGSII?
So that the service provider could check it and deny warranty?
When/is it possible to root the GSM version?
Does the s-off method thats available now not work?
Then i wouls also like to request a s-off for the gsm!
idk about the SGS2 but if the employee doesn't know what root is (most of them don't) then you should be good cause he won't know what such apps are like superuser or SETPCU. those are tells that ur obviously rooted.
but if u take it in for repairs they can see that your S OFF.
also if they try to update profile or prl they will not be able to connect to sprint and thats a tell as well. that happened to me once but i just came back unrooted 20mins later and they did it. Guys at the store i go to know what root is and don't really care, they don't lose anything out of u being rooted
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idk about the SGS2 but if the employee doesn't know what root is (most of them don't) then you should be good cause he won't know what such apps are like superuser or SETPCU. those are tells that ur obviously rooted.
but if u take it in for repairs they can see that your S OFF.
also if they try to update profile or prl they will not be able to connect to sprint and thats a tell as well. that happened to me once but i just came back unrooted 20mins later and they did it. Guys at the store i go to know what root is and don't really care, they don't lose anything out of u being rooted
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You can still update prl and profile and remain rooted.
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You can still update prl and profile and remain rooted.
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on Evo 4g you could not update or get OTA's.
But hope i cleared some things up for you
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on Evo 4g you could not update or get OTA's.
But hope i cleared some things up for you
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That's a lie, I was always able to update my profile and prl. OTAs were a no go though.
When sprint tried to do it they couldn't get to the Sprint towers and push it throught. i drove home real quick-unrooted-came back- and voila!
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When sprint tried to do it they couldn't get to the Sprint towers and push it throught. i drove home real quick-unrooted-came back- and voila!
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Really? You must have been in a bad area profile and prl you can do it rooted but no aosp (even tho nexus s 4G can) OTA is diferent cause the recovery doesn't work with htc updates
If you don't have an Evo3d well you don't have an Evo3d
So first off, I normally just lurk here, gleam info and post answers where I can. Right now I'm in a bind and am hoping you can help me out, even if just posting links. I had to leave home suddenly yesterday and went to a place that is in the middle of a solid green area for 3G coverage for Sprint. However, I'm lucky if my speedtest results show 100Kb down. That makes extremely difficult for me to search for answers, and very time consuming to download files/apps only to find out they don't work. Also, the connection is apparently poor enough I can't access my work's VPN and thus poses a major problem.
I used OpenSignal to figure out where the nearest Sprint tower is (there's only one) and I'm only getting 18% signal. I would like to switch over to Verizon just for a couple days. I found some tutorials online but am running into the issue that, while I've done the HTC unlock, since I still have s-on I can't use apps like MSL Reader. The only way I've found to get s-off is to brick it, so I haven't gone that route yet.
I found this writeup http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1529274 and want to make sure that is still the best method. I've downloaded QPST and the 0002 PRL. I'm ready to follow the instructions but if for some reason it doesn't work, I'll loose my connection to the internet and not be able to search for answers.
Would someone please confirm that's the best route? If it's not, a link to a better solution would be greatly appreciated. I spent a ton of time already just trying to get pdanet (which is finally installed and working.)
Thanks in advance.
I had to leave home suddenly yesterday and went to a place that is in the middle of a solid green area for 3G coverage for Sprint. However, I'm lucky if my speedtest results show 100Kb down.
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Not sure how long you have been with sprint, but these speeds have been normal on sprint 3g for over a year now. It's ridiculous that Sprint hasn't fixed this yet.
since I still have s-on I can't use apps like MSL Reader.
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You can get your MSL from Sprint. You can try calling, but I find that chat is the most effective. Sprint doesn't like to give the MSL out, but the chat reps are all from India and are easily persuaded. Just tell them that another rep told you to get the MSL so you can reprogram your phone.
I found this writeup http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1529274 and want to make sure that is still the best method. I've downloaded QPST and the 0002 PRL. I'm ready to follow the instructions but if for some reason it doesn't work, I'll loose my connection to the internet and not be able to search for answers.
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Post 3 in that thread is what I use to change mine. We used to be able to do it right from the phone by dialing ##775#, but since ICS was released we can't do this anymore. Just be aware that you probably will need to enter your msl and not the 000000 that the steps say.
As long as you don't change anything other than the prl, you won't have anything to worry about. Just make sure you Read from Phone, browse for the prl file, and Write to Phone, and nothing else. If you want to go back to a sprint prl, you can get one from that thread, or just go to your phone settings, System Updates, and update PRL AND Profile, and you will be back to sprint. Or you can just Write to Phone one of the Sprint prl's from that thread, just make sure it's one for the Evo 3d and not another phone.
Any other questions, just let me know.
Thanks much. I've been with sprint for ~10 years... 3G usually isn't this bad for me, but I live in a wimax area so I don't notice 3G a whole lot. I wouldn't be surprised if a class action lawsuit comes of this. Obviously one of the ways of limiting data is to control bandwidth... and that's what sprint is doing, yet advertising "unlimited data".
I'm trying very hard not to have to call Sprint, but I might just have to do that. I've been working on this for the last 5hrs straight. Biggest hurdle is getting the MSL. getprop ril.MSL didn't work. I can't get CDMA Workshop installed - every time I extract the RAR it has an unexpected end of archive. I've downloaded it on two different systems (OS X and XP), tried multiple extractors (unrarx and winrar)... same outcome.
I'm glad that just using the phone's UI to update the PRL will reset it to Sprint. One of my issues is the steps in that thread to pull the PRL don't produce a .r0l file. But now I think I'll just ignore that.
Thanks again.
Thus far, I haven't been able to get the MSL from Sprint. They're telling me they don't even have access to it
Finally got CDMA workshop extracted... crashes on boot on both my XP and Win7 VMs...
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Thus far, I haven't been able to get the MSL from Sprint. They're telling me they don't even have access to it
Finally got CDMA workshop extracted... crashes on boot on both my XP and Win7 VMs...
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If you are unlocked, you can flash a custom recovery using fastboot, then flash superuser using your custom recovery and then MSL Reader will work.
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I finally got someone at Sprint to give me the MSL number. Used it and successfully updated the PRL.
Unfortunately, with 0002 my signal was actually worse. ~1000ms ping, 60Kb... Then, a few minutes later it switched itself back to Sprint. I thought it was supposed to stay with Verizon. Will have to keep trying.
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If you are unlocked, you can flash a custom recovery using fastboot, then flash superuser using your custom recovery and then MSL Reader will work.
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Well, I did the HTC unlock but, unless I'm mistaken, that doesn't really do anything. I can't get s-off without bricking it and following that process. I haven't done it yet as I haven't had time to research just what bricking it takes. I have (well, mostly watched a friend) root a EVO 4G... that was a lot easier.
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I finally got someone at Sprint to give me the MSL number. Used it and successfully updated the PRL.
Unfortunately, with 0002 my signal was actually worse. ~1000ms ping, 60Kb... Then, a few minutes later it switched itself back to Sprint. I thought it was supposed to stay with Verizon. Will have to keep trying.
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Hmm, it might be a problem with your phone's radio. In my area, 80% of the places I use the Verizon prl, I get 5-6 out of 6 bars. Since Verizon uses a better frequency, it's much easier to get a full signal especially inside buildings. Speeds for me on Verizon average 1500kbps or so. It's pathetic that I can get these speeds on Verizon and not get above 100kbps on Sprint even with full signal.
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Well, I did the HTC unlock but, unless I'm mistaken, that doesn't really do anything. I can't get s-off without bricking it and following that process. I haven't done it yet as I haven't had time to research just what bricking it takes. I have (well, mostly watched a friend) root a EVO 4G... that was a lot easier.
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If you are unlocked (but still s-on), you can flash custom recoveries and ROMs (and mods and themes). You just cannot update radios, firmware, and hboots without first relocking and going stock. If you are s-off, you can. Have you heard of the wire trick to obtain s-off? It takes most people like five minutes once they are setup and does not require you to brick. Having said that, I downgraded by bricking since that was the only option at the time and it was pretty straightforward.
I just nandroid back to GB ROM & do the ##775#, change my prl & nandroid back. Running 00002 on cm9 now.
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I was finally able to try out several PRLs... turns out the nearest Verizon tower I can connect to is actually farther away and slower than Sprint's. There's a new Verizon tower that's nearby, but none of the PRLs I tried (eg 00001, 00002, 01337-mod...) would connect me to it.
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If you are unlocked (but still s-on), you can flash custom recoveries and ROMs (and mods and themes). You just cannot update radios, firmware, and hboots without first relocking and going stock. If you are s-off, you can. Have you heard of the wire trick to obtain s-off? It takes most people like five minutes once they are setup and does not require you to brick. Having said that, I downgraded by bricking since that was the only option at the time and it was pretty straightforward.
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Ohhh, for some reason I was thinking I couldn't flash recoveries with s-on. Can I use tools like superuser, setCPU... with s-on?
I haven't heard of the wire trick. I had been planning on following this guide when I had some time http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1547695 but if you know of one that takes 5 minutes, please let me now where I can find it. (I'll search for it too.) Hopefully it doesn't require CDMA Workshop because on both systems I've tried (XP and Win7) it crashes on startup.
Edit: Ok, I found it. Will look into it more when I have enough bandwidth to watch video.
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I just nandroid back to GB ROM & do the ##775#, change my prl & nandroid back. Running 00002 on cm9 now.
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I started to do that, but it just takes WAY too long to do all that. It's much quicker to do with QPST on a computer. However I will do that once in a while if I'm stuck away from a computer and need to switch PRLs.
I was finally able to try out several PRLs... turns out the nearest Verizon tower I can connect to is actually farther away and slower than Sprint's. There's a new Verizon tower that's nearby, but none of the PRLs I tried (eg 00001, 00002, 01337-mod...) would connect me to it.
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Yea, the 0001 prl is a few years old, and the 00002 one is probably over a year old now. Hopefully someone will make a new one.
Ok I know this my fault in doing this but I just wanna know how to fix this. (If there's a way to fix).
So the other day I was poking around and I made the stupid mistake of flashing one of those oversea roms that's non-cdma. Since then I've restored a working rom and several others trying to get my 4g back up and working w/ no luck. I've called verizon thinking maybe they could reformat it for me or do something to reset my connection. That didn't work. I couldn't tell them the obvious so they weren't much help.
They are sending me a new sim card but I just tried my friends 4g lte sim card in my phone and that didn't work either. I'm pretty sure the one being sent wont fix my problem.
I'm stumped on what to do at this point. I've went into diagnostic mode (##778) but I'm completely lost as to what I'm looking for that controls my connection to 4g.
If anyone has anything they might be able to offer me as to help my situation I would be so greatful. This phone on 3g sucks really bad.
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I'm not sure if this will work but you can try using this app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.andirc.lteonfoff
Then set your preferred network type to CDMA/EvDo/GSM/WCDMA/LTE auto
At this point there's really no way your radio could have been touched. The only way we can even flash a radio right now is through an RUU and I'm pretty sure you can't flash the wrong RUU. The problem is most likely either a software issue somewhere, or perhaps something on verizon's end that got messed up.
What rom are you running? There is an option in viper rom to access HTC's "hidden" menu which has a "select network type" dropdown. I'm thinking that may be what got messed up. I know there's a number you can dial to access said menu on other roms, but I have no idea what the number is.
If you are on viper go into venom tweaks -> misc -> phone info to find that dropdown. If you aren't on viper it may be worth it to flash it and see if that does the trick. I don't know what else to suggest. I would start there.
EDIT: didn't see the post above me but that app brings you to the menu I'm talking about. Not sure if it will work on the DNA though. Also, I have a buddy that was messing around a bunch with his phone and was having the same symptoms and he said he had to RUU and it was fixed.
So I'd say first, try to get to that menu^^^ either with that app or through viperRom, and if that doesn't work flash the RUU
I would flash dsb's stock kernel boot.img and modules package.
Hey I just wanted to say I fell into the same issue. I wanted to try it and flashed the global Rom and wasnt getting anywhere with it :banghead: I RUU'd back and never had 4g again, even after countless attempts and apps and mods... I got a CLNR from VZW and its been going good. I either blame my stupidity or the fault of the phone since I was having issues with the SIM card not being read at random times. Hope this helps.
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I know this might sound stupid but are you sure the last ROM you flashed has the "4G" icon in the drawables folder lol. It might actually be running 4G but only showing 3G. Have you actually noticed a loss of coverage and speed? You might also want to turn off your 3G functionality and see what happens
Sorry if this sounds ignorant, I'm from Australia and we have only just released 4G and it is not that much better yet until it is covering the population
Hey just to comment on this regardless if it was directed to me or not. When I was going through this problem with no 4g I reverted back to original RUU... So at that time it was a stock image. I even went as far as flashing the stock/rooted flashable obtained through here. Still no good. Speed test results came back with evdo rev 0 speed of approx. 1.3mbps down and approx .60kbps upload all the time.. I even switched the SIM into another DNA and got 4g... This was definately device issue... Hard to say if it was due to my curiosity or device was a defect with the SIM card no reading st various times.
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Hey just to comment on this regardless if it was directed to me or not. When I was going through this problem with no 4g I reverted back to original RUU... So at that time it was a stock image. I even went as far as flashing the stock/rooted flashable obtained through here. Still no good. Speed test results came back with evdo rev 0 speed of approx. 1.3mbps down and approx .60kbps upload all the time.. I even switched the SIM into another DNA and got 4g... This was definately device issue... Hard to say if it was due to my curiosity or device was a defect with the SIM card no reading st various times.
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So how did you get 4G working? I fell into this issue yesterday. I lost 4G altogether. I was able at one point to switch it over to LTE only, but since yesterday afternoon, I haven't been able to at all. I'm currently stuck on 4G and every time I switch it to LTE only, it just gives me an X with the signal bars. I've had 4G in 100% of my area, but I cannot get it to swap back.
I'm getting so frustrated. I tried my SIM in my Nexus, and it, of course, connected to 4G fine.
Do you mean your stuck in 3g? If so the only way I was able to get this to work was go through troubleshooting with VZW and get a replacement device and claim it was defective.
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Do you mean your stuck in 3g? If so the only way I was able to get this to work was go through troubleshooting with VZW and get a replacement device and claim it was defective.
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Yep. I'm completely stuck in 3G. I cannot get it to switch out of 3G at all. The only thing I haven't tried is a brand new SIM card. :/
Are you using *#*#4636#*#* or an app to change to LTE only? I would suggest to change it to the correct one that is mentioned from someone else a couple of posts up.
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Are you using *#*#4636#*#* or an app to change to LTE only? I would suggest to change it to the correct one that is mentioned from someone else a couple of posts up.
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I was using that app the user posted for the Thunderbolt. It accesses the same hidden menu. I've been switching it via that app, and it will not connect to 4G at all. Right now it's just sitting there with full bars but no 3G or 4G symbol.
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I was using that app the user posted for the Thunderbolt. It accesses the same hidden menu. I've been switching it via that app, and it will not connect to 4G at all. Right now it's just sitting there with full bars but no 3G or 4G symbol.
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Yep. It just stays on 3G. I've taken the SIM out multiple times. I've restarted the phone at least 20 times within the past 1.5 days. I have changed the radio settings. I cannot get it to go to 4G at all. :l
I swapped the SIM to the Nexus to test it and see if I have 4G, and I definitely do. I checked the VZW site to see if it pulled up the Nexus. It did. When I swapped the SIM back to the DNA, it still shows the Nexus. This was yesterday at probably 5 PM when I tried the switch.. :l
I would get the phone relocked, RUU'd back to factory and ask for a replacement. Mention that its not the SIM card because you already replaced it. Ask for a replacement.
Source: I work for tech @ big red.
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I would get the phone relocked, RUU'd back to factory and ask for a replacement. Mention that its not the SIM card because you already replaced it. Ask for a replacement.
Source: I work for tech @ big red.
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Sounds good. I'm on an employee account so it should be pretty smooth with their tech support. Also, the only problem I currently am having is the fact that I have the Employee Edition of the DNA so I don't know if they're going to send me another red one since they've been out of stock with that one since like the second day it was available. I'll call them in a little bit here. I'm trying to back up everything before I RUU and what not.
I hope there is a thread somewhere for me to follow step by step. Question! Do you know if relocking it takes off that Tampered logo?
yeam same thing. at first they told me they didnt have any employee edition replacements. I would ask them or wait until they have one because my replacement has a red back w/o a serial number. :what:
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it doesnt take off tampered... you have to RUU back to factory ... there is a ruu through one of the forum topis under development for the dna
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yeam same thing. at first they told me they didnt have any employee edition replacements. I would ask them or wait until they have one because my replacement has a red back w/o a serial number. :what:
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it doesnt take off tampered... you have to RUU back to factory ... there is a ruu through one of the forum topis under development for the dna
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Ugh.. Fantastic. Did they offer you a different phone in return? I might just switch over to the Note 2 or 8x EE if that's the case. :/*
Do I follow this? I don't understand how to load that RUU then.
Well, I did it finally. I RUU'd the device, and it's still stuck in 3G. I cannot get it out of there. So I'm going to call them tomorrow and see what they can do for me.
Do you know if they'll offer me the same device or a different one?
Hey, well if you have the employee edition. U will need to send the employee phone along with the wireless charger if you went with regular DNA with the black back..cost difference...unless you get the droid DNA employee edition replacement.
Now as far as the option to get a different
Phone... Probably the junk razr m or windows 8x. . I wouldn't count on anything besides this as the option though.
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Hey, well if you have the employee edition. U will need to send the employee phone along with the wireless charger if you went with regular DNA with the black back..cost difference...unless you get the droid DNA employee edition replacement.
Now as far as the option to get a different
Phone... Probably the junk razr m or windows 8x. . I wouldn't count on anything besides this as the option though.
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Really? I was hoping they would say the Note 2, and I would be happy. Then again, I really want to try that 8X though with Nokia and Verizon going to announce a new phone soon, I'd be better to hold off I think..
Anyway, I'm going to see what they can do for me when I give them a call. While I like this phone, I just hate that I can't make it 100% stock AOSP, and the battery life is so mediocre.
We'll see what happens. >_<
When I was having the issue I was hoping for Note 2 as well...
Goodluck. Let me know how it goes...
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how i can downgrade my htc one sprint from 4.4.2 to 4.1.2 to unlock it for gsm ??
You would have to S-Off to be able to do that. Is this for the Sprint version? If so, the international unlock works well, but if you want to use it in the US, you will most likely have a lot of connection issues trying to stay connected to the towers when you move. It likes to drop off and you have to reset it a couple of times to get service back. Very frustrating. If you don't have the Sprint version, disregard.
same problem
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You would have to S-Off to be able to do that. Is this for the Sprint version? If so, the international unlock works well, but if you want to use it in the US, you will most likely have a lot of connection issues trying to stay connected to the towers when you move. It likes to drop off and you have to reset it a couple of times to get service back. Very frustrating. If you don't have the Sprint version, disregard.
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I dont know how to downgrade my Sprint HTC One runnin 4.4.2, I want to use it on a GSM network, I am a novice.
Please help me