Just want to make sure I'm correct here. I have a Galaxy S4 from US Cellular, but obviously there is no forum here for that.
Does it make a difference as far as ROMS go? Can I download for example Avatar ROM from the Verizon forums? Or is it different?
I haven't done this since I had a Fascinate, which I know was the same as the Mesmerize from US Cellular...
JLawL said:
Just want to make sure I'm correct here. I have a Galaxy S4 from US Cellular, but obviously there is no forum here for that.
Does it make a difference as far as ROMS go? Can I download for example Avatar ROM from the Verizon forums? Or is it different?
I haven't done this since I had a Fascinate, which I know was the same as the Mesmerize from US Cellular...
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you'll need to find a specific ROM made for US Cellular. Otherwise, you'll have a paper weight.
There are only like 3 files different from Verizon to USC. The small user base is why it's "ignored"
I have a build done for all carriers except ATT though. Different but not very...
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So a friend of mine just bought a gsII that was modified to work with Verizon
and would like me to root the phone for him.
i have a few questions...
how can i tell what version of the phone he has?
if i root his phone will i have any issues with it? e,g will it no longer work with verizon? same question with flashing roms and kernals?
also any suggestions on what roms and kernals i should check out?
Thanks in advance for any help.
panic.exe said:
So a friend of mine just bought a gsII that was modified to work with Verizon
and would like me to root the phone for him.
i have a few questions...
how can i tell what version of the phone he has?
if i root his phone will i have any issues with it? e,g will it no longer work with verizon? same question with flashing roms and kernals?
also any suggestions on what roms and kernals i should check out?
Thanks in advance for any help.
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First thing to check is the model of the phone. Look on the label under the battery. If it says "GT-I9100", then you're in the right place.
HOWEVER, since you say that the phone was modded to work on Verizon, there is about 0.001% chance that it is an I9100, since the I9100 is a GSM phone, and Verizon is a CDMA network.
The phone could possibly be an SPH-D710, which is the Sprint GS II, (aka Epic 4g Touch), or maybe an SCH-R760, which is the US Cellular GS II. These are the only two CDMA versions of the Galaxy SII that I know of. If it is one of these, for SURE DO NOT USE any firmwares or kernels from this (I9100) forum.
The Epic 4g Touch has a separate forum, and the SCH-R760 doesn't have a forum on XDA at all, at the moment. But I did find related threads for this model in the Epic 4g Touch forum.
how do i flash my phone
i have a samsung galaxy s2 sch-r760 that i bought on ebay. i was told it was flashed to verizon, but it didnt work. it is currently on u.s. cellular which is cdma plz help
The ability to do cool stuff with phones doesn't surprise me so I'm going to ask. I've seen it done going the opposite direction.
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I think you can flash a custom .zip rom thru recovery then do some apn edits, but do not flash stock verizon firmware to your att device through odin. there is a difference!!
brandonhatty said:
The ability to do cool stuff with phones doesn't surprise me so I'm going to ask. I've seen it done going the opposite direction.
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I am not 100% here but...
As far as I know the Verizon Note 2 works on AT&T and other carriers because in addition to being VZW device, it is also a world phone, meaning it has a GSM radio in addition to the CDMA VZW radio.
The AT&T Note 2 is a world phone by default due to AT&T being GSM so it only needs that one radio.
I do not think the AT&T version has the required CDMA radio in it to access VZW service.
I will do some checking and post back in a few.
**EDIT**
I checked the AT&T forum for the Note 2 and can not find any mention of a CDMA radio or anyone successfully using an AT&T Note 2 on Verizon.
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Verizon also gets to "approve" any device they let on their 3G CDMA network, so without some fancy hacking that we are not allowed to talk about on XDA.... you probably could not even activate the phone on Verizon.
^I believe you are correct...I was thinking the other way around not att on verizon.
gang I am really confused about the different model iterations of the Galaxy S3, SIII, S III, for T-Mobile. not for at&t "unlocked" or anything else, just the one sold in the USA for T-Mobile customers... what is a Galaxy S 3 "LTE" ? What is a SGH-T999 ? is there another, earlier model than either of these [if they are diff].
this is all leading somewhere because I still have lots of wifi related bugginess with this one and I'm trying to sort out whether there was a "Galaxy S3" for T-Mobile that was buggier than the rest and whether I got one... but first need to make sure which handset I'm talking about and looking for answers on.
thanks for helping me!
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gang I am really confused about the different model iterations of the Galaxy S3, SIII, S III, for T-Mobile. not for at&t "unlocked" or anything else, just the one sold in the USA for T-Mobile customers... what is a Galaxy S 3 "LTE" ? What is a SGH-T999 ? is there another, earlier model than either of these [if they are diff].
this is all leading somewhere because I still have lots of wifi related bugginess with this one and I'm trying to sort out whether there was a "Galaxy S3" for T-Mobile that was buggier than the rest and whether I got one... but first need to make sure which handset I'm talking about and looking for answers on.
thanks for helping me!
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Honestly not sure. This is the GT-i9300 Q&A. This is the 3G international version. There is also the GT-i9305 which is the LTE International version, but we don't really know anything abaout those crazy US S3's that exist. They're completely different to these versions.
Have a look, perhaps there's a dedicated area for the T-mob US device. As per the sticky at the top of this forum, this area is not for US S3's
well, that is what I thought... I used the "type to find device" search engine for Galaxy S III T-Mobile and it points here.
Thank you for trying to help!
much appreciated
There are 2 different us models. The older t999 will run 4g and the newer model has the radio to run 4g LTE. Hope that helped a little. I was just at the T-Mobile store yesterday asking what's the difference between my old model and the new and the data connection is about it. Does your s3 that you have now a T-Mobile phone for sure and does it run 4g or 4g LTE?
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cognus said:
well, that is what I thought... I used the "type to find device" search engine for Galaxy S III T-Mobile and it points here.
Thank you for trying to help!
much appreciated
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Odd. When I do it, it takes me there:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1706
I'm with a local carrier around my area and I have the Galaxy S4 through them. The version they have is the i545-L, which I believe is provided through verizon for the smaller carriers?
If so, can we flash the roms from this section to the phone? Will any root method work?
I only purchased this phone, thinking I could root and rom it, like I did with my epic 4g touch on sprint. It was a great combination! If unable to do so to this amazing phone, I might have to trade it out for the iphone 5s and jailbreak, as it isn't as carrier specific
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
donnyp said:
I'm with a local carrier around my area and I have the Galaxy S4 through them. The version they have is the i545-L, which I believe is provided through verizon for the smaller carriers?
If so, can we flash the roms from this section to the phone? Will any root method work?
I only purchased this phone, thinking I could root and rom it, like I did with my epic 4g touch on sprint. It was a great combination! If unable to do so to this amazing phone, I might have to trade it out for the iphone 5s and jailbreak, as it isn't as carrier specific
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
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Are you on MDK? That's the first question.
mateopase said:
Are you on MDK? That's the first question.
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Baseband states I545LWWUAMG6
Build states JDQ39.I545LWWUAMG6
It a smaller local company, so im assuming they must have different firmwares then verizon does on these phones? I dont see MDK or ME7 anywhere on it.
Hello wonderful people!
I have a question for you. I have a Galaxy S4 on US Cellular, rooted, with Team Win recovery and Carbon Rom. On my old S1 and S3, I could run Verizon roms without any issues. However, I've noticed with this phone that i have run roms labeled as being specifically for USC or my phone won't fully boot. It seems like about half of the roms here also have a USC version, but I'd love to be able to run all the roms
Does anyone here know a workaround for this problem?
This information is just from my own experience. Does anyone have any more intelligent insight?
Does anyone know why the S4 is more picky about roms than the S3 was? Is there something that can be unlocked?
brendanvista said:
Does anyone know why the S4 is more picky about roms than the S3 was? Is there something that can be unlocked?
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Bump?
Have you checked the Sprint forums also? I would read around, now that Sprint "owns" USC, things might be better for you over "there"