I'm receiving the AT&T Tribute GoPhone on Tuesday that I bought online on Black Friday from Walmart for only $40, and I'm wondering if anyone knows of a way to root this device? It's made by Huawei and it has tons of Huawei and AT&T bloatware apps that I'd like to remove. My previous phone was also an AT&T GoPhone (Avail 2), and I successfully rooted it with no problems, but the Tribute is a brand new phone and is running 4.4.3 KitKat. Any help with this would be greatly appreciated. Also looking for a case and a screen protector for it, but like I said before, it's a new device so I don't expect to find those for at least a few weeks.
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Hi,
I'm thinking of buying a TMobile G2 during the Black Friday sale in the US. I want to unlock it and use it in India. Can this be done? If yes, how difficult and expensive is the process?
Any help in this regard is much appreciated.
I heard that T-mobile will only launch the handset (Galaxy S2) in June. I have found some deals on PhonesUnlimited (contract deals website) and i found a perfect offer on T-mobile. So im wondering if i order it now will i get it now or do i have to wait all the way till june?
Thanks
kar111 said:
I heard that T-mobile will only launch the handset (Galaxy S2) in June. I have found some deals on PhonesUnlimited (contract deals website) and i found a perfect offer on T-mobile. So im wondering if i order it now will i get it now or do i have to wait all the way till june?
Thanks
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I'm not sure about PhonesUnlimited but it's common for third party sellers to bundle contracts with unbranded/unlocked phones. If you wait until June for the T-Mobile version it will be network locked and have their own branding. Not a plus for me.
mobiles.co.uk phones are always unbranded and you can £50 back with Quidco.
So i can buy it right without worries?
As long you know the seller is legit you won't have any probs.
Ok, thanks everyone
I decided to go with phones4u instead as they have a better deal and i know they are credible
As of now, im in the market for a NEW phone, off contract under $100
Currently i am using a CLIQ from the states. The problem with this phone is that in canada, the 3G on bell and rogers works on the same radios as AT&T,and therefore my phone only works with 2g.
I am on prepaid with speakout mobile(10$ for 2500 texts, 10$ for unlimited data) and it can access 3G AND 4G data on the rogers network, but as my phone can only use 2g i see no point in keeping it.
Now that its boxing day time i start looking through my flyers and i see a LG Optimus One for about 60$ and a INQ Cloud Touch for 90$ and im debating both of them. These are both on telus prepaid and need to be unlocked..
Now, i was wondering which phone would be better to buy?
The INQ Or the LG? Or is there another phones in that price range i should buy?
The INQ has a larger screen and a better camera with a greater visual appeal, but the LG has a huge Dev community with many roms, and it is cheaper.
So, i was wondering which phone would be a better buy? Im leaning towards the LG because of its rootablility and because i like [URL="http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1408952"This ROM.[/URL]
Furthermore, i am wondering if there is a way with ABD or something like that to carrier unlock the Optimus one and be able to use it with another SIM. or would i have to do it the "Old fashioned way" and buy the unlock code?
Thanks for all the help
Hey, I have been looking into the different versions of this phone and have decided that the micro sd slot in the AT&T version is best feature that separates each of them. Does anyone know how how I can get my hands on this phone in Canada? Any online retailers accepting preorders for this phone yet?
I think it's only available for pre-order at att.com, but I think they only ship to USA
Rogers will be releasing the optimus g up in canada http://mobilesyrup.com/2012/10/15/r...g-optimus-g-will-be-available-early-november/
I am on att. I want the LG g5 . I'm not going to buy the att version. It seems the tmobile and the international models get most of the root love. With your experiences what model should I be looking at being on att?
It's way too early. You best wait until they actually come out with root. If they ever do.
T-Mobile is very tricky with their SIM unlock requests too. So unless you know someone you trust who can buy a G5, keep it on their account for however long T-Mobile wants it on the account to allow for an unlock (40 days? I've heard different things), you should investigate the international SIM unlocked ones.
Exactly @waylo
I've been looking at this offer since it is comparable in price (and better than some) to any us carrier variant:
http://www.handtec.co.uk/lg-g5-smartphone-free-b-o-h3-headphones-worth-149-99.html
If I remember correctly it comes to ≈ $672 USD after a $18 FedEx 2-3 day shipping charge(w/full tracking) and $1 import fee.
Plus they include the b&o headphones and many EU buyers are reporting receiving LG branded headphones along with the b&o var!
And don't forget lg will provide extra battery with charging dock for all who buy b4 the 17th!