I recently bought a Cricket Version XT1527 that is not allowed for bootloader unlocking. From what I've read you can flash other signed roms. However, I recently bricked one trying this. I think it is because I started with the 5.1 rom which seems to hose things up. Therefore, two questions before I try this again.
1. Can I flash my locked bootloader cricket to the sim unlocked variant (no carrier) 5.0.2 rom with no problems?
2. When it gets the 5.1 update, will it install without any issues?
Just tried on go phone moto e no dice
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syrkles said:
Just tried on go phone moto e no dice
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was this the 2015 moto e? I didn't think there was a go phone version.
Also, did anything screw up? Did parts of it successfully flash? Or did it just deny everything and stay with stock?
You can't do it. Trying it would likely brick your phone. Look, to flash a Unlocked SIM firmware, you'd need to have your bootloader unlocked, as it'd be a different firmware than yours, and the phone doesn't let you flash alien firmware if your bootloader is unlocked.
For Cricket users, there's no way to flash any firmware other than Cricket one.
puertagustavo99 said:
For Cricket users, there's no way to flash any firmware other than Cricket one.
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Saddest line ever.
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And they make the bootloader unlockable so you CAN'T unlock the SIM, stuff like this should be illegal.
puertagustavo99 said:
And they make the bootloader unlockable so you CAN'T unlock the SIM, stuff like this should be illegal.
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I completely agree. Especially for a prepaid. You already paid for the phone
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I'm going to try and get mine SIM unlocked after a few more months.
https://www.cricketwireless.com/support/apps-and-services/device-unlock/customer/device-unlock.html
embhorn said:
I'm going to try and get mine SIM unlocked after a few more months.
https://www.cricketwireless.com/support/apps-and-services/device-unlock/customer/device-unlock.html
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Nice! Now to just countdown the time
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embhorn said:
I'm going to try and get mine SIM unlocked after a few more months.
https://www.cricketwireless.com/support/apps-and-services/device-unlock/customer/device-unlock.html
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You can an unlock code off eBay for 2-3 bucks
Nitefire77 said:
You can an unlock code off eBay for 2-3 bucks
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any website where to buy unlock code sim of the xt1527 cricket?
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Hi everyone,
I have bought a new Unlocked ( by imei ) ATT ATRIX from ebay. Everything's perfect . I am using it on my country ( in South America ) with my own mobile's carrier. So, my question is.... Once I unlock the bootloader and then flash a new rom ( as cm10 by joker or anything else ) I would like to hear from you guys ( international users like me ) if After flashing a new rom you have to UNLOCK the att carrier like when It was on stock rom. I am afraid of the phone to ask me the unlock code after flashing a new rom for first time .
Thank you guys.
IMEI unlock, especially if done by the original carrier itself (like AT&T) is virtually permanent and irreversible no matter what you do. I called AT&T and they gave me the SIM unlock code for my (american-based) Atrix. After unlocking it with that code I did all sorts of things with the phone (rooted, booted, flashed, wiped, flashed again...) and I never had to so much as even think of the SIM ever being locked. I am also using it outside the US.
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ravilov said:
IMEI unlock, especially if done by the original carrier itself (like AT&T) is virtually permanent and irreversible no matter what you do. I called AT&T and they gave me the SIM unlock code for my (american-based) Atrix. After unlocking it with that code I did all sorts of things with the phone (rooted, booted, flashed, wiped, flashed again...) and I never had to so much as even think of the SIM ever being locked. I am also using it outside the US.
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Well, It wasnt done by the original carrier. The seller did it ( I think he just bought the imei code from anyone and did it by himself ). There shouldnt be a difference, right?
Thank you.
TeoLam said:
Well, It wasnt done by the original carrier. The seller did it ( I think he just bought the imei code from anyone and did it by himself ). There shouldnt be a difference, right?
Thank you.
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No you shouldn't have a problem, I too bought the unlock code from eBay. I am using the phone in India and flashed nearly all the roms out there, even dual booting now, never had to enter the unlock code again.
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harishatrix said:
No you shouldn't have a problem, I too bought the unlock code from eBay. I am using the phone in India and flashed nearly all the roms out there, even dual booting now, never had to enter the unlock code again.
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ravilov said:
IMEI unlock, especially if done by the original carrier itself (like AT&T) is virtually permanent and irreversible no matter what you do. I called AT&T and they gave me the SIM unlock code for my (american-based) Atrix. After unlocking it with that code I did all sorts of things with the phone (rooted, booted, flashed, wiped, flashed again...) and I never had to so much as even think of the SIM ever being locked. I am also using it outside the US.
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Thank you guys
TeoLam said:
Well, It wasnt done by the original carrier. The seller did it ( I think he just bought the imei code from anyone and did it by himself ). There shouldnt be a difference, right?
Thank you.
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Yes, there shouldn't be any.
I bought mine from ebay as well and got it unlocked with code from a ebay seller and it worked as a charm now no problem after repeatedly flashing every week.
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Hey , I just bought(not from store a sch-i545).Im from east europe(Romania) but my sim is working fine even if i get the message non-verizon sim in notification menu.
Is there any risk to update? risks like:cannot use anymore my cosmote sim card.
And how can I find out if the phone is unlocked by factory or the person who sold me the phone unlocked him:-??
What is the baseband in More->About phone?
wolfgrrl said:
What is the baseband in More->About phone?
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Baseband: i545VRUAME7
off:Verizion sell unlocked phones?
nano20able said:
Hey , I just bought(not from store a sch-i545).Im from east europe(Romania) but my sim is working fine even if i get the message non-verizon sim in notification menu.
Is there any risk to update? risks like:cannot use anymore my cosmote sim card.
And how can I find out if the phone is unlocked by factory or the person who sold me the phone unlocked him:-??
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The SCH-I545 is not SIM locked from the factory.
k1mu said:
The SCH-I545 is not SIM locked from the factory.
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So I can update yes?Nothing is gonna change?
nano20able said:
So I can update yes?Nothing is gonna change?
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Yes, you can update, and it'll still accept the non-Verizon SIM. I've seen no indication that Verizon wants to sim-lock these phones.
k1mu said:
Yes, you can update, and it'll still accept the non-Verizon SIM. I've seen no indication that Verizon wants to sim-lock these phones.
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Ok im gonna update ...i hope to work.ty
I've been able to successfully flash CM13 but during setup it says it can't find SIM card. My phone came with 5.1 so it has the proper modem firmware files. It's a Sprint XT1526. I had to revert to a backup of 5.1 to use the phone features.
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I've been able to successfully flash CM13 but during setup it says it can't find SIM card. My phone came with 5.1 so it has the proper modem firmware files. It's a Sprint XT1526. I had to revert to a backup of 5.1 to use the phone features.
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Sprint sim? Did you try toggling radio modes with network app? Just throwing out ideas - haven't run into this with my Sprint branded device using the included sim on ringplus. But that device is on an older resurrection remix build.
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It appears to detect my sprint SIM however I am in Canada and use a different SIM.
EDIT: Changing the preferred network to LTE/GSM/CDMA doesn't stick.
DPyro said:
It appears to detect my sprint SIM however I am in Canada and use a different SIM.
EDIT: Changing the preferred network to LTE/GSM/CDMA doesn't stick.
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Are you sim unlocked? It's my understanding (maybe incorrect) that the Sprint version can be used on gsm outside the US, but you'll need to unlock it with the msc code. I got my msc from Sprint via a help chat online, but you can also get it by signing up for ringplus - they give it to you as part of the sign up process.
I've never had a non us sim to test - did you get a prompt to enter the code when you put in the Canadian sim? I don't know how to force the msc prompt.
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It's not locked and works fine on stock android. Never needed to enter a code. I also unlocked the bootloader and rooted it.
DPyro said:
It's not locked and works fine on stock android. Never needed to enter a code. I also unlocked the bootloader and rooted it.
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Oh, gotcha - a SIM that works fine on Stock ROM doesn't work on CM13. I hope someone else can point you in the right direction - I don't know, as I pretty quickly gave up on my Sprint model (left it to languish as an emergency CDMA phone on ringplus free plan) and picked up the USCellular version to use routinely, as the $40 it cost was way cheaper than my time and frustration with trying to get the Sprint model working on ATT.
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It's not locked and works fine on stock android. Never needed to enter a code. I also unlocked the bootloader and rooted it.
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Hi I'm no one to comment since I don't have the Sprint Variant though I have the unlocked GSM Variant. I have experienced this. Just wait for a while after the first setup. That's what I do and eventually it detects my SIM
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ayush rao said:
Hi I'm no one to comment since I don't have the Sprint Variant though I have the unlocked GSM Variant. I have experienced this. Just wait for a while after the first setup. That's what I do and eventually it detects my SIM
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You mean wait at the SIM not detected on the setup wizard or after setup? I've had the phone on long enough after setup that if it was going to detect it, it should have already.
DPyro said:
You mean wait at the SIM not detected on the setup wizard or after setup? I've had the phone on long enough after setup that if it was going to detect it, it should have already.
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Never mind then though I meant after the setup
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Im having the same issue when flashing CM13 on a xt1526. It runs fine on stock w/ a FP global SIM. @DPyro - were you able to get CM13 on ur xt1526?
Never got it working on CM13 so just used Rogers image.
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Never got it working on CM13 so just used Rogers image.
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Which is this image - can u provide a link? Does it work good on xt1526 with a gsm SIM like the FP global sim? Thanks.
Will the amount of development improve for the G5 in general for all variants?
I believe so, yes
What I'm wondering is how similar the Canadian model is to it. Or how much difference between the h831 and h830 there really could be.
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So how do I get root? Did I miss something?
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ChongoDroid said:
What I'm wondering is how similar the Canadian model is to it. Or how much difference between the h831 and h830 there really could be.
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pretty much the same in hardware.. but the entire bootstack is different. what works for tmobile would not work for H831. H831 is in the same boat as the ATT, Verizon and other locked variants. not possible to use the tmobile bootstack on non-tmo phones either.
cenwesi said:
So how do I get root? Did I miss something?
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apparently.. check out the tmobile g5 development section.. there's a TOT made that flashes TWRP on your devices.. works as long as you unlock the bootloader thru fastboot first.
Can some one send me the link to the t mobile lg g5 flash twrp please
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cenwesi said:
So how do I get root? Did I miss something?
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xXCoolGuYXx said:
Can some one send me the link to the t mobile lg g5 flash twrp please
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Here you go guys http://forum.xda-developers.com/tmobile-lg-g5/development/root-h830-t3384526/page12
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pretty much the same in hardware.. but the entire bootstack is different. what works for tmobile would not work for H831. H831 is in the same boat as the ATT, Verizon and other locked variants. not possible to use the tmobile bootstack on non-tmo phones either.
apparently.. check out the tmobile g5 development section.. there's a TOT made that flashes TWRP on your devices.. works as long as you unlock the bootloader thru fastboot first.
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@autoprime any hep for us? We've H850 EUA but still bootloader is not unlockable
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Here you go guys http://forum.xda-developers.com/tmobile-lg-g5/development/root-h830-t3384526/page12
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Thanks you know I try google this and nothing came up .
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Black_Eyes said:
@autoprime any hep for us? We've H850 EUA but still bootloader is not unlockable
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for EU H850 devices that do not pass through LG's Bootloader Unlock Developer page... the only hope is for you all to contact LG and continuing to contact/complain until they either give you a valid reason why some H850 EU variants do not work when 95% of them do... and hopefully they will add your variant/buyer-type to the unlock program officially.
I'm about to get the Nord N200 (T-Mobile) and I'm wondering if flashing the rom made by OnePlus will void my warranty.
Yes, just unlocking the bootloader loses your phone warranty (It also depends on the store)
If you have the T-Mobile variant, then using the MSM Tools will will return it to factory condition, including it's bootloader being locked. So you shouldn't have too much of an issue with the warranty.
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If you have the T-Mobile variant, then using the MSM Tools will will return it to factory condition, including it's bootloader being locked. So you shouldn't have too much of an issue with the warranty.
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Okay, thanks!
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If you have the T-Mobile variant, then using the MSM Tools will will return it to factory condition, including it's bootloader being locked. So you shouldn't have too much of an issue with the warranty.
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oh wait if I use this: https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/...l-to-restore-your-device-to-oxygenos.4324431/
will it turn my device to the unlocked rom or tmobile rom?
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oh wait if I use this: https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/...l-to-restore-your-device-to-oxygenos.4324431/
will it turn my device to the unlocked rom or tmobile rom?
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t-mobile. it will only work on t-mobile variants, and will return it to stock factory for a t-mobile variant.
justauserthatusesaphone said:
oh wait if I use this: https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/...l-to-restore-your-device-to-oxygenos.4324431/
will it turn my device to the unlocked rom or tmobile rom?
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t-mobile. it will only work on t-mobile variants, and will return it to stock factory for a t-mobile variant.
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I can confirm this works. It's also handy to use the msm tool for the tmo 2127 variant if you run into issues installing roms. The 2127 can be a bit finicky and different.
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t-mobile. it will only work on t-mobile variants, and will return it to stock factory for a t-mobile variant.
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wait, I don't really get what you mean.
Do you mean that It'll return my device to the oneplus unlocked variant, or just tmobile?
justauserthatusesaphone said:
wait, I don't really get what you mean.
Do you mean that It'll return my device to the oneplus unlocked variant, or just tmobile?
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If you have a T-Mobile/MetroPCS device, it will return it to factory condition. The MSM Tool is much more thorough in this than the inbuilt factory reset.
If you have the unlocked variant, the MSM Tool will not work on your phone at all, you'll get an error message.