First off, thanks for tolerating this somewhat noobish post, but I've searched through almost the whole internet trying to find answers.
Alright, so here's the dealio.
Sprint Galaxy Note 3. UICC unlocked via idoneapp, then used on domestic T-Mobile through GCF settings. I want to enable more bands as described in the following links: here and here.
I get as far as Step 9 in the second link. Then, I go to select a port, and it's not there. OK, so I uncheck the "diagnostic port only" check box, and select COM12 which is what my phone is on. No big deal, right? So I go to read/backup my NV and I start it; it only gets to 12% and says "Could not Communicate in Diagnostic Mode"
That's it. I've tried different USB ports, different USB cables, other USB modes on the phone, I even have a custom kernel. I really hope it's something obvious that I'm doing wrong instead of something that's a niche error.
Thanks, guys.
I ended up being able to read the LTE bands with DFS and write them with QXDM. The only thing is that there is no LTE/GSM/UMTS mode on the phone, so it's either LTE/CDMA or GSM/UMTS for now until I figure out if I can flash some other ROM to it to let it use the other bands, cause right now it only wants to look at band 25.
So I've been trying to flash the N900T MI7 modem/baseband on my N900P but I can never get it to flash in Odin. I've been able to put the modem and non-hlos in flash able zips and flash those but it never shows up. I've also tried to dd the files directly but that doesn't work either. Ideas?
I am impressed it's not bricked yet.
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Same issue
BlockOfDynamite said:
First off, thanks for tolerating this somewhat noobish post, but I've searched through almost the whole internet trying to find answers.
Alright, so here's the dealio.
Sprint Galaxy Note 3. UICC unlocked via idoneapp, then used on domestic T-Mobile through GCF settings. I want to enable more bands as described in the following links: here and here.
I get as far as Step 9 in the second link. Then, I go to select a port, and it's not there. OK, so I uncheck the "diagnostic port only" check box, and select COM12 which is what my phone is on. No big deal, right? So I go to read/backup my NV and I start it; it only gets to 12% and says "Could not Communicate in Diagnostic Mode"
That's it. I've tried different USB ports, different USB cables, other USB modes on the phone, I even have a custom kernel. I really hope it's something obvious that I'm doing wrong instead of something that's a niche error.
Thanks, guys.
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I am facing same issue regarding back up nv at 12%
vipsy6 said:
I am facing same issue regarding back up nv at 12%
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So basically what happened was I found a couple other tools to do what I wanted. First was DFS tool. This works well, because it can both read and write bands to the nv of the phone. I forget what the second was, but it could both read and write the raw value of any given value in the nvram. I'll have to dig through my stuff again if you want to know what the second program was. The fact of the matter is that I was never able to get it working right. The phone always looked at band 25 LTE no matter what bands I turned on/off of the phone.
another ?
BlockOfDynamite said:
So basically what happened was I found a couple other tools to do what I wanted. First was DFS tool. This works well, because it can both read and write bands to the nv of the phone. I forget what the second was, but it could both read and write the raw value of any given value in the nvram. I'll have to dig through my stuff again if you want to know what the second program was. The fact of the matter is that I was never able to get it working right. The phone always looked at band 25 LTE no matter what bands I turned on/off of the phone.
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Please let me know second program
BlockOfDynamite said:
First off, thanks for tolerating this somewhat noobish post, but I've searched through almost the whole internet trying to find answers.
Alright, so here's the dealio.
Sprint Galaxy Note 3. UICC unlocked via idoneapp, then used on domestic T-Mobile through GCF settings. I want to enable more bands as described in the following links: here and here.
I get as far as Step 9 in the second link. Then, I go to select a port, and it's not there. OK, so I uncheck the "diagnostic port only" check box, and select COM12 which is what my phone is on. No big deal, right? So I go to read/backup my NV and I start it; it only gets to 12% and says "Could not Communicate in Diagnostic Mode"
That's it. I've tried different USB ports, different USB cables, other USB modes on the phone, I even have a custom kernel. I really hope it's something obvious that I'm doing wrong instead of something that's a niche error.
Thanks, guys.
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hi
how did you connect QPST to your phone? i can't do it,
installed QPST under windows 7, QDXM and kies, but in QPST configuration i get "No Phone" when added new port
walidham said:
hi
how did you connect QPST to your phone? i can't do it,
installed QPST under windows 7, QDXM and kies, but in QPST configuration i get "No Phone" when added new port
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I never did get QPST to connect to my phone. I think I was able to get it to see the phone at some point, but it would never read anything from it or write anything to it. The program always froze up or something when I tried that. If I could remember the second program I used, I'd share it with you all, but for the life of me, I can't think of it.
Edit: Oh hey, the two programs I used are RIGHT IN MY SECOND POST. lol. Yeah, use DFS tool to read the NV and QXDM to write the NV. It'll save you a whole lot of trouble over doing stuff with QPST.
BlockOfDynamite said:
I never did get QPST to connect to my phone. I think I was able to get it to see the phone at some point, but it would never read anything from it or write anything to it. The program always froze up or something when I tried that. If I could remember the second program I used, I'd share it with you all, but for the life of me, I can't think of it.
Edit: Oh hey, the two programs I used are RIGHT IN MY SECOND POST. lol. Yeah, use DFS tool to read the NV and QXDM to write the NV. It'll save you a whole lot of trouble over doing stuff with QPST.
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Hi
Yes i used only DFS tools and it work fine, also and changed my Bands 4G and 3G to work in Europe with Spint N900P phone,
3G work fine but not 4G, i will install custom Rom and see if it will work.
walidham said:
Hi
Yes i used only DFS tools and it work fine, also and changed my Bands 4G and 3G to work in Europe with Spint N900P phone,
3G work fine but not 4G, i will install custom Rom and see if it will work.
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Well, 3G will work fine without changing anything anyway. All of the bands are already enabled. 4G is the issue.
BlockOfDynamite said:
Well, 3G will work fine without changing anything anyway. All of the bands are already enabled. 4G is the issue.
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Yes 4G is the big pb, i found that DFS Tools write 3G bands but for LTE, the issue is in BC Config Div, need SPC code
i tried to find SPC /MSL code but no chance
I will install SPR-N900PVPUBMJ4 rom and after SPR-N900PVPUBMJ3 modem and use DSF tools to set it 000000
hope i will work
walidham said:
Yes 4G is the big pb, i found that DFS Tools write 3G bands but for LTE, the issue is in BC Config Div, need SPC code
i tried to find SPC /MSL code but no chance
I will install SPR-N900PVPUBMJ4 rom and after SPR-N900PVPUBMJ3 modem and use DSF tools to set it 000000
hope i will work
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Flash the MI3 (that's emm eye three) modem and then use the app included in the zip file to find the MSL code. Here's a link to the zip file: http://bit.ly/1oZDO9t
I was not aware that you could change the MSL code with DFS tools. At least I have a Verizon Note 3 now, so I have a lot more LTE bands than the Sprint version does (although I don't care all that much; I think I may switch to the Nexus 6 soon). But yeah, try the stuff in the zip file from the link, and you should be able to
Find your MSL code
Unlock your phone internationally
Use hidden menus
Most of all, have fun! I know for sure this can be very very frustrating a lot of the time, but if you don't have fun, then I don't think there's much profit in trying stuff like this. Good luck!
BlockOfDynamite said:
Flash the MI3 (that's emm eye three) modem and then use the app included in the zip file to find the MSL code. Here's a link to the zip file: http://bit.ly/1oZDO9t
I was not aware that you could change the MSL code with DFS tools. At least I have a Verizon Note 3 now, so I have a lot more LTE bands than the Sprint version does (although I don't care all that much; I think I may switch to the Nexus 6 soon). But yeah, try the stuff in the zip file from the link, and you should be able to
Find your MSL code
Unlock your phone internationally
Use hidden menus
Most of all, have fun! I know for sure this can be very very frustrating a lot of the time, but if you don't have fun, then I don't think there's much profit in trying stuff like this. Good luck!
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After many try, finaly i get my MSL code (24 hours).
I have downgrad my phone to 4.4.2, and install custom rom Galaxy-Note-fre3-2.26,
and after using adb and logcat i got my code.
Now how can i activate it for internationally ? i have added all LTE band (3,7,20) but still H+
I will try with QXDM, but i have windows 10 and give me error acces denied.
walidham said:
After many try, finaly i get my MSL code (24 hours).
I have downgrad my phone to 4.4.2, and install custom rom Galaxy-Note-fre3-2.26,
and after using adb and logcat i got my code.
Now how can i activate it for internationally ? i have added all LTE band (3,7,20) but still H+
I will try with QXDM, but i have windows 10 and give me error acces denied.
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I just did it with my Verizon Note 3 on Windows 10, so I know it's not a Windows 10 issue. Also, QPST seemed to work with my Verizon phone but not my Sprint phone. Weird. Make sure you're running QXDM as administrator. Also, I unlocked all of the LTE bands in this way but I can't seem to get LTE from my GSM sim card, even by going into the service mode and enabling all LTE bands.
BlockOfDynamite said:
I just did it with my Verizon Note 3 on Windows 10, so I know it's not a Windows 10 issue. Also, QPST seemed to work with my Verizon phone but not my Sprint phone. Weird. Make sure you're running QXDM as administrator. Also, I unlocked all of the LTE bands in this way but I can't seem to get LTE from my GSM sim card, even by going into the service mode and enabling all LTE bands.
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Yes; for LTE i found in hiddn menu, that they use Tri Bands (25, 26 & 41), so for others bands will not work.
I don't know how i can disable this and force it to use bands 3, 7 20.
walidham said:
Yes; for LTE i found in hiddn menu, that they use Tri Bands (25, 26 & 41), so for others bands will not work.
I don't know how i can disable this and force it to use bands 3, 7 20.
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I honestly couldn't tell you, and I'm not sure how much help I'm going to be in general. I've tried it on both of my Note 3 phones but have had no confirmed success. Sprint especially is the one carrier that sticks out like a sore thumb, and by association, so do their phones. I've had plenty of frustration on that front, that's for sure.
BlockOfDynamite said:
I honestly couldn't tell you, and I'm not sure how much help I'm going to be in general. I've tried it on both of my Note 3 phones but have had no confirmed success. Sprint especially is the one carrier that sticks out like a sore thumb, and by association, so do their phones. I've had plenty of frustration on that front, that's for sure.
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Thanks for your help,
Just one question if have any idea for it
can i install Firmware N9005 using PIT file for N90005 in N900P?
Because when i received my phone(from china) , the first time i see that BaseBand version is for n9005 and phone name n900 but in download mode i see n900p
i think chines have a method to do it
walidham said:
Thanks for your help,
Just one question if have any idea for it
can i install Firmware N9005 using PIT file for N90005 in N900P?
Because when i received my phone(from china) , the first time i see that BaseBand version is for n9005 and phone name n900 but in download mode i see n900p
i think chines have a method to do it
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Maybe. Really they have a method to do anything I would advise against trying to do that, although I'm not sure what harm it could do if you can still get back into download mode. I've tried flashing different versions' firmware to the N900P with no success.
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Ok folks. If you are like me, you searched all over the web didnt find a definitive answer on how to go about getting your HTC rezound to Pageplus.
I bought a used Rezound. It came with NO Verizon SIM card. No software updates to it. I read a lot, sounded like getting to the latest stock was a good idea as it usually fixes issues. Well, I promptly updated to the leaked global ICS rom. Go the rom from android police dated Aug 15.
So my rezound had locked stock global ICS rom, no SIM card. Here is how i flashed it to pageplus. Please follow the steps as mentioned, as i have stumbled too many times and got it working.
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Not a must but...
1. Dont upgrade your phone to ICS rom if you dont want to root your phone. As ICS blocks APN updates. Meaning if you need 3g on pageplus or any other carrier and you dont want to root your phone, dont upgrade. If you dont mind rooting your phone, you can just ignore this warning.
Requirements:
MIN and MDN Information:
You can get MIN and MDN by calling pageplus or follow steps below.
goto http://www.kittywireless.com/pageplus/phonestatusform.html
right at the bottom you can enter email and phone number. You will get an email with MIN and MDN information.
OS Requirement:
Windows 7 64bit or 32bit. No support for Linux, Mac or XP(??).
Software you will need:
1. HTC Sync http://www.htc.com/us/support/htc-rezound-verizon/software-updates.
2. HTC Diag drivers. You can download from below.
3. QPST. http://conflipper.com/Software/QPST_2.7_366.rar
4. CDMA Workshop. You need the full version. Demo is not useful. There is an old 2.7 cracked version floating around in the web. That will do the job.
Steps to follow:
1. Install HTC Sync. This software will install HTC Sync and HTC Drivers. All you are looking for is HTC Drivers. So, as soon as installation is complete you can uninstall HTC Sync alone. They have seperate uninstallers.
2. Install HTC Diag drivers. Now, i hope you have access to Windows 7. These drivers didnt install in XP for me. it could work for you.
This step is crucial, without these drivers installed you wont be able to do anything.
i. Connect your phone to PC.
ii. Just leave it on charge mode. The HTC drivers you installed in previous step should recognize the phone.
iii. Goto the dialer in phone. dial ##3424. press call. This should put the phone in DM mode.
iv. Win 7 will try to find the drivers and fail. If you open the device manager (or short cut just run devmgmt.msc), you should see the
2 devices with no drivers. HTC DIAG and HTC DIAG 9K.
v. double click on HTC Diag and click upgrade drivers. You need to manually upgrade the drivers..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=697487 This guide does a very good job. I dont want to repeat it. You can look at it if you are stuck. Just look at the driver installation part alone.
vi. Just ignore the HTC Diag 9k for now.
3. You have done a major step already. (I got stuck on step 2 for quiet sometime.). Install cdma workshop(CDMAWS). This software will trip anti-virus software(AV). So, just turn-off AV( or add CDMAWS in your AV's exclusion list). Apparently CDMAWS does use the virus technique to work but it is not malicious.
i. connect the phone to PC and dial ##3424 for DM mode. Find out which COM port your phone is using to connect.
ii. start CDMAWS. Select the COM port you phone uses. click connect. These should be in the topline of the GUI.
iii. if you are connected. The status bar at the bottom of window should indicate it. If everything is fine, click read(it should be next to connect/disconnect button). If everything is working so far, lots of empty spaces will be populated with data.
iv. switch to the Security tab. look for a spc button. enter "000000" in the text box above it(dont include quotes). This is the password for EPST. click spc -> spc send. you should see a pop-up saying phone unlocked. (if you are using this guide for Sprint phones, you need to obtain this password). Verizon just leaves it unlocked.
v. goto 'other' tab. look for RU-IM. click on the drop-down box. Select "NV-only". This option will be present only in full version.
vi. if you have not downloaded the attachment on this post, do it now. Now focus your attention on PRL box in the same tab as in step v.
PRL stands for preferred raoming list. I have attached 2 prl files. For me the 51720-evdo.prl gave roaming sign. I used 52711.prl, it worked fine. Click on write and choose 52711.prl from you download directory. It should write, the information to your phone.
vii. next switch to NAM tab. Enter the MIN you got from the email you got from kitty wireless (link is provided above). You can also get that info from pageplus by calling. MDN is nothing but your cell number. Enter that in dir or directory text box. click write.
4. you are done with CDMAWS. you can reboot your phone. At this point, if you havent changed ESN with pageplus do so now. You can do ESN change through online chat at pageplus website. It is free.
5. If you see roaming sign on your rezound, you need to use a different PRL. Roaming is indicated by a small triangle above the signal bars. start CDMAWS and select a different PRL file to write to your phone(steps 3(i) - 3(vi)). If everything is fine, from you rezound, call *22890 to program your phone. You can also use *22801 to program. if after a short pause it says unable to program your phone. It failed to program. Make sure you followed all the steps. If after a long pause it says unable to program. you have succeeded in getting the phone registered with pageplus. Now you should have your phone working for Voice and SMS/texting.
6. Take a deep breath and pat yourself, you have achieved a major step. Now to program 3g part. As i said before, if you are having locked stock ICS rom, you wont be able to go further. ICS doesn't let changing APNs. GB is fine with changing APNs. I havent rooted my ICS. i am just happy with a working Voice and SMS for my needs. Wifi satisfies my need.
7. Fire up QPST configuration.
i. Click on "Add New Port..." Select the port your device is on. It should be same as in CDMAWS.
ii. On the next screen highlight your device.
iii. Click on "Start Clients--Service Programming"
iv. Click 'Read From phone" When the prompt pops up click "OK"
v. Now tab over to "M.IP"
vi. In the drop down below that says simple ip+Mobi change that to "Simple IP"
vii. Now double click on "Profile 2"
viii.In the "NAI" section put your phone [email protected]
ix. In the "tetheredNAI" section put your phone [email protected]
x. For the IP Address put 255 all the way across for the last two sections and leave the 0's in the first section and Click OK
xi. Now click on "PPP config"
xii. Click "Um"
xiii. In the box that says "User ID", Enter your phone [email protected]
xiv. Click in the box that says "Tethered NAI", Enter your phone [email protected]
xv. Click in the box that says "Password", Enter "vzw"
xvi. Click the "AN" tab, User ID is your phone [email protected] and Password is "vzw"
xvii. Click "write to phone"
8. Power your phone down then reboot it.
9. i. Connect to wifi
ii. Open market
iii. Search for "APN Backup and Restore" and install. If you have GB, this will work on it own. Now if you have a rooted ICS, you can use Titanium Backup pro to run this system app. ICS allows system apps to modify APNs.
iv. Open APN and click Backup APN's
v. Now put your phone in "airplane mode"
vi. Click "delete apn's"
vii. Click "restore apn"
viii. Select page plus apn from below
ix. Disable Airplane Mode
x. Reboot
And thats it your fully flashed with MMS, Talk, Text, 3G
Credit goes to lots of folks. Mainly to Nevell, techwerkz, folks at howard forums and scores of others who are not mentioned.
Hope this helps a few folks.
Great guide.
hey guys, im kinda new to this and im planning to switch from VM to PP. I am plannng to buy the HTC Rezound. When i buy it, do i have to buy the contract version or the "month to month" version on the verizon site?? And does this tutorial actually work? Can anyone confirm it? And i dont care about 3g or 4g so i just want talk and text/
vwade79 said:
hey guys, im kinda new to this and im planning to switch from VM to PP. I am plannng to buy the HTC Rezound. When i buy it, do i have to buy the contract version or the "month to month" version on the verizon site?? And does this tutorial actually work? Can anyone confirm it? And i dont care about 3g or 4g so i just want talk and text/
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Im thinking of selling mine soon. PM me if your interested.
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I got 3G data working on stock ICS 4.0.3.605.1
To make it work you need to write all necessary settings to the 9K port as well. The tricky part is that QPST will not work and you have to use full paid version of CDMA Workshop or DFS (free version is ok) instead.
Repeat steps 3 and 4 of javamaan's guide for port 9k and use DFS for step 7.
Go to Programming/Data. Fill all fields in PAP, PPP, HDR AN, HDR AN Long and HDR AN PPP boxes. Set HDR SCP force AT config to RevA_MFPA. Uncheck eHRPD enabled. Go to Mobile IP and set NAI to [email protected].
When writing, make sure that it actually writes the data. Enable full logging and see if green "nv item written ok" messages appear. Ignore offline-d errors.
For more detailed instructions, see this cricket flashing guide.
You also need to have any sim card inserted to enable Mobile network Off/On switch in settings and get rid of the annoying message on the lock screen.
APN settings have no effect in CDMA mode. I've never touched APN menu and data works just fine.
The only thing it might be necessary is MMS, but I've never bothered to set it up.
Hello all,
For the life of me, I can't get sms or 3g to work. I've gone over this tutorial over and backwards and even did the cricket tut.
My rezound is on GB. I downgraded it with the official, stock, OTA or what ever you want to call it GB. I'm rooted but not custom ROM. I just got rid of the bloatware.
I have PPC service. Thanks, that part was great! There is a "write" line missing in the RU IM part, but I figured it out. Voice and simple text work but no sms. I even copied my wife's apn from her cell, but still, no go.
OK, done with my rant. Just had to let it out. So my steps:
in QPST - wrote everything to 8K as stated above, to the "t"
-I did come up with an error, but checked it in DFS and everything was there.
in DFS - wrote everything to 9k as stated above, to the "t"
Found the apn file from another thread because it is missing in this one. Did a restore, and.....nothing.
Found the apn settings from another site and entered it in manually......nothing.
Copied my wife's apn settings...nothing.
Made myself a drink...at least I have a good buzz going...check my phone...nothing...DOHHH!
What do I do now???
Cheers!
AsianCajun said:
Hello all,
For the life of me, I can't get sms or 3g to work.
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As already mentioned above, forget about the APNs! They are not used for CDMA mode (except MMS). Until you have 3G data, just leave the default VZWINTERNET APN as it is.
You don't need to downgrade to GingerBread. I've done everything on ICS 4.0.3.605.1, but 4.0.3.605.2 should work as well.
Make sure you've actually written everything to both ports. Especially 9K port. Read back and check if all values are there (except passwords that can't be read). Read PRL and make sure that version is 51720.
Post your screenshots of DFS after you read the data (NAM/PRL, Data and MobileIP pages).
OK, I wrote the prl over again and opened up DFS and wrote to nam1 and nam2.
Well, I was able to get it to work. I put ics back on, updated to one of the newer prl's and put a sim chip. I'm not sure what did the trick, but my bet is on the chip. note* I used an old at&t sim chip that I had laying around. I still get the warning on the lock scene, but that doesn't bother me. Thanks again to those who made these tuts.
Cheers
Im getting close to getting my Rez up on PP,... (deleted)
EDIT: Thanks so much for this thread, Im well on my way, with a few bumps along the way while I learn the software and phone. was stuck at step 5 til I realized you did the programming and dont need the #22890. with or w/o my new sim, I can make & receive calls/texts. Im barred from the ota programming by the phone.
Now I'm figuring out qpst as to why it doesnt show profile 2, just a single profile (0). So I dont know if I should modify that profile 0... And I need to get rid of the error message re the 4g activation. So i'm a little ways from having any data functioning... going to bed, sleepy and cross-eyed...
"Activating your phone..."
In the lock screen, how do you remove the irritating "Activating your phone..." message. I have everything working except MMS, but I don't care about it, I just want the stupid notification gone.
I also have an LTE card installed. I had remotesquaD flash it for me...
HTC Rezound on PagePlus no 3G data
javamaan said:
Ok folks. If you are like me, you searched all over the web didnt find a definitive answer on how to go about getting your HTC rezound to Pageplus.
I bought a used Rezound. It came with NO Verizon SIM card. No software updates to it. I read a lot, sounded like getting to the latest stock was a good idea as it usually fixes issues. Well, I promptly updated to the leaked global ICS rom. Go the rom from android police dated Aug 15.
So my rezound had locked stock global ICS rom, no SIM card. Here is how i flashed it to pageplus. Please follow the steps as mentioned, as i have stumbled too many times and got it working.
================================
Not a must but...
1. Dont upgrade your phone to ICS rom if you dont want to root your phone. As ICS blocks APN updates. Meaning if you need 3g on pageplus or any other carrier and you dont want to root your phone, dont upgrade. If you dont mind rooting your phone, you can just ignore this warning.
Requirements:
MIN and MDN Information:
You can get MIN and MDN by calling pageplus or follow steps below.
goto http://www.kittywireless.com/pageplus/phonestatusform.html
right at the bottom you can enter email and phone number. You will get an email with MIN and MDN information.
OS Requirement:
Windows 7 64bit or 32bit. No support for Linux, Mac or XP(??).
Software you will need:
1. HTC Sync http://www.htc.com/us/support/htc-rezound-verizon/software-updates.
2. HTC Diag drivers. You can download from below.
3. QPST. http://conflipper.com/Software/QPST_2.7_366.rar
4. CDMA Workshop. You need the full version. Demo is not useful. There is an old 2.7 cracked version floating around in the web. That will do the job.
Steps to follow:
1. Install HTC Sync. This software will install HTC Sync and HTC Drivers. All you are looking for is HTC Drivers. So, as soon as installation is complete you can uninstall HTC Sync alone. They have seperate uninstallers.
2. Install HTC Diag drivers. Now, i hope you have access to Windows 7. These drivers didnt install in XP for me. it could work for you.
This step is crucial, without these drivers installed you wont be able to do anything.
i. Connect your phone to PC.
ii. Just leave it on charge mode. The HTC drivers you installed in previous step should recognize the phone.
iii. Goto the dialer in phone. dial ##3424. press call. This should put the phone in DM mode.
iv. Win 7 will try to find the drivers and fail. If you open the device manager (or short cut just run devmgmt.msc), you should see the
2 devices with no drivers. HTC DIAG and HTC DIAG 9K.
v. double click on HTC Diag and click upgrade drivers. You need to manually upgrade the drivers..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=697487 This guide does a very good job. I dont want to repeat it. You can look at it if you are stuck. Just look at the driver installation part alone.
vi. Just ignore the HTC Diag 9k for now.
3. You have done a major step already. (I got stuck on step 2 for quiet sometime.). Install cdma workshop(CDMAWS). This software will trip anti-virus software(AV). So, just turn-off AV( or add CDMAWS in your AV's exclusion list). Apparently CDMAWS does use the virus technique to work but it is not malicious.
i. connect the phone to PC and dial ##3424 for DM mode. Find out which COM port your phone is using to connect.
ii. start CDMAWS. Select the COM port you phone uses. click connect. These should be in the topline of the GUI.
iii. if you are connected. The status bar at the bottom of window should indicate it. If everything is fine, click read(it should be next to connect/disconnect button). If everything is working so far, lots of empty spaces will be populated with data.
iv. switch to the Security tab. look for a spc button. enter "000000" in the text box above it(dont include quotes). This is the password for EPST. click spc -> spc send. you should see a pop-up saying phone unlocked. (if you are using this guide for Sprint phones, you need to obtain this password). Verizon just leaves it unlocked.
v. goto 'other' tab. look for RU-IM. click on the drop-down box. Select "NV-only". This option will be present only in full version.
vi. if you have not downloaded the attachment on this post, do it now. Now focus your attention on PRL box in the same tab as in step v.
PRL stands for preferred raoming list. I have attached 2 prl files. For me the 51720-evdo.prl gave roaming sign. I used 52711.prl, it worked fine. Click on write and choose 52711.prl from you download directory. It should write, the information to your phone.
vii. next switch to NAM tab. Enter the MIN you got from the email you got from kitty wireless (link is provided above). You can also get that info from pageplus by calling. MDN is nothing but your cell number. Enter that in dir or directory text box. click write.
4. you are done with CDMAWS. you can reboot your phone. At this point, if you havent changed ESN with pageplus do so now. You can do ESN change through online chat at pageplus website. It is free.
5. If you see roaming sign on your rezound, you need to use a different PRL. Roaming is indicated by a small triangle above the signal bars. start CDMAWS and select a different PRL file to write to your phone(steps 3(i) - 3(vi)). If everything is fine, from you rezound, call *22890 to program your phone. You can also use *22801 to program. if after a short pause it says unable to program your phone. It failed to program. Make sure you followed all the steps. If after a long pause it says unable to program. you have succeeded in getting the phone registered with pageplus. Now you should have your phone working for Voice and SMS/texting.
6. Take a deep breath and pat yourself, you have achieved a major step. Now to program 3g part. As i said before, if you are having locked stock ICS rom, you wont be able to go further. ICS doesn't let changing APNs. GB is fine with changing APNs. I havent rooted my ICS. i am just happy with a working Voice and SMS for my needs. Wifi satisfies my need.
7. Fire up QPST configuration.
i. Click on "Add New Port..." Select the port your device is on. It should be same as in CDMAWS.
ii. On the next screen highlight your device.
iii. Click on "Start Clients--Service Programming"
iv. Click 'Read From phone" When the prompt pops up click "OK"
v. Now tab over to "M.IP"
vi. In the drop down below that says simple ip+Mobi change that to "Simple IP"
vii. Now double click on "Profile 2"
viii.In the "NAI" section put your phone [email protected]
ix. In the "tetheredNAI" section put your phone [email protected]
x. For the IP Address put 255 all the way across for the last two sections and leave the 0's in the first section and Click OK
xi. Now click on "PPP config"
xii. Click "Um"
xiii. In the box that says "User ID", Enter your phone [email protected]
xiv. Click in the box that says "Tethered NAI", Enter your phone [email protected]
xv. Click in the box that says "Password", Enter "vzw"
xvi. Click the "AN" tab, User ID is your phone [email protected] and Password is "vzw"
xvii. Click "write to phone"
8. Power your phone down then reboot it.
9. i. Connect to wifi
ii. Open market
iii. Search for "APN Backup and Restore" and install. If you have GB, this will work on it own. Now if you have a rooted ICS, you can use Titanium Backup pro to run this system app. ICS allows system apps to modify APNs.
iv. Open APN and click Backup APN's
v. Now put your phone in "airplane mode"
vi. Click "delete apn's"
vii. Click "restore apn"
viii. Select page plus apn from below
ix. Disable Airplane Mode
x. Reboot
And thats it your fully flashed with MMS, Talk, Text, 3G
Credit goes to lots of folks. Mainly to Nevell, techwerkz, folks at howard forums and scores of others who are not mentioned.
Hope this helps a few folks.
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Hello everyone, I am new to this forum and first thing I want to do is thank everyone for their time and effort of putting the useful information on this forum! Also thanks to javamaan, I have been able to activate my HTC Rezound (previously on Verizon) on PagePlus. I have the following working: Talk, TXT, MMS, and 1X data. But no matter what I do, (spent over a week on this now, no kidding) I can't get 3G working.
I have the original Verizon 4GLTE sim card installed.
I am S-OFF, rooted, running leaked android 4.0.3 (4.03.605.3). (QPST is only good for 8K port)
I use mostly CDMAWS 3.8.7 demo and DFS 4.0.0.5 to manipulate data.
I write same data values to 8K and 9K ports, to NAM1 and NAM2.
Could it have something to do with HA and AAA shared secret values? some say leave it blank, some say 'vzw' (in hex), some say need to get those off of a donor phone.....
Could it be that when writing any passwords in DFS for 9K port they don't seem to showup/stick?
Thank you!
-snpiee
Wileyworld said:
Im getting close to getting my Rez up on PP, but am stuck on (step 5) since I cant dial out to program phone
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I never could get *228xx activation to work. Just filled all data manually.
You can try to insert some other sim card, like AT&T or whatever. It just wants to have something in the slot.
@ Wileywold:
Step 5 is just if you get the triangle by the signal bars. *228 in any form will give you that error. I followed yura's directions and programmed for the mms and 3g using DFS.
@ snpiee:
On my phone HA is 300 and AAA is 2. Like you, I don't know if that has anything to do with programming or not. I've tried different prls and still can't get 3g to show up. I'm also stuck on 1x.
snpiee said:
Could it have something to do with HA and AAA shared secret values? some say leave it blank, some say 'vzw' (in hex), some say need to get those off of a donor phone.....
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You definitely don't need a donor phone. As I recall, I did "vzw". Actually, all that Mobile IP NAI stuff is not used if "Simple IP only" is selected.
Also, someone suggested to do a software reset with 4G SIM inside after writing all values. Not sure if it really helps, but you can try.
snpiee said:
Could it be that when writing any passwords in DFS for 9K port they don't seem to showup/stick?
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Passwords don't show up when I read back after writing, so this is OK.
Check PRL version and other stuff.
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AsianCajun said:
I've tried different prls and still can't get 3g to show up. I'm also stuck on 1x.
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Oh, I thought you finally got 3G... I will go make my DFS screenshots now, so we can compare.
I just updated my prl to 52874 hoping it would point my Rez to 3g towers. Well, I'm still on 1x.
Screenshots of 9K port. I've highlighted some important items.
I finally got it. I wrote to both 8K and 9K ports and NAM1 and NAM2. All values were the same. My prl is the most recent verizon from my area, which is 52874. Here are the screen shots.
Thanks again to yura and javamaan for their hard work!
AsianCajun said:
I finally got it. I wrote to both 8K and 9K ports and NAM1 and NAM2. All values were the same. My prl is the most recent verizon from my area, which is 52874. Here are the screen shots.
Thanks again to yura and javamaan for their hard work!
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You got 3G working now? I will compare your values to mine when I get home today....
Thanks for posting DFS screenshots!
By the way in your pics you use PrefMobileIP not SimpleIP is that correct?
Yura80 said: "Screenshots of 9K port. I've highlighted some important items."
Thanks for kindly sharing help here! I continue to tinker with this by lurking here and (after success with voice/texts/1x data) I'm now working on getting the 3g operating, and the dfs screen shots are very helpful. I want to upload a few for someone to see, and point me closer to my goal. Ive tried to imitate yours, but im running dfs 3.1.xxx and there are a few differences in the location of items, and labeled a bit different. I had to guess at one of the places to insert the dun info since it didnt show quite the same layout of lines/descriptions.For example, PAP has an extra line called data, while the PPP section has 1 less line , so I tried the dun line in that PAP section.
I'm very close to having this thing DONE and I never would have gotten here without great tutors right here!
BTW, What do you use to get the great screen shots to insert here in the forum?
After reading through the OPO thread and someone confirming they saw bands unlocked for their OP2, but could not test if they are working as well as reading through the OP3 and similar threads with our processor I finally delved into trying this. Here is the quick guide of how to do it. Sorry if there is any confusion I will try my best to make it concise as possible. This is my first time writing a guide up for XDA.
I have not been able to test each band to confirm it's working, but it is showing up in Network Guru. I am on AT&T so I only unlocked AT&T bands (bc that's all I care about currently and it makes it easier for me to test)
I WILL NOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE IF SOMETHING WRONG HAPPENS TO YOUR DEVICE BY FOLLOWING THIS GUIDE!
Credit: All my fellow XDA'rs who have been diligently testing, experimenting, bricking/unbricking, creating ROMs, FLASH, Root ability, and Bootloader unlocking. You are the heart and soul of XDA!
[URL="https://forum.xda-developers.com/member.php?u=4066277" @otonieru[/URL] for the concise guide
[URL="https://forum.xda-developers.com/member.php?u=7846474" @baskaflyfer[/URL] Rmt Storage Patch Zip
Here is the OP3 thread I based this guide off of and credit to all those mentioned in there as getting this far would have been impossible without them: https://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-3/how-to/guide-unlock-additional-lte-bands-t3519563
OKAY:
PreReq's:
1. Rooted
2. TWRP or like
3. RMT Storage patch from OP3 forums: SEE POST BELOW!
4. DFS Explorer - Find via searching XDA, again checking OP3 thread or OPO
5. ADB installed (whether that be minimal ADB or like from other toolboxes out there)
6. QPST - Check forums for download
Guide:
1. Put phone in MTP mode if not default (Some default to charge mode) Just go to status bar and press the charging mode to change to file transfer
2. Place file from PRE-REQ #3 in a folder you'll remember
3. Reboot phone (or shut down) and when coming on hold Vol Down+Power for a few seconds and let go
4. Boot into TWRP
5. Backup (If you don't have a backup of EVERYTHING at this point, probably a good idea to do so)
---If you do take only EFS
And install file from #3
6. Restart into System
7. Open up your CMD and run this ADB command :
adb devices
adb shell
su (you will get pop up on your phone to give root authorization for ADB, authorize it)
setprop sys.usb.config diag,adb (this will open your OP3 diagnostic port)
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This forces it into DIAG mode, check your Device Manager to see if you see a port connection displaying a COM PORT.. IF NOT, you need to install drivers--Search thread for drivers, likely will be find in original OPO or OP3 thread.
***********THIS SECTION IS PURELY PRECAUTIONARY*********************** SKIP TO 11 IF YOU WANT
Purely precautionary we did not have to restore any QCN as they do in OP3 due to encryption:
8. Install QPST, open QPST
Now fire up QPST and go to "Port" tab, and choose "Add New Port" ,
9. On "Serial/USB Port" tab, unchecked the option of "Show Serial & USB...bl bla bla" option, you will see your phone listed there as a "COM#" (# is a number depending on your PC) choose it, and click "OK"
10. Now choose "Start Clients" from the Menu tab above, and choose "Software Download"
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11. CLOSE QPST. Open up DFS Explorer, when the signup option comes up it is up to you whether or not you want to register for an account (Good to support them since it's a good application) If not, press the X and the app will be there
12. You should see your PORT listed as you did on QPST. Double click on it (If you can't; confirm QPST is closed otherwise you won't be able to connect to the port) You should see it turn green and highlighted ONLINE if you successfully connected
13. Go to the "Band" option then click on "LTE"
14. Press READ; Give it a second and you should see all currently enabled bands listed; If you want to compare you can go to "Network Guru" and press the 3 dots on the top right and press Band Locking and then press LTE.. Should list the same ones
15. Check the additional bands (Just because it says it's enabled, doesn't mean hardware wise it will work due to chipset hardware limitations; This is why as you all do this if you can confirm which bands for you connected and/or didn't connect we can keep a running list.)
16. Press "Write"
17. Since we're in Demo mode it will count down and then in the LOG box you'll see operation successful
18. Restart the phone at this point and disconnect the cable
19. Wait until it boots up again and go to "Network Guru" press the 3 dots again and go to Band Locking and you should see the new bands listed
*If you don't press the 3 dots and press Clear forcings and it'll prompt that a power cycle may occur; That's okay, let it, mine did, wait until the phone comes back up and repeat 19 and the new bands should be listed.
20. LET US KNOW ON THIS THREAD what bands are working, what aren't. It will allow us to further play with the device to discover if there's limitations or if further editing is required like in the OP3.
*Please press THANK YOU if this guide was helpful.
**Sorry for the missing of some info in the guide! Seems when I added the HYPERLINK it removed most of the other text before it so it started at #4 instead of the remainder of #1-3
Direct link to RMT STORAGE PATCH:
Rmt Storage Patch Zip
usb debugging should be enabled i think, you didn't mentioned that. " (this will open your OP3 diagnostic port)" and here should be op2 i think. thanks for thread, i have a2005 and want to unlock 20 band(800mhz), will try asap, now i have exams running out of time. btw, so the risk of breaking phone is low right, this steps only modify EFS partition only? so hybrid recovery and flashfire can backup/restore if enything goes wrong
What is the benefit from this? Better reception?
Sent from my ONE A2005 using Tapatalk
So... Are your at&t bands working now? Which bands specifically?
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Still something is missing
Hi, I think something is missing. Let me describe what I have done on a A2005:
1- I downloaded the rmt_storage from the link provided on Pre-reqs #3.
2- I backed up EFS, installed the patched rmt_storage, reboot into system.
3- I installed the modified HTC modem driver as unsigned driver, did the adb diag port commands, and the phone is recognized by DFS.
4- On DFS, I must click on SPC 000000 since the log shows errors. I'm not sure if a specific SPC value is required ***
5- When I click on Read, it captures the values, I wanted to add Band 3 (1800) so I checked it and then clicked on write. The logs showed that the write was successful.
6- I restart the phone, connect it and load adb diag port commands again, load DFS, click on read and the values stay
7- When I open Network Guru on locked LTE bands, the list shows me the previous one, as if nothing has been written. I restarted the phone already several times, still no LTE on Band 3.
Besides the SPC code, I might think that:
- The rmt_storage somehow it's not working
- DFS keeps the values but they are not reflected into Network Guru or phone. I already set 4G/3G/2G enabled on the connectivity options. No changes
- Maybe there is another value that needs to be changed with another tool such as QXDM
Any help would be very appreciated!!!
haroldgv said:
Hi, I think something is missing. Let me describe what I have done on a A2005:
1- I downloaded the rmt_storage from the link provided on Pre-reqs #3.
2- I backed up EFS, installed the patched rmt_storage, reboot into system.
3- I installed the modified HTC modem driver as unsigned driver, did the adb diag port commands, and the phone is recognized by DFS.
4- On DFS, I must click on SPC 000000 since the log shows errors. I'm not sure if a specific SPC value is required ***
5- When I click on Read, it captures the values, I wanted to add Band 3 (1800) so I checked it and then clicked on write. The logs showed that the write was successful.
6- I restart the phone, connect it and load adb diag port commands again, load DFS, click on read and the values stay
7- When I open Network Guru on locked LTE bands, the list shows me the previous one, as if nothing has been written. I restarted the phone already several times, still no LTE on Band 3.
Besides the SPC code, I might think that:
- The rmt_storage somehow it's not working
- DFS keeps the values but they are not reflected into Network Guru or phone. I already set 4G/3G/2G enabled on the connectivity options. No changes
- Maybe there is another value that needs to be changed with another tool such as QXDM
Any help would be very appreciated!!!
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what and where is PRE-REQ #3?
haroldgv said:
Hi, I think something is missing. Let me describe what I have done on a A2005:
1- I downloaded the rmt_storage from the link provided on Pre-reqs #3.
2- I backed up EFS, installed the patched rmt_storage, reboot into system.
3- I installed the modified HTC modem driver as unsigned driver, did the adb diag port commands, and the phone is recognized by DFS.
4- On DFS, I must click on SPC 000000 since the log shows errors. I'm not sure if a specific SPC value is required ***
5- When I click on Read, it captures the values, I wanted to add Band 3 (1800) so I checked it and then clicked on write. The logs showed that the write was successful.
6- I restart the phone, connect it and load adb diag port commands again, load DFS, click on read and the values stay
7- When I open Network Guru on locked LTE bands, the list shows me the previous one, as if nothing has been written. I restarted the phone already several times, still no LTE on Band 3.
Besides the SPC code, I might think that:
- The rmt_storage somehow it's not working
- DFS keeps the values but they are not reflected into Network Guru or phone. I already set 4G/3G/2G enabled on the connectivity options. No changes
- Maybe there is another value that needs to be changed with another tool such as QXDM
Any help would be very appreciated!!!
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In Network Signal Guru, choose clear forcing. And check the LTE bands again,
or, install Network Signal Guru after you done unlocking, else it will show what it remember on previous set up
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chxei said:
what and where is PRE-REQ #3?
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the guide forget to mention that u need to flash rmt storage patch before do any modification,
else no mod will be saved (will revert upon boot)
the patch is in my OP3 thread
Thanks! So today's update:
1- I connected the phone again, ran adb commands, reviewed the bands again on DFS tool and settings stayed. I'm pursuing to enable Band 3
2- I uninstalled Network Signal Guru
3- On Recovery, flashed again the patched rmt_storage, boot the phone, wrote the values again on DFS tool. Reboot phone
4- I installed Network Signal Guru and now it's showing up on the bands lists. I unchecked the bands default on A2005 and used the ones from Eruper/Asia Model as FDD-LTE: Bands 1/3/5/7/8/20 and TDD-LTE: Bands 38/40/41. My provider in Costa Rica (Movistar) uses Band 3 (1800) for their LTE. I clicked on Band locking, clicked on GSM and WDCMA and removed all checks. Then clicked on LTE and left all LTE bands in hopes that it will connect to that frequency. The list shows:
B1: 2100
B3: 1800+
B5: 850
B7: 2600
B8: 900 GSM
B20: 800 DD
B38: TDD2600
B40: TDD 2300
B41: TDD 2500
When I only picked LTE bands as checked, it never resovled to get connected to any cell base.
5- I dialed *#*#4636#*#* to access the information about the phone and monitored the signal setting it up to "LTE Only". No signal on that either
Top of my head, I will restore the qcn backup I made and restore the backup I made for EFS and start again. Now it's saving values after reboot, which is great, but not identifying anything.
Is there any log worth posting here? I read on the OP3 guide that they were restoring a qcn file with bands enabled. Is it worth trying the same?
Anyone that has LTE band 3 enabled would be very appreciated if they post their qcn backup
t99220475 said:
So... Are your at&t bands working now? Which bands specifically?
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I have not been able to further test as all the phones I compare to that are also AT&T ie: AT&T S6 are connected to the same Bands as me so cannot test til I get to an area where other bands are available currently. Will report back as I can test, but was hoping others can test in the mean time as well.
haroldgv said:
Thanks! So today's update:
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You shouldn't need to restore any QCN or EFS, just re-check the bands you unchecked and it should pickup all the bands again. Also, confirm your APN is correct to be used with LTE?
Did you get ANY LTE Bands before this mod? Or you only have LTE on Band3?
You can use RAT locking to enable LTE Only rather than unchecking all the WCDMA and GSM bands. that way it'll force LTE, if it doesn't go to the Cellular Network tab and press the Preferred NETWORK to go to LTE ONLY.
sadly for me nothing happened, i have a2005 and want to add band 3 and band 20, did everything 2-3 times whats in a guide, everything went well, write process was comlete but bands didn't added
When you say didn't add, you don't see them in network guru or you see then, but unable to catch signal on them?
aurfawce said:
When you say didn't add, you don't see them in network guru or you see then, but unable to catch signal on them?
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both, not shown in neywork guru, nor lte signal
chxei said:
both, not shown in neywork guru, nor lte signal
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You tried to force clear in network guru? If so, when you reconnect and enter diag mode and go to DFS, press bands and LTE, press read, did the changes you made stick?
Just so ppl around here know... there is old forum about band OPT band unlocking with various trials of changing bands, which failed, due to missing RMT patch OR BUT it got MANY juicy info !!!
in the past other users sent me qcn/qcnx files of the EU and CN models ( credit: whoever sent me these files from the old thread ) - I hope this help you out.
keep up the good work ! :good:
gps3dx said:
Just so ppl around here know... there is old forum about band OPT band unlocking.
( un-successful of course due to missing RMT patch OR modem ( on A2005=US) ) with juicy info.
in the past other users sent me qcn/qcnx files of the EU and CN models ( credit: whoever sent me these files from the old thread ) - I hope this help you out.
keep up the good work ! :good:
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Have you tried what we said here? And tried to see if you can band lock on 3?
I'm going to see the qcn based off of the op3 guide as well as they had to do qcn restoring.
aurfawce said:
Have you tried what we said here? And tried to see if you can band lock on 3?
I'm going to see the qcn based off of the op3 guide as well as they had to do qcn restoring.
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not yet...it will take me some time, i'm a master's student in exam period.
nontheless, as you can see from the old forum, i'm really interested in opening LTE band 3 on my A2005.
Thanks guys! I live in Venezuela and we use band 3 for LTE and I have the EU version. I'll try this guide today
EDIT: I tried without success, I did all the process but i do not have LTE signal on Band 3. On Network Guru, Band 3 appears as supported. I tried RAT locking but It keeps without signal.
gps3dx said:
Just so ppl around here know... there is old forum about band OPT band unlocking with various trials of changing bands, which failed, due to missing RMT patch OR BUT it got MANY juicy info !!!
in the past other users sent me qcn/qcnx files of the EU and CN models ( credit: whoever sent me these files from the old thread ) - I hope this help you out.
keep up the good work ! :good:
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Thank you for the qcn files. I've tried it, and it overwrites my imei, which is expected. Then I tried to replace the imei with mine by hex editor, but flashing the modified qcn still overwrites my imei. We may get into the same trouble with op3, which is the imei encryption.
hey guys i succuesfully unlock lte bands of mi5 64gb version:good:. i
purcase the same from china. cause here(india) is only 32gb
version is available which is already equiped with
1,3,5,7,38,39,40,41 of lte bands , but the version belongs to
china missing lte band 5 .i use 4g network who use 3,5,40 lte
bands, band 5 is mostly used for rural area me too from that area
and absence of band 5 there is no network on mi5. i google my
problem and go
1.here:https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?
p=64675180&postcount=11
2.here:http://en.miui.com/thread-311977-1-1.html
3.here: https://forum.xda-developers.com/mi-note-
pro/general/how-to-unlock-lte-frequency-bands-mi-t3215880.
and study the artical very deeply to avoid brick the device. i
use the idea and do what they said on above said sites. but with
no success every time.these artical are very helpfull for me to
get the main idea and communicate direct with the pones modem and
unlock lte band cause they all are lock or restrict with
software.
1.root the device (necessary only if you want to see which lte
bands are open in your device with the help of network signal
guru apk)
2.install adb and fastboot driver(enable usb debugging)
3.install qualcomm driver .(google it) and write mi5.qcn file
with the help of qpst software after dialing (*#*#717717#*#*)to
enter diag mode.
4.change the value of line 06828 (lte_bc_config) to 2061853925599
but believe me guys there is no succuss every time edited the
same.
next step is all my... i search and edit my self and unlock lte
bands which i know how important for me.many people struggling
like me to unlock but they are far away. i dind't prove here that
iam genius, but i work very hard to achieved.please do not copy
and modified this artical.if you like my work than hit like
button:good:.
5.one thing i clear to all iam not responsible if your device is
bricked due to any wrong step. plz read carefully to avoid. lets
play with lte bands plz go to line no 65633 that is lte band
preference line. and feel free to change the value after read and
change it to 0x111101E111110045 and write. plz follow no.4 step
also before to do this(plz copy the original value in safe place
if any thing goes wrong than revert back with that easily.
all done:angel:
after that restart the phone as regular restart.i personally
tested this on my mi5 64 gb there is no need to root the device
cause you found signal that is important even not to see what lte
bands are working after follow this....
this is only my hard work not a copy of any other person from
this and other forum, and all credit goes to me only lol>>..:laugh:
if you want lte band of your choice then plz. use nv calculator
to find your suit.and replace with value of step no. 4, any doubt please ask.
Tried it but doesn't work - I only see LTE band 7 as before. Can you post screenshots in an app like Network Signal Guru?
Hm, it's interesting, but can you share some evidence of your work? Like Signal Guru screen and overall explanation?
I Would try that after some proofing screenshot.
vicky12065 said:
hey guys i succuesfully unlock lte bands of mi5 64gb version:good:. i
purcase the same from china. cause here(india) is only 32gb
version is available which is already equiped with
1,3,5,7,38,39,40,41 of lte bands , but the version belongs to
china missing lte band 5 .i use 4g network who use 3,5,40 lte
bands, band 5 is mostly used for rural area me too from that area
and absence of band 5 there is no network on mi5. i google my
problem and go
1.here:https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?
p=64675180&postcount=11
2.here:http://en.miui.com/thread-311977-1-1.html
3.here: https://forum.xda-developers.com/mi-note-
pro/general/how-to-unlock-lte-frequency-bands-mi-t3215880.
and study the artical very deeply to avoid brick the device. i
use the idea and do what they said on above said sites. but with
no success every time.these artical are very helpfull for me to
get the main idea and communicate direct with the pones modem and
unlock lte band cause they all are lock or restrict with
software.
1.root the device (necessary only if you want to see which lte
bands are open in your device with the help of network signal
guru apk)
2.install adb and fastboot driver(enable usb debugging)
3.install qualcomm driver .(google it) and write mi5.qcn file
with the help of qpst software after dialing (*#*#717717#*#*)to
enter diag mode.
4.change the value of line 06828 (lte_bc_config) to 2061853925599
but believe me guys there is no succuss every time edited the
same.
next step is all my... i search and edit my self and unlock lte
bands which i know how important for me.many people struggling
like me to unlock but they are far away. i dind't prove here that
iam genius, but i work very hard to achieved.please do not copy
and modified this artical.if you like my work than hit like
button:good:.
5.one thing i clear to all iam not responsible if your device is
bricked due to any wrong step. plz read carefully to avoid. lets
play with lte bands plz go to line no 65633 that is lte band
preference line. and feel free to change the value after read and
change it to 0x111101E111110045 and write. plz follow no.4 step
also before to do this(plz copy the original value in safe place
if any thing goes wrong than revert back with that easily.
all done:angel:
after that restart the phone as regular restart.i personally
tested this on my mi5 64 gb there is no need to root the device
cause you found signal that is important even not to see what lte
bands are working after follow this....
this is only my hard work not a copy of any other person from
this and other forum, and all credit goes to me only lol>>..:laugh:
if you want lte band of your choice then plz. use nv calculator
to find your suit.and replace with value of step no. 4, any doubt please ask.
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Can you post some proofs man?
Sorry guys iam busy with some personal work .. Definitely i revert....after some time....
vicky12065 said:
Sorry guys iam busy with some personal work .. Definitely i revert....after some time....
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Can you include your rom version? I think this work for developer rom while most global isnt supported.
hi OP, any screenshot proof?
Hi, i have been trying to find an answer to this after hours of searching i've come up short and confused.
I recently switched from tmobile to verizon, and i paid off my tmobile s9+ and had it sim unlocked. When i put my verizon sim in it, nothing really happens. either it tells me that it can't register on the network or to insert a tmobile sim card.
I have tried using reset and factory reset. I have also tried the method of holding the volume bixby and power and doing a factory reset, then putting the sim in, rebooting, etc. That doesn't work either.
I see several people trying to go from verizon to tmobile, but i haven't been able to find anyone going from tmobile to verizon, and what method i need to do to get this to work, if its possible at all. Any help would be so much appreciated!
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Hi, i have been trying to find an answer to this after hours of searching i've come up short and confused.
I recently switched from tmobile to verizon, and i paid off my tmobile s9+ and had it sim unlocked. When i put my verizon sim in it, nothing really happens. either it tells me that it can't register on the network or to insert a tmobile sim card.
I have tried using reset and factory reset. I have also tried the method of holding the volume bixby and power and doing a factory reset, then putting the sim in, rebooting, etc. That doesn't work either.
I see several people trying to go from verizon to tmobile, but i haven't been able to find anyone going from tmobile to verizon, and what method i need to do to get this to work, if its possible at all. Any help would be so much appreciated!
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Use Odin to flash U1 and then go back to U. Just leave the SIM in. Don't use HOME CSC.
CrazyApe18 said:
Use Odin to flash U1 and then go back to U. Just leave the SIM in. Don't use HOME CSC.
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That still may not help, remember Verizon is still CDMA and the T Mobile branded phone does not have CDMA bands activated and they may not even be on the phone, I don't know. Granted band 13 should work fine, being LTE, but could the sim be looking for a CDMA radio and that is why it is not working?
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That still may not help, remember Verizon is still CDMA and the T Mobile branded phone does not have CDMA bands activated and they may not even be on the phone, I don't know. Granted band 13 should work fine, being LTE, but could the sim be looking for a CDMA radio and that is why it is not working?
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The hardware is identical for all US Galaxy S9 phones. Any bands that may be missing will be resolved by flashing firmware. OP could also just stay with U1 if they want unlocked, and all bands would still be there.
CrazyApe18 said:
The hardware is identical for all US Galaxy S9 phones. Any bands that may be missing will be resolved by flashing firmware. OP could also just stay with U1 if they want unlocked, and all bands would still be there.
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That is good to know, I sure hope it works for him.
Thank you for the replies, i will try this and post back!
Well sadly with the u1 firmware files, i get an auth error SW REV CHECK FAIL. =/
CrazyApe18 said:
The hardware is identical for all US Galaxy S9 phones. Any bands that may be missing will be resolved by flashing firmware. OP could also just stay with U1 if they want unlocked, and all bands would still be there.
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As per Samsung chat support, I've asked if the dual sim version (international) will work with Verizon. I've also asked the rep if I can switch carriers with a locked phone. They said that essentially, all phones were manufactured with the CDMA and GSM band compatibility, it just needs to be unlocked and the US versions will work on any carrier in the US and the international version (dual sim) needs to be unlocked and it will work with any carrier in any country.
That said, it seems that you're just having an unlocking issue - which is good and bad. I hope you figure this out. Try using Odin 3.13, get the CORRECT firmware for U1 or U(VZW) to flash your phone
eyewin said:
As per Samsung chat support, I've asked if the dual sim version (international) will work with Verizon. I've also asked the rep if I can switch carriers with a locked phone. They said that essentially, all phones were manufactured with the CDMA and GSM band compatibility, it just needs to be unlocked and the US versions will work on any carrier in the US and the international version (dual sim) needs to be unlocked and it will work with any carrier in any country.
That said, it seems that you're just having an unlocking issue - which is good and bad. I hope you figure this out. Try using Odin 3.13, get the CORRECT firmware for U1 or U(VZW) to flash your phone
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Only one small correction to what they told you: The 965F (international), will not have CDMA capabilities. That might not be a problem on some US carriers. But if you can't get VoLTE working on VZW with 965F, then you're dead in the water, since you don't have 1x CDMA calling to fall back on. It becomes a data-only device. I don't have experience with it, but I wouldn't be surprised if the VoLTE doesn't work on US carriers. For GDM/WCDMA carriers, you'd probably be just fine with 965F. Even if VoLTE doesn't work, you'd still be able to call.
Hope this helps.
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That said, it seems that you're just having an unlocking issue - which is good and bad. I hope you figure this out. Try using Odin 3.13, get the CORRECT firmware for U1 or U(VZW) to flash your phone
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Thanks for your reply, any idea where to get these? I'm seeing all kinds of universal stuff and people saying carrier specific don't exist, etc etc. If you happen to know i'd be extremely grateful
gigatigga said:
Thanks for your reply, any idea where to get these? I'm seeing all kinds of universal stuff and people saying carrier specific don't exist, etc etc. If you happen to know i'd be extremely grateful
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Step 1
Can you find out the exact model number?
For T-Mobile, it will be one of these :
SM-G965UZKATMB (Midnight Black)
SM-G965UZBATMB (Coral Blue)
SM-G965UZPATMB (Lilac Purple)
The U is the important part, as a previous poster explained that the F models do not have CDMA support (forget what that actually means, just know its necessary for verizon)
Step 2
Next, make sure that the carrier version is correct.
Example: SM-G965UZKATMB
BST Boost
VZW Verizon
ATT ATT
USC US Cellular
ACG C Spire
TMK MetroPCS
VMU Virgin Mobile
TFN Tracfone
XAS Sprint
TMB T-Mobile
XAA Unlocked US
SPR Sprint
CCT Xfinity Mobile
Essentially, you need the firmware that starts with SM-G965U and ends with VZW
Step 3
I'm not 100% sure on how to flash from carrier to carrier but there will be a list of directions. You may need to do some research there to see if it will void samsung warranty (aka 'trip knox') or anything like that, if that matters to you. I think only a modified version of Odin will be able to do this.
Download Odin v3.13.1
Extract the firmware file you just downloaded. You should get 5 files:
AP (System & Recovery)
BL (Bootloader)
CP (Modem / Radio)
CSC_OXM (OXM CSC file, will wipe your phone)
HOME_CSC_OXM (OXM CSC file, will NOT wipe your phone)
Add each file to it's respective field in Odin v3.13.1. Use CSC_OXM if you want to do a clean flash and HOME_CSC OXM if you want to keep your apps and data.
Reboot your phone in Download / Odin mode with the following button combo: POWER + VOLUME DOWN + BIXBY
Once in download mode, connect your phone to the PC, preferably using the original USB cable you got with your phone. Odin should detect your device and a blue box will show up with the COM port number.
Do NOT tick any extra boxes. The only options to be ticked are F.Reset Time and Auto-Reboot.
Click the start button, wait for Odin to say 'PASS'. Once the flash is complete, your phone will reboot.
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Step 4
To download firmwares, google "SAMMOBILE website: /firmwares/galaxy-s9-plus/SM-G965U"
Looks like the latest verizon firmware is here: SAMMOBILE website /firmwares/galaxy-s9-plus/SM-G965U/VZW/download/G965USQS2ARF4/223287
(I'm not yet allowed to post links)
Hey thanks a bunch, I’ll give this a shot when I get home tonight. It very well may be that the rom I got wasn’t the right one. Other threads I’ve read seemed to indicate that everything was universal now and by having the SIM card in the phone while flashing, it would download the carrier specific stuff automatically. That part at least doesn’t appear to be the case since the phone wouldn’t accept it. But I’ll download some of the carrier specifics and see what happens. Thanks again!
Did you get it to work after all?
Sorry that i forgot to update! I did get it working, but it required a bit more discussion and help on a reddit discussion someone started. I noticed that someone asked this exact question and i pointed him to this thread where he was able to get it working, then helped me with which roms he used, and i got it working as well! I've been using it daily for almost a month now. Thanks so much for everyones help, i hope that if anyone else is trying to do this, between the two threads it can help. Heres the link to the reddit thread https://old.reddit.com/r/verizon/comments/909iag/tmobile_s9_on_verizon/
gigatigga said:
Sorry that i forgot to update! I did get it working, but it required a bit more discussion and help on a reddit discussion someone started. I noticed that someone asked this exact question and i pointed him to this thread where he was able to get it working, then helped me with which roms he used, and i got it working as well! I've been using it daily for almost a month now. Thanks so much for everyones help, i hope that if anyone else is trying to do this, between the two threads it can help. Heres the link to the reddit thread https://old.reddit.com/r/verizon/comments/909iag/tmobile_s9_on_verizon/
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Awesome gigatigga - thanks for getting back. I'm on the verge of trying this. I owe some money on my S9 plus on t-mobile but before i paid it off wanted to make sure all is good.
How are the speeds? Everything working ok? Thanks again! :good::good:
Edit: I was all set to do this and during the signup - I found out that my imei wouldn't work in Verizon's system so they used one from another phone. He advised that if I wanted to pay for insurance, if I make a claim it could be an issue because the imei numbers won't match up. Seemed like a big red flag to me. So I didn't go through with it. Wonder how others are handling this?
I just switched from the ATT firmware to ARF4 on T-Mobile, but it says there is no update available, while the newest T-Mobile update is ARF7. Does anyone know how to get updates OTA?
zman441 said:
I just switched from the ATT firmware to ARF4 on T-Mobile, but it says there is no update available, while the newest T-Mobile update is ARF7. Does anyone know how to get updates OTA?
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Right here bro. You'll need to sign up with Sam Mobile first then download it. It's slow but it'll get there in about 4 hours or so
https://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/galaxy-s9-plus/SM-G965U/TMB/download/G965USQU2ARF7/225597/
glensta said:
Right here bro. You'll need to sign up with Sam Mobile first then download it. It's slow but it'll get there in about 4 hours or so
https://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/galaxy-s9-plus/SM-G965U/TMB/download/G965USQU2ARF7/225597/
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use updato, much faster
Invalid SIM Card
elliwigy said:
use updato, much faster
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Can someone help me?
I cannot network unlock a T-mobile Samsung Galaxy 9 plus which has never been active on any plan. When I insert my Verizon SIM card a system notification says "Invalid SIM card. Network Locked SIM card inserted".
I want to bring this phone to Verizon where I have an active plan. I don't have a plan with Tmobile and my friend gifted me this phone. I flashed it to Samsung stock firmware and bought an unlock code from DoctorSim. The code applied successfully however the phone doesn't unlock completely and continues to prompt for the unlock code when I insert the Verizon Sim card. When I called Tmobile they said only a phone active for 40 days on their network can be unlocked using the phone app and that my friend would have to call them to unlock the phone.
jon westerman said:
Can someone help me?
I cannot network unlock a T-mobile Samsung Galaxy 9 plus which has never been active on any plan. When I insert my Verizon SIM card a system notification says "Invalid SIM card. Network Locked SIM card inserted".
I want to bring this phone to Verizon where I have an active plan. I don't have a plan with Tmobile and my friend gifted me this phone. I flashed it to Samsung stock firmware and bought an unlock code from DoctorSim. The code applied successfully however the phone doesn't unlock completely and continues to prompt for the unlock code when I insert the Verizon Sim card. When I called Tmobile they said only a phone active for 40 days on their network can be unlocked using the phone app and that my friend would have to call them to unlock the phone.
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i dont do network unlocks.. you need to pay ur phone off and use the tmobile unlock apk
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Hi,
Can someone post the carrier policy files of the LG V60 LMV600EA version ?
I need this files to enable carrier aggregation on my canadian V60.
Thanks
leptdre said:
Hi,
Can someone post the carrier policy files of the LG V60 LMV600EA version ?
I need this files to enable carrier aggregation on my canadian V60.
Thanks
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I would like to help you but i have no idea where to find that file. i have the european v60.
[email protected] said:
I would like to help you but i have no idea where to find that file. i have the european v60.
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Thank you so much for offering your help.
Actually, it is not a difficult process to extract that file.
First thing needed is to install QPST and enable the phone serial port.
After that, you need to open a program called EFS Explorer and then extract the files.
You can find a video that explains the process here
LG-V60 - Google Drive
drive.google.com
leptdre said:
Thank you so much for offering your help.
Actually, it is not a difficult process to extract that file.
First thing needed is to install QPST and enable the phone serial port.
After that, you need to open a program called EFS Explorer and then extract the files.
You can find a video that explains the process here
LG-V60 - Google Drive
drive.google.com
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Done! hopefully it helps in your process!!
what was this for?
Hi, can you please chare your rfnv files as it is shown in this video ? https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1YeDpBC-mxATynh7ue3nxKuC3uf6hFMKx
Thank you
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Done! hopefully it helps in your process!!
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Hi there would you be able to upload the files somewhere please? Or send them to me if possibe?
@leptdre , were you able to use the files to enable carrier aggregation? Would you be able to upload them somewhere?
Thanks
leptdre said:
Thank you so much for offering your help.
Actually, it is not a difficult process to extract that file.
First thing needed is to install QPST and enable the phone serial port.
After that, you need to open a program called EFS Explorer and then extract the files.
You can find a video that explains the process here
LG-V60 - Google Drive
drive.google.com
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How are you enabling the V60 serial port. I'm having issues getting it to show up as diag
ebowen 747 said:
How are you enabling the V60 serial port. I'm having issues getting it to show up as diag
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After installing the Qualcomm drivers, you will see LG Diagnostic Port, and LG Serial Port in device manager. Manually update/replace the serial port driver with Qualcomm HS-USB Diagnostics 9025. Then in the phone hidden menu you have to turn off the diag port under SVC, Port Check Test as shown in the video above. Then it should show up in QPST and EFS explorer
cheesyzombie said:
After installing the Qualcomm drivers, you will see LG Diagnostic Port, and LG Serial Port in device manager. Manually update/replace the serial port driver with Qualcomm HS-USB Diagnostics 9025. Then in the phone hidden menu you have to turn off the diag port under SVC, Port Check Test as shown in the video above. Then it should show up in QPST and EFS explorer
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Is this with the device in regular boot or edl?
ebowen 747 said:
Is this with the device in regular boot or edl?
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Regular
cheesyzombie said:
Regular
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Thank you for your help
leptdre said:
Hi,
Can someone post the carrier policy files of the LG V60 LMV600EA version ?
I need this files to enable carrier aggregation on my canadian V60.
Thanks
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I have all the carrier_policy.xml files, TM VM EA. But I have some questions first. In which country and what is the name of the Carrier? The only reason I'm asking is: As far as I know, nobody in the US has crossflashed (most have been crossflashing the lmv600am) and really been able to get a 5G signal. Yes, I know it may have the 5G moniker on the taskbar but using Netmonster tells a different story, as do other tools. It's 4g masquerading as 5g. For example, on the v50/v60 on tmob network, using b66 shows it's 5g when it really isn't. When you crossflash with a KDZ the efs partition is not overwritten nor should it be because it contains imei info. Any file (carrier_policy.xml as an example) in the efs to be change has to be DL from the efs partition using Qspt, edit, and then reloaded. Show are you really getting a 5g band on your phone??????
hooutoo said:
I have all the carrier_policy.xml files, TM VM EA. But I have some questions first. In which country and what is the name of the Carrier? The only reason I'm asking is: As far as I know, nobody in the US has crossflashed (most have been crossflashing the lmv600am) and really been able to get a 5G signal. Yes, I know it may have the 5G moniker on the taskbar but using Netmonster tells a different story, as do other tools. It's 4g masquerading as 5g. For example, on the v50/v60 on tmob network, using b66 shows it's 5g when it really isn't. When you crossflash with a KDZ the efs partition is not overwritten nor should it be because it contains imei info. Any file (carrier_policy.xml as an example) in the efs to be change has to be DL from the efs partition using Qspt, edit, and then reloaded. Show are you really getting a 5g band on your phone??????
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I've been trying forever to get this to work with my ATT with stock FW and when crossflashed to EA, and you're right, I think it just doesn't, regardless of fw version installed. I've pulled the EA EFS policy files as well as the ATT ones, modified them, reuploaded and 5G just will not turn on. I've persisted so long because this method worked fine on my V50, however that one is a V500N (korean variant) whereas this is a V600AM (US/ATT variant), so I think that may have something to do with it. Have tried adding MCC-MNC, editing the rf_band lists, all sorts of combinations. I have a feeling that when the sim is inserted the phone doesn't even look at the modified xml files in the EFS partition and just generates it's own with the american models, but this is just speculation.
The other thing I noticed is that when I edit my ftm file to regain my serial number and remove the NT code error, the outer screen on the dual screen attachment works again, but then I lose 4G altogether and revert to 3G without data.
On my V50 all I had to do was add '5G' to some band lists and it worked, however, that unit is not crossflashed and still has stock korean firmware.
I'm in UK on Hutchison 3 network
cheesyzombie said:
I've been trying forever to get this to work with my ATT with stock FW and when crossflashed to EA, and you're right, I think it just doesn't, regardless of fw version installed. I've pulled the EA EFS policy files as well as the ATT ones, modified them, reuploaded and 5G just will not turn on. I've persisted so long because this method worked fine on my V50, however that one is a V500N (korean variant) whereas this is a V600AM (US/ATT variant), so I think that may have something to do with it. Have tried adding MCC-MNC, editing the rf_band lists, all sorts of combinations. I have a feeling that when the sim is inserted the phone doesn't even look at the modified xml files in the EFS partition and just generates it's own with the american models, but this is just speculation.
The other thing I noticed is that when I edit my ftm file to regain my serial number and remove the NT code error, the outer screen on the dual screen attachment works again, but then I lose 4G altogether and revert to 3G without data.
On my V50 all I had to do was add '5G' to some band lists and it worked, however, that unit is not crossflashed and still has stock korean firmware.
I'm in UK on Hutchison 3 network
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Well I can tell you that there's a running discussion on a lot of the points you just made not the least of which is whether or not the modem is being provisioned at activation and if so what exactly and how much.
I have 2 lmv600am which I got off Ebay. Both had been crossed to EA fw when I got them. Since I'm on Google Fi, I went to the AT&T unlocking site and Sim unlocked. I then put my G-Fi sim into 1 of my v60 and sure enough I get a 5G moniker on my taskbar. Now during this time period Tmob is changing their policies on LG phones, mainly since LG is no longer in business. For example, lmv450 no longer actives on Tmob nor any of it's mvno's and I believe the same is happening for all Sprint phones plus all LG non-tmob phones. They're checking by imei.
So it didn't take long and bam, I wasn't even getting a 5g moniker. I call G-Fi and asked, WTF. I was told that G-Fi is now only allowing Google and Samsung phones to activate with 5G services, only 4g for V600am. Once again imei strikes. BTW you can page thru modem protocols here; *#546368#*600#>field test>modem settings>engineering mode to see if you even have the 5g protocol loaded. I use to but now I only have 2g, 3g, hspa and lte.
The only reason I'm bringing all this up is because Carrier Policies are changing with LG phones so It's worth a tech support call/chat with your carrier to see what's what on their side.
The next step would be to use a serious network app to verify what really going on. I think in your area the G-Mon app is being used a lot. I use Netmonster in the US. I saw a screen shot from a guy in Poland, I believe, that thought he was getting 5g only to find out that it was really lte+ 3xCA. He was getting 727.3 Mbps on the DL which is absolutely screaming. That’s faster than 99.9 % of the phones in the US.
hooutoo said:
Well I can tell you that there's a running discussion on a lot of the points you just made not the least of which is whether or not the modem is being provisioned at activation and if so what exactly and how much.
I have 2 lmv600am which I got off Ebay. Both had been crossed to EA fw when I got them. Since I'm on Google Fi, I went to the AT&T unlocking site and Sim unlocked. I then put my G-Fi sim into 1 of my v60 and sure enough I get a 5G moniker on my taskbar. Now during this time period Tmob is changing their policies on LG phones, mainly since LG is no longer in business. For example, lmv450 no longer actives on Tmob nor any of it's mvno's and I believe the same is happening for all Sprint phones plus all LG non-tmob phones. They're checking by imei.
So it didn't take long and bam, I wasn't even getting a 5g moniker. I call G-Fi and asked, WTF. I was told that G-Fi is now only allowing Google and Samsung phones to activate with 5G services, only 4g for V600am. Once again imei strikes. BTW you can page thru modem protocols here; *#546368#*600#>field test>modem settings>engineering mode to see if you even have the 5g protocol loaded. I use to but now I only have 2g, 3g, hspa and lte.
The only reason I'm bringing all this up is because Carrier Policies are changing with LG phones so It's worth a tech support call/chat with your carrier to see what's what on their side.
The next step would be to use a serious network app to verify what really going on. I think in your area the G-Mon app is being used a lot. I use Netmonster in the US. I saw a screen shot from a guy in Poland, I believe, that thought he was getting 5g only to find out that it was really lte+ 3xCA. He was getting 727.3 Mbps on the DL which is absolutely screaming. That’s faster than 99.9 % of the phones in the US.
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Forgot to mention that I noticed that after a fresh flash, the xml files present in the EFS are different before and after inserting my sim.
Interesting but also disappointing to hear about the IMEI checking :/
I've been through hidden menu settings, and depending on which firmware I have installed I can see different bands and modem protocols available/activated, but can still never turn 5G on with my american V60's.
I had so much hope for this handset since firehose was made available!
Which reminds me, I even bootloader unlocked and rooted my crossflashed at&t unit. Successfully install Magisk etc, but couldn't enable r/w on system partition, even after generating and flashing a modified super partition. Something else going on here.
YOU need to check out the v60 group over on Discord.
cheesyzombie said:
Forgot to mention that I noticed that after a fresh flash, the xml files present in the EFS are different before and after inserting my sim.
Interesting but also disappointing to hear about the IMEI checking :/
I've been through hidden menu settings, and depending on which firmware I have installed I can see different bands and modem protocols available/activated, but can still never turn 5G on with my american V60's.
I had so much hope for this handset since firehose was made available!
Which reminds me, I even bootloader unlocked and rooted my crossflashed at&t unit. Successfully install Magisk etc, but couldn't enable r/w on system partition, even after generating and flashing a modified super partition. Something else going on here.
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Increase the partition expansion to 300 or 400
hooutoo said:
YOU need to check out the v60 group over on Discord.
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Hah I'm in the group, noticed a couple of your messages after the last post. I'm zobocop
ebowen 747 said:
Increase the partition expansion to 300 or 400
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How do you change partition sizes?