I'm planning to buy the LG G5 but I really want the H850 variant so I can have an unlocked bootloader. I understand it's only the European variants that have this, but I can't find any information about the model numbers of the Canadian carriers (specifically: Telus and/or Koodo). I suspect they'll be similar to the US models, but I'm holding onto hope that us Canucks might have H850's too!
My question: Are any of the Canadian carriers selling the LG G5 H850?
If that's not the case, is it possible to use an H850 on a Canadian network? (I'll probably have to do my own homework on this question).
The Canadian Model is H831
I hav not seen any other model for sale in Canada.
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hey guys i am officially done with samsung after a complete circus ride of an s6. would like to buy a g5 but there are so many flippin variants i don't know what to buy. i'm currently on at&t, and i know they are all against unlocking the boot loader, so which do i get? i saw that the european g5 is the only one to get twrp? i found an H860n on ebay for $561. is this the same variant? thanks in advance.
European variant is H850.
I might get a European version myself. It costs the same if I were to buy it outright in Canada. The only thing I have to verify is the frequencies.
jkieffer46 said:
i found an H860n on ebay for $561. is this the same variant? thanks in advance.
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No IT Has to be a H850 from Europe.
H860 is a dualsim LG g5.
leo91919 said:
No IT Has to be a H850 from Europe.
H860 is a dualsim LG g5.
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sooooo all i'm seeing is h850 is a tmobile? is that the same thing? not seeing anything that specifically says european version.
jkieffer46 said:
sooooo all i'm seeing is h850 is a tmobile? is that the same thing? not seeing anything that specifically says european version.
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You have to be sure that the Phone Comes from a European country.
And like mohsinkhan35 mentioned you schuld check the frequencies
Edit: in a Lot of countrys tmobile is a Network Carrier.
I don think that Helps.
Maybe ask the selber.
Amazon just started selling the RS988 model that is supposedly fully unlocked and supports all the US carrier frequency bands. I just ordered one today - $649.99 + tax, free same day delivery (in some areas - I'm in LA).
http://amzn.to/206SH6F
When I get it, I'll let you know if it is actually fully unlocked.
BestBuy also has fully unlocked G5s.
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sooooo all i'm seeing is h850 is a tmobile? is that the same thing? not seeing anything that specifically says european version.
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Clove is where I bought mine... Very reputable seller out of the UK. Myself and some other people on the forums bought their H850 from clove. Got mine via DHL from the UK to Colorado in 2 days!
Verified H850 unlocked, unbranded, and made for UK but listed as EU open. Have had ZERO issues that others report.
Everytime I look at the lg g5 site listing the price goes down.
If u want guaranteed root and twrp go with H850 EU open variant. Do not buy from eBay! Go with Clove or AmazonUK.
Also H850 supports all the band's you'll need unless u decide to join CDMA network. DO not get RS988 , if history has shown us anything about LG, it tells us that variant will only ever be carrier unlocked.
Clove link:
https://m.clove.co.uk/lg-g5
jkieffer46 said:
hey guys i am officially done with samsung after a complete circus ride of an s6. would like to buy a g5 but there are so many flippin variants i don't know what to buy. i'm currently on at&t, and i know they are all against unlocking the boot loader, so which do i get? i saw that the european g5 is the only one to get twrp? i found an H860n on ebay for $561. is this the same variant? thanks in advance.
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Just a PSA if you get the rs988 do not change or update your imei. Att does not recognize the device in any way and you would be stuck with hspa+ just was on the phone with them had to use my old imei.
Thanks for the clove link. How long does shipping take? Kinda wanting to get one asap.
Verizon LG V30 or Verizon LG V30+ i am thinking of getting this phone if either or both are Rootable-----but i cant seem to get a clear answer looking through the forms to confirm a yes or no i am U.S.A, VERIZON --Thanks for any help.--
You’d need to buy the unlocked version for it to be rootable.
B&H has preorders for it.
Verizon LG V30 is not rootable and probably never will be.
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Verizon LG V30 or Verizon LG V30+ i am thinking of getting this phone if either or both are Rootable-----
but i can't seem to get a clear answer looking through the forms to confirm a yes or no i am U.S.A, VERIZON --
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We've been pretty clear.
There's a 34-page thread called:
LG V30: Unlock bootloader and Root
https://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-v30/help/unlock-bootloader-root-t3665927
Right now it's buried down below other threads (because there's no root yet), but really the posts on the first page are all you need to read, particularly posts #6, #7 and #9. (That was written in early September -- a full month before the U.S. carrier branded versions of the LG V30 were released, for anyone who wanted to research before buying.)
Yes, a lot of that discussion seems to center on the T-mobile variant, but if you read you see it covers ALL the carrier-branded LG V30 models. They are all ADB-crippled and may never receive root.
Yes, there are efforts to overcome this, but the best theory so far will still need to wait until the open market US998 is released and hopefully use files from that model?
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=74557506&postcount=76
Probably with something like a custom patched LGUP file:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=74561087&postcount=78
And even then that's only for the T-mobile variant, which doesn't need bootloader unlock exploit.
Only the "open market" officially carrier unlocked US998 (North America) and H930 (Europe) will receive LG-sanctioned bootloader unlock and have full ADB flash commands. Those phones will receive root, TWRP, ROMs, kernels. GUARANTEED -- just like the open market LG G6 models. The US998 will be released in early December and a few weeks after that will be placed on LG's bootloader unlock list. The H930 for Europe has already been released in early November, but has still not been place on LG's bootloader unlock list.
This US998 is NOT NOT NOT U.S. Cellular's model. (Yet, no matter how many times I say that, someone will reply, "That's the U.S. Cellular model." Please do not be that person who can't read. ) The "open market" US998 is not sold by any carrier, only by authorized 3rd party retailers, like B&H Photo. In the past, also Best Buy and Amazon, but only B&H Photo right now has a pre-order page up.
The North America US998 has all the bands CDMA/GSM/HSPA/LTE to work with all the North American carriers. And the question everyone asks, "Will it also have LTE band 71?" We don't know, there's evidence both ways.
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caseyryback21 said:
What version of the phone is the ideal model to purchase that it's carrier unlocked, and able to be bl unlocked/root?. The LG V30 seems like just what I'm wanting, but there are so many varients I am simply to afraid to purchase in fear of getting a less than ideal model.
From the reading and searching I've done, it seems that I can buy almost any of the iterations, then just convert it to a us998. I just can't figure out which one I should to get, to ensure that it's carrier unlocked, and able to be bl unlocked, and root.
I'm currently on T-Mobile prepaid and still have the 5gb, ul text,and just 100 minutes for only $30/mo. I have switched to Straight Talk (att mvno) when I've needed more talk time or traveled to certain places where the coverage is a little more reliable.
Lastly, what added to my confusion was that I was looking at a us998 for sale, but the listing indicated it was locked to US Cellular. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
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Carrier unlocked should be a better choice if you're trying to root. I think, I'm not a 100% sure.
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Please don't use this Q&A format. Just open a regular thread. With "Q&A" format, you can only view it in web browser (not apps) and it's difficult to format answers.
Any LG V30/V30+/V30S on the planet can be bootloader unlocked and rooted, except for the T-mobile H932. But some V30/V30+ sold in other parts of the world do not have the bands you need. So, for North America carriers with bootloader unlock and root, you want any North America variant (EXCEPT the T-mobile H932).
V30+ (128GB) has more internal storage than V30 (64GB), if that's important to you. The V30S has more RAM (6GB vs 4GB), but right now the V30+ seems to be the sweet spot in price between the three "V30" (code name Joan) series models. For the rest of this discussion, I'm only going to be talking about V30/V30+.
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For the WTF bootloader unlock exploit you need Oreo and fastboot flash commands. North America US998 V30/V30+ has fastboot flash commands, while the other North American variants do not.... But there's no need to specifically buy that US998 V30/V30+ variant, if you can easily convert a less expensive carrier variant bought off eBay to that model (except for T-mobile H932). For instance, right now you can get MINT LS998 V30+ (128GB) on eBay for $315. eBay often has flash 10%, 15% off sales you can take advantage of, to lessen the price even more. In 10 minutes time that LS998 V30+ can be converted to US998 V30+ and then you're ready for bootloader unlock and root.
Yes, you can Frankenstein an AT&T H931 V30, Canadian H933 V30, Verizon VS996 V30 and Sprint LS998 V30/V30+, or regional carrier AS998 (any of them) to be carrier unlocked US998. Or you can buy carrier unlocked US998 V30/V30+ to begin with... I've done both: I bought three "original" US998 V30/V30+ (from B&H Photo) and I've since bought two LS998 V30+ off eBay and converted them to US998 V30+.
The US998 is the carrier unlocked model, and it's sold by both US Cellular carrier as well as being sold as official "open market" model by 3rd party retailers on behalf of LG (like B&H Photo). Whoever said it's locked to US Cellular has no clue what they are talking about -- UNLESS it's a specific seller who signed a contract with U.S. Cellular and has not finished paying for that phone. (I doubt that; I think they just don't know what they are talking about.) But any U.S. Cellular US998 fully paid for at purchase are carrier unlocked. Tons of people bought them to use on other carriers before LG released the "official" open market US998 V30/V30+ in December 2018.
Only the official "open market" US998 (sold by authorized 3rd party retailers like B&H Photo) are eligible for LG's Developer website bootloader unlock code (IMEI and DEVICE ID are registered with LG) -- but we don't need LG's permission anymore since @TxanMoe discovered the Oreo WTF bootloader unlock exploit back in May 2018. It's easier, takes less time and you can buy almost any phone you want. LG has tried to patch that exploit with recent "security" updates, but it's very easy to downgrade back to pre-July 2018 firmware for bootloader unlock. Afterwards, you can then update back to latest firmware, once bootloader is unlocked.
US998 can be used on T-mobile, as it's the official carrier unlocked model and works on any North American carrier. The only quibble is you may or may not get T-mobile's new band 71 on US998. Some people with root said they have gotten it, others say they do not. I do not know as I use AT&T. There's various threads where it's been discussed in depth.
Hello I have a question when ordering a lg phone from ebay in the usa, it will work in eu and more specifically in germany? will they be charged with any additional costs such as customs or tax? Thank you for your response
j If you want to buy and use LG V60 from the USA or Korea in Europe, unfortunately it will not work, only the model will work LM-V600EA others do not support European frequencies I wonder if they are blocked by software or are physically removed ?
Hi guys, i am from Mexico and im gonna buy a lg v60 from Aliexpress, but there are a lot of versions of the same device: Tmobile, Verizon, ATT even japanese version. All of the phones are unlocked but i want to buy a the cleanest version of the phone and root it, if possible. Any suggestion or any model is okay?
Tmobile or ATT, do not buy JP variant, verison with some hardvare problems