I'm considering this phone but I want custom roms, but I need to use verizon. I know the h930 is europe and they dont use cdma but is the hardware existent to use cdma/verizon wireless?
Dlind said:
I'm considering this phone but I want custom roms, but I need to use verizon. I know the h930 is europe and they dont use cdma but is the hardware existent to use cdma/verizon wireless?
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Why not get the "open market" LG V30 US998, which has CDMA? It's the official carrier unlocked model for North America which will also get bootloader unlock, root, ROMs, etc -- just like the European models. That's the one you want.
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And no, not the U.S. Cellular model, I'm talking about the official carrier unlocked model US998. I always have to say that, or someone will ask if that's the U.S. Cellular model. The North America open market model US998 is sold by authorized retailers, not by carriers. Which is why it's important you buy it new and not on eBay or Swappa. The only difference is the IMEI on the "open market" models, which will be eligible for LG Developer bootloader unlock.
On carrier unlocked models like this you will need to have an already activated Verizon SIM card to put into it. Someone said Verizon doesn't require that anymore, but another person just ran into that issue a couple of days ago. (Depends on what kind of Verizon plan you have, apparently.)
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Dlind said:
I'm considering this phone but I want custom roms, but I need to use verizon. I know the h930 is europe and they dont use cdma but is the hardware existent to use cdma/verizon wireless?
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No, only North American models include CDMA. The hardware is not there. Get an US unlocked one ( see previous post).
Thank you guys so much for the help. I'm sure another person will find this useful. Happy modding guys.
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Yes, a noob (very cool noob video!) with first question. Yes I searched - be gentle with me :angel:
Brand new I717. Never had an ATT SIM in it. Took it out of the box, network unlocked it, put a USA Tmobile SIM in it, and rooted it. Nothing else done yet. Works fine, with expected lack of 3G/4G data. To get that I have to flash a modem - Blaze or similar. This much I know. Questions:
1. I travel a lot. Mostly UK, Iceland, New Zealand. Are there any gotchas with using a custom modem overseas? Which is the best all-rounder for good data performance in USA and overseas?
2. For avoidance of doubt, is there any dependency between ROM and modem? Can I flash a custom ICS ROM e.g. Goldie and worry about modem later? Are they entirely independent? (ok that qualifies as a real noob question lol)
Thanks!
Mike
Roms and modems are independent.
I suggest your next step is to Odin flash CWM recovery.
When traveling overseas most carriers use the same frequencies as AT&T. US T-mobile is pretty unusual with their dual band set up.
So in the US follow the T-mobile suggested modem (blaze) and keep the UCLF5 modem and blaze modem on your sd card. Then you can flash either one depending on the carrier you use.
Have CWM and a few modems in cwm zip format so you don't need a pc.
Many thanks ranger; Seraphim ICS & Blaze modem installed and working and looking like Android is supposed to. Had to go in and manually select carrier before phone would show a signal, but then it came up 4G right away.
Thanks again!
Mike
You might look for the local carrier in the countries you intend to visit now and take a screen shot of the local carrier's APN settings.
Example for Canadian carrier:
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That way when you get your sim you can input the APN info and get right to business.
Its easy. Just google for example "vodafone iceland apn settings".
As the title states, I bought an AT&T S5 for my wife for christmas. She likes some of the stock apps that tmobile offers and I was wondering if i could just install the tmobile rom on the AT&T phone with minimal risk.
Thanks for the help.
EvilDylan said:
As the title states, I bought an AT&T S5 for my wife for christmas. She likes some of the stock apps that tmobile offers and I was wondering if i could just install the tmobile rom on the AT&T phone with minimal risk.
Thanks for the help.
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Usually people buy the t-mobile S5 to use on at&t. You could always just download a Tmo rom and pull the apks from the zip.
As for flashing a Tmo rom not to sure. Barely learned tmo S5 supports international roms.
I want to do the same thing.
I have restored 900A to old AT&T stock firmware with odin, towelroot then worked.
What is my next step now?
I want T-Mobile softcard and T-mobile call-over-wifi to work and also simply removing all the AT&T default apps.
So I want my phone to be like it came from from T-Mobile store.
A at&t and t-mobile S5 phone should be in hardware the same?
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Important Note: You may only download and install the specified stock firmware according to your Galaxy S5 phone model number. As you may not know, there are numerous versions of the Galaxy S5 in each and every countries. Each of these Galaxy S5 versions uses different firmware build, flashing a non-specified stock firmware to other Galaxy S5 variants may result into bricks. Meaning it will also causes damage to your phone and you cannot recover it by your own.
Solved my issue, not the overall thread, sorry for the confusion. (please delete this post, I can't do it from Tapatalk)
kchannel9 said:
Solved
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Please do tell what solution you came up with! I'm in the same predicament. I would love a Tmobile rom that supports wifi calling on my att s5 900a.
reloadeds5 said:
Please do tell what solution you came up with! I'm in the same predicament. I would love a Tmobile rom that supports wifi calling on my att s5 900a.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=60638012&postcount=619
Another option, but beware, homie in the thread said Wifi Calling not working for him
Btw I decided against trying this out for now, and am just using Hangouts as a wifi calling solution
I was wondering, Which Roms have Support for the LG V30+, As I recently unlocked my phone, and it seems as though most are meant for the H930 or the H932, So I was wondering if there were any available to the US998?
LGAGaming said:
I was wondering, Which Roms have Support for the LG V30+, As I recently unlocked my phone, and it seems as though most are meant for the H930 or the H932, So I was wondering if there were any available to the US998?
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Why don't you read the Root Sticky Guide?
It answers all your questions. Start with Post #2. "H93O" is generic name for almost all V30 variant LOS ROMs. Simplistic explanation is they are sort of mis-named and can't be changed. There's a more "technical" explanation, but that will suffice.
Read post #2, point 3:
ROOT YOUR LG V3O!
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ChazzMatt said:
Why don't you read the Root Sticky Guide?
It answers all your questions. Start with Post #2. " H93O" is generic name for almost all variant ROMs. It's mis-named and can't be changed.
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OH, didn't know about that, I should've tried looking before asking.
Thank You!
LGAGaming said:
OH, didn't know about that, I should've tried looking before asking.
Thank You!
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Glad to help, but I wrote the Root Sticky Guide so people wouldn't have to ask so many questions -- either about rooting or custom ROMs. And yet someone else today dug up some almost 2 year old thread to simply ask how to bootloader unlock and root their phone.
Have my v30+ us998 updated to pie stock rooted already, if I try any custom ROM and have issues and restore back my backup,, will I still have issues?
yhwh111 said:
Have my v30+ us998 updated to pie stock rooted already, if I try any custom ROM and have issues and restore back my backup,, will I still have issues?
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I don't believe so, As those issues are due to the ROM, and not anything else(Couldn't think of the word), But you should be fine, If you do end up restoring a backup.
Thanks man I'll try some ROMs!!
i have an lg v30 at&t version(h931) and i want to install a custom rom on it. it's still on android 7.1.2 and it does'nt show any updates when i check for updates. how do i go about it?
below is the treble info inf0
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If you're on ATT, it should update, but if it's not I wonder if something is wrong from ATT's side. ATT is being extra difficult about phones that aren't their IMEI, so your device is somewhat more-valuable if it's truly an ATT IMEI.
You cannot get ATT ROMs online, because ATT refuses to release them. If you still want to update, you can Frankenstein your phone (instructions are on this forum) to US998, and then update to whichever version you want. You could also root the phone along the way, if desired. However, you cannot get back to an ATT ROM if you do this. The phone should work fine as US998 ROM on the ATT (and many other networks)... so it should remain functional.
thank you very much.
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If you're on ATT, it should update, but if it's not I wonder if something is wrong from ATT's side. ATT is being extra difficult about phones that aren't their IMEI, so your device is somewhat more-valuable if it's truly an ATT IMEI.
You cannot get ATT ROMs online, because ATT refuses to release them. If you still want to update, you can Frankenstein your phone (instructions are on this forum) to US998, and then update to whichever version you want. You could also root the phone along the way, if desired. However, you cannot get back to an ATT ROM if you do this. The phone should work fine as US998 ROM on the ATT (and many other networks)... so it should remain functional.
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also the project treble compatibility, does it come with oreo?
No treble that I ever saw. There was some effort but it didn't seem to pan out. There may be custom roms with it, but I stayed to stock-based because you will need VOLTE/VOWIFI at some point, which custom ROMs don't have.
Ok thanks
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Use a different IMEI check site as the Google one doesn't have the kind of detail you need here. That said, odds are really high that yours is a Verizon device.
Strephon Alkhalikoi said:
使用不同的 IMEI 检查站点，因为 Google 站点没有您需要的详细信息。也就是说，您的设备是 Verizon 设备的可能性非常高。
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Could you please recommend some websites?
Kaltsit said:
Could you please recommend some websites?
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If you want to check to see if it is a Verizon model, you can use this.
If it's not a Verizon model, it should return either "NVZW" or "NON-VZW".
Lughnasadh said:
If you want to check to see if it is a Verizon model, you can use this.
If it's not a Verizon model, it should return either "NVZW" or "NON-VZW".
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I'm sorry that ,but I can't log in
Lughnasadh said:
If you want to check to see if it is a Verizon model, you can use this.
If it's not a Verizon model, it should return either "NVZW" or "NON-VZW".
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I can log in now, but it shows me this.Is it a Verizon model?
Kaltsit said:
I can log in now, but it shows me this.Is it a Verizon model?
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I think that is the unlocked version. Your first screenshot in Post #1 also indicates it is unlocked. I believe "VZ" would show up if it was a Verizon model when using the repair section of the Google Store.
Btw, if that is your real IMEI in the picture you posted above, you really should delete it for privacy and security concerns.
Lughnasadh said:
我认为这是解锁版本。您在 Post #1 中的第一个屏幕截图也表明它已解锁。我相信如果它是 Verizon 型号，则在使用 Google 商店的维修部分时会显示“VZ”。
顺便说一句，如果这是您在上面发布的图片中的真实 IMEI，出于隐私和安全考虑，您真的应该删除它。
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ok, thanks for your help
I was kind of in a similar situation when I got my Pixel. I opened up developer options just to see OEM being grayed out and unable to be toggled. So I was also directed to the Google repair site to enter my IMEI and it told me that I had an Unlocked phone. Which confused me. How can I have an unlocked phone when clearly it is not unlocked. My issue was I got mine through Xfinity. So it made me wait a 90 day period and own the phone before you could request the phone be unlocked. But as soon as 90 days were up and I payed it off they unlocked it for me. So even though you may have an unlocked phone, sometimes depending on who you bought it from some carriers put certain restrictions on unlocking them. But like previous responses said, as long as it's not Verizon you're good