Stylo 4 Sprint to Boost Mobile? - Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I recently picked up a used Sprint Stylo 4 that appears to have a clear ESN according to Swappa but a strait sim swap from my iPhone 6 plus to the Stylo 4 just results in a brief 3G internet connection, no texting and finally “sim locked” which requires a reboot. I have tried resetting the phone and triggering the activation as desribed on Boost mobiles site but I’m afraid the sim card is either an issue(original sim from my iPhone 6 plus which is a Sprint to Boost convert) or Its somehow still active on Sprint? The model number is the same as the Boost version so its hard to believe its impossible to get functioning as it partially works initially.
FYI, i do have the sim card that the Stylo 4 was actived on Sprint if that makes any difference like it did with my iPhone.
Thanks in advance for any insight. I gave google a workout before coming here but couldn't find much on what it takes to move an Android on Sprint to Boost besides “its possible but the model has to be supported on Boost to switch from Sprint”.

Did you wipe the phone? Sometimes droids will download a provisioning package for the carrier the SIM belongs to and that needs to be deleted (hard reset) first. Otherwise, you may need a new SIM card.

I cannot post in the main section because I am a mute. But I have a Boost LG Stylo 4 (LGQ710AL) Think the firmware ended with an H. But my problem is it is not booting I assume it was doing an ota update. Per my daughter. I can get into download mode. It tries to go into Recovery says loading then shuts off or reboots. I use Eft dongle to factory reset it to try and fix it. Below is what it says.
"Images of verified boot not installed all slots are unbootable."
If we had the LGUP Dll or a stock rom it may be an easy fix been a while since I played with LG. If anyone has a stock rom or the OTA updates would be a small start.
Thanks.
If it helps at all this is what eft said about boot_a and boot_b but it does not see to pull them.
<partition name="boot_a" part_id="??" start_addr="218112" length="261119">
<partition name="boot_b" part_id="??" start_addr="261120" length="304127">

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[Q] [Bricked][HELP REQUIRED][ROM] [KERNAL] ROOTED] HTC EVO 3D GSM x515 Intern. .

Information on device(s): I have 2 Brand New HTC EVO 3D GSM PG86300 models bothe fully unlocked; Botrh with unlocked Bootloader and Both s-off, 1 fully Rooted and the other reday to begin root, but stoped just before Full root.
The device that is fully rooted got bricked 2 days ago, and I have been upside down in the threads, but have not found any answe to actually restoring this problem. I did not fully root the other, which I may need to just to extract files and use them to restore the bricked device.
What happened?, Like a jackass I thunmbed the wrong command while in root explorer and executed a script whick in return showed me a Black screen that was stuck and displayed at the bottom "SD Card SAfe To Remove" ?????? Finally I pulled the battery out and it gave me the HTC White Screen and has Fingered me ever since. I have loaded the PGimg86.zip for update, it updated, I changed the name of the file in Revolutionary by mounting the USB to PC the device as instructed, Nothing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I also formated / deletedmy cache. I have recovered everything I could. I have used the other SD Card to fix the loading issue, but Nothing.
My goal was to finish the processes and the Flash the device to also be able to use or Roam on the Sprint / Boost Network as the APN list does not recognize the Network Operator for that Carrier being that it is the only Carrier that APN's have to be Flashed.
The device was already recognizing SIM Cards from all Networks except Sprint / Nextel / Boost. This would be a similar running process on a BB 8350i, as I have completed to work on Both. BTW, the IDEN Network is nothing more than 800Mhz so Please do not advise me on the IDEN issue as it is a CAVE signal. What I need is the Phone Back to either Factory Reset or Original Carrier info. I can start a new and maybe, just Maybe, someone can figure out what to do in order to Script the PRL of SPrint / Nextel / Boost on these devices instead of the PG86100 model as it is a Tri-Band with a GSM Chip and virtually is the same in a sense except the PG86300 has a SIM Slot and can run on any signal as a Quad-Band out there. I have reviewed The International options of setting up the APN with GSM on Sprint, but unless it recognizes the Network Operator, It is not worth the instructions that where lsted.
Carrier: Rogers in Canada Roaming in the United States to Local area on GSM. Unlocked to accept all other Carriers but list above. First need to unbrick one of the devices and get it to boot again.
S.O.S. PLEASSSSSSSSSSSSEEEEE HHHHEEEELLLLPPP HELP, Thanks, prose072
Please use the Q&A Forum for questions Thanks
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Bricked?
If you are not able to boot it using flashboot to get into recovery then it is probably bricked. You can always take it to a sprint store and see if they can fix it.
It's Not a Sprint Phone It's an PG86300 Not 100
BEER30 said:
If you are not able to boot it using flashboot to get into recovery then it is probably bricked. You can always take it to a sprint store and see if they can fix it.
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It's Not a Sprint Phone It's an PG86300 Not 100, It's the International Model GSM Quad Band, Not Tri-Band (Never leave home without a SIM SLUT / Card ) Dual GSM/CDMA device
This is the GSM Model. I have restored it to boot with an Direct exe file, but now I new to have it recognize the sim card as it says limited network. (????)
I will put the fix up for others with the same model here. I do need to find the link where this was moved to so I can answer the initial question(SSSS).
Thanks for replying. As soon as I get some other things complete I will have full time to re-address this problem later this evening.

[Q] GN2 Will Not Connect back to Verizon Network

Hey guys,
I ran the Suckit Verizon boot unlocker exploit, and it was successful. At which point I used TW Recovery to flash Android Revolution HD 8.0 (N7100 ROM). My phone wouldn't connect to the Verizon network, saying I did not insert the proper SIM card. I found this strange, but realized Verizon locks their network to international phones. I then used the Verizon Toolkit to flash back to stock recovery and ROM. After doing so, I still had no luck in activating my phone.
I called tech support (now having stock everything) and they told me it was likely my SIM card. After spending 2 hours at the store today, it is clearly not the SIM card. They have no idea what the problem is...
When I flashed Android Revolution, I wiped my efs. Could that be the problem? Is it possible to flash a new EFS or COM3? I have no clue how to reactivate to the network..
Anyone have this problem? I did a search on both Suckit Verizon and the Verizon toolkit thread and no one appeared to suffer from this. Please help! Any solutions are greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance. Will update if those guys at Verizon come through.
Definitely has to do with wiping my EFS and not saving it. Under Settings > About > Status IMEI is unknown as well as all other carrier info.
Can someone send me their EFS or is their a way to restore the EFS without having backed it up?
Flash the full Odin restore image and that should fix the problem. Note, it will wipe your data and re-lock the bootloader, but it should at least connect to the network again.
If the stock Odin doesn't work since your imei is unknown this may be what you need, but listen to imnuts first
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=36163537
Sent from my SCH-I605 (AKA NOTE 2)
kintwofan said:
If the stock Odin doesn't work since your imei is unknown this may be what you need, but listen to imnuts first
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=36163537
Sent from my SCH-I605 (AKA NOTE 2)
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Flashed stock rom. No luck. Now I have to root back, as one of the prerequisites is being rooted. Will get back.
I kind of had this same problem right after I rooted/unlocked and before flashing any ROMs. I was getting signal bars but kept getting a cannot connect to network error every time I tried to place a call. I called customer service and they "reset" my account, whatever that means but it still didn't work. Started driving to the Verizon store and decided to try one last factory reset and it started working! An IT guy at my work said the account reset plus factory reset got my device sync'd with Verizon signal again. Don't know if what he said is true...don't know why it worked...don't know if this will help you but I thought I would share my experience. I know what you are going through so good luck!
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I had almost the same problem using MIUI for AT&T's variant. I was able to get most functionality back by accessing the hidden menu and doing the ##RTN#, but still cannot get 4G LTE back. Maybe this will help you get started too.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=36163537
According to the OP instructions - which I have done entirely correct. Put phone in Debugging, Went to Qualcomm settings in Hidden menu and set to "RMNET + DM + MODEM" , connected to the proper COM port, clicked the READ on top, however when I go to click the second read to populate the information -> Says cannot set device into DM mode.
The instructions and accompanied video do not reference having to place the device into DM mode at all. The fact that I am getting this error message is also a unique problem.
Anyone know what this could mean or how to fix it? Could it be due to the USB Qualcomm settings not "taking or shifting", although it does confirm that I changed by saying "Saved"
Also, can Verizon Wireless sync my IMEI in store if I bring the original box with the IMEI barcode on it ? Can they flash / scan it to the phone?
anybody?
Can Verizon Wireless sync my IMEI in store if I bring the original box with the IMEI barcode on it ? Can they flash / scan it to the phone?
I know with a fact that the stores do not carry any flashing software for any smartphones. So there is nothing they can do.
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ATT SIM on SM-G900T and can't get LTE

I've ruled out everything I could think of, and the best this did was just give me 4G (7MB/sec downloads), and not 4G LTE (used to get 35MB/sec and up).
Things I've tried (with proper wiping/cleaning cache, data, system, dalvik cache before every single flash):
1- Unlock the SM-G900T, and add the IMEI to my account on att
2- check with att that LTE is working
3- get a new SIM card anyway because I'm paranoid!!!
4- Flash NG3 stock on the device, flash it back to NCH
5- Root the device, flash TWRP, and CM based Slim ROM on the device, and com.android. ... error
6- flash back to stock
7- APN is correct, ATT Phone APN and LTE is selected
What I noticed now is that typing *#*#4636#*#* in the dialer does nothing, and I mean nothing! It just sits there.
What am I missing here? (besides the rest of hair I had left on my head)
RESOLVED: It was a brilliant att agent that messed up my data plan while switching IMEI numbers!!! Lesson learned; think outside the box.
Glad you got it resolved.
Please edit your title so people can see easily see that too.
This is actually a common result and one of the most basic trouble shooting steps would be confirming that your SIM card is properly provisioned for LTE.. which usually requires a call to the carrier to check your account settings from the carrier side.
Enjoy your faster phone.
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I thought you aren't suppose to give att your imei if it's a tmobile device?

Tmobile USA SM-G965U on Verizon Wireless

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!
gigatigga said:
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?
uzupan said:
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.
eyewin said:
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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Cannot get 4G on Huawei Y7 2018

Hi !
So i purchased a phone a few months back but since then i'm unable to use 4G on this phone. I've tried everything available through google's help and have turned to XDA as a last resort. I've tried
1. Hard reset (No luck)
2. Restoring default apn settings (No Luck)
3. Changing the connectivity settings via third party app (No Luck)
4. Changing sim cards.
5. Changing sim slots.
Edit:
6. Just tried to change the hw_networkmode_preference from setdb and couldn't find this setting there. created new setting for this and entered 9,6,2,1,11. Now i get 4G only option but as soon as i select 4G the phone shows No service.
All of the above tried multiple times without any luck to get it working. Its like its just stuck o 3G and wont use 4G although the option is there. The sim card's $g connection works fine in my other phone. but not this one. If anyone has any idea how to get it working please respond ASAP as i need this phone working for my sister and cannot afford another.
My Phone Info :
1. Name: Huawei Y7 2018
2. Model: LDN - L21
3. EMUI Version: 8.0.0
4. Android Version: 8.0.0
@Mrrtahoo
It's NOT you who decides what band network to get used, it's alone carriers decision.
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@Mrrtahoo
It's NOT you who decides what band network to get used, it's alone carriers decision.
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I get that. but the same carrier allows 4G to be used on other phones. why not this phone ? its got to be a software bug or maybe they forgot to install 4G hardware
Any other hunches ?

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