Has anyone tried the Cyanogen mods on the HTC Magic from Vodafone in New Zealand? The caveats say this code is for the US only. I don't want to brick my phone, but at the same time, I'm growing a wee bit tired of the Android market not allowing any access at all to paid apps for people in New Zealand. I'd also very much like to have a Wi-Fi AP on my HTC Magic / Androind phone....partly to let my Apple iPod access the Internet through it. Best of both worlds!
Anyone?
Current using it on my NZ Vodafone HTC Magic I bought a month ago no problem. I used the one-click root app about a week ago and working fine. Using market enabler, Google it, to allow me to gain access to paid apps. Only problem was I had to set the APN for Vodafone to gain internet access.
I would really recommended the change as the my phone is working so much better now. The vodafone ROM must be very clunky it would occasionally lag when playing music and using the phone.
However in the unlikely event of bricking your phone don't blame me.
APN Guide:
1) Navigate to: Settings > Wireless > Mobile Networks > Access Point Names
2) I deleted the one that was there by default as it wasn't working for me. Don't remember its name but the address was something like *.vodafone.com.
3) Press the menu key and click "New APN".
4) Enter the following settings:
Name: Vodafone NZ Net (Doesn't have to be this. Can be anything you want really.)
APN: www.vonafone.net.nz
5) Leave all the other fields blank.
6) Press the menu key and Save.
7) Done you should now have 3g/Internet access.
Hope this has been some help. Fell free to ask any questions you have.
Thanks for the reply. One more question....
OK...so it works. That was my main concern.
Now I guess I'll do the research and work out how to back up what I have so I can restore it if I want to.....or need to.
Total n00b question:
I did this when I first got my phone, however I am cooking my own rom based around 1.6 for NZ Users:
Is it possible for somebody to fetch me a Nandroid Backup of the NZ VF Rom? It will be extremely awesome if you could! Just flick me a PM, Thanks!
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Era G1 is polish T-Mobile G1. Is there any newer ROM's version for this phone? I have this one (look at picture).
You can flash any ROM available on this forum. Especially JF's versions!
I am user of G1 in Poland as well...
Regards and good luck!
/Zencooler
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Era G1 is polish T-Mobile G1. Is there any newer ROM's version for this phone? I have this one (look at picture).
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If you'll be able to flash JF's rom can you post it or let us know any other way here
2 simple questions
Hello,
Hello,
I am thinking about buying myself T-mobile G1. What I need to know before that is:
firstly: is there any way to switch off constant internet connection on G1 as the internet services in my country are quite expensive and I would like to have control over them? I dont really need sync with my google account (I see some other advateges on this phone than "just" that) and would like to use Internet only when i really need it (not when G1 thinks I need
secondly: is there any way to update G1 OS via standard PC? As far as I heard each update weighs some MB, which i prefer to download on my PC and then to G1
I've been looking for answers to my questions over the Internet (xda developers etc) but didn't really find a direct answer.
Would appreciate your time and effort.
Yours Sincerely
Yes. By default only the t-mobile apns are set up. As long as you don't actually try to enable your networks apn, you won't get 3g\edge. You could just go in and delete all the apns just to make sure.
Yes. Google stores the update files on their websites and we usually find them a little after they come out. But you could just do everything over wi-fi including gmail, browsing, etc.
I am hacing up a cab file for those that want to use BBC on WM6.5. BBC will not work out of the box on newer 6.5 roms & I am going to fix that, but I need a little help from other BBC users.
I need someone with 6.1 + working BBC to go into Settings/Connections/Connections/Advanced/Select Networks - & select blackberry in one of the two network management drop down boxes. Then select edit & go thru all of the pages recording all of the tabs & all of the advanced screens & record all of the data in the fill boxes including the proxy & port information.
Can anyone help out with this so we don't have to wait for HTC to fix things? We all know how long that'll take, if we leave it up to them.
Thanks!
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I am hacing up a cab file for those that want to use BBC on WM6.5. BBC will not work out of the box on newer 6.5 roms & I am going to fix that, but I need a little help from other BBC users.
I need someone with 6.1 + working BBC to go into Settings/Connections/Connections/Advanced/Select Networks - & select blackberry in one of the two network management drop down boxes. Then select edit & go thru all of the pages recording all of the tabs & all of the advanced screens & record all of the data in the fill boxes including the proxy & port information.
Thanks!
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Here you have it.
TAB General:Name "My Blackberry"
TAB Modem (nothing here)
TAB Proxy Settings
<selected> This Network connects to Internet
<selected> This network uses proxy
proxy edit box 10.88.79.226 (grayed, noteditable)
TAB Proxy Settings:Advanced
HTTP = 10.88.79.226:1025
WAP (nothing)
Secure WAP (nothing)
Socks (nothing)
Runs on T-Mobile Czech; T-mobile MDA4 -> HTC Diamond
From BBC about page:
BB Version 4.0.0.103
Transport 4.0.0.100
BES v 4.1.6
System v 250.108.249.203
GSLEON3 said:
I am hacing up a cab file for those that want to use BBC on WM6.5. BBC will not work out of the box on newer 6.5 roms & I am going to fix that, but I need a little help from other BBC users.
I need someone with 6.1 + working BBC to go into Settings/Connections/Connections/Advanced/Select Networks - & select blackberry in one of the two network management drop down boxes. Then select edit & go thru all of the pages recording all of the tabs & all of the advanced screens & record all of the data in the fill boxes including the proxy & port information.
Can anyone help out with this so we don't have to wait for HTC to fix things? We all know how long that'll take, if we leave it up to them.
Thanks!
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Hi GSLEON,
How are you getting on with this? I have recently upgraded my ROM to WM6.5 because I read it was less buggy than 6.1. Plus I am now using Rhodium ROM 2.07.Gen.Y. I love the new ROM and when flashing, I install Blackberry last of all because my Company has a silly security policy thing and you need to do lots of soft resets between flashing a new ROM and having your perfect phone.
Now I can't get the Blackberry to work. I briefly got version 106 working (for a split second) and received 2 emails, 1 from System and 1 from my personal email account, but thereafter it has not managed to connect. It will connect to Blackberry for a split second if I click on the Register Now tab, but that is it. I don't get a PIN on versions 97 or 104. I am going to try 103 now, but don't hold out any hope.
If I can't get Blackberry to work on my phone, then I will have to revert back to a different ROM and WM6.1....
I will also continue to trawl through the forums including SEMS to see if anyone has got 6.5 to work.....
Also looking for this
Hi,
I have an Hermes and would like BBC to work on WM 6.5...
Have you managed to do something about this ?
Thanks
Any luck with this? I even tried the latest BlackBerry Connect 4.0.0.106 and couldn't get to the work. Rolling back to 6.1 until BB Connect works with WM6.5.
Have you guys looked here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=510461
It seems to work. I can get it to work using BES, but not with BIS...
Ha, success! With a little tweaking/resetting anyway. Thanks for the link.
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Ha, success! With a little tweaking/resetting anyway. Thanks for the link.
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Did you manage to get BIS working, or just BES?
Like you, just the BES. Unfortunately though, soon thereafter the whole rig crashed and seems to have reset back to post-flash first boot status. But that's probably best for another thread....seems like it happened right around the time i was installing some apps that worked fine for WM6.1 in the past.
Thanks man, will try and feed you back
Hi guys,
I downloaded a few ROM's over the last few days because I was not happy with some features or the stability of them. Eventually I decided upon Tomal's 8.81 ROM.
I am new to the HTC Universal and indeed Windows Mobile in general, though I am starting to grasp it. I purchased a Movistar version (Spanish) and corrected the keypad settings for the spanish language etc, but I have since realised that there is no MMS available on the ROM.
I actually need MMS for my business (I purchased the HTC Universal to use for business as I previously had a K800i with Opera and SSH etc running on it, but needed something better) so without MMS I cannot use the phone.
I would like to keep the phone as it is, with the ROM I have on it, because it has taken me a good few hours to set everything up as I like it, and the ROM is stable and very fast, and also has all the features I like.
So is there anyway I can add MMS to my messaging area? All I have right now is Text Message and Email, both of which are working fine. From what I understand it is not present in Windows Mobile 6, is this correct, and if so, what addon must I install to use it?
Also, as a side thought, I changed the GPRS settings to stay connected all the time and not on-demand, so the phone is connected all the time; where can I change it back to on-demand as I seem to have lost where it was.
Many thanks in advance!!
install it
Wow, this has worked a treat, many thanks friend, it is very much appreciated!!
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Don´t work, I had just HR my Uni and install it first....
I'm traveling on honeymoon right now and am having more problems than I expected getting my phone to work remotely. I was in London first, but was finally able to get my phone working with the "3" network.
Now I am in Malta and am having more problems. I purchased a "Go" card because the sales lady said that it would work, but after she activated it and I paid for it, she tried to add in the APN information and it wouldn't work.
I was using Cyanogenmod, but found I couldn't use GSM in London. So I installed CleanROM and was able to get that working. But now in Malta, I'm back to square one. In London I was able to use the program "HiAPN" to get the APN working. But it's not working here in Malta.
Any ideas out there?
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I'm traveling on honeymoon right now and am having more problems than I expected getting my phone to work remotely. I was in London first, but was finally able to get my phone working with the "3" network.
Now I am in Malta and am having more problems. I purchased a "Go" card because the sales lady said that it would work, but after she activated it and I paid for it, she tried to add in the APN information and it wouldn't work.
I was using Cyanogenmod, but found I couldn't use GSM in London. So I installed CleanROM and was able to get that working. But now in Malta, I'm back to square one. In London I was able to use the program "HiAPN" to get the APN working. But it's not working here in Malta.
Any ideas out there?
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I don't have a sure answer for you, but I'm taking an international trip shortly and have been looking into this problem before leaving so I can get data service abroad. So this is my plan, but be aware that I haven't actually used this yet to get service.
First thing, any AOSP ROM (Cyanogen, AOKP) will, as you found, not be able to get data service on GSM. You have to use a Touchwiz ROM.
The other problem is that the Verizon GS3 does not grant you the ability to edit your APNs manually. Verizon is supposedly going to fix this so you can edit APNs but I'm not holding my breath. In addition, as of Ice Cream Sandwich, Android does not allow apps to change your APN settings unless they are system apps.
So, our only option is to get an app that can change APN settings and convert it into a system app. HiAPN has this ability built-in and will make itself a system app if you OK it. There is a free app on the Play store that will make any app a system app:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...pmover&feature=nav_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwyLDNd
There are other ways to do it but that one is free and the app only does one thing.
Now you need an app that can change your APN settings. Again, since I haven't actually taken my trip yet I don't know if this will work for sure, but I've been messing around with a few apps (including HiAPN) and the one I plan to use is this one:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...t#?t=W251bGwsMSwyLDEsImNvbS5TSU1BUE5DaGVjayJd
Most of the APN changer apps I came across are meant mainly for use in countries other than the USA and I found a lot of them hard to understand (HiAPN especially, some menus are in Chinese, some in broken, misspelled English). That one is simple to understand. It's free, but there's a paid version that adds the ability to browse the app's APN database (I guess so you can look at it before you take your trip and make sure the provider you plan to use is included in the APN database). The free version will just look at the SIM that's in the phone and try to find the right APN settings. The app's APN database is stored on the phone so you don't need a data connection to change providers.
So, install Offline SIM APN Database, use System App Mover to make it a system app, restart your phone, then run it. It will warn you about Ice Cream Sandwich and newer Android versions not being able to change APN settings, but it will still let you try to do it, which should work now that you've made it a system app. The app author mentions this possbility in the app description. Anyway, run it, hit Search APN Settings for this SIM, check if the settings look right, hit Add These Settings, Yes, and that should do it.
Let us know if that works!
Experienced heartbreak in purchasing slider & flip phones off of eBay, which worked for seller only days before, but then learning that Verizon will not activate any new lines for 3G, slider, flip, CDMA devices. This has always been a great way to give kids a first phone, a phone that will only do call & text. So, turned to old family inventory or new companies that specialize in a modern phone with internet or social media interaction. Enter Gabb Wireless or Pinwheel. Landed on Gabb Wireless, but my bride wants me to try to mod an old Verizon bone stock Galaxy S5. Of course...& I'm sure many of you have been there...some guy we know was able to do it with his kid's phone...so now I should be able to do it. Never mind this guy is a software dev and most likely using an iOS phone. So, gauntlet thrown down, challenge issued. I've been doing a lot of digging & don't know if this can be done with this build. Here's what we have:
G900V, bone stock Verizon
Build number = MMB29M.G900VVRU2DQL1
Security patch level = 8/1/17
Let me know if any other specs would be helpful.
Thank you kindly.
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Experienced heartbreak in purchasing slider & flip phones off of eBay, which worked for seller only days before, but then learning that Verizon will not activate any new lines for 3G, slider, flip, CDMA devices. This has always been a great way to give kids a first phone, a phone that will only do call & text. So, turned to old family inventory or new companies that specialize in a modern phone with internet or social media interaction. Enter Gabb Wireless or Pinwheel. Landed on Gabb Wireless, but my bride wants me to try to mod an old Verizon bone stock Galaxy S5. Of course...& I'm sure many of you have been there...some guy we know was able to do it with his kid's phone...so now I should be able to do it. Never mind this guy is a software dev and most likely using an iOS phone. So, gauntlet thrown down, challenge issued. I've been doing a lot of digging & don't know if this can be done with this build. Here's what we have:
G900V, bone stock Verizon
Build number = MMB29M.G900VVRU2DQL1
Security patch level = 8/1/17
Let me know if any other specs would be helpful.
Thank you kindly.
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Not sure why you don't just go buy a burner flip phone from Walmart? I thought those could still be activated.
If not, you'd have to disable the portion of the kernel that handles data. Let's be honest, this is a ~10 year old device so you won't find much assistance unfortunately.
Oh yeah, forgot, this is Android 6.0.1.
As for the query, you're right...I could do the burner/fip/slider thing, perhaps...but, truly, it appears all carriers across the board are throwing off 3G devices as fast as they can. I did see some of the rough service basic phones have 4G capability, but can't justify price on those things. Tough balance to strike as we're doing some traveling where VZW is the only network that's really reliable...& trying to get a child the best camera possible on the devices we have, so they can take pics of stuff they may never see again. Old basic phones are pretty challenging to text on, too. Anyway, we have an old iPod Touch someone threw away, plus the S5. S5 has the better cameras. But it's one of the last builds they sold for Verizon...and I don't ever remember there being a way to unlock the bootloader on that build...the G900V. But, regardless, I still can't find a way to shut down mobile & Wi-Fi on it. I think they have a Verizon family app that will let you shut down the web, but it is extra per month, of course. Appreciate the feedback, for sure. This is just the DIY kinda life, I reckon: constantly trying to refurb, reuse the old stuff, fix stuff yourself, do without...all to live w/in your means & save dinero.
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Oh yeah, forgot, this is Android 6.0.1.
As for the query, you're right...I could do the burner/fip/slider thing, perhaps...but, truly, it appears all carriers across the board are throwing off 3G devices as fast as they can. I did see some of the rough service basic phones have 4G capability, but can't justify price on those things. Tough balance to strike as we're doing some traveling where VZW is the only network that's really reliable...& trying to get a child the best camera possible on the devices we have, so they can take pics of stuff they may never see again. Old basic phones are pretty challenging to text on, too. Anyway, we have an old iPod Touch someone threw away, plus the S5. S5 has the better cameras. But it's one of the last builds they sold for Verizon...and I don't ever remember there being a way to unlock the bootloader on that build...the G900V. But, regardless, I still can't find a way to shut down mobile & Wi-Fi on it. I think they have a Verizon family app that will let you shut down the web, but it is extra per month, of course. Appreciate the feedback, for sure. This is just the DIY kinda life, I reckon: constantly trying to refurb, reuse the old stuff, fix stuff yourself, do without...all to live w/in your means & save dinero.
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I mean there is a way to unlock the bootloader if you look on XDA. https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/...ootloader-using-dev-bootloader-kk-mm.3337909/ The Verizon S5 was the worst model out of all of the US carrier variants.
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This has always been a great way to give kids a first phone, a phone that will only do call & text. So, turned to old family inventory or new companies that specialize in a modern phone with internet or social media interaction. Enter Gabb Wireless or Pinwheel. Landed on Gabb Wireless, but my bride wants me to try to mod an old Verizon bone stock Galaxy S5.
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I know this thread is almost a year old, and I'm sorry I'm late to the party, but I had the same idea!
My kids had been using Gabb Wireless for a while, and we were mostly happy with the service, but I wanted the option to install other useful apps on their phones without giving them access to the web. So, I bought a couple of old Galaxy S5 SM-G900V (Verizon version) phones, and I think I've succeeded in modifying them in a way that will prevent the kids from surfing the internet or installing their own apps. I thought I'd post my method here, in case anyone is still interested. Here's what I did:
Install Safestrap Recovery. (Follow this guide, up to and including the step where you install Safestrap. Skip the remaining steps in the guide.)
Boot into Safestrap Recovery and flash jrkruse's “slightly de-bloated” stock Marshmallow rom from here.
Use either ADB or Safestrap to remove any system apps that would allow kids to browse the web or download their own apps. (To delete unwanted system apps using Safestrap recovery, click Mount and make sure the system partition is mounted. Also make sure the “Mount system partition read-only” box is unchecked. Then go back and click Advanced > File Manager, and edit or remove system files as desired.) The web browser is already removed from jrkruse's rom, but I also removed the following apps:
from /system/app:
Gmail2
SamsungSetupWizard
SecEmail_K
InteractiveTutorial [This is the Samsung Help app.]
SamsungAppsWidget_Phone_Carrier_VZW
from /system/priv-app:
Velvet [this is the Google search app]
SamsungUpdates [this includes the Samsung Apps store and “Galaxy essentials,” which would allow kids to download and install their own apps]
GoogleOneTimeInitializer
SetupWizard
from /data/app:
com.android.vending-1 [this is the Google Play Store]
Edit the settings APK file to disable the option to remove the option to install apps from “uknown sources” (Settings > Security > Uknown Sources) so that users can’t enable that option. This will prevent kids from installing apps by sideloading (e.g. copying apps from a friend's phone via SD card.) Apps can still be installed via recovery or ADB, but most kids won't know how to do that.
To edit the settings APK properly, you could follow this guide, but I used a much hackier method and basically just sabotaged the security_settings_misc.xml file inside SecSettings.apk, so that the settings app crashes if the user tries to open and modify those settings.
I've attached my modified settings file. You can put it on the phone's SD card, then use Safestrap to copy it to system/priv-app/SecSettings. Save the original settings file first (or just rename it and change the filename extension) so that you can restore it later if needed.