I'm looking to change to a 4G phone before Verizon goes to their tiered data plan. However I know that Motorola basically said they don't want people hacking their phones, did they ever reconsider this? I know HTC just announced new phones will have unlocked boot loaders, but the Bionic from Motorola looks pretty sexy.
Does anyone know if Motorola has realized how dumb they're being, and are they unlocking the new bootloaders or should I just get either an HTC or Samsung?
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Out of interest of upgrading on the cheap, would it be possible to use a rooted motorola droid on a tmobile g1 data plan? Google didn't really help. Mostly info about wal mart selling the g1 (lul?).
Friend is looking to sell his droid, and if I can switch with little or no issues from my provider, I'd be a happy guy.
Thanks for your info. Keep your negativity to yourself, please.
(same goes for switching to an N1...)
I'm in the UK so this not first hand.
The Droid is on Verizon right? (The Euro GSM version is the Milestone) and Verizon uses CDMA?
T-Mo in the US uses GSM? That would mean the Droid doesn't have the hardware to ever run on T-mo nor AT&T regardless of software
Just noticed the droid doesn't have a sim card slot? So would an N1 be an option, or should I just suck it up and buy a new phone?
I currently have a contract plan with Verizon Wireless and for now plan to stick with it. I made the mistake of buying a Moto G on craigslist that is meant to only be for the prepaid verizon plan. I wanted to unlock this phone for the purpose of installing cyanogenmod 11 on it but see now sadly that Motorola won't unlock the prepaid verizon Moto G phones (xt1028). However I saw on other threads here that this phone can allegedly be unlocked for $45 from an alternative source, which I'm willing to do if it makes sense for my situation.
Referring to this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2669498&page=15
I also noticed confusion about whether or not I can run CM11 properly on this particular phone. I first saw here that it apparently does work:
http://www.androidheadlines.com/2014/01/gsm-verizon-moto-g-gets-unofficial-cyanogenmod-11-rom.html
But I haven't seen the xt1028 listed as a supported phone on any place to download CM11. So does it work? Does it basically work but have bugs?
Other major question is, can I unlock this prepaid verizon phone I have, install CM11 on it, and then successfully use it with my Verizon contract plan?
Would appreciate any thoughts. If I can actually do everything I want to do then I have no problem paying for the unlock code.
Thanks!
i don't think it'll unlock your phone.. try waiting for a while untill devs figure something out..
hello, im in need of a rootable cell phone, i bought what i thought was a moto z play but was actually a moto z play droid (xt1635-01) which is locked tight thanks to big red
so im wondering if anyone knows a comparable phone that is unlockable. for example verizons offering of pixels maybe? i had a lg g4 which was bootloader locked but rootable, which was acceptable until the motherboard went out. this happened to me on a samsung gs3 so i HAD samsung and lg both on do not buy list but after this motorola trash im ready to just take whatever will work.
any help for a poor sap still stuck on verizon? thanks
bigredretard said:
hello, im in need of a rootable cell phone, i bought what i thought was a moto z play but was actually a moto z play droid (xt1635-01) which is locked tight thanks to big red
so im wondering if anyone knows a comparable phone that is unlockable. for example verizons offering of pixels maybe? i had a lg g4 which was bootloader locked but rootable, which was acceptable until the motherboard went out. this happened to me on a samsung gs3 so i HAD samsung and lg both on do not buy list but after this motorola trash im ready to just take whatever will work.
any help for a poor sap still stuck on verizon? thanks
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Look at the list of available Verizon devices, get their model numbers and then search to see which of those model numbers are rootable.
If you can use any unlocked device then just search for rootable devices that Verizon will allow in their BYOP program, if they allow unlocked devices then take your pick of any of rootable devices they allow on their network. You can even choose a device that is not only rootable but has custom ROMs available also.
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I'm a OP 8t user currently looking at the P7P and I'm trying to figure out if I'm better of buying the unlocked version or if the Verizon variant is allowed to unlock the bootloader.
Anyone have any knowledge on this matter?
Thanks!
If you want to unlock the bootloader & ROOT -NEVER- get a Verizon ANYTHING. I have been on Verizon service forever but besides my first Android in 2010 (the pathetic HTC Droid Eris) and the Samsung Galaxy Nexus, I wouldn't EVER get a device from them.
C.Hatfield said:
If you want to unlock the bootloader & ROOT -NEVER- get a Verizon ANYTHING.
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That used to be the general consensus a long time ago but I'm new to verizon and was curious if it had changed. Thanks for the info!
Jon.StatiK said:
That used to be the general consensus a long time ago but I'm new to verizon and was curious if it had changed. Thanks for the info!
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Still the consensus. I have heard that Verizon actually mandates locked bootloaders from any device manufacturer they contract with.
I give my phone upgrades / deals to others on my plan. Even tolerated a cracked 3xl screen for a few years, just because I didn't want Verizon to "fix" it with a locked replacement. Stay away.
C.Hatfield said:
the pathetic HTC Droid Eris
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Hell yeah, Droid Eris. Bringing me back.
Happy New Year everyone!
I purchased a brand new Moto Z4, but it's setup up for Verizon. I was hoping that by reinstalling the firmware using the Motorola rescue tool, I could get the phone back to an unbranded state, i.e. I don't want any trouble with calls on my non-Verizon network. From what I've read on this forum, the Verizon boot screen is merely cosmetic, so can someone tell me how to remove whatever Verizon put on the phone to lock the phone to their network only?
Much thanks in advance
I know this is an old thread, but thought I'd chime in on something you've probably figured out by now.
The only way to get rid of branding and verizon's garbage is to use adb to disable or uninstall the offending items. There are guides everywhere including on one of the main xda pages.
Network wise if you bought it new as old stock I'd call up big red and request to have it unlocked (network). There's nothing to be done as far as bootloader unlocking.
Best of Luck in this New Year!