my friend got his ATT HTC Inspire few days ago.
i check the radio ID
its 12.28b.60.140eU-26.03.02.26M
i did a speedtest and it runs good.
anyway we can extract this radio and install on our rooted phone?
What do u mean by "good" speeds? Any number?
pollux1151 said:
my friend got his ATT HTC Inspire few days ago.
i check the radio ID
its 12.28b.60.140eU-26.03.02.26M
i did a speedtest and it runs good.
anyway we can extract this radio and install on our rooted phone?
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That radio appears in the desire hd radio thread, dated Oct 2010, i believe, unless in my quick reading I misread the number.
Did your friend buy the phone nib from an ATT store?
diablo009 said:
What do u mean by "good" speeds? Any number?
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about 2m, depends on area
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That radio appears in the desire hd radio thread, dated Oct 2010, i believe, unless in my quick reading I misread the number.
Did your friend buy the phone nib from an ATT store?
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yes, he got it NIB
I have the same radio, picked up this phone about 2 weeks ago.
Rooted with hack kit and running cm7.
Tried other roms but on a few I noticed poor call quality, cm7 works pretty good for me.
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noobfail said:
I have the same radio, picked up this phone about 2 weeks ago.
Rooted with hack kit and running cm7.
Tried other roms but on a few I noticed poor call quality, cm7 works pretty good for me.
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Did you have this radio prior to rooting? This the radio that is used during the downgrade process.
Its interesting how a nib phone would come with that radio
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It is weird to be seeing such an old radio on NIB Inspires. As Scott_S said, that radio came out with the Desire HD back in October. I thought that Inspires were only shipping with 06.04.06 or 06.06.30...I wonder why people are starting to see that old 03.02.26 radio on new Inspires?
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Did you have this radio prior to rooting? This the radio that is used during the downgrade process.
Its interesting how a nib phone would come with that radio
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To be completely honest, I do not recall what it was before rooting, but I'm sure it was the same.
I haven't tried flashing radios due to my lack of research and not having a computer available when ever I would need it.
What are pro's and cons?
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To be completely honest, I do not recall what it was before rooting, but I'm sure it was the same.
I haven't tried flashing radios due to my lack of research and not having a computer available when ever I would need it.
What are pro's and cons?
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Well their is no definitive answers on radios as it varies on so many things. What's good for one person may not be for another. Personally I have. Gotten better speeds with the Ota's radio maybe becauase its made for our phones but thats just speculation on my part. I've haven't seen many people stay on your radio soon after rooting. I have seen a few people complain about it, then when they moved up to stock radio or Ota's, their varies issues were gone
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To be completely honest, I do not recall what it was before rooting, but I'm sure it was the same.
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Your sentence is a contradiction; if you don't recall what it was before rooting, how can you be sure it is the same now? Just messing with you but you are contradicting yourself a little bit there.
The rooting process MUST change the radio. All the current root exploits use a flaw in that radio to do their dirty work. That's the reason for the downgrade (and to a lesser extent, the kernel just because the exploits were compiled for its modules).
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yes, he got it NIB
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All right, let's expand on your answer... New in box from an ATT or other retail store selling new inspires, where your friend watched the CSR open the seal on the box, and put the SIM in?
Something doesn't seem right.
Nevertheless, it's not a "new" radio, so experimenting with it would be the same as any other radio "compatible" with this phone... YMMV.
There are *newer* radios out, so....
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All right, let's expand on your answer... New in box from an ATT or other retail store selling new inspires, where your friend watched the CSR open the seal on the box, and put the SIM in?
Something doesn't seem right.
Nevertheless, it's not a "new" radio, so experimenting with it would be the same as any other radio "compatible" with this phone... YMMV.
There are *newer* radios out, so....
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i rooted this phone for him. I checked the software number and noted it down before hacking.
if its old radio, i dont know why ATT switch to this one.
anyway, its performance is better than ATT's old stock radio.
pollux1151 said:
i rooted this phone for him. I checked the software number and noted it down before hacking.
if its old radio, i dont know why ATT switch to this one.
anyway, its performance is better than ATT's old stock radio.
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That's fine, and just for the record I'm not being skeptical just for the fun of it, I'm just trying to figure out the circumstances.
Now, you may have rooted the phone for him, and you may have noted the baseband/firmware versions before doing so, but that doesn't really answer the most important part of the question....
Exactly how your friend came into possession of this phone.
Until you say with certitude that "yes, it was purchased brand new from a retail store and my friend was the first person to ever touch the phone and he never attempted any modifications to the phone himself," then I still have a hard time determining the rationale of putting a Oct 2010 radio on a brand new from the factory inspire.
I bought mine March 3rd. Brand new, ATT retail store. Watched dude crack the factory seal, and take 400 off-contract dollars from me.
My radio was the stock radio commonly referred to as the "shipping stock" radio.
Why would an older radio than the one on my (at the time) brand new phone be put on one more recently manufactured?
It just doesn't make sense.
Anyway, as long as you're getting a level of performance that's acceptable, then I guess that's all that counts.
F u Henry!
I forgot to tell you guys, that when I got my phone, I jade a HTC wifi update then rooted my phone.
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Well their is no definitive answers on radios as it varies on so many things. What's good for one person may not be for another. Personally I have. Gotten better speeds with the Ota's radio maybe becauase its made for our phones but thats just speculation on my part. I've haven't seen many people stay on your radio soon after rooting. I have seen a few people complain about it, then when they moved up to stock radio or Ota's, their varies issues were gone
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Exactly! My girlfriend and I have the same phones (Inspire 4gs). We used to have the same ROM, Radio, RIL, APN, and build.prop. For some reasons, she always get ~4M/2M, I only get 3M/1.5M on the same day, same position in the house.
Just because it's in a shrink-wrapped box, doesn't mean it's NIB.
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Just because it's in a shrink-wrapped box, doesn't mean it's NIB.
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Lol. Exactly. Case in point... Fry's Electronics.
Related
http://www.unwiredview.com/2011/05/...freezing-issues-random-reboots/#dsq-form-area
They seem to have completely missed the entire g2x forum. Maybe the fix they posted would fix the g2x as well?
For those having issues.
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I find it hard to believe they don't know about our problems. would be nice to get some confirmation that they are working on a solution but I bet the next update clears everything up for us.
Aren't they the same phone? Just like the Desire and the N1. One was stock while the other had Sense, but same hardware.
I think when they figure it out on one, they'll push it to the other.
yup. OS and branding on the phone are the only differences. just gotta keep playing the waiting game
So the o2x got the fix already for their issue? If so it would be interesting to keep a eye on their forum.... Page has a link fire the update fire o2x..
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yup. OS and branding on the phone are the only differences. just gotta keep playing the waiting game
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Not the same. One has the T-Mobile 4G radio, one doesn't.
I made this mistake when buying the P-990
But I returned it and got the G2x =]
teCnoLogic said:
Not the same. One has the T-Mobile 4G radio, one doesn't.
I made this mistake when buying the P-990
But I returned it and got the G2x =]
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4G doesn't have a separate radio. Specs are the same. High-speed HSPA+ is probably just locked out in the baseband for the P-990. Just a guess, though.
^: He means to say that UMTS frequencies on T-Mobile support AWS, while the international version supports 900/1900/2100, which would indeed mean that the 4G radio modules used are different.
I rooted a few days ago and then decided to un-root. After I
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Sorry I accidentally hit post. Anyway after I was done un-rooting I was disappointed to find the sideloading box gone. I decided to see what would happen if I tried to install amazon anyway and for some reason it let me. Even though I don't have the check box. Cool but perplexing. Any theories?
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Fluke
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Quite a cool fluke I guess. I was able to re-download all my amazon apps and still don't have the check box lol
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baconissweet said:
Quite a cool fluke I guess. I was able to re-download all my amazon apps and still don't have the check box lol
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Sounds like what happened is it keep the dbsetting that allows it but removed the setting xml for it so it doesn't show up.
zelendel said:
Sounds like what happened is it keep the dbsetting that allows it but removed the setting xml for it so it doesn't show up.
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I wonder do you think it would ruin my warranty if I needed to turn it it?
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baconissweet said:
I wonder do you think it would ruin my warranty if I needed to turn it it?
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What would ruin your warranty? A non-visible "unknown sources" that ATT actually allows now anyway?
Or s-Off @ hboot?
Or superuser?
Or a non-stock ROM?
Scott_S said:
What would ruin your warranty? A non-visible "unknown sources" that ATT actually allows now anyway?
Or s-Off @ hboot?
Or superuser?
Or a non-stock ROM?
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I had to go get a new SIM card today and could just see the wheels spinning in the sales gal's head when she was in the settings of my phone , along with a couple of comments about how "bling'd out" it was...like she thinking "how'd you do that? what did this man do to his phone?"...
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I had to go get a new SIM card today and could just see the wheels spinning in the sales gal's head when she was in the settings of my phone , along with a couple of comments about how "bling'd out" it was...like she thinking "how'd you do that? what did this man do to his phone?"...
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At least we're not in a mobile phone police state, where they confiscate any phone that has been modified, on sight.
Yet........
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At least we're not in a mobile phone police state, where they confiscate any phone that has been modified, on sight.
Yet........
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Yeah I thought about that...if I happened to get a sales rep that yells out, "You're rooted!"...but I needed that SIM card and really didn't want the hassle of popping the Hack Kit and going back to stock just for a SIM card...it was kind of fun .
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Yeah I thought about that...if I happened to get a sales rep that yells out, "You're rooted!"...but I needed that SIM card and really didn't want the hassle of popping the Hack Kit and going back to stock just for a SIM card...it was kind of fun .
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No doubt. That would've been a major PITA.
My phone looks so stock that I doubt they'd notice. Still, I'd be a bit jumpy while in the ATT store waiting for the SIM. But you managed it, so....
Luckily I got my SIM replacement needs taken care of when I was still stock/unrooted. I doubt I'll ever need another one....
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No doubt. That would've been a major PITA.
My phone looks so stock that I doubt they'd notice. Still, I'd be a bit jumpy while in the ATT store waiting for the SIM. But you managed it, so....
Luckily I got my SIM replacement needs taken care of when I was still stock/unrooted. I doubt I'll ever need another one....
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One thing I do have legacy is "Enterprise Customer" next to my name whenever I show up....this was years ago but always falling all over me to make me happy..11 years with ATT>Cingualr>ATT again....I was a little thinking about it but not too seriously...just walk in like I own the place ...Manager even came over and introduced himself...I guess I have paid them A LOT OF MONEY over the years with International plans and what not...pne reason I stick with them...I get response...and if I wanna root my phone...so be it
Edit: EC comes from my days working TD as a low level muckity-muck for the biggest semiconductor manufacturer, IN THE WORLLLLLD....but I work for a Mid-Cap now n not nearly the pull...they know it,,,but once get that Gold Star, I guess it sticks...
This is true actually, my unrooted phone now has 'unknown sources' available to me. HTC Inspire
http://bizcommunity.att.com/t5/Android/Android-Application-Enablement/td-p/2350
Looked that up soon after I discovered it.
i'm thinking about getting the htc thunderbolt. but i got a few questions first:
1) whats the best custom rom with sense 3.0 for this phone to save the most in battery life?
2) how do i unlock this phone to tmobile?
3) can anyone provide their own battery life results?
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xlk said:
i'm thinking about getting the htc thunderbolt. but i got a few questions first:
1) whats the best custom rom with sense 3.0 for this phone to save the most in battery life?
2) how do i unlock this phone to tmobile?
3) can anyone provide their own battery life results?
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You can't unlock this phone to Tmobile. GSM vs CDMA.
The other questions are a moot point unless you're gonna pony up and get Verizon.
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Someone must have told him it has a GSM antenna (4g which obviously wont work with his 3g connection), which it does for LTE/data, but does tmobile use LTE or any sort of cdma for voice/3g data? Nope.
You'll have an expensive pda you can use with wifi and nothing more if you get a thunderbolt and try to use it on tmobile.
If your gunna go to any other provider, why on earth would you go to one that requires a contract? Metro PC's baby...
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xlk said:
i'm thinking about getting the htc thunderbolt. but i got a few questions first:
1) whats the best custom rom with sense 3.0 for this phone to save the most in battery life?
2) how do i unlock this phone to tmobile?
3) can anyone provide their own battery life results?
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Ya know, there's about 3 of these "Best ROM/recommend a ROM" threads started EVERY WEEK. They usually say the same thing: I want gingerbread, Sense 3.0, completely issue free, smooth as butter, and practically infinite battery life... What ROM is best for me?
Did you even look at the specs? Did you look at the other couple dozen threads like this? I'm not trying to beat on ya, but really, this looks like 3 completely uninformed questions tossed out there, posed in a manner as to expect some concise and objective answers.... from people who've exhibited more desire to learn and research than the poser of such questions. Within these forums are the answers to every question you'll ever ask before you own the device. Searching them is easy.
But to answer them nonetheless, with pure opinion:
1)Chingy's
2)impossible.
3)depends.
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1)Chingy's
2)impossible.
3)depends.
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hi loonatik.. thanks fior getting back to me. the reason why i'm asking this is cuz i need a phone thats HTC, has 4.3 inch display, has a front camera, and is unlockable to tmobile.
Sounds like you need a Sensation.
if TMobile would have come in $5 cheaper a month, and at $99 for the phone, I would have a Sensation. Of course, _after_ my 30 day return period expired on the TBolt, TMobile gives the Sensation away for free! gaaah.
BoulderGeek said:
Sounds like you need a Sensation.
if TMobile would have come in $5 cheaper a month, and at $99 for the phone, I would have a Sensation. Of course, _after_ my 30 day return period expired on the TBolt, TMobile gives the Sensation away for free! gaaah.
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the sensation doesnt have a front camera.
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the sensation doesnt have a front camera.
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Whoops! My bad! Sorry to mislead, and thanks for the correction. I was unaware of that.
Just curious, if nothing uses the front camera, of what use is one?
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Just curious, if nothing uses the front camera, of what use is one?
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hi, bouldergeek.. i just want a phone with front cam cuz i got skype and want to use video chat.
xlk said:
hi loonatik.. thanks fior getting back to me. the reason why i'm asking this is cuz i need a phone thats HTC, has 4.3 inch display, has a front camera, and is unlockable to tmobile.
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AT&T carries a device very similar to the Tbolt which should work on tmo. Nothing in a Verizon or Sprint store will.
loonatik78 said:
AT&T carries a device very similar to the Tbolt which should work on tmo. Nothing in a Verizon or Sprint store will.
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Inspire is the ATT version of the thunderbolt, but it doesnt have the front camera either. As for the guy thinking he can get this phone to work on Tmobile, keep dreaming.
Good ROM
Eaton ROM 1.5.3 is a awesome ROM for the Thunderbolt, no issues whatsoever.
I have used Th3ory roms since I have rooted my phone , I have not used any other roms but I hear that this is one of the best roms for the thunderbolt and has great respond time if you have problems or questions.
http://www.droid-life.com/2012/10/1...verizons-galaxy-s3-definitely-not-jelly-bean/
Atleast it has the enchanced e-mail that most people want, thats specific to our S3.
is there a new radio?
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is there a new radio?
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Yeah - I love the samsungs but for some reason they don't work as well as other phones on the Verizon network. If I only used a few hundred minutes per month, I might not notice however I spend about 2-3 thousand minutes per month on the phone so I'm VERY aware of when a phone has a radio issue.
im shocked i haven't seen anything posted about this update anywhere but this thread.
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im shocked i haven't seen anything posted about this update anywhere but this thread.
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What about the droid-life article linked to?
apacseven said:
What about the droid-life article linked to?
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I believe he was being sarcastic because EVERY time something hits the news about our device twenty different people come here and start twenty different threads about the topic. So far this is the only one...so far.
Is this out yet or just coming... I run synergy and can't take ota updates.. Anyone have this pulled out yet
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With every OTA the question is the same - could this possibly lock the bootloader again? This looks like it's just an updated gmail and play store apk, wonder why its 62MB in size.
is allshare cast enabled now under more settings?
Brian Gove said:
I believe he was being sarcastic because EVERY time something hits the news about our device twenty different people come here and start twenty different threads about the topic. So far this is the only one...so far.
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no i meant no one else seems to be mentioning this new update but this thread. not even on rootzwiki. im shocked the new radios are not posted.
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With every OTA the question is the same - could this possibly lock the bootloader again? This looks like it's just an updated gmail and play store apk, wonder why its 62MB in size.
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It just says 'email' not 'Gmail'. We wouldn't get an update to Gmail from Verizon, we'd get it from the play store. Or the leaked one that's kicking around the forums.
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no i meant no one else seems to be mentioning this new update but this thread. not even on rootzwiki. im shocked the new radios are not posted.
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It's on rootz.... http://rootzwiki.com/topic/35308-minor-update-vralhe-–-definitely-not-jelly-bean/
Maybe it will fix the horrible no sim error
ncwildcat said:
Maybe it will fix the horrible no sim error
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The no SIM problem I wouldn't think would be a software issue considering it doesn't affect all the phones. There are many many people who do not have this issue. I'm actually pretty sure I read something a while ago that said the SIM cards they are making are crappy quality, therefor that could be the culprit. I dunno tho for sure.
I don't know about that. That is something I have been thinking about lately..... I have been having a problem with my phones service, I live in a strong 3g and 4g area, and after I rooted both of my GS3's they started dropping service left and right where before they hadn't. The more I have read about the no sim issue the more it sounds just like my service dropping problem just without the no sim message appearing for me. So I wonder if more of the phone have it than we think and we think the terrible service is because of the radios when in all actuality its the no sim error and it just doesn't pop up the no sim message..... yes I know Samsung radios are crap on Verizon but I have plenty more Samsung phones that have never had any service issue whatsoever, whereas this phone you have to hold you head a certain way with both your arms stretched out and your tongue touching your nose just to send a message.
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Is this out OTA right now?
Has anyone seen this file posted anywhere yet? I want to take a look inside.
I can't get the OTA because it says service unavailable..... any ideas hoe to get this OTA?
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CAEM said:
I can't get the OTA because it says service unavailable..... any ideas hoe to get this OTA?
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You need a new sim card. Many people have had this problem. I'm not sure if the OTA has come out yet?
Running stock and it's not available for me yet
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I'm running the HD, so this new HE must be like one build newer I would guess.
I wonder if people running HD will receive the OTA to HE, or just those running F2, G1 and G7.
hi guys,
so i am in the market for a new phone and decided to sticking with Samsung and going to an S4. the problem is that with all the bs about the locked bootloader, i do not feel confident about buying the AT&T model and to be honest, i also don't feel like giving AT&T any of my money. so that leaves me with 2 options: go with the GE which is a lot more expensive and also only comes in white or just buy a T-Mobile model and get it unlocked so i can use it on AT&T. so my question is if anybody here did that and just bought a T-Mobile model and runs it on AT&T?
any other advice?
I bought the t-mobile s4. I run it on AT&T and have had no real problems. The one thing that I have noticed, running a few custom roms, is that LTE drops in and out.
I've also noticed some weird behavior regarding talk and data. If I take a phone call, data ceases to work for a few seconds. I'm pretty sure this is an apn setting or a rom issue. Nothing to do with the network I'm running on or anything like that.
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How much did it set you back the tmobile branded one? Can you just walk into a tmobile store and buy one outright?
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How much did it set you back the tmobile branded one? Can you just walk into a tmobile store and buy one outright?
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http://swappa.com/buy/samsung-galaxy-s-4-tmobile/us
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prata said:
I bought the t-mobile s4. I run it on AT&T and have had no real problems. The one thing that I have noticed, running a few custom roms, is that LTE drops in and out.
I've also noticed some weird behavior regarding talk and data. If I take a phone call, data ceases to work for some few seconds. I'm pretty sure this is an apn setting or a rom issue. Nothing to do with the network I'm running out on or anything like that.
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Are these roms AT&T roms or tmobile roms? That can be your issue, make sure if you are running tmobile roms to apply the right apn
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http://swappa.com/buy/samsung-galaxy-s-4-tmobile/us
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Are these roms AT&T roms or tmobile roms? That can be your issue, make sure if you are running tmobile roms to apply the right apn
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so technically all you need to do is get he t-mobile phone, unlock it and then run whatever t-mobile rom you want and simply manually set the ATT APN?
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so technically all you need to do is get he t-mobile phone, unlock it and then run whatever t-mobile rom you want and simply manually set the ATT APN?
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That or just run a AT&T Rom. I am under the impression they are the same device, once you confirm that I would recommend just running an AT&T rom to avoid issues. If I am wrong please someone let me know. It would have to be the non Loki version.
Their may be some international roms you can flash as well
Please double check this information before flashing, even though they seem to have almost everything in common they may differ in minor ways (radios and so on) I do not have a S4 to test and have not read around.
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That or just run a AT&T Rom. I am under the impression they are the same device, once you confirm that I would recommend just running an AT&T rom to avoid issues. If I am wrong please someone let me know. It would have to be the non Loki version.
Their may be some international roms you can flash as well
Please double check this information before flashing, even though they seem to have almost everything in common they may differ in minor ways (radios and so on) I do not have a S4 to test and have not read around.
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time to do some more reading but i am pretty sure that i will go for the t-mobile one (can you tell that i really really don't want to give AT&T any money?).
edit: looks like you are right and most roms will work on the t-mobile device, you just need the correct kernel.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2295557
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time to do some more reading but i am pretty sure that i will go for the t-mobile one (can you tell that i really really don't want to give AT&T any money?).
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Lets just say if I was in your shoes and had the option of paying for the full price of the phone I would do the same thing.
I am more than satisfied with my active but if tmobile sold the active you bet I would get it
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Lets just say if I was in your shoes and had the option of paying for the full price of the phone I would do the same thing.
I am more than satisfied with my active but if tmobile sold the active you bet I would get it
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trust me, if it was up to me, i would have kicked AT&T a LONG time ago since i really do hate this company and how they treat their customers. however, since i don't actually pay the bill (my company pays for my phone and it is their account), i don't have any other option.
Rattles said:
trust me, if it was up to me, i would have kicked AT&T a LONG time ago since i really do hate this company and how they treat their customers. however, since i don't actually pay the bill (my company pays for my phone and it is their account), i don't have any other option.
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Honestly I do not mind AT&T at this point. Yes, locking down phones and cheating people out of money bugs the crap out of me... but they have been really good to me.
In the last couple of months they have:
1. Let me upgrade to the HTC One for $200 without charging one of my upgrade and waived the activation fee
2. Gave me the option of canceling all my lines early or take credits for my trouble
3. Gave me about $300+ in credits
4. Told me that I can upgrade early on my line that isn't available for an upgrade until May of 2014 (just as long as it is not an iPhone)... I'm going to save it for the next big thing.
How can I complain?
joshuadjohnson22 said:
Honestly I do not mind AT&T at this point. Yes, locking down phones and cheating people out of money bugs the crap out of me... but they have been really good to me.
In the last couple of months they have:
1. Let me upgrade to the HTC One for $200 without charging one of my upgrade and waived the activation fee
2. Gave me the option of canceling all my lines early or take credits for my trouble
3. Gave me about $300+ in credits
4. Told me that I can upgrade early on my line that isn't available for an upgrade until May of 2014 (just as long as it is not an iPhone)... I'm going to save it for the next big thing.
How can I complain?
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your experience is much different than mine and i agree, hard to complain after what they did for you.
Rattles said:
your experience is much different than mine and i agree, hard to complain after what they did for you.
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Yeah I got really lucky. Talked to all the right people and they were great. I find that you have to push a little and they will help, don't accept the first thing you hear. Everyone at AT&T will give you a different answer so it can be hard. I also noticed that a lot of them have different policies and things they can do. They have no idea what the other call centers are saying.
joshuadjohnson22 said:
Yeah I got really lucky. Talked to all the right people and they were great. I find that you have to push a little and they will help, don't accept the first thing you hear. Everyone at AT&T will give you a different answer so it can be hard. I also noticed that a lot of them have different policies and things they can do. They have no idea what the other call centers are saying.
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looks like i am the new owner of a used T-Mobile Galaxy S4. just bought one off of ebay for $490 unlocked with a case and spare battery.
prata said:
I bought the t-mobile s4. I run it on AT&T and have had no real problems. The one thing that I have noticed, running a few custom roms, is that LTE drops in and out.
I've also noticed some weird behavior regarding talk and data. If I take a phone call, data ceases to work for some few seconds. I'm pretty sure this is an apn setting or a rom issue. Nothing to do with the network I'm running out on or anything like that.
Sent from the depths of the ether.
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I have the issue where I can't use data while on the phone as well :/
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toxicpaulution said:
I have the issue where I can't use data while on the phone as well :/
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wait are you using the T-Mobile one like he is?
Rattles said:
wait are you using the T-Mobile one like he is?
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Nope. I'm on att with an att sim. Its weird.
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joshuadjohnson22 said:
That or just run a AT&T Rom. I am under the impression they are the same device, once you confirm that I would recommend just running an AT&T rom to avoid issues. If I am wrong please someone let me know. It would have to be the non Loki version.
Their may be some international roms you can flash as well
Please double check this information before flashing, even though they seem to have almost everything in common they may differ in minor ways (radios and so on) I do not have a S4 to test and have not read around.
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I have run AT&T as well as T-Mobile ROMs. I believe you need to (I have been doing so, after getting a black screen) run a T-mobile kernel though. None of the custom roms I have flashed have radios or modems in them. Generally, custom roms don't include them, because well terrible if you flash the wrong thing.