I am using my Sprint phone on another carrier- Verizon based...I have my Sprint Nexus S 4G... I wonder if I flash it with a Nexus S rom --would it be tricked into a Verizon phone-Nexus S or be bricked?
The nexus s is only on t mobile and at&t. If you flashed a nexus s rom, it would more than likely be bricked. Your phone would certainly not use a different network, due to hardware and software differences.
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I'm currently on the Samsung Galaxy Indulge and want to upgrade my phone soon. I was looking at the Connect at Metro, but heard about flashing the Nexus S to MetroPCS. I'm really interested in doing this and just have some questions:
1. I'm having some difficulty understanding if 3g will work or not. I know 4G won't, but does 3g or is it just 1x?
2. I'm not dumb with phones and computers and likely could flash it myself with the instructions, but how difficult has it been for everyone?
3. What OS is it on?
4. So if flashed I'll get the whole shabang - talk, text, web (I believe the answers yes, just making sure )
Thanks!
maybe try looking in the ns4g dev section...i'll even make it a lil easier for you, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1636058
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So I'm switching from Galaxy S3 to Nexus 5 and was wondering a couple of things.
1: For most phones, there are carrier version and each version had it's own rom/flashes, so for Nexus 5 I noticed that there is no separate forum for Sprint, ATT, etc. Does that mean all flashes/rooting methods work on the Nexus 5?
2: Is there something like Odin for Nexus 5?
Bump, really do need help. Don't want to brick phone.
D7Knight said:
So I'm switching from Galaxy S3 to Nexus 5 and was wondering a couple of things.
1: For most phones, there are carrier version and each version had it's own rom/flashes, so for Nexus 5 I noticed that there is no separate forum for Sprint, ATT, etc. Does that mean all flashes/rooting methods work on the Nexus 5?
2: Is there something like Odin for Nexus 5?
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There so no carrier version nexus 5, there are two variant, LGD820 for north america and LG821 for the rest of the world. LG820 and LGD821 are 100% the same. The only difference is a programmed chip. This chip in LGD820 programmed to work with north amrrican lte network, in LG821 this is programmed to work with not north american lte networks. This two variant is needed, because this chip only capable to handle 7 lte networks, and there are more then 7 lte network on the whole world.
Yes there are an app like odin. It is called lg flash tool, but only works with LGD820 because the dll refuse to work with LGD821, someone have to hack it to make it work for LGD821 too, and we dont have factory images, just user images so you will get the same result if just flashed a rom with fastboot.
Oh yes and nexus 5 has a mode called fastboot. You can flash system, boot, recovery images with fastboot to nexus 5, you can boot your phone with a kernel without flashing it to your phone and etc...
This would be a good thread to read through before you do anything: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2508292
Also, please stay away from Toolkits. Learn how to do things the right and safe way. It will help you out in the long run and you'll know how to fix common problems.
As @El Daddy said stay away from toolkits, those cause more troubles in those hands who dont know what are they doing than they should.
+1 for ditching toolkits
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Toolkits?!! What about the kittens?! The horror. The horror.
D7Knight said:
So I'm switching from Galaxy S3 to Nexus 5 and was wondering a couple of things.
1: For most phones, there are carrier version and each version had it's own rom/flashes, so for Nexus 5 I noticed that there is no separate forum for Sprint, ATT, etc. Does that mean all flashes/rooting methods work on the Nexus 5?
2: Is there something like Odin for Nexus 5?
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Look here for how to setup adb http://www.redmondpie.com/how-to-set-up-android-adb-and-fastboot-on-windows-tutorial/.
Here`s one with a YouTube tutorial http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XslKnEE4Qo8.
My phone is stuck on Google logo and won't go pass the boot loader but at the same time it only turns on when I'm charging but it does the on an off bs please help I'm using a google nexus 5 for tmobile
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Seannytee said:
My phone is stuck on Google logo and won't go pass the boot loader but at the same time it only turns on when I'm charging but it does the on an off bs please help I'm using a google nexus 5 for tmobile
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Sounds like you have a stick power button. You may have to get it repaired
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Just posted in main lg g2 forum QA. just thought Id cover my bases here to. Can I install a stock Tmobile rom with kernel/radio/modem/ on to an unlocked At&t LG G2 and it work as if it were a Tmobile LG G2? I'll of course be using a tmobile simcard. Thanks for any info
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Just posted in main lg g2 forum QA. just thought Id cover my bases here to. Can I install a stock Tmobile rom with kernel/radio/modem/ on to an unlocked At&t LG G2 and it work as if it were a Tmobile LG G2? I'll of course be using a tmobile simcard. Thanks for any info
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I don't know the answer but my question would be why would you want to do that? I'm on T-Mobile and except for this T-Mobile G2 I have always used an unlocked AT&T phone on T-Mobile. I get 4G LTE and certainly in the case of the G2, it is rootable whereas the KitKat T-Mobile G2 cannot be rooted (easily) and there is no recovery. I think you would be losing more than you gain by going to the T-Mobile rom if it is possible. Having said all that I'd certainly be interested to see how you get on if you can do it.
In the beginning of my tmo service I brought my gs4 over and just had to change/add APN settings. Still had to use Verizon ROMs, but had tmobile service. I would assume it would be about the same.
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i actually wanna know the opposite of this. I got a Tmobile G-2 and am using it on AT&t (AIO Wireless techinically), but im getting super slow speeds. My DL is 1.1 and UL is 1.4 somehow. I havent rooted it yet because i have to RMA it back to LG due to the dead spot on the lcd issue. So after i get it back do i just need to switch the radio modem out to get on the at&t bands? Also would att roms work on my phone (d801)?
Thanks in advance for the help guys.
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i actually wanna know the opposite of this. I got a Tmobile G-2 and am using it on AT&t (AIO Wireless techinically), but im getting super slow speeds. My DL is 1.1 and UL is 1.4 somehow. I havent rooted it yet because i have to RMA it back to LG due to the dead spot on the lcd issue. So after i get it back do i just need to switch the radio modem out to get on the at&t bands? Also would att roms work on my phone (d801)?
Thanks in advance for the help guys.
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Double check the APN settings just to be sure. Also check different location / different time of the day. The speeds you list are HSPA so it seems you are connecting fine. I am on H2O (an AT&T MVNO) with a T-Mobile G2 and just measured 6.2 DL / 1.3 UL.
Double checked my apn and I'm all good there. Are you using a different radio? I'm still using the stock tmobil radio. I haven't been able to figure out what the issue is.
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No, stock radio.
it possible flash d802 radio(euro vertion) to d801 for change lte frequency ?
tri0xinn said:
Just posted in main lg g2 forum QA. just thought Id cover my bases here to. Can I install a stock Tmobile rom with kernel/radio/modem/ on to an unlocked At&t LG G2 and it work as if it were a Tmobile LG G2? I'll of course be using a tmobile simcard. Thanks for any info
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Well, this is what happened when I tried to do that. Whether it was just a bad ROM, or the ROMs are different because of e.g. slight differences in radio frequencies, I don't know. I do know, I'll never do it again -- that was the first time I've bricked a phone since having flashed my first ROM on the original Android, the Dream/G1. But YMMV.
On the other hand, there are ways to install features specific to TMO like boot animation/sound, wifi hotspot authorization, the TMO account app, and enabling wifi calling, to help "brand" it more T-Mobile. That's what I'm working on right now, in fact.
Hi all,
I have a friend running 5.1.1; he got his nexus 5 from Google and his carrier is T-Mobile.
Since he did not purchase the phone from T-Mo, he does not have WiFi calling available.
I've been searching for a T-Mobile stock hammerhead ROM that I can flash on his phone, but I have been unable to find one.
Anyone knows if any of the images listed either at
https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images?hl=en
or at
http://forum.xda-developers.com/google-nexus-5/general/ref-nexus-5-stock-ota-urls-t2475327
would be useful for the above purpose?
Or will he need to use a custom ROM for this?
Thanks in advance
poodleDoo said:
Hi all,
I have a friend running 5.1.1; he got his nexus 5 from Google and his carrier is T-Mobile.
Since he did not purchase the phone from T-Mo, he does not have WiFi calling available.
I've been searching for a T-Mobile stock hammerhead ROM that I can flash on his phone, but I have been unable to find one.
Anyone knows if any of the images listed either at
https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images?hl=en
or at
http://forum.xda-developers.com/google-nexus-5/general/ref-nexus-5-stock-ota-urls-t2475327
would be useful for the above purpose?
Or will he need to use a custom ROM for this?
Thanks in advance
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As far as I know, the Nexus 5 doesn't have WiFi calling. Even if bought from T-Mobile. The Nexus 5 factory images from Google are for all Nexus 5 devices regardless of carrier.
jsgraphicart said:
As far as I know, the Nexus 5 doesn't have WiFi calling. Even if bought from T-Mobile. The Nexus 5 factory images from Google are for all Nexus 5 devices regardless of carrier.
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Thank you for the info.
Just seeing if this is possible. I'm on AT&T and had the Note 3 and 4 previously. There is no way I'm getting a Note 5 which can't be rooted, so I'm thinking of getting the Tmobile one. My only issue is that I need WiFi calling at home, where I get crappy reception. AT&T WiFi calling has been a lifesaver.
So, any possibility of getting AT&T WiFi calling on a tmobile Note 5? I don't mind rooting and changing rom, although I have a feeling the issue is with the lack of hardware bands.
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Just seeing if this is possible. I'm on AT&T and had the Note 3 and 4 previously. There is no way I'm getting a Note 5 which can't be rooted, so I'm thinking of getting the Tmobile one. My only issue is that I need WiFi calling at home, where I get crappy reception. AT&T WiFi calling has been a lifesaver.
So, any possibility of getting AT&T WiFi calling on a tmobile Note 5? I don't mind rooting and changing rom, although I have a feeling the issue is with the lack of hardware bands.
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Due to the hardware differences in the att and
the tmobile phones tmobile's wifi calling will not work on an att phone even if the att phone is unlocked and rooted.
Good luck,
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spinedoc said:
Just seeing if this is possible. I'm on AT&T and had the Note 3 and 4 previously. There is no way I'm getting a Note 5 which can't be rooted, so I'm thinking of getting the Tmobile one. My only issue is that I need WiFi calling at home, where I get crappy reception. AT&T WiFi calling has been a lifesaver.
So, any possibility of getting AT&T WiFi calling on a tmobile Note 5? I don't mind rooting and changing rom, although I have a feeling the issue is with the lack of hardware bands.
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AT&T currently only supports WiFi Calling on the iPhone 6/6+/6S/6S+.
The software installed on our phones is configured to work with T-Mobile's implementation of WFC, and would most likely not work even when AT&T brings WFC to Android.