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What Do you guys Make Out Of This Convo That I Had With LG A Couple Of Mins Ago? Comments?
I Believe this rep actually know what hes talking about! Smartest One I Seen Yet!
Amazing!
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g1user101 said:
Amazing!
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i know right. it seemed like good news to me. basically the rep was saying its tmobile at fault and not LG
Shall I post this to the WIND forums? =)
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Shall I post this to the WIND forums? =)
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you can.
Can't wait! Haha
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actually can someone else do it LOL
What makes you think that person knows what he/she is talking about?
If it comes from the Carrier to LG for testing on the phone, then it is a sure bet that the G2x will NOT get ICS, because T-Mobile will not spend the money for a EOL'd device. Just saying.
If its tmobile that is going to do it then they have an incentive in keeping customers happy. Tmobile controlling the rom kind of makes sense, otherwise LG would have kept the rom structure same as optimus 2x to have lower maintanence cost.
Also another point that comes to my mind is, it would be easier for tmobile to upgrade latest possible software
- To keep their customer service call volume low
- Keep their staff updated with latest software as future devices are going to have ics and above.
- As long as customers are in contract...they keep on calling about phone problems...so they would rather have those calls on ics as it can improve their employee training and ics might resolve some intrinsic problems that gingerbread has there by reducing call volume.
With no definitive dates given, I have a hard time believing it. The devs here have done so much good stuff on ICS with zero support from LG/TMO, so as soon as the O2X gets this update, we will be golden.
I had my vibrant replaced with a g2x and Latoya from online chat spoke to a android technician and confirmed that there will be no T-Mobile ics update for the g2x when I had asked. If we get updated it won't be through T-Mobile. We might have to rely on lg or a port of an o2x ics rom. At this point we should write to nvidia to provide binary gpu drivers like qualcomm did with the sgs 2
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The LG rep is totally incorrect on how this process works. Carriers do not write their own roms, except in a few rare, isolated cases (i.e., CinBell and the Moto XT720). LG creates the rom per carrier requirements (i.e., how much crapware they want included, whether to enable sideloading of apps, etc.) and then sends the rom to the carrier for testing and approval. Once the carrier signs off on the rom then LG finalizes it and makes it available to the carrier for OTA update and also gets permission from the carrier to put it on the LG Updater. (Most AT&T LG roms are allowed by AT&T to be included on the LG Updater. OTA updates are less likely to brick a phone than the dreaded LG Updater crapware. Instead AT&T puts the OTAs on their update servers for life. Recently I got an AT&T Phoenix sent to me in Thailand and did the OTA update direct from AT&T over my wifi connection without an AT&T sim in the phone). LG reps who claim the carriers write the firmware first have their heads up their a$$es.
@jboxer wanted to say this but wasn't 100% sure, but this gives me the comfort to say it, AGREED!
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The LG rep is totally incorrect on how this process works. Carriers do not write their own roms, except in a few rare, isolated cases (i.e., CinBell and the Moto XT720). LG creates the rom per carrier requirements (i.e., how much crapware they want included, whether to enable sideloading of apps, etc.) and then sends the rom to the carrier for testing and approval. Once the carrier signs off on the rom then LG finalizes it and makes it available to the carrier for OTA update and also gets permission from the carrier to put it on the LG Updater. (Most AT&T LG roms are allowed by AT&T to be included on the LG Updater. OTA updates are less likely to brick a phone than the dreaded LG Updater crapware. Instead AT&T puts the OTAs on their update servers for life. Recently I got an AT&T Phoenix sent to me in Thailand and did the OTA update direct from AT&T over my wifi connection without an AT&T sim in the phone). LG reps who claim the carriers write the firmware first have their heads up their a$$es.
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This.
I don't think I have ever seen a customer rep say so much bull**** with so few words. Does LG not train their reps to be accurate or consistent?
The HTC Sensation ICS update was supposed to be released a couple of weeks ago and then it got delayed. The story goes the HTC presented Tmobile the ROM for testing and Tmobile found bugs in it so they sent it back. So Tmobile makes ROMs for some phones but not others?
Each phone, whether it be HTC, Motorola, Samsung, LG, etc. has literally thousands of variants for carrier branded devices. Compare for example the Froyo rom for the G2X between T-Mobile, Wind and Videotron. Other than the crapware being different and the boot splash and power down animation being branded, the roms are virtually identical. So T-Mobile, Wind and Videotron all have their own programmers creating their own rom and they magically wind up virtually identical. Can you imagine Samsung calling AT&T, hey we have a new Galaxy Super Duper, but you have to program the rom. Anyone who believes for on second that the carriers create their own roms, I have ocean front land to sell you in Nevada. The handset makers create a base rom, then tweak it per carrier requirements and then give it to carriers for approval. Remember about six months back we had a 2.3.4 rom on a test device for Tracfone. That is where my hybrid rom and Tsugi were born from. Do you believe for a second that Tracfone programmed that rom? Look at the build.prop of a stock rom and it likely references the LG programmers who worked on parts of the rom. Here is an example from the Froyo rom ("# 20100720, [email protected], Add haptic feedback of touch key"). The carriers write their own firmware; give me a F...ing break. Enough said. My head hurts.
jboxer said:
Each phone, whether it be HTC, Motorola, Samsung, LG, etc. has literally thousands of variants for carrier branded devices. Compare for example the Froyo rom for the G2X between T-Mobile, Wind and Videotron. Other than the crapware being different and the boot splash and power down animation being branded, the roms are virtually identical. So T-Mobile, Wind and Videotron all have their own programmers creating their own rom and they magically wind up virtually identical. Can you imagine Samsung calling AT&T, hey we have a new Galaxy Super Duper, but you have to program the rom. Anyone who believes for on second that the carriers create their own roms, I have ocean front land to sell you in Nevada. The handset makers create a base rom, then tweak it per carrier requirements and then give it to carriers for approval. Remember about six months back we had a 2.3.4 rom on a test device for Tracfone. That is where my hybrid rom and Tsugi were born from. Do you believe for a second that Tracfone programmed that rom? Look at the build.prop of a stock rom and it likely references the LG programmers who worked on parts of the rom. Here is an example from the Froyo rom ("# 20100720, [email protected], Add haptic feedback of touch key"). The carriers write their own firmware; give me a F...ing break. Enough said. My head hurts.
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I accidently installed Videotron 2.2 kdz file on my G2x. It booted up fine and updated the baseband to 10-24-2011. I made a 10 sec call to see if the voice works, which it did. Then I got afraid and quickly flashed v21e.kdz file back to my phone.
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I accidently installed Videotron 2.2 kdz file on my G2x. It booted up fine and updated the baseband to 10-24-2011. I made a 10 sec call to see if the voice works, which it did. Then I got afraid and quickly flashed v21e.kdz file back to my phone.
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No reason to be afraid. T-Mobile, Wind and Videotron P999s are identical. The ROMs are interchangeable and will work regardless of the carrier that originally sold the device.
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I know the phone comes locked from Rogers, but I was wondering if anyone has used an online unlocking service, trimmed a SIM into a microsim, and tested that the Rogers version does in fact work on WIND.
I will be doing this shortly, so check back for updates!
April 25, 2012 Part 2
I got the SIM from my friend and marked it up.
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I cut the SIM down to microsim size.
Booted up my phone, entered the unlock code from cellunlocker.
And got no signal ):
This SIM is (was) working in an HTC Incredible S (international version that supports AWS) immediately before I trimmed it. The trim was successful since the SIM had a PIN lock and unlocking it was successful. I could also see the contacts stored on the SIM.
I went into testing mode to play with the radio settings.
And still get 'No Signal' and 'Emergency Only'.
I've notified HTC again about this and I'll let you know what they advise.
Also, if anyone wants to help me recover the cost of a new WIND SIM ($25), I'd greatly appreciate it, although it's highly unnecessary
April 25, 2012
Just an update: I contacted HTC regarding the discrepancy between the official specifications (AWS on wcdma), and Rogers' specifications (AWS on LTE only) and received this very promising response:
Thank you for contacting HTC. I would be glad to clarify this for you Daniel.
The HTC One X as sold by Rogers Wireless supports the following bands LTE CAT3 - DL 100 /UL 50; LTE: 700/AWS; WCDMA: 2100/1900/AWS/850; EDGE: 850/900/1800/1900 .
It should not be a problem for you to use an unlocked version of this device with the Canadian carrier of your choice, if you so choose. To ensure that the tech specs on our support site were accurate, I conferred with our escalations team. You can be confident that it does indeed support the bands as indicated.
As for why these specs differ on the Rogers support page, I cannot say. Originally the specs were posted there the same as the official HTC support page. I have brought this to the attention of the appropriate department internally on your behalf. They will look into contacting Rogers to see about having the data corrected on their site to avoid any further confusion to our HTC customers.
For more tech specs or to get the user manual for this phone, please visit our official support site at http://www.htc.com/ca/support/htconex-rogers/tech-specs/ . On the downloads tab you can access your user guide if necessary. Use the binocular icon on the left to enter keywords. This will search the guide and provide you a list of pages that refer to your search term.
If you have any other questions for me, please don't hesitate to reply Daniel. We are open from 6am to 1am eastern time, 7 days a week.
Thank you again for contacting HTC, and have a great evening!
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I'll follow-through on my test run on WIND tomorrow (going to cut up a friend's SIM!).
~dan
Thanks. I'll be looking forward to your findings. I'm interested in using it for Mobilicity.
soapisclean said:
Thanks. I'll be looking forward to your findings. I'm interested in using it for Mobilicity.
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I might wait a little longer before I test this since WIND will officially be selling Microsims when they release the Lumia 710. Going to trim my Rogers sim now though. Wish me luck
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I might wait a little longer before I test this since WIND will officially be selling Microsims when they release the Lumia 710. Going to trim my Rogers sim now though. Wish me luck
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Good luck from one of your southern neighbors. Damn it, T-Mobile. Why you gotta make me have to look to phones on other networks :]
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Good luck from one of your southern neighbors. Damn it, T-Mobile. Why you gotta make me have to look to phones on other networks :]
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Successfully trimmed my Rogers fat-sim into a microsim without much reference (I don't have a microsim to measure or anything). This is a good sign as I should be able to trim the WIND sim once I get this sucker unlocked!
Its about $20 to unlock, which isn't bad. I plan to buy the phone for use on WIND when the price drops a little bit more.
There is no reason why it shouldn't work apart from being SIM locked.
If you'd like to PM me when you're done, I'd like to write about it for the XDA Portal
Try to be as informative as possible lol, so I can better describe to others what you're doing
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If you'd like to PM me when you're done, I'd like to write about it for the XDA Portal
Try to be as informative as possible lol, so I can better describe to others what you're doing
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Sure thing. I might write about it as well, so it might save you some trouble and give you some pictures to work with
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Sure thing. I might write about it as well, so it might save you some trouble and give you some pictures to work with
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Did you do the unlock yet? I am very curious if the model can be used on WIND and in return T-Mobile here in the US. VERY VERY curious about this, shoot me a PM as I am willing to donate to your cause to unlock it just so I could find out the truth about the bands.
Just to let everyone know I bought the phone on Friday from rogers and used cell unlocked (google it) it only cost $8 USD and I'm now using it on Telus. The unlock code only took about an hour and they emailed it to me.
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killathenoob said:
Just to let everyone know I bought the phone on Friday from rogers and used cell unlocked (google it) it only cost $8 USD and I'm now using it on Telus. The unlock code only took about an hour and they emailed it to me.
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Hey, since as far as I can tell your the only one with an unlocked rogers 1x (Hofo/xda at least) do you have any way to test the phone on wind or Moblicity
Just an update, I will be porting my number over to WIND on the 27th or so. This should be the definitive date on whether this actually works and that I can trim my second SIM successfully q:
I've been collecting pictures of the process, and I will probably be writing about it once complete.
~dan
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Just an update, I will be porting my number over to WIND on the 27th or so. This should be the definitive date on whether this actually works and that I can trim my second SIM successfully q:
I've been collecting pictures of the process, and I will probably be writing about it once complete.
~dan
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Awesome, thanks. I'm stuck waiting till 5/6 to get my hands on one. But for me it's really important that it works on T-Mobile. Because that's what I ideally will be using and so if your test goes smoothly I will know that as a worst case scenario I can always purchase the Rogers model.
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Hey, since as far as I can tell your the only one with an unlocked rogers 1x (Hofo/xda at least) do you have any way to test the phone on wind or Moblicity
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No sorry I have no way of testing it on WIND or moblicity I dont think that any o0f my friends on thoes carriers will like it if I cut up there sim card to test lol
Sweet! Can you direct me to the $8 unlock? That would be epic!!!
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I would also love to hear about success/failure unlocking and making it work with Wind or Mobilicity! Wooten!
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Sweet! Can you direct me to the $8 unlock? That would be epic!!!
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I would also love to hear about success/failure unlocking and making it work with Wind or Mobilicity! Wooten!
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Www.cellunlocker.net is the site I used
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Www.cellunlocker.net is the site I used
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Big ups! Way better than spending $50 some places charge for unlocking new devices!
Hey can you message me too when you get the results.
Does future shop allow to buy it off-contract price? I'm looking to buy it and unlock it to use with wind.
htc fan89 said:
Does future shop allow to buy it off-contract price? I'm looking to buy it and unlock it to use with wind.
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I'd wait on that, it seems compatibility is pretty far from confirmed
Latest News - Oct 9th 2013 - Clove, who specialise in sim-free/unlocked phones have suggested
that the Russian unlocking service at:
http://puman.ru/?selectlanguage=English
may be a solution for those concerned about the regional lock.
More info in the Clove blog at:
http://blog.clove.co.uk/2013/09/25/samsung-galaxy-note-3-sim-limitations/
Whether or not the Note 3 Verizon (US) "Developer Edition" will be regionally locked remains to be seen,
At least the bootloader will, according to reports, be unlocked.
More skimpy details at the Samsung/Verizon page at: http://www.samsung.com/us/mobile/cell-phones/SM-N900VMKEVZW
More Recent News - Oct 6th 2013 - Chainfire appears to have created an app to
get round region locking for the Galaxy Note 3 SM-N9005 (MI7 firmware) and rooted
You can buy Chainfire a beer (£1.99) by downloading the app from the Play Store at:
http://pkg.to/eu.chainfire.regionlockaway
There is also a thread started by Chainfire at: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=46187852 where meanies(!) can download it free.
Recent News (01:30 Oct 3rd 2013)
Android Authority: Galaxy Note 3 region lock is an issue after all, Android 4.4 update may lock older Galaxy handsets http://goo.gl/KjgVwc
Previous news (1st Oct 2013)
A significant number of users still claim they can't use "out of region" sims despite having first used a sim for the region the Note 3 was intended for which is the way Samsung have said is the way to 'unlock' the regional sim lock.
A number of users in this thread who found their Note3 was still region locked despite following the Samsung advice have successfully unlocked their Note3 regional lock using a Russian unlocking web site at http://puman.ru/ Although I am the OP of this thread, I do not have an out of region Sim to test this out myself - so no guarantees but read the posts!
Pics say it all. The Note 3 "unlocked" models are still locked to regions like DVD's and thus not very attractive to globetrotters or international purchasers who are being asked to pay £600 or so for a crippled device.
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Pic says it all. Will not work with USA, Australia etc. sim cards either of course.
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That better not be the case, mine will be delivered today and i'm in the U.S. next week. If it doesn't work out there like my Note 2 does, it's going straight back.
It will only accept European sim cards. As long as your UK mobile opeator has a roaming arrangement with a US carrier, you will still be able to use the phone but you won't have the option of using a sim card from Verizon, Sprint etc.
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I thought i was right to cancell my order from negrielectronics and order from clove.co.uk and it just feels stupid to be informed about this today.
I cancelled my order from clove and they sent an email for refund... no more ordering from uk or europe.
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It will only accept European sim cards. As long as your UK mobile opeator has a roaming arrangement with a US carrier, you will still be able to use the phone but you won't have the option of using a sim card from Verizon, Sprint etc.
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i'm using a sim from https://www.ulyssemobile.com/UK/index.php once i get into the states so i guess i better find out if its going to work.
Such a surprise restriction..... I'm waiting for the bad news from handtec.
I wonder what will happen to the Australian sites selling imported note 3's.
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i'm using a sim from https://www.ulyssemobile.com/UK/index.php once i get into the states so i guess i better find out if its going to work.
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Will be interested to hear how you get on. Please report back!
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I am waiting for Handtec to fully refund me, already requested for a refund, this is really foolish of Samsung....
Guess I have to wait for australian stock.
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Such a surprise restriction..... I'm waiting for the bad news from handtec.
I wonder what will happen to the Australian sites selling imported note 3's.
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I daresay there will be frustrated customers. I havr not heard of such a restriction on a "sim-free" "unlocked" device before. All we used to have to worry aboit were the radio GSM/3G/4G/LTE bands.
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I think this is an absolute disgrace to be honest, why have an unlocked, tri-band phone that wont work when you go on holiday unless you pay the absolutely disgusting roaming prices that UK networks charge?? I'm so annoyed about this, who the hell are Samsung to decide that i cant put a U.S. sim in a phone I've paid over £600 for
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I daresay there will be frustrated customers. I havr not heard of such a restriction on a "sim-free" "unlocked" device before. All we used to have to worry aboit were the radio GSM/3G/4G/LTE bands.
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Logically its all bluff, but im thinking of a way if they could actually do that. I mean restricting the phone not accepting any carrier unless its from europe region that means samsung have full access on europe database or certain information that they could use it on their software.
99% the restriction is being applied from the software side and 99% the pro devs on here will find a way to remove that restriction. But even though ive canceled my order and just called them to confirm my cancellation. Many negative feedbacks will follow up very soon.
I wonder why, I do remember reading an article stating Samsung wanted to stop retailers selling a German device in the UK for example.
For those affected, hopefully something simple could be found to alleviate the problem, like flashing a modem from the respective country perhaps (yeah I know, wishful thinking haha).
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I am really angry about this. This is a BUSINESS phone, so many business users would have a local sim to EACH country they visit!!!
I travel to the USA a lot and always use a local SIM there, which saves thousands! Now I cannot do this?!?!?!
If I cannot unlock this "unlocked/sim-free" phone, then this is certainly the LAST Samsung I will ever buy.
Luckily got mine from O2 didnt get any such warning on box. Requested unlock code will be issed next few days.
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I believe it would just be a software restriction based on the IMSI of the SIM card inserted.
I posted about this awhile back and saw the image on this thread confirmed it. Clove.co.uk were the first to post the announcement about the restriction and it truly is a disaster for Samsung to do such a thing with the Note 3. There currently is no law Europe demanding such action so really does question their reasoning for this.
I have already contacted Samsung and I'm awaiting any comments regarding this.
I will update here and my article http://geektech.ie/index.php/europe...ote-3-reported-to-not-work-outside-of-europe/
My note 3 has just shown up, big sim restriction sticker included. Do you guys think its worth keeping the phone and waiting for a software fix to the restriction or should i send it back? I'm just annoyed about that i'm in the U.S. next week and i wont be able to use the £40 sim card i've ordered because its american. I'll also be in the U.S. again next year so while it may only be a small issue, its still an issue. Worst case scenario is that i get the girlfriend to take her iphone and put the sim card in that so i can tether.
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My note 3 has just shown up, big sim restriction sticker included. Do you guys think its worth keeping the phone and waiting for a software fix to the restriction or should i send it back? I'm just annoyed about that i'm in the U.S. next week and i wont be able to use the £40 sim card i've ordered because its american. I'll also be in the U.S. again next year so while it may only be a small issue, its still an issue. Worst case scenario is that i get the girlfriend to take her iphone and put the sim card in that so i can tether.
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Id say return it to show them we are not abide by their rules and restrictions that's totally a ripoff.
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I daresay there will be frustrated customers. I havr not heard of such a restriction on a "sim-free" "unlocked" device before.
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I'm one of them.
The E.U. wants to eliminate the roaming cost for.all countries across. Maybe has to do with that. Nobody with Note 3 here with a foreign sim card ( non Eu) can try to see what's happening?
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I recently bought sprint gs5 with bad ESN. hence I dont live in usa, o thought this shouldnt be a problem.
Ok I received the phone, I managed to activate it with our locale cdma network " no sim card used "
But I noticed some features not available such as usb tethering, hotspot wifi calling, raoming section.
I updated to NE5 but problem exists.
I finallu rooted and installed MOAR rom, usb tethering still not available. However wifi calling was there but frozen! After defrozen it, when I press on it takes me to self test mode!!
Hotspot didnt work either, I get msg saying " insert sim card"
Any great developer plz help me with those issues, also are they related to sprint activation?? Any solution to bypass.
Thanx alot in advance.
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I recently bought sprint gs5 with bad ESN. hence I dont live in usa, o thought this shouldnt be a problem.
Ok I received the phone, I managed to activate it with our locale cdma network " no sim card used "
But I noticed some features not available such as usb tethering, hotspot wifi calling, raoming section.
I updated to NE5 but problem exists.
I finallu rooted and installed MOAR rom, usb tethering still not available. However wifi calling was there but frozen! After defrozen it, when I press on it takes me to self test mode!!
Hotspot didnt work either, I get msg saying " insert sim card"
Any great developer plz help me with those issues, also are they related to sprint activation?? Any solution to bypass.
Thanx alot in advance.
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This is an LTE phone so it will want a sim for some data stuff.
That said, because it's running sprint software and not on a sprint network many things simply won't work. You would need to flash it with different software probably or change various advanced settings.
The WiFi calling takes you to self-service because for Sprint it actually adds a feature to the users account and uses a third party provider sprint uses for the WiFi calling feature. This won't work with another provider. You would need that providers stuff.
Simply put don't expect a phone from one provider on another to work 100% or perfect. You would have been better to get an international version or one with generic software.
Beyond that can't help you any, maybe others can.
bryanu said:
This is an LTE phone so it will want a sim for some data stuff.
That said, because it's running sprint software and not on a sprint network many things simply won't work. You would need to flash it with different software probably or change various advanced settings.
The WiFi calling takes you to self-service because for Sprint it actually adds a feature to the users account and uses a third party provider sprint uses for the WiFi calling feature. This won't work with another provider. You would need that providers stuff.
Simply put don't expect a phone from one provider on another to work 100% or perfect. You would have been better to get an international version or one with generic software.
Beyond that can't help you any, maybe others can.
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Thanx alot for your kind replay.. I would appreciate if you advise for a developer to contact regarding sprint activation and to get usb tethering back.
Also can somebody confirm whether flashing sprint PRL then reflash stock rom will help to overcome.
YemenHero said:
Thanx alot for your kind replay.. I would appreciate if you advise for a developer to contact regarding sprint activation and to get usb tethering back.
Also can somebody confirm whether flashing sprint PRL then reflash stock rom will help to overcome.
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He just said these things are tied into the phone. You will have these issues until pure AOSP/AOKP ROMs come out. Should have purchased an international version of the phone instead of purchasing a stolen phone.
DistrictDigital said:
He just said these things are tied into the phone. You will have these issues until pure AOSP/AOKP ROMs come out. Should have purchased an international version of the phone instead of purchasing a stolen phone.
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Thanx anyway.. although how am I suppose to know its stolen!!
I did buy this phone because its price was way lower than an international one. Besides international gs5 doesnt support cdma!!
Anyhow, the phone is fully functioning im even able to use data. For hotspot n usb tethering, I managed to use them through foxfi.. only wifi calling not working and im not really interested in.
Finally thanx for all your help. Truely appreciate it
YemenHero said:
Thanx anyway.. although how am I suppose to know its stolen!!
I did buy this phone because its price was way lower than an international one. Besides international gs5 doesnt support cdma!!
Anyhow, the phone is fully functioning im even able to use data. For hotspot n usb tethering, I managed to use them through foxfi.. only wifi calling not working and im not really interested in.
Finally thanx for all your help. Truely appreciate it
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Bad ESN ALWAYS means its stolen in some way or another.
WHO KNEW IT WAS BAD ESN - Sprint Galaxy S5
I have just been scammed on Craigslist by buying a Samsung Galaxy S5….I checked all the things I could :-
the ESN on Swappa.com
checked that the seller had the box and all accessories
checked that the IMEI number matched on phone and box
saw a mail document for the seller with an address on it
got a receipt
paid a "normal" price that was slightly discounted
checked the hardware using Antutu and CPU-Z
made calls and texts from the phone
checked for internet connection
checked the fingerprint scanner and software version
Beyond all this what else could I have done? Now I have an expensive toy that Sprint won't let me activate what else can I do?
Drugman109 said:
I have just been scammed on Craigslist by buying a Samsung Galaxy S5….I checked all the things I could :-
the ESN on Swappa.com
checked that the seller had the box and all accessories
checked that the IMEI number matched on phone and box
saw a mail document for the seller with an address on it
got a receipt
paid a "normal" price that was slightly discounted
checked the hardware using Antutu and CPU-Z
made calls and texts from the phone
checked for internet connection
checked the fingerprint scanner and software version
Beyond all this what else could I have done? Now I have an expensive toy that Sprint won't let me activate what else can I do?
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Are you using the mobile inside USA?
YemenHero said:
Are you using the mobile inside USA?
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I am not currently using the galaxy s5 due t it being blocked/blacklisted/etc. I would like to use it in the USA but if not then I would like to use it in Europe and South America when I travel for work.
Can you please help me with my expensive purchase…...
Drugman109 said:
I am not currently using the galaxy s5 due t it being blocked/blacklisted/etc. I would like to use it in the USA but if not then I would like to use it in Europe and South America when I travel for work.
Can you please help me with my expensive purchase…...
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The device will do no good for you in USA, but it may work in other countries if their carrier provides CDMA coverage. using DFS.
I suggest that you return the device to the seller and claim your refund. specially if they didn't infrom you it has bad ESN.
YemenHero said:
The device will do no good for you in USA, but it may work in other countries if their carrier provides CDMA coverage. using DFS.
I suggest that you return the device to the seller and claim your refund. specially if they didn't infrom you it has bad ESN.
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Many thanks for helping me YemenHero…..I can't contact the seller because this was a private sale through Craigslist and the only contact telephone number I have was attached to this phone and it is no longer in use. I cannot contact the seller by any means possible. The seller lied to me about the cellphone and so I'm stuck with trying to find solutions to recoup my money.
I am not xda knowledgeable so can you please help explain what DFS is?
Once again, many thanks.
Flashing it most likely won't help unless you're on a carrier that doesn't carry the same CDMA MEID blacklist as Sprint. Changing the MEID won't work here because of the IMEI certification being broken when you do it and therefore granting you no signal.
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You will never be able to activate that phone on Sprint or get any help from them for it because of the bad ESN. It was blacklisted because it's stolen or the previous owner refused to pay their bill. You were foolish enough to buy it anyway, and you will have to deal with your poor judgment and crippled phone.
BretonGirl said:
You will never be able to activate that phone on Sprint or get any help from them for it because of the bad ESN. It was blacklisted because it's stolen or the previous owner refused to pay their bill. You were foolish enough to buy it anyway, and you will have to deal with your poor judgment and crippled phone.
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While people like me are foolish enough to buy phones (or any used item for that matter) please note that this is what often allows others to upgrade their phones and buy the latest technology. If this did not happen many people would not buy the latest products like s5 and the new technology would actually cost a lot more than it currently does.
When buying the S5 I took diligent steps including checking the esn with swappa.com and sprint. Getting the sellers details, checking out the functions of the phone and paying a reasonable market price were the other pieces of the puzzle. Apart from buying from a dealer what other steps would you have taken in this instance…..I would welcome advice on this issue because it is easy to pass judgement on those that have fallen to the scammers out there.
This post is about how to unlock so let's focus on working on this please……thanks.
Drugman109 said:
While people like me are foolish enough to buy phones (or any used item for that matter) please note that this is what often allows others to upgrade their phones and buy the latest technology. If this did not happen many people would not buy the latest products like s5 and the new technology would actually cost a lot more than it currently does.
When buying the S5 I took diligent steps including checking the esn with swappa.com and sprint. Getting the sellers details, checking out the functions of the phone and paying a reasonable market price were the other pieces of the puzzle. Apart from buying from a dealer what other steps would you have taken in this instance…..I would welcome advice on this issue because it is easy to pass judgement on those that have fallen to the scammers out there.
This post is about how to unlock so let's focus on working on this please……thanks.
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There is nothing to focus on. You cannot unlock a Sprint S5 because it's CDMA. You would need to flash it and you cannot because there is no way to get past the IMEI certification. It is simply not possible.
My post was not aimed at you. It was aimed at the OP and other foolish people who know phone is blacklisted with a bad ESN but buy it anyway.
BretonGirl said:
There is nothing to focus on. You cannot unlock a Sprint S5 because it's CDMA. You would need to flash it and you cannot because there is no way to get past the IMEI certification. It is simply not possible.
My post was not aimed at you. It was aimed at the OP and other foolish people who know phone is blacklisted with a bad ESN but buy it anyway.
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Hate to burst your CDMA bubble, but ever since the S4 all Sprint phones are domestic GSM CAPABLE. This doesn't mean that it'll work out of the box. A) the device needs to be internationally unlocked B) you must patch the domestic blacklist or bypass it completely through the service menu. I've domestically unlocked the Sprint S5, BUT it won't work because it's not internationally unlocked. As soon as that happens I'd be able to pop in a GSM SIM and get signal, guaranteed.
PS: To future posters please do not ask me how to domestically unlock the S5 unless you're going to share how to internationally unlock it. As mentioned above, a domestic unlock does nothing without the international unlock and by domestically unlocking your internationally locked phone you'd be wasting your time.
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sprint s5
Hi, YemenHero
kindly please tell me what is the type of modem you use when you flash the s5 sprint using DFS or cdma workshop
is the way to change the spc to 000000 is the same way for s4 sprint ?
thank you
YemenHero said:
Thanx anyway.. although how am I suppose to know its stolen!!
I did buy this phone because its price was way lower than an international one. Besides international gs5 doesnt support cdma!!
Anyhow, the phone is fully functioning im even able to use data. For hotspot n usb tethering, I managed to use them through foxfi.. only wifi calling not working and im not really interested in.
Finally thanx for all your help. Truely appreciate it
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sobri46 said:
Hi, YemenHero
kindly please tell me what is the type of modem you use when you flash the s5 sprint using DFS or cdma workshop
is the way to change the spc to 000000 is the same way for s4 sprint ?
thank you
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Hi there,
I apologize for my late replay, just saw your msg..
actually Yes, its same as sprint GS4, msl pwd is 000000. Just make sure you flash proper PRL for your network. Also make sure it support at least 3G data. I had to flash many PRLs till one worked fine with me.
Well as my unfortunate luck has it, I wanted to upgrade my old Nexus 4 to a LG G2 D801 unit. I bought one new-refurbished off ebay and it just arrived recently.
I tried to put in my WIND mobile sim card and realized the phone is not detecting it. After looking into the issue for the majority of the day, it seems that the phone is hard/sim locked.
I went into the area where one would go to unlock the phone, only to be greeted by this unfortunate message.
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Now first thing I did was start searching the interwebz....and I can't seem to find much on this.
I am not sure what I can do. The shipping back to China, well that's out of the question due to the high cost.
I can't use the phone as it's a T-Mobile device.
I can't unlock the phone because it's hard locked.
Is there anything I can do to get it working? Does anybody know how I could possibly reset the counter for this?
Thank you in advance.
mrrhtuner said:
Well as my unfortunate luck has it, I wanted to upgrade my old Nexus 4 to a LG G2 D801 unit. I bought one new-refurbished off ebay and it just arrived recently.
I tried to put in my WIND mobile sim card and realized the phone is not detecting it. After looking into the issue for the majority of the day, it seems that the phone is hard/sim locked.
I went into the area where one would go to unlock the phone, only to be greeted by this unfortunate message.
Now first thing I did was start searching the interwebz....and I can't seem to find much on this.
I am not sure what I can do. The shipping back to China, well that's out of the question due to the high cost.
I can't use the phone as it's a T-Mobile device.
I can't unlock the phone because it's hard locked.
Is there anything I can do to get it working? Does anybody know how I could possibly reset the counter for this?
Thank you in advance.
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Hi and thank you for using XDA Assist
Unfortunally the phone is locked and only the T-Mobile carrier can work on it .
It is locked from factory default state. So there is nothing you can do to unlock it (from what i know).
nilac said:
Hi and thank you for using XDA Assist
Unfortunally the phone is locked and only the T-Mobile carrier can work on it .
It is locked from factory default state. So there is nothing you can do to unlock it (from what i know).
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Hello, thanks for the reply. That's unfortunate for me I guess.
Now when you say, it's locked from the factory default state...If I drive down to the states and buy a T-Mobile LG G2 from the store, would that be also hardlocked?
I am trying to send this phone back to China and I know T-Mobile stores still have the LG G2 as certified pre-owned.
mrrhtuner said:
Hello, thanks for the reply. That's unfortunate for me I guess.
Now when you say, it's locked from the factory default state...If I drive down to the states and buy a T-Mobile LG G2 from the store, would that be also hardlocked?
I am trying to send this phone back to China and I know T-Mobile stores still have the LG G2 as certified pre-owned.
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Yes if you buy another T-Mobile phone, you will stick on T-Mobile only and you will not have the ability to use other carrier other than T on that phone... But you will still be able to Root and make all those stuff but to change carrier will not be able to.
Regards
nilac said:
Yes if you buy another T-Mobile phone, you will stick on T-Mobile only and you will not have the ability to use other carrier other than T on that phone... But you will still be able to Root and make all those stuff but to change carrier will not be able to.
Regards
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Thank you Nilac.
I am a bit confused. The phone I received, it seems like the SIM code unlock was entered 10 times wrong and thus is why the phone is hard locked to T-mobile now.
If I buy a phone from the T-Mobile store, it will be hardlocked also? I don't understand why it would be, since many people have those phones unlocked?
mrrhtuner said:
Thank you Nilac.
I am a bit confused. The phone I received, it seems like the SIM code unlock was entered 10 times wrong and thus is why the phone is hard locked to T-mobile now.
If I buy a phone from the T-Mobile store, it will be hardlocked also? I don't understand why it would be, since many people have those phones unlocked?
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Unlocked but not "Unlocked" from carrier they still stick with that carrier.
If you are looking for example on the S6 forum you will see that there are separated forums for Verizon, T-Mobile etc... They are separated because the phone is not exactly the same as the international model as the carrier modified it, so a separated development needs to be done for that phone.....
You simply cannot uncarrier (from what i know) only if you took your phone to a professional guy who is super expert and can do it, but from what i know it's impossible to uncarrier a phone.... Better always to get an international one in order to avoid these problems
nilac said:
Unlocked but not "Unlocked" from carrier they still stick with that carrier.
If you are looking for example on the S6 forum you will see that there are separated forums for Verizon, T-Mobile etc... They are separated because the phone is not exactly the same as the international model as the carrier modified it, so a separated development needs to be done for that phone.....
You simply cannot uncarrier (from what i know) only if you took your phone to a professional guy who is super expert and can do it, but from what i know it's impossible to uncarrier a phone.... Better always to get an international one in order to avoid these problems
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I think maybe I confused you or myself.
The T-Mobile LG G2 will work on the AWS frequency that I require here in Canada for WIND mobile.
If the phone is locked to T-mobile, I could use a service online, provide them the IMEI and the network the phone came from and then I would be given the unlock code to allow the phone to read a SIM card other then T-Mobile.
Example video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8m4ru062k_M
Notice when he puts in the prompt to get to the network settings, he can put in a PIN. When I tried that, I get the locked message.
mrrhtuner said:
I think maybe I confused you or myself.
The T-Mobile LG G2 will work on the AWS frequency that I require here in Canada for WIND mobile.
If the phone is locked to T-mobile, I could use a service online, provide them the IMEI and the network the phone came from and then I would be given the unlock code to allow the phone to read a SIM card other then T-Mobile.
Example video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8m4ru062k_M
Notice when he puts in the prompt to get to the network settings, he can put in a PIN. When I tried that, I get the locked message.
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Ahh, yes i remember that i saw it also on Samsung Updates, a section where to unlock it....
Well it remains to you just to try then
I ordered an Unlocked LG G7 ThinQ, UK/EU Model LM-G710EM from Clove in the UK. (They remove the Region Lock by making a 30-minute call using a regional SIM card prior to shipment.)
Paid 500 GBP + 19 GBP for DHL shipping, or the equivalent of about $695.00 U.S. total. I've ordered phones from Clove at least 12 times over the past few years (pretty much all unlocked Sony's, with a couple of Samsung's too), and I've never had any issues; plus their packages always arrive in 2-3 business days from the UK to Las Vegas...super fast if you use DHL! (Just don't expect any warranty support for other-region models in the U.S., of course.)
It will arrive here this coming week, and I am going to try it out on T-Mobile here in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Now, it's hard to pin down exactly what LTE bands LG regional variants actually support, because there has historically been so much variation even within their same model numbers...so it's always a bit of a gamble.
But I believe that it should work well with T-Mobile here in the U.S., based on a picture that I found from an eBay seller of what his box reads for supported bands of this "GBR" variant of LM-G710EM:
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Even though all variants should include all of these bands hardware-wise, I don't believe that LG lists them all on the box unless they are actually supported by the regional software installed.
I am only really hoping for LTE Bands 2, 4, and 12 to work well...I don't personally care about 66 or 71.
So anyways...I will update after receipt and testing!
Cheers,
VegasRooted
I just got an LM-G710EMW and having no problems in the US with ATT LTE - box listed the plethora of bands included with the phone, I need dual SIM and Asian coverage for my frequent travels. Only complaint after a few days is battery life is ok (better than my S9 but still hard to get in a full day of heavy use without a charge) and you really have to physically touch and hold the back of the phone to a terminal to get it to recognize the NFC. Not the usual quick tap from other phones,
TGUY25 said:
I just got an LM-G710EMW and having no problems in the US with ATT LTE - box listed the plethora of bands included with the phone, I need dual SIM and Asian coverage for my frequent travels. Only complaint after a few days is battery life is ok (better than my S9 but still hard to get in a full day of heavy use without a charge) and you really have to physically touch and hold the back of the phone to a terminal to get it to recognize the NFC. Not the usual quick tap from other phones,
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That's really great to hear on the LTE side, thanks for the info TGuy25!
Bummer on the weak NFC though...and the battery life. Hopefully the battery life will even out a bit, you know how new phones are in the first few days of use....
T-Mobile LTE Reception Results
So...I received the phone yesterday, but unfortunately Clove had forgotten to break the seal on the box and use a U.K/European SIM to make a 30-minute call, in order to remove the UK/EU Region Lock (considered a "Network Lock" by LG).
Oh well, at least the phone got here in two business days, as usual when using DHL Express; and I guess it was nice being the first one to actually break the seal and open the box. So...I didn't really feel like bothering to explain things to Clove and wait for their resolution, so I just ordered an unlock code last night from "The Unlocking Company" on their website. (I paid $14.00 for the code, which I received by email while I slept.) It took quite a few hours longer than their estimated timeframe for delivery of the code (likely LG's fault in providing the code to them in a timely manner after they requested it), but it was worth the wait: I successfully used it this morning to remove the Network Lock, and everything was good to go.
By the way, here is a picture of the label from my phone's box:
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"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
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I had a chance to test out the phone's LTE reception today on a cross-town drive here in Las Vegas. I used the LTE Discovery app to log the T-Mobile bands that the phone used on my way from home in the northwest area of Las Vegas, down to the sportsbook at the Westgate Hotel & Casino (formerly the Las Vegas Hilton), and then back home again. The phone apparently used Band 2 (11 times), Band 4 (27 times), and even Band 12 (1 time). Here is a screencap of a portion of the log data:
So far (and it's only been less than one day), I'm quite satisfied with the cellular network and WiFi performance of this model, as well as it's bluetooth functionality. Wireless charging is also a go, using the built-in Qi pad in my Toyota Tacoma. (I have a Ringke Onyx case on the phone, and the wireless charging works fine through the case.)
Anyways, I really hope this information is helpful to anyone out there who may be considering an unlocked U.K./E.U. LG G7 ThinQ (Model # LM-G710EM) for use in the U.S. on T-Mobile. I would personally recommend it.
Cheers,
VegasRooted
Does this model dual SIM? Does it support call making through WiFi? Please advise, thank you very much!
skylancer said:
Does this model dual SIM? Does it support call making through WiFi? Please advise, thank you very much!
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No, the LM-G710EM model is not dual-SIM, and it does not appear to support Wi-Fi calling without using a third-party app to do so. (No mention of Wi-Fi calling in any of the Settings menus, etc.)
do you notice a significant drop call problem or missing calls on this device when you using on T-mobile?
I love my G6 international version. The LTE data speeds is as good as or better than the T-Mobile device. The only problem I was having is the dropping voice calls, other than that it's all good.
So i am thinking to buy the G7 unlocked as well from outside of US since I feel that always better than the locked US model.
But I do concern that it might have the same situation as my G6 for the voice call.
skylancer said:
do you notice a significant drop call problem or missing calls on this device when you using on T-mobile?
I love my G6 international version. The LTE data speeds is as good as or better than the T-Mobile device. The only problem I was having is the dropping voice calls, other than that it's all good.
So i am thinking to buy the G7 unlocked as well from outside of US since I feel that always better than the locked US model.
But I do concern that it might have the same situation as my G6 for the voice call.
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No, I can't say that I've experienced even one dropped call yet; reception and signal strength have been solid. This is in Las Vegas, however; we have pretty great T-Mobile coverage here, so it depends on where you live as well. Having said that, when comparing it to the probably 20 different phones that I've tried out here in Las Vegas on T-Mobile over the past few years (mostly Sony), I would say that this G7 has been among the best. I would give it an 8 out of 10 for reception. (There have been a few Sony phones that I would give a "9" to, but they have always been great for me in that regard.)
Hope this helps!
Cheers,
VegasRooted
VegasRooted said:
No, the LM-G710EM model is not dual-SIM, and it does not appear to support Wi-Fi calling without using a third-party app to do so. (No mention of Wi-Fi calling in any of the Settings menus, etc.)
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The phone is capable of WiFi calling, bit thev options have been disabled in the phone's firmware. Unfortunately the network branded UK variant is the same
Sent from my LM-G710 using Tapatalk
stuclark said:
The phone is capable of WiFi calling, bit thev options have been disabled in the phone's firmware. Unfortunately the network branded UK variant is the same
Sent from my LM-G710 using Tapatalk
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This model (LM-G710EM) is the Unlocked Global model, with regional U.K./E.U. software. It is NOT "network branded". It is 100% network unlocked, and has zero carrier bloatware/branding of any kind.
Now, you can buy "network branded" LG G7's within the U.K. (from carriers such as Three, EE, O2, etc.)...but this particular model is not one of theirs (though they may carry the same generic model number, which doesn't account for carrier/regional software variants); the model and software variant that I have is completely unlocked and unbranded.
Wi-Fi Calling is a feature specific to individual carrier capability, and as such, is not included in this unlocked, global variant of the LG G7. I am happy that this is the case, because I personally do not want Wi-Fi calling on any of my Unlocked Global phones; I consider it to be added-on bloatware in the settings menu for something that I'll never use.
Cheers,
VegasRooted
VegasRooted said:
This model (LM-G710EM) is the Unlocked Global model, with regional U.K./E.U. software. It is NOT "network branded". It is 100% network unlocked, and has zero carrier bloatware/branding of any kind.
Now, you can buy "network branded" LG G7's within the U.K. (from carriers such as Three, EE, O2, etc.)...but this particular model is not one of theirs (though they may carry the same generic model number, which doesn't account for carrier/regional software variants); the model and software variant that I have is completely unlocked and unbranded.
Wi-Fi Calling is a feature specific to individual carrier capability, and as such, is not included in this unlocked, global variant of the LG G7. I am happy that this is the case, because I personally do not want Wi-Fi calling on any of my Unlocked Global phones; I consider it to be added-on bloatware in the settings menu for something that I'll never use.
Cheers,
VegasRooted
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The model number doesn't matter at all; what's important is the software variant installed on the phone. LG use the same model number for network branded and genetic models in the UK, bit install different firmwares on them, some of which may have WiFi calling etc enabled.
Sent from my LM-G710 using Tapatalk
VegasRooted said:
So...I received the phone yesterday, but unfortunately Clove had forgotten to break the seal on the box and use a U.K/European SIM to make a 30-minute call, in order to remove the UK/EU Region Lock (considered a "Network Lock" by LG).
Oh well, at least the phone got here in two business days, as usual when using DHL Express; and I guess it was nice being the first one to actually break the seal and open the box. So...I didn't really feel like bothering to explain things to Clove and wait for their resolution, so I just ordered an unlock code last night from "The Unlocking Company" on their website. (I paid $14.00 for the code, which I received by email while I slept.) It took quite a few hours longer than their estimated timeframe for delivery of the code (likely LG's fault in providing the code to them in a timely manner after they requested it), but it was worth the wait: I successfully used it this morning to remove the Network Lock, and everything was good to go.
By the way, here is a picture of the label from my phone's box:
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I had a chance to test out the phone's LTE reception today on a cross-town drive here in Las Vegas. I used the LTE Discovery app to log the T-Mobile bands that the phone used on my way from home in the northwest area of Las Vegas, down to the sportsbook at the Westgate Hotel & Casino (formerly the Las Vegas Hilton), and then back home again. The phone apparently used Band 2 (11 times), Band 4 (27 times), and even Band 12 (1 time). Here is a screencap of a portion of the log data:
View attachment 4525253
So far (and it's only been less than one day), I'm quite satisfied with the cellular network and WiFi performance of this model, as well as it's bluetooth functionality. Wireless charging is also a go, using the built-in Qi pad in my Toyota Tacoma. (I have a Ringke Onyx case on the phone, and the wireless charging works fine through the case.)
Anyways, I really hope this information is helpful to anyone out there who may be considering an unlocked U.K./E.U. LG G7 ThinQ (Model # LM-G710EM) for use in the U.S. on T-Mobile. I would personally recommend it.
Cheers,
VegasRooted
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how long did it take before you get the unlock code?
jpp2016 said:
how long did it take before you get the unlock code?
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I placed the order online at 6:00pm on a Monday night, and received the code at 3:54am Tuesday morning. (So approximately 10 hours.)
They apparently are usually much faster than that, but I guess it all depends on how fast LG gets back to them on their request.
Cheers,
VegasRooted
VegasRooted said:
I placed the order online at 6:00pm on a Monday night, and received the code at 3:54am Tuesday morning. (So approximately 10 hours.)
They apparently are usually much faster than that, but I guess it all depends on how fast LG gets back to them on their request.
Cheers,
VegasRooted
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Wait you rooted the G7 TMO USA variant ??
Sent from my OnePlus6 using XDA Labs
Ippolito1971 said:
Wait you rooted the G7 TMO USA variant ??
Sent from my OnePlus6 using XDA Labs
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No, this is the U.K./E.U. Un-Branded Variant (LM-G710EM), and it was basically a SIM-Unlock (Network Unlock) to remove the Region Lock.
Cheers,
Jeff
VegasRooted said:
No, this is the U.K./E.U. Un-Branded Variant (LM-G710EM), and it was basically a SIM-Unlock (Network Unlock) to remove the Region Lock.
Cheers,
Jeff
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Ah ok got me a tad bit excited there LOL. Enjoy!
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My mother lives in a T-mobile dead zone. Is there a work-around for wi-fi calling? It's the only way for me to make calls when I'm there.
Maybe a third party app, or flashing the t-mobile csc? A maniac on here got the Korean Note 8 fully working on T-mobile by flashing the US csc. Thanks!
Yay! Thread Killer! :\
This is this.
VegasRooted said:
I ordered an Unlocked LG G7 ThinQ, UK/EU Model LM-G710EM from Clove in the UK. (They remove the Region Lock by making a 30-minute call using a regional SIM card prior to shipment.)
Paid 500 GBP + 19 GBP for DHL shipping, or the equivalent of about $695.00 U.S. total. I've ordered phones from Clove at least 12 times over the past few years (pretty much all unlocked Sony's, with a couple of Samsung's too), and I've never had any issues; plus their packages always arrive in 2-3 business days from the UK to Las Vegas...super fast if you use DHL! (Just don't expect any warranty support for other-region models in the U.S., of course.)
It will arrive here this coming week, and I am going to try it out on T-Mobile here in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Now, it's hard to pin down exactly what LTE bands LG regional variants actually support, because there has historically been so much variation even within their same model numbers...so it's always a bit of a gamble.
But I believe that it should work well with T-Mobile here in the U.S., based on a picture that I found from an eBay seller of what his box reads for supported bands of this "GBR" variant of LM-G710EM:
Even though all variants should include all of these bands hardware-wise, I don't believe that LG lists them all on the box unless they are actually supported by the regional software installed.
I am only really hoping for LTE Bands 2, 4, and 12 to work well...I don't personally care about 66 or 71.
So anyways...I will update after receipt and testing!
Cheers,
VegasRooted
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from a UNR loyalist, you may be able to flash your carriers modems through twrp once they are captured in an update. Once this is possible it removes the major obstacle to the cross flash rooting method