Will there be a separate GSM forum for development?
Yea, how different is the Verizon version from the Rogers/Telstra one? The root method works on all of them, what about ROMs?
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I apologize in advance if I overlooked this info on the forums. I searched and didn't find much, and I didn't really want to sift through pages and pages of other unrelated threads.
Are there any ROMs available or HardSPL available for the CDMA-GSM Worldphone version of the Touch Pro2? I just got mine from Verizon, and I want to flash it =)
I noticed in the Resoures thread it says "CDMA-GSM worldphone version is not accepted (RHOD400, RHOD500 modelids), that will have its own HardSPL later." Is any of this going to be available soon?
*Moved to the CDMA sub forum*
Hope you can get some better help here. I'm all confused if it's not GSM
Dave
Go to www.forum.ppcgeeks.com and into the Touch Pro 2 section. At the top, you'll find a sub-section for all the CDMA Roms.
Make sure your device is properly unlocked first (using CDMA unlocker)
ariesq said:
Go to www.forum.ppcgeeks.com and into the Touch Pro 2 section. At the top, you'll find a sub-section for all the CDMA Roms.
Make sure your device is properly unlocked first (using CDMA unlocker)
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thanks! since it's a worldphone do the custom CDMA roms have all the proper drivers for the GSM stuff?
hi i just bought touch pro 2 from telus and im using it on rogers gsm. i dont like the stock rom cant edit alot from it. was wondering if i can switch everything to strickt gsm radio and rom.
No you can only flash cdma roms to a cdma phone. If you flash a gsm rom you will have a big brick. There are many cdma roms in the below link. http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/forumdisplay.php?f=98
ok thanks i had moded the phone and changed all settings to work on rogers.
Should i use these custom roms or should i use the ppcgeeks.com custom roms...
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any ROM designed and labeled for a CDMA phone will work. Do not attempt to flash a gsm ROM
You have a CDMA Worldphone, so you should only flash ROMs and Radios made for CDMA Rhodiums, or you can brick your device permanently. Unless a ROM or Radio in this subforum specifically states that it is CDMA (which is unlikely), you should not use it. I recommend getting your CDMA ROMs from PPCGeeks, as that forum is aimed more a CDMA users, and has more CDMA ROMs there.
DaveTheTytnIIGuy said:
You have a CDMA Worldphone, so you should only flash ROMs and Radios made for CDMA Rhodiums, or you can brick your device permanently. Unless a ROM or Radio in this subforum specifically states that it is CDMA (which is unlikely), you should not use it. I recommend getting your CDMA ROMs from PPCGeeks, as that forum is aimed more a CDMA users, and has more CDMA ROMs there.
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He's right, flashing a GSM ROM is a easy wat to get a very expensive paperweight!
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Moving thread to CDMA section.
best bet would be to look here:
http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/forumdisplay.php?f=98
Hi, i have purchased a Verizon touch pro2 from the states. It has been shipped here to Australia i have unlocked the GSM and now am running on a gsm network, my issue is does this now change from cdma roms to gsm and vice versa with SPL.
Thanks.
No you only use cdma roms. If you use gsm roms or radio you will create a nice brick.
Great, thanks very much
I have the same phone, using in india successfully over GSM, can anyone suggest me where i can get custom ROM for my Verizon Touch PRO 2? do i require to apply Hard SPL before i flash any ROM? As I can only flash custom CDMA ROM to this device, will GSM keep working as it is even after flashing custom CDMA ROM?
Thanks in Advance
It already has a cdma rom on it because it is a cdma phone. Go to ppcgeeks.com for hard spl info and lots of roms.
drewcam888 said:
No you only use cdma roms. If you use gsm roms or radio you will create a nice brick.
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I concur a hideous depressing non responsive brick.
Noob question.
Now that we have an unlocked bootloader is the vzw hw so different from the sprint one?
Can we somehow install a custom rom (stock or no) that was designed for the S3 sprint one and vice-versa from vzw to sprint? Without porting.
If not then why?
Good Question, I would like to know this too. (BUMP)
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Noob question.
Now that we have an unlocked bootloader is the vzw hw so different from the sprint one?
Can we somehow install a custom rom (stock or no) that was designed for the S3 sprint one and vice-versa from vzw to sprint? Without porting.
If not then why?
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No, you are most likely not going to be able to use a Sprint rom on this phone. They use different radios and most likely a different bootloader.
Also, the LTE frequency for both devices are different and the Sprint version uses the 800, 850 and 1900mhz cdma frequencies wheres the verizon version is only 850 and 1900. The Sprint uses 1900Mhz for 4G as well.
I think the only way this would work would be if a dev made a rom that was specifically for the CDMA version of the phones and would detect which type it was running on before flashing