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The other day i found the Galaxy s and dont use android cause i have a HD2 but was wondering if there is a way to reflash the phone so everything gets deleted off it, was gonna possibly give it to my brother or sell. I know Verizon uses CDMA as a band but is there anyway to use it for tmobile? Dont think so but someone might know more. Thanks!
first thing, but this is not a dev question, please post in the correct section next time to keep the dev section uncluttered
secondly, there is no way to get a VZ phone to work on tmobile. Two completely different network technologies. The ESN on the phone you found is probably blocked anyways
"Found" phone?
Might want to call Verizon with the IMEI and they can probably return it to its owner. Or the registered Google email address. Or...
5 Finger discount.. maybe be a decent person and call one of the saved numbers in the phone and try to find the owner.
Try booting into recovery and wiping the phone.
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heeey, thats my phone. i would like it back
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Not to rain on anyone but this side of the world is for the Samsung Galaxy S 4G... Not the Galaxy S... 2 diff phones
BTW i would not want to loose my phone around that guy bet i would find it on ebay...
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Hello everyone,
I am getting my Samsung Galaxy S2 tomorrow from a guy that has used the phone for less than a week. He told me that the phone is like brand new, no scratches, etc. I am kind of worried, because he told me that he installed the latest version of Cyanogen 7. He told me to NOT reboot the phone, because I am going to encounter problems ; he told me that the android setup (or whatever) is going to pop up. Also, I don't know what he was talking about, but he said he couldn't delete applications.
I don't know anything about android, is it possible to change the OS or even fix the issues he has mentionned?
Edit : He told me that he unlocked the phone, using an ''illegal'' application. Will the guarantee still work ?
If I change OS, is it still going to be unlocked? Or will I have to re-unlock it?
Thanks in advance,
heyangel
Yes it's possible. I suggest you take a look in the forums including guides regarding your new phone.
You've got nothing to worry about, enjoy the best phone on the market
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Thank you for your fast and nice reply. I really appreciate it.
A friend of mine told me that it might brick, if I am unlucky while changing OS. I am really afraid, since I am paying 500$ for it. Is it worth it? Less than 3 weeks of usage.
Edit : He just told me he fixed the issue, he can delete applications.
I am in a bit of a delimma, while i was updating via kies my computer shut down and now my phone is not starting to the os. I can no longer connect to kies while in download mode or any mode. I cannot find stock rom for my sgs4g sgh-t959w. My questions is does anyone know much about this model of phone and if I would be able to flash a stock or custom rom that is on this fourm?
If you were updating through Kies and this happened take it back to where you bought it or call Samsung. I don't think it would be a good idea flashing anything on this forum.
i was gonna say the same. if i'm correct, the sgh-t959w is the windows version of our device.
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what???????
I THOUGH THIS PHONE IS SGH-T959"V"
Airfluip would you read. You just told a guy from Poland to take his phone to a T-Mobile store. Now you are confused about the model number this guy has?
He is aware of the model number of our phone. That is why he is asking.
thanks everyone for quick replies. I will call samsung tomorrow about my issue and see what they can do. I have noticed that my model of phone cannot be found on the samsung website. I cannot find much information about it at all on google or any forum. Now i am curious, is there even any custom roms for this model?. Maybe someone on this forum knows more about it. Would love to heat back on what you guys think.
Thanks in advance
I've never even heard of it either, let alone is Google helping. All I'm finding are batteries.
Is it a WindowsPhone device? Where can I learn more about it? I'm kind of interested in one if it exists.
It's the Wind SGS4G.
that's about all I know. I don't think its windows tho..
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I know it is wind mobility sgs4g and it is android based. That all i know though. I am hoping samsung will have the firmware so i can just flash it via odin instead, or hopefully they can figure out why it is not connecting to kies. I will keep everyone updated.
What was the original boot screen like? ? Kinda weird they'd release a phone under same name as ours a year later and it would be much different.
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It also has more internal memory, 16 vs 2.
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Just purchased today from Mobilicity (Canada)
Greetings from Toronto,
I am finding the same dead end routes with this phone....which pisses me off because I did my due diligence and still end up with something I am unhappy with. I snickered today when I asked the sales associate about ICS, and he said, you'll have to wait for Samsung. I guess my arrogance was unneeded cause now it seems I am stuck. Another poster above mentioned why such a difference for the same phone from T-Mobile ....(My last phones, the Motorola cliq xt, and the LG Optimus 2 LG P999 were a breeze to root....both from T-Mobile) so Why such problems now.....
I'd love to hear of any success stories....please.....
Sadly you probably are stuck. This version of the Galaxy S 4G is very new. And since its specifically for Mobilcity I doubt our roms would work. There are just enough differences I wouldnt want to chance it.
I would go back and tell the rep you just dont like the phone and would like to trade it for a different one.
Right now running synergy 1.6.....need to call into customer service for replacement. Phone calls drop, stutter go in and out and I have updated to latest modem and tried different roms. Didnt happen in first 3 weeks of ownership but now it's a major problem as I can't carry on a convo without this happening.
Question is....will I be okay just flashing to stock rooted "no sympathy" whilst on the phone and while I wait on replacement? Mianly I don't want them to ask what build I am on while making sure it's teh most current and tell them anything incorrect from what it should be. Any ideas?
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Right now running synergy 1.6.....need to call into customer service for replacement. Phone calls drop, stutter go in and out and I have updated to latest modem and tried different roms. Didnt happen in first 3 weeks of ownership but now it's a major problem as I can't carry on a convo without this happening.
Question is....will I be okay just flashing to stock rooted "no sympathy" whilst on the phone and while I wait on replacement? Mianly I don't want them to ask what build I am on while making sure it's teh most current and tell them anything incorrect from what it should be. Any ideas?
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Well I think going back to a stock rom would be the first step in diagnosing your issue. If you say "Didnt happen in first 3 weeks of ownership but now it's a major problem as I can't carry on a convo without this happening", and 1.6 came out 2 days ago there is a good chance that something with the rom is causing your issues.
Also, keep in mind that many people, myself included, have been experiencing network issues and a new phone is probably not going to help you. I'm on my third phone, and still experience these issues.
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Well I think going back to a stock rom would be the first step in diagnosing your issue. If you say "Didnt happen in first 3 weeks of ownership but now it's a major problem as I can't carry on a convo without this happening", and 1.6 came out 2 days ago there is a good chance that something with the rom is causing your issues.
Also, keep in mind that many people, myself included, have been experiencing network issues and a new phone is probably not going to help you. I'm on my third phone, and still experience these issues.
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my main concern is if they ask for build # what should I say...i'm on rooted no sympathy now but what is latest build/baseband.
It's been going on for 2 weeks now...multiple roms, not rom specific. It's a bit more than a network issue...I can't have a phone conversation without it dropping out at all....quite problematic for business calls.
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my main concern is if they ask for build # what should I say...i'm on rooted no sympathy now but what is latest build/baseband.
It's been going on for 2 weeks now...multiple roms, not rom specific. It's a bit more than a network issue...I can't have a phone conversation without it dropping out at all....quite problematic for business calls.
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Have you tried a new sim card?
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Have you tried a new sim card?
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no....
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no....
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You can get a replacement sim for free. The symptoms you describe could definitely be caused by a bad sim.
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You can get a replacement sim for free. The symptoms you describe could definitely be caused by a bad sim.
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actually one came with phone...just used the one from my nexus...might try to use it..anything involved in switching them out?
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actually one came with phone...just used the one from my nexus...might try to use it..anything involved in switching them out?
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Well, on my first s3 I just followed the directions that came with the phone, and it worked. Pretty sure there is nothing special to do. On my second s3, I used the exact same sim and it worked.
Then on my third s3, the original sim would not work. I do not know why. The CSR I was speaking to said something about you can't use a sim from a different phone (seemed like she meant different model) on another phone. This didn't apply to me because I came from an DINC, and did not have a SIM at all. However, maybe this applies to you?
well got new sim and still having problems with reception cutting in and out. Unacceptable. calling in again...
Dude they don't ask for a build number. Don't tell them your rooted. Just return the phone to stock you have 5 days to send it back after you get a replacement don't stress about it. This is how the convo will go.
You: yes I need a replacement for my s3 it is having signal issues.
Ver rep: we need to try troubleshooting first. Have you factory reset.
You: yes
Ver rep: take battery out for five seconds did that work.
You : no
Ver rep: try installing advanced task killer did that work.
You: no
Ver rep: okay replacement on the way
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Put full stock back on your phone. Check if the problems keeps happening and if it does just try to get a replacement from verizon.
Has anyone been able to get a working root for the luna pro on straight talk yet. I dont know much about programming but it would be nice to get root to remove knox and other crapware that samsung throws on these phones.
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Has anyone been able to get a working root for the luna pro on straight talk yet. I dont know much about programming but it would be nice to get root to remove knox and other crapware that samsung throws on these phones.
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No root at all. Apparently Samsung isn't a fan of root anymore. Or, carriers aren't. No progress at all so you'll be better off buying a new phone. This one is junk. A major downgrade from the original J3, which had 2 gigs of RAM and an AMOLED display. Oh, and it had NFC.
Well honestly imho this phone is worlds better than the core prime i was using. And it is fast especially how i got it set up. Carriers are what ruin the devices we buy as they want things locked to their spec list, i know this personally as i used to work for radioshack and was able to compare the same devices for different brands. Each had slight mods done to the setups but mostly the hardware was close to baseline over the big three, att, sprint and verizon. And essentially most straight talk stuff is either verizon or att anymore so if a root works for that device it should take for ours one would think.
Also its nkt that samsung wont allow root, its a deal thing with certain providers. My wife has a phone from life wireless and we asked around if it could be ported to another carrier and life wireless said it could not as the refurb stuff they provide for people is software locked to their system. But we ended up getting another device and was able to use the life sim for the new phone and kept her number and service. We just recently in the U.S. pass a law in federal court saying its illegal for any carrier to deny service or warrenty for any rooted device. But of course apple isnt a part of that. Only androids as far as i know.
Literally just took this out of the package for my sons first phone. I figured all these cheaper smart phones would be easily rooted. Im bummed out now
And still no one has tried to get this model rooted. I have lost faith with xda on this phone
Here is a qeustion for you. Since I know that the unlocked variant j3 firmware can be used to flash on to att he and be able to root, is there any way being they come from the same hardware and all that the Verizon j3 7.0 firmware would work on our Luna pro straight talk model. I know that all of the hardware is the same between the Verizon and my S.T. models from all the spec sheets I have came across. At this point I don't care for root, I just want the update to 7.0.
By the by I'm currently pulling the firmware off Google drive right now.
well i have searched and dug and so far have found that these phones use the very same logic board: sprint , verizon , tracfone/straight talk and a smj327r4(u.s cell?). and i managed to get the verizon firmware downloaded for the smj327vl, but really need an extra device to test if it works to install on the st/tracfone variant. if it works then we would have a valid android 7.0 on the luna pro model.
i have test phone
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well i have searched and dug and so far have found that these phones use the very same logic board: sprint , verizon , tracfone/straight talk and a smj327r4(u.s cell?). and i managed to get the verizon firmware downloaded for the smj327vl, but really need an extra device to test if it works to install on the st/tracfone variant. if it works then we would have a valid android 7.0 on the luna pro model.
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I have a spare sm-s327vl to try the firmware flash what is the google drive link???
I'm not sure on how to add the drive link. am adding it to my Dropbox so I'll post it here in a couple minutes hopefully
Found a way...lol
https://drive.google.com/drive/u/1/mobile/my-drive
It's labeled j327vl. And thanks for being a guinea pig for testing it. Let me know if it works!
What I do know is that it is in multiple parts..... For flashing in Odin. So I guess that's how the newer phones get their files now thru Odin for a stock flash. The last phone I odin'd was a galaxy core prime and it was a single file flash.
Any news on how it went with flashing the Verizon firmware?
Im going to purchase a spare Luna pro on payday and test this out myself to see if it works.
Joker do you have any news? Did you get it flashed. Anything it would be nice to have some input.
Nobody can download it because it redirects back to their own Drive. That's not the link to share. You have to go to that file & allow link sharing. Then copy/paste that link here
Sm-s327vl
Any luck with this?
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Im going to purchase a spare Luna pro on payday and test this out myself to see if it works.
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I've searched and searched, but haven't found where anyone has made any headway toward rooting this device. Have there been any new devolpments?
Gotcha give me a couple
Alright I'm downloading it to my phone and then I'll try to upload where you can pick it up. Any recommendations to a site other than drive that would be easy to get thru