As much as I deeply appreciate the N5, my area didn't support the LTE for quite some time. I left the phone on my dressor for a month. I decided to activate recently and use it for a few days. I'm a big fan of Mahdi Rom....don't want to explore much of anything else. The problem is I wanted to test LTE activation for my area. I flashed stock and updated my PRL and Profile and got two bars with decent speed. Traveled a couple miles and it kept a decent signal.
I flashed back to Mahdi and was stuck in the 3G thing again. I flashed again back to stock and the LTE was available. Back to Mahdi.... you get the point.
What do stock have at this point that custom ROMS may not have? I really want to come back to N5 but I can't justify it without LTE. I know the towers were upgraded in my area with one last data change coming in June.
Please help.
Try flashing another modem
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CRIME INC. said:
Try flashing another modem
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Thanks for reply crime. Good idea.
Yeah...I was hoping to not flash any other modems but it looks like I might not have a choice. If I go that route, which one would give me the stock modem?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2514095
[MODEM] [EFS] Nexus 5 Flashable Modems and EFS Backup
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Use the krt16m modem that ends with .17
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Seems to work best with Sprint imo
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You're probably on 4.4.2, which by default gets the .23 radio. The .23 radio isn't very good for LTE reception in my experience on Sprint but the .15 or .17 do way better at picking up signal and keeping it. I get at least 10 higher dBm on the .15.
CRIME INC. said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2514095
[MODEM] [EFS] Nexus 5 Flashable Modems and EFS Backup
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Use the krt16m modem that ends with .17
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Seems to work best with Sprint imo
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MrObvious said:
You're probably on 4.4.2, which by default gets the .23 radio. The .23 radio isn't very good for LTE reception in my experience on Sprint but the .15 or .17 do way better at picking up signal and keeping it. I get at least 10 higher dBm on the .15.
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Thanks Crime and MrObvious.
I should have put this out there awhile ago. I'm excited to try this out. I hope I can get good coverage. Appreciate the help.
Kenjari said:
Thanks Crime and MrObvious.
I should have put this out there awhile ago. I'm excited to try this out. I hope I can get good coverage. Appreciate the help.
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You're welcome.
I tried four different modems and I didn't have luck at all.
Flashed back to stock and got great LTE. I can't figure this out. Stock is not a great Rom but the signal is superb.
Any other suggestions? Thanks for your help.
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Kenjari said:
I tried four different modems and I didn't have luck at all.
Flashed back to stock and got great LTE. I can't figure this out. Stock is not a great Rom but the signal is superb.
Any other suggestions? Thanks for your help.
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https://www.dropbox.com/s/7vd74r5wac5rtrk/sprint.zip
Flash this on clean install of Mahdi Rom. Flash rom, gapps if needed then the apns zip. I forgot where I got it from. They work for me. Hopes it works for you. Just have to be flashed on clean install.
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Thanks. I'll give it a try.
rimgarciag said:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/7vd74r5wac5rtrk/sprint.zip
Flash this on clean install of Mahdi Rom. Flash rom, gapps if needed then the apns zip. I forgot where I got it from. They work for me. Hopes it works for you. Just have to be flashed on clean install.
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Thanks rimgarciag
So I tried the APN zip flash you linked. Thanks for this. It managed to get my data working but I can't get LTE. Newer updates in Mahdi wasn't giving me data at all.
Going in the right direction. Not sure how to activate LTE. Is there away to extract the APN from stock?
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Update: I switched from LTE (recommended) to Global. now I have between one and two bars LTE. I think we struck gold!!!!!!!!!
It's pretty steady. Just going back and forth between one and two.
What's the difference between Global and LTE recommended?
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Kenjari said:
I tried four different modems and I didn't have luck at all.
Flashed back to stock and got great LTE. I can't figure this out. Stock is not a great Rom but the signal is superb.
Any other suggestions? Thanks for your help.
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Stock might not be that great on it's own for customization but add xposed framework and gravity box and it's like a custom Rom built on stock
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I have this problem as well and have yet to find a solution.
I am on Sprint and at my desk at work I get 2 bars LTE, ~4Mbps download with the latest stock ROM and radio.
With any other ROM I get 2 bars 3G and ~360Kbps download speed. Furthermore, the signal drops entirely at random and reconnects a minute or 2 later.
Can anyone provide some insight? What do custom ROMs do so differently regarding the phone service that could cause this? I'm a tech savvy web developer so if I have to build a ROM myself that removes those changes I absolutely will. Just need some initial guidance.
Thanks.
Read post 12 and try that method
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Read post 12 and try that method
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I did! I was very excited when I came across that, hoping it would do the trick. But my phone was already set to "Global". I've switched back and forth, and on different ROMs, with no difference.
Possibly try using this---> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=51308741&postcount=276
Try backing up your APN settings from Sprint stock, flash your rom, flash the zip again, and restore settings.
When I was trying out MIUI, I had to do this for Sprint to get LTE working, so it might be worth a shot?
wafflenator said:
Possibly try using this---> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=51308741&postcount=276
Try backing up your APN settings from Sprint stock, flash your rom, flash the zip again, and restore settings.
When I was trying out MIUI, I had to do this for Sprint to get LTE working, so it might be worth a shot?
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Certainly worth a shot. I'll try it out here in a bit, thank you.
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Holy crap, that did it! I was kind of doubtful at first because the "sprint.zip" earlier in this thread didn't help but this application certainly does. Does anyone know if it does anything more than backup/restore the apns-conf.xml because I'd like to be able to perform this manually.
Thanks again, this truly made my day.
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Certainly worth a shot. I'll try it out here in a bit, thank you.
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Holy crap, that did it! I was kind of doubtful at first because the "sprint.zip" earlier in this thread didn't help but this application certainly does. Does anyone know if it does anything more than backup/restore the apns-conf.xml because I'd like to be able to perform this manually.
Thanks again, this truly made my day.
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Would you say that you are getting signal similar to stock on your custom ROM now?
Also, do you think we have to do this with every new ROM flash? Mahdi is updated frequently so not sure if the settings will stick or not!
Thank you everyone who has posted and answered this long complicated problem with N5.
I know this was probably resolved months ago but I figured I would take a stab at it one last time. And I got some excellent solutions.
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Kenjari said:
Would you say that you are getting signal similar to stock on your custom ROM now?
Also, do you think we have to do this with every new ROM flash? Mahdi is updated frequently so not sure if the settings will stick or not!
Thank you everyone who has posted and answered this long complicated problem with N5.
I know this was probably resolved months ago but I figured I would take a stab at it one last time. And I got some excellent solutions.
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I've actually gotten my phone to receive LTE in places it did not before with any ROM, stock or otherwise, by further customizing my APN file. I broke incoming calls during the process but figured that out as well. However I'm without MMS now. I have the feeling that flashing my custom APNs with the stock ROM and running HFA would be going in the right direction so I'm going to do that now. I'll share my findings thus far later today.
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[SOLVED!!!] flashed factory images from google (this on it's own didn't seem to fix it.), and updated to 4.4.2 via OTA. suddenly works it again. not sure exactly why this worked when other similar things should have accomplished the same thing, must have been something wrong in the 4.4.1 build.
the issue:
my nexus 5 no longer connects to LTE ever, even though it used to get it almost everywhere.
the radio frequently disconnects. it sometimes isn't working despite showing 3-4 bars of HSPA.
the timeline:
12/03 got my nexus 5 and immediately rooted with CF-auto-root.
12/06 flashed bigxie's stock 4.4.1 rom and radio
12/08 issue started
12/09 flashed older radios, updated to 4.4.2, restored backup to pure stock 4.4, etc. etc.
12/10 issue persists, currently on stock 4.4.2 with newest radio **.23
Try to go back to radio modem **.17. I think the problem is in **.23 radio. For me **.23 gives low signal...
vonlupe said:
the issue:
my nexus 5 no longer connects to LTE ever, even though it used to get it almost everywhere.
the radio frequently disconnects. it sometimes isn't working despite showing 3-4 bars of HSPA.
the timeline:
12/03 got my nexus 5 and immediately rooted with CF-auto-root.
12/06 flashed bigxie's stock 4.4.1 rom and radio
12/08 issue started
12/09 flashed older radios, updated to 4.4.2, restored backup to pure stock 4.4, etc. etc.
12/10 issue persists, currently on stock 4.4.2 with newest radio **.23
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Johnny75_ said:
Try to go back to radio modem **.17. I think the problem is in **.23 radio. For me **.23 gives low signal...
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i have already tried this, but i'll return to **.17 and leave it there for now. i've seen a lot of people complaining of low signal on the new radios, but this doesn't seem to be the entirety of the issue for me...
well, this sucks i've flashed the stock image and it still is the same.
it has to be a hardware issue right?
Google cheaped out on antenna. Better to buy a different premium device that's not $350
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This is related to the new radio. Go back to the *.17 radio/modem.
I had between 3 to 10 dB less on LTE with Sprint on the new radio/modem.
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Where can I see which version of the radio I am using?
go to the phones main settings, more, mobile networks, prefered network type.. is lte picked? also, you can see which radio you are using in about phone(baseband version).
Yeah its probably just radio / baseband as mentioned earlier. It's nothing to do with "cheaped out" hardware. You had signal before so likely software. Hardware is great imho. I get double the quality signal than my crappy old S3.
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Am having the same exact problem. Once I updated to 4.4.2 no connection at all.
I rolled back to factory image, still same issue.
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I think I've found the issue, I bet you my #[email protected] if you check your IMEI it would be 0.
Am trying to find out a way to get everything working again I'll report back if succeeded.
i am having issues too. (sprint). it seems the phones just aborts the network and i have to manually turn it on. i would not get a text for an hour then i turn on the airplane mode then off and i get like 10 texts all sent at the same time. should i take the phone back? im not rooted or anything yet.
kindiboy said:
Am having the same exact problem. Once I updated to 4.4.2 no connection at all.
I rolled back to factory image, still same issue.
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I think I've found the issue, I bet you my #[email protected] if you check your IMEI it would be 0.
Am trying to find out a way to get everything working again I'll report back if succeeded.
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Tampering /changing your imei is illegal
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dicecuber said:
Tampering /changing your imei is illegal
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and having a 0 IMEI is?
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on a more useful note... called Google they have no clue how to solve this issue. RMA away...
Called T-Mobile they said they think it's a SIM issue, tried another SIM same issue.
Yeah better to just keep your original imei than to change it to 0
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dicecuber said:
Tampering /changing your imei is illegal
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Fixing it is not though. That's why mobile repair shops are legally allowed to repair imei as long as you can prove it.
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my issue has been resolved. updated OP.
The new radio works fine for me. Never had any issues with any of the radios. Maybe it reacts differently with different carriers?
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[Q&A] [ROM][D850[4.4.2][11-05-14] PowerUser Edition V1 - Modified International Stoc
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Thank you!!!!!!
I was wondering weather it was possible to have the international version on an AT&T G3 (I imported one without noticing) or not, and I was starting to lose faith....
Thank you it's a relief, I will definitly give it a try !!
Lockscreen wallpaper will not change in settings..it says wallpaper changed, but it never does. Other than that solid rom.
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lemerle said:
I was wondering weather it was possible to have the international version on an AT&T G3 (I imported one without noticing) or not, and I was starting to lose faith....
Thank you it's a relief, I will definitly give it a try !!
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You welcome.
oranget said:
Lockscreen wallpaper will not change in settings..it says wallpaper changed, but it never does. Other than that solid rom.
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After a few times it sticks. I think it might be an issue with G3 TweaksBox and/or Xposed.
Does anyone have the LG keyboard .apk? I tried downloading it from update center but after it downloads it will not let me make it my keyboard. It stays greyed out and i cannot stand the google keyboard..
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You welcome.
After a few times it sticks. I think it might be an issue with G3 TweaksBox and/or Xposed.
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No matter how many times i do it, it never changes. Dunno what is the cause.
My data just turned off out of nowhere. Any advice how to get it working again? Firmware 10d. I had the data on during lunch got into thr work WiFi after.Once I left work and turned off WiFi the data didn't turn back on
one last question
Do I have to perform a full wipe before installing it over 10D? Didn't pay attention and for now I just did a dalvik & cache wipe, and things work great, but do you recommend me to retry with a full wipe?
Thank U
kalani91 said:
My data just turned off out of nowhere. Any advice how to get it working again? Firmware 10d. I had the data on during lunch got into thr work WiFi after.Once I left work and turned off WiFi the data didn't turn back on
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Not sure what is going on there. Do you have the proper APN, check the data settings?
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lemerle said:
Do I have to perform a full wipe before installing it over 10D? Didn't pay attention and for now I just did a dalvik & cache wipe, and things work great, but do you recommend me to retry with a full wipe?
Thank U
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If it is working fine then leave it alone
oranget said:
Does anyone have the LG keyboard .apk? I tried downloading it from update center but after it downloads it will not let me make it my keyboard. It stays greyed out and i cannot stand the google keyboard..
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No matter how many times i do it, it never changes. Dunno what is the cause.
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https://goo.im/devs/androiduser00110001/ROM/D850/D85510M_Keyboard.zip/
Uninstall any LG Keyboard you downloaded. Download the above file and install through recovery
Visual Voicemail
Flashed the ROM and everything is running fine. Noticed though, that it doesn't have Visual Voicemail. Anyone know where I can find it? Thanks.
Use YouMail...good visual voicemail
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Is there a download link to the stock LG email app?
Has anyone been able to use the stock messaging app?
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Lost lte
I have lost lte after flashing. I am using the same apn like before. What can i do to get it back? I want to keep this rom because is so smooth and feels so light.
bklash3 said:
I have lost lte after flashing. I am using the same apn like before. What can i do to get it back? I want to keep this rom because is so smooth and feels so light.
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Most likely, you have not lost LTE. The ROM is based on an international version of the G3,which doesn't display an LTE icon, just 4G. Use tweaksbox to change the icon set if you want it to say LTE.
Sorry, i know i didn't "lose" the connection i mean i only get EDGE and HSPA. It's nothing really about the icon, on my D850 the icon was a "4G" icon on the AT&T rom. What coud be wrong?
bklash3 said:
Sorry, i know i didn't "lose" the connection i mean i only get EDGE and HSPA. It's nothing really about the icon, on my D850 the icon was a "4G" icon on the AT&T rom. What coud be wrong?
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if you had the 4g icon on stock then you didnt have lte with att 4g=hspa,4glte=lte
bklash3 said:
Sorry, i know i didn't "lose" the connection i mean i only get EDGE and HSPA. It's nothing really about the icon, on my D850 the icon was a "4G" icon on the AT&T rom. What coud be wrong?
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In settings under network do you have the LTE option enabled?
If you did not have LTE with AT&T ROM then are you in an area where there is LTE coverage?
jerrycoffman45 said:
if you had the 4g icon on stock then you didnt have lte with att 4g=hspa,4glte=lte
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Really!!??? But the speeds... So when you actualy have LTE, the LTE icon appears?
I have the GSM/WCDMA/LTE option enabled.
On the stock rom On this one it will show 4g for lte Because it is a international Base you can change the icons to att with tweakbox
You can bring the AT&T icons back by changing these two lines in your build.prop to these values.
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is there still no way to convert vzw m8 intp a dev edition?
droidkill3r said:
is there still no way to convert vzw m8 intp a dev edition?
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Unfortunately there's never been a way to convert the Verizon addition to a developer edition as far as I know. But with S OFF there is really no difference because the device is completely unlocked and you can do whatever you please with it.
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flyinj54 said:
Unfortunately there's never been a way to convert the Verizon addition to a developer edition as far as I know. But with S OFF there is really no difference because the device is completely unlocked and you can do whatever you please with it.
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Yes true but wouldn't I be able to get firmwares early from HTC and not Verizon.. And ty you for responding
droidkill3r said:
Yes true but wouldn't I be able to get firmwares early from HTC and not Verizon.. And ty you for responding
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You make a good point that would be a benefit. But honestly I've never seen a way to do the conversion on a verizon phone
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Yes true but wouldn't I be able to get firmwares early from HTC and not Verizon.. And ty you for responding
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BTW I'm using a unofficial cm12 and its working great so far
droidkill3r said:
BTW I'm using a unofficial cm12 and its working great so far
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Can you link me to the exact one that you are running currently? I installed the 1122 build yesterday and everything was fine until I rebooted the ROM and I lost data completely and was unable to get it back. I heard of a few others complaining of the same issue. Have you tried to reboot your phone and see if data still working with wifi off? If so and it is please link me to it exactly which version you're running thanks
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flyinj54 said:
Can you link me to the exact one that you are running currently? I installed the 1122 build yesterday and everything was fine until I rebooted the ROM and I lost data completely and was unable to get it back. I heard of a few others complaining of the same issue. Have you tried to reboot your phone and see if data still working with wifi off? If so and it is please link me to it exactly which version you're running thanks
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2949682 that's the one I'm on and yes just rebooted with WiFi off and my data worked
droidkill3r said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2949682 that's the one I'm on and yes just rebooted with WiFi off and my data worked
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Thank you sir I'll give it a shot right now.
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http://rootzwiki.com/topic/649633-rom-vanillipop-10-11152014-vanilla-android-lollipop-50/
If you want to try GPE Android lollipop build that is very fast and stable try this out. Been running it for around four days now and the battery life and stability is amazing.
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flyinj54 said:
Thank you sir I'll give it a shot right now.
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If it don't work try digitalhigh ROM. Shot me a message I'll send a link
droidkill3r said:
If it don't work try digitalhigh ROM. Shot me a message I'll send a link
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I've tried out his latest lollipop ROM and I'm having a lot better speed and battery life with the link I sent you. Not sure why just likes my device a lot better I guess
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flyinj54 said:
I've tried out his latest lollipop ROM and I'm having a lot better speed and battery life with the link I sent you. Not sure why just likes my device a lot better I guess
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That's the ROM I came from "gpe" and that was the link I was gonna sent you not digital high
droidkill3r said:
That's the ROM I came from "gpe" and that was the link I was gonna sent you not digital high
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OK gotcha. Guess were on the same page then. You using the cm12 as your daily driver then?
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I installed it a hour ago. No problems yet
I have been wanting to convert mine to a dev for a long time, and there are two different posts out on the m8 forum for this but they only work for the gsm versions such as international, tmobile and at&t. And I"am sure there has to be a way for our verizon m8 its just finding it, as ours is a world phone being both cdma and gsm, even if it had to only run on the gsm side it could still work if they get the volte update pushed out as part of L then there would be no need for cdma for us and we could just totally run off verizon lte which is actually gsm.
So this may be a possibility in the near future especially. I myself not only want the updates directly from htc which are faster but I would prefer to never ever again have to run verizon software / firmware because all verizon wants to do is lock us all out.
At least all the other carriers allow htc dev to unlock the bootloaders but verizon just likes to be total asses about this, I guess they think they are too big for there britches, for this exact reason I really wish I could switch to at&t but I dont have coverage for them at home with zero bars maybe some edge coverage 1% of the time never enough to use the phone on, and verizon is not much better with only getting 1x data and no plans to upgrade.
So I"am with all of you on this I would like to convert my verizon m8 to dev also and ditch verizon having any control over my phone ever again, as I pay them for service and not to try to lock down my phone which I"am supposed to legally own with honoring my side of the their 2 year contract.
But for that matter you can buy a phone at full retail price and they still try to lock you down.
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droidkill3r said:
is there still no way to convert vzw m8 intp a dev edition?
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See my last post right before this one, as I should have replied on your opening.
ok so i updated ,via OTA ,to version 5.1.1
after this i decided to try to root it using a flashable file (odin) and now the touch screen doesnt work.
i dont know what else i could possible do, i tried factory reseting even though i knew it wouldnt work since i flashed a boot.img file
so my last guess would be to flash the stock firmware, i have the stock firmware for 5.0.2 but you cant downgrade so i really need the G925PVPU2B0F7 firmware
if anyone knows where i could get it or any other ways of fixing it please say!
z0code0z said:
ok so i updated ,via OTA ,to version 5.1.1
after this i decided to try to root it using a flashable file (odin) and now the touch screen doesnt work.
i dont know what else i could possible do, i tried factory reseting even though i knew it wouldnt work since i flashed a boot.img file
so my last guess would be to flash the stock firmware, i have the stock firmware for 5.0.2 but you cant downgrade so i really need the G925PVPU2B0F7 firmware
if anyone knows where i could get it or any other ways of fixing it please say!
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Have you tried Smart Switch on the PC?
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optimummind said:
Have you tried Smart Switch on the PC?
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yeah, it recognizes my phone but i cant really do anything with it, according to smart switch, my phone is fully updated so i cant change anything and emergency recovery only works in a specific situation
the reason i needed the stock firmware for that version was because while attempting to get root i flashed (with odin) a boot.img and now the phones touch screen wont work
It took a month before the firmware was released. If you have Sprint insurance you can get a replacement for $0 dollars or $75 if you dont. You have to visit a repair store to start the paperwork. Jus claim, the phone touch screen didnt work after the update.
dhonzik said:
It took a month before the firmware was released. If you have Sprint insurance you can get a replacement for $0 dollars or $75 if you dont. You have to visit a repair store to start the paperwork. Jus claim, the phone touch screen didnt work after the update.
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what if they check the knox counter? and if they know that i flashed several things, would they still replace it?
z0code0z said:
what if they check the knox counter? and if they know that i flashed several things, would they still replace it?
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I've taken Samsung devices back to the carrier in the past for various reasons and they never looked. You should be fine. Samsung is the only one who really may check
Experimental - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3152529
It may or may not work...
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djvoleur said:
Experimental - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3152529
It may or may not work...
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Hmmmm
Soooperstar said:
Hmmmm
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Let me no if you try that.
lusciousbeard said:
Let me no if you try that.
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If a odin firmware was available as a backup, I'd definitely give it a try. I think it might work being US cellular but I won't be trying it without a plan B lol. I'm sure one of these eager guys will jump out there and give it a try. I'm waiting patiently.
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If a odin firmware was available as a backup, I'd definitely give it a try. I think it might work being US cellular but I won't be trying it without a plan B lol. I'm sure one of these eager guys will jump out there and give it a try. I'm waiting patiently.
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Ha! Yeah I hear you... I might give it a try later today. I'll keep you posted
lusciousbeard said:
Ha! Yeah I hear you... I might give it a try later today. I'll keep you posted
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Cool..... Let us know
z0code0z said:
ok so i updated ,via OTA ,to version 5.1.1
after this i decided to try to root it using a flashable file (odin) and now the touch screen doesnt work.
i dont know what else i could possible do, i tried factory reseting even though i knew it wouldnt work since i flashed a boot.img file
so my last guess would be to flash the stock firmware, i have the stock firmware for 5.0.2 but you cant downgrade so i really need the G925PVPU2B0F7 firmware
if anyone knows where i could get it or any other ways of fixing it please say!
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Hey, I did the same thing you did and someone had told me about this..... http://forum.xda-developers.com/spr...t/5-1-1-stock-of7-kernel-root-7-4-15-t3150350
Download the stock kernel from this forum above.
I flashed it via Odin and now have my touchscreen back. Now it's not a total fix but I'm now writing you this on my edge with the touchscreen working. It's the only thing available right now for us. Two things that don't work are the back and recent apps buttons and when you lock your phone the screen won't come back on without restarting into download mode then hitting restart phone from there. So I've just been keeping phone plugged in for the most part because of this so screen won't go off.
well one of you should try the guys recovery/root from u.s. cellular..lolol
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well one of you should try the guys recovery/root from u.s. cellular..lolol
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Just tried that recovery/root. Every thing seemed to work great until I noticed I had no data so I'm going to stick with the one I was using for now. If someone could combine the two somehow we would be in great shape
S6EdgE2 said:
Just tried that recovery/root. Every thing seemed to work great until I noticed I had no data so I'm going to stick with the one I was using for now. If someone could combine the two somehow we would be in great shape
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lol awesome!!!..the dev should know that..maybe i can ask somebody for help..i know some folks..so your on 5.1.1 rooted just no data... or other things as well
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lol awesome!!!..the dev should know that..maybe i can ask somebody for help..i know some folks..so your on 5.1.1 rooted just no data... or other things as well
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Yup 5.1.1 rooted. Both work just each one has its problems. I'd rather have working data using the stock of7 kernel tho. The us cellular kernel has working buttons and screen comes back on after it goes off but no data so if you could talk to some people about this maybe we could get a working kernel with root where everything works, which would be awesome.
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Yup 5.1.1 rooted. Both work just each one has its problems. I'd rather have working data using the stock of7 kernel tho. The us cellular kernel has working buttons and screen comes back on after it goes off but no data so if you could talk to some people about this maybe we could get a working kernel with root where everything works, which would be awesome.
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I tried posting a comment in the us cellular forum about the sprint edge having no data using that kernel but I have under 10 posts so it won't allow me to I guess...
can u point me a link to the one that has data?...i dont know which is it...thanks..maybe i can get them to check both and see the changes..commit them to the u.s. celler one...that'll be tight..ill keep an eye for when u post it
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S6EdgE2 said:
Yup 5.1.1 rooted. Both work just each one has its problems. I'd rather have working data using the stock of7 kernel tho. The us cellular kernel has working buttons and screen comes back on after it goes off but no data so if you could talk to some people about this maybe we could get a working kernel with root where everything works, which would be awesome.
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I tried posting a comment in the us cellular forum about the sprint edge having no data using that kernel but I have under 10 posts so it won't allow me to I guess...
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ill post for you
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can u point me a link to the one that has data?...i dont know which is it...thanks..maybe i can get them to check both and see the changes..commit them to the u.s. celler one...that'll be tight..ill keep an eye for when u post it
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Yup. Here it is.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/spr...t/5-1-1-stock-of7-kernel-root-7-4-15-t3150350
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Yup. Here it is.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/spr...t/5-1-1-stock-of7-kernel-root-7-4-15-t3150350
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this is th one with the working data?..i dont wanna mix them up..lol
Hi everyone,
I just switched over to T-Mobile and the first thing I noticed is that my LGV20(VS995) was not properly connecting to the T-Mobile network, I tried every possible APN setting and the connection was always unstable. Sometimes I briefly got an 4G LTE signal but when I ran countless tests and the connection speeds were always below 10mbps.
I recently flashed the Lineage OS on my phone to check if it was possibly a Verizon firmware restriction and I found that as soon as the phone booted with the Lineage OS, the phone recognized the sim card as T-Mobile, and right off the bat, the phone connected to LG LTE. I ran network tests using Ookla's Speed Test apk, and now I get consistent speeds over 30mbps, highest being nearly 90mbps. (tests were done using same server and in the same area)
My question is,
is there some sort of network band restriction embedded in the Verizon firmware? and is there a workaround for this on stock Verizon firmware?
I was havong this problem with my ls997 can this lineage OS work on my ls997?
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Do u have a link to the os ??
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bikermites said:
I was havong this problem with my ls997 can this lineage OS work on my ls997?
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Do u have a link to the os ??
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The LS997 is currently supported, however, this ROM is currently in its alpha stages. I've been using it daily and thus far it's stable.
Here's the link, assuming you have already unlocked the bootloader and rooted your phone:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/v20/development/dev-cm14-t3509953
I had a similar situation with AT&T sim card in the vs995. I would get temporary lte connection then back to H. I assumed I had a weak band 4 connection but maybe I'll try that rom & see if it helps.
ajent said:
I had a similar situation with AT&T sim card in the vs995. I would get temporary lte connection then back to H. I assumed I had a weak band 4 connection but maybe I'll try that rom & see if it helps.
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If u get through please let me know
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I'm about to try in a bit too.Finally got abd figured out .I will let you know..I have vzw v20 and wanting it on tmo
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Ok
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After installing the rom, it gave me the sim card not found error, flashed gapps and lte internet worked, but couldn't text or call. Tried to restore my backup, but it wouldnt let me log into phone with fingerprint, and told me my pin was wrong. Installing not so stock rom now.
Ok
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After installing the rom, it gave me the sim card not found error, flashed gapps and lte internet worked, but couldn't text or call. Tried to restore my backup, but it wouldnt let me log into phone with fingerprint, and told me my pin was wrong. Installing not so stock rom now.
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@ajent
Did you install the latest 7.1 gaps, ARM64bit?
When you go to the site select 7.1 gaps, ARM64bit (LGV20 runs on ARM64bit) & and stock. You have to install both back to back before booting up.
Do not wipe system prior to installation as lineage OS patches the system. only wipe data, cache, and dalvik.
Also in settings go to APN and check if what APN preset you have selected, the ROM comes with presets for all carriers.
Those are the 3 things that I can think of that would cause those issues.
Everything works fine for me besides the second screen at the top and Bluetooth. I haven't noticed anything else so far, I've had Lineage OS installed since 01/13.
Gapps selection for LGV20
Did you flash the Verizon version,or T-Mobile verson
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kenbrownstone said:
Did you flash the Verizon version,or T-Mobile verson
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I flashed the one for Verizon (vs995)
lightX87 said:
I flashed the one for Verizon (vs995)
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You on t mobile?
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lightX87 said:
I flashed the one for Verizon (vs995)
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Sorry forgot you were the o.o..thanks for thread
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You on t mobile?
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kenbrownstone said:
You on t mobile?
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Sorry forgot you were the o.o..thanks for thread
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No prob , anytime!
And yes, just switched to Tmobile since Verizon took away my unlimited data and I wasn't even near the 200 gigs..
Did u try to register the device on the tmobile network on the stock firmware via network settings?
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Did u try to register the device on the tmobile network on the stock firmware via network settings?
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As mentioned in OP, I tried a combination of APN settings, and yes, I tried to register the phone manually and auto.
When I registered the phone to T-Mobile LTE and the phone connects to LTE for a brief moment and goes back to switching from 3G and H+. And even when it's on "4G" the network speeds are unstable.
I noticed I wasn't the only one having this issue when switching networks from Verizon to Tmobile so I rooted the phone and installed the Not so Stock ROM and still had the same results, then I searched for a custom ROM and found Lineage OS (thank God) I installed it and right away after booting, the phone recognized the T-Mobile simcard; as apposed to stock, where it kept giving me a notification saying Verizon simcard not found even when registered to T-Mobile
if you install the US996 Rom its pretty much stock rom with LTE working. I would recommend it with the konvergence kernel because well thats really the only one I think that makes our phone boot with that rom.
When you buy a carrier branded phone it comes with certain bands activated for that network with the others disabled. While this is done at a software level, it is done on a partition and files not even remotely controlled by the ROM. Likely your bands are locked behind some level of encryption that you would need special software to unlock. IF it isn't hardware locked (which is highly unlikely since this is a global phone).
tl;dr If you want to use non-common LTE bands (2,4,etc) for other carriers you need that carrier's device or an actual unlocked device.
Actually this has been solved by installing ported firmware based on the international version of LGV20 or lineage OS. I have a constant 4G connection with MMS and calls properly functioning. Even though the verizon phones are global, at software level, certain bands/network settings are indeed restricted.