Can a Boost Moto G be flashed to Tracfone? - Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

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From what I saw online, the moto g doesn't work with tracfone. In theory, if boost uses Verizon's network then it may be possible - eventually.
Funny thing is that tracfone also uses GSM networks but this option isn't available for unlocked GSM phones.
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tronmech said:
From what I saw online, the moto g doesn't work with tracfone. In theory, if boost uses Verizon's network then it may be possible - eventually.
Funny thing is that tracfone also uses GSM networks but this option isn't available for unlocked GSM phones.
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Boost uses Sprint's Network which TracFone, Net10 & Straight Talk(ALL Owned by same person) all use as well. Now if their system will take the Device's meid in the BYOD then you could try it via Stock boost firmware or either load the Verizon Firmware like flashing to Page Plus or Have someone else do it for you if you are not comfy doing it. I have a Boost Moto G I put the Stock Verizon Firmware on & now use it on Page Plus so if you need it done get ahold of me.
TracFone, Net10 & Straight Talk all use all 4 Major Carrier's Towers= AT&T, T-Mobile, Sprint & Verizon

What I don't get is Tracfone asks for you MEID so even if you have VZW firmware
4MUSKRAT said:
Boost uses Sprint's Network which TracFone, Net10 & Straight Talk(ALL Owned by same person) all use as well. Now if their system will take the Device's meid in the BYOD then you could try it via Stock boost firmware or either load the Verizon Firmware like flashing to Page Plus or Have someone else do it for you if you are not comfy doing it. I have a Boost Moto G I put the Stock Verizon Firmware on & now use it on Page Plus so if you need it done get ahold of me. TracFone, Net10 & Straight Talk all use all 4 Major Carrier's Towers= AT&T, T-Mobile, Sprint & Verizon
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What I don't get is Tracfone asks for your MEID so even if you have VZW firmware, how do you get by that?

dael4 said:
What I don't get is Tracfone asks for your MEID so even if you have VZW firmware, how do you get by that?
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if you want it on the Verizon side then you have to use a Verizon Meid

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[Q] Verizon Samsung Galaxy s3

I have a Verizon Samsung Galaxy s3, I have moved it to a straight talk plan, as most of u know there service runs off AT&T and T-moble, Verizon hates AT&T and blocks data use on there network everything but E, What i am trying to find out is can I root my phone and flash a AT&T rom over my Verizon branded phone so it will unlock my 4G? I already have the AT&T sim card in the phone.
JasonCallis said:
I have a Verizon Samsung Galaxy s3, I have moved it to a straight talk plan, as most of u know there service runs off AT&T and T-moble, Verizon hates AT&T and blocks data use on there network everything but E, What i am trying to find out is can I root my phone and flash a AT&T rom over my Verizon branded phone so it will unlock my 4G? I already have the AT&T sim card in the phone.
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I don't think it's going to work. When you signed contract with VZ, they locked your phone to their network. After the contract expired, they will unlock your phone so you can use it on any carrier. If you're not under contract, you can check with Verizon to make sure your network is unlocked, from here on you can use your ATT sim card to register with ATT. Second method, you can search for how to unlock Verizon network and try it. (input a special dial code to access the network unlock hidden menu and unlock from here).Good luck and post back.
JasonCallis said:
I have a Verizon Samsung Galaxy s3, I have moved it to a straight talk plan, as most of u know there service runs off AT&T and T-moble, Verizon hates AT&T and blocks data use on there network everything but E, What i am trying to find out is can I root my phone and flash a AT&T rom over my Verizon branded phone so it will unlock my 4G? I already have the AT&T sim card in the phone.
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The hardware does not support LTE for AT&T. I'd you want LTE on AT&T, buy A GSM phone (or AT&T S3) and live your life. Flashing another carrier rom is not advised by any means on the Verizon S3. Best you'll get with our S3 is edge or 3G. Verizon doesn't hate AT&T, they're incompatible networks because AT&T uses GSM bands and Verizon uses CDMA bands. A small number of phones work across multiple carriers as far as LTE but that's because they have every band included in the phone (for example the iPhone 5S). Other phones on Verizon will only get edge or 3G.
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SlimSnoopOS said:
The hardware does not support LTE for AT&T. I'd you want LTE on AT&T, buy A GSM phone (or AT&T S3) and live your life. Flashing another carrier rom is not advised by any means on the Verizon S3. Best you'll get with our S3 is edge or 3G. Verizon doesn't hate AT&T, they're incompatible networks because AT&T uses GSM bands and Verizon uses CDMA bands. A small number of phones work across multiple carriers as far as LTE but that's because they have every band included in the phone (for example the iPhone 5S). Other phones on Verizon will only get edge or 3G.
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Thats all I really wanted to know i guess, is if the hardware was the same in all samsung galaxy sIII, I am still a noob with smart phones, I thought the hardware was all the same just the firmware was branded to whatever comp. sells them, and with the GSM\CDMA the galaxy sIII runs both.
buhohitr said:
I don't think it's going to work. When you signed contract with VZ, they locked your phone to their network. After the contract expired, they will unlock your phone so you can use it on any carrier. If you're not under contract, you can check with Verizon to make sure your network is unlocked, from here on you can use your ATT sim card to register with ATT. Second method, you can search for how to unlock Verizon network and try it. (input a special dial code to access the network unlock hidden menu and unlock from here).Good luck and post back.
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I am not under a contract anymore and the network is unlocked, I can make calls and get mms, also with the AT&T SIM card the phone says AT&T at the top of the screen all the time, just still boots as a Verizon.
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Im so glad the devs are still making these awesome roms for the s3...Now that kit kat is here there is so many out there!!!!!:laugh:
JasonCallis said:
I am not under a contract anymore and the network is unlocked, I can make calls and get mms, also with the AT&T SIM card the phone says AT&T at the top of the screen all the time, just still boots as a Verizon.
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OK, now I understand what you are looking for. It's not recommend to flash rom from one carrier to another, you could hurt your device. I thought you 're looking to move from VZ to ATT, but seems like you already done that (network unlocked), and now you just want to change the boot animation (Verizon logo during boot up). You should search for VERIZON modified rooted stock rom or custom rom with bootanimation kernel support. Once you installed custom rom/kernel you should able to pick and chose from many bootanimation liking to your taste..and change greeting, display etc...
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This is very very Dangerous because you can destroy EFS-Partition (IMEI, etc) so you cannot call or surf anymore!!!
Don't do something like that!
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LS996 Working With Non Sprint Carriers For Free

I got the sprint version to work with other carriers, even Verizon! I haven't figured out how to make MMS work on Verizon, but I do get LTE most places. I didn't have to activate on Sprint and didn't have to go to the store.
Here are my steps:
1. Activate device on free plan on Ringplus.net
2. Call Sprint at 1-888-211-4727. Go thgrough the prompts until you reach someone. Tell them that you have a Sprint phone that is not active on Sprint and you would like to sim unlock the phone, aka domestic SIM unlock.
3. Restart your phone and give it a few minutes to unlock. It will most likely reset itself.
4. Pop in a new SIM card and see if it works.
Quick question are you rooted?
Not rooted
simon21 said:
Not rooted
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Did you get at&t working
I am not sure if you have to activate it to Ringplus to get it unlocked from Sprint.
It should be GSM unlocked by Sprint directly, no need to activate it with RingPlus if you don't want to use it with Sprint network.
All carriers will SIM unlock devices that are not activated and paid for or out of contact.
Hardware may limit some 4G functionality with different carriers since each carrier uses different frequency ranges.
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The sprint unlock is through a signal they send to the phone. It will not work if it's not on an active line, unless you take it in to the store. That was my experience at least, and I've seem other posts saying the same.
I didn't have an AT&T sim to check

SM-N920R US Cellular (International) work on Verizon

I am trying to buy the international SM-N920R version of a Note 5 so I can root it.
Will it work on Verizon? I found out that it will work on all of Verizon's bands from this site willmyphonework.net but just want to double tap to ensure I am not wasting my money because just because it should work on Verizon's network I need to know if it is Verizon approved. I don't have the Meid or the ESN to check this so does anyone know for sure? I should be able to pop my Sim from my Turbo and it should work on the international version right?
RoachHero said:
I am trying to buy the international SM-N920R version of a Note 5 so I can root it.
Will it work on Verizon? I found out that it will work on all of Verizon's bands from this site willmyphonework.net but just want to double tap to ensure I am not wasting my money because just because it should work on Verizon's network I need to know if it is Verizon approved. I don't have the Meid or the ESN to check this so does anyone know for sure? I should be able to pop my Sim from my Turbo and it should work on the international version right?
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I highly doubt it, but I'd love to know the answer too. I'd switch phones in a heartbeat.
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Why do you doubt it would work? Just curious. The phone operates on all the same bands Verizon does. I could just ask Verizon permission to operate on their network, I'd rathered not. I don't see why it wouldn't work after I throw my SIM in it, but if it doesn't I can ask permission. The only carrier that Verizon says outright no to is Sprint.
I kinda doubt it'll work, but I'm very interested as well, if it works, I'd switch right away.
RoachHero said:
I am trying to buy the international SM-N920R version of a Note 5 so I can root it.
Will it work on Verizon? I found out that it will work on all of Verizon's bands from this site willmyphonework.net but just want to double tap to ensure I am not wasting my money because just because it should work on Verizon's network I need to know if it is Verizon approved. I don't have the Meid or the ESN to check this so does anyone know for sure? I should be able to pop my Sim from my Turbo and it should work on the international version right?
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It doesn't have band 13 which I think is Verizon's main LTE band
I wonder if the OP has tried it and gotten it to work.
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RoachHero said:
I am trying to buy the international SM-N920R version of a Note 5 so I can root it.
Will it work on Verizon? I found out that it will work on all of Verizon's bands from this site willmyphonework.net but just want to double tap to ensure I am not wasting my money because just because it should work on Verizon's network I need to know if it is Verizon approved. I don't have the Meid or the ESN to check this so does anyone know for sure? I should be able to pop my Sim from my Turbo and it should work on the international version right?
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If its an unlocked international version and it for sure is CDMA compatible it will work on Verizon's network, and I doubt there will be any hassle connecting it other than the usual service fees. However, I highly doubt that taking your SIM card from your Turbo will actually work, as SIM cards on Verizon's CDMA network are not like the SIM cards of GSM networks where you can take and switch from phone to phone and they work. I have tried this with my phones , a Note 5 and a Note 2 and also a Google Nexus and had anywhere from limited service to no service, I think because Verizon has their SIM cards tied to the actual IMEI of the phone, at least that's my thought. But hey If it works be sure to let us know as I know I would do the same to get root.
it does work. you need to have a verizon sim card that is already active. you have to activate the sim in a verizon phone before starting. you can use any us cellular device that is unlocked on verizon. the s6 edge, edge plus , note 5 all ship unlocked. theyre gsm capable also. the only issue with gsm is that you cant edit the apn. which is what brought me here. looking for a custom rom that would allow me to do so. you get 3g only using a uscc device on verizon and no mms.
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LvnInOC said:
If its an unlocked international version and it for sure is CDMA compatible it will work on Verizon's network, and I doubt there will be any hassle connecting it other than the usual service fees. However, I highly doubt that taking your SIM card from your Turbo will actually work, as SIM cards on Verizon's CDMA network are not like the SIM cards of GSM networks where you can take and switch from phone to phone and they work. I have tried this with my phones , a Note 5 and a Note 2 and also a Google Nexus and had anywhere from limited service to no service, I think because Verizon has their SIM cards tied to the actual IMEI of the phone, at least that's my thought. But hey If it works be sure to let us know as I know I would do the same to get root.
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verizon sim cards are just like gsm cards. all you have to do is put the card in your new device to switch the service. obvisouly the device would have to have a cdma radio to connect to anything other than lte service but you dont need to provide verizon with meid of your phone when switching.
bradsinram said:
it does work. you need to have a verizon sim card that is already active. you have to activate the sim in a verizon phone before starting. you can use any us cellular device that is unlocked on verizon. the s6 edge, edge plus , note 5 all ship unlocked. theyre gsm capable also. the only issue with gsm is that you cant edit the apn. which is what brought me here. looking for a custom rom that would allow me to do so. you get 3g only using a uscc device on verizon and no mms.
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verizon sim cards are just like gsm cards. all you have to do is put the card in your new device to switch the service. obvisouly the device would have to have a cdma radio to connect to anything other than lte service but you dont need to provide verizon with meid of your phone when switching.
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I don't know if my experience applies here, but I did once switch a user's iPad Air 2 to verizon by just switching the SIM card to a Verizon card. This was done in conjuction with Verizon's corporate customer service who even sent me the SIM card I needed free of charge (probably because it was part of our corporate contract - assume they would probaly not do that for an individual).
I am currently on a Us Cellular r4 variant, and Using a Note 7 ported rom I messed with to work on it.
I often see the carrier on my notification tab say "Verizon"
I know that our phones are locked open, which means in the advanced system menu, ALL channels are locked open, and at least on my phone, I am able to recieve and process signal from most carriers. Our service is LTE/CDMA
I havent tried using a verizon sim to see if it works, but the r4 variant is supposedly "International"... The rom I ported was done by a Vietnamese guy...IDK. All i know is that it works after twrp restoring modem and efs

Sprint galaxy s5 question

I dont know if im in the right section, but I have a sprint g s5 can that be flashed to any other prepaid phone service or is there anything I can do to get it on another service, im within the usa.
Thanks in advance.
KingDingaling32 said:
I dont know if im in the right section, but I have a sprint g s5 can that be flashed to any other prepaid phone service or is there anything I can do to get it on another service, im within the usa.
Thanks in advance.
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Straight Talk, maybe, or similar that uses Sprint's network. It won't work on anyone else's network, so you're stuck there. Your phone has a CDMA radio for telephony, and AT&T and T-Mobile (and their MVNOs) use GSM, and Verizon locks their network down to registered IMEIs. I think some devices can be used on Boost or Virgin. Flashing shouldn't be necessary, but having it carrier unlocked is. Do some googling. Anything more that I could tell you you can find out for yourself.

AT&T MVNOs That Support Hotspot/Tethering, No Root

I'm currently with StraightTalk and upgraded to a Nougat phone from KitKat. Now tethering is disabled/locked out. Does anyone have any experience with the other ATT MVNOs that allow tethering without root?
I found a list of MVNOs here but would prefer to not have to go down the list one at a time each month. http://www.androidcentral.com/complete-list-att-mvnos
Note: I have Walmart T-mobile which allows tethering but the service is sketchy in rural areas.
Thanks,
G
Gword256 said:
I'm currently with StraightTalk and upgraded to a Nougat phone from KitKat. Now tethering is disabled/locked out. Does anyone have any experience with the other ATT MVNOs that allow tethering without root?
I found a list of MVNOs here but would prefer to not have to go down the list one at a time each month. http://www.androidcentral.com/complete-list-att-mvnos
Note: I have Walmart T-mobile which allows tethering but the service is sketchy in rural areas.
Thanks,
G
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You can get a Straight Talk device that can be rooted and you can enable tethering/hotspot yourself, or you can get an unlocked device that already has tethering/hotspot feature and activate that device on Straight Talk. Or you can find a way to root the device you have and enable tether/hotspot.
It's what I've always done, I've been on Straight Talk for 4 years and have always used hotspot, my wife has a Nexus 5 with 6.0.1 custom ROM and even has 7.1 available, she uses tether/hotspot for her laptop all the time. I gave my Straight Talk S3 to my stepson and it has 6.0.1 custom ROM and even 7.1 available, it can also tether/hotspot.
Basically, you can still tether/hotspot on Straight Talk if you choose the right device(s).
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Droidriven said:
You can get a Straight Talk device that can be rooted and you can enable tethering/hotspot yourself, or you can get an unlocked device that already has tethering/hotspot feature and activate that device on Straight Talk. Or you can find a way to root the device you have and enable tether/hotspot.
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Unfortunately none of those options are possible. Had I known ahead of time my tethering would be broken I may have searched harder for a phone but I am satisfied with it otherwise. I had to return a few other phones that had deal breakers I couldn't live with. The phone is unlocked and tethering is possible on Walmart T-Mobile but as stated the coverage is sub-par where I need it.
Gword256 said:
Unfortunately none of those options are possible. Had I known ahead of time my tethering would be broken I may have searched harder for a phone but I am satisfied with it otherwise. I had to return a few other phones that had deal breakers I couldn't live with. The phone is unlocked and tethering is possible on Walmart T-Mobile but as stated the coverage is sub-par where I need it.
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If it's unlocked then it's rootable. What is the device model number.
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Droidriven said:
If it's unlocked then it's rootable. What is the device model number.
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Sorry my terminology is bad. It's has a locked boot loader but it is unlocked from a carrier (ATT, Verizon, etc...)
Gword256 said:
Sorry my terminology is bad. It's has a locked boot loader but it is unlocked from a carrier (ATT, Verizon, etc...)
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Model number?
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Model number?
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