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Hi my dad just got the skyrocket and his network data isn't working (4g,3g,etc..). Wifi and regular phone signal is working just fine but when I turn wifi off, I get no connection. I have tried disabling and enabling packet data and rebooting the phone countless times but still no lock. I haven't messed with the APN though. Any ideas?
P.S. I know a lot about rooting and everything as I have a captivate with a custom rom. However my dads phone is not rooted and I'd rather prefer a method that involves not having to root the phone.
Some good suggestions in the thread below...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1353674
I've already seen that thread. I was gonna try that. The thing is the icon for 4g wont even show up.
I had the same problEm you need to call at&T they have too add that u have an lte phone and reset your data. Trust me same exact problem a 5 minute call too att solved it
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Mine did the same thing call att tell then you have lte phone . Make sure there aware they had to change stuff on my plan for my data to work and i had same sim so i went too att today they gave me an lte sim card my data worked after i called then but u still need the lte sim this is what i poated in that pther thread. Just call at&t theyll straighten u out
Since VZW doesn't appear to be on board with the launch of the Gear S3 tomorrow I am looking to get it on T-Mobile.
Anyone here using an S2 3G on a different carrier than your phone? If so, how's the compatibility? Seamless? Can you receive calls made to the handset on the Gear when you leave the phone at home? Texts, etc?
I know I can connect via Bluetooth when using the devices together. I just want to be able to receive calls and texts made to the S7 when I leave it at home.
Thanks
P7M8 said:
Since VZW doesn't appear to be on board with the launch of the Gear S3 tomorrow I am looking to get it on T-Mobile.
Anyone here using an S2 3G on a different carrier than your phone? If so, how's the compatibility? Seamless? Can you receive calls made to the handset on the Gear when you leave the phone at home? Texts, etc?
I know I can connect via Bluetooth when using the devices together. I just want to be able to receive calls and texts made to the S7 when I leave it at home.
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i did page plus, works fine for me
Atene74 said:
i did page plus, works fine for me
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All features work?
Text n data works
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I put mines on auto switch, but if ur phone is not present it will use the carriers data n phone number
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Which features are u interested in though?
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Text n data works
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I put mines on auto switch, but if u r phone is not present it will use the carriers data
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Which features are u interested in though?
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I want the handset calls and texts to forward to the Gear when I leave the phone at home, i.e. Cycling, working out.
I pretty much want it all to work the way it would if they were on the same carrier. I don't have a problem using Gear data as a stand alone. Just want notifications to go through.
It will connect. Forwarding works, but as but what I've learned is check to see if the gear is using ur phones number or the gears number.
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Ur calls will be foward
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I'll do more testing later
My s2 is with tmobile and my s7 edge is with sprint. Once synced it works exactly like it did when synced to my tmobile note 5.
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I'm confirming if u have a Verizon gear S2 3G ... EVERYTHING WORKS. , since I'm always with my phone I took the 3G plan they have.
I have the S2 Classic SM-R735AZKAATT (for AT&T obviously) but I'd like to have it set up with T-Mobile.
Can I take this into T-Mobile and set up service? If so, anyone know how much?
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I have the S2 Classic SM-R735AZKAATT (for AT&T obviously) but I'd like to have it set up with T-Mobile.
Can I take this into T-Mobile and set up service? If so, anyone know how much?
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Im not sure to be honest. The S2 has a, esim?, i think its called. Basically the sim is built into the device. I think that limits the carrier its tied to.
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Binary100100 said:
I have the S2 Classic SM-R735AZKAATT (for AT&T obviously) but I'd like to have it set up with T-Mobile.
Can I take this into T-Mobile and set up service? If so, anyone know how much?
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I'm not sure, either, about taking it to T-Mobile. I think you have to have ATT unlock it. Are you the original owner? My understanding it that only the original owner can unlock it. As for the cost of service on T-Mobile, if you don't have a phone on T-Mobile, it's about $19/month for unlimited calls, texts, and 500MB of data on your watch. My Note 4 is on Sprint, my S2 is on T-Mobile. It is a T-Mobile model. I'd go into a T-Mobile store and see what they say. Let us know.
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I'm not sure, either, about taking it to T-Mobile. I think you have to have ATT unlock it. Are you the original owner? My understanding it that only the original owner can unlock it. As for the cost of service on T-Mobile, if you don't have a phone on T-Mobile, it's about $19/month for unlimited calls, texts, and 500MB of data on your watch. My Note 4 is on Sprint, my S2 is on T-Mobile. It is a T-Mobile model. I'd go into a T-Mobile store and see what they say. Let us know.
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I have Sprint as well with a T-Mobile Gear S2 3g. Can I activate this online or do I have to take it to T-Mobile since I don't have a T-Mobile phone?
kbboykin said:
I have Sprint as well with a T-Mobile Gear S2 3g. Can I activate this online or do I have to take it to T-Mobile since I don't have a T-Mobile phone?
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Did you buy your S2 new or even refurbished off of Amazon or something? You might be able to activate it online if this is the case. I went to the T-Mobile store to activate mine, as I was buying it from a guy on Craigslist. I wanted to also make sure I could activate it. That it was paid for and so on. That worked fine in the store. I had already had a T-Mobile account for my original Gear S. When I got home, though, I had trouble connecting my S2 to my Sprint Note 4. I had to do a factory reset on the watch a couple of times to make it work. It was scary at first, because when I went to set it up, the only screen I could get to on my watch was a set up screen. I couldn't get past it. That's when I did the factory reset on the watch. And then reset it some more. Finally I was able to connect it to my Note 4. The original Gear S has a nano SIM card, so you can swap it out. The S2 has an "e-SIM" card. It's sort of hard wired into the watch, I guess. The moral of this long post is, I'd probably go into a T-Mobile store to get it set up on their service. They should also be able to help you get it connected to your phone.
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Did you buy your S2 new or even refurbished off of Amazon or something? You might be able to activate it online if this is the case. I went to the T-Mobile store to activate mine, as I was buying it from a guy on Craigslist. I wanted to also make sure I could activate it. That it was paid for and so on. That worked fine in the store. I had already had a T-Mobile account for my original Gear S. When I got home, though, I had trouble connecting my S2 to my Sprint Note 4. I had to do a factory reset on the watch a couple of times to make it work. It was scary at first, because when I went to set it up, the only screen I could get to on my watch was a set up screen. I couldn't get past it. That's when I did the factory reset on the watch. And then reset it some more. Finally I was able to connect it to my Note 4. The original Gear S has a nano SIM card, so you can swap it out. The S2 has an "e-SIM" card. It's sort of hard wired into the watch, I guess. The moral of this long post is, I'd probably go into a T-Mobile store to get it set up on their service. They should also be able to help you get it connected to your phone.
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I bought it on special deal on eBay as a refurbished one (from Android Central blog)
kbboykin said:
I bought it on special deal on eBay as a refurbished one (from Android Central blog)
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I think I'd take it into T-Mobile, for the above reasons.
Atene74 said:
I'm confirming if u have a Verizon gear S2 3G ... EVERYTHING WORKS. , since I'm always with my phone I took the 3G plan they have.
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Does Verizon's wearable plan consist of both a cellular and a data component? Or is talk and text only available using VoIP (data)?
So, I use my phone for a source of internet at my place of work. I have AT&T service and currently have an Axon 7 and enjoy free wifi hotspot with it, and it works great. However, I can't get the axon 7 to play well with my gear s3 for samsung pay and a few other weird very annoying things.
So, I want to get the S8+ that is factory unlocked so I can use the wifi hotspot without issue and get all of the benefits of my watch, but I have heard a horrible rumor that when you put in an att sim that the unlocked s8+ downloads the att bloatware and will not let you have free wifi tethering. I have an unlimited plan and already pay for my internet, I should be allowed to use it as I see fit damn it!
My question is this: If I have an At&t unlimited data plan and buy the International Unlocked Samsung Galaxy S8+, can I use the wifi hotspot (wifi tethering) with no problems with it remaining stock, unrooted?
I freaking hope that I can as this would be really the biggest reason for me to buy it and would certainly keep me from buying it if in fact I cannot use the wifi hotspot on it.
Thanks for your time everyone!
Anyone? I am poised to buy this thing if I can use it the way I need to.
If no one else answers before I get home, I have an AT&T sim card I can pop in and check.
These phones shouldn't be downloading bloatware though, at the very most it imposes Network features and restrictions of the carrier you're using.
I don't have any Verizon bloat on mine, but I also haven't been paying attention to whats happening with others, as there isn't very much talk of the unlocked model on here.
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You should be able to do whatever the phone is capable of without rooting provided the AT&T stuff isn't interfering.
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Seireiju said:
If no one else answers before I get home, I have an AT&T sim card I can pop in and check.
These phones shouldn't be downloading bloatware though, at the very most it imposes Network features and restrictions of the carrier you're using.
I don't have any Verizon bloat on mine, but I also haven't been paying attention to whats happening with others, as there isn't very much talk of the unlocked model on here.
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You should be able to do whatever the phone is capable of without rooting provided the AT&T stuff isn't interfering.
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I Thank you. That's what I heard, that (with one of the newer Samsung phones that was unlocked) once an att sim was in it, and linked to that carrier, it dl'ed the bloatware due to something with the att network and it also didn't allow them to use the hotspot for free. I hope that the person was either wrong or lying. I got granfathered in due to my old iphone play when I had a 3G (olllllllld) and the hotspot is the only real reason for me to need unlimited data.
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I Thank you. That's what I heard, that (with one of the newer Samsung phones that was unlocked) once an att sim was in it, and linked to that carrier, it dl'ed the bloatware due to something with the att network and it also didn't allow them to use the hotspot for free. I hope that the person was either wrong or lying. I got granfathered in due to my old iphone play when I had a 3G (olllllllld) and the hotspot is the only real reason for me to need unlimited data.
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I just received my Unlocked S8+ US version that I bought directly from Samsung.com today and I have ATT and I put in my ATT sim card and I selected the NExtgen APN, and i just tried the hotspot and works perfectly fine and I never had any ATT bloatware download, which should never happen with a non att unlock phone.
awesome!!!!! So, the unlocked version you have is a US At&t that is unlocked and not even the international version? Is it branded At&T on the phone, or no branding?
I've got the USA version, unlocked, no carrier branded and I can activate hotspot without carrier check. I'm on cricket
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awesome!!!!! So, the unlocked version you have is a US At&t that is unlocked and not even the international version? Is it branded At&T on the phone, or no branding?
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yes mines US version, is not carrier branded and I bought directly from Samsung USA from there web site, and the hotspot works perfect, besides not having wifi calling that`s the only draw back. see link
http://www.samsung.com/us/mobile/phones/galaxy-s/galaxy-s8-plus-64gb--unlocked--sm-g955uzkaxaa/
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yes mines US version, is not carrier branded and I bought directly from Samsung USA from there web site, and the hotspot works perfect, besides not having wifi calling that`s the only draw back. see link
http://www.samsung.com/us/mobile/phones/galaxy-s/galaxy-s8-plus-64gb--unlocked--sm-g955uzkaxaa/
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sx2Lnhth5qg&t=695s
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In this video, Linus Tech Tips reviews it and says that the first sim inserted in to it gets it to download all of the bloatware for that carrier and others have said that once the att bloat is on you also cannot use the wifi hotspot. I literally have the money in my pocket and am going to bestbuy in the morning before work to get the phone. I pray to God that I can use the wifi hotspot on it. Otherwise I will demand a refund and take it back. I cannot have a phone without the wifi hotspot for free. Anyone with att try the unlocked version by setting it up with their att sim? I'm freaking scared right now!
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sx2Lnhth5qg&t=695s
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In this video, Linus Tech Tips reviews it and says that the first sim inserted in to it gets it to download all of the bloatware for that carrier and others have said that once the att bloat is on you also cannot use the wifi hotspot. I literally have the money in my pocket and am going to bestbuy in the morning before work to get the phone. I pray to God that I can use the wifi hotspot on it. Otherwise I will demand a refund and take it back. I cannot have a phone without the wifi hotspot for free. Anyone with att try the unlocked version by setting it up with their att sim? I'm freaking scared right now!
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Get a cheap prepaid sim on T-Mobile or an MNVO of AT&T and use that sim first to set it up then swap with your AT&T, buy passing the while first sim issue.
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I can confirm that there are no problems with hotspot. I have the US unlocked version. No AT&T bloatware at all was downloaded when I put the SIM card in. I use tether every day with no issues
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I'm on sprint. Just activated phone today, and no bloatware installed. That being said, I cannot seem to start the hotspot. Every time I do, its just shouts itself off. Bluetooth tethering seems to stay on, although I have not tested it yet. Any ideas why that might be? Does sprint block hotspot even on unlocked phones?
I purchased my S8 from Samsung official website, and the model is G950U1.
Becuase the terrible indoor signal, I have to enable the wifi calling. But the original firmware does not support me to enable because it is not recognized as AT&T Galaxy S8.
I tried to flash the ROM and somehow the CSC changed from XAA to VZW. And the starting logo became Verizon logo.
So how to fix?
After paying a visit to AT&T store, I know the correct firmware should be G950USQU1AQGL. But you could not find it anywhere. So I take a step back to flash the ROM G950USQS1AQF7 and problem solved.
Most important tips:
If your CSC is not ATT and the model is G950U1, using SamFirm to download and flash that ROM first. After correct the CSC to ATT, then flash ROM G950USQS1AQF7.
If you get any problem in flashing ROM, use Odin PriceComsy.
Did you just flash the VAC or HOME_CSC or just the User Files? I still don't WANT the ATT bloatware.
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R0ckPanda said:
I purchased my S8 from Samsung official website, and the model is G950U1.
Becuase the terrible indoor signal, I have to enable the wifi calling. But the original firmware does not support me to enable because it is not recognized as AT&T Galaxy S8.
I tried to flash the ROM and somehow the CSC changed from XAA to VZW. And the starting logo became Verizon logo.
So how to fix?
After paying a visit to AT&T store, I know the correct firmware should be G950USQU1AQGL. But you could not find it anywhere. So I take a step back to flash the ROM G950USQS1AQF7 and problem solved.
Most important tips:
If your CSC is not ATT and the model is G950U1, using SamFirm to download and flash that ROM first. After correct the CSC to ATT, then flash ROM G950USQS1AQF7.
If you get any problem in flashing ROM, use Odin PriceComsy.
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let me correct: even I could see the option to enable the wifi calling. It does not work. And I called the AT&T service, the answer is the AT&T system considers this device not an AT&T original device and can not enable HD Voice and therefore cannot enable the wifi calling.
So the conclusion is, if you want an unlocked phone with WIFI calling, go iPhone!
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let me correct: even I could see the option to enable the wifi calling. It does not work. And I called the AT&T service, the answer is the AT&T system considers this device not an AT&T original device and can not enable HD Voice and therefore cannot enable the wifi calling.
So the conclusion is, if you want an unlocked phone with WIFI calling, go iPhone!
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I have read other treads and some people went to ATT store and recorded IMEI form another Galaxy s8, then called customer support and they have added that IMEI to the users account.
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I have read other treads and some people went to ATT store and recorded IMEI form another Galaxy s8, then called customer support and they have added that IMEI to the users account.
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Doing the above will get the volte working, but not wifi calling on ATT. ATT is actively checking the imei of the phone being used to allow wifi calling. If you want wifi calling to work on ATT you need an ATT branded phone or an Iphone.
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Doing the above will get the volte working, but not wifi calling on ATT. ATT is actively checking the imei of the phone being used to allow wifi calling. If you want wifi calling to work on ATT you need an ATT branded phone or an Iphone.
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Im having a similar issue.. on USA ATT, have 950U1.. cant enable volte/hd calling which they say is needed for s3 watch numbersync.. i mentioned the card swap trick to get hd voice working and numbersync, they claim the system will do a sweep every so often and disable the feature even if you do this (so both numbersync and hd voice would then fail eventually)
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R0ckPanda said:
let me correct: even I could see the option to enable the wifi calling. It does not work. And I called the AT&T service, the answer is the AT&T system considers this device not an AT&T original device and can not enable HD Voice and therefore cannot enable the wifi calling.
So the conclusion is, if you want an unlocked phone with WIFI calling, go iPhone!
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So your flashing didnt enable hd voice i take it, in the end?
One att rep recommended going to the samsung experience store and flashing with att firmware/bloatware.. but then another rep said this wouldnt work. Did this csc flash involve wiping the phone too?
markm75 said:
Im having a similar issue.. on USA ATT, have 950U1.. cant enable volte/hd calling which they say is needed for s3 watch numbersync.. i mentioned the card swap trick to get hd voice working and numbersync, they claim the system will do a sweep every so often and disable the feature even if you do this (so both numbersync and hd voice would then fail eventually)
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So your flashing didnt enable hd voice i take it, in the end?
One att rep recommended going to the samsung experience store and flashing with att firmware/bloatware.. but then another rep said this wouldnt work. Did this csc flash involve wiping the phone too?
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Not sure what you mean by "card swap"? You need to get an imei from an ATT branded S8 phone. Call and say you got a new phone and need to update your account and them give them the ATT branded phone's imei. You do not need the sim card from the ATT branded phone. This will give you an account with advanced calling features, that includes VoLte. They will not remove the advanced calling features from your account based on the phone you are actively using. I've been using the same imei from an ATT floor model phone on four lines for over five years and after using many different phones they have never changed the original account. You also need to flash the phone with ATT firmware. This will allow you to use VoLte and it will continue to work unless your call them and change your account to one that doesn't have advanced calling features.
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Not sure what you mean by "card swap"? You need to get an imei from an ATT branded S8 phone. Call and say you got a new phone and need to update your account and them give them the ATT branded phone's imei. You do not need the sim card from the ATT branded phone. This will give you an account with advanced calling features, that includes VoLte. They will not remove the advanced calling features from your account based on the phone you are actively using. I've been using the same imei from an ATT floor model phone on four lines for over five years and after using many different phones they have never changed the original account. You also need to flash the phone with ATT firmware. This will allow you to use VoLte and it will continue to work unless your call them and change your account to one that doesn't have advanced calling features.
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Thanks for the reply.. i thought maybe i could borrow a friends phone, put my att sim card in his.. activate numbersync and maybe call att to enable the advanced features (or is it automatic).. then put the card back in my s8.. att seems to suggest the system would do a sweep and tag the imei as non att and it would deactivate.
i've not considered i could do the give them a branded imei number? how would that work, if someone else claimed that phone then there would be trouble and a conflict..
From this other thread, this one person so far, seems to suggest that flashing with the firmware (verizon?) made theirs work, but i'm not clear on the details on what steps to take to do the actual flash, i think its as simple as maybe some version of odin plus the firmware file but unsure.. they did not do a branded att phone imei number and their volte is working.. i guess this carrier flash takes care of it somehow (but even att told me it would work, then retracted and said no it wouldnt, so who knows).
Woke up to an OTA notification from AT&T. Anyone know where to find a changelog? Wondering if any new features before I install....
Most likely is the one everyone recieved 3BRJ5
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3BRJ5 which is supposed to be a BYOD firmware, Meaning shut phone off and can put a tmobile or any carrier simcard in it and will work for that carrier if have active simcard. As i was told about this and some have tested this.
Not sure the changes.
But I also got and installed mine this morning.
I am on cricket this OTA just killed it for me. Killed Wifi Calling, VOLTE, Message Center Settings all got disabled. You should be Ok if you are on AT&T. I also tested it with a Sprint SIM card and after the restart the bootlogo even changed to Sprint, which I guess is good if you are switching carrier. But it sucks that AT&T can't get its stuff together and fix cricket, since the cricket sim cannot provision carried features!
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I am on cricket this OTA just killed it for me. Killed Wifi Calling, VOLTE, Message Center Settings all got disabled. You should be Ok if you are on AT&T. I also tested it with a Sprint SIM card and after the restart the bootlogo even changed to Sprint, which I guess is good if you are switching carrier. But it sucks that AT&T can't get its stuff together and fix cricket, since the cricket sim cannot provision carried features!
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ATT features work just fine on ATT. If your having a problem with cricket, then contact cricket. Not sure why your blaming ATT......