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Roam Only Hack

Looking over in the HERO forum someone has found out away to modify the phone.apk to include a roam only option. Wondering if this was possible for the evo as well. I tried using the apktool but the files do not match.
Heres the link:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=745092

I'm sure it's possible. If I remember correctly when I was using CyanogenMod Nightlies, there was an option for this (it wasn't call roam only but im sure thats what it did).

Yeah this is where all of this started.... Now someone has ported it to the hero and I would really like to see if this is possible for the hero.

Why would you want to force Roam only?

tdusen said:
Why would you want to force Roam only?
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I know I would. I used to do it on my Pre while I was at work.. I work in radio and in the lower level of our building in production studios all day and my signal is very weak. Forcing the phone into roam helped me have better battery life, and a more stable phone if I got a call or something.
Roam only on the Evo would be very nice!

fastamx79 said:
I know I would. I used to do it on my Pre while I was at work.. I work in radio and in the lower level of our building in production studios all day and my signal is very weak. Forcing the phone into roam helped me have better battery life, and a more stable phone if I got a call or something.
Roam only on the Evo would be very nice!
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This is the same reason why I need it..... I used it on my pre all the time as well when at work and in other areas where coverage was very spotty

I have the phone.apk (from Fresh 3.1.01) decompiled and I have made the noted changes from the original Hero thread and I'm ready to test, but I'm having fits on compileing the apk to sign and test. Can someone else try, the modifications are simple to edit.

itsachirpthing said:
I have the phone.apk (from Fresh 3.1.01) decompiled and I have made the noted changes from the original Hero thread and I'm ready to test, but I'm having fits on compileing the apk to sign and test. Can someone else try, the modifications are simple to edit.
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I am not running Fresh.... Wish I knew a little more about programing. I tried the apktool mentioned in the post but the rom I use has a different dialer setup than fresh's. I wonder if he would be willing to help.

I would love to have this option in a widget, shortcut, or some other method that makes it easy to toggle on and off. There were registry edits on my old HTC WinMo phones to enable this.
I have very good Sprint coverage most of the time but every once in a while I'm somewhere Verizon has better coverage. I've seen my phone hold onto Sprint with one or even no bars, and only switch to Verizon every once in a while and get full bars. This kills the battery and of course service.

Could someone post the original stock 2.2 phone.apk (unthemed). I think that the themeing on the dialer is what is causing my issues with rebuilding the .apk. This could cause issues with the htc framework used, just my .02. We should be able to port this over.

I modded the apk for Fresh 3.1.0.1, try it out and let me know if it works:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=745092

ssjgoku24 said:
I'm sure it's possible. If I remember correctly when I was using CyanogenMod Nightlies, there was an option for this (it wasn't call roam only but im sure thats what it did).
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I think it was called "Affiliated Networks", but I'm stuck on "Roam only" from the winmo days

MrGreg said:
I modded the apk for Fresh 3.1.0.1, try it out and let me know if it works:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=745092
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Unfortunately I keep getting FC's after moving this one over the old one. Rebooted the phone and still no luck. I feel like something is different with the framework or something. Could theme changes (Rosie) in this ROM be the issue? What did you do to rebuild the apk. I worked a few hrs after I moded it from your instructions trying to rebuild using APKmanger. I greatly appreciate your efforts. Trial and error, we'll get there with the EVO!!! Thanks!

I would love this app also
please

I understand the purpose of roam only but we get charged for roaming? Am I missing something here?
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this would be a huge step forward to helping me get good reception in a couple really bad areas. Thanks for working on this!!!

leeh41 said:
I understand the purpose of roam only but we get charged for roaming? Am I missing something here?
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U dont get charged for roaming it just comes out of your anytime minutes if you do not have an unlimited plan. If u have unlimited then it costs nothing
Any one have any progress to report on this

One thing that may work: load CM6, set it to affiliated networks, then restore back to your previous ROM.
It may not work, but I know on my N1, if I would set it to WCDMA only to prevent the 3G dropping to EDGE, then that would stay sticky over flashes & wipes etc.
The settings are stored in the radio, so I think setting it to roam only should stick.

coojoe1000 said:
this would be a huge step forward to helping me get good reception in a couple really bad areas. Thanks for working on this!!!
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Sprint doesn't charge for domestic voice or data roaming. They reserve the right to cancel your account if you roam for more than half your minutes or a specific amount of data (I can't remember how much), so it's not the kind of thing you'd leave on all the time. But there are situations where it would be beneficial to force roaming for a short period of time.

i'd def be interested in this. im using fresh.

TrevE's Wifi Tether?

Anybody get it to work on the GS5 yet? I really hate having to physically tether and/or paying for something the FCC says should be free.
Thx. in advance!

I don't have the s5 so I don't know about your question but on the nexus 5 I use wifi tether router by Fabio grasso on the play store. U might want to check it out. It is a paid app though. Good luck.
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Moved to Q&A.

dart27 said:
Anybody get it to work on the GS5 yet? I really hate having to physically tether and/or paying for something the FCC says should be free.
Thx. in advance!
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I don't believe that I've ever heard that the FCC said wifi tethering should be free, can you cite your source please? I'm interested in reading more about what the FCC said on this subject.

baldy62 said:
I don't believe that I've ever heard that the FCC said wifi tethering should be free, can you cite your source please? I'm interested in reading more about what the FCC said on this subject.
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Not to be too much of a ****, but HLMGTFY (wifi tethering fcc) - first link: <from CNET, but I can't embed links yet>. But anyway, while the rulling dosen't say anything about Sprint, it does show how the wind blows. Although I wasn't trying to be too serious with that statement, that's the genesis of it.
So no one still uses TrevE's WIFI tether, or are there just too few that have root so far?

dart27 said:
Not to be too much of a ****, but HLMGTFY (wifi tethering fcc) - first link: <from CNET, but I can't embed links yet>. But anyway, while the rulling dosen't say anything about Sprint, it does show how the wind blows. Although I wasn't trying to be too serious with that statement, that's the genesis of it.
So no one still uses TrevE's WIFI tether, or are there just too few that have root so far?
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Why not try it out (or other various tethering options) for yourself and let us know?

Joe0113 said:
Why not try it out (or other various tethering options) for yourself and let us know?
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Well, I know it might not be common, but I did. The stuff in the Play Store mostly seems like a wrapper for the installed tether app.
Here's what I've done so far that is pertenant- obtained my device. installed and removed several free Play Store apps dealing with tethering via wifi, backed up then rooted my phone, changed settings to accept unauth sources for installs, then went to my standby and installed TrevE's wifi tether from apk. Similar to initial issues with the G4 and G3 it craps out, reported error says log generated, but no log available (maybe just a perms issue?). Googled around a bunch and searched around xda-devs with no direct help found. Decided to post on my favorite Android development forum for the first time since the G3 came out.
I haven't tried looking at the TrevE source yet, mainly due to lazyness and my inate hatred of duplicating others' good work. That is the plan for the weak - along with looking at the wifi-LTE aggregation issue - but I mainly wanted to know if others had gotten that far with wifi tethering before I started donating my time hacking together something that might have already been hacked.
Clear as mud?

dart27 said:
Well, I know it might not be common, but I did. The stuff in the Play Store mostly seems like a wrapper for the installed tether app.
Here's what I've done so far that is pertenant- obtained my device. installed and removed several free Play Store apps dealing with tethering via wifi, backed up then rooted my phone, changed settings to accept unauth sources for installs, then went to my standby and installed TrevE's wifi tether from apk. Similar to initial issues with the G4 and G3 it craps out, reported error says log generated, but no log available (maybe just a perms issue?). Googled around a bunch and searched around xda-devs with no direct help found. Decided to post on my favorite Android development forum for the first time since the G3 came out.
I haven't tried looking at the TrevE source yet, mainly due to lazyness and my inate hatred of duplicating others' good work. That is the plan for the weak - along with looking at the wifi-LTE aggregation issue - but I mainly wanted to know if others had gotten that far with wifi tethering before I started donating my time hacking together something that might have already been hacked.
Clear as mud?
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Sooner or later I'm SURE a flashable will be made (as well as come native in custom ROMS). Just be patient brotha!

I remember hearing about the fcc. As i recall, it applied to plans with data caps. If you have unlimited data, then it wouldn't apply.
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dart27 said:
Anybody get it to work on the GS5 yet? I really hate having to physically tether and/or paying for something the FCC says should be free.
Thx. in advance!
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Fabio wifi tether router works
I had some trouble but he was awesome with helping me out
Good luck

dart27 said:
Anybody get it to work on the GS5 yet? I really hate having to physically tether and/or paying for something the FCC says should be free.
Thx. in advance!
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FCC and alike are out there to make money for the 1%. Forget them!
As for the Tether, It doens't work with newer phones yet. I haven't seen any updates for a long time. If you can find another program that works it'll be cool. Else, just wait for a Rom with a native tether to be available.

WiFi Tether Router - not working with my Sprint S5 Rooted phone. Any ideas, I have even went out the apps website and changed all the settings suggested on it.

ernicoats said:
WiFi Tether Router - not working with my Sprint S5 Rooted phone. Any ideas, I have even went out the apps website and changed all the settings suggested on it.
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Actually I did get Fabio's WiFi Tether Router working (thx went to musclehead84 for the first suggestion) on mine - somewhat. I still have an issue with it not completely unloading, and have to reboot the phone after I'm done with it, but haven't tried to tweak it yet either. Well worth the $2.5 IMO.
After re-finding TrevE's thread I came to the same conclusion as others - not in active development anymore. Too bad, I'm a real fan of lightweight apps that do what they claim and are free!

dart27 said:
Actually I did get Fabio's WiFi Tether Router working (thx went to musclehead84 for the first suggestion) on mine - somewhat. I still have an issue with it not completely unloading, and have to reboot the phone after I'm done with it, but haven't tried to tweak it yet either. Well worth the $2.5 IMO.
After re-finding TrevE's thread I came to the same conclusion as others - not in active development anymore. Too bad, I'm a real fan of lightweight apps that do what they claim and are free!
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ah ha it works!! thanks so much!!

s5 wifi tether
powerlifter450 said:
ah ha it works!! thanks so much!!
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How did you get it to work? What are your settings. I have a Sprint s5 and tried everything to make it work but nothing.

crusader71 said:
How did you get it to work? What are your settings. I have a Sprint s5 and tried everything to make it work but nothing.
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these are my settings.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=51994698&postcount=16

crusader71 said:
How did you get it to work? What are your settings. I have a Sprint s5 and tried everything to make it work but nothing.
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Mine worked in "auto" mode, but I later switched to "Method 3" following the suggestions here - https://sites.google.com/site/wifitetherrouter/home/device-configuration
Also folks seem to be having good luck talking with Fabio the developer. INstructions to contact are on that page also.

Yea i used the same settings. I disconnected from my wifi and then turned on wifi. Then when i enable wifi it turns it off and i have to manually change again to wifi. Cant get it to work

buffip said:
Fabio wifi tether router works
I had some trouble but he was awesome with helping me out
Good luck
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Is it just for rooted phones?

Native hotspot fix ftw.

Need WiFi Calling apk

I really dont want to root/rom my phone but am in need of the WiFi Calling app for the S5 (Sprint). I can't wait for Sprint to get their act together for an OTA update. I assume that some kind person has this apk embedded in a rom that is up and running. Message me if my request is possible. Im willing to compensate for assistance.
Thanks in advance!

hammerhead007 said:
I really dont want to root/rom my phone but am in need of the WiFi Calling app for the S5 (Sprint). I can't wait for Sprint to get their act together for an OTA update. I assume that some kind person has this apk embedded in a rom that is up and running. Message me if my request is possible. Im willing to compensate for assistance.
Thanks in advance!
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There is no WiFi calling......... yet.

Joe0113 said:
There is no WiFi calling......... yet.
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I thought it was up and running on the S4?

hammerhead007 said:
I thought it was up and running on the S4?
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yea the triband s4 recieved the update.
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Thanks for the input! I was thinking that the process was as simple as taking the apk from that device - assuming that it was compatible.

hammerhead007 said:
I really dont want to root/rom my phone but am in need of the WiFi Calling app for the S5 (Sprint). I can't wait for Sprint to get their act together for an OTA update. I assume that some kind person has this apk embedded in a rom that is up and running. Message me if my request is possible. Im willing to compensate for assistance.
Thanks in advance!
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I use Viber for WiFi calling. However, you can only call the people who are on Viber already. This is a good apk if you're overseas trying to call home or vice-versa.

Robbie Doo said:
I use Viber for WiFi calling. However, you can only call the people who are on Viber already. This is a good apk if you're overseas trying to call home or vice-versa.
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Thanks for the heads up! I need it primarily for inbound business calls.

hammerhead007 said:
Thanks for the heads up! I need it primarily for inbound business calls.
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Don't worry, I have faith (in Sprint ) that we will receive an update by Summer for WiFi calling.

Joe0113 said:
Don't worry, I have faith (in Sprint ) that we will receive an update by Summer for WiFi calling.
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I'm not holding my breath for summer. I had a CSR @ Sprint tell me that they were beginning the OTA roll out of this feature on 5/11/14. When I called back yesterday, they had no idea where that CSR got that info and negated the date suggested. One hand doesn't know what the other is doing over there.

Use Google Voice VoIP apk from Play Store or one similar to it.

Check This Out!
http://www.androidpolice.com/2014/06/18/sprint-galaxy-s5-receive-wi-fi-calling-support-latest-ota-software-update-g900pvpu1ane5/

NE5 tarball is already posted. OTA should make it here in short order.

T-Mobile wifi calling

With the latest announcement is there any chance people on prepaid getting some love? I'm on the $30, 100 minute, be nice to get wifi calling

From what I've read Wi-Fi calling is something that has to be built into the OS, framework, etc. It's also closed source, so it's pretty tricky to reverse engineer. Who knows though, it's not impossible!

I don't think they'd put it in the oneplus one. The new uncarrier features leans users to stick with t mobile branded phones. Phones that have monthly payments to t mobile. Even the nexus isn't supported
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SteveG12543 said:
From what I've read Wi-Fi calling is something that has to be built into the OS, framework, etc. It's also closed source, so it's pretty tricky to reverse engineer. Who knows though, it's not impossible!
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I thought as much. Hoping they would make the necessary api available to Cyanogen...pipe dream for now I guess

AntLyoN2053 said:
I thought as much. Hoping they would make the necessary api available to Cyanogen...pipe dream for now I guess
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I'm hoping Voice over LTE gets enabled for the OPO.
edit: https://jira.cyanogenmod.org/browse/BACON-1197 upvote

CM13 wifi calling on T-Mobile?

Anybody here any idea if or when will wifi calling be implemented on the CM13 builts?
Thanks.

kusgan said:
Anybody here any idea if or when will wifi calling be implemented on the CM13 builts?
Thanks.
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It was supposed to be. CM came out before the 13 release and said they figured out how to add it in and will be putting it in, but it isn't in the rom yet. I'm waiting for it too.

Don't hold your breathe on it. Unless they made some miraculous deal with T-mo to get their proprietary code for wifi calling, it aint gonna happen. If CM and/or OnePlus said that they are gonna implement this, they are full of crap.

kenboyles72 said:
Don't hold your breathe on it. Unless they made some miraculous deal with T-mo to get their proprietary code for wifi calling, it aint gonna happen. If CM and/or OnePlus said that they are gonna implement this, they are full of crap.
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CM did say they were going to add it and also wifi calling is native in android 6.0. Here's the article where they said it too http://www.androidpolice.com/2015/1...-include-support-for-t-mobiles-wi-fi-calling/

Wow, looks like it is so. Guess T-mo finally wised up and released their source. Like the article stated, more and more are going to no contract services and bringing their own phone. Just makes a better business sense allowing custom roms to have this running on their network.

This seems hopeless huh?

I thought it was working on the nexus series, not sure why it wouldn't work with us
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