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I got Droid maxx ultra Verizon from USA. I live in Bangladesh and cannot run Bangladeshi gsm sims. I asked Verizon, they said everything is fine in my country! I tried factory reset but nothing works. There are some bloatware apps too which are disturbing me a lot. All i want is gsm sims to work. I cannot sell this set because this set is awesome :'( I want help please. I cant root my set cause i'm not handling any risk.
Mr.Irfan said:
I got Droid maxx ultra Verizon from USA. I live in Bangladesh and cannot run Bangladeshi gsm sims. I asked Verizon, they said everything is fine in my country! I tried factory reset but nothing works. There are some bloatware apps too which are disturbing me a lot. All i want is gsm sims to work. I cannot sell this set because this set is awesome :'( I want help please. I cant root my set cause i'm not handling any risk.
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Is the phone unlocked, if not you may need to get it unlocked for the sim to work. The phone may also be a "Global ready" phone and not "Globally Unlocked" phone meaning that you can use it with a Verizon plan but thats it.
TechMinerUK said:
Is the phone unlocked, if not you may need to get it unlocked for the sim to work. The phone may also be a "Global ready" phone and not "Globally Unlocked" phone meaning that you can use it with a Verizon plan but that's it.
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Well, its unlocked, The phone doesn't asks me for any unlock codes. I can RUN CDMA sims only but not GSM. When i insert a gsm sim it says 'This sim is from unknown osurce'. In about phone service state is:- 'Service is out of service'. I had cheked some one in this forum uploading a GSM PATCH for Verizon CDMA smartphones for Motorola, but i couldn't do it. My phone is now on Kitkat stock ROM and i cant even root it.
Mr.Irfan said:
Well, its unlocked, The phone doesn't asks me for any unlock codes. I can RUN CDMA sims only but not GSM. When i insert a gsm sim it says 'This sim is from unknown osurce'. In about phone service state is:- 'Service is out of service'. I had cheked some one in this forum uploading a GSM PATCH for Verizon CDMA smartphones for Motorola, but i couldn't do it. My phone is now on Kitkat stock ROM and i cant even root it.
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I don't know about the phone you are talking about, but may be your phone only supports CDMA Bands. It is an hardware problem and may not be corrected by any rooting methods.
Hit thanks if helped
I successfully unlocked lte band 3 by use of qpst and qxdm on verizone droid maxx xt1080m , but i don't know how to change the default lte band, i want to select just band 3 because i am in pakistan and i want to use lte please help.
My device is boot loader locked and updated to 4.4.4 su6-7.2 help please
This method is only known to be working on VZW M8's.
I WILL NOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE IF SOMETHING WRONG HAPPENS TO YOUR DEVICE BY FOLLOWING THIS GUIDE!
Before proceeding ahead Just check which bands your service provider uses and note it down somewhere.
(Since there are many people out there who have asked about jio or other indian carriers, for their convinience i am writing a short note : In india Reliance Jio is using band 3,5 and 40 and airtel is using band 3 and 40. all other carriers are also using these three frequencies only i.e. 3,5 and 40. I am no longer using my verizon m8 currently i have an indian galaxy S7, but when i was using my m8 i was able to connect to band 3 using airtel, i also tried using jio but it doesn't work at least for me.)
Steps To Unlock The LTE Bands :
First of all ensure you are on stock verizon rom.(Its Really Easy to Enter Diag Mode On Stock Verizon ROM)
if not use an RUU from this thread(use the latest one.):-HERE
Install HTC Sync Manager on your PC before proceeding ahead, by putting your phone into install mode.
Now once you have flashed the ruu or you are already on stock verizon rom and also installed htc sync manager, Follow these steps :-
1. Download DFS Tool
2. Skip this step if you are using a CDMA SIM.
Put your phone into cdma mode by going into Settings>Mobile Data>Network Mode>LTE Only Mode. Enable USB debugging as well.
3. Open Phone Dialler type on the Dial Pad ##3424# and press call button. Phone Should enterr into diag mode. If you are on marshmallow firmware phone will ask for MSL code, Here it is - 000000(6 times zero).
4. connect your phone to the computer and install DFS Tool You just downloaded on your computer.
5. Optional : Create an account on this website - https://www.cdmatool.com/
6. Open DFS tool and login or just skip the login if you do not have cdmatool.com account.
7. Now you will see your m8 listed as PORTXX(X - Refers to any number between 0-9) in DFS Tool. Double click on it.
8.On the DFS Logs window you should read something like device connected.
9.Now in main DFS Window click on Band Tab, then under the bands tab you will see two tabs, HSPA and LTE click on Latter one.
10.Click Read.
11. Select the LTE bands you need.
12. Click write.
13. Restart Your Phone Once.
14 Put It Back Into GSM Mode/CDMA mode depending on your network provider.
For Stock ROM Users Only/Custom ROMs Based on Verizon stock ROM/Still Not Getting LTE
1.Download This APP
2.Then Select GSM/WCDMA/LTE auto in the App
Still not getting LTE?
Reset phone through stock recovery(4.4.X reccomended.)
Test for at least a day and then report back by either participating in the poll above or replying below.
Is this permanent for the phone? Will it be the same after I flash any other custom roms?
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Is this permanent for the phone? Will it be the same after I flash any other custom roms?
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Flashing a rom shouldn't change it. It would only change if you flashed an RUU or flashed just the firmware for the phone.
SonyXperiaS said:
Is this permanent for the phone? Will it be the same after I flash any other custom roms?
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Yes it should remain as is no matter whatever ROM u flash.
As far as firmware flashing is concerned i will get back to you on that one.
Low signal
excuse my bad English , has not noticed that when browsing 4g significantly low signal
Hugo9106 said:
excuse my bad English , has not noticed that when browsing 4g significantly low signal
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You might not be having that good 4g reception in your area. That can be the most probable reason. Try using your SIM in some other 4G phone and tell if the same thing happens.
I tried this on my GSM-unlocked HTC One M8 (w official marshmallow installed), but I can't seem to get into the diag. mode. I was asked for MSL code after I type in ##3424#, but I don't have the MSL code.
Anyway to get MSL code or get by this one? Do I have to unlock the phone to do the steps as in OT? Mine is still locked and S-ON.
Your help will be very appreciated.
fengwei007 said:
I tried this on my GSM-unlocked HTC One M8 (w official marshmallow installed), but I can't seem to get into the diag. mode. I was asked for MSL code after I type in ##3424#, but I don't have the MSL code.
Anyway to get MSL code or get by this one? Do I have to unlock the phone to do the steps as in OT? Mine is still locked and S-ON.
Your help will be very appreciated.
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'##3424#' wont work on GSM M8.
You will have to enter diag mode by different means.
Try this code-
HTML:
adb shell
su
echo 1 > /sys/devices/virtual/android_usb/android0/f_diag/on
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After you are done with unlocking bands use this code to disable diag-
HTML:
echo 0 > /sys/devices/virtual/android_usb/android0/f_diag/on
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SonyXperiaS said:
Is this permanent for the phone? Will it be the same after I flash any other custom roms?
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I flashed MM radio on my verizon m8 and I am still getting LTE. So firmware flashimg will not relock the bands.
piyushkohli97 said:
'##3424#' wont work on GSM M8.
You will have to enter diag mode by different means.
Try this code-
After you are done with unlocking bands use this code to disable diag-
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Great! I'll give it a try tonight. Hope it'd work. I don't really need or want to root my phone, I just need to enable the LTE bands in my country (Singapore).
fengwei007 said:
Great! I'll give it a try tonight. Hope it'd work. I don't really need or want to root my phone, I just need to enable the LTE bands in my country (Singapore).
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Remember usb debugging should be turned on.
Forgot to mention it in the op
piyushkohli97 said:
Remember usb debugging should be turned on.
Forgot to mention it in the op
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I did enable usb debugging.
Tried your code, but adb gave me the following:
system/bin/sh: can't create /sys/devices/virtual/android_usb/android0/f_diag/on: Permission denied
Does this mean I have to unlock and S-OFF my phone?
When I type in command su, it's not a valid command. I assume su means superuser? My phone isn't rooted, still S-ON.
fengwei007 said:
I did enable usb debugging.
Tried your code, but adb gave me the following:
system/bin/sh: can't create /sys/devices/virtual/android_usb/android0/f_diag/on: Permission denied
Does this mean I have to unlock and S-OFF my phone?
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Deleted : Refer to next one plz.
fengwei007 said:
I did enable usb debugging.
Tried your code, but adb gave me the following:
system/bin/sh: can't create /sys/devices/virtual/android_usb/android0/f_diag/on: Permission denied
Does this mean I have to unlock and S-OFF my phone?
When I type in command su, it's not a valid command. I assume su means superuser? My phone isn't rooted, still S-ON.
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You will need root access without that it will not be possible to enter Diag mode in your case.
If you have non-verizon m8...why dont you just unlock bootloader via HTC Dev and root your phone. Also you can root your phone with kingroot without needing to either unlock bootloader or S-Off the phone iff you are on 5.x.x or lower as far as i know(Many people having verizon M8 used kingroot to achive s-off via sunshine while they were on 5.0.1).
piyushkohli97 said:
You will need root access without that it will not be possible to enter Diag mode in your case.
If you have non-verizon m8...why dont you just unlock bootloader via HTC Dev and root your phone. Also you can root your phone with kingroot without needing to either unlock bootloader or S-Off the phone iff you are on 5.x.x or lower as far as i know(Many people having verizon M8 used kingroot to achive s-off via sunshine while they were on 5.0.1).
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Mine is a Verizon GSM-unlocked M8, just upgraded to Android M (Verizon version of course) a couple of days ago. I guess I'll have to get the sunshine to unlock and s-off it then.
Thanks again for all the help
fengwei007 said:
Mine is a Verizon GSM-unlocked M8, just upgraded to Android M (Verizon version of course) a couple of days ago. I guess I'll have to get the sunshine to unlock and s-off it then.
Thanks again for all the help
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If you have verizon m8 then you can unlock bands without root.
You need to go to cdma mode from global mode amd then go to dial pad then ##3424# as it says above in guide........
There is no verizon gsm model but all verizon m8s have gsm built in so that they can support lte, as lte is a different technology from both cdma and gsm but based on gsm.
11. Select the LTE bands you need.
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Per Verizon, their M8 supports LTE Band 13 / 4 (700/1700 MHz).
Has anyone had success using this method to unlock bands 2/4/12 for LTE on AT&T/T-Mobile? I'd be especially interested if anyone is successful unlocking bands 3/7/20 for use in the UK and Europe. (I have a very tentative plan to visit the UK and it would be great if I could get 4G speeds while I'm there.)
dbrits said:
Per Verizon, their M8 supports LTE Band 13 / 4 (700/1700 MHz).
Has anyone had success using this method to unlock bands 2/4/12 for LTE on AT&T/T-Mobile? I'd be especially interested if anyone is successful unlocking bands 3/7/20 for use in the UK and Europe. (I have a very tentative plan to visit the UK and it would be great if I could get 4G speeds while I'm there.)
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I can confirm about 2,3,4,7,9,40.
One person has even written that he was succeful to unlock all bands.
Go ahead and give it a shot, 2,3,4,7,12,13,20 are the bands you are looking for....
piyushkohli97 said:
If you have verizon m8 then you can unlock bands without root.
You need to go to cdma mode from global mode amd then go to dial pad then ##3424# as it says above in guide........
Their is no verizon gsm model but all verizon m8s have gsm built in so that they can support lte, as lte is a different technology from both cdma and gsm but based on gsm.
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I tried the ##3424# on dial pad, but was asked to input MSL code I can get into diag mode with #*#*3424*#*# w/o being asked for MSL code, but it's quite different from the mode I've seen after typing in ##3423#
Okay, just found someone said that Verizon CDMA phones usually have 000000 as the MSL code. I tried it, and it worked Now I'd see if I can get the LTE bands (3,7,8) enabled ...
fengwei007 said:
I tried the ##3424# on dial pad, but was asked to input MSL code I can get into diag mode with #*#*3424*#*# w/o being asked for MSL code, but it's quite different from the mode I've seen after typing in ##3423#
Okay, just found someone said that Verizon CDMA phones usually have 000000 as the MSL code. I tried it, and it worked Now I'd see if I can get the LTE bands (3,7,8) enabled ...
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K i will mention in the OP about MSL code thing.....
and best of luck with band unlocking.......do share the results.
If I have the AT&T variant and flash the universal firmware. Could I then use the phone on the Verizon network??
If you sim unlock the phone then yes it should work.
So on motorola.com they offer the Moto Z4 Unlocked and the Moto Z4 Verizon. Is it possible to unlock the bootloader on the unlocked version? I know Verizon locks down all phones. and is it possible to use the carrier unlocked version on Verizon? I know some of the old phones didn't have the correct band to work with Verizon's network but things change and Verizon is now offering bring your own device now.
I'm still rocking the Z force with the shatterproof screen is there any news if Motorola going to bring it back on any new phone?
Marco0070 said:
So on motorola.com they offer the Moto Z4 Unlocked and the Moto Z4 Verizon. Is it possible to unlock the bootloader on the unlocked version? I know Verizon locks down all phones. and is it possible to use the carrier unlocked version on Verizon? I know some of the old phones didn't have the correct band to work with Verizon's network but things change and Verizon is now offering bring your own device now.
I'm still rocking the Z force with the shatterproof screen is there any news if Motorola going to bring it back on any new phone?
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You can indeed unlock the BL on the unlocked model, and I do believe it is compatible with VZW, however, the Unlocked model won't work with the Verizon 5G Moto mod, even if its on Verizons network. I believe only the VZW model will work with the 5g mod...
bdizzle1686 said:
You can indeed unlock the BL on the unlocked model, and I do believe it is compatible with VZW, however, the Unlocked model won't work with the Verizon 5G Moto mod, even if its on Verizons network. I believe only the VZW model will work with the 5g mod...
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I'm in Los Angeles so its going to be some time before the 5G is up and running here. I'm more interested in the bootloader part of it and if it has band 13 working?
Moto z⁴ unlocked $499.99 connectivity Networks + bands
LTE:B1/B2/B3/B4/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B30/B38/B40/B41/B41HPUE/B66/B71
UMTS: B1/B2/B4/B5/B8
CDMA: BC0/BC1/BC10
GSM: B2/B3/B5/B8
CDMA: BC0/BC1/BC10
GSM: B2/B3/B5/B8
looks like it is compatible on Verizon and AT&T B13 and B17 now i just need proof of bootloader unlocked :fingers-crossed:
Z4 unlocked version on Verizon here, works fine.
I mentioned this in another thread - I did successfully get a bootloader unlock code from the Moto site, but haven't actually done the unlock yet.
wraith1932 said:
Z4 unlocked version on Verizon here, works fine.
I mentioned this in another thread - I did successfully get a bootloader unlock code from the Moto site, but haven't actually done the unlock yet.
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Thank you its still a fairly new phone but you would think there should be more info on it. if you ever do unlock it can you post a video please.
I have ordered the phone from Motorola, looking very much forward to using this phone with a custom Rom like LineageOS so I am hoping the Rom support will soon pick up. Here is a good walkthrough I found for unlocking the bootloader.
https://myphoneupdate.com/unlock-bootloader-motorola-moto-z4/
DrakeJones said:
I have ordered the phone from Motorola, looking very much forward to using this phone with a custom Rom like LineageOS so I am hoping the Rom support will soon pick up. Here is a good walkthrough I found for unlocking the bootloader.
https://myphoneupdate.com/unlock-bootloader-motorola-moto-z4/
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very cool keep us posted when you unlock bootloader please :good:
Noob question. I'm still on my old Note 3 but looking at possibly upgrading to the z4. Don't you have to root the phone before you can unlock the bootloader?
shallmann said:
Noob question. I'm still on my old Note 3 but looking at possibly upgrading to the z4. Don't you have to root the phone before you can unlock the bootloader?
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No its the other way around its easier to root the phone after you unlock the bootloader. To root your Android phone (i.e. gain administrative access), you'll need to unlock your bootloader first.
Marco0070 said:
Moto z⁴ unlocked $499.99 connectivity Networks + bands
LTE:B1/B2/B3/B4/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B30/B38/B40/B41/B41HPUE/B66/B71
UMTS: B1/B2/B4/B5/B8
CDMA: BC0/BC1/BC10
GSM: B2/B3/B5/B8
CDMA: BC0/BC1/BC10
GSM: B2/B3/B5/B8
looks like it is compatible on Verizon and AT&T B13 and B17 now i just need proof of bootloader unlocked :fingers-crossed:
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I just bought the moto z4 on Verizon. I was surprised to find that the allow bootloader access wasn't blocked or removed from the developer menu and it was already switched on.
Marco0070 said:
No its the other way around its easier to root the phone after you unlock the bootloader. To root your Android phone (i.e. gain administrative access), you'll need to unlock your bootloader first.
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Thanks for your reply. It was backwards with Samsung. In fact for a while I was rooted but couldn't unlock the bootloader.
tenacious soul said:
I just bought the moto z4 on Verizon. I was surprised to find that the allow bootloader access wasn't blocked or removed from the developer menu and it was already switched on.
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That doesn't really do anything especially on the verizon model. On the unlocked carrier version you need to switch that on then unlock the bootloader with a code that motorola gives you.
shallmann said:
Thanks for your reply. It was backwards with Samsung. In fact for a while I was rooted but couldn't unlock the bootloader.
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That is true with a lot of phones but that's a temporary root or a hacked root. Verizon doesn't like their phones to be rooted or bootloader unlocked so they send "security" updates to patch root access to phones that developers found hacks to gain root access to. But if the bootloader is unlocked they can't patch that so you can remove root update your phone then root it again very easily.
bdizzle1686 said:
You can indeed unlock the BL on the unlocked model, and I do believe it is compatible with VZW, however, the Unlocked model won't work with the Verizon 5G Moto mod, even if its on Verizons network. I believe only the VZW model will work with the 5g mod...
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actually called VZW about this a couple weeks back, tier 1 guy went "uhh, hold a sec, I'll get you to tier 2" tier 2 "good question, i need to ask network and provisioning" the eventual answer was yes they will work.
The only problem i can see, is from what i understand, moto mods are hit and miss with custom roms, so stock will be fine, custom depends.
tenacious soul said:
I just bought the moto z4 on Verizon. I was surprised to find that the allow bootloader access wasn't blocked or removed from the developer menu and it was already switched on.
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That's a negative here on my end. Verizon z4 and everything was good until I entered the code from fastboot into the field on the moto website; says "your device cannot be unlocked". love verizon.
I have a brand new Z4 XT1980-3 that I just unlocked (bootloader unlock). The only problem with this model is that WiFi calling and Video calling are not possible on Verizon. Apparently they don't support those features on the XT1980-3. Those features are only available on the Verizon version (XT1980-4). So now that I'm bootloader unlocked, can I just flash the XT1980-4 firmware on the phone? Is that even possible? And will it enable the advanced calling features? I already downloaded the May 2019 firmware from here: https://www.getdroidtips.com/motoro...e-and-firmware-collections-back-to-stock-rom/
Just want to make sure it's safe to flash, and if it will in fact enable WiFi and video calling on the Verizon network. Thanks!
Got it figured out. Enjoy:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-z4/help/verizon-volte-wi-fi-calling-support-t3940664
clevertrevor777 said:
Got it figured out. Enjoy:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-z4/help/verizon-volte-wi-fi-calling-support-t3940664
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Can't wait to see it working
I have a T-Mobile OP 8T that I converted a while back to global in order to unlock bootloader. Recently I paid the full balance on the phone and from reading online it can be unlocked with the T-Mobile Unlock app. I downloaded the T-Mobile unlock app, but its not working on the Global rom. Anyone know how to sim unlock a paid T-Mobile phone or do I need to call to do that?
Try this?
OnePlus: Settings > Wi-Fi & internet > SIM & network, then choose Advanced or Network Unlock
If you want to use T-Mobile device unlock app , you need to go back to TMobile firmware again
Faizanrehman25 said:
If you want to use T-Mobile device unlock app , you need to go back to TMobile firmware again
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Yes, you needed to unlock SIM with T-Mobile's app before you converted to global.
You'll need to MSM back to OOS11 again. After unlocking is successful you are free to upgrade to OOS13 or flash a custom ROM