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Hey all, sorry for the noob question, I have always unlocked Motorola phones in the past, because at my work, ATT doesnt get signal (My provider), but when I unlocked my Motorola phones, then I would get great signal from T-Mobile, and Cell One.
Well now I got this HTC Inspire, rooted it with the Ace Hack Kit (S-off, and all that), got CM7 on it.
BUT at work, I scan for signal, and all it shows is AT&T (Which doesn't get barely any signal at work). So why doesn't it find T-Mobile or another provider which has signal there?
Also I noticed my dad's iPhone does the same thing, even though his is factory unlocked, it won't use any towers besides AT&T. That really sucks IMO, because I always unlocked them, to get my full potential siginal..
Anyways if anyone could answer this, I'd greatly appreciate it. I could stick in another sim to make sure it's unlocked, but I'd have to buy one on ebay, and then I read all over that the Ace kit unlocks it, so I'm like wtf..
EliteGeek91 said:
Hey all, sorry for the noob question, I have always unlocked Motorola phones in the past, because at my work, ATT doesnt get signal (My provider), but when I unlocked my Motorola phones, then I would get great signal from T-Mobile, and Cell One.
Well now I got this HTC Inspire, rooted it with the Ace Hack Kit (S-off, and all that), got CM7 on it.
BUT at work, I scan for signal, and all it shows is AT&T (Which doesn't get barely any signal at work). So why doesn't it find T-Mobile or another provider which has signal there?
Also I noticed my dad's iPhone does the same thing, even though his is factory unlocked, it won't use any towers besides AT&T. That really sucks IMO, because I always unlocked them, to get my full potential siginal..
Anyways if anyone could answer this, I'd greatly appreciate it. I could stick in another sim to make sure it's unlocked, but I'd have to buy one on ebay, and then I read all over that the Ace kit unlocks it, so I'm like wtf..
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Enter the correct apns for t mobile or flash a ROM that has T-Mobile carrier options.
As for the iPhone I couldn't tell ya
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If you used Ace Hack Kit, then your phone is probably unlocked. Whose is your carrier?
For the iPhone, when you say factory unlocked, do you mean AT&T unlocked it. I don't know that any iPhones come unlocked from the factory. When AT&T unlocks a phone (or gives you an unlock code) I think it will only use a non-AT&T signal if AT&T isn't available, i.e. in another country.
pazzo02 said:
For the iPhone, when you say factory unlocked, do you mean AT&T unlocked it. I don't know that any iPhones come unlocked from the factory. When AT&T unlocks a phone (or gives you an unlock code) I think it will only use a non-AT&T signal if AT&T isn't available, i.e. in another country.
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Thanks all, and yes his iPhone is factory direct unlocked.. Bought straight from Apple.
Anyways, thanks. I will manually enter the T-Mobile APN and see what that does..
I am thinking about picking up a M8, but have read in a few places that verizon doesn't allow the bootloader to be unlocked like other carriers. What is the current status of being able to unlock the bootloader and gain root / rom? I looks like I will be able to, but just want to verify before dropping the money. Also, is it possible to return to completely stock for warranty purposes if there is an issue?
Unlocked and return to stock is available.
richiewrt said:
I am thinking about picking up a M8, but have read in a few places that verizon doesn't allow the bootloader to be unlocked like other carriers. What is the current status of being able to unlock the bootloader and gain root / rom? I looks like I will be able to, but just want to verify before dropping the money. Also, is it possible to return to completely stock for warranty purposes if there is an issue?
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yea can return it to stock and they would never now just if you do get one make sure you dont update to 4.4.3 so you can use firewater after that youll be fine
Bierce22 said:
yea can return it to stock and they would never now just if you do get one make sure you dont update to 4.4.3 so you can use firewater after that youll be fine
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Purchased yesterday, and brought it home and rooted and s-off'ed. Liking it so far but seems like the radios are not as good as on my iphone 5s. Gonna have to find some way to make the reception better. Had solid 4g at my house with the iphone, now it bounces between 4g and 3g with the m8.
richiewrt said:
I am thinking about picking up a M8, but have read in a few places that verizon doesn't allow the bootloader to be unlocked like other carriers. What is the current status of being able to unlock the bootloader and gain root / rom? I looks like I will be able to, but just want to verify before dropping the money. Also, is it possible to return to completely stock for warranty purposes if there is an issue?
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My phone was already on the newer firmware. Tried firewater with no luck. Had to pay the 25 for sunshine. It is a slick program and well worth the money.
theroot dot ninja
richiewrt said:
Purchased yesterday, and brought it home and rooted and s-off'ed. Liking it so far but seems like the radios are not as good as on my iphone 5s. Gonna have to find some way to make the reception better. Had solid 4g at my house with the iphone, now it bounces between 4g and 3g with the m8.
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You may have an older radio, check your baseband version, I think the latest is 1.09.20.0702.
I did flash the latest radios. Reception is slightly better, but still not good.
Sorry if this is a duplication of effort or information.
GS6 Pingpong rooted. Root verified.
I have tried several Wireless Tether apps. I have not gotton any of them to broadcast an ssid.
Anyone have this working? I would just about switch roms if someone had it working natively on the Sprint GS6.
I had it working on my evo 4g and most recently on my moto x which I did not realize was as expensive to fix as to repurchase.
Any assistance appreciated.
Have you tried the built in "Mobile hotspot and tethering" under settings? I haven't really used it but I was able to turn it on and connect without any problems.
ITNV said:
Have you tried the built in "Mobile hotspot and tethering" under settings? I haven't really used it but I was able to turn it on and connect without any problems.
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I guess my thought in rooting was to get free hotspot. It's something I've been able to do for years now.
bullpen7979 said:
I guess my thought in rooting was to get free hotspot. It's something I've been able to do for years now.
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Yeah, me too. I don't have tethering in my plan but using the native tethering worked anyway.
ITNV said:
Yeah, me too. I don't have tethering in my plan but using the native tethering worked anyway.
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ok cool. is it too soon to tell if sprint noticed? have you taken a look at your invoices?
bullpen7979 said:
ok cool. is it too soon to tell if sprint noticed? have you taken a look at your invoices?
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I have AT&T and it's too soon to tell if it raised any flags with them. The way I understand it, it's no easier or harder for them to tell if you're tethering using the native tethering or a 3rd-party app. (I could be wrong about that.) I've used both in the past but I've only ever used tethering occasionally, though, no matter what phone I've had and I've never got any notices from them.
ITNV said:
I have AT&T and it's too soon to tell if it raised any flags with them. The way I understand it, it's no easier or harder for them to tell if you're tethering using the native tethering or a 3rd-party app. (I could be wrong about that.) I've used both in the past but I've only ever used tethering occasionally, though, no matter what phone I've had and I've never got any notices from them.
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So you have AT&T and you're saying you used the Ping Pong root method which then immediately allows you to use it as a wifi tethering hotspot? I have AT&T as well and for the past 2 years have used my rooted S4 on stock 4.2.2 rom to use the native tethering under Settings and it works fantastic. I'd much rather stick with this method and I've never had an issue raising a flag with AT&T. I think I remember when I added the wifi tethering option using the native hotspot I added or changed a couple of apk files somewhere. Just followed a step by step tutorial.
I've been holding out on buying the S6 because wifi tethering via root without AT&T approved data plan is very important to me. If you can confirm I will go out and get the S6 immediately. Thanks!
BTW I haven't looked at how the Ping Pong Root is done exactly but was it pretty easy? I'm a very novice user and I love to follow step by step tutorials that is tried and true and 'beginner proof', especially for carrier specific phone. If I go out and buy a new AT&T S6 the root loophole hasn't been plugged up yet by AT&T? I'm excited now, been waiting a long time to upgrade my plasticky S4 to a true quality device.
ChuckWow550 said:
So you have AT&T and you're saying you used the Ping Pong root method which then immediately allows you to use it as a wifi tethering hotspot? I have AT&T as well and for the past 2 years have used my rooted S4 on stock 4.2.2 rom to use the native tethering under Settings and it works fantastic. I'd much rather stick with this method and I've never had an issue raising a flag with AT&T. I think I remember when I added the wifi tethering option using the native hotspot I added or changed a couple of apk files somewhere. Just followed a step by step tutorial.
I've been holding out on buying the S6 because wifi tethering via root without AT&T approved data plan is very important to me. If you can confirm I will go out and get the S6 immediately. Thanks!
BTW I haven't looked at how the Ping Pong Root is done exactly but was it pretty easy? I'm a very novice user and I love to follow step by step tutorials that is tried and true and 'beginner proof', especially for carrier specific phone. If I go out and buy a new AT&T S6 the root loophole hasn't been plugged up yet by AT&T? I'm excited now, been waiting a long time to upgrade my plasticky S4 to a true quality device.
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Sorry, I should have specified: I have AT&T service but I'm NOT running the AT&T rom. I got tired of how bad AT&T screws up these phones so I bought an international S6 and put my AT&T sim card in it. I'm running a stock rom but it's not the one that would come on the phone if you buy it from AT&T.
To answer your other question, PingPong Root is pretty easy. If you follow the instructions you shouldn't have any problems, novice or not.
ITNV said:
Sorry, I should have specified: I have AT&T service but I'm NOT running the AT&T rom. I got tired of how bad AT&T screws up these phones so I bought an international S6 and put my AT&T sim card in it. I'm running a stock rom but it's not the one that would come on the phone if you buy it from AT&T.
To answer your other question, PingPong Root is pretty easy. If you follow the instructions you shouldn't have any problems, novice or not.
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Ah ok. So do you have the G920F or the G920I? Where did you buy it from? I'd be interested in getting one myself just that they're kinda pricey to buy outright. How has the LTE signal been with AT&T?
And yea I found a step by step walk through on the Ping Pong root complete with pictures.
http://www.androidrootz.com/2015/05/how-to-root-galaxy-s6-without-tripping.html
ChuckWow550 said:
Ah ok. So do you have the G920F or the G920I? Where did you buy it from? I'd be interested in getting one myself just that they're kinda pricey to buy outright. How has the LTE signal been with AT&T?
And yea I found a step by step walk through on the Ping Pong root complete with pictures.
http://www.androidrootz.com/2015/05/how-to-root-galaxy-s6-without-tripping.html
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Sorry for the delayed response. I have the G920F. I got it on eBay for around $600. You're right, it was kind of pricey but I used AT&T Next to get my S5 and ultimately, it was cheaper to buy my S6 outright than to what I'm paying over time for my S5. Plus I'm tired of AT&T locking down my phone. I've been on the Galaxy since the S3 and each phone has been more locked down than the last and it always seems to limit what I want to do with the phone. So this time I was willing to pay a little extra to have the freedom to do whatever I want with it. And this way, when I am ready to sell the phone and get a new one, I'll have an unlocked international version, which will probably be worth a little more on the re-sale than a locked-down AT&T version.
My LTE signal has been fine. Before I got my phone I had read a few posts from people who said their G920F kept dropping LTE on AT&T 'cause the system wasn't recognizing it correctly. So as soon as I got the phone I went to the AT&T store and had them trim the SIM card from my S5 into a micro-SIM for the S6. (The guy behind the counter had a tool that did it perfectly.) Then I had them enter the IMEI number from the phone into my account. I don't know if either of those steps made a difference but I haven't had any trouble with LTE service, aside from the fact that AT&T's service sucks around both my house and my office!
Hi,
I was able to set up wireless tethering using this thread here....
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3070681
Native Tethering bypass, anyone?
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njdevils28 said:
Hi,
I was able to set up wireless tethering using this thread here....
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3070681
Native Tethering bypass, anyone?
Sent from my SM-G925T using XDA Free mobile app
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Will that work for AT&T carrier branded phones?
ChuckWow550 said:
Will that work for AT&T carrier branded phones?
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I cam from AT&T using my S3 and it worked then. So long as you can Root your phone you should be golden
-NJ
So I just got my 7 Pro a few days ago from Tmobile and so far its working great! I saw the guys over at XDA were able to get the software so I can flash the international firmware on my phone so I can start getting updates when One plus drops them instead of waiting for tmobile. Is there any downfall to this? Will I loose out on any features from Tmobile? I am currently using a cell spot, would that still work? And for the last question will I be able to revert back to the tmobile firmware if I decide to trade in my phone? Thanks for the insight!
waternut13134 said:
So I just got my 7 Pro a few days ago from Tmobile and so far its working great! I saw the guys over at XDA were able to get the software so I can flash the international firmware on my phone so I can start getting updates when One plus drops them instead of waiting for tmobile. Is there any downfall to this? Will I loose out on any features from Tmobile? I am currently using a cell spot, would that still work? And for the last question will I be able to revert back to the tmobile firmware if I decide to trade in my phone? Thanks for the insight!
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From what I understand, Wi-Fi calling won't be as quick switching back and forth, you will absolutely lose RCS UP and the video dialer. I'm assuming you have the 4G LTE CellSpot V2, that will still work just fine. And the dev that posted the MSM to switch back and forth has demonstrated that there is a path back to the T-Mobile firmware. AFAIK, as long as you don't root the phone you should be good to go with a JUMP or JOD trade in in the future on the international firmware, but it's always best to have the path backwards just in case.
Generally the downsides are not very noticeable. "losing" RCS isn't bad considering no one really uses it still. Also even if you root your phone, it's not a problem with JOD or JUMP. But really, if you don't plan to root and take advantage of those perks, and you're satisfied with your current vanilla tmobile experience, it wouldn't really be worth your time. You're free to do what you want without any permanent damage probably.
RCS is actually the deal breaker for me lol. This is my first TMobile phone and being able to use RCS with my buddy i actually get to share videos with is great. The only reason I wanted to flash is to get the updates faster.
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Have Samsung galaxy 2 fold at&t unlock
Can I change Carrier from att to t-mobile I flashing T-Mobile firmware or can I just Flash csc??
if your phone is sim-unlocked, once you insert a t-mobile simcard it will change the phone to t-mobile. no need to flash anything.
Stalix said:
if your phone is sim-unlocked, once you insert a t-mobile simcard it will change the phone to t-mobile. no need to flash anything.
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Yes, it works for making phone calls, texts, even 5g. But you won't get OTA updates. At least that's what I was told. I'm typing from a purchased AT&T unlocked Fold 2, with a TMobile sim inside. It works fine, just no updates. Still on One UI 2.5, and android 10. I'm actually here hoping to change this by flashing a TMobile rom. I did a little research last night, and it seems a little scary with the danger of bricking the phone. Back in the PPC hayday of flashing roms, I was all over it. I even flashed a few roms on my s6 years ago, so I have some experience with Odin, but it still seems nerve wracking because I can't return this phone if I brick it. Bought it used.
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Yes, it works for making phone calls, texts, even 5g. But you won't get OTA updates. At least that's what I was told. I'm typing from a purchased AT&T unlocked Fold 2, with a TMobile sim inside. It works fine, just no updates. Still on One UI 2.5, and android 10. I'm actually here hoping to change this by flashing a TMobile rom. I did a little research last night, and it seems a little scary with the danger of bricking the phone. Back in the PPC hayday of flashing roms, I was all over it. I even flashed a few roms on my s6 years ago, so I have some experience with Odin, but it still seems nerve wracking because I can't return this phone if I brick it. Bought it used.
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@vinscuzzy I feel you because I understand what you're going through. I used to flash my devices back in the day. I haven't flashed or rooted in a long time but like you, I also have an unlocked AT&T branded Z Fold2. It seems easy enough. Any reason why you would install the T-Mobile firmware rather than the U1 Unlocked version?
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@vinscuzzy Any reason why you would install the T-Mobile firmware rather than the U1 Unlocked version?
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Theoretically I would think the unlocked version would be better because when theres an update, I'm guessing, we wouldn't have to wait for the carriers to do their stuff to it. But I'm not 100% sure if that's how it works anymore. The last truly unlocked phone I had was a Nokia 1520.3, with windows mobile, and it was great, BUT if I remember correctly I had trouble with wifi calling, visual voicemail, and tethering. I actually asked @zimgir124 the same thing in the other thread about which one is more beneficial, but haven't heard back yet.
Well, I just found another thread on how we can go back to AT&T in case we need to.
If it's running well now I would not be concerned with updates. You could well end up with a less functional device by updating.