since for people who are outside of u.s the OTA wont work without an active AT&T sim card ya? unless you wanna get into the irreversible MM poop hole .. I was wondering , is it possible for us to get a AT&T pre-paid sim card and activate international roaming and then get it shipped to us ( by a friend) and then update it OTA? im just a curious cat :#
Sounds like a good idea to me. If it works, I'm up ?
Does it have to be "active?" Can you put in any AT&T SIM? The LG software detects both phones and updates the H961N OK but says the H900 has available updates but to do it on the phone. I have a H900(marshmallow) and a H961N (Nougat). I got the H961N for 3G support in AU with Vodafone as the H900 only EDGE and 4G on said carrier. I would like to update the H900 as other carriers are compatible in AU and I would still like to use it.
You need to be in US
I contacted AT&T after I read this thread. I was told that I don't only need an AT&T Sim card, I also need to have signals from AT&T towers (roaming wouldn't do the job.) So your best bet is to have a friend in US who owns an AT&T Sim card, send him the phone, get him to update it and send it back to you, which is too much of an effort. :crying:
As far as I know, AT&T doesn't have released 7.0 for the H900.
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So im using a tmobile sim on the SM-N915V and I want to update to 5.1.1 from 5.0.1. I cant do it through the phone since it tries to connect to verizon servers (i guess?). So can someone point me to the right direction? Do I have to download the image and flash through odin? Any help is appreciated, thanks!
If your bootloader isn't locked, you'll need to flash T-Mobile's firmware. If you're still on 5.0.1 then you should be able to flash. AT&T and Verizon started locking bootloaders with 5.1.1.
DO NOT FLASH VERIZON'S 5.1.1 UPDATE!!!! IT WILL IRREPARABLY DAMAGE YOUR PHONE!
I went through the exact same thing when I switched to T-Mobile from AT&T. AT&T and Verizon both locked their bootloaders with 5.1.1 so updating the firmware is physically impossible for anyone who switches carriers. AT&T told me that since I switched to T-Mobile, OTA updates will no longer work on their permanently branded devices and I need to go to Best Buy to update the firmware....for the life of the phone! To add insult to injury, Best Buy can only update AT&T's firmware. Any branded device with a locked bootloader can NEVER switch to a new carriers firmware.
You should never buy a phone from AT&T or Verizon. Your extremely expensive device will have no resale value and the potential buyer would need to be with that carrier...which also limits who you can sell it to. Only buy phones from Sprint, T-Mobile, or unbranded.
Hi.
I want to buy LG V10 H900 and use in japan.
Can I use firmware update by OTA in japan?
I have AT&T prepaid sim card.
I would think so since it's mainly done on Wi-Fi, but your best bet is to talk to AT&T International Customer Support
kangi26 said:
I would think so since it's mainly done on Wi-Fi, but your best bet is to talk to AT&T International Customer Support
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I live in Canada and using a unlocked AT&T V10, it wont let me upgrade to 6.0, you will need a active at&t sim card in you phone to get the upgrade
So i currently have as sprint s4 that unlocked thanks to xda. i actually have att sim in right now and working fine although only getting HSPA+. haven't got time to try to do the upgrade to LTE for gsm also yet
But thinking of getting a replacement. Is there some sort of unlocked S7 ver that would allow for use on all 4 US networks as well as international? can i purchase that somewhere or i can only get a network sold ver and try to unlock? Thanks.
You can grey import or buy official unlocked S7 int. model (G930F or G930FD) with ease. I don't think I've actually seen a locked international version, at least not on the sites I look at.
Just be careful you don't end up buying a fake (avoid ebay). I got mine from eGlobal. Many locked US variants like the G930V get reflashed to G930F firmware and have the text on the back changed so you can't tell unless you go into download mode.
From what I've seen around here, they work in the US just fine and being the international model work in the rest of the world. You might just need to flash the appropriate CSC/modem for whatever carrier you're using at the time.
I thought international models would only have gsm support?
Hello. I was hoping you guys could answer my questions.
Let's say I bought an originally made for AT&T LG GSM phone (such as the V20) that was then carrier unlocked, and I took it over to MetroPCS (or T-Mobile) and activated it there.
Now let's say Android security updates were produced, or an update from Marshmallow to Oreo was produced.
Would the phone get the update(s) or not get the update(s)? And who creates the updates and pushes you the updates at that point? AT&T, LG, or T-Mobile? Or does Google push the updates when the phone is on wifi?
Furthermore, does, for example, buying an unlocked T-mobile phone assure you that you'll get updates if they exist if you use that phone on MetroPCS? On the same token, would it behoove you to use an unlocked AT&T phone on Cricket, etc?
And lastly, I see carrier unlocked GSM LG V20 phones on ebay that were original locked to a Puerto Rico carrier. Let's say I tried to use that unlocked phone on T-Mobile in NYC. Would there be some sort of GPS block on that phone that would say "hey this phone's not in Puerto Rico!" and then prevent it from updating somehow?
This is all very confusing. Thank you.
So here's this supposedly great and active forum, and not one single person helps me. Thanks guys. Appreciate it lol. I'll show myself out.
Hi.
Nice to meet you.
1 weeks ago I puchased ATT LG velvet 5G(unlocked) on ebay and I received it.
I just knew that ATT branded phone can not receive FOTA if we don't use ATT SIM card with connectable.
I really hate this things, even "unlocked" device, FOTA controled by carrier, not maker.
I tried
1.Use ATT prepaid SIM card in JAPAN with wifi connection even that ATT prepaid SIM not contract.
But result is same, I can not receive FOTA in JAPAN.
2.Try to update the phone via LG Bridge, LG bridge error if the phone ATT model even status is unlocked.
3.Try to flash canadian kdz, because same model number, but IMPL is locked, fail.
Do you have any idea to get update? and do you hava any solution to unlock IMPL?
and do you have any solution with hidden menu?
if you have solution, I will donate to your paypal account.
I searched information for this problem on internet, and this model can not use crossflasing .kdz file because IMPL is locked.
it seems I have to give up to update this phone.
I regret that I bought ATT model.
That's why ATT model is sold with good price.
I can't understand that why LG don't allow user update via LG bridge like samsung.
If you have any information, please share your information.
thank you very much for your reading this post.