I had it unlocked almost 3 months ago it a Sprint phone. Im using Tmobile but i can't get any software updates it will show on my top notification bar on phone but when i try to download it, nothing it won't download. The company that unlocked did they mess it up? I'm very new at this. When i shut my s8plus off and back on a screen comes on home screen I sent a screenshot what is says all the time i turn it back on I have to hit update successful ok...don't make no sense to me it did it after they unlocked it for me. I know my S8plus is a great phone but it very behind on updates and security patch. Please help me. I call the company that unlocked it says nothing they did lol...well they done something wrong for when i shut it off and back on that screen keeps coming on...Thank you. I went to Tmobile being better network and unlimited and the bill one monthly cost the same.
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I had it unlocked almost 3 months ago it a Sprint phone. Im using Tmobile but i can't get any software updates it will show on my top notification bar on phone but when i try to download it, nothing it won't download. The company that unlocked did they mess it up? I'm very new at this. When i shut my s8plus off and back on a screen comes on home screen I sent a screenshot what is says all the time i turn it back on I have to hit update successful ok...don't make no sense to me it did it after they unlocked it for me. I know my S8plus is a great phone but it very behind on updates and security patch. Please help me. I call the company that unlocked it says nothing they did lol...well they done something wrong for when i shut it off and back on that screen keeps coming on...Thank you. I went to Tmobile being better network and unlimited and the bill one monthly cost the same.
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Try moving to the unlocked firmware or update it manually through Odin.
Thank you but i dont know how to do that. I'm new at this I'm learning. If you could help i appreciate it.
Occurs to every phone that gets unlocked from the original carrier. Even though it's quite dumb. My suggestion is to continue to read and learn more about the device. However if you can locate the proper tmo build for your phone.. Should be CRB7 or higher. Maybe CRB9 you can update to the latest version through the SD card if you have one. I stress that if you have any issues with how you can get into recovery mode, or updating in this manner, do not attempt until you feel comfortable doing this. The quick and easy way would be to switch to the Sprint SIM and then you can get the updates over the air. If you unlocked the phone this should not be a problem.
Try to use my old Sprint SIM card not activated. Says no data connection or network. I have a SD card. I want to do this. I know how to get into recovery mode etc...with power button and volume up and Bixby button.
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Hello guys,
After loosing my HTC ONE X on the street a week ago, I bought from some guy an almost brand new GALAXY S3 without knowing it is a VERIZON version.
I live in Israel so i had no idea what is the meaning of buying a device that will work only on Verizon network, we only have GSM here.
The guy i bought it from also had no idea what it means as his father bought it on the US and brought it here wishing to sell it as he had no use in it.
Without realizing the mistake I've made, I then made another one, Taking out the VERIZON SIM CARD and giving it back to the owner!
I thought to myself... well... that's his SIM CARD, not gonna be using that one...
Well, i got home to find out i'm in trouble with this deal I've made, i searched for a way to unlock it for GSM networks and i saw that here in XDA someone made it possible.
As i started working on it i had to download from Google play an application, when i was asked to pay for it i saw it's running on the old owners google account, so i decided i don't wanna pay with my credit while he might get the receipt for it and i figured i should do a Factory Data Reset for the phone and start from point zero the whole process.
Sadly i had no idea i'm doing another big mistake because when the phone finished the reset it asked for a VERIZON SIM CARD in order to run, well you know where that SIM Card is - back at the previous owner and i'm not even sure i will be able to track him down again.
I wish to get this device working without any traces of Verizon, maybe beside the name on the back panel of the device.
Now that the device won't even run without the SIM, what should i do ?
Thanks in advance,
Ohad.
ohadgfn said:
Hello guys,
After loosing my HTC ONE X on the street a week ago, I bought from some guy an almost brand new GALAXY S3 without knowing it is a VERIZON version.
I live in Israel so i had no idea what is the meaning of buying a device that will work only on Verizon network, we only have GSM here.
The guy i bought it from also had no idea what it means as his father bought it on the US and brought it here wishing to sell it as he had no use in it.
Without realizing the mistake I've made, I then made another one, Taking out the VERIZON SIM CARD and giving it back to the owner!
I thought to myself... well... that's his SIM CARD, not gonna be using that one...
Well, i got home to find out i'm in trouble with this deal I've made, i searched for a way to unlock it for GSM networks and i saw that here in XDA someone made it possible.
As i started working on it i had to download from Google play an application, when i was asked to pay for it i saw it's running on the old owners google account, so i decided i don't wanna pay with my credit while he might get the receipt for it and i figured i should do a Factory Data Reset for the phone and start from point zero the whole process.
Sadly i had no idea i'm doing another big mistake because when the phone finished the reset it asked for a VERIZON SIM CARD in order to run, well you know where that SIM Card is - back at the previous owner and i'm not even sure i will be able to track him down again.
I wish to get this device working without any traces of Verizon, maybe beside the name on the back panel of the device.
Now that the device won't even run without the SIM, what should i do ?
Thanks in advance,
Ohad.
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In setup when you are on language screen press left corner/right corner/left corner/right corner/volume up. Should boot to home screen.
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In setup when you are on language screen press left corner/right corner/left corner/right corner/volume up. Should boot to home screen.
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Thanks but i was able to track down the previous owner and get the verizon sim card.
I found away to use it on GSM but still im very disappointed because im not sure there´s a real way to remove any trace for the verizon stuff installed here and there are few errors like it is connected to the provider but it says no verizon sim card connected.
and im not so sure all the device's frequencies are "open" for my provider.
I was wondering if there's any option to burn an international galaxy version to the device and it will bypass all of these issues.
ohadgfn said:
Thanks but i was able to track down the previous owner and get the verizon sim card.
I found away to use it on GSM but still im very disappointed because im not sure there´s a real way to remove any trace for the verizon stuff installed here and there are few errors like it is connected to the provider but it says no verizon sim card connected.
and im not so sure all the device's frequencies are "open" for my provider.
I was wondering if there's any option to burn an international galaxy version to the device and it will bypass all of these issues.
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not unless you want paperwieght for a device.
Why don't you just flash CM10 or similar to get rid of all the VZW stuff.... that's what I did.
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not unless you want paperwieght for a device.
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Why would that happen ? There's no option to do something like that what so ever ?
Beemer533 said:
Why don't you just flash CM10 or similar to get rid of all the VZW stuff.... that's what I did.
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Not sure how to do so, but either way i'm not sure i will get the device working completely normally with my local SIM card on a gsm network, without bugs, without asking me to put a verizon sim card all the time, without having any option to update the device...
I dunno, i thought i could easily get this Galaxy version to become unlocked completely and get it running like all the other guys around...
Unless anybody here have a good recommendation about what should i do to overcome the verizon and networks issues, maybe i should just sell this guy on ebay and get a normal version...
Do you think this would be a smart move to do ?
Beemer - after you flash the CM10, do you still need to unlock the device and do you still get issues running on other than Verizon providers or do you enjoy a device that is similar to the worldwide versions ?
Thanks,
Ohad.
If you flash an international ROM on a Verizon S3, your phone will no longer power on or do anything useful. That's why it will become a paperweight. Flashing an international ROM on your Verizon S3 is one of the easiest ways to make it useless.
International=quad-core us=s4 processor, very different guts.I'd listen to the ppl on this forum, unless you want to end up with a paper weight.
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Why would that happen ?
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it will put your phone into qpst diag mode and the only way to recover it will be with jtag. try it if you dont believe...what do i know.
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it will put your phone into qpst diag mode and the only way to recover it will be with jtag. try it if you dont believe...what do i know.
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alright then... i won´t go for it.
but what about the other issues ? what do you guys recommend to do with the device ?
I'm thinking "get rid of it or get it working smoothly", the question is, is it possible to have it running "just like the unlocked international version" ?
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This just works on stock rom??? Whats happened in cm10 or aokp?? How to avoid activating screen?
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This just works on stock rom??? Whats happened in cm10 or aokp?? How to avoid activating screen?
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Know it works on Touchwiz roms. It may not be in AOSP based roms.
Well, i flashed CM10 successfully, i was able to receive and send SMS before with the Stock ROM, and also to make/receive phone calls but i had sim card issues and errors and also some unwanted Verizon apps and stuff.
After updating the device to the latest Verizon version, i couldn't make phone calls, just receive and i could send and receive SMS.
Now that device runs much faster on the CM10 and i can make/receive phone calls but i can't send SMS.
*UPDATE: I have updated to the latest CM10 version, now i can't connect to the provider at all... no internet/phone/sms at all.
SOS
Ok, Im going to try a different tactic, i saw some people tried flashing At&t Roms on their verizon devices and they done it with success.
So far i tried doing it twice, one time with CM10 ROM for at&t, the 2nd time with stock at&t ROM.
I've tried doing it through CWM.
Both times i got an error while installing... it just didn't move on.
Luckly i had the CM10 for the verizon Zip file over there aswell so i installed that ROM again just to get the device running.
Any ideas how to flash the AT&T ROM on the Verizon Device ???
I dropped my phone yesterday and cracked the screen to the point where it doesn't even light up. My softkeys light up fine and it still rings when I call it but the LCD is completely dead. Does anyone know where I can get a new one for a reasonable price? I'm so heartbroken!
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I dropped my phone yesterday and cracked the screen to the point where it doesn't even light up. My softkeys light up fine and it still rings when I call it but the LCD is completely dead. Does anyone know where I can get a new one for a reasonable price? I'm so heartbroken!
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On Ebay, I've seen lcd replacements going for around $140. If I remember correctly Samsung replaces screens for around $180 I've heard.
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On Ebay, I've seen lcd replacements going for around $140. If I remember correctly Samsung replaces screens for around $180 I've heard.
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Do you have a link. The cheapest I have found on ebay are over 200 and those come from China so who knows if they even work. Samsung charges $180 to replace a screen? Thats an awesome deal since you can't even buy the screen for that much from what I can see. Do you have a link to where I have to go to get Samsung to fix it?
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Do you have a link. The cheapest I have found on ebay are over 200 and those come from China so who knows if they even work. Samsung charges $180 to replace a screen? Thats an awesome deal since you can't even buy the screen for that much from what I can see. Do you have a link to where I have to go to get Samsung to fix it?
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The link to Samsung for repairs is here http://www.samsung.com/us/support/service/request
Just for reference, to my best knowledge you can put practically any screen in there, whether it is a sprint, verizon, att etc.
For $150 http://www.ebay.com/itm/Sprint-Sams...114?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3a7fe2094a
$150 http://www.ebay.com/itm/Samsung-gal...886?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1c31813a16
$150 http://www.ebay.com/itm/Sprint-Sams...522?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2c6d7f16fa
$160 http://www.ebay.com/itm/Samsung-Gal...337?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3381127bf1
$169 http://www.ebay.com/itm/OEM-Samsung...324?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3f23a6c7c4
It goes on and on
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The link to Samsung for repairs is here http://www.samsung.com/us/support/service/request
Just for reference, to my best knowledge you can put practically any screen in there, whether it is a sprint, verizon, att etc.
For $150 http://www.ebay.com/itm/Sprint-Sams...114?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3a7fe2094a
$150 http://www.ebay.com/itm/Samsung-gal...886?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1c31813a16
$150 http://www.ebay.com/itm/Sprint-Sams...522?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2c6d7f16fa
$160 http://www.ebay.com/itm/Samsung-Gal...337?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3381127bf1
$169 http://www.ebay.com/itm/OEM-Samsung...324?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3f23a6c7c4
It goes on and on
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Cool. I contacted Samsung via their online chat and the person I talked to said that they will replace my screen for $135. I can't believe its that cheap. As you can see you can't even buy the screen for that much. I'm going to put a formal request in and see if that price jumps up. If Samsung will fix it though then I'm thinking thats the way to go. Hopefully they don't care that I have my bootloader unlocked and have a custom ROM on it.
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Cool. I contacted Samsung via their online chat and the person I talked to said that they will replace my screen for $135. I can't believe its that cheap. As you can see you can't even buy the screen for that much. I'm going to put a formal request in and see if that price jumps up. If Samsung will fix it though then I'm thinking thats the way to go. Hopefully they don't care that I have my bootloader unlocked and have a custom ROM on it.
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I'm pretty sure they will. If you had USB debugging enabled before your screen died, try to adb reboot download and flash back the stock ROM, just to be safe. Otherwise try and use the Volume Down+Home+Power combo then press volume down then power again to enter download mode (while the phone is off)
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I'm pretty sure they will. If you had USB debugging enabled before your screen died, try to adb reboot download and flash back the stock ROM, just to be safe. Otherwise try and use the Volume Down+Home+Power combo then press volume down then power again to enter download mode (while the phone is off)
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Do you think they would care? I'm not sending it in under warranty. I'm paying to have them fix it. I would think at the very least might just flash a stock ROM and maybe relock the bootloader. I mean they do sell a developer version of my phone so its not like flashing a custom ROM is a capital crime. I think Verizon is the driving force between locking that down. Anyone have any insight into if this will be problem?
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Do you think they would care? I'm not sending it in under warranty. I'm paying to have them fix it. I would think at the very least might just flash a stock ROM and maybe relock the bootloader. I mean they do sell a developer version of my phone so its not like flashing a custom ROM is a capital crime. I think Verizon is the driving force between locking that down. Anyone have any insight into if this will be problem?
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I think you'll be good due to the reasons you mentioned.
Worst that could happen is that they won't fix it and refund you.
Credrili said:
I think you'll be good due to the reasons you mentioned.
Worst that could happen is that they won't fix it and refund you.
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Alright the verdict is in. I sent the phone and I just got it back yesterday. The phone has a brand new screen but also has a brand new stock ROM installed. It appears that they slammed the factory load over my rooted ROM and unlocked bootloader, leaving me with 100% stock phone. Its annoying but I can understand why they would want to have a clean load on there so they can test all the phones functionality. The problem is my phone seems to have lost its ability to connect to 4g now. It connects fine to 3g but not 4g. I called Verizon and they believe the problem is phone related because when I put my SIM into my Galaxy Nexus 4g loads up just fine.
I went through the root/bootloader unlock process again so I could load my old ROM to see if my 4g would start working but still no love. Any thoughts on what I could try to resolve this?
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Alright the verdict is in. I sent the phone and I just got it back yesterday. The phone has a brand new screen but also has a brand new stock ROM installed. It appears that they slammed the factory load over my rooted ROM and unlocked bootloader, leaving me with 100% stock phone. Its annoying but I can understand why they would want to have a clean load on there so they can test all the phones functionality. The problem is my phone seems to have lost its ability to connect to 4g now. It connects fine to 3g but not 4g. I called Verizon and they believe the problem is phone related because when I put my SIM into my Galaxy Nexus 4g loads up just fine.
I went through the root/bootloader unlock process again so I could load my old ROM to see if my 4g would start working but still no love. Any thoughts on what I could try to resolve this?
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I have a similar issue. Since the radios are integrated (right?) I am assuming my 4g is not fried (got it off eBay). I am thinking the connection between the 4g antenna and the radio is severed somehow. Haven't gotten around to checking it out (always on wifi) but when I do I'll try to update if I am successful with fixing it.
Probably worth going to a Verizon company store and get a new sim card. There free at company stores and 15.00 at retailers. But DON'T Dial *228 with a 4g phone, it can mess up the sim. After getting new sim, check radios and see what you have installed. I would try a few different one to see what works best with your phone and flash rpm also. If you unlocked, check it or run ezunlock again version 1.2 has been reported to work better than the latest.
Goid luck
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podspi said:
I have a similar issue. Since the radios are integrated (right?) I am assuming my 4g is not fried (got it off eBay). I am thinking the connection between the 4g antenna and the radio is severed somehow. Haven't gotten around to checking it out (always on wifi) but when I do I'll try to update if I am successful with fixing it.
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Actually I got mine working. The issue was that Samsung didn't fix my phone. They replaced it with a new one and just reflashed the same IMEI. The problem was that whatever process they use to flash the IMEI doesn't jive well with Verizons registration system. I talked to customer care for a few hours and they finally said I should try a new sim card. I was scepitcal but the guy at the Verizon store activated a new SIM for me and after the phone powered back up I had 4g. Apparently the new SIM card retriggered whatever activation that was required to resync the all the numbers. Might wan to try getting a new SIM.
It now makes sense to me why my phone appeared to be wiped so thoroughly. It was actually a brand new phone. Not a bad deal for $135.
It's an H950 from the $250 ebay deal. I am on ATT service and the phone worked fine at H95010d
I contacted ATT customer service and had them pushed OTA software update to me. The first agent pushed H95011x to me, and things went wrong since then.
The phone cannot read the sim card (but no missing sim notice), baseband shown as unknown, if I press the "status" under the "about phone" page, the screen will flash black then go back to the about phone page.
Then I tried a factory reset. The phone started normal as if everything was fine, it just works on the first boot after the reset. But once I restart the phone, it went back to the same situation as above. I tried many times and the whole process is highly repeatable.
After that, I contacted ATT again, had the H95011z pushed to me, and it did not change the problem. Replacing sim card does not help, either.
Then I tried to get to those recovery methods on the forum, including installing the LGE mobile device drivers. But then under download mode, the phone (LGE Android MTP device) is shown as "this device cannot start (code 10)". Thus I was not able to perform fix with the tools.
I am kinds of stuck in the middle. Any help and/or suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks!
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It's an H950 from the $250 ebay deal. I am on ATT service and the phone worked fine at H95010d
I contacted ATT customer service and had them pushed OTA software update to me. The first agent pushed H95011x to me, and things went wrong since then.
The phone cannot read the sim card (but no missing sim notice), baseband shown as unknown, if I press the "status" under the "about phone" page, the screen will flash black then go back to the about phone page.
Then I tried a factory reset. The phone started normal as if everything was fine, it just works on the first boot after the reset. But once I restart the phone, it went back to the same situation as above. I tried many times and the whole process is highly repeatable.
After that, I contacted ATT again, had the H95011z pushed to me, and it did not change the problem. Replacing sim card does not help, either.
Then I tried to get to those recovery methods on the forum, including installing the LGE mobile device drivers. But then under download mode, the phone (LGE Android MTP device) is shown as "this device cannot start (code 10)". Thus I was not able to perform fix with the tools.
I am kinds of stuck in the middle. Any help and/or suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks!
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I am having exactly the same problem. I also replaced the SIM card, but instead of trying the 11z version I tried the rooted 11x version without any change.
As you wrote, a factory reset will restore the ability to make calls until the first reboot. For data, there is no APN listed. Manually inputing the APN info will cause data to work perfectly, but all APN data is lost/missing again on reboot.
icherub said:
I am having exactly the same problem. I also replaced the SIM card, but instead of trying the 11z version I tried the rooted 11x version without any change.
As you wrote, a factory reset will restore the ability to make calls until the first reboot. For data, there is no APN listed. Manually inputing the APN info will cause data to work perfectly, but all APN data is lost/missing again on reboot.
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I've sent the phone back for an exchange, and the new one is coming tomorrow. Just noticed your reply.
So there is no fix for this? Or is there a problem with the ATT OTA update we should be aware of?
neeviour said:
I've sent the phone back for an exchange, and the new one is coming tomorrow. Just noticed your reply.
So there is no fix for this? Or is there a problem with the ATT OTA update we should be aware of?
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This may not be a widespread issue, so there might've been an issue particularly with your Flex (maybe corrupt file?). I've used 11x/z without encountering this.
Ace42 said:
This may not be a widespread issue, so there might've been an issue particularly with your Flex (maybe corrupt file?). I've used 11x/z without encountering this.
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Feels nervous when finding others had the same issue.
Just want to make sure if there's anything i should know of before dealing with the new unit coming tomorrow.
quick report:
Received the exchange. Seems new as the last one but does not contain the ATT sim as the last one did.
Tried update with date changing, for like 20 times no luck. Chatted ATT service to push the two updates (11x and 11z) in, one after another. Gone through the process without problem, and seems working fine now.
So, it may be device dependent or case specific. Thank you for your input.
I also had to send mine back. It's sitting on my front step now. The strange thing is that the email telling me the phone was being sent back only listed a speaker problem, which I did not have and never mentioned. We'll see.
neeviour said:
quick report:
Received the exchange. Seems new as the last one but does not contain the ATT sim as the last one did.
Tried update with date changing, for like 20 times no luck. Chatted ATT service to push the two updates (11x and 11z) in, one after another. Gone through the process without problem, and seems working fine now.
So, it may be device dependent or case specific. Thank you for your input.
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Are you an AT&T customer? I can not get the update to come OTA, whether with an ATT valid SIM or a different SIM. I also tried calling and because I have a business ATT line, I got business support and the lady was clueless about pushing the update to my phone from her end.
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Are you an AT&T customer? I can not get the update to come OTA, whether with an ATT valid SIM or a different SIM. I also tried calling and because I have a business ATT line, I got business support and the lady was clueless about pushing the update to my phone from her end.
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What time of day are you calling? I found calling during east coast business hours got me the right people. Ask the agent if they can do a google search from their computer, when/if they say yes ask them to search for H95011x or H95011z. The first or second result should be the AT&T page that explains the update, once my rep had that info things went MUCH better. (I just noticed for me the first result is my post on this forum LOL)
I got my Flex 2 back and LG did nothing to fix it. The repair said "fixed speaker". I never said anything about a speaker. After a couple frustrated calls I had to send it a second time. The second time, it was returned "no problem found". The phone is unusable as it can only be used after a reset and before a reboot or power off. More fun with LG later today. Ultimately, though, the reps don't give a crap; I couldn't even get the last rep to increase shipping speed, even though they failed to repair it the first time.
Hello
I'm running a completely stock Pixel that was originally purchased from verizon, which was then carrier unlocked then moved to AT&T. It still has a locked bootloader.
The other day I recieved the 9.0 OTA. Everything works on my phone except the radio modem. There is absolutely no cellular service now. Trying to make a call reports "radio off".
- I've rebooted
- Cycled both data and airplane modes on and off with long breaks in between
- Reset network settings
- Spent hours online with google tech support.
- Swapped sim cards with another phone on my account. The sim is good. The problem is with the 9.0 update
Since I haven't seen any other reports of the cellular modem dieing from the update, I'm wondering if it's because I have a verizon version which was carrier unlocked? Perhaps the update re-carrier-locked my phone? I don't have a verizon sim to test the theory out..
Anybody have any other ideas how I can get my phone up and running again?
Thanks!
Someone told someone else that they need to leave the SIM in place during the upgrade. I have no idea if that's true, and that other person hasn't responded.
Did you leave yours in?
post-mortem said:
Someone told someone else that they need to leave the SIM in place during the upgrade. I have no idea if that's true, and that other person hasn't responded.
Did you leave yours in?
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Yes, mine was in
I did finally get it to work thankfully!
I was just preparing to downgrade back to 8.1 via the April OTA. I just finished downloading the update, and installing ADB. When I enabled USB debugging on the phone and plugged it into my laptop, the cell modem sprang to life. Not a single ADB command issued or anything else. Very strange
Too bad that in my frustration I went and ordered a Note 9. Should be a fun device anyways
Glad you got it working! I know that had to be incredibly frustrating!
So, I purchased the A32 5g version a little over a year ago and when I came to xda to find the method to root, I found out the bad news. But read in one of the threads that if your sitting on build 1,2 or 3 to not update because there was a possible method to unlock the bootloader coming soon and taking the updates would make it harder/impossible to unlock the bootloader. So I have been sitting on the build that came with my phone when they handed it to me which is RP1A.200720.012.A326U1UEU3AUH1.
I have been ignoring the update notifications for a year in hopes of a *free* method to be released to no avail.... I think... Right?
Also The old update notifications I would get were easy to ignore and swipe away from the notification swipe down menu and I wouldn't see them again for another week or two. But now just in the past few days for some strange reason the update notifications are different and more annoying. Whenever I restart my phone and unlock it for the first time after restart I always get a whole window notification that takes up my whole screen asking me to update so I always click "later". And it's also permanently in my notification swipe down menu now, I can't swipe it away or turn the notis off. And they've also pinned a huge banner at the top of my main settings menu that says "A software update is available" with an accept button right below it.
So, a couple questions:
If I haven't taken any updates how did my carrier change all of these update notifications and pin one to the top of my settings menu that was never there before? Are they able to do that without me taking an update? It's almost like they're trying to put it everywhere on my phone in hopes that there's more of a chance of me accidentally accepting it. Also, I believe that eventually I will accidentally hit accept on one of these constant notifications and I've waited so long for a *free* method to unlock the bootloader that hasn't come yet, should I just update and get it over with? Or is there a *free* method somewhere or word of one coming?
I also have a couple off topic questions about my carrier. So I believe my build # is the Verizon version of the A32 but my actual cell company is cellcom (American cellcom) and cellcom uses Verizon's network. So why does my carrier use Verizon software and the Verizon network? Why doesn't Verizon just open up shop where I live?
All the previous phones I've gotten from cellcom have always been pretty easy to root and they've always been carrier unlocked. Not sure why but they have been. That is until I made the mistake of getting this phone without doing any research on whether or not it was rootable.
Sorry for the long, all over the place post but If anyone could answer my few questions, it'd be greatly appreciated! Because at this point I'm thinking of just pulling the trigger on the updates if there's no way to unlock the bootloader without paying for a token.
Mine is bootloader version 8 so it can't be rooted; but yours is below 6 so this thread says it can be rooted. Please check it out & let the rest of us know how it works out for you if you try those rooting methods.
How to ROOT A32 5G