I am wanting to start using Republic Wireless and idiot me purchased an unlocked verizon s6...I put my sim card in my device today and it says my model isnt compatible. I was shocked (should have done my research). It is saying it must be the Samsung-SM-G920T model for it to be compatible with their network. I could have sworn the verizon model I purchased was unlocked so I am confused. Is there anyway I can root the phone and somehow make it appear as being the G920T model instead of my SM-G920V model ?
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bought note edge. it says 915F in "about device" but says 915P in download mode
hi i bought a note edge believing it is international but it is sprint based when i brought it home and checked through download mode. i believe the seller has installed some kind of custom firmware on it (career phones, although unlocked, are not sold well so shops here sometimes change the firmware which shows an international model number). i have no problems with sprint and id rather have the original sprint firmware on it than a fake one.
what i want to know is would doing that simlock my phone?
also, if it is a sprint phone what are the chances of it getting marshmallow?
or should i return the phone?
i m afraid that your phone is converted.
i have seen so many s5, note3, s4, s3 and now note edge converted from logo to no logo (international model)
its better if you can return it. you will never get any update on such phones
thanks. is not getting updates (and by that i hope you mean just OTA) the worst of it? will going back to a sprint firmware carrier lock it?
ok i installed a stock sprint firmware and now my phone is working alright. thanks
i m afraid that your phone is converted.
So my cousin bought me a note 5 Verizon model from U.S , the thing is I think I get "software update is temporary unavailable"issue. a quick google concluded that I need a Verizon sim to get OTA updates . I was wondering is there any way I could update it without a Verizon sim , since I could no way get a Verizon sim in the U.K
Thanks
rkoforever90 said:
So my cousin bought me a note 5 Verizon model from U.S , the thing is I think I get "software update is temporary unavailable"issue. a quick google concluded that I need a Verizon sim to get OTA updates . I was wondering is there any way I could update it without a Verizon sim , since I could no way get a Verizon sim in the U.K
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Take your current sim out and try Samsung Smartswitch. Download the one for the PC or Mac and give it a try. If that doesn't work manually update with Odin using these files. You might be out of luck for the monthly security patches but it's not a huge deal as far as I'm concerned.
rkoforever90 said:
So my cousin bought me a note 5 Verizon model from U.S , the thing is I think I get "software update is temporary unavailable"issue. a quick google concluded that I need a Verizon sim to get OTA updates . I was wondering is there any way I could update it without a Verizon sim , since I could no way get a Verizon sim in the U.K
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I have VZW note5 and i'm out of USA, using other carrier.
Connect the Note5 to pc
from MyComputer install Verizon Wireless Software Assistance.
After install successful, you can upgrade it from there
Hello,
I bought a Note 5 from Dubai. The seller was advertising it as unlocked.
Back home, the SIM is working but the device (which was packed as new) is rooted the series is SM-N920F (nobleltevzw) and shows the brand as Verizon.
My issue is that it is stuck on 5.1.1 and does not upgrade or show any upgrade to 6.
I am afraid to flash with the original Samsung ROM, I am not sure anymore why it was rooted or if this series is actually SIM Locked and was rooted to be unlocked.
Any ideas?
jsaade said:
Hello,
I bought a Note 5 from Dubai. The seller was advertising it as unlocked.
Back home, the SIM is working but the device (which was packed as new) is rooted the series is SM-N920F (nobleltevzw) and shows the brand as Verizon.
My issue is that it is stuck on 5.1.1 and does not upgrade or show any upgrade to 6.
I am afraid to flash with the original Samsung ROM, I am not sure anymore why it was rooted or if this series is actually SIM Locked and was rooted to be unlocked.
Any ideas?
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If its a verizon version its not rooted there is no available root method.
And also if it is verzion note 5 its unlockex out of the box. Just may not support local bands being used. I had this issue. I use a company called net10 which can bounce off just about any towers. So i was using att on my note 5 and it didnt pick up bately anything now im back on verizons towers and all good
Just got a used S8 Plus Unlocked version (that's what I was told anyway) Model is SM-G955U not U1 so that confuses me.
When I change the sim the carrier software and apps change too....from t-mobile t verizon etc.....which only happens on the unlocked versions I beleive.
Samsung says it is the Verizon version and still under warranty.
1. How is it possible that I have the Unlocked version with model # SM-G955U
2. I would like to switch the software/Fw to T-mobile only........Is it worth the trouble. if so how do I do that?
Thank you in advance.
I bought a US Cellular device and used it on Verizon no problem
If you want to go full TMobile look up the Carrier Switching thread and you can change from Vzw/Vzw/Tmb to Tmb/Tmb/Tmb (Instead of XAA which is unlocked)
My Uncle got me a verizon galaxy s7 from USA and now I am trying to run a 4G sim in it but it isn't working as VoLTE is not activating ( something called Advanced HD Calling) as verizon wants verification for it and as the device is here we can't do that
I was thinking of flashing an Indian Firmware on it
Will that help me ??
Or is there anything else I can do.
Please Help.
update 1 : I managed to unlock the bootloader
If it's a Verizon S7 it'll be a G930V which uses Snapdragon, you can't flash Indian firmware on it because India uses the G930F model which has Exynos SoC.
Also despite the bootloader unlock option being available and toggleable in developer options, it doesn't actually do anything on USA models. Don't attempt to flash custom recovery, it'll brick.
Your best bet would be to flash the unbranded USA firmware (G930U) which should rid the phone of Verizon, however it's unlikely that'd let you use local carrier VoLTE.
I can run an Indian Sim in this device its just that the Volte doesn't work
I can still make it work with an app from the provider
should i just make do with the app or try the unbranded firmware?
also the other s7 my uncle sent me has FRP locked and the seller can't obviously give me his gmail to unlock it.
Is there anything I can do to bypass it or do I have to send it back to USA? also i have no clue if it has OEM unlocking enabled