The problem here is that my wife broke my lg g5 h850 and the priority was to replace without me knowing, minus any technical knowledge such as international variants.
Yes . I'm now stuck with a vs987 and a dishonest wife.
It seems this variant won't work with data connections..
In my research it seems LTE in Germany won't work with this mobile.
I'm unable to ascertain if I can unlock this or use another network or root or whatever else..
Please help a stressed husband
(With mobile not duplicitous wife)
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Short story GF needs a new phone been eyeing the moto g for a while. And cricket does have a moto g through there website but one thing is the internal memory is 8GBs ,happens to be the only model crickets offers. which is clearly not enough for a app heavy user. GPE has a 16GB version on googleplay perfect size. Just needed some help confirming GPE model will work with Cricket USA. (Any limits like 3G only or LTE capable from the bands provided by google on their playstore and whatever cricket bands are.)
Also stupid question cricket use sim? (I try not to ask gf cause she will beat me knowing I'm getting her a new phone and asking that question would be dead give away)
Thanks alot
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Short story GF needs a new phone been eyeing the moto g for a while. And cricket does have a moto g through there website but one thing is the internal memory is 8GBs ,happens to be the only model crickets offers. which is clearly not enough for a app heavy user. GPE has a 16GB version on googleplay perfect size. Just needed some help confirming GPE model will work with Cricket USA. (Any limits like 3G only or LTE capable from the bands provided by google on their playstore and whatever cricket bands are.)
Also stupid question cricket use sim? (I try not to ask gf cause she will beat me knowing I'm getting her a new phone and asking that question would be dead give away)
Thanks alot
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From what I understand, Cricket is an AT&T MVNO and will use sim cards, along with the AT&T towers. Also the version of the Moto G on the Google Play store is the European one, no idea why they would do that, but that means no 3G in the U.S. I'd suggest either getting the phone through Amazon, or from Motorola themselves, as they do carry it for sale directly.
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From what I understand, Cricket is an AT&T MVNO and will use sim cards, along with the AT&T towers. Also the version of the Moto G on the Google Play store is the European one, no idea why they would do that, but that means no 3G in the U.S. I'd suggest either getting the phone through Amazon, or from Motorola themselves, as they do carry it for sale directly.
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If I buy from amazon which version model should I get the Global GSM(amazon references that model working with att so cricket is a safe bet if I'm correct just wanna make sure) or US GSM?
Hello everyone I'm looking to pickup a stylo and I find the MS631 is a little cheaper then the H631 and it looks like most roms are compatible but just wanted to be sure that MS631 can be flash to H631 before I pulled the trigger. If it is possible do I just flash the latest H631 rom or is there more involved?
thanks
you want to put the tmo firmware/ROM on the Metro pcs phone? I'm not sure about the new ones but you could with the early batches. The physical phones were exactly the same hardware. I did it a bunch of times.
They are the same phones, only the installed ROMs/firmware is different with respect to the carrier branding only: the T-Mobile version obviously has some T-Mobile related content, the MetroPCS has MetroPCS content, but aside from that it's the same device running the same software, same bands available, etc. 2GB of RAM, 16GB storage, and so on.
Also, if this was possible it wouldn't change anything related to unlocking the carrier, for the record: that can only be done using the included application now, there's no more "unlock codes" with these newer devices which sucks and makes things more difficult on the end user but that's how it is now. So, even if you could flash the MetroPCS model with the T-Mobile ROM or vice versa, it would still be carrier locked to MetroPCS and wouldn't work with T-Mobile at all (or vice versa) even in spite of the fact that T-Mobile owns MetroPCS
Funny how that works.
Could always just use Katana which is an excellent fast stable ROM too.
I have MetroPCS and maybe it is just a placebo effect, but it seems I have more consistent network connections (voice and data) once I flashed the TMO firmware partitions. I have nothing to back this up unfortunately, but to answer your question, it most certainly works. It does NOT work the other way -- flashing MetroPCS firmware onto a TMO phone.
Slightly off topic, where were you seeing the MS631 cheaper than a H631? I had the complete opposite experience. Most of the H631's I saw were cheaper than the MS631's. I ended up getting a good deal on the MS631 because I have MetroPCS as my carrier
I know most are branded h631/ms631 and are in fact the exact same phone. I know that tmobile roms work on the metro phone. Katana was based off tmo version and is my daily rom of choice. I believe that CM is also based off of the tmo source.
Thanks for all the help guys ended uo getting a good deal on the h631 @tub517 I was looking at used phone on swappa and eBay so YMMV on prices being lower
I've seen conflicting reports that to use a TMobile LG g5 on metropcs the phone doesn't need unlock and that it does? Can anyone confirm this
Yes it does need to be unlocked though its pretty simple to have it unlocked. I believe you can just call tmobile and tell them the situation. That it's a used tmo phone or whatever and you'll be leaving the country and would like an unlock code sent (that's what I told them anyway).
The phone doesn't need to be unlocked. I am using now LG G5 H830 from T-Mobile and I am a metro pcs customer. They use same network. No unlocked needed.
Hi all
It's time to retire my Galaxy G6 (and my wife's ancient Moto X) and I'm having a really hard time figuring out a budget-friendly, bootloader/sim unlocked option that will work on the Sprint network. (We have the old SERO plan, and pay $50/mo per line, for true unlimited data and virtually unlimited calls/text/international roaming.)
I've done some preliminary research about phones that have excellent XDA support, but sadly I'm told by Sprint that most of these phones will not work on the Sprint network. Namely:
One Plus 5T
Moto 5G Plus
Pixel 1
LG G6
Huawei Mate 9
I contacted Sprint chat, and they told me that all but the Pixel 1 and LG G6 are incompatible with Sprint. Is this accurate?
If true, how do I go about confirming that the model I'd be purchasing is truly bootloader unlocked? I understand buying a used phone in a crapshoot, and buying directly from the carrier guarantees a locked bootloader. Is this accurate?
I saw an Amazon Prime version of the LG G6, but have read on XDA that this Prime version of the phone is bootloader locked. Is this true?
Any tips for phones I have not mentioned would be most welcome, as long as they meet the following criteria:
1. Works on Sprint Network
2. Unlocked Sim and bootloader (ability to root is mandatory-- the easier to root, the better)
3. Phone is well supported by XDA community
4. Relatively easy to root (ideally, rooting will not void warranty as with Pixel and One Plus 5T, though this is not mandatory)
5. Affordable (let's say less than $400, but ideally less than $300)
Additionally, I'd welcome all tips as to how to determine whether the phone has an unlocked bootloader.
Thanks, all. I really appreciate your help.
So it gets out there....
Apparently AT&T (possibly/probably others) are taking advantage of their network upgrades to force phone sales. I'm currently using an LG V30+ which from what I see of it's specifications is fully compatible with 4G LTE and even 5G NSA and I can see that VoLTE is currently configured too. I've been using it on an AT&T MVNO for years without much issue. When I paid my bill this month, bam! No more data! Over 3 hours with technical support and multiple agents to get my data working again and when asked what the issue was I was told "It's nothing sir just a little update." Last week my MMS suddenly stopped working and nobody has been able to fix it it, the best (only) answer I've received is that my "sim card is too old, it's from 2014, you need a new sim card." Mind you I've had service through this MVNO since 2014 but have since changed the sim card. So obviously I'm tired of this mess right? So I'm switching MVNOs right? Wrong! I go to port my number to another MVNO (Straight Talk) and my "IMEI shows that my phone is not compatible with the new AT&T network". Comment and share.
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I'm also interested in hearing of any comparable phones that are rootable and have TWRP available that show they are compatible this year on an AT&T MVNO. I checked a T-Mobile MVNO and it showed compatible with Mint.
Edit: Look what I found:
These phones will still work on our network after we phase out ... - ATT
https://www.att.com/idpassets/images/support/wireless/Devices-Working-on-ATT-Network.pdf
Confirmed? See the only LG V30 listed is the AT&T version.
been getting this on Verizon both with my LG G6 and even my V50 (which also has 5g but they claim it doesn't)
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been getting this on Verizon both with my LG G6 and even my V50 (which also has 5g but they claim it doesn't)
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Verizon uses a different method and they are all CDMA, so I think first they deny anything that can use a sim, I did some research on this once and came across the information...
Basically only two types of phones are compatible with the Verizon Network...
1. iphones
2. Androids that were made for the Verizon Network.
So if it's not an iphone or a Verizon phone it is not compatible for their network because they say so. But you're not missing anything as they seem to have the worst coverage of the big 3.
1. AT&T
2. T-Mobile
3. Verizon
According to their own coverage maps.
But now AT&T is starting to play the same game? My LG V30+ is a US998. Maybe they allow the AT&T versions?
Edit: Typo and additional info as follows...
Allegedly Apple pays for this privilege if you want to call it that.