Is it possible to flash a t mobile modem to my ATT i337 with MK2 through safestrap?
1) questions go in the q&a section
2) if it's a flashable zip then it should work, but I don't know if the modem is compatible, and I actually doubt it a bit.
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Maybe I phrased it wrong there was a thread about unlocking the t mobile bands on a att s4 a while back I couldn't do it because of the locked boot loader I was wondering if there is a way to do this via safestrap
robk68 said:
Maybe I phrased it wrong there was a thread about unlocking the t mobile bands on a att s4 a while back I couldn't do it because of the locked boot loader I was wondering if there is a way to do this via safestrap
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Definitely not though ss
robk68 said:
Maybe I phrased it wrong there was a thread about unlocking the t mobile bands on a att s4 a while back I couldn't do it because of the locked boot loader I was wondering if there is a way to do this via safestrap
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Look in the general section, there's various threads about how to unlock the phone but the AWS mod seems to not work on 4.3 which i guess you need for LTE? Someone will have to confirm what that does. But you should still get H+ I believe.
DeadlySin9 said:
Look in the general section, there's various threads about how to unlock the phone but the AWS mod seems to not work on 4.3 which i guess you need for LTE? Someone will have to confirm what that does. But you should still get H+ I believe.
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The phone is already unlocked i actually get the LTE but not the h plus which has more coverage in my area
robk68 said:
The phone is already unlocked i actually get the LTE but not the h plus which has more coverage in my area
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Just search up the T-Mobile APN and see if there's another one that uses H+ or something.
Hey guys,
is it possible to use one of these in Europe with full 4G support? Can I flash ROMS that are meant to be used on the European model and it will fix the antenna or should I flash specific Verizon ROMS and then flash an european modem, if at all possible? I thank any input because I'm clueless.
Thanks!
mrvlhs said:
Hey guys,
is it possible to use one of these in Europe with full 4G support? Can I flash ROMS that are meant to be used on the European model and it will fix the antenna or should I flash specific Verizon ROMS and then flash an european modem, if at all possible? I thank any input because I'm clueless.
Thanks!
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1st wrong section
2nd, Not 100% sure on the bands, but you cant flash any other firmware other than Verizon unless its a custom rom, But flashing a rom wont unlock bands.
in us version missing bands totally - physically! it isnt about software but only HW ...
hyelton said:
1st wrong section
2nd, Not 100% sure on the bands, but you cant flash any other firmware other than Verizon unless its a custom rom, But flashing a rom wont unlock bands.
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I thought this would be the appropriate section, which one should I use then?
locki said:
in us version missing bands totally - physically! it isnt about software but only HW ...
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So you're saying there is zero chance of making it work by flashing something?
Thanks all!
mrvlhs said:
I thought this would be the appropriate section, which one should I use then?
So you're saying there is zero chance of making it work by flashing something?
Thanks all!
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The questions and anwsers but since youve already posted there's no point in posting there.
Yes its a zero chance of making it work By flashing.
is it possible to flash a custom kernel on the s5 even though it has a locked bootloader? i was looking online and saw that some people were able to do it with other phones but they said it varies on the phone itself and the kernel
Veid71 said:
is it possible to flash a custom kernel on the s5 even though it has a locked bootloader? i was looking online and saw that some people were able to do it with other phones but they said it varies on the phone itself and the kernel
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Nobody with the Verizon s5...
ldeveraux said:
Nobody with the Verizon s5...
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hmmm i know you could flash one that was called blaze or something like that but its for kitkat cuz i flashed it but when it turned on it had the safestrap screen come up and went black when i hit continue
Veid71 said:
hmmm i know you could flash one that was called blaze or something like that but its for kitkat cuz i flashed it but when it turned on it had the safestrap screen come up and went black when i hit continue
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Then why'd you ask if you knew the answer?
ldeveraux said:
Then why'd you ask if you knew the answer?
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because i wanted to know if anyone knew of any others or if anyone was working on some lollipop ones or just anymore in general
Veid71 said:
because i wanted to know if anyone knew of any others or if anyone was working on some lollipop ones or just anymore in general
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No, it won't work on our Verizon/At&T model. It will work with t-mobile and sprint and Verizon Dev edition. Dev had banned the project so everyone is moving on to ktoonsez's kernel, which again worked on everything except for our Verizon 900V model. Bottom line, you can't flash a custom kernel onto a locked bootloader. We have many variation of model S5, make sure you are looking at Verizon (SM-900V) and AT&T (SM-G900A) which have locked bootloader.
buhohitr said:
No, it won't work on our Verizon/At&T model. It will work with t-mobile and sprint and Verizon Dev edition. Dev had banned the project so everyone is moving on to ktoonsez's kernel, which again worked on everything except for our Verizon 900V model. Bottom line, you can't flash a custom kernel onto a locked bootloader. We have many variation of model S5, make sure you are looking at Verizon (SM-900V) and AT&T (SM-G900A) which have locked bootloader.
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hmm okay thanks
Anyone know which bands are supported by the VZW version? Is it only 2/3/4/5/13?
TIA
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jblazea50 said:
Anyone know which bands are supported by the VZW version? Is it only 2/3/4/5/13?
TIA
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I just read about this. According to this review: http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2500353,00.asp
"It (Verizon Wireless Samsung Galaxy S7) has LTE bands 2/3/4/5/7/8/13/18/19/20/38/39/40/41. Samsung unfortunately removed key LTE bands for the other major US carriers—12 for T-Mobile, 17 for AT&T, and 25 for Sprint—to make it difficult to use this model elsewhere."
I doubt it was Samsung that removed it - more likely, Verizon had them remove the others. Just a guess, tho.
Is there an ELI5 version of this thread? What is the importance of knowing which "bands" are supported?
UndeadCircus said:
Is there an ELI5 version of this thread? What is the importance of knowing which "bands" are supported?
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Using the phone LTE in other carriers. Carriers 'own' certain frequency bands which are used to communicate with your phone. Your phone and the tower need to be able to use the same frequency band in order to communicate.
Most phones work on 2G/3G world wide (except on CDMA carriers like Verizon, generally most phones don't use the tech/frequencies for verzion nor would Verizon allow then on their 2G/3G bands of they did). But LTE is new enough that most phones don't support the 20 odd frequency ranges used (2G/3G use less then 10 combined for most of the world).
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BlackjackWidow said:
I doubt it was Samsung that removed it - more likely, Verizon had them remove the others. Just a guess, tho.
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The modem supports all the bands, Verizon disables it in software. What a bummer! I will suggest you to buy G950U or US cellular model.
Or flash the firmware of the carrier you want to enable the modem which has been successfully posted on a few xda threads and other sites. All snapdragon us variants can be cross flashed.
gunz.jones said:
Or flash the firmware of the carrier you want to enable the modem which has been successfully posted on a few xda threads and other sites. All snapdragon us variants can be cross flashed.
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You meant, if I flash those firmware on my Verizone S7, can I able to get LTE on my my mobile without any problem? please note am outside US and using efferent carrier sim.
Thanks in advance.
shakkirk said:
You meant, if I flash those firmware on my Verizone S7, can I able to get LTE on my my mobile without any problem? please note am outside US and using efferent carrier sim.
Thanks in advance.
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Yes, AT&T bands are in that firmware, evoke TMO bands are in there. Most gsm carriers have all bands except Verizon and Sprint bands enabled
gunz.jones said:
Yes, AT&T bands are in that firmware, evoke TMO bands are in there. Most gsm carriers have all bands except Verizon and Sprint bands enabled
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Sorry I am noob, can you please give me a step by step installation link?
Thanks in advance
shakkirk said:
Sorry I am noob, can you please give me a step by step installation link?
Thanks in advance
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I don't have links to the firmware, I'm at work. If you look at updato.com you can find the latest for the g930a, or you could get the g930u nougat update. There are plenty of threads that work through Odin usage in each forum in the QA
att s8 question
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I don't have links to the firmware, I'm at work. If you look at updato.com you can find the latest for the g930a, or you could get the g930u nougat update. There are plenty of threads that work through Odin usage in each forum in the QA
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do you know if an unlocked att s8 will work on page plus ? ( basicly Verizon ,same towers)
skindeep75 said:
do you know if an unlocked att s8 will work on page plus ? ( basicly Verizon ,same towers)
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You'd have to check on the s8 forums. An s7 probably would as I think only the Sprint and tmo phones were simlocked. Not sure though as I've only had my ST phone and read the vzw phone being used on several carriers.
gunz.jones said:
You'd have to check on the s8 forums. An s7 probably would as I think only the Sprint and tmo phones were simlocked. Not sure though as I've only had my ST phone and read the vzw phone being used on several carriers.
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just did a live chat with Samsung and they said an att unlocked s8 will work 100 percent with Verizon, heres to hoping shes right lol
gunz.jones said:
Or flash the firmware of the carrier you want to enable the modem which has been successfully posted on a few xda threads and other sites. All snapdragon us variants can be cross flashed.
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So are you saying that the actual bands are software based not hardware based. So all we have todo is flash the right ENG and ROM and wala I have right radios for my carrier?? US Based.
Yes, flashing the fw of the carrier loads the correct radio drivers. The radios are hardware based, but locked down by what the firmware has the instructions to look for and run.
gunz.jones said:
Yes, flashing the fw of the carrier loads the correct radio drivers. The radios are hardware based, but locked down by what the firmware has the instructions to look for and run.
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Great explanation, I’m new to this stuff - we all have to start somewhere right?
So is root required to flash? The reason I ask is that I’d like to buy an S7 but I want to be able to WiFi hotspot tether without carrier provisioning and some versions of the phone allow it while I’m pretty sure others block that (like att)...By the way do you know which version would be best to flash to for WiFi tethering and ALL LTE bands made available? Thanks!
charter3554 said:
Great explanation, I’m new to this stuff - we all have to start somewhere right?
So is root required to flash? The reason I ask is that I’d like to buy an S7 but I want to be able to WiFi hotspot tether without carrier provisioning and some versions of the phone allow it while I’m pretty sure others block that (like att)...By the way do you know which version would be best to flash to for WiFi tethering and ALL LTE bands made available? Thanks!
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I use the hybrid rom that is loaded with vzw and debloated custom to my needs. It has tethering enabled. You'll just need to use root long enough to get the flashfire setup going and then once you're done it is unrooted. You'll have to check other threads regarding performance tweaks if you decide to stay rooted.
gunz.jones said:
Yes, flashing the fw of the carrier loads the correct radio drivers. The radios are hardware based, but locked down by what the firmware has the instructions to look for and run.
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gunz.jones said:
I use the hybrid rom that is loaded with vzw and debloated custom to my needs. It has tethering enabled. You'll just need to use root long enough to get the flashfire setup going and then once you're done it is unrooted. You'll have to check other threads regarding performance tweaks if you decide to stay rooted.
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I thought the bootloader was locked on the Verizon S7 which doesn't allow rooting?... So rooting actually is possible on the Verizon S7?
charter3554 said:
I thought the bootloader was locked on the Verizon S7 which doesn't allow rooting?... So rooting actually is possible on the Verizon S7?
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Using the engineering kernel for nougat you can achieve toy, but it's buggy and slow since it wasn't meant to be used for daily devices. That's why the hybrid ton was developed to show some root uses without needing to keep root, like removing bloat permanently or getting the tethering service setup.
I've been running jrkruse's Verizon_TMO_Hybrid_Nougat_Rom and just switched carriers from Verizon to T-Moblie. If I want to play with different ROMs and whatnot, can I simply jump over to the Tmo forums, or do I need to stick with the Verizon ROMs?
dalewest said:
I've been running jrkruse's Verizon_TMO_Hybrid_Nougat_Rom and just switched carriers from Verizon to T-Moblie. If I want to play with different ROMs and whatnot, can I simply jump over to the Tmo forums, or do I need to stick with the Verizon ROMs?
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The tmo/vzw and U hybrid roms are all you have and will work across all carriers with the correct aroma options. Especially tmo
gunz.jones said:
The tmo/vzw and U hybrid roms are all you have and will work across all carriers with the correct aroma options. Especially tmo
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Thank you, kind sir.