Running 5.1.1 lolipop on 4.4.2 kitkat firmware - Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Newbie here.... So my phone updated and WiFi stopped working. In searching this site for a fix or to revert back to previous version I downloaded a Canadian firmware for the g900w8 model. That is what I have.... My warranty just ended so I figured why not try a new ROM.I rooted and then i installed the team exodus 5.1.1. Never updated my broadband version. Ran that for a week and decided to change due to slow charging and fast draining battery. Stock was awesome full charge in about an hour.
So now I am running blisspop 5.1.1 and flashed krazykernel 3.4 over top
Runs great, some lag in the built in browser still slower charging but better than exodus.
My question though is this..
How am I running 5.1.1 on baseband version for 4.4.2?
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Try to flash lollipop leaked!!!
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So I have a GS5 on KitKat running NI2 Firmware and Build. I Flashed Ricks ROM and am loving it! Big ups to the Dev on that. However, the whole reason that I Rooted my phone was to try out custom ROMs and my question is if I wanted allianceROM on my phone, I'm currently on Ni2 instead of Ne9. Could I only change the firmware and not the entire build to Ne9 and then flash the AllianceROM? I know after all these years, I should know this by now however, I just waited for in this case an Ni2 rom build to be released then flash it. Is there a way to try any of the builds within kitkat?
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