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[Q] Is it simlocked?

Hello.
I just got a second-hand i9505. And i have some questions.
It's running 4.4.2. When it boots, it displays a SFR logo (i heard is a french carrier).
I have used Factory data reset, and the problem is that the phone installed me SuperSU. True, it's not working, so i don't have root. But when i check for updates OTA it says that my device has been modified blah blah blah.
When i connect it to Kies, it says i have an upgrade.
Current firmware version: PDA:NC4 / PHONE:NC4 / CSC:NC2 (SFR)
Latest firmware version: PDA:NG8 / PHONE:NG8 / CSC:NG1 (SFR)
I don't use here in Romania SFR (i'm on Telekom) so i'm asking, if i upgrade it via kies is there any chance to become simlock?? And if it becomes simlock, how can i unlock it.
Or... can i flash any software from samsung-updates.com?
Sorry for my bad english..

Poti sa postezi si in romana. Atata timp cat postezi si in engleza mai jos
Ceva clar nu e bine cu telefonul. Din moment ce un factory reset iti instaleaza SuperSU. Pe firmware original nu ar trebui sa se intample.
Daca zici ca il folosesti in Telekom, atunci nu cred ca e blocat intr-o retea. Dar, daca e cumparat de la o firma de telefonie din franta, atunci e posibil sa fi fost codat si apoi l-a decodat cineva.
Cat despre update, nu stiu sa-ti spun daca il va coda inapoi.
Something is definitely wrong with the phone. Since a factory reset is installing the SuperSU app. On the original firmware this shouldn't happen.
If you say you're using it in Telekom, then it I don't think it's locked to a carrier. But if it was bought it from a french carrier, then it might have been carrier locked and unlocked afterwards
As for the update, I don't know if it will lock it back.

Whether the phone becomes SIM Locked or not depends on how it was unlocked. Carrier unlocks or purchased unlock codes are permanent. The unlock methods used here run the risk of losing the unlock when upgrading, though they can be run again if needed. The good news about an unlocked phone is that you can install any stock ROM you want. For example, my 9505 was an O2 phone. When I bought it the device had Slovenian firmware on it. I've since replaced that with Black Edition unbranded firmware.

Is there any chance to be unlocked with root help? If yes, this should not be working, because the root is inactive.
Anyway, you're saying that i can flash an unbranded stock rom? And it will not become simlocked?

To the best of my recollection, the service menu unlock does not require root. Attempting to take advantage of RegionLock Away's unintended side effect of unlocking the phone while removing the region lock requires root, since RegionLock Away modifies system files.
In any event, if your phone is unlocked, you can install unbranded firmware in place of whatever firmware is currently on the S4. However, there's no guarantee you won't lose the SIM unlock, especially if you use the methods on the forums here to unlock it. In fact I'm reluctant to upgrade to Android 5.0.1 when it finally becomes available for the 9505. Not only am I concerned that Android 5.0.1's massive changes will break the SIM lock, but based upon horror stories I've read on the forums here, there's no downgrading the new modem once installed. If that truly is the case, then I'll look into a custom Android 5.0 Touchwiz ROM, when they become a bit more common.

Official LG G4 Android M Discussion Thread

What do you think about G4 Android M update?
Does G4 users get Android M update before 2016?
Which country will get M update firstly?
Let's discuss...

Poland and other smaller EU countries may see it first (H815).. followed by Korea (F500K/L/S). Should happen before 2016... late October.. November or early December.
H815 variants (H815L/T etc) and other international models (H818 etc) and USA models will most likely get updated later during Q1 2016.
But impossible to know for sure until the time comes.

autoprime said:
Poland and other smaller EU countries may see it first (H815).. followed by Korea (F500K/L/S). Should happen before 2016... late October.. November or early December.
H815 variants (H815L/T etc) and other international models (H818 etc) and USA models will most likely get updated later during Q1 2016.
But impossible to know for sure until the time comes.
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I've read somewhere that LG is currently testing Marshmallow on the G4.. So I think it will be release somewhere in October or November.. At least before 2016.
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in SEA..they only update our FW until V10B....i have no hope for android M to be with us till next year..but i might then switch to iphone 6s~

doki81 said:
in SEA..they only update our FW until V10B....i have no hope for android M to be with us till next year..but i might then switch to iphone 6s~
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Luckily the Sea variant can flash kdz for the European variant. I've read you'll lose things like volte.

We are on software 10z. I would imagine Korean phones will be the first but only time will tell. Looking forward to it though!
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What @autoprime said..

I predict February for most devices to have M. According to their track record it's been like that. November and December for Korea and Poland.
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Donald K. said:
I've read somewhere that LG is currently testing Marshmallow on the G4.. So I think it will be release somewhere in October or November.. At least before 2016.
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Link me bro
Google is of no help

PunishedSnake said:
Link me bro
Google is of no help
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http://www.vcpost.com/articles/91428/20150915/lg-android-update-g4-g3-g2-receive-6-0-marshmallow.htm
http://www.techtastic.nl/smartphone...irect-geupdatet-naar-android-6-0-marshmallow/
And a dutch website:
Google gaat naar alle waarschijnlijkheid de uiteindelijk versie van Android 6.0 Marshmallow*in september of begin oktober uitrollen naar zijn verschillende Nexus producten. De verwachting is dat de LG G4 nog in 2015 worden geüpdatet, terwijl Marshmallow later wordt uitgebracht voor de LG G3 en LG G2. Er gaan zelfs geruchten dat de update in zijn geheel is geschrapt voor de LG G2, hoewel we dat betwijfelen gezien het feit dat het toestel qua specificaties een kopie is van de Nexus 5, een toestel dat Marshmallow zonder problemen draait.
"De verwachting is dat de LG G4 nog in 2015 worden geüpdatet"
English: The prediction is that the LG G4 will get an update in 2015. The LG G3 will come later and there are rumours that the G2 won't even get the update at all.
Note: These are all rumours! And i think the international carrier-unlocked H815 will be first.
Sent from my LG-H815

It would be nice if I got marshmallow before the end of the year but not getting my hopes up as I have at&t. Did a Google search on update history for at&t optimus G, G2, and G3 and its always the following April after the nexus launch. Seems a bit long to me
Sent from my LG-H810 using Tapatalk

Hopefully true....

Probably you guys haven't heard about lg OGP. I am coming from that device eithiut minimum support. Most locations received lolipop update except in india. Yes it sucks.. But couldn't help it.
Also, speaking of v10z? Seriously? We still are on v10f! Heh

Id rather they give us an unlockable bootloader first. I wouldn't want to update to 6.0 anyway until I can get xposed and all the other tweaks I like having first. Made that mistake going from kit kat to lollipop right away and man did 5.0 suck for the first few months. 6.0 is not even a big update anyway.

Isn't LG usually pretty fast at pushing these updates out to the carriers? I would imagine the carriers will be the problem.
Thankfully for us Canadian users, we just need ONE carrier to release the update as the H812 is identical across all versions.

http://androidspin.com/2015/10/02/a...for-the-lg-g3-and-lg-g4-are-coming-very-soon/
:')

LG G4 Android M release
The Android M update for the LG G4 is coming. The LG G4 will be the first phone besides the Nexus phones to receive the update. LG is already starting to roll out the update in Poland this week.
LG G4 Android 6.0 Marshmallow update imminent

For Verizon customers we'll prob get M on our G4's when other carriers are getting N on theirs lol...

pettigrew95 said:
For Verizon customers we'll prob get M on our G4's when other carriers are getting N on theirs lol...
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Lol. Android Nougat most likely .
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Redmi 3S/Prime networks

hello. im from venezuela and my operator is Movistar Venezuela and there operate bands are: <(2G)GSM: 850Mhz>. <(3G)WCDMA: 1900Mhz>. <(4G)LTE: Band 4 1700/2100 Mhz>. if i check redmi 3s on ethernet the information varies a lot... one says is compatible and others says its not... so people you have the phone can you please tell me if the phone works in this networks? please.

JavierG123 said:
hello. im from venezuela and my operator is Movistar Venezuela and there operate bands are: <(2G)GSM: 850Mhz>. <(3G)WCDMA: 1900Mhz>. <(4G)LTE: Band 4 1700/2100 Mhz>. if i check redmi 3s on ethernet the information varies a lot... one says is compatible and others says its not... so people you have the phone can you please tell me if the phone works in this networks? please.
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soy de argentina, pudiste solucionar eso? estoy buscando lo mismo

endelgado10 said:
soy de argentina, pudiste solucionar eso? estoy buscando lo mismo
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i reply in english because for forum rules the answer can be erase for be in other language lol. yes i can... i search a lot and i buy mine on amazon, i asked to the seller and he said it works on all except 4G band. anyway in my area don't have 4g so.. no problem with that if you want to buy on Chinese page you can enter here http://www.kimovil.com/es/donde-comprar-xiaomi-redmi-3s-3gb-32-gb and you can se the web sites where the phone its sold with that band enabled. i hope you understand my bad english xD

I am from Mexico and bought my phone at geekbuying webpage.
[HK Stock][Official International Version][Package B]XIAOMI Redmi 3S 5.0inch HD 4G LTE MIUI 7 Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 Octa Core 3GB 32GB Smartphone
This International Version Works perfectly with 4G LTE Band 4. (Telcel Mexico)
Movistar in Mexico Uses the LTE Band 2 and the phone will only work with 3g. (H+)
Hope this helps.

Seems like the international version of Redmi 3s has additional FDD LTE bands (4G: FDD LTE B1/3/4/5/7/8/20 (2100/1800/1700/850/2600/900/800MHz)). I am wondering if we can unlock the additional bands in our Redmi 3s Chinese version because I also need band 4 in order to have LTE signal.

I was trying to unlock Band 2 on my phone, but could not unlock the bootloader.
After being granted permission from Xiaomi to unlock bootloader, I get the "Couldn't Verify Device" Error at 50%. Seems this is something xiaomi needs to fix.

Where to buy the H990 online?

Does anyone have links to online stores where the LG V20 H990 is available for purchase?

Byte_76 said:
Does anyone have links to online stores where the LG V20 H990 is available for purchase?
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http://www.expansys.com.hk/lg-v20-dual-sim-lg-h990n-64gb-titan-296279/

Apparently, there are two versions. H990N and H990DS.

Byte_76 said:
Does anyone have links to online stores where the LG V20 H990 is available for purchase?
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http://www.eglobalcentral.eu/

Thank you!

Byte_76 said:
Thank you!
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ATTENTION:
DO NOT BUY DUAL SIM :
H990N or H990DS
PLZ WAIT FOR BELOW INTERNATIONAL SINGLE SIM Model number :
LG H990 V20 TD-LTE / H990TR
LINK :
https://www.frequencycheck.com/compatibility/O81Jn/lg-h990-v20-td-lte-h990tr/countries

You can buy one on gmarket.co.kr for about 730$
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Why?
moosaa said:
ATTENTION:
DO NOT BUY DUAL SIM :
H990N or H990DS
PLZ WAIT FOR BELOW INTERNATIONAL SINGLE SIM Model number :
LG H990 V20 TD-LTE / H990TR
LINK :
https://www.frequencycheck.com/compatibility/O81Jn/lg-h990-v20-td-lte-h990tr/countries
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moosaa said:
ATTENTION:
DO NOT BUY DUAL SIM :
H990N or H990DS
PLZ WAIT FOR BELOW INTERNATIONAL SINGLE SIM Model number :
LG H990 V20 TD-LTE / H990TR
LINK :
https://www.frequencycheck.com/compatibility/O81Jn/lg-h990-v20-td-lte-h990tr/countries
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What's wrong with the Dual SIM version?

BozQ said:
What's wrong with the Dual SIM version?
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everybody,
listen to me carefully plz,
Im NOT developer,
but I have a lot of knowledge about LG Flagship smartphone since LG V10 ,
Model H990DS or H990N Dual SIM ,
CAN NOT Unlock Bootloader ,
If cant = CAN NOT be Rooted as well ,
LG V20 H990 Single SIM will 100% launch in South Africa, Turkey,
some Arabic countries such as :
Lebanon , Jordon , Irag ,
and It will launch in Erope in the future as well ,
LG South Africa Link :
http://www.lg.com/za/mobile-phones/lg-LGH990
LG V20 H990
is Internationl Single SIM model & It can be officially Unlock Bootloader by LG developer Official website ,
LG developer Official website Link :
http://developer.lge.com/resource/mobile/RetrieveBootloader.dev?categoryTypeCode=ANRS
If anybody dont trust or believe me ,
then ask any Recognized or Master Developer ,
Good Luck
Instagram: MOOSA36

moosaa said:
everybody,
listen to me carefully plz,
Im NOT developer,
but I have a lot of knowledge about LG Flagship smartphone since LG V10 ,
Model H990DS or H990N Dual SIM ,
CAN NOT Unlock Bootloader ,
If cant = CAN NOT be Rooted as well ,
LG V20 H990 Single SIM will 100% launch in South Africa, Turkey,
some Arabic countries such as :
Lebanon , Jordon , Irag ,
and It will launch in Erope in the future as well ,
LG South Africa Link :
http://www.lg.com/za/mobile-phones/lg-LGH990
LG V20 H990
is Internationl Single SIM model & It can be officially Unlock Bootloader by LG developer Official website ,
LG developer Official website Link :
http://developer.lge.com/resource/mobile/RetrieveBootloader.dev?categoryTypeCode=ANRS
If anybody dont trust or believe me ,
then ask any Recognized or Master Developer ,
Good Luck
Instagram: MOOSA36
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I believe you my friend...But what if I DONT WANT TO UNLOCK BOOTLOADER OR ROOT...why you make your post so dramatic?
I'm waiting mine from https://www.from.ae/en/lg-v20-h990ds-dual-64gb-4g-lte-silver

i also orderd the h990 ds version from ebay.uk because i'm not interested in rooting....

moosaa said:
everybody,
listen to me carefully plz,
Im NOT developer,
but I have a lot of knowledge about LG Flagship smartphone since LG V10 ,
Model H990DS or H990N Dual SIM ,
CAN NOT Unlock Bootloader ,
If cant = CAN NOT be Rooted as well ,
LG V20 H990 Single SIM will 100% launch in South Africa, Turkey,
some Arabic countries such as :
Lebanon , Jordon , Irag ,
and It will launch in Erope in the future as well ,
LG South Africa Link :
http://www.lg.com/za/mobile-phones/lg-LGH990
LG V20 H990
is Internationl Single SIM model & It can be officially Unlock Bootloader by LG developer Official website ,
LG developer Official website Link :
http://developer.lge.com/resource/mobile/RetrieveBootloader.dev?categoryTypeCode=ANRS
If anybody dont trust or believe me ,
then ask any Recognized or Master Developer ,
Good Luck
Instagram: MOOSA36
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Oookay... thank you for the information.

Christ, talk about being overdramatic. Anyway I bought mine from mygsm.me and now I wish I had bought from eBay and none of this customs duty would have applied. I have had friends who bought from them and never got stung. I was unfortunate.

EMF said:
http://www.eglobalcentral.eu/
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No one knows which model sells eGlobal Central? H990SD or H990N?

Pirreballo said:
No one knows which model sells eGlobal Central? H990SD or H990N?
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Maybe ask them what version they are selling?
From.ae have the H990DS for sale now: https://www.from.ae/en/lg-v20-h990ds-dual-64gb-4g-lte-silver

EMF said:
Maybe ask them what version they are selling?
From.ae have the H990DS for sale now: https://www.from.ae/en/lg-v20-h990ds-dual-64gb-4g-lte-silver
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already I asked them .... still expect an answer! I was hoping that some of you had already bought the V20 from them.
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Is there any new information on which version EGLOBAL CENTRAL sells? I would like to get the 990DS but will the 990N actually work in Europe, too?

Solarass said:
Is there any new information on which version EGLOBAL CENTRAL sells? I would like to get the 990DS but will the 990N actually work in Europe, too?
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They answer me that their model comes from Taiwan, so I presume it is H990DS.
Mine form eGlobal is on the way and probably at home on Monday.
I will let you know asap.
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Currently, the two Dual Sim models are H990DS and H990N. The H990DS seems to mainly come from Taiwan. I got mines from Taiwan via eBay. I've contacted LG Mobile Singapore and their variant is also the H990DS. Perhaps there are more Asian countries that sell the same model?
Hong Kong seems to be the only one carrying the H990N.
According to this site, the H990DS and H990N are fairly similar in terms of LTE band support, with the H990N supporting 2 additional bands.
https://www.techwalls.com/lg-v20-model-numbers-differences/

wamster said:
Currently, the two Dual Sim models are H990DS and H990N. The H990DS seems to mainly come from Taiwan. I got mines from Taiwan via eBay. I've contacted LG Mobile Singapore and their variant is also the H990DS. Perhaps there are more Asian countries that sell the same model?
Hong Kong seems to be the only one carrying the H990N.
According to this site, the H990DS and H990N are fairly similar in terms of LTE band support, with the H990N supporting 2 additional bands.
https://www.techwalls.com/lg-v20-model-numbers-differences/
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The big difference is the category of LTE.
H990DS is faster (cat.12) than H990N (cat.6) in upload/download.
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Differences between SM-G975U and SM-G975U1 TMB

So a quick one here, I have the SM-G975U1 Unlocked Galaxy S10+, and I flashed it to the SM-G975U TMB firmware. So far its ok - the t-mo advanced messaging and voice calling works, but it does say the "your current software version isn't supported. Visit a service center". I did some searching, and I saw there is a SM-G975U1 TMB version as well.
I am a bit confused by this - I thought all unlocked firmware was U1, and carrier branded firmware is U. Has anyone flashed this U1 TMB and got all the carrier features? What is this version?
And a side note, is there no difference between flashing U or U1 firmware between phones, or is it better practice to flash the U1 firmware on U1 devices?
Thanks!

There is no difference in hardware. U1 will lose some of the tmobile stuff for sure. I have U1 and there is no VoLTE so far. I tried to get virtual vm to work and there is no way. There is no U1 TMB, it's just SIM provisioning. if you want tmobile stuff, you can go ahead and flash their firmware. where do you get this error you mentioned? "your current software version isn't supported. Visit a service center"

NICEGYPT said:
There is no difference in hardware. U1 will lose some of the tmobile stuff for sure. I have U1 and there is no VoLTE so far. I tried to get virtual vm to work and there is no way. There is no U1 TMB, it's just SIM provisioning. if you want tmobile stuff, you can go ahead and flash their firmware. where do you get this error you mentioned? "your current software version isn't supported. Visit a service center"
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Volte works outta the box for u1 on tmobile, you won't find an option but it is working, you can check by making a call and it'll be on lte if you have volte, and visual voicemail you can't get integrated into dialer but you can use the stand alone app, only difference is the TMobile bloat bewtween the firmwares and the u1 has the native scam caller

Shuthefrontdoor said:
Volte works outta the box for u1 on tmobile, you won't find an option but it is working, you can check by making a call and it'll be on lte if you have volte, and visual voicemail you can't get integrated into dialer but you can use the stand alone app, only difference is the TMobile bloat bewtween the firmwares and the u1 has the native scam caller
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So, do you get the HD icon next to the caller's name? I have tried to native visual vm didn't work... Did you get yours to work? if so, what is your app version?

NICEGYPT said:
So, do you get the HD icon next to the caller's name? I have tried to native visual vm didn't work... Did you get yours to work? if so, what is your app version?
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You won't get the hd icon because that's a tmo firmware thing, doesn't mean volte isn't working, if your lte icon doesnt go away during a call you have volte, as for the VM app just download from playstore

^this! Good call!

U1 supports VoWifi and VoLTE. No VVM nor Video Calling. The VoLTE indicator is missing, yes, but U1 models have supported it on TMO since S8. RCS is likely not supported by the stock Messenger app.
Unlike the TMO var, U1 has Hiya built in. And of course there's no SIM unlock code.

NICEGYPT said:
There is no difference in hardware. U1 will lose some of the tmobile stuff for sure. I have U1 and there is no VoLTE so far. I tried to get virtual vm to work and there is no way. There is no U1 TMB, it's just SIM provisioning. if you want tmobile stuff, you can go ahead and flash their firmware. where do you get this error you mentioned? "your current software version isn't supported. Visit a service center"
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I got this when I went to conduct a software update.
However I guess no one has any insight on the original question regarding if there is an actual TMB U1 firmware as indicated on SamFirm?

Question for anyone who wants to answer. I have a SM-977U Verizon S10 5G Model. If I flash it using Oden to firmware version SM-975U1 will it affect the network performance and speed of the phone? Has anyone Don this yet?

NICEGYPT said:
There is no difference in hardware. U1 will lose some of the tmobile stuff for sure. I have U1 and there is no VoLTE so far. I tried to get virtual vm to work and there is no way. There is no U1 TMB, it's just SIM provisioning. if you want tmobile stuff, you can go ahead and flash their firmware. where do you get this error you mentioned? "your current software version isn't supported. Visit a service center"
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did you have camera night mode in U1 firmware?

hnguyen1982 said:
did you have camera night mode in U1 firmware?
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No, I flashed tmobile firmware a long time ago for better signal.

is it possible to flash tmobile rom on a verizon s10 plus

NICEGYPT said:
No, I flashed tmobile firmware a long time ago for better signal.
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Are you sure you actually get better signal, or is it just visual adjustments which Carriers have been known to do?
https://wccftech.com/android-p-will-let-carriers-tweak-how-signal-bars-are-shown/
And if it is signal, is it possible to flash U1 with the t-mobile modem?

So can we flash tmobile rom on Verizon s10+ been out of the game so long

Joecascio2000 said:
Are you sure you actually get better signal, or is it just visual adjustments which Carriers have been known to do?
https://wccftech.com/android-p-will-let-carriers-tweak-how-signal-bars-are-shown/
And if it is signal, is it possible to flash U1 with the t-mobile modem?
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The signal definitely improved a lot. With U1 I use to have one bar or no signal inside my office at work. Now, I have about 3 bars inside my office. In regard to mixing firmware, I believe it's not possible

so the U1 is on June update with Night mode available? or is it still on May?

Tengo un galaxy s10 + de sprint (SM-G975U) LIBERADO POR LA COMPAÑÍA. La cosa es que donde vivo no me levanta bien la señal de mi telefonía actual (at&t) La capa de personalización de sprint no me deja buena conectividad de señal
Vi en la internet que la version SM-G975U de celular ES LA MISMA PARA CUALQUIER COMPAÑIA
Mi pregunta es:
¿Si flasheo el sistema y pongo SO el de la empresa T- mobile creen que pueda solucionar mi problema con la señal y red de datos?

iOS&Droid718 said:
Question for anyone who wants to answer. I have a SM-975U Verizon S10 5G Model. If I flash it using Oden to firmware version SM-975U1 will it affect the network performance and speed of the phone? Has anyone Don this yet?
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I have the query as well. Did anyone tried?

I really need help on this I do have the SM-G975U1 running on version 11 can I install the SM-G975U version 12 on it

Chinedu12 said:
Eu realmente preciso de ajuda nisso eu tenho o SM-G975U1 rodando na versão 11 posso instalar o SM-G975U versão 12 nele
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Olá, estou com o mesmo problema amigo,
Conseguiu a solução para a sua dúvida?