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help: odin from 930U back to stock 930V

I am on 930U and trying to use odin flash back to stock 930V. But I got a SW REV check fail. The phone is bricked now. It seems that my current version is higher so cannot use the low version firmware I have now. I am wondering if anyone has the latest 930V or 930U firmware or any solution? Thanks!

http://updato.com/firmware-archive-select-model?q=Sm-g930v&exact=1
Download the most recent from here.

It worked, I have my phone back to stock now, thank you so much!

JediDru said:
http://updato.com/firmware-archive-select-model?q=Sm-g930v&exact=1
Download the most recent from here.
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I realize this post is a number of years old, but is this site still a trusted site to pull down latest versions of stock images? I'm not seeing a whole lot of other advise as to where to get the most recent image for the s7.

Yes I would think that it still is. Just make sure you have all the pieces you need to fill into Odin. Also consider flashing your device to 930U firmware. It's the unbranded one that unlocks all bands for any US based carrier. I turned my 930V into a U at the time to use on an MVNO network that was provisioned for TMobile or att a d it worked perfectly.

JediDru said:
Yes I would think that it still is. Just make sure you have all the pieces you need to fill into Odin. Also consider flashing your device to 930U firmware. It's the unbranded one that unlocks all bands for any US based carrier. I turned my 930V into a U at the time to use on an MVNO network that was provisioned for TMobile or att a d it worked perfectly.
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Thank you so much for your response! Here's my dilemma. When I bought the phone as a referb, it came with 930U. The only thing I really missed at the time was the visual voicemail app, but I found that samsung had a similar in their app store, so no big deal. However, now I'm getting emails from Verizon about them turning off the 3g band at the end of the year. The phones that would be affected are 3g obviously, but also the 4g phones without HD voice capability; the more I dug into it, I found that the 2 things you don't get with U are the vm app and verizon hd calling. I know that the phone is capable of it, as my wife has the same exact model, but with the 930V and the settings are right there.. So I guess this leads me to two more questions:
If I leave it as is, will is still work after they shut down the 3g towers?
The 930V receives OTA updates occasionally. If I keep it at 930U, how do I get the latest security updates?

sullyb007 said:
Thank you so much for your response! Here's my dilemma. When I bought the phone as a referb, it came with 930U. The only thing I really missed at the time was the visual voicemail app, but I found that samsung had a similar in their app store, so no big deal. However, now I'm getting emails from Verizon about them turning off the 3g band at the end of the year. The phones that would be affected are 3g obviously, but also the 4g phones without HD voice capability; the more I dug into it, I found that the 2 things you don't get with U are the vm app and verizon hd calling. I know that the phone is capable of it, as my wife has the same exact model, but with the 930V and the settings are right there.. So I guess this leads me to two more questions:
If I leave it as is, will is still work after they shut down the 3g towers?
The 930V receives OTA updates occasionally. If I keep it at 930U, how do I get the latest security updates?
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Sadly you won't
Once you flash the latest firmware
You won't get occasional updates
Samsung has cut support for security updates since 2020
EDIT:at neither of'em

sullyb007 said:
Thank you so much for your response! Here's my dilemma. When I bought the phone as a referb, it came with 930U. The only thing I really missed at the time was the visual voicemail app, but I found that samsung had a similar in their app store, so no big deal. However, now I'm getting emails from Verizon about them turning off the 3g band at the end of the year. The phones that would be affected are 3g obviously, but also the 4g phones without HD voice capability; the more I dug into it, I found that the 2 things you don't get with U are the vm app and verizon hd calling. I know that the phone is capable of it, as my wife has the same exact model, but with the 930V and the settings are right there.. So I guess this leads me to two more questions:
If I leave it as is, will is still work after they shut down the 3g towers?
The 930V receives OTA updates occasionally. If I keep it at 930U, how do I get the latest security updates?
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Gotta flash the Verizon firmware

Sprint S7 Edge to Lycamobile

Hi,
I've used Sprint for a couple of months and i just cant live with it. The reception is incredibly poor in the place where i live. My housemate who uses Lycamobile has a much better reception. So i have made up my mind to go with Lyca. I submitted a request to unlock my device earlier today. Now, i have a few doubts on how i can move to Lyca without any problems
- How do i check if my device is unlocked?
- Once the device is unlocked, is it unlocked for good? Or do i need to keep the Sprint SIM handy everytime there is a samsung update?
- Do i need to flash a different firmware to make it work with Lyca? If yes, which one.
- If i don't need to flash a different firmware, how do i remove all the Sprint Junk off my phone?
I'm a noob when it comes to Sprint devices. Apologies if you think if the above questions are too basic.

Any help?

Help converting SM-G935P (Sprint) to T-mobile/Unlocked status

Alright, I purchased this phone off of a friend who discontinued their service with Sprint. Their account was in good standing, and they'd had the phone on the account over 50 days, so it was eligible to be unlocked. I currently have a Nexus 6, which works fine, but the screen is shattered. I wanted to use the S7 EDGE while I get the screen fixed on the Nexus 6.
I've called Sprint on numerous occasions, and they've 'unlocked' the phone; however, when I put the T-mobile SIM card in, I get invalid SIM. I've tried factory resetting with just the T-Mobile SIM as well, and I get the same result. I did some research online, and talked to some people, and I got mixed responses. I've heard that you can't use a Sprint S7 EDGE on T-Mobile because one's GSM and one's CDMA. However, I've also seen that some people have success in using Sprint S7 EDGE on T-Mobile.
I did a bit more research, and I saw that some suggested flashing the SM-G935U ROM, which is the unlocked ROM for the Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge. I tried this as well using ODIN, and still get invalid SIM.
Can anyone please provide some advice on what steps I need to take in order to get this unlocked? I've spent a lot of time researching this on the internet, and still haven't found a clear solution to what I'm encountering.
Thanks in advance for any help!

cakeomnom said:
Alright, I purchased this phone off of a friend who discontinued their service with Sprint. Their account was in good standing, and they'd had the phone on the account over 50 days, so it was eligible to be unlocked. I currently have a Nexus 6, which works fine, but the screen is shattered. I wanted to use the S7 EDGE while I get the screen fixed on the Nexus 6.
I've called Sprint on numerous occasions, and they've 'unlocked' the phone; however, when I put the T-mobile SIM card in, I get invalid SIM. I've tried factory resetting with just the T-Mobile SIM as well, and I get the same result. I did some research online, and talked to some people, and I got mixed responses. I've heard that you can't use a Sprint S7 EDGE on T-Mobile because one's GSM and one's CDMA. However, I've also seen that some people have success in using Sprint S7 EDGE on T-Mobile.
I did a bit more research, and I saw that some suggested flashing the SM-G935U ROM, which is the unlocked ROM for the Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge. I tried this as well using ODIN, and still get invalid SIM.
Can anyone please provide some advice on what steps I need to take in order to get this unlocked? I've spent a lot of time researching this on the internet, and still haven't found a clear solution to what I'm encountering.
Thanks in advance for any help!
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Sounds like the device is locked. So therefore you need to use a 3rd party unlocking service, or if you have access to a z3x box then you can perform the unlock yourself :good:

Need help with reception on Fido with H910

Hello everyone,
I have bought a brand new Unlocked LG V20 H910 off of eBay in May. I have bought it so that it would be compatible with T-Mobile in the US and Fido in Canada (it seems that it had all the required bands). While in the US it worked fairly well with T-Mobile. Now that I am back in Canada on the Fido network, the reception is absolutely horrible. At places with my other phone (Galaxy S5) that I have full bars, I get no reception. Also, it seems that it switches tower often as sometimes I will get fairly good reception and then it would start searching and have no bars. I have been trying to figure out what to do about it and this is what I have done for now:
I rooted my h910 using this guide here thinking that maybe it would help. Then, I used only the beginning part of the guide to flash the H915 rom onto the phone hoping that a canadian firmware would work better for me in Canada. I ended up having to pay to re-unlock my phone, but it did not help at all. I tried following this thread here too.
I really don't know what to do anymore. When using T-Mobile SIM card in Canada, it also seems to have a harder time although it is better (it typically connects to videotron or Bell).
Do I need a new phone?
Anybody have any suggestions or ideas?
Thank you for your time.

fouchagalaga said:
Hello everyone,
I have bought a brand new Unlocked LG V20 H910 off of eBay in May. I have bought it so that it would be compatible with T-Mobile in the US and Fido in Canada (it seems that it had all the required bands). While in the US it worked fairly well with T-Mobile. Now that I am back in Canada on the Fido network, the reception is absolutely horrible. At places with my other phone (Galaxy S5) that I have full bars, I get no reception. Also, it seems that it switches tower often as sometimes I will get fairly good reception and then it would start searching and have no bars. I have been trying to figure out what to do about it and this is what I have done for now:
I rooted my h910 using this guide here thinking that maybe it would help. Then, I used only the beginning part of the guide to flash the H915 rom onto the phone hoping that a canadian firmware would work better for me in Canada. I ended up having to pay to re-unlock my phone, but it did not help at all. I tried following this thread here too.
I really don't know what to do anymore. When using T-Mobile SIM card in Canada, it also seems to have a harder time although it is better (it typically connects to videotron or Bell).
Do I need a new phone?
Anybody have any suggestions or ideas?
Thank you for your time.
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Try an app like network signal guru and lock in the best towers
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HELP! 930P Working With Verizon SIM

Hey everyone. Sorry for the noob and the redundant question. I've combed through all of the 930P forums for an answer and my head is spinning in circles. Let's cut to it...
I have an unlocked S7 from sprint. My son has used it for about a year as a tablet using wifi. It has never been activated through sprint. I am a verizon customer and want to get a verizon SIM working with it so he can have a fully functional phone. I've read at least a dozen different threads on what to do, but don't want to brick the it. It shows 'Invalid SIM card' message when I put the verizon SIM card in it and the phone does not have any of the Samsung bloatware on it. Can anyone help or point me in a good direction, or would it be easier to sell it and find a Verizon variant? Any help would be GREATLY APPRECIATED! I have a 7 year old who is BUGGING me about his phone.
Model: SM-G930P
Software: G930PVPU6BRD2

Tuck831 said:
Hey everyone. Sorry for the noob and the redundant question. I've combed through all of the 930P forums for an answer and my head is spinning in circles. Let's cut to it...
I have an unlocked S7 from sprint. My son has used it for about a year as a tablet using wifi. It has never been activated through sprint. I am a verizon customer and want to get a verizon SIM working with it so he can have a fully functional phone. I've read at least a dozen different threads on what to do, but don't want to brick the it. It shows 'Invalid SIM card' message when I put the verizon SIM card in it and the phone does not have any of the Samsung bloatware on it. Can anyone help or point me in a good direction, or would it be easier to sell it and find a Verizon variant? Any help would be GREATLY APPRECIATED! I have a 7 year old who is BUGGING me about his phone.
Model: SM-G930P
Software: G930PVPU6BRD2
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Sounds like the phone isn't sim unlocked

I'm in the same boat. Sprint unlocked it and UICC says it's unlocked for any sim card, but the phone keeps saying it's roaming and the hands free message is constantly popping up.
Is there a firmware I can flash or a setting I can change to get this working properly on Verizon?