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[Q] Putting D801(tmous) variant on ATT?

So I was looking over the difference between D800 (ATT) and D801 (TMOUS) and it seems that the reception difference is D800 has an LTE band 5 and the D801 has an 3G band of 1700. Whats the practical difference in reception? Seems like att is starting to grow band 5, and 1700 is tmobile. I travel to some remote areas and I think tmobile works there and att struggles (not sure at least it did 2 years ago), but do like the idea of freely switching between the two without having a tradeoff. will probably start with straight talk for att but will switch to the tmous if i cant get service where i move.
Please share thoughts on the best strategy...
thank you

Trying to get an answer on this also
Hi.
I've been trying to get an answer to this also, my post received no answers
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2506590
From my own, uninformed research I think we will be fine taking the T-mobile LG G2 (d801) to AT&T.
Looking at the information below taken from Phone Arena, the LTE band 5 isn't in all AT&T LTE phones
http://www.phonearena.com/phones/HTC-One-X-LTE_id7376
http://www.phonearena.com/phones/Samsung-Galaxy-Express-I437_id7515
http://www.phonearena.com/phones/Nokia-Lumia-920_id7471
http://www.phonearena.com/phones/Nokia-Lumia-925_id7850
Going off of this research I've ordered the D801 but It is possible I can turn out to be wrong.

This explains it more
http://www.androidpolice.com/2013/1...y-compatible-with-atts-lte-and-hspa-networks/

I'm currently using the Tmobile version on ATT and haven't had any issues so far. The only problem I'm having is it appears there is substantially less support for the Tmobile version.

snobrdr2324 said:
I'm currently using the Tmobile version on ATT and haven't had any issues so far. The only problem I'm having is it appears there is substantially less support for the Tmobile version.
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Thx for the confirmation

snobrdr2324 said:
I'm currently using the Tmobile version on ATT and haven't had any issues so far. The only problem I'm having is it appears there is substantially less support for the Tmobile version.
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The D801 CM maintainer was out of county apparently and I'm guessing he held off on uploading everything since he's been gone for a couple weeks and didn't want to push something that would be broken for weeks by chance. We'll start seeing a good bit of roms in the coming weeks and by everything moving to KitKat we'll be in as good of shape as any other device since our devices are plenty similar to each other.

LG G2 d801 (t-mobile) with AT&T straight talk activation help...
I just tried to activate my factory unlocked lg g2 d801 with straight talk with at&t. I set my APN up for the at&t network and used the at&t sim card that came with the straight talk bundle. Now on the lock screen it says invalid SIM card.
What do I have to do to make my phone work? Thanks in advance!

I borked phone flashing a T Mobile based ROM on my canadian G2 (since they both are the D801; by personal research I've observed the D803 works as intended on my canadian D801). I will try later today to flash yet again another T Mo rom on it, but this time I'll flash back the stock kernel. I'll report back.
Just to play it safe, I'd reflash your stock kernel... that way it won't act funny all of a sudden along the way.

omegajester said:
I borked phone flashing a T Mobile based ROM on my canadian G2 (since they both are the D801; by personal research I've observed the D803 works as intended on my canadian D801). I will try later today to flash yet again another T Mo rom on it, but this time I'll flash back the stock kernel. I'll report back.
Just to play it safe, I'd reflash your stock rom... that way it won't act funny all of a sudden.
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I borked phone flashing a T Mobile based ROM on my canadian G2 (since they both are the D801; by personal research I've observed the D803 works as intended on my canadian D801). I will try later today to flash yet again another T Mo rom on it, but this time I'll flash back the stock kernel. I'll report back.
Just to play it safe, I'd reflash your stock kernel... that way it won't act funny all of a sudden along the way.
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Thanks, but I haven't rooted my phone and don't really intend to unless I absolutely need to. It's factory unlocked right out of the box.

It turns out Verizon was holding things up. I'm so happy I'm leaving them.
I tried setting up my APN, but now I can't download or view any media or picture texts in messenger or hangouts. Any suggestions?

LTE on AT&T with D801?
I can't seem to find a clear answer on whether it's possible to get LTE indication and speed on a D801 (TMo) used on AT&T.
Tech Support is giving me the "we can't guarantee data speeds on non-AT&T-branded phones".
This thread seems to say a TMo-branded phone (LG G2 in my case) CAN be provisioned for LTE:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2506590
Most other threads say no, or there's no conclusion in the thread.
Can anyone give me the straight answer and tell me how to go about it? A way to get past the stone-walling AT&T techs?

I have H2O which uses AT&T's network but only HSPA+ and not LTE but the phone sees AT&T's LTE network when searching for networks.
In this thread there is a screenshot of a T-Mobile phone getting LTE indication on the AT&T network.

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I have H2O which uses AT&T's network but only HSPA+ and not LTE but the phone sees AT&T's LTE network when searching for networks.
In this thread there is a screenshot of a T-Mobile phone getting LTE indication on the AT&T network.
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Along with a lot of confusion about why his phone was working on LTE. As a relative newb to this stuff I couldn't make any sense of it.
Also in that thread was this comment:
T-Mobile devices support ALL AT&T and T-Mobile bands, except LTE Band 5 (used by AT&T in a few rural areas). What's wrong is AT&T turns off LTE for non-AT&T devices. You have to call them up and give them the IMEI # of an AT&T-branded device (even if it's not yours and even if your SIM isn't in it/you don't plan on using it). They don't check after that.
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So it might be possible to "trick" the carrier into allowing LTE?

Guys, I'm not getting data and sms on my unlocked d801 on at&t. Can anybody share APN settings for at&t that work?
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I got my unlock tmo g2 working on at&t with LTE, mms, and Microsoft exchange email after some effort. It's also connecting to my 3g microcell.
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Sorry for hijacking but anyone moving from D801 to ATT can share their APN Settings. Cant get internet to work to save my life!

Samsung Galaxy S6 Metro PCS

This post is to inform everyone that the MetroPCS Galaxy S6 does not have Download Booster unfortunately. But there is a solution, since the MetroPCS S6 and the T-mobile S6 are the same all you have to do is find the SM-G920T firmware on sammobile.com download it and install it thru Odin 3.09 and there you have it. Let me know if there's any questions.
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Thanks for posting I am on Metro with Fact. Unlocked Alpha 850M and thinking of upgrading to an S6.
1) Does a Metro SIM work on a Tmobile phone without unlocking Tmo phone ( Metro has only white S6) ?
2) Metro PCS has VoLTE by default on Metro 4G LTE Devices (even LG Motion 4G)- so in the Menu on Metro S6 is there a Setting for VoLTE
and wifi Calling ?
If not - is the Metro PCS S6 better on Battery than Tmobile Versions.
No one at Metro could tell me the Software Version of Metro S6 or if it differs from Tmobile Version in any way.
How are your SOTs at 40% brightness?
Do you think Factory Unlocked S6 has VoLTE on Metro PCS Network
OR will it band jump from LTE to 3G H H+ when I make a call like my Alpha does.
On Metro we are used to having fast LTE Data during calls - is this possible on Unlocked S6 ?
Thanks.

robertkoa said:
Thanks for posting I am on Metro with Fact. Unlocked Alpha 850M and thinking of upgrading to an S6.
1) Does a Metro SIM work on a Tmobile phone without unlocking Tmo phone ( Metro has only white S6) ?
2) Metro PCS has VoLTE by default on Metro 4G LTE Devices (even LG Motion 4G)- so in the Menu on Metro S6 is there a Setting for VoLTE
and wifi Calling ?
If not - is the Metro PCS S6 better on Battery than Tmobile Versions.
No one at Metro could tell me the Software Version of Metro S6 or if it differs from Tmobile Version in any way.
How are your SOTs at 40% brightness?
Do you think Factory Unlocked S6 has VoLTE on Metro PCS Network
OR will it band jump from LTE to 3G H H+ when I make a call like my Alpha does.
On Metro we are used to having fast LTE Data during calls - is this possible on Unlocked S6 ?
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Well the s6 for metro is the same as tmobile yes if you put the metro sim on any tmobile phone it will work but the tmobile phone has to be activated in your account meaning that the have to put the IMEI number of the phone in your account in order for the phone to work so you can't just put the sim in and it will work it has to be active in your account by a metro rep and if you have an international unlocked phone most likely it will not have VoLTE and it may have H+ instead of LTE, I am a MetroPCS sales rep and for sure I tell you that the VoLTE works if you have a metro or tmobile running on Metro also the only different between the metro s6 and the tmobile s6 has downloaded booster and the metro one doesn't so you could just install the tmobile firmware on the metro one and it works normal let me know if you have any other question
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jcar6245 said:
Well the s6 for metro is the same as tmobile yes if you put the metro sim on any tmobile phone it will work but the tmobile phone has to be activated in your account meaning that the have to put the IMEI number of the phone in your account in order for the phone to work so you can't just put the sim in and it will work it has to be active in your account by a metro rep and if you have an international unlocked phone most likely it will not have VoLTE and it may have H+ instead of LTE, I am a MetroPCS sales rep and for sure I tell you that the VoLTE works if you have a metro or tmobile running on Metro also the only different between the metro s6 and the tmobile s6 has downloaded booster and the metro one doesn't so you could just install the tmobile firmware on the metro one and it works normal let me know if you have any other question
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Thanks.
1) IF I can get a new S6 Tmobile Phone by having a friend purchase but not activate it.
Will the Tmo phone need to be Unlocked to be used with my Metro Account registered with Metro Etc. ?
2)Does the Metro S6 have a VoLTE On/ Off Setting in Menu?- This would not make sense because Metro 4G LTE Phones have VoLTE by default.
3) Will a Factory Unlocked Galaxy S6 on Metro Stay on LTE during a call and have simultaneous LTE Data ?(VoLTE).
ALL BYODs drop to 3G H H+ during calls since they lack specific Metro Software for VoLTE - right ?
As far as I know NO BYOD Device can do this ...unless you know otherwise.
4) The Metro S6 has no Wifi Calling,and no download boost- I have heard -
Does this mean that the Metro S6 may not have some of the Battery Drain problems of TMO S6 ?
Thanks very much- most Metro Reps do not know about all this.

robertkoa said:
Thanks.
1) IF I can get a new S6 Tmobile Phone by having a friend purchase but not activate it.
Will the Tmo phone need to be Unlocked to be used with my Metro Account registered with Metro Etc. ?
2)Does the Metro S6 have a VoLTE On/ Off Setting in Menu?- This would not make sense because Metro 4G LTE Phones have VoLTE by default.
3) Will a Factory Unlocked Galaxy S6 on Metro Stay on LTE during a call and have simultaneous LTE Data ?(VoLTE).
ALL BYODs drop to 3G H H+ during calls since they lack specific Metro Software for VoLTE - right ?
As far as I know NO BYOD Device can do this ...unless you know otherwise.
4) The Metro S6 has no Wifi Calling,and no download boost- I have heard -
Does this mean that the Metro S6 may not have some of the Battery Drain problems of TMO S6 ?
Thanks very much- most Metro Reps do not know about all this.
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Any BYOD from T-Mobile will work on Metro without having to be unlocked and yes it will have wifi calling in download Booster will both work and voice over LTE will work also with no problems the only thing is that you will not be able to be insured that's why I chose the Galaxy 6 from Metro pcs because I was gonna buy the s6 edge from T-Mobile but I can't insure it so I suggest the metro one plus my Co worker has the edge but battery dies faster but I think is because of the edges. Also the Metro S6 does have VoLTE but not download booster but you could get it by putting the T-mobile firmware on it and this is the only official phone from Metro that has the VoLTE since we got rid of the CDMA system so yeah our old CDMA phones did have it the S5 has the capabilities for it but they was not turned on so you had to put the tmobile firmware on the metro s5 for it to work too
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How much bloatware apps are pre-installed on Metro?
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rjayflo said:
How much bloatware apps are pre-installed on Metro?
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Probably a little less than the T-mobile one
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Hello. I find this really interesting. However what other advantages will this add to my Metro S6 if I install a T-Mobile firmware? Will I be able to get rooted with that? Because I've bee trying to get rooted but failed to do so. On the other hand will this absolutely not damage any functions on the phone? Since you have the T-Mobile firmware, how is it running so far? Any issues with it? Thank you!

Thanks Jcar for all the Info on Metro with S6 and Tmobile Versions.
I had my Alpha 850M International Unlocked hooked up at a Metro Store then went to a Corporate Store because local could not get LTE. I got LTE but slow and unpredictable Data Speeds - fast for 2 minutes ( 20 to 30 mbs ) then back down to 5 mbs or 2 mbs.
I have since played around myself with APN and specifically GID 6D or 6d seems to help.
Metro Corporate left this Section Unspecified but " 6d38" was in there by default- either from the SIM or the Network.
So if I leave unspecified everything works BUT using 6d seems to lock me onto LTE better and better handoffs between Bands.
Where is the Phone getting 6d38 and the IMSI ( correct) of 260x310 in the MVNO APN section?
See screenshot- Metro had " None"
here but if I use 6d or 6D and enable it seems to handle Data better .
And some default is 6d38 if I hit None and reboot the Phone but stays as I have set it if I leave 6d.
People with Nexus 5 I think use this also on Metro...
any idea why it helps Alpha?

JCar-
1) Does the Metro PCS version S6 also have the VoLTE Section in Menu for check or uncheck ( on / off) ?

robertkoa said:
JCar-
1) Does the Metro PCS version S6 also have the VoLTE Section in Menu for check or uncheck ( on / off) ?
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Yes it does. I have the MetroPCS version. OP hasn't responded in days; so if you have any further questions I could answer them for you.

sa_sha said:
Hello. I find this really interesting. However what other advantages will this add to my Metro S6 if I install a T-Mobile firmware? Will I be able to get rooted with that? Because I've bee trying to get rooted but failed to do so. On the other hand will this absolutely not damage any functions on the phone? Since you have the T-Mobile firmware, how is it running so far? Any issues with it? Thank you!
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It will not damage the phone at all and yes you could root easily using pinpoint root method and is running amazing I have no complaints at all
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robertkoa said:
JCar-
1) Does the Metro PCS version S6 also have the VoLTE Section in Menu for check or uncheck ( on / off) ?
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Yes it does but not the download booster so that's why I flashed the T-mobile firmware
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jcar6245 said:
This post is to inform everyone that the MetroPCS Galaxy S6 does not have Download Booster unfortunately. But there is a solution, since the MetroPCS S6 and the T-mobile S6 are the same all you have to do is find the SM-G920T firmware on sammobile.com download it and install it thru Odin 3.09 and there you have it. Let me know if there's any questions.
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So I have the G920V variant, but am using on it tmobile's network. I have a few questions about downloading Tmobile's firmware onto my S6:
1) Do I need to be rooted to do this or can I download the firmware on a stock Galaxy s6?
2) Will the firmware allow me to use VoLTE and wifi calling with tmobile?
3) Will all future updates be pushed OTA normally or do I have to manually install them?
Thanks for your help!

davidelias said:
So I have the G920V variant, but am using on it tmobile's network. I have a few questions about downloading Tmobile's firmware onto my S6:
1) Do I need to be rooted to do this or can I download the firmware on a stock Galaxy s6?
2) Will the firmware allow me to use VoLTE and wifi calling with tmobile?
3) Will all future updates be pushed OTA normally or do I have to manually install them?
Thanks for your help!
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You will not be able to do that to your phone the only reason I was able to download the firmware on mine is because metropcs and Tmobile are the same company so they use the same s6 it just has different bloatware if you download the tmobile firmware on your Verizon s6 you will brick your phone I highly advise you not to do it.
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jcar6245 said:
You will not be able to do that to your phone the only reason I was able to download the firmware on mine is because metropcs and Tmobile are the same company so they use the same s6 it just has different bloatware if you download the tmobile firmware on your Verizon s6 you will brick your phone I highly advise you not to do it.
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Ok duly noted, thanks! So would I be able to get wifi calling on my verizon variant if I were to root it and enable it through the CSC features from this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s6-edge/general/quick-guide-enabling-hidden-features-t3087506 ?
Or would it not work since TMobile's wifi calling works on Band 12 and my phone lacks that band?

davidelias said:
Ok duly noted, thanks! So would I be able to get wifi calling on my verizon variant if I were to root it and enable it through the CSC features from this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s6-edge/general/quick-guide-enabling-hidden-features-t3087506 ?
Or would it not work since TMobile's wifi calling works on Band 12 and my phone lacks that band?
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It won't work
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Just found out from my system at my job at MetroPCS that the Galaxy S6 is coming out in GOLD for Metro!!!, the white Galaxy S6 will no longer be sold after the gold one comes out. I have researched everywhere to see if anyone out there knew this was coming but did not find anything so I just made this post
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Thanks for the info.
So the Tmo or Metro PCS S6 will also have the battery drain issues which S6 on Tmobile has ?
My Alpha 850M International unlocked has all the bands except 12 so gets LTE on Metro but changes Bands a lot because it lacks Metro Software I think...goes from 3G to H to H+ to LTE sometimes within 1 minute in same spot !

robertkoa said:
Thanks for the info.
So the Tmo or Metro PCS S6 will also have the battery drain issues which S6 on Tmobile has ?
My Alpha 850M International unlocked has all the bands except 12 so gets LTE on Metro but changes Bands a lot because it lacks Metro Software I think...goes from 3G to H to H+ to LTE sometimes within 1 minute in same spot !
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Well I noticed that that happens to all unlocked phone but the tmobile ones are the same ones as the metro phones so there shouldn't be any problems like that
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Switched to Tmobile with my AT&T S7 edge how will I receive updates?

How will i get software updates now that my unlocked AT&T S7 edge now that I'm on Tmobile with it?

I'm in the same situation.
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I just got rid of my AT&T edge and got a tmobile one, I wasnt about to go to best buy and get updates all the time like I was told by samsung

You need an AT&T sim it doesn't have to be activated. Im using mine on cricket and got my latest OTA by putting my deactivated AT&T sim and using my wifi to download. I did have to check twice and reboot once to trigger the update. If you change the time in settings up a day you don't have to wait 24hrs to recheck for update.

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How will i get software updates now that my unlocked AT&T S7 edge now that I'm on Tmobile with it?
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I have an unlocked AT&T S7 Edge and use it both on Rogers and AT&T, I simply change the SIM depending on where I am. The updates still come from AT&T regardless of where I check for them.

Sword Fish said:
I have an unlocked AT&T S7 Edge and use it both on Rogers and AT&T, I simply change the SIM depending on where I am. The updates still come from AT&T regardless of where I check for them.
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you have an unlocked phone, the updates come from samsung no matter what sim is in the phone.

Milimbar said:
you have an unlocked phone, the updates come from samsung no matter what sim is in the phone.
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No, I have an AT&T phone that I unlocked and my updates come from AT&T.

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No, I have an AT&T phone that I unlocked and my updates come from AT&T.
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Fair enough.
You still get your updates when you have the AT&T sim in the phone.
I do not have AT&T service at all and am totally unable to get any updates.

Milimbar said:
Fair enough.
You still get your updates when you have the AT&T sim in the phone.
I do not have AT&T service at all and am totally unable to get any updates.
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I am in Canada with my Rogers sim installed and received the latest update from AT&T on Friday last week. I have received multiple updates from AT&T when in Canada with my Rogers sim installed since getting this phone.

Sword Fish said:
I am in Canada with my Rogers sim installed and received the latest update from AT&T on Friday last week. I have received multiple updates from AT&T when in Canada with my Rogers sim installed since getting this phone.
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I have been unable to get even one update on 4 phones with a Cricket Wireless SIM in.
I dont understand it, AT&T Owns Cricket, you would think it should work without any issues.

I have a very interesting question regarding on using tee AT&T variant of this phone on the T-Mobile network. As you may have noticed, AT&T is finally offering Wi-Fi Calling on their network, and this phone is compatible. My question is:
Does the T-Mobile Wi-Fi calling work on the AT&T variant of this phone?
Does the AT&T Wi-Fi calling work on the T-Mobile variant of this phone?

If you flash the U firmware, you'll get wifi calling, VoLTE, and OTA updates. There is a thread in one of the other AT&T forums that has instructions.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3411451
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You could also go another route and flash the t-mobile firmware on the at&t variant, it works quite well and is the equivalent of the U firmware with t-mobile account management, voice mail, and features.

I have s7edge at&t ..it don't have any volte option
I want to enable volte option. On my mobile
If i flash sm-935U on my at&t will it activate VOLTE OPTION

If you switched to TMobile just ODIN the Tmobile Firmware and you will get the updates OTA.

how do i flash the tmboile firmware to my at&t s7 edge.. i have a att s7 edge and want to flash tmobile firmware to it and use on tmobile with wifi calling and the works.....any links with instructions and firmware. thanks

maddytech said:
I have s7edge at&t ..it don't have any volte option
I want to enable volte option. On my mobile
If i flash sm-935U on my at&t will it activate VOLTE OPTION
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Yeah you do, its under Connections/Mobile Networks/Mobile Data its called Enhanced LTE services....I actually shut mine off and its saving quite a bit of battery it seems and I havent even noticed a difference in phone call quality, seems kind of useless

you need to get or buy a Gophone simcard or buy a gophone (comes with Gophone simcard), just activate the gophone simcard, you dont need to pay money on it. i never able to get att software update using Cricket simcard but when i put a activated gophone simcard (no need to pay money on it), it lets me update to the latest att firmware ! funny, how gophone and cricket are owned by parent company att but gophone lets me update and cricket can NOT.

Should I leave it as a Verizon variant or convert it?

Hello,
I just moved back home to Guam a few weeks ago from Colorado and I am wondering how I should go about getting service in Guam.
After I pay off my Wife's and I services with Verizon I want to try and connect it with the carriers here. To my understanding, after I pay Verizon the early termination fees etc, the phones should be unlocked*carrier unlocked*?
The phones in question are the HTC 10*mine* and S7 Edge*wife's*, we spoke with Verizon before we left, they told us that the phones are unlocked already and wouldn't have any issues using other carriers.
Should I change the HTC 10 to the Unlocked variant is this even possible? I've read about unlocking it to T-mobile or ATT etc so should I leave it and see what my local carriers can do or should I get it in an unlocked carrier state?
Before we left I used a Sprint variant of the M7, lots have changed since then, I didn't have to do anything to change the MID etc, I was sorta gimped on Data connection, but that was a few years ago, NO 4g LTE, but now the local carriers are on it.
Thanks for your time

If you stay with Verizon, keep the stock software. Also you're already sim-unlocked.
If you change to a GSM carrier, not sure the VZW software will work or not but you can definitely "convert" it to the U.S Unlocked version. That's the easiest/safest way since both phones have the same MID. You'll need S-off ($25).

I am S-off already.
Would being U.S unlocked be a viable option to not have issues trying to connect with local carriers?

v1ral said:
Hello,
I just moved back home to Guam a few weeks ago from Colorado and I am wondering how I should go about getting service in Guam.
After I pay off my Wife's and I services with Verizon I want to try and connect it with the carriers here. To my understanding, after I pay Verizon the early termination fees etc, the phones should be unlocked*carrier unlocked*?
The phones in question are the HTC 10*mine* and S7 Edge*wife's*, we spoke with Verizon before we left, they told us that the phones are unlocked already and wouldn't have any issues using other carriers.
Should I change the HTC 10 to the Unlocked variant is this even possible? I've read about unlocking it to T-mobile or ATT etc so should I leave it and see what my local carriers can do or should I get it in an unlocked carrier state?
Before we left I used a Sprint variant of the M7, lots have changed since then, I didn't have to do anything to change the MID etc, I was sorta gimped on Data connection, but that was a few years ago, NO 4g LTE, but now the local carriers are on it.
Thanks for your time
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First, great info above me. 2nd, you could actually go ahead and superCID and run latest 1.96.617.20 US Unlocked RUU. I'd say the best method is to try them out, RUU or firmware. If on a custom ROM and say chose VZW, you'd have to flash again and chose US unlocked. If you are on stock ROM then I'd try and see if it works as vzw says. If not I'd flash The Us unlocked firmware (modified for vzw you may need the radio.img and cardio.img that is normally removed). Best of luck my friend. I hope all goes well!

Will I have issues flashing viper after SuperCID?
OR should I go down to my carrier and try my luck as the device stands?
Thanks a lot!

v1ral said:
Will I have issues flashing viper after SuperCID?
OR should I go down to my carrier and try my luck as the device stands?
Thanks a lot!
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No issues at all. Supercid, basically makes it so you can flash any firmware and other things like RUU from other carriers like us unlocked -- (so make sure you know what you're flashing!!!) .
I'm not sure of your carrier or what they'd say. I'd honestly play it by ear and see what happens. I have faith that with the 10 you will be able to get everything working; although I can't say for sure.

v1ral said:
I am S-off already.
Would being U.S unlocked be a viable option to not have issues trying to connect with local carriers?
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I'm using a Verizon phone flashed with Unlocked ruu on a GSM network. The conversion improved the phone for me. Better reception in my area, able to connect to more lte bands, txt msgs come/go faster, and the initial connection to the network after boot up or getting outta airplane mode is much faster since I got away from VZW stock software. Also you get OTA updates as they become available, and you don't have to deal with Verizon's worthless software modifications like no battery saver mode, Wi-Fi notifications, etc if you're gonna stay stock.

Flashing the Unlocked firmware is your best bet. The only thing I'll add is that if possible find out what bands are being used by the carriers over there, and see if its compatible.
HTC 10 Unlocked Band Support:
LTE Bands FDD 2,3,4,5,7,12,13,17,29; 2G GSM/GPRS/EDGE - 850/900/1800/1900; 3G UMTS - 850/AWS/900/1900/2100; LTE - FDD - B28/B12/B13/B17/B29/B20/B5/B4/B3/B2/B1/B30/B7.

I want to convert my verizon htc 10 to international version
Guys, do you know how can i possibly convert my Verizon HTC 10 to works the same as the global unlocked phone? I'm so sad with the verizon version, I got weak signal in my country and barely reach to 4G LTE network. Most of the time I can only use 3G and some features also not work I'm trying to read lots of forums and watch youtube, but still couldn't get what I want! Plz let me know.
Thanks in advance :fingers-crossed:

cheakimpor said:
Guys, do you know how can i possibly convert my Verizon HTC 10 to works the same as the global unlocked phone? I'm so sad with the verizon version, I got weak signal in my country and barely reach to 4G LTE network. Most of the time I can only use 3G and some features also not work I'm trying to read lots of forums and watch youtube, but still couldn't get what I want! Plz let me know.
Thanks in advance :fingers-crossed:
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Did you even bother to read this entire thread? Did you search on the forum? This question has been answered (and you didn't need to start a new thread).

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Sorry man! I'm new to here!
hgoldner said:
Did you even bother to read this entire thread? Did you search on the forum? This question has been answered (and you didn't need to start a new thread).
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Sorry brother, I'm here for helps to switch my Verizon HTC 10 it has weak signal and couldn't share wifi hostpot :\ especially i couldn't do system update unless I use CDMA :\ but in my country didn't support!

I'm trying to run the RUU.exe and it's not doing anything when I open it up...
Any ideas?

v1ral said:
I'm trying to run the RUU.exe and it's not doing anything when I open it up...
Any ideas?
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The installer installs prerequisites first. Then launches the installer. Did you get that far?
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dottat said:
The installer installs prerequisites first. Then launches the installer. Did you get that far?
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Okay I am trying again now...
It's going further than it did the other time..
It gave me error 155 and 170.. even with a full battery...
So I can just RUU the U.S Unlocked version and and try and use the radios, if not I can just flash back the VZW RUU with no ill effects?
SuperCID to 11111111....

v1ral said:
Okay I am trying again now...
It's going further than it did the other time..
It gave me error 155 and 170.. even with a full battery...
So I can just RUU the U.S Unlocked version and and try and use the radios, if not I can just flash back the VZW RUU with no ill effects?
SuperCID to 11111111....
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If on Verizon you won't get any service on unlocked without Verizon radios. Why not just flash a custom rom?
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dottat said:
If on Verizon you won't get any service on unlocked without Verizon radios. Why not just flash a custom rom?
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I am trying to get my local carrier data and sms to work...
data and sms don't work... system update doesn't work too.. modified system error...
Should I change CID to bs__X ?

Re-opening thread..
Can I convert on Oreo?

v1ral said:
Re-opening thread..
Can I convert on Oreo?
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Nothing preventing you to convert from VZW to U.S Unlocked, as long as you're s-off. I'm running Unlocked Oreo on my VZW variant.

Is it me or is AT&T software absolutely crap?!!

Like the tittle says. I've owned a tmobile s7 edge for 7 months. Works greats till I intentially broke the screen with my Keychain(testing scratch) en pink line develop tmobile insurance is horrible couldn't get me a new phone. I've noticed the at&t s7 edge suffers from horrible battery life compared to tmobile s7 edge...has way more bloatware. And takes more time to charge while using phone on at&t. Not just my s7 edge. Whole family. I have 2 s7 edge on tmobile.
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I just switched from t-mobile to att and noticed the battery life being a major issue. Charging seems the same. The first one I got on Christmas eve lasted 10 days, updated all software to November update day one, crashed it after rooting 5 times in 10 days, then the touch screen went out in lower right hand side. Replaced it, didn't update software, rooted, no problems, other than shorter than normal battery life.

chernabog88008 said:
I just switched from t-mobile to att and noticed the battery life being a major issue. Charging seems the same. The first one I got on Christmas eve lasted 10 days, updated all software to November update day one, crashed it after rooting 5 times in 10 days, then the touch screen went out in lower right hand side. Replaced it, didn't update software, rooted, no problems, other than shorter than normal battery life.
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The android system is taking 29% while android OS taking another 19% unplugged my phone last night and even put it on power save while I went to sleep. At 95% woke up with 90% throughout the day I am getting bad battery life. Quite disappointed
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Now I have an issue where phone goes into 3G and stays there. Won't go back to LTE or even 4G. Have 15 days. Today is 12th taking it back tomorrow. Sticking with tmobile. Good luck. You guys going to need it
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I am on ATT with ATT variant but flashed with Tmobile firmware. Faster data speeds, doesn't overheat and lag, more control in debloating, and no ATT crapware. So I get the coverage I need with ATT but better performance with Tmobile firmware on ATT's own network. On another post it was speculated that ATT must have some kind of limiter in its firmware that Tmobil's does not. Must be true because the results are repeatable. ATT was averaging around 27mb/6mb vs 60mb/20mb on Tmobile firmware. This despite Tmobile firmware not having a couple of the radio bands ATT network uses. Same place. Same phone. Same towers. Different firmwares.
nano303 said:
Now I have an issue where phone goes into 3G and stays there. Won't go back to LTE or even 4G. Have 15 days. Today is 12th taking it back tomorrow. Sticking with tmobile. Good luck. You guys going to need it
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I am on ATT with ATT variant but flashed with Tmobile firmware. Faster data speeds, doesn't overheat and lag, more control in debloating, and no ATT crapware. So I get the coverage I need with ATT but better performance with Tmobile firmware on ATT's own network. On another post it was speculated that ATT must have some kind of limiter in its firmware that Tmobil's does not. Must be true because the results are repeatable. ATT was averaging around 27mb/6mb vs 60mb/20mb on Tmobile firmware. This despite Tmobile firmware not having a couple of the radio bands ATT network uses. Same place. Same phone. Same towers. Different firmwares.
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Sounds great man glad it worked out for ya! Today I will be taking back my s7 edge to AT&T
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drawn2magik said:
I am on ATT with ATT variant but flashed with Tmobile firmware. Faster data speeds, doesn't overheat and lag, more control in debloating, and no ATT crapware. So I get the coverage I need with ATT but better performance with Tmobile firmware on ATT's own network. On another post it was speculated that ATT must have some kind of limiter in its firmware that Tmobil's does not. Must be true because the results are repeatable. ATT was averaging around 27mb/6mb vs 60mb/20mb on Tmobile firmware. This despite Tmobile firmware not having a couple of the radio bands ATT network uses. Same place. Same phone. Same towers. Different firmwares.
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Can you let me know what you're using and how you did it for AT&T with the T-Mobile firmware? I've been at work off and on my phone and down to 35% after 6 hours of just on time.

Go to the following link to get the Tmobile firmware-
https://forum.xda-developers.com/tmobile-s7-edge/how-to/odin-apk1-tmobile-tmbg935ttmb4apk1-t3494724
If you get an SHA-256 error during flash with latest Odin, you will need the Princecomsy modified Odin to get past it. I got it from the following forum-
https://forum.xda-developers.com/att-galaxy-s7/how-to/root-s7-att-g930a-g935a-t3410538
Direct link to the modified Odin below-
http://d-h.st/gsDA
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You will loose wifi calling and video calling. Everything else works. I then disabled some of the bloatware. Phone is awesome now.
*On a humorous note, my wife complains about it not being fair that on those occasions I play Pokemon Go with her and the kids, everything shows up first on my phone before theirs. I keep telling her that when she is ready I would change her firmware to T-mobile's as well. That is the difference between our phones and it is consistent. My GPS locks are faster than hers on ATT firmware as well.

nano303 said:
Like the tittle says. I've owned a tmobile s7 edge for 7 months. Works greats till I intentially broke the screen with my Keychain(testing scratch) en pink line develop tmobile insurance is horrible couldn't get me a new phone. I've noticed the at&t s7 edge suffers from horrible battery life compared to tmobile s7 edge...has way more bloatware. And takes more time to charge while using phone on at&t. Not just my s7 edge. Whole family. I have 2 s7 edge on tmobile.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G935A using Tapatalk
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If you use T-Mobile why not just flash their firmware? You would have all the features. You would only use WiFi calling if you actually use AT&T service.
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Which root method you used

I was tempted to flash the unlocked fw, but I don't want to lose HD voice/enhance LTE Services. I might back up and flash it anyway to compare the two. I hate having disable over 90 apps and services on my g935a just to feel more comfortable using it.
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drawn2magik said:
Go to the following link to get the Tmobile firmware-
https://forum.xda-developers.com/tmobile-s7-edge/how-to/odin-apk1-tmobile-tmbg935ttmb4apk1-t3494724
If you get an SHA-256 error during flash with latest Odin, you will need the Princecomsy modified Odin to get past it. I got it from the following forum-
https://forum.xda-developers.com/att-galaxy-s7/how-to/root-s7-att-g930a-g935a-t3410538
Direct link to the modified Odin below-
http://d-h.st/gsDA
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You will loose wifi calling and video calling. Everything else works. I then disabled some of the bloatware. Phone is awesome now.
*On a humorous note, my wife complains about it not being fair that on those occasions I play Pokemon Go with her and the kids, everything shows up first on my phone before theirs. I keep telling her that when she is ready I would change her firmware to T-mobile's as well. That is the difference between our phones and it is consistent. My GPS locks are faster than hers on ATT firmware as well.
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I am curious and maybe I am mistaken, did you only flash the modem file?

qubanaso said:
Which root method you used
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Root is NOT needed to install the stock T-Mobile or 935U firmwares

nate0 said:
I was tempted to flash the unlocked fw, but I don't want to lose HD voice/enhance LTE Services. I might back up and flash it anyway to compare the two. I hate having disable over 90 apps and services on my g935a just to feel more comfortable using it.
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I am curious and maybe I am mistaken, did you only flash the modem file?
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I flashed the 4 files. AP, BL, CP, and CSC files.

Anyone know where I can get the att stock pk1 files can't unroot with out it