hi, i just bought my nexus brand new on ebay, i turned to play with it this mourning and then took it to sprint to get it activated. the lady told me that the phone cant be activated, that it doesn't show as stolen or anything but that it cant be activated
jimmy2823 said:
hi, i just bought my nexus brand new on ebay, i turned to play with it this mourning and then took it to sprint to get it activated. the lady told me that the phone cant be activated, that it doesn't show as stolen or anything but that it cant be activated
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Doesn't sound like a definitive answer. I would talk to someone else. There is always a reason why.
Did u buy a GSM or CDMA phone. U need to make sure it was the sprint version not the Verizon or the GSM version.
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yes its the sprint version it came sealed it the sprint box
Mm probably was stolen from store?
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yes its the sprint version it came sealed it the sprint box
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A sprint store should be able to figure it out. If it's a brand new phone I don't see why not.
What plan do you have?
Can't activate on Verizon either
I'm having the same problem-- but with Verizon. Bought it from ebay, in great communication with the seller who is trying to help.
Phone isn't stolen/lost; no outstanding balances on the phone or my plan.
Factory data reset didn't help one bit. Can't activate fully-- just get internet (no calls/texts).
sunset1212 said:
I'm having the same problem-- but with Verizon. Bought it from ebay, in great communication with the seller who is trying to help.
Phone isn't stolen/lost; no outstanding balances on the phone or my plan.
Factory data reset didn't help one bit. Can't activate fully-- just get internet (no calls/texts).
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Did you take it to a verizon store? It should help.
sunset1212 said:
I'm having the same problem-- but with Verizon. Bought it from ebay, in great communication with the seller who is trying to help.
Phone isn't stolen/lost; no outstanding balances on the phone or my plan.
Factory data reset didn't help one bit. Can't activate fully-- just get internet (no calls/texts).
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Did you get a new 4g sim card with your new phone? Or a sim replacement? You need to activate the sim card, but as long as its already activated, any device should work.
http://support.verizonwireless.com/information/4gsim.html
If they can't activate it has to be GSM or verizon
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Are you sure it's a Sprint Galaxy Nexus? Take some pictures of the phone. What does the backcover contain?
Yep, this is the third new SIM (LTE) card. Been to both the store and on the phone with Verizon tech reps.
Tech reps say activation is "stuck at the switch" (this is day 3... btw)
should I unroot it? I've already done 2 factory data resets.... Or should I just wait it out?
sunset1212 said:
Yep, this is the third new SIM (LTE) card. Been to both the store and on the phone with Verizon tech reps.
Tech reps say activation is "stuck at the switch" (this is day 3... btw)
should I unroot it? I've already done 2 factory data resets.... Or should I just wait it out?
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Are you on a ROM?
I know someone who couldn't get it to activate the Sim while on a custom ROM (liquid i believe)
They ended up putting the Sim in display nexus, activated, put Sim back in his and it worked lol
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ashclepdia said:
Are you on a ROM?
I know someone who couldn't get it to activate the Sim while on a custom ROM (liquid i believe)
They ended up putting the Sim in display nexus, activated, put Sim back in his and it worked lol
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Yes I am on a custom ROM! I'll try this method tomorrow at the Verizon store tomorrow-- hope it works. It's been pretty frustrating the past few days...
Thanks!
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Yes I am on a custom ROM! I'll try this method tomorrow at the Verizon store tomorrow-- hope it works. It's been pretty frustrating the past few days...
Thanks!
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A lot of custom roms do not have all the required proprietaries needed for such things like sim activation. Or they include them, but do not sign them correctly.
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Yes I am on a custom ROM! I'll try this method tomorrow at the Verizon store tomorrow-- hope it works. It's been pretty frustrating the past few days...
Thanks!
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I don't suggest asking them to put it in a display device to activate....i don't think they normally do that and will probably look at you like you have spiders crawling out your nose lol
Just put it on a stock ROM
When i got my nexus it came with liquid on it unlockedrooted
i just flashed the 4.04 stock ROM build that bird man compiled found over at rootzwiki and it got activated
At this point you have the option of putting the official stock 4.04 vzw build on it tho which i would recommend, preferably one without any tweaks, rooted should be fine tho
To the OP, try putting your self on a stock ROM for sprint and you should be gravy
Good luck!
Let us know if it works guys!
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im going to take it to another sprint store tomorrow
so they told me that it cant be activated because it was bought under someones else account. supposedly i can only activate phones bought through sprint
:S, get your money back then lol
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Finally GNex for Rogers.
Anybody get it yet?
I'm just curious because I don't trust my own carrier at all, they have a tendency to screw things up royally all the time. (last time I bought a phone from them was the HTC Dream) and that was a huge mess with the entire cannot dial 911 with data enabled forcing an entire legal issue and a mandatory patch or suspension of service. Since then I've happily owned a Nexus One (shipped from Google) for the past two wonderful years.
Can anybody confirm that Rogers has not stuck their dirty fingers inside our dear Galaxy Nexus? (no bloatware, no Rogers Logo on boot, etc etc)
also this isn't a deal breaker but I'm just wondering if it's yakju or not.
as long as it is not Rogers Branded at all I'll go pick mine up today =)
THANKS for any info guys
It won't be branded as Rogers. Pure stock. Yakju? Not sure, you can just change it later if you desire.
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I've done a lot of searching around the forums to know that yakju or not I can live with it, I know that it should be clean and not branded at all, but it's my life long experience with Rogers that has conditioned me never to assume the best with this company...
yet the reason I stay is because they do provide one of the best services in Toronto. Nothing would make me happier to pay $30 for voice and data with Wind or Mobilicity but truth be told, reliability is more important even if it costs 3 times more...
It doesn't matter if you have yakju or yakjuux.. I am glad you decided you can live with it being either
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I would like to know this also. I am getting pretty antsy right now waiting for Rogers to call so I can go pick up my phone.
ahhhhh im so excited for it!
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It doesn't matter if you have yakju or yakjuux.. I am glad you decided you can live with it being either
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Yes the main reason for this post is because I don't trust Rogers at all.
Firmware versions is just out of curiosity
jonnyg1097 said:
I would like to know this also. I am getting pretty antsy right now waiting for Rogers to call so I can go pick up my phone.
ahhhhh im so excited for it!
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I hear you, My roommate, Ex, and Myself are holding back from pulling the trigger over this stupid issue, I'm not the only person who doesn't trust this company hahaha
Like I said, you can flash it back to yakju. It's very simple to do.
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I hear you, My roommate, Ex, and Myself are holding back from pulling the trigger over this stupid issue, I'm not the only person who doesn't trust this company hahaha
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This might not mean anything but my friend got his from Fido and he said that it has no bloatware from them so perhaps its a sign that Rogers decided to not put anything on there.
Got my Rogers Gnex on tues. Pure stock experience; no Rogers bloat.
maestro18 said:
Got my Rogers Gnex on tues. Pure stock experience; no Rogers bloat.
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Guess I'm off to see Mr Ted Rogers!
AmaruPhoenix said:
Guess I'm off to see Mr Ted Rogers!
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you're picking up your phone in the after life?
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yet the reason I stay is because they do provide one of the best services in Toronto.
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Sorry to get off topic, but I've been on Rogers for years (like you, ordered a N1 from google) but my service of late was ****. Dropped called, dropping out of 3g, slow, slow internet and no service while my co-workers were chatting away on their phones. I thought my phone was defective by I looked on howard forums and there's tons of people having issues. Long story short I broke my contract and moved to virgin so I could get the GN right away. The service is SO MUCH BETTER! It was the best $200 I ever spent.
If you've got a good plan with rogers, fair enough, but I assure you, their service is not longer the best.
I've had mine 2 days with rogers..it's awesome.just get volume +, and I hope we get 4.02 soon,bell / virgin started yesterday
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I just picked mine up within the last hour and so far everything is sweet.
Just a question i have though, for OTA updates does a popup show in the notification bar or am I suppose to go look manually to see if updates are available on a site or something?
I have same question...i think it notifies if you reboot, or go into"about phone"and click on system updates, and it verifies. Nothing yet, but I hope to get it soon
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Bigal77 said:
I've had mine 2 days with rogers..it's awesome.just get volume +, and I hope we get 4.02 soon,bell / virgin started yesterday
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Where did you see that bell/virgin phones are getting 4.0.2? I haven't seen a single post of this yet.
What radio is the rogers nexus using?
hey , for people who recently bought the ROGERS Galaxy Nexus, can you post what MODEM/BASEBAND version it came with???
I'm curious if its any different from the Bell/Virgin/International ones
And if so, could someone pull the radio for us to flash?
I'm using an international Galaxy Nexus on Rogers and am curious if the Rogers GN radio will benefit
Thanks!
Visit mobilesyrup was a post last night, people commented that they received it
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My phone was stolen 3 days ago and I traced the location of the thief and got my phone back. Anyway, when I got the phone back the sim card wasn't working anymore and I looked more carefully at the sim card holder of my phone and it looks like it's damaged.
I have bought my phone from a guy on craigslist who had gotten this from Bell. Is there anyway to repair this? Would bell guarantee or Samsung guarantee be responsible? What can I do??
I attached a picture of the simcard holder.
Extort the dirty thief for money to fix the problem or call the cops.
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I called the police and they he is not confessing and it's not a police issue atm, it's a civil issue and I would have to take him to court which would cost me more than the price of the phone....lol
Try someone else's sin on your phone. It might be that getting a new sum would be enough to bypass the problem. I had this problem with a Photon 4G and it solved the problem.
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I did try a new sim card and it didn't work Anyone else knows what I should do????
Either u buy the part and fix it your self (easy).
Or buy a new one
Or get the warranty going.
Warranty, if you're not keen on fixing it yourself.
Btw, we can't tell much from the pic, except that you have a GSM nexus.
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theking_13 said:
Warranty, if you're not keen on fixing it yourself.
Btw, we can't tell much from the pic, except that you have a GSM nexus.
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Bet the dumbass shoved a SD Card in. And then when it was found it was broken.
This really sucks. And I can't find the part. This thief is messed up for even stealing it.
Shahinbayat.90 said:
Hey guys,
My phone was stolen 3 days ago and I traced the location of the thief and got my phone back. Anyway, when I got the phone back the sim card wasn't working anymore and I looked more carefully at the sim card holder of my phone and it looks like it's damaged.
I have bought my phone from a guy on craigslist who had gotten this from Bell. Is there anyway to repair this? Would bell guarantee or Samsung guarantee be responsible? What can I do??
I attached a picture of the simcard holder.
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I'd suggest using Samsung. They should honour your warranty since the phone is less than a year old (and their warranties are for less than year old devices. So just call them up and tell your story.
There are a few threads about this, Samsung USA will refuse to fix it if its an international device, you will have to contact intentional Samsung. If you can buy a sim slot replacement from them its extremely easy to replace yourself. You will not be able to find sim replacement elsewhere unless you buy a whole broken Nexus, individual sim slots for expensive phones are hard to find for sale. PS. From my experience every different Galaxy model has different sim slot connector and size.
Also another member from the previous post mentioned shipping his phone to a shop to fix it: hasslefreecellphonerepair.com, I don't know anything about them.
It probably was broken because the perpetrator put in a microSIM adaptor.
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There are a few threads about this, Samsung USA will refuse to fix it if its an international device, you will have to contact intentional Samsung. If you can buy a sim slot replacement from them its extremely easy to replace yourself. You will not be able to find sim replacement elsewhere unless you buy a whole broken Nexus, individual sim slots for expensive phones are hard to find for sale. PS. From my experience every different Galaxy model has different sim slot connector and size.
Also another member from the previous post mentioned shipping his phone to a shop to fix it: hasslefreecellphonerepair.com, I don't know anything about them.
It probably was broken because the perpetrator put in a microSIM adaptor.
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mine actually broke for that same reason, which is how i found this thread.
suhailtheboss said:
mine actually broke for that same reason, which is how i found this thread.
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10 char
hey all... i own hassle free and have done many of these repairs for xda members so either message me or use the website ekasol posted.
i guarantee you will not be disappointed and the repair will be done right.
thanks!
kawgirlval69 said:
hey all... i own hassle free and have done many of these repairs for xda members so either message me or use the website ekasol posted.
i guarantee you will not be disappointed and the repair will be done right.
thanks!
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I did the same stupid thing on mine
The bad thing is that I'm in Brazil and here NOBODY can fix it.. Love Brazil, but no.
hey i was wondering if i install a verizon rom to my sprint galaxy s3 will that convert it to verizon carrier?
xdarkmario said:
hey i was wondering if i install a verizon rom to my sprint galaxy s3 will that convert it to verizon carrier?
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No, you'll probably brick your phone though.
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In addition, don't you need a SIM card for Verizon service?
If you want to flash it to Verizon here is the thread- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2270191- don't think you'll be able to use Verizon ROMs no matter what you do.
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bilgerryan said:
If you want to flash it to Verizon here is the thread- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2270191- don't think you'll be able to use Verizon ROMs no matter what you do.
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so would i use this file?
60009 PRL Latest Modded Verizon PRL All Carrier Phones https://www.dropbox.com/s/i6659mf3vo1xbuy/60009.prl
i probably should read it though
I believe that allows force roaming on Verizon 3G... You can't use Verizon LTE period, the hardware doesn't support it. But be careful, do enough roaming and Sprint will kick you off the contact without warning.
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yea the thing is that my phone is not activated on a carrier, i brought this phone used but the IMEI is clean, it had been flashed to boost mobile, I took it to some stores aka metro, boost and they say it can be activated (Not metro anymore due to tmobile merge)
personally i never had a activated phone, but when i install roms i it keeps going to some activation phonecall.
long story short i want to flash it to verizon and make sure that i can activate because im selling the phone to someone.
xdarkmario said:
yea the thing is that my phone is not activated on a carrier, i brought this phone used but the IMEI is clean, it had been flashed to boos mobile, I took it to some stores aka metro, boost and they say it can be activated (Not metro anymore due to tmobile merge)
personally i never had a activated phone, but when i install roms i it keeps going to some activation phonecall.
long story short i want to flash it to verizon and make sure that i can activate because im selling the phone to someone.
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Sorry... No experience in that area, good luck.
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ok so far i flashed a new Verizon PRL and i did install a verizon Rom to my phone (Did not brick it) d2vzw counts as a d2lte family and have the same hardware
and it looks good so far. called 611 and it said "welcome to verizon wireless. i think all is good! im still doing further testing just in case
So a SIM card isn't necessary for Verizon service?
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So a SIM card isn't necessary for Verizon service?
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CDMA carriers like Sprint and Verizon do not use SIM cards and never will.
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bilgerryan said:
CDMA carriers like Sprint and Verizon do not use SIM cards and never will.
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If im correct isn't the only need of the sim card for the 4G? Atleast my Hydro edge on VM did
Not sure what you're asking, but Verizon and Sprint technically have SIM cards but they are internal and cannot be taken out.
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Yeah, but on some of the 4g phones (the hydro edge) only the 3g/2g worked without the removable sim card in it
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EpicLordPhone said:
Yeah, but on some of the 4g phones (the hydro edge) only the 3g/2g worked without the removable sim card in it
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I haven't been on GSM or anything but Sprint and it's subsidiaries since AT&T took over Centennial (like 9 or 10 years ago) so I wouldn't know... That was before LTE existed.
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I haven't been on GSM or anything but Sprint and it's subsidiaries since AT&T took over Centennial (like 9 or 10 years ago) so I wouldn't know... That was before LTE existed.
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Yeah a lot of sprint and VM phones don't use sims for the 4g lte, I only know of a few
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I don't know what the hardware differences are between the different carriers' models. Can I use either of the bootloader-unlockable/rootable variants (Sprint or T-Mo) on Verizon?
Failing that, has anyone started a bounty to get Verizon rooted and/or bootloader-unlocked?
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I don't know what the hardware differences are between the different carriers' models. Can I use either of the bootloader-unlockable/rootable variants (Sprint or T-Mo) on Verizon?
Failing that, has anyone started a bounty to get Verizon rooted and/or bootloader-unlocked?
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I started one for Att but have since given up and switched to Sprint. So far I regret nothing. I guess being the two biggest carriers Att and Verizon have a little more push on what manufacturers can and can't do.
Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe the T-Mobile model will work if you're lucky/patient enough to get it unlocked.
svtdragon said:
I don't know what the hardware differences are between the different carriers' models. Can I use either of the bootloader-unlockable/rootable variants (Sprint or T-Mo) on Verizon?
Failing that, has anyone started a bounty to get Verizon rooted and/or bootloader-unlocked?
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From looking at the spec sheets only the Verizon version will work on Verizon. All the other versions doesn't support band 13 by model numbers that in itself gives Verizon the power to block it even if you hack to unlock band 13.
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Freaking Verizon really pisses me off, because I'm kinda stuck with them...
I've been with them for about 11 or 12 years or so and I'm grandfathered in on a very old unlimited data plan that's pretty cheap by today's standard and this being a flagship phone and all...
Anyway I had the pixel XL first and returned it because even it was locked down and got the z2 force just because of the moto mods.
Yeah VZW kinda sux...
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Freaking Verizon really pisses me off, because I'm kinda stuck with them...
I've been with them for about 11 or 12 years or so and I'm grandfathered in on a very old unlimited data plan that's pretty cheap by today's standard and this being a flagship phone and all...
Anyway I had the pixel XL first and returned it because even it was locked down and got the z2 force just because of the moto mods.
Yeah VZW kinda sux...
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The problem is OEMs. They don't want to put in band 13 on all their devices. If they did then Verizon has to comply with Block C rules. Since OEMs don't want to pay for licensing and put in code that Verizon has to open source. They would rather have Verizon pay for it then that comes with restrictions.
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So I just checked Moto Z2 Force official site again and unless I'm mistaken they're now selling an unlocked model with VZW support.
jdrch said:
So I just checked Moto Z2 Force official site again and unless I'm mistaken they're now selling an unlocked model with VZW support.
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Went to try and buy the Z2 Force and this is what I am able to buy.
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Went to try and buy the Z2 Force and this is what I am able to buy.
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The page title at https://www.motorola.com/us/products/moto-z-force-edition-gen-2 says "unlocked," but interestingly I can't find any use of that term anywhere on the page itself. Go figure.
jdrch said:
The page title at https://www.motorola.com/us/products/moto-z-force-edition-gen-2 says "unlocked," but interestingly I can't find any use of that term anywhere on the page itself. Go figure.
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It will be SIM unlocked BUT you will have to pick a carrier and it will have the carrier goodies built in. There's no unlocked one without the carrier bloat and built in features. You have to pick Verizon to get it on Verizon iirc, but anywhere you buy the Verizon version it's unlocked anyway.
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It will be SIM unlocked BUT you will have to pick a carrier and it will have the carrier goodies built in. There's no unlocked one without the carrier bloat and built in features. You have to pick Verizon to get it on Verizon iirc, but anywhere you buy the Verizon version it's unlocked anyway.
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Ah OK. I just ordered one from Best Buy due to their $200 off offer which makes the phone $550something in total payments. That, IMO, makes it the best value for money right now.
jdrch said:
Ah OK. I just ordered one from Best Buy due to their $200 off offer which makes the phone $550something in total payments. That, IMO, makes it the best value for money right now.
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If you want to Rom and root the T-Mobile and Sprint version is the way to go, but sadly those won't go on Verizon.
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Tidbits said:
If you want to Rom and root the T-Mobile and Sprint version is the way to go, but sadly those won't go on Verizon.
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I live in IA. T-Mobile has no offices near me and Sprint loses service as soon as you get more than 20 miles out of town. Verizon is my only option for reliable service, sadly.
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I live in IA. T-Mobile has no offices near me and Sprint loses service as soon as you get more than 20 miles out of town. Verizon is my only option for reliable service, sadly.
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Best bet is go to Walmart and buy a cheap prepaid phone. Test it out where you travel a lot. Make some calls do some data. If everything is legit switch to T-Mobile if not you are not out much. That's what I did and I am glad i did. Saved myself $150 A month AND I can choose any device I want.
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Best bet is go to Walmart and buy a cheap prepaid phone. Test it out where you travel a lot. Make some calls do some data. If everything is legit switch to T-Mobile if not you are not out much. That's what I did and I am glad i did. Saved myself $150 A month AND I can choose any device I want.
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Appreciate the suggestion.
UPDATE - issue is resolved. Thanks!
Hi all,
I got the notification to update this morning. Now, on the latest G955USQU2BQK5. Previously everything worked flawlessly. Now after the upate, I no longer have wi-fi calling. It's just completely disappeared as a setting/option.
background - bought this as an unlocked S8+ Verizon version from Swappa. I'm on metropcs so I flashed the Tmobile stock firmware and carrier switched about 3 weeks ago when I got the device. Like I said, everything has been working flawlessly until the update this morning.
Any helps or suggestions? What do I do - I work in a place where I get no data/texts/calls so wi-fi calling makes my device work/function.
Thanks for any guidance friends!
jt1998 said:
Hi all,
I got the notification to update this morning. Now, on the latest G955USQU2BQK5. Previously everything worked flawlessly. Now after the upate, I no longer have wi-fi calling. It's just completely disappeared as a setting/option.
background - bought this as an unlocked S8+ Verizon version from Swappa. I'm on metropcs so I flashed the Tmobile stock firmware and carrier switched about 3 weeks ago when I got the device. Like I said, everything has been working flawlessly until the update this morning.
Any helps or suggestions? What do I do - I work in a place where I get no data/texts/calls so wi-fi calling makes my device work/function.
Thanks for any guidance friends!
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I have the exact same issue. Samsung s8+ unlocked Verizon version, I flashed T-mobile and it had been working flawlessly on T-Mobile and more recently on Mint Sim.
T-Mobile pushed out an update Monday night that makes the wi-fi calling disappear when you do not have a T-Mobile SIM card in the phone. As soon as I put my old t-mobile sim card back in and re-booted, the wi-fi calling icon and settings came back. Unfortunately as soon as I put the Mint sim back in, the phone makes you restart and the all the Wi-Fi calling features are gone again.
I hope someone has a fix soon, otherwise I'm gonna have to get rid of Mint sim.
DCCCCDJK said:
I have the exact same issue. Samsung s8+ unlocked Verizon version, I flashed T-mobile and it had been working flawlessly on T-Mobile and more recently on Mint Sim.
T-Mobile pushed out an update Monday night that makes the wi-fi calling disappear when you do not have a T-Mobile SIM card in the phone. As soon as I put my old t-mobile sim card back in and re-booted, the wi-fi calling icon and settings came back. Unfortunately as soon as I put the Mint sim back in, the phone makes you restart and the all the Wi-Fi calling features are gone again.
I hope someone has a fix soon, otherwise I'm gonna have to get rid of Mint sim.
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This completely blows. Someone in another thread suggesting redoing the carrier flashing and see if that helps. I'm gonna try tonight after work and I'll post my results here. If you come up with anything, will you please update as well? Thanks!
jt1998 said:
This completely blows. Someone in another thread suggesting redoing the carrier flashing and see if that helps. I'm gonna try tonight after work and I'll post my results here. If you come up with anything, will you please update as well? Thanks!
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Yea. I've been looking all over the web to see what I could do with no luck. Looks like T-Mobile disabled it for other SIM cards. MY only silver lining is my Mint account ends Dec 24, so I could go back to T-Mobile. I'd rather not pay another $200/ yr just for wifi calling though.
DCCCCDJK said:
Yea. I've been looking all over the web to see what I could do with no luck. Looks like T-Mobile disabled it for other SIM cards. MY only silver lining is my Mint account ends Dec 24, so I could go back to T-Mobile. I'd rather not pay another $200/ yr just for wifi calling though.
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holy crap. I had no idea Tmobile disabled this purposely. UGH. this is ridiculous...
DCCCCDJK said:
Yea. I've been looking all over the web to see what I could do with no luck. Looks like T-Mobile disabled it for other SIM cards. MY only silver lining is my Mint account ends Dec 24, so I could go back to T-Mobile. I'd rather not pay another $200/ yr just for wifi calling though.
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Nope. Odin fails this time when I try to do the carrier switching steps. This completely blows.
DCCCCDJK said:
Yea. I've been looking all over the web to see what I could do with no luck. Looks like T-Mobile disabled it for other SIM cards. MY only silver lining is my Mint account ends Dec 24, so I could go back to T-Mobile. I'd rather not pay another $200/ yr just for wifi calling though.
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Just FYI - after getting help from people way more knowledgeable than me, I finally got it resolved. So long story short, you have to carrier switch again and factory reset your device back to, in our case, tmobile stock software. Its available here on XDA for download. I'll link you to the thread where I got help. You'll need the updated files for the carrier switch 1st, then the updated firmware for tmobile stock. The secret when doing all this is to take out the SIM 1st!! do the carrier switch and factory reset, all while SIM is out. install the phone, setup via google etc. Don't put your sim back in until you can see wifi calling is available in settings, etc. Then I dropped the SIM in and everything worked. Good luck bro. Here's the link to the thread i was talking about LINK starting with post 406