Hello all,
I have just bought on eBay Verizone`s Galaxy Nexus (Cheap, Clear ESN), but i back from USA to my country Georgia and i thought there will be unlocked, but... Nexus is unlockable for another CDMA network, in Georgia is CDMA carrier and there is a CDMA phones also, but Verizone`s nexus unlockable for it?
You'd have to get an unlock code from Verizon usa.
bodh said:
You'd have to get an unlock code from Verizon usa.
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no, no, no, no.
you dont understand how verizon works.
to the OP,
the vzw nexus only works on verizon's CDMA bands.
Zepius said:
no, no, no, no.
you dont understand how verizon works.
to the OP,
the vzw nexus only works on verizon's CDMA bands.
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so there is no way to work on any other CDMA? i heard about Turbo Sim cards, whats if i write number in Turbo sim and will work? or its possible?
DerNoisy said:
so there is no way to work on any other CDMA? i heard about Turbo Sim cards, whats if i write number in Turbo sim and will work? or its possible?
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the sim slot is only used for LTE
and no, there's not any way to get it to work on another CDMA carrier.
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the sim slot is only used for LTE
and no, there's not any way to get it to work on another CDMA carrier.
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so if someone have to rebuild phone? not to GSM but compatible with another carrier? impossible too?
Verizone - i hate u xD
DerNoisy said:
so if someone have to rebuild phone? not to GSM but compatible with another carrier? impossible too?
Verizone - i hate u xD
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you would need to change the radio and redo drivers for said radio.
its verizon. theyve always been that way.
Zepius said:
you would need to change the radio and redo drivers for said radio.
its verizon. theyve always been that way.
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so i see there is a way u saied no way i`ll buy part of i9200 if its work, i9200 parts works?
i heard Verizone`s Iphone 5, Motorola droid is unlockable-_-
DerNoisy said:
so i see there is a way u saied no way i`ll buy part of i9200 if its work, i9200 parts works?
i heard Verizone`s Iphone 5, Motorola droid is unlockable-_-
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well if you have the knowledge on how to write radio drivers, go for it... and good luck. even then, i doubt it would work
iphone 5 is different. it has a GSM radio as well.
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and no, there's not any way to get it to work on another CDMA carrier.[/QUOTE]
and no, there's not any way to get it to work on another CDMA carrier.[/QUOTE]
Totally not true. The main issue is the set of frequencies the CDMA carrier uses in his country. If the range is the same as Verizon then all he needs to do is "flash" the phone by uploading a prl file that will reference his carriers towers and changing the phones internal settings to match. This is the same process when moving a Verizon phone to another carrier like cricket or metropcs. If his home carrier uses the same band as sprint he can flash the sprint radio to his Verizon phone and then "flash" it. I've done both procedures before.
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DerNoisy said:
Hello all,
I have just bought on eBay Verizone`s Galaxy Nexus (Cheap, Clear ESN), but i back from USA to my country Georgia and i thought there will be unlocked, but... Nexus is unlockable for another CDMA network, in Georgia is CDMA carrier and there is a CDMA phones also, but Verizone`s nexus unlockable for it?
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You don't need an unlock code. What you will need to do is make sure your CDMA carriers frequency range is the same as your phone. Then you need to make changes to match your network, like uploading a new prl and so on. Almost everything you will need to do is listed in this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1696621
It will take some work since you are in another country but it can be done.
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Hey guys I have a question, is it possible to unlock the verizon GN SCH-i515 to work for sprint while sprint doesn't even offer it yet??? I really like the phone and want it.
lobej said:
Hey guys I have a question, is it possible to unlock the verizon GN SCH-i515 to work for sprint while sprint doesn't even offer it yet??? I really like the phone and want it.
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No.
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Not easily at least...
Moved to Q&A
any known link that i can use to at least try?
Nope. This has been discussed numerous times over the last 2 months the phone has been out. It just isn't possible especially with Sprint, as they are not very open to activating non-Sprint devices on their network. The ESN won't be in their database.
You have a slightly higher chance of getting it onto a Verizon MVNO, but even then that's kinda low.
i have the same question but i am from mexico and here exist a carrier with cdma network, i try a lot of times unlock my i515 but is the same answer... is not possible yet, my friend has an HTC EVO 3D CDMA and has the same network spesifications that my nexus and he can use normally in the same cdma carrier, i know the nexus has LTE/CDMA network, also i know in mexico doesnot exist yet LTE, my question is: can i unlock some day my nexus to use in CDMA?
hd5145 said:
i have the same question but i am from mexico and here exist a carrier with cdma network, i try a lot of times unlock my i515 but is the same answer... is not possible yet, my friend has an HTC EVO 3D CDMA and has the same network spesifications that my nexus and he can use normally in the same cdma carrier, i know the nexus has LTE/CDMA network, also i know in mexico doesnot exist yet LTE, my question is: can i unlock some day my nexus to use in CDMA?
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No. Still no, and always no. I highly doubt you'll ever see a reliable method of unlocking this (or any) CDMA device for use on other networks. Its extremely hit or miss when it comes to CDMA devices.
You aren't going to be able to unlock an LTE/CDMA phone for VZW to work on another carrier, and if someone did manage to do so, it is only going to work on the CDMA network and nothing else. If you wanted to flash it to another network, you would need to find a way to unlink the LTE and CDMA radios. People have been looking into this since the DROID Charge came out (almost a year) and still have not found any way of getting it onto another network.
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No. Still no, and always no. I highly doubt you'll ever see a reliable method of unlocking this (or any) CDMA device for use on other networks. Its extremely hit or miss when it comes to CDMA devices.
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CDMA Devices aren't that bad to flash to other carriers .. You do however need the SPC and/or 16 digit password to do so.. Some newer phones are locked down pretty tight .. Most older CDMA can be manually programmed and prl updated to preferred carrier
So I'm thinking of buying a Verizon Galaxy Nexus.
I know it has a sim tray so i'm wondering if it can be unlocked for T-Mobile.
Any help would be appreciated.
djphooka said:
So I'm thinking of buying a Verizon Galaxy Nexus.
I know it has a sim tray so i'm wondering if it can be unlocked for T-Mobile.
Any help would be appreciated.
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Why wouldn't you buy the GSM version?
It wont work. Different technologies.
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Why wouldn't you buy the GSM version?
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Because that would make sense.
Yea, It's just that the guy told me it has a sim tray so i figured i would post here to find out.
Anyone know where I can get the GSM version?
I don't want to pay $500 but ...
Thanks all
Try Negri Electronics
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djphooka said:
Yea, It's just that the guy told me it has a sim tray so i figured i would post here to find out.
Anyone know where I can get the GSM version?
I don't want to pay $500 but ...
Thanks all
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Sim tray maybe but the vzw one is cdma and the GSM one is...well..GSM.
Different technologies! Not compatible.
I have the Verizon phone and yes it does have a SIM card but it uses different radios. Verizon uses CDMA/LTE and T-Mobile uses GSM so you can put whatever SIM card you want in there but since it uses different radios it won't physically be able to talk to T-Mobile (or any GSM carrier's towers)
btw, what happen if you travel away USA in a country without CDMA?.
At least, the CDMA iPhone have a simcard tray but it's locked until your operator wants.
jairmoreno said:
btw, what happen if you travel away USA in a country without CDMA?.
At least, the CDMA iPhone have a simcard tray but it's locked until your operator wants.
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Starting with Verizon's 4G LTE phones they all require SIM cards. They were also used in 3G global phones (my old blackberry and droid pro had them) but the CDMA Galaxy Nexus isn't global so you'd just SOL.
well.
nope. it won't work cause it's not CDMA...
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So I'm thinking of buying a Verizon Galaxy Nexus.
I know it has a sim tray so i'm wondering if it can be unlocked for T-Mobile.
Any help would be appreciated.
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@[email protected] can't believe people are asking this question. The phone has been out for over 3 months now.
Besides, the SIM card slot is specifically for LTE... as in, the SIM card is an LTE SIM card. LTE, not HSPA+.
I can only think, because the AT&T (HSPA+) model would be more prolific among sellers, that you'll have a better time finding a better price than a Verizon (LTE) one.
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btw, what happen if you travel away USA in a country without CDMA?.
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Then you have no service. Grab a cheap GSM phone and pre-paid SIM.
Try the yellow or the sky blue Galaxy Nexus. Those ones will work on both Verizon and T-Mobile.
Thats odd cause I have done it before
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Sim tray maybe but the vzw one is cdma and the GSM one is...well..GSM.
Different technologies! Not compatible.
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Back when verizon did both GSM and CDMA I had a verizon phone that I got to work on tmobile. I think it might have been a windows phone, honestly it was a while ago. I had to pay for a network unlock code and patch a radio or something....anyway, just wanted to say that it is in fact possible. My phone did brick in about two months, but that might have been from getting it wet...anyway...Good luck!
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Back when verizon did both GSM and CDMA I had a verizon phone that I got to work on tmobile. I think it might have been a windows phone, honestly it was a while ago. I had to pay for a network unlock code and patch a radio or something....anyway, just wanted to say that it is in fact possible. My phone did brick in about two months, but that might have been from getting it wet...anyway...Good luck!
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Total non sequitur. The phone in question must have been an old "world phone". The Verizon Galaxy Nexus never had any GSM radio whatsoever.
Also you bumped a 2 year old thread.
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Starting with Verizon's 4G LTE phones they all require SIM cards. They were also used in 3G global phones (my old blackberry and droid pro had them) but the CDMA Galaxy Nexus isn't global so you'd just SOL.
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For the CDMA GNex you would need either a CDMA or neutral carrier/MVNO (such as StraightTalk, Tracfone, etc.). I have a CDMA ex-VZW GNex (now running Unlegacy-Android 7.1) that I am taking to Tracfone (replacing a Tracfone feature phone) because Tracfone uses a mix of carrier towers (depending on location, either T-Mobile or VZW). My current feature phone uses T-Mobile towers - because I am bringing a CDMA phone under BYOP, I have to ask the carrier (Tracfone, in this case) to create a custom SIM Kit for the brought phone, and thus have to communicate the IMEI and MEID of the incoming phone (this information is in the phone under Settings). Yes - this also applies to lifeline feature phones supplied by Tracfone/Safelink (if Safelink supplied the phone, Tracfone is your MVNO). If you want a GSM version of the Galaxy Nexus, you would want the maguro (the Galaxy Nexus in AT&T Mobility or T-Mobile guise); because GSM is more popular overseas, they tend to get exported compared to CDMA or W-CDMA (Verizon or Sprint, respectively).
hey I'm new to the forums and rooting and I'm trying to unlock my Sprint SPH-L710 so that I can use it on a carrier outside of the states. If this thread has already been started sorry for the redundant post, if not can someone post how to unlock a SPH-L710 4.1.2 from Sprint so that I can use it in Canada please.
The Sprint S3 is a CDMA device, and not GSM. There is nothing to unlock for use in Canada. It doesn't accept a SIM card (though there is one embedded for LTE purposes in the U.S).
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The Sprint S3 is a CDMA device, and not GSM. There is nothing to unlock for use in Canada. It doesn't accept a SIM card (though there is one embedded for LTE purposes in the U.S).
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ok interesting, I was told that I could use it on a network here in Canada that also uses CDMA as long as it was unlocked but maybe they thought that I had the GSM version.
Skier206 said:
ok interesting, I was told that I could use it on a network here in Canada that also uses CDMA as long as it was unlocked but maybe they thought that I had the GSM version.
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You might have to flash it to the carrier.
http://i1202.photobucket.com/albums/bb374/TexasEpic/ThePeoplesROM-KennyGlass123/daniel4653.png
Has anybody tried a tmobile sim in the sprint note 4? The verizon variant works with tmobile although i dont know if it connects to all of their bands
kwazytazz said:
Has anybody tried a tmobile sim in the sprint note 4? The verizon variant works with tmobile although i dont know if it connects to all of their bands
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The Sprint version will not receive the t mo data bands.
Why would the Verizon work with T-Mobile then?
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Why would the Verizon work with T-Mobile then?
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All Verizon devices are unlocked, Verizon works on both GSM and CDMA (Sprint is CDMA only, T-Mobile GSM only)
erik077 said:
All Verizon devices are unlocked, Verizon works on both GSM and CDMA (Sprint is CDMA only, T-Mobile GSM only)
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So if we unlock the Sprint variant we should be able to use a Tmobile sim without issue?
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So if we unlock the Sprint variant we should be able to use a Tmobile sim without issue?
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TMobile (GSM) and Sprint (CDMA) are not even same networks so NO. Most of the phones are locked to one network anyway, but those two have nothing in common
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TMobile (GSM) and Sprint (CDMA) are not even same networks so NO. Most of the phones are locked to one network anyway, but those two have nothing in common
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incorrect information my friend. PLease search xda because thier are several phones from sprint that have worked on tmobile and att. The sprint variant has a international lock a nd a domestic lock. Once they are cracked, then yes, you can use your phone on att or tmobile.. Sprint uses cdma mainly for 3g and voice, and use a sim, yes a sim card for lte. You can call sprint and have them unlock the phone for INTERNATIONAL use only within thier guidelines. So far the note 2 note 3 s3 and s4 have been avaible to use with modification to get onto att and tmbolies networks.
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So if we unlock the Sprint variant we should be able to use a Tmobile sim without issue?
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yes but the device has to be unlocked via domestic and internationally. We are working on a domestic unlock...
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Has anybody tried a tmobile sim in the sprint note 4? The verizon variant works with tmobile although i dont know if it connects to all of their bands
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yes, it displays "invalid sim"
You forgot to say "some late phones" because only those from Sprint have SIM card
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You forgot to say "some late phones" because only those from Sprint have SIM card
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weren't there some Sprint Samsung phones with no SIM slot, but people modded one in and used them on ATT/TMo?
yeah, still some, but just sayin'...
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weren't there some Sprint Samsung phones with no SIM slot, but people modded one in and used them on ATT/TMo?
yeah, still some, but just sayin'...
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Yeah the sprint note 2 was one of them!
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Yeah the sprint note 2 was one of them!
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no, older phones had "sim" cards as well. Touch pro 2 was one of them. So before the samsung devices, the htc international devices were able to as well...
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no, older phones had "sim" cards as well. Touch pro 2 was one of them. So before the samsung devices, the htc international devices were able to as well...
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Yeah I remember the touch pro 2 having a sim card slot.
The slide out keyboard, tilting screen, running Windows mobile AND Android Froyo! Those were the days, here is the link for the sim unlock http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=555339
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so does it work or not? dont think anyone answered op. im thinkin about getting a sprint unlocked since its much cheaper. thanks
Does the galaxytools unlock work on the Note 4? It says my phone is unlocked but I don't have a sim card to test it out.
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Does the galaxytools unlock work on the Note 4? It says my phone is unlocked but I don't have a sim card to test it out.
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Unlocked for international travel not for domestic. Hopefully a dev will figure out how to unlock the GN4 for use on other carriers in the US.
'invalid SIM'
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so does it work or not? dont think anyone answered op. im thinkin about getting a sprint unlocked since its much cheaper. thanks
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Based upon my personal experience, even when the phone is UICC unlocked, it is still locked for domestic use. I unlocked my Note 4 via international at Sprint, but the phone says 'Invalid SIM' when using T-Mobile SIM.
I was able to get an Sprint HTC M7 to work on T-Mobile using just the international unlock method.
Good news though, Sprint will be making most phones unlockable for domestic use by Feb 11th (at least phones made thereafter)... so this means that even if the Note 4 doesn't get some kind of firmware update to allow domestic use, the S6 will and I'm sure somebody will port over the capability.
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so does it work or not? dont think anyone answered op. im thinkin about getting a sprint unlocked since its much cheaper. thanks
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I would like to know as well.
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the790 said:
Based upon my personal experience, even when the phone is UICC unlocked, it is still locked for domestic use. I unlocked my Note 4 via international at Sprint, but the phone says 'Invalid SIM' when using T-Mobile SIM.
I was able to get an Sprint HTC M7 to work on T-Mobile using just the international unlock method.
Good news though, Sprint will be making most phones unlockable for domestic use by Feb 11th (at least phones made thereafter)... so this means that even if the Note 4 doesn't get some kind of firmware update to allow domestic use, the S6 will and I'm sure somebody will port over the capability.
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Now that it's past Feb 11, we should be able to do a domestic unlock and it should work with Tmobile LTE & voice?
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Now that it's past Feb 11, we should be able to do a domestic unlock and it should work with Tmobile LTE & voice?
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As specified by Sprint, all phones released before Feb 11th 'will not be DSU(Domestic SIM Unlock) capable'. This means a dev will have to figure out a way to port the S6 modem to the Note 4 and we'll possibly be able to get DSU for the Note 4 that way. (Or at least, that is my understanding of it) Only time will tell at this point.
Use root tools it unlocks the sim I'm using it with at&t now
Has anyone here tried the new root file for Verizon S8+
https://download.chainfire.eu/1080/...to-Root-dream2qltesq-dream2qltesq-smg955u.zip
It will only work with an unlocked bootloader. Since all US Snapdragon based S8's have a locked bootloader it useless.
So why has Chainfire made this at all if it does not work or will brick your phone? I should ask him but not sure he will answer.
photolarry said:
So why has Chainfire made this at all if it does not work or will brick your phone? I should ask him but not sure he will answer.
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[emoji19] smh
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photolarry said:
So why has Chainfire made this at all if it does not work or will brick your phone? I should ask him but not sure he will answer.
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He clearly states that it only works with an unlocked bootloader. If the snapdragon versions of the S8/S8+ had an unlocked bootloader it would work. Not sure why you could have an issue with him.
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He clearly states that it only works with an unlocked bootloader. If the snapdragon versions of the S8/S8+ had an unlocked bootloader it would work. Not sure why you could have an issue with him.
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The U version isn't ever unlocked. Not with him. I'm just confused why it seems this would work on that model but it doesn't
If the bootloader ever gets unlocked by any means, it will work.
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If the bootloader ever gets unlocked by any means, it will work.
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You missed my point and question to him. Which is "U" model is LOCKED because it is all phones inside the USA that are distributed by all 4 major carriers. So there is no such thing as SM-G955U which is unlocked. Does not exist. Thus I wanna know why there is even a zip file which chainfire created since it cannot be used on any of these phones. And why would it "get unlocked"....it is done at the factory. Only way to "unlock" it is to use a root method like was done on S7, where it basically involves flashing an engineering boot image/kernel that has root. At some point, this probably will be made and then using same modified ODIN (PrinceComsy) would potentially be the solution.
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You missed my point and question to him. Which is "U" model is LOCKED because it is all phones inside the USA that are distributed by all 4 major carriers. So there is no such thing as SM-G955U which is unlocked. Does not exist. Thus I wanna know why there is even a zip file which chainfire created since it cannot be used on any of these phones. And why would it "get unlocked"....it is done at the factory. Only way to "unlock" it is to use a root method like was done on S7, where it basically involves flashing an engineering boot image/kernel that has root. At some point, this probably will be made and then using same modified ODIN (PrinceComsy) would potentially be the solution.
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I will try and clear up some confusion. All US snapdragon versions of the S8+ have the same model number SM-G955U. There is an "unlocked" SM-G955U version of the S8+ in the US. It is carrier unlocked not bootloader unlocked. Apparently the CSC file carries the carrier information in the firmware. Also the S7 was rooted but never bootloader unlocked. So you could use most root apps but you could not modify any system files. The root was achieved with an engineering kernel and was not very useful.(ie bad battery life, phone getting hot and unstable). You could however flash any US S7 to any carrier or even the Unlocked firmware.
But if you cannot flash even the csc, how do you gain root access when Odin basically does nothing. That's my question and point. Seems that if I stick with Galaxy phones that I'm never going to attain root again. Probably because they don't want risks of pay apps being misused. I have one app that refuses to even run if I have usb debugging on. Vendors are getting smarter about locking things down.
It's not Samsung's fault...it is Verizon, AT&T, Sprint and T-Mobile. I can't even take my Verizon phone and change it to T-Mobile. That's ridiculous!
If LG lets it's consumers unlock there bootloader then why don't samsung? I'm selling my ccarrier unlocked s8+ and buying a unlocked g6. Screw this crap. I hope samsung goes bankrupt! SAMSUNG ALLOW US TO UNLOCK OUR BOOTLOADERS.
I wish my S8+ was rooted?
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It's not Samsung's fault...it is Verizon, AT&T, Sprint and T-Mobile. I can't even take my Verizon phone and change it to T-Mobile. That's ridiculous!
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The reason you can't do this is the bands are different (I believe). Or, at least Verizon is CDMA while T-Mobile is GSM. I don't know much about the differences between CDMA & GSM, but I know that CDMA phones won't work on GSM networks & vice versa. That's why Verizon phones won't work on T-Mobile. Hopefully that (kinda) cleared it up for you.
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The reason you can't do this is the bands are different (I believe). Or, at least Verizon is CDMA while T-Mobile is GSM. I don't know much about the differences between CDMA & GSM, but I know that CDMA phones won't work on GSM networks & vice versa. That's why Verizon phones won't work on T-Mobile. Hopefully that (kinda) cleared it up for you.
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My goodness you could not be any more wrong..... That is no longer the case anymore. Verizon phones work on T-Mobile and all GSM carriers. I should know since I was with Verizon and I switched a while back but am now back on Verizon. Some phones from T-mobile won't work with Verizon but some do. It just depends on the phone and what bands it has. Like the S8 from T-Mobile will work on Verizon but an iPhone 7 from T-Mobile won't because it doesn't have CDMA bands. It's simple research
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My goodness you could not be any more wrong..... That is no longer the case anymore. Verizon phones work on T-Mobile and all GSM carriers. I should know since I was with Verizon and I switched a while back but am now back on Verizon. Some phones from T-mobile won't work with Verizon but some do. It just depends on the phone and what bands it has. Like the S8 from T-Mobile will work on Verizon but an iPhone 7 from T-Mobile won't because it doesn't have CDMA bands. It's simple research
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Really?? Man, I feel so stupid about that, sorry =/ I've been researching it, but all of what I've read pointed to what I said... thank you very much for correcting me ? it'll def help me in my journey to become a phone repair specialist! ? sorry people I might've confused.... I'm just an idiot - don't listen to me
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Really?? Man, I feel so stupid about that, sorry =/ I've been researching it, but all of what I've read pointed to what I said... thank you very much for correcting me it'll def help me in my journey to become a phone repair specialist! sorry people I might've confused.... I'm just an idiot - don't listen to me
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CDMA is only for 3G. With 4G, Verizon is using LTE GSM (same with AT&T, T-Mobile).
Verizon LTE covers over 98% of their network, but there are still some remote places where there is only CDMA coverage.
Verizon is moving away from CDMA and it will be retired by 2018.
So as long as you don't mind not having CDMA in a few places, any LTE GSM phone with Band 13 would work with Verizon.
Look at HTC U11, it doesn't have CDMA, but it's still advertised as "Verizon certified".
Sadly, the Internationals versions of S8/S8+ don't have band 13. But fortunately, all US versions have both bands 13 and CDMA support. That's why you can switch to any carrier as long as it's a US version.
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Really?? Man, I feel so stupid about that, sorry =/ I've been researching it, but all of what I've read pointed to what I said... thank you very much for correcting me it'll def help me in my journey to become a phone repair specialist! sorry people I might've confused.... I'm just an idiot - don't listen to me
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No worries mate. Just wanted to put that out there in case anyone become confused. I meant no disrespect
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neozen21 said:
CDMA is only for 3G. With 4G, Verizon is using LTE GSM (same with AT&T, T-Mobile).
Verizon LTE covers over 98% of their network, but there are still some remote places where there is only CDMA coverage.
Verizon is moving away from CDMA and it will be retired by 2018.
So as long as you don't mind not having CDMA in a few places, any LTE GSM phone with Band 13 would work with Verizon.
Look at HTC U11, it doesn't have CDMA, but it's still advertised as "Verizon certified".
Sadly, the Internationals versions of S8/S8+ don't have band 13. But fortunately, all US versions have both bands 13 and CDMA support. That's why you can switch to any carrier as long as it's a US version.
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My point exactly about the S8's. US variants are all the same no matter what carrier. All Google phones after the Nexus 6 are the same way. The Nexus 6 worked on all US carriers no matter where you got it from and it's like that all the way to the new Pixel phones. Where as iPhone's, just as an example, have different bands when it comes to different carriers. Unlocked, Verizon, and Sprint iPhone's have all bands both CDMA and GSM where as the GSM ones like those bought straight from T-Mobile or AT&T only have the GSM bands.
mybabyloves said:
Really?? Man, I feel so stupid about that, sorry =/ I've been researching it, but all of what I've read pointed to what I said... thank you very much for correcting me ? it'll def help me in my journey to become a phone repair specialist! ? sorry people I might've confused.... I'm just an idiot - don't listen to me
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You're NOT stupid! I had no idea either. I know that I tried to switch my Verizon S8+ to T-Mobile but it wouldn't recognize my IMEI so I just figured the two networks were different
I have a unlocked verizon(xfinity mobile) s8plus on tmobile right now.. The phone had no issues on setup to go on the tmobile network..
https://forum.xda-developers.com/ga...root-g955u-g955u1-snapdragon-sampwnd-t3658911
So this has changed?