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[Q] use phone with any carrier?

if i flash by odin one stock rom (DDKQ8) to my ace, can use the phone with any carrier? (my phone it's supposed to be used only with my carrier)
and i can do this with any android???

eliazxd said:
if i flash by odin one stock rom (DDKQ8) to my ace, can use the phone with any carrier? (my phone it's supposed to be used only with my carrier)
and i can do this with any android???
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didnt get you, please elaborate....

eliazxd said:
if i flash by odin one stock rom (DDKQ8) to my ace, can use the phone with any carrier? (my phone it's supposed to be used only with my carrier)
and i can do this with any android???
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Your phone will not get unlocked if you flash any other ROM.
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zizibuba said:
Your phone will not get unlocked if you flash any other ROM.
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But i mean to flash a ROM by odin (with other baseband); NO to flash a rom by CWM

Won't work. Flashing ROM's (either through CWM or Odin) does not remove the simlock.

Nope. No way you could network unlock a phone by changing the Os or the firmware. If you want to unlock it you could do this via GSM ,well as far as I know. So no and don't search anymore I have and many before me but we all got the same simple disgusting answer >>>no<<<
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[Q] t-mobile atrix HD

Hi I have T-Mobile ad have purchased an unlocked GSM at&t Atrix (the new version) What roms can i flash on it?

Dozenboy0012 said:
Hi I have T-Mobile ad have purchased an unlocked GSM at&t Atrix (the new version) What roms can i flash on it?
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Well for the Atrix 4G, you have several choices. For the Atrix HD, please refer to the Atrix HD section.
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palmbeach05 said:
Well for the Atrix 4G, you have several choices. For the Atrix HD, please refer to the Atrix HD section.
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no radio issues since it not at&t?

It shouldn't, I've read of others using these roms and they are on the t-mobile network.

Just make sure you don't use Safestrap to flash the newer roms. You should unlock your bootloader and install CWM to flash custom roms.

audit13 said:
Just make sure you don't use Safestrap to flash the newer roms. You should unlock your bootloader and install CWM to flash custom roms.
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TY for info will try

Firmware Question

I want to flash a GE rom and it says to flash the firmware for that rom for the best results. I'm on T-Mobile. Now what I would like to know is am I only supposed to flash firmware specific to T-Mobile or can I flash the firmware specific to the rom I want to use? I have S-Off and an unlocked bootloader already. I tried reading firmware flashing guides but they're a little confusing.
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Use the Sneaky guide and flash the GE firmware.
After flash the GE rom
p.s. With the GE firmware, you can boot sense based rom too

Guich said:
Use the Sneaky guide and flash the GE firmware.
After flash the GE rom
p.s. With the GE firmware, you can boot sense based rom too
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And that won't affect me getting service with T-Mobile if I flash the firmware for that specific rom, correct?
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[Q] Why does Locked Bootloader Matter?

So I have the AT&T S5 with a locked bootloader. I rooted it, put safestrap on it, and installed a custom ROM. Now I read that the Tmobile S5 has an unlocked bootloader, but given that I can root and install custom ROMs, why is the Tmobile variant any better? Also I read locked and encrypted used interchangeably regarding the bootloader, perhaps they are both locked but not encrypted?
Lastly, does an unlocked Tmobile S5 work seamlessly on the AT&T network, it appears the LTE bands overlap so I'm guessing so. Is there a good reason to sell the AT&T variant and get the Tmobile one?
Ungh, stupid AT&T.

You can only flash custom roms based on the stock kernel. With a locked bootloader you'll never be able to flash an aosp rom.
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Nor will we be able to flash 4.4.4(or later) when it becomes available. We are stuck waiting for att to release an update, and then we might lose root.
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Hopefully we will see somthing happen
The Gods Approve This Post, From The Ghost Of Sparta's S5 active.

Greycloak42 said:
You can only flash custom roms based on the stock kernel. With a locked bootloader you'll never be able to flash an aosp rom.
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Good answer and the correct one to....:good::good:

Greycloak42 said:
You can only flash custom roms based on the stock kernel. With a locked bootloader you'll never be able to flash an aosp rom.
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Does this mean that the custom roms that are installed are still ultimately based on the original G900A one, or at least the kernel is the same?

02wrx said:
Does this mean that the custom roms that are installed are still ultimately based on the original G900A one, or at least the kernel is the same?
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Basically, yes.

The recent OTA will update the kernel and firmware, right? But does towelroot still work? Is it likely that the bootloader will be more difficult to break later if I do update?

[Q] Stock rom without AT&T bloat without root?

Are there stock roms available to flash that don't include any AT&T bloat and if possible, also the other Motorola apps?

If you want to flash a custom ROM or downgrade from stock JB to ICS, you'll need an unlocked bootloader.
Have you tried Holoblur?

There's always the trusty ole Mexico Retail ROM

helloha1 said:
There's always the trusty ole Mexico Retail ROM
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That's what I was thinking too.
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