Hey everyone, first post here. I have a quick question please.
I bought my Moto G new from AIO and recently decided to switch to T-Mobile. I got my unlock code from Cricket and will be switching this week.
I will be giving this phone to my father and I was hoping he would be able to use it to tether for light internet use. My AIO/Cricket phone doesn't have the tether/hotspot feature, I think they disabled it. Will this feature be enabled after I unlock the phone?
If it isn't is there a app that I can use? I am hoping I wont have to root as I have absolutely no clue about any of that. I am not sure if it's against T&C's but I would also gladly pay someone via PayPal or something if they could Skype me through the process.
If anyone could point me in the right direction that would be awesome and thanks for your help.
Rusty
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*The phone is a Verizon model* forgot to add that.
Does anyone have any experience flashing a Motorola Droid 3 to Verizon's prepaid service? The phone was recently given to me by my sister's fiance and I fear if I activate the refurbished phone it will become the default phone on his plan and cancel out the phone he is currently using. Can anyone provide any tips or solutions before I sabotage his current phone plan?
Thank you very much, I can be contacted on skype @ Hydrochetta. I will respond immediately versus waiting an hour or two for a response. If skype is used for assistance I will post the conversation on this thread to further help anyone else who has come across this situation.
Also, I have tried Googling a solution to this but haven't found anything particular to my situation so please don't flame me for the fact I feel it is better to be safe than sorry and simply ask.
Cscrryan said:
*The phone is a Verizon model* forgot to add that.
Does anyone have any experience flashing a Motorola Droid 3 to Verizon's prepaid service? The phone was recently given to me by my sister's fiance and I fear if I activate the refurbished phone it will become the default phone on his plan and cancel out the phone he is currently using. Can anyone provide any tips or solutions before I sabotage his current phone plan?
Thank you very much, I can be contacted on skype @ Hydrochetta. I will respond immediately versus waiting an hour or two for a response. If skype is used for assistance I will post the conversation on this thread to further help anyone else who has come across this situation.
Also, I have tried Googling a solution to this but haven't found anything particular to my situation so please don't flame me for the fact I feel it is better to be safe than sorry and simply ask.
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If the phone is not already activated on his account, it's a clean phone and can be activated without affecting his account what-so-ever. The ONLY way activating the phone could mess with his plan would be if you called Verizon and had HIS number changed to the MEID of the D3, which would require knowing certain pins and information about the account. As long as the MEID/ESN is not already active and has not been reported stolen (i.e. it's a clean esn, being a refurb it should be). Then there should be ABSOLUTELY no issue activating it on Verizon Prepaid or any MVNO such as Page Plus, Straight Talk, etc.You can use an MEID/ESN checker to see if it's clean for activation, Like the one here at Swappa.com
I've got a T-Mobile Moto X (XT1053) on the way. I didn't do the dev version since I wanted to customize with motomaker. I'm intending to use it with AT&T though in the short term.
I'm curious if anyone else doing this arrangement can comment on the native tethering experience on AT&T? Since it's the T-Mobile model, does it bother with an entitlement check? Does it just work? That's pretty much the only reason for me to bother rooting since I wanted to stay on the stock rom for this phone. Would be pretty sweet if tethering just worked
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superm1 said:
I've got a T-Mobile Moto X (XT1053) on the way. I didn't do the dev version since I wanted to customize with motomaker. I'm intending to use it with AT&T though in the short term.
I'm curious if anyone else doing this arrangement can comment on the native tethering experience on AT&T? Since it's the T-Mobile model, does it bother with an entitlement check? Does it just work? That's pretty much the only reason for me to bother rooting since I wanted to stay on the stock rom for this phone. Would be pretty sweet if tethering just worked
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If you're planning to root it, you can solve the problem easily...otherwise, at least my att phone tried to check with net10 (my carrier) when I triT
There is a thread with the instructions for wifi tethering w/out the check.
If I could get away without rooting it i'd rather skip doing so, but if the check is still happening than I guess that's a good reason to root. Saw http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2544679 is how to get around if rooted.
I just got the dev model this week and native tethering works perfectly on AT&T, no need to root.
bugsy said:
I just got the dev model this week and native tethering works perfectly on AT&T, no need to root.
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Awesome, thanks!
Just got my MotoMaker T-Mobile model today and popped in an AT&T nano sim. Tethering indeed works perfectly on it! YAY.
Hello,
I have ordered an XT1058 for use by my wife on Straight Talk (ATT). She is currently using the service on a Samsung galaxy nexus (google play edition) . Occasionally when she is in a pinch she uses the wifi hotspot. I know this is not really permitted under straight talks terms but she keeps it very quick and only when necessary. It has not been a problem for the last two years. I am wondering she will be able to do the same thing on this new phone. Will the att rom allow for the hotspot or is this going to be an issue? Also while I'm at it, after looking things over I see some comments that the bootloader is unlockable and others saying that Motorola does not unlock the ATT phones other threads talk about some Chinese middleman that was doing it but it looks like the time has passed for that. Any info is appreciated.
Thanks
i have an unlocked xt1058, with ATT branding on the back and wifi tethering works for me right out of the box. phone not rooted or anything. i was pretty puzzled as to how, but im not complaining
NB- im not using it on AT&T ( i dont live in the US) .. so i dunno if its carrier related
Anyone need info or support on this phone?? I am thinking I'm making this post right.. I have a moto e4, the Verizon subsidised out of the box one. Personally I've been fighting the last few days to get past the Google email lock, then Verizon would not give me carrier unlock codes but a few days and I now have us mobile sim card in the phone with perfectly working voice text data hotspot tether etc. I couldn't find any info on how to do this but if anyone is in the position I was then I'll write a detailed guide on how I managed everything and all. Let me know if you need help and I'll see exactly how to write a proper XDA tutorial on it. Also so everyone knows I have the box receipt and plenty more to prove ownership of my phone and more to show I am eligible for carrier unlock. This is not for hacking but legitimate way to help..
Verizon unlocking info would be welcome, especially if it worked for the E4 Plus, which is what this forum is for.
Hello. I've tried so many search terms. Thank you for anyone who reads this and accepts me into the clan of knowledge. I have been using Page Plus Cellular with an iPhone and could talk and data at the same time. I hate Apple and decided to move into an LG V40thin. I absolutely love it. Page Plus Cellular is an MNVO on Verizons towers. The LG has no Verizon software so I assume this is some kind of universal firmware. For whatever reason I cannot talk and data at the same time. This phone is supposed to support VoLTE but when I go into the Advanced Calling section, it says "HD Voice" which is Verizons branding for VoLTE. The Advanced Calling option is completely greyed out. I also had received a text from PPC saying my phone doesn't support VoLTE and I may have issues receiving calls if I didn't upgrade.
Is there anyway to find out what is really going on? I only found one single search result that seemed to say an LG V40 that there were two models, one for Sprint and one for Verizon and if you had the Sprint, then unlocked it, it would work on Verizon but not fully since the hardware wasn't all there since Sprint uses different frequencies (radios).
I have no idea how to tell the origins of the phone, model, firmware etc. I bought it used. If the hardware is just not what is needed for Verizon, I don't know how I would look for one that was. The LG V40 is amazing. Top notch. The other cool thing about it is with the Verizon Note 3, when i tethered I got a message that I didn't subscribe to tethering and had to use PDAnet. With this phone, tethering just works.
Help. I appreciate it.
Please provide your model number found in Settings then in about phone.
KouaV1 said:
Please provide your model number found in Settings then in about phone.
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Hello. It looks like LM-V405UA
mapoff said:
Hello. It looks like LM-V405UA
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I don't know I never have tried to talk and text at the same time. If it is a V405UA, you can unlock the bootloader and then install either V405UA or V405QA firware with LGUP. Hope this helps.:good:
Not sure if this helps, but: https://www.reddit.com/r/lgv40/comments/eqymrm/lmv405ua_on_verizon_whats_the_deal_with_cdma/
Where did you get the V40? I am not sure about one post on the models, because I have a V40 bought from Verizon and it's a LM-V405UA.
I'm thinking about buying the V405UAB. Right now though I can hotspot without Verizon telling me I have to pay for it. If I got the UAB, is there a universal image like I have now that could be installed safely? Who makes the images and is it safe? It seems like it would be easy to sneak in big brother code to steal your information. I'm very new to modifications so please don't take offense. Hoping someone has the knowledge to point me to an image and knows its safe.