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[MOD] Hotspot Enabler

Simple and to the point.
Enables the use of stock hotspot function.
This is only working for ATT and StraightTalk - ATT Sim. If you have another carrier you will have to do the procedure yourself below.
Make a Backup, Download and Flash
Download
Thanks goes to at least 2 people.
@amphi66 for finding the correct method to make this work
@diekastro for posting the directions to do it.

jmz said:
Simple and to the point.
Enables the use of stock hotspot function.
This is only working for ATT and StraightTalk - ATT Sim. If you have another carrier you will have to do the procedure yourself below.
Make a Backup, Download and Flash
Download
Thanks goes to at least 2 people.
@amphi66 for finding the correct method to make this work
@diekastro for posting the directions to do it.
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i have a att sim, flashed it and still does the same as before flashing. says dial 611 or go to myatt.com to activate hotspot?

Not working for ST AT&T sim, wireless or tethered. 1.08 odexed.

I can't speak to JMZ's flash, but I can guarantee the manual method works (& worked for him, also). Give it a try.
--Larry

I just did a manual merge of the telephony.db in the zip, rebooted, and it's good.
Goes in /data/data/com.android.providers.telephony/databases

killall-q said:
I just did a manual merge of the telephony.db in the zip, rebooted, and it's good.
Goes in /data/data/com.android.providers.telephony/databases
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So I fubar'd the install script. I will look into it. Thanks

killall-q said:
I just did a manual merge of the telephony.db in the zip, rebooted, and it's good.
Goes in /data/data/com.android.providers.telephony/databases
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that didnt work for me, stock rom but linaro v3 kernel.

Well. It seems I have hotspot enabled on my plan but not getting charged for it. That's why this mod works for me but jot anyone else.
So the Att version is broken

jmz said:
Well. It seems I have hotspot enabled on my plan but not getting charged for it. That's why this mod works for me but jot anyone else.
So the Att version is broken
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Don't know. Typing this now on my A500 using First hotspot with Straight Talk/ATT SIM.

Flashed the zip and it didn't work for StraightTalk. Not familiar with the installer but seems to be a script bug when checking for ATT / ST selection.
Manually copied the ST db and it didn't work, got the error "dial 611 or go to myatt.com to activate hotspot"
And it changed my ST APN settings.
I manually updated the db with SQLlite and got it to work with StraightTalk.
The ST db file in the zip uses the old APN setings, I was provisioned with the new settings.
See this thread for details on the ST APN settings.
New Straight Talk APN

jmz said:
This is only working for ATT and StraightTalk - ATT Sim. If you have another carrier you will have to do the procedure yourself below.
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So… what's the procedure?
Analyzing your files in SQLite I see you changed tables 2 and 12, but I can't seem to figure out the logic behind it. My experiments don't get me too far.

PdtS said:
So… what's the procedure?
Analyzing your files in SQLite I see you changed tables 2 and 12, but I can't seem to figure out the logic behind it. My experiments don't get me too far.
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Take a look here for the step-by-step: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=44018243&postcount=12 --Larry

Thanks, tried again, no luck.
Any build.prop changes to be made?

PdtS said:
Thanks, tried again, no luck.
Any build.prop changes to be made?
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No, nothing in build.prop. What ROM are you running? What SIM are you trying to use? I was using AT&T via ST, is your T-Mobile via ST?
If ST, was there a recent change in the APN settings? I have read that there were some updated AT&T ST APN settings, but they do not work as well as the old ones, at least in some markets. I tried them to see if there was an improvement and actually lost all data, so reverted.

Stock 1.08.
I'm outside the US at the moment, so my carrier couldn't be further from AT&T, T-Mobile or any of their MVNO's. But the APN settings are correct: tethering works with factory unlocked phones.

PdtS said:
Stock 1.08.
I'm outside the US at the moment, so my carrier couldn't be further from AT&T, T-Mobile or any of their MVNO's. But the APN settings are correct: tethering works with factory unlocked phones.
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You need to be rooted and s-off for changes to stick in system files. Good luck.

Ran into a tethering issue after addition of a third, but not selected APN. Tethering showed connected but there was no Internet connection. I tried setting up the new ST settings to see if my SIM could access LTE. It could not. I then simply re-selected my original APN. All seemed to work OK, except the tethered wifi device could not see the internet. The additional setting changed the order in the telephony DB list. Went back to just the two APNs and all is again fine.

I cannot get telephony.db to stick on my friend's First for some reason. No hash match after reboot every time. Tried zip installer and ADB push, in TWRP and in OS. 1.08...1 S-off and rooted. Also tried deleting telephony.db-journal first like the installer script does. So strange because I've done it with my phone. Note that I had downgraded from 1.08...4 to do this.

Is JmzJBSenseMyst_v3 new? That's what im running. I tried this on MEDUSA as well with no go.
It basically messes the phone up completely un-useable since I'm on Straight talk att blue sim and on apn - tfdata.
So how do you get tethering on this phone with apn - tfdata for att straight talk blue sim for 4g lte... ?
I can't get MMS to work at all... it won't download says download error even after putting the mms proxy and port 80 etc..
THANKS

Does not Work on Htc First ATT
jmz said:
Simple and to the point.
Enables the use of stock hotspot function.
This is only working for ATT and StraightTalk - ATT Sim. If you have another carrier you will have to do the procedure yourself below.
Make a Backup, Download and Flash
Download
Thanks goes to at least 2 people.
@amphi66 for finding the correct method to make this work
@diekastro for posting the directions to do it.
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Does not work, on my Htc First, I don't undertand anything is not very clear, I need help i really want to have the tether option on my device

Domestic Unlock of 4.3 & 4.4.1 (NAE) galaxy s4

Okay, I just got through doing this myself and it seemed that nowhere was this all said at once, or at all. So I thought I'd whip up a quick tutorial concerning how to Domestic Unlock the Samsung Galaxy S4 on any of the newer bootloaders/firmwares/modems. (Knox-enabled)
I did this on both a 4.4.1 galaxy and a 4.3 galaxy- one one NAE and one on MK2
First, for anything to work your modem must be an older one, like version MDL. Download the file SPH-L720_MDC_Modem.exe which is a one-click
Odin .exe that will flash ONLY your modem to MDL.
Steps- put into download mode by taking the battery out and putting it back in. Hold the volume down button, the home buttone and then press the power button. When it vibrates, let go. Press volume up.
Run the SPH-L720_MDC_Modem.exe odin one-click installer.
Connect the usb to computer from phone
when com[24] or whatever shows up, press start.
Now, for the domestic lock to work you first need to do the international unlock @ http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2415587
It's real easy and explained well at the link above, but I'll run through it quickly anyways.
Download the s4unlocker installer from the post linked above.
Put your phone into diag mode by dialing ##3424#. Press Qualcom button and select the bottom selection.
connect (if it wasn't already) usb from phone to PC
You already installed the proper samsung drivers, right? If not, you'd better do that now.
Okay, now run the s4unlocker and press the scan and unlock button, then wait for the phone to reboot.
Now for the Domestic Unlock part.
Follow the directions at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2530610
I'll run through it real quick, too because there were a few things I wanted to mention.
dial *#0011# (or #*0011#, I can't remember)
when it comes up "No service", press the menu key on the bottom left of your phone. This brings up a menu (wow!), on which you should press "back"
Now press the menu key again and in the menu select "key input" A box will open up asking for you to type in something- enter a "1" and then press the enter key BEFORE hitting the OK button. Mine would not work unless I did this.
Now wait, sometimes it takes a good couple of seconds to give you the menu. Follow the rest of the directions from the above link, setting all the settings to what is stated. EXCEPT where he says to set all the preferences to WCDMA ALL, GSM ALL and LTE ALL. When I selected one, however, an asterisk appeared after my selection leading me to believe that you can only select one of these and so I set mine to GSM ALL and left the others alone. This worked for me, so I thought I'd mention it.
Now that you've manually rebooted after following the directions, you still have to edit your build prop to allow you to edit the apn settings. To edit your build.prop you must be rooted so root with CF auto-root http://autoroot.chainfire.eu/ download the proper one for the galaxy s4.
It's just an odin flash, so enter download mode
load up odin 3.x
hit the pda button and select the cf auto root tar
hit start.
After rooting I found that one time I had to do some of the service mode settings again and one time I did not, so I mention it here even though I think I had to because of some other error I had made at the time.
Go to play store and download build.prop editor and APN settings Shortcut
Load the build.prop editor and add these two lines to the end of the file
ril.sales_code=LOL
ro.csc.sales_code=LOL
Now reboot manually
add the apn settings widgit to the main screen and open it
click on menu and add an apn
Enter the apn settings for your carrier here. They're all different,(the carriers) but you can find them(the apn settings) easily with google, since they (carriers) all post their apn settings on their webpages.
Don't forget to save the apn settings.
Now select it.
Now reboot, since it couldn't hurt, right?
If you've done everything right you should now have an domestic and international unlocked Sprint galaxy s4. Enjoy.
I suppose you could now reflash the new modem back onto the phone, but I don't have firsthand knowledge whether this works or not- I've only read that others have said that it works. Remember, ONLY FLASH THE MODEM, the rest isn't necessary and will probably knox you all up
All I did was list these things- credit goes to all those who were linked in the above post. Thanks for all you do.

On stock 4.3 and higher you can go into settings and change your APN, so there's no reason to root and mess around with build.prop editor.

Every time i try this i cant get my wifi back up when i flash back to the nae modem. If i could get pass that then I'll definetly be do that.

can the modem be downgraded
mine came with mk2

leoiden said:
can the modem be downgraded
mine came with mk2
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Yes, did like that on my L720 4.4.2 after unlocked with T-mobile i flashed 4.4.2 samsung s4 T-mobile odexed rom now the phone work like t-mobile s4 and full 4g signal, except the LTE data.

leoiden said:
can the modem be downgraded
mine came with mk2
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tomy1986.nt said:
Yes, did like that on my L720 4.4.2 after unlocked with T-mobile i flashed 4.4.2 samsung s4 T-mobile odexed rom now the phone work like t-mobile s4 and full 4g signal, except the LTE data.
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I have read that the modem itself cannot be downgraded. You can run older android versions and such on the newer modems, but the modem itself cannot be rolled back. I believe it has been like that since MJA.

You can downgrade modem, but can not downgrade bootloader (aboot)
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I completed both the international & domestic unlock. I believe I was successful in each. I have a T-Mo sim card inserted but am not getting a mobile data connection. I do have 2 bars of service though. So I have gotten past the red X on the bars.
I am on 4.4.2 with the MDC modem. I did not do the build.prop stuff, instead opted to just access the APN's from the default menu.
A few things in my menu were different than the OP (probably because of 4.4) such as:
I dont have any roaming menu options
I dont have WCDMA.. just CDMA and LTE/CDMA. I currently have it set to LTE/CDMA
In my APN edit info there was not a place to put in MMS protocol: WAP 2.0
Also under About Device "my phone number" is wrong.
Am I missing something to get this t-mo working?

goblue30093 said:
I completed both the international & domestic unlock. I believe I was successful in each. I have a T-Mo sim card inserted but am not getting a mobile data connection. I do have 2 bars of service though. So I have gotten past the red X on the bars.
I am on 4.4.2 with the MDC modem. I did not do the build.prop stuff, instead opted to just access the APN's from the default menu.
A few things in my menu were different than the OP (probably because of 4.4) such as:
I dont have any roaming menu options
I dont have WCDMA.. just CDMA and LTE/CDMA. I currently have it set to LTE/CDMA
In my APN edit info there was not a place to put in MMS protocol: WAP 2.0
Also under About Device "my phone number" is wrong.
Am I missing something to get this t-mo working?
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You didn't unlock it. If you were on NAE modem while unlocking then you failed miserably because you're not able to get into the most important part of the unlock...The service menu. If you did indeed downgrade the modem then you're going to need to follow the domestic unlock guide again. If it's showing CDMA/LTE you didn't do it right. It should show WCDMA only and WCDMA only isn't an option you can just select. It gets put there by the service menu.
Sent from my SPH-L720 using xda app-developers app

ecs87 said:
You didn't unlock it. If you were on NAE modem while unlocking then you failed miserably because you're not able to get into the most important part of the unlock...The service menu. If you did indeed downgrade the modem then you're going to need to follow the domestic unlock guide again. If it's showing CDMA/LTE you didn't do it right. It should show WCDMA only and WCDMA only isn't an option you can just select. It gets put there by the service menu.
Sent from my SPH-L720 using xda app-developers app
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I said I wasn't on NAE, I am on MDC. I did get into the service menu. I did everything in the process without issues. My service menu did NOT have a WCDMA only option. It had LTE/WCDMA and that's what i chose. I just went to the t-mobile store and they verified my APN settings were correct. I am unsure of what to do at this point other than just start all over and do it again.
Anyone else?

goblue30093 said:
I said I wasn't on NAE, I am on MDC. I did get into the service menu. I did everything in the process without issues. My service menu did NOT have a WCDMA only option. It had LTE/WCDMA and that's what i chose. I just went to the t-mobile store and they verified my APN settings were correct. I am unsure of what to do at this point other than just start all over and do it again.
Anyone else?
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I apologize. Long work day. Follow the guide. When it comes to where it says select LTE, GSM, and WCDMA all, ONLY select WCDMA all. At no point should you see your Sprint phone number in about phone. Also you should see IMEISV in about phone as well if you've successfully unlocked it. It'll help if you posted the steps you've gone through. Otherwise were just shooting in the dark.
Sent from my SPH-L720 using xda app-developers app

tmobile rom
jaywaka2713 said:
I have read that the modem itself cannot be downgraded. You can run older android versions and such on the newer modems, but the modem itself cannot be rolled back. I believe it has been like that since MJA.
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hi can you tell me where I can download 4.4.2 samsung s4 T-mobile odexed rom for l720. thanks.

ecs87 said:
I apologize. Long work day. Follow the guide. When it comes to where it says select LTE, GSM, and WCDMA all, ONLY select WCDMA all. At no point should you see your Sprint phone number in about phone. Also you should see IMEISV in about phone as well if you've successfully unlocked it. It'll help if you posted the steps you've gone through. Otherwise were just shooting in the dark.
Sent from my SPH-L720 using xda app-developers app
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Imeisv visible, definitely unlocked as i can make calls texts and use edge data on redpocket mobile (att mvno)
But in phone number I still see my sprint number and I can't get hspa (picking the wcdma all gives me red x no bars, picking gsm all gives me full bars and edge data)

ecs87 said:
I apologize. Long work day. Follow the guide. When it comes to where it says select LTE, GSM, and WCDMA all, ONLY select WCDMA all. At no point should you see your Sprint phone number in about phone. Also you should see IMEISV in about phone as well if you've successfully unlocked it. It'll help if you posted the steps you've gone through. Otherwise were just shooting in the dark.
Sent from my SPH-L720 using xda app-developers app
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From the S5 thread and now here we meet again in a revisit in time. Since I know you own and understand the L720 more than I do, could you please explain to me if this will work on a 4.4.2 NAE rom? I picked up an L720 (bad esn) for $100 and its in pretty great shape. Now I'm looking to unlock it but my experience with Samsung devices are very mild. It came on CM10.2 (4.3.1) and ive slowly caught up with things. So i understand that sadly there is no such thing as downgrading from KK to JB, I was trying to get it stock on JB with no cigar. Elsewhere I found out that you must flash something identical or above. So im planning on flashing an NAE 4.4.2 stock rom (custom recovery flashable) I found in order to attempt to unlock it cause I can't seem to find a 4.4.1 as mentioned in the OP. I flashed the MDC modem and it stuck, so with little knowledge I am assuming that it will stick once I flash this new rom? Correct me if I am going down the wrong path...
EDIT: Great nobody ever mentioned anywhere that the software used on the international unlock is for 64bit only...

Crossvxm said:
From the S5 thread and now here we meet again in a revisit in time. Since I know you own and understand the L720 more than I do, could you please explain to me if this will work on a 4.4.2 NAE rom? I picked up an L720 (bad esn) for $100 and its in pretty great shape. Now I'm looking to unlock it but my experience with Samsung devices are very mild. It came on CM10.2 (4.3.1) and ive slowly caught up with things. So i understand that sadly there is no such thing as downgrading from KK to JB, I was trying to get it stock on JB with no cigar. Elsewhere I found out that you must flash something identical or above. So im planning on flashing an NAE 4.4.2 stock rom (custom recovery flashable) I found in order to attempt to unlock it cause I can't seem to find a 4.4.1 as mentioned in the OP. I flashed the MDC modem and it stuck, so with little knowledge I am assuming that it will stick once I flash this new rom? Correct me if I am going down the wrong path...
EDIT: Great nobody ever mentioned anywhere that the software used on the international unlock is for 64bit only...
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The software works on 32 bit too. Actually you can even perform the international unlock WITHOUT the tool if you know how to use QPST or DFS. Anyway...
Flash full NAE. Flash MDC modem. International unlock. Domestic unlock. Win.
Sent from my SPH-L720 using XDA Free mobile app

ecs87 said:
The software works on 32 bit too. Actually you can even perform the international unlock WITHOUT the tool if you know how to use QPST or DFS. Anyway...
Flash full NAE. Flash MDC modem. International unlock. Domestic unlock. Win.
Sent from my SPH-L720 using XDA Free mobile app
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Must be an issue with my PC, nothing new...
And I know a thing or two about QPST. I still have it on my computer from a few days ago from when I was fixing a horribly corrupted IMEI on a G2 a friend of mine bought. I'm assuming I have to use a NAE stock tar with ODIN, because I tried a ROM of it and it lags and stays on black screens for seconds and WiFi doesn't work im sure because of the fact that the modem is older than the rom. Let's see if that works cause ive been trying to flash back to any stock ROM since I got this thing yesterday.

(Almost there...)
NEVER MIND. Got the international part working perfectly by using the Windows Vista partition on my PC. Now reading on, OP mentions that next the domestic unlock must be done, a link is provided there to another thread with domestic unlock instructions. Heres the question. The OP in the other thread mentions to hop onto 4.3 via odin. How can I get to 4.3 to domestic unlock if Odin doesnt let you downgrade?

Crossvxm said:
(Almost there...)
NEVER MIND. Got the international part working perfectly by using the Windows Vista partition on my PC. Now reading on, OP mentions that next the domestic unlock must be done, a link is provided there to another thread with domestic unlock instructions. Heres the question. The OP in the other thread mentions to hop onto 4.3 via odin. How can I get to 4.3 to domestic unlock if Odin doesnt let you downgrade?
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Read the specifics. You cannot downgrade boot loaders but you CAN downgrade modems.
Unlock just requires MDC or MDL modem.

daniel4653 said:
Read the specifics. You cannot downgrade boot loaders but you CAN downgrade modems.
Unlock just requires MDC or MDL modem.
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Yeah I remember that part but from what I was understanding, that's for the international. Domestic requires messing with some files and done. I already got the international part by tossing CM10.2 along with the MDC modem because stock Touch wiz would cause lag and reboots and non working wifi I'm assuming because of the mismatched combo. I DO know that obviously we need a TW rom in order to unlock domestic.
EDIT: I finally got the hint and got it to work. But I only get Edge instead of 3G. Does anyone know where I may be able to find that T-Mobile rom made for us? When I Google it I end up on the T-Mobile side.

Crossvxm said:
(Almost there...)
NEVER MIND. Got the international part working perfectly by using the Windows Vista partition on my PC. Now reading on, OP mentions that next the domestic unlock must be done, a link is provided there to another thread with domestic unlock instructions. Heres the question. The OP in the other thread mentions to hop onto 4.3 via odin. How can I get to 4.3 to domestic unlock if Odin doesnt let you downgrade?
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I downgraded from latest bootloader on 4.4.2 or was it 4.4.4? Down to 4.3 which is the absolute best ROM version for service mode menu. It got me into service mode menu on first try by selecting menu back and input of 1. What I did was first install cf autoroot to root then cwm and used cwm to flash the 4.3 stock deodexed, I only used Odin for flashing modem. Odin gave me an error when flashing modem and phone got stuck in kies mode but i got it to get unstuck by just flashing cf auto root again to make the kies mode error thingy think odin flash has went well. Turns out MDC modem flashed despite odin error.
Anyways. While on 4.3 and MDC modem I noticed no WiFi but I had sound. I followed the international and domestic unlock instructions and WiFi was still broke when I got back to 4.4.2 but I had unlock and sim card working and got bars. I am on aosp 4.4.4 now and the nae modem I finally flashed works well with this ROM but soon I gotta go to touchwhiz 4.4.4. If I go to 4.4.4 touch whiz WiFi and all else will work fine just as they do on slim aosp . 4.4.2 touchwhiz is still not giving me wifi on NAE modem. Update NAE 4.4.2 stock deodexed rooted rom i got from xda android thread did the trick and all works well now. All is perfectly working after i flashed it in cwm.
For aosp lovers. aosp requires additional things to do so aosp dialer can make and receive calls fine. I can call but there are issues until I follow another guide on xda that resolves those issues on aosp ROMs using sprint s4.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2539794
If you see system slow, no wifi, no audio and lockscreen being nearly impossible to unlock, its due to you being on a higher ROM than the modem was meant for.

HTC M8 3G/4G not working

Greetings. I've got a sprint har/kar m8 s-off (sunshine) latest bad boyz 2.1. Thanks to OMJ I got sim working in europe, but the only working mode is GSM/UMTS and automatic which is choosing the same. Therefore I don't have internet trough my operator ( wifi is working ofc )
I guess it because we have different band frequencies or something like that but is it possible to fix this, because this is starting to annoying me a lot!
As using it in Europe I wish to have nothing in common with SPrint, Is it possible to put a ROM not for sprint or edited one without any sprint stuff? I am paranoic type when it comes to phones , are there kinda "anonymous" rom which fit my M8? I think I am ready to turn back Google Play and all these stuff...... They are really annoying when it comes to access.
Thank you!

http://forum.xda-developers.com/sprint-htc-one-m8/general/enabling-3g-umts-countries-t2847461

Reuters said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/sprint-htc-one-m8/general/enabling-3g-umts-countries-t2847461
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Thank you for your answer! I tried it several times with no luck.
Please note I have sim unlocked my phone while a go (thank you) using these instructions http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=52145162&postcount=2 . My phone is having signal and I can talk but no internet at all.
When i turn on mobile data under it is shown
Code:
Disconnected because service is unavailable
. Inside the Menu on the first option
Code:
4G settings
under network provider i see mine. On
Code:
Access point names
are shown 2 APNs - wap-gprs.MyProvider. and mms-gprs.Myprovider. Manual search for networks is also working (shows me all operators here and a yellow star for mine)
In your guide you have to change a system .apk file which is otherwise patched automatically if you use the guide I have done myself before. Which only says me mine has been already patched when I followed your guide. Anyway I have replaced it and done everything but still no connection.
I saw @Cashreedhar (first guide I used author) says its Permanent and until now after several formats and rom changes ( tried venom 2.4 but went back) I haven't got gsm signal problems so far. I really doesn't understand why the magic is not breaking after reinstall (changing rom) (does the patched .apk stays or no) but its also gives me a clue I may be have already messed up something.
Excuse me for my confusing language but I am also confused and that's how it looks like :laugh:
My noobish logic ends here, waiting for lolipop 5 and try again : )))))))))
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks.

venelino said:
Thank you for your answer! I tried it several times with no luck.
Please note I have sim unlocked my phone while a go (thank you) using these instructions http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=52145162&postcount=2 . My phone is having signal and I can talk but no internet at all.
When i turn on mobile data under it is shown
Code:
Disconnected because service is unavailable
. Inside the Menu on the first option
Code:
4G settings
under network provider i see mine. On
Code:
Access point names
are shown 2 APNs - wap-gprs.MyProvider. and mms-gprs.Myprovider. Manual search for networks is also working (shows me all operators here and a yellow star for mine)
In your guide you have to change a system .apk file which is otherwise patched automatically if you use the guide I have done myself before. Which only says me mine has been already patched when I followed your guide. Anyway I have replaced it and done everything but still no connection.
I saw @Cashreedhar (first guide I used author) says its Permanent and until now after several formats and rom changes ( tried venom 2.4 but went back) I haven't got gsm signal problems so far. I really doesn't understand why the magic is not breaking after reinstall (changing rom) (does the patched .apk stays or no) but its also gives me a clue I may be have already messed up something.
Excuse me for my confusing language but I am also confused and that's how it looks like :laugh:
My noobish logic ends here, waiting for lolipop 5 and try again : )))))))))
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks.
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Hey if you followed the procedures, everything should be fine in there. Try adding apn manually for your network and force HSDPA. If you get 3g signal, you should also be getting the internet.

[INFO][HOW TO] Sprint Galaxy S4 Sim Unlock (SPH-L720/jfltespr) ATT/TMOBILE

There seems to be some confusion on the matter here in the forums.
Can I sim unlock my Sprint Galaxy S4 to use ATT/TMobile sims?
Yes
Can I do it using a Lollipop Rom?
Yes
Can I do it once I flash a KNOX bootloader?
Yes
Can I do it on OD2?
I don't think so, but maybe... The best bet is to use NG2 and then experiment from there...
Can I do it without reading/paying attention/following directions?
No.. but if you made it here, you're doing OK so far...
First off, there are 2 kinds of SIM unlock for the SPH-L720. International unlock, and domestic unlock. We will cover both.
To unlock for international carriers SIMs, you have a couple of options.
a. Have sprint unlock it for you
b. Do it yourself.
I prefer b, almost always.
Lets start off with what you'll need:
Drivers for the phone, I'm too lazy to find those, but if you can't, you are way out of your depth here.
SSU.apk from here.
An NG2 Stock Rom (modem and ROM) here is an Odin tar that i used when I did it.
Odin from the same post that tar came from... (here)
TWRP recovery in tar format from here (i used 2.8.4.0, but I don't think that matters)
adb ( i use this minimal adb installer but any adb install will work.)
THIS WILL PROBABLY WIPE ALL YOUR DATA.
Put your phone in Download mode (Power + Vol Down)
Open Odin
Click the PDA button, choose the tar.md5 file you're flashing. (the stock ROM from earlier)
Uncheck Auto Reboot
Plug in a decent USB cable, from the phone to the PC
Hit start
It will take a few minutes, no worries unless you get an error.
When it is done, Hold Power + Vol Down until the phone reboots into download mode again
Click PDA in Odin and load the TWRP tar you downloaded earlier.
Hit start. This will take significantly less time.
When it is finished, Hold Power + Vol Up to reboot into recovery.
When TWRP is fully loaded, click reboot then reboot system.
It will tell you that the ROM is not rooted, and ask if you want to do that. (if you used the tar from above) and of course we want to, so let it.
Let the phone fully boot up.
Goto Settings, More, About Phone.
Find the line that says Build Number, click that line a bunch of times until it says "You are now a developer".
Now hit back, and goto Developer Settings.
Find Debugging mode and enable it.
Using adb
Code:
adb devices
that will respond with whether it finds your device or not.
Code:
adb install /path/to/SSU.apk
that will install SSU.apk from earlier..
You'll want to have the screen of your phone on for this part because you will need to approve your PC to connect.
Goto your app drawer, and run SSU
Click the Unlock button
Now your phone is SIM unlocked for international carriers... But what if you want domestic carriers too?
Unlocking for Domestic Carriers
First things first, you have to do the International Unlock explained above (you didnt think you were gonna get out of that did you?)
After that, load ADB back up
Code:
adb shell
Code:
su
am broadcast -a android.provider.Telephony.SECRET_CODE -d android_secret_code://27663368378
That will pop up a menu on your phone
Click (UMTS) then (DEBUG SCREEN) then (PHONE CONTROL) then (NETWORK CONTROL) then (GCF) then the top option.
Now reboot.
You are now unlocked Internationally and Domestically. Goto your mobile network settings and put your apn settings in (if they arent already there off the sim) and you should have data too.
From here you have a couple of choices.
a. Stay on NG2
b. Goto another ROM (i usually just flash CM at this point, YMMV)
c. experiment yourself and try to use OD2 (I've heard flashing the OD2 modem relocks it, didnt try because I didn't want OD2)
If you stay on NG2 then I suggest this apk to Stop the Sprint Hands Free Activation from nagging the **** out of you..
NOTE: as of tonight, any CM12.1 nightly after 6/23 causes a No Sim card error. This has nothing to do with the unlock, its just messed up, so until its fixed use the 6/23 nightly.
Hopefully that answers some of the questions I keep getting in PMs and what not.. If you have any question, feel free to ask.
I might not answer them, because I rarely frequent the forums anymore, but lots of people here can probably answer the questions you have.
Thanks to @autoprime he's the one that found the original unlock for this phone, and tons of others.
Thanks to @random45 for posting the ROM i used
Thanks to @shimp208 for posting (making?) the minimal adb install that i use
Thanks to @Sloosh for making the Hands free activation disabler apk
Thanks to @Dees_Troy for TWRP and just being cool in general
Thanks to @aalyatim for the SSU.apk
Thanks to cyanogen and Team CyanogenMOD for all they do..
Thanks to @imaxuout for keeping this topic alive in a few threads
Thanks to @AndroidKing for a similar thread.
Thanks to nicotheandroidguy also.
And anyone else I forgot (I'm sure I did)

I would probably recommend removing all references to rooting since it's not necessary. Some may only want to unlock, not root.
Substitute the dialer code for the terminal command when it comes to launching the service menu.
And putting the apk on the phone's storage and installing it with a file explorer is probably easier than adb install, for most people.

iBowToAndroid said:
I would probably recommend removing all references to rooting since it's not necessary. Some may only want to unlock, not root.
Substitute the dialer code for the terminal command when it comes to launching the service menu.
And putting the apk on the phone's storage and installing it with a file explorer is probably easier than adb install, for most people.
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I just documented what I did. there is no one way to do it. you are more than welcome to document them in your post if you want.

I'm going to try this today and will report back. I switched to tmobile and got the s6 edge and since my sprint contract was up I was able to keep my device. Now I want to get it to my mom who has a beat down metro pcs device. In theory since metro is tmobile it should work right?
Sent from my SPH-L720 using Tapatalk

robogoflow said:
I'm going to try this today and will report back. I switched to tmobile and got the s6 edge and since my sprint contract was up I was able to keep my device. Now I want to get it to my mom who has a beat down metro pcs device. In theory since metro is tmobile it should work right?
Sent from my SPH-L720 using Tapatalk
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If metropcs uses sim cards, and the Bands that the GS4 has, then yes it should work. You'll obviously need APN settings for data.

So this method you need to be on KitKat in order for Suu to work. I also can't get a hold of galaxytools as the developer wants you to buy it now.
Also any ideas how to do the domestic unlock without adb?
Sent from my SPH-L720 using Tapatalk

I don't use galaxy tools, and if you aren't on kit Kat yet, you can revert the modem and use the original unlock posted by autoprime.. Or you could just flash the rom I linked too, which is lollipop, not the newest but works fine.

And as far as adb, you can just use a terminal app.. Except for installing ssu.apk, but you could just push that to your phone and install it with a file manager

I followed the above steps and still can't get it to work. Im back on kitkat and unlocked the sim. Did the terminal command and followed those steps. rebooted and under About Phone> Status it still says sprint and shows my old phone number that was tied to my sprint account. Am i missing something? I went to settings and changed to gsm/utms and tried that but nothing.

Did you put a sim card in?

Yes it was a metro pcs sim. I spent a couple hours tinkering with different steps from older threads and still could not figure it out.

Metro is unique in that you can't switch phones just by popping a SIM in.
You have to contact them and have them register the new IMEI to the phone number

chris41g said:
There seems to be some confusion on the matter here in the forums.
Can I sim unlock my Sprint Galaxy S4 to use ATT/TMobile sims?
Yes
Can I do it using a Lollipop Rom?
Yes
Can I do it once I flash a KNOX bootloader?
Yes
Can I do it on OD2?
I don't think so, but maybe... The best bet is to use NG2 and then experiment from there...
Can I do it without reading/paying attention/following directions?
No.. but if you made it here, you're doing OK so far...
First off, there are 2 kinds of SIM unlock for the SPH-L720. International unlock, and domestic unlock. We will cover both.
To unlock for international carriers SIMs, you have a couple of options.
a. Have sprint unlock it for you
b. Do it yourself.
I prefer b, almost always.
Lets start off with what you'll need:
Drivers for the phone, I'm too lazy to find those, but if you can't, you are way out of your depth here.
SSU.apk from here.
An NG2 Stock Rom (modem and ROM) here is an Odin tar that i used when I did it.
Odin from the same post that tar came from... (here)
TWRP recovery in tar format from here (i used 2.8.4.0, but I don't think that matters)
adb ( i use this minimal adb installer but any adb install will work.)
THIS WILL PROBABLY WIPE ALL YOUR DATA.
Put your phone in Download mode (Power + Vol Down)
Open Odin
Click the PDA button, choose the tar.md5 file you're flashing. (the stock ROM from earlier)
Uncheck Auto Reboot
Plug in a decent USB cable, from the phone to the PC
Hit start
It will take a few minutes, no worries unless you get an error.
When it is done, Hold Power + Vol Down until the phone reboots into download mode again
Click PDA in Odin and load the TWRP tar you downloaded earlier.
Hit start. This will take significantly less time.
When it is finished, Hold Power + Vol Up to reboot into recovery.
When TWRP is fully loaded, click reboot then reboot system.
It will tell you that the ROM is not rooted, and ask if you want to do that. (if you used the tar from above) and of course we want to, so let it.
Let the phone fully boot up.
Goto Settings, More, About Phone.
Find the line that says Build Number, click that line a bunch of times until it says "You are now a developer".
Now hit back, and goto Developer Settings.
Find Debugging mode and enable it.
Using adb
Code:
adb devices
that will respond with whether it finds your device or not.
Code:
adb install /path/to/SSU.apk
that will install SSU.apk from earlier..
You'll want to have the screen of your phone on for this part because you will need to approve your PC to connect.
Goto your app drawer, and run SSU
Click the Unlock button
Now your phone is SIM unlocked for international carriers... But what if you want domestic carriers too?
Unlocking for Domestic Carriers
First things first, you have to do the International Unlock explained above (you didnt think you were gonna get out of that did you?)
After that, load ADB back up
Code:
adb shell
Code:
su
am broadcast -a android.provider.Telephony.SECRET_CODE -d android_secret_code://27663368378
That will pop up a menu on your phone
Click (UMTS) then (DEBUG SCREEN) then (PHONE CONTROL) then (NETWORK CONTROL) then (GCF) then the top option.
Now reboot.
You are now unlocked Internationally and Domestically. Goto your mobile network settings and put your apn settings in (if they arent already there off the sim) and you should have data too.
From here you have a couple of choices.
a. Stay on NG2
b. Goto another ROM (i usually just flash CM at this point, YMMV)
c. experiment yourself and try to use OD2 (I've heard flashing the OD2 modem relocks it, didnt try because I didn't want OD2)
If you stay on NG2 then I suggest this apk to Stop the Sprint Hands Free Activation from nagging the **** out of you..
NOTE: as of tonight, any CM12.1 nightly after 6/23 causes a No Sim card error. This has nothing to do with the unlock, its just messed up, so until its fixed use the 6/23 nightly.
Hopefully that answers some of the questions I keep getting in PMs and what not.. If you have any question, feel free to ask.
I might not answer them, because I rarely frequent the forums anymore, but lots of people here can probably answer the questions you have.
Thanks to @autoprime he's the one that found the original unlock for this phone, and tons of others.
Thanks to @random45 for posting the ROM i used
Thanks to @shimp208 for posting (making?) the minimal adb install that i use
Thanks to @Sloosh for making the Hands free activation disabler apk
Thanks to @Dees_Troy for TWRP and just being cool in general
Thanks to @aalyatim for the SSU.apk
Thanks to cyanogen and Team CyanogenMOD for all they do..
Thanks to @imaxuout for keeping this topic alive in a few threads
Thanks to @AndroidKing for a similar thread.
And anyone else I forgot (I'm sure I did)
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Hey can I get my credit for the domestic unlock? Also Thanks for making the process clearer for other. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=47540386
Sent from my XT1080 using Tapatalk

How are Data speeds?
This is great thank you for posting this detailed one. If i can't figure out how to get my phone working right I'll flash stock firmware and start OP's process. Can you tell me what data speeds are you getting? I've got mine unlocked and working by changing my modem and using s4 flasher among changing other settings. It's a Sprint S4 L720 going to Tmobile. I'm only getting Edge speeds of .08 mbps and the voice is sometimes garbled. I'm not sure how I can get it unlocked and working well with everything working and getting the HSPA+ speeds. I live in a 4gLTE area so I should get at least 3g speed according to tmobile's coverage map using 72703 zip code. Trying to figure this out if anyone has suggestions on how to get out of EDGE speeds, the 2G EDGE capabilities are appalling. I haven't flashed any custom ROMS btw.
Phone Info
Software: L720VPUAMDC
Hardware: L720.08
Android:4.4.2
Baseband: L720VPUAMDC
APN Settings
Name: Tmobile us
APN: fast.tmobile.com
Proxy: not set
Port: not set
Username: not set
Password: not set
Server: not set
MMSC: http:mms.msg.eng.t-mobile/mms/wapenc
Multimedia message proxy: not set
Multimedia message port: not set
MCC: 310
MNC:260
Authentication type: not set
APN type: not set
APN protocol: IPv4
APN roaming protocol: IPv4

Mychocolatestarfish said:
This is great thank you for posting this detailed one. If i can't figure out how to get my phone working right I'll flash stock firmware and start OP's process. Can you tell me what data speeds are you getting? I've got mine unlocked and working by changing my modem and using s4 flasher among changing other things. It's a Sprint S4 L720 going to Tmobile. I'm only getting Edge speeds of .08 mbps and the voice is sometimes. I'm not sure how I can get it unlocked and working well with everything working and getting the HSPA+ speeds. I live in a 4gLTE area so I should get at least 3g speed according to tmobile's coverage map using 72703 zip code. Trying to figure this out if anyone has suggestions on how to get out of EDGE speeds, the 2G EDGE capabilities are appalling. I haven't flashed any custom ROMS btw.
Phone Info
Software: L720VPUAMDC
Hardware: L720.08
Android:4.4.2
Baseband: L720VPUAMDC
APN Settings
Name: Tmobile us
APN: fast.tmobile.com
Proxy: not set
Port: not set
Username: not set
Password: not set
Server: not set
MMSC: http:mms.msg.eng.t-mobile/mms/wapenc
Multimedia message proxy: not set
Multimedia message port: not set
MCC: 310
MNC:260
Authentication type: not set
APN type: not set
APN protocol: IPv4
APN roaming protocol: IPv4
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I only used it on att, but if your speeds are low then TMobile in your area probably operates on a frequency the s4 doesn't use.. Or your apn is wrong, idk which.

nicotheandroidguy said:
Hey can I get my credit for the domestic unlock? Also Thanks for making the process clearer for other. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=47540386
Sent from my XT1080 using Tapatalk
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I didn't know you had anything to do with it, me an auto got my s4 unlocked on irc before that post, even before his original international unlock post. Maybe you told him how and he just didn't inform me.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=45893621

Mychocolatestarfish said:
This is great thank you for posting this detailed one. If i can't figure out how to get my phone working right I'll flash stock firmware and start OP's process. Can you tell me what data speeds are you getting? I've got mine unlocked and working by changing my modem and using s4 flasher among changing other settings. It's a Sprint S4 L720 going to Tmobile. I'm only getting Edge speeds of .08 mbps and the voice is sometimes garbled. I'm not sure how I can get it unlocked and working well with everything working and getting the HSPA+ speeds. I live in a 4gLTE area so I should get at least 3g speed according to tmobile's coverage map using 72703 zip code. Trying to figure this out if anyone has suggestions on how to get out of EDGE speeds, the 2G EDGE capabilities are appalling. I haven't flashed any custom ROMS btw.
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1. Make sure modem version matches software version
2. Make sure network mode is set to WCMDA preferred or GSM/UMTS.
3. Check Settings->About phone->Network to make sure you're actually on EDGE.
You could live in an area that T-Mo hasn't refarmed to 1900 yet. If that's the case, they're running HSPA on 1700 there, and the phone doesn't have that frequency. So that would explain only being able to get EDGE

chris41g said:
I didn't know you had anything to do with it, me an auto got my s4 unlocked on irc before that post, even before his original international unlock post. Maybe you told him how and he just didn't inform me.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=45893621
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Maybe I was a little late, I barely figured it out in the international unlock thread and put my findings their. No worries again thanks for making this more clear for others.
Sent from my XT1080 using Tapatalk

nicotheandroidguy said:
Maybe I was a little late, I barely figured it out in the international unlock thread and put my findings their. No worries again thanks for making this more clear for others.
Sent from my XT1080 using Tapatalk
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I added you to the thanks, even if you didn't originally find it, you have helped others get there and that should be recognized.

chris41g said:
I added you to the thanks, even if you didn't originally find it, you have helped others get there and that should be recognized.
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Thanks.
Sent from my XT1080 using Tapatalk

Nexus 6 - T-Mobile - Not connecting to LTE

I just got my wife a Nexus 6 from Craigslist. I foolishly didn't 100% test the phone and I think I got a lemon or something.
Her phone has never connected to LTE. I've tried manually changing APNs, swapping SIM cards with my phone to see if the card is bad, checking the phone settings by dialing *#*#4636#*#*, etc... And everything is identical to my Nexus 6 with no luck. I went to a T-Mobile store just now and they couldn't figure anything out.
Two questions:
1. Is there anything else I can do to get LTE activated?
2. Can an LTE radio be damaged or disabled somehow?
I'm at my wit's end here... I'm hoping y'all can help me get it fixed.
Thanks!

1st is the phone running stock or a custom rom? .second try to reset your apn setting to default and using the setting that the phone provides in apn

It is stock, no customization or rooting.
I'll try the default when my wife gets back from the store and report back.

Reset APN to default settings, no luck.
The previous owner was on a smaller carrier, like a Metro PCS or something similar... Can't remember, but I don't know if their settings are different than T-Mobile's.

Yes their settings are diff... metro is fast.metropcs.com for apn inside and tmobile is fast.t-mobile.com. You can try clicking the apn make sure its fast.t-mobile.com and check the ipv and set to ipv6 and ipv4 for roaming. Then at the very bottom under MVNO select None. Then restart phone. If your still not pulling up data you may want to push a radio image to the device possibly and maybe the radio firmware is screwed up since your not original owner of the device.

All the APN settings are correct and identical to my working Nexus 6.
Are there tutorials on how to push a radio image and where to get said radio image?

https://www.androidpit.com/how-to-update-nexus-5-bootloader-and-radio - Nexus 5 instructions but they are the same just download nexus 6 files instead from here
https://dl.google.com/dl/android/aosp/shamu-mob30i-factory-21357b09.tgz - MOB30I Latest Marshmallow files...
When you follow that guide you could just flash-all command it and flash marshmallow stock in its entirety... it would flash latest bootloader and modem with it or you can extract the modem and bootloader files from the file and follow the guide. If you dont care whats on device you may want to just flash the whole thing and skip the extracting the modem and bootloader parts.
**Obviously since you'd be replacing the nexus 5 files with 6 files aka shamu instead of hammerhead change the names in the commands you type in fastboot. Just a reminder.

Thanks so much for the help!
I'll try this later and let you know if it works.

hermunn123 said:
Thanks so much for the help!
I'll try this later and let you know if it works.
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No problem and best of luck on it.

hermunn123 said:
I'm at my wit's end here... I'm hoping y'all can help me get it fixed.
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Enter into the bootloader and check the Product/Variant information within. For the US, it should read "shamu XT1103" followed by the memory size and a hexadecimal string. If it reads "shamu XT1100", you have the international model, which would explain the trouble you're having. Another possible explanation, especially if the model is "shamu XT1103", is that the device is blocked on T-Mobile.
To answer your questions:
1. If you have an international model, you may be able to activate the missing bands necessary to support LTE here in the US. Otherwise, flash the latest ROM from Google, as there are settings in the services menu you accessed which once selected cannot be changed unless a new ROM image is flashed.
2. LTE radios can both be damaged and disabled. The LTE could be disabled in the service menu, or the hardware is damaged.

Strephon Alkhalikoi said:
Enter into the bootloader and check the Product/Variant information within. For the US, it should read "shamu XT1103" followed by the memory size and a hexadecimal string. If it reads "shamu XT1100", you have the international model, which would explain the trouble you're having. Another possible explanation, especially if the model is "shamu XT1103", is that the device is blocked on T-Mobile.
To answer your questions:
1. If you have an international model, you may be able to activate the missing bands necessary to support LTE here in the US. Otherwise, flash the latest ROM from Google, as there are settings in the services menu you accessed which once selected cannot be changed unless a new ROM image is flashed.
2. LTE radios can both be damaged and disabled. The LTE could be disabled in the service menu, or the hardware is damaged.
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I have same problem. I have XT1100 on T-Mobile, but I can only use 3G. How to see which LTE bands on this devices are activated?

If you have an XT1100 in the US you're missing bands 2, 4, 12 and 17. Of those, bands 2 and 4 are the most important as AT&T and T-Mobile both use those bands extensively. And unlike the US model, Verizon and Sprint won't work at all. Search the General forum, as there is a thread on how to add bands to the radio. Be warned however. When I attempted it on my Galaxy S4 I nearly bricked the device.

Also (and I know its basic) but check under settings ---> mobile ---> preferred network type and make sure it says LTE (just on the off chance it was switched somehow)