Dear friends; could your tell me if I will get the upgrade to M if I left Verizon for Vodafone? I live in Europe. There are many different opinions about...please help me in understanding how things are... Thanks
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If you're the same user from droidforums.net, you've gotten a definitive answer a few times. If that's someone else, my apologies, the details from the post over there, and yours over here are exactly the same. It should work. I've seen AT&T and T-Mobile Droid Turbo users pull the 5.1 Lollipop OTA when it was released last July. The update will be pushed via the updater service on the phone (from Motorola) and not from Verizon. You can even pull the OTA without having a SIM inserted, and without having activated the phone, so being on Vodafone should not affect anything.
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Xsequence said:
Dear friends; could your tell me if I will get the upgrade to M if I left Verizon for Vodafone? I live in Europe. There are many different opinions about...please help me in understanding how things are... Thanks
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Plus if for some reason you don't receive the OTA, you can always flash it manually when it is released. It will be posted many different places, including here on XDA.
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Is there any difference between my buying a phone direct from Google (while I still can) and getting it sent to the UK and buying from someone in the UK?
Are the US & European handsets any different?
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Is there any difference between my buying a phone direct from Google (while I still can) and getting it sent to the UK and buying from someone in the UK?
Are the US & European handsets any different?
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All Nexus One where bought from Google. The person you are buying it from bought it from Google.
But, presumably, the various network carriers may well have tweaked the rom. I guess that the only way to be sure of getting a pure vanilla phone is direct from Google? In which case time is running out...
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i got mine from ebay. (uk) and its originally from america with a uk plug. No problems what so ever
Both versions of the Nexus are Vanilla UI. Unless the person you're buying it from rooted the phone and flashed a custom ROM. The question should be, is if both versions have GSM frequency band compatible with the network you're on right now.
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But, presumably, the various network carriers may well have tweaked the rom. I guess that the only way to be sure of getting a pure vanilla phone is direct from Google? In which case time is running out...
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But the carriers could have tweaked the guys of the rom and still left a vanilla ui...
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Lol not making sense to me bro. But yah I think you're better off buying it directly from Google.
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But the carriers could have tweaked the guys of the rom and still left a vanilla ui...
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Sorry, that should have read tweaked the guts
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If the Nexus you get from someone in the UK was bought from Vodafone, then it has a later Eclair build than the ones bought direct from Google, either EPF21b or EPF30 (EPF30 fixes the MMS resizing issue). Although it isn't Vodafone branded, it is different as it has some changes to make it more suitable on European networks I believe.
However, these phones will recieve their updates a bit later than ones bought direct from Google, as new builds need to be tested and approved by Vodafone before they allow Google to send them OTA (hence no Froyo OTA yet). Although, you can of course unlock the bootloader a flash a Stock US rom to get the latest updates or any rom you like.
Military dude overseas here in Germany. Brought my Verizon bionic with me which hasn't been working these past 4 months obviously. I installed the new ICS yesterday via wifi, now how do I get my Germany Vodophone SIM to work in the Bionic? Tired of using this generic piece of crap HTC over here and I still have 8 months to go. Thanks in advance!
-Jeff
Never mind....
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Military dude overseas here in Germany. Brought my Verizon bionic with me which hasn't been working these past 4 months obviously. I installed the new ICS yesterday via wifi, now how do I get my Germany Vodophone SIM to work in the Bionic? Tired of using this generic piece of crap HTC over here and I still have 8 months to go. Thanks in advance!
-Jeff
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Never mind....just got off the phone with Verizon who said the ICS did not make the Bionic global capable. Throwing the Bionic in the garbage....
Dont do that! They are both right and wrong...it is, in fact, global capable but is not on their official list of Global devices.
All you need to do is a minor edit to the NVM to enable the band configuration for GSM service and it will work fine.
Check the "Bionic on T-Mobile" thread for the methods and tools.
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Never mind....just got off the phone with Verizon who said the ICS did not make the Bionic global capable. Throwing the Bionic in the garbage....
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Search for 'bionic on tmobile'
For some odd reason i didnt see the post above....sorry.
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Jeff1978 said:
Military dude overseas here in Germany. Brought my Verizon bionic with me which hasn't been working these past 4 months obviously. I installed the new ICS yesterday via wifi, now how do I get my Germany Vodophone SIM to work in the Bionic? Tired of using this generic piece of crap HTC over here and I still have 8 months to go. Thanks in advance!
-Jeff
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I tried the following on my... Preferred
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Hi,
I have a Motorola Droid Bionic (Android Version 4.0.4).
I got this phone whilst in the US but am now living in the UK.
I have read a lot of stuff about using Radiocomm, patches and other things to get it working over here with my UK sim but haven't had any luck so far. I think a lot of this is due to not completely understanding most of the lingo that is used in these forums.
Could someone please inform me of the easiest way to get it working. I know I probably sound a bit stupid to a lot of you on here but I would really appreciate any help that can be given.
Thanks.
As per information till date, DROID Bionic doesn't work with Asian & European GSM band.....
Reason locked by firmware...
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Unlocking GSM on Droid Bionic
matriX1218 said:
As per information till date, DROID Bionic doesn't work with Asian & European GSM band.....
Reason locked by firmware...
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Actually, the Bionic should work fine on UK GSM/HSDPA networks. There's a lengthy thread on the process, and yes, Radiocomm is part of the process.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1297714
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Hi,
I have a Motorola Droid Bionic (Android Version 4.0.4).
I got this phone whilst in the US but am now living in the UK.
I have read a lot of stuff about using Radiocomm, patches and other things to get it working over here with my UK sim but haven't had any luck so far. I think a lot of this is due to not completely understanding most of the lingo that is used in these forums.
Could someone please inform me of the easiest way to get it working. I know I probably sound a bit stupid to a lot of you on here but I would really appreciate any help that can be given.
Thanks.
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the easiest way is still complex.And some of Bionic cannot work with GSM.I am in China.If Bionic's production date is in 2012,it can work with CDMA1x/EVDO only.If 2011,ok with EVDO/GSM/HSPA.
Sorry if this isn't the right pace to ask this but I posted on another forum and didn't get an answer. I have a t-mobile HTC One that I recently switched over to straight talk. I'm now using an At&t sim. I have a few questions about this. First, who will I received future updates through, t -mobile or At&t? Also, it looks like I'm still running the same T-Mobile software with their apps and settings even though my service is through At&t. Is that how it's supposed to be?
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You are still carrier branded. You will receive updates through t-mobile. If you want to get rid of these apps simply root your device.
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You are still carrier branded. You will receive updates through t-mobile. If you want to get rid of these apps simply root your device.
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So you think TMO is going to push the updates over the ATT network? How does that work? Or are the updates pushed directly from HTC?
HTC only pushes updates to unbranded devices. The providers push the updates to their devices. Since you bought your phone from t-mobile, you will get updates from them. That is why you have these t-mobile apps. Your new provider won't affect your OS or your firmware. You have just access to their network through your At&t SIM.
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HTC only pushes updates to unbranded devices. The providers push the updates to their devices. Since you bought your phone from t-mobile, you will get updates from them. That is why you have these t-mobile apps. Your new provider won't affect your OS or your firmware. You have just access to their network through your At&t SIM.
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I hope the OP updates this thread when 4.4 happens... To confirm what happens.
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I hope the OP updates this thread when 4.4 happens... To confirm what happens.
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Yeah I'll post what happens once I get 4.4. I can't believe I wasn't able to find an answer about this anywhere online. It just doesn't sound right that T-mobile would be able to send me an update if I'm not on their network, but I don't know much about this kind of stuff so I'm probably wrong.
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Yeah I'll post what happens once I get 4.4. I can't believe I wasn't able to find an answer about this anywhere online. It just doesn't sound right that T-mobile would be able to send me an update if I'm not on their network, but I don't know much about this kind of stuff so I'm probably wrong.
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I almost posted that I doubt it would work, but then it occurred to me that the About/Update menu may actually go to a URL to check for updates, in which case it would work. However, I don't think that TMO will be able to push the update to your phone, because I think that would require them having your IMEI active on their servers.
Looking forward to your post (not least because it means I'll then have KitKat)!
Hey guys,
I'm on ATT but im thinking of getting a TMO Note 4 and using it on ATT. I've done my research and the TMobile Note 4 has all the bands that ATT uses for normal LTE, however I haven't figured out if it supports ATT's Carrier Aggregation bands or even if the ATT model does. The one thing I haven't found is if I will get VoLTE and HD Voice when in an equipped market using the Tmobile Note 4 vs the ATT one. I know that its a standard but I'm curious if ATT blocks non ATT branded phones from accessing it.
Any first hand experience or someone who knows this stuff would be amazing.
Thanks everyone!
If you use the correct APN and activate the settings in the hidden menu then yes you should get VOLTE on your Note 4. I have it set up on mine, but VOLTE isn't active in to many places for AT&T yet. I've only seen it working one time and not in my home town.
If you search this firm there is a thread about activating it on your phone.
And if you look here--> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2172110
The first APN should let you use VOLTE on the phone.
The only place I have seen it work was at the train station in down town Chicago though. Even in the rest of the city is not turn on yet.
As for the agrigation, it won't be rolled out abridged soon. And won't increase you speed when it does roll out. I think they plan on having it in 20 city's by the end of 2016... so most places won't see it at all on this device.
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Awesome to hear thank you, now I just need to find a trustworthy person selling a new Note 4 and to sell my iPhone 6 Plus. What is it that needs to be done in the hidden menu?
One more question, I understand that I won't get updates with my ATT sim but if I put in a Tmobile pre paid sim can I download any updates then move back to my ATT sim? I want the TMobile one just because it's cheaper and I like root, I have no interest in putting any roms on it and i really don't want to update manually when lollipop is released.
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One more question, I understand that I won't get updates with my ATT sim but if I put in a Tmobile pre paid sim can I download any updates then move back to my ATT sim? I want the TMobile one just because it's cheaper and I like root, I have no interest in putting any roms on it and i really don't want to update manually when lollipop is released.
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No idea if the OTAs will work on a prepaid Sim. Of you have root you can flag the updates. The easiest way is with Odin. Is very simple, and IMO causes less issues than taking an OTA.
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No idea if the OTAs will work on a prepaid Sim. Of you have root you can flag the updates. The easiest way is with Odin. Is very simple, and IMO causes less issues than taking an OTA.
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Oh I totally forgot about odin, so when an update comes out from tmobile I can get the odin file and flash it through the program instead of taking an OTA without having to install a custom recovery? Where can I get the odin files, do I have to wait for someoneon here to release it or is there an official source?
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Oh I totally forgot about odin, so when an update comes out from tmobile I can get the odin file and flash it through the program instead of taking an OTA without having to install a custom recovery? Where can I get the odin files, do I have to wait for someoneon here to release it or is there an official source?
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Normally within a few hours of the release of the OTA you can get the files from here or from Samsung's page.
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Normally within a few hours of the release of the OTA you can get the files from here or from Samsung's page.
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Thanks for all the help, would you perhaps know the link to samsungs page, I wanted to check it out and bookmark it for future reference?