Has this been started for the ATT version of the S5? If not I'll start it.
I want to root mine too. No luck yet.
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There is a pre-lollipop root available. However, there is not one for anyone who has taken the lollipop OTA or got the S5 with it already installed. I am not sure if anyone is even working on it since this phone is almost 2 years old now.
I sold mine and got a unlocked tmobile s5 rooted it on 5.1.1 with no problem. I can use my at&t sim in it and with a few APN adjustments. My son still has the at&t s5 and it automatically took the 5.1.1 update. We still want to root it as soon as possible. Im sure sooner or later it will be a way to unlock the bootloader and root. Maybe at&t will soon unlock because I heard Verizon did
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I sold mine and got a unlocked tmobile s5 rooted it on 5.1.1 with no problem. I can use my at&t sim in it and with a few APN adjustments. My son still has the at&t s5 and it automatically took the 5.1.1 update. We still want to root it as soon as possible. Im sure sooner or later it will be a way to unlock the bootloader and root. Maybe at&t will soon unlock because I heard Verizon did
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In the mirror universe maybe...
I don't get the impression anyone is even working on it. I think the world has moved on from this phone.
Any news?
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yeah I'm in the same boat my S4 that was rooted decided to not see the SIM anymore and I had warranty on it so when I called to get the replacement they didn't have any S4's left so they sent me a S5 ***BUT** the S5 came with 5.1.1 on it and now I'm f00ked......no more tethering with my grandfathered unlimited data plan I dun use it that way much MAYBE 5-6 times a year when we go camping and have no interweb access and I can't see paying $60/mo to use it tethered that infrequent.
If they wouldn't b1tch I'd throw my sim card in my laptop Wi-Mo card and use that for internet.
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yeah I'm in the same boat my S4 that was rooted decided to not see the SIM anymore and I had warranty on it so when I called to get the replacement they didn't have any S4's left so they sent me a S5 ***BUT** the S5 came with 5.1.1 on it and now I'm f00ked......no more tethering with my grandfathered unlimited data plan I dun use it that way much MAYBE 5-6 times a year when we go camping and have no interweb access and I can't see paying $60/mo to use it tethered that infrequent.
If they wouldn't b1tch I'd throw my sim card in my laptop Wi-Mo card and use that for internet.
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I have an Samsung S5 on ATT with 5.0 and I can tether with grandfather unlimited by using pdanet+. I think it was about $8.
Root yet?
Give up on root. Devs have moved on from the this phone. ( at least the AT&T version)
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I have an Samsung S5 on ATT with 5.0 and I can tether with grandfather unlimited by using pdanet+. I think it was about $8.
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how do you tether on an At&T unlimited data plan and KEEP your UNLIMITED data plan?????
I've reached the end of my patience with phones purchased from AT&T and their (lack of) upgrades. So I'm considering buying a new Samsung S& edge unlocked (SM-G935F) from an eBay seller. I have some questions about this process. I looked online but didn't find answers to my questions. If there's an online resource, feel free to redirect me.
Assumptions:
1) I'm satisfied with AT&T as a carrier.
2) Customer in good standing. No contract commitments.
3) I have as S6 with working AT&T nano-sim.
4) I'm fine purchasing for cash. I'm not interested in AT&T's Next plans.
Questions:
1) Do I simply move the sim to the new phone? Is any registration of the new phone/IMEI required with AT&T? Do I have to setup a new APN? Does call forwarding function the same?
2) Are there any features I lose vs. an AT&T branded phone? Samsung Pay? Any others?
3) AT&T uses LTE bands 2,4,5,17. So does the SM-G935F. So I should get the same LTE performance I would get with an AT&T branded phone, right?
4) How do I get system updates? With an AT&T branded phone, I get them OTA thru Settings>About Device>Software Update. How does this work with an unbranded phone when Samsung releases an update?
5) Do I get any support of the phone from AT&T or Samsung? No warranty, correct?
6) Are there any other pluses or minuses to this approach.
I will be going this route for the S7 as well. It's an expensive option but at least I won't have AT&T crapware and faster updates.
In my experience with previous unlocked phones, the SIM card can just be inserted into the new phone and it will automatically configure the data, mms, and voicemail settings.
Provided the phone you are purchasing supports the required LTE bands, there should be no difference in speed.
There will be no support from AT&T and the warranty is not valid within the U.S.
AFAIK Samsung Pay does not work on the international versions in the U.S. This is what will suck because I happen to like Samsung Pay.
AFAIK, your understanding is correct on all your points. I have an unlocked US Cellular moto e that I use as an alternate to my S6, I swap my SIM back and forth with no issues, and there is no official ATT support for the version of moto e that I have, so I can't imagine you'd have any issues getting the phone up and running. You may have to manually enter your APN, but that info is widely available and it's easy to do. Not sure how updates would work.
Only other consideration is that the int'l version uses an Exynos processor rather than the Snapdragon in the ATT version. From the reviews I've seen, the exynos beats the snapdragon slightly in performance and battery life. It's likely going to make development of custom ROMs for the S7 considerably slower than if it were snapdragon based though. However, the locked bootloader on the ATT one will = zero development unless it gets unlocked (I'm guessing that's very unlikely). So this probably doesn't matter too much.
There will also be no Voice over LTE (HD voice ) on the international version should that be a priority for you
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VoLTE would be nice. Any idea when AT&T plans to make that available for non-iPhones?
How are software updates delivered?
VoLTE is available on certain phone already. S6 and others support it. Depends on your area, so you will have to check the map.
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VoLTE is available on certain phone already. S6 and others support it. Depends on your area, so you will have to check the map.
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Yes but only on AT&T branded Android phones and iphones. The OP was speaking of an unbranded international version Galaxy S6 S7 which does not support volte
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I'm the OP. It appears that AT&T-branded S7's support VoLTE (HDVoice) as does (somewhat to my surprise) my S6, though I've never been aware of it based on any calls I've made or received. HDVoice appears to be available throughout my SF Bay Area. But, if I understand correctly, this would be a feature I would lose with an unbranded international phone (or, presumably, with an unlocked phone from, say, T-Mobile with an AT&T sim). Correct?
What about features that AT&T removed? Like download booster, simple sharing, and smart manager? These appear to be Samsung additions that were removed from AT&T-branded S6's. Would they be available on an unlocked, unbranded international version? (I'm not sure I would use these, but it's annoying to have them stripped by the carrier.)
And the remaining question that I haven't heard an answer to: how do I get upgrades? OTA (from who)? Download from somewhere & install with Smart Switch (or some other software)? Something Else?
Thanks for your help so far.
If I remember correctly you can download updated ota just like you do now. It just comes from Samsung not at&t.
All the carrier bloat is gone, and all factory apps will be there because there is no one to strip it from the phone.
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If you buy an unlocked t-mobile phone you will have to Odin the updates. I used a verizon s4 with t-mobile I had to manually update everything myself through XDA and odin.
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I sold my S6 Edge in December and swapped it with a Tmobile unlocked S6 Edge and what a good decision. Got my Marshmallow update this week and the phone felt new again. So much quicker and boosted my Antutu scores too.
8 year AT&T customer and I'm not coming back. LTE speeds and signal is great with Tmobile and unlimited video streaming.
https://store.google.com/product/nexus_6p Starts at $449. Monthly updates. Easy rooting. Easy everything. Great phone.
Came back here to see if any progress made on S6 bootloader unlock and/or rooting (for a friend), and saw this.
Switched to a Nexus when the Nexus 5 came out. I will never, ever, buy a non-Nexus phone ever again. You should be in full control of whatever hardware you buy. Control should never be dictated by a carrier.
Just thought I'd toss in my own perspective (from a former original Galaxy S then S3 owner). Never had any issues at all with my Nexus 5 or 6P. If you have the money, you won't regret a 6P purchase.
If you don't have that kind of money, I think the 4th Gen Moto G (soon to be released, leaks everywhere this week) will probably be the strongest choice.
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https://store.google.com/product/nexus_6p Starts at $449. Monthly updates. Easy rooting. Easy everything. Great phone.
Came back here to see if any progress made on S6 bootloader unlock and/or rooting (for a friend), and saw this.
Switched to a Nexus when the Nexus 5 came out. I will never, ever, buy a non-Nexus phone ever again. You should be in full control of whatever hardware you buy. Control should never be dictated by a carrier.
Just thought I'd toss in my own perspective (from a former original Galaxy S then S3 owner). Never had any issues at all with my Nexus 5 or 6P. If you have the money, you won't regret a 6P purchase.
If you don't have that kind of money, I think the 4th Gen Moto G (soon to be released, leaks everywhere this week) will probably be the strongest choice.
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Except there's no Smart Stay or Samsung Pay, both features I use and rely on. I'd buy an unlocked Samsung before a a Nexus.
I ordered a T-Mobile sim to test out the carrier where I live, I need to unlock my AT&T S6 Edge first but after that I plan on getting the new Nexus and selling my S6. I simply can't take AT&T's horrible service anymore.
I'm the OP and am back to report. I bought an S7E (G935F) on Amazon (from one of their Marketplace sellers), complete with Prime 2-day free shipping (& no tax). All works as expected:
1) dropping in my old AT&T SIM works fine. No need to call AT&T. No need to configure APNs. Voice calls, SMS, MMS, and LTE data all seem to work correctly. My LTE connection appeared to be on Band 2 in my area.
2) Of course, no AT&T crapware. Features deleted by AT&T are available (download booster, simple sharing, etc.) and work correctly. The Samsung-bundled Microsoft apps (and free 100GB OneDrive) are present.
3) OTA system software updates appear to be available, but there haven't been any.
4) Mine came with Arabic (?!) (and English) printed instructions but the phone sets up fine in English. The (apparently original, sealed) box included a European (Type-C) 2 pin power adapter (with a European-to-US adapter packed separately).
The only unexpected things I've encountered are:
1) changing the VoiceMail configuration. VM works (calls forward to VM as expected and I can retrieve VMs both by calling and using Visual VM app). The only thing I so far unable to do is CHANGE the VM configuration. I can't change the number I forward to (like Call Forward Always to another number, like a colleague). I get a Network Error message when loading the Phone/More Settings page or trying to set a new number. My wife has an AT&T LG G3 that has exactly the same problem. The HTC One M8 (where the S7E SIM came from) VM configuration worked correctly. But an AT&T Samsung S6 works correctly. I haven't found a way around this for any of the phones. I'm wondering if this is some kind of security provision (so that I can't "borrow" your SIM and change the call forwarding to re-route your incoming calls).
2) When I view my AT&T account online, the picture of the phone changed from it's previous model (HTC One M8) to Device Unknown. A minor detail, to be sure, but curious.
So, after a week, I would not hesitate to do this again in the future.
Glad It Worked out For you, I considered an unlocked model but don't want to loose HD Voice and wifi calling (once it arrives). I personally can hear an incredible differnce with HD voice enabled. couldnt care less about it, but video calling would also be lost with unlocked varient.
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You are correct & I neglected to mention that HDVoice, WiFi Calling, and Video Calling are absent in the International version. It would be nice to have those, but not critical for me. Voice, in general, is less and less important for me. There is video call button in my dialer but it doesn't appear to do anything useful, at least that I've been able to uncover. I have HDVoice on my AT&T S6 and in the few instances that I've had a potential HDVoice call (to a friend's AT&T S7E), I frankly couldn't detect a noticeable difference. I don't know how to see an indication of whether a call is HDVoice or not.
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You are correct & I neglected to mention that HDVoice, WiFi Calling, and Video Calling are absent in the International version. It would be nice to have those, but not critical for me. Voice, in general, is less and less important for me. There is video call button in my dialer but it doesn't appear to do anything useful, at least that I've been able to uncover. I have HDVoice on my AT&T S6 and in the few instances that I've had a potential HDVoice call (to a friend's AT&T S7E), I frankly couldn't detect a noticeable difference. I don't know how to see an indication of whether a call is HDVoice or not.
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On AT&T with an international version you typically loose the HDvoice, Wifi calling and video calling. I have seen people on Verizon with unlocked phones (Galaxy series, htc 10, 6P) that report you can use those features on their network. I think the ideal situation is to have an unlocked phone on Verizon at this point.
OP again with an update... Got a 2nd G935F for wife. Running G935FXXU1APD with AT&T SIM. Call forwarding worked fine on this one. (Not sure why it doesn't work on my other one.) Also, sideloaded Samsung Pay & Samsung Pay Framework from APK Mirror. Installed and works fine. So my list of things that don't work is just HD Voice, WiFi calling and Video calling.
OP again. I'm now more confused. I now have 2 unlocked S7 Edge (one G935F and one G935FD). Both unlocked. Both using AT&T sims. Identical software on both. On the FD, things work better than I was expecting: Samsung Pay works. I can add cards and use it to pay. I can also change the Call Forwarding settings (in particular CF All). But the 935F can't add a card to Samsung Pay (server connection error) and I can't change the CF settings. There are a number of online references complaining about server connection error and many seem related to device encryption (can't add cards to encrypted devices). I also have an S6 that's working with SPay and was encrypted with Lollipop. With Marshmallow, the Lock Screen settings have changed and it's no longer encrypt/decrypt device, only Require screen lock to decrypt data when device turned on. There doesn't seem to be an obvious way to decrypt a Marshmallow device. But even with this set, I can add cards to me S6 and S7E (FD), but not my S7E (F).
I suppose I should be grateful that SP works at all on one of my unlocked S7Es. But it's frustrating to have them behave differently.
Have any of you been able to get WIFI/Video calling working on their Galaxy note 4 T-Mobile N910T with AT&T service, and if so, how?
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Have any of you been able to get WIFI/Video calling working on their Galaxy note 4 T-Mobile N910T with AT&T service, and if so, how?
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Wifi Calling is proprietary to T-mobile. Can't be done on other carriers.
There are apps that allow this however. Spare Phone, SipDroid, etc.
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Wifi Calling is proprietary to T-mobile. Can't be done on other carriers.
There are apps that allow this however. Spare Phone, SipDroid, etc.
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Okay. They finally released the Marshmallow update for the Galaxy Note 4 AT&T last week which allows Wifi calling. I just thought that since they finally rolled out Marshmallow for the AT&T Note 4, that the WIFI calling feature will start working for me on my N910T using AT&T service.
Thank you
Hello, I was wondering if anybody knew how to enable wifi calling on an unlocked tmobile note 4 (SM-N910T) on ATT's network. I see the option available in settings, but it says error "ER05 - Invalid SIM". I'm assuming there should be a way now that ATT finally updated their note 4 variant to MM.
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Hello, I was wondering if anybody knew how to enable wifi calling on an unlocked tmobile note 4 (SM-N910T) on ATT's network. I see the option available in settings, but it says error "ER05 - Invalid SIM". I'm assuming there should be a way now that ATT finally updated their note 4 variant to MM.
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Good luck. I called AT&T and they said it was impossible.
did you call before or after the att MM update was released for note 4?
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did you call before or after the att MM update was released for note 4?
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I called them after the MM update released for the At&t Note 4.
If you get this working some how let me know lol
This has to be pulled from like att phone modem that supports wifi calling and the dailer. That being said, it also has to be compatible with our phone then secondly... has to be ported to this device. The 200 people world wide might use this, including myself, someone had to spend the time working on it. So far I have yet to hear a developer that wants to spend the time on possible a dead end road.
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if u live in usa or canada u can download the text now app its like having another phone number and u can change the number too unfortunately international calling is not free