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It's Time to Flash the CDMA iPhone 4 to Cricket or MetroPCS

I love Android but now it's time to hack that iPhone 4 for Verizon for Cricket or MetroPCS (ugh it's not triband).
Let's rule the air now with cheap data and text messaging
Any takers?

cant wait till that happens 60 unlimited ip4 is great compared to what i pay with att ip4 baseband 2.10.04

Do it up. This is the best part of the CDMA iPhone 4. Cricket and Metro PCS.

what are the advantages of Iphone on HTC.?

Iphone on htc?
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I've used an iPhone 4 and I havent really gotten to actually try and switch carriers fom verizon to cricket but I know that ota doest work (obviously)
My main concern on flashing it would be
1. Switching prl's
2. Trying to set the mdn and min
Everything else doesnt seem so hard, apn setting are right there for the taking

jesus-1234 said:
I've used an iPhone 4 and I havent really gotten to actually try and switch carriers fom verizon to cricket but I know that ota doest work (obviously)
My main concern on flashing it would be
1. Switching prl's
2. Trying to set the mdn and min
Everything else doesnt seem so hard, apn setting are right there for the taking
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i found that the verizon prls along with others, are located in "/System/Library/Carrier Bundles/iPhone/"
i replaced the verizon ones with cricket ones with the same name and rebooted lol
didnt work. until now i havent found a way to put it in "diagnostics mode"
in order to flash the prl with either workshop or QPST...etc.
just my two cents
LJ

lj27416 said:
i found that the verizon prls along with others, are located in "/System/Library/Carrier Bundles/iPhone/"
i replaced the verizon ones with cricket ones with the same name and rebooted lol
didnt work. until now i havent found a way to put it in "diagnostics mode"
in order to flash the prl with either workshop or QPST...etc.
just my two cents
LJ
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Actually, you may want to consider this at http://www.volkspost.info/ipcc_fw3/ to make sure that you can turn on the carrier. You can't just cut and paste but you have to set to activate.
We need to do a monster flash file for the iPhone 4 for Cricket/MetroPCS just like the way that the RAZR V9 can be done here.

xda sister site
http://forum.iphone-developers.com/iphone-4-cdma/

how do i activate the .prl because ive been trying all week can u help please??

i've seen doing an OTA activation just switch meid and dial *22804 or *22807 that should take care of talk and txt

**It's time to Bin the CDMA iPhone 4**
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iphon4
about mms and web has anyone figuer it out ?
I am allready on metro

You might have more luck with this at http://www.iphone-developers.com/
We typically don't deal with iphones on xda-developers, that is why we dont' have an iphone thread.

boborone said:
xda sister site
http://forum.iphone-developers.com/iphone-4-cdma/
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anngiehdz said:
about mms and web has anyone figuer it out ?
I am allready on metro
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See earlier post
bradleyG said:
You might have more luck with this at http://www.iphone-developers.com/
We typically don't deal with iphones on xda-developers, that is why we dont' have an iphone thread.
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Some noobs don't read enough

how do you get talk, txt, mms, and web to work on an iPhone 4S? and how do you flash it?

1. Get iphone(duh)
2. Get girl(any kind will do. Use guys as last resort)
3. Make them lift their shirt.
4.????...¿¿¿¿¿¿€€???
5. Profit
ariellestarchild said:
how do you get talk, txt, mms, and web to work on an iPhone 4S? and how do you flash it?
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ariellestarchild said:
how do you get talk, txt, mms, and web to work on an iPhone 4S? and how do you flash it?
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Asking at the right place is always a good starting point.
http://forum.iphone-developers.com/

qipengart said:
I love Android but now it's time to hack that iPhone 4 for Verizon for Cricket or MetroPCS (ugh it's not triband).
Let's rule the air now with cheap data and text messaging
Any takers?
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manual iPhone to MetroPCS

Good god....keep dead threads dead
In before the ban
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T-Mobile Uncarrier 7.0 Wifi Calling

T-Mobile just announced that everyphone they sell from here on will be wifi-calling capable.
From this I assume it will probably an apps, or something that is cooked into the ROM that can be easily ported? I think they are still selling the Nexus 5 too. So maybe we will be blessed with wifi calling soon. Any thought on this? Am I too optimistic?
I am a former G2 user, and I seriously miss wifi calling.
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KyraOfFire said:
T-Mobile just announced that everyphone they sell from here on will be wifi-calling capable.
From this I assume it will probably an apps, or something that is cooked into the ROM that can be easily ported? I think they are still selling the Nexus 5 too. So maybe we will be blessed with wifi calling soon. Any thought on this? Am I too optimistic?
I am a former G2 user, and I seriously miss wifi calling.
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its part of the framework, not just an app. but, install the new hangouts and new hangouts dialer, then make phonecalls via data(wifi if need be).

Had the same thoughts, my wife bought an N5 through Tmo when we switched. How does the N5 get VoLTE.
As it was mentioned above, will the new Hangouts essentially enable VoLTE. Interesting that the new APK is rolling out now same day as Tmo makes this announcement.
Or, will we have to want for Android L?

I called t-mobile about this and they confirmed the Nexus 5 was supported. They said to connect to my wifi network and I should see a new icon indicating calls are being routed over wifi. I tried this, and saw no new icon. They said to try restarting the phone and connect to wifi again. Tried this, and still no new icon. Not so sure the N5 will be supporting this feature after all. Hoping it will be. I like the new hangouts dialer, but it still uses my google voice number and not my phone number which is a pain for people whom I didnt give the google voice number to in advance.

i wish the would just open source the shiz already so that we can add it ourselves. In a perfect world i suppose.....

Bohemus said:
I called t-mobile about this and they confirmed the Nexus 5 was supported. They said to connect to my wifi network and I should see a new icon indicating calls are being routed over wifi. I tried this, and saw no new icon. They said to try restarting the phone and connect to wifi again. Tried this, and still no new icon. Not so sure the N5 will be supporting this feature after all. Hoping it will be. I like the new hangouts dialer, but it still uses my google voice number and not my phone number which is a pain for people whom I didnt give the google voice number to in advance.
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n5 is not supported. problem about calling customer service is that they dont know much of whats going on. tmobile is not allowed to add any software to nexus devices, they ALL come free of carriers software.

Bohemus said:
I called t-mobile about this and they confirmed the Nexus 5 was supported. They said to connect to my wifi network and I should see a new icon indicating calls are being routed over wifi.
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I read on the news that T Mobile phones are getting OTA today. The most favorable scenario thus will be an OTA for N5 with wifi-calling soon. The worst case.. oh well, with like 20 phones that has wifi-calling baked in, there must be a feasible way to scoop that baby out, right?
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Question is it possible to port your tmobile number to GV & it'll show up using your main number while making calls via hangout dialer instead of using a Gv number?
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Also, does anyone know if the new voip feature in hangouts will subtract from my minutes? i think i remember it doing so when i had the s4 and enabled wifi calling (though i do realize t-mos wifi calling and hangouts voip are 2 different things)

TheAtheistOtaku said:
Also, does anyone know if the new voip feature in hangouts will subtract from my minutes? i think i remember it doing so when i had the s4 and enabled wifi calling (though i do realize t-mos wifi calling and hangouts voip are 2 different things)
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No, it is not counted toward your minutes. It only uses up data.
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KyraOfFire said:
I read on the news that T Mobile phones are getting OTA today. The most favorable scenario thus will be an OTA for N5 with wifi-calling soon. The worst case.. oh well, with like 20 phones that has wifi-calling baked in, there must be a feasible way to scoop that baby out, right?
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no nexus 5 will ever get a tmo ota.

Maybe a software tweak could enable the feature.
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This could really help the 100 min voice prepaid $30/mo plan.

I use
I use gv phone (playstore). Works great. That is all.

So, no wifi calling for N5 (yet?). Ah well, freedom has a price, I guess.
Also, guys, I believe at this point people already know there are alternatives to wificalling. Do they work? Yes. Are they satisfactory for everyone? Doubt it. Edit: Even if they are, the more choices everyone has, the better it is.
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The N5 will probably never get wifi calling. Why? because our updates come straight from google, tmo doesnt touch them at all. Sorry to rain on your parade people, but it just isnt happening.
Though as a consolation i have gotten a hold of the voip update to hangouts, and it works like a charm. My 100 min a month plan has just became unlimited

ummm
KyraOfFire said:
So, no wifi calling for N5 (yet?). Ah well, freedom has a price, I guess.
Also, guys, I believe at this point people already know there are alternatives to wificalling. Do they work? Yes. Are they satisfactory for everyone? Doubt it. Edit: Even if they are, the more choices everyone has, the better it is.
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**I use gv phone (playstore). Works great. That is all.

simms22 said:
n5 is not supported... tmobile is not allowed to add any software to nexus devices, they ALL come free of carriers software.
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Can’t they simply push this out over the Play store and limit it to the Nexus 5/supported phones?

BinkXDA said:
Can’t they simply push this out over the Play store and limit it to the Nexus 5/supported phones?
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again.. it is not just an app, there are framework changes as well. and an ota from google my nexus 5 will never get.

simms22 said:
again.. it is not just an app, there are framework changes as well. and an ota from google my nexus 5 will never get.
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Sad—they shouldn’t limit this to crippled phones. If the iPhone can do this, which gets updates from Apple, a Google Nexus should be able to do this as well.

BinkXDA said:
Sad—they shouldn’t limit this to crippled phones. If the iPhone can do this, which gets updates from Apple, a Google Nexus should be able to do this as well.
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nexus can do it, without issue. just need to use an app for it. and there are other apps available for it. and now you can do it using your gvoice number, providing you update your hangouts and install the hangouts dialer.

[Q] How do you enable T-Mobile WiFi Calling on Nexus 6?

I purchased my Nexus 6 on the Google Play Store and wanted to use the T-Mobile Wifi Calling feature. I know it works with my plan & SIM card because it had been plugged into a iPhone 6 before but now that's in the Nexus 6, I can't find any option to select the feature or does it just work automatically with no indicators?

Not sure this is an option with Nexus devices. I know coming from the Note line it was ROM dependent.. Wasn't supported by most unless it was based off the stock Samsung touchwiz ROM, so it's not inherent in android, but baked in by manufacturers/carriers
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It will be an option in the future (according to Tmobile) but it's not active yet.
"This hot new smartphone is expected to support Wi-Fi Un-leashed beginning in early 2015 with an over-the-air update– making it the first-ever Nexus device that will support Wi-Fi Calling thanks to enhancements in Android 5.0."
Source: http://newsroom.t-mobile.com/news/t...-to-its-data-strong-network-this-november.htm

kelmar13 said:
It will be an option in the future (according to Tmobile) but it's not active yet.
"This hot new smartphone is expected to support Wi-Fi Un-leashed beginning in early 2015 with an over-the-air update– making it the first-ever Nexus device that will support Wi-Fi Calling thanks to enhancements in Android 5.0."
Source: http://newsroom.t-mobile.com/news/t...-to-its-data-strong-network-this-november.htm
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Good find..I don't really need it, but it's nice to have the option if the circumstances present themselves..:thumbup:
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Wifi Calling was one of my favorite features of the Galaxy S3, I am glad this is coming to the N6 sometime next year. T-Mobile isn't the best in my area so this will come in handy big time.

And...of course you already can do wi fi calling with hangouts/google voice.

Really?
I bought this phone even though I don't have t-mobile signal literally in an area the size of a dime on a map. I can walk a block and get 4g, nothing at my house, so fine wifi calling, it has that, t-mobile has that. UH big NO. Godamnit T-mobile for misleading me. I wish some developer could squeeze this out overnight, cause I can't use my phone from home until then. Oh well, *shoots self in foot.

pooton said:
I bought this phone even though I don't have t-mobile signal literally in an area the size of a dime on a map. I can walk a block and get 4g, nothing at my house, so fine wifi calling, it has that, t-mobile has that. UH big NO. Godamnit T-mobile for misleading me. I wish some developer could squeeze this out overnight, cause I can't use my phone from home until then. Oh well, *shoots self in foot.
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It'll be available early next year. A developer can't just port it to work on our phones as it's closed source.
Couldn't you contact t mobile and get a lte signal Booster from them for free?
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Yea yea I love you too.
zephiK said:
It'll be available early next year. A developer can't just port it to work on our phones as it's closed source.
Couldn't you contact t mobile and get a lte signal Booster from them for free?
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They said I have to have 1 bar for it to work, I don't have that, so I asked about their broadband cell station, they said THAT uses wifi calling to work, how freekin stupid.
Honestly, I'm still happy to not have Verizon, but at least they worked here. Seems like false advertising, no where did they say it won't work with wifi calling, in fact there were ads all over the site for that very thing. EERRR. *Grinding Teeth, I have to go like 2 blocks to get signal. No big deal, I mean internet and messaging are redundant, if anyone knows of a way to forward my text messages to my e-mail I would appreciate that. Thank you., pooton, 5 generations removed.

UGH
took forever to set up an account with them, because I had to drive to receive texts! I wish they could fix this, really, how long does it take. I'm sure I could do it in under 20 hours by myself, if I had the knowledge and open source.

wifi calling will be coming feb. 2015 from tmobile for the nexus 6. for now just use hangout/google voice.

Jrmiller said:
wifi calling will be coming feb. 2015 from tmobile for the nexus 6. for now just use hangout/google voice.
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Do you know if the OTA will come to the Google Play ordered devices on T-Mobile?

XxKINGxX2580 said:
Do you know if the OTA will come to the Google Play ordered devices on T-Mobile?
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cant be sure. id say it will be rolled into a larger update and tmobile simed phones will be able to take the advantage of it. sprint/at&t/vzw wont be able to use it.

I was just in the forum looking for answers to another issue I'm having and noticed this thread. I was trying to figure out wifi calling today since I keep missing calls in my house. This is what i just copied from the T-mobile site:
Now 100% of our newest smartphones in our stores are ready to go out of the box.
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So are they lying to us?

locura79 said:
I was just in the forum looking for answers to another issue I'm having and noticed this thread. I was trying to figure out wifi calling today since I keep missing calls in my house. This is what i just copied from the T-mobile site:
So are they lying to us?
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Theirs a reason why you won't find the nexus 6 in stock in ANY Tmobile store yet don't ya think? Projected availability in store is Feb...the update is in Feb.. Dont think its coincidence
BTW the android 5.1 update is expected in February. You can bet it will be part of that.. Their not going to do carrier specific updates on a nexus device.. Defeats the point of a nexus device
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pooton said:
took forever to set up an account with them, because I had to drive to receive texts! I wish they could fix this, really, how long does it take. I'm sure I could do it in under 20 hours by myself, if I had the knowledge and open source.
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Here you go, guy:
https://code.google.com/p/the-ims-open-source-project-for-android/
20 hours and counting....

clninja said:
Theirs a reason why you won't find the nexus 6 in stock in ANY Tmobile store yet don't ya think? Projected availability in store is Feb...the update is in Feb.. Dont think its coincidence
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the nexus 6 is available in every tmobile store location around me. as thats where i got my nexus 6 as well. your theory is a bit off..
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PaisanNYC said:
Here you go, guy:
https://code.google.com/p/the-ims-open-source-project-for-android/
20 hours and counting....
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that was was what tmobile used before, for wifi calling. but the code has changed some. if you look at the dates of what you linked, the last time something was being worked on was in 2012.

simms22 said:
the nexus 6 is available in every tmobile store location around me. as thats where i got my nexus 6 as well. your theory is a bit off..
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that was was what tmobile used before, for wifi calling. but the code has changed some. if you look at the dates of what you linked, the last time something was being worked on was in 2012.
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IMS is still the current standard, and is still open source, regardless if that particular project was abandoned. The basis of IMS is still listed in that project.
UMA is the legacy standard. I keep an old Blackberry Curve because of the ability for seemless handoffs between UMA and cellular signals.

locura79 said:
I was just in the forum looking for answers to another issue I'm having and noticed this thread. I was trying to figure out wifi calling today since I keep missing calls in my house. This is what i just copied from the T-mobile site:
So are they lying to us?
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Misleading yes, lying probably. Essentially all T-Mobile branded phones are WiFi capable, this is not T-Mobile branded, is unlocked and even the price are identical to the play store.
I am with you they should have chosen their words more carefully

I am annoyed that they managed to put their visual voice and other standard software package but they couldn't get WIFI Calling in...

[Q] Root, Unlocked Bootloaders and AT&T/T-Mobile

Okay, so I just bought an S6 (coming from a S3) from AT&T. I came on here, like I did with my S3 years ago, to see the status on Root. From what I'm reading, it seems like the consensus is that AT&T phones won't be getting root or unlocked bootloaders?
My main questions is, if I return this phone(I bought it outright), and go buy it from T-Mobile, will it basically be the same as I have now but with unlocked bootloader and root? Are there any disadvantages to doing it this way? (e.g. No LTE, etc)
Thanks!

It's the same phone but good luck getting it unlocked. Even if you pay in full for it it's a pain. The only thing that may not work is VoLTE.
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androidoholic said:
It's the same phone but good luck getting it unlocked. Even if you pay in full for it it's a pain. The only thing that may not work is VoLTE.
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I thought you could request they unlock it?
if you go to there site, and go to /company/companyinfo.aspx?tp=Abt_Tab_CompanySimUnlockPolicy
(apparently can't post outside links)

Buy the unlocked version. SM-G920I. You can find it on eBay, thepowersellers.com, and a couple other places. Works perfect on AT&T, LTE and all. Unlocked bootloader, no bloat, faster updates, no AT&T bs.

gtg465x said:
Buy the unlocked version. SM-G920I. You can find it on eBay, thepowersellers.com, and a couple other places. Works perfect on AT&T, LTE and all. Unlocked bootloader, no bloat, faster updates, no AT&T bs.
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Does AT&T HD Voice/VoLTE work with the unlocked version?

Not sure how to test. My wife has an iPhone 6. Can I test with a call to her or does the iPhone 6 not support it.

tibere86 said:
Does AT&T HD Voice/VoLTE work with the unlocked version?
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So this isn't scientific, but I called someone with an iPhone 5, which doesn't have HD Voice / VoLTE, and it sounded like a typical phone call. Then I called someone with an iPhone 6, which does have HD Voice, and it sounded much clearer to me. She said I didn't sound any different than usual, but she doesn't notice the difference between an SD and HD TV either. So I think it's working, but I don't know how to confirm 100%.

gtg465x said:
So this isn't scientific, but I called someone with an iPhone 5, which doesn't have HD Voice / VoLTE, and it sounded like a typical phone call. Then I called someone with an iPhone 6, which does have HD Voice, and it sounded much clearer to me. She said I didn't sound any different than usual, but she doesn't notice the difference between an SD and HD TV either. So I think it's working, but I don't know how to confirm 100%.
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Thanks for checking. To confirm if it's working or not, just look at the data icon in the status bar during a call. If it drops down the 4G/H+ then the call is not VoLTE. If the data icon stays on LTE during the call, then VoLTE is active.

tibere86 said:
Thanks for checking. To confirm if it's working or not, just look at the data icon in the status bar during a call. If it drops down the 4G/H+ then the call is not VoLTE. If the data icon stays on LTE during the call, then VoLTE is active.
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Nope, drops to H+ so I guess VoLTE isn't working at the moment, but I wonder if it just requires an APN change or something trivial. Anyone have an AT&T model that they can screenshot all of the APN settings on?
Even if I can't get VoLTE working, calls already sound great, much better than my Nexus 5, so it isn't a huge deal.

gtg465x said:
Nope, drops to H+ so I guess VoLTE isn't working at the moment, but I wonder if it just requires an APN change or something trivial. Anyone have an AT&T model that they can screenshot all of the APN settings on?
Even if I can't get VoLTE working, calls already sound great, much better than my Nexus 5, so it isn't a huge deal.
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Bah. Thanks again for checking. I have 10 days left to decide if I want to return mine or not and get an unlocked S6. Not having root is killing

tibere86 said:
Bah. Thanks again for checking. I have 10 days left to decide if I want to return mine or not and get an unlocked S6. Not having root is killing
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I'm in the exact same boat as you... Biggest problem I can see is that I can only find the Black SM-G920I in 32gb...

I would be interested to see how rooting goes. I believe it took the community raising $20,000 to the first person able to root the S5. It took a long time but somebody finally did it. But if you root, news today said you will NEVER be able to use Samsung Pay. Not really a game changer for some people. But for me, I use Google Wallet from time to time, but I plan to fully convert to mobile payments with Samsung Pay.

I'll start it off with $20 for bootloader unlock on the AT&T S6

schwift said:
I would be interested to see how rooting goes. I believe it took the community raising $20,000 to the first person able to root the S5. It took a long time but somebody finally did it. But if you root, news today said you will NEVER be able to use Samsung Pay. Not really a game changer for some people. But for me, I use Google Wallet from time to time, but I plan to fully convert to mobile payments with Samsung Pay.
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Agree. That capability far outweighs any reason to root. Wish they would hurry up about it.
I do remember, however, that Samsung tried this trick with Soft Card, but all it took to use it with root was someone making an Xposed script that masked root status from that app.

bump. i got $5 on it.

Talk and surf?

Does the Galaxy Note 5 (specifically Sprint) have talk and surf?

KeboPR said:
Does the Galaxy Note 5 (specifically Sprint) have talk and surf?
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Do you mean the capability of talking on the phone and being able to surf the web on the phone's browser or even talk on the phone while you are tethering the phone as a modem for a computer or laptop????
If that's what you mean the answer is a big fat NO... Had a long conversation with Sprint about this today. If there is no third party fix for this. My phone will probably be going back and they will have to eat the restocking fee themselves...

gn4life84 said:
Do you mean the capability of talking on the phone and being able to surf the web on the phone's browser or even talk on the phone while you are tethering the phone as a modem for a computer or laptop????
If that's what you mean the answer is a big fat NO... Had a long conversation with Sprint about this today. If there is no third party fix for this. My phone will probably be going back and they will have to eat the restocking fee themselves...
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That is ridiculous! I used it a lot (tethering and talking at the same time). I can't believe they stepped back in this! Do you happen to know if this is only with Sprint or it is the same with other carriers?

KeboPR said:
That is ridiculous! I used it a lot (tethering and talking at the same time). I can't believe they stepped back in this! Do you happen to know if this is only with Sprint or it is the same with other carriers?
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I believe it's a cdma thing (radio issue)

KeboPR said:
That is ridiculous! I used it a lot (tethering and talking at the same time). I can't believe they stepped back in this! Do you happen to know if this is only with Sprint or it is the same with other carriers?
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Oh i agree. Same with me. Used it everyday. Think the newer notes dont have dual antennas or something like that. Baffling.

This is definitely a Sprint thing although when I had the S3 it had the capability to do both at the same time on Sprint.

Lancerz said:
This is definitely a Sprint thing although when I had the S3 it had the capability to do both at the same time on Sprint.
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You are right. The S3 was the last Samsung phone to support talk and surf under 3G service.
It's called: SVDO. I'm not so sure about Sprint but with Verizon, when you have LTE/4G, you can talk and surf.

GreeleyXda said:
I believe it's a cdma thing (radio issue)
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Yakuzahi said:
You are right. The S3 was the last Samsung phone to support talk and surf under 3G service.
It's called: SVDO. I'm not so sure about Sprint but with Verizon, when you have LTE/4G, you can talk and surf.
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I had a Note 3 in sprint which had 2 antennas and it could Data+Voice . Note 5 has only 1 antenna so it can't (atleast in Sprint Version). Also I think Sprint doesn't support VoLTE atm.

yes in another thread I started it has been confirmed that you can talk and surf on the Note 5 through other carriers....Sprint NO though Crazy to think I was talking and surfing on my busted up Note 2 just a few days ago, but can no longer do it on a brand new flagship phone. Just seems super backwards.

sprint will be adding talk and surf in the future. whi knows when.. probably at least a year.

Samsung Note 5 on Verizon no longer supports talk and surf. Very frustrating. I thought I was upgrading from my Galaxy S4, besides the large screen, the Note 5 is a step back. Several other annoyances: you are no longer able to paste a telephone number into the dialer. The work around I found is if you press a number on the keypad first then you can paste the number in...you just have to make sure to erase whatever key you hit on the dialer. And there is no longer an option to quick dial a person more than one number (ie: cell and home). If you look at previous Samsung widgets they give you more than one option, now it is only showing one.

I also noticed not only does this kill talking on the phone and browsing the web but it can effect other things too. Everyday I find more and more limitations to this phone.
-Since I use texting a lot for my business, I started using free messaging app like Kik and others for personal and social texting....That way there are no mix ups between personal and business text... lol no accidental text. So While I am talking on the phone I can not receive any of those messages until after I end the phone call. Since those apps are internet connection based.
So does this mean Email and paypal notifications will do the same? Meaning I cant get an important email or paypal payment notification until I hang up with the client? This would suck big time because I normally keep my clients on the phone to verify their payment has been received....

PennyBlossom401 said:
You are no longer able to paste a telephone number into the dialer.
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I do it all the time. That too must be a VZW thing.

Been talking and surfing and multitasking all at the same time since 2007. If sprint are that retarded not to overhaul their network, its time to change

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Been talking and surfing and multitasking all at the same time since 2007. If sprint are that retarded not to overhaul their network, its time to change
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Well other people are now reporting that it is not just a Sprint thing so you may want to get some clarity before you switch.... Not even just talking and surfing or tethering and talking, but the fact that I cant get any web based messages, notification,or payment alerts while I am on the phone seems like there is no reason to have an all in one phone. Might as well just have 2 devices...

This is terrible. Who else reported this? I doubt it's a GSM user
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polish_pat said:
This is terrible. Who else reported this? I doubt it's a GSM user
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Looks like Post #11 in this thread is saying Verizon is no longer doing it. I have also seen others post this as well. I wish there was something that could be done about it. This really hinders my business use, social life, and entertainment vs my Note 2. Just an overall huge step backwards for me in every direction. I am just leery of buying a used Note 2 because I cant find any new old stock of them... Otherwise this thing would be back at Sprint ASAP.

All GSM note 5 are identical. There is no reason i could download, talk, hotspot and browse all at the same time using either LTE or a combination of LTE and wifi and other GSM note 5 can't. Isn't verizon also CDMA though? We don't have anymore CDMA carriers in Canada but I remember verizon being now or at some point CDMA
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On my verizon note 5, I have to activate "advanced calling" in the settings. Only drawback is it sucks more battery juice on standby First time I activated it I had to reboot phone. I read the reason they had to change it is because 2 separate radios were used previously for voice and data. Now its a single radio.

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On my verizon note 5, I have to activate "advanced calling" in the settings. Only drawback is it sucks more battery juice on standby First time I activated it I had to reboot phone. I read the reason they had to change it is because 2 separate radios were used previously for voice and data. Now its a single radio.
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Wow .. So it is possible with only one radio? I was under the impression that tome couriers opted for dual radios allowing talk and surf and Sprint did not. This is somewhat hopeful maybe there can be an app or hack to get or activate the "advanced calling" setting for Sprint. Would love to hear or see more info on this.... There is so much conflicting info on this.