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[Q] How to get off of Tmobile EDGE in the US (c6603 model)

Would like an answer from US residents on tmobile in the US with the c6603 model only.
Does any US resident have lte or any 2,3,4g using the c6603?
If so which did you flash and can I get a screenshot of the APN settings that worked for you
Would like an answer from US residents on tmobile in the US with the c6603 model only
thanks

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XperienceD said:
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No answer to the question?

iamswissbanks said:
No answer to the question?
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See the existing threads found by browsing the General and Q&A section, both of which have more than one page.

XperienceD said:
See the existing threads found by browsing the General and Q&A section, both of which have more than one page.
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Well i have been browsing the q&A section and general since i got the phone in march everyday. So if you can point me in the right direction to the thread that answers this specific question. I have seen plenty of us att c6603 threads and and the new c6606 on tmobile threads and the people who WANT to get the c6603 model and use it on us carriers. I even followed the lte in canada thread to see what I could pull from there. So if you can point me in the right direction and not to some thread which has a speculative answer? Because there are a lot of people who dont have this model or who are not on the us carrier of tmobile who are forming opinions on here. I personally assumed that once the tmobile version c6606 dropped that I could flash the ftf basebands for that onto my c6603 and it would work
So if you can lead me the way i would greatly appreciate it
[edge network is killing me bro]

Here is the C6606 stock firmware - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2361750
You could try the same method of flashing just the baseband from it that the people in the thread regarding LTE in Canada have used and see if that works for you.
I don't have a C6606 or live in the US, but I thought at least having the firmware from the C6606 would be a good start
Sent from my C6603 using Tapatalk 2

kingvortex said:
Here is the C6606 stock firmware - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2361750
You could try the same method of flashing just the baseband from it that the people in the thread regarding LTE in Canada have used and see if that works for you.
I don't have a C6606 or live in the US, but I thought at least having the firmware from the C6606 would be a good start
Sent from my C6603 using Tapatalk 2
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Thank you very much:good:. I will try it in a few seconds.
I will still need the correct apn settings to know if it works for sure. I have called tmobile several times a month for the past 3 months and have gotten several different variations of settings.
Thanks again one step closer to getting off the edge :victory:

iamswissbanks said:
Thank you very much:good:. I will try it in a few seconds.
I will still need the correct apn settings to know if it works for sure. I have called tmobile several times a month for the past 3 months and have gotten several different variations of settings.
Thanks again one step closer to getting off the edge :victory:
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You're welcome. I'm afraid I cannot help with the APN settings as I live in the UK
I can suggest asking someone here that has the phone to take a look at their preexisting settings for you, maybe the person that posted the firmware I linked you to.
Good luck
Edit: Here is the method used to get LTE in Canada - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=41648434
In theory, the method should be the same for you, apart from the APN settings. It goes without saying that all this is at your own risk, of course.
Sent from my C6603 using Tapatalk 2

kingvortex said:
You're welcome. I'm afraid I cannot help with the APN settings as I live in the UK
I can suggest asking someone here that has the phone to take a look at their preexisting settings for you, maybe the person that posted the firmware I linked you to.
Good luck
Edit: Here is the method used to get LTE in Canada - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=41648434
In theory, the method should be the same for you, apart from the APN settings. It goes without saying that all this is at your own risk, of course.
Sent from my C6603 using Tapatalk 2
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yea i been following that thread and I have flashed the zl basebands but I do not have the correct apn so no way to actually confirm whether it is working or not but thanks again

iamswissbanks said:
yea i been following that thread and I have flashed the zl basebands but I do not have the correct apn so no way to actually confirm whether it is working or not but thanks again
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Have you tried Settings -> Xperia -> Internet settings? That's how I got the APN settings for my phone when I first got it. I don't know if it will retrieve LTE settings or not, but it's worth a try.
Sent from my C6603 using Tapatalk 2

kingvortex said:
Have you tried Settings -> Xperia -> Internet settings? That's how I got the APN settings for my phone when I first got it. I don't know if it will retrieve LTE settings or not, but it's worth a try.
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Ok i flashed the c6606 baseband only and I have a
no service
selected network unavailable
also when I go to try and set and apn it does not save it remains blank and when I do try the internet settings it says please insert sim
Any suggestions on what is the problem?
and it keeps rebooting on its own
Sooo now i have flashed back to zl basebands because just flashing the c6606 baseband was not recognizing my sim card

iamswissbanks said:
Ok i flashed the c6606 baseband only and I have a
no service
selected network unavailable
also when I go to try and set and apn it does not save it remains blank and when I do try the internet settings it says please insert sim
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Here's T-Mobile's 3g/4g apn settings you need. Just make sure after you input all these fields to click the settings button in the lower right and click save.... reboot
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jacksonj51 said:
Here's T-Mobile's 3g/4g apn settings you need. Just make sure after you input all these fields to click the settings button in the lower right and click save.... reboot
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Tried this one but my picmsg will not work with this setting.
Also I thought the fast.tmobile.com was the appropriate one for lte?

iamswissbanks said:
Tried this one but my picmsg will not work with this setting.
Also I thought the fast.tmobile.com was the appropriate one for lte?
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Yes but you stated that you needed these settings for the C6603 in your first post, which has HSDPA basebands of 850 / 900 / 2100 and LTE bands of 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 which means you don't have T-Mobile HSDPA or LTE so your not gonna need the fast.tmobile.com apn... You need the C6602 to get T-Mobile's 4G HSDPA speeds and you'll need their newly released C6606 to get their newly farmed LTE but it has a locked bootloader and an ugly 'T-Mobile' tattoo on the back.
Here, this will get your mms working. You want the MMSC & apn type from this pic to get your mms working.

jacksonj51 said:
Yes but you stated that you needed these settings for the C6603 in your first post, which has HSDPA basebands of 850 / 900 / 2100 and LTE bands of 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 which means you don't have T-Mobile HSDPA or LTE so your not gonna need the fast.tmobile.com apn... You need the C6602 to get T-Mobile's 4G HSDPA speeds and you'll need their newly released C6606 to get their newly farmed LTE but it has a locked bootloader and an ugly 'T-Mobile' tattoo on the back.
Here, this will get your mms working. You want the MMSC & apn type from this pic to get your mms working.
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Thanks those are the default setting.
I thought the c6606 and the c6603 had the same radios making them both LTE capable?

iamswissbanks said:
Thanks those are the default setting.
I thought the c6606 and the c6603 had the same radios making them both LTE capable?
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They are both LTE capable however the C6606 is exclusive to T-Mobile LTE
Anyhow glad it worked

jacksonj51 said:
They are both LTE capable however the C6606 is exclusive to T-Mobile LTE
Anyhow glad it worked
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Exclusive to tmobile means what to me as a c6603 user? Does that mean they block any other phone or sim that tries to use it? because I tried flashing the c6606 basebands and it would not recognize my sim

So still no LTE....so no one else has this problem?

T Mobile uses a different LTE band requiring different radio hardware....same as their 3G operates on the 2100/1700mhz frequency range and requires radio hardware of picking this 3G up...hence you only get EDGE
One of the reasons I ditched my T Mobile account for an AT & T account because you can at least use 3G with AT & T as it uses the 850Mhz frequency.
But unless you have the correct hardware you will not get 4G no matter what APN's or firmware you flash.
I do not live in the US but I travel there often (2-3 times a year) and I have the 6603 - before that a HTC One X and iPhone 5 - no LTE just 3G because of hardware
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geekygrl said:
T Mobile uses a different LTE band requiring different radio hardware....same as their 3G operates on the 2100/1700mhz frequency range and requires radio hardware of picking this 3G up...hence you only get EDGE
One of the reasons I ditched my T Mobile account for an AT & T account because you can at least use 3G with AT & T as it uses the 850Mhz frequency.
But unless you have the correct hardware you will not get 4G no matter what APN's or firmware you flash.
I do not live in the US but I travel there often (2-3 times a year) and I have the 6603 - before that a HTC One X and iPhone 5 - no LTE just 3G because of hardware
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Thanks geekygrl. I am aware but I was under the impression from this forum that the c6603 and tmobiles c6606 have the same hardware? Is this true? or is it just unicorns and pixiedust?

[Q] Note 4 internet/call issues

Hi Guys,
I just adquire my Note 4 from a friend and i'm having lots of problems to conect to the network in my country, i live outside of USA (Dominican Republic), somethimes it makes and receive calls, somethimes i don't receive any calls but can make it but when i make it the other person can't listen to me (i've tried with diferent phone numbers) also the internet 4G/LTE is no consistent. In summary, i'm having lots of signal\internet issues with my Note 4.
My question is, is that a hardware issue or i need to try with other baseband or modem to fix this?
please give me some light as i'm losing my mind with.
thanks in advance...
Miggs

I would first create a new apn specific to your carrier...
Then i would check to see if in fact your running the latest modem for the device..
But start with the apn...

Flashvetrin said:
I would first create a new apn specific to your carrier...
Then i would check to see if in fact your running the latest modem for the device..
But start with the apn...
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Thank you for your help @Flashvetrin i checked the APN and it is correct, my modem is also the latest available UVU1ANK4 (not 100% sure did not find any other on internet) for t-mobile stock rom, some say this could be internal hardware problems but i dont think so because the phone make some calls and internet works sometimes but is not consistant.
i made a hard reset and i worked for some minutes but lost signal and went back to this behaivor again.
really don't know what to do now..
thanks in advance.
Miggss

Can you take the device in for a sim upgrade???? Does the device recieve stronger signal anywhere in your area???? Interesting how your saying that after a hard reset it helps..
Try using short cut master from the playstore use #2263 launch0 and run 4 thru 8 ....
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It is most likely coverage problem. My understanding is that biggest cell provider in DR is company which uses cdma technology. Do a little research which gsm provider has better coverage in your area and if lte bands used are compatible with your note4.
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Flashvetrin said:
Can you take the device in for a sim upgrade???? Does the device recieve stronger signal anywhere in your area???? Interesting how your saying that after a hard reset it helps..
Try using short cut master from the playstore use #2263 launch0 and run 4 thru 8 ....
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I've done all of the steps you mention and nothing gets better, it just works when he wants (most of the time it donesnt). I will try installing a ROM just for testing purposes.
I changed my SIM card for the newest LTE capable one. @darekz im on Claro and they are GSM\LTE.
Thanks in advance,
Miggs

I did do quick search and appears that claro using lte band 4 which is supported by Tmobile note 4. Just to check can you disable lte in phone settings and see if daya transfer improves over 4g. With poor lte coverage phone will constantly fallback to 4g and keep looking for lte.
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darekz said:
I did do quick search and appears that claro using lte band 4 which is supported by Tmobile note 4. Just to check can you disable lte in phone settings and see if daya transfer improves over 4g. With poor lte coverage phone will constantly fallback to 4g and keep looking for lte.
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I have changed all the different options and nothing. I have a friend who has the same phone as me and we interchanged SIMs cards and my sim worked very well on his and her SIM did not worked on mine. Im not sure on how to update the baseband but i will try to do this and to see if this fix the problem.
Thanks in advance.
Miggs

Miggs29 said:
I have changed all the different options and nothing. I have a friend who has the same phone as me and we interchanged SIMs cards and my sim worked very well on his and her SIM did not worked on mine. Im not sure on how to update the baseband but i will try to do this and to see if this fix the problem.
Thanks in advance.
Miggs
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I think k4 is the latest...
Whats the baseband?? Find that modem and flash if its not the same..
Mirror the apn.
And look in her build prop as well and see if theres anything under device= that you can mirror....

Flashvetrin said:
I think k4 is the latest...
Whats the baseband?? Find that modem and flash if its not the same..
Mirror the apn.
And look in her build prop as well and see if theres anything under device= that you can mirror....
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Hi @Flashvetrin,
The baseband is K4, i flashed the NJ and it keeps almost the same behaivor, i can say K4 is a bit better as at least i can make calls, no calls with NJ.
build.prop, i dont know how to edit it and i'm note certainly sure about it as it can brick my phone.
Let's assume it's a hardware issue, is the hardware in charge of control the siganl interchangable, can i buy it on internet, or is my phone destined to be a clip for papers??
BTW, i installed another ROM and it's the same, no way.
Thanks for all your help,
Miggs

Miggs29 said:
Hi @Flashvetrin,
The baseband is K4, i flashed the NJ and it keeps almost the same behaivor, i can say K4 is a bit better as at least i can make calls, no calls with NJ.
build.prop, i dont know how to edit it and i'm note certainly sure about it as it can brick my phone.
Let's assume it's a hardware issue, is the hardware in charge of control the siganl interchangable, can i buy it on internet, or is my phone destined to be a clip for papers??
BTW, i installed another ROM and it's the same, no way.
Thanks for all your help,
Miggs
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Question what was the behavior of the phone like when it was in the us????
Fyi there are things that can be changed..
(ALOT) of things in the build prop..
your phone wont brick....
I promise..
But if your not comfortable i understand.
It may be that the modem hsic just isnt or doesnt respond on "this" paticular network..
The phone that you compared it to was it purchased in the us as well...
If its infact an International Version it may have some bearing.....
No its not a paper weight...but i am starting to run out of ideas/solutions...
Please be paitent.. im gonna consult some else as well..

Flashvetrin said:
Question what was the behavior of the phone like when it was in the us????
Fyi there are things that can be changed..
(ALOT) of things in the build prop..
your phone wont brick....
I promise..
But if your not comfortable i understand.
It may be that the modem hsic just isnt or doesnt respond on "this" paticular network..
The phone that you compared it to was it purchased in the us as well...
If its infact an International Version it may have some bearing.....
No its not a paper weight...but i am starting to run out of ideas/solutions...
Please be paitent.. im gonna consult some else as well..
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The phone is the same, a TMO Note 4 bought in US and taken to DR, that's why i say this could be a hardware issue as my SIM worked very well on her phone.
I will try with other baseband and let you know.
Thanks.
Miggs.

Miggs29 said:
The phone is the same, a TMO Note 4 bought in US and taken to DR, that's why i say this could be a hardware issue as my SIM worked very well on her phone.
I will try with other baseband and let you know.
Thanks.
Miggs.
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Flash the latest tmobile modem..
And keep your fingers crossed...[emoji106]

Flashvetrin said:
Flash the latest tmobile modem..
And keep your fingers crossed...[emoji106]
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Solved.
IMEI issues..
Thanks.
Miggs

Miggs29 said:
Solved.
IMEI issues..
Thanks.
Miggs
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Most exellent....
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[Q] Nexus 6 T-mobile

Hi,
I have a t-mobile nexus 6. I sideloaded LMY47D and have one issue where the network drops especially when switching between towers (while driving) needs a restart to fix this issue.
I see google released other versions LMY47E and LMY47I. Which of these is the correct version for t-mobile N6?
Also if need to E or I how can i go from D to E or I... Please help..
Thank you in advance

the tmo version is M btw. there's no M factory image btw. but any factory img will work, and either of the two new radios work. the M version comes with radio 95r.

Two questions have you checked to make sure that you have deleted all APNs except for tmobile? Second question would be how did you update your radio?
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Know that you are having this issue but it is an ongoing problem with the Nexus phone line that is being researched.

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Know that you are having this issue but it is an ongoing problem with the Nexus phone line that is being researched.
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it is not a nexus issue. i have a nexus 4, nexus 5, and nexus 6, and they experience no such problems. chances are that people are just having local connectivity issues.

This is not a local network issue. I have been having the same problem for about two weeks now. Swapped out sim cards, Got new phone, and tried a factory reset. None of which worked. Contacted T-Mobile and Google. Neither of them know what it could be and say they don't have a fix. I have since contacted Motorola and am working with them now to figure out what is going on. From other forums I have read, this is a problem happening with T-Mobile, sprint, and even some Verizon users. Also people are saying that it is not just happening on lollipop 5.1 but also 5.0
Sent from my Nexus 6 using XDA Free mobile app

I have been experiencing the same thing in my area. Its pretty bizarre, T-Mobile says no issues in my area, but I go up north and I get great reception on the same phone...Phoenix LTE on 5.1 on this phone sucks, the Nexus 5 was much better :/

Just drove from KC to Chicago. Happened in some locals but not others.

dragonstalker said:
Two questions have you checked to make sure that you have deleted all APNs except for tmobile? Second question would be how did you update your radio?
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This is not a modded build, its google factory image, Do i still need to update/delete the apn's ?
Especially i never had this issue when on 5.0.x when i updated to 5.1 this issue started to happening. Please let me know.

My wife and i are both on t-mo, i have the n6 and she has an alcatel one touch fierce 2. Her phone always says 4G (unless it drops to 2G) In my house she's on 4G the whole time and mine is usually on H or H+... I have wondered why, we're on the same network and mine can't keep an LTE signal but hers can? I hope a fix is found soon... I have tried different ROM's/kernels/deleting APN's all have had the same result, which tells me maybe the radio needs tweaking or something?..

ryanallaire said:
My wife and i are both on t-mo, i have the n6 and she has an alcatel one touch fierce 2. Her phone always says 4G (unless it drops to 2G) In my house she's on 4G the whole time and mine is usually on H or H+... I have wondered why, we're on the same network and mine can't keep an LTE signal but hers can? I hope a fix is found soon... I have tried different ROM's/kernels/deleting APN's all have had the same result, which tells me maybe the radio needs tweaking or something?..
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h/h+ is the absolutely same thing as 4G. 4G isnt a resl speed, its describing h/h+ mostly. the only difference is that her phone displays 4G, which is dumb, and your phone is displaying the true signal. 4G isnt lte, 4G is any speed faster than 3G, and h/h+ can be as fast if not faster than lte.

As far as i know H would be 3G, H+ would technically be 3.5G, and LTE would be true 4G. Anyway that's not my point, my point is that her phone's connection is consistent meaning searching the web, or certain apps always load the same. Mine is spiratic...

ryanallaire said:
As far as i know H would be 3G, H+ would technically be 3.5G, and LTE would be true 4G. Anyway that's not my point, my point is that her phone's connection is consistent meaning searching the web, or certain apps always load the same. Mine is spiratic...
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both H and H+ would be considered 3.5G, but for tmobile its called 4G. with H/H+, i see data speeds up to 41mbps, pretty much the same as most people see with lte as well. what you can do is compare your data speeds with your wives data speeds. on tmobile, tmobile phones will show 4G, and non tmobile phones will show an H, H+, or lte.

The only thing i've ever checked network speed with is speedtest.net app, just ran a test while on LTE and i only got 11mbps download and 2mbps upload...

ryanallaire said:
The only thing i've ever checked network speed with is speedtest.net app, just ran a test while on LTE and i only got 11mbps download and 2mbps upload...
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while thats not some great lte speed, it is normal. in big cities, tmo has a bit more advanced lte out. in smaller cities, thats the normal lte speed. for example, someone started a thread in the general section about cincinati tmo data speeds, saying that tmo just started putting up faster lte speeds there. im in nyc, and see data speeds any where from 10mbps download to 65mbps download speeds, but nyc is also tmo largest market. btw, where are you located? oh, data speeds will also vary depending jow busy the towers are. in the daytime, lte speeds will be a lot slower than at 3am for example.

Just ran the test on H+, 2mbps download and 0.3mbps upload..
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while thats not some great lte speed, it is normal. in big cities, tmo has a bit more advanced lte out. in smaller cities, thats the normal lte speed. for example, someone started a thread in the general section about cincinati tmo data speeds, saying that tmo just started putting up faster lte speeds there. im in nyc, and see data speeds any where from 10mbps download to 65mbps download speeds, but nyc is also tmo largest market. btw, where are you located? oh, data speeds will also vary depending jow busy the towers are. in the daytime, lte speeds will be a lot slower than at 3am for example.
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I'm gonna compare with my wifes phone just to see, i'm located just north of Ontario, Calif.

ryanallaire said:
Just ran the test on H+, 2mbps download and 0.3mbps upload..
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I'm gonna compare with my wifes phone just to see, i'm located just north of Ontario, Calif.
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i just looked up ontario, california.. you live near Angeles National Forest? tmobile services are probably a bit weaker around there. it wouls be intetesting to take speed tests with both devices in the same place, at the same time actually.

So i did a test on both of our phones at my house, and they were similar. Haven't done one when i'm on LTE to see if she matches mine, but what's weird is i use to get LTE in my house for the most part, but now i don't at all.. Does someone have the link for the newest radio?

ryanallaire said:
So i did a test on both of our phones at my house, and they were similar. Haven't done one when i'm on LTE to see if she matches mine, but what's weird is i use to get LTE in my house for the most part, but now i don't at all.. Does someone have the link for the newest radio?
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95r or 98r are the newest radios

Do you have the baseband info for them? Thanks
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ryanallaire said:
Do you have the baseband info for them? Thanks
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here's the baseband from the 95r radio, since im using it..
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[Q] ROMs + Project Fi

What ROMs will work with Project Fi?
Do i need to stick with the stock ROM for it to function correctly?

All will work for you. One thing to make sure you do get is the Project Fi app. You may want to compile it into a zip you can install it with whatever ROM. Otherwise, you'll have to make sure you're on WiFi, so you can download it from Play Store.

all ROMs will work, BUT.. only the stock ROM if you want the WiFi calling, as that won't work on any ROM, except for stock.
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All will work for you. One thing to make sure you do get is the Project Fi app. You may want to compile it into a zip you can install it with whatever ROM. Otherwise, you'll have to make sure you're on WiFi, so you can download it from Play Store.
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why do you need to be on WiFi to download it from the play store?

Thanks for the info guys.
I'm going to run a self experiment on myself and turn Mobile Data off completely when i get my phone tomorrow, and see if i can go a month only using Wifi for data, just to see how difficult it would be to have the lowest possible phone bill.

I don't think "any rom" is the correct answer.
Since Sprint uses LMY47Z as their 5.1.1 build ID
And T-Mobile uses LYZ28E as their 5.1.1 build ID
Is there going to be a hybrid build of the 2 Factory Images?

pr0ndigy said:
I don't think "any rom" is the correct answer.
Since Sprint uses LMY47Z as their 5.1.1 build ID
And T-Mobile uses LYZ28E as their 5.1.1 build ID
Is there going to be a hybrid build of the 2 Factory Images?
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you CAN use whichever factory image you want, they will work on any provider, same with the radios. if you are on tmo, you just might not get WiFi calling if using a different factory image. but that is stock, the op is talking about custom ROMs. all will work on project fi, but will not be able to do WiFi calling.

simms22 said:
you CAN use whichever factory image you want, they will work on any provider, same with the radios. if you are on tmo, you just might not get WiFi calling if using a different factory image. but that is stock, the op is talking about custom ROMs. all will work on project fi, but will not be able to do WiFi calling.
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I'm going to take a wild guess here and say that you don't have Project Fi, and you are just guessing.
I'll just wait till my phone shows up and then post screenshots of everything stock so we have some actual proof on what factory image project fi is using.

pr0ndigy said:
I'm going to take a wild guess here and say that you don't have Project Fi, and you are just guessing.
I'll just wait till my phone shows up and then post screenshots of everything stock so we have some actual proof on what factory image project fi is using.
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that's the while point, anyone with a n6 can use project fi. it does not matter where the n6 was bought. your phone will not get a magic ota, it'll use whatever version you're already on.

simms22 said:
that's the while point, anyone with a n6 can use project fi. it does not matter where the n6 was bought. your phone will not get a magic ota, it'll use whatever version you're already on.
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Then why would google have different builds for T-mobile and Sprint?

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Then why would google have different builds for T-mobile and Sprint?
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because tmobile uses WiFi calling, and sprint doesn't. BTW, att and international users are getting the same build as sprint. anyways, on m, WiFi calling is included for all, but will only show up for tmo users or project fi users. yes, it'll probably be back to one build for all after lollipop.

WiFi calling is going to be in the stock image. I'd be more interested to see what part of that image is controlling the WiFi calling and switching between WiFi and two networks. Once that's isolated, I'd assume it could be baked into any ROM. My understanding was that the Project Fi app is just to monitor your account/usage/billing. But I'm not invited yet, so who knows.

simms22 said:
that's the while point, anyone with a n6 can use project fi. it does not matter where the n6 was bought. your phone will not get a magic ota, it'll use whatever version you're already on.
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Actually Google has their own Fi build for 5.1 (H) and has stated they are working on a Fi specific 5.1.1 build. People are getting carrier specific 5.1.1 OTAs on Fi though (only compounding the issues I've read regarding Fi and it's attempt to use two networks).

Well i got my phone, and here's what it came with
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pr0ndigy said:
Well i got my phone, and here's what it came with
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that's the regular ole 5.1 build.. you'll probably get an update soon.

CyanogenMod
I'm waiting for CyanogenMod or AOSP Roms work with Project Fi. I recently bought a Verizon Galaxy S6 and I want to get rid of it/touchwiz. I still don't understand why you would lock a bootloader on android. I just got my invite
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akellar said:
Actually Google has their own Fi build for 5.1 (H) and has stated they are working on a Fi specific 5.1.1 build. People are getting carrier specific 5.1.1 OTAs on Fi though (only compounding the issues I've read regarding Fi and it's attempt to use two networks).
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If you're on the Fi build I don't believe it lets you take carrier updates. In theory, Fi updates should roll out first. Ehhh Google

I just tested Fi with today's Chroma build. After installing the Fi app it connected to cell network. Everything worked fine except for the fact that I was stuck on Sprint. I normally land on T-Mobile. I doubt the network auto switching or open WiFi connect would work. I expected all this but decided to try anyway.

fallingd0wn said:
I just tested Fi with today's Chroma build. After installing the Fi app it connected to cell network. Everything worked fine except for the fact that I was stuck on Sprint. I normally land on T-Mobile. I doubt the network auto switching or open WiFi connect would work. I expected all this but decided to try anyway.
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How do you know which carrier you were stuck on?

pr0ndigy said:
How do you know which carrier you were stuck on?
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It will say in settings >about phone>status>network.

fallingd0wn said:
I just tested Fi with today's Chroma build. After installing the Fi app it connected to cell network. Everything worked fine except for the fact that I was stuck on Sprint. I normally land on T-Mobile. I doubt the network auto switching or open WiFi connect would work. I expected all this but decided to try anyway.
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did you try any of the dialer codes to force network to switch ?

After an uninstall/reinstall of the Fi app and a reboot I was able to get back onto T-Mobile. I'm not sure if it will auto switch to Sprint. I'm in a good T-Mobile coverage area and never even saw the stock ROM switch.

Anyone flashed any other carrier rom?

Here is a list of them from sammobile
https://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/galaxy-s8/SM-G950U/
I think its going to be a free for all and maybe we in the verizon s8 will get love from the whole community this time, at least the US. It seems we all may have SM-G950U.
Is that correct more knowledgeable people?

I'm trying to flash to T-Mobile​ as all US networks use the SM-950U . That means they have all the bands for every network. I tried to flash through odin but if you flash the CSC file for T-Mobile , along with the other 3, the phone factory resets to stock Verizon firmware. If I just flash the AP (Actual software) and the CP (Modem file for correct bands), it works but I get a ton of bloatware from cricket, metro pcs, Verizon , and tmobile with a really glitchex out settings app. Also, without the CSC file your phone is still technically Verizon .

So we should wait? I have the Verizon version also but use TMobile.

We have to wait
gqukyo said:
So we should wait? I have the Verizon version also but use TMobile.
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I tried the method used on the S7 to flash another carrier and it does not work anymore. There's some type of carrier partition that can't be changed by odin with the CSC file, which would change that partition. If you try to flash all the files, you get an error at 32% of "upgrading your system". I heard that there is a new version of odin that lets you flash the userdata file to switch carriers from a other forum, but it's not out right now. So waiting is the only option....
Here is a forum post for the S7 edge:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/tmobile-s7-edge/help/flashing-t-mobile-rom-verizon-s7-edge-t3464526

Just we'll have to wait till someone figures something out. On a side note, what's the most recent update? I'm on QD9 and I'm getting an update notification for the dqa OTA fix from Samsung but I can never download it. Probably because I'm using Verizon phone on TMobile...

gqukyo said:
Just we'll have to wait till someone figures something out. On a side note, what's the most recent update? I'm on QD9 and I'm getting an update notification for the dqa OTA fix from Samsung but I can never download it. Probably because I'm using Verizon phone on TMobile...
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The latest update is QD9 and if you want to check and install updates, you can download Smart Switch from Samsung's site. Then you go to more and software updates to make sure your phone is on the latest version. I'm also on T-Mobile with the Verizon model and hate that I dont the Voice Over LTE, Wifi Calling, 4x4 mimo, etc. So yea, we just have to wait for someone to figure this out.

Maybe I'm looking at the wrong thing but that Samsung switch program seem to be for transferring data from other phones so I didn't bother downloading it.

gqukyo said:
Maybe I'm looking at the wrong thing but that Samsung switch program seem to be for transferring data from other phones so I didn't bother downloading it.
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I thought the same thing but along with that you can perform software updates for any carrier. Also, I recommend d doing a backup if you want to flash another carrier when it is possible.

Wow that was a pain in the butt to install. Had to install a 2008 version of visual c++. Since I don't see an option to update the phone, is safe to assume there's no update then right? If so why do I always get the update notification?

gqukyo said:
Wow that was a pain in the butt to install. Had to install a 2008 version of visual c++. Since I don't see an option to update the phone, is safe to assume there's no update then right? If so why do I always get the update notification?
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I have the same version as you and don't get any update notification. Can you add a screenshot of the notification?

Sure I'll do it next time it shows up

Here's the screenshot. Comes up from time to time and it states it's too fix the dqa issue.
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gqukyo said:
So we should wait? I have the Verizon version also but use TMobile.
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Hi there, do you get LTE with t-mobile on this Verizon unlocked version?
I am asking because I grabbed one as well and I am on at&t but I can't get LTE going. When I boot the phone, it is there but within minutes, it goes to HSPA+, I tried every which way. I called at&t, gave them my IMEI and everything but still no LTE unless I reboot my phone every 5 minutes.
Thanks

You need to have the correct APN settings. I believe Verizon has the most LTE bands so it should work with basically most of the world's providers.
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Ohh and yes I do get LTE

gqukyo said:
You need to have the correct APN settings. I believe Verizon has the most LTE bands so it should work with basically most of the world's providers.
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Ohh and yes I do get LTE
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I do have the correct ones but still doesn't get LTE.

Return for another one maybe? I tried it on my work ATT Sim before and it works fine for me.

gqukyo said:
Return for another one maybe? I tried it on my work ATT Sim before and it works fine for me.
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Maybe I will get another sim card, even though the same sim card is working just fine on my iPhone without any issues.
Worth a shot.

Dodolom said:
I do have the correct ones but still doesn't get LTE.
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You don't have the correct bands enabled with a Verizon model when using AT&T. Verizon only unlocks bands for it's network, but tmobile shares a couple of these bands and it's it as big of an issue. At&t does not share many bands with Verizon so the phone may be struggling to even find one LTE band. The only solution would be to flash the phone to AT&T firmware, which is impossible at the moment. (I Tried)

ItzApp said:
You don't have the correct bands enabled with a Verizon model when using AT&T. Verizon only unlocks bands for it's network, but tmobile shares a couple of these bands and it's it as big of an issue. At&t does not share many bands with Verizon so the phone may be struggling to even find one LTE band. The only solution would be to flash the phone to AT&T firmware, which is impossible at the moment. (I Tried)
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Is there a way to force a certain band that exists both on verizon and at&t? If I can't get this going, I might have to just sell the phone. I have couple more days of patience left

Dodolom said:
Is there a way to force a certain band that exists both on verizon and at&t? If I can't get this going, I might have to just sell the phone. I have couple more days of patience left
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You would need to find the firmware of an AT&T s8 and flash the CP file (Modem) using odin. This should unlock the correct bands. I did this on my Verizon s8 as I use T-Mobile.