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(WIP) [$1400+ BOUNTY] Port T-Mobile WiFi Calling for Nexus 4

What is this about?
The Nexus 4 launched without WiFi Calling support for T-Mobile USA customers. I'm starting this bounty to encourage people to port this feature to the Nexus 4. It has been done in the past, and there are even claims that the N4 was being tested with WiFi Calling support before launch.
For more read this: http://t-mobile-coverage.t-mobile.com/4g-wireless-broadband-service?uid=Coverage_3
Why should you care about this?
WiFi Calling will give all T-Mobile USA customers who use the Nexus 4 the ability to use their T-Mobile phone number to make/receive calls and text messages over an active WiFi network. As well, post-paid T-Mobile customers could avoid using their minutes, if they are on a limited or pooling plan, while using WiFi Calling. Customers need to ensure they have the "Free WiFi Calling" SOC attached to their line and a valid 911 address on file. The 911 address requirement also applies to pre-paid T-Mobile USA customers.
How can you help?
Simply reply to this thread showing your support to have this awesome feature ported to the Nexus 4. Optionally, you can let us know how much you personally would be willing to put up to see T-Mobile WiFi Calling come to the Nexus 4. Personally, I am staking $50 for this feature; however, you can stake any amount you wish, or absolutely none at all. You being here and reading this is good enough for me. But if it is at all possible, please at least reply to this thread. The more exposure it gets, the better our chances our of getting it accomplished!
Presently, the bounty is valued at $1400. The value of the bounty changes frequently as more people enlist their support towards the completion of this project. So, please consider helping out the entire community by showing your support in this thread. Even if it doesn't affect you at all, there is a vast amount of people looking forward to using this feature as soon as possible.
Thank you!
- Korey N.

I don't yet have one. I would be willing to pay for it (around $20) though if I get one. The thing making me doubt getting it is the OTG issues. Might get one anyway.

I'd toss in $10 (not the richest guy) because I get don't service in my house.

T-Mobile isn't too terrible here where I live, but not having WiFi Calling is a disappointment when you trace to places without coverage

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WiFi Calling would be great :-/
$10

Guys, my suggestion is to use Vonage. Uses your number and doesn't use minutes from existing T-Mobile plan. Works over WiFi and 4G/3G
If you don't mind having another number, there's always Google Voice and VOIP.
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Back when I had T-Mobile, developers got Wi-Fi Calling working on the Nexus One and I think I had it on my Nexus S but root access was required because the kernel had to be modified. Don't know if getting it enabled without root would be possible.
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gagdude said:
Guys, my suggestion is to use Vonage. Uses your number and doesn't use minutes from existing T-Mobile plan. Works over WiFi and 4G/3G
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But why pay for something like Vonage if I could keep my number and have reliable service via WiFi for free with WiFi-Calling? (Free with my current plan)
drew_grant said:
Back when I had T-Mobile, developers got Wi-Fi Calling working on the Nexus One and I think I had it on my Nexus S but root access was required because the kernel had to be modified. Don't know if getting it enabled without root would be possible
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I would root just for that :good:

overhauling said:
But why pay for something like Vonage if I could keep my number and have reliable service via WiFi for free with WiFi-Calling? (Free with my current plan)
I would root just for that :good:
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It's free. And like I said, let's you keep your number
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I meant with root too is fine
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So um... did anyone try out Vonage...?
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I rather stick to T-Mobile. Its cheaper for me
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Whosdaman said:
I rather stick to T-Mobile. Its cheaper for me
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Dang, common misconception
Vonage Mobile is a free app that uses your current number and calls out via 3G/4G or WiFi.
All free
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gagdude said:
Dang, common misconception
Vonage Mobile is a free app that uses your current number and calls out via 3G/4G or WiFi.
All free
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Ooo okay, hmm let me check it out

gagdude said:
Dang, common misconception
Vonage Mobile is a free app that uses your current number and calls out via 3G/4G or WiFi.
All free
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I looked at it.... it says its only free if the other person also has the vonage app. You have to buy minutes for regular calls
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lowrider262 said:
I looked at it.... it says its only free if the other person also has the vonage app. You have to buy minutes for regular calls
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I made a call to my dad who doesn't have the Vonage app... it worked...
And I used it on an unactivated phone
Just checked the app info... yeah idk why it says they need the Vonage app, maybe they mean for picture messaging and texts?
Also Vonage has 3000 minutes a month, so maybe if you get more friends the 3000 minutes will be raised for free?
Probably just an issue with wording...
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My only question about Vonage's is when they call you will it go thru wifi! The only reason I want WiFi calling is because I get no reception in my house

I put up $10 for this bounty.

famoustito said:
My only question about Vonage's is when they call you will it go thru wifi! The only reason I want WiFi calling is because I get no reception in my house
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In your case, Vonage wouldn't be a solution because you can't receive calls with it.
See, a normal fix to this would be to reject the call then call them back with Vonage, but if you don't get service you won't even get the call.
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Lte won't work

Los Angeles area. I work in the valley paicoma, and there's good lte connection there..I had the iPhone 5 and I would get lte, then I switch to galaxy note 2 and I would also get lte, now I'm using the HTC one and I don't get lte, does anyone knows if there's a fix....thanks in advance
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Doesn't get as in you can't connect?
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I only get 3g...but I should be getting lte....does the prl has to do anything
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I am in the same boat as you. I am in the LA area, and I had good signal in my neighborhood too. However, I can't connect with LTE either, even when I stand next to the tower.
The most weird thing is: I went to the store fore return. When I hit the store, my phone works with LTE outside of the store. I have to go home. Now my phone still has no LTE connection.
It looks like that it is Sprint or HTC software issue. I had no clue what to do though.
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I only get 3g...but I should be getting lte....does the prl has to do anything
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I had same problem in Atlanta returned one same thing after a couple of pro updates 4g started working just give it a little time it will start to connect after a few updates
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youngster1943 said:
Los Angeles area. I work in the valley paicoma, and there's good lte connection there..I had the iPhone 5 and I would get lte, then I switch to galaxy note 2 and I would also get lte, now I'm using the HTC one and I don't get lte, does anyone knows if there's a fix....thanks in advance
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Call Sprint customer care and have them check your UICC ID under settings/about/phone identity. I had exchanged my phone and this number didn't update and caused me to not get 4g when others had it. Its the same number as your SIM ID and is required to match your phone. Seems to be a common issue with setting up the HTC One since is has a SIM Card. They may argue with you that its for International only....tell them I understand that but you have seen others with this problem and that their UICC ID numbers did not match on the account and that its required to make 4g work.

Ok, thanks
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Same here ..I had an exchange ..ever since then 4g hasn't switched on once ...I live in Raleigh / Durham area and while not covered there are plenty of areas with 4g and never seen it once ...I called and asked if it could have anything to do with my exchange and SIM card and they said no ..figured they might of been wrong

firmbiz94 said:
Same here ..I had an exchange ..ever since then 4g hasn't switched on once ...I live in Raleigh / Durham area and while not covered there are plenty of areas with 4g and never seen it once ...I called and asked if it could have anything to do with my exchange and SIM card and they said no ..figured they might of been wrong
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Yea you have to call them with confidence that you know what the issues are. And in markets they have not launched yet just explain that data is very bad on this phone and you get a lot of dropped calls. Then just ask them to please verify the numbers on your account with the phone....and especially the UICC ID.

I live in LA as well, and I only get LTE in a few different specific areas. Should I call them to make sure all of my numbers are correct? Is there anything else I can do?

slayer69 said:
Yea you have to call them with confidence that you know what the issues are. And in markets they have not launched yet just explain that data is very bad on this phone and you get a lot of dropped calls. Then just ask them to please verify the numbers on your account with the phone....and especially the UICC ID.
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Thank you sir after jumping through the typical refresh reboot bs the lady finally listened to me and compared my SIM id# and it didn't match ..presto...I now have 15mbs down. Much appreciated

nerv8765 said:
I live in LA as well, and I only get LTE in a few different specific areas. Should I call them to make sure all of my numbers are correct? Is there anything else I can do?
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PM me your zip code(s) of where you use your phone the most. I will send you a map of those areas and the towers that are upgraded. Not everything is complete there.
firmbiz94 said:
Thank you sir after jumping through the typical refresh reboot bs the lady finally listened to me and compared my SIM id# and it didn't match ..presto...I now have 15mbs down. Much appreciated
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That's awesome to hear......glad it worked for ya!

90065 zip code
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I called sprint today, and they confirmed
The uicc I'd #, and it was correct on there system. ...what they have me do was to remove the SIM card, turn off the phone, put back the SIM card in, turn on the phone, update profile & prl. After doing this after 5 mins it showed the 4g on my phone, only for about 5sec.....then it went back to 3g....this was a good sign tho* .. I'm going to try it tommarrow at work since over there there's a steady lte connection...hope it works
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youngster1943 said:
I called sprint today, and they confirmed
The uicc I'd #, and it was correct on there system. ...what they have me do was to remove the SIM card, turn off the phone, put back the SIM card in, turn on the phone, update profile & prl. After doing this after 5 mins it showed the 4g on my phone, only for about 5sec.....then it went back to 3g....this was a good sign tho* .. I'm going to try it tommarrow at work since over there there's a steady lte connection...hope it works
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Well if not you can always do an Insurance replacement if you have it. There is always a chance you have a bad radio.

slayer69,
Could you please send me the map a zip 90703? Thanks a lot,
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Well if not you can always do an Insurance replacement if you have it. There is always a chance you have a bad radio.
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Would love to see a map of 02664. Sprint coverage map says fair lte, im lucky to see any 3g.
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bondseven said:
slayer69,
Could you please send me the map a zip 90703? Thanks a lot,
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ajd88 said:
Would love to see a map of 02664. Sprint coverage map says fair lte, im lucky to see any 3g.
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Sent PM to both of you. :highfive:

Thank you very much
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Sent PM to both of you. :highfive:
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[Q] Slow internet on note 4

I received my note 4 in the mail today via ups and I have tried almost everything to get the internet to work as fast as it should. I have called tmobile and told them the issue and 3 out of the 5 people that I talked to asked me how did I get the note 4 and it isn't supposed to be released until the 17th. I have downloaded the speedtest.net application and I got ping 26 ms download 0.74 upload 0.05. I need some help on what my next move should be. I have not rooted the device.

Got my Note 4 today as well and I'm experiencing slow download speeds also.

atlprettygirl2145 said:
I received my note 4 in the mail today via ups and I have tried almost everything to get the internet to work as fast as it should. I have called tmobile and told them the issue and 3 out of the 5 people that I talked to asked me how did I get the note 4 and it isn't supposed to be released until the 17th. I have downloaded the speedtest.net application and I got ping 26 ms download 0.74 upload 0.05. I need some help on what my next move should be. I have not rooted the device.
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Did you try changing the server on speedtest? Does the internet work fine though? If nothing works, i'd say reset the phone.

MMakoto said:
Did you try changing the server on speedtest? Does the internet work fine though? If nothing works, i'd say reset the phone.
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Yes I have changed the server and actually got lower speeds, the internet is not working properly at all. I did a reset on the phone as well.

My internet speed is better than my Note 3. I have 90% LTE connection here...ie...everything but 1 bar.

Has anyone tried WiFi. What Sim card are you guys using.
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have you guys/girls activated the new sim card, or are you using a used one from a previous phone?

Amd4life said:
have you guys/girls activated the new sim card, or are you using a used one from a previous phone?
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I was using the same sim card from my note 3 then I got the new sim card that came with the phone activated and I am still having the same issues.

BACARDILIMON said:
Has anyone tried WiFi. What Sim card are you guys using.
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I have tried wifi as of right now that is the only way that I can download things, after I downloaded the speedtest.net, I turned wifi off to get the 4g lte reading and pretty much got those marks above. I was using the sim card that was in my note 3 and then was told by a tmobile rep that may be the problem after changing out the sim card basically got the same readings.

atlprettygirl2145 said:
I have tried wifi as of right now that is the only way that I can download things, after I downloaded the speedtest.net, I turned wifi off to get the 4g lte reading and pretty much got those marks above. I was using the sim card that was in my note 3 and then was told by a tmobile rep that may be the problem after changing out the sim card basically got the same readings.
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Do you have a screen shot
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I'm using the Sim card I used in my Nexus 5 (previous device), I'm sitting in my bathroom and getting 15mb/s speed on 4G LTE, getting about 30-45mb/s in my living room.
It could very well be a faulty antannae in the device, especially with how the packaging was when I received the device. Nothing against T Mobile, but a packing ENVELOPE? Really? Seems kinda faulty for a $900 device.

It works on 4G but not real good and 4G lte looks like this now
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devynbf said:
I'm using the Sim card I used in my Nexus 5 (previous device), I'm sitting in my bathroom and getting 15mb/s speed on 4G LTE, getting about 30-45mb/s in my living room.
It could very well be a faulty antannae in the device, especially with how the packaging was when I received the device. Nothing against T Mobile, but a packing ENVELOPE? Really? Seems kinda faulty for a $900 device.
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Yeah I thought that may be the issue and they told me that they doubt it's an antenna issue because it's a brand new phone
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BACARDILIMON said:
Do you have a screen shot
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It works on 4G but not real good and 4G lte looks like this now
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atlprettygirl2145 said:
It works on 4G but not real good and 4G lte looks like this now
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Change server to t mobile then try
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Yeah I thought that may be the issue and they told me that they doubt it's an antenna issue because it's a brand new phone
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I find it funny that they would say that, even more so being a new phone would it have a manufacturer defect.

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Change server to t mobile then try
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My Internet isn't working on 4G lte that is my issue it works on regular 4G just not 4glte
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devynbf said:
I find it funny that they would say that, even more so being a new phone would it have a manufacturer defect.
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They gave me the run around basically I end up having to pay another deposit to get another phone and then return the defected 1 to get a refund
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VZW: Need to be on 3G to send texts

I need to have my phone set to 3G to be able to send texts. I can receive them on any network setting.
Anyone else experience this issue?
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Nope works as expected on Global here
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YanksWinAgain said:
I need to have my phone set to 3G to be able to send texts. I can receive them on any network setting.
Anyone else experience this issue?
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This has happened on a few VZW phones and the only way to fix is to flash a stock rom/reactivate. So... yeah.

kimdoocheol said:
This has happened on a few VZW phones and the only way to fix is to flash a stock rom/reactivate. So... yeah.
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I am not rooted if that makes a difference.
So I would need to factory reset and then get with Verizon to reactivate the SIM?
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Go into settings then SMS then access point names. I use T-Mobile and for some reason metropcs was selected. Try to select the AP that fits your carrier
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bayarea757 said:
Go into settings then SMS then access point names. I use T-Mobile and for some reason metropcs was selected. Try to select the AP that fits your carrier
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APNs are set by the SIM on Verizon, this is neither an option nor needed.

The APN setting that needs to be changed is within google hangouts
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The APN setting that needs to be changed is within google hangouts
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I wasn't using Hangouts, but I tried it. The APN was already set to VZW (there were a dozen APNs in settings, but all the same). I tried it on LTE, but still no dice.
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YanksWinAgain said:
I wasn't using Hangouts, but I tried it. The APN was already set to VZW (there were a dozen APNs in settings, but all the same). I tried it on LTE, but still no dice.
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It has to deal with the activation, i'm sure. This has happened to me once or twice on my N2 and S3. I had to reflash back to a completely stock FW, reactivate, and flash back. No clue how it works, but it sounds like it happens when activating the phone. If this happens, there might not be a fix since there is no VZW FW/activation/etc. I spent ages playing in APN and cell settings (the hidden one in dialer.)
Try this, send a text, let it hang, and then toggle LTE off and then back to on again. If it sends, this issue is most likely very similar to those other issues on Samsung.

My nexus won't connect to Verizon....why?

I have a nexus 6 XT1100 when I look it up it says it does CDMA and GSM. I put my friends Sim card in just to test it out and it won't connect to Verizon? Am I doing something wrong?
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marshall_634 said:
I have a nexus 6 XT1100 when I look it up it says it does CDMA and GSM. I put my friends Sim card in just to test it out and it won't connect to Verizon? Am I doing something wrong?
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Well first off, the XT1100 is the "World" model (non US). It does not have the correct radio to connect to LTE on US carriers. But you should be able to connect to CDMA and 3g. I suspect your problem may be incorrect APN settings. Do a search for "Verizon APN settings".

cam30era said:
Well first off, the XT1100 is the "World" model (non US). It does not have the correct radio to connect to LTE on US carriers. But you should be able to connect to CDMA and 3g. I suspect your problem may be incorrect APN settings. Do a search for "Verizon APN settings".
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So would it work if I switched to T-Mobile. As far as 4g/LTE?
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marshall_634 said:
So would it work if I switched to T-Mobile. As far as 4g/LTE?
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You may still have to modify the APN settings. But it's worth a try.

cam30era said:
You may still have to modify the APN settings. But it's worth a try.
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Should I just return the phone and get one that is us unlocked
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marshall_634 said:
Should I just return the phone and get one that is us unlocked
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Your problem isn't that it's locked. Your problem is that it's not intended for use in the US. You need an XT1103

cam30era said:
Your problem isn't that it's locked. Your problem is that it's not intended for use in the US. You need an XT1103
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Well the place I got the XT1100 said they will swap it for a XT1103. So hopefully by end of next week I should have it.
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marshall_634 said:
Well the place I got the XT1100 said they will swap it for a XT1103. So hopefully by end of next week I should have it.
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Good