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Does anyone know if carrier iq has any software on the bionic or is there any other spyware that I should be aware of?
As of now, there are no accounts of any verizon phone that has Carrier IQ. Only AT&T, Sprint, and T-Mobile as of now are known to have had it.
Carrier IQ PC MAG
dpiddy14 said:
As of now, there are no accounts of any verizon phone that has Carrier IQ. Only AT&T, Sprint, and T-Mobile as of now are known to have had it.
Carrier IQ PC MAG
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thats a good story I wonder if theres any software on our verizon phones like carrier iq though. Im sure theirs something just a matter of time till we find it
Verizon probably does has something. But you would think one of the devs would have come across it by now!
I am an ex-Verizon customer, but according to my private sources, Verizon has tracking software on its Android devices, whether it be CarrierIQ, or any other software application.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-31921_3-5...rbatim-answers-from-company-exec-researchers/
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Ok, firstly, I know certain discussions about IMEI are NOT acceptable on these forums. I am confident that none of my questions cross that line, but if any do, I request a moderator to please let me know and I will edit the post accordingly.
My current situation: I have an ATT Note 3 with a dead motherboard. It is my own phone, off-contract, unlocked, clean IMEI, no other problems. Like an idiot, I decided to see if the phone could swim and apparently it does not (motherboard died due to water damage). I have had it tested by some qualified people and they tell me that the screen still works fine, digitizer works, its just the motherboard that has a short and will no longer power on. They are unable to do any component replacements to fix it for me.
My proposed solution: Buy a busted Note 3 from ebay and salvage the motherboard from it to replace the one in my device. This should give me back a fully functional phone. NOTE that I am no longer in the US and will be using this phone in India and Europe for the most part. So, as long as I am buying a replacement phone, I figure I should just buy a T-Mobile device, since these come with unlocked bootloaders, making it much simpler for me to do whatever I want to with my phone.
My Questions:
1) I already know that a T-Mo motherboard can be swapped into an ATT frame. BUT does anybody know if the same is possible with the other carriers, Verizon, Sprint, US Cellular? Yes, I am aware that the first two are CDMA carriers, but they do come with a SIM slot for use internationally on GSM networks. I ask because ebay consistently has busted phones from these providers going for much lower than ATT and T-Mo.
2) What is the difference, if any difference exists, between a "BAD ESN" and "ESN Blacklisted"? I only lived in the US for a couple years for college and have no idea how these lists work. I do know that devices with BAD ESN or Blacklisted ESN sell for much cheaper on ebay. The description usually says they will not work in the US, but will work without issue abroad. HOWEVER, to the best of my knowledge, if a phone has any ESN issues, and was not already unlocked, it is not possible to unlock them anymore. Is this true?
3) This is the part where mods might get mad at me. Without asking for details on how, this is just a straight up yes or no question. Are device IMEIs wedded to carriers in anyway? For those that understand what I am driving at, my thinking is simple: I have an ATT Phone with a Clean ESN that is also unlocked, but won't power up. Can I do some 'magic' with a T-Mobile motherboard with a bad ESN? To make that more clear, I know for a fact that I can do this with a replacement ATT board that I pick up. But then I end up with a locked bootloader again. I just wonder if this is possible with a T-Mo motherboard.
Again, I am NOT asking how any of this can be done, just whether it matters when the network changes. I know that ATT and T-Mo share their blacklists, so I am assuming this should also work, but if anybody can say yes or no, it would be much easier to decide on what busted up phone I buy on ebay.
Never mind ... Found a guy who fixed the motherboard for me! Now I have a new problem, the damn display no longer works... But this should be easier, just have to find ANY phone that still has a working LCD and then VERY carefully salvage the display.
If a moderator sees this, I guess they can lock this thread. Would have still liked to know the answer, if only for the sake of knowledge, but clearly this is not going to get answered anytime soon
I had a lg G4 from ATT but have a t-mobile account. Well now that phone broke and I am deciding between the G4 again (since I have three batteries already and a V-10. All options are for T-Mobile. Any thoughts?
Well I am looking on ebay and see this g4 that seems to be a good deal but the seller says its locked by google. Would there be a way around that so that I can use the phone if so how? Here is the listing:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/LG-G4-H811-...005&rk=4&rkt=6&sd=391495646781&rt=nc#viTabs_0
TheChemist187 said:
I had a lg G4 from ATT but have a t-mobile account. Well now that phone broke and I am deciding between the G4 again (since I have three batteries already and a V-10. All options are for T-Mobile. Any thoughts?
Well I am looking on ebay and see this g4 that seems to be a good deal but the seller says its locked by google. Would there be a way around that so that I can use the phone if so how? Here is the listing:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/LG-G4-H811-...005&rk=4&rkt=6&sd=391495646781&rt=nc#viTabs_0
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That phone does not work... its for parts only..not sure what google locked..might be android locked.. so probably flashing a KDZ will delete lock..
After exhaustive searching, I've come to the conclusion that my brand spanking new G5 on the Rogers network cannot be rooted. Looks like I'll have to move south of the border to get a US model.
Does the EU model with the official bootloader unlock not work on Canadian networks? That would be preferable to a US model and a root that might not work after version updates.
@Kudalufi, that might work but it's too much of an unknown for me. I read somewhere along the way that the Canadian LTE frequency bands are unique to Canada. And although I can't see how that would affect a rooting attempt, I'm not going to risk it. A good thought though, thanks anyway.
I find that hard to believe... in 10 years I haven't had a phone that these dudes at XDA haven't figured out... the G4 was a pain but the root was still out there.
Fair enough. But - for me - the potential headaches of rooting this particular phone outweigh the benefits. If I can find a no muss no fuss solution, wonderful and I'll take it. And if I can't get it, that's cool too. In that case, I'll go hang out with my buddies or play with my kids instead
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I find that hard to believe... in 10 years I haven't had a phone that these dudes at XDA haven't figured out... the G4 was a pain but the root was still out there.
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Unfortunately only the handsets THAT LG.. in their wisdom.. deem "unlockable"(EU/European).. will ever have a fully unlockable bootloader.
Unless anyone finds a way.. that so far through all research.. has been for the most part.. A dead end, there will be no rooting ?
The G5 is long past it's new and exciting phase. The root experts have moved on to better pickings. Platforms where rooting will get them attention, money, fame, and wimmin.
I'm relatively certain there will be no general root for the G5. Which is a shame, because this lost LG my business.
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Unfortunately only the handsets THAT LG.. in their wisdom.. deem "unlockable"(EU/European).. will ever have a fully unlockable bootloader.
Unless anyone finds a way.. that so far through all research.. has been for the most part.. A dead end, there will be no rooting
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i can guarantee you that the big companies like rogers, at&t, etc. offered LG money to have the bootloader locked. and LG, like the idiotic company that it is, accepted.
what is the real difference between the european G5s and the north american G5s? the t-mobile and the factory unlocked US versions(just recently released) can have their bootloaders unlocked. why can't the rest?
my first LG phone and my last. i'm actually thinking of selling this great phone.
By definition carrier never liked root-able phone as they are bearing the risk whatever are the terms, if your phone brick you may ultimately move somewhere else and cost them money in the process.
Whatever we agree on this is or not is not the point, they do prefer locked phone, a lot of the hardware manufacturer also prefer to see their hardware installed inside locked handset this is why some camera are not as good on the rooted version than the locked version (they protect the firmware that work only fully on locked handset)
As far as I know LG never sold the G5 claiming they would support unlocking boot loader on all the SKU... I will always prefer an unlocked device over a locked one. I bought mine used and it was a good deal, but I would not purchase a new phone at full price if it is locked. Some company are better in this regard. Unlocking should be a matter of choice for any non-subsidized model.
sal82 said:
i can guarantee you that the big companies like rogers, at&t, etc. offered LG money to have the bootloader locked. and LG, like the idiotic company that it is, accepted.
what is the real difference between the european G5s and the north american G5s? the t-mobile and the factory unlocked US versions(just recently released) can have their bootloaders unlocked. why can't the rest?
my first LG phone and my last. i'm actually thinking of selling this great phone.
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I had an H840 that cannot be unlocked, I spent countless hours searching online and following spam tutorials to get it unlocked but no luck. In the end I sold it on eBay hoping to get about £200 for it but to my surprise I sold it for £264 and I bought a used H850 for £240. Now I have a rooted device.
Has anyone tried Magisk?
Try this for bootloader unlock, can't hurt..
https://www.change.org/p/lg-electronics-unlock-lg-g5-bootloader-for-all-varients?
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I find that hard to believe... in 10 years I haven't had a phone that these dudes at XDA haven't figured out... the G4 was a pain but the root was still out there.
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The reason Canadian G4 has root, is because there was a loophole in the Android 5.0 software that allowed you to do some code injection and root it without unlocking the bootloader. But that was patched in Canadian G4 6.0. And the G5 came even later, so for sure the loophole has been patched. Now, bootloader is everything, and if it is not unlocked, you're out of luck when it comes to gaining root access.
God67 said:
I find that hard to believe... in 10 years I haven't had a phone that these dudes at XDA haven't figured out... the G4 was a pain but the root was still out there.
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Hope and pray that petition works...
Can I use a LG G5 RS988 anywhere in the world? It says north american varient but its specs would work anywhere where the carrierd use them no?
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Can I use a LG G5 RS988 anywhere in the world? It says north american varient but its specs would work anywhere where the carrierd use them no?
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As far as I've read it should work almost everywhere as I've saw the frequencies on first eye.
http://www.lg.com/us/cell-phones/lg-RS988-Silver-g5-unlocked
Scroll down to the specs and compare it to the frequency the country you are living in/want to visit has.
I want to get a v40 to replace my Redmi Note 7
I use T-Mobile but know not to get the T-Mobile v40. So I was curious if it would be better for me to get a different one and unlock it or what should I do?
Any advice would be great because I don't want to put my self in a pickle where I have a nice paperweight
No need to get a TMo version.
A cross flashed Sprint V405UA to LG v405QA will work on TMo and get all TMo bands, plus TMo VoLTE and TMo VoWi-FI and TMo HD Voice. I know because that's the model I bought, cross flashed, and use on TMo.
I see no reason why a cross flashed Verizon or ATT wouldn't be equally good. But I can't speak there from personal experience.
But there's no cross-flashing possible on a TMo version. Once TMo, always TMo.
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NGOwner said:
No need to get a TMo version.
A cross flashed Sprint V405UA to LG v405QA will work on TMo and get all TMo bands, plus TMo VoLTE and TMo VoWi-FI and TMo HD Voice. I know because that's the model I bought, cross flashed, and use on TMo.
I see no reason why a cross flashed Verizon or ATT wouldn't be equally good. But I can't speak there from personal experience.
But there's no cross-flashing possible on a TMo version. Once TMo, always TMo.
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I saw you in some other posts and I was hoping to get you to respond to this. Thank you. I'll have to keep my eye out to see if I can find a sprint one. I like my redmi note 7, but there are many features that I want that it just simply doesn't have. But are there any other weird quirks I should know? Again, thank you.
Thanks for kind words. I seem to have a bit more time on my hands now ... I wonder why ....
The only weird quirks I think are worth mentioning is that it is not easy to root and install TWRP. Several have had issues doing so. It can be done, I and others are living proof, but it's not for the fainthearted. You'll have to bounce back and forth between several threads to get it right. There's no one comprehensive guide. If you're not looking to go that route, there really are no quirks.
As for sourcing one, I picked up mine, a mint condition device, off of eBay for $145. A steal for a phone of this caliber. They seemed to have upped the price in the meantime.
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Troubles with getting TWRP working don't bother me. I don't mind that. I love messing with things a little too much. Also, with that link that you sent, although the listing said you can't use third party software to unlock it, you still can. Correct? (Well the listing you sent said that it was sprint only, but not specifically unlocked. But it showed me a similar one that is $170 that says it's sprint locked)(also that because it technically isn't software that you're using to unlock the device.)
And I do wonder why you would have more free time on your hand, I could never tell why...
In many cases, these eBay vendors have no idea what they are selling or what "tethers" come with which phones. See here's the thing. If the device is paid off, it can't/shouldn't be carrier locked. You own it free and clear, and should be able to put it on any carrier with which the phone is compatible.
From reading these forums, I knew I could convert (cross-flash) a v405UA (Sprint) device over to a v405QA (US version) which would enable more bands (that I needed/wanted for my eventual migration to TMo). And if the device in that listing was somehow actually carrier locked to Sprint, I knew I could get Sprint to unlock it. I had Sprint, I knew I was going to use the v40 for a while on Sprint, so I could easily verify its carrier unlocked-ness, and could correct it if needed.
But I didn't need to. The v405ua (which was originally attached to Sprint at some time in the past by a different customer) came to me carrier unlocked. Three weeks later, I had that same device, crossflashed, rooted, with TWRP, on TMo happily making use of the extra TMo bands, VoLTE and VoWi-Fi, and HDVoice (none of which a non-crossflashed v405UA could).
[NG]Owner
Ok, so if it isn't paid off then the seller is selling a bad phone, and they should list that in the description.
I'll buy the $170 mint condition v40 because it's a good price for the phone, and I'll have something to mess with. Thank you, again. I appreciate all the help.
It'll be nice to have a nicer phone again. I loved my S8 before I broke the screen, and after I had modded it.
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In many cases, these eBay vendors have no idea what they are selling or what "tethers" come with which phones. See here's the thing. If the device is paid off, it can't/shouldn't be carrier locked. You own it free and clear, and should be able to put it on any carrier with which the phone is compatible.
From reading these forums, I knew I could convert (cross-flash) a v405UA (Sprint) device over to a v405QA (US version) which would enable more bands (that I needed/wanted for my eventual migration to TMo). And if the device in that listing was somehow actually carrier locked to Sprint, I knew I could get Sprint to unlock it. I had Sprint, I knew I was going to use the v40 for a while on Sprint, so I could easily verify its carrier unlocked-ness, and could correct it if needed.
But I didn't need to. The v405ua (which was originally attached to Sprint at some time in the past by a different customer) came to me carrier unlocked. Three weeks later, I had that same device, crossflashed, rooted, with TWRP, on TMo happily making use of the extra TMo bands, VoLTE and VoWi-Fi, and HDVoice (none of which a non-crossflashed v405UA could).
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I got my v40 yesterday and have been trying to mod it today. I have my t-mobile sim working in it but I can't get twrp working for the life of me.
Have any tips?
NoburtM said:
I got my v40 yesterday and have been trying to mod it today. I have my t-mobile sim working in it but I can't get twrp working for the life of me.
Have any tips?
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I have gotten twrp working along with being able to install linageos
Only issue is that it asks for a password and I don't know what to do from here. I need to sleep.... I've been at this for far too long
NoburtM said:
I have gotten twrp working along with being able to install linageos
Only issue is that it asks for a password and I don't know what to do from here. I need to sleep.... I've been at this for far too long
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Took me like 3 minutes of reading. After wiping data it is fixed. That was easy