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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Caldaga:
I have spent a few hours researching this issue and I am not sure it will work out, hoping I can get some guidance from someone more educated on the subject.

I currently travel back and forth between Kuwait and the United States on a regular basis. I really like the Samsung Galaxy SIII, so I am considering buying one at full price from Verizon. I have been using Verizon's service since 2009 and have never been late on a bill or anything. I would like to be able to buy a Samsung Galaxy SIII and unlock the SIM for use in Kuwait on a local carrier like Wataniya, Zane, Viva or any other local carrier in Kuwait as long as the phone will work. Of course 4G would be nice, but I can live without it if I am stuck using 3G while out of the states. I would prefer not to pay for a separate phone for both locations, as I do not want to use some crappy flip phone while I'm in Kuwait, but I do not want to pay for two expensive smart phones either.

The representative at the Verizon store told me I would have to go with an iPhone, but I do not like to give companies like Apple money and I certainly prefer Android over iOS.

Any help / guidance would be greatly appreciated.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] voodoomanx:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1809314

This may help you out.

Also the RAZR and RAZR maxx just became global ready with Verizon also.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Caldaga:
The RAZR Maxx is the other phone I have been considering. Are you saying that I can do what I need to do with the RAZR Maxx without all the trouble this thread implies I am going to have to go through to get it working with the Samsung Galaxy SIII?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Caldaga:
I don't suppose there is any chance that anyone on these forums has actually used a Verizon Android phone in Kuwait on a Kuwait provider before?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] voodoomanx:
Yes. The razr maxx is global ready, however you still would have to hack it to make it accept a international sim card.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Caldaga:
Do you know if there are any Verizon Android phones I could just say pay cellunlocker to unlock and go?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Caldaga:
So I did a little research on the providers available within Kuwait and this is what it looks like is available.

Wataniya

GSM: 900 and 1800 MHz

EDGE, GPRS and MMS

3G 1900/2100

Viva

We offer Dual Band radio frequencies on GSM 900/1800 MHz, and WCDMA 2100.

We also have broadband data services (HSDPA, EDGE, GPRS and MMS) service so you will be able to check emails, read news, watch content, send and receive MMS and more while you're on the move.

Zane

Dual band GSM 900/1800 handsets, but Tri-band GSM 900/1800/1900 preferred

Is it likely the Samsung Galaxy SIII or RAZR Maxx will work on any of these networks? Any chance of 4G or 3G?

Again I appreciate all the responses.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Caldaga:
Any ideas? I would like to make sure if I pay full price for a Verizon Android phone and go through the trouble to unlock it that it will definitely work.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] bbolton_98:
There is a dual sim adapter and app that you can use on the s3, if you search xda you will see what im talking about. I suggest that you post in that topic and see if there is any better info.

Good luck it looks like the s3 will work but i would get as much info as possible. And the dev edition might be an option. I don't know the price difference between it and Verizon version. But it might be worth seeing if one has different specs for the area you want to use it in. Good luck
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Caldaga:
I don't mind having to switch the SIMs out as long as the phone will work on both Verizon and one of the carriers in Kuwait.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Saauron:
No need to consider the Developer version now with the bootloader unlocked. (e.g. there isn't going to be anything the developer edition allows you to do that the regular retail version will not). With regard to which bands the Verizon S3 supports, in theory the MSM8960 chipset (Snapdragon S4) supports GSM 850/900/1800/1900, WCDMA 850/1700/1900/2199, CDMA 800/850/1900, and LTE 700/750/1700/1900. The thread linked earlier seems to offer some hope of getting it working, but such things are always going to be a little complicated.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] rohanjain91:
thanx for the info guys :)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Ratbastrd:
verizon global svc

Couple questions.

I travel overseas extensively. Mainly HK/China and EU countries.

I want to use my phone and it would be nice to not have to swap Sims as I then have to update my contact information to customers etc.

I have the unlimited plan and paid full retail for my phone.

I have rooted my phone and am running the stock debloated ROM.

Can Verizon support a modification to the phone that would allow usage on GSM networks?

Alternatively is there some sort of service available that will forward calls from my VZW phone number to a PPsim card?

Additionally, it unclear to me with these unlock processes, do I have to modify my phone upon return to the states and use of my native Sim card should I choose one of these options.

Makes no sense to me why Verizon would want to inhibit this feature on this phone. They could charge me exorbitant rates and get away with it just for the convienence of not having to screw with apn's swap Sims etc.

Thanks for the help
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] FMinMI:
I have a Droid 2 Global (which I bought outright) and wanted to use it in Europe (instead of carrying a separate unlocked Cricket GSM phone). I called up VZN, asked them about it and they said "we see you have met your contract obligation and have not had any phones unlocked in 14 months -- here is the code and here is what you do with it".

I did what they said and have been able to pop in multiple foreign SIM cards with no problem (I did have to switch off VZN however so I did not connect to their partners).

So, my question is - are the guts in the VZN S3 such that all one needs to do is call them up and ask for the unlock code (assuming you have not done this in past 14 months)? Or is the guts of the S3 not really 'global' and hence the need to root, unlock and load new ROMs to use them abroad?

Frank

Michigan
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] tsachi:
The S3 has the hardware for international roaming. As I understand, Verizon announced that it will have a software update to make it work as an international phone (together with the rezound). Knowing Verizon's history on timelines, I wouldn't hold my breath.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] FMinMI:
Ha ha. Good point!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] msmobile:
try this may be help u:laugh:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2231544
[Asus Transformer TF700] CeeJayII:
Are all infinitys like that? Mine feels a bit more squishy at the top of the left edge of the panel in landscape. Nothing major, no clicking or anything. There just seems to be a bit more give in the area. Strange thing is, the Prime I traded in to get the infinity had the same issue in the exact same spot. Anyone else notice this on their tablet. It's not preventing me from enjoying me tablet and doesn't boether me, just wondering if it's normal.
[Asus Transformer TF700] Vo01985:
My infinity has a little more give on the left side of the screen. It's quite annoying actually. When I spend several hundred euros for a product I expect it to have good build quality. Thinking of trading the unit, but I don't think my retailer will allow me to do so.
[Asus Transformer TF700] CeeJayII:
I agree but it really isn't something you feel unless intentionally pushing that spot pretty firmly. I've got a feeling it may have something to do with all the jacks and ports on the left side of the tablet. Maybe it's the same for everyone.
[Asus Transformer TF700] tsymyn:
You're probably right. While I notice mine has some flex in six places - center of each side and two top and bottom, one on either side of the rear camera and docking connector - which I assume to be the points between the mounting clips, the worst place is right next to the microSD slot.
[Asus Transformer TF700] Vo01985:
Yes I think mine is worse too near the sd slot. I wonder if retailers will accept it as RMA or something, but then again I am not sure if I want to lose my tablet for a few days over such a minor issue.
[Asus Transformer TF700] CeeJayII:
I suggest to let the issue go if it is your only issue. I'm totally ok with it. I'm on my 3rd infinity, 1st one had a lot of light bleed, 2nd one had a noisy vibrator which was really annoying, 3rd one has no bleed and no other issue other than this screen flex on one side. Even if playing a driving gyroscope game I wouldn't feel the flex unless I were gripping very tightly. The worst part about it is that I know it's there, otherwise it doesn't affect my experience with the tablet. Just curious as to whether it's normal or common, seems it may be.
[Optimus One, P500, V General] neko95:
> This is the STOCK CM7.2 Kernel Extracted from the latest Nightly 2012-08-19, (untouched, no additional modules)
​

> It's very useful to have a backup of the STOCK KERNEL after flashing and testing tons of KERNELS here on are section, some how you'll just want to revert back to stock BUT the only way is REFLASHING the WHOLE rom.

> Hope this HELPS :good: "Kampai!"
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[Optimus One, P500, V General] myawan:
Thanks neko! Great work.

I have been away from CM7 for months, can anybody tell is this kernel reboot bug free? proximity bug free?

Sent from my LG-P500
[Optimus One, P500, V General] Syd_M:
This is the same kernel used in your latest GingerSnap, right? Excellent! :D

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Sent from my LG-P500 via Derpy Mail
[Optimus One, P500, V General] ashishv:
Does this kernel have touchfix???
[Optimus One, P500, V General] mrcorey:
You're better off checking out the cm7 changelog. Neko didn't change the kernel. Hence stock
[Optimus One, P500, V General] Umang96:
someone who knows Kernel compiling, please compile this kernel from CM sources with white noise bug fix..
[Optimus One, P500, V General] mrcorey:
DJnoXD did
[Motorola Atrix 2] tr.sertac:
Hi,

This forum mui rom install,format / webtop after reboot,

Invalid CF OTV (CG:webtop):Invalid SP Data

Invalid CG Version (CG:webtop)

Invalid CG OTV (CG:webtop)

This forum subject ''2.3.6 from modified 2.3.5 Flashboot: "Invalid CG Version" FIX'' make but not fix problem

help please

Thanks
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FromiOSToAndroid:
I looked all over but couldn't find one that actually works.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jokesy:
Download "autostarts" from market.

You must have ROOT access to make it work.

Swyped from my Samsung Galaxy SII
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] okmijnlp:
ROM Toolbox Lite is free and works perfectly.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SirKunon:
ES task manager.

Wysyłane z mojego GT-I9300 za pomocą Tapatalk 2
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FromiOSToAndroid:
Tried all of them but none work
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jebuchanan:
System Tuner has a startup manager. Have you tried that one?

I use the Pro myself.
[Streak 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hyperblastermaster:
after installing any apps, the new widget corresponding to that apps was not shown in the widget list..

if there any trick in the setting?

or do i need to flash the rom back? before, i use DSC 1.3 and upgrade directly to this rom..i have done factory reset (both blue and white letter)

i use BB406..i dunno if the BB effect the system or not..i'm new here..:confused:

please help me..thanks:o

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nevermind, find the problem..during installation new apps, i choose intall in external memory using cyanogenmod setting..

after revert back to automatic and move the apps to internal memory, the widget appear in widget list..

sorry for trouble..thanks
[HTC Sensation] lord5619:
Hi all!

I was trying some kernels and the last one was Bricked 1.36 and ViperS 1.1.0 ROM, wifi and other things worked, but today morning i woke up and wifi says "turning on" for 1O minutes, so i restart it. Still turning on. So i reflasherd kernel. Still turning on. So i clear cache, wipe dalvik and fix perimissions. Still turning on.So i flashed whole ROM with kernel Bricked 1.4 and did full-wipe. Still turning in. So i flashed come CM ROM with their own kernel. Still turning on....After some time for try turn it on, it says something like "fault, Fail..."(i am using other language, than english)

My vacation starts just great...

I am of cource S-OFF, HBOOT 1.27, Rooted, Sensation XE.

Can someone give me some advice? i am at the end of my experiences. Thanx!!!

EDIT: wifi was not working about half a hour...but than...voila!!! It is for no reason back working the phone was just liyng on the table, than i took it and just set wifi on, "what if"... that´s really strange, but. But great! Now go back root, s-off and some awesome custom rom :)
[HTC Sensation] rolay07:
Have you tried to restore the stock ROM?

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1529941
[HTC Sensation] jslim38:
I agree I would recommend flashing the full ruu to take you back to stock Rom I did the same thing to get rid of my problem and flashing the full ruu did the trick I'm now s off Revolutionary style and flash 4ext custom recovery and su file and custom Rom the correct way
[HTC Sensation] lord5619:
Finaly i am here :)

I have flashed RUU 3.33.401.106 firmware and, did full-wipe and flash stock odexed ROM, but still the same issue :-/

and now i have HBOOT 1.29 and status *LOCKED*....
[HTC Sensation] malybru:
Hi,

I believe THIS PATCH will restore your hboot to 1.27 and not "LOCKED"

Silly question,did you try rebooting your router?

:)
[HTC Sensation] lord5619:
will try your patch, thx :)

EDIT: it says -Revolutinary- and HBOOT is 1.27.1100 Thanks! :)

router works, coz we are using several phones and notebook @home...

I am afraid the worse scenario...burned chip or motherboard.

Or maybe if i get back to S-ON, unroot and restore complete stock...?
[HTC Sensation] malybru:
Hi,

The other thing worth considering are the 2 gold pins inside the phone,just above the camera lens.

GENTLY lift them to make a better contact.

:)
[HTC Sensation] lord5619:
I am afraid, even this is not working. Pins definetly have some resistance and resting to its place. :-/ when i return from vacation, i´ll take my precious Sensation XE to a doctor, he will know perhaps.
[HTC Sensation] alphaz1:
I have this problem too. I've been using ViperS 1.1.0 for a few weeks without any wifi problem. Yesterday, the wifi was working like normal then in the evening I flashed HyperNonsense 3.3 just to try it. Didn't like it, so I restored nandroid of my ViperS, then flashed yank555's faux123 kernel v2.52. I only realised wifi is not working today morning. It just shows "Turning On", but nothing happens. Could it be kernel issue? Previously i was using yank555 v1.9 without any issue thoguh.
[HTC Sensation] bhma:
i also have the same problem with the wi fi turning on for 10 mins then it shows error

mine came with the initial ics ota update a very common problem i see on the net not only wifi but bluue tooth also not work

i installed the latest ota a week or so ago which cured a few bugs but still no wifi or bluetooth

so.... i did jb s offf , root etc installed CM9 this fixed the blue tooth and made the screen move reactive and smooth this is one cool ROM BUT still no wifi

any and all suggestions welcome but please consider i am a noob http://xdaforums.com/images/smilies/confused.gif and may need a few signposts

thanks in advance
[HTC Sensation] lord5619:
I honestly don´t know, i thought, wifi is (almost)only kernel related, but now i see, that it is not :/ It is almost exactly my problem, i was using ViperS and changed kernel...but it didn´t suit me, so i restored the previous one...than i woke up and wifi is gone :( i cant solve it for now, i don´t have any freetime at this moment for making full stock condition.

i have tested stock rom with stock kernel, with some other HBOOT but still the same.
[HTC Sensation] lord5619:
Your wifi stops working through an official update? You should claim it! it is not your fault...for me, everything works, except thing about wifi like tethering etc., thats a serious problem, even reflasing the whole phone (rom, radio, hboot, kernel) doesn't help :/

I had Xperia Arc before Sensation XE and reflash always helps, no matter what happens.
[HTC Sensation] bhma:
i read that the wifi tether(hot spot)......phone company pressure:cyclops: wont work on any htc phone with ics

dont know if its true though

yes wifi problems after the official update seems quite common and from what ive read htc dont seem to want to know about it

please remember im a noob:fingers-crossed: i installed jb hboot and cm9 rom but that rom is based on 3.33 i think

ill try another rom on the weekend and see what happens

thanks for your reply

cheers bhma
[HTC Sensation] lord5619:
I thing, if you changed rom, kernel etc. and wifi is still not working, another rom will be no help i am afraid :( but take your chances! :) it is not working for me. I can flash any ROM, any Kernel and the result is the same...
[HTC Sensation] bhma:
Originally Posted by Zeustopher

Wanted to update on my progress. I solved the issue on my phone:

I was messing around with it today while waiting for a meeting to start and I found where the wifi settings, etc are stored. It ended up being a corrupt/invalid wpa_supplicant.conf file. All I had to do was pull that file out from the directory and turn on wifi and *poof* it worked again. When I turned wifi on it created a new file and everything has been great so far this afternoon.

In case anyone wants to give it a shot who is having wifi issues you can find the wpa_supplicant.conf file in /data/misc/wifi/ directory on your phone. Simply cut/rename the file and put it somewhere else. If you have wifi passwords you want to save, you can open the original file using a text editor and copy the settings over to the new file.

I believe the cause of my issue was actually Titanium Backup. Looking at the last time it backed up my wifi settings was back when I wasn't running ICS yet. Yesterday I did restore an app using it and must have accidentally restored that old backup. Their formats are different from Gingerbread to ICS apparently and it was causing errors.

i found this on another post dont know if it will help but it could be the problem with the ota update from gb to ics

now the silly noob question how do you access the directory ????http://xdaforums.com/images/icons/advanced/sign.png

i got into the directory but it doesnt seem to work in another thread someone got it to work with a virtuous rom

ill try that on thr weekend

enjoy your vacation
[HTC Sensation] lord5619:
hmmm thats iteresting, but if you do full-wipe and flash some rom and kernel, these files are rewriten...but because i am curious i tried it and!!! it is not working for me :-/

And how to get into this directory?Simply... download dome file manager from Play Market(i lika Total Commander), but you can use whatever you like, set in options "root function everywhere" and allow superuser. than you can go in any directory and read/write/change ;)

EDIT: ou, now a see whole post, ignore my instruction :) i am mega-sleepy :)
[HTC Sensation] alphaz1:
I fixed it by doing a full wipe, flashed ViperS 1.2.1, reboot, use the phone for a few minutes, then flashed Yank v2.52.
[HTC Sensation] lord5619:
Yank v2.52? hmmm that´s kernel by Faux?
[HTC Sensation] alphaz1:
yep
[HTC Sensation] lord5619:
No help for me :( still the same "turning on"
[HTC Sensation] lord5619:
Another progress: i have flashed some complete RUU ICS (i hope the right one), unroot, S-ON, HTC Recovery....but the damned wifi is still not working.

I´ll claim it and pray, that it will be not expensive

EDIT: wifi was not working about half a hour...but than...voila!!! It is for no reason back working :D the phone was just liyng on the table, than i took it and just set wifi on, "what if"... that´s really strange, but. But great! Now go back root, s-off and some awesome custom rom :)
[HTC Sensation] alphaz1:
Congrats :)
[HTC Sensation] nickgator:
Hi noob here

Could you expain exactlly what you did, and how you got here.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ImHavenHart:
Hello,

I'm trying to get back to working 911. I've used Odin to flash all the way back to stock Eclair, yet when I dial 911 it just hangs right up without connecting. I flashed Froyo and the same thing. I thought all I needed to do was flash back to an earlier rom? Can someone point me in the right direction?
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FaultException:
If it doesn't work on stock, it's probably a busted efs.

1) Go in About Phone > Status and check if your IMEI is "004999010640000"

2) You'll want to restore your efs. Check your sd card for a folder called "backup" and a folder inside that called "efs", copy that the "efs" folder into root, replacing the efs folder there, then reboot. You'll want root for that. Then go in and check that your IMEI is not 004999010640000
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ImHavenHart:
Yeah my IMEI is "004999010640000". So I'm going to check for the efs back up. I'll report back.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ImHavenHart:
There wasn't an efs folder in the root to copy over. But I did go ahead and copy the efs folder that was inside of the backup folder to the root and rebooted and my IMEI is still "004999010640000"
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FaultException:
Oh did you copy it into the root of the sd card? Because I meant the root of the device.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ImHavenHart:
I accidentally copied to the root of sd and then noticed you meant the root of the device. So I went ahead and copied to the root of the device and restarted and still have the same fake imei number. I even tried the "Recover your imei in 9 steps" tutorial and no luck. Now I'm using EFS Pro to see if I can restore or repair or something. Ugh. I just moved into my own apartment (I used to live with a male roommate) and seeing as though I am a female living alone now, I really need 911 in case of an emergency. I'm considering just buying a new phone I'm so frustrated. :( When I attempt to scan with EFS Pro it says "no backup to restore" even though there is a back up.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FaultException:
Are there multiple efs folders in the backup folder on your sd card?
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ImHavenHart:
Yeah there is one marked "EFS" and then about 20 others like "efs-770" "efs-759, "efs-659" etc
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FaultException:
Okay, sort by date and find the oldest one and then go and delete the contents of your root /efs folder and copy the files from the oldest efs backup into the root /efs folder then reboot and check.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ImHavenHart:
K I'm copying the contents now..................
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ImHavenHart:
I sorted to the oldest, which was from December 2011 and deleted the files in the root efs and copied the files from the December 2011 backup and rebooted. Same fake IMEI Arghhhh. :(
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FaultException:
What files do you see in the efs backup and what app are you using to move them?
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ImHavenHart:
I'm using root explorer to copy and paste the files and I see the following 14 files in the backup:

.imei

.nv2.bak

.nv2.bak.md5

.nv.data.bak

.nv.data.bak.md5

.nv_state

cryptprop_applied_result

cryptprop_data

cryptprop_onetimeboo

tcryptprop_securewipedata

imei

nv.log

nv_data.bin

nv_data.bin.md5

I'm not sure if they're pasting correctly though. It says "merging" but shows today's date for the files instead of the Dec 2011 date that shows in the backup.