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[Transformer TF300T General] hfeigel:
I've had my TF300 for a few weeks now and am disappointed with the sluggishness of the offical JB ROM when compared to my GS2 on AOKP or even my wife's Tablet S with stock ICS. I'd like to try some of the modified official ROMs or CM10.

After searching these forums for a while and reading the various guides, it seems like the easiest way to unlock and root the tablet is to use the Asus unlocker apk then use fastboot to install TWRP. When I downloaded TWRP I noticed it said:

"If you have taken the official Asus Jellybean OTA then be sure to install the '-JB' version of the recovery for your device - and only flash roms that are based on the Asus OTA."

Does this really mean I'm restricted to ROMs based on the official JB? If I go with CWM will I be able to install any ROM? Am I stuck no matter what because I already have the OTA JB? Thanks for the help if anyone can answer, I just couldn't cobble together a clear answer from the threads I read.
[Transformer TF300T General] mikaole:
You can flash any Rom you like with Twrp. You just have to dl the right version for the bootloader.

I am using Twrp from the beginning and never had any problems with it.
[Transformer TF300T General] hfeigel:
Thanks for the reply. So is the caution on the TWRP site just superfluous? I have to admit that it makes me nervous going forward.
[Transformer TF300T General] mike-y:
It means you need to flash roms that support the JB bootloader. So no ICS roms.

there are a few CM roms that are based on JB that will flash fine. Just today I tried 2 CM roms and one hybrid CM+AOKP port on my TF300t that was running the OTA JB update (unlocked and TWRP'd).
[Transformer TF300T General] stepheng:
Just be for sure anything you flash says for JB bootloader. There are a few 4.1 cm based roms for the old ics bootloader. The warning you saw on the website is just trying to warn because so many people just flash **** without reading.
[Transformer TF300T General] hfeigel:
Got it. Thanks guys.

I'll be unlocking and putting TWRP on tonight to see what kind of ROM I like. Appreciate the clarification.
[Transformer TF300T General] SSickLS2:
Care to make a how-to video? Joking of course... Just bemoaning my incompetence... I get the Asus bootloader apk, and I know how to flash roms using twrp (I have used it for about a year on my S2 and S3) but from what I read, installing twrp on the tf300 looks more challenging than on my phone. I will keep searching, but I may be forced to throw on my flame suit and start a thread if I cant get this resolved soon! :laugh:
[Transformer TF300T General] mike-y:
go the the video thread and look for the video titled

"How to Flash ClockWorksMod Recovery + ROOT ( Works on ALL Fimrware )"

just use the twrp.blob instead of the CM one and you're good to go.
[General Questions and Answers] harrywakh:
I screwed up my w8 when i was trying to install gingerdx v29 from v013 i believe... Now the phone just does not start..always get Sony erricson word coming and nothing happens. Is my phone dead now?

PLEASE help. can someone give the firmware to me to I can use flashtool and see if it will get fixed.. really worried..

Thanks in Advance.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] servenaya:
Hello, I've been searching around and haven't found an answer to my rooting question. I want to root my S3 phone, but I don't want to install the CWM recovery. I want to keep my stock recovery manager. I was also wondering, if I root my phone, then I factory restore my phone, will it still have the stock recovery image? Will it unroot my phone?

MY PHONE:

Model: GT-i9300

S/V: 4.1.1

Base band:i9300UBDLI2

Kernel: 3.0.31

Build #: JRO03C.I9300UBDLJ1

AP:I9300UBDLJ1

CP: I9300UBDLI2

CSC: I9300UUBDLI4
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jonny68:
Use the search function these type of questions have been asked and answered numerous times
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xSpeced:
Follow this

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2029925

then flash stock recovery back on.

No, factory reset will not remove root and get back on stock recovery if that's wasn't on it originally.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chrismast:
Next time use the search function and stickies in the General forum.

You can use CF-Auto-Root to root the phone, it will not change the recovery compared to CR-Root 6.5
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rockondudu:
Use mskips method...

I used it for root my mobile....

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1703488

Sent from my GT-I9300

Hit thanks button if this information is useful to you....

Sent from my GT-I9300
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] blade30p:
DON'T USE TOOLKITS!!!!

Sent from my GT-I9300 using Xparent ICS Tapatalk 2
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chrismast:
just out of curiosity, why not?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] kmkings311:
My wife (iphone) and I (Nexus) both have unlimited on Verizon. She is eligble for an upgrade. I planned on upgrading her line to the note2 and going home and swapping them around to give me the Note2 and reactiving her iPhone on her account..thus techincally giving me the phone I want while keeping my unlmited...

i have read elsewhere that it needs to be on the upgraded line untouch for 6 months....?

Will this not work. . . . .. ?

Seems odd....can't find any documentation around that. . .
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] kimdoocheol:
I replied at your other post man.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] kmkings311:
Sorry..figured I'd start a new one b/c it was a little different top..and seen a number of people asking this question...

You're reply from other post:

Thing that is funny is that I was told and.."oh, they can charge you the full retail price".
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] TechBSwift:
you can do it after 24hrs, That's how I got my Note 2, just swapped with the wife.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] cubsf4n:
Only if you buy the phone from somewhere other then a corporate store. You HAVE to keep the keep the phone on the urgraded line for 181 days. So just stay away from best buy, wally world, etc. And it will be fine.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] justin94:
I've been doing it in the store. The reps handled everything. They actually have a name for. No penalties and shouldn't cost you anything
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] kmkings311:
I was actually told that from a non-corporate store (http://cellular-only.com)

I asked if it was a Verizon 'rule' or theirs and he said Verizon...

So, do the secondary retailers have their own user agreements. . .. . ?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] cubsf4n:
Yes. Same rules as online mobile sellers. Look at the terms on wire fly.com

Sent from my Super Famicom
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] jiwengang:
place like wirefly or amazon wireless will have such rule (including walmart / bestbuy etc).

but if you directly buy from verizon, you can swap it even immediately after.

which was what I did for some lines. no penalty and unlimited plan stays.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] kmkings311:
Right. I think "Premium Retailers" are the same as Walmart/Amazon/WireFly. I have read elsewhere that Best Buy doesn't have the 181 Day thing. Just throwing that out there...

What a Crap-shoot! :/
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] cubsf4n:
Its all in the fine print

Sent from my Super Famicom
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] gnome_sayin:
I did exactly what you want to do.

I used an upgrade on my daughter's line (she has a feature phone) and put the Note 2 on it.

I've done this whole thing before with other phones/numbers on my account and it's never been an issue. The guys said sure, we can use your daughter's upgrade and put the phone on your acct... so he started doing it.

I said wait a minute.. just to verify, you are NOT messing with my data plan right? He said, of course you'll lose unlimited.

UNACCEPTABLE!

He said.. the only way to do it is to put the Note 2 on her line.. and walk out of the store with it.. what you do after that is your business. In other words, they would not switch the SIM for me.

So, I let them activate her line with the Note 2.. left the store and swapped the SIM as I took my 2nd or 3rd step out of the store. lol No 60 mos, or 24 hours.

I was lazy and didn't re-activate my daughter's phone for a day or 2, so she had my Nexus. I then went online and switched her line back to her feature phone.

SO, yeah, it worked just fine. I now have an AMAZING phone and kept my unlimited data!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] weldawadyathink:
What happens if this is your pirst phone with a sim? Like I have a DROID x2 and the upgrade line has a flip phone so I can't just swap the sim.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Coderedpl:
I think it depends on where you go. When I used my wife's upgrade the guy at the store did the upgrade and swap right then and there.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] kimdoocheol:
it was my first phone w/ a 4g sim. like i said, get the phone... activate it... and buy a new sim unless you want to wait 24 hrs. I didn't have any luck with VZW helping me with this, so i just bought another sim and activated it on that line. they told me the line i used to upgrade HAS to activate the phone first. so i activated/sim was locked in with that # for 24 hrs. i said can i just buy a new sim? they said sure, bought a new sim and set it up there.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] DaRkL3AD3R:
So whats the significance of this 24 hours then?

Is it possible to wait out the 24 hours and use the same SIM card to swap numbers?

Also, why do you keep discussing buying SIM cards? They're 100% free. You can walk into a store and get one, and a much easier way imho is to get one online. Just do everything yourself.

But please explain to me the above topics as I am doing EXACTLY what you did pretty much. I added 2 lines to my account, both have tiered 2 GB data plans, me and my wife have unlimited on our primary lines, we bought the Note 2's on the new lines and they arrive tomorrow.

My plan is to activate them on my primary lines with unlimited data and place 2 dummy phones on the new lines so I can remove the data plans.

Hows this process going to go then? Can I just activate the Note 2's using the provided SIM's for my primary lines? Or do I HAVE to activate them on the new lines first?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] TechBSwift:
I wanted 24hrs just to be on the safe side so the system could update before I switched the phone to my number.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] DaRkL3AD3R:
So you're saying you bought a Note 2 on a different line than your own, activated it on the other line, waited 24 hours and while using the same SIM all along you were able to activate that SIM for your number, just fine?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] nrfitchett4:
Not really, bought my rezound on an added line, activated it on new line, then swapped Sims between the phones. Got rezound for penny on Amazon. Verizon only contracts third party if line is cancelled because they lose commission.

Sims are tied to phone numbers. Activate it on new line, then go to store and st you want to try it on your other line and need a SIM for it. They can swap them. Did this between iPhone and thunderbolt for the wife
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] kimdoocheol:
if you only have one sim they aren't able to switch the phone # attached to the sim instantly. it takes some time to be able to do it. the fix for this is go buy an sim card. obviously if you have one attached to your other phone already, do not have to worry about buying a new sim.

pretty much do this, turn them on, let them activate ( i tried to let vzw switch the imei # to my line before activating, and they said the phone HAS to be activated on the other line first ), then went to the store and bought a new sim/switched out the sim cards and i was able to use my phone.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] nkd:
amazon doesn't have any rules that says you cant swap the phone, you just cant cancel the line. Almost everyone else other than best buy, and amazon requires you not to mess with the phone, I think it is just a scare tactic though, because if you read the terms at wirefly they will say you "might" be charged, they just don't want you doing stuff that might cut off their commission.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] damage145:
I did this with my grandmothers upgrade same day, went in the store told them what I wanted he said he couldnt do it, Told him I just talked to customer service (and they said they could) He back pedaled and did it. She will lose her unlimited plan though. You can also start a new line sign contract get good phone, deactivate everything on line and it turns into ghost line and you both get to keep unlimited data and get the reduced price as well. If they try to tell you differently its because hes payed on commission, So either talk to customer service and have them do what your looking for. Or when they try to give there speal to get their way ask them to call customer service right then and there.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] LBJM:
I thought the new note used the new smaller sim card? I'm asking because I have a rezound and want to switch to the note 2.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] DaRkL3AD3R:
It does use the new small SIM card. Pretty sure every 4G phone from the Galaxy Nexus to now does. At least I think there's only 2 sizes, the old big one for the Thunderbolt and the newer small one for the GNexus up.

I am still unsure whether you can re-use these small SIM cards more than once by waiting 24 hours after the card gets put into Aging Status.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] LBJM:
I swap my sim card between my thunderbolt and rezound no problem. The only reason I could foresee someone saying this to a customer is for a commission.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] kejar31:
really I did this when I got my Note 2 at a corporate store...

Upgraded wife's line... Used her sim and let the system accept her account on the phone.. Pulled her sim swapped mine in and put hers back in here Gnex..

No issues what so ever. Still have my unlimited.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] sebastianraven:
Here is the quick lowdown on the 181 day rule:

Corporate stores and VZW direct sales control their own pricing. So, when you buy a phone to start/upgrade an account, it doesn't matter because Verizon is getting their money regardless.

When you buy from an indirect or authorized store, a contract is created between them and Verizon. It basically states that any line sold or upgraded gives them a high payout (generally) 3-6 full months of service worth. To protect Verizon from fraud there is a 180 day stay on the account where no changes can be made, i.e. cancel account, change data, voice, or swap phones. If the customer does, Verizon will call the transaction null and void with the retailer and charge back the commission it paid.

Even if all you do is swap phones and make no other changes to the pricing, there is a change on the account so Verizon will auto flag the transaction and ta-da Amazon, Wirefly, Wal-Mart, etc gets to ***** slap you.

*Sometimes even a warranty exchange will trigger a charge-back by mistake. Its easy to fix but just a ***** to deal with.

**Swapping the SIM card 24 hours or whatever have nothing to do with the process, just where you bought the phone from.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Kevro_86:
I just got 2 Note II's from Best Buy and the next day after activating them, swapped them onto 2 of our unlimited lines. I actually had them on order at Walmart.com to take advantage of the $100 gift card offer. Then someone on XDA pointed this out about Walmart's policy:

By accepting this Instant Savings Discount, you agree to repay $200 of this discount ($400 for smartphones, tablets, and netbooks) and authorize us to charge your credit card in repayment of this amount if, you signed up for a 2 year agreement and during the 181 days after your new equipment is activated, Verizon Wireless notifies us that the services you purchased have been suspended, disconnected, or deactivated, or if you return your purchase outside of the return and exchange provisions of our Satisfaction Guarantee.

Other than you simply deactivating a line we've activated, Verizon Wireless could notify us that you deactivated if:

You fail to pay Verizon Wireless in accordance with their terms and conditions

You transfer equipment we activate on one line to another Verizon Wireless line, even within the same account

You activate this equipment on a new line of service on Verizon Wireless and use it to replace an existing Verizon Wireless line by deactivating the existing line.

So I looked pretty hard at Best Buy's fine print. I did not see anything about penalties for switching the lines, unless a line was deactivated after being used for an upgrade. There was certainly no language like that from Walmart shown above. Apparently I didn't look hard enough??
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] haupman:
That language from Walmart is shown on the site as you order (but you have to click a link to see it). At Best Buy they happily perform hardware swaps so I figure there should be no problem.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] DaRkL3AD3R:
Hey man can you explain to me how you managed to activate the 2 Note 2's on your unlimited lines transferred from the non-unlimited?

I got my Note 2's in today, activated them on the new lines which had tiered data, then I activated 2 dumb phones on the new lines so I can strip the data plan, and now my 2 Note 2's are free floating waiting to be activated on my primary lines with unlimited data. My question is, did you get new SIM card's to activate them on the unlimited data lines or did you get to re-use the old ones after a 24 hour period?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Kevro_86:
I'll try to keep this as brief as possible... but it won't be easy.

I have a BIG family and have 2 separate Family Share Plans each with 5 lines (10 total lines). One of my Family Share Plans has 5 smart phones, ALL with unlimited data. (3 iPhone 4s [the younger ones] and 2 Galaxy Nexii [the wiser ones]). The other Family Share Plan has 5 "dumb" phones (no data required).

When the Note II was released, I realized that I had 3 upgrades available on my dumb phones. (Over the years I have "hoarded" my upgrades...refusing to waste them on new "flip phones" for my parents & the kids... and saving them for the flagship smart phone releases. (So when a dumb phone needed to be replaced, I'd go to eBay for it,)

In anticipation for the Note II, I was actually prepared to pay full retail for phones for my wife & I. But I happened to be on the phone with Verizon support (Steven) and he went out of his way to tell me how I could use my dumb phone upgrades to get new phones on my unlimited plan.

Here's how:

Upgrade eligible devices 1 & 2 on dumb phone plan to Note II's. this will require a new 2-yr contract and a $30/mo 2GB data plan for each.

The next day, swap out the SIM cards from our 2 Galaxy Nexii on the Smart Phone Plan with the 2 new Note II's...and voilla!! 2 Note II's on unlimited data.

Then you put the 2 dumb phones that were taken out of service yesterday back into service, and for data select "pay as you go" or whatever they call it, and they are back the way they were, with the same phones, but new 2-yr plans. (and you end up paying for 1 day of data).

This is a loophole that I am sure Verizon will be closing soon, so jump on it while you can! I don't think you HAVE TO have separate family share plans to do this. I'm pretty sure it could have been done within the same 5-line smart phone plan, if the upgrades were available, but whatever line the upgrade was used on will lose unlimited data and would instead be on the 2GB plan.

Sorry so long... Hope it helped!!

Kevro

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Follow-Up:

The swap out was easy for me because our Galaxy Nexus phones already had SIM cards that we simply took out and put in the Note II's...no problem.

If you are coming from a Droid X or something that currently does NOT have a SIM card, the process will be different. You would have to obtain SIM cards from Verizon (free) and put those new SIM cards into the Note II's. I'm pretty sure that the SIM cards that are used to initially activate the Note II's on the dumb phone line will be forever tied to the dumb phone number.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] nrfitchett4:
The sims are different. I plan on cutting my sim when its time to switch and then I can get the adapter if needed.

While that may be true, I haven't seen it, or heard of it happening to anyone. I did this with my rezound and a year later, amazon hasn't charged me anything. Did this with wirefly as well. From what I've been told, only cancelling the line will trigger it. Curious to see if anyone has ever been charged.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] grimloktt:
OK. For those that have done/doing this, could you tell me if this process would work?

I currently have a Razr and would like to use someone else's upgrade to get a Note 2.

The someone else lives on the other side of the US. I was thinking an online upgrade/purchase on their account could be done and have the phone sent directly to me.

Then, I'd have to go onto VerizonWireless website and change my phone MEI #, or whatever is the right term, to the new phone.

Finally, I would swap out my existing Razr sim card into the Note 2 (would it fit?) and everything would be working.

Would this process work?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] bkshaw23:
I am doing a little experiment with my Note II and I won't know definitively for another couple weeks however I believe I have found a way around not being able to ever upgrade when you have unlimited data without losing it. I feel that VZW will quickly close this loophole so I don't plan on openly posting the information until I have upgraded my other unlimited line successfully. I will share as soon as I know this works 100%.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] grimloktt:
I've upgraded numerous times now and never lost unlimited data. I believe it only changes if you change your plan.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] kimdoocheol:
This isn't true. They are supposed to change you to a shared data plan whenever you upgrade. I wouldn't condone anyone to upgrade and 'keep your current plan.' As far as all retailers are concerned, including VZW, you upgrade, you lose unlimited data. I'm not going to be shocked at all two years from now when people's contract run up to hear about VZW cancelling a lot of these accounts.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] grimloktt:
Well, it was true for a period of time anyway. I've upgraded at least once since they instituted tiered plans through VW upgrade. Perhaps they implemented the change after that time...

Edit: After doing a bit of research, it appears they stopped offering grandfathered unlimited upgrade ~ Jun '12 if you upgrade through VW upgrade.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] DownRiver_Droid:
As long as you upgrade a line other than the unlimited line, you are good to go. I can activate the Note on my wife's line with an iphone, and then swap it back. It will toast the 4g sim. You then use a sim card linked to your phone number and your all set. It can't be activated one the unlimited line initially is the key.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] LBJM:
The sim card is free from verizon... I see no point in cutting the old one, I sure didn't bother. I need to a get an adapter though for my phone(for my tbolt or rezound).
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] kimdoocheol:
Yeah, I could've told you that w/o having to browse. I think when the S3 came out this was a big issue for their users. It is stated obviously that you will have to go to a shared data plan if you upgrade after that date.

The website also may say you can upgrade/keep data plan, but people have reported the e-mail for their confirmation stating they have 2gb shared data.

All those condoning this, who is to say that VZW won't boot you after your 2 years is up or just switch you saying it was a mistake, but it states it on their ToS or contract? I'm not taking any chances. 2gb of data for the same price is a rip off and I use wayyyy more than 2gb