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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] andrew73a:
I tried the T-mobile version Straight Talk card and it says the same. "non-verizon SIM"
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] andrew73a:
OK. I found out that you have to enable the hidden menus first. There is a forum here that talks about it. It's titled [how to] Enable Hidden Menus for Verizon Galaxy S4. And from there you can sim unlock.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] darek65:
I've seen reports that people where getting non- verizon sim message but phone still worked on other carriers.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Silentgray:
This is true. I have put in an active ATT sim got "non-Verizon SIM" message and could still make calls and Internet from the ATT SIM.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] meiyijun001:
I put a China cdma card,it can make calls and send message,but Internet over evdo（3g） can not work.

I don't know how to set.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Silentgray:
This is only works with gsm. The cdma side is still locked unless you call Verizon and get them to unlock it.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] wilcoxky:
I am currently in China and trying to get my sch-i545 to work with a sim card I purchased. While my phone is able to recognize that the sim card is there I recieve the message that the sim card is from an unknown source. Is there any way to fix this with the sch-i545 even though it is not the international version of the phone.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] wontongo:
Are you rooted? Are you running a custom ROM?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] zerofighter1:
Are they capable of doing this with the S4? Assuming they are, are you speaking theoretically or with certainty? Could you confirm via experience or perhaps cite the information?

Reason I'm asking I tried to use a non-Verizon sim once with limited success on an S3. Called Verizon to see if it was a sim-lock related issue and they insisted that the phone shipped as unlocked as could possibly be, which would contradict your statement assuming the same holds true for the S4.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Silentgray:
I have put an AT&T sim in my S4, added the correct APN info and I wa getting data and could make calls.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] zerofighter1:
That's interesting, but doesn't answer my question - that being about Verizon being able to unlock the S4 for CDMA carriers. I'm aware that it's GSM unlocked.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Silentgray:
Sorry I misunderstood. Don't mention sim unlock to them since the cdma doesn't use the sim. There is another thread floating around here that mentioned this but I couldn't find it. What it boiled dien to was telling that you are traveling overseas and would like them to unlock cdma. This doesn't Guarantee that they will. Sorry I couldn't find the link.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] StifflerServices:
Anyone ever call Verizon and had their s4 or S3 unlocked thru them before who finished their contract? If so can you explain what the process was they walked you thru?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] drnob1:
I popped in a tmobile sim in my vzw s4 and it worked without any mids. It just says unknown sim but it works
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] oc3rulz:
Actually it's quite easy to do. You go on your My Verizon account, or call them and add the $4.99 international package. That does NOT include any data, only the capability to use it on CDMA elsewhere or the Global option on your Verizon Sim.

I recently traveled to Sweden and have used several different Verizon phones (with International SIM) outside the USA and not had issues.

The "Non-Verizon" sim message has absolutely no bearing on being able to use another sim in the phone, its UNLOCKED. If it's a GSM simcard voice will work no problem, data you have to add APN in. You cannot use a Sprint SIM because like Verizon they use authentication by way of ESN or IMEI to be registered on their CDMA network. So it just won't authenticate.

So you don't need to SIM unlock, it's already unlocked.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] qq584865489:
I tried L720 unlock mode, failed
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] xXPrOwLeRXx:
Adding this feature does not cost anything on my unlimited plan. Only if you want to add additional global data and voice rate plans does it cost to enable the feature.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] StifflerServices:
OK so in that case how do we get 3g and higher speeds when using other Sims? I took mine too ATT they put in the sim and still wouldn't get more then Edge data, We also have a Ver S3 that we have on ST prepay and put in the APNS and we still can't get above edge data either. Here the thing, the s4 is global ready yet it still has some kind of lock to prevent data so has anyone ever contacted Verizon after theit contract to come about unlocking their device to use on other carriers? What is the point of buying these phones, if they won't unlock then for us after contact is up? It would still be there phone, seems were just leasing it cause we can't take it with us to another carrier. Any guide to get these unlocked for3g and data please?!!
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Themes and Apps] rocky869:
Can anyone have this lockscreen becoz download file has been deleted from mediafire.:confused::confused::confused:

http://cellcustomize.com/2012/02/miui-lockscreen-theme-weather-hd/
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] LadyGeek248:
Okay I've tried everything...I rooted my phone using the adb method and went to install a rom. Forgot to wipe after installing the rom and since then, this phone's been on the fritz!

I can boot into bootloader and into TWRP recovery...that's it! Most recently, I've tried to install MeanBeam (suggested since it is more up to date and Sense based), followed other forum suggestions, but nothing! The phone will not boot up. Normally, I'd be able to fix it myself but I guess every geek has their down days! HELP PLEASE!!!

And if it helps my bootloader reads as follows:

TAMPERED

UNLOCKED

JWEL PVT SHIP S-ON RL

HBOOT-2.09.0000

RADIO-1.12.11.1210

OpenDSP-v31.1.0.45.0015

eMMC-boot

Oct 18 2012, 15:46: 20

I've read that since I am on S-ON, I have to fastboot the boot.img of these roms in order for them to boot up. The problem with that is: I cannot get this thing to "fastboot usb". I've tried two different cables and two different laptops. It will not connect. I bought this phone online and it did not come with the original cord! Am I completely screwed on this one???
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Magnum_Enforcer:
[Q]Need Help!!! Htc evo 4g lte won't boot past recovery and bootloader!!!

What happens when you install Mean Bean?

You are S-on, so you must install the kernel separately from the ROM. MeanBean has an S-on installer, so you must flash the ROM twice to get it to boot. Follow Mikey's instructions in the OP for his ROM.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] JManekia:
I was recently S-ON, but on the latest HBoot and Firmware and I was able to flash roms without any issues. While I didn't flash the Meanbean, I was successfully able to flash the roms listed below without doing anything differen than as I would if I was S-Off. Before flashing, I do the proper wipe (cache, dalvik, system etc) and never had any issues.

I'd try a different sense-based rom. Most of the ones are up to date, like

this

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2158634

or this

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2157458

or this

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2124391
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Sloth:
Restore a good backup then start over wipe cache

Dalvik cache

System

Data/system restore depending which version of twrp you are using then flash meanbean again

Sent from my Liquid Smooth Nexus 7 :p
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Magnum_Enforcer:
Are you by any chance wiping anything in recovery after flashing the ROM, prior to rebooting?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] LadyGeek248:
My backup somehow got erased between the time I started this mess and the first rom I tried to flash. Did a wipe and suddenly it was gone.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] wcr84:
You can plug it in to the computer via fastboot usb. Move the boot file from any rom you want to flash to a new folder. Open a command Window and type fastboot reboot boot.img. Then reboot back to recovery and flash rom
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Sloth:
Well try the method I posted and you should be ok

Sent from my Liquid Smooth Nexus 7 :p
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] LadyGeek248:
I am not sure you understand. I have no backup to restore..
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Sloth:
If you are using twrp 2.5.0.0 and chose wipe you may have formatted your sdcard

Sent from my Liquid Smooth Nexus 7 :p
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Magnum_Enforcer:
Minus restoring the backup, of course;)
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Sloth:
^^^^^ this :D

Sent from my Liquid Smooth Nexus 7 :p
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Magnum_Enforcer:
What version of TWRP recovery are you using?

Also, since you don't have a USB cable, how are you installing ROM's on your phone? Direct download?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] LadyGeek248:
;) Understood. I tried this method and still no go. When I choose reboot after installation, the phone boots straight into bootloader.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] LadyGeek248:
TWRP v2.5.0.0 and I am saving the roms to my external sd card and copying them to the internal via TWRP.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Sloth:
Why not just flash them from your ext?

Sent from my Liquid Smooth Nexus 7 :p
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Magnum_Enforcer:
How big is your MeanBean download?

Also, there is no need to copy the ROM to your internal storage. You can flash it from your SD card just fine.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Sloth:
Since you are on twrp 2.5.0.0 I think you probably wiped your sdcard

Sent from my Liquid Smooth Nexus 7 :p
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] LadyGeek248:
I have read this as well and am attempting to install via ext sd card now.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] LadyGeek248:
No go!!!! :(
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Magnum_Enforcer:
Try this:

Put MeanBean on your SD card.

Boot to bootloader & select recovery.

Go to the wipe menu, then choose 'Advanced wipe'

Select dalvik cache, cache & system, then wipe.

Flash MeanBean per OP

Reboot
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] LadyGeek248:
I tried this first actually and it did not work...Just tried again. Still did not work :( Am I completely screwed on this one? What could possibly be the problem? Is there a way to get S-Off w/o adb and having to use the fastboot usb connection??
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] LadyGeek248:
No luck with all 3 :(:(:( The phone still just boots straight to the bootloader instead of the recovery for the second install. Nothing has changed.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Magnum_Enforcer:
No, there isn't.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] wezzlo115:
You should really get USB cable. Even if you had S-ON, you could just try flashing a ROM that requires a fastboot command for boot.img. That seemed to fix my problem and my girlfriend's phone. Both are different phones. Make sure you wipe everything but your internal and external SD.. that would be a no no. I'm faithful to say that, fastboot will save you.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] LadyGeek248:
Thank you...I will try this tonight and let you all know how it works out! Wish me luck!!
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Ddevious64:
Evening, Not to hijack but kinda in the same boat. I flashed the jellybeer 4 rom and now the phone won't go past anything but the logo screen and sometimes flashes "unfortuately your phone has stopped." Flashed the rom, gapps, and double wiped before hand and I was also using TWRP recovery. Can't get in to bootloader or recovery. Suggestions??? Also have downloaded the SDK tools and still can't get the computer to see my phone so I can push a new recovery. Thanks in advance
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] om4:
For meanbean it should automatically boot back to recovery, it's a workaround having to do with latest hboot blocking changes made to system. It's been a while since I've flashed anything sense but there was at a time a separate installer specifically for son. Try booting manually into recovery and install again, it should be basically the same idea. For viper I have never had the installer agree with me and have always had to flash the kernel separately.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] shaun0207:
Is something going on with Sprint's network? I've been getting 4g everywhere up until yesterday morning. now I cant get 4g anywhere
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] animal7296:
Where are you located?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] shaun0207:
Baltimore, MD and Columbia , MD for work
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] animal7296:
They may be working to finish up towers in your area. I would call Sprint and see if they have any explanation. They are only about 79% done in the Baltimore area according to S4GRU.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] nobisoreal:
Weird, I live in Baltimore and I don't get 4G hardly anywhere...
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] nicotheandroidguy:
No it is good here in LA but 3G is not working.
[HTC Desire S] BenderBendingRodríguez:
GPS FIX FOR HTC DESIRE S

FIRST OF ALL! This is not my idea! Original thread: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2263078

I just wanted to make a better thread with pictures so people can see it better ;)

And i don't actually use this phone.

Just using my old nokia :cool:

Guys i want to make a clear instruction for you if you are having trouble with your gps.

The problems with the phone before i did the fix:

- GPS not locking at all!

- GPS can't find any satellites!

- Endless waiting just to find (with luck) 1 satellite!

And now after i did this fix:

- GPS finds 5/6 satellite under 1 minute. (if you are in a good area sometimes 7/8.

- GPS Locks constantly. even when it finds less satellites.

- Navigation works perfect ;)

And WIFI is now stronger. Now i can connect to the router from a longer distance. outside the house the wifi router still gives me full great signal ;)

did not effect the battery life ;)

Warning!!!!

Before You Begin. Iam not responsible for broken devices. You just gotta be gentle with it! And use your brains ;)

Instructions With pictures:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ry6Dj5JPcvY

Watch this Video! At 0:52 seconds The only thing you need to do is remove the camera cover.

Don't unscrew anything!

Video for proof:

http://youtu.be/CPfRNOY2phg

THANKS To: hirsty19784 ( for his idea ) :good:

Original Thread:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2263078
[HTC Desire S] 441Excelsior:
antenna on battery cover is for GSM/3G....wifi and GPS are under camera cover
[HTC Desire S] BenderBendingRodríguez:
I have read in the forums that the battery cover is also cooperating with the GPS. I couldn't find anything good in google that shows where the gps and wifi antenna's are. But the good thing is that this fix works for me.
[HTC Desire S] Kingdomds:
thank you soo much! Tried it today and worked!

I also put aluminium in these antenna's. :D
[HTC Desire S] Giaki:
I can't watch the youtube video, it says "private".

The pictures' quality is very poor, couldn't you make better ones? Thank you

And, last question, do we have to unscrew something to open the phone in that way?
[HTC Desire S] BenderBendingRodríguez:
Videos is now Fixed!

Sorry for the poor photo quality. I am not able to make better pictures.

Maybe as soon as possible i will get a new camera. So i can make new ones.

And no you don't have to unscrew anything.

Watch this Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ry6Dj5JPcvY

At 0:52 seconds you can see how you can remove the camera cover.
[HTC Desire S] 68olegna:
Thanks a lot for sharing. It fixed my WiFi!! It was broken after severel throw downs :victory:
[HTC Desire S] Giaki:
It's not so easy to open the camera cover, because of the glue under the cover.

I put two little pieces of aluminium over the contacts, but the wi-fi cover doesn't seem to be changed.

I'll try later with the gps antenna signal.

Anyway thank you for the tips and the guide.
[HTC Desire S] Mustang243:
I noticed a boost on my 3G signal level when I bent a little bit those pins under the batter cover, then I added two small pieces of aluminium foil on the battery cover, over the "golden" contact pins

View attachment 2035611
[HTC Desire S] steve_htc_wizard:
Warning against this mod!!!!!

I would be seriously cautious about modding your phone in this way, you can cause damage!!!!

Anyone who knows about transmitters will tell you that a transmitter needs a tuned antenna or it will suffer poor performance at best and damage at worst!

The gps unit although not a transmitter is very close to the other antennas and sticking foil inside your phone on just that antenna could still cause reflection of RF energy from the other units.

modding the antennas in any way of the transmitters within the phone is even more likely to cause damage, adding the foil changes the electrical characteristics of the antenna and what is called "SWR" (standing wave ratio).

When an antenna and feedline do not have matching impedances, some of the electrical energy cannot be transferred from the feedline to the antenna. Energy not transferred to the antenna is reflected back towards the transmitter. It is the interaction of these reflected waves with forward waves which causes standing wave patterns. Reflected power has three main implications in radio transmitters: Radio Frequency (RF) energy losses increase, distortion on transmitter due to reflected power from load and damage to the transmitter can occur.

So, mod your antennas at your peril.

Bending or cleaning the spring contacts that connect to the antennas will do no harm and could actually improve the connection but anything else comes with potential risks.

Steve.
[HTC Desire S] bokilz:
Thanks Man! My wifi signal is now much stronger!

But sometimes when iam in a bad area the wifi drops a little bit... and goes up again.

The gps fix worked a bit faster. And my 3g boosted up a little bit.i have no idea how that happend but it's awesome!

It didn't give me a huge boost but it kinda boosted every thing a little bit up!
[HTC Desire S] heintjeput:
Thanks, this boosted all my signals, as I didn't know yet where the antenna's were located.
[HTC Desire S] belgianrebel:
Tried this fix but honestly it didn't improve any signal, it did not make it worse either. Maybe it's a aluminium foil quality thing ;)

send from my desire s
[HTC Desire S] draken101:
I completely agree with the above statement this is dangerous and may also make your signal directional (so good for one direction - away from the foil side and terrible for all other possible directions) - trust me you dont wanna be the idiot standing in a room trying to "aim" your phone for good signal. Plus there is an agps fix available at http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1442032 which is much safer and definitely works locks up to 13 satelites and atains lock in about 7 to 15 seconds for me. It further speed things up by eliminating SSL encryption when it gets the network time NTP to use for GPS location fixing. As for WiFi get a better router and maybe update the radio software both easy to do and explained in detail on XDA forums, and more likely to work.
[HTC Desire S] witekpierwszy:
Thanks for Your article. I didn't tap a foil, but i just scrached joints. It bring my gps to life :)
[HTC Desire S] doctor-who:
This is what i did View attachment 3418945 please correct me if is wrong if alu folia can damage something?

After that tested gps, had 0 satelites before this and now View attachment 3418948

My router in room is about 2 meters far from my bed and chair and signal was like this View attachment 3418946 now that signal is from outside 7 meters trough 3 thick walls

and inside is View attachment 3418947

Thanks guys :)
[Sony Xperia Miro, Tipo (Dual), J, E] Slluxx:
Jeah. so much crap on my phone .. i want to delete everything without settings / logindata / system / ... /

( rooted and CWM installed)

thanks for helping me guys ..

GreeZ
[Sony Xperia Miro, Tipo (Dual), J, E] Naney:
you can use titanium backup

backup all system app info and user app + info

then boot in cwm recovery

wipe cache wipe dalvik cache

then reboot and restore from titanium backup
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] nero:
Does someone know which BT profiles on the MDA have been tested and have been found working. I dont need the list HTC is advertising, I know the MDA should support about all BT profiles.

I personally can only manage to get the serial port profile working.

A connection with my Logitech Headset does not work. The MDA does not even find the Headset.

Also BT Activesync with my WinXP-SP2 machine does not work.

So, who has tested and verified the MDA on BT profiles?
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] nero:
I got the Logitech Handset working. I just forgot how to put in pairing mode, reading the manual can work miracles.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] shaun0207:
I know you can update you PRL & PROFILE. But is it ok to update firmware on a stock rom that is rooted?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] jejb:
Depends. Usually, you'll lose root if you do so. That was the case with the MDL firmware, for example. I'd just come over here when you start to get update messages and see what folks have to say that have installed it. If you want to keep root, you'll have to wait for some friendly dev to come up with a version that gives you the update w/o loosing root. Doesn't seem to take long at all for that happen on the Samsung Galaxy line.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] shaun0207:
MDL is the current right?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] jejb:
Yes, MDL is the latest and greatest.
[Optimus L3, L5, L7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chrizzlee:
Please help. would like to know what are the list bloatware that need to be deleted in v20d. :confused:
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) Accessories] wase4711:
this looks like a great case; I placed my pre order today...Anyone have experience with this case?

thanks..

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00BQ2Y0O8/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) Accessories] purple_zergling:
This is great. I accidentally dropped my device while using the STM Cape case and it doesn't protect the bottom corners well. This looks like it will cover it up.
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) Accessories] wase4711:
yeah, i know from years of dropping devices, that its only a matter of time till that happens with this device, so I am excited about this thing!

the mfg website says june 7th, so I am hoping the amazon supplier gets it sooner than the 28th; for the 60% savings,its worth waiting!!
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) Accessories] purple_zergling:
I've pre-ordered from then before. It's a bit like of a hit and miss. Last time they missed their arrival date by two weeks because their shipments of their stock didn't come in on time, but they're very friendly and responsive. They updated me with the next expected date as soon as it was available.
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) Accessories] pluginalong:
Wow, that looks like it provides great coverage! I guess you have to store the S-Pen separately though (doesn't seem like there is a slot for it)? I also wonder what it will feel like to write on it, regarding both the "touch-sensitive, water-resistant screen-guard" (and how that will feel with the S-Pen) and also with the raised case edges.
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) Accessories] wase4711:
people who have gotten this case for other devices suggested that you pop out the screen guard, and use your own, so I have a new Spigen on mine, so I dont want the one that is on the case; plus, I am sure there is a slot for the spen; that would be a major problem if there isnt one...raised case edges are a good thing for putting the tablet face down...
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) Accessories] purple_zergling:
I think it's a fall where you pull it out. It looks like all the ports have it and I think it's to protect openings from dust.
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) Accessories] k000:
Wow.. this changes the Galaxy Note 8 into completely something else