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[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Funkertosh:
Yes. I always use USB tethering. Its the only way it can hide your usage.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] BoboBrazil:
USB tethering doesn't require a vpn like over wifi? So T-Mobile won't be able to block your traffic over your limit?:confused:

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By the way, rom works great. Installed last night. Does everyone recommend to stay on the stock kernel it came with? Also, I'm having an issue with the free elf movie that was available on google play. It's not wanting to play. It freezes up when trying to play like 9 seconds in. Anyone else experience this? Not sure if that's an issue with rom or something else.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mrvirginia:
same here. I'm trying to download it and see what happens
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] BoboBrazil:
Thanks, I've tried downloading and streaming and it still freezes. Is there a way to ignore certain phone numbers in this rom automatically? I get alot of 800 number calls and would prefer not to see the calls keep popping up all day. I've looked and can't find it.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Funkertosh:
Correct. The paid version of the FoxFi app has the ability to hide your usage to t-mob over USB only.

It's enabled on the PC side of the connection.

"The hide tether usage feature works by striping computer usage information from your network traffics. However this may break certain network applications or websites (such as those with flash contents) when the server end try to verify your computer and fail. Since pdanet by default already uses your phone to generate all network requests, most users currently do not need this extra feature".

They actually mention t-mobile in the app description in the Play Store.

"*If you have T-mobile, you should use USB mode with "Hide Tether Usage" enabled."

It affects your upload speed the most but it is still very usable (and faster than using my openvpn server). With the recent change t-mobile did to your tethering allotment it may not be as necessary (2.5GB of included hotspot instead of the old 500MB amount). It really comes down to how much you tether. If you don't go over the 2.5GB then you don't need all these extra steps.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Fenny:
Aside from the obvious APN check, (I.E. you are using the tethering APN when you didn't do a provision check first, or did but the provision check failed), there are a couple things T-Mo does:

If you are using wifi tether you can hide your usage by setting the ttl on the device you are tethering to 65. This will ensure that the ttl of all packets leaving your phone are 64 for the first hop (the android default). T-Mobile does not rely on the TTL value too heavily, but it is likely that they use it to flag to watch for the other thing they check: User-Agent Strings. If your UA strings report that you are on a desktop, particularly one running Mac-os or Internet Explorer, they will shut you down. Also, windows updates will almost always get ya, lol.

Like you said, VPN will always work, you can VPN into a router or server at home, and use it to pass all of your traffic to the internet. Alternatively, you can opt for a more lightweight method, by setting up a SOCKS5 proxy at home. Both of these methods are often slow, but they get the job done.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Bublik2002:
How come I no longer have the reboot option only power off?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mrvirginia:
I didn't include that mod in 4.4. it is a mod in GravityBox. I personally use an app.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Bublik2002:
sorry im a little bit of a newb. how do i add that feature?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] GoreTan:
You can search the Google Play market for a reboot app, or you can install Xposrd Framework and install a module called Gravity Box that has the reboot option plus many other tweaks. Its what I use.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] 1range:
Install [FLASH] add-on (ref: add-on Xposed Installer in OP) http://apollyon-dev.com/extras/Xposed_install_v2.4.1.zip update then install gravity box 4.4(KK) (reboot required) then open gravity box and look for power teaks, check advanced reboot menu...
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Bublik2002:
do i have to flash them?

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Got it working thank you so much. I'm surprised xposed and gravity box werent included with the rom. So many cool options.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] a103:
I would guess that keeps the ROM slim and those who don't want it aren't stuck with it ;)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mrvirginia:
still happened even with download. also happens on 4.3. I think there's a problem with that vid and our devices maybe?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] BoboBrazil:
Yeah I also tried it on a touchwiz ROM wicked v4 and it didn't work on that either.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] joshuaadude:
just wanted to give a quick update on my signal situation/ I've been really busy lately and I haven't had the time to update.

So I'm at ATT user with an unlocked S4. I had frequent signal and data drops throughout the day and they would last for roughly half a minute each time. I flashed the new MK2 modem in the Q&A section on the first page, then flashed the ATT CSC fixer. was still getting some drops so I followed Hotbread's instructions on enabling LTE and used his APN settings as well.

And now I have the perfect phone. awwwyiissss. Gonna try installing xposed and busybox next! Thanks to mrvirginia and everyone else for their help!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mrvirginia:
glad to hear you got your signal issues resolved
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] BoboBrazil:
Just out of curiousity mrvirginia is it possible for us to flash a baseband other than mk2? Like the one that came stock from google on the ge gs4?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mrvirginia:
only basebands for your device should be flashed on it
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] The Apostle:
It's not the only way to hide your usage and I think you may have misunderstood what I was saying. To my knowledge, from reading and testing myself. TMO only monitors Wi-Fi tethering if your on a Windows machine and using a "windows" user agent. I do not have data counted against me when I have tethered to my tablet, nor my Blu-ray player. On my PC, if I use a user agent switcher I also do not have data usage deducted.

My issue is connecting at all, period. If I set up a wireless connection, I can connect any and all of devices to my phone via Wi-Fi tethering. However, once I am "connected" there is no data transmitting. Essentially I am connected with No Internet.

I have had this problem with certain roms but not others. I am currently on Dans and I can connect just fine. I'm not sure what it is... I've had this problem on some roms but not on others.

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sent from my mobile office while swerving down interstate 64. Since I cannot keep my eyes off the road to long, please excuse my typos.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] oquinones:
I've been having trouble with my camera. I open up the stock camera (it does this with camera JB+ too) the first time and it's fine. I close it and open it back up it locks up while trying to take a picture. I force close it, try and open the camera app again and it says it cannot connect to the camera. Not sure what's going on. I have gravity box installed if it makes any difference. Thanks.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] a103:
Gravity box shouldn't have any effect on the camera. Try to clear data from the gallery and see if that helps.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mrvirginia:
did you restore data or something? i've taken multiple photos with the camera already, both front and rear
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] d01100100:
so only 4.4.x issues

So far the only issues I've encountered on the ROM are 4.4.x specific and not ROM specific.

Had an issue earlier with the "new" warning about having a third party CA installed (which I knew about since I had installed it myself).

Followed these instructions (Method 1): http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2533550

I'm enjoying the new bluetooth stack, it's playing much nicer with my Car. I think either Waze or Tasker needs a 4.4 fix since they're not playing nicely with each other right now.

Just enountered an issue with AudioMix partial wakelock, but again this appears to be 4.4 specific: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2520406

I only have Lock Screen sound enabled, my Touch Screen sounds were already disabled.

I ran the command option to enable native Kitkat bettery percent:

shell> content insert --uri content://settings/system --bind name:s:status_bar_show_battery_percent --bind value:i:1

Hopefully in future releases they make the number dark instead of light.

The only other 4.4 issue encountered is the popup that occurs when you drop out of signal coverage. Haven't found a workaround for that yet.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] thair7391:
Potential Bug regarding Proximity Sensor

The only issue I've had with this ROM seems to be the behavior of he proximity sensor. I don't know if it's a bug or if I'm doing something wrong but every time I make a phone call, the screen should go off when my face covers the proximity sensor. At this point, so far so good, the screen cuts off as expected. But assume I pull the phone away from my face while still connected to a call to look up information or dial a number for an automated menu... The screen should come back on when I pull the phone away either automatically, or if I press a key like lock or home, right? Well I can NOT get the screen to come back on no matter which buttons I try and press until the call completely disconnects and has been disconnected for at least 6 or 7 seconds. Is there a value in the build.prop configuration that governs this functionality? Are others having this issue? Am I just doing something wrong?

Responses would be appreciated. I have to say, this has to be my ONLY issue I've seen in this build whatsoever. I have terrible coverage at my office but just installed the new Cell-Fi device that got T-Mobile to send me for free and now I'm getting HSPA+ - LTE speeds at 5 bars everywhere like magic! :) Now WiFi Calling isn't as essential anymore with coverage at the office, but I'm still dedicated to figuring it out on non-TouchWiz builds for my home situation. Cell-Fi requires one bar of 3G/4G signal which I don't have at home. I have to restore to a TouchWiz build when I get home to use WiFi-Calling.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] dvgrhl:
This probably is due to your sensor being blocked by dust rather than anything ROM related. Get a can of compressed air and carefully blow air across the top speaker to clear out the dust. It's a known issue with these phones, and that fixed the same issue for me.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] thair7391:
I appreciate the feedback! I did however already consider this a possibility and there is NO dust to be seen under either sensors at the top of the phone. I still cleaned it out for good measure but no luck. The reason I think it may be a ROM specific bug is because I don't have the issue if I switch to my slimmed up stock TouchWiz ROM. Any other thoughts? I'm anxious to find someone with the same problem in this ROM (I AM using an SGH-M919 and not the international GT-I9505 but I didn't think that mattered; I was under the impression this ROM was universal amongst the two since they have identical hardware)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mrvirginia:
the sensor thing has been beat to death in this thread. and the solution to it has been confirmed working as well... can of air
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] thair7391:
I very much apologize for adding to the beatings :( I confess being too lazy to browse all 300 pages of the thread since I jumped on late so please forgive me. I'll more thorough from here on. The can of air has NOT helped me though which I find intriguing :/

**EDIT**

I tried cleaning the sensor again and here's my problem:

I called someone's phone to test everything and the screen shut off before even putting my face to the sensor. I then put it to my ear, made sure it was ringing, then pulled away to let light into the sensor; still no dice. The screen remains blank. At this point I was stuck in the call (or voicemail, whichever it may be) and I needed to het the screen on so I could end the call but just couldn't! I pressed the home and power buttons repeatedly trying to wale/activate the display but to no avail so I had to just hold home and power to soft reboot.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] xda23:
If this rom isn't aosp what is it? Thanks
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] dvgrhl:
My phone is also a SGH-M919 for what it's worth.

When I did the can of air thing, I also shot air down in the headphone jack, so you might try that too. Again, carefully, I didn't just shoot it full power.

But, if changing ROMs fixes the issue for you, then I really don't know what to say. What about another non-TW ROM?

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It's the version of Android shipped on the Google Play Edition version (https://play.google.com/store/devices/details/Samsung_Galaxy_S_4?id=samsung_galaxy_s4&hl=en). It's not AOSP as it still has some TW underneath which isn't released as part of AOSP.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mrvirginia:
if the screen is shutting off before even putting it to your ear, this is further evidence that something is blocking your sensor. does that make sense?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Mralexander006:
This is what the search button to the top-right of the window is for, my friend. No need to read 300 pages. I'm sorry the can of air didn't help you though -- I had a similar problem and simply blew into my headphone grill thing, and it solved the issue for me.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] AngrySalad:
Is your case blocking your sensor? Happened to my wife with two different cases she had. They got droopy after all the in and out of pocket and started blocking the proximity sensor.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Dr. Fed:
Post 3185 might help.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] thair7391:
Thanks everyone for the help - I did NOT intend to occupy this thread to this much of an extent about my issue. I have tried all of your suggestions and have not had any luck. I don't use a case and I see no dust or obstructions on any of the sensors; despite this, I've used air in every opening, port and aperture present to try and clean it and nothing's made a difference. At this point, it has nothing to do with an optical obstruction (unless it's somehow microscopic and significant). I've used CyanogenMod (10 and 11), a few AOKP's, and a stock TouchWiz ROM I have to use at home for WiFi calling and I only have the issue in THIS ROM. I'm not complaining though; this is a GREAT ROM, one of which I choose to use primarily; We can just drop the issue. I'm the only one with the issue apparently so there's no point in wasting time on fixing an issue that only ONE of MANY users of the ROM has. It probably indicates SOME sort of defect of hardware of my device of some sort.

Sorry to bother.

We can close the case now.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mitchellaneous:
You actually might not be the only one with this issue. I haven't actually noticed it myself, but last night my girlfriend made a call with my phone and I saw as she went to hang up that the screen would not come on, even after she pressed the home button a few times, until the other side of the call had hung up and the call was ended. I'll have to test it some more myself but like I said, I've made a few calls and haven't seen the issue before so it might have been a one-time thing.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] synahnew:
First off let me say this rom is very sleek and stable. With that being said, I've search countless times over this rom thread and The Q&A section that explains no clear way/answer to fix the call drops and low signal problems.

Things I've Done: Flash the Modem/Baseband Mk2, Use Triangle away, Full wipe, Switch to gsm(Lost Lte in the process)

Can someone please lay the blueprint down to fix this issue or even just post the thread which the help/answer can be found, It would be much appreciated !
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] LoopDoGG79:
Have you checked that your baseband changed to MK2?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] synahnew:
Yes I did. And it has, But no Signal still :(
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] swamp7:
I've started having the issue as well, though I can't fathom how it can be the ROM. I've noticed it only after flashing MK2 - is there any reason that might impact it?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mrvirginia:
thanks [MENTION=5077489]ChitownRam[/MENTION] :highfive:

and Happy Holidays to you all!!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Funkertosh:
I never actually use the wifi potion just becuase of the limitation. So, for the sake of testing I just tried them all today. Wifi AP using the built in version, and the paid version of FoxFi do not work. The FoxFi does appear to start up the built in wifi tether and you end up with both icons up on top.

Then for S&G I tried to use the bluetooth and could not get that to work. I will be honest, I've never actually tried to bluetooth tether since my old Nokia days LOL. In the end though I was able to get it to connect, but no data would go through. Similar to what you described.

USB tether works great though :D
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] nivekx9:
Merry Christmas [MENTION=2651267]mrvirginia[/MENTION]!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] scorpio_bpl86:
Merry Christmas everyone !!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Black SER:
DOES ANYONE KNOW WHERE TO FIND POST THAT IS BOLDED AND IN RED? THANKS:cool: (sorry for caps)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] BoboBrazil:
What's the best kernel for battery life on this bad boy? I'm on stock and disappointed with what I'm getting with somewhat light usage(less than a day).
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] nivekx9:
Try KT with his settings.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Black SER:
anyone?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] a103:
Sorry but what's the question here? Are you looking for Mr.V's post?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Pinan:
It's amazing what a simple thread search will find:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=48011225&postcount=2663
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] andrewbat:
Australian International i9505

Hi People

Has anyone from Australia updated to the 4.4.2 GPE Rom?

If so, how?

Did you upgrade baseband, modems etc?

Any help and advice appreciated.... I am currently on Optus in Australia

Thanks
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] therourke:
I am back! Yes, you probably don't remember me but I am back to update you on my broken S4. During a lot of early 4.4 reboots my phone stopped recognising my sim card.

I have spent three weeks dealing with Samsung and EE nonsense. It was sent away for repair and two weeks later came back with the exact same problem.

I have now managed to convince EE to replace my phone in full.

I wanted to catch up here with developments, and it seems I haven't missed an awful lot. The random reboots still appear to be plaguing i9505 users on 4.4.* - other AOSP based custom roms are plagued by the same problems.

Is it likely that when Samsung officially updates the S4 to KitKat at the end of January that these problems might be solved?

Also, has there been any discussion here of the Knox warranty? I am sure my new S4 will have been updated to incorporate this, so if I do decide to install custom ROMs I will trip it. Any workarounds?

Thanks
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] BoboBrazil:
Samsung is only releasing a touchwiz update for 4.4 in January. That won't benefit aosp roms. This rom is a google edition rom released by Samsung themselves and has no such reboot issues. Also once you trip knox there is no way around it, but if you have it you might as well go ahead and trip it if you want to run a custom rom as there is no other way and Samsung isn't getting rid of it so it will be on all their devices going forward.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] therourke:
After receiving a brand new Galaxy S4 to replace my faulty handset I have decided to jump ship. I have sold my S4 and bought a Nexus 5. It seemed silly to carry on hacking my S4 to feel like a Nexus 5, and with the recent round of 4.4 rooting nonsense I finally had enough.

I will miss the S4 for its removable battery and sdcard. I will probably also miss the camera. In exchange I get a phone out of box (almost) exactly as I want it.

Thanks for all the support [MENTION=2651267]mrvirginia[/MENTION] and good luck to all you S4 developers. See you for the next phone generation!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] BoboBrazil:
Smart move. I'll probably continue with the Galaxy 5. Rumored to have a 2560x1440p screen. Understandable that you don't want to deal with KNOX though and if you want stock android a Nexus 5 is the way to go.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] GoreTan:
You should of gotten the Galaxy S4 GPe if you could have! Although I certainly agree the nexus 5 is a much better deal. After owning a Nexus 4, I just can't live with the nexus compromises. I love stock android but I can't live without the ability to have spare batteries, expandable storage, and a great camera. If the Galaxy S5 was to remove any of those features I'll jump ship as well, or if the next nexus has any of those features. :D
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] therourke:
Can't get the GPE in Europe (I am in the UK). It's a bummer.

If you walk into an EE store and agree to pay a few pounds extra a month and a small fee of about £80 they will upgrade you to a new handset. If I fancy an S5 or the next Nexus I might do this. For now I am looking forward to the Nexus 5. I am sure I will miss the things you mention, but no more messing about for me.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] dylanear:
OK, long time reader, first time poster (of this thread)! First off thanks for everyone who contributed and especially Mr. Virginia. I've been using Virgin ROM 2.4.2 (JB 4.3) since a few hours after getting my M919 a month or so ago quite happily.

Problem: I can't open Mobile Odin to flash the hybrid modem files according to the instructions in that thread. It says "Device not compatible or detected" and quits (after I choose to make a dump file or not). The M919 and I9505 are listed as supported, but since VirginRom reports I9505G perhaps that's the issue (though I'd expect it would be supported if the I9505 was) Or some other Odin issue, I've never used it before.

Question: This may be obvious and a dumb question, but can I just flash the two files in recovery? I have ClockworkMod. I assume so, but figure better safe than sorry? Any gotchas? Does the order matter? Alternately, anyone have advice on getting Odin working on an M919 running VirginRom 2.42? Or do I need to use Odin on a PC? That sounds dreadful. ;)

Flashing another ROM just to use Odin to the get modems right to then flash Kit Kat is not the craziest thing I've even done with Android, but I'd love to avoid it!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] jzero88:
My guess it's a hardware issue. This happens to me on any ROM I use.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] dylanear:
After messing around a few hours it seems Mobile Odin won't work on 4.3+ and you can't use recovery to flash modem.bin. I used Odin 3.07 and finally got it to work, after many tries where it looked like it flashed fine, but still showed the MDL baseband. Maybe just chance, but as suggested in a post in the hybrid baseband thread I unplugged the cable after Odin was done flashing, waited 30 seconds, powered down, waited another 30 seconds and booted. NOW it shows MK2 baseband.

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Forgive me if my search skill suck, or I'm just being lazy, but I haven't found this mentioned in the 350+ pages of this thread.

I'm on VirginROM V2.4.2, if I flash V.R. v3.1 can I get by with just wiping the cache and not doing a full reset? Or is that asking for trouble?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] TikiThePug:
I would recommend doing a full wipe. Yes, it's more work to get all your stuff back, but there's always Titanium Backup. If you just do a cache wipe and install Android 4.4 over 4.3, you're bound to get strange behaviour/FCs. Just my opinion though.