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[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cellrama:
I don't know much about the carrier frequencies but am curious to know if the LG G2 (model: LG-D801) support LTE on the Telus Mobility network if I ROOT the device and install a custom ROM?

Can someone point me to a good how-to guide on ROOTING the LG G2? Does this device have a recovery program like TWRP? I've found some links but just do not wish to damage my phone. Unlike the Note 3, are there issues with hard bricking the device should I accidentally install the wrong ROM?

Thanks!
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Vortex1212:
The LG-D801 is a pentaband phone.

All you need to do is unlock the device, you can get the code online for approximately 8 USD.

After you use that code, put in your Telus SIM and you may need to input the APN settings and you should be set. If you dont know the APN settings, go on Google and search for "Telus LTE APN settings" you should find it.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cellrama:
So this device once unlocked will support LTE out of the box? No need to ROOT and install a custom modem like the Samsung devices?
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Vortex1212:
Yes. I have Wind LG G2 using with Fido LTE and no root. You wouldnt be able to root this phone even if you wanted since I dont think there is a root out.

But if you do find a root let me know. I am dying to root this phone :(
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cellrama:
Thanks! That's great to know as I thought I would need to root the device to enable the LTE modem. I know with Samsung devices you would need to root for access to the LTE modem which has been crippled on WIND devices. You can just flash the modem but whenever an OTA update occurs, you lose the flash.

Thanks again! I'll unlock my device and if required, enter the Telus APN settings and I'll be all up and running. Have a good night!
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Vortex1212:
No Problem
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cellrama:
Just curious... What service did you use for unlocking? I usually use cellunlocker.net and notice they unlock for $7.99 US for the LG brand. Downside is I only see the D800 listed and my device is the D801. I thought about selecting the D800 model as I do not think it would make a difference but do not wish to run into a problem. Thanks!
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Vortex1212:
I used the same service, but they did have the Wind Mobile.. and I chose G2 in the model section a little further down the list.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] droid_<3er:
Just curious, is it D803 like the rest of the Canadian G2s?

Very, very tempted to give the Canadian G2 a shot but after Rogers (with the cheapest price atm) told me I had to stay on their network for 3 months in order to unlock, I was instantly outta there.

D801...so you bought from Tmo? Did they not unlock it? D800 is ATT.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Vortex1212:
No there are 2 canadian g2.. one is tue d802 for bell telus and rogers and the second is d801 which is for wind mobile...

Although the wind mobile d801 is the same model as t-mobile, doesnt seem like the t-mobile root works on this so im going to guess this is slightly different
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cellrama:
[MENTION=4438119]Vortex1212[/MENTION] - You said you had the WIND Mobile version? This would be model: LG-D801 and I can confirm once I have unlocked this, I get a MAX speed of 4G. If I go into my Network Mode settings, the only option is GSM/WCDMA (auto connect) so the other option for the modem: LTE/WCDMA/GSM (auto connect) is definitely crippled. I have modified the APN settings to reflect the correct settings for Telus LTE. On your device, if you go into your "About Phone" menu, what is your model number? I'm thinking maybe the WIND Mobile store received a TMOBILE variant which would explain the lack of LTE.

[MENTION=4393483]droid_<3er[/MENTION] - I bought from WIND Mobile but both WIND and T-MOBILE use the same frequencies so if unlocked, their devices will work interchangeably. As for the difference in models, I'm unsure as I just purchased this device this morning.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Vortex1212:
Yeah I have the wind mobile version from what I remember. And it has to be wind mobile or I wouldnt have been able to unlock my phone using the wind key. the phone has chosen LTE/WCDMA/GSM for me, but just did a speed test and got only 13Mbps, so I guess its not LTE.

now im hoping they come up with a root soon for wind mobile g2
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cellrama:
Well... To determine if you have true LTE, the modem would need to be enabled. It's still possible our carriers being non-wind may be throttling our speeds but if you go into the following menu: Settings | Network (upper left tab at top of screen) | Tethering & networks | Mobile Networks then Network mode, how many modems do you see? If 3, it's most likely GSM/WCDMA (auto-connect), WCDMA (only) and GSM (only). This means the fastest speed the device will produce is 4G (step below LTE). If you have a 4th modem: LTE/WCDMA/GSM (auto-connect), your LTE modem is enabled but very possible is being throttled.

Please let me know as I'm curious on this. Thank you!
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Vortex1212:
I see your point. On my G2 the GSM/WCDMA/LTE auto mode is available and I have it selected, but I do notice that I rarely get 5 bars in the notifications. So although it is connected I think it might be throttled.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cellrama:
This is strange how we both have the same model yet your device has the GSM/WCDMA/LTE modem reflected in your settings. Do you have 3 or 4 modems listed? I only have 3 with the top being: GSM/WCDMA. Thanks!

Also, if you go into your "About Phone" menu, what is your model number. Curious if you maybe have the LG-D802 which has LTE uncrippled. Guess it depends on the batch of devices the WIND store received. Thanks again!
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Vortex1212:
I have 4 models listed

It says LG-D801.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cellrama:
Thank you for the response. Very odd! When I purchased my Note 3, I had the same issue where another WIND user had LTE out of the box after unlocking whereas myself, I had to root, and update the software with the Telus model of SM-N900W8 software. Strange but onto the next venture of trying to figure out how to ROOT, Install RECOVERY and FLASH to puppy so it works to it's full capacity on Telus.

Have a good one!
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Omnigaia:
Perhaps it has to do with the method of unlocking?

How did each of you unlock it?

I'm thinking of unlocking my phone which I bought from Wind Mobile. Since both of you have the same model and both unlocked from the same service, I think maybe the method of unlocking might have different results.

If it's not the unlocking method, I guess there are variants even within the same models!

Also, cellrama, please let me know if you did get LTE onto your phone!
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cellrama:
I'm leaning more towards different variants. As I understand, the D801 (WIND variant) and D803 (Telus/Bell/Rogers variant) have the same specs. I have all the required programs to flash the Telus ROM onto the WIND variant but just doing a bit more research to ensure I do no brick the device. I'll keep you posted as to my results. Thanks!
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Vortex1212:
Yeah do let me know if you find a way to ROOT this device. I have been researching all day but have not come across anything, but then again all I have been searching for is LG G2 wind mobile root.

As for the reason why I have LTE option enabled, it may just vary from device to device, or I may have gotten lucky and got one of the few they forgot to disable the LTE feature.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] monkeyhatchet:
Shouldn't ROOT be the same as the T-mobile version? That's also 801, and with AWS bands enabled. Isn't it the same device?
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] droid_<3er:
Maybe post about it in General or something. I know for sure that Sprint LS980 cannot be rooted using the universal ATT/VZW/INT/Korea/TELUS/BELL/ROGERS root by IOmonster. That way people can know about it.

I wouldn't suggest you try the original Chinese root method because some people suspect that it has spyware.

Same number doesn't mean same ROM.

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Be careful, different models of the G2 have different boot.img and that may serious buttf*ck your device if you're not careful. Although there are minor discrepancies between D803 from Telus, Bell and Rogers I'm pretty sure that they're mostly cross-compatible. This D801 on the other hand...
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Omnigaia:
So you are saying that the boot-loader unlock that Wind can unlock for you or cellunlocker.net WILL NOT enable the LTE capability of the modem? (And did not give you the LTE option in the network menu?)

What speeds are you referring to when you mentioned "crippled at 4G rate"?

This makes me even more curious and a little confused because Vortex claims to have a Wind D801 and after having it unlocked, easily had the LTE option without flashing a rom.

He also mentions that he achieved 13 Mbps which is within Telus' claimed range for expected average 4G LTE speeds (12 - 25 Mbps) mobility.telus.com/en/BC/network/index.shtml

I hope my post is not too convoluted. What I'm interested in knowing is:

4G crippled rate would be what speed?

Will unlocking via WIND or cellunlocker.net reveal the LTE/WCDMA/GSM option?

Why there is a discrepancy between 2 Wind phones? (Different unlocking methods?)

Can both of you help me clear my confusion up? =S

Edit: I forgot the main question of.... will our phones be forever crippled by Wind. I even heard that Wind has a planned LTE expansion...if they crippled the LTE, how will their own customers take advantage of it?! Buy a new phone?! </sarcasm>
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cingkrab:
Does it say in Settings-> About Phone-> Status -> Mobile network type as UMTS or WCDMA?

It might be arranged a bit differently in the LG menu.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] samlikely:
I was able to gain root using the T-Mobile version of this method although I've haven't had any success using the T-Mobile TWRP recovery file.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Vortex1212:
My mobile network type is LTE:13... and yes this is a wind mobile D-801 I am talking about
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cingkrab:
So looks like LTE works for you. If only there's a way to put a recovery on the Wind D801 then we can test if it's compatible with the T-Mobile D801 roms. If it does, with CM10 coming out for the Tmo variant, the ROM potential of the Wind variant would look pretty bright.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Vortex1212:
Yeah seems like I really got lucky with this. Maybe it was just the method I used to unlock which seemed to work out for me. But yeah I was able to root my device as well, still haven't found a working recovery though.

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I am still searching for a recovery, and the method you pointed out worked like a charm for me to root my phone, so thanks for that. Post in this thread if you do find a method to install recovery on to this device.

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I just went on an LG website and cross referenced with the software version my phone is running. I am currently on D801V11B which according to the link http://g2-lg.com/lg-g2-firmware-stock-roms/ is a Videotron phone as well.

To confirm Wind and Videotron use the same phone and software version, could you guys let me know the software version in your wind phone.

To get there is Settings >> About Phone >> Software and you should find it there.

Thanks.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Omnigaia:
My Wind D801 is also running the same software (D801V11B).
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cellrama:
Sometimes, unlocking a device will not automatically enable the LTE capability. I think this is really device dependent but only working with a few devices, cannot comment fully on this. Some people using WIND devices have exhibited great results with very little effort while others have had to follow a few more procedures. As for speed, I do not remember the exact numbers but they did not fall within the range of the Telus acceptable speed for LTE. They were that of 4G (significantly lower).

An update... The design of the LG G2 is that where once unlocked, you should have access to LTE. After communicating with cellunlocker.net, they advised they only unlock the device for SIM switching between carriers and any crippling or enabling of hardware features is between the manufacturer and carrier. They were kind enough to provide another unlock code and upon initially unlocking, I did not have the LTE modem within my network settings. After doing a factory reset though, the option did come up. In my instance, looks as if I had to factory reset for my modem to enable itself so that answers the question as to "why?". I've sold the device so too little, too late. At least this was sold to a friend so I could ease my concerns with future testing.

As for WIND and LTE support in future, I think you will not see this until they win a bid for some of the new spectrum. Once this auction completes, my opinion is that it will take 18 months at minimum for WIND to start implementing this network. If it's implemented on the premium network (700Mhz), this means most everyone will need a new device as there's limited devices which support the 700Mhz frequency at this time.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cellrama:
I only had 3 options:

WCDMA/GSM (auto connect)

WCDMA (only)

GSM (only)

After unlocking a second time (thank you cellunlocker.net for a free code) and doing a factory reset after unlock, I had 4 options:

WCDMA/LTE/GSM (auto connect)

WCDMA/GSM (auto)

WCDMA (only)

GSM (only)

Looks as if some have been lucky with the feature automatically appearing while in my particular instance, it required a factory reset.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cellrama:
I jumped the gun but had it reset to factory and sold the device. I found out after the fact how to enable LTE and it was more simple than initially thought. My friend has a nice LG G2 at a good price courtesy of my mistake and impatience. :)
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cingkrab:
Actually the G2 supports LTE band 17, which is the most popular block of 700 MHz spectrum for LTE in North America. Only Verizon uses band 13. I would think Wind would try their hardest to acquire LTE band 17 blocks across Canada. There's little chance any handset maker would provide a HSPA band 4 and LTE band 13 compatible device specially for Wind, since there's no one else in the world with that configuration and Wind is way too small for their own variant of a handset.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] monkeyhatchet:
May be a dumb question but if the phone is identical to the 803 why can't 803 recovery and ROMs work on it?
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cellrama:
I do not know much about rooting but I think it has to do with the software during the initial boot. I hear talks about a boot loader image which is proprietary to each carrier. If this is overwritten, it can damage the device. I'm sure it's not permanent but without recovery software like TWRP, you have no restoration abilities.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] monkeyhatchet:
What about other 801 devices then? If Recovery were to work somehow, can we flash Tmob roms?
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Omnigaia:
Thanks for your informative reply! I would like to ask how you did the factory reset. From the Android menu or from the hidden menu (???? #*801#,I forgot the code, haha).
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cellrama:
As I understand, other same model ROMS work in specific circumstances like the Note 3 (model: SM-N900W8) but not others (like Note 2). It's really up to someone to test and post their findings which is why many will wait for some of the more senior members (AllGamer, Chainfire, etc...) to post their feedback as these are just a couple of the pro's on here who know what they're doing.

Without a good recovery package installed, I take limited risks. :)
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cellrama:
I did the reset from the standard menu provided in the Android menu. No need to access the hidden dial-pad menu's for this situation.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] monkeyhatchet:
Is it safe to say no ones working on a recovery for the WIND model then? People don't even seem to know about it.

This really sucks because this phone has really grown on me but I may have to take it back!
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cingkrab:
I think it'll happen eventually. It'll just take time. I'd say wait until at least the end of your 14 day return period before doing anything. In the meantime post around in the dev forums to see if anyone is interested in supporting the Wind version and to raise awareness about this model.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sacrosaint:
If you want to get Wind support going, you can help. Go onto Freenode webchat and join #lg-g2 to get root, then #twrp to get recovery.

I'm guessing the IORoot will work on the LG G2 D801 Wind if you just edit the .bat file to use ATT/TMO files. If it doesn't work, it won't harm your device.

If you want to try, go to this thread and follow the instructions, except replace the root.bat file in the extracted directory with this one that I just made.

Pay attention to what the console says while you follow the on-screen instructions. At one point it will spit out:

Got XXX from ADB. Ignoring that and going ahead to ATT/TMO root.

Please reply to this with the actual value of "XXX" and whether or not the root worked. I'll relay the message to iomonster/thecubed.

Sacrosaint.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] monkeyhatchet:
I'm a bit hesitant to use a tester device as a scapegoat, just curious what the future will be like for these niche models since LG decided to go ahead and make a million variants.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Vortex1212:
The problem isnt that no one wants to work on a twrp for the D801.. I did a little bit of digging around and apparently there is no loki support for the Wind D801. I will continue trying to get some sort of support for this device and hopefully by by early November, we can have a recovery at the minimum.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] custo:
The root won't do anything to do your device. Worst case it doesn't do anything. So your best bet if you want root is to try it
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Vortex1212:
Just used the Rogers twrp recovery and it works on the Wind Mobile variant. I successfully have installed Recovery on my phone. Got the twrp file from the link:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2449679 ---> special thanks to Dees_Troy and bigbuff

and I used the method outlined in Option 2 from the link:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2449670

Works like a charm and as for root used the Chinese root method and no funny behavior on my end :laugh:
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cingkrab:
That's awesome! Have you flashed any D801 roms yet?
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Vortex1212:
No I haven't
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Omnigaia:
That's great to hear! I'm still wary of that Chinese root though and I'm travelling for a few weeks so I'll wait till I get home before doing anything to my phone, haha. And hopefully, a safer root will exist when I come back xD
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cingkrab:
OK, I got IORoot to work, except with ytiruces_1a_d803 instead of the AT&T/TMO file. ADB reports the device as "VTR".
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SIMMA420:
Root available

Quick convoluted question, but hopefully someone will know the answers....

Got my hands on a G2-D801 off craigslist...awesome phone, but would be even more awesome with cyanogenmod on it. Presuming I root the phone just fine, can I install the D802 rom that is available, or do I have to wait for D801 to come out?

Also, even though my phone is the 801, I am using it on rogers and their version is the 802. So if I were to root, which root version would I use 801 or 802??

Thank you
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] marcelotorres:
Hi guys!

I have a G2 variant D801 (T-mobile), and i want to use my 4G Data Plan with this device. I tried to falsh D802 baseband, just to see if it will work but unfortunetly it doesn`t. I have to go back to my old Baseband.

Under secret menu 3845#*801# i find some Baseband chanels like 7 that is the default on my country 2600mhz.

There are another way to enable lte on my phone or a way to change the band to 7?

I`m on 3845#*801# > LTE-Only> Modem Settings > LTE Band Selection > I want to enable band 7, but it always fail
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yyz123:
Is it possible to do the opposite?

As in I have a LG-D803 from Rogers, unlocked, but now want to use it on Wind?

Online sources unfortunately doesn't list Wind's frequencies (1700/2100) as accepted bands.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yyz123:
After unlocking my LG-D801 from Wind and performing the factory reset, it still only gives me:

WCDMA/GSM (auto connect)

WCDMA (only)

GSM (only)

Does this mean that my phone will not work on Telus/Bell/Rogers? :(

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Just unlocked my WindMobile D801 and went into the hidden menu --> LTE Only and has options for LTE test but no LTE modem or bands listed.

Is it possible to somehow activate LTE on my phone?
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jugajatt:
+1 i have the same, is this possible?
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yyz123:
Does performing a factory reset re-lock the phone?

How do you unlock a phone twice?
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cellrama:
Factory reset will not lock the device again. What happened was a proper unlock was not completed the first time and it was some kind of strange error. I was provided a proper unlock code which resulted in the phone being unlocked without issue.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mireklo:
I have the wind 801 as well and I wander if we could flash the newly released kitkat update from Rogers 803?
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dredd2099:
Wind D801

- unlock

- insert Robellus lte sim card if you wish to confirm if its unlocked

- calls will work but lte option WONT show up

- factory reset, lte option will now show up

- just add apn settings

- enjoy
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Akram_117:
I am not in US but I now 802 is international carrier and he support LTE I hub you carrier supported and about ROM They are different Often

Sent from my LG G2
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] madsatan:
after reading all the thread....

i sitll dont get it

so i can buy a wind lg g2 and unlocked it ... and i can use lte on fido ??

or i better off with a lgd803 from rogers....if i wanna lte
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] madsatan:
is it actually runin on lte speed then??
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dredd2099:
lte icon is there (mobile network type says lte as well) but looks like not lte speeds with the stock rom/kernel/etc (havent firgured that one yet)

amazingly, signal and call quality is better with the wind d801 than the rogers d803 on the rogers network

D803

D801
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dredd2099:
one thing I forgot to mention, upload speed on the D801 is always higher than the D803
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dredd2099:
disregard last post

went to a open parking lot to do some more tests as opposed to staying in my place

definetely limited for the unlocked D801 on rogers

D801

D803
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ccguntam:
need help isai LG2LL D801 NO Recovery mode, No download mode

Dear all guy ....... i Need you help me to fix my moblie LG2LL D801 isai (japan)

now problem LG G2 D801 is living this situation:

1- Rooted and got OTA

2- No Download mode

3- No recovery mode

4- Secure booting error

5- LG detected as qhsusb_bulk in device manager

6- When you boot your device it shows only LG logo with secure booting error, then the screen goes black while your phone is still on.

7- Other symptoms

Pls..... help me how to fix sent me by inbox pls...