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[General Questions and Answers] firebirdude:
Unlocked and S-OFF Verizon Incredible 4G LTE. I unlocked it with Rumrunner's tool, flashed TWRP (from their page), and flash CM10.2. No cell service. I tried a few things like reflashing/updating radios, etc no change. I tried a PacMan ROM. Same result. Tried a Viper ROM. Same result. Then I flash the stock rooted and deodexed ROM and I still have no service. Just sits in roaming.

Here's info from my Bootloader screen:

Currently show this on bootloader:

TAMPERED

UNLOCKED

FIREBALL PVT SHIP S-OFF RL

CID-VZW_001

HBOOT-1.15.0000

RADIO-1.53.06.1009

OpenDSP-v29.1.0.45.0622

eMMC-boot

Aug 1 2012, 12:05:25

I don't care what ROM I use at this point. I'll even relock everything and put it back stock. Just want it to work. Help!

EDIT: EDIT: I have since relocked my phone and loaded up the stock RUU 2.17 Verizon ROM, per this walkthrough. Everything went smoothly. My bootloader now says "RELOCKED". Still no cell service. I tried dialing *228, but as soon as I hit call an alert pops up "A Verizon Wireless SIM card has activated your service and updated your phone's roaming capabilities." Well, still no service.... Dialing *22899 does the same thing.

(ignore my sig)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ercxar:
Hello guys,

I've been searching recently to decide which phone will be my next phone in 2 months. The parameters for me to decide are, I keep the phone at least few years like my current SGS2 phone and I need it to stay above average. I know I may see better for next 6 months or so but I want to decide in this period. Money is not a factor.

I've been reading about new Knox for SGS5 and every poll in other websites I've read was saying they are not going to buy or they are not interested and disappointed!

I also read about another Galaxy S 5 named F series or Galaxy Prime! It's the same as Galaxy S 5 but with better specs and metal unibody!

I stuck to choose between these:

Google Nexus 5 (32gb, LTE)

Samsung Galaxy S5 (prefer 32gb but if it's available till then, LTE)

Samsung Galaxy S4 (I9505 LTE)

I also created a poll for the ones who are lazy to answer. :D

Any response, opinions are welcomed.:good:

Thank you.

EDIT:

I prefer removable battery because in my country any official repair center has no meaning and they are all in one that asks money for their services. So in few years period I need atleast one new battery as my previous experiences. And having removable battery is a factor. And having an SD card is but with 32gb version that would not be a huge problem but I prefer having removable battery and SD card slot.

I heard about nexus 5 battery life that as its best it would be average. Having a good battery life could be a factor too.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] misiu0000:
I have similar problem and I have narrowed it down to 2 options:

- Samsung Galaxy S5

- Sony Z2

but still can't decide :)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ercxar:
Oh my god. That's exactly what I did in past hour! I'm watching some YouTube reviews right now.

Really hard choice tbh. :D Release date for z2 is April 1st? I hope we don't get April's fool:(

I want to get them with LTE cause I won't upgrade my phone in next years. Any idea about release date for LTE on the same day?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] misiu0000:
Been there, done that... Watched/read all reviews and still in between ;)

Not sure what you mean by LTE version on Z2:

The latest Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 processor with 2.3 GHz quad-core Krait CPUs and 4G LTE for fast performance, 3GB RAM and high capacity 3200 mAh battery in an 8.2mm slim smartphone

Will there be a version without LTE???
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ercxar:
Exactly. I thought Z2 is the same with galaxy s series for having LTE versions (4G) that it's market dependent and different in any country/operator so that's a positive thing for Z2.

They are exactly the same except the ram and cpu, samsung clocked it at 2.5GHz. But that ultra power saving mode on S5 is an awesome thing! I'm more into S5 now because of that auto-focus, ultra power saving mode and removable battery. But getting an S5 LTE version is on whole another subject!!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] misiu0000:
If I wanted monochrome black and white screen with long battery life I would stick with my Nokia 6310i :D

But I agree, that removable battery is important thing... unless you change your phones often ;)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ercxar:
lol yeah.;)

That's the main reason for me cause I won't change my phone even in two years period. I still have my beloved SGS2 almost four years now and changed the battery once! That's why I'm worried about these.

But I hear others say go for Nexus 5! Because of development and open source! I think I'm going to change my mind to wait for S5 release date to see actual reviews then decide! I think in that mean time I would buy Nexus 5 then if S5 had positive feedback from actual consumers I would change my phone! But doing this would waste my money!

But till then who knows? :D :fingers-crossed:
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] misiu0000:
Nexus 5 pros:

- development and open source

- faster Android updates

Nexus 5 cons:

- no Micro SD

- non-removable battery (same as Z2)

Two above in the same device disqualifies Nexus 5 for me...
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Joku1981:
Samsung Galaxy note 4 -> Why? HERE
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ercxar:
You are right but I can't live without a custom rom! I know in first few months of S5 release there wouldn't be any custom roms specially if they want to include all those new features.

And I know nothing about Z2 or Sony devices in this matter, cause I never had one!

I'm slowly taking decision to buy N5 now and then see the situation after release of Z2 and S5 then change my phone after that if I still wanted to leave N5!

Did you make your decision yet?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] misiu0000:
Bit to big ;)

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I will wait for both to be released, take both in my hand and decide :D

Although Sony is winning currently:

- active noise-cancellation - although don't know if Sony will include headphones that use it in the box

- I like SmartBand better than Samsung Gear stuff

- hate Samsung for Knox :D

but... honestly not 100% sure... 11th April is coming fast!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] one-option:
Hi All

After long search and comparing many flagships I finally decided to get the best smartphone

I was thinking about Galaxy S4 - Galaxy S5 - Nexus 5

then I decided to get Galaxy S4 for the following:-

1- Replaceable battery.

2- SD card support.

3- Easy to fix and replace parts if I need to.

4- No fingerprint scanner (this is really stupid option).

5- Perfect size easy to put in your pocket.

6- come with Android Jelly Bean 4.2.2 and 4.3 No KItKat 4.4.2 SD card Limited use (I don't update).

7- Good performance & battery life.

8- So many people used this phone for good time without issues or problems.

9- Close aspects & hardware for this year Flagships.

10- Good price $ (after one year in market the price got good drop down).

I have used so many smartphones from Samsung, Nokia Lumias, htc & Sony................ frankly speaking Galaxy S4 is something really special.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ercxar:
The only pros of getting S4 are,

You already have custom roms!

Price got dropped.

But the difference is not that much. In my opinion and after reading so many opinion and reviews. I would say with choosing S4 in my mind I would go for S5! Cause the same will happen to S5 after few months except the price drop. Everything is better on S5 than S4 including so many new features! (I'm not talking about heart rate or finger scanner) Specially for the people who use Stock rom, including me in first few months!

If I have the money in few months after release of S5/Z2 for spending money. I would go with N5 now then decide for Z2/S5 and that mean time after reading actual consumer review's! I stuck with this situation now. I don't know if I'm able to save money till that time to change my phone! And only thing worries me is this, If I'm going to stuck with my next phone then I'm going to decide between S5/Z2 but I don't know if that will happen.

Someone told me an awesome thing about this:
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] arf:
A few minor issues with the new ROM

1. as reported in the correct thread, it seems to be no longer possible to turn off the 'go-online' warning.

2. on the newly enabled wireless plugin, the bluetooth icon is missing

nothing else major so far.. any more?

after all the wait the Qtek 2.17 rom seems to be better prepared
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pakalrtb:
Being out of the loop for a while. What's the latest version of Odin that is good for flashing into my SM-N900 , on a win 8.1 machine ?

And where to download it ?

Thanks in advance,

P_
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Spitwista:
3.09 and you'll find a link along with easy steps on sammobile when downloading firmware
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] Ascertion:
Sprint.com appears to be the only source for the HTC M8 at the moment.

Price

$199 for New Contract

$199 for Upgrade

Size

32GB

Colors Available

Gun-Metal Gray
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] exSD:
32GB version for $249 upgrade.
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] ahecht:
There's a $50 upgrade rebate if you call in to Sprint Telesales (1-888-882-4030) instead of ordering at Sprint.com.

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Just a reminder, for those of you that want access to the super secret order status page and your full receipt:

Log in to your Sprint account

Go to "My Sprint" and then "See Bill"

Click on "See my order history" on the right under "I want to..."

On the order history page, you should see your order along with an "Order ID" that begins with "DM". This is not the same as the "Order Number" on your email confirmation.

In the same browser window and tab, paste the following into your URL bar:

https://myaccountportal.sprint.com/servlet/ecare?inf_action=orderLines&orderId=DMXX-X-XXXXXXXX

Replace DMXX-X-XXXXXXXX with your order number. You must do this in the same tab as your Order History or it won't work.

Press enter.

...

Profit!

According to my super secret order status page, my phone is shipping "Overnight: Next Day PM"
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] howie411:
Cool page, mine shows Overnight: Next Day PM also.
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] mcwups1:
And where will it show this?

My order status still shows as In Progress.

When I pasted this, it just went to a blank page.
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] exSD:
Re-read the instructions carefully this time. It should take you to a new page.
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] mcwups1:
Again, I followed the instructions. I took the order # from my email confirmation and replaced the DM number.

Hit enter, and the page went blank.

Same address bar and tab as the page you see in my uploaded photo.
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] exSD:
You said you took your order # from the email confirmation... is it the same DM # you see on your order history page?

I ask because my order number in my email is not the same as my DM # on the order history page.
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] ahecht:
You can't use the order # from your email. You have to use the number from the Order History page (the one that in your screenshot starts with DM60). You should get a page like this:
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] mcwups1:
I tried both twice. I thought perhaps I could mistake a number like zero for the letter O.

I copied and pasted both numbers to no avail.

Did your order history say something different from what mine says?
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] ahecht:
Mine looked like yours (assuming you whited out the rest of your DM number). You might want to try a different browser, make sure you're not in incognito mode, and make sure you use the exact same tab.
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] ticklemepinks:
mine just said shipped and thursday is the day
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] mcwups1:
Wow. Figured it out. The "D" in "Id" was capitalized.

But you know what? I work for UPS, and all I've ever seen a Sprint phone shipped in was a NDA PM or "1P" service level.
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] webdude12:
Mine will be here tomorrow. (Wed) Love living so close to the warehouse :)
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] fr0st420:
Friday :(
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] howie411:
Got my shipping confirmation email, says it will be here Friday (28th) its going from Kentucky to VA.
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] phsteve:
Also Friday. NYC.
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] Ryno_666:
Friday in Texas.
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] Bachatu:
Friday in Florida. Looks like most of us have the same wait....
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] exSD:
wow you're still around from the tp1 ppcgeeks days?
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] ticklemepinks:
yesssss thats me :)
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] exSD:
still pretending to be a girl?? lol
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] ejtrademark:
Thursday, in Dallas. :fingers-crossed:
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] phsteve:
Mine said Friday on the UPS tracking page originally but a couple hours ago it changed to Thursday! Still haven't had any actual shipment activity beyond "Customer provided origin scan" but supposedly it'll be here by the end of the day tomorrow. Yippee! (in NYC)
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] Captain_Throwback:
Same here :D.

But mine has left the facility at this point :).

As soon as I have it in-hand, I will be unlocking and working on getting recovery on it.
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] schmeggy929:
Make that number 3 for Thursday changed from Friday.:D
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] phat78boy:
Mine changed to Thursday as well. Still not soon enough...lol
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] Darkne0:
Mine changed too! Still would like it sooner... :)
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] themuffinman:
I ordered yesterday a little after 1pm eastern time and it looks like I will be getting it today. I am currently in the Virgin Islands, so thats some pretty fast shipping if you ask me.
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] schmeggy929:
Sprint Headquarters is in the Virgin Islands, didn't ya know?
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] fr0st420:
Mine changed to Thursday too!
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] ahecht:
Mine is scheduled for tomorrow, but given that it hasn't left the warehouse I'm not getting too excited (I remember how many days UPS said "tomorrow" before my EVO 4G LTE actually shipped).
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] ticklemepinks:
....funny

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is there a rooted rom for it yet???
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] Bachatu:
Mine changed to Thursday as well, but there has not been any activity since yesterday on their page! Hopefully UPS is not decieving us.
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] scott_0:
talked to a Sprint rep online today, said it won't available in store until early April. damn I want one!!
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] mcwups1:
Mine is in Louisville, so I know I'll get mine before 9am.

I work at the hub! I can get it before the driver hits the street!
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] howie411:
Mine also went from Friday delivery to tomorrow (Thursday).
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] phsteve:
Aaaand it landed at JFK 20 min ago. Hopefully I'll have it by tomorrow morning.
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] gbritton:
Mine moved from Louisville, KY to Jamaica, NY, sounds about right for Thursday :) so it will arrive at the same time as a random Amazon Prime TPU case I clicked on.

I saw today though the Android Central unboxing video showed a TPU case included in the UK version .. wonder if we get that too.
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] exSD:
From the US unboxings I've seen - no.
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] dragonforce11:
Has anyone ordered through Best Buy? I just placed my order in store, but have no estimate for arrival. Should I go to a Sprint store and just do it through there? Will it be significantly faster to go through Sprint?
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] Ascertion:
I think Best Buy will start shipping them on 4/06.

Sent from my LG-LS980
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] simonsickle:
Sprint is currently shipping on expedited 2 day shipping for free
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] nicko786:
I'm desperate for this phone and I only want to order it through Best Buy but it isn't working. I want their Geek Squad protection that I currently have on my EVO 4G LTE.. Does anyone know if I can buy it through Sprint then apply the Geek Squad protection once I get it, or do I HAVE to buy the phone from Best Buy? I don't want to wait another week! Especially since my phone is finally starting to show it's age and is in cellular hospice.
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] amelcher:
These days most large companies will actually have warehouses near Lousville and ship everything from Kentucky as that is where the main UPS hub is...
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] fr0st420:
Mine is on the truck and out for delivery
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] nicko786:
Called Best Buy and that won't work so I said "EFF IT!" and am ordering from Sprint. Hoping it gets expedited like your alls's and comes by Saturday!!!
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] gbritton:
Ding, dong. UPS delivered my new phone and TPU case from Amazon. Now begins the long process of backing up the old phone, transferring everything over and setting everything up on the new one. At least I can just move the microSD card over with all that data :) fun day today.
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] magicalan:
Omg until 4/8 it will schedule to SHIP through the htc website. hell no, heading to sprint website to order it ..
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] howie411:
Phone just got here. Charging it now!
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] mcwups1:
Charged and loving it! Just trying to figure out how to make a menu button! Dang it.
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] Captain_Throwback:
I have mine :)

I'm uploading system dump currently but I already started a thread in Android Dev with the build.prop and partition info.

Pulling the boot and recovery images is giving me trouble, though. Stupid "permission denied" messages.
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] Bachatu:
Just received mine.... Now on to the fun stuff!! :) The possibilities willl be endelss with this awesome dev community!!
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] CB620:
You should kill the battery first than charge fully
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] mmcjam07:
Did anyone else's shipping go from Friday to Thursday then back to Friday again or am I just unlucky
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] kidram:
They shipped mine yesterday and today it's in transit for tomorrow to arrive.
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] mmcjam07:
Mine was originally supposed to arrive Friday but it was shortly changed to today. Up until about an hour ago it was on the truck for delivery but now it's back at the warehouse
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] themuffinman:
That really doesn't apply to these newer batteries.
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] simonsickle:
Mine just left today. It says it will be here tomorrow thanks to ups being amazing! But I'm upset with otterbox. FedEx won't deliver my otterbox ordered at the same time with the same shipping until Monday! And I paid for its shipping.... If it really does come in Monday someone has some explaining to do lol
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] ticklemepinks:
i got mine this morning, if you need cases, go to a verizon store, only place that anything for the m8

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its under the display setting
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] exSD:
Do they have the dot view cases? Are they Verizon branded?
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] mmcjam07:
Nice. Shame about the Otterbox. A lot of the cases I've been looking at won't be available until April
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] ttieder:
Ordered gold from best buy has anyone received shipping notification yet?
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] ticklemepinks:
yep and no branding
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] allynsky:
Thats too bad about your Otterbox. I ordered both my phone and my Otterbox Defender at the same time and they're both supposed to be here tomorrow.
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] Dark_shadow70:
I ordered mine from best buy too, no idea when they're going to be in stock, I called them to find out and nobody seems to know..?

Why would Verizon get an exclusive on this phone if they don't even want to sell it, went to the store to look at it, the sales person didn't even know what phone I was talking about, they had 1 phone on display, all the way in the corner, no kind of advertising, and here we are dying to get it..
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] cincyelite22:
I checked my best buy order yesterday and it is in backorder status as they wait for inventory. Based on employee news in our systems I'm expecting it to actually get to me around the 6th
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] jughead17:
Has anybody received a phone from Best Buy? Or were they never going to ship this early? I want to order from them to get my $50 gift card from the promo they had last month.
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] KennyG123:
When I ordered every shipping option started with April 1st to April xx depending on choice. This seems to hint that they are not shipping until the 31st.
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] xPhantom:
Yeah, the only reason I'm going through Best Buy is to take advantage of that $50 gift card offer... I hate waiting!
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] knlmwq:
At least your order is going through. Every time I try to order from bestbuy I get an error message.
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] reverepats:
Isn't spent doing a $50 rebate also? I swear I saw it on the front page last night?
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] Ascertion:
Yeah, telesales @ $249.99, which $50 mail-in rebate. Best Buy is doing $199.99 with $50 Giftcard.

My cousin got the Gunmetal Grey from AT&T and I have to avoid getting the same color as him, so I'm going to grab the Gold one from BBY when it becomes available. The wait is killing me, though. lol
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] fr0st420:
Finally found a dot view case! This thing is frickin awesome!
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] bsims85:
Has anyone been able to upgrade using easy pay? Sprints website will only me complete an Easy Pay purchase if I add a line. My current line is elgible for an easy pay upgrade, but the site won't give me option. CS has been no help and no stores that support easy pay can help because they cant even see the phone in their systems to process the order. Has anyone had any luck with this? Seems like I am just going to have to wait...
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] scott_0:
I was chatting with a rep on sprint.com and they stated they can only do the easy pay option in store and they wont have the phones until early April, couldnt give a specific date........
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] Rydah:
Same here, WTF! ???

I know right, can't wait for my actual device to put it in. Bought my view dot last night.

Sent From My HTC One!
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] KennyG123:
I had to select a new plan for it to go through and then call Sprint to set it back.
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] xPhantom:
No, my order hasn't actually gone through. Which is why I hate having to wait to go through Best Buy for that $50 gift card! If they didn't have that offer, I would've ordered from Sprint on day one.
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] Ascertion:
I ordered my LG G2 from BestBuy.com a week before release and on the day it released, there were people going in and picking up the device in stores that had no reservations, and my Bestbuy.com order was still being processed. I gave it a few days and decided to just go into the store and pick it up and they wouldn't let me cancel until I got a supervisor on the phone. Kind of a bummer experience. Hopefully it's better with the M8 but I'd honestly recommend just going into the store when it comes to pre-orders.
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] xPhantom:
Yeah, honestly at this point, I'm pretty sure I'm just going to walk into my local Best Buy to pick up the phone once they get them in. Also that way I'll get to use the $50 gift card toward the purchase of the phone. The only thing I need to make sure of is that my case and screen protector get here before I go pick up the phone.
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] josh030181:
It says the $50 gift card ended February
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] Ascertion:
The offer to reserve it ended then but the gift card itself is available if you upgrade during 2014.

Sent from my LG-LS980
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] xPhantom:
Yeah, if you read closely, it says that the registration period ended in February, but if you signed up during the registration period, then you get a $50 gift card as long as you upgrade by December 31, 2014.