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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] MattMJB0188:
I have a prepaid $70 unlimited everything sim from T-Mobile. I find them to be good, not great. I live in Northwest, Indiana (suburb of Chicago). In my experience I find T-Mobile's LTE LTE signal to be pretty weak in general. Most likely due to the AWS frequency. The HSPA+ signal seems fine. I have also noticed that the LTE is not very fast (despite their claims). If you turn if off, the HSPA+ performs just as good, or if not better. I do not travel at all. But I like having a peace of mind with guaranteed HSPA+ coverage on AT&T. T-Mobile only gives me EDGE at home. It's 100% useless. I haven't tried out the wifi calling recently, but I wonder if you can send MMS over that.

I just returned my AT&T S5 for a defective headphone jack. I was going to exchange it, until it hit me that $700 is not worth it for a locked down device. I loved to flash custom roms and modify everything. AT&T has stopped that. Despite excellent coverage, I too am contemplating switching to TMO permanently. I like that they don't modify their devices. Maybe AT&T's system loosing my unlimited data plan today was the final straw.

Gonna look into options.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] norbarb:
I don't understate why did you do this for. T-mobile Samsung galaxy S5 have lock bootloader too : http://support.t-mobile.com/thread/67380
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] 21cdb:
It's not locked, people are rooting and installing custom recoveries and flashing ROMs already.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] MattMJB0188:
It's not locked. They wouldn't have root if it was.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] norbarb:
They had root for galaxy S4 from AT&T and bootloader is lock. Root is not proof.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] rfb813:
If you check the tmobile forum you will see that they have rooted the S5, installed a custom recovery and some tmobile owners have even flashed and installed Indies rom from the International forum.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] djkinetic:
Ok some people need some education here, so here goes.

The ATT S4 Bootloader was technically LOCKED when it shipped. There was however a bootloader exploit that allowed custom roms and recoveries, this exploit was known as LOKI. Loki is not a true bootloader unlock, it is a bypass. It intercepts instructions during the boot process that allows unsigned code to be run. This exploit was patched in later updates by Samsung, and all current Samsung's are no longer vulnerable to the LOKI exploit.

The S5 on tmobile is BOOTLOADER UNLOCKED. This is confirmed. To those saying TMO is locked you are mistaken. I will enlighten you as to why. The root method used to obtain root on the TMO S5 requires an Unlocked BL to be successful. CF Auto Root by Chainfire works by modifying the stock recovery partition and then using ODIN to flash the TAR file. Odin flashes this modified stock recovery which then pushes SU binary which then flashes the Stock S5 firmware over. This only works if the BL is unlocked. 1 of 3 outcomes will happen if trying to flash on a locked BL. First if the BL is locked Odin will error out saying that the modified recovery image is not official/signed (end of story thats it), this is the most likely scenario. If somehow the modified image flashes onto a locked BL, the phone will not boot. Worst case scenario it flashes and you end up with a brick.

CF has already stated his root method won't work on the ATT S5 or VZW S5 because of the BL, worse is that modifying system to get root is not possible according to CF. This was used to root the S4 and Note 3 orginally. The only way the ATT or VZW S5 gets rooted is if a dev is able to find an exploit for Kit Kat.

In short TMO S5 has an unlocked BL and ATT is locked, stop being in denial. Class over.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] kharrison83:
This is an awesome explanation! Thanks! So technically, my S4 didn't have an Unlocked BootLoader, there was just an exploit Jellybean (LOKI) that was able to gain root (that I used) prior to Samsung patching. And that same patch (or "fix") is applied to the S5, right out the gate. :crying:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] pcidiot:
I'd, switch and all of us here that can't switch should let them know that because they locked their bootloaders. That we will all be switching carriers due to them locking the bootloader. If we can find the right place to tell them that they will be losing many customers then maybe they will change the way they do things or send us a unlocked update.

I had to call them yesterday with a problem with my sim. It was coming up not registered on a network. When talking with AT&T I told them when upgrade time comes I am switching to T-Mobile due to them locking the boot loader. That it should be my choice what I do with and to my phone that I paid for. Then today while doing a servay about the call. I told them again, at the end when they asked if there was anything else. After telling them again, the response was. Thanks again for your time and feedback. Your comments will help us continue to improve our service.

Now this is probably just a general response that's given at the end of the servay. But if we can find the right place in AT&T and threaten them with the loss of many consumers. Then maybe they will change some things. Just think T-Mobile in One year or Two seeing the trend of more and more At&t and Verizon consumers jumping ship to them. They will have no choice but to make T-Mobile better than the others, in all aspects.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] Earthdog:
Honestly, I am thinking of either going back to my Note 3 or doing the T-Mobile but I am not sure that the S5 offers enough new stuff to support the added expense over the Note 3.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] kenfb1:
Hi

Hi,

I'm also thinking about going to T Mobile especially because they

will pay your ETF for the switch. Just not sure about their coverage,

that's the only thing holding me back right now,

Ken
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] titaneds73:
Or you could go with the HTC one m8 it's unlocked,rooted with a custom recovery and s-off.I had never owned an HTC device always had Samsung.but after handling the phone and how dev friendly HTC it's I'm glad I went with them still have my s4 anyway with Loki.

Second choice buy an s5 from t mobile unlock it and use it on AT&T , people have said that lte and reception is excellent on AT&T with the tmo s5.

I hate the fact that AT&T is going the Verizon rout but lays face tmo network is no where near AT&T .I've used both .hope this helps.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] kharrison83:
Thank you everyone for your responses!

I finally did it and made the move to T-Mobile.

LTE on T-Mobile is soooo much faster than AT&T. On LTE I went from between 10-20 MB/s to a minimum of 25 MB/s on TMO, and most of the time a solid 30 MB/s.

HOWEVER, I did notice that places where I would normally have LTE with AT&T, I only sometimes get LTE with TMO; otherwise it's just 4G, which knocks the speed down to between 8-18 MB/s from using speedtest, but still not a huge deal.

I do find myself 'waiting' for websites to load a little longer on TMO, probably slow DNS servers, so gotta look in to that to see if I can change the DNS servers used when using Cell DATA (not Wifi).

All in all, I couldn't be happier with the same exact phone, but that has an unlocked bootloader and already rooted and custom recovery. I was nervous about switching since AT&T did have GREAT service (and by service, I mean reception, lol) but glad I did.

So, if you have AT&T and the S5 and want/need root and are tired of looking for a Root and keep seeing the CF-Auto-Root available for TMO, take the plunge and switch... just check out service reviews in your area first.

Thanks again everyone!!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] pcidiot:
This is exactly what I will be doing when they get reception in my area. The people that voted stay with At&t either work for them or have high hopes. As there most likely will never be root for At&t's S5 unless they give it up and that most likely is not going to happen. So in all reality their votes don't count as there won't be root.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] MattMJB0188:
Thought I'd add my two cents here. I just recently tried out T-Mobile (again) and the more I used their service, the more I hated it. Of course this is subjective because not everyone lives in my area. After having AT&T LTE for years, you get use to it. When driving AT&T's LTE signal was stable. It would never drop to E or 4G. If your driving and streaming something with T-Mobile, FORGET IT. The LTE signal is EXTREMELY weak. In my area AT&T & TMO share towers. My AT&T LTE phone would show a -90dbm signal, while T-Mobile would show a -110 signal.

In my area they need low bandwidth spectrum to cover it. They will never get it here. I can't have my phone signal bouncing all over the place. Its annoying and drains the hell out of your battery.

I also found their LTE to be slow. Much slower than AT&T's (in my area). So anyone who switches to TMO and has great service, I envy you. For me, it wasn't what I thought it was, after a few days of use.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Swedge:
I messed around with my phone a lot, switching roms and tried updating modems. I ended up in a lot of different soft bricks and I have been going through a lot of frustration. I fixed everything and have my phone working except my audio doesn't work whatsoever. I've tried many different roms, I've tried switching Bootloaders, Kernels, and modems and nothing works. I know my speaker isn't just broken because my phone won't even let me attempt to play any type of audio. Youtube's video's won't play, my music app says all of my music files are unsupported and games don't make any noise. What else is there to try?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Oncet:
Install Stock ROM using Odin.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Swedge:
I tried that. It just fails halfway through... :/
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Swedge:
I re downloaded the firmware and it flashed fine! Thank you so much! Everything is fixed!
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alex_tytn:
The first few photos went to the SD card then I get error messages saying...

http : // i807.photobucket.com/albums/yy360/sell90254/IMG_9360_zpse1bc05a4.jpg << this is the image but I'm too new to post pics.

"Unable to save file to SD card. Default storage has been changed to device memory."

So, I Googled around it it seems that this problem has popped up before but I haven't yet found a resolution.

I have the latest SanDisk 64GB UHS-1 microSD card. I thought that the problem last night was because I corrupted it by writing to it from my Windows 8 PC but I've since reformatted it with the fat32format.exe utility so that should be good.

Any advice?

I keep switching it back to the SD card but it worked for only a few hours.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alex_tytn:
My first Android device...

Maybe it's OK? Maybe my answer will help other NOOBs (like me)?

It seems that it depends on which shooting method that you use. And, I knew that because I read the entire manual while patiently waiting for what seemed like FOR-EVER for this thing to come out. ;)

Anyway, I wasn't in one of the special "shot & more" modes so I thought it would be good but 'burst' somehow got checked and that was the problem.

:silly:
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eyecon82:
did you try formatting it?

it should work...i think its either a formatting issue or a problem with your card
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] williamsf1:
Have you tried to format card in phone - be worried because I ordered the same card
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alex_tytn:
YES. I did reformat the phone but learned a lot more about this.

--- THIS IS NOW A USEFUL POST ---

The problem is the version of this memory card and the exact part # and mislabeled packaging (can't post pics and URLs because I'm still too much of a NOOB to be allowed).

Here's what I wrote to the guy that I bought this from and he agreed to accept my return.

Google for "SDSDQY-064G-U46A SDSDQUA-064G-A11A" and you will find other articles.

My solution was to buy the 'Extreme version", I know it's 2x the price but not being able to take certain types of photos or videos on my SD card is unacceptable.

Specifically...

SanDisk 64GB 64G Extreme micro SD microSDXC Card 45MB/s 300X UHS-I Class 10 +smal multifunction Case

I have seen this same complaint on forums at Amazon, eBay and NewEgg. All supplied the much slower card which I can confirm does not work in the S5.

PS Here's a picture of what I bought that says Class 10 / UHS-1 but isn't really...

Just make sure the part # ends in A11A because the one ending in U46A won't work properly in your phone.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eyecon82:
I have the extreme plus version and it works great
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alex_tytn:
Thanks.

I was pretty sure but that's EXACTLY what I wanted to know myself. I bought "extreme" and not "extreme plus" -- seems that there is a 2x difference here in speed. Hopefully the 'extreme is enough'. The lesser version of the "Ultra" (U46A) clearly is not.

I bought this one from http://www.rakuten.com/prod/sandisk-extreme-64gb-microsdhc-uhs-i-class-10-memory-card/256138497.html

and not this one from www.rakuten.com/prod/sandisk-extreme-plus-64-gb-microsdhc-class-10-uhs-i-memory-card-with/263090059.html

Some part #'s:

Extreme = SDSDQXL-064G-A46A

Extreme Plus = HK092 ???

Seems like most sites don't always list the full part # (example above) and many others list one but sell a different one like when I ordered the non-extreme version.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Grizzly123:
Hi folks iv a 32 gig sandisk worked for 2 days now s5 wont reconise it bloody pain
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tdrussell:
I have a class 4 16GB card in my S5 right now and have no issues with burst (obviously, because the phone clearly says burst writes to phone storage), 4K video, etc. I suspect your card was defective.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chimas16:
Will this work ok?

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/sandisk-ultra-plus-64gb-microsdxc-class-10-uhs-1-memory-card/3142644.p?id=1219088216907&skuId=3142644
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] johnnyb33:
Im using the samsung evo 64gb micro sd card and so far no problems. Its been in the phone from day of release so maybe have a look at purchasing this card.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fastyan:
I've had a similar problem, it started in my S4 with the 64gb SanDisk but I thought that the camera had gone faulty! Upgraded this week to S5 and put the sd card in it and all the pictures I took were OK for a minute then went corrupt? Also noticed that I couldn't put apps on the sd so process of elimination brought me to the card. Turns out it had gone faulty but had a second one in my gopro so put it in the phone and all is working perfectly but the other card is dead and can't even format it. Not sure if this helps or similar to your experience but thought I'd share
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alex_tytn:
Maybe???

I tried the Ultra and not Ultra-Plus. The Ultra worked for most things for me but not high speed cam/camera functions.

If you tried it please let me know.

From this point on I buy the Extreme Plus and never looked back.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Matthewg780:
Hello,

So I bought a HTC One a couple months back, it came with a custom ROM installed on it (Xposed I think)

I want to get back to the original firmware, but I need some help in doing that.

Much appreciated:3
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] es0tericcha0s:
Without knowing the carrier and update the phone is on, we're flying blind trying to help. Xposed is a special app, and not the rom itself. Please go to Settings > About Phone > Software Info and let us know the Build Version and original carrier (or if it is an unlocked International model).
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Matthewg780:
It says "Android Revolution 12.2 HD" also my phone is locked to EE, sorry I forgot to say:3
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] es0tericcha0s:
Gotcha. Alright, well in my experience, the ARHD series of roms are pretty solid, but if you want to get back to stock then you will need to use the RUU from EE. You should be able to find everything you need from here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2541082
[Galaxy Tab 3 Accessories] jimmbomb:
Has any-1 found a slim maybe a TPU case

With a kickstand. ..

yet for the 8" Galaxy tab3?

I dont want a folio (book) style.

Write back with what you've found and where

Thanks
[Galaxy Tab 3 Accessories] rjshaw7:
I would be interested in this too. Seems cases are hard to find.
[Galaxy Tab 3 Accessories] krakerx:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/390788125451

I bought on when I got mine back in December, quality is pretty good, nice and sturdy.
[Galaxy Tab 3 Accessories] jimmbomb:
So , thanks Krakerx..... tell us what is it made of?

The ebay ad doesn't state it's make up.

Ive got a TPU on mine and it STILL fits in my front pockets and DOES go in and out easy without hanging up.

Does YOURS still have pocketability? Does it hang up going in and out?

A TPU is flexible, but NOT the rubber sticky feel. It's sorta a slick feel with a few ridges and bumps built in.

A Silicone is too grabby and causes the pocket material to hang,,

A smooth plastic would be ok, I guess..

Can you tell us what it's made of? hard plastic? breakable? and does it ad alot of thickness??

thanks!!
[Galaxy Tab 3 Accessories] krakerx:
It's a hard plastic internal, covered by a rubber sleeve. Much like the Otterbox Defender series cases. Adds an about a 1/4" ridge about the screen, so you don't have to worry if you place the tablet face down. Total thickness is about 1/2". As far as pocketability, I couldn't tell you, my pockets aren't big enough, even before the case. I can tell you, I have it in and out of my work bag, and I have no issues with it. The IR port is still accessible, the SD card slot is not, you have to remove the case if you switch out the card a lot.

Here are some pictures with a monster can for scale
[Galaxy Tab 3 Accessories] krakerx:
Not exactly the slimmest, but probably the best for protection. Only other case that's going to be slim and have a kickstand is probably going to be the Samsung's portfolio case, which does nothing to protect the tablet
[Galaxy Tab 3 Accessories] rjshaw7:
28356833

Thank you, will have a look.
[Galaxy Tab 3 Accessories] jimmbomb:
thanks for the photos Krackerx.... me me... it's a bit too much bulk. especially the 'clips' that extend out at the ends of it.

I'll keep looking. Thanks again for the shots
[Galaxy Tab 3 Accessories] jimmbomb:
bump
[Verizon HTC One (M7)] Youngtusk:
Hey fine folks,

Got my Verizon M7 unlocked and installed TWRP. My question is what do I do now?

My old handset ran CM11 which I absolutely loved. But I read on some forums that using CM will eliminate the HTC one features like Beats Audio and the HTC camera. What are your experiences with this? Is Beats Audio and the Camera software worth using a HTC Sense based ROM? If so, what ROM offers there features and cuts out all the other Verizon bloat ware?

Or are these features simply functions of software? Can I use the superior HTC hardware with equally powerful software like an Equalizer or my Camera ZOOM FX app?

I definitely want to capitalize on what makes the HTC One special but I also want my CM. Can I have both? If not, what can I do to get as close as possible to a slimmed down HTC Sense?
[Verizon HTC One (M7)] brymaster5000:
You could try all of them! A sense Rom, cm11, or a gpe Rom. [MENTION=1331268]santod040[/MENTION] makes an unsense Rom which is a hybrid gpe and sense.

Sent from my Lunar Ecliptic One.
[Verizon HTC One (M7)] Youngtusk:
Oh that sounds awesome. I ended up flashing CM11 and bought a nice theme for it. I'll create a backup and look into this.

Just gonna leave the forum for santod040's rom here for reference and so I know where to find it when I get home.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2505541

Thanks for the advice. What ROM are you currently using?
[Verizon HTC One (M7)] brymaster5000:
It's in my signature ;)

Sent from my Lunar Ecliptic One.
[Verizon HTC One (M7)] Crawshayi:
Why are you opposed to using a Sense rom? Sense 6 is very lean and gets out of its own way very well with great battery life, so you might be missing out on more than you think. Hawknest just released an update for Ecliptic that's inverted, so if you need a dark theme then there ya go. No one can really tell you what's best, you just need to do what Youngtusk suggested and try them all for yourself.
[Verizon HTC One (M7)] Youngtusk:
I just finished installing NuSense, I'll let ya know how I like it after a few days.

Thanks for the input and if there are other ROMs to try let me know.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] weezy:
I've been reading the forum for days, but I still can't decide which roms to use, can you guys give me opinions.

I am using the T-Mobile USA orginial rom.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] markgamber:
Personally, I've found the 2.17 custom rom to be the best. It has a nice balance of performance and stability. It's far better than the stock T-Mobile ROM but it's a lot more stable than other custom ROMs. I think it's a lot more stable than the stock ROM, too. It shouldn't be hard to find with a quick scan of the upgrading section or a search.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] ratcom:
I would go for the qtek stock 2.17 rom its called

Ive run them all in my time and found this one to be the best.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] boyob32:
Quick question to those who are in the know with these matters, would it be possible to port over this feature used on the S5?

I like the look of this. On the same lines, how easy, if at all possible, would it be to create a mod which could for instance allow you to download via wifi and at the same time browse/use an app via 3/4G...our vice versa?

Xperia Z
[Samsung Galaxy Gio GT-S5660] ywor1:
Firmware OmniROM originally developed as opposed to changes that appeared in CyanogenMod. Many developers, including some of the core team Cyanogen, began to need a firmware that would be more accessible to the user and had more control. So there was a project OmniROM, who led the popular Android developers such as Super Su's Chainfire, TWRP's Dees_Troy and Focal's XplodedWild.

Drivers and utilities

Drivers and utilities
[Samsung Galaxy Gio GT-S5660] HerroYou:
First of all, wrong place

Second of all what are you talking about?
[Samsung Galaxy Gio GT-S5660] devrieshh:
http://dl.androidarmv6.org/

Here is where you can download the latest gio cm11 omni

to install..-download the rom,on your sdcard

-factory reset (format system)

-flash the cm11rom (takes about 5minutes after rebooting)

nice rom,but camera isnt working yet
[Samsung Galaxy Gio GT-S5660] belyava:
Just flash the latest MA6 kernel. It's both CM and OMNI compatible. Now you have a working camera, no AF though :p
[Samsung Galaxy Gio GT-S5660] kai scorpionz:
hi quick question though. i have installed this rom and root explorer. when i try to click/touch r/w it says that my phone is not rooted (wtf). so is there any way to "root" my phone?
[Samsung Galaxy Gio GT-S5660] sbbnm_2005:
flash this http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=51898953&postcount=470
[Samsung Galaxy Gio GT-S5660] kai scorpionz:
Thanks!
[Samsung Galaxy Gio GT-S5660] kai scorpionz:
Hi its me again. Is there any way to install file explorer apps on this rom? Without flashing gapps i mean. The inbuilt "file explorer" doesnt allowed me to install any apps.
[Samsung Galaxy Gio GT-S5660] ptugalx:
Try this: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1646108
[Samsung Galaxy Gio GT-S5660] ptugalx:
Now yes, the ROM was quick with the installation of this mod:http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s2/development-derivatives/mod-pureperformancesx-zeno-edition-t2360985 :good:
[Samsung Galaxy Gio GT-S5660] HerroYou:
Open up the .zip file and go to system/app then copy cmfilemanager.apk from cm11 or any other filemanager you want.

After Flash the zip.
[Samsung Galaxy Gio GT-S5660] devrieshh:
see [DEV] CWM 6.0.4.8 Advanced Edition / PhilZ Touch Recovery 6.27.9 [ 1 2 3 ... Last