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[General Questions and Answers] Shlickwilly:
Velrix you seem to have missed the point. ZTE directed a customer to a kernel for a different phone. And also told said customer the boot loader is not locked . That kind of incorrect information is 10x more grievous than no help at all.
[General Questions and Answers] mingolianbeef:
Not to mention flat out dangerous. Imagine if an ambitious noob took that for face value and destroyed their phone in the process. It just shows what OEMs value customer service. Its as simple as directing us to a viable source with reliable information.
[General Questions and Answers] Dacali21kid:
Food for thought

Metro pcs recently lowered the in-store price of the ZTE zmax to 149.99
[General Questions and Answers] Distant1:
Hey v guys is unlocking SIM card use n unlocking bootloader same thing?
[General Questions and Answers] Velrix:
Nope, Unlocking your sim allows you to use the device on another carrier. Unlocking the bootloader allows us access to the filesystem for write access.

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While I partially agree the fact is they posted the device model which was a completely different device. At this time we have absolutely no way to get into fastboot mode or flash the files they mentioned so the average "noob" capable of knowing how to flash would have no success actually flashing said files.
[General Questions and Answers] Distant1:
Hmmm..... thanks valrex............hopefully someone gets it unlocked soon this phone is awesome
[General Questions and Answers] DroidisLINUX:
We do have busybox pre-installes, with root permissions if someone knew the root uid and password they would be able to have su working

you can see this in terminal by running: busybox su

su: must be suid to work properly.

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I think the best possible way to root would be from within the device itself, with: busybox switch_root

Here you may be able to chroot into a new modified environment with su working to make changes to the running system.
[General Questions and Answers] afox27:
Rember write protected after boot loader if I'm right so even if you did get it working an had su installed first reboot an it would be lost if I'm right idk tho I could be very wrong here I'm no expert lol
[General Questions and Answers] Velrix:
Just a update..

I finally received a different email from ZTE!

Dear Valued ZTE Customer,

Thanks for contacting ZTE.

Your issue have been escalated and we will contact you soon

Should there be further assistance, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Thanks could be looking up ? Maybe? Here's to hoping!
[General Questions and Answers] voidcomp:
At least you got a reply though it sounds like the standard brush off others have got.

I sent the 'Hello zte zmax team!' form letter posted earlier back on the 10th to support.zte.cn. So far nothing. Going to send again.
[General Questions and Answers] Velrix:
I have gotten multiple replies. This is the first time they said they would "escalate" lol. We will see.
[General Questions and Answers] mhaner:
For anyone needing unlimited tethering without root use these APN settings:

Name	T-Mobile

APN	fast.t-mobile.com

Proxy	not set

Port not set

Username	not set

Password	not set

Server	not set

MMSC	http://mms.msg.eng.t-mobile.com/mms/wapenc

MMS Proxy	not set

MMS Port	not set

MMC	310

MNC	260

Authentication type	not set

APN Type	default,mms,supl,hipri,fota,dun

APN Protocol	IPv4

APN roaming protocol IPv4

Everything else untouched

These settings work great for me. I have 5GB of tethering data but my daughters tablets use a lot more than that while we are driving.
[General Questions and Answers] nobreak1970:
He may still be sick. Damn flu.
[General Questions and Answers] Vyrus69:
Trust me no new is good news until we hear great news. Everyone has been this patient so just keep having it.
[General Questions and Answers] voidcomp:
Corrected :)

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Here's the response I got:

Dear Sir/Madam,

Thanks for contacting us. We are responsible for ZTE system equipment after sales service, if you need any assistance related to our business area, please do not hesitate to contact us. Wish you a nice day!

Best Regards,

ZTE Global Customer Support Center

Hotline:+86-755-26771900

Complaint:+86-755-26770199

??
[General Questions and Answers] Porky munoz:
Is this only for T-Mobile or can u use for metro as well

ZTE Zmax Z970 (Metro-4.4.4) Stock

SM-T217S (Negalite rom)

SGH-T999 stock rom rooted (4.1.2)
[General Questions and Answers] D33PTHAWTE:
Glad to see you guys are still keeping the faith alive. I'm discouraged about ever getting root since ZTE won't release bootloader unlock.
[General Questions and Answers] mhaner:
I'm not sure, I've never been on Metro, I found this thread from the Mate 2 forum that should work for you also. If you can't edit the default one just create a new one with all the same settings and dun added to the APN type. Also make sure IPv4 is selected.

http://xdaforums.com/ascend-mate2/general/free-metropcs-tethering-apn-mod-t2923911
[General Questions and Answers] Porky munoz:
First two are T-Mobile

Last two are metro

ZTE Zmax Z970 (Metro-4.4.4) Stock

SM-T217S (Negalite rom)

SGH-T999 stock rom rooted (4.1.2)
[General Questions and Answers] kvan1707:
Can you give more detail on where to access these settings please.
[General Questions and Answers] mhaner:
Settings > Mobile Networks > Access Point Names

Click the little plus in the circle at the top right and input those settings then make sure to save it. Select that as your APN and you are good to go.
[General Questions and Answers] Vee63b:
Has anyone else on T-Mobile gotten an update today 1/15/15 @11pm CST
[General Questions and Answers] Vee63b:
I got a response from ZTE 3 days ago. They asked for my IMEI and Serial. Sent them the info, and got an update today; its not the In-flight Texting update that was released back in Oct 2014, that one's only 13.1 MB, this one's 15.1 MB. Haven't installed it yet, anyone knows where it downloads to? I wanna look at it before I install it.
[General Questions and Answers] mingolianbeef:
I'll look into the update and for anyone who received the "escalate" email, I received that December 17th, and here we are January 16th...
[General Questions and Answers] afox27:
If you guys had a update.zip can't you get the source code from it? Or any kind of info from it
[General Questions and Answers] Vee63b:
Don't remember where I saw it, but it showed it was build #Z970V1.0.0B22 can't find any info on what it contains though
[General Questions and Answers] smallyetzon:
Hi guys i just got this Update but is not near 5.0 its just enhancements

Got exited for a bit

Sorry the app wont uoload the pic
[General Questions and Answers] shinkinrui:
Oh man, I bet this is the update that enables band 12, and I live in a band 12 city!!! Bring it on! I can't wait to get a better signal than -112db

Edit: can either of you who received the update upload a screenshot of your about phone screen?
[General Questions and Answers] Ra.burt86:
My T-Mobile Zmax is not seeing any system updates (currently on 4.4.2)
[General Questions and Answers] Furik:
I haven't received any update on T-Mobile.
[General Questions and Answers] Velrix:
If you get the update do not apply it please. First make a backup of the update.zip and upload it so we can look at the contents. After you activate the install it will delete the file upon reboot.
[General Questions and Answers] brandonlee96:
can u upload the update.zip somewhere so we can have please and thank you
[General Questions and Answers] Velrix:
Should be in the SDCARD/Update.Zip or maybe Data/Local/Tmp. You may have to search around for it.
[General Questions and Answers] afox27:
It will be in the /cache folder which is hidden you have to download but not install it hopefully the zmax is the exact same set up an the way we pulled the updates from the cheaper version aka my phone let me get the files from our thread

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This follow these directions an it hopefully will pull the update.zip

Hopefully it works
[General Questions and Answers] hroark13:
it wont
[General Questions and Answers] afox27:
Crap it lol xD there goes that plan
[General Questions and Answers] shinkinrui:
Thanks for the info, but can we also get a link to the referenced script file or the thread you copied this from? :)

Plus, has anyone even been able to get drivers working for adb on this phone? I saw some drivers posted by someone earlier in the thread, but don't recall anyone confirming it works
[General Questions and Answers] afox27:
It won't work lol the maker of those files said they won't :/
[General Questions and Answers] shinkinrui:
Lol sorry, didn't see the replies until after you both posted...

Regardless, the basic process and tools should be about the same(I.e. locate update zip and then use adb to copy the file into the SD card), I believe.
[General Questions and Answers] hroark13:
wont work
[General Questions and Answers] nobreak1970:
Ladies and gentlemen.... A man of few words.

:p
[General Questions and Answers] shinkinrui:
Alrighty then. Moving on.

I thought I'd check the T-Mobile support site for any indication of an impending OTA. Although there's no mention of a new update, the page was modified 2 days ago- possibly an admin laying groundwork for a quick page update when the OTA hits? See for yourself- this link is also the official place the update will be announced-

https://support.t-mobile.com/docs/DOC-15634
[General Questions and Answers] hroark13:
the only reason it works on the Whirl 2 is because the Whirl 2 is vulnerable to the ASEC exploit, and we can get temp root on it

the update.zip gets stored in /cache

you have to have root permissions to read that folder or copy anything from it
[General Questions and Answers] Vee63b:
Yup, can't access /cache to copy it.
[General Questions and Answers] shinkinrui:
Thanks for your efforts on this so far. I presume you've already tried accessing from the various bootloader modes you mentioned earlier in the thread?

Man, you have the patience of a saint. I would want to install that puppy, lol
[General Questions and Answers] afox27:
Lol installs can be bad if you install it most likely the root will come out but since you updated it won't work for you
[General Questions and Answers] shinkinrui:
They just announced the update.

https://support.t-mobile.com/docs/DOC-15634

Sounds pretty boring. Hopefully they're just not mentioning adding band 12? Also no 4.4.4 but I kinda expected that with such a small update file. Still, damn.
[General Questions and Answers] mhaner:
Looks like the baseband version is the same so they aren't updating the modem with this update.
[General Questions and Answers] shinkinrui:
From the evidence (no baseband version listed; only build), looks like you're right.

Still, I hold out hope because I've seen T-Mobile miss or get wrong technical details before. Plus Neville Ray stated in a recent interview that some phones would be receiving a b12 update in January. I won't allow my hopes to be dashed until someone is able to install and confirm, lol. I've been trying to get the update, but hasn't rolled out to my IMEI yet. If I manage to get it, I'll install and report on it; root would be nice but isn't critical for me.
[General Questions and Answers] mhaner:
Baseband is listed right below the build number and it's the same as my current version on the old build number.Baseband P892T57B01
[General Questions and Answers] shinkinrui:
I'm interpreting the chart differently than you. Included is a screenshot where I circled the sections for the old update(red) and the new one(green). Notice how there's not a baseband version listed in the new update?
[General Questions and Answers] mhaner:
Ok I see now. Well hopefully we do get a new modem then.
[General Questions and Answers] Vee63b:
I figure my phone is fine as is, so until I, or someone else can verify the contents of it I can hold off on the update. Can't access with any of the methods on the phone because of the system being read-only.
[General Questions and Answers] Milly7:
Where would the update be located? ES File Manager is allowing me to view and copy files from system but I cannot find where the update would be located. Cache is empty.
[General Questions and Answers] smallyetzon:
I updated mine and really dont know what was in it :(
[General Questions and Answers] shinkinrui:
Do you think you could go to settings, about phone and tell us what the baseband version is? Please and thank you :)
[General Questions and Answers] shrekandroid:
Hey I just updated my zmax and the base number is P892T57B01. Hope this helps!
[General Questions and Answers] moosiemooses:
Opening her up... Battery is huge
[General Questions and Answers] shinkinrui:
Thank you :) just to confirm, after the update your build number ends with B22 right?
[General Questions and Answers] shrekandroid:
Yes it does.
[General Questions and Answers] HD2FORNICK:
Can anyone tell me if I'll get anymore updates since I unlocked the phone and am now using cricket wireless? Thanks.
[General Questions and Answers] D33PTHAWTE:
My guess is no. The reason I believe that is because I believe the update is being pushed out by T-Mobile/Metro PCS.

Since your SIM doesn't connect you to their networks, when the update is pushed, it's not pushed to you (or me on AT&T).
[General Questions and Answers] matthew9mm:
Has anyone tried this? Not sure if it's legit or not.

http://www.upgrade-lollipop.org/mp3-0/zte-zmax-6697.html
[General Questions and Answers] StonerSteve420:
Need an unlocked bootloader to install CWM
[General Questions and Answers] BenisHeger:
It's a bogus site to infect your PC, don't download or run anything on that site.
[General Questions and Answers] Porky munoz:
Here something thats been bugging me,

Whats the different between T-mobile and metro Version of this phone apart of one being 4.4.2 and 4.4.4

ZTE Zmax Z970 (Metro-4.4.4) Stock

SM-T217S (Negalite rom)

SGH-T999 stock rom rooted (4.1.2)
[General Questions and Answers] treezy26:
So I'm new to this phone and curious as to what's up with this phone?
[General Questions and Answers] Planterz:
It's there, you just can't see it without root.
[General Questions and Answers] treezy26:
Has anyone been able to get a 64gb SD card to work? I know it shows only 32gb but these things can work in mysterious ways. I have a 64gb and it doesn't seem to work. I have yet to try and format it because I am not at home.
[General Questions and Answers] stinkbud:
Mine works, I did nothing to it.
[General Questions and Answers] Porky munoz:
Mine works as well

ZTE Zmax Z970 (Metro-4.4.4) Stock

SM-T217S (Negalite rom)

SGH-T999 stock rom rooted (4.1.2)
[General Questions and Answers] Milly7:
Anyone who's taken the T-Mobile update notice any specific differences or enhancements?
[General Questions and Answers] DroidisLINUX:
This APN "hack" only works for me on other android devices, I have connected to a computer and it says I have internet, and allows me to go to google.com, but if I put any address into the browser I get the T-Mobile limit of 5gb WiFi tether has been used up page.
[General Questions and Answers] nobreak1970:
Well that sucks. I have an at&t straight talk sim...

Unlocked it cause tmo sucks here.

Guess that won't work.
[General Questions and Answers] smallyetzon:
All the same here...
[General Questions and Answers] afox27:
Lol T-Mobile has some of the best towers tho on edge data while over my limit ping:50-60 download:23kb/s or a little higher

Upload: same as download

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On 4g under my data cap I get around 25mbs
[General Questions and Answers] john16v:
I have a tmboile/ family talk Zmax from walmart. And so far, no update yet. :confused:

Baseband= P892T57B01

Build #= B20
[General Questions and Answers] clockcycle:
Does your PC read it as a real 64gb? I'd suggest you reformat the card on your PC.
[General Questions and Answers] shrekandroid:
I have the same plan and phone from Walmart and I got the update.
[General Questions and Answers] Velrix:
BREAKING NEWS ---- ZTE JUST RELEASED THE KERNEL SOURCE ---- Opensource.ztedevice.com !!!!!

[IMG="ZTE Email"]http://i.imgur.com/JGsQi9a.png[/IMG]
[General Questions and Answers] john16v:
Wait...so what is your baseband now after the update? Was P892T57B01 Build #= B20 before?
[General Questions and Answers] afox27:
Sweet now maybe somethibg create will happen
[General Questions and Answers] BenisHeger:
I keep hitting on Error 500 when trying to go to that site.
[General Questions and Answers] stinkbud:
Noticing some scratches on my gorilla glass. My last phone with gg remained scratch free for well over a year. Anyone else noticing scratches? One of the things I liked about this phone was the assumed no-need for screen protection. Gonna suck to have to get a screen protector now.
[General Questions and Answers] recepo1:
My impatience is bad i really think this is a great phone for the price but if root isnt achieved before my 14 day return period i will return for the Note 4
[General Questions and Answers] hoodred:
Sharp Aquos Crystal has the same processor with the Zte Zmax.

and it has its own forum on XDA.

http://xdaforums.com/aquos-crystal

perhaps once root achieved on the Sharp device you can try it on the Zmax.

As long as it doesnt require fastboot.
[General Questions and Answers] nikkdotcom:
I'll pitch in $30 for a Dev phone.
[General Questions and Answers] stinkbud:
I'm not sure if that phone has even been officially released in the States. Hopefully we get a forum soon
[General Questions and Answers] hoodred:
yes it has.

I saw it at best buy today for $149 run on boost mobile and sprint.

Its simply beautiful.

Another phone you can also look for root is huawei ascend mate 2 run on ATT or Consumer Cellular. Its $ 250 6.1"screen. It has almost the same hardware and chipset.

I was trying to build a flashable root zip for the Zmax, unfortunately i dropped the phone from office balcony and broke it.

Just make sure the root for sharp or huawei are not flashable zip or using fastboot.

And i dont think I will buy another one since nexus 6 now already out, better saving money for that one :)

On another note Z max also has VPN bug (all kitkat device does) especially Open VPN.

It will connect to VPN but it wont transfer data. It has tunneling issues.

You need busybox for the work around and of course it requires root.
[General Questions and Answers] RaiderWill:
14 day return window.
[General Questions and Answers] T3mpr1x:
I Won?!

I won this phone in a Twitter contest, of all places! :cool: After reading about it on phonescoops and here, I am really liking what I read! Really looking forward to that amazing battery life as my Nexus 4's battery is on its last leg - it should be here Monday. I don't use root too much, but I would like to have it to remove bloatware (though there's apparently not much), maybe force some apps to install to SD card, etc...I put in another vote for a device forum. :good:
[General Questions and Answers] Planterz:
Sweet!

Yeah, so in my original post I said that mainly it was a co-worker that was interested in this phone, but I wasn't as much since I was planning on getting the Nexus 6. Well, suddenly, I have a lot more interest in this phone again after reading about the Nexus 6's supposed pricing. I'll put in a vote for a forum for this device. With root, this phone could be great, and with recovery, it could become like a Nexus 6 "Lite".
[General Questions and Answers] recepo1:
Exactly...i never realized how much i depended on root access for alot of my apps. I love this phone but too many apps i used everyday need root access ...I dont want to shell out so much for the Note but its looking like i will have to do that in the end. I also hate that Tmobile charges a $50 restocking fee but i guess its because ppl would abuse the process of keep returning and trying out new phones.
[General Questions and Answers] RaiderWill:
No.. Way.
[General Questions and Answers] bryanizmir:
I don't have one of these, but I'm watching the thread closely as I may be switching to T-Mobile soon.... Has anyone tried this: http://www.shuame.com/en/root/ ? I saw it in another forum and thought of this phone. searched the thread and didn't see anyone mention it. Good luck and hope y'all get root soon :)
[General Questions and Answers] nikkdotcom:
Tried and failed. Like all the other methods that have been tried.
[General Questions and Answers] hoodred:
shuame aka root genius is not working for the zmax.
[General Questions and Answers] recepo1:
Loll true...nexus 6 is interesting too great specs price tag is higher then expected but its a high end device. I always had WiFi issues with my past nexus devices so i probably go with the Note if it comes down to it
[General Questions and Answers] angort14:
Root

Anyone not afraid of a brick should try this root made for a recent zte device http://theunlockr.com/2014/03/18/root-zte-mustang-att/ http://xdaforums.com/moto-x/themes-apps/root-towelpieroot-motorola-devices-t2825059 the last root method i can think of is creating a custom recovery and flashing it through adb while in fastboot or just regular adb debugging .I dont believe the bootloader is locked because,zte is not known to lock its bootloaders
[General Questions and Answers] RaiderWill:
Don't Do It.
[General Questions and Answers] nikkdotcom:
Patience is so hard. Once rooted I think i will try to create a lollipop *themed* ROM, not built from 5.0 source. Just something to hold me over. Wonder if this will get the upgrade to 4.4.4, i highly doubt 5.0 though.
[General Questions and Answers] RaiderWill:
I should have known.