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[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vmod32:
You right for that example, but that only works out if you are on the massively expensive 10gb plan, which is crazy money for a single line account. That's over $125/month, not even including another $10+ in tax and fees. You generally need to have some sort of insurance with the Edge program too because if you damage your phone they won't accept it for a trade in. If ever you want to break contract you'll have to buy out the rest of the retail price on the phone, on top of the ETF. I like Verizon's network, but I don't like them that much . Really the only decent deals to be had are on 5 line family plans.

So for the single lines where you you need that much data (and are willing to pay for it) it can work out, but for people with the smaller 2gb plans it's really a horrible deal. They would be considerably better off getting a regular upgrade and selling the phone after 1-2 years. For example a note 3 sells on eBay for $300-$400 right now and a Note 2 goes for over $200.

You can also get considerably better deal when buying phones than Verizon's full retail price. For example Samsung sells the Note 4 DE edition for $50 less than Verizon. There are often promotions too, like the recent $200 trade-in upgrade promotion from Samsung or Best Buy for the Note 4. You don't get those discounts on Edge and you have more flexibility.

With the resale values of the phone and the promotions stacked in you could have gone from a Note 2 to the Note 4 and essentially made $50 to do the upgrade. With edge it would cost you $125 over 2 years. I'd rather make $50 than spend $125. Without the promotion it would be close to even money all around. But this only works out because you have the huge data plan with the edge discount, without it you are getting hosed BIG TIME.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] muldokken:
i still do
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tfly212:
I do. I don't even use that much data but its the principle for me. Plus, when I got my wife the Note 3 last Xmas the guy at Verizon tried VERY hard to get me to give it up...that they wanted me to change so badly makes me want to keep it.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mikespe:
I just caved in and left unlimited data for the 10gb more everything. I got a good deal and just got sick of paying retail for a phone or having to buy used. It felt so good to pull a brand new phone out of the box this past weekend. I did Edge so I didn't have to sign a contract since I have been off contract for about 4 years...worst case I pay off the phone and switch to tmobile...sometimes you just have to cut your losses
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yamaha_wins:
2 peeps here in my house have note 4s with unlimited.

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I just renewed my contracts on 2 lines and kept my unlimited..
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] egore93:
Add me to the list. Used my wife's upgrade.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hacksaw999:
I do. Keeping unlimited means i pay full price for my phone but i was going to do that anyhow in order to get the developer's edition.

I actually don't use all that much data on a typical month. I work from home so I've got easy access to Wi-Fi and a good broadband connection. However when I'm traveling it's very nice not to have to worry about using too much data.

I'd like to figure out a way to tether my home router to my phone so that it can serve up internet over CAT6 to my wired devices on those occasions when my cable connection goes out.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] moralesd66:
Same here. Got phone subsidized, never activated with new sim. Put in old sim and got unlimited extended another 2 years.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mrgigabyte2002:
I have it also unlimited on Verizon I just use my wife's upgrade to always get a new one
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] satseaker:
Really, I have five lines all unlimited, we have been using about 330gb a month for 3yrs (3 lines have paid tether) and the only slow time is in the peek hours 6am to 10am and 5pm to 8pm. That is normal due to the amount of usage on the network as a whole,nothing to do with throttle. I have found some markets that use hspa++ as 4g lte that are slower but that is because that is the original 4G wimax and that can only handle 4.5mbit max.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] inseek:
Unlimited!

Still unlimited on both lines... Paying full retail price for my phones since ages... went through Fascinate, Desire, RAZR, RAZR MAXX, RAZR MAX HD, Note 2, Note 3 and now on Note 4 DE :)
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shpotik:
Still unlimited! Use my other lines to upgrade. Went through droid 1, HTC incredible, HTC thunderbolt, RAZR maxx, RAZR maxx HD, galaxy s4, now DE note 4
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] maverixz:
Moi!
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] default82781:
Still holding onto my unlimited plan & have just been paying full price for phones. IMO its better to buy the phones outright.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] starbuckk:
Still unlimited. Wife and son are on 2gb plans. But I am making adjustments because eventually it will happen. And I kind of like the concept of unlimited talk and text. And I can legally tether my tablet on a metered plan.

I've started connecting to WiFi where ever it is available even if not needed so much. My mobile data usage has been very low so a metered plan would not be the end of life as I know it.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tfly212:
Interesting experience this morning...I am going abroad next week and needed to add the $25 for 100MB global data roaming option (it is a ripoff compared to buying a local SIM but it is a business expense). In the past I have added it and then canceled it online upon returning and you only get hit for the one month. When I tried to change this as I had in the past the VZW website tried to force to to change off my unlimited plan...it would not allow me to add the internation service without picking a capped plan.

I ended up having to call *611 to manually set this up with a rep. I don't really use that much data but the fact that VZW is trying so hard get me to get off it only cements my desire to never give it up.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bjtcars:
Same thing here!
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Piercing Heavens:
Is it true that unlimited plans not on contract get a discount now?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Brian Gove:
Piercing, I haven't noticed but I haven't looked either. I'll try to remember to check when I'm near my bills and get back here
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] manatti:
I still have mine but avg 18gb a month. Won't ever let it go
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RSmass:
Unlmited data

You know I do :D I post a hotspot in school for my friends, lol.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jpa77:
Only halfway through the billing cycle!!!
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] blubyu87gt:
I'm on unlimited as well. Went with the Dev Edition and couldn't be happier. For me paying full retail (even getting the latest Note yearly) is far less then the raping that I would get monthly if I was on a tiered plan.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] droidxxxxx:
I'm on it still..used 95 gigs one month..but if lollipop screws wifi tether with no root that's gonna suck.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dlang123:
Still unlimited as well. With no root I do miss my hotspot though from my G2. Didn't use it much, just when I needed it, I needed it.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mefloump:
I'm still rocking unlimited data. Big Red is going to have to pry it from my cold, dead hands if they think I'm ever going to give it up.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] droidxxxxx:
Foxfi works w no root.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dlang123:
Thanks!
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dwillian:
Try pdanet+ or foxfi (they are essentially the same program now). They will allow your phone to become a hotspot. Free versions disconnect periodically (fine for occasional use). Paid versions prevent the disconnects.

Update: sorry for the repeat. I missed [MENTION=4161984]dlang123[/MENTION] post just before mine.

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Still have unlimited data. Loving my Note 4 even without root. The only real feature I miss are the user selectable app permissions provided by CyanogenMod and Privacy Guard. This feature really should be standard.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] oneandroidnut:
Still got it here!
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Delakit:
Super jealous. Last I had "unlimited" was on Sprint - a nice little 9mb/s.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] leroybrute:
Still have 4 unlimited lines on my account. ?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stix_clgi:
Same here, unlimited since 2004
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] WarlockLord:
I have it still, but only because it's through my employer (municipal government account)
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TechBSwift:
All 50k employees at my job can get Verizon unlimited...I've had unlimited for years

Sent from my SM-N915V
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] warriorpluto:
Meeee
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tedkord:
I've still got unlimited though Verizon. Not that they haven't tried to trick me out of it.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Time of Awakening:
here
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pizza_pablo:
My wife. I just got her a mint Note 4, from Swappa.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thewaytolite:
i do
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wrichards2009:
Me and my wife too... we use 500 gb sometimes.. Shes used 500 gb alone before actually lol
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] WhiteReign:
I do too lol
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] marthinollys:
+ 1 here.

Note 4
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sbrownla:
yep

I do!

Paid full price for my Note 4 on my Amazon credit card, 0% interest, so I just pay it down every month and by the time I pay it off, I'll be ready to buy the next Note.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dukins:
Unfortunately I don't. I switched to T-Mobile, because Verizon pricing was atrocious. Couldn't deal with TMob service, so I came back to 20gb plan. I normally only do 13 gb a cycle even when I had unlimited.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] johnchad14:
I have it still on 2 lines for our family
[HTC Inspire 4G] QA Bot:
Q&A for [GUIDE][SIMPLIFIED]HTC Inspire S-OFF

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[HTC Inspire 4G] claymoharryjr:
Thanks for your simplification, it makes a difference...
[HTC Inspire 4G] QA Bot:
Q&A for [ROM] Inspire 4G Stock Rom w/Root, HSUPA, and Sideloading

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[HTC Inspire 4G] claymoharryjr:
This has been very informative....
[Xperia Z3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chunlianghere:
after playing game, i than exit the game, back to homescreen, than press power button to off the screen.

awhile later the phone suddenly restart! i than found out a huge drop in battery.

2nd time having sudden restart, not sure if others have sudden restart and huge battery drop?

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[Xperia Z3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hanime:
I believe sudden restarts are heat issue with the phone, for safety maybe. The big battery drop is a mystery here.
[Xperia Z3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Skylegend:
Same as you.

I have suffered 3 times suddenly restarts.

But no sim card password needed to be entered, it will start system like it doesn't do anything.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FreemanAng:
Hi everyone, I have the unfortunate moment of having a failure during an update by LG PC Suite. Initially it was stuck with the picture "Downloading mode", but as the update keep failing at 4%, I read some online threats to press the volume up and power, and now I regretted it. I am stuck with the phone being detected as "hsq-usb dload", no way to go back to the "Downloading mode" picture, even though I tried pressing combinations like volume up+volume down..etc...

I did a search and found alot of people having the same problem, but unfortunately, I am unable to find a solution that fix mine. So far I have installed the Qualcomm hs-usb qdloader driver and it shows up under Device Manager as Port 8.

I have tried the following:

1) Using QPST, detected as phone in "Downloading mode", but I do not know how to proceed as the images and hex files online are not for my model. In addition, it requires the SPC code...so....

2) Using a trial version of CDMA workshop, it detects my phone as "Downloading Mode". I tried to use it to switch modes to Reset or Power Off, but it didnt work.

In addition, the trial mode does not allow me to "read" the SPC code. An earlier version of 2.7 is totally not able to "Read" my phone, showing all details as "Error:" when a read is attempted

3)Using Linux, Ubuntu (via VMPlayer). I was able to see it being detected under lsusb command, which shows as a qualcomm modem. I tried using scripts from various sources like brickdetect.sh, PblClear, lgL9FixBoot.sh ( I know these aren't for my phone, but I was desperate enough to try), and nope, it didnt result in any change in state of my phone.

I am not really a technical person (but willing to try), and I have spend 2 days trying and researching, and I am now out of ideas. As such, I am posting here hoping if anyone has any solutions? Thanks in advance!

Update as of 2 days of these trial: My phone has a solid amber light at home button when battery and usb (to computer) is connected, when pressing it, it goes from amber to red, to amber and vice versa again for around 1 minute, then it disappears. On my computer I see something disconnecting and connecting. In the end after 1 minute after the light disappears, the qualcomm hsqusb qdloader appears under Ports in device manage.

If I do not connect the battery and just connect via usb, the qualcomm hsq-usb qdloader appears under port without any flashing light on the phone.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cook:
Dear all,

I have a Note 3 Hong Kong 32 Gb model originally on N9005ZHUBMI7_N9005ZZHBMI7_N9005XXUBMI5_HOME Rom

I want to change to European ROM. I read everything I can read understood the PIT problem between EU/HK model then I flash the polish full write ROM : N9005XXUENA6 AP-BL-CP-CSC-PIT

Everything went fine. Reboot no problem. Phone works OK except problem NO IMEI anymore because NO MODEM (*#1234# give only 2 lines. NO modem Line)

Tried to flash different modems. Only Old Modem like N9005-2modems-XXUDMJ4-RomMJ6.tar and N9005-2modems-DMJ7-RomDMJ7.tar are working (Modem line appears on *#1234# and IMEI OK)

BUT lot of issues. Biggest one if I triy a factory reset I have a Recovery lock alert on reboot despite the Recovery lock is OFF on download screen. Cannot set PIN lock screen. Random Crash.

Believed all my problems are because the old modem don't match the ROM. But why new KitKat modem don't works at all ?

Thanks a lot for your help, I'm really desesperate.

Thierry
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cook:
Game over. Hardbricked.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xclub_101:
Modems might be "restricted" by the version of the bootloader, and can not only be restricted as in "v4.3 is not always being accepted by 4.4" (even if in certain models it is) but also as in "4.4 from one version not accepting 4.4 from another version/region".

IMHO your best option is to write back a full stock version of the original version/region (probably latest 4.4).
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] TabascoH1:
Hey guys I am new to the board, but recently with your help upgraded from IPL/SPL 1.08 on my 8125 to the Cingular_RUU_Wizard_AKU2.3_Custom_RNG_THM_A2DP_TEST2 rom. Everything was great, no everything was amazing until today. The phone is consistently restarting. I have no clue why though. Any help?
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rootr:
Hello. To whoever who has blew up the IMEI's on their Moto G by command "fastboot erase all". Please note i have not yet found the solution but am working on it. I need help. Here is the status:

1. PDS partition does not determine IMEI!

As you know PDS is actually at /dev/block/mmcblk0p26 or /dev/block/platform/msm_sdc.1/by-name/pds. When the phone boot it mounts this partition at /pds. After blowng up my IMEI, this partition was still mounting at /pds and had data untouched in it. So this partition is really not important. Also i read on another thread, people with backup also cud not restore their IMEI.

2.When giving command "fastboot erase all", the following partitions are erased, potential IMEI storage locations:

a. hob (located at /dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/hob)

b. dhob (located at /dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/dhob)

c. fsc (located at /dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/fsc)

There are other partitions erased as well such as fsg,modemst1, modemst2 etc. But these partitions are restored when we flash stock ROM. So they can be took out of picture.

3. What i need help with

Now i tried to determine the file system of hob,dhob,pds and fsc but was unable to find it. Tried to format these with "make_ext4fs", no luck. Now i need some one who has rooted Moto G with intact IMEI who can extract and send these partitions so that i can test accordingly.

I am sorry there is no solution here till now, but i am trying my best to convert this "tablet" back into phone.

Thanks.

UPDATE

DISCLAIMER
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lost101:
Filesystem info:

/dev/block/platform/msm_sdc.1/by-name/pds = ext3

/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/hob = unknown, not mounted

/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/dhob = unknown, not mounted

/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/fsc = unknown, not mounted​

It's possible those partitions are mounted and unmounted during bootup.

I did try mounting them: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1012622

More partition tools here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=520582
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rootr:
Ok lost101, thats great info.. So right now there is no way to read those hob,dhob and fsc partitions. Another dead end possibly. I tried with parted also, they are unreadable.

UPDATE I managed to format hob to ext2. Possibly its filesystem?(Need confirmation). Though dhob could not be formatted. Reason: "Too small 524"
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lost101:
Unsure if it's at all helpful, but here are the file-sizes of the partitions.

I'm also interested to know where the bootloader is stored. When flashing motoboot.img the command is: fastboot motoboot motoboot.img - so specifying the destination as a partition called 'motoboot.' But it would appear this partition is only available in fastboot mode, unless it's merely a pointer for /dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/sbl1.

EDIT: Obviously not 'sbl1' since motoboot.img is almost 2mb.
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rootr:
Yes i tried to erase moto boot: permission denied. Meanwhile i was taking a look on all init files in /etc. There's this file init.mmi.rc. It mounts /fsg and /persist, but sets permission to 0660 exactly to partitions we are pursuing i.e (hob,dhob). Following is the specific command:

exec /system/bin/chown -L root:radio /dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/hob

exec /system/bin/chown -L root:radio /dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/dhob

Its defining permission for root and "radio". And why does radio need to access hob and dhob? For IMEI?(Just a guess).

Also maybe radio then sets the baseband accordingly after reading hob and dhob. Because all those with 0 IMEI's have baseband version with 00y,01y at the end instead of 00R or 01P. Why is that? Even after flashing 01P baseband, it was still showing 01y. What does 01y signify? Please look into it if u have time. I am continously working. Hope we reach somewhere.
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] surfino:
Another weird thing is that Via fast boot imei is correctly showed then when phone boots is 0

Confirm about baseband. Tried everything still 00y

I tried also flashing pds from a working moto g with no luck
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lost101:
[MENTION=4403780]TeamMex[/MENTION] has stated that the Bootloader (BL) is stored in a partition "untouchable by user." It would appear there is no way to make an .img dump (and flash it back via fastboot or other means) as a way to downgrade BL version. Currently the only way to flash to that partition is in BL mode - unless some other tools exist? I have not explored 'BP Tools' and 'QCOM' options on BL screen.

I would assume the same may not be true for IMEI, since that information (partition) is accessible at all times.
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TeamMex:
Some info relatd with Imei have part in PDS if you cant mount pds baseband are unrecognized and not (IMEI, not baseband, not signal, not serial number,not mac adress, etc...) You can think of it as that is a bridge connecting the software to the hardware, to recognize the serial, imei etc.

You can make backup of pds using TWRP

PS: All custom rom (Not stock ) have a fake PDS

PS2: OP

Bad bad bad , have you erased the rom (the one with the sensitive information from your phone)

You never make a fastboot erase all :| NEVER

now you can't obtain anymore your imei [Maybe if you send your phone to motorola they can repair it.)

Edit:

More info

/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/hob = unknown, not mounted <-- RAM related

/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/dhob = unknown, not mounted <-- not idea

/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/fsc = unknown, not mounted <-- not idea too :(

cheer.s
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lost101:
I have suggested the 'IMEI Backup Script' include other partitions: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=56454537

[MENTION=4403780]TeamMex[/MENTION], do you think with all those partitions backed up, someone could recover from 'fastboot erase all'?
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TeamMex:
Nope, he can't recover it.

you can't recover information only touchable via fastboot.

you can recover that info only if you have a some issues related with the PDS making a new rom

but if you make erase all you can't recover it.

Belive me I'm try to recover that info on moto G of friend.