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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] sbs8331:
Well, many move away from AT&T in order to get an unlocked bootloader phone. I'm a cheap son-of-a-gun, and I just abandoned them to save money, but I took my unlocked G900A GS5 with me. Given that carriers are no longer supplementing phone costs, and given the greatness of this Rom, which largely offsets the bootloader limits for me, I'm sticking with my phone for a while longer. I did some comparisons and just switched to Ting, which uses T-Mobile's network. It may not be quite a good a network as AT&T, but I'm probably going to save about 1/2 the cost for of my 4-line family plan vs. AT&T, given that, working from my home, my data needs are not that great outside of WiFi. The switch was relatively easy after getting the unlock codes. The one thing I had to do was to perform a factory reset, as I was getting only 2G coverage at first. Per Ting's help, the factory reset restore 4G LTE. Ting's customer service was really good when I was shopping around and asking questions, and they were very responsive in helping to resolve this issue.

The only thing I'm missing that's a nice-to-have is wifi calling on my device. I don't suppose there's any way to get that with this device on the T-Mobile network, is there? If anyone knows of a way to get it on this device, please advise, though I doubt I would move away from the Rom for the time being.

Other than the lack of wifi calling, which I never had with AT&T anyway, I've been pretty pleased so far.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] lectron8:
I had to delete the boot animation by renaming it just in case I wanted to go back to it. Then use tm settings. This bootanimation files are in the root/system/media

You will need a file manager App like solid Explorer
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] samccfl99:
So may I ask what about the other 3 phones on your family plan? I do not have a problem since I am on with a friend and I only give him $40 a month, a very good deal and maybe less after June when my phone is PAID FOR...LOL. I am always looking to switch mostly for their sake because of the money. He has been with ATT for over 13 years (yes, they are crazy rotten apple users, him, his wife and daughter...LOL). I talk for the family and have no problem bullying ATT into things. When T-mobile lowered the data to $80, ATT gave us the $20 discount for the 10 gb of data. When they went to 15gb for $100, I tried for months to get them to give that to us for the $80. I finally wore them down for this coming cycle and also had them take the STUPID TABLET they got, which i told them to return within the 14 days or they would be sorry, but wifey wanted it. So after having it for 9 months (stupid 2-year contract which cost $11.60 extra a month), i made a final play and ATT gave me the 5gb for free and early terminated the stupid 7 inch useless 4g tablet that could have been powered with any of their phones as a mobile hotspot, and gave us a $70 credit leaving only $48 to pay the early termination fee and of course keeping the tablet! They have a big problem with switching because of the phones they have. They got 2 I6 rotten apples about 9 months ago and spoiled little girl got herself a 64GB I6s 3 months ago. So it is very hard for them to switch because they will lose too much money trading the phones in. At least we now will have an even smaller bill and 15gb to share, little girl hogs it all...LOL. They all have WIFI calling/sms on their phones now since ATT made it happen with IOS 9.1. They are working on it for Android, but I do not know if it will work on this rom.

So that is my current story. Waiting for the stmt to be produced (SIX DAYS AFTER CYCLE) to make sure they did what they were supposed to and I have to call them for the $70 credit after cycle, which they do have in their history. These changes took over an hour on the phone with retention, with them having little pow-wows about how to go about this. Was well worth it.

HOPE YOU NOT TOO SNOWED IN UP THERE!!!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] sbs8331:
The other lines are two flip phones and an older Motorola Atrix. We average <2 gb data usage per month. Ting has a page where you can enter your # lines, minutes, messages, data usage, and cost for past three months. It will show the cost using their service and estimate savings over two years.

I contacted AT&T customer service and customer retention. Even though I'm an Internet and U-Verse customer and had been a wireless customer since the Cingular days, they didn't do squat to try to keep me. Disappointing.

Regarding the weather, in central NC we got about 4" of snow with a little ice. No major problems or outages, thankfully. Thanks.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] samccfl99:
You have a very unspoiled family. Congrats!!! Glad you did not lose power, that is the worst.

Believe me, I spent many many hours on the phone with those bastards. I AM PERSISTENT. I do not know if my "family" will ever be able to get away from ATT. I got rid of the TABLET for them and maybe after June I will try to see if they are willing or can go somewhere else. Probably they will not be able to, leaving me to see if I want a new phone, but I will NOT get it from freaking ATT. Also I hate to lose my custom rom. The S5 is still a pretty good and fast phone for people who are not that picky...LOL. It really does not affect me that much paying what I do. I still do not know which phone I might get, but it cannot be a S7 or something like that. I cannot afford the upfront $$$, unless we switch. I really need a sdcard so the choices on older (and newer) phones are limited. Oh well, I got plenty of time to think about it. One good thing is that when my S5 is paid for, then even if I get another phone not from ATT, I (they, my "family") still get the $25 discount on my line.

This has been fun. Some talk in the talkless thread!!! LOL
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] sbs8331:
Thanks. If you or anyone has any insights from my query a few posts back regarding using this unlocked device/rom and enabling wifi calling on the T-Mobile network (Ting is my carrier), I would be very appreciative. May not be possible but worth asking. Thanks.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] the_dealer:
Could you elaborate? So I go in root/system/media and I see:

bootanimation.zip

bootsamsung.qmg

bootsamsungloop.qmg bootsamsungmini.qmg bootsamsungminiloop.qmg

Which one do I delete or rename? I don't want to change the sound or the shut down animation, just the startup animation.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] samccfl99:
Try RENAMING Bootanimation.zip and then see what happens and if you can change the boot ani to one of the ones in TM Settings
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] lectron8:
The zip
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] sbs8331:
I found out that Twi5ted has wifi calling, so I flashed it to give it a try, and it seems to work well. While Ting does consume minutes for wifi calling, it would at least negate any signal issues, so I'll try it out for a while.

Still, if anyone knows if it's possible to get it on this Rom, please reply back and advise. Thanks.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] samccfl99:
Maybe Rakuu who ported that rom can do some work on ours, if he wants to and can get permission...:rolleyes:. Maybe I will PM him about it. I tried it a long long time ago and did not like it all that much, but I know more now...LOL.

Does it just work or is there an option to turn it on in that rom? Might be interesting to know since ATT says they are working on WIFI calling/sms for Android, but like I said before, who knows what will make it work.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] sbs8331:
There's an option under the "More networks" setting. It was working earlier, but right now it's grayed out and says "enabling". I'll see how reliable it is. If it's not, I can go back to my TMS5 backup. There are also two notification panel settings, one which toggles wifi calling on and off, and another than take you to the settings. When it's on, there's an icon that appears in the status bar. In the settings, you can specify if you prefer wifi or cellular or to never use cellular. The icon can be seen in the first screen image below to the left of the GMail icon.

[IMG="WiFi Calling Icon"]https://support.t-mobile.com/servlet/JiveServlet/showImage/102-10396-8-19794/Ready+For+Calls.png[/IMG]

[IMG="WiFi Calling Preference Settting"]http://core0.staticworld.net/images/article/2014/08/voip_lead_image-100365465-primary.idge.jpg[/IMG]
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] samccfl99:
ATT Wifi Calling

For those interested, I talked to ATT technical support today and asked them about the WIFI calling on Android and they said it is now working for the S6A and S5mini and they plan to have it rolled out to all the phones and no settings are necessary, it will just work. Of course like their HD Calling, it will only work in areas that have this ability. Where I live they have it. Do I notice any difference? No, probably because I do not use my phone as a phone, but for everything else...LOLOL. But i will like to have Wifi SMS.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] radtech777:
True, that would be sweet to have since I get no signal at all in my hospital. But I get great WiFi. I'm just afraid we will have to have an ota update to get it, which means loss of root, rom and theme.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] sbs8331:
So far I'm finding Twi5ted's wifi calling function to not be reliable...spends lots of time "enabling" and indicating (erroneously) a poor wifi signal. If it doesn't improve I'll be back to TMS5 shortly.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] samccfl99:
Well I guess we shall have to see. This tech person seemed to know right away which android phones had it now. I told her I was on OC4 rooted (she laughed, she seemed to know the scoop) and that is when I asked her if there would be any settings to turn it on and she said no, it is just automatic. She also said they would announce it when all the phones got it. I know what you are saying and I also will believe it when I see it. Of course she did not tell me when this all would be done...LOL. It was a much better answer than when I called angrily when the other 3 rotten apple users of the family got it a few months ago and I tested it!!! I actually had it in airplane mode and i could send and receive texts and call out and call it! I was amazed...LOL.

AND AS I AM WRITING THIS I SEE A T-MOBILE AD ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THIS PAGE AND NOT ONLY HAVE THEY LOWERED IT FROM 10GB TO 6GB PER LINE (BEEN THAT WAY FOR A WHILE NOW), NOW IT WENT FROM $30 TO $35 A LINE. FREAKING COMPANIES WILL NEVER GIVE UP!!!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] radtech777:
Yep. The only real advantages to t-mobile anymore is unlocked bootloader and that they don't charge line access fees. My bill would be 45 bucks less without that. As for ATT, I don't trust a word they say anymore regarding WiFi calling. I remember clearly back in 2014 that they said WiFi calling would probably not be up and running until early 2015. Kinda missed that deadline haha. So yeah, like you, I'll believe it when I see it.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] sbs8331:
Well, the jury's still out but...things are looking up a the moment. I found a conversation on the T-Mobile customer forum on wifi calling on the LG G3. Many indicated that problems starting after upgrading to Lollipop. Some dropped back down to KitKat and resolved the issues. At the end of a long string of posts, one person said they resolved the problem by removing and re-inserting the SIM card. I gave that a shot on my G5 and, lo and behold, the function has returned! It went off once, and I rebooted, whereupon it reinvoked. I'll test it for a few more days.

Update: I've concluded that the WiFi calling capability on Twi5ted is not reliable. It turns off when the device goes to sleep, and the only way to re-invoke it is to reboot. Not worth the trouble. I'll likely restore my TMS5.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] gots54:
I'm finally on Lollipop

I've had my GS5 for a while now on Dynamic Kat and decided it was time to upgrade to 5.x so I installed this rom yesterday and am really pleased with it so far.

The only thing I did different was to use muniz_ri's (newer) instructions to get to 5.0 with OF3 instead of OC4.

It took me a bit to read through most of the thread and realize the SS boot menu no longer shows up like it did with dynamic kat, and nce flasher is the way to get to it. I did that a couple of times to get used to it, remembering each time to flash OC4 back before leaving. Well this morning, I went back into SS to run a backup and forgot to flash the OC4 kernel before leaving SS which caused me to be stuck in booting to stock recovery. Thankfully, the G900A_OC4_Stock_Kernel.tar.md5 is posted on the OP so I was able to flash it with ODIN that and booted back just fine to the rom.

Is there any advantage to using the OF3 kernel over OC4 and would that work with this ROM anyway?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] samccfl99:
You did the right thing. I never went to OF3, but I do believe our rom only works with the OC4 Kernel. it is OC4, not OF3...LOL. Actually I never saw a free floating OF3 kernel zip or tar, have you? Did you flash the Blue Ice V2 theme and the small update? That is what makes our rom pretty...LOL. Enjoy!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] gots54:
You're right - I haven't seen a free floating OF3 kernel or tar so that's a mute point anyway. :) I haven't flashed any theme yet. I'm gonna run the rom as is as a baseline for a few days to see how stable it is before i try themes, etc. Thanks!!!

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So I followed post #6 to install xposed. I installed the apk first then flashed the zip with flashfire. it rebooted, and got stuck on "Android is upgrading... Optimizing app 298 of 371."

I had to pull the battery. Powered it back on and it is went through the optimizing again, but this time it went through 72 of 72.

The rom is back up, but when I go into Xposed Installer -> framework, it doesn't show it's installed. It says in red "Installation is only possible manually via recovery for now.

I then tried installing the zip using SS, but it got stuck this time on optimizing app 297 of 371.

Any idea why it's failing?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] samccfl99:
Well first of all, the theme is part of the rom and the base rom has not really been updated in a long time. The theme is not only a theme, there are fixes and mods in it too. And it depends which rom you installed, the regular or debloated.

as far as Xposed, i did it a long time ago and do not remember the sequence. I used FF to flash it. it does work fine with whatever few useful modules work under LP...:rolleyes::rolleyes::laugh:. Whenever I want to change the theme, some of them require dirty flashing the rom, then the new theme and i always have to flash the xposed zip too.

Did you use the newest Bloated rom in this post and the contact fix?:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=63353778&postcount=3116

if not I would dirty flash or better yet clean flash that.

If you used the debloated rom in post #1, then you really must flash the Blue Ice V2 and small update:

http://xdaforums.com/att-galaxy-s5/themes-apps/blue-ice-tms-3-0-t3192483

I personally have always used the Debloated rom. Anything that might be missing you can always download from the Play Store.

also here is another thread for other things that go with the theme:

http://xdaforums.com/att-galaxy-s5/themes-apps/tms-3-0-blue-ice-vrthemez-t3238119

I do not know why you are having those problems, but if you do as I advise, I think things will work alot better. It is also best to flash the rom itself in SS because they say it has something to do with the permissions. All the rest can be done in FF.

no one else will probably help you. The dev left quite a while ago and two others were keeping it alive and they are gone now it seems too, but it still is the best rom for the G900A as far as I am concerned.

You can PM me if you need to or continue here. Let me know.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] gots54:
Thanks for your helpful replies! SO it appears that despite the hangs during optimization after installing xposed, xposed actually did install. It just doesn't indicate that it's installed like I'm used to seeing it. I pretty much just want xposed for Wanam exposed, but it looks like most of what I'd want from Wanam xposed are already present in TM Settings. And CRT effect is no longer listed as a choice under Screen Off Mode in lockscreen, like it used to be, which was my main reason for wanting Wanam/xposed. LOL

Such a shame to hear the dev's have left! The G900A is still probably one of the best devices I've owned - large high res screen, exceptional battery life, water resistant, micro sd, great camera. It's been the perfect upgrade from my S3. I can't imagine a better device out there to replace it with (surely not the S6).

DynamicKat was an excellent KK rom for it, but this rom appears to be even better so far! The only app that won't load is TeamBlackOut. It FC's immediateley. Tried clearing all app data for it, but still no luck. Is this app actually functional? And holding down the back button to kill an app doesn't work (I've disabled multi-window)

Yes I installed the undebloated rom from post 3116 but used FF. Maybe I'll start over and flash it with SS instead. Or try the debloated rom and Blue Ice V2 and small update.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] samccfl99:
You are welcome. Yes, I have been here since KK as many others are. Then it became XDK when [MENTION=265057]tm[/MENTION] took it over. Did a great job with it and then really great with TMS5.

Since you have the Bloated rom, then just flash the Sec Contact fix in post 3116 and the Blue Ice V2 (not V1) and the V2 small fix and you will like it. All 3 in that order with FF in one shot. They SAY SS is better, but I have done it both ways. Much easier to just do what I just said and it will probably be better. You will like it. There are other older fixes, but part of the OP is not good for someone just going to it. It used to be. If you have problems, just dirty flash the Bloated rom with SS and u probably will have to do the other 3 over. Or maybe just dirty flash the rom anyway with SS and flash the other 3 in FF. That would probably be the best way. Will also have to flash Xposed zip again too if you dirty flash. Let me know. Have fun!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] the_dealer:
Why do I keep getting stuck on the boot animation sometimes? I've even Odin'd back to ng3 and started fresh. I don't restore apps from TB, really the only thing is WiFi passwords. Also my photobucket force closes every time I use it, no matter where I got it from. I use ng3 flasher and ss to flash 95% of the time but I've tried ff only

Sent from my Motorola 2950 Special Edition 3w.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] captivated1971:
You are running a 870a right?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] eviljonny1:
Just bought an AT&T Galaxy S5 G900A. Am I out of luck?

It shipped with Lollipop 5.1.1. From what I've read I am screwed and cannot get root. Is this true?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] samccfl99:
Sadly yes. Sorry. That is really a shame. They say "M" should be coming to our phones maybe by April and then maybe root can be attained via SystemLess root, but not guaranteed yet. But then since the BL is locked there probably won't be a custom rom for it. I would be upset too. Maybe you can send it back and buy a used on one the web?

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He said NG3 Flasher in the post [MENTION=319261]Cap[/MENTION]. That is why I did not answer this. I know nothing about how the Active behaves...:laugh:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] eviljonny1:
Ugh...that is what I thought. Luckily I am well within the return window. Which is exactly what I will be doing. Just need to figure which device is comparable. :fingers-crossed: Thanks.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] nemiroG1:
If you'd be interested in a S5 Active, I have one that is currently running Alliance ROM, and is both unlocked and rooted. I might sell it to fund jumping to the next toy. (I still have another S5a that will stick around, too).
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] the_dealer:
I have a buddy that is on a Windows 900 something or other thay has been looking for an 870a, what you trying to get for it?

Sent from my Motorola 2950 Special Edition 3w.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] nemiroG1:
Think it's worth about $200 shipped. Can verify that everything works as it should, I use this phone everyday, no issues here in FL, no issues at -20°F in Alaska, either. Has been, by far, the best phone I have ever owned.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] the_dealer:
Correct. I've even Odin'd back to ng3 and started from scratch then tried oc5 and of3 with the same results. There really is no pattern to it, I could restart my phone a handful of times and it be fine, then it will hang at the boot animation and I'll have to volume down/power/home, (sometimes 3 or 4 times in a row) to get it to boot.

Sent from my Motorola 2950 Special Edition 3w.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] gots54:
Is there a setting to restore the call-waiting notifications to what I think is the default, where you hear a beep every few seconds while your on a call and have an incoming call? For some reason (on both my wife's and my phone) we only get one beep for an incoming call and no subsequent beeps.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] samccfl99:
There are some differences between the official ATT OC4 and the International OC7 base used for most all ATT LP roms on our phone. Some of the sounds are different, such as the ring patterns and probably what you are referring to. I do not believe there are any settings for this. If you want to know why we use the OC7 base, that is because Samsung/ATT made it harder to dev on OC4.

Me, I would not know what to do with a call waiting beep because I use my G900A for anything BUT a phone...LOL.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] stillsober:
Hi, I used this one

TMS5 3.0 TM Build (Debloated with Holo Blue Theme): https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24052804347779759

on some settings page, is there any way to make it less white? (it's too bright for me)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] samccfl99:
Gotta go here: http://xdaforums.com/att-galaxy-s5/themes-apps/blue-ice-tms-3-0-t3192483

and flash the Blue Ice V2 theme and the V2 small update. Try it. Most problems should go away.

also check out here: http://xdaforums.com/att-galaxy-s5/themes-apps/tms-3-0-blue-ice-vrthemez-t3238119
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] shaklee3:
Does anyone know why the clock in the top right is missing or how to get it back?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] parkerj7uc:
Go to custom settings and I believe status bar and choose clock
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] sbs8331:
If that doesn't work, check the clock color in TMS Settings. Make sure it's not set to black, making it invisible. Has happened to me before.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] shaklee3:
Thanks! It was the clock color set to black.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] samccfl99:
How's it going JP? Note 5 now, if I remember?

Hope all is well with you and the family...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] parkerj7uc:
It's going great, been making themes for Note 5, hacked theme store.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] radtech777:
Great to see you on here man. Glad you're doing well! Just out of curiosity, any idea what happened to Jim? In all my time of being on xda, I don't think I've ever seen someone dissappear so completely and suddenly. He was a nice, helpful guy, and then just gone. I hope he's okay.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] parkerj7uc:
I'm not sure, I have tried to get a hold of him as well and have not gotten a response.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] stillsober:
Keep getting “Unfortunately, the process android.process.acore has stopped” now, sometime after I imported contacts and whatsapp from titanium

Edit, deleting contacts worked

Also, anyone notice shorter battery life vs 4.4 stock at&t?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] samccfl99:
Did you read my post a few posts back??? That debloated rom is soooo old that it needs the fixes I posted or you can dirty flash the newer undebloated rom.

I know nothing about TB, I use MyBackup Pro. Battery? EH??? LOL.

We all love this rom and you won't find a better 5.0 one.

You gotta listen............:D
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] shaklee3:
Does anyone know how to fix the lockups? I am using 3.0 from the OP. I saw a mention of a media fix, but never found a link.