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[LG V30 Questions & Answers] JWnSC:
Do not buy the Sprint ls998! They removed fastboot. All the kdz files are on the Sprint server.. can't find them anywhere. Bootloader is locked. To unlock the sim it requires over the air programming. The device has to be on there service for a minimum of 50 days before they will unlock(paid off) Stay away from Sprint!

I'm going to wait 50 days, get them to unlock my (ls998) phone, sell it, and switch to T-Mobile.

I'll probably buy the oneplus 5t or carrier unlocked LG v30(US998)
[LG V30 Questions & Answers] supreme83:
Again, you clearly gave an example of the type of stupid thinking i'm talking about....any research into unlocking Sprint phones yourself will tell you its an instant thing.....I unlock these phones and have since the the eng bootloaders were releases. IMEI gurus has as well as many other legit sites.....The example you give is someone being cheap and idiotic and paying some ebay people or foreign websites for miracle work.

ALSO FYI IMEI repair means paying 3rd party company to remove from blacklist or editing the imei....so again, you really show your lack of knowledge and basically fear mongering and now passively aggressively claiming that i'm endorsing illegal activity to somehow justify your incorrect answer based on anecdotal nonsense and other people's experience of falling for snake oil. Nice try.

Sprint phones are totally unlockable and have been since the S6 (s4 and s5 had some only could get 3g)......you can do it yourself via AT+ commands and various modem programming, adb, or cheat and get an unlock uart box.....ChazzMattis simply fear mongering do to not being knowledgeable on the subject and unacceptable to educate himself past anecdotal experiences of unfortunate people that tried to be cheap or didn't do research. RESEARCH. Research. Live in reality
[LG V30 Questions & Answers] ChazzMatt:
No, I'm giving real life examples of what you claimed to know nothing about. You kept asking over and over and over "what are you talking about?"

You just admitted you were talking about illegally changing the IMEI, while denying that's what you were saying. I have you on record.

"Editing" the IMEI? Is that what you're calling it? Ha. It's illegal in many countries and against XDA TOS. ;)

Sent from my official open market LG US998 V30+
[LG V30 Questions & Answers] aknotts415:
How long did it take them to get you the unlock code? Mines been 30 min and still no code. Thinking its a scam.
[LG V30 Questions & Answers] Gottylol:
Hey guys, If I buy the V30 with bad ESN, spesifically US998 (US Celluar) model, will it work if I'm based outside the US? As far as I understand, US998 is the carrier unlocked model, although since it seems to be from ES Celluar I guess it will have a locked bootloader?

Will it still work with any sim outside the US?
[LG V30 Questions & Answers] ChazzMatt:
Outside the U.S.it should work.

The only difference between the open market LG V30 US998 and U.S.Cellular model LG V30 US998 is the ability to unlock the bootloader.

If you're going to take a chance on bad ESN phones for outside the U.S., this is MUCH BETTER than trying to mess with locked Sprint phones.

Sent from my official open market LG US998 V30+
[LG V30 Questions & Answers] Gottylol:
Ok, thanks! I see there are also multiple offers for a bad ESN V30+ Sprint model (not sure about the model number). If I understand this correctly, it will be sim-locked with no reliable way of unlocking, right?
[LG V30 Questions & Answers] ChazzMatt:
If you're going to take a chance on bad ESN phones for outside the U.S., U.S. Cellular model is MUCH BETTER than trying to mess with SIM card locked down Sprint phones.

U.S. Cellular LG V30/V30+ are already SIM card unlocked/network unlocked.

Sent from my official open market LG US998 V30+
[LG V30 Questions & Answers] Gottylol:
Yeah, thats what I figured from the little research I did. Thanks for the info, I'll see if I want to gamble on this thing. V30's retail price in my country is pretty absurd, so I though if I'm going to order from overseas, I might as well save as much as I can.
[LG V30 Questions & Answers] CUKIO34:
So if im looking to buy a V30 for Cricket what models will work? would i be safe buying a att branded v30?
[LG V30 Questions & Answers] ChazzMatt:
Yes, AT&T branded H931 V30 will work with Cricket, as will open market US998 V30/V30+ and the U.S. Cellular US998 V30/V30+.
[LG V30 Questions & Answers] jaysus145:
So... it looks like I just won the AT&T branded H931 V3, and I am super stoked to use it... but I am a T-Mobile user. Is this going to be as simple as getting it SIM unlocked and popping in my Magenta nano-SIM? Looks like I will be missing out on band 71 (which is a bummer as it is live near me), but what else will I be missing. Hotspot? Will updates still be pushed if I am not using a Blue network?

Oh, and is the Bootloader unlockable on this one?

I am going to spend some time searching, but like I said - I am super stoked at the moment!
[LG V30 Questions & Answers] ChazzMatt:
You won in a contest or you mean you "won" an auction to buy? It's a new phone or used? Even brand new, many professional online dealers will sell the phones already unlocked. So, if it was an auction, check to see if the seller mentioned that. If you won in a contest or something, yeah, you will have to get it SIM card unlocked/network unlocked/carrier unlocked to use on non-AT&T network.

As for bootloader unlock, only the North America "open market" US998 V30 (not the U.S. Cellular US9998), European H930 V30 and H930G V30+ have real bootloader unlock with full flash commands.

If updates aren't pushed to you you can always flash them manually. You can download them through program called LG Bridge. Also, updates are usually posted here on XDA and you can flash them that way.

http://www.lg.com/us/cell-phones/lg-H931-Silver-lg-v30

http://www.lg.com/us/cell-phones/lg-H932-Silver-lg-v30

As for Hotspot, T-mobile users will have to answer that.
[LG V30 Questions & Answers] jaysus145:
Awesome, that is great news about the updates, it is is cool that LG hosts them. . I have not followed LG much since my Nexus 4 (not counting the 3 months I spent with a G4 loaner a few years back)

I won a contest. AT&T is sending one to me! I have been using straight unlocked phones for a while now, so I am cool with some of the limitations. I am hopeful I will still be able to use my T-Mo hot spot though.

I really should wait to see what phone they actually send me.... but, you know, stoked. ;)

Thanks again!
[LG V30 Questions & Answers] ChazzMatt:
When you get your phone, see if is been updated try this firmware:

https://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=3749203

Sent from my official carrier unlocked LG V30+ US998
[LG V30 Questions & Answers] jaysus145:
Nope, no update. It is on the Sept 2017 security patch. It is also the H931 AT&T version, I have submitted a carrier unlock request to them as it seems like I meet the eligibility requirements, but we'll see how that goes.

I am curious to see how the updates are going to go... it has an unprovisioned AT&T SIM in it, and is connected to wifi... when I check for system updates it comes back as up-to-date.

Anyway, thanks for your help, I'm looking forward to figuring this out.
[LG V30 Questions & Answers] jaysus145:
Lol, AT&T just denied my SIM unlock request with the following message:

I guess it is time for me to read this thread ;)
[LG V30 Questions & Answers] ChazzMatt:
The new LG V30 is no longer supported by the manufacturer? Sounds like someone at AT&T didn't even read your request before hitting the deny button.

I would contact them again. The reason should have been that it wasn't on the AT&T network long enough, or that you don't have a current AT&T account -- not that the the device is too old it's no longer supported by the manufacturer.

You may have to use a 3rd party service.
[LG V30 Questions & Answers] jaysus145:
I assume that the bolded above is exactly what happened.

And I was anxious so I spent $10 and used a 3r party that I found on my own (celllunlocker.net) - there was really only one other suggestion in this thread, and that one seemed shady to me.

Anyway, thanks for all of your replies around the forum - you are providing some great information on the device.
[LG V30 Questions & Answers] hec2k:
I can help you get the code if u want

---------- Post added at 03:13 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:13 PM ----------

$10? Man you got raped.. I can get the codes for half of that /)
[LG V30 Questions & Answers] ChazzMatt:
Or convert the Sprint LS998 to US998 or other North American carrier unlocked V30 variant (AS998, H933, VS996) via FRANKENSTEIN. See Frankenstein thread. It's free and do it yourself.

https://xdaforums.com/lg-v30/how-to/using-lgup-crossflashing-t3780969

If you scroll down to post #5 or 6 in that that thread, you'll see a link to a guide I wrote for conversion.

US998 (but not the others) also gives you fastboot flash commands, if you ever wanted to bootloader unlock and root.

I bought two LS998 off eBay and quickly converted them to carrier unlocked US998.
[LG V30 Questions & Answers] rjmohit:
Does that mean the US Cellular US998 cannot be bootloader unlocked using the Frankenstein Method?

https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=76510671&postcount=168

I am looking at a great deal on US Cellular US998 on eBay: ​https://ebay.us/Q0YoI5

Not sure if I should pull the trigger. Suggestions? I am looking to basically have a rooted V30 to work on T-Mobile.

Thanks!
[LG V30 Questions & Answers] ChazzMatt:
You are quoting very old post from before we discovered WTF. EVERY V30/V30+/V30S ON THE PLANET CAN BE BOOTLOADER UNLOCKED AND ROOTED.

I wish people would stop digging up old threads. You're quoting me from February 2018! So much has changed since then! :)
[LG V30 Questions & Answers] patch_Adams:
I have a vs996 converted to us998 exactly as you mentioned. But when I put my metropcs sim card in, even though lineage picks up the APN from the sim card, I get no signal nor data. Any thoughts or advice?

Thanks
[LG V30 Questions & Answers] ChazzMatt:
Does T-mobile MetroPCS allow Bring Your Own Device? Or are they like Sprint's Cricket? Google search keeps showing me 2013 results before being bought by T-mobile, back when they were CDMA network.

Also see this thread for Build Prop changes, if needed:

https://xdaforums.com/lg-v30/how-to/data-carrier-v30-global-roms-t3855087
[LG V30 Questions & Answers] jaysus145:
On the plus side, I liked the reminder that I got my V30 for free! With a little bit of effort on my end, this thing has been working like a dream for me!
[LG V30 Questions & Answers] patch_Adams:
Good evening. Because my phone is Verizon, it is also unlocked. Yes metro allowed me to BYOD. I just had to go into the store and they put the imei into their system. Everything worked fine after that.

Hope that helps
[LG V30 Questions & Answers] kventura:
Would changing a LS998 network locked to US998 Oreo unlock it? thank!
[LG V30 Questions & Answers] ChazzMatt:
Yes. That was the main purpose of

Frankenstein

before the WTF bootloader unlock exploit was discovered -- to carrier unlock Sprint LS998 and AT&T H931 phones, by converting them to carrier unlocked firmware.

People used US998, AS998, Canada H933 or even Verizon VS996 firmware to free their Sprint LS998/AT&T H931 phones. All those variants are carrier unlocked and compatible with LS998 and H931. But only US998 also has fastboot flash commands -- as well as being mostly debloated.

This is why most US998 you find on eBay are actually former LS998 phones... ;) Dealers convert them to carrier unlock them as no one wants to buy a locked down phone.
[LG V30 Questions & Answers] kventura:
Do you think the v35 is worth an upgrade from US998?
[LG V30 Questions & Answers] ChazzMatt:
Not for me. You can't root it.

Sent via open market LG US998 V30/V30+
[LG V30 Questions & Answers] kventura:
Ah ok ok thanks for the fast reply
[LG V30 Questions & Answers] tonochito:
But is not clear for me can it be unlocked for GSM overseas? I am considering pick one used off from eBay the variant of 128gb, it's cheap and i have been surfing the web and i have been reading the amazing audio it has, even has FM Radio wow something in a flaship level phone, even in the US is something i haven't seen in years, and the most importants things for me are: unlocked bootloader with root and the mod of using it as stereo speakers...
[LG V30 Questions & Answers] ChazzMatt:
If you buy one of the North America carrier unlocked variants or flash 128GB V30+ to one of the carrier unlocked variants, then it's totally carrier unlocked/SIM card unlocked/network unlocked/GSM unlocked -- whatever you want to call it.

Most either buy US998 or flash to US998 because it's the only North America variant with the necessary fastboot flash commands to unlock bootloader using the WTF exploit.

US998 is carrier unlocked, as is H933, VS996 and AS998. But for bootloader unlock and TWRP/root you need US998 -- OR converted to US998.
[LG V30 Questions & Answers] tonochito:
So... what's the deal with those services on eBay that use Teamviewerand promote SIM unlock, they promote the permanent SIM unlock with the guarantee that others stock ROM can be flashed and even security patch etc can be done after they do the unlock?

Is the same thing i could do if i get the Sprint variant and flash it to another carrier? I mean unlocking the bootloader rooting and so on?

Pardon my little experience but this seems to good to be true lol.
[LG V30 Questions & Answers] ChazzMatt:
See the

Frankenstein instructions

, which has screenshots. I personally converted two Sprint LS998 V39+ to US998, as have many others. From there you can then bootloader unlock and root, using the

WTF instructions.

In fact many current US998 V30+ on eBay are really former LS998 V30+ already converted by dealers. You can do it as easily as them.

To SIM card unlock Sprint LS998, you have to convert it to a North America carrier unlocked variant -- like US998, AS998, H933 or VS996. But only US998 has fastboot flash commands.

To good to be true?

ALL AT&T H931, Canada H933, Sprint LS998, Verizon VS996, regional AS998 rooted in this V30 forum used "Frankenstein" to convert to US998 to get fastboot flash commands, install TWRP and root. If their phones were not SIM card unlocked prior to that (specifically Sprint LS998 and AT&T H931), they were carrier unlocked automatically by flashing US998 firmware.

You do have to read the instructions and follow them.

Frankenstein

was created prior to the

WTF bootloader unlock method

, and the original intent was to SIM card unlock Sprint LS998/AT&T H931 and convert them to V30 variant which can be updated.

Later with WTF bootloader unlock, most of the non-US998 North America variants now use Frankenstein to get fastboot flash commands by at least temporarily converting to US998 firmware, which yes also SIM card unlocks them if they are not already SIM card unlocked.

After bootloader unlock, TWRP and root, some do then convert back from US998 to their carrier firmware -- but many stay on US998 as it's very versatile with a lot of bands, and it has fastboot flash commands if they ever need them.

http://www.lg.com/us/cell-phones/lg-US998-Unlocked-v30

US998

CDMA: 800 MHz CDMA

2G GSM: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz

3G UMTS (HSPA):850/900/1900/2100 MHz

4G LTE Bands: 1/2/3/4/5/7/12(17)/13/20/25/66
[LG V30 Questions & Answers] tonochito:
Thanks mate i will be picking one V30+, is too sexy for me that phone with all those nice features and is user friendly, not like the past G5 and so. I can't believe that it's too easy unlock it and do the amazing stuff that root allows you to do. The only concern i have is that LG's seems to suffer of the ghost image burn... Not permanent and i know that an apk can change that but anyway it's a bargain the price they are on eBay and having a decent specs
[LG V30 Questions & Answers] ChazzMatt:
When you convert LS998 to US998 you will have these bands:

http://www.lg.com/us/cell-phones/lg-US998-Unlocked-v30

US998

CDMA: 800 MHz CDMA

2G GSM: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz

3G UMTS (HSPA):850/900/1900/2100 MHz

4G LTE Bands: 1/2/3/4/5/7/12(17)/13/20/25/66

As I mentioned earlier there are many "mint" US998 V30+ on eBay which are already-converted LS998. If you find one for good price, most of the work will already be done for you! ;) It's up to you.

I bought LS998 V30+ for my sister, and converted it to US998 V30+ in 10 minutes. (She's on AT&T.) Soon after, her husband (my brother-in-law) who is also on AT&T then dunked his old cracked screen HTC phone in water and suddenly needed a new phone. Due to my job demands, I didn't have time to convert another LS998 V30+ to US998 V30+ and drive to where they live. So, I told him just to order MINT US998 V30+ off eBay, with priority shipping. He was concerned it wasn't new, concerned it had no warranty (he loves carrier stores). But when he got it, he loved it. It was seriously like new. I knew it would probably be already-converted LS998 V30+ and it was; I didn't even tell him anything about that -- it would be too confusing for him to know it was a former Sprint phone.... But due to circumstances at the time, it was better he order one already converted, than me do it. The price was about the same.

This is the seller I recommended to him:

LG V30 US998- 128GB - Titan Black (Factory Unlocked)

I don't know if they ship to your country, and maybe you will have to buy LS998 V30+. If so, yes it can be easily converted to US998 so it can be SIM card unlocked. Also, former LS998 converted to US998 have no problems running any of the custom ROMs. However, I am on stock rooted firmware myself.

Just make sure you also order a case to go with it. With the glass back these phones can be slippery as fish:

Spigen LG V30 [Rugged Armor] Shockproof Case Slim TPU Cover
[LG V30 Questions & Answers] tonochito:
I am seeing a couple of *financed* LS998U around 165-170 bucks, does it affects the bootloader, rooting and changing to another carrier? And what carrier does have "less" bloatware? I am thinking T-Mobile, as soon it has the band 17 on LTE i am fine. Or the US Cellular is a ok carrier with no so intrusive or abusing bloatware?

And yes i can get ship to my country that's not the problem, i need to replace my HTC 10 Verizon who got on a bootlop and is S-ON locked so it has to go
[LG V30 Questions & Answers] ChazzMatt:
"Financed", I think means they stopped paying Sprint for their phones, so it's blacklisted here in the U.S. That's my interpretation.

US998 has band 17. Band 17 is a subset of Band 12. When you convert a compatible North American V30/V30+ to US998 or buy US998, you will have these bands:

http://www.lg.com/us/cell-phones/lg-US998-Unlocked-v30

US998

CDMA: 800 MHz CDMA

2G GSM: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz

3G UMTS (HSPA):850/900/1900/2100 MHz

4G LTE Bands: 1/2/3/4/5/7/12(17)/13/20/25/66

We use our US998 on AT&T. AT&T network uses Band 17, but a couple of years ago started calling it "Band 12" for that reason. It's confusing but pretend Miami is Band 17 and Florida is Band 12. Band 17 is inside Band 12. So, no need to list both. If you have "Florida", you have "Miami".

Do you mean Band 71? T-Mobile H932 has band 71, but why do you need it? H932 cannot be converted to other models. You can't SIM card unlock it easily. It's also harder root, needing a completely different procedure from all other V30. There's a separate root thread for H932. Only T-Mobile customers need/want H932.

US998 has no carrier bloatware. It's the official carrier unlocked model.
[LG V30 Questions & Answers] tonochito:
No it's band 17 APT 5 but LTE here is wack just 28-33MB. So the US998 is the way to go, i really hate the amount of bloatware that Sprint and Verizon put on their phones same as AT&T and now i see that they force the Amazon stuff, really annoying.That is the only downside to get those phones cheap.

So if it's converted on US998 it has free theter?
[LG V30 Questions & Answers] ChazzMatt:
I do on US998... But I have root. I'm not sure, unrooted. But you can unlock bootloader and root.

Sent via open market LG US998 V30/V30+
[LG V30 Questions & Answers] tonochito:
MMM now i have a hard time because i saw an S8 Active and the interesting Essential Phone... at the same price range... but I think the V30+ is the one. Even the Essential has Android Pie but i have read that camera sucks big time, S8 Active has bigger battery but single camera and lesser pixels, but it's supossed to be more resistant to damage... but it is not friendly user for root
[LG V30 Questions & Answers] ChazzMatt:
Essential is missing a lot of premium features:

Not even 1440p (which EVERY premium flagship phone has had since 2014: Sony, Samsung, HTC, LG, Motorola, etc.)

No IP68 (has IP54).

No Qi wireless charging (which even Apple has, and Google restored for their phones). I've had it since 2013.

No microSD card capability.

no headset jack

No QUAD DAC, etc.

Sent via open market LG US998 V30/V30+
[LG V30 Questions & Answers] tonochito:
Yeah a lot of missing stuff, but for me the Android Pie update is tempting lol and the titanium and ceramic construction , the notch even it's just fancy stuff but cool, another let down i have seen is the repair of this phone is almost a non go, the S8 is a mixture of both worlds. And the S8 i would have to pay an remote unlock too...

Samsung almost always outperforms LG on camera department, but now having the Moto Z2 and the HTC 10 that died i miss the big pixels, and the LG offers 16 and wide angle, very useful but lacks of any kind of stabilization on the wide angle mode. The G5 i had took exelent pictures, and now with the update of smart IA on camera looks cool to me the V30. But again LG is wack on updates, seeing that the G5 took Oreo late is kind of frustrating that they release Android Pie late on the V30+
[LG V30 Questions & Answers] javzav:
Hi. I want to buy a V30 with lte band 28. Is H932 my only choice?
[LG V30 Questions & Answers] ChazzMatt:
Why do you say that? Lots of V30 have LTE band 28. Maybe even more than

listed here.

Go to that page, Ctrl + F, search for 28. :p

You first need to tell us where you live and why you need band 28. Are you a U.S. T-mobile customer? From your post history, you don't seem to live in the U.S.

Especially if you live in Latin America, the H930DS (dual SIM, 128GB), H930G (128GB) or H930D (dual SIM, 64GB) would be a better choice for you.

U.S. T-mobile H932 is locked to T-mobile, so unless you are a T-mobile customer you don't need H932. Yes, it IS possible to carrier unlock H932 -- but it's a pain and in the past when firmware updates happen, it sometimes gets locked back. There's instances in this forum where the H932 phone locked back to T-mobile and even their top tier tech support couldn't unlock it. They told the owners to maybe try 3rd party carrier unlockers. I'm not making that up.
[LG V30 Questions & Answers] javzav:
I live in Argentina. I need lte bands 4, 28 and 7 here. 4 is the most important. 28 is useful in some places.

checked your link. Confirms what I saw on gsmarena: only h930 and h932 have those three bands.

h930 seems too expensive. Was planning to get a h932 unlocked. if it is uncovenient, I could give up on band 28 and buy the sprint version and unlock it with frankenstein method. or just look for a different phone.
[LG V30 Questions & Answers] TheDannemand:
H932 cannot be unlocked with a code, only with a T-Mobile system app that requests it from T-Mobile servers, which they only grant after the phone has been active on their network for two months postpaid or six months prepaid (as I recall). And of course it must be paid off, and not associated with an account in bad standing.

If you get an unlocked H932 and it is somehow relocked (which can happen, [MENTION=3250376]ChazzMatt[/MENTION] really wasn't making that up) you will have to convince T-Mobile to unlock it again, which may prove difficult if you have not had the phone on their network for two months.

IOW I would avoid H932 - and T-Mobile models in general.