Moto X Style Brazilian Dual Sim Edition - Can i choose which sim is used for data ?

As subject.

My current cell operator (Vivo) has good voice service but the data coverage is spotty. I'd like to purchase Claro's prepaid sim with data and use it's data as a second sim.

Can i force the device to use data from second sim and route all calls to the first sim ?

Activating Used phone on Verizon.

I just bought a note 5 on swappa for Verizon. I cut my micro Sim for my g3 and put it in the note 5. When I powered it on it was automatically activated in my Verizon account. Is this a safe method of activating?

I normally add it with the imei on Verizons site and then turn on the phone.

This was plug and play. Am I good?

Security concerns with used and rooted M9?

Hi,
My provider gave me the option to buy a slightly used M9 that a customer had returned in the first few days of their contract apparently. I liked the idea of saving money so I bought it. I have found though that the previous owner had rooted the phone and at least added TWRP recovery to it and SuperSU. From everything I can tell the phone is still running an official HTC rom . My question is whether there is any chance the previous owner left something nasty behind. Any advice about how to check for this or am I just too paranoid? Assuming I can get a stock HTC rom is the a process by which I can completely wipe all memory in the phone and fully restore it to stock, or at least to a point where I'm confident that everything on it is from me and only me?

Thanks

Bought a "new" galaxy s5 . Already rooted Knox 0x1 (4). Is it used?

It is a japanese au version.

already rooted, and Knox 0x1 (4) .

Does that mean it was flashed 4 times? Did i get a used phone?

Thank you

Ut Oh- I used Ut Oh

Some of you may have seen my post on upgrading from M9 to G4.

In that post I had said it appears that it was more of a Sprint issue than a phone issue. But I was keeping the G4 for other reasons.

Any way I had the M9 on swappa and prices seem to be tanking. I was offered 5 ugh.

Then I spoke to my wife and convinced her that she might be better off with the M9 than the M8 and she should at least try it.
Screaming bloody murder she agreed. The very first call went straight to voice mail as she drove away with her friend and I could still see her in the drive-way.
I would sell her reliable S-Off HK M8 if she was ok with M9.

When she got back I forgot that I left it in Auto (i.e. Global mode which includes GSM). I've seen phones misbehave when set that way.
I set it for LTE/CDMA. I suspect if I put the phone in CDMA mode it would be ok. But neither M8 or G4 needs that.
I have seen G4 do this once in a VERY weak single which is why I thought M9 was ok. But the M9 does this a LOT.

Ran the latest RUU on it that just came out which does have new firmware. And I only rerooted it via TWRP (nothing else), pure stock otherwise.
By the way Wifi Tether Router now works and only requires root, nice.

Anyways she drives off to go shopping. Still on the street I call her, didn't even ring once and went straight to voice mail (like the phone was off). Called 30 min later, rang forever and didn't even go to voice mail. Later I finally did reach her.

So now I feel guilty even selling it for any price. I really don't want to deal with Sprint on a phone I don't even want anymore.

I thought about making a "claim" on TEP and just couldn't do it.

So I figured why not try Ut-Oh. It does cover "damaged" phones. I told them exactly what was wrong and they refused to do ut-oh.
I told them I'll go drop in the toilet and be right back.

So I call them back with the toilet episode and they accepted it, so sad I had to do that, I tried the right way.

So I have not dropped it in the toilet. I really rather not. I hate seeing waste. I asked if the phone suddenly "recovered" in shipping when they got it back, what happens?
It can happen on dunked phones when they dry out.
They said I would still keep the replacement.

They said it will be a remanufactured phone.

Should I dunk it? It is S-Off, which is partly why I didn't want to go to sprint. I think you can hide it with hacked hboot, but I was not sure how fully hidden it was.

So should I dunk it and save headaches and feel guilty or just send it and they won't care. They will also see it's S-off too and they might take notice.
I prepaid to get new phone quick and just have to send old one back to not get charged.

Not sure if I should even try the new M9 with my wife again or leave it sealed and sell it.

Android Pay Cannot Be Used

I've rooted my T-Mobile GS6e+ using arter97's kernel and I just got android pay today.

When I try to add a card I get the error:
Android Pay cannot be used
Google is unable to verify that your device or the software running on it is Android compatible

I have a good feeling it's because the phone is rooted and it probably checks the device status and sees that it's set to "Custom."

Can anyone think of a possible workaround for this?

Still worth buying (used) Moto X?

I have a deal of used XT1060 for 116$. Is the 2013 Moto X still worth buying? Is it still considered a "top" mobile phone?

Heimdall open-source tool suite used to flash firmware (aka ROMs) onto Samsung mobile

finally i flashed my SM-T530 Galaxy Tab 4 with linux heimdall, iam so happy - no more need for a virtualbox with windows on it just for using odin if download mode is needed.

linux distribution is http://linuxbbq.org - NOX: Lacipecsenye (amd64)

this is what i did:

sudo apt-get install libudev1 libudev-dev \
libusb-1.0-0 libusb-1.0-0-dev \
build-essential pkg-config zlib1g-dev \
libusb-dev libqt4-dev qt4-qmake \
autoconf libtool libusb-1.0-0-dev \
qt5-default

git clone git://github.com/Benjamin-Dobell/Heimdall.git

cd Heimdall
mkdir build
cd build
cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release ..
make

sub77@grill:~/Heimdall$ mkdir build
sub77@grill:~/Heimdall$ cd build
sub77@grill:~/Heimdall/build$ cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release ..
-- The C compiler identification is GNU 5.2.1
-- The CXX compiler identification is GNU 5.2.1
-- Check for working C compiler: /usr/bin/cc
-- Check for working C compiler: /usr/bin/cc -- works
-- Detecting C compiler ABI info
-- Detecting C compiler ABI info - done
-- Detecting C compile features
-- Detecting C compile features - done
-- Check for working CXX compiler: /usr/bin/c++
-- Check for working CXX compiler: /usr/bin/c++ -- works
-- Detecting CXX compiler ABI info
-- Detecting CXX compiler ABI info - done
-- Detecting CXX compile features
-- Detecting CXX compile features - done
-- Found libusb: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libusb-1.0.so
-- Checking if large (64-bit) file support is available...
-- Checking if large (64-bit) file support is available - yes
-- Found ZLIB: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libz.so (found version "1.2.8")
-- Configuring done
-- Generating done
-- Build files have been written to: /home/sub77/Heimdall/build


sub77@grill:~/Heimdall/build/bin$ ./heimdall flash --RECOVERY ~/recovery.img
Heimdall v1.4.1

Copyright (c) 2010-2014 Benjamin Dobell, Glass Echidna
http://www.glassechidna.com.au/

This software is provided free of charge. Copying and redistribution is
encouraged.

If you appreciate this software and you would like to support future
development please consider donating:
http://www.glassechidna.com.au/donate/

Initialising connection...
Detecting device...
Claiming interface...
Attempt failed. Detaching driver...
Claiming interface again...
Setting up interface...

Initialising protocol...
Protocol initialisation successful.

Beginning session...

Some devices may take up to 2 minutes to respond.
Please be patient!

Session begun.

Downloading device's PIT file...
PIT file download successful.

Uploading RECOVERY
100%
RECOVERY upload successful

Ending session...
Rebooting device...
Releasing device interface...
Re-attaching kernel driver...



http://glassechidna.com.au/heimdall/

https://github.com/Benjamin-Dobell/Heimdall

http://linuxbbq.org/bbs/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=2122

How to remove Verizon's tethering restriction, when phone is used outside of US?

Getting these messages:




Facts:
1) It's not blocked by local provider. I can use the same local sim card with non-Verizon phone(international version).
2) Phone LG G4. Android 5.1.
3) I can make calls, internet is working with local GSM provider. I had no problems with tethering in US with Verizon SIM.
4) I also rooted the phone. I guess I need to stop some process. Which one?

Since I travel a lot, when I was purchasing the phone and getting the service, I was assured that I will not have any problems with SIM swapping, since the phone is unlocked. Very weird - you need to enable some Verizon plan, while working with non-Verizon provider.

Spent about 24 hours of my vaction time trying to find out the solution. Called to Verizon tech support. They have no idea. I am very disappointed how all these companies now are doing their jobs only half way, cutting time and money on testing of their products, leaving it to the customers to discover all these issues and resolve them, or not disclosing about these issues, when I sign up for the service and buying the phone.
Please help.

D802 - LTE Band 40(2300 Mhz) is available, but not used?

Hi,

I've been going through a lot of posts for this, but I couldn't find a definite answer. Even though Band 40 is supported by D802's hardware(and also shown in the LTE bands in the hidden menu), used along with the Airtel 4G Sim Card(Karnataka, India), I still can't use it because it is disabled by software/firmware? Also, I can see LTE in the Network selection menu. How is it that I can see the Band for LTE(2300 Mhz) used by my carrier but can't use it??

Anybody able to explain this to me would be of great help!

Thanks!
- Amith