SM-G850A Need assistance with receiving Lollipop update. - Samsung Galaxy Alpha

I'm currently with Cricket Wireless and every time I try to update I phone I receive an error message stating, "error: update check interrupted".
I have come to find out that you cannot get the update through Cricket Wireless.
Does anyone know if the Samsung booths within Best Buy stores will receive the update? I went in about two weeks ago and they claimed to not yet received it.
Are there any U.S. carriers besides AT&T that you can get the update from OTA? If I were to go with AT&T pay as you go would I receive the update?
Thanks.

I was able to get the update using an old SIM card for Net10 which I was not using. I am currently with T-Mobile though I am considering to switch to Cricket. Just a piece of info.
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yoocharn said:
I was able to get the update using an old SIM card for Net10 which I was not using. I am currently with T-Mobile though I am considering to switch to Cricket. Just a piece of info.
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I heard some carriers were supported, such as Straight Talk. Did your Net10 SIM have a monthly plan on it when you tried it?

No, the line was not active. The previous plan had expired three weeks before.
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vpxf said:
I'm currently with Cricket Wireless and every time I try to update I phone I receive an error message stating, "error: update check interrupted".
I have come to find out that you cannot get the update through Cricket Wireless.
Does anyone know if the Samsung booths within Best Buy stores will receive the update? I went in about two weeks ago and they claimed to not yet received it.
Are there any U.S. carriers besides AT&T that you can get the update from OTA? If I were to go with AT&T pay as you go would I receive the update?
Thanks.
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to get lollipop you MUST have an AT&T or an AT&T MVNO sim card. Because the phone has to connect to ATT servers. And it won't anyone but ATT to connect. Also I'm not trying be rude but this has been covered many times already

I didn't see any threads and I did a bit of searching first but besides the point.
How do you determine of a SIM is ATT MVNO?

vpxf said:
I didn't see any threads and I did a bit of searching first but besides the point.
How do you determine of a SIM is ATT MVNO?
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Google ATT mvno and there should be a wiki page with a list. This is the same problem tmobile users are having. And some people in other countries like me
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I was just looking at mvnos for att. I didn't know cricket was one. So maybe att doesn't allow cricket to connect to their update servers

SmokeyTech1 said:
Google ATT mvno and there should be a wiki page with a list. This is the same problem tmobile users are having. And some people in other countries like me
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I was just looking at mvnos for att. I didn't know cricket was one. So maybe att doesn't allow cricket to connect to their update servers
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Yes, cricket is on the ATT network but I've been informed by a few sources that Cricket is also their own network and won't receive updates. Whatever reason that is...
But I've heard of people updating on other carriers using ATT towers. I'm probably going to boot Cricket down the road anyway. Not getting updates is garbage.

vpxf said:
Yes, cricket is on the ATT network but I've been informed by a few sources that Cricket is also their own network and won't receive updates. Whatever reason that is...
But I've heard of people updating on other carriers using ATT towers. I'm probably going to boot Cricket down the road anyway. Not getting updates is garbage.
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I'd go with TMobile if they work good where you're at. Their prices are awesome. You can always buy a prepaid att card just for updates

SmokeyTech1 said:
I'd go with TMobile if they work good where you're at. Their prices are awesome. You can always buy a prepaid att card just for updates
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I know T-Mobile used a different primary LTE band so the G850a may not work with them.
Just tried to update with an inactive Straight Talk SIM on an AT&T LG G2 and it said the device was up to date. The LG G2 update was rolled out with the Alpha update so it should be available. Can't test with the ST SIM in my phone; it won't fit.

G850A works great with T-Mobile. Much faster LTE than with AT&T. No lollipop update is availability through T-Mobile though. So I had to use my old MET10 SIM card to get the update. Now I'm on lollipop with T-Mobile.
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yoocharn said:
G850A works great with T-Mobile. Much faster LTE than with AT&T. No lollipop update is availability through T-Mobile though. So I had to use my old MET10 SIM card to get the update. Now I'm on lollipop with T-Mobile.
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Do you have any regret upgrading to LP? I read users want to go back to KK and they cant.

Nope. It became much snappier though the encryption authentication screen got uglier.
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I have question. I recently brought at&t galaxy alpha (sm-g850a) in Paksitan. Now how can i update my device without rotting it ?

yalmazhasan said:
I have question. I recently brought at&t galaxy alpha (sm-g850a) in Paksitan. Now how can i update my device without rotting it ?
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Doanload a specific formware for your model and flash it via ODIN.

Thank you fo your quick reply.
Okay Thank you. Now my question is will my device be call rotted and second question its showing on official website that it has kitkat version till now.

yalmazhasan said:
Okay Thank you. Now my question is will my device be call rotted and second question its showing on official website that it has kitkat version till now.
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This is an AT&T device with a locked bootloader..there's no root on 5.0...and if I'm not mistaken..no safe root on KK either
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mrao said:
This is an AT&T device with a locked bootloader..there's no root on 5.0...and if I'm not mistaken..no safe root on KK either
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Thank you for your quick reply. Can you please explain in simple language as i am not an expert in these things.

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Put Sim Card In Note, Nothing Happens

I'm coming from a Galaxy Nexus and bought the AT&T Note today. I popped in my Sim Card and it doesn't get any kind of data signal from AT&T. It gets bars, but no signal. My Nexus had no problem getting 3G/HSPA+. I bought the phone outright. Anyone know what the problem could be?
Lte sim card ?
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Maybe you need a 4G LTE sim card?
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I have the same problem and currently att systems are updating. You can probably make calls but no data,and as it was explained to me customer service has to update your account with the new note imei number and then we should get data.
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s1mpd1ddy said:
Maybe you need a 4G LTE sim card?
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If the OP has an orange and blue Sims then it's good for lte.
SysAdmNj said:
I have the same problem and currently att systems are updating. You can probably make calls but no data,and as it was explained to me customer service has to update your account with the new note imei number and then we should get data.
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Did you go ahead and do that? What's the number for customer service?
I didn't know you needed a separate card for 4G LTE.
Had the same issue had to contact my retail Rep and she updated my imei number in their system. All golden I was in the same boat as you all coming from gn which I might go back to.
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Arcadia310 said:
I'm coming from a Galaxy Nexus and bought the AT&T Note today. I popped in my Sim Card and it doesn't get any kind of data signal from AT&T. It gets bars, but no signal. My Nexus had no problem getting 3G/HSPA+. I bought the phone outright. Anyone know what the problem could be?
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You need call and get your data plan updated to lte plan (you keep the same plan data amount you have but you must have the lte provision on the plan). Otherwise, you will not be able to connect. You may our may not need s new Sim card depends on how old your card is.
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Arcadia310 said:
Did you go ahead and do that? What's the number for customer service?
I didn't know you needed a separate card for 4G LTE.
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The system they use to update imei device numbers on accounts has been updating since yesterday apparently so I'm using wifi until. Usually 611 gets you to cs. Let us know if you have better luck.
foxbat121 said:
You need call and get your data plan updated to lte plan (you keep the same plan data amount you have but you must have the lte provision on the plan). Otherwise, you will not be able to connect. You may our may not need s new Sim card depends on how old your card is.
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This is accurate. The LTE provisioning is the critical part. Otherwise, it won't matter what SIM you use. You won't be able to connect to ANY data services at all. This is very different from any other AT&T devices where you would just swap the SIM... I got an early demo unit and have been frustrated for a week. Lol...
--Akshun J
Arcadia310 said:
Did you go ahead and do that? What's the number for customer service?
I didn't know you needed a separate card for 4G LTE.
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It should've came with the phone. I paid for the phone outright and a new 4G LTE SIM came with it. Also your data will be updated to the LTE data plan.
I read this in another thread and have not confirmed it - look at the number on your SIM, if the 9th and 10th digit is 25 then it is good for LTE.
pappyfire said:
I read this in another thread and have not confirmed it - look at the number on your SIM, if the 9th and 10th digit is 25 then it is good for LTE.
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That's what the best buy manager said when I told the rep I needed a new sim because mine wasn't lte.
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T-Mobile HTC One Unlocked On ATT LTE

Has anybody been able to try this? If so did LTE work on AT&T?
MEGABYTEPR said:
Has anybody been able to try this? If so did LTE work on AT&T?
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Wrong section and the question has already been answered elsewhere many times, look for it.
EtherealRemnant said:
Wrong section and the question has already been answered elsewhere many times, look for it.
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Well., if it has been answer, you probably know it so why not answer or just direct him/her there?
TrueYears said:
Well., if it has been answer, you probably know it so why not answer or just direct him/her there?
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Because its in the wrong section of the forum and I'm not helping people that are too lazy to post their question where it belongs. It just encourages them to keep doing it.
EtherealRemnant said:
Because its in the wrong section of the forum and I'm not helping people that are too lazy to post their question where it belongs. It just encourages them to keep doing it.
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then just ignore them then
TrueYears said:
then just ignore them then
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Its against XDA rules to post in the wrong area. I suppose I could just start reporting the threads to the mods but they have better things to do. Telling people to post in the proper forum might actually get the point across without adding work for the mods.
You could direct me to the correct forum Mr.SmartyPants
MEGABYTEPR said:
You could direct me to the correct forum Mr.SmartyPants
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Did you ask a question? It would appear this belongs in the Question and Answer forum.
Anyway, the T-Mobile One supports every band at&t does plus AWS. Unlocked and with the right APN, it will work flawlessly on at&t - in fact the T-Mobile software has almost no lag compared to at&t.
There's your answer.
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EtherealRemnant said:
Did you ask a question? It would appear this belongs in the Question and Answer forum.
Anyway, the T-Mobile One supports every band at&t does plus AWS. Unlocked and with the right APN, it will work flawlessly on at&t - in fact the T-Mobile software has almost no lag compared to at&t.
There's your answer.
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that wasn't so hard. all the debacle could have easily been avoided if you shared the answer 2 days ago then offered the tip of using the search function next time. i'm not arguing just observing the inefficiency of the method you choose to address this post...
I have an unlocked T-Mobile HTC One, and it works perfect with AT&T SIM. I can get both LTE and HSPA+. That actually makes T-Mobile version a much better buy since I'm getting ALL the bands for both carriers, much less bloatware, and WiFi calling when using T-Mobile SIM.
Couldn't be happier.
milan03 said:
I have an unlocked T-Mobile HTC One, and it works perfect with AT&T SIM. I can get both LTE and HSPA+. That actually makes T-Mobile version a much better buy since I'm getting ALL the bands for both carriers, much less bloatware, and WiFi calling when using T-Mobile SIM.
Couldn't be happier.
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How long did it take to get the sim unlock from Tmobile? Thanks
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ahernandez4110 said:
How long did it take to get the sim unlock from Tmobile? Thanks
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~24hrs. I bought it outright.
APN Settings
milan03 said:
~24hrs. I bought it outright.
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Would you mind listing your APN settings? I have tried tons of different settings and cannot get LTE to work. I'm in Springfield, Mo. and it just rolled out a week ago. My HTC One is non-rooted and T-Mobile branded.
ryandt220 said:
Would you mind listing your APN settings? I have tried tons of different settings and cannot get LTE to work. I'm in Springfield, Mo. and it just rolled out a week ago. My HTC One is non-rooted and T-Mobile branded.
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All you have to do is install this app and you could install son settings for tmobile ltd
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milan03 said:
~24hrs. I bought it outright.
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what was the process because i bought mine outright and they gave me some 90 day bs.
What's the name of the app?
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LTE APN settings
ahernandez4110 said:
All you have to do is install this app and you could install son settings for tmobile ltd
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Thanks for the tip on that app. It still didn't fix the problem, but I figured out what my problem was. I was only able to get up to HSPA+ speeds since the APN settings for LTE would not work. When I put the LTE APN settings in, it would say there was a data connection issue and the settings were not correct.
After doing some additional research, I found that since the IMEI of the T-Mobile version is not in AT&T's database of LTE capable phones, my data provisioning on my account was locked in at only receiving HSPA+ speeds. My last phone was a T-Mobile HTC One S, which wasn't LTE capable, so it made no difference what the data provisioning was on my account. To make a long story short, I took my wife's HTC One X that she was not using any longer and had the AT&T phone rep put that phone on my account since it's capable of LTE and the IMEI is obviously in their catalog of devices.
After that, the settings worked immediately for my HTC One.
The more and more I look for help from AT&T, the more I realize that the company doesn't have many employees that are skilled in the way of assisting outside devices. Since T-Mobile welcomes customers to bring their AT&T devices to their network, I can only assume they would have figured this out a whole lot quicker.
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XsMagical said:
what was the process because i bought mine outright and they gave me some 90 day bs.
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Their policy on this seems to be very arbitrary. I purchased mine at Wal-Mart and paid outright for it, and then submitted the necessary info immediately to their SIM Unlock department. Here's the response I received from them a week later:
T-Mobile Sim Unlock Request
Sim Unlock Reference: ---------
IMEI: 35597205-------
Thank you for taking the time to contact T-Mobile. We have received your SIM Unlock Request. Unfortunately, we are unable to process your request at this time. The account must meet the following criteria:
1. 60 days of active usage on device
2. Must have $50.01 or more in accumulative refills since activation.
Please submit a new SIM Unlock Request once the subscriber has met the Eligibility criteria.
Thank You,
Sim Unlock Department
T-Mobile USA, Inc.
I went ahead and just used the eBay seller that veliksam suggested in the Q&A section.
I called T-Mobile after I posted and tried again, I should have my code tomorrow
Stroked from my Dirty Nocturnal'd HTC M7
Wow what a **** head
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milan03 said:
I have an unlocked T-Mobile HTC One, and it works perfect with AT&T SIM. I can get both LTE and HSPA+. That actually makes T-Mobile version a much better buy since I'm getting ALL the bands for both carriers, much less bloatware, and WiFi calling when using T-Mobile SIM.
Couldn't be happier.
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How did you get it unlocked? You would have to wait 40 days to unlock it by T-Mobile. Did you find a site that can get it unlocked? I heard that most of the sites don't have the codes yet for T-Mobile version of HTC One.

Straight Talk on verizon note 2?

Wondering if I can use this phone with straight talk? it is rooted and unlocked.
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okoboji1 said:
Wondering if I can use this phone with straight talk? it is rooted and unlocked.
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I'm currently trying it out. I bought the AT&T compatible sim from their website, and got the APN settings directly from them. Everything seems to work ok.
From what I have read you can get HSPA+ but not LTE when using the AT&T SIM on straight talk with the verizon note 2. Also in 4.3 there is no need to root to update the APN. Otherwise it works fine.
I was thinking about switching but after doing the math my verizon ETF eats all but $40 of the savings over the next 8 months until my contract ends. Will check it out again come September.
Restola said:
From what I have read you can get HSPA+ but not LTE when using the AT&T SIM on straight talk with the verizon note 2. Also in 4.3 there is no need to root to update the APN. Otherwise it works fine.
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Correct. Our phones do have have the AT&T LTE bands. And actually being able to edit APN's was opened up on 4.1.2 without rooting but the thought is still correct.

I'm on Cricket Wireless.. How do I get AT&T updates?

Does anyone have any advice with this? I heard AT&T released an update not long ago to allow the fingerprint reader play nice with phone cases.. How do get this update if I only have cricket?
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MO3iusONE said:
Does anyone have any advice with this? I heard AT&T released an update not long ago to allow the fingerprint reader play nice with phone cases.. How do get this update if I only have cricket?
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Hmm, have you tried removing you sim and trying to get the update over wifi? Not sure if that would work, or how you would do it. Also maybe keep an eye out for someone to grab and post the AT&T update zip
I have an old AT&T Sim card. I might try popping it in the v10 and see if that works.
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Ok Kool, keep me posted. I have an unlocked T-Mobile Note 5 that I may end up using on Cricket
Come to think of it, my Note5 has a bad IMEI on T-Mobile, but it did do an update over wifi
Any news with this?
I tried using an old AT&T Go prepaid Sim card and had no luck with it.
I think I'm just going to sell this phone and very an unlocked phone since the v10 I have is for AT&T and I have cricket.
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Unlocked Moto Z2 Play Carrier Compatibility

Found this today at Motorola's website while looking at the news on the Z2 Force.
I hope its not a mistake but it seems like the unlocked Moto Z2 Play is actually going to be able to be used on Verizon and Sprint and not just the GSM Networks like the first gen Z Play!
Regretting getting the Verizon version about now...
KnightCrusader said:
Found this today at Motorola's website while looking at the news on the Z2 Force.
I hope its not a mistake but it seems like the unlocked Moto Z2 Play is actually going to be able to be used on Verizon and Sprint and not just the GSM Networks like the first gen Z Play!
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Other what is said about CMDA bands is there a link or any for sure is true.
I was just about to check the site again but looks like the server admin screwed up something and it says "access denied". Oops.
But yeah the link says carrier compatibility for the unlocked version includes Verizon.
Site is back up. Going to the carrier compatibility page here under the Moto z2 Play it says:
Available in an unlocked version for major U.S. carriers like Verizon, Sprint, AT&T, and T-Mobile.
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Has anyone bought the unlocked model yet and can confirm full Verizon capabilities? I am sold if this works!
cerice74 said:
Has anyone bought the unlocked model yet and can confirm full Verizon capabilities? I am sold if this works!
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I am on Verizon and my phone is now scheduled to arrive Monday, August 28th (delayed from August 18th). As soon as I pop in my sim card, I will let you know.
RedWingsFanEd said:
I am on Verizon and my phone is now scheduled to arrive Monday, August 28th (delayed from August 18th). As soon as I pop in my sim card, I will let you know.
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Did the unlocked version end up working with Verizon?
The shipment is stuck in Memphis TN. Their projection of the 18th of August was changed to the 28th but I don't think I will get it today with the delay.
Mine is stuck too lol [emoji54] it is compatible with sprint per sprint's web site on their byod page..
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adventure95004 said:
Mine is stuck too lol [emoji54] it is compatible with sprint per sprint's web site on their byod page..
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Just received it. Found out my old SIM wouldn't fit because the phone requires a nano SIM. Went to Verizon and they installed the new SIM and activated it. No problems and I am now in the process of configuring it.
YAY
Working on Sprint but you have to get the BYOD Sim..
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I know it's a long shot, but I'm wondering if the Verizon Moto Z2 play will work on the Sprint network.
adventure95004 said:
Working on Sprint but you have to get the BYOD Sim..
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Can you tell me the exact model number of your phone? XT1710-? I have Sprint and want to make sure that if I buy this phone, I get the right one. Thanks.
1710-01
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It is the unlocked version for the USA
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I was browsing Motorola's website and they offered me a sweet, sweet 5% discount and 0% for 18 months with Affirm, so I jumped on it. Should be arriving next week. Can't wait to bootloader unlock it and give Verizon the middle finger.
RedWingsFanEd said:
Just received it. Found out my old SIM wouldn't fit because the phone requires a nano SIM. Went to Verizon and they installed the new SIM and activated it. No problems and I am now in the process of configuring it.
YAY
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What is the model number of your Z2 Play? Thanks
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What is the model number of your Z2 Play? Thanks
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XT1710-01 retus
Unlocked version working great on Verizon.
It picked up visual voicemail functions with out me doing any thing but installing sim.
qnc said:
Unlocked version working great on Verizon.
It picked up visual voicemail functions with out me doing any thing but installing sim.
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Does Wifi calling work?

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