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Firmware Update

So a guy I work with has a stock connect. He did the whole 2 hour ordeal at the store and at the end he is still on ZVA. I believe if on 840V need to go to VV5 and regular 840's are just fine on ZVA. We will all see soon enough.
 
ohbaby said:
I too went to the corporate store and they said being I have ZVA I don't need an update.

When will someone make a flashable update for VV5?

I have no computer access.

At the Metro PCS thread here at this forum, someone gives instructions to get the update via OTA. Haven't tried it, waiting for reply if it's possible to go from ZVA to VV5 OTA.

http://androidforums.com/metro-pcs/743312-metropcs-psa-look-see-if-your-phones-affected.html#post6009977
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yes you can i did that you just need to not be rooted and stock
 
Oh ok! Yeah I'm still on zva after i went to the corporate store!! But i think my kernal has been changed. Its different from before.. phone doesn't heat up as much as it used to and. on top of that battery life is up like 30-40 percent depended on what is off and on
 
Sure, depending on your location, zva will continue to work. Fact of the matter is, regardless of what version your phone is, you should and can be on vv5. Shattetproof has released a vv5basebandUpdate.zip and vv5 stock/rooted cwm recovery. ldrifta has a new rom#2 Based off of the vv5 baseband. and I have a noob frien dly guide to update from your current rooted ROM to vv5 without a computer.. root required ;)
 
I'm kinda surprised, Shatterproof's awesome update to VV5, isn't very popular.

I would have thought there are many users still on ZVA. I guess they all updated via computer already.

And this is such an easy upgrade to do,.... thanks to your instructions Dustin.

Well at least there is one happy camper who is grateful of the work. :party:
 
Yeah no clue why corporate is not updating the first gen Connects to VV5. I am running it and it has been great. If something bad was to happen with the software, I do still have a protection plan via Best Buy, which I would use if shit hits the fan.

I actually rolled back to stock from Idrifta's Number Two v2.0 as bluetooth was broken. Had some finickiness with CWM not restoring a backup I had. I had to retry the restore several times to get it to work. Phones okay now though and restore worked in the end, so all is good now.
 
SegamanXero said:
Yeah no clue why corporate is not updating the first gen Connects to VV5. I am running it and it has been great. If something bad was to happen with the software, I do still have a protection plan via Best Buy, which I would use if shit hits the fan.

I actually rolled back to stock from Idrifta's Number Two v2.0 as bluetooth was broken. Had some finickiness with CWM not restoring a backup I had. I had to retry the restore several times to get it to work. Phones okay now though and restore worked in the end, so all is good now.
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I am on a first gen connect as well, and have never been as satisfied with my phone and service and battery, yada yada, as I am now on vv5. They just want your money, plane and simple.
 
VV5 is such an improvement over ZVA, I really feel no need to give rom #2 a try. I just debloated and I am quite happy. Call me crazy, but I kinda like the stock theme and set up.
 
DNRDustin said:
I am on a first gen connect as well, and have never been as satisfied with my phone and service and battery, yada yada, as I am now on vv5. They just want your money, plane and simple.
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Yup thats why I have put my foot down... The next phone I get will be a Nexus... Unless that is, I win a random phone in a contest or something.
 
SegamanXero said:
Yup thats why I have put my foot down... The next phone I get will be a Nexus... Unless that is, I win a random phone in a contest or something.
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I just got a Nexus 4 and am using T-Mobile ($30 unlimited text, unlimited data - 5GBs 4G speed and 100 minutes) and am loving it. Google lowered the price of the Nexus 4 by $100 which made it an instant buy for me. With the Nexus 5 rumored to come out in less than a month, I would start looking for a drawer to put your Connect :p
 
My connects software says MS840ZV9 and the build is GRK39F.

I never got the update because the clowns at the metro store are clowns.

I notice everyone mentions ZV but never mention ZV9 which is what I have.

Do I have the update or not ?

Thanks
 
BlueMuscles said:
My connects software says MS840ZV9 and the build is GRK39F.

I never got the update because the clowns at the metro store are clowns.

I notice everyone mentions ZV but never mention ZV9 which is what I have.

Do I have the update or not ?

Thanks
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That is a very old version of our phone. If you take your phone to a Corporate Metropcs Store they will do the update for you.

Now if your phone is root'ed then that is something that you chose to do and will have to update the phone manually by flashing it with a version that you choose.

Hope I helped.
JEnjoy ;)
 
justenjoy said:
That is a very old version of our phone. If you take your phone to a Corporate Metropcs Store they will do the update for you.

Now if your phone is root'ed then that is something that you chose to do and will have to update the phone manually by flashing it with a version that you choose.

Hope I helped.
JEnjoy ;)
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jpsantiago0389 said:
Go here for instructions and download links. Make sure you read the instructions carefully
Unbrick/Unroot/Update LG Connect - Android Forums
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Hey guys

First off thanks for the replies..appreciate it.

My phone isn't rooted, so will this link to do it myself work ?
 
Yeah, it'll work, you don't need root for that method. Just make sure you read carefully every step and follow exactly as is; that's how it worked for me.
 
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