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Root [Virgin Mobile] Android 4.4.2 VM SPH-L710

So you installed the ND8 fw and the 4.4 rom?
What steps did you take exactly? I want to ensure I have as little chance of bricking my phone as possible.

The steps as I understand them are as follows:
1) Download ND8 tar and install through Odin.
2) Immediately afterwards, install PhillsTouch.
3) Boot phone into recovery.
4) Install new rom (Sprint 4.4 TW)
5) APN Fix
6) (Optional: If you want Root) Install whatever program you want for Root Access (SuperUser seems to be a favorite for our device)

Does that sound about right?
 
Hatchasaurus said:
So you installed the ND8 fw and the 4.4 rom?
What steps did you take exactly? I want to ensure I have as little chance of bricking my phone as possible.

The steps as I understand them are as follows:
1) Download ND8 tar and install through Odin.
2) Immediately afterwards, install PhillsTouch.
3) Boot phone into recovery.
4) Install new rom (Sprint 4.4 TW)
5) APN Fix
6) (Optional: If you want Root) Install whatever program you want for Root Access (SuperUser seems to be a favorite for our device)

Does that sound about right?
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That's about right. I didn't use the APN fix, though. After about 5-10 minutes, the phone put the correct APNs in automatically.
 
Now that I am on ND8 will I be able to flash the virgin mobile tar file when it comes out? Or am I stuck with the Sprint version? Everything works as its supposed to now, just curious.
 
Thanks!!

Just installed it. After fifteen minutes, data does not work.
I'll try the APN fix in a bit if 3G or LTE doesn't show up by the time I finish restoring my internal SD backup.
 
Just flashed APN fixed and I see the 4G icon. Will let it sit a bit and then try internet, MMS, etc :)

EDIT: APN fix worked. Everything works perfectly.
 
TheBritton said:
Just flashed APN fixed and I see the 4G icon. Will let it sit a bit and then try internet, MMS, etc :)

EDIT: APN fix worked. Everything works perfectly.
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Just wrapped up my update and can concur with the others that everything is working great. Notification shade even changed from Sprint to virgin mobile. Wasn't expecting that but ok. Still have that stupid bright Sprint boot animation tho. Gonna have to change that.
 
Which APN fix is everybody using for Virgin Mobile? Wanna give this a try. I've been waiting patiently for Virgin Mobile to put out the update but have grown impatient LOL. And is mms working with stock messaging with the APN fix?
 
Just to let you guys know that Samsung ND8 build has made the LTE scan times higher as well as making the phone revert back to 3G eHRPD/EV-DO when in fringe areas of LTE (-111dB or greater).

This means that there are going to be places were you had LTE on the MK5 build that you will not have LTE on the ND8 build, I believe Samsung did this to preserve battery life to keep the phone from reverting from 3G to LTE.
 
PS4AndroidHacker said:
That's interesting. Would the APN fix or a PRL change possibly fix that issue? Any ways to change it? Just a thought.
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Unfortunately no, this has to with the radio. I can see why Sammy did this, LTE is pretty much useless when the RSRP (Reference Signal Received Power) sits above -111dB making the signal pretty much very weak and fragile and most of the time the phone would revert back to 3G in most cases anyway. The only time a -111dB or higher signal would be usable is if the airlink quality was almost perfect, and that is under almost perfect conditions.
 
This is from Samsung's website, I think they were intending to add 4.4 to the frequently asked questions but someone goofed and didn't change the link, when you click on "when will my S3 get the 4.3 update" this is what shows up...

Samsung Galaxy S
 
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It ALL says 4.3... Nothing states 4.4
 
Reclicked the link like 8 times..maybe 20. Now it shows 4.4... crazy thing is, when I clicked a second tab and placed the same url.into.it, it takes me back to the page show in my screen shot
 
dennytechno said:
Reclicked the link like 8 times..maybe 20. Now it shows 4.4... crazy thing is, when I clicked a second tab and placed the same url.into.it, it takes me back to the page show in my screen shot
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I just requested the desktop site and it gave me the correct version. Try requesting desktop site!!
http://www.samsung.com/us/support/faq/FAQ00055924/69439/SPH-L710RWBVMU
EDIT: Anybody know why my screenshots from CM11 aren't working. I tried posting the screenshot with a broken screenshot link.
 

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I realized it did that like 10 mins after I posted that lol... now I'm just left thinking is it true? On VM website, the s3 still features 4.3

Plus we've never had the same software version as sprint I don't believe. The page states sprints software upgrade number, not a different one
 
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