T-MOBILE update today. NOT!!!

[OldeCrow]

Lollipop isn't worth obsessing about, I bought a i9505 just to see lollipop run on an s4 and sure it's lollipop but it doesn't run any faster, battery isn't any better and if I'm being honest it really just looks a little bit prettier out of the box so big deal.

The middle of the bell curve for the s4 is going to be our 4.4.4 build, stock kernel performance is right at 30k antutu same on lollipop.

Best case lollipop will not change a thing for you worst case it will make something worse than it is now.

 

[PanchoPlanet]

The half baked lollipop roms that have been cooked up for the S4 will never do it justice until it's officially released by Samsung /Tmobile.

I'm going to tmobile in two weeks and upgrading to the S6 edge and the note 4, tired of waiting for official lollipop to drop.
The drop would have keep my S4 until November before upgrading but not waiting any longer.

Pp.

 

[OldeCrow]

it's really disappointing to see T-Mobile drop the ball on the lollipop release like this, we are literally the last carrier to get lollipop on the s4. It would be nice to at least get a boot loader and modem for lollipop for tmobile's lame off handed lte frequencies then we could run the 9505 roms with full tmobile support...

 

[mrpickem]

I have got 5.0 on 2 different i337 S4's and it makes a huge difference in my opinion. Speed and feel plus looks. Battery not huge but I'm using one on T-Mobile and it's great...just no wifi calling. I have a M919 too and I'm hoping it will get it, but not being on the T-Mob update page doesn't bode well.

 

[HTCMDA]

The galaxy S4 on
At&t
Verizon
Sprint
Now all have the lollipop update, with sprint being the latest one. T-mobile still trying to figure out how to do it, I guess I understand why they are known as the "uncarrier"

 

[brian117]

The galaxy S4 on
At&t
Verizon
Sprint
Now all have the lollipop update, with sprint being the latest one. T-mobile still trying to figure out how to do it, I guess I understand why they are known as the "uncarrier"

At this point it's getting ridiculous. Really, really ridiculous. At first I thought maybe it was the whole WiFi Calling implementation/porting being a problem but seeing as how they released 5.0 for their other branded phones, that assumption quickly went away. Has anybody tweeted any T-Mo workers or even John Legere himself? I would if I had a twitter account and ask what's going on with the update for the S4.

People keep saying 5.0 is not a big deal and it's not worth it and it makes no difference but it's the fact we own a phone capable of it and aren't receiving it to stay up to date. Yes, custom ROM's are available, blah blah, heard it all before, even installed one myself until I had trouble holding a signal 100% of the time because it wasn't official. And it didn't have...wait for it...WiFi Calling. Which is a feature that is needed regardless if you live in an area with strong signal. Never know when it might come in handy.

 

[HKSpeed]

I think T-Mobile won't release Lollipop on the S4 as a ploy to get you to upgrade to a newer phone. Their website doesn't sell the S4 anymore, but strangely you can buy a used/certified S3.

What is the big deal about wifi calling? Are you able to make calls over wifi with zero cell reception? That's never worked on my S4.

 

[kevinrubio1]

I think T-Mobile will release it. Only time will tell.

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[rlichtefeld]

What is the big deal about wifi calling? Are you able to make calls over wifi with zero cell reception? That's never worked on my S4.

Yes, that is exactly what WiFi Calling can do on a TouchWiz based rom.

You can also send and receive text messages while on board a Delta flight for free if you have WiFi Calling. It's a deal they have with Delta and Gogo. It also allows you to travel internationally and call back home using a WiFi connection without any international phone charges.

And, it does work with a TMO stock rom.

Rob

 

[PanchoPlanet]

That's right.
WiFi calling. :sly:
WooooPty Doooo! :thumbup::beer::what:

Pp.

 

[caloyzki]

When do we get the update lolipop from t mobile s4?

 

[brian117]

When do we get the update lolipop from t mobile s4?

Really?

 

[mrbmg]

I recently moved into an awesome house across town where I previously had all bars LTE..

And I have 0 service.. Crazy. Went into T-Mobile, they gave me a free cel-fi router and now I can make calls and send/receive sms/MMS. Pretty cool. Why I've been with them since Voicestream

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[xsf04]

Lollipop 5.0.1 stock firmware on SGH-M919 (Canadian Version same as T-Mobile)

FYI, The canadian version of the T-Mobile Samsung S4 SGH-M919 has received lolipop 5.0.1 stock firmware. The modem.bin is most likely to be compatible. Just try it, only if your device is not knoxed tripped otherwise you won't be able go back to an earlier bootloader version, don't forget to change APNs.

Date Country/Carrier Version PDA CSC Kies
2015-04-22 Canada (Globalive Wind Mobile) (Black Edition) 5.0.1 M919VVLUGOD1 M919VYVLGOD1 YES
2015-04-22 Canada (EastLink) (Black Edition) 5.0.1 M919VVLUGOC4 M919VYVLGOC4 YES
2015-04-22 Canada (Vidéotron) (Black Edition) 5.0.1 M919VVLUGOC4 M919VYVLGOC4 YES

Available via KIES or sammobile!

 

[kevinrubio1]

FYI, The canadian version of the T-Mobile Samsung S4 SGH-M919 has received lolipop 5.0.1 stock firmware. The modem.bin is most likely to be compatible. Just try it, only if your device is not knoxed tripped otherwise you won't be able go back to an earlier bootloader version, don't forget to change APNs.

Date Country/Carrier Version PDA CSC Kies
2015-04-22 Canada (Globalive Wind Mobile) (Black Edition) 5.0.1 M919VVLUGOD1 M919VYVLGOD1 YES
2015-04-22 Canada (EastLink) (Black Edition) 5.0.1 M919VVLUGOC4 M919VYVLGOC4 YES
2015-04-22 Canada (Vidéotron) (Black Edition) 5.0.1 M919VVLUGOC4 M919VYVLGOC4 YES

Available via KIES or sammobile!

This could be a sign!

 

[HTCMDA]

interesting, I looked on the sammobile website and the canadian version is listed as having 5.0.1. While ours is still listed as 4.4.4
So, I'd believe it!

 

[SuperSport]

I recently moved into an awesome house across town where I previously had all bars LTE..

And I have 0 service.. Crazy. Went into T-Mobile, they gave me a free cel-fi router and now I can make calls and send/receive sms/MMS. Pretty cool. Why I've been with them since Voicestream

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I also have this FREE Asus Home Wi-Fi Router ($190 Value). I have enough cell signal in my home, but it's a fantastic and FAST 1900 Mbps Router for FREE! (as long as you have service with them) Just go into T-Mobile and ask for it (No Deposit, but must be returned if you stop service with them, or keep it for $99). It's a GigaBit Router with 4 ports and the 3 antenna WiFi is fantastic, both speed and connection. 2.4ghz and 5ghz

The Router gets pretty good reviews on most sites. Again, FREE!
http://www.amazon.com/RT-AC68U-Wireless-AC1900-Dual-Band-Gigabit-Router/dp/B00FB45SI4

 

[PanzerGeist]

Has anyone given M919V firmware a go on their M919?
Curious as to their success/failure.

 

[OldeCrow]

Has anyone given M919V firmware a go on their M919?
Curious as to their success/failure.

You could install the rom like the instructions for installing the i9505 firmware, i think those are here in the general section too.

I already tried flashing with odin and it won't....

 

[Kastro1784]

Still no update I'm not buying another phone from them

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