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The Nexus 5 baseband firmware versions were technically identical between domestic (i.e. Sprint) and international variants. I suspect the same here. I could be wrong, but I doubt that that flashing the Pure Edition firmware would cause a problem for Sprint use. Qualcomm baseband firmware revisions recently seem to be all inclusive. Now, is there a way to get the Pure Edition firmware on the tri band Moto X at this point? I know my basic way around UNIX going back 20 years. And I have rooted a handset or two, flashed a baseband or two. But I am a wireless spectrum guy, not an OS guru. So, I need specific instructions to follow. AJ

Alright, our resident "flashaholics," you have an assignment. The 2014 XT1094 tri band Moto X is a really nice piece of kit. It has great build quality, strong LTE reception, and dialer code or shortcut access to most/all hidden screens, including LTE band toggle/priority -- seemingly, no subsidy lock code necessary. I have verified all of this in hand this afternoon. However, with the installed Republic Wireless firmware, the handset is locked and does not seem to like swaps of various nano SIMs nor adjustments to LTE band settings. It was stable for an hour, but after a few tweaks and a power cycle, it has become stuck in an activating sequence, regardless of Republic SIM (which is actually a branded Sprint SIM) or T-Mobile SIM. The handset can power on into fastboot to stop the endless activating sequence, but other than recovery (which is not installed), any selection in fastboot just restarts the endless activating sequence. Any suggestions? At this point, can we get a custom recovery installed on this device? Can we flash a non Republic firmware? The point here is not to take advantage of Republic. This is basically a proof of concept endeavor. Thoughts? AJ

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Upon hearing of the new features, I updated to the beta dated today, December 11. But nada... AJ

Where is this status bar frequency or band display of which you speak? No work on stock firmware Nexus 5. AJ

Nope, not the presumed Samsung Galaxy S6 nor the expected iPhone 6S. The earliest that the Snapdragon 810 (MSM8994) will make it into consumer handsets is sometime in the second half of next year. An LG G4 and a Samsung Galaxy Note 5 are potential candidates. And you will not ever find a Snapdragon chipset in an iPhone -- because Apple uses its own ARM based processors. AJ

Yep, it's in the hole. AJ

The rest of the world is 3GPP fantasyland. AJ

Identical? No. AJ

It is an NFL mandate -- to help stem attendance erosion from people staying home to check fantasy football score updates and watch RedZone clips. Teams that do not get their uber enterprise grade Wi-Fi in order will face some heat from the league. AJ

Do you think that Sprint should just throw the doors wide open, putting the responsibility upon the end users by allowing any and all bring your own devices -- even those that may be greatly compromised in Sprint centric CDMA2000 band class or LTE band capabilities? AJ

Different handsets, multiple variables. That is not a truly scientific test. AJ

S4GRU is aflutter with anticipation... AJ

I do not buy the explanation that pixel count greatly affects battery life on LCD screens. Screen related, the largest power consumer should be the backlight. For LCD screens, that backlight is either on or off -- regardless of screen resolution. AMOLED screens, on the other hand, have no backlight. Each pixel is an emitter. And driving a greater number of smaller emitters -- while maintaining the same brightness level -- should cause increased power consumption. AJ

Sprint does not offer the 2014 Moto X. But Sprint was supposed to carry it. So, there is no guarantee that it is not already in the IMEI database. That is one of many avenues we will pursue. AJ

Robert knows all too well "supper disappoint." It makes him a sad panda. Hungry, too. AJ

But "Are You In?" AJ

The discussion so far is on the up and up. But do not jump to conclusions. Let us not assume that what Good is saying is true and what Sprint is saying is false. The objective truth typically lies somewhere in the middle. Either way, this thread is not going to turn into a place to criticize Sprint for assessing a charge per its Ts and Cs. And it is not going to be a source for circumventing those Ts and Cs. That is not the mission of S4GRU. AJ

Yes, we reported on that three months ago: http://s4gru.com/index.php?/blog/1/entry-373-teaser-x-marks-the-spot-for-the-first-sprint-ccarrpp-fully-compliant-handset/ We hope to find out by purchasing a sample handset and pursuing various activation methods. So, come fund the project and get multiple chances to win this tri band 2014 Moto X. http://s4gru.com/index.php?/topic/6681-win-a-2014-moto-x2-motorola-x2-activation-help-fund-us-contest/ AJ

Here is an update. As of last night, we were roughly one third funded. Thanks to those who have already donated and received their raffle numbers. If you have not yet donated or wish to donate more to improve your raffle odds, please do so soon -- because here is some good news. The tri band 2014 Moto X variant is slated to become available from two of our potential sources tomorrow, December 10. The sooner that we can get this project funded, the sooner we will get it started. AJ

For further reference, everyone, this 2014 Moto X XT1094 variant is the one that I wrote about on The Wall back in September: http://s4gru.com/index.php?/blog/1/entry-373-teaser-x-marks-the-spot-for-the-first-sprint-ccarrpp-fully-compliant-handset/ For CDMA2000 and LTE, it is fully Sprint/CCA/RRPP compliant -- plus AT&T band 17 support. In this regard, it is much like the Nexus 6 -- absent VZW band 13 support and Canada band 7 support. Additionally, this Moto X variant does support all domestic GSM/W-CDMA bands, so it should be usable on both the Death Star and Magenta, too. AJ

I am in for $10 -- even though I am ineligible to win, probably will run the experiment, and definitely will write the article. AJ

If so, they should build an elaborate treehouse and be the South Dakota Family Robert-son -- the only family on Sprint within hundreds of miles. AJ

Guys, maybe you can enlighten me. I have never heard of Good before. But it sounds like BlackBerry Internet Service. That requires back end hardware/software support from the wireless operator. If so, that warrants a monthly charge. I come from a university/corporate hybrid environment, which has long since adopted Exchange and/or Gmail platforms. Why have your organizations not done likewise? Why mess around with this Good stuff -- no pun intended? AJ

No, I am wearing my safety vest today. So, law enforcement seems to leave me alone. AJ