Sim Free Z10 OS Update Clarification
Hi guys, I've been doing some reading lately because I just noticed I couldn't get update OTA on my sim free STL1002. I am still running the same old buggy 10.9.2x OS I have had since day 1 and from what I have gathered so far, the only way to get an update is by plugging in a sim card from a carrier that has pushed out an update.
My problem is I am in Australia and no carrier has released the Z10 yet. Does this mean I have to wait until Telstra and Optus release the Z10 and wait again until they push an update before I can see some improvements on my OS performance? Isn't there a way like the good ol' days to just download an updated STL1002 OS and flash it and restore everything after reloading the OS? If I knew this before hand I would have not forked out so much money to buy it sim free in the first place but oh well...
Sorry if this has been posted before...all I see on the other threads are sim free update questions from people who live in countries that have access to a carrier sim that can push an update so the queries are solved right away without discussing scenarios like mine.
Any help's greatly appreciated.
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so you mean even while optus has not released the z10 yet i can already update using their sim?
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Originally Posted by
sportline Confirm that the sim card trick works on my unlocked z 10
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what sim did you use?use? optus?
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that sounds good!good! I'll swing by the servo tonight to grab a $2 optus micro sim and report back on the progress later...cheers!
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Originally Posted by
kevinnugent Oh, and a word to the wise.... Be patient. If it appears things are stuck, it's not. It just takes a while.
thanks mate. i already got one from 7-11. ill just activate it when i get home and try to run the update...if im not too drunk that is :)
btw did you do it ota or via link? did your data apps and settings stay intact?
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ok just an update...that Optus micro sim was the best $2 I've spent all month! i didn't even have to activate the sim i just popped it in and the update showed up via ota tight away..im now on 10.0.10.90. Many thanks indeed!!!
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i didnt lose anything as well and my settings stayed intact..very happy thanks mate!
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yeah it was just by accident that i wasn't able to activate the sim...i got home at around 11 last night and went to the optus site to activate the sim but they were down...called the activation line and the agent said they are down until 4am so i just went ahead and checked for updates with a non active sim just using wifi and there it was...no need to activate the sim at all cheers mate!
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