I Have the C6506 and it is a Canadian phone that was on Bell. It was unlocked from there and now I want to use it here in the U.S. with Straight Talk (At&t) but keep running into mixed advice on different threads about what can and cannot be done with a Carrier Unlocked phone as opposed to a Factory Unlocked phone in this model. I posted another question earlier about using tether (hotspot, WiFi, USB) as an example. If I flashed the "Unbranded" firmware will it be better or would the "Generic" be just as good....pr would it be better to sell it and get a factory unlocked one....I sure can use a lot of help with this....Thanks
I would reset and reflash the phone so you can use it with any provider
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maclancer said:
I would reset and reflash the phone so you can use it with any provider
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Should I reflash with the Unbranded or regular Generic...also, which version is best ( as in the latest upgrade or earlier )?
I use generic and works fine
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maclancer said:
I use generic and works fine
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There doesn't seem to be many options as far as Custom Roms for this device....is development slow for this device for a reason? Is there a Custom Rom that is real good or are the Stock Roms better for now?
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What would happen? Can any developers comment on this? I have a tmobile phone and I was wondering if this could be an alternative to unlocking the phone for use on at&T. thanks.
Doing that will not unlock your phone. You need the unlock code...you maaaaay cause a brick.
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Probably will, you get an unlock code.
I believe you could brick it, I've never had a phone re-lock with diffrent firmware. The best case is you will have no reception due to different carrier frequency.
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Hello, my T-mobile SGS3 is (factory) unlocked and I use it with another entirely different carrier.
Is it safe to flash the new UGLV1 radio??
Thanks
Very doubtful!
There are a number of people that had problems when flashing radios on other carriers. Particularly with the T999V.
What carrier are you with? What is your phone model? And what is its current baseband?
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DocHoliday77 said:
Very doubtful!
There are a number of people that had problems when flashing radios on other carriers. Particularly with the T999V.
What carrier are you with? What is your phone model? And what is its current baseband?
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I think it is still a SGH-T999. The baseband is T999UVLEM
You msy be able to use the other radios then. Depends on your carrier. UVLEM works so others should as well.
If not you can always flash back to original.
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Hi,
Are u talking about fm radio? Does galaxy s3 support it?
It would be really cool to have an fm radio which would not require an internet...
dan_nny said:
Hi,
Are u talking about fm radio? Does galaxy s3 support it?
It would be really cool to have an fm radio which would not require an internet...
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LTE S3s have no FM.
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Oh, that's really sucks
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DocHoliday77 said:
You msy be able to use the other radios then. Depends on your carrier. UVLEM works so others should as well.
If not you can always flash back to original.
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I live in Brazil and my carrier is Vivo. I bought the phone from Amazon while I was in the US and it came unlocked.
I am very afraid to flash the new radio... Isn't my UVLEM modified to be unlocked? If not, what is modified, then? What is different in my phone from other SGH-T999s that makes it unlocked?
gberger42 said:
I live in Brazil and my carrier is Vivo. I bought the phone from Amazon while I was in the US and it came unlocked.
I am very afraid to flash the new radio... Isn't my UVLEM modified to be unlocked? If not, what is modified, then? What is different in my phone from other SGH-T999s that makes it unlocked?
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Flashing a radio will not re-lock your device. Stick to radios that have T999 in their name - the others won't work and could potentially brick your device.
Thanks for the help, flashed with no problems.
Check out the modem flasher tool on the dev section. Makes it very easy to test and find the best radio for your phone and area.
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Hi everyone,
So I installed CM10 on my P930. Since then, I couldn't connect to my carrier's cellular network. I can't make calls, receive text messages, or access mobile data. Can anyone give me some advice in terms of what to do?
Thanks.
p3vuong said:
Hi everyone,
So I installed CM10 on my P930. Since then, I couldn't connect to my carrier's cellular network. I can't make calls, receive text messages, or access mobile data. Can anyone give me some advice in terms of what to do?
Thanks.
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Try flashing your base bands again, and drumist has a nice thread in android development section with most bb
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rani9990 said:
Try flashing your base bands again, and drumist has a nice thread in android development section with most bb
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Hi Rani,
No luck. I flashed every single baseband there was in this thread by drumist (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1842763), but none worked.
well try unbrick and don't flash official ics
I tried the unbrick, no luck either.
I just noticed that the lock screen says no SIM card, when I actually do have a SIM card installed.
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I tried the unbrick, no luck either.
I just noticed that the lock screen says no SIM card, when I actually do have a SIM card installed.
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Are you on at&t? I think those basebands are at&t only. If you are bad sim?
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Are you on at&t? I think those basebands are at&t only. If you are bad sim?
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No, the original carrier is Bell. I unlocked it and I'm using it on Rogers now. I tried another Rogers SIM, but still don't work.
You probably need to put in your APN settings.
does anyone have the Bell stock gingerbread ROM i could restore? Want to send it to LG for warranty repair. I looked at the SIM slot and it looks like its missing a gold contact (top right).
set apn....
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I'm wounded what would happen if I flash a sprint Rom on an AT&T phone.I've flashed this inparticular Rom on my phone and the only problem I've had was a persistent notification that says preparing network, but had data and service. My gf has an unlocked AT&T s3 running on straight talk I wanna flash above mentioned Rom on her phone but I'm scared of bricking hers a Lil more that bricking mine
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It will brick it the reason why is because our phones are internally different att use sim card sprint doesn't
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I'm wounded what would happen if I flash a sprint Rom on an AT&T phone.I've flashed this inparticular Rom on my phone and the only problem I've had was a persistent notification that says preparing network, but had data and service. My gf has an unlocked AT&T s3 running on straight talk I wanna flash above mentioned Rom on her phone but I'm scared of bricking hers a Lil more that bricking mine
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Don't flash ROMs on other people's phones if they can't troubleshoot and issues themselves. Just a good rule of thumb.
And no it won't brick her phone. Only if you flash the modem/radio for Sprint will it do damage. Depends what ROM you bare flashing to know what the issues will be.
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Don't flash ROMs on other people's phones if they can't troubleshoot and issues themselves. Just a good rule of thumb.
And no it won't brick her phone. Only if you flash the modem/radio for Sprint will it do damage. Depends what ROM you bare flashing to know what the issues will be.
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I tested on my phone and worked relatively good. And Im not gonna tell you not to flash better os on your wife's phone
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I tested on my phone and worked relatively good. And Im not gonna tell you not to flash better os on your wife's phone
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T-Mobile 4.1.2 is a lot more compatible than Sprint's.
Why ask a question if you already have you mind made up ?
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T-Mobile 4.1.2 is a lot more compatible than Sprint's.
Why ask a question if you already have you mind made up ?
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My mind wasn't made up till after I got the first three responses.And I appreciate every ones input.
I just bought a N7100 however it seems to be network locked.
I could not find any unlocker who would provide network unlock code for Puerto Rico - Claro branded Samsung Note 2 N7100.
My only other option is to unlock it by code however I do not know which ROM/Kernel/modem combo would allow me to use the code
*#197328640#
The one that comes with the phone is Claro stock 4.3. I rooted it and flashed several stock 4.1.2 but the option "[6] Network Lock" and " [3] Perso SHA 256 " are not availble to change.
Can anyone tell me which ROM/kernel/modem would allow me to remove the network lock? Thanks in advance.
Take a look here, is for note 3, communicate with the developer maybe is possible to try at note 2 also.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2470551
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If you can find a stock 4.1.1 Rom anywhere this will work
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2014982
Free UNLOCK N7105
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vagsvag said:
Take a look here, is for note 3, communicate with the developer maybe is possible to try at note 2 also.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2470551
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thanks for the useful app but it didnt work for me.
sawdoctor said:
If you can find a stock 4.1.1 Rom anywhere this will work
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2014982
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Thanks for your tip.
I tried flashing stock 4.1.1 France release but option under network lock is not present. I am gonna try other 4.1.1.
Do you happen to know specific 4.1.1 stock for n7100 that this method would work?
I still need unlocking solution and any suggestions are welcome.
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What is happening with this company all time problem faulty emmc chips, knox, region lock, I can't understand them.
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vagsvag said:
What is happening with this company all time problem faulty emmc chips, knox, region lock, I can't understand them.
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I might as well switch to an iphone if this tends to recur, samsung' stupidity is infinite. HTC is horrible as well.
sharpeyedman said:
thanks for the useful app but it didnt work for me.
Thanks for your tip.
I tried flashing stock 4.1.1 France release but option under network lock is not present. I am gonna try other 4.1.1.
Do you happen to know specific 4.1.1 stock for n7100 that this method would work?
I still need unlocking solution and any suggestions are welcome.
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It has to be 4.1.1 not 4.1.2, there aren't many 4.1.1 stock roms anywhere so make sure it is 4.1.1 not 4.1.2
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Yea I ve tried two 4.1.1s but no go. I am still searching for a way to unlock this.
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None of the 4.1.1 stock would give me network unlock prompt via the hiden menu.
It was also difficult finding unlocking via imei because the imei unlock coxe database was off of latin america despite the fact that Puerto Rico belong to USA.
I just found a Canadian unlocker who used USB method. He unlocked my n7100 in 30 minutes through remote access. Cost was 20 US dollars. It has been working great so far.
I thought I was gonna be stuck with a unlockable phone thats as good as a dead brick. Anyhow Thanks for your help guys.
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sharpeyedman said:
None of the 4.1.1 stock would give me network unlock prompt via the hiden menu.
It was also difficult finding unlocking via imei because the imei unlock coxe database was off of latin america despite the fact that Puerto Rico belong to USA.
I just found a Canadian unlocker who used USB method. He unlocked my n7100 in 30 minutes through remote access. Cost was 20 US dollars. It has been working great so far.
I thought I was gonna be stuck with a unlockable phone thats as good as a dead brick. Anyhow Thanks for your help guys.
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Hello can you share the name of the service on a PM I also have a GT-N7100 from Claro Puerto Rico. My contract ended I requested an unlock code but they do not provide it
juanberios said:
Hello can you share the name of the service on a PM I also have a GT-N7100 from Claro Puerto Rico. My contract ended I requested an unlock code but they do not provide it
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I used ebay. It has worked great though.
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