Honest opinion. ..on tmobile - T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3

Hi guys I was just wondering if any of you guys have note 3 from tmobile... reason I ask is I wanna root without effecting knox security because I would like to keep my jump plan. ..I just wanna be able to debloat this phone and also I would like to use aroma type customization. ..I am used to epic 4G touch being rooted and I learnt so much with that phone I would like to learn note 3... but I don't wanna hurt my plan from tmobile because they actually let me purchase this beautiful phone with no contract and didn't have to pay a full price at once. ... Thanks to anybody that has any answers. ..
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mlock420 said:
Hi guys I was just wondering if any of you guys have note 3 from tmobile... reason I ask is I wanna root without effecting knox security because I would like to keep my jump plan. ..I just wanna be able to debloat this phone and also I would like to use aroma type customization. ..I am used to epic 4G touch being rooted and I learnt so much with that phone I would like to learn note 3... but I don't wanna hurt my plan from tmobile because they actually let me purchase this beautiful phone with no contract and didn't have to pay a full price at once. ... Thanks to anybody that has any answers. ..
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Do not worry about knox no tmobile employee will care when you trade in your device nor really check that.

XxLostSoulxX said:
Do not worry about knox no tmobile employee will care when you trade in your device nor really check that.
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Thanks dude I really hope your right...What root method should I use?
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Yep--T-Mobile parts out devices and couldn't care less whether the device is modified. All they do is (briefly) inspect hardware, including water sensors, and ensures that it boots. That's it.
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rhetorician said:
Yep--T-Mobile parts out devices and couldn't care less whether the device is modified. All they do is (briefly) inspect hardware, including water sensors, and ensures that it boots. That's it.
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Thanks man could you give me a recommendation on a root method. .. without a pc would be nice. . But if I have to have a pc I will. .. Any quick methods
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Do not worry about knox no tmobile employee will care when you trade in your device nor really check that.
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Lost is 100% right there, i can totally attest to that.
As far as root method...i used CF-Auto-Root...but if you want to install a custom rom, youre going to HAVE to trip knox and void the warranty, the warranty is usually the samsung warranty you have to fear, but if youre going to t-mobile you will most likely be all set, even then there are way to restore everything.
But i own a Note 3 N900T but i use Straight talk with AT&T Towers.
If youre looking for ONLY root, then that wont help you debloat anything, that will just allow you to run unsigned Apps, but Chainfires autoroot is the only way to go IMHO in that aspect. If you dont understand the differences im almost finished Writing up my Root Q&A

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****Is there a way to unroot? ****

I want to bring my SG2 back in to exchange because I noticed there is " one " dead/stuck pixel, that is colored RED. I just don't like my brand new device starting off being un-perfect. It's two days old.
Is there a way to unroot the phone?
no there is not....thats why i dont root till there is an unroot method
lol, nope. i looked and looked everywhere. could not find it anywhere on the net. my device was stuck in bootloop. after waiting for a while for stock rom to come out, and not seeing any advancement. i decided to purposely brick the device and go exchange it, worked like a charm.
u can wait 2 c if a stock rom comes out within ur 14 day period.
510jungleboy said:
I want to bring my SG2 back in to exchange because I noticed there is " one " dead/stuck pixel, that is colored RED. I just don't like my brand new device starting off being un-perfect. It's two days old.
Is there a way to unroot the phone?
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This is why i'm never in a hurry to jump on the root bandwagon until there is a method to go back to stock firmware. Sorry mate.
vikramjatt11 said:
lol, nope. i looked and looked everywhere. could not find it anywhere on the net. my device was stuck in bootloop. after waiting for a while for stock rom to come out, and not seeing any advancement. i decided to purposely brick the device and go exchange it, worked like a charm.
u can wait 2 c if a stock rom comes out within ur 14 day period.
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Although I was thinking the same thing, that's a big gamble to take. Since some people is reporting that Sprint doesn't care if the phone is rooted or not, I'm gonna just go to the sprint store to see if i can just exchange mine even though it's rooted.
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Although I was thinking the same thing, that's a big gamble to take. Since some people is reporting that Sprint doesn't care if the phone is rooted or not, I'm gonna just go to the sprint store to see if i can just exchange mine even though it's rooted.
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They might care now. Problem is Sprint lacks the tools to remove root on this device. So they might have to deny you.
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Just don't tell them its rooted.... I guarantee most of the employees won't know the difference....the ones that do probably wouldn't care
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Although I was thinking the same thing, that's a big gamble to take. Since some people is reporting that Sprint doesn't care if the phone is rooted or not, I'm gonna just go to the sprint store to see if i can just exchange mine even though it's rooted.
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Yes there is a way to unroot I believe. Re run the root script and it will un root. We did the same thing for og epic or use odin with stock tar and no more root
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Just brick your device like the Dev did
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Just brick your device like the Dev did
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Lol ..... I dont want to start a trend for myself. I have never bricked a device , but I know the saying " never say never ".
Is there a stock tar?
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Yes there is a way to unroot I believe. Re run the root script and it will un root. We did the same thing for og epic or use odin with stock tar and no more root
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They might care now. Problem is Sprint lacks the tools to remove root on this device. So they might have to deny you.
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yup...they did...lol. They told me I had to return it to stock. Then went on to tell me that they're sure the issues I'm having in regards to losing data etc...is because sprint is updating their towers where I live...I thought this was bs.
But anyway, I left the store, turned on 4g to see if that service was available in my area yet...and boom...it connected.
So maybe he was telling the truth, because just a month ago there was no 4g at all here where I live.
But nevertheless, the stock tar/kernel should be posted today or within the next few days. Apparently bubby..is just about to release it

if i root the s3

i have a tmobile galaxy s3 if i root it will i lose the insurance that i have on my phone ?? i know is a stupid question i just want to be 100 percent sure
Yes
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Depends on the insurance. Need more info. Also a diff between rooting and being caught rooting. If it is working enough for them to tell you rooted on a claim it is working enough to reverse before you send it in. Some insurance don't care either way.
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I believe you can always unroot it/use triangle away and it will seem as if you did nothing to it. Just don't be stupid and hard brick it
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If your able to restore stock whitout trouble you can !
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If you shatter your phone and they replace it I don't think they will have a problem replacing it if its rooted.
Besides, if your really paranoid just tell them you dropped it in a lake, (It happened to me once).
um I have asurion as insurance i dont know if by more info this is what you meant.
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Depends on the insurance. Need more info. Also a diff between rooting and being caught rooting. If it is working enough for them to tell you rooted on a claim it is working enough to reverse before you send it in. Some insurance don't care either way.
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thank you all for your replies. I am really a noob when it comes to rooting any phone i once manage to root a g2x with alot of videos lol but yeah i wish to root my galaxy so i can use the siaxis app but i dont want to lose my insurance
Warranty yes, insurance no. Rooting voids your warranty, not your insurance. Insurance covers physical damage, so if you hard brick your phone, just to be safe you "accidentally" dropped it in the bathtub.
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thank you very much
Towle said:
Warranty yes, insurance no. Rooting voids your warranty, not your insurance. Insurance covers physical damage, so if you hard brick your phone, just to be safe you "accidentally" dropped it in the bathtub.
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I think you'd win in small claims if Samsung denied you warranty because you rooted your device, assuming there is a product defect.
To be honest there's also a choice DONT ROOT. It seems like it's all new to you, and believe me Samsung phones are way easier to brick than LG or HTC if you don't read carefully. Look if it's worth the risk playing a android game with a ps3 controller or loosing your phone for a period of time. If you go ahead and do it make sure you BACK UP YOUR EMEI, many times that gets overlooked when it's really the most important thing in your phone.
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I think you'd win in small claims if Samsung denied you warranty because you rooted your device, assuming there is a product defect.
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thank you
daxecutioner24 said:
To be honest there's also a choice DONT ROOT. It seems like it's all new to you, and believe me Samsung phones are way easier to brick than LG or HTC if you don't read carefully. Look if it's worth the risk playing a android game with a ps3 controller or loosing your phone for a period of time. If you go ahead and do it make sure you BACK UP YOUR EMEI, many times that gets overlooked when it's really the most important thing in your phone.
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thank you.... im scared to root my phone so im still thinking
Georican said:
thank you.... im scared to root my phone so im still thinking
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Just read, read, read. Then read some more. Make sure you fully understand every possible thing that can go wrong (I.e. Losing imei) and how to fix it. If you know what can happen, and how it happens, you will know how to avoid those things. Never have the "I will cross that bridge when I get there" attitude. Almost everything that can go wrong is 100% preventable/curable if you know about it ahead of time. If you don't feel like you can explain to someone else how to root or fix their phone, you're not ready yet.
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Georican said:
thank you.... im scared to root my phone so im still thinking
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No problem haven't rooted mine and I rooted every other phone I have. I just feel android is android it all looks the same. Not much difference between roms apart from the speed with build props and bloatware free. While you can always prepared yourself 100 percent there's always that random encounter that you can get with electronics that is not your fault and just happens.
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Is rooting bad? I am scared I will root my new GN2

Can someone help me with this topic:
I rooted my galaxy tab2 GT-P3100 n flashed few roms like CM10,AOSP but then I had to flash the stock romantic back because most of the apps started crashing(message: sorry the__app___ is closed unfortunately) but after flashing stock1 things were same, nowhere to go unfortunately I had to sell that1....... Now i purchased GN2 I can't stay unrooted but I am worrying if same happens this time too..... Can someone answer me why this thing happens(unfortunate app crashes) ?
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AbhimanyuAryan said:
Can someone help me with this topic:
I rooted my galaxy tab2 GT-P3100 n flashed few roms like CM10,AOSP but then I had to flash the stock romantic back because most of the apps started crashing(message: sorry the__app___ is closed unfortunately) but after flashing stock1 things were same, nowhere to go unfortunately I had to sell that1....... Now i purchased GN2 I can't stay unrooted but I am worrying if same happens this time too..... Can someone answer me why this thing happens(unfortunate app crashes) ?
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Most of the time it is because the os is not supported on that app ... Like when ICS first came out you have some apps that won't work on it .... There is usually nothing that can't be fixed you didn't have to sell it just find out what wasnt right and fix it ..
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I have never rooted any of my device wven not my gn 2 cuz it makes S pen and some of my fav apps useless
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AbhimanyuAryan said:
Can someone help me with this topic:
I rooted my galaxy tab2 GT-P3100 n flashed few roms like CM10,AOSP but then I had to flash the stock romantic back because most of the apps started crashing(message: sorry the__app___ is closed unfortunately) but after flashing stock1 things were same, nowhere to go unfortunately I had to sell that1....... Now i purchased GN2 I can't stay unrooted but I am worrying if same happens this time too..... Can someone answer me why this thing happens(unfortunate app crashes) ?
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I haven't experienced a single unwarranted app crash. The few times I did have a crash it was do to user error or restoring app data. Did you make sure that you wiped everything between roms? Any left over data can cause all sorts of issues down the line.
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I have never rooted any of my device wven not my gn 2 cuz it makes S pen and some of my fav apps useless
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Rooting the Note 2 doesn't take away any functionality, if anything it adds extra functionality that wasn't there by default.
For example: Do you happen to use the multi-window capability that the device has? If you do, wouldn't it be even better if you could use any app you wanted and not just the predetermined choices? Most custom roms offer that to root users.
What apps are useless with root? How is the Spen useless?
The only time that my Spen has ever been useless is when I'm not using it. Even aosp roms that don't natively support it have apps that will bring most of, if not all of, it's practical applications back. And aosp is only an option and not a requirement to being rooted.
I apologize if this seems overly harsh or blunt but for someone who blatantly states "I have never rooted any of my device [e]ven my gn 2" I would refrain from giving out false information, and if you truly wish to help out someone with a question pertaining to things that you don't understand (as of yet) that you would research it to give your response a more meaningful bit of advice. Aviralsingh16, you have been a member of this site for less than a week, please understand that I'm not trying to discourage you from helping others. I merely want to help you to make more informative posts that offer a more robust knowledge of the subject. We are a community of people who enjoy our devices and like to push them beyond what we've been told they could do. We are here to help each other.
You came to the wrong neighborhood ...
aviralsingh16 said:
I have never rooted any of my device wven not my gn 2 cuz it makes S pen and some of my fav apps useless
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Yes rooting is bad. That's why the chick's dig me cause I'm a bad bad man.
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Then u haven't learned anything yet at least in android....... I have rooted 1 of my other device because I simply can't take it without grounded and xda community is for those u root, flash and innovate new things........ I M rooting my rooting my note2 to unlock it's hidden potential
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I sold that at the same rate I purchased (I ve have studied entrepreneurship....at my high school and I thought of applying it) But I again purchased a new1 as I can't keep myself away from big screens..
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You have an international note 2 and you're posting nonsense in the sprint note 2 forums, why
I like to break stuff!
LoL
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Is there any forum for international 1....it's just a GN2......did sprint version has got diamonds carved over its body:what:
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AbhimanyuAryan said:
Is there any forum for international 1....it's just a GN2......did sprint version has got diamonds carved over its body:what:
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They run on different network types, they have different software and some different hardware and entirely different model numbers. You want the gt-n7100/n7105 forums this is the sph-l900. If you use anything from this forum you run a real good risk of bricking your phone. Your total lack of knowledge between the device differences is one reason you definitely shouldn't be rooting your phone and most likely the reason you broke the last device you tried to root.
I like to break stuff!
I never root by reading on xda I just Google for the roms or pda files for my model........ By the way what different hardware u got in ur model. My GN2 costed me rs. 40000=approx 930 USD(after conversion)..........Plz mention the hardware difference.... It's damn so disappointing If u got tegra enabled GN2 much cheaper than me......N 1 more thing I rooted my device
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We have CDMA radios, LTE radios, no wireless charging, partitions are formatted differently for the different partitions required by the network differences and other country specific differences. The differences aren't huge but their enough to make them 2 entirely different devices that can't share software/firmware without modification if it can share them at all, some things arent interchangeable no matter how much you modify them, like modems.
I like to break stuff!
If I have to visit US for soooo and soooo reason is it possible that I can flash that firmware or rom supported by US connections? Is this possible?
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AbhimanyuAryan said:
If I have to visit US for soooo and soooo reason is it possible that I can flash that firmware or rom supported by US connections? Is this possible?
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You could unlock your device if its not already (not sure if international devices are tied to a specific carrier) and use any of our GSM networks like at&t or t-mobile or the numerous prepaid variants of the 2. That's the one nice thing about unlocked GSM devices all you have to do to change networks is switch out the SIM card.
I like to break stuff!
We have lotzzz of carriers here and I have 5 sim cards. Sometimes, I use 2 cards simultaneously with a dual slot chip set does this means my model is unlocked?
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AbhimanyuAryan said:
We have lotzzz of carriers here and I have 5 sim cards. Sometimes, I use 2 cards simultaneously with a dual slot chip set does this means my model is unlocked?
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Most likely, im not even sure foreign carriers lock their devices like they do here in the US. If you bought your phone full price then its more than likely unlocked, the more I think about it I'm almost positive most foreign carriers don't provide locked phones outside of a few UK and French carriers that sell carrier branded hardware.
I like to break stuff!
I suggest you unroot your device. You seem you didnt get any advantage from rooting other than wasting your own time.
OP,
You have an international version so you're already unlocked. Is there any app that you need super user access for? Do you care to modify your phone, or are you happy with it the way it is? If you like the phone the way it is, leave it unrooted. You'll get software updates faster, won't void your warranty, and won't mess with something you may have no need for.

Cracked screen, rooting, and insurance.

I recently cracked my display, was going to go in and pay my deductible, was just wondering. Should I restore my device back to stock first? Are they going to try to say I some how broke my screen by running a custom rom?
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i would go ahead and restore just in case... but if you dont want to you could go ahead and try sending it in or you could just buy a replacement screen off of ebay
I agree with eisawi, just nandroid and flash the stock tar and when you get your phone back restore the nandroid
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xblackvalorx said:
I recently cracked my display, was going to go in and pay my deductible, was just wondering. Should I restore my device back to stock first? Are they going to try to say I some how broke my screen by running a custom rom?
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I suggest following the link and using that method to get 100% stock with flash counter reset
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1904099
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miller710 said:
I suggest following the link and using that method to get 100% stock with flash counter reset
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1904099
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Agreed :good: . When sending a Device in for Service, it's always best to be 100% Stock. You never know who's going to be poking around.
all u need is to reset the flash counter to 0 and ul be ok. they could careless about root. i took my htc evo in to get my s3 and the worker was impressed with me getting s-off. told him im gonna root my s3 when i get home
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all u need is to reset the flash counter to 0 and ul be ok. they could careless about root. i took my htc evo in to get my s3 and the worker was impressed with me getting s-off. told him im gonna root my s3 when i get home
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Not everyone is lucky with cool sales reps
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I asked him if it was illegal he said no. Unlocking the phone is
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I asked him if it was illegal he said no. Unlocking the phone is
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Yes, it's not illegal. But it does void your claim on the warranty, and if the rep was having a bad day, he could have easily turned you away for rooting.
What I have found is that although it is not " illegal " . It does not necessarily mean that you will not get a hard time about it. I have had very different experiences even in the same store. Both negative, and positive. So I've learned it's better to remove as many reasons for people to give you a hard time as possible.
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I asked him if it was illegal he said no. Unlocking the phone is
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It isn't. But there's always "That Guy" who feels he can deny you service because you can do fancy things to your phone
Yea i could understand that. But i would tell them il come back hen its not void. Thats just my way of handling people like that. If not u can always say u lost it in the lake or it got stolen. Just means more paperwork.
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Yea i could understand that. But i would tell them il come back hen its not void. Thats just my way of handling people like that. If not u can always say u lost it in the lake or it got stolen. Just means more paperwork.
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I guess it's easier to complicate things and waste more of your time instead of taking an extra minute and running ODIN.
Well I don't think being rooted would have any affect on a cracked screen. However I would restore and unroot to be safe. Never know if some pissed of employee wants to take is anger out on you and flag something on your account. Or put notes that could hurt future insurance issues.
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TheSocalGuy79 said:
Well I don't think being rooted would have any affect on a cracked screen. However I would restore and unroot to be safe. Never know if some pissed of employee wants to take is anger out on you and flag something on your account. Or put notes that could hurt future insurance issues.
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Regardless if you want stock the method I linked to is one zip to flash saves a lot of time tbh. I keep it on my sd card after I went through hell to get back to stock when my charge port busted and I couldn't connect to my pc.
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I was having an issue with my wife's Epic 4G and I was talking to 2d level tech support and told her I was rooted and she said that didn't matter. Also had the support person at the store (not a 3rd party store, but an authorized service center) in KC tell me the same thing. So I just don't worry about it now.
best to be on the safe side
look, its best to stay on the safe side... make a nandroid backup and unroot your phone... its your best bet... it is easily the safest way to go

Those that signed up for Jump in July

Are you switching to another device in January?
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Idk I'm thinking of paying off this phone and going prepaid, I'm not sure though.
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Are you switching to another device in January?
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I'm gonna switch in February. Im probably going to try either the iPhone or the nexus 5. I need suggestions though please.
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I'm gonna switch in February. Im probably going to try either the iPhone or the nexus 5. I need suggestions though please.
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Just play with both and see what you like better. Personally I like to use android so I would go with the nexus 5 out of those two.
Wait till March and get the Galaxy S5. That lines you up perfectly for the new phone in the fall, whether thats a nicer android or the new Iphone. To get the most out of this program you have to line it up perfectly.
You mean theres something better? Worthy of throwing 6 months worth of payments down the drain for?
What about the new note? If you're into that.
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Just remember, the Galaxy S5 will be either 4.3 or 4.4 which means Knox
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The Sickness said:
Just remember, the Galaxy S5 will be either 4.3 or 4.4 which means Knox
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Because of knox I most likely look at LG or something else. I have exactly 4 weeks.
The Sickness said:
Just remember, the Galaxy S5 will be either 4.3 or 4.4 which means Knox
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Yeah, but it's going to have a 2560x1440p screen. So tempting, but I don't want to support something like Knox.
If I'm looking to upgrade to the N5 using the Jump program do I have to unroot my S4 to stock for the trade in…does anyone know…?
guerrillastyle said:
If I'm looking to upgrade to the N5 using the Jump program do I have to unroot my S4 to stock for the trade in…does anyone know…?
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You always want to unroot and flash a device back to stock before taking it back to T-Mobile.
If the nexus line had replaceable batteries and an sd card slot I'd pick one up. As they don't i foresee migrating to the S5 sometime after it's released.
There's nothing right now that makes me want to dump my S4...
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Not a big deal.
BoboBrazil said:
Yeah, but it's going to have a 2560x1440p screen. So tempting, but I don't want to support something like Knox.
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Everyone is so up in arms about KNOX, it really is no big deal, if you don't use it, it won't bother you, and if you are savvy, you can get around it. KNOX is needed for many corporations that allow sensitive information to be used on employee's mobile devices. Otherwise if you work in such a company and use any of your own devices and something goes wrong you have to sign a weaver that the company can and will confiscate your device, whether you paid for it or not! Yes, I'm lining up for the next galaxy because every device I have gotten from Samsung has been fast and snappy and very cool. I like being able to replace the batteries and also add different SD cards. SO many companies have removed that ability that it is a shame.
BoboBrazil said:
Wait till March and get the Galaxy S5. That lines you up perfectly for the new phone in the fall, whether thats a nicer android or the new Iphone. To get the most out of this program you have to line it up perfectly.
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Didn't the GS3 get delayed till like June? I bet there will be delays with S5 because of the new display they will "supposedly" use, so if you change your phone now it will line up with a probable June/July release of the S5.
vvveith said:
Everyone is so up in arms about KNOX, it really is no big deal, if you don't use it, it won't bother you, and if you are savvy, you can get around it. KNOX is needed for many corporations that allow sensitive information to be used on employee's mobile devices. Otherwise if you work in such a company and use any of your own devices and something goes wrong you have to sign a weaver that the company can and will confiscate your device, whether you paid for it or not! Yes, I'm lining up for the next galaxy because every device I have gotten from Samsung has been fast and snappy and very cool. I like being able to replace the batteries and also add different SD cards. SO many companies have removed that ability that it is a shame.
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Knox IS a big deal for people who care about their warranty. You cannot (as of today) root without tripping Knox.
There too many "opinions" as to what Knox is for. Some say it won't get checked on warranty exchanges etc. How do you know?
Bottle line, you don't care about warranty, then root a S5 when ya get it .
My S4 Is Insane
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I don't waste my money on jump and I keep my old devices because I always get what I paid for them or more.
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guerrillastyle said:
If I'm looking to upgrade to the N5 using the Jump program do I have to unroot my S4 to stock for the trade in…does anyone know…?
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I actually just checked on this today. T-mobile employees aren't even trained to check for the Knox fuse, and some don't even know what it is. They told me as long as the phone boots up and is usable it wont be a problem if there is no damage to the device. This information is provided by a manager. However this person did say they trade in rooted phones all the time, so I am better off bringing my Knox blown device into the store rather than doing the exchange by phone/mail.
Of course this is all subject to change at any point if T-mobile decides to instruct their employees to check for Knox. But as of the writing of this message, you're good to go.
I would like to wait and see what the Galaxy s5 looks like. Hoping for a metal body. I wish they would get rid of the home button. LG and HTC are also putting out some nice hardware.
This thread needs a poll! I plan to wait for either S5 or Note 4.
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