Hey guys!
I found the Samsung Galaxy S2 for $499 in London Drugs (Canada), and since its within 14 days, I would like to return my phone to Bell and buy it from them. Only thing is that I just rooted my phone and I don't think Bell would be too happy about me returning a rooted phone. If I do factory reset, will that work, or am I hooped?
Thanks!
Shawn
shawnjan8 said:
Hey guys!
I found the Samsung Galaxy S2 for $499 in London Drugs (Canada), and since its within 14 days, I would like to return my phone to Bell and buy it from them. Only thing is that I just rooted my phone and I don't think Bell would be too happy about me returning a rooted phone. If I do factory reset, will that work, or am I hooped?
Thanks!
Shawn
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since you rooted, you must have used an insecure kernel and that your phone is booting up to i-9100 and not i-9100M. Since there isn't any available firmware yet for Bell version (i9100M) you're pretty much screwed for now.
However, what are the chances those Bell reps will reboot your phone and notice the difference with i-9100 and i-9100M?
I'd flash one of the leaked 'STOCK' KG2 firmware. This way, it's not rooted, and you don't have the yellow triangle...the only thing is, you're missing the 'M'.
@shawnjan8 get a usb jig on ebay this will remove the yellow triangle and fling on a stock firmware as per cue_32
Wow London Drugs sells it for 499? That's a good deal!
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What CSCs are you generally getting from resellers? Latest European?
Anyone buy from NewEgg? (30 day exchange for issue laden device)
What are the pitfalls if any with using International Versions on ATT. I can see the advantages.
Flashing methods seem to be the same from what I am reading. Even A TiBu restore may work from a saved folder from the Captivate. Have not read of any differences there in apps or TiBu.
VPN settings work?
Been looking to get this handset but not sure about about a few processes. I am guessing MobileTech can unbrick one of these should I have an issue as they did one of my Captivates. I have not read of any US repair support expected.
USA Buyer
I have a SGII here in US, bought from onthegosolutions.com, works well on AT&T sim card. No setup issues, nothing to complain about but the problems with the native email app and activesync exchange server, that is supposed to be fixed in KE7 if I can ever get it.
The phone is the standard EU version XWKE2
I got mine from Amazon and the CSC was from Chile. Flashed the generic European ROM soon after to update the build to KE7. Everything has been working fine before and after flashing and rooting.
THanks for the replies. Being a "noob" to non branded Android Galaxy (always bought Nokia before and had to set up VPN was the only difference.
The two branded Captivates which were complete turds initially have been very nicely polished by developers. (hence my support of donations to them and this site.) I believe in supporting the helpful developers with my wallet for ROMS and paid Apps.
I don't use either Exchange or the stock Email app. I like Gmail and K9. I will root for TiBi and root Explorer. Probably run Cog at first since DG was a force on the SGS I and still is. When I get comfortable with the flashing processes I will try other ROMs
I guess most processes are similar to the S1. I did notice two rooting methods. I even read somewhere SuperOneclick may work.
OF hundreds of flashes I bricked once (recently) but $50 late MobileTech and the JTAG had me like new. Small price to pay to save a few hundred dollar phone. IM guessing Josh cna do the same with the SGS II.
Does anyone know when it will be available for AT&T?
I bought mine from New Egg and received it Thursday and I must say it is a great phone. Mine came with KE2. I just flashed Cognition on it a couple of hours ago and its even smoother and faster.
I read on Android Central the other day that Samsung was having issues with the carriers in the US on getting them to pick up this phone. I don't know why since its an awesome phone and they already have phones on all the major carriers. I'm glad I bought it outright instead of waiting for ATT to officially carry it.
astarling10 said:
I read on Android Central the other day that Samsung was having issues with the carriers in the US on getting them to pick up this phone.
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The source of all those stories was a Korean writer with no facts talking out of his ass. A dev just found AT&T LTE code in the 2.3.4 leak along with PNG logos unique to their network.
Here's a link to the story that started it all. You judge if its credible.
http://english.chosun.com/site/data/...070701109.html
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I bought mine from New Egg and received it Thursday and I must say it is a great phone. Mine came with KE2. I just flashed Cognition on it a couple of hours ago and its even smoother and faster.
I read on Android Central the other day that Samsung was having issues with the carriers in the US on getting them to pick up this phone. I don't know why since its an awesome phone and they already have phones on all the major carriers. I'm glad I bought it outright instead of waiting for ATT to officially carry it.
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Yeah IM over Carrier branded handsets. I was glad ATT never carried the N82/N95/N97 Nokias...... I could not care if ATT never gets the SGS 2. Probably get an SGS 3 instead to compete with ifad 5
Bought one here from the Market place with KE7....Hasn't arrived yet.
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Yeah IM over Carrier branded handsets. I was glad ATT never carried the N82/N95/N97 Nokias...... I could not care if ATT never gets the SGS 2. Probably get an SGS 3 instead to compete with ifad 5
Bought one here from the Market place with KE7....Hasn't arrived yet.
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Me too..no att crap ware..
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Hey guys!
Just looking for advice here - recently sold my Xperia Play and bought an S2. I am on Rogers so I need to unlock the phone. I know that rooting will result in a loss of warranty, so I was wondering, do you think paying $75 is worth keeping that warranty? You guys have been around plenty on these forums I'm sure, have you heard much on the front of bricking the S2? I have never rooted an Android before (although I have plenty of experience jailbreaking the iPhone, so I am no stranger to this sort of thing!). Also, you sacrifice the warranty, but if there were any problems with the phone, are there ANY options out there or would I be SOL?
Also, if you recommend rooting, any best guides you can point me to for Bell S2 on Rogers? Thanks!
Hey, I too bought a GS2 from Bell but before that I had an iPhone 4 and a GS1 (i9000m) which I had rooted and modded several times. Suffice it to say I was not too nervous about rooting the GS2 because of my past experiences with my last phone. The only thing I was concerned about is the huge abundance of modem .tar files, since Bell hasn't released the KG2 one for the Canadian version. I found this thread after some google searching and followed the instructions given by netvampire at the 4th post down: edit, so it won't let me post the URL because I am a new member (been a member for over a year??) so just search Root Bell Galaxy S2 on google and it's the top result "free unlocking solution reportedly not working"... and I flashed this: CF-Root-SGS2_JP_XSG_KG2-v4.1-CWM4 to PDA with ODIN because it seemed the closest to stock haha. Anyways, it worked well. Also, if you ever need to unroot the phone just restore to factory settings via CWM (CWM is usually installed when you root your phone), this should restore the warranty as long as they don't know you rooted it. I haven't yet unlocked the phone because I'm using it on Bell but I did unlock my GS1 and that was fairly straightforward.
Im pretty sure that you would be able to revert the phone to an unrooted state incase you needed it for warranty purposes, with that said. I needed mine unlocked at all costs (I'm on rogers) and was not willing to pay bell the 75$ or buy one online for like 40$, thats too much! I just rooted and unlocked it since I'm on rogers, totally free and the phone works fine, i have had zero issues.
Regarding the warranty, to be honest in my opinion the samsung warranty is TOTAL crap here in canada at least. I remember i had an issue with my original i9000m and samsung has you deal with bell totally, they will not touch the phone at all themselves. I had to give it to bell (again hassle as i wasn't a bell customer but finally they gave in and sent it to some third party repairshop on samsungs behalf.) Took like a month, and the phone came back fixed.
So honestly, i personally would not sacrifice that much for the warranty, just check the phone as it is now, before unlocking make sure everything works and id just cross my fingers.
As far as it stands as is, to my understanding the phone has no groundbreaking problems that can show up or develop after use unlike the i9000m which had that whole rom chip frying if you upgraded to froyo (which happened to me)
If you want to root, just install the cfroot kernel through odin, all the normal bell firmware will stay, the apps, bloatware even. Just the kernel will be rooted, after that, just search on market for the galaxy s unlocked by Helroz and it works great. This is the thread for rooting http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1103399 using cf root.
Do not hesitate to root.
I've rooted mine, no problems so far.
I just tried rooting my bell S2 and not having much luck here. Everything went well until i tried loading Oneclickroots version 1.1 it says this "S2 root application is for samsung galaxy S2 devices only" odd because i am rooting an s2. Anyhow, i think im going to reload the stock kernal in there to get rid of the yellow triangle and get someone to unlock it for me.
I dont know how to retrieve it off my phone so if anyone can kindly email me their original kernal version MUGKG2 i would greatly appreciate it.
smallfrie said:
I just tried rooting my bell S2 and not having much luck here. Everything went well until i tried loading Oneclickroots version 1.1 it says this "S2 root application is for samsung galaxy S2 devices only" odd because i am rooting an s2. Anyhow, i think im going to reload the stock kernal in there to get rid of the yellow triangle and get someone to unlock it for me.
I dont know how to retrieve it off my phone so if anyone can kindly email me their original kernal version MUGKG2 i would greatly appreciate it.
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The original version hasn't been released yet... Which is why I was hesitant to root my phone, BUT since there was no cheaper alternative to the $75 fee from Bell, I did it anyways (thanks to all these fine chaps). After you root your phone, install the Galaxy_s2 app by Helroz from the marketplace.
FYI - just rooted using this link:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1103399
and unlocked using free galaxy s unlock app from market (it crashes at the end, phone rebooting...unlocked! )))))
Just bought used-to-be-locked to Bell phone today
I wouldn't call rooting a risk. I rooted mine 30 minutes after purchasing the phone, and having no problems at all.
I just picked up my SGS2 today (coming from a SGS1) and rooted it then installed Darky ROM before using it. No issues at all.
There's no usually no risk in rooting, its what you do after rooting your device. Rooting for sgs2 has to be one the easiest.
You can also return your phone to factory for warrenty purposes.
I would suggest you read a little more before you continue.
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the guy who sold me the SG2 mentioned that, one benefit of using an unlock code (either purchased from Bell or a 3rd party) vs. rooting is that you can continue to receive updates from your carrier after the unlock. IE, if a new Andriod version is released and Bell is pushing it to its customers, someone who used an unlock code would be able to install it, vs someone who rooted the phone will not.
Is this true?
questions:
1) I Bought from Expansys and they said they can do some stuff for us, but is it worth it going through them? Another middleman.... and 2 months is a long time without my phone. Might as well sell and go HTC One X
2) Do you contact Samsung USA or another branch? (I once had a Moto question and it was a Telus phone and they routed me back through Moto US to Canada back and forth for 3 hours til I gave up).
3) I have a hardware defect (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=24422171). I'm rooted (obviously as an XDAer) and running CM9. I can certainly flash back to my stock firmware and make sure there's no yellow triangle. I have no USB jig, so the counter will not be reset. What are the chances they'll look for modding and try to void me? Is it worth a shot to warranty this sucker?
(I'm really disappointed because this is my first phone ever that's had hardware issues, and I'm only 45 days into using this phone. Ugh)
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3) I have a hardware defect (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=24422171). I'm rooted (obviously as an XDAer) and running CM9. I can certainly flash back to my stock firmware and make sure there's no yellow triangle. I have no USB jig, so the counter will not be reset. What are the chances they'll look for modding and try to void me? Is it worth a shot to warranty this sucker
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No one can
Make sure you delete all folders related to root apps in sd card like clockworkmod
I bought mine through Newegg, it has a limited 90 warranty. Not sure if the i9100's sold in the US have full 1yr warranties.
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bumpity anyone?
Just turned on my phone for the first time today and started getting "Enter Network Lock Control Key." No service with AT&T. Huh?
This phone was working fine for the past two years without any problems but why now? I spent over an hour with AT&T and Samsung with no resolution. Said my phone was the unlocked international version so they couldn't offer any support and told me to "contact the original carrier" (there is none...).
My version is the latest stock Android ICS 4.0.4 XEU. Never flashed or updated or did anything like that to my phone. What now?
Alazarin said:
Just turned on my phone for the first time today and started getting "Enter Network Lock Control Key." No service with AT&T. Huh?
This phone was working fine for the past two years without any problems but why now? I spent over an hour with AT&T and Samsung with no resolution. Said my phone was the unlocked international version so they couldn't offer any support and told me to "contact the original carrier" (there is none...).
My version is the latest stock Android ICS 4.0.4 XEU. Never flashed or updated or did anything like that to my phone. What now?
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You've got an AT&T S2? I777?
If so, you're in the wrong forum
gastonw said:
You've got an AT&T S2? I777?
If so, you're in the wrong forum
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I have a GT-I9100 with the original stock XEU firmware that is now running ICS 4.0.4 stock. It's the original and international version. However, AT&T is my carrier. I bought the phone off of Expansys.
Update: Just tried in another SIM card from another carrier, and it still doesn't work. Also, I tried restoring the phone back to its default self by doing a full reset and still the same message. Now I know that it isn't a SIM issue but rather a phone issue. Strangely, my phone has been working for 2 years and suddenly decided to "network lock" itself on an unlocked/international phone.
Galaxysim unlock. It's free here, at xda.
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gastonw said:
Galaxysim unlock. It's free here, at xda.
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I cannot use it unless I root the phone. However, never mind. It's all fixed now as I was able to get it fixed at a local repair shop. They told me they used NsPro to "re-unlock" an unlocked phone (ironic, I know).
How much did they charge you?
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How much did they charge you?
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$35 well spent. I was very stressed in not being able to use my phone and all its goodies.
You could have done it by yourself and for free.. oh well.. your choice..
yeah...it takes like 30 min + xda + patience.
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Alright, sorry for making another thread but this is really frustrating me.
I got this phone off ebay. I didn't know much, but it was the i9300 version. When I booted the phone, it says i9300. But whenever I booted into download it said "T999" (AT&T version). And I looked back the ebay listing I bought off of, and I now realize the title said:
"Samsung Galaxy S III GT- I9300 16GB - Marble White (Unlocked) (AT&T) GLOBAL USE!"
What does that even mean? I got the I9300 AT&T version? How does that make sense? I'm upset because I tried flashing the stock rom and I soft bricked my phone and now I'm stuck. Everywhere I see people are saying I need to get it serviced. But I can't, its the international version. Where would I get it serviced? I live in Ohio. Now I can't install any ROM/bootloader/reformat PIT because I have the T999 bootloader on a I9300 phone. Do you think I should contact the ebay seller? Is this my fault or his fault?
The phone description said "never used" but when I got it I booted into download mode it said "custom" software and had been flashed 7 times. I'm past warranty period, though.
zhinkk said:
Alright, sorry for making another thread but this is really frustrating me.
I got this phone off ebay. I didn't know much, but it was the i9300 version. When I booted the phone, it says i9300. But whenever I booted into download it said "T999" (AT&T version). And I looked back the ebay listing I bought off of, and I now realize the title said:
"Samsung Galaxy S III GT- I9300 16GB - Marble White (Unlocked) (AT&T) GLOBAL USE!"
What does that even mean? I got the I9300 AT&T version? How does that make sense? I'm upset because I tried flashing the stock rom and I soft bricked my phone and now I'm stuck. Everywhere I see people are saying I need to get it serviced. But I can't, its the international version. Where would I get it serviced? I live in Ohio. Now I can't install any ROM/bootloader/reformat PIT because I have the T999 bootloader on a I9300 phone. Do you think I should contact the ebay seller? Is this my fault or his fault?
The phone description said "never used" but when I got it I booted into download mode it said "custom" software and had been flashed 7 times. I'm past warranty period, though.
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Definitely contact the seller and report him. Ask for a replacement or the money back.
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