looking at a near new GS2 here in the UK
How do I ID a true sim free GS2 vs just an unlocked one?
You probably can't if it's been correctly flashed to a generic ROM (which is what I presume you mean by unlocked), but if it hasn't, you can type *#1234# into the dialer and check the CSC.
whats the "CSC"?
CSC = country specific settings network settings etc .
Original Product code Original seller may give you a slight clue .
But network provider sell both locked and unlocked phones .
IMEI checking may give a slight clue as to country of origin
http://www.numberingplans.com/?page=analysis&sub=imeinr
jje
ok
its a
I9100XWKD6
I9100XXKDA
CSC I9100CPWKD1
build april 18th 2011
google shows that to be an carphonewhouse version
I assume its easy enough to get it to XEUKD1 ?
cirian75 said:
ok
its a
I9100CPWKD1
google shows that to be an carphonewhouse version
I assume its easy enough to get it to XEUKD1 ?
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Yes stock rom threads] but CPW is good for UK .
jje
Is getting a simfree/non-locked phone from carrier SAME as getting a phone from retail shop?
Is it necessary that a carrier locked phone will have carrier's logo on it?
If you want to see if your device is sim locked at all you should be able to type the following into the dialer.
*#SIMLOCK#
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xdevz said:
Is getting a simfree/non-locked phone from carrier SAME as getting a phone from retail shop?
Is it necessary that a carrier locked phone will have carrier's logo on it?
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Two distinct variations
One SIM LOCKED = locked to a network
Branded Phone carrys network or sellers branding .
Sim locked are often branded but branded may not be simlocked .
jje
is this a good guide
http://samsunggalaxysforums.com/sho...-Guide-How-to-Debrand-your-Samsung-Galaxy-S2?
the firmware link is dead, not an issue as I'll use the stock one xda provides
cirian75 said:
is this a good guide
http://samsunggalaxysforums.com/sho...-Guide-How-to-Debrand-your-Samsung-Galaxy-S2?
the firmware link is dead, not an issue as I'll use the stock one xda provides
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Good guide from a different forum that may well have part copied from XDA ???????? .
Go to the branded providers roms post for rom and read the instructions .
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1075278
jje
cirian75 said:
is this a good guide
..............
the firmware link is dead, not an issue as I'll use the stock one xda provides
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IMO, you can use any firmware with CSC XEUKD1.
bagged a S2
was cheap, but carrier locked, but is on my network
PDA: I9100XWKI8
PHONE: I900NEI2
CSC: I9100H3GKI2
Which firmware for a making in an generic uk firmware?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=16781156&postcount=2
XWKE2
Firmware info
PDA:XWKE2
PHONE: XXKDJ
Build date: 06/05/2011
Generic XEU (UK): http://www.multiupload.com/1EFM4RBMGZ
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this the right one ?
cirian75 said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=16781156&postcount=2
XWKE2
Firmware info
PDA:XWKE2
PHONE: XXKDJ
Build date: 06/05/2011
Generic XEU (UK): http://www.multiupload.com/1EFM4RBMGZ
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this the right one ?
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Sure, if you want to downgrade. KE2 is 2.3.3. KI8 (which is what your phone is currently) is 2.3.5.
Erm no
I want to debrand to generic samsung so i get ICS same time the rest of the GSII world gets it
So which one is generic 2.3.5?
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cirian75 said:
Erm no
I want to debrand to generic samsung so i get ICS same time the rest of the GSII world gets it
So which one is generic 2.3.5?
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Any of the 2.3.5 firmwares in that thread are generic. That is the unbranded firmware thread. But I wouldn't worry about it; official unbranded ICS is likely to be posted in that thread as well.
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cirian75 said:
Erm no
I want to debrand to generic samsung so i get ICS same time the rest of the GSII world gets it
So which one is generic 2.3.5?
You may not get an update via Kies in all probability using a stock firmware can result in no matching product on Kies server .
You either wait for Kies update or start updating yourself via stock rom path .
The method is to pick stock rom to match your location .
jje
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Hi
I'm trading my S2 and wanted to put it to the currrent stock firmware for an unlocked handset?
What is the current one?
Thanks.
Carrier branded .
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1113928
jje
No. It is unbranded off contract from Phones4U. Just unsure if its an XW or XX ROM and which CSC.
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Just check the latest firmware from branded post for your location and use that number to find stock rom .
jje
TheMathMan said:
No. It is unbranded off contract from Phones4U. Just unsure if its an XW or XX ROM and which CSC.
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XEU XWKF3.
Thanks Intratech. Can't see it on your post, just a KF1.
Do you have a link to it?
TheMathMan said:
Thanks Intratech. Can't see it on your post, just a KF1.
Do you have a link to it?
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Signature mate
i got my sgs2 from about a week ago and it had the
'XWKF3' soft and XXKE7 baseband
not sure about the rest as kinda new to samsungs names
PDA: I9100XWKI4
PHONE: I9100XXXKI1
CSC: I9100XEUKH2
Presently on 2.3.4
Not quite
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Where is this available from? Nothing on sammobile yet!!!
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Just randomly checked my new phone I have just upgraded to from a third party supplier on Three (Phone totally unlocked).
Edit: After adjusting my eyes I have amended the above.
So what is it? Does this mean when XEU uk unbranded rom arrives on Kies I won't be able to upgrade?
Tehpriest said:
PDA: I9100XWKI4
PHONE: I9100XXXKI1
CSC: I9100XEUKH2
Presently on 2.3.4
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Yes it's unbranded firmware.
Tehpriest said:
PDA: I9100XWKI4
PHONE: I9100XXXKI1
CSC: I9100XEUKH2
Presently on 2.3.4
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You have the same setup as me. are you still on 2.3.4? notice everywhere else in uk appears to be on 2.3.5 these days.
notice everywhere else in uk appears to be on 2.3.5 these days.
Nope not true updates have to be fetched so the majority will be on original firmware .
Only a tiny minority are XDA minded with a few more savy enough to update .
jje
Ill clarify in that most have 2.3.5 available . This product code appears to be stuck on 2.3.4 when normally unbranded are released first i believe .
Yep,
Here in the UK on XEU, the SGS2 is still on 2.3.4
.... There isn't even an XEU leak for a newer firmware for this region.
Even the galaxy s1 has XEU leaks for 2.3.6 I think.
Soooo much for their top high end phone getting updates first.
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chrisjcks said:
Yep,
Here in the UK on XEU, the SGS2 is still on 2.3.4
.... There isn't even an XEU leak for a newer firmware for this region.
Even the galaxy s1 has XEU leaks for 2.3.6 I think.
Soooo much for their top high end phone getting updates first.
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Maybe they're saving it up for a xmas present...
bellang said:
Maybe they're saving it up for a xmas present...
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this is getting ridiculous,
XEU used to be one of the first to get updates....
official XEU UK firmware IS STILL! on 2.3.4
very poor samsung!
A simple question but i couldn't find the answer. I flashed my i9300 but i have no idea weather it came with UK, Dutch or Dutch Vodafone firmware. Is there any way to find this out?
Als is there any way a service center can look it up through your serial number or imei?
A similar thread about this for the I9100 / SII went unanswered.
pizzaman79 said:
A simple question but i couldn't find the answer. I flashed my i9300 but i have no idea weather it came with UK, Dutch or Dutch Vodafone firmware. Is there any way to find this out?
Als is there any way a service center can look it up through your serial number or imei?
A similar thread about this for the I9100 / SII went unanswered.
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If you dont know then outside of asking Samsung all you can do is guess .
Some say Kies will give original firmware .Tools Firmware upgrade and initialization .
jje
Why don't you flash one that's for your country? It doesn't matter for Samsung warranty if that's the case because once it's their software they don't ask questions.
Mine came with a Dutch firmware, it's a 32 GB and I flash Cyanogenmod over it.
Try http://androidfirmwares.net and look for Galaxy S3 Roms.
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Use kies for this..
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Thank you all for responding
JJEgan said:
If you dont know then outside of asking Samsung all you can do is guess .
Some say Kies will give original firmware .Tools Firmware upgrade and initialization .
jje
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After i rooted and then updated through Kies, it did reset the Device status from modified to normal, but let's not confuse that with getting the firmware of the original locale/provider. Kies update didn't change the firmware. So either i already had the original firmware, or it just updates.
nicholas1520 said:
Why don't you flash one that's for your country? It doesn't matter for Samsung warranty if that's the case because once it's their software they don't ask questions.
Mine came with a Dutch firmware, it's a 32 GB and I flash Cyanogenmod over it.
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That's very reassuring and just what i wanted to hear
The reason i'm not sure what the original firmware is, is that in the past, two of my preordered android phones had UK firmware (probably because the UK shipped a few weeks earlier). On top of that this is my first phone with a contract (subsidized) but from a website (gsmweb) rather than the provider. So the firmware could be UK, Dutch or Dutch Vodafone afaik...
Either i have the right firmware, or Kies just reads the current firmware, not the origingal. If i ever flash another firmware, i'll check if Kies still says this (Dutch, unbranded) is my original firmware.
pizzaman79 said:
Either i have the right firmware, or Kies just reads the current firmware, not the origingal. If i ever flash another firmware, i'll check if Kies still says this (Dutch, unbranded) is my original firmware.
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LH1 is a recent firmware so if your phone is older than a few months its not the original .
((Some say Kies will give original firmware ))
like i said some say that .
But i have no evidence that they are not getting a Kies report based on the HDSWVER in the windows registry .I could test as i know my original firmware but KIES is not a product i use .
jje
I need some help. I'm trying to go back to stock on my GS3. It is unbranded and I flashed this ROM: United Kingdom 2012 August 4.0.4 I9300XXBLG8 I9300OXABLG8
Whenever I connect to Kies it says that this device firmware is not upgradeable through Kies. Then I put this code in my dialer, *2767*4387264636# to check the product code and nothing happens.
What am I doing wrong here? FYI, this device was bought from someone who was given this device when they were sent to the olympics as a Samsung blogger.
Thanks for any help that y'all can provide.
I am a newbie to ..
But i think just download the stock rom for s3 on update.samsung.c*m or so ..
Find your regional ..
And download odin for window / mac
Just flash it ..
And wipe cache and factory reset
I think just those.. i do it once and succses .. lol
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cajuncartfan said:
I need some help. I'm trying to go back to stock on my GS3. It is unbranded and I flashed this ROM: United Kingdom 2012 August 4.0.4 I9300XXBLG8 I9300OXABLG8
Thats a stock rom .
What firmware do you expect to be updated to ???
jje
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JJEgan said:
cajuncartfan said:
I need some help. I'm trying to go back to stock on my GS3. It is unbranded and I flashed this ROM: United Kingdom 2012 August 4.0.4 I9300XXBLG8 I9300OXABLG8
Thats a stock rom .
What firmware do you expect to be updated to ???
jje
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I thought so. I'm not really wanting to update to another firmware per se. The message in Kies is throwing me off. When I google the message I find most of the info says that the product code and rom do not match.
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JJEgan said:
I thought so. I'm not really wanting to update to another firmware per se. The message in Kies is throwing me off. When I google the message I find most of the info says that the product code and rom do not match.
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Two points really Kies may have no update and product codes may not match firmware on the server . Thats due to you changing them in part .
This is XDA and kies is not a product we use .
jje
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Yes, the firmware seems to be the last official update from samsung,
JB hasnt been released for UK afaik, so the message.
http://www.sammobile.com/firmware/?page=3&model=GT-I9300&pcode=BTU&os=1&type=1#firmware
JJEgan said:
cajuncartfan said:
Two points really Kies may have no update and product codes may not match firmware on the server . Thats due to you changing them in part .
This is XDA and kies is not a product we use .
jje
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Thanks, I know that Kies is crap software but I was just trying to get everything completely stock since I'm thinking of selling it. Is there anyway to get the product code to match the firmware?
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Hi everyone
I am confused with this problem that I have: I bought Samsung Galaxy S3 international version GT-i9300. Now, I live in Australia. My question is, when I go to my phone to check software update or Samsung Kies to check software update, which will be visible/show up/ be downloaded to my phone? The latest version for International SGS3 OR the latest version for Australian SGS3?
Confusing isn't it?
So long story short: when there is a new update, which one is it? Is the software/firmware update based on the country of purchase (In this case, international version) or where I am living (Australia)?
ottoajalah said:
Hi everyone
I am confused with this problem that I have: I bought Samsung Galaxy S3 international version GT-i9300. Now, I live in Australia. My question is, when I go to my phone to check software update or Samsung Kies to check software update, which will be visible/show up/ be downloaded to my phone? The latest version for International SGS3 OR the latest version for Australian SGS3?
Confusing isn't it?
So long story short: when there is a new update, which one is it? Is the software/firmware update based on the country of purchase (In this case, international version) or where I am living (Australia)?
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You have posted this question once today and it has been answered .Stop spamming the forum .
jje
JJEgan said:
You have posted this question once today and it has been answered .Stop spamming the forum .
jje
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Well i was told to post in the questions forum so that is what I did
you hit "report" on your post and ask for it to be moved
Alright my apologies, I am the noob.
So, just making sure, because I still do not quite get it.
I will simplify this question even more. When there is asoftware update for my SGS3, which one will my phone download? The international software update(Because my phone is international) or will my phone download the australian software update(Because I live in australia)?
Still need help with this.
ottoajalah said:
Alright my apologies, I am the noob.
So, just making sure, because I still do not quite get it.
I will simplify this question even more. When there is asoftware update for my SGS3, which one will my phone download? The international software update(Because my phone is international) or will my phone download the australian software update(Because I live in australia)?
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It will download the update that is in line with your firmware code. If you use an Australian firmware it will be the update for this Australian firmware once it is released.
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Thanks mate
Well, so it is based on my phone, NOT the country I am living in?
Mine is internatinal version GT-i9300, so when there is an update, my phone will download that one, and the Australian update is irrelevant for me?
ottoajalah said:
Thanks mate
Well, so it is based on my phone, NOT the country I am living in?
Mine is internatinal version GT-i9300, so when there is an update, my phone will download that one, and the Australian update is irrelevant for me?
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It is not so much the intentional but the firmware Version, e.g. uk, Australian etc., you can find it under settings about phone. If your firmware is e.g. The uk version and stock you will get UK otas.
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ottoajalah said:
Thanks mate
Well, so it is based on my phone, NOT the country I am living in?
Like i said once already ..YES .
If you want OZ firmware read the basic faqs and stickies and OZ thread then flash OZ firmware when you understand the process .
jje
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How do I check it? i went to settings and phone but cannot see what country my device's firmware is from
ottoajalah said:
How do I check it? i went to settings and phone but cannot see what country my device's firmware is from
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sammobile.com for a list
to check sales code enter *#272*your imei# in the dialer.