Hi,
i bought my S3 second hand. I thought its a free version.
In the Playstore my phone is called "Vodafone S3". I am with Vodafone. Is that the reason?
I didn´t get the last ota and i can´t download the bbc olympics app. So i started to doubt if i really have a free device.
Is there anyway to find that out?
thx
Got any Vodafone apps. Mine was Vodafone branded and it came with 6 apps. One of which being update
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Branding means it is branded by boot screen or some other network personalization .
Network provided means phone branded or not provided by a network and updates tied to that network .
Your individual phone gets updates as and when the provider decides to update .
KIES will tell you the latest firmware for YOUR phone or CHECKFUS the same .
Or join XDA developers forum and flash stock firmware .
A Samsung or your phone providers forum could have more information on updates .
jje
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Hi all, sorry for this new post in such a short time but I have a question...
I got my phone from eBay, and the guy who sold it to me got it straight from Samsung. This means the phone is unlocked from factory and is not linked to mobile company, like 3, Vodaphone or O2.
The problem comes when I use "Check Fus Downloader" to find firmware for my phone, and only see versions for 3, Vodaphone and O2... Does this mean there is no firmware updates for phones not linked to any company like mine?
Or... would any of the other versions (O2, Vodaphone...) work in my phone?
Thanks a lot again
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1075278
jje
Thanks JJEgan
This is exactly what I was looking for!
Hi guys,
a quick question please, how can I tell if the rom that I have on my phone is branded to O2 or not? I'm on KF3 via kies and I just rooted it.
Many thanks
Do you see o2 logo or any other message o2 brand start up or on the software part of the phone?
If not have you tried another network sim? Does another network sim work on your phone?
If you are on KF3 via Kies that was the latest O2 upgrade .
O2 branding is O2 splash screen at boot and a few O2 sites in the web browser and O2 Arena wallpaper .
O2 phones are branded do you actually mean is it locked to O2 network ??
jje
Go to Settings -> Info and scroll down until you see your kernel. Now search the forum for the string you see there. The part that answers your question is I9100XWKF3 where XW or whatever you have tells you the region/branding and KF3 tells you the kernel version.
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JJEgan said:
If you are on KF3 via Kies that was the latest O2 upgrade .
O2 branding is O2 splash screen at boot and a few O2 sites in the web browser and O2 Arena wallpaper .
O2 phones are branded do you actually mean is it locked to O2 network ??
jje
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Thanks mate but I don't have anything related to o2 at all , and the phone is working on any network ?
what disturbs me the most is that i have kf3??????
That is the latest release.
jje
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Hi everone. My sgs2 has the xwki4 kernel and i found a upgraded firmware elsewhere on this site. Now: why is the country code important, if at all? My phone is not branded and is sim free. I bought it in namibia, so choosing the south african letter code would make the most sense. But was this phone really destend for the sa market or came it from elsewhere? Is it worth upgrading to. 6 at all? Ota is obviously not showing any availabe firmware upgrade.
any advice?
knut26500 said:
Hi everone. My sgs2 has the xwki4 kernel and i found a upgraded firmware elsewhere on this site. Now: why is the country code important, if at all? My phone is not branded and is sim free.
Country code ???? do you mean CSC .
CSC is a local area file that just gives the local networks settings to auto set network instead of manual settings .
Personally i would wait for ICS to rollout soon .
jje
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Since i didnt get notified about . 5 or. 6 i guess ics wouldnt be available ota here as well...
since i couldnt find csc for namibia does that mean there wont be ics for our network?
Nobody on here knows. Ask your carrier or Samsung.
knut26500 said:
Since i didnt get notified about . 5 or. 6 i guess ics wouldnt be available ota here as well...
since i couldnt find csc for namibia does that mean there wont be ics for our network?
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hi
i m using galaxy s2 I9100.
PDA: I9100XWKI4
Phone: I9100XXKI1
CSC: I9100XEUKH2
Android Version: 2.3.4
Kernel version: [email protected]#2
Build Number: GINGER BREAD. XWKI4
BASEBAND version: I9100XXKI1
I m using this cell phone is pakistan. i have bought it from lahore, pakistan. now i want to know that how will i get update?
kies upgrade option is greyed but it tells it is the latest software.
do kies offer my update?
why i cant upgrade my OS to 2.3.6 or 4.0.
and from which server pakistan gets update
kindly help me......
It didnt arrive in asia yet.. As i think cuz im from saudi arabia n i also still didnt got any update..
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I think you got a free UK phone. There's not an official update at this moment for free UK phones, just get the last version of Kies and wait until the update is released.
GNRS said:
I think you got a free UK phone. There's not an official update at this moment for free UK phones, just get the last version of Kies and wait until the update is released.
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it means my fone is ok. there is no problem in my fone. which is server of mine. do my cell fone will be updated directly through uk server. or with pakistans server???????
khurram anees said:
it means my fone is ok. there is no problem in my fone. which is server of mine. do my cell fone will be updated directly through uk server. or with pakistans server???????
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what is meant by free uk fone. and i m using kies version 2.3. in the option where my fone name is written in the bar of left panel of kies. all the options are black except firmware upgrade. it is greyed. what and why is this?
Kies updates official firmware ONLY .
Only when the provider of the phone updates .
Example
Provider xxxx Saudi used in yy Turkey network .
Update from the provider Saudi when they update only .
SEARCH for CHECKFUS and put your product code etc in the boxes as the codes you post show possible UK as provider of the phone .
jje
You can flash a ics rom from odin
check the guide here to use odin and flash ics:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1075278
Download this latest ics:http://skywanker.net/download/downl...9100_SER_I9100XWLP7_I9100OXELP7_I9100XXLPS.7z
Update has not aired yet lad, best bet would would be to flash a custom ROM if you can't wait. But if you don't want to play around with custom ROM then wait.
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same here try to use ODIN if you want to upgrade your SGS2 into ICS based..
JJEgan said:
Kies updates official firmware ONLY .
Only when the provider of the phone updates .
Example
Provider xxxx Saudi used in yy Turkey network .
Update from the provider Saudi when they update only .
SEARCH for CHECKFUS and put your product code etc in the boxes as the codes you post show possible UK as provider of the phone .
jje
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I don't under stand what do you want to say?
and i will get official update from pakistan server or uk server. and settings in the fone to change?
khurram anees said:
I don't under stand what do you want to say?
and i will get official update from pakistan server or uk server. and settings in the fone to change?
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Who supplied the phone ??? whatever provider supplied the phone updates the firmware .
If your phone is a UK phone you get UK update .
Post your Product Code under the battery .
jje
Short story
Can someone please point me to the T-mobile UK firmware?
Long story
I used Odin to flash Multipackage XXLH3 ROM for s5830i by Alucard1989pl
Since then I've had lots of issues with phone network.
For some reason my phone only connects to a network called EE.
Also when I search for available networks it doesn't show T-mobile.
Big thanks in advance for getting back to me. My GF is trying to kill me for messing her phone up. :crying:
try this one to see if sim can connect to T-Mobile...
GT-S5830i Hungary (T-mobile) 2012 November 2.3.6 S5830IXXLK3 S5830ITMHLI1
Firmware Download
Correct me if I'm wrong but hasn't T-Mobile and Orange combined their networks and are now known as EE?
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For some reason Odin keeps giving me a "fail" when I try to flash that ROM.
@N8trix You're right. But still having network issues since flashing that CSC, PDA and PHONE.
Also somehow all 200 sim contacts were wiped.
Would just like to stock the phone. Kies firmware restore feature isnt working at all.
Sorry about the lack of detail right now. At work.
Are you sure you have S5830i. Maybe 5839i or a plain 5830. Or may be a different phone. Can you verify your model?
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