Before I start I should probably say straight away that I have scoured the forums for this and haven't found anything enlightening, though I have seen a few people have the same problem.
Anyway, I have a GS3 and I'm on t-mobile (UK). I noticed that my phone doesn't have an option to "check for updates" under settings > about phone as others do, which is odd, but other posts from people have informed me that some t-mobile (and orange too?) locked handsets have had this option removed for whatever reason. So this is a bit annoying, but I'm over it.
The problem is that I want to update to the latest firmware (XXBLFB or something) and the absence of this button means I can't check for updates. So I plug my phone into Kies, and Kies doesn't think there's an update available either. So I'm just wondering whether anyone else on t-mobile has received the update at all - via kies or via OTA?
I realise that xda isn't the best place to ask this as most people on this forum will just flash the latest firmware using odin, but I'm not prepared to do that at the moment!
I dont think all carriers release new updates at the same time.
So its just a waiting game. Unless u step up to kies big brother odin
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Before I start I should probably say straight away that I have scoured the forums for this and haven't found anything enlightening, though I have seen a few people have the same problem.
Anyway, I have a GS3 and I'm on t-mobile (UK). I noticed that my phone doesn't have an option to "check for updates" under settings > about phone as others do, which is odd, but other posts from people have informed me that some t-mobile (and orange too?) locked handsets have had this option removed for whatever reason. So this is a bit annoying, but I'm over it.
The problem is that I want to update to the latest firmware (XXBLFB or something) and the absence of this button means I can't check for updates. So I plug my phone into Kies, and Kies doesn't think there's an update available either. So I'm just wondering whether anyone else on t-mobile has received the update at all - via kies or via OTA?
I realise that xda isn't the best place to ask this as most people on this forum will just flash the latest firmware using odin, but I'm not prepared to do that at the moment!
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Did you get the phone from a T Mobile store, or CPW, or Phones4U? If it's T Mobile, they can be a bit slow. CPW and P4U are generally open fw as the phones are unlocked.
oops should have read all of it sorry.
I'm on T mobile but my phone's unlocked (CPW).
Have you tried connecting it to Kies? Does it say anything about firmware?
Why don't you just flash the United kingdom unbranded version of xxblfb(BTU). I'm with t-mobile and that's what i did. The advantage is it doesn't come with all the bloatware and you'll probably have a better chance of getting the latest updates quicker via kies.
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Have you tried connecting it to Kies? Does it say anything about firmware?
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Lol he said that too
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Yeah, when I connect to Kies it says I have the latest firmware, so I'm assuming that t-mobile just haven't decided to roll their version of the firmware out yet. It just seemed strange to me since other networks seem to have got the update quite a while ago and it's not even that big an update - with the jump from gingerbread to ICS on the galaxy S2, the gap was only a couple of weeks between networks.
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Why don't you just flash the United kingdom unbranded version of xxblfb(BTU). I'm with t-mobile and that's what i did. The advantage is it doesn't come with all the bloatware and you'll probably have a better chance of getting the latest updates quicker via kies.
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Yeah I am considering it, but to be honest odin scares me a bit! Does the t-mobile version have much in the way of bloatware? I was pleasantly surprised, apart from being locked to t-mobile I couldn't find a single bit of t-mobile branding, not even the startup screen!
I'm also worried that if I flash to an unbranded version then should something go wrong with the phone and I need to replace it, I won't be able to get the t-mobile branded firmware back which might cause warranty issues?
Id hold out for official jelly bean.
Ive had problems since the update. Ur not missing much ATALL to be honest
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Yeah I am considering it, but to be honest odin scares me a bit! Does the t-mobile version have much in the way of bloatware? I was pleasantly surprised, apart from being locked to t-mobile I couldn't find a single bit of t-mobile branding, not even the startup screen!
I'm also worried that if I flash to an unbranded version then should something go wrong with the phone and I need to replace it, I won't be able to get the t-mobile branded firmware back which might cause warranty issues?
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Personally I think Odin is safer than kies but I'm only saying that because I've had a couple of problems with botched upgrades via kies and I feel Odin is more secure. Sorry.. just remembered I bought my phone SIM free as I wasn't due an upgrade from t-mobile for another year but from what I recall with the s2 it came with a load of bloatware. I got the before mentioned firmware update via kies about a week after the phone arriving which was relatively quick considering some other networks still haven't released their version. You could always download the t-mobile firmware from Sam mobile and keep it as a back up but really it's entirely up to you as I wouldn't want to be responsible for jeopardizing your warranty mate.
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Was just reading that orange branded phones are having 2.3.5 today (UK)
Anyone confirm that? I'm unbranded i would of though I would have it if they do
And yes I know I can root and do it myself, is Kies just rubbish at updating!?
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Was just reading that orange branded phones are having 2.3.5 today (UK)
Anyone confirm that? I'm unbranded i would of though I would have it if they do
And yes I know I can root and do it myself, is Kies just rubbish at updating!?
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I can confirm 2.3.5 for Orange, mine popped up yesterday
Samsung Kies informs me of 2.3.5 ( Middle Eastern XSG ) since a week but I don't use the stock ROM.
I got 2.3.5 KI4 trough KIES a long time ago (21.10.2011 judging by when i downloaded cf root for it) and i never had any problems with KIES, exept for it requiring 2gb on C drive ALWAYS -_-
I got KI8 2.3.5 through kies on Friday night in the uk
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Thanks....
No luck. Factory unlocked sgs2
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no update for me yet, S2 on three uk. do they get slowly rolled out? other three uk users have got the update, not sure why I haven't. thanks
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no update for me yet, S2 on three uk. do they get slowly rolled out? other three uk users have got the update, not sure why I haven't. thanks
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Exactly why I made the post I'm unbranded so one would think I would be one of the first, compared to branded headsets due to the carriers Modding the update.
I'm surprised so far it seems quite random
My phone is also an unbranded (pl plus early batch), so I'd say you got something weird
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Updated my unbranded sg2 to ki4 via kies last sunday, and my sg1 to 2.3.5 as well via kies.Strange thing is lots of problems for the first time ever eith my sg1, but its now almost undistinguishable in speed to my sg2, which, by the way has hardly changed for the better exept for portrait video , worse wifi,phone signal,gps and loss of message skins . I wish I hadn't done it.
Had my phone about a week,
No update when i first got it,
installed a few roms etc etc... then went back to offical stock for uk three, and ki8 popped up.
Havnt taken the update yet, not sure if its even worth it atm and was a little unsure if i was ment to be offerd it, not heard off any other three users til now.
Three, vodafone and orange have updated their fw to 2.3.5 you will need to check what csc your phone by putting *#1234# into the dial pad, mine is xeu which is unbranded and still no updates yet.
Won't let me add screen capture to show my phone info.
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I have got 2.3.5 via kies for my sgs2 on 3 mobile.
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how random it seems to be for the unbranded handsets...
Ah, my code is XEU too, so I guess mine is unbranded too. Very strange, I always thought that unbranded phones got their updates first?
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how random it seems to be for the unbranded handsets...
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It's not random, simply put Orange, vodafone and three in the UK have it, Samsung have chosen not to release it to unbranded sets yet..
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It's not random, simply put Orange, vodafone and three in the UK have it, Samsung have chosen not to release it to unbranded sets yet..
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Ok random isn't the right word... but i've never had a unbranded phone that recieved updates AFTER the carriers?
Like I said though, I could root if I was bothered, I'm just curious, and I would love to know what the hold up is
Sorry not able to edit my earlier post, but just got back from Scotland and checked my gs2 and its only 2.3.4, kies has written the information in a format I haven't seen before instead of the usual three entries, I have four all no gaps and smaller font and because of the mix of XX and XW I thought I had 2.3.5. Still wish I'd kept my earlier firmware though. Sorry if I gave any one false hopes.
Still no 2.3.5 official update over kies for Ukraine (SEK) ((, what do think guys, will it be soon?
Hello all
Im on a UK Tmobile contract and have just updated my firmware, however i didnt make a note of my original stock/tmobile firmware number
Does anybody have this and know where i can get a copy from as i will be rooting my phone
Regards
Ali
Stock rom threaded . branded roms
But you will have to guess your original version if more than one posted .
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1671969
jje
My TMUK S3 shipped with stock XXLE8 (now OTA updated to XXLF2).
They don't have branded firmware.
Thank you all
will have a look at the Roms/firmware
Regards
Ali
T-Mobile UK has branded firmware on some contracts
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My TMUK S3 shipped with stock XXLE8 (now OTA updated to XXLF2).
They don't have branded firmware.
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How I wish that were true for everyone. My TMUK S3 shipped with the TMU variant of LE8 and doesn't have OTA enabled. I received LF2 (via KIES) the same day everyone was getting excited about the new features in LFB and haven't had a further update. So now I am three versions behind and who knows which update I will get out of the three that are now available. It seems incredibly inefficient to do carrier branded ROMS this way especially when TMU only had three differences I could detect: T-Mobile UK homepage as default on Internet, T-Mobile settings for data/MMS and removal of OTA. Hardly worth having a whole firmware stream for. I have Twitter following the SGS3 firmware update and the number of different ROMs that have to be supported is incredible. It's also weird that T-Mobile all across Europe have had LFB firmware updates but not a chirp from T-Mobile UK.
ashmont said:
How I wish that were true for everyone. My TMUK S3 shipped with the TMU variant of LE8 and doesn't have OTA enabled. I received LF2 (via KIES) the same day everyone was getting excited about the new features in LFB and haven't had a further update. So now I am three versions behind and who knows which update I will get out of the three that are now available. It seems incredibly inefficient to do carrier branded ROMS this way especially when TMU only had three differences I could detect: T-Mobile UK homepage as default on Internet, T-Mobile settings for data/MMS and removal of OTA. Hardly worth having a whole firmware stream for. I have Twitter following the SGS3 firmware update and the number of different ROMs that have to be supported is incredible. It's also weird that T-Mobile all across Europe have had LFB firmware updates but not a chirp from T-Mobile UK.
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I just bought my new s3 on Saturday from t mobile as an upgrade
when i got home and plugged it in there was an update TO BUILD IMM76D.I9300BVALF2 BASEBAND I9300BVLF2 TO IMM76D.I9300BVALF2 WITH THE SAME BASEBAND VERSION
Pus i my self don't have to option up OTA as its been disabled
i believe that T mobile and Orange removed this from there phones but when they were trying to get the phones out in the beginning some got out without being alter'd and having the option Of OTA updates
this is why some can and the rest cant so i believe anyway s
weavy said:
I just bought my new s3 on Saturday from t mobile as an upgrade
when i got home and plugged it in there was an update TO BUILD IMM76D.I9300BVALF2 BASEBAND I9300BVLF2 TO IMM76D.I9300BVALF2 WITH THE SAME BASEBAND VERSION
Pus i my self don't have to option up OTA as its been disabled
i believe that T mobile and Orange removed this from there phones but when they were trying to get the phones out in the beginning some got out without being alter'd and having the option Of OTA updates
this is why some can and the rest cant so i believe anyway s
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That sounds very plausible. The twitter stream I mentioned posted a link to the website where they get the firmware update data from. Depressingly most of the UK carrier firmware has not been updated since LF2. Frankly I'm amazed that Britain being a relatively big market has to wait so long for updates. I'm becoming increasingly tempted to flash the unbranded firmware and take the risk of voiding the warranty.
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That sounds very plausible. The twitter stream I mentioned posted a link to the website where they get the firmware update data from. Depressingly most of the UK carrier firmware has not been updated since LF2. Frankly I'm amazed that Britain being a relatively big market has to wait so long for updates. I'm becoming increasingly tempted to flash the unbranded firmware and take the risk of voiding the warranty.
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when i 1st got the galaxy s with T mobile there was such a **** up there boards was busting at the sides and it hit the news all over the world most of us got sick of it and went and Flashed our phones im not far from it my self but im not rushing with my new s3 but i still have my s1 that im using for Flashing
so what is the update that is about at the moment or are they waiting on jelly bean ????
Screw the warranty. If you wait for TMUK, you'll be waiting a long time.
Hard bricked my SGS2, which was rooted, and they fixed it under warranty anyway.
As the wise men at Nike say...Just Do It.
I contacted Samsung and complained about the delay. They said that T-Mobile is responsible for issuing the firmware upgrades, not them. I think we're now five versions behind so it's probably time to go down the manual upgrade route using Odin.
I was lucky got 2 SGS3 when they first came out from tmobile store in hull there both unbranded with stock samsung firmware on them and get all updates, just flash stock rom.
I bricked my first galaxy 1 and got it replaced by tmobile in the first six months in store, the clowns on the tmobile forum talk crap.
I contacted T-Mobile and complained about the lack of firmware updates compared to the unbranded phones. A few days later they called me and basically said that they have no information when the next firmware update would be available but that they would pass on my complaints to the technical team. Pretty poor for such a high end phone!
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Soon as I saw the version the handset was stuck on I downloaded and flashed with Odin.
Yes I have now given up on waiting for T-Mobile and have flashed the latest firmware. It was all very painless.
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I notice Orange UK have just released an LG2 firmware so T-Mobile will probably follow shortly. Even so, it's several versions old and just as unbranded is about to get Jelly bean!
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I notice Orange UK have just released an LG2 firmware so T-Mobile will probably follow shortly. Even so, it's several versions old and just as unbranded is about to get Jelly bean!
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Ive just Upgraded mine via Kies to G2
dont know what it does or fix maybe the battery
as for jelly bean i read somewhere that Samsung was pushing out csc updates b4 jelly bean release so maybe that's got something to do with it
I have just got a s3 on t mobile which is sim locked to them. Not bothered about that but can i flash the older lf2 firmware and update via kies. I know the lf2 was an unbranded firmware so im not sure if it would be ok to flash that one.
LF2 is the only update provided by T-Mobile to date. It is fine to flash this with Kies. I did it when it first came out over two months ago and it worked fine. I couldn't really tell any difference though. I'm now on unbranded LG8 flashed with Odin as t-Mobile don't appear to be in a hurry to issue anything further.
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My apologies. I have been following SGS3 update on Twitter and I must have missed the LG2 update for UK T-Mobile which is more recent than LF2. As far as I know Kies is used to update to the latest firmware. You can use Odin to flash earlier firmware for UK T-Mobile (or indeed other firmware).
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Yes I have now given up on waiting for T-Mobile and have flashed the latest firmware. It was all very painless.
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Hi ashmont - which rom did you use and whats the verdict?
Utterly fed up of waiting but last rom I used wasnt ready for prime time - call quality was unusable and stability awful. then couldn't hear/talk on a call, so flashed back to stock for a replacement that took nearly 2 weeks to turn around with the feckless halfwits at tmobile. Have put off another flash as want to make sure I get something that works.
Ok apologise if this has been covered before.
I upgraded my desire a few days ago to the S3 on orange UK network who i've been with for over 10 years.
Only to find the the option to check/update to the latest firmware has been removed by orange bloatware!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Settings-about decive - no option there .
Seems others are not happy too
www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&...s7wRPF5qYHrixZC1Q&sig2=AIJcwv2gY3T4k1NTj_eW-g
Anyone here having the same issue.
Apparently a lot of people have sent it back and demanded an unbranded model. They've been successful in getting one by citing that the orange branded version is missing an imperative feature.
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matttye said:
Apparently a lot of people have sent it back and demanded an unbranded model. They've been successful in getting one by citing that the orange branded version is missing an imperative feature.
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Thanks mattye , iv'e been on to them already but got through twice to a call centre out of the country if you know what i mean , after 30 minutes on each call trying to explain i gave up .
Will try again later .
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Thanks mattye , iv'e been on to them already but got through twice to a call centre out of the country if you know what i mean , after 30 minutes on each call trying to explain i gave up .
Will try again later .
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Ask to speak to retentions. Also, don't be afraid to ask for somebody else if you can't understand what the person is saying. You're a paying customer with a problem that needs to be resolved.
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Ask to speak to retentions. Also, don't be afraid to ask for somebody else if you can't understand what the person is saying. You're a paying customer with a problem that needs to be resolved.
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been on the phone for 2 hours to orange , they are telling me that all orange phones do not have the software update option which i know is bulls**t as iv'e seen them on here and in the flesh , he said he personally agreed with me in that it should not be removed and he's reported it as a complaint and passed on.
I have an Orange UK i9300, and I too don't have the upgrade option. I did plug in to Kies yesterday and got an update though. Had to root again after, but no big deal.
I don't really understand what your problem is with it not being there, you're on XDA forums! Why don't you just flash an unbranded stock ROM on to it if you're really that bothered?
krs360 said:
I have an Orange UK i9300, and I too don't have the upgrade option. I did plug in to Kies yesterday and got an update though. Had to root again after, but no big deal.
I don't really understand what your problem is with it not being there, you're on XDA forums! Why don't you just flash an unbranded stock ROM on to it if you're really that bothered?
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Yes there is an update through kies but its minimal , I work away a lot and don't have my laptop all the time with me
So I can't update.
I have ask many times in other threads about installing a stock un branded Rom with odin will it
Void warrany.
Increase flash counter
Will I get ota updates and if so from who.
Never been answered .
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Yes there is an update through kies but its minimal , I work away a lot and don't have my laptop all the time with me
So I can't update.
I have ask many times in other threads about installing a stock in branded Rom with odin will it
Void warrany.
Increase flash counter
Will I get ota updates and if so from who.
Never been answered .
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Just install CWM and do a nandroid backup of your current ROM, then flash any ROM you like (stock or not).
Then if you ever need to call on warranty you can restore your backup and use Triangle Away to get the flash counter down to 0.
Regarding OTA updates, they would be Orange branded anyway if the upgrade option was there, so you'd be back to square one. If you had an unbranded ROM, you would get Samsung updates.
Thanks for that , yes i understand i can do all that , my point is why has it been removed on some orange phones and not others , it should of been left on there in the first place so i have a choice of using either ota or kies even the orange technician totally agreed with me, no other network has done this .
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Maybe Orange wanted to prevent everyone from downloading a ~100MB per phone update through their network.
However in that case they should at least send an Sms and tell customers that they could get a free firmware upgrada at any Orange shop...
Flashing an original Rom will not increase the flash counter since it's Samsung-signed.
The part about voiding warranty is rater complicated. Manufacturers want you to believe that the warranty is void when flashing custom stuff, but they also want to make you believe that opening a computer's case voids the warranty.
Usually that is even true, but note that there is a difference between the optional warranty the manufacturers offer at their own terms and the warranty as required by law which has completely different terms in each country.
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so was you successful in getting your s3 exchanged from orange. I will be flashing an unbranded rom but i want to back up the useless orange rom just incase i have to ever send it back. Just cant figure out how to back up the orange rom at the moment.
I got my SGS3 from T-Mobile (UK) and there is no option to check for an update. Why is this?
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Orange and t mobile have decided to remove it with there bloatware on some released models. mine is the same on Orange , you can update through kies when Samsung release an update , this will be 10x faster that waiting for t mobilel/orange to release ota updates which this option is used for .
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Ok thanks for that
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Mines on t-mobile and has the option to check for updating
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Mines on t-mobile and has the option to check for updating
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Yours probably isn't branded then
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Finally I have found others with the same issue.
I have recently switched to T mobile UK mainly for the unlimited data and the lack of it on o2. I have got 2 galaxy s3's one is for my girlfriend. Both of which are missing the update option in about phone. I noticed this straight away and contacted t mobile. The first 2 calls went nowhere and was told Samsung don't do OTA updates and it's only via kies, the 1st call I was told I need kies air! I knew the ota part was not true and on my third call I got through to someone that cared. But had not heard of this issue, I have given them my build number and csc etc and they are speaking to relative departments in t mobile and Samsung, I mentioned it had to be t mobile that have disabled ethos option and that other t mobile users have this option and have had the small update. Via kies it says it's up to date on le4 firmware. T mobile have extended my dsr period until they get to the bottom of the issue, but I am concerned as it's been 2 weeks now with no real progress and I have not even taken the phone out of the house or transferred my old number encased of returning or replacing the handsets.
I see not having the ota update option as quite a big disadvantage, especially with how unstable kies seems to be.
Please could you with and without the option let me know if your phone was from t mobile or 3rd party and wether it was through a store or the website as they have asked me this and should help me sort this out.
Thanks in advance
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Finally I have found others with the same issue.
I have recently switched to T mobile UK mainly for the unlimited data and the lack of it on o2. I have got 2 galaxy s3's one is for my girlfriend. Both of which are missing the update option in about phone. I noticed this straight away and contacted t mobile. The first 2 calls went nowhere and was told Samsung don't do OTA updates and it's only via kies, the 1st call I was told I need kies air! I knew the ota part was not true and on my third call I got through to someone that cared. But had not heard of this issue, I have given them my build number and csc etc and they are speaking to relative departments in t mobile and Samsung, I mentioned it had to be t mobile that have disabled ethos option and that other t mobile users have this option and have had the small update. Via kies it says it's up to date on le4 firmware. T mobile have extended my dsr period until they get to the bottom of the issue, but I am concerned as it's been 2 weeks now with no real progress and I have not even taken the phone out of the house or transferred my old number encased of returning or replacing the handsets.
I see not having the ota update option as quite a big disadvantage, especially with how unstable kies seems to be.
Please could you with and without the option let me know if your phone was from t mobile or 3rd party and wether it was through a store or the website as they have asked me this and should help me sort this out.
Thanks in advance
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I believe it was a case of getting units out to the public some got missed. I'm on orange and don't have the option but others on orange do.
I was a annoyed about this at first but after a searching and reading I'm actually not bothered.
The reason is when Samsung release and update it will be available straight away through kies ( I've not had any issues with kies) , waiting for the networks to get that updated then playing about with it and adding bloatware and taking out things will a) take forever and b) be ruined, from experience orange are the worst at this and as they are all one company now t mobile will be no better.
IMHO.
To unroot and return your galaxy S3 to stock for warranty watch this. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8Tga_yKywc&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Hi Motogp1,
I get what you are saying but surely even if we had this option it would still also be possible to update via kies.
Have you already had an update? As I have not and although it's a small update , it is reported to free up some ram and on my last phone it massively cut down battery usage.
With regards to kies, I had to install and uninstall it 5 times before it finally worked and now it works (kind of) but I get a "server busy" error message every time I start my pc. I checked in task manager and it was kies causing it.
It just does not sit right with me, as you are effectively paying full price for the phone over the contract. If I had £500 I would have got the phone swim free and gone sim only with t mobile.
Never had any of them problems with kies and I connect without fail every time. My point Is the update from T mobile will be a long way behind kies and full of there bloatware.
It doesn't really bother me as I'd prefer to go through kies than orange/t mobile.
I think it's personal choice, plenty of people have returned there phone and got another one for this reason so if if really not happy send it back.
To unroot and return your galaxy S3 to stock for warranty watch this. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8Tga_yKywc&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Having read that Three have now released the Jellybean update, before the unlocked handsets direct from Samsung, it got me thinking. I purchased an unlocked S3 through phones4u but on the Orange Network.. Would it allow me to update my handset if i were to put a Three SIM card in ?? I'm guessing not but If soo, would there be any consequences??
Sorry if this is a novice question, just wondered.
Thanks
No it doesn't work like that. If you are desperate you can always use Odin to flash it. (Lots of tutorials and guides on here) or just wait for the official update
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It doesn't matter if your phones locked or unlocked, or what network it was on or what sim you have in...
If your phone is Three branded (usually means you purchased it from Three) then kies will let you upgrade to Jellybean. If it's an unlocked simfree unit (as p4u would sell it) you have to wait for Samsung to release their simfree handset update.
Three, voda and O2 have all updated within the last 7days, even Virgin have announced that their update will be available this week, so shouldn't be long now until Samsung and orange/t-mob do..
Annoying though, I don't understand why there is a delay on Orange, especially when they've had the LTE i9305 available for over a week already running on Orange-branded Jellybean.. Surely there's not going to be that much difference, I doubt they'd run into any problems for the I9300 update.
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