Which rom works with what carrier? - Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I'm due for a new phone on October 1st through sprint, and I already have my mind set on the galaxy s3.
Although after looking through the forum I see that there's a bunch of roms. Which is a good thing, except none of them are marked as to which carrier they work for (that I've seen.)
So without having to ask each thread, is there something that I'm missing? Basically, is there some way of telling which one will work with which carrier?
I'm coming from the evo that was a sprint only phone. So it was pretty simple in that there was no choosing.
Thank you,
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Considering you're in the i9300 forum, what do you think? All ROMs made for the i9300 will work for all kinds of i9300, and there's only two types of the i9300, the 16GB model and the 32GB model.

Theshawty said:
Considering you're in the i9300 forum, what do you think? All ROMs made for the i9300 will work for all kinds of i9300, and there's only two types of the i9300, the 16GB model and the 32GB model.
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I'm using tapatalk and thought I was in the right place. Until I started seeing roms for different countries, I got a little skeptical.
I had a feeling that it was a simple answer, I just wanted to be sure. Lol
Thanks bud,
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Ok, now I really feel dumb. I usually look stuff up before asking questions.
Disregard this post please.. :\

bluezr1 said:
I'm using tapatalk and thought I was in the right place. Until I started seeing roms for different countries, I got a little skeptical.
I had a feeling that it was a simple answer, I just wanted to be sure. Lol
Thanks bud,
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The only thing that "should" differ country-wise would be localization and language. Nothing else.

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GT-I9100 or SGH-I777

So I bought my phone striaght out the AT&T store and I have heard repeatedly that the AT&T version of the Galaxy S II is the SGH-777 but when I boot my phone it always says GT-I9100....is there a difference? And if so does that mean I should be using a different forum to get my ROMs? Thanks for answering my question in advance and for any help provided.
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I9100 is the international version of the SGSII. If you bought it new in the U.S. it should be an i777. If it has been flashed it could have an i9100 ROM on it, but if you got it from an AT$T store I doubt that's the case.
JBallin4life27 said:
So I bought my phone striaght out the AT&T store and I have heard repeatedly that the AT&T version of the Galaxy S II is the SGH-777 but when I boot my phone it always says GT-I9100....is there a difference? And if so does that mean I should be using a different forum to get my ROMs? Thanks for answering my question in advance and for any help provided.
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Was your phone sealed in the box or refurbished?
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Sounds like he somehow got a device from the store that had a custom kernel flashed on it... Same question, is there a big yellow triangle?
Was this a refurb?
Yep, sounds like someone messed with this phone before! I'd take it back and exchange it!
I dont believe stores can sell refurbished phones, only online can sell them. Either someone in AT&T was messing around with a phone and flashed a custom rom on it, or somehow an international version got slipped in... but the box would have to be a blue/white/orange box with AT&T on it.
Weird.
Pics?
10char
sent from the Dark Obelisk.
I'm curious about this. lol
Yea I bought it brand new with my upgrade straight from AT&T. Lol I think I know the issue tho...I don't exactly remember what it was like stock but I've since flashed a ROM on it from this forum, maybe that explains it. I could have sworn that it always said I9100 but truthfully I might not have noticed it til after I flashed.
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JBallin4life27 said:
Yea I bought it brand new with my upgrade straight from AT&T. Lol I think I know the issue tho...I don't exactly remember what it was like stock but I've since flashed a ROM on it from this forum, maybe that explains it. I could have sworn that it always said I9100 but truthfully I might not have noticed it til after I flashed.
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Why would you post about something. Then flash something and post a pic contradicting what the post was about... doesn't make sense. Seems like you were just bored and had nothing better to do then waste time.
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JBallin4life27 said:
Yea I bought it brand new with my upgrade straight from AT&T. Lol I think I know the issue tho...I don't exactly remember what it was like stock but I've since flashed a ROM on it from this forum, maybe that explains it. I could have sworn that it always said I9100 but truthfully I might not have noticed it til after I flashed.
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Facepalm.
I can see why some people rage on here now.
JBallin4life27 said:
Yea I bought it brand new with my upgrade straight from AT&T. Lol I think I know the issue tho...I don't exactly remember what it was like stock but I've since flashed a ROM on it from this forum, maybe that explains it. I could have sworn that it always said I9100 but truthfully I might not have noticed it til after I flashed.
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*facepalm*
For ****s' sake - this is a goddamned entry in the FAQ!
Entropy512 said:
*facepalm*
For ****s' sake - this is a goddamned entry in the FAQ!
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Someone quoted what Ron white said. I forgot what it was. Lol
Maybe if we are ugly enough he will start another "why the attitude" thread like the other guy. Please do it. That was fun to read.
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Lol dang my bad y'all....honestly I had no idea what all that meant. I figured if I flashed a ROM from this forum there's no reason it should say I9100. You there was a point that none of y'all knew this stuff either. I can see what ppl post why the attitude forums...y'all just give it to ppl any kind of way. Most of y'all are grown enough to know if something bothers you....move on about your business. I'm grown enough to say thanks for your help in me realizing my mistake, despite the pissiness, now I'm done. I wont be posting anymore in this thread so if you're pissed enough to still comment and rage, have at it.
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I think this justifies every negative response in the "why the attitude" thread.
JBallin4life27 said:
Lol dang my bad y'all....honestly I had no idea what all that meant. I figured if I flashed a ROM from this forum there's no reason it should say I9100. You there was a point that none of y'all knew this stuff either. I can see what ppl post why the attitude forums...y'all just give it to ppl any kind of way. Most of y'all are grown enough to know if something bothers you....move on about your business. I'm grown enough to say thanks for your help in me realizing my mistake, despite the pissiness, now I'm done. I wont be posting anymore in this thread so if you're pissed enough to still comment and rage, have at it.
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Before rooting my phone for the 1st time, I read the entire FAQ and knew that if I used methods that tripped the flash counter I would get the caution mark boot screen.
Your first post makes it seem like your phone came rooted from the store, when that wasn't the case.
NJGSII said:
Before rooting my phone for the 1st time, I read the entire FAQ and knew that if I used methods that tripped the flash counter I would get the caution mark boot screen.
Your first post makes it seem like your phone came rooted from the store, when that wasn't the case.
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Exactly. It's not hard to read the FAQ.
It's worse to mislead us all by making us thing your device came like this from the store.
What do you expect from someone who uses "y'all" in print.
Stupid is forever.
holy crap. I just looked at his attatched image he put up earlier in the thread and the build number says "ICS'd Out" V9 or whatever. That would have given it away. I guess none of us looked at it closely. LOL
TOA Duck said:
Someone quoted what Ron white said. I forgot what it was. Lol
Maybe if we are ugly enough he will start another "why the attitude" thread like the other guy. Please do it. That was fun to read.
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Ron White - "You cant fix stupid!"

[Q] Please help me to choose between i9100 and i777

i had a thrill 4G(unlocked) and now I am going to buy a galaxy s2 from ebay. So few questions for you guys
this might be crazy though but i just want your help
unlocked I777 price is lower than i9100 on ebay --why is that?
According to gsmarena i777 got a talk time of 18hrs while i9100 has about 18hrs (at&t web site also says talk time in i777 is 8hrs) Any difference in battery department ???
Thanks guys
Kasvinda said:
i had a thrill 4G(unlocked) and now I am going to buy a galaxy s2 from ebay. So few questions for you guys
this might be crazy though but i just want your help
unlocked I777 price is lower than i9100 on ebay --why is that?
According to gsmarena i777 got a talk time of 18hrs while i9100 has about 18hrs (at&t web site also says talk time in i777 is 8hrs) Any difference in battery department ???
Thanks guys
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Depends on where you live
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Nick281051 said:
Depends on where you live
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+1 it depends on your location. Don't think a new thread should have been created for this though. You could have easily gotten your answer through a simple search
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The i777 and the i9100 are mostly the same.
Differrences:
I am not certain whether there is a radio chip on the i777 but the i9100 does have radio
It is locked on to the at&t network unless you buy the unlocked one
And specially in Sri Lanka the phone would be more exclusive because many owners have the i9100...
The i777 has the NFC chip built in to the battery and the i9100 does not
These are the basic differences. I have posted a link which explains many differences further....
Developer support for both these roms has been exceptional and are still continuing...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1308155
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1308155
IMO Price reduction may be due to the carrier supplying these devices at a subsidized price. But I am not aware of the exact reason. Are you purchasing brand new or used?
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I am not certain whether there is a radio chip on the i777 but the i9100 does have radio
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The i777 does not have the FM radio chip.
18hrs of talk time???
like a hybrid Prius has 1001 HP?
Nick281051 said:
Depends on where you live
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nash2018 said:
The i777 and the i9100 are mostly the same.
Differrences:
I am not certain whether there is a radio chip on the i777 but the i9100 does have radio
It is locked on to the at&t network unless you buy the unlocked one
And specially in Sri Lanka the phone would be more exclusive because many owners have the i9100...
The i777 has the NFC chip built in to the battery and the i9100 does not
These are the basic differences. I have posted a link which explains many differences further....
Developer support for both these roms has been exceptional and are still continuing...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1308155
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1308155
IMO Price reduction may be due to the carrier supplying these devices at a subsidized price. But I am not aware of the exact reason. Are you purchasing brand new or used?
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votinh said:
18hrs of talk time???
like a hybrid Prius has 1001 HP?
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Thanks everyone !
But
look at these specs http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_i9100_galaxy_s_ii-3621.php
http://www.phonearena.com/phones/Samsung-Galaxy-S-II_id5106
it says 18hrs of talk time for i9100
and it says 8hrs for i777
http://www.phonearena.com/phones/Samsung-Galaxy-S-II-AT-T_id5639
http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_s_ii_i777-4130.php
And i dont understand what you guys mean by "depends on your location" thing
BTW im going to buy brand new!
Kasvinda said:
Thanks everyone !
But
look at these specs http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_i9100_galaxy_s_ii-3621.php
http://www.phonearena.com/phones/Samsung-Galaxy-S-II_id5106
it says 18hrs of talk time for i9100
and it says 8hrs for i777
http://www.phonearena.com/phones/Samsung-Galaxy-S-II-AT-T_id5639
http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_s_ii_i777-4130.php
And i dont understand what you guys mean by "depends on your location" thing
BTW im going to buy brand new!
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They have the same size battery that's bs. Anyway, if you live anywhere but the us you should get the i9100 is what we're saying
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In general I'd recommend an international over a carrier version.
Intl has better resale value and less bloated stock software.
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I like the capacitive buttons myself as why I didn't go with the international version.
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Ok thanks alot people!
now i have to consider the price tag only !
Create thread. Have people do your research for u. Get links posted u could've just googled for yerself. Sounds like a win to me!
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Why are there TWO of these useless threads?
Clay
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clay101eve said:
Why are there TWO of these useless threads?
Clay
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Lack of search + lack of reading = many many useless threads
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Oh, I know that, I was aiming my question at the mods. Slacking!
(I've run forums with approx 1300 users, so only a few less than xda... It's a difficult task. I applaud you guys for doing as well as you do!)
Clay
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Phalanx7621 said:
Create thread. Have people do your research for u. Get links posted u could've just googled for yerself. Sounds like a win to me!
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clay101eve said:
Why are there TWO of these useless threads?
Clay
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brandonarev said:
Lack of search + lack of reading = many many useless threads
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Guys im not new to google or xda .. I made lot of searches for my doubt and at the end i created this thread to get xperts idea !
There should be a delete button for the thread so that i could delete this. Because i know this is not that valuable for others. Dont you guys this so?
Not every thread is important for everyone. In my case i answer so called useless threads over there. Because they might not be important to me, but foe the creator.
definately the i777 following the reasons outlined before
777 vs 9100
rduncan1974 said:
I like the capacitive buttons myself as why I didn't go with the international version.
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Plus with the capacitive, there are four buttons - rather than only three... I always like it if mine goes one higher...

[Q] I9300 Baseband Radios?

Either I'm missing something or no one has done one of those concise all encompassing most important threads that includes all types of goodies in one place.
I am using an international note, i9300 on AT&T and wanted to see if any other, I guess countries' baseband/radio would work better for my area. Stock (I9300UBLF2) seems to obtain a slightly weaker or less signal than my AT&T Note did previously.
Anyone mind pointing/linking me?
Thanks,
-CC
clockcycle said:
Either I'm missing something or no one has done one of those concise all encompassing most important threads that includes all types of goodies in one place.
I am using an international note, i9300 on AT&T and wanted to see if any other, I guess countries' baseband/radio would work better for my area. Stock (I9300UBLF2) seems to obtain a slightly weaker or less signal than my AT&T Note did previously.
Anyone mind pointing/linking me?
Thanks,
-CC
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Is this any good to you?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1674286
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sarbe said:
Is this any good to you?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1674286
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Excellent search skills, I am lacking.. I appreciate your help.
EDIT: who would have thought, you have to ask the right question to get the right answer. I searched for baseband and radio, but didn't think of modem.. lol

is I757m same thing as I777??

Hello, I have experience with Android phones, but not with samsung phones in particular. The amount of different Galaxy SII models is overwhelming.
Anyway...
My dad just got this phone from Bell(in Canada) The box says Galaxy SII HD LTE. Its the one with 4 buttons, 4.65 HD screen. Specs are as follows:
LTE:700/AWS
HSPA+ 21Mbps Triband(850/900/2100MHz)
EDGE/GPRS/GSM850/900/1800/1900MHz)
I want to root it and load a nice quick ROM on it for my dad.
I want to know if its safe to use ROMS and other tools from this forum or is it a very different phone from the I777?
link to phone: http://www.bell.ca/Mobility/Products/Samsung_Galaxy_S_2_HD_LTE/Specifications.tab
I have a feeling every carriers version is different minus international. Especially the different name. Not sure so go ahead and flame I'd I'm wrong
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The bell is akin to the T-Mobile version I believe
Raise yer mizzenmast and swab 'er poop deck!
It is not at all the same. It is very similar to the skyrocket, I think dsixda has cyanogenmod for it in the i9100 section (even though it really doesn't even belong there)
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Nick281051 said:
It is not at all the same. It is very similar to the skyrocket, I think dsixda has cyanogenmod for it in the i9100 section (even though it really doesn't even belong there)
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I checked it out, will probably flash it soon. THanks. Sucks that there are so few with this phone that there is even no forum for it. Thanks.
noobletsausecakebbq said:
I checked it out, will probably flash it soon. THanks. Sucks that there are so few with this phone that there is even no forum for it. Thanks.
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Soon they'll be one large condensed forum to all phones. I hear they're going to name it iForums.
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noobletsausecakebbq said:
I checked it out, will probably flash it soon. THanks. Sucks that there are so few with this phone that there is even no forum for it. Thanks.
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Why didn't he get an actual i777?

[Q] Samsung Galaxy S2 LTE SHV-E120L

Hi Everyone,
This is my first post. I tried searching the net and this forum for answers but can't find any so I'm trying my luck here. The problem with the phone is it is from korea and I'm from the philippines. Function wise there is nothing wrong except that when anyone sends me an sms the phone does not recognize the sender when the sender is already added to my contacts. When I try calling my phone using the same phone I use to send an sms it can recognize the caller from my contacts. What is the problem? how do i solve this?
Try the GT-I9100 Q&A forum.
Ooh, does he make the wall of shame?
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Haha, naw, he didn't know the phone was named i9000
ferrocene said:
Ooh, does he make the wall of shame?
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Eh debateable
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I smell fail lingering in the air...
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It's an epidemic.
How many people are gonna post this stuff >.>
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wall of shame for you!
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Actually the LTE is not an i9100. Unless I'm wrong here, the LTE version came out a couple months ago in Canada and I haven't seen a forum for it yet. Questions on it have surfaced on several different forums.
knightsh said:
Actually the LTE is not an i9100. Unless I'm wrong here, the LTE version came out a couple months ago in Canada and I haven't seen a forum for it yet. Questions on it have surfaced on several different forums.
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It isn't but for awhile they had a thread in the I9100 section for cm9/10 I think dsixda has moved to another device though.
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The lte variant should be similar to the skyrocket
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knightsh said:
Actually the LTE is not an i9100. Unless I'm wrong here, the LTE version came out a couple months ago in Canada and I haven't seen a forum for it yet. Questions on it have surfaced on several different forums.
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I know this is old, but I want to know the same question. I got my phone in Korea, its listed as shv-e120l. I have the same texting issue, and
it can only manage "g" (that's what the icon displays) not 4g speeds which I've tested at only 48kbps.
I think I should flash an ATT firmware, but after several days of searching (seriously) I don't know if I'm going to brick my phone. Help please!!:crying:
mp3droid said:
I know this is old, but I want to know the same question. I got my phone in Korea, its listed as shv-e120l. I have the same texting issue, and
it can only manage "g" (that's what the icon displays) not 4g speeds which I've tested at only 48kbps.
I think I should flash an ATT firmware, but after several days of searching (seriously) I don't know if I'm going to brick my phone. Help please!!:crying:
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Don't necro threads that should not have been posted here in the first place.
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mp3droid said:
I know this is old, but I want to know the same question. I got my phone in Korea, its listed as shv-e120l. I have the same texting issue, and
it can only manage "g" (that's what the icon displays) not 4g speeds which I've tested at only 48kbps.
I think I should flash an ATT firmware, but after several days of searching (seriously) I don't know if I'm going to brick my phone. Help please!!:crying:
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Didn't u read the thread? Wrong phone wrong forum.
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Given that this is a necro on the wrong board, i am just gonna close this here.. i think the OP has moved on..

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