Is there any hardware difference between the Sprint and VZW iterations of the Galaxy Note 2 like there were on the S III???
The Verizon S III has a locked bootloader vs. the Sprint S III having an embedded (non-removable/replaceable) SIM card for example.
Thanks,
Chris
Gtdotcfg said:
Is there any hardware difference between the Sprint and VZW iterations of the Galaxy Note 2 like there were on the S III???
The Verizon S III has a locked bootloader vs. the Sprint S III having an embedded (non-removable/replaceable) SIM card for example.
Thanks,
Chris
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Hi a friend of mine wants to trade his Galaxy S II for my Evo Shift. I'm pretty sure it's worth the trade but before I do I wanna know what's possible on it first.
What all carrier(s) can the Galaxy be flashed to?
What's the best performing/fastest carrier available?
And is the flashing process easy?
Thanks in advance
tmb04 said:
Hi a friend of mine wants to trade his Galaxy S II for my Evo Shift. I'm pretty sure it's worth the trade but before I do I wanna know what's possible on it first.
What all carrier(s) can the Galaxy be flashed to?
What's the best performing/fastest carrier available?
And is the flashing process easy?
Thanks in advance
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What country? And what model of Galaxy S II does he have? What carrier did he get it from, if any?
There are over a dozen different models of Galaxy S II, and they are all different. Some are GSM, some are CDMA. Some have LTE, some don't. So what carrier the phone will function on will depend on what model it is.
EDIT: You say you have an Evo 4G Shift, which makes me think you are on Sprint, in the US. Is he also on Sprint? If he is, then the Galaxy S II he has is not the same as the one this forum is for.
THIS forum is for the GT-I9100, which is a GSM phone... which means it works on AT&T and T-Mobile (but only with Edge on T-Mobile) in the US.
The one from Sprint (a CDMA network) is the SPH-D710, also known as the Galaxy S II Epic 4g Touch. (Its forum is at http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1281) If this is true, then I've heard you can flash the Epic 4g Touch to other CDMA carriers (like Cricket, Verizon, US Cellular, etc)... but I don't know the details. If he indeed has the Epic 4g Touch, then you would be better off asking in the forum for that device.
Ok I was not aware of that. But yes it is a sprint version which would make it CDMA. I didnt realize there was a difference between carriers. But thank you anyway for the help!
I know that this device is titled AT&T Galaxy Note N1717, however I was wondering if the Telus and Bell versions of the Note are the same model. The N7000 has the big physical button and the N1717 has the 4 capacitive buttons, correct? If that is true then will any of the development items in this forum work with Canadian counterpart of the AT&T Note? The Telus and Bell version of the Galaxy Note both have the 4 capacitive buttons and no physical button. Are they the same as the AT&T model? Also the Note on Telus and Bell are both capable of LTE.
Look around the Note forum and you'll see lots of discussion on this. The short answer is you are right.
Afaik all the i717 are the same. The last letter "R" or whatever, just designates carrier/branding. All hardware is the same.
The N7000 is different. Do Not mix firmwares.
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Knowledge is power．Thanks for sharing.
madman604 said:
Afaik all the i717 are the same. The last letter "R" or whatever, just designates carrier/branding. All hardware is the same.
The N7000 is different. Do Not mix firmwares.
Sent from a big ass phone
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This is correct
Mix N700 firmware = Bricked phone they do not play well together
Im thinking on buying a galaxy s3, and att unlocked phones are cheaper.....
there is any diference between carrier s3 and normal unlocked s3?
can i use galaxy s3 roms on att galaxy s3??
any hardwarde change?
thanks
chadalu said:
Im thinking on buying a galaxy s3, and att unlocked phones are cheaper.....
there is any diference between carrier s3 and normal unlocked s3?
can i use galaxy s3 roms on att galaxy s3??
any hardwarde change?
thanks
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1756338
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I see that radio Shack has the SGS II for Boost Mobile for $279 off contract.
I still have six months left on my Verizon contract.
Can the Boost version be used with a Verizon SIM on their CMDA network?
I'm fine with rooting and flashing the prevailing CM ROM.
Thanks, if anyone has done it reliably.
BoulderGeek said:
I see that radio Shack has the SGS II for Boost Mobile for $279 off contract.
I still have six months left on my Verizon contract.
Can the Boost version be used with a Verizon SIM on their CMDA network?
I'm fine with rooting and flashing the prevailing CM ROM.
Thanks, if anyone has done it reliably.
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Boost Mobile model of the Galaxy SII is the Epic 4G Touch. That device has a separate forum. You should ask your question there instead of here.
This post is currently in the forum for the GT-I9100. A GSM device that doesn't work on CDMA networks at all.
EDIT to add: Also, I don't believe Verizon uses SIM cards?
ctomgee said:
Boost Mobile model of the Galaxy SII is the Epic 4G Touch. That device has a separate forum. You should ask your question there instead of here.
This post is currently in the forum for the GT-I9100. A GSM device that doesn't work on CDMA networks at all.
EDIT to add: Also, I don't believe Verizon uses SIM cards?
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Ah, damn, thought I had done enough research to start the thread. Thank you for the informative post. I was unaware of the model differences, and thought this was the CDMA area.
I have an HTC Thunderbolt on Verizon, which used standard sized SIM for the LTE functionality. I thought that if I could get a SGS II to get me through the next six months, then go elsewhere, it would be worth it.
We can close this thread.
BoulderGeek said:
Ah, damn, thought I had done enough research to start the thread. Thank you for the informative post. I was unaware of the model differences, and thought this was the CDMA area.
I have an HTC Thunderbolt on Verizon, which used standard sized SIM for the LTE functionality. I thought that if I could get a SGS II to get me through the next six months, then go elsewhere, it would be worth it.
We can close this thread.
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Most models of the SGS II don't have LTE, except for a couple of specific models. And the one for Sprint/Boost definitely doesn't have a SIM card slot. You'd need a donor ESN, from what I understand.
there was a post on att forums on how to mod our baseband to get the t-mobile lte bands to pick up and work great and all but it dont work just flashing it on our verizon note 2 so i would like help from some dev on getting this working i know most of the ppl on this forum use the verizon note 2 with well verizon but i own a verizon note 2 and use it on t-mobile i have kinda got the t-mobile rom running on my verizon its a little buggy but it works but i want more than just 4G data i mean that is why i got an LTE verizon note 2 i didnt know that it was so different from the t-mobile one but i have already bought mine so now i want to get it working just like a t-mobile note 2 i know that our bootloader unlock master said not to flash a bootloader from another carrier cause then your note 2 would think it was that carriers which i would be happy with but i dont know if it would work and if it would show me please how to do this but for now i would like some help fixing this who knows maybe im not the only one that wants this and it would be a great thing for helping others
If you want T-Mobile LTE, get a T-Mobile phone. The VZW Note 2 doesn't support all of the bands used by T-Mobile, that is why it isn't working, and there is nothing you can do to change that as it is a hardware limitation.
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If you want T-Mobile LTE, get a T-Mobile phone. The VZW Note 2 doesn't support all of the bands used by T-Mobile, that is why it isn't working, and there is nothing you can do to change that as it is a hardware limitation.
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how is it our band are about the same as att note 2 but they have found how to add the t-mobile bands? i just think that if they can do it on att and someone is somehow got it on a sprint if i was reading right so what makes verizon not?
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how is it our band are about the same as att note 2 but they have found how to add the t-mobile bands? i just think that if they can do it on att and someone is somehow got it on a sprint if i was reading right so what makes verizon not?
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Because AT&T uses the same LTE band as T-Mobile. VZW just started using band 4, and the Note 2 isn't one of the devices that supports it.