i just got a not my 2nd one , ok so this note was unlock by calling att so after that i put in my simple mobile card and every thing was fine till today not getting 4g or edge any thing cant make or recive calls nore msg questing is am wondering is it becase of att stock modem or do i have to root and install custom rom with a tmo modem ? i was hoping to leave phone as is just in case official update comes in on jb ... omg what do i do to be honest to what happend to my other note am afraid to flash any thing on this one but if i have to i will
Have you paid or checked your account balance lately? Removed and replaced your SIM card improperly? And regarding T-Mobile, did you ever even have it operating with T-Mobile SIM card, as I'm lead to assume it's an at&t model?
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Hi. By reading some of your other posts I understand your fears, but it's best to stay calm and not get all rooted and flash happy before you access your situation. You bought or replaced your previous i717 Note. Again, I'm assuming it's an at&t model, just from your OP. Already unlocked. You are a T-Mobile customer, but wanted to stay stock because a rumor of up coming update. Well truth is, you should bought the T-Mobile version for that to happen. You do not have the correct modem software installed. So you wanted to run on a AWS network (T-Mobile,wind,moblicity,...) Not the end of the world, BUT if you mess this shiny new phone up again, just maybe...
Remember, don't get panicked and rush ahead of yourself. Follow the right process for Rooting and installing a custom recovery. ClockworkMod or TeamWinRecoveryMod, both work great. People are suggesting the latter Mod, I personally fought to get my CWM updated correctly, and have read it's easier to install TWRP. Once this far it's fairly important to create a NANDROID backup of your factory ROM, I definitely suggest it. So there. A shiny new phone with a world of shiny possibilities. You then need to get some custom modem/radio/baseband (multiple terms same meaning in this/your case) software installed. Main thing is to not rush. Understand what you are doing, before doing it. Once rooted warranty is gone and it's on you and only you to be held responsible for your actions. All the required guides, steps, files are all here stickied in the correct locations of the i717 Note forum. In fact, this has been asked and answered mulitiple times and ways in the last few days and posts regarding T-Mobile and Wind. Quick look around the Q&A section even give you great results.
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My samsung galaxy II is constantly losing network but when I put my SIM into my old phone it works fine. I've tried everything I could find on here i.e roooting, upgrading to ICS but have had no luck.
I bought (well I paid out his contract) the phone from a friend who moved overseas and he was on a different network (Optus) and I'm on Vodafone but my SIM works (just not all the time! ) so I don't know if that has anything to do with it! Anyways I wont take it back to Optus because I wasn't their client to begin with and Vodafone wont help,
Any help is much appreciated as I'm really frustrated! Thanks for reading :laugh:
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My samsung galaxy II is constantly losing network but when I put my SIM into my old phone it works fine. I've tried everything I could find on here i.e roooting, upgrading to ICS but have had no luck.
I bought (well I paid out his contract) the phone from a friend who moved overseas and he was on a different network (Optus) and I'm on Vodafone but my SIM works (just not all the time! ) so I don't know if that has anything to do with it! Anyways I wont take it back to Optus because I wasn't their client to begin with and Vodafone wont help,
Any help is much appreciated as I'm really frustrated! Thanks for reading :laugh:
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Is your phone rooted? If yes try flashing a new modem.. NELP3 works fine..
If not it's most probably a network issue
HElp?
arunreturns said:
Is your phone rooted? If yes try flashing a new modem.. NELP3 works fine..
If not it's most probably a network issue
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Thanks, I do belive it is rooted, I didnt do it myself but it was done by the previous owner. Sorry to sound like a noob but how do I flash a new modem and where do I get NELP3 Thanks again
Safixia said:
Thanks, I do belive it is rooted, I didnt do it myself but it was done by the previous owner. Sorry to sound like a noob but how do I flash a new modem and where do I get NELP3 Thanks again
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Even I had a similar problem a while back, any SIM card, would loose signal completely only on the SII turns out it was a hardware issue, I had to give in my phone to the service center.
To flash a modem if you have heimdall installed, open up the command prompt/terminal in the directory where you have downloaded the modem and extracted the modem.bin file, and type in
heimdall flash --modem modem.bin
or you can use the GUI it has an option for modem, but the modems aren't universally good for everyone, they are region specific, in my country [India] I use the DDKL1 modem, you should look for some modem that's native to your region.
OK. What you need to do is read the Stickies & brush up on Android/SGS2 basics.
Secondly, if the phone is rooted & you have CWRecovery (boot into recovery by turning the phone off, then holding power/volume up/home buttons), you can easily flash modem packages.
I'm also using Voda AU, so I'll get you started. The famous DUKJ1 modem has worked well for many people using Voda in Australia. Unfortunately, XDA doesn't seem to want to allow me to attach files to forum posts at the moment, or I would have attached a copy of KJ1 to this post. Sooo....Here's a link where you can get it
Also, if you do a Google search along the lines of "XDA SGS2 modems" or similar (use your imagination), you should find plenty of posts from here which have links to modems you can flash if KJ1 doesn't work well for you. If that is the case (it doesn't work well for you), then it's a matter of flashing as many modems as you have to in order to find one that works well for you.
The issue could also be caused by the gear/spectrum Voda is using in your area (hence your sim works well in another phone). I guess you're only going to find that out if you contact Voda & ask for support (after you've tried every solution you can find on here I guess).
Now, if your phone isn't rooted, the Stickies have all the information you need in order to root it.
Edit - Also, questions go in Q&A ;-)
Thanks guys, MistahBungle will try the DUKJ1
Also would anyone have an idea as to how I can delete all the optus(old carrier) stuff off my phone?? Ta
You need to have a rooted phone to get rid of the bloatware. You can use an app like Titanium Backup Pro (Look for it on Google Play) to uninstall or freeze (which I recommend) apps you don't want. This thread is a good starting point for working out what you can/can't remove/freeze.
To our friend who added the tag to the thread, we know that Captain Obvious, thanks very much. However for someone new/who currently has little Android/SGS2 knowledge & already has a pre-rooted phone, avoiding Odin (and the inevitable problems many n00bs have with it) & using CWRecovery if it's already on the phone sounds like a sensible WTG to me.
Hiya guys!
First post, so hello to everyone reading this
Ive got a Samsung Galaxy S3, and I did ask if it had been rooted or played with, and the guy said NO definitely NOT, but when the phones put into DOWNLOAD mode, it most definitely has had something done!
Count is on 1, ODIN is at the top, and CUSTOM is displayed in the last two fields I think, might not mean its rooted and I am new to these, but think it may have been
It was "OPENED TO UNLOCK ONLY" and was a T-Mobile UK Handset, I needed one that works with TESCO MOBILE and I did a swap with the guy next door to me for a broken iPhone 4s and to be honest I was sick of the Apple crap anyway!!!
So, my questions in no specific order are....
1) Is it rooted?
2) If I UNROOT it, will I lose the UNLOCKED to all networks that I need?
3) Is there a way to update the software on the phone if its rooted as I think I read somewhere that the firmware cannot be upgraded on a rooted phone?
4) How easy is it to install a new firmware?
For now, I think lol, thats it, so please any help appreciated!!
Cheers
Chris
[1]
The phone needs to be rooted in order to network-unlock.
So yes, at one point it was rooted.
However that does not mean it still is rooted, most probably the seller reverted it back to stock after rooting. Flashing stock does not increment the counter (since it's official) so it's quite possible.
[2]
No. Networl lock and other details are stored in the /efs/ folder which has nothing to do with the ROM and kernel.
[3]
You can upgrade a phone if it is rooted without further customizations. However you'll loose root during the process.
If [1] is true, you're on full stock anyway.
[4]
Depends. If you want to switch to another ROM, it's of course harder than upgrade within a given ROM (stock, Omega, CM9, ...)
But by all means hard does not mean impossible, it just takes some time and preparation.
Some afterthought: your seller should've just used the (free in XDA, paid in Play) TriangleAway app which resets the Download counter to 0.
I'd recommend resetting it if you're planning on staying on stock since it'll make warranty claims far easier or even possible. You'll need root tough to get it working.
Btw: network-unlocking a S3 means flashing CF-Root (rooted stock kernel), installing a free app, running that app, installing TriangleAway, running Triangleaway, flashing default ROM and factory-reset.
All-in-one that means less than half an hour, so I hope you haven't paid much extra for that feature.
Hey guys
Well the familar volume up/down button broken happened to me, phones not that old either
Had it repaired in the UK straight from Samsung, who's service is to be honest damm bloody good! Special Delivery pre paid envelope sent, and the return time was less than a week inc a Bank Holiday day, so that part of the service was great!
Now the not so good part lol
The phone was rooted by a mate I think who said he could "UNLOCK" the carrier for me, so I could use my simcard.... a nice little note from Samsung was packed in with my phone, telling me the fault had been repaired, and the very latest firmware had been installed to keep the device UP TO DATE :laugh::laugh::laugh:
Now of course, not only is the phone back to stock, its not accepting my simcard either!!
I have a few questions which im hoping someone might be able to help with
I looked at the Cyangenmod10 which I found by accident, it looks good and to be honest I hated my radio cutting out because I had turned over and the phone had too, so I wouldn't miss that specific feature, but would installing it "ROOT" the phone?
I need to be able to use my carrier. I may have come across some APK files which might need to be installed, and some of these need the phone rooted, Titanium Backup is another app I use which needs rooting and Superuser access I believe
Will all this be done if Cyangenmod10 is put on the phone?
Any help or info appreciated please
Flashing a custom rom will not unlock your phone!
And AFAIK, your phone needs to be rooted before trying to flash CM
So:
-first root your phone with CF-root by Chainfire
-then unlock your phone with GalaxSim Unlock by Spocky12
Pepperami1964 said:
Hey guys
I looked at the Cyangenmod10 which I found by accident, it looks good and to be honest I hated my radio cutting out because I had turned over and the phone had too, so I wouldn't miss that specific feature, but would installing it "ROOT" the phone?
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You know that feature can be turned off in the Settings, right??
Cheers for the replies
Yes, I know it can be turned off, but to be honest coming from an iPhone 4s to this, The S3 is FAR superior, there are just a few things I am either not used to, or dont like, touchwiz being one lol
Ok well I will root, and unlock then have a think.... any views on CyanogenMod10 and is it easy to remove if its not liked?
I like the look of it from what I have seen, looks nice and clean, easy to use, just wanted to ask your opinions
Root
Backup apps with Titanium Backup Pro .
Backup EFS folder .
Backup current firmware with CWM recovery .
Try what you want and restore back .
jje
Well, I rooted it successfully after following the instructions, I then installed the Sim Unlock and it said it couldnt find busybox, so I installed that, then went back to sim unlock and it failed, all the things are in RED
I tried rebooting the phone, it turns on and asks for an unlock code, tried Sim unlock again, not working, any ideas?
I just got a Note 1 i717, currently locked to Rogers (I live in Canada), spent some hours to read about rooting Note 1 to work with Wind/Mobilicity, I'm new, Can you guys please tell me all I have to do is rooting the Note 1 to make it works with Wind/Mobilicity? do I have to have an Sim-unlocked Note 1 to start rooting?
I find this method is quite easy and safe, probably the best method to root Note 1, another question is can I update or install another rom after rooting and it still works with Wind/Mobilicity?
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minhhieule89 said:
I just got a Note 1 i717, currently locked to Rogers (I live in Canada), spent some hours to read about rooting Note 1 to work with Wind/Mobilicity, I'm new, Can you guys please tell me all I have to do is rooting the Note 1 to make it works with Wind/Mobilicity? do I have to have an Sim-unlocked Note 1 to start rooting?
I find this method is quite easy and safe, probably the best method to root Note 1, another question is can I update or install another rom after rooting and it still works with Wind/Mobilicity?
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In order to use a carrier locked device on a different carrier, you have to remove the SIM lock. There's lots of ways to obtain the lock code. Usually calling the carrier is fast and cheapest. Or you can Google search for how to remove it.
Rooting is totally different then unlocking. Rooting doesn't affect what carrier your device will work on. Roms don't affect this either unless the rom installs a modem. Modems are what allow you to connect to different carriers. I'm unfamiliar with what modems work on wind/mobilicity but I remember reading a post on it here once. You'll have to search for it.
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440bro said:
In order to use a carrier locked device on a different carrier, you have to remove the SIM lock. There's lots of ways to obtain the lock code. Usually calling the carrier is fast and cheapest. Or you can Google search for how to remove it.
Rooting is totally different then unlocking. Rooting doesn't affect what carrier your device will work on. Roms don't affect this either unless the rom installs a modem. Modems are what allow you to connect to different carriers. I'm unfamiliar with what modems work on wind/mobilicity but I remember reading a post on it here once. You'll have to search for it.
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but I read somewhere you can not use the phone even when unlocked, you have to do some modification?does that mean installing the modem? so what rooting does?what rom do you guy recommend for Note 1? I heard many people talk about Pacman Rom
I am using a bell note with mobilicity. You need tp unlock your phone in order to use with mobilicity.
For rooting, i flashed twrp recovery using odin v1.85. Once, you have twrp recovery, you can flash superuser.i used superuser v94. You can get twrp recovery from goomanager too. Once you are rooted. You need to flash modem. There are many modems available. You just have to find right one for you.
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I am using a bell note with mobilicity. You need tp unlock your phone in order to use with mobilicity.
For rooting, i flashed twrp recovery using odin v1.85. Once, you have twrp recovery, you can flash superuser.i used superuser v94. You can get twrp recovery from goomanager too. Once you are rooted. You need to flash modem. There are many modems available. You just have to find right one for you.
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thanks, this is quite helpful
You don't need root access to flash any modem or rom.
You need to unlock from carrier to use other carriers sim card. This can be done by ourchasing a code from ebay.
You will need to flash a modem that will let you access the frequencies\bands wind uses.
Don't quote, reply. If you quote, edit.
No Honestly lets chit chat about it what is a good modem for mobilicity because I havn't seen one yet that doesn't drop and require reboots 10 min+ wait while it rediscovers all the various band connections. I want to know if anyone has a good experience with AWS 1700 + 2100 on the note since gingerbread/ics (a little). I am thinking of giving it up because I use mobilicity / and wind in the past and it really isn't a functioning phone anymore because of the magivered modem from times long ago. All the new radios don't work because they havn't been modded to get the other bands ...
So good luck, but I think it is more a toy now than a phone.
Also I would like to point out that all the work that was done a year back was great and thanks to everyone involved.
Optimized Mobilicity setup
Helium App backup from current AOSP Rom -> Data/Delvik Cache wipe -> Factory Reset -> Odin 3.07 -> Stock ATT JB 4.1.2 ROM + OpenRecovery TWRP 2.6.3.0 + Blaze 4G LB7 -> Recovery -> Bliss!
hey man
so which rom you are using to make this work with Wind/Mobilicity? I already rooted and have recovery rom, but i dont know which rom to install. I have tried T-mobile rom but it did not work.
Would you like to share more detail how you managed to get it to work
What rom have you used, I m getting no signal at this point and lost IMEI number
Sorry for the noob talk, but here goes....
I have a SM-G900T, rooted it and installed SM-G900T1 5.1.x stock MetroPCS rom mistakenly thinking all MetroPCS phones were sim/carrier unlocked since you basically buy them outright. I thought this because after I rooted and flashed the MetroPCS stock rom and dropped in the original T-Mo sim, it did not prompt for an unlock code (I understand why now from reading other forum posts that this is because of the MVNO relationship between the two, etc.). So anyway...
I OTA'd to MetroPCS's 6.0.1 and lost root. No problem. Easily rooted again using the procedure @thisisapoorusernamechoice kindly posted (big thanks to them!). Now, all is good [except that nasty little "Set Warranty Bit : kernel" b.s. on the Sammy splash screen, and in download mode "Knox Warranty Void: 0x1 (2)"].
I'd like to give this phone to my friend living overseas. So whats my easiest and cheapest path to sim unlocking this phone? Clearly T-Mo and MetroPCS aren't going to give me the time of day. I tried the suggestions of @stkt2ya but had no success. Rooted, busybox, Region Lockaway, Galaxy_S_Unlock, all granted SU permission, etc. but no luck. Is there a nearly stock ROM I can flash that has the sim lock removed, or can someone point me in the direction of disabling it myself since I have root? I have some developer experience and could probably do it with relative ease if I knew where to look. I understand the sim unlock is probably in the radio, but I am not entirely clear on this. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Also, can I get rid of the "Set Warranty Bit : kernel" crap on the boot splash?
Thanks in advance for your help!
I'm assuming you turned the OEM unlock on in Dev options right? I've essentially put all the different carrier Sim cards in and have even done a factory reset with no issues so I'm not sure what's going on for you.
I'm still kind of a noob myself but just managed to do it on my own with the above mentioned software. Region Lock Away: unlock, reboot then with new SIM inserted relock. Then use that Galaxy unlock. I'm not sure but I'm thinking Busybox was important in there somehow and i was rooted, had all Knox and related stuff disabled etc. I'm not even rooted right now and don't care really as my life is pretty hectic at the moment. I'm responding here only because of the 'mention' email and the fact it seems you still need help. If this doesn't work for you i don't know what to say. Check all that stuff on the phone is as factory as can be, forget root for now and try the factory reset options, clear the del cache etc. maybe until you see 'hope' then proceed with the rest, maybe that will solve it for you. Sorry i can't be of more assistance.
Not sure about the OEM unlock in DEV options, I looked for it and didn't see an option. DEV mode is on though, I had to enable it to check off USB Debugging. The issue with the apps is that it says it fails writing to the SD. The SD is good though, confirmed. Kinda at a loss.
RegionLock Away: "An unexpected error occurred! #3"
Galaxy_S_Unlock: efs file saving (Step 1) "Error, Not Saved." (and thus can't continue to step #2)
I am doing this all with no sim in the phone. Could that be the issue?
Thanks again for the help.
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Sorry for the noob talk, but here goes....
I have a SM-G900T, rooted it and installed SM-G900T1 5.1.x stock MetroPCS rom mistakenly thinking all MetroPCS phones were sim/carrier unlocked since you basically buy them outright. I thought this because after I rooted and flashed the MetroPCS stock rom and dropped in the original T-Mo sim, it did not prompt for an unlock code (I understand why now from reading other forum posts that this is because of the MVNO relationship between the two, etc.). So anyway...
I OTA'd to MetroPCS's 6.0.1 and lost root. No problem. Easily rooted again using the procedure @thisisapoorusernamechoice kindly posted (big thanks to them!). Now, all is good [except that nasty little "Set Warranty Bit : kernel" b.s. on the Sammy splash screen, and in download mode "Knox Warranty Void: 0x1 (2)"].
I'd like to give this phone to my friend living overseas. So whats my easiest and cheapest path to sim unlocking this phone? Clearly T-Mo and MetroPCS aren't going to give me the time of day. I tried the suggestions of @stkt2ya but had no success. Rooted, busybox, Region Lockaway, Galaxy_S_Unlock, all granted SU permission, etc. but no luck. Is there a nearly stock ROM I can flash that has the sim lock removed, or can someone point me in the direction of disabling it myself since I have root? I have some developer experience and could probably do it with relative ease if I knew where to look. I understand the sim unlock is probably in the radio, but I am not entirely clear on this. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Also, can I get rid of the "Set Warranty Bit : kernel" crap on the boot splash?
Thanks in advance for your help!
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Ok so having root won't get you sim unlocked no matter what you do. Also no rom you flash could possibly sim unlock your phone. Also the OEM unlock the other user mentioned has absolutely nothing to do with sim unlock.
You have 2 options to sim unlock.
1. Call metro or tmo (I'm confused on which device you actually have. Since you say you have the g900t but flashed g900t1) and if you are the original owner, and had/have service on it for 90 days they will give you the unlock code and walk you thru it.
2. If the above doesn't work for your situation, Google g900t unlock code. You'll have to pay could be 99 cents like some metro phones or could be 40 bucks like some higher end metro phones. EBay is a good place to look for cheap unlock codes
Cool, I kinda just needed to know what direction was the path of least resistance. The IMEI is not good and the phone never belonged to me, so I'll look for the sim code. Thanks for spelling it out for me, I appreciate you help!
Ya eh. It's been so long since I've done that but will be attempting it again soon with a friends phone. All i do remember from this was what i had mentioned prior and because that took me a week or 2 of part time screwing around with it, trying this, trying that etc, i wouldn't for the life of me truly know at which point i finally succeeded... I have been messing around with an LG unit that proved to be much more of a challenge, especially considering i must have bricked it 3 or so times over. I can't wait to get going on these i•••things•••
Do you need to be on a stock ROM to sim unlock?