hi i currently have a gt-19100 now im selling my tablet on ebay and someone offered me to trade it for a GT-I9100T is that the same as the GT-I9100 can i install the same roms i think it has the t on it because its a vodafone au also can i trust this guy he has 100% possitive feedback and he said that he works at a vodafone store so he seems legit sent me a pic of the phone only thing im scrared of is he will imei block it is that something to worry about ?
Ryan Stampton said:
hi i currently have a gt-19100 now im selling my tablet on ebay and someone offered me to trade it for a GT-I9100T is that the same as the GT-I9100 can i install the same roms i think it has the t on it because its a vodafone au also can i trust this guy he has 100% possitive feedback and he said that he works at a vodafone store so he seems legit sent me a pic of the phone only thing im scrared of is he will imei block it is that something to worry about ?
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There is no diff B/w the I9100 and the I9100T model as far as hardware is concernd ma8, all the roms and kernel meant for I9100 will wrk on I9100T for u
regarding ur IMEI issue well u have to clarify the same with the Seller
If he IMEI blocks it after he sells it to you, it's a hassle to get it unblocked. You'd have to go thru dramas to prove who you are/that you're the rightful owner of the phone to the carrier who did the blocking.
Why would you be scared that he'd IMEI block it after he sells it to you tho ? Apart from ****s and giggles, doing so brings no benefit whatsoever to him.
The only major difference between the I9100 & the I9100T (I have one; Voda) is the output of the radio; the I9100T is designed to work better with 850MHz networks. Modems specifically for the I9100T (I.E modems supplied with stock roms issued by telcos who sell the I9100T) tend to work best with it so far as getting the best connectivity goes.
If your selling,why would you swap?
theunderling said:
If your selling,why would you swap?
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Im Selling my galaxy tab 10.1 not the phone
You create a topic in a Q&A forum and put its title as "Question" what a utterly ridiculous title to give it.
Yeah I know sorry first thing that came to my head
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stick to i9100.....it's international version.....you don't wanna be attached to voda for as long as u have your device.
every time you power it on or reboot will make you remember that!
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hey guys! i am looking to buy galaxy s2
The guy i wanna buy from apparently was attempting to use custom rom and has "altered" his IMEI to a generic one "It contains the IMEI so now its stuck to a generic IMEI of 004999010640000. "
According to him the phone is still fully functional, but I was wondering if I should be worried about this phone If i were to buy it
Not sure an imei number can be changed legally.
I think I would give a wide berth to a phone with a false imei number. It could mean that the phone has been stolen. You would not want your phone stolen and resold under a new imei number by some scumbag would you?
Its nicked my son, and so could you be
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hey guys! i am looking to buy galaxy s2
The guy i wanna buy from apparently was attempting to use custom rom and has "altered" his IMEI to a generic one "It contains the IMEI so now its stuck to a generic IMEI of 004999010640000. "
According to him the phone is still fully functional, but I was wondering if I should be worried about this phone If i were to buy it
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You should be.Changing the IMEI of a device is illegal.It's also not allowed to speak of such matters on the forums.Not that I have a problem with what you're asking or something,as I had similar questions once,but a mod will probably close the thread.Which is right,XDA is a place for legal stuff only.Fortunately.
Anyway,dangers(if I can call it so) are that if the carrier or Samsung realise that the IMEI's been tampered with they can deny giving you phone service,so you end up with an expensive iPod-like device that can make no calls.Or you could be tracked and pay a fine or something.It also depends on the country where you live.
I'd say you don't buy it.I wouldn't for one.
Definitely stolen. Don't buy it.
jojomojustin said:
hey guys! i am looking to buy galaxy s2
The guy i wanna buy from apparently was attempting to use custom rom and has "altered" his IMEI to a generic one "It contains the IMEI so now its stuck to a generic IMEI of 004999010640000. "
According to him the phone is still fully functional, but I was wondering if I should be worried about this phone If i were to buy it
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Up to 5 years in prison in the UK
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i have the same issue with a samsung Galaxy S2 ,
the problem is that network will disappear when try to make a call ..
its IMEI has changed somehow ...
now its something like 004999010640000 (board IMEI is enterly different ,35xxxxx)
i approached the samsung service centre but they rejected ..
unfortunately the phone bought from UK ,
Is there any legal way to restore the orginal IMEI back ??
thanks & regards
Due to legal implications thread closed.
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hi i'm considering getting the sgs2 to replace my htc desire, one question
does the sgs2 come with nfc if i buy the phone from o2, they say it has but just making sure before i buy it
If they say so...
I've got mine from o2 Germany and it is the normal international version without NFC.
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Get it confirmed in writing from O2 before purchase .
NFC how to empty your wallet by just waving your phone in the air .
jje
i didn't think the uk version had nfc but they say it has, i don't want to buy the phone to find out it doesn't
Do what JJEgan said. Have them confirm it in a writing. If it turns out it has no NFC, you should be able to give it back. At least in Germany you would be able to get out of the contract.
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i'm buying on pay as you go
it doesn't say it has NFC here? http://shop.o2.co.uk/mobile_phone/pay_and_go/specifications/Samsung/Galaxy S II
when using the online chat they insist it definitly does
I got mine on contract with O2 uk and mine doesn't come with nfc. Im yet to see model in the uk with it.
Ricey
ricey1986 said:
I got mine on contract with O2 uk and mine doesn't come with nfc. Im yet to see model in the uk with it.
Ricey
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thanks when did you order
Got mine in august.
Ricey
thanks i still dont think it has
There are SGS2 with NFC just coming in by main dealers. Orange has the main bulk of them and Vodafone say they are getting their NFC soon which can mean any thing. If O2 say their handsets have it they are new batch but once again getting this in print or see the handset yourself in O2 store..
is there any way of telling if it has it if i buy instore
Hey guys, I got t-mobile and it's time to upgrade. Now I already have an HD2 and loved it since launch but I think it's time to move on, and this seems to be the most updated phone they are offering. So how is it?
Does this phone have any os options like the leo or anything neat about it?
About os options we have boot2geko(very pre-alpha),blacktrack 5,android ofcourse(ics and gb)
sahibunlimited said:
About os options we have boot2geko(very pre-alpha),blacktrack 5,android ofcourse(ics and gb)
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Okay so I have to give up all the openess of the Leo then? Which I guess is fine, I only really used android. Was fun to test all the other ones and see them work.
If you are into development then go for galaxy nexus
But if you want the beast then buy sgs2
But make sure you are buying i9100 and not other i9100G or i777 or some other
You can also wait for sgs3 or other new phones
sahibunlimited said:
If you are into development then go for galaxy nexus
But if you want the beast then buy sgs2
But make sure you are buying i9100 and not other i9100G or i777 or some other
You can also wait for sgs3 or other new phones
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I've had the Leo since launch, I am kind of tired of it. It's showing it's age lately with newer stuff and it's starting to have hardware issues from massive use. Why that model number?
I "wanted" one of those samsung notes but tmob doesn't get them.
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I've had the Leo since launch, I am kind of tired of it. It's showing it's age lately with newer stuff and it's starting to have hardware issues from massive use. Why that model number?
I "wanted" one of those samsung notes but tmob doesn't get them.
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If you get t-mobile one then you won't have international sgs2
i9100 is international one
So get this unlocked international one
sahibunlimited said:
If you get t-mobile one then you won't have international sgs2
i9100 is international one
So get this unlocked international one
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If he plans on staying with T-Mobile USA as his carrier, than if he gets the I9100, he will only be able to get Edge data speeds on T-Mobile's network.
OP, you should probably be aware of that. This is the reason T-Mobile USA has their own variant of the Galaxy S II, which is the SGH-T989. (which, incidentally, has a separate forum)
I switched from HD2 to SGS2 and i love it... My Sgs2 run perfect only what i miss are the many customs roms... But indie and rgui make perfect roms...
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Kaffee4Eck said:
I switched from HD2 to SGS2 and i love it... My Sgs2 run perfect only what i miss are the many customs roms... But indie and rgui make perfect roms...
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Glad to see someone else made the change, I feel bad since it's been a bad ass phone but it's just getting old.
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If he plans on staying with T-Mobile USA as his carrier, than if he gets the I9100, he will only be able to get Edge data speeds on T-Mobile's network.
OP, you should probably be aware of that. This is the reason T-Mobile USA has their own variant of the Galaxy S II, which is the SGH-T989. (which, incidentally, has a separate forum)
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Yes I plan to stay with them because as it is I pay I think 60ish a month for unlimited everything. So I am happy with that setup. I still laugh when verizon trys to sell me because we get a discount with them, for the same deal on there network it's 130 dollars a month after the discount. WTF.
Yes being stuck on just edge would kill me, I use my phone for skype A LOT.
RiffyDivine said:
Yes I plan to stay with them because as it is I pay I think 60ish a month for unlimited everything. So I am happy with that setup. I still laugh when verizon trys to sell me because we get a discount with them, for the same deal on there network it's 130 dollars a month after the discount. WTF.
Yes being stuck on just edge would kill me, I use my phone for skype A LOT.
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If you don't want to be stuck on edge, then you DON'T want this phone. (GT-I9100) This phone simply doesn't have the hardware to get the right frequencies to get a faster mobile data connection on T-Mobile USA's network. You are probably looking at getting the T-Mobile USA Galaxy S II variant. (SGH-T989)
While many general questions about the phone may apply to both models, you really should be asking your questions in the SGH-T989 forum. I linked it above.
EDIT to add: You may ask why I'm referring you to that forum... well, the hardware on the two phones are COMPLETELY different. They receive different frequencies, and they have different SoC/chipset/GPU. So firmwares, kernels, rooting methods - all different.
Since yesterday I switched too,from HTC HD2 to SGSII.I bought the ceramic white version of GT-I9100 and it looks awesome,I`m very happy with it.The HD2 is still working fine(it has hundreds of flashes I guess..haha),but its getting old.Now I coming with a question,where I can find a tutorial of rooting,installing custom ROMS procedure for SGSII.The HD2 forums has tutorials to start from zero.
gabilondo said:
Since yesterday I switched too,from HTC HD2 to SGSII.I bought the ceramic white version of GT-I9100 and it looks awesome,I`m very happy with it.The HD2 is still working fine(it has hundreds of flashes I guess..haha),but its getting old.Now I coming with a question,where I can find a tutorial of rooting,installing custom ROMS procedure for SGSII.The HD2 forums has tutorials to start from zero.
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Check the stickies in the General section. There are tons of links in a roll up sticky post.
I think you shouldn't buy the T-mo variant as there is a lot less development on those variants as most of the devs have the international variant which is the I9100.
But then again that's what I think.
Make you'r decision carefully.
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I think you shouldn't buy the T-mo variant as there is a lot less development on those variants as most of the devs have the international variant which is the I9100.
But then again that's what I think.
Make you'r decision carefully.
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But the dude said he is staying with T-Mobile. So AGAIN, if he buys the I9100, he will be stuck with Edge speeds on T-Mobile. Which he also said he doesn't want. So if he wants a Galaxy S II that works with high speed on T-Mobile USA's network, he HAS to get the T-Mobile USA variant.
Edit to add: OR I've heard he could get an unlocked AT&T Galaxy S II Skyrocket and flash T-Mobile's modems to it. But why the heck would you want to do that? Those two phones are essentially the same (hardware-wise) anyways. And it's still not the I9100.
I completely get you'r point, but if he is a flashaholic then going for the T-Mo one wouldn't be a very good choice.
Perhaps not. But it's up to him. We can only give him the facts.
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Hey guys, I got t-mobile and it's time to upgrade. Now I already have an HD2 and loved it since launch but I think it's time to move on, and this seems to be the most updated phone they are offering. So how is it?
Does this phone have any os options like the leo or anything neat about it?
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I do not recommend you sgs2. I want to sell mine and buy galaxy nexus instead. For sgs2 there isn't fully working aosp ROM and it seems it never will be. I think pure Android nexuses are best choice and not by touchwiz destroyed phones like sgs2. It's my personnal opinion, someone may have different
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But if you want the beast then buy sgs2
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SG2 is the beast !
Hi
I am new to all this and I have rooted my phone but since I have I am not getting any App Notifications is this an issue with T-Mobile (Happy to move to another provider) or with the ROM? It is now driving me bonkers!! Thank you in advance for any help anyone can give me. T-Mobile were useless!!
Nadders said:
Hi
I am new to all this and I have rooted my phone but since I have I am not getting any App Notifications is this an issue with T-Mobile (Happy to move to another provider) or with the ROM? It is now driving me bonkers!! Thank you in advance for any help anyone can give me. T-Mobile were useless!!
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T-mobile USA?
Nadders said:
Hi
I am new to all this and I have rooted my phone but since I have I am not getting any App Notifications is this an issue with T-Mobile (Happy to move to another provider) or with the ROM? It is now driving me bonkers!! Thank you in advance for any help anyone can give me. T-Mobile were useless!!
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your carrier are not going to know much about rooting. They are customer service and sales people, not developers. Branding them useless because you have rooted is a bit strong.
However if you want help youre going to give more info
what rom?
what apps?
etc.....
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your carrier are not going to know much about rooting. They are customer service and sales people, not developers. Branding them useless because you have rooted is a bit strong.
However if you want help youre going to give more info
what rom?
what apps?
etc.....
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Also: model number. Which is why I asked above if the OP is on T-mobile USA.
T-mobile USA's Galaxy SII is model SGH-T989, which is a completely different phone from the I9100, and has a different forum altogether.
This is the I9100 forum, which is the international model of Galaxy SII.
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Also: model number. Which is why I asked above if the OP is on T-mobile USA.
T-mobile USA's Galaxy SII is model SGH-T989, which is a completely different phone from the I9100, and has a different forum altogether.
This is the I9100 forum, which is the international model of Galaxy SII.
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yes but t-mobile is in alot of other countries that would have had the international version so im guessing the OP has that, as im sure they wouldnt be stupid enough to post it in the wrong forum would they? would they?
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yes but t-mobile is in alot of other countries that would have had the international version so im guessing the OP has that, as im sure they wouldnt be stupid enough to post it in the wrong forum would they? would they?
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Ah, the rhetoric.
hello ive just bought a 2nd hand galaxy s3 boxed unlocked for £270
im currently on a o2 uk contract sim
is there anyway i can register the mobile phone with my contract or in my name so if i ever loose this precious beast i can block it / barr it ?
i was looking at getting it insured with o2uk but apparently i need the origional recipt proof of purchase ?
thanks for you help and it is not a stolen s3 before any smart arsed people start with there horrible comments i bought it of a friend but he cant find the recipt of purchase thank you
probably best speaking to o2 I'd have thought.
they ill probably want the IMEI number etc...
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probably best speaking to o2 I'd have thought.
they ill probably want the IMEI number etc...
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yeah im going into town today so i may call in to the o2 store
Bank statement.. Is proof of purchase
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