[Q] Galaxy Mega 6.3 Interest in U.S. - Samsung Galaxy Mega

I will likely be buying soon. I know it may be early in the game, but will any of the Mega's have unlocked boot loaders? If so, will any work on AT&T LTE?

sholsten said:
I will likely be buying soon. I know it may be early in the game, but will any of the Mega's have unlocked boot loaders? If so, will any work on AT&T LTE?
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the GT i9205 doesn't have all the required bands to work on att lte.

It does however work on AT&T 3G/4G. HSPA/HSPA+ is plenty fast for my needs. You just won't get to 20+ mbs download speeds LTE can give you.

omniphil said:
It does however work on AT&T 3G/4G. HSPA/HSPA+ is plenty fast for my needs. You just won't get to 20+ mbs download speeds LTE can give you.
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Do you know if it will work on t-mobile lte? I've read various things but you never know.
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ichefae85 said:
Do you know if it will work on t-mobile lte? I've read various things but you never know.
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I have only used it on AT&T, but from what I can tell it won't work on T-Mobile LTE either. That's not really a bad thing however as T-Mobile LTE is pretty small and their HSPA+ is really fast.

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ATT SGS2 on Tmobile?

Can you use the Samsung Galaxy SII on Tmobile..they are both gsm..if so...does it get 3g and 4g on tmo....i like the look and feel of the att version better than tmos....thanks
You will get voice, txt, and edge data but no 3g. TMo uses a different frequency band than att
tonysunshine said:
You will get voice, txt, and edge data but no 3g. TMo uses a different frequency band than att
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As tony said, everything works but you only get edge speeds. I know because I am on T-Mobile. Its fine for web browsing and such, but don't expect any HQ YouTube.
Wish i had 3g at least, could care less about 4g, because i like the ATT version the best of the sgs2's. I knew this would happen before i bought it though. Maybe the merger will go through?
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Ryukeima said:
As tony said, everything works but you only get edge speeds. I know because I am on T-Mobile. Its fine for web browsing and such, but don't expect any HQ YouTube.
Wish i had 3g at least, could care less about 4g, because i like the ATT version the best of the sgs2's. I knew this would happen before i bought it though. Maybe the merger will go through?
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i know..i love the att version so much...stinks...i have tmo..
what happen if i get the unlocked gsm version of clove and other detailer overseas..
http://www.clove.co.uk/samsung-galaxy-s-ii-i9100-16gb
will that one be able to get 3g action tmobile...
Jesushasadroid said:
i know..i love the att version so much...stinks...i have tmo..
what happen if i get the unlocked gsm version of clove and other detailer overseas..
http://www.clove.co.uk/samsung-galaxy-s-ii-i9100-16gb
will that one be able to get 3g action tmobile...
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no i believe those come with at&T bands
Nick281051 said:
no i believe those come with at&T bands
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True
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Just to expand on the others comments, that phone you mentioned has: Frequencies 850/900/1900/2100 (Quad band), whereas T-Mobile needs both 1700 and 2100. You need both because they use one for uploading and another for downloading.
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Ryukeima said:
Just to expand on the others comments, that phone you mentioned has: Frequencies 850/900/1900/2100 (Quad band), whereas T-Mobile needs both 1700 and 2100. You need both because they use one for uploading and another for downloading.
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Oh man. I figured i would give a shot...i really do love that phone. Good info.
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At&t note or international note for use with T-Mobile 4g unlimited plan

Like the title says what's better or preference from any body who has these phones I. Planning g on unlocking the att version to use on tmoblie 4g unlimited thanks
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rg1973 said:
Like the title says what's better or preference from any body who has these phones I. Planning g on unlocking the att version to use on tmoblie 4g unlimited thanks
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Dude,
It works very well! I have the AT&T Note... I unlocked it ($25 on ebay, I prefer this method as the seller has a reputation to protect). I then had it rooted, then flashed over to T-Mobile (http://rootgalaxynote.com/).
I did a test on the $30 - 1,500 minute plan (only 30 megs of data) to see how it works. I did this before flashing the modem and the 2G/Edge doesn't work well at all for the Note. However, after flashing the modem, it screams on TMO's 4G.
Good luck to you, but flash it and don't look back!
MrJinx said:
Dude,
It works very well! I have the AT&T Note... I unlocked it ($25 on ebay, I prefer this method as the seller has a reputation to protect). I then had it rooted, then flashed over to T-Mobile (http://rootgalaxynote.com/).
I did a test on the $30 - 1,500 minute plan (only 30 megs of data) to see how it works. I did this before flashing the modem and the 2G/Edge doesn't work well at all for the Note. However, after flashing the modem, it screams on TMO's 4G.
Good luck to you, but flash it and don't look back!
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Thanks for your feedback
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But just as a heads up, the exynos chip in the international version is not LTE equipped. So, if you get the international model it won't work on Tmobile's 4g bands even if you flash/hack/pray to the cell gods or anything else to your phone.
bonefan03 said:
But just as a heads up, the exynos chip in the international version is not LTE equipped. So, if you get the international model it won't work on Tmobile's 4g bands even if you flash/hack/pray to the cell gods or anything else to your phone.
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LOL thanks that def would be the deal breaker
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I'm not totally sure but, I believe if you get the international it will work on tmobile's hspa+. You shouldn't have to get the AT&T version if you just want to use the phone on tmobile and, are ok without LTE. Hspa+ is still very fast.
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Anyone else using T-Mobile with the att note
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I'm using simple mobile with the At&t model. I get around 3mb down.
But just as a heads up, the exynos chip in the international version is not LTE equipped. So, if you get the international model it won't work on Tmobile's 4g bands even if you flash/hack/pray to the cell gods or anything else to your phone.
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T-Mobile doesn't even have LTE so it doesn't make a difference.
The AT&T Note is the only one that works with T-Mobile 4G which again, is not LTE.
Also, no the international version does NOT get T-Mobile hspa +.
The international version ONLY gets EDGE on T-Mobile.
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rg1973 said:
Like the title says what's better or preference from any body who has these phones I. Planning g on unlocking the att version to use on tmoblie 4g unlimited thanks
Sent from my SGH-T989 using XDA
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read this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1547114
and read this for Troubleshooting http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1521755
I almost bought an international one for tmo.. glad I read this thread first
AllGamer said:
read this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1547114
and read this for Troubleshooting http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1521755
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Bought a AT&T gonna try the straight talk unlimited maybe I wont need to unlock it anyway,if straight talk sucks then I can always do the T-Mobile hack I'm not on a contract with either. Wondering if anyone else is useing straight talk and what they think if it .I do want to root this and get rd of the att crap any suggestions r welcome
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[Q] Any good place to sell my GS2 i777?

I have one I do not use due to it being GSM and want to get rid of to buy a one I can actually use[Galaxy nexus CDMA].
I put the listing on Ebay[expired],Craigslist and Swappa. I would try the XDA forum as ive been told but there I cannot post there due to the new restrictions. Can you help out XDA?
EternalPal said:
I have one I do not use due to it being CDMAand want to get rid of to buy a one I can actually use[Galaxy nexus GSM].
I put the listing on Ebay[expired],Craigslist and Swappa. I would try the XDA forum as ive been told but there I cannot post there due to the new restrictions. Can you help out XDA?
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you have a cdma i777?
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gsrrr said:
you have a cdma i777?
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i think he means a wcdma?
try ebay instasale
http://instantsale.ebay.com/offer/Samsung-SGH-i777-Galaxy-S-II/37137/
dirtbikerr450 said:
i think he means a wcdma?
try ebay instasale
http://instantsale.ebay.com/offer/Samsung-SGH-i777-Galaxy-S-II/37137/
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yes sorry WCDMA , and they only give me 137.80 for it :/ not enough for a used galaxy.
I'm confused what the GSM galaxy nexus will offer over the GS II. Don't they both use the same HSPA+ / WCDMA frequencies, if you get the GSM version?
Regardless I think you will be extremely lucky if you can find a way to swap a Galaxy S II for a Galaxy Nexus. If you ever do find a way that by some miracle gets you a GSM Galaxy Nexus for a i777 straight over, do let us know.
XDA does have a marketplace forum for buying, selling, and trading.
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Here you go
http://www.gazelle.com/catalog/cell-phones/samsung/galaxy/samsung-galaxy-s-ii-sgh-i777/477464-gpid
quarlow said:
I'm confused what the GSM galaxy nexus will offer over the GS II. Don't they both use the same HSPA+ / WCDMA frequencies, if you get the GSM version?
Regardless I think you will be extremely lucky if you can find a way to swap a Galaxy S II for a Galaxy Nexus. If you ever do find a way that by some miracle gets you a GSM Galaxy Nexus for a i777 straight over, do let us know.
XDA does have a marketplace forum for buying, selling, and trading.
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I don't have a CDMA network to use the phone right now its just sitting there. I have verizon thus my need for a GSM phone. I know it does but with the new restrictions I cannot post or even look at the forum :/
I think your confused. You cant use any GSM phone on Verizon. Unless maybe its unlocked? Verizon is CDMA. Along with Sprint. GSM can be used with ATT and T Mobile. i777 is for ATT. Unless you have the International version i9100. Then you should be able to put a T Mobile sim in it.
REOGrand said:
I think your confused. You cant use any GSM phone on Verizon. Unless maybe its unlocked? Verizon is CDMA. Along with Sprint. GSM can be used with ATT and T Mobile. i777 is for ATT. Unless you have the International version i9100. Then you should be able to put a T Mobile sim in it.
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Wait a second, so your saying I CAN use my i777 on verizon?its the AT&T model. I was told by AT&T that i cannot use this phone on verizon.
Edit: Nvm. So I need to purchase a verizon nexus. Ok. well I guess I still need to sale this phone.
EternalPal said:
Wait a second, so your saying I CAN use my i777 on verizon?its the AT&T model. I was told by AT&T that i cannot use this phone on verizon.
Edit: Nvm. So I need to purchase a verizon nexus. Ok. well I guess I still need to sale this phone.
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Yes, you need a CDMA/LTE Galaxy Nexus for Verizon. The i777 will not work on Verizon.
None of AT&T's LTE phones will work on Verizon, even if unlocked. What AT&T calls 4G that isn't LTE, their HSPA+, is also referred to as WCDMA, plus their 3G is called WCDMA, but its not CDMA like Verizon or Sprint. If that wasn't confusing enough both AT&T and Verizon use 700 MHz LTE, but they are not using the same section of the 700 range so they are not interoperable. Unlike EDGE (2G) that is interopeable on AT&T vs T-Mobile. And some regions of AT&T and T-Mobile use the same 3G frequencies, so some 3G phones have limited functionality on both GSM networks.
Basic rule of thumb, for best results get a phone specifically made for your carrier.
quarlow said:
Yes, you need a CDMA/LTE Galaxy Nexus for Verizon. The i777 will not work on Verizon.
None of AT&T's LTE phones will work on Verizon, even if unlocked. What AT&T calls 4G that isn't LTE, their HSPA+, is also referred to as WCDMA, plus their 3G is called WCDMA, but its not CDMA like Verizon or Sprint. If that wasn't confusing enough both AT&T and Verizon use 700 MHz LTE, but they are not using the same section of the 700 range so they are not interoperable. Unlike EDGE (2G) that s interopeable on AT&T vs T-Mobile. And some regions of AT&T and T-Mobile se the same 3G frequencies, so some 3G phones have limited functionality on both GSM networks.
Basic rule of thumb, for best results get a phone specifically made for your carrier.
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Yeah it was a gift so i didnt really have a say in it. but thanks for the info none the less
I just brought the price down to 300 on swappa incase anyone is interested.
These phones aren't going to sell for nearly what they could a few months ago sadly. U can grab one for almost nothing nowadays by signing up for new contract. I got mine for a hundred. But u see them for as low as 25 bucks.
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Phalanx7621 said:
These phones aren't going to sell for nearly what they could a few months ago sadly. U can grab one for almost nothing nowadays by signing up for new contract. I got mine for a hundred. But u see them for as low as 25 bucks.
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I got mine for a penny during Black Friday on Amazon. I've seen people asking $400-$500 for a GS2 on Craigslist, though.
raduque said:
I got mine for a penny during Black Friday on Amazon. I've seen people asking $400-$500 for a GS2 on Craigslist, though.
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Yeah I know, it'll take those people a bit to realize but the price will steadily decline. Not like horrible but.....meh. I don't care I'm never selling this *****
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[Q] Will I lose 4G LTE after unlocking?

Like the thread says, I'm just wondering if after i unlock a Samsung Galaxy Note 4G LTE so that i can use it on my network, if it'll downgrade to HSPA+ or keep the 4G LTE
Nothing will change unless you flash a radio that does not support lte but even then you could just flash the stock radio again.
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I unlocked my AT&T Note and it works fine on LTE on AT&T's network.
Thanks guys! I'llgo ahead and unlock it and see how it goes!
genesys8 said:
Thanks guys! I'llgo ahead and unlock it and see how it goes!
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What do u use to Unlock?
This is a dumb question but how do u unlock it i have never tried...im just rooted running oc kernel and saurom 7.1
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where can I get Rogers modem file. the link I found is dead. Does this also revert the any custom ROM i717 back to original i717R? Thank you.
CreekDirt said:
I unlocked my AT&T Note and it works fine on LTE on AT&T's network.
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Thanks for the info
I have a galaxy note from rogers unlocked and i am using it on bell mobility network, i never saw LTE coming ON! is it because its unlocked? I made sure i have an lte sim card and i called bell and they said i should be able to see it! but even in downtown i never saw LTE!!!
How can i find out if my LTE is working?
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What do u use to Unlock?
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JB calhoun said:
This is a dumb question but how do u unlock it i have never tried...im just rooted running oc kernel and saurom 7.1
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You can try your carriers but personally I used cellunlocker.net. It was fast as **** and everything went smoothly. Cost $24.99.
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tabboud said:
I have a galaxy note from rogers unlocked and i am using it on bell mobility network, i never saw LTE coming ON! is it because its unlocked? I made sure i have an lte sim card and i called bell and they said i should be able to see it! but even in downtown i never saw LTE!!!
How can i find out if my LTE is working?
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Do a speed test ... if you see 32Mb download then you are on LTE, HSPA mode will hover around 6Mb.
roadster92 said:
Do a speed test ... if you see 32Mb download then you are on LTE, HSPA mode will hover around 6Mb.
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32Mb?! Damn, where are you at? I only get max 24Mb at Southern California.

I777 working on tmobile?

Hey guys...Im doing a favor for a friend...he just got the I777 rooted ...but he wants to use it for Tmobile...what do i need to change for it to work with a custom rom...and then again can i port a rom from the tmobile S2 ...just modem?any input would be appreciated..
Edit:i have the E4GT on sprint...so i'm not really familiar with the gsm models...
While I should say use the search bar, all the information I've found is pretty outdated regarding this.
The simple answer is that you probably can't get it to work, at least not 3G/4G, if Edge is fine then you can unlock the phone with "Galaxy S Unlock" in the play store, just follow the directions listed, it's pretty simple.
The extended answer:
You might be able to depending on where you are. T-Mobile generally uses the 1700 MHz and 2100 MHz bands for 3G/4G, but the i777 doesn't use the 1700 MHz bands, instead it can use either 850, 1900, 2100 MHz bands for 3G/4G. However in preparation for LTE and just to increase bandwidth across 3G/4G they are starting to take some of their 1900 MHz spectrum from their edge networks and move it to 3G/4G/LTE. This has just started happening very recently and is currently in very few markets, however you may be in one of those, it is still expanding if you aren't but it may take a while. The only way you could know is if you took a T-Mobile sim card and put it in an unlocked i777 and if you get 3G/4G then you are good, otherwise you are stuck with Edge.
Souce: T-Mobile Employee
The S2 for ATT doesn't support 3g for T mobile and vice versa. There could be some weird instance as mentioned above where it could work but in most cases it won't.
Thank you very much for the update guys... I'll see what I can do...
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BuildUpNow said:
The S2 for ATT doesn't support 3g for T mobile and vice versa. There could be some weird instance as mentioned above where it could work but in most cases it won't.
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Mostly true, T-Mobile's S2 should work with AT&T's network, you may have to flash a new radio but theoretically it should work.
You cannot port a T-Mobile ROM because T-Mobile does not have a similar gs2. The T-Mobile gs2 is the twin brother to the skyrocket
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I have i777 working on tmobile with 4g. My wife has tmobile so when I upgraded to the GS3, I unlocked the phone using the code from AT&T and I get "4g" on T-Mobile. I did a speed test and was able to get good speeds.
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You're in a good spot then
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I also have mine unlocked and using it on T-Mobile. I have have 4g everywhere I go in the Boston area. I didn't do anything special just unlocked it with galaxsimunlock I found on xda. Rooted running hellybean 4.2
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Where in DFW are you? I am downtown Dallas and thinking of using my i777 on tmobile. Do you know if the whole dfw are has been refarmed yet??
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I have i777 working on tmobile with 4g. My wife has tmobile so when I upgraded to the GS3, I unlocked the phone using the code from AT&T and I get "4g" on T-Mobile. I did a speed test and was able to get good speeds.
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jiannichan said:
I have i777 working on tmobile with 4g. My wife has tmobile so when I upgraded to the GS3, I unlocked the phone using the code from AT&T and I get "4g" on T-Mobile. I did a speed test and was able to get good speeds.
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That is awesome with mi Carrier i have 1.2mb speed at much
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jiannichan said:
I have i777 working on tmobile with 4g. My wife has tmobile so when I upgraded to the GS3, I unlocked the phone using the code from AT&T and I get "4g" on T-Mobile. I did a speed test and was able to get good speeds.
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http://www.airportal.de/
1900MHZ map where t-mobile will work with 4g on att devices
brad65807 said:
Where in DFW are you? I am downtown Dallas and thinking of using my i777 on tmobile. Do you know if the whole dfw are has been refarmed yet??
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Sorry for the late response, I haven't been on here much lately.I live out in Little Elm, slightly past Frisco close to Lewisville Lake and 380/University. I am about to upgrade my phone again and give my wife the GS3. haven't decided between the GS4 and Note 2 yet.
I am in So.Cal and got 4G out of Edge half of the time from Tmobile ofcourse. The speed is around 7-10Mb/s or so
is there a rom ported from att to T-mobile
kostov22 said:
Hey guys...Im doing a favor for a friend...he just got the I777 rooted ...but he wants to use it for Tmobile...what do i need to change for it to work with a custom rom...and then again can i port a rom from the tmobile S2 ...just modem?any input would be appreciated..
Edit:i have the E4GT on sprint...so i'm not really familiar with the gsm models...
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I have a i777 running shock3. Im looking for a rom ported w/T-mobile modem for better signal. Any help would be appreciated. Thx dev3329a...
brad65807 said:
Where in DFW are you? I am downtown Dallas and thinking of using my i777 on tmobile. Do you know if the whole dfw are has been refarmed yet??
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I bought an unlocked AT&T S2 i77 back in June and it runs well..

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