Hi,
will it make any difference when I have a branded device instead of an unbranded one in terms of roms compatibility?
Mine has a Vodafone branding and I'm thinking of selling it because I want an unbranded one because I think it's like Samsung and you can't flash some Roms because they are only for the unbranded Version.
Is this the same thing with the G5?
Thanks!
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It only depends on your model I think. I'm on a Vodafone H850 and I've flashed an open debranded rom without problems. I really don't think it would make a difference
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Hi,
How do I know if my unlocked X10 is a carrier X10 thats been unlocked or a sim-free X10 altogether?
Thanks
Paul
Where did you get it from?
Cex on the high street.
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This won't be a definitive answer but it'll help:
In the key lock screen, press the power button to turn the screen on and then while the phone is still locked press menu, back, back, menu, back, menu, menu & back
Then select Service info -> Model info. What does it say in there?
X10i, United Kingdom, O2 Pay Monthly.
I assume the O2 bit is because that's my SIM.
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Model info should be...
Model
Country
Brand
...what does it say under brand? If it's been debranded however you're not going to know.
O2 Pay Monthly under brand.
The box from cex was a standard Sony Ericsson one with a small vodafone sticker over one edge.
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TheMathMan said:
The box from cex was a standard Sony Ericsson one with a small vodafone sticker over one edge.
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Pretty obvious then you would think.
Not really. My old HD2 had an O2 sticker but was a factory unlocked version as it was bought from an online retailer.
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TheMathMan said:
Not really. My old HD2 had an O2 sticker but was a factory unlocked version as it was bought from an online retailer.
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ALL O2 handsets come factory unlocked, and always have.
As do vodafone handsets.
So its a vodafone phone with o2 firmware on it?!?
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Who knows? I just thought there might have been a way of finding it from a build number or something.
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Just had a thought - does the IMEI number of the phone match the label on the box?
hey guys.i have an x10i. build number r2ba026,region:greece and balkans,brand:costumized.
what does this means? i'll get the update when it will appear for greece or i could flash the nordic one without having any problems later.thx
SaintyUK said:
As do vodafone handsets.
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They do what?
SaintyUK said:
So its a vodafone phone with o2 firmware on it?!?
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It's clearly a Vodafone handset that's been unlocked and he's using an O2 simcard.
Vodafone phones are factory unlocked also.
And he maybe using a o2 simcard, but the firmware is definately o2 branded!
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Vodafone phones are factory unlocked also.
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Not the ones I've owned in the past, I've only ever known O2 to provide their phones unlocked.
They have only been factory unlocked in the last few years. I used to work for Vodafone
Hi there so i have a AT&T Atrix 4G and recently discovered i cant flash the telstra sbf so my question is can i edit the system so telstra detects the handset as a genuine next g one? I know i have done this with other android phones just can remember the process and would anyone have the files/settings to do this? I would really appreciate any support
Why would you need? Mine works fine on telstra and its a att one
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Because this one my wife uses and she wishes to use telstra services and foxtel which doesnt see the device as a next g one
Hello
Can anyone tell me if the s3 on t-mobile uk is heavily branded? Both the handset itself and the operating system with added apps etc
I am considering moving to t-mobile, but if it is heavily branded then I will just get a sim free instead.
Many thanks.
It probably will be... But it's very easy to unbranded by flashing the unbranded stock rom via odin.
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All the S3 on T-mobile so far have pretty much stock apart from a splash screen. There are reports that are unlocked too.
eon_designs said:
Hello
Can anyone tell me if the s3 on t-mobile uk is heavily branded? Both the handset itself and the operating system with added apps etc
I am considering moving to t-mobile, but if it is heavily branded then I will just get a sim free instead.
Many thanks.
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I'm on T-Mobile in the UK and I received a Pebble blue on upgrade from T-Mobile, I have zero branding on the phone, and when I say zero I mean zero, nadda, zip, nothing. It goes without saying that I received my upgrade at about the time when there were just about no pebble blue's available, I'm assuming T-Mobile sent out the first batch without any branding. I consider myself very lucky. This is the first phone I've received from T-Mobile without any branding.
I'm not sure what it's like now, now that they've caught up with stock etc. they have no doubt added all the usual sh*t that they add to their phones.
I also got a OTA update when other people with branded phones were not receiving.
I also have a White SGSIII on T-Mobile and have no branding what so ever!
Not even a T-Mobile splash screen just the stock Samsung.
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How recently did u get your white sgs3?
I just got my Blue S3 on T-Mobile yesterday, and it has no branding whatsoever.
I did buy it from Tesco Phone Shop rather than T-Mobile directly though, don't know if that makes any difference.
I've got white s3 from t mobile and there is no branding what so ever! I'm thinking if it has sim lock?
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got 2 sgs3 in white on T-Mobile uk both no branding at all and both unlocked direct from my local tmob store in the town centre
also got OTA updates
I got mine through mobile.co.uk on T-mobile. Its not branded or sim locked.
You know I just noticed I've no t mobile branding on my blue s3. If course it says Samsung but not t mobile.
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Maybe the first batch will be this way. Here in the U.S t mobile released the S3 to few t-mobile stores. Now a week later all the stores will get it. Do not know why they did that, but hopefully I got something others won't get. X)
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Then again, maybe the t-mobile s3 will not be branded at all. I haven't seen a branded s3 anywhere...
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I got it around three weeks ago.
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i have a white 16gig s3 on uk t-mobile...and there is no t-mobile bloat at all..
plus the the phone is not sim locked at all...
Thanks everyone.
Took the plunge - just got a blue one today from the official T-Mobile store. No branding on the phone or on the software. Excellent.
Got my pebble blue from T-Mobile direct last week. No branding except for the browser homepage which was set to T-mobile's site, however surprisingly, it was SIM locked.
I have since rooted, unlocked and installed an unbranded official Samsung ROM
I'm trying to buy a v10 but I don't know witch one is the international version and at the same time its not dual sim device
Can u please give me the right phone to be used in the middleeast ?
Mo3athz said:
I'm trying to buy a v10 but I don't know witch one is the international version and at the same time its not dual sim device
Can u please give me the right phone to be used in the middleeast ?
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H905?
However, I know T-Mobile version has B3, B7, and B20.
What about h961?
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I just got the H961N dual sim international version from ebay sold from HK. Using in Qatar. No any unwanted bloatware and the charger plug is 3 pin.Great phone.
Mine is G965U1 (U.S. unlocked). Made in Korea.
China, tmobile
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Us unlocked, korea
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Vietnam international hybrid model
G965F made in Vietnam.
Who has the black banding/dithering issue?
S9+ Snapdragon US Unlocked G965U1 - Made in China
China Unlocked Snapdragon SM-G9650/DS
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Mine is G965U1 (U.S. unlocked). Made in Korea.
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Same. No issues with it, AFAIK. Also thanks for making me check, I figured it was just made in China!
US Unlocked, G965U1, Korea
Sprint S9+ made in Vietnam
So far we see made in Korea, China, and Vietnam.
Only the U.S. unlocked version is made in Korea, and some U.S. unlocked are made in China.
All carrier and international versions are either made in China or Vietnam.
Any VZW version owners?
mine is G965U ATT korea
Vietnam international hybrid model. Exynos chipset.
Canadian W model. Korea.
Same. Canadian unlocked, Korea.
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Who has the black banding/dithering issue?
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I would love to get conclusive information about what handsets (single or dual, Exynos or SnapDragon) are affected and where they are manufactured. The problem is, unless people go looking for this particular problem, they may never know its there and its hard to get people to pin down their model details when reporting the issue. I suspected perhaps it was only Exynos models that were affected, but I'm sure we've had SnapDragon model owners post that they have the issue in the main black crush thread.
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How can you find out where your phone was made at?
Made in China. [emoji22][emoji22][emoji22]
SM-G965U T-Mobile variant.
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uzupan said:
How can you find out where your phone was made at?
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with the app "phone info"
on playstore
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