Hi all.
Im really familiar with Galaxy phones, and have flashed mine countless times.
Ive got the opportunity to buy a Galaxy Tab outright from telstra here in australia, for $299.00.
The unit is apparently locked to their network.
I have a plan with Optus for my Galaxy phone, and was hoping to use the Optus sim in the Tab.
Will flashing it unlock it so this can be done?
Dont wanna go and get a new plan just to use it if possible.
EDIT : After some googling, im pretty sure that the UnlockCode app, designed for the Galaxy S, will probably also work with the Galaxy Tab.
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Greetings,
I am in the market for a tablet and I am considering the Galaxy Tab 8.9. AT&T in the US is offering a deal where if you buy and activate an AT&T locked 8.9 Galaxy Tab you get a free Samsung Galaxy S2 or S2 Skyrocket.
Here are my questions:
1. What are the benefits or drawbacks from buying the AT&T branded and locked Galaxy Tab 8.9 versus the unlocked Galaxy Tab as shown here on Expansys: http://www.expansys-usa.com/samsung...16gb-android-tablet-black-850-1900-3g-223265/
2. Is the AT&T Galaxy Tab easy to unlock and use sim cards from other countries when traveling abroad?
3. Are there any other differences hardware wise between the AT&T Galaxy Tab and the one in the link above? I cannot find any and have checked multiple sites for information.
4. Would it be possible to flash the rom of the unlocked Galaxy tab to the AT&T Tab?
Any help or opinions greatly appreciated!
I will try to answer you the best I can.
1. AT&T version is faster and newer from my knowledge, but with far less developmental support. ATT supports 4g and LTE while the old tabs only do 3g and wifi. The older generation tablets have good developmental support with an ICS port in development. No custom ROMS at the moment for the ATT version.
2. No experience here, sorry.
3. The old tabs have tegra2 chips, while the ATT version uses qualcomm (snapdragon) chipsets. ATT is 1.5ghz while the 3g one is 1ghz. Both dual core. ATT battery capacity is ever so slightly larger as well. ATT version is 2 grams heavier (lol). The ATT one is considered snappier and more responsive from what i hear, but if the 3g one receives ICS then they could be comparable. The ROMS and Kernels from the older tabs are not compatable with the ATT LTE one. The closest thing to the ATT tablet is the Galaxy S II Skyrocket.
4. ATT Tab is only rooted at the moment through a custom kernel. No CWM or ROMS yet.
Hope this helps, and if I am wrong anywhere someone correct me. Thanks.
Thanks for your help that was very informative! I am still curious about the unlock on the AT&T version though because I travel a lot. Anyone else have any ideas about unlocking the AT&T Tab? I did several searches but could not find specific information for the AT&T version. Thanks.
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2. It's unlockable online.
SIM unlock
Has the question about unlocking solved? I was looking at the tablet too and wanted to find a way to unlock it? Is there a way to do it after rooting it? I don't want to buy it from one of those unlock website.
I bought a Galaxy Note from Telus yesterday, and I'm trying to figure out how I can root it and perhaps install the CM9 alpha since the official ICS rom isn't out for it yet. I'm not really sure where to start, however, as the kernel version in About Phone shows as 2.6.35.11. No letters.
This is my first Samsung phone, as I've historically been an HTC user, so please be gentle. I have plenty of experience with flashing HTCs, but Samsungs seem to be a bit different.
Edit: oops, looks like I should be in the (yuck) AT&T Galaxy Note forums over here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1493 .
Since you have one of these Telus Galaxy Note can you tell me how much carrier "crap" is on it? Here in the US AT&T loads the phone with a lot of crap and custom apps, also start logos etc. I don't like that and I remember buying in the past a droid from Telus and had no crap on it. Thanks
markogin said:
Since you have one of these Telus Galaxy Note can you tell me how much carrier "crap" is on it? Here in the US AT&T loads the phone with a lot of crap and custom apps, also start logos etc. I don't like that and I remember buying in the past a droid from Telus and had no crap on it. Thanks
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I have no bloatware on mine (that I can tell), there is a Telus start-up screen when powering on though.
Guys you're in wrong forum this is for n7000 international version of the note.
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Hi guys my friend had a GT-S5830D phone and the screen cracked. He bought a 5830 on eBay and didn't realize there was a difference between 5830 and 5830D. I read around to see if I can flash it for him and from what I found it sounded like flashing to 5830D would work. I successfully flashed it and now it still only sees the old carriers and not koodo. It's picking up mostly US carriers(I live in Canada by the border). It picks up Rogers wireless but not telus or Koodo or bell.
My friends sim is for Koodo.
Is there a baseband hack or anything I can do to get this to work for him?
I have a Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini that was brought to me because the user was experiencing trouble connecting to the T-mobile network. There would be cell service for about an hour, after which all service would be lost. The problem is reported to have started after performing an update a few weeks ago, which the user thinks was a firmware update. Now, the phone receives no cell service at all. I should also add that the phone was purchased through Groupon, and because of that they were told (by T-mobile) that they'd have to send the phone to China if they want it fixed.
Now this is where it starts getting pretty complicated. First, I tried checking the phone's IMEI number on imei.info. The result shows a Motorola W375 flip phone, not the Galaxy S3. I'm not sure what this means. Secondly, the model number of the phone is GT-I8200L which means that it's for the Latin American market. But it was working for 2 months, so I'm guessing it's not an issue with the hardware?
I'm pretty tech-savvy, but I'm by no means an expert when it comes to fixing phones, so I have no idea what to do at this point. The phone doesn't appear to be unlocked, since my (non-T-mobile) SIM card doesn't work. I'm finding lots of articles for things like "flashing firmware" and whatnot, but I don't know whether this would help. Maybe it's a lost cause at this point?
I'd greatly appreciate any help!
Its a known problem with a Samsung update! There must be a new OTA update from Samsung! Try this!
sent from Hell with my GT I8190
tobi-19777 said:
Its a known problem with a Samsung update! There must be a new OTA update from Samsung! Try this!
sent from Hell with my GT I8190
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Thanks for your reply! But there seems to be no new updates. It says that the latest updates are already installed. The Android version is 4.2.2.
Where you from?
sent from Hell with my GT I8190
I'm in the US (Hawaii, to be more exact)
Try to flash an older firmware from Samsung
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I have read the sticky thread "Galaxy s3 mini unlock jellybean WORKING!!!!" and it does NOT work for my Galaxy S3 Mini GT-I8190N and seemingly, niether does it work for many others.
I am running Samsung Stock android 4.1.2 with the I8190NXXALL3 stock ROM (not rooted).
It is locked to the UK O2 network and I wish to use a UK Vodafone SIM. When I boot it up with the Vodafone SIM it asks me to enter the SIM Network Unlock Code.
Many websites offer the code for various extortionate prices but this is a spare phone I wish to use for work and has a cracked screen so not spending money on it.
Would be grateful if anyone can help.