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users of o2 stella - please help!

right... so I decided to go with o2 as my t-mob contract expired. I was too damn fed up with their poor coverage, and I travel round the country a lot.
the questions I have are:
- is there any source where I can find stock o2 rom? 6 or 6.1 even better. sorry if it's waiting for me somewhere in this forum, but I simply couldn't find it.
- if You have their unl. web bolt on - is it capped somehow? see, I read somewhere that it's just 200 megs while one of the o2 employees said, that it's not limited at all (in common sense usage ofcourse)
- I am using my kaiser for im, mail, surfing the web and others. am I allowed to do that on o2? do they block any ports?
hope this makes sense
t.i.a.
bro

I got the email through today inviting me to upgrade - I'll be moving to a sim only package. I am on an O2 Kaiser still on it's standard ROM. If someone points me to a handy dandy place that has a nice step by step, jargon free tutorial on how to dump a ROM I will see if I can up it somewhere for you.
Anyway, the "Unlimited" data used to be 200Mb web and email only. It appears (since February?) to have changed so you might find the rest of it has changed to and what people are telling you is out of date.
Looking at the O2 tnc - http://www.o2.co.uk/termsconditions/tariffsandboltons0153
The Web Bolt On allows you unlimited use of O2 UK’s Edge/GPRS/ 3G networks (as applicable to your handset), for personal internet use via your mobile phone. All usage must be for your private, personal and non-commercial purposes. You may not use your SIM Card:
o in, or connected to, any other device including modems;
o to allow the continuous streaming of any audio / video content, enable Voice over Internet (Voip), P2P or file sharing; or
o in such a way that adversely impacts the service to other O2 customers.
If O2 reasonably suspects you are not acting in accordance with this policy O2 reserves the right to impose further charges, impose network protection controls which may reduce your speed of transmission, remove the Web Bolt On from your account or disconnect your tariff at any time, having attempted to contact you first.
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You'd think that when they mention an excessive usage policy they would fecking link to it so you can damn well read the policy you are signing up to without having to hunt all over their damn website. </rant>
Does that cover everything?

thanks for the info.
well... as I expected. they are bit more strict on web than tmob or 3. oh well... my mistake. maybe they will change their policy in the future... :/
anyway- if I'll gather info on how to dump rom for futer use in nice and easy way, then I'll pass it to You Mate. (unless any experienced in that matter user is willing to help)
thank You for Your help again
br
bro

bronx said:
well... as I expected. they are bit more strict on web than tmob or 3. oh well... my mistake. maybe they will change their policy in the future... :/
anyway- if I'll gather info on how to dump rom for futer use in nice and easy way, then I'll pass it to You Mate. (unless any experienced in that matter user is willing to help)
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I didn't think it was at all bad given it is meant to be used for a mobile connection rather than your primary internet access.
As for dumping a ROM, I am sure there is a readme somewhere, I just haven't found one that is ether more than "Here's the download" with no details or littered with TLAs. And I am too lazy to keep researching at length.

Unlocking Help

I know I know. Search the forums. There are many many posts, but most of it does not seem to be related to my particular phone. I am in South Korea, I bought a locked Touch Diamond P 3700 from a Korean. I have been attempting to flash the radio function for quite some time, but it continues to give me an error, and I have to then hard reset back to the original phone info. Problems,
it's in Korean. I'm attempting to flash it to the latest version, and unlock the SIM. How best to do this? I'm looking for a manner that doesn't violate anyone's IP, but doesn't cost me any money. I'd be quite interested in a method of doing so, I used to be an active lover of Windows Mobile, before the half way mark of the last decade. But, I haven't kept up for many many years. Any guides, pointers, or assays would be welcome.
And yes yes, I know search the forums, I've spent the better part of a day searching through google without any luck, most information seems to be
related to versions pre 2009. The one I bought is slightly used, but it was bought this year. Any info would be appreciated.
Thanks.
_+_
Wes

Attempitng research on GSM voice calling

Hello everyone!
After unsuccessfully attempting to flash the oldest available firmware onto my P7300, and having gotten its display dead due to an old bootloader being contained in there, through bringing it back to life.... I decided to do some research on the GSM calling functionality that was available in early pre-release units of the P7300.
There wasn't much to discover. We have all seen the notorious gsmarena.com video, showing the P7300 dialling a number from the contacts app.
Code:
/watch?v=7acOtSX6Foc&hd=1#t=1m35s
I tried contacting gsmarena themselves to no avail. I researched the website's ownership and it even turned out that the website is hosted on a server in Chicago, USA but the organization that pays for it is... wait for it... ARENA KOM OOD. That OOD is the bulgarian equivalent of what germans label as GmBH (Gesellschaft mit begrenzter Haftung). So i searched the Bulgarian national trade registrar and found the company sitting there with contact information. Unfortunately there has been no response from them either.
So I went back to YouTube and watched a bunch of hands-on videos for the Tab 8.9 hoping to see someone open the Settings > About menu.
And voila, I found one. Basically you can see that the tablet has a Call settings entry in the menu and later on you are presented with an HD view of the software build number and kernel version.
Code:
/watch?v=SsUoU966DdE&hd=1#t=1m57s
Since I am no developer, and I am also not yet able to post to development sections, I am seeking assistance for getting someone who knows his way around Samsung' s source code involved.
Perhaps if the source code for Honeycomb as early as 3.0.1 is available, someone can compile it and extract the modem.bin or any other part necessary to support 2G Network voice calling.

How come...
Hasn't anyone anywhere in the world ever dumped a pre-release unit's firmware to make it available for the public before launch?

de3pkeeper said:
Hasn't anyone anywhere in the world ever dumped a pre-release unit's firmware to make it available for the public before launch?
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These arent very popular devices, so I wouldnt count on it.

Well then...
...where did all the review units and the ones from shows that had the functionally go? Don't the reviewers who receive them get to keep them or do they return them to the manufacturer?

Submitting apps to China stores

Hi Guys,
As a UK based Android game developer we have recently had a few games released on China Mobile and 189 stores via a publisher/distributor who have a presence in-country.
For our future titles I'm currently investigating the idea of submitting to these Chinese app stores ourselves in order to hopefully bypass the ‘middle man’ so to speak.
Lots of links to the app stores 'developer centres' exist, however it seems I've failed at the first hurdle. During the registration process I am being asked for our Chinese business license number and Tax registration number. I cannot seem to bypass this section or submit our UK business details in order to continue. Either that or I'm being asked to input a Chinese mobile number in order to receive a verification code.
Just wondering if anyone else had any experience of self submitting to these China stores? It seems as though anyone outside of China is not allowed to submit apps? Is that correct?
Thanks in advance
Mark.

Hi Guys,
By the lack of replies it seems this might not be the correct forum for this type of subject
Does anyone know of any other good forums which may be able to help me out.
Thanks again.
M.

Maineyak said:
Hi Guys,
By the lack of replies it seems this might not be the correct forum for this type of subject
Does anyone know of any other good forums which may be able to help me out.
Thanks again.
M.
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Hi there,
You could try this makingmoneywithandroid dot com. They have a very good forum.
Out of curiosity - which distributor did you work with there? We worked with Tencent and the whole experience was / is a bit difficult, to say the least.

tom.mleko said:
Hi there,
You could try this makingmoneywithandroid dot com. They have a very good forum.
Out of curiosity - which distributor did you work with there? We worked with Tencent and the whole experience was / is a bit difficult, to say the least.
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Hi Tom, Thanks for the link.
We went with a publisher called Thumbstar, who are based in the UK, who work with a company from China called Viva Red. Currently they are getting us on the state owned stores like China Mobile and China Telecom.
I have heard of Tecent. Aren't they a massive 3rd party app store? So did you apply through their website or did they send you an invite to put your games on their store? Have you had much sales success with them?
M.

I know Thumbstar, they have quite a lot of games for Android in their portfolio. How was your experience with them?
As for Tencent, yes, their are a massive company (games, web, WeChat, etc.). They got in touch with us regarding one of the games we've published. We also had two titles published in China with The9 but it was quite a long time ago and I'm not sure if they are still in the business.

tom.mleko said:
I know Thumbstar, they have quite a lot of games for Android in their portfolio. How was your experience with them?
As for Tencent, yes, their are a massive company (games, web, WeChat, etc.). They got in touch with us regarding one of the games we've published. We also had two titles published in China with The9 but it was quite a long time ago and I'm not sure if they are still in the business.
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Will send you a PM Tom.

I can give u really advice because i am from china .here in china there are too many store
but ,you can choose some big store just like 360.cn ,91,wandoujia,and myapp.com .you can contact me by [email protected] .i may give u some help .
Sent from my GT-I9300 using xda premium

From my own experience it is easy to submit to Wandoujia (Peas Pod), takes about a week for them to approve everything, you need to prove you're the copyright holder of the the app (scan of company certificate) when you submit along with a signed "owner" form from their submission process. Registering is pretty straight forward thanks to Google Translate (for best results install the Google Translate addon into your web browser and/or use Chrome):
http://pmt.wandoujia.com/apps/dev/home
I've only submitted a free app, not sure but suspect things are more complicated with paid apps.
Other Chinese app stores are harder to submit to but usually only because of translation issues or also having to install their apps first and create an account - the apps are always Chinese too.

My app is on many stores in China, but I never uploaded it, they are just distributing a cracked version... :-/

What about Xiaomi? http://app.xiaomi.com/

$10 publish fee for each China app store
I check the website called www.app4chinese.com and they provide service to publish app in China. $10 per store and they list 19 China app stores on their website.

Hi Maineyak,
We actually help developers to promote globally their apps in different stores (not just gPlay) and increase efficiently the number of downloads.
Send us a PM if you need more information or check our website
Maineyak said:
Hi Guys,
As a UK based Android game developer we have recently had a few games released on China Mobile and 189 stores via a publisher/distributor who have a presence in-country.
For our future titles I'm currently investigating the idea of submitting to these Chinese app stores ourselves in order to hopefully bypass the ‘middle man’ so to speak.
Lots of links to the app stores 'developer centres' exist, however it seems I've failed at the first hurdle. During the registration process I am being asked for our Chinese business license number and Tax registration number. I cannot seem to bypass this section or submit our UK business details in order to continue. Either that or I'm being asked to input a Chinese mobile number in order to receive a verification code.
Just wondering if anyone else had any experience of self submitting to these China stores? It seems as though anyone outside of China is not allowed to submit apps? Is that correct?
Thanks in advance
Mark.
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have u resloved
there's lot of 3rd party android marketing in China, it will be much a better to have a partner there. the marketing potential is really big.

root guide for sm-n960u

what guide should i follow for this phone to root it? android v10

You must be new here. I believe you have to be on Android 8 to be rooted and plus, it's pointless from what I read, anyways. For one, your phone will never fully charge and 2, I'd already inquired about it, the rooting process ends up not being dependable and your phone will no longer be a daily driver. So, the thought of it is a no for me.
I doubt there's even a way to go back to Android 8 and any necessary security patch levels.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/ga...r-development/root-extreme-syndicate-t4043723

You don't have to be on oreo right now for it to work, you just need a combo firmware that uses the same bootloader revision as what you're currently on. You can currently get an oreo combo firmware up to revision 4. Basically it's a "modded" oreo firmware that uses the same bootloader version as newer firmwares.

Please change title or close this thread. Got me excited for nothing

Why close ? Its informative.
Now i know i need to sell my phone caz it cannot be rooted.
How ever, S8+ on 9.0 had root but some devices such as mine were turning into brick attempting to root them due to bootloader version conflict which was not identified by root method or person who wrote the method.
Bricked several S8+ phones attempting to root. Was too afraid to try my last one.
Hell, am not made of money buying phones every time root turns it into a brick where even EDL'ing wont fix it.

What about this ?
How to root Samsung Galaxy Note 9 SM-N960U With Odin Tool - Gogorapid
(Last Updated On: October 29, 2019)How to root Samsung Galaxy Note 9 SM-N960U With Odin Tool
www.gogorapid.com
I dont like to just follow steps on some dodgy website, i'd rather follow steps here on forum since people can validate it.
Too scared to try, too little information about side effects.

tonycstech said:
What about this ?
How to root Samsung Galaxy Note 9 SM-N960U With Odin Tool - Gogorapid
(Last Updated On: October 29, 2019)How to root Samsung Galaxy Note 9 SM-N960U With Odin Tool
www.gogorapid.com
I dont like to just follow steps on some dodgy website, i'd rather follow steps here on forum since people can validate it.
Too scared to try, too little information about side effects.
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Yeah, don't trust random websites. They mostly contain generic procedures that are either vastly outdated or downright wrong.
I have a rooted N960U, and this is what it takes to get there:
To actually be able to root an N960U, you have to be on a software version with an Android security patch level of February 1, 2021 or older (if you look at the baseband version under software information in the About phone section under Settings, the 5th digit from the right should be a 7 or lower number). Anything newer than that is unrootable as far as I know. And for the rooting procedure, you have to unlock the bootloader first which currently requires a paid service as mentioned in the following post:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/...iers_fix_safetynet_aio.4217753/#post-85381639

Finlay someone giving useful info.
I looked at the sampwn website for unlocking service and i didnt like it.
It threw some kind of subscribe message at me covering entire page so i couldn't even see what the website is all about.
Then it constantly showing "someone purchased this or that" and opens a chat i dont want to see.
Those are 3 red flags for a fishy website so i have to pass.
I did how ever manage to look at the purchase process page and it was also full of red flags.
It was asking too much personal information.
It did not say what you are buying, how much you going to pay for it or what payment method is accepted.
Entire website has a theme of a scammer website, or at the very least it was built using those themes and thus it acts just like it.
Telegram, discord username required ? What if i dont have one ?
Do you want my password to my bank as well ?
Card number with expiration date and full name address and 3 security digits to pay ?
Are you F'ing serious ?
I dont know a single website that sell you stolen serial keys or cracked software that ask you this much information and claim "its required"
Besides, if there is a paid way, there must be a free way.
Who is this guy, owner of some sort of unlocking device ?
Whats the point of locking it if some lone wolf can unlock it anyway ?
Very sketchy.

tonycstech said:
Finlay someone giving useful info.
I looked at the sampwn website for unlocking service and i didnt like it.
It threw some kind of subscribe message at me covering entire page so i couldn't even see what the website is all about.
Then it constantly showing "someone purchased this or that" and opens a chat i dont want to see.
Those are 3 red flags for a fishy website so i have to pass.
I did how ever manage to look at the purchase process page and it was also full of red flags.
It was asking too much personal information.
It did not say what you are buying, how much you going to pay for it or what payment method is accepted.
Entire website has a theme of a scammer website, or at the very least it was built using those themes and thus it acts just like it.
Telegram, discord username required ? What if i dont have one ?
Do you want my password to my bank as well ?
Card number with expiration date and full name address and 3 security digits to pay ?
Are you F'ing serious ?
I dont know a single website that sell you stolen serial keys or cracked software that ask you this much information and claim "its required"
Besides, if there is a paid way, there must be a free way.
Who is this guy, owner of some sort of unlocking device ?
Whats the point of locking it if some lone wolf can unlock it anyway ?
Very sketchy.
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Whatever method is being used to unlock the bootloader on these models has not been made public, so that's why there are only paid ways.
I can't speak for SamPWND as I used the first link with UNSAMLOCK, and the guy running it was quite helpful and did things quickly. But you do need to contact him through Telegram.
This is certainly not for everyone, so you really have to be sure you want it as it's a one-time, one device only thing. Otherwise, you'll have to look at the Exynos models or the international Snapdragon N9600 model for freely available bootloader unlocking and rooting methods.

SamPWND is a group on telegram i joined.
But i cant contact anyone there. All i get is what the owner posts.
How am i suppose to contact the owner if i want to unlock my bootloader ?
Jeezes ! Why they make things more complicated then they need to ?
In any case, the owner of that channel is some guy named Mohammad Afaneh
Are you F'ing kidding me ?
I am not sending my phone to some guy named Mohammad. Hell no !
He either hack it or put ship me a bomb back that will explode when i open it.

tonycstech said:
SamPWND is a group on telegram i joined.
But i cant contact anyone there. All i get is what the owner posts.
How am i suppose to contact the owner if i want to unlock my bootloader ?
Jeezes ! Why they make things more complicated then they need to ?
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That's pretty strange for a Telegram group. Check the UNSAMLOCK one then as that's the one I used and had no problems with.
But remember that only older software versions are eligible. If yours is later than February 2021, then you won't be able to do anything.

tonycstech said:
SamPWND is a group on telegram i joined.
But i cant contact anyone there. All i get is what the owner posts.
How am i suppose to contact the owner if i want to unlock my bootloader ?
Jeezes ! Why they make things more complicated then they need to ?
In any case, the owner of that channel is some guy named Mohammad Afaneh
Are you F'ing kidding me ?
I am not sending my phone to some guy named Mohammad. Hell no !
He either hack it or put ship me a bomb back that will explode when i open it.
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Afaneh has a good rep on XDA, for all I've seen. But I read you about Telegram, kinda irritrates me how it's taken away from the much more available xda forums. I could join, but like I was saying elsewhere just last night, I'm already way too "joined" as it is.