So I bought the Galaxy Note international for my wife for her birthday. I full well knew that I wont be getting any official support from Samsung US. Those people are so incompetent anyways that its not really a loss. So I have a few questions for those of you who are using this device in USA.
1. Have you guys in US gotten the ICS update yet?
I ask because I am getting conflicted information everywhere.
2. If the hardware is international version, why does the country matter?
Very confused about this. I thought the good thing about having international version is that I wont need to wait for ATT to get off their backside to release updates.
3. Is there any way I can make my device simply talk to German or Indian servers to get the update?
I have rooted android devices before, so I am no stranger to the process. I would rather not do it on a device I am not using, simply because I want to keep getting official updates, without having to keep up with news on the device. So rooting to German ROM is the option only if Samsung has its head up its arse and update doesn't arrive this year at all.
Thanks for your help guys!
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So I bought the Galaxy Note international for my wife for her birthday. I full well knew that I wont be getting any official support from Samsung US. Those people are so incompetent anyways that its not really a loss. So I have a few questions for those of you who are using this device in USA.
1. Have you guys in US gotten the ICS update yet?
I ask because I am getting conflicted information everywhere.
2. If the hardware is international version, why does the country matter?
Very confused about this. I thought the good thing about having international version is that I wont need to wait for ATT to get off their backside to release updates.
3. Is there any way I can make my device simply talk to German or Indian servers to get the update?
I have rooted android devices before, so I am no stranger to the process. I would rather not do it on a device I am not using, simply because I want to keep getting official updates, without having to keep up with news on the device. So rooting to German ROM is the option only if Samsung has its head up its arse and update doesn't arrive this year at all.
Thanks for your help guys!
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Your beat bet is to get a device from a region where ics is already released. It doesn't matter what country you're in, only if the country your device is from gets ics I believe. Not only is the updates better than ATT but I specifically got it for the hardware/ devs
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Thanks for the reply man. How do I find out what region the device was made for? It came with what I believe Russian documentation. Is there any way to know 100% sure? Using some serial number or something like that?
I want to say you can tell by the stock Baseband version that phone has, but I'm not 100% sure. Where did you buy this Note from? Amazon sells Brazil and Germany based ones for the most part I have heard. I bought mine on eBay and I THINK it is Germany, but not sure totally and I'm already custom and everything.
On the other hand, there might not be a way to tell what country you are on and how to get updates since you live in the states. I'm in the US too on ATT but ATT will have nothing to do with this Note. (They couldn't even recognize the IMEI number when I went into the store when I first bought it). Didn't know about the different model Notes until I got home and looked on XDA.
Andrew, I am on ATT as well but as my wife doesn't need a data plan (Wifi available everywhere we go), ATT doesn't even know that her line has a smartphone. Else they would push a useless data plan on us. Also, I got it from a third part seller at Amazon. Those people were as useful as a stick. Asked them where they get their stock from and never heard back.
If there is a way to find out country of origin, I would like to know. I've spent countless hours doing research on this, and for the first time, I have not been able to figure out a cellphone problem.
Also, I take it you already got your ICS update if your phone is German?
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Andrew, I am on ATT as well but as my wife doesn't need a data plan (Wifi available everywhere we go), ATT doesn't even know that her line has a smartphone. Else they would push a useless data plan on us. Also, I got it from a third part seller at Amazon. Those people were as useful as a stick. Asked them where they get their stock from and never heard back.
If there is a way to find out country of origin, I would like to know. I've spent countless hours doing research on this, and for the first time, I have not been able to figure out a cellphone problem.
Also, I take it you already got your ICS update if your phone is German?
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No, I didn't do an OTA update or Kies. I just PC Odined ICS, but now I'm on a CM9 build. If you are comfortable flashing and stuff, I would say just use PC Odin.
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I may be willing to lend my Bell Atrix to a dev if it'll help in any way for us Canadian user to catch up with the light MODs and ROMs that the AT&T version already has.
I can't donate, it was a very expensive phone, paid $700 for it.
Let me know and we can discuss.
I wouldn't worry too much about lending one to a dev; I'm working on some stuff for the Bell version right now as I'm sure others are. Give it another week before you go mailing strangers 700$ devices.
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I wouldn't worry too much about lending one to a dev; I'm working on some stuff for the Bell version right now as I'm sure others are. Give it another week before you go mailing strangers 700$ devices.
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Well I wouldn't mail it to an unknown dev. But, I still get your point. Best of luck.
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Well I wouldn't mail it to an unknown dev. But, I still get your point. Best of luck.
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thats cool, you can always trust in Da_G Imo
perhaps i guess soon bell atrix will have pseudoRoms
Check pm.
i.mac said:
I may be willing to lend my Bell Atrix to a dev if it'll help in any way for us Canadian user to catch up with the light MODs and ROMs that the AT&T version already has.
I can't donate, it was a very expensive phone, paid $700 for it.
Let me know and we can discuss.
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Out of curiousity, if you spent $700 on your bell atrix, which is full pop. Why wouldn't you just get an unlocked at&t version? This is what I tend to, this way no waiting, already know it work
For those that bought with contract, this is along the same line as our first Rogers Dream being rooted trims bunch of us pitching in to buy one for haykuro. And it all worked out well, he did his job, 100's of happy canadians. Funniest part was Cyanogen offering to help, asked for the phone. He was newer on the scene and know one had heard of him then. How thing change.
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Out of curiousity, if you spent $700 on your bell atrix, which is full pop. Why wouldn't you just get an unlocked at&t version? This is what I tend to, this way no waiting, already know it work
For those that bought with contract, this is along the same line as our first Rogers Dream being rooted trims bunch of us pitching in to buy one for haykuro. And it all worked out well, he did his job, 100's of happy canadians. Funniest part was Cyanogen offering to help, asked for the phone. He was newer on the scene and know one had heard of him then. How thing change.
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What kind of an idiot would buy this phone for 700 dollars?
Got mine for 499 plus tax in wave sans fil (quebec)..
Plus, ATT version = failure. Bell version at least doesn't have sideloading issues and all the other junk missing. ATT versions = voice quality issues by the numbers, just look at the Atrix 4G forums from Moto. Bell phones (directly out of a buddy who works at a store) has had zero phones returned or marked as problematic so far.. This is in comparison to the i9000 series from Samsung which came back by the numbers weekly for problems...
so....?
Even if you buy it full price, what the CAD dollar is stronger so its only 10 dollars more in Canada. You buy it in the US.. OK, you want warranty?.. oh.. you are NOT in the US..
In canada, regardless of whether you buy the phone without a contract, if you have the proof of purchase Bell WILL send it for repair.. just a little food for thought.
I have a soft brick Bell Atrix, keep reboot due to flash ADEO ROM, if someone (has too be long time XDA developer) need to test it for SBF or other similar purpose. I can lend it. PM me.
James
i.mac said:
I may be willing to lend my Bell Atrix to a dev if it'll help in any way for us Canadian user to catch up with the light MODs and ROMs that the AT&T version already has.
I can't donate, it was a very expensive phone, paid $700 for it.
Let me know and we can discuss.
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Kenneth has asked if anyone with a bell phone is willing to help him test GB on the Bell. You risk bricking the phone though. Maybe you could PM him or something.
If Da_G wants this, then I advise sending it to him and him only. I do not advise sending a phone to anyone else.
Personally, I will be able to create a Bell ROM from the /system and /data dumps I recently received. I don't need the actual device in hand as long as I can get a few alpha testers to try things out.
Bedeadu said:
Out of curiousity, if you spent $700 on your bell atrix, which is full pop. Why wouldn't you just get an unlocked at&t version? This is what I tend to, this way no waiting, already know it work
For those that bought with contract, this is along the same line as our first Rogers Dream being rooted trims bunch of us pitching in to buy one for haykuro. And it all worked out well, he did his job, 100's of happy canadians. Funniest part was Cyanogen offering to help, asked for the phone. He was newer on the scene and know one had heard of him then. How thing change.
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The reason I bought it from Bell was because I wasn't sure if I was keeping it. I don't drive so the cost for getting to and back from Buffalo/New York would drive up the cost, not to mention the extra time. Also I sold my iPhone 4 for ~$500.
kennethpenn said:
If Da_G wants this, then I advise sending it to him and him only. I do not advise sending a phone to anyone else.
Personally, I will be able to create a Bell ROM from the /system and /data dumps I recently received. I don't need the actual device in hand as long as I can get a few alpha testers to try things out.
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Yes, that was my thought, if someone like Da_G, DesignGears or Cyanogen (I always hope he would jump on), I would send it.
Would be happily willing to be an alpha tester.
seven2099 said:
What kind of an idiot would buy this phone for 700 dollars?
Got mine for 499 plus tax in wave sans fil (quebec)..
Plus, ATT version = failure. Bell version at least doesn't have sideloading issues and all the other junk missing. ATT versions = voice quality issues by the numbers, just look at the Atrix 4G forums from Moto. Bell phones (directly out of a buddy who works at a store) has had zero phones returned or marked as problematic so far.. This is in comparison to the i9000 series from Samsung which came back by the numbers weekly for problems...
so....?
Even if you buy it full price, what the CAD dollar is stronger so its only 10 dollars more in Canada. You buy it in the US.. OK, you want warranty?.. oh.. you are NOT in the US..
In canada, regardless of whether you buy the phone without a contract, if you have the proof of purchase Bell WILL send it for repair.. just a little food for thought.
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For starters, I AM THE KIND OF IDIOT THAT WOULD BUY THIS PHONE FOR $700 (well just over $600, but that's not the point). Don't know who would sell you it for $500 no plan, they would have lost money in the transaction.
...that aside, I have to say your other comments are fairly idiotic as well. Your friend that works at "a" Bell store hasn't seen any problems with the "Bell Atrix"? First off, Bell released the phone last week, so it's a little early to say they won't have problems. Secondly, Bell and AT&T Atrix use the same hardware, so if one has issues so will the other, yes i realize the software is little difference, but the issue you mention would have to do with firmware, which I can't imagine being very different.
You brought up the Samsung i9000 firmware and them having issues. What exactly was your point with this comment? What does it have to do with the Bell and AT&T Atrix.
Warranty, well there I agree with you...almost. Yes, you buy a US Version, you have to understand that the the warranty is in the US, which I did. Doesn't mean you can't still get your warranty, you just have to send it back to the states, is that really such a big deal? (Please don't respond with a 1 time experience shipping a product back to US for warranty and having issues).
Also, remember my maier tn point is, if you got an AT&T version, unlocked, it would cost the same as the Bell atrix full price...but you have SBF files that work. Bell, well it's possible, but probably much harder to get your hands on it, if at all.
...PS, I haven't had any voice issues on my AT&T Atrix on Rogers.
I actually got mine for $530CDN no plan. Also I received another offer for a Bell Atrix for $480 no plan also. The most ive seen the Bell Atrix go for here in Canada is $570CDN.
I was 10 steps away from buying the phone for $680cdn at Wireless Wave/Phone Booth that same day I received a txt from some dude willing to sell in Brand New In Box for $530. Checked the contents, turned on the device, compared phone IMEI and Box IMEI..everything ok...It still had the plastic on the screen and still locked to Bell.
It just didnt justfiy to me to purchase it for $680cdn. Also when I realized that ATnT had to rooted to be able to use the functionality that Bell has for free then it was a good choice in my part.
So, thats my story...
i got mine from bell on a new 3yr term for 69.99
XanSama said:
I wouldn't worry too much about lending one to a dev; I'm working on some stuff for the Bell version right now as I'm sure others are. Give it another week before you go mailing strangers 700$ devices.
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Have you or has anyone else made any progress on cooking up a new custom ROM for the Bell Atrox?
trader37 said:
Have you or has anyone else made any progress on cooking up a new custom ROM for the Bell Atrox?
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The problem is that there used to be absolutely no way to recover if a bell atrix was soft-bricked by a rom. However, there is now a Telstar sbf that works with the bell atrix and from there the initial bell firmware can be reinstalled using cam recovery if needed.
Long story short- its only a matter of time now before someone throws something together and releases a beta version now that we have something to recover from a worst-case scenario
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seven2099 said:
What kind of an idiot would buy this phone for 700 dollars?
Got mine for 499 plus tax in wave sans fil (quebec)..
Plus, ATT version = failure. Bell version at least doesn't have sideloading issues and all the other junk missing. ATT versions = voice quality issues by the numbers, just look at the Atrix 4G forums from Moto. Bell phones (directly out of a buddy who works at a store) has had zero phones returned or marked as problematic so far.. This is in comparison to the i9000 series from Samsung which came back by the numbers weekly for problems...
so....?
Even if you buy it full price, what the CAD dollar is stronger so its only 10 dollars more in Canada. You buy it in the US.. OK, you want warranty?.. oh.. you are NOT in the US..
In canada, regardless of whether you buy the phone without a contract, if you have the proof of purchase Bell WILL send it for repair.. just a little food for thought.
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There's always one jerk off in the crowd.....
Signed
Happy ATT Atrix and Samsung Captivate owner, due to the efforts of the devs of XDA.
mccoy007 said:
I have a soft brick Bell Atrix, keep reboot due to flash ADEO ROM, if someone (has too be long time XDA developer) need to test it for SBF or other similar purpose. I can lend it. PM me.
James
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Why dont you flash the Telstra SBF and see what happens. I bet the phone will work good as new
dicksteele said:
There's always one jerk off in the crowd.....
Signed
Happy ATT Atrix and Samsung Captivate owner, due to the efforts of the devs of XDA.
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Seven2099 isn't a jerk.... He's just stating the bl00dy obvious. LOL
I tried many methods for rooting.
But I failed every time.
Can anybody help for root my galaxy note?
I will provide files and informations that you request.
Plz, Help me and korean users.
Thank you.
neuromoon said:
I tried many methods for rooting.
But I failed every time.
Can anybody help for root my galaxy note?
I will provide files and informations that you request.
Plz, Help me and korean users.
Thank you.
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Sadly for Koreans, the version of the Note sold over there, well, frankly sucks. (No offence...) It's a prime example of why NO ONE, should EVER buy a carrier locked/subsidized device, even though it's cheaper up front; your **** get's locked down, features don't work, and not everything is what you'd expect as a customer. Not to mention, bye-bye unlimited data...
Anyway, getting back on topic. The Korean Note, as I understand it, uses a Qualcomm chipset, so possibly try using root methods for another device with a similar chipset? Maybe you could try the rooting method for an AT&T LTE Galaxy S2 (Skyrocket)?
Good luck!
P.S. In the future, boycott carrier subsidized devices. Buy unlocked. Buying subsidized devices just gives carriers more power over consumer choices, and thus more power to regulate what people can/can't buy, and what they can/can't do with their devices.
I am in exactly the same situation and havent had any luck with rooting mine either, any help is appreciated.
yes i wish i had not impulse bought this device and looked into it a bit more and got the n7000 instead
You can try, a method t hav mentioned in How to Root + CWM in my signature
In 16 nov edit section of that post i hav edited new method yesterday call unlockroot.exe, you may try it, i hav read it can root SHV 110, 120S, 120L, but am not sure about your device.
Gave that one a shot sadly no luck
Sent from my SHV-E160S using XDA App
Jade Eyed Wolf said:
Sadly for Koreans, the version of the Note sold over there, well, frankly sucks. (No offence...) It's a prime example of why NO ONE, should EVER buy a carrier locked/subsidized device, even though it's cheaper up front; your **** get's locked down, features don't work, and not everything is what you'd expect as a customer. Not to mention, bye-bye unlimited data...
Anyway, getting back on topic. The Korean Note, as I understand it, uses a Qualcomm chipset, so possibly try using root methods for another device with a similar chipset? Maybe you could try the rooting method for an AT&T LTE Galaxy S2 (Skyrocket)?
Good luck!
P.S. In the future, boycott carrier subsidized devices. Buy unlocked. Buying subsidized devices just gives carriers more power over consumer choices, and thus more power to regulate what people can/can't buy, and what they can/can't do with their devices.
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Hi there!
May I ask you your source where they said the Korean Note comes "locked" ?
Just curious coz I heard they werent
markmessier8888 said:
Hi there!
May I ask you your source where they said the Korean Note comes "locked" ?
Just curious coz I heard they werent
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I said "locked/subsidized."
If you bought your device to work with a particular carrier over there, and/or received it at a discounted price as part of an agreement with your carrier, or if it is in any way carrier branded, then it is subsidized, whether locked or not.
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I said "locked/subsidized."
If you bought your device to work with a particular carrier over there, and/or received it at a discounted price as part of an agreement with your carrier, or if it is in any way carrier branded, then it is subsidized, whether locked or not.
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Oh I see.
Well I did in fact get a Note that is branded. I really only worried about it being unlocked.
In your opinion, what would be the best way to find out?
The seller at the shop didnt seem to know much about that and language was also an issue
markmessier8888 said:
Oh I see.
Well I did in fact get a Note that is branded. I really only worried about it being unlocked.
In your opinion, what would be the best way to find out?
The seller at the shop didnt seem to know much about that and language was also an issue
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Easiest way to tell is to see if the SIM card from a different carrier works.
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Easiest way to tell is to see if the SIM card from a different carrier works.
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So I can try a SIM from a different carry in the same country Im in or from my home country?
I think the Note has a micro SIM or something
markmessier8888 said:
So I can try a SIM from a different carry in the same country Im in or from my home country?
I think the Note has a micro SIM or something
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any sim from any other network other than the one you got the phone from
Does anyone have any links or info on the Korean sites that possibly show the Korean model being rooted?
Its hard to believe the Korean version isnt able to be rooted yet by someone considering the amount of Notes sold in Korea as well as it being one the top leading computer using countries
Anyone out there with any root info for korean note?????? No root sucks
make it work on 3g simcard
is there anyway to make this model work on 3g network? 4g blows and no unlimited data.
Shouldnt I be able to root the Korean Note, IfF i download the Korean Note driver from the Korean webpage and use the most up to date SuperOneClick version????
Hi... same problem here... I am also looking forward to root my korean galaxy note. And as far as I know... it is NOT possible right now. So ... let`s just have a cup of tea and wait...
yeah guess we will need to wait
For those of us living in Korea, the most reliable way to root the Samsung family of devices is to flash a custom kernel that allows root. The boot-loader is not locked so it is only a matter of finding a trusted source.
That being said, Tegrak has been very reliable since support from the original Galaxy S thru SII and now international version of the note. I've read his site (in Korean) and he has a placeholder for the Korean versions of the note (SHV-E160S, SHV-E160K, SHV-E160L). The page says that he needs someone to send him a copy of the original firmware so that he can modify it with his additions prior to posting it for general download.
I don't have a note currently (although I am now considering one). If anyone would like to get this rolling, please contact him at [email protected]. He speaks fluent Korean & English so communication shouldn't be an issue. I know he supports over a dozen phone models currently. He posts updated kernels every time a supported model receives a firmware update. I don't imagine he owns over a dozen phones so I have to assume [we] help him by submitting source firmware that he mods and publishes.
---EDIT---
Tegrak just posted kernels for all 3 Korean Galaxy Note versions today here.
Find your version, download follow installation instructions. Download and install Tegrak Kernel (free / donate) and root your device. Kernel also has other features that voodoo sound support (Voodoo Control: free / donate) and overclock support (Tegrak Overclock: free / donate).
*** I recommend downloading free version first. Ensure it operates for you, then SUPPORT TEGRAK by BUYING THE DONATE VERSION. Gotta keep our developer pals hooked up on their supply of coke-zero!
Thanks Wapu!!!!!!!! Has anyone successfully tried it??
Thanks thT method worled perfectly. Is voodoo sound supposed to work? I couldnt get that to work.
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Hello friends. I have a simple question to ask. I am on At&t and up until recently was using the 717, however, being the android fanatic that i am it just wasnt good enough so i had to go out and buy a brand new N7000 off of ebay to see what all the fuss was about. Within the first day i knew immediately. Much smoother and more fluid then the 717. Who needs the LTE anyway right i mean wont be anywhere near me for awhile so just a wasted feature as far as im concerned. Anyways the baseband version is N7000UBKK1. Im on Att and the phone was new and unlocked when i purchased it. My question is how exactly will my phone be upgraded to ics under these set of circumstances? I know that samsung and att are working on an ics release for the 717 but what happens with my phone. Im not a noob by far as ive been doing this awhile and just cant seem to find any answers. Trying to stat away from the custom roms and leaks but will that be my only option. Any advice will be greatly appreciated and thanks in advance.
PC Kies
Jacknovercasher said:
Hello friends. I have a simple question to ask. I am on At&t and up until recently was using the 717, however, being the android fanatic that i am it just wasnt good enough so i had to go out and buy a brand new N7000 off of ebay to see what all the fuss was about. Within the first day i knew immediately. Much smoother and more fluid then the 717. Who needs the LTE anyway right i mean wont be anywhere near me for awhile so just a wasted feature as far as im concerned. Anyways the baseband version is N7000UBKK1. Im on Att and the phone was new and unlocked when i purchased it. My question is how exactly will my phone be upgraded to ics under these set of circumstances? I know that samsung and att are working on an ics release for the 717 but what happens with my phone. Im not a noob by far as ive been doing this awhile and just cant seem to find any answers. Trying to stat away from the custom roms and leaks but will that be my only option. Any advice will be greatly appreciated and thanks in advance.
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Hello Jack, my N7000 had the same baseband and though I live in Venezuela, a few weeks back I only had to connect my note to Kies (this is the one I installed: Kies_2.3.2.12054_18_2) it downloaded and installed Stock ICS without any issues (even when my phone was rooted).
Hope it works for you.
Regards.
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Thanks for the advice however i have registered it on my computer through kies and was unsuccessful in finding an update. Upon setting my phone up for the first time on the network i got a system message saying that it was registering and then after it was done i noticed that at&t was branded onto the device. Had a little problem setting up the new apn but now everything working well. As you said though your device has already been updated through ota officially maybe this is somehow connected with the carrier your device is registered to. Being that mine wasnt technically designated to att because they had a different version of the model will mine now be left out in the cold because of this.
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Thanks for the advice however i have registered it on my computer through kies and was unsuccessful in finding an update. Upon setting my phone up for the first time on the network i got a system message saying that it was registering and then after it was done i noticed that at&t was branded onto the device. Had a little problem setting up the new apn but now everything working well. As you said though your device has already been updated through ota officially maybe this is somehow connected with the carrier your device is registered to. Being that mine wasnt technically designated to att because they had a different version of the model will mine now be left out in the cold because of this.
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Thats odd. As your my device is unbranded/unlocked, but never got "branded" after network registration, I work here with Movistar (a Telefonica subsidiary). Never got an OTA update, no matter how many time I checked for it and on june 11th, I plugged the phone to my PC opened Kies and it showed an update avaiable.
I think yours should also be able to get the update. Regretfully I can't try for now since I'm running Paranoid v0.4
Hope you can solve this easily.
Well i will certainly look up that software version for my note. I may or may not be running the same kies version that was previously installed with my at&t note so that may be my problem. From what you were saying there is no network logo on your lockscreen or drop down menu? I did notice that when i first turned my phone on it was set up in spanish along with all the included included accessories so it does make sense that this would be the south american version. Accordingly what version of the official ics update did you get? Would there be any potential problems with me doing a manual flash of this rom that you can forsee. All that talk about the infected ics roms and kernels has got me really worried about flashing anything unofficial ics wise but i am an impatient man when it comes to waiting on these sluggish carriers to release updates. With att there is no telling if youll ever see an update. Please provide me with the official version of ics that is designated for my version and i will flash it. Thanks
I'm actually having the same problem. I bought mine from the UK Amazon (I'm from the UK as suggested) and mine seemed to have been imported from Spain because it came in a Spanish box. The supplier was Samsung and many people had reviewed the product. I just don't seem to be getting an update for my phone. I've waited and waited, and now I'm hearing people are being updated to Jellybean :/
Hello everyone, I have a question and I am no tech guy so please bear with me.
I have the unlocked HTC One 810e, I currently live in the U.S. and my carrier is AT&T, but I didn't buy the device from AT&T, I bought it back when I was in the middle east. Anyway, the current version of android I have is 4.3 and I have been patiently waiting for 4.4 to arrive, I've been reading lots of articles and blogs where people say that their unlocked HTC Ones have received 4.4. I've been checking for updates everyday and I haven't received anything yet. My question is, is there any way to trick my phone (I know that sounds a bit silly) into thinking we're somewhere besides the U.S.? Will that help me get the update?
Also, with the last two software updates (from 4.1), I have received a (I think 1 megabyte) update that said that there was some sort of bug and that was the reason I wasn't able to receive the update sooner, and after I updated the bug situation, I got the software updates immediately. Do you think this is the situation now?
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Hello everyone, I have a question and I am no tech guy so please bear with me.
I have the unlocked HTC One 810e, I currently live in the U.S. and my carrier is AT&T, but I didn't buy the device from AT&T, I bought it back when I was in the middle east. Anyway, the current version of android I have is 4.3 and I have been patiently waiting for 4.4 to arrive, I've been reading lots of articles and blogs where people say that their unlocked HTC Ones have received 4.4. I've been checking for updates everyday and I haven't received anything yet. My question is, is there any way to trick my phone (I know that sounds a bit silly) into thinking we're somewhere besides the U.S.? Will that help me get the update?
Also, with the last two software updates (from 4.1), I have received a (I think 1 megabyte) update that said that there was some sort of bug and that was the reason I wasn't able to receive the update sooner, and after I updated the bug situation, I got the software updates immediately. Do you think this is the situation now?
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AT&T 4.4 update is due out any day now ...if after it's released you still don't get updated I would consider taking other steps to get to 4.4
clsA said:
AT&T 4.4 update is due out any day now ...if after it's released you still don't get updated I would consider taking other steps to get to 4.4
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I don't think you read my rant thing. My phone is the unlocked version, I didn't buy it from AT&T. But, what do you mean by "other steps to get to 4.4"?
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I don't think you read my rant thing. My phone is the unlocked version, I didn't buy it from AT&T. But, what do you mean by "other steps to get to 4.4"?
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Your service is from AT&T the update will come from AT&T
The other path is unlocking the bootloader, flashing custom recovery and a custom Rom (4.4.2 sense 5.5 )
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I just got the phone from wonda, and didnt think to ask for it cealed. but I want to unlock the bootloader. As the phone has been updated, I can't unlock the bootloader and I don't know how to downgrade it, the downgrader tool says no packages yet, and trying to local update to an older firmware says it cant because its older, anyone have any other way of doing this?
Congrats on getting you X Fold.
Not an answer to your question unfortunately, but have a question on your experience with Wonda,
How long from when you ordered till when you received it and approximate location it was shipped to.
I heard that Wonda was quick getting it here and wanted a confirmation of that. I heard that Gizmo, another option to order from takes about 20 days to get to me in Toronto, Canada.
Appreciate your feedback on this.
Also curious why you want bootloader access on your Vivo... any specific plans (maybe something I should also be considering, if I get this phone)?
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Congrats on getting you X Fold.
Not an answer to your question unfortunately, but have a question on your experience with Wonda,
How long from when you ordered till when you received it and approximate location it was shipped to.
I heard that Wonda was quick getting it here and wanted a confirmation of that. I heard that Gizmo, another option to order from takes about 20 days to get to me in Toronto, Canada.
Appreciate your feedback on this.
Also curious why you want bootloader access on your Vivo... any specific plans (maybe something I should also be considering, if I get this phone)?
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Yeah, im in the uk in it took 3 days from ordering to get here. im considering returning tho and ordering a sealed x fold so i can have a chance to unlock the bootloader.
Edit: the reason i want to unnlock the bootloader is because i cannot live without root lmao
Yeah, I have heard by default they are known to open the box and update the software for the customer but you can send them a note when you purchase to leave it in the sealed box. If you do, then you have to deal with a translator to get it going yourself in Chinese until you can get to the language settings, but of course if that means you can get access to the bootloader then I guess it it worth it for you. Its a shame the downgrader tool is not working for you.
Thanks for letting me know how your shipping went, being in Canada, I have heard that Wanda is quick, and three days is amazingly quick to the UK.
Good luck on whatever you decide, from what I have seen in reviews, looks to be an excellent phone that you will enjoy.
I am really interested in it also, but recently found out the VoLTE 4G (voice over LTE) is not working on the phone in Canada from one of the members who is also in Canada with the Vivo X Fold, so I am pausing on this and looking for a solution, if there is one.