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UK and not UK version?

is there a way to tell the difference by just looking at the outside of the box?

The UK version has tomtom logo on the back near the windows logo. It appears now though that it doesnt make a difference though (you can download tomtom from this site) as I have succsessfully registered my imported phone this morning.

also the SERIAL (not imei) has GB within it or is that just a coincedence with mine?

Mine has GB in the serial and its an imported phone. From what I've read all Kaisers seem to have GB in their serial.

ok, thanks alot guys!

Also in mine there is GB in the serial and mine was buyed in Italy and registered without trouble on HTC Europe

Weirdness with model number

So I got my hands on a Flex and I am pretty sure it's factory reset. I was looking for a good root and rom (Still need both so suggestions welcome)
when I checked the model number which says "LG-H815" Anywhere I check that shows up as a G4 model, not a flex.
Any ideas?
As an additional question is it possible to spoof the phones MAC adress to be the same as my other phones to connect to wifi? Uni limits us to two devices, and one is a laptop and the other my main phone.

Rilack said:
So I got my hands on a Flex and I am pretty sure it's factory reset. I was looking for a good root and rom (Still need both so suggestions welcome)
when I checked the model number which says "LG-H815" Anywhere I check that shows up as a G4 model, not a flex.
Any ideas?
As an additional question is it possible to spoof the phones MAC adress to be the same as my other phones to connect to wifi? Uni limits us to two devices, and one is a laptop and the other my main phone.
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Turns out a file was modified to just change the number.

N950U1 FW Update N950U1UEU5CRG6 - Own Number unknown

Monday I updated the FW of my US unlocked Note 8 (N950U1 / SD-version) with N950U1UEU5CRG6.
After the update I noticed that in Settings - About Phone, My Phone Number is listed as UNKNOWN. I am using the phone in The Netherlands with provider Hollandsnieuwe (=Vodafone). I am certain that the actual phone number was correctly displayed prior to the FW update.
Not sure if related, but Find My Phone/Device does no longer work via Samsung or Google. Is does work through Bitdefender Anti Theft...
Anyone has this or other issue after the update? Thoughts?

OnnoJ said:
Monday I updated the FW of my US unlocked Note 8 (N950U1 / SD-version) with N950U1UEU5CRG6.
After the update I noticed that in Settings - About Phone, My Phone Number is listed as UNKNOWN. I am using the phone in The Netherlands with provider Hollandsnieuwe (=Vodafone). I am certain that the actual phone number was correctly displayed prior to the FW update.
Not sure if related, but Find My Phone/Device does no longer work via Samsung or Google. Is does work through Bitdefender Anti Theft...
Anyone has this or other issue after the update? Thoughts?
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Hi, on my 2 Note8 dual sim, it is said : phone number⇒ unknown. And this from the beginning (on every firmwares). I'm in france using two french sim cards in the phone and i bought my phones on samsung shop. Until now, no problem, everything works great.

My branded, but unlocked 950F, as I paid for it the full price to use it as a prepaid phone displays the same, unknown number, since day one, I bought it directly from the major carrier in Mexico which is Telcel, everything works fine, all services and VoLTE

You mean like this seeing on my screenshot? This number is only visible if it's saved into your SIM card. Since a while, the carriers/operators don't write longer the numbers into the SIM card
So if you don't see it now, you never saw it before!
But there was an xposed module (if I remember right on android 4.4.2) where you can change this (showing) number.
(It don't changed your registered phone number!)
At that time I had found that thread
https://r.tapatalk.com/shareLink?ur...share_tid=2106490&share_fid=3793&share_type=t
That should be the correct GitHub link:
https://github.com/OXINARF/SIMNumberChanger
But it looks like there is a newer xposed module called SIMEditor - maybe that still works (when your device is rooted and xpised installed)
http://repo.xposed.info/module/com.gnufabio.simeditor
Greetings
Spoiler
Sorry for German language. The first line: Eigene Telefonnummer means "own phone number"
Don't be afraid to hit the "Thanks" button if someone helped you. It don't hurts

I've never had my phone number displayed in the information menu. As far back as the Note 3, no matter what firmware, official or custom, or even other phones. I live in South Africa. After reading @Logel's explanation, it now makes sense to me why it never showed to me, because of the way South African carriers assign numbers to customers.

OnnoJ said:
Anyone has this or other issue after the update? Thoughts?
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I know it's not the exact same model, but my N950F/DS shows my phone number there like normal. Not sure why it's not showing in your case though.

New and need some advice and pointers

New to the Note 9 (SM-N960U1) Unlocked US version of the phone. I have the OS/ROM that came with the phone Android 8.1.0 w/Android security patch level December 1, 2018. I know with the unlocked version of the phone we have to wait for all carriers to finish testing before it comes out for the unlocked version. At the moment we are waiting on Verizon. I am going to try and wait a few more days at most a week and then I might try updating the phone. I would prefer to stay on the non branded/non carrier version if at all possible.
If I do end up trying to load something and not wait, what level of concern should one have getting these firmware from places like firmware science, samobile, here, or even others locations. Can they be modified from what was provided over a OTA, carrier, or Samsung? Can malicious code be introduced? I did notice unlike a Nexus you can't just download the firmware from the source (google). Does KNOX remaining intact give any assurance nothing is wrong with the ROM/OS/Phone? Along with a CRC on the file and scanning a zip of course.
Any lefty cases out there that are like the fold over one from Samsung. The dayview or clearview maybe? Not had much luck with that either. I use my device right handed but I prefer to open it with my left hand. and flipping it the other way seems weird to me. Guess I can just get use to it.
Below is the info I pulled from the phone. If there is more that is needed I can provide it as well. Question on BaseBand Version and the Build Number. I see a lot of shorter terms being used in threads like the ARL1 or ARH2. What are these? Is there a build info faq or something that explains the format of this number and the meaning?
Also having a issue with Wifi calling. I see that may or could be due to Android 8. Still troubleshooting that issue. If I turn off the cell coverage I can not make a wifi call. The settings are there, my wifi is detected in wifi calling and shows up, I enabled GPS (didn't want to ugh..), and even tried to de-register and register. I can not tell it if is working with both wifi and cell on at the same time. Will try again tomorrow.
Note 9 (SM-N960U1) Unlocked US on Sprint Network
Android 8.1.0
Baseband version: N960U1UEU1ARL1
Build number: M1AJQ.N960U1UEU1ARL1
Thank you

I was able to update my phone with no issue. I don't need any help with that now. Wanted to check if anyone could help on some of the other questions.
I can provide more detail on what I did if someone would like. Here is a tldr: I used the information I provided above and ended up using firmware science to get my phone updates. Also used the latest version of Odin to do it.

[Solved] Galaxy S20 FE Connectivity Issues. No Data or Can't Make Outgoing Calls

Summary Issue: Starting in March 2022, some Samsung Galaxy S20 FE devices started having connectivity issues with carriers. This specifically impacted my phone, a US Cellular-branded phone S20 FE 5G. Specifically, this was a problem for the SM-G781U model number. At some point in March, a samsung update was released that created a bug/connectivity issue affiliated with making calls or connecting to the carrier data networks.
Resolution: This issue can be resolved by flashing stock Samsung Firmware to move you to the SM-G781U1 model number. You do not need to be rooted/have your bootloader unlocked.
Skills needed: low
Note: you will need a Windows computer w. admin privileges
Steps
Download Bifrost to download the official Samsung firmware. Model: SM-G781U1 Version: XAA (this is the carrier-non-specific version)
Download the patched version of Odin
Use Odin to flash SM-G781U1 firmware to the phone. You do not need a bootloader unlock (takes around 15 minutes)
Fixed.

this is the kind of post this forum doesn't have enough of.

Thanks! My parents have been going nuts with this over the weekend. They have an unlocked T-Mo version used on AT&T. My mom took it to a store today and the idiot blamed it on the ROM and tried to sell them new phones.
I'm going to send this to my dad and have them try. I'll report back.
Thanks!

How do you get it in to download mode? I've tried the methods I've found online, but I keep ending up at the recovery screen.
NM got it.

I got it into download mode and sent the files. Log shows two files it sent, then it's just sitting there. It's been almost 15 minutes and nothing's really happening. Did I do something wrong?
Wonder if it's a Windows 11 issue.

Hi I recently purchased a refurbished phone and it won't connect to the mobile data. The first one i had do this I sent back. But now the 2nd won't either. This one says the model # is SM-G781V. Does the instructions you posted work for this model or is there something else I have to do?

Sometimes quick fix is toggle airplane mode on and off. You can reset network settings. Also look up your providers APN settings and be sure you add them in your phone and select that one.

Adavis413 said:
Hi I recently purchased a refurbished phone and it won't connect to the mobile data. The first one i had do this I sent back. But now the 2nd won't either. This one says the model # is SM-G781V. Does the instructions you posted work for this model or is there something else I have to do?
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Same issue here on SM-G780G/DS

Tigerevo said:
Sometimes quick fix is toggle airplane mode on and off. You can reset network settings. Also look up your providers APN settings and be sure you add them in your phone and select that one.
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I already tried this but sadly it doesn't fix the problem