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[Q] Questions: AT&T Galaxy Tab or Unlocked Galaxy Tab?

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.

[Q] Thinking of leaving verizon for the ATT gnote but I have some qs...

I want to get the note with ATT after I leave verizon (no point in staying if I can't keep unlimited when I upgrade). I want to know that if I install roms for the I7000 or whatever (international version, right?) will I run into any problems? Is there any differentiation between the att version of the note and the international one? And if so, how can I weed out the development for the att note?
Also curious, if I can install international roms on the ATT version, will I retain my lte?

Different phones. Use the AT&T Note thread for information.
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jordanetodd said:
I want to get the note with ATT after I leave verizon (no point in staying if I can't keep unlimited when I upgrade). I want to know that if I install roms for the I7000 or whatever (international version, right?) will I run into any problems? Is there any differentiation between the att version of the note and the international one? And if so, how can I weed out the development for the att note?
Also curious, if I can install international roms on the ATT version, will I retain my lte?
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Different hardware entirely. Either buy the ATT note and checkout the ATT note forum, or do what I did and buy the international note (unlocked) and use on AT&T network (in which case this is the correct forum). But you can't mix.

hchxoom said:
Different hardware entirely. Either buy the ATT note and checkout the ATT note forum, or do what I did and buy the international note (unlocked) and use on AT&T network (in which case this is the correct forum). But you can't mix.
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That's exactly what I did. I have the unlocked GT-N7000 (this forum model) on the ATT network. But yeah, totally different phones.

jordanetodd said:
I want to get the note with ATT after I leave verizon (no point in staying if I can't keep unlimited when I upgrade). I want to know that if I install roms for the I7000 or whatever (international version, right?) will I run into any problems? Is there any differentiation between the att version of the note and the international one? And if so, how can I weed out the development for the att note?
Also curious, if I can install international roms on the ATT version, will I retain my lte?
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I have been doing a ton of research on the Note, so this is one of the few questions I can answer here. Not all of them...but most. Since I am still new here I am unable to add links.
The Samsung Galaxy Note N7000 (International) has a a dual-core 1.4 GHz Exynos processor. Externally, it has a physical "home" button and two touch-sensitive buttons. It also has a built in radio.
The Samsung Galaxy Note SGH-I717 (US & Canada) has a Qualcomm MSM8660 Snapdragon with a dual-core 1.5 GHz Scorpion CPU and an Adreno 220 GPU. It has four touch-sensitive buttons instead of two. It can do LTE.
Looking at that you might think that the I717 is just better all around. This -apparently - is incorrect. In the bench marked tests I saw with a Galaxy Note with Exynos VS. the Galaxy Note with Snapdragon, the Exynos based one beat Snapdragon performance wise.
Galaxy Note with Exynos
GLBenchmark 2.1 Egypt High: 2827 Frames (25.0 Fps)
GLBenchmark 2.1 Egypt Standard: 3012 Frames (26.7 Fps)
Galaxy Note with Snapdragon
GLBenchmark 2.1 Egypt High : 1014 Frames (9.0 Fps)
GLBenchmark 2.1 Egypt Standard : 2425 Frames (21.5 Fps)
The site I found this from is called "Galaxy Tabs" from a a Feb 6, 2012 post.
Which leaves the question - Why would Samsung use a less hefty chip in the US & Canada version. The reason I have found is that the Exynos processor can't do LTE. Then again - weather all this is good or not depend on preferences and pattern of use.
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So there you have it. I should mention though that (I presume) you did a terrible job searching. Not only did I find a post here from 28th February 2012 Called i717 vs GT N7000, but I also found alot of information from -wait for it- Wikipedia. Just FYI.
On the upside though - most of the stuff I mentioned I did from memory.
YAY research!

The att i717 has lte. If u using internet alot and your area has lte. Its better to use the att gnote. U can always overclock tge i717gnote to make tge clock faster.. After overclock there's no lag issues and it runs super smooth. But if u want more custom roms abd faster offical update. Buy the international gnote. Either way u cant go wrong. I chose attgnote cos tge lte and i overclock my note. It runs super smooth and super fast downloads cos tge lte!!
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[Q] Why is the i9305 not being updated to Lollipop?

Hello, I have done some research and I have realised that the Note 2 is the same as the S3 LTE (Correct me if i'm wrong).
This Galaxy Note 2 is getting updated to Lollipop, if that is the case, then why is the i9305 not getting updated...
Samsung have already said the Original S3 cannot be updated to Lollipop as it only has 1GB, while the S3 LTE has 2GB RAM, the Note 2 with also 2GB RAM. What is suprising is that the S4 Mini and S5 Mini has 1.5GB RAM and they have both been confirmed to be updated to Lollipop.
Is this something that only I am seeing? If other phones with 1.5GB RAM get the update, surely the S3 LTE should as well.
Thanks.

Personally I like 4.4.4 much more than 5.1. Kudos to Samsung for bringing even 4.4.4 to an rather old device like S3 LTE.

Rekan_ said:
Hello, I have done some research and I have realised that the Note 2 is the same as the S3 LTE (Correct me if i'm wrong).
This Galaxy Note 2 is getting updated to Lollipop, if that is the case, then why is the i9305 not getting updated...
Samsung have already said the Original S3 cannot be updated to Lollipop as it only has 1GB, while the S3 LTE has 2GB RAM, the Note 2 with also 2GB RAM. What is suprising is that the S4 Mini and S5 Mini has 1.5GB RAM and they have both been confirmed to be updated to Lollipop.
Is this something that only I am seeing? If other phones with 1.5GB RAM get the update, surely the S3 LTE should as well.
Thanks.
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even if it doesnt come to s3 lte, becuase the note 2 and s3 lte are basicly the same, the rom can be ported over

Yes, Samsung deserve recognition for even bothering to update the S3 LTE, but it does seem a bit stupid not to release Lollipop for the i9305 when the Note 2 is getting updated.

Rekan_ said:
Yes, Samsung deserve recognition for even bothering to update the S3 LTE, but it does seem a bit stupid not to release Lollipop for the i9305 when the Note 2 is getting updated.
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With Samsung tho there is not concrete proof that they will release something until they actually release it
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Rekan_ said:
Yes, Samsung deserve recognition for even bothering to update the S3 LTE, but it does seem a bit stupid not to release Lollipop for the i9305 when the Note 2 is getting updated.
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I would be very surprised if either device was updated to lollipop. It doesn't make sense from a business point of view to invest in two old devices when their priority would have to be giving customers incentive to upgrade to newer ones

noppy22 said:
I would be very surprised if either device was updated to lollipop. It doesn't make sense from a business point of view to invest in two old devices when their priority would have to be giving customers incentive to upgrade to newer ones
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Samsung have confirmed that the Note 2 and the Note 2 LTE is going to get updated to 5.0.1, either way it is good as hopefully it can be ported over to our i9305.

is the Verizon s3 mini unlocked for GSM?

Just wanted to ask if anyone knows for a fact if the Verizon s3 mini is unlocked for GSM just like the "normal" s3 is.

Code name of the Wind Mobile Galaxy S6? Will it work with T-Mobile ROMs?

What is the code name (ex. d2att for the galaxy s3) for the Wind Mobile Galaxy S6?
Also, I'm pretty sure the Wind Mobile Galaxy S6 is like the T-Mobile Galaxy S6 (just like the Bell Galaxy S3 is like the AT&T S3) so does that mean all T-Mobile ROMs will work with the Wind Mobile Galaxy S6? Does the ROM have to specifically say the model number of the Wind Galaxy S6 is compatible (ex. if a ROM says it's for ABC-123 I can assume it will work with ABC-123W?).

I think the Canadian one are sm-g920w8. Same bands as the sm-g920t. Not sure if the roms will work though.