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[Q] Nexus 6 at BestBuy?

I've been waiting for the Nexus 6 carrier-free to come to BestBuy. At this time only the Sprint and AT&T Nexus 6 are available in the store. I can't buy a carrier one because I have to take the phone abroad for someone else.
Any idea when the carrier-free Nexus 6 will come to BestBuy? Or any other suggestions of where I could buy the carrier-free Nexus 6?

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I doubt we'll see an unbranded Nexus 6 at Best Buy.
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Get it from Google Play Store or Motorola.
If you get it from a carrier such as T-Mobile (you have to look it up yourself) their phone is not locked to T-Mobile. You will however have to pay off remaining EIP balance or pay for the device outright and have at least 1 month of service.

Sprint Nexus 6 should be SIM unlocked and can be used wherever.

Yup, the only variant that is SIM locked is AT&T's. I would have bought the Sprint version from BBuy, but they want $699 for the 32gb. I don't think so.
I recommend giving swappa a serious look. 32gb blue N6's are going for 700 flat all the time (with shipping included). Consider if you got "lucky" enough to buy one from Google Play or Moto. You'd need to pay $649 plus tax and shipping. That will easily put you above $700. And then you'd need to wait weeks in order for the phone to leave the warehouse.
I lucked up and talked a seller down to $710 shipped for a 32gb white. I say I got a great deal.

biglilsteve said:
Yup, the only variant that is SIM locked is AT&T's. I would have bought the Sprint version from BBuy, but they want $699 for the 32gb. I don't think so.
I recommend giving swappa a serious look. 32gb blue N6's are going for 700 flat all the time (with shipping included). Consider if you got "lucky" enough to buy one from Google Play or Moto. You'd need to pay $649 plus tax and shipping. That will easily put you above $700. And then you'd need to wait weeks in order for the phone to leave the warehouse.
I lucked up and talked a seller down to $710 shipped for a 32gb white. I say I got a great deal.
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Would BestBuy match the GPS price? Or even the Sprint.com price which lists it at $648?
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Oh well. I would've chosen Google Play or Motorola.com but I haven't been lucky enough to be able to order from them.
Another question, if I buy the unlocked Sprint Nexus 6, will it be exactly the same as the unbranded Nexus 6? Or will there be bloatware or something like a sprint logo on it? And also will it work outside the USA?

Pr0DiGYs- said:
Oh well. I would've chosen Google Play or Motorola.com but I haven't been lucky enough to be able to order from them.
Another question, if I buy the unlocked Sprint Nexus 6, will it be exactly the same as the unbranded Nexus 6? Or will there be bloatware or something like a sprint logo on it? And also will it work outside the USA?
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No Sprint logo. "Bloatware" would be determined based on the SIM card.
Work outside of USA..... find that yourself with the bands in your country to the Americas model.

So the Sprint Nexus 6 will be almost exactly like the unbranded one but just $50 above the normal price?
And if I get the Sprint one can I just take it abroad or will I have to use Sprint services for a certain period of time?

Pr0DiGYs- said:
So the Sprint Nexus 6 will be almost exactly like the unbranded one but just $50 above the normal price?
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It will be exactly the same, but yes more expensive. The only one that is any different is one from AT&T, but even that is essentially the same phone (model number-wise). If you are buying it for outside the US, why not look into the International variant? Or has it not released where you want it yet?

hanano17 said:
It will be exactly the same, but yes more expensive. The only one that is any different is one from AT&T, but even that is essentially the same phone (model number-wise). If you are buying it for outside the US, why not look into the International variant? Or has it not released where you want it yet?
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I have to get it for a friend living in Asia and it hasn't been released anywhere but the US and UK yet. If I get the Sprint version of the phone, will I need to use Sprint services for a specific period of time or can I just take the phone abroad?

Pr0DiGYs- said:
I have to get it for a friend living in Asia and it hasn't been released anywhere but the US and UK yet. If I get the Sprint version of the phone, will I need to use Sprint services for a specific period of time or can I just take the phone abroad?
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Verify that the bands will work in China or have the signals that he wants to utilize.
For sprint I'm not sure, ask their customer service as they'll give you a answer. You'll have to buy the phone outright of course.
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Will I be able to use the T-Mobile version of the S6 on AT&T?

Granted, I think I would have to wait 40 days in order to switch over. Anyway to bypass that? I could have sworn I read somewhere that carriers have to unlock phones now if the customer demands it? Not sure.

You will have to have it unlocked which is now legal. I have used several tmobile phones on att with no issue. I ordered a tmobile model for att. We shall see..
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It uses all of the AT&T bands though, correct? I just read on their site that it has to be used with a line for 40 days. So hopefully that's not the case.

Worst case you can have one of those unlock sites do it.
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Found this...
http://forums.androidcentral.com/samsung-galaxy-s6/499300-s6-radio-frequency-support-us-carriers.html
Seems like it supports the right stuff. Wikipedia says At&t uses 2, 4 and 17
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_LTE_networks

How do updates work if you have an unlocked TMo S6 on AT&T?
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rjayflo said:
How do updates work if you have an unlocked TMo S6 on AT&T?
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when tmobile updates the phone, youll get the update. simple.
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verks said:
You will have to have it unlocked which is now legal. I have used several tmobile phones on att with no issue. I ordered a tmobile model for att. We shall see..
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im on the same boat. ordered the s6 edge from tmobile because i know it works with all tmobile and att bands, (also has unlocked bootloader) but will need to unlock it asap. i can do third party unlocks but ive yet to find one for the s6 :-// let me know if you find anything. I'll be using it on cricket wireless (AT&T)

verks said:
You will have to have it unlocked which is now legal. I have used several tmobile phones on att with no issue. I ordered a tmobile model for att. We shall see..
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How did you order a T-Mobile one for AT&T? The pre order website seems to be trying to make me do jump and sign up for post paid...
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Same here. I ordered a T-Mobile S6 for the unlocked bootloader to use on AT&T. I'm finding a lot of conflicting reports about getting them to SIM unlock it right away. Officially, it says that I have to wait 40 days (I had to sign up for a plan to get the phone), but what if I simply cancel the plan right away? What if I tell them that I need to use it overseas for work? Will they make an exception? I paid for the phone outright. I own it. I should be able to use it wherever I want.
Does anyone know how long it typically takes a third party unlocking site to have a new phone available for SIM unlocking?
Really hoping I can get it unlocked for my AT&T SIM right away. It would suck to not be able to use the phone for a while.

greyhulk said:
Same here. I ordered a T-Mobile S6 for the unlocked bootloader to use on AT&T. I'm finding a lot of conflicting reports about getting them to SIM unlock it right away. Officially, it says that I have to wait 40 days (I had to sign up for a plan to get the phone), but what if I simply cancel the plan right away? What if I tell them that I need to use it overseas for work? Will they make an exception? I paid for the phone outright. I own it. I should be able to use it wherever I want.
Does anyone know how long it typically takes a third party unlocking site to have a new phone available for SIM unlocking?
Really hoping I can get it unlocked for my AT&T SIM right away. It would suck to not be able to use the phone for a while.
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I'm thinking about doing the exact same thing because most likely AT&T will have a lock bootlader. As you can see in the pic capture from someone with the T-Mobile version of the Galaxy S6 in hand included is an app to unlock the device.

iEatRappers said:
I'm thinking about doing the exact same thing because most likely AT&T will have a lock bootlader. As you can see in the pic capture from someone with the T-Mobile version of the Galaxy S6 in hand included is an app to unlock the device.
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There is an app, but you still have to be eligible. The app checks your account before allowing it. So, if there is a mandatory 40 wait and your account is brand new, it will fail.

greyhulk said:
There is an app, but you still have to be eligible. The app checks your account before allowing it. So, if there is a mandatory 40 wait and your account is brand new, it will fail.
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Damn...

So those are all the pre-installed Tmo apps on the S6?
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Are there any other Galaxy S6 models that'll work better than the T-mobile version? I'm planning to get service from Cricket (which is AT&T), never with Tmobile.
I was thinking of getting an international version later, so it's completely carrier bloat free, but I don't know if those will work on AT&T's LTE.
I had a AT&T Note 3 and hated that it was a AT&T version. Crappy software and crappy slow updates, locked down bootloader. So now I'm looking at Tmobile version like the rest of you guys, but that too looks like there might be some unwanted carrier bloat.
What happens when AT&T or Cricket starts HD Voice feature?

I'm with you on ATT, they suck. Can someone confirm if you buy a S6 outright from T-mobile that you can unlock the phone via safeunlockcode.com right away without putting the phone on contact with t-mobile for 40 days?
I might just wait until they show up in stores and buy one outright if that is the case and put it on ATT then.

jackal2001 said:
I'm with you on ATT, they suck. Can someone confirm if you buy a S6 outright from T-mobile that you can unlock the phone via safeunlockcode.com right away without putting the phone on contact with t-mobile for 40 days?
I might just wait until they show up in stores and buy one outright if that is the case and put it on ATT then.
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Mine arrives tomorrow. I'll report back. If they give me any grief, I intend to threaten to cancel my new service (which I'm going to do anyway) and send the phone back. I paid full price for it and it's no good to me locked.

I didn't see an option to pay full price but I didn't get that far on the T-Mobile website.
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Will I be able to use the T-Mobile version of the S6 on AT&T?
jackal2001 said:
I didn't see an option to pay full price but I didn't get that far on the T-Mobile website.
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I did "no credit check" and had to pay a $50 deposit and add subscribe to service. It was the only way. But I paid retail price for the phone.

Seems like a waste of money if you lose that deposit and have to cancel service , etc
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jackal2001 said:
Seems like a waste of money if you lose that deposit and have to cancel service , etc
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It's basically just $50 extra. Because the deposit just covers the first month of service. And if i cancel immediately, they may just refund me. Not sure how it works with them. Verizon lets you buy devices outright without jumping through all these hoops. Not sure why T-Mobile is so difficult.
All I know is: I need root, which means I need an unlocked bootloader, which means that this is my only option with full LTE support. The Korean models usually only support 1 AT&T band.

no lte on at&t

Hi. Just wondering if anyone knows of a fix. Traded my v20 for this op3t and I'm more than happy so far, but all I'm getting is hspa+ for data. Called att and they said they needed to make a case to get LTE enabled.
Anything I can do to enable it myself?

Will32 said:
Hi. Just wondering if anyone knows of a fix. Traded my v20 for this op3t and I'm more than happy so far, but all I'm getting is hspa+ for data. Called att and they said they needed to make a case to get LTE enabled.
Anything I can do to enable it myself?
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Hey I have LTE on my op3t, that's weird maybe some network settings

Its an att issue with unlocked non att phones. If you tell them its an official att phone from your past LTE will work fine. As long as you have the correct US version and not the international or Chinese version.
My LTE on H2O(att) is amazingly fast. But they have no idea what phone im using because they never ask

954wrecker said:
Its an att issue with unlocked non att phones. If you tell them its an official att phone from your past LTE will work fine. As long as you have the correct US version and not the international or Chinese version.
My LTE on H2O(att) is amazingly fast. But they have no idea what phone im using because they never ask
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So how do I know if it's the correct us version?

Will32 said:
So how do I know if it's the correct us version?
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Hopefully you got it new from OnePlus and not from amazon or ebay or swappa. The LTE issue is probably just a nice benefit att offers its customers to keep you buying phones with att logos on them. Just tell them you went back to your old att phone and LTE will probably start working perfectly again.

954wrecker said:
Hopefully you got it new from OnePlus and not from amazon or ebay or swappa. The LTE issue is probably just a nice benefit att offers its customers to keep you buying phones with att logos on them. Just tell them you went back to your old att phone and LTE will probably start working perfectly again.
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Unfortunately it was Swappa, and it is Chinese. Luckily PayPal sided with me and I'm returning the phone to the seller. I'll be out the cost of shipping, but whatever. I'll be going to OnePlus website when the money is given back to me.

Will32 said:
Unfortunately it was Swappa, and it is Chinese. Luckily PayPal sided with me and I'm returning the phone to the seller. I'll be out the cost of shipping, but whatever. I'll be going to OnePlus website when the money is given back to me.
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Just go for the OnePlus Store , you wont have any problems! i have got mine 2 weeks ago.

Will32 said:
Unfortunately it was Swappa, and it is Chinese. Luckily PayPal sided with me and I'm returning the phone to the seller. I'll be out the cost of shipping, but whatever. I'll be going to OnePlus website when the money is given back to me.
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You got it from these guys didn't you?
TheWirelessCircle

954wrecker said:
You got it from these guys didn't you?
TheWirelessCircle
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No it was an individual. Won't put his name here. He claimed that he had LTE working just fine on at&t.

Will32 said:
No it was an individual. Won't put his name here. He claimed that he had LTE working just fine on at&t.
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Oh ok I hope everything gets resolved quickly for you

I think i got scammed on Swappa also. Mate 9 on Saturday buyer in the same state. Tracking shows only a shipping label was created monday morning. Seller and swappa are not responding I guess I have to contact my credit card company. What a lousy company with lousy sellers Swappa is

954wrecker said:
I think i got scammed on Swappa also. Mate 9 on Saturday buyer in the same state. Tracking shows only a shipping label was created monday morning. Seller and swappa are not responding I guess I have to contact my credit card company. What a lousy company with lousy sellers Swappa is
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That doesn't sound right. Swappa normally is very responsive when it comes to issues.
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daniel4653 said:
That doesn't sound right. Swappa normally is very responsive when it comes to issues.
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I get the feeling they have no way to help me besides instructions for me to go start a dispute regarding the transactions. I'd rather they just refunded me instead of making me waste more time.

Got my OP3T yesterday
Went and got a new sim from ATT
Needed to be turned on and off, but LTE popped right on
I'm on totally vanilla 7.0.0 nug I believe, def vanilla whatever it is

954wrecker said:
I get the feeling they have no way to help me besides instructions for me to go start a dispute regarding the transactions. I'd rather they just refunded me instead of making me waste more time.
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My gut was right. The guy was a scam and swappa was extremely unhelpful. Took them forever to shut the guy down no matter how much evidence they had he was a scammer! Anyone know anyone who wants to do a story about how shady swappa is? I have so many screenshots and messages and saved web pages before they erased my messages. First and last time using swappa for sure

954wrecker said:
My gut was right. The guy was a scam and swappa was extremely unhelpful. Took them forever to shut the guy down no matter how much evidence they had he was a scammer! Anyone know anyone who wants to do a story about how shady swappa is? I have so many screenshots and messages and saved web pages before they erased my messages. First and last time using swappa for sure
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That's terrible. Sorry to hear it. My issue is resolved. Swappa was super fast to refund my $15 fee, and PayPal was quick to refund me. Ordered my 128 gb op3t from oneplus website last night. Should be here Thursday. Thought about holding out for the oneplus 5, but I didn't want to wait.
I also noticed that they just made separate listings for the different op3t models. Hopefully nobody else has to go through what I did.
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Flashing different country firmware on N950FD

Hi.
So I just bought a N950FD - at a very good price - but it's from the UAE (XSG). I live in Canada and from the Amazon reviews I've seen, I shouldn't have problems with SIM activation and what not. But before I go and open the box, I want to know if it's possible to flash another firmware on it, most probably UK version? Seems like the UAE versions are lagging behind in updates and I really don't want any of the clutter from that region. I know I can't flash a Canadian firmware obviously, but I'm weary of doing it with a EU one. UK seems like a good choice...
So, is this possible with Odin and is it really worth it?
Thanks

DenisEhm said:
Hi.
So I just bought a N950FD - at a very good price - but it's from the UAE (XSG). I live in Canada and from the Amazon reviews I've seen, I shouldn't have problems with SIM activation and what not. But before I go and open the box, I want to know if it's possible to flash another firmware on it, most probably UK version? Seems like the UAE versions are lagging behind in updates and I really don't want any of the clutter from that region. I know I can't flash a Canadian firmware obviously, but I'm weary of doing it with a EU one. UK seems like a good choice...
So, is this possible with Odin and is it really worth it?
Thanks
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We always could on exynos based devices.
Ive had a few over the years the latest of which was an S8 plus and Note FE (skipped the note 8) as long as it was an F or FD firmware(same firmware btw) i could flash firmware via odin from any other country.
Unless something has changed lately no reason you still cant do so.
Now with the Note 8 this may have OEM unlock implications (read up if you dont know what i mean). As in if you have it out of the box and flash you may lose it then get Stuck in jail for 7 days or more.
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force70 said:
Now with the Note 8 this may have OEM unlock implications (read up if you dont know what i mean). As in if you have it out of the box and flash you may lose it then get Stuck in jail for 7 days or more.
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I've read some stuff about this but I can't seem to make out what the issue is; OEM unlock disappears, different FW have different options..? In any case I doubt I'll be flashing custom ROMs just yet so this won't interfere for now.
Thanks for the info.

DenisEhm said:
I've read some stuff about this but I can't seem to make out what the issue is; OEM unlock disappears, different FW have different options..? In any case I doubt I'll be flashing custom ROMs just yet so this won't interfere for now.
Thanks for the info.
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Yes thats it exactly.
Some devices have it right out of the box others do not and flashing in odin resets the 6 day counter.
Some have had to wait alot longer than 7 days.

force70 said:
Yes thats it exactly.
Some devices have it right out of the box others do not and flashing in odin resets the 6 day counter.
Some have had to wait alot longer than 7 days.
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That's effed up... Ok I'll try it then. Worst case I'll try to return the phone if it fails. But Amazon are starting to ask questions, I've returned two already because I'm an idiot and getting wrong models

Well turns out the phone I bought was from Ecuador, even if the box said UAE, AND it doesn't even register my SIM at all... so I'm officially done with Duos phones. Nothing but problems... I am doomed to carry two cell phones I guess

DenisEhm said:
Well turns out the phone I bought was from Ecuador, even if the box said UAE, AND it doesn't even register my SIM at all... so I'm officially done with Duos phones. Nothing but problems... I am doomed to carry two cell phones I guess
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I assume you tried editing the APN settings for your carrier?
Tried switching the SIM cards from slot 1 to slot 2 or vise versa?
Does the phone support your carrier frequencies?
Maybe you need a new SIM card from your carrier?

DenisEhm said:
Hi.
So I just bought a N950FD - at a very good price - but it's from the UAE (XSG). I live in Canada and from the Amazon reviews I've seen, I shouldn't have problems with SIM activation and what not. But before I go and open the box, I want to know if it's possible to flash another firmware on it, most probably UK version? Seems like the UAE versions are lagging behind in updates and I really don't want any of the clutter from that region. I know I can't flash a Canadian firmware obviously, but I'm weary of doing it with a EU one. UK seems like a good choice...
So, is this possible with Odin and is it really worth it?
Thanks
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I have an N950FD with XSG (UAE). Worked great right out of the box with my Bell SIM card. No bloat, no problems. I still haven't even tried rooting but OEM Unlock toggle has been there from day 1 for me. I personally don't see the need to start flashing other fw since the stock one works well.

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Ok wow I'm ashamed to say I sort of forgot to do that... I'll blame it on being super late I did manage to get some connectivity that way, thanks. However...
sefrcoko said:
I have an N950FD with XSG (UAE). Worked great right out of the box with my Bell SIM card. No bloat, no problems. I still haven't even tried rooting but OEM Unlock toggle has been there from day 1 for me. I personally don't see the need to start flashing other fw since the stock one works well.
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How's your LTE speeds? I can't seem to get more than 10 Mbps where my S7 gets a steady 50+ Mbps, just side by side... I'm thinking I might be missing one or two high speed frequencies here. Also, mine auto-switched to Ecuador somehow. I've posted on Sammobile as well and there I was told XSG was part of a mega CSC and that inserting your sim would auto-select the best one. Did yours stay on XSG?

DenisEhm said:
Ok wow I'm ashamed to say I sort of forgot to do that... I'll blame it on being super late I did manage to get some connectivity that way, thanks. However...
How's your LTE speeds? I can't seem to get more than 10 Mbps where my S7 gets a steady 50+ Mbps, just side by side... I'm thinking I might be missing one or two high speed frequencies here. Also, mine auto-switched to Ecuador somehow. I've posted on Sammobile as well and there I was told XSG was part of a mega CSC and that inserting your sim would auto-select the best one. Did yours stay on XSG?
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Mine has been good... a bit of variance but overall it tops out at 130Mbps down, 15Mbps up. Way faster than my Note 4 with the same provider and in the same city (Bell, Ottawa). Not sure if I could get higher speeds with a N950W, but seems about right for me. Another user from Toronto posted speeds of 300Mbps though!

sefrcoko said:
Mine has been good... a bit of variance but overall it tops out at 130Mbps down, 15Mbps up. Way faster than my Note 4 with the same provider and in the same city (Bell, Ottawa). Not sure if I could get higher speeds with a N950W, but seems about right for me. Another user from Toronto posted speeds of 300Mbps though!
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150?!? Holy bananas! I'm in Ottawa too and with Rogers I'm lucky to get 50-55... but I managed to get it working quasi-decent now by changing protocols to IPV6. I get 40ish, which is probably similar to what my S7 got at least. Did you ever find a way to get either VoLTE or Samsung Pay to work?

DenisEhm said:
150?!? Holy bananas! I'm in Ottawa too and with Rogers I'm lucky to get 50-55... but I managed to get it working quasi-decent now by changing protocols to IPV6. I get 40ish, which is probably similar to what my S7 got at least. Did you ever find a way to get either VoLTE or Samsung Pay to work?
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I know, right? That was my reaction too, lol. Here's a screenshot from a recent test...like I said it varies sometimes (say 40-70Mbps in some areas downtown), but speeds of 130Mbps or more are not uncommon based on my tests so far. My bank doesn't yet work with Samsung Pay so I haven't tried it. Don't use volte either, sorry. I heard Rogers needs to whitelist the phone for some services/features (I forget which ones now), but they apparently refuse to do it for non-Rogers devices from what I've read.
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I know, right? That was my reaction too, lol. Here's a screenshot from a recent test...like I said it varies sometimes (say 40-70Mbps in some areas downtown), but speeds of 130Mbps or more are not uncommon based on my tests so far. My bank doesn't yet work with Samsung Pay so I haven't tried it. Don't use volte either, sorry. I heard Rogers needs to whitelist the phone for some services/features (I forget which ones now), but they apparently refuse to do it for non-Rogers devices from what I've read.
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That's pretty rad! I don't really need VoLTE and SamPay to be honest, but I would have liked playing with them. Now one last question about your CSC: what's the complete code? XSG/XSG/XSG? Because mine flips to CHO/CHO/XSG no matter what I do, and I don't have OEM unlock, SamPay, etc. and I'm desperately trying to get my head around it all...

DenisEhm said:
That's pretty rad! I don't really need VoLTE and SamPay to be honest, but I would have liked playing with them. Now one last question about your CSC: what's the complete code? XSG/XSG/XSG? Because mine flips to CHO/CHO/XSG no matter what I do, and I don't have OEM unlock, SamPay, etc. and I'm desperately trying to get my head around it all...
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Interesting... yes mine stayed XSG/XSG/XSG. I haven't messed around with CSCs much, but I remember reading a few posts here outlining how to change it. Maybe try searching the oem unlock thread or some of the csc-related threads for the specific steps to follow.

Hi, i have a N950FD, but go it it in Colombia. and im on Android 7.1.1 N950FXXU3BRA8 N950FOXM2BRA1, same version as Panama CSC. but 2 days ago Panama got Oreo, and i wonder if since both countries shared the same CSC on Nougat, can i use the Oreo from Panama and install it via Odin on my phone? would i loose any feature? Trip Knox? Secure Folder? etc?

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Hi, i have a N950FD, but go it it in Colombia. and im on Android 7.1.1N950FXXU3BRA8N950FOXM2BRA1, same version as Panama CSC. but 2 days ago Panama got Oreo, and i wonder if since both countries shared the same CSC on Nougat, can i use the Oreo from Panama and install it via Odin on my phone? would i loose any feature? Trip Knox? Secure Folder? etc?
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Flashing that in odin is fine, wont trip knox or cause any issues.
Hard to say about features as i dont know much about the difference in what each country has there but likely it would be fine.
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Note 9 unlocked version or Sprint version?

Was wondering is there any benefits or cons of buying Sprint n9 or unlocked n9 both from Samsung USA directly?
It's my understanding that Sprint automatically unlocks devices after 50 days of service. If I buy an unlocked n9 from Samsung directly then I'd have to buy a sim card too for upgrade purposes from a note 8.
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If you fully purchase the phone from Sprint, it's supposed to be 50 days, and it's not automatic. You have to call and wait for it to be cleared. If you buy it from Samsung unlocked, it comes unlocked immediately. That seems the better way to go to me, if your going to put up all the money up front any way.

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If you fully purchase the phone from Sprint, it's supposed to be 50 days, and it's not automatic. You have to call and wait for it to be cleared. If you buy it from Samsung unlocked, it comes unlocked immediately. That seems the better way to go to me, if your going to put up all the money up front any way.
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If I buy the Sprint branded from Samsung directly surely it will be locked ?
I bought my t mobile N8 from Samsung directly last year and it was locked and had to be unlocked via t mobile for me to able to use it on Sprint currently.
Also on a side note, t mobile had to contact Samsung before they could unlock my t mobile device , because the IMEI wasn't on t mobiles database. Even though it was a t mobile note 8.
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Was wondering is there any benefits or cons of buying Sprint n9 or unlocked n9 both from Samsung USA directly?
It's my understanding that Sprint automatically unlocks devices after 50 days of service. If I buy an unlocked n9 from Samsung directly then I'd have to buy a sim card too for upgrade purposes from a note 8.
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Sprint doesn't unlock device after 50 days of use. They will only unlock after the device is paid off. I had my S7E for over a year and a half and its still locked up. Not only that, Sprint is one of the worst in terms of customer service so I will be leaving them shortly. I ordered a blue unlocked Note 9 from Samsung which I'll be using instead of the S7E. The S7E I will pay off the remaining balance and trade it in to Samsung for the credit.

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Sprint doesn't unlock device after 50 days of use. They will only unlock after the device is paid off. I had my S7E for over a year and a half and its still locked up. Not only that, Sprint is one of the worst in terms of customer service so I will be leaving them shortly. I ordered a blue unlocked Note 9 from Samsung which I'll be using instead of the S7E. The S7E I will pay off the remaining balance and trade it in to Samsung for the credit.
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Thing that concerns me about the unlocked version is volte and vvm not working with Sprint. I'm going by previous posts from Sprint users who bought an unlocked note8 from Samsung USA directly.
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Thing that concerns me about the unlocked version is volte and vvm not working with Sprint. I'm going by previous posts from Sprint users who bought an unlocked note8 from Samsung USA directly.
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With sprint, you will not be getting volte anyway. I'm certainly not getting internet connection when I'm on a call with my S7E. It's some bs if you ask me. When I initially found out about this switching over from T-Mobile (I was with Tmo for 10+years) I was shocked. I do not use sprint vvm as I have google voice but I heard you can download that separately.

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With sprint, you will not be getting volte anyway. I'm certainly not getting internet connection when I'm on a call with my S7E. It's some bs if you ask me. When I initially found out about this switching over from T-Mobile (I was with Tmo for 10+years) I was shocked. I do not use sprint vvm as I have google voice but I heard you can download that separately.
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But I heard they will be rolling it out in September.
I also ported to Sprint from t mobile a few months ago.
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They have unlocked my two Note 8s automatically but I had bought both outright.
Also they do have volte which is active on my Note 8s and hope to have on my Note 9s.
Thought I would provide some correct information.

Itchiee said:
They have unlocked my two Note 8s automatically but I had bought both outright.
Also they do have volte which is active on my Note 8s and hope to have on my Note 9s.
Thought I would provide some correct information.
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Is this something you're getting because you rooted? My Sprint S7E has no internet while on call. Things like google maps will stop working in online mode, I can't check the internet nor check gmail while on a call. I called sprint only to find out they do not offer simultaneous voice and internet. So i'm not sure how you're getting it. I will check again after writing this message to see if sprint somehow turned that function on.
EDIT: Nope, still no internet while on call. Either your Note 8 has something my S7E doesn't have or you're on wifi and you just weren't aware? Like I said Sprint told me they do not have this feature so i'm not sure how you're getting it. Thought I would provide some correct information

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Is this something you're getting because you rooted? My Sprint S7E has no internet while on call. Things like google maps will stop working in online mode, I can't check the internet nor check gmail while on a call. I called sprint only to find out they do not offer simultaneous voice and internet. So i'm not sure how you're getting it. I will check again after writing this message to see if sprint somehow turned that function on.
EDIT: Nope, still no internet while on call. Either your Note 8 has something my S7E doesn't have or you're on wifi and you just weren't aware? Like I said Sprint told me they do not have this feature so i'm not sure how you're getting it. Thought I would provide some correct information
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I think he's talking about the calling plus feature which currently let's you use voice and data if also connected to wifi and mobile data.
I doubt calling plus will work in the unlocked version which I'm getting.
I pulled the trigger and ordered an unlocked version. Stupid me, paying $600 ( after trade in) for stereo speakers and 20% bigger battery. Now I'll have to order a new sim card and do imei change via my Sprint dashboard when I receive the n9.
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I think he's talking about the calling plus feature which currently let's you use voice and data if also connected to wifi and mobile data.
I doubt calling plus will work in the unlocked version which I'm getting.
I pulled the trigger and ordered an unlocked version. Stupid me, paying $600 ( after trade in) for stereo speakers and 20% bigger battery. Now I'll have to order a new sim card and do imei change via my Sprint dashboard when I receive the n9.
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Yeah, as I mentioned, if you're on wifi it'll definitely let you use the internet while on a call. By the way, I'm in the same shoe I ordered a Note 9 unlocked from Samsung to use on sprint for the next few months before I switch. Why the next few months? because while I'll pay off the S7E, the BOGO S7E won't be paid out fully until 2 full years.

We're in the same boat.
I'm assuming I need a new sim card as I've learned that I cannot merely swap the note 8 Sprint card into the unlocked note 9 when it arrives. Any tips?
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Yeah, as I mentioned, if you're on wifi it'll definitely let you use the internet while on a call. By the way, I'm in the same shoe I ordered a Note 9 unlocked from Samsung to use on sprint for the next few months before I switch. Why the next few months? because while I'll pay off the S7E, the BOGO S7E won't be paid out fully until 2 full years.
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Limeybastard said:
We're in the same boat.
I'm assuming I need a new sim card as I've learned that I cannot merely swap the note 8 Sprint card into the unlocked note 9 when it arrives. Any tips?
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It'll be my first unlocked phone so It'll be a first for me. I'll keep you posted through pm.

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It'll be my first unlocked phone so It'll be a first for me. I'll keep you posted through pm.
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Again, same here. Lol.
Where are you getting the Sprint sim card from? It's different version model sim that was used for the Note 8.
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Again, same here. Lol.
Where are you getting the Sprint sim card from? It's different version model sim that was used for the Note 8.
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I'd imagine just walking into one of the stores for one.

I ordered from twigby, as I'm doing an imei swap via the Sprint online dashboard. Don't want any escuses for them to charge me an upgrade and change my current Kickstart plan.
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I'd imagine just walking into one of the stores for one.
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no, you don't need wifi to make calls while on the internet. My wifi isn't even on and it's working... it's great cause i can use maps in android auto while on a call.
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Itchiee said:
no, you don't need wifi to make calls while on the internet. My wifi isn't even on and it's working... it's great cause i can use maps in android auto while on a call.
anyway i hope your unlocked works like this but might not until they switch it on for everyone. View attachment 4576177View attachment 4576178
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It must be a new thing with the Note 8.0 and forward. It's not available to the S7E.

Itchiee said:
no, you don't need wifi to make calls while on the internet. My wifi isn't even on and it's working... it's great cause i can use maps in android auto while on a call.
anyway i hope your unlocked works like this but might not until they switch it on for everyone. View attachment 4576177View attachment 4576178
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Tried that was flakey as hell.
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i thought most samsungs in the us are unlocked?
from my s7 to note/s9, they were unlocked from verizon, i woulf figure the same with Sprint