Hey guys,
I want to get a N9600, because I want the Snapdragon and the extra LTE bands, but I also don't want to have to choose between Verizon support and Samsung Pay.
After reading every post I can find on the topic, the situation is:
1) If you get a Hong Kong N9600, Samsung Pay works, but VZW CDMA does not
2) If you get a Latin N9600, VZW CDMA works, but Samsung Pay is not supported
3) If you get a Hong Kong N9600 and flash Latin firmware, VZW CDMA remains broken due to some CSC issue that can only be fixed with root
4) If you get a Latin N9600 and flash the Hong Kong firmware, Samsung Pay works, but VZW CDMA breaks
5) You can get VZW CDMA to work on any N9600 if you root it, but knox will be tripped and Samsung Pay will be broken forever
However, I haven't seen anyone talking about the Mexico and Puerto Rico firmwares for the N9600. I have read about some previous generation Galaxy phones with similar issues, and they have been able to get full VZW support on international models, including VOLTE and Wifi Calling, by using the Mexico or Puerto Rico firmwares. Also, Samsung Pay is supported in both of these regions.
So, my questions are:
1) If we take a Latin America N9600 and flash the Mexico or Puerto Rico firmware, will VZW CDMA remain intact?
2) If we take a Hong Kong N9600 and flash the Mexico or Puerto Rico firmware, will VZW CDMA be un-broken? (doubtful)
3) If I am able to source a N9600 that comes from the factory with Mexico or Puerto Rico firmware, will we have VZW CDMA and Samsung Pay out of the box?
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Worth noting:
I am using a Hong Kong (TGY) N9600 on Verizon. For me, CDMA, LTE, and VoLTE all work after flashing Detonator. I currently use a Latin firmware (N9600ZHS1ASB1) but I am also going to try using the latest Oreo version for the Hong Kong firmware (ASA5).
p.s. if you are rooted (you have to be rooted to use Detonator therefore you have to be rooted to be able to use N9600 on Verizon), then you will lose Samsung Pay. Maybe there is an xposed module, but I don't know about it yet, and I don't know everything. I will keep looking but personally I do not use Samsung Pay so it's not a problem for me.
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My note 8 is SM-N9500 TGY Hong Kong (Un-branded Chinese Snapdragon 835 Dual SIM, Unlocked Bootloader) How do I change the CSC in order for VoLTE and wifi calling to work with US T-Mobile?
I have the same problem. I'm very curious
I have same problem
Hello, I've seen on french forum that it's not possible
Can you guys confirm LTE works on T-Mobile in the US?
Hi!
I have also SM-N9500 csc is TGY(HONGKONG)
you can check here
http://www.phonemore.com/compare/phones/galaxy-note-8-sm-n950fd-vs-galaxy-note-8-sm-n9500/6303040
it is only Rom problem,
normaly SM-N9500 much more capable from SM-N950FD,
but i think china don't give a permissions for video calling,
and our SM-N9500 has a software barrier for this.
Are there any people will solve this problem?
Yes I also have hk sm-9500 with no video call button on dialpad and no wifi calling feature. Pls help enable them both. Thanks.
I would imagine you should be able to flash a T-Mobile N950U ROM on the 9500 if it is also Snapdragon, and that should in theory make it essentially the same as a 950U, though I am not sure if the 9500 has the right LTE bands. T-Mobile primarily uses LTE bands 2, 4, and 12 in most areas (mostly band 4 near me).
So far as I know you can use Korean Rom (N950N I guess) on N9500 but ODIN will not allow it, you need to root and flash by TWRP
Jester646 said:
So far as I know you can use Korean Rom (N950N I guess) on N9500 but ODIN will not allow it, you need to root and flash by TWRP
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This will probably brick his phone.
The 9500 is Snapdragon like the 950U, while the N and F are Exynos.
Hi Guys, did so far anyone find any solution for this issue? i'm sitting in 2019 and still looking for a solution. please help!
Hey guys,
I bought the 256GB factory unlocked emperor edition Note 8 from South Korea, but it is still tied to all of SK Telecom's (SKC region code) services, I want to switch it to my local Canadian carrier's CSC, Fido (FMC), without rooting. How do I go about accomplishing this?
Thanks in advance.
Can't. It only has the 3 main South Korean carriers CSC loaded, SK Telecom, kt Olleh, and LG U+. You can use the stock CSC app to switch between those 3 but it will wipe the phone when you switch that way.
Because the CSCs are on the /system partition there is no way to change them to have different/extra providers than what are possible on a given device without root. Since the N950N is only in South Korea, there are no stock Odin-flashable firmwares for it other than South Korean firmware from each of those providers. N950F is released in many countries around the world, so they have more options since Odin will let them flash any N950F firmware from any provider/country since the model is exactly the same, but there are no other options for N variants.
Kalm_Traveler said:
Can't. It only has the 3 main South Korean carriers CSC loaded, SK Telecom, kt Olleh, and LG U+. You can use the stock CSC app to switch between those 3 but it will wipe the phone when you switch that way.
Because the CSCs are on the /system partition there is no way to change them to have different/extra providers than what are possible on a given device without root. Since the N950N is only in South Korea, there are no stock Odin-flashable firmwares for it other than South Korean firmware from each of those providers. N950F is released in many countries around the world, so they have more options since Odin will let them flash any N950F firmware from any provider/country since the model is exactly the same, but there are no other options for N variants.
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Thanks for the clarification. I just checked Updato for the list of providers the SM-N950F supports, and it appears there's still no Canadian CSC variant out of the 500+ available:
http://updato.com/firmware-archive-select-model?exact=1&q=SM-N950F
So, rooting seems to be the only option for getting a 256GB Eyxnos Note 8 to work with Carriers here in Canada, oh well....
Is there a 256GB variant of the SM-N950F? Or is this SM-N950FD variant also compatible with all them SM-N950F CSCs?
http://www.phonemore.com/samsung-galaxy-note-8-duos-sm-n950fd/specs/3547
Thanks in advance.
MrElectrifyer said:
Thanks for the clarification. I just checked Updato for the list of providers the SM-N950F supports, and it appears there's still no Canadian CSC variant out of the 500+ available:
http://updato.com/firmware-archive-select-model?exact=1&q=SM-N950F
So, rooting seems to be the only option for getting a 256GB Eyxnos Note 8 to work with Carriers here in Canada, oh well....
Is there a 256GB variant of the SM-N950F? Or is this SM-N950FD variant also compatible with all them SM-N950F CSCs?
http://www.phonemore.com/samsung-galaxy-note-8-duos-sm-n950fd/specs/3547
Thanks in advance.
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Yeah there won't be a Canadian CSC for an F variant because the Canadian variant is W I believe.
I have not seen a 256gb F/FD variant, but as far as i understand they are the same model as far as Odin is concerned. I have seen posts of a Hong Kong model that is 256gb but I think it is a 9500 which is Snapdragon, and the only other 256gb model is my N950N Korean variant (which is Exynos, and happens to be identical hardware to the F variant which is handy for ROM use).
How can I root and change my N950N CSC to the Chinese version which is CHC.
Hello all!
I've been doing some good reading but am having some issues... I some how managed to buy a UAE dual sim "internationally unlocked" Note 9 SM-N960F (exynos variant) from the US Amazon. I put the internationally unlocked in quotes as it doesn't appear to be international. My samsung default app are all tied to UAE because of the firmware CSC. I was wondering if there was a guide that would be able to direct me to flashing from UAE to USA unlocked. I looked into SamFirm then also downloaded Odin but I can't seem to get SamFirm to locate and download the USA firmware I need with what I thought was the correct CSC for USA Unlocked.
Any assistance would be greatly appreciated thank you!
LazIsOnline said:
Hello all!
I've been doing some good reading but am having some issues... I some how managed to buy a UAE dual sim "internationally unlocked" Note 9 SM-N960F (exynos variant) from the US Amazon. I put the internationally unlocked in quotes as it doesn't appear to be international. My samsung default app are all tied to UAE because of the firmware CSC. I was wondering if there was a guide that would be able to direct me to flashing from UAE to USA unlocked. I looked into SamFirm then also downloaded Odin but I can't seem to get SamFirm to locate and download the USA firmware I need with what I thought was the correct CSC for USA Unlocked.
Any assistance would be greatly appreciated thank you!
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If it's a dual SIM Exynos, then it IS an international model. You can't just flash the US firmware on it. The US firmware is all for the N960U, and you have a N960F. Won't work.
If you're willing to root and trip Knox, there's some guides on how to make the N960F work in the US, depending on your carrier.
I'm in US and want to buy a X1 ii now. But I do have some questions:
1. I know the US version does not support 5G. But is it the carrier issue or the US version lacks some hardware? If I use the US version in Hong Kong or Taiwan, will it work on 5G or should I flash some ROM to enable it? (in other words, are the hardwares all the same in different versions?)
2. The US version only has one SIM while I prefer a dual SIM version. So if I managed to get a HK version or EU version, can I use it in US without too much trouble? Will the other versions have 5G in US?
Thanks!
1. The US model is the same as the single SIM EU model. It works with 5G when flashed with the correct FW.
2. You can only use it with US carriers with US FW, since you need that to enable VoLTE provisioning on US carriers which will soon drop 3G in favor of VoLTE only. And US FW doesn't support dual SIM, though it can be flashed on a dual SIM model.
nebula9 said:
1. The US model is the same as the single SIM EU model. It works with 5G when flashed with the correct FW.
2. You can only use it with US carriers with US FW, since you need that to enable VoLTE provisioning on US carriers which will soon drop 3G in favor of VoLTE only. And US FW doesn't support dual SIM, though it can be flashed on a dual SIM model.
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Thanks! According to your answer, if I'm going to stay in US for a while, a US version with US firmware is necessary to enjoy VoLTE (but never 5G in US). And I could flash it with, say Asian firmware, to use 5G in other regions than US. The dual SIM version, although not sold in US, can be used in the same way as mentioned here. Am I right?
MJosephJ said:
Thanks! According to your answer, if I'm going to stay in US for a while, a US version with US firmware is necessary to enjoy VoLTE (but never 5G in US). And I could flash it with, say Asian firmware, to use 5G in other regions than US. The dual SIM version, although not sold in US, can be used in the same way as mentioned here. Am I right?
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Yes, though when running the US firmware it will ignore a second SIM.
nebula9 said:
Yes, though when running the US firmware it will ignore a second SIM.
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Thanks a lot! It seems like Sony's marketing is pretty bad. Customers need to DIY a lot.
SOLVED!
Samsung Official Unlocked Firmware:
Canada = XAC
United States = XAA
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I'm looking for anyone who knows a little more about the firmware's for Samsung phones. Or anyone who has ordered the S21 Ultra from Samsung and lives in Canada.
I just got mine today through Bell, and because it's a carrier phone, it has a bunch of Bell bloatware on it that can't be deleted.
I know that the U1 model phones are the unlocked from Samsung, but as far as I could find, those are all to US residence, do they also ship U1 phones directly to Canada and we have our own carrier tag on SamFW.com?
I'm using the T-Mobile U1 firmware on my S20 Ultra and everything works fine, but we also don't have 5G yet, and with this phone, Bell is giving out the new 5G SIM cards so 5G is coming, and I just want to be sure all 5G bands are going to work. I looked it over and it seems that all T-Mobile bands are the same as everyone in Canada (for any US people out there trying to help, all Canadian Carriers use the same bands) so T-Mobile has a pretty good match for us up here.
However, before I flash the T-mobile SM-G998U1 firmware onto my G988W to remove all of the Bell bloat, does anyone know if there is a Canadian specific or direct from Samsung firmware for the unlocked devices directly from Samsung sold to Canada?
On SamFW.com, for the Canadian SM-G988W, it shows as follows
BMC -Bell
BWA - ?
CHR - Chatr
GLW - Freedom Mobile (@Devhux)
KDO - Koodo
PMB - Public Mobile (@Devhux)
RWC - Rogers
SOL - Possibly Shaw? (@Devhux)
TLS - Telus
VMC - Virgin
XAC - Samsung Official Unlocked (@Devhux)
I couldn't figure out what any of the unknown carrier tags are, and are any of those for the direct from Samsung firmware? (no carrier bloat)
The same goes for the US SM-G998U1 firmwares as follows
ACG -
AIO - Cricket (@iBowToAndroid)
ATT - AT&T
CCT - Xfinity Mobile/Comcast (@iBowToAndroid)
CHA - Chat Mobility
FKR - ?
LRA - ?
TFN - ?
TMB - T-Mobile
TMK - Metro PCS (@iBowToAndroid)
USC - U.S. Cellular
VZN - Verizon
XAA - Samsung Official Unlocked (@iBowToAndroid)
XAR - ?
XAS - ?
Are any of those the direct from Samsung unlocked firmware tags?
If you don't know which is Samsung official unlcoked, but do know what any of those tags are, feel free to post below and I'll update the list so we can get more info on what all of these are.
Thanks
GLW - Freedom Mobile (formerly owned by GlobalLive Wireless)
PMB - Public Mobile
RWC - Rogers
SOL - Shaw? (Guessing)
XAC - ?
Not sure if this helps but here's my Software Information screen from my S21 Ultra purchased from Samsung Canada.
Hey you figured it out, deadly! It says at the bottom under carrier info XAC.
So XAC is the official samsung unlocked firmware.
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Hey you figured it out, deadly! It says at the bottom under carrier info XAC.
So XAC is the official samsung unlocked firmware.
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I missed that! As for the SJR tags, I almost wonder if that's related to Shaw (like how it downloaded the Shaw network settings). SJR = J.R. Shaw (founder of the company)? That would be an interesting tidbit if so.
Need some advice. I have an unlocked S21 Ultra coming from Samsung USA. Should I flash the with XAC or just use it with XAA which is what it should come with?
If it matters I am on Koodo.
Also, I am new to firmware flashing. If I need to flash XAC do I set up the phone with or without a sim card right out of the box and then flash it.
Thanks in advance for the help.
Not sure if there are any other advantages to flash unlocked firmware outside of removing carrier bloatware. Are there others?