HELP: Strange Situation "flashing" my Note9 - Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Questions & Answers

I apologize if this has been addressed elsewhere already, but I've been hopping all around the forums the last few days without any luck of finding something that addresses my particular situation (and I apologize if this' the wrong place for this too)...
Phone info:
Unlocked Samsung Galaxy Note 9, 512gb, bought off Amazon.
Model # is SM-N960U
Android 8.1.0
Verizon Branded
It came with a Verizon SIM card, but I already have a Sprint SIM card.
My situation: I have a Sprint branded Samsung Galaxy Note 9, it got damaged, but I didn't want to upgrade to a newer model (for reasons not relevant to this) and for $200 more than the repair costs, I was able to buy the same phone, but the 512gb version...
...So I did.
However, after activating it, which means putting my Sprint SIM card in it, and following all the steps with Sprint, I could receive calls and text-only SMS messages, but I could not get my mobile data to work on the phone and decided to blame the fact that it is Verizon branded* for this
*Sprint Customer Service kept saying I need to reset the PRL, among other things, like I would on a Sprint branded Note 9, but you can't do any of that on one that's Verizon branded; the options/menu in the settings is different
...So, this led me to downloading:
Odin3 v3.14
Sprint Branded Firmware from Updato: https://updato.com/download-samsung-galaxy-note9-firmware/spr/
...Specifically, I downloaded the one dated October 29, 2018 on Updato since it seemed like the closest to what was on the phone...
...I then turned on USB debugging through the Developer Options (could not find or gain access to the OEM Unlock option though, no matter what I tried, on my phone), rebooted my phone into Download Mode, but did not "proceed" as it were, plugged my phone into my laptop, Open Odin as an Administrator, put the firmware files (i.e., BL, AP, CP, and CSC) in their respective places...
...I picked the CSC, not the Home CSC, for the CSC spot in Odin, in case you were wondering...
...and finally pressed Vol Up to "Proceed," as it were, into Download Mode and clicked start on Odin, which did its thing...
...And, after a bit, I got a green "Pass" in Odin and my phone was now in Recovery Mode, since I left the "Auto Reboot" checked in Odin...
So, I selected "Reboot Now" and... I got the Verizon Splash screen and it was like nothing had happened to the phone... Except... My Sprint Mobile Data now works on the phone...
Now, I could technically live with this and begin transferring my data from my old Sprint branded Note 9 to this new Verizon branded one, now that the mobile data works, but there are WAY to many smaller annoyances with the new phone (like how one updates the PRL) that I was hoping to fix by rebranding it as a Sprint Note 9 via Odin
...So, any advice on what I should do?
Also, I'm not married to Oreo either, I just went with that because it is what the new phone has on it as my old phone is running Android 10 with One UI 2.5... And I figured I'd update the new phone to that, via OTA, once it was rebranded too...
Just clarify:
-Is "rebranding" possible with my Note 9?
-What can I do to make it happen or what have I done that I could do differently to make it happen?

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Unlocked Sprint Note 9 Odin Flash issues

so i have googled and searched and googled some more and i cant seem to figure out how to make this work
I have
Sprint Note 9 that has been unlocked and works on other carrier(its on cricket as of right now)
SM-N960U
Software: N960USQS4DTD5
Service Provider: SPR/XAA/XAA
Android 10
so the issues is now that it is unlocked i keep getting pop up from sprint saying my profile cant be updated and so forth so i have been trying to flash it to ethier the unlocked firmware or even ATT firmware since cricket uses that towers figured that would be better then sprints but everytime i just fails right from the start or it sits for 2-3 and then fails (image attached) i have installed all drivers and im using the patched version of odin.
at this point i am out of ideas on what could be going on with it
Thanks
dray_jr said:
so i have googled and searched and googled some more and i cant seem to figure out how to make this work
I have
Sprint Note 9 that has been unlocked and works on other carrier(its on cricket as of right now)
SM-N960U
Software: N960USQS4DTD5
Service Provider: SPR/XAA/XAA
Android 10
so the issues is now that it is unlocked i keep getting pop up from sprint saying my profile cant be updated and so forth so i have been trying to flash it to ethier the unlocked firmware or even ATT firmware since cricket uses that towers figured that would be better then sprints but everytime i just fails right from the start or it sits for 2-3 and then fails (image attached) i have installed all drivers and im using the patched version of odin.
at this point i am out of ideas on what could be going on with it
Thanks
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I ca't see your attachment. Maybe others too.
I even reuploaded the jpg from a png and it still wont show up it really does not show much just that it read a couple files and then failed.
OMDAM can you explain abit more I have not nodding phones in a couple years or really even done any major adjusting of them if someone could point me in the right direction I would greatly appreciate it
Last thing I have a question about from. What I have read the note 9 is the same phone across all carriers just different software to block and allow different bands is this correct. If so would it not be smarter to installed a unlocked or att files since cricket is att
dray_jr said:
I even reuploaded the jpg from a png and it still wont show up it really does not show much just that it read a couple files and then failed.
OMDAM can you explain abit more I have not nodding phones in a couple years or really even done any major adjusting of them if someone could point me in the right direction I would greatly appreciate it
Last thing I have a question about from. What I have read the note 9 is the same phone across all carriers just different software to block and allow different bands is this correct. If so would it not be smarter to installed a unlocked or att files since cricket is att
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I think by OMADM he's probably referring to an app, most likely a system app, that is responsible for this popup you are getting. I checked my Note 9 and I don't have this app as it is running on T-Mobile. It probably is a Sprint system app that gets installed with Sprint version of Android firmware.
You are correct that all Note 9 are same hardware and if unlocked, based on which carrier sim you insert in the phone, it will automatically switch system software to relevant carrier. I could be wrong but I suspect that your Note 9 was remotely unlocked by unofficial methods or else, once you had inserted cricket sim card in it, it would have automatically switched the Android to AT&T version and you would not be getting this pop up. Best way to verify that your Note 9 was unofficially unlocked or not is by either inserting Sprint sim card in it, the phone will not work with Sprint if it is unofficially unlocked or by checking the phone IMEI on Sprint BYOD portal. If you check IMEI and phone shows attached to an account or has balance, it will mean that the previous owner of the phone unofficially unlocked the phone without paying off the phone and sold it to you as an unlocked phone.
I have owned 4-5 Note 9 phones in last couple of years and I use both AT&T and T-Mobile MVNOS and whenever I switched sims, the Android software version automatically changes after reboot to match the sim carrier. I have old Verizon and Sprint sim cards lying around for testing purposes and I have checked those too with same results.
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One other way you can know for sure is if you have a non-Sprint sim card lying around such as from T-Mobile or Verizon or even AT&T or their respective MVNOS (not Cricket obviously), insert that sim and reboot the phone and see if the carrier software changes away from Sprint and hopefully you will not get this popup anymore.
dray_jr said:
Sprint Note 9 that has been unlocked and works on other carrier(its on cricket as of right now)
SM-N960U
Software: N960USQS4DTD5
Service Provider: SPR/XAA/XAA
Android 10
so the issues is now that it is unlocked i keep getting pop up from sprint saying my profile cant be updated and so forth so i have been trying to flash it to ethier the unlocked firmware or even ATT firmware since cricket uses that towers figured that would be better then sprints but everytime i just fails right from the start or it sits for 2-3 and then fails (image attached) i have installed all drivers and im using the patched version of odin.
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What version of the bootloader are you on?
What is the number of the firmware you are flashing?
Are you using the original cable that came with the phone?

Headaches with an N950U

Hello all.
I got myself an used SM-N950U originally from Verizon and sold as unlocked. Now my problem is I cannot connect to/use my sim with it. Originally I thought it was locked since there's an app that says "not a Verizon sim", but then I realized this app is an userspace app so to say, part of the Verizon bloatware and doesn't mean the phone. I know specially since with that phone I also got an S10+ from a friend, also from Verizon, which does see and use my sim right and which also has that same message from the same app. But works well.
Now, I don't really have the option to return this phone, since it was shipped outside the US, and shipping back would cost me half as much as what the phone cost. So I'm on my own.
At least I'm resourceful, but not that knowledgeable so that's why I come here for help.
The phone diagnostics, for the network, says in a status line "Radio off". and no info on the network. and if I try to manually select a network on connection settings, I immediately get an error. This happens wether I'm using my local sim, the old deactivated Verizon sim from my friend, and no sim... since the phone should be abe by law to make emergency calls, and it should be able to see visible networks even if not to join them, it's my guess that rather than locked, it has the radio turned off, which in some web pages says can sometimes happen "for various reasons".
My problem is, as far as I know, I have no way to turn the radio off and on again to see if that boots it up. Since this VZW Pie from has no service codes available via dialer. Not even the most basic *#06# service menu.
I see there's supposedly a way to flash the firmware back to Nougat, and root that from, on This thread. I'm guessing if I can make that work (I hope it works) I can access the service menus somehow, with it being an older rom, and having root I can probably use "Phone INFO" to get to them and try to reset the radio.
But before I do all that, and since my firmware downloads, to update to a new firmware via odin (given the warning on the root page to not use a v8 bootloader that was updated from v7 to v8 via OTA but rather something with v8 flashed directly via Odin, to avoid a possible brick). and to install the rooteable nougat will take me days to download at my speeds, I take this time to ask for help on wether there's ANY way to check and flip the radio without having to go to Nougat and root (I think I can even be happy without root on Pie for a short while.)
Ok, I'm starting to think the power connector board got damaged or the connector partially disconnected during the shipping or something.
I've installed first a N950U1 xaa rom, to make sure the v8 was installed via odin and not OTA. Then loaded a combination from and rooted as per the root post shared in the first message. This one can use service codes with the factory time (I've not installed a normal rooted nougat rom yet, as I want to do tests beforehand and try to make the radio work).
Inside *#0011# My IMEI shows as passing, but I get an ASM MIPI DEVICE FAIL:
ASM MIPI DEVICE FAIL
DEVICE MOD=0x217 , PID=0x081
Non-Fatal MIPI DEVICE FAIL
DEVICE MOD=0x217 , PID=0x081
ASDiv : NOT SUPPORTED
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I tried running the Samsung Mipi Repair Tool, it detects the info, I hit repair, says it's repaired and that it'll open a menu, which does NOT open. Yet, if I open a menu with *#27663368378# and then rebuild NV with: 2. Ue Setting Info-->1.Setting-->2.System-->3.nv rebuid-->3.all, and then turn the phone off (Factory doesn't seem to have reboot) and on, still the same MIPI issue.
So I'm guessing either the board around the charge port got damaged somehow during the trip (my friend tested the phone before shipping it to me from the US), or the connector for it got loose. Anyway, I'm worried I'll have to open the phone myself (I haven't found a trustworthy tech in here. Last time I took a phone to a "recommended" tech, they stole the OEM screen from my dad's J8. So, no more techs for me unless I can find one I can befriend, and trust). If the connector to the board is not lose (I'll reseat it) I'll have to look for a new board, either abroad or here, probably not oem and with a lousier usb-c port, and swap the boards... sigh.
Anyhow since this will take time, if anyone knows of any other program or procedure I can use to test things, please let me know. I will keep the factory rom on the phone, either as the sole one or in a rom slot in safestrap, so that I can keep doing tests.
I appreciate any hints or help anybody could provide.

Can't change the Service Provider CSC on my note SM-N960F

So I bought a brand new Sim-free sealed note 9 from eBay last week here in Germany. Take it from the box turn the phone on and see the OPTUS logo when I power it on and then I was thrilled like WTF is this a fake phone? (didn't know what that logo is) so I searched on google and found out that is just an Australian service provider so was relaxed and then I put different SIM card in the phone and I can do phone calls and use mobile data without any problems. The only problem is that the service provider SW is Locked on Optus Australia (OPS). I downloaded different stock firmware's from SamMobile for Germany (DBT), UK (BTU) Even Australia (XSA) and still in settings at the software info/service provider is shown: OPS/OPS,OPS/OPS and every time when I turn the Phone ON/OFF the annoying OPTUS logo is shown... I tried just only flashing the CSC in Odin but still no changes... I contact the buyer on eBay and he is willing to take the phone back and full refund me. But I want to keep the phone really like the Note 9. Please help me :angel:
You have to change the CSC using a combination file ROM, as they use a multi-CSC now. In some ways, it's better than the old system but in others, it's worse.
This took me ages to figure out but after finding a guide and the right combination ROM (must match the current bootloader version else it won't boot), it worked.
Here's the thread that helped me: https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/...9-s9-csc-only-same-model-numbers-csc.3870836/
Look through all the comments if you have issues. I believe I mentioned, somewhere in that thread, the exact steps I took to make it work.
Newer versions of SamFirm have a combination ROM download option to simplify finding one (new SamFirm builds don't seem to be on the website yet but the guy who maintains it now also has a YouTube channel where he posts links. Seems to be fine except the very latest version seems a bit ad-filled).
Just so you're aware, the N960F shouldn't be carrier-locked. You just can't change the CSC like older phones could. S7 and Note 7 were the last Samsung phones that used the old CSC system, if I remember correctly. Getting rid of the carrier logo is worth it, though, in my opinion.

[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

Samsung S10 G973F mobile data issue.

I recently bought a second-hand S10 off eBay with the intention of refurbishing it. The screen was badly damaged and I was able to fix it. The phone runs as it should but it turns out it has an issue. Whatever sim I put inside, It doesn't recognize it, Defaulting to Emergency calls only. At first, I tried checking the IMEI number to see if the phone was blacklisted; From what I could find nothing really helped. One website said that Telstra had blacklisted it in 2021 and most of the others said that it was clean with an expired warranty. (IMEI: 354616100350193) I am currently installing Aussie (TEL) firmware onto it to see if that helps due to the fact that it had Baltic (SEB) firmware on it. I'm not sure if the phone is locked to Telstra though, as I put in a Telstra sim and it also couldn't recognize that. Here is where it gets weird. I ended up trying to root the phone but forgot to flash an RMS disabler and the phone got bricked. I used Odin to reflash the Baltic firmware onto it and alas, it booted again, This time it had a data connection though. I used it for a while but then had to call someone, they picked up and we both said hello; Then the phone hung up and the issue started again. Somehow calling someone made the phone bug again but messaging that same person and using data didn't?
TL;DR: So the phone is capable of reading the sim but chooses not to, and somehow bricking it fixed it until I called someone.

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