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where to find GPS fix for Samsung Galaxy 3 GT-i5800?

I have the Samsung Galaxy 3 GT-i5800 running Android 2.1
The GPS of this phone is of major problem, often taking a long long time on searching the GPS without getting any results.
The only item I found in Android Market is GPS AIDS. However, this program does not allow me to install, because it is for Galaxy S only.
Thank you very much for your help.

Samsung Galaxy GT-I5801
I bought this new GSM phone in Hong Kong. This phone is probably for Macao market. Now, I am using T-Mobile SIM in California.
Model Number: GT-5801
Firmware Version: 2.1-update1
Baseband version: I5801ZHJH1
Kernel Version: 2.6.29
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Build Number: ECLAIR.ZHJH1

this Samsung Galaxy GT-I5801 is brand new phone. Not rooted. Original firmware.
GPS is practically useless. It is sitting there for hours searching and got no result. Unable to find any patch to fit this phone. Any suggestions other than root firmware to Android 2.2? This will cause the phone warranty to expired?

same as Samsung Galaxy 3 Apollo or Galaxy S
I have this Samsung Galaxy GT-I5801.
I have much GPS problem. It just keep searching for hours and never seems to find any reading.
What kind of GPS chip set does it use? Does it use Boardcom chip, such as BCM4751?
Is this mobile basically same hardware and similar firmware as Samsung Galaxy S family? or Galaxy 3 ? Galaxy Apollo?
Thank you.

[Q] GT-P6200 vs GT-P7560

Hello all!
I've been getting no where with this by searching the web, and I'm not getting any help from the 3 Samsung numbers that I've called.
So, I'm a T-mobile USA customer who owns a Samsung Vibrant, and the original Galaxy Tab 7. Once I saw the Tab 7.0 Plus and the Voice Call support I knew that I had to have it. I put off getting one because I heard that T-Mo was going to carry it, only to find out the T-Mo version doesn't have the voice calling.
So I've been doing research on the web and I have found the Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus with the 2 product numbers, P6200 and P7560, but I can't figure out what the differences are. I can't find them on the same site to get a full side by side comparison.
Can anyone shed any light on this?
Thanks!
Reggie.
PS: Sorry if this is a noob question.

I have never seen the 7560 model number before, but that would be more consistent with a Galaxy Tab 10.1 variant.
GT-P6200 - International 3G
GT-P6210 - International wifi
??? (Something along the lines of SGH-Txxx) for T-Mobile
For the 10.1
GT-P7500 - International 3G
GT-P7510 - International wifi

Which tablets can you use as a Phone? (No 3rd party app/VOIP)

I'm wondering what tablets out there that you can use as a Phone, even if they are hacked or need to be shipped overseas!
I used the original Galaxy Tab (7") as a phone (T-Mobile/USA) since late October 2010, but am looking to switch to a better/faster tablet phone. The Galaxy Tab I used was hacked by a guy who enabled the 'phone' function of it (used European firmware or something?)
I purchased the new Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus assuming that can be hacked to do it, unfortunately it cannot (Would need to buy an oversees model and ship it here)...
So what tablets allow this?
--I heard the Galaxy 8.9 might
--There's the new Galaxy Note and LG Vudo (spelling?), but those are only 5", a little small then what I'm used to
I'm not looking for Wifi calling, or 3rd party app calling, or VOIP calling, I'm talking GSM Calling (making a call from a SIM Card that supports voice + data)
I tried doing a Google search but it's a little hard finding accurate results with keywords like tablet/phone/gsm calls/etc
Hoping you experts out there might direct me in the right place

Broken in the Marketplace has a new Tab 7.0 that does it right out of the box. I can't remember the model number, but it's white and for AT&T I think

juzz86 said:
Broken in the Marketplace has a new Tab 7.0 that does it right out of the box. I can't remember the model number, but it's white and for AT&T I think
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Broken in the Marketplace has a new Tab 7.0
What do you mean Broken in the Marketplace? I'm not sure if I read that right, are you saying there is a tablet on AT&T that is capable of this out of the box?
I went to their website and didn't see anything :\

HTC Flyer 3G, but needs to be hacked.

NineT9 said:
Broken in the Marketplace has a new Tab 7.0
What do you mean Broken in the Marketplace? I'm not sure if I read that right, are you saying there is a tablet on AT&T that is capable of this out of the box?
I went to their website and didn't see anything :\
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I don't think it's from AT&T directly, but it is 3G-band compatible with their service.
Broken's For Sale thread is here.
Hope you can work something out

Thanks for the feedback and providing that link! The HTC Flyer looks decent, wish it had better specs (Dual core)... and that link to the Broken's for Sale, unfortunately I don't have 10 posts yet, so gotta wait it out!

Also wondering the same thing. I'm looking for a tablet i can just stick my T-mob sim in and use as a phone. no extra plan or anything. I have an android plan on it already.

anon1ski said:
Also wondering the same thing. I'm looking for a tablet i can just stick my T-mob sim in and use as a phone. no extra plan or anything. I have an android plan on it already.
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If you find anything let me know So far I've only seen 1 or 2 options :\ I was debating getting the Sony Tablet P and doing VOIP but I'm a little turned off by VOIP after hearing some disadantages

Found this topic after doing a Google search for the same question...what I've found over time:
-HTC Flyer 3G - can be made to work as a GSM voice/text device with some work, and works on T-Mobile 3G; drawback being that it's ~$450 (like $200 more than the Wifi version) and single-core
-Samsung Galaxy 7.0 (original) - you obviously know about this one =P
-Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 - can do GSM voice/text and 3G/4G web out of the box; drawback being the high ~$600 price (it is a quality tablet, though), 7.7" size (I'd sooner go for a plain 7", but that's just me), and only does 2G on T-Mobile
-Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0 - AFAIK can do GSM voice/text on the international version; drawback being that it only does 2G on T-Mobile
-T-Mobile Springboard (Huawei Mediapad) - from what I've gathered on the Mediapad/Springboard discussion topic on XDA, flashing the ICS beta from Huawei grants it GSM voice/text capabilities, but because of the IMEI, you're limited either to data-use only or GSM voice/text-use only (I could be wrong, but I can't truly confirm one way or the other); drawback being that there's very little support for it (doesn't have it's own board on XDA)
-Dell Streak 7 - has a dialer app "hidden" in the system, but nobody has been able to find a way to use it AFAIK
And there's a few random ZTE/Huawei/etc 7" tablets that seem to support GSM voice/text, but finding info on them seems to be even more difficult than on the Mediapad/Springboard, they seem to be pretty low-spec, and AFAIK they'd only offer 2G on T-Mobile (and probably on AT&T too).
Why companies (especially in the US) are so reluctant to add GSM voice/text capability to 7" tablets, especially ones compatible with T-Mobile US 3G, is beyond me, when there's a clear desire for it since the original Galaxy Tab 7. I'd really love a nice high-end tablet that I could just easily pop in the SIM from my T-Mobile phone and easily use.
Also, while on topic - I know you're obviously looking to upgrade your Galaxy Tab 7, but how does it currently work? From what I understand, you either have the choice of GSM voice/text and 2G web or T-Mobile 3G (not both), correct?

galaxy note 10.1
the new Samsung galaxy note 10.1 has phone capabilities right...

[Q] galaxy note 2 logic board swap?

hi, everyone. so i have this doubts. i have a US cellular a galaxy note 2 R950 i know this phone is cdma and i recently got a tmobile note 2 that a friend gave me with a cracked screen:
since i want to use GSM because i travel to mexico often and over there my cell phone company use gsm
so my questions are:
its is possible to swap the logic board from the tmobile t889 into the R950? (want to unlock to use in Mex)
asking this because after watching some videos of how to change the lcd/digitilizer its easier to change the logic board
if the logic boards are not compatible does the lcd/digitizer?
the goal is to end up with a GSM phone and since my R950 is mint im not sure if just changing the logic board and prob the antena from the tmo will make it GSM
thanks in advance for any help

kanabis99 said:
hi, everyone. so i have this doubts. i have a US cellular a galaxy note 2 R950 i know this phone is cdma and i recently got a tmobile note 2 that a friend gave me with a cracked screen:
since i want to use GSM because i travel to mexico often and over there my cell phone company use gsm
so my questions are:
its is possible to swap the logic board from the tmobile t889 into the R950? (want to unlock to use in Mex)
asking this because after watching some videos of how to change the lcd/digitilizer its easier to change the logic board
if the logic boards are not compatible does the lcd/digitizer?
the goal is to end up with a GSM phone and since my R950 is mint im not sure if just changing the logic board and prob the antena from the tmo will make it GSM
thanks in advance for any help
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From what I researched before on GN2 types, the housing will be incompatible due antenna differences between gsm and cdma variants. I don't know about cable placement, you might have better luck asking the eBay vendors. One vendor told me he tried front LCD housing and frame replacement of R950 into N7105 won't work, he tried it.
General consensus:
N7100 motherboard housing is not compatible with all other GN2
N7105 is compatible with t889 and i317 (tmo and att)
L900 (sprint), R950 (us cellular), and i605 (Verizon) one of them may be compatible with other but I don't know which.
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Note2 SGH-I317 stuck at the booting
Hello Developers - I have installed lot of ROMs but the phone is stuck at the booting. It gives me Samsung model number but doesnt open the next screen. Can you help in fixing the issue. It shows only the Samsung Galaxy Note II but no action after that even after 30 mins.
Thanks.

Samsung Galaxy XCover 6 Pro - are there different versions?

Hi all, I'm asking here because there is no dedicated subforum for XCover 6.
So, I'm planning on buying Galaxy XCover 6Pro but I'm getting confused if there are different version of it out on the market? I've noticed that shops in my country (Poland) mark phones they are selling using these three different product numbers:
sm-g736bzkdeeb,
sm-g736bzkdeee,
sm-g736bzkd
with the first one (EEB) being called "Enterprise Edition" appearing in most of stores while the offical samsung.com store lists XCover 6Pro with "EEE" product number. Neverthless google shows up a samsung page for the "EEB" model too.
https://www.samsung.com/uk/business/smartphones/xcover/galaxy-xcover6-pro-sm-g736bzkdeeb/
https://www.samsung.com/levant/business/smartphones/xcover/galaxy-xcover6-pro-sm-g736bzkdeee/
So i checked the specs, in stores and on these samsung pages and they all appear to be the same XCover 6 Pro, 6GB 5G phones with Dual Sim in black colour.
So here is my question. Are they really the same phone or there is some difference that's my eye is missing?

The difference between the two devices you have named, is that one is made for the German market (EEB) and one is made for the eastern European and Swiss/Austrian markets (EEE).
There may be some issues with things such as samsung pay if you are using a device outside of its region but overall the device should work fine either way.
With the previous model (G715FN), I was able to flash to my local firmware without issue and all bands worked flawlessly as well as all localised features such as samsung pay. Unfortunately once this is done, you will not receive OTA updates any longer as it recognises your device has been modified. This may be because I tripped knox doing all this.
The only other thing to look out for is that you aren't buying a device that has been locked to a given carrier, or requires a sim from that carrier for activation.
Again, there's usually ways around this but you don't need to complicate your life like that.
If you are able to buy locally, surely they can give you some assurances that the device will work with your local providers?
There is no difference in specs, bands etc, it's just localisation support and operator specific configurations to worry about.
Samsung generally include all international MBN files in their modem config files so it's not such a huge deal these days as long as you can successfully register the device for use.

bandario said:
The difference between the two devices you have named, is that one is made for the German market (EEB) and one is made for the eastern European and Swiss/Austrian markets (EEE).
There may be some issues with things such as samsung pay if you are using a device outside of its region but overall the device should work fine either way.
With the previous model (G715FN), I was able to flash to my local firmware without issue and all bands worked flawlessly as well as all localised features such as samsung pay. Unfortunately once this is done, you will not receive OTA updates any longer as it recognises your device has been modified. This may be because I tripped knox doing all this.
The only other thing to look out for is that you aren't buying a device that has been locked to a given carrier, or requires a sim from that carrier for activation.
Again, there's usually ways around this but you don't need to complicate your life like that.
If you are able to buy locally, surely they can give you some assurances that the device will work with your local providers?
There is no difference in specs, bands etc, it's just localisation support and operator specific configurations to worry about.
Samsung generally include all international MBN files in their modem config files so it's not such a huge deal these days as long as you can successfully register the device for use.
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Thanks for detailed explanation!

Anyone tried root with Magisk?

bandario said:
Anyone tried root with Magisk?
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I have one I got recently, but have not used Magisk. Doesn't one have to access bootloader to do that? Which is my question: Anyone have an unlock for the bootloader?

Yes. There's instructions Here