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Sorry for posting if this is already asked, but I am at work and my upgrade is up soon. Could get in huge troble for being on here but was dying to ask...... I am between buying the Galaxy nexus or the note and flashing it to Verizon if possible. I have the unlimited data with Verizon using my fascinate and do not want to lose it by switching carriers. I want the note bad, sooooooo bad. I'm willing to pay if I can flash it. I'm not really looking forward to the nexus as I don't think it has swipe. Swipe is a must for me. Any suggestions? I don't really have a sweet tooth so I'm not so concerned with ICS I will hack it when the time comes if no update is released. If not flashable to Verizon, could you recommend another with similar specs?
Thanks, Essyg
no, you can't flash the note to verizon...you can unlock it to run on T-mobile though. If you're looking to flash a phone, only phones you can use would be on Sprint or you could just get a verizon phone.
Thank you...
Can you recommend one? I am not sure which one to get.... Should I just wait to see if anything new is coming out?
only phones I'd consider from sprint is the htc evo design or the samsung s2 epic 4G touch. They don't compare to the note though...
Please take at a moment to read through this before making an announcement about an ICS release. We are seeing a lot of redundant posts and questions being asked.
Our phone, the Samsung Galaxy SII Skyrocket(SGH-I727) is scheduled to receive the official release. There has been much confusion and for lack of a better term, ignorance, of what is being released and when by the user. We all want to contribute something to the forum and that is great. That kind of eagerness is usually welcomed in a developmental forum such as this.
Samsung can not make one release and it be compatible with all Galaxy SII phones. There are different kernels, processors, chipsets, and other factors that come into play. When a release this big comes out. There is usually a lot of testing that goes into it. We have to wait for Google, Samsung, and AT&T to put their stamp of approval on it.
There have been several news articles that have given an ETA for this release. Thats an ESTIMATED time of arrival. It is not wrote in stone. There maybe and will be unforeseen setbacks in projects this massive. We, as a skyrocket community, are in line for the update. But where is our place in line? With some and checking some of the articles, which may not always be entirely accurate, we are still behind some of the Samsung EU variants to receive this update. So we still have a ways to go.
So please,be patient. Help our devs, who build some of the best roms. You can do your part by letting them know if any problems arise within the rom. We have received leaked builds of ICS thanks to DesignGears. Samsung has not forgotten about the skyrocket. Once we do get an official release, it will be a matter of hours before the custom releases begin.
Below I am listing some of the variants of Galaxy SII community.
Galaxy S II GT-I9100G
Galaxy R (GT-I9103)
Galaxy W (Galaxy S II Mini)
Galaxy S II LTE and Galaxy S II HD LTE
Galaxy S II GT-I9100P
Sprint's Galaxy S II Epic 4G Touch (SPH-D710)
T-Mobile's Galaxy S II (SGH-T989)
AT&T's Galaxy S II (SGH-I777)
AT&T's Galaxy S II: Skyrocket (SGH-I727)
AT&T's Samsung Captivate Glide (SGH-I927)
U.S. Cellular's Samsung Galaxy S II (SCH-R760)
Japanese model (NTT DoCoMo)
SK Telecom's Galaxy S II (SHW-M250S)
KT's Galaxy S II (SHW-M250K)
Rogers' Galaxy S II LTE (SGH-i727R)
Bell's Galaxy S II (GT-I9100M)
Telus' 4G Galaxy S II X (SGH-T989D)
GT-I9100T
So you can see that there are a lot phones that are in the Galaxy SII family. Next time when you read the article about the release, please check the actual nomenclature of the phone, and scan the tags down at the bottom. See if SGH-I727 or something similar along those lines is mentioned.
If you would something mentioned, added, or deleted. Let me know. I pulled the list of variants from a wiki page. It may or may not be accurate.
This is a list of North American variants, of phones and tablets that have started to receive or will be receive in the coming future. The top list under Available have started the official update. The list coming soon is self explanatory.
AvailableUpdated 7/10/2012
Galaxy S II Skyrocket-(AT&T) We finally have it. As of July 09, 2012.
Galaxy S II (unlocked, Canada)
Galaxy Note (unlocked)
Nexus S 4G (Sprint)
Nexus S (unlocked)
Select Canadian Galaxy devices (on limited rollout, continuing through end of Q2)
Galaxy S II (AT&T, T-Mo, Sprint)
Galaxy S II LTE (unlocked, Canada)
Galaxy S II (SGH-I777)
Galaxy Note (AT&T)
Coming Soon
Galaxy Note (AT&T)
Galaxy S II Skyrocket (AT&T)
Galaxy S Blaze 4G (T-Mo)
Captivate Glide (AT&T)
Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus (unlocked, T-Mo, WiFi, Canada)
Galaxy Tab 7.7 (unlocked, VZW)
Galaxy Tab 8.9 (unlocked, AT&T, WiFi, Canada)
Galaxy Tab 10.1 (unlocked,T-Mo, VZW, WiFi, Canada)
Galaxy R
Galaxy S II X (Canada)
Please do not forget that this is just the phones in North America. Do not forget to hit the thanks button for IEatKittys! for help with this.
Good luck with this. Its a good idea, but the reason all the Noobs keep multiple posting about the different ICS releases is because they failed to read or use the search function in the first place. The same way they will fail to read this post before posting about ICS, or BLN, or Kernel Source, or "which ROM is the best", or etc...etc...etc...
Can you edit your post and make the title in all bold and then ask for it to stickied?
Maybe even flashing red text... or some kinda siren when you type "ICS" or "OTA" while making a new thread...
I'm hoping that a bulk of the noobs will read and stop the posts.
Omg! Skyrocket ICS out today!1!11!!!
My best friend's cousin sister's butcher who used to go to school with my boss' cousin's minister who buys pork products from the butcher was talking to the bus driver who brings my kid's to school when they saw his teacher who is dating a guy who's father works with a guy at the mechanic who knows a guy who works with Samsung.
And anyway! It's totally awesome! ICS 6.2.1 RAWKS! Dude, it's got a telepathic UI that knows what you want to do just by reading your mind! That, and an advanced "Bull**** Technomometer Alpha GUI" which uses biometric skin temperature measurements to determine you're full of crap!
Dude, and the live wallpapers are awesome! They feature CCTV feeds from the Kremlin and Area 51! Touch the screen and the people actually feel it! WHOAAA!
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Can you edit your post and make the title in all bold and then ask for it to stickied?
Maybe even flashing red text... or some kinda siren when you type "ICS" or "OTA" while making a new thread...
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Yes, this needs to be stickied. Until then let's keep bumping this thread so it stays up top...
Thanks for posting this occ!
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noobs will read
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Well, was a good idea on paper....
Bump lol
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Noobs welcome here 24/7
Team~Kang
This is a great idea, but I don't think it will stop people from making the 500 ZOMG OTA UPDATE ICS BWAAAAA posts like dumb asses. Reason being.......a lot of people 20 and under are lazy, not really their fault, because of how easy our society makes things for them with the internet. Unfortunately they don't know to look. You also have the people who ask questions, get burned, then get upset with the "You don't have to be an ass wah wah wah instead of stopping and saying to themselves......yeah I am a dumb ass because the exact same post is 4 posts down and I should have seen that but because I want everything YESTERDAY I didn't see it. Lastly, the people who grasp only basic elementary English.
But good luck, I hope I'm proven wrong
Well I didn't expect this to be a rant thread.
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Well I didn't expect this to be a rant thread.
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Hahah yea seriously people. Drop the pessimism and just get this post stickied. There's no need to share your thoughts on whether or not it will work. Just let it be an informative OP that hopefully some new users will see. Thanks for posting by the way!
I would like to list which variants have the official update already. And which ones that will probably not receive it all. So any help with this is much appreciated.
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occupational_hazard said:
I would like to list which variants have the official update already. And which ones that will probably not receive it all. So any help with this is much appreciated.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I727 using xda premium
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give me a second bro.
---------- Post added at 07:53 PM ---------- Previous post was at 07:47 PM ----------
Available
Galaxy S II (unlocked, Canada)
Galaxy S II LTE (unlocked, Canada)
Galaxy Note (unlocked)
Nexus S 4G (Sprint)
Nexus S (unlocked)
Select Canadian Galaxy devices (on limited rollout, continuing through end of Q2)
Coming Soon
Galaxy S II (AT&T, T-Mo, Sprint)
Galaxy Note (AT&T)
Galaxy S II Skyrocket (AT&T)
Galaxy S Blaze 4G (T-Mo)
Captivate Glide (AT&T)
Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus (unlocked, T-Mo, WiFi, Canada)
Galaxy Tab 7.7 (unlocked, VZW)
Galaxy Tab 8.9 (unlocked, AT&T, WiFi, Canada)
Galaxy Tab 10.1 (unlocked,T-Mo, VZW, WiFi, Canada)
Galaxy R
Galaxy S II X (Canada)
Cool I will update op later so we can at least know where we stand among Samsung phones.
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I updated the OP. I'm not so good with editing so please bare with me. oh yeah, and BUMP!
"Available
Galaxy S II (unlocked, Canada)
Galaxy S II LTE (unlocked, Canada)
Galaxy Note (unlocked)
Nexus S 4G (Sprint)
Nexus S (unlocked)
Select Canadian Galaxy devices (on limited rollout, continuing through end of Q2)"
the S II LTE (unlocked, Canada) is available? where and how do i get it?
vincom said:
"Available
Galaxy S II (unlocked, Canada)
Galaxy S II LTE (unlocked, Canada)
Galaxy Note (unlocked)
Nexus S 4G (Sprint)
Nexus S (unlocked)
Select Canadian Galaxy devices (on limited rollout, continuing through end of Q2)"
the S II LTE (unlocked, Canada) is available? where and how do i get it?
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I believe the phone that you highlighted in red is the SGH-i727R, which is a rogers phone. But that is according to Samsung Canada. Or the international version I9210.
occupational_hazard said:
I believe the phone that you highlighted in red is the SGH-i727R, which is a rogers phone. But that is according to Samsung Canada. Or the international version I9210.
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Yea i believe the only LTE one that has released is the international (korean) version.
afwx said:
This is a great idea, but I don't think it will stop people from making the 500 ZOMG OTA UPDATE ICS BWAAAAA posts like dumb asses. Reason being.......a lot of people 20 and under are lazy, not really their fault, because of how easy our society makes things for them with the internet. Unfortunately they don't know to look. You also have the people who ask questions, get burned, then get upset with the "You don't have to be an ass wah wah wah instead of stopping and saying to themselves......yeah I am a dumb ass because the exact same post is 4 posts down and I should have seen that but because I want everything YESTERDAY I didn't see it. Lastly, the people who grasp only basic elementary English.
But good luck, I hope I'm proven wrong
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Not necessarily disagreeing with the gist of your post, but bear in mind some of the developers here and elsewhere are 20 something and under.
So, I soon might be getting a Verizon smartphone plan. For the phone, I can get any I want. The problem is, I need to keep it for 2 yrs, so I want one that will last. For me it is down to the Nexus Galaxy vs. Galaxy S3. What are your thoughts?
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So, I soon might be getting a Verizon smartphone plan. For the phone, I can get any I want. The problem is, I need to keep it for 2 yrs, so I want one that will last. For me it is down to the Nexus Galaxy vs. Galaxy S3. What are your thoughts?
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Verizon is still selling the nexus despite all the recent developments?
Honestly, I would go for the SIII....the development for that phone is seriously going to kick it!
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Verizon is still selling the nexus despite all the recent developments?
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Interestingly enough, Verizon still has it up on their website. I'd have to agree with Mike. I have the GN and it is a great phone, but the SIII looks amazing!
Hey guys, the Samsung Galaxy S III is finally coming to US Cellular this Thursday and/or Friday.
This is the official thread for the US Cellular variant of the phone.
We will discuss mods, flashing, rooting, and etc.
In for my 2 friends on USCC whose phones I'll be rooting (for tether). Hopefully it won't be locked like VZW.
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In for my 2 friends on USCC whose phones I'll be rooting (for tether). Hopefully it won't be locked like VZW.
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It won't, I spoke with a US Cellular representative today and it's where I got the release date and other details.
The thing is, that the phone does have a lot of similarities with Verizon, so the devs have 2 options.
They can make one for US Cellular and edit it for Verizon.
But as Verizon is a larger carrier, they'll probably get the Developer's edition of the phone and then at some point make a root for the US Cellular version.
You think that CyanogenMod 9 or 10 will be supported for the USC variant?
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You think that CyanogenMod 9 or 10 will be supported for the USC variant?
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There's no reason why not.
As far as root, the CWM flash method has worked on all variants thus far, I don't see why it won't work on the USCC phone.
I am switching this fall when my contract is up in Verizon to US Cellular. What will the dev scene look like on this phone? Will it be easy to port ROMs from other GS3? If there are very few devs working on this phone, how easy is it for a end user to port the ROM from another GS3?
since I already have a mini sim and a lTE acount thats active, from my Galaxy Nexus on verizon, can I just pay cash for the us cellular version and plug in my active sim and it will work?
jnadke said:
There's no reason why not.
As far as root, the CWM flash method has worked on all variants thus far, I don't see why it won't work on the USCC phone.
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Well, there are already people getting the phone today, but I know that past phones like the Mesmerize and the Aviator have been Cyanogenmod supported, and Root supported.
Do you happen to know which carrier US Cellular has the most similarities to?
Pompsy said:
I am switching this fall when my contract is up in Verizon to US Cellular. What will the dev scene look like on this phone? Will it be easy to port ROMs from other GS3? If there are very few devs working on this phone, how easy is it for a end user to port the ROM from another GS3?
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The US Cellular variant of the Galaxy S II shared a lot of similarities with the Epic4G Touch.
Well, as US Cellular is finally starting to grow, I've seen a lot of developers for AOKP and CM9 discussing the possibilities of ROMs by making it for the 4G Touch, and just porting it over by changing a few things.
I can't answer that last question as I really have no idea on porting ROMs, but as I said in another post, it's either closer to Verizon or Sprint.
But for the S II, I've seen a few threads that it was very easy, but that they just had to change a few things, so I'm assuming that it's not that much of a hassle.
chakra said:
since I already have a mini sim and a lTE acount thats active, from my Galaxy Nexus on verizon, can I just pay cash for the us cellular version and plug in my active sim and it will work?
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I've tried Googling that but I can't seem to find an answer.
Some answers say yes some say no, but I think that US Cellular has more similarities to Verizon than any other carrier, at least that's my speculation in terms of radios, as they both use the same spectrum.
But you can go to the website and go to a live chat with a representative and ask there.
Has anyone rooted this phone yet? Can we get our own section?
Bump for a fellow U.S. Cellular S3 owner. Would love to see it rooted.
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Bump for a fellow U.S. Cellular S3 owner. Would love to see it rooted.
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The instructions at galaxys3root.com works for US Cellular.
So it is confirmed that this phone has an unlocked bootloader?
Has anyone tried and can verify on U.S. Cellular that they have used galaxys3root.com and it worked?
this phone can be rooted with the method that team epic uses for the sprint version. I dunno what the website you're talking about does but it is the same method as it is with all the other carriers.
I would love to see a separate section for us, no we aren't gonna have a whole lot of development going on compared to the big 4 but it would be really nice to have a place where we can have specific discussions and rom ports and things for just us.
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Does anyone know if a verizon mini sim will work in this device?
Yes that site just has a set by step guide for installing the Team Epic recovery using ODIN and it worked on my US Cellular Galaxy S III.
Seconded on the separate forum idea. I think there will be more than enough people to have one. I know a lot of people is moving to this from the Desire and that had a decent sized community.
Successful root using teamepics procedure.
Agree with vex and all the rest. A separate forum for USCC GS3 owners would be wonderful.
Who would we contact to get a separate section?
So excuse my ignorance in advance. I am one of those few people on the planet that actually has decent coverage where I live with Sprint, so thats why I dont buy a GSM addition of this device. My question is are there any roms for the Sprint addition of this device? I have been through a ton of threads and do not see anything specifically mentioning Sprint. I had the Nexus S and the Galaxy Nexus and the development was there for those devices, of course not to the extent that the gsm carriers received but it was there. I am getting that Nexus twitch but I dont want to buy the Sprint version if there isnt any development for it. Thanks all, in advance.
No questions in general forums.
The Nexus 5 is just the Nexus 5 no matter what provider it's running off.
FuMMoD said:
No questions in general forums.
The Nexus 5 is just the Nexus 5 no matter what provider it's running off.
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Sorry. Thanks
FL0OD said:
So excuse my ignorance in advance. I am one of those few people on the planet that actually has decent coverage where I live with Sprint, so thats why I dont buy a GSM addition of this device. My question is are there any roms for the Sprint addition of this device? I have been through a ton of threads and do not see anything specifically mentioning Sprint. I had the Nexus S and the Galaxy Nexus and the development was there for those devices, of course not to the extent that the gsm carriers received but it was there. I am getting that Nexus twitch but I dont want to buy the Sprint version if there isnt any development for it. Thanks all, in advance.
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There is no Sprint edition of the Nexus 5. The same singular Nexus 5 has radios compatible with Sprint (CDMA/EVDO), AT&T and T-Mobile (GSM/UMTS/HSPA+), and LTE for all three. Simple as that.
There is only a North America version (D820) and a European/Rest-of-the-world version (D821). Difference is only the LTE bands.
Google did it right with the Nexus 5, no variants of the Nexus. They're all the same:thumbup: