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I just got a SGS3 today, but I am not sure which provider it is from (Verison, AT&T...). I picked it up from a friend, and not from a store. I believe it was from Bell, but I am not too sure.
Is there a way I can find out the provider? So far, I see that you need to know your provider to make sure you don't brick your machine :/
Regards,
404
Edit: I haven't looked into it yet (I will after I finish editing) but do I need to know the provider to unlock the phone, or is that one quick method?
Edit2: I remembered it came with a Rogers Sim card
Sounds like a stolen phone......
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What is the exact model # and baseband version in the settings - about my phone?
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If its a stock ROM, check the build.prop
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annoyingduck said:
What is the exact model # and baseband version in the settings - about my phone?
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The baseband is i9300 xxale8.
I just tried rooting it using SGS3 Toolkit, not sure where I went wrong, but It just displays "Samsung" before going black.
Edit: When did they make you also press the Home Button to go into download mode. That caused me some headache
Reflash stock ROM maybe?
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Reflash stock ROM maybe?
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Trying that now. In download mode, it shows that the current binary is custom and system status is official. I'm searching how to turn the binary back to official. Do you know?
Nope. Sorry! It usually is branded in build.prop
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Whereis404 said:
I just got a SGS3 today, but I am not sure which provider it is from (Verison, AT&T...). I picked it up from a friend, and not from a store. I believe it was from Bell, but I am not too sure.
Is there a way I can find out the provider? So far, I see that you need to know your provider to make sure you don't brick your machine :/
Regards,
404
Edit: I haven't looked into it yet (I will after I finish editing) but do I need to know the provider to unlock the phone, or is that one quick method?
Edit2: I remembered it came with a Rogers Sim card
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I gotta ask...Did you flip it over and look at the backplate? Mine says verizon.
That is not a verizon baseband. Verizon begins with I535...not sure what provider uses that number because it appears to be the international variants baseband. Not sure though, but definitely not verizon
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Relentless D said:
I gotta ask...Did you flip it over and look at the backplate? Mine says verizon.
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Mine just says Samsung on it
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That is not a verizon baseband. Verizon begins with I535...not sure what provider uses that number because it appears to be the international variants baseband. Not sure though, but definitely not verizon
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Didn't expect it to be from Verison, but I didn't expect it to be from the others as well, and I had to post this somewhere
I9300 sounds like an international phone so you most likely have the gsm international version... but im not gonna lie... the op makes it sound like its a stolen phone :silly:
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I9300 sounds like an international phone but im not gonna lie... the op makes it sound like its a stolen phone :silly: so you most likely have the gsm international version...
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A friend of mines relative works for a phone company, so I got it through them. I hope that doesn't make it sound sketchy :/
My old SGS2 was actually stolen from me I wish the IMEI number was printed on the box so that I could trace it
You have the international version. It is not tied to a carrier the same way the US versions are and has a separate forum.
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couldnt you just look at the battery cover?
I have a unlocked nexus s, and I can't connect to any network
it's been rooted and boot loader unlocked
I've tried different Roms and flashed different radio band but still no luck
model number is GT-i9020A
If anyone know how I can fix this please let me know
I've tried going into *#*#4636#*#* to change the phone information settings to gsm only and made sure the radio was turn on.
Everytime the network is unknown
I had it on Rogers before and it worked fine, now I try Rogers, Fido, Telus, Wind, non of those sim cards work
thanks
elmolismo said:
I have a unlocked nexus s, and I can't connect to any network
it's been rooted and boot loader unlocked
I've tried different Roms and flashed different radio band but still no luck
model number is GT-i9020A
If anyone know how I can fix this please let me know
I've tried going into *#*#4636#*#* to change the phone information settings to gsm only and made sure the radio was turn on.
Everytime the network is unknown
I had it on Rogers before and it worked fine, now I try Rogers, Fido, Telus, Wind, non of those sim cards work
thanks
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Does you IMEI start with 00?
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DarkhShadow said:
Does you IMEI start with 00?
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it starts with 35
do you know what the problem might be ?
thanks
elmolismo said:
it starts with 35
do you know what the problem might be ?
thanks
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In that case, no sorry :/
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I'm having the same issue. Nexus S from Telus. Do these things have a kill switch or what? Ours was stock, never rooted. Dropped connection at work unexpectedly and can't connect anymore. Rooted it now, flashed stock ROM, different radios, can't connect but can see networks.
Going to have to send away.
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Hey,
Can I flash a Canadian Fido model with the French SFR ROM? It's not a US Droid, so I'm assuming the bootloader is unlocked?
It looks like the Euro model is getting quicker firmware upgrades (they got JB late November, whilst the Canadian model is pending for Q1 2013), so I would prefer to be on that ROM!
Cheers,
Su
Sumanji said:
Hey,
Can I flash a Canadian Fido model with the French SFR ROM? It's not a US Droid, so I'm assuming the bootloader is unlocked?
It looks like the Euro model is getting quicker firmware upgrades (they got JB late November, whilst the Canadian model is pending for Q1 2013), so I would prefer to be on that ROM!
Cheers,
Su
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Your bootloader is locked, but can be unlocked. I wouldn't recommend going to European firmware though since I've been seeing a lot LTE issues when users switch off of the Rogers ROM. What's another month (or 2-3 weeks) anyways? You might end up spending a lot of time getting your phone to function just how it did on the Rogers firmware.
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Hey,
I'm actually based in the UK, but thinking of picking up a Fido RAZR HD because they are much cheaper over there!
We have only one LTE network at the moment, and I'm not on it I'd prefer to have JB and HSPA+ if possible!
I've just come across this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=35085808
Looks like the Australian ROM is using the new(er) version of JB?!
Thanks,
Su
JB "should" be out at the end of January for our phone claims Rogers. I would at least wait till Feb 1St b4 tinkering
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I flashed the Fido Razr HD using an Australian JellyBean sbf with the Rogers modem_signed and fsg_signed files from ICS. Works a beaut, not sure which rom you would use the files for to get it working in the UK though. The Australian rom had minimal bloat and I didn't feel like waiting a month for Rogers/Fido to release JB.
Does the Rogers/Fido ROM have a lot of crapware in it?
Not too much... Nothing compared to Verizon! I saw like 7 or 8 bloatware applications when I first got my phone and was able to disable all of the apps I.don't use. Heck, they didn't even pre-load an ebook software!
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Hey I just rooted my fido razr hd and I am wondering where you got those specific files and how you used them when flashing the Australian sbf.
Do you know if you can revert to the fido rom if you ever wanted?
Thanks in advance
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skpamnani said:
Hey I just rooted my fido razr hd and I am wondering where you got those specific files and how you used them when flashing the Australian sbf.
Do you know if you can revert to the fido rom if you ever wanted?
Thanks in advance
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I got them from the Fido/Rogers ICS rom. I opened the JellyBean rom with 7-zip and dragged and dropped the files along with an xml file found here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2054906
I missed a step when doing it and missed putting the fsg file in there and was without LTE, I was then able to use a fastboot script to flash it after. I have attached the script and fsg file. The modem file can be found in the referenced thread. You also need to have an unlocked bootloader.
I'm fairly certain we are able to SBF to the Rogers/Fido JB when it comes out safely. I would not SBF to a prior firmware like ICS myself....and why would you want to?
coolloser said:
I got them from the Fido/Rogers ICS rom. I opened the JellyBean rom with 7-zip and dragged and dropped the files along with an xml file found here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2054906
I missed a step when doing it and missed putting the fsg file in there and was without LTE, I was then able to use a fastboot script to flash it after. I have attached the script and fsg file. The modem file can be found in the referenced thread. You also need to have an unlocked bootloader.
I'm fairly certain we are able to SBF to the Rogers/Fido JB when it comes out safely. I would not SBF to a prior firmware like ICS myself....and why would you want to?
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Thanks alot for this did you unlock the bootloader with the official motorola site? I don't like the idea of losing all warranty even though the phone seems to be built very nice
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Does the Rogers/Fido ROM have a lot of crapware in it?
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I have the fido one,
crapware, honestly about 4 apps, just like myaccount, vvm, ringtones and shop.
But when they sold me my phone it was apparently a Fido/Rogers verison, and i had to return the phone, then i got my new one i never hit SIM CONFIGURATION when it booted and now my rom is completely stock from factory, no crapware whatsoever! not even a fido boot screen.
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Thanks alot for this did you unlock the bootloader with the official motorola site? I don't like the idea of losing all warranty even though the phone seems to be built very nice
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I did, warranty's are made to be broken right?! lol
If I ever had a defect; I would return it to Fido anyways...they have no idea if it's been unlocked nor would they care to check.
Just a little warning for you ...
if you use a rogers/fido on UK :
you can flash any firmware with any radio file ... but YOU NEVER GET LTE ( NOT SAME BAND IT S HARDWARE NOT SOFTWARE )... and Rogers/Fido phone don't have dual carrier chip (42mbits)... only hspa+ chip (21 mbits)
if i have the choice i prefer pay 50 $ more to get lte or dc hspa ...
o2qc418 said:
Just a little warning for you ...
if you use a rogers/fido on UK :
you can flash any firmware with any radio file ... but YOU NEVER GET LTE ( NOT SAME BAND IT S HARDWARE NOT SOFTWARE )... and Rogers/Fido phone don't have dual carrier chip (42mbits)... only hspa+ chip (21 mbits)
if i have the choice i prefer pay 50 $ more to get lte or dc hspa ...
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Hmm, well I assumed there would be physical hardware differences, but got different info from another thread:
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Not exactly true. The XT925 firmware is what determines which radios are active. Having 700/800/1700/1800/2100/2600 all active at the same time would drain the battery like woah. Currently you can merge the radio you need into the rom you want to use, and make it work that way.
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The DC-HSPA point is a good one though, thanks for the heads up so you're saying the Euro/LatAm model does support it?
Cheers,
Su
Sumanji said:
Hmm, well I assumed there would be physical hardware differences, but got different info from another thread:
The DC-HSPA point is a good one though, thanks for the heads up so you're saying the Euro/LatAm model does support it?
Cheers,
Su
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For sure the xt925 have two model ... in canada only compatible to hspa up to 21 mbits and lte band 700 and aws ...
European device have dc hspa up to 42 mbis and all others lte band...
In first time this is hardware... after there are the base band... i have test all baseband and i don t get dc hspa with my razr hd
Here's the deal... my mom got the RAZR HD from Fido and I got mine from Rogers. I have found no difference other than the lack of carrier bloat on the Fido version. I checked her About Phone info and compared to mine and everything seems identical (might've missed something). Would there be a way to install Fido's firmware instead of Rogers? I mean since they're gonna get a bloatless JB OTA wouldn't it be simpler than having to re-freeze all that junk?
If you have any idea on how to pull this off, I'm open to trying!
saloums7 said:
Here's the deal... my mom got the RAZR HD from Fido and I got mine from Rogers. I have found no difference other than the lack of carrier bloat on the Fido version. I checked her About Phone info and compared to mine and everything seems identical (might've missed something). Would there be a way to install Fido's firmware instead of Rogers? I mean since they're gonna get a bloatless JB OTA wouldn't it be simpler than having to re-freeze all that junk?
If you have any idea on how to pull this off, I'm open to trying!
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Well i wouldn't recommend you to get FIDO firmware on Rogers. Reason is that it might not get updated when rogers will release jelly bean in this month.
Interesting : I have rogers razr HD and bought another Fido razr HD for my wife from kijiji. I was playing with Fido phone and i popped in Rogers sim in it. The phone got rebooted and voila.. it had Rogers firmware on it with all the bloatware.
That's really odd... damn rogers and their bloat lol guess I'll have to freeze it, thanks for the reply!
I got my RAZR off kijiji and popped in my rogers sim and its a rogers device(dunno if sim did it or not cuz it was the device's first run), there's gotta be a way to prevent this though
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I bought a Fido RAZR HD and when I turned it on the first time everything showed Rogers firmware but no Rogers bloat. Then I popped my Rogers Sim into the phone, the phone did a factory reset and the Rogers bloat came, but it was all stuff you can disable, so it wasn't a big deal for me.
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danifunker said:
I bought a Fido RAZR HD and when I turned it on the first time everything showed Rogers firmware but no Rogers bloat. Then I popped my Rogers Sim into the phone, the phone did a factory reset and the Rogers bloat came, but it was all stuff you can disable, so it wasn't a big deal for me.
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Rogers and fido have same firmeare on it ... same thing for some bell motorola version and virgin mobile...
When you insert the carrier simcard the phone ask for a master reset and install thr carrier apps..
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o2qc418 said:
Rogers and fido have same firmeare on it ... same thing for some bell motorola version and virgin mobile...
When you insert the carrier simcard the phone ask for a master reset and install thr carrier apps..
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Bought one from Fido I am using it on att I have no bloatware whatsoever :laugh:
eazy76 said:
Bought one from Fido I am using it on att I have no bloatware whatsoever :laugh:
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What kind of AT&T SIM card are you using? Maybe you can tell its the first 8 digits or so? A few people in a different thread are reporting they can't use AT&T SIM cards in their Rogers RAZR HD.
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I bought a Rogers RAZR HD A.D. as soon as my FIDO Sim went in it automatically switched to a FIDO phone. (FIDO boot and I didn't have to unlock the phone)
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There is a warning message when you start the RAZR HD with the neutral Rogers firmware. It says that it'll wipe your phone based on some SIM setting. If you choose to proceed, you get either Rogers or Fido branded firmware. I've reflashed the stock ROM a few times so its tested.
Here is a screenshot of what I'm talking about. Do not proceed if you want a bloat-free phone. It'll brand your phone based on your SIM (only if Rogers/Fido).
What happens if you cancel... you stay bloat-free? And does it ask every time you boot up the phone?
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Hey,
But if you wipe and reflash the stock ROM, then it resets this setting right?
Thanks,
Su
If you reflash the Rogers ROM, you're back to being unbranded. If you proceed, you reboot into recovery and it flashes the branded stuff onto your phone. I think it only asked me on the first few startup. Might have stopped after I performed a normal reboot.
Ok so this is my 3rd attempt at making a thread that concerns my issue... OK so I have a rooted/unlocked verizon galaxy s III and I have an ATT Sim card in it but I can't recieve data. I have my Imei registered with ATT and like I said it is unlocked. I already connected to the GSM network but long behold no luck.... does anyone have ANY help or ideas..?
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Synaaron said:
Ok so this is my 3rd attempt at making a thread that concerns my issue... OK so I have a rooted/unlocked verizon galaxy s III and I have an ATT Sim card in it but I can't recieve data. I have my Imei registered with ATT and like I said it is unlocked. I already connected to the GSM network but long behold no luck.... does anyone have ANY help or ideas..?
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Well your posting the verizon section, not att. So if you flashed a rom from this section, you have the wrong radio. Flashing a wrong radio or baseband would not allow you to connect to the data network.
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I posted this in the att and was told to post it in verizon cause its a verizon phone... can you help me find the right Rom, kernel, and os that are all compatible?? Please..?
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Synaaron said:
I posted this in the att and was told to post it in verizon cause its a verizon phone... can you help me find the right Rom, kernel, and os that are all compatible?? Please..?
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It does not sound like its unlocked.
Who got you the unlock code?
Even though its a verizon phone, your not having issues with the phone, your issue is with the service. I am no longer on att, so I dont know what rom or baseband you should use. I would assume any rom of your choice, but the latest official baseband. As for kernel, I am using kt747.
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I had it unlocked in the store, that's why I figured it was right...
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Synaaron said:
I had it unlocked in the store, that's why I figured it was right...
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What store??? Att and verzion wont unlock a phone. If you know someone with a verzion sim, put that sim in and see if you have data.
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Well it was mt friend who works in an ATT store
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Put in a verzion sim and see what happens. If you get service, try flashing a rom from att, with an att baseband. Then put in your att sim. If it works, it was the baseband, if not, its not unlocked.
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