Welcome fellow Canadians!
Seeing as the Galaxy Note 3 is going to be released in Canada very shortly (October 4th), I figured we should get some discussion going on where you're buying, and any speculations to price points.
I just got off of a chat with Telus, regarding an email I had received, offering $50 off a device when you sign a contract, OR, stay month-to-month. So you can save a bit of money for those who are purchasing the phone outright, or even signing up for a new contract. You need to call a special sales line: 1-877-279-3900
Also, while she couldn't officially confirm, the rep did tell me that she would strongly suggest I go to a corporate store on Friday.. Obviously this is just in case there are shipping delays (doubtful) but I think that it's quite safe to say that it's coming out on Friday!
Currently, Wind Mobile is the only carrier to officially announce their pricing, but I think that it would be safe to say that the other carriers will be in line (roughly) with Wind.
- WIND 40: $449
- WIND 30: $549
- WIND 33: $549
- WIND 20: $649
- Outright: $749
I was also able to "confirm" with the rep, that the price point for Telus would probably fall around $799, so that isn't too far off of Wind's pricing.
Discuss anything related to the Canadian launch of the Note 3! :laugh:
All I really want to know is if the bootloader will be locked like the US variants or did we escape it again like with the S4?
I will be getting mine outright from rogers.
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force70 said:
All I really want to know is if the bootloader will be locked like the US variants or did we escape it again like with the S4?
I will be getting mine outright from rogers.
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I wonder how we'll be able to tell. I'm still on an S2 until Friday, but I don't think we ever had problems with the bootloader.
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I thought I heard it was locked but I have faith in xda that it won't last
redpill2016 said:
I thought I heard it was locked but I have faith in xda that it won't last
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Just like the s4 att and verizon will be locked down for sure but the canadian s4 has never been locked...hoping for the same with the n3
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I have the octa unlocked version and am using it on bell, just got it today and am loving it
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I just checked out Mobilesyrup's review of the Galaxy S2X and it had an unlocked bootloader. If the S4 had an unlocked one as well, I'd be very hopeful that the Note 3 is unlocked as well, only time will tell! 4 more days..
Gunner86 said:
I have the octa unlocked version and am using it on bell, just got it today and am loving it
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LTE working on it?
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No LTE on the octa version
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Gunner86 said:
No LTE on the octa version
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Bummer....H+ is so slow..I def couldnt live without LTE.
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force70 said:
Bummer....H+ is so slow..I def couldnt live without LTE.
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Good thing we only have 4 days left to wait!
On another note, how would one find out if the bootloader is unlocked or locked?
EDIT: Telus seems to have added the Note 3 as "Coming Soon" http://beta.telus.com/wireless/devices/samsung-galaxy-note-3/
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Which International Model Works Best In Canada N900 or N9005?
Hi Guys
As the title states, which model works best in Canada specifically on Bell, the N900 or N9005 model? Also will I get full LTE with the N9005 model? I've tried researching them and keep finding different answers. Sorry if this topic has been covered prior. Just sold my Xperia Z Ultra C6833 to jump over to the N3. Or should I wait for the Canadian release on Bell which I believe is this Friday Oct.4th?
Thanks Again
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Hi Guys
As the title states, which model works best in Canada specifically on Bell, the N900 or N9005 model? Also will I get full LTE with the N9005 model? I've tried researching them and keep finding different answers. Sorry if this topic has been covered prior. Just sold my Xperia Z Ultra C6833 to jump over to the N3. Or should I wait for the Canadian release on Bell which I believe is this Friday Oct.4th?
Thanks Again
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Im having the same problem myself. Wondering which models will work on Rogers with LTE? Its difficult to understand the band and frequency numbers. I have never had to research a phone like this before I bought it. Some of the numbers match and some dont, does that mean it'll work? Or does it have to have every number matching?
But ya, my question is the same, will an unlocked N9005 LTE work on Rogers?
You can't quote me on this, but if you're looking for LTE, then the only version hat works would be the Qualcomm N9005. I believe the N9000 is the octa core 3G international version.
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Where did you get the Windmobile pricing from? their website still has no info of it.
AllGamer said:
Where did you get the Windmobile pricing from? their website still has no info of it.
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Hey AllGamer, nice to see you back from the Galaxy S2 days
I found the Wind Mobile pricing from Mobilesyrup: http://mobilesyrup.com/2013/09/28/w...laxy-note-3-on-october-4th-heres-the-pricing/
Bell also announced their pricing today as well, off contract: $799.95 (http://mobilesyrup.com/2013/10/01/bell-samsung-galaxy-note-3-to-cost-799-95-outright/). Which is right around the pricing that the CSR told me yesterday.
Does anyone know for sure, 100%, if the T-Mobile version of the Note 3 will work on Wind? Normally this is the case, but I ask because the T-Mobile version is the snapdragon model whereas Wind is going to be carrying the Exynos model.
I really want the dev support, and from what i gather, dev support is going to be none-existent for the Exynos version? Or is this maybe not going to be as accurate as it is/was for the S4? Or am i wrong about the S4 here too? I just remember reading and hearing that samsung doesn't release source code for the kernel etc for the Exynos chips - which i don't understand fully because I did read a few posts about how samsung had released the source for the Note 3 (or maybe it was the Note 10.1 2014) with the Exynos chip...
can anyone shed light on these issues for me?
Specifically, four questions:
1. T-Mobile Snapdragon phone on Wind Mobile? (Or any other snapdragon phones on Wind?)
2. How does the dev support look like it will be for the Exynos version that Wind Mobile is going to be selling?
3. Does the source code that samsung released for the Exynos model of either the note 3 or note 10.1 2014 mean that they are releasing more source code than they used to for their Exynos chips? Or was this stuff all released for other chips too?
4. Do you guys know if there will be a way to purchase the Note 3 outright from wind if you are not going to be on a new contract? I'm on wind already and i want to keep my existing plan because it's a better deal than any plan they have had since they offered this one, but i obviously want to buy this phone friday... i know with the S3 i had to activate a new plan, but of course then i just threw out the new sim card - worry here is that one wind guy told me that for the first month they may not even allow outright purchases only purchases on the wind tab, in which case i couldn't just throw out the sim card and use my old one could i?
asaqwert said:
Does anyone know for sure, 100%, if the T-Mobile version of the Note 3 will work on Wind? Normally this is the case, but I ask because the T-Mobile version is the snapdragon model whereas Wind is going to be carrying the Exynos model.
I really want the dev support, and from what i gather, dev support is going to be none-existent for the Exynos version? Or is this maybe not going to be as accurate as it is/was for the S4? Or am i wrong about the S4 here too? I just remember reading and hearing that samsung doesn't release source code for the kernel etc for the Exynos chips - which i don't understand fully because I did read a few posts about how samsung had released the source for the Note 3 (or maybe it was the Note 10.1 2014) with the Exynos chip...
can anyone shed light on these issues for me?
Specifically, four questions:
1. T-Mobile Snapdragon phone on Wind Mobile? (Or any other snapdragon phones on Wind?)
2. How does the dev support look like it will be for the Exynos version that Wind Mobile is going to be selling?
3. Does the source code that samsung released for the Exynos model of either the note 3 or note 10.1 2014 mean that they are releasing more source code than they used to for their Exynos chips? Or was this stuff all released for other chips too?
4. Do you guys know if there will be a way to purchase the Note 3 outright from wind if you are not going to be on a new contract? I'm on wind already and i want to keep my existing plan because it's a better deal than any plan they have had since they offered this one, but i obviously want to buy this phone friday... i know with the S3 i had to activate a new plan, but of course then i just threw out the new sim card - worry here is that one wind guy told me that for the first month they may not even allow outright purchases only purchases on the wind tab, in which case i couldn't just throw out the sim card and use my old one could i?
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It seems to be $749 off contract, no idea about them selling them only after one month though.
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Mobilesyrup just announced the Rogers pricing as well: http://mobilesyrup.com/2013/10/01/rogers-pricing-for-the-note-3-lumia-1020-and-galaxy-s4-mini/
$750 outright, $249 on 2yr contract.
I imported my N900 as soon as I could
I'm on Bell, everything is perfect. I have LTE coverage in my area but I can live without, no lte mean better battery and that what I need.
I did the same thing in the past for my Galaxy S4, I imported the Octa core too.
Been playing with it for almost a week now, awesome device!
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im living outside U.S but i have a friend who regularly flies to U.S and i want to get Nexus 5 from U.S through him.But i really dont know where to get international unlocked version with a good deal.So im counting on you guys.
Any suggestions ?
.sorry for the bad enlish btw.
P.S. : i checked best buy and walmart online but their prices seem to be high.
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im living outside U.S but i have a friend who regularly flies to U.S and i want to get Nexus 5 from U.S through him.But i really dont know where to get international unlocked version with a good deal.So im counting on you guys.
Any suggestions ?
.sorry for the bad enlish btw.
P.S. : i checked best buy and walmart online but their prices seem to be high.
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https://play.google.com/store/devices
You're not going to get the international version in the US
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jd1639 said:
You're not going to get the international version in the US
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are you sure ? i think GSM frequencies are mostly smiliar to EU.
Stonnedd said:
are you sure ? i think GSM frequencies are mostly smiliar to EU.
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You want the D821. Everything in the US will be the D820
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The D820 could be fine depending upon where you want to use it internationally. You'd have to research the countries of interest and the bands that are included in the US version of the phone to be sure.
If you get the international model I do not think LTE will be available in the US only HSPA+
http://www.phonearena.com/news/Differences-between-the-two-Nexus-5-models-D820-and-D821_id48985
Can we get the best buy version and use it with full compatibility on T-Mobile? Is it SD or exynos?
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Best Buy does not have a version. They sell the carrier's versions of the phone. Which version you buy depends on which carrier you have (ie. AT&T, Verizon, T-mobile, etc...) They are all Snap Dragon. Maybe they will sell an unlocked version soon, but it's not available through Best Buy yet. So, if you are on T-mobile, buy the T-mobile version.
Best Buy only sells AT&T, Sprint, and Verizon versions. No T-Mobile version.
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Best Buy only sells AT&T, Sprint, and Verizon versions. No T-Mobile version.
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OK, thank you for the info. I bought an AT&T version. It sucks that they don't offer the carrier unlocked version "yet".
If you order from Samsung, is it still SD?
km8j said:
If you order from Samsung, is it still SD?
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I do not believe you can order the S7 or the S7 Edge directly from Samsung in the U.S.
Title says it all. Mostly worried about the AT&T variant.
Install samMobile Device info and go to hardware.
Can't install apps as we haven't bought one yet. Any other ways to tell?
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Can't install apps as we haven't bought one yet. Any other ways to tell?
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Lol anoher way is to plug in headphones and listen to somethinh if sound is very low and not very good it is snapdragon
if sound is ok it is exynos lol
a question though you cannot ask before what variant they are selling?
I think in usa the snapdagon version is sold
the exynos version is international
you can also ask http://forum.xda-developers.com/att-galaxy-s7
If it's a carrier-branded phone in the US (meaning you bought in the AT&T store, for example), then it's a Snapdragon SoC.
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Can't install apps as we haven't bought one yet. Any other ways to tell?
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Just check the model number DATS IT!
I'm thinking to buy this phone through verizon I would like to know if this phone is rootable?
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god_of_wisdom said:
I'm thinking to buy this phone through verizon I would like to know if this phone is rootable?
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If you absolutely need to be able to root it, I'd buy something else. I don't think it is likely that the Snapdragon models will be rooted.
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The N986O, HK Snapdragon variant is rootable, I think what you mean in the bootloader can't be unlocked on the U.S models
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The N986O, HK Snapdragon variant is rootable, I think what you mean in the bootloader can't be unlocked on the U.S models
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Ah, thanks. That said, I feel like rooting your phone meant more a few years back. When CyanogenMod was around and even Magisk (?) modules, I think that was the name. With the Note 8 and 9 I didn't really see an advantage of it, but that is just one man's opinion.
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The N986O, HK Snapdragon variant is rootable, I think what you mean in the bootloader can't be unlocked on the U.S models
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So only the eynox can be rooted not our variant in usa
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god_of_wisdom said:
So only the eynox can be rooted not our variant in usa
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Yes. I'm rooted with exynos in Canada, model N986B and it works fantastic.
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god_of_wisdom said:
So only the eynox can be rooted not our variant in usa
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Correct. No root for US Snapdragon variants. There probably never will be either. If you need root/bootloader unlock go buy yourself an unlocked Pixel or OnePlus device. Stay far far away from any Verizon branded devices. They even lock down the Pixels and OnePlus
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Correct. No root for US Snapdragon variants. There probably never will be either. If you need root/bootloader unlock go buy yourself an unlocked Pixel or OnePlus device. Stay far far away from any Verizon branded devices. They even lock down the Pixels and OnePlus
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Im still trying to figure out in 2020 why people need to ask if a north american samsung device let alone a verizon device can be rooted.
Imagine if there was a search button or something like that people could use here to look for these commonly asked questions lol .
Sorry couldn't help it guys lol:angel:
His choice is clear, either exynos like Brava has or a HK or Korean snapdragon...if he wants root.
If he wants roms, kernels etc then definitely go exynos.
5g working is another story entirely but something to consider if it matters to the user.
god_of_wisdom said:
I'm thinking to buy this phone through verizon I would like to know if this phone is rootable?
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Well Yes apparently from what this article says:
https://www.xda-developers.com/samsung-galaxy-note-20-ultra-root-us-unlocked-snapdragon-865/
I was going to buy the Note 20 Ultra Exynos to be able to have call recording by changing the CSC to thailand ... but if I can have the snapdragon would be much better... Can anyone that has used that share their experience with this service? I would pay $150 to have the call recording. Even if don't want the LIMITATIONS of rooting but would prefer to have the better Battery life of the snapdragon... This seems like the only way to get call recording on a snapdragon phone... Can someone help with more info on this?