Hi, today i bought a note edge for cheap from a shopkeeper the condition is awesome, but the issue is that when i got home i reset the device and after that when i entered my Indian GSM Sim into that the phone stuck at a screen saying Hands Free Activation, after a bit of research i got to know the phone is not Indian. So Now the phone has booted up but it says SM- N915P Instead Of N915G(Indian) i am getting Proper Signals but the options i have on my sister's note edge are diffrent However both phones have the same OS 6.1 Marshmellow.
What I Think is that the Phone is unlocked and what i want to ask is if i flash N915G Firmware Official, will my phone still be usable? Will I Get Proper Signals 2G,3G and LTE? and if the phone again gets locked how will i unlock it??
Details Of the Phone :
BASEBAND Version : N915PVPU4DPF3
MODEL: SM-915P (Not Indian)
No Option To only switch to 2G,3G or LTE like My sis's Note Edge.
Please Help. Any Help Will Be Appreciated.
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bought note edge. it says 915F in "about device" but says 915P in download mode
hi i bought a note edge believing it is international but it is sprint based when i brought it home and checked through download mode. i believe the seller has installed some kind of custom firmware on it (career phones, although unlocked, are not sold well so shops here sometimes change the firmware which shows an international model number). i have no problems with sprint and id rather have the original sprint firmware on it than a fake one.
what i want to know is would doing that simlock my phone?
also, if it is a sprint phone what are the chances of it getting marshmallow?
or should i return the phone?
i m afraid that your phone is converted.
i have seen so many s5, note3, s4, s3 and now note edge converted from logo to no logo (international model)
its better if you can return it. you will never get any update on such phones
thanks. is not getting updates (and by that i hope you mean just OTA) the worst of it? will going back to a sprint firmware carrier lock it?
ok i installed a stock sprint firmware and now my phone is working alright. thanks
i m afraid that your phone is converted.
Sir I purchased a new unlocked S6 Edge ( 925A) at&t device from abroad to use in india.
The guy told it's fully unlocked and it support any sim card. Buy when I checked with Indian Sims I am getting only 2g signals .. I am not getting 3G and 4g signals..
When I checked for network selection mode settings it's missing in the settings.
No software OTA update is available. . I think it's also disabled.. when I checked the device status it is in "custom"..
So if I flash a stock ROM with Odin will it lock again ?
Do I need to unlock it again.. ??
First check the model from bootloader, if its actually a att variant then you can flash a stock rom too make it work as normal, but if its some other variant then get back to this thread again.
Its surely an at&t Variant of Samsung Galaxy S6 EDGE.. its model number is 925A.. which is only available for ATT..
Its baseband version is G925AUCU1AOCE
I purchased this phone as fully unlocked from UAE but in india when i start to use it i came to know that its not taking 3G and 4G signals .. but 2g Signal and Data services are working fine..
I got the phone in rooted condition without any Boot animation of At&t. Since its rooted i am not getting any official updates.
I am also facing many software bugs.. from different apps..
So really want to flash the phone with a new stock rom for using it..
I have some doubts about it please clear it..
1) if i flash it with an official att stock rom will it lock again for att network ?
2) can i remove the att boot animation after flashing with stock rom ?
Sent from my SM-925A using XDA Free mobile app
Providers in India use bands 3, 40, and 41 for LTE. The AT&T S6 Edge is only compatible with band 3.
I doubt you'd be able to flash a different ROM, and even if you could, you still wouldn't have compatibility with bands 40 or 41.
Firstly Thanks for your reply.. i know that S6 Edge at&t only support Band 3 LTE cuz it's a FDD LTE supported device.. in my country here providers are using both TDD & FDD LTE bands for LTE..
In my region "Kerala" at presently all the providers are using Band 3 which is compatible will my phone. But i am not receiving any LTE and 3G signals..
My friends have different unlocked phones from T-Mobile they are not facing any problem..
I am still doubt the flashing ROM.. i am going to flash the stock rom for at&t.. it's the only official rom available for my device.
It could be an APN issue. Make sure the settings are the same as your friends are using. Beyond that, I have no idea.
Nothing Wrong with the APN.. cuz i am using 2G data without any problems.
We have same APN for all 2G ,3G & 4G..
I think its the problem with my software..
I can't switch between LTE/WCDMA/2G because that network mode selection option is disabled or not available..
I am compelled to flash a new Rom..
I don't have any other options.
I own a good phone but i can't use it . Really sad about it..
for sure people here can help you more on this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s6-edge
I have my s6 Edge in Fully unlocked condition with Root Access also..i purchased it as unlocked from Dubai. But i cant find any Network Selection mode in my settings. Itz a ATT variant with model number 925A. The device is not taking 4G signals in india. Also there is no Network selection option in the settings to toggle between 3g & 4G..
Please help me?
Hello,
I bought a Note 5 from Dubai. The seller was advertising it as unlocked.
Back home, the SIM is working but the device (which was packed as new) is rooted the series is SM-N920F (nobleltevzw) and shows the brand as Verizon.
My issue is that it is stuck on 5.1.1 and does not upgrade or show any upgrade to 6.
I am afraid to flash with the original Samsung ROM, I am not sure anymore why it was rooted or if this series is actually SIM Locked and was rooted to be unlocked.
Any ideas?
jsaade said:
Hello,
I bought a Note 5 from Dubai. The seller was advertising it as unlocked.
Back home, the SIM is working but the device (which was packed as new) is rooted the series is SM-N920F (nobleltevzw) and shows the brand as Verizon.
My issue is that it is stuck on 5.1.1 and does not upgrade or show any upgrade to 6.
I am afraid to flash with the original Samsung ROM, I am not sure anymore why it was rooted or if this series is actually SIM Locked and was rooted to be unlocked.
Any ideas?
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If its a verizon version its not rooted there is no available root method.
And also if it is verzion note 5 its unlockex out of the box. Just may not support local bands being used. I had this issue. I use a company called net10 which can bounce off just about any towers. So i was using att on my note 5 and it didnt pick up bately anything now im back on verizons towers and all good
Excuse me, I was bought ss note 5 N920v from Aliexpress to Thailand and already unlocked but it has android 6.0. I found 7.0 rom (https://forum.xda-developers.com/verizon-galaxy-note5/general/sm-n920v-nougat-odin-firmware-t3592899) then I flash it via odin . When finished reboot. It appeared "sim card is not from verizon wireless " and I can't use 4G mobile internet so I think it look like re-lock network again. This case can I use verizon unlock service on ebay? or you have the better way for free? Thank you.
You dont need to relock it.
Note 5 VZW is UNLOCKED!!!
Ignore the message "sim card is not from verizon wireless"
You need to setup you carrier APN settings to use 4g connection
but the signal is very weak and the previous version that buyer flashed 6.0 but my signal is full and didn't has verizon logo.
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but the signal is very weak and the previous version that buyer flashed 6.0 but my signal is full and didn't has verizon logo.
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don't worry.just set APN to 4g network,signal auto increase
Hi everyone. I have a Galaxy S8+ that I bought on BackMarket a year ago. The phone has been great, but has always had problems with some phone calls going straight to my mailbox for no reason, texts not coming in then suddenly working if I send OUT a text. After some research and contacting my provider (United States, Ting), I was told that this is because I need to enable VoLTE. My phone didn't have the option to do so and when I called Ting again, I was told that this is because my phone was the International version and VoLTE wasn't supported on that model.
I thought that was the end of it, but this week I had the thought that maybe this is a firmware thing instead of a hardware thing. Calling Ting again, they checked my IMEI and said my phone should be able to do VoLTE. Great! All I needed was Odin and the right firmware (I was thinking G955U1, TMB). So here's where things get weird. As I started to set up for flashing my firmware, I gathered the following info:
IMEI.info says I have:
Model: G955F Galaxy S8+ (SM-G955N)
Here's the info I get when running the "Phone INFO ★SAM★" app.
Phone Model: SM-N950F / Galaxy Note 8
Firmware's CSC Code: XEF
Bootloader Version: G955NKSU3CRI3
PDA Version: N950FXXS5DSC6
CSC Version: N950FOXM5DSC1
Latest Firmware: N950FXXSDDTJ1
If I'm reading this right, it looks like I've had a Galaxy S8+ running Note 8 firmware? At this point, I'd still like VoLTE, but even moreso, I'd like to just know what's going on and what I should do about it.
Seems like somebody installed a modded Samsung firmware on your phone. Check download mode for KNOX, I think it will be tripped (0x1).
If it is tripped then no Samsung Pay and stuff that depends on KNOX. If you are fine with that and just want to get VoLTE working, download the right firmware for your device and flash it to stock. If stock everything is important to you, I suggest contacting the seller on BackMarket and getting a refund or something if the seller didn't specify tripped KNOX.
BTW, if I remember correctly G955N is the Samsung direct model sold in Korea, so depending on CSC and what not VoLTE might not work. Best of luck
Thanks for the reply.
So I ended up solving this with the help of a few people over on Reddit. Here's what was going on and what the solution was, for others that come across this.
The phone was running v6 of HadesROM. I guess the creator of HadesROM uses the Note8's OS build as his base for the Note8/S8/S8+, which is why the phone was showing up as an N950F. And the phone itself was a G955N, which is a Korean model.
At the direction of a few people on Reddit, I used TWRP to re-flash with the newest version of HadesROM and set the Firmware CSC properly to a US Carrier.
When the phone booted back up, the VoLTE setting was present in quick settings and works great.