Hello friends
I have been eyeing the note 20 Ultra for a while now, I am trying to get the right phone for me, I live in Canada and I do travel a lot. I noticed that the SM-N986W comes in two colors only (no white)
I have some questions for the knowledgeable folks.
Does the SM-N986W support eSim?
Would flashing SM-N986U or SM-N986U1 to SM-N986W unlock the eSim? and would it turn the phone 100% to a SM-N986W that is fully functional?
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I'm currently in the US on Verizon with a Droid Turbo 2 that I can't stand. I move to Korea in a couple months and was looking at purchasing the unlocked (snapdragon) s7 to use until I move and also pop in a Korean sim card when I get there. Will this work or ford only the unlocked international (exynos) model work in Korea? Any help would be great. I really want to drop this turbo 2, haha.
I believe u would have to 7nlock your phone by buying an unlock code for your korean carrier (SKT, KT, LGT)
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stormglove said:
I'm currently in the US on Verizon with a Droid Turbo 2 that I can't stand. I move to Korea in a couple months and was looking at purchasing the unlocked (snapdragon) s7 to use until I move and also pop in a Korean sim card when I get there. Will this work or ford only the unlocked international (exynos) model work in Korea? Any help would be great. I really want to drop this turbo 2, haha.
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Yes it will work because the unlocked model is sim unlocked, but not sure what LTE bands your Korean carrier will use so you might want to check that. Also, samsung phones are known to be region locked until you use the phone for few minutes in its original market. May be when you buy the unlocked model in US, use it for a day or so just to be safe that it's not region locked.
Personally I would go to Korea and buy the exynos version since that's the better version, you will have local warranty, no issues with radio bands missing etc.
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Hi, I want to get a 7 Pro to replace my Mi Mix running AICP on Verizon in the USA. I'm wondering which model(s) will work, and if any versions will have a more reduced capability on Verizon. I do not have 5g, and don't think I will while I have this phone.
Will only gm1917 work?
I couldn't find anything about people using the gm1915 tmobile 7 Pro on verizon network. I'm wondering if it's a bad idea to buy a tmobile version (used, might save a little money or find a good price quicker). Any idea if converting tmobile > international version would work also?
A lot of ebay sellers do not list the model #, or say whether tmobile or whatever. I'm a little worried about receiving something not gm1917
I want 8gb or 12gb + 256gb.
gm1917 north america
gm1915 tmobile
gm1920 5g Europe
gm1925 5g Sprint (I don't need 5g)
I read about the other 7 Pro + Verizon quirks: wifi calling, might need to troubleshoot CDMAless, etc. That seems fine, I'm willing to do some work to get it rooted, rom'd, & running. I love the Mi Mix + AICP, if I could upgrade the camera I'd keep it. If you've got any other advice, please lmk.
Thank you for all the help on the excellent forums
pfdeadpool said:
Hi, I want to get a 7 Pro to replace my Mi Mix running AICP on Verizon in the USA. I'm wondering which model(s) will work, and if any versions will have a more reduced capability on Verizon. I do not have 5g, and don't think I will while I have this phone.
Will only gm1917 work?
I couldn't find anything about people using the gm1915 tmobile 7 Pro on verizon network. I'm wondering if it's a bad idea to buy a tmobile version (used, might save a little money or find a good price quicker). Any idea if converting tmobile > international version would work also?
A lot of ebay sellers do not list the model #, or say whether tmobile or whatever. I'm a little worried about receiving something not gm1917
I want 8gb or 12gb + 256gb.
gm1917 north america
gm1915 tmobile
gm1920 5g Europe
gm1925 5g Sprint (I don't need 5g)
I read about the other 7 Pro + Verizon quirks: wifi calling, might need to troubleshoot CDMAless, etc. That seems fine, I'm willing to do some work to get it rooted, rom'd, & running. I love the Mi Mix + AICP, if I could upgrade the camera I'd keep it. If you've got any other advice, please lmk.
Thank you for all the help on the excellent forums
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T-Mobile will work. Updates are slow.
I have the GM1917
Since your with Verizon I would go with the 1917 version. I don't know about TMobile but I have the 1910 and has Verizon's main bands and you can talk and use data and send a text but won't receive a text back. I went through this scenario with verizons rep and made sure cdma less feature was on and just would not work. You can try with the TMobile but it's less of a headache and time if you just get the 1917.
Anyone know what the difference between the two? Or if there is a differenc e at all. I am on ATT network in US.
Carrier unlocked U and factory unlocked U1
U is for the carrier variants in the US. U1 is for the factory unlocked version which you buy directly through Samsung. Even though unlocked, the U model will have a carrier logo when booting up. If you want true unlock, go for U1.
Can I flash N986u1 firmware to my galaxy n986u ? Will i loose esim feature? I want to do because I am not getting 5G and also ota updates
If you flash a note 20 (or other Samsung phones with Knox for that matter), you'll permanently blow an efuse which removes some phone features like Android Pay. I didn't think that the esim feature was one of those features but I'm not totally sure on that.
Guys, i need a fully support arabic language
For
SM-N986U
should i change to U1?
its already unlocked phone with Verizon
so any sim is working
but the 5G is not working
AND a full arabic is not there.
if i changed to U1 will i get a full arabic lanaguage? ?
quantumtrap said:
If you flash a note 20 (or other Samsung phones with Knox for that matter), you'll permanently blow an efuse which removes some phone features like Android Pay. I didn't think that the esim feature was one of those features but I'm not totally sure on that.
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For
SM-N986U
should i change to U1?
its already unlocked phone with Verizon
so any sim is working
but the 5G is not working
AND a full arabic is not there.
if i changed to U1 will i get a full arabic lanaguage? ?
i don't need e-sim but i need 5G and full arabic
SoJustMe said:
For
SM-N986U
should i change to U1?
its already unlocked phone with Verizon
so any sim is working
but the 5G is not working
AND a full arabic is not there.
if i changed to U1 will i get a full arabic lanaguage? ?
i don't need e-sim but i need 5G and full arabic
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As for 5G with Verizon, check the coverage map in great detail! Unfortunately, you may find that it just doesn't currently exist where you're testing. I've had Verizon Reps (at multiple stores) argue with me that 5G coverage did exist in areas and eventually find/admit they were wrong.
After doing my own research on Verizon coverage, I've found that their 4G LTE coverage is very good, but their 5G coverage is pretty much only in (5G mmWave) and around (5G UW) big cities and even spotty in those locations. When Verizon claims they have "Nation Wide 5G", think of coverage which looks kinda like a chain link fence. Verizon is spending much money to fix this lately, so hopefully it will improve quickly.
For the time being, I've abandoned Verizon for T-Mobile because of its indisputably superior 5G coverage in the US.
N986U vs N986U1: As for switching to a U1, I'd say don't. I have an N986U and my wife has an N986U1 and I get Android updates much more quickly on my U and she does with her U1. It's weird but true.
Hey everyone, S20 Note Ultra deals are rolling in.
Is it possible to flash the CSC to an unlockedphone? I just want AT&T Wifi calling.
I haven't been on the forums for awhile, and couldn't find a definite answer after searching for a few hours.
really need help unlocking esim capabilities on my note 20 ultra N986-U1. I live in India and got this phone from us. is there anyway I can get help in this regard?
2TAP said:
really need help unlocking esim capabilities on my note 20 ultra N986-U1. I live in India and got this phone from us. is there anyway I can get help in this regard?
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AFAIK, out of all of the "U" models of the Note20 Ultra, only the T-Mobile version has eSIM capabilities. There's a couple of threads around here in Note20 Ultra land on the subject.... I'm not sure if flashing the T-Mobile US firmware will bring up the option on a U1 device.
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AFAIK, out of all of the "U" models of the Note20 Ultra, only the T-Mobile version has eSIM capabilities. There's a couple of threads around here in Note20 Ultra land on the subject.... I'm not sure if flashing the T-Mobile US firmware will bring up the option on a U1 device.
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This worked in the past, flashing TMB firmware using modded Odin.
However I have a new Note and have tried many times to flash TMB firmware but cannot get it to stick. I am stuck on XAA CSC.
There is another thread where people got it to work originally however I am wondering if Samsung did something to the bootloader to prevent the CSC change. I really want to get this to work , if not , I may return it, still have a little time left. Plastic film still on phone