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Can someone tell me how the note operates as a phone? I mean, could I just pop in my SIM (tmobile or ATT) and have it accept data and voice? I guess "normally" I would just buy a data plan and it would only accept data, right?
I know this sounds like a dumb question, I guess I can't see why they would include voice capabilities with this? Who will put this thing up to your ear (I realize there might be some that would use bluetooth etc), but it still seems like this wouldn't replace your phone. I'd bet most people that have this will already have a phone. Why would anyone pay for voice on this as well?
Anyone have some insight on this?

The Note 10.1 seems to have an excellent speaker phone (at least the sound seems to be good) and yes, of course normally you will use a headset with it.
In this review they actually demonstrate the phone function - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dseMZFyf6go&feature=player_detailpage#t=343s

This is my first tablet with 3G so I ate be wrong about this but here it goes. I dint think most other 3G tablets have regular phone features like voice or sms/mms. They are ment to be used with a separate data plan. With the Notes ability to use these features I can just pop in my sim card when I want data and I will still get incoming calls or texts where as a tablet without those features would make me miss them.
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So, are you saying that if I get a data plan from att or tmobile I should be given a phone number people can call me on?
I plan on getting the 3G version, and probably go with ATT. However, I have a tmobile phone. I am assuming I'd use my note for data and if I want to make calls, I will have to switch SIM cards to take advantage of the voice features.
It would be nice to know if they could be easily "joined" via bluetooth to an phone (I have an S3) and make phone calls or data that way. Basically, I am trying to figure out the best way to utlilize my voice and data plan when I get this in conjunction with my phone.
Thanks for your help.

In opposite to the Tab 10.1 (N/2), the Note 10.1 can be used for making phone calls. Similiar to the Galaxy Tab, this works either handsfree or with the supplied headset.
Of course, you need a sim supporting this. In Germany, most people have a normale sim with voice and data plan, pure data plan sims are in my eyes rare.
So in fact, you just plug in the sim and if it supports voice, you can call voice.

porthole said:
So, are you saying that if I get a data plan from att or tmobile I should be given a phone number people can call me on?
I plan on getting the 3G version, and probably go with ATT. However, I have a tmobile phone. I am assuming I'd use my note for data and if I want to make calls, I will have to switch SIM cards to take advantage of the voice features.
It would be nice to know if they could be easily "joined" via bluetooth to an phone (I have an S3) and make phone calls or data that way. Basically, I am trying to figure out the best way to utlilize my voice and data plan when I get this in conjunction with my phone.
Thanks for your help.
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No. A regular data plan from att or tmobile will just give you data. I'm talking about taking my phone's SIM and using that in my tablet. I already pay for data and att doesn't care what device I use it on (As long as it is only on one device at a time). This way when I need mobile data on the Note I can have it without getting another plan, and not miss any calls or texts

works awesome as a phone, love it.

Very cool guys. Thanks for your help. Can't wait to get it.

Bluetooth S-pen ????
Samsung is also releasing a bluetooth S-pen that you can use to talk on phone .......
see here: http://uk.hardware.info/reviews/300...iew-high-end-tablet-but-lacking-in-resolution
"unless you get the special Bluetooth pen also announced on Monday which you can hold to your ear during a conversation."

Your link doesn't seem to be working. It does sound cool if I could use the pen as the phone. If you find the right link please repost, I'd like to see that.

porthole said:
Your link doesn't seem to be working. It does sound cool if I could use the pen as the phone. If you find the right link please repost, I'd like to see that.
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http://uk.hardware.info/reviews/300...iew-high-end-tablet-but-lacking-in-resolution

porthole said:
Your link doesn't seem to be working. It does sound cool if I could use the pen as the phone. If you find the right link please repost, I'd like to see that.
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Works fine for me.
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Works fine for me.
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You can make and receive calls without any headset or anything. the speaker and mic are sufficient for desktop calls.

Try this link... - http://www.crazyengineers.com/samsung-bt-s-pen-comes-with-galaxy-note-10-1-and-surprises-all-2639/
Looks awesome, mines been ordered...:laugh:
Cost around $125AUD on ebay straight from South Korea...

MushyMan said:
You can make and receive calls without any headset or anything. the speaker and mic are sufficient for desktop calls.
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I have made calls using only the speakers and built-in mic.

I use Groov Ip Lite to make wifi calls all the time and the speaker and mike work fine.

Soon we will have VoLTE!!!

http://www.cnet.com/news/verizon-re...d:+cnet/NnTv+(CNET+River+RSS)#ftag=CADf328eec

Hopefully phone doesn't need an update.

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Elite49 said:
Hopefully phone doesn't need an update.
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I take it you didn't read the linked article? It states that an OTA update is required to get the feature.

Elite49 said:
Hopefully phone doesn't need an update.
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I bet it will

crimpo said:
I take it you didn't read the linked article? It states that an OTA update is required to get the feature.
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Skimmed through it, my bad. Internet 101 :silly:

Looks like there will be no VoLTE for me.

Exleh said:
Looks like there will be no VoLTE for me.
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Same here, I have no desire for video chat... Absolutely none what so ever.

My question is; If this does go through and voice data is treated as data, on top of video chat, will data packages be realigned, or will it not be counted against the quota?
Still, it'll be nice to see this technology.
Got my answer:
http://www.droid-life.com/2014/08/26/hd-voice-calls-on-verizon-treated-just-like-traditional-calls
HD Voice Calls will be treated like traditional calls.

I'm excited. I just wonder which devices will be able to use the tech. My account has 2 s4s a note 2 (soon a note 4) and an s5. I'm sure the s5 and note 4 will be able to but the rest I'm not sure.
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Misterxtc said:
Same here, I have no desire for video chat... Absolutely none what so ever.
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Video chat I'm sure we'll be optional. It's not a paid service from what I understand. You just have the option of using it if you want to.

What am in missing here? I have voice now, I'll have voice later, just over the LTE waves? It's not like my data where I get faster thruput, i still just get to make a phone call.
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blulite said:
What am in missing here? I have voice now, I'll have voice later, just over the LTE waves? It's not like my data where I get faster thruput, i still just get to make a phone call.
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wooo hooo...
HD voice only if you're calling another verizon customer with a compatible phone. so really it won't affect any of my phone calls. Not an interest until all providers are connected.

Sounds good. But it will definitely require a serious OTA because I've heard of nothing being already developed in the S5 for this feature. Expect Verizon to mess with root.

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wooo hooo...
HD voice only if you're calling another verizon customer with a compatible phone. so really it won't affect any of my phone calls. Not an interest until all providers are connected.
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So what's the difference between VoLTE and WiFi calling?

joshua.justice said:
So what's the difference between VoLTE and WiFi calling?
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In a nutshell, you'll be able to use Video calling and HD voice over the network without WiFi without any additional charges or hits against your data, provided your contact has a compatible device and the necessary software.

VoLTE is now available. I need to get my phone up to 4.4.4 (NI2) on Developer Edition so I can enable this feature.

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In a nutshell, you'll be able to use Video calling and HD voice over the network without WiFi without any additional charges or hits against your data, provided your contact has a compatible device and the necessary software.
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The HD phone calls will not go against data, just minutes if you are not on an unlimited talk plan. The HD video calls will go against data.

Good luck getting it to work. If I enable HD Voice on my account, all my incomming calls stop and people get a message that the number has been disconnected or changed. Took 2 hours with Verizon to figure out thats what the issue was,. Once guy removed that feature from my account it started working again.

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chewwy420 said:
Good luck getting it to work. If I enable HD Voice on my account, all my incomming calls stop and people get a message that the number has been disconnected or changed. Took 2 hours with Verizon to figure out thats what the issue was,. Once guy removed that feature from my account it started working again.
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HAH. I was just coming here to post this. Although I didn't call Verizon, I did notice it only happened after enabling the features online. I can still make calls, receive texts I just can't receive them. Although I am kind of OK with that... LOL.
And to confirm. I just went online and disabled advance calling and now I can get calls again (called myself from work phone). Go figure... rolling out a broken product.

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HAH. I was just coming here to post this. Although I didn't call Verizon, I did notice it only happened after enabling the features online. I can still make calls, receive texts I just can't receive them. Although I am kind of OK with that... LOL.
And to confirm. I just went online and disabled advance calling and now I can get calls again (called myself from work phone). Go figure... rolling out a broken product.
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I knew it was the advanced calling feature but I wanted it documented so that maybe they will get it fixed. Well hopefully anyways!

Wifi problem

In my battery stats my wifi and my awake are showing drops at the same time.
I have reset the phone twice. My wifi is on "Always on". I have no apps installed except the one that came pre loaded.
Also every-time I wake the screen its giving me the message "connected to my wifi"
Anyone have any ideas?
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So did a factory reset. Did not install one app, charged phone to 100% and let it sit overnight and got this result.
I am starting to think this is a bad unit I got. Is anyone else having this problem with their wifi?

spridell said:
So did a factory reset. Did not install one app, charged phone to 100% and let it sit overnight and got this result.
I am starting to think this is a bad unit I got. Is anyone else having this problem with their wifi?
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check advanced wifi settings. Always allow scanning or something like that is probably enabled for google location services. Every samsung device I've ever worked with has had this enabled by default.

jooniloh said:
check advanced wifi settings. Always allow scanning or something like that is probably enabled for google location services. Every samsung device I've ever worked with has had this enabled by default.
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Thanks for the response but that was the first thing that I checked.
I am going to give it another day or so see if it works itself out if not going to ask for a replacement.

spridell said:
Thanks for the response but that was the first thing that I checked.
I am going to give it another day or so see if it works itself out if not going to ask for a replacement.
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which model do you have?

jooniloh said:
which model do you have?
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T-Mobile

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T-Mobile
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K, I'm on sprint but my bat screen doesn't look anything like that . . . If you turn on airplane mode, what happens?
Got an idea. Settings-->Data usage-->Menu-->Show Wi-Fi usage
tap wifi
there should be a list of apps under the graph.
Do a full reset, then check the bat page to see if wifi is still on, and then check that list above to see if anything is actually using it.

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which model do you have?
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I have been installing apps and have had my screen on for the last 20 minutes or so and now the phone is acting perfectly normal. The minute the screen goes off it starts the connecting and disconnecting from the wifi and waking the screen.

spridell said:
I have been installing apps and have had my screen on for the last 20 minutes or so and now the phone is acting perfectly normal. The minute the screen goes off it starts the connecting and disconnecting from the wifi and waking the screen.
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Does this happen whether or not wifi is on or off? Have you tried it while connected to a different network?

yes tried it on different networks.
I def think its the phone. Now it wont stay connected at all. I keep getting the connected to wifi message flashing on the screen every 2 seconds.
thanks for your help

You're not alone. I'm having the same issue. That and AccuWeather widget and side weather panel don't refresh. Swapping phone today at tmobile store in a few hours.

blacksheep242 said:
You're not alone. I'm having the same issue. That and AccuWeather widget and side weather panel don't refresh. Swapping phone today at tmobile store in a few hours.
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Did u swap out at the T-mobile store? I am curious what they said.
Last night i charged to 100% just let it sit on my counter and completely dead battery in 3 hours without touching the phone once.

Just to give an update on this thread that I started.
I received yesterday a new unit from T-mobile and this unit works perfectly. No wifi dropouts at all.
So my first unit was a defect

Connected, no internet WiFi problem after Nougat update - BTU

Hello guys!
After Nougat update, the WiFi connection stops from time to time. A exclamation mark appears on WiFi sign and internet is not working. If i reconnect everything is ok a while. I wiped, but i still have this problem. I tested on 2 different routers.
Anyone else with this? Solutions?
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Have you tried assigning the phone a static IP?
See if it still drops, if not it could be having a problem with DHCP

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Have you tried assigning the phone a static IP?
See if it still drops, if not it could be having a problem with DHCP
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No. How can i do this? I have this problem after Nougat update.

xTee said:
No. How can i do this? I have this problem after Nougat update.
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Settings > Connections > WiFi > Long press on your wireless connection > Manage network settings > Show advanced options > Change DHCP to Static
Make sure correct IP, Gateway, DNS etc is filled in and hit save
Mine auto filled it from the previous DHCP info it already had so just have to hit save

This was a useless recommendation. There're too many people with an issue and this shouldn't be a problem. Especially when the same device and routers has no problem befor nougat and then continuous problems after update.

JoniKickAHoleInTheSky said:
This was a useless recommendation. There're too many people with an issue and this shouldn't be a problem. Especially when the same device and routers has no problem befor nougat and then continuous problems after update.
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It's called troubleshooting, look it up
Good to see you had a better recommendation, oh wait.. you had none

*Detection* said:
It's called troubleshooting, look it up
Good to see you had a better recommendation, oh wait.. you had none
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More like off shore tech support. At least you didn't recommend factory reset of the guys phone.
But seriously? Troubleshooting? It seems you know the meaning, but not the steps. If you build some before, after, and comparitive context to the users situation, you may have come to a different conclusion.
To the poor soul that gets here with a question burning in everyone's mind, "why me?" Go to Samsung and complain, get a new phone and viola, problem passed on. Especially if you just got it. There are a bunch of issues that you may also be unlucky to have in addition to the WiFi struggling to accept what it thinks as a weak internet connection.
Context:
I did not have any of these issues pre-Nougat;
Nothing change at home, work, and I assume the other locations either;
After the update I factory reset hoping for resolution;
Nope. Purely ignored defect from Samsung...
In addition I suffer from loudspeaker audio cutting out on YouTube videos, which is resovled if you go to a music player and play a few seconds of a song and then go back to the video. Must be the static IP need... Which even if it resolved the issue is still not a resolution! Are you going to assign static IPs everywhere you go? Common dude.

I have the exact same wifi connected, but no internet problem on AT&T S7. It connects if i toggle wifi off and on, but this is annoying

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xTee said:
Hello guys!
After Nougat update, the WiFi connection stops from time to time. A exclamation mark appears on WiFi sign and internet is not working. If i reconnect everything is ok a while. I wiped, but i still have this problem. I tested on 2 different routers.
Anyone else with this? Solutions?
I had the same issue last night while I was reading something online , just suddenly my internet on my phone dropped, when I checked the WiFi it sad the same connected, no internet( I did not checked on other devices but if it will happen again will test on different devices to see if it`s the WiFi connection or the new nougat update. (My phone is a Galaxy S6)
Thank you
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12345c jtrcgg said:
I have the exact same wifi connected, but no internet problem on AT&T S7. It connects if i toggle wifi off and on, but this is annoying
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I had this problem in the past.
What I did was look up the APN settings for my phone with a specific carrier.
Then I went into settings and created a NEW APN with those exact settings.
You then have to save it, select it, and reboot your phone.
It solved my problem, which was an APN that had gotten corrupted.

Samsung s8/s8+ wi-fi nougat fix !!! (aka s7)

just like in s7 nougat
nougat wi-fi fix (losing connection & reconnect) 5Ghz band
Settings > Location > Improve Accuracy > Bluetooth Scanning : Turn it off
also disable "smart network switch" from
connection-wifi-advance-smart network switch Turn it off

That's good for battery life?
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I did not see so much difference but it's a thing that you not use.....

what does it fix? which wifi problems?

Actually I do use Smart Network switch, I switches between LTE and Wi-Fi. I also keep LTE alive in the background for faster switching.
If that is turned OFF - I get periods of "no data" usually when I am trying to navigate and the device had locked on some "Xfinity wifi " as that is a very common open wifi.
I am and most of us are "not paying LTE so we don't use it" - This feature allows for better Network switch and less periods of No-Data, IMHO
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My device is a non branded edge 7, which also uses both of them simultaneously - that's a thing of beauty
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maik005 said:
what does it fix? which wifi problems?
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losing connection & reconnect

in the standby mode without charing?

maik005 said:
in the standby mode without charing?
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no without charging

MirceaForce said:
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That must be a regional issue. My S7e never lost a wireless connection or had problems moving between cellular and Wi-Fi. Regardless, both the radio h/w and s/w are going to be new on the S8 so things that affected previous phones aren't likely to affect it. We'll probably getting a totally different set of new issues and quirks.

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That must be a regional issue. My S7e never lost a wireless connection or had problems moving between cellular and Wi-Fi. Regardless, both the radio h/w and s/w are going to be new on the S8 so things that affected previous phones aren't likely to affect it. We'll probably getting a totally different set of new issues and quirks.
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regional issue ??

MirceaForce said:
regional issue ??
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As in you're in the EU and I'm the U.S. and haven't experienced what you're reporting. I also don't remember seeing chronic worldwide wireless issues on the S7e forum. So it doesn't seem like whatever the problem you're referencing is affected all S7e owners equally. And it certainly won't affect S8 owners because the radio h/w and accompanying s/w is new.

how wipe cache will going to work on s8 ??
https://www.pntbrother.com/galaxy-s8-hard-reset/
is this true ?
because of the home button

MirceaForce said:
how wipe cache will going to work on s8 ??
https://www.pntbrother.com/galaxy-s8-hard-reset/
is this true ?
because of the home button
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Instead of home button you must hold Bixby button

Seems like no matter what I turn off, wifi still toggles automatically, I've wiped cache, booted into safe mode, factory reset, took away permissions to system settings.
Is there a way to trace what is commanding wifi to toggle?
Maybe if I can trace it and will be able to disable it
I see that no apps have requested this through the "wifi control history"

I knew I couldn't be the only one experiencing this, so I'm glad there is at least discussion about it.
I made a related thread in the Q&A this morning before I found this thread.
I'm on the T-Mobile S8, and I do connect to a 5Ghz band. Thankfully I don't use smart network switch nor do I want my device scanning for bluetooth when I have bluetooth disabled (they say it's for "location accuracy", but it's actually for ad services).
I only disabled bluetooth scanning when bluetooth is off a few minutes before finding this thread, so I'll report back if wifi continues to drop in the coming days.

dfrias said:
Seems like no matter what I turn off, wifi still toggles automatically, I've wiped cache, booted into safe mode, factory reset, took away permissions to system settings.
Is there a way to trace what is commanding wifi to toggle?
Maybe if I can trace it and will be able to disable it
I see that no apps have requested this through the "wifi control history"
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Same for me. Did you install some software update?

Well I've been messing around with this issue for hours and hours. The only solution is to set my routers to 2.4ghz because 5ghz makes this phone go crazy.
Just my 5 cents -> do this or stop wasting time until either Sammy releases a fix (doubtful) or root + custom ROMs start appearing (more likely) so a specific Dev fixes the problem.
This much money and I haveto change MY other equip to have it working.
Bah!

Denisholc said:
Same for me. Did you install some software update?
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I did install an update that came out a day after I received my s8, but this was happening before that as well. And if happened right out of the box, during the initial set up.

MirceaForce said:
losing connection & reconnect
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For those of you that are losing Wi-Fi connection and reconnecting, go into your router configuration and change the channel until you find the channel that is most reliable in your area. That's usually the main cause most of the time for disconnect issues. Change your 5Ghz channel and you most likely will find one that works fine. If the router is in "auto channel select" mode, take it out of auto and set a channel manually until you find the channel that works for your area.