I am going to make a suggestion that the threads for the Galaxy Nexus Prime have a better organization than the previous threads. There will be multiple carriers and also a USA and UK model. With this being said, If we could break it up a little rather than doing [UK] or [VZW] etc..... I think that will help a lot in the future.
Just my suggestion.
Please share your thoughts!
Indicating the model would be great. There are plenty of people from the US that ordered UK models. I have an order for 2...
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Just launched yesterday live with rock concert and all.
This one is different from the T-mobile version as it comes exactly like the SGS i9000 with the front camera and all its whistle, plus a few more extra apps, but it runs on the 850 instead of the 900 and it's apparently locked, the international 900 is unlocked
So... are we going to get a new forum for this variant of the Galaxy S, or should we go with this suggestion that many has agreed on this topic?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=723076&page=3
to amalgamate all the Galaxy S variants into one organized Samsung Galaxy S forum, then a General section for each sub variant(carrier), else if we keep the current model, we'll have way too many duplicated forums for the same thing, also the development/messages will not be transparent to end users specially those not aware all these models are the same.
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I guess one important question is: Are ROMs and root methods interchangeable (or nearly so) between the Bell Vibrant and the international versions? If so, then discussion of the Bell Vibrant belongs in the international Galaxy S forum.
the only difference is the radio band, just like the New Zealand model and China model
they are all GT-i9000, but all 4 models (Euro, Asia, NZ, Canada) each runs on a different set of Quadbands
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it might be okay to have the Asia and NZ thrown into the same bucket as SGS i9000
but the Bell model is not known as i9000, rather it is advertized as Samsung Vibrant, yet it is not the same Vibrant that is already in the forum, because the T-mobile Vibrant is different from the Bell Vibrant.... see what i'm getting at?
it would have made sense if bell kept it as i9000, rather than Vibrant
Right, the radio band is different.
Now on some phones this makes no difference firmware-wise: You can load the same ROMs on an "AT&T" or "T-Mobile" Nexus One and it will work on whatever frequencies the phone has.
On others it does make a difference: Motorola Milestone firmwares are specific to either UMTS 850/1900/2100 or 900/2100. Installing the wrong firmware results in loss of 3G in non-2100 countries and degraded 2G performance too. There is a group of files one can copy from one ROM over top of another to force it back to the right bands.
Of course there is only one way to find out... someone needs to obtain a Bell Vibrant, try to root it with the same method, and make a full nandroid backup for safekeeping. Then load on a ROM or nandroid backup from an international Galaxy S. See if it still boots, if 3G still works, etc. I suppose there is a small risk of bricking too though
according to a couple of users that got hands on the device already, they were able to flash the unlocked i9000 firmwares into the Bell Vibrant (still locked)
Hi All,
I returned my "Captivate" especially to buy this phone & however neither "Bell" site nor "Samsung Canada" posted what are the frequency bands but it has the 3G 850 required for AT&T here. I suggest to stick with the international I-9000 Thread because After rooting we will have the same things in common with it.
Thanks
I just called "Bell" & they told me that they unlock the phone for $75 & then I called them again & the Rep wasn't that helpful. I'm willing to pay any amount of money to sim unlock it, any of you guys know a "Guaranteed" site for that?
http://www.unlockallcellular.com/samsung-vibrant-unlock-code-np-59886.html
35$ but there aren't many choices out there.
guys please go here for SGS i9000 questions
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=656
this topic was open to update/re organize the forums for SGS i9000
please don't hijaak the topic
thank you
mkurzum said:
35$ but there aren't many choices out there.
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they don't work, it has a big NO says a not available
Anyone knows any site to buy this phone online & have it shipped to usa?
again, more updates for the Moderators
please see page 3 and 4 of this topic
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=723076&page=3
it is increasingly becoming more confusing and hard to keep up with the different forums, dealing with the same phone
here is yet another perfect example
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=750947
of people having bricked their phone due the confusion we have in the forums.
Muhamadabdelaall said:
I just called "Bell" & they told me that they unlock the phone for $75 & then I called them again & the Rep wasn't that helpful. I'm willing to pay any amount of money to sim unlock it, any of you guys know a "Guaranteed" site for that?
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Hey guys, I just unlocked mine. there is an app called samsung galaxy s unlock.. It is a free app too.. but it works for the bell galaxy for sure.. pass it on..
Hi everyone.
There are a lot of threads about appearing GN in UK, US, Australia and so one.
Does anybody know when GN will appear in The Baltics country (Latvia, Litva, Estonia)? Does anybody know whether any terms of his release? In which stores it will be selling in this countries? How much it will be cost there? I'm interested in stores located in these countries. please do not offer Handtec, Clove, ComputerUniverse. If you got some links to the stores in this countries where GN will be selling- post it here please.
I'm from Estonia and as far as I know it is not sold in Estonia. In fact no Google phone has ever been sold here, so there is not much hope.
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Hi everyone.
There are a lot of threads about appearing GN in UK, US, Australia and so one.
Does anybody know when GN will appear in The Baltics country (Latvia, Litva, Estonia)? Does anybody know whether any terms of his release? In which stores it will be selling in this countries? How much it will be cost there? I'm interested in stores located in these countries. please do not offer Handtec, Clove, ComputerUniverse. If you got some links to the stores in this countries where GN will be selling- post it here please.
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What`s the problem with handtec/clove?
rbs_uk said:
What`s the problem with handtec/clove?
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I'd like to test phone before buying. Don't want to send it back to the store if I find dead pixels or other bugs on it. It takes a lot of time to send it back and wait for new phone.
vADimko said:
I'd like to test phone before buying. Don't want to send it back to the store if I find dead pixels or other bugs on it. It takes a lot of time to send it back and wait for new phone.
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Then wait till next year and hope it starts selling in your country.
vADimko said:
Hi everyone.
There are a lot of threads about appearing GN in UK, US, Australia and so one.
Does anybody know when GN will appear in The Baltics country (Latvia, Litva, Estonia)? Does anybody know whether any terms of his release? In which stores it will be selling in this countries? How much it will be cost there? I'm interested in stores located in these countries. please do not offer Handtec, Clove, ComputerUniverse. If you got some links to the stores in this countries where GN will be selling- post it here please.
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It is unlikely that Galaxy Nexus will be sold in Estonia, however it might still happen now that Samsung is trying to make a bigger push with it by naming it 'Galaxy'. It's not just a native-Android type of thing anymore. But Samsung will still want to push their own main handsets in these markets and that might get in the way.
The best bet would be to order online. There is a small chance of something being wrong with the device, but looking at the device in store is not really the way to detect them. At best you can only detect dead pixels there and those are rare on Super AMOLED screens.
I guess that if you want to be an early adopter, you have to take some risks. We have and as a result we have this awesome volume bug.
What is the baseband radio version and build version on Estonian Galaxy Nexus phones (stock ROM) ? Anybody can tell me that?
Thanks!
Not sure where to post this, hopefully where users and mods alike will see this.
Could it be possible to link or consolidate all "s3" accessory forums?
So far it seems we all share a common exterior.
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why is the verizon version different?
It's not...all are the same with the exception of the hardware inside.
SGS3 awaiting some dev love
I second this motion.
Good call OP! Would be great to have em all in 1
Sent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk 2
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It's not...all are the same with the exception of the hardware inside.
SGS3 awaiting some dev love
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thought so thats why i was questioning the original post.
The forums are separate, there's the i9300 International Galaxy S III, and the North American Variants.
Yes, the distinction being made because of internals.
Not externals and attachments.
According to at least one case vendor, they claim in their ad it would not fit the SCH-i535. But looking at the spec sheet on pdadb.net, it's sized the same with other US variants.
The SHV-E210S (korean) and SCH-i939 (chinese) are slightly thicker.
The Verizon, Sprint, AT&T and TMO accessory forums are already integrated.
The Euro SIII forum is separated (and should be) due to all prices/resellers being in Euro dollars & addresses.
Yes, we may buy from Europe and the Euro's may buy from us.
But it keeps things easier to manage.
And helps prevent the uninformed from accidentally drifting over to the quad-core development forum and bricking their phones.
Keep them separate. When I come to this forum I know I'm dealing with US vendors.
US vendors that still label their products for the i9300 above any other variant.
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Keep them separate. When I come to this forum I know I'm dealing with US vendors.
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Actually in my experience it's the same Chinese, Korean vendors...
CZ Eddie said:
The Verizon, Sprint, AT&T and TMO accessory forums are already integrated.
The Euro SIII forum is separated (and should be) due to all prices/resellers being in Euro dollars & addresses.
Yes, we may buy from Europe and the Euro's may buy from us.
But it keeps things easier to manage.
And helps prevent the uninformed from accidentally drifting over to the quad-core development forum and bricking their phones.
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Many US users of the International version, including me. And so far most of the posts in the International Accessories section are of US ebay/amazon/sites quoted at US$.
But I understand your point, it would have been nice to get the larger community together on accessories (larger consensus/opinion pool), since they are essentially the same.
Should we pose the question on the Euro forum where more mods are likely to congregate?
Hello,
I'm looking at bringing the international version of the Note 7 over from the UK to the US when I move in a few weeks..
I saw somebody on another forum say that I may have issues with Samsung pay in the US using the international model. Wondered if anybody may know why this would be?
Thanks.
In the past, only carrier editions supported Samsung Pay in the US. I'm not sure this has been changed.
Similar to the note 5 i was wondering if anyone is planning on importing the SM-N930F model (not dual sim). Unlike the note 5 this will be available in the UK but for a lot more money than elsewhere. I know some people are skeptical about importing but i did it last year for the note 5 and with a bit of research you can generally cover yourself. So If anyone has found somewhere reputable to buy overseas please post here or send me a pm. Would be very grateful.