I found this on craigslist and wondering why the front doesnt say tmobile and the back cover does unlike the actual tmobile galaxy s2 which says tmobile on the front...this is the one i have http://www.androidpolice.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Hercules.jpg , http://cdn.androidpolice.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/image304.png
I don't think these are actual pictures of the phone. These are from the website for tmonews
There is enough hate in the world. Why can't we all get along here ...?
unlvmike said:
I don't think these are actual pictures of the phone. These are from the website for tmonews
There is enough hate in the world. Why can't we all get along here ...?
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but i am currently holding this phone in my hand...the fronts completely blacked out and my friends sitting next me with the actual tmobile one...his front says tmobile and samsung and his back cover is different...the two back covers aren't interchangeable.
Go to settings > About phone
And it will tell you the model number.
Why did you post pics from Tmo news?
Powered by the SGSII....
ThC23 said:
Go to settings > About phone
And it will tell you the model number.
Why did you post pics from Tmo news?
Powered by the SGSII....
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im trying to post pics but they arent showing up and the phone was bricked when i bought it and i odin'd a stock tmobile rom so it says t989 in settings
looks like the emblems wete removed from the front. even my telus version has samsung on the top
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Search around, I think you will find out , that those are Pre-Release Prototype phones, and many people have bricked them putting custom tmo roms on them ...
Sounds like a dealers demo or prototype. Used to show off to customers or retail stores. I use to work at Sprint and I had a device that was like that before. But who really knows!
Killing Zombies With My Samsung Galaxy S2
Well consider yourself lucky because it looks awesome and way better than the stock one!
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Well consider yourself lucky because it looks awesome and way better than the stock one!
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haha yeah i like the debadged look but I just want that pit file so i can re partition the internal storage...that would make my day other than that the phone works perfectly fine and its rooted with juggernaut
hydronos said:
haha yeah i like the debadged look but I just want that pit file so i can re partition the internal storage...that would make my day other than that the phone works perfectly fine and its rooted with juggernaut
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I also would love the pit file.
From a glaxay better than yours.
damn thats a badass lookin phone
That looks alot better than the stock. You should consider yourself lucky. Any screen lines or blobs?
Husam2011 said:
That looks alot better than the stock. You should consider yourself lucky. Any screen lines or blobs?
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no nothing...i didnt even realize that it was different till my friend came over with his galaxy s2...i just really want someone to work on the pit file so i can see if that solves the internal memory issue
Haha I found someone finally with same phone. I am waiting for a jtag solution so I could use it! And yes it looks so slick .
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Hey,
I bought a Galaxy Nexus here in Vietnam and just realized that it is running a custom rom and has been rooted. The phone was new (no scratches and had the original plastic covering the screen)... My friends here tell me that iPhones are often sold jailbroken so I was wondering if this is normal here??? English is a major challenge so I'm not sure if I will be able to get more information from them...
Everything seems to be working totally fine... just curious.
Post a screen shot of settings/about phone. Do you have superuser apk installed?
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Here you go...
Superuser is installed.
Not sure why the picture didn't work... here is a link.
In Vietnam beware of the originality of the phone. It's easy to reseal the phone/box/accessoires,etc.
Definitely they sold you an used item. Go back to the store to get a refund or exchange for real new one.
Hope it helps.
heo_con184 said:
In Vietnam beware of the originality of the phone. It's easy to reseal the phone/box/accessoires,etc.
Definitely they sold you an used item. Go back to the store to get a refund or exchange for real new one.
Hope it helps.
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I agree, the OP got sold a used phone.
yeah, i was probably used, or possibly a refurbished phone.
i head of people getting a Certified like new replacement (refurbished) HTC thunderbolt that was rooted with a sense 3.5 ROM on it.
but the phone is def. not a NEW phone from samsung. also, being rooted, who knows what kind of tracking stuff could be on that phone. i would take it back and do the rooting process yourself just to make sure.
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Not sure why the picture didn't work... here is a link.
https://skydrive.live.com/redir.asp...=E64925DE84D3975!117&authkey=!AC1OM_b74Q-IOzY
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Hey you know your other pictures are accessible through that link right? Just a heads up.
turdbogls said:
also, being rooted, who knows what kind of tracking stuff could be on that phone. i would take it back and do the rooting process yourself just to make sure.
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Eh, you could always just reflash the factory image instead. That'll pretty well get rid of anything that could be installed on the phone.
Or use fastboot -w to wipe it all and then reflash whatever you want to be on it.
Assuming all the hardware works, of course.
djdurance said:
Not sure why the picture didn't work... here is a link.
https://skydrive.live.com/redir.asp...=E64925DE84D3975!117&authkey=!AC1OM_b74Q-IOzY
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I suppose the OP is in Hanoi Vietnam.
Do you like the food ?
either you paid a very good price and the phone works perfectly, in this case just flash a full official image. You can find them on code.Google.com
Either you paid the full price for a new one or it doesn't work or look fine, in that case I would go back to the shop and ask for a real new one or a refund
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WiredPirate said:
Hey you know your other pictures are accessible through that link right? Just a heads up.
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I suppose the OP is in Hanoi Vietnam.
Do you like the food ?
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Hey guys, edit your post so that the link to the pic is off of it. As stated, you can see his other pics through that link and I'm sure he doesn't want that.
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Hey guys, edit your post so that the link to the pic is off of it. As stated, you can see his other pics through that link and I'm sure he doesn't want that.
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Sorry I don't want to bother the OP's life. It' that because I'm from Hanoi too and I miss My hometown.
Thanks guys.... I'm going to head down there today and find out what they say. I'm hoping that they happened to get the extended battery in too!
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Thanks guys.... I'm going to head down there today and find out what they say. I'm hoping that they happened to get the extended battery in too!
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the GSM extended battery was just now released in the UK so i doubt it will be in stores anywhere yet
Ahh... Well they are saying that there is no way it came rooted and I'm SOL. And this is Vietnam so there is really nothing I can do about it.... Bah. Its working well so I have no complaints really.
Thanks everyone for the input on this.
djdurance said:
Ahh... Well they are saying that there is no way it came rooted and I'm SOL. And this is Vietnam so there is really nothing I can do about it.... Bah. Its working well so I have no complaints really.
Thanks everyone for the input on this.
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If the hardware is working fine then you can just unroot and flash back to stock and you'll be all good.
Next time use http://imgur.com/
djdurance said:
Ahh... Well they are saying that there is no way it came rooted and I'm SOL. And this is Vietnam so there is really nothing I can do about it.... Bah. Its working well so I have no complaints really.
Thanks everyone for the input on this.
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What is the store's name ? street ?
or, better yet. leave it rooted and install Adfree, Titanium Backup, RM, CWM, WiFi tether etc.... Unlock the bootloader right away while you're at it (since it'll do a wipe/reset) and then go flash some roms!
Hey so I just got a I747 and I am loving it! The problem is it came in blue/it didn't come with a back door battery cover (I only paid $290 for it too!). Well I don't really like the pebble blue scheme, and prefer the white GS3. So I have been looking for the white housing and I have found it for the i9300, but will it fit the i747? One reason I am asking this is because AT&T uses the micro sim card on the i747, but does the i9300 also use a micro sim slot or a regular sim slot?
Here is a link the listing.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...&ssPageName=ADME:X:RTQ:US:1123#ht_1948wt_1037
The led notification light will not match up. look at pictures really close.
mrhaley30705 said:
The led notification light will not match up. look at pictures really close.
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hmm idk then I look at it, everything looks like its matching up pretty well
To the left if the speaker. Int didn't show the led, us variantsdo.
If you lived in san antonio...id trade you my white for blue... everyone ive seen here has the white one.
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Sounds like SA is going to have a lit if cracked case returns.
defnow said:
If you lived in san antonio...id trade you my white for blue... everyone ive seen here has the white one.
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If you want we can still trade, but you would have to wait until the battery cover I order comes in, and the battery cover isn't the original one either :/
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Can anyone confirm this please? I really want a white housing :/
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Can anyone confirm this please? I really want a white housing :/
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I'm also interested in this. I bought the wife the white I9300 a few months back, I have a Red I747 in route and if I can I'd like to switch the housings for her so she can keep her international model and send the AT&T on back to my mom to use since we don't have 4G where we live. :good:
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One reason I am asking this is because AT&T uses the micro sim card on the i747, but does the i9300 also use a micro sim slot or a regular sim slot?
Here is a link the listing.
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I can confirm that Yes the i9300 uses the micro SIM.
I'd yield to the more experienced folks on here about the casing being different. I'm sure if you dig around on Google you can find someone who will sell stickers to change the appearance or you can always put a case on it. Besides, unless you're really good, that's the type of hardware surgery that can become an epic fail!
Well here is a close-up of my i9300, they look the same to me.
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$290 with no back cover? Enjoy your stolen phone.
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bootloopz said:
$290 with no back cover? Enjoy your stolen phone.
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What the what are you talking about? I have two legitimately purchased SGS3 phones one is international and the other AT&T...
Oh never mind.
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I'd yield to the more experienced folks on here about the casing being different. I'm sure if you dig around on Google you can find someone who will sell stickers to change the appearance or you can always put a case on it. Besides, unless you're really good, that's the type of hardware surgery that can become an epic fail!
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I am pretty sure it isn't difficult to switch housing whatsoever, I have done it a couple of times in the past with my other phones.
CaLiSwEEPeR said:
I am pretty sure it isn't difficult to switch housing whatsoever, I have done it a couple of times in the past with my other phones.
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I never listen to naysayers anyway, I always have to find out for myself. I'll find out in about 3 days when the Garnet Red GS3 I ordered arrives. :fingers-crossed:
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I never listen to naysayers anyway, I always have to find out for myself. I'll find out in about 3 days when the Garnet Red GS3 I ordered arrives. :fingers-crossed:
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Shouldn't be all that hard, just be careful because the plastic frame beneath the back cover holds the antennas, so a poorly fitted install or accidental jostling of the wrong parts on the motherboard can ruin the reception of the phone.
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I never listen to naysayers anyway, I always have to find out for myself. I'll find out in about 3 days when the Garnet Red GS3 I ordered arrives. :fingers-crossed:
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Alright please let me know! I am dieing to get a white GS3 lol
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Alright please let me know! I am dieing to get a white GS3 lol
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Well according to the Tech Republic.com http://www.techrepublic.com/photos/cracking-open-the-samsung-galaxy-s-iii-t-mobile/6370767 it's pretty easy. :silly:
I should get my I747 today, I'm just a little bit excited. :fingers-crossed:
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Well according to the Tech Republic.com http://www.techrepublic.com/photos/cracking-open-the-samsung-galaxy-s-iii-t-mobile/6370767 it's pretty easy. :silly:
I should get my I747 today, I'm just a little bit excited. :fingers-crossed:
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as long as a i9300 housing fits I will be satisfied ^_^
Can someonoe brave enough take the screws out and open the phone up please I would love to see a tear down to see whats behind the plastic thanks in advance If it happens. If I had one I would do it my self but I have to wait on best buy to get inventory.
Im trying to see whats the options for sim card sodering and/or wireless charging.
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Can someonoe brave enough take the screws out and open the phone up please I would love to see a tear down to see whats behind the plastic thanks in advance If it happens. If I had one I would do it my self but I have to wait on best buy to get inventory.
Im trying to see whats the options for sim card sodering and/or wireless charging.
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View of Galaxy Note 2 replacement parts & PCB:
Samsung Repair Parts - Samsung Galaxy Note II N7100 - Parts4repair.Com
Wireless Charging mod pics here:
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/articles/3...-galaxy-note2-wireless-charging-mod-steps.htm
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=33195750#post33195750
or Buy here:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Samsung-G...405&pid=100033&prg=1011&rk=2&sd=150879321112&
Thanks Elantric, but we need to see a Sprint GN2 - as Sprint cripples the SIM card, and wireless charging capabilities.
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Wireless Charging mod pics here:
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/articles/3...-galaxy-note2-wireless-charging-mod-steps.htm
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=33195750#post33195750
or Buy here:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Samsung-G...405&pid=100033&prg=1011&rk=2&sd=150879321112&
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Thanks Elantric, but we need to see a Sprint GN2 - as Sprint cripples the SIM card, and wireless charging capabilities.
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Yea the sprint version is UNIQUE its unlike everyone elses, verizon, tmobile, att and international all different from sprint unfortunately
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Yea the sprint version is UNIQUE its unlike everyone elses, verizon, tmobile, att and international all different from sprint unfortunately
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Hmm, that is kind of worrisome. Do you think this will affect ROM development?
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Hmm, that is kind of worrisome. Do you think this will affect ROM development?
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No we got some good internal rom makers ( I use PH roms on my GS3 and he says hes going to get a GN2 so Im happy but globally until someone shows that pcb board we dont know what we working with, Im not a rom maker tho Im more of a hardware modder
PLEASE PEOPLE SOMEONE SHOW US THE PCB BOARD lol ITS cool as soon as i get mine ill take it apart but best buy not getting inventory till friday
One set of internals taken with an S3 and shared via s-beam:good:
http://imageshack.us/a/img254/186/20121030103739.jpg
http://imageshack.us/a/img12/5797/20121030103720.jpg
http://imageshack.us/a/img685/9834/20121030103733.jpg
http://imageshack.us/a/img259/1346/20121030103716.jpg
http://imageshack.us/a/img141/9830/20121030103704.jpg
Some are slightly blurry but hope this helps, btw this thing comes apart just like the S2
I am on the lookout for a Galaxy Nexus in Mumbai, India. I want to make sure that I get my money's worth when buying the phone i.e I don't want to get ripped off by the seller.
Can you please tell me how I can know if a phone is new or used previously.
I already read but people in the comments have reported that they don't always work:
http://www.groovypost.com/howto/howto/check-android-reconditioned-or-oem-status/
http://www.groovypost.com/howto/howto/access-hidden-menu-android-phone/
just checked..didnt work on mine. someone commented that this only works for CDMA phones and not GSM model, i have a GSM gnex
k786 said:
just checked..didnt work on mine. someone commented that this only works for CDMA phones and not GSM model, i have a GSM gnex
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I know. That's why I posted this thread - to see if someone else would have a answer.
There's very little you can do to check if it's new or not other than call Samsung and see if someone has registered the unit with them for some reason or another. Although the seals on the box being broken would be a massive give away
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There's very little you can do to check if it's new or not other than call Samsung and see if someone has registered the unit with them for some reason or another. Although the seals on the box being broken would be a massive give away
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Oh trust me, the seal is not really the most trustworthy sign.
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Oh trust me, the seal is not really the most trustworthy sign.
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Seriously i have seen my friend who used to own a cell phone shop open n re seal a cell phone box with ease.. not many can no the difference.
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Oh trust me, the seal is not really the most trustworthy sign.
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No, but if it's broken the phone isn't new is it?
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No, but if it's broken the phone isn't new is it?
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Obviously. Is that even a serious question?
Sdobron said:
Obviously. Is that even a serious question?
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No it's not, perhaps a should've been added to the end...
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There's very little you can do to check if it's new or not other than call Samsung and see if someone has registered the unit with them for some reason or another. Although the seals on the box being broken would be a massive give away
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When i got my nexus in the mail my buddy took it out of the box and put his phone in to play a joke on me and didn't even break the seal. I asked him how he did it and he said he didn't even realize he had done that. So no the seal is no indicator at all lol.
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When i got my nexus in the mail my buddy took it out of the box and put his phone in to play a joke on me and didn't even break the seal. I asked him how he did it and he said he didn't even realize he had done that. So no the seal is no indicator at all lol.
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I find it hard to believe you can undo the seal without damaging it, I had to proper rip mine to get into the box. Perhaps the EU ones are more secure!!
Either way, unless you're getting it from an official dealer it's hard to say whether it's 100% new or not
This afternoon a friend called me and said a premier authorized dealer near him got 3 in stock today and were selling them. These stores are modeled exactly like the corporate stores but owned by another company. You guys might want to try those! Mine was a SpringMobile AT&T store.
I officially hate you Nice job man!! So jealous can't wait!
pic?
Pics or it didn't happen!
Yea I'm not really believing this. I agree, Pics please
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Yea I'm not really believing this. I agree, Pics please
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Ask and you shall receive
Congrats, now we need a dump to chainfire so he can try to work on a root for us att guys...
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RiNo808 said:
Congrats, now we need a dump to chainfire so he can try to work on a root for us att guys...
Sent from my Note3 Rocking DynamicKat or my G3
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Would be nice, but assuming the bootloader is locked like other recent phones, don't bet on it.
That "enforcing" says it all.. Locked lol
Yeah, it sucks. Hopefully someone finds at least root. I can't wait to get rid of this ATT bloatware.
Tikerz said:
Ask and you shall receive
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Can we get a pic of content in box? Do we get s-pen tips and Headphones?
browniegirl said:
Can we get a pic of content in box? Do we get s-pen tips and Headphones?
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Here you go. No headphones
Tikerz said:
Here you go. No headphones
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That is just the accessories. Where is the phone?
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That is just the accessories. Where is the phone?
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I'm using it to take the picture LOL.
Check a couple posts back I posted pictures of the phone.
Yup, root is good for starters... I need my tibu, root Explorer, tethering and get rid of carrier iq....
Sent from my Note3 Rocking DynamicKat or my G3
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Would be nice, but assuming the bootloader is locked like other recent phones, don't bet on it.
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Bootloader and root are 2 entirely different things.
White looks really good..!! Thinking of selling my iphone 6 and getting the Note 4 lol [emoji57]
Damn att and their crappy orange boxes. They charge more, remove the headphones and give you a crappy box.
Otherwise congrats and can't wait to get mine!!!
verks said:
Damn att and their crappy orange boxes. They charge more, remove the headphones and give you a crappy box.
Otherwise congrats and can't wait to get mine!!!
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Yeah really. LG didn't let ATT box the G3. That was a cool box. Samsung must not really care.
Att is crazy, we pay top dollar for a device and they don't include earphones... Unreal...
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