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Canadian Note II Firmwares up on Samsung Kies Servers

For anyone wanting to get a stock firmware for the Canadian Note II They have finally been uploaded to the Samsung Kies servers lastnight.
For those that know how to use CheckFus to check and download firmware files off of Samsung servers here is the information.
Model: SGH-I317M
HIDSWVER: I317MVLALJ2/I317MOYAALJ2/I317MVLALJ2/I317MVLALJ2
All Canadian Galaxy Note II's are using the same firmware and Samsung Canada has decided to bundle them together in one, so there is no change in the CSC name. Everything is the same except for what CSC your actually using for your carrier and its software extras+wifi settings.
Just use the following Product Codes to get the right one for your carrier:
BMC = Bell
RWC = Rogers
TLS = Telus
VMC = Virgin Mobile
BWA = SaskTel
I see Sammobile.com has just finished processing the Rogers one and Samsung-updates.com has already processed the SaskTel one. Im sure they will have the others later on as well.

Are you sure that VMC is Virgin mobile and not videotron? I didnt know Virgin sold the Note?
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mr mystery said:
Are you sure that VMC is Virgin mobile and not videotron? I didnt know Virgin sold the Note?
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Yes I'm sure VMC is Virgin, all of the product codes are short forums for the carriers
VMC is short for Virgin Mobile Canada
BMC is short for Bell Mobility Canada
RWC is short for Rogers Wireless Canada
TLS Telus
SaskTel is the only Odd man out here, with BWA , but I believe it stands for Bell Western Alliance, but its really just a shot in the dark. But I do know that SaskTel gets their phones and firmwares from Bell though so makes sence.
Videotron is VTR. and They also don't have the LTE enabled version of the Note II which is model SGH-T889V

Saweeeest finally
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I've also finished making a root injected Bell rom a couple hours ago just haven't had the chance to test it yet. If all goes well then I'll do the others as well. Don't want to get anyone's hopes up though so dont hold your breath as I'm still an newbie at Andriod development stuff lol.
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Is this a new firmware or the original one that came with the phone?

FromToronto said:
Is this a new firmware or the original one that came with the phone?
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Original
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So where is this update? Do we need to download and flash with odin or it should appear on kies?

Whooooo hooooooo
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warfanax said:
So where is this update? Do we need to download and flash with odin or it should appear on kies?
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This is the version the phones shipped with

So if I flash this with Odin, will the status no longer be "modified", and will OTA work? I understand that I will lose root.

SndChsr said:
So if I flash this with Odin, will the status no longer be "modified", and will OTA work? I understand that I will lose root.
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Yes once flashed do factory data reset then it will say normal
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Well looks like Mr.Robbinson has beat me to it with root injected roms lol. Head over to the development section here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2004650 to get
A root injected rom.
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Im kinda pissed when I go to sam mobile I can only find the bell fw no rwc only bmc efffffff
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twanskys204 said:
Im kinda pissed when I go to sam mobile I can only find the bell fw no rwc only bmc efffffff
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Rogers firmware
http://www.hotfile.com/dl/180165074/47da708/I317MVLALJ2_I317MOYAALJ2_RWC.zip.html
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If I have an international version n7105 and would like to only flash the modem part to Rogers to increase the 4G reception, is it possible and how could I do that? Thanks a lot in advance!!
I am a beginner coming from a JB IOS family...

rcyh said:
If I have an international version n7105 and would like to only flash the modem part to Rogers to increase the 4G reception, is it possible and how could I do that? Thanks a lot in advance!!
I am a beginner coming from a JB IOS family...
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nope not unless you want to brick or loose reception
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rcyh said:
If I have an international version n7105 and would like to only flash the modem part to Rogers to increase the 4G reception, is it possible and how could I do that? Thanks a lot in advance!!
I am a beginner coming from a JB IOS family...
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There is specific forum for you N7100 and N7105 model everything here are for l317 and l317M and completely different model to what you have.
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jon3sh said:
There is specific forum for you N7100 and N7105 model everything here are for l317 and l317M and completely different model to what you have.
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I can't seem to get Check Fus to find my Telus firmware... 8( I added all the info and it says "No firmware info retrieved for given data."

jon3sh said:
Rogers firmware
http://www.hotfile.com/dl/180165074/47da708/I317MVLALJ2_I317MOYAALJ2_RWC.zip.html
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Have u tryed to flash it...? I did and it seems to bee bell bloat in there..it works and all it just seems kinda stupid..idk how that mistake could have been made
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cant install custom on s3

any custom galaxy s3 canada

vu39 said:
any custom galaxy s3 canada
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Most AT&T ROM's with work with Canadian carriers as long as you have the correct APN for your carrier to put in.

vu39 said:
any custom galaxy s3 canada
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I'm assuming you are having the problem installing them as opposed to setting up APN? All at&t ROMs will work on the Canadian carrier phones. I'm on telus and they've all worked.
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T-Mobile LTE working with unlocked SIII

Just wanted to let you guys know that LTE works beautifully on an unlocked ATT SIII.

so what if we flash an att rom that takes advantage of the lte radio in the phone (if we truly have one in the tmo version)

Now i am not sure on that. Maybe you should try

Gotta be worth a shot:thumbup:
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The Tmobile S3 does NOT have an LTE radio...
not sure why you are suggesting to people to flash a ATT rom on the T-999...

majic12 said:
The Tmobile S3 does NOT have an LTE radio...
not sure why you are suggesting to people to flash a ATT rom on the T-999...
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identical hardware... it was just an idea. nobody can get the lte radio myth straight, so idk what to believe.

Maybe a dumb question but arent radios flashable? Beings as the hardware is the same coukdnt we flash an att radio and rom and use our phones like they were an unlocked att version
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Not that it really matters just trying learn more about these phones
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Yes it can be done but i have had bad experiences with radios causing serious OS issues. If someone had an S III to test with that would be great.

If you flash a att radio on a tmobile phone, You might be dealing with a serious brick.

I'm confused as to why this is up and getting attention lol? I might just be brain farting but, the person posts about his AT&T phone, with at&t bands (LTE) that they work on LTE??? I'm confused as to why this is news? Enlighten me maybe...

April fools everybody.
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gyggyty said:
April fools everybody.
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April Fools with a bricked S3! Don't know if I should laugh or cry...

Think the OP was just stating that his ATT S3 is working on TMO's LTE network...
The ATT has different hardware than the TMO S3...its not the radio software thats the issue...its the lack of a LTE antennae on the T-999
I believe the latest software update that tmo rolled out took out the LTE software that was in previous builds

While I don't thing we will get lte on our phones the thought of the hardware being different is hard to swallow. One of Samsung's deal with the s3 was hardware unity. With this they have one plant, one run to manufactur phones and when a carrier need a stock of phone all that was needed was software. This idea of a different model just for tmobile is hard for me to believe.
Once again I still don't see lte comung for us, so please don't assume I am giving any hope to get it
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The Tmobile S3 has the exact same hardware as all the other US carriers including the antenna and modem, Tmobile just decided to use different lte bands. They will not enable the lte on the Tmobile S3.
http://m.computerworld.com/s/articl...phones_won_t_work_with_T_Mobile_s_LTE_network
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truckerdewd said:
The Tmobile S3 has the exact same hardware as all the other US carriers including the antenna and modem, Tmobile just decided to use different lte bands. They will not enable the lte on the Tmobile S3.
http://m.computerworld.com/s/articl...phones_won_t_work_with_T_Mobile_s_LTE_network
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If this was the case, wouldn't unlocked T-999s get LTE on at&t?

EtherealRemnant said:
If this was the case, wouldn't unlocked T-999s get LTE on at&t?
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If ATT S3 LTE can work on TMOB LTE network and T999 with same chip as ATT version.
sounds like TMOB trying to prevent S3 user to pull down they trial run LTE network.
and also prevent those people not in those trial site switch over other carrier.

I thought this was confirm a long time ago that the tmobile s3 doesnt support lte, As of an unlock att s3 to work on tmobile lte may be possible. if that the case It will be better off to sale or trade your tmobile s3 with an att version of it and you will have a s3 with lte

There will be a new s3 lte version of this phone at the end of this month...the current s3 is not the same as the att one so we will not have lte...
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gyggyty said:
April fools everybody.
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Still not working for me, hopefully soon. ..
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MetroPCS Version

I have the MetroPCS (SGH-M919N) version of the S4. I don't see a specific forum for my model. I was wondering, since T-Mobile and MetroPCS have merged, can I use the same instructions on this forum to root my device. Thanks in advance.
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Caloba said:
I have the MetroPCS (SGH-M919N) version of the S4. I don't see a specific forum for my model. I was wondering, since T-Mobile and MetroPCS have merged, can I use the same instructions on this forum to root my device. Thanks in advance.
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Truthfully, I was wondering why the MetroPCS version didn't have its own forum.
The S4 is particularly important, since it's the first MetroPCS smartphone to use T-Mobile's GSM network instead of their standard CDMA. You can use your S4 in places where you never had MPCS coverage before -- in Portland, Oregon, for example.
The next place I'm going to look for comments on the SGH-M919N is in the T-Mobile forum, since we're already using their network anyway.
The standard T-Mobile version of the phone seems to be called the SGH-M919 (sans N).

Let me know if you find anything. I'm dying to root this phone and get rid of all this Samsung and MetroPCS bloatware, thanks.
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Well as far as the S4 all the S4 and even the international quad core version are the same phone. So you wont have any issues there. And as far as not having it's own forum. XDA dont use lower class carriers like MetroPCS and Cricket. You could go to AndroidForums.com they have metro pcs phones in there

gypsy214 said:
Well as far as the S4 all the S4 and even the international quad core version are the same phone. So you wont have any issues there. And as far as not having it's own forum. XDA dont use lower class carriers like MetroPCS and Cricket. You could go to AndroidForums.com they have metro pcs phones in there
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Thats not true at all. If they were all exactly the same they'd have one root method for all the devices.
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I was able to root my metropcs S4 using the instructions for the T-Mobile version. But now I can't see the contents of my SD card. The funny thing is when I install CyanogenMod, I can see it just fine. The Sd card seems to not be mounting in CWM or in the stock rom. Is this a permissions issue or what? Any help would be appreciated.
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nbeebe24 said:
Thats not true at all. If they were all exactly the same they'd have one root method for all the devices.
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If it wasn't all the same devices then people couldn't flash roms in between carriers and international. These are the same phone hardware. Only thing that change is the modem. Unlike the S3 where you can't flash roms from international but you can between US carriers.
And for root. On my S3 they had to get a stock rom Odin with root in there because it would striped the flash counter.

gypsy214 said:
If it wasn't all the same devices then people couldn't flash roms in between carriers and international. These are the same phone hardware. Only thing that change is the modem. Unlike the S3 where you can't flash roms from international but you can between US carriers.
And for root. On my S3 they had to get a stock rom Odin with root in there because it would striped the flash counter.
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That's not entirely true. Most of the s4's are the same excluding the i9500.
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gypsy214 said:
XDA dont use lower class carriers like MetroPCS and Cricket. You could go to AndroidForums.com they have metro pcs phones in there
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You seem unaware of this: T-Mobile not only bought MetroPCS a few months back but are using their own network mainly -- not simply MetroPCS's -- for the Galaxy S4 currently sold by MetroPCS.
The whole reason I bought a MetroPCS S4 is because I can use it anywhere in the US that you can access the T-Mobile network and because I can unlock it and switch to T-Mobile if I like in three months' time.
Both T-Mobile and MetroPCS have confirmed this, and it isn't true for any other current MetroPCs phone.
Also: Most analysts have concluded that the introduction of a cutting-edge phone like the S4 is unprecedented for that carrier and is likely T-Mobile's idea.
The phone was was $100 cheaper than from T-Mobile and the monthly service is a lot less expensive (unless you can use Google Voice with a legacy plan on T-Mobile).
So why was it again that you felt the standards of XDA members were too high for them to use MetroPCS?
Oh, and the single difference in iterations of the phone itself appears to be one added letter. T-Mobile's S4 is the M919; the MetroPCS/T-Mobile version is M919N.
Those are the reasons I'm hoping that someone at XDA might confirm that this is essentially the T-Mobile iteration.

For people who've been wondering whether these iterations of the S4 are the same:
They really are.
Have a look at this conversation between a person rooting their MetroPCS S4 and a ROM dev for the MetroPCS S3:
http://androidforums.com/metropcs-galaxy-s4-all-things-root/740568-metro-pcs-gs4-root-sgh-m919n.html
the metropcs sgs4 is literally the same device as the tmo one with a new model number, after talking with the cm folk it seems they arent going to make a seperate build, just adding support to the tmobile one
when you install rom manager and tell it to flash cwm you can pick the tmobile/metropcs variant
thanks, and no there wont be any updates as far as you can tell, you are best off . . . installing it and choosing tmobile sgs4 as the recovery.
this phone is so tmobile they dont even mention metropcs in the apn's to connect to data :/
after consulting with the cm guys they arent even going to do a separate cyanogenmod build for the metropcs versions, you guys will be expected to flash the tmobile roms.
everything ive been told is use teh tmo cm10.1 builds (id hold off on 10.2 for now). make a nandroid, if it doesnt work out well revert
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Son in the end, is it gonna get its own forum section or would any tmo ROM work with it? Correct me if I'm wrong but doesn't the s4 use MetroPCS' LTE and TMobile's HSPA+ 3G, thereby bringing the best of both, real LTE and high speed 3g?
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I've used the T-Mobile variant root process for my my metro S4, but it breaks wifi. Remove the root, wifi works. Is there no root for the MetroPCS variant that has EVERYTHING working on it?

Let me know
rwalker73 said:
I've used the T-Mobile variant root process for my my metro S4, but it breaks wifi. Remove the root, wifi works. Is there no root for the MetroPCS variant that has EVERYTHING working on it?
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I would love that. My Rooted G2x fell into the Ocean and I run my old ........(ok don't get scared young people) Nokia 6310i (Battery last 4 1/2 days btw). I was considering the S4 w Metro. Good exp. with the lte speed? Any exp. w/ Tethering etc?

sooo
so no one here knows how to root the metro s4? cause i bricked mine using the cf root for tmobile

Why dont you stop by here:
http://androidforums.com/metropcs-galaxy-s4-all-things-root/
Its a place for the MetroPCS S4

robcop19 said:
so no one here knows how to root the metro s4? cause i bricked mine using the cf root for tmobile
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I've had no problem using CF-Auto-Root method on my two metro S4s. Have rooted, unrooted, and rerooted a couple times without issues.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2294005 post #2 is how you root metro s4.
Do you have latest version of Odin, Samsung USB drivers installed, and Kies turned off? If you have all these covered, it should be just downloading and flashing the CF-Auto-Root TAR file and done. Not sure why your phone would be bricked from this.

I know it is late but if you are still using metoPCS S4 then root is now very simple.you can do that with Odin.You have to download CF-Root file.Then just Flash it via Odin Flashing tool.Done!!
Root Metro PCS S4 running Kitkat-->>http://rootmygalaxy.net/root-metro-pcs-samsung-galaxy-s4-sgh-m919n/
Root MetroPCS S4 running Jelly bean 4.3 -->>http://www.andromods.com/root-unlock/sgh-m919n-metropcs-galaxy-s4-mk5-rooted.html
I don't have Metro PCS S4 so i haven't tested any of these.So do a research before following these guides.

At&t Galaxy s3 using tmobile galaxy s3 rom

Hi
so i have a at&t galaxy s3 phone with jelly bean and its unlocked so im using tmobile on it, the problem is that theirs these at&t crap apps that runs only for at&t and uses my memory so i was wondering if i find a official Tmobile galaxy s3 rom and install it on my at&t galaxy s3 phone would their be any issues. I' m fairley new at this so sorry in advance if its a stupid question.
Thank You

Use search or browse the GS3 Android Development there is a couple multi carrier ROMs.
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so a tmobile rom on a at&t phone would be out of the question?

Its not out of the question. Just make sure before flashing it that it'll work for the ATT variant. Which is should.
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Or you can download titanium backup from play store and freeze the apps you don't want
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