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Finally unlocked and tested 3g speeds on At&T

Guys,
So I went ahead and made 2 videos...
one how to unlock he phone which is here
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TINFrthJo-o
and the other one tha is uploading as we speak that shows that we indeed get 3g speeds on at&t
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ohifmJpTOc&feature=youtube_gdata_player
My unlock was done by tmobile..I called them and less than 24 hrs later I got an email with the unlock code ...as long as you have a plan with it then you are good to go

Guys,
So I went ahead and made 2 videos...
one how to unlock he phone which is here
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TINFrthJo-o
and the other one tha is uploading as we speak that shows that we indeed get 3g speeds on tmobile
My unlock was done by tmobile..I called them and less than 24 hrs later I got an email with the unlock code ...as long as you have a plan with it then you are good to go

dude no need to create duplicated topics of the same thing

it was an accident as i pressed the back button, my apologies, didnt mean to do that
here is the video of the sim test
http://youtu.be/ioyG3WSQ0cw

rault18 said:
and the other one tha is uploading as we speak that shows that we indeed get 3g speeds on tmobile
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I assume you mean AT&T?

manekineko said:
I assume you mean AT&T?
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Whoops...yes that's what I meant
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rault18 said:
it was an accident as i pressed the back button, my apologies, didnt mean to do that
here is the video of the sim test
http://youtu.be/ioyG3WSQ0cw
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I think that's the wrong video

benegessrit said:
I think that's the wrong video
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I keep failing lol
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ohifmJpTOc&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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Thank you for sharing that rault18,
Do you live in a HSPA+ area for AT&T?
I'm wondering if the phone works with AT&T's HSPA+

Why would anyone want AT&T ? They suck.....
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iloveandroid16 said:
Why would anyone want AT&T ? They suck.....
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I agree completely
I am curios though, if the phone supports the frequencies, shouldn't it get HSPA+ speeds?

benegessrit said:
I agree completely
I am curios though, if the phone supports the frequencies, shouldn't it get HSPA+ speeds?
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I dont think do, I believe its bands run at a different frequencies.
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their S2 is way better then ours screen is more vibrant and processor is truely lag free

benegessrit said:
I agree completely
I am curios though, if the phone supports the frequencies, shouldn't it get HSPA+ speeds?
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My ATT phone supports 4G frequencies and I have ATT at the moment but I am lucky to get 1MBps because ATTs network sucks in most large sities. The fact HE didn't get those speeds doesn't mean someone else won't. Speed testing is a VERY inexact science. Someone here on XDA posted ~6MBps speeds with the T989 on AT&T.

that's probably why they went with LTE on the skyrocket model instead of HSPA+

I didn't reach more than 1.3 mbps regardless where I was at...same speeds that I reached with my iPhone..at the same spots I was reaching 5mbps
I don't think higher speeds than 3g can be achieved, however it beats having edge like it usually happens when we use one of their phones
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iloveandroid16 said:
Why would anyone want AT&T ? They suck.....
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Its more of a test as a lot of people was wondering in my case that rocks because i'm from Peru so when I go visit I don't have ****y edge. Same with Europe and Canada..not sure about Asia tho
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Can anybody unlock the lte bands on our phone?

I really want to move to Att to enjoy the top tier gsm provider, but I really just want yo go there with my t989 to make all the more fun to save money. Is there any way we can get started with a program to unlock the lte band on our hercules?
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It has the option in one of the hardware menus but doesn't actually contain the lte radio
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Maybe we can install the radio
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I don't believe the tmo sg2 is capable of lte regardless if you flash a different radio.
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T989 is not and will never be capable of connecting to let bands. The best thing to do if you wanna save money is sell the hercules and get the skyrocket

iLeopard said:
T989 is not and will never be capable of connecting to let bands. The best thing to do if you wanna save money is sell the hercules and get the skyrocket
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This is correct I believe there is a huge thread regarding this in the skyrocket forums.

goldfingerfif said:
This is correct I believe there is a huge thread regarding this in the skyrocket forums.
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Yep there is a huge thread in here somewhere too...
To OP, why don't you trade your phone for a skyrocket? the SR actually is cheaper than the t989 around my area.

That search button is just there to look pretty eh?
There is a huge thread on this. The radio in this phone does not have the capability to receive those bands. That, and the gyro are the only real differences between this and the skyrocket.
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[Q] - T989 on ATT network

Everything seems to work relatively well with my current unlocked device on ATT. Only problem is data seems kind of patchy (speedtests show it just spiking and dropping like mad, have to hit retry frequently when loading pages or surfing the app store, etc). I am using the ATT APN settings based around the wap.cingular stuff that seems to be the most common. I average around 1mb speeds so my question is would I benefit from finding a different radio for this setup? If so which one should I try?
Device is running the Darkside venom ICS build. Thanks.

jeffhesser said:
Everything seems to work relatively well with my current unlocked device on ATT. Only problem is data seems kind of patchy (speedtests show it just spiking and dropping like mad, have to hit retry frequently when loading pages or surfing the app store, etc). I am using the ATT APN settings based around the wap.cingular stuff that seems to be the most common. I average around 1mb speeds so my question is would I benefit from finding a different radio for this setup? If so which one should I try?
Device is running the Darkside venom ICS build. Thanks.
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I plan on going to a straighttalk sim. Which would be off att (that's the sim I want) and I'm going to keep the ice cream sandwich kernel on it ulve1 I believe it is. I would NOT flash an att radio. I believe that would brick it.
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elesbb said:
I plan on going to a straighttalk sim. Which would be off att (that's the sim I want) and I'm going to keep the ice cream sandwich kernel on it ulve1 I believe it is. I would NOT flash an att radio. I believe that would brick it.
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I guess i'll just keep on cruising along. It seems to work alright but if there was a way to squeeze more power out of this bad boy I'd certainly take it.

elesbb said:
I plan on going to a straighttalk sim. Which would be off att (that's the sim I want) and I'm going to keep the ice cream sandwich kernel on it ulve1 I believe it is. I would NOT flash an att radio. I believe that would brick it.
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False, you can interchange between SR and herc radios kernels and roms. Just don't odin anything.
Btw to op. Sell your herc and buy a SR for cheaper + using LTE = profitx2
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Teo032 said:
False, you can interchange between SR and herc radios kernels and roms. Just don't odin anything.
Btw to op. Sell your herc and buy a SR for cheaper + using LTE = profitx2
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Not according to mr vlad.. which makes sense cause of LTE. Plus for me i cant get anybodys LTE where i live.
Unless the Herc ignores the LTE frequencies using that radio?
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No the skyrocket has LTE radio, won't won't. The Galaxy S blaze does..
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Teo032 said:
False, you can interchange between SR and herc radios kernels and roms. Just don't odin anything.
Btw to op. Sell your herc and buy a SR for cheaper + using LTE = profitx2
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I didn't think the ST plans supported LTE, so SR on ST isn't any benefit over the T989?
To the OP, you might check out here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1676966
Folks are posting tmo and att ST speeds. There's an off chance someone from your area may have posted att speeds for you to compare to.
GL!

noneone said:
I didn't think the ST plans supported LTE, so SR on ST isn't any benefit over the T989?
To the OP, you might check out here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1676966
Folks are posting tmo and att ST speeds. There's an off chance someone from your area may have posted att speeds for you to compare to.
GL!
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The op is on att that's why i directed it to him.
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elesbb said:
Not according to mr vlad.. which makes sense cause of LTE. Plus for me i cant get anybodys LTE where i live.
Unless the Herc ignores the LTE frequencies using that radio?
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Got a bit confused on what you were saying but yeah herc doesn't pick up the lte freq. Our device is missing the chip for it
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Teo032 said:
Got a bit confused on what you were saying but yeah herc doesn't pick up the lte freq. Our device is missing the chip for it
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But one can still flash an att radio and the Hercules would ignore the lte? Or would flashing a sr radio brick the device?
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OK, why do folks have an interest in flashing skyrocket stuff onto the T989? Just get a carrier unlock from TMO, get an ATT or ST ATT sim, and pop it into the T989, talk away. What am I missing? What does the SR have that the T989 doesn't?

elesbb said:
But one can still flash an att radio and the Hercules would ignore the lte? Or would flashing a sr radio brick the device?
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SR radio does not
Brick the device, they're interchangeable. Herc does not ignore lte. They don't even pick it up.
noneone said:
OK, why do folks have an interest in flashing skyrocket stuff onto the T989? Just get a carrier unlock from TMO, get an ATT or ST ATT sim, and pop it into the T989, talk away. What am I missing? What does the SR have that the T989 doesn't?
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For faster data and stronger signal you want an att radio which is design to optimize those bands.
SR has LTE. other than that they're identical
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Teo032 said:
For faster data and stronger signal you want an att radio which is design to optimize those bands.
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Anyone got any experience / data with this? The T989 seems to work just fine on ATT with stock radio, doesn't seem to need an SR radio. I thought the bands were identical.
Thanks!

noneone said:
Anyone got any experience / data with this? The T989 seems to work just fine on ATT with stock radio, doesn't seem to need an SR radio. I thought the bands were identical.
Thanks!
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You can probably get HSPDA+ which is equivalent to the speeds in T-Mobile.
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noneone said:
Anyone got any experience / data with this? The T989 seems to work just fine on ATT with stock radio, doesn't seem to need an SR radio. I thought the bands were identical.
Thanks!
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its ymmv, the stock radio can pick up H+ on AT&T but for users who have slow data, flashing AT&T radios helps. Unless you're just trying to prove me wrong or something.

Where to Dl the AT&T radio
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Teo032 said:
its ymmv, the stock radio can pick up H+ on AT&T but for users who have slow data, flashing AT&T radios helps. Unless you're just trying to prove me wrong or something.
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Trying to find some data. Something like "on att with tmo radio I get 2 MbS download, but same phone on att with att radio I get 4mbs".
I know that different combinations of radios and roms can improve reception in some areas.
I also haven't seen anything that indicates the MAGNITUDE of the difference.
I get that sometimes, maybe, if you're having trouble with your current reception, you might be able to get better reception if you flash some other radio. (from your current carrier or a different carrier)
BUT some folks think that they should almost routinely flash their T989 to an att radio if they want to use it on ATT. I haven't seen it help at all on my phone.
So my question is two fold, what is the MAGNITUDE of the difference, and, how OFTEN does it make a difference. I was hoping someone had some data on that.
Thanks!

Seems to me T-Mobile GS3 will be receiving LTE

The question is when ?
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That option has been there for ever when you access it via the secret code.
And I don't think the s3 is lte equipped
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As far as I know sg3 doesn't have lte radio
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It wasn't here before this JB update. It used to only be wcdma or GSM. This has to of been added for a reason
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ddizzy81 said:
It wasn't here before this JB update. It used to only be wcdma or GSM. This has to of been added for a reason
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+1 lets hope! I know in atlanta Verizon lte speeds average 30-35 MBPS
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Its there becsuse sammy built the same JB base for all the carriers.
Seriously, dont get your hopes up for this. It has been discussed a lot in the past and our hw will not support LTE.
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And with the gs3 pulling anywhere from 16 to 24 mbps I can only imagine how lte is gonna treat us
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OP, are listening or ignoring the people who keep saying that our S3 doesn't have an LTE radio?
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Don_Perrignon said:
OP, are listening or ignoring the people who keep saying that our S3 doesn't have an LTE radio?
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I'm listening of course I just have a different opinion
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Just like everyone else, ive been wrong before, and it would be awesome if I am this time. I just dont think it does a lot of good to speculate either way when the rollout doesnt even start till next year and most of us wont see it till a year after that
It just seems to serve to confuse people and get their hopes up when it probably wont even work with this phone.
Also, a number of people have unlocked the T999 for use on Sprint and Verizon and are not able to get LTE. Just sayin. Im leaving it at that though.
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the nice thing about MSM8960 SOC board is that the radios can be programmed to virtually any current GSM, HSPA or LTE frequency in use in the United States today. the board has a RAT lock on it and not sure if it can be unlocked but all GS3's support any of the three frequency's. now if any one knows how to unlock and program them thats another story.. and just cause the software has a setting doesnt mean tmobile put it in there. and with the gs4 launching in feb-mar im not to sure they would even update the gs3. every one wants lte and if you have to buy a new phone to get it then thats how they make money.

Well I have talk to several people from samsung and tmobile and they said that the s3 is capable of the LTE, but you can't use them till the end of this year and beginning of 2013 .I hope this is true, if you guys don't believed me ask Samsung or T-Mobile and I try 5 times different people and they all told me the same ....
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To add to this... if you go on the app manager in the setting.. and go on the all apps.. u ll notice these 2 apps
Com.test.LTEfunctionality.. and com.test.LTEtestmodesetting.
Explain this
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Djapatos said:
To add to this... if you go on the app manager in the setting.. and go on the all apps.. u ll notice these 2 apps
Com.test.LTEfunctionality.. and com.test.LTEtestmodesetting.
Explain this
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This is probably because they use the same build for all 4 models and it's easier to leave it in since 3 carriers carry it?
But anyways the s2 Hercules also had that option, but the hardware didn't allow it.
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Seriously I could care less about LTE. First off, I get great speeds with hspa, second, by the time LTE has arrived I will have already moved on to another phone that supports LTE.
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By the time lte does roll out... The galaxy s4 will be out and most of us will switch to it. And I'm pretty sure the s4 will support lte
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myb

A simple Google search will show that this model of the S3 does not have an lte radio.
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I dont' think they would pull out the LTE radio from thew chip just for T-mobile so I'm sure it's there BUT, T-mobile as being plain greedy of all companies across world has to release their Long Term Evolution Network on band NOT supported by S3 they will make more money on new phones possible Galaxy S3 Rocket or whatever

ddizzy81 said:
I'm listening of course I just have a different opinion
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Well thats your opinion. THere is no reason to post a thread about an opinion with zero information backing it up. It is quite rude of you actually. DocHoliday has been telling everyone that there is no possible way for our phone to support LTE. And why does he say this? Well because thats his opinion, but he has it backed by very simple to understand hardware specs. LTE is a total separate radio then the standard GSM that our device has. So unless they release a new S3 for T-Mobile, then the S3 will never see LTE. There is no amount of software hacking that will put a hardware component into a device. And every T-Mobile person i have asked confirmed the S3 will NOT support LTE. SO EVERYONE just leave it already.
What really annoys me is how you decided you just had to create a whole separate thread about this which has been discussed hundreds of times. you have an opinion great, post in a thread that already exists.
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Teo032 said:
This is probably because they use the same build for all 4 models and it's easier to leave it in since 3 carriers carry it?
But anyways the s2 Hercules also had that option, but the hardware didn't allow it.
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Was just about to say this. Thanks Teo!

At&t note 2 mod for T-Mobile 3G/4G speeds

Hey guys i got a great offer for this beautiful Phone however i don'twasn't to leave T-Mobile, if I do this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7gMO_kRxyM&feature=youtube_gdata_playermod and then i root it will I lose the settings after? Like when flashing a new ROM would i loser this again?

Follow this guide. Works perfectly. I used my i-317 on T-Mobile for a while before I traded it and got great 4G speeds.
http://galaxynote2root.com/galaxy-n...3g4g-aws-bands-on-att-galaxy-note-2-sgh-i317/
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MikeySmikey said:
Follow this guide. Works perfectly. I used my i-317 on T-Mobile for a while before I traded it and got great 4G speeds.
http://galaxynote2root.com/galaxy-n...3g4g-aws-bands-on-att-galaxy-note-2-sgh-i317/
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Thanks for the reply but I already did the mod my question is will I lose it if I root the phone and flash a rom

Jess813 said:
Thanks for the reply but I already did the mod my question is will I lose it if I root the phone and flash a rom
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No, it permanently unlocks those bands, just like carrier unlocking a phone. Once it's done its done.
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MikeySmikey said:
No, it permanently unlocks those bands, just like carrier unlocking a phone. Once it's done its done.
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That's F**cken AWESOME!!!!!! WOW

Jess813 said:
That's F**cken AWESOME!!!!!! WOW
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Yeah, pretty sweet stuff. And like I said, I got really good data speeds. Before I did the mod I was stuck on Edge, afterwards I was pulling down like 15+ Mbps download and 3+ upload speeds.
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MikeySmikey said:
Yeah, pretty sweet stuff. And like I said, I got really good data speeds. Before I did the mod I was stuck on Edge, afterwards I was pulling down like 15+ Mbps download and 3+ upload speeds.
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I thought we could get 42+

Jess813 said:
I thought we could get 42+
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No. The T-Mobile version, T-889, is a dual cell phone capable of supporting 42.2 Mbps data transfer. The AT&T version, i-317, is not and is limited to 21.1 Mbps. However the i-317 is capable of using more than one LTE band whereas the T-889 is limited to just one.
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MikeySmikey said:
No. The T-Mobile version, T-889, is a dual cell phone capable of supporting 42.2 Mbps data transfer. The AT&T version, i-317, is not and is limited to 21.1 Mbps. However the i-317 is capable of using more than one LTE band whereas the T-889 is limited to just one.
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OK so what how does using more than one LTE band benefit the end user?

Jess813 said:
OK so what how does using more than one LTE band benefit the end user?
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Good question, I have no idea other than ones geographical area.
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MikeySmikey said:
Good question, I have no idea other than ones geographical area.
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Hey man so I just not got my Note, and the mod is in... and i have a maybe stupid question... i can only flash At&t roms correct?

Jess813 said:
Hey man so I just not got my Note, and the mod is in... and i have a maybe stupid question... i can only flash At&t roms correct?
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No, you can flash other carriers roms. The thing is you have to make damn sure what you're flashing isn't gonna brick you. From a software standpoint all Note 2's are the same, for the most part. You have to be careful not to flash another carriers modem or you'll have no signal. If that happens just flash an AT&T modem and you're good. The kernel is pretty much the same. There might be some minor differences but nothing to worry about. Just read read read. All the info is in the OP, and if it's not just ask in that thread.
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No, you can flash other carriers roms. The thing is you have to make damn sure what you're flashing isn't gonna brick you. From a software standpoint all Note 2's are the same, for the most part. You have to be careful not to flash another carriers modem or you'll have no signal. If that happens just flash an AT&T modem and you're good. The kernel is pretty much the same. There might be some minor differences but nothing to worry about. Just read read read. All the info is in the OP, and if it's not just ask in that thread.
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well to play it safe then i will stick to the At&t section
Thanks for all your help bro!

Jess813 said:
well to play it safe then i will stick to the At&t section
Thanks for all your help bro!
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You can flash tmobile roms no problem. You'll also have access to wifi calling if you're carrier is tmobile. I'm using my at&t note 2 on tmobile. Lte and h+ on either carriers roms.
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jayb222 said:
You can flash tmobile roms no problem. You'll also have access to wifi calling if you're carrier is tmobile. I'm using my at&t note 2 on tmobile. Lte and h+ on either carriers roms.
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Thanks for the info! I haventbfound a AT&T ROM that I like LoL
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jayb222 said:
You can flash tmobile roms no problem. You'll also have access to wifi calling if you're carrier is tmobile. I'm using my at&t note 2 on tmobile. Lte and h+ on either carriers roms.
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I just tried to flash a Tmobile rom...failed was the TWRP message and I tried it twice with seperate roms
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