[Q] update unlocked Tmobile GS2 to ICS - T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989

Hello Everybody
I have a Sim unlocked US Tmobile SGH-T989 on stock ROM 2.3.6.
I am using it in India. When I try to update it from settings menu it says "no firmware".
Currently my phone is unrooted and stock. How can I update it to ICS and also will I loose the Sim unlock if I update it.
Please help.
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You need to update it through KIES

imblfmstr said:
Hello Everybody
I have a Sim unlocked US Tmobile SGH-T989 on stock ROM 2.3.6.
I am using it in India. When I try to update it from settings menu it says "no firmware".
Currently my phone is unrooted and stock. How can I update it to ICS and also will I loose the Sim unlock if I update it.
Please help.
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No you won't loose SIM unlock by upgrading. You will lose root if you were, which you're not so you're good there.
idbl_fanatic said:
You need to update it through KIES
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And yes kies or ODIN are your only bets of getting the update onto your phone.
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Upgrade done
Thanks, I got the update with Kies.
Can u guys help me how to remove all the Tmobile customized stuff and also add video calling feature.
Here in India we use video call through 3G network (UMTS) and not thriugh wifi or ant data plan
The Tmobile US version of S II is really great, far more superior than the international one.
Thanks for your help

Need to root vian ODIM
You need to root with these instructions
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1311194
Afterwards you can install this ROM.. Best one out the IMO
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1861009

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T889V owners, OTA?

Any Canadian Wind Note 2 owners got the update? I didn't....
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If you can't get it OTA then you can use Kies to get it.
DB
imy phone was rooted and it wouldnt allow me to check ota updates as it said my device was modified, i flashed factory sammy firmware and status went back to normal but when i plug into kies it says "your device's current firmware version is not supported to update firmware via kies" anyone else get this?
dabajan said:
If you can't get it OTA then you can use Kies to get it.
DB
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OK, so you have a t889V from Wind mobile in Canada and got update from kies?
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Actually, another question, the phone is from Wind but my cell service is with Virgin mobile, who is going to provide the ota update?
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i got tired of waiting, wiped cache flashed the new factory tmobile 4.1.1 odexed rom. let it boot up and settle in. give it ten min. then flashed the 889v modem and works great (same data speeds before and after). if any one has any question or wants to see any screenies lemme know.
New tmobile build with wind modem. I just froze the tmobile bloatware with titanium
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Does your device say modified?
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It does, had to root it to install cwm and flash everything but I have flashed factory firmware in the past that I downloaded from samsungs site and got it to read normal to check for ota updates.
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perryh1 said:
i got tired of waiting, wiped cache flashed the new factory tmobile 4.1.1 odexed rom. let it boot up and settle in. give it ten min. then flashed the 889v modem and works great (same data speeds before and after). if any one has any question or wants to see any screenies lemme know.
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if you dont mind, can you post some step by step instructions on how you did it? do you now have the multiview feature? thanks
Remember that the T889V is on an independent release cycle from the American models, or the I317M for that matter. If, and mostly when an official OTA will come is open to speculation.
I kitbashed myself something with the 7105 XXDLL1 Odin tarball, teshxx's updater script, a customized CSC file set, the full Polaris from the T889V stock ROM (the international one only has a viewer, don't forget to copy the libs), a modified build.prop along with a few Xposed framework mods. Works like a champ.
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O2 Sim card in T-mobile T999

Hello, want to use my czech O2 sim card in USA T-mobile T999 Galaxy S3. Can this work? If yes, then what to do exactly... flash via odin or toolkit t-mobile rooted stock rom or what?
Because when i Inserted my sim card, it wants sim network password. I tried that call number *#197... but that didnt worked.
Thanks,
Sounds like the phone needs to be unlocked. Here is the thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2023709
If you need to, yes, just Odin flash one of the root66 firmware.
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DocHoliday77 said:
Sounds like the phone needs to be unlocked. Here is the thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2023709
If you need to, yes, just Odin flash one of the root66 firmware.
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Rooted and flashed JellyBeer4 and still it wants SIM network unclock pin DAMN! Any clue?:crying:
can i flash any rom or must stick always with t mobile roms if i have it rooted, clockworked and flashed cm 10.1 rom (but for tmobile) ?
You have to be using stock firmware/rom to use the unlock method in that thread. It has to be done from the stock touchwiz dialer, and your baseband/modem must be earlier than UVDMD5.
Is that whst you're asking?
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DocHoliday77 said:
You have to be using stock firmware/rom to use the unlock method in that thread. It has to be done from the stock touchwiz dialer, and your baseband/modem must be earlier than UVDMD5.
Is that whst you're asking?
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Yea, it has UVDMD5 firmware. I also found that it needs to be lower. Downloading right now UVDLJC and we will see Thanks anyway.
EDIT: Yup, flashing UVDLJC worked like a charm ) Thread can be locked.

Need to sim unlock sgh-i317, any recommends?

need to unlock sgh-i317 from at&t, can you recommend me any way to do? im on 4.1.2 so 4.1.1 hidden menu does not work, and dont like to downgrade son i am looking for a odin method o a cheap website or any app like Galaxsim, the problem with galaxsim is app store does not show this app on my sgh-i317
thanx in advance
Go to the Dev section and find what you need there.
You will find instructions on how to download and apply the 4.1.1 so you can do the free unlock. Did it with mine and my wife's phones with no issues.
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Downgrade to 4.1.1 radio. Thats what I did and had no issues with the secret menu on 4.12.
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You can call AT&T support center and say that you are going out of country and you need to get your phone unlocked. I did it last week, and they gave me the codes with out any issues. I did need to be on touchwiz for the code to work
Eun-Hjzjined said:
Go to the Dev section and find what you need there.
You will find instructions on how to download and apply the 4.1.1 so you can do the free unlock. Did it with mine and my wife's phones with no issues.
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Where didi u get rom 4.1.1 bicause its not on sammobile.com and i cant get ir anywhere. thanks for help i need to unlock my sgh-i317 note 2
You really only need the 4.1 modem. Its called the J2 modem. It has the service menu where you change the unlock setting, and all other modems don't.

Cant update i747

I have an at&t s3 that is unlocked and am using it on t-mobile. I had the phone rooted with stock 4.1.2. Every time I tried to manually update it, it would pop up with update interrupted. I finally unrooted and went back to stock 4.1.1. The phone is still giving me the same message. Please help if you can.
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cbross said:
I have an at&t s3 that is unlocked and am using it on t-mobile. I had the phone rooted with stock 4.1.2. Every time I tried to manually update it, it would pop up with update interrupted. I finally unrooted and went back to stock 4.1.1. The phone is still giving me the same message. Please help if you can.
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Update may be failing because you are rooted. Rumor is you must be 100% stock unroofed for the update to complete.
As I said I unrooted and went back to stock 4.1.1!
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Using it on TMobile means that the AT&T servers won't even know it's out there to be updated. Find an AT&T sim card and it should update.
So it is because I'm on a different carrier?
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cbross said:
So it is because I'm on a different carrier?
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I'm just going by what other people have reported. There have been a few that said they had trouble updating with a TMO sim card in. I haven't updated mine because I'm running stable right now and I'm waiting to see if the developers here can work around this new bootloader. They're having more trouble that usual manipulating Samsung's crap. I've heard it's a good update (smooth running, etc) but it's nearly impossible to flash other stuff if you get it.
Still cant get it to update ota and kies says its the latest firmware.
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cbross said:
So it is because I'm on a different carrier?
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If you are connected to Tmo's network even if it did recognize the phone as needing to be updated it would download the T999 ota which is most likely causing your problem when the installer checks the hardware for compatibility. A quick google search turned up THIS which is a (stock) recovery flashable .zip for the official UCUEMJB build.
cbross said:
I have an at&t s3 that is unlocked and am using it on t-mobile. I had the phone rooted with stock 4.1.2. Every time I tried to manually update it, it would pop up with update interrupted. I finally unrooted and went back to stock 4.1.1. The phone is still giving me the same message. Please help if you can.
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use odin to update and you will be fine
1st update to 4.1.2 with odin on stock
2nd update to 4.3 with odin on (4.1.2) stock

[Q] using t-mobile custom roms with att phone.

Hi I just unlocked the note 2 att version to work for t-mobile by downgrading to firmware 4.1.1. Now I can use the phone for t-mobile. I now want to root and have an updated t-mobile based custom rom installed.
To achieve this must I first odin flash t-mobile's official 4.1.3 (or 4.1.2) firmware and
then root and then install a t-mobile 4.1.3 (or 4.1.2) based custom rom?
Or can I simple root and just install a 4.1.3 (or 4.1.2) t-mobile custom rom?
Thanks!
h1a8 said:
Hi I just unlocked the note 2 att version to work for t-mobile by downgrading to firmware 4.1.1. Now I can use the phone for t-mobile. I now want to root and have an updated t-mobile based custom rom installed.
To achieve this must I first odin flash t-mobile's official 4.1.3 (or 4.1.2) firmware and
then root and then install a t-mobile 4.1.3 (or 4.1.2) based custom rom?
Or can I simple root and just install a 4.1.3 (or 4.1.2) t-mobile custom rom?
Thanks!
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you should be able to root 4.1.1 and I think you should be able to root it with the exynos abuse apk. if not cf auto root should handle it. then you can add recovery and flash any rom you wanted
I've done this too. I was wondering if international ROMs would work on the att note2 unlocked and on T-Mobile. I've searched around but I found it tough to get a strait answer. I will probably just try it and see but wanted to ask first.
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epicnoob66 said:
I've done this too. I was wondering if international ROMs would work on the att note2 unlocked and on T-Mobile. I've searched around but I found it tough to get a strait answer. I will probably just try it and see but wanted to ask first.
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n7105 = yes
n7100 = no
epicnoob66 said:
I've done this too. I was wondering if international ROMs would work on the att note2 unlocked and on T-Mobile. I've searched around but I found it tough to get a strait answer. I will probably just try it and see but wanted to ask first.
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Make sure you stick with your device's native modems. Don't try a T889 modem on an I317. You will be sad.
Hastily spouted for your befuddlement
I've been reading and searching and reading for days, trying to get LTE working. I should have just waited and found a T-Mobile note2.
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epicnoob66 said:
I've been reading and searching and reading for days, trying to get LTE working. I should have just waited and found a T-Mobile note2.
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I trust you have read this then...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/sh...(3g/4g Tmobile) on ATT Note 2 stock baseband
If not, stick with your I317 modems and follow the OP process.
Hastily spouted for your befuddlement
I have read all of that thread. The only thing I have not tried from it was changing the imei to 0, which one or two people said worked. I'm beginning to think the guy that sim unlocked my note2 didn't do it correctly. If I Odin back to 4.1.1 will it allow me to unlock again?
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epicnoob66 said:
I have read all of that thread. The only thing I have not tried from it was changing the imei to 0, which one or two people said worked. I'm beginning to think the guy that sim unlocked my note2 didn't do it correctly. If I Odin back to 4.1.1 will it allow me to unlock again?
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If you can get any tmo service at all, it is unlocked. If you really want to try the unlock again, just flash a 4.1.1 modem appropriate for your device's model number. Don't flash modems across device models.
Are you certain you are in an area that has tmobile LTE service?
What baseband are you on?
Hastily spouted for your befuddlement
Do I need both a tmo and att sim card to unlock?
Yes we have LTE. I've been able to connect to LTE with nexus 4, HTC one and note3.
I was on 4.1.2 modem and I flashed the newest one Monday.
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epicnoob66 said:
Do I need both a tmo and att sim card to unlock?
Yes we have LTE. I've been able to connect to LTE with nexus 4, HTC one and note3.
I was on 4.1.2 modem and I flashed the newest one Monday.
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I don't think you need both sims.
What specific baseband are you on?
Have you put *#2263# and checked to ensure you are in automatic. Have you tried to allow all LTE bands via the same menu?
Hastily spouted for your befuddlement
I'll have to look later. Its my wife's phone. I've done the dialer code. When I set it to LTE only its gets nothing at all.
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Its on the mk6 modem now.
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hey i have an att note 2 and have tmobile service. the phone is unlocked, rooted and on 4.1.2?
what would be the best thing to do? im thinking getting the tmobile software/ROM. once i have that will it work lik a regular t mobile note, (like i will be
able to update OTA when 4.4 for t mobile's note 2 comes out?)
but i dont know how to. i have odin installed n thats all lol. do i need to change kernels? im a total noob on this stuff. help me please
i want to update to the newest tmobile stock firmware, cuz on the att one i cant even turn on my wifi, i hear the best thing to do to fix that problem is to update the firmware or factory reset it, which is only a temporary fix. n i cant update it because im on t mobiles network.
Yes you can flash T-Mobile Roms.
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