Hi my brother was wanting to get a Samsung galaxy s3. He is going to get the unlimited wind plan. I am just wondering if I buy a bell s3 and unlock it would it work with wind mobile? There are more roms and kernels offered on a bell phone than a wind phone.
Thanks!
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No it won't work. Wind phones use a different frequency for hspa than Bell phones so it will always roam.
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I am looking for a Note 2 to work with Bell Mobility in Canada.
From a spec comparison the i317 and i317M (Bell/Telus) are the same in terms of frequency, 2G 3G and LTE.
1. Can I use an unlocked ATT on Bell? What would be the problem/limitations?
2. What is the "M" anyway? I had a i9000M and it seems to be a different modem? But what modem, what will it affect?
Bottom line: if an ATT i317 will work fine with my Bell, I'd rather get an ATT phone. Looking into the future, an i317 will have more custom ROM support than an i317M.
Thanks.
CowFun.
cowfunone said:
I am looking for a Note 2 to work with Bell Mobility in Canada.
From a spec comparison the i317 and i317M (Bell/Telus) are the same in terms of frequency, 2G 3G and LTE.
1. Can I use an unlocked ATT on Bell? What would be the problem/limitations?
2. What is the "M" anyway? I had a i9000M and it seems to be a different modem? But what modem, what will it affect?
Bottom line: if an ATT i317 will work fine with my Bell, I'd rather get an ATT phone. Looking into the future, an i317 will have more custom ROM support than an i317M.
Thanks.
CowFun.
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1. Yes
2. The m just signifies that it's the Canadian model
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Again I want to raise poll to rename thread to
AT&T, Bell, Rogers, Telus Galaxy Note 2
Or
Galaxy Note 2 i317/i317M
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gotshoaib said:
Again I want to raise poll to rename thread to
AT&T, Bell, Rogers, Telus Galaxy Note 2
Or
Galaxy Note 2 i317/i317M
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Agreed
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Follow up question:
1. If the m simply denotes a canadian model with no other difference, why is rogers note 2 an i317 ans not i317m?
2. Do you think the i317m will need to be flashed differently than the i317? I know that my i9000m needs to be flashed somewhat differently than the i9000.
gotshoaib said:
Again I want to raise poll to rename thread to
AT&T, Bell, Rogers, Telus Galaxy Note 2
Or
Galaxy Note 2 i317/i317M
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Makes sense
WorldIRC said:
Makes sense
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not sure how to change title or poll.
I clicked edit, and I am able to change the content, but the title is fixed.
Happy to do it if I can be shown how.
Meanwhile, does anyone care to answer my questions?
Thanks.
I'd guess that the difference is due to bilingual labels, licences, documentation, packaging, software(?), etc. The FCC ID's are the same (and I am guessing that the AT&T Note II's IMEI/sn label doesn't have an Industry Canada ID).
normaaaan said:
I'd guess that the difference is due to bilingual labels, licences, documentation, packaging, software(?), etc. The FCC ID's are the same (and I am guessing that the AT&T Note II's IMEI/sn label doesn't have an Industry Canada ID).
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Can someone show me how to find the FCC ID's for i317 and i317M?
what does it mean when 2 devices have the same FCC ID? Does it mean that the hardware is identical?
cowfunone said:
Can someone show me how to find the FCC ID's for i317 and i317M?
what does it mean when 2 devices have the same FCC ID? Does it mean that the hardware is identical?
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FCC ID is found under the battery
My Bell Note II is: A3LSGHI317
For a user, its same. No difference at all.
Just at internal documents its different, as Canadian model also supports French as official language.
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cowfunone said:
I am looking for a Note 2 to work with Bell Mobility in Canada.
From a spec comparison the i317 and i317M (Bell/Telus) are the same in terms of frequency, 2G 3G and LTE.
1. Can I use an unlocked ATT on Bell? What would be the problem/limitations?
2. What is the "M" anyway? I had a i9000M and it seems to be a different modem? But what modem, what will it affect?
Bottom line: if an ATT i317 will work fine with my Bell, I'd rather get an ATT phone. Looking into the future, an i317 will have more custom ROM support than an i317M.
Thanks.
CowFun.
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This isn't necessarily true. I had an HTC Desire Z, it's American counterpart was the G2. The only hardware difference was the 3G radios, and they share a single development community
Our Note II should be identical hardware wise so we should have identical rom support
my rogers one is i317m not i317
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Finally?
cowfunone said:
Follow up question:
1. If the m simply denotes a canadian model with no other difference, why is rogers note 2 an i317 ans not i317m?
2. Do you think the i317m will need to be flashed differently than the i317? I know that my i9000m needs to be flashed somewhat differently than the i9000.
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Hi,
I also want to replace my I9000M by a i317/i317M.
Did you finally buy an AT&T phone?
Are you satified?
Did you have to flash a "Bell" modem in it?
Regards,
hello. I'm considering buying a galaxy s3 sprint sph-L710 but to unlock and use it with tmobile gsm. is there a method for sph-L720 s4 but not if for shp-L710 is the same unlock for use with tmobile, att etc. if anyone know if you can, appreciate your help
You can't use a sprint model gs3 on T-Mobile or AT&T. The sim card is integrated into the board and they run on different frequencies.
ok. thanks
Hi,
I have Galaxy S3 model SGH-I747M from Rogers Canada unlocked. I just learn that Wind Mobile Canada not supporting this model. But at the same time I found add on Kijiji that it is possible to MODIFY SAMSUNG PHONES TO WORK ON WIND AND MOBILICITY .
Please check the link:
http://www.kijiji.ca/v-cell-phone/city-of-toronto/use-wind-mobilicity-on-samsung-galaxy-s4-note-1-note-2-s2-s3/1018866822
Could you kindly point me into the link on this forum to learn how to do it?
Thank you,
citygatetwo
Maybe this will help?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2344627
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