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I have the att sgs3 but i will be going to tmo, when i do switch to them will i still use roms in this thread?

super1395 said:
I have the att sgs3 but i will be going to tmo, when i do switch to them will i still use roms in this thread?
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Yes unless you're buying a T mobile S3. Dont try flashing a tmo rom on your At &t s3 you'll probably brick your phone.
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[Q] Can you use this on AT&T network and vice versa when unlocked?

Hi,
I basically want to know if there is any difference between these devices, other than network provider lock.
Can you use the ROMs interchangeably?
I think the tmo model does support att's bands and u can probably interchange roms as well like on the tmo s2 and the skyrocket
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minhajmsd said:
I think the tmo model does support att's bands and u can probably interchange roms as well like on the tmo s2 and the skyrocket
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We don't know for sure yet that the ROMs will be interchangeable. However, given that most T-Mobile phones support the 850/1900 NAM bands (GSM) needed for AT&T HSPA+, as long as the phone is unlocked it should work fine.
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In thinking of doing this. Does anyone know if it works with the Medianet data plan?
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Faideelah said:
In thinking of doing this. Does anyone know if it works with the Medianet data plan?
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The Galaxy S2 did. Reading the specs page on the Tmobile website, I've come to the conclusion that the bands are identical to the AT&T variant's. I'm going to be doing the same thing.
Will hspa+ work? If so, tmo users who will be paying full price would be better off
Buying from att because its less than tmos full price cost.
Plus wireless tethering would work Because tmo doesn't have imei # of att phone.
Can anyone confim?
i would like to know this as well, paying 549 if a lot better than 639.
QUOTE=predation;27809975]Will hspa+ work? If so, tmo users who will be paying full price would be better off
Buying from att because its less than tmos full price cost.
Plus wireless tethering would work Because tmo doesn't have imei # of att phone.
Can anyone confim?[/QUOTE]
FYI only T-MO has HSPA +42 version of the S3 for those looking to buy from At&t.
anyone can confirm this?? does the gs3 from tmo works on att HSPA+ and vice versa and if the tmo gs3 works internationally on 3g networks.
All right,unlocked my T999 galaxy s3, put my AT&T micro sim in phone but I get no data. I can make phone calls no problem.Do I have to do anything with the APN settings?
Thank you!!
You need to make an AT&T APN. Also the AT&T version will not get 3G on T-Mobile without at the very least a modem flash.
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O.K. just added a couple ATT apn settings still no data.any other suggestions?
By the way i have a 4g micro sim.Thought Tmobile S3 had ATT hspa+ bands.
Got apn settings from these forums.
Might want to do a lot of research before trying to flash an att ROM on tmo or vice versa. I heard the tmo phones are quad core.
mrhaley30705 said:
Might want to do a lot of research before trying to flash an att ROM on tmo or vice versa. I heard the tmo phones are quad core.
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They aren't. All US ones are dual core.
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fender22 said:
O.K. just added a couple ATT apn settings still no data.any other suggestions?
By the way i have a 4g micro sim.Thought Tmobile S3 had ATT hspa+ bands.
Got apn settings from these forums.
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did you flash an AT&T radio? you will probably need to do that.
how did you unlock your phone? did you just buy a code or did you try one of the XDA methods?
dLo GSR said:
did you flash an AT&T radio? you will probably need to do that.
how did you unlock your phone? did you just buy a code or did you try one of the XDA methods?
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Forgot about that. You need an AT&T baseband.
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joshnichols189 said:
They aren't. All US ones are dual core.
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So they are. Thanks for providing quick verification on something i heard. :thumbup:
joshnichols189 said:
They aren't. All US ones are dual core.
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Aaaaah!!
Why when something comes to US it has to be downgraded?
barribow said:
Aaaaah!!
Why when something comes to US it has to be downgraded?
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It isn't a down grade. Do some reading.
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joshnichols189 said:
It isn't a down grade. Do some reading.
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link?

Att sgs3 on tmobile network?

Will the att sgs3 work on tmobiles 3g/4g network?
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No.
U have to at least unlock it.
Then go to specs of AT&T vs T-mobile frequencies. See what's supported. And then u'll see the light.
It will work as long as you first get it sim unlocked then flash the Tmobile Radio. Then you'll get Tmo's 4G.
babymatteo said:
It will work as long as you first get it sim unlocked then flash the Tmobile Radio. Then you'll get Tmo's 4G.
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I know note can do this but have you or anyone that you might know have tried this to be sure enough ?
vikramdhani said:
I know note can do this but have you or anyone that you might know have tried this to be sure enough ?
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I have both phones, an ATT SGS3 and the T-mobile Note 2. The SGS3 will work on TMO, but you get Edge data, not 4G. I don't know if you can actually unlock the TMO radio to get 4G. I don't that the phone actually has it and so far haven't found anyone that's done that.

[Q] moving from AT&T

Hi,
I'm thinking moving from AT&T to T-Mobile and was wondering if I can keep my unlocked Skyrocket (Galaxy SII), flash a T-Mobile rom,a modem, change the APN and be good to go.
Will I be able to get 4g?
Thanks for your help.
floppy__ said:
Hi,
I'm thinking moving from AT&T to T-Mobile and was wondering if I can keep my unlocked Skyrocket (Galaxy SII), flash a T-Mobile rom,a modem, change the APN and be good to go.
Will I be able to get 4g?
Thanks for your help.
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I would think being a new customer to T-mobile that you might be able to get the T989 for free....but if not...check out this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1507825
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EQ2192012 said:
I would think being a new customer to T-mobile that you might be able to get the T989 for free....but if not...check out this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1507825
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What he said but I would upgrade to a S3 or S4 or even the HTC One while your at it.
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corwest said:
What he said but I would upgrade to a S3 or S4 or even the HTC One while your at it.
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What he said to...lol..not thinking today!
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If you're somewhere that tmobile has 1900 MHz service, you should be fine. Why lock in to another contract or payment plan if you don't have to?
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floppy__ said:
Hi,
I'm thinking moving from AT&T to T-Mobile and was wondering if I can keep my unlocked Skyrocket (Galaxy SII), flash a T-Mobile rom,a modem, change the APN and be good to go.
Will I be able to get 4g?
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You still have to run a ROM from the skyrocket forum. You can use T-Mo modems or skyrocket modems
I use the T989 on At&t and get better performance with a T-Mo modem
tronmech said:
If you're somewhere that tmobile has 1900 MHz service, you should be fine. Why lock in to another contract or payment plan if you don't have to?
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Going to T-Mobile with their new "non contract" plan will save me $50/month without signing for 2 years, I think it's a really good saving
EQ2192012 said:
I would think being a new customer to T-mobile that you might be able to get the T989 for free
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'Uncarrier' plans, remember? There are no free phones anymore (though there are ones with no down payments, but the SGS2 doesn't qualify). Even the absolute cheapest phones must be fully paid for now as shown on their website.
To the OP, I highly recommend getting a new phone. The i777 is good, but it lacks the 1700 band, so you won't have 3G. Choose whatever phone you like, though, personally, I intend to get the HTC One myself as soon as I can.

[Q] ATT Samsung Galaxy S3 Tmobile Sim

Hello everybody, I am currently planning on coming to Tmobile from Att and I have a unlocked Samsung Galaxy S3 from ATT. I know it will work in terms of service, but my question is when I come to flash roms, would I flash them from the Tmobile section of XDA? Or the ATT section of XDA?
The phone originally being ATT with Tmobile Sim card was really throwing me off and I didn't want to do any thing stupid.
Thank you so much for your time.
sg3love said:
Hello everybody, I am currently planning on coming to Tmobile from Att and I have a unlocked Samsung Galaxy S3 from ATT. I know it will work in terms of service, but my question is when I come to flash roms, would I flash them from the Tmobile section of XDA? Or the ATT section of XDA?
The phone originally being ATT with Tmobile Sim card was really throwing me off and I didn't want to do any thing stupid.
Thank you so much for your time.
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T-Mobile phone - > T-Mobile threads
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T-Mobile phone - > T-Mobile threads
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Ok got it, thank you.
So it doesn't matter that my carrier will be Tmobile, I should still use Att threads and not have a problem?:good:
sg3love said:
Ok got it, thank you.
So it doesn't matter that my carrier will be Tmobile, I should still use Att threads and not have a problem?:good:
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Correct.
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sg3love said:
Ok got it, thank you.
So it doesn't matter that my carrier will be Tmobile, I should still use Att threads and not have a problem?:good:
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You got it bro. You are absolutely correct.
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sg3love said:
Hello everybody, I am currently planning on coming to Tmobile from Att and I have a unlocked Samsung Galaxy S3 from ATT. I know it will work in terms of service, but my question is when I come to flash roms, would I flash them from the Tmobile section of XDA? Or the ATT section of XDA?
The phone originally being ATT with Tmobile Sim card was really throwing me off and I didn't want to do any thing stupid.
Thank you so much for your time.
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After inserting a Tmobile sim card into your UNLOCKED phone you will be able to flash
any of the roms here in the Tmobile thread as well as in the AT&T thread.
If you flash a AT&T rom the only thing you need to do to make it work properly is to
change the APN (Access Point settings) in the phone to be "T-Mobile US".
The phone can do that automatically by going into:
Settings>more settings>mobile networks>Network operators>Select automatically and select "select automatically"
and it will find that you have a Tmobile sim and it will change the apn to reflect that.
The phone will work just fine either way, however there is one main difference between
the roms found in the AT&T thread and this Tmobile thread.
The difference is when using Tmobile roms which are not ported from other carriers you
will have built-in wifi calling as an option when using the Tmobile roms.
Other than that you will not notice much of any difference at all.
Good Luck!
I bought a new SS S3 and ordered it for Tmobil network, but instead recieved a ATT phone...
SGH-I747
Everything works fine, and its not unlocked that I know of, but the whole reason I bought the phone was to use the wifi calling option of T-mobil, this att phone doesnt have that option.
Am I screwed? Should I send it back for a t-mobil phone or is there a simple way to update this phone to T-mobil and get the option of wifi calling from T-mobil.?
robomas1 said:
I bought a new SS S3 and ordered it for Tmobil network, but instead recieved a ATT phone...
SGH-I747
Everything works fine, and its not unlocked that I know of, but the whole reason I bought the phone was to use the wifi calling option of T-mobil, this att phone doesnt have that option.
Am I screwed? Should I send it back for a t-mobil phone or is there a simple way to update this phone to T-mobil and get the option of wifi calling from T-mobil.?
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Hey robomas1. Would you be interested in trading your AT&T s3 for a brand new T-Mobile s3? I have a similar situation as yourself and got a T-Mobile version galaxy s3 but I wanted an AT&T phone as that's what carrier I use.
Let me know. Thanks.
re: flashing
sg3love said:
Hello everybody, I am currently planning on coming to Tmobile from Att and I have a unlocked Samsung Galaxy S3 from ATT. I know it will work in terms of service, but my question is when I come to flash roms, would I flash them from the Tmobile section of XDA? Or the ATT section of XDA?
The phone originally being ATT with Tmobile Sim card was really throwing me off and I didn't want to do any thing stupid.
Thank you so much for your time.
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When you are flashing any custom roms after you get your Tmobile sim chip you should flash the
Tmobile Touchwiz Jellybean 4.1.2 custom roms for the very best results.
If you do flash an AT&T cwm/twrp flashable custom rom you will find that even though the phone will
work fine you will loose the free Wifi calling feature in the phone if it's not flashed with a tmobile rom.
Flashing the official Odin flash Tmobile firmware on an AT&T phone even if it's unlocked and rooted will
cause the phone not to be able to make or receive any phone calls.
The reason for this is that all the official Tmobile Samsung Odin flash firmware contain a modem/radio image which
is not compatible with an AT&T phone even if it's unlocked and rooted but none of the Tmobile or AT&T CWM/TWRP
flashable stock or custom roms contain the modem/radio image file which means you can flash them without any issues.
Good luck!
Trade ATT
hbkalel said:
Hey robomas1. Would you be interested in trading your AT&T s3 for a brand new T-Mobile s3? I have a similar situation as yourself and got a T-Mobile version galaxy s3 but I wanted an AT&T phone as that's what carrier I use.
Let me know. Thanks.
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I have a brand new in the box Samsung Galaxy S3 from ATT and I am willing to trade for a T-Mobile.
li2le said:
I have a brand new in the box Samsung Galaxy S3 from ATT and I am willing to trade for a T-Mobile.
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Pm sent
I will trade
li2le said:
I have a brand new in the box Samsung Galaxy S3 from ATT and I am willing to trade for a T-Mobile.
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I still trade phones
It should go without saying but be very wary of someone who registered an account just to try to trade phones... There's a reason there's a big Swappa logo up above the site navigation bar...
hbkalel said:
Hey robomas1. Would you be interested in trading your AT&T s3 for a brand new T-Mobile s3? I have a similar situation as yourself and got a T-Mobile version galaxy s3 but I wanted an AT&T phone as that's what carrier I use.
Let me know. Thanks.
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Hi, I have a brand new AT&T S3 and need a T-Mobile S3.
So you still have the T-Mobile Phone?
If Interested, let me know.
thanks
mustang123 said:
Hi, I have a brand new AT&T S3 and need a T-Mobile S3.
So you still have the T-Mobile Phone?
If Interested, let me know.
thanks
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I sent you a pm.
As far as just joining to trade phones, I am genuine. I read the forums regularly and finally joined. This forum helped me to unlock my T-Mobile galaxy s3. However, using the tmobile phone, I can't run the update, as the unlock does not hold after and my AT&T sim no longer works.
That's my reasoning for wanting to trade for an AT&T galaxy s3.
hbkalel said:
I sent you a pm.
As far as just joining to trade phones, I am genuine. I read the forums regularly and finally joined. This forum helped me to unlock my T-Mobile galaxy s3. However, using the tmobile phone, I can't run the update, as the unlock does not hold after and my AT&T sim no longer works.
That's my reasoning for wanting to trade for an AT&T galaxy s3.
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Just curious, what do you mean the unlock doesn't hold? Once unlocked it should remain so whether you flash a rom, firmware, mod, etc.
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Just curious, what do you mean the unlock doesn't hold? Once unlocked it should remain so whether you flash a rom, firmware, mod, etc.
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Well I had to flash back to stock rom to unlock the phone. I have avoided running the network update, guess was afraid that it wouldn't work. I really didn't want to have to flash it again and have to unlock it and be back where I started. So it should be fine to update, should cause no issues amd run fine with AT&T sim still?
Thats what you're saying right?
Thanks for info.
As I understand it, that is correct. Once its unlocked, you can Odin flash firmware, recovery flash roms, flash modems, etc.
If it helps, Ive never seen a single thread or question where someone was relocked.
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DocHoliday77 said:
As I understand it, that is correct. Once its unlocked, you can Odin flash firmware, recovery flash roms, flash modems, etc.
If it helps, Ive never seen a single thread or question where someone was relocked.
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Alright. I will go ahead and run the network update then. The notification doesn't go away. It is annoying!
Haha. I'll post back. I'd rather not have to trade if it works fine. Other than the annoying notification, the phone operates wonderfully.
If i flash the tmobile s3 rom on my att s3 will i get the 1700mhz band? I thought an att s3 on tmobile will only get 2g/edge service. Please let me know if someone knows.
Thanks A Lot,
Yasir Faheem

[Q] Problem with lte

Ok so forst off I am using a tmobile note ii
But I have it unlocked and I have an at&t go phone sim in it.
While standing in an at&t store, I was looking at another go phone on the lte network
Standing only 1 foot away maybe is my device on at&t go phone network on hspa:11
So what is the problem?
See also: Page 746 ish of jedix rom under tmobile note ii android development.
Thankyou in advace for any help.
prepaidguy9081 said:
Ok so forst off I am using a tmobile note ii
But I have it unlocked and I have an at&t go phone sim in it.
While standing in an at&t store, I was looking at another go phone on the lte network
Standing only 1 foot away maybe is my device on at&t go phone network on hspa:11
So what is the problem?
See also: Page 746 ish of jedix rom under tmobile note ii android development.
Thankyou in advace for any help.
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Are the AT&T LTE bands enabled in your T-MOBILE NOTE 2?
dlwoodjr said:
Are the AT&T LTE bands enabled in your T-MOBILE NOTE 2?
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Yes, I think, its in auto mode
And in this mode on tmobile lte kicked in, but not on att.
Please elaborate
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Based on the tmobile jedix thread disccusion, looks like I must install the att modem to enable lte ontop of my normal tmobile rom
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prepaidguy9081 said:
Based on the tmobile jedix thread disccusion, looks like I must install the att modem to enable lte ontop of my normal tmobile rom
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I think more than that, you have to enable the ATT LTE bands on the radio itself... that is a change made in the radio itself that doesn't change if you flash ROMs or whatever... ATT and T-Mobile use different frequency bands, so this may be all that you need to change... If you search here, I know I came across a thread about enabling those ATT bands... I don't have a T-Mobile Note2, so I didn't bookmark it... but I know it's on here...
Good luck,
Don
prepaidguy9081 said:
Based on the tmobile jedix thread disccusion, looks like I must install the att modem to enable lte ontop of my normal tmobile rom
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You can NOT cross flash modems. With ANY Device!!!. You'll end up with a lot of PROBLEMS.:banghead: Or even a brick!!
What you need to do is the AWS bands unlock feature!
Check here for what you need. Hope that helped you with your PROBLEMS!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=35933247
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Bajanman said:
You can NOT cross flash modems. With ANY Device!!!. You'll end up with a lot of PROBLEMS.:banghead: Or even a brick!!
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Any galaxy s phone can use modem.bin or mdm.bin from any other galaxy s phone. As long as they are not sprint or verizon.
When did this change?
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Any galaxy s phone can use modem.bin or mdm.bin from any other galaxy s phone. As long as they are not sprint or verizon.
When did this change?
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Well I haven't done anything like that. Don't think TMO GN2 modem will work well on a AT&T GN2... you'll end up with boot loops!!
Try it and let me know you out come.
I understand about the Verizon/Sprint.
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Bajanman said:
You can NOT cross flash modems. With ANY Device!!!. You'll end up with a lot of PROBLEMS.:banghead: Or even a brick!!
What you need to do is the AWS bands unlock feature!
Check here for what you need. Hope that helped you with your PROBLEMS!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=35933247
Me 2¢®
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^^^That's the thread I was thinking about... AWS band unlock...
Don
dlwoodjr said:
^^^That's the thread I was thinking about... AWS band unlock...
Don
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Yeah I figured that... lol
After reading what he was experiencing with his phone..
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