[Q] Can you turn an AT&T variant S3 into a Bell or Rogers S3 with a Rom/Modem/Kernel?
I have an AT&T Galaxy S3 that I would like to install a stock Bell or Rogers rom on. The hardware seems to be the same model so I expected this to be straightforward.
I actually already tried with the stock ROM using ODIN but it fails. It didn't write anything to the phone but the ODIN command fails when using a Bell stock ROM in tar format.
I was able to root and install custom recovery on it but I could not find how to make this look/act like a Bell Galaxy S3.
Are you running a 4.3 bootloader?
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What is the difference btw a T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989 and Telus Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989?
What is the difference to unlock or to root?if rooted, can i flash the same ROM?
I think rooted means also unlocked. Am I right?
There is no difference between the phones aside from the Telus version having a "D" on the end, you can flash any rom from a T-989 to a T-989D and vice versa, Skyrocket roms are also compatible.
Rooted is not unlocked, unlocked refers to sim card security and so far there is no software unlock for our phones but they can be unlocked via the carrier.
This is the guide I used when i first rooted my phone, has instructions for the tmo version as well.
http://androidforums.com/galaxy-s2-...d-ultimate-root-optimization-guide-steps.html
Jester6 said:
There is no difference between the phones aside from the Telus version having a "D" on the end, you can flash any rom from a T-989 to a T-989D and vice versa, Skyrocket roms are also compatible.
Rooted is not unlocked, unlocked refers to sim card security and so far there is no software unlock for our phones but they can be unlocked via the carrier.
This is the guide I used when i first rooted my phone, has instructions for the tmo version as well.
http://androidforums.com/galaxy-s2-...d-ultimate-root-optimization-guide-steps.html
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Thanks for info.
Hey,
So I got a telus galaxy s3 phone and I want to reflash the phone using the Bell image via Odin.
Will that mess up the phone or will it work fine?
Please let me know,
Thank you
It'll be fine I flashed stock Rogers ROM on telus phone and have zero issues. Its a same phone for rogers bell and telus.
i am on rogers network in Canada, but i bought AT&T S3 from USA can i put rogers stock ROM on AT&T phone? any concerns i have already bricked 2 S3 by flashing wrong rom i used i9300 on SGH i747 learnt my lesson the hard way. Any issues if i put rogers stock rom on ATT phone
Thanks
should have no problem
dont flash the rogers modem on att s3..
you risk losing your imei...
can't i put Imei no back on manually and also if i do lose the imei what am i losing ?
Thanks
if you lose your imei number you will have trouble connecting to network...if you can get connected at all.
I flashed the att modem on my telus s3 awhile back and emei was 0, modem was unknown,, had no cell or data connection.
( used to do the with my old galaxy s1 and got better reception )
I nevered try to manually get my imei number back ,,, I flash back my telus modem and all was good.
Hi all. I am new to all this and the more I read the more confused I become! I bought a T-Mobile T999 with a bad IMEI. I unlocked it and am using it with my Mobilicity SIM card.Everything is working fine except for the wifi hotspot. Also the T-Mobile bloatware is getting in the way. Iwas on my way to rooting the phone when i thought to myself... would it be possible to flash the Mobilicity stock firmware from the SamMobile sight onto the phone. If this doesn't work would I be able to flash the stock TMobile firmware back to the phone? So on the T999 can I flash the Mobilicity T999VVLDMF2_T999VYVLDMF2_MCT firmware from SamMobile
Thanks to any and all who might help.
No to all.
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I have an AT&T Galaxy S3 (Model SGH-i747) that I have unlocked and am using on Tmobile. Since it was originally an AT&T device, am I able to use Odin and simply replace the ROM with the Tmobile version (t999 I believe)? The phone is totally stock with the exception of being unlocked with a code from AT&T. It is running Android 4.1.2 Kernel Version 3.0.31-1300972. I downloaded a ROM for the Tmobile t999 with Android 4.3 and when I tried to install it Odin gave me an error: Secure check fail sbl2. I really don't like the AT&T boot screen and AT&T bloatware, and I'd like to run the factory Tmobile setup. Is this doable or are the 2 models of Galaxy S3 different enough to prevent it?
Flashing a stock T999 ROM will also try to flash a bootloader and modem that are not compatible with your i747 and may hard brick your phone.
Thank you, I appreciate the help. Do you know what options are available if I want to get rid of the AT&T boot screen and bloatware (Specifically the AT&T contacts book) while maintaining all the functionality of the device? I have been searching around on this site and google and I've been having a hard time finding information specific to this situation.
You could try a custom ROM but before flashing anything, it's a good idea to verify your bootloader and modem version.
If you are running an old bootloader and modem, you'll have to decide if you want to upgrade to use the latest custom ROMs or stick with your current bootloader and modem.