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[Q] Unlocked T-Mobile Note 3

I am looking to buy an unlocked white Note 3 that will work on T-Mobile LTE network. I do not want T-Mobile bloatware or their branding on the device. Any help would be appreciated.

nxttruck2002 said:
I am looking to buy an unlocked white Note 3 that will work on T-Mobile LTE network. I do not want T-Mobile bloatware or their branding on the device. Any help would be appreciated.
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I don't think T-Mobile version is that bad (if the bootloader is not locked). In addition, Wi-Fi calling is a nice feature you should have.
Moreover, EU and Asian versions DO NOT support both AWS HSPA and LTE. You can use PCS for HSPA in refarmed areas though.

Get the official T-Mobile phone. Chances are that bootloader will be unlocked. Root and debloat it easily. As for actual bloat, other than crap-tastic T-Mobile TV, there's not much of a bloat. And as 2nd poster said, WiFi calling is amazing. It can be a lifesaver in some cases. And for de-branding, buy a different cover once they start coming out with them.

Meanee said:
Get the official T-Mobile phone. Chances are that bootloader will be unlocked. Root and debloat it easily. As for actual bloat, other than crap-tastic T-Mobile TV, there's not much of a bloat. And as 2nd poster said, WiFi calling is amazing. It can be a lifesaver in some cases. And for de-branding, buy a different cover once they start coming out with them.
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Will the unlocking be easy to come by?

XBOHDPuKC said:
Will the unlocking be easy to come by?
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Boot loader unlocked and SIM unlocked are two different things. Unlocked boot loader will allow you to flash custom recovery.

Meanee said:
Get the official T-Mobile phone. Chances are that bootloader will be unlocked. Root and debloat it easily. As for actual bloat, other than crap-tastic T-Mobile TV, there's not much of a bloat. And as 2nd poster said, WiFi calling is amazing. It can be a lifesaver in some cases. And for de-branding, buy a different cover once they start coming out with them.
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Hey, I actually like T-Mobile TV. But I only use the free trial. Every time I reinstall a new ROM I get the 1-week free trial. My friend watched 2 live tennis matches over 4G. The quality was very good (I think it was NBC stream) and it didn't even drain the battery as fast I thought it would. If they would lower the price a bit, or make it so that I could watch certain channels that I subscribe to with my DirecTV, then I would definitely use it more. It would be great for watching NFL/NHL games while i'm out of the house.
T-Mobile's bloatware really isn't that bad compared to some of the other carriers, and some of their apps are kinda useful. I think you can freeze and hide the apps that you don't want by using Titanium Backup.

XBOHDPuKC said:
Will the unlocking be easy to come by?
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Be aware of that:
Unlocked bootloader allows you to install non-official ROM, kernel, and recovery, but SIM unlock simply lets you use SIM from other carrier.
They are two different things.

Meanee said:
Get the official T-Mobile phone. Chances are that bootloader will be unlocked. Root and debloat it easily. As for actual bloat, other than crap-tastic T-Mobile TV, there's not much of a bloat. And as 2nd poster said, WiFi calling is amazing. It can be a lifesaver in some cases. And for de-branding, buy a different cover once they start coming out with them.
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Yes the WiFi calling is essential on a T-Mobile phone. I live in the Atlanta area and have poor reception in many commercial/office buildings. At my last 3 jobs I had too poor a phone signal inside to reliably make or receive calls inside the building, but they all had open WiFi, so the WiFi calling saved me. It was important enough I sold my Nexus 4 to get a T-Mobile branded phone so I'd have WiFi calling!
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T-Mobile phones have carrier IQ. Just freezing it alone will not stop it. If you reboot it unfreezes itself. Need to delete it. That is bloatware I could care less for.

@rbiter said:
T-Mobile phones have carrier IQ. Just freezing it alone will not stop it. If you reboot it unfreezes itself. Need to delete it. That is bloatware I could care less for.
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Well at least you like it then.

@rbiter said:
T-Mobile phones have carrier IQ. Just freezing it alone will not stop it. If you reboot it unfreezes itself. Need to delete it. That is bloatware I could care less for.
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This is painless to remove once you got your phone rooted.
Download iqdetector from Project Voodoo and check it yourself.

mingkee said:
This is painless to remove once you got your phone rooted.
Download iqdetector from Project Voodoo and check it yourself.
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it is easy. but no one has fix the knox 0x1 yet.
root it and you will lose your warranty.

unlockingsky said:
it is easy. but no one has fix the knox 0x1 yet.
root it and you will lose your warranty.
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I will root it anyway because I need to do app file transfer (totally legal) as well as removing languages.xml.

mingkee said:
I will root it anyway because I need to do app file transfer (totally legal) as well as removing languages.xml.
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i totally agree with you that this is legal. samsung warranty will be void.
if you are adding chinese language and sell it to chinese community, it would be nice to let them know which phone doesn't have warranty.
note3 and s4 has that nasty feature 'knox' unlike other samsung phones that dont have it.

unlockingsky said:
i totally agree with you that this is legal. samsung warranty will be void.
if you are adding chinese language and sell it to chinese community, it would be nice to let them know which phone doesn't have warranty.
note3 and s4 has that nasty feature 'knox' unlike other samsung phones that dont have it.
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I have no plan selling the phone, and I will put Note 2 into backup.

mingkee said:
Be aware of that:
Unlocked bootloader allows you to install non-official ROM, kernel, and recovery, but SIM unlock simply lets you use SIM from other carrier.
They are two different things.
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I know that fully well, I'm to travel internationally and will need a SIM unlocked device, but the one with T-Mobile LTE bands.

This site seems to have the T-Mobile N900T Unlock Code...
http://cellunlocker.net/samsung-unlock.php

TEKHD said:
This site seems to have the T-Mobile N900T Unlock Code...
http://cellunlocker.net/samsung-unlock.php
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The site itself doesn't sound trustworthy. I'd hold off and just call T-Mobile for the unlock.

gordonzhao said:
The site itself doesn't sound trustworthy. I'd hold off and just call T-Mobile for the unlock.
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I have use it many times before... already ordered unlock code about 10 min ago... will post if it really works for tmo note 3 soon...

Sure.
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[Q] Sprint Galaxy Note 4 -- LTE Bands? Uniband? Dual-band? Tri-band?

One of the biggest reasons I didn't buy the Sprint Galaxy Note 3 was because of the device only supporting uniband LTE.
Do we know what kind of antennas the Sprint Note 4 will have from the FCC filings? I am hoping it's Tri-band. :laugh: :good:
Here is a link to all of the documents if someone who knows what they're doing can gleen an answer:
https://apps.fcc.gov/oetcf/eas/repo...ame=N&application_id=598336&fcc_id=A3LSMN910P

cuteman said:
One of the biggest reasons I didn't buy the Sprint Galaxy Note 3 was because of the device only supporting uniband LTE.
Do we know what kind of antennas the Sprint Note 4 will have from the FCC filings? I am hoping it's Tri-band. :laugh: :good:
Here is a link to all of the documents if someone who knows what they're doing can gleen an answer:
https://apps.fcc.gov/oetcf/eas/repo...ame=N&application_id=598336&fcc_id=A3LSMN910P
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I might have answered my own question, but confirmation would be nice:
I found these:
* LTE Band 26
* LTE Band 25 (PCS)
* LTE Band 41
It also appears to support MIMO Wifi

Yes it's going to be triband and thus spark enabled.
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Sprint note 4?
Lets see if sprint locks the sim down on this phone just like they did on the note 3, if so, I will NOT purchase this handset. Samsung is trying the apple approach when it comes to developing its own eco system, giving users less options; Is anyone else hear worried about the sim lock? What about the new KNOX? I really dont want to go through all that again,ughhh

About20ninj45 said:
Lets see if sprint locks the sim down on this phone just like they did on the note 3, if so, I will NOT purchase this handset. Samsung is trying the apple approach when it comes to developing its own eco system, giving users less options; Is anyone else hear worried about the sim lock? What about the new KNOX? I really dont want to go through all that again,ughhh
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By sim lock do you mean not being able to use it on other carriers domestically?
As far as my understanding goes, isn't a bigger issue a locked bootloader than Knox since sprint could probably care less about Knox being tripped?
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That as well
We still dont have a way to unlock the N3 ( without sprint international or domestic ) So I assume it will be the same way on the N4. Lock bootloader im not so much concerned about, only because i doubt it will come with one. ( I could be wrong and if i am i apologize in advance lol ) If it comes with a locked bootloader, then i will simply rma it and not use my upgrade, ditch sprint and head to tmobile.
thearch1tect said:
By sim lock do you mean not being able to use it on other carriers domestically?
As far as my understanding goes, isn't a bigger issue a locked bootloader than Knox since sprint could probably care less about Knox being tripped?
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About20ninj45 said:
We still dont have a way to unlock the N3 ( without sprint international or domestic ) So I assume it will be the same way on the N4. Lock bootloader im not so much concerned about, only because i doubt it will come with one. ( I could be wrong and if i am i apologize in advance lol ) If it comes with a locked bootloader, then i will simply rma it and not use my upgrade, ditch sprint and head to tmobile.
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Forgive me if I'm misunderstanding what you said but to use your phone internationally all you have to do is call sprint for the unlock code. For domestic purposes sprint won't unlock it until after Feb 2015 for phones made after that date
Yeah I don't forsee the bootloader being unlocked but hopefully some devs will find a way around it? One can hope at least. Either way I'll stick with the note 4 as I'm coming from the s3 and got a good family plan so no plans of switching carriers.
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No worries ..
My dear xda friend, you cant unlock the sim for international use if you are on the sprint easy pay program, even i fyou purchased your phone out right ( in my case anyway ) i have 3 lines with sprint and they wont allow me to unlock them, so i am s.o.l, even if i wasnt on easy pay, they told me that i have an old account that has an unsettled debt so they wont unlock it, even though it was proven to be fraud in court.
Thats even more of a reason to terminate service. im really disappointed with cell phone manufacturers,especially samsung, how do you not include usb 3.0 and temp and humidity sensors, some people actually use these for work, guess ill be sticking with my N3
thearch1tect said:
Forgive me if I'm misunderstanding what you said but to use your phone internationally all you have to do is call sprint for the unlock code. For domestic purposes sprint won't unlock it until after Feb 2015 for phones made after that date
Yeah I don't forsee the bootloader being unlocked but hopefully some devs will find a way around it? One can hope at least. Either way I'll stick with the note 4 as I'm coming from the s3 and got a good family plan so no plans of switching carriers.
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About20ninj45 said:
My dear xda friend, you cant unlock the sim for international use if you are on the sprint easy pay program, even i fyou purchased your phone out right ( in my case anyway ) i have 3 lines with sprint and they wont allow me to unlock them, so i am s.o.l, even if i wasnt on easy pay, they told me that i have an old account that has an unsettled debt so they wont unlock it, even though it was proven to be fraud in court.
Thats even more of a reason to terminate service. im really disappointed with cell phone manufacturers,especially samsung, how do you not include usb 3.0 and temp and humidity sensors, some people actually use these for work, guess ill be sticking with my N3
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Ah I see. I guess since im not on easy pay nor had issues on my account I would be in a different boat than you.
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About20ninj45 said:
We still dont have a way to unlock the N3 ( without sprint international or domestic ) So I assume it will be the same way on the N4. Lock bootloader im not so much concerned about, only because i doubt it will come with one. ( I could be wrong and if i am i apologize in advance lol ) If it comes with a locked bootloader, then i will simply rma it and not use my upgrade, ditch sprint and head to tmobile.
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Wasn't sprint the only carrier to send out the S5 with unlocked bootloader? So why would t-mobile leave the Note 4 alone but lock the S5? For me im good as long as there is a root but I also don't mind TW roms.

Possibly
sml2004 said:
Wasn't sprint the only carrier to send out the S5 with unlocked bootloader? So why would t-mobile leave the Note 4 alone but lock the S5? For me im good as long as there is a root but I also don't mind TW roms.
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But i dont mind stock roms, i like tw, and regularly use my spen, i just want to be able to swap sims and carriers when and how i want.
Sprint released news a while back about devices manufactured in 2015 will be " unlockable" but the funny thing is, the law allowing you to unlock your phone expires next year< end of 2015. So sprint is trying to dodge that bullet, and im pretty sure the note 4 wont be unlockable

I like tw as well! Just like rooted stock...

sml2004 said:
I like tw as well! Just like rooted stock...
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Ditto

Chainfire is at it again! Root for Note 4!

http://www.primeinspiration.com/samsung-galaxy-note-4-gets-rooted-ahead-of-launch.html

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https://twitter.com/intent/follow?o...w_link&screen_name=NoFanboi&tw_p=followbutton
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While this is excellent news, whatever the method is will not work on the AT&T variant.

This is a major deciding factor for me on getting the Note 4. Root is a must have just for AdAway and Xposed.

MattMJB0188 said:
While this is excellent news, whatever the method is will not work on the AT&T variant.
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Why do you say that?
Sent from my Note3 Rocking DynamicKat or my G3

RiNo808 said:
Why do you say that?
Sent from my Note3 Rocking DynamicKat or my G3
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Because AT&T locks down all of their bootloaders. This makes it nearly impossible to root or flash custom roms. They've been doing this since last summer with the Galaxy S4.

Ya unfortunately. ATT's phone's for the most part have been rooted by geohots. Who now... Works for Google to fix the exploits for possible rooting. The ATT G3 was able to get rooted by Towelroot, I hope the same goes for Note 4... but I doubt it.

Yes, this is only for note 4's with unlocked bootloaders. It will not work on AT&T's or Verizon's. Possibly good news for the T-Mobile version though, as soon as we can get a stock rom dump to chainfire.
BTW: I would change my subject line OP so people don't get confused.

This is the first phone I have paid for not under contract. So as I started doing research u read about AT&T locking the bootloader. So last night I preordered the T-mobile phone just to have this ability. I did have to sign up for $50 a month just to be a customer but I will be a customer. I will cancel after the first month.

amtrucker22 said:
This is the first phone I have paid for not under contract. So as I started doing research u read about AT&T locking the bootloader. So last night I preordered the T-mobile phone just to have this ability. I did have to sign up for $50 a month just to be a customer but I will be a customer. I will cancel after the first month.
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Exactly what I'm doing!

rekman said:
Exactly what I'm doing!
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This will be my first time I am trying to convert a phone from one carrier to another. when I get the phone will I be able to just stick my existing AT&T sim card in to it and it work or will I have to wait for the 40 days and ask tmo to unlock it?
I know the iPhone 6/6+ came unlocked for tmo and you could just stick the AT&T sim card directly in to it and it would work.

amtrucker22 said:
This will be my first time I am trying to convert a phone from one carrier to another. when I get the phone will I be able to just stick my existing AT&T sim card in to it and it work or will I have to wait for the 40 days and ask tmo to unlock it?
I know the iPhone 6/6+ came unlocked for tmo and you could just stick the AT&T sim card directly in to it and it would work.
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From what I've gathered from the note 3 threads, we will most likely have to pay a website a fee to get an unlock code if we don't want to wait 40 days on contract for tmobile to do it. Chainfire released an app that had a "side effect" of carrier unlocking the sim for the Note 3. Whether that happens with the Note 4 remains to be seen. I'm just going to assume I'll have to pay a fee to an unlocking website.

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amtrucker22 said:
This will be my first time I am trying to convert a phone from one carrier to another. when I get the phone will I be able to just stick my existing AT&T sim card in to it and it work or will I have to wait for the 40 days and ask tmo to unlock it?
I know the iPhone 6/6+ came unlocked for tmo and you could just stick the AT&T sim card directly in to it and it would work.
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I've had an htc one m7 with att and then wanted to sell it to a guy on craigslist who had t-mobile. you must sim unlock the device, it's a code. Just tell at&t or tmobile that you have a trip going to europe and need the phone unlocked to be able to use it. Then they will give you the unlock code. Put in the att sim card it will ask for a code then put it in.
What I did was I paid a guy on ebay 4$ to get the code and I got it within 5 seconds att was taking too long and the guy wanted the phone that day.

Guys are you sure that the T-Mobile Note 4 will fully work with AT&T?

Yakuzahi said:
Guys are you sure that the T-Mobile Note 4 will fully work with AT&T?
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Everything I've been hearing implies yes. I'm buying from t mobile then unlocking it

Yakuzahi said:
Guys are you sure that the T-Mobile Note 4 will fully work with AT&T?
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No one will know for certain until the phones actually come out, but if you go by the cellular bands announced for the T-Mobile version, it should work.

SO... Now that some have the Note 4 for ATT... Does this work or not?

sdlopez83 said:
SO... Now that some have the Note 4 for ATT... Does this work or not?
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No, and don't try it either.
CF-ROOT won't ever work on AT&T Note 4 because it requires an unlocked bootloader to achieve it.

Tikerz said:
No, and don't try it either.
CF-ROOT won't ever work on AT&T Note 4 because it requires an unlocked bootloader to achieve it.
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Is the AT&T bootloader def locked?

Won't be able to tell you until tomorrow

For all of you who are freaking out about it being a locked bootloader...so was the LG G3 for AT&T...we just got TWRP on it last week. Took 3 months but it is doable from the right people.
It was called "Bump" and I have tested the unlock myself with full custom twrp recovery & root.

[Q] How to unlock Note 4 from Sprint

Hello:
I have a note 4 from sprint and needs to be unlocked to be used with a different Carrier
Can you please advise how to be able to do this ? additionally how can remove the sprint start up and sprint apps ?

ali.sulaiman1980 said:
Hello:
I have a note 4 from sprint and needs to be unlocked to be used with a different Carrier
Can you please advise how to be able to do this ? additionally how can remove the sprint start up and sprint apps ?
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on what carrier you are planing to use it? You cannot use sprint Galaxy note 4 on domestic GSM carriers like AT&T, T-mobile and their MVNOs (Straighttalk , etc). The phone can be unlocked for international GSM use (voice and 3G only, not LTE). Internationla unlock can be done officially through Sprint or unofficially via app in this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/spr...print-samsung-unlocker-unlock-sprint-t2928250

My question is how did you come across a Sprint Note 4? Did you not do your homework before acquiring the Sprint Note 4? Maybe you somehow got the phone for free? Why would somebody actually pay for a nice phone (released only a month or so ago) without knowing if it will work on a completely different network/carrier... then turn around and look for help on how to activate it on a GSM carrier? This makes no sense to me.

Im curious too.
Can a Sprint phone be unlocked and set up for use on ANY other carrier in the USA,
ie: Verizon?

No no no
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I am pretty sure that if the phone had a clean ESN that you can activate it on Ting Mobile. I have also saw a thread where someone had flashed a T-Mobile Rom to the Sprint note 4 but they where not getting LTE of course I'm sure in time someone will come out with something stable.

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My question is how did you come across a Sprint Note 4? Did you not do your homework before acquiring the Sprint Note 4? Maybe you somehow got the phone for free? Why would somebody actually pay for a nice phone (released only a month or so ago) without knowing if it will work on a completely different network/carrier... then turn around and look for help on how to activate it on a GSM carrier? This makes no sense to me.
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Off topic here.
I came up for upgrade in June. I was gonna go Nexus 5 and then the Nexus 6 rumors started to fly. So I waited and along came the Note 4. After much research I ended up with arguably the best phone on the planet. Imo it is.

Unlock Code
I am in Canada, got this as xmas gift from my father in law

You can root and try Galaxy Tools 4 root users https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.idone.galaxymenu
Or you can use this app from the S5 thread you don't need root with this app http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2928250
Hope this helps a little
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sliverr7x said:
No no no
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So...Sprint phones can ONLY be used on Sprint carrier here is the good 'ol U,S of A???..
if unlocked, then another Sprint user can use it.. but other carriers?? correct???
Once Sprint, Always Sprint???
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jimmbomb said:
So...Sprint phones can ONLY be used on Sprint carrier here is the good 'ol U,S of A???..
if unlocked, then another Sprint user can use it.. but other carriers?? correct???
Once Sprint, Always Sprint???
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Which question would you like answered?

xxSTARBUCKSxx said:
Which question would you like answered?
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How about you answer what you can. Starbucks
see. I just answered your question,
so take a stab at answering too...
even if its a wrong answer, id like to hear .
thanks

jimmbomb said:
So...Sprint phones can ONLY be used on Sprint carrier here is the good 'ol U,S of A???..
if unlocked, then another Sprint user can use it.. but other carriers?? correct???
Once Sprint, Always Sprint???
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1. No
2. Customers can switch devices by calling on a different phone to CS or going into store and switch devices, no unlocking necessary.
3. Just switch Sim cards and edit and tweak where necessary or pay someone if you dont know how.
4. Correct, but no unlocking necessary.
5. That depends on the person.

Thank you for your answers

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No no no
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Yes yes yes it can be used with other carriers in the USA. Are people forgetting about flashing of modems and firmware. What decade are we in 1960? Our maybe 1950 when phone were still two way radios. Remember sprint can't stop everything Samsung does in making their phone. Ask the right questions to right people get right answer. If someone in XDA hasn't figured it out yet just wait & keep on looking. XDA is also not the only place to look for answers to everything Samsung, sometimes Samsung is were to look or Samsung blogs. All I hear is everyone that talks about Samsung first thing everyone says is it CAN'T be done. When are the tech, crackers, & hackers of this world going to stop saying everything is impossible & realize we are the ones that make everything possible. If we are going to do that why do we become techs or crackers or hackers or even developers in the every first place?.... LET'S STOP PUTTING LIMITS ON OU OURSELVES & SHOW SPRING WHAT WE CAN DO! Sprint is not GODZ. We created what sprint & Every carrier in the world uses to try to put limitations one everyone with. Are we going to let the carriers use or phones against us or are we going to use them the way the phone manufactures wanted the phones to be used ( without restrictions of the carriers of the world.)

after unlocking your sprint device you can only use it with carriers outside the USA. If you are planning to use it with local sim cards after unlocking like at&t and t-mobile (gsm) then you cannot.

rscooldesire said:
after unlocking your sprint device you can only use it with carriers outside the USA. If you are planning to use it with local sim cards after unlocking like at&t and t-mobile (gsm) then you cannot.
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Umm if its not under payments u can

Yep once the phone is paid for per new laws that went active in Feb or March if you ask the carrier to domestic unlock your phone they are required to do it by law. Some models this will not be possible but the note 4 should. I think the carriers have a grace period to make this available. Not sure how long. I could quote the legislation but Id have to search for it.
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B to the S. If you can unlock a 720t a note 4 can be unlocked!! Period!! It picks up signal just no antenna for that signal because the phone antenna is tuned in the wrong station or radius degree. I think if the people who can unlock 720t s can try the same methods with busy box or Verizon modems. Like guy said earlier " Si se puede"!! It can be done!! Just need to tweak frequency angles and remove face security options a little.

By law you can have it unlocked for a limited time, but that will not make the LTE radio magically work on your carriers band unless they support the same band. Or unless you know someone who can JTAG flash the radio to another carrier as well you will not be able to use the LTE/DATA band on a carrier that does not support the frequency. This is nothing something that can be done over USB or by a new kernel. This will have to be done with JTAG and by someone who has access to the various carriers radio firmware which is tightly guarded. So basically you will be using a Note 4 on 3G only. Might as well just sign up with SPRINT then, you will get the same service speed.

Question Smokin deal but...

So I can get the Pixel 6 Pro for $8 per MO for 3 years if I trade in my OP 8t+ with AT&T. What are the chances of being able to root? If not, is it really worth it? Tell it like it is please.

guessing you didnt read a single thread here. it had root and aosp rom day 1

Izy said:
guessing you didnt read a single thread here. it had root and aosp rom day 1
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Apparently not enuff. Lol. I saw Root on the non carrier version but assumed that Carrier skinned phones were impossible to unlock boot loader. I guess I've spent too many years on Samsung bloat to know any better.

bbiigg said:
Apparently not enuff. Lol. I saw Root on the non carrier version but assumed that Carrier skinned phones were impossible to unlock boot loader. I guess I've spent too many years on Samsung bloat to know any better.
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It depends on your carrier, whether he allows an unlocked bootloader.

Looks like OP is on AT&T. P6P has its own quirks but aren't you happy with OP8T?

Anyone correct me if I'm wrong, butt if memory serves me correctly, at least a couple with the AT&T variant were able to root by using the same "trick"as those with T-Mobile variants, which was to contact customer support, tell them you're going out of the country and wanted to be able to SIM-unlock so they could use the phone outside the US. Once those variants were SIM unlocked, they were able to enable OEM unlocking and unlock the bootloader (and root).
There are several threads in this section about the subject but I believe T-Mobile customers have been the most outspoken, so you might have to dig to find the folks who specially l specifically did it with AT&T variants, not to be confused with the folks who are using the factory unlocked variant on AT&T.