yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S II General] RSD66:
Eventually Samsung will release the files as people need a way to restore, maybe an update instead of factory but still official Bell files.

I'll probably take a stab at unlocking it today. Hopefully mine is free from the pink/yellow screen issues.
[Galaxy S II General] kevnb:
the galaxy s unlock worked, by the way the kg1 kernel I used appears to be faster as Im getting dl speeds of 3mbit/s and upload of nearly 2 in the moncton area.
[Galaxy S II General] _Mist_:
Bell didn't sell me the phone, but TBooth did.

But only with Bell prepaid plan activation.
[Galaxy S II General] alstylez:
hi i know this is the bell thread, i just unlocked my galaxy s 2 but it was a virgin phone

now it says H+ at the top but teh data speed is ridiculously slow, im running it with a rogers sim card

and i rooted it with CF-Root-SGS2_ZS_OZS_KG2-v4.1-CWM4

any idea whats going on?
[Galaxy S II General] getzy57:
I'm also waiting for the stock KG2 firmware to be released. I'm with virgin and am a little hesitant to root and flash custom roms before I know I can reset to stock. Any word on when the official 2.3.4 update will be available in Canada? I'm Also waiting to try that.
[Galaxy S II General] aniteshj:
it could be a combination of ROM, kernel or radio. Where and when you did the test - never expect great numbers midday or evening.

Rogers network is on par with Bell's, personally the highest I've gotten is 6 down, 3 up which is still fast enough for everything.

There is also the possibility that KG1 is faster then KG2 but there is now a KG3 kernel available from here http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1101671 so if you are able to make a backup of your system as it right now then you can try that but be warned KG2 isn't on that list and I'm not even sure if its been released on xda yet so if you do flash you won't go back to KG2.
[Galaxy S II General] shawnjan8:
Hey everyone!

Just wondering what you think my best course of action is here. I want to use my phone on Rogers, would you suggest rooting it or unlocking it through Bell? And if you suggest unlock, should I go with a third party or go directly through Bell? I found one online for $27.99, any idea how much it costs with Bell?
[Galaxy S II General] TheSobadef:
If you can find somewhere that will in fact ship the phone to Canada for $640 including shipping, import fees and taxes, then by all means, please share. If on the other hand you refer to amazon, ebay, expansys or newegg who all sell it for more than your suggested price, then I would have to say that with the Post Canada strike, waiting a week for the Bell release is a lot shorter than the month of wait caused by shipping.
[Galaxy S II General] horusray:
...I just said Handtec and Clove.... They don't include VAC tax if you're buying it outside of UK. 399GBP for Clove and 389GBP for Handtec. Add 5~10GBP for shipping and convert the currency. People from North America have reported that they got it within 3days after they send you the dispatch e-mail. The shipment will begin when the transaction is clear.

I heard they sold out within a week after the date of HK release. If they only have 3~6 avg in stock at each retailers. Then I won't be surprised if they run out of stock soon.
[Galaxy S II General] horusray:
Btw, I believe Fedex or DHL will handle the shipping. They won't be affected by any ongoing Canadian strikes, no?
[Galaxy S II General] x-cimo:
the killer is duty.

if they dont sell it on the 14 i order online....
[Galaxy S II General] TheSobadef:
The strike isn't ongoing but there's a HUGE backlog of undelivered packages from the strike that have yet to be delivered.

Aside from that, customs generally take few days, and the device has to process ship and reach customs, which also take a few days.

Ordering products from outside of the country is a very long process without the strike, and with it it's even longer.

Now as for private companies taking care of shipping, this may be possible but they still have to go through the lengthy customs process and their shipping fees are generally quite exuberant.

However, most sellers rarely opt for private shipping as it brings costs much higher than they need to be.

As for the price of the phone itself, well newegg.ca has it for $670, Amazon.ca has it for $ 739.88, Expansys.ca has another similar price... and although newegg and amazon offer free shipping, it's Canada Post ground, which will take well over a month, and then there are the import fees.

Suddenly waiting a week for a Canadian version doesn't seem so bad...
[Galaxy S II General] x-cimo:
Agreed, Waiting a week dosen't seem to bad.

Just hope the hardware/software will be rootable right away, according to many it should be.

And btw there is no activation fee with virgin, so worst case = 599 + tx + 50$ for 1 month, which will leave time for the phone to get rooted.

Best is:

599+tx + root right away.
[Galaxy S II General] EH15:
Also, buying from Bell/Virgin means warranty within Canada. I'd rather not have to ship it back to Europe if a problem ever arises.
[Galaxy S II General] horusray:
@TheSobadef

Custom fee is about $41 for Fedex, and this buyer got his within 5days of purchase. Total is still under $700. If you're in BC, ($599 + minimum $50) + 12% HST = $728. $767 if activation fee is included.

source

@EH15

I'm asking people with carriers other than Bell/Virgin. If they buy it from them, they will lose the warranty after unlocking it.
[Galaxy S II General] EH15:
Well I just sent in my unlocked HTC Desire from Telus (I'm with Rogers) and they fixed it. Maybe Bell deals with it differently. But don't they just check if the IMEI is still under warranty, and if it is, they'll fix it?
[Galaxy S II General] horusray:
Was it unlocked when you got your HTC Desire? I read about it in many threads/posts/websites claiming warranty to be void if unlocking the phone yourself. I called a local Bell retailer and they told me the no term one will come locked with Bell, so one has to take the risk of unlocking it.
[Galaxy S II General] EH15:
I unlocked it. I'm pretty sure its rooting that voids warranty, not unlocking...
[Galaxy S II General] TheSobadef:
You know that most technicians at carrier repair centers will ever check these things?

If the warranty is your main concern than your chances of getting it redeemed with Bell are much higher than getting it redeemed with Samsung UK, even if your phone is unlocked. I find it hard to believe that Samsung would honor a warranty over seas...

Also, if you get the Best Buy exchange plan, the guys there NEVER check for these things, so you're FULLY covered that way
[Galaxy S II General] horusray:
Thanks for the info. I might cancel my order then. I need to reconsider. Warranty isn't my main concern, but it's good to have it.
[Galaxy S II General] knowthenazz:
Went to another Future Shop today, and they too confirmed that the release date will be July 21st, not the 14th.
[Galaxy S II General] jonny68:
edit....wrong thread
[Galaxy S II General] np231:
Its about canadian warranty

Here are the calculations for buying from Canada vs UK.

UK (seller: handtec.co.uk)

Phone price 389.99 GBP = 600 CAD

+ 14.99 GBP shipping = 23 CAD

+ Banks/credit card companies will charge you conversion fee: Scotiabank is 2.5%

For $623 order it is $16 (2.5%) + visa charges $12 = $ 28 CAD

+ Now depending on the province you will be charged taxes

In Ontario its 13%HST on the item’s price, for $600 the tax = $78 CAD

Total = $600 + $23 + +$28 + $78 = $729 CAD

Canada (seller: virgin, b/c no activation charge)

Phone price $600 CAD

+ tax 13%HST = $78 CAD

+ 1 month service = $50 CAD

Total = $600 + $78 + $50 = $728 CAD (assuming you will use the xda-developers unlock method if not then add $25 for unlock code)

The prices are identical.

Canada Pros

:

Canadian 1 year warranty

Send it to Samsung Canada (I don't know if Samsung will decline the product just b/c you unlocked it)

Canada Cons

:

Unlock required

Bloatware on the phone

UK Pros

:

No unlock

No bloatware

UK cons

:

1 year warranty but have to send it to Europe if you find any issues (might take a month before you get your phone back from Samsung UK)

Please click thanks if this helped you.
[Galaxy S II General] x-cimo:
You forgot duty in the UK. probably a good 50$
[Galaxy S II General] rgunara:
another PROS for buying it from uk is you will probably be getting the better version which has the exynos chip. There is still no confirmation which version Canada is getting.
[Galaxy S II General] np231:
Because FedEx is used by handtec.co.uk, the duty charges are covered you only pay the tax... well they don't tell you that they are charging you for tax but judging from what other people got charged it is very close to the tax percentage..

I think that canadian version is the same as UK version.. most of the specs are the same plus we don't know of any variant using a different chip.. its the same AMOLED+ display, 8.49mm, no NFC, and I think the processor will be the same too..
[Galaxy S II General] 4rv1nd8:
Change of date

FYI.. Bell is releasing the GS2 on 21st July..

Virgin I think is on track for 14th July.....
[Galaxy S II General] robbiev80:
Bell will charge you like $75.
[Galaxy S II General] Mikroft:
Why pay money when it's free to unlock? :)

install CFRoot kernel. Goto market. Install Herzol's Galaxy S unlock. Done.
[Galaxy S II General] Mikroft:
It'll be awhile for Bell since even KG2 is not an official release. It's a leaked version that everyone is currently using. If there's some smart person that can figure out the partition layouts you can use Heimdall to completely 100% backup of the phone. I did it awhile ago with my Galaxy Tab but that was only because someone had already figured out the partition layouts.

I made a partial backup of mine by running nandroid right after installing CFRoot kernel. Essentially it has Bell everything except the kernel.
[Galaxy S II General] jinxedsoul:
Modem problems

I flashed a new modem on my i9100m and now i only get 3G speeds. it will only show H+ for 1-10 seconds then revert back to 3g for awhile and then H+ for 1-10 seconds again, over and over again. My wifes imported i9100 (KF2) is same.

I have tried KG2,KG3,KF2,KE7(current)

I believe stock was KF6, anyone been able to backup there modem or firmware from a stock i9100m?
[Galaxy S II General] robbiev80:
EXACTLY! :D
[Galaxy S II General] xTristinx:
Call volume

Ive noticed that the call volume on the phone is very low.With the earbuds in i cant even her the other person. Anyone else experience this? Also where can you find this jig to get rid of the triangle
[Galaxy S II General] Mikroft:
Search XDA. There's a thread on some dialer settings where you can change the volumes a bit. Worked for me. Unfortunately it's lost at reboot.

Is the yellow triangle a big deal? I almost never reboot my phone and when I do it's not like the triangle does anything.
[Galaxy S II General] Mikroft:
On my 2 phones I had KG2 and KF6. I flashed both of them and didn't have any issues with data. Currently running XXKG2 and it's working fine. Did you touch the fast dormancy setting?

PS. You do note that the phone will only show H+ when it's passing data. By default it should show 3G
[Galaxy S II General] patho:
Mine shows H+ all the time on bell.. the arrows turn color when it is passing data but the H+ always stays.
[Galaxy S II General] warfanax:
Purple tint issue

I just bought sgs2 few days ago and this is my third phone. I replaced the previous two because of dead pixel and a strong purple tint when brightness is at 0.

However I got this replacement and this one also has a pink tin in lower brightness. Some tones of gray show slightly purplish. especially the pull down notification buttons.

Also I now discovered something that the pink tint is only visible when u look at the screen 90 degrees. At night, If I look 90 degrees to phone whites are creamy greys have a pink hue however when I view the screen from a little different angle (if i tilt like 5 degrees) whites are cool and greys are perfect.this happens even with full brightness.

I would be okay maybe if the color didn't change when I tilt the screen. Because no matter which angle you view my SGS display colors don't change. it stays the same as if you were viewing 90 degrees. But when you tilt the phone right-left, up-down, whites and grays change from pinkish to normal.

I was wondering if your screen changes color when you view it in a dark room from different angles? (it also does in bright room but hard to see)

should I replace mine again?
[Galaxy S II General] xTristinx:
Yeah the volume is lost at reboot. I just hope they have a software update or something for that. Yeah the triangle doesnt annoy me that much but it would be nice to remove it
[Galaxy S II General] dragontea:
Just tested H+ and got 9.27 down and 1.15 up 99ms ping in North York area. On Rogers network with a launch UK GS2.
[Galaxy S II General] aniteshj:
That's pretty good, especially the ping
[Galaxy S II General] MatchstiK:
I average about 3mbit down, 2ish mbit up on Virgin. Best I've hit is 6mbit down, 4mbit up, I find the best speeds are early in the morning, and worst in the afternoon/eve.
[Galaxy S II General] tietherope:
I just picked this phone up today. Could anyone tell me if my jig from my Captivate will work on this phone as well?
[Galaxy S II General] Electroz:
If you're referring to the download mode jig, then yes. And it also resets the "unsigned kernel" counter.
[Galaxy S II General] shawnjan8:
Well, I do plan on unlocking it, but I JUST got this phone, and since there is apparently no way to revert it back, I want to use this phone for a month or so before rooting it incase I need to return it...
[Galaxy S II General] tietherope:
I just got home and tried the download mode jig in the Galaxy S II and nothing happens. Guess there is a difference between the two? Oh well, they are cheap.
[Galaxy S II General] peachpuff:
But it works on the captivate? My jig worked on the international sgs2, haven't tried it on the bell one yet.
[Galaxy S II General] tietherope:
Yeah, I used it on my Captivate many times. I'd be surprised if it being a Bell vs. international made a difference.
[Galaxy S II General] wh77:
the jig does work on Bell SG2
[Galaxy S II General] peachpuff:
I should have the bell sgs2 tomorrow at the earliest, hope my jig will work, it would definitely be odd if samsung changed the ohm values for the canadian version.
[Galaxy S II General] Banger242:
Just tested on Bell. 10 down 2.2 up ping of 64ms. Not a bell phone.
[Galaxy S II General] jinxedsoul:
Yeah this is what confused me stock bell always showed H+ international shows 3 and switchs to H+ when using data. I am using KG3 radio now and everything seems fine.
[Galaxy S II General] cue_32:
my battery drain is terrible. Has anyone tried the 2.3.4 that was leaked from SamFirmware? Any input while using it on a Bell device?
[Galaxy S II General] smallfrie:
Highest i ever got was 16.42mbps down and 1.94mbps up at 25ms.

Im not even sure if thats accurate or maybe just a fluke.
[Galaxy S II General] Super Nintendo Chalmers:
I'm getting 2.9mbps down and a whopping 63kbps up. This is on Telus. Anyone have any pointers?

I'm using a Bell SG2 unlocked using the method stated in this thread (thanks by the way).
[Galaxy S II General] ThaiM:
What kernel are you using?
[Galaxy S II General] specr1:
Does the Bell SGS2 have a NFC Chip?
[Galaxy S II General] lexcyn:
Nope.

10 characters.
[Galaxy S II General] patho:
just did a speed test in collingwood
[Galaxy S II General] RSD66:
Anyone setup a samsung dive account to track/ring their phone?

I setup a samsung account through my phone without it really asking for much info and when logged in on the website, it shows my country as a blank.

I'm assuming that's why the remote features fail to connect for me.
[Galaxy S II General] Tom Slick:
I've successfully setup a Dive account; all features work. I'm running VillainROM 2.3 on a Virgin mobile phone. Rooted using CF root, unlocked with Helroz's Galaxy_S unlock.
[Galaxy S II General] linuxmonkey2011:
Bought at Futureshop - NO CONTRACT

Hi, first off I am new to Android and this forum, I found the TOS video very funny.

Ok, A few days ago I went to Future Shop (in Kanata) to purchase the S2.

Before asking anything else about the S2 I asked if they currently had any stock. (they had 5)

Being polite I advised the sales rep that I would like to purchase one outright as I am on a Contract already and cannot get out of it.

He told me they did not sell them without a contract, I advised him that I knew they did not make any commission on selling outright but that they were supposed to sell it to me anyways at Retail. (This is the term that future shop uses for no contract phones). He kept on saying it was not possible to, Still being nice I asked him to find a way to sell it to me retail or get me a supervisor I could speak to. At this point he was able to sell it to me outright with no issues. He simply picked the item on his cash register and voila proud owner of a new Galaxy S2 from Bell. Which I have now rooted and using on rogers.

What to remember from that.

BE NICE, Don't give up.

If a Sales rep says No and wont budge ask for a supervisor, then store manager, then area manager. Usually the fact your asking for a supervisor will get them to sell you the phone as they don't want to get in trouble.
[Galaxy S II General] shuweee:
Just checking here to see if any bell sgs2 owner have successfully remove the yellow triangle and reset the counter using a usb jig? I got one ordered from ebay.

Thanks
[Galaxy S II General] cue_32:
Im waiting for mine to come in too...
[Galaxy S II General] KayvinM:
It does work. I was able to remove mine:)
[Galaxy S II General] linuxmonkey2011:
Very easely...followed steps on http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1103399 the 2nd post called "Getting rid of that pesky warning triangle during boot"

Also ordered a jig cause that resets the actual count
[Galaxy S II General] dsixda:
I just walk down to the Best Buy a few doors down because the guys at Future Shop are always reluctant to sell outright (certain salespersons are more so). I live in Kanata as well.
[Galaxy S II General] Blue1k:
To extend battery I found this helped on the bell version.

With titanium backup:

Uninstall Bell GPS Navigator

Freeze wifi sharing

Freeze wifi sharing manager

Freeze imei tracker

Freeze both social hub processes

Speed test on telus after rooting and unlocking. Running kg2
[Galaxy S II General] ThaiM:
A workaround on buying the phone outright at places that refuse to:

Have them sign you up on a prepaid zero balance plan. That's how T-Booth was able to do it for me. You end up with a free Bell Simcard too. No term. Zero balance on a prepaid.
[Galaxy S II General] derringdo:
I've got a really strange problem, could other Bell users please help me test it out?

I'm using Opera Mobile since no other browsers support dynamic text reflow (text reflow after pinch to zoom), and for whatever reason Opera Mobile can't load the mobile Lifehacker page m.lifehacker.com over HSPA. It works perfectly over wifi, but just not when on mobile data!

Can you guys try it out and let me know your results?

Edit: it happens with m.gizmodo.com too
[Galaxy S II General] Croak:
So the moral of the story is, yet another reason to avoid Gawker-owned blogs. :)
[Galaxy S II General] rgbc:
Check to see if your APN is set to use a proxy, by default Bell will route you through their proxy which may be causing the issue you're experiencing.
[Galaxy S II General] SugarySnack:
Anyone had any problems flashing custom roms on the device? I read that the i9000M was different from the i9000, so I am wondering if the i9100M is different or the same as the i9100.

Also, someone off topic, (might as well post it in here as I am asking about roms), but does a CWM backup backup everything (ROM, Kernel, modem)? Such that I could return to a rooted/stock state easily? Thanks.
[Galaxy S II General] Electroz:
No physical difference between the two phones.

CWM replaces the stock Kernel. So, you can backup everything but the original Kernel and modem (it doesn't back up the modem) with it.

Sent from my GT-I9100M
[Galaxy S II General] pileot:
as someone who works in the field let me say a few things.

First, i work at the source. We get X phones based on how many we sell and how many are available.

This helps if you know a mall / store that sells LOTS of phones every day. These locations will more likely have some to sell than other stores.

Second, most places wont sell the phones outright because there just isnt enough stock to do so. Thats the only reason. I dont care if you buy a phone outright because chances are your going to buy cases and screen protectors and batteries and whatever else. It brings me more business, why not? Only reason is we dont have enough to sell to everyone and we make more money selling on a plan.

Third, NEVER, and i mean NEVER go to a dealer store. They will NEVER sell an phone outright as they ONLY make money on commission.

Fourth, The MSRP is listed in case you have to cancel your contract. You may be liable for the full price of the phone, plus cancellation fees

Best way to get a phone: hook up on a Virgin Supertab. Cancel right away. No extra fees means you pretty much just get it for the cost of the phone. I do know policies about this kind of thing are rather fluid so make sure you check by calling Virgin customer service first. Good luck!
[Galaxy S II General] derringdo:
Awesome, looks like Bell's proxy hates Gawker blogs!
[Galaxy S II General] rumthin:
When I first got my SG2 from Virgin Mobile [Virgin-Bell, same thing, right?], I noticed that my data icon ALWAYS had H+ displayed. I've flashed a few ROMS and kernels since, and now my data icon usually idles on 3G and only changes to H+ when I'm actually transferring data. When it does this, there is also a little bit of a delay.

It's not the end of the world, but is there any way to revert back to always having H+ while idle?
[Galaxy S II General] dsixda:
Just got mine from Future Shop in Kanata, Ontario... bought it outright. Lucky! The Best Buy in the next block refused to sell it full price because of limited quantities and because it is such a premium phone. Usually those two stores have opposite policies.

Although, I'm now having a bit of buyer's remorse. Not sure if the $600+tax is worth the upgrade from my Nexus S.
[Galaxy S II General] KayvinM:
Tell me about it, I couldn't sleep for days!!! To top it off I had to sign up for a month to month plan with bell even though I'm with rogers to get the phone and my first bill is gonna be around $100... for a plan I'm not even using. I'm gonna phone bell and see if I can weasel my way out of it lol. *sigh* I have a problem with impulse buying :D
[Galaxy S II General] metalman75:
you can buy the phone with solo contract, it will only cause you 15 bucks for the first month and no activation fee, bell stores should be able to do that
[Galaxy S II General] KayvinM:
It's too late now, I already bought it but I made the mistake of going to best buy instead of a bell store. I called and complained and bell was able to switch me to a pre-paid account without having to pay anything so it kinda worked out in the end.
[Galaxy S II General] aniteshj:
I have a Bell device and before and after I flashed a ROM H+ would ONLY show up when I was actually using data, all other times it simply shows 3G. When I start a data app then it becomes H+ and shows the arrows.
[Galaxy S II General] fongoid:
Just got my USB dongle today.

Turned off my SGS2, waited about 30s, then plugged it in. Goes to Download screen, says erasing download information suceeded, and now says custom rom: no, and number of custom roms: 0. Upon restarting, I now get the old boot screen without the yellow triangle, and it now says GT-I9100M (with rooted kernel before it said GT-I9100 with yellow triangle)