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[Galaxy S II General] hondaguy:
i had the i9000m that i bought without contract and unlocked and rooted it. i flashed a bunch of different firmwares, but ended up using a stock version of the firmware but i rooted it and unlocked it so i could use it with rogers. one day while downloading a podcast my phone just died completely. i couldnt enter recovery or download modes (which i could before) so i had to send it in for repair. i was able to get a copy of the receipt and show it to a bell dealer and they sent it in for repair. i didnt tell them it was unlocked, i just said it was a friends device and i didnt have all of the account info for bell. they told me it would take 4-6 weeks and it was repaired and back in my hand in 5 days! it was still unlocked, but i honestly cannot remember if it came back still rooted. i think it came back with the stock firmware and unrooted as i remember all of my info was gone. i know they repaired it because i had an invisible skin on it and it came back the same way.

if you do a google search there is a code that you can use to relock the phone to bell. i had bought the i9000m when it first came out through best buy and used it on rogers for a few weeks and returned it for a full refund. i relocked it by typing in a numeric code i found online and that was that. i ended up buying one again as i couldnt find anything i liked better but this time the phone crapped out on me.

i seriously doubt the people at samsung have time to put sim cards in to check if the phone is still locked. if you have to deal with samsung just tell them you are using it for web browsing and music playing, not as a phone and relock it.
[Galaxy S II General] x-cimo:
Just to be clear, can the modem be flashed on ANY firmware/kernel, without wipe?

I have a SGSII from India on Telus.
[Galaxy S II General] dsixda:
You quoted an earlier email.. a few posts later I had realized it was about the modem, not the Bell backup ROM and thus corrected myself.

So you can flash the modem without wiping.
[Galaxy S II General] commenter:
Bell Stock Firmware is now available also. Thank/s Intratech!

Guide:

[ROM + Guide]Official i9100 Firmwares KF1-2-3-4-, KG1-2-3-5-6-7, KH1-3 Download - xda-developer

UGKG2:

[ROMS]Official i9100 carrier branded firmware download for Odin Flash - xda-developers
[Galaxy S II General] ThaiM:
So that means us Canucks can finally root with insecure, and then use this stock one and all is good?
[Galaxy S II General] fire_fist:
For those who have custom roms on their Bell phones, what did you find to be the best modem/ radio? I tried KH3 but the GPS didn't work and I got slow H+ speeds. I have VillainROM 2.4.2. KG6 was fine but still less speed than what KG2 stock firmware had. I have KG2 as my radio now but it's still slower than stock firmware speeds.
[Galaxy S II General] bimmerboii:
Excuse my ignorance but can we flash any i9100 rom on our i9100m? I remember there was a compatibility problem with the old i9000 rom when flashed to i9000m phones.
[Galaxy S II General] KayvinM:
Yes we can. I think the only issue I heard about is when flashing certain official asian firmware. Don't quote me on that since I barely remember what I read lol
[Galaxy S II General] bimmerboii:
Great! I plan to debrand my phone and flash generic uk firmware (seems like they are the ones who get updates first)
[Galaxy S II General] suscrip:
SGII from Bell to Wind

Hi Guys.. new here with a question compatibility (AllGamer, see you are on Wind). Been searching threds for a while but could not find what I need.

I have a SGII (GT_I9100) originally from Bell, now rooted/unlocked. Will like to use it on Wind. I hear they operate on different Freqs, but is that something that can be fixed via flashing appropriate ROM/modem or soem other config?

I understand the HW has all freqs, but maybe Iam wrong?

3G Network	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100

HSDPA 1700 / 2100 / 1900 - for Telus

If fixable, can somebody point me in the direction of the appropriate firmaware or whatever might be needed?

Thanks in advance,

S.
[Galaxy S II General] Exidrion:
No it won't work with wind/moblicity because the Bell SGS2 does not have AWS.
[Galaxy S II General] cryomage:
anyone know what the best modem is for this phone?

currently have an unlocked and rooted i9100m being used on rogers...
[Galaxy S II General] karendar:
I'm running XXLP6 firmware on my international, fido network... I get the best HSPA speeds and decent reception... XXLPQ was horrible. I couldn't pull more than 1mb/sec out of it.
[Galaxy S II General] shuweee:
Try XXKI1 I'm using LPF with KI1 modem on TELUS, running fine.
[Galaxy S II General] x-cimo:
Really WTF? Bell would let their smaller brother sell it before they do?? Weird..

But that would be great news. I would get the virgin one, since there should be no activation fee.. and plan to unlock it anyway...

Where did you get the info about bell 21st vs virgin 14th???
[Galaxy S II General] horusray:
I used paypal and I linked the source to the person who ordered it from BC. For me, the price breakdown = $641CAD (shipping + conversion rate) + custom fee(import tax) of $41 according to this post. Overall is only $641+41CAD = $682CAD.

To be honest though, I already cancelled my order, and I'm looking at other options now.
[Galaxy S II General] horusray:
Can you please provide any source or link? According to this site and this site, it says both carriers are releasing on the 21st...
[Galaxy S II General] x-cimo:
Confirmed delayed to 21... ordering online....

Can anyone confirm that the UK model will work fine on Telus network?
[Galaxy S II General] bossman74:
@x-cimo

Both UK (gt-i9100) and Bell's (gt-i9100m) models will work on Telus, Rogers, Virgin, Sasktel and Bell frequencies.
[Galaxy S II General] x-cimo:
Are the difference between the UK (gt-i9100) and Bell's (gt-i9100m) known?
[Galaxy S II General] bossman74:
I've checked with my local Futureshop and they said they would sell it on Friday but had none in stock yet.

And for the Bell store they confirmed it would be available tomorrow, but were waiting for the phones to arrive.

Maybe they didn't get the memo postponing the launch or just don't have a clue.

I will try to get one from the Bell store tomorrow morning.

If not I will just wait the extra 7 days (omg rage!:mad:) to get it. No sense in ordering one overseas which will probably arrive later anyways...:confused:

As for Bell's bloatware, it's minimal, a few apps that are easily ignored and don't consume any resources. Plus they are easy to uninstall using Titanium Backup:cool:.

Anyway, can't wait to get mine and sell my SGS. :)
[Galaxy S II General] cue_32:
The UK version is using Exynos Chip

Bell = ??? maybe Tegra

Any of these will work for any of our GSM network (Rogers, Bell, Telus)

Tegra is 'theoretically' slower but difference is probably not noticeable for us.

The slight advantage with Tegra processor is that you have better chances of running Tegra games than Exynos with compatibility issues.
[Galaxy S II General] np231:
The two links you posted don't have anything solid for Virgin, I guess virgin employees can confirm the date but other than that idk how they got that info.

the only real evidence I have seen is here:

http://www.androidcentral.com/samsung-galaxy-s-ii-coming-bell-july-21

And it only shows that Bell has changed it, nowhere can I find Virgin with 21July. Its more likely that Virgin will also delay it b/c of the fact that Bell owns them but I really don't want to wait one more week without a phone..
[Galaxy S II General] bossman74:
Not officially since it's not out, but from what we know, the only difference are Bell's apps and it will be locked to the network (which is easily unlocked for free with an app on the android market).

That's how it was for the Galaxy S Vibrant (GT-I9000M) which was identical to the international version (Gt-i9000).
[Galaxy S II General] EH15:
Question about Virgin's first month fee. I've seen $50 as the mentioned price. Is it not possible to get a dirt cheap plan (~$15) and cancel afterwards?
[Galaxy S II General] bossman74:
The GT-i9100M is running the Exynos processor, confirmed by this review (it's in french sorry) those benchmark scores are INSANE!

http://www.maximejohnson.com/techno...-galaxy-s2-offert-chez-bell-et-virgin-mobile/

That journalist is a Montreal tech reviewer who got an early peek two weeks ago.
[Galaxy S II General] bossman74:
He also mentions in his review that Samsung Canada confirmed that it will be upgraded to Icecream Sandwich. So that dual core will be utilized properly.
[Galaxy S II General] dfube:
Just to settle a couple disputes.

I bought my SGSII from Handtec a bit over a month ago. I think the price went down by a bit, but I may be wrong.

I payed from handtec 700.20$ cad

The borders fees and whatnot was 96.68$. That was the harsh part that I was hoping would be less.

Total: 796.88$ cad

The phone came unlocked and works great on the Rogers network. This SGSII does NOT have the AWS antenna which means it probably wont work on Rogers new LTE network.

Running a speedtest now at work(crappy signal)

Download: 761kbps(6mBps)

Upload: 259kbps(2mBps)

I can try it at home where I have better signal later.

As for the phone, its VERY light and I had to get a case for it. I bought the Case-Mate super thin model from Handtec, came up to a total of 41.21$ cad, and I love the case. Even with the case the phone is thinner then an iPhone 4. The case does NOT cover all the corners, which is a downside, but it will help if dropped, and it makes it comfortable to hold.

If you can get the phone from Bell for 599$cad then youll end up paying 676.87$cad +fees so it is only 120$ more for ordering it from the UK.

One last thing; I ordered the phone Friday night. Picked it up from the FedEX shipping center on Tuesday after work.
[Galaxy S II General] benivolent:
Greetings,

I ordered mine from Handtec. Shipping via Fedex was very fast, took two days. I too paid about $93 in taxes.

Loved the phone and had it for a total of a few days initially.

I did, however, have an issue with the phone - you can see the issue in another thread i posted.

I ended up having to fedex the phone back to UK for replacement, as Canada Post was locked out at the time (and I told Handtec this as well). They did refund me approx. 10 bux for shipping back to them.

The priced dropped shortly after I originally purchased the order (I'm still waiting for the promised pricing adjustment)

They shipped the replacement phone back to me on the 17th of June. HOWEVER, they used royal mail. So guess what.... the phone ended up waiting in the UK mail office for some time while waiting for mail service to resume. Their story was that the "returns department" had "actioned" the response without looking at the ticket correspondence. While the customer service was always polite, the options for fixing the problem have been unacceptable. I wasn't about to purchase another phone and then deny the shipment of the replacement phone.

I FINALLY received the phone on July 11th.

I'm still waiting for the price adjustment.

Lessons of the story:

--Buying overseas is easy, but if you have any issues, it's a pain in the behind - and you have little recourse.

--I don't think I will do this kind of transaction again - Even though i absolutely love this phone...

re: Rogers, haven't had any issues with it working on the system (except for hitting my 500mb in the first few days of having it. lolz)

ps. if any local vancouverites get this and are looking for a case or screen protectors... I may have a few extras i ordered i'd be willing to sell. ;) (and i hope that i'm not out of place for mentioning that)
[Galaxy S II General] Bakedbread:
Toronto here!

Just wanted to add my feedback for fellow Canadians

I also bought mine from Handtec about a month ago.

Paid about 700$ CAD including shipping, but once FedEX delivered to my door, had to pay an additional $96 for tax/fees.

So in the end it came up to about $800 for the phone.

Yeah, i agree with the poster above about buying from overseas and having to RMA. Luckily mine had no issues, but I can imagine it must have been a headache trying to send it back and forth for a replacement.

I read Bell is delaying the release to July 21st now (sorry dont have the link on me) but I think anyone who wants to buy the phone should PROBABLY try and get it unlocked from Bell just in case you have warranty issues.

Great phone though, been using it on Rogers for over a month.

I know it supports 21mbps HSDPA+ , but of course thats the THEORETICAL speeds. The real-life practical speeds are much slower, but still faster than 3G

Ive done speed tests many times (had different issues with different modem versions - but just settled now on the leaked 2.3.4 Cognition ROM which uses KG1 modem)

seems much more stable and fast

I just did a speed test and pull down around

Download: 5302kbps (around 5 mbit)

Upload: 2752 kbps (around 2.7mbit)

So PRETTY fast - compared to my older HD2 i would get MAX download of 1.5mbit speeds and 700kbps upload.

DEFINITELY RECOMMEND THE UPGRADE IF YOU ARE IN THE MARKET FOR A PHONE!!!
[Galaxy S II General] aniteshj:
I'm a Samsung rep and yes the GS2, Infuse and Tab are delayed till the 21st.

No the unlock through rooting and app does not work, why do I say that? I just tried it on my own device so things are looking good.

This is the Exynos version, no Tegra 2 here.
[Galaxy S II General] x-cimo:
Sorry, you are saying the rooting and unlocking does OR does NOT work for the Bell Galaxy S2?
[Galaxy S II General] horusray:
For the people who live in Greater Vancouver area, I suggest you visit Mobile DNA and order a UK version from them. They charge $663 after tax and discount. It's unlocked and it comes with 1year UK warranty. For the $60~80 difference, I don't mind shipping back to UK if anything unfortunate happens to the device. Besides, I'm convinced that repairing the device within Canada won't be a problem, too, considering Rogers/Telus will carry, too. Their store is located in Landsdowne Mall in Richmond.
[Galaxy S II General] benivolent:
It cost me $79 to ship back via fedex and with mail delays took nearly a month to get back. So if you can get it serviced locally, that`s a way better option.

Just having to pay anything more for a fix on a brand new phone is a bit of a piss off.
[Galaxy S II General] horusray:
@benivolent

Thanks for the tip :) I really am looking forward to the phone now.
[Galaxy S II General] bossman74:
How is that a good thing???

Maybe for Samsung, but not for the users.
[Galaxy S II General] bossman74:
From this thread : http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=6787136&postcount=9

Are you sure you're a Samsung rep? not sure your boss would appreciate the product bashing...
[Galaxy S II General] benivolent:
And so you should! :) glad to be of help.
[Galaxy S II General] x-cimo:
I gave up on Bell, and its delays, issue with getting the phone without a contract etc..

I bought from http://canadagsm.ca/phone_details.php?product_id=snp1686

The phone is on sale, and it's already shipped. (Ordered a few hours ago).

Here is the price I paid, shipping to quebec.

Subtotal	$675.00 CAD

Shipping and handling	$15.00 CAD

Tax (7.000%)	$47.25 CAD

Total	$737.25 CAD

Payment	$737.25 CAD

Shipping is from Ontario, and using Fedex priority & overnight. Phone might be here tomorrow, according to fedex.

From Bell directly it would have cost me at least: 600 + both taxe + 50$ for a month = 600 + 77.25 + 50 = 727$.

So for 10$ more, I have the phone now, and it's factory unlocked, so no need to unlock it.

I asked for warranty, and they offer the first 15days exchange, and apparently the remaining is trough samsung USA. (Seem weird to me, but whatever).

Good luck everyone.
[Galaxy S II General] jeff260z:
Was just at Costco here in Moncton and the sales rep said they had a bunch in stock but Bell made them send them back yesterday to get reprogrammed. They told him they should be back by Friday.

Wondering why they need to be reprogrammed?
[Galaxy S II General] aniteshj:
Sorry I hastily submitted that, I meant that it was NOT looking good.

I'm actually kind of pissed, right now I'm juggling two devices and I would have preferred to throw in my carrier's sim card and be done with the Bell plan that Samsung is paying for but the root and unlock method doesn't seem to work with this one.
[Galaxy S II General] knowthenazz:
So did you just try a one-click rooting app?

Or did you try CF-Root found here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1103399
[Galaxy S II General] x-cimo:
I am sorry if you posted the info already, but do you have Bell Galaxy S2 and you tried to root/unlock it and it dosen't work?
[Galaxy S II General] Bass_Amphetamine:
Hello,

I have talked to a rep from Virgin Mobile today and he said that they'll be getting the handset July 21. He said they were supposed to get it today (July 14) but I guess they want to receive more handsets first.

C'mon already! I want my s2 ><

Already bought a case and 32g class 10 micro sd!!!

Jamie
[Galaxy S II General] x-cimo:
Where from? how much? I need one
[Galaxy S II General] np231:
SGSII Accessories List w/ pricing

so here is the list of all SGSII accessories with prices

http://techfibe.com/2011/07/13/exclusive-samsung-galaxy-s-ii-official-accessories-with-pricing-2/

one more week to go.. man.. wait is killing me..
[Galaxy S II General] AndroAndo:
Not this week, maybe not this month.

So, I visited the Virgin Mobile store in my local mall in Southern Ontario and the sales person there told me it wouldn't be there until July 21st due to stock issues. But they might have a few come in and I might be able to get one today (Thursday July 14th). So, I went in today and the guy working tells me they actually aren't releasing the phone anytime soon. And this time it's probably Bell's decision to hold off to get more sales on the HTC Sensation 4G.

So, then I go to Futureshop about 20 miniutes ago. They have a the SGSII sitting out, with a price of $169.99 3yr contract. I ask if there is anyway I can get my hands on one today through Virgin or Bell. He said they didn't receive any and that according to the computer there they are still set up to receive and sell them on July 20th. I hope to Christ he has the right info. I talked to the guys at Virgin Mobile for a while this morning and they said they have a stack of papers thicker than the Bible on Galaxy S2 updates. They seemed fed up too, especially the one guy that is hoping to get one himself. He claimed that the very latest news he got on July 12th was that it wasn't even releasing in July at all. First week of August was his optimistic bet on an official date. But they will likely know 4 to 5 days in advance.

I hope the Futureshop employee was right, but an official memo that is along the lines of what we've been hearing for 3 months is a little more convincing than "my computer says July 20th."
[Galaxy S II General] np231:
Dude, Bestbuy has it on their website saying its releasing on the 21st of July.

check the link here:

http://www.bestbuy.ca/en-CA/product...spx?path=ab16c491c50480aff130bce4b430f4d0en02

More confirmation here:

http://www.androidcentral.com/samsung-galaxy-s-ii-coming-bell-july-21

don't scare people with info about Aug release.. we are all waiting for the release...
[Galaxy S II General] TheSobadef:
Just so you know, the Best Buy I work at already has a few in stock, but we aren't allowed to sell them before the 21st of July. No earlier, but no later either
[Galaxy S II General] horusray:
Sent you a private msg. :)
[Galaxy S II General] AndroAndo:
Good to hear.

Well, thank you for dis-confirming my greatest fears. I really have needed to get a phone. And I have a case, usb jig, and cradle for the Galaxy S2 already, lol.

Thanks guys/gals.
[Galaxy S II General] Godinster:
I really want one of these now and my Future Shop store is sitting on about a dozen of them. Playing with our demo just furthers the temptation.
[Galaxy S II General] AndroAndo:
Can you confirm that you are definitely selling them on July the 21st?

I'm sure you'll love the phone even more when you can root it and mess around with your very own.
[Galaxy S II General] AndroAndo:
It's a bit disconcerning that Best Buy removed that from there site though. Or the link is broken. But I could not find that. They still have preorders, but no date that I can see.

I'm not trying to scare anyone, this came from the mouths of Bell and Virgin employees. I wanted it today very badly. I already have a dock and other accessories for it :/.
[Galaxy S II General] aniteshj:
Bell and Virgin don't know what they are saying to be perfectly frank. Futureshop, Best Buy - every retailer is selling on the 21st. That does mean some stores already have them but barring a damn lawsuit from Samsung they can't so much as sell a single device.

I wish I could explain why Samsung is holding back but there is major shortages for a Canadian launch. These things really are selling well in the other 3 countries, even the Tab which is short stocked.

The only phone really in stock and ready to go is the craptastic Infuse which Roger's is getting, why that even exists I don't know because the S2 is their flagship and Rogers once again went cheap on what could have been an excellent investment.

July 21st. That's what my paperwork says, that's what my schedule says; that's what all other reps and myself have been told and are telling. Demo devices should be out in all stores and Samsung reps should be hitting most stores and malls starting this weekend to start the hype train. Not that this phone needs any more of a hype train I've had my S2 for a while now and people constantly ask me about it.
[Galaxy S II General] ivansf:
So, now that we know it comes out on the 21st. Can anyone who already has it confirm that you can unlock it and use Rogers with it? And how they did it.
[Galaxy S II General] aniteshj:
I have only tried the root + app method to try and unlock it, and it did not work.

I can not comment on the other method suggested by odia in the development section as I haven't tried it yet.

What I can confirm is that all the usual kernals and roms work fine with this device, I went through a bunch of them yesterday. Big note is that Canadian versions will NOT HAVE OTA updates - blame carriers for this one boys. At first I wanted to blame Samsung but it isn't us, carriers (Bell...) want to throw their junk into the device first.

Good news is that I just updated to the clean 2.3.4 ROM as well as the latests official kernal XXKG1 without issues so that's all good and the good thing is that the stock 2.3.4 of course has the 'check for updates' that the 2.3.3 from the carrier is missing.

Now I do not know if Bell/Samsung care about this but when you start into download mode the phone shows you model number, how many custom kernals have been loaded and whether the current kernal is a official or custom. I can't comment on whether you having installed custom kernals or not will affect warranty work and I do not know how to reset it (I am currently at a count of 6 right now)
[Galaxy S II General] AndroAndo:
Thanks man. Useful stuff but what is an OTA update, if you don't mind my asking?
[Galaxy S II General] aniteshj:
Basically small updates like from 2.3.3 to 2.3.4 can be given over your carriers network or over WiFi, it's been a while so I'm not entirely sure if they give major jumps like say 2.2 to 2.3 over the air.
[Galaxy S II General] AndroAndo:
Oh thanks bud. I'm not to worried about not OTA then. That's what XDA is for. I'm relieved to know that it's going to actually be here next week. What ROM were you trying out? I like the looks of Villian 2.0 for a rooted almost stock TouchWiz ROM. Which did you like best?
[Galaxy S II General] colemac:
Does anyone know if Telus will be getting the S2 when Bell does?

Also has anyone sucessfully unlocked one from Bell and popped a TELUS sim card in there?