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[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] wildthing_san:
If you were rooted before applying the above updates the phone still stays rooted.

I just tested.:)

---------- Post added at 08:38 PM ---------- Previous post was at 08:31 PM ----------

If any other SIM is inserted in the phone, it shows no network signals but an icon like a circle with a slash.

[That means no network signal.]

Moreover; the phone never prompts me to enter any network unlock code when i try different working/active SIM.

[That's normal for all phones unless you set it to do this as a security measure.]

What could be the reason for missing on/off values when i dial *#7465625# to check the lock status?

[They disabled it obviously.]

Is my phone network locked/blocked or phone locked/blocked?

[If you had it sim unlocked it shouldn't be locked/blocked]

How can my phone get the signals back as i've tried using the GSM/3G/LTE(auto mode) and also only GSM mode?

[You have to remember this is a Japan specific model, so the supported frequencies may be different, although Docomo phones are usually designed to roam overseas]

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For 3G on T-mobile the frequencies are not supported.

(T-mobile doesn't have LTE yet, its Markets HSPA+ as "4G")

http://support.t-mobile.com/message/92879?tstart=0

3G：WCDMA 850、1900、2100MHz

http://www.samsung.com/jp/consumer/mobilephone/mobilephone/smartphone/SGH-N034DANDCM-spec

3G Band	800MHz/2GHz

So maybe you can get 2G GPRS running on it only.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] tomdjp:
The "2 GHz" of Samsung/Docomo is UMTS Band 1, while the "2100 MHz" of T-mobile is Band 4: even though the downlink channels overlap, the uplink channels are different (close to downlink for Band 1, but at 1700 MHz for band 4). So it won't work on T-mobile 3G.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] wildthing_san:
Docomo Unlock.

Just went to Docomo Shop and paid the ￥3150 to have the phone unlocked.

I tested with a Softbank sim and it was fine.

My purpose was to have it unlocked for my next overseas trip.

GSM/3G is enough, not expecting LTE service especially for pre-paid sims.

Using *#simlock#* to check it will not display [off] under the items.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] wildthing_san:
*#2263# Service mode and turning on/off LTE

If you go in to the service mode via *#2263#

I noticed

LTE Band Preference has "B1" selected.

The other options are "B1/B4/B5/B5/B7/B17/B20/ALL"

So until I'm in another country I can't tell if the radio will work for other LTE bands.

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Also got this info from 2ch.

About turning off LTE on/off to save battery, if you area has patchy/poor reception.

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なお、LTEをオフにすることで電池の消費を少なくできます。

[Turning off LTE to save battery.]

■LTE　OFF

1　ダイヤルパットで*#2263#と入力し、ServiceModeを呼び出す

[Enter *#2263# to enter service mode options, or *#197328640#]

2　［2］WCDMA　Band　Preferenceを選択

[Select［2］WCDMA　Band　Preference]

3　［6］WCDMA　ALLを選択

[Select ［6］WCDMA　ALL]

メニューより、1画面戻し［6］WCDMA　ALL［*］　となっていれば成功

※ 3Gのみに設定している間は、Android設定のモバイルネットワークが開けなくなります

[If you go "back" in the menu, you will see ［6］WCDMA　ALL［*］highlighted with the asterix mark, your phone will now be using 3G data/voice only.]

■LTE　ON

1　ダイヤルパットで*#2263#と入力し、ServiceModeを呼び出す

[Enter *#2263# to enter service mode options or *#197328640#]

2　［1］Automaticを選択

[Select ［1］Automatic]

メニューより、1画面戻し［1］Automatic［*］　となっていれば成功

[If you go "back" in the menu, you will see ［1］Automatic［*］highlighted with the asterix mark, your phone will now be using 3G/LTE again]
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Rushing:
HOw much to unlock the phone ?

how much in us $ is that.. sounds like a lot lol
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Serge94:
Hi all, I can resurrect Boot & unlock this phone. if there is a desire, please contact me.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] squat:
i m interested how u do that
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Serge94:
that specifically interests you?

Booth can resurrect just me. Unlocking can be done via internet remotely

Soon release a box to work with jtag and unlock (TatBox)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] jaxjapan:
Try this
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] asteroza:
Rumor is new android 4.x updates likely to drop Tuesday July 3,2012 as part of DoCoMo's 4.x rollout to Samsung devices.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] jaxjapan:
No update yet

I just checked No ICS rollout on this phone as of 10 minutes ago
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] fuse1820:
If anyone has SC-03D and wants to test an ICS kernel some time in the next few weeks, let me know...
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Oren The Red:
Where did you hear about it? I have heard nothing about this rumor for today!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] asteroza:
I heard from a friend, but there is also someone else reporting this in the DoCoMo S2 thread

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=27996459&postcount=1457
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Oren The Red:
Thanks! interesting.. I sure hope we will get the update today.

Though, I think I read somewhere that they will gradually roll out the upgrade. S2 is a bit different than the S2 LTE (SC-03D) so I wont be surprised if we wont see it today. Finger crossed anyhow :)

July 3, 2012 11:40 AM, no update on mine yet.

UPDATE:

http://www.nttdocomo.co.jp/support/utilization/product_update/list/sc02c/index.html

For SC-02D only at the moment!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] jaxjapan:
Sc-03d ICS

I have not seen any rollout for the Galaxy2 LTE any word on ICS for the standard galaxy 2 for docomo?

Oops missed that looks like it is only for the S2 for now :(

Anyone had any luck rooting with the newest update on this phone?

I can't even root it with Doomlord it just gives me permission denied errors when it tries to chmod directories, and or copy anything.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] wildthing_san:
S II (3G) update pulled. No sign of SC-03D update yet.

Seem they have issues with the S II ICS update, so we will probably have to wait a bit longer for it to appear on the SC-03D.

http://www.nttdocomo.co.jp/info/notice/page/120704_00_m.html
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Shibuidesu:
I blame DoCoMo ethics

I blame Docomo due to their pathetic modification of all Android releases.

Remember the Gaxaly Nexus? Well, we bought 400 of them to distribute to our users. Docomo said "yeah yeah, we'll release the update to enable tethering in a month." Well, that's fine. A month came and went. 4 Months we had to wait. You want to know the reason they gave us? "We had trouble configuring the hidden APN settings" what?! The APN which means you can bill us more when we teather vs browse the web? Fair enough but they take the absolutely piss when planning an update.

My SC-03D has been sitting here on GingerBread for far too long. @Docomo - stop messing around with your sneaky APNs, stupid bloatware and just release ICS, now! You know since you guys forbid uninstalling the bloatware we have to install a launcher just to hide it.

Rant... over. :good:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Trigz671:
Unlocking

does anyone knoe how to unlock this sc-03d unit? w/o using those boxes.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] wildthing_san:
Take is to Docomo and pay the tiny fee, then you don't have to worry about software updates, replacement phones etc...

No point taking it to third parties to unlock it.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Trigz671:
I'm not in japan though. I bought the phone second hand. We have DocomoPacific here, will they be able to unloock it as well?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] asteroza:
Looks like a Gingerbread update just dropped, my phone is picking up the OTA update now.

DoCoMo seems to be calling it

gingerbread.OMLG5

according to their webpage.

Kies says

PDA:LG5

PHONE:LG5

CSC:LG5 (DCM)

Looks like they still haven't delivered an ICS build, but considering the epic fail for the regular S2 (keyboard munching, heavy crashing for some users), that may not necessarily be a bad thing...
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Docomoco:
Any idea if it breaks root?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] asteroza:
Not rooted so can't say. Supposedly this update is to improve e-book reader capability according to DoCoMo, and it appears to still register as a 2.3.6 build. Samsung is moving Galaxy's to ICS as a general rule, so I doubt Samsung normally would go out of their way to break root on a minor patch release like this, but you never know with these things, and DoCoMo is not a generally friendly carrier.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] mfractal:
So, i was asked to help a friend who in his infinite wisdom flashed a i9100 PIT on his device.

Needless to say it won't boot now, but he is able to get to download mode.

Problem is, i can't seem to find a PIT file for it, nor a rom i can flash.

Would appreciate any help available!

Thanks in advance!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] wildthing_san:
My phone was still rooted after the update.

So all clear if you were previously rooted. :good:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] mfractal:
would one of you guys with a functioning device mind running heimdall and extracting the pit of the device ? (it's right there in options).

I'd greatly appreciate it.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Trigz671:
uhm so.

question still stands.. i'm still stuck with this sc-03d unit. has anyone figured how to get the network unlock out? helpppp me please....

Model Number: SC-03D

Android Version: 2.3.6

Baseband Version: SC03DOMLB9

Kernel Version: 2.6.35.11-SC03DOMLB9-CL911887 se.infra@80106SEP-53 #2

Build Number: Gingerbread.OMLB9
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Asitaka:
Factory Reset USB mount broken

Hi, I was having trouble with my phone(sc-03d) becoming unresponsive and applications FC-ing so I decided to back up everything with titanium backup and then just start over with a clean slate. The problem is a factory reset just kinda borked my phone, none of the Docomo stuff survived, now when I connect the USB cable to a computer I can't mount the mass-storage. My wife has the same phone so I tried to make a back up of hers with clockwork mod, but it keeps failing. Earlier in this thread there is one or two links to "roms" I currently have downloaded a rom with the ending of MKK3 and OMLA2 but I don't know how to get them to flash! They both end with .tar.md5 -- do I extract them? Do I have to do something special to install them?

The phone works, but the USB link doesn't. I'm an amateur developer, so not having the USB connectivity makes testing a little more of a pain...

Please someone give me some advice.

Cheers
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] mfractal:
First, rename the md5 file to zip and extract it's contents (factoryfs.img boot.img etc).

Then just download heimdall and use it to flash.

While you are at it, would you mind doing me a favor and extracting the PIT file using heimdall ?

I need it to recover a borked device.

Feel free to PM me with questions.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] asteroza:
DoCoMo suddenly dropped another update (supposedly released 8/1), slight bump, must be a bad enough but small enough bug to force them to do that...

gingerbread.OMLG6

2.3.6

Kies says

PDA:LG6

PHONE:LG6

CSC:LG6 (DCM)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] LoopDoGG79:
Why not just odin back to stock? They are a few threads in the development thread, the one that comes to mind is mikeyman's, that have a link to the stock Odin tar.

Sent from the pink Unicorn from the Darkside. :D
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Asitaka:
still no dice, but moving forward

I just hooked up the phone in ODIN flash download mode with this:

SC-03D_DCM_SC03DOMKK3_SC03DDCMKK3.rar (from an earlier post)

the extracted file

SC-03D_DCM_SC03DOMKK3_SC03DDCMKK3.tar.md5 gives an error "No firmware.xml"

How can I flash it?

** Update ** I flashed it with ODIN and it worked! My phone is now back to having all the docomo bloatware... using Titanium Backup to freeze them is the correct way to remove them right?

Also, if I can figure out how to get the PIT for you, I'd love to do it.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] mfractal:
Because the user flashed a pit file of the i9100 which messed with partition sizes so just flashing a firmware won't help. Repartitioning is required. Problem is, I can't find such a pit file. I need someone with such a device to extract the pit using heimdall for me. Would you? :)

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[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Asitaka:
Linux Heimdall

Is there a way to get heimdall working on linux? I'm using ubuntu 10.04 64-bit, I tried downloading it,but my libusb won't let it run.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] mfractal:
It should work. What error exactly are you getting?

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[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Asitaka:
USB down again

My usb connector is not working again, so I can't really do anything that requires connecting to the computer.

I think I need to go to the shop and see if they can check it out for me.

** And USB is working again! just re-rooted the phone. now we're all back to the good stuff.. I took a business card and used it as a brush on the USB connector.. I think the humidity is causing things to stick to it.

I tried downloading the pit but I got this error:

Checking if protocol is initialised...

Protocol is not initialised.

Initialising protocol...

ERROR: Failed to initialise protocol!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] mfractal:
Hmm, looks like for some devices heimdall 1.3.2 isn't a good idea.

Would you try 1.3.1 instead ?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] LoopDoGG79:
You have to root first, your going to have to odin flash CWM, then flash supersu through CWM.Then you can use Titanium. Thanks, but don't need the PIT file

Sent from the pink Unicorn from the Darkside. :D
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] mfractal:
actually i asked him for a PIT since i am trying to recover a phone of a friend who flashed an incorrect pit on his device.

I'd be happy if you could help out too :)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Asitaka:
Root

Actually I just used Odin to put back the rom I found earlier in this post, then I used DoomLords root -- the zergrush tool -- to root and everything is working better than it did when I first got the phone. I haven't even frozen any Docomo bloatware yet. Now.. is it possible to put something like AOKP or something on it or do we still not have any custom roms we can use?

Also, I'm still having trouble getting the PIT for you. I connect the phone in ODIN flash, use the driver tool to put the right driver on it, hit detect in heimdall, then put a file name for the PIT, hit download and... nothing happens I get a message saying "Failed to initialise protocol" I'm using windows 64 home Japanese.

I can't get heimdall to do anything on my linux because it complains about my Libusb not being 1.0.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] llhk186:
Hi, I am trying to help you for providing the PIT file, I got the same error.

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I tried downloading the pit but I got this error:

Checking if protocol is initialised...

Protocol is not initialised.

Initialising protocol...

ERROR: Failed to initialise protocol!

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How can I get the 1.3.1 version? I dont mind to dl it and redo

By the way, would you please share with us about your firmware flashing?

Are you flashing this sc-03d device with others I9100 firmware?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] mfractal:
would you please try 1.3.1 - https://github.com/downloads/Benjamin-Dobell/Heimdall/heimdall-suite-1.3.1-win32.zip
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] llhk186:
Tried your 1.3.1

Same error, I am using windows 7 64 bit
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] mfractal:
were you in d/l mode ?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] llhk186:
Yup, but the device name is not same as the instruction in the zip file, 'SAMSUNG USB Compatible DEVICE'. mine is MSM8x60 showed in Device manager.

img.tapatalk.com/7cf4381e-2bdb-4ee5.jpg
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] mfractal:
So it doesn't let you save the pit? What a pity... Thanks anyway!

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[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Asitaka:
Windows 8

I've just installed windows 8 and tried it out again, the device was listed correctly in the device manager, but I couldn't get the driver to install to download the PIT.

Sorry!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] spaceindaver:
This has probably been covered a billion times, but I'm struggling to find info about this phone in English. Just got one today, went and signed up for a Docomo contract to use the Xi, and now I'm worried that I might be stuck with Gingerbread. I'm using Jelly Bean on my Kindle, so I think my phone is going to constantly feel outdated.

Anyway, my question is: is the SC-03D identical (in terms of root methods and compatible ROMs) to any other version of the S2 LTE? Should I be treating one of the American models as "my" version when looking through XDA?

Or am I an idiot who should've just bought a Note or S3?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] wildthing_san:
ICS update should be coming, when is the usual problem.

Urrrr read the first post for rooting. http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=19768323&postcount=1

No Japanese models are different so should not be flash with overseas kernel, custom rom etc it may break various functions.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Asitaka:
docomo crap

You can root with zergrush and use titanium back-up to get rid of extra junk from docomo ( I managed to remove everything once... but that was a bad idea)

Like it's been said before, every galaxy II LTE worldwide is slightly different. I think I read somewhere it's close to a skyrocket, but the radio has a different chipset so if you flash a different rom, a lot of functions will break.

You definitely should have gotten a note or s III -- if they were available when my wife and were shopping, I'd have definitely gotten a s3.

Not looking forward to the ICS update...
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] spaceindaver:
Yeah I found that out. I flashed a Skyrocket ROM, and my mobile internet stopped working. Wifi and calls were fine. Went back to my backup stock Docomo ROM.

I don't really mind that there are a bunch of Docomo apps on there, I can just ignore them, and install a new launcher to get rid of their default shortcuts. Annoying, but not that bad. It's more that I want to be on at least ICS, but I have to wait.

I wish ALL of the network info was just stored on the SIM card, or at least would be retrieved automatically by the SIM card whenever you wipe your phone. Having to wait for so damn long SUCKS. Especially when, as I said, I'm already using Jelly Bean on my tablet.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] wildthing_san:
Using non Docomo sims in unlocked phone.

Just FYI

I noticed whist overseas using a non Docomo sim the phone wouldn't pick up any sim settings, rather annoying. i.e. I had to manually set APN etc. i.e. none of the provisioning settings were being used.

Also you will not be able to receive any SP-mode email even if you try and use Wi-fi, all the Docomo apps require the Docomo sim.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Asitaka:
Sim change

I actually have a trip to America coming up and was wondering about this. Can I just buy a sim with prepaid minutes and plug it into my phone and be able to call/receive calls? Figuring out the APN should be as easy as a google search right? I'll have wifi in my hotel room so I should be able to get the info quickly.

<rant> I don't use SP-mode, in fact I hate the damned application, you can only change the settings using the stock browser, I configured it to use wi-fi but every once in a blue moon it pops up saying it couldn't check because my wifi setting is wrong etc.. I don't know why I put it back on my phone when I reverted to stock other than the docomo applications choice on my settings menu forced my phone to FC because I removed all the docomo stuff. </rant>
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] RogueJD:
Neither Zergrush or SuperOneClick are working with the OMLG6 version (2.3.6). Anyone got any success with this?

To the poster who was asking about SIMs in the US - the easy answer is no.

The hard answer takes some planning. First, take your phone to a Docomo Store in Japan. They will unlock it for use on other networks for about 3000 yen ($40 or so). This cannot be done from the phone, as it involves them doing something on Docomo's end. (I think it has something to do with SMEI (IMEI? - whatever it's called) of the phone - releasing it from the network to allow it to be picked up by US networks.)

Then, I'd recommend a carrier that has LTE service for your prepaid phone. Unless you flash the radio, you likely won't get anything past basic, slow internet connectivity in the states. I couldn't even get H on a T-mobile network. Mobile networks were barely fast enough to check facebook.

You'll need to manually enter APN settings for whatever carrier you choose.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] wildthing_san:
Hmm not sure couldn't find any info in 2ch and most of us here were already rooted, and upgrading the firmware did not remote the root.

Yes Docomo will just take the IMEI and input the code code for you after payment, if your phone is still under warranty and your phone is replaced after repair they will just unlock again.

Actually I think radio spec is different so may not have the circuity unlike 3G, so not sure if flashing the rom is enough. Its just like buying a unlocked iPad "4G", where LTE does not work in Asia and Australasia.

The frequency for uplink/downlink are different.

i.e. So called "2100Mhz " but AT&T Band 4 and 7, NTT Band 1 uplink/downlink channels are totally different.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Asitaka:
Ok, are there such things as prepaid pocket wifi? or am I dreaming of a future?

Since the speed is so bad, it's probably just as easy to just buy a prepaid phone and use it for phone calls and save the money it would cost me to unlock.

If I have wifi, I have grooveip and skype etc so I could make phone calls like that.

Thanks for the update.

Btw. has anyone managed to get a PIT from this for the earlier poster?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] tinguk:
please can some one upload pit file for sc-03d?

i have flash with i9100 pit, now my phone bricked

always fail on flash modem

i think is wrong partition

thanks
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] asteroza:
So, what are the better methods for rooting a currently fully updated S2LTE?

Zergrush was for 2.3.3 so it won't work for fully updated people, but using the X-Ray app developed with cooperation from DARPA

http://www.xray.io/

X-Ray seems to think Gingerbreak will work. But the simple APK Gingerbreak doesn't seem to work, so I guess you have to do the manual method?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Asitaka:
I'm on 2.3.6 and I used zerg-rush

To the pit person, I have tried on 3 different computers and operating systems to get my pit and I can't. Whoever wrote the program needs to update it for our phones or something, I don't know.

Finally, is there any development or work arounds or any custom roms for this phone? I'd be really keen to try out some other roms.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] asteroza:
Zergrush only works for up to OMKK3 apparently, but current is OMLG6, though both are 2.3.6.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Asitaka:
If you want to root, you can go crazy like I did and flash the stock firmware from this thread and then run zergrush and I assume you can do the OTA update and keep root.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] asteroza:
4.0.4 ICS upgrade seems to have rolled out. Any recommended rooting methods from stock ICS? X-Ray says I am nominally patched up...

Baseband SC03DOMLPH

Kernel 3.0.8-1144030se.infra@SEP-91 #1 SMP PREEMPT Sat Oct 13 17:04:35 KST 2012

Build Number IMM76D.OMLPH
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] spaceindaver:
Awesome! Installing now.

So... now that I've got a version of Android that I actually want, how do I remove the Docomo bloatware? And for that matter, is any of the Samsung stuff worth having?