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[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GenghisKhent:
Maroon Mushroom, thanks for your prompt and informative response. Based on some past experiences, I'm not optimistic about resolving this with a store visit. But hopefully I (and others) won't have to. Hopefully your efforts will result in AT&T correcting its internal records re the IMEI of this device. Look forward to your update. Thanks again!
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Diesel1968:
warning

I am interested in buying what what would I need to do beside the 4G Smartphone Data Plan. Personally I have the 4GB with tethering plan is that good enough or not. any help would be appreciated
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Maroon Mushroom:
That's all you need. 200mb/2gb/4gb+tether.

Doesn't matter which one you pick.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] destromas:
If only AT&T had an unlimited tablet data plan, I'd just pay the $8 a month for unlimited calling by Skype and get a Skype number. Way cheaper than the 450 minute plan anyhow, even with my 25% discount.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Funk2641:
Sooo, I have to give up my unlimited data plan to avoid "the text"?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GenghisKhent:
I have 2GB as previously noted. But I didn't request tether. Is that necessary? Or does tether automatically come with the 2GB plan?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Maroon Mushroom:
Nope. You have have unlimited 4g data for 30/month if you are grandfathered in. It will work just fine with the Note. I was saying that to him because he was not grandfathered in.

Tethering will only come with the 4gb plan. If you tether on unlimited/200mb/2gb, you may get a warning, and at some point, your plan may get switched to 4gb + tethering.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] winterhaven:
Thank you

Long time lurking, first time posting. Thank you everyone for you informative and helpful posts.

Special thanks to Maroon Mushroom for yours. It helped me pull the trigger on ordering; I just purchased a GN from Newegg as an early Christmas present for hubby. He's 6'2" with large hands and has always struggled with the iPhone. Plus, we're steamed at Apple's shenanigans and are sifting them out of our lives. So, I can't wait to receive the GN and get it working for him. As he's the techie in our home, I'm super excited to give him something he will truly appreciate but might not have done for himself. And I'll probably need some sort of tutorial to make sure I do the right steps in the right order with AT&T. So, thanks!

BTW, when I was shopping I saw a preorder for a 32GB version at Hantec (as a new poster I'm not allowed to submit a link, but if you go to their site and search for the GN it shows right up or the Quick Find is SGNT132). Since I haven't seen anyone chirping about a 32GB version on the forums, I thought I'd mention it.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GenghisKhent:
Just a clarification. I don't plan to tether at all (I have a MiFi so no need). Rather, my concern is having the right plan so I won't get the dreaded text followed by a shutdown of data usage by my Note itself (without tethering). I just want to make sure that the 2G without tethering will be regarded by AT&T as the "right plan" so I won't get shut down. Thanks.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Maroon Mushroom:
Welcome to XDA. Great choice buying it from Newegg. That's where I got mine

And yes, he'll love it. I'm 6'3" and have large hands and now there is no way I can go back!

I'm at a NW region corporate building right now so I still can't access our sales systems, but I'm eager to do some more research on what's going on here. Right now, it sounds like it's AT&Ts IMEI database that's... incorrect you could say.

Sadly, that's nothing I can personally change on my end, but I can definitely submit a report on the issue to get it resolved.

For the moment, just make sure you're on a 4G data plan. I'd recommend taking care of it in person at any AT&T store.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] b15love:
FCC just passed the Note on AT&Ts bands, any word that it is coming on your end?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Maroon Mushroom:
Nope. But after a device passes through the FCC, the next step is for it to show up in our computers, but usually there is a press release when that happens. Then again, AT&T has had some phones really come out of nowhere. Eg. Skyrocket.

From what I heard, it has passed through the FCC twice with our bands. I'd love to see it in stores.

It probably won't have a physical home button, it may be available in white because of the model number and it will probably have LTE.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GenghisKhent:
LTE? A friend who's more knowledgeable than me (not hard) checked the available FCC filings and concluded no LTE band. Of course, he could be wrong. We'll see.

I also wonder if this new model will have the Samsung Exynos processor which I think our GT-N7000 model has, or instead a Qualcomm processor. I'm not the expert here (or anywhere) either, but I understand the Exynos processor is more highly regarded.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] getmouse:
Thats why they don't have unlimited lol.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Adrian71:
Just got back from my AT&T store armed with the information in this thread. Everything was working on my Note with the 3G SIM from my Dell Streak, except that I was inexplicably on the extended network whenever I wasn't on Wi-Fi. I also didn't want to get the dreaded text message from AT&T, so I explained to the rep what I'd read here about using a Skyrocket IMEI. He popped in a 4G card, grabbed an IMEI from a Skyrocket display model, refreshed the data network, and I was good to go. Took about 20 minutes total.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] les_garten:
I'm still confused about this stuff apparently. Won't the duplicate IMEI be a problem somewhere down the line?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] maxh:
Apparently not. The user is identified by the number on their SIM card, rather than the phone's identifying number.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aeroworks:
Note

I am was about to buy the note when I decided to check some forums to get the skinny on this awesome phone. Wow, what a shocker that AT&T is giving note users the stick.

Before I order, does this affect my circumstance?

I had the original iPhone then upgraded to the 3G, then 4s and now that android has become much better, I'm freeing myself from the walled garden.

Right now I have the grandfathered unlimited data for iPhone 4s on my account. Will this affect me if I drop my sim into the note??
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cenkaetaya:
if ATT model has no physical home button thats a deal breaker for this device.

there is no way im stretching my hand THAT FAR everytime to power on the damn thing.

thats just ridiculous.

Also do you guys know the NEWEGG warranty in USA info? there seems to be no info for it.

thanks.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] les_garten:
There is no NewEgg warranty.

You get a "Business Card" of some company that handles the first 30 days. Then it's dealing with Samsung Poland for any problems.

I feel pretty safe though...

I have my Left nut crossed over my Right nut!
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ChodTheWacko:
The AT&T enters another IMEI so that he can select the appropriate data plan.

As soon as you make a call with your Note, the system gets refreshed with the IMEI of your Note.

Once that is done, you can't change data plans easily again.

- Frank
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cenkaetaya:
samsung poland..

so in other words buying it on newegg is the same thing as buying it on ebay or something. and considering this phone seems to have some serious screen issues...

hmmmm

basically no way to fix it at all.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Maroon Mushroom:
Alright, just got the text this morning. I work at AT&T this morning so I'll see what I can do. I'll be back with an update later
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tefloncoated:
Hi

Can anyone who has done the /efs modification (be that wipe or rename) confirm that it has been working for them? No side effects as far as general performance (tablet features, not data)

Also, has anyone used their iPhone 4 plan and SIM card?

Thanks!
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dscline:
I used my upgrade to get an iPhone 4S (to flip to help fund the Note), and had to upgrade my data package when doing so (so I assume I have an iPhone plan). That phone uses a mico-sim, so I had to fudge to make it work until the sim adapter comes. It works fine, though I've only had the Note since yesterday, so it's too early to tell whether or not I'll get the dreaded txt.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tefloncoated:
I am getting mine today, along with the SIM adapter... trying to decide if i should root and do /efs mod right away or wait for the ATT message. If i get that message i'll have to do the mod anyway...
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] avergara4:
I'm wondering the same thing. Ordered mine and will be getting it on thursday. First android phone since the Backflip so I'm excited. Never rooted a phone but saw some instructions on here and doesn't look to be hard. I guess I'll wait and see what the employee from AT&t who got the text says
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Maroon Mushroom:
Guys this isn't looking good.... on my 3rd tier 2 call. I'm glad I have their high tier numbers on hand at least
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Maroon Mushroom:
Okay, so I spent about 2 hours on the phone with tier 2 support and I have nothing but bad news.

This phone is not supported as a PHONE on AT&T's network. At all. As in, no way around it if it has the Note's IMEI.

To bypass it, you can get a TABLET plan for the Galaxy Note. Remember that the unlimited plan is not available on the Galaxy Note and you will lose it if you switch over. You will have you data, you will be able to text, BUT you will not be able to place or receive calls. At all.

The will remove you data from your Note within a "couple days" of your warning that you will get via text. Once they do that, you will have to fight to get your unlimited data package back. But there are conditions. By getting your unlimited data plan back you acknowledge that if you place your SIM back into the Note, your data plan will be removed again, except this time you will be unable to retrieve your grandfathered unlimited plan ever again. Gone permanently.

The IMEI database will probably never be changed. You're just SOL. I'll submit a report of this issue on Thursday as an employee, not a customer, so hopefully it will make a difference.

Because I had to acknowledge that I cannot retrieve my unlimited data plan again, I'm not going to risk rooting my phone and changing the IMEI. Because if something DOES go wrong, not only will I not have my unlimited plan ever again, but I may be unable to return my phone.

You can have an RSC manually change the IMEI in the store to another device. But it will change back to the Note's IMEI immediately. It just doesn't stick.

I'll be returning the phone. Sad to see it go.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kirkla79:
So does this mean the att version will be tablet only?

If not then how can they say the international version is a tablet when the att version is not when they are the same phone with little more than a few cosmetic changes?

I also dont see how the att note will sell if it is just going to be a tablet.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] maxh:
Wow. I withheld judgement temporarily after you came here and started posting, giving AT&T the benefit of the doubt, thinking maybe it was an honest mistake, but wow. AT&T is a stinking pile of crap. They are doing this on purpose. They dislike the Note for one of the main reasons we like it. Using the Note gives us the functionality we desire, allowing many to forego the use of a tablet, which to them could translate into fewer tablet data plan sales.

They care naught for convenience or technological advancement, and certainly not one iota for the customer! Anything and everything possible, they'll do to squeeze every last cent out of us! I wish with a burning desire our government would wake up and overhaul the wireless industry here in the US. The FCC blocking the T-Mobile deal was a good first step, but AT&T needs a serious kick in the ass.

:mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:

Sorry, but there's no chance AT&T's bringing out the Note. At least not as a phone. As I pointed out above, it could cannibalize their tablet data plan sales, so they won't do it. That's why they've clearly declared war on the international version. This is one rumor that's not coming true.

Mine is still working, so I'm going to knock on wood and not go completely ballistic yet, but I can't help but wonder if it's due to a special feature I have on my account, "Smartphone Exclusion", as a relic from the time they began enforcing smartphone data plans. I had a smartphone with a dumbphone data plan and at the time, anyone with a smartphone without smartphone data was in essence grandfathered in with this feature (technically meant for smartphone users with no data.) I'm afraid to touch my account now, though, and that's a shame, as I have an upgrade available.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cenkaetaya:
so what about the guys earlier in the thread that say once they show it in store, they fix it for them.

and what about IMEI spoofing?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kirkla79:
I went on and deleted my efs folder (backed up of course), even though I have yet to get "the text". Hopefully I wont have to worry about them cutting off my data, at least for a couple more months until my contract expires. Then it will be time to say "bye" to att. This phone is more or less the size of my streak, so I fail to see att's reasoning that it is not a phone but a tablet. Plus I am tired of being afraid of answering my texts.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Maroon Mushroom:
I'm going to assume it actually won't be. Reason being, if they were really doing this ON PURPOSE, I think that it would still come up as the actual N7000, not a completely different device.

And yes it would have the 4 capacitive buttons and possibly different internals, it's really hard to say.

See my post above, it could still be released as a phone. And I believe that it will be. I really don't think there's a market for data-only tablets at this size. At this size, people should be able to make calls and text like any other phone.

You can still upgrade and keep your unlimited data plan. That's never a problem. If an associate tells you something else, they're simply wrong.

They can't do anything in the store. Like I said, it can be registered as a different IMEI, but that's temporary. Your only possible hope would be to change the IMEI in the device itself. It would have absolutely nothing to do with AT&T because there is nothing that AT&T can do.

If they put in some random Skyrocket IMEI for example, it will snap right back to the Note IMEI in our OPUS system, which would suspend your data.

I think this is the only solution right now. But I wouldn't be surprised if it was temporary, and I also wouldn't be surprised if it resulted in you losing your unlimited data package.

Sorry everyone, I did everything I can. Right now deleting your EFS folder may be the only temporary fix. PLEASE back it up though.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Adrian71:
So that means I'm hosed? Because I was one of the people who had a rep in the store grab a Skyrocket display and punch in its IMEI.

What other GSM wireless providers are out there? T-Mobile? If AT&T screws me on this, I'll try to find someone else willing to pick up the balance of my contract. Otherwise, there's going to be hell to pay. I paid $700 for this phone on the understanding it would work on AT&T's network, and I think I only had a week to return it.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hammerfest:
Im pretty sure I said somewhere along the lines of AT&T over my cold dead rotting corpse, and this revelation just goes to reinforce my statement.

Leave AT&T while you still can... with your soul intact... I have no remorse for those who lose/have lost their unlimited plans (legit or not) because AT&T wants more money, greed is gold in this world, and AT&T wont stop until they have taken your wallet, removed anything of value and taken a rather large dump in it... You can say they arent doing it on purpose, but when they even tell an employee that nothing can and will be done... well... skeptic much?

I had AT&T DSL 6Mb at my home for 4 years... FOUR YEARS, then a few months ago they decided I was too far away and their distance policy said I didnt qualify for the 6Mb plan and the rep flat out said it WOULD NOT WORK despite mind you, my FOUR YEARS of it working just fine, and switched me to 3Mb...

My boss at a job way back got screwed over by AT&T Wireless, I got screwed over by AT&T DSL... I know people (family even) who got screwed over by AT&T Home phone service...

They rank lowest in customer satisfaction and many other areas... I wonder how many times people have to be hit in the face before they realize they are being taken for a ride? (this comment is rather pointless, our government is ruled by big business and we have done nothing to stop it... CASH IS KING BABY!)

Let this be a warning to you all, the Note may be the Superphone of our dreams, but damn it all if AT&T doesnt give a rats arse and will rape you for all your worth, including your Grandfathered Unlimited plans...

Listening to this thread and a few others (less popular), the fact that I am near WiFi 85% of the time makes EDGE on TMo worth it especially since I dont see my self going over their cap anytime soon...
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] les_garten:
@ Maroon Mushroom

What happens if duplicate IMEIs show up on the network?

On different accounts?

There must be some that are allowed to be duplicated like these generic or dummy IMEI's, ehhh?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Phateless:
I've been a T-mobile customer for years and I would never believe them to pull any of this ****. Just wow...
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] benburch9:
Wow, this is absolutely outrageous. Is this even legal?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Maroon Mushroom:
if you're talking about deleting the folder on your note to get a generic IMEI then I have no idea. That's not on my end of the spectrum and I don't have a solid way of testing it on my own. Any info I find I'll bring back to this thread. I'll answer what questions I can too.

It's sad to see it be like this. As an employee and a customer.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] les_garten:
Not exactly. Lets say you had a phone, transferred the EFS from it, say a Galaxy SII. Then Sold the GSII? Then both IMEIs came online?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Maroon Mushroom:
I see what you're saying. I'll see if I can poke around and see what my opus system tells me if we see duplicated IMEIs. One thing i'm not sure about is if there's other important information in the efs folder besides the imei that maybe you don't want copied over.

an app for this could not possibly be hard to make once you know the imei blocks for each device.....
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Alejandrissimo:
Samsung IMEIs can be changed with proper tools.

I know thats is maybe not legal but I think is NOT legal what AT&T is doing. Those phones was bought legally and they are so expensive.

I'm not on the USA but i will recieve my note in about 2 days, I will test and if I can do it something for you guys I will do it for sure.

Greetings
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dscline:
I thought changing IMEIs was illegal in many countries, but not the US(?) If that's true, then I don't see what the problem is, considering this is really only an issue for US users. Anyway, for now, off I go to root...
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] claude4:
Just to add my experience on this subject.

I received my GNote last Friday, popped my SIM card from my HD2, setup my APN to the same as I had it on my HD2 (WAP.CINGULAR.COM) and on Saturday I got both a “free” text message to call 611 along with an email to my Inbox stating that I am using an improper data plan for my tablet.

So I called both the 24/7 hour 611 and their 800 number ASAP. Both were closed till the morning after 9AM on weekends (So much for the claimed 24/7 customer support, right?

In any case, I spoke with the CSR agent, who bumped me to her manager who in turn bumped me to a department head.

He explained that my EMEI was coming up as UNKNOWN but was associating with a Samsung P7501 (Tab 10.1). After I explained that this was a GT-N7000 with the same DPI as the Tab he was able to do whatever was needed to be done to make sure that this would not come up again and to make sure I was provisioned for H+ service.

I had and still have a grandfathered unlimited smartphone data plan and only time will tell if this is truly behind me. BTW: I was nice to them and they were professional to me. I expect the Dept. head used Google to verify the info I gave him to confirm that indeed the GNote’s screen DPI matched that of the Galaxy TAB, hence the red flag in AT&T’s system.

I have not been under a 2 year contract for years as the HD2 came from Australia and I have yet to buy a phone via AT&T.

Love the GNote, I do.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ChodTheWacko:
Its important for everyone to remember that for whatever reason, att is also not doing the automated 'tablet check' on the tiered/non unlimited plans.

In your case, as is mine, the imei gets swapped back as soon as you make your first call. This can be easily confirmed by logging into att.com and looking at your account.

I received the dreaded text, went to a store, did as you did, and went to the 4g plan. haven't had a text since. This was weeks ago.

The Note's biggest selling point is that it is an integrated device - phone/tablet. if at&t isn't going to allow their version to make calls, I don't see the point of bringing it over. Who would want an overpriced 5" tablet?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Adrian71:
This is all good to know. I never had an unlimited plan with AT&T, and I upgraded to 4G, so maybe they'll leave me alone. Fingers crossed.

And yes, I can verify that my IMEI snapped back from Skyrocket to Note.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dscline:
For those of us who are on a tiered plan, I wonder if there is any downside to renaming the EFS folder, just to be safe? If there's a potential I could get zapped at some point, I'd rather just deal with it now, than having it pop up at some inconvenient time, like while I'm out of town and unable to do anything about it.

AT&T really sux, too bad I'm locked in to them. Interestingly enough, I got my Note two days ago, but my online account still shows my old phone.