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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] droidmark:
Problem recognizing T-Mobile SIM

So, I got a I717 unlocked rooted phone running stock rooted ICS 4.0.4, with CWM-based Touch Recovery v5.5.0.4 (all this was done before I got it).

When I put my TMo SIM in, I was able to make phone calls and got EDGE data.

Then I started flashing modems per this and the prior thread, but starting from the very first flash, the phone will no longer recognize the SIM. I've tried almost all the TMo radios, and all I get is the circle-and-slash. It never sees the SIM or the TMo network for either phone signal or data.

I don't have an AT&T SIM I can test, but the TMo SIM still works fine in a TMo Galaxy S2.

Foolishly I did not start with a nandroid backup so I can exactly get back to where I started. I have tried flashing a couple of the AT&T radios but still the SIM is not recognized.

Any thoughts on escaping from this quagmire?

Thanks to any and all!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] salmanaman:
Odin stock att then see
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] droidmark:
That's almost what I did. Since I had CWM Touch installed, I flashed the stock rooted AT&T ICS ROM SGH-I717-UCLF6PS using that. At that point my Tmo SIM was again recognized for phone and EDGE data. Then flashed a Tmo radio (VK1_TEST ICS radio) and was up and running with 4G (approx 4.6 down/1.5 up). I think the person I got the phone from had basically made a mess of the ROM because for example the stock browser icon wasn't even showing up, and the phone process stopped frequently.

So will the GB radios also work? Just a matter of trying a bunch and seeing what gives best results? I need to research the tweaked build.prop hack as well.

Thanks!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] snyper2k2:
Does anyone know if there's a newer modem out? I tried searching but found nothing.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] sinasiadat:
Tried a handful of modem combos with different roms.. so far only able to get 4G on ICS roms ... cant access *#2263# in all JellyBeans and cant figure out how to enable diagnostics mode to get into QPST or QXDM yet (the menu doesnt give me the option to put it into DM) ..

anyways.. long story short. The blaze modem has been giving me 10mbs down after going into the *#2263# menu and selecting WCDMA 1700 band. Might be dependent on region but I have a feeling that the Blaze Modem would be the best at this present time.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] savagepagan:
Try *#*#4636#*#*

It will let you force wcdma but not a specific radio band.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] scifipala:
waht roms are compatible with this hack??

hi every1, i downloaded the latest 4.2.2 by CM and the hack stops working for me no matter which modem i use but if I flash the stock telus image i can use the hack again. Does any1 know why this happens? Basically do I have to stick with stock or can I use other Roms?? Thank you Mr. tomin.fhl@gmail.com sir for you great effort.

edit: im in toronto, ON. so far i tried cm9 (4.0.4) works good with telus modem, but the blaze modem disconnects every 10 mins.

does any1 know which modem is compatible with 4.2.2?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] jman315:
T789 UVMA1 for the i717

Has anyone ported over the latest T-Mobile Note modem UVMA1 to the i717? I'm currently running the T879 UVLG3 for i717 and was wondering if this newer modem might have any better performance.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] Ash359:
I'd be interested in trying it however it all depends on your region. I'm in the S.F. area

Sent from my Jedi Master Note II
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] razielpr:
My Note is still on GB and I want to update to 4.1.2 I'm unlocked and with T-Mobile service can I update and witch modem can I use to get 4G??
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] jman315:
After doing some research, I took the opportunity to port the latest TMO T879 UVM1 modem to the i717. I've flashed this successfully, but take no responsibility if it doesn't work for you. So far I don't see any significant changes (positive or negative) compared to the UVLG3.

T879-UVMA1_i717.zip

http://bit.ly/1fX9FkG
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] razielpr:
I can't download I gives 4 files and no zip file
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] razielpr:
No I still get this and nothing to click or touch
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] jman315:
I updated the link in my original post so you should be able to see the zip file now. You might need to download it from a PC if you continue to have problems.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] razielpr:
Thanks now I could download fine
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] moinsheriff:
im switching from t989 to att note tomorrow .. im on tmobile.. how do i flash the radio to use tmobile 4g. do i need to donate first?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] sashusmom:
You can start by reading the original thread.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1521755
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] AllGamer:
use the search button

it will reveal the easy to follow [HOWTO] guide, which is also mentioned on the OP if you actually read the message and explored the information. ;)

another perfect example of this http://www.xda-developers.com/andro...on-of-technology-is-this-a-good-or-bad-thing/
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] circuit.007:
I did exactly all the steps. I was previously on the vkl1 modem without the updated build prop and I always got speeds of below 1mbps like .7-9 mbps. Then i decided to switch to the telus modem , and replace my build prop with the new one. So I flashed the new modem through cwm on my phone and replaced build prop with root explorer. I rebooted twice to make sure the new build prop was being used. I open up my speed test app and I get .42mbps download and .03 mbps upload?!?!

Repeated and got similar results. Any reason why this is happening?

Why am I not getting good speeds and not even breaking 1.5mbps?

I am not being throttled in my tmobile plan

Tmobile coverage is good in my area, denton tx

I have 4 bars and i am set to hspa only

running latest saurom rom and not oc.

Can anybody help me out?? I need faster speeds
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] timgt:
I'm not sure man. I'm sorry it's not working for you. It works ok for me, that's why I posted it. Even for me sometimes the speeds are a little off. We just need to wait for a better solution to surface. I hope a reliable alternative is found eventually for us T-Mobile peeps.

---------- Post added at 10:21 PM ---------- Previous post was at 09:52 PM ----------

I posted this in another thread and figured I would put it here as well. It's a screenshot of various speed tests I ran on my note. As you can see, the ping is whack and the upload is hit or miss but overall the downloads are pretty decent.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] madman604:
Can a Canadian user on Wind or Mobilicity tell me a few things?

-which phone did you buy? Telus I assume.

-which radio did you flash it with?

-who did you use to unlock/or can i do it free from the market?

-Are you having any issues?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] AllGamer:
please use search & read http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=23621077

it was posted by the OP as well, in case you (definitely) missed it
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] timgt:
If you get me a bell modem, i will let you know if it works. lol
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] AllGamer:
You guys might want to check out the Blaze 4G radio, it seems to be performing better, as in less dropped calls / less dropped data for me.

download links on my HOWTO topic liked by the OP

speed test coming up later tonight

LOL :D need to get out of the office before my wife kills me :p
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] MobileBenz:
Yes someone get a blaze modem to try!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] sashusmom:
I was just reading about the blaze 4g radio.

Is it the same deal with swapping the build prop? And do you know if you can swap back to an att sim and have it work on that? Mine did with my vkl1 trial when I changed the apn to the wap.cingular. I just had a heat problem and burning battery life. So I have been waiting for further developments. I think I might want to try this one!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] godzilla.r35.gtr:
Bell galaxy note radio is on post #1 my AllGamer.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1547114

Thanks!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] timgt:
I tried taking parts from working radios and combining it with the bell modem but my phone just won't operate with it. It boots up fine but then after a minute or so, it just reboots. Never grabs a signal. Don't think our phone likes the bell modem.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] dthreatt:
I am in california and i installed the KID modem and couldnt get over 1mb...now with blaze 4g modem getting 5-10mb all day.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] mythus:
I've tried every modem so far, the new ones, previous blaze, and the three previous before that. Yet, I still am having issues with something that resembles packet loss. I have no problems with calls; just data seems to be the issue.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] claud_face:
Any one in Chicago having success with this?

I don't have a note to test with.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] JeanP1234:
What is the battery life with the Blaze modem file ?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] timgt:
which rom are you on? unofficial collective?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] mythus:
Saurom. Any recommendations? I just went to t-mobile to switch to a newer sim. Still nothing
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] timgt:
I was gonna say I get a lot better speeds on Saurom, so I guess we can cross that recommendation out.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] powerbooks:
Any difference in the version of SAUROM?

On RootGalaxyNote.com site, Max recommended using version 4a, and now it is already version 6. Does the new version have significant change in terms of battery life?

The reason I am asking is that I am on version 6 (VI) now, and the battery ran out much faster after install any new TM modem. So far, the fastest is the Bblaze, but also draining the fastest, and super hot. The Telus rendered my phone hopelessly sluggish. I am on T-mobile SGH-T989 VKL1 now, and it is ok, still have the inconsistent speed problem. But no dropping calls so far (very limited phone calls).
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] timgt:
That's funny because the version I am on is 4a. I never updated it because I was worried I would lose the speeds. I will eventually try a newer version. But I can say on saurom 4a I get around 10Mbps downloads and on the collective Roms I would get around 3Mbps.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] AllGamer:
i'm glad i'm not the only one that noticed the same thing

also on Sauron 6, using the LB7 modem, before i was on KID

Telus modem was not playing well for me also,

and the KL1 was not working that great either, so KID was the most stable.

LB7 is a hit and miss, it works great for long period of times, but if it dies, i have to reboot the phone for it to work again, i can't do the simple DATA ON/OFF or Airplane mode thing as i was able to with KID

and yes the LB7 does make the phone very very hot behind the SIM card area, and that seems to be what is causing the erratic behaviour, once it cools down it is fine.

SetCPU is no much of help since the heat seems to be generated by the radio rather than the CPU, i've my CPU set to 700 Mhz to save battery life
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] dthreatt:
I am just using the stock rom. battery life seems the same to me...mine isnt getting hot.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] MobileBenz:
Using stock ROM on LB7 and its not super fast, but its more reliable then other modems. No issues with heat and battery life seems to normal

Current speed test are running very good! Trying to attach screen grab.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] dthreatt:
now I just swtiched to saurom rom and getting 3-9 megs down consistently.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] powerbooks:
How is your battery life?

I am trying Saurom VII with LBT moden now. The speed is nice, but I still notice the battery seems draining faster.

BTW, does anyone know how to turn off the "vocal" (voice?) alert? in Saurom? In stock rom, I only got a pin drop sound for new email or voice mail (kind of cool!). however, I messed around in the Saurom and now always getting "one new email" or "new voice mail" announcement on alert, kind of annoying. Just could nto find how to get rid of them! Thanks for the help!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] rscaramelo:
I am going to try the Saurom 4a rom. Which radio do you recommend?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] AllGamer:
latest version is Saurom 7,

the 4a is outdated

you'll have to try all the radios to see which works better for you

most people prefers KID, or Telus, or Blaze
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] rscaramelo:
I thought people were saying 4a was getting better battery life.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] mokushiroku:
Will TMO 4g still work with the new ICS?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] dhoang:
Yes, use one of the modem here.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1581084
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] rscaramelo:
Would those ICS modems work on the older non-ics roms? I wanted to get the older blaze modem but it looks like they've been taken down.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] timgt:
No they will not. You need GB versions.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] savagepagan:
I am liking Telus Kj3.attnote the best. Decent edge performance. I may have to leave Tmo cuz where I live, 3g is not available. I am seriously considering going to straight talk.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] lrwjr1964:
Yes you can. i have mobile and its working on my phone with ICS.

I just tried it. i downloaded the official leak from RootWiki and i downloaded the ICS.ZIP modem file, flashed it through cwm and bang i have the 4G symbol. I checked my phone stats and it says Im on HSPA. I did a speed test and depending on which location i selected i was getting download speeds between 50 and 450 KB/sec
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] hyperfire21:
This is really good news for Note owners.

Any idea if this same concept can be applied to HTC Titan 2 or Nokia Lumia 900 so we may get 3g/4g on tmobile?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] jeweladdict:
Anyone know if the TELUS I717D Galaxy note will work natively on Tmobile/tzones? Already has the radio built in... shouldn't require any tweaking? The Telus SGSIIX works perfectly on Tmobile/Tzones without anything but unlock
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] NardVa:
I would say yes. Just like the Telus GS II the Telus Galaxy note is already set up to work on the Tmobile AWS band for 3G and 4G.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] Yuhfhrh:
I really don't think this is true, does anyone have a link officially confirming or denying this? Telus doesn't use aws as far as I'm aware... So for this to include aws, when the att model its copied after doesn't, would seem very strange to me.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] NardVa:
Ok I thought they did. You may be right. When I went to www.Canada.gsm they had the Galaxy Note for Telus listed as Penta band. It has all the same bands as the Galaxy Nexus.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] NardVa:
I thought there was one carrier in Canda that used AWS band.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] Yuhfhrh:
I believe that wind mobile is one.

I'll check that site out, but the telus site shows the note without aws. I would totally jump on a Telus note if it did officially support aws though :)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] Yuhfhrh:
http://www.canadagsm.ca/SAMSUNG/Samsung-Galaxy-Note-i717-AWS-All-3G-bands/

That is very convincing to me! I wonder if all Canadian notes are like this? Or is this some special kind?

I thought I remember reading some other people posting that they didn't support aws though...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] PoLaRBe4r:
AWS 1700 : USA (T-Mobile, Cincinnati Bell Wireless), Canada (WIND Mobile, Mobilicity, Videotron), Chile (VTR, Nextel)

I am on videotron trying to make things work on my rogers note, driving me crazy, been switching between my Note and G2X.

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its wierd how Canadagsm has a i717 with a picture of a 7000, and a videotron logo when my note 717 does not work witt the stock rogers radio. lols.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] Yuhfhrh:
G2x :)

I'm guessing Canadagsm just listed a typo? I'll buy from them directly if they really do have an aws note lol

Anyone else have a telus or bell note to confirm they don't natively support aws?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] PoLaRBe4r:
my rogers see's bell telus and rogers networks on stock rom with stock radio.

when I flash the ICS Telus Radio (modified) I see Rogers and Videotron. I seem to be in luck since videotron has a partnership with rogers. I will try and stay on the rogers band and see if I still lose signal.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] jerryasher:
It's not that expensive to find out if the Telus Note works on TMo

Canada GSM is selling the Note for $585 American

Shipping to a purchaser is $37.75

If the purchaser keeps it in brand new condition the restocking fee is 10%, or $59. Brand new condition means that there are no scratches, marks, or blemishes and the talk time of the phone is under 30 min.

Assume return shipping is also $38.00

So "we" could sponsor someone to purchase it by saying that "we" would pickup the restocking free and the return shipping fee.

That would be about $59 + $38 or $97 bucks.

I would certainly donate $10 to the fund.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] dhoang:
This is very interesting. I did not know a Note with Penta Band exists. If i knew i would have buy this Note instead of the ATT one to be used with Tmobile. I personal think this is a typo, unless its a special version Note.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] Yuhfhrh:
Its a reputable site that makes it strange, on top of that it seems to me like they are highlighting the fact that it has aws lol

I might be up for that lol :D

I'm going to call them tomorrow if I have time and see what info I can pull out of them

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On a side note, if this thing does natively support aws, I assume we could pull the radio from it and it would then work on all i717 notes!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] dhoang:
If you can call them that would be great, im anxious to know if its true or not. I think its the same Note as our Att Note. Maybe Att dosent want us to know that their Note supports all aws. They don't want us to buy the phone and use it with a different carrier...just saying.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] jeweladdict:
I would put in $10 to verify this also :)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] PoLaRBe4r:
I would also commit to the return if needed.

10$
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] dhoang:
Count me in for $10 also.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] zexsuik:
Has anyone called to verify this yet?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] Yuhfhrh:
I called earlier and two different men told me that it does support 3g on aws and that it would work in America on T-Mobile 3g. BUT I also asked them if this was some kind of special version of the note and they acted like it was the only model in existence, so I'm still taking what they said with a grain of salt.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] vroomr4:
that website also says the phone only has 448 MB RAM...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] Yuhfhrh:
16 GB storage/ 448 MB RAM/ 512 MB ROM

Only 512 MB Rom too lol
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] jeweladdict:
so which of us brave souls is willing to take the plunge? :D

---------- Post added at 04:28 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:28 PM ----------

Do we make a bounty thread for this?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] dhoang:
Anyone? Im willing to tip in.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] jamrock:
Pentaband??

Count me in also.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] thph2006:
Regarding Canada GSM Note Questions

I emailed Canada GSM to ask for clarification about supported bands, memory size, home button or no button. Here are the two email responses I received from them. My email to them is at the bottom. (they've now changed their web page to show the no-button Note picture and 1GB RAM)

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From: canadagsm@gmail.com [mailto:canadagsm@gmail.com]

Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2012 10:57 AM

Subject: Re: Samsung Galaxy Note i717 with Penta Band 3G/4G

Thanks for ur interest.

Yes it does have all the bands mentioned.

It do have 1gb ram and 16 gb storage( correction made)

And doesnot have a physical button ( correction made)

Sent from my BlackBerry® smartphone powered by Mobilicity

Here's the second email from Canada GSM with some additional wording. Don't know whether it clarifies things any further or not but here it is:

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From: support@canadagsm.ca [mailto:support@canadagsm.ca]

Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2012 12:33 PM

Subject: Re: Samsung Galaxy Note i717 with Penta Band 3G/4G

Hi!

You can google and check the picture which is same as in our website. RAM is 1GB. Putting the penta band software in will work with all band, rogers, fido, wind, mobilicity, bell , telus etc.

Thanks,

CanadaGSM Web team

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Here's my original email to Canada GSM

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Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2012 10:33:57 -0700

To: <sales@canadagsm.ca>

Subject: Samsung Galaxy Note i717 with Penta Band 3G/4G

Hello,

I'm interested in buying the Samsung Galaxy Note i717 with Penta Band 3G/4G you have listed at the link below:

http://www.canadagsm.ca/SAMSUNG/Samsung-Galaxy-Note-i717-AWS-All-3G-bands/

I have some questions regarding the specs I hope you can answer for me:

1. The picture of the device seems to be the N7000 International version of the note which has a hardware home button at the bottom of the phone. I thought the i717 had no hardware buttons, only capacitive. Can you confirm whether it has the hardware button or not?

2. The amount of RAM listed is 448 MB but I thought the Note was supposed to have 1 GB RAM. Can you verify how much RAM it actually has?

3. Can you verify that these are the network bands supported on the phone?

3G Network HSDPA 850/900/1700/1900/2100 LTE Network LTE 700 / 1700

Thanks
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] dhoang:
3. Can you verify that these are the network bands supported on the phone?

3G Network HSDPA 850/900/1700/1900/2100 LTE Network LTE 700 / 1700

Thanks[/QUOTE]

If this is true, then their Note will work with tmobile aws. we need to get our hand on this Note to confirm.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] jeweladdict:
If this is true, then their Note will work with tmobile aws. we need to get our hand on this Note to confirm.[/QUOTE]

Why can't we just by a TELUS one? What if this turns out to be an ATT one? The ATT one is an i717 as well
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] dhoang:
Why can't we just by a TELUS one? What if this turns out to be an ATT one? The ATT one is an i717 as well[/QUOTE]

The Telus one is only a quad bands phone. It does't not supports AWS 1700, which is needed for Tmobile. On the other hand, the Note from here http://www.canadagsm.ca/SAMSUNG/Samsung-Galaxy-Note-i717-AWS-All-3G-bands/ claims to be penta bands, which supports AWS 1700.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] jerryasher:
But is that actually the case?

Being able to tune in and broadcast on a frequency doesn't seem to mean it necessarily handles all the protocols that can be used on that frequency, right? (Wrong?)

Could it be it supports it for AWS-like protocols but no for T-Mobiles use of it for HSPA+ protocols?

(disclosure: I have very little idea what I am talking about.)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] Yuhfhrh:
I so want this to be true but I don't know if I want the hassle of buying it and then having to return it if it ends up just being a normal model