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[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] fugdup:
As a new SGS3 user but a long time user of XDA, I would love for the Canadian models to have their own sub-forums. It just makes it easier to find things. I am a flash-a-holic and love trying out new ROM's but don't like bricking phones. Count me in to push for it.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] evilmonkey1987:
Hey everyone,

I received a response from the moderator I PMd and was told two things: that the mods can't add forums and that the admins (who can add forums) will likely not do so because they are content with the layout. I guess we're stuck with the current setup based on American carriers.

Here's the way I suggest the forums work from here on out: Carrier becomes synonymous with model number. Therefore:

AT&T forum: SGH-I747 (AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus and SaskTel)

T-Mobile forum: SGH-T999 (T-Mobile, Wind, Mobilicity and Videotron)

Sprint forum: SPH-L710 (Sprint only, of no concerns to Canadians)

Verizon forum: SGH-I535 (Verizon only, of no concern to Canadians)

Developers, please put carrier support in the title of your threads. Thank you! I also updated the first post and asked a mod to sticky this thread.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Jsick:
Looks perfect to me...would help to avoid any confusion and bricks.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Tempott:
Are you saying that it's been confirmed the T-Mobile T999 ROMs will run on the T999V for Wind, Mobilicity, and Videotron?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] David Dee:
Always confirm with the op/dev if you are unsure. I can't see why any Rom that is based on the 2gb ram dual core crate s4 model wouldn't work for anyone with the same model regardless of carrier.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Jsick:
Thanks to the mod for pinning this.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Intercrew:
Is the virgin mobile version of galaxy s3 (canadian) same as bell? I don't want to end up rooting using the methods for bell and bricking the phone :l
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Jsick:
I'm pretty sure its the T-Mobile version...
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] David Dee:
If your model number is i747m, it is bell. Tmoblile would be t999 I think.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Intercrew:
Is there a way to check the model number before buying the phone?

Also if anyone is on virgin mobile (canada) can you confirm if it's either same as bell or t-mobile?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Jsick:
Under Settings-->About Device you will see your exact model number listed.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] evilmonkey1987:
Virgin is owned by Bell, Fido by Rogers and Koodo by Telus. I would not expect differences from their parent companies' phones. But as suggested, double check the model number. It is conceivable (if really stupid) that Bell would not let virgin clients access its LTE network and would thus only give them the HSPA+ version of the GSIII (the T999) instead of the LTE one (the I747). Once someone confirms, I can edit the first post.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] nitroproductions:
Virgin is indeed I747M. I am on their service and have used LTE in Toronto, Hamilton and Ottawa so far with no issue. I just wonder if the Bell and Virgin basebands are the same, meaning any roms made with bell basebands can be flashed onto Virgin phones with no issues. If you guys need a system dump, and can tell me how to do it, I can do it and post it up for someone to verify.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Xexiz:
Actually, Videotron is SGH-T999V and at least if we have to look in T-Mobile.. you should write something in the forum description to lets us know which carriers is really supported, instead of just pasting "Android development for the T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S III" which is false.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] evilmonkey1987:
Videotron GSIII is a variation of the SGH-T999, so developments threads for it should be found under the T-Mobile section. It is then up to the developer to test and comment on compatibility with different carriers. If you're unsure as to whether a ROM will work on your phone, ask the developer. Given the way the forum is organized, this is the best we can do.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] saqi4you:
i have bell i747m unlocked so any way to use with windmobile tmobile ??? bile tmobile ???
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] David Dee:
Nope, bell will only work with Telus and Rogers. Tmobile / wind use awas band, not covered by the bell radio.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Intercrew:
Thanks for the reply :), the virgin phone can atleast be rooted right? I hope the comparability with roms and such are the same as bell/at&t :/

if not we'll probably be leftout on all the good stuff, not to mention the american variants already don't have as much support as the international development... only if they had the international available T.T
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] saqi4you:
like its not working like rogers note
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] torontommy:
After flashing the AOKP ROM, does anyone have any trouble flashing another rom?

I flashed the AOKP rom today in the morning and it was all good. The camera did FC on me but that was a known issue.

Now i want to try the PURE ICS ROM but after i flash it, the samsung logo comes up and then the Galaxy S3 i747 logo and then nothing.... no other boot up. It just stays at blank screen. Cant even tell if the screens on ...

I did do a full wipe of user data, cache partition and dalvik before i flashed it.

Now im back to the AOKP rom since i still had it in my phone internal memory (thank god) but i wanna try the PURE ICS so bad.

anyone has any solutions?

Im using i747 on Rogers.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Intercrew:
Have you managed to root the phone?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] nitroproductions:
I haven't taken the plunge yet. I was hoping there was more information available, especially with flashing without tripping the counter, before I start but it looks like I may have to take a risk and try it. If I don't hear anything from anyone else or find any other info in a few days, I will try it and see what happens.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] timbit123:
Try to flash stock root with odin ( http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1739426 ) and reflash cmw and pure ics rom after.

I found that, this gs3 is really easy to mest up other partitions and make lots of issue after. Could also be different kernel / drivers on aokp from ktoonsez that is causing you issue to get original version.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] evilmonkey1987:
Be very careful flashing stuff right now and try to keep flashing to a minimum, or better yet hold off. There is an 8 page thread in the AT&T forum about people losing their IMEI data during routing rooting and flashing procedures. So far the cause has not been determined nor is an IMEI recovery method available. If you lose your IMEI, you can't access the network (or can't access 3G/LTE depending on what you actually lose). So far the only solution is to get a new phone.

See here for more details: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1753833. As has been concluded in the thread, there is no safe rooting/flashing method right now.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] nitroproductions:
So I finally rooted the phone using the Bell Odin tar file and installed CWR without tripping the flash counter and everything works real well with no issues so far. I will try installing AT&T rom to see if it will work in a few days and report back as to how that is going.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Intercrew:
Thats great news! I'm still deciding whether to go with telus or virgin mobile :l
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] noahattic:
Well, I would not recommended a separated forum for Canadian device only. As we've already seen less development on NA version over the international one (highly appreciate devs here to support our NA device), I can imagine the Canadian only device will receive even much less support if having a dedicated forum.

Another thing is I don't see a reason that the rom for AT&T cannot interchangeable for rogers device as I learn that they are identical hardware-wise. even the base-band. The only difference is probably the ability to native tethering and changing the network mode? Bell/Telus may have a different baseband??

I hope someone could confirm this, then devs can include Rogers device onto the titles.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] nubreed000:
So I guess not everyone experiences this issue? Or is there something different in the Bell phones and the AT&T variants? I'd like to eventually go over to CM9 once that's under a little more development and I get tired of TouchWiz (although I'll miss all those cool sensor features!)
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] phzi:
Well, nobody has experienced the loss of IMEI that's taken a dd clone of their block devices yet... and I think there are a fair number of people who have done that. So, it's obviously not _that_ common. I've flashed 2 different GSIIIs over 10 times each (first, flash stock firmware with root, use adb to dd in CWM, and then go ahead and flash whatever you want from CWM), and haven't lost IMEI yet. So far, I'm knocking it up to a user error of some sort.

I've almost been hoping I would lose IMEI so I could investigate lol.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] slomanski:
I am in exactly the same boat as you mate - Sasktel & coming from international i9000. It was a lot simpler before. Let's hope this gets cleaned up a bit.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] ecliff:
Diddo

Totally agree! I'm looking to flash a cyanogenmod or other rom but have no idea which American carrier would be similar but since Bell and Telus both use Sasktel towers for coverage here I'm guessing a rom for either should work. But I doubt and developer would even think about rom or anything for Sasktel
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] cys920622:
Hey guys,

My TELUS S3 is model i747M. I don't think anyone has mentioned the little "M" at the end, going through the pages on this thread.

Just to be safe, I haven't rooted yet. Many people are saying that the Telus/Bell/Rogers S3's are the same hardware as the AT&T S3 (model i747, NO "M"), but due to that "M" at the end of the model name, I've been holding off just in case.

Also:

I see that you've rooted + flashed a custom ROM. Have you tried flashing stuff for the AT&T model (i747) for your i747M? I'm very curious as to whether I can flash AT&T custom ROMs (e.g. CM9) on my i747M...
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Intercrew:
I'm on Telus and only went up to Root stage, no CWM/ROM/Kernel jazz. Holding off on all this cause of the IEM issue.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] trueking7:
So the lte toggle isn't important to consider when flashing an at&t rom on a Rogers sgh-i747m?

:o
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] cue_32:
AT&T and Rogers are the same... Its just AT&T tends to block or lock down some features that Rogers could care less about. This is what Pirate meant when Devs tend to use Rogers image as their base when developing their ROMs for both AT&T and Rogers users. Case in point, the history of the Skyrocket (i727) Vs. Rogers Galaxy S II LTE (i727R) and the Carrier IQ problem we had. I'm sure Pirate remembers that one ;)
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] David Dee:
My understanding is that it is the AT&T modem that restricts LTE toggle functionality. So, even if AT&T'ers flash a Rogers based rom, LTE toggle functionality will not be available until someone figures out how to safely flash a Rogers' modem onto an AT&T device.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] tgrtgr:
Verizon

is there forum for verizon samsung galaxy s3 development - i can't find - please help
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] T_D_H:
I'm with bell and running the AOKP rom with no issues, and no worries with the trip counter, the issue I believe people are having is NOT paying attention to model model number, and the forums being a freaking mess with this phone thanks to the multiple versions.

:good:
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] ericw12:
Oh yeah! I have rogers S3, so really support it!
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] realist123:
Has anyone had luck getting lte to work on cm10 or aopk with a rogers phone?

I've read a lot of threads with no clear answers.

I tried to play with apn settings and had no luck.

Thanks!
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] cys920622:
I tried looking on the Bell mobility page but I couldn't find the exact model name; is the Bell S3 a i747, or a i747M? And just out of curiosity, which AOKP rom are you running?

Also, somewhat related - I think the CM rom devs are only supporting the AT&T version of CWM this time around... theoretically, that should be fine on a Telus phone, right? Still very cautious about this i747/i747M difference... Haven't done anything to my baby quite yet.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] lgsshedden:
my bell s3 shows as sgh-i747 on the about device menu of the phone: says sgh-I747MBC on the box -- so my inference is that the M is inconsequential, the important part of the designation is the I747 to distinguish it from the I9300 variant

the I747 is the same at the AT and T variant: any rom functional and intended for an AT and T phone runs on the Bell version

I rooted and added the ATT CWM 5.8.4.5: I have since flashed a variety of roms checking them out and the faux123 kernel plus the ATT update to LG1 -- presently using Modified Stock Rom and Kalangas theme.

You do need to use the correct Odin ver 3.07 but you are good to go.

First time you flash can be unnerving: but provided your calbe connects, you have either a full battery or at least >60% showing, you are good: clarify you have the right version of any software and know that the phone is incredibly hard to kill: whatever mistake you make, you can re-flash stock firmware in Odin and the phone will recover.

Just don't load too many apps or contacts until you have settled on a phone or install Titanium first off and copy your backup to the external SD card -- safeguards you against errors.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] cys920622:
Thanks for the heads up. That's weird that yours doesn't include the extra letters in "About Phone" - are you checking this from a custom rom, or from stock? Because my stock "about phone" shows i747M. I am leaning toward these being the same hardware-wise (and of course, the difference between i9300 and i747 is much more significant), but I don't want to lose my IMEI or anything like that, that people have been experiencing for some reason.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] slomanski:
if it helps you I have a Sasktel I747m and have had no issues flashing Task and Ktoonzes AOKP JB versions so far. I did notice that the about device showed my device as an i747 after flashing.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] cys920622:
Yes, that totally does help, that's basically what I'm trying to find out - that people are flashing i747 stuff on i747m without problems. Good to hear it worked out!
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] etotheo:
I see from andr0idtech's blog that different files are required to achieve root for the various carriers... Just wondering what you used for Sasktel ???
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] myonlyst4r:
Newest Rom for Rogers?

What the newest Rom for Rogers anyone?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Intercrew:
Could someone here with a TELUS variant galaxy s3 post their stock build.prop? I messed mine up and even unrooting, going back to original nandroid, etc have yet to fix it. It'll be greatful if someone could use root explorer or solid explorer or any explorer apps (there free). Go into the system folder and there will be a build.prop file or just simply search the file from the explorer if you don't know where its located. It should show up immediately in the search results.

I'm asking for this because my current device shows up as galaxy nexus after flashing the DIET ICS ROM. Due to it having google wallet which is useless in Canada anyway.

It'll be greatful if someone could upload it on dropbox/box/ or any other sites its not even 1mb and a really small file so shouldn't be a trouble on uploading. Whole process shouldn't take a minute of your life so please feel free to help out.

Thanks!
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] procco13:
http://db.tt/5tJ901rf

There you go. Hope it helps.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Intercrew:
Thanks
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Demon91:
Hello guys. Can you tell me if bell's fw lg1 is avialavable for download? And wgat haopen if i flash it on att lg1 fw. Thank you.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Android412:
Thanks for the OP, as a noob to android it's nice to have that cleared up.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Bearzerker50:
Can a I9300 International use SGH-747M ROM/Firmware?

I purchased the I9300 international [16gig version] early August, and

I'm a Bell Mobility subscriber.... my questions are,

can I use the SGH-747M "Stock" ROM/firmware or any part of it to beef up my I9300 International variant

so as to have all the "stock" ROM options for the Bell network... like their TV app, & the Sharp Aquos remote control app ...plus others...

or is this, unneeded bloatware? :cyclops:

any thoughts on this would be most welcome

and repeated all over again for the "Jelly Bean" stock ROM release, whenever thats finally released to us little people... :angel:

any genius's available to talk trash... ???

I have the new SDXC 64gig ...Micro SD chip... its very fast...

newegg dot com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820313310

Team 64GB MicroSDXC Flash Card Model TUSDX64GUHS03

does anybody have &or used this in a S3? ...are there any bugs to report from the use of any [MicroSDXC] in any S3 variant?

I'm thinking of trying out the mod for App2ExtSD with this SD chip type too see how it would work,

but... would prefer to hear from a genius on this subject before I try any attempts on it...

thank you
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] lgsshedden:
the Bell LH1 is indeed available: I found the quickest download was using Check Fus.

I have used ATT ROM and kernel firmware successfully but not the ATT modem: the current download is an Odin flashable .tar and includees the modem for Bell, I would suggest an element of caution and either (1) back up your EFS IMEI stuff first (2) unpack the .tar to remove the modem (3) wait until a version exists without the modem or (4) having backed stuff up, give it a whirl. Option 3 is for anyone not comfortable with the risks of flashing and the steps necessary to recover a soft brick -- not saying it will happen but it is a possibility, Options 1, 2 and 4 are there for those with experience who can then verify that all is good and well.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] evilmonkey1987:
No, absolutely not. It's completely different hardware.

I'm on Bell's 747M and I don't use any of that crap.

Don't know much about SD cards. I don't think you would have a problem with any card 64GB or under.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] djsyche:
If your thinking about gettin then i747 then you should get it .... its amazing and for a device that is not a nexus device the avaliablity of mods is truly growing at an incredible pace.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] n00b57:
SaskTel I747M rooted & CWM Touch Recovery 5.8.4.5

I followed this forum post to Root and install CWM Touch Recovery over my Stock OTA VLALH1 ROM:

[HOWTO] [ROOT] No Tripping Flash Counter - [ATT / Bell / Telus / Rogers / Sasktel]

xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1739426

I used Odin3 v3.07: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1728605 to flash the SaskTel ROM with root. I was then able to install and run Titanium Backup.

I had to upgrade SU from within the Superuser App before I could install CWM using the ADB instructions. ADB can access the phone when it is fully booted up and plugged into the PC (I had USB debugging mode on).

I used the Clockworkmod Touch Recovery 5.8.4.5, which they said would work on ATT:

http://download2.clockworkmod.com/recoveries/recovery-clockwork-touch-5.8.4.5-d2att.img

The command line in ADB shell had to be the below to install the file that I used:

dd if=/sdcard/recovery-clockwork-touch-5.8.4.5-d2att.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p18

I was then able to do a CWM backup when booted into Recovery (which runs extremely fast ).

The "universal recovery that works on all sgs3 LTE variants" from epiccm.org did not work on my phone.

Thanks to mrRobinson for the useful post! I haven't posted enough times to reply in that thread.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] caanda45:
Wow seems to be a bit of a mess, but the fail safe in all of this is use a jig (captivate people remember this) or as long as you can get into download mode and you have odin 3.07 you can re-flash the factory carrier specific firmware. I always get mine from http://samfirmware.com/

Easy to do, join and put in your model #. It has all the Canadian variants the old and newest firmware.

If anybody needs the latest Rogers firmware, pm me and I will e-mail.......be careful, back-up and if need be use the fail safe, unless you do something really stupid......:silly:
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] skapoor12:
Still having LTE issues with AOKP JB Rom for rogers sg3

Can someone please help me understand why I dont have LTE after flashing SG3 jelly bean AOKP rom

I am on a rogers device from toronto stalk phone had extremely fast LTE connection

Please help!!

I have set APN settings identical to a rogers smartphone, selected the LTE/CDMA option in *#*#INFO#*#*

please help!!

thanks!!
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] tolgar:
does Telus fall under at&t also?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] finneginsfast:
Yup
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] jethro650:
Only for ROM and recovery, modems are carrier specific.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] mmawji:
+1. Would love to see a Canadian Forum. messed up my phone trying to root with ATT rom on Galaxy 3
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] jofish89:
Yep, I'm using a Rogers phone I747M and I get status 7 errors on most ATT ROMS (CM10 especially)

The only time a ROM works for me is when it is for I747M. I'm pretty sure there's an actual difference between Rogers and ATT phones. (I747 vs I747M ?)
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] thuglifesk:
try and select LTE/GSM in info!
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] _Allan_:
*Holding onto my walker* I remember in the day, when it was called "Rogers Cantel AT&T" ... oh, those were the days.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] iTchill:
Omfg.. Cantel hehe my first pager was with Cantel... My grandfather bought is first cell phone to.. It came in a suitcase with a 3 foot antenna!

Thanks to remind me that I'm old.. I need a tea
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] dlockhart:
Look at the AOKP FAQ about status 7.. something to do with your version of CWM also look at the CM10 op and ther version of CWM suggested.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] bobby260:
+1

+1 - this thing is a beast!

Latest CM10 Rom 10/4 + Latest Ktoonz Kernel 10/3 Makes this phone have superpowers!
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] aphla5:
rooted and unrooted my phone

i had rooted my phone and i seen i had a update after many tries i couldnt get the update from att so i unrooted my phone. i still cant get the update and now my contact list is gone. so im outta ideas anyone please help?