yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
No need. Its not a requirement even for us on the T999, but is recommended. If you have a different midel just continue as you have before.

When you do get your update I recommend you use it, but until then you shoukd be just fine.

Sorry to everyone this has caused confusion for.

if stock recovery isnt sticking, go to post 3 in the firmware thread in my sig.

If you do have cwm, make sure its the latest version, 6.0.1.2.

oh, im around! :cool:

Yes, you guys can flash the deodexed or any other custom rom available, correct on the modems/radios.

nope, Sammy doesn't lock em! Was so nice to learn that coming from htc!

You do need root though. Imo the best way is to Odin flash the root66 firmware for your device. You can get it from the firmware thread in my sig.

You should be able to flash Aeon, or any other just fine. Cant speak to its quality though. Haven't tried it.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] OptimusOBrien:
is there a stable JB rom that doesnt flicker? I tried to flash CM10 but it says there is no MD5...I am running a custom rom right now but it flickers and sometimes I am unable to turn my screen on..any suggestions? I have the Wind S3 btw
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] gigaflop:
I installed AeonFlux onto my Wind T999V

Working great.

:)
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] hoysauce:
I have Wicked JB rom on mine. I've tried a bunch of other JB roms before (cm10, Xquizit), this ones a ridiculously smooth and stable rom. No issues whatsoever.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Murmur95:
You all should try Liquid Smooth, it had issues before but they finally got all their issues sorted out and it has high battery life while being really fast.

It has a lot of the customizations of aokp/CM without the samsung touchwiz interface while being on AOSP.

I would highly suggest trying it out now.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] gigaflop:
AeonFlux = AMAZING battery life!

CM10 sucked for battery!!
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] cLogic:
I haven't tried that one .. yet ;)

I'm on XquiziT xD v40 getting 20-25 hours battery :)
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] illmatic77:
What could possibly be taking so long for the jb update to come to canada?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] dakunclear:
its cause Samsung Canada is really slow compared to the rest of the world but as far as good news goes Samsung has just pushed the 4.1 update to carriers today and we should be seeing it with in a few days or a week or 2 at most but wind doesn't do anything with their roms so as soon as wind gets the update we will see it a few days after
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] cLogic:
samsung released 4.1.1 source in september

american carriers have to add their bloatware, disable tethering and add their control apps, some iq carrier garbage .. tmobile finally pushed theirs out nov 14

since we follow their stuff, for some reason, once they're done.. we can release ours.. with Canadian bloatware and tethering enabled normally

thankfully, on videotron at least, there's no carrier bloatware

hopefully we'll get our update by end of the month.. and altho I would love to have the proper jb baseband, doesn't really matter.. with custom roms I've been on jb for quite awhile now :) if using a custom aosp rom, can even be on jb 4.2

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can you post a link to this news from samsung Canada?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] dakunclear:
there you go I'm constantly scouring the web for any info on the 4.1 official update and as more information comes out I will post it here and on youtube for you all to see or hear about

http://www.phonesreview.co.uk/2012/11/23/samsung-galaxy-s3-jb-4-1-rogers-next-delay-chapter/
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] cLogic:
thanks.. classic that canadian news comes from a uk source lol

personally I don't care about the carrier update, for now

I'm already on 4.1.1 .. as long as we get update before tmobile updates to 4.1.2 or higher.. I don't like My baseband being too far below the one the rom is built from
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Murmur95:
Hey guys I posted a while back I am running Liquid smooth on 4.1.2 and its stable so you can stop waiting on samsung.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] dakunclear:
Is it asop or touchwiz

Sent from my SGH-T999V
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Murmur95:
AOSP, Touchwiz is awful :/
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] dakunclear:
I don't mind it to be honest with you lol

Sent from my SGH-T999V
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] cLogic:
I agree with dak ... aosp is the engine, touchwiz is the enhanced model ;)

once rooted, debloated, de-carrier'd and tweaked.. touchwiz is butter smooth and can fly if desired :)
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] hoysauce:
Agreed . definitely my experience with Wicked JB :)
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] ranapratab:
Is that leather?, looks sleek
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] dakunclear:
The inside is leather so it keeps the screen pretty clean from what I've noticed so far

Sent from my SGH-T999V
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] dakunclear:
Even if you don't go with moving our matching the flip case I think the white backing on the pebble blue gs3 looks pretty sexy

Sent from my SGH-T999V
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] cLogic:
lol ... no comment on the "sexy" part :p

question tho ... the case replaces the original cover ... does it have the two little pins that touch the metal contacts inside?

aka ... does it enable wireless charging ???
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] dakunclear:
It doesn't it just covers the front and replaces the back platingi haven't seen anything to allow wireless charging yet

Sent from my SGH-T999V
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] cLogic:
so the flip cover is exactly the same as the stock cover ... no "hook" or (two) "pins" inside/under/stickingout that fit into the contact holes in the phone?

you can see those contact holes inside the back, near the battery .. .the phone IS ready for wireless charging .. just needs a cover with pins to slide into the holes and touch the contacts to complete the circuit
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] dakunclear:
Samsung Mobile Canada

Get your sweet tooth ready! Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) will start rolling out to GALAXY S III owners over-the-air next Monday. Stay tuned for more Jelly Bean device announcements soon!

Sent from my SGH-T999V
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] cLogic:
saw it too :)

androidheadlines.com/2012/11/jelly-bean-update-coming-to-galaxy-s3-december-3rd-says-samsung-canada.html
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] dakunclear:
December 3rd is Monday lol I was just passing that off from Samsung mobile Canada Facebook page

Sent from my SGH-T999V
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] cLogic:
you are CORRECT sir ... it is Monday :P

I dont use farcebook ... I read the article in Drippler app from androidheadlines.com and came here to post, but you already had! lol

so I just added to yours along with the link to the article :D

cheers buddy :)

* prepares to revert to stock monday and upgrade firmware!! woohoo! lol
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Amartier:
Hey, is anyone else on Wind having trouble with receiving MMS on their phones? I've been searching this issue non stop, and I still haven't found a solution/fix. I thought at first it was because I was using AutomateIt to turn off mobile data for every time the screen was off (actually saves so much battery). I don't think that was the issue though, because the MMS message should've shown up with the option to download when data (the screen) was turned back on. I also turned off the AutomateIt actions temporarily while I got my friend to send me a picture, but the MMS still wouldn't show up. I researched the issue further, and found stated that the phone had to have a combined MMS + Internet APN rather than two separate ones. I created this new APN today, and had a couple of friends try sending me a picture on their iPhone's. Something new happened this time, the MMS showed up as downloadable, but the file was blank. Does anyone know how to resolve my issue? It's really ticking me off... I'm tired of people asking me why I never got the picture(s) they sent me.

Thanks
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] dakunclear:
Not sure to be honest with you it seems to show up as a downloadable for me anyways all the time and the pictures show up so it's never been an issue for me but if my sister sends me pictures from her iPhone I rarely ever get them which I find very odd but when the phone are sent me from another android then I always get them

Sent from my SGH-T999V
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] adiprince1:
I just saw the news that telus bell and Rogers users are reporting jb update rolling out. No news from wind yet
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] X-Nemesis:
Can you say "Optimus 2X"...lol, just kidding, hopefully...

Hoping Wind follows suit tomorrow :fingers-crossed:
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] cLogic:
yes ... sammobile and samsung-updates are showing that all of the I747M models are receiving the update today, for some reason, but there is nothing yet for the T999V ... would be nice, but tomorrow is offical day. remember, this is a samsung push .. could simply be alphabetical lol

as you can see ... our model is still at baseband LH2 ... but lower you can see that the i747m is receiving LK4

http://www.sammobile.com/firmware/?page=3&model=SGH-T999V&pcode=0&os=1&type=1#firmware
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] dakunclear:
Hopefully it comes out at midnight cause I'm starting awake till 20 after midnight if not I'll check in the morning

Sent from my SGH-T999V
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
Hey guys, i know the updates not released just yet, but when it comes don't forget to make a copy of the OTA file after downloading, but before updating!

If you can get me the copy id certainly appreciate it! This way I can post it in the firmware/ota thread for others who dont get the ota right away.

After downloading it'll be at /cache/fota/update.zip.

Ill need one from each carrier please. Ill also be looking for the modems for each. If anyones willing to pull theirs for me let me know!

Thanks guys!
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] sluma:
It looks like Samsung pulled its usual BS move and decided not to update WIND, Videotron or Mobilicty. They are also keeping quiet as to why they are not updating those carriers. However the BIG 3 got their OTA(rogers,Telus, Bell). I'm going to assume the sgh-t999v will get updated sometime in the next couple of weeks(either due to some agreement with rogers,telus, bell or because they want to update their bigger users base first).
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] htc fan89:
Or it could mean Wind, Videotron and Mobilicity have not tested the jb build and that's why it's not sent out to us...
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] sluma:
Well considering that WIND replied back and said they are waiting on Samsung, I would assume the other two providers are in the same boat. Also I finally got a reply back from Samsung:

" You will get upgraded, it just won't be happening this week. Stay tuned for more announcements soon.".
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] cLogic:
considering the big 3 use the att model which has not been updated yet, I think it is mostly cuz samsung has had to add all the bloatware that the big 3 usually add and simply wants to get that crap out there after having to do so much work, LOL

our T999V model uses the tmobile model which HAS been updated ...

and at least on My videotron model, there is zero carrier bloatware ...

so maybe they're just wating for the server load to settle on updatating the large customer base ..

before pushing our clean, hopefully 4.2, update! :D

ugh ... not this week ?! I reverted to stock for this!! damn..

I guess I'll nandroid this clean rom and go custom rom for another week or two
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] yo2boy:
Hey guys, first time posting on the S3 forum. I had a couple of questions regarding the SGH T999 model.

If I buy an unlocked SGH T999 that was originally running on T-Mobile, can I flash the Stock ICS ROM that the WIND SGH-T999 has? What about baseband and radios? In other words, what would I need to do to fully make this as similar to the WIND GS3. Would I need to be rooted before doing these steps? I know for HTC phones, it's as simple as flashing the specific carrier's RUU, so I'm wondering if there's something similar for Samsung phones.

Thanks in advanced!
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] omarfzaman:
I used to have a LG G2X (aka star). I flashed a t mobile ROM (Cyanogenmod 7.1), it worked perfectly on wind. And yes, you'll have to root first.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] yo2boy:
Yes, I see where you're coming from but I'm talking specifically about the Stock ROM the WIND GS3 ships with.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] htc fan89:
The radios are different from t999 and t999v, but flashing t999 radios onto t999v does not work, but not sure the other-way around. Also, I read somewhere that t999 does not work well with Wind mobile (not 100% sure about this). Either way before doing anything make a backup of your Imei (very important if your imei turns 0)
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] adiprince1:
Hey guys I had t mobile s3 and I flashed wind mobile radio on it. It didn't work. So I put t mobile radio back. I believe if we can flash t mobile jb we will need wind mobile radio for sure
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] yo2boy:
Appreciate the help :). So now that radios are out of the question, what about the ROM?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
Just fyi, I'm trying to help someone do I think the same thing but for Mobilicity here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2027661

Hasn't been solved yet but thought it may help you as well.

I'm going to go ahead and try to put out recovery flashable Roms based from the T999V stock firmware. So if nothing else there will be that fairly soon. They'll be deodexed to in case anyone wants to theme or mod or do whstever you want to them.

Hope some of you find them useful once done!
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] gigaflop:
A message from Wind Mobile on Facebook

A message from Wind Mobile on Facebook regarding Jelly Bean update for SGH-T999V
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] warlock257:
I'm using a T-mobile T999 with Mobilicity. I use their stock rom and radios, and it works fine.

I was thinking about flashing the Canadian firmware when it's released to get rid of the T-mobile bloatware, but not in a big hurry. It works fine as is.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
Just thought id update in case anyone wasnt watching the thread I linked. Mobile Odin WILL flash the T999V firmware onto a T999. Ill bet it works the same from T999 to the T999V. I know some had asked previously about flashing the official jb firmware, this seems to be the way to go if you dont want to use a custom Rom.

With that in mind, does anyone still want the T999V deodexed and recovery flashable? Mobilicity is done already but if theres not much need for these I dont see the point in putting in the time to do Wind and Videotron. If you guys do still want them, I have no problem with making them, so just let me know.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Lotagu:
Wind Deoxed Please

Yes I would be very very gratefull for the Wind version...

Thanks you for you awesome work
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] X-Nemesis:
Hey Doc, so the problem is the modem when flashing the T-MO JB on Wind then?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] waldoxwaldox:
i successfully rooted my phone using this thread on my wind s3 t999v v4.04 http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1771687

i was wondering if anyone knows a good overclock/underclock program for the phone i tried tegrak overclock but it says device/kernel not supported
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] ak28:
For people that are looking for a free sim unlock check out this thread : http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2023709

It worked for me on my WIND t999v running a custom jb rom
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
Cool, ill start on it next then. Ill try to get on it sooner, but give me till the weekend on it.

pretty much, yes. If you use mobile odin, just be sure to deselect the modem after selecting the firmware.

A lot of people use SystemTuner. Even more use ktoonsez kernels which come with an app that'll do all you need and then some.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] watismyname:
Jelly bean here we come!1!!
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] dakunclear:
Are you rooting your phone or a download is coming for you

Sent from my SGH-T999V
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Lotagu:
When is official JB for Wind????:(
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] htc fan89:
Maybe before Christmas if your good lol
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Lotagu:
Please Santa I promise to be good!!!!
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] cLogic:
yeah its getting kinda ridiculous ...

tmobile, same model, lotsa bloatware and restrictive additions ... gets their update nov 14

att + canadian big four bloodsuckers on i747(M) with bloatware ... gets their update dec 3

we ... T999V ... no bloatware ... no restrictions ... closest to pure international model ... are waiting! :crying:

maybe ... just maybe .. its cuz we are being blessed with international update ... jb 4.1.2 ??!! ;)

CMON SAMSUNG!! lol
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] juanflight:
Well, I already made my list and now I'm checking it twice

*<] :{) HO HO HO
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] PaviTheGuru:
Nobody knows except Samsung themselves. I actually work for Wind and all I've been told by our head office is that it's coming "soon".

:crying:
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] dakunclear:
As long as it's before Christmas lol but Europe is now starting to get 4.1.2 we are so behind the game on this

Sent from my SGH-T999V
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] watismyname:
i hope we get the premium suite update too
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] dakunclear:
Maybe Samsung will just give us 4.1.2 and then make the big 3 wait longer for the update lol

Sent from my SGH-T999V
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] someone-ca:
Hey guys ,

i'm a wind user on t-mobile phone ( i think its unlocked ) , could you guys give me an advice on how to improve my phone signal on wind ? and is there any wind mobile galaxy s3 stock rom and radio ? is there any point of do so .

Thanks
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] htc fan89:
Hope Videotron releases jb soon....

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try playing with t-mobile radios that are available, and I think someone mention it's safe to flash wind radios onto t-mobile gs3... I think you should just flash a de-bloated t-mobile rom...because, wind stock rom is still ics....
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] watismyname:
its hard because the wind network is new so we dont have much towers unless you live in the city
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] someone-ca:
htc fan89

what do you mean by ''flash a de-bloated t-mobile rom'' ?

watismyname

yes i'm in city and wind is working fine for me

Thank you guys
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] htc fan89:
Or you just remove the T-Mobile junk by having a rooted ROM... de-bloated rom I mean a ROM that has no T-Mobile apps
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Idyar:
I am using T999v originally purchased from Mobilicity on Wind. As previously posted I tried using desktop odin to flash T-MO JB and it wouldn't work so I gave up until someone in another thread suggested to use Mobile odin. That program worked flawlessly and is an incredible piece of programming. I was installing Frosty and they suggested to flash everything including the modem and recovery then reinstall the modem + recovery, which is what I did and its working perfectly (flashed Wind modem because I think they are identical but am using it on Wind now)

I also used the unlock method indicated in another thread and it did work on my girlfriends Wind phone to unlock it. But after 3 months don't they unlock for free anyways?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] watismyname:
I'm not to sure if they still do that, from what i know wind likes to change the rules. my girlfriend lost her holiday miracle plan because she wanted the note 2 and the only way for her to get it was if she got a new plan, not through upgrade.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] PaviTheGuru:
If you have a phone bought FROM Wind, they'll give you an unlock code after 6 months.

The Note 2 isn't being sold outright from Wind; even if you wanted to buy it outright, they won't be able to do it. It's only available to "new" customers.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] yo2boy:
Good news guys!

https://twitter.com/SamsungMobileCA/status/279277483893874689
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] taasadi:
JB update is available Yabeeeee!!! SGH-T999v Mobilicty
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] htc fan89:
Downloading it now on my videotron GS3..I'm a happy camper now!
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] adiprince1:
Downloading right now on windmobile
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] whitelocust:
download has arrived

same, download went fine but it wont install. im rooted and it boots into CWM, and says the signature cant be verified. tried toggling the verification off but that didnt change anything.

i'm pretty new to android but i read a bit about other devices. i may have to factory reset, then install JB and then use titanium to reboot my apps

obviously i'm trying to avoid all that.

WIND SGS3 (SGH-T999V) rooted

Android 4.0.4
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] LjhTc:
exactly what I had to do, took me more than an hour.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] tweazer:
JB? 380M Update Tonight on Wind - where's dl'd file? Like to save image

I hope this is the long awaited JB update!

I've downloaded the update but did not install it yet. I wanted to do a backup via Kies and also save a copy of the downloaded file. Trouble is I can't see it in the file system. Anyone know where the install file would be stored so I can save it?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Amartier:
I recieved the update on Mobilicity, South Edmonton. Downloaded fine, and installed perfectly. I'm 100% stock, no rooting or anything. Overall experience seems to be smoother, and hopefully it doesn't have that bug where all the bottom icons except for the app drawer disappears and freezes up the homescreen. Anyone know about the standby battery life?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] cLogic:
you are doing the OTA update ... which can only run in stock recovery

so either you revert to stock recovery and run the OTA ...

or you use kies which will install the entire new firmware via download mode
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] omarfzaman:
Updating jelly bean now.

Wohoo
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] dakunclear:
Yep doing the update here in Calgary as well

Sent from my SGH-T999V
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] dakunclear:
God it makes a massive difference lol not bad Samsung

Sent from my SGH-T999V
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] cLogic:
and there's the official T999V jellybean 4.1.1 :D

there it is (videotron) :D

now I've re-rooted and got custom recovery back, so phone status is "modified" ...

so the new auto-update mode and software update no longer work ... oh well

JELLYBEAN!!! :D :good:
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] htc fan89:
Quadrant benchmark test after jb
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] amacdonel:
I'm downloading a 318MB update on the Wind network...

What are you guys looking forward in this update? For me it's the ability to run Google Now.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] LjhTc:
Ya, but seems like kies update isn't available yet.

Anyway, I had to reroot my phone, took quite a while, it didn't want to get into CWM,
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Idyar:
I had to use OTA rootkeeper I had the same problem wouldn't take recovery flash after JB update. What solution did you find?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] LjhTc:
http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=32730069&postcount=3

Read this poster's signature.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Idyar:
Thanks! I prefer TWRP or STOCK to CWM. For my second rooting attempt I simply used CF-autoroot and as with everything else chainfire does it worked amazingly. Man is a genius.

Edit: Thought I had link in original my bad.

CF-Autoroot READ EVERY WORD IN HIS POST ITS ABSOLUTELY CRITICAL

SERIOUSLY

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1963806
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] LjhTc:
Link to the CF-autoroot method please?