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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] gregsarg:
Of course you contribute !!

And you have my thanks .....g
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] SirWizzAlot:
I never unlocked my device, yet I've Been running it on T-Mobile since I bought it. I unlocked my sim by using the sim unlock tool with the at&t gs2 which I also own. If you can find a device with a compatible sim unlock app, I'd recommend going that route instead of paying 24.99.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] Vicious Von:
Where were you 5 months ago

Sent from the Great White Note
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] gregsarg:
LOL ....

Isn't that always the way it works .....?

Better late than never I suppose ....g
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] SirWizzAlot:
I took my unlock for granted. I didn't think that the unlock would translate across devices But I have not unlocked my note yet enjoy good speeds, albeit spotty. Using the tmobile note radio and Jamie's paranoid android I broke 10mbps.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] gregsarg:
That report makes 4 positive users on the day .....and I greatly appreciate your post.

Your speed is excellent, and your mention of the device not being unlocked ....

Do you mean to say your device is still locked to ATT ?? And using a t-mobile sim ?

Or is your device a dedicated t-mobile note ?

Sorry ...I'm getting tired ....g
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] SirWizzAlot:
I have an at&t note that I haven't unlocked using any conventional means. This phone was not unlocked when I purchased it. All I did was root it and flash my ROM and radio of choice. As you can see by my results, my device is capable of faux g speeds. The speeds were unreliable while using the kid and blaze modems (usually topped out at 5mbps download and .67mbps upload), but the T-Mobile note radio is working like a charm. I only flashed it today though so I'm still testing it out.

I'd like to reiterate that I used the Sim unlock app with my sim in an at&t sgs2 to unlock my sim card. If you can find that or a similar device compatible with that app (i forget the name, but searchable in the play marketplace) then do it Cuz that's what its working for me.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] nystreak:
Att gave me the unlock code for my i717, just waiting for my tmo sim card to get here. I guess I'm gonna flash the tmo note modem? How do I get tmo wifi calling going? That's what I'm doing this all for. There's no service at my house with any carrier.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] Vicious Von:
Where did you get that radio from because I want to try myself. Could this be the radio you speak of?

Sent from the Great White Note
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] gregsarg:
Yes ....if you could please post the link too the tmo radio ....I'll gladly add it too the note super thread if not already present ....

Thanks !!....g
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] Vicious Von:
Here you go bro http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=

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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] SirWizzAlot:
Yes, that is the radio. I found it through one of the tmobile radio threads for the At&t note (authored by .tomin i believe): there was a link to a post in the T879 forum about getting t-Mobile roms to boot on the At&t variant and vice versa with the appropriate radios included. I hope this helps.

Thread here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=30335211
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] gregsarg:
Thank you Sir !!!!.....g
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] Vicious Von:
I have a question for you guys. Is anyone having issues with their h+ (4g) like I am.

The h and 3g is white but when h+ comes its gray and I suppose it means its not catching. A lot of times data hangs when its h+ without switching to h or 3g. BTW the T-Mobile radio doesn't worm well for me I was getting 1-2 mb dl.

Sent from the Great White Note
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] SirWizzAlot:
Did you make sure to grab the At&t version of the modem, or did you flash the radio specifically for the T879? If you didn't get the repackaged t879 modem for the i717, I suggest you peruse the forum linked above for the link. Also with t-mobile, the speeds are dependent on location and time of access. For instance, while at work in lower Manhattan, my speeds are TERRIBLE, like below 1mbps for both ups and downs. but at home in upper Manhattan I consistently hit over 7mbps down and 1mbps up.

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BTW that link doesn't work. Refer to the link i provided about three posts back.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] Vicious Von:
When I get h+ it never appears white regardless of the modem I'm using. I traveled across the boroughs today ( fellow new yorker) and the T-Mobile radio was a no go. I did get the correct radio. I switched back to the blaze radio and these were my results.

I never seen speeds like this with my current carrier.

Sent from the Great White Note
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] Kflan22:
Ilk test whatever wish I had my note
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] gregsarg:
Will do...thank you....g
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] gregsarg:
So do I......cause you've been a train wreck without it........:laugh:

Just ribbin ya....g
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] jh0:
Getting around ~6mb download speeds on the T-Mobile network on my unlocked AT&T Galaxy Note using the icsblaze modem in H+. Does anyone get the 4G symbol? If so, what market are you in?

So far I have gotten H+ on T-Mobile in Detroit, Little Rock, and Tulsa.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] kabuk1:
I actually switched to AT&T to get this phone about 3 weeks ago but I'm seriously thinking of switching back to Tmo now that they have unlimited data. I pay about $75 a month for 500 mins, unl. txt, and 5g of data(soon to be unlimited) on Tmo but I'll be paying about $20 more each month with AT&T for 50 mins LESS and a paltry 3 gigs, plus I just lost my job so I gotta start pinching pennies. I've been playing around with various modems all night & I've gotten pretty darn good speeds with Blaze, the official Tmo radio, & KID. My Tmo account is still active so I've been able to test the speeds with my old sim, & I've been getting anywhere from 3-9k down & 500-1500k up in central OK(Norman). That's comparable to what I got with my old T989. I'm gonna play around with it some more tomorrow & see what happens, but IMO using the i717 on Tmo is definitely doable.

That said- anyone have any advice on canceling AT&T & keeping the phone? I'm still within my 30 days, would they just bill me for the phone or what?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] atn_chargers:
Good news T-Mobile users!!! I found a fix for the no SIM card problem and also found a fix for the data drop problem as well :)

Here's how to fix the no SIM card problem:

- Go to CWM Recovery

- Do a backup

- Wipe cache partition (TWICE)

- Wipe Dalvik Cache (TWICE)

- Go to zip files and flash your radio of choice

- Restore your phone.

- Reboot system

Your phone should now recognized your SIM card and lock onto a signal.

LOW DATA SPEEDS / DATA DROP FIX

- Got to settings > Wireless and networks > Mobile Networks > Network mode

- Select GSM/WCDMA (Auto mode)

- Go to dial pad and dial *#2263#

- Select [1] Automatic

- Go to dial pad and dial *#301279#

- Select [2] CHANGE RRC REVISION

- Select [3] RELEASE 6(HSDPA/HSUPA)

Your speed should now see a significant increase and if you have had frequent data drop problems before, this should help a lot.

If the data does drop for some reason, simply toggle airplane mode on/off and you should be back up and running. Before, I was getting horrific speeds and data drops left and right. These settings really helped me and I hope they do the same for you. I'm getting speeds up to 7.43 mbps!! Life is good again.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] kabuk1:
Nothing happens when I enter these codes. Is there something I'm missing? I'm on cm9 if that matters.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] atn_chargers:
It might be a bad radio? Try some other radios and see if you have any success with those. I'm currently using the Tmo_BlazeModem_0331122 radio.

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This only helps if your data was unstable before.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] kabuk1:
Tried them with a different radio with the same result. I don't think the radio has anything to do with the phone not taking codes, I think it's more to do with the fact that it's cm9. I type them in & it either does nothing or it says "invalid MMI code". If anyone knows a way to get to these menus in cm9, please let me know :)

Edit: My data was ok before, but I didn't test it for very long so I'm not sure. Could these tweaks be achieved through a build prop edit perhaps?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] atn_chargers:
What kind of speeds have you been getting? Try to revert back to the stock ROM and give it a go.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] kabuk1:
The few tests I've run have all been around 2-9k down & 500-1.5k up. It does seem to vary a lot though. Aaargh. I think the problem is that there's no service menu apk in cm9. Why the hell do they take things like that out?! It's obviously useful & important >:|

I'll try it with a stock rom tomorrow & see what happens I guess.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] atn_chargers:
Those are the kinds of speeds im getting as well.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] gregsarg:
this method has worked for a few users, but not on others.....for restoring sim function...

but it certainly is a good suggestion for folks to try, prior to dumping the device for warranty....

Thank you for posting,......g
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] ofsinreno:
I have been searching around for a few days, maybe you guys can help:

I have an AT&T Note that I unlocked using the cellunlocker service with no problems. I upgraded to ICS and have used many of the custom ROM's with no problems. My data speeds were not the 10mb that others claim, but were fast enough for me (6-7 range). Then I decided to switch to the stock Tmobile ROM so I could use the WiFi calling abilities (which entailed flashing the T879 boot.img). I have been using the IMM76D.UVLG3 build for a few weeks now with no problems.

Here is where it gets weird, I want to go back to Jamie's Paranoidandroid port for I717, so I restored a nandroid from before I switched to T879 and although the data worked fine when I was originally using the AT&T ROM from the nandroid, it won't work after the restore. I tried 2 different restores from 2 different backups I had done, one with a custom ROM and one with the original stock (which both worked fine at the time I backed them up) and neither will work now.

Next I tried restoring to back to the original nandroid-I717, then full wipe, then flash custom ROM, then flash each of the t-mobile raidos- and I get no signal at all with any of the radios. Only WiFi. I can't get my phone to go back to the I717 model at all and get any signal.

What do you think?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] atn_chargers:
Well this is the only method that seems to work for me. And just to clarify, I think the cirlce with the slash across from it represents "SIM card not recognized". The no SIM symbol is the one with the SIM card logo along with an exclamation mark next to it

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Are you able to get service at all? Edge? If not, do you see a logo that has a circle with a slash inside of it? If that's the case, try the method I posted in this thread. Hopefully that will do the trick. I am using the exact same T-Mobile stock ROM as you are.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] gregsarg:
Loss of signal would indicate a baseband error, or issue....

Are you getting any sim errors ? or just no signal ?....

In this case...you have enough stuff happening in there, that you may want to restore the device on the samfirmware.com site..

And push the "full" image back too the device..

You are obviously missing a key file or data cluster somewhere, but finding it is nearly impossible....

I'd full restore it using Odin push of the stock .tar first, then samfirmware.com second..if Odin fails.g
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] atn_chargers:
Anybody have a link to download the stock.tar? It would be much appreciated.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] gregsarg:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1506330

That is the ATT STOCK .TAR. thread brother ....g
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] kabuk1:
For anyone still getting mysteriously crappy speeds, try the tinfoil trick if you haven't already- http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1666342

Credit goes to Rotohammer of course, but I just tried it & it made a HUGE difference. It's non-invasive, you don't have to take anything apart or void any warranties, you just put a bit of tinfoil over the antenna under the battery cover. Take a look at my speed tests- the top 2 are the results AFTER doing this, the ones below it are all before. I'm on CM9 & I think this was the official Tmo modem(I don't recall for sure, but I know it was the same modem on all the tests). Could just be a coincidence, but I really don't think so. My phone runs noticeably cooler now too :D
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] Vouda:
Hey all, I had made another thread regarding my issue, which is similar to these others. I bought 2 i717's from the same vendor. Unlocked both with cellunlocker, used Odin to install cwm and used the same file for Os and modem. My phone is having the issues like everyone else. It worked for about a month with no problems using Saurom Rc7 and Vkl1. For some reason I got a circle with a line through it and only a switch to airplane mode or cycling the power fixed it for awhile. After a few weeks, nothing worked, permanently without signal. I took it to a cell repair store, they had it for 1 day, said they reseated the antenna at no charge. When I got it back, it worked for about 6 hours, then started up again. After that I sent it back to Samsung for repair. After 10 days, I got it back, reinstalled cwm (they did a full wipe) reflashed the Blackstar Os and icsblaze modem. The phone worked great for a day then crapped out again. Sending it back again to have it looked at again, per them before they give me a replacement.

After all these issues, 1 thing is consistant. When my i717 does work, meaning Data/Network, it seems to be related to my SIM coming from my Vibrant for an extended period of time. A day in the Vibrant while my i717 was in the shop and 10 days while my i717 was with Samsung. Both instances my i717 worked, my SIM came directly from my T-mobile Vibrant. Orignally, when my i717 worked for the first month, my SIM came from my Vibrant. Now I cant remeber anything happening the first or second time my i717 gave out but this last time I noticed I got a text from Tmobile regarding my data getting close to the limit. Very soon after I lost Data/Network on my i717. So maybe Tmobile is blocking the data access for the i717.

As for my other i717, I havent had 1 single problem with it. I have ran many OS/Modems with out a single problem. 4g speeds vary but always have network/data.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] Vouda:
Well I was hoping this thread was a tad more active. As for an update to my above post, I used to Odin to get back to stock GB 2.3.6, did a hard reset and flash counter reset, just like when Samsung gets ahold of it. Below is the order of my setup.

1. Backup Stock Rom

2. Wiped Cache x3

3. Wiped Davlik x3

4. Rebooted

5. Used Odin to reinstall CWM

6. Step 2,3,4

7. Rooted using Superuser 3.0.7

8. Step 2,3,4

9. Flashed Official UCLF6 ICS ROM (This ROM works just fine on my second i717, with no issues at all)

10. Step 2,3,4

11. Flashed ICSBlaze Radio (Same radio in my working i717)

12. Step 2,3,4

13. Shutoff

14. Installed SIM

15. Rebooted.

I show bars (3-4), I have no Data signal, at all. I can see my dBm/asu going up and down, so I know its reading something. When I try to make a call, I get "Not Registered on Network". It almost seems as if it knows my SIM is installed but is blocking it somehow. I no longer get the SIM Card symbol at the top when it's installed.Last night I did get EDGE for a brief moment but it would disappear when I tried to make a call. I did get 1 call out to 411 as a test after many many tries, and was quickly disconnected, about 5 second in. When I try to use the internet, or anything needing a connection (Pandora, Netflix, Xiia Radio), I get nothing, unable to connect, even with an Edge symbol.

Network: T-Mobile

Mobile Network Type: Unknown

Service State: In Service

Mobile Network State: Disconnected

As I am writting this, I just lost all signal and now have a Ghostbuster symbol. I really don't get it. If anyone has any suggestions, please feel free to chip in. This will be my second shipment to Samsung for repair. They are not charging me even though its rooted, unlocked and flashed many many times. They said that they will ship me a new phone if its not fixed this round. Seeing my wifes phone, same model, just different IMEI numbers, is using the same OS/Radio and was setup in the same order, has not had any problems, I have to lean toward hardware issue, in my case. Although this is my second round with the manufactor, might not be a hardware issue.They said, I had no PCS Service and replaced the component. When I inquired about the component, I was told noone knows and the Tech's dont have any way of communication with customers for questions, whatever.

I will try out my SIM in my workng i717 later today to see if it still gets signal and works, its my 5th SIM in the past few months, figured I would try to cover all possibilities. If it's good, and nobody has any suggestions, I will ship my Note back to Samsung today and try my luck again. Hopefully this time I can get some answers from someone knowledgable on the matter..
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] Rexdango:
Speed increase and some problems solved. Thank you ATN!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] gregsarg:
@Vouda ...

I was hoping for more activity as well ...

But it seems those T-Mobile users that are working properly have not posted...

It also seems that your case may be the worst we've seen..

And sadly ....the thread has not produced the pattern we are looking for to nail the issue down.

At this point ...it looks more like the device, and not the network or the steps leading up to the failure...

But please post again here when the device comes back if you would please....g
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] tangobravo78:
Kabuk1 -- Yes, I think it is definitely the fact that you're using CM9. Any stock-based ROM (i.e., Samsung-based), the dialer built in recognizes these as the codes to access the service menus. CM9 uses a completely different dialer (as will any of the other complete aftermarket ones in most AOSP, AOKP, etc), so therefore will not recognize these codes.

...I do seem to recall there being a tweak (either moving an APK from the stock rom or something), as well as a Play store app which would allow access -- but after searching for half of my lunch break, I cannot find it/them; if I come across them, I will post.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] Vouda:
I tested my SIM in my working i717 (same OS/Radio) and it worked fine, so it's not the SIM giving me issues. I sent out my $600 paper weight today for the second time, back to Samsung. Hopefully they can fix whatever is wrong with it. I will deff post an update as to the status of the funtionality, when I get it back. It will most likely be another 10-14 days before I get it back, took 10 last time.

In the meantime, I listed a couple posts up, my process for getting a factory fresh phone to work on T-mobile w/4g. If anyone has any criticism or advice on the order to install stuff, please dont hesitate to comment. It worked for me on 1 phone but not the second, so I am a bit reluctant to fix my rotation, if it isn't broken.

Thx in advance

V
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] gregsarg:
Thanks brother ....

I hope you get an answer from Samsung this time around ...

A repair log would be a smoking gun for us ...

But I'm afraid if it's a defect, they won't talk about it ....

Many thanks for your willingness to report your experiences to the community...

We all know that the note 2 is coming and much attention is falling in that direction, but we are still here and committed to helping the note 1 device users.

This device will be around for a good long time ....and we'll get to the bottom of this bug ....g
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] Gwanatu:
I've not seen this problem with my own Note. I bought it in early July and have been using it on T-Mobile since then. Initially I had a micro-SIM from my last HTC phone, and bought a little plastic adapter online to make it fit in the Note. Needless to say I had weird issues with reception completely dropping out randomly. I went in to a T-Mobile store and they replaced my micro-SIM with a regular sized one, and those problems went away.

I still have problems with GPS and voice quality though. Data is generally fine, although I find the response times to be rather terrible at times. GPS is super spotty, and there's only a handful of ROMs that it seems to work in. Voice is terrible all around, and I've never found a ROM/radio combination that fixes it completely, although using a stock UCLF6 base ROM like Blackstar with the ICSBlaze modem makes voice work 85-90% of the time without problems. I'll stick with the annoyance until the Note II comes out officially on T-Mobile, and then I'm jumping ship and never looking back.

I'd recommend to anyone to never buy a non-carrier branded phone after this conundrum. It was much easier in the EDGE-only days with international Nokia phones since EDGE works the same everywhere, but once we moved into 3G territory it seems like this has gotten more complicated.