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[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] EmptyArea:
Its peculiar they released a non lte version in the UK. Arguably it's cheap and not in the interest of the customer, the main focus of any good supplier. That's something Apple and Samsung have in common - the smell of their own farts in their nostrils. The latter at least makes phones rather than toys.

Some might argue they don't mind having no lte chip but it's a stretch to say they're better off and it's Samsung's fault. They might release new models every 6 months but in your mind how long should a £500+ phone function as an admirable device? If lte was brand new then it would be excusable but its been obvious for a while what a future proof device for the UK would need although only recently was it known roughly when. If they do release a sim free version of the 7105 (they better do) AND it has all the UK present(nearly) and future bands of lte but they price it at £700 then their behaviour is acceptable but their prices criminal.

This my opinion, and it leads me into your camp. Maybe I'm just jealous my desires don't allow me to be the first to own this device like the hundreds of happy customers on here. Samsung are training me to be a patient and sensible consumer, not a good idea.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xmob101:
I agree and would add that not releasing a 32 or 64gb version is just a ploy to make more money later on. Forcing people on to the 16gb NON-LTE version is just a dirty business tactic. And before anyone says 'oh but they probably couldn't have them ready in time' Lets not forget that Samsung are one of the biggest memory manufacturers in the world (if not the biggest?). So would have been a piece of cake to swap out the internal memory.

And about being jealous lol. I was dead set on getting the S3 when that was released but waited for my upgrade to be due. Then i heard rumours of this beast and decided to wait. I watched the presentation live and thought THIS is my next phone. I recently tried it out in the shops and it's....BIG....in a good way? i think lol. Reading people's views on here i think i'll get used to it...Now do i wait for the LTE version of this, get the LTE version of the S3 or wait a month more for the Nexus phones to be released? Argh I hate having to make this decision.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] EmptyArea:
We share the dilemma, except I've written off the s3 my missus has one and although very good its just an inferior note 2 with screen size a preference consideration.

I'll be getting the note 2, either lte or not, depending on the price differential (£518 the cheapest so far). I know the new nexus will probably be excellent but I don't have to let that serve to make this device look worse.

I'm disappointing with Samsung, I'll say again they've lost customer focus at the crucial marketing and sales level. Its all about profit and market share. They should treat their customers less like Apple does, as mindless sheep who'll believe, and do, anything to be told their sexy. And more like children who need protecting from their ignorance. That's not an insult or even pessimism, it's a rationalisation of the fact mobile phone hardware is a boring subject to most people. If they released both models at the same time and it was made clear then fine. But giving one choice caused confusion, its not like called it:

"Galaxy Note II (No LTE)"
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] EmergencyMedic:
+1 to that ^^^ I think the technique is designed to spread sales and I will not buy until at least the 32GB is available - 16GB is just too small considering you can't install apps (easily) on the external SD. However, sammy is sure to loose "some" customers if they leave it too long as newer phones are released and, if they leave it a really long time, the rumours of the SGNIII start to build tempting others (including myself) to wait for that and/or another "super phone". Still, it's only 2 weeks so far since release, give them a chance, but if we get to 4-6 months for decent internal SD size I might have found an alternative device (you never know, as this is a new "hot" format). Personally I reckon they'd have been better off releasing all sizes at launch - I'd have jumped straight onto the (likely much more expensive) 64GB but now if the 32GB comes out before the 64GB I'll get that (likely at a lower price) and will not upgrade to a 64GB when that is released - so they will loose money from me. They "may" of course drop the price of the 16GB when the higher sizes are released but, based on the SGIII, I think that is unlikely.

LTE doesn't really bother me that much, 4G will be a couple of years before it is common place (and I live way out in the countryside 3G is pretty poor here still!) - I'll be upgrading by then and, for some reason, I never sell my old phones - usually de-sim them and give them to the kids as games machines

Waiting impatiently...........
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] EmptyArea:
Lol I've got all my old phones too (except a few stolen ones) even though I always keep em pristine for resale value.

Haha

The lack of storage sizes is foolishly annoying, I understand it for the s3 the majority of people who bought one wouldn't give it a second thought. But the note 2 is a different market, with much more media entertainment focused purposes.

As you say its early days and its my own impatience that has me frustrated.

Talking about alternatives, I like the look of padphone 2.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stesteste:
When 32 and 64 come out I will sell my 16 wont loose that much and to have the 16 in my hand makes me smile enough for now
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] EmptyArea:
Where will you sell it?
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mrvanx:
Im literally on hold with tmobile now, going to enquire about the Note II LTE.

Im not too fussed if it is 16GB as it has the SD card capability right??
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] djfuego:
Waiting still

I've got one more month. Hopefully next year some time this phones contract price will reduce a bit. If I upgrade it will still be £30 on T mobile. Managed to get my last phone on £17 / month for 2 years (yeah right)! I took off the answer phone service which knocked off £5 / month from the the original price. Considering that at the time I was charged for calling the answer phone as well as a fiver a month I thought no thanks so saved quite a bit. Then came the 20% VAT hike and Tmobile upping the price of the contract to compensate. So I now pay a little over £21 per month.

I might have to get one a little later than I expected to.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lawtq:
Yep called them too. The usual clueless replies. 15th is all they know as the release date. ..they think.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] EmptyArea:
I'll wait until CPW get them. Their prices can be better and their customer service strong.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] t3rm3y:
Where are you based in the world?

i went into a cpw in essex and they had them in stock and ready to ship - that was probably 2+ weeks ago. i had a look at the phone (which wwasnt on / battery want in it) he could do it on orange, t-mob and one other, poss 02 but not sure..

only reason i was waiting on t-mobile direct is i have a ok offer to stay with them.

though a quick look onlien shows some web only comanies offering the note 2 for £32 per mth - 300 mins, 1.5gig data with t-mob.

+£50 cash back) just a bit weary of using online companies, as can imagine if there was a problem t-mob would say go to the web company, and web company would say talk to t-mob..

are the ones on mobiles.co.uk etc not LTE? is the difference between LTE and non LTE only 4g? as i live in the middle of nowhere LTE will not affect me so might as well get a non LTE, though i feel it should be cheaper then the LTE version...
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] EmergencyMedic:
Went into tmob shop in UK today - none on display - so I asked about it - the sales person looked at me blankly and said "we only have the note I" so I tried another one, who THB wasn't interested in speaking to me at all, "nah, not heard anything about the note II release yet, it's not out" I directed him to the 3 store opposite with a SGNII sitting in the window - "oh, yeah, we'll we will be getting it, just not sure when" I gave up at that point. 3 were very helpful and, spent a lot of time going through things with me and it turns out, for a mere £69 I get a SNGII 16GB (3G) for £36 per month with unlimited Internet and unlimited tethering included (plus pretty much infinite call time and texts - more than I would use anyway). 4G - honestly they said wont realistically be working everywhere for at least a year, probably longer but they will be getting the SGNII on 4G when they feel 4G is reliable enough. Oh and the sales rep thought that 3 had no plans to tie the handset to the network.

TBH at 3s deal I'd be saving £15 a month from my current contracts - only shame is..............no 32/64GB yet! - no store I visited had any news on 32/64GB one and all only stocked the 16GB SGNI version too. I might have to give in and get 16GB and root.

Tmobs current price plan is for 3G even for the LTE model and info sheets in store said there will be an upgrade charge to 4G and a new contract will have to be signed.

When will these stores realise customer service is important - I'd have gone with tmob because their coverage is better even tho they are slightly more expensive but not now!

Re-looked at ip5 - !!! Why did I ever even consider it - it was funny, the ip5 stands in all shops were deserted, the Sony and Samsung ones were packed - how things change lol
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] t3rm3y:
t-mobile do seem like utter rubbish - when you consider o2 has priority moments, orange has things like orange wednesdays and on panther you can watch stuff like sport and tv etc without using your data allowance. Three does the completely unlimited thing, vodafone has yoda as a mascot - what does t-mobile offer?

i got an email today saying finally has it in stock. plan was changed slightly - £27 per mth, but £80 for handset, i couldnt be bothered to argue or search - i wouldnt get a better mthly plan elsewhere (600 mins, 500 txts, 1.5gb data)

plus if i delayed any longer a new handset would arrive that i would want instead i.e. the padfone 2..?

so i should get my LTE SGN2 on monday, if the delivery drive can find my work place..
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] EmergencyMedic:
You've waited long enough, I think you should wait, sounds like LTE is what you want. Personally I'd be happy with a 3G as I'm not convinced at all that 4G is going to reach my house by 2020 let alone next year (we just got 3G!) so for me the best deal is 3's tariff and I really am a customer service kinda guy and T-mobile really p'd me off - don't believe in paying someone who does this. BUT ink still going to wait for the larger internal memory because TBH, without root, the 16GB (10GB free) of internal memory is utterly useless to me. If that means a new phone comes out that I like better so be it - I'm still running a iP 3GS so can wait a little longer if needed.

Enjoy when (if) it comes on Monday ;0)
[Motorola Atrix 2] dawaylong:
MB865, AT&T.

Tried to root for GB2.3.6, failed. It was several months ago.

Then I downloaded OTA ICS and installed yesterday, now I can see "Developer options".

Weird, I didn't do anything before/after ICS update.

After that, I can't find "Call setting" anymore. For example, whether to use the carrier or Google Voice for voice message.

Did I do something wrong, or that's how ICS works?

Thanks a lot.
[Motorola Atrix 2] sazhagianambi:
Go to the Dialer, Click the Option button(first button on left), there you should see the settings. Click on that, you can see the Call Settings screen. I hope this is what you looking for.
[Motorola Atrix 2] dawaylong:
thanks.

Yes, that's exactly what I was looking for.

ICS seems quite different from GB.

One more question: After update of ICS, my phone can't recognize my SD card well. I can't take a look at my old photos taken by the camera, or play music inside. But sometimes it can, most of the time, after rebooting.

Thanks a lot.
[Motorola Atrix 2] :
"Developer option ". Don't worry. That's the way it is in ics.
[Motorola Atrix 2] spunxhoe:
Regarding your inability to view the old photos.. i had a similar issue with ICS OTA.. it used to hang while accessing the gallery..

Resolved it by deleting the folder containing all the thumbnails of the photos...used xplore... Next time i used the gallery, the thumbnails were recreated and then i had no issues...

Donno if this will help you
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DragerSpins:
I'm leaving the country for my Reserve time tomorrow, and need to get my Galaxy S3 unlocked. T-mobile has been running me around and not giving me a code. Can anyone help me to get this unlocked so I can use it OCONUS while I'm gone starting tomorrow morning? I can provide IMEI upon request
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
As far as I know you either have to get it from tmobile or buy it online. Haven't heard of another way for this phone, sorry. Be safe man!
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Android_Monsters:
Buy an unlock code from eBay
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] elesbb:
I wouldn't pay for it id ask tmobile and tell them you are leaving for military reasons and they should gove it to you.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] lazarat:
He said tmobile has been running him around and not giving him the code...at least bother reading the whole post
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] z0phi3l:
I highly doubt that if he really told T-Mobile he was leaving the Country they would not give him an unlock code, that's Verizon level BS, not T-Mo
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] redhooka:
Verizon phones aren't locked.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] phoenixbennu:
Dont listen to people talking about "tricks" or "just say you wanna cancel."

Just call in, talk to customer care. If you feel you are getting the runaround, then ask why you cannot get the code and then speak with a manager. Not because a manager has more power to do what a care agent cant (trust me, they don't in this case)....but a manager may be able to understand you better if there seems to be a breakdown in communication between you and the customer service agent.

Not to mention that if you have filed for the unlock code before, the offline team that process the code should have told you why they cannot give you the code. If they gave you a wrong code, it is possible that the imei number inputted was wrong and needs to be resubmitted. Make sure they use the imei directly off the device and not off the systems.

So long as it has been 40 days since you activated your account, and you bought the phone from a TMobile sales channel (not on ebay or anything) than you should have no problem having the unlock request sent in. It may take a couple days for the code to come to you, though. It comes by email.

If you are traveling out of the country, than get the international customer care number. You can call in to customer care using this number, and call from anywhere in the world and will not be charged anything to talk to customer care.

There are some restrictions, of course. You have to be current on your bill is a big one.

This is all general information. They should be able to tell you all this or anything else needed if you call in. They should be open in a little under 3 hours.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Teo032:
These tricks do work though.

The retention department are the senior csr and know all the stuff already. You don't need to say you want to cancel, just tell them you situation. They'll most likely help you better.

I assume the csr have been pretty bad lately, hearing all these unhelpful examples. They probably hired a lot of new people recently.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Spidey01:
Called a while ago, like two days after getting my phone and explained my reason (it's for when I'm out of the country). Had no problem and the guy took my IMEI, sent it off to Sammy, and I got an e-mail a few days later with my devices code.

If you can't get any luck through 611, try going to Google+ and ask T-Mobile on there to help. The employees behind the account often are helpful!
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] khshapiro:
I am in the same exact boat. I am already over seas and stuck with no support from tmobile because I haven't had my phone long enough. I can't find anyone who has manually unlocked the t mobile version. Samsung won't help either because they say they can't verify phone ownership and tboblie will not contact samsung. Tmobile says they get the codes from Samsung and Samsung said they won't until tmobile says it's ok
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] khshapiro:
ok i figured it out , kinda . since i havent had my phone for the 40 days t mobile wont send me my unlock code. Being i am overseas and want to use the phone and not buy a new one i was turned onto unlockclient.com paid my $25 and unlocked my phone in 5 min... yes it was that easy and thankfully the tmobile gs3 is a pina (sp) band because i am using a 1700 band and still get 4g
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] lazarat:
Ebay has the code for $8.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] belial20xx:
Just call 611 tell the your situation and they will ask you some info and in a day or so you will be emailed you code. You have to have been on tmobile for about three months. They are cool about that and never given a hard time to myself or others I know that had done so.

This is one area where tmo excellent.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GuestK00135:
I buyed used i9100 3-4 days ago, he's old 20 days and everything is working, phone is rooted too, i think with CF-root method, before that i was reading a lot about s2, and android, i have good knowelage in android and phones but much more safer is to consult with other peoples unless i'm not 100% shure about what i'm doing, so my question is:

i want to do factory reset so i can customize phone how i want and delete all pics, musics ... i should go to Settings > Back up and reset > Factory data reset, it's easy but i have question: i know for emmc bug, but i'm not 100% shure what he's doing, i know he is on stock 4.0.4 kernels, i have Model: i9100, Android version: 4.0.3, Baseband version: 3.0.15-I9100XWLP7-CL340913 dpi@DELL134 #3, Build number: IML74K.XWLP7, is safe to do factory reset ? and do i have emmc bug with that kernel and stock 4.0.3 rom ? Thanks and sorry if my english is wrong
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HAXTREME:
If you're on 4.0.3, you dont have the emmc bug. but you can always download the got brickbug app from the playstore and check, just to make sure.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] blade30p:
I don't get that, my old s2 is on ics rooted with c.f. root. I've checked & the brickbug app says I have the bad chip but you say 4.0.3 is safe???

Sent from my GT-I9300 using Xparent SkyBlue Tapatalk 2
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GuestK00135:
So if i dont have emmc bug i can factory reset my phone without any damage?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HAXTREME:
Read this for a more comprehensive explanation:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=28388184

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To be 100% safe, first flash a custom kernel like siyah via Odin. Then you can factory reset your phone without worrying.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GuestK00135:
I downloaded emmc brick chwcker and i dont have brickbug, heres the screenshoot, thank u guys if i got more questions i will ask, thank u again
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Torres_Spain:
Welcome to the world of flashing¡

Enviado desde mi GT-I9100 usando 2
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GuestK00135:
Thank u, i also passed memory test
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dani89LY:
I just used emmc brick checker and it says "yes, insane chip".. does anyone know how to fix this?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GuestK00135:
Read 5. post
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dani89LY:
The thing is that my phone is not on 4.0.4 it is on gingerbread 2.3.5 .. am I really in trouble?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HAXTREME:
From what I'm given to understand the app just checks the firmware and compares it to a known list of 'bad' chips.

If you're on gingerbread you surely have nothing to worry about.

However if you plan on rooting your phone don't directly flash siyah. There are guides in the general section. Look through those.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dani89LY:
My phone is already rooted and the thread in post 5 is talking about 4.0.4 firmwares. isnt there anyway to solve this emmc bug problem?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Poroto:
brickbug ONLY applies when wiping data on STOCK 4.0.4 kernel... If you are on gingerbread or ics 4.0.3, you wont be affected.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] theunderling:
Yeah,buy a new motherboard for £200 and tell them it better have the sane chip........lol.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GuestK00135:
Sell ur i9100 and buy new(used) one, cheapest solution
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GuestK00135:
I want to flash siyah kernel, what is a better way, to flash it via odin or to install it via recovery?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Immortalis:
Flashing via recovery won't increase custom binary counter.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GuestK00135:
I dont care for that because my flash counter is already increased so i have yellow triangle but im ok with that, if i flash siyah v4.1.5 can i back to samsung stock kernel and how?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Immortalis:
Sure, by flashing stock firmware via Odin.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
Ok thank you verry much!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sajitharsan:
Me too new to s2 its 10 days old.same firmware as you Model: i9100, Android version: 4.0.3, Baseband version: 3.0.15-I9100XWLP7-CL340913 dpi@DELL134 #3, Build number: IML74K.XWLP7.but i managed to flash ressurection remix rom its fine and looks great.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
I wish u luck with phone, i'll probably flash cm9, im not at home now so i'll flash siyah tonight
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
i know i'm boring now but is safer to install siyah 4.1.5 from recovery or from odin ? and what i should know ?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HAXTREME:
Recovery, in my opinion. The reason being you eliminate potential problems caused by a faulty USB cable or your computer.

Using CWM. quick, painless, easy :D

keep in mind.. tar for Odin and zip for cwm.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
Thank u for fast answer :D i just want to install siyah but something strange force wont let me do that :D

if i ****'d up what i should do ?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HAXTREME:
As long as you're on a kernel that provides you whatever you need there's no need to change to another.

Besides, most ROMs come with their own default kernels. With the Mali drivers and other changes, the days of siyah being the 'one kernel for all' seems to be slowly dying out anyways. I'm sticking with it for the dual boot feature.

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As long as you can enter into recovery or download mode you have nothing to worry about. From recovery can always use your nandroid to go back to your previous backup, or simply flash another kernel's zip. If recovery doesn't work, go into download mode and flash a kernel or firmware via Odin.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
ok, again, thank u for answer :)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HAXTREME:
Good luck.

Oh..I just assumed you would be, but I hope you are on ICS or JB and not on GB. siyah 4.1.5 wont work on GB
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
Im on ics