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[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] _Motoki_:
Just got my Note II last night from the T-Mobile store and am loving it so far. I'm on the $30 Walmart plan as well and it's a great plan for me because I don't talk much on the phone but use a lot of data.

They don't totally gouge you if you need to go over once in a blue moon. It's only 10 cents a minute over 100 minutes. I keep an extra $10 in my balance on top of the $30 I pay every month. It's very rare that I go over the 100 minutes, in fact I only did it once ever but it's still nice to have a little buffer.

I agree though that if you talk a lot you may want a different plan.

Another thing you could try is to do wifi calling. The T-Mobile app will count it towards your minutes but if you root the phone and freeze the T-mobile wifi calling app and use a different one then it won't deduct. Wifi calling can sometimes be spotty though so I wouldn't recommend it for those interviews. :p

They tried to push that on me at the store last night but somehow $37 doesn't sound as good as $30 a month, heh.

I'll think about it though. Like you said we have 30 days. Still leaning toward no though.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] shojus:
Ya I know it sucks but I would hate for that ONE time where I would leave it somewhere by accident or drop it (which I am already VERY careful) but that's why it's called an accident I guess... I just would not have enough money to get another one outright...
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] achusaysblessyou:
Guys don't forget that most credit cards add an additional year of warranty on top of the manufacturer's 1 year warranty, and my card even has a 90 day "accident" protection on "against theft, fire or accidental breakage of up to $1,000 for up to 90 days from the date of purchase." as long as i make the full purchase from my card. Just FYI
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] shojus:
delete sorry
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] rockky:
You guys with the international version on US TMobile gettibg HSPa+ speeds....what Apn settings are you using.

My speeds avg 50-150kbps..
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] whatsitsnamenow:
You area have to have been refarmed to 1900 mhz in your area to get hspa in T-Mobile. The speed you get is normal if it isn't. No Apn settings can correct that.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] LucJoe:
Still learning the lingo, what do you mean by refarmed? Is T-mobile switching over to 1900 mhz in some areas? If so, is that part of the bump to 42mbps or something else entirely. I'm pretty sure my area has it (for over a year now!) but I'm not sure how to check.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] bengadget:
Guys, I'm new here and to Android for the most part. I plan on getting the Note 2 after I sell my iPhone but I'm a little confused which to get.

I'm on StraightTalk right now. What I want is an unlocked, unTouchWizzed Note 2 that will reun on T-Mobile's HSPA+ network and the LTE network when it's rolled out. My plan was to do the Monthly 4G Prepaid plan. Do I buy the N7100 model or just get one from T-Mobile and put a stock rom on it?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] whatsitsnamenow:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T-Mobile_USA

Scroll down to the radio frequency spectrum. This should explain most of how it works. Pay attention to the dates too.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] mrej201:
thats what im thinking about doing
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] rockky:
Anyone in Chicago area getting hspa+?

When I've manually selected TMobile (from settings), Ive immediately got Hspa for a minute or so. Frustrating. Then it reverts back to roaming (edge)...

QUOTE=whatsitsnamenow;33275580]You area have to have been refarmed to 1900 mhz in your area to get hspa in T-Mobile. The speed you get is normal if it isn't. No Apn settings can correct that.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] mrej201:
doesnt matter any will work we you find cheaper i seen people say that the international one work better on tmobile like they get better speedn than the real tmobile one
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] LucJoe:
Just to be clear, it works fine with a T-Mobile handset, correct? I assume those who are having trouble are using an international GN2
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] achusaysblessyou:
Yep, and guys, for the millionth time... here's a refarm map:

http://www.airportal.de/

This should seriously be stickied with an explanation re: refarm
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] Baratheonist:
QUOTE=mrej201;33278747]thats what im thinking about doing[/QUOTE]

If you buy it on contract using the Value Plan, you'll still owe the remaining balance for the full retail price of the phone because the phone isn't subsidized, just financed at 0% interest. The $200 ETF applies to the lost service. So you'll end up with the same phone retail price (with tax) plus one (full?) month's service.

If you use the Classic Plan, the phone is subsidized so the price is higher ($379? plus tax) then add the ETF $200 and one (full?) month's service. In either case you'll pay more than what you spend when buying outright. But the cost for ET for Classic < Value.

I think that is how it will work. Could be wrong so you need to ask the sales rep to clarify. But it's safe to say that T-mobile won't have us outsmarting them.,
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] blazinazn:
I just activated mine on the $30/month pre paid plan and I'm seeing excellent speeds. Glad to finally ditch Sprint and actually have usable and fast data!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] davaj:
This is not quite right.

N7100 (aka international version) does not have LTE radios, or the AWS band that t-mobile is using for HSPA+. You will only get HSPA+ speeds in areas where they've completed the conversion of the 1900 band (refarm).

The T889 has the hardware for t-mobile's LTE. If you purchase it full price, TMO will unlock it for you. I believe you can get 3rd party unlock for $25 (cellunlocker.net).

Several other factors for consideration:

N7100 will likely have more dev activity, so more ROMs, faster updates, more choices.

I haven't seen anything on whether Tmobile will allow prepay to access LTE when it rolls out.

As the refarm gets closer to completion, I'm guessing a lot of iphones will come over, especialy to Monthly 4G, and those guys will swamp out that frequency.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] deliriousbb:
+1

Well put.

IMO, I think the Tmobile version has the most complete frequencies out of all the Note 2 on other carriers, including the International one. The T889 has AWS, along with 1900mhz (refarmed and ATT HSPA+ freq.) and not to mention LTE 700mhz which many other carriers and nations are using. So if you plan on traveling or using this phone elsewhere on another sim, this phone is ready for it all.

As for development and ROM, it really depends on how many good developers jump on this phone. There are a lot of developers already on the Note N7100 and it is only a minor port to make it accessible for the T889. So it is only a matter of time for ROM junkies to be satisfied here...:D
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] bengadget:
Would you suggest I just get the one from T-Mobile? My main concerns are just LTE and getting that multi-window update. And I see there's already a root for it so I'd have all the access. I'm new to Android and am not sure how detrimental not having a lot of custom ROMs will be. The Note seems to do most, if not all, of what I want out the box.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] achusaysblessyou:
Yes, i believe there was a post in the N7100 thread about this, and one major difference is that the T-Mobile version has DC-HSPA (also known as HSPA+ 42mbps) whilst everyone else only has HSPA (21mbps), so if you took the T-Mobile version internationally or to another carrier, you could potentially get better download speeds as the phone itself supports double that of all the other versions - disregarding LTE.

That being said, the LTE bands have been disabled on the T-Mobile version and i've heard rumors that if and when LTE is deployed we'll all need LTE sim cards to take advantage, so lets hope T-Mobile gets that out soon and updates the firmware to enable LTE again.

If you're going to be using it on T-Mobile, get it from T-Mobile. LTE isn't out yet on T-Mobile's network and they'll most likely enable it via a software update when its time. As for multiview, no one really knows, but I'm hoping this is like the European release where multiview started to be sent out to devices 1-2 weeks after the initial release.

Custom ROMs and dev support are good for 2 reasons 1) Samsung/carriers take forever to push out new updates 2) you can get better optimizations and customization options via a custom ROM. However, there are always drawbacks like some annoying bugs or potential loss of features. I personally think that the Note II doesn't need a custom ROM because it excels in the software as opposed to only the hardware (which is bogged down by bad software). And since Samsung's put a lot of time into the software (it seems to be the selling point for both the Note II and the S3) I wouldn't put a potential laggy and buggy custom ROM onto something that pretty much excels because of its stock software. Just my 2 cents.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] davaj:
I'll give you my opinion, but it may not be true or useful. ;)

I've learned that you can't make gadget purchases based on what might happen in the future. Especially if the time period is way out there, like 6month+.

I would not count on T889 getting multi-window until it actually happens. If it's inhibited because of the US lawsuit, chances are we can port it in from the international version. But I would not count on it. I would not count on 1900 refarm being complete until it's actually complete. I would not count on LTE on prepaid until it happens. I would not count on good ROMs being available until it happens. You get the theme by now :)

However, I would count on the N7100 not having LTE, since it doesn't have the hardware.

So if I were you, I'd purchase based on facts right now, or wait until the facts firm up a bit. Do you have 1900 HSPA+ in your area? If not, I think you need to get the T889. If you do, you can choose between multi-window or the possibility of maybe having LTE for your monthly 4G in the future.

I chose T889.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] bengadget:
Davaj and achusaysblessyou, thank you both for your answers. I do have a few things to consider. Regarding the N7100 and the 1900MHz refarm, I'm in Philly, I have checked airportal and some forums, and there are many spots in the my direct area being reported to have that band. But I also see reports where going a block left or a block right causes significant speed loss. But I do get the perks of the developer support.

As far as the the T889, it's true that by the time the LTE rolls out, the Note 3 could be out. But I'd have the reliabilty of their HSPA+ right now. I think I'll try to do a little more digging on exactly how widespread the 1900MHz band is here and how fast it is. In another thread above or below this one, there was at least one case where the 889 and N7100 speeds were similar. You know what though, something I've been overlooking is that I have StraightTalk now which I believe piggyback's ATT's HSPA network. I think I should not worry about LTE right now (T-Mo has no timeline and they're talking widespread coverage by the END of next year), and maybe go with the 7100. My StraightTalk speeds are really good right now. I have no contract, I can always switch once I'm sure 1900MHz is everywhere here.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] achusaysblessyou:
No problem, glad to help, and I'm pretty sure my area does have the 1900 MHz refarm (not complete, but I tested yesterday by typing *#2263# in my dialer and set WCDMA to 1900 MHz only) and even though I wasn't on edge speeds, the speeds were ~6-7mbps as opposed to the 15-18mbps I get regularly. But I think your idea is the best, in any case isn't StraightTalk cheaper than T-Mobile? (Unless you're looking at something like Simple Mobile)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] bengadget:
Yeah, I believe T-Mo's plans start at 50 not including tax, while StraightTalk comes to about 50 a month after taxes.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] mrej201:
thanx bro ima do this get insurance too
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] davaj:
Tmo has the killer $30 100min 5gig internet/walmart only plan. It's edge after 5gig and extra voice minutes are 10cents per minute.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] guthrien:
Learned some things in this thread about TMobile, appreciate the explanations. Im with Verizon but ive been apprehensive about purchasing the Note 2 with them, given high costs, blocked bootloader, and slow software upgrades. LTE is fantastic in my area (23 down inside an old woodframed house on the edge of Ann Arbor).

My intent was to simply buy the phone outright or at least try it out for a week. I still bought the phone, but I was sold for the moment on a cheaper contract because the non-contract plans were expensive there for reasons I dont understand. From what you guys say it seems I may be better off dumping the contract and getting prepaid at Walmart? Im still testing how my speeds are, but I mostly use wifi. Will they give me a hassle about keeping the phone if I opt out of the contract? Would seem pointless for them to.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] bengadget:
Damn. I'd definitely switch once the refarm is done. I rarely use my phone to talk and since I have wi-fi at home, 5 gigs would be more than enough.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] deaffob:
I wonder how would they know if the phone was bought within the past 30 days? You could technically just BS them and then say I bought it yesterday.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] LucJoe:
Went to a T-Mobile store this afternoon. Was a little worried after all the bad experience in this thread so I had already ordered a microSIM from T-Mobile.com and just wanted to get the phone to activate later when the SIM arrived. Well, the store went above and beyond my expectations. They sold me the phone for $649 and had no problems activating me at zero additional cost on the $30 wal-mart plan. I asked if he could add the $7 protection plan and he did it on the spot for me. So my total cost is $37 and I plan to get that down a bit by buying discounted cards. I had no idea they could even sell this plan in store and I expected there to at least be a charge for the activation or something. He even asked how much I paid for the SIM because he wanted to refund it to my account, but I told him it was only a dollar and I had no problem throwing it away!

Working GREAT so far!! I did some speedtests on my Sprint phone this morning and consistently got between 150kbps and 400kbps. Earlier speedtests in a WiMax area had me around 5,000kbps. First test on T-Mobile put me at 16,000kbps :victory: Netflix HD streams flawlessly and looks beautiful

Looking forward to being a part of this community. Thanks guys
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] guthrien:
You have to show proof of purchase, ie receipt.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] sashusmom:
@LucJoe- you were really lucky to get that plan instore. It's normally an online activation only with your own activation kit or one bought at walmart. Congratulations on your new toy and enjoy!:highfive:

I was able to get tmobile to move my PAYG plan balance and number over to a new 4g monthly plan over the phone last month. So I guess it depends on how nice the reps are you deal with!:victory:

I hope to sell my Note and turn it over into a NoteII. Fingers crossed!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] adelmundo:
$45/month straight up on Straight Talk with no tax if you purchase the refills at walmart.com :good:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] sashusmom:
Had ST for a month here in north jersey. I got very mediocre speeds. Tmobile smoked them- so back to the $30 I went.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] MisterEdF:
I read somewhere (with no validation) that if you do that T-Mo blacklists your device in their system unless you pay for it. This supposedly just recently started. You could then only use it on another provider.

---------- Post added at 05:30 PM ---------- Previous post was at 05:26 PM ----------

It's called a "receipt." ;) If you file a claim and the receipt doesn't match the purchase you are SOL. You also need to call them and have the IMEI added to you prepaid account to validate the insurance. Also, I believe it's 14 days not 30 days.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] achusaysblessyou:
This is for those who buy the phone on a Value Plan then don't pay. If you buy it via Classic Plan and cancel by paying ETF it's yours. Now, sometimes they'll ask you for the phone back and give you back your $300-400, but you'll still pay ETF, some other times they'll require you to pay at least the 1st month's bill. Too much headache for me, so I just paid $700 outright.

But that's the reason you should be careful buying off Craigslist and Ebay... people buy them off Value Plans, then just stop paying their bill, so the only recourse T-Mobile has is to block the IMEI number, and there's nothing you can do about it. (Even if you get the phone first and it still works, the person may stop paying the bill next month, so it could be up to 2 months before the phone gets blocked)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] deaffob:
I know for fact that Asurion doesn't ask for your receipt when you are filing a claim. I've used Asurion with Verizon for past few years and have many replacements from them. They do not ask for your receipt.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] snipestech:
My brother has the prepaid it sucks but if you are on wifi i guess its ok.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] authin:
Just got my Note II !!!!!! with $30 Prepaid Plan

I finally got the Note II - I had to go to 3 different stores. One T-Mobile store wouldn't sell it to me without renewing a 2 year contract but I finally got to one where they didn't give me any hassle. Paid $707 with tax and once I got it home I cancelled my old expired contract and started a new $30 plan (100 minute talk, Unlimited Web - 5GB at 4G speed, and unlimited text). I have a company phone that I use for all my talking so this is perfect.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] Ma$etas:
any one experiencing any LOS , phantom voicemails, someone calling you and your phone not ringing at all or until like the 4th ring??

have this issue with the SGS2 on Sprint ( i know this thread is about tmobile and its about the NOTE 2) just trying to make sure its not samsung thing. Friend has the SGS3 on sprint as well and having the same issue. Hoping its just a carrier thing.

anyone?
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Franzferdinan51:
okay now normal i wouldnt ask this and assume a no but the guy at the cricket store specifically told me dont factory reset or ill loose my flash now normaly this guy is an idiot but i figured i'd check here

when i root my phone and flash a custom rom will i loose my flash if so is there any way to back up the files/transfer them too the new rom or a super easy way to fix the flash if it is broken any help is appreciated im on android 2.3.2 and seriously wanna change to cm 7 or 9 asap
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cippi21:
What do u mean by flash?... If u ment the little led light on the power button that depends on the rom you want to flash... Most gb roms if not all support that feature... Don't know about ics roms.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Franzferdinan51:
lol way off man Cricket is a Carrier That i Flashed the phone too from Verizon was Cricket a smaller carrier (similar to MetroPCS)
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chery2k:
Make sure the custom roms support CDMA otherwise your sol. It wont matter if you flash a custom rom because you will lose your phone service anyways. Depending on your custom rom of choice prior to installation most custom roms only support GSM carriers not CDMA.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cippi21:
Haha my bad...
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Franzferdinan51:
its cool but i still need my problem answered
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sdojoin:
The answer is yes. But to sav that u only need to backup ur data via clockworkmod. After the backup u can restore ur data back into ur new rom. But since u're on GB that data u backed up earlier won't work on ics/jb. So the best option is to sav ur carier apn & all onto a paper so u can re-enter it manually. I think thats it.;)

Regards,

Sdojoin
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Franzferdinan51:
Thx a bunch any idea how to fix the wifi issue I'm having with cola 6?
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sdojoin:
I think u should refer & explain that issue to that thread.;)

Regards,

Sdojoin
[General Questions and Answers] ajm600:
Hi Everyone,

Hope you can help a Newbie.

My dearly beloved 2 year old P1000 developed a fault when I upgraded through Kies to Gingerbread. The WiFi began to drop out all the time. This is not related to my router btw.

I further upgraded to 2.3.6 using Overcome 7 series v4.1.0 and am generally satisfied, but the Wifi problem remains unresolved.

I don't really know, but surmise that a reversal to Froyo would restore my Tab to normal behaviour. Am I wrong??

Any advice would be gratefully received, and if the consensus is to revert to Froyo - how would I do that?

I am really frustrated by this fault and hope that someone might find a solution.

Thanks for looking.

Tony Martin
[General Questions and Answers] ajm600:
Sadly it seems that no one can solve my problem, nor even summon up the energy to tell me to go away with it.

I genuinely thought that since the "Overcome" upgrade came from this site that someone would try to help me out.

I am obviously mistaken. Grateful for the aid given to me during the upgrade, but sad and disappointed that there is no further help to be had.

Thank you and Goodbye.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] venividivici87:
Hi at all! I think that our Nexus has one big quality: the screen, HD and wide. BUT, since physical buttons were replaced by digital ones inside our precious screen, it appears like... there's something that cover it... that disturbs... NAVBAR!!

TOOO BIIIGGGG

!!!

So I'm looking for a working shrink navbar mod (30-32dpi) for Commotio/Vanir ROM, the fastest one ever used... so smooth, snappy... fantastic! I tried some of CM-based mod, 30-32dpi, but anyone of them seems to work: phone boot looping.

So if there's someone that could give me (us) tips or something to work on or to try... would be great!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Harmonizeddeath:
Try Paranoid Android! 2.50 comes with and option to extended the desktop (hold the power button and select it from the options menu). Basically removes the nav bar and the notification bar for a fuller screen. Plus, it's a Beautiful rom.

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] venividivici87:
Changed rom some days ago.. And a solution can't be so drastic!

But it's important to see that a dev team thinks like me, like many other people tired of this fat navbar.

Inviato dal mio Galaxy Nexus con Tapatalk 2
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] venividivici87:
Upp :rolleyes:

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[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] judasat:
here is the file to flash

http://www.multiupload.nl/YG6WCPQ1CV --> 32dpi

http://www.multiupload.nl/XLWW4YAKSC --> 24dpi
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] venividivici87:
Perfect!

Thanks juda... Question solved so quickly!

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[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Cloud2F:
Hi,

I'm searching an AOKP Rom with Samsung APPs. I think this isn't possible, although i already implemented SamsungKeyboard on an AOKP Rom once. But haptic feedback didnt work for that keyboard anymore...

So another question: Is there a Samsung ROM with AOKP Theme etc.

For the Theme i could use Vertumus Theme, but is there any ROM that supports the LED just like CM10 does e.g.?

I want the ROM to look like CM10 and the LED features, but want to use the sammy apps too... is there sth like this?

thanks...
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] themate1987:
There is miui rom with tw apps and options. App to control led is called lightflow.