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[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] ikpthegame:
So I know you need to side load it but I forgot how and I got no clue where to get flash. So any help is great thanks.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Android_Monsters:
http://m.blogs.computerworld.com/ap...dating-flash-player-android-now-requires-hack
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Hellstyrant:
http://download.macromedia.com/pub/...roid/11.1.115.27/install_flash_player_ics.apk
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Woody:
There was a flash thread started 2 hours before you started this one. It had to be on the front page of this section, so that tells me that 1 you did not search (the flash apk is in the Apps section and has been for a while now) and 2 you didn't even look down on THIS page to see your answer.

Thread Closed
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] winlinmac001:
So, where is your T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 2 Made In? I read somewhere that Verizon's Note 2 is Made in Korea, Sprint's Note 2 is Made in China, AT&T's is Made in China, and T-Mobile's Note 2 is also Made in China. Is your T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 2 Made in China? I believe the CDMA versions are made in Korea whereas the LTE-GSM handsets are Made in China as it is easier for Qualcomm to supply the necessary LTE radio chips to Samsung there.

How to Check:

Remove the battery, and behind the phone there is a white sticker with the IMEI # and FCC Information; below one of the barcodes you will find the country of manufacturing. The battery is usually Made In Korea and Finished In China, from what I've been observing, but that could vary depending on what batch you get. However, the phone has it own country of Manufacturing; this information is on the white sticker that is behind the phone beneath the battery (within the battery compartment). Let us know, thanks.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] JoJo2211:
My sticker says it is made in North Korea.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] kdkinc:
Hey mine also!!

I found that out after I unrolled all the string from the tin cans.

Man they are clever.:eek:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] winlinmac001:
^ Hey, you never know, :p The parts that make the Note 2 come from various sources and not only "South" Korea (Seoul).
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] premiatul:
So, where do you look to see where was made?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] winlinmac001:
Remove the battery, and behind the phone there is a white sticker with the IMEI # and FCC Information; below one of the barcodes you will find the country of manufacturing. The battery is usually Made In Korea and Finished In China, from what I've been observing, but that could vary depending on what batch you get. However, the phone has it own country of Manufacturing; this information is on the white sticker that is behind the phone beneath the battery (within the battery compartment). Let us know, thanks.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] premiatul:
Mine is made in China.

Don't all of them use the same parts from Samsung?

And if so, does it matter where it's "made"?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] winlinmac001:
All the parts are from Samsung; however, I've experienced quality differences from country-make

However, the US versions should have "virtually" no problems, as the import regulations are strict

In addition, I'm sure carriers don't want to sell defective phones as it will hurt them the most in the long run
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] Some_dude36:
China where all the other junk **** is made from these days. I wonder how many people involved in making my device tried to commit suicide by jumping out the plant window only to be caught by the suicide nets around the building
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] ssCISengineer:
I hope my phone was responsible for multiple suicides. That would definetly make it more special to me. I wonder 8f theres a way to find out
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] egorre:
China for me too.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] Coug76:
The sticker on the box read "Made in China".

Hastily spouted for your befuddlement
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] Some_dude36:
I wonder when american humans will be made in china. I just read the human gene was just patented not too long ago . So I imagine we could'nt be far off.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] achusaysblessyou:
Mine's made in china... unless my box is lying to me, too lazy to turn off phone and yank out battery.

In any case, doesn't really matter where it's made... as long as MY device is fine... I could care less about the track record as long as the one I have in my hand works.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] john.2011:
Made in China.... disappointed

Tmobile Galaxy Note 2 JediX6 ROM
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] winlinmac001:
Don't be; I think the Chinese batch has far lesser issues than what the Verizon-variant has (according to some forum users at the Verizon Note 2 section; Made in Korea) and International Variant (Made in Korea and Vietnam).
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] INFRNL:
What a bummer, my tmobile gn2 is made in China as well
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] twolfekc:
Just because its made in china doesn't mean its garbage guys:p but yeah mines made in china too
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] winlinmac001:
+1
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] Some_dude36:
I mean you're right . But it's just kinda depressing EVERYTHING is made in china now. Wouldn't it be a wonderful thing to look on the box and see " Made in the USA " on it? I mean all we make is like guns and well... uhmmm some furniture. half of the new balance line. I have a made in the us sleeping bag. And I think that's it ????:confused:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] egorre:
but it would cost more than what they are now. just look at the cancelled nexus Q. $299 pricepoint for a streaming device made in USA. consumers criticized it and now it's non-existent.

I don't think majority of the consumers are willing to pay more for a made in USA tag.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] awrnsmn:
Mines a China made to. I don't have any quality issues at all.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] winlinmac001:
Great to hear! Thanks :)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] Amowagou:
Sell it then, why let a phone make you disappointed or unhappy?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] Some_dude36:
See I dont have a problem paying a bit more if it means I'm helping someone retain a job in the US. At a time in our countries history when the republic is looking so grim and the vast majority of our manufacturing base has been outsourced to china , korea , vietnam , phillipines , mexico.

I think we should look into our souls and really ask if spending a little more to help our own is such a bad thing.

I mean look at this device we are all here for . SGN2 Without a contract new you're going to pay 650-700 out the door. I know it is an incredible device. But thats not exactly cheap. I might even check the nexus q out. My old man was wanting one of these smartphones and I think I definitely wanna buy one if it was made here . I wasnt aware ANY of these devices were made in the US .

:laugh:

I just looked the q up and it wasnt even a phone :good:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] Amowagou:
Phones assembled in China by young women who care about their jobs or phones assembled in USA by big fat unionized workers who think the world owes them everything.

I pick the former even at a little higher price.

Remember, the phones are using the same components and are QAed by Samsung.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] Some_dude36:
Well I agree partially there. Unions did start out with a noble enough purpose but now they have transformed into socialist conveyor belts trying to import and endless amount of subsidies. BUT Does this then mean because americans have become spoiled its right to throw them all under one huge red bus with a yellow star on it?

I mean you are aware alot of chinese factories have suicide nets around them because conditions are so poor people are litterally throwing themselves out the window because their is no union to fight for workers rights right? Don't get it twiztid homie. It's not all shangri la over there as much as they would have you think.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] diego1985:
Damn China Got me.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] nmw407:
first Note 2 (White) - China, 2nd Note 2 in the family plan (Gray) - China, 3rd Note 2 (replacement - Gray) - China

All three phones worked perfectly, no creaking, no scratches, no scuffs. I really don't see what the big deal is between made in China vs. made in Korea. Both factories would have to have some standard measure of quality control.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] _atlien_:
*The five day work week (instead of 7)

*The 8 hour work day (instead of 12-16>

*The end of child labor (12 yr olds in factories)

*Retirement packages

*Social Security for hard working seniors to live off of

*Medicare for our grandparents to have decent quality of life after they have worked 40 or 50 years

ALL OF THESE RIGHTS AND BENEFITS WERE BROUGHT TO US BY UNIONS WHO FOUGHT CEOS AND BIG BUSINESS.

People who prefer a phone made by workers with no rights in North Korea should probably go and live in North Korea where you too will have no rights. Unions mean rights and higher wages (which incidentally means you can afford the higher priced device).

Having rights is American.

Having good paying jobs is American.

Being anti union is anti American.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] Tidbits:
At this time and age Unions are the fall of companies which end up taking away jobs. Look at most union leaders becoming those fat cats and when crap hits the fan they don't take of those who helped them get that money with the union dues paid to them. Often a lot of these unionized end up getting paid 40-60% over the median of similar paying jobs. Sure back then I'd agree with you, but today's era I do not.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] _atlien_:
As for jobs going overseas, the implications of your answer are particularly insidious. If unions are the reason jobs go overseas that means workers should settle for lower wages for themselves and higher wages for CEOs so that the CEOs will keep production stateside.

That is what you mean by it being unions fault. And that, my friend, is deeply, deeply un-American. Don't regular people (not just CEOs) deserve a decent lifestyle here in this country??? People say they love this country but they really hate it and want it to collapse and fail. That is why they support these big CEOs and come down on unionized labor. It's really yucky where we've gone today philosophically.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] decalex:
Wow. First time in xda history that a thread starts off out of control and hateful and then actually transforms into an informative discussion. Kudos.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] Tidbits:
So you are saying those heads of Unions is ok for them to drive Bentleys and have millions of dollars at the expense of union workers? You complain about companies, but the guys at the top of these unions bank just as much in most cases. My wife is forced to be a union worker. She understands the spirit of the union but she doesn't agree with the union on a lot of the policies they try to enforce against companies.

Forget overseas for a minute. How is it that it is much harder to fire a union worker who does not do their job while getting paid more the average for that position while someone within the US does a better job for less, or someone could do a better job if given the opportunity to do so?

As for jobs leaving. Look at Hostess they can't afford to pay more with razor thin profit margins yet everyone wants more they are paid more and have more benefits than other workers in the same field of labor work. Hostess goes down where do those workers go? Exactly loss of jobs. There are more than one way to lose jobs than going overseas.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] EmceeGeek:
Mine was made in China
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] _atlien_:
The highest paid union president in the USA made about $400,000 (thousand) last year.

The highest paid CEO made almost $400,000,000 (million).

See how far off the typical anti-union opinion is? That's a difference of a multiple of 1,000. But you wrote that union bosses, "bank just as much in most cases". So apart from being wrong about that, your comparison of bakers at Hostess losing their job because of union activity against my point about CEOs off-shoring critical American manufacturing is also very clumsy in that it misses the point of what kinds of job-offshoring destroys the economy. Things like semiconductors, automobiles and precision electronics matter. Your example of cupcakes....not as much.

At least we both agree that heads of unions are often corrupt. I said that in previous posting. Though the corruption isn't comparable between big business and unionism. Big business corruption exists to owner richer. Union corruption exists to make union officials and business owners richer. So it's the big business capitalists that are benefiting in both cases.

Regular Americans making a decent wage is not a bad thing. Making things in China prevent that. Let's say it together, Americans making decent money is a good thing. lol. Why is this even controversial. People really do hate this country.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] Tidbits:
I call BS on this one. I know for a fact my wife's union president made 1.8M last year. Combine the top 10 made 8.5M last year. They just have their base salary and have so many "bonus" stipulations which are easy to hit every year. So please site that source where the highest paid union president made 400k, and I bet you more than likely it's downplayed or they never include their bonus pay(which is often kept private which congress what trying to change a few years ago). You forget the NFLPA union president doesn't get paid peanuts(400k) Just an example about their negotiations http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4087237 which disproves your source because the lowest within the article is 1.5M.

Hostess is a prime example. You try and down play the fact their competitors are charging(here at least) $2.99 per box while Hostess charges almost $8.00 per box. Both companies make cupcakes in the US and how is there a large disparity? One is union and the other isn't. You don't need a union to get a fair wage these days. Unions today take advantage of their power to get more than a fair wage.

Corruption is still Corruption no matter how small it may seem. Sorry if you were a CEO for a global company and you take the fall for the company you'd be expected to get paid, because if you fail miserably you will never get another job ever again in any position of control. IF any person says differently they are lying, or don't comprehend how much work is also involved and believe it's a "easy" job, and they have all the time in the world.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] volcomguyaz:
USA
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] wildzcardz:
Back on topic, made in China.

Sent from me in the heavens.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] _atlien_:
Thanks for the contribution. I always want to learn more and often the conversations on XDA are limited to just our phones (which are interesting but there is a bigger world out there as well). Please list the source for the 1.8 million dollar salary. There are lots of rumors about union salaries. And often they are not sourced at all. I used Fox News as the source for my numbers, certainly no friend to unionized labor, right?

As for the NFLPA, I won't get into discussing them and purposely didn't include them since the billionaire owners make so much they refuse to even disclose their profits, making that a poor example to discuss fairness regarding salaries, right?

About Hostess, and let me clear here because this goes to the heart of the problems with these kinds of discussions. You mention the unionized workers but you leave out this important fact. While Hostess was filing Chapter 13 and blaming the unionized workers this is a list of executive salary increases happening SIMULTANEOUS TO THE BANKRUPTCY FILING.

Brian Driscoll, CEO $750K to 2.55 million ---> 300% RAISE

Gary Wandschneider Exec VP, 500K to 900K

John Stewart Exec VP, 400K to 700K

David Loeser Exec VP, 375K to 656K

Kent Magill Exec VP 375K to 656K

Richard Seban Exec VP 375K to 656K

John Akeson Senior VP, 300K to 480K

Steven Birgfeld, Senior VP, 240K to 360K

Martha Ross Senior VP 240K to 360K

Rob Kissick Senior VP, 182K to 273K

At the same time as they were filing bankruptcy and raising their salaries (THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE BONUSES) they were demanding bakers take an 8% pay cut and a 32% beneftis cut. So there is your real answer as to who really sank the company.

You seem like a cool guy but I think you have bad/incomplete information about important aspects of the union/big business debate. As do most people. And the result is misplaced and misguided anger towards unionized workers while providing cover for millionaires and billionaire owner/CEOs who are killing jobs to make themselves richer. That ain't fair. And it ain't good for the American economy.

I suggest you read up on Hostess before talking to others about it.

Forbes has hinted at the truth here.

And here is a reference to the money the fat cats tried to steal from workers before sinking the company.

And here is a reference of the CEO bonus monies they paid on top of the salary increases during the bankruptcy filing.

My Samsung Galaxy Note was made in China.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] Tidbits:
Like I said you are fed 1/2 the truths a about Union leaders pay. If you think that 400k(without bonus) is fair wage to watch over 10k workers or less workers then CEOs should be paid a lot more because they deal with a lot more and are the face of the company. They are the ones liable for anything that company does if they wanted it to or not.

As I have said before union leaders get paid more than your sources say and often it's due to bonus pay which is always kept private so you can only see their base salary.

I will let you believe I am un american even though my wifr is unionized and all the bull I see at those meetings and what I see from union leaders. I am in the thick of it.

Unions of past had merit but 99% of todays unions have little merit.

I has a phone.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] _atlien_:
I'm have a difficult time understanding why you can't read my posts correctly. I keep saying I disagree with union leadership, particularly around compensation. I said it before you even joined the thread. But whatever. The point here is that bug business has destroyed the manufacturing capacity of this country and that is regrettable. Or at least it should be for people who love this place like I do.

The most obvious proof of all of this is the success of manufacturing sectors in other market based economies like Germany with their world renown high precision metal work. German unions have done much more of what you and others claim American unions have done to ruin this country. Yet, the German manufacturing sector is still thriving. This isn't personal, but your argument, (not you as a person) is ridiculous and nonsensical. It lacks any connection to reality and facts. German workers have 6 weeks federally mandated vacation, free college tuition, free childcare for families and many other rights unions have won. Basically all the kinds of things people say destroy competition here in this country.

And yet they are extremely competitive.

And if it weren't for the complete and utter delusional confusion around unions in this country, we could have a similar quality of life while also being competitive globally. It isn't impossible. It's rational. Why have a great national economy with the actual people of the nation being increasingly poor and destitute? Germany, Sweden, Norway and other countries with strong union sectors are acting rational and creating good lives for themselves while also being technological leaders. This country is full of people who don't understand economics because they've been fooled by the propaganda coming at them from the industry elite who will eventually run this country completely into the ground.

Pointing at corrupt union bosses doesn't excuse the far greater crimes of these CEOs and owners who have bankrupted America.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] Gutsukyo:
Where is your note 2 made?

International Galaxy note 2 here. Mine is made in Vietnam and hasn't giving me a single problem. :D
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] iunlock:
Parts are Korean...just assembled in Samsung's plant in China.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] achusaysblessyou:
I don't understand some people... these are international conglomerates and it doesnt matter where things are built, there's always a qa process

Truth be told, phones made in China would probably better than those in America... at least those workers work much harder than any of us and under much tigher conditions too.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] winlinmac001:
I would the Made in China phones are really well made compared to Korean and Vietnam. I really could not find any defects on my T-Mobile Note 2.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] mingkee:
Oh no

mine is "Made in Sodom and Gomorrah" (Chi-Na)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] mike2518:
Mines is China, and so is about every other electronics in my house. Apple, Dell, Sony, Panasonic, almost all of their products are made in China also.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] plznote:
Made in Timbuktu for me.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] JOSE89178:
Mine is made in China, T889
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] slim1991:
Mine says usa
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] KillaHurtz:
Made in Vaginastan.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] dandn0ten:
Mine says china :cool:

sent from t889 running jedix8
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] Amowagou:
中國制造
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] Dmh529:
Mine made in China also.