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[Samsung Galaxy Exhibit 4G] Caryllb:
I used this exact phone, Samsung Galaxy Exhibit ii 4G, somewhat successfully in Europe last year. This was the WalMart phone that I paid to unlock. Here's what I experienced.

The first try was in England with the O2 network. I popped in their SIM card. While I got the phone and texts to work I never got the internet to work. For some reason it did not automatically download the APN information. I tried manually loading that information and it still never worked. While it seemed it should have had internet access, it showed data transfer at the top of the screen, it was so sloooooow that it was useless. I had purchased the SIM card at a place called Carphone Warehouse. They ended up lending us a phone for about a month so we could use the SIM. I would recommend trying a different carrier than O2 and make sure before you leave the store that it's actually working or that you can get your money back if it doesn't or that you can get a loaner phone. BTW: there isn't much 4G in Europe either.

In Germany I bought a Tmobile SIM card and it worked find.

In Italy I bought a TIM SIM card. Again it did not properly download the APN data. But with a little online searching I found the correct APN information, manually loaded it in, and it worked fine.

Data usage in England, Germany, and Italy is actually fairly reasonable. Don't even consider it in France. First it costs 15 euros just for the SIM card and data cost per mb is horrendous.

Be sure to go to an actual phone store to buy your card and not a tobacco shop. At least at the phone stores you can get help if you are having trouble.
[Samsung Galaxy Exhibit 4G] stufried:
Are you able to connect to 2100mhz HSPA which is the 3G frequencies used in these countries. My understanding is that the phone is triband HSPA at 850/1700/1900 HSPA and wouldn't be compatible with the 2100mhz used in Europe. There is a small overlap between the 850mhz spec and the 900mhz so it might be possible if the winds were blowing right to get a 3G signal in some European country occasionally, but that you were mostly relegated to a 2G signal and that you should absolutely avoid carriers like 3 who had no 2g licenses.
[Samsung Galaxy Exhibit 4G] Caryllb:
Actually it's a quad band phone.

GSmarena.com lists the full specs for this phone and they show this:

2G Network	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

3G Network	HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 2100 / 1900

I was getting 3G in Germany and Italy, no problem. Sometimes, depending upon where I was, it would drop down to Edge. I have no clue why it didn't work with the 3 network other than I just couldn't get the APN right. So for England, try a different network and make sure it's really a different network. Some of the carriers have the same names but are on the same network. When you can I'd suggest sticking with Tmobile. That way you're most likely to have it work. Oh, to get the SIM cards on the continent you usually need to have your passport to set up the account. So don't forget to bring that along when you go to the phone store.

Oh, when I said I tried the O2 network I actually meant the 3 network. Sorry about that. I stand corrected. I never did try O2.

All in all it worked pretty well. Usually the plans include around 200 mb data per month. So you do have to be careful as to how much you use your internet. Fortunately many McDonalds have free wifi these days. In Germany, however, you have to have a local phone number to use the McDonalds wifi because each time you want to use it they have to send you an SMS with a daily passcode and you only get 1 hour per day usage.
[Samsung Galaxy Exhibit 4G] stufried:
My understanding is that Europe used Band I HSPA (2100mhz) and that 1700/2100mhz was "Band IV" and something different:

Take a look at this Wikipedia article to see where I am coming from:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UMTS_frequency_bands
[Samsung Galaxy Exhibit 4G] jacoghi:
I used this phone last month on a trip to Brazil with a local carrier, without any problem at all. Just like people on the thread said, you just need to call TMo and ask them about the unlock code, should be on your mailbox by next day. If you didn't get it, call them, 611, and use the option 9 to call straight to the operator, and tell them that you are traveling next week. However, to get the unlock code, you have to be using the phone on TMo for at least 3 months, or have someone that has a plan that has been active for such period.
[Samsung Galaxy Exhibit 4G] bigas:
Hi there my friend!

I went to US last month and brought one of this with me. I had to unlock it through an internet service because TMo SMS with unlock code never arrived – even though I called Costumer Service when I was at the US.

I can confirm that my cellphone worked with both 850 and 2100 frequencies. These are the two ones we have here in Brazil – actually, one of the operator uses 850/2100 and all other use 2100. I have one SIM of each operator and I tested them all with my SGE4G.

One little remark that I feel I should make although I almost know it does not matter: I never tested them with stock ROM since I flashed custom and AOSP since day one.
[Samsung Galaxy Exhibit 4G] Caryllb:
In Europe I used just the stock ROM. I hadn't even used the phone in the US at all so it didn't have any updates either. The only thing I did was unlock it. As I said it worked fine in Germany with Tmobile. Fine in Italy on TIM once I got the APN right. But never worked in England with 3. In England, try a different network than 3 and make sure the internet is really working before you leave the store. Otherwise you can't get your money back.

If you get the SIM at Cellphone Warehouse in England ask if you can get a "standby" phone to borrow if the SIM doesn't work in your phone. Their 'standby" phones aren't very powerful but at least you'd have something to use. You just need to return it to any of their stores when you leave.

The phone drops down to Edge when it wasn't in a 3G network. So I set up the browser to download text only, worked with mostly mobile only sites, and avoided all video. You need to do this anyway in most countries as your amount of data included in the monthly fee is very limited.
[Samsung Galaxy Exhibit 4G] karaki93:
Hey,can any developers try to change the software of the radio so the phone work in asia&europe wcdma900/2100MHz
[General Questions and Answers] yurann:
Hi All,

I have a problem with partitioning my SD card under windows 7,

I updated it with cwm image which creates 4 partitions

boot, data, and two more

From here http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2032364&page=1

Windows 7 is only able to see the first one.

How do I change that or at least make it see the larger partition and not boot, which is only 120 Mb?
[General Questions and Answers] yurann:
minitool

I used minitool to correct that, but it looks like it is not possible to change without breaking boot partition
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Accessories] whitedavidp:
I saw these both on Amazon and Ebay and decided to take a risk. It showed up today and I wanted to report my findings in case others are interested...

This is NOT a true S-Pen as it has no button and does not interact with the Wacom device at all (near as I can tell). It is just a basic capacitive stylus. But:

1. It is far less expensive at about $4 (true S-Pens are at least $15 from Korea on EBay and typically more).

2. It fits the silo well.

3. A side-by-side comparison shows it to be about .5 inch shorter than a true S-Pen.

4. It even will activate the capacitive touch buttons below the screen which the S-Pen will not. You do need to press harder/longer than you would think to get this to work.

5. Compared to the very rigid, pencil-like nib of the S-Pen, the tip of this feels pretty soft and flexible. It certainly feels different when doing some tasks - such as writing Graffiti input characters (which I do all the time). Not sure it is less accurate or bad in any way. Just feels quite different as the tip is soft and squishy and so there is a give in the setup that is not present at all in the S-Pen.

In some ways, this works better for me than the true S-Pen as its button gets pressed by accident some times. And the only thing I have ever used the button for was to trigger a screen shot capture and don't do that very often. The ability to trigger the touch buttons without having to switch from S-Pen to finger seems like an advantage but maybe not so much now that I have trained myself with the S-Pen.

Cheers!

Edit...

I need to add this. After only a couple day's use, this capacitive stylus has simply stopped working. No idea why. Have tried cleaning both screen and stylus tip. But the only response I get is after pressing way too hard and even then it is intermittent. So avoid these despite my original comments.

Another Edit...

I need to add this. This stylus is once again working just fine. I am not sure why. I did clean the screen this morning and perhaps that changed something. But as stated earlier I did that before without results. So the jury is still out on this one. I did, however, contact the seller on EBay and they are sending another unit free of charge.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] krishnachaithanya82:
Did anyone unlock AT&T Note II using this method

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2014982

When i tried to dial #197328640# ,it gave me the message "Connection problem or invalid MMI code"

Did any one get the same message?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] krishnachaithanya82:
My phone has a stock AT&T ROM and not rooted yet..
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] Jade Eyed Wolf:
Did you even read that thread any? If you had, you have stumbled across post #7... :p
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] RexEscape:
Don't forget that * before the #197... It must be *#197328640#

I've tried it already but haven't put any non-ATT microSIM cards yet. I don't know anyone who has a microSIM to try on my Note 2.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] RojasTKD:
I did the steps and it seemed to work. I don't have an other carriers sim to test for sure.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] alexpatel007:
Att Galaxy Note 2 I317 Factory Unlock

Try This

Method

Step 1: On the Samsung Galaxy Note 2, launch the phone app and dial the following keys:

*#197328640#

Step 2: From the Main Menu, navigate to [1] UMTS > [1]Debug Screen > [8] Phone Control > [6] Network Lock > Options.

Step 3: In the Options screen, choose [3] Perso SHA256 OFF. After choosing this option, wait for 30 seconds.

Step 4: Now go back one step by pressing the Menu button and then select Back once. You should now be in [6] Network Lock.

Step 5: Choose [4]NW Lock NV Data INITIALLIZ. After that, wait for a minute.

Step 6: After a minute, reboot your Galaxy Note 2.

The phone should now be carrier unlocked and ready for any SIM card to be used. It should be noted that there won’t be any confirmation related to a successful unlock on the phone. You need to insert a SIM card from a different carrier to check it.

---------- Post added at 10:25 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:20 PM ----------

I did tried and works perfect
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] funnycreature:
I followed the instructions and didn't get an error. I have no other SIM to try the outcome though.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] sazaba:
I didn't get any error as well, now looking for a sim card to test it.......
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] krishnachaithanya82:
Thank you for your replies guys,it tried it again it went thru without errors( i was missing *),waiting to confirm the unlock with other carrier SIM.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] Manni.k:
I have tried it, I have a rogers note ii currently and I am using it with koodo
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] sndtubes:
I tried and get a no connection or invalid mmi code error.

Disregard. Im an idiot
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] quickbird144:
Worked great for me. AT&T to Simple Mobile
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] yeedig:
didn't not get the last step

Hi, I followed all the steps but the last one did not appear after I pressed menu and back. I did not get the [4] NW Lock NV Data INITIALLIZ option. This is my first time trying this and i'm trying to unlock my stock AT&T Galaxy Note 2. Thanks
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] Karim.younus:
Downloading it now. It better run as I paid £4.99!!! There doesn't seem to be much graphics improvement in the screen shots not that the game needed it. There is a new engine though so we'll see how it goes.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] Karim.younus:
THIS GAME IS AMAZING!!! It looks and plays exactly like the gameplay I've seen on the nexus 7, totally smooth. If you liked MC3 you're gonna love this.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] TheTehk17:
Actually the graphics are considerably better. Gameloft implemented the Havok engine and increased the polygon count. The game is not running with full graphics on our devices or the Nexus 7, so keep that in mind.

//

I am running Android 2.3 on my Player 4.0 and the framerate is at a barely playable 10fps or so. Is anyone running this game on an Android 4.0 ROM, and if so, how well does it run?
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] zardak:
Totally smooth? What device are you using? On my SGP 5.0 Stock ROM (2.3.5) it runs from 10-15 FPS to 30-35 FPS. Not much enjoyable...
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] Karim.younus:
Galaxy Player 5 i'm using. 1.2GHz with no background tasks. I'm probally getting around 60-80fps but it's a rough guess.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] Karim.younus:
I'm on Remics ICS which is an excellent ROM. I'm assuming Chainfire will unlock the full graphics? Not that i'll be able to run it without lag on that lol.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] zardak:
Same here, 1.2GHz.

Premising that almost all games (included MC4) are capped at 60FPS, and according to a system app, our screen can reach 68Hz of refreshing rate, so it is not possible to see truly 80 FPS (the difference between 60 and 80 is hardly noticeable, even on higher refresh rate).

60 FPS imho means perfect on this devices, perfectly smooth...

You can try <this> to see how many frames are showed.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] Karim.younus:
Well there something I didn't know. Cheers
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] Karim.younus:
Just tested the fps app. Says I'm getting around 39fps which didn't seem allot yet I've watched some gameplay of MC4 on the Nexus 7 and it looks just as smooth. No lag at all.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] TheTehk17:
That was the case with NOVA 3, but not MC3 or MC4, which were developed by different Gameloft branches. I guess that also explains the general lack of new features in MC4, too... still no jumping, going prone, multiplayer voice chat, or drivable multiplayer vehicles; and using the same enemy AI and multiplayer money system as before.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] TheTehk17:
For whatever reason my Player 4 decided to be nice when I started MC4 today, and even though I am only running stock rooted 2.3.6, I got average framerates of 30-40fps, with a low at 20 and several highs being 50fps.

Quite interesting, as every other time I played the game, it ran anywhere from 10-25fps.
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] Shehram Ahmad:
Hello XDA...just wanted to share about an annoyance of CM9 Apollo Player...mostly when mp3 files are being downloaded and moved to external sd cards...the Apollo Player gives error and doesn't play them...even after reboot...so i have got a simple solution for those who don't know how to deal with this....

Install "Rescan Media" from play store and run the app...it will automatically rescan media in a second without even notifying...now go to Apollo and run your downloaded music....it works! :)

Please hit thanks if this little tip helped you...! :)
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] reinjoy:
im on cm9b4..

apollo here can read my mp3s even in external sd..

no prob with it..

atleast for me though..lol:D

-salute!
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] Shehram Ahmad:
It does read them all...but often when you move downloaded music from usb storage to external sd...then apollo doesnt pick them and gives error....so i have shared this...
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] Broken Puzzles:
Its not a problem with Apollo although it is a **** music player to begin with but with the media storage not being able to scan it yet or finished scanning and missed the file. Nonetheless if you use a music player like PowerAMP then you won't have that problem.
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] Shehram Ahmad:
It would be better to download 20kb app of scanning media...who does scan your phone within 1 second....than having 2 music players...anyway :)
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] smartiescoke:
i hated apollo music player..
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SuDoHack:
Hey Folks,

Just got my hands on a Desire Z, I know it's probably considered legacy tech at this point but I'm excited to have a phone that will actually work in my house and the keyboard is sweet.

Anyhow there are a few things making me a little crazy with it. Most notably: no wake on trackpad push, unlocks on keyboard slide

So I'm looking to root so I can make some tweaks. I've been studing the most recent root guide and it seems pretty intense. Seems to me on my LG Optimus it was as simple as running an app. Anyway, something I've noticed everytime I have to reinstall the back silicone case (no side slot for mico sd, that's lame), I seem to trigger a pre boot menu that seems to be used in the rooting process. I got this phone off ebay and is has been carrier unlocked, but I have no idea what has been done to it. I just know that I don't have root access when booted up in 2.3.3

Just wondering if I'm best to jump into the root guide somewhere part way through, or maybe I'm able to load a new rom as is... Below are a couple of images of my mystery menu and software info: - UGH - can't post images...

bestopensourceapps.com/images/bootloader.gif

bestopensourceapps.com/images/software.gif

Thoughts?

Thanks!
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] demkantor:
You need to downgrade to run the gfree exploit then root it

All the info is laid out in the xda wiki and I suggest following that guide, if you can copy and paste it is as easy as your one click methods. If you research a bit you will learn some new things which is much more than any one click could do.

just research, use the search button, when all else fails ask but I assure you any question you have will be within these threads
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SuDoHack:
Thanks for the info. Agreed the wiki is very helpful. I've literally spent days studying it :) You still can't beat a human though: "oh you already have the secret boot menu, you just need to hold down the flapjack and press play, don't follow the wiki or you'll brick your phone..." (I jest).

My main worry is redoing steps that may have already been done and thus causing problems. I have yet to find an article that explains the case of a rooted phone that has had the rom restored or upgraded to factory 2.3.3. It was my feeling that some of the steps had already been done in order to unlock...
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] demkantor:
I doubt you need to do anything other than outlined in the wiki but if you want confirmation then boot into bootloader (hold volume down while powering on) and write down everything on that screen. Then choose recovery and tell me what you see
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SuDoHack:
It seems holding volume down while I hold the power button has no effect. However holding down the trackpoint button while I boot takes me to the menu that the following screenshot refers to: bestopensourceapps.com/images/bootloader.gif
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] demkantor:
Does your volume down button work? Can you physically write it out, I'm not going to be near a computer for a while
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] blackknightavalon:
That screen is the bootloader. If Volume Down doesn't work, then use the trackpad like you mentioned.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] demkantor:
Yes it brings you directly to fastboot mode within the bootloader, my concern is if the volume rocker has gone bad then it will be hard to root.

And I want to check what is written on the screen to confirm weather or not any thing extra needs to be done other than what is layed out in the wiki
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SuDoHack:
Yes the Vol rocker works fine.

Here is what I see on the bootloader:

_________________________

VISION PVT SHIP S-ON

HBOOT-0.85.0013

MICROP-0425

RADIO-26.10.04.12_M

eMMC-boot

Apr 11 2011, 23:36:27

FASTBOOT

<VOL UP> ...

<VOL DOWN) ...

<POWER> ...

BOOTLOADER

REBOOT

REBOOT BOOTLOADER

POWER DOWN

_______________________

Thanks!
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] demkantor:
Yup you're good, just follow the steps, downgrade then exploit and choose a custom ROM. I suggest starting with something basic and stable like cm7 and then make a nandroid backup and try some more until you find what you like.

I also suggest using 4ext recovery over clockwork and consider the dzhboot over the g2. For now just follow the wiki and when you want to do more see here

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=33367373
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SuDoHack:
Cool thanks for the tips and suggestions. I had been thinking of cm9 or andromadus audacity (based on perceived popularity), but if cm7 is more stable and supported I'll go that route.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] demkantor:
The ICS ROMs have come along way, even jb is pretty good on our phones. I just suggest a cm7 variant because it just works. But ROMs like mimicry or elitemodICS work great with an occasional hiccup. Try a few and find what works for you

I don't like recommending a specific ROM for there are so many good ones, here's a list of many available to you

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=33299048
[Galaxy S III Mini Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] engzayed85:
:crying:I'm facing some problems with my duos s7562 when using 3G connection. that is when I set the 1st SIM card to 3G (or auto) for a while it works then for no reason I'm unable to make any calls from the outher SIM and also if people try to call me the phone seems off. The signal indicator always shows good signal.

Already tried to exchange SIM cards between slots and nothing...

This means that I can only use both SIM cards in GSM mode which sucks. does this anyone else has this problem? or any hints?
[Galaxy S III Mini Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ppero196:
Wrong forum buddy :D
[Galaxy S III Mini Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bonjourno:
Hiii, did u get any support for this issue please share.
[Galaxy Camera Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] OndrejP:
What does Multi AF on this camera?

I am thinking about it and it coud 1. change aperture (focused on square area) 2. focus or the nearest point or something similar 3. lock on function

I have been experimenting but I do not really know.