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[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] graydiggy:
Depending on the bootloader you can use a USB jig to do so. You can get one from the site I linked you to or you can make one yourself.

EL29 GB is your best bet for using a JIG.

If you are on FI27 ICS, you can use Triangle Away. It can be found for free here in the forums, just search for it, or paid for in the Play store.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Darrien13:
Not on any of those roms so I guess I'm out of luck, should I just unroot?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] graydiggy:
You can easily get them. If you are on a custom ROM and unroot, they will still deny you service because it is still not stock.

You need to completely flash the phone to either one of those, and reset the flash counter if it shows anything other than 0, to take it to sprint.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Darrien13:
Can you link me to the correct direction for the things I need? Thanks!

I'm on a old version of AOKP right now
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] graydiggy:
EL29: http://xdaforums.com/wiki/Samsung_Epic_4G_Touch/ROMs/S:D710.0.5S.EL29

And I really hate to do this, but you should be using the search function. All the info you need is stickied.

You obviously have been here long enough to know where to go and how to look for things.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Darrien13:
No I need FI27
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] graydiggy:
Then search for it. You are a senior member and should know how to search the forum, Google, YouTube, etc. I cannot hand feed you everything.

If you were able to install a custom ROM, then you should be able to install a stock ROM.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] -EViL-KoNCEPTz-:
Heres a clue, development > stock rom repository ;)

I like to break stuff! :D

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Sh*t quoted wrong person

I like to break stuff! :D
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] the_ahmadzais:
I'm selling my s3 for $640 this week and wants to get a new phone not sure to wait for xperia z or note 2. Has anybody switched from s3 to note 2? Big difference?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] Markor13:
I went from the S3 to the Note 2 and never looked back. This speed is amazing the screen is incredible, just hands down all around better.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] Mftek1:
Way better!!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] pierrekid:
Xperia z= no spen, no multi Window, scratch prone and untested. This is a no brainer. I can almost guarantee 99% of the people on here will agree that the note 2 is the best phone they have ever owned.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] Hgaara:
I was a proud supporter of HTC for a long time. I bought the GS3, and two days later sold it. I didn't like how the screen made TW feel incomplete. Then I bought the N2, and damn, TW is amazing!!!! I don't see myself ever going to anything other than the Note series. As long as Samsung keeps updating, I will always be one of the first adapters. Honestly, I was sort of ashamed of myself I waited so long to buy it (bought it DEc 27)

I will say this, after using this phone, even the GS3 has a small screen. My old One S is super tiny, and lets not talk about iPhone's, those are literally toys in size compared to the sheer massive screen. So be prepared to never go back to anything under 5.5
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] Hoezack:
Who the hell would buy a an s3 for 640....it retails for 549!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] csmith1289:
I came from s3 and iphone 5. Note 2 hands down is the best phone and best choice. Phone is amazing. You will love it.

C.S.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] tgamble160:
I still have my s3, but since I got my note 2 it has been in a drawer for over a month untouched. The note 2 is so awesome my s3 just seems like a phone I would give my 10 year old daughter because it is of no use to me. Definitly won't regret going note 2. It is a badass phone man. Seriously this phone is awesome.

sent via note 2 in boss mode @ quad core 1.9ghz
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] mingkee:
Note 2 has "hidden" Trad Chinese interface while S3 does not.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] Castle5665:
Went from the s3 to the Note 2. If you want the best......well, there it is.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] jghidalgo307:
I have an old bracelet from my father that is worth the world to me, for you most likely not worth anything. Moral of the story go get yourself a note and try it out. Nobody can tell you the worth of one of YOUR items. That is if you end up getting it of course.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] friend'scatdied:
Playing devil's advocate here...

consider the Nexus 4 when (if?) it's ever back in stock?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] Amowagou:
Who would have thought that one could swap a S3 for a Note II and actully make a few bucks. You can buy a brand new, unlocked N2 for $627.50.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] the_ahmadzais:
Ok the reason I can sell the s3 for 640$ I work for wind mobile and we have it for $649 plus taxes I would sell it to customer for 640$ I know if I sell it on Craigslist it be like 400$
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] Exodian:
Im actually seriously considering selling nexus 4 and getting a note 2. The nexus is very nice and all but has some issues that must be addressed.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] nillyboble:
+1 100% i sold my S3 last night for $450 And bought new in box never turned on note 2 for $400 on the good old streets of the D lmao.

So glad I did plus had extra $50 to get a case and mhl adapter (11 pin). Cause I had the 5 pin to 11 pin adapter just get sick of having an extra part.

11 pin adapter $15.99

http://www.amazon.com/Cable-Matters-Premium-Adapter-Samsung/dp/B009XGLZPQ/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top

Black Red Hybrid Armor Cover Case with Stand $1.06 cents look like it has really good reviews for how cheap it was.

http://www.amazon.com/Black-Hybrid-...358527676&sr=1-44&keywords=galaxy+note+2+case

Grand total of $23 with shipping.

I will be getting this little bad ass dock I would have got it today but they are out of stock so had to get a rain check.

http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Unive...1358526870&sr=8-3&keywords=galaxy+note+2+dock

Will update when I get all items above.

Hope I didn't go over board and bore you..Thanks for looking and if you like hit the Thanks for ME!! have a good one.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] the_ahmadzais:
Damn only 400$ ill pay you 550$ easily lol. But here in Canada they going for 650-750 on Craigslist. Where is good old streets of D lol?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] nillyboble:
IKR, I had saved few$ and was gonna sell S3 and buy on craigslist for $600 but I got real lucky. Streets of Detroit lol I was talking to a guy in a clinic were i just sold my S3 a few mins before. so this guy asked why I sold a good phone like that. I told him I was saving to get the Note 2. He said no **** I just bought 3 but my wife don't like it. I was like no kidding how much you want for it? He said give me $400 cash right now and its yours. He said he just wanted to get his $ back and make $100. So I jumped on that **** lol. Then gave him a big bro hug lmao.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] Psutfin:
I would be concerned this guy is gonna report it as stollen get a new Note 2 from insurance company and have your imei blocked giving you a $400 paper weight, I hope for your sake I am just to cynacal for my own good, and that you just got a great deal, but I always think if a deal seems too good to be true it usually is.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] SinisterSincere:
I have had every phone worth having since the first IPhone and the G1 and this is by far the best one hands down. I got lucky and got mine for free from TMobile loyalty department because my sg3 I broke and they didnt add the insurance like they were supposed to. They were gonna just send another sg3 and I asked if he could send a Note 2 instead and he said sure lol I was lucky as hell.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] nillyboble:
I have been buying and selling phones for sometime now. Off Ebay, craigslist, and most of all the streets not once have I had a phone with the imei being blocked. I just take them as I see them and I sure in the he11 took this one. Plus this was in Detroit he11 he can't report them stolen when he might have stole them him self lol.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] AznDud333:
its a good phone all around, although nexus 4 has it beat in raw performance and moto xphone is coming soon so id wait for those if i were you
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] boodies:
Totally not worth it, I mean it's only gotten the phonedogs official phone ranking Number 1, (both consumers and professional ratings) 7 weeks in a row. Phonedog OSR

Go vote guys~

ps - im kidding you'll love this phone.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] friend'scatdied:
The person who he might have stolen it from can report it stolen. :(

IMEIs didn't start being blocked until October/November of 2012. Phones that stopped being sold before then should be in the clear. Good luck though.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] xzonef1:
No doubt
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] nillyboble:
+1 You almost got me lmao!! nice one..

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Yuppers I know this, But oh well I never have a phone that long lol...

For the past 7 years since the HTC TyTN days I have been selling, trading, modding, and flashing.

not one time have I had one blocked plus I never keep them over 6 months well one time I have HTC HD 2 for like a year but also had HD7 at the same time. You remember the HD2 huh?

Man that HD2 was a sweet phone first of its kind to have dual boot Ubuntu, meego, windows 6.5/7, and android gb,ics jb.

ah the good ol days well that felt good and thank you for your concern. But it all will be just fine.

P.S. Back on topic yes the SGN2 is so worth it even if you do or don't pay full price. So take the plunge you will not regret it.

If you need more of a push go here http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1987634 and see for your self this thing is BEAST.

Well till the new phones of the 1stQ are out.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] witeboy07:
First phone I plan on keeping for more than a year. Well worth it, just can't wait for the s4 and note 3.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] nillyboble:
ikr s4 is just around the corner..lol It is the making as we type..
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] planetbeen:
I'm just going to answer the thread's basic question of "is n2 worth it?"

Yes! 100 times over YES!

The best phone (and much more) I've ever had. This thing is amazing!

Sent From My Ginormous Note 2
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] wendellc:
I have s3, note 2 and nexus 4. N4 krait chip is better than exynos in note 2. But I like the note 2 best, its a beast.....gotta love the screen real estate. Great build and feel also. I like the n4 for pure Google and ability to receive key lime pie first. :D
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] cobraboy85:
hahahah... honestly read the OP, and skimmed through all the other posts in confusion and disorientation as the thought of somebody paying 650 for an s3 was eating my brainzz

had an s3 before the note 2, here are my thoughts:

s3 is a good device, but performance-wise, note 2 blows the doors off it. throw out everything you have been told about "better CPU architecture, blah blah the qualcomm chips blah blah..." the quad core exynos ****s all over the dual core s4 qualcomm chip. this is evident while playing extremely cpu taxing games, UI transitioning, HD live wallpapers, and media playback and multitasking.

screen and overall size - i was worried the note 2 would be too big. not the case for me after owning and handling it day to day. rather, all other devices just feel small now. the note 2 does not feel too big, does not burden me to use because of it's size. i find the extra screen size very convenient actually. small screens are for Iphone users and people with sissy hands.

camera is nicer. takes nicer videos. likely due to the higher processing capability - it probably shoots and processes just a little better than the s3's twin cpus are able.

media playback and overall performance - somebody mentioned something about the note being the best device they have ever owned. i would say that's about right.

if you have the means to get rid of your s3, to get a note 2, by all means do it. you will not regret it. i sold mine right before christmas (probably the best time to do so i figured, as people would be seething for gifts and looking to spend as much money as needed) and got 400 for it... it was in damn near perfect condition and just a few months old.... good luck getting the amount you are asking lol... but hey shoot for the stars, the moon ain't bad either.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] nillyboble:
Not for the S3 but yes for the Note2.. I got $450 for my S3
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] the_ahmadzais:
Is N2 beast out of box or with custom rom
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] kozmo21:
Yes! lol
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] brickinphoneslol:
Come on man! You been here since 2010, you know the right answer. Android has always been better custom.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] HTCTerrorist:
Its always better to add your own touch to an already amazing device haha especially knowing you're pissing the stingy ass manufacturing company off by doing the very things they work so hard to try and prevent us from doing :) Can't wait to get my hands on the N2.

**Current Setup**

AT&T SGH-i777 Galaxy SII

Android 4.2.1

Running CM 10.1 Nightly

ARMv7 Processor rev 1 (v71)

**Previous Setup**

AT&T HTC Inspire 4G

Running CM 9 Nightly
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] elouisyoung:
If you can scam someone into paying that much for an S3 you officially win these forums.

I had a mint condition S3 that I got rid of for $375.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] the_ahmadzais:
Sold the s3 at work for 620 got the note 2 :) promotion 100% off 559.99$
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] witeboy07:
I don't believe it. Some one got ripped off..
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] cobraboy85:
BS....
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] the_ahmadzais:
Ok there? As I said I work at cellphone store the phone was new sealed and retail we sell for 649.99$ plus taxes and she was buying one for 649.99 outright since we don't have contract. She bought mine Instead. Us and Canada prices are different.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] cobraboy85:
You sold a used galaxy s III to somebody for 649 at your store? Typical salesman move. Lol

Sorry, but you duped her. Hope you feel good about yourself. You can get a used s III for 350
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] distortedloop:
I've had a dozen smartphones. Every model of the iPhone up to the iP4, a Nexus 1, Nexus S, Droid Charge, Thunderbolt, Galaxy Nexus, Galaxy S, Galaxy S 2, Galaxy S 3, HTC One X, even a Nexus 7.

The NOTE 2 is by far the best device I've ever owned.

My only regret was getting it on T-Mobile. "The little network that just quite couldn't..." Wonderfully fast speeds if I'm outdoors, but no signal at all if I go into any kind of large building or mall. Very disappointed in the network, but not the device.

My advice, get a Note 2, but go for VZW or AT&T, unless you don't care about getting a signal. :(
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] the_ahmadzais:
Doesn't seem like you know how to read.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] _atlien_:
Who buys an S3 for $640 at this point?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] cobraboy85:
Doesn't seem you have any kind of ethics. Lol
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] shinkinrui:
Well I guess if there was no deception involved its just as much her fault. Just hope you made it clear to her that it was a used phone with no warranty.

Still, what a ripoff lol.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] aznmode:
Maybe the OP shouldnt have mentioned pricing so the thread couldve kept on topic. I'm wondering the same and am about to buy one tonight. I hope I dont have regrets as most of you. Currently have an S3.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] 2ruen0:
Would you like to buy my GN2 so I can buy an iPhone 5? While i could be so in love with this phone, smashing won't let me because the capacitive hardware buttons are always getting triggered accidentally when i type (especially in portrait mode, frequently in landscape me)

Sure i can change how wi hold my phone, but i promise you it will be robbed from me if i do, especially on the subway.

Second, that wacom pen is sweet, but you know my hands are really too big for it (make it taller). I also can't configure the button to do things like long tap or androids equivalent to right click... Sorry samsung, but if i literally wanted to cut and paste using a stylus, why not just give me a contextual menu.

Third, i nearly wasted a ****load of money on trying to recover my phone back to factory after using a really nice but incompatible ROM that rendered my mobile radio useless. Cool for what its worth but jail breaking iOS was never that fragile.

I want to love android and my note 2 but to do that i need to have a custom ROM, its simply not enough to be rooted. I know i shouldn't let one bad rom'ing experience put me down but its about where my money is going. For the sake of the post however, i don't understand why you need to upgrade your s3, besides the spen its the same hardware and i can't understand why multi window isn't being made for support on the s3 (unless someone has already made a ROM that does?)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] funktron:
That is a great story, lol. What's nice is that even though you got yours for free, I am not even jealous. Any other phone and I'd be like WTF who I gotta get cozy with for that? But not with this guy. Welcome to Note 2 goodness, my brother. :D

Hell I'd pay even more than what I did for this phone, as I feel it has more capability, variety of function and plain old stone cold balls than any made before it.

Just wait... iPhone 7 - now with Quill, an amazing new idea from Apple where they integrate wacom digitizer tablet tech into the screen itself so your Apple Plume pen strokes are true, lifelike and make your grandma fart rainbows.

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In all seriousness, though, building a digitizer into the screen was a masterstroke of sheer genius. This thing doesn't need S-Pen to be one of the best smartphones out there. Without the pen, it still would be a monster with just touch.

But with the pen and the digitizer, it really becomes the closest thing to a handheld desktop computer. Taking handwritten notes on this is beyond awesome. The pen and screen tech make your strokes all look real. And using the pen to navigate the Android interface and Swype is a revelation. Both modes of interface are fluid and responsive and just plan awesome.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] the_ahmadzais:
ok lol? let me explain this better again. i have a white s3 and at my work for christmas i won a brand new sealed s3 (blue) with 1 year warranty. now i work at cellphone company that there is no contract you buy the s3 at $649 outright. i already have the white s3 which im giving it to my wife. so customer few days ago walked in to buy s3 outright at $649 plus tax which comes to $727.98 which we dont have in stock so i sold her mine at $620 including tax with samsung blue flip case that i wasnt using and car charger and car bluetooth that i wasnt using at all.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] JOSE89178:
I love my Note II. I've had the GSIII, iPhone 5, & Nexus 4. I usually get 10 - 20 hours of heavy usage (Pandora, Facebook, Email Pushed, Playing Games, W/ 4G on). If I disable data and just use for talk & text I get 2 day usage. With other phones my battery would only last 6-10 with light usage. I do have to ad mint the Note II is a little big for one had use and to fit in your pocket. But you get used to it after a few days. Only thing is dislike is the phone charges super SLOW. Other then that its a great phone. I still use my iP5 a few times a day.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] shinkinrui:
Ohhh, so the phone that you sold her was unopened. Okay then, my mistake. No ripping off involved. It was pretty hard to tell what you meant in your previous posts with the run-on sentences.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] the_ahmadzais:
Ya English is not my 1st language. So sometimes I read over the text dont makes sense. And I got the note 2 it is truly a beast.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] boodies:
10 straight weeks baby. http://www.phonedog.com/2013/02/06/samsung-galaxy-note-ii-continues-winning/
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] glensta:
Hell Yes!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] the_ahmadzais:
Feel special :)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] jaekidd1012:
I don't think this question can be objectively answered as it depends on the needs/wants of the individual. That all being said, I do believe that the Galaxy Note II is worthwhile if you can reconcile with the cost (assuming you're buying it at regular retail price).

A L3G3ND4RY Galaxy [SGH-T889 Galaxy Note II]
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] Onemoa:
The Note 2 will be the best device up until the Note 3 comes out at the end of this year.

Like I said before. Go check one out play with it for a bit. The screen is amazing, it's got all the power you could ever use and the battery will last more then a day with heavy usage. I get about 6 hours of on screen time(txting, watching videos, surfing the Web), about an hour of music and a hour of calls and I'm still able to leave my phone on all night and charge it when I get around to it the next day. That's my average usage well it is now that I got my Note 2.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] aznmode:
I agree it depends on what you need. I have the s3 and note 2 and find my s3 fits the bill more as it's easier to use And don't really need the features of the spen And multiview. After using derkernel it's actually much faster now than the note2 which is 1 reason I wanted to keep the note 2 over the s3. But stock for stock note 2 performs better if you can deal with it's size.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] microamd:
love my note2 as well.. cant compare it to my htc amaze.. specially when watching Porn HD. epic bone.. phonegasm
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] bipoler:
$640 for S3 !!!!!! Lol please point me near the foo who bought at this price lol o wow, you better hustle

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The initial post was so ludicrous I didn't even make it to yours to bust out lol !
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] cobraboy85:
You are always buying it regular retail price...
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] wess666:
I tried the Nexus 4 and the Note 2 for a couple days then kept the Note 2. Battery life and screen size sold me. The S-Pen and the external storage just finished me off lol.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] darkside79:
Stop Drop and get Rolling to the nearest T-Mobile or Best Buy Store that has The Note 2,! Is it worth it? HELL Yes! The best $249.99 plus tax I ever spent! It's the best Device out right now and will be that way until the Note 3 comes out! So stop reading this and buy one already! LOL :l;)

Sent from my SGH-T889 using Xparent BlueTapatalk 2

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The Nexus 4 specs compared to the Note 2 is a joke. Well that goes for any device compared to the Note 2! I'm I right to say that? What's better?

Sent from my SGH-T889 using Xparent BlueTapatalk 2
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] humdrum2009:
Wow $640.00 for s3

Tell them I have and old s2 if that falls through.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] heWHOshallNOTbeNAMED:
Wow I'd buy a brand new s3 for cheaper than $640 than by yours...

But getting back on topic, the Galaxy note 2 is awesome. Root it and run a bloatfree rom like tweaked 1.3 or jedi master 9 and you'll definitely be a happy camper!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] jimmy2027:
If sound is part of your concern, its got the same sound chip as the one as S3, the one that is called WM1811 Audio Hub by Wolfson. According to the reviews, it bests the beats audio on HTC phones.

Here is one review: http://www.christianpost.com/news/g...ame-hd-audio-chip-as-samsung-galaxy-s3-85465/