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[Galaxy S 4 General] nacos:
...with maybe just one exception: the remaining space on the internal memory for the 16GB model - although with roughly 9GB left the phone is still manageable, Samsung should have skipped the 16GB altogether and push the 32GB as the base model - like HTC did with the One; I know that HTC One doesn't have external SD card support, but the trend only goes up anyway.

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These Canadian retailers currently sell the S4 outright: Koodo ($625), Rogers ($749), Target Canada ($700). There may be others but I can 100% confirm these three.

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It can DEFINITELY be SIM unlocked; question is how much you are going to pay. If you are not daring enough to try the free method suggested a few threads above (unconfirmed yet), I suggest cellunlocker.net - reliable, fast and (sometimes) reasonably priced, plus it's already confirmed that they can unlock the S4. If you have never used them it'll probably cost you around $30
[Galaxy S 4 General] Edu616:
I have this canadia version but im from puerto rico my carier is claro, can someone tell me where can i find the original fimware?? All i know is that claro is using this canadian variant!! I also need to unroot because my phone gets too hot and it even turns itself off!!so im going to return it!!can someone please help me!!!thanks!!
[Galaxy S 4 General] nacos:
Check this very thread. With a little patience you'll find everything you need.
[Galaxy S 4 General] Edu616:
Thats exactly what im doing but right now im on page 15 and nothing!! Hehe thanks anyway
[Galaxy S 4 General] mikron15:
I tried the posted method ( via Service menu), no luck on my Bell locked I337m model. If i go back to the service menu, i see it as disabled but it still asks for network unlock code when i popper another carrier sim :/
[Galaxy S 4 General] Kevin36:
Ok
[Galaxy S 4 General] David Dee:
I would still take 9gb plus an sd card slot over 32mb with no expandable anyday. For me 32 wouldn't be enough.

From Samsung's perspective, it all comes down to price points. I imagine cost was too high at 32mb for the mass market. At the end of the day, no matter what we think, it all comes down to the economics.
[Galaxy S 4 General] nacos:
Absolutely, fully, totally, completely, utterly agree! I have been hardly advocating lately for the reintroduction of the external SD cards, for multiple reasons, not just extra storage: less prone to accidental formatting/erasures, accessing large data without an internet connection, privacy concerns (vs. cloud storage), direct hardware-data-transfers much faster than any existing connection (when directly plugged-in) would be the most obvious - without even mentioning the possibility of having readily accessible up to 64GB (soon 128GB and up, hopefully) worth of data without incurring any extra (hidden) costs/time/hassle in so called hardware upgrades and/or bandwidth.

...but for reasons beyond my understanding, most people just don't seem to get it - as if none of this would be affecting them. Long live the highly acclaimed iPhone clan, lately joined by HTC and other money grabbers!! ;)

Apologies for completely derailing from the main discussion but this is a topic that always turns me upside-down. It's a wake up call for the "volunteer raping" we are all subjected to by the big corporations and very few seem to even notice it!! Done ranting!
[Galaxy S 4 General] raffacorreio:
M919V with LTE

Hey, my friend just got his SGH-M919V and is using it with Bell LTE!!! After flash the modem from T-Mobile version, the Canadian version will be able to connect the following networks:

LTE Bands: 1 (2100), 2 (1900), 4 (1700/2100 AWS), 5 (850), 7 (2600) and 17 (700)

HSPA+ Bands: 1 (2100), 2 (1900), 4 (1700/2100 AWS) and 5 (850)

GSM Bands: 850, 900, 1800, 1900

To confirm those Bands, check it out at http://explore.t-mobile.com/samsung-galaxy-s4 under SPECS.

Here are the steps:

1) Download the T-Mobile firmware from http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/1/?model=SGH-M919&pcode=TMB#firmware and extract.

2) Find the file "modem.bin" and move it to another folder. This file should be about 50MB.

3) Put phone in download mode and plug in USB.

4) Start Odin software.

5) Select "phone" and select the "modem.bin" file.

6) Only thing checked should be "Auto Reboot"

7) Hit Start

8) Let it reboot and after that you should be able to connect the LTE network.
[Galaxy S 4 General] evilive27:
I'm gonna try this
[Galaxy S 4 General] QuickSkope:
Tried flashing 9505 CM10.1, no dice.

I'll try CM 10.1 for the CAd version later tonight. Where is the section I should be using for this phone? Obviously not the 9505 section.
[Galaxy S 4 General] enigma4321:
Well the only difference I did was, while rooted, I used triangle away then right away followed the guide for unrooting:

http://galaxys4root.com/galaxy-s4-tutorials/how-to-unroot-galaxy-s4-and-remove-root-completely/
[Galaxy S 4 General] evilive27:
So I tried to flash the T-Mobile modem.bin through Odin. It doesn't work. It says secure check failed;MDM. So maybe our boot loaders are a little bit locked. Only flashes MDM based stuff. I have a rogers i337M.
[Galaxy S 4 General] whittssg:
Isn't the t-mobile model the m919?
[Galaxy S 4 General] evilive27:
Yeah it is but theory is that us Canadians can use a T-Mobile phone on our providers . so I was trying to see if the m919 modem would with on the i337m
[Galaxy S 4 General] raffacorreio:
Hey evilive27,

Have you tried flash the i337m modem instead m919? Just to make sure that it goes through... Here's the i337m firmware page: http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/1/?model=SGH-I337M&pcode=0#firmware

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Hey evilive27,

I just tried another thing and that might works for your phone. First you need to extract the modem from the M919 firmware using the method below:

1) Install Cygwin and start the Cygwin terminal. Download: http://www.cygwin.com/

2) Download the M919 firmware and Extract the .Zip file.

3) Put the .tar.md5 firmware into C:\baseband

4) In Cygwin, type the following commands (pressing enter after each line):

cd /cygdrive/c/baseband
tar -xvf M919UVUAMDL_M919TMBAMDL_M919UVUAMDL_HOME.tar.md5 modem.bin
tar -H ustar -c modem.bin > baseband.tar

5) After generating your .tar file, you can use Odin.

6) Put phone in download mode and plug in USB.

7) Start Odin software.

8) Select "Phone" and select the "baseband.tar" file from C:\baseband.

9) Only thing checked should be "Auto Reboot"

10) Hit Start

11) Let it reboot and after that you should be able to have the M919 baseband into your i337m.
[Galaxy S 4 General] Ramrod421:
So the only difference between this and the Canadian version is you get AWS bands under HSPA+? What difference will that actually make? Forgive my ignorance.
[Galaxy S 4 General] raffacorreio:
That means you could use a HSPA+ AWS (1700/2100) phone with Wind Mobile, Mobilicity, Videotron and T-Mobile.
[Galaxy S 4 General] evilive27:
I tried the i337m modem and it went through. So I'm not sure the other method will work. But as soon ad I get home i will try it and report back. Thanks!

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To be honest I'm not quite sure our Canadian boot loader is fully unlocked. Just as a test I tried flashing the full T-Mobile recovery ROM and it fails in the checks. Its not a bad download or anything either.
[Galaxy S 4 General] evilive27:
So yeah tried making it a tar file and flashing, but same thing. Doesn't work. Modem.bin from i337 rom works fine

This is the output on odin

<ID:0/006> NAND Write Start!!

<ID:0/006> Transmission Complete..

<ID:0/006> Now Writing.. Please wait about 2 minutes

<ID:0/006> Receive Response from boot-loader

<ID:0/006> FAIL! (Auth)

<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)

I do believe that the bootloader is not completely unlocked. On the phone in download mode it says "secure check failed : MDM"

Maybe once the ATT bootloader is completely unlocked, we can use it on our canadian i337m and be able to flash other modems.
[Galaxy S 4 General] Ramrod421:
I see. New information to me. That's a cool workaround if it works. :good:
[Galaxy S 4 General] raffacorreio:
:(

too bad... :( Let's hope someone unlock i337 / i337m bootloader soon. Would be nice have HSPA+ Band 4 (1700/2100) working on i337m version!!
[Galaxy S 4 General] ysr84:
I am sure there is an alternative to it....
[Galaxy S 4 General] raffacorreio:
M919V missing LTE after reboot

Hi everyone!!

I just got my new SGH-M919V from Wind Mobile today! Untill now I've seen a friend of mine playing with his M919V from Videotron to enable LTE and he did! Now I'm trying to flash the same modem ( M919UVUAMDL from T-mobile ) into my M919V from Wind and something very curious happened: the Odin didn't show any error BUT after the device reboots, the baseband still the same M919VVLUAMDC as before. In theory, the M919UVUAMDL modem should enable 6 LTE Bands (1, 2, 4, 5, 7 and 17).

Any idea about what could be happening? :confused:

Could anyone with the Wind Mobile version try to flash the M919UVUAMDL modem, please? ;)
[Galaxy S 4 General] ysr84:
I just found that I337 allows the aws frequency to work... check the link below:

http://youtu.be/aDJbWl6nUHA
[Galaxy S 4 General] raffacorreio:
$29.99 for that!! No thanks!

Hey, ysr84

Nice video! That means is possible to enable HSPA+ AWS on i337m!! I found the ad on kijiji from same guy and he charges $29.99 to do it... uhhh, NO THANKS!!
[Galaxy S 4 General] zaryan:
haha nice! :)

Zaryan
[Galaxy S 4 General] walie:
Got got mine, playing around with it

one question, if i decide to root or flash a custom rom to it, is it possible to restore back to stock if i need to?
[Galaxy S 4 General] turilo:
Well had my s4 for 5 hrs and returned it, unfortunately for me I found my note 2 better :/
[Galaxy S 4 General] ChronoReverse:
Yes, you can just ODIN back to stock

Sent from my Snapdragon GS4
[Galaxy S 4 General] nologg:
I have a M919V and I have some questions:

Does anybody knows the differences between M919V and M919 and I337M ?

Also, is there the firmware of the M919V somewhere just in case I would like to restore mine?

Could I use any ROM if I just put the M919V modem in it?

Thank you!
[Galaxy S 4 General] QuickSkope:
Hey, im just wondering if theres tweaking to be done to get LTE on the i337. I've had this thing for 2 weeks, and I only saw LTE for 3 min yesterday. Its always on 4G :(
[Galaxy S 4 General] Marino Pacheco:
WanamLite works PERFECTLY on SGH-i337M

Hi guys I would like to share this to all SGH-i337M owners

I wanted to have the latest updates and don't have to worry about the carriers LAG and I've used WANAMLITE roms in my SGS2 and SGS3. They are the Best. So I flasher via CWM my i337M.

I'm happy to say it works. I "had to do it", jaja, and it worked perfectly, even Wifi, and I didn't have to flash anything else. Only the NFC payments process stops. Everything else was perfect and my model number changed to i9505.

I'm at work currrently but when I get home i'm gonna upload screens with the old model and new model number

I hope this are good news for everyone From Mexico, Canada and Puerto Rico, that they can have the best ROM there is for Galaxy phones.

You can download if from here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2283194

Remember to Backup

and to Wipe Data/Factory reset. and Dalvik cache.

and then Flash the rom.

And have a happy i9505 and the best and latest roms.

Hope this Helps. If it did, hit the Thanks button.
[Galaxy S 4 General] Electroman365:
Hi.

I'm with Wind mobile and was about to get the Samsung (either Note 2 or S4) but a friend of mine told me if I get a Wind phone then I'm pretty much stuck with Wind because the phone won't work with any other carrier, which really sucks. I don't want to spend $400 (on wind tab) and then if for some reason I had to change carriers my phone is suddenly useless. So, is it true if I get a Note 2 or S4 (or S3) there's nothing I can do to make the phone work with other carriers?

I don't know if this question has been asked but can someone at least direct me to where to find the answer (link) if it's already been talked about?

Thanks.
[Galaxy S 4 General] Edu616:
I wish to know this too!! I also have 4g only!!and there is lte on my area but my carrier did not want to activate it because my plan does not have lte only 4g even tho i have a micro sim!!

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Thanks for this man Im from puerto rico!! I will try and see!! Wanam are always some of the best roms out there!!
[Galaxy S 4 General] Kevin36:
Use that i am from pr and i am currently using it it runs perfect
[Galaxy S 4 General] Edu616:
Hey kevin but which version of the s4 did you had initially the i337m ?? And it changed with wanam to i9505??
[Galaxy S 4 General] raffacorreio:
Frequencies

The S4 hardware (North American version) is the same for all carries. The differences are the frequencies that each version operates. In my opinion, the T-Mobile version (SGH-M919) is the best and most complete, because it has LTE Hexa Band and DC-HSPA+ Quad Band:

LTE Bands: 1 (2100), 2 (1900), 4 (1700/2100 AWS), 5 (850), 7 (2600) and 17 (700)

HSPA+ Bands: 1 (2100), 2 (1900), 4 (1700/2100 AWS) and 5 (850)

GSM Bands: 850, 900, 1800, 1900

The Canadian version (SGH-M919V) of TMO S4 has the same frequencies for DC-HSPA+, but the LTE is desable by software:

HSPA+ Bands: 1 (2100), 2 (1900), 4 (1700/2100 AWS) and 5 (850)

GSM Bands: 850, 900, 1800, 1900

The finally, the Canadian version (SGH-I337M) of AT&T S4 is missing the BAND 4 AWS (1700/2100MHz) for DC-HSPA+. That band works with T-Mobile, Wind Mobile, Mobilicity and Videotron:

LTE Bands: 1 (2100), 2 (1900), 4 (1700/2100 AWS), 5 (850), 7 (2600) and 17 (700)

HSPA+ Bands: 1 (2100), 2 (1900) and 5 (850)

GSM Bands: 850, 900, 1800, 1900

There's no official firmware for M919V at this time, only for M919, I337 and I337M, but isn't possible to flash those firmwares into M919 version.

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Hey!

It depends... The only difference between the i337m version (Bell, Virgin Mobile, Telus, Koodo, Rogers and Fido) and M919V version (Wind Mobile, Mobilicity, Videotron and Eastlink) are the frequencies that each one operates. If you want to use a M919V with 3G service from Bell, Telus or Rogers, for exemple, it will work. But if want to use it wirh LTE service, it won't be possible, at least for now:

I337M:

LTE Bands: 1 (2100), 2 (1900), 4 (1700/2100 AWS), 5 (850), 7 (2600) and 17 (700)

HSPA+ Bands: 1 (2100), 2 (1900) and 5 (850)

GSM Bands: 850, 900, 1800, 1900

It will not work with Wind Mobile, Mobilicity, Videotron or Eastlink because is missing the HSPA+ Band 4 AWS (1700/2100Mhz).

M919V:

HSPA+ Bands: 1 (2100), 2 (1900), 4 (1700/2100 AWS) and 5 (850)

GSM Bands: 850, 900, 1800, 1900

It will works with Bell, Telus and Rogers JUST with 3G service, because operates with Band 2 (1900Mhz) and Band 5 (850Mhz).

It will not work with any LTE service because LTE Bands are desable by software.
[Galaxy S 4 General] Ramrod421:
So I've flashed Wanam's rom today. I have lost the LTE logo in the status bar and it now shows 4G only. However, speedtests show that I have way faster network access now under 4G then I got under LTE.
[Galaxy S 4 General] fqzero:
Aws on i337

Since all canadaian s4s are identical i am pretty sure all we have to do is flash a wind mobile s4 modem on the i337 and aws should be unloacked. What do you guys think? anyone have a wind modem they can post?
[Galaxy S 4 General] duykhang524:
Cool story
[Galaxy S 4 General] raffacorreio:
The user evilive27 tried and he said didn't work. But you can try if you'd like too :)

There are two procedures you could try. On both, change the option "PHONE" to "PDA". I think that's why didn't work, because I said to select "PHONE" instead "PDA".

Procedure 1: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=41274430

Procedure 2: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=41310909
[Galaxy S 4 General] chargen2:
I want to try this on my SGH-I337M. I currently have TWRP recovery installed - I know the instructions say to use CWM, but does anyone know if TWRP recovery would work? I love the features of the TWRP. I could switch to CWM, but if I don't have to I'd prefer not to.
[Galaxy S 4 General] dennka:
As far as I know CWM and TWRP are only back up restore not compatible.

Love to see someone with i337m running Wannam Rom that for 9505 model. I did something similar with S3 when installed ROM and bricked it as versions were not same.
[Galaxy S 4 General] chargen2:
Yeah, and I'm not sure how much of an early-adopter I want to be. Since my last post I've been thinking of what I gain by trying this and what I risk. I'm really not missing anything with my current setup. Might hold off.
[Galaxy S 4 General] dennka:
I tried CM10.1 in early stages, reverted back.

I just checked video from Wannam ROM and person is saying that not to flash if it is not 9500 model
[Galaxy S 4 General] Electroman365:
Ok. I don't really understand all that stuff. So, the answer to my question would be NO. If I buy a Windmobile phone (like ,S3, S4, Note2) there's no way in hell it would work with Rogers, Fido.... And if I buy a phone from someone else there's no way it would work with Wind?

I heard in the USA they're thinking about passing a law that would make this illegal. They want all phones to work with all companies. I hope they do that. But I doubt Canada will follow suit.
[Galaxy S 4 General] Edu616:
I installed wanams and it works like charm!!! Everything is working like it should!!!
[Galaxy S 4 General] dennka:
did you do so on i337m model?
[Galaxy S 4 General] chargen2:
I successfully installed Wanamlite on my SGH-i337m.

Details here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=41721749#post41721749
[Galaxy S 4 General] fastkod:
AWS

Any success ? can someone try with this guy www[dot]freeyourline[dot]tk and let me know if its working ?
[Galaxy S 4 General] Edu616:
yes it works!!
[Galaxy S 4 General] seventieslord:
does USB mass storage not work on this thing? I have an SD card installed and it still only wants to interact with the phone via MTP. I thought that on 4.0+ devices, as long as they have an SD card installed you can still use USB mass storage. MTP is a drag.
[Galaxy S 4 General] Ramrod421:
I downloaded and installed Wanam's ROM but ended up switching to Omega. I'm loving this phone so much now. It's so much better than stock.

...and yes you can flash Wanam's ROM on a Canadian SGH-I337M.
[Galaxy S 4 General] Edu616:
is it good i have never tried the Omega roms ??
[Galaxy S 4 General] dennka:
Did you flash with new Update or just wnet directly flashing Omega Rom?
[Galaxy S 4 General] Ramrod421:
I like it a lot more than Wanam and it seems to have more support too.

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I flashed over stock MDJ that is on the Canadian versions. No wipe, just cleared cache and that's all. I had Wifi issues after that so I installed Adam kernel and it's perfect now. Love it!
[Galaxy S 4 General] raffacorreio:
Now works!!!

Hey evilive27!!

Have you tried the "new" method to enable AWS onto i337m version? I returned my M919V because I did not succeeded to enable LTE Bands on it... I'm thinking to buy an i337m now!!! Here's the link: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2291589
[Galaxy S 4 General] martinbill:
Canadian phones same?

Hey all,

Just downloaded ROM manager. Setting up recovery mode. Device listed is Galaxy S4 Canada (bell) but I am rogers. Can I use this recovery or do i need to wait for a rogers specific? I think all Canadian S4's are same regardless of carrier but don't feel like bricking new phone.
[Galaxy S 4 General] knives of ice:
I'm looking for help from any Canadian. I will paypal you money if you can send me the budweiser red light apk file. I imported a red light to the USA and unfortunately the app is only available in the Canadian play store. I've tried everything i can and have not been able to get the app.

i'll paypal someone $5 if they can send me the apk, if you can help just PM me.

apologies for having to post in this thread but its the only thing i could think of to find someone from canada that could possibly help. please help a hockey fan in the USA and get me this app.
[Galaxy S 4 General] sdoxsee:
Hi raffacorreio, any developments on this? I'd prefer to get the M919V in white (from WIND) if I can get LTE bands but will get the I337M in black (from Koodo...they don't have white) if I can easily enable AWS. Have you switched yet?

Cheers
[Galaxy S 4 General] vance74:
I have a huge problem I hope someone can help me. I use TWRP and have tried running several different roms, but now I am getting stuck at the boot screen where it says Samsung Galaxy IV. The only way I can get it to reboot is to download a complete data wipe, format, the whole bit. Then fresh install my ROM, currently using Spectrum. Then it will boot into the phone. As soon ax I reinstall any of my programs or just reboot, it gets stuck at the boot logo screen as I mentioned before. It's always the second boot after a fresh install. Please help. :confused:
[Galaxy S 4 General] vance74:
Can someone please help me. I feel like throwing this 600 dollar price of **** out the window .
[Galaxy S 4 General] dj_aj:
Maybe there's a corrupted file/app in your backup. Also, remove the microSD card if you have one while rebooting. See if that helps. Also, are able to successfully flash any other ROM (not Spectrum) and able to reboot without any issues? If that is the case, then try re-downloading the ROM and flashing it.

Last option...return to stock with Odin and just start over.
[Galaxy S 4 General] Ramrod421:
So after having issues with the phone post-modding it all of a sudden it becomes a POS. I guess that's one way to look at it.

I also would recommend to restore to a previous pre-mod backup or flash the stock ROM via Odin and flash your ROM again.
[Galaxy S 4 General] Youngbloodx:
I'm planning on buying an s4 and was wondering which models work on fido's network (including LTE). My best guess from my research is the i337 model but I want to make sure. Thanks.
[Galaxy S 4 General] msavic6:
All the Canadian models will work with LTE. In Canada the S4 model is i337m. It is physically the same as the i337 from the states except it has an unlocked bootloader.
[Galaxy S 4 General] Xetalx:
Thank you for the information. Awesome phone it is.
[Galaxy S 4 General] mickliq:
Finally got around to installing Goldeneye with Domination theme. Wow, almost feels like AOSP but still with TW features (in particular, the camera). A little concerned with battery as it seems worse than stock but we'll see.
[Galaxy S 4 General] Youngbloodx:
Thanks for the info. Now I'm looking at the s4 forums and I don't see an i337 section. Which should we refer to if we want to flash a rom or do other customizing activities??
[Galaxy S 4 General] mickliq:
The AT&T forum is actually labelled "AT&T, Canadian Bell, Rogers, Telus, Virgin Samsung Galaxy S 4". That's where you want to go.
[Galaxy S 4 General] IIIPowerIII:
I've ordered my GT-I9500 to replace my Nexus 4 :D.

Even with the little problem that the exo got, I took the chance with it. A little more expensive than the S4 here, no lte, less dev support but once Cm hit it, it will be fine ;)
[Galaxy S 4 General] vance74:
Very big upgrade.
[Galaxy S 4 General] ptscon:
I would look into getting the S800 version instead if going the semi-compatible device route. Pretty sure it will be more powerful.
[Galaxy S 4 General] msavic6:
The S800 version is built specifically for the Korean market which uses different frequencies than the North American/European markets. It would be more of a hassle than a benefit to import that specific version over the Octa.
[Galaxy S 4 General] IIIPowerIII:
I needed a device soon. I couldn't find a place to order the s800. Google didn't release the GE fast enough for canada :P