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[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] MajorTankz:
I was in lower Manhattan last week my brother's EVO 4G LTE was getting LTE signal and I decided to do a speed test on 3G. This is what I got with full bars.

http://www.speedtest.net/android/452351325.png

Is this really all I have to look forward too? Maybe there were just too many residents using the network but this is really discouraging. I get better speeds at home, in Connecticut, sometimes where I'm fairly certain we haven't gotten LTE in my town yet.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] scream4cheese:
Sprint's LTE network havent finished deploying their network yet so give it some time.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] -EViL-KoNCEPTz-:
No I get between 22 and 31mbps on LTE and between 1 and 2.8mbps on 3g. Even on 1x I get around 500 - 600kbps.

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Oh and BTW bars don't indicate data strength for 3g. They show 1x strength for voice calls. The 4g signal strength is displayed by its own bars like wifi. To see your 3g signal strength you need to use a signal strength app that can read the accurate dbm and asu of the signal. Most will show 1x, 3g and 4g dbm and asu as separate value entries and a few have notification bar icons so you can see the values in the notification bar and panel without a widget or app needing to be open.

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[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] MajorTankz:
Network vision has been deployed in many markets already. If LTE works than you're supposed to be in Sprint's new network vision.

I wasn't using text based signal readings from CM settings at the time, but more often than not, the normal bar graphic is a good representation of if my 3G performance will be poor.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] xboxfanj:
I get about 1.5 down with network vision, so I would say no.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] -EViL-KoNCEPTz-:
The problem is you can have full bars and still have a crap signal. Even on 1x. The other day I had full bars but my signal was actuall -115dbm and 1 asu when it should have been -75 or lower dbm and 16 to 20 asu. I think it's a CDMA issue with the bar display tho cuz I haven't noticed it as bad on GSM device's

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[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Mikeyman123:
Recently I tried to root my SIII T-Mobile.

I used the XDA tutorial to root it with Odin and that stuff.

So when it didn't get past the first thing, after 1 hours, I unplugged it because I thought it wasnt connected good.

So now it's saying this:

Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies & try again.

I haven't got any previous rooting experience, I just followed XDA's tutorial.

Does this mean my phone is bricked?

How can I fix this?

I don't care if my phone will be rooted or not after I fix it, I just want it to work :(

Please help me.

I know I'm a new member.. but I am very scared.. really scared that my phone is bricked.

Can this be fixed?

Will this work? http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1900345

(second post)
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] KingKostas:
Next time you attempt to root read a little bit more and don't rush. Try to get into download mode if you can odin back to stock
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Misterjunky:
re: it's not bricked

This guide will get your phone back up and running properly, doing anything else will just prolong your problem.

Easy and sure way fix your problem - Here is s step by step guide:

Download the newest pre-rooted Samsung Galaxy S3 T999 Jellybean v4.1.2 rom: T999_UVDMD5

After downloading make a folder on your computer's desktop and unzip the

file using Winzip or 7zip so the .TAR file is in the new folder you just made.

Download and extract Odin into the same folder you made containing the TAR file

Here is the link for Odin: http://d-h.st/Q14

•	Download ODIN which is required for flashing the stock rooted firmware (a windows app)

•	Download the Odin Flash firmware for T999 Tmobile then copy it to the same folder as Odin

•	Run Odin by double clicking the Odin.exe within the same folder as the TAR file you extracted

•	Turn off your phone and boot into DOWNLOAD MODE (Volume Down + Home + Power Hold until phone powers up, then release and press Volume Up to enter Download Mode)

•	Once in Download Mode, connect the USB/Charger cable to the phone and plug into the USB port on your computer.

•	You should now see a COM** port listed toward the top-left of Odin (under ID:COM)

•	Click on the PDA button in the middle-right area of Odin.

•	Browse to and select the Firmware you downloaded (TAR file)

•	Make sure Auto-Reboot and F. Reset Time are the only options checked and that PDA is the only other thing checked.

•	TRIPLE CHECK your settings and that you have selected the correct firmware for your model phone and are using the correct options.

•	If you are using a laptop, make absolutely sure you are plugged in, or if on battery, that it is charged enough and will not go into sleep mode during flash.

•	Click Start to begin the flash. This will take a while, so be patient!

•	Once complete, in the top-left box in Odin, it will say PASS and the phone should have automatically rebooted.

•	You may unplug the phone and close Odin if you wish.

•	Wait at least 5-10 minutes for the system to boot the first time and then build its cache!

•	(It may seem to hang during boot, this is normal and you must be patient!!!)

Good Luck!
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Mikeyman123:
Thanks for replying.

How do I get it back in download mode? it only says the problem I mentioned before.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
With phone off, hold volume down, home, and power. Then press vol up to continue.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Mikeyman123:
If this works, wow..

I greatly appreciate you helping me.

Trying it right now :)
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
It should work. If you can get into download mode you're not hard bricked and should be able to get it running again. Good luck!
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Mikeyman123:
Is it normal that it's on NAND Write Start!! for like 15 mins now ?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Mikeyman123:
I googled and the problem was that Kies was running in the BG.

I killed the process and can I safely restart Odin now? I'm scared I'll cause damage closing Odin. :P
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Mikeyman123:
closed kies and its still stuck on nand write start...
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
Try to be patient. It may take a while, but it should eventually timeout and Fail. Though, if you dont think its going to happen, then you can try to stop everything as you did before. Chances are nothing was actually done, but I cant promise you that. Last time you were able to still get download mode, you will probably still be able to if you have to resort to forcing it to stop.

BTW, uninstall Kies!!!!! There is really not much it is good for.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Mikeyman123:
fixed the nand thing, now its on aboot.mbn
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Mikeyman123:
I unistalled Kies

I tried Odin v3.07 < stuck on NAND Write Start!!

I tried Odin v1.3 < stuck on aboot.mbn

I am trying Odin v3.07 GS3 < stuck on NAND Write Start!!

What should I do?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
Cool! Is it still taking a really long time though? Or has it finished?

Now that you know the problem cause, if it were me i would reflash again just to be sure nothing was corrupted.

Good luck!
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Misterjunky:
re: Odin flash

First unplug usb from the phone.

The kies drivers are still loaded unless you reboot the computer so the best thing would

be if you uninstall kies, it's not needed at all then reboot the computer.

After rebooting download the official samsung usb drivers which can be found here:

http://www.samsung.com/us/support/owners/product/SGH-T999RWBTMB#

After downloading the samsung usb drivers install the drivers and reboot the computer, start odin put the rom TAR file into the PDA slot

in Odin and then put the phone in download mode and lastly connect the usb cable from computer to the phone.

Then Re-Read the step by step instructions which was my first post here and follow it exactly to a TEE!

Good luck!
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Mikeyman123:
It was taking a lot of time so I tried v1.3 again.

How do I reflash it if it keeps getting stuck?

Can I contact you on Skype or something?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Misterjunky:
It should not keep getting stuck if you follow the directions I just gave you.

It normally can take Odin between 5-10 minutes to complete.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Mikeyman123:
didn't see your post, thanks I'm going to try this now.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Misterjunky:
re: step by step instructions

After you get done with uninstalling kies and reboot then download/install samsung usb drivers and reboot computer again

then follow this guide to a TEE!

This guide will get your phone back up and running properly, doing anything else will just prolong your problem.

Easy and sure way fix your problem - Here is s step by step guide:

Download the newest pre-rooted Samsung Galaxy S3 T999 Jellybean v4.1.2 rom: T999_UVDMD5

After downloading make a folder on your computer's desktop and unzip the

file using Winzip or 7zip so the .TAR file is in the new folder you just made.

Download and extract Odin into the same folder you made containing the TAR file

Here is the link for Odin: http://d-h.st/Q14

•	Download ODIN which is required for flashing the stock rooted firmware (a windows app)

•	Download the Odin Flash firmware for T999 Tmobile then copy it to the same folder as Odin

•	Run Odin by double clicking the Odin.exe within the same folder as the TAR file you extracted

•	Turn off your phone and boot into DOWNLOAD MODE (Volume Down + Home + Power Hold until phone powers up, then release and press Volume Up to enter Download Mode)

•	Once in Download Mode, connect the USB/Charger cable to the phone and plug into the USB port on your computer.

•	You should now see a COM** port listed toward the top-left of Odin (under ID:COM)

•	Click on the PDA button in the middle-right area of Odin.

•	Browse to and select the Firmware you downloaded (TAR file)

•	Make sure Auto-Reboot and F. Reset Time are the only options checked and that PDA is the only other thing checked.

•	TRIPLE CHECK your settings and that you have selected the correct firmware for your model phone and are using the correct options.

•	If you are using a laptop, make absolutely sure you are plugged in, or if on battery, that it is charged enough and will not go into sleep mode during flash.

•	Click Start to begin the flash. This will take a while, so be patient!

•	Once complete, in the top-left box in Odin, it will say PASS and the phone should have automatically rebooted.

•	You may unplug the phone and close Odin if you wish.

•	Wait at least 5-10 minutes for the system to boot the first time and then build its cache!

•	(It may seem to hang during boot, this is normal and you must be patient!!!)

Good Luck!
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Mikeyman123:
Just making sure, is your gs3 always a sgh t99 if you buy it from t-mobile?

I'm not sure I first thought I had a i9300 but I just clicked the t-mobile one because I bought it at them.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Misterjunky:
re: phones

error post
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Mikeyman123:
Because it says GT-i9300 at the left-top in download mode..

I'm confused.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Misterjunky:
re: phone models

If you have a GT-I9300 phone then disregard everything I posted for you or you will brick your phone.

Go to the Samsung GT-I9300 XDA forum to get the help you need.

This forum we are in now is for the Tmobile T999 Samsung Galaxy S3 so you are in the wrong forum.

Here is the link for the Galaxy S3 GT-I9300 XDA forum: http://xdaforums.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1563

Only follow my instructions if you have a Tmobile T999 Samsung Galaxy S3 phone.

Next time you need help be sure you are in the right XDA Forum and be sure in your future posts to include the model of your phone.

Good luck!
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Mikeyman123:
well I'm sorry for wasting your guys time then

I'm going to flash the i9300 original stock, will that work?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Misterjunky:
you are still in the wrong forum.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] oliasmuchow:
i'm on right forum, please help me!!

i am having the same problem. I followed every instruction. installed drivers, installed odin and firmware. flashed with odin, it went all the way through, passed and restarted the phone. it seems like it worked but the phone wont get past the boot screen. waited for an hour but still stayed on boot screen. i tried flashing it again and got the same results.. not sure what to do now.. btw, i do have t999 and am in right forum. it boots further than it did before i tried this but still won't get off the samsung boot screen. i feel like i am so close to solving the problem just not sure what i am doing wrong.. please please help!!!
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
Boot into recovery and factory reset.

This will wipe all user data but it nearly ALWAYS solves this problem.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] Heuser1:
Hello Everyone:

I was setting up my Samsung Account and after having done so my phone automatically did an auto sync of all of my photos and videos to what I assume is the Samsung Cloud. If not mistaken this is so that I can use the Samsung AllShare or now i think "Link" to view this content from other devices. Is there a way I can disable this auto sync because I actually do not want all of my photos and video to be viewable from other devices if I happen to connect them?

Thank you for all of your help and assisance.
[LG Optimus G Pro] Landmine:
What is this icon all about? NFC?
[LG Optimus G Pro] lessthanzach:
Yes that's nfc
[LG Optimus G Pro] jesi.james:
Yepp, its NFC. Bugs the crap out of me when I see it so I disabled it on my hox. I can live without it till needed
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] sextape:
Hello Everyone Sextape and the Gang Here,

This is a One Click for the latest firmware Samsung Galaxy IV Verizon Variant:

Thanks to our source for this!

DOWNLOAD HERE

​

DO NOT MIRRROR ANY OF THE FILES PROVIDED BY OUR TEAM "NO MIRRORS ALLOWED" THANKS TO OUR SOURCES :D YOU GUYS ROCK!!!​
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] sextape:
Release Notes:

Initial launch Firmware

Files are uploading
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] rampantandroid:
Will the S4 have the flash counter like the S3 did, and if so will flashing the stock ROM from ODIN trigger it?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] sextape:
Not sure I use a sprint variant and as far as I know there isn't one.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] BladeRunner:
Flashing Stock should not increment the counter, afaik
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] BusyPooping:
sweet, im gonna try to try this out. its been a while since ive been on android
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] BladeRunner:
How long do those files take to upload? :p
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] StolenVW:
Could be awhile s4 dump is around 1.5 to 2gigs uncompressed
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] sextape:
should be up soon
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] ilkevinli:
Worked great ! Thanks.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] joderme:
To confirm this is a phone dump and not a manufacturer ODIN image?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] sextape:
Manufacturer
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] joderme:
Awesome thanks for confirming. This should reset the flash counter back to 0 without a problem then. Someone was asking about this earlier on.

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OP confirmed that this is a manufacturer image and as such should reset the flash counter back to 0.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] cjkacz:
Anyone have the link to the root page?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] open1your1eyes0:
Unfortunately, the original one was closed due to improper crediting (as per mod), I have recreated the same in a more detailed simple guide. Link here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2290798
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] sextape:
Here's the link http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=41718523

Done by one of our team members
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] cjkacz:
Thanks I rooted and bricked this morning. All is well now I am back to stock. Was going to try again later but deleted the kernel accidentally
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Proweedsmoker:
Just wanted to ask: We should flash this AFTER completing the rooting methods? (Flash via ODIN the same way we did root etc..,) Sorry Im new to Samsung and rooting phones in general, but I do have experience with root/bootloader/etc.., on my tablet...

I see we refer to this as "MDK" Would that be the baseband version or build number? If I am already on Build#JDQ39.I545VRUAMDK and baseband# I545VRUAMDK, would I still need to flash this file to get back to "stock" w/ root? Just a little bit confused....
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] garwynn:
The provided build at the moment is a "Back to Stock" restore. I'm working on a pre-rooted version but AFAIK you'd have to have the bootloader unlocked in order to flash these. Being on Sprint I'm still a little confused on how that works - hopefully spending a little more time around the forums will help clear that up. (Thinking about getting one of these for the parents as a holiday gift - the lower end one they have seems to just be... substandard.)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] BeansTown106:
good **** on the leak! i thought u were just a sprint leaker lol :P but i guess times have changed. and thats definetly a good thing for us
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] thejondude:
link not working? looks like dev host isnt working... any1 have it uploaded some where else?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] NxtGenCowboy:
Is the TAR filed hosted anywhere else? DevHost seems to be dead or down. You should try uploading to AndroidFileHost.. Fast mirrors everywhere.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] thejondude:
ya im stuck... soft bricked lol i dont wana use my note 2 for the rest of the day :( looks like ill have 2
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] jdellingson7:
Can anyone confirm that this is really a manufacturer Odin image or just a phone dump? I seen a few well trusted devs mentioning on twitter that it is not a manufacturer image.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] garwynn:
I can. Source was manufacturer image. And in future you can easily tell by looking for a modem. Modem dumps can't be flashed by Odin.

Sent you a PM.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] garwynn:
I'll be getting it up to rwilco12.com shortly.

Update: Last file moving now. Links have been updated. Sorry about the troubles folks, Dev Host was supposed to only be temporary in the first place.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] michaelgg13:
Thanks for reuploading. I have been stuck as well. when i go to rwilco12.com that seems to be down too. is the file anywhere else?

EDIT: I tried the d-h.st link again and that site is back up now. thanks.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] joderme:
I flashed three times after not being able to get rid of the custom boot screen and the modified status under about phone. I would think this would have fixed it?

I finally decided to go into download mode to see if it said custom or official and be hold it kicked back to official some how. Boot screen went back to normal too.

The owner is root:root (per imnuts) - isn't that a bit odd for an image?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] garwynn:
In order to make the one click I MUST repack the tar. Original tar is not allowed to be released per source.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] open1your1eyes0:
I'm curious, has anyone been able to successfully flash this full image as of yet? I keep getting XmitData Fail error each time (sounds like communication issue before the phone and computer). Tried multiple USB ports, cables, and different laptop, even different ODIN version 3.04 instead of 3.07.

EDIT: Granted I downloaded the one that was hosted on Devhost before. Not sure if that one had issues and now this one is fixed.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] budwizer:
I successfully flashed it using Odin 3.07.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] open1your1eyes0:
False alarm, everything is fine with the file. I was trying to do something special on it that wasn't working because using the wrong tool. Disregard.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] JFazYankees:
Will flashing this wipe the phone?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] garwynn:
Yes.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] papapena25:
When I extract tar.md5 with 7zip, it extracts the files to the folder but in the lower box of 7zip it says error- broken file. Is something wrong with the file? Should still use it to restore my phone? After I did that I thought maybe I should redownload the file, so I went back to download it again, bu it won't let me. It sends me to a page that says

"Gateway Anti-Virus Alert

This request is blocked by the SonicWALL Gateway Anti-Virus Service. Name: Malformed.avi.BP.4 (Exploit)"

Whats up with that?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] garwynn:
The first question is normal when extracting a tar.md5 from 7zip. You don't need to do that to flash the package on your phone.

The second one is somehow done on your side - probably you're doing from an office. Odd that they're coming up with that, there's no avi files in the download :/
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] papapena25:
Ok. I wonder what happend, it let me download it the first time. I am at work, but they don't block our computers from anything online. Oh well I still have the file from the first download, as long as that file is good, I'm good to go.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] papapena25:
When I put the tar.md5 file in the PDA section of odin, it says

<OSM> Please wait..

<OSM> MD5 hash value is invalid

<OSM> SCH-I545_MDK_562219_Stock_Restore.tar.md5 is invalid.

<OSM> End...

It's not suppost to say that is it? I did exactly what the instructions say, I just don't want to hit start if this isn't right. If this isn't right what could have happend? How do I fix it?

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Nevermind!! For some reason i only downloaded about 1.4gb of it. I downloaded it again and it worked just fine.

Thanks
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] RedBullet:
So... out of curiosity how long does it take to flash?

Mine has been running for a while and it just seems like it is frozen...
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] barrackOBAMA:
Does any one know how ro remove the custom boot screen?

I successfully Odin this. But I still have custom boot screen.

Has anyone had any luck removing?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] RedBullet:
What odin settings should we use for this? Just the default "Auto reboot" and "F.Reset Time"? Any others?

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Ooo I would like to know that too. My phone is pretty unstable right now; freezes maybe once a day or so. I wanted to restore it to stock (including the custom boot screen) to make sure it is fine.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] whiskerz:
Edit:nevermind
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] jredecop:
Just to make sure, this is the stock file so that I can return my s4 back to 100% stock if I need to go to Verizon store for warranty claims or if I just want to?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] DarkMenace:
FYI the Verizon Galaxy S4 is the SCH-I545 not SPH-I454 or am I missing something here?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] garwynn:
No... just can't edit it. Maybe a mod will be nice enough to do so....