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[Galaxy Note 3 General] fahadali2315:
Did u buy it from a shop or from a person??? :) n900 is actually for countries like pakistan and saudi arabia.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] nabeelrazanaqvi:
Shop

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Yes it is 3g model and in pakistan 2g only that's why I bought this instead of 9005
[Galaxy Note 3 General] fahadali2315:
It must be under warranty too. It is pakistani lad. :) and n900 is not available in america or europe. Its only for your region middleeast and asia. :)
[Galaxy Note 3 General] nabeelrazanaqvi:
Yes I know so what country for sure in middle east??Or African region

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No not in warranty because I told you not pakistani model so no warranty
[Galaxy Note 3 General] fahadali2315:
You want my advice :) keep your device as it is. Flashing different firmwares isnt gonna change anything. Its not like its region lock and there are no special features in african or middleeastern firmwares apart from more bloatware. :) u are already getting ota. Why go through the hastle.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] Mustajab Is'haq:
FYI most of the countries in the Middle East have both the models of Note 3.

The Snapdragon variant is more expensive than the Exynos and is sold by the 4G Carriers like Viva, STC, Mobily etc. While the Exynos model is sold by the 3G carriers like Zain, Lana etc.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] fahadali2315:
Did you read my reply??? I said n900 is not available in my area uk europe etc. I wasnt talking the other way around. :) but yeah thanks for the info.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] Mustajab Is'haq:
I did read your reply. I just gave this info here because there are quite a few people here who want the Snapdragon Note 3, and Middle Eastern countries are selling it. Although if you want it, don't get it from Saudi as that model is region locked.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] MoonSTRuK:


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[Galaxy Note 3 General] fahadali2315:
Yeah its been quiet a while now brother ;) with this news. But people if you want cm or any 4.3 rom foe now. Dont upgrade as it has new ****ing locked bootloader. Which makes it very hard to go back.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] MoonSTRuK:
Bro I wouldn't mind updating cos I have always been least interested in installing custom ROMS. ...:D........

Surprisingly the UK region still hasn't received the update? My phone doesn't report any OTA. ..:/
[Galaxy Note 3 General] fahadali2315:
its only available for poland ,it should be coming on weekly basis my best guess. Wow ;) You dont custom roms and yet you are on xda :D thats a new one.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] MoonSTRuK:
Lol...good point! I keep XDA as a backup in case I run into issues while installing stock roms. ..:p...somehow I am always scared to get custom roms...thinking it might disable some crucial functions of my phone. ..there are so many custom roms to choose from....and I have no idea which one is the best and safest :)
[Galaxy Note 3 General] fahadali2315:
:P I understand 600 quidz phone is worth alot ... But yeah custom roms usually make u flashaholic :P To say to be on the safest side for SAMSUNG its always been OMEGA :) but there are other roms with many features like nexus 5 rom :) cm11 from temasek's am using its literally making u taste aosp whenever you want and go back to tw whenever you want thats freedom right there :D
[Galaxy Note 3 General] haris.herry:
When will we get the kitkat ota here in pakistan.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] fahadali2315:
Its xda not samsung :P you get when n900 atleast gets a leak for 4.4.2 :)
[Galaxy Note 3 General] mianahmadpp:
I want to buy a dual sim note 3 n9002! Where can I have it near lahore, gujranwala area? Plz if anybody has any info do tell.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] nabilsweet007:
i m on darkstalker rom 4.3 mk2 on my n9005..i want to update with 4.4.2 kitkat sweetrom

what r the procedures...

what about the boot loader im confused..any one get succeeds???

i want to know how do i upgrade?i m just confused about boot loader
[Galaxy Note 3 General] fahadali2315:
Dont know about custom 4.4.2 if they are on the old bootloader or new. But you cannot update the stock firmware. As then u will be locked on 4.4.2 :) Wont be able to flash cm or any 4.3 tw rom .
[Galaxy Note 3 General] Khizar:
I would recommend flashing the Polish 4.4.2 rom in odin. Nobody knows when 4.4.2 will be released for other regions but should be soon.

He has the n9005, look at his sig.. ;)

You will need to flash the 4.4.2 bootloader then flash the KK cwm then flash rom.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] fahadali2315:
Yeah but he asked the ota for pakistan :) And as much as i know n9005 doesnt have a pakistani firmware :D
[Galaxy Note 3 General] mianahmadpp:
Anybody?
[Galaxy Note 3 General] sohebq:
^^

Nearly impossible that you will get that, check with homeshopping.pk

Sent from Note 3 (The beauty & beast)
[Galaxy Note 3 General] mianahmadpp:
They don't have it available! Infact no online store in Pakistan has it!
[Galaxy Note 3 General] fahadali2315:
4.4.2 For NOTE3 N900 Devices has been uploaded on sammobile.com .:) Its for russia right now but pakistan should be getting it soon too.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] Hassaan Shahid:
flashing official 4.4 on n9005

Hellow brothers , I have bought note 3 n9005 from local market .

I checked sammobile and found latest 4.4 rom is available officially ,

But before updating I worry about Region locking problem .

Will my cell get region locked after that .

Its an Eu model

Currently its knox warranty is already void 0×1 it says

Its as it is since I purchased it .

Firmware shows : custom

And when I check for ota in settings . It says that device has been modified..

Right now my build is : jss15j.n9005xxubmj1

Please guide on updating process . Thanks
[Galaxy Note 3 General] fahadali2315:
You can download 4.4.2 poland region :) it wont region lock. Hltexx or n9005 is international version. Working fully in pakistan
[Galaxy Note 3 General] ali_khalid5518:
Hi guys...its my first post on this thread...its a long time i am checking xda again and its good to see so many Pakistani fellows here.... well I am also waiting for the 4.4 on OTA and hope it ll arrive soon.. btw whats the good rom is for the n900 now a days any idea.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] sohebq:
^^

I am using vn rom, tons of customization and its beautiful.

Sent from Note 3 (The beauty & beast)
[Galaxy Note 3 General] smartnote4:
Problem

Hi I am new here and this is my first post here too so please don't ignore me. My name is Muhammad Farhan and I am from Islamabad. Recently I purchased brand new Galaxy Note 3 from Blue Area Islamabad. I also rooted my Note 3 and unfortunately my knox is tripped. I heard also about if its trip then you can't claim warranty. Really I don't care about this. I have some issues with my Note 3 and I also hope I reached right place for asking help. I don't know much about firmware, rom etc. Please guide me the right firmware and try to solve my issues / questions below.

Q. I have battery issue because I think I have MK2 version I think?

Q. I want to install Kitkat version but in Pakistan there is no updates?

Q. Can I reset my knox counter from 1 to 0?

I am posting screenshots of my Note 3 please help and link me the right firmware or best firmware without breaking my phone. :D
[Galaxy Note 3 General] Mustajab Is'haq:
You can download KitKat from Sammobile and that should solve your battery issue.

Knox cannot be reset once tripped.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] smartnote4:
Thanks for very fast reply Mustajab sir. Can you gimme the right firmware link please? Thanks in advance :o
[Galaxy Note 3 General] sohebq:
Welcome to xda. I hope you are enjoying the Note 3.

A. What sort of battery issue you have, how much battery you

are getting?

A. Kitkat is slowly expanding so it will take time to reach Pakistan. Since you are rooted, you can try installing custom roms of Kitkat.

A. No there is still no way. I don't think so here service center guys will be aware enough of knox. :P
[Galaxy Note 3 General] smartnote4:
Thanks for warm welcome, really appreciate that.

A. No I m not using much battery just receiving emails etc.

A. Yeah I can realize. And I also know how to install firmware with odin. Please can you provide me the right firmware link of kitkat?

A. Thanks
[Galaxy Note 3 General] smartnote4:
Also please check my attachment for the right firmware of kitkat.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] Mustajab Is'haq:
http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/1/

Type your device model no. and download the appropriate firmware.

Note: You may have to create a free account on both Sammobile and TeraFile.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] smartnote4:
It say there is no kitkat version for my

AP: N900XXUCMK2

CP: N900XXUCMK1

CSC: N9000JVCMJ3

I am already using 4.3. Please check my above attachment.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] smartnote4:
Damn! no one reply me...... :crying: Please tell me which firmware model number of kitkat suits best for my note 3. :( Please check my firmware version from above attachment.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] sohebq:
Why not flash a custom rom straight away?

Sent from Note 3 (The beauty & beast)
[Galaxy Note 3 General] smartnote4:
can you provide me the link of kitkat firmware please?

does this break my phone if it's does match with my firmware version.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] sohebq:
No.

Sent from Note 3 (The beauty & beast)
[Galaxy Note 3 General] smartnote4:
Thanks for replying man but you forget to post the link.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] sohebq:
I can post link of custom cwm based rom

Sent from Note 3 (The beauty & beast)
[Galaxy Note 3 General] ravian29:
NA7 is latest kitkat version, download and flash using odin. If you want more cleaner, extended battery life and enhanced performance I will recommend you to custom rom like omega or androidnow. These are junk free roms, themeable and tweakable. Using cutom kernel like n3 can overclock the device to make it more fast and powerful but do not try this if you are new to overclock

Sent from my SM-N9005
[Galaxy Note 3 General] nabeelrazanaqvi:
You can flash Indian rom if you want I can help you

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It has kit kat no your phone will not brick I have changed my region from Saudi to India
[Galaxy Note 3 General] ravian29:
Here you are, in this list NA8 is the latest available so flash this

http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/

Open the link above and search n900 there you will get the list NA8 looks newest

And remeber before flashing read all info about upgrading, using odin etc. I will not be responsible if you do anything wrong. You are the boss if you have skills to fix if anything goes wrong then flash it else use whatever you have, knox warranty can not be reversed it will remain 1 untill there is a way to reverse it. To claim warranty samsung is accepting 1 time warranty void like if your knox warranty tripped to 1 for first time samsung allows it but after claiming warranty if it tripped again then you warranty is void. I do kot know whats condition is in Pak because i am not there but you can atleast try your luck if it works.

Sent from my SM-N9005
[Galaxy Note 3 General] nabeelrazanaqvi:
It Tells your Phone is From Saudi Arabian Region, It does not have KIT KAT TILL NOW but if you want you can change the region to INDIA and then Receive OTA KIT KAT device status will be official and ROM SHall also be official and you shall receice OFFICIAL OTA in futer. if you want help i can
[Galaxy Note 3 General] smartnote4:
Thanks for all replies here I will post here once I complete my flashing
[Galaxy Note 3 General] smartnote4:
I saw omega is for SM-N9005 and I think is note available for SM-N900. Is this correct?
[Galaxy Note 3 General] ravian29:
Ya i replied while thinking that you have n9005 and saw images you uploaded later, do not flash 4.2.2 custom rom straight away. You need to upgrade to 4.2.2 first by downloading official firmware. I will recommend you to flash official first and see how it goes if you like it, stay on official but if you want more juice from your device then flash custom rom or kernel. I am going out so can not see n900 custom roms but if you would need help in selecting i will help you out as soon as i will be back

Sent from my SM-N9005
[Galaxy Note 3 General] SK_007:
Help plz..........Urgent!

First of all it feels great to see a thread for Pakistani users of Galaxy Note 3............anyway i was on the verge to replace my aging Xperia Z with Galaxy Note 3 in january but due to some unforeseen circumstances(my father suffered a heart attack and i had to take care of him)had to delay it and now as he is fine and recovering really fast Alhumdulillah i have decided to complete what i planned in january i'll be buying Galaxy Note 3 tomorrow inshAllah but before i go forward there are a few things i want to ask and hope to get answers ASAP as i am going to buy it tomorrow!

1.Should i get N9000(with official 12 months local warranty) or N9005(without any local warranty.....only comes with international warranty which is of no use in Pakistan)

2.If i go for N9005 will there be regional lock?.........if yes then how to get rid of it?

2.As the market is full of fake clones is there anyway to spot them?

3.Has 4.4.2 launched yet in Pakistan and if no then how can i get it without rooting my device(as of now i don't want to root my device may be after a couple of months i'll do it but not now)

i hope i will get answers to my questions within a couple of hours as it's really urgent............thanks in advance.

Regards!
[Galaxy Note 3 General] MoonSTRuK:
If you want a faster and better device then go for N9005....try to get a sealed device if possible. Usually they make a fake seal around so if you are a good observer make sure you know how to detect that! If it's a new set then you don't need to worry about its warranty being applied in Pakistan. I bought my N9005 from KSA and using it in Pakistan without any problems Alhamdulillah. ..

4.4.2 for N9005 has only been officially launched for the Poland region so far. So if u want Kitkat you can flash the Polish firmware on your N9005...

Last thing...do make sure that it's either manufactured in Vietnam or Korea only! Don't buy any besides that
[Galaxy Note 3 General] SK_007:
Thanks for the quick reply btw will there be any regional lock on it or not and if yes then how can i get rid of it?

Once again thank you very much!
[Galaxy Note 3 General] Mustajab Is'haq:
There is a Region Lock on both models of the N3 in some regions like the UK and Saudi Arabia for example.

There are two ways you can get rid of this lock: there is official way and then there's the root way.

You have to activate the N3 by using a SIM card of the same region and talk to someone for 5 mins (or someone should call you) either way the duration of your call(s) should equal 5 minutes. After this the lock should go away forever. This is the official way described by Samsung.

If you don't want all the hassle mentioned above and want a simple one click solution, then you can download the RegionLock Away app by Chainfire and get rid of the region lock. You need root for this to work and that voids your warranty AND trips Knox in the process. I hope this answers your question.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] SK_007:
Thanks but i am asking about Pakistan will there be any region lock on Galaxy Note 3 in Pakistan as well.........hope some one from Pakistan reads my question and answer accordingly!
[Galaxy Note 3 General] MoonSTRuK:
Even there would be a region lock u can do one thing to be safe. Suppose if it's region locked for the Arab region then insert a sim in it of any Arab carrier and it will disable the region lock forever . After that u may insert any sim u want. Likewise if it's of the UK region then u need to first insert a sim of any UK carrier . u can find these SIMS at any good mobile repair shop. I did the same when I flashed the UK BTU rom in my phone.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] Mustajab Is'haq:
You can ask the people here but I read in a thread somewhere that the Exynos variant (SM-N900) of the Note 3 sold in Pak is not region locked. However since the Snapdragon variant (SM-N9005) is not officially sold there, it's probably region locked if you buy it from some shop that imported it.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] MoonSTRuK:
Yeah exynos version isn't region locked by default. It's true. Only Snapdragon is region locked
[Galaxy Note 3 General] Khizar:
We can't answer that. You will have to check the box yourself to see if it's locked or not, the box has a sticker if the phone is locked. But if the shop keeper removed that then you might get a locked device and not know about it so buy from a reputable shop. Or at least check to see if your network mode is normal or in roaming by inserting your sim.

The main reason we can't answer this question is I have heard some ppl say they have gotten region locked n900 from the market and some ppl got unlocked. When i bought the N9005, I specifically bought an unlocked one but a friend of mine bought it from the same place but his was locked. Also most countries that got region unlocked devices in first batch got region locked devices in their second batch. Like Saudi, I bought mine from their and my friend also bought it from their but his was from the second batch and was locked.

PS- There is nothing to be worried about even if it is locked. It will take you max 5 to 10 mins to either use the region lock away app or flash a custom rom, all custom roms region unlock phones.

That isn't entirely true. Yes at first most markets, eg. Pakistan, India, etc.. got unlocked n900 but there are many that got locked and recently i have been hearing more and more about how the newer batches have them locked.

Also that's the same thing with N9005, at first the Asian markets got them unlocked but after the first batch most countries got them region locked.

Sent From My SM-N9005 To All You Wonder Nobodies!!
[Galaxy Note 3 General] SK_007:
Thanks for your help guys i have decided to for N9005 as it is the more powerful of the two and the development scene of N9005 is 100 times better than N9000......i hope there would be no region lock but in case there is then i'll try to get that region's sim as MoonSTRuK suggested..........will post some unboxing pics here tomorrow(if everything goes well)InshAllah!!!

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Btw there is one more smartphone which is available at the same price as Galaxy Note 3 how is it?

I am talking about Lumia 1520 it is powered by the same Snapdragon 800 chipset but has a much much better 20 Megapixel camera with OIS(Optical image stabilization) and a larger 6 inch 1080p display the only problem i can see with Lumia 1520 is that it's running on Windows 8(not Android)which is not my cup of tea!

What do you guys think.............any suggestions?
[Galaxy Note 3 General] sohebq:
Nokia? Lol RIP.

Android is present & future.

Sent from Note 3 (The beauty & beast)
[Galaxy Note 3 General] ravian29:
Till now android is better than windows phone as android has hundreds of thousands applications, games, tweaks, modes, roms and kernels. May be one day android +windows dual boot makes its way in the market, congrates and welcome to join note 3 community

Sent from my SM-N9005

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Sent from my SM-N9005
[Galaxy Note 3 General] ali_khalid5518:
How to change the regions?
[Galaxy Note 3 General] fahadali2315:
Regions ?? Flash a firmware suitable to your area. If you are in pakistan and have n9005 i would suggest BTU if you want to stick to 4.3 or if you want to go to 4.4.2 tw Flash poland. It works too. :) If you have N9005.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] nabeelrazanaqvi:
Continue Reading ....

How to change the regions?

Changing region is easy. Flash the rom from desired region then install program csc select from play store Chang region with it and then Flash the same room again you shall have un rooted note 3 with official status
[Galaxy Note 3 General] ali_khalid5518:
Thanks but I thought there is something easy...flashing I am already done with that its too much addictive I better stays off.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] SK_007:
Alhumdulillah Finally!!!

Alhumdulillah bought Galaxy Note 3(N9005)on 13th February 2014.......pardon me as i couldn't share pics on that day as i was a bit busy but as i promised i would share some unboxing pics as soon as i find some time to do so i am sharing some pics today..........so far this beast is freakin awesome especially the screen OMG i can look at this beauty for hours will share some more findings as soon as i feel free and hope to get some help in the near future regarding this gorgeous beast........on a side note it is currently running 4.3(i checked OTA updates but so far 4.4 is not available)is there any way i can update to 4.4 without rooting and triggering counter?.........if there is any way to do that plz tell me how to do it in simple words and also provide links from where i can do that.........i'll be really grateful.

My brother who happens to be the biggest self proclaimed Nokia fanboy has bough Lumia 1520 so once i get hands on it i will post some side by side shots of it with my Galaxy Note 3 soon.

Regards!

Oh yeah please say MashAllah!

Looks like i am unable to post pics......can somebody plz tell me how to that?
[Galaxy Note 3 General] SK_007:
Looks like it's because of the rust as i have not been an active part of this wonderful community therefore forgot how to share pics but looks like my memory is coming back so here you go........
[Galaxy Note 3 General] Mustajab Is'haq:
Congratulations bro!

I'm happy for you. KitKat should be available throughout the world pretty soon. KitKat has a few bugs and once you update to KK you can not go back to JB, so I would suggest for you to stay on JB and enjoy your new phone.

On a side note: you mind if I ask you how much you paid for it?

Is there Region Lock on your unit?
[Galaxy Note 3 General] SK_007:
Thanks for your kind words i see if that's the case then i'll wait until Samsung iron out all those bugs well fortunately there's no region lock on my phone may be that's why i got it a bit expensive but i am satisfied with my purchase as i don't have to insert a foreign sim or root my device to remove the region lock!
[Galaxy Note 3 General] sohebq:
^^

69500 for new pinpack ?

Sent from Note 3 (The beauty & beast)
[Galaxy Note 3 General] SK_007:
Yup!
[Galaxy Note 3 General] sohebq:
And no warranty with 9005?
[Galaxy Note 3 General] Mustajab Is'haq:
That's nice. You're lucky man as you got a unit from the first batch. All phones from the 2nd batch supposedly contain Region Lock regardless of the country or region they're sold in. Congrats again!

You got a low price as well. Good for you bro. Enjoy.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] SK_007:
Thanks bro don't know is it because of luck or becoz of prayers of friends like you but yeah i am happy that i got it without any region lock!

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Of course without any local warranty!
[Galaxy Note 3 General] rusty-ragster:
i know its a lost cause :D but if anybody here wants to trade n9005 with n900 let me know :P
[Galaxy Note 3 General] SK_007:
Don't think any sane person would do that!
[Galaxy Note 3 General] EpicInYourFace:
Guys , I had bought My Note 3 (N9005) from homeshopping for 68k , 3 weeks ago ,

I wanted to know why hasnt kit kat been available on my device , I dont know the region but I think it is UAE , or singapore

Guys how do we check the region of our device

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Warrenty?

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Spigen Neo Hybrid , original (Can be verified online) for sale , 3900
[Galaxy Note 3 General] jdomadia:
Install app called phone info from google play to know about country.

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Install phone info from google play. :D