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[Galaxy Note 3 General] Khizar:
Their reason that they have to root phone to region unlock it is outright silly. They could just use a UK sim and make a call to unlock the phone, I mean they are already opening the box/putting the phone into download mode so might as well use it rather than tripping knox. I mean idc about knox and all but still not a smart idea to give rooted phones to someone that has no idea what root even is. plus some are worried about warrnaty..

But to answer your question the phone should remain region unlock even after doing a factory reset/flashing rom. Or at least that's been the case for the users I helped region unlock their phone. However this phone is the weirdest phone i have ever used, different ppl have different issues. Just a couple of days ago tried helping a guy region unlock his phone but he couldn't region unlock it, however doing what i told him to do had worked for everyone else.

Benchmarks are useless. If your phone performs good then don't be worried...

Here, always post this quote when someone mentions benchmarks.

Sent From My SM-N9005 To All You Wonder Nobodies!!
[Galaxy Note 3 General] samydroid:
I have a question. I know currently there is no known workaround for resetting knox counter while you are rooted. But what if I reflash full stock rom? will the knox counter reset to 0 or not?
[Galaxy Note 3 General] sohebq:
No...

Sent from Note 3 (The beauty & beast)
[Galaxy Note 3 General] samydroid:
why so much silence in here? :)

has any of you faced the problem of 'no-lte' option in mobile networks and figured out its solution? all non-rooted solutions dont work and I have read that for some the rooted solutions didnt work either.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] nabilsweet007:
Dnt worry bro it depends on the rom and kernel..

I m getting 15 k score on quadrant on xnote 14..but on latest xnote getting 23k

see how much difference and temperature matters alot..put ur phone in cold place at least for 30 minutes ther clear all ram which is processing in backgroud then run benchmark.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] ravian29:
I am around 37k once touched 40k

Sent from my SM-N9005
[Galaxy Note 3 General] khanzoy:
Kese ho app saab koi masla tu nai ho t btana
[Galaxy Note 3 General] enchanterloafer:
Asalaam o Alikum

this is Zaid from KSA, basically from GRW Pakistan.

im on stock 4.4.2 and want to Root,... could some one suggest which is the best way to Root ? thanks in advance. Cheers...
[Galaxy Note 3 General] kamran_bcs095:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2783954

Take a look at this thread. People are reporting to root their phones without tripping knox. Give it a try. :)
[Galaxy Note 3 General] MuhammadZeeshan7:
Battery Life

A.O.A

I bought Note 3 a week ago. But not getting the battery life as seen on other threads on xda.

> 90% users are getting 5 hour + screen on time but I'm not able to get past 4 or 4.5 hours with wifi on with heavy / medium usage.

How much battery life and Screen on time are you guys getting?

It's my first post on xda as well.

Thanks
[Galaxy Note 3 General] kamran_bcs095:
Ws Zeeshan. Battery usage totally depends on your usage. I usually get 2 days with 7-8 screen on time(rooted+ custom rom and kernel + greenify + heavy debloating) . With stock, i was getting almost same SOT as you.

I tried everything to improve my battery life but Android system still drained the battery a lot(Even after doing all steps mentioned above ) .

Are you seeing a higher usage of android system in your phone? If yes then remove your google account, recharge your phone to 100% and check if it is less than screen percentage .

Also in wifi: advance: uncheck scanning always available.

Hope this helps :)
[Galaxy Note 3 General] MuhammadZeeshan7:
Thanks for the help!

Wifi scanning is already disable and I have already disabled most of the bloatware, because I've not rooted yet.

Attached are some of the shots from yesterday. This is the best SOT so far in 8, 9 recharges. As I bought the phone last week.

I have also did 1 complete discharge and recharge cycle.

And after full charge 100% , it drains from 100 to 90 or 88 % in 10 - 15minutes. Does this happen to everyone ?

Thanks!
[Galaxy Note 3 General] kamran_bcs095:
From 100 to 90 in 10-15 mins is really not good. Mine drains 2% max in 8-9 hrs idle time. Maybe some app is messing with your phone.

Anyway you can try a factory reset and dont install any apps and see if it makes any difference.

Btw i see you are still on 4.3. Any specific reason for not upgrading to 4.4?
[Galaxy Note 3 General] MuhammadZeeshan7:
No specific reason actually, I checked for software update OTA and it didn't show any update.

And i've been reading a lot on xda about battery issues on KK. And many apps are also having issues with KK so that's why.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] MuhammadZeeshan7:
Can you please tell me the Custom Rom and Kernel you're using?

I've rooted mine and greenified and debloated a lot.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] kamran_bcs095:
I am using s5 port rom v6 by fahad.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2771454

And civz kernel by civato

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2613305

Getting awsome battery life.

Btw which model are you on? I am using n9005. This rom and kernel won't work for n900 :)
[Galaxy Note 3 General] haiderrr:
I have got a Note 3 n9005 (Snapdragon) device. My younger brother mistakenly flashed 4.3 JB Rom while it was already on 4.4.2 KK stock Rom, just rooted with Towelroot. Device got soft bricked that I managed some how to unbrick. But, I got serious problem afterwards and it is showing NULL / NULL IMEI and I am unable to resolve this issue. I have even used a PIT file got from xda forum and flashed latest stock firmware (KK) but still I am unable to get the problem resolved.

Please help!!! :(

Note: It is a Dubai (XSI) based device...
[Galaxy Note 3 General] MuhammadZeeshan7:
Yes I'm using n9005 too. I'm on 4.3 , if I install recovery and flash this rom and kernel, there won't be a problem right?

All the features are working? It happens that in some roms, some features are not working.

Thanks for the help!
[Galaxy Note 3 General] kamran_bcs095:
No don't install any 4.4 custom rom before upgrading to stock 4.4(bootloader incompatibility ) . My advice would be to flash a stock 4.4 rom through odin from sammobile.com and then root it flash a custom recovery and install whatever rom you want to use.

And yes all features are working. I don't know if there is any specific feature you are looking for bcz i never had used a 4.3 rom. :)

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Haider do you have any efs backup by any chance?
[Galaxy Note 3 General] haiderrr:
No bro no backup for efs :(
[Galaxy Note 3 General] MuhammadZeeshan7:
I'm planning on flashing 4.4 stock with Odin and check if it improves the battery. Because Mk2 4.3 has issues with almost everyone getting the same battery life.

Currently I'm on UAE firmware XSI , can I flash UK BTU firmware ?

I've backed up my EFS too!
[Galaxy Note 3 General] sohebq:
Homeshopping is absolute crap. On preorder, they were taking 89,000 for preorder, dropped to 83 and now 79. There warranty cost for nothing, no value in the market, so I always stay away for them. I always look for wholsellers. As I mentioned earlier that wholeseller gives discount. On first week on both s4 and note 2, I was offered 5000 less than Samsung price at whole seller shops. The best ones are in the Niazi Plaza rawalpindi.

For me knox is not a big deal cz I am hoping thing will work well and if it is, I won't sell it for a year. Ia m sure our xda developers will soon find out solution for knox binary counter.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] rusty-ragster:
i think it is 83 k with gear.a friend told me that illusions islmabad mei with gear 83 hai...im about to call them to confirm that once i get credit.and if homeshopping has dropped the price to 80k then i guess it makes it certain that 83 k is with gear
[Galaxy Note 3 General] rusty-ragster:
so i confirmed and it is true that illusion islamabad is offering it for 83 k with gear and with warranty.for those you who are interested in the n9005 variant www.saletab.com are offering it for 75k i do not know about the credibility of the site
[Galaxy Note 3 General] sohebq:
How is this possible dude when the gear itself cost around $300?
[Galaxy Note 3 General] nabilsweet007:
illusion is not offering with gear its without gear
[Galaxy Note 3 General] nabilsweet007:
homeshopping dropped the price wow 79k..official release date is 3 october 2013
[Galaxy Note 3 General] Khizar:
thats the price for the 16gb version, the 32gb is about 5k more... also shipping comes doewn to 5k so the price is 80k+ in any case and they say it will take 4-5 days for me to get it... i think i am gonna check saddar to see if anyone ahs the N9005 in stock, that website looks shady
[Galaxy Note 3 General] rusty-ragster:
note 3 does not have a 16 gb version, no?

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yeah they are not offering the gear....i don know what the hell is going on with the note 3..on call they said yes and when i told my friend who lives in isl to get it for me they said that it is without gear..everybody is saying something different.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] Khizar:
it does.. both the n900 and n9005 have 16gb variants..

BTW guys i heard about a shop at boat basin selling 16gb N900 for about 50K, i will check it out tomorrow and if its legit buy it
[Galaxy Note 3 General] rusty-ragster:
where is this boat basin? city? and do let us know
[Galaxy Note 3 General] nabilsweet007:
for 50 k amazing..i wana buy
[Galaxy Note 3 General] nabilsweet007:
what about this 450usd for 16 gb version]

http://www.expatriates.com/cls/20900590.html
[Galaxy Note 3 General] sh@h!d:
yesterday i visited 'ring n bells' in IT Tower lhr. they didn't have any in stock, said it would be available 2morrow (as in today) but quoted '88K' for note 3 alone n '120K' with gear. i mean wtf is this??? seems lyk samsung's gone mad. n BTW 'ring n bells' are on samsung's official leaf which is posted on their FB wall.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] Khizar:
its in Karachi, i will go today and see

dude i literally told my friend(he owns the shop) i am like how are you selling the 32gb version for close to 80k and 16gb for 50k, he tells me his store only has the 16gb right now and thats the price.. i told him to hold it for me and that i will be there tomorrow or well it would be today now LOL :laugh:

i recommend taking that link out, its a scam..wouldnt want anyone to fall for it :D
[Galaxy Note 3 General] rusty-ragster:
did u get it?
[Galaxy Note 3 General] nabilsweet007:
http://shoprex.com/phones-and-tablets/mobiles/samsung-galaxy-note-3-mpid2822

check this link its in 70k
[Galaxy Note 3 General] sh@h!d:
but they don't have it in stock. n i can't understand what the Samsung Pakistan is upto... yesterday i called their toll free number and they said that price is not announced yet, told them about their FB page and the price quoted over their but they said that this price is not official :confused: and the same was said by the Smart SOL, who are 1 of the official experience zones.

well now it is expected to be released today "officially' lets c now :) and yes they said that the price would be around 80k, may b a little less than that but not 83k
[Galaxy Note 3 General] rusty-ragster:
a whole saler told me that he will receive his stock today....the price wont be stable until the whole sellers get it i am not trusting samsung pak either because they have no clue about it.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] sh@h!d:
M&P just said that they are scanning IMEIs and repacking devices after putting in their warranty cards and it would be available in the local market tomorrow. while on the other hand smart sol guy said that they'll start selling it today around 6pm :)
[Galaxy Note 3 General] muhammad zakir:
note 3

qmart.pk is selling note 3 for 77990rs..

i really wanna buy note 3..:rolleyes:

anyone know about this site?:confused:
[Galaxy Note 3 General] kamran_bcs095:
Really sorry bro don't know what else you can do. Maybe post a question in q/a thread and see if someone could help.

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Yes you can.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] haiderrr:
I have asked many people. They even provided diff solution but nothing worked :(

Can you please let me know if any Box solution is working on it??
[Galaxy Note 3 General] enchanterloafer:
Dear Mr kamran,

I'm on stock rom 4.4.2 and already Rooted + CWM recovery.. I want to install custom rom and any good kernal which increase battery life... Please suggest and give link... Thanks a lot
[Galaxy Note 3 General] kamran_bcs095:
I am using s5 port rom v6 by fahad.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2771454

And civz kernel by civato

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2613305

Getting awsome battery life.

IMHO this is the best combo for awsome battery life for me. (tried almost 8-9 roms)

Make sure you have n9005 before proceeding. :)
[Galaxy Note 3 General] enchanterloafer:
Thanks bro for your quick response,,

Yes I have N9005, international...

What you think about xnote & omega ROM?
[Galaxy Note 3 General] MuhammadZeeshan7:
Bro what battery life are you getting?

And on what firmware are you?
[Galaxy Note 3 General] enchanterloafer:
I just got root last week, and still I'm on stock 4.4.2,

My battery life is not good, screen time is 3 hours..

Therefore i m think to flash the ROM as per suggested by Mr Kamran......
[Galaxy Note 3 General] kamran_bcs095:
Omega is pretty much stock. Won't have much effect on battery life. Xnote is awsome but you will need to debloat it a little to get good battery life.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] Zahid Ali:
Anyone with rooted exynos note 3?
[Galaxy Note 3 General] MuhammadZeeshan7:
Bro I'm gonna use X-Note rom and CivZ kernel, have you tweeked the settings with setCpu or other apps to get this battery life ?

Or you're using default settings from kernel?

If you have custom settings, please share.

Thanks for the continuous help!
[Galaxy Note 3 General] enchanterloafer:
Thanks again for your help,,,

Well I am interested in xnote and S5 ROM by fahad ali...

What you suggest...?
[Galaxy Note 3 General] kamran_bcs095:
Civz kernel is already tweaked alot in default settings so i think no need to do anything. But you can still fiddle around with the settings using synapse.

And no problem. Glad if i could help someone.

Np and my personal preference would be S5 rom but both of them are great.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] enchanterloafer:
hi Mr. Kamran...

thanks a lot for your suggestion, yes you were Right... i have installed S5 Ported ROM with Civz Kernal... its really Greate Battery life.

again thanks...
[Galaxy Note 3 General] MuhammadZeeshan7:
Bettery after 30%

Battery drain very quicky after 30% to 0%

100% to 90% and below 30% it drains really quickly. 1% per minute or less for normal usage. And in between these % it acts normal. I get 3hours for SOT between 80% and 30% and merely 20mins SOT in these 40% battery.

I'm suspecting that it's the battery's fault, what do you guys say ?

Btw I installed Xnote 7 and CivZ kernel for 4.3 JB, and it literally makes no difference. I debloated, greenified and even underclocked and undervolted it but MAX i got was 4 hours SOT.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] enchanterloafer:
I have great battery life on s5 port ROM and cviz kernal..

Check attachments... By the way I did Same as kamran said...
[Galaxy Note 3 General] MuhammadZeeshan7:
Have you used jellybean 4.3 on your note?

what stock version of KK were you on before this rom?

have you faced this quick drain after 30% when you were also getting 3hours SOT?

Glad that you're getting the expected battery life!
[Galaxy Note 3 General] kamran_bcs095:
Zeeshan i too sometimes face this problem of battery draining fast from 30% onnwards. But it happens randomly not sure why it happens. Had almost similar problem on my old galaxy s3.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] MuhammadZeeshan7:
I flashed ND3 stock KK and it gave Ext4 error. then I flashed with Pit file and it went okay.

Now I don't have network, no imei and baseband , serial num, etc.

I do have a EFS backup from Samsung Tool app. But restoring it on KK is not working. how to restore imei and network on KK ?
[Galaxy Note 3 General] kamran_bcs095:
I never restored efs backup so have no idea. Google it a little maybe you'll get your answer.

Maybe these could help

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2611903

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2447342

And what is the format of efs that you backed up?
[Galaxy Note 3 General] MuhammadZeeshan7:
2 files are there, md5 checksum and .img
[Galaxy Note 3 General] kamran_bcs095:
I hope you get it out sorted. If all else fails maybe you could try rooting it installing philz recovery which has an option to restore efs. I backed up my efs using philz and it also has .img extension.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] MuhammadZeeshan7:
Thanks. btw the ND3 firmware I downloaded was PHN, netherlands stock. And My JB was UAE based XSI stock. May be that created the problem and I had to use pit file.

I'm now downloading KK XSI based.

Hope I get my imei baseband back.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] kamran_bcs095:
Hope so too Insha Allah
[Galaxy Note 3 General] kamran_bcs095:
So hpw did it go? Is everything working now?
[Galaxy Note 3 General] MuhammadZeeshan7:
Not solved, even after flashing 2, 3 different stocks and modems.

No baseband, imei, serial num. And can't use sim.

Here is what happened:

I was on 4.3 and I downloaded stock 4.4.2 and flashed it with odin, it gave Fail and "invalid ext4" error.

Then I searched for it and found a pit file. Flashed with stock + pit file and all went ok.

Phone turned on and no network, I searched and checked that no imei and baseband.

I went to the shop for repair today and they said that original imei can't be restored. But they can repair imei with a fake one " Super IMEI " .

That's the only solution they said. But I found a thread on xda : http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2567133&highlight=spt

And I haven't tried this method yet. hopefully I will, today. I hope it will go fine. :)

With super imei, i won't be able to sale the set with packaging, as imei on box and phone will not be same.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] enchanterloafer:
Well for the 1 question.. No i didn't use 4.3, when I got its 4.4.2 by stock...

I didn't found any quick battery drain after 30%.....

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My playstore not working... There no connection error.... I have tried all methods but unfortunately did not work for me, i have galaxy note 3 SM-N9005, using custom ROM S5 Port. I remember when I installed Freedom app after that this no connection error came to play store... Any help would be much appreciated... Thanks
[Galaxy Note 3 General] kamran_bcs095:
Open play store using a browser. If it opens then just wait for some time the app would work fine.

Or try uninstalling freedom and then checking playstore.

Even if it still doesn't works go to system/etc and open hosts file. If it contains anything other than 127.0.0.1 localhost, delete everything else reboot and check. Make sure to backup your original hosts file.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] MuhammadZeeshan7:
Have you tried clearing cache and app data for play services and play store ?

Works for me.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] enchanterloafer:
I did everything but still same error no connection... In host file everything is same as you mentioned..

Im thinking to format again...

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Ya but no success
[Galaxy Note 3 General] Zahid Ali:
Do you have back up of host file than replace it. This method worked for me many times.

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Do you have back up of host file than replace it. This method worked for me many times.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] enchanterloafer:
No i didn't have.. Sometimes Gmail also not working... What should I do?

Thanks for your help
[Galaxy Note 3 General] Zahid Ali:
I know I had same issue ask any other note 3 rooted user to give the host file.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] MuhammadZeeshan7:
Solved

Back to normal :)

I was able to do it, which no repair shop of Sialkot could do.. I've taken it to most famous shops but they checked it for many hours. At last they couldn't fix the Baseband: Unknown.

So I didn't lose hope and kept searching for it. Flashed many roms, stocks and modems on KK but no avail..

Today, flashed 4.3 modem on 4.4 and Baseband came to life. Then wrote my original IMEI using EFS PRO software.

Now everything fine ALHAMDULILLAH

EFS Backup is a MUST!! everyone out there, do a backup with EFS PRO software. every other software doesn't backup all the files.

EFS PRO does a complete backup of EFS, imei and baseband.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] kamran_bcs095:
I am glad all is sorted out for you :)
[Galaxy Note 3 General] rnajam:
Had the same problem, your method worked fine. WCDMA (3G) is working but when switch to GSM only. Emergency calls only appears. Please help
[Galaxy Note 3 General] MuhammadZeeshan7:
Mine has no 3G I think.

I think if you want 3G and 2G both to work after this problem, you have to write superImei.

Here's what I did to repair 2G network.

Connect phone with SPT BOX and repair 3G by selecting N900W8 model.

Then select n9005 and repair NV Data.

This will solve the problem.

Maybe in that region 3G was not available so I didn't get 3G signals.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] rnajam:
Thanks bro for the update. Here in Faisalabad i can't find SPT Box with anyone. From where did you get? please let me know if it is available in any city i can go there myself.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] jdomadia:
SM-N 900 has a new Update available now.:good:

Model: SM-N900

Model name: GALAXY Note 3

Country: Pakistan (PAK)

Version: Android 4.4.2

Changelist: 1955999

Build date: Fri, 25 Jul 2014 15:12:23 +0000

Product Code: PAK

PDA: N900XXUENG3

CSC: N900OJVENG2

MODEM: N900XXUENG1

http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/3/?download=34212
[Galaxy Note 3 General] MuhammadZeeshan7:
I found many guys with box here in Sialkot.

Find any mobile repair market and Go to the best Software Repairing guy. Hardware repairers don't have it.

Just ask from shops that where you can find a guy with SPT BOX. I think its not possible that there's no one in FSD with box.

Its fairly common device with software repairers. Its a must have.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] muhammad zakir:
Samsung Galaxy Note 4!!!

Hey guys Note 4 will b announced on Wednesday at 6:00 PM. :fingers-crossed:

Who is excited for the NOTE 4??

I'll b getting one when it arrives here Inshallah in the end of sept.I already sold my Note 3 and bought HTC ONE M8 and its a great phone.:)

who is with me on buying note 4 and what u guys wanna see in note 4?
[Galaxy Note 3 General] sohebq:
For the first time ever I am not gonna buying it soon, I will wait for prices to slip. Last time I bought note 3 for 76k and very soon after, it was suddenly dropped to 70k. Same happened with s5 too.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] muhammad zakir:
I will buy in oct inshallah but my note 3 selling experience didnt went good lolz i bought it for 80k and sold it for 45k..i am quite happy with my htc m8 performance its better then note 3 so i can wait a little but m so much excited for note 4 as i was for note 3..
[Galaxy Note 3 General] sohebq:
Because of big screen, s pen and bigger battery, I can't think of anything else than note series.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] muhammad zakir:
I love to experiment new phones i bought s5 didnt liked it much so bought htc m8 and i love it my thought before buying s5 were exactly as of urs but then i moved on and i am enjoying my M8 now but as the new fone arrives something starts tingling in me and pushes me to buy it so i buy it :p but i really get so much excited for the note series..
[Galaxy Note 3 General] rnajam:
Thank you Bro... ... after recovering Baseband and IMEI by your method. took it to a repair guy he took 15 minutes. and both GSM and WCDMA are working fine.

I am relieved...