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[Galaxy Note 3 General] SK_007:
Feeling Happy!

Wohoo took a risk and it paid off!

At first i was a bit afraid to flash 4.4.2 update via odin(as there is some negative feedback regarding it on some forums)but ultimately decided to take the risk and i succeeded!

Here are some screenshots:
[Galaxy Note 3 General] SK_007:
After using Galaxy Note 3 for about 5 days i started to feel that this phone seriously need a case(S view case to be specific)and therefore decided to buy one today upon visiting the market found out that the market is flooded with 1st copy/fake/non-original cases initially i was tempted towards them mainly because they cost way way less(about 7 times less)but after checking their build quality and finding out that the S view screen doesn't not work((as i am running 4.2.2 on my Galaxy Note 3 )decided to shell out more money and therefore bought the original S view cover/case i'll suggest if anyone is planning to buy S view case then go for the original one believe me the build quality is really good and S view screen works flawlessly in my view the extra money for the original case is totally worth it!

Anyway enjoy some pics of the original S view case:
[Galaxy Note 3 General] sohebq:
^^

The cheap one that has chip on back works well. S view works. The quality of original isnt too good, infact not for a $60 price tag. SPEIGEN still has better quality.

Sent from Note 3 (The beauty & beast)
[Galaxy Note 3 General] SK_007:
Well i checked the cheap one but S view wasn't working may be it's because i am using 4.2.2 and as far as build quality is concerned i never said that that it's better than Spigen(it's Spigen not Speigen :p)but it's way better than the cheap/fake one!
[Galaxy Note 3 General] sohebq:
Nothing against the original cover. I am sure the quality is good but samsung is not known for making good build quality so that's why I never made my mind to spend that much on a cover.

For your info, a dev has already sorted this issue on 4.2 and samsung has pushed an update too to fix this.

Sent from Note 3 (The beauty & beast)
[Galaxy Note 3 General] SK_007:
You are right despite it is better than the cheap one it's still not worth $60.

Yeah i know that a dev has sorted the issue but the thing is i don't want to root my device(atleast for another 3 months)i am aware that samsung has pushed an update to fix this and according to this source this update is included in the firmware i am using(http://www.gsmarena.com/galaxy_note_3_gets_a_minor_update_fixes_accessory_compatibility-news-7858.php) but still despite checking the cheap cases from multiple shops not even one of them worked for me(don't know why)the thing is(it's my personal opinion)that i don't think it's logical to buy a fake/cheap case(just to save some money instead of the original one)for a smartphone costing 70000 rupees!
[Galaxy Note 3 General] sohebq:
^^

Good, I hope it will last long.

Between I saw wireless charger for s4, it is priced 12,000. The shopkeeper says its original as it is packed like s view cover.

Sent from Note 3 (The beauty & beast)
[Galaxy Note 3 General] SK_007:
WTF!.............12000 Rupees now that's insane!
[Galaxy Note 3 General] buntoo:
Help me decide...

Assalam-o-Alaikum, (all Muslim Bro) :)

I've recently sold my S4 (I9500) ( bought in July 2013 pin pack with GreenTech Warranty)..........

Now planning to buy Note 3 from last week...............

Very confused............. I know all the differences b/w the Note 3 variants......... (less cores/more clock speed, uhd recording blah blah....)

According to majority, N9005 is somewhat more powerful than N900......... But still I don't know why am I unable setting my mind on buying N9005? :confused:

N9005 & N900 without warranty will cost me approx 63.5K here in Gujranwala.... But no where I can find any of them with unbroken sammy seal... (except the one with GreenTech warranty...(N900) )

But that is for Rs.72500.................

I like to open the seals myself.............. But for that I'd have to pay some extra money (7 - 8K)..........

What you guys suggest me? Should i buy it pinpack with official warranty or buy new w/o warranty @ lesser price ?

I may get it 2morrow.................. (insha'Allah)
[Galaxy Note 3 General] nabilsweet007:
prices are very high in pakistan..y y y
[Galaxy Note 3 General] nabilsweet007:
congrats its avaivable in illusion shop islamabad at price of 82000rs with any warranty
[Galaxy Note 3 General] sohebq:
Due to dollar high price.

Sent from the New S Pen
[Galaxy Note 3 General] Zahid Ali:
Wait for while than buy it
[Galaxy Note 3 General] iamextreme:
Got mine tonight..as you can see from the sig..its the lte version...although i had to import it from dubai because neither illusions nor anyone else had it here in isb. Upgraded from s4 and loving it so far!
[Galaxy Note 3 General] sohebq:
What about region lock?

Sent from the New S Pen
[Galaxy Note 3 General] Khizar:
you guys should keep in mind this is the 32GB version... so if a 16Gb Sony Z1 can go for around 70K and a 16GB LG G2 can go for around 75K, then this price is pretty reasonable

thats easier said than done LOL :laugh:

if he used a Dubai carrier sim first while setting up the phone he wont have any issues, BUT if he used a Pakistani sim first then his phone is most likely region locked...

PS- looking at how Sammy is locking bootloaders and now this useless sim locking, i might stop buying Sammy products... thinking about getting the Z1 over the Note 3....
[Galaxy Note 3 General] iamextreme:
Actually i wasnt even aware of the region lock when i got the phone in my hands...just opened the box popped my warid sim inside and voila...the phone worked...and still is working:p (fingers crossed). Ill check the box and report back on whether they had the same region lock warning on it like eu or us phones

Edit: just checked the box and didnt find any region limitation sticker on it
[Galaxy Note 3 General] Zahid Ali:
Region locking isn't in Asia
[Galaxy Note 3 General] nabilsweet007:
dollar is now 110rs ..now note 3 price will be 84k ?
[Galaxy Note 3 General] Zahid Ali:
Not sure about it. IMO it will same
[Galaxy Note 3 General] rusty-ragster:
so pissed off about the price....samsung pak has mentioned 83k on their fb page..the phone is good but i bought my note 2 for 60k as soon as it hit the stores. im sorry but this is not worth a 20k upgrade.plus i do not believe the price will come down either because it is for 760 dollars which comes to about approx 80k .i sold my note 2 for this phone but now i am stuck, on one hand i just can not accept spending 80 k on a phone which ill sell for 40 next year and on the other hand i can not settle for smaller phones either i am so addicted to the form factor of the note series.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] sohebq:
You should have kept the not2 man like I am doing. The price of note series doesnt drop as quickly as S series but when note 2 was launched at 66k, I got it for 60k with first week. If you look at price its too high even for people having s4 or note 2 so chances are that very few people will buy it and this will eventually mean price drop. I believe in a month it will easily drop 10k. I will wait a month, if price didnt drop then I will go for a used one. Cant pay 35 to 40k just to upgrade.

Sent from the New S Pen
[Galaxy Note 3 General] nabilsweet007:
same here i sold out mine in 45k..now waiting for note 3 dont wana spend 82 k on note 3..if it will b 70k then for sure
[Galaxy Note 3 General] rusty-ragster:
yeah i wish i kept it, it is a beast of a phone but i was afraid of the price dropping upon the arrival of the note 3...i am waiting for a couple of weeks to see what happens i wish it comes to 70 that is fair considering the note 3 is 32 gb.

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[Galaxy Note 3 General] sohebq:
With gear on 83 is impossible.

Sent from the New S Pen
[Galaxy Note 3 General] kingwicked:
You are right soheb, but as far as i know the price with gear is 83000 at samsung experience center dha lahore but have not been there

they are ripping off as much as they can .

by the way right now the price of note3 9000 model is 79000 on homeshopping warranty

it is also being sold with warranty for 82000 at illusions shop in Centaurus islamabad

my idea is that the price will come to 75000 in just one more week. i am also in search of galaxy gear with n9005 32gb at 82000 preferably more lesser :p

i have sold S4 i9505 LTE for 49000 without warranty in Saddar frequency plaza rwp

i am really stuck with a s3 mini waiting for the right price.Checked out Htc One, and Xperia Z1, i hate them

Knox issues on Samsung are serious right now, so if you root your Note3, be prepared to void knox warranty forever on the phone.

which means you cannot use it for corporate purposes,means resale value 0, if sellers in market come to know about it
[Galaxy Note 3 General] Kloner:
Hi guys , want to ask if somebody has previous experience with www dot mobilenmobile dot com , as this is more feasible to me as it is located in karachi.

Thansk in advance
[Galaxy Note 3 General] sohebq:
^^

All depends on your choice. The reason I go for warranty is that you never know when an issue is coming so warranty might save you. I suggested this to my fri when he was getting n2. Later his motherboard stopped working and they replaced it cz it was in warranty.

I know you will be paying 7 8 k extra but this will pay you back when selling in warranty.

Here in pindi, the n900 is for 69k. Look for some wholesale shops.

Sent from Note 3 (The beauty & beast)
[Galaxy Note 3 General] buntoo:
Yes, with warranty you are on the safe side.........

I bought s1, s2 (both new) but without warranty......... Never had any issue, but at that time there were not so many clones (korean copies etc...)

Last week , when i was in Pindi, n900 was about 68000 in Singapore Plaza... But now the Retail Price is gone up to 72500 from winter sale price 70,000...

Majority of shops here are selling @ 70K, Will try to find a better rate.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] EpicInYourFace:
Guy I want to sell my N9005 , bought 3 weeks ago from Homeshopping

Condition:

10/10(I can guarantee that)

Full Boxs

U.K region device(Early updates)

S-View Cover(1st copy)

Spigen Neo Hybrid(Original from amazon)

Contact

03357677787
[Galaxy Note 3 General] SK_007:
Feeling happy after the disappointing unveiling of Galaxy S5 by Samsung..............this means my Galaxy Note 3 is still the best and not obsolete as people predicted it will be after Galaxy S5's announcement!
[Galaxy Note 3 General] sohebq:
On one hand very disappointed with the piece of crap samsung has showed but on the other hand happy to have note 3 which to me is 10 times better than S5.

Sent from Note 3 (The beauty & beast)
[Galaxy Note 3 General] SK_007:
Indeed let's have a party bro
[Galaxy Note 3 General] SK_007:
Allow me to ask you which version of Galaxy Note 3 you have N9000 or N9005?

and also tell me have you rooted your device or not and if yes then which custom rom you r using?
[Galaxy Note 3 General] nabeelrazanaqvi:
You can buy online from cellmart.pk. It would be sealed pin packed but without warranty. I bought myself from there. You will have to pay 350 for TCS. They give check warranty. It is worth trying
[Galaxy Note 3 General] buntoo:
ALHUMDULILLAH, got my Pin Pack Note 3 with GreenTech offical one year warranty last night :)

It was short in stock.

nice upgrade from S4
[Galaxy Note 3 General] sohebq:
I have exynos version cz I wanted to get in warranty. I rooted after week of buying. I am using VN rom.

Sent from Note 3 (The beauty & beast)

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For how much?

Sent from Note 3 (The beauty & beast)
[Galaxy Note 3 General] SK_007:
I see but if i am not wrong N9005 has a far bigger community as far as development is concerned so my question is if you were interested in rooting your phone and checking custom roms then why you didn't opt for N9005?....... i opted for N9005 mainly due to 3 three reasons: 1. I love to try different roms.....2. It's the more powerful version of Galaxy Note 3(especially in gaming department as Adreno 330 is better than Mali T628)you can check benchmarks and gaming videos if you don't believe me.....3. N9005 can record 4k UHD videos whereas N9000 max out at 1080.

So my question is don't you think these 3 reasons are compelling enough to opt for N9005 instead of N9000 even if it doesn't come under local warranty?
[Galaxy Note 3 General] ravian29:
In Pakistan, rooting does not void warranty ?

Sent from my SM-N9005
[Galaxy Note 3 General] SK_007:
Who told u that?
[Galaxy Note 3 General] ravian29:
I asked... Because in Australia its clearly mention by sellers, rooting or modifying devices with unofficial softwares will void warranty

Sent from my SM-N9005
[Galaxy Note 3 General] Khizar:
It depends on the seller, very few sellers here know about the knox counter so as long as you are on stock they will honor the warranty. My friend had an issue with his S4 and it was running CM and he still got it fixed under warranty.

PS- Btw this isnt just for Pakistan, in any country they don't have a choice but to honor the warranty especially if they don't know how to check to see if a device as rooted/modified.

That was a question, not statement. :sly:

Sent From My SM-N9005 To All You Wonder Nobodies!!
[Galaxy Note 3 General] sohebq:
Warranty was the only reason I selected n900. I know all the development is on 9005. When I got it, there was hardly any 9005 in the market. Then stupid samsung dropped the price to 70k. This means I won't be getting much if I sell it so I decided to keep it.

I will keep this thing in mind now before going for note 4.

Sent from Note 3 (The beauty & beast)
[Galaxy Note 3 General] SK_007:
My bad as i missed the question mark?
[Galaxy Note 3 General] MoonSTRuK:
When the hell will 4.4.2 be released for SM-N9005 BTU region! The wait is now frustrating me! What even frustrates me more is seeing it being launched for other European regions right before my eyes but BTU....grrhhh...
[Galaxy Note 3 General] fahadali2315:
And why do you care about BTU ?Are you on stock rom ? Because if you are on a custom rom they do give you the option of multi csc including BTU Like X-Note. :)
[Galaxy Note 3 General] Lowresolution:
Hi Guys ,

Looking to my sell my Iphone 5s and buying the Note 3 (snapdragon) or the G2 ? . Any suggestions ? Is the Note 3 really THAT hard to carry around? specially that i live in Karachi :)

Hows the development for the device ? is Knox really thay irritating ?
[Galaxy Note 3 General] Khizar:
It isn't hard to carry at all. I have been using it since it was released a d now in a have gotten so used to it that other phones look like toys compared to it.

Now whether you get the note 3 or go, note 3 is the best phone I have ever owned. BUT this is last sapple phone, they have become too much like crapple for my taste. However having said that I will still say the note 3 is the best phone I have ever owned.

Development is solid for the N9005 as you can see from looking in the dev section. We have couple of AOSP roms and many tw roms.

N900 on the other hand doesn't have AOSP yet and I doubt they will get it anytime soon. So if you want to use AOSP go for he N9005 or you will be really disappointed.

Sent From My SM-N9005 To All You Wonder Nobodies!!
[Galaxy Note 3 General] radicalisto:
Pretty much summed it up there :good:
[Galaxy Note 3 General] Lowresolution:
Thanks Bro for the detailed reply !

For the past few months i have been changing phones like crazy , just to get the right phone for my taste. I was using a G2 , loved the phone , but the back buttons / poor low light camera were a big turn off . Then switched over to the Nexus 5 , battery was crappy , and the phone was so fragile that i was afraid to carry it even with a case. Then after a few days sold the Nexus 5 and bought the Iphone 5s , camera / battery are perfect for my taste , but again the size is a big turn off :rolleyes:

Ahhh , now once again i am in the wagon for a new phone . The shopkeeper who is a friend of mine as well , offered a brand new 9005 Note 3 for my Iphone 5s. Now again i am thinking what to do :eek:

The possible things about the note 3 which may be a turn off for my taste are

1-) Touchwiz ( i love the AOSP look after Nexus 5 , and could care less about S-pen etc ). I can use a custom rom / launcher and achieve the

AOSP look

2-) Knox ? i have been reading about this , this can`t be turned off completely ? does it tinker with the phone when flashing custom roms ?. I don`t want to end up with an expensive brick ( I am perfectly aware of flashing / rooting etc )

3-) Size Size and Size :rolleyes:
[Galaxy Note 3 General] sohebq:
^^

1. You are not bound to use touchwiz if yiu don,t like. Yiu can move to any other launcher and will still have s pen features.

2. Not true. Knox is just a software trigger. Only 2 small issues. Once you update from jb to kk, you can't go back unless you have kept the old bootloader. Secondly it will void the warranty as you can't reset knox flag but this is nothing to bother for a normal person.

3. When I moved from s3 to note 2, I got disappointed first cz of large screen and thought it,s a bad move. Took me couple of days to get used to it and since then I never looked back. I will never go back to smaller screens. The joy of gaming, browsing and watching videos on bigger screens are a deal maker for me.

Sent from Note 3 (The beauty & beast)
[Galaxy Note 3 General] sohebq:
http://homeshopping.pk/products/Case-SGP-Neo-Hybrid-for-Samsung-Galaxy-Note-3-.html

Neo Hybrid for just 999.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] fahadali2315:
I have tried it. And it makes your phone alot more bigger and harder to grab. :) Thats just my opinion though. The build quality is great btw.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] ali_khalid5518:
I think Pakistan is last one who will get 4.4 on n900.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] fahadali2315:
Pak got 4.3 update for I9500 pretty quick as i could remember :) So maybe they are taking time on n900.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] sohebq:
Lolz still people exist who wait for OTA updates :D using KK for over a month now.

Sent from Note 3 (The beauty & beast)
[Galaxy Note 3 General] MoonSTRuK:
So soheb and fahad what's the best KK stock rom to flash over 4.3 BTU without compromising the data? I am sure if I flash a rom different from the BTU region it would wipe the whole phone! Right?
[Galaxy Note 3 General] ali_khalid5518:
Actually yes when people got busy and dnt have time for flashing then they do wait for OTA.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] fahadali2315:
I think they launched 4.4 for Vodafone UK. So I might not be long when btu gets it. :) Either you can wait or flash DBT NB7 :)Imo its quite good. I dont think so that it will wipe your phone as poland firmware for me didnt wipe mine . But you can search for the latest Firmware and ask if it wipes or not. You know i flashed NB7 yesterday through it didnt flash my apps and other data but it was still giving me fc on most apps :) So your best option is to wait for the BtU update which shouldnot be so long now. Cheers
[Galaxy Note 3 General] buntoo:
5.5% less the Retail Price.... i.e. Rs. 68500 :)
[Galaxy Note 3 General] sohebq:
Yeah checked the price, it is dropped to 68k now. I still can't understand why samsung decided to drop price from 83 to 70 all of a sudden. A huge loss for people like us who mostly got for 75 I guess.

Anyway I will keep it until note 4 and will wait then for price to go down cz it is becoming an expensive craze :p

Sent from Note 3 (The beauty & beast)
[Galaxy Note 3 General] sohebq:
http://www.awamisiasat.com/samsung-official-distributor-now-pakistan/

Looks a strange thing to me.

Sent from Note 3 (The beauty & beast)
[Galaxy Note 3 General] buntoo:
No, retail price is still 72500, and most shops are selling @ 70k.

I bought it on 24th of Feb.... have checked a few days ago, price is still the same.

If the retail has lowered to 68k now then i can get it for Rs.64k... (but one is enough for me :) so not gonna buy again )
[Galaxy Note 3 General] sohebq:
^^

The whole sale price is 68k

Sent from Note 3 (The beauty & beast)
[Galaxy Note 3 General] Aimex:
Just got myself a 350+ mb update on stock n9005 rom..update yaaayyyyy

Just blast ur update buttons before the servers get too busy ..

Sent from my SM-N9005
[Galaxy Note 3 General] MoonSTRuK:
Me updating tooo...:D
[Galaxy Note 3 General] nabeelrazanaqvi:
Stability update for sm-n900 Indian region rom
[Galaxy Note 3 General] TSKXDA:
Salam guys

Just bought my Note 3 SM-N9005 from homeshopping today.

It's unrooted and Knox warranty is intact (0x0)

The region is EU and the firmware if of Vodafone.

My question is how to check the bootloader and carrier lock status?

It's already at 4.4.2.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] nabeelrazanaqvi:
How can be possible? ? 4.4.2 out of the box is not possible
[Galaxy Note 3 General] Aimex:
hows the new update?:P..seems like u were on call when u got it...from the looks of the image.:D
[Galaxy Note 3 General] TSKXDA:
I got OTA as soon as i connected to Wi-Fi.

Any idea of the questions i asked?
[Galaxy Note 3 General] nabeelrazanaqvi:
You mean csc and pda or build version
[Galaxy Note 3 General] TSKXDA:
I have vodafone firmware where as i want to replace it with an unbranded firmware.

I think BTU is unbranded UK firmware version. Please correct me if i am wrong.

Before proceeding to flash the BTU version i would like to check whether my phone is unlocked for doing such kind of thing or not.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] nabeelrazanaqvi:
Have you tried sammobile. Com

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Try there you would get all your questions answered there

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Yes btu is unbranded
[Galaxy Note 3 General] MoonSTRuK:
The update is awesome. ..it has made my note 3 lightening fast seriously! Everything loads super quick now. No I wasn't on a call but it was viber's notification icon only :p
[Galaxy Note 3 General] Mustajab Is'haq:
You can ask in UK thread to know if your phone is locked or not. Many people there will be able to answer your questions as you have a UK network phone.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] TSKXDA:
Thanks for the advice. I have already added a new thread in General Section.

Lets see if i will not get an answer i will create a new thread in UK section as well.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] Mustajab Is'haq:
You're supposed to ask questions in the Q&A thread.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] TSKXDA:
Thanks for the heads up Mujtaba. Already requested to Moderator to move my thread to 'Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting'
[Galaxy Note 3 General] fahadali2315:
:) As far as i know none of the UK networks are locked , Not on Samsungs any device i used since s3 :P and i have tried taking contracts from all those pricks :D
[Galaxy Note 3 General] TSKXDA:
Thanks for the info Fahad :)

However, i was wondering if there is some code to access the status of such information!
[Galaxy Note 3 General] fahadali2315:
For your carrier name

check your csc

and search on google LIKE XFV is for Southafrica (Vodafone)_

For checking different Lock status

*#7465625# or *#SIMLOCK#

this should work on stock rom :)
[Galaxy Note 3 General] Aimex:
going smooth here as well..i wanted to ask if there is ART functionality available for Android 4.4 on note 3? Can you see it in the developer section of ur phone?
[Galaxy Note 3 General] MoonSTRuK:
I haven't yet enabled the developers option. I think it's useless for me....whats the ART functionality though?
[Galaxy Note 3 General] nabeelrazanaqvi:
No ART yet
[Galaxy Note 3 General] Mustajab Is'haq:
Android RunTime (ART) is a new compiler/runtime developed by Google from the ground up for android.

It replaces the aging Dalvik VM which compiles the code 'Just in time' to run apps. ART brings much faster app performance and better battery life for phones.

ART is still in beta so don't count on any OEMs including it in their KitKat updates. Unless Google is done refining it I think we are good with Dalvik.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] Aimex:
thnx...much appreciated..:)

;)