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[Galaxy Note 3 General] Onweel2:
I do not know what i try to fight for. my post in many Blog or website (that mention this news and said it solved) was delete. I just can buy a code from the Russian website or just give up to this phone and this Company.

I just try to let people know what are dealing with.

This may sound crazy but hear me out. If you guy ever know the news that EU-parlament want the all networking in EU to stop charging extra money (or less) for the roaming when you use the phone inside Europe. Let say you have a Nederland phone with vadafone network. You can go France and use the phone without extra charge(or less) for Roaming.

This lead me to have crazy idea to think the network somehow some secret contact with Samsung to do this. So they can get A LOT of money again fro roaming outside EU

I shall try to make a video to show your guys.

If you looking back and check the Samsung's official Swiss Facebook again. you would see that, The post about this was gone.

And if you go to allaboutsamsung . de You would also see that Freind's of writer have a problem with Vitenam Sim card too.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] samisi:
Here is the full MCC blacklist from the European note 3 (63 MCCs in total) by mathieulh:

460	China

454	Hong Kong

250	Russian Federation

255	Ukraine

401	Kazakhstan

259	Moldova

437	Kyrgyzstan

438	Turkmenistan

436	Tajikistan

428	Mongolia

400	Azerbaijan

282	Georgia

283	Armenia

525	Singapore

452	Vietnam

505	Australia

520	Thailand

515	Philipines

502	Malaysia

510	Indonesia

456	Cambodia

414	Myanmar

457	Laos

404	India

405	India

470	Bangladesh

413	Sri Lanka

429	Nepal

603	Algeria

602	Egypt

432	Iran

425	Israel

604	Morocco

424	United Arab Emirates

416	Jordan

606	Libya

420	Saudi Arabia

418	Iraq

286	Turkey

412	Afghanistan

724	Brazil

370	Dominican Republic

338	Bermuda

374	Trinidad and Tobago

706	El Salvador

734	Venezuela

714	Panama

712	Costa Rica

740	Ecuador

704	Guatemala

708	Honduras

710	Nicaragua

744	Paraguay

748	Urugay

736	Bolivia

732	Colombia

722	Argentina

730	Chile

716	Peru

621	Nigeria

620	Ghana

639	Kenya

257	Belarus

Greets

samisi
[Galaxy Note 3 General] hayat55:
Hi, mine is an SM-N9005ZWEXSI. It was bought from UAE. Will your custom rom work with it. And will it void the warranty?
[Galaxy Note 3 General] tmj12:
Are you saying all the Note 3's sold in Hong Kong (contract-free) are without the regional SIM lock restriction?

Please do report back the cheapest price contract-free unlocked Note 3 N9005 model with 32gb in Hong Kong without the regional SIM lock restriction.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] mathieulh:
As far as I know the 32GB version isn't yet for sale in Hong Kong only the 16GB is available there. As far as I know it's the only market with a 16GB version, I don't know why would Samsung release one there though.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] DEPUIS 60:
Ups! I didn't see USA above. What it mean?
[Galaxy Note 3 General] dxzh:
Region lock questions

It is fascinating that the European Note 3 region lock blocks some but not all MCCs outside European region - so for example they do not block MCCs for the likes of US, Canada, Korea and New Zealand but they do block MCCs such as Russia, China, HK, Singapore, Thailand, UAE and Australia.

Key questions:

1. could we get the blocked MCC list for the America region lock and for the Middle Eastern region lock?

2. are there any indications of MNC exceptions to individual blocked countries?

3. is there any indication as to whether the blocked MCC list is used as a one-time test or at all times?

4. is this list the same as for the region lock in the newly manufactured GS4s? (if the same list, presumably Kitkat rollout and new Samsung F will also use same region lock methodology)
[Galaxy Note 3 General] DjeMBeY:
DO NOT Flash it on any other phone!! It's for SM-N9005 ONLY!!!

I can prepare same kind of FW for other phones , if you guys want to try but I'll prefer to TEST it on N9005 first as it can be road to nowhere.. ;)

Not sure though, few guys tried SIDE-WAY flashing , from ZHU.. to XXU.. and can't do it, Odin failed on system.img.ext4 :( NO GO :(
[Galaxy Note 3 General] Chiron43:
Sorry but you should be more careful when you read.

How can i report back prices for the model with 32Gb when I have stated just before and in plenty enough words that only the 16Gb is available for now ?

So as for the prices for the 16Gb versions :

- 3G N9000 : between HKD5700 to HKD5900

- 4G LTE N9005 : between HKD6000 to HKD6200

Source : the website price.com.hk which lists plenty of local shops (can't provide the link - I'm a new user)

I guess you know where to find an online currency converter :)

EDIT : and yes, they're all region-block free
[Galaxy Note 3 General] iznee:
Latest you tube video regarding this issue: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMlvF8dZbXA

I am utterly confused now
[Galaxy Note 3 General] basilbaby:
Thank you for reply. It will be great help if you can prepare Custom ROM (Only removing regional lock) for AP-N900XXUBMI5, CP-N900XXUBMI2, CSC-N900JVBMI1.

So I will test and post result today itself.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] hagba:
I have noticed that there was no Sim Card when he removed the back cover,in theory it could be the same,or the first card he used!!.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] dxzh:
Telenor MCC 410

One simple explanation might be that the Youtube video shows a Telenor SIM being inserted. Telenor is an operator in Pakistan (MCC 410). MCC 410 is not apparently on the European region blacklist - see list above.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] rblazek:
Exynos octa India

I read the entire topic and didn't find is this restriction on Exynos octa version of note 3 n9000?

I am planning to buy the phone in India and use it in EU (Croatia).

Thanks!
[Galaxy Note 3 General] bubblesmoney:
Thank you for the quoted posts.

Just posted those on amazon so that anyone buying this phone is aware that people quoting the unlock procedure from samsung facebook, which i think is misleading at the very least and also posted the box labels on amazon review for everyone to see what they were getting.

If anyone has photos of the box labels could they please upload them to amazon reviews customer photos please, so that everyone knows what they are getting with this farce from samsung.

Was eagerly waiting to buy this phone and almost ordered it and so thankful for that clove blog post that i accidentally saw beofre placing my order. Guess unless buyers report some software update sorts this region locking business I will be looking for another phone, probably the Nexus 5 instead.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] BullHorn7:
So what's going on. I'm flying to the US tonight and planning to upgrade my Note 2 to Note 3.

I have a pre-paid AT&T sim card that I use when traveling to the states. Will it unlock my phone and will I be able to use it in my home country with my local sim when I get back?

._.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] mathieulh:
Yeah, none of the SIM he's tried is on the network lock list, yet he continues to ignore this and claim that his device is unlocked...

There is no point in doing the test with SIM cards that weren't even locked to begin with.

---------- Post added at 05:21 PM ---------- Previous post was at 05:15 PM ----------

No idea, I'd guess not but you can still give it a try. AT&T devices are simlocked to AT&T's MNC though so you would need to remove that one first anyway. If you go to the U.S.A. I suggest you buy the T-Mobile version of the handset though, it supports more bands and it's bootloader isn't locked. The device will still be simlocked to T-Mo's MNC though so you'd have to take care of that. You need to purchase the Note 3 though carriers in the U.S. there isn't a true unlocked version there. You can however get a carrier to unlock it if you don't buy a subsidized version, or purchase an unlock code online.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] BullHorn7:
What? I'd just get the international N9000 or N9005.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] mathieulh:
Then you have to get it in the EU, not in the USA as it isn't sold there.

The N9005 will be locked for sure but neither the U.S.A. nor the E.U. are part of the lock list so you should be just fine.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] htc6500uk:
Latest reports appear to confirm that the first sim you use must be from a mobile operator from the region that the Note3 is intended for. After that you will then be able to use any sim from any region.

Therefore...If you buy an unlocked Note3 in America you must use an Americas region sim first - you will then be able to use a sim from your UK operator on your return.

A number of Android sites have confirmed this.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] BullHorn7:
I saw numerous N9000 and N9005 sold on Amazon in the US. What gives?

I'm not European, I actually live in Israel and travel to USA/China/India/Australia/Europe for work. The phone must work in all those countries after being unlocked with my AT&T card, otherwise Samsung should just kill themselves. :mad:
[Galaxy Note 3 General] dxzh:
Vodafone India

I agree. However I note that there is one SIM mentioned in the comments of that Youtube video which is described as a Vodafone India SIM. As both MCCs for India (MCC 404 and 405) seeem to be on the European Note 3 blacklist, I still wonder if there could be any other exception built into the CSC for certain operators in a country with a MCC which would otherwise be blocked?

Or perhaps it really is only tested on a one-time or occasional basis? Empirical testing has its uses but is not conclusive in covering all permutations. I wish Samsung Global would formally confirm precisely what someone buying an unlocked phone in Europe can in practice expect in terms of a regional lock - will it block any SIMs after first use of the phone?
[Galaxy Note 3 General] mathieulh:
I'd guess those are probably imported from Europe. There is a huge grey market for imported devices in the USA since no one can purchase domestic handsets directly from manufacturers there, they all have to go through carriers.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] snoopycr:
You write that the T-Mobile version had more bands.

Did that mean it's a penta hspa band? Can I stick AT&T SIM in an unlocked tmobile note 3, and it will work with AT&T

Or just more lte band?

Thanks!

Sent from my C6602
[Galaxy Note 3 General] coolfreebies:
Helo all,

I have had my Vodafone UK chip in since my Note 3 arrived sent some texts and made some calls. My Australian Sim arrived yesterday and i just put it in my phone and it comes up with the enter sim unlock code...

Does this mean i have to get my network to unlock my phone??

Cheers

coolfreebies
[Galaxy Note 3 General] bubblesmoney:
please make the video and upload to youtube and make sure you make an entry in the 'tag' section as samsung galaxy note 3 sim region lock problem or something similar, so that any search on youtube or google automatically brings up your video in the search.

I request others who are having the issue to similarly make a youtube video showing the first sim that works and also the sim that doesnt work in the video and dont forget to complete the 'tag' section as " samsung galaxy note 3 sim region lock problem" or something similar so that video is flagged automatically by google or youtube search by anyone. And dont forget to make the video public and available on all platforms, if you dont do that then sometimes it will only be available on desktops and not mobiles or embedded websites.

---------- Post added at 05:42 PM ---------- Previous post was at 05:13 PM ----------

Before calling people clowns, did you even bother to read the comments posted on that link you googled and posted here! Cant you see the comments posted by people for whom the 'recommended' unlock procedure didnt work. Try having a read of the comments.

and did you even see samsungUK official twitter channel tweeting a reply to me on the 26th sept 2013 which i have already posted here long ago. https://twitter.com/SamsungMobileUK/status/383173182561452032 Please see my query the previous day and their reply copied below. You can see the entire conversation on the link

my query to them on twitter

"bubblesmoney &#8207 [MENTION=2619544]bubblesmoney[/MENTION] 25 Sep [MENTION=767379]Samsungmobile[/MENTION]UK will the note 3 bought in the UK contract free work with sims from USA and asia while travelling. Please confirm sim block!"

and see that the reply is from the official samsungUK twitter channel. They clearly say other sims from outside region will not work.

see quote

"

Samsung Mobile UKVerified account

&#8207 [MENTION=767379]Samsungmobile[/MENTION]UK

[MENTION=2619544]bubblesmoney[/MENTION] Unfortunately no, due to different bands used in connection and frequencies."
[Galaxy Note 3 General] goodwinod:
Even if people could activate it, and they could travel as Samsung claims - I just don't understand what is in it for Samsung. They are making money on the phone whether I buy it from UK or USA. I have bought international versions of phones for a few years now - ever since I found out how many things ATT disables and how much bloatware they put on their phones (and they call it the same phone!). Often, phones bought in the USA are not as well supported by developers. I want to be able to buy my phone where I want to buy it.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] dxzh:
CSC file names

It might be worth asking that those reporting issues or, as importantly, no issues set out the exact name of their CSC file (and perhaps the retailer). The CSC file seems to be the source of the region lock and therefore different versions of it might be the source of subtle differences in the operation of a region lock for phones bought in the same region. There are clearly major differences between the countries listed in the one example of the MCC blacklist seen so far and the countries named on the side of the shipping box, so might not be surprised to find that some of the CSC file versions within a region differ a little among themselves too, accounting for some of the inconsistency in results?

On my SGS3 I can check firmware (including name of its CSC file) by dialling *#1234#. Not sure if it is same for N9005. Perhaps someone could confirm or correct?

Do we know what CSC file the blacklist mentioned earlier came from?
[Galaxy Note 3 General] tmj12:
Sorry, I actually meant report back when the 32gb becomes available in HK. Thanks for the information anyway.

Having scoured the internet, I manage to find the N9005 32gb from expansys.hk for HKD6499 and it says in stock (http://www.expansys.com.hk/samsung-galaxy-note-3-unlocked-32gb-black-252619).

The problem is has anyone really tested it with a UK/EU SIM card on these HK models? Does it work?
[Galaxy Note 3 General] non1oson:
is it possible you're in the UK using your AUS sim? that's why it won't work? say you were in AUS, it probably would work, according to all the latest posts..
[Galaxy Note 3 General] bubblesmoney:
The company clarifies exactly which devices fall under this restriction, explaining, “the regional SIM card lock only affects the following Samsung models that are produced from the end of July 2013, and provided with a corresponding sticker: Samsung GALAXY S III, II, GALAXY Note, GALAXY S4, S4 GALAXY mini and the GALAXY Note 3”

http://pocketnow.com/2013/09/26/samsung-european-region-locking

also see the register http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/09/27/samsung_galaxy_regionlocking_saga_gets_murky/
[Galaxy Note 3 General] dxzh:
Not sure I follow the logic of why it should only work in Australia. Latest post (at http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=46020334&postcount=592) which is offered as an example of why there is no region lock issue states a particular European region Note 3 in the UK is apparently being able to be used in the UK with SIMs issued by operators in US, India, Pakistan, Oman, Dubai and Saudia Arabia. There is no suggestion that these non-UK SIMs need to be used outside the UK to do so.

Trying to work out the underlying mechanism of the regional lock seems to be showing that there is no simple answer to how the region lock may hobble the use of the Note 3 with certain SIMs. Particularly as this is due to be rolled out in Kitkat upgrades to old Note IIs and SGS3s etc, it would be good to understand the underlying rules behind the region lock in its different versions. Let's hope Samsung Global can clarify this formally to avoid having to waste so much time and goodwill trying to piece all this together.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] LostZeit:
If anyone is interested, here's the lock list for the Middle East version with FW XXUBMI7.

<Security>
<NbNetworkLock>50</NbNetworkLock>
<NetworkLock>460BB</NetworkLock>
<NetworkLock>454BB</NetworkLock>
<NetworkLock>250BB</NetworkLock>
<NetworkLock>255BB</NetworkLock>
<NetworkLock>401BB</NetworkLock>
<NetworkLock>259BB</NetworkLock>
<NetworkLock>437BB</NetworkLock>
<NetworkLock>438BB</NetworkLock>
<NetworkLock>436BB</NetworkLock>
<NetworkLock>428BB</NetworkLock>
<NetworkLock>400BB</NetworkLock>
<NetworkLock>282BB</NetworkLock>
<NetworkLock>283BB</NetworkLock>
<NetworkLock>525BB</NetworkLock>
<NetworkLock>452BB</NetworkLock>
<NetworkLock>505BB</NetworkLock>
<NetworkLock>520BB</NetworkLock>
<NetworkLock>515BB</NetworkLock>
<NetworkLock>502BB</NetworkLock>
<NetworkLock>510BB</NetworkLock>
<NetworkLock>456BB</NetworkLock>
<NetworkLock>414BB</NetworkLock>
<NetworkLock>457BB</NetworkLock>
<NetworkLock>404BB</NetworkLock>
<NetworkLock>405BB</NetworkLock>
<NetworkLock>470BB</NetworkLock>
<NetworkLock>413BB</NetworkLock>
<NetworkLock>429BB</NetworkLock>
<NetworkLock>724BB</NetworkLock>
<NetworkLock>370BB</NetworkLock>
<NetworkLock>338BB</NetworkLock>
<NetworkLock>374BB</NetworkLock>
<NetworkLock>706BB</NetworkLock>
<NetworkLock>734BB</NetworkLock>
<NetworkLock>714BB</NetworkLock>
<NetworkLock>712BB</NetworkLock>
<NetworkLock>740BB</NetworkLock>
<NetworkLock>704BB</NetworkLock>
<NetworkLock>708BB</NetworkLock>
<NetworkLock>710BB</NetworkLock>
<NetworkLock>744BB</NetworkLock>
<NetworkLock>748BB</NetworkLock>
<NetworkLock>736BB</NetworkLock>
<NetworkLock>732BB</NetworkLock>
<NetworkLock>722BB</NetworkLock>
<NetworkLock>730BB</NetworkLock>
<NetworkLock>716BB</NetworkLock>
<NetworkLock>621BB</NetworkLock>
<NetworkLock>620BB</NetworkLock>
<NetworkLock>639BB</NetworkLock>
</Security>
[Galaxy Note 3 General] basilbaby:
Waiting for SM-N900 Custom Firmware..
[Galaxy Note 3 General] dxzh:
Middle Eastern blocked MCC list

This is your Middle East list of blocked MCCs with the corresponding country names:

460 China

454 HK

250 Russia

255 Ukraine

401 Kazakhstan

259 Moldova

437 Kyrgyzstan

438 Turkmenistan

436 Tajikistan

428 Mongolia

400 Azerbaijan

282 Georgia

283 Armenia

525 Singapore

452 Vietnam

505 Australia

520 Thailand

515 Philippines

502 Malaysia

510 Indonesia

456 Cambodia

414 Myanmar

457 Laos

404 India

405 India

470 Bangladesh

413 Sri Lanka

429 Nepal

724 Brazil

370 Dominican Republic

338 Jamaica

374 Trinidad and Tobago

706 El Salvador

734 Venezuela

714 Panama

712 Costa Rica

740 Ecuador

704 Guatemala

708 Honduras

710 Nicaragua

744 Paraguay

748 Uraguay

736 Bolivia

732 Columbia

722 Argentina

730 Chile

716 Peru

621 Nigeria

620 Ghana

639 Kenya

Do you happen to know the CSC file name (along the lines of N9005_CSC_OXXBMI4 or N9005_CSC_OXABMI6) and/or three letter CSC code for phone from which list taken?
[Galaxy Note 3 General] LostZeit:
If you can tell me where to look for that info I can pull it up for you.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] dxzh:
Suggest try finding CSC file by dialling *#1234# in the stock telephone dialler.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] LostZeit:
n9005ojvmi2
[Galaxy Note 3 General] dxzh:
That CSC file name could be broken down (source: http://forum.gsmhosting.com/vbb/f20...heck-firmware-compatibility-language-1621171/) as follows:

* OJV - Algeria, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Morocco, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey

* M - 2013

* I - September

* 2 - Version 2

The ambit of that CSC appears to extend to Nigeria (which is apparently blocked in the MCC list in that CSC file) and South Africa. As neither Nigeria nor South Africa is mentioned in the legal notice stuck on the shipping box for the Middle Eastern region Note 3, perhaps there will be separate CSCs for Note 3s sourced in those 2 countries which have no region lock. Also presumably there may be separate CSC(s) for the remaining countries listed on the Middle Easten region lock sticker (namely UAE, Qatar, Bahrain, Yemen, Western Sahara, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, Afghanistan and Libya) and those CSCs may have the same or a similar list of blocked MCC codes for that region.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] krooksrocks:
Indian Version Exynos Octacore is it unlocked?

So I visited a Samsung Cafe shop in India to get a demo of Note 3

3 observations from the visit

1) Demo Unit is a Snapdragon 800 powered N9005,(without the sim kit installed) as compared to Exynos Octacore N9000 not sure why this is

2) Demo Unit becomes quite hot, when i launched Camera and clicked pictures, took videos

3) The device does not have a sticker which says "Region Locked"

Now does this mean that the India version of 3g N9000 Note 3 would work in Europe?

I am traveling to Europe in a couple of weeks from now and really want to use a Note 3 there

Although I am really skeptical of a company which showcases a different demo product from the actual product sold in the region.

Is it possible that Exynos is not showcasing similar performance (at least to the naked eye) as compared to Snapdragon?

Can someone post a review of N9000 note 3 ? and also tell us whether it is Region free?
[Galaxy Note 3 General] non1oson:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2463143&highlight=review
[Galaxy Note 3 General] senectus:
The exynos chip doesn't support LTE yet. Snapdragon is for 4G/LTE networks.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] thmlwin:
European Region Locked phone can unlock with the code from puman.ru website with 25$

Hi all,

I would like to share my experience regarding European Region Locked Note 3.

I bought two Samsung Galaxy Note 3 (SM-N9005) from Mediamart and Saturn electronic shop in Germany, it have European sim only sticker(something like that I can;t read german language exactly).

One of staff said that I must activate german sim first so that I opened and made one call to other phone(not hanging up, just drop after getting ringtone from other).

After that I went to Thailand and put Thailand sim card. I can; t use my phone and asking unlock code.

If I dismiss the code, I can use everything except phone call( showing invalid sim card ).

I send to Samsung Official service center and they also don;t know how to do.

So no way for me, I am trying to unlock my phone and a couple of studying from internet,

I just founded from http://puman.ru/ can unlock Note 3 with 25 $ per phone.

I send my IMEI code and money to his paypal account and 2 hour later he sent the code.

After putting his code, I got " Network sucessfully Unlocked " and I can use every sim card in Thailand and also in Myanmar.

So I am very happy now that why I want to share my experience for whom suffering like me(bought 699 Euro each phone).:victory:

Good luck all.

Note: my english is not well, forgive me for a long story.:good:
[Galaxy Note 3 General] Netskyliner:
hope you are not just spamming mate