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[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] cschin888:
Oct 3. Black. With coupon.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] vvv3399:
Whats his name negri ask "do you need to be under 18 to post on xda?"
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] Techngro:
I just cancelled my order. I feel like such an idiot. I should have done this weeks ago. I hope that anyone who searches Google for 'Negrielectronics Review' from now on finds this and the other thread as top links so they can avoid this BS.

In the future, I will just pay the extra $100 and save myself the ****ing agita.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] les_garten:
Don't be too hard on yourself my Friend.

Had this panned out and we all got NEW phones on the 4th or 10th for $669 this thread would be a lot different.

Wasn't your fault. I was stoked when I fell for this as well.

I feel your pain

Hitcha' with another thanx!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] diablokicks:
I too have just cancelled my order. The whole avoiding the KNOX issue all together bothers me, but the thing that pushed me over the edge was neoWhites review of his unboxing where his phone was lacking the factory screen protector, that to me is evidence these devices are in fact used at one point. I was really pulling for Negri to come through, its too bad it was all a fallacy. I'll take my business to a retailer who isn't so shady.

Congrats Negri, you have effectively pushed away most your customers who used coupons while shipping very few that did use coupons so you could deflect blame. I hope in the long run the business suffers from the bad publicity that is going to be coming.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] Techngro:
Thanks. I am now looking at Swappa. I have bought a couple of devices from there before, but i'm really wondering what protection I have against someone who tries to scam me on there. Say three months later, the phone is reported stolen and blocked. Would I have any recourse? That's the only thing keeping me from pulling the trigger.

I am doing my part. I originally heard about Negri from PhoneDog.com's Youtube video on the Note 3. I think Negri sent them a device to review, so he promoted them in a few of his videos. I like Aaron from PhoneDog and thought his recommendation was worth something. So that's one of the reasons I pre-ordered from Negri.

Well, I just left a comment on his Youtube video for the Note 3 that explains what I (and others) have been through in the hopes that he will stop promoting Negri. I don't blame him, there's no way he could have known how shady Negri is, and he was probably just promoting them as a courtesy for sending him the phone. But I hope someone from there takes a minute to browse this thread.

If you heard about Negri from someplace, you should go and tell them to stop promoting them.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] NYCguy2020:
Boy am I glad I didn't waste my time with Negri just to save a few bucks. 21 days and counting since their original shipping date.I placed my order on 10/3 for black had I stayed with Negri I would still be without a phone. I sense BS a mile a way and Negri seems to be full of it :rolleyes:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] les_garten:
I almost bought one from Swappa too. I asked a bunch of questions. The guy had 32 phone sales and perfect feedback. It was $700

Then I read about this IMEI blacklisting which I knew nothing about before.

I decided to "negotiate" the best deal could with the TMO people and bite off the extra $$$ just because you never know what could happen in the future. I sold my ATT phone with the receipt and a statement that the phone was a gift.

Do you know if ATT blacklists numbers as well?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] Kawaisa:
AT&T also blacklists numbers

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1591672
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] les_garten:
I wonder if they Blacklist contract issues or returns?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] sk8ordie0:
Other thread closed so here is the unbox video ....... Nothing fancy by no means....... Just gives you my experience......

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUZdktNhOZA&feature=youtube_gdata_player

9/23 order

10/23 received

rooted,recovered,and rebooted from the ol' i777.......
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] krelvinaz:
For Reference, when my package that came directly from T-Mobile, I snapped some pictures of the packaging and contents. In the album, you can see what the stickers looked like on the two sides of the box when you took it out of the sleeve.

http://imgur.com/a/zyqYu

Note that I did not place an order from Negrelectronics.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] neoWhite:
Thanks for this. This is exactly what the contents should have and not what sk8ordie0 or myself got.

Here is my Unboxing/KNOX check: http://youtu.be/t8UDQ_ZR7og (MicroSIM was my wife's, borrowed it to check if it'd connect to the Tmobile network.)

I called Tmobile and asked them if a IMEI is unrecognizable, what that means -- but they really couldn't give me a satisfactory answer. They first suggested that it's probably not a Tmobile branded device. I told them that it was and they checked some other system and confirmed with me that it was a Note 3 (when the rep searched using the IMEI I provided her).

I asked them if I put my sim card in there and activate it with my sim, if the IMEI would be tied to my account -- the rep said "yes." Do you guys know whether this is true or not?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] Limeybastard:
Another nail in Negri's coffin, perhaps? Although playing devils advocate. You should have zoomed on the package showing it was sealed in the first instance. Video just shows you cutting open the box, how do we know you never opened it before?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] neoWhite:
My wife was recording the video. I should've told her to zoom in, But you know the box isn't opened because I had to break the seal that and the shipping label.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] Kawaisa:
IMEI will be tied to the account that it's currently being used on. If you log onto your T-Mobile account, you'll see that T-Mobile knows what phone you're using. That's not to say that the device wasn't activated/used on another account and it also doesn't mean that it can't be blocked just because it's currently tied to your account.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] diablokicks:
Just walked out of tmo with my new note 3. Should have done it 20 days ago. Sealed, new, no tripped Knox, 749.75 Sim included

Sent from my mobile device.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] Kawaisa:
lucky you, ordered mine last night for $774 with shipping and CA tax, good thing I get 5% cashback from my cc

either way, shoulda woulda
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] itaos:
which card has 5% on t mobile?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] Kawaisa:
Discover, 5% for online shopping this quarter
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] googlephone:
I just got my phone white note 3 from negri. The outside of the box has some seal label (paper label, not the original clear seal tape with words on) and there is tears of paper caused by removing original factory seal. Inside the box, the screen protectoris not removed but the film skin on the back plate was removed and has some pieces of brown paper from the outside box stick to the film ( came into box when negri removed the original label).

The phone looks good and it's unlocked, no knox triggered.

The only thing I found out bad is the spen, the surface of the spen has black scratches and there is no way to clear the scratches. I don't know if the scratches are caused by the black housing of the spen or my spen was dropped to the ground and someone stepped on it.

Anyone else with the white note 3 has the problem of scratching of the spen by the housing?

The black note 3 may also has the problem but may not be easy to see because bother spen and housing are black. For the white note 3, spen is white and spen housing is black.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] sk8ordie0:
I'm happy with my phone.... just fyi.... glad to have it finally....good luck guys!

from my shiny SM-N900T........:p
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] Limeybastard:
Congratulations man, I am happy for you. Enjoy. :laugh:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] sk8ordie0:
Thanks man ...... it was quite a ride! ....... lol:D

from my shiny SM-N900T........:p
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] Limeybastard:
Be sure to "unlock it" now LOL ;)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] Pecoy:
how were you able to get it at that price??
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] sk8ordie0:
I'm unlocked ... running ST / at&t.... flawless... :good:

from my shiny SM-N900T........:p
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] diablokicks:
As a tmo customer it was 709

Sent from my mobile device.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] les_garten:
Another Happy Negri customer with Cash in his pocket!

I Love it when a plan comes together!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] Negri Electronics:
Try to refrain from sending emails like this to our support staff:

"That is ****ing retarded Sergio (and YES I AM swearing and yes NEgri

electronics DOES deserve this). How the ****ing bloody hell is there a

"previous owner" for a "brand new phone"!!!!!!!!" Neal G. (Order 100068393 - Canceled)

We have explained in detail how this could possibly happen and have been working vigorously to ensure it never does again.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] NYCguy2020:
What do you expect when you sell people USED phones as brand new? flowers and candy?! :rolleyes:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] diablokicks:
Grow up people, just cancel your order and go somewhere else. If you want to risk getting a rooted, knox tripped, blacklisted, used phone, keep your order with Negri, if not, cancel and move on. There is enough information between this thread and the one in the general section to show that the new phone you ordered from Negri, may not be new. No point emailing the company pissed, just share your experience (honestly and truthfully) with people you know, any review site you seem fit etc.

PS, i do like the dead horse images
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] lbergjr:
Received mine yesterday. Had to wait a while but Negri treated me well nonetheless. :)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] dkb218:
I find it totally unbelievable that an electronics store would purposely sell blocked/rooted devices. I would have to assume in the rush to place these orders, someone in the company screwed up and purchased inventory from other than normal means. I highly doubt a business would willingly destroy it's reputation like this. As long as they are willing to right whatever wrongs were made, maybe give them the benefit of the doubt.

I understand the need to save a few bucks but buying directly from the source does give peace of mind in case something is wrong with the device. You live and you learn.

[I got my phone directly from T-Mobile as soon as the store opened on release day]
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] Negri Electronics:
Absolutely not. However, that message is not from the customer that received the "used" product. That customer has been compensated for his time and patience while we received the item back and refunded him immediately. What is not deserved are comments like that, from customers not even affected by this instance. Your reply justifies as if this is an acceptable email to send someone - while this customer, sitting behind his monitor, can send something like this, it would be a different story had they come to the office to speak to someone in person.

You, and others here, all feel as though what happened was intentional. Each comment begins with an attack. Assume that we did not intentionally send one (our of over 200) device as used to this customer. Assume that we apologized to the customer and they were accepting of our apology.

We have done wrong, but the customer has been made right and we can move on from here. We made a mistake in accepting this unit from our supplier as new - we overlooked the status of the operating system - and shipped the product to the customer. This is what happens when you rush, and we have slowed down our quality checks and made sure this kind of this doesn't happen again.

Ryan J. Negri - CEO

Negri Electronics, Inc.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] les_garten:
Dude, there is no way to defend yourself here. You are making rookie mistakes.

You talk about quality checks!! Are you kidding? You ain't got none of those!

How can you not recognize when you box something up for shipping that the seals are "ripped" open. I'm sure if you would like pictures of what the OUTSIDE of the boxes looks like, some of the users here will oblige you so that this is WELL documented. There is no way you could miss this. You and your people knew you were selling open box as new.

And then you have the nutz to make that post about angry emails? Puhh-leeze!!

I would make a call to everyone here who has received one of these open box items to post a pic of the ripped boxes to show that there is no way you could miss this.

Mr.Negri, here's a tip and TRICK for you.

When I got my ATT N3, the guy at the ATT Corporate store sliced the box open with a Razor blade and put the screen protector back on, etc.

You're just plain SLOPPY dude!

:laugh:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] Ragnar:
This is the Development Q&A section. Thread has no development value.

Please take all off topic conversation to the off topic thread here http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=46091506

Thread closed

EFM

Have a great day!
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MatAuc12:
Hey,

I ordered and received a N9005 unlocked version. I am on Bell network in a city where they use AWS (aka Band 4, aka 1700/2100) and (this is my bad for not checking carefully before ordering) this version doesn't support those LTE bands. It obviously connects fine through hspa+ though.

So, I was wondering, since the hardware actually supports those bands, is it something that a hack could unlock in the future (be able to use LTE with this phone on this network), or am I just gonna have to live on hspa+?

I purposely put this in general as I believe the discussion that this could drive would make it more fitting than in the questions forum if this is a possibility.

Thanks,

Math
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nforce4:
N9005 only suppport LTE 2100MHZ IN your operation
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Apo11on:
LTE compatibility has been discussed in so many threads, you really should do a search before posting next time. If your phone has unlocked bootloader just flash Bell's modem onto it, once it becomes available. Or ask a friend, who has Bell branded GN3 to dump the radio for you, and take the firmware from him. Qualcomm's MSM8974 chip does support all LTE bands worldwide: http://www.qualcomm.com/snapdragon/processors/800
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MatAuc12:
I usually do make a search but through all the threads relating to various questions regarding model variations and other questions relating to LTE, bands, compatibility, my search rendered very little insight to my specific question (although I'm sure it was answered before as you say, I just wasn't able to find it through all the other stuff relating to my keywords). And as you can see from the answer above you, I wasn't able to trust some answers that I managed to find.

Truly appreciate your answer though, Thank you very much and I'm happy to know I'll get LTE again soon.

Thanks
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] @Class:
I too am waiting for a modem with 700/1700/2100/2600 on the LTE side. For the Note II this was done using Qualcomm's software to instruct it to use those bands... Rogers, Telus and Bell are all launching tomorrow on October 4th - sometime after then I hope to see the modem online and give it a whirl, but I suspect we might need a QCN file change also.

There is hope!
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] @Class:
Got us a little closer: On my N9005 - *#0808# will bring up the Qualcomm USB settings.

On the Note II and S3 this is usually *#7283#

We're getting closer! Those with N900S / N900A / N900W8 phones, feel free to dump your NV Params QCN file now using the Qualcomm QPST Software!
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Syn3rgetic:
bump!
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] @Class:
No real luck yet. I can't flash N900W8 firmware onto my N9005. Neither the whole firmware or just the modem.bin.

Editing the NVParams didn't really work either, as some we tried just get reset to default after a reboot.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] IamNoone:
I flashed a N9005W8 modem (using dd as root) and unfortunately, it fails to communicate. Baseband shows as unknown. I suspect only a NVRAM dump with removed imei will work. Otherwise modem will need to be ported properly.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] @Class:
Did you flash the NON-HLOS.bin as well?
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] asaqwert:
bump.... looking to find out how i can pull the modem file out of a specific firmware file, such as pulling the modem file only out of the bell tar file and then making it flashable with odin for my wind phone? i am downloading the whole bell firmware right now and am going to try to flash it on my phone..... i already tried the puerto rico one and it works, but with bell i only get hspa i assume that the bands bell uses are different than the PR ones. i do know that someone has already stated that they got rogers bands with it, but not bell yet, i dont think....
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] IamNoone:
What does that bin contain? Your sayin that is necessary when i flash the modem? When i flash other n9005 modems i dont flash it.

In either case i dont have a copy. Upload and ill try.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sc2ascend:
Where can I get that modem? I have searched high and low but cannot find it. I want to flash it to my n9005XXUBMJ1
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] IamNoone:
Download the entire N900W8 firmware for odin. The modem and many other interesting things are within.

However unless you know something i dont, you will soft brick your phone. Assuming you are able to flash at all. (odin will not reject the rom)
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sc2ascend:
Do you think in the future they will extract just the modem and I will be able to flash that separately? On the S3 I remember being able to flash different modems with the latest CWM.

Right now I have an unlocked n9005 with the Baseband I quoted in my last post. I am using it fine on Rogers Canada lte but in some places the signal is weak and I will lose connection altogether. I was hoping flashing the modem for my provider and region might fix it since the s800 has the correct frequencys for Rogers I think some are disabled or not being used because of software (it was an Asian model I think with a csc for a different region). To reiterate it does work on Rogers I was just hoping I could fix these network drops by flashing a more appropriate modem.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] IamNoone:
The modem is simple to extract, just untar the odin package.

The trick is actually making the modem boot.

The PBL appears to reject the modem, and thats very bad news for this concept.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sc2ascend:
Ah OK, well thank you for the information. I am going to be patient and optimistic lol.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] justimagination:
bump, is this possible yet?
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] asaqwert:
Just thinking out loud here, but I wonder if flashing the Canadian csc file would be helpful here? In the stainless rom thread in t mobile the op has the Canadian csc file posted. I wonder if flashing that first would allow things to boot with the w8 modem?

I did some thinking, and since you are trying to get a band working that the Snapdragon does support natively, maybe there is a chance. I would hazard a guess here, after some research and guessing, that the antenna actually would work here, so it could, in theory, just be a matter of firmware. Unfortunately the stock modem for the n900w8 may have to be modified to work....Not sure there. But may be an idea to flash the Canadian csc then flash the modem and see where that gets you? Not responsible if your phone bricks cuz I have no idea if this could work, as I said, just thinking out loud
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Makaveli_Trained:
Any updates on this? I too am interested in getting LTE on my n9005.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ascanio1:
Unlocking LTE/4G bands for 4.4.2

Hi,

My quesiton is not directly related to the posts below but to the thread. I hope for some help...

I flashed the new 4.4.2 N9005XXUENA6_N9005OXXENA5_N9005XXUENA2_OXX (Polish) which modem should work on bands: 1, 3, 8 and 20 but, in fact, it does not. (Vodafone Italy and Softbank Japan).

Any idea how to find and flash a modem that will work on bands 1, 3, 8 and 20?

Thanks in advance as I have posted and searched all over without finding any solution!
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sepehr70:
i need some advice.

I have an Unlocked and Rooted SM-N9005 from Europe (XXUBMJ), but I can't use it in Canada ( on Wind) , and it says, Not registered on network. is there anyway that I can change my firmware or install a new ROM or a new Modem so I can use the phone with Wind sim card???

it's already region Unlocked and I get the network bars, but it's not working with wind. what can I do?
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ahm911:
Tried something different, didn't work.

So I am in the same boat, i traded for an unlocked Singapore n9005( was told AT&T but but the guy disappeared) using it with telus. Hspa+ is working. Lte is not, I tried adding telus to the lteon_netlist.xml file and updating the contents.db, but not working either. Still looking for a solution.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] radicalisto:
While the N9005 carries the right hardware, for ATT you'll need to use the N900A - Changing the bands seems an impossible feat on the N9005 (due to MPN codes I think) - [MENTION=5648790]PatienceWithin[/MENTION] had the same issue, he had to sell his N9005 and buy an N900A in the end :(
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ahm911:
Thanks for the info, but I want to use it with Telus. He told me it was AT&T, and I assumed a rom or some flashing will make it work.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] galliard:
Change Nv items for bands

Like you, I want to unlock LTE bands on my Galaxy S4(SHV-E330L, Qualcomm S800, MSM8974). While searching several forums, i got on the point that lte bands are written nv item 6828. Nothing to do with modem and firmware, so you need to change this value by calculating bands value. See this link for more details, i tried this but not able to check results, hope u can do it. If its helps, let me know and hit thanks :cowboy:

http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s5/general/how-to-add-rf-lte-frequency-bands-to-t2886059
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] frosty400:
Also want to modify bands in SM-N9005. Starting to gather that it's near impossible. Samsung did a good job at preventing this apparently.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Apo11on:
If anyone is still looking: http://xdaforums.com/crossdevice-dev/sony/thread-progress-please-leave-im-updating-t2871269
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kirynflare:
Has anyone successfully tried this? I've had a look at the QPST instructions, but can't seem to get the program to recognise the phone in diagnostic mode. The phone is a N9005 running the Phronesis v4.1 ROM. Thanks in advance!
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] djslow:
Are you posting this because it's been successful for N9005?

I read through the link and didn't find anyone confirming... Thanks for the info:)
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] lcssanches:
Hello guys..

Recently I notice that the GO SMS PRO is not plaing the sound of notification when I have new messages.

So, i uninstall it and active the stock message app. SUPRISE! It doesn't play the sound too, but when I sent a message to myself, the sound is playied.

Does anyone have the same issues? Remember, for both, stock and GO SMS PRO....