yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] blakkheartt12:
Tmo will block the phone until the bill is paid in full. So if they never pay the bill with the phone balance due the phone bought will not work. And now tmo and att share a blcklist so cant use it on att network either. Also as stated even after the sale some people report the phone as lost or stolen and claim a warranty on it making the phone sold useless.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] tony yayo:
What happens when the bill goes to collections? Tmo gets paid by the collection agency but when the collectors get paid will they unblock the phone?

Besides, if they were to report it stolen 2 months later, who would believe you would wait 2 months to report a stolen $700 phone?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] blakkheartt12:
Apparently people do. Just search on xda for phone stop working or phone doesnt get service after working for a few months (there were a lot of threads like that in the tmo note 2 forum). Many said tmo wont unblock it until the original owner pays it off. They wont even allow you to pay it off if you wanted to. So its better to have all the evidence as possible that the phone was sold to you.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] DeeXii:
I personally wouldn't buy new T-Mo phone on craigslist nowa days, and I would be super careful and do due diligence when purchasing on eBay. Even eBay is subject to these issues, just look at how many people are selling Note 3(s) on eBay that are listed as having bad IMEI(s). Why do you think that is? People are are doing multiple different scams and such that involve the IMEI getting blacklisted after a while.

One involves people selling the phones and then not paying their bill after it was purchased on a payment plan. Once they don't pay their bill they blacklist the IMEI. The ONLY way to unblacklist the IMEI is for the original purchaser to pay their payment plan bill. Even if you legitimately purchased the phone they will not unblock it for you. I know of more then one person that has tried to resolve this with ZERO success. Going to a T-Mobile store to do the transaction will not help in this situation because often the account is not in a negative standing yet and doesn't happen till a later date. The only thing a T-Mobile store can help with is identifying if the phone is stolen or not, which doesn't help with these latest scams.

The only way to avoid this is to 100% make sure that the phone you purchased was paid for in full at full price and not on a payment plan. Even then I have heard of sellers providing photoshopped receipts to buyers only to get their phones blacklisted months or weeks later because the phones were not really paid off. One might think that eBay is safer from a seller that has feedback but no not really. Often by the time you get blacklisted you cannot leave bad feedback or file a dispute. However with that said, most card companies (VISA, MC, ETC) allow you to do a chargeback within six months of a purchase if its some type of fraud that happened as a result.

The other way involves a more scammy way that I will not explain, with again the outcome being a blacklisted phone that the 2nd purchaser cannot resolve. However these are happening all over the place and there's not a sure fire way to avoid it. The best way to avoid this is to simply buy a phone directly from a authorized seller like T-Mo, or to trust your buyer 100%.

Just saying.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] randpost:
There is no way to be 100% sure that a T-Mobile phone is a safe bet, unless it is coming from someone you trust.

Even if you go to a store with the seller and verify that the phone is fully paid for, they still have 30 days from the incident date to report it stolen or lost if they have insurance or JUMP! Yes it is fraud, but it is almost impossible to combat. Police will record your incident and file it, but will not actively pursue a situation such as this in most cases. T-Mobile will suggest that you contact your local police and will not do anything to help you.

Another note: If you call or go into a store and ask them to check the IMEI number, they can't give you information regarding financing unless the phone is being financed under your name or a authorized account manager. You will need the phone seller to go in to the store to verify this information for you.

I'm sure there are plenty of people out there trying to sell their TMO phones honestly, but do you want to take a high percentage chance that you are being ripped off? That percentage rises if the phone is brand new selling at a huge discount. EX. Craigslist in my city shows a guy selling 4 TMO Note 3's brand new for 550.00 each. I can almost guarantee that those phones will be blacklisted sooner or later.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] mrej201:
buy it on swappa
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] COfatboy:
There is a certain amount of risk involved. It all depends on how good of a deal you get. I've bought quite a few phones from CL then sold later on Ebay. Right now I'm using a Note 3 bought on CL for $400. I could sell it with a bad IMEI on Ebay and still make a good profit. I always disclose in my auction that the phone has been verified as clean at the time of sale but that could change in the future since I don't know the history of the phone. it doesn't seem to stop people from buying the phones.

Just last weekend I found a great deal on a S4 international version, or so I thought. After getting home and messing with it I found out it was a fake! The owner never answered my calls or texts, go figure. I was able to sell it on Ebay fully disclosed as a fake and only take about a $40 hit. If you're going to use CL you better be willing to take some risk.

Also my research leads me to belive that Tmo and att do not SHARE blacklist info for phones that the bill is not paid on, only units reported lost or stolen. Nobody had been able to prove to me they do. Since I use Straight Talk with att sim card that eliminates some risk of my phone becoming blacklisted. In my mind anyhow it makes me feel better!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] JoJo2211:
Best way to buy it is to PRESUME the phone you are buying is ALREADY blacklisted. Next is to buy it at the lowest price you think it fair. For example, I bought a Note 3 T-Mobile from craighstlist for 525. The guy said it had a clean IMEI but I was skeptical of it but since it was at 525, I could not have cared less since I was planning on using it with AT&T. I later unlocked it using RegionLock Away and everything is SMOOTH. Love the phone.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] ortind200:
i wouldnt trust craigslist.. i had bought a phone on it that i thought worked. when i came home it bricked.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] Airtioteclint:
Just thought I'd share my craigslist experience this morning. I wanted to post a screenshot but cannot for some reason so copy and pastiing.

Me: you still got the note 4 for sale?

Him: yes

Me: Can you provide a reciept to show that its fulky paid for and a bill of sale with your name and id number? I'm just trying to avoid insurance scammers.

Him: It's not fully paid off. I just got the phone because it came with the line which is all i needed at no additional cost to me.

Him: But I'm not eligible for insurance because I've used my two for the year up already.

Me: Well if you're selling a phone that isn't fully paid off tmobile will block it when you stop making payments. Which makes the phine useless and you're trying to sell it is fraud.

Me: lol good luck man

Him: Umm your wrong

Him: but ok

Funny how his insurance is already used up, i wonder what became of those phones hmmm. So I would encourage anybody buying off craigslist to ask the same questions i did. They're are some genuine sellers i buy and sell from Craigslist all the time.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] dugryce:
Make sure the box is a genuine t-mobile box the phone will set in a recessed form fitted area and not just on top of flat paper.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] atomicspaceindian:
Credit to [MENTION=5001111]vedantgp[/MENTION] (me!)

http://www.cyanfox-rom.com/

CyanFox is a light-weight Android 4.4.x custom ROM, which is based on AOSP/Android (4.4) and CyanogenMod (11.0) source bases.

CyanFox features:

- Dark UI mode

- Paranoid Halo notifications

- Screen Recording

- NavBar settings and native enabling

Features in progress:

- Unread notifications count-icons with new 4.4 API for any app/launcher

- Apps sidebar-launcher

- Advanced Recent Apps RAM bar

- Multi-color/alpha status/nav bars

- Network speed indicator in status bar

- List view animations

- More new features coming soon...

https://github.com/CyanFox

https://github.com/CyanogenMod/android_kernel_samsung_jf/tree/cm-1110/kernel

Email us at: hello@cyanfox-rom.com

Download at http://www.cyanfox-rom.com/downloads/

Please submit bugs to: https://code.google.com/p/cyanfox/issues/list

And feature requests to: http://cyanfox.uservoice.com/forums/220748-general

Help us out!

http://xdaforums.com/donatetome.php?u=5302565

Our current build server:

- 96 GB RAM

- 24 Cores

- 960 TB HDD

Credits to:

Mantas Zilius [MNT]

http://www.cyanfox-rom.com/

https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/103538505102439103284

Wanna Help?

We need help from designers to help us make our logo and other elements. If you are interested, please follow the link below, made by my friend SystemErrorOne

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2484228

​
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] atomicspaceindian:
Instructions for Installation

[May vary on firmware, i will be vague]

Make sure your handset is on 100% battery

PREREQUISITES:

-Root

-Custom Recovery [CWM/TWRP]

1. Download latest zip file and GAPPS from http://cyanfox-rom.com/downloads/

2. Place these two zip files in the SD of your handset [internal or external]

3. Backup all of your data using Titanium Backup, or any other backup software you might have, as the device will be wiped in the process.

4. Reboot to Recovery by pressing and holding Volume Up and Down while pressing the power button while the device is turned off

5. Perform a factory reset

TWRP

6a. Press Install and guide yourself to where you put your Cyanfox zip file

6b. Press add more zips and guide yourself to where you put the GAPPS zip file

6c. Press Install

CWM

6a. Use volume keys to "Install zip"

6b. Navigate to your cyanfox zip file

6c. Repeat step 6b for Gapps file

If upgrading from a previous version or switching from CM11

6a. Dirty flash

6b. Flash Gapps

7. Wipe Cache

8. Reboot and enjoy

Screenshots​

Images are courtesy of [MENTION=3859635]varben[/MENTION]

Version numbers subject to change due to OS version

FAQ

"Omigod I'm stuck in a bootloop!"

Don't panic. Just factory reset and try again...

"I accidentally wiped everything including the internal SD!"

Just load the ROM onto an SD card and pop it into your phone

"I accidentally wiped everything including the internal SD and i don't have an SD card!"

adb sideload

"Where can i report bugs?"

Device specific bugs go to the CyanogenMOD maintainer. Overall bugs come to us
Feel free to post though to see if there is a quick fix, or a workaround

"What does the fox say?"

ring-a-ding-ding-ding-ding-a-ding

"Why isnt there more FAQ?"

Not alot of people have encountered issues beyond this... They have been fixed btw...
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] DMF1977:
First!! Haha... Looks good man. :good:
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] atomicspaceindian:
yeah, you should try it out. if you dont like it, you could always go back to stcok
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] jayRokk:
Awesome!

More goodies to play with :)

Thnx!
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] DMF1977:
I don't do stock bro, but hopefully will get a chance To try this out this weekend!
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] andy55:
Sweet, definitely worth trying out.. Thanks for another ROM to try out!
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] atomicspaceindian:
Lol, if you have cm, you can dirty flash right over.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] atomicspaceindian:
It really is.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] matrixzone:
Thanks for the new ROM. The download page indicate the build is outdated, build base seems to be 9/23. Is this correct?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] atomicspaceindian:
Yes, we have halted all releases to gear up to the official v1 release that will bring a load of improvements and bug fixes.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] matrixzone:
Thanks, will wait for the v1 release.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] atomicspaceindian:
http://www.cyanfox-rom.com/2013/10/06/big-changes-comming/
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] st0nez0r:
I'm definitely going to try this out once v1 becomes available. Thanks for bringing something new to the table!
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Prufta:
Downloading and give it a shot
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] hassles:
Sorry, but I had to ask this question...

What does the fox say?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Prufta:
TEST ME!!! :laugh::good:
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] atomicspaceindian:
New server!

We got response for our new build server! Waiting for access credentials to connect to it...

The new one will be basketbuild. This also means that v1 is closer than ever...
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Prufta:
Anxious,!!!!!
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] st0nez0r:
Can anyone running this rom tell me a little about their experience with it?

I've been waiting for v1 before i gave it a spin, but it seems as if it's taking forever for that to become a reality. I use/need my phone for work, so I try to pick/choose when and what I flash - I don't have the time to try multiple roms daily. I usually follow threads from multiple roms and dive into those that seem stable n' all but this topic is relatively quiet.

I don't need a million customizations in a rom. Just something fast, smooth. and stable with great battery life. I appreciate anyone who can take the time to share their experience so far with the current build of this rom.

Thanks :)
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] ingram10:
Anyone else getting boot loader error messages during flashing in recovery
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] SlothlyDX:
Really? I'm 99% positive the dev just said you have to be on the latest bootloader to flash. It's a cm thing, so yes everyone gets this

Crack-Flasher
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] bloodfart:
What car stereo do you have? I just updated my car stereo software...works like a charm now.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] benraines:
Posted by Cyanfox on Google+

For d2... users: update your bootloader/radio to install new update. It has been reported on CM too. ﻿

What bootloader/radio should I be on...

I have a d2att, I747UCUEMJB..

So is their a newer update?

Thanks
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] poppo101:
MJB is the latest for d2att. Came out with the 4.3 OTA update.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Conekiller2:
Do not update to mjb this is not reversible. Stuck with the previous one mg2
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] SlothlyDX:
I'm on MJB and I can go back safely. Make sure you don't confuse people. Unofficial MJB is avaliable to safely upgrade to. The OFFICIAL build will lock you into the bootloader.

Crack-Flasher
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] phoenix2217:
So I know what your saying, I flashed the zip from I believe loserskater back when the unofficial dropped. I can go backwards or only get the official one?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] bloodfart:
7 error

sometimes this works just be sure its the right rom for your phone

basically makes it not check the bootloader

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QW1znjDLe-k
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] MrFhenix:
is there a flashable kernel only from cyanfox ? I need the original kernel
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] R_McNeely:
just flashed the other night and so far its great, but let me ask a stupid question. this seems to be the only ROM I've flashed that doesn't have an option to give advanced options for the "back button." There's options for the Home and Menu button but thats all I see. Is this a bug or is this not an option? There are less options than other ROMs I've tried so I'm thinkng its not a bug....
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] MrFhenix:
i flashed 202 then updated latest nightly 02/08 and if i chage the DATA connection thru Settings/more/network/ network preferences and change it to ANY option besides LTEGSM the PHONE app will Crash wcdma only or GSM onlt any of the GSM options the phone app will crash

i have a Clean install of the latest nightly
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] jcejohnson:
I've been using this as my daily driver for a while. Love the light weight and performance!

I noticed today that I'm not getting voicemail notifications (I didn't notice sooner because I don't get many voicemails). I've checked the phone app settings & I don't think I missed anything. Is anyone else seeing this?

AT&T, SGS3, running the 20140208 nightly.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] StrangerAtXRoads:
Google search crashes

Google Search stopped working for me with latest nightly. I tried factory reset but that did not help.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] benraines:
FYI,

CyanFox-2.0.2-20140216-NIGHTLY-d2att.zip

is available to download...

I haven't tried it yet.. Hopefully soon...
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] benraines:
Update installed

CyanFox-2.0.2-20140216-NIGHTLY-d2att.zip

Fresh install.

Install issues that I had:

Setup Wizard crashed.. This also happen on the last release.. (I thought this would be fixed by now. I just bypassed it)

Google Search crashes.. this happened before I even did my Titanium Backup restore..

Screen Record doesn't work by pressing Power + Volume up at the same time. But the Screenshot works when I press power+volume down at the same time.. This hasn't worked for me in the last 3 releases.. (not a big deal though)

That's all for now..

Only issues so far...
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] bloodfart:
Same issue here...how did you bypass?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] benraines:
You press in this order.. left top corner, right top corner, Right bottom, left bottom

BUT, do this below the top status bar and above the Emergency call word. Worked for me..
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] MrFhenix:
I am havins some camera issues.. ofr some reason is just Craching after a couple of minutes
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] atomicspaceindian:
Gapps included

car sterios now have software updates?! I think I need a new car, the '98 Toyota Corolla (beige) is getting pretty beat up

I dont know anything on bootloaders, sorry.

Reflash rom

Submit a feature request

Submit a bug report

Submit a bug report

reinstall Google Search

Reinstall Google search

you took the words out of my mouth

Its an S3 thing

btw, what toolkit did you use to root your Jalapeno?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] phoenix2217:
You know you can't include gapps right? Google doesn't allow it
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] atomicspaceindian:
you are allowed to until Google says to not
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] phoenix2217:
Uhh ok..
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] benraines:
I couldn't seem to uninstall or delete "Google Search"

i also tried deleting it...

Someone recommended the new PA Gapps 02/17

That fixed it..

Try these Gapps: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2397942﻿
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] dstruct2k:
Dude. No.

You can not include GApps in

any

non-licenced ROM!
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] atomicspaceindian:
Where does it say that? AFAIK, Google issued a warning to Cyanogenmod, but really no one else. There are other roms out there offering built in Gapps. Also, didn't Paranoid Android create a Gapps package? Why wouldnt they be punished?

Anyways, we only do it once in a while.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] phoenix2217:
That's because everyone followed suit after the cease and desist was sent to probably the biggest maintainer and developer for android devices :) Cyanogenmod, AFAIK, created the first gapps package after the cease and desist as Google has no issues with them. They simply don't want licensed products in a non licensed ROM. Call it ridiculous but it is what it is. I don't want to fight, I just don't want to see devs get in trouble ;)
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] atomicspaceindian:
True, but yeah, I dont want to fight either, Im just saying. This will probably be the last time we will be seeing gapps anyways.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] StrangerAtXRoads:
Is Halo removed ? Its missing from the last two nightlies.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] kevace1:
I'm using the 2.0.2 and the phone app continues to force close after 2 good days of running without issues. And the signal continues to drop as well at the same time as it force closes. I did not do any data restores of any kind. What can be done to fix? Or anything to help you figure this one out. Also, how come if I go to the phone configuration menu (*#*#4636#*#*) I don't see a option for GSM/WCDMA/LTE? The stock ROM had this option but it has been removed here?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] kinjo1023:
Just tried going back to this ROM and can't get past the initial language chooser.....keeps crashing. Whats going on with all of the bugs in the 4.4.2 roms lately...they all have their fair share. Seems like all this came about after CM 11 was updated.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] underscorenorm:
I too have had issues with the phone app. I receive calls just fine, but it's a pain to place calls. Every time i hit a contact to dial, it will FC. Sometimes I've had better luck going through the people app and telling it who to dial.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] dstruct2k:
The RIL on this ROM has been broken for months... I'd suggest finding another ROM.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] MrFhenix:
i clean installed 202 then dirty installed latest nightly and its nevera been better muy daily driver
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] LittlePalmTree:
I cannot recieve phone calls...
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] atomicspaceindian:
Halo is dead as per the PA team

That bug is not present with my phone, cant say. That is a touchwiz feature, this is an AOSP ROM.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] vegasdiceshooter:
No downloads for d2lte is this dead?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] dstruct2k:
Very. It had crippling bugs from release, and then was abandoned.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] StrangerAtXRoads:
Are they gonna continue building under d2att? Or is this Rom dead completely?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Jamio1988:
I just started using this today

And have had no bugs or issues with it whatsoever.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Clues:
http://www.cyanfox-rom.com/downloads/?folder=d2lte/ is empty
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] atomicspaceindian:
http://www.cyanfox-rom.com/downloads/?folder=d2att/&deprecated=true
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] ugore:
cannot run initial setup

just installed ROM with CLEAN wipe and initial setup is crashing when I start setup
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] atomicspaceindian:
Tap the upper right, then lower right, then lower left, then upper left.