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[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Product F(RED):
While I don't agree with the harsh tone, he's (the other guy) is right. Someone could be working on this or know how to do it, but nobody's posted. Don't give up so quickly.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thunderkiss65:
i dont want to see it closed, due to i am on a att phone with Tmobile network, I just found this thread on accident :) I didnt know i was only getting 4g lte with the Tmobile sim. I have noticed in some areas no network was available but very rare.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RoninTPD:
oh ok won't give up hope then.:good:
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] redh0rse:
Still waiting... :p
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RoninTPD:
Yup...!:p
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ecs87:
Erase/reset EFS. This unlocks the phone (clears all unlock codes or sets them to all 0's). But you also lose IMEI and network settings by doing this. You also lose the IMEI certification. Without this you get no network. The only solution is to repair to a super IMEI to bypass the IMEI cert and restore nv items (network).

So...there IS a solution for those familiar with servicing GSM phones. For those looking for a solution as simple as the one for the Note 2, I wouldn't hold my breath. There's much more going on behind the scenes now.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nikon5400:
So, does it mean it can be done? If so, how do I find someone who can do it?
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ecs87:
Yes, it can be done. No, you cannot readily find someone to do it. It's illegal. There IS the documentation out there to do it yourself though. Most likely, you will end up messing up the phone if you don't have experience in it.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] blckout99:
Man thats a troll-y reply. How is that helpful to anyone ? Stating something is illegal doesn't just make it so. We own our devices, and the rights to do what we choose with them. Enabling a band or frequency of the modem maybe unsupported software modification, and also void any warranty or corporate support from the manufacturer or the carrier, but in no way is it illegal, just the same as rooting isn't. If you are aware of an answer or the start of an answer to this thread that would be useful, otherwise stating the obvious of search XDA, because "someone knows", or google it, is a waste of time. Thank you for not contributing anything of relevance to this forum.

As for documentation, as with everyone else, I'm an avid Note 2 and 3 owner, and XDA'er... and the only thing I have seen corresponding to AWS band enabling is associated with the Note 2. I'd be happy to be proven wrong.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ecs87:
Not too sure where this hostility is coming from but I'd gladly invite the mods to delete my posts. I've shelled out to the community expecting nothing in return...I thought that a hint would be appreciated. Apparently the opposite is the case
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RaymondPJR:
I agree with blckout99. People are here looking for solutions, not warnings or lectures about legality that is unproven. If it is illegal, post the pertinent law. Besides, no one, (in this thread at least), is apparently up to anything nefarious.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ecs87:
I did post the solution. It's not my fault people want to be hand fed a one click solution without even clicking a thanks button. Clearing the EFS is WELL documented. I've PERSONALLY started a thread over on GSM hosting covering the AT commands needed to repair the IMEI through UART and Super IMEIs are all over gsm hosting under the SPT Box and Octopus Box section. Unless you're going to pay me to hold your hand through all this you're going to need to do research. It isn't a simple process.

IF anyone needs assistance with this, I'd be glad to answer questions. But I'm not going to answer "How do I unlock my Note 3" "How do I change IMEI" "I'm stuck but I haven't even read anything" or anything along those lines. The Note 3 is a complex device, and the EFS is even more secure. Unlocking wouldn't be for the "average" user.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RoninTPD:
of course!

did a little research on this...seems they want u to buy a box...LAME!..

most of us here already have our phones factory unlocked!...we are not trying to unlock our phones, we are trying to unlock the AWS bands dude!

i read into the SOT box and the OCTOPUS box! it will only do what we already haave!....as i said before....i think no one is working on unlocking the AWS bands like it was done for the note 2!:silly:
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RoninTPD:
have u made any progress on this or are we still in limbo.:good:

thanks
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ecs87:
Didn't even see your other post lol. I ended up doing some reading on AWS. I thought you guys wanted an unlock. Guess I was the one who was misinformed! MANY apologies for looking like a prick.

Using nv items from a N900T on a N900A is a no no. I used nv items from a N900T on an N900A (I know...backwards but bear with me) and the phone was in a bootloop. Wipe data? Didn't fix it. FULL firmware flash...didn't fix it. I had to create nvrebuild1 and nvrebuild2 from scratch, package them into a tarball and load them through Odin. This was the ONLY way to get the phone out of the bootloop. So...for those of you thinking about using another device's nv items, you've been warned. The Note 3 is a completely different animal compared to the Note 2.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Product F(RED):
Yeah someone mentioned that a while back. Seems like Samsung patched this, whether inadvertently or not.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Product F(RED):
Using a method someone discovered for Sony phones, I MAY have discovered a method that would work. I'll update this post when I'm free to, but in the mean time I'll need someone who's good with Windows and has an AT&T Note 3 on a Samsung based ROM to be willing to test. It takes a few minutes to do..

If this works, it should theoretically work for every AT&T Qualcomm based device. As I said someone else discovered it but I came up with using it on an AT&T Note 3. Someone said they did it to a Rogers LG G3 and it enabled AWS HSPA+. Rogers phones = AT&T phones for those who don't know (but Canadian).
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RoninTPD:
im not to good with windows but I will test...give me good instructions and ill go for it...thanks :good:
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Product F(RED):
If someone sends me a QCN file (NV backup through QPST), I can edit the file and make it so all you have to do is flash the file back in QPST rather than having to do the work by hand with like 4 different programs.

In other words, you can do the work with the phone attached (read/write the info straight from the phone), or you can read the info to QCN file, then edit that file and flash it back. I'm proposing the latter if someone is willing to send it to me.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RoninTPD:
u need the NV file from the n900a correct?

give me a email where i can send the file thanks.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Product F(RED):
Yes. Pm'd.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RoninTPD:
god i hope this works:good:
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RoninTPD:
I tried it bro but it gave me a error message. I even tried to do a restore of my original backup n it gave n error also. I'll keep trying tho. Thanks again.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Product F(RED):
Let's go through this together.

1. Dial *#0808# and chose RMDIS+DIAG+ADB (I'm not sure if that's what it's called, but it's not the one with RMNET). Windows should install some drivers.

2. Open the program at C:\Program Files (x86)\Qualcomm\QPST\bin\RF_NV_Manager.exe

3. Click Setting -> Comport and pick the USB port with your phone attached to it (keep trying till you get the right one)

4. Click the first icon on top (Read NV from phone). You shouldn't get any errors; a popup window with a progress bar should come up.

5. Scroll down to line 1877. Paste this number exactly (you may have to right click and hit Paste): 115868416 That keeps all of the original bands enabled, and adds AWS HSPA+ (1700 MHz) on top to make it like the T-Mobile Note 3.

6. Click the Write NV button. You won't get any confirmation.

7. Reboot the phone and see if it works.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RoninTPD:
thanks bro..i'm at work right now but ill try it when I get off work...

thanks again for your hard work.:good:
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RoninTPD:
ok i did everything step for step....wcdma bands (t-mobile) did not unlock...and on top of that getting edge only...on top of that signal drops every 10 seconds then comes back. phone freezes.. cant get into service mode sometimes contacts crashing as well.. what should i try next?

can even restore my back-up it give me a invalid command error.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Product F(RED):
The original value should be: 82313984 Just follow the instructions and paste that instead of the other number I gave you. That's the code for the T-Mobile version's, but without 1700 MHz so it should be the same. If that doesn't work, reflash the modem. If that doesn't work (I highly doubt it won't), there's a way to reset the NVRAM (modem settings) if you can get to the Debug Menu.

I'm bummed it didn't work, because I actually added 900 MHz on my Note 3 with this method and, even though I can't test if it worked or not (no 900 MHz networks in the US), I don't get any reboots or anything.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RoninTPD:
thanks again at least you tried to get it to work for the n900a users. also on 4.4.2 not sure if that has to do with anything.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jhordyrosario:
193

First of all, I want to thank you for all the help, and for all your efforts on this issue.

I'm from Dominican Republic.

I have exactly the same issue here, I bought a Note 3 N900A cause its specification say its hardware supports 900 Mhz Band for 3G and 1700 Mhz Band for 4G, but what a surprise when the phone arrived here and I tested it, I can't get anything else than Edge in my network on the phone even when we now for sure it has the capabilities, "God Bless AT&T", haha.

My network is "Orange Network".

I can see that you were also able to enable the 900 Mhz band on your phone, which is Orange 3G frequency here in Dominican Republic.

The reason I'm writing is because, in order to enable my 3g and or 4g band here in Dominican Republic I could also test the method you create, if you please were so kind and help me with this.

Mean while enabling 900 Mhz frequency should be enough for me.

What do you say? Could you please, give this a second chance?

Thanks a lot for this.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Product F(RED):
Follow the instructions but instead of pasting the number at line 1877, just tell me the one that's there already.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jhordyrosario:
Ok, Im at work right now, but as soon as I arrive home I'll let you know the number.

Thanks. :good:
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RoninTPD:
i odin back to factory with the with the odin file provided in the thread...same thing signal in and out sometimes wont even go into service mode.

and i odin flashed the nc2 modem back still smae issue... im not sure if it is a hardware problem after i did the procedure but ill keep trying to get it back to normal...at least having edge is better than having no signal at all.

thanks again red. let me know if u want me to try something else.

---------- Post added at 07:34 AM ---------- Previous post was at 07:11 AM ----------

bro i got a question *#0808# is entered i get this..

RNDIS+DN+MODEM

RMNET+DM+MODEM

DM+MODEM+ADB

should i try any of the others using this method?

thanks again.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jhordyrosario:
Ok, I got the number on line 1877 ,the RF NV item name is "NV_RF_BC_CONFIG_I", the number in mine is: 82314112

Do you know if there is a way to backup my actual RF NV Items in a way I just go back if something is wrong?

Thank you.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ecs87:
I've got a backup of the RF NV items at work. I'll post a link to it when I get there. This is yet another reason why nv backups are always needed before any write operation!!! You've got a N900A right?
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RoninTPD:
thanks bro..:good:

i back up my original but i get errors when trying to restore. thanks again
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Product F(RED):
Sorry for the late reply. I wouldn't flash another person's unedited NV backup; your IMEI will be overwritten by his IMEI. Let me find out how to remove the IMEI number from an NV Backup.

[MENTION=4959296]ecs87[/MENTION], are you SURE that number is correct? Because according to the mzTool program I'm using that tells me what the numbers mean, it says that your phone supports:

In other words it supports, somehow:

CDMA

GSM 450 (wtf?) / 900 / 1900

WCDMA only 1700/2100 MHz (AWS)

Either you gave me the wrong number or you don't have an N900A.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ecs87:
https://www.mediafire.com/?91x4ehe9yrd10wi

And this isn't my first rodeo. Even if I did include NV Item 550, IMEI, it wouldn't get written to the Note 3. The Note 3 gets its IMEI set through AT commands, not over the QC DM interface.

---------- Post added at 11:19 AM ---------- Previous post was at 11:18 AM ----------

Write this in the program "NV Reader Writer".
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Product F(RED):
Sorry; didn't know how much you knew about this stuff. Yeah, flashing the NV backup should fix his issue then. Could you double check that line 1877 number for me though? Because it's really weird.

Basically what I did was follow this thread: http://xdaforums.com/crossdevice-dev/sony/thread-progress-please-leave-im-updating-t2871269

Except that since we have Samsung devices, we don't need a modified driver for diagnostic mode. We just dial *#0808# and choose RNDIS (default is MTP+ADB). In the ZIP you download, there's a program called mzTool that will tell you what the number from NV item 1877 means. You paste it in the first tab all the way on the right. So I did it backwards and chose all of the AT&T Note 3 items in the second tab, which spit out the decimal number in the bottom right (just remove the commas). I basically put in the T-Mobile bands but removed WCDMA 1700 MHz.

When I put in the number that you gave me, in the first tab/page, it gave me some funky frequencies, which is why I'm wondering if you gave me the wrong number.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RoninTPD:
got my phone back to normal..thanks again....if you figure it out i will be willing to try it again.:good:
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] spatjoe:
I have a T-Mobile note 3 N900T and using it in Kenya but I think the right GSM frequency is locked as it has never connected to a network when set to GSM ONLY mode. Any way to tell this or how can I enable all GSM bands? The set works flawlessly on 3G but still displays 4G on the status bar yet we have no 4G here.

Many thanks.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ecs87:
Not too sure if it's going to ever display 3G, like how Sprint phones will never display 1X. The AT&T and T Mobile phones probably display a 4G logo for UMTS and HSPA. If it drops down to Edge it'll change to an E logo. And on LTE it'll change a to 4G LTE logo.

For those of you wondering what Sprint phones do...they display 3G for CDMA EVDO REV.A and 1xRTT. Probably to hide how terrible their network is...
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] spatjoe:
Any way I can unlock all GSM bands? The phones searches forever when set to GSM only mode.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Product F(RED):
4G in the US means HSPA/3G. It's only cosmetic. If you were to get true 4G, it would show 4G LTE. Which GSM frequencies does your carrier use for 2G? They should all be enabled by default. It could be that your carrier doesn't use 2G, like some carriers in Canada.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] spatjoe:
The carrier am using operates on GSM 900 & GSM1800. The phone was unlocked using the super IMEI method but has never worked on 2G.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Product F(RED):
Sounds like you used a box to unlock the phone? You should have used a simpler method like root and RegionAway (the bootloader is not locked on the T-Mobile model).

Try following these instructions I guess: http://forum.gsmhosting.com/vbb/f45...king-imei-repair-updated-25-8-2014-a-1785414/

Because as far as I know the bands are supported in the phone itself.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] educavalcante:
My friend Product F (RED), where I can get the code for these frequencies? (Tim Brazil - GSM 900 / 1800MHz 3G 850 / 2100MHz 2600MHz LTE), my device is note 3 S9005 LTE International. Thank you for your attention.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Product F(RED):
Look two posts below that post.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] educavalcante:
Thank you Product F(RED), all is well, but the RF NV MANAGER software can not write on my smartphone, after the restart the value set in 1877 back to the original that was, any tips?
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TONKAFORCE:
Hi, ive been following this post from the beginning and now im stuck :/ i just bought the phone yesterday screwed up and ive been working on it for over 15 hours and im hoping someone of expertise can get me out of this issue.

I have a N9005 , SN: RF1D963X6PD

I live in Canada and use Wind Mobile (AWS BANDS) same as tmobile. I bought the phone and insterted my sim and noticed that i would only connect roaming. I then figured out that i had bought a international version and it didnt have the bands i needed to connect to AWS bands. So stupid me... not backing up anything... at all, thought it would be fine to use QPST and restore it with a AWS file that i always used to enable aws bands on a S4. Didnt work so i came across this thread and noticed someone mentioned somthing about using the note 2 qpst file , that also didnt work.I then noticed that my phone showed no bars or roaming. I go into mobile networks settings to search for a network and it just searches and never stops or sometimes it will say error. My imei still shows.

Im on Sammobile.com trying differant firmwares for the n9005 with odin and no luck, they all boot up and show no bars, no networks nothing, i feeling im looking in the wrong area of where the problem is. Im not sure what i have done. All help is greatly appreciated. Thanks
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ecs87:
Did you backup your nv items and QCN before screwing around? If not, this was a very expensive lesson in backing up before making ANY edits.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TONKAFORCE:
Thank for responding ecs87

I only backed up my qcn, i dont what i was thinking at the time . Any advice
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Product F(RED):
Try this:

- Dial *#197328640#

- Menu button -> Key Input -> Type "Q" (no quotes) -> OK

- Menu button -> Key Input -> Type "0000" (zeros, no quotes) -> OK

- Wait a few seconds, a new menu should appear:

[1] PROTOCOL STATE

[2] UE SETTING & INFO

[3] ETC

[4] DEBUG SCREEN (OPEN)

[5] OPERATOR (OPEN)

- Choose [2] UE SETTING & INFO

- Choose [1] SETTING

- Choose [2] SYSTEM

- Choose [2] SYSTEM

- Choose [6] NV REBUILD

- Choose [3] ALL

This should rebuild your entire NV memory. Not sure if it will work, but I've used it to reset settings that I've messed with back to factory default settings.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TONKAFORCE:
Thanks for responding

When i enter *#197328640# , nothing happens.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Product F(RED):
Samsung disabled it in N9005 ROMs it looks like.

Flash this ROM:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2671039

And flash this kernel (it's cross-compatible with N9005): http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2480353

Then try to follow my steps. You can backup and restore your ROM before/after because modem-related stuff is independent of the ROM.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TONKAFORCE:
for the first link you provided, would i be downloading the NF9 OR NF4 OR NJ1 download?
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Product F(RED):
Doesn't matter, but I'm gonna say NF9 because it's the latest. It's a T-Mobile US ROM. I'm running it on my T-Mobile Note 3 right now. But because you have an N9005 you have to flash the kernel I linked to.

After you flash the ROM and kernel and do the steps above, you can go back to your ROM. But obviously check and see if it worked first before going back so you don't waste your time.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TONKAFORCE:
ok so all went good, vision x / flying dragon / fire an so on starts, but just when i reach the samsung setup page like language and wifi, it always freezes and then restarts over and over and over, i cleared cache and reloaded the flash and kernel and same issue. not sure what would cause this
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TONKAFORCE:
update

got vision x going, used a differant kernal, (blazer) , no more freezing.

so i got in the menu, an my options are little differant after the Q>0000>

my options are

1)UMTS

2)CDMA

3)LTE

4)run EFS SYNC()

5)DEBUG SCREEN
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TONKAFORCE:
update

after flashin with vision x and using blaze kernel i was able to somewhat follow your instructions to find NV REBUILD. i just went through every menu until i found it and bam, got roaming signals back, so i was happy, now i just have to figure out how to get the aws signal working, thanks again Product F(RED)
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Product F(RED):
I'm glad that the phone at least works now. Does it work normally? Or partially?

Just for future reference, unless it's specifically stated, do not EVER cross flash something from another device, especially modems and bootloaders. The S4 and Note 2 have different hardware than the Note 3.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TONKAFORCE:
It works just as i bought it, it catches all the roaming signals in my area now. I did some more reading and no one actually officially has a method to enable aws on a n9005 sooo im just going to sell this and find a n900w8.

and yes lesson learned, always back up and never cross. Thank you again, very much appreciated.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Product F(RED):
There's actual hardware required (antennas, amplifiers, filters) to support each frequency. Since North America is pretty much the only continent that uses AWS (there are other countries outside NA that use it, but rarely), the N9005 doesn't have support for it in the hardware. I'd get the N900W8 anyways because it has an unlocked bootloader and supports the same HSPA+ frequencies as the N9005, but has North American LTE (I see you're in Canada).

I'm using the N900T, which is the T-Mobile US model. It's the same as the N900W8. I'd definitely recommend going for either the N900W8 or N900T. Don't go for the N900A (AT&T), N900V (Verizon), N900P (Sprint), or any other model. Only the N900T and N900W8 support AWS HSPA+.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ibfromoakcali:
So did anyone find a solution to unlocking the needed frequencies? I have at ATT note 3 on Tmobile, and I notice the missing 3G all the time.

Thanks,
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] paulwall1985:
try this

pulled qnc from n900t with qpst. flashed with z3x box. no signal after. flashed radio unbrick 1&2 with odin. singal back. change bands to lte/wcdma. should work for you