yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] revized:
although in the beginning he said Disclaimer: YOU MUST HAVE YOUR DEVICE INTERNATIONALLY UNLOCKED FROM SPRINT FOR THIS TO WORK. I AM WORKING ON INTERNATIONALLY UNLOCKING WITHOUT SPRINT BUT IT IS REQUIRED IN THE MEANTIME.

I seen on eBay for five bucks they will provide info to international unlock your phone and it will only work outside the US. LOL so I am kinda wondering if I need the phone to be internationally unlocked for this to work (like the tutorial says) if so it cost $5 buck from peeps on eBay and all the listing say that it will not work inside the US. LOL, can someone please confirm if this five buck thing needs to be done first? Thanks a grizzip! Also I just read peeps were trying to get the information from sprint to internationally unlock the device and come to find out that you can get this done by sprint as long as your not on the spending limit program, whatever in the world that is, although I do remember that in fact I am on it I think it is pretty crazy. LOL so so let's not get so side tracked I am thinking this thing is required first, so I am now really thinking and almost sure I need to either pretend to spent that I am going to timbucktoo lol and want to international unlock the device and see if they will do it even though I am a spending limit reached customer, hey I thought that was only for PayPal customers. lolol
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] idone:
Install and press "SIM uicc UNLOCK" button. No need for ebay.

http://xdaforums.com/note-3-sprint/themes-apps/app-one-click-hotspot-enabler-menus-t2816159
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] inst1029:
what else isnt working on your sprint note 3 with this rom ?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] Maddiev228:
Im not very tech savvy but i figured after reading this several times before an attemp i would be able to do this but im so confused with step 5 because its a bit unclear. So am i running the hidden menu enabler from my phone? (Which ive had the hardest time even getting to download on it) and i see nothing but a bunch of files and nothing that says test mode menu.... lost! Please help!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] revized:
wow! This rom is so sweet! I have never see such a rom before in the history of romming (if that's a word) lol

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WOW! THANKS for this app! And then I found the mother or roms right after this, romanating couldn't get much better then this my friend ;)
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] shadowcliffs:
Another great rom to share to use with our domestic sim unlocked note 3: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=3017604
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] revized:
Is the sim uicc unlock button the same as region lock away? sorry, a bit confused..

and.. uh.. I cant get the bip blocking to turn off. all other steps were good (to 10 of course) but I couldn't get that to change.. do I have to run the sim unlock app first to get that to change? and the phone would reset 4-5x after I used RLA, then function fine, but if it was turned off and on again, it would sure do it.. 4x.. just going to odin back to black and try again with that sim unlocker first.

sorry for the noob question :)

edit: after I tried an NC5 flash via odin now it wont stop rebooting at all :(. going to get a diff ver from sammobile.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] idone:
Note3 can be flashed to NC5 from literally any/every other version. You just need to factory reset after if you are downgrading.

No it's not the same as region lock away. It just does the sim uicc unlock.

Re: steps in op.... there a bit overcomplicated and unnecessary, unlock sim, be on MI3 or MJ4 modem and NC5 or lower system software, set GCF setting in service mode menu to option 1. Reboot. Done.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] revized:
Thanks for the reply.. i got it to get the bip unblocked using your app. Great work :)

but, after i downgraded using the OPs mi3, my phone wont stop rebooting at all, and i cant get any other stock roms working but NK4 (which i think is newer than NC5, but i dont know) - odin will always fail, and Ive tried 5 different images. but in regards to the mi3, whether i factory reset or not it wont stop rebooting anymore.. can you please help a noob???

and my knox is at 0x4 1, is that why i cant downgrade?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] idone:
NK4 downgrades fine and can go back as far as NAB. Try another usb port or cable and you should have success. But do note that you cannot use MI3 modem with NK4.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] rbeavers:
How do I get the Sprint APNs back? The add apn button is greyed out. Haven't odened, thur this whole process don't want to start now. The 3g apn came back, but no LTE.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] idone:
If you change sales_code and mps_code to XAS apn's will be editable.

But the APN's shown from telephony.db will only be the ones that have a MNC that match your current network. Unless you deleted them there are more than show in the list.

##scrtn# or just simply doing a profile update will reset them back to default though.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] rbeavers:
##scrtn# gets me "your roaming" message, intill I restore my imei backup.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] idone:
It sounds like maybe you have altered the phones meid then? or?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] revized:
Ive tried about 16 different port / cable combos, and my error is SW REV CHECK FAILED : [aboot]Fused 3 > Binary 2. I think that means im not allowed to downgrade?Im always allowed to flash back to NK4... please advise a noob! ;(
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] rbeavers:
Got LTE back!

Used the GT app changed sales code to XAS, that gave me a sprint lte roaming apn. Rebooted and system update did it's thing ended up with seven sprint apn's.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] insane209:
Do u need to have an active sim when doing this? Or can i just unlock it first then get the sim card? They need to put my service on a sim card thats why..my phones flashed on cdma Cricket and they went gsm
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] insane209:
Nvm it worked soon as i poped the sim in

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So on what rom does mms work to receieve? I can send as well only
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] iBowToAndroid:
Shouldn't need a different ROM. Try Go SMS or Handcent
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] insane209:
Ive tried several apps and nothing has gotten to work...it sends find, but as far as incoming nothing comes in at all?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] iBowToAndroid:
Dang. I've tried many things myself. Tried replacing apns-conf.xml, tried editing MMS settings via DATA menu, tried using a modified SecMMS.apk.... Couldn't nail it down. So stupid because MMS works perfectly fine on unlocked Sprint LGs. Not sure what it is about Sammies
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] insane209:
Yea it sucks...sending but not receiving...i like to receieve hahaha[emoji106]
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] McFlyinCA:
Thank you for this. I followed the OP and I now have my wife's Sprint N3 working on StraightTalk AT&T but I cannot get a data connection. It keeps trying to establish an LTE connection even though I choose GSM / WCDMA. Even if I pick GMS Only it still tries to connect via LTE. Also when I go into the device status it shows mobile network type as HSPA 11 and says her phone number is 0 but she can make/receive calls. Help please!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] iBowToAndroid:
Not sure how it "tries to establish an LTE connection" but you need to enter Straight Talk's APN for data to work. Phone number will always show 0
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] keeko06:
Is there any way to use a custom rom without messing this fix up?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] insane209:
I installed the jellybomb for NAC custom rom
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] MattMatt0240:
If you guys want some 5.0.1 lollipop goodness, this has been working flawlessly for me, in all aspects. Just figured I'd pop in and share. And yes, sm-n900p, straight talk.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=3018509
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] insane209:
mms working for u?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] McFlyinCA:
Thank you so much! As soon as I read your reply I was like man I am an idiot, I was so focused on it working on AT&T that I was putting in AT&T APN and totally forgot about Straight Talk APN. As soon as I put that in the phone started working, of course.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] dwegiel:
LOLLIPOP HOWTO:

Your phone will work perfectly (minus GPS) on any HLTE CM12/Lollipop based rom! Just flash an HLTE recovery (TWRP suggested), then proceed with flashing an HLTE rom. Have yet to find a (lollipop based) ROM that force quit or had any major issues.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] MattMatt0240:
Yep, every time ;)

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I've gotten a few cm12 ROMs to flash, but I couldn't ever get it to recognize SIM card/ SIM unlock. You're saying all I needed to change was my recovery?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] iBowToAndroid:
what ROM are you running where MMS works?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] MattMatt0240:
Look ~ 6 posts up, I put a link, that one. Note 4 ported ROM, just make sure you have your APN set.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] iBowToAndroid:
I've been trying to nail down a way to make it work on stock ROM. I'm convinced it's SecMMS.apk
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] MattMatt0240:
I very well could be. You can try to extract and replace it from a different ROM that is known to have working MMS. Make a nand backup, or just backup your current SecMMS.apk just to be safe :)

Out of curiosity, why not flash a different ROM? The one I linked to is note 4 stock. I've been rocking it for a few weeks and loving it.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] insane209:
Which version u flash the tmobile or international one? And can u send link to which csc pack? Last time tried and it failed...pos lol
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] MattMatt0240:
The ROM i linked is all 1 ROM, no different versions. There are different instructions for different models, but I will give my details.

Sm-n900p, nh7 bootloader, mj4 modem, twrp2.5.8.0, straight talk service. Simply made a backup, wiped system, data, and caches, and flashed g00h's latest version, didn't bother with CSC pack (don't know much about it, I live in U.S. and didn't think it'd matter?). I did have to add APN though.

Hope this helps.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] insane209:
Yea because when you flash it asked you what version..tried both international and tmobile...got signal but internet wouldnt work...wonder if i need to be on nh7 bootloader...been a while since ive done all this flashing stuff lol...
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] MattMatt0240:
Yeah, sometimes it takes a lil longer than expected Lol. I had an issue with it booting on an older bootloader, that is the only reason I mentioned it. Last version I flashed (sorry if I was referring to the latest as a different version) is 3.4. I didn't see anything about a model selection :/ Did you double check to make sure your APN is right?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] insane209:
Can i go from NC5 and mj4 modem straight to this rom? I would double check them soon as im done flashing this lol...or do i need the nh7 bootloader?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] MattMatt0240:
I highly recommend a full wipe, but I believe that is what I was on when it wouldn't boot. All devices are different though, you can try. Just make sure you have a recent, valid nand-backup ;) if it doesn't boot, try newer bootloader. If you need more help with the ROM specifically, you can feel free to message me so we don't clog this thread :)
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] insane209:
Matts method worked! [emoji106]
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] MattMatt0240:
Happy to hear you got it! Glad to be of help my friend, anytime. :good:
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] MattMatt0240:
Alright, a few people have messaged me for details to my prior posts, so I put up a guide to get on lollipop and still have unlock. Its a specific ROM (there may be more out there), but it works great so far. Here ya go, hope this helps someone that was in the same boat I was :) http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=3047407
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] bykim5:
I followed the instruction to the T and have put in a straight talk ATT sim card in but I'm only getting EDGE connection / sometimes it switches to GPRS. I have no idea why I can't get HSPA+. Could it be hardware related or issues with IMEI?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] MattMatt0240:
Could be your service/coverage in your area. Our hardware supports hspa+ bands, so it is not hardware related. Don't know much about the IMEI factor, but I have a feeling if that were the problem, you wouldn't even be getting signal.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] bykim5:
I have an unlocked Sprint LG G2 as well and it's getting HSPA+ from my home.. :(

EDIT: I got it to work! After I put in those changes under TESTMODE i pulled the battery and voila it works now wow
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] philcurious:
So i would love to do this so i can sell my phone to a straight talk user, but when i try downgrading to MI3 or flashing the Engineering NAB bootloader i just get a boot loop, i've tried from NK4 and NH7, any advice? this is just from a stock NH7 rom at this point.

Edit: I got the engineering bootloader working, but now i've got "Modem Crash/Upload Mode" on boot instead.

Edit 2: got that dealt with, but i'm still unable to put the MI3 Modem on without the phone rebooting.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] bykim5:
So you tried the NAB one click exe? That worked for me flawlessly. Then i odined twrp..flashed supersu then odin MI3 modem tar.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] philcurious:
I did use the NAB one click exe to get the engineering bootloader working, but as soon as i flash the mi3 modem tar it reboots about 5-10 seconds after getting into android.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] bykim5:
I meant NAB one click for all everything its like 1.5gb not just for the bootloader. Should be downloadable from rwilco12s repository. I think my bootloader is actually still NH7
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] philcurious:
i'll try that out. i tried just ODIN flashing the stock NAB but that didn't work either.

Update: did the one click NAB and it's just stuck on the samsung screen.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] philcurious:
I've now tried the NAB and NC5 one click and both just get stuck on the samsung boot screen.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] bykim5:
Hold vol up home power button to boot to recovery wipe data cache davik cache reboot to download mode odin one click again. You prob forgot to wipe data before using odin one click
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] philcurious:
This got it to install NC5 but when i flashed MI3 i get a boot loop again. it works when i put it in safe mode, i'm not sure if this will resolve once it's connected to service but i'll keep you posted.

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I can't finish this in safe mode and it's still giving me the bootloop after the MI3.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] helpman3:
cant use hidden menue enabler tool

How do i use this thing it wont let me open it on my phone and my desktop is windows 8.1 so idk if i can do it on here so how do i do this or what do i download
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] philcurious:
i finally got it to boot and it seems like it's staying that way, i don't know why i did it but i just held down the home button while it was on the samsung screen and it eventually came up and stayed that way. trying the rest of the steps now

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once i completed the rest of the steps it boots into android then reboots. :(

what do?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] philcurious:
It looks like i got it working by installing the stock Samsung restore tar http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2522638 and then flashing the mi3 modem.

Edit: nope, it just looked like that, got through the "preparing device for first time use" then rebooted.

Anyone have any ideas since it works in safe mode what could be loading that's crashing it or if i can find a log file to tell me?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] bykim5:
How are you flashing the modem using Odin? Maybe you arent doing that step correctly... you should be putting in the tar file either in PDA or AP (v 3.09)
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] philcurious:
exactly as written in the instructions. I've tried PDA and AP in 3.09 and 3.07. Also tried MJ4 for good measure. I can get it working occasionally in safe mode, but i can't edit network settings in safe mode. it sometimes works on the first boot if i clear data and cache in recovery. i just let it run through it's boot loop 5 times and it hasn't reset yet, but i don't want to sell a phone that might work 1/5 times you turn it on.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] bykim5:
Go back and start over with NAB not NC5.. go to recovery wipe data cache dalvik boot to download mode one click odin nab. Odin twpr.. boot to recovery flash supersu 2.46. Boot to download mode odin mi3 modem
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] philcurious:
I tried this with the same result

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Now it seems like it works every time after several times rebooting, but only on the inactive T-Mobile Straight Talk card i have laying around. The AT&T one isn't working but the T Mobile one will use it's AT&T roaming network, so all in all seems like it's perfectly usable. Any way I can test if data would work without actually having Straight Talk?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] bykim5:
Im on att straight talk right now.. N900P can do ATT and Tmobile (gsm and utms) so att should work. Maybe ur APN settings are wrong for ATT
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] MBFX:
How to get MMS working on Cricket Wireless (AT&T)?

Thanks,
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] es0tericcha0s:
If you have the APNs set and the stock messaging app isn't working, then check out one of the many 3rd party apps that let you input your own MMS settings like Textra, Go SMS, or one of another half dozen decent ones floating around.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] hitm4n1985:
Ok, heres my issue, im not too overly confident in doing the process myself due to this phone being kind of pricey... i bought the galaxy note 3 n900p from a friend who had sprint. So got the msl or what that number is called, rooted the phone successfully to my surprise, i have a att straight talk card in and am lost how to continue. Is there anyone or any store that could be recommended on how to proceed? Im afraid ill break it and dont want to loose 300 bucks. thanks for any help in advance. I have best coverage with verizon but it seems that i can only do att with this phone. Which is ok. But not sure if 4g would even work ? Again thank you all so much for what you guys research and develope.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] hayhayday:
I follow this but doesnt get signal. In status shows

mobile net type unknown

service state out of service

mobile net state disconnected

my phone number 0

In main menu. protocol state, sim information, check nv shows

band pref unexpected value

uim class umts

is this normal
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] es0tericcha0s:
Hard to say if it's normal since you didn't mention any other useful info. Like build version, which modem, did you have trouble with any of the steps, etc.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] iBowToAndroid:
So sick of this MMS thing.

I've been all over the phone, editing every XML and .db that I can find. Nothing works. Nothing to explain why you can receive but not send. Anyone have any bright ideas, short of flashing a full ROM? Anyone have a certain ROM that they'd like to report has full MMS capability?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] Bobguy21:
Maybe embedded apn settings are wrong? Did you get it to work on tmobile or att? A once sprint note3 that is?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] es0tericcha0s:
Have you tried a 3rd party text messaging app like I suggested a few posts up? And what service are you using?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] Bobguy21:
Im Up And Running!!

Got tmobile running on here. have not been out of house so not sure if i will get more than EDGE. I can call, text, & MMS. Will report back with data about to leave house. Im about to go get a StraightTalk sim from Walmart and activate and see what happens with that. Will also post those results later. Keep your Heads up chaps. It does work.

UPDATE: could mot get anything more than Edge on tmobile. Straight Talk worked but same result its not making the hand off between edge and 3G but calls text and MMS all work on both T Mobile and AT&T. Good luck to you guys.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] iBowToAndroid:
Yeah, the issue isn't the app. 3rd party ones don't work either - whatever it is is buried deeper than that. I've tried T-Mo and Cricket - can send but not receive

Are you sure that MMS works both ways? Did you try seeing if you could receive as well as send?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] mysteryblank:
I have the same issue.. i believe the problem lies in the "about phone" in "status" the "my phone number" says "0" for mine... others with this problem report it saying "unknown".. it must have your actual phone number there for the mms to arrive. This number is generated from info directly on the sim card. I have tried 2 different sim card editors that still haven't been successful in changing the "my phone number" to my actual mdn.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] iBowToAndroid:
Hmm... Interesting theory. I hadn't considered that..

But by that logic, why does SMS work fine..? Or phone calls, for that matter? What makes MMS special?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] mysteryblank:
I wish I knew the reason why but I dont. I just googled "mms requires phone number" and it is a very common issue.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] McFlyinCA:
I have another problem that I cannot figure out. Her Sprint Note 3 is working on Straight Talk AT&T but when she gets a call it does not auto put the +1 in front of the number so when she tries to call back it tries to make an intl call and it wont work. She has to remember the number and redial it with the +1 in front.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] iBowToAndroid:
I've never had that issue with ones that I've unlocked. You shouldn't be seeing a 1 in front of the number anyway. Look in the call settings - something may be enabled that shouldn't be, in regards to that
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] rbeavers:
MMS uses data.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] weehooherod2:
Will the Sprint Note 3 get 3G on T-Mobile? Ting's compatibility checker says the Sprint Note 3's GSM radio only works for 2G (EDGE) data and LTE. No 3G though?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] rbeavers:
My Note 3 showed 3g when I had my ting sim card in. Even showed the high speed "H". I didn't get (show) LTE but the sim wasnt actived at the time.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] iBowToAndroid:
Lol Ting knows nothing. 3G and HSPA (4G) work perfectly fine
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] SICKMADE:
if anyone could answer this question for me asap I would greatly appreciate it.... for this unlock method to work is it still necessary to have Sprint unlock the device internationally? Is there a way to do it without having to have Sprint do anything?

nvm after reading damn near every f'in page I found the link to the apk that internationally unlocks.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] rbeavers:
Speed test was 30 meg down 15 up heck of a lot better than sprints 2 down 0.5 up!

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No there are two apps that will do it.

GalaxyTools.apk and SSU.apk

For any one else☺

EDIT:

Neither of this aps will unlock on Lollipop.

At the moment.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] SICKMADE:
Now if the phone is blacklisted due to non payment should it still work with another carrier besides sprint or no? Cause I've unlocked blacklisted phones for non payment before but I know if it was reported lost or stolen then there's nothing that can be done.