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[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] ebrinkis:
In the History of Dev Ed devices -- I was on a backorder for the Dev Ed Note 3 for more than 6 months and no new devices were ever restocked. Traditionally, they only sell about 40 or so of each phone. This is the first phone that they have ever stocked this many at one time, and this is the THIRD restocking (First batch was 40 as well). Maybe things will be different from now on, at least we can hope so. They can't sell the etched "Developer Device" back to the Verizon supply line if they don't get bought up. I would love nothing better than to not spend multiple weeks checking a backorder screen for status updates multiple times a day for a Dev Ed phone I am after...
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] oneandroidnut:
its actually 20
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] ebrinkis:
Beg to differ. I went through all the Note 4 threads and counted all users who said they had a Dev Ed or who were doing things that can only be done on a Dev Ed phone after the first go around. I identified 37 xda users who had a Dev Ed. Phones ship in boxes of 10, figure 40 total (a few lurkers / non XDA buyers). In any event a relatively small number.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] arjun90:
Did anyone make an unboxing video of the Developer Edition? I've been eager to see one.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] blubyu87gt:
I would think that it is the exact same as the retail. Isn't the only physical difference some etching on the back?

Took my retail back and ordered the Dev edition. Had to go back go my Droid RAZR MAXX employee edition until the Dev gets here..... Yeah I definitely paid the 20 for overnight shipping. I dont want to use it long enough to even think about becoming re acclimated to it!
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] oilfighter:
It's the same as retail, except it's got gold etching on the box saying "Developer Edition" and the same etching under the battery.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] arjun90:
Anyone care to post a picture? I'm curious. :silly:
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] manbat:
Just received my tracking number....will arrive Wed. 10/29/14....:)
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] Menchelke:
I ordered last night around 5:30pm from Arizona, got my tracking today, and stating it will be here Friday. 38 in tax, I payed $701 total.

And yep, today the price is 699, thank goodness for the google cached add to cart button working. LOL
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] Jefffet27:
A big thanks to urmcgwy too! BTW, can someone refresh my memory on the steps needed to be taken to get the new phone up and running. Is it simply switch SIM cards between devices and power up new device or do I need to go online and update the phone's IMEI info on my account?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] pego99:
Why did the price go up?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] GirLuvsDroid:
Take a look here: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=56335958&postcount=3.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] Jefffet27:
That's exactly what I wanted to hear!
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] pyaa:
I'm also in AZ but got charged 54.99 in tax. I wonder why the difference?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] GirLuvsDroid:
I wasn't charged any tax at all, but I live in Delaware where there is no sales tax. I imagine the difference is the sales tax rate in your state.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] Boss428man:
I also got taxed but on the 662 price. However I'm in Taxachusetts so it was to be expected.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] jpcalhoun:
I also got taxed in PA.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] Poloasis:
I'm also in Delaware and I wasn't charge any taxes.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] fz798:
hmmm, any good? http://www.packagetrackr.com/track/ups
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] Blackiisky:
Just adding on that i have my tracking number , since evening yesterday, still have no updates on the actually location or movement of the device. The only place it said the delivery date was in the email UPS sent yesterday informing a shipping label was made. "Scheduled Delivery Date:	Tuesday, 10/28/2014" Its about 5:30 pm here so there would still be time but I'm not counting on it for today.

Also I live in Delaware and didn't pay tax on the device yesterday when i ordered it.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] jpcalhoun:
I got a confirmation from Samsung today stating the phone had been shipped and my credit card charged. Shortly after I got a Quantum View from UPS with a tracking number. When I check on the tracking number with Package Buddy I get a UPS "billing information recieved". No indication that the phone has been scanned into the UPS tracking system yet. I wonder if Samsung is playing a game with us?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] stile:
I just spoke with Samsung Accessories order support and they were not helpful. Guy said they were told if you get a tracking # it has left the building....now we all know that the tracking # and email are generated as soon as they print the label not when it actually gets shipped. I got initial email saying delivery for today...but like you all no updates in UPS tracking at all after the delay email. If I don't get by tomorrow they will definitely need to refund my 1 day shipping charges.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] jpcalhoun:
Has anyone received more than a billing information notification from UPS? I know there are a bunch of us who have overnight delivery paid for and have been given a tracking number by UPS, but has any been able to determine that UPS does in fact have the phone in their possession?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] Boss428man:
Please remember we ordered but the site really didn't really go live until today... I'd give it a day.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] jpcalhoun:
Yeah, I'm trying to be patient, but their "site" was operational enough to present the item information, price and transportation choices, take the order, charge the credit card and someone generated a UPS Quantum View email notification. Their "web page" may not have been active, but it seems as if everything else was, LOL.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] VirgilWoods:
Usually I'd be as worried as the next guy about the lack of UPS information but I've been here before countless numbers of times and I'd like to assure everyone that it's very common for these package slips and tracking numbers to be generated at the Samsung warehouse and not be picked up until the afternoon or night at which point the tracker will update. Patience guys, we will have our phones tomorrow!
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] jpcalhoun:
All of a sudden I feel better, LOL. You're most likely right, I just don't like the uncertainty. And, if it doesn't come until Thursday or Friday, what the hell, we will all have a beast of phone when it gets here. Thanks.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] Silent Patriot:
Free year of Netflix promo

Has anyone who picked up the DE been able to get the Netflix deal currently offered? Saw a couple people post in the other thread about it not accepting IMEIs from DEs.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] bobbarker2:
I tried and it didn't accept my DE IMEI either.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] pego99:
In confused since kitkat prevents deleting on as card how does the portfolio app delete pictures on the sd card?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] manbat:
Stock, built in apps can access SD Card without root.

Sent from my SM-N910V / VZW Note 4 DE / Factory Bootloader Unlocked / Rooted / Custom Kernel-ed / TWRP 2.8.4.0.trltevzw
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] windstrings:
Try the regular stock Samsung file manager it can write and delete just fine to and from the SD card
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] munkle:
Got my phone today but I can't get it activated on verizon, they say they can't find the imei in their system. I may just have to activate my note 2 with the sim the note 4 came with and just swap the sim. (note 2 isn't my current phone so I don't have a sim for the note 4 besides the one it came with)
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] ljv:
I had an issue where it wouldn't show up as a supported device in my accounts. I ended up going to a corporate store and have then try and activate a new SIM to see if it would work. They couldn't even activate a new sim because the Dev Editions are not in their db. I ended up just putting my old one from my S5 back in and all is good.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] TMPOOLE:
Was able to submit using Chrome browser (desktop)

No luck under Firefox (kept refusing my date of purchase). Tried Chrome, said invalid IMEI and asked me to verify. Allowed me to resubmit and accepted for review.

My guess is that purchasing from Samsung.com will be allowed. There is nothing in terms that would exclude a DE device on their promotion list.

I also submitted a claim to the prize administrators for review (link was on the .pdf form for terms and conditions of promotion.

Hope this helps.

I didn't do this, but when you submit your receipt, attach a copy of the IMEI from your box and a screen print of your wi-fi mac address from your phone info screen. That should cover all your bases.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] phibo:
Deja vu, lol I did exactly what you except that I sold my retail, rocking the Maxx and paid that 20 for the express delivery
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] ebrinkis:
Accepted mine (IE browser on PC), got to a page that said something like "Submission accepted, It can take up to two weeks for confirmation...", obviously no confirmation yet.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] jamphat:
has anyone got VPN working on their verizon note? it didnt work on my verizon s4 either, apparently KitKat introduced issues :(
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] blubyu87gt:
I use Private Internet Access and it doesn't have any issues. It would drop and reconnect constantly on the previous firmware. NJ5 I did the notice the issue.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] katzstuff:
They're down to 186 left.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] ebrinkis:
I have it set up with my first Note 4 Dev Ed (NJ1 still). I am able to VPN into work and run Microsoft Remote Desktop App to access it.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] teegunn:
I'm quite happy with my Unlocked, rooted, debloated, xposed tweaked Note 3. That being said, I would have gotten a retail Note 4 had they been rootable. Been on the fence about the Dev N4 - $700 is a LOT of $ to dole out and if it breaks (display always the most likely) you don't get another Dev Edition from Asurion. So question for me is if the upgrade from my N3 to the N4 is really worth it..... and I don't think I would know without actually having a rooted dev edition N4 to compare.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] jpcalhoun:
LOL, is there a question in there somewhere? I came to the DE Note 4 from a DE S5 and haven't regretted it one minute. If you like the Note 3 you'll love the Note 4 (my opinion). The only drawback that you may find is the number of custom ROMs available for the Note 3 compared to the Note 4. As of right now there are only 2 custom ROMs available for the Note 4, that I know of. My Note 4 is rooted, custom recovery and running the stock ROM, but heavily debloated (I did the debloating). The combination of root and the apps I run that require root and Xposed framework with the Wanan module, I find no reason to flash a custom ROM. I get great battery life, it runs fast and smooth, and signal strength is better than any other phone I have ever owned. Go to a Verizon store and play with a Note 4, then just imagine what it would be like rooted, debloated and customized the way you want it...just a recommendation. Then order one!!!
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] wooddale:
I

I have both phones Nexus and note. The note by far gets the best signal I have ever gotten out of a phone. Even though some Nexus boys say no. I'm in a tough signal area at my cabin in Wi and the Note for sure gets better signal. I go between Definitive and my own stock rom no complaints.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] teegunn:
Actually that's exactly the kind of info I was looking for in my post. And I don't put custom ROM's on my phones I prefer mine stock, rooted, debloated and wanam xposed set up to how I like it with Nova launcher over stock launcher. My question was basically is it worth $700 for the N4 over my N3 set up basically the same way. I'm on the fence about it. I can sell my N3 for at least $300 so the difference would be closer to $400. If I am going to do this, I need to get my Dev N4 now while they are still available though. Thanks for your input!
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] jpcalhoun:
I don't know your financial situation, but the Note 4 is a fantastic phone. If you can afford it go for it while they're in Stock.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] wooddale:
Had a Note 2 huge difference also signal strength is the best I have ever had with a cell phone and I have had so many smart phones couldn't name them all startingbwith the original droid
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] teegunn:
I can afford the phone, but $700 is still $700. And I probably won't sell my N3 - I keep my old phones for backups. I still have my N2 and use it for things (backpacking GPS, etc) quite often. My N3 works great as set up. I have played with the N4 and it was nice, but didn't seem much different, but my usage was very limited with it. I don't like that it is taller than the N3, to me the extra height was noticeable although I am sure I would get used to it. I also just bought a $24 case for my N3 and it would figure I would have done that for nothing now, lol. Cuz I am leaning toward getting the Dev N4.... it's just so tempting!
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] tfly212:
Totally agree...one of the mildly tweaked or even stock debloated ROMs plus healthy usage of xposed is all you need. I found that on the note 2 there were a 100 ROMs but they were all basically the same.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] Buddy Revell:
Hmmm…anyone know if Squaretrade will get a replacement Dev Edition for you if you're covered by them and the phone breaks?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] teegunn:
I doubt you get another Dev version from any warranty company - mostly because Dev versions are so rare. I have to have root, so getting a locked, unrootable retail N4 does nothing for me. I'm still on the fence on this, figure I have maybe the rest of the week before the current stock of Dev N4's run dry.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] bobbarker2:
There's no way you would get a DE replacement.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] ebrinkis:
QUOTE=munkle;58202357]Got my phone today but I can't get it activated on verizon, they say they can't find the imei in their system. I may just have to activate my note 2 with the sim the note 4 came with and just swap the sim. (note 2 isn't my current phone so I don't have a sim for the note 4 besides the one it came with)[/QUOTE]

The IMEI on my box and the IMEI on the phone were different. Verizon and Samsung couldn't find the one on the box, but both took the number from the phone.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] munkle:
They must have forgot to change the imei on the phone then because they take retail phones and make them developer editions, and verizon would be able to find a retail imei. My imei on the box and on the phone matched, they did place a new label over the old one on the box. I bet if you peeled off the first label on the box the one underneath would match your phone.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] GreenGoblin227:
I was fortunate enough that my SD card 64gb crapped the bed today. Good thing i bought the warranty at bestbuy for 3.99 and was able to only pay 27.99 on top of the return and got the 128gb... Hellll's Yea.......
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] chispas117:
Where do I get one of these fancy DE phones
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] jbombs16:
From Samsung website. Google search note 4 developer. It should be the first link.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] HadesNZeus:
GSM and LTE bands

Does anyone know if the VZ N4 DE has all the GSM and LTE bands? I assume it's programmed with only the bands that works on VZ network. If that's the case, does anyone know how to add all GSM and LTE bands to the rooted N4 DE? Thanks
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] tfly212:
I can tell you it worked just fine in Denmark last week on a variety of networks with no tweaking on my end.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] HadesNZeus:
The reason I ask is I am planning to jump to T-Mobile from Verizon. I want to get the full bandwidth of LTE in all areas where T-Mobile has service. I believe here's what bands each carrier uses for LTE:

VERIZON - Band 4 (1700MHz), Band 13 (700Mhz)

T-Mobile: Band 2 (1900Mhz), Band 4 (1700Mhz), Band 12 (700Mhz) (Note: Band 12 is newly deployed past year)

I think the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 supports Band 12. Since the N4 Developer Edition is a Verizon phone, I suspect that the phone is programmed to use only Band 4 and Band 13. I want the phone to also be able to use Band 2 and 12. Certainly, Note 4 is made to pick up all bands from the hardware standpoint. It is the Samsung and/or the carrier that locked the down the available bands to a specific carrier with their softwares. I am asking if anyone has been able to turn on ALL GSM & LTE bands with a rooted Note 4.

I know Note 4 DE will work on the T-Mobile network as long as the APN is modified to T-Mobile; among other things. But I wonder if i can really utilize all the available LTE network just like a T-Mobile Note 4. For example, there might be area there's no signal for Band 4, but there's signal for Band 2. The VZ Note 4 DE can only use the HSPA/HSPA+ and not a faster speed (LTE) that the T-Mobile can use in the same area. If you can program the phone to turn on and use all the bands, that'd be more practical. Granted, you might drain your battery faster.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] wooddale:
What are you talking about you either have a signal or not I don't care what freaked band your on Verizon still has the best coverage.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] HadesNZeus:
Verizon might have the best coverage. They might be the best for some people, while T-Mobile might be the best for others. It's a matter of personal preference. I got a drive test phone from T-Mobile for a week. During that time, I did the speed tests between the Verizon phone and TMobile wherever I am. Most of the time, TMobile phone gives me a much better speed than the VZ phone. I also get better signal with T-Mobile around my house and at the office. This is important if you watch lots of videos. Also TMobile has a cheaper rate than VZ.

I've had VZ for years because of the best coverage. I think TMobile really has been improving their network. I know that I won't get much of the coverage in the rural area with TMobile in comparison with VZ. But I live in the big metro area. So, I really don't care if I get no signal when I take a little trip out to the boondocks.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] wooddale:
I guess if you never plan on leaving the neighborhood T Mobile will work but seriously Tmobile coverage sucks and will never catch up to Verizon or AT&T for that matter unless they merge with one of them. I will give you they are 1/2 the price and give you the most but dont walk out of your world. There is just no argument it's fact
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] HadesNZeus:
I am aware that TMobile sucks big time in the rural area. But I live in a big city and when I travel, I fly to other big cities. On the occasion where I have to drive, not having signal when I drive through some rural area is not an issue for me. And If I travel to an rural area, I want to do so to get away from the city life and not having anyone contacting me. I've had Sprint and AT&T and they're the worst where I live. And I've never ever even considered TMobile. VZ gives me the best coverage of all. However, with TMobile having been upgrading their network for past year, friends have told me that they're quite happy when they switched to TMobile. The TMobile test drive really confirmed it for me.

Having all the GSM and LTE bands activated on your phone, you can truly make it a global phone if you travel a lot to other countries.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] phibo:
FYI with all unlimited plan with tmo. you also get unlimited with them outside USA
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] wooddale:
Maybe so my Global traveling goes only to Canada and Mexico both of which Verizon works if I want it to. I do however travel a lot in the states and like I said for that you can't beat Verizon. Like I said in an earlier post Verizon is an over priced arrogant pompous piece of crap but they still got the best coverage.

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Maybe so my Global traveling goes only to Canada and Mexico both of which Verizon works if I want it to. I do however travel a lot in the states and like I said for that you can't beat Verizon. Like I said in an earlier post Verizon is an over priced arrogant pompous piece of crap but they still got the best coverage.

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[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] tfly212:
That might as well be their slogan. They could actually use that and we would still use them because the coverage is just that much better.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] ryanbg:
Here

Your mileage may vary but should work fine, both Qualcomm basebands. Keep in mind even if you enable certain bands, they may not work due to incompatible hardware (amps, antennas, etc...) It's worth a try!
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] munkle:
Anyone have any experience getting one of these exchanged? I have had mine for about 2 weeks and the right side of the home button doesn't click anymore and is mushy compared to the left side. Am I going to have any issues that its romed and returning it to stock? Anyone know if they have an advanced rma?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] radionerd:
Samsung repair won't touch it if it's rooted. They will send it back as warranty void, unrepairable. If you haven't tripped the knox flag (0x0), flash it back to stock DE, no root.

If knox is tripped, chances are not good, only thing going for you is it's less than 30 days.

Call the number on your receipt. Regular CSR's don't have a clue what DE is.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] iRashawn229:
Root Exploit Working for Note 4

Who can get this information:

Reserved

I have supported firmware / kernel but still not rooted!

Needs to be from a developer edition note 4 phone. Will work on retail once we have it.

To speed up the support process you can provide the following output / information:

Device model / firmware version

Kernel version (cat /proc/version)

adb shell "ls -l /data/local/tmp/"

adb shell "cat /data/local/tmp/giefrootlog"
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] JDevil:
I have the developer edition, but am on EMS's definitive 4.4.4 NJ2 stock built rom. Do you need completely stock rom?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] bobbarker2:
What?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] oneandroidnut:
they will not exchange them they will refund your money and you can buy a new one. I just sent two developer phones back to them due to heat issues
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] munkle:
How do I check if knox is tripped? It doesn't show up in download mode like it should.

Did you have issues with having put a rom on it first? I don't want to order a new one and then when they get the bad one tell me they aren't going to accept it.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] TTA1326:
One way is Phone Info by "vndnguyen" in the PlayStore...
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] radionerd:
On previous DE models, it would show up in download mode (Oden mode hold vol down, power, and home buttons until it starts, then vol up to enter Oden mode)

It would say something like: KNOX Warranty bit 1 or (0x1) on one of the last lines of text.

Maybe someone that has tripped KNOX could post a picture of a Note 4, I know Samsung has changed the KNOX container in this model.

If you can put it back to 100% stock DE: stock recovery, no root, you will probably be OK. If you flashed a non TW rom, like CM12, then KNOX will trip.

If you flashed Domination ROM or similar, you should be OK.

I under stand your predicament. Phone is less than 30 days, with hardware problem. Put it back to stock before calling the number on your invoice. They can see root now remotely when you give them your info. They will probably forward ship a new one.

Good luck :)