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[Galaxy S6 General] uktechguru:
I also had to contact o2 about the tugo app but although it can be unreliable in your case, it's worked fine for me (albeit I don't actually need to use it as I have sufficient network signal).

The only problem with loading it into the firmware is that any updates that are needed would have to be pushed by a firmware update rather than just an update of the app. A lot of smartphone manufacturers have released apps for certain pre-installed apps so that they can be updated quickly and with ease. LG, HTC and Samsung all have apps for pre-installed apps, e.g. Samsung's S Health app.

Also, having it built in to the firmware secludes everyone who didn't get their phone from EE but uses their network. Despite your opinions, which I accept you should certainly be entitled to, I think an app would resolve a lot of issues and would help those who aren't very "in the know" about flashing firmware, which means they'll miss out.

WiFi calling isn't the best thing in the world. You obviously need to have a good WiFi connection which can be the cause if these apps not working well. Someone already referred to WhatsApp voice calls and Viber and Facebook messenger is releasing a version of their app to include voice and video calls.
[Galaxy S6 General] maverick1103:
I totally agree with your points, what the manufacturers have started doing is great that you can now download the apps from Play Store rather than it being embedded into the OS.

With iPhone's you can buy the phone from anywhere, EE or Apple etc and use EE's WiFi calling, this obviously differs to Android because you need the EE firmware to use it with the S6. From what I have read on here all Samsung need to do is enable a small bit of their code to enable WiFi calling on non EE devices, this would be better because you could then have a Vodafone locked handset, unlock it and then stick an EE sim inside and still use WiFi calling. So it's doable it's up to Samsung it shouldn't be up to the user, as you stated.

I for one prefer to be able to use WiFi calling with the stock messaging / dialer app rather than use an app, mainly because you get duplicates etc and you cannot continue with a conversation easily, you have to switch between apps etc. With my personal experience that would suit be better, but that's just me, my town suffers on most networks with signal so I'm all for WiFi calling.
[Galaxy S6 General] RyuHayabusa80:
Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge 128GB Black

in pre-order with vodafone upgrade:

4G Plan (24 months contract)

Unlimited Calls

Unlimited Text

7GB Data

Promo Unlimited 4G Data 3 Months

NowTV free for 2 years

Accessories Free included: Back Cover and Wireless Charger Samsung

Upfront £ 69

Monthly £ 53.50

after Employee Advantage Partner Discount £ 42.50/month

compared to any other network (not including Three, coz not available 128GB) at that time was the better offer
[Galaxy S6 General] fridgeman:
I got my 64gb (none edge) from mobile phones direct and it came with EE firmware.
[Galaxy S6 General] khani47:
Mine is very similar, however i opted for Sky sports mobile and do not get the accessories pack! how did you negotiate that? i ordered mine on Tues and received it on Thursday . Black edge 128GB! @ £41.30 pm
[Galaxy S6 General] RyuHayabusa80:
I did my pre-order on 20 march mate...that time all samsung galaxy S6/S6 Edge were in bundle with Wireless Charger and Back Cover in promotion, even from samsung.com website.

Bundle Pack Deliveried on 10 of April.

SmartPhone Deliveried on 25 of April.
[Galaxy S6 General] Kur0ya:
CashOnTap is working for all s6 devices regardless of CSC!
[Galaxy S6 General] maverick1103:
I'm so glad I got my S6 last week from Carphone Warehouse with the double storage offer, I saved my self £90 upfront cost ?
[Galaxy S6 General] RyuHayabusa80:
What does double storage offer consist?
[Galaxy S6 General] maverick1103:
64gb version for price of the 32gb version.
[Galaxy S6 General] beston94:
Is this deal any good?

£44.99/month.

Unlimited minutes and texts.

10gb of data (double 4g EE).

Free phone

24 months.

64GB version.

With regards,

Beston94
[Galaxy S6 General] balb0wa73:
My 32gb s6 came today from mobile phones direct on ee , it came with a standard charger not the fast one, the box was sealed as well.

Not happy, sent samsung an email.
[Galaxy S6 General] Ritchiejoe:
I popped into carphone warehouse the other day. I can't decide on a network or whether to get the s6 or s6 edge...... any advice? :fingers-crossed:

I'm also worried about knox :(
[Galaxy S6 General] maverick1103:
Well both these questions rely on your decision...

Best network? Do a coverage checker to narrow it down, the best I've found are EE and O2, these are based on signal, customer service and extras...each network offers pluses over each other, best to find out what these are and then compare.

S6 or S6 Edge? Preference, I went with the standard S6 mainly due to cost and what reviews stated, the edge seems and expensive gimmick...

Hope this helps you [emoji106]?
[Galaxy S6 General] Ritchiejoe:
I think i will go with 02. Horrendous experience with vodafone.

Do you intend to flash any roms? and how is touchwiz on the s6?
[Galaxy S6 General] maverick1103:
Yes I also had a bad experience with Vodafone before, never again.

No I don't, I've not flashes a rom for ages, not needed to and not had the time. TouchWiz is ok, not the best, I use Nova Prime because the stock launcher is very limited.
[Galaxy S6 General] FSOP:
I've been with EE for almost a year now and not had any problems, coverage has been really good and data speeds are the best I've seen too.

Sent from my SM-G920F
[Galaxy S6 General] maverick1103:
Finally got my S6 replaced today for an EE variant so I can now take advantage of the WiFi calling feature.

Long story but I complained to Carphone Warehouse after being miss advised the unblocked version would work (even though I knew it wouldn't) they refunded the money to go and purchase the same model from EE on pay as you go, rather than cancel the contract and pay more. This was a win for me because I now have WiFi calling but still paying a much lower contact than if I'd of got it from EE directly ?
[Galaxy S6 General] Horridge:
Bought an S6 last week. Went for this deal, as I wanted to keep my monthly payments under £30;

[IMG="Contract Details"]http://i.imgur.com/0maW0nr.png[/IMG]
[Galaxy S6 General] Outcasst:
5.1.1 OTA is now available on O2 UK.
[Galaxy S6 General] Horridge:
Downloading on EE as I type.
[Galaxy S6 General] FSOP:
Was it successful? Everyone seems to be getting network errors when checking now, I'm wondering if they pulled it, or there is an actual server issue.
[Galaxy S6 General] evie12604:
I downloaded ee update this morning and installed no problem
[Galaxy S6 General] FSOP:
Definitely EVR CSC on 5.1.1? Samsung's servers are still showing 5.0.2 as the latest EVR build

I'm thinking maybe you guys are on EE but have BTU phones, did you get them from carphone warehouse or direct from Samsung?
[Galaxy S6 General] terracuk:
Tried earlier on ee and the server was down. Tried tonight and it says I have the latest software. I'm with FSOP are you guys on ee using unbranded phones from car phone warehouse or somewhere?

Any way of finding out carrier lock I'd branding on Samsung does anyone know? My old HTC used to have a cid you could reference to see who you were locked to.
[Galaxy S6 General] maverick1103:
I've got a branded EE model, just checked and I'm on latest software ?
[Galaxy S6 General] phochiom:
Anyone did clean flash of 5.1.1 H3G? I upgraded through OTA from 5.0.2 and just wondering if you still have Instagram and Facebook ( along with other bloatware ).
[Galaxy S6 General] james_lpool:
I have the S6 on EE in the UK, up to now mine is still saying i have the latest. Should it be very soon yeah?

Stupid question but how do i know if i have an EE branded model or Unbranded? I have nothing on the box or on the phone that indicated that its from EE.

I got mine from a Samsung store which had a carphone warehouse section in it.
[Galaxy S6 General] FSOP:
Yours will be BTU / unbranded, it is only EE branded if it came from EE direct (shop or via their website / telesales)
[Galaxy S6 General] maverick1103:
According to Samfirmware only Unlocked and Vodafone varients are receiving 5.1.1, so it looks like we'll have to wait a bit longer. I'd flash the BTU fw if I didn't rely on WiFi calling
[Galaxy S6 General] EddyOS:
And Three
[Galaxy S6 General] maverick1103:
Three's handsets are unlocked, so technically I was correct ?
[Galaxy S6 General] FSOP:
EE's should be coming in the next few days hopefully
[Galaxy S6 General] EddyOS:
True, just got their own CSC :)
[Galaxy S6 General] maverick1103:
I hope so.

Both right then ?
[Galaxy S6 General] Anfloyd:
Same thing happened to me. Bought mine from DirectMobiles. How did you get on with your email to Samsung?
[Galaxy S6 General] balb0wa73:
Samsung weren't bothered, they didn't care, i emailed mobile phones direct and they sent me a fast charger the next day.
[Galaxy S6 General] ant78:
After updating with Vodafone i know have a faulty device, my notification sound rings every minute and vibrates even in airplane mode. Tried restarting my phone several times but it still does it. Do i return my phone to Vodafone or Samsung?
[Galaxy S6 General] fridgeman:
Looks like another 2 weeks for the EE update if this is correct :mad:
[Galaxy S6 General] maverick1103:
Well gone are the days when I needed the latest software, I'm happy the two are working together to solve the issues with WiFi calling and I'll soon have a better version of software on my S6.
[Galaxy S6 General] FSOP:
I'd rather wait a bit longer if its going to mean more issues are fixed to be honest, if EE rushed this out and there were still issues then people would complain about that anyway.

Sent from my SM-G920F
[Galaxy S6 General] terracuk:
As long as it doesnt take "too" long. EE took months and months to get an update out on the M7 a year or two ago because they couldn't get one of their crappy bloatware apps to work with it properly. The main reason I debranded my HTC.. If this continues i'll sacrifice the wifi calling that i've never honestly used and debrand this S6 I think.
[Galaxy S6 General] FSOP:
I agree, there is a limit to how long this should take, I haven't been using wifi calling as I'm one of the people who had the call quality issues mentioned in the link above and it hasn't been a huge loss, however I don't really have any other issues with the current ROM so I'm not in too much of a hurry.

Be nice to be up to date like the rest of the operators though!
[Galaxy S6 General] EddyOS:
You're not really missing out. Only things I use differently are sorting apps by A-Z and I've disabled the Quick connect and S-Finder toggles in the notification drop-down. Otherwise it's business as usual
[Galaxy S6 General] FSOP:
Yeah that echoes what I've heard about it not being that noticeable an update, but I guess if it means I can use wifi calling properly it'll be useful.
[Galaxy S6 General] skridovaste:
Hi guys, sorry to be a noob but I can't find a definitive answer anywhere. Will tripping KNOX or rooting void my warranty? I bought my S6 from carphone warehouse. Thanks
[Galaxy S6 General] misiokicio:
It might, it might not, no one will give you definite answer to this question, Under EU law rooting does not voiding warranty, From my experience in the past, two different samsung devices sent for the repair with knox tripped have been repaired, but there is going to be some folks where warranty has been refused.. so is totally up to you, if you wanna go ahead and trip the knox, I am staying knox intact, as I wont be using this device for longer than few months till either n5 2015 or moto x come out
[Galaxy S6 General] maverick1103:
I will add to that, I had a HTC One M8 which I unlocked the bootloader and had to send it away for repair, I ended up with replacement.
[Galaxy S6 General] gavinfabl:
Same here.
[Galaxy S6 General] trancem:
Does anyone have a link to the regular S6 32GB in Black & Gold from Amazon ES/DE? I don't understand either language lol..

I take it there's no issues with location settings or any of the apps not working etc? The only difference will be the plug?
[Galaxy S6 General] borimol:
I'm from Spain and I have placed an order on Amazon ES with a S6 flat, 32 GB, black. If someone need some help about language or other things, I'm here :)
[Galaxy S6 General] uktechguru:
Why don't you just install Google translate and use chrome to browse on your phone. It'll translate it for you.
[Galaxy S6 General] Super Chimp:
Isn't Google translate baked into Chrome from the get go these days, I don't remember ever having to install it.
[Galaxy S6 General] uktechguru:
Not that I'm aware of. If it were it would automatically translate sites for you to the native device language. Try installing the app and you'll see after installing that if you go to Amazon.es or Amazon.de you'll get a prompt come up from the bottom asking if you want to translate. Works every time for me.
[Galaxy S6 General] turt:
Mine was updated a few days ago already ;)

I ordered on March 2 when all S6 variants were priced 999€ on amazon.de...

They noticed later that the Edge 128 was more expensive but haven't altered my order so I still have the "lower" price and a delivery date of April 11-13 :)
[Galaxy S6 General] trancem:
Good idea. Thanks guys

What about any issues with the phone etc? would i have to send back to Amazon or would Samsung deal with it?
[Galaxy S6 General] uktechguru:
Read back on previous post - already discussed
[Galaxy S6 General] jhericurls:
Now thats some forward planning. Bet Amazon didn't think it would break the 1,000 Euro barrier... how wrong you was Amazon.

But in other news, Amazon.de now have the green version available for pre-order. Don't remember seeing it before.
[Galaxy S6 General] ombadboy:
I pre-ordered from Amazon.de too, but I have one slight concern. Surely, there must be some distinguishing factor between 'UK' S6 and a 'DE' S6 because how would Samsung know how to roll a rom for 'only Germany' or 'only UK/France/wtv'. ?
[Galaxy S6 General] uktechguru:
There is a difference in the CSC so that Samsung can send update, like ANK4 is unlocked UK, BOB4 is Germany and BOC3 is Netherlands.

You can always flash the local firmware through Odin.

Other than that, the only other difference is the fast charge adapter. You'll get a European charger instead of UK.
[Galaxy S6 General] trancem:
Thanks mate - Seems I can have to either send back to Amazon DE/ES or let Samsung UK deal with it

I wont be flashing/modding the phone so I am happy to deal with Samsung UK if I have any issues.

Think I will be placing my order today - Just need to decide whether I want the regular 6 or the Edge!
[Galaxy S6 General] Super Chimp:
Or order both and then cancel one preorder once you've decided.
[Galaxy S6 General] ombadboy:
Ah thanks for the clarification. That won't trip KNOX right?
[Galaxy S6 General] uktechguru:
No it won't trip Knox. Just make sure you download from sammobile when it's available as I only trust their uploads.

Do it through Odin with phone in download mode (shut down phone then press volume down+home+power) and you're set.
[Galaxy S6 General] uktechguru:
Yeah Samsung UK will deal with any warranty issues that are hardware related and any software as well but to be honest all they do with software is re-flash the latest firmware.

I've decided to wait for the note 5 but I'm hoping it's like the s6 edge as that would be my choice if I was being now. Extra features on the side for night time mode, e.g. time and date show up instead of turning the full screen on (a bit like note edge) and you get a while 50mAmps more on the s6 edge then normal s6! Wow lol

But it's your choice in the end. Full hands on reviews will be out soon I'm hoping but you can always go into a mobile store to check them out. Most have the phone there for people to look at. Samsung experience stores have the actual phone instead of dummy phone.
[Galaxy S6 General] trancem:
Yeah I think I need to have a play with both in order for me to make my mind up. Love the Green Emerald colour on the edge, however I don't think it justifies the extra cost. Yes the dual edges looks gorgeous but I don't think it's any use to me. The night time mode clock etc. doesn't really appeal to me.

Plus i've seen a review which shows a very faint green tint on the S6 Edge, dont know if this is evident on all the colours or only the Green.

Also need to make my mind up whether or not the Edge is going to be good for video playback etc.

If the regular S6 came in Green I would have ordered it already! But i'm holding out for now, trying to persuade myself to get the Edge just so I can have that colour!
[Galaxy S6 General] DanGlee:
Could anybody please ease my worries about ordering from Amazon.de I want to go for the 64GB S6 at €799 / £585(ish) but I'm a little apprehensive about not getting updates, the Amazon site doesn't actually say unlocked (will be on Three UK) or anything about LTE and if they are different in Germany. I'm sure I'm just being paranoid, but its a lot of money to fork over for something that will only half work.

http://www.amazon.de/Samsung-Galaxy...UTF8&qid=1427113839&sr=8-1&keywords=Galaxy+S6

Any info / help much appreciated.

Thanks.

DG.
[Galaxy S6 General] uktechguru:
Video playback is supposed to be better on the edge as it gives you the visual feel of a screen with no or very little bezel like the subor s3 which has just been released in China.

If you do have a Samsung experience store near you, that would be your best bet to try then out, otherwise try one of the larger network stores. They might have a Samsung rep available with a proper phone.
[Galaxy S6 General] mauley:
Got my S6 a few days ago now and have been seeing people in the UK with the 5.1.1 update but when I go to check mine it says I am on the latest which is 5.0.2

I bought my device unlocked from giffgaff. Is there an update for unlocked devices yet?
[Galaxy S6 General] FSOP:
Yes it should be the BTU rom, which was updated a week or 2 ago...

Sent from my SM-G920F
[Galaxy S6 General] stennett:
what's your CSC? XEU or something like that still hasn't had the Updates
[Galaxy S6 General] mauley:
This is my first Samsung phone. Could you tell me what the CSC is and how to find it? Thanks

EDIT: I found it. My CSC is G920FBTU1AODQ
[Galaxy S6 General] cnutt1:
Mauley in on three inuk and I'm still on 5.0.2 this it's just waiting game sighhhhhhh lol
[Galaxy S6 General] mauley:
Really quite annoying. I hate the waiting game so I took it upon myself to find the 5.1.1 firmware and flash it myself through Odin.
[Galaxy S6 General] Simzy332:
Im in uk got my phone sim free from carphone warehouse and Still not getting 5.1.1 ota on my gs6 with xeu CSC or via smart switch still on 5.0.2 ? anyone know when it's likely to come?
[Galaxy S6 General] Super Chimp:
Official UK S6 &amp; S6 Edge Help

Are the SIM free phones from CPW late to update as I have same enquiry as the poster above?
[Galaxy S6 General] mauley:
I think they are pretty much back of the queue when it comes to updates. This is the reason why i just flashed it yself using Odin. It definately feels better than 5.0.2 and battery life is very good for me as a medium user.
[Galaxy S6 General] Simzy332:
Hi can someone tell me which 5.1.1 fw to flash in odin if your csc says xeu?
[Galaxy S6 General] FSOP:
No that would be EE haha
[Galaxy S6 General] mauley:
Yeah buddy they are pretty awful aren't they ha
[Galaxy S6 General] fridgeman:
I can think of a few much stronger words than awful ?
[Galaxy S6 General] FSOP:
Tell me about it, EE reckon they've released the 5.1.1 update to Samsung to push out, but Samsung only have 5.0.2 from EE (I've been to the service centre and asked them to check) I've given up being passed back and forth now so if it happens it happens, but I'm not holding my breath!
[Galaxy S6 General] EddyOS:
The only UK S6 to have the 5.1.1 update is the BTU handsets. XEU are still waiting. I know some other carriers have it as well but speaking of the unbranded sim free phones only those from Samsung have had it
[Galaxy S6 General] daleski75:
Is that the first or second update for 5.1.1 though?As I believe BTU has had the first but not the second which 'fixes' the ram usage issue etc.
[Galaxy S6 General] mauley:
I'm pretty sure that it is only the first 5.1.1 update. I could only find one 5.1.1 firmware for the BTU device.
[Galaxy S6 General] maverick1103:
My partner just got her S6 from Mobile Phones Direct, it's a BTU version but she's still on 5.0.2....I'm on EE and I know I'll be waiting a while, though I am tempted to flash 5.1.1 on mine since WiFi calling is pretty hit and miss; that was the thing that was stopping me.
[Galaxy S6 General] EddyOS:
First, still waiting on the second

My phone (BTU) is also from Mobile Phones Direct and I got the OTA as soon as I turned it on (about a month ago)
[Galaxy S6 General] maverick1103:
Hmm strange, I've clicked on the Software Update button everyday over this last week and nothing!
[Galaxy S6 General] EddyOS:
You just use Kies3/Smart Switch and it should update it (although it'll wipe everything)
[Galaxy S6 General] mauley:
According to Smart Switch I have the latest update installed already. I have noticed that your ROM version is LMY47Z whereas mine is LMY47X. Are you on unlocked device or a did you get yours on contract?
[Galaxy S6 General] EddyOS:
All BTU devices are the same - UK, unbranded, Samsung-supplied handsets (XEU are non-Samsung supplied, e.g. from CPW, like my first S6). I bought mine SIM free but MPD supply only SIM-free devices, even on contracts, so my phone and your other halves are the same
[Galaxy S6 General] daleski75:
I remember the good old days when a sim free phone got updates way before the carriers.
[Galaxy S6 General] superleeds27:
I know.

Prepared to pay a few quid more for unlocked and unbranded. BTU is lacking behind. XEF seems to be the best bet!
[Galaxy S6 General] daleski75:
I might reflash XEF as my phone has a really bizarre issue which is bugging the hell out of me (running 5.1.1 BTU as well).
[Galaxy S6 General] mauley:
Totally new to this Samsung thing. I didnt realise it was possible to flash the XEF firmwre seeing as it is the French firmware. I might try this myself.
[Galaxy S6 General] daleski75:
You can flash any firmware on odin and as long as it's official knox won't get tripped but the only downside with doing this is under google location services it shows up a new device for each and everytime it's flashed.
[Galaxy S6 General] maxal:
I have a UK BTU phone and I have just flashed the French firmware, all good so far.
[Galaxy S6 General] mauley:
That is good to know. I will be doing this ater on then. See all the messing about we have to do because Samsung can't get their act together.
[Galaxy S6 General] superleeds27:
Same here. I just have a feeling i'll flash XEF and then BTU will be available. Then when the next major update hits, BTU will be first and XEF will be last!!!

:D:D
[Galaxy S6 General] daleski75:
Chances are by the time BTU gets an update XEF will be on it's 3rd update of 5.1.1!
[Galaxy S6 General] superleeds27:
XEF does always get the updates first (Well the last two anyway)

On the edge, XEU seems to get it first.

Might flash it this afternoon, backup all apps/media etc with the samsung desktop app.
[Galaxy S6 General] daleski75:
Looks like there are still new firmware's appearing for our phone according to Samsung-updates so you never know maybe XEU/BTU may appear or EVR! so maybe worth seeing what comes out once the updates have stopped for today to avoid you flashing the firmware twice.
[Galaxy S6 General] superleeds27:
With the first 5.1.1 update, BTU came 3 weeks after XEF.... i think.
[Galaxy S6 General] kac.:
Mine's XXU on Three - any ideas of when 5.1.1 might appear for me?
[Galaxy S6 General] mauley:
Nobody knows mate. We are all wondering the same things.

In other news I have succesfully upgraded to the latest XEF 5.1.1 and all is working well. Still itching to root my phone though.
[Galaxy S6 General] maxal:
I rooted mine from day one, always have done always will do.
[Galaxy S6 General] superleeds27:
Dirty flash? Or full clean?