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[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Techvir:
Anybody who got the device from UK via clove or Handtec, how much customs duty/taxes did u have to pay and also the shipper that was used please.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] force70:
The S8 root worked for us so likely this may but damn that could be an expensive test lol.

Plus you can only charge to 80% using these root methods...not worth it IMO.

sent from my Note FE
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Brava27:
$149 via FEDEX duties
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Techvir:
I ordered Sm-950F from Handtec for use in Rogers.

Will get it soon but I am worried that it might be missing the 1700 band for LTE. Anyone using this model with Rogers have any issues with LTE or speeds ?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] jatt101:
for those who bought the note 8 outside of Canada, how you guys getting VOLTE to work?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] greatg:
If you didn't purchase your device from Rogers, you won't be able to get VOLTE working. If your IMEI is not a branded phone then you cannot enroll. I think it will work with Telus and Bell?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] stantheandroidman:
Does anyone know if a note 8 purchased from bell has an unlocked FM receiver?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] ZeroDefined:
yes it does. All Snapdragon variants have the FM tuner :good:
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] choikugi:
I talked with Telus and they told me they only support VOLTE for device purchased from Telus due to gray market policy.

Stupid fuc* Telus
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] mrnovanova:
My Iphone 8 plus was from Videotron and VoLTE and wifi calling both work. There are a couple other guys who get VoLTE on non Telus devices as well. As far as I know only Rogers blocks VoLTE for non Rogers device.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] sternem:
I found these instructions to at least enable the settings on the phone (VoLTE and Video calling), but I'm with Koodo which doesn't have these features yet. Worth a shot to see if it gets you closer. You may have yet still have to talk to Rogers and see if they'll whitelist your IMEI even though it isn't Rogers branded.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Trijunction:
Hi my international bought N950 FD is showing only "4G" for data instead of LTE on Fido network. I am not sure if the speeds are effected because I never really checked the "LTE" speed when I was using my canadian version S8+. Anyone familiar with this issue? Is this okay or I have to worry about speeds?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] force70:
So im guessing youve never owned an international device.

4g is lte on these most of the time.

A simple speed test would tell you this, not sure why you wouldnt do one?

sent from my Note FE
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Trijunction:
yup.. never used international device earlier. As I mentioned earlier, I did speed test on this device, I didnt do speed test earlier on the previous device (that shows LTE) for bench marking.

In other words, if my current device shows a download speed of 8mbps indoors on "4G" I m not sure if its same as "LTE" speeds.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] force70:
8 is terrible for lte in my area im around 100 but ir depends on your signal strength and LTE availability in your area.

It doesnt sound like thats LTE though...way to slow.

Is your APN set up correctly?

sent from my Note FE
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Trijunction:
thanks. I saw 8 only once, but indoors its more in the range of 13 mostly. Yup, my APN settings are fine. I have asked the same question on a different thread and someone else using same model on same network says his phone works fine. Guess I need to observe little more and see. Do you think flashing a compatible local CSC makes a difference? Thanks again!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] force70:
Not sure if csc will help but go into settings/ sim card status and check mobile network and see what it says
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Trijunction:
Didnt know this earlier ! Says LTE as shown in screenshot.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] force70:
Ur good to go sir.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] mikeyjrd:
Looking to buy

Looking to buy International (Exynos) or Asian (Snapdragon) version. Anyone know trustworthy Canadian Retailers / websites that carry it? to get some kind of warranty would be nice.

Need Dual-Sim. Prefer Exynos but it only has 64GB for time being; Snapdragon has 128GB or 256GB.

Live in BC.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] BluePhnx:
Try swiftronics.ca and pdaplaza.ca

Based in ON and Quebec respectively.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] durbshas:
Hi guys, I am looking at buying the Note 8 from the Samsung Canada website, but I can't find the model number, or what bands would be compatible with it anywhere on there. Does anyone know if I buy a Note 8 from Samsung Canada, will it be compatible with Koodo LTE? Do I need to get it directly from Koodo to have VoLTE or will this still work?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] nighthawk29:
I have the unlocked Note 8 and am with Koodo. LTE works just fine but as for volte I don't think Koodo has that service available yet. If volte is available now with Koodo then no its not working for me.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] nighthawk29:
Anyone here suddenly lose LTE? I have the Canadian note 8 unlocked and I am with Koodo. I was getting LTE just fine but today noticed my phone won't get LTE now. I tried a friend's Bell Sim card and same thing. No LTE on my Note 8 with either Sim yet both sims in his phone (note 4) are getting LTE.

I checked the settings and the "lte/cdma/gsm autoconnect" is selected. I tried changing it and putting it back as well as select network automatically. Tried a reboot as well and nothing is bringing back my LTE. WTF, why would I suddenly lose LTE like this?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] rocky272727:
Got 428mb update this morning, anyone else got the same
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Techvir:
Hello! Need some info from 8 users with an international device. I have UK version N950f from Handtec and I find that the signal is low (10to 20db difference) and lte speeds with speed tests is half or less. ( I have Rogers csc installed)

I would like to know

What specific device u have? N950f / dual sim/Korean version etc

How is your signal on lte?

How are the lte speeds compared to another device ( if u can test, it would be great)

Thanks
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] mrnovanova:
N950w with Telus from Telus with LTE+ average speed 50Gbps top speed 298Gbps down.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Techvir:
Thanks but that is a Canadian device
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] ~David:
Yes, it's the November update. It has been released on Sasktel, Bell, and Virgin so far.

Mbps, not Gbps.

298Gbps over wireless would create a rip in the space time continuum.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] mrnovanova:
???? Yes indeed. As I was writing I felt something was wrong. Thanks for the correction.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] ~David:
I have a N950F from Singapore. Here's my speedtest:

http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/a/3363256132

Excellent signal, no problems getting LTE+ reception.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Techvir:
I guess u flashed a bell compatible csc?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] ~David:
Nope. I didn't need to. I'm using the Singtel firmware and CSC from out of the box.

Wouldn't flashing a N950W CSC to an N950F model create issues with OTA updates? (Assuming it's even possible to begin with, which I don't think it is).
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Techvir:
I might have to try something along those lines... I am on custom rom. There are csc files for s8 plus that are compatible with note 8.

Also might be something to do with Rogers too
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Techvir:
When you put in the bell sim for the first time , did it ask to restart and do a factory reset ?

Can you tell me what shows under setting/aboutphone/software info/ service provider ?

eg: SIN/SIN/SIN
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] ~David:
Nope, no reboot or factory reset.

Service provider is SIN/SIN/XSP

Maybe try flashing the Singtel firmware to yours?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Techvir:
I tired flashing singtel firmware but it is not changing the csc to singtel. When I did that the csc changes to cho which is chile based. I got the singtle firmware from sammobile....

Interestingly As the firmwares for different countries in sammobile are the same
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] ~David:
Yeah, a lot of firmware are actually the same and simply keep the existing CSC when flashed.

You should be able to change the CSC by dialing *#272*IMEI# (obviously enter your IMEI in the code)

In the screen that appears, choose SIN near the bottom and press Install. This will factory reset your phone, but the CSC should be changed to Singtel afterwards.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Techvir:
That won't work in this firmware
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] WorldIRC:
Anyone using the Note8 on Bell? Getting VoLTE?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] dgerryts:
Picked up my Note 8 at the end of September from Telus. Was wondering if the phone was carrier locked still, so I popped my Roam SIM in last night and rebooted and...... Phone booted fine. It didn't ask for unlock code or anything. So I'm pretty sure it's carrier unlocked out of the box. Can anyone confirm?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] sambolee:
Hello everyone,

I have a singapore exynos version and wondered if there was a way to get samsung pay working in Canada? I wondered if I could use ODIN and take the CSC file from canadian note 8 firmware and flash that with the multi firmware of n-950f?

Thanks
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] ~David:
Samsung Pay on the Singapore (SIN) SM-N950F works just fine in Canada.

You should be able to add and use your credit cards without any issue. The only problem is you won't get the premium experience for most loyalty cards.

Also all the rewards and offers will be for Singapore and won't work in Canada, but you can just ignore them. Samsung Pay in Canada doesn't even have rewards and offers anyway.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] sambolee:
Thanks. I tried adding a mbna mastercard and it wouldn't work. Is it just the CIBC mastercard that works? Also how do you add a debit card? It looks like interac is supported as well or is that only the CIBC one?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] ~David:
MBNA isn't supported in Samsung Pay. Right now only CIBC, Scotiabank, Amex, and ATB are supported (Visa, Mastercard, and Interac).

You can also use Android Pay which supports CIBC, Scotiabank, Amex, ATB, BMO, Desjardins, PCF, Canadian Tire, and National Bank.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] kaysond:
Has anyone tried using an N950U1 on Canadian carriers? I want to buy one for my dad, and it's quite a bit cheaper in the US.

The bands are all supported, I just wonder what features he'd be missing out on because of different firmwares and CSC and such (on Rogers). The bands are all supported, just no TD-SCDMA, which is not a big deal.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Techvir:
Where did a everyone get their Exynos device and using it without oem unlock issues?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] nooganator:
My OEM unlock came like clockwork, took a look at Day 8 and it was available
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] force70:
He meant devices that have day 1 right out of the box i think.

sent from my Note FE
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Gagan_Mohal:
New Software update available
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] MaelstromXC:
Was very excited when I saw this was 410 mb and thought it was Oreo, but it's still Marshmallow 7.1.1
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Gagan_Mohal:
Oreo update will be over 1.0GB not that small. This is just a Jan 1 security update.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] mostwantedd:
good morning. im about to purchase note 8, i have couple of questions, which one is good in terms of root, software updates and better processor wise, W8 or FD model.

please suggest as i have couple of days to decide.

thanks.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] BluePhnx:
Well for root both n950w and n950fd can be rooted if you just want root.

But if you want customs Roms and kernels then go with n950fd or n950n (Both are exynos cpus). The snapdragon models n950w/u/u1 have a locked bootloader, so no go on that.

The only snapdragon model that has an unlock bootloader is the Chinese model SM-N9500 (duel sim). There isn't much custom roms that are in English on xda yet but there are a lot of roms that are in Chinese that are outside of xda.

The only thing the n950f has an issue with the oem toggle disappearing and you have to wait 7 days before it reappears. There is a fix that you have to flash every time you flash a Rom or stock though, if you forget well jail time as they call it. The n950n doesn't have that issue so far.

Updates well I think the n950f will be better on that (had a note 4 w8 model and the f model got more security updates then w8.)

The two processor are pretty close to each other. Snapdragon has a better gpu and the Exynos one has a better cpu.

Good luck
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] mostwant:
Thanks alot. I just need for rooting and yes updates so i guess ill go with fd model. As for oem toggle, if i switch it to on and then flash the device it will stay ON, it would just disappear for 7 days right?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] force70:
Good info but Just to be a little more clear the root for the snapdragons is certainly not the same as for the exynos. your limited to 80% charge on the snapdragon with its root methods which is a huge drawback.

Its also alot more complex to root the snap. Exynos is super easy.

Also its the FD version thats got the OEM unlock problem, the F version seems to be largely unaffected for the most part.

sent from my Pixel 2 XL or Note FE
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] BluePhnx:
Thanks for clearing it up.

About the fd oem issue well it affects the n950f as well. My friend has the n950f and he got into jail after trying one Rom out and boom jailed (oem disappeared). So far I think I read of 2 other users of n950f had the same issue.

Hopefully it was just a bad flash or something but looks like n950f has the issue to.

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There is a fix for it (we hope) after flashing your Rom,kernel,root flash the fix and edit the build.prop line on first boot , Every time you'll flash a new kernel/Rom.

If you'll miss the fix then:

After flashing the TWRP and root after the first boot check for oem if not there do not restart or shut down phone for 7 days or longer until oem appears again (depends on the Rom you flash some has that oem hidden which makes it even harder to see if you'll have the issue or not). If you get the only official binaries are allowed error then you have to flash back to stock firmware.

Read this post by BlackMesa123 post.

https://xdaforums.com/samsung-a-ser...root-january-security-patch-sm-t3739225/page3
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] force70:
Yeah for sure, theres been a few guys with the F version reported having it but for whatever reason mostly FD users. Sucks he is one of the few who has it on the single sim. we

sent from my Pixel 2 XL or Note FE
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] balpreetsaini:
So if anyone in Calgary wants a full adhesive glass screen protector, case mogul in Pacific place mall installed one for me. They had difficulty and had to reinstall 3 times but the third time it was perfect. They charge $35 for it. Highly recommend them. No bubbles or screen sensitivity on the third attempt.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] dementedjohn:
Can someone tell me the version of their Telus Oreo Note 8 messages app? I cant seem to find the enhanced messaging feature anymore .I have updated my messaging app through apkmirror.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] diehard2013:
Anyone succesfully rooted their note 8 (sm-n950w) under Freedom?

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[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] sefrcoko:
Happy Canada Day all! :)
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] dgerryts:
Anyone else experiencing significant battery drain after the last security update? N950WVLU4CRF1

I'm usually down to 80% by noon. Now it's 47% at noon....
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] salmans13:
any idea how to force the csc change if the device i got is not from here? i got a csc that says ksa. it is a dual sim exynos device. sm950f with baseband n950fxxu3crf2.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] force70:
You need to flash twrp and use the flashable csc zips floating around here or flash a rom which supports CSC swap in aroma.

Easiest options.

sent from my Exynos S9 plus, Pixel 2 XL or Note FE
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] lousk:
I recently purchased the Galaxy Note 8 SM-N950F/DS. I would like to change its CSC from UAE, to Canada. Would it be possible to flash it with an unbranded stock firmware, rather than branded, having bloatware. if so which one is recommended? I've tried to flash it several times using Fido's stock firmware, but ODIN keeps failing, with error messages to do with partition, etc. Ultimately I would like to setup and use Samsung Pay and Google Pay with my Canadian credit cards. At the moment it is impossible with UAE version.

The response from another forum was as following - yet I am unsure about what to do:

"Afaik, the Note you have is the Exynos version, and Canada's versions are Snapdragon, meaning their firmwares won't flash to the one you have. That's why it's failing. You would need to find a bloat free firmware that is compatible with the Exynos chipset."

Your help would be greatly appreciated.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] sefrcoko:
The CSC file you want (Canada) is only included in the Snapdragon firmware for that model, which can't be flashed on Exynos devices (and vice-versa). I believe there is a method for installing a cross-device csc using combination files, but otherwise I would suggest root and then either flashing a multi-csc installer zip in twrp (which has most csc files from both exynos and snapdragon devices) or a custom rom containing multiple csc files for both snapdragon and exynos.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] lousk:
Thank you so much for taking the time and sharing this detailed information with me. Unfortunately I'm very new at this, however I'm always willing to learn and explore. You've already helped me a lot by providing me 'keywords' that I should be researching for. I hope I can and will stumble on what, and how to achieve my goal, that's to be able to use Samsung Pay and Google Pay using the SM-N950F/DS in Canada/Fido.

Thanks again!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Techvir:
If u root u will Loose Samsung pay and some Knox dependent apps forever.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] lousk:
Thank you for the warning. I guess I should not be looking for the rooting solution since my main reason to have the CSC changed is to enable me to use Samsung and Google Pay.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Techvir:
Anyone on Note 8 and Koodo getting Volte ?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] nighthawk29:
Had no idea it was available until I saw your post so I checked and nothing for me but I am using an outright purchased factory unlocked Note 8 which may be why I don't.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Techvir:
There are a few options to enable Volte with Koodo

1- You have to call Koodo to activate it on your line and it will show up in your account

2- Put it in an iphone 6 or newer and enable it in the phone

It sucks that for android phones they have to enable different devices in their network.

I have been trying a few things but nothing seems to work with non Koodo Note 8 ( N950F)

With telus and koodo out of network devices work for Volte and Wifi
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] pbedard:
Dead phond end of story
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] bober10113:
anyone on a rooted(twrp) exynos wanna try to flash a canadian carrier? i need people to test if the note 9 csc works on the note 8.

all credits go out to tkkg1994, ive modded his installer.

https://1drv.ms/f/s!AhXVLDDj8g3AgeA6IyH1iTzQAGB4MA

please do a full backup(yes FULL) of phone before flashing as i wont be held responsible for any loss of connectivity. you are flashing at your own risk. if you are unfamiliar with any of this,stay away.

after flashing,boot up and give the system a few minutes to apply settings. check the quick setting tiles if you see new options.

people that have carriers supporting volte and wifi calling, let me know if these options appear and work( at least if they toggle, some carriers black list imei and stop you from completing the enrollment, but let me know if you can at least get there)

this package should at least work for note 9. its the note 8 that i want to know.

thanks
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] cheemacool:
I have unlocked Note 8 with CSC Changed to Koodo. I added the option by calling Koodo, but its not working. Its showing only option of cellular network preferred. I have called Koodo and they are saying its not supported yet.

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You have to change your CSC to Koodo in order for the wifi calling and Volte option to show
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Techvir:
Based on my last few month so efforts to get volte and vowifi to work in Koodo :

If you have n950w ie the Canadian version then volte and wifi calling will work.

However, if you have N960F then it will not even after adding the necessary changes to csc.

I used the same csc file and got volte to work on galaxy s7 ( Canadian version)

I believe that this has something to do with modem or specifically the Canadian firmware.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] bober10113:
updated pack to latest XAC csc:

N960WOYV1ARJA

https://1drv.ms/f/s!AhXVLDDj8g3AgeA67LbF6RVfFwZQXA
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] nighthawk29:
Already been on Koodo CSC since I got my Note 8 last year. The option showed up after the update in mid-October but it says I need to call them when I tried to activate it. I just haven't had the time to be bothered yet, new addition to the family 6 weeks ago so this was/is low on my priority list to bother calling lol.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] SamerAlHaddad:
tried everything, even your old version online, wificalling not switching on on rogers, and the csc code is encripted, cant edit it to add call recording and other things...
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Techvir:
Wifi calling won't work with Rogers if u r using a non Rogers device...

U have to decrypt the .xml file first to edit it