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[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] rile1564:
Note that T-mobile requires you to have the device active on their line before you can request to Unlock the device. So if you aren't a Tmo customer and plan to just get that phone and unlock it, you're in for a surprise. Here's the bigger question, and it may be my ignorance so please be kind. Why do you want to unlock a TMO branded phone ASAP, if you are a TMO customer?

Unlock requirements

We provide mobile device unlock codes free within two business days (or provide further information about timing) for eligible devices.

https://support.t-mobile.com/docs/DOC-1588

Device eligibility is determined as follows:

The device must be a T-Mobile device.

The device must not be reported to T-Mobile as lost, stolen, or blocked.

The account associated with the device must not be canceled, and be in good standing.

You have requested no more than two mobile device unlock codes per line of service in the last 12 months.

The device must satisfy all the Postpaid or Pay in Advance (Prepaid) Unlocking terms outlined below.

T-Mobile may request proof of purchase or additional information in its discretion and certain other exceptions may apply.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] RyanSe7en:
No, I dont want to unlock it right away. In the future, I will travel out of the country. I will need to unlock it to use it when I'm out of the country. I'm just afraid that I cannot unlock them at all because I read some posts from Reddit. People said that T-mobile refuses to unlock their T-mobile phone purchasing from Samsung.com. And it is easier to re-sell it in the future if I need to
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] mdiaz33685:
I unlock them right away, cause I paid for my phone, I want it unlocked that's all... they shouldn't be locked anyways, for 900 to 1000 dollars, be for real, and then they want u to have it active for 40 days and paid off, one time they made me pay around 200 extra, I told them I gonna pay it off in 2 weeks, was waiting on my check, and paid 400, they send the unlock code, now its with the device unlock feature but not for the Note 4, the device unlock didn't come with that model.

I travel outside to the DR and use a local sim, not to get charged 20 cents a minute.

you can sell it for a few more dollars when selling it. tmobile phone r better for the frequencies handle almost all carriers internationally and US.

just be polite, tell them to add the imei if its from Samsung, just say they told me to call you, please I don't want to go through a runaround.. blah blah,,, but politeness will get u sooner most of the times...
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] alhadee12:
Is anyone paying the $210 down payment on T-Mobile?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] RyanSe7en:
Isn't that a requirement? I don't think they will let you do without down payment
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] alhadee12:
I thought there was no down payment with JOD unless someone just joined T-Mobile.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] torred:
Just wanted to double check.

If I get the Tmobile Note 8 and unlock it can I then use it on AT&T without any issues?

I have both companies and need to get another line so I figured I'll take advantage of the BOGO offer.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] RyanSe7en:
It will be fine using T-Mobile phone with AT&T when you already unlocked it. You dont have to do down payment if you have Jump on Demand. But you don't plan to jump to new phone frequently , you should not have JOB. I think there is a fee of $8 or $10 dollar a month to have JOD

I forgot about that one.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] alhadee12:
Apparently my wife paid off the account, so I would have to pay two down payments for the BOGO. I preordered through Samsung and got $425 off from being a previous Note 7 owner. Verizon is given 50% off if you trade in certain devices.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] RyanSe7en:
I also got the Note7 Deal too. I think it is way better than this BOGO deal from T-mobile. Adding a new lines is usually not worth it.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] alhadee12:
I agree after talking more to the Rep from T-Mobile. Spending $420 plus tax isn't worth the money especially if my wife doesn't like it.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] jongcruz:
If you get the unlocked version like me and want to have Video call and other tmo features just get the T-Mobile CSC and flash it with the modified Odin. For more info google it in S8 Cross devices development.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] jfarhat:
I just got off the phone with T-Mobile, the rep stated that there is no issue with using the UNLOCKED by Samsung version on T-Mobile. I asked him if WiFi calling, tethering, and video calling would work out of the box and he stated yes there would be no issues with using the unlocked version. He stated that they were the same device just different firmware. I asked him so if I get the T-Mobile version and unlock it, what is the difference then between the two versions. He stated nothing would be different except the firmware.

I don't know if this is accurate, but this is the information I was just given by T-Mobile. I was on the fence about purchasing the unlocked version, but now I am good with that decision.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] mardukeme:
I have the Unlocked version on T-Mobile now, everything works fine, except video calling. Also create a new apn, and use the app types in the pic. Tethering will use this apn instead of the hidden one. The unlocked version doesn't have all the modified apps that forces tethering to use pcweb.tmobile.com
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] jfarhat:
Thanks for that information, so tethering and wifi calling are working fine then. The only issue is video calling, but is there a work around as with the S8...I think that was just flashing CSC for tmobile correct?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] jongcruz:
Indeed! I'll try that as soon as I get the the T-mobile firmware ......the only thing I hate is that you also get the T-Mobile boot screen lol
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] jfarhat:
okay, so with tethering, are you saying that since it is not being forced to use pcweb.tmobile.com that T-mobile will not be able to limit terhering?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] mardukeme:
Not 100% I think T-Mobile uses some other methods too to detect tethering still. Just need to verify that t-mobile isn't using the pcweb apn anymore, hard to do without root. Also it might be ttl value, or packet sniffing, that helps T-Mobile detect root.

Wondering if we used adb shell commands to to change the hidden tether apn, like Sprint users do will help get unmonitored tethering?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] jfarhat:
I used to just root and use WiFi Tether Router by Fabio, and that worked well for a long time, but then I went to a custom ROM on my note 3 and it was no longer working with the custom ROM I decided to use. Not sure if it would still work on stock ROM of the Note 8...of course we would have to have root first.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] na_tra:
What app you use for the tethering? Once you flash the TMO firmware, can you still use your phone for with other carriers like ATT or Sprint?

TIA
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] jongcruz:
For tethering I use T-Mobile allowance native. And yes you can use with others carriers as long as you ODIN the carrier CSC
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] na_tra:
Thanks. My unlocked will come one Tuesday. Do you know where to find the TMO CSC? I am looking for it.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] jongcruz:
To get this we need the official firmware to be available and open it with modified ODIN.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] na_tra:
Thanks for you quick response.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] russiandivxclub:
Heard about CSC ? Just quick example. I have SGS7 Exynos International Edition. And one time I really had to go somewhere where is almost no T-Mobile service and I had to use WiFi Calling. But oh snap my CSC atg that time was something like from UK. So I used CSC Selector to Make it in to TMO and after reboot I got nice menu to use WiFi calling. All I had to do is register my IMEI with that 911 thing so they know when I am calling from WiFi who I am and stuff. Anyhow I'll get unbranded version anytime over carrier SO many advantages like debloat and no annoying logos and in j=general I found they just work better, updating quicker and last longer. But that just me

I hope this helped.

---------- Post added at 02:50 AM ---------- Previous post was at 02:19 AM ----------

Also , I just tried on my new Note 8 and WiFi Calling works with my T-mobile service without any tweaking on international Note 8, need proof let me know I'll upload video or something.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] na_tra:
Where do you get the CSC Selector to install on the phone? Is there one for the unlocked Note 8 from Samsung yet?

TIA
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] russiandivxclub:
No need for this one. I checked WiFi calling works perfectly with Unlocked version of the unit. And no not yet , hopefully soon.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] Vlad7777:
I just looked at the LTE bands available on various phones and the carrier branded versions do not have all LTE bands - this will be a problem if you decide to move to another carrier of use "In-Carrier" system like mintsim or other available wholesalers.

So it is not only Wi-Fi calling that is not universaal between carriers, but a much more important radio bands for LTE - I would want to have a maximum complement of transmission bands available.

It is upsetting that today carriers no longer subsidize the phones and the equipment is fully paid by subscribers but the carriers still force manufacturers to diminish their unlocked versions firmware to create incompatibility.

I have AT&T account but I also opened lines with T-Mobile and My AT&T Unlocked Galaxy S8+ and Unlocked S7 Edge do not have Wi-Fi calling on T-Mobile (The option is greyed out).

So I was planning to buy unlocked Note 8 for a full price if the unit was truly unlocked and fully usable on any carrier- BUT that does not seem to be the case - only basic phone functions are "universal" - paying $939 for basic phone function would be foolish.

I tried to get a definitive answer from Samsung if the unlocked phone could have Wi-Fi calling enabled on any carrier via software, but could not get a straight answer.

T-Mobile answer was that I should buy a carrier branded phone (which of course has no full spectrum of LTE bands and locks you to them even though they advertise themselves as "In-carrier" carrier.

Catch 22.

If anyone has any actual experience with unlocked Note 8 - please share.

I plan to try to go to BestBuy and get Samsung rep to insert my T-Mobile SIM into unlocked Note 8 ans see if the option for Wi-Fi calling becomes available.

Best regards.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] na_tra:
If you read the message above yours, he already confirmed that he could use Wifi calling with unlocked Note 8 with TMO simcard. I have seen multiple posts that wifi calling and VoLTE are working with TMO sim. The one thing does not work is the Video Calling. Also, some people have stated that Wifi calling will NOT work on the unlocked Note 8 with ATT, just like the S8/S8+.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] mdiaz33685:
The reps don't know to much, few actually do.

Same phones, yes.. different firmware, yes...

It will work out the box, except Wi-Fi calling and for each provider, missing something from the csc portion.

They all want to sell it to u, to make commission.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] pcriz:
Are you using it right now? People already confirmed their WiFi calling is working and the csc patch is what is needed for video calling.

Also phone reps don't care what phone you have. They care about customer retention.

What people need to realize is that it's silly to sit there and call T-Mobile about phones they don't sell. The unlocked note being one of them.

Frankly though if tethering and wifi calling worked out of the box for the Pixel why wouldn't it work on the unlocked note 8. And this is without the pixel being loaded with one of the T-Mobile specific builds.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] na_tra:
If you know where to get the CSC patch, please do tell.

TIA
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] pcriz:
I currently do not know.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] Vlad7777:
Thank you for pointing this out.

I will still go to the store with my T-Mo SIM and try to make sure before I spend $930....

In general, I think after all carriers stopped phone subsidies and make you pay full price - all manufacturers should start making ONLY unlocked phones - that would eliminate all the variants and that in-turn will lower the price and stop the shady Carrier practices making branded phones partially disabled if you change carriers.

How would people feel if they bought a car that only has full speed capability in the state where you purchased it - if you cross state border - your max speed is limited to 55MPH.

I hope that the smart user community here will come up with a fix that will make branded phones a joke.

Same with LTE bands - all phones have the hardware for ALL LTE bands, but part of them are disabled in firmware by the manufacturers on branded phones.

Best regards
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] pcriz:
What are other ways carriers have crippled phones? I mean only recently has wifi calling become a standard supported in android phones and iphones. That means android phones with wifi calling on Tmo were because of framework changes that allowed it to work. Not because they're crippling other carrier devices and not because other devices were crippled. Also the way Tmo implemented wifi calling originally wasn't compatible with ATT wifi calling. At that point when Tmobile started using it it was a feature of their network and devices, not a telecommunication standard they needed to openly share with everyone else.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] Matrixunloaded:
Unlocked Note 8 DOES NOT have WiFi calling with T-mobile

I realize this is an old thread and there is a technical explanation above, but when I bought an unlocked N8 from Samsung, the phone I received was NOT able to use WiFi calling without flashing. I assume will be the same with the Note 10. Can anyone confirm? Thanks!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] pcriz:
Depends on your carrier. I think the note 10 forum would be a better place to ask this.

TMobile I know for a fact will have WiFi calling with unlocked though.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] OnnoJ:
Indeed, agree. WiFi calling with unbranded Note 8 does work on T-mobile. Setting is made in phone app though.
[Asus ZenWatch 3] jco23:
Coming from the Moto 360 (1st gen). I've had it since 11/2014, and it has served me quite well. However, the battery has gone bad (won't last 10 hours now). So I'm looking for a new watch. My lone concern is that this (Asus Zenwatch) does NOT have a heart rate monitor (then again, the one on the Moto took a good 60 seconds before showing me my heart rate).

Can anyone give me a reason to look elsewhere? I really do like this design best... thanks!
[Asus ZenWatch 3] roynielsen2000:
Hi,

Got mine last week, also coming from Moto 360 1. gen.

I do not miss heart rate monitor (never used it on the Moto)

Still getting used to AW 2, but quite satisfied with it

Best regards
[HTC Excalibur] C4sp3R911:
just updated from tmo 6 ROM to new HTC ROM and now I cant figure out my internet settings for tmo US a lil help plz :(:confused:
[HTC Excalibur] Technology:
Go to http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=338536 See post # 2.
[HTC Excalibur] C4sp3R911:
THNX

ty helped alot:D
[Moto G5 Plus Questions & Answers] carnivalrejectq:
Everytime I restore my stock back up (167-35-5) I can't seem to mount system, magisk and SuperSU seem to flash fine and it appears to be rooted but no other zips will work (except rom zips) because the system isn't mounted (and won't)......anybody know why this is? It seems to only happen on my stock back up which I like to go back to sometimes. I just want to be stock rooted with a couple of modifications but this is stopping me. Anybody have any clues?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Gouda8201:
Hello great minds,

I am running lineage-14.1-20170828-UNOFFICIAL-celox.zip on this T-Mobile SGH-T989 hercules device. I know, the phone sucks. Anyway, I have been experiencing intermittent WiFi issues.

1) Logcat reports: Date/Timestamp WiFiQualifiedNetworkSelector:: AP_SSID_HERE MA:CA:dD:RE:SS:00 is in blacklist.

2) Logcat reports: WiFiStateMachine:networkSelectionBSSID=MA:CA:dD:RE:SS:00 cuid=1000 cname=android.uid.system:1000 luid=1000 lname=anddroid.uid.system:1000 lcuid=1000 userApproved=USER_APPROVEDnoInternetAccessExpected=false isCarrierNetwork=false

3) WiFi signal during these issues is 4-5 bars. Router is a Netgear WNDA3700 running OpenWRT and transmission power is at 100%. My WiFi coverage is typically 4-5 bars in entire house.

I found a similar complaint in another thread, blaming signal strength being the "AP is in blacklist" error message, but I feel my signal is great enough for this phone to be on the WiFi.

LogCat will be posted shortly, after I've removed sensitive information from the text.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Gouda8201:
Logcat attached

See the following attachment "Log_2017-08-29_14-14-48 sanitized - wifi issues.txt" and thanks in advance!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] ShaDisNX255:
You should probably report it in the ROM thread, you might find better help there. Or you can try to return to stock see if the problem persists.
[Lenovo P2 Questions & Answers] Pa1972:
Good evening everyone,

I'm sure that everyone knows of the p2 audio issues when recording video, ( terrible distortion).

I have searched on various forums including the official Lenovo forum and it seems to be a worldwide problem but, people have had them replaced, upgraded to nougat etc but to no avail. This has forced me to request the unlocking of the bootloader. It has a two week cooling off period because of voiding the warranty of which I have plenty left.

Lenovo aren't responding to this problem so I was wondering whether there is a custom ROM for the p242 UK version of the p2 phone, that solves this issue.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you.
[Lenovo P2 Questions & Answers] Pa1972:
Just got a reply from Lenovo, seems they reckon that I am exceeding my limit on the mic, but my two friends have cheaper phones and those videos sounded fine.

Has anyone had this problem and solved it please?
[Moto Z2 Force  Guides, News, & Discussion] Nv1dia:
With all the reviews and the people talking about battery life, I decided to do some testing of my own. I created a video on my channel showcasing the battery life of this phone using various testing methods. Check it out if you have battery life concerns.

https://youtu.be/pDbDv_WkvFM
[Moto Z2 Force  Guides, News, & Discussion] noXcape:
I don't know what all the neg on the battery is for... I came from the s8 wich had worse battery than my new z2f.... I had to turn off AOD on the s8 because it would drain 20/25% of the battery before 5pm. I go all day on the z2f and I'm a moderate user. When I go to plug it in before bed I'm usually at 60%
[Moto Z2 Force  Guides, News, & Discussion] filthyfnj24:
Same here. This phone's standby time is incredible. I loose less than 1% an hour. I wrote up my experiences in the real review section. I can only imagine how good it would be with the full root/debloat/custom rom/kernal treatment.
[Wear OS Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tuborg68:
Stupid question probably, but: how do I send sms from the LG style watch? I can respond to incoming messages with the preinstalled messages.

But if I want to send a SMS to someone in the contact list I just get a spinning color dot symbol. The watch is paired to a LG G6.

Skickat från min Nexus 6P via Tapatalk
[Moto Z Play Accessories] vdsx:
Dear friends, since I installed Lineage OS on my Moto Z play , I was never able to use the JBL SoundBoost mod anymore. In the original ROM, just fit the mod and it was detected and it was able to work. Could someone give some help?

In advance, thank you very much.
[Moto Z Play Accessories] Guapo613:
Try to download Moto Mods Manager from the Play Store.
[Moto Z Play Accessories] joacoramone:
MotoMods only works on stock firmware as far as I know..
[Moto Z Play Accessories] chris23445:
Everything I have read on this forum points to this being correct. The Moto Mods only work with Motorola's software, which is built into the stock ROM.
[Moto Z Play Accessories] vdsx:
You're right because I downloaded it and it still did not work.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wayne gecko:
Hi. I've been tinkering with my HTC One and after changing ROMs to Artmod, I'm stuck and unable to revert back to the backup I made. All along I believed it was an HTC J One HTL22 but after I realized that the J One actually has 2 sim card slots instead of 1, I know its not the one. It seems that the previous owner moved the parts of another HTC into the housing of an HTC J one, so i'm lost now.

Any help on how to figure out exactly what variant of the phone I have will be extremely helpful, as it is my daily phone but can't access mobile networks.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alray:
fastboot getvar all

will tell you pretty much everything you need to know
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wayne gecko:
Thank you. I'll use that soon as i get a chance. currently trying to correct the missing radio drivers and IMEI stuff.
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[General Questions and Answers] Janko1985:
Hy dev i ve tested this method and work fine!!!!I ve rooted my Samsung a510f with nougat official firmware,I ve downloaded latest lollipop firmware then i ve downloaded flashfire from google play and with this app i ve flashed lollipop rom....all work fine but remember both firmware must have the same csc
[General Questions and Answers] Osuka23:
can you give me more details on how you did it? I have a N920-C (Galaxy Note5) and the 7.0 Nougat rom that works well is N920CXXS3CQF1_N920COJV3CQC8_N920CXXU3CQC3_HOME.tar.md5, all the lollipop roms that I try gives SW REV check error, with flashfire I try with N920CXXU2AOJ5_N920COJP2AOJ5_N920CXXU2AOJ3_HOME.tar.md5 rom, the last lollipop rom for N920-C, flashfire ends the process but the phone stays stucked at Samsung Galaxy Note5 logo, never enters in Samsung logo, can you help me? sorry for my bad english
[General Questions and Answers] Janko1985:
Seems you have flashed different carrier csc firmware and your device was bricked!!!!Download latest nougat firmware for n920c ojv csc from sammobile put your device in download mode(volume down+home+power)and flash it with odin
[General Questions and Answers] dannybz:
I'm trying to downgrade my S6 Edge G925T

Current Nougat Version:

Phone version: G925TUVU5FQG3

PDA version: G925TUVU5FQG3

CSC version: G925TTMB5FQG3

CSC country code: USA

CSC sales code: TMB

To Lollipop (G925TUVS3DOJC)

CSC sales code:TMB

PDA:	G925TUVS3DOJC

CSC:	G925TTMB3DOJC

but I get an SW error when trying to flash with Odin. How do I check that both CSC match ? Thanks