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[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] meboy:
Report back please. Lots of Taiwanese version on eBay.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] Brava27:
I purchased mine from PDA plaza in Montreal. 1 day ship within Canada. I'll report back. Box is sealed. Not sure if this is a good sign or not. Worst case scenario I go to clove UK.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] meboy:
This is really nothing new right? I remember this for the note 7 also. Just more so than before?

I also had to check with sellers if they open it to pop a sim card in and unlock it.

Singtel has a $15 prepaid SIM but they won't mail it. Too bad.. Some other carriers will mail or you can get them on eBay.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] demang:
I live in Australia and I use Australian sim card. I called the Australian Samsung support regarding this issue and the Answer was that they are not aware of it, but the reason that this may happen is to protect consumers from voiding warranty and for the best costumer after sale service. BS?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] benmuliono888:
crom service apk

here
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] bober10113:
thanks but after reading and testing it wont work. although the issue is very similar, the app wont work. thanks anyways.

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did you do at lest a 5 min call?(probably since you called samsung)
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] demang:
I did that, too.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] ultramag69:
Mate, I LIVE in Australia.... Have activated with an Australian SIM then went to developer options and no OEM Unlock...

It is NOT carrier phone, easiest way to tell, a whole heap of carrier bloat that downloads before you actually get to the setup wizard and also carrier flash screens at boot-up...

This is an unbranded Note 8 and it doesn't have OEM unlock...

And yes, I got on my phone for 1 1/2 hours calling the olds....
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] ohwow1980:
I believe I got the Taiwan version from seller never msrp on ebay...

No OEM unlock....
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] xxx42069:
Yeah he's going to be getting a lot of returns from people like us. Mines already on its way back to him for a refund. Just make sure you don't open or use the phone as he charges a 25% restocking fee. That's just absurd. That's like a $250 restocking fee which is about a quarter of the price of the phone.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] bober10113:
got 1 there too and its signapore.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] $-MONARCH-$:
If you truly believe so, Be kind enough to post a screenshot of your CSC and let us inspect and see if it's indeed assigned to a specific carrier or region. An example below screen such as /PHN/PHN/PHN (it's the Netherlands version, SIM and ROM are assigned to Dutch Network):

and eventually was able to gain OEM unlock

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You have a hard time understanding this, You're locked to either region or carrier, means you need carrier or region network sim card in order to gain access to full features. For quite long time Samsung has been using region lock to chase away grey-markets that resell device bought in origin country and sold in another continent where Samsung end up losing money.

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Actually, this violates Andriod's norms. They're not supposed to disable features like OEM unlock if the phone is not locked to a carrier. You can contact them and have it unlocked for you.

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My seller, He confirmed he has the Note 8 working under STH/STH/XSP/ and he tells me his OEM unlock option is there for him.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] MeltdownSpectre:
Obviously it would work, STH is a Singapore based CSC.

My point is, anyone who has an XSP origin phone being used OUTSIDE of Singapore won't get the OEM Unlock option.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] Techvir:
Time after logging into samsung account. Not confirmed but seems so
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] gretschpr:
Please include PCT csc (Claro PR) on next release, if possible, thank you so much!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] RamHa:
Where is Knox exactly located on motherboard? Can be regain by erasing all (nand erase all, efs, etc) and than flashing all partitions through BOX-Octopus Box and dongle????

Edit: Sorry if it is quested at wrong thread, just move it to right one or tell me where to move it, tnx.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] giusemc:
Can u please take pic of ur service provider sw in "Software Information" ?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] Eddygraphic:
Why not there it is :D
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] irsemoticon:
so, to get oem unlock appear in developer setting, we must wait several time?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] giusemc:
When did u buy ur phone originally?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] Eddygraphic:
I live in the USA I bought it from eBay from here https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https://www.ebay.com/ulk/itm/192307502828
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] giusemc:
Oh gosh, and what carrie u r with now ?

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Can i have ur number, i wanna ask u something about the phone?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] Eddygraphic:
I'm using Simple Mobile which runs on the network of T-Mobile.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] giusemc:
Im using tmobile too, could u please restart the phone to download mode and check on the Carrie ID to see what is on that row ?. Should be red letter like "Carrie ID : BRI or XME or .....
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] guillemoka:
Hello my friend, could you please add TCE ( Telcel - México ) to your csc collection? Thank you in advance!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] Eddygraphic:
Yes, it says BRI
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] dr.ketan:
Correct
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] ucevik:
What I wonder is how you managed to make the OEM switch to reappear and continue.

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[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] white7561:
You don't need to do that thing to reboot to recovery manually from download mode lol. U could just do this. From download mode after flashing recovery with autoreboot off. Just do the download mode combination. When it's on the page which you can choose to press volume up or down. Just click down to reboot. Immediately after you pressed the volume down. Just hold the recovery combination. Done. Booted to recovery without any problems..
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] btyeh:
I had one of those devices where after 7 days (168hrs) with the device on + signed into Google + Samsung + SIM + permanently connected to the internet... OEM Unlock would appear. Unfortunately I am not sure what to suggest if this method does not work.

Now, as to make it reappear, I had to flash a stock official firmware (whether after bootloop, dirty flash, doesn't matter); do the activiations above; and wait another 7. No way to force it out before 7 (that I am aware of...)

Ahh, ok ok! If that works as well then that's good! I've passed that stage so I can't try that method, but if I get back in jail I can try it out.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] ucevik:
My OEM switch appeared after 7 days when I had TUR/CAC/CAC and was using my phone in Turkey. But it is not appearing with TUR/TUR/CAC again in Turkey. I believe that I somehow should get hold of a sim card from Uzbekistan to make the OEM switch reappear.

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[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] white7561:
Yeah . I meant everytime I flash twrp or any other recovery I always do this. Since using this method I didn't get to boot to the system , I can be sure that the system wont (for some reasons) mess things up ..
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] PlutoDelic:
Born in Jail here...

So it is confirmed that, or at least some countries:

One can have CSC from Location 1 (Taiwan for you)

Use SIM from Location 2 (Australia) and still get the OEM after a while

I assume your Location services (GPS, Network) were ON all the time and that you dont use any VPN services?

IF SO, it confirms my theory (or case) of how these are bound to each other. SIM originating location and Phone reporting location must match for 7 days at least, as it seems.

ALSO, did your phone have the "Regional Lock"? A letter in the phone box noted that I had to INITIALLY make 5 minutes of cumulative calls from the MID Network Operators in order for International SIMs to work. Wondering if that adds any sauce to the recipe.

I have:

CSC from MID (Iraq) as Location 1 which i used in the first 3 days with the SIM relative to Location 1

Then temporarily moved to Location 2 in Europe with local SIM for 12 days (which unfortunately OEM did not appear either).

Now i have made it to 3 weeks back to Location 1, although my issue is that i barely use the Mobile Network due to 2G coverage only (remote area), and the WiFi is tunneled to Denmark (Enterprise VPN/Satellite Connection), pretty much confusing the soul out of the OEM Feature, seeing CSC MID and SIM from Location 1, and WiFi reporting me being in Denmark (Location 3 in this case).

At last, CSC and SIM locations dont need to be on the same location (in your case BRI), but that might not be the case with CSC MID.

Soon i shall load a different FW and go for the waiting fiasco (favouring BTU, DBT and SEE initially, if anyone got a better proposition, please share).

Thread wizards, your feedback is crucial too.

PS, i have never used the term location as much as i did in this post. Take that dyslexia :cowboy:
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] and2:
Don't use DBT. I was born in jail and I'm there since over a month. I'm on DBT.

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[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] PlutoDelic:
Aaah scheisse...

DBT and MID are in "Born in Jail" list, unless someone confirms otherwise.

So we have to ask the ultimate stupid question,

what is the most OEM Unlock Friendly CSC?

LTE-A/Carrier Aggregation are not a bother for me as my lazy operators will probably push them by the end of the century.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] dr.ketan:
Don't use any firmware which contains letters OXM in csc file

Probably some firmwares have single csc and decrypted, I will look into N8 csc which have single csc
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] :
Today out of jail i see OXM csc got problem then try flash XSA csc but after check the develop option thr have no oem selection .I go check back the software information turn to my country OXM code.that mean flash other country csc no work bcs they detect by sim card.

After that try use Dr Ketan with and without sim recovery wipe data then flash only ap via ordin same as no oem appear.now go back to jail again!

*Today i flash twrp i forgot to pick the usb debugging so my phone wont let me boot to twrp straight go to stock rom then i go back check oem dissapear again! Reboot to download mode and flash twrp again it say only binary xxxxxx dont let me flash.so i though that,damn.... no try anything go back jail again.then i reboot back to stock rom i try check the oem again no appear i restart phone then accident turn on the Flight mode (i not sure related or not)i go check the oem option suddenly appear.so i go flash back my twrp it success but when try chg the XSA csc,go back to jail now.Now i try the above method it doesnt work after reflash stock.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] kilayo:
My service provider oxm-cho

I'll take a look into the actually firmware on my computer csc
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] sefrcoko:
Got my N950F/DS (UAE) yesterday and just reporting my experience so far. Installed my Bell (BMC) SIM card here in Canada and booted up for first time. Completed initial setup, signed in to Google and Samsung accounts, updated firmware via Software update, rebooted, then realized i still hadn't checked for OEM Unlock option, lol. Immediately unhid the Developers options menu, and OEM Unlock was indeed there and able to be toggled. Still all XSG/XSG/XSG. Will update again when I eventually root, but 4G+ and everything working perfectly as it is (and fast speeds too!). So far so good...don't think I'm going to mess with any CSC if I can help it.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] dr.ketan:
Who have OEM not appearing even after 7 days can try this firmware?

Samfirmware

https://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/galaxy-note8/SM-N950F/MET/download/N950FXXU1AQH9/187346/

OR

Updato

http://updato.com/firmware-archive-select-model?record=AAE6FAA39A5611E7963AFA163EE8F90B

How to Flash :

Reboot to stock recovery - Wipe data - straightway reboot to download mode then,

Open Odin and select below said files and flash.

-AP tab to select file start from AP

-CP tab to select file name start with cp {you can skip this cp file too)

-Csc tab to select file name start from HOME_CSC

Ignore file name start with CSC_ and BL_
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] kenpaci:
select csc? Or just download direct? MET IRELAND
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] Zayatoshi:
Hi Doc. it's so my case i've never seen unlocking OEM visible.

to install this firmware should make a wipe data?

this firmware could appear OEM or launch the countdown 07 days?

Envoyé de mon SM-N950F en utilisant Tapatalk
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] dr.ketan:
-AP tab to select file start from AP

-CP tab to select file name start with cp {you can skip this cp file too)

-Csc tab to select file name start from HOME_CSC

Ignore file name start with CSC_ and BL_
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] dr.ketan:
You must wipe data before flashing this ROM

i am updating steps on previous post where link posted in 5 min.

No Idea, OEM will appear soon after flash or after 7 days or later, this for whom who don't have any other scope.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] anameeeen:
I am downloading now.

1- Should I insert a sim or not?

2- Should I skip the initial setup or not?

Thanks for your help.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] WizP:
I was XSP/XSP/XSP on the Renovate ROM for weeks with no problems. Then changed the csc to BTU and tried Ironman. Flashed ok, but didn't flash the csc afterwards... ended up with a blank screen at some point after the setup so had to REBOOT before the 7 days and ended up in jail.

So now I have BTU/BTU/XSP after flashing the OEM firmware again. The jail timer should hit 7 days in a few hours, so will try again with csc flash after flashing the ROM. But I am wondering if the binaries jail has anything to do with the mismatch in csc in the system. Guess I'll find out soon...

So my process will be:

Install Twrp via odin

Wipe the phone

Reboot back to recovery

Format

Reboot back to recovery

Install Ironman rom

Install s8 csc for note8

Install magisk

Hope it doesnt trip the jail time again.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] dr.ketan:
Yeah keep sim inside and finish setup
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] giusemc:
Could u report if this method work?

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Hi Doc.

Is this method also for the cases that never seen oem since out of the box? I have a question that how is this fw different comparing with others?

My phone is from Malaysia and never seen OEM unlock options. If any anyone has this kindda phone but have OEM please report so i can know something

Thank guys
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] anameeeen:
update1: I made a mistake during the test. I will repeat it then reporting back.

update2: I tried to flash ap, cp, home csc Ireland firmware, and it failed 3 times. To make the phone work, I flashed only the ap file and it passed.

Here are some pictures after flashing the ap file only.

There is no service provider sw ver

I will try tomorrow to repeat the test with the 3 files and I will update here.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] dr.ketan:
Login to Google Samsung acc and keep patience and see how it goes.

Also pm me csc file you have flashed,
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] and2:
Did you switch the FRP Lock to off before factory reset?

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[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] anameeeen:
I am not sure if I did or did not. Do you mean the usb debugging from developer options?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] and2:
No, is the factory reset protection and you can see it in download mode above OEM Lock. I've read that you can't do a rightfactory reset with FRP Lock on :confused:. The easiest way for me to switch frp off is deleting the google account.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] anameeeen:
In this case, I did not.

I will repeat the test then report back later.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] kilayo:
Did not work for me with frp lock off. But Ireland was hard to Odin. I had to do it three times. But now i can't see csc code in about phone
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] giusemc:
So u tried ireland with Frp off and it didnt show up the OEM? What is ur phone from originally?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] Techvir:
[MENTION=3931450]dr.ketan[/MENTION] . I have uk N950F version.

I had oem unlock out of box but lost it at some point after doing a factory restore via odin. Now in jail for more than a month.. Should have never flashed stock rom

around 10 days or so ago , i flashed this Ireland rom ( tried both home_CSC and CSC_ files ) and had a sim from UK and used the phone in canada mostly on wifi. Oem did not appear even after 8 days..

However, I did not do a stock recovery wipe data.

I am now back to stock UK version btu/btu/btu and using sim from canada.

This time, before flashing UK stock rom, I did wipe in recovery. Still no OEM unlock. Its only the 3rd day now... I will wait for 4 more days before doing anything... I am almost at the point where I am ready to sell off this phone and get a new phone with no OEM unlock issue.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] kilayo:
my phone made in Vietnam csc is Singapore xsp carrier id in download mode

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The csc files in the ireland firmware is much smaller than the others ive tried. is this because it's not filled with tons of other csc. Ive been trying a lot of firmware since i got this phone and most are over 400 mb and sometimes the csc my phone choose is not what i wanted
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] tfaletau:
Thank you again dr.ketan - I hope this is not a stupid question, but... If (like me) we are currently in jail (for the second time :crying::( )would it be ab option to flash via Odin, stock rom, but using an S8 csc...Would that release us from jail by bringing the oem unlock back without waiting the 7 days?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] statikk1:
Hi mate,

I'm a bit bummed out about the missing wifi calling toggle too. Hope we can work out how to bring it back :)
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] white7561:
Or. You could just install XSA S8 csc and have it all lol. I've used XSA S8+ csc before I was using my own country csc. It's working just fine
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] Maxito1983:
By End OEM appeared, I'm so happy ? What's the best rom?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] alnals:
I tried this csc oem unlock issue zip on a clean installation, flashing the file right after the rom (echoe rom) without any reboot like it is suggested. But for the third time I got the official Binary screen and soft brick. I had to go back to stock and now I am waiting again. So annoying. So far the only Rom that has let me reboot the phone and root without issues is renovate Ice. Hopefully the smart people in here can soon find a solution.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] giusemc:
You r lucky one!! May i ask where your phone originally from? And what carrie ID?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] btyeh:
Yes. Location services (GPS AND network), were on for the entire time. GPS to highest accuracy, if that makes any difference. And no, I did not use any VPN services. Just normal Wi-Fi + 4G networks.

And no, I specifically bought outright so I could be free to take and use my phone wherever. So no Regional Lock on the phone or box.

I never tried my Taiwan phone on a Taiwan SIM card. But back then I did not realise we would run into this issue anyway. Dunno if this information is useful, but I have tried my phone on two different carriers. One 7 day jail period with OPTUS, and another 7 day jail period with Vodafone. Both times OEM Unlock still showed up after 7 days.

I think Renovate Ice Nougat has been "discontinued" I believe. Not that the developer is going anywhere... the developer is just waiting for Note 8 Oreo to continue development I believe.

That was what I was going to try originally, but I went for Dr.Ketan version N6 ROM instead. And if your phone conditions meet / are similar to mine as written in this post, then N6 definately makes OEM Unlock stick.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] chloeleedow:
I stayed stock and flashed s8 csc and rooted then lost oem option and landed back in jail unfortunately bud lol. ?

I'm well fed up with this issue ?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] metzo32:
Unfortunately, Still The way as from beginning Just flash stock keep your device active,7 days you are ready to go!

Choices of custom roms between visible OEM or removed OEM ,after 4 times in jail this is what it is ,G Luck.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] statikk1:
That is exactly what I have. Stock Rom with an S8 xsa csc. If your toggle is there then I have to figure out why I don't have it.

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Can you describe the exact steps you took?!

My steps in short:

Updated firmware to QK9

Flash twrp using ODIN

Once in twrp recovery formatted data with "yes"

Immediate SECOND reboot to twrp

Flashed magisk and then s8 csc.

Reboot and magic!

Were you on latest XSA firmware (unbranded non carrier)

One thing that comes to mind is what XSA s8 csc zip did you use?!

I think Dr. Ketan took it down, updated it slightly and then uploaded it again.

Version I used is 47,350,978 bytes (on his initial upload)

Second version is 47,352,026 bytes (current one)

Don't know what the difference is, but I did exactly as written above, using the first version of the zip and everything worked fine!

sorry bout your jail time :(
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] PlutoDelic:
Cheers for clearing that out mate.

SIM Origin and Location services seem to play a major role on this, yet the point of it is still everything but common sense.

Anyone know the Denmark CSC, or does it go under the NEE?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] ucevik:
I have once seen the OEM switch, but then in jail so far even many 7 days passed. After clearing everything in the stock recovery, using odin I tried to flash your suggested flies but failed always. Then I flashed just the AP, then CP without rebooting into the system. HOME_CSC failed always. So I flashed the file starting with CSC succesfully. Rebooted to see no network, nor the baseband information in software information. OEM switch did not appear either. I flashed the CP file from the OXM. I have the network now but no OEM switch. There is no any csc information visible.

My Baseband version is N950FXXU2BQG, Build Number is NMF26X.N950FXXU1AQH9 (older version). I will monitor if OEM will appear or not.:confused: