yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] LeadDawg:
I got one in the box, just switched over via online at no cost, my speed actually dropped but probably due to congestion. Its for the new stand alone signal which is not in my area anyway. I'll check speeds again tomorrow.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] thedarkness37:
I just drank the kool-aid, and went and got my sim card replaced. The clerk had to double check with the manager, but if you have a 5g enabled phone, the sim card is free.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] wingzero:
I might try that as I have 3 other 5G phones on my account. Thanks.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] LeadDawg:
Looks like congestion was the culprit, speeds with the new 5G sim is back up and we ready for the updates whenever that might happen View attachment 5099797
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] beeree7:
So I'm using a metro sim that came with a lg stylo 6. I'm guessing it was already set up for 5g. I work in Philly and live right over the bridge and my speeds are ridiculously fast.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] warriorvibhu:
I went to the store and they did it for free.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] a1atif:
Went to the Tmobile and they did it for free in Canton, GA area.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] wingzero:
Well just went to the store and they wanted $10 plus tax. Guess it varies by store.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] warriorvibhu:
So weird tell them that you were told by tmobile help over phone that there are no charges. Also make sure that when the sim comes out there would be 2 bar codes on the Card before the sim is taken out of it, the top barcode should end in 70 (Thats the 5G one). See Picture
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] wingzero:
That's exactly what I told the rep but he said he can't waive the fee. Will try a different store tomorrow. :mad:
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] warriorvibhu:
Try messaging tmobile help on twitter and kind of make your tone a bit of complaining like why am i being charged for 5G sim, i shouldnt even need one i am an old customer yada yada. you get it.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] wingzero:
I'll try another store and see how it goes. Thanks.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] Nickitt:
I went into a T-Mobile, corp store (was Sprint). Was trying to get a Galaxy Watch 3, they said I would have to migrate my account to T-Mobile. My bill would go from $30 w/autopay + tax (ex employee Sprint plan) to $60. I decided not to migrate and just wait until Sprint fully merges w/ T-mo.

Not sure if this is correct, maybe someone could help me out. Thanks in advanced.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] jsamuels:
In Italy, at least with Vodafone, you need to upgrade to a 128k SIM for 5G.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] hayabusa1300cc:
I have a new Sprint sim in my unlocked. 5G NR band on while driving, I got the fastest speeds. I wonder if speeds are different on TMO
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] d_ganggreen:
I tried the online and in-store. The best I got was online support, they had me provide my sim card ID and then verified that all 5G services are supported and I don't need a new card. I have the same sim that I have been using for a few years now.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] a1atif:
is Note 20 Ultra Unlocked SA 5G ready on tmobile network?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] jtOttawa:
https://www.kimovil.com/en/frequency-checker/US/samsung-galaxy-note-20-ultra
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] Killemalll:
I swapped my old sim for a new R15 in store. It was free, but so far I haven't noticed any differences in 5g coverage or speed.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] cpufrost:
Sounds like a bunch of hogwash to me.

The radio hardware controls this not the sim card.

This is like saying a new key will make your lock to your home more secure!

And (TMO) charging ten bucks for a sim card is criminal.

On an unrelated note, does anyone remember AT&T ISIS sim cards? Funny how they changed the name of those fast. :D

EDIT: Yep, hard to believe it was 7 years ago! I remember the good times, buying my Note 3 from TMO, rooting it the same day and using on ATT...
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] tourbound129:
I messaged tmobile in the app and asked if the fee could be waved since I haven't asked for a SIM in the 5 years I've been with them. She said no problem but then couldn't actually make it free but offered a bill credit. I said that's fine. Then there was some system issue and my address was showing rural. I said I would just grab one in the store. She ended up giving me $20 bill credit because of the system issue. I couldn't make it to the store this weekend so I just messaged again today to get one shipped. Paid $10.83 but already had the $20 bill credit. I'll take it.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] dottat:
Store swapped both of mine for free and were aware of issues with older sims.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] alher591:
Thanks for the heads up! Was wondering why 5g was just as bad as lte. Seeing speeds of 80 mbps down now. .. lol thats what I should of gotten using lte
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] HolyGrail:
I went ahead and called them, after just pointed out it says " At T-Mobile, there is no extra cost for SA 5G. Here’s all you need to get it" on this page.

https://www.t-mobile.com/support/de...O_SS_C_SVCMSG_LUED3SQVQJ1JN1U7P58686#checkSIM

She said I was correct and sent one out free of charge.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] jhous3s:
I just did chat on T-Mobiles website. They sent one out for free plus shipping if I wanted it expedited.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] K-alz:
I get over 200 mbps on my 4 year old SIM. Plenty for me. I'd like to be able to get through the day with my battery. I've actually disabled 5G altogether on this phone. Don't need it. Once samsung starts putting 6000+ mAh batteries in their phones, I'll start using 5G.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] hawkstwelve:
Tried to get one through T-Force but he said my sim card is fine. I pointed him to the t-mobile website that discusses this and he again said my sim is fine and I don't need a new one.

I love being told by a company that I don't need something that I want. "Can I get that new sim card?" "No, you don't need it." Great customer service.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] ggrant3876:
Against my better judgement I went and got the R15 SA 5G sim card. 4G speeds at my house, which is away from town were 12-14Mbps and now 2-4 Mbps. The 5G speed are exactly the same as with my 5 year old sim card, around 40Mbps. I'll do some new speed tests tomorrow when I go into town with a strong signal.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] marctronixx:
i think this is "future proofing" the note 20. i dont think these phones have the update yet to give them the ability to use the SA part of tmo. this may be why the tforce cats stated the above op didnt need the card just yet.

there's a TON of discussion about this on reddit betwixt cats who are much smarter than i on this subject, and the jist i get is the note 20 is not yet compatible with the SA...
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] ggrant3876:
After the card has settled in I'm now getting 54Mbsp at home on 4G and 94Mbps on 5G.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] cpufrost:
This was the exact response I got from a corporate store. They also said they are aware of an issue that I'm having where suddenly the phone switches to EDGE with full signal in 5G areas. The "solution" is to switch to LTE in connection settings and then back. Or reboot the phone.

Thank goodness I'm not paying for this service that's on par with third world caliber. And charging for a SIM card. I get it, they're cheaper than Red and Blue, both which have never asked a nickel for a SIM card since the Bell Atlantic Nynex Mobile and CellularOne days respectively. You know when SIM cards were the size of postage stamps! ;)
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] marctronixx:
last week i had time so i curated a message to tmo tforce/twitter. in it i was very explicit in what I wanted and put the link up for the r15 page on tmo website so the helper would know exactly where im getting this info from.

i then said i was told the sim is free and i need two (ultra note 20 and fold 2) . then i went on about my day, and checked back later for their response. i got a message back from a cat who set me up with free shipping and , whilst he had to charge me for the cards, i got the 21 dollar credit (tax included) on my account immediately, so the cards are free. he stated the system would not let him send them for free, so this was the work around.

in my opinion, if you want these cards , be direct in what you are asking. let them know you verified you have old cards and , whilst you can go into the store and get them for free, you rather not for health reasons (pandemic-- which can be a legitimate concern).

just be direct and dont give them any room to wiggle out. :) it also helps to be cordial and kind to them , as we know they spend all day texting random strangers (some of whom can be rude), and its refreshing to get a customer who is nice and respectful.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] NippleSauce:
I guess it depends upon where you purchased your device from. I got my Note 20 Ultra right from Samsung's website and it got delivered with the R15 SIM right inside the box. I got my phone on the 19th (so two days before release date), however, the new SIM didn't activate until the 21st. So I had to go two days without a functioning cell phone lol. I had called T-Mobile and had discussed the new SIM with them, but yeah, it stayed disabled until the Note 20 Ultra's official release date.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] BigMosley:
Did you get the T-Mobile version from Samsung? I purchased the Unlocked from Samsung and it didn't come with a SIM card, so I had to request one from T-Mobile.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] NippleSauce:
Yeah, my bad, I grabbed the T-Mobile version from Samsung. I didn't know if the Unlocked version would come with the Snapdragon or Exynos so I just grabbed the T-Mobile version, unfortunately =/.

Still happy as heck with the phone though! Hope you are too!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] BigMosley:
No doubt. I was able to get the 5G SIM for free from T-Mobile after doing an online chat.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] ggrant3876:
Yeah, I got the unlocked from Samsung too, just went to local store they took the old on out and put the new one in 6-7 minutes. Only person in the store .
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] Tonyy1206:
You gots to be kidding me!

went to the store instead...
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] marctronixx:
unlocked phones bought from samsung do not ship with sim cards.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] 2015Ducatimulti:
yeah I have tmobile Prepaid, and went on the facebook and messaged them and told them I needed the New "R15" sim card for the SA5G, gave them my phone number and they sent it to me for free and was shipped UPS next day air.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] wingzero:
I called T-mobile twice and chatted once but they all said I don't need the R15 to get 5G and the R15 sim would cost $10+tax. :(

P.S Anyone knows what's the key icon in the taskbar is?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] marctronixx:
key icon is VPN or a secured access.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] wingzero:
Hmmm.. I never installed any vpn on my phone. Wonder how it got it . Thanks.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] rsfinsrq:
If you use Lookout Mobile Security, it includes a VPN feature.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] Mr. Orange 645:
Just went to T-Mobile and updated the SIM cards on both my lines. No charge, even though only one actually has a 5G device on it.

Speeds do seem faster, and the guys at the T-mobile already knew I needed the R15 SIM card when I told them what I was there to do.

Thanks to the OP for this post!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] gotti109:
I was able to get the updated sim, but now I can't roam on sprint networks in areas it used to with the old sim.... do I have to put or add something to the network settings... I was just getting used to roaming on sprint.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] Rican Bx Bomba:
Ended up paying 10 bucks for a new sim. They seem to not know what I was talking about. I'll call T-Mobile and make sure everything went accordingly.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] fatboypup:
What's funny is I'm on an unlocked with sprint and I rarely get sprint bands anymore either and when I do it's "roaming"
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] lennie:
I'm using my old sim and getting great 5G speeds, NYC, unlocked using t-mobile
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] coilbio:
Yup and the 20U doesn't have the standalone 5g update yet.

I'm waiting on that before I unlock my bootloader and root.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] fatboypup:
This is with a sprint magic box 6 feet away ... :confused:
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] Cindysmith0994:
Must be nice. 5G speed barely break 200mbps in TX.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] fatboypup:
Phoenix isn't much better
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] zonly1:
Just for giggles, I just visited my local magenta store and was given the new SIM with no questions asked and no charge for my unlocked Note 20 U. Whether or not it improves anything, we shall see.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] Tonyy1206:
Did you see if it was a R15 sim card?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Guides, News, & Discu] zonly1:
I did; it is printed right on the SIM card.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] thefish123:
Hi everyone,

In August I received an OTA for my SM-G955W. I installed it and immediately after it rebooted I got an “Invalid SIM” error message.

I took my SIM card out and put it in another phone and it worked perfectly. I put another SIM in my phone and it gave the same error. So obviously the problem was with the phone, not the SIM.

There is a Reddit thread dealing with this exact problem.

https://www.reddit.com/r/GalaxyS8/comments/i9b58o/invalid_sim_card/

I managed to get my phone working by flashing an older modem version using ODIN as was suggested in the Reddit thread (posted above). But now I cannot get any future OTA updates because it says “Your current software version issue supported”. Presumably that is because I have a mismatched modem file flashed.

Is there any way out of this?

Is there any way to get LineageOS on this device? It is a Snapdragon processor and I think the unofficial LinageOS builds only work on the Exynos models. Or is that incorrect?

Thanks,

The Fish
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] klaus1221:
Flash with odin original firmware for your country and carrier sammobile.com/samsung/galaxy-s8-plus/firmware/#SM-G955W .
[iQOO 3 Questions & Answers] nide_2:
I have chinese IQOO 3 (V1955A) can I flash an Indian stock rom for V1955F?

I ask because as much as I tried I cannot get all apps to work in english.

Whould I brick my phone?

Thx
[iQOO 3 Questions & Answers] karige:
It may work but how you're gonna flash it without the bootloader unlocked?
[iQOO 3 Questions & Answers] nide_2:
No I fully understand that I need to unlock bootloader, root it and get TWRP on it.

Did anyone try doing this?
[iQOO 3 Questions & Answers] karige:
What i mean is that there is no TWRP, no official way of bootloader unlocking for IQOO(vivo). They are deem to doom.
[iQOO 3 Questions & Answers] nide_2:
Oh that's just bloody nice
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Majid41:
Hi, i have bought G977N and later came to know that its IMEI is tampered to get registered on the local networks. it was working before i upgraded it to G977NKOU4CTG1, the original firmware was G977NKSU2BSL7. After upgrading it did not register any of the networks. Got it checked from software expert he told me the network patching done with tempered imei was damaged and now there is no way to do it again on new version G977NKOU4CTG1. I tried to flash G977NKSU2BSL and also the factory firmware of android pie but ODIN get stuck at BOOT.img and download screen shows non-supported version. Can any one help to restore my original IMEI and will it work.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Deleted member 1890170:
The IMEI ( read: International Mobile Equipment Identity ) is a unique numerical identifier ( 14-17 digits ) for every mobile device what helps to differentiate each device from one another. If you take your phone in for repair, they will track it using the IMEI to distinguish it from the other millions of phones, for example.

IMEI basically has nothing to do with phone's local network settings at all. But it may be used to unlock a phone on certain networks.

The IMEI is stored on phone's /EFS partition and/or /EFS folder. If you didn't backup that before flashing you have lost, IMO, unless you still have the box in which the phone was delivered, because there is usually the IMEI printed, too.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Majid41:
I don't have the box of the phone. The seller has tempered the imei to get it registered on the local network. I didn't backup before flashing. Now what to do. How to downgrade to previous firmware. I tried to flash the previous firmware but it stuck in boot.img.

They told me solution is available for U3 binary but no solution is available for U4 binary.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Majid41:
Awaiting for help on this issue.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheMadScientist:
You should have returned the device. Since the imei has been tampered with you will not get much help here. Imei changing and tampering is illegal in most countries. And it's not discussed on xda
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thepredictor:
Did you get a solution for this?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ASKnASK:
I'm guessing you also bought a tampered IMEI device. Take it to any local market where there are plenty of phone 'software repair' guys. Ask them if they have Chimera or z3x tool. They'll fix your problem for ~800 PKR.

Remember, if you buy such devices, don't flash anything on them. Every time you do, you'll need to go back to the same software guy and pay him to fix your signal issue.

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For other people reading this comment - Yes I understand IMEI tampering is illegal in most countries. The reason people in Pakistan buy these phones is because the government has levied unreasonable duties on all imported devices, without any consideration for the age/condition. For example, a used/refurbished S10 that costs you 250 USD in the US, will have custom charges of about 250 USD applied to it if you want it to work in Pakistan. So basically you pay double.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] IOIAGENT:
I have this same issue somtimes the signal comes and somtimes it doesnt.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] m1aw_d3v:
Try This procedure

https://xdaforums.com/t/fix-no-serv...-g935u-g935a-g935u-g935s-g935k-g935f.4376573/
[Honor 9 Lite Questions & Answers] V10lator:
I have a LLD-L21 C636 with Resurrection Remix OS 7.0.1 Beta 1. It was rootet in the past but some months ago Magisk uninstalled itself while updating. Now I'm trying to recover Magisk since this time. I don't have access to the old patched image anymore, so I did the following:

Download LLD-L21C636E3R1P1B116 (9.1.0.116) from 2019.05.16 with firmware finder.

Extract the RECOVERY_RAMDIS.img file and put it on the phones storage.

Patch it with Magisk Manager while making sure Recovery Mode is ticked in Advances Settings.

Put the resulting file back on the PC and flash it with fastboot.exe flash recovery_ramdisk magisk_patched.img then reboot with fastboot reboot

Reboot to recovery.

But all I get is a bootloop untill it gives up and boots normally.

There might be more things I tried last months but nothing works. Is anyone seeing any obvious error or has any other idea what could be wrong?
[Honor 9 Lite Questions & Answers] Abhijaat:
How can i root my honor 9 lite
[Honor 9 Lite Questions & Answers] Gusgus17:
Open bootloader first
[Realme X2 Pro Questions & Answers] naveed5700:
DOES ANYONE HAVE THE OFP file for chinese rom?

Here is my situation:

1. changed recovery to orangefox successfully through bootloader

2. rooted with magisk 20.3 successfully

3. tried to install viper4android root version did not work as went in to bootloop. uninstalled and back to normal.

4. tried to install viper4android non root version through orange fox recovery. Phone now keeps loading into bootloader

5. used uninstaller.zip to uninstall non root viper driver, still i keep going back to bootloader. however i am still able to boot into recovery.

6. device undetectable in bootloader mode and cannot execute adb commands anymore.

Pls. help if any solution without formatting data etc and resetting the phone as I do not want to do manual backup and restore. However if that is the only solution, then no choice but would like to see if can be sorted without this.

Edit: Someone else under Paranoid Rom was having same issue and they fixed by flashing Vendor. I did the same now i am stuck at yellow realme logo.

Edit: couldnt find a way to reboot into the original ROM so had to install from beginning at least was able to backup due to OrangeFox recovery.
[Realme X2 Pro Questions & Answers] Naima Jamal:
I need that file too. Can anyone help me to have this?
[Samsung Galaxy Tab E  Questions & Answers] eaazevedo:
Could any of you guys please help? I'm following instructions about making my T560 work with a higehr version of Android (currently 4.4) and I've done lots of research and they all follow the same steps that are shown on a youtube video (can't post the link):

Samsung Galaxy Tab E 9.6 Install Android 7.1.2 Nougat & Root it After

So, I've been following the exact video instructions, but at the Odin > AP step isn't working.

The steps are basically: put the tablet on Downloading mode, open Odin (I have tried 3 recent versions) on Administrator mode, uncheck "Options > Auto Reboot" and then check "AP" and place a .tar file that I got that is adequate to my tablet's model. The .tar file I got is called "twrp_3.0.2-1_sm-t560.tar".

I place the .tar file, run "start", then Odin is able to connect and during "Initialization..." it just flashes "FAIL!" and Odin closes itself.

Sometimes, it doesn't have a Fail message but it says it is done and nothing has happened.

The device is properly connected on USB and recognized as blue on Odin, and I have Samsung USB drivers. Also tried running Odin as admin, and downloading a newer version, same issues. It just doesn't run.

I did a lot of research and the best tip I could find was to put it into the setp before download mode, plug it it, set everything up in Odin, then quickly press volume up on the tablet to enter Downloading mode, then run Odin.

It doesn't work either, but it SOMETIMES returns me a different error (DeviceInfo)...

(I have screenshots of the error screens but I can't post them as I'm new, sorry)
[Samsung Galaxy Tab E  Questions & Answers] HolyHog:
Sound like you look up some instructions on how to use ODIN. The .TAR file you downloaded has to be unzipped to produce 4 files to be inserted into Odin slots.