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[Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra] Gareee:
I suspect the lower trade in value is to combat inflationary increases with raising the phone retail price too high.

We upgraded because it not only looks like significant hardware improvements on a design we really like, but also because our trade in value will be even less next year, and if that is coupled with an inflationary price hike, it might price us out of upgrades.

With any luck we can rock the s23us and hope for them to finally get a handle on inflation in a few years.
[Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra] hand-filer:
The trade in values are pathetic this year. I just came to my senses and cancelled my order.
[Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra] Gareee:
Yeah, I wasn't thrilled with them this year either, but I know next year will be worse.

We also just dumped Verizon for spectrum mobile, and that savings pretty much pays for our upgrades, so there's that.
[Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra] duracool:
I wasn't going to upgrade this year but I couldn't pass up the trade in deal that AT&T was offering. $1000 off with any Note, S device or Fold. Any condition.
[Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra] michel5891:
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[Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra] michel5891:
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[Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra] JodyBreeze901:
Alright, Samsung is really trying to get over on the consumer. How is it that carriers sell the cell phone for 1100 whether that's for the 256 or the 512 but Samsung directly is saying 1379 for both? Samsung is not even allowing users to get the 256 one so you can't see the actual price for the device. They say that the upgrade is free, but from the looks of it, it's NOT free, we're actually paying for it.

Am I crazy or is that what it sounds like?
[Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra] selayan:
The price of the base 256gb storage phone with 8gb of ram is $1199. After the free storage upgrade is over the 512gb model is $1375. They are not selling the 256gb model it seems unless you go through a carrier. They show the price with the $500 trade in by default too.

So when the promotion is over the 512 model with $500 trade in will be $875.
[Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra] malikin:
now it is 1099 with 100 amazon card

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[Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra] kenfb1:
Hi,

Tired of hearing all the bs like: I got mine for $199, fake news.

Without posting any Carrier deals that want you to sign up for 2 years or new lines etc.,

try posting what you pay direct from Samsung for an unlocked s23 Ultra period,

I'm attaching Samsung official trade in values, which are what i see or get when

trying to order, my final price is always $699 all the time

Ken
[Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra] spg900ny:
Yup. Last time I upgraded from the Note20 Ultra to the S22U for like $300. This time, it's $699. Sorry, I'm skipping this cycle. I thought about doing the Verizon carrier-locked with the bigger trade-in, but their service has gotten so terrible I'm not sure I'm sticking with them much longer. What's even more annoying is I like to pay off my phones quickly. If you do that on Verizon, unlike T-Mo they stop giving you the credits you have left.

Samsung has every right not to tell me their phone unlocked for $300 on trade, I was just hoping for the same kind of deal this time around. Guess their revenue losses are really starting to hurt.

As for people complaining about their S22's, this is the first Samsung phone in a long time that I really love. MUCH more stable than my Note20 Ultra was. That phone took a good 18 months before updates finally killed all the little quirky issues for me. This one has been great out of the box. I just have one decent sized scratch on the screen that I'd have loved to trade it in for, and the better camera would've been a nice upgrade. Oh well, I'll see what they're offering next year.
[Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra] dutch_in_seattle:
I,too, was hoping that I could get the same trade-in deal as with my unlocked Galaxy S22 Ultra last year, when I got $1,000 trade-in value for my Galaxy S21 Ultra. Plus, if I remember correctly, I got a free Watch4 to boot. Not this year, alas.

I wouldn't be one bit surprised, though, if Samsung will provide much better trade-in offers later this year, like they did last year, particularly if the S23 Ultra isn't selling as well as they thought/hoped. I'm definitely not spending $700 to upgrade, but at $300 or so it's much more tempting.

Fingers crossed...
[Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra] SyCoREAPER:
Watched some YouTube reviews. Camera and more importantly battery has improved, and that's on early firmware. The 200MP is impressive and being able to shoot 50MP Raw seals it (raw is now part of the main camera, no need to go to the Raw Camera app).

Sooo...

I back tracked on what I said earlier in this thread and traded... I was offered over $1000 and free upgrade to 512gb. If I wasn't offered the 512 I would have said no. Have 12GB of RAM now, anything less is a regression.

As a bonus it was shipped out (excessively early) and arrived late Today/Thursday depending on your time zone. After I play with it a bit this weekend I'll share some pics.

Even if it's only an hour or so of extra SOT, that's a big difference and my chief complaint with the S22 Ultra. Also the flatter display is a nice touch.
[Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra] kenfb1:
If you order through the Business Site they take away the $120 store credit but bump up the trade in allowance for any phone by $100. May be preferable for those that are not going to use the accessory credit and are buying unlocked.

This worked for me just now. S22 Ultra trade in $600 instead of $500, total price $1199 for 512 model, so my out the door is $600 with trade in instead of $700, you don't get the $120 store credit but who cares about that,

Ken

Pre-order Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra for Business | Samsung Business​

Pre-order today and get our highest online bulk trade-in values and exclusive volume pricing with a Samsung Business Account.

www.samsung.com

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[Xiaomi Poco F4 GT /  Redmi K50 Gaming] tchodz:
After update to MUI14 i just cant make it work on super icon. Someone already use it?
[Xiaomi Poco F4 GT /  Redmi K50 Gaming] qweaeqew:
No, now it's only available in China version of MIUI
[Samsung Galaxy S23] efkosk:
I know the question is probably too early, but it is essential for my pre-order:D

Does anyone know if it will be possible to change the CSC and activate call recording in the S23? ( https://xdaforums.com/t/sd-native-call-recording-csc-without-rooting.4404139/page-2#post-86459667 )

Is there any information about it somewhere?

Thx!
[Samsung Galaxy S23] ChoSmile:
VERY Good news:

Europe, Asia, MidEast, Africa, Oceania, South America, North America (without USA/Canada), regions will have same "B" models - SM-S911B/SM-S916B/SM-S918B.

No "E" model found in lot of pre-order shops I checked.

(It looks likes S21 series)

I hope CSC change still works! ;)

Maybe not good for USA (U/U1), Canada (W), South Korea (N) and China (0) regions users.
[Samsung Galaxy S23] efkosk:
Excellent!

6.2 the phone will be at home; I'll let you know right away :)
[Samsung Galaxy S23] efkosk:
"All models all versions are supported for changing csc function"

Information directly from samkey support :)
[Samsung Galaxy S23] gpap2004:
I'm inpatient to receive my new s23 ultra and changing the CSC for call recording. Let's hope SEK csc will work as it was on s22 ultra (EUX to SEK)
[Samsung Galaxy S23] ChoSmile:
Better:

INS - callrec, callerID, spay

THL - callrec, callerID

XXV - callrec, spay
[Samsung Galaxy S23] efkosk:
It will probably be better to use INS this time (called, callerID, spay)

The question is how are the functions in the galaxy watch :)
[Samsung Galaxy S23] mythic82:
Got my 23 ultra today changed to THL since that has worked for me before. Seems to work fine. Call recording enabled and text call enabled.

Now lets hope OTA is unaffected i dont care about spay, i use google pay.
[Samsung Galaxy S23] irshansk:
So the USA CSC codes are separate still? I wonder if EU CSC codes can be used on US models.. maybe after fw flash?
[Samsung Galaxy S23] ChoSmile:
Yes U/U1/W/N/0/B models (No E model like S22, all combines to B)

No. Only same model CSCs.
[Samsung Galaxy S23] irshansk:
I wonder if it would be possible to flash B model firmware on U/U1/W, since it is technically the same hardware
[Samsung Galaxy S23] ChoSmile:
No, not by ODIN. Modded ODIN will "brick" it.

Maybe via flasher in some service center... but that will be some Frankenstein mixture.
[Samsung Galaxy S23] rhadoo_ds:
How did you changed to THL?

I have tried using a THL sim, like we used to do it in Note10+, but it did not triggered anything ...

Much appreciated!
[Samsung Galaxy S23] mythic82:
I used the SamFw Tool..funny i also switched from the note 10+ so looked at youtube to see if there was an easier way now days and it was easier than ordering a new sim.
[Samsung Galaxy S23] ChoSmile:
Samkey (paid), SamFw (free)

No data lost.

SIM method fixed (not work).
[Samsung Galaxy S23] efkosk:
try this >

https://xdaforums.com/t/sd-native-call-recording-csc-without-rooting.4404139/page-2#post-86459667
[Samsung Galaxy S23] tonime:
Works perfect THL, thank you.
[Samsung Galaxy S23] efkosk:
S23 is at home and call recording is on. - INS

It doesn't work with SamKey.

I used the free SamFW tool, it works like a charm
[Samsung Galaxy S23] bartek81005:
What about OTA Updates on INS?

Will get my s23 Ultra tomorrow in Germany.
[Samsung Galaxy S23] efkosk:
I don't know, there are no OTAs yet.

I had no problem with "INS" on the S21U.
[Samsung Galaxy S23] hoss_n2:
PAKISTAN ( PKD ) but you can go for India "INS" if you want call recording & some extra stuff
[Samsung Galaxy S23] aeroengg:
T

Thanks a lot for your help!
[Samsung Galaxy S23] hoss_n2:
You are welcome, let me know if it worked better for you
[Samsung Galaxy S23] gpap2004:
Go to Phone's settings. Find About / software information. Then you can see your initial CSC according the example in my screenshot .

THL is a very good CSC , you shouldn't have any signal problem. Otherwise try ILO.
[Samsung Galaxy S23] aeroengg:
Thank you so much. This has been so helpful!
[Samsung Galaxy S23] hoss_n2:
XSG means that your device was imported from United Arab Emirates
[Samsung Galaxy S23] enebro77:
Are you using Samsung Pay with the active 4 ?

Does it work when changing to ILO ?
[Samsung Galaxy S23] evangelionpunk:
Same question!

Everyone seems to be on international/European models.

Maybe csc won't work with USA model or if it does some part might not work eg mmwave bands as it wouldn't be in any other csc?

Cube acr app allows call recording though not native.
[Samsung Galaxy S23] gsm foyez:
This tool can change CSC Tool
[Samsung Galaxy S23] gpap2004:
I'm not using Samsung pay because it is not supported by the Banks of my country
[Samsung Galaxy S23] gm@rin:
Hi all!

It's not about the S23 but I have a question about the CSC. Will changing European CSC code to USA code enable shutter sound toggle and call recording? As far as I know these things are allowed in USA.
[Samsung Galaxy S23] evangelionpunk:
USA doesn't have call recording. Shutter sound toggle yes.
[Samsung Galaxy S23] gm@rin:
Is there a country that supports both?
[Samsung Galaxy S23] evangelionpunk:
Don't know. You'd have to read this thread or check others...

Maybe THL, ILO and SEK are amongst the better ones.
[Samsung Galaxy S23] morgej:
According to the discussions and links in https://xdaforums.com/t/sm-918u-cscs-supported.4556619/#post-88185507 the US unlocked firmware does not support any of the CSC codes with call recording.

In my experience on other devices, if the call recording is not native, then it won't record when on bluetooth which is a deal breaker for me. Have you tested Cube ACR on a S23U to see if it is able to record while on bluetooth?
[Samsung Galaxy S23] evangelionpunk:
Yeah I thought so. In which case you'd need to first flash a multicsc before you can then change around csc.

I haven't tried cube yet but read Bluetooth won't work. I can appreciate it's usefulness sometimes but in my case would rarely use it.
[Samsung Galaxy S23] Yasmina.be97:
Hi, I just got my 23 Ultra from the middle east and changed the csc to eux so I can use Samsung pay in Spain, but it is detected as if it was from Germany, is there any way I can changed it to something specific for spain? I cant see the phe csc on the samfw tool....
[Samsung Galaxy S23] Samsunga:
XXV.
[Samsung Galaxy S23] gpap2004:
Hi , if you don't see the CSC in samfw tool , it means that is not part of the OXM multirom where EUX or EYX belongs (European csc). But the samfw tool gives you the option to put every existing CSC you want even this is not part of OXM rom
[Samsung Galaxy S23] vnmlike:
samfw tool

adb mode

gone into the testmode *#0.....

then start

then reboot finish

but

you also can use root mode in samfw.

but i used adbmode (i have root but i forget that i can take the root mode)

but both are working
[Samsung Galaxy S23] yakapa40:
it's not a CSC problem but gsm.operator.iso-country

for S918B OXM EUX it's DE by default

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https://xdaforums.com/t/galaxy-s918...23-owo-multi-csc.4549525/page-2#post-88208047
[Samsung Galaxy S23] Yasmina.be97:
it's not a CSC problem but gsm.operator.iso-country

for S918B OXM EUX it's DE by default

￼

https://xdaforums.com/t/galaxy-s918...23-owo-multi-csc.4549525/page-2#post-88208047

Is there any way to change it? I saw there was a way with Alliance Shield but apparently that stopped working
[Samsung Galaxy S23] skiku:
Hi,

Sorry if this has been answered, but I tried to search for it and didn't find anything.

So I have a S23 Ultra from Portugal with MEO CSC and I changed it to ILO, if I want to use Frija and Odin to update my rom, should I download and use the EUX one?

And thanks for all your help guys, awsome thread
[Samsung Galaxy S23] yakapa40:
you can try

save all your data

reset your device with sim card

or now maybe with alliance pro you can change it
[Samsung Galaxy S23] yakapa40:
skiku​

it's the same firmware OXM multi CSC

https://xdaforums.com/t/galaxy-s918b-s23-oxm-multi-csc-s23-owo-multi-csc.4549525/#post-88098583

so you can upload with ILO or EUX CSC
[Samsung Galaxy S23] skiku:
Alright, thank you so much for the help! Much appreciated
[Samsung Galaxy S23] lawtq:
Please tell me what you recommend for as many sercives to be active as possible, especially call record and Samsung pay. Thanks. I'm in London, UK
[Samsung Galaxy S23] Yasmina.be97:
Isn't there a way to change it through adb or similar?

it's not a CSC problem but gsm.operator.iso-country

for S918B OXM EUX it's DE by default

￼

https://xdaforums.com/t/galaxy-s918...23-owo-multi-csc.4549525/page-2#post-88208047
[Samsung Galaxy S23] Jeetu:
I have purchased my S23 Ultra from UK same model as Indian SM-S918B/DS. The Samsungpay is of UK. I want indian SPay for UPI.

I have flashed Indian firmware but still the Spay is showing of UK.

Can anyone help me how to get Indian UI Samsungpay?
[Samsung Galaxy S23] gpap2004:
You need to change CSC to INS (India) . Not only flashing Indian firmware.
[Samsung Galaxy S23] andr123a:
If you have a CSC with call recorder (e.g. ILO) will SKVALEX app work without root?

(If yes is there some advantage installing it instead of using the embedded call recording feature?)
[Samsung Galaxy S23] Fred@:
Yes, without root, i use it for a long time on all my phones stock or root, it's a very good app that adds a lot of thing. Make your own opinion, you can try it and then I'm sure you'll buy it, the dev works hard to take his app at high level and it's stable (I'm not from his family :ROFLMAO:).
[Samsung Galaxy S23] WesTokyo:
Not sure it's related to CSC change, however...

I initially changed to SEK, as thats what I had on my S22, call recording was great. After reading the posts here, I thought changing to ILO for the caller ID function, which works nice.

When my phone was on SEK it would bounce between 5G and 4G often. When I switch to ILO, my phone has been solid on 5G. Maybe this is some crazy coincidence moving to ILO?
[Samsung Galaxy S23] inthedark22:
If i want to download the frp tool the virusscanner says there's a trojan in the file? Won't let me download it. Any other links for download?
[Samsung Galaxy S23] gpap2004:
I'm on ILO too, 5G is there where there is 5G in my area and automatically switch to 4G when is available
[Samsung Galaxy S23] gpap2004:
Just ignore it. No problem to ignore it.
[Samsung Galaxy S23] WesTokyo:
Where I live, 5G is 100% covered, even in the tube. But my phone was changing to 4G and 5G all the time. Since changing to ILO, it's always on 5G. To test this further, I went back to SEK and it was doing the bouncing again between 4G and 5G. So there is something else with the ILO that impacts keeping the 5G connection.
[Samsung Galaxy S23] gpap2004:
Maybe ILO gives to the phone a better 5G reception which is very nice. It means that signal reception is better with ILO.
[Samsung Galaxy S23] WesTokyo:
Going to try the INS for the next few days to test now.
[Samsung Galaxy S23] yakapa40:
about customer_carrier_feature..json

you can see "feature":{"CarrierFeature_RIL_5gIconConfiguration" with ILO INS but not with SEK

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[Samsung Galaxy S23] attoretorico:
Hi, I have an S23 Ultra SM-S918B/DS and a Galaxy Watch 5 SM-R915F. I live in Italy and I have buyed S23 Ultra with brand TIM. I have installed with Odin on S23 Ultra the EUX firmware but CSC is not changed. I have received owever an OTA update. Now the version of software is S918BXXU1AWBD / S918BOXM1AWBD / S918BXXU1AWBD. I would like to change CSC but which? ITV? I would like to have all the features on the smartphone and on the watch. Maybe also Call Recording.
[Samsung Galaxy S23] gpap2004:
Hi , change CSC to ILO and everything will be normal , as native call recording and galaxy watch 5 futures. Through ODIN only you can't change csc. Read previous post and search how to change csc via Samfw tool.
[Samsung Galaxy S23] attoretorico:
Thanks but I'm using Samsung Pay and with ILO doesn't work. Any other option?
[Samsung Galaxy S23] gpap2004:
Try INS , I think SPay is working with INS
[Samsung Galaxy S23] attoretorico:
Thank you for your response. With INS doesn't work the ECG on the watch. I would like a CSC for all the features. With ITV call recording doesn't work... it's a missed opportunity.
[Samsung Galaxy S23] gpap2004:
You seem to have right.. Then maybe THL if it is still has SPay (I heard it stopped but I don't know it for sure). An other option (maybe the final option) is to flash XID firmware through ODIN as it is not part of OXM multirom firmware, but I'm not sure you can go back to EUX again
[Samsung Galaxy S23] attoretorico:
I have to pay for 30 months my S23 Ultra ahah... i hope it works and we can go back. if anyone has done it, give it a shot. XID firmware is multirom for which countries?
[Samsung Galaxy S23] gpap2004:
XID is not multirom. It is Indonesia. I had it when I had s20 and it was fine. From eux (Greece)
[Samsung Galaxy S23] attoretorico:
Ah ok. And why maybe we can't go back?
[Samsung Galaxy S23] gpap2004:
When I owned S20 , there wasn't the amazing tool called Samfw. I flashed XID through ODIN and changed CSC to XID from EUX. But when I tried to flash EUX again I couldn't changed back. For S23 , maybe it is possible to go back if you need it
[Samsung Galaxy S23] attoretorico:
You were a precious man. I think I'll use ITV CSC for now. I wish you all the best.
[Samsung Galaxy S23] gpap2004:
Thanks a lot!
[Samsung Galaxy S23] inthedark22:
It worked but it's a mess in the software version department 😂

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[Samsung Galaxy S23] hoss_n2:
Which CSC supports triple bnad wifi hotspot 6GHZ
[Samsung Galaxy S23] nsvladimir:
With S21 Ultra I colud back with ODIN from XID to EUX without any problems.
[Samsung Galaxy S23] arvindgr:
Has anyone found a way to enable network speed indicator without thinking root?
[Samsung Galaxy S23] attoretorico:
Guys, for Italy there is only TIM (branded). ITV (no branded) is missing. Do you know why?
[Samsung Galaxy S23] yakapa40:
for S918B ITV is part of EUX CSC

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[Samsung Galaxy S23] attoretorico:
If I select EUX, the country is DEuchland and Samsung Pay doesn't works in Italy because I can't add my cards. How can I select ITV and use Samsung Pay with my cards?
[Samsung Galaxy S23] yakapa40:
with alliance pro

https://xdaforums.com/t/galaxy-s918...23-owo-multi-csc.4549525/page-2#post-88202475

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[Samsung Galaxy S23] Bravo05:
Hi, guys!

I've just got the S23 ultra (S918B/DS) it comes with TPA CSC.

It comes with native call recording but I would like to get smart call (spam detection) as well.

In SamFw it only shows latin american CSC:

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As far as I understand, if I change it to INS, I won't get OTA updates and I'll need to change CSC to TPA from then and now to get them. Am I right?

What would you recommend me?

Does anyone know a CSC from that list wich supports spam detection?

Thank you in advance!
[Samsung Galaxy S23] yakapa40:
you can try ARO or CHO

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[Samsung Galaxy S23] Harrt:
If I change my CSC from XSG to INS, will I get OTA?
[Samsung Galaxy S23] ChoSmile:
Galaxy Max Hz app has in Extra section: Net speed inficator
[Samsung Galaxy S23] illetyus:
I changed mine to ILO (israel)...

Lets hope i receive OTA updates.. If not i will change it back to original..
[Samsung Galaxy S23] mystery007:
I've changed to ILO and got the newest OTA.
[Samsung Galaxy S23] JazonX:
OTA is hardly affected.

SamsungPay Offers, Samsung Health features are usually what gets affected.
[Samsung Galaxy S23] Gzubik:
In the future I plan to buy a s23 but it will depend on whether I can use call recording and receive OTA updates. If I come from Poland (I don't know what CSC, it used to be XEO and now maybe EUX) will I receive OTA updates normally when I change CSC to SEK or ILS?
[Samsung Galaxy S23] zanderzone:
Hello friends

I have a UAE S23 Ultra Model SM-S918B/DS

The CSC is XSG

Can I change it ti INS to enable Cal Recording and Samsunf Pay ?

Does thr process factory reset my phone and is there any other precauting I should take

Edit : I did some more searching in thos forum and went ahead.

Changed UAE Model SM-S918B/DS CSC from XSG to INS successfully.

Call redcording working fine.

Samsung Wallet (Samsung Pay) working fine with UPI and other local payment interface.

Spam call filtering workg fine.

And maybe it is placrbo, but I am getting better reception as well.

P.S I am currently in India