im about to get 16gb vodafone version from a friend of mine who bought it in Netherlands. im just curious...are there any differences on hardware/software? i mean:
1. some vodafone mark on the phone
2. some mark on boot
3. or some programs that are preinstalled/modified
4.are there problems with root and rom flashing?
or its just like normal 8gb version? dude told me that its locked version but unlock code is in some phone file or something(?!)
I've got a 16GB galaxy s from vodafone (UK).
No branding on the phone anywhere - no logo or anything on boot either.
Haven't rooted or flashed rom yet so don't know, but it will enter recovery mode, etc.
Hope that helps
prcach said:
im about to get 16gb vodafone version from a friend of mine who bought it in Netherlands. im just curious...are there any differences on hardware/software? i mean:
1. some vodafone mark on the phone
2. some mark on boot
3. or some programs that are preinstalled/modified
4.are there problems with root and rom flashing?
or its just like normal 8gb version? dude told me that its locked version but unlock code is in some phone file or something(?!)
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The 16gb's were limited edition from Vodafone. They are completely unbranded, and the ones WITHOUT the voda sticker on the box are SIM unlocked too.
That's true for all the UK models, I assume the Dutch ones will be the same.
The 8gb are all SIM locked and branded to hell too.
ibizaGTi said:
The 16gb's were limited edition from Vodafone. They are completely unbranded, and the ones WITHOUT the voda sticker on the box are SIM unlocked too.
That's true for all the UK models, I assume the Dutch ones will be the same.
The 8gb are all SIM locked and branded to hell too.
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if its in some case locked...how hard would it be to unlock it?
"The 16gb's were limited edition from Vodafone. They are completely unbranded, and the ones WITHOUT the voda sticker on the box are SIM unlocked too."
The same in Ireland
prcach said:
if its in some case locked...how hard would it be to unlock it?
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You can find a FREE tool (Unlock for the Galaxy S) in the Android Market to get the unlock codes, or search in the forums for one of these tools
I have the 8gb GT-I9000 which I got from 02, it was the phone only, no sim, for £329, and it's completely unbranded, it has an O2 wallpaper.
I Don't know if it's unlocked as I want to get used to it before I try to change anything
I got a 8gb i9000 from Vodafone here in the UK too. No branding or vodafone marks or anything. It's also unlocked too.
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I have the dutch vodafone 16GB galaxy S.it is completely free from branding our whatsoever, no way to tell it's a vodafone phone, and it came simlock free...
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Hi, I bought a dutch vodafone Galaxy S (16Gb) secondhand. But i suspect that the previous owner flashed it since it's rooted and runs JM2.
Can you let me know which is the stock rom for the dutch vodafone SGS's?
I also have a SGS 16 gb from vodafone-NL. It comes with JM2 out of the box. And imho root it is a must ;D.
Btw, 3 button recovery mode is disabled. Anyone else from Holland with 3 button disabled?
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Mine is also running jm2. But I can't see any paid apps in my market.is that normal? I thought it might be caused by unofficial firmware.
I have the dutch vodafone 16gb sgs. Completely unbranded, no simlock.
It has jm2 update 1out of the box and 3 button enabled.
I only rooted it and installed oclf and rommanager.
Realy fast and no lagg at all!
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Mine came from Voda UK as a warranty replacement for a WinMo. No branding, unlocked with only a small Voda logo on the r/h side of the box.
Came with the JF3 firmware but now booted n rooted on JPC 2.2 and I love it (well almost).
Just wondering has anyone got a dump of the UK vodafone firmware, I forgot to dump mine when I flashed it via Odin.
Thanks in advance
maick said:
I also have a SGS 16 gb from vodafone-NL. It comes with JM2 out of the box. And imho root it is a must ;D.
Btw, 3 button recovery mode is disabled. Anyone else from Holland with 3 button disabled?
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Mine is dutch and also had 3br disabled. Just to recap to my earlier question. Is there a reason that my marketonly shows free apps? Apparently I'm running official jm2, and its rooted. None of the market fixes work. I tried fix from sgs tools app and eris market fix. But still only free apps are available.
maick said:
I also have a SGS 16 gb from vodafone-NL. It comes with JM2 out of the box. And imho root it is a must ;D.
Btw, 3 button recovery mode is disabled. Anyone else from Holland with 3 button disabled?
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Maick, I got this too.
Only got it last wednesday, and have tried entering Recovery / Download modes multiple times already.
With the deviced powered on, powered off, different sequences of the buttons involved, on USB, off USB, with Kies active or inactive.
It just doesn't respond to any of those button combos.
It just gives me the standard shutdown menu when the phone is on, when the phone is off it just boots and when I keep pressing the power button it's going into the boot logo loop, rebooting the phone on end, until I stop pressing the power button.
Yay. Now I fear for rooting and especially flashing the device, since I might brick it when the flashing goes wrong.
Hi there!
When I rooted mine I got to recovery mode using the android SDK method and as far as I know everyone should be able to get to recovery mode via the android sdk.
Later today I will attempt to flash the 3br patch (you can find more about the patch on the sgs android development forum here in xda) and cross my fingers to not brick it. If I brick it I will bring it back to vodafone. ;P
If you want to attempt to get to recovery mode using the android sdk, search a but on youtube and you will find out exactly what to do.
Hope this info can help you or anyone else in the same situation. ;D
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I just did Richthofen's patch, and it works like a charm. 3BR functions like it should and we're safe again from faulty flashes. Hooraay.
Be sure that when you use the simple patch, that you are at least running JM1, otherwise you'll end up bricked.
Just flashed the fix a few minutes ago and now I am the proud owner of a 3BR enable SGS I9000
..hi..
..came here as i own a sgt for three weeks and this forum has provided great help for me in getting to know my device better and better..
..i am thinking of flashing my sgt to the most recent euro firmware, BUT it is
1) orange branded (purchased in austria/europe)
2) has fw BVJI3/BVJJ2 installed
3) and typing in the appropriate code it tells me that it is not network locked or sim locked..
..is it possible to flash this sgt to a newer fw-version (would i lose the branding..?..fine....) or do i have to be aware as it is running some kind of provider specific fw now (i suppose)..can i change from a provider specific fw to any other newer fw..?
..right from the factory i missed the music hub and the readers hub which i have installed now..they are working (but i miss zinio..tells me that the service is coming soon..and i miss the news..tells me the same)..which is one of the reasons i want to flash..
..have been trying to update the fw via kies but it says that the device cannot be updated (so i suppose there is no official update for it right now)..
..been reading a lot at sam-fw, but have not been able to get an answer to this until now..
..any help highly appreciated..thx a lot..
..hmm..no idea anyone..?....
..just a small *bump*..
It is no problem. I flashed mine (Orange Austria) to P1000XXJM6 and no problem.
But you need to manually set the connection to Internet (APN etc.) as well as MMS.
Just one request: before flashing could you dump the rom? I did not make this and would like to have a copy just in case I want to revert it back to its original state.
Hello, So I already know that I can flash my mobile with UK single sim rom version with no problem. I know, that I need to use Odin. After flash I want to set my device as new. I need only to backup my:
- messages
- call log
- all gallery
Can You advise me how to do that, please?
Sign into your Samsung Account and it should prompt you to backup all that stuff, although for the gallery I think the only way you can back it up is by moving all of them over to an SD Card and back later after you flash the stock firmware.
Good luck.
All loaded and working perfectly. It took 4 hours for set up everything, but now everything is perfect ( it was perfect before, but I'm living in UK and I want UK firmware, even on the back of the phone in UK address )
Great! Glad you got it sorted out!
Hi all,
My old vibe died and couldnt find a better phone on the market since 2015 so got a new one. However I dont know what the heck is installed on this one.
I have never rooted before but have a cs degree so im not out my league. With the details in the image below, do you know what I can do to get stock installed?
The phone has a trojan application called fun weather and i cant remove it. Have done everything from root access to hard deleted. But as soon as i get wifi again it downloads. Are all custom roms like this so the developer can make cash? I also dont know if this is ROW or China. It has google services installed.
VERSION AND DETAILS SCREENSHOT HERE (2K image here fills the whole browser.)
http://i.imgur.com/jLn2bih.jpg
Regardless apprecaite the help here.
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OK so after failing to remove it I was able to flash the device.
I made a guide for my future self and also to show that the China mobile varient can be easily flashed and still work. Im from UK and no issues with SIM. It also read my philippines card no problem
corriejgreen said:
OK so after failing to remove it I was able to flash the device.
I made a guide for my future self and also to show that the China mobile varient can be easily flashed and still work. Im from UK and no issues with SIM. It also read my philippines card no problem
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Maybe this was one of the early firmware. Lenovo has given 5.0 to this mobile. Why didn't you try to update it?
hi guys.! I am from Greece and my z2 pro start the blue screen problem. I read that this phone works better with Chinese rom and problems like mine were resolved. Now my phone has 3 days which works fine. It runs lollipop android (K920_S271_150907_ROW), it is rooted using DragonVibe a8 kernel (unlocked bootloader) and it has xposed firmware too. My question is: Is it possible to FLASH official Chinese rom to ROW version of device? If yes then will i have to do some changes to make it work to my network? I read something about changing the modem to port the Chinese rom and by dialing *#*#5920#*#* to make it work with global network. :silly:
kostikasdrift said:
hi guys.! I am from Greece and my z2 pro start the blue screen problem. I read that this phone works better with Chinese rom and problems like mine were resolved. Now my phone has 3 days which works fine. It runs lollipop android (K920_S271_150907_ROW), it is rooted using DragonVibe a8 kernel (unlocked bootloader) and it has xposed firmware too. My question is: Is it possible to FLASH official Chinese rom to ROW version of device? If yes then will i have to do some changes to make it work to my network? I read something about changing the modem to port the Chinese rom and by dialing *#*#5920#*#* to make it work with global network. :silly:
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You have to use proper radio (modem) CN or ROW for device to have network.