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[Q] [LTE help] i9500 in canada does not have LTE?

Hello everyone,
I have a galaxy s 4 GT i9500, running android 4.3 (build i9500XXUEMK9). The phone is sim unlocked and I am using it on virgin mobile canada. When I go Mobile networks>Network mode, the only options available are WCDMA and GSM, there is no LTE/4G.
After some search, I found out that this might be a location problem, and I should flash the canadian firmware to "enable" LTE on my phone, however I was not able to find a canadian i9500 firmware, it seems that this is the asian version of the phone.
My question is, can I flash the canadian firmware, which is for model SGH-I337M, on my i9500?
Is there any other way to enable LTE?
Thanks a lot.

Samsung was telling they will update ur model for have LTE in differents countries. They didnt mention where they will update it. Atm u have only CHINA update: I9500ZCUFML1. You can try this firmware if u want.

How do I find what region my phone is?
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moobe said:
How do I find what region my phone is?
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Install Kies 3 and take a look the code of ur region (like in the photo attached is (XEU))

[Q] Flashing Spain Vodafone 4.4.2 on N9005 MTN

Hi, hope some of you help me with this question!!
i got Samsung n9005 and my sim is MTN 2G , what will happen if i flash android 4.4.2 from Spain for Vodafone ??

Peyman92 said:
Hi, hope some of you help me with this question!!
i got Samsung n9005 and my sim is MTN 2G , what will happen if i flash android 4.4.2 from Spain for Vodafone ??
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Try it and see.

Well never thought of that , seriously!
Anybody with better information / experience ????
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Peyman92 said:
Well never thought of that , seriously!
Anybody with better information / experience ????
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Well if you actually ask a question rather than just saying "what will happen if i flash android 4.4.2 from Spain for Vodafone ??"
To put it straight, you'll have Vodafone's 4.4.2 firmware on your device. It's no different to any other Kitkat except carrier bloatware.

I meant as will it cause a problem as im not on Vodafone carrier!
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Potentially yes. Depends what they have baked into it,could just be Vodafone network, messed up CSC and security etc etc. But then again, probably not.
Word of advice though, seems like Carrier firmwares aren't flashing for people and they seem to work OTA only. The normal XEO Polish ROM works fine for everyone bar HK users.

Thank you, I got my answer.
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radicalisto said:
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Word of advice though, seems like Carrier firmwares aren't flashing for people and they seem to work OTA only. The normal XEO Polish ROM works fine for everyone bar HK users.
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Carrier firmware is also a lot trickier and might only contain the APNs for themselves and not all the carriers.
Also XEO is known to also have problems on Nordic EU N9005.

Yes I guess you are right @xclub_101 this polish version of kitkat cause me some strange problems and makes my phone restart suddenly when its on standby!!!!!
when I got my phone it was set on French , do you think I should download a firmware for France??
I mean as maybe firmwares for this country be compatible with my phone.
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You could try a French frimware and see.

[i9500] how to unroot [question]

Hi guys goodnight
Basically the topic said it all how to Unroot samsung s4 i9500.
I wanted to know how so when time comes to sell my Samsung I would know how to Unroot back to stock firmwire.
I have a question
how can I find the right firmwire for my Samsung s4. I live in Grand Cayman (international) and I can't find the firmware for it, Idk why I think it is because they buy the phone for somewhere else. Please can someone help me find the right firmwire.
Thanks it would be a great help
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geekytech said:
Hi guys goodnight
Basically the topic said it all how to Unroot samsung s4 i9500.
I wanted to know how so when time comes to sell my Samsung I would know how to Unroot back to stock firmwire.
I have a question
how can I find the right firmwire for my Samsung s4. I live in Grand Cayman (international) and I can't find the firmware for it, Idk why I think it is because they buy the phone for somewhere else. Please can someone help me find the right firmwire.
Thanks it would be a great help
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go to sammobile.com for firmwares,they have every fw released for any phone..
as for unroot,delete busybox,then go to superuser and select unroot,it will do the rest.
don't forget to use triangle away to reset the counter...
And,if u flash official fw over rooted fw,u will loose root,in other words,u won't have to go thru unroot process if u flash official fw.
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Thank you
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But when I go to Sammobile.com and I type in my County it doesn't come up.
I don't know my firmwire of my phone. I don't know where it came from
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I found it thanks.
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[Q] GT-I9505 No mobile network/data after flashing Android 4.4 kitkat

My Divice: GT-I9505 Samsung S4
ROM: Google Play Edition
Country: Dominican Republic
Carrier: Orange Dominicana
Good Evening, i have this network issues since i update mi s4 to android 4.4 with odin, every time i turn on my mobile network, network go down, i can not make calls, send sms.
Now i install Google Play Edtition im flash MK9 modem to it, but it does not work properly i have to use theI phone into 2G network them in that network is stable but soon as i turn on the normal network i mean 3G network or 4G LTE it goes down...
My question is how can i go back to have my normal network, even if with a custom room???...
I read, i made my google search, i flash alot of stock rom and nothing work...
Anthony Placencio....
Thnkz For The Help...
If these was no the place for ma question, place just tell me im new posting here....

do you make back up efs?

No I didnt...
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I flash MDM modem and know is working grate..
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aplacencio said:
I flash MDM modem and know is working grate..
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What do you mean with MDM modem? I tested 4.3 Modem on 4.4.2 and however it seams to not work. I'm Italian and I'm having network issues too after I received latest 4.4.2 Android on my i9505.

It works for 1 day an them even my imei dissapear lol :/ i just buy a new S4 I9500 that works for orange carrier here in dominican republic im gonna fix the i9505 and sale it
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N9005 Denmark Modem?

Hey guys, i am using my N9005 on modem NB1(or NB3, not sure which one was which...) and I have extremely bad 4G signal, very close to none. Before upgrading to KK and messing with the modems,bootloaders, etc, my 4G was almost always full signal, now I barely get any. Can anyone please point me out to which is the best modem for Denmark (Telenor), please?
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posedatull said:
Hey guys, i am using my N9005 on modem NB1(or NB3, not sure which one was which...) and I have extremely bad 4G signal, very close to none. Before upgrading to KK and messing with the modems,bootloaders, etc, my 4G was almost always full signal, now I barely get any. Can anyone please point me out to which is the best modem for Denmark (Telenor), please?
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Avoid messing with the modem/bootloader by flashing the Stock firmware.
That should be fine.

You misunderstand my question... I will keep being on custom roms, that will never change
I was asking which stock firmware and modem was for Denmark. As I have seen, different firmwares were out for different countries. I am just seeking the one for my country

posedatull said:
You misunderstand my question... I will keep being on custom roms, that will never change
I was asking which stock firmware and modem was for Denmark. As I have seen, different firmwares were out for different countries. I am just seeking the one for my country
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Ok, there are several CSC for your country.
What CSC is your device?
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BTU, as stated by your app Phone Info (Original and Curent)
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So I don't understand why you are asking stock firmware and modem for Denmark? You should search for BTU firmware, that is available in sammobile.com.