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[Q] SM-N900 (The Americas) Region-Lock

Hello,
I post this thread, helpless finding a solution..I hope it is not a duplicate..
My uncle bought me a SM-N900 Unlocked Note 3 from Bestbuy Florida, USA. He did not touch the phone till he brings it here, Turkey. When he deliver me the phone i could not use it with my Turkish sim card and i was shocked of course.. I searched for solutions on the net and found some answers about it. Here is (actually are) what i did to overcome;
1) Firstly i rooted the phone and tried the Region Lock Away app from Chainfire, unluckily the app doesnt support my model, i found out from the forums (or it was what i understood)
2) Next i communicated with Samsung Turkey and deliver the phone to Technical Support. After 10 days they gave me the phone back telling that they tried a code to unlock it, but it didn't work so they gave back the phone unfixed.
3) I searched for reliable unlocking sites, tried 4 of them but no result. Now i am also coping with refunds..
4) I take the risk and tried custom ROMs hoping that it would help but it also did not solve my problem as i found out that region lock is not a security system that is bound with the firmware..(as my understanding it is a whitelist that is embedded with the baseband (?) (bios?))
5) The last thing i tried was changing the firmware, i removed the TTT (Trinidad&Tobago) firmware and installed Saudi Arabia Firmware.. But no solution..
Now i have a 800$ phone (not even including the extra fees to register the phone in Turkey…) and not working as a phone...HOW NICE!!
Regards,
P.S. HELP MEEEEE!!!! (((

Gosh it should be working.
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deadlyheart4u said:
Gosh it should be working.
Sent from Samsung Galaxy Note 3.
If you like my post hit thanks .
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i've the same problem

No kitkat update on my note 3 N900A

Hi
I have note 3 was locked at&t us network now it is factory unlocked when I go software update on my phone I receive no update saying software is updated and I heard at&t has releases kitkat for note 3 N900A why I can't get update on this phone ?I got it in us now I'm in uk .
How to update it to official kitkat I also tried it with kies but no updates .
Plz help me with .

Be Happy!!!
tulipkhan said:
Hi
I have note 3 was locked at&t us network now it is factory unlocked when I go software update on my phone I receive no update saying software is updated and I heard at&t has releases kitkat for note 3 N900A why I can't get update on this phone ?I got it in us now I'm in uk .
How to update it to official kitkat I also tried it with kies but no updates .
Plz help me with .
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Well... be happy!
Android KitKat is a bad trap made byby Google!
Some other links why it's like that, will be added by an edit.
In my posts, there are links but welll...
i don't want to advertise! So i'll add the links later on...!
You don't need to read all my 47 (so far) posts to find out!
I'm just a Member (no Junior Member anymore) and soon i'm finally a SENORMEMBER!!!!!

Boss did you try it with ? It is bug free and got some improvements as compare to the stock rom if you recommend it then it's fine because I don't have any good idea about .

Hi bro should I get onto my phone do you recommend it ?
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-N900A using XDA Premium 4 mobile app

[Q] note 4 lollipop

I am waiting for the lollipop update like many others.
Can i install the german firmware?? Im in uk... on O2 contract.. its the same model sm n910f
Aldo has sny one installed the camera mod available if you root.

yogihoy said:
I am waiting for the lollipop update like many others.
Can i install the german firmware?? Im in uk... on O2 contract.. its the same model sm n910f
Aldo has sny one installed the camera mod available if you root.
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Yes you can install the german version no hassle there at all. I have it for couple of days... ireland

I've tried the German Lollipop a few times now and am at this moment going back to kitkat. Mainly because Facebook crashes a lot with Lollipop. Seems not to like uploading multiple photos, and earlier it stopped allowing me to load it full stop.
I am pretty sure the UK release will be much better.
You also lose the ability to properly use silent mode within lollipop also, and some are encountering apps being killed randomly and wifi issues.

Thank you. It seems a lot of people carent liking lollipop updates. Shasme because vi have nexcus 9 and iut great on that. Also I upgraded my nexcus 5 with lollipop..it was great bon that too...

No news about other note 4 variants and countries getting lollipop update? Besides Poland and Germany.
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bat0nas said:
No news about other note 4 variants and countries getting lollipop update? Besides Poland and Germany.
Sent from my mobile device
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correct

[Q] Lollipop

Hello,
im sorry if im doing this wrong but its my first time. I live in KSA and Bought my Samsung Galaxy S5 here, And i have been waiting for a very VERY long time for the lollipop update which seems like it will never come here (sammobiles doesn't even have 4.4.4 for KSA).
So i just wanna know if i were to put a firmware of another country which has 5.0, will it cause any major problems ?? :cyclops: please help!

Burooj said:
Hello,
im sorry if im doing this wrong but its my first time. I live in KSA and Bought my Samsung Galaxy S5 here, And i have been waiting for a very VERY long time for the lollipop update which seems like it will never come here (sammobiles doesn't even have 4.4.4 for KSA).
So i just wanna know if i were to put a firmware of another country which has 5.0, will it cause any major problems ?? :cyclops: please help!
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not a single problem if you use the same area code releases like "XXU*****" ... i live in egypt and i use on all my phone firmwares of russia ... mainly because they are the ones which get the updates first

rrgrrg said:
not a single problem if you use the same area code releases like "XXU*****" ... i live in egypt and i use on all my phone firmwares of russia ... mainly because they are the ones which get the updates first
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Wait please explain...what do u mean by same area code????????

rrgrrg said:
not a single problem if you use the same area code releases like "xxu*****" ... I live in egypt and i use on all my phone firmwares of russia ... Mainly because they are the ones which get the updates first
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pleasse reply!!!

I already have lollipop and it's better if you wait for the 5.1 (I'm waiting for it :/ ), the 5.0 have a lot of problems.
Sent from my SM-G900H using XDA Free mobile app

Burooj said:
pleasse reply!!!
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For the G900F, the firmware is G900FXXU1BOC7
When looking for firmware that will work with your model S5, make sure the model number is the start of the firmware version

Flashing an unbranded firmware on a carrier-locked phone ??

So I was wondering if this is possible. My phone (A510F running lollipop 5.1.1) is locked to a carrier but I was planing on flashing an unbranded 6.0.1 (from Italy). Marshmallow will eventually come to my country but I just can`t wait anymore. Will flashing this firmware brick anything ?? I am well aware that the phone will remain locked to my carrier, since the lock has to do with the phone`s imei number, but is anything else going to be affected ? Anyone had a similar experience ? Your answers are really appreciated.

Bad idea, never flash unbranded firmware on a locked phone as it leads to all sorts of problems. Get turn phone unlocked first and then u can flash any firmware.
Sent from my GT-I9505

what about flashing flashing a unlocked note 4 ?
jimbomodder said:
Bad idea, never flash unbranded firmware on a locked phone as it leads to all sorts of problems. Get turn phone unlocked first and then u can flash any firmware.
Sent from my GT-I9505
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hey i got my note 4 (N910P) from Texas and brought it to my home country India so i just read the message but i wanted to confirm that if i flash my sprint note 4 (N910P) with a different country rom or any other rom then will it be causing any problem ? i have unlocked it but i am now facing the issues with the carrier featured applications so it is unlocked and ya of course i will keep the model no. in mind for finding the rom then it will be good to go right if i flash it with the same model no. the country doesn't matter ? also tell me how can i become sure of that it is unlocked
TIA dude

Sonipawan52 said:
hey i got my note 4 (N910P) from Texas and brought it to my home country India so i just read the message but i wanted to confirm that if i flash my sprint note 4 (N910P) with a different country rom or any other rom then will it be causing any problem ? i have unlocked it but i am now facing the issues with the carrier featured applications so it is unlocked and ya of course i will keep the model no. in mind for finding the rom then it will be good to go right if i flash it with the same model no. the country doesn't matter ? also tell me how can i become sure of that it is unlocked
TIA dude
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why would you ask Note 4 questions in A Series threads when the Note 4 threads are at least 10x more active? Besides, no one will know the answer here anyway.