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Galaxy Note 2 short hands-on

Hey there,
I just thought I would share this with you people. I work for a carrier (don't even bother asking which one ) and we received our test unit today!!! It's the grey version and it looks totally awesome. The screen real-estate is just outta this world. I put it side to side with my S3 and looking at them, I became a bit pissed at my purchase as when the Note 2 was announced, I had thought that we would never carry it (ok, I've already said enough)!
I'm sorry I can' really say much but I had it in my hands for about 5 mins...! It was a 16gb model. I witnessed popup s note, popup browser (NICE), the new menu when you pull the pen out...oh yeah and this thing is FAST!
I have no idea about the release date (they wouldn't tell us), although I find it a bit strange that we are receiving a unit so soon. I've read on several sites that it would be next November...!
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Thanks. Are u based in uk?
Read properly. November, must be USA

I know what carrier you work for
I won't tell though.
One question, have you noticed any bugs so far with your "test device"?
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I know what carrier you work for now too!
Next nexus or note 2 ughh these first world problems are just awful! :banghead:
Thanks for sharing!
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lightpsycho said:
Hey there,
I just thought I would share this with you people. I work for a carrier (don't even bother asking which one ) and we received our test unit today!!! It's the grey version and it looks totally awesome. The screen real-estate is just outta this world. I put it side to side with my S3 and looking at them, I became a bit pissed at my purchase as when the Note 2 was announced, I had thought that we would never carry it (ok, I've already said enough)!
I'm sorry I can' really say much but I had it in my hands for about 5 mins...! It was a 16gb model. I witnessed popup s note, popup browser (NICE), the new menu when you pull the pen out...oh yeah and this thing is FAST!
I have no idea about the release date (they wouldn't tell us), although I find it a bit strange that we are receiving a unit so soon. I've read on several sites that it would be next November...!
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You must be in the united states, you said several sites said November ( that's US release month) and you said you didn't expect it so soon ( Europe is expecting it starting this Friday, going on next week). I'm gonna take a wild guess and say you work for.....sprint or at&t but I'm not sure which one
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masaidjet said:
I know what carrier you work for
I won't tell though.
One question, have you noticed any bugs so far with your "test device"?
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busab said:
I know what carrier you work for now too!
Next nexus or note 2 ughh these first world problems are just awful! :banghead:
Thanks for sharing!
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Nothing is ever certain in this world...
I didn't actually have enough time with it (5mins) to notice any potential bugs (and mind you, we only received the phone today). I can ask my colleague who's in charge of the device though to see if he notices anything odd.

barondebxl said:
You must be in the united states, you said several sites said November ( that's US release month) and you said you didn't expect it so soon ( Europe is expecting it starting this Friday, going on next week). I'm gonna take a wild guess and say you work for.....sprint or at&t but I'm not sure which one
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Daahhh...okay. This is the furthest I'll go. All of you are wrong. Canada.

lightpsycho said:
Daahhh...okay. This is the furthest I'll go. All of you are wrong. Canada.
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Damn I didn't think about that! November is the north american release..... OK well not that it matters but I'm gonna say... bell
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Yeah, you um.... nevermind. Thanks for the info.....

Can u please tell us the model number, i am looking for an international version N7100, and suppose if we are getting it, I wont have to order from europe.

lightpsycho said:
Daahhh...okay. This is the furthest I'll go. All of you are wrong. Canada.
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Ah, so you work for Robbers err Rogers I mean! Lol
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I thought T-Mobile from you xda post history.
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Videotron Quebec.

Ok thanks for all the great info... jeez
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lightpsycho said:
Daahhh...okay. This is the furthest I'll go. All of you are wrong. Canada.
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Awesome, hopefully it means it'll get released October.
If you're saying you weren't expecting it to come in I'm gonna say you work for WIND, or as someone already said, Videotron. Lol

nishbul said:
Can u please tell us the model number, i am looking for an international version N7100, and suppose if we are getting it, I wont have to order from europe.
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I do have that info. It seems that even my employer is announcing it on its website so the info is already in the public domain. So here goes: SGH-T889V.
You won't find much when googleing that, except for a reference related to Samsung's Smartview app.

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I thought T-Mobile from you xda post history.
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Ha ha same here.
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lightpsycho said:
I do have that info. It seems that even my employer is announcing it on its website so the info is already in the public domain. So here goes: SGH-T889V.
You won't find much when googleing that, except for a reference related to Samsung's Smartview app.
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Gagne!!
https://www.videotron.com/secur/residentiel/mobile/samsung-galaxy-note-ii

Hey are they releasing the same specs in North America as Europe? Or different like they did with S3?
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I'm getting mine in a couple of hours, it's already in DHL's delivery truck

Nexus 4 in Japan

I just received my N4 in Japan. Currently I am using NTT DoCoMo for my service provider, but currently I cannot find an APN that will allow me to use data. I have tried using mopera.net and spmode.ne.jp as well as a bunch of other random APNs. Has anybody gotten one to work? Or has anyone had any luck with a different network such as kddi au or softbank?
Thank you for any help.
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Can u ask your network provider to send the settings to your phone? That might be quicker than waiting for a reply.
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snapper.fishes said:
Can u ask your network provider to send the settings to your phone? That might be quicker than waiting for a reply.
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I will try talking to them this week to see if they can help me. But it's usually pretty difficult to find someone that speaks English and understands what I'm trying to do. lol

dkflint723 said:
I will try talking to them this week to see if they can help me. But it's usually pretty difficult to find someone that speaks English and understands what I'm trying to do. lol
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Docomo are kinda assholes and don't let non-Docomo IMEI whitelisted phones onto their standard data plans, and they will charge you a decent sized fee for using a "Non-Docomo phone". So SPMode is out, if that's what you use. However if you add the Mopera plan to your data plan(costs about 300 yen a month), you can use the Mopera settings that are in your phone already.
To enable all this in English, just call their foreign-language customer service number. In Japan, it's toll free, 0120005250.
I got to learn all about this when I bought a Galaxy S2 in Taiwan a year or so ago. :crying:

So what do I need to do to get my nexus 4 to work in Japan? I will be there for the next few years

I'm going to my carrier today so I will let you know if I can get the data connection to work.
Edit: Just got my phone working on DoCoMo. All I had to do was have them enable Mopera U for an extra 200 yen a month.
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dkflint723 said:
I'm going to my carrier today so I will let you know if I can get the data connection to work.
Edit: Just got my phone working on DoCoMo. All I had to do was have them enable Mopera U for an extra 200 yen a month.
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So I'm in the navy and just picked up a nexus 4 while on leave. When I get back to Japan can I just walk into au and get a Sim card? Or is Docomo the only way to go?

I'm sorry, but I can only personally confirm that DoCoMo works. I would imagine that if you talk to someone at AU they will be able to help you out.
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css_switchfoot said:
So I'm in the navy and just picked up a nexus 4 while on leave. When I get back to Japan can I just walk into au and get a Sim card? Or is Docomo the only way to go?
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au won't work, so go for Docomo.
My issue is that I cannot import one of the damn things.

I used apobox.com to get mine shipped.
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dkflint723 said:
I used apobox.com to get mine shipped.
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Looks pretty nifty, but I have nothing to do with armed forces... or America!
I'm still looking for a way to get one of these from either the UK or US.

I am using mine with softbank smartphone sim and iphone 4 sim. It works great. I get good H+ connection in Tokyo.
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hahuhe said:
I am using mine with softbank smartphone sim and iphone 4 sim. It works great. I get good H+ connection in Tokyo.
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Thanks, hope to get one soon. Any problems cutting the sim to fit?

hahuhe said:
I am using mine with softbank smartphone sim and iphone 4 sim. It works great. I get good H+ connection in Tokyo.
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Did you import it yourself?
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Ok...so I just got back to Japan from a few weeks of leave in the states, where I pickedup my Nexus 4.
I went to Docomo and they said they do not sell SIM cards by themselves, and told me I would have to buy a cell phone from them and then take the SIM card out. Are they just selling me some **** or is this true?
martindesu said:
Looks pretty nifty, but I have nothing to do with armed forces... or America!
I'm still looking for a way to get one of these from either the UK or US.
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I have things shipped to my parents address in the US and they just rebox it and lie on the customs forms about it having a lithium battery. I've never once had a problem doing this in the year I've been here in Japan.

got mine from Australia, cut the SoftBank SIM, voice works but data doesn't. anyone else got theirs working?

dkflint723 said:
I'm going to my carrier today so I will let you know if I can get the data connection to work.
Edit: Just got my phone working on DoCoMo. All I had to do was have them enable Mopera U for an extra 200 yen a month.
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Did you tell them you have a Non-DoCoMo phone? Got my N4 today and realized the SPMode APN did not work. I called DoCoMo and he asked me if I have a Non-DoCoMo, I said yes he said the flat rate will raise from ¥5,460 to ¥8,190...it is not pro-rated so I will wait till march first. If I say I have a DoCoMo phone they will know from the IMEI that it is not? Do they even check? Thanks

sorry havent been on this forum lately.
fugounashi said:
Thanks, hope to get one soon. Any problems cutting the sim to fit?
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no problems in cutting the sim to fit. i did it myself. if you are unsure, you can buy one of those cutting tools on amazon jp. everything works. mms also works with slight modification (GO SMS)
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i just ordered one from amazon jp. a bit expensive though. 56k yen for the 16gb.
just one small problem. although i get h+ in tokyo but I cant get h+ in my city (Sendai). I wonder weather h+ coverage for softbank does not include sendai.

JDMDingo said:
Did you tell them you have a Non-DoCoMo phone? Got my N4 today and realized the SPMode APN did not work. I called DoCoMo and he asked me if I have a Non-DoCoMo, I said yes he said the flat rate will raise from ¥5,460 to ¥8,190...it is not pro-rated so I will wait till march first. If I say I have a DoCoMo phone they will know from the IMEI that it is not? Do they even check? Thanks
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I think you can change to a Xi plan and then they don't check imei
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I switched to mopera.net APN and everything works fine. I love this phone....I'm using the Paranoid Android 3.10 ROM and it works perfect. Love the expanded desktop and pie buttons. Just wish I had the Japanese play store, I can't get the VS Pheonix dart app to install.
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Where to get Verizon SIM card?

I bought a Note 3 to flash to my carrier but It didn't come with a SIM card. I need the SIM card in order to have 3g. Where can I buy one? Thanks for the help

mexiking713 said:
I bought a Note 3 to flash to my carrier but It didn't come with a SIM card. I need the SIM card in order to have 3g. Where can I buy one? Thanks for the help
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at VERIZON!

krazy_smokezalot said:
at VERIZON!
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Does it matter that I don't have service with them? How much is it? Thanks
Edit: will this one fit the note 3?
http://m.ebay.com/itm?itemId=300832931877
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mexiking713 said:
Does it matter that I don't have service with them? How much is it? Thanks
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$20

krazy_smokezalot said:
$20
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Thanks for the info. Do you know if the one I posted above will fit the phone?
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mexiking713 said:
Does it matter that I don't have service with them? How much is it? Thanks
Edit: will this one fit the note 3?
http://m.ebay.com/itm?itemId=300832931877
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yes

krazy_smokezalot said:
yes
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Thanks again for the help. I asked the seller and he said it doesn't fit the note 3 but I figured he didn't know. I'll go ahead and buy the one from eBay.
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mexiking713 said:
Thanks again for the help. I asked the seller and he said it doesn't fit the note 3 but I figured he didn't know. I'll go ahead and buy the one from eBay.
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It does I have a note 2 and I use my sim from my note 3 and everything works fine he is an idiot
??Note III??

Or you could just go to a Verizon store and get one for free. Or call them and they'll send you one free.

How long before root

Usually or on the average, a week, a day, a month after release?

Whenever it comes.
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Im assuming your asking because u already have the device? Would 7 be able to upload a dump?
I do and im typing this on it (exynos. Hong Kong version).

3 days, 22 hours, 43 minutes and 6 seconds.
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Is rooting by carrier? Or once a note 4 root is avialable every phone can root?

Stigga said:
Is rooting by carrier? Or once a note 4 root is avialable every phone can root?
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Depends on phone model, ie. Carrier phone in the USA.
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has anyone tried towelroot?

raiu said:
has anyone tried towelroot?
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Does toweroot need the bootloader to be unlocked?

Stigga said:
Does toweroot need the bootloader to be unlocked?
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no,
https://towelroot.com/

raiu said:
no,
https://towelroot.com/
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I am an android noob. Can you please explain hot towelroot works? Can I use it day 1 on an AT&T note 4 and remove AT&T bloat?

Stigga said:
I am an android noob. Can you please explain hot towelroot works? Can I use it day 1 on an AT&T note 4 and remove AT&T bloat?
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I don't know that it works on the note 4, that is what I am trying to find out. I have used it on my note 3 and it works great and easy to remove if need be.

raiu said:
I don't know that it works on the note 4, that is what I am trying to find out. I have used it on my note 3 and it works great and easy to remove if need be.
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Gotcha thanks

no one can tell you if it works on ATT until the ATT version of the note 4 is released, and some of the folks here try it out

wase4711 said:
no one can tell you if it works on ATT until the ATT version of the note 4 is released, and some of the folks here try it out
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i posted it in the main thread too for those that got it last week across the pond. The chances of it working look pretty good tho

I thought the towelroot exploit has been patched on the newest update for the S5. Honestly I'd assume for now that a new phone with new firmware will have existing exploits closed and that new ones will need to be found.

just tried it on my n910u, towelroot does not work it just says "phone is not supported"

barfingmonkey said:
Usually or on the average, a week, a day, a month after release?
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Probably 2 min right after it's released. We'll let you know...

It's already been released overseas.
And no root for them yet..?

it takes American ingenuity for things like that to happen, so it will be another couple of weeks until its released in the good 'ole USA..

Itchiee said:
3 days, 22 hours, 43 minutes and 6 seconds.
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Love that answer best one yet!
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PCMAG Suggests Verizon Bootloader Was Unlocked

Even though we tested a Verizon Pixel, the bootloader was not locked. That means rooting and installing ROMs is possible; that should allay some fears about Google turning the Pixel into a closed realm.
http://www.pcmag.com/review/348519/google-pixel-xl

? soon enough we'll get a verification from the people who are getting it from vzw on 10/20. Sadly my date is 10/28.

That's great news! I pre-ordered from Verizon to replace my note 7. I kept reading that it might be locked so i looked into ordering from google but the Pixel XL was sold out by the time I tried to.

Xds_blue said:
That's great news! I pre-ordered from Verizon to replace my note 7. I kept reading that it might be locked so i looked into ordering from google but the Pixel XL was sold out by the time I tried to.
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Same here I've been having second thoughts about my pre order with Verizon since the rumor was the bootloader was locked. I've been checking Google store a few times a day to see if they got any in stock. I hope this is true. Is there a way to check quick while in in the Verizon store when my pre order comes in on the 20th? Before i give them my note 7 ?

I put all my money on this one being just like the Nexus 6. Guess I should get a lottery ticket today.
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One minute it's locked then next it's unlocked. We should all know soon enough. But knowing Big Red I would expect it to be locked.
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SomeGuy2008 said:
One minute it's locked then next it's unlocked. We should all know soon enough. But knowing Big Red I would expect it to be locked.
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It was never locked. All of that was fear mongering based on speculation, a rep said this or that which is unreliable, and one who claims they had prerelease firmware locked down.
Meanwhile we have someone with a Verizon Pixel in hand who has confirmed its unlockable.
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that's pretty awesome! assuming i get my pixel tomorrow how would i know if the boot loader is unlocked?

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that's pretty awesome! assuming i get my pixel tomorrow how would i know if the boot loader is unlocked?
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You will want to find instructions for the Pixel because it's new hardware and software, but it's fairly straightforward. Here is a video link from the Nexus 6P for reference.
https://www.youtube.com/shared?ci=pqdWTl9hCP4
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Nice! Thanks. I hope it's that easy!

haha thats great news! I was able to snag a 128gb quiet black from Verizon that'll be delivered tom at 9 am. Now I can cancel my 32gb google order that hasnt even shipped

https://www.reddit.com/r/Android/comments/587ss9/psa_android_safetynet_now_tripped_by_unlocking/
Looks like unlocked bootloader comes with more restrictions.
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biggiestuff said:
https://www.reddit.com/r/Android/comments/587ss9/psa_android_safetynet_now_tripped_by_unlocking/
Looks like unlocked bootloader comes with more restrictions.
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Interesting. That's always been a restriction when rooted previously. Must be a Nougat thing. Not surprised.
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Guy over on Google Plus just got 2 delivered from verizon. Both have locked bootloaders.

fracman said:
Guy over on Google Plus just got 2 delivered from verizon. Both have locked bootloaders.
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Do you have a link, I am not able to find it

https://plus.google.com/+DustinCrooke/posts/bcghVZ8yAzD

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Thanks!

I'm wondering if it only locks when it's activated on a Verizon SIM. I might be grasping at straws and hoping here. I wonder if anyone can start the phone up with a T-Mobile and/or AT&T sim in and see what happens.

Take sim out before powering on to check. That's my best guess and what I'll do.
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Take sim out before powering on to check. That's my best guess and what I'll do.
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Yes, we need to get someone prior to the first boot with the SIM installed.