Help SM-n9005 no 3g and 4g/LTE - Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Help!! why cant i receive 3g or 4g when my family can?
phone: SM-N9005
modem CP_N9005DXUGNK1
country: Philippines
i tried *#2263# and *#9900#
i tried a new sim (LTE sim of course)
phronesis N7 port ver 4.0.
tried unofficial CM14 rom but still same
is it the modem,rom,a defect on the phone????
what im doing now?: idk if using an stock rom (not custom stock rom) will work

Wrong modem wrong CSC .

JJEgan said:
Wrong modem wrong CSC .
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what modem should i use?
what CSC should i use?
i live in philippines.

it's not just that. I also have a problem receiving 3g and 4g networks and it's not due to the CSC, it is a weird hardware problem that makes the phone not refresh/search for network normally.
I've never found as solution to this problem, not even with people who run repair shops and I can't take it to samsung as it has the knox void.

ZotackSa2000 said:
what modem should i use?
what CSC should i use?
i live in philippines.
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For your area and network .
See sammobile.com

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[Q] With SIM Wifi don't Work. Whithout SIM WIFI Work Perfect

I decide to open a new post becouse i have some new information that change everything. The problem is My Note 3 N9005 with SIM no wifi work, and whithout SIM the wifi work perfect, somebody know to solve this problem??
usuariocubano said:
I decide to open a new post becouse i have some new information that change everything. The problem is My Note 3 N9005 with SIM no wifi work, and whithout SIM the wifi work perfect, somebody know to solve this problem??
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Reset factory or Flashing another Stock ROM, IF u r sure this is the problem!
i mean maybe some problems with simcard or ...
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x102x96x said:
Reset factory or Flashing another Stock ROM, IF u r sure this is the problem!
i mean maybe some problems with simcard or ...
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I have the UDMJ7 this the lst stock rom, i need to flash with another region code firmware ??
usuariocubano said:
I have the UDMJ7 this the lst stock rom, i need to flash with another region code firmware ??
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yes i suggest to do this
u can search to see which firmware is more stable and then use it
unfortunately i didn't search about it
good luck :good:
usuariocubano said:
I decide to open a new post becouse i have some new information that change everything. The problem is My Note 3 N9005 with SIM no wifi work, and whithout SIM the wifi work perfect, somebody know to solve this problem??
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What AP/CP/CSC? (output from *#1234#) What region was the phone bought from and what SIM are we talking here? What channel do you have your WiFi on?
(and for the moment don't do anything that might void your warranty - like writing stuff with Odin - it might be a bug and it might be covered by your warranty).
xclub_101 said:
What AP/CP/CSC? (output from *#1234#) What region was the phone bought from and what SIM are we talking here? What channel do you have your WiFi on?
(and for the moment don't do anything that might void your warranty - like writing stuff with Odin - it might be a bug and it might be covered by your warranty).
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my Phone have:
AP: N9005XXUDMJ7
CP: N9005XXDUMJ7
CSC: N9005OLBDMK1
came with Region: XSP
I need also a CSC with Spanish, this one don't have spanish. The phone Have Knox 0x1, the only i need is the wifi work great with the SIM like other friends of mine here in cuba. if you can suggest me a safe firmware to flash and solve this problem ??
Thank's
The sim i need to use is Cubacel - Cuba.
usuariocubano said:
my Phone have:
AP: N9005XXUDMJ7
CP: N9005XXDUMJ7
CSC: N9005OLBDMK1
came with Region: XSP
I need also a CSC with Spanish, this one don't have spanish. The phone Have Knox 0x1, the only i need is the wifi work great with the SIM like other friends of mine here in cuba. if you can suggest me a safe firmware to flash and solve this problem ??
Thank's
The sim i need to use is Cubacel - Cuba.
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Sorry, I have no first-hand experience on that kind of configuration - I think N9005OLBDMK1 is supposed to be Singapore (which was supposed to come region-unlocked) and so is XSP (I believe Singapore unbranded).
My initial feeling was that you were seeing something related to region-locking or related to different WiFi channels between regions (some WiFi channels are present in US but not in the rest of the world).
WHAT AP/CP/CSC DO YOUR FRIENDS HAVE?
Since your knox flag is already 0x1 then I believe you can try some other regional or related MJ7 firmware (I do not think you can easily write pre-MJ7 firmware) - I believe the unbranded Spanish (EU) version is this one:
http://samsung-updates.com/details/15753/Galaxy_Note_3_Snapdragon/SM-N9005/PHE/N9005XXUDMJ7.html
but regarding WiFi and 3G/4G bands it might be possible that some other ROM from your region might be better/closer (even some from US/Canada, but I would test those as last resort).
Maybe an even easier thing (given Knox 0x1) is to test with the latest Omega ROM (but be careful when you install it - install first a CWM and from there install Omega on a path where you first save the existing EFS first).
Please let the forum know if you learn more about the subject.
I tried flashing with PHE region and nothing all is the same, another information are when i put an O2 uk SIM all work great, i think to flash with same version of CHO (chile) it is correct??
Y try with CHO-N9005VJUDMJ7 , ITV-N9005XXUDMJ7 , PHN-N9005XXUDMJ7 and nothing, Wifi work with no sim, and with O2 SIM or other but not with cubacel , some body suggest me another original firmware closely to cuba region to flash ?? maybe USA or canada ?
i talk with samsung support, and its a very basic support. Anybody can helpe with this problem please?? The N9005 with cubacel sim don't work the wifi, but with other carrier sim like O2, the wifi work perfectly.
Hmm ...
usuariocubano said:
i talk with samsung support, and its a very basic support. Anybody can helpe with this problem please?? The N9005 with cubacel sim don't work the wifi, but with other carrier sim like O2, the wifi work perfectly.
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If you are rooted you should take a look at this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=21406675

[Q] signal drops i9505

Hello.
I need help with my i9505 phone. This phone was for france but i am living in greece and i could have very good signal (3g and lte) while it was on stock firmware. One day i decided to flash custom rom (cm11). Since then i have disconnections for my signal (even gsm only) with message no service. I tried to roll back to stock firmware using odin but i have the same results. I think my problem is csc because i cannot change with csc select. I am having an erro from csc select "does not support single csc".... Or something like that. Could someone help with this annoying situation? I would appreciate any advice or help..
aspros21 said:
Hello.
I need help with my i9505 phone. This phone was for france but i am living in greece and i could have very good signal (3g and lte) while it was on stock firmware. One day i decided to flash custom rom (cm11). Since then i have disconnections for my signal (even gsm only) with message no service. I tried to roll back to stock firmware using odin but i have the same results. I think my problem is csc because i cannot change with csc select. I am having an erro from csc select "does not support single csc".... Or something like that. Could someone help with this annoying situation? I would appreciate any advice or help..
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Dial *#1234# if you are using stock rom and add the result here.
I am not using stock rom now. I am using cm11. I cannot use ussd codes.
I think You have to install proper modem for Your region.
Does modem is indepentent from hw and it has to do only with region..... Or i have to find a modem which is for my phone and my region???
When saying for my phone i mean that my phone is supposed that was for french market but i live in greece. This means that i have to find a french modem with multi csc so i can select eur csc?? Can someone help me which modem i have to flash?? There are a lot of them out there.....

[Q] SM-N910C LTE not working in UK

Hi guys,
I am new to Samsung but like many I was tempted by the Note 4. I bought my Note 4 in Dubai (unlocked and not tied to any provider) but when I tried using it in the UK with a UK SIM (EE) I am not able to make/receive calls when set on LTE/WCDMA/GSM but I can when I select GSM Only. Samsung UK is not interested, Samsung Dubai poit me towards Samsung Egypt (because apparently this is an Egypt region phone) and Samsung Egypt do not understand what my problem is and keep sending my region unblock codes when the phone is not region locked.
Has anyone had this before and if yes what did you do to fix this?
AP: N910CXXU1ANK5
CP: N910CXXU1ANK5
CSC: N910COJV1ANK5
I have been reading a lot about rooting and flashing ROMs but being new to this I am not confident enough to get into all that. I hope there is a solution without the need for rooting !!!
KK2244 said:
Hi guys,
I am new to Samsung but like many I was tempted by the Note 4. I bought my Note 4 in Dubai (unlocked and not tied to any provider) but when I tried using it in the UK with a UK SIM (EE) I am not able to make/receive calls when set on LTE/WCDMA/GSM but I can when I select GSM Only. Samsung UK is not interested, Samsung Dubai poit me towards Samsung Egypt (because apparently this is an Egypt region phone) and Samsung Egypt do not understand what my problem is and keep sending my region unblock codes when the phone is not region locked.
Has anyone had this before and if yes what did you do to fix this?
AP: N910CXXU1ANK5
CP: N910CXXU1ANK5
CSC: N910COJV1ANK5
I have been reading a lot about rooting and flashing ROMs but being new to this I am not confident enough to get into all that. I hope there is a solution without the need for rooting !!!
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There's recent update for dubai region, u can update & try may they resolved this problem. R u sure your Service provider supporting 4g for your sim?
jdomadia said:
There's recent update for dubai region, u can update & try may they resolved this problem. R u sure your Service provider supporting 4g for your sim?
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SIM works on my HTC One and 4G signal here good so I do not think it is the SIM. I updated firmware two days ago using Kies but no change. I am starting to suspect some sort of network blacklisting by Samsung but not sure. I also spoke to my network provider and problem not with them.
I want to test the phone in Middle East first to make sure that it is not some hardware fault bit if not my only option may be rooting and flashing different ROMs. I am also hoping that Lollipop may solve it but no way to get it now as I am not rooted yet.
KK2244 said:
SIM works on my HTC One and 4G signal here good so I do not think it is the SIM. I updated firmware two days ago using Kies but no change. I am starting to suspect some sort of network blacklisting by Samsung but not sure. I also spoke to my network provider and problem not with them.
I want to test the phone in Middle East first to make sure that it is not some hardware fault bit if not my only option may be rooting and flashing different ROMs. I am also hoping that Lollipop may solve it but no way to get it now as I am not rooted yet.
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Download Samsung phone info from play store, check your region, also you can check knox warranty is void? U can also check refurbishment check from same app, seems to me u purchased online, not from authorised store of dubai.
KK2244 said:
SIM works on my HTC One and 4G signal here good so I do not think it is the SIM. I updated firmware two days ago using Kies but no change. I am starting to suspect some sort of network blacklisting by Samsung but not sure. I also spoke to my network provider and problem not with them.
I want to test the phone in Middle East first to make sure that it is not some hardware fault bit if not my only option may be rooting and flashing different ROMs. I am also hoping that Lollipop may solve it but no way to get it now as I am not rooted yet.
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This are the mine screen shot for dubai rom, u can compare.
Thanks for the screenshots. I compared with yours and it is now even more clear that mine is an Egypt phone. Do you know if I can flash the UAE firmware on my phone with or without rooting and if that would work so that the CP, SP and CSC are the same as yours rather than the Egypt ones?
KK2244 said:
Thanks for the screenshots. I compared with yours and it is now even more clear that mine is an Egypt phone. Do you know if I can flash the UAE firmware on my phone with or without rooting and if that would work so that the CP, SP and CSC are the same as yours rather than the Egypt ones?
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Yes root is not required to flash U.A.E firmware, u will get all as mine, u need to clear cache & data before & after flashing through odin.
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KK2244 said:
Thanks for the screenshots. I compared with yours and it is now even more clear that mine is an Egypt phone. Do you know if I can flash the UAE firmware on my phone with or without rooting and if that would work so that the CP, SP and CSC are the same as yours rather than the Egypt ones?
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Before u flash first match your imei dial *#1234# & under battery.
KK2244 said:
Hi guys,
I am new to Samsung but like many I was tempted by the Note 4. I bought my Note 4 in Dubai (unlocked and not tied to any provider) but when I tried using it in the UK with a UK SIM (EE) I am not able to make/receive calls when set on LTE/WCDMA/GSM but I can when I select GSM Only. Samsung UK is not interested, Samsung Dubai poit me towards Samsung Egypt (because apparently this is an Egypt region phone) and Samsung Egypt do not understand what my problem is and keep sending my region unblock codes when the phone is not region locked.
Has anyone had this before and if yes what did you do to fix this?
AP: N910CXXU1ANK5
CP: N910CXXU1ANK5
CSC: N910COJV1ANK5
I have been reading a lot about rooting and flashing ROMs but being new to this I am not confident enough to get into all that. I hope there is a solution without the need for rooting !!!
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my friends have this similar problem and its fix
This is how "you need a working sim from the country when you buy the samsung phone"
all you have to do is make a international call for 15 minutes to the original country
example u bought the phone in egypt so u need a working egypt simcard just call the operator in egypt and listen to the operator for 15 minuts from UK after 15 minutes (make it 20 minutes just in case) turn off your phone and change it with the UK sim card
this method works for me
u dont need to flash or root the phone
just remember this method only work with samsung unlock phones from middle east

SM-N9005 International LTE -- > " Not registered on network "

Hi Everyone,
I am using Samsung SM-N9005 LTE International Unlock version and the problem i am facing from last week is "Not registered on network" even though i can see the 2 signal bars.
As currently i am in India and Could not found any CSC for the current country to change with this Model.
sometime i am able to connect with the local service provider but the signal is 1-2 bars only.
Please help me to resolve the issue .
Thanks
not an expert!
rakesh9f said:
Hi Everyone,
I am using Samsung SM-N9005 LTE International Unlock version and the problem i am facing from last week is "Not registered on network" even though i can see the 2 signal bars.
As currently i am in India and Could not found any CSC for the current country to change with this Model.
sometime i am able to connect with the local service provider but the signal is 1-2 bars only.
Please help me to resolve the issue .
Thanks
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I've been using my N9005 in India for nearly 2 years, it was bought in UK.
Whenever I flash AryaMod ROM, I select UK CSC only. But its working without any issue here.
You can find CSC using few apps
nijom said:
I've been using my N9005 in India for nearly 2 years, it was bought in UK.
Whenever I flash AryaMod ROM, I select UK CSC only. But its working without any issue here.
You can find CSC using few apps
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Hi Nijom,
its very strange, i bought the same from Thailand and it was working perfectly fine in Mumbai but dont know what went wrong all of the sudden. below are the detail of my device and firmware.
AP : N9005DXUGBOK1
CP : N9005DXUGBOA3
CSC : N9005OLBGBOK1

Note 3 N9005 LTE 4G Doesn't Work, Do I need CSC change?

I've searched the forums and no one seems to have an exact FIX for my issue. So I have a Galaxy Note 3 N9005 32GB black version, the phone works well in 3G, never had an issue with it but now my network provider recently upgraded their plan and offers 4G internet but my phone doesn't want to connect. The provider offers 4G through BAND 1 2100MHz and Note 3 N9005 does have that band but it doesn't want to connect. It only works on 3G and when I enable Mobile Data it says H+! Not once has it connected to 4G!
I wanna mention that my friend has the exact same N9005 phone and his phone works on 4G all the time. Both of us have the same contract with the same network provider!
The only difference between our phones is the CSC region, we have different CSC. MY SIM card works in 4G on his Note 3 and his sim card doesn't work on 4G on my phone. (we exchanged the SIM cards for testing). So the problem is from my phone not from the SIM card. My phone is also original, its not a Chinese clone! Its confirmed with "Samsung Phone Info" app from Play Store.
Here's a few things I already did that some of you may be inclined to recommend to me:
1 - My APN is correctly set
2 - I am on official stock Android Lollipop 5.0 latest version and the phone is not rooted
3 - I already did a factory reset + wipe cache partition
4 - I saw others suggesting that people may not be in the range of a 4G tower! Not the case! Like I said, I switched the SIM cards with my friend on a public bench, out in the open, not even behind walls. Of course and his phone connects to 4G with his SIM card and also with MY SIM card while my phone doesn't connect to 4G with neither of these SIM cards.
5 - In Mobile Networks > Network Mode, my phone is of course already set on 4G/3G/2G (auto connect) and by the way, my friend's Note 3 says LTE/WCDMA/GSM (auto connect) instead of 4G/3G/2G with the same language set on both phones. Why?? I know its the same thing and I know 4G stands for LTE and 3G for WCDMA but why does it appear differently on these phones?
6 - I already went to Service Mode via *#0011# and manually selected BAND 1 LTE, it says "no service" or "emergency calls only" if I do that so I switched back to "Automatic"
So what the heck is going on? This phone is giving me headaches! I'm close to smashing my phone! After this I sweared to my self this is the last Samsung phone I ever buy. Probably I will be switching to Asus or Lenovo in the future. Or any other phone that does NOT have this CSC BS! This CSC thing is a complete rip-off!
Im thinking that the problem could be my CSC perhaps?? My friend's Note 3 N9005 has a COA CSC (Cosmote Romania) and I have a XEF CSC (Unbranded France). Both phones are factory unlocked and work in all networks. They are not branded by any phone maker! His COA CSC is unbranded. Yes it belongs to a phone retailer but that retailer doesn't brand their phones, no bloatware, no SIM lock. If you buy a phone from Cosmote (with COA CSC) it works in all networks, unlike Vodafone or Orange who lock their phones and brand them.
What should I do? Should I attempt to change my CSC? If so, how? My phone warranty has expired a long time ago, so I shouldn't care that much about triggering Knox though not triggering it would be preferred.
Which path should I pursue? Should I simply use ODIN and flash a STOCK COA CSC (Cosmote Romania) or STOCK ROM CSC (Unbranded Romania) from SamMobile.com with the latest version of Lollipop? Would this trigger Knox? Will it affect my all networks unlocked status? I mean, I won't have to unlock it after that, right???
OR should I ROOT my phone, change CSC, then UNROOT? If so do you know of any method to root Lollipop 5.0 without triggering Knox?
What do you guys think? Whats the problem with my phone? Why doesn't it work on 4G? Because of CSC? Or is it something else?
Thanks!
The best way to confirm the model # would be to boot into Odin mode and look there.
audit13 said:
The best way to confirm the model # would be to boot into Odin mode and look there.
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What do you mean? Can you be more specific? I already told you my model number, its N9005!! Do you want a screenshot?
Dear OP, have you tried the other Samsung secret code? *#2263# then program it to accept LTE only.
That's the only foolproof way to get the Note to connect to LTE. In my country I only get 2-3 of the 5 LTE bars, so the Note wouldn't automatically connect to LTE or immediately stoop down to 3G through the settings. That specific secret code and setting is LITERALLY THE ONLY WAY TO GET MY NOTE 3 TO CONNECT TO LTE IN MY EXPERIENCE.
If that still doesn't get your phone to run LTE, either your carrier is whack or your phone is, and no amount of Cyanogenmod can fix it because your hardware modem inside the phone might be whack and you can't really do anything if that's the case...
Sent from my Galaxy Note 3 using XDA Labs
Odeira.Oloap said:
Dear OP, have you tried the other Samsung secret code? *#2263# then program it to accept LTE only.
That's the only foolproof way to get the Note to connect to LTE. In my country I only get 2-3 of the 5 LTE bars, so the Note wouldn't automatically connect to LTE or immediately stoop down to 3G through the settings. That specific secret code and setting is LITERALLY THE ONLY WAY TO GET MY NOTE 3 TO CONNECT TO LTE IN MY EXPERIENCE.
If that still doesn't get your phone to run LTE, either your carrier is whack or your phone is, and no amount of Cyanogenmod can fix it because your hardware modem inside the phone might be whack and you can't really do anything if that's the case...
Sent from my Galaxy Note 3 using XDA Labs
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I have already explained that there is nothing wrong with my carrier because I switched my SIM card with my friend's phone who has exactly the same N9005 model and it perfectly works on 4G on his phone. The only difference I could find in our phones is the CSC.
As for the other suggestion you sent me, I already said that I've been to SERVICE MODE. The code you've given me does nothing on my phone but as I can see from your screenshots, it gets you to SERVICE MODE. I've already been there through *#0011# switched to LTE/GSM only or LTE/WCMA only and I've explained that it still doesn't do anything.
Can someone please answer me this? Would it help if I change the CSC? Could this be the problem I'm having???
It may help if your CSC is changed it can do no harm .
JJEgan said:
It may help if your CSC is changed it can do no harm .
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Ok, thanks! So how do I do this?
My phone warranty has expired a long time ago, so I shouldn't care that much about triggering Knox though NOT triggering it would be preferred.
As far as I know there are 2 methods to change the CSC. So how should I do it?
Should I simply use ODIN and flash a STOCK COA CSC (Cosmote Romania) or STOCK ROM CSC (Unbranded Romania) from SamMobile.com with the latest version of Lollipop? Would this trigger Knox? Will it affect my all networks unlocked status? I mean, I won't have to unlock it after that, right???
OR should I ROOT my phone, change CSC, then UNROOT? If so do you know of any method to root Lollipop 5.0 without triggering Knox?
Thanks
Booting into download mode will confirm the model #. Looking under the ROM's settings is not guaranteed to display the proper model #.
Both phones are running the same ROM, bootloader, and modem?
audit13 said:
Booting into download mode will confirm the model #. Looking under the ROM's settings is not guaranteed to display the proper model #.
Both phones are running the same ROM, bootloader, and modem?
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Yes confirmed, same model, same baseband, same everything. The only thing different is the CSC. So whats next?
Did you try changing the csc by dialling *#272*enter IMEI#? Not sure if this method will work for your model of note 3.
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Did you try changing the csc by dialling *#272*enter IMEI#? Not sure if this method will work for your model of note 3.
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No I haven't I'm trying now. Wow if this works Im gonna buy you a beer!
It doesn't work! just my luck! I entered this code: *#272*IMEI-number# and pressed call button, it says "Connection problem or invalid MMI code."
I just tried it on my Note 2 and S4 and it works. Maybe the phone is not running a multi-csc stock ROM?
I don't have a note 3 to try.
audit13 said:
I just tried it on my Note 2 and S4 and it works. Maybe the phone is not running a multi-csc stock ROM?
I don't have a note 3 to try.
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Perhaps the code you gave me only works on older version of Android such as KitKat or whatever you have on Note 2... anyway Im using Samsung Phone Info app from Play Store and my CSC is XEF and under Available CSC Codes there is a bunch of CSC codes. Here I've made a sccreenshot:
From as far as I know there are only 2 ways to change the CSC: root or flash a different stock ROM
Yes, the note 2 has kit kat but the s4 is running stock lollipop.
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Yes, the note 2 has kit kat but the s4 is running stock lollipop.
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Well unfortunately the code doesn't work on my phone. Anyway if you know for a fact, could you tell me this? Is it safe to reflash another STOCK rom from sammobile? Will it affect my phone in any way?
Thanks
Yes, it is safe to flash stock ROMs from sammobile.com.
I just flashed a local stock ROM and guess what, when I go to Phone Info app it still shows the same CSC! I still have XEF CSC, how can this be? Why hasn't the CSC change?
After flashing the stock rom, did you try the csc code I mentioned? Same thing happens when I flash a Rogers carrier rom over a Telus carrier rom. Once I select telus as the carrier from the csc menu, the Rogers app will disappear and the Telus app appears.
Ok after further researching I found a lot of interesting stuff so I'm gonna write it all down for other people who may need it in the future.
1 - If you have a multi-CSC phone and you flash a different CSC but which is in your "Available CSC" list but which you cannot choose or change without root, your CSC will NOT change. For example: I have flashed ROM CSC (Open Romania) on my XEF CSC (Open France) and guess what after the flash was successful and all, the CSC didn't change! It was still on XEF because ROM was in my "available list".
2 - If you try to flash a different CSC which is NOT in your list, then Odin will FAIL and softly brick your phone. For example: I got my phone bricked, trying to flash 2 CSCs which are not in my "available list": COA (Cosmote Romania) and DBT (Open Germany). In order to fix this issue all you have to do is to reflash YOUR OWN CSC, in my case it was XEF. Or you can even flash one of those CSC which are "available" or compatible so to say, such as "ROM" for example.
This is the firmware I currently have on my phone:
http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/download/61565/N9005XXUGBOK6_N9005OXXGBOJ2_XEF/
These are the two firmwares I tried to flash on my phone, hoping to replace XEF with:
http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/download/63441/N9005XXUGBOK6_N9005COAGBOK1_COA/
http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/download/61464/N9005XXUGBOK6_N9005DBTGBOI1_DBT/
BOTH FAILED in Odin!
There are ONLY 2 ways to change the CSC on newer Samsung phones. Most guides online are based on KitKat 4.4 or older guides but for 5.0 Lollipop or even NEWER there are ONLY 2 ways to change your CSC:
1 - Root your phone and change the CSC. There are plenty of guides on how to do that online.
2 - You can avoid rooting your phone and use Odin instead, BUT accompanied by your stock firmware, you will also have to find and use a PIT file because Samsung as of 5.0 Lollipop uses different partitions for all the different regions. HOWEVER messing with PIT files is super risky and it can permanently brick your phone so its just better to root your phone instead! Dont waste your time trying to flash different regions/csc which is not in your available csc list, it won't work!
What can I say? Samsung is trying hard to block their users from changing their CSC... Why? They prefer their users buy new phones. Its pure greed yes but its what it is... For me, this was the last Samsung phone I ever buy. Im truly disappointed.

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