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[Q] Is this a T-mobile Note 3 or not?

I really can't find the answer here or anywhere. (i've been searching all morning)
I've been reading allot about it but know is me question.
Is my note 3 Branded or not and can i just install stock 4.4.2 and then flash X-note or any other custom firmware?
Device Information:
Model
SM-N9005
Baseband:
N9005XXUENA2
Kernel:
3.4.0-348029
*******
Sat Jan 11 09:45:52 KST 2014
Buildnumber:
KOTH49H.N9005XXUENA7
Now according do this it is just a normal Note 3. I have another carrier in it with LTE working and everything is working.
BUT When i boot the phone there is a t-mobile boot animation. (thats all i can find of t-mobile in and on the phone)
I know T-mobile does this with all there phones and my last Note 2 had this to and i could just Root and Flash all i wanted like it was a normal version. Now can i also do that with this Note 3. And how can i know the difference between a T-mobile Note 3 and a International One.

Thetakman said:
I really can't find the answer here or anywhere. (i've been searching all morning)
I've been reading allot about it but know is me question.
Is my note 3 Branded or not and can i just install stock 4.4.2 and then flash X-note or any other custom firmware?
Device Information:
Model
SM-N9005
Baseband:
N9005XXUENA2
Kernel:
3.4.0-348029
*******
Sat Jan 11 09:45:52 KST 2014
Buildnumber:
KOTH49H.N9005XXUENA7
Now according do this it is just a normal Note 3. I have another carrier in it with LTE working and everything is working.
BUT When i boot the phone there is a t-mobile boot animation. (thats all i can find of t-mobile in and on the phone)
I know T-mobile does this with all there phones and my last Note 2 had this to and i could just Root and Flash all i wanted like it was a normal version. Now can i also do that with this Note 3. And how can i know the difference between a T-mobile Note 3 and a International One.
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Its probably only the T-Mobile bootanimation which is added. Should be fine to root it and flash custom roms on it if you want. Search in the T-Mobile thread for more info http://forum.xda-developers.com/note-3-tmobile to be sure.

Open PlayStore Search For An App With Name Of Phone INFO *Samsung* You Will Get All The Answers.
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gee2012 said:
Its probably only the T-Mobile bootanimation which is added. Should be fine to root it and flash custom roms on it if you want. Search in the T-Mobile thread for more info http://forum.xda-developers.com/note-3-tmobile to be sure.
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Thanks, i tried that but i don't know what to search for. i tried everything i could think of (english is not my native language). And nothing comes up. I already reader and searched trough it manually in the topics if i could find something but i couldn't.
Suggestions on how you specifically call this? I tried Branded, Unbranded, International note or T-mobile and all variations i could think of

Thetakman said:
Thanks, i tried that but i don't know what to search for. i tried everything i could think of (english is not my native language). And nothing comes up. I already reader and searched trough it manually in the topics if i could find something but i couldn't.
Suggestions on how you specifically call this? I tried Branded, Unbranded, International note or T-mobile and all variations i could think of
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I guess you have a SM-N900T, look in the link in my above post for how to root it and which roms//mods are available. Look in device info for the correct model number or in the Phone Info app from Play as linked above.

Wel in says sm-n9005 here is te info. so i should Just stick to this forum then instead of thee t-mobile then ?
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Thetakman said:
Wel in says sm-n9005 here is te info. so i should Just stick to this forum then instead of thee t-mobile then ?
Sent from my SM-N9005 using XDA Free mobile app
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Well root and flash away from this forum as you have a N9005 bro

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Thanks allot .
I was really worried cause i've been on apple for more then a year so i'm a little rusty with flashing again and there is allot of new stuff with new mobiles so just that little anxiety when first flash. After that i will probably keep flashing till there is no more
Thanks for the information and the confirmation really love this community!

Thetakman said:
Thanks allot .
I was really worried cause i've been on apple for more then a year so i'm a little rusty with flashing again and there is allot of new stuff with new mobiles so just that little anxiety when first flash. After that i will probably keep flashing till there is no more
Thanks for the information and the confirmation really love this community!
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Type in the phone dialer *#1234# and post a screenshot please. Where do you live?

The netherlands just as you, (Friesland or gelderland depends om when) why do u need te info?
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Thetakman said:
The netherlands just as you, (Friesland or gelderland depends om when) why do u need te info?
Sent from my SM-N9005 using XDA Free mobile app
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Just to make sure bro, thought initialy you might have a US T-Mobile device Dutch T-Mobile devices are not branded, you can also flash a PHN (unbranded) rom from www.sammobile.com/firmwares/2/. This will not trip the KNOX void warranty.

gee2012 said:
Type in the phone dialer *#1234# and post a screenshot please. Where do you live?
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gee2012 said:
Just to make sure bro, thought initialy you might have a US T-Mobile device Dutch T-Mobile devices are not branded, you can also flash a PHN (unbranded) rom from www.sammobile.com/firmwares/2/. This will not trip the KNOX void warranty.
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I probably thought already so, but i didn't know what changed and didn't wanted to brick it from the start. And i really want to do custom so the KNOX warranty can kiss my ass. I never bricked a device by being careful and can change the hardware myself. And if i really need the warranty i buy a new phone. i switch every half year or so i never use that.
Thanks for the input i'm gonna have a happy time flashing

Thetakman said:
I probably thought already so, but i didn't know what changed and didn't wanted to brick it from the start. And i really want to do custom so the KNOX warranty can kiss my ass. I never bricked a device by being careful and can change the hardware myself. And if i really need the warranty i buy a new phone. i switch every half year or so i never use that.
Thanks for the input i'm gonna have a happy time flashing
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Don`t forget to backup the EFS folder and store it on the pc. Link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2447342.

Thetakman said:
I probably thought already so, but i didn't know what changed and didn't wanted to brick it from the start. And i really want to do custom so the KNOX warranty can kiss my ass. I never bricked a device by being careful and can change the hardware myself. And if i really need the warranty i buy a new phone. i switch every half year or so i never use that.
Thanks for the input i'm gonna have a happy time flashing
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You can always check for the latest firmware for your phone by installing this app and open the menu --> 'Firmware Browser...'

gee2012 said:
Just to make sure bro, thought initialy you might have a US T-Mobile device Dutch T-Mobile devices are not branded, you can also flash a PHN (unbranded) rom from www.sammobile.com/firmwares/2/. This will not trip the KNOX void warranty.
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Correction: Dutch T-Mobile devices are BRANDED!!!
CSC's:
Netherlands UNbranded: PHN
Netherlands Vodafone: VDF
Netherlands T-Mobile: TNL
According to the OP's screenshot of *#1234#, he has a branded T-Mobile device (TNL)

Netherlands

henklbr said:
Correction: Dutch T-Mobile devices are BRANDED!!!
CSC's:
Netherlands UNbranded: PHN
Netherlands Vodafone: VDF
Netherlands T-Mobile: TNL
According to the OP's screenshot of *#1234#, he has a branded T-Mobile device (TNL)
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He can always revert to the TNL rom mate if he wanted to, i get your point though but OP is gona flash custom roms anyway

[Q] Switching models need help

So tomorrow I will be probably going from the n900a to the n900. One issue I'm having is how the n900 and n9005 are halfway mixed together on here, and I don't know which roms and kernels I can safely use. On top of that I don't know what to expect when running it on AT&T (other than a lack of LTE). I go on sammobile and don't know which stock rom I'll need in case of an emergency.
So if anyone could help with guiding me through all of this, I'd appreciate it. I'm 99.99% sure that LTE is out the window. I just want to know what I can do on here. Usually these forums are cut and dry as far as models getting their own section, but international is so different.

re: phone model
sireniankyle said:
So tomorrow I will be probably going from the n900a to the n900. One issue I'm having is how the n900 and n9005 are halfway mixed together on here, and I don't know which roms and kernels I can safely use. On top of that I don't know what to expect when running it on AT&T (other than a lack of LTE). I go on sammobile and don't know which stock rom I'll need in case of an emergency.
So if anyone could help with guiding me through all of this, I'd appreciate it. I'm 99.99% sure that LTE is out the window. I just want to know what I can do on here. Usually these forums are cut and dry as far as models getting their own section, but international is so different.
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After you get your phone simply go into settings then go to "about",
there you will see the exact model number of your phone.
Once you have that then go to sammobile.com and download
the odin flashable stock official rom for your phone's model.
When looking for a custom rom to flash make sure that it's
compatible with the model number of your phone.
Good luck!

Misterjunky said:
Once you have that then go to sammobile.com and download
the odin flashable stock official rom for your phone's model.
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Thanks for the reply, but when I go on sammobile there are so many different stock roms from so many countries. None of which are mine. So I don't know if it matters which one I choose. The n900a just had one.
And it really makes it more difficult, for me anyway, when they make n900 and n9005 share a section. I know that n900 has a separate "android development" section, but everything else is combined, and it only serves to confuse.
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Question about triangle away and Knox.

Hey guys. I was really confident that when I will sell my S4 LTE I'd reset the counter by triangle away and flash stock ROM, but after reading http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=45666586 I'm kinda worried. :/
Mine is XXUGNH6 but running CM12.1 can't I ever restore status with Chainfire's Triangle Away? :S
Sent from my GT-I9505

Hello,
No it's not possible to reset the KNOX status

AntaresOne said:
Hello,
No it's not possible to reset the KNOX status
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Then what is CFTA used for?
Sent from my GT-I9505

MZO said:
Then what is CFTA used for?
Sent from my GT-I9505
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Only to reset the flash counter. S4 had it on Android 4.2 bootloader which didn't have KNOX, starting from the KNOX bootloader (4.3) the flash counter isn't inside anymore

AntaresOne said:
Only to reset the flash counter. S4 had it on Android 4.2 bootloader which didn't have KNOX, starting from the KNOX bootloader (4.3) the flash counter isn't inside anymore
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Damnit!! I bought this phone on 4.2... How'd I sell this if I need to lol.
Sent from my GT-I9505

The Knox flag being tripped doesn't affect sale value. People looking for a device with Knox are probably purchasing the S5 or S6 at this moment. The more important question is whether the phone is carrier unlocked or not, because a carrier unlocked S4 carries a premium over one still tied to the carrier. Case in point is my S4. I purchased it off Swappa with the Knox flag tripped. Compared to the value of other S4 devices being sold on Swappa at the time, the value wasn't hurt at all. In fact, its being unlocked made it more valuable than most of the other phones, so the seller made out well.
If you need to sell it, just sell it. The average person doesn't give a damn about Knox anyway.

Strephon Alkhalikoi said:
The Knox flag being tripped doesn't affect sale value. People looking for a device with Knox are probably purchasing the S5 or S6 at this moment. The more important question is whether the phone is carrier unlocked or not, because a carrier unlocked S4 carries a premium over one still tied to the carrier. Case in point is my S4. I purchased it off Swappa with the Knox flag tripped. Compared to the value of other S4 devices being sold on Swappa at the time, the value wasn't hurt at all. In fact, its being unlocked made it more valuable than most of the other phones, so the seller made out well.
If you need to sell it, just sell it. The average person doesn't give a damn about Knox anyway.
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My phone's hardware is of unlocked black edition but when I bought it it had yes optus firmware. Non black edition -.- any way I can find my own original firmware?
Sent from my GT-I9505

Go to sammobile.com/firmwares, enter your model number in the search box, then narrow down the search by country and carrier.

Strephon Alkhalikoi said:
Go to sammobile.com/firmwares, enter your model number in the search box, then narrow down the search by country and carrier.
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My country is Pakistan and there's no firmware for it, I bought this phone on AUS YES OPTUS OPS and signals were fine. Better than all the phones(due to hardware)... I mean how do I track it? I bought this black edition without black edition ROM? Any way I could get it back? :'(
Sent from my GT-I9505

Since you know the device was originally running Australian firmware from Optus, you would narrow down your search using those parameters, not the country you live in. That would get you the correct ROM.

Strephon Alkhalikoi said:
Since you know the device was originally running Australian firmware from Optus, you would narrow down your search using those parameters, not the country you live in. That would get you the correct ROM.
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You mean I should look for Australian black edition? (Original was OPS, it wouldn't matter right?)
My old OG was so cool, it only had one Kdz file no fuss
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Nobody gives a **** about KNOX on a two year old phone anyway.

MZO said:
You mean I should look for Australian black edition? (Original was OPS, it wouldn't matter right?)
My old OG was so cool, it only had one Kdz file no fuss
Sent from my GT-I9505
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Correct.

Strephon Alkhalikoi said:
Correct.
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Thanks. I'll get searching and if (IF) I flash wrong .tar.md5 (different region) what could happen?
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In your case, since you're unlocked you can install firmware from any region. I usually don't recommend branded firmware on an unlocked device simply because most branded firmware includes bloatware you cannot use. So in your case, I would look for an unbranded Australian firmware and use that instead of the Optus firmware. As to what will happen if you flash the wrong region, very little. It does however depend on what modifications the carrier made to the firmware.

Strephon Alkhalikoi said:
In your case, since you're unlocked you can install firmware from any region. I usually don't recommend branded firmware on an unlocked device simply because most branded firmware includes bloatware you cannot use. So in your case, I would look for an unbranded Australian firmware and use that instead of the Optus firmware. As to what will happen if you flash the wrong region, very little. It does however depend on what modifications the carrier made to the firmware.
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Hi,
There's no black edition ROM for Australia... So it is sure that my phone was altered what now? Should I flash any black edition?
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The thing to keep in mind that other than the addition of a set of exclusive wallpapers and ringtones, ROMs for the black edition and regular devices are identical. For example, my I9505 is not a black edition device, yet I can take the British black edition ROM (CSC BTU) and install it without trouble. So it is up to you if you want to do it. Like I said, you're not limited in the ROMs you can use.

New Tablet

Hi all, my wife has just bought me a tablet for my birthday it is locked to o2 and caries the code sm-t819. I have plenty of experience of rooting phones and flashing rom but never on a Samsung which I believe is different to normal. can somebody pease point me in the wright direction for this? I really am not bothered about keeping the LTE ability as I will not be using it with data.
thanks for any help
matt

matt_simpson said:
Hi all, my wife has just bought me a tablet for my birthday it is locked to o2 and caries the code sm-t819. I have plenty of experience of rooting phones and flashing rom but never on a Samsung which I believe is different to normal. can somebody pease point me in the wright direction for this? I really am not bothered about keeping the LTE ability as I will not be using it with data.
thanks for any help
matt
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In all honesty, I'd load Odin on your PC and the flash the Official Samsung Rom from Sammoble. Touchwiz is pretty good these days and has been fast on my T715 for the last 2 years. If you intend to use this tab without LTE, remember to turn on Airplane mode and then wifi. If you don't it may drain the battery looking for a signal etc.

Masteryates said:
In all honesty, I'd load Odin on your PC and the flash the Official Samsung Rom from Sammoble. Touchwiz is pretty good these days and has been fast on my T715 for the last 2 years. If you intend to use this tab without LTE, remember to turn on Airplane mode and then wifi. If you don't it may drain the battery looking for a signal etc.
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Thank you very much for your reply I will have a look at how to do that, like I said im new to Samsung and odin. Would I need to get the tablet unlocked from o2?
matt

matt_simpson said:
Thank you very much for your reply I will have a look at how to do that, like I said im new to Samsung and odin. Would I need to get the tablet unlocked from o2?
matt
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You don't need to get the tablet unlocked and any firmware you download from Sammobile and install using Odin doesn't affect your warranty.
When looking on Sammobile, just look for the latest firmware that's UK or failing that, O2. The UK firmware contains less bloat of course. Once flashed, just use Nova laucher or Google Now Laucher to get that stock feel. :victory:

Masteryates said:
You don't need to get the tablet unlocked and any firmware you download from Sammobile and install using Odin doesn't affect your warranty.
When looking on Sammobile, just look for the latest firmware that's UK or failing that, O2. The UK firmware contains less bloat of course. Once flashed, just use Nova laucher or Google Now Laucher to get that stock feel. :victory:
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Thank you very much
Matt

Masteryates said:
You don't need to get the tablet unlocked and any firmware you download from Sammobile and install using Odin doesn't affect your warranty.
When looking on Sammobile, just look for the latest firmware that's UK or failing that, O2. The UK firmware contains less bloat of course. Once flashed, just use Nova laucher or Google Now Laucher to get that stock feel. :victory:
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sorry to bother you again, just looking on sammobile and on the download section for the sm-t819 there is 2 versions. th o2 version and a BTU version. is the btu version the stock samsung version?
thanks
Matt

matt_simpson said:
sorry to bother you again, just looking on sammobile and on the download section for the sm-t819 there is 2 versions. th o2 version and a BTU version. is the btu version the stock samsung version?
thanks
Matt
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I'm confused as to your intentions. Do you want to root your device or update it?
If want to update it then just go into settings and tap software update.

ashyx said:
I'm confused as to your intentions. Do you want to root your device or update it?
If want to update it then just go into settings and tap software update.
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I am looking at the possibility of rooting and installing a custom rom. (if there are any stable good roms for the sm-t819). I f there arent i will update to the latest non o2 bloated ROM.
Thanks for any help
Matt

matt_simpson said:
I am looking at the possibility of rooting and installing a custom rom. (if there are any stable good roms for the sm-t819). I f there arent i will update to the latest non o2 bloated ROM.
Thanks for any help
Matt
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You need to make a decision on whether you are prepared to possibly void your warranty. Flashing anything custom trips KNOX and can potentially void the warranty.

ashyx said:
You need to make a decision on whether you are prepared to possibly void your warranty. Flashing anything custom trips KNOX and can potentially void the warranty.
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I am completely fine with that, It is a second hand unit any way so is probably out of warranty any way. I have flashed plenty before but never samsung, so never had to deal with odin and knox, also with there being loads of different model numbers it is a bit confusing which roms can go on which tabs.

matt_simpson said:
I am completely fine with that, It is a second hand unit any way so is probably out of warranty any way. I have flashed plenty before but never samsung, so never had to deal with odin and knox, also with there being loads of different model numbers it is a bit confusing which roms can go on which tabs.
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Root or install a custom Rom, you will need to install TWRP first.

ashyx said:
Root or install a custom Rom, you will need to install TWRP first.
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That's what I am looking for. Am I correct in thinking that the only one I can use is the lineage that has been built for the tm-819? Or can I use any of the others?
Really appreciate any help.

matt_simpson said:
That's what I am looking for. Am I correct in thinking that the only one I can use is the lineage that has been built for the tm-819? Or can I use any of the others?
Really appreciate any help.
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You will need to use a rom specific for your device.

matt_simpson said:
sorry to bother you again, just looking on sammobile and on the download section for the sm-t819 there is 2 versions. th o2 version and a BTU version. is the btu version the stock samsung version?
thanks
Matt
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If you choose to stick with Samsung stock and don't root, I'd go with this on Sammobile using Odin. https://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/galaxy-tab-s2/SM-T819/BTU/download/T819XXU2BRB2/212254/

stock firmware for Samsung Galaxy s7 G930V

I rooted my phone a while ago and have now screwed something up on it. It keeps saying ISM service unavailable...every 2 seconds no matter what I try. If you have a fix for that, that's great and I'd love to hear it. However, I am just looking for stock firmware for my Galaxy S7 G930V VRU4CRE5 to fix the problem. I can't find it anyway...I'm also aware that I'm no expert on this stuff so if any other stock firmware, or heck even a custom ROM at this point, works for my version that you can suggest, well then any help is welcome! thank you.

MathGuy284 said:
I rooted my phone a while ago and have now screwed something up on it..........
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I don't have this device but, your best bet is to post this question within the following Q&A thread that's specific to your device and variants.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3341138
Also, you can always obtain the specific firmware your looking for from one of the following links.
https://samfrew.com/download/Galaxy__S7__/2i17/VZW/G930VVRU4CRE5/G930VVZW4CRE5/
https://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/galaxy-s7/SM-G930V/VZW/download/G930VVRU4CRE5/222309/
Good Luck!
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