Can I flash Android Pie on my S8(G950FD) - Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers

Hello,
I have a S8 (G950FD) with a XEU firmware. It's active CSC is XFE . My question is :
Can I flash Android Pie with a different CSC and still receive OTA updates and will my sim card still work ?
List of my available csc codes below :
Thanks
Available CSC codes : ibb.co/xgFTVDs

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I have just bought a brand new S8 dual sim, or SM-G950FD, made in Vietnam.
After inserting the 4g chip, the device rebooted and downloaded the config for my mobile operator, which appears to be the config for the F variant and not the FD (see attachments below).
It works fine, but the region ARO (Argentina unbranded) does not have a firmware for this model, and the security patch is from August 2017. So the question is, can I flash the stock version for the FD, region XXV (Vietnam unbranded)? Or is it better if I try ZTO (Brazil unbranded)?
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2nd attempt to add screenshots.
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to get my fingerprint sensor working with Lineage-OS 7.1.2 on my S5 Duos, I want to update the baseband firmware.
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