Hello all,
My Vibrant is tied to T-Mobile (obviously). Trouble is, I am using a different SIM as I don't live in the USA. (Stupid decision not to go for generic Galaxy S).
Now, the 2.2 update is shown available, but doesn't download since it looks for T-Mobile SIM.
Any solutions?
It's not FroYo it's just a maintenance update. You can find it in the Development section. It's JI6.
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Does it actually say that it's a 2.2 upgrade, or are you just assuming that? The reason someone suggested in the other thread you made that it might just be the JI6 upgrade is that there's no 2.2 upgrade for the Vibrant yet, regardless of what country you're in.
Edit - gravis86 beat me to it
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Hello all,
My Vibrant is tied to T-Mobile (obviously). Trouble is, I am using a different SIM as I don't live in the USA. (Stupid decision not to go for generic Galaxy S).
Now, the 2.2 update is shown available, but doesn't download since it looks for T-Mobile SIM.
Any solutions?
repost this in Q&A
you'll get a better answer in there.
Its probably not the 2.2 release. Most likely the JI6 firmware.
SMH...waaaay wrong section. flame on
talhamid said:
Hello all,
My Vibrant is tied to T-Mobile (obviously). Trouble is, I am using a different SIM as I don't live in the USA. (Stupid decision not to go for generic Galaxy S).
Now, the 2.2 update is shown available, but doesn't download since it looks for T-Mobile SIM.
Any solutions?
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you're gonna want to get it via ODIN.
I know they released Gingerbread for the Vibrant on other carriers like Bell, but from what I see on the t-mobile site, the t-mobile vibrant never got the update.
What I'm wondering is did anyone get a mostly stock rom working based on the bell update or another update? I don't own a vibrant my roommate does and he asked me to find out since I flash roms to my phones frequently, so I haven't kept up on vibrant development.
He is not really savy with phones and wants to keep the phone working as is, you know with touchwiz as the phone shipped, so cynogenmod is out.
Which is what I'd do if it was my phone.
The bell vibrant isn't even close to the t959 vibrant. It's more like the international galaxy s. There are like 2 or 3 ported gb roms from other phones though, and then there is CM7 and miui.
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I heard that firmware updates come from the carriers. I have an unlocked rogers Galaxy note. However, im using a telus sim.
will i get the ICS?
Thanks for any help
Flip a coin and let us know how it comes up.
It isn't even out for the International version of the Note. That will come first. Then each carrier has to customize it. That will take some time. Holding your breath is not recommended.
Uh go ask Telus. Only good way to find out. Or even better call, cause store representatives are sometimes incorrect.
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If you keep it stock, I am sure when Rogers ICS drops, you can download and flash the official update.
If you are rooted, chances are, you will get it sooner.
Hello guys just wanted to know how to debrand the note from bell as it is running a little slugishh and i also want to remove all the bell apps without rooting thanks for the help...
What do you mean Debrand it? It litterally has no branding. You're talking about changing the firmware?
It does have branding likeee all the bell apps and stuff all the extra stuff...
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Just the word that you used is odd, because branding literally means to "mark" something, or it means a certain type. So automatically when I read the title I was thinking you wanted to remove a carrier logo branded on the phone which it clearly doesn't have.
Anyhow, I digress.
To remove all that just root, get Titanium backup and remove all pre-loaded apps you don't want. This topic has already been discussed and you shouldn't have trouble finding out how to remove those apps.
Check the development section and you'll find more information there.
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Like i said i dont want to root...is there a way to straight flash a official galaxy note update which isnt from a carrier?
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There hasnt been any update yet. We are all patiently awaiting ICS. (Which will come from our carriers.) The only way I can see you getting rid of the bell bloatware is to either Root the phone and freeze those apps with TiBu. Or Flash a Rom which still requires rooting. Dude if you want them gone you're gonna need to root. However I could be wrong there may be a flashable Odin files that get rid of all the bloatware. Im not sure. Go look in development. I just don't know how to tell you any other way. Also don't know if you know this but the International Version is not tied to any Carrier, You can look into that if you're not happy with the Bell one. I also forgot to mention, I have one on Rogers and Bell. The Rogers one seems to be slightly faster. But I only have 2 to compare so I dunno. Maybe you can always sitch carrier if your contract is new.
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There hasnt been any update yet. We are all patiently awaiting ICS. (Which will come from our carriers.) The only way I can see you getting rid of the bell bloatware is to either Root the phone and freeze those apps with TiBu. Or Flash a Rom which still requires rooting. Dude if you want them gone you're gonna need to root. However I could be wrong there may be a flashable Odin files that get rid of all the bloatware. Im not sure. Go look in development. I just don't know how to tell you any other way. Also don't know if you know this but the International Version is not tied to any Carrier, You can look into that if you're not happy with the Bell one. I also forgot to mention, I have one on Rogers and Bell. The Rogers one seems to be slightly faster. But I only have 2 to compare so I dunno. Maybe you can always sitch carrier if your contract is new.
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I know you do not want to root my man but I will pay you $30 right now to upload the Bell stock system and then you can go right back to the unrooted version. I am desperate!! No Wi-fi hotspot, no NFC, S Planner, AT&T sucks!!
Yea waiting for ics is unpredictable now...
And like u said rogers note is faster thats why i want to debrand it i used my friends rogers note n there is a good differencee i got this from bell but got it unlocked cause i am with rogers so even if i can Get rogers firmware that would be fine too just need to find a wayy...
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Rooting is your only way afaik with Bell and Rogers. My Telus Note came with ZERO Telus bloatware and I mean ZERO unless I missed something. Luckily, in Canada, Telus, Rogers and Bell did not put their name on the Note like how AT&T removed the Samsung name and used AT&T up on top of the phone. Also WIFI Hotspot (tethering) option is there and not removed. I use tethering all the time to tether to my tablet and several of my Sony Vaios. Lastly, NFC is there and is working.
Hello All!
I bought a Galaxy Note I717 from Kijiji this week and was wondering about something.
When I take the battery out of the phone, the sticker says: SGH-I717M (that's Bell Canada hardware)
But when I turn on the phone, the first image that appears shows: SGH-I717R (that's Rogers software)
I have rooted, and tried several ROMs so far and I still get the initial screen showing up as SGH-I717R.
So my question is, how do I get rid of that initial screen or change it to another carrier, such as Bell?
Thanks!
dubsteps said:
Hello All!
I bought a Galaxy Note I717 from Kijiji this week and was wondering about something.
When I take the battery out of the phone, the sticker says: SGH-I717M (that's Bell Canada hardware)
But when I turn on the phone, the first image that appears shows: SGH-I717R (that's Rogers software)
I have rooted, and tried several ROMs so far and I still get the initial screen showing up as SGH-I717R.
So my question is, how do I get rid of that initial screen or change it to another carrier, such as Bell?
Thanks!
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Does it actually bother you?
I can live with it. I was curious to find out if someone knew of a fix for it.
Thanks
I see I wouldn't worry about it. Load up a Paranoid ROM on it and enjoy your phone. You'll hardly reboot ur phone anyways.
If you install non rooted stock bell firmware with bell kernel and modem, it will change your boot screen to I717M.
Well, Your forum heading asks about hardware screen replacement compatibility, lil confusion there.
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The only way to change back is by flashing an Odin firmware of bell you can get them on Sammobile.com
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I don't mean to hijack this thread, but I have a question that is (somewhat) relevant. My Note is the SGH-I717R, for Rogers. Am I allowed to flash At&T Note ROMs for my device? In other words, does the "R" make a difference? Thanks in advance.
Don't know how to delete posts, so just ignore this one.