does anyone know if there is a benefit or downside to changing my csc from my carrier bell canada ( CSC: BMC) to canada generic (XAC)? thanks
ansamech said:
does anyone know if there is a benefit or downside to changing my csc from my carrier bell canada ( CSC: BMC) to canada generic (XAC)? thanks
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The benefit is that you don't have to wait for your carrier (testing and aproval) to receive OTA, the only "downside" is that you don't get any bloatware apps from them.
Donald K. said:
The benefit is that you don't have to wait for your carrier (testing and aproval) to receive OTA, the only "downside" is that you don't get any bloatware apps from them.
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The bloatware was what I was trying to avoid by switching, awesome. But it won't brake anything? Like Volte or wifi calling?
Donald K. said:
The benefit is that you don't have to wait for your carrier (testing and aproval) to receive OTA, the only "downside" is that you don't get any bloatware apps from them.
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That's not true, bmc gets updates before xac and rogers, in fact rogers is usually dead last in some instances. I specifically changed mine from xac to bmc to get updates a few days earlier, the two bell apps i simply disabled.
peachpuff said:
That's not true, bmc gets updates before xac and rogers, in fact rogers is usually dead last in some instances. I specifically changed mine from xac to bmc to get updates a few days earlier, the two bell apps i simply disabled.
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Here in Holland I've had TNL (T-Mobile Netherlands branded) and I changedit to PHN (Netherlands unbranded) and while I received the december patch on 28-12 while TNL was still stuck on october.
Donald K. said:
Here in Holland I've had TNL (T-Mobile Netherlands branded) and I changedit to PHN (Netherlands unbranded) and while I received the december patch on 28-12 while TNL was still stuck on october.
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In Canada it's the opposite for some reason, bell/telus/koodo get it first while Rogers and unbranded xac get it last.
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Would I be able to flash a T-Mobile Note 3 firmware (N9005XXUGBOD6_N9005TNLGBOD1_TNL) on an international N9005 LTE?
okizen said:
Would I be able to flash a T-Mobile Note 3 firmware (N9005XXUGBOD6_N9005TNLGBOD1_TNL) on an international N9005 LTE?
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No.
That sucks.
Joku1981 said:
No.
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So, other words if ppl use unlocked Note 3 but their carrier is T-Mobile they can't use WiFi Calling feature.
Just awesome!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2709867
Works on N9005 with some lil NFC flaws and pretends to be a T-Mobile one. + Theres WIFI calling in there
okizen said:
Would I be able to flash a T-Mobile Note 3 firmware (N9005XXUGBOD6_N9005TNLGBOD1_TNL) on an international N9005 LTE?
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You can use any EU firmware, branded or unbranded, interchangeably on an EU device. The only thing you may run in to is 4G not being white listed for your provider, or a Size error in ODIN.
Yes. TNL is T-Mobile Netherlands. It's PHN (Dutch Unbranded) with a few apps and logo's. However, if you try flashing it over the Polish version, you'll get a Size error and will need a PITfile.
Joku1981 said:
No.
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Yes. TNL is T-Mobile Netherlands, which is a modified version of PHN, Dutch Unbranded. It's not T-Mobile USA.
Thanx for the responses guys.
ShadowLea said:
You can use any EU firmware, branded or unbranded, interchangeably on an EU device. The only thing you may run in to is 4G not being white listed for your provider, or a Size error in ODIN.
Yes. TNL is T-Mobile Netherlands. It's PHN (Dutch Unbranded) with a few apps and logo's. However, if you try flashing it over the Polish version, you'll get a Size error and will need a PITfile.
Yes. TNL is T-Mobile Netherlands, which is a modified version of PHN, Dutch Unbranded. It's not T-Mobile USA.
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So, just to clarify, I would be able to flash the N9005 TNL firmware over an N9005 XSI firmware?
And if I did flash the N9005XXUGBOD6_N9005TNLGBOD1_TNL firmware, would I be able to go back to the original N9005XXUGNJ2_N9005OJVGNH2_XSI firmware?
okizen said:
So, just to clarify, I would be able to flash the N9005 TNL firmware over an N9005 XSI firmware?
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I said EU firmware on an EU device. I know Europe's starting to resemble the Middle East more and more every day, but last I checked the United Arab Emirates wasn't a part of Europe.
It might be possible, but I can't say for sure.
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And if I did flash the N9005XXUGBOD6_N9005TNLGBOD1_TNL firmware, would I be able to go back to the original N9005XXUGNJ2_N9005OJVGNH2_XSI firmware?
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In general, no. You can't downgrade.
It can be done, but there's a lot more involved than just flashing back old firmware.
Hey y'all,
I've had this S7 Edge International version for a while, and I was wondering if there is any way to improve signal. My internet is slow when I'm not on WIFI, I notice that in certain areas it is good, and most areas is just 1 bar which is meh. Any way to change some settings on the phone to fix this?
what csc are using? I got a France 935 and xfe works OK on AT&T. I did read you don't want to use an AT&T csc as it would be for a snapdragon and mess up a exynos based phone. maybe try BTU
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what csc are using? I got a France 935 and xfe works OK on AT&T. I did read you don't want to use an AT&T csc as it would be for a snapdragon and mess up a exynos based phone. maybe try BTU
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how do i check which CSC it is?
*#12580*369# in the dial section on the phone app it will list it. it's the 3 letters after G935F
UberBock said:
*#12580*369# in the dial section on the phone app it will list it. it's the 3 letters after G935F
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it says UUB
I think that is a multi csc for Latin America. might look around xda about using a different open multi csc. also are u updated to latest firmware. maybe since it is an international grab one from UK that has an updated modem (cp) file.
UberBock said:
I think that is a multi csc for Latin America. might look around xda about using a different open multi csc. also are u updated to latest firmware. maybe since it is an international grab one from UK that has an updated modem (cp) file.
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How do I do this? and does it trip knox?
if you update to an official Samsung version Knox will not trip. look for entries about official Samsung firmware and Odin. I assume that this international s7 edge will not be back in it country of origin. if it was and on a network there you'd get updates. if it is in the United States on AT&T then no updates would be pushed to the phone since they would be for the snapdragon version.
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if you update to an official Samsung version Knox will not trip. look for entries about official Samsung firmware and Odin. I assume that this international s7 edge will not be back in it country of origin. if it was and on a network there you'd get updates. if it is in the United States on AT&T then no updates would be pushed to the phone since they would be for the snapdragon version.
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I get updates, it's just software updates though, nothing AT&T pushes afaik.
I meant firmware updates from either Samsung or your carrier. if you use *#12580*369# the first two lines should end in BPHJ. That would be an updated firmware. what do the first two entries say
uberbock said:
i meant firmware updates from either samsung or your carrier. If you use *#12580*369# the first two lines should end in bphj. That would be an updated firmware. What do the first two entries say
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ap: G935fxxu1bph8
cp: G935fxxubph1
So I got two S7 Edge's today, both network unlocked. One is running CSC BTU and the other is XEU. Is there any benefit or difference between the two, should I put BTU on both or XEU on both, any performance or battery life difference or does one get updates quicker than the other?
From having a look around the net I haven't really found much in explaining the difference, I see that BTU is UK and XEU is UK/Ireland.
A couple of people have said that the BTU is from Samsung and the XEU is unbranded from a reseller, what does this mean?
Thanks for any input.
On this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s6-edge/help/btu-xeu-t3100911
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XEU used to be the old Samsung csc for the UK, then they switched to BTU later on. I hadn't seen XEU about for a while before I got my Edge and found it had the XEU csc code, not sure why they are using it again and why there is two now?
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Ronaldo_9 said:
I think i worked out the difference between BTU and XEU.
BTU firmware are on phones that come directly from Samsung (unbranded)
XEU firmware are on Sim Free handsets that are generic (unbranded) but not from Samsung
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On this thread: https://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18710229&page=104
It's better to use the XEU one as it's the fastest one for updates. My UK unlocked s7 edge from carphone warehouse came with this firmware. XEU has replaced BTU firmware for fastest updates since the S6.
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On this thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/GalaxyS6/comments/47d7iv/xeu_or_btu_rom/
I read that BTU is for unbranded phones that come directly from Samsung, while XEU is for unbranded phones that aren't from Samsung. (e.g. resellers)
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Turns out that BTU get updated faster than XEU.
BTU is Samsung UK unbranded (generic) and XEU is just UK unbranded (generic). Difference between the two, if you purchase an sim free phone from Samsung you get BTU, purchase a sim free phone from any other retailer you get XEU.
So if you purchase a Samsung S10 sim free direct from Samsung it will ship with BTU firmware...
If you purchase a Samsung S10 sim free from the likes of Carephone Warhouse it will come with XEU.
Hello,
I am on BTU and still on April security patch. I bought an unlocked phone to get updates faster and everyone is getting the patches faster than me. Even the carriers (tmobile, att) are releasing the patches faster.
Which version should I flash to get the patches in a regular way? BTU sucks.
Thank you.
what region are you in ?
did you check out sammobile, they post regular updates as soon as they are published.
you can download them and flash with, odin, twrp flashfire.
I am in Europe for the moment.
I am on BTU no root
Cosmic Blue said:
what region are you in ?
did you check out sammobile, they post regular updates as soon as they are published.
you can download them and flash with, odin, twrp flashfire.
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I live in the UK. I was also on BTU and bought the phone unlocked. I changed to H3G United Kingdom (H3G) as I was getting sick of there being no security update since April. I am also unrooted. To be honest I have not noticed much difference in the software, apart from the bootup screen. Last Samsung phone or tablet I'll be getting.
Same here
Also with H3G United Kingdom you have more regular monthly security updates?
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I live in the UK. I was also on BTU and bought the phone unlocked. I changed to H3G United Kingdom (H3G) as I was getting sick of there being no security update since April. I am also unrooted. To be honest I have not noticed much difference in the software, apart from the bootup screen. Last Samsung phone or tablet I'll be getting.
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It's more regular than BTU updates, and you're right BTU stinks
I'm living in North East Asia at the moment and grey imported an S8+ SM-G955F. All looks to be Ok however it's CSC is ATL so I'm getting a few Vodafone apps from Spain. I can use my local SIM but am concerned a little that I'm relying on Vodafone Spain to push out updates? (or because it's unlocked does Samsung do it?)
Could I flash a BTU software version over this? Will I then get updates for BTU going forwards? It would also remove the Vodafone crapware?
Any help would be appreciated!