A friend of mine has a Galaxy S 4G on T-Mobile. Willl i9000 ROM's work on this model of phone? I own a Vibrant and use i9000 ROM's but I wanted to check before I recommended this to him.
Thanks!
No. Absolutely not.
If it even flashed, that would be a one way ticket on the I/O Bus to Brickville.
Don't do it, not now, not ever.
LOL okay, message heard loud and clear.
Why does it work on my phone (Vibrant) and not the 4G? Are there major differences between the 4G and the i9000, where the Vibrant is similar to i9000
Kops said:
LOL okay, message heard loud and clear.
Why does it work on my phone (Vibrant) and not the 4G? Are there major differences between the 4G and the i9000, where the Vibrant is similar to i9000
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Uh the bell vibrant is completely different than the t-mobile vibrant. Looking at a picture would make this very obvious. The bell vibrant is the same as the i9000.
Furry Atom said:
Uh the bell vibrant is completely different than the t-mobile vibrant. Looking at a picture would make this very obvious. The bell vibrant is the same as the i9000.
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I didn't want to go solely by a picture, but good to know nonetheless.
A little confusing...Bell markets this phone as a Vibrant...but on XDA, the "VIbrant" sub-section (judging by the picture) is definitely not my phone.
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There is a rumor that US Cellular will get a Galaxy S variant at some point this fall as well. Is the Fascinate likely to be the one, since both USCC and Verizon are CDMA?
i dont think usc is the same type of cdma as vzw
last i heard they hadnt updgraded to evdo yet, but were in the process
so maybe not
that and each version i have see of the galaxy has has something different about it
From what i've seen and heard, it will be more like the Samsung Epic then the Fascinate.
ibegary said:
From what i've seen and heard, it will be more like the Samsung Epic then the Fascinate.
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That would be great, but the buzz on HowardForums is that it won't have a keyboard.
Pre-order has begun
http://www.rogers.com/web/content/s...less_0910_Eng-_-SamsungGalaxyS_WIR_LowerBadge
I'm quite sure they'll find them-self most of their own clientèle using a Galaxy S will end up being the i9000m from their rival Bell
LOL
wonder if upload speed will be disabled like att model
also wonder why they didnt pick up the i9000m (better phone) like the bell version?
500 Minutes + 1 GB Data7 + Unlimited Social Networking
$70.00/month
jesus christ thats expensive thats like £44 a month
who knows said:
500 Minutes + 1 GB Data7 + Unlimited Social Networking
$70.00/month
jesus christ thats expensive thats like £44 a month
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Yep, the big 3 tel companies pretty much have the market all to themselves thanks to the CRTC. No competition = crap deals for the consumer.
who knows said:
500 Minutes + 1 GB Data7 + Unlimited Social Networking
$70.00/month
jesus christ thats expensive thats like £44 a month
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You have no freaking idea buddy. A few years ago we were paying activation fees which I believe were around $7. On top of that we have to pay for voice mail and caller ID, a package which you can get for $10-15 and which I believe is already included in US plans. Plus they make you pay to use tethering if you don't have a plan that's > 500MB and you also have to pay for the use of the front facing camera.
Basically the big 3 (Bell, Telus and Rogers) are huge shysters.
Edit: I think my old plan came out to around $50 for 350min + national 10 + VM and CID. That's a Telus plan with system activation fee and all that crap.
Well, I've already got an unlocked Bell Vibrant running on Rogers. Granted, buying it out right was kinda painful but I'd rather get the better hardware.
As for pricing, Rogers does have terrible pricing unless you've been with them for a while. Side note, if you're signing up with Rogers or upgrading, you have until September 30th to get 6GB data as a $30 add-on. The deal also applies to Fido.
why do you guys prefer bells i9000's over the captivate?
I've been waiting for months now for rogers to get the captivate.
no way im going back to bell...
Berserk87 said:
why do you guys prefer bells i9000's over the captivate?
I've been waiting for months now for rogers to get the captivate.
no way im going back to bell...
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you don't need to go to Bell to get the I9000M
you can unlock I9000M and use it with Rogers / Fido / Telus
i'm using it with Fido
the Vibrant I9000M is way better than the Captivate SGH-I897
the Captivate is crippled, the Vibrant is full feature just like the UK version I9000
AllGamer said:
you don't need to go to Bell to get the I9000M
you can unlock I9000M and use it with Rogers / Fido / Telus
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I know that, but I prefer the design of the captivate over the i9000.
the i9000 feels cheap and looks like an iphone.
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you don't need to go to Bell to get the I9000M
the Captivate is crippled, the Vibrant is full feature just like the UK version I9000
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whats crippled on it?
the only thing I know of is the market which is easily fixed.
It doesnt have the front camera nor video calling for one
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It doesnt have the front camera nor video calling for one
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I don't care about video calling at all, I can't think of a single time I would use that.
I would't drop $500 on a phone just to have it feel cheap, and have everyone walk up to me saying "is that the new iphone?"
LMAO it happens to me all the time, "wow is that new iphone" then i point to the big silver samsung logo and they are like "OMG what phone is that!"
is not having the front facing camera the only difference?
can the bell version (i9000M) still flash the i9000 firmware from the US models?
I believe the captivate is also missing fm radio, not sure though.
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Berserk87 said:
is not having the front facing camera the only difference?
can the bell version (i9000M) still flash the i9000 firmware from the US models?
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there are no USA i9000 models
there are UK i9000 models
all USA models are not compatible with I9000M
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is not having the front facing camera the only difference?
can the bell version (i9000M) still flash the i9000 firmware from the US models?
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also the u.s. captivate models have 3g upload speed disabled..
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also the u.s. captivate models have 3g upload speed disabled..
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i hope this is a Network related thing, and not a phone thing
but being ROGERS... they are more than capable
they copy everything from AT&T, unfortunately they don't copy the better price plans offered by AT&T
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i hope this is a Network related thing, and not a phone thing
but being ROGERS... they are more than capable
they copy everything from AT&T, unfortunately they don't copy the better price plans offered by AT&T
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no we know it is a phone related thing i read some of the threads on it when i was thinking of getting one.. they worked around it with alternate kernels from i9000 but then the rotation and buttons were hosed up.. dont remember if they ever totally worked around it.. i think maybe with a custom kernel
wow! that explains a lot why the I9000M version is so popular down in the south
knowing Rogers they will have Samsung Lock down the phone so its hard to do anything with.. like root. try different roms.
I GOT A DEAL FROM LOCAL TMOBILE G2+300 FOR samsung galaxy S2
uhhh... I paid 500$ for my G2... i dunno if I'd pay 800 for the galaxy s2. after my poor experience with the original galaxy s, I don't think I will ever have a non htc android phone again.
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I GOT A DEAL FROM LOCAL TMOBILE G2+300 FOR samsung galaxy S2
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Idk. what condition is your G2 in? thats really what it depends on. if its in mediocre condition then its really only worth about $200. so $500 for a good condition SGSII is a screamin' deal.
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uhhh... I paid 500$ for my G2... i dunno if I'd pay 800 for the galaxy s2. after my poor experience with the original galaxy s, I don't think I will ever have a non htc android phone again.
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I hear Samsung has actually gotten more developer-friendly recently, especially after releasing the NS. Either way, I'd wait and see what the reviews and root procedure for the SGS2 are.
dunno about you, but i was still miffed with the fact that samsung refused to sell a gsm version of the epic 4g (unbranded from sprint's crap ofcourse) to the rest of the world. I was so intent on getting it that I hoped it would've appeared 3 months after the epic went on sale in the US....
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dunno about you, but i was still miffed with the fact that samsung refused to sell a gsm version of the epic 4g (unbranded from sprint's crap ofcourse) to the rest of the world. I was so intent on getting it that I hoped it would've appeared 3 months after the epic went on sale in the US....
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You know the Epic 4G is just Sprint's variation of the Galaxy S? T-Mobile's is the Vibrant, AT&T's is the captivate, Sprint's is the Epic 4G, and the global GSM version is the Galaxy S. Sprint just made it fat with a keyboard.
ofcourse i knew it was a variant of the galaxy s. you also do realize that the epic is the only one with a keyboard and the look that i like.
that's why i got a DZ. it has a keyboard. My biggest prereq is that is HAS to have a physical keyboard
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ofcourse i knew it was a variant of the galaxy s. you also do realize that the epic is the only one with a keyboard and the look that i like.
that's why i got a DZ. it has a keyboard. My biggest prereq is that is HAS to have a physical keyboard
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The reason why it has a keyboard is because Sprint stipulated that it had to. In other words, Samsung didn't want it to have a keyboard but made one as a Sprint exclusive. Aka Samsung wouldn't be able to sell a GSM version to the rest of the world because it was a 1-carrier build. Why is that Samsung's fault? Its Sprints fault for wanting the exclusive. Not to mention that Samsung would have never made a keyboard one if Sprint didn't ask.
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I hear Samsung has actually gotten more developer-friendly recently, especially after releasing the NS. Either way, I'd wait and see what the reviews and root procedure for the SGS2 are.
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The reviews are already out. The SGSII has been out in Europe for a while and every review I see has said nothing but great things.
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The reason why it has a keyboard is because Sprint stipulated that it had to. In other words, Samsung didn't want it to have a keyboard but made one as a Sprint exclusive. Aka Samsung wouldn't be able to sell a GSM version to the rest of the world because it was a 1-carrier build. Why is that Samsung's fault? Its Sprints fault for wanting the exclusive. Not to mention that Samsung would have never made a keyboard one if Sprint didn't ask.
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I'm not sure what you're getting at here, but all I'm saying is that I'm not happy that Samsung did not decide to release a gsm version. It does not matter if it was sprint's stipulation or anyone else's for that matter. the point is that they never released a gsm version and that I would've bought it if it was for a gsm network.
No need to go defensive for samsung. Not to mention that it is not difficult for them to sell a gsm variant for the epic.
after all this is simply my view on what I would've gone for if I had a chance, but i'm unhappy that they didn't because it was such a nice phone.
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I'm not sure what you're getting at here, but all I'm saying is that I'm not happy that Samsung did not decide to release a gsm version. It does not matter if it was sprint's stipulation or anyone else's for that matter. the point is that they never released a gsm version and that I would've bought it if it was for a gsm network.
No need to go defensive for samsung. Not to mention that it is not difficult for them to sell a gsm variant for the epic.
after all this is simply my view on what I would've gone for if I had a chance, but i'm unhappy that they didn't because it was such a nice phone.
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I'm explaining to you that Sprint had an exclusive on the Galaxy S + keyboard (they designed it, they keep it). They wouldn't let Samsung sell a GSM version in the US or abroad for that matter. Don't hate Samsung because Sprint told them not to release it anywhere else lol.
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I'm explaining to you that Sprint had an exclusive on the Galaxy S + keyboard (they designed it, they keep it). They wouldn't let Samsung sell a GSM version in the US or abroad for that matter. Don't hate Samsung because Sprint told them not to release it anywhere else lol.
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Source?
10 chars.
i've never heard about sprint not allowing samsung to sell a gsm version. maybe exclusivity in the US but dunno about worldwide.
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i've never heard about sprint not allowing samsung to sell a gsm version. maybe exclusivity in the US but dunno about worldwide.
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When carriers ask for a customization for a phone, that phone doesn't exist anywhere else. It was clear that Samsung was going to sell their variant of the Galaxy S without a keyboard. They sold the i9000 version in Europe sans keyboard, that was their unlocked GSM version. Sprint requested the keyboard and got it. Samsung made that phone for Sprint, its not like they had it in the pipeline and Sprint stole it as an exclusive to keep it CDMA. Its pretty clear Samsung was willing to do whatever the US carriers wanted by re-designing the phone 4 times for all the major carriers, and even some regionals.
I'd understand your frustration if it was a GSM worldphone kept on lock to AT&T/T-mobile, but in reality they'd have to redesign it to be a GSM version, and whether Sprint wanted this to be the only keyboard Galaxy S or not, Samsung surely wasn't going to make a GSM version of it.
But regardless, this has absolutely nothing to do with OP's question...
Which is exactly why i dont understand why you were so intent on arguing this when its not related to the op. It simply seems to me that you are arguing for the sake of doing so
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I'm seeing news stories today about the Telus Samsung Fascinate 3G+ in Canada getting the 2.3.3 update officially.
Since the Telus Fascinate hardware is so similar to that of the Vibrant, this seems to bode well for the Vibrant getting the update as well.
If nothing else, the ROM probably would port to the Vibrant more smoothly than the I9000 ROM, I would think.
Check out this link.
What makes you think its more similar than i9000
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What makes you think its more similar than i9000
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From the Galaxy S Wikipedia Article: "The Telus Galaxy S Fascinate is very similar to the T-Mobile USA Galaxy S Vibrant (SGH-T959)".
Seams good, need some one to extract gps drivers and test if it works.
More to show that it is T-Mobile's fault
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it wont work. Its cosmetically the same as the vibrant but the insides are identical to the i9000. The only thing that sets the vibrant apart from the other galaxy s devices is its hardware radio. It and the SGS4G are the only sgs phones that have 1700mhz umts/hsdpa. because of this they have to use a completely different radio that supports it.
It seems that the craze of Samsung Galaxy S II is not likely to get diminish in near future as yet another operator, U.S. Cellular is on the way to release its version of Galaxy S II in United States. This smartphone will be slightly different from other American variants in terms of its design and specs..........
http://mirolta.com/2012/02/22/u-s-c...sion-of-samsung-galaxy-s-ii-in-united-states/
A bigger battery is always good, but a 4.5" screen is probably a bit too big for wvga resolution.
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Belongs in the Epic 4G Touch forums - US Cellular is a CDMA provider, and that combined with identical specs to the E4GT says this is just a rebadged E4GT.
This phone's model is SCH-R760 and it isn't 4G, just 3G so I don't think it can be thrown in with the Epic 4G Touch. Where should we be posting about this one?
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This phone's model is SCH-R760 and it isn't 4G, just 3G so I don't think it can be thrown in with the Epic 4G Touch. Where should we be posting about this one?
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Interesting. Probably it's an E4GT with the WiMax radio removed.
Well, it isn't out yet or Samsung is violating the GPL with it (no source code for the kernel posted), so it's hard to tell.
Thanks. It came out today and I have one so they are indeed violating the GPL. You are probably right though, it likely is the same phone minus that radio. I'm looking to root so I'm hoping I can use E4GT methods.
any luck??
Just wondering if you had any luck. bought mine yesterday and its rooted. im itching to try some custom roms, wondering.....
Still nothing for this phone? Are the R760 folks just SOL?
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Still nothing for this phone? Are the R760 folks just SOL?
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No. There just isn't an SCH-R760 forum on THIS site. Closest information you'll find is in the Epic 4G Touch (SPH-D710) forums, but they are still different phones, so don't flash any actual E4GT ROMs, unless they explicitly state they will work on the SCH-R760.
Google is, and always will be, your friend.
http://www.google.com/search?&q=US+Cellular+sch-r760+custom+roms
A quick perusal of the results I got seem to indicate that the results on the teamuscellular.com website are likely to be your best resource for this variant.