[Official] SG Note in the Philippines

jermitano · Mar 3, 2012

emignatius said:
I've already posted this in the accessories section but here are my cases again and I bought them in Singapore.

The blue case (Uniq) is probably going to be available here in the PH soon 'coz I see this brand cases for the iPad and Galaxy tabs in local stores and I'm telling you now, don't buy this. Yes it looks great, but the case is covering the mic and when I make calls while using the case, the person on the other line can't hear me clearly so it's kind of sitting in my shelf at the moment.

The reason I got the brown case (Verus) is because of the speaker hole. I was thinking of getting other cases but most of them don't have this hole and I find it really convenient to have this feature so you won't need to flip over the case whenever taking calls.

i like the one on the left...how much are these anyways?

ryan562 · Mar 5, 2012

I followed zedomax's tutorial here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ju6kkdKPy9g&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Sent from my Galaxy Note N7000

ryan562 · Mar 5, 2012

access.denied said:
Pinoy from NYC here.

My international GNote is also rooted and evaluated the MIDNOTE 2.0 (ICS LP1 and ITALIAN QUALITY) Rom. ICS really flows smooth on the GNote. I really like it with all the new features and functionalities.
The main issue I have is the Straight Talk data service I am using does not work with the XXLP1 radio modem used with Chinese leaked ICS rom.
I know this because when I revert back to my GB Rocket v22 rom, it uses the XXLA4 modem radio and Straight Talk data service work with 2-5Mbps download speeds as opposed to a consistent 9kbps DL with the ICS LP1 radio. Yes, 9kbps!! WTH!!
Right now, this ICS bandwagon is still new so I will have to revisit this rom along with other roms that can work with the Straight Talk service.

I am curious what carrier service are you using with your GNote in California and your data DL speeds?

Mabuhay y'all!!!

I am unfortunately using T-Mobile coming from a galaxy s2 so I'm only getting T-Mobile's edge speeds at the moment.

Sent from my Galaxy Note N7000

jermitano · Mar 5, 2012

any one here having screen issues problems?ive read a little on the tcp thread about it...is that that worse?

Sent from my GT-I9100 using Tapatalk

ryan562 · Mar 5, 2012

jermitano said:
any one here having screen issues problems?ive read a little on the tcp thread about it...is that that worse?

Sent from my GT-I9100 using Tapatalk

No problems here

Sent from my Galaxy Note N7000

access.denied · Mar 6, 2012

ryan562 said:
I am unfortunately using T-Mobile coming from a galaxy s2 so I'm only getting T-Mobile's edge speeds at the moment.

Sent from my Galaxy Note N7000

I tested and used a T-Mobile Sim for about 1 day. Not fast enough for data IMO.
If I can't stream Netflix movies on the GNote, the data speeds are tooooo slooowwww...

Dude, do yourself a favor and get on the Straight Talk service.
You will be 1000% happier. Check them out. Pay as you go, unlimited data, phone, sms and no contacts!!

poyax · Mar 8, 2012

Hey all. Good that we have thread for pinoys. Sweet.

I'm from Cebu and got the Note for almost a month already, from smart postpaid plan.

Hey Ryan sup?

Sent from my GT-N7000 using xda premium

emignatius · Mar 8, 2012

jermitano said:
i like the one on the left...how much are these anyways?

Should be roughly about 1500 in Philippine pesos or 45 SGD.

gamedok · Mar 9, 2012

Hello guys!

By the way, if you are experimenting with phone modems, the best modem for the Philippines is the XXLB1 (got around 5mbps speeds on Makati area) and the XXLA3. however, I am experiencing some troubles with XXLA3 such as losing the ability to send and receive text messages from time to time.

I am using RocketRom v22. XXLA4 comes by default on RocketRom and so far it's not giving me good speeds.

If you have other tests, share it here.

This is the modem thread: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1423396

ryan562 · Mar 9, 2012

access.denied said:
I tested and used a T-Mobile Sim for about 1 day. Not fast enough for data IMO.
If I can't stream Netflix movies on the GNote, the data speeds are tooooo slooowwww...

Dude, do yourself a favor and get on the Straight Talk service.
You will be 1000% happier. Check them out. Pay as you go, unlimited data, phone, sms and no contacts!!

Thanks for the referral. I just found out locally I can choose between them, Red Pocket, and H20 Wireless as prepaid carriers who use At$t networks.

Sent from my Transformer Prime TF201

adelmundo · Mar 9, 2012

access.denied said:
I tested and used a T-Mobile Sim for about 1 day. Not fast enough for data IMO.
If I can't stream Netflix movies on the GNote, the data speeds are tooooo slooowwww...

Dude, do yourself a favor and get on the Straight Talk service.
You will be 1000% happier. Check them out. Pay as you go, unlimited data, phone, sms and no contacts!!

Since Straight Talk uses AT&T's network (since it is an AT&T MVNO), does YouTube HQ 720p video stream fast enough on the International GNote without stuttering?

tbor1277 · Mar 9, 2012

anong gulo Ito?

Hi guys. Not showing love on my note. Still busy with ICS on my tablet. Hopefully we can have custom ics soon. Just wanted to say hi.

jermitano · Mar 9, 2012

ryan562 said:
No problems here

Sent from my Galaxy Note N7000

ive been reading a lot on the thread, just observed a that the roving and continual topic is about screen res problems...

access.denied · Mar 9, 2012

adelmundo said:
Since Straight Talk uses AT&T's network (since it is an AT&T MVNO), does YouTube HQ 720p video stream fast enough on the International GNote without stuttering?

Yup no stutter. I just watched the Despicable Me 2 trailer in HD and played fine.
Although it did not fill the whole screen but maybe that is how the video was made.

I can further test if you have a link to a youtube video in 720p.

access.denied · Mar 10, 2012

ryan562 said:
Thanks for the referral. I just found out locally I can choose between them, Red Pocket, and H20 Wireless as prepaid carriers who use At$t networks.

Sent from my Transformer Prime TF201

Hi Ryan,
You're right. Red Pocket and H2O are good choices but be aware that none of their data plans are advertised as unlimited. If you do a lot of web streaming and downloads, Straight Talk maybe better IMO.

Another SIM carrier I'm looking into is Simple Mobile. They have an $40 unlimited data, talk and text but maxes out @3G speeds. Not sure if its worth saving $5 since I know the ST plan can go faster than 3G on the GNote.

jermitano · Mar 10, 2012

whats your current rom and kernel combo?

access.denied · Mar 10, 2012

jermitano said:
whats your current rom and kernel combo?

Rocket rom v22

Abyss note 3.6 kernel (Included in the rom)

Chadmack · Mar 11, 2012

I use chrack v14 lite abyss 4.2 touch redpill

jermitano · Mar 11, 2012

thanks for the feeds guys...having a hard time looking for custom enthusiasts here in our country...my head hurts a lot from people uber whining about their screen issues ( i wouldnt tell who but i guess the dude has the same problems posted here)...my best guess about that problem is that its more software related and yeah the pentile matrix screen as well...keep em posted sirs...

emignatius · Mar 11, 2012

jermitano said:
thanks for the feeds guys...having a hard time looking for custom enthusiasts here in our country...my head hurts a lot from people uber whining about their screen issues ( i wouldnt tell who but i guess the dude has the same problems posted here)...my best guess about that problem is that its more software related and yeah the pentile matrix screen as well...keep em posted sirs...

I am pretty sure IT IS software related because I didn't have that issue when I first got my note but saw it immediately(first thing I thought I'd look for) after OTA a month later of owning the device. Besides it doesn't really bother me that much as my phone's still main functions are to send text messages and take/receive phone calls.

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