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dmtycn

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This is mine from AT&T , 2 IMEIS and 1 ICCID on the box but only IMEI 1 shows up in the phone.

My understanding, ICCID = EID
But my phone is locked, cannot try with Tmo
 

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willcor

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AT&T Note 20 Ultra SIM tray will only hold 1 nano SIM and one MicroSD card.
A second nano SIM will not fit in any orientation where the MicroSD card is located.

This is how i did it ,works fine .
See screenshots
If you look carefully it states on sim tray, sim 1 , sim 2 Micro sd
Good luck
 

rjohnstone

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This is how i did it ,works fine .
See screenshots
If you look carefully it states on sim tray, sim 1 , sim 2 Micro sd
Good luck
The AT&T "U" model does not have that SIM tray. There are no markings for "SIM 2"
Look at the pics I posted of my SIM tray. You cannot physically put a SIM card in where the MicroSD card is located.
It is not designed to hold one like yours is.
 
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dr.ketan

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If I root an SM-N9860, can I activate esim?
Yes but remember just rooting itself wont activate this. It just make possible to edit csc features, you have to manually edit csc features yourself to activate it. Also you needs to make sure your device hardware support this, I know this available on N986B but not sure about your device.
 

tonime

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Yes but remember just rooting itself wont activate this. It just make possible to edit csc features, you have to manually edit csc features yourself to activate it. Also you needs to make sure your device hardware support this, I know this available on N986B but not sure about your device.

Can you tell me the path to edit the CSC features?
Thank you.
 

ebmorgan

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Here's what I've been able to gather for us USA NOTE 20 ULTRA users (this does not apply to other locales). ALL Note 20 Ultras have the NXP combined chipset in them which has UWB, NFC and eSIM. However, eSIM is software disabled in the US variant. This is why the second IEMI doesn't present itself. WHY they are doing this is up for debate: Could be they are still trying to get it working on US carriers. Could be a shady anti-consumer tactical deal made with US carriers to create a fake "one phone, on SIM" situation so you have to pay the carrier for their proprietary multinumber service.

But these are the facts: the US N20U has eSIM, it's software disabled, Samsung DID NOT disclose this to US consumers, Samsung to this day continues to tell US users it supports it, and to this day Samsung tells some users it will be available with an OTA in the future. (I'v been told this in writing via Twitter DM with Samsung support).

Now, I saw at the top of this thread that you can Odin an alternate CSC or make a single-line code change to enable eSIM. Has anyone performed and confirmed that? Does anyone know which CSC would be suitable for US variants? If this doesn't work, then an OTA is our only hope.
 

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eSIM is CSC feature, In case it is disable then two possibilities to enable
1.If device is non rooted - Try changing one of available CSC that have it enabled
2.In case device is rooted you need a line to add/edit below line

Code:
<CscFeature_RIL_SupportEsim>TRUE</CscFeature_RIL_SupportEsim>

Ah...it was dr.ketan.

Doc, have you tried an alternate CSC to enable eSIM on US N20U? Do you know or have an idea of what would work? Looking at this this thread I started, you'd be a hero.
 

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    Ok. I reset my phone back to stock, took notes.
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    Remove your simcard before you flash your phone. You don't want it to pick a carrier yet.

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    1.If device is non rooted - Try changing one of available CSC that have it enabled
    2.In case device is rooted you need a line to add/edit below line

    Code:
    <CscFeature_RIL_SupportEsim>TRUE</CscFeature_RIL_SupportEsim>
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