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OK gotch ya. That must be for the Verizon branded one. I just grabbed mine from Smartswitch on the 950U1
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It is a carrier thing in the US. We already know that. It has been explained by Google and phone manufacturers long time ago.
To say that the same thing applies worldwide based on a US user's experience is just plain ignorance.
What everyone here is trying to explain is that the international version that is sold unlocked is independent from the carriers. They don't come bundled with any carrier apps.
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I didn't say it's world wide. Pardon me for not being up to date on what's changed. I understand now.
Correct .. Verizon branded .. here's Verizon's posting on the update : https://www.verizonwireless.com/support/samsung-galaxy-note8-update/
Well, just checked for an update and its downloading now. I have a Verizon Note 8
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IM SOOO SORRY BUT NEED HELP WITH THIS IF ITS POSSIBLE!!!
have the Unlimited Plan for everything through Verizon. I have 8 Devices, since i have 8 kids. They all have to have WIFI for their home work.....we do NOT have broadband internet or any other internet except thru our phones. How do i hook up my phone thru mobile data and not hotspot/wifi to my google wifi system and my modem????? THANKS
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have the Unlimited Plan for everything through Verizon. I have 8 Devices, since i have 8 kids. They all have to have WIFI for their home work.....we do NOT have broadband internet or any other internet except thru our phones. How do i hook up my phone thru mobile data and not hotspot/wifi to my google wifi system and my modem????? THANKS
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Wrong thread but I'll help anyways lol.
Hooking it directly up to a router is not possible unless you want to go through a lot of pain. There is a workaround for wifi hotspot where you add dun to the end of your APN settings.
USA unlocked note 8 updated to November security patch update
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Note 8 bought from Samsung store in Australia. No update - still on August security patch. This is actually ridiculous. No carrier involved, only Samsung.
Yes you do have a carrier. Samsung is not a wireless company they are a manufacturer. You have to have a carrier or your phone is not turned on. Ok better than that who do you pay every month so you can talk on your phone? Whoever that is that's the one to complain to.
So you are saying, that if I do not insert a sim card, and just use wifi, that my phone will get updates straight from Samsung, but when I insert a sim from any carrier, suddenly my whole phone changes, and can only get updates through those carriers?
Carrier: https://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/galaxy-note8/SM-N950F/OPS/
My CSC: https://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/galaxy-note8/SM-N950F/XSA/
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That's right so if you don't insert a simcard you will just keep on waiting for a update. Unless you download a update manually. If you have a simcard in your phone from a carrier and you still are not getting updates then your carrier is dragging their feet. I have ATT and I have received 3 updates on this phone since I have had it. So if you don't have a carrier you'll have to download the update from a site.
So let's say that Samsung have a little server, it has all of the carrier and non carrier approved ota files there. Now the people with their note 8s hit software update, it goes to Samsung with the model number (unique to region etc) and the CSC which then tells it what carrier owns the phone. From this they send the update down. Now the CSC cannot be changed from inserting a sim card, you would have to flash a carrier ROm to change this or buy the phone from the carrier.
If I have a carrier SIM or not, I will always get the update relevant to my model and CSC.
I have confirmed this as my CSC hasn't changed, and I still have the international unlocked model number and my local (australia) non carrier CSC.
Further proved wrong, is that if I put a Verizon SIM in my phone, it would get me the sd version right? While I have the Exynos. So it would break my phone lol. Anyway I was in the U.S and used T-Mobile SIM and got no updates.
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Unlocked Note 8 with Verizon US SIM in it. Currently on November 1 security updates. I just went in and manually checked an that's the latest.
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