Recent content by TheGuyUpNorth

I am also on the same exact cycle as you. I called Samsung, and yes I must wait 10 more days to order. The only other option to to pay off the balance in full, and then turn in the phone for the trade in. That's a losing proposition, as I still owe approximately $800. I originally thought...

I have ordered many times from Samsung direct. Last year I had my shorts in a bunch because everyone else was seeing movement and tracking numbers. Mine did not move until Monday prior to the release and I still had 2 days before expected release date. Hoping for the same. The one difference...

You could always ODIN back, but it really won't do any good since your phone will only let you defer updates for so long. At some point your phone will update itself to Pie once again.

Notice this morning, that the final build number that VZW is pushing today is PPR1.180610.011.N960USQU1CSB3 This is the exact match for those who sideloaded either the update from CSAA or who went from ARL1 to CSB3. As the wise man known as "Mustang" said, we are golden in terms of getting...

You can use the Verizon Upgrade assistant. There is a mac version that I have tested, and it works great. As noted by a previous user, this will pull whatever Verizon has as it's last update. This would be Oreo for the moment. Once Pie is released this would be the current version. It may...

Sure appreciate your prompt feedback Mustang. My heart rate has slowed considerably since being able to update from CSAA to CSB3. My paranoia of bricking this bad boy was running pretty high. Once VZW gets off their *** and finally drops the update, I am hoping the build number is the same as...

I am not sure about Odin, but can confirm that the Verizon Upgrade assistant has a version for each.

I honestly followed the directions listed for the Verizon upgrade assistant and walked the repair right to the point it was about to wipe. Then backed out so I would not lose pie. Once pie drop (hopefully this week), the assistant appears to grab what Verizon has posted on its servers. Thus...

As reported by Mustang. There will likely be a way once the firmware for Sprint and ATT are pushed. That will give a path from CSAA to the new version. Similar to the way we did the OTA sideload to begin with. I assume once this is done we will be up to snuff to resume receiving security...

Hmmmm......I tried to follow your instructions, but when I plug in my phone the only thing that happens is I see my SD card and Phone files. When I try to lauch Update via USB and assistant, nothing happen and the next button is not available. Any ideas?

So as a Verizon Note 9 owner, I took the leap early in the game and did the pie update to the CSAA version. It's now apparent that Verizon will be releasing a newer version that will look for ARL1 as it's reference upgrade. As someone who wants to get back on track, is it even possible to ODIN...

Mustang, please comment on your degree of confidence that those of us that did the official SD update method will still get what Verizon ultimately releases. And if not, what would be the path to follow to ultimately get up to date?

I took the leap and applied the official update to my phone via sideload. Love the update, but soon realized a flaw that is apparently on Samsung and not the carriers. It seems that the CSAA version for the US variant causes the compass to be off by 90 degrees. Does not seem to affect...