http://www.expansys-usa.com/samsung-galaxy-s-ii-android-smartphone-unlocked-16gb-209554/
This thread is only for USA Galaxy s 2 fans. Guyz check this out. Unlocked and Unbranded. 50 In Stock.
Check the price in UK though
http://www.expansys.com/samsung-i9100-galaxy-s-ii-16gb-209114/
Coupon Code:
LSJUNE25
$25 Off $700+ Order
Expires: 6/30/2011
Thanks to daraj for the coupon
COUPON CODE:LS15250
Save $15 when you spend over $250 with Expansys with discount code LS15250. Offer valid through 6.30.11.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Open-Box-Samsun...Cell_Phones&hash=item1e643d4d8b#ht_1364wt_905
Expansys is selling refurbished phones in ebay.$675.
I bought the phone last week and i live in downtown chicago. After a week of experience with phone i would say this is the best ever. GPS is accurate in the downtown although there are few hiccups when across willis tower and trump tower which is pretty normal for a GPS. Wifi is great i never had any problems so far. Data connection on my At&t is much faster than my captivate(1.6MB/sec vs 2MB/sec). I tried testing it vs iphone 4, my galaxys2 showed significantly faster data speeds. Battery is ok but not the best. Call quality is something you would really like. I am really happy and proud to have phone a like this.
I hope i helped some of other fellow XDA members by starting this thread with coupon codes.
Mobilecityonline:
Description says with NFC check it with them before you buy.
http://www.mobilecityonline.com/wireless/store/productdetail.asp?productid=27671 only 699$+3.95$.
http://www.mobilecityonline.com/wireless/store/productdetail.asp?productid=28104
Guys. Lots of Accessories. Its 779$ though.
Somewhere around here someone posted a voucher code for 15 bucks off that works at expansys usa and you can also go through ebates for 3 percent off making it the lowest price I have run into for the phone. Ya gotta be willing to wait though, shipping is 4 days off and comes ground if you choose the free shiping.
2G: 850/900/1800/1900 Mhz (Quadband)
3G: 900/2100 (Dual-band)
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What's this about?
Why do they say it only supports 3G 900/2100
There's also no mention of warranty. I guess I have to assume it doesn't come with one?
They say they have 41 in stock on the US site... will it actually ship FROM the US or are they just shipping it from the UK? I assume it's from the US since the shipping options are 3-5 day GROUND which would be impossible from England =)
BTW coupon code EXP10 works out to a bit over 16 bucks off (since it's 10 GBP off), bit better than the $15 off code above.
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What's this about?
Why do they say it only supports 3G 900/2100
There's also no mention of warranty. I guess I have to assume it doesn't come with one?
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Warranty - no, it is a grey (unlicensed/unsanctioned) phone in the USA. None of the sellers will sell you an SGS2 currently with a US warranty. Some will come with UK warranty only. I do not know what ExpUSA is selling though.
Regarding the 3G bands, this forum thread on their site quotes a rep saying only 2 bands are supported, and later on in the year a model will come with support for the other 2 bands. There won't be a quad band 3G phone according to that person. Not sure how true it is.
Nevertheless the stock count went down from 41 to 34 in about half hour
ignign0kt said:
What's this about?
Why do they say it only supports 3G 900/2100
There's also no mention of warranty. I guess I have to assume it doesn't come with one?
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I have e-mailed them about the dual band thing and here is their reply:
The item is Quad Band HSDPA
Regards
Eric Smith
Technical Sales Executive
We Love: The HTC 7 Pro Smartphone
OFFICE 309 834 0325
FAX 309 661 1851
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I have e-mailed them about the dual band thing and here is there reply:
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I wonder why they would provide conflicting information then
So when would we be able to buy a GS2 in the US that comes with a warranty?
Is that only when the carriers start selling it?
Well Guyz, i don't think samsung makes separate phones for Expansys with a different radio. It would assume it is a Typo. Obviously this phone is from UK without NFC.
There is only one version of the phone for now. If I had to guess and this is only a guess having called them I think they were originally unable to switch it over to the 850/1900 bands back in the UK when they first got a handset to fiddle with. For that reason they are saying it is dual band only in case it turned out the 850/1900 bands were disabled or lacking the radios they would not be faced with a bunch of returns from the states.
these have to be just UK models shipped over here to the USA. which in that case, i would actually rather have the UK model if it has a warranty.
however it might be easier to return/exchange with expansys usa if something is defective with the phone initially. but it would be more difficult to return the device back to the UK for a swap. tough decision...
I would rather not take the risk of it not supporting AT&T bands.
Guess I'll wait...
Well I have one wandering my way from these guys so I can let you know on the AT&T. I'm not concerned though, there is only one model currently on sale anywhere and it is already shown to work on AT&T. Like Roger I believe these are UK phones expansys is selling on their usa site which would be the ones shown to work.
There is a thread in here with people reporting the phone is getting very fast 3G speeds on AT&T. Unless they are lying, and I am hard pressed to think why, something about that page is fishy.
Well guys I ordered from here when it was about 30 left in stock, per product page.
Already got a fedex tracking num, not picked up by fedex yet.
When I get mine I will test on AT&T and TMOB
If anyone gets theirs sooner - please also post your findings! thanks
Do you people not read other threads on this forum? These are already confirmed to work on AT&T.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=13466935&postcount=482
nomisunrider said:
Do you people not read other threads on this forum? These are already confirmed to work on AT&T.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=13466935&postcount=482
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The difference is that Expansys says it's only Dual-band for whatever reason
Meaning that the ones they're selling might be, however little the chance
nomisunrider said:
Do you people not read other threads on this forum? These are already confirmed to work on AT&T.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=13466935&postcount=482
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We people spend 20 hours a day reading this forum man. I have no life besides this forum
The concern with Expansys USA is their site and some of their support people claimed only 2 bands are supported for 3G. We do not know where they are importing from, could be limited models from some remote country (like Russia)
Also i have a question why is Expansys Uk selling it for 519 pounds which is almost equal to 852$ USA and Expansys USA selling it for 749$. Since the phone is coming from UK it has to be at least more than 852$. Can we assume this is not a UK phone.
Not really because that UK price includes VAT which is not required for the US. If you order from Handtec to the US it's actually cheaper than Expansys USA's site once you do the conversion at today's exchange rate.
I'm 99% certain the phone they have is the UK version. They're a UK based company, the specs are identical, and the only other version out there is the Korean one.
Anyway, anyone order this today and get a tracking number yet?
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Also i have a question why is Expansys Uk selling it for 519 pounds which is almost equal to 852$ USA and Expansys USA selling it for 749$. Since the phone is coming from UK it has to be at least more than 852$. Can we assume this is not a UK phone.
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The difference is that Expansys says it's only Dual-band for whatever reason
Meaning that the ones they're selling might be, however little the chance
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All this Expansys talk was covered in the thread I linked. They are wrong.
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Other than ebay, where can I get an unlocked hero? I know there's a site called 'puremobile' or 'purephones' or something... there was a site that I was on yesterday that had unlocked Hero's for $520 which is a perfect price but I can't seem to remember where that was.
LOL they have them on ebay for around 400 or even less if your lucky.
Mind pasting some links? Because I'm looking on EBay and all I see is $550 and up right now.
Have you tried Handtec? i bought my HD from there, dunno if they have a US Site tho
Hmm... I'm not sure if they will ship to the states... Any others?
Puremobile - Canadian retailer
Negri Electronics - I got mine from here. It was already unlocked (the Telus version), so I didn't have to pony up for an unlock code. Ships from Wisconsin
i Would check out play.com or similar sites, they sell unlocked (simfree) handsets , i would avoid ebay or any sites like that
Hello just registered
I am exactly looking for same thing.Please someone help me I will buy from US.
What i came accross was ;
http://www.integrontech.com/HTC-Hero-Unlocked-QuadBand-White-p/htc-hero-wht.htm
499 bucks.
But is this site safe ? And i read something like this about them ? But i guess this problem can be solved with ROM update right ?
DO NOT BUY FORM THIS COMPANY. i bought a htc hero, it came in quickly but could only be set up in enlish with three asian countries, no possiblities to be set up in USA or any other country. Once you set up english in either Malaysian, Cambodia, or Indonesia then you get english key board but still has asian symbols so you don't to use full effect of keypad. Also it does not have andriod market or any upgrade programs. i tried to call the company, no answer, then i sent them 8 yes 8 emails asking them to contact me and not one single reply so now my return deadline has passed. i contacted better business beruea and if i don't hear from them soon i will contact them via my brother who lucky for me works FBI in the southern florida district and has police friends to get something moving on this scam. they robbed me of 499.00 dollars and i am not happy. DO NOT BUY FROM THIS COMPANY AND AMAZON SHOULD BE ASHAMED TO USE THEM.
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http://www.gosale.com/store-info.php/32714/integron-technologies-inc-
I'm looking for a good company to purchase from that ships to the US. Any other options guys? PureMobile is out of stock, so no luck there.
US Supplier
http://www.expansys-usa.com/d.aspx?i=184575
Expansys in the UK are a top notch company.
www.importgsm.com is another got mine from them unlocked.
Mod edit: eBay link removed for breach of the forum rules.
So the US T-Mobile branded phone is for all intents and purposes, a better phone going by the specs, ROM & RAM upgrade.
So why is T-Mobile offering $450 no contract, and it's around $800-$900 to import one from Australia? I mean I understand taxes duties and the likes, and exchange rates, but 1 U.S. dollar = 1.09649123 Australian dollars So there shouldn't be THAT much of a difference...
Supply and demand my friend. Although the ones that come from AU being the Telstra brand works on the ATT 3G bands.
dscottjr81 said:
Supply and demand my friend. Although the ones that come from AU being the Telstra brand works on the ATT 3G bands.
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Yes I know that the telstra version works with AT&T, which is why I'm curious of the price difference.
HD2 T-Mobile US: $450 USD no contract
HD2 Telstra: $755.88 USD ($829.00 AUD) no contract
HD2 UK: $692.04 USD (£464.99) no contract
My point is that the T-Mo phone is a better phone, spec wise compared to the Telstra one.
Why the $200+ price difference for less of a phone?
Don't forget that the poor Australians usually pay ANY electronic device / technical stuff a good deal more than everybody else in the first place, all the stuff with importing goods to a remote country for few people and transporting them all across a huge country... that would be the difference between the UK and AUS price you listed.
Then to the difference between UK and US, I'd put it down to TMO subsidizing it and selling with little or no profit for marketing reasons. Even without contract the phones are locked to their network, so they make sure they'll recover costs from service. In Europe ours aren't locked, so we can buy one and use it anywhere.
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So the US T-Mobile branded phone is for all intents and purposes, a better phone going by the specs, ROM & RAM upgrade.
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the only difference is the pre loaded software and the rom size. the ram is already proven to be the same 576
lol.
kilrah said:
Don't forget that the poor Australians usually pay ANY electronic device / technical stuff a good deal more than everybody else in the first place, all the stuff with importing goods to a remote country for few people and transporting them all across a huge country... that would be the difference between the UK and AUS price you listed.
Then to the difference between UK and US, I'd put it down to TMO subsidizing it and selling with little or no profit for marketing reasons. Even without contract the phones are locked to their network, so they make sure they'll recover costs from service. In Europe ours aren't locked, so we can buy one and use it anywhere.
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Things aren't really that expensive down here!
1) agree that T-mobile is probably still subsidising the device. The price of the Telstra version is completely unlocked and could be used on other networks.
2) the telstra price includes all taxes and charges
3) the exchange rate (USD-AUD) has varied quite a bit and was down to .77 (now at .91) at some stage in the last 6 months. Given that companies like HTC set their sales strategies months out - they might have used at lower exchange rates.
Still - I bought mine off ebay for $700 AUD. I hate telstra
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Yes I know that the telstra version works with AT&T, which is why I'm curious of the price difference.
HD2 T-Mobile US: $450 USD no contract
HD2 Telstra: $755.88 USD ($829.00 AUD) no contract
HD2 UK: $692.04 USD (£464.99) no contract
My point is that the T-Mo phone is a better phone, spec wise compared to the Telstra one.
Why the $200+ price difference for less of a phone?
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Think about it for a moment. Supply and demand. Let it sink in...
TmoUS has an HD2. AT&T and a few other Canadian carriers dont. So there's the potential of XX million of users on all of those carriers who will not get the HD2. With that in mind, the DEMAND for the HD2 is very high (as it was across Europe and Asia) and being that this is a very expensive smartphone, HTC can't churn them out like Nokia with all their dumbphones, resulting in a very low SUPPLY.
Just think of the next time you drive your car and you're low on gas. All the gas stations around you are out of gas themselves except for one. Unfortunately, this one gas station understands that you have no other alternative except coming here for gas, so it is charging $5/gal compare to $2/gal of the other ones. If you're unwilling to walk 10mi to your workplace, you'd fork over the money to fill up with $5/gal.
Now about the hardware, noone here cares about TmoUS having an extra 512MB of ROM when most people install it on their 16GB sd card anyway. So hardware is a moot point.
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My point is that the T-Mo phone is a better phone, spec wise compared to the Telstra one.
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But it isn't a better phone if you consider the 3G bands it supports.
850/2100 is dynamite.
900/2100 is good.
1700/2100 is basically useless.
tmob has a price of 450
htc has a price of 550 for the same ??
http://www.shopamerica.htc.com/cell-phones/productdetail.htm?prId=36998
The Find 5 will be the first device on sale at €399.
http://www.gsmarena.com/oppo_will_launch_its_european_web_store_on_monday_may_27-news-6089.php
really cant wait for it! so glad that this happens
Sent from my HTC One S using xda app-developers app
Good to hear
Ordered the 32GB Midnight before release and had it about a month now.
Just had the TAX bill from dhl £26 not happy now.
Hope this will save the rest of you that problem now
war
By chance, anyone some insights about available colors? Black & white from the start or white one first again? Also, about payment options and from where they are shipping - guessing de,uk,fr or it.
S.D.Richards said:
By chance, anyone some insights about available colors? Black & white from the start or white one first again? Also, about payment options and from where they are shipping - guessing de,uk,fr or it.
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White with 16GB for €399, black with 32GB for €429, free shipping inside the EU I believe which is a very good price.
BoneXDA said:
White with 16GB for €399, black with 32GB for €429, free shipping inside the EU I believe which is a very good price.
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Yep, saw that already and ordered 2 black ones
It's a shame, though, that there are so few colors for the cases available.
This device doesn't support UMTS 900 MHz which is a must-have here in Europe. All current phones sold here support it. Oppo is apparently not 100% prepared to launch this device in Europe. It's not as simple as take a phone that's sold in Asia and just sell it here, other manufacturers have variants for a reason or just make multi-band devices.
tom369 said:
This device doesn't support UMTS 900 MHz which is a must-have here in Europe. All current phones sold here support it. Oppo is apparently not 100% prepared to launch this device in Europe. It's not as simple as take a phone that's sold in Asia and just sell it here, other manufacturers have variants for a reason or just make multi-band devices.
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not sure where you got your information, but the oppo does support the 900mhz band
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not sure where you got your information, but the oppo does support the 900mhz band
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This is official info from their page:
http://europe.oppostyle.com/home/8-find-5-white.html (Specifications tab).
It supports 900 MHz only on very slow 2G (edge speed). And in Europe many carriers use 900 MHz for UMTS/3G so all phones support it.
Ordered a black one last night, looks a decent phone for the price.
Sent from my HTC One using xda premium
Just ordered one, black 32gb. It seemed to just be out of stock so it's backordered.
Eagerly awaiting this phone, hopefully it lives up to my expectations.
Sent from my GT-N7100 using Tapatalk
At the moment im using a galaxy nexus and im very very happy with that thing!
I wonder, if i should buy a Find 5...?! Good deal or not?
tom369 said:
This is official info from their page:
http://europe.oppostyle.com/home/8-find-5-white.html (Specifications tab).
It supports 900 MHz only on very slow 2G (edge speed). And in Europe many carriers use 900 MHz for UMTS/3G so all phones support it.
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Thanks for spotting that. Rather odd being as at least as far as the UK is concerned both Vodafone & O2 use the 900 MHz band.
Russian version of this phone include UMTS 900 Mhz support.
oppo.ru/oppo-find-5
Must say I'm struggling to get a response from the CS team on the new euro website. I submitted 2 simple questions on Tuesday morning and no reply as yet so if anyone here can help with these I would really appreciate it:
1. I live in the UK and am curious to know where in Europe they are shipping from. I really want be able to order and receive the phone within a couple of days max and not the 7-23 days they say are standard. I'm expecting and fully willing to pay for this.
2. Does the phone ship factory sealed?
Any help much appreciated
Phil
sorcerer1 said:
Must say I'm struggling to get a response from the CS team on the new euro website. I submitted 2 simple questions on Tuesday morning and no reply as yet so if anyone here can help with these I would really appreciate it:
1. I live in the UK and am curious to know where in Europe they are shipping from. I really want be able to order and receive the phone within a couple of days max and not the 7-23 days they say are standard. I'm expecting and fully willing to pay for this.
2. Does the phone ship factory sealed?
Any help much appreciated
Phil
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1. I'm pretty sure they send from their UK warehouse.
2. Factory sealed? Of course?
Someone know something about flashing stock rom and get fully original condition? (original Recovery...)
Gesendet von meinem Galaxy Nexus
Did someone in Germany order a Find5 and received it and if so, can you tell me who deliverd it? I got an email from Oppo stating it's been shipped and if I enter the tracking number on the RoyalMail's site, it says it already landed in Germany, but doesn't state who took care of it and no new tracking id either.
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Did someone in Germany order a Find5 and received it and if so, can you tell me who deliverd it? I got an email from Oppo stating it's been shipped and if I enter the tracking number on the RoyalMail's site, it says it already landed in Germany, but doesn't state who took care of it and no new tracking id either.
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Vllt. beim Zoll
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Vllt. beim Zoll
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Could very well be, yeah. Don't hope so, it always takes hours to get stuff from them.Well, I just wait, no notice in the mail for now.
Where can I purchase the the SM910C? I can't find any reputable seller. The "C" (Exynos) is suppose to be compatible with virtually every network (and US LTE Bands to some extent); similar to the "F" (Snapdragon)
Mine is is the N910C variant, i am based in Malaysia
The C variant is sold in South East Asia i think
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Where can I purchase the the SM910C? I can't find any reputable seller. The "C" (Exynos) is suppose to be compatible with virtually every network (and US LTE Bands to some extent); similar to the "F" (Snapdragon)
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C-version can purchase in Russia (after 23.10 ~850-900$, but i don't know seller from us).. U-version (the same except modem) - in Korea
Dubai
Well this is the model that is sold in Dubai, UAE. Just got mine yesterday.
which shop in dubai has the note 4
You can pre-order C, U and F in Poland (but stores aren't sure yet which version they will have and the price is higher than in other countries).
Can people give us some links please
The C Variant is all I'll really need now, haha. I wonder what the sales figure is now for the Note 4 in general.
http://www.morele.net/smartfon-samsung-galaxy-note-4-czarny-sm-n910czkexeo-649175/
Apparently they ship EU wide on demand. 560€.
http://geizhals.eu/samsung-galaxy-note-4-n910c-schwarz-a1161556.html
AndreiLux said:
http://www.morele.net/smartfon-samsung-galaxy-note-4-czarny-sm-n910czkexeo-649175/
Apparently they ship EU wide on demand. 560€.
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Now there is paypal
AndreiLux said:
Apparently they ship EU wide on demand. 560€.
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@AndreiLux,
Hi, I live in Ecuador and the networks here are Claro and Movistar. I think the 910C is the version I need but not 100%. I am visiting the States in 2 weeks and want to bring back the new phone with me, so I need to get this purchased right away so it can be shipped on time. Do you know what the difference is between the 910C and 910U? If you develop for one, will it be compatible with the other? I will be happy to contribute to your fundraiser campaign to make sure it gets funded.
I am *only* interested in this phone with a custom rom, I don't want all the extra Samsung apps. I want pure Android. So it's very important to me to make sure I buy the right phone that is going to be modded by the community.
I'm having some trouble finding someone that will ship it to the States quickly enough for a reasonable price.
Thank you.
AndreiLux said:
http://www.morele.net/smartfon-samsung-galaxy-note-4-czarny-sm-n910czkexeo-649175/
Apparently they ship EU wide on demand. 560€.
http://geizhals.eu/samsung-galaxy-note-4-n910c-schwarz-a1161556.html
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I'm not getting the 560 € price, I'm seeing 710€ on both links 2999 polish zloty is 710 € according to google.
And how reliable is ordering in poland or russia? Does anybody have experience with that?
svenM said:
I'm not getting the 560 € price, I'm seeing 710€ on both links 2999 polish zloty is 710 € according to google.
And how reliable is ordering in poland or russia? Does anybody have experience with that?
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Depends on your VAT. Anyway one of those shops got good reviews from outside purchasers and they apparently speak English and German if you send them a mail.
I would avoid Russia if possible.
AndreiLux said:
Depends on your VAT. Anyway one of those shops got good reviews from outside purchasers and they apparently speak English and German if you send them a mail.
I would avoid Russia if possible.
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Thanks, which one of the shops did you mean?
REGION-lock!
arjun90 said:
Where can I purchase the the SM910C? I can't find any reputable seller. The "C" (Exynos) is suppose to be compatible with virtually every network (and US LTE Bands to some extent); similar to the "F" (Snapdragon)
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Keep in mind, that some models have a REGION-lock: you must first make a call in the region the phone is locked of a minimum of 5 minutes, before SIM-cards of other regions are accepted!
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Thanks, which one of the shops did you mean?
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The Morele one. At least that's what the reviews on the aggregation site say.
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The Morele one. At least that's what the reviews on the aggregation site say.
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Thanks I contacted them. I also contacted the redcoon one, I used the dutch branch once and got positive experiences with it. If anyone wants to know I'll comment when they reply.
Can't you simply flash a ROM (as long as the modem is the same) from a different region (other than the EU) and unlock the region-lock?
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Keep in mind, that some models have a REGION-lock: you must first make a call in the region the phone is locked of a minimum of 5 minutes, before SIM-cards of other regions are accepted!
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I contacted Morele and this is what they said about international shipping:
Hello,
thank you for your ineterst in our offer. Unfortuately, we realize foreign shipping only on Europen Union territory, so we don't able to make order like this for you.
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I contacted Morele and this is what they said about international shipping:
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Ah I thought you were from the EU. Well then best guess is a importer which gets South American units or a Middle Eastern retailer like one of those UAE shops.
The thread title says it all. Rather curious how I can get my hands on the Chinese version. I'm an American living in States, but those prices are ridiculously lower. The handset itself is supposed to be identical. Anyone know how I can order one?
Kind of crappy for OnePlus to charge America an extra $137. Fake tariff response.
https://m.gsmarena.com/oneplus_8_and_8_pro_launch_in_china_you_wont_like_the_prices-news-42716.php
Chinese 12GB 256GB in black with oxygen OS
Ordered mine for £780 inc delivery, hopefully will be delivered before the weekend. Sooooo excited I've loved my OP5T but so looking forward to wireless charging, IP68, OIS 120Hz etc.
tickertapes said:
Ordered mine for £780 inc delivery, hopefully will be delivered before the weekend. Sooooo excited I've loved my OP5T but so looking forward to wireless charging, IP68, OIS 120Hz etc.
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Where did you purchase it from? With the reports of the screen issues in some phones im hesitant to order from another country in case OnePlus have an issues with warranties with phones from different regions
tickertapes said:
Ordered mine for £780 inc delivery, hopefully will be delivered before the weekend. Sooooo excited I've loved my OP5T but so looking forward to wireless charging, IP68, OIS 120Hz etc.
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can you tell me exactly what you did to accomplish this bro? Like step-by-step. I'm assuming you went to oneplus.com/cn and used Google translate to navigate through? And it'll allow you to ship to United States?
Burt Squirtz said:
can you tell me exactly what you did to accomplish this bro? Like step-by-step. I'm assuming you went to oneplus.com/cn and used Google translate to navigate through? And it'll allow you to ship to United States?
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No. He most likely purchased it on a site like Wonda Mobile dot com or Trading Shenzhen dot com.
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No. He most likely purchased it on a site like Wonda Mobile dot com or Trading Shenzhen dot com.
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Yep, you got it. According to DHL tracking it's in the UK already ?
I've bought phones from Wonda before without issues.
Burt Squirtz said:
The thread title says it all. Rather curious how I can get my hands on the Chinese version. I'm an American living in States, but those prices are ridiculously lower. The handset itself is supposed to be identical. Anyone know how I can order one?
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The handset won't be identical
The Chinese version will be missing out on quite a few LTE/5G bands support in the states
4G Bands missing from China/India variant compared to US variant- B13, 25, 28, 29, 30, 66, 71
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https://www.reddit.com/r/oneplus/comments/g5870q/psa_chinaindias_op8_is_cheaper_but_itll_be/
evilhomura89 said:
The handset won't be identical
The Chinese version will be missing out on quite a few LTE/5G bands support in the states
https://www.reddit.com/r/oneplus/comments/g5870q/psa_chinaindias_op8_is_cheaper_but_itll_be/
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I have bought foreign phones before and have always found ways to enable/disable bands as needed.. The Snapdragon is very versatile. I'm hoping that installing the international oxygen OS rom will configure the bands. When I get the device I will thoroughly test every band and let you know how I get on.
evilhomura89 said:
The handset won't be identical
The Chinese version will be missing out on quite a few LTE/5G bands support in the states
https://www.reddit.com/r/oneplus/comments/g5870q/psa_chinaindias_op8_is_cheaper_but_itll_be/
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I still have DFS tools installed on my desktop. The last time I went down this route I ended up enabling every band there was.. naughty but fun.
tickertapes said:
I still have DFS tools installed on my desktop. The last time I went down this route I ended up enabling every band there was.. naughty but fun.
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Haha your post cracks me up, mate. Did you ever get the band unlocked? I'm torn between waiting four more days until it's available in the US, or getting it off of Wonda.
Perhaps you can help me decide. When the phone arrived, did it look brand-spanking-new? Or were there fingerprints all over it? After all, they had to manually flash the international version of OOS I'm assuming? and did it come in original packaging? Or do they just take the components out and just stick it in a random box?
tickertapes said:
Yep, you got it. According to DHL tracking it's in the UK already ?
I've bought phones from Wonda before without issues.
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Careful the Chinese version is missing a few of the bands we use here. Think o2 is fine but the rest need band 32 I think for lte advance so you may get slower 4g speeds if on Three voda ee or their mvno's.
Maybe you can unlock bands. Wonda mobile a great trustworthy store
I'm in Canada and bought a pro 256gb from Alibaba for about 1240 CAD all in. Flashed with global ROM.
Very risky for general user but I've been buying equipment and components for my company from Alibaba for years now. I personally have never had an issue (with fraud anyways)
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I'm in Canada and bought a pro 256gb from Alibaba for about 1240 CAD all in. Flashed with global ROM.
Very risky for general user but I've been buying equipment and components for my company from Alibaba for years now. I personally have never had an issue (with fraud anyways)
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Well, just setting up my Chinese black OP8 and all seems well. VoWIFI, VoLTE, everything working beautifully. I've got a
12 GB model for less than the 8GB model. Happy bunny.
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Well, just setting up my Chinese black OP8 and all seems well. VoWIFI, VoLTE, everything working beautifully. I've got a
12 GB model for less than the 8GB model. Happy bunny.
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Haha your post cracks me up, mate. Did you ever get the band unlocked? I'm torn between waiting four more days until it's available in the US, or getting it off of Wonda.
Perhaps you can help me decide. When the phone arrived, did it look brand-spanking-new? Or were there fingerprints all over it? After all, they had to manually flash the international version of OOS I'm assuming? and did it come in original packaging? Or do they just take the components out and just stick it in a random box?
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The seal on the box was broken to upgrade the firmware but the device was still wrapped in its protective film. I'm currently on band 20 VoLTE and the device is identifying itself as the international version. I suspect the relevant bands were enabled/disabled with the ROM change.
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Wonda mobile.
Question for those using chinese version in USA.
How is it working?
I want the green 256GB version and dual Sim. So going down this route might be my best option.
Only problem I see is if I have a screen issue, will be harder to return.
What do you guys think? Thanks for the replies.
I have used Wonda Mobile and returned a mobile with no issues, you pay for shipping if you change your mind with a fee but if it's faulty they will reimburse you.
I have ordered many times from Wonda Mobile, can't rate them high enough. My 8 Pro was shipped on Monday and I had it by Saturday, 12/256gb £100 cheaper......:good: