Since the Galaxy S3 is now officially released, now is the time to start a thread for us Irish
At the time of release only the White 16gb version is available but Pebble Blue is expected to be available in 2 to 3 weeks or longer, depending on who you ask.
I got my white 16GB Samsung Galaxy S III yesterday from Vodafone. have had not much time to play with it yet, because of studying for exams.
In the half hour or so that I used it, i am impressed.
All I have done so far is, that i have rooted it
Software version on my phone - to get this info dial *#1234#
AP: I9300BUALE6
CP: I9300BUALE6
CSC: I9300VFGALE6
Root: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=26530814&postcount=8
Instructions: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=26530736&postcount=1
CWM Recovery: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1684535
Vodafone
Original Rom (that came with phone)
15-5-2012 - BUALE6
http://www.hotfile.com/dl/157358288/cb0897d/I9300BUALE6_I9300VFGALE6_VDI.zip.html
5-6-2012 - BUALF1
http://www.hotfile.com/dl/159734931/612fea0/I9300BUALF1_I9300VFGALF1_VDI.zip.html
Three
18-5-2012 - XXALE8
http://www.hotfile.com/dl/159509556/ed9b96e/I9300XXALE8_I93003IEALE3_3IE.zip.html
reserved 2
reserved 3
How much did you get it for?
Will you be installing a Rom or keeping TW?
I had a look in 3 and Vodafone today, couldn't see it in either.
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Available in the Carphone Warehouse in Grafton Street from midnight tonight although you wont catch me queuing up to buy a phone, i hear they'll have plenty of stock all the same.
They seem to be the cheapest anywhere ive seen actually if you wanna purchase the phone outright, €569 locked to 3 Ireland so as soon as someone posts unlocking codes on these forums ill purchase it, i won't be buying it until then i couldn't face having the phone and not being able to use it as it's SIM locked.
eMobile and Meteor coming in at €599 which is still cheaper than Amazon UK and Germany and Carphone Warehouse UK, very surprised at this actually.
Yeah, the euro is so weak at the moment compared to the pound. Wouldn't get a deal buying anything from the UK I'd imagine.
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bol1 said:
How much did you get it for?
Will you be installing a Rom or keeping TW?
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free on a 24 month contract and €65 per month
will keep the current rom but will install adw launcher
Basil3 said:
I had a look in 3 and Vodafone today, couldn't see it in either.
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they are out of stock with vodafone
my upgrade order was taken on friday may 25 and i recieved it on may 30th
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free on a 24 month contract and €65 per month
will keep the current rom but will install adw launcher
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€65 a month 24 month contract jaysus that is daylight robbery mate sorry
I notice the carphone warehouse are offering this phone from pretty much all the main players (no Tesco though) im aware that it's locked to 3 Ireland but does anyone know if the phone would come unlocked on any of the other networks on pre pay?I'm still astounded it's so cheap here as opposed to anywhere else in Europe ive seen
http://www.carphonewarehouse.ie/Product/strong-Samsungstrong-Galaxy-S-III-16GB-White/238554/1_1
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I believe Tesco mobile runs on the 02 network so im wondering if i got the phone on o2 even if it was locked to o2 would the Tesco SIM work (should be able to get it unlocked soon anyway)
Im from kilkenny and really want it and i just brought the galaxy nexus ha.. Swap here if you dont like the gs3
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Im from kilkenny and really want it and i just brought the galaxy nexus ha.. Swap here if you dont like the gs3
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sell the nexus to part fund buying the SGS3, ill be selling my SGSII and doing that
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I am sorely tempted to go on a 6 month contract with O2 the device costs €409 and for €50 per month you get 400 mins, 400 texts and 1GB Internet and unlimited O2 calls and texts that is not bad at all actually, i swore id never take out another contract again but 6 months isn't that bad and i have a 6 month contract with O2 for Broadband anyway, what are O2 like thesedays as a mobile network it's been around 8 years since i was last with them and i don't even think they were called O2 then (Esat Digifone or something lol)
There is a thread called UK sg3 you know as in UnitedKingdom? i dunno just saying...
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There is a thread called UK sg3 you know as in UnitedKingdom? i dunno just saying...
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sorry ive no idea what you are talking about mate
I have a gs2 aswell
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O2 Uk all the PAYG phones i have bought have been O2 branded but not locked .
O2 shops are not carrying PAYG yet anyway ..
As you are not in the United Kingdom this of course may not help .
jje
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O2 Uk all the PAYG phones i have bought have been O2 branded but not locked .
O2 shops are not carrying PAYG yet anyway ..
As you are not in the United Kingdom this of course may not help .
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cheers mate, i rang O2 there and asked them but the bird i spoke to didn't know so i suppose ill just have to go into the shop and find out for myself, if it has O2 branding on the phone i wont get it.
The Galaxy S3 is available on O2 Ireland on PAYG, surprised it's not available in the UK on PAYG!
Have my pebble blue ordered. It'll be a long 2-3 weeks wait
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And? UK isn't Ireland
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..but, am uncertain about the "validity" of this online shop.
Anyone have experience with this merchent?
http://www.cellgsmphones.com/conten...omnia_7_16gb_unlocked_gsm_phone_preorder.html
there is no 16 giga version for the omnia7
Thats wrong. There is such a version - for example in Germany.
If this site got the 16GB Version is a different matter tough.
These shops have the 16GB Versions http://geizhals.at/eu/a582829.html
watch out for the German T-Mobile Branded Omnia 7. It's not released right now, we have to wait 2-3 weeks.
Not 2-3 weeks. I just got an email that the place where I bought it will send it to me on Friday.
Most sites on the Internet says 16th or 18th though.
Where did you buy it, the most shops i asked about the 16GB version said 2-3 weeks.
I bought it with a contract on an ebay store.
I guess thats not what you are looking for.
But on amazon.de there are for example a few shops with a delivery on 18th.
If you search on google you will see the other stores with 16th (I have doubts that they really get it delivered by then, but thats what they say)
Anyone found one outside of Germany? Also, are the German ones unlocked and usable abroad?
Starting to get tired of waiting for the Dell Venue Pro.
A t-mobile phone is a t-mobile phone as far as i know. You can buy it from the link i posted earlier this morning sim free from deutsche telekom *aka t-mobile*
***posted this earlier****
It's with deutsche telekom you can get the 16gb version.
Found the link.
http://www.t-mobile.de/shop/handy/0,4855,2963-_122595-0-10452;CNC-0,00.html
ohne vertrag - without contract = 609.95€
"Someone Phone them this morning on 0800 33 55222 *german phone code 49* and see where they'll send it, i'm guessing anywhere if you pay for it"
T-Mobile US and UK are not compatible so I need to be sure there's no issue between Germany and UK as that would be a waste of my money .
Peew971 said:
T-Mobile US and UK are not compatible so I need to be sure there's no issue between Germany and UK as that would be a waste of my money .
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I travel europe and get no issues apart from roaming charges , i am in live chat with them now, it's worth a laugh later, my bad german 5 min, then he asks "do i speak english...fu**ing classic*
What I meant was... If it's locked to T-Mobile DE, would it be ok with T-Mobile UK.
On a side note I wasn't expecting such a high price, maybe 100€ less...
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What I meant was... If it's locked to T-Mobile DE, would it be ok with T-Mobile UK.
On a side note I wasn't expecting such a high price, maybe 100€ less...
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I'm getting there. I've asked, but god bless him, its like this
"Dennis: NoThis does not go because you a German address must have."
saying that, i asked him this in german it seems.
for a free sim 7up.
****UPDATE****
*chat transcript*
http://img686.imageshack.us/img686/1307/livechat.png
Seems will work, Just have to be german to have it sent too you
Alright, waiting for an update. It seems Amazon.de is selling the phone too but they don't mention storage.
Peew971 said:
Alright, waiting for an update. It seems Amazon.de is selling the phone too but they don't mention storage.
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I didn't think 513.964 GBP - is that bad for the 16GB thinking what they are selling the 8gb here for ?
I updated
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I didn't think 513.964 GBP - is that bad for the 16GB thinking what they are selling the 8gb here for ?
I updated
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Yeah maybe compared to the 8GB but the PAYG HD7 is only £380 and also 16GB, even if you pay to unlock it you won't go above £400 .
I might have to wait for the Dell Venue Pro afterall and upgrade the SD card.
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Yeah maybe compared to the 8GB but the PAYG HD7 is only £380 and also 16GB, even if you pay to unlock it you won't go above £400 .
I might have to wait for the Dell Venue Pro afterall and upgrade the SD card.
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But ya don't get the fastest, brightest unit atm lol, it's personal taste, i love HTC, i have shares in them lol the better they do, the richer i get
I've had a HTC from the MDA pro, TyTnII, Touch Pro 2, HD2, and now the Samsung, Why... put two next to each other When HTC front the cash and jump Samsung again with a new model back i go
I've got the German Omnia and it is definitely not locked to T-Mobile, because otherwise I wouldn't be able to use it with o2
The phone has no hardware branding but software branding with some uninstallable software and a customized search within IE (instead of Bing you get a Google based Telekom search). The biggest problem so far is that the MMS settings are locked to T-Mobile and are not customizable, so I can't sent or receive MMS (for me, it's no big deal, but for some it is...).
Furthermore, you can get the phone from other stores as well: Geizhals (local price search) has an overview of several shops that have the phone and are also cheaper than T-Mobile. The shop with the lowest price (handyattacke.de) also mentions that it might be possible to ship to other countries, but you have to ask them ("Lieferung in weitere Länder auf Anfrage."). Might be worth a try
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which software from t-mobile can not be removed?
i removed all the t mobile stuff
only the mms problem is there...
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LOL! Thats pretty funny... No offense, but let me guess, your german was coming from google translate or something like that? At least you´ve tried it!
Was today in a T-Mobile Shop in Germany and was asking the guy there about the Omnia 7. He confirmed me that all the T-Mobile branded Omnia 7 which are sold in Germany have 16GB memory and are not locked... That means you just have to find a Online Shop in Germany who send it to Europe to get a 16GB one. The only things you have to accept are the mms problem, startscreen from T-mobile for 2 seconds and the T-mobile Search. But Im sure with the time somebody here solve that problems...
Hi guys.
I just found out that the Galaxy S2 is being sold for £399 off contract. Seems a very very reasonable price. They sell the I9000 for £350!!
Should I buy or wait for other phones? I doubt others will even come close in terms of price and functionality.
Thought I'll post here in case any other guys are interested as some retailers are selling for £529, so if it helps save money which can maybe go to developers on here who are doing a great job with change to buy accessories.
Here is the link.
http://shop.o2.co.uk/mobile_phone/pay_and_go/init/Samsung/Galaxy_S_II
That's £100 cheaper than the previous cheapest I've seen. Thanks for the link
trade in for the SGS 1 is around £150 (correct me if im wrong)
so you could get the SGS 2 with No contract for £150 thats good news . im eager to get one but ive not even had this one 6 months lol
I'm on the phone to O2 at the moment.
The S2 is in stock as of today, so retail stores should also have the handset.
HOWEVER, if you buy it on PAYG, its apparently going to be SIM locked to O2, which they won't allow you to unlock until you've had the handset for 12 months.
I'm still going to test this theory out on Saturday though, as it's worth the hassle for a £100 discount!
no doubt when the sgs2 is available worldwide, there is gunna be a new section on XDA.
so im sure it wont be long before someone makes an app to remove sim lock.
like you say its worth the hassle for the £100 discount.
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I'm on the phone to O2 at the moment.
HOWEVER, if you buy it on PAYG, its apparently going to be SIM locked to O2, which they won't allow you to unlock until you've had the handset for 12 months.
Giffgaffers are ok on O2 with the Giffgaff sim as i recall .
jje
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I doubt sim lock would really be a problem as I'm sure there will be a way to unlock.
Currently I'm on tesco mobile sim only contract where I'm getting 1gb mobile internet, 500 mins and 3000 texts for £10 a month. Its a monthly contract so I can cancel anytime but its a brilliant deal so I don't think ill consider canceling it. But great thing is Tesco Mobile runs on 02's network so this sim locked phone should still work for me
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Giffgaffers are ok on O2 with the Giffgaff sim as i recall .
jje
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I'm going to be checking that on Saturday. If my SIM will work in the phone, then I'll live with any O2 customisations until such time as we get root & can debrand / SIM unlock
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trade in for the SGS 1 is around £150 (correct me if im wrong)
so you could get the SGS 2 with No contract for £150 thats good news . im eager to get one but ive not even had this one 6 months lol
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Cost £399 less £150 for old phone = £249 PAYG
Is that not correct .
jje
damn this stupid keyboard !!!!
maths was never my strong point
£150 i was a buyer .
£250 shall have to think about it .
Thunked about it i want i want .
Quick backup and flash back to O2 firmware and see what happens tomorrow .
But no more i cannot justify spending £350 less £150 + £249 = £449 on two years use of a phone .
jje
Just checked a couple of O2 stores . No release until 1st may and no stock at present .
jje
It is SGS thread , not SGS II. You guys need here write:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1055
Regards
Thanks we need a moderator .
Suspect not many know that their is a new section for S2 .
jje
Oh Lord please dont let the numptys follow me to S2
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Oh Lord please dont let the numptys follow me to S2
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LOL!
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Hope Samsung push out the 2.3.4 update out quick to this phone or even ice cream, if google decide to unveil in a couple of weeks at Google IO
http://www.topdollarmobile.co.uk/samsung/i9000_galaxy_s_P2611.html
I have sold my Samsung Omnia II to these people before, getting the best price.
Better than trade-in!
I found them a little bit slow paying but hey, if you're getting a better price then it's worth the wait!
I'd be tempted to sell my SGS on Ebay first for a fixed price.
I don't think i can consider any phone better than SGS-II this year...of course this is my personal opinion....but i think the only phone that i will compare it with will be Iphone5.....but i guess it will be like 50% expensive than SGS-2 on launch....So for Bang for the buck....We cannot compare then price / performance / features ratio....
O2 Today NO STOCK .
jje
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I don't think i can consider any phone better than SGS-II this year...of course this is my personal opinion....but i think the only phone that i will compare it with will be Iphone5.....but i guess it will be like 50% expensive than SGS-2 on launch....So for Bang for the buck....We cannot compare then price / performance / features ratio....
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You've also got to wait till september if rumours are to be believed. Personally I don't think its gonna beat the galaxy s2 spec wise so I think its all gonna depend on what platform you prefer. Btw is the model at 02 the nfc enabled model?
OK, so where can I get one of these - I live in the UK
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OK, so where can I get one of these - I live in the UK
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Have you tried amazon.uk
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Not on amazon UK yet, or play.com or curry or comet.
Anyone else?
I have heard people in the UK have them but are they imports?
Why not buy an import version, it seems thats the way to go
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So, back to my original question - where cn I buy one - who is good to import from?
I have one for sale brand new and not been opened right here next to me. Comes with Silicon skin and screen protector. Will only delivery to UK only please pm me if your interested me asap as I am going to put it on ebay soon if not.
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OK, so where can I get one of these - I live in the UK
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Got mine from Ebay Ecell £380, they got it to me with-in 2 days even though they say 6-10 days.
I think it is the HK version, However it started up in english and I have no trouble on the Android market etc.
This is a very good Tab.
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So, back to my original question - where cn I buy one - who is good to import from?
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I don't believe it's going to available in the UK soon so why not saving a lot of money and order it in Hongkong at panamoz.com? They're very reliable. Got mine there, paid by Paypal and then I got tracking information soon. Ordered it on 06/01 and it was in London 11/01. They pay all duty and import taxes for you.
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panamoz.com defenitely very good service. Ordered mine on 18/01 got here (Dublin, Ireland) 1 hour ago (20/01).
Payed through paypal. They also have both wifi only and 3g versions available.
i ordered mine from Ebay Ecell.
been 4 days now
waiting for them to ship it!
they say they wait for money to clear on their bank account, but i suspect they are just getting it somewhere else in the world and shipping them
elsral said:
panamoz.com defenitely very good service. Ordered mine on 18/01 got here (Dublin, Ireland) 1 hour ago (20/01).
Payed through paypal. They also have both wifi only and 3g versions available.
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Hey guys - United States person looking to import here - the English that is on it, is it UK version or NA version (or is selectable between both?)
It might be a stupid question but I'd love to import it instead of waiting for Verizon to get it in a years time...
Hi - Do you still have he SGT 7.7 for sale?
If so is it the 3G version? How much is it and where are you based.
Regards
PhilipF
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Hey guys - United States person looking to import here - the English that is on it, is it UK version or NA version (or is selectable between both?)
It might be a stupid question but I'd love to import it instead of waiting for Verizon to get it in a years time...
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The English is selectable either UK or NA, just got mine yesterday and using with tmobile in NJ.
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Anyone knows whats the difference in hk and europe version ? Really want to buy this tablet but not sure if it the same as euro... Would I be able to flash europe roms? Thanks in advance
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Panamoz
I bought a 16gb 3G version from Panamoz. I ordered it 17th Jan (evening time) and it arrived on 20th Jan (morning). I selected English UK language during start up and rooted it straight away using the guide for 'root.zip' found in xda forums. It's already done an OTA update (I thought rooting would stop this!). It's working great. I highly recommend Panamoz AND The 7.7 Tab!
I've been using it with a UK T-Mobile sim with no issues, also various WiFi hotspots all appear to work OK.
I don't know of any difference between EU and HK versions, other than language options - but I may be wrong!
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i ordered mine from Ebay Ecell.
been 4 days now
waiting for them to ship it!
they say they wait for money to clear on their bank account, but i suspect they are just getting it somewhere else in the world and shipping them
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and it has been shipped today!
cant wait for it!
any rom advised?
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panamoz.com defenitely very good service..
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mine too - was skeptical but arrived on 3rd day
Does the Panamoz version comes with the IR port?
Negri Electronics has the 3g version but not the wifi only. My guess is that pretty much all that are out there are HK stock which means no IR.
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Negri Electronics has the 3g version but not the wifi only. My guess is that pretty much all that are out there are HK stock which means no IR.
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Are there more versions than the wifi and wifi+3g then?
I really had no idea about that...
Almost a deal breaker for me, I was hoping to use the 7.7 as a remote as well :-(
thought i was due an upgrade , thought wrong . any way wanting to buy a sim free or o2 locked galaxy 3 . Any one know where the best offer is on them .
done a g**gle search but any phone with galaxy in the name ends up in there
forgot to say uk based
Play.com , amazon, car phone warehouse, take your pick.
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thought i was due an upgrade , thought wrong . any way wanting to buy a sim free or o2 locked galaxy 3 . Any one know where the best offer is on them .
done a g**gle search but any phone with galaxy in the name ends up in there
forgot to say uk based
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Most likely locked to 3 Ireland but If you can get it unlocked (which will probably be very soon on here) this is the best price ive seen anywhere at all for purchasing the phone outright, £499.95 on Amazon, Carphone Warehouse UK,etc which comes to €627
available from tomorrow, im sure they will post to UK only across the water
http://www.carphonewarehouse.ie/content/Samsung-Galaxy-S-III/949
Probably best to post in the dedicated thread rather than pointlessly opening a new one.
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I'll be selling one as soon as I get it.... Probably next week... If interested pm me
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There is a whole thread here dedicated to price/availability.
...tomorrow according to the text they just sent me.
Can you confirm once you get your LTE N7 if it has the sound issue at low volumes..? Thanks..
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S4 GT-I9505G Google Edition...
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Can you confirm once you get your LTE N7 if it has the sound issue at low volumes..? Thanks..
Sent from another Galaxy..
S4 GT-I9505G Google Edition...
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I don't have it...
Batch: 2013-08 China (bought in Germany)
My O2 LTE Nexus just got delivered (~5:30pm). Not got it out of the box yet to check it over.
Phil
Mine Arrived on the 11th
Mine was delivered yesterday.
(UK Mail messed up though. I told them not to deliver as I was out, but they still delivered it and left it with my neighbor.)
Very annoying that O2 wont let me have it sent to my work address but UK Mail ignore my request for collect from Depot and deliver it to a different address)
I can confirm that I have a Sim card. Voucher for the 2GB free data (no data expiry length is listed???)
No case. I was told the case would be sent separately by O2
T.
Got mine yesterday from O2 Yesterday still waiting for the cover.
I put my 3 sim card in and its all working fine
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I don't have it...
Batch: 2013-08 China (bought in Germany)
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Thanks henklbr..
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Mine was delivered yesterday.
I can confirm that I have a Sim card. Voucher for the 2GB free data (no data expiry length is listed???)
No case. I was told the case would be sent separately by O2
T.
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I've bought a cheap S-line type cover for the 2013 Nexus 7 from Ebay. I have these on my other tablets and phones and prefer them to the clumsier ones. They just add that bit of extra resilience if the tablet ever gets dropped!
Sound on mine seems fine, and a distinct quality improvement compared to my other tablets.
Mine's now rooted with Adfree and Titanium backup working OK.
I don't want to activate the O2 card until later in the year.
EDIT:
I've just cut down a 3G Orange PAYG SIM, installed the mms.apk from this thread, and I can send and receive SMS OK:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2178697
Can you dump your Nexus 7 2103 LTE rom include the radio img? I want to know if I can falsh it to US version to enable the 2600 lte brand.
markp1989 said:
Got mine yesterday from O2 Yesterday still waiting for the cover.
I put my 3 sim card in and its all working fine
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Can you dump your Nexus 7 2103 LTE rom include the radio img? I want to know if I can falsh it to US version to enable the 2600 lte brand.
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I'm not expert here, but Isn't there only a single ROM for LTE from google?
(if not, can't you get the orignal ROMs from Google?)
That would suggest to me that it's the radio hardware which is different between the us and europe model.
As the radio has to work on different frequencies this would also make sense to me.
(If you do get a US model, don't forget to factor in sales tax which will be required in most states.)
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Still no case from O2.
I've chased them and they gave me some BS about the accessories always being sent later from the warehouse...
hopefully it will be with me in a few days.