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US/Canada members that already has the one...

Hi all,
I was just wondering were you guys able to get LTE signals from the phone you got from P4U? (or from anywhere for that matter)
thanks all =)

Check this out below. Looks like 2 bars of LTE. Bell and rogers have the 2600 frequency which is supported on the Euro version. But I'm told signal Strength in buildings is week.
http://mobilesyrup.com/2013/03/12/htc-one-in-the-house-initial-impressions-speed-test/

Any ETA on when Rogers/Telus/Bell will get the phone and if Koodo/Virgin/Fido will carry it?

Im on ATT. Where can I order one that works even if its only HSPA+ ?

ponts said:
Check this out below. Looks like 2 bars of LTE. Bell and rogers have the 2600 frequency which is supported on the Euro version. But I'm told signal Strength in buildings is week.
http://mobilesyrup.com/2013/03/12/htc-one-in-the-house-initial-impressions-speed-test/
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If I am sure that the UK version will support Bell's LTE, I am ordering right a way.

valleng said:
Im on ATT. Where can I order one that works even if its only HSPA+ ?
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Order the European version or the developer version
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harpr33t said:
Order the European version or the developer version
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Or just buy it at AT&T since it will probably be cheaper. yes you may have to wait a few more weeks but the Developer addition offers pretty much nothing for you. Chances are the One will be $500-550 contract free at AT&T Stores.

I asked them and they won't ship to the US. Amazon prices are $950, and everywhere else is pre-order. I tried Expansys, but once they saw I was US, they moved my order to Expansys US. I canceled at that point. Amazon UK won't get them until the 12th. How the hell can I buy this phone?
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twizller said:
Any ETA on when Rogers/Telus/Bell will get the phone and if Koodo/Virgin/Fido will carry it?
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http://www.technobuffalo.com/2013/03/28/rogers-htc-one-galaxy-s4-launch-date-price/

[Q] Buying a Samsung Galaxy S 4 Duos (i9502) from China to be used in Europe

I would really love getting the dual SIM version of the Samsung Galaxy S 4 as it would allow me to carry one less phone with me. But in the end I'm not sure if the pros outweight the cons.
Pros:
- Able to use two SIMs in the same phone
- Exynos 5 Octa, which will see very limited availability in Europe
Cons:
- China Unicom specific version
- No international warranty outside of China
- UI may not be available in English?
- Will be stuck with the stock Chinese firmware as the ROMs for i9500 / i9505 will not work on this
Is anyone else considering buying an i9502 to be used outside of China?

liviuv said:
I would really love getting the dual SIM version of the Samsung Galaxy S 4 as it would allow me to carry one less phone with me. But in the end I'm not sure if the pros outweight the cons.
Pros:
- Able to use two SIMs in the same phone
- Exynos 5 Octa, which will see very limited availability in Europe
Cons:
- China Unicom specific version
- No international warranty outside of China
- UI may not be available in English?
- Will be stuck with the stock Chinese firmware as the ROMs for i9500 / i9505 will not work on this
Is anyone else considering buying an i9502 to be used outside of China?
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I would like to have i9502 and I have the same questions and worrying about the warranty outside of China. I'm gonna wait till it is available on eBay. I hope that some companies could give at least 12 months international warranty for this device.

I am thinking of buying one for use world wide. I assume no one will be developing a custom ROM for this version.
Is there a way to install the Play Store and Gapps?

As the S4 should be highly popular, we might see more developing for the exynos chipset. Once they come out with the aosp base for it, developing for the variants should be easier.
Since i9502 is China based, we should see a MIUI Rom for it soon
Sent from my IM-A860K using xda premium

I thought samsung released their official rom for this phone? Doesn't it therefore mean that we can root this without any bugs? I remember the Note 2 dual sim custom rom had bugs on the map and caller id.
Can someone verify that once using the official rom, play store and Google apps will be available?

http://www.hotfile.com/dl/204614115/9393a40/I9502ZNUAMDG_I9502CHUAMDG_CHU.zip.html
Looks like there is one out there

paulsalem said:
I am thinking of buying one for use world wide. I assume no one will be developing a custom ROM for this version.
Is there a way to install the Play Store and Gapps?
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The only way to install Play Store and Google apps is to root the phone. Unfortunately, there's no available rooting method yet for Galaxy I9502. But I'm hopeful that it will be available in the future. Like the Galaxy Note 2 GT-N7102 Dual Sim variant, a working rooting procedure was eventually made available.
I have ordered my Galaxy I9502 and can't wait to get my hands on it.

[email protected] said:
I have ordered my Galaxy I9502 and can't wait to get my hands on it.
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Where did you order it from?

liviuv said:
Where did you order it from?
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China. ..
Sent from my GT-I9505 using xda premium

nniicckkss said:
China. ..
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I meant to ask from which website you've ordered it. Thanks in advance!

liviuv said:
Where did you order it from?
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I ordered from taobao.com thru an agent in my country. Just need to choose a trustworthy seller. Or you can order from etotalk.com but the price is a little higher and payment method is not safe.
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nniicckkss said:
China. ..
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Unfortunately that's the only place to get it from right now. But hey, it's legit and dual sim. I'm happy

[email protected] said:
Unfortunately that's the only place to get it from right now. But hey, it's legit and dual sim. I'm happy
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So you're gonna live with the fact that you don't have Play Store? Or do you have a work around?

merkava74 said:
So you're gonna live with the fact that you don't have Play Store? Or do you have a work around?
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No, I'm optimistic a rooting tool will be available once this phone is released.

[email protected] said:
I ordered from taobao.com thru an agent in my country. Just need to choose a trustworthy seller. Or you can order from etotalk.com but the price is a little higher and payment method is not safe.
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Unfortunately that's the only place to get it from right now. But hey, it's legit and dual sim. I'm happy
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hey there. would u mind saying, where do u live?! are u sure that china version is gonna work in your country?
I live in europe and really curious if i can use it here...

asheg said:
hey there. would u mind saying, where do u live?! are u sure that china version is gonna work in your country?
I live in europe and really curious if i can use it here...
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Based on offical specs, I'm very sure an unlocked SGS4 I9502 will work in my country and Europe too.
Here's why:
SGS4 I9502 Supported Network Frequency:
WCDMA 850/900/1,900/2100MHz
GSM 850/900/1,800/1900MHz
GSM Coverage:
GSM 900 / GSM 1800 MHz are used in most parts of the world: Europe, Asia, Australia, Middle East, Africa.
Reference: www.worldtimezone.com/gsm.html
3G Coverage:
In general, the various UMTS bands are deployed as follows:
Band I (W-CDMA 2100) in Europe, India, Africa, Israel (Cellcom, Orange, Pelephone[4]) Asia, Australia (metropolitan Optus and Vodafone), New Zealand (ITU Region 1, 2degrees Vodafone NZ), Thailand (TOT (Thailand)), and Brazil (part of ITU Region 2)
Band II (W-CDMA 1900) in North America and South America (ITU Region 2).
Band IV (W-CDMA 1700 or Advanced Wireless Services) in the United States (T-Mobile USA), Canada (WIND Mobile, Mobilicity, SaskTel, Vidéotron) and Chile (VTR Movil, Nextel Chile)
Band V (W-CDMA 850) in Australia (Telstra NextG, Vodafone), Hong Kong (SmarTone), Thailand (True move and DTAC), New Zealand (XT Mobile Network), Brazil, Canada, the USA, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Dominican Republic (Claro),Venezuela, other parts of South America, Israel (Pelephone,[4] Cellcom[5]), parts of Asia (ITU Region 2 and ITU Region 3), Poland (Sferia)
Band VIII (W-CDMA 900) in Europe, Asia, Australia (Optus and Vodafone regional/country 3G networks), New Zealand (2degrees, Vodafone NZ), Thailand (Advanced Info Service), Dominican Republic (Orange Dominicana), Venezuela (Digitel GSM), Poland (Play and Aero2 HSPA+ Internet only[6])
Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UMTS_frequency_bands

I bought mine in China and used it with China Mobile and my US T-Mobile SIM cards installed at the same time. When I landed back on US soil, it automatically switched to use my T-Mobile SIM. I haven't had any problems so far.

Does that mean you have Google apps and play store?
Sent from my GT-I9505 using Tapatalk 2

liviuv said:
I would really love getting the dual SIM version of the Samsung Galaxy S 4 as it would allow me to carry one less phone with me. But in the end I'm not sure if the pros outweight the cons.
Pros:
- Able to use two SIMs in the same phone
- Exynos 5 Octa, which will see very limited availability in Europe
Cons:
- China Unicom specific version
- No international warranty outside of China
- UI may not be available in English?
- Will be stuck with the stock Chinese firmware as the ROMs for i9500 / i9505 will not work on this
Is anyone else considering buying an i9502 to be used outside of China?
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The UI is available in Chinese, Korean and English on the i9502.

Mindbeats said:
I haven't had any problems so far.
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Can I ask if you have Play Store working?

merkava74 said:
Can I ask if you have Play Store working?
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I'm working on that now. Stock there was go Gapps; you get the Chinese version of their app store 沃商店.

[Q] Shop Online or Seller (SHV-E300)

I am looking for SHV-E300, somebody know where can I get.
Thanks

virmix said:
I am looking for SHV-E300, somebody know where can I get.
Thanks
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Hello!
you can email me at: [email protected]
I have the stocks
Samsung Exynos 5 Octa (Samsung S4 Korea Export Model) with LTE

HirotokeitaiTM said:
Hello!
you can email me at: [email protected]
I have the stocks
Samsung Exynos 5 Octa (Samsung S4 Korea Export Model) with LTE
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How much for it?
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HirotokeitaiTM said:
Hello!
you can email me at: [email protected]
I have the stocks
Samsung Exynos 5 Octa (Samsung S4 Korea Export Model) with LTE
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I am interested too. I hope your price is reasonable and you are selling it in a right place. Thanks.

HirotokeitaiTM said:
Hello!
you can email me at: [email protected]
I have the stocks
Samsung Exynos 5 Octa (Samsung S4 Korea Export Model) with LTE
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Me too!
Will it work with US lte?

virmix said:
I am looking for SHV-E300, somebody know where can I get.
Thanks
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LOL!
If you want to:
-Pay 200 dollars more expensive(import tax + local seller commission)
-Have a bigger size(korea version is thicker than us one) and have stupid korea restriction(sms limitation, etc...)
-Take a phone who only support Korea 4G frequency and imcompatible with all other country
You can surely go for this version. No problem!!!

varunkumars said:
I am interested too. I hope your price is reasonable and you are selling it in a right place. Thanks.
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Samsung S4 Exynos 5 Octa Korea Export set with LTE
(Octa Core/8CORE)
MSRP Retail: SGD1250
-Standard set with 2 battery and Desktop charger
-Deposit SGD200 required and remaining payment on collection
Batch 2 Preorder starts now
Collection date is 14th May 2013 after 1400Hrs
Interested please whatsapp +65 98275105
Disclaimer
(as reported by Supplier, some possible problems that may occur)
4G/LTE might not be stable (again we cant be sure, first batch buyers did not complain about this problem)
*Sometimes under LTE/4G, you may not receive calls or SMS
(requires manual switching back to 3G)
-No issues with GSM/3G network
-No other reported bugs/issue with the current set, the few set sold previously worked fine with 4G
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The support specifications:
LTE (850/1800), WCDMA (1900/2100), GSM (900/1800/1900)

I have a SHV-E300S (32GB).
FYI: They'll probably be no custom ROMs for this phone.

enturaw manv
soundping said:
I have a SHV-E300S (32GB).
FYI: They'll probably be no custom ROMs for this phone.
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You're in the US correct? Would you please share with us your experience with the device and how good or bad it is working for you? Does it work on any US LTE networks at all? Thanks

snoopyd said:
You're in the US correct? Would you please share with us your experience with the device and how good or bad it is working for you? Does it work on any US LTE networks at all? Thanks
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Unfortunately in my area there isn't LTE or real 4G.
I was able to tweak my network settings with SKT Hidden Menu so I'm receiving the best 3G (4Mbps/500kbps) for my area.
I should have waited before buying. The Google clean S4 version would have been a better choice.

soundping said:
I have a SHV-E300S (32GB).
FYI: They'll probably be no custom ROMs for this phone.
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soundping said:
Unfortunately in my area there isn't LTE or real 4G.
I was able to tweak my network settings with SKT Hidden Menu so I'm receiving the best 3G (4Mbps/500kbps) for my area.
I should have waited before buying. The Google clean S4 version would have been a better choice.
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Thanks for sharing your experience. Too bad we still don't have the answer since not very many people have the Korean S4 in the US. When I get an S4 I'm planning to use it for VOIP on LTE. I've read that LTE has lower latency than HSPS+(or whatever that is) which makes VOIP phone calls acceptable in terms of lag time.

Is there any way to root the shv-e300k/s??
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I am not worried about custom roms, I am just wanting root for my favorite apps.
Sent from my SHV-E300K using Tapatalk 2

lunerceli said:
Is there any way to root the shv-e300k/s??
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This worked on my E300S.
http://www.cultofandroid.com/27192/rooting-the-international-galaxy-s4-the-right-way-how-to/
Note, The new firmware update (pda: E300SKSUAME6) will take away root and prevent you from rooting again using the old method.

lunerceli said:
Is there any way to root the shv-e300k/s??
Sent from my SHV-E300K using Tapatalk 2
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I am not worried about custom roms, I am just wanting root for my favorite apps.
Sent from my SHV-E300K using Tapatalk 2
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Give me a message if this procedure does not work. i have a another way of rooting SHV-E300 devices.

What were those seetings on hidden menu
soundping said:
Unfortunately in my area there isn't LTE or real 4G.
I was able to tweak my network settings with SKT Hidden Menu so I'm receiving the best 3G (4Mbps/500kbps) for my area.
I should have waited before buying. The Google clean S4 version would have been a better choice.
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Hi,
Would you please tell here what settings you did so that you are now receiving the high speed 3G now. I am facing this issue on my SHV-E120S
Thanks for any help on this.
Regards
Suraj

64GB version of the HTC One lands in the UK

http://www.itproportal.com/2013/05/25/64gb-version-htc-one-lands-uk/

TRiBaL1981 said:
http://www.itproportal.com/2013/05/25/64gb-version-htc-one-lands-uk/
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Wow! Thats one hefty price tag!
Glad i got the 32Gb now instead of waiting for this and paying a ridiculous price!

Oh god that's too much 720£ for 64gb, glad I bought my the developer edition for 650$. It's like stealing the money, hope its not true.
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Outrageous price and good luck to them trying to shift many units at that price.
Sent from my Nexus 7 using xda app-developers app

shree.cse said:
Oh god that's too much 720£ for 64gb, glad I bought my the developer edition for 650$. It's like stealing the money, hope its not true.
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But the dev ed is American right? Will it pick up 4G in the UK? The US use different frequencies. Is it a hardware limitation or can updating the radio fix it to work in the UK?

shree.cse said:
Oh god that's too much 720£ for 64gb, glad I bought my the developer edition for 650$. It's like stealing the money, hope its not true.
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We are lucky bro

WOW i bought my 64GB (LTE) for $786AUD that is a rip off for the UK.

icanttinkofaname said:
But the dev ed is American right? Will it pick up 4G in the UK? The US use different frequencies. Is it a hardware limitation or can updating the radio fix it to work in the UK?
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I'm not sure of the 4g frequencies, afaik if they are different we can't update with any radio as it was related to hardware.
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icanttinkofaname said:
But the dev ed is American right? Will it pick up 4G in the UK? The US use different frequencies. Is it a hardware limitation or can updating the radio fix it to work in the UK?
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The UK version has different LTE bands to the USA. So the 64GB Dev edition will not work on 4G(LTE) in the UK.

mahesh_9j said:
We are lucky bro
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You're right bro, we're lucky! But only thing bothering me was the warranty.
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shree.cse said:
You're right bro, we're lucky! But only thing bothering me was the warranty.
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I don't think we'll have to visit service center in future cos..I know how you handle your device and I know my way
Thanks,

Yeah, never got any problems with my one x, that's the reason I bought a device from us.
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The USA Warranty is 12 months
The UK Warranty is 24 months
As for LTE and HSPA+, can anyone confirm if the hardware in the phone is different?

mahesh_9j said:
I don't think we'll have to visit service center in future cos..I know how you handle your device and I know my way
Thanks,
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may i ask how did you get us developer edition, i am looking to buy it in UK

dryspuri said:
may i ask how did you get us developer edition, i am looking to buy it in UK
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Hi, I got it from USA with the help of my friend who lives there.
Thanks

A bit more information on purchasing from the USA and supported networks in the UK....
A friend of mine is the chief technical officer of a VERY large mobile operator
I asked him about the HTC One and supported networks.....he went into an insane amount of detail, but here is the summary
Looking at this USA website
http://www0-shopamerica.htc.com/cell-phones/productdetail.htm?prId=41599
It says this
HSPA/WCDMA: 850/1900/2100 MHz
GSM/GPRS/EDGE: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
LTE: 700/850/AWS/1900 MHz (US)
HSPA/WCDMA is basically 3G and will work in UK and Europe with those Mhz
GSM/GPRS/EDGE is just old 2G and will work
LTE - this is where we suffer, as Most of Europe including the UK uses 1800 LTE
So basically, if you buy a phone from the USA, you'll get 3G working no problem, but LTE wont work at all because the UK use 1800 and USA HTC ONE doesn't support it.
If you look at the one here
http://www.mobicity.co.uk/htc-one-64gb.html
You'll see it supports LTE 1800, so that will work in the UK with these new super fast speeds
For me, 3G is fine, so i'm going to go for the USA edition and get a friend to bring me one (when black is available)
But for others the 4G/LTE speeds are a deal breaker
He also said the phone should support HSPA+ as its such a new high end device.
But he said he would have to double check it first (but was pretty confident)

HTC One 4G LTE 64GB ... how much ??
I face the very same problem
I want the developer edition too - I'm just waiting for someone to courier it back from the US for me
Its not worth getting the HTC One 64GB from MobiCity at that price - its actually gone down to £670 now as they must not be moving any of the units
if they knock off another £50-£100 I'd consider it.
The problem in the UK is they just turn a dollar sign $ into a £ sign
HTC One 4G LTE 64GB = £671.99
HTC One Dev Edition 64GB = $649.99
and LTE is only available one network here so it wont be beneficial to me till the end of the year

unque1 said:
I face the very same problem
I want the developer edition too - I'm just waiting for someone to courier it back from the US for me
Its not worth getting the HTC One 64GB from MobiCity at that price - its actually gone down to £670 now as they must not be moving any of the units
if they knock off another £50-£100 I'd consider it.
The problem in the UK is they just turn a dollar sign $ into a £ sign
HTC One 4G LTE 64GB = £671.99
HTC One Dev Edition 64GB = $649.99
and LTE is only available one network here so it wont be beneficial to me till the end of the year
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Are you getting black or silver?
I can't find a black one anywhere

m.r.davies said:
Are you getting black or silver?
I can't find a black one anywhere
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I'm a sucker for the silver
I think the black is cool though but knowing me ...and the fact that I wont use a case. It would hurt my feeling to scratch the black colored aluminium and see the metal coming through
I actually dont think they do a 64gb black dev edition
although I just realised that MobileCity
are pricing the two colours differently
so they actually havent dropped the price at all

I brought it in ringgit malaysia RM2559.00.
I dont know what the currency in uk.
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Nexus 7 2nd gen officially launched in India!!!

the 2nd generation nexus 7 has been officially launched in India on the playstore since about 5am tonight.
prices are a bit high as compared to the ones imported via amazon, but i guess it wont bother many people as the ones sold on playstore comes with warranty :good: . shipping starts on 24th
ordered the 32gig LTE model for myself. anyone else ordered yet?

aritro88 said:
the 2nd generation nexus 7 has been officially launched in India on the playstore since about 5am tonight.
prices are a bit high as compared to the ones imported via amazon, but i guess it wont bother many people as the ones sold on playstore comes with warranty :good: . shipping starts on 24th
ordered the 32gig LTE model for myself. anyone else ordered yet?
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will the US LTE version work in India?

littleromeo said:
will the US LTE version work in India?
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If its unlocked for all carriers, it should work!

@OP: Got the wifi version from US for 16k.
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If its unlocked for all carriers, it should work!
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grabbed it from official page
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Network
North America and Japan:
GSM: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
HSPA+: 850/900/1900/2100/AWS (1700/2100) MHz (Bands: 1/2/4/5/8)
LTE: 700/850/1700/1800/1900/2100 MHZ (Bands: 1/2/3/4/5/13/17)
Rest of World:
GSM: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
HSPA+: 850/900/1900/2100/AWS (1700/2100) MHz (Bands: 1/2/4/5/8)
LTE: 800/850/1700/1800/1900/2100/2600 MHz (Bands: 1/2/3/4/5/7/20)
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This means there are two verions of nexus 7 LTE?

received it at 5pm today. no issues out of the box.
but i didnt get the kitkat update yet

We don't even have LTE here so why bother?

roofrider said:
We don't even have LTE here so why bother?
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delhi and kolkata already hav 4g networks. also airtel will launch 4g all across maharashtra by january end

aritro88 said:
delhi and kolkata already hav 4g networks. also airtel will launch 4g all across maharashtra by january end
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Which provider? Airtel has LTE dongles available in a few cities but that's a dongle.
Afaik Reliance, Videocon and Aircel have plans and they might eventually roll out these services in the next couple of years but none of it (excluding Videocon) is supported by N7 or any other LTE phone currently available here with the exception of iPhone 5S and 5C because they use different bands.
Videocon on the other hand will use the widespread FD-LTE which the N7 supports, so Videocon is your only option.

Check the bands. LTE in India is TD-LTE not so in Europe and US or rest of the world.
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roofrider said:
Which provider? Airtel has LTE dongles available in a few cities but that's a dongle.
Afaik Reliance, Videocon and Aircel have plans and they might eventually roll out these services in the next couple of years but none of it (excluding Videocon) is supported by N7 or any other LTE phone currently available here with the exception of iPhone 5S and 5C because they use different bands.
Videocon on the other hand will use the widespread FD-LTE which the N7 supports, so Videocon is your only option.
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every dongle has a SIM card inside it, n thts wht u need.
go to any service provider's showroom, almost all of them hav tailor made data plans for non-calling tablets.
and the manager at my local "airtel gallery" himself told me that airtel will launch 4g services in whole of maharashtra by jan2014 end.

I should say I was talking about lte as a whole (Volte, csfb..) earlier.
Even then, Airtel and everyone else with the exception of Videocon uses TD-LTE (different freq and band, 2300mhz and 38/40 iirc) which the N7 does not support.

Off topic but I want to ask something.
I want to buy Nexus 7 tablet for my wife and kid daughter (3 years old, she play games). But I am kind of confused right now.
I know there is considerable difference between Nexus 7 2012 and 2013. But there is also huge difference in prices too.
Nexus 7 (2013) 32GB is selling for 24,000 Rs on Play store. And
Nexus 7 (2012) 32GB is selling for 10,800 Rs on Flipkart (with 10% discount).
So I am totally confused among these two. Is 2013 version really that much better to justify that much price difference, more then double.
Can someone suggest. Thanks

^^
You could buy it from Amazon if you want for 16.8k + duty which will come to about 21k i guess.

roofrider said:
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You could buy it from Amazon if you want for 16.8k + duty which will come to about 21k i guess.
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Flipkart is selling it now for same prices as Google Play. It also comes with warranty of course.
So we might also buy new Nexus 7 32GB at 22k with 10% cashback on Flipkart.
I bought Nexus 7 2012 in Feb and it was nice tablet. We usually watched videos, internet surf and play fruit ninja or angry birds, kind of stuff. Then I gave this tablet to my niece. And I was waiting for new Nexus 7 but release price is kind of steep and since Nexus 7 2012 is available for a lot cheaper, I am not able to decide.
Will buying 2013 version wiser considering we can get 2012 at half price?

I think that depends on how you are going to use it, for lightweight games and multimedia the 2012 one should suffice, but then i've not used one of these so you should probably wait for a reply from someone who has used both.
At 10k it is a steal though!

i would personnaly stay away from the nexus 7 2013. the touchscreen issue is a mess

ethanfel said:
i would personnaly stay away from the nexus 7 2013. the touchscreen issue is a mess
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day 4 - no issues of any kind. also got the KitKat update this morning

I got my 2013 version from the US and I'd strongly suggest people to buy locally. Looks like my device has the tough screen issues and in a certain location, my touches aren't getting registered.

vasishta.sushant said:
I got my 2013 version from the US and I'd strongly suggest people to buy locally. Looks like my device has the tough screen issues and in a certain location, my touches aren't getting registered.
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You could try taking it to Asus for international warranty (after trying the fix of course). I don't have touch issues but i have that stain around the Nexus logo on the back unfortunately.

Flipkart now selling 16 GB Nexus 7 2012 for 7,999 Rs only and 32 GB for 11,999 Rs only.
If you want to buy this one then hurry. You might not get better deal in future.
I purchased last weeks for 1000 Rs more.