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Hey people,
An uncle is coming down from US to India (my current country) and I plan to buy the Omnia 7.
Should I ask him to buy one for me...but again, will I have to unlock it???
Does it come carrier specific like the iPhone?
Do I have to "Unlock" it?
Or should I just ask him to get the phone and pop in my SIM card from India?
Any help is greatly appreciated.
I'm pretty sure the Omnia 7 isn't sold in the US. They have the Focus instead.
Someone correct me if I'm wrong.
Yes, it's not sold in the US or Canada. But he can order one from ExpanSys (who gets them from Europe).
I picked a few up from Canada before I headed to Saudi Arabia. Work like a charm. Just gotta remember there's tax, warranty, customs, shipping. Not much profit made for reselling them Manuals also came in french, but that's not a big deal if you know how to use these things.
bmazloum said:
Yes, it's not sold in the US or Canada. But he can order one from ExpanSys (who gets them from Europe).
I picked a few up from Canada before I headed to Saudi Arabia. Work like a charm. Just gotta remember there's tax, warranty, customs, shipping. Not much profit made for reselling them Manuals also came in french, but that's not a big deal if you know how to use these things.
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Hey thanx a lot guys for ur replie...its a lil surprising that teh Omnia isnt in the US...
Peew971 said:
I'm pretty sure the Omnia 7 isn't sold in the US. They have the Focus instead.
Someone correct me if I'm wrong.
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Anywyas what about Dubai? The main Proper City???Even on the website, nothing clearly is mentioned...when where etc??
But thanx! And do let me know about Dubai...
Hello...
As Peew971 said: Omnia 7 isn't sold in USA by default, and ExpanSys actually have a very high prices, I got mine from Australia, factory unlocked and shipped to Libya (cost me about 840$ at that time, with Screen Protector + Case + Shipping Insurance), I've checked the website now (becextech.com.au) and it is priced at 699 AUD$ (= 687 US$) without shipping costs.
I hope I've helped you...
ahmadmr said:
Hello...
As Peew971 said: Omnia 7 isn't sold in USA by default, and ExpanSys actually have a very high prices, I got mine from Australia, factory unlocked and shipped to Libya (cost me about 840$ at that time, with Screen Protector + Case + Shipping Insurance), I've checked the website now (becextech.com.au) and it is priced at 699 AUD$ (= 687 US$) without shipping costs.
I hope I've helped you...
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Hey ahmadmr,
Thanx for your reply...I am not very confident of ordering a phone from somewhere else..especially from another country..there is a similar website here in India..I contacted them and they asked me to wait for a couple of days..so lets see, but thanx again..if it is available in the Middle East (Dubai) I can ask a friend to get it too...
t mobile germany is probably your best bet. ive seen a number of posts saying the phone is unlocked & i think its the 16Gb version too.
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t mobile germany is probably your best bet. ive seen a number of posts saying the phone is unlocked & i think its the 16Gb version too.
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Oh ok...Germany..yea...makes sense...Will surely try now...a couple of friends keep going there...
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.
jona29 said:
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.
Hi
I live in Malta (Europe), and need a good dual sim active phone.
The only option there seems to be is buying the samsung galaxy s4 dual sim from this seller etotalk.
I would like to query whether anyone has bought this phone from this seller and their experience.
Thanks
Ken
ken481 said:
Hi
I live in Malta (Europe), and need a good dual sim active phone.
The only option there seems to be is buying the samsung galaxy s4 dual sim from this seller etotalk.
I would like to query whether anyone has bought this phone from this seller and their experience.
Thanks
Ken
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I bought this phone from Ebay from a chinese seller.
I9502 is not doubt one of the best phone i have every seen.
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I bought this phone from Ebay from a chinese seller.
I9502 is not doubt one of the best phone i have every seen.
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HI thanks for the info
Yet you use it in europe - and did you buy it with a custom rom pre-installed?
Ken
Got one from Etotalk.com; very happy with it and all is genuine!
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Me too. Had it rooted and have their custom rom installed. Have some minor issues with the rom but nothing serious.
Verstuurd van mijn GT-I9502 met Tapatalk
A week or so ago I also bought a GT-I9502 from etotalk and got a very good impression of them considering the natural obstacles of sending stuff from China, customs, paying with Paypal etc. Got the phone just after a few days, sent by DHL.
You can ask them to send it as a "gift", declaring a lower than actual value of your choice, which might make things slip through customs easier/cheaper/less VAT slapped on.
Bought it in stock version and rooted/ROMed it myself, using this procedure and with SVA's excellent ROM that you buy for a few $.
In certain (most?) countries the GT-I9502 doesn't show CallerID properly as the phone's software platform is made for China, but I've done a patch for that, see this post.
Hi there guys,
Hope you all are having a good day.
So the thing is that I decided on getting myself a Note 3 (the international version). I sought the add out on Amazon and will be purchasing it soon.
Could someone who has an idea about the import tell me as to how much will the final price be that I have to pay after the custom clearance? I really need to know this before buying it. The on-shelf price of the Note 3 on the website is $705 and the seller is 'mygsmstore'.
It would be a great help. I can't ask questions on the website as I haven't yet bought anything from amazon.
Hi there,
I am also trying for the same. if you refer to my question here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=47783662, I am trying to get this from Expansys.
Let me know if you are interested and/or want to pursue this!
Thanks,
Ckhurana
Even I was thinking of the same, however there are quite a few problems.
1. How good is the retailer. As we will lose all warranty since its a USA product. So we need to be pretty sure of genuineness of the product.
2. Customs is quite tricky. I have searched and could barely find a convincing answer about the customs aspect on importing the phone
3. Region Locking- Samsung region locks the device. i.e. if we get it from USA, how will we get a US sim to unlock it.
Would be glad if some community member can help us.
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Hi there guys,
Hope you all are having a good day.
So the thing is that I decided on getting myself a Note 3 (the international version). I sought the add out on Amazon and will be purchasing it soon.
Could someone who has an idea about the import tell me as to how much will the final price be that I have to pay after the custom clearance? I really need to know this before buying it. The on-shelf price of the Note 3 on the website is $705 and the seller is 'mygsmstore'.
It would be a great help. I can't ask questions on the website as I haven't yet bought anything from amazon.
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hey bro. i am also planning to get the note 3 n9005 in india .
have you purchased it. if yes then from which site .please do reply with all the information and what were the custom taxes you have to pay.
also how much did it cost to you overall including all the taxes and charges.
Thanks
alok_dhawal said:
Even I was thinking of the same, however there are quite a few problems.
1. How good is the retailer. As we will lose all warranty since its a USA product. So we need to be pretty sure of genuineness of the product.
2. Customs is quite tricky. I have searched and could barely find a convincing answer about the customs aspect on importing the phone
3. Region Locking- Samsung region locks the device. i.e. if we get it from USA, how will we get a US sim to unlock it.
Would be glad if some community member can help us.
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I think u guys must think to buy from U.A.E Dubai, from dubai its region lock free, if someone known person is coming than u can have custom duty free also.
AmanAgrwl said:
hey bro. i am also planning to get the note 3 n9005 in india .
have you purchased it. if yes then from which site .please do reply with all the information and what were the custom taxes you have to pay.
also how much did it cost to you overall including all the taxes and charges.
Thanks
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why dont you buy from Ebay.in, i know most of the people dont prefer ebay but still its in Endia so you wont be having serious problems with the dealer or the product.
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why dont you buy from Ebay.in, i know most of the people dont prefer ebay but still its in Endia so you wont be having serious problems with the dealer or the product.
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but bro ebay does not have the n9005 version. i can see only one seller and that also says that that the box will be open and all that.
what about your note 3?? where did you buy it from??
AmanAgrwl said:
but bro ebay does not have the n9005 version. i can see only one seller and that also says that that the box will be open and all that.
what about your note 3?? where did you buy it from??
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is that so well as i recall it i could see a number of sellers who directly import unused and unopened Note 3 from the US, only extra cost which the customer may need to pay is OCTROI if applicable.
http://www.ebay.in/itm/Brand-New-Sa...nes&hash=item27de67a81f&_uhb=1#ht_3324wt_1275
http://www.ebay.in/itm/Samsung-Gala...nes&hash=item19e850c59e&_uhb=1#ht_3699wt_1041
http://www.ibhejo.com/Samsung-Galaxy-Note-3-N9005-32GB-White.html
Try these ones, as for me i live in KSA so its easily availble here.
Hi all
I went ahead and got this beast from g s m store - arena the link is as below -
http://mygsmstore.com/242-samsung-n9005-galaxy-note-3-lte-32gb-black.html
i got this delivered in the us which was brought back by a friend. If you want it to be delivered in india the cost is a bit more for shipping but i am not sure about the taxes octroi or custom duty
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How is that N005 is working?
ckhurana said:
Hi all
I went ahead and got this beast from g s m store - arena the link is as below -
i got this delivered in the us which was brought back by a friend. If you want it to be delivered in india the cost is a bit more for shipping but i am not sure about the taxes octroi or custom duty
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Hi,
I see that you have ordered note3 N9005, even I am planning to buy one from US. But there are two main concerns, first, is this a genuine Samsung phone? Second, about region lock policy of Samsung.
So, please let me know did you face any region lock problem and how is your phone working so far (could you check your phone with android app which verify the originality of Samsung phone). If your phone is good, I can order from the same seller.
The model number shown on the webpage of the retailer is SM-G935FTKDXSG. Will this phone work in India with respect to making calls and also LTE bands for 4G? How do I find out if its unlocked or not? Will VoLTE, Samsung pay work in India? Also, for warranty, is there some way to get Indian warranty?
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The model number shown on the webpage of the retailer is SM-G935FTKDXSG. Will this phone work in India with respect to making calls and also LTE bands for 4G? How do I find out if its unlocked or not? Will VoLTE, Samsung pay work in India? Also, for warranty, is there some way to get Indian warranty?
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Definitely no
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violin.siva said:
Definitely no
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No to which part of the question?
yes it will work as i m using uae based phone...however samsung pay only works in uae...in india its yet to launch..an about warranty ..it will not..
disenchantedfool said:
The model number shown on the webpage of the retailer is SM-G935FTKDXSG. Will this phone work in India with respect to making calls and also LTE bands for 4G? How do I find out if its unlocked or not? Will VoLTE, Samsung pay work in India? Also, for warranty, is there some way to get Indian warranty?
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This phone will work in India with respect to making calls and LTE connection. But VoLTE will not work. Not sure about Samsung Pay because I don't use it.
Also, nothing can be done about the warranty.
BTW I use an S7 edge bought from Dubai in India
mathew1234 said:
This phone will work in India with respect to making calls and LTE connection. But VoLTE will not work. Not sure about Samsung Pay because I don't use it.
Also, nothing can be done about the warranty.
BTW I use an S7 edge bought from Dubai in India
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Thanks for the reply! Where did you get the phone from, and for what price? Where would you recommend I but it from? Also, are you aware of any other features being different between this phone from dubai and the one in India? Have you faced any problems with the phone till now? And, does the phone have warranty inside UAE or not?
Thanks for the help!
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Thanks for the reply! Where did you get the phone from, and for what price? Where would you recommend I but it from? Also, are you aware of any other features being different between this phone from dubai and the one in India? Have you faced any problems with the phone till now? And, does the phone have warranty inside UAE or not?
Thanks for the help!
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I got the phone from the website souq.com for a pretty low price compared to the market price. Most shops in Dubai usually just increase the price for no reason.
My phone also came with one year warranty (Only in UAE).
My phone is almost 6 months old and I've had no problems at all with the phone. Really happy with it.
Yes you can use it with voLTE and SPay. Just flash Indian firmware on the firmware and you're good to go.
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Yes you can use it with voLTE and SPay. Just flash Indian firmware on the firmware and you're good to go.
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Thanks a lot mate! Really helpful! So basically its perfectly fine to buy from Dubai? No difference between the Indian and UAE version?
mathew1234 said:
I got the phone from the website souq.com for a pretty low price compared to the market price. Most shops in Dubai usually just increase the price for no reason.
My phone also came with one year warranty (Only in UAE).
My phone is almost 6 months old and I've had no problems at all with the phone. Really happy with it.
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Hey Mathew, thanks a ton for the help! If its not too much, could you please post the link or the reference to that phone on souq.com? There are multiple models over there. Also, what price did you get? Thanks!
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Thanks a lot mate! Really helpful! So basically its perfectly fine to buy from Dubai? No difference between the Indian and UAE version?
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No, there is not a difference. I think it's around 1800 there and for that money it's so value for money. Nothing gets better than this phone at that price. Myself using a UAE phone. Get this model 935FD dual sim version.
And, don't get from souq. Not heard good opinion about them from people who live there.
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No, there is not a difference. I think it's around 1800 there and for that money it's so value for money. Nothing gets better than this phone at that price. Myself using a UAE phone. Get this model 935FD dual sim version.
And, don't get from souq. Not heard good opinion about them from people who live there.
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I'm not in the UAE myself, so will have to ask someone to get it for me. Could you please tell me where to buy it from? souq.com shows price as 1900 AED for 128gb version. Where do I ask my friend to buy it from? And model number is 935FD or SM-G935FTKDXSG? Thanks man!
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Hey Mathew, thanks a ton for the help! If its not too much, could you please post the link or the reference to that phone on souq.com? There are multiple models over there. Also, what price did you get? Thanks!
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Hey check this phone out from souq.com:
https://uae.souq.com/ae-en/samsung-...-128gb-4gb-ram-4g-lte-black-pearl-12075981/i/
It comes with a one year official Samsung gulf warranty.
When I got my phone 6 months ago I paid 2000dhs. And I've had no problems at all with my device.
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No, there is not a difference. I think it's around 1800 there and for that money it's so value for money. Nothing gets better than this phone at that price. Myself using a UAE phone. Get this model 935FD dual sim version.
And, don't get from souq. Not heard good opinion about them from people who live there.
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I bought my Nexus 5 from there and used it for 4 years without any issues. Then I bought my S7 edge from there 6 months ago and it has no issues.
My brother bought his LG G3 from there and used it for 4 years without any issues. He bought his LG G5 recently (around the same time I got my S7 edge) and he has no issues with his device whatsoever.
All these devices from souq.com
The site is good as long as you buy from a good dealer. Since anyone can setup a shop on the site, there might be some people trying to sell bad stuff. Just buy from the trusted dealers and you'll be fine.
I don't think Samsung issues international warranty. My home appliances are Samsung branded which doesn't have and one more using the firmware of UAE Volte will definitely not work unless you flash indian package on your mobile that's why I said no.
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Recently i brought samsung s8 from dubai, and using it in india as it is....no problems at all.
Samsung xda said:
Recently i brought samsung s8 from dubai, and using it in india as it is....no problems at all.
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Hi Mate, I'm planning to buy S8 from Dubai in November, can you please let me know from where did you get urs S8 at what price ?
Thanks in advance.
g935ftkdxsg firmware / rom
Hey Dear,
I need firmware of S7 Edge Black pearl "g935ftkdxsg". if possible.
I purchased it from Dubai. now i trying to Flash it to another theme but now i want to go back to my previous rom. kindly guide.
I will thankful to you.
Regards;
Umair
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Yes you can use it with voLTE and SPay. Just flash Indian firmware on the firmware and you're good to go.
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Hey are you 100% sure that we can flash Indian firmware on a Dubai model using ODIN?
I am on some custom ROM on my dubai phone but I really want to shift to the latest OREO INS Stock via ODIN. So that I have everything working smoothly including jio VOLTE. Please let me know if you have tried and tested this as I don't want to brick my phone
Also do I have to tick anything special on ODIN? I've been reading about people saying to tick re partition if coming from Dubai model?
S7 edge international variant
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Thanks a lot mate! Really helpful! So basically its perfectly fine to buy from Dubai? No difference between the Indian and UAE version?
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Just make sure you buy the international variant applicable to any model of Samsung. Experience wise I usually buy my phone from Sohar, Oman and use it in Manila and didn't encounter any issues whatsoever.
sent from my phone S7 edge