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The search for a sim free LT15a (UMTS 850)....

There seems to be quite a few people wanting an Arc to suit AT&T, Telstra, Rogers, etc.
I have posted a message here:
http://blogs.sonyericsson.com/produ...its-the-stores/comment-page-1/#comment-149670
And Rikard replied saying he will try to find out what is available for us.
If any one has any info about availability of the LT15a, please post it here.
Edit:
Late April for Rogers: http://mobilesyrup.com/2011/03/31/r...and-arc-launching-late-april-99-99-on-3-year/

I did add another request to make sure he sees the demand. Hopefully he gets some answers.

I don't like creating new post while there are some existing. Rogers will have the ARC out by end of this month (maximum in 26 days) has anyone else in the world getting arc working on 850? Brazil?
People with Rogers, have they release any price without contract yet?
Thanks

I found this page, where they say they have an HSDPA 850/1900/2100/800
http://www.bestnydepot.com/sony-ericsson-xperia-x12-arc-anzu.html
Is it a mistake?.

haroldmk said:
I found this page, where they say they have an HSDPA 850/1900/2100/800
http://www.bestnydepot.com/sony-ericsson-xperia-x12-arc-anzu.html
Is it a mistake?.
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and I assume that you have read the description too:
Quick Overview
The specifications suggest that Cliaro (possibly Xperia X12) will have TI OMAP4 1.5GHz processor, Android 2.2 (Froyo) and a 4-inch AMOLED 1080×720 resolution screen. The 10mm thick Xperia X12 is also expected to sport a 12 megapixel camera.
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I called one of these re-seller which have no clue whatsoever about the arc. He said that this is what SE website stating and they have all the HSDPA band included in one phone and after I insisted, he went actually and test the phone with this sim-card and convinced that it does not have the 850 band.

Nimche said:
and I assume that you have read the description too:
I called one of these re-seller which have no clue whatsoever about the arc. He said that this is what SE website stating and they have all the HSDPA band included in one phone and after I insisted, he went actually and test the phone with this sim-card and convinced that it does not have the 850 band.
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Oops, of course I didnt read the description and I went directly to specs

Really looking forward to the UMTS 850Mhz Arc. If anyone has any information, kindly share please!

Is there any generic LT15a? Telstra doesn't get one since they gave it to orange and optus
Rogers is the only one we all know is getting it but what about other countries in america?
Waiting may be dangerous for me

Rogers is releasing it between 14-21st of April ie what most sources and Rogers said
Nimche said:
Is there any generic LT15a? Telstra doesn't get one since they gave it to orange and optus
Rogers is the only one we all know is getting it but what about other countries in america?
Waiting may be dangerous for me
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sofia-captivate said:
Rogers is releasing it between 14-21st of April ie what most sources and Rogers said Sent from my X10i using Tapatalk
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@ least its nice that you guys don't have to deal with ATT. I think their wireless department is completely dead.

I thought this is the only place I can share my pain (reminding me when I was waiting for my X10a) when it comes to gadgets I am like a 2 years old baby screaming.
Checking everyday for a sign of LT15a on ebay or anywhere else but no sign and more killer feeling. Am I the only one in pain?

Nimche said:
I thought this is the only place I can share my pain (reminding me when I was waiting for my X10a) when it comes to gadgets I am like a 2 years old baby screaming.
Checking everyday for a sign of LT15a on ebay or anywhere else but no sign and more killer feeling. Am I the only one in pain?
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Here the same. I guess we will see it on ebay once Rogers release LT15a. I hope Rogers will sell it without a contract.

haroldmk said:
Here the same. I guess we will see it on ebay once Rogers release LT15a. I hope Rogers will sell it without a contract.
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There was a second price leak from Rogers showing the off contract price for 549 CA Dollar.
But I am assuming that lots of people get them and sell them on eBay. Its like taking forever now.
Sony Ericsson in the USA sucks in releasing information and services.

Nimche said:
Checking everyday for a sign of LT15a on ebay or anywhere else but no sign and more killer feeling. Am I the only one in pain?
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I am too even though the hardware specs on Arc don't get me too excited, I just want a change from X10a. I almost used X10 for a year. I wanted to give Galaxy S2 a chance but even that is pushed further and the wait is killing me.

kitsVA said:
I am too even though the hardware specs on Arc don't get me too excited, I just want a change from X10a. I almost used X10 for a year. I wanted to give Galaxy S2 a chance but even that is pushed further and the wait is killing me.
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Yes the hardware was important once for me when I got my HD2 as soon as it came out but then design was more important and hardware won't play a big difference for me since I am more for the design and how the phone feels. To me ARC specs are reasonably good for what it is.
I am also going from X10a and arc should be a good replacement. Galaxy S2 is pushed back to May or June?

Just called Rogers to see what it's going to cost to do an early upgrade from my X10a. They don't have it in the system yet so they couldn't give me a price :-( Will try later on.
Not sure if I should stick with branded Rogers to get retain that awesome warranty they have or if I should screw the warranty and go with a unbranded version. The warranty is important because I run & bike with my X10a (since I found a great fitness app) so I think it's just a matter of time before I kill it.

AdamUpNorth said:
Just called Rogers to see what it's going to cost to do an early upgrade from my X10a. They don't have it in the system yet so they couldn't give me a price :-( Will try later on.
Not sure if I should stick with branded Rogers to get retain that awesome warranty they have or if I should screw the warranty and go with a unbranded version. The warranty is important because I run & bike with my X10a (since I found a great fitness app) so I think it's just a matter of time before I kill it.
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One thing that I am not sure is when you buy it from Rogers buy off contract would that be unbranded or not(I assume not) but unless you buy lt15a from Rogers I don't know anywhere else selling them at this moment.
This was the one last leaked out on April 4th HERE about pricing.

I feel your pain too Nimche.
I've tried contacting se to no avail. You wouldn't think they would make it so difficult to buy their products. No info from se at all.
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Hyper x10 soon to be Hyper arc(a)
Well, I just chatted with SE rep in the US and no news. They keep saying availabliity in some markets and I can't find any answer what market are they talking about. I should go find a friend in Canada to get me one as soon as it is out.
I checked here on Firmware roll-outs and it pretty much like LT15i except lt15a had one sooner than (i)
SOURCE
Hope to see some lights soon or find a contact @ SE with some answers.

Rogers - Canada is throwing a Launch Party for Xperia ARC & Play on April 13th which is next Wedensday and MobileSyrup is giving out ticket which you can win HERE
Good Luck everyone.

[Q] When is vzw releasing the Play

Is there any news regarding this? Its like we are always the last to get new devices... and news about them.
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Sorry i dont know

Verizon officially now acknowledges the Xperia Play, but don't get too happy. It's listed as coming soon, in an online catalog for Winter 2011.
That's a huge window of time... but at least VZ is now saying something.
http://engt.co/jy11sc

I have checked every day for the past month with nothing. All of the news was on Rogers releasing the play. So hopefully now the only thing to focus on is Verizons release date.
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Out of curiosity I dropped into my local Verizon store and found a duplicate paper copy of the same online catalog, "Your Guide" except it was marked Spring/Summer. It has the Xperia Play listed the same way, as "Coming Soon". Interestingly enough, the latest FCC entry showed a phone with both a CDMA radio and a SIM slot, so people thought it was either a global phone or LTE capable. The new publication pretty much proves it's capable of neither. It will be CDMA 3G only. That is, unless Verizon doesn't fact-check it's own phones before printing out thousands of these publications to put in-store. It will also come with an 8GB card. Seems pretty standard.
http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/9165/vzguide.jpg
They don't tell reps anything so of course he had no idea when it is coming or any details about it.
It could launch on the 12th of May, but the HTC Trophy is supposed to launch that day as well... according to rumors and speculation of course. There hasn't been anything pointing to release this week either.

Cool, thanks for all the good info
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Looks like the wait may be a bit longer. May 26th if all goes well, and that's not even a confirmed date by VZ themselves but someone on the inside that knows something.
http://www.droid-life.com/2011/05/0...or-the-droidx2-lg-revolution-and-xperia-play/
I got tired of waiting and just bought an off contract model of the Rogers phone to use on AT&T. I'm sure I might regret that later but oh well. I already have AT&T so it's not a huge deal to me.

axiomjunglist said:
Looks like the wait may be a bit longer. May 26th if all goes well, and that's not even a confirmed date by VZ themselves but someone on the inside that knows something.
http://www.droid-life.com/2011/05/0...or-the-droidx2-lg-revolution-and-xperia-play/
I got tired of waiting and just bought an off contract model of the Rogers phone to use on AT&T. I'm sure I might regret that later but oh well. I already have AT&T so it's not a huge deal to me.
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why does it take verizon about 2 months to release a phone after its been released in canada. and will an off contract rogers xperia play work with verizon?

Krislawl said:
why does it take verizon about 2 months to release a phone after its been released in canada. and will an off contract rogers xperia play work with verizon?
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My guess is they are still waiting for Sony to release another update to make it a little more stable or Verizon doesn't want six phones coming out at once. My guess is the update is whats holding them back. I remember with my blackberry storm we ended up waiting 2 more months before we got the update that would make our phones usable. All because Verizon didn't approve of it.

I bet it's also partly because your average techie still doesn't understand that Sony Ericsson and Sony are two different business entities, and the US sure is in Sony hating mode right now over the PSN compromise. I'm sure VZ doesn't want to launch a phone that won't be successful out the door, despite the fact that the Play doesn't even use the PSN network.
http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/04/sony-responds-to-congress-all-77-million-psn-accounts-compromis/

Krislawl said:
and will an off contract rogers xperia play work with verizon?
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No. Its a gsm phone.
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axiomjunglist said:
I bet it's also partly because your average techie still doesn't understand that Sony Ericsson and Sony are two different business entities, and the US sure is in Sony hating mode right now over the PSN compromise. I'm sure VZ doesn't want to launch a phone that won't be successful out the door, despite the fact that the Play doesn't even use the PSN network.
http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/04/sony-responds-to-congress-all-77-million-psn-accounts-compromis/
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Why Sony, why did you have to go and make an a$# of yourself? I will always be a Sony fanboy but this did annoy me. But yeah good point on the two companies being different.
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So im supprised im the first one to post this but from the roomers looks like walmart was cought with the play on their website. Which means their getting ready for something. Maby the 26, hmmmm . Origional post can be found here.

Tornlogic said:
No. Its a gsm phone.
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I have an unlock rogers on a bell cdma network. Just had to enter a apn apn and all works well
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sdlaurin said:
I have an unlock rogers on a bell cdma network. Just had to enter a apn apn and all works well
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Hmmmm that's weird. I know a Rogers phone wont work for Verizon because Verizon is only cdma and what ever the 4g network is. And the only play phones out now only support GSM. Bell must support both cdma and GSM. That's my guess.
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Looks like we have another confirmation for the 26 woo that much closer!
http://www.geeky-gadgets.com/xperia-play-05-17-2011/

[ALERT] Bell Listing Galaxy SII - Coming soon!

I'm not sure if anyone has posted or noticed this: http://galaxys2.bell.ca/en/
It's finally coming to Canada. (Probably July 14th)
Their homepage currently does not link to the SGS2 page.

Wow, they just launched the Sensation also. And you guys were *****ing that you're always last to get the cool phones.

YES
Its about time... man the wait is killing me...
thanks for this amazing post.
Day one buy for sure...

I wonder if it will be the actual 9100 or a slight variation? It looks like the full i9100 to me which is good

Photo Preview of SGSII
Check out the photo preview of the Canadian SGSII
http://www.rgbfilter.com/?p=15028
One picture shows the following info:
Baseband version: I9100MUGKF4
Kernel: 2.6.35.7-I9100MUGKF4-CL280592 [email protected]#10
Build Number: GINGERBREAD.UGKF4

It's model number is i9100M. I guess it'll have the same updating issues as the the i9100T in Australia. It'll be interesting to see what's different that earned it a new model designator.

BarryH_GEG said:
It's model number is i9100M. I guess it'll have the same updating issues as the the i9100T in Australia. It'll be interesting to see what's different that earned it a new model designator.
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The original Galaxy S on Bell is the I9000M. Virtually identical to the international version except with some Bell bloatware preinstalled and a compatible radio. The good news is that it is compatible with all the I9000 custom ROMs. Hopefully that will be the case with the SGS2 as well.
Was leaning towards getting a Galaxy tab 10.1 but this phone is soooo hot.
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BarryH_GEG said:
It's model number is i9100M. I guess it'll have the same updating issues as the the i9100T in Australia. It'll be interesting to see what's different that earned it a new model designator.
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Yeah I'd be interested in seeing the differences as well. I know the i9000 Bell model was the i9000M so would make sense that their sgs2 would be the i9100M. If its the same as how the 9000M can flash 9000 roms/kernels, hopefully the 9100M will be compatible with all the same kernels and roms as the 9100. Its nice to have all the devs in one locations instead of it becoming scattered across variants

And I just bought one from the UK -_-
Any word on pricing?
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Has anyone heard if Telus will be carrying this phone as well?
I've heard that they might be, but I'm surprised that they aren't advertising it at all. Perhaps they might be releasing it after Bell.
Does anyone know how difficult it might be to unlock the Bell variant?
Thanks!

knowthenazz said:
Has anyone heard if Telus will be carrying this phone as well?
I've heard that they might be, but I'm surprised that they aren't advertising it at all. Perhaps they might be releasing it after Bell.
Does anyone know how difficult it might be to unlock the Bell variant?
Thanks!
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I think its just as easy as any other galaxy s phone
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mafiaboy01 said:
And I just bought one from the UK -_-
Any word on pricing?
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Don't worry its money well spent: ) I've had mine for over a month and haven't looked back. Bell is still charging 599.95 for the Atrix so can only assume it will be that price off contract or possibly more. And with taxes will be close to 700 I would assume. So really buying from UK you're no further ahead or behind. Except maybe warranty claims. Unless of course you are with bell and have an upgrade coming. You can always sell the UK version if so. They're selling for a lot on kijiji
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blue265 said:
Don't worry its money well spent: ) I've had mine for over a month and haven't looked back. Bell is still charging 599.95 for the Atrix so can only assume it will be that price off contract or possibly more. And with taxes will be close to 700 I would assume. So really buying from UK you're no further ahead or behind. Except maybe warranty claims. Unless of course you are with bell and have an upgrade coming. You can always sell the UK version if so. They're selling for a lot on kijiji
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Ya I can't wait to get it, I wonder if the bell version will have the quadband hspa.
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mafiaboy01 said:
I think its just as easy as any other galaxy s phone
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I hope it's as smooth to unlock as they've been thus far.
Thanks for getting back to me.

blue265 said:
Don't worry its money well spent: ) I've had mine for over a month and haven't looked back. Bell is still charging 599.95 for the Atrix so can only assume it will be that price off contract or possibly more. And with taxes will be close to 700 I would assume. So really buying from UK you're no further ahead or behind. Except maybe warranty claims. Unless of course you are with bell and have an upgrade coming. You can always sell the UK version if so. They're selling for a lot on kijiji
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Depeds where you live. Here in Alberta, would only be $630 with tax. Gotta love no pst.
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hansonator said:
Depeds where you live. Here in Alberta, would only be $630 with tax. Gotta love no pst.
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I am from Calgary as well, thank god for the 5% tax haha

SGSII confirmed on three networks so far
SGSII will be released by Bell Canada, Virgin Mobile, and SaskTel.
They all use Bell's network so it is not that surprising... not sure about rogers or telus.
SaskTel is offering it for $79.99 w/ 3year contract. amazing price, hope bell would have something similar.
Its time to say bye-bye to Wind.

np231 said:
SGSII will be released by Bell Canada, Virgin Mobile, and SaskTel.
They all use Bell's network so it is not that surprising... not sure about rogers or telus.
SaskTel is offering it for $79.99 w/ 3year contract. amazing price, hope bell would have something similar.
Its time to say bye-bye to Wind.
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Just gotta see what the no contract price is.
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<----- Sad and impatient American

aly19 said:
I am from Calgary as well, thank god for the 5% tax haha
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Not fair We pay 13% LOL

HTC One in Canada.

Thought I would start this thread for those who have info regarding the upcoming release of the One in Canada.
I have pre-ordered mine through Rogers. I believe the pre-order ends on March 22. Perhaps that is when we may expect the release of the One. That's the most solid info that seems to be floating around.
Anyone have info related to the Canadian release date, please post.

rpritch said:
Thought I would start this thread for those who have info regarding the upcoming release of the One in Canada.
I have pre-ordered mine through Rogers. I believe the pre-order ends on March 22. Perhaps that is when we may expect the release of the One. That's the most solid info that seems to be floating around.
Anyone have info related to the Canadian release date, please post.
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It's speculated for 18th or 22nd afaik.

XmDXtReMeK said:
It's speculated for 18th or 22nd afaik.
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yeah i really dont think it will be tomorrow....
i will be freaking happy if it is !

Will Fido/Virgin/Koodo carry the phone?

twizller said:
Will Fido/Virgin/Koodo carry the phone?
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Only Rogers and Telus are listed on the HTC One website

Rumball said:
Only Rogers and Telus are listed on the HTC One website
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Mobilesyrup stated that Virgin Mobile will also carry it.
But can i buy it from Telus and use it on Koodo? From my understanding, its the same company, same network, so will i have any issues? Some network incompatibility?
Just moving back to Canada and need to get a plan and phone so im leaning towards Koodo as it offers good plans.

Really hoping the production delays won't be affecting us Canadians too much. I'm keeping close tabs on Mobilesyrup for any news regarding the One's release. Didn't go w/ the pre-order through Rogers. Figured I'll probably get it faster if I check various Rogers stores the day it's released.

icepixie said:
Really hoping the production delays won't be affecting us Canadians too much. I'm keeping close tabs on Mobilesyrup for any news regarding the One's release. Didn't go w/ the pre-order through Rogers. Figured I'll probably get it faster if I check various Rogers stores the day it's released.
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Ya, was thinking the same, but cannot pass up on the opportunity to win the TV and HTC media player...but it will be a painful wait!

twizller said:
Will Fido/Virgin/Koodo carry the phone?
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Virgin and Bell will carry it as well.

-]Megacharge[- said:
Virgin and Bell will carry it as well.
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Most excellent. Do you by any chance know when Virgin will carry it?

twizller said:
Mobilesyrup stated that Virgin Mobile will also carry it.
But can i buy it from Telus and use it on Koodo? From my understanding, its the same company, same network, so will i have any issues? Some network incompatibility?
Just moving back to Canada and need to get a plan and phone so im leaning towards Koodo as it offers good plans.
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Yes,
I did the opposite. I bought a One V from Koodo outright ($175), put my Telus sim card in it and was up and running in no time.
A Telus or Koodo "locked" device work on either. My "my Telus Mobility" page even shows a Koodo One V as my current phone.
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jmitr said:
Yes,
I did the opposite. I bought a One V from Koodo outright ($175), put my Telus sim card in it and was up and running in no time.
A Telus or Koodo "locked" device work on either. My "my Telus Mobility" page even shows a Koodo One V as my current phone.
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Be careful, MOST of devices work on both carriers, but som eare locked to Koodo or Telus. For instance, Blackberries are locked, you cannot use a Telus Blackberry on Koodo.
Once again, most of devices will work on both carriers without unlocking

twizller said:
Most excellent. Do you by any chance know when Virgin will carry it?
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Beginning of April I was told, but nothing specific.

-]Megacharge[- said:
Beginning of April I was told, but nothing specific.
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Thanks a lot. That is exactly when i plan on getting a plan as its when i move back.

Any news guys?

Damn I am jealous of all you guys. I got an HTC One X+ about 4 months ago. I would love to have the One but I need to wait for the next iteration. I know for the vast majority of people the storage is enough, but I need at least 64GB. My one X+ has 4 GB free and it is 64. Here is to hoping for the next one. I love the build quality of HTC devices compared to other android vendors, and from what it seems this one is the best so far.

EAK47 said:
Be careful, MOST of devices work on both carriers, but som eare locked to Koodo or Telus. For instance, Blackberries are locked, you cannot use a Telus Blackberry on Koodo.
Once again, most of devices will work on both carriers without unlocking
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Yup, blackberries are unique because of BBM and the fact that their email etc has to be routed through their servers. That is also why all companies have smartphone plans, then blackberry plans due to the licencing fee. If it is not a Blackberry, it should be fine. The fellow I responded to was asking specifically about the One
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Damn I am jealous of all you guys. I got an HTC One X+ about 4 months ago. I would love to have the One but I need to wait for the next iteration. I know for the vast majority of people the storage is enough, but I need at least 64GB. My one X+ has 4 GB free and it is 64. Here is to hoping for the next one. I love the build quality of HTC devices compared to other android vendors, and from what it seems this one is the best so far.
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I am hoping the 64gb version of the One makes it here (in black). If not, 32gb is fine for me at least. I got the One V as a temp phone cause I was pissed last years One XL and S had only 16gb versions for Canada. Almost jumpsed on the One X+ but figured i'd wait for the inevitable spring / MWC ish flagship that HTC always releases. I am glad I did.
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-]Megacharge[- said:
Beginning of April I was told, but nothing specific.
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I read that it would be available in March. I haven't read of any delays in Canada. Nothing other than they won't disclose a launch date and it is nearing the end of the month.
So perhaps it no longer is March.

"Merrill Lynch says HTC One will be released in four markets this month"
http://www.phonearena.com/news/Merri...-month_id40973
In fact, they just delayed even further the release on the other markets (i.e., Italy was March end, now is April 13th)

Palla71 said:
"Merrill Lynch says HTC One will be released in four markets this month"
http://www.phonearena.com/news/Merri...-month_id40973
In fact, they just delayed even further the release on the other markets (i.e., Italy was March end, now is April 13th)
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"HTC Canada: Mihir - We don't have any exact dates or prices but it will begin to be available in certain regions in March. Stay tuned for more."
Granted this was said in Feb.

For us in the US

I've never bought a newly released International flagship phone before, so I'll be interested in knowing what's the best place to go about purchasing a Z2? This phone actually has me excited and I'll probably won't wait for a carrier version to show up, I'm sure I'm going to buy a International version. Is $800 about the right price one is expected to pay as I already see a eBay seller preselling them at that price.
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http://m.clove.co.uk/sony-xperia-z2
Clove is your best bet. I already preordered mine
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Hes known with a reliable source
DACHA from esato
Those in the US wanting the Z2 will have to wait until July. It will be available for Sprint, Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile. The international version D6503 supports all the US LTE bands and it will work on AT&T and T-Mobie with no issues. I will be importing mine since I don't want to wait for another 5 months.
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http://www.esato.com/board/viewtopic.php?topic=206261&start=2460
I would rather get a unlocked bootloader instead of a locked one (from carriers)

Been wondering this myself. Pretty interested in the Z2 but don't know the best place to order one to get it sooner than later.

gclancer said:
http://m.clove.co.uk/sony-xperia-z2
Clove is your best bet. I already preordered mine
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Will this work on att network?
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My guess it will be on store.sony.com here in the states a month or two after the international release. They did this with the Z, Z1 and Z Ultra. Just may take a little more time.

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Will this work on att network?
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Yes. It also supports all of AT&T's LTE bands.

MOD Edit: Comment removed Needs to hit my hometown store tomorrow at 10 am
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Does international version work with T-Mobile's AWS bands for T-Mobile 4G HSPA+ full speed?

LitoNi said:
Hes known with a reliable source
DACHA from esato
http://www.esato.com/board/viewtopic.php?topic=206261&start=2460
I would rather get a unlocked bootloader instead of a locked one (from carriers)
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Wow, I wonder where he's getting that from. It'll be a shame if it really is that long. Ouch.

se1000 said:
Wow, I wonder where he's getting that from. It'll be a shame if it really is that long. Ouch.
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USA is always late in the game, even Canada got the Z1 earlier than the states lol. So even if his source isnt reliable, I can judge from the launch of Z1.
TBH, you cant really blame Sony, it is mostly the carriers' fault. Like i said before, if you want a unlocked bootloader for custom roms and kernels, stay away from carriers' phones.

LitoNi said:
USA is always late in the game, even Canada got the Z1 earlier than the states lol. So even if his source isnt reliable, I can judge from the launch of Z1.
TBH, you cant really blame Sony, it is mostly the carriers' fault. Like i said before, if you want a unlocked bootloader for custom roms and kernels, stay away from carriers' phones.
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Yeah, I caved, pre-order with clove.uk in! I WANT THIS PHONE!

se1000 said:
Yeah, I caved, pre-order with clove.uk in! I WANT THIS PHONE!
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forgot to mention that cNet said Sony is already in the talks with US carriers, but due to the fact that Z1 was launched not long ago, Z2 will be pushed back.
Honestly, if you are going to get a Z2 through a carrier from the states, dont bother... either wait for Z3 which will be most likely be announced at IFA (September) or order Z2 through online stores like clove etc...

LitoNi said:
forgot to mention that cNet said Sony is already in the talks with US carriers, but due to the fact that Z1 was launched not long ago, Z2 will be pushed back.
Honestly, if you are going to get a Z2 through a carrier from the states, dont bother... either wait for Z3 which will be most likely be announced at IFA (September) or order Z2 through online stores like clove etc...
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I don't think you read my post right. I put my preorder in with cove uk.

I agree.. If its going to be released in July, better off just waiting for the LG G3, will most likely have 805 processor and OIS

Unlocked mobiles also is selling pre orders.
http://www.unlocked-mobiles.com/sim-free-mobile-phones/sony-xperia-z2-sim-free-p-84674.html
They're also giving away some bluetooth speakers and those digital noise canceling earphones
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Its expensive though to pre-order right now. Will the price drop later?

ThePwnie said:
Its expensive though to pre-order right now. Will the price drop later?
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Probably not till after release

LitoNi said:
forgot to mention that cNet said Sony is already in the talks with US carriers, but due to the fact that Z1 was launched not long ago, Z2 will be pushed back. .
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Hmm, I don't know... None of the US carriers ever had the Z1. T-mobile launched the Z1S variant about a month ago, but that's it.
I don't think Z2 will be pushed back for that reason. Actually, I'm not even sure if it will be available on US carriers. Maybe T-Mobile, eventually.
In the US, I think our only options will be:
- Pre-order from the UK and pray there are no defects, etc.
- Wait for US importers like Negri to get them (and probably jack up the price a bit)
- Wait for the Sony Store or web site to offer them. This is probably our best bet, but no idea when they'll actually have them.
- Or lastly, wait for T-mobile to release the Z2S with a locked bootloader about 1 month before the release of the Z3

Not to mention if the Z2 ever comes out over here the carriers might alter the design like T-Mobile did to the Z1s.. Plastic frame instead of aluminum..