[Q] samsung galaxy s5 region lock - Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

hey guys ..been waiting for so long to have my galaxy s5 .. was very happy and i received it today! unfortunately my brother hasn't used a UK based sim to break the region block and now its asking for a 'sim network unblock pin' .. searched everywhere for a solution and even searched a reliable place to buy. nothing so far? any of you good people got a solution yet? please share .. or a recommend a scam free site to buy the region code .. many thanks

Androidbatta said:
hey guys ..been waiting for so long to have my galaxy s5 .. was very happy and i received it today! unfortunately my brother hasn't used a UK based sim to break the region block and now its asking for a 'sim network unblock pin' .. searched everywhere for a solution and even searched a reliable place to buy. nothing so far? any of you good people got a solution yet? please share .. or a recommend a scam free site to buy the region code .. many thanks
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[Q] Need to buy a SM9005 from Amazon, importing to India

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.
anir1.618 said:
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.
adilrenzu said:
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
Sent from my SM-N9005 using xda app-developers app
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
Sent from my SM-N9005 using xda app-developers app
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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.

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My brother brought back his Galaxy Note 3 from the Philippines (Smart network), and I was hoping to use it on the T-Mobile network. I asked this question in the T-Mobile-specific forums, but I didn't get any responses: Can anyone suggest a reputable merchant from which I could purchase an unlock code?
Also, I've done a bit of reading re: rooting my phone, and I'd be lying if I could make any sense of even most of what I've read. But, from what I gather, it's currently not possible to root the Galaxy Note 3 and not trip Knox?
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Hi guys,
Are Aliexpress N900 region locked?? I read asian N900 are not region locked, but not sure. I don't want to ask the sellers there because they sometimes lie. Anyone tried? I read so many stories online about samsungs new region lock it makes me afraid to buy a samsung phone online now.
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S5 SM-G900F Sim Locked & cannot find a solution please help i will buy beers :)

Hi guys, i normally know how to unlock a phone ive been unlocking the old S3's & S4's with no issues but over the weekend i bought a new S5 from gumtree and the woman said it was unlocked..IT WASNT! its locked to EE (UK) & when i boot it with my sim in it the phone is saying "SIM LOCKED" i have looked on this site for the past few days and seen all kinds of ideas but not one solution can anyone suggest something please? my carrier is GIFFGAFF (O2) as its a PAYG for my son, Many thanks in advance. :fingers-crossed:

SMG935F (S7 Edge UAE) Can it be unlocked and used in the UK?

I know this is kind of a noob question but if I bought the SMG935F S7 Edge from the UAE and brought it back to the UK to be unlocked would it work normally with a UK based Sim card? or would there be some other things I'd have to do? Just making sure before I make a silly mistake and it causes a lot of issues but help is appreciated. Cheers.
projectyuni5 said:
I know this is kind of a noob question but if I bought the SMG935F S7 Edge from the UAE and brought it back to the UK to be unlocked would it work normally with a UK based Sim card? or would there be some other things I'd have to do? Just making sure before I make a silly mistake and it causes a lot of issues but help is appreciated. Cheers.
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G935F in UAE is never locked. Where did you buy it from ?
JazonX said:
G935F in UAE is never locked. Where did you buy it from ?
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I haven't bought it yet but I was thinking of since I'm heading over to Dubai soon and it was on sale on an online UAE shopping website so I thought it would be better getting it there and then bringing it back. Good to know it's not locked though or going to cause any issues. Thanks!
projectyuni5 said:
I haven't bought it yet but I was thinking of since I'm heading over to Dubai soon and it was on sale on an online UAE shopping website so I thought it would be better getting it there and then bringing it back. Good to know it's not locked though or going to cause any issues. Thanks!
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If It's SOUQ or a similar online site, just avoid it. Get it from Deira.

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