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Can anyone tell me where I can buy an unlock GSM version of the Galaxy Note 3 in the US with good customer service and full warranty of the phone.
I don't like buying from sellers on Amazon as if the phone fails, it might be really difficult to get warranty or return.
Last time I was able to buy the HTC One Unlock from HTC directly. But doesn't seem that Samsung has anything similar.
Thanks in advance
checksum123 said:
Can anyone tell me where I can buy an unlock GSM version of the Galaxy Note 3 in the US with good customer service and full warranty of the phone.
I don't like buying from sellers on Amazon as if the phone fails, it might be really difficult to get warranty or return.
Last time I was able to buy the HTC One Unlock from HTC directly. But doesn't seem that Samsung has anything similar.
Thanks in advance
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There are are a few places that I know have carried unlocked GSM phones in the past.Try www.negrielectronics.com or www.mobilecityonline.com or www.welectronics.com they should be able to get you what you want. I would also suggest getting a SquareTrade Warranty to cover it for damage since it will be pricey.
I can vouch for Negri Electronics, I've bought a GSM unlocked Galaxy S3 from them before. Does anyone know if there is a GSM unlocked version that works with AT&T LTE? Would really like to keep my unlimited data plan on AT&T. Thanks.
There will be options, but pretty much guaranteed that it will be an international version. Hence no LTE support..
ATT has been locking down the bootloader s recently and now the knox... No more development for ATT devices....
aalupatti said:
There will be options, but pretty much guaranteed that it will be an international version. Hence no LTE support..
ATT has been locking down the bootloader s recently and now the knox... No more development for ATT devices....
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I know, that's why I'm avoiding an AT&T branded device like the plague. I will even give up LTE if I have to. Much rather have a developer friendly device. Thanks.
aalupatti said:
There will be options, but pretty much guaranteed that it will be an international version. Hence no LTE support..
ATT has been locking down the bootloader s recently and now the knox... No more development for ATT devices....
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There are 2 international versions, a 3g (exynos chip) and a 4g (s800) version.
So they is LTE support.
Riimez said:
There are 2 international versions, a 3g (exynos chip) and a 4g (s800) version.
So they is LTE support.
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R u sure it supports att late bands?
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R u sure it supports att late bands?
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http://negrielectronics.com/samsung-galaxy-note-3-32gb-lte-at-t-unlocked-jet-black.html#.UjHPy8bvtr8
This is is unlocked and works with ATT LTE, is the bootloader also unlocked?
There is no waranty though as stated on their site.
checksum123 said:
http://negrielectronics.com/samsung-galaxy-note-3-32gb-lte-at-t-unlocked-jet-black.html#.UjHPy8bvtr8
This is is unlocked and works with ATT LTE, is the bootloader also unlocked?
There is no waranty though as stated on their site.
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Most prbly by unlocked they mean Sim unlocked-you can use it on another carrier. I highly doubt that the bootloader is unlocked that if its the At&t version.
hollywould said:
I know, that's why I'm avoiding an AT&T branded device like the plague. I will even give up LTE if I have to. Much rather have a developer friendly device. Thanks.
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Totally agree with you!
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Good Day
Any information to unlock galaxy note 3?
Thanks
socheat said:
Good Day
I any information to unlock galaxy note 3?
Thanks
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It is my understanding that unlocking your handheld without permission from your carrier has become illegal. You could only unlock your device with your carrier's permission. In any case, I think it is still kind of early to come up with a way of unlocking the device without the device being available to the masses.
T-Mobile and Sprint to do not lock their bootloaders. AT&T only started doing it lately and it's pretty random. They did lock the S4 bootloader, so I'm expecting the N3's to be locked as well. Verizon always locks their bootloaders. There's underground pre-planning going on right now, but the devices will need to be in hand to start tinkering effectively.
I believe he means sim unlock for use on other carriers!
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SIM Unlock
If you are talking about SIM unlock I believe both will be unlocked according to the description on negrielectronics.com
Samsung Galaxy Note 3 32GB LTE (T-Mobile) (Unlocked) (Black)
Samsung Galaxy Note 3 32GB LTE (AT&T) (Unlocked) (Jet Black)
sharl1987 said:
It is my understanding that unlocking your handheld without permission from your carrier has become illegal. You could only unlock your device with your carrier's permission. In any case, I think it is still kind of early to come up with a way of unlocking the device without the device being available to the masses.
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If I'm not mistaken, the FCC pushed for the reversal of this.
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/05/technology/fcc-urges-a-right-to-unlock-cellphones.html
Regardless, if I own the device, I have no problem breaking a law I feel is unjust and unlocking it. Not to mention the fact that I do not reside in the US, so the law would not apply to me. I plan on unlocking mine on day one. Either via some "special menu" which is often found or a paid service.
I may be incorrect but I did read somewhere that they were making different versions for each country and that the one version cannot be used in the other countries.
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Any information to unlock galaxy note 3?
Thanks
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had my tmobile version unlocked and working on att.
porkaysi said:
had my tmobile version unlocked and working on att.
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and, how did you unlock it?
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Any information to unlock galaxy note 3?
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ropeluna said:
and, how did you unlock it?
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craigslist for 35 bucks, i have the number if u want it. i had my code in 15 minutes.
porkaysi said:
craigslist for 35 bucks, i have the number if u want it. i had my code in 15 minutes.
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off course I need it. What do you need?
ropeluna said:
off course I need it. What do you need?
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paypal and device imei code. i am inboxing you the number now and if anyone else wants it pm me.
I just inboxed you for the number as well. I REALLY appreciate it. I am NOT going to buy another AT&T bootloader locked device.
What is you would have bought your device already unlocked? I will get this one http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-Samsung...6?pt=Cell_Phones&hash=item4177470470#shpCntId
porkaysi said:
paypal and device imei code. i am inboxing you the number now and if anyone else wants it pm me.
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PM sent to you. Thanks!
porkaysi said:
had my tmobile version unlocked and working on att.
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Is working correctly?
wonsanim said:
Is working correctly?
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LTE and alll, very happy with my decision.
porkaysi said:
LTE and alll, very happy with my decision.
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I may have missed it elsewhere on the forum, but is this the first confirmation that an unlocked TMO Note works fine with AT&T LTE?
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Is working correctly?
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incisivekeith said:
I may have missed it elsewhere on the forum, but is this the first confirmation that an unlocked TMO Note works fine with AT&T LTE?
Team Union ROM LT4 v7, LT3 Modem, Speedmod k5-5, Carrier: AT&T (US)
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no someone else had it before me.
porkaysi said:
had my tmobile version unlocked and working on att.
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Can you share your APN settings? I cant get my Note 3 to get LTE.
I'm planning to buy this phone in Indonesia. If I bring this phone to the united states, will it be compatible with the U.S networks?
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thejohancoolz said:
I'm planning to buy this phone in Indonesia. If I bring this phone to the united states, will it be compatible with the U.S networks?
Thanks before
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Yes
nabilsweet007 said:
Yes
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Not strictly true. So No is the answer.
thejohancoolz said:
I'm planning to buy this phone in Indonesia. If I bring this phone to the united states, will it be compatible with the U.S networks?
Thanks before
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Depends on the US network you go with. ATT, Verizon, Sprint all have their own models with different bootloaders + bands etc. - The N9005 *might* work with T-Mobile, but you'd have to check out the T-Mo forums and the other US variants forums on XDA first.
N9005 isnt work with us network
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Yes
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nabilsweet007 said:
N9005 isnt work with us network
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You said yes, then I replied now it's no.
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thejohancoolz said:
I'm planning to buy this phone in Indonesia. If I bring this phone to the united states, will it be compatible with the U.S networks?
Thanks before
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The question should have more details - WHAT US telco? Will you have a SIM from that carrier or you will be roaming?
As a generic start - with international (sim-unlocked or roaming) N9005 I believe you will get voice and 2G with AT&T and T-Mobile, don't know about Sprint, Verizon and the other carriers. Almost certainly you will not get LTE on all of them, possibly on any of those.
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The question should have more details - WHAT US telco? Will you have a SIM from that carrier or you will be roaming?
As a generic start - with international (sim-unlocked or roaming) N9005 I believe you will get voice and 2G with AT&T and T-Mobile, don't know about Sprint, Verizon and the other carriers. Almost certainly you will not get LTE on all of them, possibly on any of those.
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thankyou for all the replies guys.
I planned to use only mobile data there.
I don't know which carier I will use later.
What I'm sure of is i will not able to use LTE.
How about 3G?
edit :
I wont be roaming. I planned to buy a sim there
By the way I have read something interesting about quad band thing
http://www.phonescoop.com/glossary/term.php?gid=139
and based on the info here
http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_note_3_preview-review-986.php
galaxy note is quad band
so It should support the US network?
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By the way I have read something interesting about quad band thing
http://www.phonescoop.com/glossary/term.php?gid=139
and based on the info here
http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_note_3_preview-review-986.php
galaxy note is quad band
so It should support the US network?
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Things are more complex than it looks so you should really look/ask into the Q/A subforums for those:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/note-3-tmobile
http://forum.xda-developers.com/note-3-att
http://forum.xda-developers.com/verizon-galaxy-note-3
http://forum.xda-developers.com/note-3-sprint
(those are also listed in an order starting with those most likely to work and also have prepaid cards, but again I believe even those SIM cards have to be activated so ask for more details there).
Does anyone have this unit? Has anyone got a SIM card to work in it? I know it is wifi-only. Just thought I would ask.
i have one also people claim they can activaite with t-mobile or att but not verizon or sprint
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Does anyone have this unit? Has anyone got a SIM card to work in it? I know it is wifi-only. Just thought I would ask.
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Huh?
I haven an H815. Its most certainly not just wifi, matter of fact the Wifi is only good for data, not calls. I have it working with T-Mobile with no issues.
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Does anyone have this unit? Has anyone got a SIM card to work in it? I know it is wifi-only. Just thought I would ask.
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Lol why the hell would it be wifi only... Not sure how people get this info and actually believe it.
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Lol why the hell would it be wifi only... Not sure how people get this info and actually believe it.
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It does not work with my sprint SIM :crying: I would like it too! Does anyone know of a hack to make it so? And if I actually believed that it was wifi-only I wouldn't be asking.
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It does not work with my sprint SIM :crying: I would like it too! Does anyone know of a hack to make it so? And if I actually believed that it was wifi-only I wouldn't be asking.
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It won't ever work with your Sprint SIM because the H815 model is GSM only - and Sprint is CDMA
rhoth1973 said:
It does not work with my sprint SIM :crying: I would like it too! Does anyone know of a hack to make it so? And if I actually believed that it was wifi-only I wouldn't be asking.
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The answer used to be Sprint is CDMA not GSM so you have the wrong phone if I am correct. Sorry. But now that they have LTE....
LTE is the same functionally (not bands though) among carriers. You may need to call Sprint and see if they have some sort of blocking enabled for that device.
More Info http://www.whistleout.com/CellPhones/Guides/Can-I-use-my-verizon-sprint-phone-on-a-different-network
Bummer
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It won't ever work with your Sprint SIM because the H815 model is GSM only - and Sprint is CDMA
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That is a bummer...
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That is a bummer...
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You can always sell it and order sprints model http://androidandme.com/2015/05/news/lg-g4-for-sprint-launching-june-5-pre-orders-begin-today/
I see the light!
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You can always sell it and order sprints model http://androidandme.com/2015/05/news/lg-g4-for-sprint-launching-june-5-pre-orders-begin-today/
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Yes that I could! Thank you! :good:
rahlquist said:
Huh?
I haven an H815. Its most certainly not just wifi, matter of fact the Wifi is only good for data, not calls. I have it working with T-Mobile with no issues.
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I am about to order one from ebay (h815). I'm not sure if that will work with tmo since it's missing the aws 1700/2100 3g band. Isn't that a necessary band for mms?
Also looks like it's missing lte 12 but doesn't matter since Chicago hasn't been approved for that band anyway and it'll be a while before that happens.
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I am about to order one from ebay (h815). I'm not sure if that will work with tmo since it's missing the aws 1700/2100 3g band. Isn't that a necessary band for mms?
Also looks like it's missing lte 12 but doesn't matter since Chicago hasn't been approved for that band anyway and it'll be a while before that happens.
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Havent had any trouble with mms, sending photos from my G4 on t-mo to wifes G3.
What are the differences between the F500 and the H815? Here in Australia, the F500 is approximately $100 more expensive than the H815 on eBay. Of course, it hasn't been released yet and I believe that, when it is released, it will cost around $900. ( -_-)
In Australia, if you're with Telstra and want the new 4GX network, you need the 815 or 815T. You need one that has 700MHz(B28) band, and it seems both of them do have this. If you're with Optus, the 815 is missing an LTE band and you'd be best going for the 815T.
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In Australia, if you're with Telstra and want the new 4GX network, you need the 815 or 815T. You need one that has 700MHz(B28) band, and it seems both of them do have this. If you're with Optus, the 815 is missing an LTE band and you'd be best going for the 815T.
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I'm with the crappiest company; Vodafone. I didn't even know there were so many models of the G4. Thanks for that!
I don't use 4G/LTE. There's dodgy coverage in Perth and its suburbs (even just general 2G/3G) and I'm usually in reach of wifi.
I hope someone can make a list of all the models to make it easier to find the international model versus carrier models.
QD_AU on eBay are selling them for AU$799 - great price! It's the Taiwan version, the 815: http://stores.ebay.com.au/QD-Shopping-Centre/_i.html?_nkw=h815&submit=Search&_sid=138021041
They're a reputable store with lots of great feedback on places like Whirlpool.
I'm about to pull the trigger on one
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QD_AU on eBay are selling them for AU$799 - great price! It's the Taiwan version, the 815: http://stores.ebay.com.au/QD-Shopping-Centre/_i.html?_nkw=h815&submit=Search&_sid=138021041
They're a reputable store with lots of great feedback on places like Whirlpool.
I'm about to pull the trigger on one
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Ah, yeah. I saw that. Not a bad price but why is the leather-back version the same price as the plastic cover one?
Is the F500 the international variant or the H815? Which one do you think will get the fastest updates? I really want to switch from my Nexus 5. With Google's new Photos app coming later today, I'd love to take photos on the G4 and upload them.
Speed test on T-Mobile.
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Ah, yeah. I saw that. Not a bad price but why is the leather-back version the same price as the plastic cover one?
Is the F500 the international variant or the H815? Which one do you think will get the fastest updates? I really want to switch from my Nexus 5. With Google's new Photos app coming later today, I'd love to take photos on the G4 and upload them.
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H815 is the international version I think. Yea, they're selling them all for the same price. on there.
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H815 is the international version I think. Yea, they're selling them all for the same price. on there.
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All righty. It does seem like the H815 is the international version.
I'll think about ordering it soon. I've already spent too much this month and I'm running out of money.
The checkout page says delivery on 5/30 if ordered by 5/24.
Enjoy the $25 discount and no carrier bloat
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http://www.samsung.com/us/mobile/phones/all-phones/s/_/n-10+11+hv1rp/
Hit the heart to add it to your wishlist
http://www.samsung.com/us/account/wishlist/
Hit the preorder button
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I'm trying to get that $100 discount. Can you share the code if it is public?
Thank you.
Anyone else place an order on samsung.com today?
Did you get an email confirmation?
The preorder I placed on March 30th I got an email confirmation.
The preorder I placed on May 9th I received no confirmation email.
is this gonna have the snapdragon chip in it?
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is this gonna have the snapdragon chip in it?
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That's a question I need answered. In the U.S. Best Buy list it with snapdragon but on Samsung's website it's listed as the 8998-MC. Also I need to know if the bootloader will be unlocked.
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That's a question I need answered. In the U.S. Best Buy list it with snapdragon but on Samsung's website it's listed as the 8998-MC. Also I need to know if the bootloader will be unlocked.
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Snapdragon and locked bootloader
It's just a Sim Unlocked USA version
954wrecker said:
Snapdragon and locked bootloader
It's just a Sim Unlocked USA version
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People on the Verizon Forum are saying the Verizon 8+ is already sim unlocked. And you can use AT&T and T-Mobile sims
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People on the Verizon Forum are saying the Verizon 8+ is already sim unlocked. And you can use AT&T and T-Mobile sims
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Its true but not 100% compatible without taking some extra steps that even many XDA members cant figure out
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People on the Verizon Forum are saying the Verizon 8+ is already sim unlocked. And you can use AT&T and T-Mobile sims
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Every Verizon phone is sim unlocked.
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Every Verizon phone is sim unlocked.
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And goodluck using it on Sprint if you unfortunately had them as a provider.
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And goodluck using it on Sprint if you unfortunately had them as a provider.
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? sprints the worse, especially in South florida
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Its true but not 100% compatible without taking some extra steps that even many XDA members cant figure out
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Like what? What's not compatible
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Like what? What's not compatible
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Some lte bands are missing. WiFi calling, volte, just about any carrier specific feature.
Anyone get tracking from Samsung on these unlocked ones?
I got tracking. Expecting it to hit my door tomorrow.