Help, just bought galaxy note 4 and having problems - Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

So I bought the phone off eBay for my sisters birthday . We got the phone today and we tired to put her sim in the phone but couldn't cause she had a micro SIM card and the note took a regular sized one. She went to her phone carrier store (MetroPCS) to get a SIM card and they told her it was locked. I don't really know all the details because I was at work at the tell and I'm just telling what I was told.
I bought the phone from here -> http://m.ebay.com/itm/Samsung-Galax...676960?varId=590905166198&txnId=1368967471019

The model of the Note you purchased is a sprint phone perhaps and the link you posted is for a note 5 not a note 4.

But I thought it was unlocked to work with any carrier

I checked your link it shows about note 4 16gb version. But i didn't hear about note 4 16gb model. And also note 4 has micro sim not regular one.

So what should I do?

Try to contact dealers and tell them or give it to local phone repair shop to unlock.

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eBay auction for 64gb N9005

I cant post links yet, but on ebay if you type N9005 64GB there is only one guy selling this.
Does this seem legit? You have to buy 2 for $1400, anyone want to go halves with me?
Is this going to have that UK sim restricted sticker on it? Will I be able to use the LTE on this phone on the Rogers network in Canada?
Any experts out there that can help me out with all of these things Im clueless on? Im used to just buying an unlocked phone and having it work off the bat. Never bought something from another country like this before.
choch69 said:
I cant post links yet, but on ebay if you type N9005 64GB there is only one guy selling this.
Does this seem legit? You have to buy 2 for $1400, anyone want to go halves with me?
Is this going to have that UK sim restricted sticker on it? Will I be able to use the LTE on this phone on the Rogers network in Canada?
Any experts out there that can help me out with all of these things Im clueless on? Im used to just buying an unlocked phone and having it work off the bat. Never bought something from another country like this before.
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I exchanged several emails with that guy and he doesnt wont to do PayPal - bank to bank only transfer. Sounds like a scam to me, and if you zoom in on the pictures of the boxes he posts - the white sticker says "32GB". I've already explained to you in another thread UK phones wont work on Rogers' LTE, unless you flash Rogers' modem to it.
Last year I saw where some purchased a '64GB' phone and it was actually a 32gb phone with a 32gb SD card... That was scandalous..

Simcard/SD Card Tray Jammed/Broken

Hey Forum,
So a friend of mine recently gave me his Samsung Galaxy S4, and I realized that the Simcard tray is jammed/broken. I found online that it is fairly simple and cheap to replace, but I had some concerns. The phone was originally from Canada, and locked to Rogers (model number SGH-1337m), and I am currently in America using t-mobile's services. Does it matter which replacement simcard/SD card tray I purchase, or is there a specific one that I have to get?
I was looking to just buy any generic Samsung Galaxy S4 Sim/SD tray replacement off eBay to fix this most economically.
Thanks in advance!
As far as I know, the SIM card are all the same regardless of country, but you are in the wrong forum. This one is for the S4 Active.
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Buying brand new note 4 from eBay

Hey guys,
So last week I bought a note 4 off eBay. My last note 4 was lost on a night out in September (21st, never forget ) so I have been using my s4 ever since. I miss the size and display of the note 4, hence i bought a new one.
Here's the link:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/282075151295
My last note 4 was the SM-N910F,which I also purchased from eBay (UK seller, it was an auction). The note 4 that i bought last week also claims to be an SM-N910F, the European/international version. The seller is Chinese and has sold a good few of these, he also has great feedback (see link). The phone is said to be brand new, in original box with all OEM accessories. I was feeling a bit iffy, I don't know why, in the days after I bought it so I messaged the seller asking about the authenticity etc. Part of the reply worried me:
". . . . . . . . . . I would like to remind you again, our Note 4 is 100% original from Samsung, but please note that our Note 4 is USA model + software unlocked(Rooted), as described in our item specific . . . . . . . . . ."
Now in the item description, the model number is SM-N910F, and not one of the American models, like SM-N910V or SM-N910A. But the seller says it an American version. So there's that. Also the seller says that the software is "unlocked(rooted)". This is my main concern. Is the seller simply trying to tell me that the phone is unlocked, or is he telling me that he has taken the phone out of the box, rooted it and flashed some kind of custom ROM on it? Just take a quick look at the link and have a look at it on ebay and tell me what you think.
Many thanks.
I do not trust these so called sellers selling "brand new" phones. The phone is brand new and already rooted? Its a US model claiming to be a European model?
Let me tell you what you bought...you bought a refurbished phone (refurbished in China) and because the US models are less wanted than the EU models (lack of Hotspot) they sell these as EU models to increase the price.
These refurbished phones are "brand new" but are in reality refurbished with cheap clone parts from China. Its big business in China. I bought a Note 2 like this...after 2 months I had touchscreen problems and the 3G is not working...
Download the app phone info, it will give you the manufacturing date (mainboard), model number and a lot more if your phone is rooted. It will also tell you if its a V, F, or A model...
You can simply go to download mode and check the real model of the device.. i also bought one the seller claimed it's N910F everything looked okay but when i went to download mode it was N910S (sprint) immediately i returned the device to the seller and received my refund..
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LG G6 H870 Warranty question and Sim Tray Fault

Bought my LG G6 here in Thailand,was a Hong Kong Model but was told my 1 year warranty was with LG,This morning I popped my sim tray out to insert a new memory card,to find the bottom part of the sim tray had broke away and was still in phone,now it shows no sim card inserted.
Took my phone to local LG service centre,who have told me there will be a charge as the phone was not bought in Thailand (well it was just not a Thai model).
Is there a complaints service with LG?As feel aggrieved they have sold me a faulty handset,they now are washing there hands of fixing it,and going by some forums this is not a unique problem from LG.
madjester67 said:
Bought my LG G6 here in Thailand,was a Hong Kong Model but was told my 1 year warranty was with LG,This morning I popped my sim tray out to insert a new memory card,to find the bottom part of the sim tray had broke away and was still in phone,now it shows no sim card inserted.
Took my phone to local LG service centre,who have told me there will be a charge as the phone was not bought in Thailand (well it was just not a Thai model).
Is there a complaints service with LG?As feel aggrieved they have sold me a faulty handset,they now are washing there hands of fixing it,and going by some forums this is not a unique problem from LG.
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Same for me ... https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=75076102&postcount=10

Samsung s10+ no connection

Hi
Bought a S10+ on ebay(box open) I received it and attached the simcard but "no connection" I can't even search manually a carrier! physically its a S10+ but looking up the IMEI it says Galaxy Note 10!!??? Now I flashed it with the latest firmware(nordic countries) but it doesnt help. I've also tried differet simcards but it still doesn´t work. I have put it to factory reset(before flashing the firmware)..... The signal strength shows 4 of 5 lines(antenna works?!!) help
This looks similar to my problem (also an open-box purchase off of ebay): https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/s10-g975f-imei-status-ng-and-fails-to-join-gsm-network.4596595/, and also the IMEI looks like a note 10.
What user did you buy it from, maybe it's the same guy and they're running a refurb shop faking open-box phones.
piotreks4 said:
This looks similar to my problem (also an open-box purchase off of ebay): https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/s10-g975f-imei-status-ng-and-fails-to-join-gsm-network.4596595/, and also the IMEI looks like a note 10.
What user did you buy it from, maybe it's the same guy and they're running a refurb shop faking open-box phones.
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"meilongtech" China. Was a mistake, should have bought it from UK or US

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