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hi everyone
happy new year
i have a question and i hope you guys can help me
i have family in Germany and USA and i thought maybe i can buy a galaxy tab from there and they send it to me, because it's 800$ in my country and i can buy one for 399$ in the USA (AT&T) and 199Euro (O2 and vodafone) in Germany (with contact)
now i want to know whether it's possible to buy one and unlock it?
AT&T says it's 2 year contact. does it mean you have to pay monthly for 2years even if you don't use their services? can they sue you or it's ok if you cancel the contract and keep the device for 399$ you paid at first?
i don't want my uncle to get in trouble
and one more thing
if i get one and even if i couldn't unlock it, can i still use the device? like for video, office programs and most importantly it's wifi.
i heard you must activate it first. can i somehow ignore/skip it?
thank you so much in advance
i hope you have a great year
MahZi said:
now i want to know whether it's possible to buy one and unlock it?
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Yes, you can unlock it.
AT&T says it's 2 year contact. does it mean you have to pay monthly for 2years even if you don't use their services? can they sue you or it's ok if you cancel the contract and keep the device for 399$ you paid at first?
i don't want my uncle to get in trouble
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A contract is a contract, regardless of whether you use the services or not, so yes you are supposed to pay. If you wish to terminate early, you need to pay an "Early Termination Fee" (see here). I would guess this means the ETF for a Tab is $325, which would mean you'd have been better off paying $649 for the device in the first place.
And yes, they can pursue you for this - in order to get a contract phone in the US, you need a credit check which means a social security number is required, so they can track down whomever purchased the device relatively easily.
Note, I'm not in the US, so some of this information may be out of date/incorrect, but I know as of 18 months ago getting a cell phone on contract without an SSN was almost impossible!
Regards,
Dave
If you get one in Germany, you can have it unlocked right there. According to German law IIRC, they are required to unlock it for you if you ask them. They are allowed to charge a small fee for it, usually around 50€. Still a good deal.
Maybe someone from germany can confirm or refute this?
thanks Dave and Rapax for fast answers
i think it's better if i buy an unlocked one
they both (AT&T and vodafone) charge for internet connections which i won't be able to use so it does'nt worse
Rapax, vodafone price is 199euro and 40 each month, you mean i can get the device for 199 and pay 50 more to unlock?
i'm not sure if it sounds right
you can have an unlocked galaxy tab for 250euro? i'm getting one immediately
MahZi said:
thanks Dave and Rapax for fast answers
i think it's better if i buy an unlocked one
they both (AT&T and vodafone) charge for internet connections which i won't be able to use so it does'nt worse
Rapax, vodafone price is 199euro and 40 each month, you mean i can get the device for 199 and pay 50 more to unlock?
i'm not sure if it sounds right
you can have an unlocked galaxy tab for 250euro? i'm getting one immediately
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Don't forget that the contract will still run, unlocking doesn't change that. So it's 199+50+24*40 = 1,209€ Not such a bargain, is it?
i will definitly not buy one
i thought it's gonna cost cheaper that way
you guys don't know a better way?
MahZi said:
i will definitly not buy one
i thought it's gonna cost cheaper that way
you guys don't know a better way?
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Buy one from the UK for £407, all in with no contract and already unlocked.
Regards,
Dave
look on ebay.
foxmeister said:
Buy one from the UK for £407, all in with no contract and already unlocked.
Regards,
Dave
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thanks Dave, i'll see if i can find someone in UK
LargePrime said:
look on ebay.
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oh no, i have bad experience with used devices
but thanks
MahZi said:
oh no, i have bad experience with used devices
but thanks
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They have new ones.
Honestly you can get 4 used ones for that price. That's a lot of spare parts!
And returns are easy. But, As you wish...
You want GSM version only,right?
LargePrime said:
They have new ones.
Honestly you can get 4 used ones for that price. That's a lot of spare parts!
And returns are easy. But, As you wish...
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yeah i understand what you say but my relatives over there are not technology friends. they can't test the device to see if it's ok (just the look of it)
LargePrime said:
You want GSM version only,right?
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yes i want GSM version
actually i'm not gonna use it as a phone but GT is the only good thing i found that offers my need (light, small and touch). i'm paying for phone part but i won't use it
maybe i have to wait for ipad 7inch or maybe i should buy an Archos 70it
help me
Do you want to wait? If so there are some great things coming. We will see a doubling of power and storage within 6 months.
There should be a wifi only version out soon, which might meet your needs.
Conversely, find a ebay new product that will ship to you. Worse case you waste cash on shipping. still way cheaper.
I read galaxy tab wifi-only version is comming in Q1 this year
it's great news for me
I hope it's 400 not 500
so i wait
in the mean time, do you guys know other options for me? i mean other devices
Hi,
i'm going to purchase the SII from a friend of mine.
The problem is that this friend of mine is not such a good guy P) and there's the possibility that this phone was stolen.
If so, is there the possibility that someone (maybe the precedent owner or Samsung itself) lock the phone with imei-code?
Is possibly to use this phone with no worries?
Thx (sallusti)
Pezzotti8 said:
Hi,
i'm going to purchase the SII from a friend of mine.
The problem is that this friend of mine is not such a good guy P) and there's the possibility that this phone was stolen.
If so, is there the possibility that someone (maybe the precedent owner or Samsung itself) lock the phone with imei-code?
Is possibly to use this phone with no worries?
Thx (sallusti)
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Simple answer do not buy the phone then if you think it's stolen and you won't get anyone here telling you to break the law in accepting stolen goods.
daleski75 said:
Simple answer do not buy the phone then if you think it's stolen and you won't get anyone here telling you to break the law in accepting stolen goods.
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I agree,
Also if the original owner blocks the imei your phone will be useless unless you move to another country:/
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Yes. If reported, the phone will be internationally blocked using the imei code.
In any case, don't support this guys bad behaviour. You pay him and he'll do it again. If you buy it, you're scum like him. I've been mugged and beaten up. Absolutely horrible.
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JupiterdroidXDA said:
I agree,
Also if the original owner blocks the imei your phone will be useless unless you move to another country:/
[email protected]
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It's international these days.
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right!
but what if the phone have no precedent owner?
what if the phone (many phones) fell down from a delivery truck?
could Samsung block the phone with imei? Does Samsung know imei of each products?
Like everyone else says, dont buy it if you think its stolen. You could always ask him if you can check if the phone has been reported stolen If he seems reluctant then you have your answer
Pezzotti8 said:
right!
but what if the phone have no precedent owner?
what if the phone (many phones) fell down from a delivery truck?
could Samsung block the phone with imei? Does Samsung know imei of each products?
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No matter what the reason or how they where obtained you would still be accepting stolen goods and yes Samsung could work out the shipment which was stolen and block every imei number rendering your phone useless.
Seriously dude don't waste your money on stolen goods do the right thing and buy legit.
If however you do go down this road then NO ONE will help you if your imei gets blocked at a future date as it's highly illegal to even try to change it.
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It's international these days.
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Is it really? I have friends that use blocked phones in Lithuania that come from the uk, and I know guys in America using uk blocked phones.. I don't think a true international imei database will ever work sadly it should be international but its a fail:/
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drspikes said:
Yes. If reported, the phone will be internationally blocked using the imei code.
In any case, don't support this guys bad behaviour. You pay him and he'll do it again. If you buy it, you're scum like him. I've been mugged and beaten up. Absolutely horrible.
Sent from my GT-I9100 using XDA App
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That's terrible
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ok.
thx to all
i'll NOT buy the phone.
Buy it only if he sell it for 10 euro lol
.:SiLvErHuNk:.
Pezzotti8 said:
ok.
thx to all
i'll NOT buy the phone.
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Good one
Well as usual I get the phones early before release date ....
And since ill be playing with this bad boy for couple of days, Like always make a NViTems BackUP.... Here they go .... Also I edit the IMEI Address so don't worry about it .... Use NV Item writer from CDMAWare ....
http://www.mediafire.com/download/b5e5c67jng183cb/N910T.txt]N910T
**This is only is had a Bad Unlock Method and your getting EDGE**
**Nothing just should but Im not responsible for anything that happens to your phone**
What exactly is this?
devynbf said:
What exactly is this?
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If you had a bad Unlock Sim Card Method and your only getting EDGE ... this will bring your 4G LTE back ... NVitems....
JUSMEJOSE said:
If you had a bad Unlock Sim Card Method and your only getting EDGE ... this will bring your 4G LTE back ... NVitems....
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On the job, I see, lol! Thanks for your help with the Note 3 NVitems. I finally had to send mine back and just decided to wait for the 4!
RaymondPJR said:
On the job, I see, lol! Thanks for your help with the Note 3 NVitems. I finally had to send mine back and just decided to wait for the 4!
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What was wrong with it ?...
JUSMEJOSE said:
What was wrong with it ?...
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Bought on Swappa, had for a month 1/2, IMEI blocked by T-Mob, nightmare, Swappa gets seller to respond and take back item to repair, repair takes way too long so I ask for refund, by then Note 4 is announced.
RaymondPJR said:
Bought on Swappa, had for a month 1/2, IMEI blocked by T-Mob, nightmare, Swappa gets seller to respond and take back item to repair, repair takes way too long so I ask for refund, by then Note 4 is announced.
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Wow that sucks ....
Not sure if anyone else has seen this update yet, but I got it this morning. Unfortunately I thought it would be an old update and I'd see some posts on it, but a search turned up nothing.
My unlocked 920I got it. It was around 150mb and keeps the phone at 5.0.2. Build number is: LRX22G.G920IDVU1AOD3
So maybe it's old and I just happened to get it this morning, but from what I remember it was mostly about stability enhancements...but that seems like a pretty big update for stability. Hopefully someone else can grab a screen shot of the change log. The only issue I had with mine was the occasional random reboot (about once every two days)...and if this update solves it (stability issues ftw), then all good w/ me.
Anyone else get it yet on an unlocked S6?
dbdynsty25 said:
Not sure if anyone else has seen this update yet, but I got it this morning. Unfortunately I thought it would be an old update and I'd see some posts on it, but a search turned up nothing.
My unlocked 920I got it. It was around 150mb and keeps the phone at 5.0.2. Build number is: LRX22G.G920IDVU1AOD3
So maybe it's old and I just happened to get it this morning, but from what I remember it was mostly about stability enhancements...but that seems like a pretty big update for stability. Hopefully someone else can grab a screen shot of the change log. The only issue I had with mine was the occasional random reboot (about once every two days)...and if this update solves it (stability issues ftw), then all good w/ me.
Anyone else get it yet on an unlocked S6?
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I see a new firmware listed for today's date in sammobile now. Thanks for the tip!
Did u guys flashed it?
What are the changes?
A - Z in the drawer?
dogan2010 said:
Did u guys flashed it?
What are the changes?
A - Z in the drawer?
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Mine auto-updated. As I mentioned, didn't pay much attention to the changelog and I use Nova so not sure about A-Z in the drawer.
I got it a few days ago, just said bug fixes and minor improvements. I didn't really notice anything different, but then again I've only had the phone for a few days.
Can you say which country you bought the phone from? 920I covers a lot of countries.
tryfound said:
Can you say which country you bought the phone from? 920I covers a lot of countries.
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I'm in the USA, phone came from Singapore tho
tryfound said:
Can you say which country you bought the phone from? 920I covers a lot of countries.
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Bought mine from Breed on eBay...so not exactly sure where it came from initially.
dbdynsty25 said:
Bought mine from Breed on eBay...so not exactly sure where it came from initially.
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I have the same device. It's CSC code is TTT meaning it is for Trinidad and Tobago.
I also got this update on my 920I got today.
BTW, I wonder how to get warranty service for these G920I in the US? Samsung USA won't honor the warranty, and I don't have any luck in finding an answer to this.
I'm interested in the warranty also as I bought mine from Breed. Seems like if you purchase this device from a reseller inside the US then Samsung should honor the warranty.
lonaysta said:
I also got this update on my 920I got today.
BTW, I wonder how to get warranty service for these G920I in the US? Samsung USA won't honor the warranty, and I don't have any luck in finding an answer to this.
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I bought Squaretrade
mehdi_s82 said:
I bought Squaretrade
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Called squaretrade and they confirmed that they won't provide plans for non-US based models, such as this. So literally you wasted your money to them...
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bendotson said:
I'm interested in the warranty also as I bought mine from Breed. Seems like if you purchase this device from a reseller inside the US then Samsung should honor the warranty.
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Based on what I heard from Samsung, they will only provide warranty for those carrier-specific models..
lonaysta said:
Called squaretrade and they confirmed that they won't provide plans for non-US based models, such as this. So literally you wasted your money to them...
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Not sure what question your asked from Squaretrade, but based on this http://www.squaretrade.com/htm/pop/howItWorks_cellphone.html and the fact that I bought Squaretrade from the item's ebay page, it should be covered.
mehdi_s82 said:
Not sure what question your asked from Squaretrade, but based on this http://www.squaretrade.com/htm/pop/howItWorks_cellphone.html and the fact that I bought Squaretrade from the item's ebay page, it should be covered.
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I just made another call to squaretrade. This time another representative told me that the 2-year plan with accident protection can be purchased for eBay sold international version of the S6 as long as proper proof of purchase is submitted. That's something nice to hear from them.
I need to thank you for this. I wouldn't make this second call to squaretrade without your reply!
mehdi_s82 said:
I have the same device. It's CSC code is TTT meaning it is for Trinidad and Tobago.
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How would I see my CSC code?
eternalblu said:
How would I see my CSC code?
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There's an app called Phone Info Samsung. You can see all the details there.
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bloodrain954 said:
I'm in the USA, phone came from Singapore tho
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Did you get your phone from Tropical_Mobile on ebay?
jimmiekain said:
Did you get your phone from Tropical_Mobile on ebay?
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yes
Hi guys!
I have a galaxy note 4 that is locked by rent a center. I'm pretty new to flashing roms and such so I wanted to get the opinion of someone more skilled than me. My note 4 is on the straight talk network, I need to get the lock off and also need to know if it's possible to switch this phone to boost mobile from straight talk thanks in advance for timely responses
Williamsrm87 said:
Hi guys!
I have a galaxy note 4 that is locked by rent a center. I'm pretty new to flashing roms and such so I wanted to get the opinion of someone more skilled than me. My note 4 is on the straight talk network, I need to get the lock off and also need to know if it's possible to switch this phone to boost mobile from straight talk thanks in advance for timely responses
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and pay to rent-a-center, is not a possibility?
Rajada said:
and pay to rent-a-center, is not a possibility?
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No not possible I bought the phone from someone else not knowing it was from Rent a center. They locked me out about 2 or 3 weeks ago. I called rent a center and they won't do anything for me.
Williamsrm87 said:
No not possible I bought the phone from someone else not knowing it was from Rent a center. They locked me out about 2 or 3 weeks ago. I called rent a center and they won't do anything for me.
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buy a stolen phone is always a risk.
Rajada said:
buy a stolen phone is always a risk.
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Didn't know it was stolen when I bought it, but tough break I guess
The phone is toast as far as it being used as a cell.
The imei is blacklisted which means no matter what network you use it on (sim unlocked) it won't register. As-is right now, there's only one solution, and you are not going to find it on here as it's illegal (that's the only hint I'll give out)
off topic, why would you even go through rent-a-center, besides the obvious monthly payments?