Is anyone using this in the US??? If so, what carrier? I might have to return this because so far ZERO carriers support this phone!
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T-Mobile, At&t, Simple Mobile, Straight talk and all GSM Carriers support this phone in USA.
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has anybody used this phone in Europe (any country). What were your experiences with the phone there? Thanks!
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I don't know anything about Verizon. Do they even use sim cards? I think ATT, Tmobile and the rest of the world r the only ones that use sim cards. I would contact seller and ask.
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This is another issue I just found out; the frequency range for this phone is 2100 mhz; so most carriers in America use the 1900 mhz range or below; so, this phone is not able to access 3G or 4G. I couldnt access 3G either; a friend of mine looked at it and found the frequency range. Another thing; yesterday the phone fall down from about a meter high; wasnt that high, the cristal screen totaly broke; since I live in Central America, theres no place to repair it. I owned before a Samsung Galaxy S3 and had some very hard falls and never happened to me. There went my 200 dollars. Take care of it, for the months that I had it, I mostly used it only with Wifi.
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My carrier is US Cellular. When I purchased this phone, it said that US Cellular was the carrier so it worked good for me. If you are thinking about buying one, make sure it will work with your phone provider.
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Hi, unfortunately I had to send mine back as it wouldn't work where I lived. I converted it as well, I'm thinking though it was do to having a dual SIM card. I'm supposed to be getting one with only one SIM card. My return was 15 days ago, and I yet to hear back from anyone. Sorry I couldn't be of more help.
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I am just wondering if this phone will get LTE with AT&T; or T-Mobile? I read on another comment that it would only get 3G service and not 4G or LTE :/
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Hi Julia! Please double check directly with your carrier to ensure compatibility. This model is the international version of the phone and data only works on the EDGE network while inside the US and it's REALLY, REALLY slow.
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Hi, Christy K. Is this a phone you are trying to purchase from AMAZON? I bought one that was Sprint ready last year, after my phone was stolen. I made sure it was supported by Sprint before I purchased it. I had no problems activating it. I hope this helps you. Rob H.
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Hey Adam. They are legit scams! I got one from amazon and took it to the AT&T; store and they said not only was the phone locked (hysterical since it is advertised as an unlocked phone) and they wanted to charge me $35 service fee to unlock. Your best bet is to look elsewhere because its pretty apparent that I am definitely not the first one to have a negative experience with this phone. Hope Amazon fixes this soon seeing that my father really wants one of these but it is hard to find a reliable site and one with a good return policy. Hope this helps, And have a good day!
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If it is not too late to send it back, do so. I had the same problem and others and gave up. These phones are expensive and not fully realized even when they work. I would suggest that you cut your losses.
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Well I just found out that this is not the International version, meaning its unlocked for USA but not for International users, it is only have USA frequency not international frequency, you need the find the one that indicate "international unlocked" for it to work outside of the US.
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check with your carrier. Ours seemed to be locked but the carrier sent setting to the phone to configure it. It works great!
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thank you all. had seen the phone for a great deal and now it's sold out, temp out of stock. so now looking at different phone, lg 530, not sure if it's newer or older but being an lg would think i'm still good to go. long story short, coming off of some health issues, trying to get by with limited resource's atm, get back on my feet. trying to check it out now, spec's and all so if it's doable, hopefully will still work, and thanks again.
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Just an FYI, the Verizon model IS different from the other carrier models... at least software-wise. The guides to jail-break the phones are very specific, "use this guide with AT+T or Sprint, not with Verizon" and vice-versa. I suggest looking for a Verizon specific battery or one that says it can be used among Verizon as well as other carriers just in case; remember the NFC chip is in the battery and those could easily be different between carriers as well... But I could be wrong :)
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So I had posted earlier based on the seller's data. Anyways, I just received the phone today and this is what I find: This phone is completely unlocked, 9900 model that works with AT&T (USA), Rogers, Telus and Bell (Canada). Unlike what is mentioned in the technical description, it supports the 850Mhz UMTS as well, so you get full 3G speed with AT&T. This will not give you 3G with T-Mobile as it does not support the 1700 MHz band. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Does this product have the 1700/2100 band? The seller's description does not state so. Without this band, the phone will not be able to work on T-Mobile 3G. It is a GSM phone, so no Sprint or Verizon. Also, without the 850 MHz UMTS, it will also not serve AT&T. Hence, without 1700/2100 (note only 2100 will not work and listening/transmitting frequencies are different) this phone will not get 3G speeds for ANY major US telecom operator (EDGE may be present). Can the seller please clarify?
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I live in the US and had the same problem. I have AT&Tand they told me it is because the phone is not assigned to a specific carrier. So there is no guarantee your data plan will work with an unlocked phone. They told me to call Samsung which got me no where. Samsung told me to call AT&T and they were able to fix it.