[Q] traveling abroad to hong kong/taiwan - Samsung Galaxy Nexus

i purchased the galaxy nexus off of ebaydailydeals (I9250) and want to make sure both data(3g/4g) and voice work in both taiwan and hong kong.
do i need to flash an asian radio file to enable use overseas? i plan to purchase a daily prepaid sim card over there.

Please don't double post. It just clutters the forums.
LTE won't work but everything else should.

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Use Sprint TP2 in Germany

Hi,
I'm from Germany and want to buy the Sprint HTC TP2.
Now I found some pages that say i cannot use the phone here.
Because it has quadband i think i can use gsm here, but i don't know wether umts in Germany is fully supported.
Sprint homepage says it's an international phone, but i don't know much about the frequencies of umts and else.
Why I didn't buy the phone in Germany?
Here it costs $700, the Sprint version has a audio output (3.5mm), so i donÄt need any adaptor, and i like the full black hardware keyboard more than the silver german one.
So, what's about the umts and gsm frequency in Germany and would be there any problems?
Thanx,
CrossFire
Forget it mate. Sprint is a CDMA network. It won't get any signal at all in Germany since Europe ONLY uses GSM.
By the way, I bought my phone for 519 Euros in Germany. And unlike the US variety, it comes with warranty that's actually good in Germany and I have my two years of Gewährleistung that you don't get when you buy it abroad. Considering how expensive the phone would be to replace or fix when it breaks, you might want to make sure you can actually make use of the warranty coverage.
Alternatively, buy it from China. It's about 380 Euros there, but at least it's GSM. Mind you that shipping costs and particularly import taxes and duties make the price difference between a domestic and an imported device rather small. I don't think it's worth losing the warranty
xanthene said:
Forget it mate. Sprint is a CDMA network. It won't get any signal at all in Germany since Europe ONLY uses GSM.
By the way, I bought my phone for 519 Euros in Germany. And unlike the US variety, it comes with warranty that's actually good in Germany and I have my two years of Gewährleistung that you don't get when you buy it abroad. Considering how expensive the phone would be to replace or fix when it breaks, you might want to make sure you can actually make use of the warranty coverage.
Alternatively, buy it from China. It's about 380 Euros there, but at least it's GSM. Mind you that shipping costs and particularly import taxes and duties make the price difference between a domestic and an imported device rather small. I don't think it's worth losing the warranty
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Actually, the CDMA touch pro 2s are all world phones capable of quadband GSM/EDGE in addition to Euro 3G (2100mhz). The Sprint branded phones are sim-unlocked, but they just can't use US carriers like T-Mobile USA or AT&T.
I'm not guaranteeing that it'll work, but it should in Germany.
xanthene said:
Forget it mate. Sprint is a CDMA network. It won't get any signal at all in Germany since Europe ONLY uses GSM.
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You have no idea what you are talking about.
afaik, the sprint version should work just fine in Germany. It does have 3G GSM, and as long as you don't try it in the US you will be fine.
scooler said:
You have no idea what you are talking about.
afaik, the sprint version should work just fine in Germany. It does have 3G GSM, and as long as you don't try it in the US you will be fine.
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My mistake. I have to say that there is no clear indication on either Sprint.com, HTC.com or Microsoft.com that says that GSM features the phone has. However, I checked the Sprint manual for the phone and it turns out it does support GSM.
Am I right in saying that GSM/GPRS/EDGE/UMTS will work, but HSDPA/HSUPA won't?
xanthene: Just for future reference, if you are in need of a full detailed spec list, you can always visit www.pdadb.net. They always have a very comprehensive list with details on the phones that will be and have already been released.

Taking Desire to USA on T-Mobile

Hi there
I live in the UK and have an HTC Desire which has been baked and it's just the way I like it. It was bought on a T-Mobile contract and is locked to T-Mobile.
I am travelling to the USA and want to put a USA T-mobile sim card in it.
The last time I was in the USA I took my Nokia N95 over which was locked to T-Mobile UK but it wouldn't work over there with a USA T-Mobile sim card.
What will I have to do to get it working over in America? Is it just getting the phone unlocked in my local market in the UK?
I don't want to be empty handed in the USA. I love my Desore too much to leave it in the suitcase!!!!
Any advise is grateful
Adrian
The phone is locked to simcards from t mobile UK, hence why you couldn't use a t mobile US simcard.
You can unlock the desire for about £10 with a code from ebay, no cables or mods required, simply put in the code when you first try to use the other sim card. You may find you only get 2g coverage in the US as I think the euro Desire only works with 2g networks in the US.
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Thinking of purchasing Defy

Hello,
my brother is thinking of buying the Defy.
Is there another model for US and another for Europe? In order to be careful when purchasing online?
Because i have the Motorola Milestone and i know that there are two different models for that one.
Thanks
I purchased mine online Im using a Europe defy in Australia it shouldn't really matter i suggest look up the nexus s they have dropped heaps in price and a very good phone have a look at this
http://www.compare-cellphones.org/Google-Nexus-S-vs-Motorola-DEFY
I've bought my us tmob defy for using in Ukraine
So you brother can buy either european defy or us
Fekish said:
Hello,
my brother is thinking of buying the Defy.
Is there another model for US and another for Europe? In order to be careful when purchasing online?
Because i have the Motorola Milestone and i know that there are two different models for that one.
Thanks
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I loved Cyprus -- when I was a kid toured around on a motorcycle. Anyway, there are different phones for different markets. The US t-mo phone will (of course) do data on t-mo but also, will work on at&t. It will also work on the more universal 2100 3G frequency for Europe and Asia.
If you buy the typical Euro phone, it does not have the 3G frequencies which work in the USA. On the other hand, any of the phones should connect w/o issue for text and voice.
Make sure, if he's buying on line, he does not get a version designed for some of the Arab language markets which do not have market.

[Q] International version

Hi,
Can anyone tel-me what are the diferent Versions for the Note 2?
I have friends in the USA and the UK who can buy me one, but need to now if it works in Portugal.
Thanks for your help
Try Google Search
There are 2 versions of the phone
The 4G LTE one which only works and used in the U.S and they are locked aswell , so you cannot use your sim card in Portugal unless you unlock the phone(pain in the ass..)
There is the international one which works every where in the world (Unlocked) They use these in the UK aswell,
So if your going to get the phone get it from your friend from the UK

[Q] traveling to asia, will my phone work?

i purchased this phone through the ebay daily deals site and flashed aokp on top. i will be going to taiwan and hong kong for the rest of the month and want to make sure that my phone will work with data/voice. i plan to purchase a temporary sim on the short term.
do i have to flash a different radio to work with overseas bands? my model number is I9250.
Don't worry. Asia is not a crocodile. Your phone will be working in there. I'm near (1 hour by ferry) Hong Kong being in there very often. If you go to Hong Kong you'll see the world.
What can I say.... Enjoy man and by the while forget USA or Europe. Whatever...
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using xda premium
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Don't worry. Asia is not a crocodile. Your phone will be working in there. I'm near (1 hour by ferry) Hong Kong being in there very often. If you go to Hong Kong you'll see the world.
What can I say.... Enjoy man and by the while forget USA or Europe. Whatever...
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using xda premium
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so just pop a prepaid data sim from 3 and i'm good to go?
dys4ea said:
so just pop a prepaid data sim from 3 and i'm good to go?
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yes.
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A bit of anecdotal evidence to set your mind at rest.
I have a European GSM Galaxy Nexus I9250 (yakju) running the official firmware, and in the last 3 months I've taken my phone to the UK, France, US, Brazil, China, Japan, Singapore, Hong Kong & Australia and it has worked in all of those countries with no issues. But you do want to be very careful about when you switch data on and off if you're at all worried about the cost of roaming data charges, and hunt out wifi where you can.

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