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Which Variant, PLEASE HELP!!

Dear Friends,
Itching to order a Note 7. Based on what we saw with the S7 line, I am assuming that the Snapdragon US models will be locked down with their BLs. That I believe just leaves me with the option of N930F (UK/Europe model) or the N930FD (South East Asian) model.
For the life of me, I don't understand why the Dual-SIM model is cheaper than the single one, probably cause it's geared for Asian markets? However, from what I understand they both have EXACTLY the SAME hardware and Radios, am I correct?
So the simple question is:
For a person that values Root and unlocked Bootloader, that lives in the US, uses AT&T (could switch to T-Mobile) what is the BEST variant for me to order? N930F or N930FD?
Second most important question: Can the ROMs developed for N930F be also used on N930FD? And the same goes for Stock firmware flashes, in case things go south from the Rooting trail?
Would appreciate any prompt input guys, thank you!

ProFragger said:
Dear Friends,
Itching to order a Note 7. Based on what we saw with the S7 line, I am assuming that the Snapdragon US models will be locked down with their BLs. That I believe just leaves me with the option of N930F (UK/Europe model) or the N930FD (South East Asian) model.
For the life of me, I don't understand why the Dual-SIM model is cheaper than the single one, probably cause it's geared for Asian markets? However, from what I understand they both have EXACTLY the SAME hardware and Radios, am I correct?
So the simple question is:
For a person that values Root and unlocked Bootloader, that lives in the US, uses AT&T (could switch to T-Mobile) what is the BEST variant for me to order? N930F or N930FD?
Second most important question: Can the ROMs developed for N930F be also used on N930FD? And the same goes for Stock firmware flashes, in case things go south from the Rooting trail?
Would appreciate any prompt input guys, thank you!
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The Canadian variant "should " also be exynos and unlocked.
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I would say get the FD cause its unlocked and exenos which has better battery life.

erootaku123 said:
I would say get the FD cause its unlocked and exenos which has better battery life.
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Thanks for your response friend! Would the FD had any less compatibility in the US or less development, ROM, or stock firmware support than the regular F?

force70 said:
The Canadian variant "should " also be exynos and unlocked.
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Thank you for your response as well, do you see any upside of getting the Canadian variant over the International F or FD one? The latter are cheaper in the US, I think...

ProFragger said:
Thanks for your response friend! Would the FD had any less compatibility in the US or less development, ROM, or stock firmware support than the regular F?
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Its basically the international version, comes unlocked. Should be stock firmware. Not sure about development but compatibility is the same as the s7 edge. So it should work. At least I know it works on t-mobile. Not sure about at&t. It does not work with verizon or sprint. cause they cmda.

erootaku123 said:
Its basically the international version, comes unlocked. Should be stock firmware. Not sure about development but compatibility is the same as the s7 edge. So it should work. At least I know it works on t-mobile. Not sure about at&t. It does not work with verizon or sprint. cause they cmda.
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Thanks again for your response bud. So again, you don't think the FD would be any less compatible than the regular F in the US? Trying to see out of the International models, if there is any reason to get the Dual-SIM model over the the regular single SIM model or not? Other than the obvious difference of using two SIMs, I am interested in knowing if one has any advantage over the other in terms of Development support on XDA, Warranty issues in the US (UK model vs. the Asian model (Dual SIM)), and any radio differences between the F and FD?

ProFragger said:
Thanks again for your response bud. So again, you don't think the FD would be any less compatible than the regular F in the US? Trying to see out of the International models, if there is any reason to get the Dual-SIM model over the the regular single SIM model or not? Other than the obvious difference of using two SIMs, I am interested in knowing if one has any advantage over the other in terms of Development support on XDA, Warranty issues in the US (UK model vs. the Asian model (Dual SIM)), and any radio differences between the F and FD?
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Not 100% sure on the internal differences didn't really do research into that. As for warranty there basically is none. Its the main downside. I don't think there are any radio differences, but don't quote me. You are basically paying for dual sim and unlocked "vanilla" international note 7. USA versions are locked and may have rooting/development issues but will be more popular of model.
https://www.frequencycheck.com/comp...930fd-galaxy-note-7-duos-td-lte/united-states

erootaku123 said:
I would say get the FD cause its unlocked and exenos which has better battery life.
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force70 said:
The Canadian variant "should " also be exynos and unlocked.
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Hi Guys,
I'm tired of asking for more and more details and not enough answers. Can you guys help me come up with a bottom line?
If I need an unlocked Bootloader and custom development support and using the phone in the US on AT&T or T-Mobile, which variant should I get? The regular N930F or the Dual SIM version the N930FD?
Thanks for your help!

ProFragger said:
Hi Guys,
I'm tired of asking for more and more details and not enough answers. Can you guys help me come up with a bottom line?
If I need an unlocked Bootloader and custom development support and using the phone in the US on AT&T or T-Mobile, which variant should I get? The regular N930F or the Dual SIM version the N930FD?
Thanks for your help!
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Dude....we are so sorry that your just so tired of asking questions and not getting enough answers..
NOT!
If you want help i suggest losing that type of attitude...you come off sounding very entitled which is not something which is looked at fondly here.
Now since I can answer you question I will despite what you wrote.
given past history across a few devices Ive the regular F version seem to see more development than the dual sim model.
Dual sim does get some support but always muchess than the F version.
Unless you need dual sim I would recommend the regular F version hands down.
Tmo does have at least one diff\extra frequencie..(band 12 i think) than AT&T so likely the F version will work better on ATT but there are guys running on Tmo with it.
Id take a closer look at compatibility with Tmo before dropping your hard earned cash on it though...always good to do some homework before buying.
All that said and as I mentioned in your quote the Canadian version is also exynos and an exact match band wise for ATT. May be easier to buy from here than an international version
Hole that helps some?
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force70 said:
Dude....we are so sorry that your just so tired of asking questions and not getting enough answers..
NOT!
If you want help i suggest losing that type of attitude...you come off sounding very entitled which is not something which is looked at fondly here.
Now since I can answer you question I will despite what you wrote.
given past history across a few devices Ive the regular F version seem to see more development than the dual sim model.
Dual sim does get some support but always muchess than the F version.
Unless you need dual sim I would recommend the regular F version hands down.
Tmo does have at least one diff\extra frequencie..(band 12 i think) than AT&T so likely the F version will work better on ATT but there are guys running on Tmo with it.
Id take a closer look at compatibility with Tmo before dropping your hard earned cash on it though...always good to do some homework before buying.
All that said and as I mentioned in your quote the Canadian version is also exynos and an exact match band wise for ATT. May be easier to buy from here than an international version
Hole that helps some?
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Hey bud, thanks for your detailed response and that seemed to have been my inkling too. Haha I apologize if my tone sounded entitled. I kinda felt that it could be misinterpreted that way, as I wrote it, but I thought you guys will be cool and probably get what I meant. What I meant was, I'm tired of myself asking the question questions and letting or from pulling the trigger on an order ?. I'm an XDA Senior Member since 2008 or 2009. Check all my previous posts, I'm far from being entitled and an ass, really LOL! But thanks for living up to the greatness of this community and still answering my question, despite being annoyed ?. My apologies to anyone else who interprets my post the same way as you did ?!
You guys are the best, proud to be a member of this community ?!

import note 7

anyone importing a note7 for exynos and/or root?
any input isappreciated ,

as of now, there are roots for snaps too, where are you from?

winol said:
as of now, there are roots for snaps too, where are you from?
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'snaps'?
from ca, usa

snapdragon soc, the ones in usa and canada

I had a snap dragon version, got rid of it and got dual Sim card. Root, battery, dual sim, no bloat. Never looked back

yes, but I think jd342423 from california usa, wants an opinion about getting an international note7, well,
an exynos model is said to be more batt efficient, it was rooted earlier than snapdragons, but, it would present a potentially risk of no warranty support, I would get one of my region, I have taken several devices to my carrier, who only accepts the ones officially sold in my country

winol said:
as of now, there are roots for snaps too, where are you from?
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Yes but with major drawbacks and limitations.
Hardly your "standard" root method.
I have an FD unit but got it from a store locally seemed a better option than ebay etc.if i have any issues with it i can deal with them face to face instead of trying to get someone over the internet to help with the issue.
Its kind of hard to ignore or screw a customer when hes standing 2 ft from you lol
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Buying a US version of the S9 and using in the UK

Hi All,
I have my unlocked pre-order S9 sitting on my table here in London but have ended up needing to travel for work to Chicago this weekend.
The obvious thought that came to mind is - "can I buy one in the states, save the best part of £150 and use it back in the UK?". I thought that as they're quad-band or whatever they are that a US variant would still work fine - could anyone confirm if that is the case?
I spoke to a samsung helpdesk person and they said no but genuinely didn't sound like they knew what they were talking about...
Are there any other considerations that I should be taking in to account, e.g. Exynos vs Snapdragon? I've done a bunch of Googling but not come across anything definitive.
Thanks in advance folks.
Pete

Think you may not be able to as samsung region lock their phones
So you would have to put an America SIM in the phone whether you can change that after first activation I don't know
Also aren't the American bands different to the UK??
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mancuk29 said:
Think you may not be able to as samsung region lock their phones
So you would have to put an America SIM in the phone whether you can change that after first activation I don't know
Also aren't the American bands different to the UK??
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Thanks for getting back to me, looking at the S8 it appears that you could sort the region lock by placing a 5 minute phone call using a US carrier so that's something that I can do whilst I'm away.
The bands are different in the states vs here but that being said my UK phone works when I take it abroad. I thought that the fact that these are multi-band phones that they work elsewhere.
Pete

i had bought a S5 back in the day from the states and used it in india and it worked great(it was unlocked), you do however need to make a 5 min phone call after which you can use it elsewhere in the world.

Thanks! So I guess the remaining questions considerations are then:
Can I get the hybrid SIM version in the states?
Is having the Snapdragon vs Exynos going to impact anything?
Are there any other material differences that you guys would be thinking about?
I've done plenty of googling on this but there isn't too much useful stuff that I've come across.

1. yes, get the G960U or G965U (unless you mean dual sim in this case i dont know)
2. snapdragon has a faster gpu, slightly slower cpu, and locked bootloader so you can't flash custom roms...
3. Yep see 2 ;P
As someone in the US I'm ordering one from the UK just because of the bootloader.

Thanks pal! I'll open up my preorder that I have then!!

I don't believe dual sim is available in the US

CuBz90 said:
I don't believe dual sim is available in the US
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I think you are right. I spent a good chunk of time yesterday on the internet researching and could not seem to find anywhere that sold it.
I cracked my UK one open yesterday, very smart piece of kit although moving from an S8 there were no real surprises.
I popped my work SIM in alongside my personal one to see how it all works, the dual SIM functionality is really really good. Very impressed with the way that it works, gives 2 whatsapps, etc. Would definitely recommend.
Thanks to everyone that responded and helped.

G9860 (HK or TAIWAN) for use in the UK... questions

Hi, apologies for starting a new thread on this. I've asked the questions but can't get a definitive answer so hoping this will help me and other prospective buyers.
I have 2 options. Buy from wondamobile and get the HK version (TGY csc) or buy from T-dimension and get the Taiwan version (BRI csc)
Both are dual sim 128gb. However I want to be able to use both an sd card and a 5g sim. I'm seeing reports that even after the latest firmware update, you can only get 5g if you put the sim in sim slot 2. Is that true because I wouldn't get it if I can't add an sd card as 128gb is nowhere enough space and I don't like saving my pics to the cloud and my WhatsApp media folder just grows and grows as I like to keep old stuff.
So really:
1) can I use both sim slot and sd card and still get 5g here in the UK (EE). I've checked and the 5g band n78 is what ee use so it will pick up the 5g signal
2) does it matter which version I get, hk or taiwan?
3) even though wondamobile say volte and WiFi calling won't work, I think with the latest update they do work. Is that right?
4) is t-dimension OK to buy from?
Thanks!

So I bought from t-dimensions via eBay (G9860). They are based in HK so u assumed I would get the HK version, however I got the BRI version. As people have said in other threads, there's no option to select 5g on this model as there is no 5g in Taiwan yet.
I changed the CSC from BRI to TGY using Sankey using a guide on this forum - was relatively simple process and didn't wipe my phone - I can now select 5g for both sim 1 and sim 2 - whether I can actually get 5g I don't know. While passing through a 5g area, I didn't catch a 5g reception, only 4g plus (I'm on a Vodafone 5g tariff) so I'm not entirely sure. My Vodafone SIM was in sim 2 tray.
Also both Google pay and Samsung pay work. For Samsung pay, when signing up you have some Chinese writing, but after that it's all English and you can add UK cards to your account. You will see a Chinese banner with HK ads thou.
WiFi calling works for me, volte doesn't appear to despite it being selected.
Not really answered your questions, but hopefully my experience is helpful

films123 said:
So I bought from t-dimensions via eBay (G9860). They are based in HK so u assumed I would get the HK version, however I got the BRI version. As people have said in other threads, there's no option to select 5g on this model as there is no 5g in Taiwan yet.
I changed the CSC from BRI to TGY using Sankey using a guide on this forum - was relatively simple process and didn't wipe my phone - I can now select 5g for both sim 1 and sim 2 - whether I can actually get 5g I don't know. While passing through a 5g area, I didn't catch a 5g reception, only 4g plus (I'm on a Vodafone 5g tariff) so I'm not entirely sure. My Vodafone SIM was in sim 2 tray.
Also both Google pay and Samsung pay work. For Samsung pay, when signing up you have some Chinese writing, but after that it's all English and you can add UK cards to your account. You will see a Chinese banner with HK ads thou.
WiFi calling works for me, volte doesn't appear to despite it being selected.
Not really answered your questions, but hopefully my experience is helpful
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That helps a lot! How was your experience with t-dimension in terms of delivery. I heard they also ask for ID which I'm hesitant to send to China lol.
Interesting about the 5g too. I'll need another person to share their experience in relation to it working. I know I read one guy on here say it only works in sim 2, but they never mentioned if the option was also there for sim slot 1 and that they selected it but didn't pick up anything. 5g can be dodgy so who knows.
Samsung pay and Google pay I don't use anyway so fine with that not working. I think the same guy mentioned volte worked on ee... Again I dunno which sim slot or if it matters, or if you need a base hk model like his. Is there any reason why you have yours in sim 2 by default?

So they didn't ask me for any ID - the only issue I had was that I ordered the cosmic black version and they messaged via eBay that they don't have it in stock and would I like either grey or white instead. I asked how long for the black and was advised they don't know so if I want black they would rather refund than hold the order... I decided to go for white - actually glad as it looks quite nice and not had a white phone before. It took a week to arrive - they used DPD. No tracking available until in the UK which got me abit worried, but as soon as it showed up in Manchester, DPD delivered it the next day. Btw I didn't have any customs or tax charges either.
From what I read on trustpilot it's sounded like they only asked for ID if your delivery address was different to your PayPal verified address. Again, I ordered via ebay and PayPal so maybe that's why I didn't get asked for ID.
My primary number is in sim 1 and sim 2 had my simo which I use for data. No other particular reason for that order, that's just how I had it in my last phone (OnePlus 5t).
Only other thing to add is that if 5g is selected for sim 2 and then try and select it in sim 1 I get the message ' if you change sim 1 to 5g, sim 1 will be used for mobile data' and then sim 2 changes to 4g - so you can only have 5g selected for either sim 1 or sim 2, not both at the same time.

relax24 said:
Hi, apologies for starting a new thread on this. I've asked the questions but can't get a definitive answer so hoping this will help me and other prospective buyers.
I have 2 options. Buy from wondamobile and get the HK version (TGY csc) or buy from T-dimension and get the Taiwan version (BRI csc)
Both are dual sim 128gb. However I want to be able to use both an sd card and a 5g sim. I'm seeing reports that even after the latest firmware update, you can only get 5g if you put the sim in sim slot 2. Is that true because I wouldn't get it if I can't add an sd card as 128gb is nowhere enough space and I don't like saving my pics to the cloud and my WhatsApp media folder just grows and grows as I like to keep old stuff.
So really:
1) can I use both sim slot and sd card and still get 5g here in the UK (EE). I've checked and the 5g band n78 is what ee use so it will pick up the 5g signal
2) does it matter which version I get, hk or taiwan?
3) even though wondamobile say volte and WiFi calling won't work, I think with the latest update they do work. Is that right?
4) is t-dimension OK to buy from?
Thanks!
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Any reason those two shops are your only options?

Those are 2 I've seen mentioned by people. There's a user on ebay also selling for much cheaper than either but I'm not sure how safe it is buying from ebay

films123 said:
So they didn't ask me for any ID - the only issue I had was that I ordered the cosmic black version and they messaged via eBay that they don't have it in stock and would I like either grey or white instead. I asked how long for the black and was advised they don't know so if I want black they would rather refund than hold the order... I decided to go for white - actually glad as it looks quite nice and not had a white phone before. It took a week to arrive - they used DPD. No tracking available until in the UK which got me abit worried, but as soon as it showed up in Manchester, DPD delivered it the next day. Btw I didn't have any customs or tax charges either.
From what I read on trustpilot it's sounded like they only asked for ID if your delivery address was different to your PayPal verified address. Again, I ordered via ebay and PayPal so maybe that's why I didn't get asked for ID.
My primary number is in sim 1 and sim 2 had my simo which I use for data. No other particular reason for that order, that's just how I had it in my last phone (OnePlus 5t).
Only other thing to add is that if 5g is selected for sim 2 and then try and select it in sim 1 I get the message ' if you change sim 1 to 5g, sim 1 will be used for mobile data' and then sim 2 changes to 4g - so you can only have 5g selected for either sim 1 or sim 2, not both at the same time.
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Appreciate the detailed reply! Oddly enough I can't even find t-dimension on UK ebay. I have found a random seller called bestbuy263 or something selling for £630
Re the sim 1 sim 2 stuff, I would only have 1 sim as I need sim 2 for the micro sd

relax24 said:
Those are 2 I've seen mentioned by people. There's a user on ebay also selling for much cheaper than either but I'm not sure how safe it is buying from ebay
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Why not buy from a reputable store like The Carphone Warehouse?
Then you get a warranty, and know it will work on 5G
NO way would I buy from some foreign website or ebay for something that expensive, ebay you will lose your money if it breaks, and quite possibly with those online sites too, the wondamobile one already says they are unsealed because they had to activate them before shipping, I wouldn't be accepting a £1k device that had already been used / possibly refurbished, possibly IMEI stolen / blocked
Spend the little extra and buy from the UK, and not ebay/amazon, buy it new from a good rep store

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Why not buy from a reputable store like The Carphone Warehouse?
Then you get a warranty, and know it will work on 5G
NO way would I buy from some foreign website or ebay for something that expensive, ebay you will lose your money if it breaks, and quite possibly with those online sites too, the wondamobile one already says they are unsealed because they had to activate them before shipping, I wouldn't be accepting a £1k device that had already been used / possibly refurbished, possibly IMEI stolen / blocked
Spend the little extra and buy from the UK, and not ebay/amazon, buy it new from a good rep store
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Because carphone warehouse is a UK company and only sells the UK version I.e exynos variant. And I don't want the exynos because they've borked it

relax24 said:
Appreciate the detailed reply! Oddly enough I can't even find t-dimension on UK ebay. I have found a random seller called bestbuy263 or something selling for £630
Re the sim 1 sim 2 stuff, I would only have 1 sim as I need sim 2 for the micro sd
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So the eBay trader ID they used is 'skytrade19' but had all the blurb of t-dimensions. Also I got emailed a t-dimensions invoice afterwards with 'skytrade19' listed as sales agent. The item id was 153876284501 - I can see it in my transaction history, but looks like the listing has ended.
T-dimensions does have a store on eBay.com.au - item id 392790145906 will bring up the listing for the g9860 in white. Converting the price from AUD to GBP works about about £660. I'd message them and ask if they are willing to list on eBay UK if your keen on buying from them on eBay.
I haven't bought like this before but wanted the Snapdragon model like you. I liked the idea of ebay and PayPal protection together so took the gamble and bought it. I used PayPal credit as well so should have section 75 protection for my purchase (which I wouldn't have if I used PayPal with a credit card) - see mse forum for details on the section 75 stuff.
Anyway it worked out for me overall, that's all I can say.

relax24 said:
Because carphone warehouse is a UK company and only sells the UK version I.e exynos variant. And I don't want the exynos because they've borked it
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No they haven't, mine is the Exynos version and it is fine, this last update fixed the only issue I had with it and that was a delay taking selfie photos with the front facing cam, now it's instant
I've been talking to a guy who exchanged his Exynos S20U for the Snapdragon version and he says the only improvement is it doesn't get as hot during game-play, but videos and selfie photos are worse
Don't listen to the SD owners hating on the Exynos, and likewise vice versa, and if I was going to import a SD model from anywhere it would be the US, not Asia

The last update that was released for BRI with July patch has also activated 5G so there is no need to change csc to TGY if it was originally BRI.

west2cool said:
The last update that was released for BRI with July patch has also activated 5G so there is no need to change csc to TGY if it was originally BRI.
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Will it work in sim slot 1 though...

relax24 said:
Will it work in sim slot 1 though...
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Just need someone to check

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Just need someone to check
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Oh I thought you had a Taiwan model g9880 ultra as opposed to plus

relax24 said:
Oh I thought you had a Taiwan model g9880 ultra as opposed to plus
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Both.

relax24 said:
Oh I thought you had a Taiwan model g9880 ultra as opposed to plus
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Sent the G9880 back as didn't like the size and got G9860 in white.

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Sent the G9880 back as didn't like the size and got G9860 in white.
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Oh so can you not check yourself if 5g works on sim 1 slot is what I mean? Or am I missing something?

relax24 said:
Oh so can you not check yourself is what I mean? Or am I missing something?
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Would involve driving 30 min.

Ahhh that makes sense lol!

Question Will we ever see dual-SIM enabled on the NA model?

We can finally order dual-SIM trays via eBay as of today. What are the odds of being able to enable that second slot?

It might need some time. I read from other post that oneplus 8 pro took a year before a low that feature. now oneplus 9 pro only have one sim tray so it might talk even a longer time for them to release that feature. I am more depending on the people who know how to customize the rom and add feature . So just stay tune at different forums.

OP9Pro normally comes with a dual SIM. Just flip over your sim tray and insert the second sim. Voila!

carbondog said:
We can finally order dual-SIM trays via eBay as of today. What are the odds of being able to enable that second slot?
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That's great news. I returned by OP9P NA variant, but don't have a global variant yet. Shouldn't it just work with the NA variant if we flash a global ROM on the same device? It looks like it has pins on both sides.

pavankp said:
That's great news. I returned by OP9P NA variant, but don't have a global variant yet. Shouldn't it just work with the NA variant if we flash a global ROM on the same device? It looks like it has pins on both sides.
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Not that simple I think. I already flash to EU tom but it does not second sim in the settings. I think it might need wire flash of all components including baseband

amandeepparmar said:
OP9Pro normally comes with a dual SIM. Just flip over your sim tray and insert the second sim. Voila!
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it doesn't for USA model.

fifasax said:
Not that simple I think. I already flash to EU tom but it does not second sim in the settings. I think it might need wire flash of all components including baseband
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Oh no. Does OnePlus publish those components, or are we out of luck until someone figures out a way to get them? The EU variant I have on order doesn't support one AT&T LTE band, so would much rather use an NA variant with dual SIM enabled.
If the EU variant shows up at my door before someone figures out how to make dual SIM work on the NA variant, then I will just use it even with the missing LTE band.

pavankp said:
Oh no. Does OnePlus publish those components, or are we out of luck until someone figures out a way to get them? The EU variant I have on order doesn't support one AT&T LTE band, so would much rather use an NA variant with dual SIM enabled.
If the EU variant shows up at my door before someone figures out how to make dual SIM work on the NA variant, then I will just use it even with the missing LTE band.
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I saw one guy on Reddit complaining of the same situation we're in- ordered the phone when it said dual-SIM and trying to return it afterward.
He claims OP customer service said dual-SIM would be enabled via update in the future. While I hope that's true, it's the first and only time I saw that said anywhere. Could've just been said to try and avoid return. Even if it does happen, it'd probably be a ways off.

carbondog said:
I saw one guy on Reddit complaining of the same situation we're in- ordered the phone when it said dual-SIM and trying to return it afterward.
He claims OP customer service said dual-SIM would be enabled via update in the future. While I hope that's true, it's the first and only time I saw that said anywhere. Could've just been said to try and avoid return. Even if it does happen, it'd probably be a ways off.
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I chatted with OnePlus customer service two different times. Both agents tried to talk me out of wanting Dual SIM, but were very clear that it is single slot only for the US. One even cited spouted some bull**** about doing that to optimize 5G performance on US networks.

pavankp said:
Oh no. Does OnePlus publish those components, or are we out of luck until someone figures out a way to get them? The EU variant I have on order doesn't support one AT&T LTE band, so would much rather use an NA variant with dual SIM enabled.
If the EU variant shows up at my door before someone figures out how to make dual SIM work on the NA variant, then I will just use it even with the missing LTE band.
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I guess we have to wait to see if anyone can figure out how. At least, just upgrade to a newer version of EU tom does not work. Not sure if you for flash everything and reset from adb is the same

i have a bnib stellar black chinese version dual sim 8/256 oneplus 9 pro for sale. I am in SF bay area.

Will it work if i have a Dual Sim Oneplus 9 from Malaysia, install NA rom to open more BANDS ? The malaysia OnePlus 9 has the same 5G bands as in UK, but lack of some US 5G bands like n71. All CN variant do not have B13 band, therefore, not supporting Verizon LTE nicely. All ebay sellers who claimed dual sim with 12GB RAM and 256GB storage are mostly CN variant. I'm better off with EU/UK or MY. Hong Kong spec is the same as USA with dual sim. If anyone wants a dual sim and want mostly all US bands supported, Hong Kong Oneplus seems to be the right fit. Only if we can get it from HK
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amandeepparmar said:
OP9Pro normally comes with a dual SIM. Just flip over your sim tray and insert the second sim. Voila!
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Funny, I don't have the option.

amandeepparmar said:
OP9Pro normally comes with a dual SIM. Just flip over your sim tray and insert the second sim. Voila!
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wait what?! both SIM fits in the same compartment ?
wouldn't that be too tight?
mine only has a slot for 1 SIM

The dual sim versions have 1 sim on each side of the tray.

Mine came with dual sim out of the box and is working perfectly.
I really like how I don't have carry around 2 phones anymore.

flaxjef said:
Mine came with dual sim out of the box and is working perfectly.
I really like how I don't have carry around 2 phones anymore.
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Do you have the US version?

I was very disappointed that the US version didn't come with a dual sim. I ordered mine at launch, when their website said that it had it.. Anyway, I finally figured out an acceptable replacement option for mine. I did have 1 sim for my personal number and a second sim for my work number (worked great on my OP 6T for a couple of years now). After playing around with things, I finally ended up porting my work number over to Google Voice (1 x $20 fee) and installed the Google Voice app on my phone. Now I essentially have 2 #'s on one phone, just like having a second SIM, but no cost to my carrier. I can receive calls and txt's for the # I ported to GV. Wasn't quite the solution I was hoping for, but now I no longer pay for that line.

lastscout said:
Do you have the US version?
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I don't think is a US variant. As far as US Variant is concern, is single SIM. Anyone that is using Dual sim could be CN or EU/UK Variant. If it is indeed a US variant, then I'm interested to know where the source to get it then . Those variants have fewer 5G sub-bands compared to the US except HK. I just hope that Oneplus has the hardware embedded and is just a matter of software activation. Samsung Note20 new firmware patch also opens up their eSIM support.

Ops400 said:
I was very disappointed that the US version didn't come with a dual sim. I ordered mine at launch, when their website said that it had it.. Anyway, I finally figured out an acceptable replacement option for mine. I did have 1 sim for my personal number and a second sim for my work number (worked great on my OP 6T for a couple of years now). After playing around with things, I finally ended up porting my work number over to Google Voice (1 x $20 fee) and installed the Google Voice app on my phone. Now I essentially have 2 #'s on one phone, just like having a second SIM, but no cost to my carrier. I can receive calls and txt's for the # I ported to GV. Wasn't quite the solution I was hoping for, but now I no longer pay for that line.
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You do know they make an app called second line right? So you don't need to pay for 2 plans