UK O2 OP3 - OnePlus 3 Questions & Answers

Hi,
I dropped my LG G3 this morning and its moved on to the phone afterlife which has sped up my decision to buy the OP3 by a month or so. I can get one today from O2 in the UK but curious if they are any different to the variant direct from OP? Reason being is that I will need it unlocked and would like to flash the community build of OxygenOS which is why I would like to know if it is different in anyway.
Thanks

its the same model, oneplus has just partnered with O2 in UK. I remember reading it somewhere however you can still confirm it with O2.

it's the same model as OP selling itself for UK market.

Yes, its exactly the same as One Plus ship to the UK if you buy from there website.
Its carrier unlocked and doesn't lock to the network of the first sim card you put in it.
Dual sim is totally awesome as it allows you to pay peanuts for your calls and text and then use the second sim card for data only which can be bought in bulk for peanuts. Just this function alone is going to save me £100 a year. :victory:

Masteryates said:
Yes, its exactly the same as One Plus ship to the UK if you buy from there website.
Its carrier unlocked and doesn't lock to the network of the first sim card you put in it.
Dual sim is totally awesome as it allows you to pay peanuts for your calls and text and then use the second sim card for data only which can be bought in bulk for peanuts. Just this function alone is going to save me £100 a year. :victory:
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Curious which tariff you're on?
For £20 on 3 I get:
All you can eat data
All you can eat texts
2000 3-to-3 minutes
200 any network minutes
12GB tethering

skymera said:
Curious which tariff you're on?
For £20 on 3 I get:
All you can eat data
All you can eat texts
2000 3-to-3 minutes
200 any network minutes
12GB tethering
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As a light user, I'm on Three's PAYG. For £20 on my first sim, that is likely to last me a year. For Data, I bought 12GB data only from Mymemory for £22. :victory:

Went ahead and bought one this afternoon and no regrets, an awesome phone.
Any specific cases worth a look at? Prefer slim profile cases.

noisy_lightning said:
Went ahead and bought one this afternoon and no regrets, an awesome phone.
Any specific cases worth a look at? Prefer slim profile cases.
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I got the bumper ffom orzly, its an awesome case

noisy_lightning said:
Went ahead and bought one this afternoon and no regrets, an awesome phone.
Any specific cases worth a look at? Prefer slim profile cases.
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Try the official oneplus 3 cases, they are slim and look amazing though they dont offer a lot of protection. If you need a tough case, go for spigen.
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bonham1988 said:
its the same model, oneplus has just partnered with O2 in UK. I remember reading it somewhere however you can still confirm it with O2.
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I can confirm they are not the same model the one of the oneplus website has 2 imeis however the o2 one has 1 not that this matters

Ahmed rahi said:
I can confirm they are not the same model the one of the oneplus website has 2 imeis however the o2 one has 1 not that this matters
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There is no single sim model being made by oneplus so there have to be 2 imei on every phone.
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bonham1988 said:
There is no single sim model being made by oneplus so there have to be 2 imei on every phone.
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That is not true o2 versions don't have 2 imeis they have 1 imei but 2 Sims

Just checked mine in settings and the IMEI is the same for both sim slots.
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Ahmed rahi said:
That is not true o2 versions don't have 2 imeis they have 1 imei but 2 Sims
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Thats weird so are two diff sims working and have you checked in your phone settings if imei are same there as well?
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bonham1988 said:
Thats weird so are two diff sims working and have you checked in your phone settings if imei are same there as well?
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Yeah on the o2 one in the software both imeis are identical however the other one has 2 different imeis both work with 2 sims
Lol no one believes me when I tell them this

Ahmed rahi said:
Yeah on the o2 one in the software both imeis are identical however the other one has 2 different imeis both work with 2 sims
Lol no one believes me when I tell them this
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Haha it is not usual maybe thats why. I mean you are supposed to have two imei for the slots. You should contact oneplus's customer service to make sure of the reason.
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bonham1988 said:
Haha it is not usual maybe thats why. I mean you are supposed to have two imei for the slots. You should contact oneplus's customer service to make sure of the reason.
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The china version has only one imei too

Instead of a case I bought a skin from xtreme skins. Took 2 days to arrive and stops the slippy feeling like its going to fly out of my hand all the time.
I bought a leather finish one in red! Dead easy to fit.

noisy_lightning said:
Went ahead and bought one this afternoon and no regrets, an awesome phone.
Any specific cases worth a look at? Prefer slim profile cases.
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I picked up the official rosewood case from CeX for £8. :angel:
It's not that grippy but boy does it look awesome and its so nice and thin. Even though any case adds bulk to the phone, I find the OP3 easier to use as naked, the OP3 is far too slippy.
I'd give the official case a go first and then get something else if your not satisfied.

Does anyone know if O2 will carry any of the official Oneplus accessories?
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Unlocked bootloader

If I unlocked the bootloader before activation, would it cause Verizon to think the ESN is dirty?
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No unlocking boot loader does not affect the esn of the phone
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An ESN being bad is something they handle on their side if a phone is reported lost/stolen etc.
Got my phone from eBay, but the seller looks legit. 600+ positive feedbacks and sold a bunch of phones recently. Waiting for a response at the moment.
The phone also didn't come with a SIM card (where was it placed for those of you that have it, in case I just couldn't find it?), but my brother also bought his w/o a SIM card and Verizon didn't have any issues activating his.
I'm thinking if I should try a different store after work. The rep didn't seem to be competent. What's weird is that I got the "Welcome to your Galaxy Nexus!" email from Verizon.
cigar3tte said:
Got my phone from eBay, but the seller looks legit. 600+ positive feedbacks and sold a bunch of phones recently. Waiting for a response at the moment.
The phone also didn't come with a SIM card (where was it placed for those of you that have it, in case I just couldn't find it?), but my brother also bought his w/o a SIM card and Verizon didn't have any issues activating his.
I'm thinking if I should try a different store after work. The rep didn't seem to be competent. What's weird is that I got the "Welcome to your Galaxy Nexus!" email from Verizon.
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Verizon gives you the SIM. You need it for LTE.
martonikaj said:
Verizon gives you the SIM. You need it for LTE.
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That's how my brother got his. I'm just curious if the phone is supposed to come with one or not.
cigar3tte said:
That's how my brother got his. I'm just curious if the phone is supposed to come with one or not.
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Not if you're buying it 2nd hand. Its just like GSM. You don't give away your SIM with the used phone
martonikaj said:
Not if you're buying it 2nd hand. Its just like GSM. You don't give away your SIM with the used phone
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I bought it brand new though...
And the Galaxy Nexus uses microSIM, won't work with other LTE phones.
Anyways, the seller got back to me and told me to send it back for full refund.

T-Mobile Micro Sim Card

Right now I'm on Straight Talk, but want to switch to T-Mobiles' 4g Monthly plan. Where did you guys get the non-gba 50.01 micro sim card? I'm having no luck searching on Google. Called T-Mobile and had a dumb representative on the phone that kept insisting that I get a sim card and cut it ignoring what I actually needed. Called a lot of stores around me and they said they didn't carry it. Only found one guy on ebay selling them for $30 a piece, I'm not paying that. I would rather buy it officially from T-Mobile.
Bump.
Bump.
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I got my phone from buy mobile phones.net. It came unbranded with a micro sim attached to it. Might be worth giving them a ring. Although I'm not sure if it's just an English site
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RBFesquire said:
I got my phone from buy mobile phones.net. It came unbranded with a micro sim attached to it. Might be worth giving them a ring. Although I'm not sure if it's just an English site
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Your micro sim is for T-Mobile? Anyone else bought tmobile sim cards, I know there's more people.
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Yeah sorry, it's a T-Mobile sim
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There are other threads also discussing this.
I have a European One X, took me 30 mins of calling to find the right micro SIM. I contacted all of my local (within 5 miles of my house and office) T Mobile stores and struck out. I ended up calling a T Mobile store a few miles out and the store manager was kind enough to email his peers and called me back within 20 mins to tell me which store had it, that the store had it on hold for me and even gave me the name of the manager I should ask for.
T Mo USA customer service is no help as they cannot specify that you are in need of a non GBA micro SIM and so they will simply send you what they have (more than likely a newer micro SIM such as what is being shipped out with the One S).
You have to call around stores and ask yourself. Perhaps you will get lucky as I did and a manager will offer to check other stores and call you back. I simply told the manager I was speaking with that I just purchased an unlocked device from Europe and how excited I was to have it. The manager asked me what device and through "small talk" and a love for gadgets, he took the extra step and sent an email out and called me back (nice).
If you strike out, you will have no other choice but to purchase the SIM from Amazon or eBay.
Good luck!
Yeah that was who I called was the USA customer service. I wish it wasn't so hard to acquire this sim card, but I guess I'll try. Thanks .
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Or you can get a regular miniSim and cut it down.
jonshipman said:
Or you can get a regular miniSim and cut it down.
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Doesn't work.
UnlockedNand said:
Yeah that was who I called was the USA customer service. I wish it wasn't so hard to acquire this sim card, but I guess I'll try. Thanks .
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Hope it works out, buddy. I too wasn't happy considering I may have to pay for SIM, let alone such a ridiculous price.
I have three regular size T-Mobile SIM cards version 50.01 if anyone needs one.
I am using one myself in my One X (S720E intl unlocked model) and it works fine.
Now, 2 left.
I have managed to find more of these if anyone needs one.
RF12 said:
I have managed to find more of these if anyone needs one.
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I'll take one

[Q] Not for sale?

This may be a noob question if so, sorry in advance. I just removed the battery on my At&t LG G3 and it says "NOT FOR SALE" under the sticker with all the phone information, imei etc..
anyone else have the same thing on theirs?
objektive_1 said:
This may be a noob question if so, sorry in advance. I just removed the battery on my At&t LG G3 and it says "NOT FOR SALE" under the sticker with all the phone information, imei etc..
anyone else have the same thing on theirs?
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Thats standard as far as I know. My battery from my F400S looks slightly different, however, it doesn't have the same message. Maybe Korea is different than the US when it comes to standard printed messages on batteries..
Pilz said:
Thats standard as far as I know. My battery from my F400S looks slightly different, however, it doesn't have the same message. Maybe Korea is different than the US when it comes to standard printed messages on batteries..
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I'm sorry not the battery but my actual phone. oops sorry.:angel:
objektive_1 said:
I'm sorry not the battery but my actual phone. oops sorry.:angel:
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My mistake, its been a long day of code and calculus so I'm probably not reading English properly. I'll check mine and see what it says.
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Pilz said:
My mistake, its been a long day of code and calculus so I'm probably not reading English properly. I'll check mine and see what it says.
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Very much appreciated, kind sir.:victory:
objektive_1 said:
Very much appreciated, kind sir.:victory:
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It just has a sticker with the IMEI and S/N etc.. no such label exists on my phone. Did you get a demo unit accidentally? Also could you post pictures?
Pilz said:
It just has a sticker with the IMEI and S/N etc.. no such label exists on my phone. Did you get a demo unit accidentally? Also could you post pictures?
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See Attached.
objektive_1 said:
See Attached.
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Mine definitely does not have that. I would ask the store you bought it at about that. That's really odd, they could have accidentally sold you a demo unit. I wonder if there are any software differences between them.
Pilz said:
Mine definitely does not have that. I would ask the store you bought it at about that. That's really odd, they could have accidentally sold you a demo unit. I wonder if there are any software differences between them.
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I got it from craigslist. lol.
it was new in box. Nothing wrong with it. it has all sensor and what not. I've already checked the imei and it isn't listed. I even bought a carrier unlock code for it and it worked. i was just curious about the sticker.
It's cool to have a phone that is "not for sale". I know some members here for a hold of these before they came out.
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Pilz said:
It's cool to have a phone that is "not for sale". I know some members here for a hold of these before they came out.
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Thanks for being so helpful.:good::good:
If you bought it from CL; this could probably be a demo/floor model. I own a couple of metro stores and sometimes we get demo phones which functions like a regular version just OS simplified, and in the back says not for sale as well.
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eastsidebiz said:
If you bought it from CL; this could probably be a demo/floor model. I own a couple of metro stores and sometimes we get demo phones which functions like a regular version just OS simplified, and in the back says not for sale as well.
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Yeah, i've seen this demo phones show up on CL as well, and i'd stay away. it would be pretty easy for the manu/carrier to brick your phone by blacklisting the IMEI.
More than likely you got a promo unit. Someone entered a contest and won it. Legally has to have the on the phone since the company who received it to give away can't sell it.
Not true. Ive won many phones off contests and it comes retail.
objektive_1 said:
This may be a noob question if so, sorry in advance. I just removed the battery on my At&t LG G3 and it says "NOT FOR SALE" under the sticker with all the phone information, imei etc..
anyone else have the same thing on theirs?
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What part of the country are you located in? I just picked one up with the same sticker. I was told it was part of a local AT&T store's launch day giveaway. Google confirmed that phones were given out at that store on that day. Seller had a launch day giveaway certificate with the phone.
psg190 said:
What part of the country are you located in? I just picked one up with the same sticker. I was told it was part of a local AT&T store's launch day giveaway. Google confirmed that phones were given out at that store on that day. Seller had a launch day giveaway certificate with the phone.
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I'm located in north NJ. Nothing is wrong with the phone besides all the bloatware.
Not for Sale
objektive_1 said:
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I recently just bought a phone like that too. I bought it from a ATT store manager. He said when he sold enough units of a brand, he will get a unit as a gift. In this case, it is a LG G3. I bought it from him at his store and he activated the sim (already in the phone) and moved my number from Note 3 to the G3 on the spot.
BTW, where did you buy the unlock code and how much ?
Thanks.
benjamin_ng said:
BTW, where did you buy the unlock code and how much?
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i got it from unlockcode247.com
at the time of purchase it was $1.75USD
unlock code
objektive_1 said:
i got it from unlockcode247.com
at the time of purchase it was $1.75USD
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Thanks for the info. I bought an unlock code from ebay for $1.50. Turn around time is a few hours only.The seller is "myhoian".

region locking on international model

So this will be my first time buying an international phone since Samsung started their region locking. Does anybody know anything about removing this region lock, thru flashing or a phone call to Samsung, or what? (I will be using this phone on att in the US)
*Since September 2013, Samsung have implemented a 'region lock' on all new stock.
For correct operation, this handset should be activated inside one of these countries with a SIM card issued for use there. The device will then be able to accept SIM cards from outside of these countries.
Activation requires turning the device on for the first time & completing set-up with the SIM installed, then completing at least 5 minutes of voice call(s) with this SIM.
Without activation you may still use the device outside of these countries when 'roaming' - using a SIM card from the listed countries.
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Who did you buy phone from? eBay seller or B&H Photo in US?
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I've yet to order it, still looking around for best price on international gold, also best ship date, Clove seems pretty disappointing this time around on both fronts.
any suggestions?
I'm eyeballing this one on eBay now, I'm liking that ship date
http://m.ebay.com/itm/Samsung-Galax...lue-/201637586849?nav=SEARCH&var=500891719139
Got mine direct from Dubai and it worked with my Canadian SIM out the box.
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Wooba99 said:
Got mine direct from Dubai and it worked with my Canadian SIM out the box.
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From which website you bought the phone
Letstango.com
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What version S4 to get (Carrier, Unlocked US, Korean)?

So I have the S3 and talked the other half into why I need to upgrade!
I'm on AT&T and am using a US Cell S3 w VzW Oreo so am not afraid of porting and making it work.
I do want AT&T NumberSync though, which is why I'm leaning towards getting it direct. But, I've seen a few forums mention getting the Korean version for the 6GB of RAM.
I'm looking to be educated, so please let me know your thoughts. I need it to be cell.
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IMO go with Korean. Unless you don't care about paying for additional tablet line and rooting.
I'm able to use my existing voice sim in the tablet and it has a phone app and messaging like a regular phone.
Originally I bought the Verizon version - no oem unlock, requires tablet sim and only 4gb ram
Basically only downside I can see to ordering Korean one through eBay is the time you have to wait for it to get here. Not that bad but not the instant gratification we all want! I never knew about ordering foreign tablets, was always scared off by lack of warranty. But due to how carriers restrict US tablets, I will be buying from Korea every time in the future.
machx1111 said:
IMO go with Korean. Unless you don't care about paying for additional tablet line and rooting.
I'm able to use my existing voice sim in the tablet and it has a phone app and messaging like a regular phone.
Originally I bought the Verizon version - no oem unlock, requires tablet sim and only 4gb ram
Basically only downside I can see to ordering Korean one through eBay is the time you have to wait for it to get here. Not that bad but not the instant gratification we all want! I never knew about ordering foreign tablets, was always scared off by lack of warranty. But due to how carriers restrict US tablets, I will be buying from Korea every time in the future.
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I agree... I ordered through eBay and received it in 4 days.
I think i saw in another thread you both bought from the same person. Do you by chance have their seller name you can post or message me?
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alfredtv said:
I think i saw in another thread you both bought from the same person. Do you by chance have their seller name you can post or message me?
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This was the item I bought. Communication was good, I didn't pay any extra taxes or anything. Good experience
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Samsung-Ga...-LTE-Unlocked-4K-Record-SM-T835-/253816928507
alfredtv said:
I think i saw in another thread you both bought from the same person. Do you by chance have their seller name you can post or message me?
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I bought the 64GB LTE version here - https://www.ebay.com/itm/SAMSUNG-Ga...-4G-LTE-RAM-6GB/263972876227?var=563485185229
Came in fast. No taxes and/or fees.
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This was the item I bought. Communication was good, I didn't pay any extra taxes or anything. Good experience
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Samsung-Ga...-LTE-Unlocked-4K-Record-SM-T835-/253816928507
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I bought the 64GB LTE version here - https://www.ebay.com/itm/SAMSUNG-Ga...-4G-LTE-RAM-6GB/263972876227?var=563485185229
Came in fast. No taxes and/or fees.
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may i ask you guys, if i buy one at ebay, what can i do if the screen say, with a green line which is a quite common amoled problem, leaks found on edges, dead pixel, yellowish or blue tints etc? can i return it and get a new one? i can hardly accept these problems. I'm in hong kong and have never buy anything at ebay but the one with 6gb ram looks good really!
can anyone share your experience pls?
thanks in advance
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may i ask you guys, if i buy one at ebay, what can i do if the screen say, with a green line which is a quite common amoled problem, leaks found on edges, dead pixel, yellowish or blue tints etc? can i return it and get a new one? i can hardly accept these problems. I'm in hong kong and have never buy anything at ebay but the one with 6gb ram looks good really!
can anyone share your experience pls?
thanks in advance
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Because the international version lacks a warranty, at least for USA consumers, I purchased a Squareteade warranty.
Being in HK, I'm not sure if a warranty might apply to you or not, or if there is another similar 3rd party warranty available.
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Because the international version lacks a warranty, at least for USA consumers, I purchased a Squareteade warranty.
Being in HK, I'm not sure if a warranty might apply to you or not, or if there is another similar 3rd party warranty available.
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so if i don purchase an extra warranty i can get it replaced only if it's damaged or not working properly?
also, does the extra warranty cover all imperfect problems observed including but not limited to those i mentioned above?
and how about rooted device? covered or not? for example, rooted but green lines found later?
machx1111 said:
IMO go with Korean. Unless you don't care about paying for additional tablet line and rooting.
I'm able to use my existing voice sim in the tablet and it has a phone app and messaging like a regular phone.
Originally I bought the Verizon version - no oem unlock, requires tablet sim and only 4gb ram
Basically only downside I can see to ordering Korean one through eBay is the time you have to wait for it to get here. Not that bad but not the instant gratification we all want! I never knew about ordering foreign tablets, was always scared off by lack of warranty. But due to how carriers restrict US tablets, I will be buying from Korea every time in the future.
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So, you're able to use the tab s4 as a phone? Can you access the Play store too?
I'm asking because I plan on buying a Korean one to use as a phone.
FarmAndrex said:
So, you're able to use the tab s4 as a phone? Can you access the Play store too?
I'm asking because I plan on buying a Korean one to use as a phone.
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Yes. I'm on TMobile can use play store, Samsung dialer as if it were a phone, texting everything. Works great no issues.
TMobile sees it as an unknown phone I notice no throttling whatsoever besides the same video throttling that applies to all phones. (A VPN handles that anways. )
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Yes. I'm on TMobile can use play store, Samsung dialer as if it were a phone, texting everything. Works great no issues.
TMobile sees it as an unknown phone I notice no throttling whatsoever besides the same video throttling that applies to all phones. (A VPN handles that anways. )
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Thanks. I'm on AT&T so it will definitely work.
I've tried finding a definitive answer but I couldn't find it. I've watched numerous videos that showed the phone icon but nothing showing it being used. Thanks again. This will definitely be my next phone.
Is there root for the Korean model?
911jason said:
Is there root for the Korean model?
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My Korean t835 is rooted.
Afaik the only one that can't be rooted is Verizon bootloader locked one.
I have the AT&T model.... I just assumed that it couldn't be rooted, like my note pro 12.2...

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