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This is really wierd. Hope someone can help.
I bought an unlocked LG Optimus G E971 phone in Toronto, Canada this May. Inserting a Rogers and Fido SIM card was perfectly fine and working while I was in Toronto, Canada. No SIM network unlock PIN required.
In October, I travelled on vacation to Hong Kong with the same phone that I thought was unlocked. As always, I would buy a local SIM for my unlocked phone. To my surprised, it prompted for a SIM network unlock PIN. I went to a total of 3 carriers, including 3 Telecom, China Mobile and one other (cannot remember the name). All asked for a SIM unlock PIN.
Not believing what had happened, I went back to the shop in Toronto, Canada after returning home. Tried inserting Rogers, Fido, Bell and AT & T SIM card, all worked perfectly.
My question is, could this be a region lock? Like the Samsung Galaxy Note 3?
Anyone has similar experience to share?
It's a SIM/network lock, nothing more. You can purchase an unlock code for under $10 online. That's what I did.
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phoenix_rizzen said:
It's a SIM/network lock, nothing more. You can purchase an unlock code for under $10 online. That's what I did.
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I'd think that, too, but then all these Canadian SIM cards he listed wouldn't work... I know for a fact that Bell, Fido and Rogers phones (at least every single one I tried, and that's quite a few of them), when locked, don't let you use each other's cards. If each of those cards work without problem, I doubt the phone is simlocked... But anyway, it may be worth trying unlocking it - the code for any LG model (with few exceptions) is only $4 from freemyblackberry.com, so there's not much to lose. It's a fast and reliable service, I used it several times myself.
On some smartphones, you can use them with its sub carrier. So Rogers E971 may work with Fido SIM even though it's locked. Buy an unlock code and you'll be fine.
Its not the $4 unlocking fee that I am avoiding. How do I proof my phone has been unlocked successfully? As someone had said, Bell and Fido are different carriers in Canada. It won't allow using each others SIM cards, but I can use both right now. So do I need to wait and travel again to Asia before I can proof that my LG has been unlocked sucessfully? Frustrating.
chopstks said:
Its not the $4 unlocking fee that I am avoiding. How do I proof my phone has been unlocked successfully? As someone had said, Bell and Fido are different carriers in Canada. It won't allow using each others SIM cards, but I can use both right now. So do I need to wait and travel again to Asia before I can proof that my LG has been unlocked sucessfully? Frustrating.
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I am sure E971 accept Rogers and Fido SIM card. I did not try Bell. But I unlocked my E971 by using Wind mobile SIM card. You could try Wind mobile.
One person told me that the North American version unlocked phone would not work in Asia (Hong Kong in my case). I verified my LG box and it's labelled LG Canada. That defeat the whole purpose of an unlocked phone for worldwide use. When you spend the extra effort to get a manufacture unlocked phone, you expected it to be unlocked worldwide. Got to write to LG Canada to see if that is their marketing strategy or it's a system bug.
All Asia and Europe cell phones are legitimately manufacture unlocked. Just not a believer in locked phones and their ripped off plans in North America.
chopstks said:
One person told me that the North American version unlocked phone would not work in Asia
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Would this be only about LGs, or any phone? Can't comment on Asia, as I never had to travel there, but my Canadian Galaxy S2 (originally locked to Bell) worked perfectly in several European countries after unlocking. My LGOG works with North American and European SIM cards, but it's a Korean F180S, so that doesn't prove anything...
All Asia and Europe cell phones are legitimately manufacture unlocked. Just not a believer in locked phones and their ripped off plans in North America.
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Amen to that! Side by side comparison of European and American (especially Canadian) cell phone service prices is nothing short of a shock to either party. It is as ridiculously cheap in Europe as it is outrageously expensive on this side of the pond.
kt-Froggy said:
Would this be only about LGs, or any phone? Can't comment on Asia, as I never had to travel there, but my Canadian Galaxy S2 (originally locked to Bell) worked perfectly in several European countries after unlocking. My LGOG works with North American and European SIM cards, but it's a Korean F180S, so that doesn't prove anything...
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I like this LG Optimus G E971, reasonably priced with all the great features. I owned Samsung Omina II (I8000) Windows 6.5, Motorola Ming A1200 and Motorola V300 before. All except V300, was manufacture unlocked and bought in Canada. All worked perfectly in North America and Asia with local SIMs. That is why this came as a surprise. If I had known this will be the NA unlocked version, I would plan differently. Such as get a $0 to 299 carrier locked phone and spend $4 to unlock it worldwide.
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sky007 said:
I am sure E971 accept Rogers and Fido SIM card. I did not try Bell. But I unlocked my E971 by using Wind mobile SIM card. You could try Wind mobile.
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so you can confirm that the e971 will work with wind mobile sim card ??
Basically add stated in the title, thanks!
China & India definitely do, but Z Play released in these countries have very limited LTE bands.
Motorola Colombia Z Play page says it does.
Motorola Germany Z Play page says it does, but all feedback say it doesn't.
I have one and I live in the Netherlands. Mine is dual sim.
Here in Brasil, Moto Z Play is dual SIM.
maurochaves said:
Here in Brasil, Moto Z Play is dual SIM.
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Just wondering, Is there any way to purchase Moto Z Play from Brasil and ship it overseas? The Brasil version seems like the only version which supports the widest range of LTE bands and also with dual SIM.
I found it on a few Brazilian online stores but it's very pricey compare to selling price in other countries. I'm in Australia so I convert the selling price to AUD.
Brazil - AUD 886 (2200 Brazilian Real)
India - AUD 493 (24999 Indian Rupee)
Mainland europe - about AUD 663 (450 Euro)
USA - AUD 590 (USD 450)
hjk23 said:
Just wondering, Is there any way to purchase Moto Z Play from Brasil and ship it overseas? The Brasil version seems like the only version which supports the widest range of LTE bands and also with dual SIM.
I found it on a few Brazilian online stores but it's very pricey compare to selling price in other countries. I'm in Australia so I convert the selling price to AUD.
Brazil - AUD 886 (2200 Brazilian Real)
India - AUD 493 (24999 Indian Rupee)
Mainland europe - about AUD 663 (450 Euro)
USA - AUD 590 (USD 450)
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Export smartphones, is not common in stores here, I'm not sure, but I believe that this is not possible. In Brazil, due to high taxes, smartphones are quite expensive. A year ago there was exemption from such taxes, but unfortunately it ended.
coolkingler1 said:
I have one and I live in the Netherlands. Mine is dual sim.
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Wonder which firmware you have in your device.
My unit has : M8953_10203.02.04.42R ADDISON_ROW_CUST
BuildN#: MPN24.104-25, and I do have "Single Sim only"
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wonder which firmware you have in your device.
My unit has : M8953_10203.02.04.42r addison_row_cust
buildn#: Mpn24.104-25, and i do have "single sim only"
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mpn24.104-25 here as well.
M8953_10203.02.04.42R addison_rowdsds_cust
rowdsds, I guess this is the key
mine is from UK and it's dual sim. also the Italian one is dual sim
Got mine from Amazon Spain and it's dual sim.
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brun3llo said:
mine is from UK and it's dual sim. also the Italian one is dual sim
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Can you tell me ur baseband version? A screen shot of about phone will do the job.
brun3llo said:
mine is from UK and it's dual sim. also the Italian one is dual sim
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Do you mind telling us where did you get your UK Z Play from? I'll most likely get one from UK if I can get a dual sim version.
hjk23 said:
Do you mind telling us where did you get your UK Z Play from? I'll most likely get one from UK if I can get a dual sim version.
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I'm sorry. I just received my phone and it's a single sim. It was advertised dual sim on the store where I bought it though.
brun3llo said:
I'm sorry. I just received my phone and it's a single sim. It was advertised dual sim on the store where I bought it though.
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amazon?
same here
hv u tried x play method for enable sim2? thanks
ilovemeow said:
amazon?
same here
hv u tried x play method for enable sim2? thanks
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no, a UK shop, for the "x play method" I have only 1 sim so I don't need a dual sim now
US variant Moto z Play has the pins for a 2nd SIM card. I tore off the cover on the 2nd sim card slot, put in my sim card....and nothing happened. I didnt look too far into it, but it might be possible to get it working. Im not crazy enough to start flashing radios from other variants though.
brun3llo said:
no, a UK shop, for the "x play method" I have only 1 sim so I don't need a dual sim now
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jon7701 said:
US variant Moto z Play has the pins for a 2nd SIM card. I tore off the cover on the 2nd sim card slot, put in my sim card....and nothing happened. I didnt look too far into it, but it might be possible to get it working. Im not crazy enough to start flashing radios from other variants though.
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lol its safe though
Hi, I have read a lot about this phone and i really would like to buy it but it is nowhere to be found!! Why is that? Do you know of any online store that has it that ships internationally??
I live in Japan and BTW I want the european model (P2a42) because of the bands supported, not the chinese one. The Chinese model I did found it online
I really dont know what else to do, this is my last resource to get this phone probably
Thank you
e-bay
http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/Mobile-Sm... p2&rt=nc&LH_PrefLoc=3&_trksid=p2045573.m1684
AliExpress.
dbgt said:
Hi, I have read a lot about this phone and i really would like to buy it but it is nowhere to be found!! Why is that? Do you know of any online store that has it that ships internationally??
I live in Japan and BTW I want the european model (P2a42) because of the bands supported, not the chinese one. The Chinese model I did found it online
I really dont know what else to do, this is my last resource to get this phone probably
Thank you
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Or through friend in europe
911-Future_Maker said:
AliExpress.
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He will not buy european release on Ali
pabgar said:
He will not buy european release on Ali
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Yes they sell mainly the P2c72, which is unfortunately with better hardware (64gb) than P2a42. It will work just fine in Europe, but in US the 4G frequency is different.
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e-bay
http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/Mobile-Sm... p2&rt=nc&LH_PrefLoc=3&_trksid=p2045573.m1684
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all ebay listings sell the chinese variant. I cannot believe there is no availability of the european model (p2a42) online.
I could easily buy the chinese variant and it will work for me for the time being here in Japan, but I wll not be living in Japan forever, when I return to my home country the phone will work only with gsm.... The european model has more compatibility with my home country bands
Check out SuperBuy.my
It is a Malaysian retailer that sells the P2A42 variant. They ship via DHL and many Australians on the Whirlpool forums have purchased there, including me.
dbgt said:
all ebay listings sell the chinese variant. I cannot believe there is no availability of the european model (p2a42) online.
I could easily buy the chinese variant and it will work for me for the time being here in Japan, but I wll not be living in Japan forever, when I return to my home country the phone will work only with gsm.... The european model has more compatibility with my home country bands
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Are you sure the 3g/4g frequencies of p2c72 are different than the frequencies in your country? There is a thread in this forum where I mentioned all the differences between p2a42 and p2c72.
I purchased it from this guy and it shipped to the US fine. Its the p2a42 version I would recommend him
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Lenovo-P2-G...180128?hash=item2a79bee560:g:4moAAOSw5cNYhae-
Amazon Austria/Germany is selling it. i bought it on another website, for "only" 281€. games2game.at 4GB variant, 32GB Rom. But i don't know, if they will ship to japan. But i got a "french" model. Manual and the package itself is in french, but the phone have all languages. hope there's no problem with warranty, if i need it someday
http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/Mobile-Sm... p2&rt=nc&LH_PrefLoc=3&_trksid=p2045573.m1684
dbgt said:
all ebay listings sell the chinese variant. I cannot believe there is no availability of the european model (p2a42) online.
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I do not know how you searched the list I gave above but you are wrong
for instance:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Lenovo-P2...528?hash=item44004deec8:g:eek:XAAAOSwsW9Y0P3r
This is italian release P2 4N0106IT. Definitely for Europe
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Lenovo-P2...122111?hash=item41bbb5b57f:g:l5UAAOSwA3dYdach
This one is spanish release PA4N0110ES.
Here you have another source:
http://www.radionovelli.it/catalogo...cta-core-32gb-ram-3gb-4g-lte-italia-dark-gray
I am recently purchased a LG G7 ThinQ LM-G710ULM from Google and use it on Google Fi. Everything works fine so far. Previously, I was using a Samsung Galaxy Duos S8+ SM-G955FD on T-Mobile. I need a dual SIM phone for travel. I noticed that LG has a LG G7 ThinQ+ with 128 GB, 6GB of RAM available in Hong Kong. That model number is LM-G710EAW.
I am thinking of replacing the S8+ with a G7+ if I can turn that G7+ compatible with Google Fi with all Fi features. Otherwise, I might just as well to use the S8+ for travel.
The Question is: -
Can I flash the LM-G710ULM firmware G710ULM10g_00_NAO_US_OP_0913.kdz to the LM-G710EAW? If the hardware on these phones are the same, wouldn’t this turn the G7+ dual SIM into a Google Fi compatible Dual SIM phone?
I sure wish these phone manufacturers would make dual SIM phone available in the States and that would make life so much easier for the users that have the need.
No, you cannot cross flash. Try selling the device.
G710EAW is compatibile with Fi, I tried to sign up and was accepted. I had canceled the subscription to Fi because I have a better plan.
Be aware that you will brick your device if you flash it. Also the Hong Kong version, IMO, has some spyware, I have installed indian eaw firmware and it is more snappy and has better battery life.
Thanks. I think I am just going to keep the LM-G710ULM and the S8+ Duos. I normally carry two phones when travelling, as I have 3 different SIM cards. Maybe one of these days, we can get a 3 or 4 SIM phones. LOL!
Hi all,
I live in Europe and am planning to buy a Snapdragon S20+ from HongKong.
I've checked which network bands the HK phone supports and all bands I need are there.
Before placing the order I want to check with you guys if I have a clear picture of all limitations that come with buying a HK S20+ in Europe.
The list I compiled so far:
- No Samsung Pay (I don't care, won't use it)
- VOLTE may or may not work depending on your carrier (I don't care, I barely call and if I call I don't care about the quality)
- No warranty in Europe .
- Difference in timing of updates
Anything else I should take into account?
YH93 said:
Hi all,
I live in Europe and am planning to buy a Snapdragon S20+ from HongKong.
I've checked which network bands the HK phone supports and all bands I need are there.
Before placing the order I want to check with you guys if I have a clear picture of all limitations that come with buying a HK S20+ in Europe.
The list I compiled so far:
- No Samsung Pay (I don't care, won't use it)
- VOLTE may or may not work depending on your carrier (I don't care, I barely call and if I call I don't care about the quality)
- No warranty in Europe .
- Difference in timing of updates
Anything else I should take into account?
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Carrier Aggregation may suffer, which will reduce download speeds. I have a Hong Kong variant, VoLTE, WiFi Calling and Samsung Pay work however I'm in the US, your results may vary as you mentioned depending on the carrier. Don't expect you can modify the CSC, you can't change it. Samkey doesn't support HK variants and OXM, which allows Preconfiguration changes for different European CSC's isn't embedded in the software. Updates have come in a timely fashion every month and there's no Carrier Branded Bloatware. Even though the device has some limitations I've been pleased with the HK variant, anything but Exynos!
varcor said:
Carrier Aggregation may suffer, which will reduce download speeds. I have a Hong Kong variant, VoLTE, WiFi Calling and Samsung Pay work however I'm in the US, your results may vary as you mentioned depending on the carrier. Don't expect you can modify the CSC, you can't change it. Samkey doesn't support HK variants and OXM, which allows Preconfiguration changes for different European CSC's isn't embedded in the software. Updates have come in a timely fashion every month and there's no Carrier Branded Bloatware. Even though the device has some limitations I've been pleased with the HK variant, anything but Exynos!
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Thanks for sharing your experiences.
I'll go for the HK version then. Don't see any reason why I shouldn't.
Actually Samsung Pay should work in Europe flawlessly, only thing that won't work is rewards. To be more precise, rewards do work, but the rewards shown are the ones of the phone's original country...
As for the Samkey CSC change limitation, I remember reading a post here about a user that changed CSC from Taiwan to Hong Kong using Samkey...
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Actually Samsung Pay should work in Europe flawlessly, only thing that won't work is rewards. To be more precise, rewards do work, but the rewards shown are the ones of the phone's original country...
As for the Samkey CSC change limitation, I remember reading a post here about a user that changed CSC from Taiwan to Hong Kong using Samkey...
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Good to know. I'm currently not using or planning to use Samsung Pay but that might change in the future.
Regarding the CSC limations, I don't see any reason why I would need to change the CSC.
Reason why you may want to think twice is that in the event if you get unit with poor uniformity seller may not be willing to replace it as easily
How do you plan on buying it?
Sharpshooterrr said:
How do you plan on buying it?
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I bought mine from T-Dimension. Just be sure to order from their .de or .co.uk site and you don't have to pay any customs. Cheeper then the Exynos version here in Sweden. Took about 2 weeks to get the phone. First they ship it from HK to their warehouse in UK then from there to me.
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I have ordered the phone from WondaMobile.
They have the HongKong Snapdragon version for the same price as the Exynos in my country.
Also no customs are being charged as they will ship it from/via the UK.
I have ordered S20 ultra also from WondaMobile. I was on 6th of May and I'm hopping the delivery will not take to much time. I also hope I don't have to send it back because of broken camera glass or other issues which s20 ultra suffers...
Hello
My S20 Ultra comes to WondaMobile and is amazing (model 512/16GB)
Samsung Pay and Volte work perfectly.
Photos are fantastic.
I also have the Snapdragon version
Get it. I had the Exynos and it had a poor battery life plus other disadvantages
Could someone check for me ?: Dutch (the Netherlands) language included in the HK version? Mi
is the hongkong version better than the chinese version ??? any differnce
and what about 5g my country supports sub 6 which is 3.5 bandwith
ChromeFR said:
Could someone check for me : Dutch (the Netherlands) language included in the HK version? Mi
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Yes, it is.
dr.memo1o said:
is the hongkong version better than the chinese version ??? any differnce
and what about 5g my country supports sub 6 which is 3.5 bandwith
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Samsung pay and Google services work.
5g is ok for France
Hello, what is the CSC, what is the use of it and why someone would change it? Are the european languages supported in this version?