I am planning to buy a Korean Samsung Galaxy S3 this January
I am yet alot confused about the myths that I cannot use any mobile that belongs to other countries in India even after unlocking...
I need advice on this guys please.... Has anyone tried it?
Will it work or no? :fingers-crossed:
Secondly I heard that I won't be able to use 3G as it has some LTE **** problem which went over my head... So if any1 can explain it would be appreciated...
Thanks in advance... :good:
jeromeb4u said:
I am planning to buy a Korean Samsung Galaxy S3 this January
I am yet alot confused about the myths that I cannot use any mobile that belongs to other countries in India even after unlocking...
I need advice on this guys please.... Has anyone tried it?
Will it work or no? :fingers-crossed:
Secondly I heard that I won't be able to use 3G as it has some LTE **** problem which went over my head... So if any1 can explain it would be appreciated...
Thanks in advance... :good:
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I think u are btr off asking in the gs3 thread for india in the general section.
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jeromeb4u said:
I am planning to buy a Korean Samsung Galaxy S3 this January
I am yet alot confused about the myths that I cannot use any mobile that belongs to other countries in India even after unlocking...
I need advice on this guys please.... Has anyone tried it?
Will it work or no? :fingers-crossed:
Secondly I heard that I won't be able to use 3G as it has some LTE **** problem which went over my head... So if any1 can explain it would be appreciated...
Thanks in advance... :good:
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Depends upon the model .
International I9300 model will work .
Such a noob...!
JellyYogurt said:
I think u are btr off asking in the gs3 thread for india in the general section.
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Heres the link. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1623525
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I think u should be more interested in solving my doubts rather than telling me to post in which sections... -_-
Thanks...
JJEgan said:
Depends upon the model .
International I9300 model will work .
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Thank u buddy...
Apreciated...:highfive:
Did u buy korean S3 and whether it worked wijtout any issue
jeromeb4u said:
Thank u buddy...
Apreciated...:highfive:
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I am planning to buy Samsung Galaxy S4 LTE-A U+ module in south Korea and i will be using in India
Just wanted to know is there any problem on using the Phone in India.
I got passive commands from South korean Mobile selling person that mobile will work in India, but i have heard that there will be problem on SMS usage, since korean SMS carrier frequency is different than Indian and also SMS service uses 2byte for each character whereas Indian it will 1byte for each character.
Did u buy S3 mobile at South Korea and did u face any problem for using in India?
What is ur Mobile service provider type whether it is U+ or SK tetecom(basically they are the service provider at Korea)
Surely you can use S3 Korean variant in India.
I am using SHV E210 L from last 8 months without any problem. You can use it on stock ROM or you can root and use custom ROMS.
kmdangi said:
Surely you can use S3 Korean variant in India.
I am using SHV E210 L from last 8 months without any problem. You can use it on stock ROM or you can root and use custom ROMS.
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It surely depends on if the device is locked to a specific carrier or not. Like it was said earlier, if it is the International I9300 model, it works like a charm. If the model is different, then make sure it isn't locked to a specific korean mobile carrier and it should work fine.
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I bought an International Version of GS2.I wanted to know is there any difference in Indian and International version?Will sammy India figure out that its not Indian version?I am thinking of getting a fake bill from Jagdish Market in my city.Will it help me in claiming the waranty?
Go to settings>about phone
and post the model number
Ankit Tulsian said:
I bought an International Version of GS2.I wanted to know is there any difference in Indian and International version?Will sammy India figure out that its not Indian version?I am thinking of getting a fake bill from Jagdish Market in my city.Will it help me in claiming the waranty?
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This forum does not help any user that wants to commit fraud .
jje
Model number:GT19100
I can't believe this guy... actually I'm Indian too so maybe I shouldn't be.
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Ankit Tulsian said:
Model number:GT19100
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Everyone have the same i.e. GT-I9100
But their are some I9100G models also
This kind of threads make me lol
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anshmiester78900 said:
This kind of threads make me lol
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+1 to that.
You should have got I9100G. Return it ASAP, as I9100 are not covered by Indian Samsung care centers.
/JOKE
sahibunlimited said:
Everyone have the same i.e. GT-I9100
But their are some I9100G models also
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Not really. Mine does say I9100 but its actually an I9100T. Its because I flashed I9100 firmware. You can only be sure by checking under the battery.
To the OP, you've got no chance. Samsung as far as I know only honour invoices from official sellers / resellers etc. So buying off eBay or markets etc means no warranty.
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Dude, by default all I9100 are known as "International version GS2" unless they are carrier locked or something. Its nothing to worry about.
I checked it the note LTE spec is same as HK version of S2 LTE SPEC,
Can I just flash the S2 LTE modem into my note lte in order to receive the lte ??/
Since the e160s is locked the lte in 800mhz
please help !!!! thanks u gays so much!
How did you even post in a dev thread anyway with 2 posts... Post reported... Boo
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How did you even post in a dev thread anyway with 2 posts... Post reported... Boo
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Note the join date - anything prior to February 2011 is grandfathered in.
I've moved this thread to Q&A - let's look past language issues and only post here if you can actually help.
gerald1314 said:
I checked it the note LTE spec is same as HK version of S2 LTE SPEC,
Can I just flash the S2 LTE modem into my note lte in order to receive the lte ??/
Since the e160s is locked the lte in 800mhz
please help !!!! thanks u gays so much!
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You're asking for trouble by using that modem. If you feel that you have researched this query enough, you could try and see what happens but in my opinion, I would not do it.
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Has anybody figured out how to flash some international galaxy s3 roms to a u.s varient s3 yet???
Ive been looking at the international s3 roms and theres lots of great roms that i think lots of ppl would want to try
did u want to ask this ques over in US forums? this IS international SIII forum
watsa said:
did u want to ask this ques ove rin US forums? this IS international SIII forum
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Well id figured id post it here on the international forums to see if anybody
Has figured anything out yet..i mean it is still the galaxy s3
marcviado said:
Well id figured id post it here on the international forums to see if anybody
Has figured anything out yet..i mean it is still the galaxy s3
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I think watsa was pointing out this is the international S3 forum... ... so none of us need to figure anything out. Our ROMs work with our phone by default
You'd prob get a better and more accurate answer asking in the US variant forum to see if anybody over there has been successful
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Coreym said:
I think watsa was pointing out this is the international S3 forum... ... so none of us need to figure anything out. Our ROMs work with our phone by default
You'd prob get a better and more accurate answer asking in the US variant forum to see if anybody over there has been successful
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exactly :good:
I'm working hard on trying to get my S3 cunningly disguised as a US variant so I can try and help you, but having no luck so far
Guess it's a question of this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZD4ezDbbu4&feature=youtube_gdata_player
marcviado said:
Well id figured id post it here on the international forums to see if anybody
Has figured anything out yet..i mean it is still the galaxy s3
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If you think that's the case flash away .
Why they called a different phone the SGS3 i am puzzled they should have had a special name for it .
jje
Hi all,
Hope you can give me few ideas how to recognize oryginal phone vs fake, chineese one!
Just bought the galaxy s3 from ebay and auction description said the item location is london but check out page said that company is from hong kong, I am a bit worried about these.
Dont trust chineese fakes and hope there are some differences between fake and oryginal phone, what too look for when I recive the phone?
How to check if its oryginal, any website with imei numbers or samsung registration website to confirm it?
Thanks!!!
IMEI
http://www.numberingplans.com/?page=analysis&sub=imeinr
jje
Will try that on phone arrival
And was wondering are there any details different in fake phones? Maybe cpu, cover?anything I should keep an eye on arrival?
Thanks
Ok its here, looks great and feels great
Used the webiste for imei and message I got is:
This IMEI number seems to be correct, but we do not have any information on this specific handset.
Dont say anything about mark, model nothing, hope its genuine phone. But what other way can I check it?
go to settings > about. Upload the screenshot.
Did the phone come with Samsung apps?
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And also, try to execute some of the codes that let you access the phone.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1896748
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kofiaa said:
go to settings > about. Upload the screenshot.
Did the phone come with Samsung apps?
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And also, try to execute some of the codes that let you access the phone.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1896748
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Yes, samsung apps are here, thanks! Codes works. Nice peace of hardware
new-noob said:
Yes, samsung apps are here, thanks! Codes works. Nice peace of hardware
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Great to hear, enjoy your phone
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Thanks,
Good Luck!
new-noob said:
Hi all,
Hope you can give me few ideas how to recognize oryginal phone vs fake, chineese one!
Just bought the galaxy s3 from ebay and auction description said the item location is london but check out page said that company is from hong kong, I am a bit worried about these.
Dont trust chineese fakes and hope there are some differences between fake and oryginal phone, what too look for when I recive the phone?
How to check if its oryginal, any website with imei numbers or samsung registration website to confirm it?
Thanks!!!
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You can check by using IMEI checkers, checking the sizes are correct, using benchmark tests (They help determin, if the device is giving it's promised/usual performance, Chinese fakes have mostly got a single-core) and using different rooting methods
Tr booting into Odin mode:
Code:
VOL. DWN + HOME + PWR
and connecting it to your computer, while having Odin open, if it says Ready, it's original...
There are a few more ways of determining stuff, like that, but that should give you a start
Connection problem or invalid MMI code
kofiaa said:
go to settings > about. Upload the screenshot.
Did the phone come with Samsung apps?
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And also, try to execute some of the codes that let you access the phone.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1896748
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Hello Sir,
I have the same problem.
I got Galaxy SIII GT i9300 from one of my friend.
It hase some problem in Bluetooth connectivity and battery charging through USB.
I want to check rather it is original or a fake. I type code suggested by you *#1234# and got massage as
"Connection problem or invalid MMI code."
What this means ? Is this mobile is a fake or I have done any wrong.
Can you suggest me for this issue
Thanks !
Mukesh Bafna said:
Hello Sir,
I have the same problem.
I got Galaxy SIII GT i9300 from one of my friend.
It hase some problem in Bluetooth connectivity and battery charging through USB.
I want to check rather it is original or a fake. I type code suggested by you *#1234# and got massage as
"Connection problem or invalid MMI code."
What this means ? Is this mobile is a fake or I have done any wrong.
Can you suggest me for this issue
Thanks !
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Post screen shot of settings/about phone
Please,it is original or a fake?
I send you and screenshot...
Thanks...
panci said:
Please,it is original or a fake?
I send you and screenshot...
Thanks...
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Looks genuine to me. But that firmware version looks quite old and is prone to SDS (if you have an insane chip).
Maybe you should update it to at least MF6 or higher to be safe.
galaxy s3 original or fake
I bought a galaxy s3 and I am quite confused that is it original or not. It shows model no. as GT-I9300 and when I open the version menu with code it says
AP: I9300ZCLLB1
CP: E210KKKLK7
CSC:E210KKTTALL4
furthermore, when I use GS-III identity app its say MATCH! and device reads "SHV-E210K (KT). If its SHV-210K then why its shown as I9300?
My S3 came with samsung apps pre installed and all major codes work on my device. I am also uploading some screenshots please help me quick!
Thanks
Return phone to the seller and ask what model you bought .
S3 has many models .
panci said:
Please,it is original or a fake?
I send you and screenshot...
Thanks...
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Oh, a fellow Serbian! Everything is fine there :fingers-crossed:
Got a Galaxy 3, in Chongqing China. In the middle of the haggling proses (700USD) I discovered that the IMEI on the box and the phone wasn’t matching (every possible thing have to be inspected in china). The seller didn’t seem bothered by my questions about the IMEI, and told me something about Hong Kong, UK and smuggling, I didn’t really get it! After some more negotiation I got the phone down to about 500USD, and where told 700USD if I wanted same IMEI on the box and the phone.
Anyway now I want stock rom on my phone and are unsure what rom to install? This is the info I have.
Connected to Kies:
Device name: SGH-I747M PDA:LEM / PHONE:LEM /CSC:LEM (TLS)
Printed on phone (under battery):
GT-I9300
Setting- About device:
Baseband:T999UVLEM
Bulid number: romup dott com
Thanks,
Wrong IMEI probably a stolen / cloned / fake phone .
Details are not reading as a Samsung I9300 phone .
99.99% sure this is a fake or possibly a stolen USA network phone that has been customized .
jje
The model number doesn't look great, it should say i9300 not just "Samsung Galaxy S III" there's like 4 different models.
The i9300 can't receive 4G. I'm not sure why that phone has the 4G symbol because mine doesn't show that.
I checked that romup.com website and despite the look of the website I couldn't find anything saying the phone was a replica or anything like that
Hopefully you haven't bought a replica, I've seen some of the fakes that are being produced right now and oh wow.. they're 1:1 alright. They don't even suffer in terms of hardware, I've seen some models have a quad-core processor and a 8mp camera etc
JJEgan said:
Wrong IMEI probably a stolen / cloned / fake phone .
Details are not reading as a Samsung I9300 phone .
99.99% sure this is a fake or possibly a stolen USA network phone that has been customized .
jje
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I do not think it's fake, normally all fake Chinese phones fairly easy to detect. Have compared it with other s3 without finding differences. But guess its a gray market phone. Anyway do you think its possible to get a stock rom on it?
UrbanDesigns said:
The model number doesn't look great, it should say i9300 not just "Samsung Galaxy S III" there's like 4 different models.
The i9300 can't receive 4G. I'm not sure why that phone has the 4G symbol because mine doesn't show that.
I checked that romup.com website and despite the look of the website I couldn't find anything saying the phone was a replica or anything like that
Hopefully you haven't bought a replica, I've seen some of the fakes that are being produced right now and oh wow.. they're 1:1 alright. They don't even suffer in terms of hardware, I've seen some models have a quad-core processor and a 8mp camera etc
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Thanks! Any tips how I can tell for sure if its fake or not?
interrogation said:
Thanks! Any tips how I can tell for sure if its fake or not?
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1) The box will have no IMEI
2) The screen size will not be the same (it will be big but slightly off)
3) The back of the phone/case
4) On some of the models the "Samsung" title is raised
5) It will be slightly thicker then the original S3
6) won't report correct model number
7) will not have samsung features, by this I mean the camera will not be samsung, the gallery etc etc.
There's many different models some are better then others so these ways to detect a fake are not universal, the best way is "about phone" and yours is showing signs of a fake.
Connect your phone to the PC
UrbanDesigns said:
1) The box will have no IMEI
2) The screen size will not be the same (it will be big but slightly off)
3) The back of the phone/case
4) On some of the models the "Samsung" title is raised
5) It will be slightly thicker then the original S3
6) won't report correct model number
7) will not have samsung features, by this I mean the camera will not be samsung, the gallery etc etc.
There's many different models some are better then others so these ways to detect a fake are not universal, the best way is "about phone" and yours is showing signs of a fake.
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Not sure about 6) and 7) you know. I have studied the rest, and every thing else leads me believe it is an original. Sim card slot is on the same spot, the screws are on the same spots..... And yes the phone is working great, but I really want the latest rom.
Just called a friend of my working for Telenor Mobil (my operator) he told me from what he could read on the network side my phone show up as Samsung SGH-T999, and the IMEI is not blocked.
What are the risk trying to install stock rom or anything else on this phone?
interrogation said:
What are the risk trying to install stock rom or anything else on this phone?
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Check the forum for your specific s3 model. This forum is for the I9300.
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kofiaa said:
Check the forum for your specific s3 model. This forum is for the I9300.
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I'm happy for any help, maybe you can suggest what s3 forum I should try seeking help from?
SGH-T999 forum
interrogation said:
I'm happy for any help, maybe you can suggest what s3 forum I should try seeking help from?
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What is your model, I747 or T999?
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OP this link has the forums needed.
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After downloading AnTuTu Benchmark I'm quite sure I dont have the international phone, so I will try to get help from the other forum. Still quite strange the sticker on the phone says GT-I9300
Anyway thanks for your help so far:good:
interrogation said:
After downloading AnTuTu Benchmark I'm quite sure I dont have the international phone, so I will try to get help from the other forum. Still quite strange the sticker on the phone says GT-I9300
Anyway thanks for your help so far:good:
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Use the link I posted they have the American s3 forums.
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kofiaa said:
Use the link I posted they have the American s3 forums.
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Thank you! Is it possible to tell if I have 747 or 999 based on this screenshots? Just think its best for everyone if I manage to get in to the correct forum on my next try
You said the phone is registered on the network as a 999.
Glebun said:
You said the phone is registered on the network as a 999.
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Yes according to my friend at telenor, but connected to Kies it says SGH-I747M and under the battery GT-I9300.
Try this app and post the results
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1976814
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kofiaa said:
Try this app and post the results
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1976814
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Thank you for helping me out, here are the shots,,
I747, i suspect they flashed another rom.
Check out their forum for better help.
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