Hi guys, first post on here! I'm thinking of buying a US version of the Sony Tablet S as I have found one quite cheap, but will it work in the UK?
I bought mine in the US and use it in Sweden. Works like a charm for me
Why shouldn't it? What's your thought?
ryanw2313 said:
Hi guys, first post on here! I'm thinking of buying a US version of the Sony Tablet S as I have found one quite cheap, but will it work in the UK?
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Me too, I am off to Florida in 8 weeks. What's the best $ price you found and where?
-valerebel
Hi all,
I have purchased my Xperia Z Ultra directly from Sony USA website. I am debating whether or not to purchase their Protection PLUS.
Anyone here has any comment about this?
Thanks,
Anthony
Hi guys.
I'm thinking about buying the Docomo xperia z2, I'm currently living in Japan and the z2 is definitely my ideal phone.
However, the launcher is a launcher specific to Japan, and I'm not exactly a big fan of it.
Does anyone know if it is possible to change it to the stock Sony launcher without root? I will probably root it, but just for warranty purposes I'm not sure if I will or not.
Also, does anyone know if the bootloader is unlockable on this model?
Any other general advice about buying a phone in Japan would be great as well.
Also would roms for the D6503 work for this model?
Thanks in advance for any help!
Bl1tZ7 said:
Hi guys.
I'm thinking about buying the Docomo xperia z2, I'm currently living in Japan and the z2 is definitely my ideal phone.
However, the launcher is a launcher specific to Japan, and I'm not exactly a big fan of it.
Does anyone know if it is possible to change it to the stock Sony launcher without root? I will probably root it, but just for warranty purposes I'm not sure if I will or not.
Also, does anyone know if the bootloader is unlockable on this model?
Any other general advice about buying a phone in Japan would be great as well.
Also would roms for the D6503 work for this model?
Thanks in advance for any help!
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Launcher can be changed just by installing an APK.
Go to DOCOMO store and open up the phone and type in *#*#7378423#*#* and check if the bootloader can be unlocked.
Phone should be locked to DOCOMO, you need to pay a small fee to get it unlocked. You need to make at least one call on an active DOCOMO SIM to complete the SIM unlock.
I don't think D6503 will work, it may depending on the hardware. The SO-03F has a 1Seg tuner inside and may have different radio to access the docomo Xi LTE network.
Tea-Aholic said:
Launcher can be changed just by installing an APK.
Go to DOCOMO store and open up the phone and type in *#*#7378423#*#* and check if the bootloader can be unlocked.
Phone should be locked to DOCOMO, you need to pay a small fee to get it unlocked. You need to make at least one call on an active DOCOMO SIM to complete the SIM unlock.
I don't think D6503 will work, it may depending on the hardware. The SO-03F has a 1Seg tuner inside and may have different radio to access the docomo Xi LTE network.
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Brilliant, thanks for the info man, really appreciate it.
Bl1tZ7 said:
Hi guys.
I'm thinking about buying the Docomo xperia z2, I'm currently living in Japan and the z2 is definitely my ideal phone.
However, the launcher is a launcher specific to Japan, and I'm not exactly a big fan of it.
Does anyone know if it is possible to change it to the stock Sony launcher without root? I will probably root it, but just for warranty purposes I'm not sure if I will or not.
Also, does anyone know if the bootloader is unlockable on this model?
Any other general advice about buying a phone in Japan would be great as well.
Also would roms for the D6503 work for this model?
Thanks in advance for any help!
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docomo Xperia Z2 (SO-03F) has stock Xperia Launcher.
You can change docomo original launcher and stock Xperia launcher as you like.
but All Japanese Xperia models can't unlock bootloader, Japanese Career Model is locked bootloder.
You can flash D6503 Roms on docomo SO-03F, but some feathers are disabled.
In the case of Xperia Z, SO-02E rom can be flashed on C6602 and C6603. I think it should work on the other way around. Xperia Z2 should be the same way as well. The only concern is that you will absolutely lose oneseg/fullseg tv and mobile payment. I think the only main concern on Docomo Xperia is not the launcher but the annoying phonebook and dialer.
To be honest, even I'm using Xperia Z2 but when I went to Tsukumo and spent some times with SH-04F, I liked it more. It has better audio output via headphone, Bigger screen but not so big. My only concern is that I don't live there, I was just a tourist so updating device could be a real pain.
loveninecube said:
docomo Xperia Z2 (SO-03F) has stock Xperia Launcher.
You can change docomo original launcher and stock Xperia launcher as you like.
but All Japanese Xperia models can't unlock bootloader, Japanese Career Model is locked bootloder.
You can flash D6503 Roms on docomo SO-03F, but some feathers are disabled.
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From my understanding the only real difference was the 16GB vs the 32GB of internal storage. But there is a place in Shibuya that said they would be selling it unlocked real soon called Mobile Japan..
jameswood24 said:
From my understanding the only real difference was the 16GB vs the 32GB of internal storage. But there is a place in Shibuya that said they would be selling it unlocked real soon called Mobile Japan..
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Did you hear that in docomo shop in Shibuya?
If Sony Mobile Japan plans to release unlocked SO-03F, I'll wait for it!
I have just bought myself the new WIFI only versoin of the Z2 tablet, i will be selling my Z1 soon, but when i bought it from ebay, the guy told me he got it from an EE store, it is the SGP321, wifi and sim, although i have never used a sim card in it.
At the time i got it for a really good pricew, probably on par with the price of a wifi only model, but with me now wanting to sell it, i am unsure if i would need to list it as locked to EE or if its unlocked?
Is there any easy way i can find out?
Thanks
James
Hi folks,
I have a Huawei Mate 10 Pro purchased in Europe (Germany), I'm going to travel in the US so I would like to know if the phone can be used in the US and with which carriers (I'm currently looking at TMobile and AT&T).
I''m asking because I was looking on some carrier websites and none seem to have the Huawei Mate 10 Pro listed in their compatibility list, but perhaps I just don't know where to look.
Thanks in advance for your help, it's much appreciated... I wouldn't want to spend a lot of money on a sim/plan only to find out it doesn't work with my phone.
I have the Mate 10 PR US version but cannot get 4G/LTE to work on AT&T network. anyone else have this problem?
VonP said:
Hi folks,
I have a Huawei Mate 10 Pro purchased in Europe (Germany), I'm going to travel in the US so I would like to know if the phone can be used in the US and with which carriers (I'm currently looking at TMobile and AT&T).
I''m asking because I was looking on some carrier websites and none seem to have the Huawei Mate 10 Pro listed in their compatibility list, but perhaps I just don't know where to look.
Thanks in advance for your help, it's much appreciated... I wouldn't want to spend a lot of money on a sim/plan only to find out it doesn't work with my phone.
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