hello guys
im new to here and im come from china . and i want to buy a xperia P for euro market . when i search in taobao (alibaba Group subsidiaries.let the people to B2c.like ebay) the sales tell me the xperia P for euro market have sim/network lock.is ture?
please give me a hand and i will waiting the answer come in
thank you for read and help!!!
If you buy one unbranded smartphone, it will not have any sim restrictions and the bootloader will be unlocked.
If you a phone to any brand, most likely it will be sim/bootloader locked, depending on the smartphone and the brand, but, some brands still sometimes sell unlocked phones (more expensive then the locked version).
So, in my opinion, you should buy one unbranded phone, therefore in the future, you will be able to change the bootloader and use any sim card.
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Hello there, I live in Norway but have som family overseas and I desperately need a new phone.
Is it possible for me to buy it in USA for a cheap price and use it back here in Norway?
Do I need to unlock it? I know there are a few on ebay unlocked etc. but they are all on bid, so I dont know if thats time enough.
I see AT&T have them listed at 150USD but I guess you have to bind to a subscription too?
Anyway I hope to get som fast helpful replies
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, i am looking to buy my dad a S4 mini DUOS I9192, but i have a few concerns, mainly regarding samsung region lock stuff:
- i live in canada, and my dad needs to travel to china for work. so while i guess i can test the phone here in canada to make sure it works in north america region by making a 5 min call locally, i cannot guarantee that the phone will be region locked when my dad travels to china. is it possible to check beforehand (in settings etc) whether the phone is region locked without putting a foreign sim card in?
- probably will be buying the phone on ebay, most sellers are shipping from US or hong kong. how will i know which region the phone is locked to?
- i read that there is some region lock away app by chainfire available, but i cannot find the app in google play. can someone point me to the right direction regarding where i can find the app? does it actually work and future-proof if we update the firmware?
TIA
Hi mates! I'm new here, I'm going to buy a new phone and Mi8 seams a good choice for me, apart for the great specifications, I like the idea that is possible to change the battery with not big efforts/risking to spoil the phone, like for example removing the delicate display. It means for me the phone can be used for different years.. good news.
I know these questions may be overanswered in forum and I hope to don't bother you too much if I ask to repeat. I've read there are different versions of Mi8, global, global chinese unlocked, and maybe others too.. I remember how many there were for my Samsung S5..
In a local (my country) site/shop I've found different phone versions, one called Xiaomi Mi 8 6/128Gb Global Black, another Xiaomi Mi 8 6/128Gb Global (bootloader unlocked) (cost a bit more), another Xiaomi Mi 8 6/128Gb Global Black 2 years warranty Europe from EU warehouse (a bit more too).
Questions:
1) apart for the root rights, is it worth to buy an unlocked version? I mean.. there are customs ROMS which seem better than stock? Maybe deodexed? I see stock roms are constantly improving and bugfixing..
2) A global version can be easly unlocked, can be some risk to receive a variant that can't be locked? (as like my Verizon S5 with Toshiba EM11 chip) or is much better/safe to buy directly and unlock one?
3) Warranty 2 years from Europe, does it means that if I buy from China I have only one year? And the warranty will be valid in any offical XIaomi service center?
4) I would buy it in Italy but I live in Russia, warranty terms/time in service center is the same? Russia is "Europe"?
5) Xiaomi accept on service unlocked bootloader phones? Either with Custom ROM uploaded? No problem with them as you modified the phone somehow?
6) I read about people who bricked a chinese global unlocked one, but how they did? Seems stupid to do that intentionally. I mean, is it so easy to lock a phone or you need to do a special procedure for locking (and bricking) the phone?
7) Any other suggetion(s) before I buy it that I should be warned? Models to avoid, procedures to avoid, sites to avoid buy from, etc. Thank you very much!
8) The local sites redirects me to buy the model I choosed to a site that start with bang**** (I don't want to report it here and being accused of spam), is it really the factory and the cheapest way to buy it?
Thank you for all answers!
I'm looking to buy a used G8X on eBay (GSM Unlocked) to use in the Dominican Republic. I was wondering if there's an advantage to buying one version over another (AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon, etc) or if they're all the same. I know some times phones will have diferent variants that won't let you use the same rooting methods or the same ROMs.
Also, do all versions support the dual screen case, even if it didn't originally come with it? I'd probably buy the phone without the dual screen and maybe buy that later.
Thanks in advance.