I am planning to buy htc one m8 at&t carier , if it can be used outside the U.S.?
lock or unlock sim card for U.S outside. I will use her in the Asia region, thx before
pisang_aza said:
I am planning to buy htc one m8 at&t carier , if it can be used outside the U.S.?
lock or unlock sim card for U.S outside. I will use her in the Asia region, thx before
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It will work outside the US, with SIM unlock.
But I would caution against buying the AT&T variant for a couple reasons:
- There is an Asian variant available. You haven't stated your carrier/country, but does the Asian variant available in your country?
- Have you researched the band compatibility? Is the AT&T variant any more/less compatible than the Asian variant?
- Warranty on the AT&T version will be void. If the Asian version is available to you, it should have full warranty
- WiFi hotspot will be disabled on the AT&T variant, unless you unlock the bootloader and root
I'm interested in the straight up, non-carrier version of the North American model of the LG G5. Not the carrier version, that will surely come pre-loaded with useless carrier apps. I made that mistake with the Galaxy S6 last year, and yeah I got my free year of Netflix, at the cost of my sanity dealing with invasive pre-loaded apps.
This year I want to buy a LG G5 in it's simplified glory, unlocked.
Does anyone know specifically where I can buy what I'm looking for? I don't want to buy a random G5 on eBay, and then have it turn out to be like a T mobile version or something.
B&H is advertising an unlocked North America LG G5 (model: RS988) on their site: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1239314-REG/lg_lgrs988_ausasv_g5_h850_32gb_smartphone.html
One caveat, they state that the phone's hardware supports North American carriers' GSM and CDMA networks, but they also state that its up to the carrier to allow activation of the device on their networks. Just because it supports Verizon's LTE bands and CDMA, doesn't mean they will let you use it.
Also, it's too early to tell whether or not the bootloader will be unlockable, which is a requirement to get root on Android 6.0/Marshmallow.
Canadian Model H831
LG website shows Canadian model: LGH831
Att us - h820
this is one thing I hate about LG, there is so many different models. Why cant they just slim the models?
billybob275 said:
B&H is advertising an unlocked North America LG G5 (model: RS988) on their site: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1239314-REG/lg_lgrs988_ausasv_g5_h850_32gb_smartphone.html
One caveat, they state that the phone's hardware supports North American carriers' GSM and CDMA networks, but they also state that its up to the carrier to allow activation of the device on their networks. Just because it supports Verizon's LTE bands and CDMA, doesn't mean they will let you use it.
Also, it's too early to tell whether or not the bootloader will be unlockable, which is a requirement to get root on Android 6.0/Marshmallow.
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Do you know what the RS988 price is or if B&H accepts PayPal?
Chocolina said:
Do you know what the RS988 price is or if B&H accepts PayPal?
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Sorry, I'm not sure yet. They will probably post it on their site in the next week or so.
billybob275 said:
B&H is advertising an unlocked North America LG G5 (model: RS988) on their site: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1239314-REG/lg_lgrs988_ausasv_g5_h850_32gb_smartphone.html
One caveat, they state that the phone's hardware supports North American carriers' GSM and CDMA networks, but they also state that its up to the carrier to allow activation of the device on their networks. Just because it supports Verizon's LTE bands and CDMA, doesn't mean they will let you use it.
Also, it's too early to tell whether or not the bootloader will be unlockable, which is a requirement to get root on Android 6.0/Marshmallow.
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i hope i can use on a verizon mvno and i also hope that the boot loader will be unlockable.
anyone know if i will be able to take advantage of the pre order deal if you ordered from them?
Verizon G5 = VS987
PROcede said:
Verizon G5 = VS987
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Some models are: F700K/L/S, H820, H830, H831, H850, H860, H868, LS992, US992, RS988 and VS987
Full list of models and bands each phone supports can be found in my "General Thread" here - http://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g5/how-to/info-autos-g5-thread-t3350648
T-Mobile USA is identified as LG-H830.
Does anyone who has a dual SIM version H860 or H860N or any other knows if when using only 1 SIM you have the no SIM icon on top (because of the second SIM empty slot)?
Thanks
gsanches said:
Does anyone who has a dual SIM version H860 or H860N or any other knows if when using only 1 SIM you have the no SIM icon on top (because of the second SIM empty slot)?
Thanks
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I have the H860N. I only use the SIM1 slot and there's no such empty SIM icon at the top.
Sent from my LG-H860 using XDA-Developers mobile app
Not sure if RS988 is equal to US992.
Hi,
I am looking to purchase a G5 to use on Verizon network and it seems the options that will work properly on VZW are the unlocked RS988, the VZW model, and the US Cellular US992. I'm seeing several versions of the US cellular for good price on ebay but they appear locked to that network. can anyone help me know if performing sim unlock will be possible on that model so i can consider for purchase? VZW model and unlock model harder to come by and more $$.
Thanks for any help in right direction!
Anyone know what the deal is? I just started looking at these. I’m an AT&T user. It looks like ATT only has 128mb versions .... is this true? Can I get an “unlocked” 512mb S7+ device that I can use on ATT?
Let me ask another way .... have any of you that have cellular (not WiFi ) devices been able to use another carrier ? Are they locked to a particular carrier??
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Let me ask another way .... have any of you that have cellular (not WiFi ) devices been able to use another carrier ? Are they locked to a particular carrier??
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I haven't been able to find an unlocked US version, and my T-Mobile version is locked. I bought it directly from Samsung, though, so I should be able to request an unlock code from T-Mobile.
Curious if the S23 Ultra from Best Buy, the "unlocked" model can be rooted and allow me to unlock the bootloader?
If it's in north America, the answer is no for ANY version because its all s918u/u1 and both of those don't have the OEM unlock option no matter what.
Ugh that sucks, but thanks for the reply.
So what is the benefit of the unlocked version at Best Buy versus the carrier versions?
Zorachus said:
Ugh that sucks, but thanks for the reply.
So what is the benefit of the unlocked version at Best Buy versus the carrier versions?
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Those are network unlocked so you can use them on any network that is supported by the bands on the modem in the phone vs a network locked from a carrier can be unlocked after it's paid off and then you can use it on any network