Hi there guys..
I just saw an offer on GB for the Honor 9 at € 281, which is indeed a great price. It's the International version, they say but there's something weird.. I read here on xda a few people that ordered the International version (don't know where) that should be AL00 but received Asian version, L29.. He had to flash the international rom. It's not that I fear flashing something but I wouldn't like to buy a thing and receive another one..
Anyway, just in case, flashing the International firmware does stop receiving updates, somehow? Until the firmware is stock, unrooted and bootloader untouched it shouldn't be an issue, I guess..
More important: I read that both versions have the same identical hardware so it's natural to think that the LTE 800 MHz is missing from International version, isn't it? Otherwise what's the difference about? Just a firmware? Still it would be weird because if I recall correctly Honor 8 eu version had it (but I maybe be wrong).
Last but not least, from your personal experience, is it a good device to buy for that price? I' not so sure and I would like to wait for something new but the offer is really good considering the original price..
Mmmm it's weird btw.. I just checked on AliExpress for prices comparison and I found a device with Internetional Honor 9 but the codes to pick from are AL00, AL10 or TL01.. so neither one is Internetional version (yeah I could flash as we said)
EDIT: this is the link https://www.gearbest.com/cell-phones/pp_649021.html at normal price, there's a code for discount (if you need tell me via PM I could share, even if there are only 30 so don't know how much they'll be available). From the latter screenshots in the page it seems it should be STF something, could it be? What's that?
The only color available is the pure black, maybe gray is better as overall looking, isn't it?
EDIT2: I see you have it, STF from your signature
Rommco05 said:
As I know all models are Chines, I can be wrong but I saw just L09C300/C900. Thid is code for international rom C300/C900 and this AL00... are Chines models so probably if this models have C300... firmwares yes, can be international
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sorry mate I edit my post.. so basically from the link I posted above, the screenshot says STF-L09C432B100 so it should be basically as the one you have.. was your device International when you bought it?
Rommco05 said:
This is clear European model if cost same price go for it is best phone for value
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I fear this is the International version signature, the European one (where LTE B20 is used if poor 4G signal) is FRD-L09 or L16 (32GB and 64GB).. I'm really tempted but I'm not sure now
EDIT info here (post 4 and so on) https://forum.xda-developers.com/honor-9/how-to/model-stf-l09-t3636884/page3 and here: https://forum.xda-developers.com/honor-8/help/frd-l19-europe-version-64gb-buy-t3458943
This i my case. I live in France, last month I ordered a Honor 9 black on the website priceminister with good offert, saved around 130€ vs buying here. The seller is from China, so I thought this phone is Chinese version, I prepared myself that I will do "rebrand". I received the phone yesterday. It is written AL00 version on the box, but when I started, surprisingly there is already all Google services, and in the settings, it is L09...version, and it received an update to ...130 immediately after. So, I thought the seller did "rebrand" the phone before. I'm happy with it. Only one minus thing, the charger plug is asian type, not european type, I need an adapter
justmehate said:
This i my case. I live in France, last month I ordered a Honor 9 black on the website priceminister with good offert, saved around 130€ vs buying here. The seller is from China, so I thought this phone is Chinese version, I prepared myself that I will do "rebrand". I received the phone yesterday. It is written AL00 version on the box, but when I started, surprisingly there is already all Google services, and in the settings, it is L09...version, and it received an update to ...130 immediately after. So, I thought the seller did "rebrand" the phone before. I'm happy with it. Only one minus thing, the charger plug is asian type, not european type, I need an adapter
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That's the same case with me. Though I don't live in Europe and honor 9 is not officially available but there are grey importers that bring in the phone from China and rebrand it. Luckily the seller did provide an adapter.
Problem is not the model strictly but the fact that only European models have band 20 (800 MHz) for LTE.. (so FRD-etc) ?
I'm thinking of buying a mate 10 of amazon. I was wondering before i buy if its fully works on At&t. Buy that i mean like lte and such. If anyone has purchased one can you tell me what you do and dont like about the phone. Also If you have att and your experience so far with it. Below is a link to the phone im looking at.
Here is the link https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B...fl_title_10?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A35WDPB4Y8D904
i just bought one last week and it does work on AT&T.
mjohnson4580 said:
I'm thinking of buying a mate 10 of amazon. I was wondering before i buy if its fully works on At&t. Buy that i mean like lte and such. If anyone has purchased one can you tell me what you do and dont like about the phone. Also If you have att and your experience so far with it. Below is a link to the phone im looking at.
Here is the link https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B...fl_title_10?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A35WDPB4Y8D904
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I purchased the same model from ebay, working good on at&t. Great phone for the price.
Sent from my ALP-L29 using Tapatalk
As far as I know, the Mate 10 has the most complete radio available on any 'phone - that is, it covers more bands than any other 'phone that's available today (or possibly ever).
One comment I'd make is to go for the ALP-AL00 and make sure the seller can install the ALP-L29 (international) firmware onto it before sending it to you. I know all of the sellers on AliExpress will do this as a matter of course, but I refuse to deal with Amazon so can't comment on their suppliers. The ALP-AL00 gives you the 6Gb of RAM and 128Gb of internal storage that the Mate 10 Pro has, but also gives you all the benefits of the "standard" Mate 10 (i.e., headphone socket, QHD 16:9 LCD display [no worries about OLED burn-in], front-mounted fingerprint scanner and support for additional storage [up to 256Gb MicroSD]).
Hi Guys,
The Find X has been released in Australia, and is available from today exclusively at JB Hi-fi. The price is pretty reasonable compared to other markets at $1099aud. JB Hifi gives customers who port their phone number to Telstra in store a $200 gift card towards the phone. Many employer discount programs include JB Hifi discounts. I've just picked up my Find X Bordeaux Red for $849.00. Lemme know if you want any more deets.
Possum.
Is it a global version? There's italian language? In this case can you extract the software or maybe you have a link to the australian oppo website to download it? Thx
freccia said:
Is it a global version? There's italian language? In this case can you extract the software or maybe you have a link to the australian oppo website to download it? Thx
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Yes. It's global. I just bought it from jbhifi
Is it possible to dump the firmware or something? But damn 850 AUD is really cheap that's like 550 euro's.. only thing holding me back is the China version.. In the Netherlands it will sell for 1000 euros but that's a no no while the Chinese version is around 650 euros. Hopefully we could put the global version on it
Woo-hoo! I've got one coming in the mail
I just bought a Nokia 7.1 Plus from a Chinese dealer. It comes with preinstalled apps in Chinese that can't be got rid of. I really need an international ROM from ones sold in other parts of the world.
Hello, first post for me, I hope it's in the right place, please be kind if it's not.
I am looking to replace my old Xperia Z3 compact tablet with the Mipad 4. Is Geekbuying a safe place to buy from?
There is a HK Stock, Global rom version I am looking at on Geekbuying but I have heard that some sellers install a custom 'global' rom that may be a bit suspicious. Would the Geekbuying global rom option just be the European rom with english language that they are selling? Geekbuying has a reasonable price and a fast shipping option that I will need to get it me by Christmas. Thanks
I did some homework and I found this to have decent performance balanced with the best bang for the buck.
Geekbuying is a good choice. I just bought one today with Wifi/LTE.. They had the best price and the optional quick shipping at a reasonable cost.
I have my Mi Pad4 from Honorbuy (EU Warehouse), was delivered after 3 days, China stable with Googleplay. I have 1 year warranty and repair will be done here in EU too, so no send back to china. But the shop is not the cheapest one. Cheaper but with delivery from china is cect-shop. Here you can also choose between china stable and xiaomi eu multilingual rom.
..Gearbest ?
3/32 Gb 165usd/147€ https://gearbest.com/tablet-pcs/pp_...1&utm_source=webgains&utm_campaign=GearbestDE
4/64 Gb 199usd/177€ https://www.gearbest.com/tablet-pcs...1&utm_source=webgains&utm_campaign=GearbestDE
Use priority line as shipping method when ordering to EU
Ignore any vendor advertising a "global" version. It's all fake custom roms. There is no global version available of the Mi Pad 4 (plus). Only china devices.
So get a cheap china device with locked bootloader, set langauge to english and sideload google play store and services. Tutorials are available here.
If you want a localized EU custom Rom unlock the bootloader - will take 2 weeks/360 hours - and then flash Xiaomi.eu custom Rom, which is based on china global/beta versions and includes localization options and is fully google certified.
So even google pay should work in theory.