I know my problem is quite specific, but someone might have the answer.
Some US credit cards do not work on European/Global Samsung Wallet. For example, it will refuse to add any Amex card.
AFAIK it is impossible to put a US CSC on a Global B model, so is there any way to either have the US SPay, or any CSC that might work with Amex cards?
wyrll said:
I know my problem is quite specific, but someone might have the answer.
Some US credit cards do not work on European/Global Samsung Wallet. For example, it will refuse to add any Amex card.
AFAIK it is impossible to put a US CSC on a Global B model, so is there any way to either have the US SPay, or any CSC that might work with Amex cards?
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No you cant change European CSC to American one , Same with US Spay unfortunately
Thank you. It seems like some UK CSC might work with Amex, but I am not sure. I would appreciate if anyone has more info on this matter.
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Hello,
My sim card seems not suitable for atrix ,I can't see any carrier on atrix...
Anyone can help?
Please my picture.
thank you
judging from your screenshot (and your english), you are chinese and live in hong kong. Visit cellunlock.net and buy an unlock code to make your chinese sim card work.
franciscojavierleon said:
judging from your screenshot (and your english), you are chinese and live in hong kong. Visit cellunlock.net and buy an unlock code to make your chinese sim card work.
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Nono.
I have unlocked,can make a call,3g internet.Don't know why there are no carrier name
The firmware on the phone doesn't support your carrier. While it might work and make calls, the phone doesn't really know what the carrier ID is, so it just leaves it blank. I wouldn't worry about it.
this would be the first gsm phone on the planet that doesn't use the gsm forum standard database of mobile providers.
i will find out at the end of the week when i have mine, let's see if they have "movilnet"
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=901865
Why are you concerned with your phone showing the carrier name? I personally hate that and am glad mine no longer shows it.
If everything works (data/voice) don't worry about your carrier not advertising itself on your phone and just enjoy it!
*edit* Just noticed this is an old thread.
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Yea, wiredpirate is posting this link to every thread involving this.
I just tried to use it to remove the carrier and it doesn't work.
Swifted from my Atrix.
Keep reading and reading both threads and reviews of USSD. I still don't understand the love affair people have with it? I know I am the dullest knife in the drawer, so if somebody can explain it so that I might understand it, would be greatly appreciated. Just trying to understand why folks treat as the Mother of all apps.
USSD from what I've seen (which isnt a lot) an all or nothing thing, you either use it all the time with your carrier/location or never.
When I was on vacation in the china/macau/hong kong region many of the carriers worked with prepaid cards and this was the primary way of adding minutes. Since prepaid takes a backseat to postpaid at least in places like the US that one example isnt as much an issue.
At least with paying without USSD you cant add minutes/data without switching to another device/rom.
Assuming I got it correct that prepaid cards use USSD, the ones that I saw used a string of dialer code numbers that pretty much exactly look like the examples on wikipedia.
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USSD from what I've seen (which isnt a lot) an all or nothing thing, you either use it all the time with your carrier/location or never.
When I was on vacation in the china/macau/hong kong region many of the carriers worked with prepaid cards and this was the primary way of adding minutes. Since prepaid takes a backseat to postpaid at least in places like the US that one example isnt as much an issue.
At least with paying without USSD you cant add minutes/data without switching to another device/rom.
Assuming I got it correct that prepaid cards use USSD, the ones that I saw used a string of dialer code numbers that pretty much exactly look like the examples on wikipedia.
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Manii thank you, about the same thoughts I had, better for folks overseas. Since only place I go to is Panama, I pay the crazy ATT fees, but at least I have my Streak with me.......
In my contry everything you need to know about your bill about the credit about minutes and recharging is done by USSD codes, That is why we are so addicted to it.
Hello,
I recently purchased an LG G3 on Verizon here in the US. I am traveling to Germany for a week in January for work and staying for a few extra days for fun. Anyone know if it is possible to buy a pre paid SIM card in Germany and put it in my LG G3? If not, are there any good options that you know of?
Sorry, never been to Europe before, so I've never worried about SIM cards before. Thanks so much.
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Hello,
I recently purchased an LG G3 on Verizon here in the US. I am traveling to Germany for a week in January for work and staying for a few extra days for fun. Anyone know if it is possible to buy a pre paid SIM card in Germany and put it in my LG G3? If not, are there any good options that you know of?
Sorry, never been to Europe before, so I've never worried about SIM cards before. Thanks so much.
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yes, you should be able to buy a SIM in Germany and put it in your G3. You just need to get the APNs set up correctly. Whoever you buy the SIM from SHOULD be able to set those up for you. I'd do some research to see who covers the region you are going to be in and see what the APNs should be.
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yes, you should be able to buy a SIM in Germany and put it in your G3. You just need to get the APNs set up correctly. Whoever you buy the SIM from SHOULD be able to set those up for you. I'd do some research to see who covers the region you are going to be in and see what the APNs should be.
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Thank you for the speedy response Bladerunner. Do you know if you have to contact Verizon to tell them your doing this?
No you do not. The G3 is SIM unlocked already.
Hi all.
I have the unlocked US variant of the S9+ and I'm using it from Mexico, so when I try to use Samsung pay it only admits US banks.
Samsung pay is available in Mexico since the last year. Already tried deleting the app and reinstalling it from Google Play when it says that is Mexico's version and still get connected to US servers
Is anything I can do to use it in Mexico?
Regards
well i have used US Samsung phones in UAE and it works will All my cards.
Maybe try another card?
varun.gid said:
well i have used US Samsung phones in UAE and it works will All my cards.
Maybe try another card?
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Thanks for replying
None of my banks exists in the USA that's the problem, I was trying with all my cards and none of them worked
Help... Anyone?
having same issue here in Brazil. I called samsung customer service, but they said to call US Customer service, since my S9 is american. In Brazil, S9 is in pre-sales, i hope one day it works here, even trying flash brazilian ROM from sammobile
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Help... Anyone?
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Hello compadre,
I have the same problem, I just bought an imported S10e from US and I'm having trouble adding a credit card. I have no problem adding it to Samsung Pay, but I have been unable to verify it. When I click on "Temporary transaction" nothing happens, so I called the bank, and so far no solution. Did you solve your problem? Please let me know.
I have the same problem, will there be a way to flash a rom and solve this? I have a Galaxy S10e Variant g970u Will it be possible to put another variant since it is Snapdragon from the region of Mexico?
It probably won't work, my S9+ also fails adding cards, even Google Pay doesn't accept them I don't know why.
Clove.co.uk sells the 64GB and 128GB version of the SM-G965F, but they don't seem to sell the 256GB version.
Are there any *trusted* vendors who do?
Samsung UK it them direct, and Currys PCWorld sell it from what I can see.
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Samsung UK it them direct, and Currys PCWorld sell it from what I can see.
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As far as I can tell, even if I buy a prepaid UK SIM card, using it in the US wouldn't let me deactivate the region lock. So unless that's incorrect, or there's another good option, I have no choice but to use a dealer who will activate the phone before shipping it. I don't think either Samsung UK or PCWorld would do this.
In addition, I'd be surprised if Samsung UK would sell and ship to an international address, and the Delivery section on PCWorld's site doesn't list international as an option.
Didn't realise you were in the US and this was a requirement. I don't have any personal experience from working around the region lock in this manner, so can't offer any definite help on whether it needs to be in the region or whether a SIM from the region will do the trick.
Clove's option of pre-activating (and breaking seals in the process) is one that I don't know anyone else do, this to me sounds like a very specialised niche they have targeted and I wouldn't expect most, if any, other retailers would do this (technically, once opened, it can no longer be sold as 'new').
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Didn't realise you were in the US and this was a requirement. I don't have any personal experience from working around the region lock in this manner, so can't offer any definite help on whether it needs to be in the region or whether a SIM from the region will do the trick.
Clove's option of pre-activating (and breaking seals in the process) is one that I don't know anyone else do, this to me sounds like a very specialised niche they have targeted and I wouldn't expect most, if any, other retailers would do this (technically, once opened, it can no longer be sold as 'new').
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I wish a SIM card by itself was a guarantee - I hate getting opened box goods. And I've seen *way* too many sales/tech reps be casually careless with cell phones. I hate the possibility that I'm going to be paying $1k to get a brand new(ish) scratched phone.
That being said, I found one other dealer that does the activation - KickMobiles.com. They do have the 256GB version (only in Titanium) - but the reviews are very mixed for them. Clove has a much better reputation, but they don't stock the 256GB at all.
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I wish a SIM card by itself was a guarantee - I hate getting opened box goods. And I've seen *way* too many sales/tech reps be casually careless with cell phones. I hate the possibility that I'm going to be paying $1k to get a brand new(ish) scratched phone.
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Indeed. I don't know how accurate this article from TechAdvisor is, but it implies you do need to be in the region to remove the region lock, or alternatively apparently a Samsung Support/Repair Centre can do so for you. The latter may be an avenue worth investigating if there is one near you, maybe call them and ask and see what they say.
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That being said, I found one other dealer that does the activation - KickMobiles.com. They do have the 256GB version (only in Titanium) - but the reviews are very mixed for them. Clove has a much better reputation, but they don't stock the 256GB at all.
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Never heard of or used KickMobiles myself. I have used Clove in the past (it is quite a few years ago now) and would use them again if opportunity arose (right pricing, etc).
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Indeed. I don't know how accurate this article from TechAdvisor is, but it implies you do need to be in the region to remove the region lock, or alternatively apparently a Samsung Support/Repair Centre can do so for you. The latter may be an avenue worth investigating if there is one near you, maybe call them and ask and see what they say.
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I've looked into this. Apparently, local support centers won't do it - they refer you to the support centers in the phone's intended region. And I've seen numerous reports from people who say that when people call the support centers of the home region, they couldn't care less and while some of them have helped, others have told them that they have to get on a plane and fly back to make the local call that disables the region lock.
I can't risk having a $1000 brick.
There are websites that claim to sell you an unlock code for $50, although I don't know how trustworthy they are nor do I know how they're able to do this unless they're run by disgruntled Samsung techs. If xda had a keygen for the unlock codes, that would be sweet, but I haven't seen any sign of that.
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There are websites that claim to sell you an unlock code for $50, although I don't know how trustworthy they are nor do I know how they're able to do this unless they're run by disgruntled Samsung techs. If xda had a keygen for the unlock codes, that would be sweet, but I haven't seen any sign of that.
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I didn't think you could unlock the region lock via codes. Don't know for sure mind, but be wary.
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I didn't think you could unlock the region lock via codes. Don't know for sure mind, but be wary.
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You can - that's how the Samsung support centers do it. But I appreciate the note of caution - will do.
I found a site that has a lot of good reviews, so I've got some hope on that front, at least.
Good luck If you're so inclined, updating your thread here with how it goes would be of interest even if it's not something I personally am looking to do. Sharing the information is good