Will it work in Asia? On other sites I've seen some other "international" phones described as working "everywhere except Japan and S. Korea." Those are the two places I want to use this phone. Will this work in Japan and S. Korea? Will it work in Asia? On other sites I've seen some other "international" phones described as working "everywhere except Japan and S. Korea." Those are the two places I want... » Read More Will it work in Asia? On other sites I've seen some other "international" phones described as working "everywhere except Japan and S. Korea." Those are the two places I want to use this phone. Will this work in Japan and S. Korea? « Show Less
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Laidaa is wrong. A sim card is necessary but not sufficient, you also need a quadband phone which this is. A triband phone would not work in Asia.
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im not sure about what technology youre using in asia. but if you have sim card technology there, you can get one from an asian service and use this phone, i believe.
21972
This model works anywhere in the world if you use a GSM carrier. Please check if your carrier supports GSM technology.
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It is classified as a World Phone, but there are some places it is not compatible -- even some Verizon systems in the States. Samsung has a good database into which you can input your specific phone information and see if the phone is compatible. I'm assuming you are talking about the factory unlocked version here. Sprint told me that it will not work on their network, but it works fine. I've tested it on every network within reasonable driving distance and have had no problems. If you don't find the chart, the Samsung CSRs are pretty knowledgeable and are very nice. Hope this helps.
2129650
You should be able to use the phone everywhere. I got it for my sister in Europe and she had no issues whatsoever. It worked with different sim cards too.
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As far as I know it will work in all major countries except Japan and China. The best way to find out is to look at the AT&T Digital Data Roaming chart to determine exceptions. It a country is listed it means that the service and frequencies are the same so a local chip should be capable of working in the Hot Spot.
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AT&T doesnmt allow Asian phone. T-mobile is the only one choice for you to use this phone.
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The only ones who could definitely answer your question would be people who have been to Georgia and tried this phone there. I have never been there so I don't know for sure. This is an "international unlocked" phone so I feel it ought to work just fine, but I couldn't guarantee that.I personally have used this phone with absolutely no problem in: USA, Singapore, Hong Kong, So Korea, Indonesia, Taiwan. My experience is that it has always worked everywhere I tried to use it, no problem whatsoever, but I have never tried it in Georgia.
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i am in the US ... according to the seller the phone is usable internationally ... i was unable to use the phone with my service provider and had to return it but other US providers would have been able to use it... so the limitation appears to be with the service providers not country standards that is the usage limitation
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Mine works fine, but I am in the USA and I don't know if it works overseas or not.
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Hello A. Feng. Yes, this device will work almost anywhere in the world. I have bought this exact same device on Amazon, and I have already used it in Asia, Europe and in the US. You just buy a local Sim card with internet access, just make sure its enabled. Some you need to activate with some code or pin, you can do this using your unlocked phone or so. I would ask for more details from the store you are buying the sim card from. Good luck. Mark
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I am using it in Korea now. As long as you can get a GPS signal, you can use it!
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Hi Kohei. Yes you can use it in Japan and furthermore, any where in the world. The challenge at this point is that you have to use our cellular carriers for Canada and the USA. This means that when you go out of those areas a "roaming" charge is applied. If you require further information please contact julia@amberalertgps.com Kind Regards, AAGPS
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The phone should work for calling pretty much everywhere. But using it for 3G data is a different matter. As another answer pointed out, this model usually comes with just two 3G bands, and the two bands can be different pairs depending of where the phone was sold. And the problem is, the sellers here on Amazon often don't specify which of the two 3G bands that particular phone is equipped for -- 850/2100, 900/2100 or 850/1900. Without knowing those details, it's hard to know whether the phone's 3G will work in wherever you may be.
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It works where you purchase the SIM card. Be sure during set up to change the country to where you are. It took me awhile to figure out why there were so many Chinese Characters on the computer setup screen.
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Definitely can be used in Asia. Just put in a prepaid sim card. Make sure you have the unlocked cellphone.
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No. I will work in asian countries like India and Nepal, I bought this one to use in Nepal and it works well there. And it is unlocked.
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All big companies have factories in China. Samsung is a Korean company, but global anyway. Most parts of the phone probably are korean, but for sure there are some Japanese and Chinese parts, too. I have one S3. Excellent phone.