What is the difference between international version and US version As shown is the page, this phone should cover most of frequencies applied for GSM/3G/4G, so what is the difference of international version and US version? Multi-language? should that be a must-have feature of Android 2.3? What is the difference between international version and US version As shown is the page, this phone should cover most of frequencies applied for GSM/3G/4G, so what is the difference of... » Read More What is the difference between international version and US version As shown is the page, this phone should cover most of frequencies applied for GSM/3G/4G, so what is the difference of international version and US version? Multi-language? should that be a must-have feature of Android 2.3? « Show Less
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Kerry: The Note 2 is better for you because you have micro sim. You may want to bring it to an AT&T; store near your home if you need to change plans, but the sim should work right out of the box in the Note 2.
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I did get the note2... Just cause its newer.. My simple mind works that way and since I never really splurge for much I figured why not.. It was a bit steeper than I'd set out to pay so I hope I love this thing.. Coming from and iphone4s I just hope I don't regret it.. I like the big screen when I've seen the note1 at stores so that's doesn't worry me especially with the single had mode.. I just hope it's easy for me to learn and use. Thank u for all of your help in this
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Awesome, yeah I'm not really in the know when it comes to this, I'm a tattooer in Texas for 16 years.. That's my knowledge.. Thank u for the help I appreciate the advice. So your answer is a yes in purchase of the unlocked international version. Also, I'm leaving an iPhone 4S for this gnote2 do I have to contact AT&T; for a new plan?
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Kerry: Just curious, did you buy the Galaxy Note N7000 (Note 1) or the Galaxy Note N7100 Note 2? Both are great devices, so either way, you will be happy with either!Regards,Daisy
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This particular model is the international version which has HSPA, which can be branded as 4G but is slower than 4G LTE. If you want 4G LTE you will have to get the US version from AT&T.
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can anyone tell the diference between the us version and tne international version, as per the mazon description they look the same. I am from Brazil and I want to buy the correct one to work here
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I got the Global version because I live on Australia and the global version supports all of our frequencies as well as the majority of places around the world (including every GSM carrier in the US except for t-mobile).If you are keen on going with t-mobile I recommend going the US version.Although some people are saying the global version works with t-mobile in some areas, so I guess you might want to take the risk if you travel outside the US a lot.To clarify, this is only 3G data I'm talking about, 2G data and voice calls work with every GSM carrier on either the Global or US model. I got the Global version because I live on Australia and the global version supports all of our frequencies as well as the majority of places around the world (including every GSM carrier in the US except for t-mobile).If you are keen on going with t-mobile I recommend going the US version.Although some people are saying the global version works with t-mobile in some areas, so I guess you might want to take the risk if you travel outside the US a lot.To clarify, this is only 3G data I'm talking about, 2G data and voice calls work with every GSM carrier on... » Read More I got the Global version because I live on Australia and the global version supports all of our frequencies as well as the majority of places around the world (including every GSM carrier in the US except for t-mobile).If you are keen on going with t-mobile I recommend going the US version.Although some people are saying the global version works with t-mobile in some areas, so I guess you might want to take the risk if you travel outside the US a lot.To clarify, this is only 3G data I'm talking about, 2G data and voice calls work with every GSM carrier on either the Global or US model. « Show Less
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The S4 i9500 is the international unlocked version. It uses 4G and HSDPA bands in Europe, but you can only receive HSDPA (H+) bands with carriers here in the U.S. I was stationed in Germany and used this phone with Tmobile. I received 4G signals most of the time. This phone will not pick up 4G LTE signals in the U.S. Everything else about this phone is mostly identical to the U.S. version. The S4 1337 is the U.S version commonly used by AT&T.; If you do not intend to be outside the U.S for an extended period of time (a year or longer), I strongly recommend that you purchase the U.S. version.
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L. Stanley,Can you help me out? I know nothing about all of this cell phone technology - I just need to buy my boyfriend a present and think this is a great gift. He's on T-mobile, so which version of the phone should I get him that will work here in the US? I don't know if it makes a difference but he's from Australia so the phone also needs to work there when he goes back.Thanks alot!
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US version will work in any other country in this world. International version is superior to US version in every way. Compare the specifications and you will find the Processor, Ram, Graphics would be way better in International Version. The only downside of International version is not able to use 4G LTE which, as per my knowledge, is not used anywhere except US.
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Good night. The difference between the International Factory Unlocked phone vs the US Factory Unlocked are some small differences. First, the Factory Unlocked phone is the European version (I'm not sure), but the processor is different. That one gives you a slightly different speed, plus it works with HSPA speeds and lower. The US Factory Unlocked phones have another processor and it's able to use get LTE if it available in your country. The best thing would be to YouTube it and they will give you all the info you need.
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It is the North America version. It is region locked to the USA. It must be used with a North America carrier before it "self unlocks".I had to pay to get my phone unlocked because I live in Singapore.It may not get "4G" in most countries. Most people do not notice because in the USA "HSPA" is effectively the same as "4G". Technically speaking the phone is not "4G".While traveling in the USA the phone appears to receive data just as fast as my iPhone. However, in Singapore it is noticeably slower. No I did not do a data transfer test to check. It is the North America version. It is region locked to the USA. It must be used with a North America carrier before it "self unlocks".I had to pay to get my phone unlocked because I live in Singapore.It may not get "4G" in most countries. Most people do not notice because in the USA "HSPA" is effectively the same as "4G". Technically speaking the phone is not "4G".While traveling in the USA the phone appears to receive data just as fast as my iPhone. However, in Singapore it is noticeably slower. No I did... » Read More It is the North America version. It is region locked to the USA. It must be used with a North America carrier before it "self unlocks".I had to pay to get my phone unlocked because I live in Singapore.It may not get "4G" in most countries. Most people do not notice because in the USA "HSPA" is effectively the same as "4G". Technically speaking the phone is not "4G".While traveling in the USA the phone appears to receive data just as fast as my iPhone. However, in Singapore it is noticeably slower. No I did not do a data transfer test to check. « Show Less
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I have owned both global/International versions of the Samsung Galaxy Note II. The difference between the two is created by the carriers. Samsung has 2 models n7100, which is the with No 4G/LTE. Another is n7105, which has 4G/LTE. International version is the n7100 and US carrier ATT uses n7100. On the other hand, Only t-mobile is United States has n7105. I am usually traveling around the world and I prefer unlocked devices. It is ideal for me to get the international but i want good data speed. I would advice you to get t-mobile version, so you can get it unlocked and still use 4G speeds with other carriers.
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I use to have a Nokia E72 unlocked US version, I was traveling last year to China, and the phone works there, but now is time for me to get a new phone, because I lost it, and also my mom need a phone as well since her one just crash, and she's Chinese, and so she also want a phone that support Chinese language in the OS(input, menu, apps) , so my question here is that between quad band or international version phone that we order here, which one does have Chinese language setting
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This is another issue I just found out; the frequency range for this phone is 2100 mhz; so most carriers in America use the 1900 mhz range or below; so, this phone is not able to access 3G or 4G. I couldn´t access 3G either; a friend of mine looked at it and found the frequency range. Another thing; yesterday the phone fall down from about a meter high; wasn´t that high, the cristal screen totaly broke; since I live in Central America, there´s no place to repair it. I owned before a Samsung Galaxy S3 and had some very hard falls and never happened to me. There went my 200 dollars. Take care of it, for the months that I had it, I mostly used it only with Wifi. This is another issue I just found out; the frequency range for this phone is 2100 mhz; so most carriers in America use the 1900 mhz range or below; so, this phone is not able to access 3G or 4G. I couldn´t access 3G either; a friend of mine looked at it and found the frequency range. Another thing; yesterday the phone fall down from about a meter high; wasn´t that high, the cristal screen totaly broke; since I live in Central America, there´s no place to repair it. I owned before a Samsung Galaxy S3 and had some very hard falls and never happened to me. There went my 200 dollars. Take care... » Read More This is another issue I just found out; the frequency range for this phone is 2100 mhz; so most carriers in America use the 1900 mhz range or below; so, this phone is not able to access 3G or 4G. I couldn´t access 3G either; a friend of mine looked at it and found the frequency range. Another thing; yesterday the phone fall down from about a meter high; wasn´t that high, the cristal screen totaly broke; since I live in Central America, there´s no place to repair it. I owned before a Samsung Galaxy S3 and had some very hard falls and never happened to me. There went my 200 dollars. Take care of it, for the months that I had it, I mostly used it only with Wifi. « Show Less
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what the differentiate between US version and International version?.because the price of international version is more expensive
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This is a CDMA phone. Many countries outside the US are GSM, a completely different technology. Even if they have CDMA in the country, it may operate on a different frequency than this phone. It's not too hard to find a list of what is where (e.g. http://www.cdg.org/worldwide/index.asp).
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Besides the obvious differences on the 3G frequencies (2100 on EU, 850 on USA), I don't know.
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What is the latest Android version? This phone is not made for US consumers, there is no support from anyone. DO NOT upgrade, this phone will messing up after upgrade and cannot be used anymore, bottom line is DO NOT buy this phone. IT'S NOT FOR U.S. USERS
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Typically it means it is not tied to US phone carrier (as opposed to most tablet versions that are tied to AT&T;, Sprint, Verizon or whatever), and so you should be able to buy a local 3G sim-card to use it when travelling internationally. Unfortunately, I did buy a 3G sim in Ethiopia and haven't been able to figure out how to get it working anyway.