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best offer on galaxy 3 ?

thought i was due an upgrade , thought wrong . any way wanting to buy a sim free or o2 locked galaxy 3 . Any one know where the best offer is on them .
done a g**gle search but any phone with galaxy in the name ends up in there
forgot to say uk based

Play.com , amazon, car phone warehouse, take your pick.

jona29 said:
thought i was due an upgrade , thought wrong . any way wanting to buy a sim free or o2 locked galaxy 3 . Any one know where the best offer is on them .
done a g**gle search but any phone with galaxy in the name ends up in there
forgot to say uk based
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Most likely locked to 3 Ireland but If you can get it unlocked (which will probably be very soon on here) this is the best price ive seen anywhere at all for purchasing the phone outright, £499.95 on Amazon, Carphone Warehouse UK,etc which comes to €627
available from tomorrow, im sure they will post to UK only across the water
http://www.carphonewarehouse.ie/content/Samsung-Galaxy-S-III/949

Probably best to post in the dedicated thread rather than pointlessly opening a new one.
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I'll be selling one as soon as I get it.... Probably next week... If interested pm me
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There is a whole thread here dedicated to price/availability.

[Q] Where can I get ASAP I9505 LTE model+dutyfree

I need a I9505 Euro open S4 LTE model.
I frequently bought from UK phone store (Clove or handtec)
But, that sim-free provider all delayed until May 03 in UK. (thaty said that samsung UK make a delay)
I can't wait until may 03.
Could you let me know where is In stock of I9505 LTE device?
Seller must support intenational shipping and want to dutyfree or price not over $900 (inc, shipping cost)

Hi. As I know there is nowhere to be found the S4 I9505 until May 3. Also, without talking with a particular guy or something, will be impossible to get the duty declaration as "gift". I have looked every single website. Btw, why you want the I9505 when you guys have the Octa with even higher cpu frequency ? We are crying for Octa and you guys want Snapdragon LMAO

demlasjr said:
Hi. As I know there is nowhere to be found the S4 I9505 until May 3. Also, without talking with a particular guy or something, will be impossible to get the duty declaration as "gift". I have looked every single website. Btw, why you want the I9505 when you guys have the Octa with even higher cpu frequency ? We are crying for Octa and you guys want Snapdragon LMAO
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Thanks for your reply!!!
This link is why i hate korean galaxy variants model. even though that have exynos octa chipset.
All galaxy korean version has following problems.
1. All operator too many customizing ==> it will cause unstable, because all known that they request too many modify frameworks also.
2. Too many have bloat apps.(operator apps, avg 10 + apps exist, some apps are not support uninstall, yeah rooting will delete that apps, but it make an another error)
3. UMTS band are only 1900/2100 (official), previous galaxy have only UMTS 2100 (SKT/KT model only, LGU+ model using CDMA 1800(that frequncy only exist in korea over the world)
4. LTE band are only 850/1800. (SKT 850/1800 , KT 1800 / LG U+ 850)
5. Maybe Firmare not compatible with Global version (I930X / N710X )
6. you may not use USSD code (korean all operator doesn't support USSD code, so korean localizing version remove USSD function)
I lived in korea, but i don't use our korean galaxy models. This time I also ordered galaxy s4 on UK. Because UK model is always Europe open model and it has nearly Samsung reference model. (Doesn't have or 1~2 bloat app exist)
i'm very hate too many localizing. it will always phone make unstable.
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I'm still between the i9500 and i9505. People having i9505 reports high temperature, probably because of the clock. Not sure what to choose.
I knew that Korean version have many limits, but I didn't know that was so horrible.
In your case, you will need to find somebody to buy and send the phone as gift in Korea, but the package can still be stopped in airport or border and if it's opened, they can still ask you for taxes (even if the chances are minimal). You may find somebody and talk to him to do it on a website like eBay, so you will pay him the money with PayPal, they will buy the phone and send to you. This way you have warranty that he will not steal your money and he will have the money to buy and ship it to you. Once I did something like this with a friend. Ebay have taxes, but depends on category and at least you have your money safe
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Hi,
I walked into the Samsung store in Westfield,Stratford today.
I bought a i9505 ,unlocked and and sim free.

demlasjr said:
I'm still between the i9500 and i9505. People having i9505 reports high temperature, probably because of the clock. Not sure what to choose.
I knew that Korean version have many limits, but I didn't know that was so horrible.
In your case, you will need to find somebody to buy and send the phone as gift in Korea, but the package can still be stopped in airport or border and if it's opened, they can still ask you for taxes (even if the chances are minimal). You may find somebody and talk to him to do it on a website like eBay, so you will pay him the money with PayPal, they will buy the phone and send to you. This way you have warranty that he will not steal your money and he will have the money to buy and ship it to you. Once I did something like this with a friend. Ebay have taxes, but depends on category and at least you have your money safe
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Thanks for your detail information! :good::good:
If price is good, i will try it. but mostly New release cell phone is too expensive. :'(
In now, I consider keep order from handtec(UK) or make a new order from negri(US).
Importance is two seller have only "Expected date". and that expect days is everytime varilabe. :crying::crying::crying:

malybru said:
Hi,
I walked into the Samsung store in Westfield,Stratford today.
I bought a i9505 ,unlocked and and sim free.
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Wow, really I envied you!
I hope, I request to you that buying I9505 on that store.
But, UK GBP have too high exchane rate. :'( My money is not enough.
(i ordered from handtec, you known that international customer get duty free)
Thanks for your information.

[Q] Internationally Unlocked i9505

Hi All,
I'm kinda desperate hence this thread.
Does anyone know where I can get an internationally unlocked i9505 from within the USA (online order will also do as long as the website is genuine)? Need this information quickly as I have a friend coming from the US to India in a week and is not able to find one of these in the stores?
Any help is very much appreciated!

I think you can unlock it by yourslef,it is easy,just take few steps

www.expansys-usa.com have the international 9505
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http://www.revo-digital.com/samsung...-mobile-phone-white-frost-black-mist-772.html
Not sure if it's international, but it's sim free?
Though mine shipped from HK, but they say they have warehouses in the US

[Q] Buying a used GT-I9505

Hi,
I plan on buying a used GT-I9505 here in Europe.
My cousin said that they have a lot of issues with the antenna so he prefers the s3..
I still want an GT-I9505. I will buy it in person and not online, so that i can have it in my hand before i pay.
I won't pay above €370 since a new one is €466 without contract and simlock free.
What do I have to watch out for when buying the used GT-I9505?
Can I flash the Google Play firmware on it?
Its gonna be my first android :fingers-crossed:
thanks

I have not got any antenna or even any other problems.
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[Q] Sprint vs International Variant Housing Differences

Has anybody tried buying one of the third party battery doors off of Ebay and using it with a Sprint variant? They all say they're made for the International variant, but I don't know how different the housing of the hardware is between the phones.

There shouldn't be any difference. I'm not saying there isn't. I bought a battery door off eBay from a guy in Florida that was for the sprint version. The reason I liked it was because there was no carrier branding on it. I don't know if the guy is still selling them, I didn't look.

If it is the back cover just go for it. There shouldn't be any difference
But if your going for full casing I would advice against buying the international version because I've never seen the guts of either and since they have different processors I'll just guess the guts have different sizes/shapes
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Thanks for the feedback, guys. I did order the housing in the end. Should be here in about 10 days, so I'll post whether or not it works then, if anybody's interested.