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[Q] Case for International D802 model

I have the D802 international model. I want to buy a good case for it. when i search the web there are few cases that fits T-mobile/AT&T/Verizon. I know that verizon are not compatible for my device. what about T-mobile/AT&T? which one is suits best for the international D802 model?

neoxkid said:
I have the D802 international model. I want to buy a good case for it. when i search the web there are few cases that fits T-mobile/AT&T/Verizon. I know that verizon are not compatible for my device. what about T-mobile/AT&T? which one is suits best for the international D802 model?
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I jut bought one in the UK for my international model. Description stated for all models except Verizon but alas it does not fit. Gonna be pot luck I think
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neoxkid said:
I have the D802 international model. I want to buy a good case for it. when i search the web there are few cases that fits T-mobile/AT&T/Verizon. I know that verizon are not compatible for my device. what about T-mobile/AT&T? which one is suits best for the international D802 model?
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I am guessing if a case doesnt fit verizon and the one youre looking at does, but also tmobile and AT&T then all cases for AT&T and Tmobile also wont fit. Verizon model is wider I think.

All the big case company like incipio and ballistic make cases for this model and not for the international. I think I will have to wait alot of time till there will be high qualety case for the international model. I realy want to try the incipio dualpro case but i dont want to wast my money on a case that wont fit.

This really sucks. I never understood this fixation from the US companies to alter the phones and make it incompatible with tons of stuff.. Sure, they can sell their own accessories in a larger quantity, but how many customers do they lose instead?
It's frustrating when you live in Europe.. It's as if many companies even forget that there is something like a country that's not the USA, and in many cases that there are phones besides iphone. More accessories to the people!

I bought this case: www dot ebay dot nl/itm/Flip-case-for-LG-G2-D802-D802TA-with-S-view-Auto-wake-sleep-function-sensor-/200969510257 (sorry for that URL, I'm a new member so apperantly I can't post URLs....
It looks really interesting, especially because it has that QuickWindow thingy, which I haven't seen before on these kind of third party cases.

neoxkid said:
I have the D802 international model. I want to buy a good case for it. when i search the web there are few cases that fits T-mobile/AT&T/Verizon. I know that verizon are not compatible for my device. what about T-mobile/AT&T? which one is suits best for the international D802 model?
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I just searched yesterday in Indonesia, and there were two cases. I got one that is from Korea (voia.co.kr) and is a QuickWindow case. It is exactly like the official LG G2 case, except cheaper!
The only other one I saw that was interesting was on Amazon. It is a QuickWindow case, but instead of hard plastic for backing, it is completely leather and can be used as a stand. But I prefer the hard casing because I would just be afraid of dropping the leather version. It is also not compatible with Verizon.

bachera said:
I am guessing if a case doesnt fit verizon and the one youre looking at does, but also tmobile and AT&T then all cases for AT&T and Tmobile also wont fit. Verizon model is wider I think.
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Am i missing something here? How is it even possible that the same phone now has different dimensions depending on regions/carriers? I thought only the branding and stock software were manipulated for the US carriers. Has this been done before for previous phones? I buy only international unlocked models, so i'm not aware what goes on with the US carriers.
So, LG apparently designed two (maybe there's more?) different sizes of their flagship phone? What is actually different? Is it just the physical size? Is there any difference in hardware that would justify the different sizes? Can someone please provide more details about all the different LG G2 models and compare their differences?
Back on topic: IF you have the international model, this should fit http://www.otterbox.com/Commuter-Se...?dwvar_lgx4-g2_color =20&start=1&cgid=lgx4-g2 although it clearly states "NOT compatible with the LG G2 (Verizon)".

Import to UK

Hi,
I would like to purchase a Note 5 - ideally Dual Sim (but doesn't have to be) in the UK. Several sites offer a 32GB Dual Sim Variant. I don't really want 32GB but if the price is right I would consider it. A few offer 64GB but at crazy prices.
Several site offer a dual sim variant that seems to support 1800Mz 4G - which should work on Three/EE UK. They don't advertise the model number well though.
Any other gotchas? The warranty isn't super critical to me as I tend to keep phones for only 6 months and then sell on. I know I will take a resale hit, but I can probably live with that.

RealEvil said:
Hi,
I would like to purchase a Note 5 - ideally Dual Sim (but doesn't have to be) in the UK. Several sites offer a 32GB Dual Sim Variant. I don't really want 32GB but if the price is right I would consider it. A few offer 64GB but at crazy prices.
Several site offer a dual sim variant that seems to support 1800Mz 4G - which should work on Three/EE UK. They don't advertise the model number well though.
Any other gotchas? The warranty isn't super critical to me as I tend to keep phones for only 6 months and then sell on. I know I will take a resale hit, but I can probably live with that.
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Mate I ordered mine yesterday Note 5 dual sim 64GB gold for £638 from Ebay (Should be delivered by Monday/Tuesday). similar to you I am not much worried about warranty as I keep changing my phones in 3-4 months.
The only thing I hate about Ebay and importing phones is VAT charges.
Have a look there are some decent prices there for dual and single sim variants.
So annoyed at Samsung for not releasing it here in UK.

I hope it works out well for you. I have imported a few phones - but usually for much less money. Fingers crossed the seller marks it with a very low value as otherwise the tax will push that up quite a bit.
And yeah, its frustrating that its not going to be released officially soon. There were some rumours of the 28th - maybe some announcement - but I doubt it.

n920i
I bought a 64gb N920i from ebay this week
I can confirm that it doesnt recognise 4G on Vodafone however when I pop a EE sim in, 4G is picked up straight away

Do you like it? Worth the money? And do you mind saying how much you paid?

The N920i varient doesnt support band 20 (800 Mz) so it wont work on vodafone 4G. EE and Three use 1800 Mz so technically is is 4G but 800 Mz is where you wanna be. the AT&T version seems to support band 20 though.

I have both the unlocked a version and the international I version. Vodafone works on an unlocked a version. Only issue with at&t is bloat ware which can be disabled and the locale being set to us only. This means the date format is wrong. Other than that can confirm it works on Vodafone

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I have both the unlocked a version and the international I version. Vodafone works on an unlocked a version. Only issue with at&t is bloat ware which can be disabled and the locale being set to us only. This means the date format is wrong. Other than that can confirm it works on Vodafone
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Where did you get at&t version? I'm looking to getting this in UK also

EBay
Ordered on Monday came today. Very quick
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Also now got the locale working

nparrett said:
EBay
Ordered on Monday came today. Very quick
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Also now got the locale working
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A week on, have you found any issues? Looking at getting one sent over to the UK myself.

stoney73 said:
A week on, have you found any issues? Looking at getting one sent over to the UK myself.
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No issues at all, however, after all of that though, think I prefer the edge plus!

I have one for sale

nparrett said:
No issues at all, however, after all of that though, think I prefer the edge plus!
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In the same boat and looking at the Note 5 N920A. I cant justify spending almost a thousand euros on the edge plus.
Can you confirm if the N920A works flawlessly with LTE on Vodafone (Band 20)

Yes works flawlessly on the A version. Would recommend 64gb version. Got mine from here http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/151791148...49&var=450987358361&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT

nparrett said:
Yes works flawlessly on the A version. Would recommend 64gb version. Got mine from here
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Whats the story with "Clean IMEI"?
I just did a brief search on ebay for the N920A and i can see "Clean IMEI" in the description of some phones

My understanding is that it means that the phone is not a contract phone (under finance) and that AT&T do not have the ability to blacklist the phone and prevent it working on their networks.
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http://www.maxback.com/articles/what-is-a-bad-esn.aspx

nparrett said:
My understanding is that it means that the phone is not a contract phone (under finance) and that AT&T do not have the ability to blacklist the phone and prevent it working on their networks.
Thanks for that.
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Does the n920A version works with all 4g networks in the UK or only with Vodafone and O2? When you received it was it with broken seal?

I have ordered n9208 have been told all networks work but three UK.

>920A
>920T
>920C
>920CD (dual sim)
these are compatible with all european 4G/lte bands/operators (FDD B20/800mhz enabled)
no FDD B20/800mhz band on most other models:
>9208
>9200
>920i
etc etc
this means no 4G on three UK

Will This phone have the bootloader unlocked for the american Market.

Just trying to figure if i should get these phone for the pixel 2

gokou46 said:
Just trying to figure if i should get these phone for the pixel 2
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It will be locked which is why ive been recommending people buy the exynos version.
We went through this on the s7 (CAN version was exynos) note 7, s8...all NA versions which are snapdragons are BL locked.
sent from my Note FE, S8 plus, or S6

yea if you want a note 8 get an exynos version not a snapdragon which is what tmo and all the other carriers will be selling. like the s8... in us its the sm-g955u sometimes there will be additional letters like a T (t-mobile). The U stands for carrier unlocked or unlockable dont confuse that with bootloader unlockable. There are also sm-g955f which is what the rest of the world has. The F stands for international. They are where the partys gonna be. Their "unlocked" any sim will work, but the bootloader will be unlockable so we will have custom rom developement

dontbeweakvato said:
yea if you want a note 8 get an exynos version not a snapdragon which is what tmo and all the other carriers will be selling. like the s8... in us its the sm-g955u sometimes there will be additional letters like a T (t-mobile). The U stands for carrier unlocked or unlockable dont confuse that with bootloader unlockable. There are also sm-g955f which is what the rest of the world has. The F stands for international. They are where the partys gonna be. Their "unlocked" any sim will work, but the bootloader will be unlockable so we will have custom rom developement
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Pardon my dumb question but here in the states how do I buy an exynos version of the Note 8?
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Dcox28 said:
Pardon my dumb question but here in the states how do I buy an exynos version of the Note 8?
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Ebay or amazon.
sent from my Note FE, S8 plus, or S6

I already purchased a pre-order on Ebay - you pay a little more when you buy pre orders (maybe a lot more - depends on how you look at it) but I am not good about waiting. My PHone is supposed to ship around the 20th - 23rd of september - possibly sooner but don't knwo for sure.
Varient for International Versions is N950F (someone mentioned G955F but that is the Galaxy S8 Plus.
I am excited - can't wait to get it in my hands....

Geekser said:
I already purchased a pre-order on Ebay - you pay a little more when you buy pre orders (maybe a lot more - depends on how you look at it) but I am not good about waiting. My PHone is supposed to ship around the 20th - 23rd of september - possibly sooner but don't knwo for sure.
Varient for International Versions is N950F (someone mentioned G955F but that is the Galaxy S8 Plus.
I am excited - can't wait to get it in my hands....
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Where are you seeing the N950F? I'm not finding any on eBay, Amazon, or any other site for sale in USD. Also, is this European variant the only model that will have an unlockable bootloader?
Will the N950F have all bands/frequencies for US carriers? From what I found at https://www.techwalls.com/samsung-galaxy-note-8-sm-n950-model-number-differences, it looks like it has almost all compared to the N950A, but there are a few that are missing. Thanks

Geekser said:
I already purchased a pre-order on Ebay - you pay a little more when you buy pre orders (maybe a lot more - depends on how you look at it) but I am not good about waiting. My PHone is supposed to ship around the 20th - 23rd of september - possibly sooner but don't knwo for sure.
Varient for International Versions is N950F (someone mentioned G955F but that is the Galaxy S8 Plus.
I am excited - can't wait to get it in my hands....
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Presuming you already paid off your phone? Damn, this is where I get stuck behind, since I finance an JUMP on t-mo. I'd be stuck with 2 phone payments

arubamon said:
Where are you seeing the N950F? I'm not finding any on eBay, Amazon, or any other site for sale in USD. Also, is this European variant the only model that will have an unlockable bootloader?
Will the N950F have all bands/frequencies for US carriers? From what I found at https://www.techwalls.com/samsung-galaxy-note-8-sm-n950-model-number-differences, it looks like it has almost all compared to the N950A, but there are a few that are missing. Thanks
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The hong kong version is a snapdragon but the BL is not locked usually.
Not sure about network compatibility
sent from my Note FE, S8 plus, or S6

I pay cash on full for all my phones then when I buy a new one I sell the old on swappa. I usually get very good sales prices when I ultimately sell them. I will sell my s8plus when I get my note8.

Geekser said:
I pay cash on full for all my phones then when I buy a new one I sell the old on swappa. I usually get very good sales prices when I ultimately sell them. I will sell my s8plus when I get my note8.
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Man, that's a lot to drop up front. Though I presume if you sell in a year, you would typically get 30-50% back if it's the INTL version....
Still debating on how to go about this one.

I try to sell the phone I own for as much as I can. I believe I can probably get around $650 to $700 for the S8 Plus G955F I own now - it is in like new condition - not a scratch - I also will include several screen protectors and cases. that I was given that I will also include to add value and to help sell it quickly)
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arubamon said:
Where are you seeing the N950F? I'm not finding any on eBay, Amazon, or any other site for sale in USD. Also, is this European variant the only model that will have an unlockable bootloader?
Will the N950F have all bands/frequencies for US carriers? From what I found at https://www.techwalls.com/samsung-galaxy-note-8-sm-n950-model-number-differences, it looks like it has almost all compared to the N950A, but there are a few that are missing. Thanks
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This guy is selling the Note 8 with the new VR Headset (and I beleive an SD card is included too - but I don't know how large)
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Samsung-Galaxy-Note-8-SM-N950-64GB-6-3-Factory-Unlocked-GEAR-VR-Bundle-/372032536802?epid=2148249242&hash=item569ede00e2:g:ff4AAOSwvOdZncyQ It is definately the N950F (if you read the description it doesn't say N950F but it does say "International Varient" - yuo can also ask the seller to be sure.
THis guy also has the Note 8 - I am 99% sure this is the Interntational Varient too - this is the guy I got my S8Plus from and he sells international variants - good seller on EBAY - http://www.ebay.com/itm/Samsung-Galaxy-Note-8-SM-N950-64GB-FACTORY-UNLOCKED-6-3-Black-Gold-Blue-Gray-/192286544774?var=&hash=item2cc52bd386:m:meTTlo2FgmSinR7pDSP4eHw
Good Luck.
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arubamon said:
Where are you seeing the N950F? I'm not finding any on eBay, Amazon, or any other site for sale in USD. Also, is this European variant the only model that will have an unlockable bootloader?
Will the N950F have all bands/frequencies for US carriers? From what I found at https://www.techwalls.com/samsung-galaxy-note-8-sm-n950-model-number-differences, it looks like it has almost all compared to the N950A, but there are a few that are missing. Thanks
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This guy is selling the Note 8 with the new VR Headset (and I beleive an SD card is included too - but I don't know how large)
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Samsung-Galaxy-Note-8-SM-N950-64GB-6-3-Factory-Unlocked-GEAR-VR-Bundle-/372032536802?epid=2148249242&hash=item569ede00e2:g:ff4AAOSwvOdZncyQ It is definately the N950F (if you read the description it doesn't say N950F but it does say "International Varient" - yuo can also ask the seller to be sure.
THis guy also has the Note 8 - I am 99% sure this is the Interntational Varient too - this is the guy I got my S8Plus from and he sells international variants - good seller on EBAY - http://www.ebay.com/itm/Samsung-Galaxy-Note-8-SM-N950-64GB-FACTORY-UNLOCKED-6-3-Black-Gold-Blue-Gray-/192286544774?var=&hash=item2cc52bd386:m:meTTlo2FgmSinR7pDSP4eHw
Good Luck.

Where are you getting your Exynos?

I dont know where I will be getting the exynos version as I havent purchased an international phone for its bootloader before. To the veterens, where are you getting yours? Clove? B&h? I might need some buying tips

Interested in the as well

Same here, does anyone know if Amazon will have pre-orders for the international version? Thanks

I've purchased from Clove, Handtec,Expansys, Amazon, and eBay. IMO fulfilled by Amazon is easily the best if you can find competitive pricing. That because their policies make returns a piece of cake. eBay is a crap shoot. As an example some eBay Note 7 buyers were torched (get it, torched ) others got their money back. My Note 7 went back to Amazon with minimal fuss.
Nothing wrong with Clove and Handtec, they just aren't as easy to deal with as Amazon when things go wrong. If you do order from them they sometimes ask for extra information about your card due to issues with international fraud, that's normal.

@krabman What about warranty when buying an international?

dontbeweakvato said:
@krabman What about warranty when buying an international?
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If ur buying to unlock booatlader then there is no question about warranty

International law requires that manufacturers provide warranty only in the country where something is sold. There are laws in many ountries designed to help deter grey market sales that allow OEMs to deny warranty on products not sold from authorized outlets or from owners who were not the original purchaser. The outfits I mentioned will take the phone back without problem if you received a damaged or DOA unit, from there you have to check the point of sale policies. As an example Handtec would take a phone back and send it in for warranty the last time I purchased from them. I didn't have to but what I noted at the time was that I would have been responsible for shipping from here to there and back.
IMO the international phone game might not be a good idea for those who are spending their last pennies buying in.

https://m.clove.co.uk/samsung-galaxy-note-8
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I'm buying mine from clove. Never bought a international phone but like most not going to pay almost 1k for a phone to do what I want with. I pre ordered mine. They didn't ask for any money up front yet so not sure when I have to pay. Came out to 927 us dollars plus about 20 to ship.
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Really wanted the gear 360 camera but not buying the snapdragon variant just to get it.

My last pre-order from Clove in the UK was super. Three day shipping over a weekend for delivery to the US. I pre-ordered from Clove again. Yes, a bit painful for the first time credit-card use I have to admit. And for my first purchase from Clove I was not happy about them charging the CC immediately when their web site at the time explicitly stated they would not. But supposedly the Note 8 will only be a 3 week wait. Clove has not asked me for payment yet either.
I have been ripped off on Swappa too many times so I won't bother with anything on there except for well know businesses that list there. Tiger Direct was excellent on Swappa.
Currently there seems to be a Samsung offer of a free DEX in the UK with pre-order purchase. I am guessing it will be impossible to get Samsung to mail a DEX offer to the US.
Looks like the Note 8 carrier band list is identical for the S8 verses the Note 8. I'll assume the Exynos bootloader will be unlocked. Just a matter of how long it will take the developers to come up with a TWRP version, and ROMS. With the S8 I only had to wait a week as the UK release was later than other countries.
For me, the big risk will be the ability to extract the CSC for the US carriers. With the S8, it was nicely done by one of the developers but it is not known if he will expand that for the Note 8.

So you don't think we will get the dex even though we pre ordered an international note 8? Also what's the issue with the first time credit card payment? And one last question. I saw some thing on vat but it said 0.00 do we have to pay anything for that or any other taxes?

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Does the Exynos model have all the correct bandwidths to operate properly in the U.S.? I thought I read somewhere that Exynos phones don't always have the best reception in the U.S. I'm torn between the International model and the U.S. Unlocked. I want the option to root and run custom roms, but not at the cost of losing any function. Plus, I'm on Sprint. Does the Exynos International model work with CDMA?

https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-note-8/help/snapdragon-exynos-t3661380
According to force 70 in this thread above CDMA doesn't work with exynos. Not sure of the exact reason maybe the cmda radio isn't there?

svtthis said:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-note-8/help/getting-exynos-t3661439
According to force 70 in this thread above CDMA doesn't work with exynos. Not sure of the exact reason maybe the cmda radio isn't there?
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I've never ordered an international version of a phone, any issue with it working on T-Mobile?
Oh yeah, your link is to this thread.

Lol damnit link fail. Look at the thread titled exynos or snapdragon. They talk about the CDMA radio not working on the exynos variant in the US.
No. That's the network I'm putting my phone on (t-mobile)

svtthis said:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-note-8/help/snapdragon-exynos-t3661380
According to force 70 in this thread above CDMA doesn't work with exynos. Not sure of the exact reason maybe the cmda radio isn't there?
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That is correct about the radio.
And if i get one ill buy it where Ive bought all my exynos devices here in toronto.
www.swiftronics.ca
There a good bunch of guys there.
sent from my Note FE, S8 plus, or S6
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I've never ordered an international version of a phone, any issue with it working on T-Mobile?
Oh yeah, your link is to this thread.
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The F or Fd versions work perfect on Tmo.
You wont get wifi calling though.
sent from my Note FE, S8 plus, or S6

Is there anywhere I can buy the international version with 24 month financing? I sure wish Samsung would let us buy an international version from their website.

@krabman I meant if their was a one year Samsung warranty for stuff like the display is just defective or if power button fails 3 months in.

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https://m.clove.co.uk/samsung-galaxy-note-8
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I'm buying mine from clove. Never bought a international phone but like most not going to pay almost 1k for a phone to do what I want with. I pre ordered mine. They didn't ask for any money up front yet so not sure when I have to pay. Came out to 927 us dollars plus about 20 to ship.
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Really wanted the gear 360 camera but not buying the snapdragon variant just to get it.
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When I go to the link you provided, it shows 'From £724.17 exVAT / From £869.00 incVAT'. £869.00 would be $1112.82. Is that right? When I go to the Checkout page, it says 'Your order below contains a product which is currently unavailable and its final price is unknown. Therefore you can still place the order below but no payment will be taken - you will be asked to pay for this order when those details are confirmed.' As of right now it does say 'VAT (20%) £0.00', so I'm unsure if any tax will be charged. It also includes a disclaimer stating 'Samsung’s region lock stops use of this handset within your chosen country unless activated with a European SIM. I agree for Clove Technology to break the seal on the box, activate the phone and remove the region lock by completing a 5 minute call on the handset.'. Also, depending on my credit card, I'm probably going to get hit with a conversion fee, right? I haven't come across any site to order this model in USD. Are there not any at this time? I'm thinking maybe once the phone comes out there will be. Any suggestions or ideas for ordering this variant for use in the US? Thanks

$929.00
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1357711-REG/samsung_sm_n950uzkaxaa_galaxy_note_8_64gb.html
But I don't know what model this is probably just an unlocked US version SM-N950UZKAXAA which is a no-go if you like having fun

Help: Confused About which Model #s and Carrier Variants.

I want to purchase a LG V40 Thinq to work with Cricket Wireless, but I do not want to be restricted to GSM carriers only as I'm considering moving to an alternate provider later on. I also like the ability to unlock the bootloader or use an alternate firmware but I'd also like to have OEM options for updates which is why I'm posting here. I figured this community knows the most and most of what I've learned about this handset came from these forums.
From what I read the T-Mobile version is very hard to unlock, the Sprint network isn't something I'm considering due to QOS in my area, and the AT&T version is viable for Cricket but OTA updates are locked unless you have an AT&T Post Paid Active Service, Verizon is Unlocked for GSM and is compatible with a few other MVNOs I would consider changing to. From My understanding the model number for the Verizon variant is LM-V405UAB and should come carrier unlocked for GSM networks. Only downside is Visual Voicemail isn't an option but I do not care about that as I don't use my carrier's voicemail system on my phone.
Anything else I'm missing or is there a resource that can better advise me someone can point me towards?
Thanks in Advance,

Why not just buy the unlocked variant, LM-V405QA, from Best Buy? It's on sale for $399.99 right now.

I suggest you to buy the LG V50 ThinQ any of the 4 Koreans models. Or the european variant. Stay away from the US versions.
LM-V500N Koreans and LM-V500EM European.
Prices starting from as little as 350 USD on eBay.

Inerent said:
I suggest you to buy the LG V50 ThinQ any of the 4 Koreans models. Or the european variant. Stay away from the US versions.
LM-V500N Koreans and LM-V500EM European.
Prices starting from as little as 350 USD on eBay.
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Where would you get a V500EM though? (except UK carriers) Didnt find any on international ebay, only V500Ns, and cant unlock them (yet).

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Where would you get a V500EM though? (except UK carriers) Didnt find any on international ebay, only V500Ns, and cant unlock them (yet).
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V500N Koreans all come unlocked at least with lte+. Idk for 5g. Didn't found a 5g test Sim. The best find is open korean. 100% is 5g unlocked also.
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My LM-V500N kt carrier works fine in Europe with orange. Full lte+ speeds.
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Here's a good deal IMO.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/LG-V50-Thi...hash=item1f0633a9ab:m:m9vn2psdoL_cPCPRyJJFSxg
Brand new, dual screen included.

Thanks to all who replied. . .
I wasn't aware Best Buy offering an Unlocked Version of the Phone. Every time I was searching for devices only the carrier versions were coming up. It's actually selling for ~350USD atm but not showing any stock either online or in store locally. Shame because that is right around the budget I am willing to spend for this device. Thanks DiZzyBonne
Inerent, I was looking at the V50 as well. Roll out for 5G is pretty slow in my area and I didn't really see that much of a Spec difference to warrant the upgrade over the v40. I definitely do see the difference in the V30/v35 which is how I settled on the V40. I usually turn over cell phones every 1-1.5 years buying previous gen over current to allow for vetting of any manufacturing or support issue. Moving back to LG products after bad experience with previous G5 I owned. It's a bit further compounded by the fact I don't see a lot of them available through normal channels. I like the phone but it will probably be my next verse current choice.

It's still available on their website. It's $399.99, the only way you'll get it for $349.99 is if you activate it with Best Buy. I just bought the unlocked for $399.99 two weeks ago.
https://www.bestbuy.com/site/lg-v40...unlocked-aurora-black/6305718.p?skuId=6305718

Inerent said:
V500N Koreans all come unlocked at least with lte+. Idk for 5g. Didn't found a 5g test Sim. The best find is open korean. 100% is 5g unlocked also.
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My LM-V500N kt carrier works fine in Europe with orange. Full lte+ speeds.
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Here's a good deal IMO.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/LG-V50-Thi...hash=item1f0633a9ab:m:m9vn2psdoL_cPCPRyJJFSxg
Brand new, dual screen included.
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He mentioned the ability to unlock the bootloader -> Only the V500EM can do that atm, thats what i meant that. You cant unlock the bootloader of the V500N (yet, till someone find an exploit).

Wound up purchasing a LM-V405QA7. I'm less concerned about bootloader unlocking and firmware updates provided LM-V405QA7 is running Pie which it should according to the LG support channel.
Thank you all for your help. It's a pretty solid phone from my use of AT&T version. I've just had a string of bad luck with refurbished handsets not being properly repaired or locked IMEI numbers.

smtelegadis said:
Wound up purchasing a LM-V405QA7. I'm less concerned about bootloader unlocking and firmware updates provided LM-V405QA7 is running Pie which it should according to the LG support channel.
Thank you all for your help. It's a pretty solid phone from my use of AT&T version. I've just had a string of bad luck with refurbished handsets not being properly repaired or locked IMEI numbers.
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What software version did yours come with out of the box?