Verizon Refurbished G2 ????? - Verizon LG G2

Hello
i juste wanna buy an LG G2, i found everything is okay on net
but the problem is that in my country, all the international variants that they sell are " REFURBISHED", i've checked that using IOROOT method, i always find a recovery model number : D803b...... on a phone that has a model number : D802, so i realised that they are Refurbished ( by a bad a company )
so my question is: what about phones that came with operator as : Verizon VS980 , Or AT&T D800 ? are they also bad refurbished ? is it risky also to buy a Verizon or AT&T variant ? because i'm just a fan of Custom Roms and updating and etc, and i found that this is not possible with refurbished phones that i mentioned before .

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International User - Wanna Buy Droid 3

I'm from Bahrain (somewhere in middle east).
I'm a qwerty fan and the droid 3 is the only phone that will suite me.
MyTouch 4G Slide was an option but I don't think I'll get 3G to work here since it doesn't like non-1700 bands.
Is it safe to buy an unlocked version of the droid from ebay? I found some on ebay with bad and good ESNs. but I don't wanna throw $400+ on a dummy unit that I cant use.
The unlocked OEM version is still on pre-order over http://negrielectronics.com and I don't know if the Canadian version is safe to buy.
Will there ever be a Motorola Milestone 3 version anytime soon?
Find a new one on Ebay US, make sure you get the seller to get you an international unlock code and there you have it
Could just buy it from Mobicity like I did?
The normal droid 3 IS available at negri electronics. Some users have reported it working fine in the UK, germany.
We are currently trying to find out whether the XT860 canadian would be the better choise, as it might have better GSM features/performance,
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1237302
I bought new xt862 and unlock code from the eBay seller.
But the unlock code was not working..
So I purchased same xt862 and this is working well.
Is it better to buy unlocked phone than buy them separately.
aGoGo said:
I'm from Bahrain (somewhere in middle east).
I'm a qwerty fan and the droid 3 is the only phone that will suite me.
MyTouch 4G Slide was an option but I don't think I'll get 3G to work here since it doesn't like non-1700 bands.
Is it safe to buy an unlocked version of the droid from ebay? I found some on ebay with bad and good ESNs. but I don't wanna throw $400+ on a dummy unit that I cant use.
The unlocked OEM version is still on pre-order over http://negrielectronics.com and I don't know if the Canadian version is safe to buy.
Will there ever be a Motorola Milestone 3 version anytime soon?
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There is a Milestone 3, it's already available here in Brazil.
Its quite risky buying a droid 3 from ebay.
The issue is that many sellers are claiming the units they are selling are unlocked while they are only providing an unlock code that may not work, then comes the issue of activation.
I contacted Negri support and they said that they don't have a date for unlocked xt860 availability.
msaraiva said:
There is a Milestone 3, it's already available here in Brazil.
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Are there international Brazilian shops available who are selling the Milestone 3?
(Or only via VIVO?)

[Q] HTC One Developers Edition ( 64 GB )

I am thinking to order HTC One Dev Edition from the HTC website. I am actually not interested in Dev model I just want 64GB variant so I gave a thot for this model. I never do any flashing on my phone, I just use as a normal user. I want to know few things about it :
1: Will there be a restriction on any 3rd party applications I install ?
2: Will it have any problem with the networks in Middle East ( Saudi Arabia )
3: What is difference between the dev edition and a normal one.
I would really appreciate if any one can suggest me. The phone will be available in local markets on 1st of may here priced at around 700$ for 32GB where as HTC is offering the 64GB Dev Edition for 649.99 $. Following is the link :
http://www0-shopamerica.htc.com/cell-phones/productdetail.htm?prId=41599
skhan33 said:
I am thinking to order HTC One Dev Edition from the HTC website. I am actually not interested in Dev model I just want 64GB variant so I gave a thot for this model. I never do any flashing on my phone, I just use as a normal user. I want to know few things about it :
1: Will there be a restriction on any 3rd party applications I install ?
2: Will it have any problem with the networks in Middle East ( Saudi Arabia )
3: What is difference between the dev edition and a normal one.
I would really appreciate if any one can suggest me. The phone will be available in local markets on 1st of may here priced at around 700$ for 32GB where as HTC is offering the 64GB Dev Edition for 649.99 $. Following is the link :
http://www0-shopamerica.htc.com/cell-phones/productdetail.htm?prId=41599
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1) No restrictions at all unless you do some hacking and install some Saudi Arabia roms then and only then I could imagine thats where the restrictions come into play.
2) I dont know, youll have to see what frequencies your network provider supports
3) Nothing is different besides the fact one lets comes with no restrictions (ISNT sim locked, bootloader locked, OTA locked, etc ) and the other well is the exact opposite
Will HTC provide warranty for international users?
skhan33 said:
Will HTC provide warranty for international users?
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It does have a year warranty but its sold in the us only. So you might have to email them
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skhan33 said:
Will HTC provide warranty for international users?
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I wouldn't see why not as many manufacturers like apple and Samsung have global warranties.
Btw, I would strongly advise you to get the www.squaretrade.com equivalent insurance in your country unless it's available there too
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I very much like idea getting the Dev Edition which is unlocked and with 64GB onboard memory..
But it's mentioned there re LTE support - LTE: 700/850/AWS/1900 MHz (US)
Is there any chance to get this Dev Edition handheld working on 2600 Mhz LTE frequency (Dubai - Etisalat carrier) by flashing different radio/kernel or something like that?
Or it is completely hard-coded and fully defined by the hardware, and hence no chance to alter those frequencies by the software means?
Thank you.

[Q] Advice

Hi ... I ddecided to give the Samsung Galaxy Mini 2 in favor of another's phone .. or two phones.The phone are LG Nexus 4 or LG Optimus G ... are almost similar ... difference is the camera.But I want to buy from America .. and I'm in Europe.
Question is which of phone is better? Both performance and design.And if you take the phone from America ... will be a problem with sim .. meaning phone will accept my operator?
check xda. who has the most support most roms etc. buy that.
Provided your phone is "unlocked" to enable you to use sim cards from any network provider, and it is tri/quad band, you'll be fine.

Motorola Moto X 2014 (XT1096) in Central Europe - will be ok?

I want to buy a Moto X 2014 (32GB). But I live in Poland and this phone isn't available in my country. I'm thinking about buying XT1096 Verizon, but I have a few questions:
1. I read that this version haven't block card SIM. It's a true? Can I use my own card SIM (from Poland)?
2. I want to buy phone from this seller . If I choose teak wood or black wood, I will have this ulgy inscription "Verizon" or not? Yes, I know, this is a question for seller, but eBay is a black magic for me and I don't know how do this...
3. Third matter - bootloader. I read in this page - - I will be able to unlock bootloader. Also I read about problems with VoLTE. Phone from link is a VoLTE, or normal version? There will be problems?
4. ROM. I want to have Android 6. But I'm looking AOSP or another pure ROM, because I want to install Xposed. What will be the best?
And what I should know about this version in my situation?
I use it in Europe either and everything works fine.
You can unlock the bootloader and then flash the stock 6.0 of xt1095 (the pure edition), it is very good rom and I used it for half a year.
Just recently I flashed nexus experience which feels much better for me.
You can have xposed on both.
About the ugly 'verizon' inscription , yes you will have it no matter what. This is xt1096, Verizon's version.
Remember that custom ROMs don't support Moto apps such as Display and Voice, which are among this phone's main selling points and do not have any real alternatives
@OrenGazala and @Flipz77, Yours answers are very helpful. Big thanks! I forgot paste link to eBay seller: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Verizon-Unl...hash=item3602a50d3a:m:m5feJrL_YfuqhdKODPEUR0g.
On the picture phone don't have this ugly inscription so I ask. And is this phone 'normal' or VoLTE?
Have you looked at the XT1095 Pure Edition? They are factory unlocked and do not have any carrier branding such as Verizon. I bought mine used on Swappa for a lot less than that link on eBay.
I'm looking at buying another one for a friend of mine who lives in the UK and I'm trying to make sure that the LTE bands will be compatible with his network. It seems that Europe mostly uses 800, 1800 and 2600. The XT1096 has 1800 and 2600 while the XT1095 has only 1800, however my friends network (Three) uses only 1800 and 800 so the lack of 2600 isn't an issue for him, however the lack of 800 could be. But I'm not sure and I don't know how to find out.
Might want to look into what bands your local operator uses in Poland.

What model would be best for me?

Hi! I have bought a note 5 from eBay that has numerous problems despite being listed as like new. I am going to return this model but before I buy another I need to know which model I need. I got an unlocked T-Mobile variant which seems ok but I don't really like the branding. I was wondering what would be the best unlocked model for me. I need to be able to have band 12 for LTE because I have mint SIM as a carrier which runs off of T-Mobile towers. I also would like to have Wi-Fi calling which does work on the T-Mobile variant and it seems to be the best option but I would like if there was a model that didn't have any branding or T-Mobile bloatware.

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