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buying samsung galaxy in america

  • 31-08-2014 5:08pm
    #1
    IrishSkyBoxer
    Closed Accounts Posts: 269 ✭✭


    my brother is in america atm

    was gonna ask him to buy an unlocked samsung galaxy s5 as it might work out a bit cheaper, would it work here if he did that? any advice.
    thanks


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  • #2
    IrishSkyBoxer
    Closed Accounts Posts: 269 ✭✭IrishSkyBoxer


    anyone?


  • #3
    Seamus1964
    Closed Accounts Posts: 502 ✭✭✭Seamus1964


    Many countries, like Japan and the US, use a mixture of GSM and CDMA.
    For example, the largest provider in the US is Verizon, which uses CDMA. No GSM-only phone will be able to work on the Verizon network.

    Make sure your Samsung phone is GSM and off you go..


  • #4
    daytob
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,900 ✭✭✭daytob


    http://www.androidcentral.com/heres-how-region-locking-works-european-samsung-galaxy-s5


  • #5
    pizzahead77
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,383 ✭✭✭pizzahead77


    There also may be issues with the 4G bands on the US version - it may not cover all those here in Ireland


  • #6
    spix
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,577 ✭✭✭spix


    There is several s5 models in the US and only one of them fully supports 3G in Ireland let alone 4G. Be very careful which model you get.

    SM-G900M - Fully supports 3G but no 4G
    SM-G900A - Supports 2100mhz 3G and 1800mhz 4g (missing 900mhz 3g/800mhz 4g) Coverage might be poor
    SM-G900T - Supports 2100mhz 3G and 1800mhz 4g (missing 900mhz 3g/800mhz 4g) Coverage might be poor

    The EU model is SM-G900F


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