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Safe to buy this phone from abroad?

Is it safe to buy this phone on eBay from let's say India or Hong Kong? I am worried because of the SIM locking that Samsung's been doing. I'd like to use the phone in the UK and am afraid I'm going to brick it.
In addition, any thoughts for/against this phone vs HTC 816? I'm considering both but leaning towards the Samsung.
Thank you!

I have my phone as a gray import. No issues what so ever. just check if the phone is not locked to any network. My phone is from UAE.
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jamike77 said:
Is it safe to buy this phone on eBay from let's say India or Hong Kong? I am worried because of the SIM locking that Samsung's been doing. I'd like to use the phone in the UK and am afraid I'm going to brick it.
In addition, any thoughts for/against this phone vs HTC 816? I'm considering both but leaning towards the Samsung.
Thank you!
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go for htc desire 816........ its way better...... and little cheap as well

n70shan said:
go for htc desire 816........ its way better...... and little cheap as well
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Do you mind elaborating why you think it's a better choice? I can't decide between the two... Thank you!!

buying G3 in HK and bringing back to FR

Hi,
I'm on vacation in HK (cool city BTW), wondering if it is possible to buy a G3 there then bringing it back to France? All the functionality ll work? 4G, call, etc.
Thanks you for helping me guys

If the model number is D855 then yes, you may need to change the firmware in order to select the LTE band though. Not 100% sure if the HK model is different to the 855 so you'd need to check it all first to be surr

fye85 said:
Hi,
I'm on vacation in HK (cool city BTW), wondering if it is possible to buy a G3 there then bringing it back to France? All the functionality ll work? 4G, call, etc.
Thanks you for helping me guys
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Hey welcome to hk. to answer your question the G3 sold locally at retail stores are the D855 varient. the bands are as follow.
LTE 800/900/1800/2100/2600
HSDPA UMTS 900 2100
GSM 850 900 1800 1900
You can buy paralle imports since you won't be honored with warranty from LG in France with a hk model phone anyways. they're usually $1000-$1500 HKD cheaper than retail. hope you find what you need!
www.price.com.hk is a good place to start

stunt_101 said:
Hey welcome to hk. to answer your question the G3 sold locally at retail stores are the D855 varient. the bands are as follow.
LTE 800/900/1800/2100/2600
HSDPA UMTS 900 2100
GSM 850 900 1800 1900
You can buy paralle imports since you won't be honored with warranty from LG in France with a hk model phone anyways. they're usually $1000-$1500 HKD cheaper than retail. hope you find what you need!
www.price.com.hk is a good place to start
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Tanks for your answer, I can buy a G3 with an international warranty right? By this way LG ll have too provide the warranty?

fye85 said:
Tanks for your answer, I can buy a G3 with an international warranty right? By this way LG ll have too provide the warranty?
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I am not sure, you would have to check with LG on that part. On a side note, you should get the F460 Cat 6 version since you're in hk. they have them imported from s.korea for around 4700 hkd :laugh:

stunt_101 said:
I am not sure, you would have to check with LG on that part. On a side note, you should get the F460 Cat 6 version since you're in hk. they have them imported from s.korea for around 4700 hkd :laugh:
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LL do, thanks again for the help. Since u look like a well inform guy about buying android device in HK. Have you any other recommendation? An other brand maybe? Could by a Mi4 instead...

fye85 said:
LL do, thanks again for the help. Since u look like a well inform guy about buying android device in HK. Have you any other recommendation? An other brand maybe? Could by a Mi4 instead...
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I don't think the Mi4 is out yet, but you can preorder. I think they'll be available late august, so if you're still in hk, then thats fine.
As for other phones, u can definitely check out the Oppo find 7 or oneplus one which many stores have in stock. i think those are great buys attheir respective prices. Another phone i would look into with ultra thin bezel is the Sharp AQUOS ZETA SH-04F.

stunt_101 said:
I don't think the Mi4 is out yet, but you can preorder. I think they'll be available late august, so if you're still in hk, then thats fine.
As for other phones, u can definitely check out the Oppo find 7 or oneplus one which many stores have in stock. i think those are great buys attheir respective prices. Another phone i would look into with ultra thin bezel is the Sharp AQUOS ZETA SH-04F.
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Sry to disturb you again but I didn't find the one plus one in stock. Can you help me?

For your knowledge the B855 work for the Europe. And with the 4G with stock ROM. Lists here http://www.mylgphones.com/lg-g3-model-numbers.html

Here the specs in France http://www.grosbill.com/4-x-621790-x-xx#0

fye85 said:
Sry to disturb you again but I didn't find the one plus one in stock. Can you help me?
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hey sorry i was out of the office the whole day. but heres a link to all the sellers that sells it. just tell them you saw the price on price.com. they will honor you that price.
i'll pm u with the link

[Q] LG G4 Sim Free UK - Where best to buy?

I'm thinking of getting the LG G4 Sim Free and want to know where is best to buy in the UK? I want either the black leather preferably or black plastic (not interested in any other options). Amazon doesn't seem to have the black leather and for some reason the black plastic is much more expensive there than the gold. I have seen a website called Handtec that is advertising the black leather at a reasonable price, but I have no previous experience with them. Can anyone recommend them or anywhere else for that matter?
Thanks in advance!

Rumoured that O2 will offer the G4 for approx. £480 on PAYG upon release .

Handtec are a very reliable reseller of Sim Free phones. I have pre-ordered the Red Leather through them.

Hey
I found 2 places selling it unlocked in the UK for around GBP 500
Clove http://www.clove.co.uk/lg-g4
Unlocked Mobiles http://www.unlocked-mobiles.com/sim....html?osCsid=7e0fe5e2647bd589178fc0e3706774cf
I was keeping these as a last resort in case I couldn't find anything in my country.

StarmanUK said:
Rumoured that O2 will offer the G4 for approx. £480 on PAYG upon release .
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Thanks, but I'd rather not have one from a network as they will probably put more bloatware on it (I'm not even with O2), plus updates usually come slower through he networks.
StuMcBill said:
Handtec are a very reliable reseller of Sim Free phones. I have pre-ordered the Red Leather through them.
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Thanks - they do seem to have good reviews. Just a bit worried as I emailed them to see how early they would have stock and they said either the end of May or early June - I need it asap as currently without a phone, so will have to check their stock status daily.
nadram said:
Hey
I found 2 places selling it unlocked in the UK for around GBP 500
Clove
Unlocked Mobiles
I was keeping these as a last resort in case I couldn't find anything in my country.
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Thanks - Clove don't seem to have great reviews and aren't doing the black leather. Unlocked-mobiles are my alternative to Handtec but again they wouldn't commit to when they could send the phone out.
Guess I'll have to keep checking Handtec and Unlocked-mobiles and see which gets stock first!

Will the Korean version work in the UK with Three?
Looking at the 4g/lte bands I am hoping

disk0360 said:
Will the Korean version work in the UK with Three?
Looking at the 4g/lte bands I am hoping
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You're probably better off starting a new thread to ask this as it has nothing to do with this topic.

Collected my G4 from an O2 shop this afternoon. Does not appear to be SIM locked according to the "SIM Unlock Process" app and I took a screen shot of the software version and the extent of the home screen branding if anyone was interested.

StarmanUK said:
Collected my G4 from an O2 shop this afternoon. Does not appear to be SIM locked according to the "SIM Unlock Process" app and I took a screen shot of the software version and the extend of the home screen branding if anyone was interested.
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I'm talking to an o2 agent who says their LG G4 Pas you Go is locked to o2. It wouldnt be the first time they dont know what they're talking about. Are they unlocked? I dont want to spend £480 on a locked phone

Have you tried to insert another Sim?
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StarmanUK said:
Collected my G4 from an O2 shop this afternoon. Does not appear to be SIM locked according to the "SIM Unlock Process" app and I took a screen shot of the software version and the extent of the home screen branding if anyone was interested.
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Have you tried to insert another Sim?

Unfortunately I don't currently have another activated suitably sized SIM to confirm with.

Got one from three retail store for £480 today, they have a big statement on their website saying they don't lock them any more, and people with older handsets can take them in for unlocking.

Anyone got the updated cheapest local price for the LG G4?
I saw some online for £277 via google shopping but from the UK reviews it seems that they're being shipped from overseas.

Got mine from eBay
£295 brand new h815
And factory unlocked
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candyman993 said:
Got mine from eBay
£295 brand new h815
And factory unlocked
Sent from my LG-H815 using XDA Free mobile app
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local warranty? was it shipped within the UK?

Yes it was UK stock and it has 12 months waranty too..
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eBuyer are selling the gold one for £299 atm!
http://www.ebuyer.com/712232-lg-g4-32gb-phone-gold-lgh815-agbrbd

Confirmed sellers with H815 (Euro model) on eBay?

Does anyone know about confirmed sellers that are selling European model of LG G4 on eBay (shipped from USA)? I've contacted a few and it seems like almost everyone is selling the Asian version (H815T).

Never-MSRP told me the same thing so I think that they do have Euro version. The only issue is that they I'm in Houston as well so they charge tax so that's why I haven't bought from them.
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Anybody ever make any progress on finding a good source for the EUR models?
Only those can be BL unlocked (ATM anyway) right?

http://www.handtec.co.uk/catalogsearch/result/?order=most_viewed&dir=desc&cat=0&q=h815
Fast, cheap and painless.
There are tons of threads about this exact topic going back to release day, all point to this site.

I and many others purchased from - http://www.ebay.co.uk/usr/tfawes26?_trksid=p2060353.m2749.l2754
Even the black leather one he sells (which is incorrectly listed as a H815T in the specification section) is in-fact the EU H815 model.
The seller is a little slow at posting and quite poor at replying to messages but he is completely legit.

Lennyuk said:
I and many others purchased from - http://www.ebay.co.uk/usr/tfawes26?_trksid=p2060353.m2749.l2754
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Thanks, doesn't look like he actually has any available for sale at the moment though?
Man I wish LG wasn't such a B about the bootloader situation. Why can't all the 815's be open... Arrgggggg

Daptonic said:
http://www.handtec.co.uk/catalogsearch/result/?order=most_viewed&dir=desc&cat=0&q=h815
Fast, cheap and painless.
There are tons of threads about this exact topic going back to release day, all point to this site.
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I also bought one from this company and it was indeed fast cheap and painless, received the phone the very next day. It was an H815 unlocked and I have the unlock.bin, which I received from LGE with no problems, file saved for future use. The phone is now updated with the 10c kdz file and rooted by the method described in another thread in this forum, which was also easy to follow and painless.

I have an CZE H815 but today just freezes, I turned off and never turned on again, I never had falls the phone to the floor, just take care the phone like jewel and now never turns on again, the phone has in warranty yet but only in Czech Republic, don't know if someone want a cheap phone to use in warranty due LG doesn't offer international warranty.

LG G4 H815 - Bootloop help

I have the H815 and I'm in the USA. I'm not the one that originally purchased the phone from LG, I bought it from someone on Swappa almost a year ago.
Is there any way I can ship the phone to LG outside the US? Would that even work? Should I try taking it to a phone repair shop?
I really want to keep this phone model.

Rhea Silvia Numa said:
I have the H815 and I'm in the USA. I'm not the one that originally purchased the phone from LG, I bought it from someone on Swappa almost a year ago.
Is there any way I can ship the phone to LG outside the US? Would that even work? Should I try taking it to a phone repair shop?
I really want to keep this phone model.
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contact the phone country LG and ask them.