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[Q] Warranty For I9020A?

Samsung USA does not recognize my IMIE and the phone is no longer showing on the site. I tried to register it with no success so i called customer care and was told my IMIE isn't in the system, any advice?

Isn't that an canadian version, the Rogers one?

Yeah i'm using it on AT&T. The phone was on the site a couple of days before i got mine.

jruweaver said:
Yeah i'm using it on AT&T. The phone was on the site a couple of days before i got mine.
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Mine is the same version so, I will try registering maybe it has to be done through Samsung Canada.

i tried but it requires a Canadian address

jruweaver said:
i tried but it requires a Canadian address
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Then Samsung USA wouldn't cover the warranty, since it wasn't sold in USA market.

yeah i was afraid of that

I bought mine from Best Buy in Canada but can't register it on Samsung Canada's site. The model number i9020a does not exist in their database...

so this issue is not just a samsung usa problem

jruweaver said:
so this issue is not just a samsung usa problem
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Even the i9020t is not in the list, so does samsung usa show the i9020t?

Just registered my i9020a but had to call Samsung Canada and do it over the phone. You get 3 months additional warranty when you register.

htc fan89 said:
Even the i9020t is not in the list, so does samsung usa show the i9020t?
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Yes it has the I9020T listed

Are you from Canada?? Tried calling Samsung Canada and the guy had no clue kept telling me to do it online. I live in the USA.
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Aldiggi said:
Are you from Canada?? Tried calling Samsung Canada and the guy had no clue kept telling me to do it online. I live in the USA.
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Yes I'm from Canada. Keep calling them. Tell them you can't do it online because your model number isn't listed.
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List of Countries that have NO REGION LOCK on Note 3!

Hi, I have compiled a list of countries which have no region lock on the note 3's.
United Arab Emirates
Bahrain
Malaysia
Qatar
India - N900 Model
Taiwan
Egypt - N900 Model
Lebanon
Hong Kong
Singapore
Philippines
South Africa
Turkey
Minneapolis - United States
Australia - Telstra
Shangai
Kuwait - Some people are saying they have the lock sticker and some don't
Pakistan
Canada - N900W8 with unlocked bootloader
Vietnam - N900
South Korea - N900
Feel free to add to the list

India (N900 model)
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The Taiwan version has no regional locking implemented.

just saw bahrain is added in the list, so just confirming it....i bought mine last night and it had no sticker on the box

Have updated the list

Add Hong Kong and Singapore to that list. Also no OEM device is region locked.
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lebanon lte unlocked

Egypt N900 is not locked too
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i will update this with regards to saudi as I have only been to one shop and it was locked to the middle east region so i have to look at others to confirm.
you should add the Philippines there. can anybody confirm for china and japan?
i read that you can buy unlocked note 3's in the UK, i read it in engadget

updated the list

South Africa N9005 not locked
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South Africa N9005 not locked
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samsung seems to be really making big efforts to capture greater market share in africa, im wondering if they see something there that other OEMs aren't

I wouldn't put too much stock in whether or not the box has a label stating the lock. The one I looked at in Phones4U here in the UK had the sticker yet the one I received direct from Three UK yesterday didn't. It's probably fair to assume that Three UK would only be distributing region locked units so make of the assumptions what you will.

I've had 2 different large online mobile Australian retailers confirm to me, the GN3 they sell is not region locked. Would any Telstra users care to weigh in?

There's no sim region warning on Turkish model (SM-9000Q). Carrier sim locks are forbidden here so probably Turkish model does not have region locks. I am not sure that regulation is applicable to what samsung did.

I'm in Minneapolis, MN in the US. I didn't see a sticker anywhere, nor was there anything in regard to regional locking in my paperwork.
I used my old SIM - I was in a hurry and they just sold me the unopened box & contents. There is an "Isis Ready" Advanced SIM Card in the box with a May expiration date. Since everything works, I wasn't going to pursue it unless I tripped on some new info about it. I'm not sure yet who I'll wallet through, if I do it at all on this phone.

saudi arabia is interesting one major seller has stickers on them but most of the smaller shops in malls sell the unlocked ones. so maybe we should put an asterisk near saudi arabia lol

~Sim lock
Correct me if I am wrong but my understanding was that the phone is region locked only until it has registered with a Sim from the region it is locked too.
Once you have registered the device the lock is removed.
I was under the impression that it is not to stop you from using you device with a sim from another region but rather to just stop cheap imports from appearing in certain markets.
I am picking mine up tomorrow from Three UK will post back what I find.

Doofusfire said:
Correct me if I am wrong but my understanding was that the phone is region locked only until it has registered with a Sim from the region it is locked too.
Once you have registered the device the lock is removed.
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You are wrong.
Doofusfire said:
I was under the impression that it is not to stop you from using you device with a sim from another region but rather to just stop cheap imports from appearing in certain markets.
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It still blocks the black-listet countries. Current amount 63 e.g. in EU-N9005.

Apo11on said:
I've had 2 different large online mobile Australian retailers confirm to me, the GN3 they sell is not region locked. Would any Telstra users care to weigh in?
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Confirmed, Australian Telstra phones are not region locked. Got mine yesterday.

Where can I buy d837?

Im living in Sweden and I cant find the d837 anywhere, does anyone know where to buy it in Europe gör a cheap price,any good reliable retailer?

@Peterrrrr said:
Im living in Sweden and I cant find the d837 anywhere, does anyone know where to buy it in Europe gör a cheap price,any good reliable retailer?
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The D837 has never been available in Europe.I use the D838 (Taiwan Version)in Europe (Austria)and this Phone works fine here.All works,3G,Hspa+ and Lte.The D838 have Multilanguage include Sweden Language.
I by this Phone in Bratislava in Mobile Shop.eu.Very fast Shipping in one Day to Austria.
I hope you understand my bad english language.
http://de.mobileshop.eu/phablets/lg/

letschky said:
The D837 has never been available in Europe.I use the D838 (Taiwan Version)in Europe (Austria)and this Phone works fine here.All works,3G,Hspa+ and Lte.The D838 have Multilanguage include Sweden Language.
I by this Phone in Bratislava in Mobile Shop.eu.Very fast Shipping in one Day to Austria.
I hope you understand my bad english language.
http://de.mobileshop.eu/phablets/lg/
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The problem is that the 838 dosnt have the LTE 20(800) which we use a lot in Sweden, the 837 have that.

@Peterrrrr said:
The problem is that the 838 dosnt have the LTE 20(800) which we use a lot in Sweden, the 837 have that.
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Band Number?

Ok,this is Band 20,i have this Settings in the hidden Menu.

letschky said:
Ok,this is Band 20,i have this Settings in the hidden Menu.
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Strange, because the 838 shouldnt have LTE band 20 (800mhz), only 1800/2600... Only 837 have band 20.

letschky said:
Ok,this is Band 20,i have this Settings in the hidden Menu.
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Can you activate Band 20(800mhz)? Because then it isnt an hardware thing, only software which means that you can use band 20 or am I wrong?

Seems like the D838 is the one to look for, I have search alot for any shop in europe which sells it for around 235£ /325 € /359$ or under- But cant find any store that sells it for that lind of price. I found one store, but they did only deliver to uk
Anyone here know any store?

I live in Italy and I bought the 16gb model on eglobalcentral for 310 euros, it arrived after one week. It's a very reliable online store. If you check now they sell the 32gb version for 320!! www.eglobalcentral.eu
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Franco203 said:
I live in Italy and I bought the 16gb model on eglobalcentral for 310 euros, it arrived after one week. It's a very reliable online store. If you check now they sell the 32gb version for 320!! www.eglobalcentral.eu
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Thanks for the tips, do you know if any other store in Europe sell the F350 version?

@Peterrrrr said:
Thanks for the tips, do you know if any other store in Europe sell the F350 version?
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I don't think any store in Europe sells the f350 version, only d838
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Franco203 said:
I don't think any store in Europe sells the f350 version, only d838
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Are there any reliable sites in Asia that sell to Europe that have F350?

@Peterrrrr said:
Are there any reliable sites in Asia that sell to Europe that have F350?
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I've read some guys bought it on eBay from a high rated seller
(I don't know the name though). There will be custom taxes to pay, you may want to consider that.
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Should I get the international or US model?

Does the international model have an unlocked bootloader? Will the US model ever become unlocked?

Yes international have unlocked bootloader, AT&T and Verizon has a locked bootloader.
If you like Exynos, but international.

Which model is the fastest?
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Capt said:
Which model is the fastest?
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Hard to say. They are both fast but SD Version has faster cores
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some swear by snapdragon (us), some swear by exyonos (int)
I got the international simply because I can root NOW and use titaniumbackup/tasker fully aware that I will never have wifi calling
is there a difference? probably.
is benchmark same as real world usage? no
is it a game breaker on either one? prob not, and I am not going to lose sleep over the "wrong one" that I got

I will get the international model then. Thanks.

i just got my international model and i LOVE it. Exynos is the way to go.

Was your device region and sim locked? Or did you just put in your tmo/att sim and it worked?

yogimel said:
Was your device region and sim locked? Or did you just put in your tmo/att sim and it worked?
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i bought it from ebay and it was sim/region unlocked security sealed from samsung. popped my sim in and rock n roll.

insomnia said:
i just got my international model and i LOVE it. Exynos is the way to go.
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Where is your device made from??? Korea or vietnam
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erapmicks said:
Where is your device made from??? Korea or vietnam
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Vietnam

Capt said:
Which model is the fastest?
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exynos 8890 is faster in real life test. also battery will last longer then Snapdragon 820

Does Samsung Pay work in the US with an international version? I heard it doesn't.

gtg465x said:
Does Samsung Pay work in the US with an international version? I heard it doesn't.
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Nope. Only us version works for now. Had an unlocked att one for a few days before I bought int version on ebay. Samsung pay not available on international version... yet.

Exynos Variant... Where is your device manufactured in???

Korea or Vietnam???? Need to know where to buy, since i want the device that is made from korea

Lol ok.

erapmicks said:
Korea or Vietnam???? Need to know where to buy, since i want the device that is made from korea
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From Vietnam. Does it matter?