Any issues with Customs delaying the delivery or worse, not allowing it into the country at all?
If you have actually received it...
Which telco are you using it with and how is the 3G speed?
Any language issues (menus/options only available in Chinese, etcetera)?
Any issues with call quality (dropped calls, broken/stuttering audio, etcetera)?
I, personally, cannot answer these question, but some information in this video may provide you some answers
https://youtu.be/SWAg_w2arG8?t=5m2s
NativeCain said:
I, personally, cannot answer these question, but some information in this video may provide you some answers
https://youtu.be/SWAg_w2arG8?t=5m2s
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The video you linked is for the Zenfone 3, and not for the Ultra. They are very different devices, so I would not consider the information there to be relevant.
However, one of the "Up Next" links YouTube gave me was for an unboxing of the Ultra, and that video (along with some others from that same reviewer) answered most of my questions (the reviewer mentioned difficulties importing the device, but gave no details). That video can be found at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYLEkWVZLeU
Any issues with Customs delaying the delivery or worse, not allowing it into the country at all?......no problem
If you have actually received it?.....yes last monday (9/12)
Which telco are you using it with and how is the 3G speed?........verizon. i will switch to t-mobile this weekend. i put verizon mirco sim card and doesnt work.
Any language issues (menus/options only available in Chinese, etcetera)?......any language.
when you switch to T-Mobile can you confirm if you are getting LTE?
Go Giants...!!!!
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Work???
Work on tmobile ??? Internet speed?
yep. its worked. great speed. i didnt get LTE only "H". its not bad. same as LTE. its fast and unlimited data! im so glad i switched to tmobile from verizon.
Thank you.
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Don't know if this will help you. This is assuming you have an unlocked Asus Zenfone 3 ultra. Don't know what area you are in either.
I have an Asus Zenfone 3 ultra (zu680kl). Purchased it new thru Never-Msrp, out of Houston, Texas, off of EBay. So I had no custom fees. It cost me around 593.00. It's unlocked, so I purchased Cricket's Bring Your Own Phone Plan. They are owned by AT&T, so they use their towers. I have no problems getting 4g/LTE. Calling, reception , and internet download speeds are very good.
I had an unlocked HTC 10, that I gave to my wife. She uses Cricket also and I do not see much difference in calling, reception, and internet download speeds, even though the HTC has a little faster download speeds. Which probably due to the HTC having a better processor. But over-all, very happy with the Asus Zenfone 3 ultra. To be fair, I have only had the phone 3 weeks. So time will tell more. I have never used T-Mobile since they are not in my area. So I can not speak to their 4g/LTE on this phone. Just know that Cricket (AT&T) works very well on the BYOD plans. Hope this info may help you or anyone else. XDA has always been good to me. So I just wanted to share this information.
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Don't know if this will help you. This is assuming you have an unlocked Asus Zenfone 3 ultra. Don't know what area you are in either.
I have an Asus Zenfone 3 ultra (zu680kl). Purchased it new thru Never-Msrp, out of Houston, Texas, off of EBay. So I had no custom fees. It cost me around 593.00. It's unlocked, so I purchased Cricket's Bring Your Own Phone Plan. They are owned by AT&T, so they use their towers. I have no problems getting 4g/LTE. Calling, reception , and internet download speeds are very good.
I had an unlocked HTC 10, that I gave to my wife. She uses Cricket also and I do not see much difference in calling, reception, and internet download speeds, even though the HTC has a little faster download speeds. Which probably due to the HTC having a better processor. But over-all, very happy with the Asus Zenfone 3 ultra. To be fair, I have only had the phone 3 weeks. So time will tell more. I have never used T-Mobile since they are not in my area. So I can not speak to their 4g/LTE on this phone. Just know that Cricket (AT&T) works very well on the BYOD plans. Hope this info may help you or anyone else. XDA has always been good to me. So I just wanted to share this information.
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Just a side note to my own comments. I was incorrect when I said I have 4G LTE (this is what Cricket Wireless calls it) on this phone. It is probably just 4G ( Cricket Wireless calls it) or less. I checked the download speeds against my HTC 10 (on Cricket Wireless, their speeds are capped by AT&T). 3 Mbps for the Asus and 4-5Mbps on the HTC 10. They say I should get more, closer to 8Mbps ( the top cap speed ) on the HTC 10, but I'm not far from a tower and I have never gotten more than 5Mbps and more time than not, I get 4Mbps. The 3Mbps is probably due to Asus themselves and not the Phone's technology. I suspect when I root this phone once Asus gives the unlock code for the bootloader, that I will be able to get faster download speeds after some tweaks.
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... I suspect when I root this phone once Asus gives the unlock code for the bootloader, that I will be able to get faster download speeds after some tweaks.
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Is it assured that Asus will allow bootloader unlocking? I'd love to run stock Android on this.
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Is it assured that Asus will allow bootloader unlocking? I'd love to run stock Android on this.
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Me too. Would like to try AOSP, Miui, and CM roms on the Ultra (ZU680KL). I'm hopeful, since they just came out with unlocking the bootloader on the on the Zenfone 3 deluxe model.
Wonder if anyone knows If bootloaders are always device specific or if they could be the same with other models. For instance, Zenfone 3 deluxe and Ultra models.
My bootloader knowledge is not very good. I've always rooted my previous devices, but always had really good support from doing so by following XDA information on those previous devices owned....
Anyone who has this phone in the USA... I read that Asus provides a 2 year warranty if you register the phone??? Does anyone have any information about that? What's covered... whether US buyers are eligible... ANY information? I would be THRILLED if there was a warranty... I am always nervous to spend this much money on something that I don't have a warranty on...
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I pulled the trigger on a Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note Pro 12.2. $849 unlocked. I wanted a option for LTE if I needed it. Thought the Snapdragon 800 might offer better performance/seems that is a unknown... Also heard faster charging. I saw a comment in another thread the Verizon locks boot loaders. Does anyone know if I will be able to root this device? How can i determine if the bootloader is locked?
ddyeakley said:
I pulled the trigger on a Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note Pro 12.2. $849 unlocked. I wanted a option for LTE if I needed it. Thought the Snapdragon 800 might offer better performance/seems that is a unknown... Also heard faster charging. I saw a comment in another thread the Verizon locks boot loaders. Does anyone know if I will be able to root this device? How can i determine if the bootloader is locked?
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Looking for this too, I tried using the Chainfire autoroot for the P905 but it seems it doesn't work for our model, the P905V.
No it will not work. I think this may be tough with a locked bootloader. Chainfire supports CF Autoroot but I believe he is away for the next few weeks. Not sure if he will be able to get it working on the Verizon LTE version but right now, there is no way to root that.
Also, as far as performance, there is really no difference from what I have read. If anything, the 905 *may* be slower due to LTE. What I can say is that the Snapdragon processor will charge faster than the Exynos in the P900.
If you REALLY need root, return the 905V and get a 900. I just tether mine to my HTC one when away from home or a hot spot. You'll also save more than 100 bucks. Verizon is making it very difficult to root with their locked bootloaders and I don't expect these will be in high demand so support from the Dev's may be slim.
Just my .02
I think we will be seeing TWRP support for the P900 in the next day or so. That should help open the door to custom rom's but I expect they are still a month or more away at this point.
I pulled the trigger on the 12.2 too, deciding on keeping it. Also ended up getting a 10.1 2014 for the SO....but mine is 12.2.But Verizon is just icky, lol, then the locked bootloaders, lack of support, then throw in lack of support from the devs due to very few devices etc...
I hope this can be rooted.
TTboy404 said:
I pulled the trigger on the 12.2 too, deciding on keeping it. Also ended up getting a 10.1 2014 for the SO....but mine is 12.2.But Verizon is just icky, lol, then the locked bootloaders, lack of support, then throw in lack of support from the devs due to very few devices etc...
I hope this can be rooted.
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I'm currently testing the Verizon and the WIFI only models. The Verizon version is definitely smoother, especially when it comes to speed of opening web pages and browsing ( with both on WIFI). The Qualcomm processor in the Verizon version is definitely putting the Exynos processor in the WIFI only version to shame.
Unfortunately, if the Verizon version cannot be rooted I just may have to return it and get the more expensive unlocked international LTE version, just for the superior Qualcomm processor.
Is it 100% positive that verizon p905v cant be rooted? The recharging time and smoothness as well as battery life has made me an extremely happy camper for the LTE model. Somebody said chain fire was on holiday for month or so. I'm wondering what we can do to have information for him or anyone else to try and root.
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Edit my mistake i didn't see the Verizon at the beginning
Mega
aburns7487 said:
Is it 100% positive that verizon p905v cant be rooted? The recharging time and smoothness as well as battery life has made me an extremely happy camper for the LTE model. Somebody said chain fire was on holiday for month or so. I'm wondering what we can do to have information for him or anyone else to try and root.
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Chainfire seems to have returned as shown by his recent posts in the central CF-Autoroot thread. Could you go post there again for us? I would but my post count is still low
Unlonking Bootloader - SM-P905V Verizon no contract
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Chainfire seems to have returned as shown by his recent posts in the central CF-Autoroot thread. Could you go post there again for us? I would but my post count is still low
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How to rooting this tablet version verizon?? >> SM-P905V. I need change firmware for other country (Brazil), but Odin have a problem with block mode verizon. I bought in amazon site, no contract verizon. LTE is ok in Brazil ... I want OEM firmware in my tablet, not verizon firmware! someone could help me where to get an unlock for SM-P905v?
30 Days
Don't they have to release the firmware within 30 days? Perhaps we need to take this up with Samsung?
Hows your experience on T-Mobile?
How did Google install on the device??
Thanks
I have been using it on T-Mobile for months now other than 4G everything is the same as on Chinese carriers. Install Play Store and google sync from App Center to sync the contacts and you are good to go
zain0300 said:
I have been using it on T-Mobile for months now other than 4G everything is the same as on Chinese carriers. Install Play Store and google sync from App Center to sync the contacts and you are good to go
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Out of curiosity, which color do you have?
its silver and white
Same here been using mine on T-Mobile with no problems other than no lte. I have the gold version which is very sexy
Huawei p8 max and Honor X2
MarvelousOne35 said:
Same here been using mine on T-Mobile with no problems other than no lte. I have the gold version which is very sexy
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i have the Huawei Honor X2 and I contact Huawei customer service and they send me an update which allow me to open 4G LTE. I was shocked because i was expecting just 4G but they unlocked it and I'm getting around 20 Mbps on T-mobile here in USA. Anyway I'm telling my story so you can do the same and enjoy your phone. I had a galaxy note 4 but now this phone is wayyyyy better than stupid Samsung.
Regarding your Honor X2
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i have the Huawei Honor X2 and I contact Huawei customer service and they send me an update which allow me to open 4G LTE. I was shocked because i was expecting just 4G but they unlocked it and I'm getting around 20 Mbps on T-mobile here in USA. Anyway I'm telling my story so you can do the same and enjoy your phone. I had a galaxy note 4 but now this phone is wayyyyy better than stupid Samsung.
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Hi,
Which model version of the Honor X2 are you currently using on T-Mobile US. I really want either the P8MAX or Mediapad X2; don't really care about the 4G issue at this point but, if I can get 4G on T-Mobile, I'd be a happy camper. Especially now that I'm going to let my Verizon Unlimited Data Feature GOOOOOOOO the way of the Dodo Bird. I know that the Honor X2 is just the Chinese market iteration and that it's basically the same Mediapad X2 with a different model name but, any info would be useful, especially, what department at Huawei did you contact to render this support? And, how did they facilitate the process of unlocking the 4G LTE? I've tried contacting Huawei just to get information on these two devices and have gotten no one to shed any light on USA Network Band compatibility. It's a shame that, we, as American consumers have to be at the mercy of whatever contracts and agreements the carriers sign or enter into with manufacturers and OEMs; in this case, Samsung and i Apple control everything that comes into this country which really screams anti-trust (which no one cares about at this point).
Thanks
Curious how they " unlocked" lte especially if US bands aren't supported???
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Curious how they " unlocked" lte especially if US bands aren't supported???
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Which begs my question: U.S. network band(s) compatibility, is that a true hardware issue or is it merely the code that's written into the system that bars (no pun intended) the reception of the U.S. bands' frequencies?
I highly suspect it is the latter because, I hacked a Verizon DROID 3 a couple of years ago to work with ALL GSM networks, including T-Mobile U.S. and AT&T U.S., which prior to my hack, wouldn't even recognize either carrier's SIM, let alone register on their respective 2G/3G frequencies. Anyone familiar with the Verizon DROID 3 knows that, in the U.S., it was locked for CDMA use ONLY. I was able to do this by editing the build.prop, using code from the Chinese (or international) DROID 3 (aka XT883, Motorola Milestone).
Anyone?
zain0300 said:
its silver and white
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Where did you get yours?
Bought one last week on gizok, they still haven't shipped it but they emailed back and said they'd ship mine first lol, like they're sitting around waiting for enough orders to ship anything. C'mon man, this is $500 I'm spending in your store. Send it right away, ya know?
I'm using on go smart but they use T-Mobile towers and only at 3g speeds works great
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jwhood said:
I'm using on go smart but they use T-Mobile towers and only at 3g speeds works great
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Is this hspa+ 3G speeds or slower? The hspa+ should be 42mbps or 20something if it's the previous version.
Also gizok emailed me back saying they don't have mine in stock even though their website said they did, which is horse**** and the reason I ordered from them. So I'm grumpy and had them refund me. Hopefully that doesn't take as long as it took for them to realize they didn't have my item, which was like 2 weeks.
I then did another search and found this one, which is a better color and for cheaper so I'm not as grumpy now lol. Here's the listing if anyone else is looking for one:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Huawei-P8-M...073189?hash=item33b233d425:g:stoAAOSwx-9WzfuZ
Just a tip to all, if you know you will not be getting LTE, just turn it off in the setting(preferred network) so that your phone does not waste battery searching for it.
I'm about to sell mine cause of lack of development on it granted its a big screen but other then that Huawei's in house o.s is less to be desired in my opinion if kirin chip was more dev friendly but Huawei is more like Samsung and keeping there code secret
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I'm about to sell mine cause of lack of development on it granted its a big screen but other then that Huawei's in house o.s is less to be desired in my opinion if kirin chip was more dev friendly but Huawei is more like Samsung and keeping there code secret
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Which version do you have? Which version of android is it running? How much are you letting it go for? Do you do swappa or ebay? so many questions.
Its running 5.1 lolli and is rooted and twrp got its the China version 703 if I'm not mistaken whats the going rate for $400 + its in very child condition
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Hi Everyone,
I am planning to buy S7 from Newegg, but it is a Factory Unlocked International Version with Exynos processor. Does anyone know, if this will work on US GSM carriers perfectly?
I have had Wifi & 3G/4G connection issues on older Samsung Unlocked International phones. I would really appreciate, If anyone purchased this model and can share experience. This will help me & lot of others making decision.
Sorry, I am not able to post a link due to new member restriction by xda.
It's currently sold at $599.99 by ThePowerSeller and at $659 .99 by Newegg.
Thank you in advance
I have the International version, the only things I have noticed is that it shows 4G not LTE, and Samsung Pay does not work
Mine is coming on Monday. I'll know more then.
Also note that in the UK 4G refers to LTE. So you while your phone may only say 4G, you are still connecting to, and getting, LTE speeds.
jojoluton said:
I have the International version, the only things I have noticed is that it shows 4G not LTE, and Samsung Pay does not work
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Thank you jojoluton. It's good to know that at least phone doesnt have issues catching 4G LTE signal
MN_Bug said:
Mine is coming on Monday. I'll know more then.
Also note that in the UK 4G refers to LTE. So you while your phone may only say 4G, you are still connecting to, and getting, LTE speeds.
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Thanks man. I am planning to order now...would you mind sharing from where you ordered S7?
jojoluton said:
I have the International version, the only things I have noticed is that it shows 4G not LTE, and Samsung Pay does not work
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Strange mine says LTE
Swapnil09 said:
Thanks man. I am planning to order now...would you mind sharing from where you ordered S7?
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Yea, I ordered the one that was on sale on New Egg. Same one you are looking at. I got 2 day shipping but I didn't know that wasn't weekends. So it is coming Monday morning. I'll let you know how it looks (condition, not if I like it per se) when it comes.
MN_Bug said:
Yea, I ordered the one that was on sale on New Egg. Same one you are looking at. I got 2 day shipping but I didn't know that wasn't weekends. So it is coming Monday morning. I'll let you know how it looks (condition, not if I like it per se) when it comes.
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Just got it. It was packed well. I think it is the Spanish version based on the default language (easy to switch). Just before I switched from my Nexus5 I ran a speed test and got about 30 down (on band 4). After setup one of the first things I did was run a speed test on the S7 and got about 10 in the same spot. It DOES say LTE. I think the LTE vs 4G thing was a UK thing. So far it looks good.
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Just got it. It was packed well. I think it is the Spanish version based on the default language (easy to switch). Just before I switched from my Nexus5 I ran a speed test and got about 30 down (on band 4). After setup one of the first things I did was run a speed test on the S7 and got about 10 in the same spot. It DOES say LTE. I think the LTE vs 4G thing was a UK thing. So far it looks good.
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Awesome...thanks mate. I ordered Saturday, will receive by 14th I guess. I am also switching from N5 to S7. (Well, i did return N6P 2 weeks back. I am used to N5 so much that it felt so huge.)
Damn, should have used my shoprunner account to get 2-day shipping.
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Awesome...thanks mate. I ordered Saturday, will receive by 14th I guess. I am also switching from N5 to S7. (Well, i did return N6P 2 weeks back. I am used to N5 so much that it felt so huge.)
Damn, should have used my shoprunner account to get 2-day shipping.
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Are you with ATT? I'll be curious what you see for LTE speeds. Mine still seems slower than my N5. Not horrible, but slower.
No, I am on Tmo.
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Are you with ATT? I'll be curious what you see for LTE speeds. Mine still seems slower than my N5. Not horrible, but slower.
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Hey, I AM with ATT and you are right. The LTE speeds were much lower than with my N5. I did a bunch of research and I may have found this issue but I'm still testing.
If you got to settings and then go to 'Mobile Networks' then 'Access Point Names'. Everything I read says that I should be connecting to ATT Nextgenphone. When I look at the settings in there and go to 'APN Type' there was an extra type called 'fota' which from what I can tell, is used for tablets only. Some of the stuff I read specifically said that it shouldn't be there.
https://www.att.com/esupport/article.html#!/wireless/KM1062162
https://www.androidpit.com/us-apn-settings
Once I took it out, my next test got me a little over 25 MBs. I'm still testing but I'm hoping that this helps.
Well i received my S7 yesterday. Mine shows LTE and i am getting speed around 50mbps.
However i did notice significant heating with moderate use. I thought fixed heating problem with liquid cooling. Anyone else having problem?
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I see the same speeds on the S7 as on the 5X and Motorola X Pure Edition.
So it's now official, after five phone calls and finally speaking with third tier T-Mobile tech support, I was told that my area was recently refarmed and I can no longer get 3G service with the 1900 band effectively making my X2 a brick capable of nothing more than Edge. Furthermore, he indicated to me that this is the way things will go into the future and eventually, T-Mobile will support nothing but 4G LTE service (bring your own device.... But not really.)
So where to go from here? I had heard on another forum that AT&T is still supporting 3G over band 1900; but I don't know if they allow you to bring your own phone to the party and I also don't know how long it will be until they themselves eliminate 3G service. Apart from that, I guess my quest is to still find the largest phone I can that will support 4G LTE data in the United States while continuing to hope and pray that Huawei gives us the present of a 7 inch premium phablet with US bands.
As always, I remain open to any other solutions anyone might have or any information that I'm unaware of. Today is a truly sad day for a guy who truly loved his mediapad X2 : (
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So it's now official, after five phone calls and finally speaking with third tier T-Mobile tech support, I was told that my area was recently refarmed and I can no longer get 3G service with the 1900 band effectively making my X2 a brick capable of nothing more than Edge. Furthermore, he indicated to me that this is the way things will go into the future and eventually, T-Mobile will support nothing but 4G LTE service (bring your own device.... But not really.)
So where to go from here? I had heard on another forum that AT&T is still supporting 3G over band 1900; but I don't know if they allow you to bring your own phone to the party and I also don't know how long it will be until they themselves eliminate 3G service. Apart from that, I guess my quest is to still find the largest phone I can that will support 4G LTE data in the United States while continuing to hope and pray that Huawei gives us the present of a 7 inch premium phablet with US bands.
As always, I remain open to any other solutions anyone might have or any information that I'm unaware of. Today is a truly sad day for a guy who truly loved his mediapad X2 : (
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Sorry to hear that about TMO. I have been pushing to move away from ATT because the prices don't compare. We moved to the "new" ATT unlimited plan and 5 phones run us $330/mo vs the previous $410/mo on their "discount" family plan. I too am sold on the X2 and I can't let it go. I don't see anything else like it out there. I considered Huawei's new 8-inch tablet but without a handset it would be tough to use on a daily basis. ATT still supports the 3G speeds, at least in the Kansas City area, but who knows if that will change. Several times they have changed something on their network and I have had to search and find new APN settings. There are a few alternatives that I've seen but none that can compete with the X2. If you see anything else, let me know.
Thanks!
Jim
Yep, they did the same in my area about 4 months ago.
The whole thing is terribly frustrating. Clearly there is a market (albeit small) for a seven inch phone, so why are we ignored? Blu made one with US 4G LTE bands but i hear it sucks and only has 1 gig of ram causing it to freeze every time you open an app. Posh made a nice 6.4 that I had for a while; but it was a refurb and call quality was terrible. Plus, they are very hard to find. Checked out the Lenovo Phab 2 line (6.4"), but I'm not impressed at all and the new Samsung Note looks like a dildo.
I just ordered an old (new stock) Galaxy Mega which I owned a few years ago and loved. ...but compared to the X2, it's a dwarf (guess I've been spoiled.) So at this point, I really have no other option but to try ATT (who I detest) for a month pre-paid to see if i can go back to getting consistent HSPA on my beloved X2.
I sure hope someone at some point wakes up and gives us what we need...but I ain't holding my breath.
I'm eagerly anticipating the Huawei Honor Note 9 because I feel it's the only device that will be comparable to our beloved X2. I check for new info everyday but so far nothing but some uncertain leaks from Chinese websites. Does anyone have any *new* info? Better yet a way for us loyalists to get much deserved discount would be nice.
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I'm eagerly anticipating the Huawei Honor Note 9 because I feel it's the only device that will be comparable to our beloved X2. I check for new info everyday but so far nothing but some uncertain leaks from Chinese websites. Does anyone have any *new* info? Better yet a way for us loyalists to get much deserved discount would be nice.
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Looks like the same deal as the X2 unless they release a US version:
https://www.gsmarena.com/huawei_honor_note_9-8799.php
According to this page (careful !!):
https://www.gsmarc.com/huawei/honor-note-9/
the LTE bands are LTE 2100, LTE 800, LTE 1800, LTE 2600, LTE 900, LTE 2300, LTE 2500, (VoLTE)
not so bad (for my country, only 700Mhz is missed)
But I'm a bit worried about the price of the phone
Just ordered this through Amazon. Looks promising and US bands too!!!!!
https://www.amazon.com/iRULU-Smartp...desktop?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&ref_=ya_aw_od_pi
steveyal said:
Just ordered this through Amazon. Looks promising and US bands too!!!!!
https://www.amazon.com/iRULU-Smartp...desktop?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&ref_=ya_aw_od_pi
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Let me know how you like it. It doesn't have band 12 on T-Mobile which sucks. I may have picked one of those up if it did. If you buy it directly through iRulu and use coupon code G3DEAL50 you'll get it for $149.99.
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Not a bad phone... The Bad: But No led notification, GPS seems to jump around, No compass built in ... The Good: Fingerprint works great!, It has ATT 4G in the USA support, Battery life is good, ... If you get it rooted, please let me know how you did it....
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It could be my next toy to play around with as well. I loved the Mi Max. (which looks identical to the iRulu) I would give KingRoot a try to see if you can root it.
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Just ordered this through Amazon. Looks promising and US bands too!!!!!
https://www.amazon.com/iRULU-Smartp...desktop?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&ref_=ya_aw_od_pi
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Not a bad phone... The Bad: But No led notification, GPS seems to jump around, No compass built in, inserting sim card/sdcard takes patience ... The Good: Nougat 7.0, Fingerprint scanner works great!, It has ATT 4G in the USA support, Battery life is good, Push notification works great ... If you get it rooted, please let me know how you did it....
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Let me know how you like it. It doesn't have band 12 on T-Mobile which sucks. I may have picked one of those up if it did. If you buy it directly through iRulu and use coupon code G3DEAL50 you'll get it for $149.99.
It could be my next toy to play around with as well. I loved the Mi Max. (which looks identical to the iRulu) I would give KingRoot a try to see if you can root it.
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I tried KingRoot, Kingoroot, One Click Root and others. Nothing has worked so far. I saw that 149.99 deal but like the fact I got it in 2 days with free shipping and no tax from Amazon Prime and can return it for a full refund with free shipping back to them no question asked...
Steamer2499 said:
Not a bad phone... The Bad: But No led notification, GPS seems to jump around, No compass built in, inserting sim card/sdcard takes patience ... The Good: Nougat 7.0, Fingerprint scanner works great!, It has ATT 4G in the USA support, Battery life is good, Push notification works great ... If you get it rooted, please let me know how you did it....
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I tried KingRoot, Kingoroot, One Click Root and others. Nothing has worked so far. I saw that 149.99 deal but like the fact I got it in 2 days with free shipping and no tax from Amazon Prime and can return it for a full refund with free shipping back to them no question asked...
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If those root options don't work then the phone most likely will never be rooted. I bought a ZTE Zmax Pro about 8 months back to use as a spare phone and that was never rooted so i'm sure the iRulu probably won't be.
steveyal said:
Just ordered this through Amazon. Looks promising and US bands too!!!!!
https://www.amazon.com/iRULU-Smartp...desktop?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&ref_=ya_aw_od_pi
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Let me know how you like it. It doesn't have band 12 on T-Mobile which sucks. I may have picked one of those up if it did. If you buy it directly through iRulu and use coupon code G3DEAL50 you'll get it for $149.99.
It could be my next toy to play around with as well. I loved the Mi Max. (which looks identical to the iRulu) I would give KingRoot a try to see if you can root it.
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Thanks for posting this! It actually looks really good especially for the price, except for the fact that the battery is 4300mAh and I suspect Li-on not Li-Po. The price point is 10/10 and is simply amazing.
I wonder if a discount will be available on the upcoming Huawei Honor Note 9 as well... It is supposed to be released Dec 6 or 20
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Thanks for posting this! It actually looks really good especially for the price, except for the fact that the battery is 4300mAh and I suspect Li-on not Li-Po. The price point is 10/10 and is simply amazing.
I wonder if a discount will be available on the upcoming Huawei Honor Note 9 as well... It is supposed to be released Dec 6 or 20
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The Huawei Honor Note 9 looks like the phone for me. Hope it's priced a lot lower than the Samsungs and Apple phones...
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The Huawei Honor Note 9 looks like the phone for me. Hope it's priced a lot lower than the Samsungs and Apple phones...
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Looks like a great phone...but I simply can't soak that kinda money into a phone that can't do LTE.
Steamer2499 said:
Not a bad phone... The Bad: But No led notification, GPS seems to jump around, No compass built in, inserting sim card/sdcard takes patience ... The Good: Nougat 7.0, Fingerprint scanner works great!, It has ATT 4G in the USA support, Battery life is good, Push notification works great ... If you get it rooted, please let me know how you did it....
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I tried KingRoot, Kingoroot, One Click Root and others. Nothing has worked so far. I saw that 149.99 deal but like the fact I got it in 2 days with free shipping and no tax from Amazon Prime and can return it for a full refund with free shipping back to them no question asked...
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Never rooted a phone before...and not really sure why you would want to (probably best I don't know : )
The comment about the GPS scares me...and could potentially be deal breaker for me. But the rest of it seems livable. Not sure what led notification is either, but I figure if I don't know what it is, it probably won't matter to me that I don't have it. Otherwise, I went with Amazon because of their no hassle return. For me, that's worth every bit of 50 bucks on something I'm unsure of.
So after one day with the iRulu, my impressions are thus,
For me, this is in no way a replacement for my Media Pad X2. The build quality is just not there.
First, the good: this is the largest screen phone that I could find with the bands to receive 4G LTE in the United States. There are other larger ones such as the Posh L 700 and the 7 inch model made by Blu, but I don't think either of these phones can be taken seriously with their pitiful 1 GB of RAM.
Second, the phone works reasonably well. I was able to watch YouTube videos without difficulty and surf the web just fine. It was easy to load on applications and most things work as they should. Bluetooth was fine, easily connecting with both my car stereo and my laptop computer. In short, this is a decent low to middle tier phone; but it is NOT a Huawei.
The bad: As I was loading on applications, the phone did randomly restart; but this was only on one occasion, so I don't really consider it to be a big deal at this point.
Second: The GPS is as horrible as reported. I put it on for goofs navigating to work; and several times while driving down 95, the GPS had me somewhere in the middle of the woods. I don't think it would have caused me to miss turns; especially if I was using Google maps audio turn by turn directions; but generally speaking, it does not work as it is supposed to.
Third: at least for me, the phone seemed small. That half an inch screen size between this and the media pad really made a large difference to me. I guess I'm just used to my Huawei, and I like what I like. I also didn't find the phone aesthetically pleasing, which is not really a big deal to me; but it lacks the perfection in design of the MPX2.
Fourth and the biggie: is that I purchased this phone because it had 4G LTE bands in the United States. I used the thing all day long driving around the state of New Jersey; and not once did the phone indicate that I was receiving 4G LTE signal. As a matter of fact, I believe that I get a better signal on the AT&T network with the HSPA bands in the Huawei.
Unfortunately, for me, it's a bust. I will be returning this on Amazon and continue my quest for a mega screen phone that has LTE bands in the United States. One might ask why I am so hung up about LTE bands if I seem to be getting good Signal with the Huawei. It is because I have been told by people at AT&T that my days of enjoying my media pad are numbered; because they will soon be moving to a system similar to T-Mobile that will render the media pad useless. This so-called 5G technology will essentially render most manufacturer unlocked phones useless for some time until the technology catches up. Hopefully, it will take longer to accomplish this so-called feat of progress than it will take for some manufacturer to realize that there is a market for a high-end super screen phone in the United States.
Oh well.....
> I don't know if they allow you to bring your own phone
Yes, I use AT&T prepaid and brought my own phone. Also I'm paying $55/month with 10GB data. The service is of course throttled to what I believe is 15MBPs or something, but it's better service from the other resellers like Straight Talk that use the same towers.
The resellers appear to get low-tier service (I used to be on ST and have tried some others, with some terrible issues).
I've owned a few phones, notably my long-time companion Note 4 (TMobile). Recently my office announced they're flipping our TMobile account to Sprint. We get a "new" phone but not quite cutting edge... though a Note 5 seems a nice move forward despite the loss of removable battery and extra sd-card slot. But can someone explain to me the strangely unpopulated page here compared to the Note 4's page (or even the One Plus 2 page, where actual Oreo roms are popping up like weeds)? Is it all about the Exynos chip, or Sprint, or what? There's a dearth of new development going on here compared to my other two phones and I'm baffled. Thanks....
The 920P it is not very compatible. Being just a USA phone, It doesn't get enough attention from developers*. All Note5 and S6 phones are Exynos, but the Sprint models just have poor support. And they are also 3 years old.
*The Sprint model doesn't work very well outside the Americas (continent)
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The 920P it is not very compatible. Being just a USA phone, It doesn't get enough attention from developers*. All Note5 and S6 phones are Exynos, but the Sprint models just have poor support. And they are also 3 years old.
*The Sprint model doesn't work very well outside the Americas (continent)
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Well, that's not what I want to hear. Tell me something comforting! HAHAHAHA.
If at some stage I want to unlock the phone (say in 8 months or less when TMobile and Sprint merge) will it have all the hardware inside it to function as a TMobile or other provider's phone? Incl. LTE, wifi calling, and the rest?
shonkin said:
If at some stage I want to unlock the phone (say in 8 months or less when TMobile and Sprint merge) will it have all the hardware inside it to function as a TMobile or other provider's phone? Incl. LTE, wifi calling, and the rest?
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I don't think so, this being a carrier specific model it is very limited so you can't use it elsewhere. In Mexico I get LTE with the most popular carrier and some other people in Vietnam and India. You can wait to see if it works for you.
I did find this thread on sprint that discusses unlocking (domestically) the Sprint Note 5 for use as a GSM phone (TMobile, AT&T and the like). At some point it may be of use to me or someone else...
https://community.sprint.com/t5/Sam...ng-Note-5-for-Domestic-use-on-GSM/td-p/960238
I did finally get the Sprint Note 5, by the way.... first thing I noticed is that compared to my old Note 4 its battery life *sucks*. But such a nice phone otherwise, despite no switchable battery or microsd slot. (I solved the latter to a degree by getting a 64gb version of the phone).
I unlocked my Note5 via a paid service...
Hello to Everyone:
This is my first post so please don't hold it against me. Thank you in advance.
I used the unlock service of idoneapps.com. it ran $35. Opted for the debranding option as well but skipped the MetroPCS option.
My phone is no longer Sprint branded and got rid of their bloatware. TWRP with SuperSu installed and I can pull out my T-Mobile SIM out and put in an AT&T SIM in and it works seamlessly.
Get access to the hidden menu and hotspot is unlocked while I get to manually select, (if desired), WDCMA, GSM, etc... Connects at LTE and the wireless switching works great. WiFi hotspot also works great.
Couldn't be more pleased as I also can turn off anything as the package comes with an app manager. It is great not to have Facebook, Snapchat, or the Sprint crud running. No more stupid Sprint boot animation.
I am currently running a Samsung branded Nougat 920P that I had my own IMEI number generated TWRP let's me access the recovery mode and let's me flash perfectly.
XPosed is installed with, AdAway 3.3, ViperFX 6.5.0.5, YouTube ad blocker, rootcloak. Upgraded to SuperSu pro however I still haven't managed to go systemless.
I play Crash Fever so I am stupid and actually spend money that game so my Google Play code redeeming works fine. Samsung Pay won't ever work because of rooting but oh well... ACMarket, MS office mobile, the Samsung Suite of apps, and all the S-Pen features work seemlessly.
Anyways, I hope I didn't violate any rules by my posting as I love XDA as this community is phenomenal.
If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask me as I would be glad to field any questions or facilitate details as may be needed.
Eagerly awaiting an Oreo update.
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