Samsung S8+ Hong Kong > US Samsung Pay? - Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers

Hello! I am looking to import a Samsung S8+ 128GB/6GB varient from Hong Kong. They have rolled Samsung Pay over there, wanted to know if anyone has had any luck using it in the U.S.
I know several methods have been implemented to get Samsung Pay to work. Seems to be hit or miss depending on where the phone is from. Does anyone have any experience with a Samsung device from this region? Thanks!

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nenucos said:
Hello! I am looking to import a Samsung S8+ 128GB/6GB varient from Hong Kong. They have rolled Samsung Pay over there, wanted to know if anyone has had any luck using it in the U.S.
I know several methods have been implemented to get Samsung Pay to work. Seems to be hit or miss depending on where the phone is from. Does anyone have any experience with a Samsung device from this region? Thanks!
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How did it turn out? Did Samsung pay work for you in the US?

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Galaxy S6 in Hong Kong?

Looking for a reliable store in Hong Kong where I can buy the Galaxy S6,
preferably the SM-G920F or the Edge SM-G925F.. Anyone with a store name,
web site or telephone number that can hekp me? Thanks
BTW: Is it possible to buy the 920F in Hong Kong or are they only selling the
SM-G920I?
dilgit said:
Looking for a reliable store in Hong Kong where I can buy the Galaxy S6,
preferably the SM-G920F or the Edge SM-G925F.. Anyone with a store name,
web site or telephone number that can hekp me? Thanks
BTW: Is it possible to buy the 920F in Hong Kong or are they only selling the
SM-G920I?
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HK is only selling S6 SM-G9200 32GB(Dual sim) and S6 Edge 32/64GB SM-9250.
http://www.expansys.com.hk/samsung-galaxy-s6
Are you go to HK personally or say physically? If not, you can buy it off this site online and ship to your country. If you don't need dual sim, I will suggest you buy elsewhere because G9200/G9250 got very few custom roms.
TheEndHK said:
HK is only selling S6 SM-G9200 32GB(Dual sim) and S6 Edge 32/64GB SM-9250.
http://www.expansys.com.hk/samsung-galaxy-s6
Are you go to HK personally or say physically? If not, you can buy it off this site online and ship to your country. If you don't need dual sim, I will suggest you buy elsewhere because G9200/G9250 got very few custom roms.
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Thanks.. I arrive personally in Hong Kong in two weeks. I want to buy a galaxy S6
but only 920F or 920I.. I will NOT buy a dual sim device... Any store recommended for me?
Try here:
http://www.expansys.ph/samsung-store/
I was there and the other week and only saw the G9200/G9250 on sale in most of the shops and at the Airport
I am also looking for SM-925F model and I am in Hong Kong but I am having no luck.
I ordered mine on Yatango it comes from HK and it's the 920F model, I wonder with what firmware/charger it will ship?

Samsung Pay on Gear S3 Korea version

I bought my Gear S3 on ebay from Korea, so far everything is working well. I was in Saudi Arabia all this time where Samsung Pay isn't available so I couldn't try it.
Now I came back to India where Samsung Pay is available but still I'm not able to use it.
I get error shown in attached screenshot, when installing pay plug-in in my OnePlus one.
P. S.: I'm using Indian sim.
Any help is appreciated.

Samsung Pay on Note10/+ (International device) from Ebay

So there's discussion that if we purchase an International Note 10 or Note 10+ from ebay, we may not be able to use Samsung Pay in the United States. The reason being, the Note will be preloaded with Pay App that's from that region. Had anyone been able to uninstall the pre-installed app and reload the app via apkmirror to get Samsung Pay to work in the US?
Saw a post on the s8 (https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s8/help/how-add-samsung-pay-to-sm-g950fd-dual-t3600699) which talked about this exact problem. Not sure if it's the same here and if anyone got to work around the region problem. Not talking about U firmware.
Just got my Note 10+ dual sim from Ebay N9750 (HK) version and Samsung Pay worked out the box in South Africa. However the adverts and loyalty program is specific for HK.

Is it possible to make samsung pay work in another country?

Hello everyone! I got the note 20 ultra in another country where samsung pay isn't supported(i didn't care because it isn't supported in my country either).
But now it is supported (perfect timing), but still isn't supported in origin country where i bought it. I've tried factory resetting with sims installed to trigger region change, didn't work(although 2 sims was installed from different countries, it could be an issue, but I'm tired of resetting the phone and guessing).
Then I tried installing my countries firmware from sammobile.com using odin. It went horrible, odin was stuck 60% at super.img and my phone turned to a brick. But installing original firmware worked and I've managed to restore my phone.
When downloading the samsung pay app from play stores it check for compatibility and then says that it is coming soon.
Tried to download it from galaxy store, but the app isn't there.
Is there anything I can do to make it work here? Am I stuck with samsung phone that doesn't support samsung pay?
GalaxySFUN said:
Hello everyone! I got the note 20 ultra in another country where samsung pay isn't supported(i didn't care because it isn't supported in my country either).
But now it is supported (perfect timing), but still isn't supported in origin country where i bought it. I've tried factory resetting with sims installed to trigger region change, didn't work(although 2 sims was installed from different countries, it could be an issue, but I'm tired of resetting the phone and guessing).
Then I tried installing my countries firmware from sammobile.com using odin. It went horrible, odin was stuck 60% at super.img and my phone turned to a brick. But installing original firmware worked and I've managed to restore my phone.
When downloading the samsung pay app from play stores it check for compatibility and then says that it is coming soon.
Tried to download it from galaxy store, but the app isn't there.
Is there anything I can do to make it work here? Am I stuck with samsung phone that doesn't support samsung pay?
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You're stuck, at least as far as the phone is concerned (more on that in a minute). Samsung Pay is apparently driven by the point-of-sale country CSC, which you can't change. I have the same issue with my S9+ SM-N9650, which is TPA (Panama) even though I booted it up with a Canadian SIM. As you mentioned, the Samsung Pay app from the Play Store will check for availability (based on the point-of-sale CSC) and then inform you if Samsung Pay is available based on its availability in that country - so you won't be able to use it on the phone until it is.
I get around this by using it on my Gear S3, which has a Canadian CSC, and therefore Samsung Pay, and links to the Wearables app on the phone. I actually prefer using Samsung Pay on my watch, so the availability on my phone is a non-issue for me (except for the fact you can't add debit cards to the watch). That said, one of the reasons I ordered my Note20 Ultra from Hong Kong is that they have Samsung Pay there, so it will work on the phone, which is a plus.
jtOttawa said:
You're stuck, at least as far as the phone is concerned (more on that in a minute). Samsung Pay is apparently driven by the point-of-sale country CSC, which you can't change. I have the same issue with my S9+ SM-N9650, which is TPA (Panama) even though I booted it up with a Canadian SIM. As you mentioned, the Samsung Pay app from the Play Store will check for availability (based on the point-of-sale CSC) and then inform you if Samsung Pay is available based on its availability in that country - so you won't be able to use it on the phone until it is.
I get around this by using it on my Gear S3, which has a Canadian CSC, and therefore Samsung Pay, and links to the Wearables app on the phone. I actually prefer using Samsung Pay on my watch, so the availability on my phone is a non-issue for me (except for the fact you can't add debit cards to the watch). That said, one of the reasons I ordered my Note20 Ultra from Hong Kong is that they have Samsung Pay there, so it will work on the phone, which is a plus.
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Oh, no...
So if sometime in the future samsung pay will become supported in the country where I bought the phone, I'll be able to change the region of samsung pay and start using it?
And I didn't understand about that I can't add debit cards to the watch, do you mean you can only use credit cards? Cause I don't use credit cards.
God, I switched to android again after 8 years of using ios, last android phone was galaxy s(it's funny how this forum kept my account for all these years). And only thing I'm missing so much is apple pay.
GalaxySFUN said:
Oh, no...
So if sometime in the future samsung pay will become supported in the country where I bought the phone, I'll be able to change the region of samsung pay and start using it?
And I didn't understand about that I can't add debit cards to the watch, do you mean you can only use credit cards? Cause I don't use credit cards.
God, I switched to android again after 8 years of using ios, last android phone was galaxy s(it's funny how this forum kept my account for all these years). And only thing I'm missing so much is apple pay.
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No, you will never be able to change the region for Samsung Pay. Folks can use Samsung Pay on the Hong Kong Note20 Ultra because it is available in Hong Kong - but it is the Hong Kong version of Samsung Pay.
And that's correct - at least here in Canada on the Gear S3 (YMMV for newer watches and other countries - suggest you check Samsung's website for what's available on a given watch in your country), you can only use credit cards in Samsung Pay on the watch.
jtOttawa said:
No, you will never be able to change the region for Samsung Pay. Folks can use Samsung Pay on the Hong Kong Note20 Ultra because it is available in Hong Kong - but it is the Hong Kong version of Samsung Pay.
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But you can add your cards even they are not from Hong Kong bank?
GalaxySFUN said:
But you can add your cards even they are not from Hong Kong bank?
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Other users have successfully added a wide variety of cards even though they are not Hong Kong based. That said, in my experience, some cards (particularly debit cards) won't work in Samsung Pay from another country. Suggest you check out the thread on the Hong Kong Note20 Ultra for more info.
jtOttawa said:
No, you will never be able to change the region for Samsung Pay. Folks can use Samsung Pay on the Hong Kong Note20 Ultra because it is available in Hong Kong - but it is the Hong Kong version of Samsung Pay.
And that's correct - at least here in Canada on the Gear S3 (YMMV for newer watches and other countries - suggest you check Samsung's website for what's available on a given watch in your country), you can only use credit cards in Samsung Pay on the watch.
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That's sad, I should've been more patient and buy my Note after I got back home. Who would know...
jtOttawa said:
Other users have successfully added a wide variety of cards even though they are not Hong Kong based. That said, in my experience, some cards (particularly debit cards) won't work in Samsung Pay from another country. Suggest you check out the thread on the Hong Kong Note20 Ultra for more info.
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Now I can put up with it. Thank you very much for your time.
GalaxySFUN said:
Now I can put up with it. Thank you very much for your time.
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I live in Japan, use US debit card and credit cards on HK N20U... Samsung Pay works just fine... It is the HK version but no issues using it... Samsung Pay is based off of the phone's original country... As far I know there is not a way to flash and change it
GalaxySFUN said:
Now I can put up with it. Thank you very much for your time.
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Happy to help. Just so you know, as I think you're new here, hitting the 'Thanks' button on a helpful post is always appreciated...

Question S9080 HK TW version Samsung pay

Hi,
Is the HK version Samsung pay really locked to HK only? Wondamobile says Samsung pay will only work in HK.
Is this true? Is there no way around it?
Is MSRP on eBay also selling the HK version?
What about the Taiwan version SM-S9080DRGBRI? Is Samsung pay on that locked to Taiwan only?
No one is using S9080 and Samsung pay?
evangelionpunk said:
No one is using S9080 and Samsung pay?
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Samsung pay works in the US on my SM-G9980 Hong Kong variant. I have confirmed MSRP's SM-9080 is TGY CSC.
varcor said:
Samsung pay works in the US on my SM-G9980 Hong Kong variant. I have confirmed MSRP's SM-9080 is TGY CSC.
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Did wondamobile state Samsung pay wouldn't work outside HK on your SM-G9980 at the time?
Has MSRP said Samsung pay won't work on theirs?
evangelionpunk said:
Did wondamobile state Samsung pay wouldn't work outside HK on your SM-G9980 at the time?
Has MSRP said Samsung pay won't work on theirs?
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I purchased it from Never-MSRP, they had no input in that regard. Originally Samsung Pay on the Hong Kong variant wasn't compatible but it's been updated to function outside of Hong Kong. I would suggest uninstalling the app which comes on the S22 and install the current version on Playstore. Google Pay is another option you might consider.
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