Looking to buy a device in Usa will it work here

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michellej

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My husband is currently in america
I am wanting to get a note 7

Are all the devices network locked
What must he look for to see of device will work here pls
 
Most phones sold in the US are locked to a carrier. You need to buy an unlocked phone from over there - places like ting.com sell those sorts of phones. He can also try order an unlocked phone on amazon and if it is stocked in the US it should be delivered in a day or two
 
michellej said:
Where do i look to find that. Sorry its for my hubby he is not into phones. What bands do we use here. I am vodacom
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https://www.frequencycheck.com/carriers/vodacom-south-africa

Frequency Bands

GSM

Name Interface
900 (E-GSM) GSM
1800 (DCS) GSM

UMTS

Name Interface
B1 (2100) UMTS

LTE

Name Interface
B3 (1800 +) LTE


I don't have Vodacom, so can't confirm it.
You should be able to use it: http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_note7_(usa)-8242.php (LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 29(700), 30(2300), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500))

For the device unlock, talk to the different carriers and ask, else use Amazon.
 
agentrfr said:
Most phones sold in the US are locked to a carrier. You need to buy an unlocked phone from over there - places like ting.com sell those sorts of phones. He can also try order an unlocked phone on amazon and if it is stocked in the US it should be delivered in a day or two
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And flashing a new rom?
 
CamiKaze said:
And flashing a new rom?
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I get the feeling that flashing a ROM is a bit more than OP can handle, since he/she is asking this in the first place. Also like Johnatan56 pointed out it may be the case the cellular modem built into the phone is only capable of/ enabled for certain bands
 
Johnatan56 said:
https://www.frequencycheck.com/carriers/vodacom-south-africa

Frequency Bands

GSM

Name Interface
900 (E-GSM) GSM
1800 (DCS) GSM

UMTS

Name Interface
B1 (2100) UMTS

LTE

Name Interface
B3 (1800 +) LTE


I don't have Vodacom, so can't confirm it.
You should be able to use it: http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_note7_(usa)-8242.php (LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 29(700), 30(2300), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500))

For the device unlock, talk to the different carriers and ask, else use Amazon.
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Thanks alot. Really appreciate the help
 
Bought a burner phone through Amazon, was locked to the AT&T network. Sent them an email and they gave me the unlock code.
 
Bond said:
How did you unlock it?
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By paying the carrier an unlock-fee and sending them the IMEi number of the device. They then send you the unlock code, which you enter into the device directly.
 
Tander said:
By paying the carrier an unlock-fee and sending them the IMEi number of the device. They then send you the unlock code, which you enter into the device directly.
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So basically my husand just needs to walk into a carrier like AT&T purchase cash and pay to habe it unlocked and it will work in south africa. Is that 1000% guaranteed to work
 
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