tempted to buy from them... anyone know if they are good dealers?

They've been around for quite a while, and I've bought a phone from them YEARS ago...so they must have consistent business.

Again, this is years ago, and the salesgirl was helpful; went back the next day and an older guy (owner I assume) wasn't friendly at all...but yeah.

you mean the SGH-i317m... North America doesn't support the N7105 LTE wise.

ok... i've read for reviews on Easycell that their service is really bad... and the store is dead most of the time.. but i guess if they have been there for a while, must be ok...

Make sure you test EVERYTHING while you're there.

Camera, screen/pixels, etc.

They say 7 day warranty, but as soon as you're out the door you're going to have a hell of a time. Make sure you agree with their policies as well regarding exchanges/returns, etc.

It's very buyer beware lol

if you dont mind me asking...which rogers did you call? is the phone locked to Rogers or unlocked?

I called the 1-888-ROGERS1 and talked to somene in wireless sales.


I got it for $649 plus tax.
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yes it does.. rogers support 2600mhz

and 2600mhz supports up to 100mbps vs 75mbps on the i317m

price went up on that ebay note 2.

Hmmm, didn't expect it to support LTE2600 (B7), LTE800 (B20)

You might as well get the SGH-T889 since at the very least it will support LTE 700 and AWS frequencies.

After all, what will 2600 frequencies do for you if you can barely connect to it? You might as well forget LTE at that point unless all you do is use your phone outside or near a window...

There's a reason why the AWS phone carriers are desperately hoping to win the 700Mhz race.

Sorry, can you explain the 700Mhz race thing? I'm wondering if I should have gotten the i889 instead.

700mHz is the frequency that the future of LTE rests on, essentially. It's the most efficient frequency, and it's the one that the Big Three will have in common for LTE in 2013 and 2014. Additionally, the new entrants will end up with at least some of the 700mHz band.

It's not really necessary at this point (it's more of a US thing right now) but if you plan to keep your phone for 2+ years, 700 would definitely be worth it if you want LTE.

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This.

next year the government is releasing the 700Mhz and 2500Mhz for auction. The government is allowing foreign company to buy provider that has less than 10% marketshare
Ottawa moves to increase telecom competition - Business - CBC News

getting t889 vs n7105 will depend on whether you are strictly using the phone in canada or you'll be using the phone in asia too. the T889 doesn't have LTE 700 out the box. it requires you to unlock it. so until that's been done/achieve there won't be LTE. as for the 2600mhz rogers claims that anywhere that gets 2100mhz will also be getting 2600mhz since they are launching the optimus g 2600 afterall that uses 2600mhz so unless you are planning on going to wind and mobilicity in the future. i go back and forth often so for me i rather have the n7105. also there will be faster updates on the 7100 and 7105 anyways including custom roms etc.

They're also insisting that no one company control more than 25% of the auctionable frequency.

For people who are new to the phone and all its variants please check out the 2 links:

Samsung Galaxy Note II - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
List of LTE networks - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

I don't know about you, but when I buy a phone, the biggest concern for me is it must cover most of the radio bands the carrier I am going to end up with. In the case of the N7105; it does indeed cover the 2600 band which Roger's claim to support (Bellus will eventually support this) but the lacks the essential lower end LTE connectivity.

What does this mean for you? The T889 is the overall better choice for connectivity as it is more or less a PENTABAND phone where as the i317m is just tri-band but its LTE coverage can utilize 80% of the LTE spectrum thus faster overall internet speeds on any of the big 3 network.

Choose wisely.

Depends on your usage right? You sound like your out of the country often which makes the n7105 the better choice for you.

The LTE 700 should be unlocked in 2013. And even if its locked now, 3G+ should be sufficient for most peoples needs. Hell the iPhone 4/4s was living with 3G+ speeds for the longest time without people complaining.

However for the argument of quicker updates, give it 3-6 months from now and it won't matter which phone you go with. I wish I had multi-window ATM however.

for the people who are thinking to get the N7100 version of the Note 2, canadagsm.ca is selling them as well:

Samsung Galaxy Note II N7100 Unlocked Available (Full Specifications)

$679 @ newegg. free shipping ^^^

Newegg.ca - note 2


EDIT:
NON LTE.

Aren't those both non lte?
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you can get the n7100 under $600 on ebay if you are lucky and willing to search around

true... too bad missed the deal 2 days ago.. $580US free shipping..

Ok, I got my note 2 from bell yesterday. Apparently if you don't put in a deposit you won't be able to get the first few shipments. However if you are a bell customer I got mine from Queensborough Landing (the outlet) they have a few white ones in stock. Just a heads up guys. Around $778 including tax.
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One more thing, DO NOT BUY the iShieldz screen protector. I brought mine for 25$ and it scratched instantly after 20 while I was cleaning my screen. Plus it isn't smooth either, it's like someone jizzed all over your screen sticky.