Might be a stupid question..
Does the North American version not work in other countries?
My friend has the telus s2x that she unlocked and the data doesnt work in korea. Calls and texts are fine.
Now im pondering if I should hv bought the international version.. didnt hv this problem with iphone >_<
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could be different frequency or apn settings

APN settings.

If the phone didn't work at all it would be because of Korea's phone whitelisting.

Korea (for those of you who are unaware) are extremely protectionist in terms of what they let in their country; high import taxes, tariffs, and in the case of cellphones, a 'whitelist' of phones that are allowed. Any phone model which isn't on a list of databases isn't able to be used in Korea. Learned that one the hard way when I took my old Blackberry (wow that's a long time ago) there and was unable to get any kind of service. Had to buy a new phone there.

Tell your friend to either update the APN settings, or get someone to do it for her. If calls and texts work, there's no reason data wouldn't either--it's not like there's separate antennae for calling/texting and data.

There are a few places GSM phones won't work. Japan is one I can think of off the top of my head.

Phones sold outside of Korea or Japan need HSPA (3G/3.5G) 2100 MHz frequency in order to work in those countries. Since they do not solely use 2100, it might be why your friend could only text and call and not 3G.

So in your case it depends on which local galaxy note 2 version you bought.
Robelus versions have UMTS (3G/3.5G) 850, 1900 and 2100
Mobilicity and Wind version only got UMTS 850 and 1900 and AWS

International Version: UMTS: Quad Band

So Samsung decides to release a Dual Sim Note 2 in china.

Dual-SIM Samsung Galaxy Note II launches in China - GSMArena.com news


It takes 1 MiniSim and 1 MicroSim.. the hardware is still the same.

http://www.samsung.com/cn/consumer/m...GT-N7102RWDCHN
Official china Samsung site

Has anyone bought any interesting accessories for their phone yet?
I am starting to shop around for a spare battery, HDMI out cable, and if I can find it for a good price a wireless charger and backing plate.

I dont really even get the idea of dual sim unless you really have a use for 2 numbers. Most people just use phones for casual use

Most corporate users here carries two phones. One personal and one work phone. Many people in Asia countries do the same too. They carry 2 phones for personal and work. Some carry 2 phones for casual too (ie: phone # for mistress, phone # for wife). It's such a hassle to carry two phones with separate batteries for both phones and then dig out the phone that is ringing when someone calls you.

Dual Sim is one of the important feature that people ask for in many Asian countries such as Singapore and China. That is also the reason why Samsung release a dual sim version in those countries rather than here. Since boys and girls do not need 2 separate numbers for facebook and twitter.

I picked this up recently:

http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Galaxy-Eb-h1j9vnegstd-Battery-Charger/dp/B009LHG8V8/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top
Nothing fancy as it's just a battery charger that comes with a spare battery and an area where you can place you phone standing vertically or horizontally.

Still need to pick up the following accessories:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00AAYASA8/ref=ox_sc_act_title_2?ie=UTF8&smid=A19R3BN6ZSO9A1
Wrapsol Samsung Galaxy Note II Ultra front and back screen protectors.

LOL, I just noticed there's a black friday sale for the wrapsol products if anyone was wondering.

sushi, is there a diff from the one you bought and this one??
besides the actual color i mean...

Genuine Samsung Galaxy Note 2 II Battery Charger Stand Spare Charging System | eBay

Not that I'm aware of currently. There were only 2 colors. Black and White. Eventually they may make other colors such as red (supposedly we'll be getting a red version of the galaxy note II in the near future) which will really spice things up.

just got mine today!

Order SPG screen protector and Ringke case

anyone got suggestions for dock? one that can activate the dock mode

if you do a lot of frequent travels to overseas, its good, otherwise its no use...
unless you want to live a secret life.. haha

Damn, I should have waited for the dual sim version! The constant changing of sim cards is quite annoying, and as others says, those who live in Asia and have to travel a lot, dual sim is so important.

Only difference is that Sushi's comes with an OEM battery while this one is just the charger/stand.

have yet to root the damn thing. got scared lol

How come?
I'm still debating if I should root the phone too. There is a lot of crap from Robbers in my phone that I can't delete and I am not signed up for. :okay:

anyone know how i can transfer sms from my iphone 4s to samsung note 2? i search around the internet and most people use Backuptrans but that's only demo, only transfer 20 sms.. thx

Can you bluetooth it from your old phone to new phone? I was able to do that with my contact list.

i got all the files and app that i need to root. just dont wanna brick it haha

^
Do it first, then help me do mine :D

:suspicious:


:grin-FU:

I rooted my alrdy and put a custom rom on it

all in all took like a hour