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#51 butterflyeffect

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Posted 09 January 2008 - 07:19 PM

AT&T doesn't work well with unlocked phones, yes?
because eversince my stepdad switched to AT&T I have extremely horrible reception
I can hardly receive any calls. =\

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#52 babii3xquiisit3

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Posted 11 January 2008 - 12:16 AM

iunno if this is the place to post this.
but i cant open any email attachments with my phone.
is there a way to change that?

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Posted 11 January 2008 - 09:33 AM

QUOTE (ixbebe. @ Jan 9 2008, 08:19 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

AT&T doesn't work well with unlocked phones, yes?
because eversince my stepdad switched to AT&T I have extremely horrible reception
I can hardly receive any calls. =\

what kind of band is your phone? if you have a quadband phone it should work pretty well but if you have a triband phone you might have bad reception.. I have an unlocked quadband phone and it has better reception than my old phones..

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Posted 12 January 2008 - 12:29 AM

i saw that phonesource-usa was a legit site, but some reviews have been bad on it. I just wanted to make sure that it was a good site. the price is unbelievably low, so i can't trust it!

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#55 dotori

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Posted 21 January 2008 - 03:24 PM

can i buy just the phone (with out the service) from verizon?
it would be weird if i couldn't right?
but i looked online and everything seemed come with a service...
please and thank you.

#56 Sam Sik

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Posted 25 January 2008 - 12:13 AM

I have a question. I use a U700 atm and the GSM reception bar ranges from 2-3 instead of 4-5. Basically, one would assume my reception is below average.

However, whenever I call people my voice is fine and their voice is fine as well. I know for a fact my voice is in sync with time because I tested it with a friend using MSN at the same time.

Is there a problem to this?

edit: i'm on a fido plan and I have read that they use 1900 band. And that is what my phone is set to.

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#57 `LANE

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Posted 04 February 2008 - 03:56 PM

i'm not exactly sure how to ask this question.. but i was browsing on ebay and came across this toshiba phone that i really like. the seller said its 3g, so would it work on tmobile ?

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#58 Shuling

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Posted 06 February 2008 - 10:22 PM

QUOTE (DKYang @ Aug 11 2007, 05:25 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Unlocked Phones
Which carrier can I use with an unlocked phone?
- In America, T-Mobile and AT&T.
- In Canada, Rogers and Fido.
- In Europe, T-mobile and Vodafone, and O2. I actually think all carriers in Europe use GSM, but I'm not 100% sure.

Okay... so let me try to understand this... does this mean that you can't use an unlocked phone with VERIZON? I'm currently w/ Verizon and I need a new phone badly... but I'm not liking the options offered by Verizon.

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#59 SophiaSan

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Posted 07 February 2008 - 09:29 PM

who have ordered from phlemix???
i ordered my stuff on 1-27th and it's feaking 2-7th
ahhh im getting worried.

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Posted 07 February 2008 - 11:11 PM

QUOTE (Shuling @ Feb 6 2008, 10:22 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

nope.. verizon only uses CDMA and GSM phones are the one that's unlocked.. you can find small Verizon verified asian stores that might sell some imported phones but from what I heard that names don't come up when receiving text messages

QUOTE (SophiaSan @ Feb 7 2008, 09:29 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

who have ordered from phlemix???
i ordered my stuff on 1-27th and it's feaking 2-7th
ahhh im getting worried.

You should email/call them about it.. that's what I did when my U600 didn't come when it was expected to be delivered... their customer services kinda sucks..

#61 SophiaSan

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Posted 08 February 2008 - 02:45 PM

^
i just called both of their customer service numbers..none of them worked.
i guess i have to email them.

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Posted 08 February 2008 - 05:06 PM

^ Isn't it Lunar New Year?
Maybe that's why they haven't answered you.

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#63 SophiaSan

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Posted 09 February 2008 - 03:33 PM

^
is phelmix a chinese owned company??

if not, i dont care!

500$ purchases...i dont care AHHAHAAH

ahh i found out that Plemix is located in Bellevue, WA
20 min away from me! HAHAhA i will hunt them down if i don't get it by this week.

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Posted 09 February 2008 - 08:29 PM

most likely asked before but I guess i'll go there

i'm fairly interested in the SOFTBANK 920SH (on ebay) but the seller describes it as locked & something about the iNEX hypersim. currently i'm on t-mobile.. if i get the locked phone, how would i unlock it ? would i need to buy taht iNEX hypersim ? and also, with that will it definitely work or is it just a possibility ? the phone is GSM & WCDMA, and also.. would i need to switch carriers ?

#65 butterflyeffect

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Posted 10 February 2008 - 09:22 AM

QUOTE (SophiaSan @ Feb 9 2008, 03:33 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

lol I never would have thought of that if I didn't see some note on the website

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Posted 10 February 2008 - 12:15 PM

QUOTE (SophiaSan @ Feb 9 2008, 03:33 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

ahh i found out that Plemix is located in Bellevue, WA
20 min away from me! HAHAhA i will hunt them down if i don't get it by this week.

they deliver from HK

#67 SophiaSan

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Posted 10 February 2008 - 12:29 PM

^

i did some research on plemix.
apparently they are not as legit as we thought.

i called both of their numbers, the 800 number and the 425 (bellevue) number.

http://www.howardforums.com/showthread.php?t=466992

according to the people on this forum, some got scammed while others got their items. it seems very wishy washy.

also, plemix's address in bellevue is not real.
people are stating that it doesn't exist.

aigoo..

#68 Nuguya?

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Posted 10 February 2008 - 12:48 PM

^ companies can change in a matter of 2 years...

#69 SophiaSan

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Posted 10 February 2008 - 08:58 PM

^
true.

but what should i do in my position though?
T.T
i seriously don't want to be scammed.

#70 butterflyeffect

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Posted 12 February 2008 - 09:39 PM

Wth.. I placed an order on Hi-Mobile like yesterday and today I got an update saying my order was voided
Will I still be charged? :\
Not that it matters, but apparently it's located in Bellevue, WA too o_o

Turns out they made an error.. and that was after I ordered from another site.
So now I have two phones coming my way.

I hope they'll let me return it.

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