Hello all,
To start off, I am completely new to smart phones, and to be honest any decent cell phones all together. So please forgive me if I come off sounding foolish.
(If long posts annoy you and you want to get to the point, I have summed up my question at the bottom of my post.)
I currently own a Samsung Corby touch and use it for phone calls and text. It's pretty crappy. My stand alone sony MP3 player recently died and I was in the market for a new one when I realized that most cell phones nowadays have decent MP3 players in them, and killing two birds with one stone by getting a new phone at the same time couldn't hurt.
I was looking for a higher audio quality device and that is the story of how I arrived here at the M8. I was looking at the Samsung Galaxy phones but it seemed hit and miss from the 2 to the 3 to the 4 on how good (or bad) the audio quality was. I also read some posts and reviews stating that the quality of the Galaxy differed depending on which country you're from.... something about how different carriers and different countries limit or regulate how the phone performs because they require different hardware or firmware because of licensing issues or some other garbage. In one post I read that some people were saying that a certain version of a Galaxy had great audio quality, then some other users chimed in and said that their version of that phone had a different DAC in it due to being in a different country which made the quality not as good.
So, being in Canada, and most of the rave reviews for the M8 originating from the US, I figured I'd simply get in touch with HTC customer service and inquire what, if any potential differences there are with a Canadian based phone vs a US based phone.
I intend to buy an unlocked M8, so I don't see how there would be any carrier introduced differences into this equation. The CSR I spoke to told me basically there are ways the phones differ from Canada to US, but he said due to some company policy they have that he couldn't tell me why. I then asked him if that is the case how do I know what exactly I will receive when I donate my $700 to your company. Again he said I can't tell you and there was nothing he could do.
So if any of you have any thoughts as to what the differences are between a Canadian M8 and a US M8 are I'd be grateful.
TLDR version:
Want to buy an unlocked M8 in Canada, but want to ensure I am getting the same high audio quality and same features that the US version has. Not having any luck getting a straight answer.
Thanks very much for your time.
To start off, I am completely new to smart phones, and to be honest any decent cell phones all together. So please forgive me if I come off sounding foolish.
(If long posts annoy you and you want to get to the point, I have summed up my question at the bottom of my post.)
I currently own a Samsung Corby touch and use it for phone calls and text. It's pretty crappy. My stand alone sony MP3 player recently died and I was in the market for a new one when I realized that most cell phones nowadays have decent MP3 players in them, and killing two birds with one stone by getting a new phone at the same time couldn't hurt.
I was looking for a higher audio quality device and that is the story of how I arrived here at the M8. I was looking at the Samsung Galaxy phones but it seemed hit and miss from the 2 to the 3 to the 4 on how good (or bad) the audio quality was. I also read some posts and reviews stating that the quality of the Galaxy differed depending on which country you're from.... something about how different carriers and different countries limit or regulate how the phone performs because they require different hardware or firmware because of licensing issues or some other garbage. In one post I read that some people were saying that a certain version of a Galaxy had great audio quality, then some other users chimed in and said that their version of that phone had a different DAC in it due to being in a different country which made the quality not as good.
So, being in Canada, and most of the rave reviews for the M8 originating from the US, I figured I'd simply get in touch with HTC customer service and inquire what, if any potential differences there are with a Canadian based phone vs a US based phone.
I intend to buy an unlocked M8, so I don't see how there would be any carrier introduced differences into this equation. The CSR I spoke to told me basically there are ways the phones differ from Canada to US, but he said due to some company policy they have that he couldn't tell me why. I then asked him if that is the case how do I know what exactly I will receive when I donate my $700 to your company. Again he said I can't tell you and there was nothing he could do.
So if any of you have any thoughts as to what the differences are between a Canadian M8 and a US M8 are I'd be grateful.
TLDR version:
Want to buy an unlocked M8 in Canada, but want to ensure I am getting the same high audio quality and same features that the US version has. Not having any luck getting a straight answer.
Thanks very much for your time.