Recent content by RickSchlegel

I updated yesterday, and have only noticed improvements: Speed has noticeably improved, possibly because all the apps were "optimized" as part of the upgrade Notifications screen is more crisp, due to a change in the stock font Seems to take a little less time to recharge I don't...

Thank you all for the input --- it sounds like I can be confident my US N3 will work in Europe, I should expect a big bill if I stay with the VZ sim, and the best approach will be to swap into a prepaid local sim while I'm there. Sadly, no UK stops this trip --- Germany, Czech Repub, Hungary...

Thanks for the reply --- sounds like it does indeed work unlocked internationally, as was advertised. I assume your Three sim which works in the US must operate like the Verizon Global services plan, where I would leave my VZW sim in place when traveling and just have my phone "turned on" by VZ...

I've satisfied myself that my US Verizon N3 is not carrier-locked in the US by successfully installing (here in the US) a ATT sim with Straight Talk. But I can't test whether it'll work in Europe with a European sim without going there, which I'll do for a couple of months in the Fall. I'd like...

I also have a Verizon Note 3, and tried a Straight Talk ATT sim as a test and had no MMS problems. Might be the phone number --- I opted for a new number for the test, and didn't use my Verizon number. Your APN settings are the same as mine were. The test was interesting, but I ended it after...

I'm off to Germany and E Europe (Austria, Czech Repub, Slovakia and Hungary) for 2 months, and would like to hear from anyone who's used VZ's Global Data Plan/voice/text plans with their N3 in that part of the world. Their pricing is competitive, and it would sure be easier not to have to...