When is this phone getting a US release?!!!

[SuperIVIan11]

I can't afford to buy from overseas and I'm sitting on an upgrade. When is this getting a US release on T-mobile?

 

[Gone24]

Who knows, but I am waiting as well. I refuse to buy overseas and pay a lot of money, hopefully we will see a release late feb early march rumor is that Verizon exclusive only last for 60 days so...

 

[Ulver982]

You'll be paying more in the long run if you buy on contract. Save yourself some money and buy full price. Even jump on the $30 dollar monthly 4g plan with 5gb data to save more $$

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[SuperIVIan11]

I finally broke down and bought one. I found a really good price on Amazon, It came the other day and I really love it. I would but I'm grandfathered into a bunch of really good stuff: Unlimited data for 25, free tethering and hotspot, I still have my myfavs.

 

[Gone24]

You'll be paying more in the long run if you buy on contract. Save yourself some money and buy full price. Even jump on the $30 dollar monthly 4g plan with 5gb data to save more $$

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Naw I don't pay my phone bill..

And I was planning to buy unlock anyway, I just rather buy it at a place like best buy so I can get their black tie warranty along with samsung 1 year warranty that comes with the phone..I am thinking about buying overseas tho I am just scared I will get a yakjuxw build instead of yakju..

 

[SuperIVIan11]

Naw I don't pay my phone bill..

And I was planning to buy unlock anyway, I just rather buy it at a place like best buy so I can get their black tie warranty along with samsung 1 year warranty that comes with the phone..I am thinking about buying overseas tho I am just scared I will get a yakjuxw build instead of yakju..

A warranty would be nice, I do wish I had one on this phone. If you're afraid of getting yakjuxw, there is a way to check when/if you get one from overseas. the one I bought is yakju, but from what I understand it's easy enough to flash yakju on to your device.

 

[Andrew Martonik]

We won't be seeing a US release any time soon if I had to guess. We've yet to hear even a whisper of AT&T or T-Mobile taking this seriously. You're best to just import it now as prices are getting quite low (under $600 at this point).

True you won't have a full out warranty, but I'd recommend selecting your importer carefully. If you choose to go with a reputable importer they'll help facilitate warranty exchanges with Samsung Europe.

3rd parties like Squaretrade will also give insurance to the unlocked model if you want accident insurance.

 

[pounder001]

Naw I don't pay my phone bill..

And I was planning to buy unlock anyway, I just rather buy it at a place like best buy so I can get their black tie warranty along with samsung 1 year warranty that comes with the phone..I am thinking about buying overseas tho I am just scared I will get a yakjuxw build instead of yakju..

I am running a unlocked GSM GN on AT&T: The flashing of the firmware was very easy (even for a novice like me) you need to download the USB drivers and the yakju firmware (XDA has all of the information you need) took all of 5 minutes for the whole process. After flashing the firmware within seconds I received a notification to update to 4.0.2, and all is good!
Paid $605 shipped from an Amazon reseller, with a 30 day return policy.

 

[SuperIVIan11]

I've got it sitting in an otter box-like case, if I break it through it then I deserve to pay full price to replace it. I absolutely love the phone, I wish T-mobile had taken this serious.