Will Samsung sell an unlocked version of the Galaxy Note 5 for US consumers?

[dpham00]

Just talked to Verizon and car said they support GSM and will be going fully that direction. So why wouldn't the SM-N920i Gold work on the network? I really want Gold and 64gb.

Because they still have cdma. Which requires the imei to be in their database. If you can find a note 5 with lte band 13 and no cdma then it should work on Verizon... Regardless of imei... But I don't think such a device exists

Sent from my Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note 5

 

[GretchenVogel]

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Did you buy the Note 5 platinum (gold, right?) INTERNATIONAL version? If so, does Samsung Pay work on it?

 

[undercovergeek]

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Did you buy the Note 5 platinum (gold, right?) INTERNATIONAL version? If so, does Samsung Pay work on it?

Nope samsung pay isn't installed on the international version

 

[Kelly Kearns]

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Did you buy the Note 5 platinum (gold, right?) INTERNATIONAL version? If so, does Samsung Pay work on it?

You won't get Samsung Pay on a international version used in the US.

 

[datsmond]

Hi, which seller did you buy from? i see all colours and many versions of Note 5 32GB,64GB, single, dual sim versions on this seller etoren.com. They have the international version N920i as well. Looks pretty decent seller, I am thinking to buy from there.

 

[Kenster64]

Samsung Pay... Although Samsung Pay appears not to be installed on the Note 5 international version N920i, would there be any way possible to get it installed on the device after I purchase it? I live in the US and have At&t.

 

[Purple4]

Who did you order your Note 5 from?

 

[bluesky_ca]

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I'm having an issue similar. I have Ting as my carrier and I'm really happy with them. I'm not a heavy user of talk, text or data (usually on wifi at home and at work) and they have great customer service. They use the Sprint and T-Mobile networks. Years ago I had T-Mobile pre-paid and I didn't get service either in my house or at work. I switched to Ting and the Sprint network and have had no problems. I've been trying out the Galaxy Note 5 for a month through a Samsung promotion. . I really like the phone and want to get one. The one I've been testing is a Sprint version.

I wanted to buy an unlocked phone that could go either CDMA or GSM, but Samsung (USA) doesn't sell unlocked phones. I'm afraid if I buy a GSM unlocked international version, that I might have problems on the T-Mobile network again, and I won't have the option to go back to CDMA. On the other hand, I want the option of GSM and unlocked, so that if I travel abroad I can put another sim card in it.

Sprint won't sell me a phone without signing up for their service. If I were on their service, they would unlock it after 50 days of service (not sure of the cost or activation fee), but they say there is no guarantee you can use it with another carrier.

T-Mobile will unlock it after 40 days of service (~$100 for 2 months). Also currently wifi calling is only supported by Ting with T-mobile native phones, which is somewhat of a draw for me.

AT&T will unlock it after 14 days of service and you pay an activation fee, but it would amount to a total of $35. But Ting says AT&T phones are hit and miss on their network.

This is such a new phone, I want to believe that it would work coming from any carrier (although Ting does not recommend bringing over Verizon phones). But I understand that each carrier installs their own software and that might be an issue when changing carriers.

Anyone have used this phone to switch from one carrier to another, or from CDMA to GSM, or bought a phone to use with Ting? Any advice? Thanks.