World Phone

[spridell]

In Sprint Press Release it mentions the phone will have GSM Bands

I hope Sprint lets us unlock it and not have to use their service while overseas.

 

[Mashed Potato Jones]

I'm hoping for this too...as I'm looking to visit Canada sometime next year, and wouldn't mind just getting a local SIM and slotting it into the device without having to worry about crazy charges for using global data.

 

[REC0GN1ZE]

Sprint press release? Link please.

 

[Evo4g]

Sprint press release? Link please.

Sprint Newsroom | Samsung Galaxy Note

Sprint Newsroom | Samsung GALAXY Note II Combines the Creativity of a Tablet and Productivity of a Smartphone with Truly Unlimited Data and 4G LTE from Sprint

 

[mxmarcus]

I hope it is a world phone too. I cannot wait for the final specs to be out.

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[Mook1e]

This is pretty awesome to hear, but if Sprint doesn't improve the network here (Colorado Springs), I'll probably be switching to T-Mobile month to month.

 

[Mook1e]

also of note, the last 4g lte world phone from sprint ( photon q) was locked down with an embedded GSM chip. It really sounds to me like I'll be bringing my note business elsewhere.

 

[Mook1e]

I spoke with a Sprint rep yesterday and they confirmed the Note II will have an embedded SIM.
T-Mobile is looking better every day. Not to mention this article stating it may launch as early as the 24th of October at T-Mobile.
Samsung Galaxy Note II Launching In Both White And Gray On October 24th? | | TmoNewsTmoNews

 

[sndplace]

Embedded Sim meaning? It will only work if Sprint activates it?
I don't Travel much so wouldn't be a deal breaker for me but would have been nice to be able to unlock and use other sims from other networks. This is the live we live in a CDMA work i guess lol

 

[dkositsky]

I spoke with a Sprint rep yesterday and they confirmed the Note II will have an embedded SIM.
T-Mobile is looking better every day. Not to mention this article stating it may launch as early as the 24th of October at T-Mobile.
Samsung Galaxy Note II Launching In Both White And Gray On October 24th? | | TmoNewsTmoNews

I certainly hope it is not embedded. I read the press release and it said quote:
International voice and data capable with GSM/UMTS/CDMA networks.
this was included under the bullet points for the phone's features from sprint.
I might also change to T Mobile.