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"European sim card only"... ugh

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  • 19-08-2015 10:16pm
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    stannis
    Registered Users Posts: 230 ✭✭


    Evening all. Bought a shiny new Samsung Galaxy S5, sim-free, from Argos today, in anticipation of going back to China (where i live most of the year) in a few days.

    I was delighted with my purchase... until i looked at the box and saw "European sim card only". Flippin' 'eck, i thought - will i have to take it back to Argos? Then under those words there was more: it said if you put into a European sim card and make or receive calls on it for at least five minutes, you can use the phone in any country.

    I don't doubt Samsung's words, but i want to know if anyone else has met this issue, and did the phone work OK outside Europe when you did as instructed? Obviously i don't want to take it to China, only to have it useless to me for the next ten months.

    Cheers!


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    Curb Your Enthusiasm
    Registered Users Posts: 3,479 ✭✭✭Curb Your Enthusiasm


    stannis wrote: »
    Evening all. Bought a shiny new Samsung Galaxy S5, sim-free, from Argos today, in anticipation of going back to China (where i live most of the year) in a few days.

    I was delighted with my purchase... until i looked at the box and saw "European sim card only". Flippin' 'eck, i thought - will i have to take it back to Argos? Then under those words there was more: it said if you put into a European sim card and make or receive calls on it for at least five minutes, you can use the phone in any country.

    I don't doubt Samsung's words, but i want to know if anyone else has met this issue, and did the phone work OK outside Europe when you did as instructed? Obviously i don't want to take it to China, only to have it useless to me for the next ten months.

    Cheers!

    Yes, Samsung are not lying to you on the label.


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    stannis
    Registered Users Posts: 230 ✭✭stannis


    They obviously have no reason to lie about it. I just want to know if anyone has actually done this and encountered any problems with it or not.


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    Curb Your Enthusiasm
    Registered Users Posts: 3,479 ✭✭✭Curb Your Enthusiasm


    stannis wrote: »
    They obviously have no reason to lie about it. I just want to know if anyone has actually done this and encountered any problems with it or not.

    What problems would there be?

    I've had no issues with it.


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