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[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] jeffreynew23:
Who did you buy it from because I may be in the same boat. I purchased an unlocked edge for 699 and it will be arriving on Friday.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] ekaplan362:
me too! its coming on friday but i want to show you what they responded to me when i asked them.

"Hello this is Michael,

Thank you for your interest in purchasing with us.

The device is brand new, unbranded, factory sealed, and is the International Globally GSM unlocked version which includes all factory OEM accessories.

Yes that's correct that the phone may have been regionally unlocked by authorized Samsung distributors, however there is also a brand new and factory regionally unlocked versions which we are receiving as well, it will be almost impossible to sort though. The phone's regardless should be brand new and fully functioning right out for the box.

Please let me know if there is anything further which I can assist you with!"
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] jeffreynew23:
He gave 2 answers!!! Wow.

I hope that I don't have to go through this. I don't want to go through the hassle of unlocking the phone.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] gaff15:
I bought mine from 232tech, is this the seller people are having issues with regarding region lock?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] jeffreynew23:
That's who I purchased mine from as well. I am waiting for a response to my email.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] ekaplan362:
Thats who my email was from also...i live in israel and if i need to region unlock it i might go crazy

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1. where do you live?

2. have you had any problems with the region lock?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] gaff15:
Have not received the phone yet. I'm in the US. I'm Returning my locked bootloader t-mobile branded phone for this one. Hope I don't have the region lock issue when I get it later this week.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] mathieulh:
You don't only need a European SIM, you need to make 5 minutes worth of cumulative calls using a European SIM from a European Network, which means the phone needs to be physically located in Europe when this happens.

You could always try to purchase a NCK online to unlock the device though (if such a service is available)
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] thunderroid:
Anybody here already got their phone from seller '232tech', I am still waiting for them to ship my phone.

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When and which color did you purchase, did you already got a tracking number, is your traking number showing any activities?

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From whome did you buy, what's the name of this seller?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] Cst79:
It's quite stupid on the seller's part. They should do the 5 minute thing before sending the phone to the buyer. If the phone has all the plastic wrappings perfectly attached all should be fine.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] n-j-f:
I don't think you have to make your 5 minute call within the European region. With my S6 I made a roaming call using a UK SIM while I was in Panama and that worked. Of course, I may be wrong and, if so, someone should correct me.

I am thinking of getting an S7 Edge from Handtec in the UK as they offer a (paid) service to make the call before shipping the phone. Unfortunately, they don't have stock yet of the colour (color) I want.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] brawlysnake66:
Hey guys,

For those who bought your device from 232tech, I can affirm to you this is region unlocked, according to Michael that is. After a long message explaining a few things, he replied me with this

"Hi this is Michael,

Thanks for following up with me and I apologize for the confusion.

I can confirm that the S7 which you purchased is 100 percent fully carrier and regional unlocked and does not require an unlocking upon delivery, that means that it is 100 percent compatible with Global GSM networks.

I look forward to hearing back from you and thanks for following up with me!"

Nevertheless, they are kind of disorganized with only replying to messages once every day. And they never went ahead to advertise whether or not it's region locked. Do be aware, the warranty will not work in the north. I'm in Canada.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] usa144:
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I'm confused
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] tl2k2:
i bought one from them too, but i think you guy shouldn't worry too much. if you take a look at their recent reviews, lots of people thanking them not complaining. if anything we can always send it back per the device descriptions or not we can alway contact eBay and paypal.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] jimbos0013:
i am 99% sure that what [MENTION=777123]mathieulh[/MENTION] said is correct
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] el7145:
So here is another email from 232tech in regards to region lock...the jist is you may or may not get a regionally locked 935f...

"Hi this is Michael,

Thanks for reaching out to us and for the purchase I'm glad to further assist you.

Generally our Samsung stock are brand new and unopened, however with the Samsung Global models as you know in recent months, Samsung has regionally locked all Global model phone's so that they are not compatible any US carriers as per all of the information on the web.

We've been in touch with our vendors to possibly receive carrier and regional unlocked phone's and they mentioned that some of the stock is sealed (which is not mentioned on the web) and they've mentioned that they would look into having them import those to us, however at the moment we are not able to see which are factory sealed due to labeling.

I can confirm that if a device is received and label broken, it's been unlocked by authorized Samsung personal.

If for any reason you would like us to cancel and refund the purchase due to this, I could absolutely look into fully refunding you for the purchase. If I'm not able to stop the shipment, I'll send you a prepaid shipping label upon receipt, once received at our facility we'll fully refund you for the purchase.

You may reach me tomorrow if you'd like at 1-646-661-6699 ext 205"

What a mess!
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] usa144:
I have a question, does the region lock is only for US carriers? Lets, say I will be using the phone in South America, will the region lock still apply to me?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] CuBz90:
Yes.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] SlyUK:
If it does come locked. What options exist to unlock it ?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] usa144:
Why did samsung started with this region locking crap?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] Us3Less:
Yes , it's correct . Phone is unlocked , which means it can runs on any telco BUT it's region locked , you'll need a sim card from the specific countries listed to run if first before using another sim . Not only S7 Edge or their flagships , friend had this problem as well with their mid tier phones . There's a sticker on the box , stating which region it's for , not necessary to be from the country you purchased the phone from .
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] el7145:
There is only one possible option that I know of at the moment, and it may not even work...RegionLock Away by Chainfire

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2470551
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] Cst79:
From all these posted emails it looks to me that the seller is smart and they did the 5-minute thing before sending out the phone to buyers. Looks like the best option to me, the cleanest possible option in my opinion.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] usa144:
I talked over the phone with 232Tech, They explained me that the phones are Factory unlocked and Region Unlocked as well and they will not have any issues being used in United states or any other region. You can give them a call at (646) 661-6699 (Option 2).
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] thunderroid:
Guys, did they sihp any of your phones yet? (black or silver )

I got my tracking no. but its not saying anything, just - pre sipment info send to USPS.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] osmosizzz:
They'll likely all ship later today to be here by tomorrow. Sucks though. My impatience is annoying. Keep checking the tracking almost every 4 hours.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] thunderroid:
Same here dude, I just called them, they are shipping today, maybe I won't get it tomorrow as I live in CA (too far away) :(
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] osmosizzz:
I live in New Jersey and they're shipping from Brooklyn. I actually contacted them saying I can drive to Brooklyn and pick it up but they said no. it's definitely getting here tomorrow for me. Usually for California, priority mail takes 2-3 days. :-/. Hopefully it does get there by tomorrow though.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] el7145:
I'm sorta pissed they were selling these without actually having them in Stock. I honestly don't mind if they opened them up to region unlock them...if I do need to return it in the 14 day window I can complain that it wasn't new in box, unopened (avoiding the 20% restock fee). Plus they never charged me sales tax (in NY), which is a big "no no". Don't get me wrong I'm ecstatic I didn't get charged sales, just will make any return easier.

Thanks to everyone updating this thread with the responses from the seller

Ps. Ordered mine on Sunday, been in pre shipment for 2 days
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] thunderroid:
Exactily my point, they started selling on Sunday (black & silver), but they got their stocks yesterday, they should have mentioned that.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] usa144:
More collateral proof that phones are region unlocked:

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[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] thunderroid:
They are out of stock now - http://www.ebay.com/itm/281958361852

1029 Phones sold, WoW
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] gaff15:
Tracking information finally updated. I'll have mine Saturday.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] usa144:
So excited! Bought 2, one will be arriving tomorrow and the other on Saturday.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] thunderroid:
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[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] brawlysnake66:
lol, I'm in Canada, and according to USPS estimation, my phone is suppose to arrive today. Except it just left Ohio yesterday around 11 PM. Got to love USPS
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] jeffreynew23:
At least some of you have some type of confirmation. I ordered my phone last Sunday with an expected delivery of today and I am still seeing pre shipment info sent to USPS as my status.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] thunderroid:
[MENTION=3312860]osmosizzz[/MENTION] has already got his phone from '232tech'

I will probably get mine tomorrow.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] el7145:
I just want to chime in, I received mine today...

It was region unlocked, my Cricket sim worked immediately

It is made in Vietnam, CSC=AFR

Seal appeared to not be broken
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] AhsanU:
Same here.

I ordered mine on the 15th when the silver came into stock, and I've still got pre-shipment information crap.

232tech really aren't the brightest though.. I e-mailed to confirm that I had ordered a silver titanium GS7E, and in the message I referred to it as "silver" and "silver titanium", they replied back saying they will be sure to ship a silver and not the silver titanium.. they're the same thing :eek:

Anyway, I got a PM from them stating that the phone will either come in today, Saturday, or Tuesday.. not sure why Monday is being skipped but whatever. I'm still on the fence about opening this phone because I still love my 6P, and I can't keep both.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] s8freak:
Yep I bought from them and mine shipped right on time and should be here Monday

"And on that bombshell!"

Sent from my Smokin G935A
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] AhsanU:
What day did you order yours, and in what colour? I'm trying to compare shipping dates at this point.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] s8freak:
March 14th in Gold

"And on that bombshell!"

Sent from my Smokin G935A
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] gaff15:
I can confirm I received mine today. Worked on tmobile with out any issues. Box was sealed. I have a black one ordered it last Sunday night
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] tl2k2:
just got mine too, made in viet nam on march 2 2016 AFR kenya, titanium silver but the box was open, but the phone looks new. i'm gonna contact the seller to ask why mine was opened.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] kossiewossie:
I sent my brother who lives in Japan a S7 (G930F) ordered from the UK samsung store and it worked perfectly with his Japanese sim card. Even tho it says clearly on the box that it requires a sim from uk/eu to unlock it.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] runeyus:
Received mine with the seal broken. Looks like they configured some APN settings.

Popped in my Tmobile Sim and it went through no issues. Though I don't see the LTE icon is that normal behavior for these imported phones? Just 4G
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] thunderroid:
Got mine today, sealed, sideloaded Samsung Pay, gives error message. Anybody got Samsung Pay working?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] tl2k2:
what is your color? mine is opened silver titanium, region Kenya but i flash UK firmware completely clean no bloatware at all except microsoft apps.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] runeyus:
Silver Titanium as well region acr Saudi Arabia. You flashed it and got the LTE icon w/Tmobile?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] tl2k2:
unfortunately no, only 4g logo, but everything else is working great, this is the cleanest firmware i came across so far, but somehow i didn't get the urgent small update like other region firmware.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] KING SKILLZ:
Hope this Seller gets more in Silver, really tempted to jump on the black variant, plus its coming from Brooklyn. Emailed him no response yet, wish he had a physical store in Brooklyn you could go and purchase it.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] tl2k2:
more silver are instock right now.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] KING SKILLZ:
yea i saw it back in stock this afternoon, and bought one. hopefully they have in stock physically and i actually receive it this week.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] osmosizzz:
It's a small group firmware thing. Most firmwares ate set to show 4G for LTE. Some firmwares actually show LTE.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] KING SKILLZ:
Anyone root their international yet? if so how did that process go? any difference from any previous U.S device you rooted?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] tungkick:
Need unlock by box . i can do it
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] tl2k2:
Just received my g935f flashed UK firmware update about 74mb, performance enhancement and march security patch. This firmware also seem to fixed the lag when wake up with a sd card installed, FYI: i'm using the 128gb samsung PRO Plus and still have lag before this update.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] s8freak:
Yep received my G935F earlier today and had it rooted and TWRP installed in less than 5 minutes. I'm on stock Rom with Xposed working as well.

Mine came in a sealed box and was region unlocked and my ATT sim worked immediately.

"All we know is...He's called the Stig!"

Sent from my Rockin G935F
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] KaganTurk:
I got mine directly from the samsung retail store in toronto and it was locked. I was with Fido and I went to switch over phone companies today. We put it in the sim card and it asked for a sim pin, it was locked. I called the samsung store ASAP, the employee there told me it's a sim lock device, so it will accept any sim card and will lock to the first sim card you put in it. The region lock means the phone will register the IMEI number to that country in which the phone was first activated in. They told me there is a sticker with the unlock code on it. Once I entered the unlock code it was working with any sim card I put in. So most likely yours will also be coming with an unlock code. Mine was on the otherside of the IMEI number on the box. Once you enter the code the SM-9535F will work with any carrier and any network bands world wide.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] grihmmm:
What about this? Is this region locked? http://smile.amazon.com/Samsung-Gal...&qid=1458648204&sr=8-2&keywords=s7+edge+g935f
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] erapmicks:
Where is your device made from? Vietnam or Korea
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] KaganTurk:
Korea
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] erapmicks:
How much did u buy it for? Man I wanna get a Korean version of exynos

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Yours is exynos correct?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] KaganTurk:
Yes it is Exynos, I got it for $999 CAD, not sure where you are from but I just checked the prices in the states on amazon, lols they say the international model is on sale for $794 I thought it was a good deal at first but turns out it's like $1174 CAD before tax. All together I paid like $1130 CAD after tax.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] erapmicks:
Are u in the US??? Which network u using it with?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] KaganTurk:
No I am from Canada, I am with WIND mobile. I was just saying the phones here in Canada are cheaper. I suggest checking out Samsung website and see if there is a retailer near you. Not sure if you are states or canada, but if you live in canada you might luck out if there is a samsung retailer within driving distance to you.

:cowboy:
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] jacobgong:
So you paied NEGATIVE $44 CAD as tax? Man I had to pay POSITIVE $155

BTW I got mine on Ebay from a seller from Italy, it's not locked at all I just put in my SIM here in Canada and it worked perfectly.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] erapmicks:
Where is your device made from? Korea or vietnam
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] jacobgong:
How do I tell?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] erapmicks:
Back of the device should say manufactured in ****

Or outside the box
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] jacobgong:
Vietnam
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] erapmicks:
Oh ok thanks

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Anyone got a Korean made Exynos version that they got from eBay? Would love to know so I can buy too
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] AshDroidG:
If i purchase the phone in India use it for 5 mins or 10 mins and then factory reset will the region lock be removed? I want to gift the phone to someone who works in the UAE.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] Yakuzahi:
4G in most of the world is LTE. 3G or 3.5G = 3G. Only here in the US, AT&T has decided to call to their 3.5G network 4G.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] chenmenis:
It all worked fine for me until I updated firmware through the auto update app. Now I am getting "no service" permanently. Any ideas how to fix these?

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Think I have the same item as you did and exact same seller. everything worked for me until I update firmware ><

Now it's going "no service" on permenant basis. ><
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] el7145:
I have updated the firmware multiple times using Odin and have had no problems with service.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] Iarwa1N:
Is there any orher way to unlock region lock, I live in Turkey and my friend got me a S7 edge from UK but it is region locked.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] uspsilencer:
Hi, can someone help me I'm confused by this, friend of mine told me it wont work were I'm going Bangladesh in few weeks, i bought mine from Argos sim free, using 3 UK sim, side of box says European sim only.

would it work or not? how do i unlock it?

Thanks
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] thunderroid:
Insert an UK sim, start the phone, make a 5-6 min call to someone, you r good to go, no need to worry about about unlocking or anything else. Good luck
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] ZeroSystem:
I dont have any European Sim Card and Im not in EU!

So, How can I fix this regional sim lock?

If use an Official Turkish ROM is it fix this issues? Because of Im in Turkish!

PS: Im gonna be crazy!!!
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] the_scotsman:
Ask someone in the UK to send you a SIM with a few pounds of credit on it. They're incredibly cheap.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] ZeroSystem:
If I use the UK SIM in Turkey is it fix this lock ****?

And How can I buy? shipping?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] :
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Please be respectful at all times.

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[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] adnanandhoney:
i didnt update my phone since from the date of when i bought its good to use the factory Software for the good results i saw that updates degrade the performance of the phone very badly
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] Ballsyone:
I just bought mine here in the states that was destined for Dubai. When I try and set the dual clock on my home page the phone always puts Dubai on the left side clock and then I can put another time zone on the right side but that is also limited. But, the problem is the phone's internal clock is stuck on Dubai time zone. Can't I change this???
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] Euphratez:
Hi everyone. Sorry for my bad English so it's not my native language.

I wonder it the same issue. I have a S7 SM-G930T it's develop by t.mobile but i live in Turkey. I check the version my phone's use it 6.0.1. I wanna update my phone but I choose manuel update phone says me up do date. So if I update version of the official firmware on Tmobile 7.0 with odin. My phone it's gonna be simlock ?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] instrumentaly:
It's my pleasure to help you about this
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] GSM system:
Dear all...

i have i-mate k-jam i try to upgrading with Official rom the devise is accepted upgrading but after complet freezing also i try to do another upgrading but i see this information i attached the pic cuz i don't see any info .....to upgrading

respactfully