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post #11 of 2078
7/9/12 at 5:59am
If anyone has an experience with the AT&T Galaxy SE LTE performance in NYC (or anywhere in the U.S.), please share. Also, my GF is heading to London for a year in September. If I got her a Galaxy S3, would it be usable internationally?
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7/9/12 at 6:01am
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If anyone has an experience with the AT&T Galaxy SE LTE performance in NYC (or anywhere in the U.S.), please share. Also, my GF is heading to London for a year in September. If I got her a Galaxy S3, would it be usable internationally?

I have not seen anything in my research that says that it is a world phone but I'll look into it and see what I can find.

Edit:

So far all I find is an article that says that the Samsung Galaxy S3 has a world roaming feature that would allow it to be used overseas, now this makes me wonder what the charges would be? I bet that would totally dependent on the carrier.
Edited by WeirdHarold - 7/9/12 at 6:12am
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post #13 of 2078
7/9/12 at 6:03am
Heyy,

I acquired the S3 on friday!

I find the phone operates without any sticking, crashing or anything of that nature. It has handled all processes and applications perfectly.

The camera is extremely good, from taking portraites / landscapes through to macro shots.

The screen is amazing and is a viewing pleasure.



I have 10mb wireless internet at home and the phone connects consistently shows at at 5mb download and 1mb upoad with speed test.

The phone is surprisingly light given the dimensions, its typically the first comment I get when a friend takes a look.

I am using the phone quite heavily on the wireless at the moment while I gather the applications I want, the battery life exceeds my expectations.


Albeit not the most technical of reviews however a positive review nonetheless biggrin.gif


Note: the above comments are whilst the phone is in use on auto brightness and battery saving mode.



With reference to cases; as the screen has a large surface area I opted for something that covers the screen and a screen protector. (I also dont have insurance).

Cases / Accessories I bought:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0080SYG18/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0082AXUWA/ref=oh_details_o01_s00_i00
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B003HIWHN0/ref=oh_details_o02_s00_i00
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00835GSB4/ref=oh_details_o03_s00_i00

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7/9/12 at 6:08am
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I have not seen anything in my research that says that it is a world phone but I'll look into it and see what I can find.

Same here. I could, however, pick her up the international edition, yes? Do you happen to know what is generally considered the best cellular carrier for London?
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7/9/12 at 6:22am
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Same here. I could, however, pick her up the international edition, yes? Do you happen to know what is generally considered the best cellular carrier for London?

Added this as an edit to your above question:
So far all I find is an article that says that the Samsung Galaxy S3 has a world roaming feature that would allow it to be used overseas, now this makes me wonder what the charges would be? I bet that would totally dependent on the carrier.

As for the best carrier in London as the only 2 places outside the US I've ever gone were both still on the North American continent I'd have no clue LoL biggrin.gif I believe that Vodafone is still over in Europe somewhere. They are the company that bought out or merged with AirTouch to form Verizon in 2000, but I believe that they still operate over in Europe.
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7/9/12 at 6:30am
I got mine here in the UK a few weeks ago and love it!

I know the version the US will be receiving is slightly different but i'm sure you'll be very happy with it.
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I have not seen anything in my research that says that it is a world phone but I'll look into it and see what I can find.

Same here. I could, however, pick her up the international edition, yes? Do you happen to know what is generally considered the best cellular carrier for London?

The bigger carriers in the UK are Vodafone, O2 and Orange. These are generally considered the better carriers although I know people who are using a few others with no problems. All of these offer exclusive benefits too, Vodafone for example offer the chance to win free tickets to music festivals and F1 races whilst Orange offers free cinema tickets on certain days of the week.

Hope this information helps somewhat.
Edited by Crooksy - 7/9/12 at 6:35am
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7/9/12 at 6:37am
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I got mine here in the UK a few weeks ago and love it!
I know the version the US will be receiving is slightly different but i'm sure you'll be very happy with it.

As I understand it there are 3 differences between the international version and the US version

1: The Processor, the international version got Samsung's own 4 core while the US version gets a Snapdragon S4 dual core. This is due to LTE network radios having issues with 4 core processors.

2: Memory, the international version only gets 1 Gig while the US version gets 2 Gigs.

3: The Network radios because obviously the US versions will need LTE radios.
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7/9/12 at 7:17am
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I got mine here in the UK a few weeks ago and love it!
I know the version the US will be receiving is slightly different but i'm sure you'll be very happy with it.
The bigger carriers in the UK are Vodafone, O2 and Orange. These are generally considered the better carriers although I know people who are using a few others with no problems. All of these offer exclusive benefits too, Vodafone for example offer the chance to win free tickets to music festivals and F1 races whilst Orange offers free cinema tickets on certain days of the week.
Hope this information helps somewhat.

Thanks for this info. Is there a 4g LTE equivalent out there in the UK? Or is the Galaxy S3 only 3g? Basically, I need to get her a phone that can operate in the US and the UK; I assume she will have to swap SIM cards, but she's okay with that. My hope is that I can get her the international edition of the S3 and have her swap the SIM cards out depending on where she is.
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7/9/12 at 7:30am
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I think that if I were you I'd call your carrier here in the US and ask them that if you were to need to use the phone overseas could it be used with a network carrier over there with a simcard replacement.
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