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US Cell phone in Philippines
« on: January 04, 2013, 08:43:46 AM »
I've got an older Droid2 Global phone and was about to get an upgrade. I'm curious if I would be able to send this to my girl and she be able to use it with skype and all that as well in the Philppines?


She doesn't know anything about my idea but thought it would work out great for both of us if I could do it. Could be a birthday present come May.

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Re: US Cell phone in Philippines
« Reply #1 on: January 04, 2013, 10:24:08 AM »
Maybe send an offline to TheKFC here and ask. He's real busy lately with work, wife and baby, but if anyone here knows, it's him.
 
Kind of twisted in a way, but if 'You are what you drive' in the USA--- 'You are what phone you carry' in the Philippines. Hardly anyone owns cars there, but phones are huge status symbols instead. They have a huge variety, including phones there we never see here--their Samsung Galaxy S3 runs a quad core processor, our GS3 a dual core for example.
 
For some reason, Blackberrys are still 'cool' there and Apple carries a lot of clout. I have heard of guys bringing suitcases of iPhones to Asia for easy resale and tripling their investment assuming they slide by customs.
 
Not sure about the Droid, but I wanted the Droid Maxx HD real bad. Google now owns Motorola and they rock, but cater more to the male market, with their typically black, solidly built, Kevlar backed phones--they have superior antenae recption and other good stuff.  I had to get the Samsung Galaxy S3, as Verizon was phasing out the unlimited data plan just days after it was released and I got 'grandfathered' in.
 
I hear the more expensive 'International Quad Core' Galaxy S3 is quite a piece of technology and lately Filipinos are big about almost everything Korean.
 
Make sure you know if you need a GSM or CDMA phone....
« Last Edit: January 04, 2013, 10:29:30 AM by robert angel »
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Re: US Cell phone in Philippines
« Reply #2 on: January 04, 2013, 07:34:37 PM »
Which version of the D2 do you have? The one with or the one without the SIM insert?

If you have the CDMA/GSM version then make sure that both "network"  is unlocked - CDMA & GSM.  Verizon at one time was only unlocking the CDMA portion & not the GSM for their customers who requested it unlock.

It should pickup wifi in the PI, if not then she just have to go into the setting menu to "activate" the wifi & that is easy to do. Menu - Settings - Wireless & Network - Wifi Settings.
Once she go in & set the wifi, it should start picking up the nearby wifi.
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Re: US Cell phone in Philippines
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Re: US Cell phone in Philippines
« Reply #3 on: January 05, 2013, 06:50:15 AM »
Yes, it's got the sim card.


I would plan on rooting it and unlocking everything. Just want to make sure she'll be able to put in a new SIM and then cell phone and internet on the phone will work normally.

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Re: US Cell phone in Philippines
« Reply #4 on: January 05, 2013, 08:20:09 PM »
Once it is unlocked the SIM card will work in the PI.

She just have to go into the menu and change the network mode to GSM/UMTS. Even if you change the network mode for her, she may still have to go in and change the network mode. This Droid phone usually block the use of GSM in the USA (even if it is unlock); so if you change it and turn it on, it may "automatically" revert back to CDMA if it picks up a signal - thank Verizon for that  ::) . Outside the USA it will not block the usage of GSM - only inside the USA.

So just completely unlock it, root it, put as many "useful" apps on there for her and sent it to her. It will be ready for usage once she change the network mode.

Also, she should be getting 3G speed in the PI (where available) as this Droid support it in the PI.
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Re: US Cell phone in Philippines
« Reply #5 on: January 06, 2013, 04:38:00 AM »
Awesome! Exactly what I wanted to hear. Thanks!

 

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