Thinking about buying an unlocked Note

[Zenith49]

and I've been looking on ebay at used ones. I've noticed that there are at least two different model numbers that I've encountered - the n7000 international and the i717 which appears to be US domestic. Wikipedia says that the difference between them is that the n7000 has a slightly faster processor, but they are otherwise the same. Is that the case? I've also seen some marked as i717 LTE. What does that really mean? I thought they were all 4g capable.

I plan on using this phone on a no contract system, so I assume 4g will not be possible even if the phone is capable. Will I still get updates to the os?

Are there any gotchas I should be aware of?

Thanks so much
Z.

 

[Howard Hopkinson]

Samsung Galaxy Note I717 - Full phone specifications Full Specifications. LTE is indeed 4G enabled.

Samsung Galaxy Note N7000 - Full phone specifications Full specifications.

If you are in the UK or Europe, then I recommend you go for the N7000 version of the note.

 

[Omar Days]

like howard said, go for n7000 if in uk or europe.

and yes, you will get os updates if it's unbranded and unlocked.

 

[Zenith49]

I'm in the US. Is the n7000 not appropriate for US users?

TIA
Z.

 

[Omar Days]

The n7000 is gsm I think. The lte version is cdma. Im sure that's the difference. So depends what carrier you're on as to which phone to get

 

[bob60626]

Isn't the LTE version the AT&T model?