How do I get the international version of the Samsung Galaxy S2?

Question

I live in America and the S2 is not available over here. My contract with T-Mobile is over next September but I can upgrade this October for full discount. I've been looking at the international version of the S2 for a while now and I would love it if T-Mobile comes out with the exact same model. However, I heard about the Hercules coming out as the S2 and the leaked photos of the phone is quite ugly looking. So my question is where can I buy the unlocked international version of the S2 for cheap that I can just slide my T-mobile sim card in and use it?
Thanks in advance!

Answer 1

You can buy the Samsung Galaxy S II unlocked cell phone for cheap price on Amazon, the most trusted U.S. store online. I found some of them here



Samsung Galaxy S2 Unlocked Smartphone & Accessories, Case, Screen Protector, etc.

>> http://www.amazon.com/b?ie=UTF8&node=2335752011&tag=prdz01-20&keywords=Samsung+Galaxy+S2

Answer 2

I am also with t-mobile and I purchased the unlocked version of the Galaxy S2 from Amazon. I returned it the next day. What I found out is that you can only get edge with t-mobile (AT&T can get 3g but not t-mobile). This means that the hotspot and face time do not work. I am patiently waiting to see if t-mobile gets the Galaxy S2. Two of my children have the GX2 and the HTC sensation and they both like them but the battery isn't what it should be.

Answer 3

most 4g phones from different cell providers use differnt 4g technology

the drawback with is, is a 4g phone from one provider isn't going to work 100% with another company



the other drawback is that without buying a new contract, the companies charge LARGE amounts for phones, a new S2 likely will be $600+