Lg G Pro D838 in the UK

jscsltd · Apr 19, 2014

Hi,
Wonder if anyone has tried the D838 model in the UK? I'm on the T-Mobile/EE network but not too bothered about 4G.

Thanks in anticipation.

John

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stupc · Apr 20, 2014

jscsltd said:
Hi,
Wonder if anyone has tried the D838 model in the UK? I'm on the T-Mobile/EE network but not too bothered about 4G.

Thanks in anticipation.

John

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Hi John,

I've had a D838 model in the UK for the past fortnight, imported from Hong Long. Haven't used the 4G because I'm on GiffGaff, which uses the O2 network, and the D838 can't get 4G on the bandwidth they have (I'm switching to Three very soon though, which should solve that "problem").

But mine works absolutely fine here, no problems whatsoever. Switched from a Note 2, which I'd had for almost two years - that was the best phone I'd ever had, but the G Pro 2 is substantially better - even the infra-red controller works perfectly (which, for some reason, I didn't expect)!

It's a fantastic phone!

Only downside at the moment is a lack of easy root for the phone, but no doubt that will come.

Any particular questions you had??
-StuPC

buenarc · Apr 20, 2014

stupc said:
Hi John,

I've had a D838 model in the UK for the past fortnight, imported from Hong Long. Haven't used the 4G because I'm on GiffGaff, which uses the O2 network, and the D838 can't get 4G on the bandwidth they have (I'm switching to Three very soon though, which should solve that "problem").

But mine works absolutely fine here, no problems whatsoever. Switched from a Note 2, which I'd had for almost two years - that was the best phone I'd ever had, but the G Pro 2 is substantially better - even the infra-red controller works perfectly (which, for some reason, I didn't expect)!

It's a fantastic phone!

Only downside at the moment is a lack of easy root for the phone, but no doubt that will come.

Any particular questions you had??
-StuPC

Thank you for the information. Very helpful

jscsltd · Apr 20, 2014

Hi
Thanks very much for your reply. That certainly helps.
Where did you get yours from and what did you pay for it?
I'm still in two minds as to whether to wait for the D837 European model as the frequency coverage might be better suited to the UK and any travel in Europe.
Also, just wondering if LG might up the spec on the D837.

Thanks, John.

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buenarc · Apr 20, 2014

jscsltd said:
Hi
Thanks very much for your reply. That certainly helps.
Where did you get yours from and what did you pay for it?
I'm still in two minds as to whether to wait for the D837 European model as the frequency coverage might be better suited to the UK and any travel in Europe.
Also, just wondering if LG might up the spec on the D837.

Thanks, John.

Sent from my SM-T320 using xda app-developers app

Thank you for the information. Very helpful

stupc · Apr 21, 2014

jscsltd said:
Hi
Thanks very much for your reply. That certainly helps.
Where did you get yours from and what did you pay for it?
I'm still in two minds as to whether to wait for the D837 European model as the frequency coverage might be better suited to the UK and any travel in Europe.
Also, just wondering if LG might up the spec on the D837.

Thanks, John.

Sent from my SM-T320 using xda app-developers app

Bought mine from eBay for £478 - couldn't wait for the D837, which (as far as I'm aware) still hasn't been confirmed for the UK...

candyman993 · May 4, 2014

Hi all..does this mean that the d838 will work fine in using 3g nd 4G on ee ? I'm also wanting to buy this phone...there is a eBay seller based in the UK that stock these..best price i can find is £395 with free delivery I'll will try nd share the link on here

stupc · May 4, 2014

candyman993 said:
Hi all..does this mean that the d838 will work fine in using 3g nd 4G on ee ? I'm also wanting to buy this phone...there is a eBay seller based in the UK that stock these..best price i can find is £395 with free delivery I'll will try nd share the link on here

I've used mine on Giffgaff (which piggybacks on the O2 network) but now switched to Three so I can use 4G (the D838 won't work with O2's 4G network, but does work with Three's).
Calls and data have all worked absolutely fine on both networks - not a single problem.

EE's 4G works on the 1800MHz band, which the D838 can use.

One small warning about buying at that price - be careful you don't get hit with customs charges. I bought mine at £478 because they guaranteed no customs charges (it was sent to a UK address, then sent to me from there), but I bought a previous phone nice and cheap from HK and had to pay about £60 to customs, which meant it was no cheaper!

-StuPC

candyman993 · May 4, 2014

Thanks for the reply so quick....I cant share the eBay link on here for some reason..im using my mobile though..ive contacted the seller..nd he has loads in stock already in the UK. ..so there is no other extra fees..nd everything is legit too...so I think I'm going to go ahead nd get 1 in the next few weeks..glad it works with ee...hope 3 works too...hope some one can point me the right direction to share the eBay link

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stupc · May 4, 2014

candyman993 said:
Thanks for the reply so quick....I cant share the eBay link on here for some reason..im using my mobile though..ive contacted the seller..nd he has loads in stock already in the UK. ..so there is no other extra fees..nd everything is legit too...so I think I'm going to go ahead nd get 1 in the next few weeks..glad it works with ee...hope 3 works too...hope some one can point me the right direction to share the eBay link

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It's a fantastic phone - you won't regret it.

Guitarfreak26 · May 6, 2014

Did you guys have to change anything in the lte service menu to access 4g?

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stupc · May 8, 2014

Guitarfreak26 said:
Did you guys have to change anything in the lte service menu to access 4g?

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I'm with Three and I didn't have to change anything. Used 4G for the first time last night - jeez, that's fast!!! :good:

In fact, thinking about it, I haven't had to change any settings, except to disable Taiwanese language in the keyboard.

acg · May 18, 2014

How are you finding the D838 on EE?

Thinking hard about getting one and don't know whether to wait for the D837.

Not too worried about 4g at the moment as their H+ is fast enough for me currently

Cheers

N55 · May 26, 2014

I'm also in this situation too, thinking i should wait for the D837 variant just for the added 800MHz band (as EE will soon use that too), the D838 version is already well less than £400 from UK sellers on ebay.

What is LG delaying for i wonder? If Motorola release a decent phablet before the D837 comes out, I could be swayed to that model.

bobsie41 · May 27, 2014

I've just bought a new one on eBay from a UK seller for £320. I'm on EE but don't have 4g in my area. I'll keep you guys posted after I receive it tomorrow.
I'm rather hoping that everything works as it should as it looks an awesome device. I'm coming from the G2. ?

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acg · May 27, 2014

£320! Wow good price. Cheapest I've seen is £354.

Also on a G2 so would be interested to hear your thoughts.

Cheers

bobsie41 said:
I've just bought a new one on eBay from a UK seller for £320. I'm on EE but don't have 4g in my area. I'll keep you guys posted after I receive it tomorrow.
I'm rather hoping that everything works as it should as it looks an awesome device. I'm coming from the G2. ?

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bobsie41 · May 27, 2014

acg said:
£320! Wow good price. Cheapest I've seen is £354.

Also on a G2 so would be interested to hear your thoughts.

Cheers

I have my concerns but I'm really hoping that it works well in this country. The device looks awesome, I was going to look at the G3 but if this one doesn't have any localisation issues then I will be a very happy man. I had never even considered LG devices until I bought the G2 on a whim in January and have to say that I'm very pleasantly surprised with the quality (and value) that they provide.
All being well I'll be able to hold my head up high again next to my wife's Note 3.

ahmadcentral · May 27, 2014

The G Pro 2 works fine in the UK.

The only thing that doesn't work is QVoice, but seeing as no one cares about it then it doesn't matter one bit.

Still a bit puzzled why LG never released the D837 at all though.

bobsie41 · May 29, 2014

acg said:
£320! Wow good price. Cheapest I've seen is £354.

Also on a G2 so would be interested to hear your thoughts.

Cheers

Received my Taiwanese D838 yesterday put my EE sim card and 64gb micro sd in it then booted up. No issues at all, just like I'd bought a UK device. Set my languages to English UK of course. Wow, don't know what I was worried about

what a great device and to cap it all, I plugged it into the LG PC Suite and updated from 10e to 10f without an issue. For anybody in the same boat as me, just get one, you won't regret it.

acg · May 29, 2014

Great news. Tempting, tempting, tempting.

It has the option for recent apps button in the nav bar doesn't it? [

QUOTE=bobsie41;53007996]Received my Taiwanese D838 yesterday put my EE sim card and 64gb micro sd in it then booted up. No issues at all, just like I'd bought a UK device. Set my languages to English UK of course. Wow, don't know what I was worried about

what a great device and to cap it all, I plugged it into the LG PC Suite and updated from 10e to 10f without an issue. For anybody in the same boat as me, just get one, you won't regret it.[/QUOTE]

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