Korean Galaxy S III Thread

[M@31]

So, SGS III 3G is available in Korea now (since Monday).

From what I have been told by a source, the 4G LTE will not be available until mid-July here.

[M@31]

Korean SGS III using Samsung's own LTE Baseband chip...

Samsung's own LTE baseband chipset shows up in Korean Galaxy S3 by VR-Zone.com


"Developed in collaboration with AP, the 'CMC221S' LTE baseband will allow network subscribers of local telcos SK Telecom and KT to enjoy high speed data connectivity. The chip supports 2G, GSM, 3G, WCDMA, 4G, and LTE, which technically makes it marketable to almost every country in the world. Another Galaxy S3 SKU for LG U+ gets an additional chip for the 2G CDMA2000 that is also serviced by other companies like Verizon Wireless."

[CR6]

Nice!
This means the quad core/2gb version will work through Verizon's LTE network.
**drool**

[Ollie]

That is great news!!

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[CR6]

Hey Ollie.....would you mind using your frequent flyer miles to swing by Korea and pick me up a couple on your way back to the states? LOL

[Ollie]

Hey Ollie.....would you mind using your frequent flyer miles to swing by Korea and pick me up a couple on your way back to the states? LOL

Unfortunately, I fly east to west lol.

I am curious about the last sentence of that quote. What does the 2G reference?

And why would Samsung not just come out and say that the LTE/Exynos issue is resolved for the American phones?

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[CR6]

Good point! I'm thinking because they already shipped Verizons here and also it'll give them another reason to release a new model in 6 months. The GS3. 5

**tap'n**

[furbearingmammal]

I'm suddenly feeling a rage/hate burn here. Like, really bad, that the US folks are getting hosed.

Of course, that's not uncommon. Someone has to be.

SO JEALOUS!

[M@31]

LG U+ is a different network all together I believe.....

Ill get my paypal all set up when they get released here and am willing to ship phones.
I really am an honest person and if they are available, I have no problem shipping them to people....so long as I do not incur any charges myself in the process.


Sounds like the Korean version are going to be good!

[M@31]

Apparently someone has already found a way to root the 3G and LTE versions of the Korean SGS III, which in my books, is great news!!


Zip files and instructions (in Korean) found here:
Korean SGS III Rooting