Redmi Note 8

kottty

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I'm looking through a few purchase sources like Carousell & Shoppee.

There seems to be so many varieties:- i) Local set with EiN sticker on box, ii) Export set with Global rom, iii) Global Eu set , iv) Global Rom set imported from China.

If I'm not concerned about warranty but I want a full fledged Global rom set that can work for ALL Playstore Apps, can I just go for the Global rom imported sets? How do i know that they are not unlocked bootloader set?
ask seller lo

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like i said most export set with global ROM is unlock bootloader cos they using China set and flash global ROM for u

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Nonsense la, they are plenty of eu set around online and at physical stores and they are at most 15 bucks more than china sets

like i said most export set with global ROM is unlock bootloader cos they using China set and flash global ROM for u

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Nonsense la, they are plenty of eu set around online and at physical stores and they are at most 15 bucks more than china sets
i said most of the export set..i might wrong.i share wat i know and experienced b4.believe or not up to yrs =)

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i said most of the export set..i might wrong.i share wat i know and experienced b4.believe or not up to yrs =)

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Yes the first time i bought a Redmi Note 5 Pro was a china set that came with a fake global rom / unlocked bootloader. That i bought from AliExpress.

Then i bought the second set of Redmi Note 5 Pro for my partner from shopee. A local seller. Also received a china set that came with fake global rom / unlocked bootloader.

Ended up i had to create 2 xiaomi account and follow the instruction to unlock the bootloader and flash it to a Global rom.

this time round i bought 2 sets from shopee. messaged seller and said its global set and comes with 1 year local warranty by Xiaomi Service center Singapore.

will update here again if i receive a global set with global rom.
 

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Xiaomi official global @shopee selling original global version? Can install bank apps.?

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Xiaomi official global @shopee selling original global version? Can install bank apps.?

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i just bought 2 sets from xiaomiofficialstore.sg from Shopee Mall.

Me steady, will update if real or fake rom. china or global set. warranty or no warranty.

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Xiaomi official global @shopee selling original global version? Can install bank apps.?

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i just bought 2 sets from xiaomiofficialstore.sg from Shopee Mall.

Me steady, will update if real or fake rom. china or global set. warranty or no warranty.



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Yes, official Global ROM set. 1 year Xiaomi SG warranty. Banking apps (POSB, OCBC, CIMB) all working well. Google Pay using NFC working as well. Mcdonalds app working too if anyone is wondering.

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Yes, official Global ROM set. 1 year Xiaomi SG warranty. Banking apps (POSB, OCBC, CIMB) all working well. Google Pay using NFC working as well. Mcdonalds app working too if anyone is wondering.

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Thank you for clearing the air! appreciated!
 

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Hi guys, ive bought a local note 8 pro set but having problem transferring my sms messages from my mi5 to this phone.

ive tried mi mover and the messages disappeared even though it said successful.
ive also tried sms send and restore app and also doesnt work.

One tihng i noticed was that my mi5 came with messaging app called 'messaging' but the note 8 app is called 'messages'. their icon are different too and seemed to be the default sms app that came with the phone.

did you guys managed to transfer sms from your previous phone to note 8?
 

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Hi guys what's the best promotion or discount now to get Note 8 Pro? Can be 64gb or 128gb. Lazada? Shopee? Qoo10? Carousell?

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Cheapest I found global rom 128gb export set for $295.

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Hi guys, ive bought a local note 8 pro set but having problem transferring my sms messages from my mi5 to this phone.

ive tried mi mover and the messages disappeared even though it said successful.
ive also tried sms send and restore app and also doesnt work.

One tihng i noticed was that my mi5 came with messaging app called 'messaging' but the note 8 app is called 'messages'. their icon are different too and seemed to be the default sms app that came with the phone.

did you guys managed to transfer sms from your previous phone to note 8?
Clear cache of messages app.
If cannot, clear all data of messages app. But backup your current messages first.

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Clear cache of messages app.
If cannot, clear all data. But backup your current messages first.

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Thanks for your advice.

However, strangely the messages started coming in after I switched between FB Messenger app(there is a sms setting) and the provided Messages app.
After disabling the FB Messenger App and setting the Messages app as the default Sms platform. The messages started loading into the messages App. I guess my process 'woke up' the OS to activate the transfer.
 

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Hi guys what's the best promotion or discount now to get Note 8 Pro? Can be 64gb or 128gb. Lazada? Shopee? Qoo10? Carousell?

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Cheapest 128GB Local set with warranty was $308-$30(2.2 VDay voucher) -$10(shopee coins) -$10(dash $10 Promo) =$258

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