[Q] Buying this phone in Europe - X 2014 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hi guys,
I really want to buy the Moto X, but here in Germany the price for a bamboo one with 32GB ist a whopping 600€. And buying the Moto X for 600€, whereas my Nexus 5 costs 250€ less? Yeah no. In addition, the Nexus 6 will probably be cheaper as well, so I just cant justify spending that much money on the Moto X. Does anyone know, where I could get it cheaper (import etc.)? I mean, if I converted the USD price in euros it would cost 450€. Would really appreciate any suggestions

Radixtrator said:
Hi guys,
I really want to buy the Moto X, but here in Germany the price for a bamboo one with 32GB ist a whopping 600€. And buying the Moto X for 600€, whereas my Nexus 5 costs 250€ less? Yeah no. In addition, the Nexus 6 will probably be cheaper as well, so I just cant justify spending that much money on the Moto X. Does anyone know, where I could get it cheaper (import etc.)? I mean, if I converted the USD price in euros it would cost 450€. Would really appreciate any suggestions
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Someone mentioned that they were able to buy the Moto X with a key for motomaker at the Phone House (DE site) with free upgrade to either wood or leather.

floepie said:
Someone mentioned that they were able to buy the Moto X with a key for motomaker at the Phone House (DE site) with free upgrade to either wood or leather.
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Its still 580€...

That's full price of the phone...my att model 16gb was $529 I believe. My wife's new iPhone was freaking $850...Nuts

Does anybody know already - is the unbranded european version of moto x (uk, de, fr..) identical to the pure version? I mean does it have the unlockable bootloader?

piskr said:
Does anybody know already - is the unbranded european version of moto x (uk, de, fr..) identical to the pure version? I mean does it have the unlockable bootloader?
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Yup it is. Only US has different versions due to the carrier stuff. Here its all the pure version

Radixtrator said:
Yup it is. Only US has different versions due to the carrier stuff. Here its all the pure version
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Thanks. Do you know what XT model is European Moto X or which LTE bands are supported? Are there different builds for EU countries like were for previous Moto x? You can't find any useful information on the sellers sites and asking them for help is fruitless. They don't know what they sell.

piskr said:
Thanks. Do you know what XT model is European Moto X or which LTE bands are supported? Are there different builds for EU countries like were for previous Moto x? You can't find any useful information on the sellers sites and asking them for help is fruitless. They don't know what they sell.
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At this moment the pure edition doesn't support European LTE bands. It only supports bands 2, 4 and 17. Motorola said they will unlock bands 3, 5 and 7 soon via a software update. 3 and 7 are the important ones to Germany.

Radixtrator said:
Yup it is. Only US has different versions due to the carrier stuff. Here its all the pure version
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But we still don't if it's pure in the sense that the boot loader is unlockable. Can anyone confirm?

Motorola makes amazing phones but on the other hand it' s full of dirty tricks that annoy its customers. Remember that previous version was different for unlocked USA model, European and even Asian model. Does anybody has already new Eropean Moto X and can confirm that it is XT1095 and not 1094 or 1093 model?

piskr said:
Motorola makes amazing phones but on the other hand it' s full of dirty tricks that annoy its customers. Remember that previous version was different for unlocked USA model, European and even Asian model. Does anybody has already new Eropean Moto X and can confirm that it is XT1095 and not 1094 or 1093 model?
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Huh? 95 pure is USA only. Of what dirty tricks do you speak?

Well, it's a long history of them. Browse Motorola forums. Motorola is far to servile to the operators to the detriement of its own customers. Never truely analyzed whether such a policy pays off. I personally believe that their phones could sell better. It's not normal to not reveil significant parts of specifications for different models, weird mess with lte bands, blocked tethering, voip..
And those are only last issues.

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Moto X in the UK?

Has anyone in the UK got a moto x? What is it like? How did you obtain it and how much was it?
Sucks that no one has tried
Moto X in Egypt
ste1164 said:
Has anyone in the UK got a moto x? What is it like? How did you obtain it and how much was it?
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In Egypt we have the same GSM N/W like Europe, I managed to purchase a Moto X from ebay, it's a Mexican one (America Movil).
Moto X is great and working perfect on Vodafone EG.
Did you buy one from american eBay and import it? Do egypt need to pay import taxes in egypt?
Shame
My family are in the US at the moment... But i have 4G on EE.
Don't think this would work due to LTE bands are different from AT&T to EE

Can I change system version to US?

So I think my phone is build in Mexico i bought it cheap on ebay, unfortunately update seems to be slower outside of US. I just wondering if there is way for me to flash system version to US T-mobile or something?
emptydream said:
So I think my phone is build in Mexico i bought it cheap on ebay, unfortunately update seems to be slower outside of US. I just wondering if there is way for me to flash system version to US T-mobile or something?
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All US
carriers motos are made in the US, all other carriers motos are l made in china. If your bootloader is unlocked then you can almost flash any gsm carriers rom
Sent on my Moto X

[Q] Possible to buy UK Moto X in the US?

The US motorola site lets you purchase a Moto G (Global GSM) model at the same price of 199$ for the 16GB one.
I was wondering if its possible to buy a Moto X (XT1052) UK edition (with LTE 1800mhz) from the US at around the same price (329$).
The Moto X if bought in UK converts to around 550$ which is prohibitively high and you don't get the customization options as well.
I wouldn't say so, whoever Motorola's distributor is in the UK wouldn't be over joyed by that.
Are you in Europe or USA?
Tapatalked from my G PAD 8.3
damchey said:
The US motorola site lets you purchase a Moto G (Global GSM) model at the same price of 199$ for the 16GB one.
I was wondering if its possible to buy a Moto X (XT1052) UK edition (with LTE 1800mhz) from the US at around the same price (329$).
The Moto X if bought in UK converts to around 550$ which is prohibitively high and you don't get the customization options as well.
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Yup, ebay. but for that price probably only used ones. Hope that helps!
Also, you could see which US versions match your bands since they're on sale for cheap for another week.
younger06 said:
I wouldn't say so, whoever Motorola's distributor is in the UK wouldn't be over joyed by that.
Are you in Europe or USA?
Tapatalked from my G PAD 8.3
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Am in Asia actually and am trying to have a friend in the USA buy it from Motomaker. And the LTE band used here is band 3 (1800), which the UK Moto X (XT1052) has.
The used UK models on ebay are double the price of a brand new US moto x. Guess I'll have to skip LTE.
I am in Ireland and to get a 32gb Dev Edition, I had to buy from the USA. I won't need LTE for probably 2 years.
Mine including shipping cost me €320
There are people in Ireland and on Ebay looking for €600 for them!!
Tapatalked from my MotoX Dev Edition.

Dual Sim Version?

Seems I'm the first one to open a Thread for the Moto G 2014. *proud*
Did anyone find a source to get a dual-sim version of the Moto G(2) 2014? Preferably on the European mainland.
I'm thankful for every information I can get!
Cheers,
M
Mehrsau said:
Seems I'm the first one to open a Thread for the Moto G 2014. *proud*
Did anyone find a source to get a dual-sim version of the Moto G(2) 2014? Preferably on the European mainland.
I'm thankful for every information I can get!
Cheers,
M
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Motorola gave out the dual-SIM version to journalists, including myself, yesterday. Is this not the one being sold on Amazon?
Actually, I find it hard to see anything on Amazon. Not helped by Motorola thinking it could call the new Moto G the Moto G (2nd generation) or Moto G 2014 as people are also calling it.
It makes it quite hard to identify which is which on the website, and no doubt elsewhere.
jonmorris said:
Motorola gave out the dual-SIM version to journalists, including myself, yesterday. Is this not the one being sold on Amazon?
Actually, I find it hard to see anything on Amazon. Not helped by Motorola thinking it could call the new Moto G the Moto G (2nd generation) or Moto G 2014 as people are also calling it.
It makes it quite hard to identify which is which on the website, and no doubt elsewhere.
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I don't know what is sold on Amazon? With Amazon I would give it a blind order try but I can't find it on .co.uk nor on .de. Did you find it?
Not yet. Lots of the original 3G model at some rather inflated prices though.
Any chance you can upload 2 or 3 pictures taken with it?
India
Mehrsau said:
Seems I'm the first one to open a Thread for the Moto G 2014. *proud*
Did anyone find a source to get a dual-sim version of the Moto G(2) 2014? Preferably on the European mainland.
I'm thankful for every information I can get!
Cheers,
M
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I don't know about the European mainland but you can get it in India from Flipkart.com; sales are starting from tonight at sharp 1200hrs.
Yes, the European version is with dual sim, at least believing on Expansys and Handteck, that already are selling the phone... can't find it on amazon thought..
The only downside there it seems to exist is that there are only a 8GB version
Sorry to tag on this thread, does the 2014 moto G have a multi colour LED notification?
Lots of misleading info out there...anyone know whether the US has a dual SIM version and the bands for the dual SIM versions? The Motorola website as it is now is pretty useless.
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Mehrsau said:
I don't know what is sold on Amazon? With Amazon I would give it a blind order try but I can't find it on .co.uk nor on .de. Did you find it?
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Before I ordered mine on friday I asked Motorola Germany via facebook if it has dual sim as i couldn't find any infos on motorola Hompage or the german onlineshop (notebooksbilliger.de - they sold on friday with 32GB microSD for € 199,-). On facebook they told me it has dual sim.
tropenfrucht said:
Before I ordered mine on friday I asked Motorola Germany via facebook if it has dual sim as i couldn't find any infos on motorola Hompage or the german onlineshop (notebooksbilliger.de - they sold on friday with 32GB microSD for € 199,-). On facebook they told me it has dual sim.
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Some people reported on Android-Hilfe.de they received the dual sim version over nbb.de. I ordered mine yesterday.
Mehrsau said:
Some people reported on Android-Hilfe.de they received the dual sim version over nbb.de. I ordered mine yesterday.
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When you get yours could you report the model number and the frequencies used by the phone?
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kilowatt95 said:
When you get yours could you report the model number and the frequencies used by the phone?
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XT 1068
(German retail)
GSM 850/900/1800/1900, WCDMA 850/900/1900/2100
Today, my new Moto G arrived...
And the screen looks great!
Model: XT1069
DTV Dual SIM 16GB
Country: Brazil
Where did u get yours from ?
rafaelbrunner said:
Today, my new Moto G arrived...
And the screen looks great!
Model: XT1069
DTV Dual SIM 16GB
Country: Brazil
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Where did you buy it from rafael ?
I'm planning on getting mine but I'm not sure which seller would ship it quicker. (I was between Walmart and Submarino - These are Brazil only retailers if someone is wondering).
It may be a great phone from what I've been researching.
marakahutaya said:
Where did you buy it from rafael ?
I'm planning on getting mine but I'm not sure which seller would ship it quicker. (I was between Walmart and Submarino - These are Brazil only retailers if someone is wondering).
It may be a great phone from what I've been researching.
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I bought mine from lojaoficialmotorola . com . br
Purchased on Saturday, arrived on Tuesday, 3 days later!
No regrets so far...
Also got my "normal" moto g 2014 yesterday with dual sim from a German retailer
One doubt guy, does both sims support 3G ?? I heard that only the first supports 3G, the second only 2G...
Is this true??
No one can help me???

[Q] Droid Turbo works outside of the US?

Hi, if i buy a Droid Turbo from Verizon at full cost, will I be able to use it in Central America with a 850 HSDPA band and get good speeds on 3G (1 to 2 mbps)? Or does it just use Edge outside of Verizon?
fba9398 said:
Hi, if i buy a Droid Turbo from Verizon at full cost, will I be able to use it in Central America with a 850 HSDPA band and get good speeds on 3G (1 to 2 mbps)? Or does it just use Edge outside of Verizon?
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The turbo covers hsdpa 850 so it should work fine on 3g. You'd just need to add the correct apn
fba9398 said:
Hi, if i buy a Droid Turbo from Verizon at full cost, will I be able to use it in Central America with a 850 HSDPA band and get good speeds on 3G (1 to 2 mbps)? Or does it just use Edge outside of Verizon?
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fba9398 said:
Hi, if i buy a Droid Turbo from Verizon at full cost, will I be able to use it in Central America with a 850 HSDPA band and get good speeds on 3G (1 to 2 mbps)? Or does it just use Edge outside of Verizon?
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Why not buy the mexican version who is already unlocked and with the correct bands?.
Galaxo60 said:
Why not buy the mexican version who is already unlocked and with the correct bands?.
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Because I don't know when the Mexican version (Moto Maxx) is coming out and probably the price is going to be around $800, that's the price in Brazil while the Verizon version is going to be rough $650
fba9398 said:
Because I don't know when the Mexican version (Moto Maxx) is coming out and probably the price is going to be around $800, that's the price in Brazil while the Verizon version is going to be rough $650
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Brazil and Mexico are really different countries, so also the prices are. The Moto Maxx start to sell on Nov 13, and it will cost the same as the Verizon version. The only version that Motorola would be selling here is the Ballistic Nylon version with 64GB. All the information was from the yesterday's announcement, so I guess it's a better option.
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Galaxo60 said:
Brazil and Mexico are really different countries, so also the prices are. The Moto Maxx start to sell on Nov 13, and it will cost the same as the Verizon version. The only version that Motorola would be selling here is the Ballistic Nylon version with 64GB. All the information was from the yesterday's announcement, so I guess it's a better option.
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Where did you get that info? Can I get a link?
Works great sure . Using it in Italy. LTE perfrct working too.
Best in the world !! Turbo
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fba9398 said:
Where did you get that info? Can I get a link?
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As I wrote before, the information was from the announcement here in Mexico; here you go:
http://blogmotorolalatam.blogspot.mx/2014/11/moto-maxx-elige-vivir-la-vida-sin.html
Youre right and it looks like a great device but how can I get it shipped to the US or in my country, Costa Rica?
Galaxo60 said:
As I wrote before, the information was from the announcement here in Mexico; here you go:
http://blogmotorolalatam.blogspot.mx/2014/11/moto-maxx-elige-vivir-la-vida-sin.html
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You're right and it looks like a great device but how can I get it shipped to the US or in my country, Costa Rica?
fba9398 said:
Youre right and it looks like a great device but how can I get it shipped to the US or in my country, Costa Rica?
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fba9398 said:
You're right and it looks like a great device but how can I get it shipped to the US or in my country, Costa Rica?
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I know for sure that people would be selling them in eBay or a page called "Mercado Libre", that is kind of the mexican eBay. In Mercado Libre they already sell all the newest phones at very reasonable prices; you can always ask to some vendor if he is willing to make international shipping, because some vendors do it and some don't.
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Galaxo60 said:
I know for sure that people would be selling them in eBay or a page called "Mercado Libre", that is kind of the mexican eBay. In Mercado Libre they already sell all the newest phones at very reasonable prices; you can always ask to some vendor if he is willing to make international shipping, because some vendors do it and some don't.
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Actually in Costa Rica we also have Mercadolibre, but here the phones are about $300 to $400 more, with eBay the problem is that the prices of new phones are almost $200 more because its hard to get, I'll definitely look in the mexican mercadolibre but I need around the same cost as the phone, you think that Motorola Mexico would do international shipping?
fba9398 said:
Actually in Costa Rica we also have Mercadolibre, but here the phones are about $300 to $400 more, with eBay the problem is that the prices of new phones are almost $200 more because its hard to get, I'll definitely look in the mexican mercadolibre but I need around the same cost as the phone, you think that Motorola Mexico would do international shipping?
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The page in Motorola Mexico doesn't allow to do international shipping, because the address it get is from the CP you enter in the form, I tried with couple of CP from USA and the form was showing cities from Mexico, so I guess the buy is not possible directly from Motorola page.
Galaxo60 said:
The page in Motorola Mexico doesn't allow to do international shipping, because the address it get is from the CP you enter in the form, I tried with couple of CP from USA and the form was showing cities from Mexico, so I guess the buy is not possible directly from Motorola page.
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Is there any information on which are the Latin American countries that will get the phone? Maybe Central America?
fba9398 said:
Is there any information on which are the Latin American countries that will get the phone? Maybe Central America?
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As far as I know, it will be Mexico and Brazil for now, and some other countries maybe next year.
wolfgart said:
Works great sure . Using it in Italy. LTE perfrct working too.
Best in the world !! Turbo
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hello friend, friend where I buy the DROID TURBO ???
thank you

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