US Moto X in Australia?

[Wysoseriouss]

Hey all,

 

I really want the new Moto X Style (or Pure as it's known in the US) and attempted today to buy one from Vodafone who has an exclusive contract to sell them here in Australia. However, I wanted to buy one outright as many publications have said would be available, only to be told that I cannot buy one outright from them as of the 29th of September (yesterday) and can only get one on a plan.

 

So I had a thought, if I used Moto Maker to create my own Moto X and had it shipped here somehow, I could save money, and have a moto maker phone . I just need to find out if anyone knows if a US phone model would work in Australia. I would probably have to change some settings to get it to recognise my SIM, but other than that, is there anything I would need to be aware of in getting this to work?

 

EDIT: I should also point out that shipping won't be an issue as Australia Post offers a service where they can get stuff shipped to Australia from the US that wouldn't normally be available to do so.

[Emanuel_M]

no you need the international version.

and it must be unlocked

[JWMutant]

Should do , let me know if you have issues as I can get them in on my online store (Adelaide boy).

[Wysoseriouss]

Update: So I just looked at the actual specs of the Moto X Pure, specifically the Network and Bands section.

Networks

LTE cat. 6 capable
WCDMA
CDMA
EV-DO
GSM/EDGE

 

Bands

GSM/GPRS/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
UMTS/HSPA+ (850, 900, 1700 (AWS),1900, 2100 MHz)
CDMA (800, 850, 1900 MHz)
4G LTE^† (B1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 25, 26, 38, 41)

 

Optus, my current provider, uses GSM bands 900 and 1800. So, in my limited knowledge of these things, it seems to me that this would work. But I could be wrong. I do have hope now though

[Emanuel_M]

Update: So I just looked at the actual specs of the Moto X Pure, specifically the Network and Bands section.

Networks

LTE cat. 6 capable

WCDMA

CDMA

EV-DO

GSM/EDGE

 

Bands

GSM/GPRS/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)

UMTS/HSPA+ (850, 900, 1700 (AWS),1900, 2100 MHz)

CDMA (800, 850, 1900 MHz)

4G LTE^† (B1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 25, 26, 38, 41)

 

Optus, my current provider, uses GSM bands 900 and 1800. So, in my limited knowledge of these things, it seems to me that this would work. But I could be wrong. I do have hope now though

idc if its gsm, or if all bands are compatible. is the us version of the phone carrier unlocked?

[Wysoseriouss]

idc if its gsm, or if all bands are compatible. is the us version of the phone carrier unlocked?

 

The Moto maker version has an unlocked option yes.

[Emanuel_M]

The Moto maker version has an unlocked option yes.

ok, then it should be fine. its a noice phone.

[Wysoseriouss]

An Update for anyone who may be intersted in this thread. My Motomaker order went through and I was all set to get my new phone, then they cancelled the order on me as they detected that the address I gave them was a freight forwarding service. That happened last night and I was told my refund should go through sometime during the week.

A little sad that Motorola don't want people using freight forwarding services as the Moto X is now more difficult to get here in Australia Unless I want to lock in with Vodafone....and screw that.

Just a little heads up for anyone who sees this thread and decides to do the same, don't bother as motomaker won't let you ship to a forwarding service.

 

Edit: If I no longer post on this thread, assume that my refund came back through ok, if I have any issues with it, I will post again just to keep people informed of what it's like to deal with Motorola from another country.