[Grammar] for the international use?

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Tack

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I bought a 3G Wi-Fi device that is unlocked for any providers so that I would be able to connect to the internet out side of Japan using a local SIM.

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Now, which one of the following sounds fine?
  1. I bought the device for the international use.
  2. I bought the device for an international use.
  3. I bought the device for international uses.
  4. I bought the device for international use.
I feel OK with the first one, but I am not sure.
Please teach me the logic how I could play with this situation.

Someone taught me that when I use "the" the audience should know what exactly you are talking about.
.. In this case, I am not sure where I am going to go to on the(?) next bussiness trip.


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<Back ground>
I bought a 3G Wi-Fi device that is unlocked for any providers so that I would be able to connect to the internet out side of Japan using a local SIM.

<Question>
Now, which one of the following sounds fine?
  1. I bought the device for the international use. No.
  2. I bought the device for an international use. No.
  3. I bought the device for international uses. No.
  4. I bought the device for international use. Yes.
I feel OK with the first one, but I am not sure.
Please teach me the logic how I could play with this situation.

Someone taught me that when I use "the" the audience should know what exactly you are talking about.
Yes, it should be defined already. Your "international use" isn't. What international use?

.. In this case, I am not sure where I am going to go to on the(?) next business trip. Yes.
(What do the two dots mean before the sentence above? Really, I have to know.)

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"Use" here is non-count, so you don't need 'a', 'the' or the plural.
 

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"Use" here is non-count, so you don't need 'a', 'the' or the plural.

If the following noun were countable, then I should use "a"?

Two dots, these were supposed to be at the end of the previous sentence.

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If the following noun were countable, then I should use "a"?

Two dots, these were supposed to be at the end of the previous sentence.

Thank you.

The two dots are incorrect wherever you put them.
 

Tack

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The two dots are incorrect wherever you put them.

Ok, in animation we use a lot in Japan. I thought you guys do too. But it seems not.
 
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