"Samsung went on to say that the region lock can be *removed free of charge*through a Samsung service partner."
""The regional SIM lock has been applied to the Galaxy Note [3] and Galaxy S4 devices through a software update in *selective markets*." Looks like it's just a way of trying to limit grey-market imports. Although obviously annoying if you travel, it's probably not any more annoying than currently provider-locked phones. Scott On Mon, Sep 30, 2013 at 6:47 AM, Frank O'Connor <[email protected] > wrote: > See: > http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/2297351/samsung-says-galaxy-note-3-and-galaxy-s4-are-region-locked > > I didn't even realise this was possible using SIMs. > > Hopefully these puppies won't sell well, and Samsung (and other phone > manufacturers) abandon the idea ... because > > a) It defeats the notion of a 'mobile' phone > b) It defeats the installing of a local SIM when overseas the avoid > 'roaming' charges, and get a better more affordable local pre-paid mobile > deal. > c) It make sit easier for telcos to abuse their consumers with 'roaming' > tariffs. > > Just my 2 cents worth ... > --- > _______________________________________________ > Link mailing list > [email protected] > http://mailman.anu.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/link > _______________________________________________ Link mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.anu.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/link
