Samsung: Regional SIM lock using an update soon to Note 2 and Galaxy S3? - Tablet Community

Having already the Galaxy Note 3 is provided with a regional block, older devices may soon be retrofitted with it.

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In recent days, Samsung made by customers for Aufruhe when it was announced that the Galaxy Note 3 would be sold with a regional SIM lock. European customers could not use foreign SIM cards in this way, such as an intercontinental vacation and also the import of equipment from or to the United States will thus probably prevented effectively. Actually older devices should not be affected, but a user on XDA-Developers has received some disturbing information in a conversation with an employee at the moment.

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should also accept the update to 4.4 for the Galaxy S3 and the Galaxy Note 2, the regional SIM lock – you responded to complaints only with the remark that one could buy another smartphone is yes. Therefore, the owner of a Galaxy S3 and a Galaxy Note 2 should pay close attention in the coming months on what they get for an update and whether it may be better not install this.

– I could buy another phone if I wanted to use a SIM from operator to outside the EU in my mobile – the rep volunteered at this to me as it never occurred to me thatthey might seriously suggest finding a policy

– the rollout of Kitkat is to extend the existing regional lock to SGS3s and Note 2s – I asked if my existing unlocked unlocked SGS3 bought over a year ago is to be subject to the same region lock if I upgrade. Yes Accor ding to rep. So I would not be viable to use a SIM from outside the European region in it When traveling? Yes Accor ding to the rep.

If the SIM lock can actually be imposed by updates to devices, but there are conversely the hope that enterprising developers this can be avoided. However bad it looks when it is firmly anchored in the bootloader, because then flashing any custom ROMs will be made much more difficult in the future to protect the SIM lock. Overall, Samsung makes the action itself any favors, and it may be only a matter of time before the Competition Commission will intervene here.

class=”source-body”> via Source: XDA-Developers