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Thread: PSA: European and American versions of the Galaxy Note 3 are region locked

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    Default PSA: European and American versions of the Galaxy Note 3 are region locked

    The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 went on sale yesterday in 58 countries from around the world, including in Europe and North America. But customers buying the device from abroad may be in for a nasty surprise....

    http://www.androidauthority.com/gala...n-lock-277262/

    Now that's some real bullcrap

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    Samsung’s reasons for locking its entire flagship lineup are unclear for now. We can speculate that it might have something to do with curbing the activity of the so-called “grey market” importers, which are companies that buy devices from one region and sell them to another, profiting from the differences that exist between retail prices around the world. Back in February, we heard an unconfirmed rumor that Samsung might be attempting to do this.
    http://www.androidauthority.com/sams...tement-277346/
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    Digicel will be having the device available at the tropical plaza branch and the iconic store downtown starting today
    Clueless to the tech world but very interested in it

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    After seeing the local S4 price, I wonder how much the Note3 would come out at.
    Do you know the model number for our region?
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    My S4 came with a similar sticker.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Unknown_Assailant View Post
    My S4 came with a similar sticker.
    Where did you get it from? What model number is it?
    If it's outside of the Caribbean, is the device lacking any software functionality since unlocking it?
    What unlocking / flashing method did you use?

    Does the device come with a locked bootloader? You need to post some relevant details in your previous response.
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    Quote Originally Posted by NOKIA 3650 View Post
    Where did you get it from? What model number is it?
    If it's outside of the Caribbean, is the device lacking any software functionality since unlocking it?
    What unlocking / flashing method did you use?

    Does the device come with a locked bootloader? You need to post some relevant details in your previous response.
    North america, south america and the Caribbean is considered as a region. They all will get the same phone
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    ^^^This, I understood from the article. What I wanted to know is if he got it from an interesting region like Germany or the UK
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    Quote Originally Posted by NOKIA 3650 View Post
    Where did you get it from? What model number is it?
    If it's outside of the Caribbean, is the device lacking any software functionality since unlocking it?
    What unlocking / flashing method did you use?

    Does the device come with a locked bootloader? You need to post some relevant details in your previous response.
    Bought it in the caribbean, its a factory unlocked i9500. I dont know about the bootloader.

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