I REALLY don't want sam's ung on my phone.

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[–] 0 points 1 year ago (4 children)

You've (almost) always been able to buy factory unlocked phones in the US.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago*

    I haven't had a bootloader unlocked Samsung since the S4, and I'm not sure it was actually unlockable, it's just the last US Samsung that I could root, which usually requires an unlockable boot loader.

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  • [–] 10 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    That's carrier unlocked. It means you can connect your phone to any carrier you want, as opposed to when you buy the phone from the carrier, who typically keep the phones locked to themselves (for a certain amount of time)

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Yes. The carrier unlocked ones (historically) came with unlockable boot loaders. The carrier locked ones also don't allow you to unlock. T-Mobile used to let you unlock your bootloaders, but I think recently they've stopped. But carrier unlocked? Those used to never be not unlockable.

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