Nexus 6P Unlocked can be used on all carriers. Will there be a Galaxy S7 Unlocked which follows? I will be sold if so...
You cant just buy a phone from a carrier and expect to flash an unlocked ROM on it. Partitions are different most of the time, etc...
My main concern is the speed of which updates are released. A carrier phone can take months longer than an unlocked phone. Yeah you can download custom ROMs here on XDA, but it's not the same and could have issues due to carrier kernel not being released.
Definitely a make or break deal for me at this point...
I really wished there was, but so far all of the carrier models have different bands, and I haven't heard of a US unlocked model that works for all of them.
I can't decide if it is worth the fight, or if I should just fall in line, and buy at&t's Fort Knox Edition.
They're a little more pricy (read +$200/300), but you can pre-order unlocked Qualcomm variants on eBay.
It's a hell of a markup, but if you're already paying $800 for a phone you're gonna use for the next couple years, may as well get one that's unlocked and will do what you want i.e. run AOSP, no?
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They're a little more pricy (read +$200/300), but you can pre-order unlocked Qualcomm variants on eBay.
It's a hell of a markup, but if you're already paying $800 for a phone you're gonna use for the next couple years, may as well get one that's unlocked and will do what you want i.e. run AOSP, no?
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I'm sorry, but there's no reason anyone should be paying more than $800 for an S7 Edge, even if it's unlocked.
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I'm sorry, but there's no reason anyone should be paying more than $800 for an S7 Edge, even if it's unlocked.
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Agreed, S7 Edge should be about $800 unlocked tops. Unfortunately there won't be unlocked phones until the actual release.
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I'm sorry, but there's no reason anyone should be paying more than $800 for an S7 Edge, even if it's unlocked.
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Different folks different strokes.
I paid $816 for mine. Still cheaper than signing contracts when said and done.
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Different folks different strokes.
I paid $816 for mine. Still cheaper than signing contracts when said and done.
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I meant before taxes
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What was the time between the Samsung s6 edge pre-order and when the unlocked international versions came out? Because my UK s6 edge is soooooooo much better than the AT&T US version I originally bought and returned. I definitely want to just skip to the UK unlocked version this time around... but, of course, I don't want to wait a long time.
I'm assuming the s7 rollout will be similar, so that will let us know when the unlocked Samsung s7 edges can be expected. (I was an iPhone person until recently, so I don't know my Samsung history).
Thanks in advance for any info.
(For anyone wondering, not only was there that US AT&T bloatware nonsense -- but they actually removed cool things Samsung had added and removed deals and freeware Samsung had added to the phone. Just crazy. Things would be mentioned in the manual and not be on the phone anywhere. And then of course the bad updates as well.)
im the guy waiting for S7edge with S820 and choosing Snapdragon is of course to get update faster and support by the custom rom community than Exynos version.
As one of a guy responded in Reddit chat is to start ordering UNLOCKED SIM Samsung S7 from ebay would be the easiest and fastest option... I am ouside of US and really don't want to wait indefinitely their not-sure-release-date Carrier Unlocked version. Below is the one that I am watching closely. As it said Pre-order, I am a bit afraid of the RISK of ordering a phone that cost >1000$ without seeing actual unlocked & S820 phone as they mention.
[EDIT: can't put links due to lower posts count] googled this eBay item number:281944393668
tmobile unlock or wait?
I'm in the same boat here, although my situation is a little unique. I'm on Tmobile right now but I'm going to move to Thailand this summer, so the phone needs to be unlocked. According to tmobile they'll unlock the phone after i'ts been on the network for 40 days (I'm planning on buying it upfront). Should I go that route or just wait until the unlocked version shows up on amazon and just buy that?
Cheers
(Also, does anyone know how long it took for the unlocked s6 to show up on amazon?)
40 days of service active if you actually on postpaid. If it is prepaid it's $100 worth of payments.
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All the carriers get the unlock code from Samsung... if you contact Samsung, T-Mobile users might not need to wait the 40 days. I just preordered the T-Mobile S7 Edge, and I'm with AT&T.
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All the carriers get the unlock code from Samsung... if you contact Samsung, T-Mobile users might not need to wait the 40 days. I just preordered the T-Mobile S7 Edge, and I'm with AT&T.
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Did you have to get a mobile plan with them? They told me at the store that is the only way
T-Mobile no longer use codes. They use a unlock app. There is no way so far to input any codes to date on the devices that have it preinstalled.
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Hey how do Samsung's devices do on Verizon?. Will there be less development for devices from Verizon? Are they locked down a lot more and harder to root? It he a deal breaker for me. Anyone have any idea ?
Would a Verizon phone work well on tmobile?
Yes but the bootloader will be locked down.
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Well the Verizon will work well in most cases on T-Mobile however Verizon phones will always have a locked down bootloader. So if you buy it be prepared to potentially never unlock it for a very long time.
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Yes but the bootloader will be locked down.
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Well the Verizon will work well in most cases on T-Mobile however Verizon phones will always have a locked down bootloader. So if you buy it be prepared to potentially never unlock it for a very long time.
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Thanks! So the best option would be Tmo?
If you want Wi-Fi calling , RCS, and VoLTE it's probably preferred. If you plan on rooting and custom Roms. Then T-Mobile is a good choice. T-Mobile for the past 4 years has always left it up to the manufacturer to either lock it or leave it. So far all but Sony have unlocked or unlockable bootloaders.
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I'm attempting to buy the AT&T SGSIII with the full price since it's probably the cheapest you can get among all the options.
As I am going to use it on Rogers network in Canada, I would like to know if it's carrier-locked even i pay for the full price???
I know Android phones are pretty easy to get unlocked. I just don't want the hassle.
I plan on driving down to the Seattle this upcoming weekend and nail one!!! Cannot wait anymore!
Even if you get it without commitment, the device will still be locked. AT&T won't unlock it for about six months (I don't know the exact length). Why not just try cellunlocker.net? It unlocked my phone in thirty mins. It's just 25$ so give it a try
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Even if you get it without commitment, the device will still be locked. AT&T won't unlock it for about six months (I don't know the exact length). Why not just try cellunlocker.net? It unlocked my phone in thirty mins. It's just 25$ so give it a try
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Wow..... 6 months.... So, if i get it unlocked through cellunlocker.net, and I flash back to the factory setting and have AT&T unlocked it for me 6 months later?? Will they still honor the warranty??
Sorry for my noob question. Coming from iPhone and not quite familiar with American carrier.
AT&T says they have a 6 month period when they have exclusivity on the phones, but they obviously don't have exclusive rights in the US. Also, they've been unlocking iPhones that were purchased outright, so you can use that to your advantage.
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Wow..... 6 months.... So, if i get it unlocked through cellunlocker.net, and I flash back to the factory setting and have AT&T unlocked it for me 6 months later?? Will they still honor the warranty??
Sorry for my noob question. Coming from iPhone and not quite familiar with American carrier.
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Once you do a sim unlock, it's unlocked forever. No need to get a code from AT&T when it's available.
AT&T is interested in selling phones for it's network, not selling to people looking to sell or take them somewhere else.
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Once you do a sim unlock, it's unlocked forever. No need to get a code from AT&T when it's available.
AT&T is interested in selling phones for it's network, not selling to people looking to sell or take them somewhere else.
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there's a way to unlock the phone allay, check the dev section in the international s iii forum
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I'm attempting to buy the AT&T SGSIII with the full price since it's probably the cheapest you can get among all the options.
As I am going to use it on Rogers network in Canada, I would like to know if it's carrier-locked even i pay for the full price???
I know Android phones are pretty easy to get unlocked. I just don't want the hassle.
I plan on driving down to the Seattle this upcoming weekend and nail one!!! Cannot wait anymore!
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Why not just wait until tomorrow when Rogers releases the same phone?
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there's a way to unlock the phone allay, check the dev section in the international s iii forum
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Does it work with the US variant? Last time I checked, it was only for I9300 version...
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http://www.amazon.com/HTC-One-M8-Unlocked-Warranty/dp/B00J3554KE/ref=sr_tr_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1395792149&sr=8-5&keywords=htc+one+m8
They do not currently have them in stock yet, but will accept your order. Sold direct from Amazon. I ordered one because it's $50 cheaper than a carrier locked.
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http://www.amazon.com/HTC-One-M8-Un...TF8&qid=1395792149&sr=8-5&keywords=htc+one+m8
They do not currently have them in stock yet, but will accept your order. Sold direct from Amazon. I ordered one because it's $50 cheaper than a carrier locked.
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Does it support both AT&T and T-Mobile LTE?
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verizons carrier price is 599.99. Maybe youre talking about the other carriers?
ahhh..dev edition.
Well HTC themselves won't have it available for shipment until April 3rd, so it will most likely be the 3rd when Amazon ships as well. I may just place my order there as HTC is a hassle
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Does it support both AT&T and T-Mobile LTE?
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Currently they only have the CDMA version up
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Well HTC themselves won't have it available for shipment until April 3rd, so it will most likely be the 3rd when Amazon ships as well. I may just place my order there as HTC is a hassle
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Well I got lucky and ordered the Dev edition on HTC's site before they pulled it down. I did however receive a cancellation email. I called back and they put it back in, (had an issue with my bank) and she even waived the overnight shipping for me. Said it will ship next week. The only thing is, order status says shipping today.
One question, Anyone know if the Dev Edition will work with AT&T LTE?
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The Developer Edition is based directly off of the AT&T SKU of the phone. This means it's only fully supported by AT&T's network, and no others.
Edit: I ordered mine while it was still up also, but it got cancelled and I couldn't re order. A few users have talked to HTC, and they've said the Dev edition will ship on 4/3 so I'm pretty sure that's when it will happen. You got lucky though, they weren't that nice to me XD
Anyhow, I ordered one from Amazon at the above link with prime overnight shipping, so I truly hope it comes relatively soon. They won't charge me until it ships, though, so that's nice.
Thanks... I canceled my Google play edition and ordered the developer edition gunmetal color. Ordered with next day prime shipping, with Amazon's awesome customer and return policy I prefer to buy from them instead of HTC or Google.
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The Developer Edition is based directly off of the AT&T SKU of the phone. This means it's only fully supported by AT&T's network, and no others.
Edit: I ordered mine while it was still up also, but it got cancelled and I couldn't re order. A few users have talked to HTC, and they've said the Dev edition will ship on 4/3 so I'm pretty sure that's when it will happen. You got lucky though, they weren't that nice to me XD
Anyhow, I ordered one from Amazon at the above link with prime overnight shipping, so I truly hope it comes relatively soon. They won't charge me until it ships, though, so that's nice.
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I would order from Amazon with prime as well, however Amazon would charge me sales tax since I am in New York. Which is sorta a deal killer.
Sorry but can someone just quickly explain what is the difference between DE unlocked and regular unlocked? I am on T-Mobile and it seems T-mobile hasn't even released any info on it and HTC.com is only showing the other 3.
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Sorry but can someone just quickly explain what is the difference between DE unlocked and regular unlocked? I am on T-Mobile and it seems T-mobile hasn't even released any info on it and HTC.com is only showing the other 3.
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as far as i know DE is the okay way to be unlocked with out voiding any warranties. The regular unlock is us being sneaky and doing it.
The only confirm htc one m8 working with tmobile is currently the googleplay edition.
I am 99 % sure the DE is using the ATT bands.
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as far as i know DE is the okay way to be unlocked with out voiding any warranties. The regular unlock is us being sneaky and doing it.
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Well for XDA heads and weekly flashers, isn't the unlocked version good enough if I am on T-mobile? Amazon is offering 2 versions and Google offering the GPE but at $699 and 2-3 week wait time :/
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The only confirm htc one m8 working with tmobile is currently the googleplay edition.
I am 99 % sure the DE is using the ATT bands.
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Yes I read that somewhere too, that the DE is more or less a gimmick and not as fully unlocked the moniker suggests. If that's the case, then the unlocked edition is fine and I would save myself the the extra $50 over the GPE..
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Well for XDA heads and weekly flashers, isn't the unlocked version good enough if I am on T-mobile? Amazon is offering 2 versions and Google offering the GPE but at $699 and 2-3 week wait time :/
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Yes I read that somewhere too, that the DE is more or less a gimmick and not as fully unlocked the moniker suggests. If that's the case, then the unlocked edition is fine and I would save myself the the extra $50 over the GPE..
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The only thing is if your on tmobile you will not get coverage everywhere with the DE, so that the big thing.
If that's not a problem then get the DE. I myself rather pay the 50 extra and know I have 4g/LTE wherever I go.
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The only thing is if your on tmobile you will not get coverage everywhere with the DE, so that the big thing.
If that's not a problem then get the DE. I myself rather pay the 50 extra and know I have 4g/LTE wherever I go.
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Oh sorry, when I said unlocked, I was referring to a version called unlocked on Amazon, and not the DE unlocked. I thought last year's HTC One released with a $599 unlocked price..
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Oh sorry, when I said unlocked, I was referring to a version called unlocked on Amazon, and not the DE unlocked. I thought last year's HTC One released with a $599 unlocked price..
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The unlocked version is the same as the DE. Just doesn't have a unlocked boot loader to flash freely as DE. It's still doesn't have the right Band to give you 4g/LTE everywhere.
You can also wait on tmobile theirs will be unlocked.
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The only confirm htc one m8 working with tmobile is currently the googleplay edition.
I am 99 % sure the DE is using the ATT bands.
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Negative Verizon m8 gets T-Mobile lte. Already confirmed. Have this model coming in tomorrow.
Verizon HTC One M8 on T-Mobile SIM it is Factory …: http://youtu.be/oJwqFersSoo
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Oh sorry, when I said unlocked, I was referring to a version called unlocked on Amazon, and not the DE unlocked. I thought last year's HTC One released with a $599 unlocked price..
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OK so here's what I know:
The HTC One M8 Google Play Edition is fully unlocked, and fully supports T-Mobile and AT&T in the USA.
The HTC One M8 Developer's Edtion has the exact same bands as the AT&T model, so it is fully supported by them only. It, too, is fully unlocked, but it doesn't have the AWS band for T-Mobile. Both of these phones are usable overseas, however, and this is why there's an advantage over a carrier version.
There has been no official word on the specs/compatibility of an unlocked non-developer version yet, so I can't comment there.
Lastly, the reason the GPE, Dev, unlocked, and 32GB carrier versions are delayed is that the 32GB phone isn't technically out yet.
There's most of what I know about the situation as of now.
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Negative Verizon m8 gets T-Mobile lte. Already confirmed. Have this model coming in tomorrow.
Verizon HTC One M8 on T-Mobile SIM it is Factory …: http://youtu.be/oJwqFersSoo
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In some places just as the ATT version does too. Doesn't mean I you will get LTE everywhere you go.
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OK so here's what I know:
The HTC One M8 Google Play Edition is fully unlocked, and fully supports T-Mobile and AT&T in the USA.
The HTC One M8 Developer's Edtion has the exact same bands as the AT&T model, so it is fully supported by them only. It, too, is fully unlocked, but it doesn't have the AWS band for T-Mobile. Both of these phones are usable overseas, however, and this is why there's an advantage over a carrier version.
There has been no official word on the specs/compatibility of an unlocked non-developer version yet, so I can't comment there.
Lastly, the reason the GPE, Dev, unlocked, and 32GB carrier versions are delayed is that the 32GB phone isn't technically out yet.
There's most of what I know about the situation as of now.
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Thanks! So much info has been pouring in lately I've only read the reviews and such. Not many have explained the different variants. Not to mention all the comparison videos and reviews which are coming comparing Z2, Find 7, S5, etc. But honestly, $700 plus tax is no joke.. :/
so the announcement today said that the 4 major carrier would get the nexus 6 including at&t. now we all know at&t likes to have their bootloaders locked. my question is, do you think at&t would only sell this if google agreed to lock the bootloader on their variant or do you think at&t actually sells a phone that has an unlockable bootloader?
Its a nexus phone. Did Verizon lock the gnex boot loader? No. Att can't really cause its a nexus device
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Its a nexus phone. Did Verizon lock the gnex boot loader? No. Att can't really cause its a nexus device
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i didnt know verizon sold a google nex phone let alone know they couldnt lock the bootloader. hence my question. but if you are right about at&t then that gives me something to think about.
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i didnt know verizon sold a google nex phone let alone know they couldnt lock the bootloader. hence my question. but if you are right about at&t then that gives me something to think about.
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If AT&T sells this bootloader unlocked I might actually break my vow to never again buy another contract phone from them...after the Note3 debacle I've paid full price for everything since.
The real question is whether there will be carrier bloatware on the carrier Nexus devices.
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The real question is whether there will be carrier bloatware on the carrier Nexus devices.
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That is easily fixed..... i wanna know about scarification of these devices.
AKA branding/Logos
JustusIV said:
That is easily fixed..... i wanna know about scarification of these devices.
AKA branding/Logos
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This^^^
I agree. I would be curious to know if ATT will somehow lock the bootloader. If not then i would buy from them... Otherwise i will buy on google play.
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If AT&T sells this bootloader unlocked I might actually break my vow to never again buy another contract phone from them...after the Note3 debacle I've paid full price for everything since.
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Fully Agree.
Yes the Verizon Gnex had an unlockable bootloader, but at the time most phones on AT&T also had unlockable bootloaders. The Galaxy nexus was before the carriers really started locking stuff down.
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I'm going to buy it from Google and use it on AT&T.
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I'm going to buy it from Google and use it on AT&T.
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Me too. I don't trust AT&T to not load it up with bloatware and a deathstar logo on top of a truly locked bootloader.
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Me too. I don't trust AT&T to not load it up with bloatware and a deathstar logo on top of a truly locked bootloader.
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I don't either, but you could always wait and see.
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Mark another ATT user down for a Play Store version. I needed something to replace my dying/ancient Nexus, and jumped to an One X+ from ATT not realizing it was scarred. Not making that mistake again. And, I'll be glad to have another Nexus in my hands.
--JamesT
I'm also ordering my shamu in pristine android vanilla condition straight from Google, don't trust the galactic empire at&t with his pernicious ways haha
I actually don't mind buying on contract, I doubt AT&T will do anything to it.
But I mean if it's the same phone across all carriers and the same as the play store edition, won't you just be able to replace any bootloader and anything else to function as if you bought it off contract and unlocked? The only thing I'm really concerned about is carrier lock when it comes to OTA updates.
I'm getting mine through Verizon but the discussion is the same.... will there be any difference between the Play Store and carrier versions. I think one of two scenarios will happen.
A. There's no difference, carriers will load them up with bloat. But who cares? If it's completely unlocked you will be easily able to root, wipe, rom, etc....
B. They lock the bootloaders. This would completely crush carrier sales. The majority of people interested in this phone are Android enthusiasts. Google knows that. Google also has to have good sales through the carriers at the new price point. So they likely would not agree to have a locked down Nexus 6 sold through carriers.
I am fairly confident the phones will be identical. This particular SoC, the 805, unlike all the other Qualcomm kits has discreet radio hardware not on the SoC. All of the 800/801 before it and the 808/810 after it have integrated radio hardware. I think this was an intentional agreement that Motorola/Google brokered with Qualcomm/Carriers. This way they can all sell one identical handset but the carriers will only push radio/modem updates to keep things working on their networks, but they will tell us that all software/OS updates will come from Google directly.
This ushers in a new paradigm in that for the first time we will have a truly unlocked device across all carriers and it is set up that way by design so carriers can control radio hardware and Motorola/Google can control the OS.
I'm 100% confident that google will not allow the carriers to modify the phones just like apple with the iPhone.
I plan on walking into my local at&t store to buy the phone, go home and plug it into my computer and type "fastboot OEM unlock"
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I'm 100% confident that google will not allow the carriers to modify the phones just like apple with the iPhone.
I plan on walking into my local at&t store to buy the phone, go home and plug it into my computer and type "fastboot OEM unlock"
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I plan on walking into my local AT&T store and telling them, I pay you enough money in monthly service, and in no way am I signing a new contract or using the "next" plan to lease(pay a fee on top of $15 smartphone fee), so I'l give my money to Google
https://www.change.org/p/at-t-randa...e-bootloader-on-the-galaxy-note-5/preview_new
Ok instead of a petition ....offering them $50,000,000,000 USD (50 billion) and they may consider it.
Or....convince like 80% of Verizon subscribers so threaten to transfer to T-Mobile.
I think I've seen one of these threads for every Samsung device since the S4 or so, and they never work. AT&T and Verizon aren't listening to you since 95% of their millions of customers don't even know what root is, so why be their customer?
I really don't know why people waist their time on this. It isn't going to happen no matter how much you cry over it..
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I really don't know why people waist their time on this. It isn't going to happen no matter how much you cry over it..
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Ha ha. Your right about that. After I got the note 3 on AT&T and the bootloader was locked. I decided that since I'm paying for the phone it belongs to me not AT&T to decide what I can do with my phone. So I waited for the unlimited data plan from T-Mobile and made the switch. Never been happier. I use to pay AT&T 140$ for my note 3 with 300 megs of data a month and my wife's phone didn't even have data. Now I pay 160$ and both of us have unlimited data. It was too much of a sweet deal to let pass.
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Typing this response in this topic is 30 seconds of my life that I will never get back.
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Typing this response in this topic is 30 seconds of my life that I will never get back.
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And 30 more to read my quote of your post
Back on topic, what was the last Samsung device on AT&T or Verizon to have an unlocked bootloader?
save your time.. Samsung will never care
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And 30 more to read my quote of your post
Back on topic, what was the last Samsung device on AT&T or Verizon to have an unlocked bootloader?
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I believe it's the galaxy s4 only with mdk bootloader any update after mdk is locked
keaheng said:
save your time.. Samsung will never care
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This.
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Why do ppl buy devices that they know are locked down in the first place lol?
You know they are locked but buy anyway then complain about it. Buy one which isnt locked..simple solution.
Not rocket science lol.
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if people keeps buying from verizon and att they will keep it the way it is. if you dont like it get a new provuder eg. sprint or tmo in the states. thats what i did.
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if people keeps buying from verizon and att they will keep it the way it is. if you dont like it get a new provuder eg. sprint or tmo in the states. thats what i did.
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Exactly. Or buy an unlocked one and put it on at&t
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Ok instead of a petition ....offering them $50,000,000,000 USD (50 billion) and they may consider it.
Or....convince like 80% of Verizon subscribers so threaten to transfer to T-Mobile.
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That's the only way. AT&T and Verizon couldn't care less about a petition. They won't even know that it exist. They are more focused on scheduling more employees next Friday for the iPhone release.
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save your time.. Samsung will never care
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Then why is it that the T-Mobile version and sprint version have unlocked bootloaders?
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keaheng said:
save your time.. Samsung will never care
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Then why is it that the T-Mobile version and sprint version have unlocked bootloaders?
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+1 This is the decision of AT&T and Verizon. When Samsung sells an international unlocked phone, it always has an unlocked bootloader, which is why you should do this of you insist on staying with AT&T:
musclehead84 said:
buy an unlocked one and put it on at&t
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Exactly. Or buy an unlocked one and put it on at&t
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Too bad I can't do that with Verizon.
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S4 had a locked boot loader on mdk on Verizon. We had the Loki method that bypassed the locked boot loader, but it was still locked. That vulnerability was fixed in later updates.
I continue to be a Verizon customer because they have the best network. Doesn't mean we can't still be pissed about carriers locking down phones we buy. The whole system is messed up.
I know that manufactures like to create 10 different models of the same phone for different parts of the world. That being said are Carrier bought phones that some model as the one google. What are the core differences, can carrier bough 6p have the bootloader unlocked and rooted, added bloatware, and delayed updates?
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Far as I know ONLY Google sells the nexus 6p.
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flashback7 said:
Far as I know ONLY Google sells the nexus 6p.
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This only applies if you live in the US. In fact, in some countries you cannot get the phone from Google. You would have to buy it from a carrier.
Response to OP: I know that my friend in Japan has his Sim Locked so he cannot change carriers until he unlocks his sim. His carrier is SoftBank.
I wish I could have gotten my phone through a carrier. Paying full sticker for a phone totally sucks lol
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I wish I could have gotten my phone through a carrier. Paying full sticker for a phone totally sucks lol
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I know that carriers here in Canada sell them unlocked. I asked bell to confirm the theory but just not too sure if they are bl unlock friendly
I am in Canada as well. They come factory unlocked and is the same as buying directly from Google
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Pain-N-Panic said:
I wish I could have gotten my phone through a carrier. Paying full sticker for a phone totally sucks lol
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Project Fi from Google and the Chinese company has payment options