Is my S8 Unlocked? (UK) - Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers

Hi,
So I purchased my phone directly from Samsung here in the UK and therefore assume its an unlocked variant. I am using a vodafone SIM in there currently but I was wondering if this has now locked the phone to Vodafone or if it is still unlocked so that I can use it abroad with SIM's overseas?
Thanks.

Sundawg89 said:
Hi,
So I purchased my phone directly from Samsung here in the UK and therefore assume its an unlocked variant. I am using a vodafone SIM in there currently but I was wondering if this has now locked the phone to Vodafone or if it is still unlocked so that I can use it abroad with SIM's overseas?
Thanks.
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Unlocked means unlocked. Phones sold and distributed by Samsung directly are almost always unlocked. The U.S. being an exception.

If you bought it from Samsung UK, it's unlocked. However, if you are not already aware, just ensure that before you use the phone overseas, or in any region other than the one you bought it from, you complete a five minute call.
I'll just quote Samsung's own sticker:
To use sim cards from other regions a cumulative call over five minutes must first be made with the SIM card from European operators.
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Source: http://www.phonearena.com/news/You-...ore-the-Galaxy-S5-is-unlocked-for-use_id55042
(even though this article is written about the S5, it still applies)

Check before you leave by trying a SIM from another carrier. I got my S8 from Samsung (Canada) It was unlocked but locked to the first carrier SIM I put in. Then I had to use the unlock code included with my shipping notice to unlock.
I purchased an S6 through Expansys when they were in Canada. I got the UAE model and it was unlocked. I never used it on a network from there however the moment I turned it on it updated so maybe that's why.

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I purchased a carrier sim-unlocked T-Mobile Note 3 (N900T) last night and I need to determine whether it is region-locked or not before sending it to my sister in Hong Kong. I don't have the T-Mobile SIM card, and is unsure whether the phone was first activated with T-Mobile before it was sold to me.
I was told that if the phone was not activated with T-Mobile then the phone stays region locked. If that is the case, Chainfire's RegionLock Away wouldn't help, would it?
What are my options?

Note 4 from handtec

They write need to put European sim to make it sim free.
Have some unlcoked for it??
I want order
morell2 said:
They write need to put European sim to make it sim free.
Have some unlcoked for it??
I want order
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For the N910C, works fine with my three sim, they only difference is N910C is exynos with a wolfson dac the N910F being snapdragon 805.
Apart from that they should be the same.
The phone comes sim free and unlocked, so put in whatever micro sim you have.
Sure is unlocked? I will use micro sim of no European countries
morell2 said:
Sure is unlocked? I will use micro sim of no European countries
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It sure is unlocked.... all they mean is that every galaxy note is region locked... this means that the first sim you HAVE to put in it should be one from a European carrier. I don't know carriers from the rest of Europe, but in the UK that means just put ANY sim in from Three, O2, EE, Vodafone, Orange or T-mobile
I received my 910-C from handtec today, popped my three sim in and all is well. Since then, its also had a visit from an EE, and O2 sim, all working just fine
dannstarr said:
It sure is unlocked.... all they mean is that every galaxy note is region locked... this means that the first sim you HAVE to put in it should be one from a European carrier. I don't know carriers from the rest of Europe, but in the UK that means just put ANY sim in from Three, O2, EE, Vodafone, Orange or T-mobile
I received my 910-C from handtec today, popped my three sim in and all is well. Since then, its also had a visit from an EE, and O2 sim, all working just fine
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but i dont have one of this sim
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but i dont have one of this sim
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Well... If you ask handtec, im sure they would open one for you and activate it with a uk sim... It will then ne able to be used where ever you are, with a sim of your choice
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Has anyone actually seen a exynos version against a snapdragon. Can the better sound and camera sensor in the exynos really be identified, can any difference in speed be seen either?

Want to import European variant of Samsung phone to USA. Question about region unlock

I want to import the European variant of a Samsung phone to the USA (the price without VAT and no duties make it tempting). However Samsung is known to have region locking where one has to place a five minute call with a region's SIM card to fully unlock it for global use.
If I have a European SIM card (the UK for example) and I'm roaming in the USA with it can I make a 5 minute phone call while roaming overseas with the European SIM card to fully unlock it?
Yes I think that's how it works
BigBen60 said:
Yes I think that's how it works
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So even if I'm roaming internationally a European SIM card would allow it to be unlocked? I've been reading online that you also have to connect to a European mobile network/carrier.
darabo said:
So even if I'm roaming internationally a European SIM card would allow it to be unlocked? I've been reading online that you also have to connect to a European mobile network/carrier.
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I can't say it for sure : I've never done this
Check on these online reading you are talking about or on XDA, someone must already have tried this
At worst you can buy a european S7 edge already used, at least you'll be sure that it is fully unlocked ^^

Whats the deal with unlocked devices purchased outright from Samsung?

I believe they come SIM unlocked but will they lock to a carrier once I insert the carriers SIM?
If they are like the S7 variants then they shouldn't be locked, at least the Verizon kind. I think Sprint locks theirs down but I'm not entirely sure as I don't have Sprint.
cantenna said:
I believe they come SIM unlocked but will they lock to a carrier once I insert the carriers SIM?
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They aren't selling the carrier-free version yet. You have to select a carrier when you order. But others have said that if you order say a AT&T version and initialize it with a T-Mobile SIM it takes on the s/w of a T-Mobile phone. I wonder what happens if you initialize it with a SIM from other than the four big carriers? Or if you can? Anyway, if they do end up selling a carrier-free version beware. The S7 equivalent got updates that lagged even the slowness of the carriers.
Thanks for the replies, i should mention i have purchased the phone already from samsung australia, it was sold as unlocked.
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Other than tier 1? US sold models will support regional/tier2-3.
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dfc849 said:
Other than tier 1? US sold models will support regional/tier2-3.
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Dont know what you mean?
Anyways, in Canada, the process was;
Buy direct from Samsung, they give you the phone unlocked but the second you insert a carriers sim card the phone auto-lock to that carrier. However, because the phone you purchase from Samsung is supposed to be unlocked, at POS they also give you the SIM unlock codes with the phone to undo the damage.
It doesn't sound like this is how it works in Australia, when Samsung sells a phone unlocked, they have already applied the codes to the phone?

S8 sim unlocked but not taking local sims

My brother bought an s8 from Uk, he pre ordered it and got it from the samsung outlet and brought it home to Bangladesh. It isnt carrier branded or anything, when I tried using local sims (we have 3g sims and carrier bands shouldnt be an issue) it asked for a sim unlock code. Could anyone help me out?
One week with this sexy but useless paperweight.
That mean you didn't buy a unlock phone from first time? Never hear other people have this kind issue
I figured it out. My brother didnt make 5 mins worth of voice calls to disable the region lock that samsung uses. Now the problem is that i dint have a UK sim at hand
the s8 as far as iknow well the international variant is not sim locked in fact is unlock the problem is that is region locked on the s7 international variant i used an app called region lockaway but i dont think tgat work for the s8.

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