From: V@nguard.LH   
      
   Marian  wrote:   
      
   > Theo wrote:   
   >>> Just where do the upgrades come from?  Where is the Software Update on   
   >>> the phone look for newer Android versions?   
   >>   
   >> Tbey come from Samsung, ie from a Samsung server.   
   >   
   > Just to be "clear"... since this Android newsgroup is a technical group...   
   >   
   > The original post doesn't make it clear "what" is being unlocked.   
   > Or, maybe it's clear, and I just didn't catch "what" is being unlocked.   
   >   
   > If you want a "network unlock", for example, that's usually done by the   
   > carrier, and, in fact, for my T-Mobile device which was free, T-Mobile   
   > automatically unlocked the entire set of Android & iOS devices I got.   
   >   
   > They did that AUTOMATICALLY - presumably with a carrier update over the air   
   > for EVERY T-Mobile phone in the USA that was locked until you fully owned   
   > it (which took two years from the date that you received it for free).   
   >   
   > As for a "bootloader unlock", that's a different beast altogether.   
      
   What I see remarked for sales of cell phones is:   
      
   - Network unlocked (what you describe).   
   - Factory unlocked (not associated with any carrier thereafter).   
      
   I want a phone usable with ANY carrier.   
      
   From what I've read, so far, and for Samsung phones, factory unlocked   
   phones have u1 at the end of the model number.  If just u then it was   
   meant for major carriers.  Supposedly most u models can be flashed to u1   
   models, except possibly Verizon models.  Many factory unlocked phones   
   were u models that got flashed to u1.  That's why you'll see factory   
   unlocked phones that still have the carrier's logon on boot.  Alas,   
   seems most sellers don't know what they're selling.   
      
   Get assaulted with a carrier-unlocked cell phone that displays a splash   
   screen for the carrier (although I'm using a different one) is okay, but   
   reminds me it wasn't really factory unlocked.  Whether factory or   
   carrier unlocked, you have to ensure you get a cell phone that works in   
   your region.  Guess the bands differ in different regions.  For me, I   
   have to check the cell phone says for US, not Europe or elsewhere.   
      
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