Technology: it is impossible to insert an American SIM card if the device was purchased in Europe. A real bad news for mobile workers. Samsung says that blocking is only temporary.
This is Gigacom who released the info and it may be a very bad publicity Samsung. Our colleagues have noticed this effect the last Galaxy Note 3 is locked regions, such as DVD.
This is also in black and white on the box (see photo). Specifically, if the phablette was bought in Europe, it can not receive SIM cards only from European operators.Impossible for example to insert a U.S. SIM.
Enough to cool mobile employees who travel frequently and who used to juggle with SIM cards to avoid roaming charges imposed odious by operators. With an unrecognized SIM impossible to make or receive calls or surf the Web. Only Wi-Fi function.
This is all the more surprising that Note 3 was just a strong professional vocation. Samsung ZDNet.fr asked France on this point and we await their return ... That never came despite our reminders.
The German press and English had better luck with an official commentary on the brand. "In order to offer the best experience to our customers in each geographic region, including the level of assistance, Samsung has included a regional SIM-lock'' in'' Galaxy Note 3. The product is compatible with the SIM card of the area indicated on the box. But once it is activated normally, the SIM-lock'''' regional automatically unlocked. Users can then use local SIM cards when traveling. "
It's a bit convoluted but the group promises so that once activated with a local SIM (corresponding to the country where the device was purchased), the device is no longer blocked.Still, it will be impossible to buy phablette in France and insert a foreign SIM directly ...
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