> looool at this bullshit. Carriers can block incompatible phones, and most Samsungs are locked up tight bootloader/firmware-wise so that bit about security is

> looool at this bullshit. Carriers can block incompatible phones, and most Samsungs are locked up tight bootloader/firmware-wise so that bit about security is a joke. If I recall, they still (to my dismay) permanently blow KNOX e-fuses when the bootloader is unlocked, which permanently breaks quite a few features in the phone, even when bootloader is re-locked. (The health app, secure folder, some other things.) Yes, carriers can still quite easily block incompatible hardware just by looking at the IMEI TAC when the phone tries to connect. I suppose an even more insidious way of doing this would be Samsung forcing carriers to block certain ranges from connecting to their networks, as part of their support contract.