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That was the first thing I wondered; how will they avoid this? Let's say I'm going there for an extended trip and decide to get a local SIM card. Will my phone

That was the first thing I wondered; how will they avoid this? Let's say I'm going there for an extended trip and decide to get a local SIM card. Will my phone just go poof?

brookst 3y ago
I think they avoid it by only targeting phones bought in one market but with first account setup and first SIM from another. So your exposure would be if you decided to factory reset the phone, use a new Samsung/Google account, and get a local SIM.
- JohnFen 3y ago
  So you can avoid it by not setting up Samsung/Google account?
- creer 3y ago
  Samsung's "reason" was that the phone was not certified for that region - which is exactly what happens when you travel from one region to another.