Among other things, 'carrier certification' also includes installing 5-10 apps the user will never use and adding restrictions they deem fit. Plus, the certific

Among other things, 'carrier certification' also includes installing 5-10 apps the user will never use and adding restrictions they deem fit. Plus, the certification is to make sure that the device updated doesn't bork the phone's service (or so I'm told, no experience in that industry)