Just wondering what it means, from the phone vets of this forum.
What does Jailbroken/Unlocked mean?
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iirc, the phone can be used with any provider, not locked to one.
With 5 seconds on Google you find:
http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-a-jailbroken-phone.htm
http://www.wisegeek.com/what-are-unlocked-cell-phones.htm
http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-a-jailbroken-phone.htm
http://www.wisegeek.com/what-are-unlocked-cell-phones.htm
And then there is baseband unlocked in addition to the normal unlocked.
I know what you mean. I am not looking up every term I hear either from my kids. Instead I use terms like "Circle Jerk" that usually goes over their heads.
Its how you get to 1900 posts in 5 months
Originally Posted By: Donald
And then there is baseband unlocked in addition to the normal unlocked.
So, any way the Samsung Galaxy S3 would be INcompatible with certain carriers?
I also thought GSM vs CDMA mattered?
And then there is baseband unlocked in addition to the normal unlocked.
So, any way the Samsung Galaxy S3 would be INcompatible with certain carriers?
I also thought GSM vs CDMA mattered?
Originally Posted By: TechnoLoGs
Originally Posted By: Donald
And then there is baseband unlocked in addition to the normal unlocked.
So, any way the Samsung Galaxy S3 would be INcompatible with certain carriers?
I also thought GSM vs CDMA mattered?
Verizon is CDMA everyone else is GSM. Unless its a global phone, its normally one or the other.
Originally Posted By: Donald
And then there is baseband unlocked in addition to the normal unlocked.
So, any way the Samsung Galaxy S3 would be INcompatible with certain carriers?
I also thought GSM vs CDMA mattered?
Verizon is CDMA everyone else is GSM. Unless its a global phone, its normally one or the other.
Originally Posted By: Donald
Originally Posted By: TechnoLoGs
Originally Posted By: Donald
And then there is baseband unlocked in addition to the normal unlocked.
So, any way the Samsung Galaxy S3 would be INcompatible with certain carriers?
I also thought GSM vs CDMA mattered?
Verizon is CDMA everyone else is GSM. Unless its a global phone, its normally one or the other.
Thought Sprint was CDMA too?
This phone was sourced from Sprint
Originally Posted By: TechnoLoGs
Originally Posted By: Donald
And then there is baseband unlocked in addition to the normal unlocked.
So, any way the Samsung Galaxy S3 would be INcompatible with certain carriers?
I also thought GSM vs CDMA mattered?
Verizon is CDMA everyone else is GSM. Unless its a global phone, its normally one or the other.
Thought Sprint was CDMA too?
This phone was sourced from Sprint
Your one of those that likes to hear themselves talk aren't you Technolgs?? I would bet on it & im not even a betting man!!
Unlocked means the phone has no carrier restriction the term unlocked really only applies to gsm carriers. Cdma is a bit different. And yes sprint is cdma as well. Some phone's like a Samsung Galaxy Note 2 on at&t support t-mobile's aws 3g band but require a baseband flash from a t-mobile version to properly get 3g on t-mobile. Even though unlocking phones doesn't really apply to cdma phones used on a cdma network some newer 4g lte phones on say sprint or verizon do have gsm/umts bands for international roaming and lte bands that can be locked to that particular network they can be unlocked and used on any gsm network (in theory). Good luck getting that to happen cdma carriers really lock their phones down. The iphone 5 is only phone I know of that can be taken from a cdma carrier and used on a gsm carrier with no unlocking required. Jailbreaking info can be found here
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That was the Verizon iphone 5 by the way. I don't know if that changed later on so if you try it don't blame me if it's locked to Verizon.
To make this even more fun, Samsung is now locking phones to a region.
Samsung region locking phones
This is absolutely baffling considering how hard they are marketing phones to the business sector. Business people travel.
Samsung has increasingly done things to make life more difficult for the user while boosting their marketing. Increasingly, it's more about gimmick than substance. My Galaxy Nexus is likely the last Samsung phone I will own.
Samsung region locking phones
This is absolutely baffling considering how hard they are marketing phones to the business sector. Business people travel.
Samsung has increasingly done things to make life more difficult for the user while boosting their marketing. Increasingly, it's more about gimmick than substance. My Galaxy Nexus is likely the last Samsung phone I will own.
Originally Posted By: VeeDubb
To make this even more fun, Samsung is now locking phones to a region.
Samsung region locking phones
This is absolutely baffling considering how hard they are marketing phones to the business sector. Business people travel.
Samsung has increasingly done things to make life more difficult for the user while boosting their marketing. Increasingly, it's more about gimmick than substance. My Galaxy Nexus is likely the last Samsung phone I will own.
I am exploring ways to maybe get my Sprint Samsung S3 to work on AT&T or T-Mobile? Can that happen? Or, anything GSM??....
That, or I'll just go to Sprint and get on a contract for their upgrade program. Not sure yet.
To make this even more fun, Samsung is now locking phones to a region.
Samsung region locking phones
This is absolutely baffling considering how hard they are marketing phones to the business sector. Business people travel.
Samsung has increasingly done things to make life more difficult for the user while boosting their marketing. Increasingly, it's more about gimmick than substance. My Galaxy Nexus is likely the last Samsung phone I will own.
I am exploring ways to maybe get my Sprint Samsung S3 to work on AT&T or T-Mobile? Can that happen? Or, anything GSM??....
That, or I'll just go to Sprint and get on a contract for their upgrade program. Not sure yet.
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I thought sprint wasnt GSM??? Need a pricey smartphone like you need to be breathing CO on your commute. Come on. Important stuff, not toys that suck your money dry and keep you from being able to fix your cars.
Originally Posted By: TechnoLoGs
I am exploring ways to maybe get my Sprint Samsung S3 to work on AT&T or T-Mobile? Can that happen? Or, anything GSM??....
That, or I'll just go to Sprint and get on a contract for their upgrade program. Not sure yet.
No, Sprint is CDMA. You should be able to get it over to Cricket though.
I am exploring ways to maybe get my Sprint Samsung S3 to work on AT&T or T-Mobile? Can that happen? Or, anything GSM??....
That, or I'll just go to Sprint and get on a contract for their upgrade program. Not sure yet.
No, Sprint is CDMA. You should be able to get it over to Cricket though.
According to Verizon, their 4GLTE Android phones are already unlocked. However, it may only be capable of voice when another carrier's SIM card is used.
My Note 2 is stuck on VZW data, but I should be able to put a SIM from anywhere in the world and have it work for voice.
My old Incredible 2 on the other hand is fully unlocked by VZW and has been used for voice and data in the UK.
My Note 2 is stuck on VZW data, but I should be able to put a SIM from anywhere in the world and have it work for voice.
My old Incredible 2 on the other hand is fully unlocked by VZW and has been used for voice and data in the UK.
Originally Posted By: dishdude
Originally Posted By: TechnoLoGs
I am exploring ways to maybe get my Sprint Samsung S3 to work on AT&T or T-Mobile? Can that happen? Or, anything GSM??....
That, or I'll just go to Sprint and get on a contract for their upgrade program. Not sure yet.
No, Sprint is CDMA. You should be able to get it over to Cricket though.
Can I do so even if i went to a Sprint store and they said it is "Active on an account" ?
Originally Posted By: TechnoLoGs
I am exploring ways to maybe get my Sprint Samsung S3 to work on AT&T or T-Mobile? Can that happen? Or, anything GSM??....
That, or I'll just go to Sprint and get on a contract for their upgrade program. Not sure yet.
No, Sprint is CDMA. You should be able to get it over to Cricket though.
Can I do so even if i went to a Sprint store and they said it is "Active on an account" ?
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