Samsung Galaxy Note 3 region locking

[Supine]

Does anybody know if this applies to us too?

 

[Ockie]

mYBB peep asked me to check for a region locked sticker on Vodacom supplied units .... I told him there are none. Not sure if that answeres your question.

 

[pezulu]

There was no region locked sticker on my Note 3 from Cell C either.

 

[ngwe23]

Wow. Misleading article. The Note 3 works everywhere but when you but it you should "activate" it with a sim from where phone was bought. E.g you can not get a phone from another region and bring it to SA because it will not activate using an SA sim. However if you activate it in the said region it will work normally even outside that region. Not ideal but the article is off the mark.

 

[I O U]

Wow. Misleading article. The Note 3 works everywhere

Correct according to what I've read - a lot of the original articles have been updated accordingly.
They didn't want people ordering from countries like SA, buying cheap Note 3's, and other premium-priced Samsung phones / tablets.

http://www.droid-life.com/2013/09/2...3-devices-are-sim-locked-to-specific-regions/

International Galaxy Note 3 Devices are SIM Locked to Specific Regions (Updated)

Update: As it turns out, the situation sort of goes like this – phones are only regionally SIM locked upon initial activation. In other words, if you have the “American” version of the phone, as long as you initially activate the phone using a SIM card from within the “American” region, your phone will then be fully unlocked. You can then take it abroad, use local SIMs whenever you’d like. The only time you would run into an issue would be if you bought an “American” version and then tried to first activate it in Europe.

http://forums.androidcentral.com/sa...-region-locked-samsung-clears-up-details.html
Samsung has now released a statement basically confirming what we've written above."In order to provide customers with the optimal mobile experience in each region including customer care services, Samsung has incorporated the ‘regional SIM lock’ feature into Galaxy Note 3 devices. The product is only compatible with a SIM-card issued from a mobile operator within the region identified on the sticker of the product package. When the device is activated with a SIM card issued from the other region, the device may be automatically locked until it is released at the dedicated service centre.Once a device is activated normally, the regional SIM lock is automatically released. Users can enjoy the roaming service as usual and can use other region’s SIM card when travelling. The regional SIM lock has been applied to the Galaxy Note II and Galaxy S4 devices through a software update in selective markets. The regional SIM lock does NOT affect the device’s features and performance. Users can continue to enjoy all the advanced features of our products."