ATT Locks All Bootloaders

[Slingbox]

I became customer October 2012 purchasing Galaxy Note 2.
Ive found ATT Coverage , CS , store experience to be the BEST but there is some bad news.
ATT no longer supports Android consumer freedom & will be locking down ALL future device bootloaders they sell.

AT&T says it will not support unlocked bootloaders once and for all | Android and Me

AT&T To Android Users: We Don't Support Unlocked Bootloaders, So Stop Asking Us About Every Phone

With this being the case I will make move to T-mobile for Galaxy Note 3 release.

 

[Almeuit]

Very bad... Freedom to take your own device places being taken away.

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[TropicalSammich]

I became customer October 2012 purchasing Galaxy Note 2.
Ive found ATT Coverage , CS , store experience to be the BEST but there is some bad news.
ATT no longer supports Android consumer freedom & will be locking down ALL future device bootloaders they sell.

AT&T says it will not support unlocked bootloaders once and for all | Android and Me

AT&T To Android Users: We Don't Support Unlocked Bootloaders, So Stop Asking Us About Every Phone

With this being the case I will make move to T-mobile for Galaxy Note 3 release.

LOL, no one is making you purchase a device directly from the Carrier.

With Google Edition's & Nexus devices increasing in popularity, and future models, you may never have to buy a phone from the carrier again...

 

[Slingbox]

LOL, no one is making you purchase a device directly from the Carrier.

With Google Edition's & Nexus devices increasing in popularity, and future models, you may never have to buy a phone from the carrier again...

Terrible post Tropical your way off base.
Go into XDA ATT GN2 ,GS3 & GS4 forums and take survey ,You will find 95% of purchases made were carrier branded leaving 5% running international versions
Galaxy Note 3 wont have a Google edition due to its dependency on touchwiz user interface Spen function.

 

[hokiesteve]

LOL, no one is making you purchase a device directly from the Carrier.

With Google Edition's & Nexus devices increasing in popularity, and future models, you may never have to buy a phone from the carrier again...

No, but carrier pricing models that include device subsidies, inflated retail prices, and limited compatible unlocked devices make buying a device from the carrier the practical decision.

It's not a truly competitive wireless market in the US. We as consumers are getting a raw deal and have every right to complain about it.

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[ATT.Fan1982]

Just buy the T-Mobile variant of whatever device you're interested in purchasing from AT&T, unlock it and slide your AT&T SIM card inside and you're good to go! Same awesome service in a device that's give you the freedom of an unlocked bootloader!

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