Samsung Will Offer Developer Edition Galaxy S III with Unlockable Bootloader

[johnomaz]

I would love to own it for about half the price

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Ya, I put away the money for a subsidized phone, but I don' thave the money for a full priced one. Too bad there isn't a trade in program or something.

I'm curious, if I bought the phone outright from VZW...would they unlock it since its my hardware now and not subsidized?

[bacK_N_87]

Craziest thing I've read today. Verizon is full of ****. Kudos to Samsung but it shouldn't even come to that. They should not have to make separate devices to work on the same "network" That Verizon doesn't want unauthorized software on. Facepalm!!!

[gadgetrants]

...The best scenario would be to issue an unlocking tool for all devices with the understanding that you would be voiding your warranty. I am an adult let me make the decision!...

I'm sorry but the RUoV (Responsible Users of Verizon) cannot permit you to do this. If any phone owner could unlock their bootloader, they would unleash a world of hurt not only on their phone, but obviously destroy the beautiful user experience for thousands if not millions of other Verizon Wireless customers. Not to mention the INSANE amounts of bandwidth they will consume with their illegal, out-of-control, modified phones. There is no way that surrendering your warranty could mitigate that kind of damage.

Er, um...at least...that's Verizon's argument against unlocked bootloaders, right?

-Matt

[cobravnm13]

I'm sorry but the RUoV (Responsible Users of Verizon) cannot permit you to do this. If any phone owner could unlock their bootloader, they would unleash a world of hurt not only on their phone, but obviously destroy the beautiful user experience for thousands if not millions of other Verizon Wireless customers. Not to mention the INSANE amounts of bandwidth they will consume with their illegal, out-of-control, modified phones. There is no way that surrendering your warranty could mitigate that kind of damage.

Er, um...at least...that's Verizon's argument against unlocked bootloaders, right?

-Matt

This made me lol.

They (Sammy) should at least offer a swap to the people who have already bought and received their phone that want to do that.

[pwrdbykyank]

does anyone know if the developer version might possibly come with the quad LTE like korea? (just a thought)

[liftedplane]

This is either Samsung's payback for vzw trying to throw them under the bus about the locked bootloader, or Samsung's way of throwing us a bone and hopefully there is a key to unlocking all devices in the dev phone

That's what I was thinking, pretty cool way to say eff you VZW. I wonder how pissed the execs are

[jroc]

Nice move, Samsung.

Those talking about swapping, didnt most folks just now get their phone? It should still be within 14 days. I dont think it will be a problem. Just gotta pay retail...

[loki993]

So it looks like this is what the future is like? Release the locked down version on the carrier and then release the unlocked "developer edition" that you have to pay full price for the privileged of using. First Moto and now Sammy. Part of me is sad and annoyed and another part is glad that there is at least an option to buy a phone that hasn't been messed with by any carrier. Now....how about a GS2 developer edition for 300? I have credit card ready.....

[skennelly]

So it looks like this is what the future is like? Release the locked down version on the carrier and then release the unlocked "developer edition" that you have to pay full price for the privileged of using. First Moto and now Sammy. Part of me is sad and annoyed and another part is glad that there is at least an option to buy a phone that hasn't been messed with by any carrier. Now....how about a GS2 developer edition for 300? I have credit card ready.....

For those of us that still have unlimited data, it won't matter. If we want to keep unlimited we'll have to pay retail anyway.



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[skennelly]

I don't understand why releasing a key wouldn't be a better option. Even if they did charge us. It appears as though Samsung is just being greedy.



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