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Re:The Samsung Galaxy S23’s bloated Android build somehow us... by dangus on Monday February 06, 2023 @04:15PM (#34684452)
Not officially available in the US, which usually means US buyers should really stay away.

IMO not having official carrier support is not worth any amount of fairness.

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Re:The Samsung Galaxy S23’s bloated Android build somehow us... by bilkow on Monday February 06, 2023 @08:35PM (#34687352)
Just as a curiosity, why? Do official carrier support matter that much in the US?
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Re:The Samsung Galaxy S23’s bloated Android build somehow us... by efreak on Wednesday February 08, 2023 @02:21PM (#34713362)
I don't care about official carrier support. I do care about supported bands and warranty.
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Re:The Samsung Galaxy S23’s bloated Android build somehow us... by dangus on Tuesday February 14, 2023 @04:19PM (#34796154)
Beyond simple support for your carrier's specific cellular bands, a lot of smartphone functionality is tied into the carrier's implementation/integration with your phone.

Apple keeps a list of supported carrier features on this page: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204039

This used to be more of a problem ~5-7 years ago or so. I'd buy an obscure Android phone and I couldn't use things like Visual Voicemail, Voice over LTE, or WiFi Calling.

Verizon used to be and may still be picky about which phones they activate as well. My Nexus 5X supported all the bands required to work with Verizon, but they refused to activate the phone on their network, despite ordering a plain SIM card for BYOD.

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