There is no "unlocking" of such and confusion reins in the market on this. The phone has to be transferred and then the carriers decide. It's not a maker issue at all.
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Why does Samsung sell phones to Straight Talk when they won't let them be used by other networks. It doesn't seem like good business to me or representation of their product.

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