The letter was the old way of identifying the original carrier. It goes as follows:
* T=T-Mobile (carrier locked, now known as U1)
* A=AT&T (carrier locked, now U). The clue here is AT&T does not use "U1" on the device info page.
* V=Verizon (unlocked after 60 days, now U1).
* ***U1 with no clear clues in the model identifier=MNVOs (Ex: Spectrum). BEWARE: THERE ARE FEW CLUES ON THESE AND CARRIERS LIKE SPECTRUM ARE HARD-HEADED ABOUT HELPING NON-CUSTOMERS WITH PAID-OFF PHONES. They sell as "Unknown carrier" for a reason at times! Just avoid them and buy a 1U!***
I AM ONLY INCLUDING THIS FOR HISTORICAL/WARNING REASONS:
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* P=Sprint (came out before the T-Mobile merger. Most were dropped with the Sprint 3G/4G/5G shutdowns due to no VoLTE, or no way to enable it OTA, and the age of the phones made trying pointlessly expensive vs replacing them with new ones. If it's a "P" Samsung, it may work and if it does ***CONSIDER YOURSELF LUCKY,*** and do not be surprised if T-Mo drops yours any day)! The issue with these phones is the exotic CDMA hardware nobody wants to touch because Samsung had to alter them to the "Sprint spec" back then because of how fragmented the network was (3G CDMA, WiMax*, 4G LTE, limited 5G) -- T-Mobile purchased them when they were doing their 5G rollout). ***Yes, Sprint somehow had power over the OEMs to do this even with their size and they didn't have to make their network work like everyone else's.***
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* P=Sprint (came out before the T-Mobile merger. Most were dropped with the Sprint 3G/4G/5G shutdowns due to no VoLTE, or no way to enable it OTA; age issue or not cost-effective). If it's a "P" Samsung, it may work, and if it does ***CONSIDER YOURSELF LUCKY but be prepared to buy a new phone if something happens. T-Mo is dropping these like flies.*** The issue with these phones is the exotic CDMA hardware nobody wants to touch because Samsung had to alter them to the "Sprint spec" back then because of how fragmented the network was (3G CDMA, WiMax*, 4G LTE, limited 5G) -- T-Mobile purchased them when they were doing their 5G rollout). ***Yes, Sprint somehow had power over the OEMs to do this even with their size and they didn't have to make their network work like everyone else's.***
** ***IMPORTANT: There are SOME "U1" Sprint phones, but there's a key nasty surprise on "5G" phones from 2019 or older, NOT JUST SAMSUNG: T-Mobile is permanently dropping the 5G bands and making them 4G phones, forever. The radios are there and the bands are still present, but the towers are dropping the Sprint 5G bands because they had to be special, again (angry cat noises). They couldn't leave anything be and pulled it twice, so the 5G "U1 5G" phones being permanently reduced is no better than the old "P" series phones.***
*** ***Yes, this is a catch-22: Good riddance (and I hope the door hits these things in the back, with how I had to watch for it), but it's a waste if they aren't parted out to add to the parts supply for "normal" versions without exotic nonsense which led to them being abandoned or neutered. "P" is now a tattooed scarlet letter, not a red flag; Sprint U1 from 2019 or older is not worth buying used. Even if I ran an MNVO, I wouldn't want to touch either of these phones to avoid people bringing them on to use them as a way to get replacements comped knowing their days are numbered. I'm glad I can say "P" phones are best avoided (as well as 2019 or older Sprint 5G phones), but at what cost to the environment?***
If you have a 1U today or a model like the GT-i9300/9305, this means factory unlocked; these can never be carrier locked. U/U1 can be carrier locked at the discretion of the carrier.
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*A few non-profits sued Sprint to delay the WiMax shutdown because they complained about the deal they were getting. Yes, Sprint did nonprofits dirty too and it took a lawsuit to make them honor the Clearwire deal.
The letter was the old way of identifying the original carrier. It goes as follows:
* T=T-Mobile (carrier locked, now known as U1)
* A=AT&T (carrier locked, now U). The clue here is AT&T does not use "U1" on the device info page.
* V=Verizon (unlocked after 60 days, now U1).
* ***U1 with no clear clues in the model identifier=MNVOs (Ex: Spectrum). BEWARE: THERE ARE FEW CLUES ON THESE AND CARRIERS LIKE SPECTRUM ARE HARD-HEADED ABOUT HELPING NON-CUSTOMERS WITH PAID-OFF PHONES. They sell as "Unknown carrier" for a reason at times! Just avoid them and buy a 1U!***
I AM ONLY INCLUDING THIS FOR HISTORICAL/WARNING REASONS:
* P=Sprint (came out before the T-Mobile merger. Most were dropped with the Sprint 3G/4G/5G shutdowns due to no VoLTE, or no way to enable it OTA, and the age of the phones made trying pointlessly expensive vs replacing them with new ones. If it's a "P" Samsung, it may work and if it does ***CONSIDER YOURSELF LUCKY,*** and do not be surprised if T-Mo drops yours any day)! The issue with these phones is the exotic CDMA hardware nobody wants to touch because Samsung had to alter them to the "Sprint spec" back then because of how fragmented the network was (3G CDMA, WiMax*, 4G LTE, limited 5G) -- T-Mobile purchased them when they were doing their 5G rollout). ***Yes, Sprint somehow had power over the OEMs to do this even with their size and they didn't have to make their network work like everyone else's.***
** ***IMPORTANT: There are SOME "U1" Sprint phones, but there's a key nasty surprise on "5G" phones from 2019 or older, NOT JUST SAMSUNG: T-Mobile is permanently dropping the 5G bands and making them 4G phones, forever. The radios are there and the bands are still present, but the towers are dropping the Sprint 5G bands because they had to be special, again (angry cat noises). They couldn't leave anything be and pulled it twice, so the 5G "U1 5G" phones being permanently reduced is no better than the old "P" series phones.***
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*** ***Yes, this is a catch-22: Good riddance (and I hope the door hits these things in the back, with how I had to watch for it), but it's a waste if they aren't parted out to add to the parts supply for "normal" versions without exotic nonsense which led to them being abandoned, or neutered. "P" is now a scarlet letter, not a red flag; Sprint U1 from 2019 or older is a scarlet letter as well. Even if I ran an MNVO, I wouldn't want these on my "network" because people would expect new devices as compensation and intentionally bring the surviving "P" hardware over before then to force my hand.***
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*** ***Yes, this is a catch-22: Good riddance (and I hope the door hits these things in the back, with how I had to watch for it), but it's a waste if they aren't parted out to add to the parts supply for "normal" versions without exotic nonsense which led to them being abandoned or neutered. "P" is now a tattooed scarlet letter, not a red flag; Sprint U1 from 2019 or older is not worth buying used. Even if I ran an MNVO, I wouldn't want to touch either of these phones to avoid people bringing them on to use them as a way to get replacements comped knowing their days are numbered. I'm glad I can say "P" phones are best avoided (as well as 2019 or older Sprint 5G phones), but at what cost to the environment?***
If you have a 1U today or a model like the GT-i9300/9305, this means factory unlocked; these can never be carrier locked. U/U1 can be carrier locked at the discretion of the carrier.
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*A few non-profits sued Sprint to delay the WiMax shutdown because they complained about the deal they were getting. Yes, Sprint did nonprofits dirty too and it took a lawsuit to make them honor the Clearwire deal.
The letter was the old way of identifying the original carrier. It goes as follows:
* T=T-Mobile (carrier locked, now known as U1)
* A=AT&T (carrier locked, now U). The clue here is AT&T does not use "U1" on the device info page.
* V=Verizon (unlocked after 60 days, now U1).
* ***U1 with no clear clues in the model identifier=MNVOs (Ex: Spectrum). BEWARE: THERE ARE FEW CLUES ON THESE AND CARRIERS LIKE SPECTRUM ARE HARD-HEADED ABOUT HELPING NON-CUSTOMERS WITH PAID-OFF PHONES. They sell as "Unknown carrier" for a reason at times! Just avoid them and buy a 1U!***
I AM ONLY INCLUDING THIS FOR HISTORICAL/WARNING REASONS:
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* P=Sprint (came out before the T-Mobile merger. Most were dropped with the Sprint 3G/4G/5G shutdowns due to no VoLTE, or no way to enable it OTA, and the age of the phones made trying pointlessly expensive vs replacing them with new ones. If it's a "P" Samsung, it may work and if it does ***CONSIDER YOURSELF LUCKY,*** and do not be surprised if T-Mo drops yours any day)! The issue with these phones is the exotic CDMA hardware nobody wants to touch because Samsung had to alter them to the "Sprint spec" back then because of how fragmented the network was (3G CDMA, WiMax*, 4G LTE, limited 5G) -- T-Mobile purchased them when they were doing their 5G rollout). ***Yes, Sprint somehow had power over the OEMs to do this even with their size and they didn't have to make their network work like everyone else's.***[br]
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****A few non-profits sued Sprint to delay the WiMax shutdown because they complained about the deal they were getting. Yes, Sprint did nonprofits dirty too and it took a lawsuit to make them honor the Clearwire deal.***
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* P=Sprint (came out before the T-Mobile merger. Most were dropped with the Sprint 3G/4G/5G shutdowns due to no VoLTE, or no way to enable it OTA, and the age of the phones made trying pointlessly expensive vs replacing them with new ones. If it's a "P" Samsung, it may work and if it does ***CONSIDER YOURSELF LUCKY,*** and do not be surprised if T-Mo drops yours any day)! The issue with these phones is the exotic CDMA hardware nobody wants to touch because Samsung had to alter them to the "Sprint spec" back then because of how fragmented the network was (3G CDMA, WiMax*, 4G LTE, limited 5G) -- T-Mobile purchased them when they were doing their 5G rollout). ***Yes, Sprint somehow had power over the OEMs to do this even with their size and they didn't have to make their network work like everyone else's.***
** ***IMPORTANT: There are SOME "U1" Sprint phones, but there's a key nasty surprise on "5G" phones from 2019 or older, NOT JUST SAMSUNG: T-Mobile is permanently dropping the 5G bands and making them 4G phones, forever. The radios are there and the bands are still present, but the towers are dropping the Sprint 5G bands because they had to be special, again (angry cat noises). They couldn't leave anything be and pulled it twice, so the 5G "U1 5G" phones being permanently reduced is no better than the old "P" series phones.***
*** ***Yes, this is a catch-22: Good riddance (and I hope the door hits these things in the back, with how I had to watch for it), but it's a waste if they aren't parted out to add to the parts supply for "normal" versions without exotic nonsense which led to them being abandoned, or neutered. "P" is now a scarlet letter, not a red flag; Sprint U1 from 2019 or older is a scarlet letter as well. Even if I ran an MNVO, I wouldn't want these on my "network" because people would expect new devices as compensation and intentionally bring the surviving "P" hardware over before then to force my hand.***
If you have a 1U today or a model like the GT-i9300/9305, this means factory unlocked; these can never be carrier locked. U/U1 can be carrier locked at the discretion of the carrier.
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*A few non-profits sued Sprint to delay the WiMax shutdown because they complained about the deal they were getting. Yes, Sprint did nonprofits dirty too and it took a lawsuit to make them honor the Clearwire deal.
The letter was the old way of identifying the original carrier. It goes as follws:
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The letter was the old way of identifying the original carrier. It goes as follows:
* T=T-Mobile (carrier locked, now known as U1)
* A=AT&T (carrier locked, now U). The clue here is AT&T does not use "U1" on the device info page.
* V=Verizon (unlocked after 60 days, now U1).
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* ***U1 with no clear clues in the model identifier=MNVOs (Ex: Spectrum). BEWARE: THERE ARE FEW CLUES ON THESE AND CARRIERS LIKE SPECTRUM ARE HARD-HEADED ABOUT HELPING NON-CUSTOMERS WITH PAID-OFF PHONES. They sell as "Unknown carrier" for a reason at times! Just avoid them and buy a 1U!***
I AM ONLY INCLUDING THIS FOR HISTORICAL/WARNING REASONS:
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* P=Sprint (came out before the T-Mobile merger. Most were dropped with the Sprint 3G/4G/5G shutdowns due to no VoLTE, or no way to enable it OTA and the age of the phones made trying pointless. If it's a "P" Samsung, it may work and if it does ***CONSIDER YOURSELF LUCKY*** and do not be surprised if T-Mo drops yours any day)! The issue with these phones is have exotic hardware nobody wants to touch because Samsung had to alter them to the "Sprint spec" back then! ***Yes, Sprint somehow had power over the OEMs to do this even with their size.***
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** ***IMPORTANT: There are SOME "U1" Sprint phones, but T-Mobile is leaving 2019 and older "5G" Sprint phones to die, like the "P" series. They may work on 4G, but 5G is not happening.***
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*** ***Yes, this is a catch 22: Good riddance (and I hope the door hits these things in the back, with how I had to watch for it), but it's a waste if they aren't parted out to add to the parts supply for "normal" versions without exotic nonsense which led to them being abandoned. "P" is now a tattooed scarlet letter, not a red flag. Even if I ran a MNVO, I wouldn't want these on my "network" because people would expect new devices as compensation and intentionally bring the surviving "P" hardware over before then to force my hand.***
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* P=Sprint (came out before the T-Mobile merger. Most were dropped with the Sprint 3G/4G/5G shutdowns due to no VoLTE, or no way to enable it OTA, and the age of the phones made trying pointlessly expensive vs replacing them with new ones. If it's a "P" Samsung, it may work and if it does ***CONSIDER YOURSELF LUCKY,*** and do not be surprised if T-Mo drops yours any day)! The issue with these phones is the exotic CDMA hardware nobody wants to touch because Samsung had to alter them to the "Sprint spec" back then because of how fragmented the network was (3G CDMA, WiMax*, 4G LTE, limited 5G) -- T-Mobile purchased them when they were doing their 5G rollout). ***Yes, Sprint somehow had power over the OEMs to do this even with their size and they didn't have to make their network work like everyone else's.***[br]
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****A few non-profits sued Sprint to delay the WiMax shutdown because they complained about the deal they were getting. Yes, Sprint did nonprofits dirty too and it took a lawsuit to make them honor the Clearwire deal.***
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** ***IMPORTANT: There are SOME "U1" Sprint phones, but there's a key nasty surprise on "5G" phones from 2019 or older, NOT JUST SAMSUNG: T-Mobile is permanently dropping the 5G bands and making them 4G phones, forever. The radios are there and the bands are still present, but the towers are dropping the Sprint 5G bands because they had to be special, again (angry cat noises). They couldn't leave anything be and pulled it twice, so the 5G "U1 5G" phones being permanently reduced is no better than the old "P" series phones.***
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*** ***Yes, this is a catch-22: Good riddance (and I hope the door hits these things in the back, with how I had to watch for it), but it's a waste if they aren't parted out to add to the parts supply for "normal" versions without exotic nonsense which led to them being abandoned, or neutered. "P" is now a scarlet letter, not a red flag; Sprint U1 from 2019 or older is a scarlet letter as well. Even if I ran an MNVO, I wouldn't want these on my "network" because people would expect new devices as compensation and intentionally bring the surviving "P" hardware over before then to force my hand.***
If you have a 1U today or a model like the GT-i9300/9305, this means factory unlocked; these can never be carrier locked. U/U1 can be carrier locked at the discretion of the carrier.
The letter was the old way of identifying the original carrier. It goes as follws:
* T=T-Mobile (carrier locked, now known as U1)
* A=AT&T (carrier locked, now U). The clue here is AT&T does not use "U1" on the device info page.
* V=Verizon (unlocked after 60 days, now U1).
I AM ONLY INCLUDING THIS FOR HISTORICAL/WARNING REASONS:
* P=Sprint (came out before the T-Mobile merger. Most were dropped with the Sprint 3G/4G/5G shutdowns due to no VoLTE, or no way to enable it OTA and the age of the phones made trying pointless. If it's a "P" Samsung, it may work and if it does ***CONSIDER YOURSELF LUCKY*** and do not be surprised if T-Mo drops yours any day)! The issue with these phones is have exotic hardware nobody wants to touch because Samsung had to alter them to the "Sprint spec" back then! ***Yes, Sprint somehow had power over the OEMs to do this even with their size.***
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** ***IMPORTANT: There are SOME "U1" Sprint phones, but T-Mobile largely made these work; the "P" series phones are being recycled with the T-Mobiletrade-in deal they ran.***
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** ***IMPORTANT: There are SOME "U1" Sprint phones, but T-Mobile is leaving 2019 and older "5G" Sprint phones to die, like the "P" series. They may work on 4G, but 5G is not happening.***
*** ***Yes, this is a catch 22: Good riddance (and I hope the door hits these things in the back, with how I had to watch for it), but it's a waste if they aren't parted out to add to the parts supply for "normal" versions without exotic nonsense which led to them being abandoned. "P" is now a tattooed scarlet letter, not a red flag. Even if I ran a MNVO, I wouldn't want these on my "network" because people would expect new devices as compensation and intentionally bring the surviving "P" hardware over before then to force my hand.***
If you have a 1U today or a model like the GT-i9300/9305, this means factory unlocked; these can never be carrier locked. U/U1 can be carrier locked at the discretion of the carrier.
The letter was the old way of identifying the original carrier. It goes as follws:
* T=T-Mobile (carrier locked, now known as U1)
* A=AT&T (carrier locked, now U). The clue here is AT&T does not use "U1" on the device info page.
* V=Verizon (unlocked after 60 days, now U1).
I AM ONLY INCLUDING THIS FOR HISTORICAL/WARNING REASONS:
* P=Sprint (came out before the T-Mobile merger. Most were dropped with the Sprint 3G/4G/5G shutdowns due to no VoLTE, or no way to enable it OTA and the age of the phones made trying pointless. If it's a "P" Samsung, it may work and if it does ***CONSIDER YOURSELF LUCKY*** and do not be surprised if T-Mo drops yours any day)! The issue with these phones is have exotic hardware nobody wants to touch because Samsung had to alter them to the "Sprint spec" back then! ***Yes, Sprint somehow had power over the OEMs to do this even with their size.***
** ***IMPORTANT: There are SOME "U1" Sprint phones, but T-Mobile largely made these work; the "P" series phones are being recycled with the T-Mobile trade-in deal they ran.***
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*** ***Yes, this is a catch 22: Good riddance (and I hope the door hits these things in the back, with how I had to watch for it), but it's a waste if they aren't parted out to add to the parts supply for "normal" versions without exotic nonsense which led to them being abandoned. "P" is now a tattooed scarlet letter, not a red flag.***
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*** ***Yes, this is a catch 22: Good riddance (and I hope the door hits these things in the back, with how I had to watch for it), but it's a waste if they aren't parted out to add to the parts supply for "normal" versions without exotic nonsense which led to them being abandoned. "P" is now a tattooed scarlet letter, not a red flag. Even if I ran a MNVO, I wouldn't want these on my "network" because people would expect new devices as compensation and intentionally bring the surviving "P" hardware over before then to force my hand.***
If you have a 1U today or a model like the GT-i9300/9305, this means factory unlocked; these can never be carrier locked. U/U1 can be carrier locked at the discretion of the carrier.
The letter was the old way of identifying the original carrier. It goes as follws:
* T=T-Mobile (carrier locked, now known as U1)
* A=AT&T (carrier locked, now U). The clue here is AT&T does not use "U1" on the device info page.
* V=Verizon (unlocked after 60 days, now U1).
I AM ONLY INCLUDING THIS FOR HISTORICAL/WARNING REASONS:
* P=Sprint (came out before the T-Mobile merger. Most were dropped with the Sprint 3G/4G/5G shutdowns due to no VoLTE, or no way to enable it OTA and the age of the phones made trying pointless. If it's a "P" Samsung, it may work and if it does ***CONSIDER YOURSELF LUCKY*** and do not be surprised if T-Mo drops yours any day)! The issue with these phones is have exotic hardware nobody wants to touch because Samsung had to alter them to the "Sprint spec" back then! ***Yes, Sprint somehow had power over the OEMs to do this even with their size.***
** ***IMPORTANT: There are SOME "U1" Sprint phones, but T-Mobile largely made these work; the "P" series phones are being recycled with the T-Mobile trade-in deal they ran.***
*** ***Yes, this is a catch 22: Good riddance (and I hope the door hits these things in the back, with how I had to watch for it), but it's a waste if they aren't parted out to add to the parts supply for "normal" versions without exotic nonsense which led to them being abandoned. "P" is now a tattooed scarlet letter, not a red flag.***
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If you have a 1U today or a model like the GT-i9300/9305, this means factory unlocked; these can never be carrier locked. U1 can be carrier locked at the discretion of the carrier.
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If you have a 1U today or a model like the GT-i9300/9305, this means factory unlocked; these can never be carrier locked. U/U1 can be carrier locked at the discretion of the carrier.
The letter was the old way of identifying the original carrier. It goes as follws:
* T=T-Mobile (carrier locked, now known as U1)
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* A=AT&T (carrier locked, now U1). While labeled "U1", the "A" in the device specific model gives it away.
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* A=AT&T (carrier locked, now U). The clue here is AT&T does not use "U1" on the device info page.
* V=Verizon (unlocked after 60 days, now U1).
I AM ONLY INCLUDING THIS FOR HISTORICAL/WARNING REASONS:
* P=Sprint (came out before the T-Mobile merger. Most were dropped with the Sprint 3G/4G/5G shutdowns due to no VoLTE, or no way to enable it OTA and the age of the phones made trying pointless. If it's a "P" Samsung, it may work and if it does ***CONSIDER YOURSELF LUCKY*** and do not be surprised if T-Mo drops yours any day)! The issue with these phones is have exotic hardware nobody wants to touch because Samsung had to alter them to the "Sprint spec" back then! ***Yes, Sprint somehow had power over the OEMs to do this even with their size.***
** ***IMPORTANT: There are SOME "U1" Sprint phones, but T-Mobile largely made these work; the "P" series phones are being recycled with the T-Mobile trade-in deal they ran.***
*** ***Yes, this is a catch 22: Good riddance (and I hope the door hits these things in the back, with how I had to watch for it), but it's a waste if they aren't parted out to add to the parts supply for "normal" versions without exotic nonsense which led to them being abandoned. "P" is now a tattooed scarlet letter, not a red flag.***
If you have a 1U today or a model like the GT-i9300/9305, this means factory unlocked; these can never be carrier locked. U1 can be carrier locked at the discretion of the carrier.
The letter was the old way of identifying the original carrier. It goes as follws:
* T=T-Mobile (carrier locked, now known as U1)
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* A=AT&T (carrier locked, now U1)
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* V=Verizon (unlocked after 60 days, now U1)
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* A=AT&T (carrier locked, now U1). While labeled "U1", the "A" in the device specific model gives it away.
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* V=Verizon (unlocked after 60 days, now U1).
I AM ONLY INCLUDING THIS FOR HISTORICAL/WARNING REASONS:
* P=Sprint (came out before the T-Mobile merger. Most were dropped with the Sprint 3G/4G/5G shutdowns due to no VoLTE, or no way to enable it OTA and the age of the phones made trying pointless. If it's a "P" Samsung, it may work and if it does ***CONSIDER YOURSELF LUCKY*** and do not be surprised if T-Mo drops yours any day)! The issue with these phones is have exotic hardware nobody wants to touch because Samsung had to alter them to the "Sprint spec" back then! ***Yes, Sprint somehow had power over the OEMs to do this even with their size.***
** ***IMPORTANT: There are SOME "U1" Sprint phones, but T-Mobile largely made these work; the "P" series phones are being recycled with the T-Mobile trade-in deal they ran.***
*** ***Yes, this is a catch 22: Good riddance (and I hope the door hits these things in the back, with how I had to watch for it), but it's a waste if they aren't parted out to add to the parts supply for "normal" versions without exotic nonsense which led to them being abandoned. "P" is now a tattooed scarlet letter, not a red flag.***
If you have a 1U today or a model like the GT-i9300/9305, this means factory unlocked; these can never be carrier locked. U1 can be carrier locked at the discretion of the carrier.
The letter was the old way of identifying the original carrier. It goes as follws:
* T=T-Mobile (carrier locked, now known as U1)
* A=AT&T (carrier locked, now U1)
* V=Verizon (unlocked after 60 days, now U1)
I AM ONLY INCLUDING THIS FOR HISTORICAL/WARNING REASONS:
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* P=Sprint (came out before the T-Mobile merger. Most were dropped with the Sprint 3G/4G/5G shutdowns due to no VoLTE, or no way to enable it OTA and the age of the phones made trying pointless. If it's a "P" Samsung, it may work and if it does ***CONSIDER YOURSELF LUCKY*** and do not be surprised if T-Mo drops yours any day!) The isue with these phones is have exotic hardware nobody wants to touch because Samsung had to alter them to the "Sprint spec" back then! ***Yes, Sprint somehow had power over the OEMs to do this even with their size.***
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* P=Sprint (came out before the T-Mobile merger. Most were dropped with the Sprint 3G/4G/5G shutdowns due to no VoLTE, or no way to enable it OTA and the age of the phones made trying pointless. If it's a "P" Samsung, it may work and if it does ***CONSIDER YOURSELF LUCKY*** and do not be surprised if T-Mo drops yours any day)! The issue with these phones is have exotic hardware nobody wants to touch because Samsung had to alter them to the "Sprint spec" back then! ***Yes, Sprint somehow had power over the OEMs to do this even with their size.***
** ***IMPORTANT: There are SOME "U1" Sprint phones, but T-Mobile largely made these work; the "P" series phones are being recycled with the T-Mobile trade-in deal they ran.***
*** ***Yes, this is a catch 22: Good riddance (and I hope the door hits these things in the back, with how I had to watch for it), but it's a waste if they aren't parted out to add to the parts supply for "normal" versions without exotic nonsense which led to them being abandoned. "P" is now a tattooed scarlet letter, not a red flag.***
If you have a 1U today or a model like the GT-i9300/9305, this means factory unlocked; these can never be carrier locked. U1 can be carrier locked at the discretion of the carrier.
The letter was the old way of identifying the original carrier. It goes as follws:
* T=T-Mobile (carrier locked, now known as U1)
* A=AT&T (carrier locked, now U1)
* V=Verizon (unlocked after 60 days, now U1)
I AM ONLY INCLUDING THIS FOR HISTORICAL/WARNING REASONS:
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* P=Sprint (T-Mobile, most of these were killed with the Sprint merger and network shutdown due to Sprint phones having exotic hardware T-Mobile did not want to support due to cost, or lack of VoLTE and OTA enable). ***IMPORTANT: There are SOME "U1" Sprint phones, but T-Mobile largely made these work; the "P" series tended be sent out to die with the Sprint asset merging.***
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* Heh, double edged sword for the planet; less weird hardware for T-Mobile to deal with, BUT it means more devices sent to die unnecessarily. As someone who seen the P as a "scarlet letter", good riddance!
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* P=Sprint (came out before the T-Mobile merger. Most were dropped with the Sprint 3G/4G/5G shutdowns due to no VoLTE, or no way to enable it OTA and the age of the phones made trying pointless. If it's a "P" Samsung, it may work and if it does ***CONSIDER YOURSELF LUCKY*** and do not be surprised if T-Mo drops yours any day!) The isue with these phones is have exotic hardware nobody wants to touch because Samsung had to alter them to the "Sprint spec" back then! ***Yes, Sprint somehow had power over the OEMs to do this even with their size.***
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** ***IMPORTANT: There are SOME "U1" Sprint phones, but T-Mobile largely made these work; the "P" series phones are being recycled with the T-Mobile trade-in deal they ran.***
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*** ***Yes, this is a catch 22: Good riddance (and I hope the door hits these things in the back, with how I had to watch for it), but it's a waste if they aren't parted out to add to the parts supply for "normal" versions without exotic nonsense which led to them being abandoned. "P" is now a tattooed scarlet letter, not a red flag.***
If you have a 1U today or a model like the GT-i9300/9305, this means factory unlocked; these can never be carrier locked. U1 can be carrier locked at the discretion of the carrier.
The letter was the old way of identifying the original carrier. It goes as follws:
* T=T-Mobile (carrier locked, now known as U1)
* A=AT&T (carrier locked, now U1)
* V=Verizon (unlocked after 60 days, now U1)
I AM ONLY INCLUDING THIS FOR HISTORICAL/WARNING REASONS:
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* P=Sprint (T-Mobile, most of these were killed with the Sprint merger and network shutdown due to Sprint phones having exotic hardware T-Mobile did not want to support due to cost, or lack of VoLTE and OTA enable). There are SOME "U1" Sprint phones, but T-Mobile largely made these work; the "P" series tended be sent out to die with the Sprint asset merging.
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* P=Sprint (T-Mobile, most of these were killed with the Sprint merger and network shutdown due to Sprint phones having exotic hardware T-Mobile did not want to support due to cost, or lack of VoLTE and OTA enable). ***IMPORTANT: There are SOME "U1" Sprint phones, but T-Mobile largely made these work; the "P" series tended be sent out to die with the Sprint asset merging.***
* Heh, double edged sword for the planet; less weird hardware for T-Mobile to deal with, BUT it means more devices sent to die unnecessarily. As someone who seen the P as a "scarlet letter", good riddance!
If you have a 1U today or a model like the GT-i9300/9305, this means factory unlocked; these can never be carrier locked. U1 can be carrier locked at the discretion of the carrier.
The letter was the old way of identifying the original carrier. It goes as follws:
* T=T-Mobile (carrier locked, now known as U1)
* A=AT&T (carrier locked, now U1)
* V=Verizon (unlocked after 60 days, now U1)
I AM ONLY INCLUDING THIS FOR HISTORICAL/WARNING REASONS:
-
* P=Sprint (T-Mobile, most of these were killed with the Sprint merger and network shutdown due to Sprint phones having exotic hardware T-Mobile did not want to support due to cost, or lack of VoLTE and OTA enable).
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* P=Sprint (T-Mobile, most of these were killed with the Sprint merger and network shutdown due to Sprint phones having exotic hardware T-Mobile did not want to support due to cost, or lack of VoLTE and OTA enable). There are SOME "U1" Sprint phones, but T-Mobile largely made these work; the "P" series tended be sent out to die with the Sprint asset merging.
* Heh, double edged sword for the planet; less weird hardware for T-Mobile to deal with, BUT it means more devices sent to die unnecessarily. As someone who seen the P as a "scarlet letter", good riddance!
If you have a 1U today or a model like the GT-i9300/9305, this means factory unlocked; these can never be carrier locked. U1 can be carrier locked at the discretion of the carrier.
The letter was the old way of identifying the original carrier. It goes as follws:
* T=T-Mobile (carrier locked, now known as U1)
* A=AT&T (carrier locked, now U1)
* V=Verizon (unlocked after 60 days, now U1)
I AM ONLY INCLUDING THIS FOR HISTORICAL/WARNING REASONS:
-
* P=Sprint (T-Mobile, most of these were killed with the Sprint merger and network shutdown due to Sprint phones having exotic hardware T-Mobile did not want to support or lack of VoLTE and no way to enable it OTA).
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* P=Sprint (T-Mobile, most of these were killed with the Sprint merger and network shutdown due to Sprint phones having exotic hardware T-Mobile did not want to support due to cost, or lack of VoLTE and OTA enable).
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* Heh, double edged sword for the planet; less weird hardware for T-Mobile to deal with, BUT it means more devices sent to die unnecessarily. As someone who seen the P as a "scarlet letter", good riddance!
If you have a 1U today or a model like the GT-i9300/9305, this means factory unlocked; these can never be carrier locked. U1 can be carrier locked at the discretion of the carrier.
The letter was the old way of identifying the original carrier. It goes as follws:
* T=T-Mobile (carrier locked, now known as U1)
* A=AT&T (carrier locked, now U1)
* V=Verizon (unlocked after 60 days, now U1)
I AM ONLY INCLUDING THIS FOR HISTORICAL/WARNING REASONS:
* P=Sprint (T-Mobile, most of these were killed with the Sprint merger and network shutdown due to Sprint phones having exotic hardware T-Mobile did not want to support or lack of VoLTE and no way to enable it OTA).
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If you have a 1U, this means factory unlocked; these can never be carrier locked. U1 can be carrier locked at the discretion of the carrier.
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If you have a 1U today or a model like the GT-i9300/9305, this means factory unlocked; these can never be carrier locked. U1 can be carrier locked at the discretion of the carrier.
The letter was the old way of identifying the original carrier. It goes as follws:
* T=T-Mobile (carrier locked, now known as U1)
* A=AT&T (carrier locked, now U1)
* V=Verizon (unlocked after 60 days, now U1)
-
* I AM ONLY INCLUDING THIS FOR HISTORICAL/WARNING REASONS:
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I AM ONLY INCLUDING THIS FOR HISTORICAL/WARNING REASONS:
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* P=Sprint (T-Mobile, most of these were killed with the Sprint merger and network shutdown due to Sprint phones having exotic hardware T-Mobile did not want to support or lack of VoLTE and no way to enable it OTA).
If you have a 1U, this means factory unlocked; these can never be carrier locked. U1 can be carrier locked at the discretion of the carrier.
T=T-Mobile (carrier locked, now known as U1), A=AT&T (carrier locked, now U1), V=Verizon (unlocked after 60 days, now U1), P=Sprint (T-Mobile, most of these were killed with the Sprint merger and network shutdown due to Sprint phones having exotic hardware T-Mobile did not want to support or lack of VoLTE and no way to enable it OTA). Unlocked phones which can NEVER be locked are 1U.
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The letter was the old way of identifying the original carrier. It goes as follws:
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* T=T-Mobile (carrier locked, now known as U1)
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* A=AT&T (carrier locked, now U1)
+
* V=Verizon (unlocked after 60 days, now U1)
+
* I AM ONLY INCLUDING THIS FOR HISTORICAL/WARNING REASONS:
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* P=Sprint (T-Mobile, most of these were killed with the Sprint merger and network shutdown due to Sprint phones having exotic hardware T-Mobile did not want to support or lack of VoLTE and no way to enable it OTA).
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If you have a 1U, this means factory unlocked; these can never be carrier locked. U1 can be carrier locked at the discretion of the carrier.
T=T-Mobile (carrier locked, now known as U1), A=AT&T (carrier locked, now U1), V=Verizon (unlocked after 60 days, now U1), P=Sprint (T-Mobile, most of these were killed with the Sprint merger and network shutdown due to Sprint phones having exotic hardware T-Mobile did not want to support). Unlocked phones which can NEVER be locked are 1U.
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T=T-Mobile (carrier locked, now known as U1), A=AT&T (carrier locked, now U1), V=Verizon (unlocked after 60 days, now U1), P=Sprint (T-Mobile, most of these were killed with the Sprint merger and network shutdown due to Sprint phones having exotic hardware T-Mobile did not want to support or lack of VoLTE and no way to enable it OTA). Unlocked phones which can NEVER be locked are 1U.
T=T-Mobile (carrier locked, now known as U1), A=AT&T (carrier locked, now U1), V=Verizon (unlocked after 60 days, now U1), P=Sprint (T-Mobile, most of these were killed with the Sprint merger and network shutdown due to Sprint phones having exotic hardware T-Mobile did not want to support)
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T=T-Mobile (carrier locked, now known as U1), A=AT&T (carrier locked, now U1), V=Verizon (unlocked after 60 days, now U1), P=Sprint (T-Mobile, most of these were killed with the Sprint merger and network shutdown due to Sprint phones having exotic hardware T-Mobile did not want to support). Unlocked phones which can NEVER be locked are 1U.
T=T-Mobile (carrier locked, now known as U1), A=AT&T (carrier locked, now U1), V=Verizon (unlocked after 60 days, now U1), P=Sprint (T-Mobile, most of these were killed with the Sprint merger and network shutdown due to Sprint phones having exotic hardware T-Mobile did not want to support)