Samsung Daily Support Thread

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A petition to the Federal Trade Commission over the carrier chokehold on unlocked phones!
50% off SAMSUNG HW-Q800T 3.1.2ch Soundbar, great deal on Amazon today
I'll say it again, Samsung needs to expand their allowance of eSims in the US!
New Galaxy Watch 3 Update Enhances SpO2 Function

Posted: 17 Jul 2021 03:00 AM PDT

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A petition to the Federal Trade Commission over the carrier chokehold on unlocked phones!

Posted: 16 Jul 2021 06:30 PM PDT

I know that petitions rarely get traction, most fizzle out, but we have to try something to stop carriers from bullying Samsung and other OEMs to preinstall software and limit features.

http://chng.it/9ZdfQhLLdf - Please sign it if you have a moment, every signature counts.

--- From the Petition:

As the importance of technology grows in our daily lives, it is ever more clear that unimpeded access to it is a fundamental human right. This includes all-encompassing elements of an individual's right to everything surrounding a device they wholly own. Carriers have been involved in manufacturer's affairs since the telephone's inception. Now that we have smartphones, this link can be disruptive on some devices, such as Samsung phones, where carriers hold bargaining power over every device, unlocked or not. To the Federal Trade Commission, it is time that rules are put in place to limit a carrier's ability to interfere with unlocked devices that are wholly owned by a consumer. Carriers hold all of the bargaining power, and that must be taken away.

Carriers should not be allowed to pre-install applications on unlocked devices (non-contracted).
Carriers should not be allowed to limit the features of devices if a) their network supports it b) the device is unlocked/locked.
Carriers should not be allowed to limit updates to devices, this must 100% fall under the control of manufacturers.

While some manufacturers, like Apple, have escaped the collective bargaining present under carriers, others have not. This only hurts the consumer. For a more free-market and for consumer rights, we must act.

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50% off SAMSUNG HW-Q800T 3.1.2ch Soundbar, great deal on Amazon today

Posted: 17 Jul 2021 08:07 AM PDT

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I'll say it again, Samsung needs to expand their allowance of eSims in the US!

Posted: 16 Jul 2021 08:52 AM PDT

The title says it all, Samsung continues to pander to carriers by letting them have a chokehold on esims across any device that supports it. Only recently did the Note 20 Ultra running LOCKED firmware get eSim support for T-mobile. What about unlocked phones? What about other models that don't get it at all in the US?

Carriers push Samsung to limit what we can do with our phones, eSims are just another feature consumers will miss out on if we let this cycle continue.

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New Galaxy Watch 3 Update Enhances SpO2 Function

Posted: 16 Jul 2021 08:09 PM PDT