We all know that the 28th of June was doomsday for a lot of VZW loyalist. All VZW customers from here on out will have to pay full retail price on their desired phones if they are wanting to keep their unlimited data. Now this is of no shock to me and like many others I thought "well i have a update might as well use it". So I thought why not get the SGS3. Well as the past few days have unraveled, VZW has started to lock down the new Samsung Galaxy S3 and maybe all future devices. Now when I saw this I was not shocked anymore, I have moved on to utterly infuriated. I pre-ordered this phone to have as a second phone and to mix it up a little bit. I am a true Motorola fanboy at heart, but hey having more then one phone is just the way I am.
Now to the real purpose of this article. Big Red will keep pushing us (The development Community) around because lets face it people, we make up under 2% of their user base. They don't care about us and the bottom line is that they never will. The only way we can hurt them is in numbers and in dollars and cents . I have been following this same subject closely over at XDA and hope to get more people to join the fight in this carrior lock down. If we don't speak up now then we may never see a unlocked device again on VZW besides the Nexus branded phones. So what does this mean? Should we all just let this go on? Do we have a say in it? Well a lot of people say we do have a voice in this matter. Many of us around here have been dealing with a locked boot loader for a very long time and we have made uproars before. But maybe now with many other sites behind the fight we might be able to do something. Please take the time to sign and file complaints. Nobody really knows what the outcome to this will be. But if we just sit back and watch instead of aiming the light at the right people, we have nobody to blame but ourselves.These petitions will lead to our voices being heard and a chance that a new future will be paved. Although I remain skeptical, I still have hope that we can make a difference. Below is the link to XDA where the petitions can be found. Thank you to all that read this and want to try to make a well needed change. We are stronger in numbers then we are alone!
DirtyDroidX
If you belong to any other site please pass the word and ask them to post this article from XDA. Thank you.
Below is the OP from XDA located .
Verizon's Bootloader is either Locked, encrypted etc... for the Samsung Galaxy S3
It may get unlocked Unofficially in the near future. Do not be satisfied wth this.
We need it Officially Unlocked by Verizon.
Here is a prime example of why we want it Official
Originally Posted by supercurio
Hello guys.
I started contacting Engadget who will probably run a story about this Verizon-specific bootloader lock on Galaxy S III.
I want this bootloader change to be reverted, it's a huge mistake Verizon makes here.
Also, clearly I suggest to anyone here returning their device, get your money back, switch of carrier if needed and buy something else instead.
If anyone is wondering, I won't publish any apps (like planned Display Expert) on this Verizon device because even if eventually an unlocking method or workaround is found, it's likely it will be broken by future firmwares updates.
It means there's a too high risk users or buyers of my root apps will be unable to use it at some point, being disappointed and frustrated, sorry pals.
And I got in the loop Anandtech as well. No promises but there will be coverage.
The only thing we can do at this point is protest this any way we can.
I am asking each and everyone of you on Verizon or any other Carrier to Sign below.
I am also asking that anyone with any access to news sites, Verizon on Twitter, Facebook, etc... or knows anyone that does... call them out. Blow up there Twitter accounts.
Anything you can do to help the cause
We need to do this on a massive scale and force them to Officially unlock the boot loader.
THE KEY IS BAD PRESS FOR VERIZON
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Thanks, Incubus
Here are some sites that have picked up the story already. Let me know when you find more.
