Samsung Galaxy S3: Unlock for Free-Which one is Better?

[Biku]

Has anybody unlocked his / her sgs3?
I mean SIM unlock to use it in any network.

Here are two posts for doing it free:

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1715149

How to Unlock Samsung Galaxy S III? Free SIM Unlock

 

[Shotgun84]

They are basically the same procedure. The manual way came first and then the app was written to do the same process so it's go for the app as its easier. The method doesn't work on firmware released past the end of July though. Because of this the app is no longer in the play store so had to be downloaded from supercurio's website
http://project-voodoo.org/android-apps

 

[Hogan773]

Is unlocking different than rooting?

Can I unlock while staying non-rooted?

 

[GoldenDiamond]

Is unlocking different than rooting?

Can I unlock while staying non-rooted?

unlocking is the frequency the phone uses to connect to the carrier.
I have an international version of SGS3 and it's unlocked because I live in North America.

 

[bmoliver]

unlocking is the frequency the phone uses to connect to the carrier.
I have an international version of SGS3 and it's unlocked because I live in North America.

Unlocking a phone simply means it can be used with a SIM card from a different carrier. I don't believe it has anything to do with the frequency, as those are built-in to the phone hardware.

Unlocking is not the same as rooting, which allows access to system files. You can unlock without rooting or root without unlocking, they are entirely different.

 

[sherlock5545]

Edit: sorry, I posted on the wrong topic.

 

[Biku]

Edit: sorry, I posted on the wrong topic.

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