Question which countries with SM-S918B have OEM/bootloader unlock? - Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra

After reading the forums, apparently the UK version of SM-S918B doesn't have the OEM bootloader unlock.
Which country do I need to buy from to get the Bootloader unlockable version?
If someone from another country, or has one from another country could fill me it, I'd appreciate it.

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zeroktal said:
After reading the forums, apparently the UK version of SM-S918B doesn't have the OEM bootloader unlock.
Which country do I need to buy from to get the Bootloader unlockable version?
If someone from another country, or has one from another country could fill me it, I'd appreciate it.
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That's not true, about 40% of UK has OEM unlock, the rest don't for "reasons"

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goRt said:
That's not true, about 40% of UK has OEM unlock, the rest don't for "reasons"
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Fair enough, but since I'm buying from Ebay I'd definitely like a sure thing.

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zeroktal said:
Fair enough, but since I'm buying from Ebay I'd definitely like a sure thing.
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Ask for a picture of developer options with OEM unlock visible

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Does anyone know if the spain versions are bootloader unlockable?

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Nmc_alves® said:
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Excellent, from Spain?

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zeroktal said:
Excellent, from Spain?
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The language on those screenshots is French

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zeroktal said:
Excellent, from Spain?
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From Switzerland...

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Germany

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goRt said:
That's not true, about 40% of UK has OEM unlock, the rest don't for "reasons"
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The trick is to change the dates in the settings to get OEM unlock to show up. My S23 U from latin america did not have it at first. I had to change dates to get it to appear.

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Brava27 said:
The trick is to change the dates in the settings to get OEM unlock to show up. My S23 U from latin america did not have it at first. I had to change dates to get it to appear.
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We've got an 11 page thread going, that doesn't work for us
Samsung against its t&c has locked the phone's pending (in my case) trade-in, I sent it back its own email confirming it has the trade-in from Monday
T&Cs state lock if you fail to send trade-in, not lock until you do.
I have the executive office in a tailspin trying to resolve this

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goRt said:
We've got an 11 page thread going, that doesn't work for us
Samsung against its t&c has locked the phone's pending (in my case) trade-in, I sent it back its own email confirming it has the trade-in from Monday
T&Cs state lock if you fail to send trade-in, not lock until you do.
I have the executive office in a tailspin trying to resolve this
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I also bought a phone using Trade-In. On Monday I received confirmation that they received my Trade-In and will send another email when they check and confirm. Let's see if that's the reason..

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goRt said:
We've got an 11 page thread going, that doesn't work for us
Samsung against its t&c has locked the phone's pending (in my case) trade-in, I sent it back its own email confirming it has the trade-in from Monday
T&Cs state lock if you fail to send trade-in, not lock until you do.
I have the executive office in a tailspin trying to resolve this
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I don't think they "locking" for failure to send the trade-in refers to the locking of the boot loader.

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gCloud said:
I don't think they "locking" for failure to send the trade-in refers to the locking of the boot loader.
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They're nonspecific and didn't deny the position when I pushed their face in it yesterday

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goRt said:
We've got an 11 page thread going, that doesn't work for us
Samsung against its t&c has locked the phone's pending (in my case) trade-in, I sent it back its own email confirming it has the trade-in from Monday
T&Cs state lock if you fail to send trade-in, not lock until you do.
I have the executive office in a tailspin trying to resolve this
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This is nonsense. Samsung cannot remotely lock or unlock people's phones

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Brava27 said:
This is nonsense. Samsung cannot remotely lock or unlock people's phones
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Read the trade-in T&C's, point 3

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goRt said:
Read the trade-in T&C's, point 3
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I never trade in my phones. Always more value selling elsewhere.

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Brava27 said:
I never trade in my phones. Always more value selling elsewhere.
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I had a Sony Z3 with a cracked screen.
It's legitimate if I'd been disingenuous and therefore not paid that the phone is locked as advised, but not locked pending some event out of my control

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Brava27 said:
This is nonsense. Samsung cannot remotely lock or unlock people's phones
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Samsung absolutely can remotely lock phones. This is exactly what KnoxGuard can do.