HoosierDaddy
Well-known member
Historically, YES there is a difference. And there is nothing that says its not going to be that way going forward. I'm sure its going to be better but how much is anyone's guess. If the carrier was not still involved, Microsoft would be slapping that on billboards.Does whether or not one buys a "factory" unlocked phone, or an AT&T branded phone (paid in full) that gets unlocked with a code from AT&T, affect the availability of the updates?
When you get a carrier phone unlocked, all it means is you can put a SIM from another carrier in it. You still won't get updates until the original carrier pushed them out.
And to add to the confusion there is something called a SIM lock which just keeps someone from stealing your SIM and using it in another phone if they don't know the stolen phone's lock screen security..