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On Sat, 29 Nov 2025 02:00:58 -0000 (UTC), Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:

> On 29 Nov 2025 08:14:05 +1000, Computer Nerd Kev wrote:
> 
>> Only to you, a quick web search shows phone network locking looks as
>> common in NZ as it is in Australia.
> 
> Why did you compare Australia rather than, say, the US?
> 
> Obviously in both NZ and Australia, unlocked phones are freely
> available,
> not so much in the US.

I didn't have a problem walking into BestBuy and leaving with an unlocked 
Samsung A16. I'd bought the previous unlocked Nokia from Amazon but the 
Samsung was the same price on Amazon and BestBuy is next to the gym I go 
to.