I'm going to be purchasing a Samsung Chromebook within the next few days and I'm just wondering if the 3G model will be unlocked. I currently live in Canada and I'm wondering whether or not my Fido SIM card will work in it. Nobody at Best Buy seems to know anything so I'm hoping the Chromebook forums will be able to help me out.
With the CR-48 it has a GSM modem but it doesn't work on the Stable or Beta Channel..It seems Google paired up with Verizon for this devices...It has a GSM..but it is going to be a DEV channel unlock...
Hope I am wrong though!! Ofcourse when it launches in Canada..it may just work with all though since you don't have EDVO..
I isn't really "locked" the OS doesn't support GSM yet. I have a feeling once they launch up there and in Europe...Chrome OS will support it. The actually modem isn't hard locked.
Ah okay, I see what you mean. I'm currently on the same frequency as AT&T right now. Would you recommend spending the extra money to get the 3G model making the assumption that it will receive an update for GSM?
One more question on this topic. Would I be able to use my SIM from my smartphone in the Chromebook or would it require a separate SIM with a data plan?
Yeah, I think that's what I'm going to do. I frequently visit America so even if it never gets 3G support in Canada the 100MB/month for free would be a nice bonus for when I go out of country.
Verizon is a CDMA network.....other than Sprint, every other 3G network in the world is GSM and not compatible, so you're going to need hardware changes to use it on another network besides Verizon.
Received my Chromebook yesterday. Loving it so far. I put my Fido SIM in it and got no results, but after doing some modifications in developer mode I managed to get it to recognize my SIM. It seems to be functional but it thinks that it's roaming so I'm going to call Fido before I use any data instead of risking $30/MB. If anybody needs the instructions to fully unlock the modem I can post them or send them to you via private message. I'll post after calling Fido and confirming whether or not it will work.
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