Consumer Law, Warranties Smartphone permanently locked, not disclosed to consumer

[roguemouser]

I bought 2 Samsung Galaxy S4 phones from Straight Talk and WalMart. Later, when I tried to change carriers, I found that the phones are permanently locked to Straight Talk and are designed such that they cannot be unlocked. This information was not made available to me by either WalMart or Straight Talk until I tried to change carriers and contacted Straight Talk tech support. I want to sue for replacement phones that can be unlocked, Samsung Galaxy S4, and for the plans I'm forced to purchase from Straight Talk to keep my phone active. Can I do this, and how?

 

[mightymoose]

http://gs4.wonderhowto.com/how-to/c...y-s4-so-you-can-use-another-sim-card-0148110/

Try this instead. You would get nowhere trying to sue anyone over this.

Make sure you backup everything, and don't do it at all if you aren't willing to take a bit of a risk. I've done this before with other devices and never had any trouble.

 

[txls]

are you sure it isn't disclosed somewhere in the fine print of your contract?