The Australia remark is utter bullshit. From Wikipedia: > In Australia, carriers can choose whether to SIM/Network Lock handsets or not and usually tend to onl

The Australia remark is utter bullshit. From Wikipedia: > In Australia, carriers can choose whether to SIM/Network Lock handsets or not and usually tend to only SIM/Network lock prepaid handsets. There does not appear to be any regulation or law on SIM locking in Australia. Most phones can be unlocked for free by the carrier after a few years, but if you want it unlocked upfront (usually before passing n years or sometimes $k of credit in the case of prepaid phones), you'll have to pay the carrier.