[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] Jonnyredcorn:
Unfortunately you weren't lucky enough to buy the Galaxy s4 before they blocked the loki-dokie bootloader exploit which basically gave us and unlocked bootloader but not truly unlocked just a work around.

It's not Samsung so much as it is the carriers... I'm sure Samsung could convince them to make them unlockable but the best option is to get a Nexus. I've had a galaxy captivate, galaxy s2 I 777, galaxy s3, and galaxy s4 which I got in time to take advantage the bootloader exploit. I upgraded to the nexus 5 paying full price which is on sale i think for $349 for 16gb and $399 for 32gb. It couldn't be easier to unlock the bootloader or root the phone or flash a custom ROM kernel or recovery. It is basically impossible to brick the phone and it is the fastest Android phone out there. You can also buy at those prices with no contract which means your service bill will be cheaper. Also with the new updated Google camera app it takes pictures that are on par with the Galaxy s5 and are better than the HTC one m8 because the new Google camera includes the focus blur effect. This is a Grimm photo but it shows you how improve the Nexus 5 camera is and its only 8 megapixels. This is a picture of my father's grave but the quality is amazing. I always went with the Samsung devices because they had the largest development community( other than Nexus devices) , that's no longer the case now that the bootloader unlock down.

With the camera update the Nexus 5 in my opinion is still the best phone out. I'm running slimKat with faux kernel overlooked to 2.5ghz which basically turns the snapdragon 800 to a version of the 801 which Snapdragon marketed as a new processor even though it was the 800 just overclocked. With the Nexus 5 you get so many options to choose from with roms and no OEM skin comes close to pure Android other than Motorola and the Moto X and Moto G. Sony devices are also nice and their skin is not too bad. But based on my experience 1 year with the galaxy s4 end 6 months with the Nexus 5 I could not be happier with the Nexus 5. Plus I sold my galaxy s4 online for about $500 so I came out on top $100. Also the Nexus 5 supports wireless charging(qi) and I just purchased the koolpad qi charger from Amazon for 30 bucks and wireless charging its on some to be able to come home and place my phone and let it charge. It doesn't overheat I notice for about 15 minutes it gets too around 40 degrees Celsius and then back down to 30 degrees Celsius with Li-ion batteries don't start to degrade until about 55 degrees Celsius. You can get roy was charging for the Galaxy s5 but you have to buy inexpensive back cover where is the Nexus 5 and Nexus 7 have it built in. I really hope they do not and the Nexus line and if they do they come up with an amazing alternative. The thing with having one Nexus per year is that all development is focused on that nexus and if these silver rumors are true the development community might get split up between the different silver devices.

I love the AT&T service Internet mobile speed amazing I get about 40 megabytes per second download speed everywhere I go in my Metro Detroit area and even up north 3 hours away I get HSPA data. I've never dropped a call and AT&T customer care has always taken care of me the main thing they look at is how long you've had service and if you pay your bills on time as long as you pay your bills on time B will give you upgrades every year even if your contract is it over yet what you must do it over the phone. Sometimes they even discount the phone for you they gave me my galaxy s 4 for $150 because I complained about how they advertised 16 gigabytes of storage when really only about 9 gigabytes was available. You just need to know how to talk to the customer service rep and if they won't help you ask to speak to someone else. I have been getting new phones every year even though I've been signing 2 year contracts .