Galaxy Note 3 SM-N9005 (MI7 firmware) and rooted

Whether or not thewill be regionally locked remains to be seen,At least the bootloader will, according to reports, be unlocked.More skimpy details at the Samsung/Verizon page at: http://www.samsung.com/us/mobile/cel...SM-N900VMKEVZW There is also a thread started by Chainfire at: http://forum.xda-developers.com/show...php?p=46187852 where meanies(!) can download it free.(01:30 Oct 3rd 2013)Android Authority: Galaxy Note 3 region lock is an issue after all, Android 4.4 update may lock older Galaxy handsets http://goo.gl/KjgVwc Previous news (1st Oct 2013)A significant number of users still claim they can't use "out of region" sims despite having first used a sim for the region the Note 3 was intended for which is the way Samsung have said is the way to 'unlock' the regional sim lock.A number of users in this thread who found their Note3 was still region locked despite following the Samsung advice have successfully unlocked their Note3 regional lock using a Russian unlocking web site at http://puman.ru/ Although I am the OP of this thread, I do not have an out of region Sim to test this out myself - so no guarantees but read the posts!Pics say it all. The Note 3 "unlocked" models are still locked to regions like DVD's and thus not very attractive to globetrotters or international purchasers who are being asked to pay £600 or so for a crippled device.