Best Buy Version of Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1

Is the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 that Best Buy sells strictly a Wifi model or is it 4G capable? (obviously I understand that if it is capable it still requires a monthly fee with an actual provider to actually get the 3G/4G). But I am not interested in being limited with only a Wifi model.

casey51295 wrote:
Is the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 that Best Buy sells strictly a Wifi model or is it 4G capable? (obviously I understand that if it is capable it still requires a monthly fee with an actual provider to actually get the 3G/4G). But I am not interested in being limited with only a Wifi model.
I don't believe any 3G/4G models are available in the United States yet.
I haven't found wifi-only limiting as my phone supports Wifi Hotspot functionality.
If you do get a 10.1 from BBY, make sure that when it boots there is an image of an unlocked padlock.  Some units are sold with locked bootloaders.  (I consider this to be a major defect since unlocked devices are sold at the exact same price, and locked units are not marked as such.  There is NO justification for a locked bootloader on a wifi-only device.)
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