Galaxy S5 will get off to a painfully slow start in Samsung’s home market

[Wireless News]

http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/eKs1P7NVTOl51leb.fOTEw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/BGR_News/glam_galaxy-s5_blue_02.jpg (http://news.yahoo.com/galaxy-s5-off-painfully-slow-start-samsung-home-182835160.html)The Galaxy S5-isn’t even available in stores in any market including South Korea, and it looks like the phone will have a rather rocky start in its home country. According to Reuters, the phone’s launch almost coincides with a 45-day smartphone sales ban imposed on mobile operators by the local communications regulator.-From March 13 to May 19, SK Telecom, KT and LG U+ will be banned “from signing up customers or replacing phones.” The Galaxy S5 expected to launch on April 11 in the region. Each carrier has received a different ban during that period, which means customers interested in buying a subsidized Galaxy S5, or upgrading to a Galaxy S5 “where service contracts are less than two years old,”



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