Last piece of info before buying

[Anonymous]

I am a new Android and O2 customer. Current contract and phone is with Three and a succession of Apple products (3GS, 4S, iPad Macbook Pro).

Recently I dropped my iPhone from 60ft and it didn't survive. At the same time I could not get Three reception at all and despite promises, I have seen no improvement to their network in the areas I work/live in - Scotland.

Went to local O2 shop and got a PAYG Galaxy Y as a temporary measure. Although it's very limited, I like Android.

So now I've played with a S3 on O2 and a Note 2 on Three. I'm likely to get the Note 2 on O2. My question is... is there anything specific about the O2 Note 2 that 'cripples' it - compared to a SIM free one? There is very little in the way of detailed specs on the website.

Thanks.

[MI5]

Shouldn't make any difference if you have the O2 version except that O2 can occasionally be slow with firmware updates. Samsung phones are easy to debrand to network free though so if it bothers you just change the device firmware