This is like ancient times and we only saw that kind of region locked in the consoles gaming and cinema industries.
Android Authority has this first while the Note 3 went on sale two days ago in 58 countries.
European and American versions are region locked for sure, those Note 3 will only accept Sim cards from Europe or America.
Samsung even put specific stickers confirming such locks on 100% unlocked devices (without contract).
In these days and modern age, this region locked restriction sounds really stupid. When you are going to travel outside of your given region, you must keep the same Sim card and you might want to deactivate roaming data since your monthly fee can significantly increase.
In all likeliness, Asian versions should get the same treatment as well.
Meanwhile, Samsung Germany issued a statement that if you bought a Note 3 not from your region, if it has never been activated, you can unlock the device at your local Samsung Store in your region. Which is, somewhat, still quite tricky.
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