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Looking at you Verizon (lemmy.world)
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A friendly reminder that isps do NOT care about you or your digital rights. Always best to buy directly from the OEM rather than from the telecommunications (unless you can't afford it). Do proper research before buying a phone!

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[-] sudoku@programming.dev 27 points 2 months ago

first world countries have carrier locking illegal, and carriers sell the same configuration phones as regular shops.

[-] bobs_monkey@lemm.ee 13 points 2 months ago

Carrier locking != Bootloader unlocking

[-] sudoku@programming.dev -2 points 2 months ago

carriers who must sell the same phone as an electronics retailer cannot stop you from unlocking the bootloader.

[-] Crashumbc@lemmy.world 11 points 2 months ago

Welcome to capitalism...

For a long time VZW used separate tech. That required a different antenna/software. Hence special phones.

And still has some frequency bands not offered on international phones. But it is mostly about control.

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