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Carrier lock should be illegal (lemmy.sdf.org)
submitted 4 months ago by secret300@lemmy.sdf.org to c/theoctagon@lemmy.sdf.org
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I can't even count how many times I've seen perfectly good phones just become e-waste because of carrier locks. There's been a few times I wanted to buy a used phone I saw on offer up because they were cheap but I didn't because it's locked to T-Mobile or Verizon. Phones are built to just become e-waste and it's such a fuckin waste of resources. I didn't even get into the fact the bootloader is almost always locked too. It's so fuckin dumb

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[–] atrielienz@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

  1. Most carrier locked phones can be unlocked.

  2. Locking the bootloader is a security feature specifically to prevent people who don't know what they're doing from downloading malicious apps. If you do know what you're doing it's reasonable to say that you will buy a phone where the bootloader can be unlocked, and are capable of unlocking it which is actually a relatively straight forward process.

  3. Your posts are visible to Lemmy users who aren't members of your community, just FYI.

https://www.consumerreports.org/electronics-computers/cell-phones/how-to-unlock-your-phone-from-any-major-carrier-a2778672129/

[–] secret300@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 4 months ago

I already called. They won't unlock it

The phones with an unlocked bootloader a way more expensive unless you buy something a few years old. At least from my experience looking into it.

I didn't know I could make it not not visible lol. I think I'm gonna keep it like this for now.