Comment on T-Mobile, AT&T oppose unlocking rule, claim locked phones are good for users

eleitl@lemm.ee ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• n2burns@lemmy.ca ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  This is talking about carrier locked phones, not locked bootloaders.

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  • herrvogel@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    How does that work? Based on imei perhaps? Does spoofing that not do the trick?

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    • n2burns@lemmy.ca ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Carrier lock is on the phone, not the network. You need to enter a code to disable it. There are 3rd party services that you give your IMEI and pay, and they have a way of finding the code. I’m not certain on the details.

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