Comment on FCC Eyes Making Carriers Unlock All Phones Within 60 Days Of Purchase
over_clox@lemmy.world 2 months agoIt’s been a number of years since I last regularly worked in cell phone repair, but some models of phones were physically made in different varieties with different antennas for different networks.
It wasn’t even possible to ‘unlock’ those phones for other networks, short of replacing the logic board and antennas.
Wilzax@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Allowing root access for Android phones free of charge is a start
over_clox@lemmy.world 2 months ago
And the finish line…?
Like, install antennas to connect to any network…
Wilzax@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Phones are also small computers, and while its wireless chipset may only be compatible with certain carriers, that doesn’t mean that I shouldn’t be allowed to install whatever I want on it.
over_clox@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Try a Galaxy S5…
Antennas are proprietary to different networks.