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T-Mobile, AT&T oppose unlocking rule, claim locked phones are good for users (arstechnica.com)
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[–] eleitl@lemm.ee 7 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

I install alternative firmware, so no sale for you.

[–] n2burns@lemmy.ca 16 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

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

[–] herrvogel@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

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

[–] n2burns@lemmy.ca 1 points 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.