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Dushman (dushman@den.raccoon.quest)'s status on Wednesday, 27-Dec-2023 04:24:23 JST Dushman
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@RedCyberPandaz@zoner.work @40@den.raccoon.quest @Ukko@akko.disqordia.space don't have the moneyDawg you can buy an unlockable china phone for like 150$

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  Sexy Moon (moon@shitposter.club)'s status on Wednesday, 27-Dec-2023 04:24:18 JST Sexy Moon
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  @meso @dushman @happy_sync carrier locks are because they're tied to a contract. simply pay regular price for your phone on amazon or whatever and it's not locked.
  
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  meso (meso@the.asbestos.cafe)'s status on Wednesday, 27-Dec-2023 04:24:19 JST meso
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  @dushman @happy_sync you are probably talking to an american they have like retarded carrier locks
  
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  Dushman (dushman@den.raccoon.quest)'s status on Wednesday, 27-Dec-2023 04:24:21 JST Dushman
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  @happy_sync@miruku.cafe couldn't find a carrier for it thoHuh??? Every phone works on every carrier.
  
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  Ramblin' Happy Sink (happy_sync@miruku.cafe)'s status on Wednesday, 27-Dec-2023 04:24:22 JST Ramblin' Happy Sink
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  @dushman@den.raccoon.quest only vaguely related but i tried this last year, couldn't find a carrier for it tho . so if u know someone who wants one lmk
  
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  anime graf mays ?️? (graf@poa.st)'s status on Wednesday, 27-Dec-2023 04:28:21 JST anime graf mays ?️?
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  @Moon @dushman @happy_sync @meso they can’t sell locked phones in canada. even the ones you get from carriers are unlocked. sail foam freedom act baybee :iminsane:
  
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    Cell Phone Freedom Act
    
    The Cell Phone Freedom Act (formally An Act respecting the locking of cellular telephones) was a private member's bill proposed twice to the Parliament of Canada which would have required mobile phone providers remove the SIM lock from devices once a customer reaches the end of their contract. It was first introduced on June 17, 2010 in the House of Commons of Canada as Bill C-560 by Bruce Hyer, then the New Democratic Party Small Business Critic and Member of Parliament for Thunder Bay—Superior North. Bill C-560 was expired due to the government's defeat in March 2011. Hyer reintroduced the Cell Phone Freedom Act under the new session of parliament on November 3, 2011, as Bill C-343. Provisions The Cell Phone Freedom Act, if passed, would have mandated that: consumers buying new cell phones in Canada must be informed of the existence of any SIM lock (also known as a network lock) on their phone before sale; wireless phone companies must...
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  Sexy Moon (moon@shitposter.club)'s status on Wednesday, 27-Dec-2023 04:28:21 JST Sexy Moon
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  @graf @dushman @happy_sync @meso your cellphonwe can still be locked until your contract is over tho so the economics are the same.
  
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  Sexy Moon (moon@shitposter.club)'s status on Wednesday, 27-Dec-2023 04:32:46 JST Sexy Moon
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  @graf @dushman @happy_sync @meso I was referring to the old law, I don't know how the new one works. the old law, it was still carrier-locked until your contract was up and then the government would force them to unlock it
  
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  anime graf mays ?️? (graf@poa.st)'s status on Wednesday, 27-Dec-2023 04:32:47 JST anime graf mays ?️?
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  @Moon @dushman @happy_sync @meso they can blacklist the imei sure but i can sell it overseas since they don’t use the same blacklist as north america
  
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  Sexy Moon (moon@shitposter.club)'s status on Wednesday, 27-Dec-2023 04:53:24 JST Sexy Moon
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  @dushman @7666 @happy_sync I don't think since LTE anyone makes CDMA-only phones
  
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  Dushman (dushman@den.raccoon.quest)'s status on Wednesday, 27-Dec-2023 04:53:25 JST Dushman
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  @7666@comp.lain.la @happy_sync@miruku.cafe
  Moral of the story: America is literally hell
  
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  7666 (7666@comp.lain.la)'s status on Wednesday, 27-Dec-2023 04:53:26 JST 7666
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  @dushman @happy_sync look who is about to learn what GSM and CDMA are!
  
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