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   Linux Is Best (linux@kitty.social)'s status on Tuesday, 22-Oct-2024 05:32:25 JST Linux Is Best

   I hope the system kicks both T-Mobile and AT&T down a peg.
   
   Locked phones are not good for users, and if you do one of their payment plans, they design those so that when you pay off the device, you're already out of warranty, so you may not know there is something wrong with your phone.
   
   My Google Pixel 7 was very hard to unlock, and they are still trying to argue that "carrier unlock" and "bootloader unlock" were two different things. Originally, my device would do neither. I paid my decide off early too, but by then, it was still out of warranty.
   
   I like the idea of the 60 days time limit, even if T-Mobile and ATT would like to keep you locked down forever.
   
   RE: https://mastodon.social/users/arstechnica/statuses/113347265444160499

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     Joe Ortiz (joeo10@mastodon.sdf.org)'s status on Tuesday, 22-Oct-2024 05:32:24 JST Joe Ortiz

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     @Linux I can't see this take effect though as Big Telecom is trying to convince judges and the Supreme Court as we speak to kill all broadband and wireless federal and state authorities to protect consumers and they may very well get their wish thanks to the death of the Chevron difference.

     https://www.techdirt.com/2024/08/19/big-telecom-asks-the-corrupt-supreme-court-to-declare-all-state-and-federal-broadband-consumer-protection-illegal-they-might-get-their-wish/

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     Linux Is Best (linux@kitty.social)'s status on Tuesday, 22-Oct-2024 05:41:33 JST Linux Is Best

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     • Joe Ortiz

     @joeo10@mastodon.sdf.org That's old news (from August), and no longer current. The ruling to reinstate net neutrality, passed, much to everyone's surprise. I guess, even the Mega nut jobs, don't like the nonsense most ISPs were paying.

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     Joe Ortiz (joeo10@mastodon.sdf.org)'s status on Tuesday, 22-Oct-2024 05:41:33 JST Joe Ortiz

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     @Linux The fact is that Net Neutrality will be a early causality in a post-Chevron world. https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/08/fcc-suffers-major-setback-in-attempt-to-defend-net-neutrality-rules/

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     Joe Ortiz (joeo10@mastodon.sdf.org)'s status on Tuesday, 22-Oct-2024 05:42:09 JST Joe Ortiz

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     @Linux Also from Karl's piece: https://www.techdirt.com/2024/08/19/big-telecom-asks-the-corrupt-supreme-court-to-declare-all-state-and-federal-broadband-consumer-protection-illegal-they-might-get-their-wish/

     "Again, post-Chevron, some variation of this is going to be playing out in every industry that touches your lives. Logic or precedent be damned, corporate lawyers are going to argue that every consumer protection, public safety, environmental, or campaign finance regulator in the country can’t enforce or create new protections without the approval of FedSec judges or a corrupt Congress."

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     Joe Ortiz (joeo10@mastodon.sdf.org)'s status on Tuesday, 22-Oct-2024 05:51:47 JST Joe Ortiz

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     @Linux All do respect of course since you share great stuff but I trust Karl Bode with this as he has been in the telecom, broadband, and wireless beats for over 20+ years and he knows what he's talking about when he said that this is going to be bad in the long run.

     You have to understand that old news sometimes is still relevant and this is a great example.

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     Linux Is Best (linux@kitty.social)'s status on Tuesday, 22-Oct-2024 05:51:49 JST Linux Is Best

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     • Joe Ortiz

     @joeo10@mastodon.sdf.org I'm going to block you as spam, if you show me another link from August 2024. As I said, that is old news, and not current.

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     Joe Ortiz (joeo10@mastodon.sdf.org)'s status on Tuesday, 22-Oct-2024 05:53:31 JST Joe Ortiz

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     @Linux Another example: Earlier today, Intuit (makers of TurboTax) tried to censor part of the interview that Nilay gave today on his Decoder podcast because of the 2019 ProPublica story on them Lobbying to prevent Americans from filing their taxes for free. https://mastodon.sdf.org/@joeo10/113346755160466387