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Re:Android overtakes Windows as the internet’s most used ope... by douche on Monday April 03, 2017 @10:23PM (#14029036)
Bullshit. I've never had a kernel update in six plus years from my carrier. And while they are kind of a micky-mouse operation, they are the 5th leading mobile provider in the US...

P.S. don't get service from US Cellular if there are other options

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Re:Android overtakes Windows as the internet’s most used ope... by vetinari on Tuesday April 04, 2017 @04:52AM (#14030701)
You aren't going to get kernel updates, even if you get major Android version update.

It's kind of like with RHEL - the fixes are backported in the old kernel vesion and that's it. It has nothing to do with your operator, you can thank Qualcomm and other SoC manufacturers, that they are not willing to make platform support packages for newer kernels for a given chip.

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