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Re:Sprint to be exclusive carrier of Essential phone by helper on Monday June 12, 2017 @11:16AM (#14537948)
Exclusive as in the only carrier to sell it in their stores.

You can still buy it unlocked from their website.

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Re:Sprint to be exclusive carrier of Essential phone by mikeash on Monday June 12, 2017 @11:25AM (#14538016)
Everybody in these comments seems to understand "exclusive" as "it's locked to this carrier," including me. Bad wording.
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Re:Sprint to be exclusive carrier of Essential phone by Kequc on Monday June 12, 2017 @12:48PM (#14538700)
So, if my girlfriend and I are being exclusive. That means we can both get sim cards from any carrier and put it in our phones? What is she going to say when I tell her I misunderstood exclusive.
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Re:Sprint to be exclusive carrier of Essential phone by mikeash on Monday June 12, 2017 @12:54PM (#14538758)
Come on. Context matters. The title says "exclusive carrier."
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