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Re:iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro by Nextgrid on Tuesday October 13, 2020 @08:44PM (#24772004)
Source? It's the first time I hear that carriers are able to override the network technology/protocol logo. As far as I know the whole "carrier profile" thing (which is what allows carriers to do this, among other things like arbitrarily restrict tethering, etc) is Apple-specific.
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Re:iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro by dragonwriter on Tuesday October 13, 2020 @08:50PM (#24772050)
No the same capacities exist,though perhaps not under the same name, on Android; my S10+ dutifully switched from reporting 4G LTE to 5Ge when AT&T decided on that lie.
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Re:iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro by Nextgrid on Tuesday October 13, 2020 @09:34PM (#24772293)
Android manufacturers are even worse when it comes to this as they let carriers customize the firmware completely (which then interferes with updates) and should also be shamed. This doesn't however say that this is some kind of standard; it's just OS manufacturers being in bed with carriers and doing them favors.
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