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Re:Mobile networks banned from selling locked phones by calhoun on Tuesday October 27, 2020 @03:15PM (#24910755)
Good news for the UK hopefully more countries will follow the lead.
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Re:Mobile networks banned from selling locked phones by jwalton on Wednesday October 28, 2020 @09:30AM (#24918501)
It's been illegal to sell locked phones on Canada since 2017, and long before that carriers were forced to unlock a phone after a set period of time (18 months iirc).
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Re:Mobile networks banned from selling locked phones by calhoun on Monday November 02, 2020 @09:23AM (#24968363)
That's pretty important. Has Canada been working towards more updated-technical laws since then, forgive the ignorance.
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Re:Mobile networks banned from selling locked phones by pedro-guimaraes on Tuesday October 27, 2020 @03:33PM (#24910924)
Indeed... These companies have just too much market power and have lots of legislation to make them safe
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