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Re:Xiaomi is disabling some of its devices when imported to ... by probably_wrong on Sunday September 12, 2021 @02:36AM (#28499081)
I bought a Samsung phone in Europe for someone in South America, and the phone wouldn't recognize their SIM card. It turned out that the phone will accept any SIM card but only if you turn it on first for ~5 minutes with an European SIM.
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Re:Xiaomi is disabling some of its devices when imported to ... by milankragujevic on Sunday September 12, 2021 @07:10AM (#28500095)
Yes, there is a sticker on the device box that says so. In my case it was 15 minutes of talk time with EU SIM card being required.
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