@return2ozma to TechnologyEnglish • 1 month agoT-Mobile, AT&T oppose unlocking rule, claim locked phones are good for usersarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square96arrow-up1520arrow-down17cross-posted to: news[email protected][email protected][email protected]
arrow-up1513arrow-down1external-linkT-Mobile, AT&T oppose unlocking rule, claim locked phones are good for usersarstechnica.com@return2ozma to TechnologyEnglish • 1 month agomessage-square96cross-posted to: news[email protected][email protected][email protected]
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish16•1 month agoThis is talking about carrier locked phones, not locked bootloaders.
minus-square@herrvogellinkEnglish1•30 days agoHow does that work? Based on imei perhaps? Does spoofing that not do the trick?
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish1•30 days agoCarrier lock is on the phone, not the network. You need to enter a code to disable it. There are 3rd party services that you give your IMEI and pay, and they have a way of finding the code. I’m not certain on the details.
This is talking about carrier locked phones, not locked bootloaders.
How does that work? Based on imei perhaps? Does spoofing that not do the trick?
Carrier lock is on the phone, not the network. You need to enter a code to disable it. There are 3rd party services that you give your IMEI and pay, and they have a way of finding the code. I’m not certain on the details.