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I seriously wish they went with Motorola. Almost all phones are officially unlockable. They are also available at reasonable price (€100-200 - Moto G4 to newer

I seriously wish they went with Motorola. Almost all phones are officially unlockable. They are also available at reasonable price (€100-200 - Moto G4 to newer ones). Sorry US hn readers, we Europeans do not (may be rarely have) have locked/carrier controlled phones.

sct202 7y ago
Ifixit also has official repair parts and kits you can buy instead of the gray market parts that are of suspect quality.
beojan 7y ago
> we Europeans do not (may be rarely have) have locked/carrier controlled phones. I think it's fairly common with subsidized pay as you go phones (at least in the UK), since the network has to earn back the subsidy somehow. With phones on a contract, it's not necessary since you're locked in to the contract, but even so, it at least used to be the rule that the phone would be locked to the network, but they would provide the unlock code once your contract was over. EDIT: Yep, turns out all the major UK networks (except Three) lock phones: https://www.ofcom.org.uk/phones-telecoms-and-internet/advice-for-consumers/advice/mobile-phone-locking-and-unlocking https://www.ofcom.org.uk/phones-telecoms-and-internet/advice...
- ljcn 7y ago
  It's now free to unlock on most networks (not EE) during contract, and MUST be free once the contract has ended.
- m-p-3 7y ago
  In Canada all phones must be carrier-unlocked, and if they are, they have to be unlocked for free. https://www.canada.ca/en/radio-television-telecommunications/news/2017/06/crtc_puts_an_endtolockedcellphonesandunlockingfees.html https://www.canada.ca/en/radio-television-telecommunications...
pkaye 7y ago
I can get a Moto G4 unlocked for $100-200 in the US. Its just that people desire phone far more expensive than they can realistically afford so they will keep financing it.

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I seriously wish they went with Motorola. Almost all phones are officially unlockable. They are also available at reasonable price (€100-200 - Moto G4 to newer

by omnifisher2 7y ago

sct202 7y ago
Ifixit also has official repair parts and kits you can buy instead of the gray market parts that are of suspect quality.
beojan 7y ago
> we Europeans do not (may be rarely have) have locked/carrier controlled phones. I think it's fairly common with subsidized pay as you go phones (at least in the UK), since the network has to earn back the subsidy somehow. With phones on a contract, it's not necessary since you're locked in to the contract, but even so, it at least used to be the rule that the phone would be locked to the network, but they would provide the unlock code once your contract was over. EDIT: Yep, turns out all the major UK networks (except Three) lock phones: https://www.ofcom.org.uk/phones-telecoms-and-internet/advice-for-consumers/advice/mobile-phone-locking-and-unlocking https://www.ofcom.org.uk/phones-telecoms-and-internet/advice...
- ljcn 7y ago
  It's now free to unlock on most networks (not EE) during contract, and MUST be free once the contract has ended.
- m-p-3 7y ago
  In Canada all phones must be carrier-unlocked, and if they are, they have to be unlocked for free. https://www.canada.ca/en/radio-television-telecommunications/news/2017/06/crtc_puts_an_endtolockedcellphonesandunlockingfees.html https://www.canada.ca/en/radio-television-telecommunications...
pkaye 7y ago
I can get a Moto G4 unlocked for $100-200 in the US. Its just that people desire phone far more expensive than they can realistically afford so they will keep financing it.