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> I bought a Pixel 7 Pro from store.google.com (Canada) ... being sold “unlocked” by Google Carrier-locking is not permitted in Canada, so all the discussions
by smnrchrds 3y ago
> I bought a Pixel 7 Pro from store.google.com (Canada) ... being sold “unlocked” by Google
Carrier-locking is not permitted in Canada, so all the discussions about where the phone was bought and that the full price was paid are immaterial.
- abeyer 3y agoBut carrier locking is irrelevant, as the article is about bootloader locking.
- public_defender 3y agoIt is relevant because the excuse made for disabling bootloader unlocking is that unlocking the bootloader can defeat a carrier lock. They are interrelated.
- lern_too_spel 3y agoI thought so too, but in order to show that the device was sold as unlocked, the article has a footnote (#7) about carrier unlocking. > Keep in mind that I bought this phone full price6 from store.google.com, where it was advertised right in the FAQ as an “unlocked smartphone”7
- rchaud 3y agoIs that correct? Phones purchased via carrier are locked to the carrier. The customer has the right to unlock it after the purchase, but the default state of the phone is locked, is it not?
- smnrchrds 3y ago> (CRTC) today announced that as of December 1, 2017, all individual and small business wireless service customers will have the right to have their cellphones and other mobile devices unlocked free of charge upon request. In addition, all newly purchased devices must be provided unlocked from that day forward. https://www.canada.ca/en/radio-television-telecommunications/news/2017/06/crtc_puts_an_endtolockedcellphonesandunlockingfees.html https://www.canada.ca/en/radio-television-telecommunications... https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/crtc-wireless-code-cellphone-1.4161711 https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/crtc-wireless-code-cellphon...