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If only there’s no carrier lock and photos can be backed up easily to personal storage.
by pm2222 3y ago
If only there’s no carrier lock and photos can be backed up easily to personal storage.
- matricaria 3y agoIs carrier lock still a thing in the US?
- RandallBrown 3y agoI think it is, but it's not like you can't get unlocked iPhones in the US. I think carriers also are required to unlock your phone if you ask them, but I may be imagining that.
- lotsofpulp 3y agoYes, they have to unlock after contract ends. https://www.fcc.gov/general/cell-phone-unlocking https://www.fcc.gov/general/cell-phone-unlocking
- pm2222 3y agoYes att is fine with unlocking after contract is done.
- lotsofpulp 3y agoIf you buy from a carrier, yes.
- RhodesianHunter 3y agoGenerally it's only a thing any more if you get your phone discounted as part of signing up with or renewing at a certain carrier. If you just go out and buy a phone outright you can generally use it anywhere.
- pm2222 3y agoIt is. I paid discounted full price through my employer and because it’s on a business plan it’s locked.
- WA 3y agoPhoto Backup easily: PhotoSync. Been using it for years.
- jjtheblunt 3y agothat all has worked in the US for 15 years or more, i'm one who has done that at least as far back as 18 years ago, though it might not be what everyone does. possibly one can get a phone subsidized and locked until an extortion fee is paid, though, or get a phone from work that an employer didn't pay to have unlocked.
- worrycue 3y agoCarrier locks are not an Apple-only thing - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SIM_lock https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SIM_lock Seem to be a common feature on most phones. Don’t like it? Bug your government to outlaw the use of the feature like “Canada,[5] Chile,[6] China, Israel,[7] and Singapore”. iTunes backups my photos. No idea how to access them though - apart from restoring to a working phone.
- jrockway 3y ago> iTunes backups my photos. No idea how to access them though - apart from restoring to a working phone. You should be able to go to iCloud.com and log in. If you have the E2E encryption enabled, it will ask you to give iCloud the decryption key, so the webserver can serve you the decrypted files. (This ability can be turned off if you're really paranoid.)