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> Not before connecting it to the internet, even Pixels will go through hundreds of megabytes of data before allowing you to unlock them (see 0) oookay? Hardly
by kllrnohj 2mo ago
> Not before connecting it to the internet, even Pixels will go through hundreds of megabytes of data before allowing you to unlock them (see 0)
oookay? Hardly seems like a big deal? It would indeed be nice if the unlocked phones were set from the factory as such instead of all being the same system image as the ones that locked carriers use, sure, but hardly significant since it's not like you have to sign in or anything?
> Also, will Google let me browse the web with "my own OS" without their proprietary services installed on it? (see 1)
Why are you even asking Google at all? Just use Firefox? Don't even need to root or use a custom ROM for that, even.
- fsflover 2mo ago> Hardly seems like a big deal? https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49047638 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49047638
- kllrnohj 2mo agoSo the risk is the plug for that being yanked in the ~2-5 days between ordering it and unlocking it? So... not a big deal at all. Not even slightly lol.
- fsflover 2mo agoUnless you want to unlock later, e.g., when the vendor support ends.
- kllrnohj 2mo agoThat's fine, the device will have long since done the check-in and enabled the option. And it's not contingent on "vendor support" in the typical sense it's used. As in, this doesn't stop working after the 5-7 year support window