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submitted 3 months ago by velox_vulnus@lemmy.ml to c/chat@hexbear.net

I was screen-shopping a few unopened Pixel 3a on eBay, and it was a good deal at 66$. I could have had them shipped to India, or bought them through my relatives, effectively bypassing the need to pay duty, delivery fees or taxes. But lo, it's Verizon-locked. And maybe I could be wrong here, but apparently, flashing international ROM or custom ROM can't bypass this. So annoyed by this shit, because factory-unlocked devices get sold quickly, or are deliberately expensive.

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[-] Barx@hexbear.net 16 points 3 months ago

In the imperial core the "free phone every X months" gimmick (it's not free lol) works really well on their targets. I keep trying to convice people around me to just buy their own unlocked device because it's the same cost or better but they're kind of... addicted to an upgrade spiral.

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