First sale doctrine should forbid this behavior entirely. Once you sold it it’s not yours to disable.
The article doesn’t say they are offering a refund or replacement phone approved for mexico frequencies… so this is a massive dick move.
Do the phones start to work again if operated outside of Mexico?
Bricking phones by geolocation is massively evil and we should do everything we can to discourage it.
Custom bootloaders, recovery and ROMs are more quickly going from a nerdy gimmick to a necessity.
Samsungs Fold devices lose their camera functionality if you custom root 😂
I mean i understand they wanna do something against unauthorized sellers, but fucking consumers in the process is wrong in any way.
It’s a joke that a phone provider can lock phones remotely no matter what.
I mean i understand they wanna do something against unauthorized sellers, but fucking consumers in the process is wrong in any way.
Don’t pay much attention to me, the end user (Mexican)… but… I have a crazy idea… what about lowering prices? :D
Did you ever think about the rich shareholders who really need the extra money to buy another vacation home in Hawaii?
They realllyyyyyy needd theee moneeeey
Companies love the free market until they don’t.
30% Discount? You need to give the phone for free or for an extremely low shipment price.
This is a shit move to get money from more financially challenged people at that discount rate. It’s not their fault they paid for something they need from an “unauthorized” sellers, and definitely a lot of people don’t have the money to buy the phone again but from you.
