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I want a phone I can actually fix, and Fairphone’s record growth shows the world does too
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Canadian telcos did this 15 years ago, but I haven't heard of behaviour like this in a long time. You need to write a complaint to your government.
People have. Some samsungs were blocked in the first perge. There was minimal outcry. The normies just got new phones.
... Also someone did die coz they went able to call emergency services. Something to do with the phone not updated and had not been blocked properly (otherwise they would have known they couldn't call emergency). So it seems that's kicked off a new wave of checks.
That's what sparked it here too, a 911 issue with early android phones. They were going to ban several models outright since they couldn't confirm you did the update if you BYOD or were on custom roms, but eventually settled on a waiver that you could sign absolving them of any liability if you kept your phone.
I can see the perspective of the telcos but outright bans is just not the answer, especially since they make money from the sale of new phones. It re-enforces their monopoly and keeps everyone reliant on them for phones (which they love). The only way to fix this is through the government.