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there is another possible, more charitable explanation for the wait period for device unlocking: as a cooldown period to help people avoid being scammed into un

by ctde 5y ago

there is another possible, more charitable explanation for the wait period for device unlocking: as a cooldown period to help people avoid being scammed into unlocking their phones

morsch 5y ago
Was that a common scam before the cooldown?
- rfoo 5y ago
  I don't think so. OTOH what GP described (reseller earn money by batch unlocking phone and pre-installing not uninstall-able apps/malwares before selling to consumers) is very common some time ago. China is wild.
  - MomoXenosaga 5y ago
    "uninstall-able apps/malwares before selling to consumers" Isn't this what American mobile operators do?
    - jcun4128 5y ago
      True about uninstallable for cheap phones at least eg. Boost mobile phone <= $150 from my experience. I've seen notification I can't swipe close, the voice mail app having built in ads...
    - rfoo 5y ago
      At least they don't push snake-oil ads to your grandparents.