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.

  • radiofreeval [any]
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    21 days ago

    If someone is looking for an unlocked Pixel, they probably want Graphene for privacy and you can't get that on Huaweis.

    • velox_vulnus@lemmy.ml
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      20 days ago

      On point. I'm going to move to a privacy ROM. Unfortunately, Huawei phones lack support - as in, the community maintains Pixel, Moto and OnPlus devices.

      • radiofreeval [any]
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        20 days ago

        I'm in the same boat, I got a pixel 8 pro for ridiculously cheap but there's no plan to pay it off with a lump sum so I'm just waiting till carrier lock gets turned off.