Before I buy... is PinePhone actually open source?
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(11-14-2020, 05:32 PM)hiimtye Wrote: I don't know of any carriers that actually check the IMEI anyway. if you call into customer service to swap phones they'll ask you for it, but the only number that matters is your SIM number. the IMEI is irrelevant and you can just swap phones indefinitely with no effect whatsoever

In Australia you can black list an IMEI with all 3 carriers from working if your phone is stolen, in the US Verizon restricts sim activation with a white list, any not on the list don't work.

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RE: Before I buy... is PinePhone actually open source? - by evilbunny - 11-14-2020, 05:51 PM

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