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Samsung and Other Manufacturers Disable Phones Bought on Gray Markets: A Consumer Nightmare (nomadscrolls.net)
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[–] iamtherealwalrus 19 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You don't own a phone?

[–] ichbinjasokreativ 21 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Honestly, with how powerful modern Smartphones are, you can just buy one now, flash an open source version of android and use that for a decade, assuming the OS gets supported that long.