On 20/09/2018 21.23, James Knott wrote:
On 09/20/2018 09:16 PM, Carlos E. R. wrote:
It is also about impossible to purchase non-blocked mobile phones here, except on Amazon or similar.
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IIRC, phones are no longer locked here. And some, such as iPhones and phones from Google have never been locked. I currently have a Google Pixel 2 and previously used a Nexus 1. Neither were locked. However, I'm on Rogers, not Bell. Also, under a recent law, phones are supposed to be unlocked.
All the mobile phones I have seen on several shops (Ottawa) are tied to a plan with some provider: Koodo, Rogers, Bell, etc. At the last place (Walmart) there were just three ancient or mid-range free models. The dealer said there was more money to obtain on the locked phones. At some other place the dealer said that unlocking is forbidden, but that some shops do it. For example, I have a Motorola G6 plus (bought in Spain), that I find a very good mid-range phone (Android 8 and 64 GB internal space). An analysis site agrees with me in a recent article. I looked at the motorola.ca site (https://www.motorola.ca/products/moto-g-gen-6): they do not offer the "plus" version, and when asked where to purchase it, they send me to Videotron, which is a Quebec ISP, I understand. Not a free phone (and I will not recommend an international version to a local). What? :-o Motorola not offering to sell a free phone, and no direct (online) purchases either? So my two friends finally purchased two Samsung Galaxy A8 on two plans. Best they could do on the circumstances, I believe. But we are going OT, I'm afraid O:-) -- Cheers / Saludos, Carlos E. R. (from openSUSE 15.0 (Legolas))