No_@lemm.ee to Android@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoMotorola is disabling Android phones purchased through unauthorized sellers in Mexico9to5google.comexternal-linkmessage-square33fedilinkarrow-up1197arrow-down17
arrow-up1190arrow-down1external-linkMotorola is disabling Android phones purchased through unauthorized sellers in Mexico9to5google.comNo_@lemm.ee to Android@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square33fedilink
minus-squareNuwanda@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year agoThat says where the phone is intended to be sold, not where it’s purchased. As I understood it, Motorola wants to ban foreign phones purchased in Mexico. How can they differentiate them from foreign phones purchased abroad?
minus-squarethenightisdark@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoWhen a phone is sold the unique number is submitted. This number is going to come from authorized dealer or an unauthorized dealer. If a dealer in California submits that IME number, then they can differentiate that from a dealer in Mexico.
That says where the phone is intended to be sold, not where it’s purchased. As I understood it, Motorola wants to ban foreign phones purchased in Mexico. How can they differentiate them from foreign phones purchased abroad?
When a phone is sold the unique number is submitted. This number is going to come from authorized dealer or an unauthorized dealer.
If a dealer in California submits that IME number, then they can differentiate that from a dealer in Mexico.