No_@lemm.ee to Android@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months agoMotorola is disabling Android phones purchased through unauthorized sellers in Mexico9to5google.comexternal-linkmessage-square29fedilinkarrow-up1188arrow-down15
arrow-up1183arrow-down1external-linkMotorola is disabling Android phones purchased through unauthorized sellers in Mexico9to5google.comNo_@lemm.ee to Android@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months agomessage-square29fedilink
minus-squareNuwanda@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·9 months 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-up2·9 months 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.