why are phones so locked down unlike pcs and laptops?

  • shaggyb@lemmy.world
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    2 天前

    I can spend $20 right now and buy a ham radio that I have full control over and no license to operate. This ain’t it.

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      2 天前

      Ham radio requires a license. You may be thinking of other services like gmrs . We get the point though.

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        2 天前

        …yes.

        I can spend $20 and buy a ham radio.

        I have full control over it.

        I have no license to operate it.

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          20 小时前

          Their point is they can buy the radio and use it do to things they aren’t allowed to, so why aren’t those devices subject to the same restrictions as cell phones

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          That also depends on where you are located. Some countries are twitchier about citizens having radio equipment than others.