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[-] otter@lemmy.ca 80 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

https://crtc.gc.ca/eng/contact/phone/q19.htm

Canada:

First, locked phones are a thing of the past. Effective December 1, 2017, service providers will have to offer unlocked devices to their customers.

What are the benefits of having an unlocked device?

An unlocked device can be used on other networks, which means that you will be able to switch providers and keep the same phone. That means more flexibility for you, the consumer.

[-] can@sh.itjust.works 48 points 1 day ago

I want to reiterate this. Even second hand phones. Find the carrier and call them. They legally have to oblige.

[-] DannyBoy@sh.itjust.works 7 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago)

I remember trying to do this when this first became law. Bell told me no anyways.

[-] can@sh.itjust.works 2 points 15 hours ago

I helped someone with a second hand phone last year and I think it was Bell.

[-] PerogiBoi@lemmy.ca 3 points 19 hours ago

Same! Except it was Koodo. Told me that they were “exempt” from the ruling.

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