by Jordi Bercial 6 hours ago …

Although in Spain it is rare to find smartphones that are not free, in other countries this can be a severe problem , especially if we usually travel between countries and need for some reason acquire a terminal outside of our native country , since it is possible that we are in an area where it is more difficult to obtain a free terminal.

To combat this, Ofcom, a British regulator, will ban operators from December 2021 the sale of terminals that are not free , based on the fact that the user experience is quite unfavorable at the time of try to free your blocked terminals, which in addition to the cost of 10 pounds that you usually have in zone, also means waiting a long time for the unlock to take effect.

Some operators such as O2, Sky, Three and Virgin already sell exclusively unlocked terminals , but others such as EE, BT, Vodafone and Tesco Mobile do not, so it will be these operators that are mainly seen affected by this change in the regulations on the sale of blocked terminals.

Be that as it may, this is a step forward to ensure that any Terminal purchased anywhere can work even in areas where the operator does not offer service , something interesting especially on occasions when a specific terminal is sold only in one region, such as would be the Samsung terminals with Snapdragon processor, that are sold almost exclusively in the United States except of models like S 20 FE.

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Jordi Bercial

Avid enthusiast of technology and electronics . I messed around with computer components almost since I learned to ride. I started working at Geeknetic after winning a contest on their forum for writing hardware articles. Drift, mechanics and photography lover. Don’t be shy and leave a comment on my articles if you have any questions.