That is simply not true. What you get is standards. Standards bodies exist. In this most recent debacle all that is needed is compatible bands and VoLTE to make it compatible.

If these two exist, then it works.

Don’t listen to me, here is a reference. https://www.whistleout.com.au/MobilePhones/Guides/Will-my-phone-work-in-Australia-carrier-network-frequencies

How do you think spec sheets work? Engineers rely on data a d there are industry standards. That is the whole point of documentation. Even little motors and resistors have documentation that is relied on. You really think this is not documented accurately?

You really think that Optus is intensely checking and verify every device they sell? They rely on the documentation! They are a retailer of phones.

The way that Aussies think is always interesting. I find a lot of people bend over backwards to justify the reasons for companies. Instead of standing up for customers these arguments seem to look like a shining example of “out of scope” decisions. I have seen in too many corporate meetings and decision makers.

Read the article. Optus is not bothering checking. Just closing stuff off.

It’s not a bunch of a large number. It is a set number of phones from well known providers from a few countries.

Basically no one wanted to pay for one Business Analyst to read documentation and make phone calls to providers. For a program that has years and millions in it.

Or worse, cause it is out of scope

Or the worst, so they could sell the “buy from the provider” bullshit

This isn’t regulatory. It’s Optus deciding that if they didn’t sell the handset or its foreign bought it is will be blocked. Because of reasons…

And don’t ask questions because software is hard, and telecom is too technical for the plebs.

It’s nothing but a blatant cash grab hidden in a thin veneer of technical babble because it’s tough for modern journalists to question engineering.

What a bunch of idiots

That is awesome.

The bigger they are the more they will tempted to become billionaires.

Their greed will make them inhospitable to people. Lemmy will be here when (not if) that happens

Beautiful!

Oof… Less dems are voting early to date. Hope the trend reverses soon.

Please vote and encourage people to vote.

That’s a bit crazy.

It is about time these election denying officials got prison time. The cops have so much surveillance, they need to go after the people threatening the judge and get them to prison too.

Middle management is brutal. No one gives a shit and you have very little power.

What a bunch of rapists in power

I think the answer is all three right?

Ahh good that she wants to vote. But it is myopic.

Because people don’t understand the news is the news.

Thanks for contributing. Sorry for the down votes. Please keep contributing. Just because I do not like it, doesn’t make it not news.

Can you spare a few pixels please? God damn. I gave up scrolling. Makes me sad…

The thing with dictators/absolute rulers is that they cannot be wrong. Even when they are wildly wrong.

When you go back and look at how the world bent over backwards to make itself align with whatever the top said, you would think the world mad. It’s only a recent thing that we the people aren’t bound to that madness.

Slavery, murder, rape, killing, genocide, public execution, prisoners killed by wild animals, etc etc the list goes on.

People who are in power can be supremely depraved.

Not if they get a MAGA judge

Laura be giving Trump that glukgluk2024