@matigo Yeah, I saw that and laughed. Is KFC really that awesome that you'd want what is likely a shitty, goatse-filled phone with their logo on it? ?
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@matigo US operators all have well-defined, documented policies for it now. For example, Cricket Wireless: https://www.cricketwireless.com/support/apps-and-services/device-unlock/customer/device-unlock.html
The people in the store can't usually unlock the phone, but they get in touch with their backline support to do what's needed.
@matigo does the law say "can" or "must"? One is optional, the other is compulsory.
@nitinkhanna That might be, but it's not the only country that uses it. Israel also is really big on WhatsApp.
@matigo I suppose "consume excrement and thus expire" would be a career-limiting move. :P
Well, I will say this: the unlock site that took my money but failed to find an unlock code for my phone gave me my money back. Granted, I had to "open a dispute" with PayPal to find the URL to put my email address into, but sure enough, money returned to my account.
@nitinkhanna Personally haven't run into it. Then again, Americans don't generally use WhatsApp. All of my contacts are either outside the US or people I work with who also deal with people outside the US. :P
WhatsApp whitelisted the problematic phone number. Group to allow me to share content between my various iOS and Android devices achieved.