Hacker News with Generative AI: Mobile Phones

T-Mobile, AT&T oppose unlocking rule, claim locked phones are good for users (arstechnica.com)
Carriers fight plan to require unlocking of phones 60 days after activation.

Telecommunications, Mobile Phones, Consumer Rights, Legislation, Regulation

204 points by LorenDB 31 days ago | 209 comments

Nokia, Mobile Phones, User Interfaces, Technology, Video

4 points by carlosjobim 35 days ago | 2 comments

10x Cheaper than the iPhone 16: the NanoPhone (gizmodo.com)
In a world dominated by ever-expanding smartphone screens, the NanoPhone emerges as a delightful throwback to simpler times.

Mobile Phones, Technology, Reviews, Nostalgia

6 points by mikece 49 days ago | 6 comments

MikroPhone: A privacy enhanced, simple and featured RISC-V mobile phone (mikrophone.net)
The goal of this project is to develop a privacy enhanced, simple and fully featured mobile phone. For more information about the project see about page.

Privacy, Mobile Phones, Hardware, Open Source, RISC-V

228 points by voxadam 49 days ago | 86 comments

T-Mobile cites SCOTUS Chevron ruling to argue FCC can't mandate phone unlocking (techdirt.com)
Last July the FCC announced it was moving forward with plans that should make unlocking your mobile phone easier than ever.

Telecommunications, Law, FCC, SCOTUS, Mobile Phones

25 points by speckx 57 days ago | 22 comments

Ask HN: What currently is the best, nerd-friendly, rootable Android phone? (ycombinator.com)
My network provider has turned off 3G and despite my current device supporting VoLTE appears to have blacklisted it on the basis of its model name and I cannot make calls any more.

Android, Mobile Phones, Networking, Technology

83 points by azalemeth 63 days ago | 51 comments

Adapter lets you use cheap eSIM plans on any Android phone (androidauthority.com)
Even if you don’t have an eSIM compatible phone, you can buy an adapter that lets you take advantage of cheap eSIM plans.

Android, Mobile Phones, eSIM, Telecommunications

91 points by josephcsible 70 days ago | 52 comments

Huawei tri-fold phone receives orders from 1.3M fans in 7 hours (nikkei.com)
Chinese telecom equipment supplier Huawei Technologies' new tri-fold smartphone attracted orders from roughly 1.3 million people within seven hours after the start of reservations.

Mobile Phones, China, Technology, Consumer Electronics

7 points by bookofjoe 74 days ago | 1 comments

Mobile Phones, Brain Cancer, Health Research, Science

7 points by femto 78 days ago | 1 comments

Mobile Phones, Health, Science, Research

55 points by mindracer 79 days ago | 68 comments

Mobile Phones, Technology, Nostalgia, Consumer Trends

17 points by gjvc 98 days ago | 16 comments