Submitted by DrinkMoreCodeMore t3_z748c5 in technology
bitfriend6 t1_iy54g5d wrote
Reply to comment by JoanNoir in US bans sales of Huawei, Hikvision, ZTE, and Dahua equipment by DrinkMoreCodeMore
Not at a reasonable price, arrivable at a reasonable time (20+ days shipping from China) and no guarantee of it getting through customs. More importantly, no guarantee that any American wireless company or ISP will service the phone. You could drop a standalone SIM into it, but the industry is sunsetting standalone SIMs and companies who still provide them will not give you a good rate versus a phone with a built-in eSIM. There is still a chance the phone company will disconnect the phone upon learning that it violates sanctions, as a self-protection measure.
The only way to actually use banned Chinese devices is over wifi or the regular web where access can be hidden or obscured. You can't hide on the phone network.
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