Moto may have lost me

[Hosehead]

As I sit here waiting for the Bionic to arrive, convinced that this is the device I want next, I see that HTC is no longer going to be locking their bootloaders...

That may have sealed the deal with me moving away from Moto when I leave my Droid.

Anyone else thinking the same thing?

 

[Oxn]

later gator

 

[Jasper]

If HTC released a good LTE phone on VZW with specs like the Sensation or the EVO 3D then I would have bought one already. But.... since the next VZW HTC phone wont be out for some time the Bionic will still be my next phone.

Unless I switch to T-Mobile... which probably will not happen.

 

[Preach2k]

You are on your own!! Waiting on the Bionic/Targa or maybe the GS2.

 

[Castor Troy]

Everybody is jumping to conclusions with the HTC announcement. Just because HTC says its no longer locking the bootloader doesn't mean the carrier won't. Carriers have the final say. NOT the manufacturers.

If Verizon wants it locked down you can bet it will be locked down. I'm not saying that it won't be unlocked I'm only saying don't be so sure its a done deal.

Sent from my Droid

 

[Oxn]

Everybody is jumping to conclusions with the HTC announcement. Just because HTC says its no longer locking the bootloader doesn't mean the carrier won't. Carriers have the final say. NOT the manufacturers.

If Verizon wants it locked down you can bet it will be locked down. I'm not saying that it won't be unlocked I'm only saying don't be so sure its a done deal.

Sent from my Droid

Verizon Support: An HTC Device With an Unlocked Bootloader Cannot Be Activated on Our Network

booya

 

[ootuoyetahi]

As I sit here waiting for the Bionic to arrive, convinced that this is the device I want next, I see that HTC is no longer going to be locking their bootloaders...

That may have sealed the deal with me moving away from Moto when I leave my Droid.

Anyone else thinking the same thing?

Does this sway your opinion?

Verizon Support: An HTC Device With an Unlocked Bootloader Cannot Be Activated on Our Network

 

[ootuoyetahi]

Damn you beat me to it.

 

[Oxn]

All Clear: Verizon WILL Allow Unlocked Bootloaders on Their Network

correction

 

[Cruiserdude]

Yeah, seems like it was a new support guy who didn't fully understand what an unlocked bootloader meant. In the past, VZW has stated they won't prevent you from activating your own compatible devices as long as you pay for the appropriate plan and it doesn't represent a security risk. That may be changing, but it was pretty much a guarantee that those with rooted phones, custom ROMs, kernels, etc had nothing to worry about.

Even with their less friendly recent policies, I still wouldn't expect VZW to try to prevent this, or even be overly active in trying to lock down devices they sell if the manufacturer wants it open based on consumer feedback. It would create a pretty negative image and push customers away, not to mention the very people they would be fighting against (rooters, hackers, modders, etc) would ALWAYS find a way around it, and may grow bitter enough to cause them harm.

Look at how successful Sony has been recently with such efforts, for example...

 

[darkmatter]

If evo 3d was on vzw, I might be convinced to finally give up my keyboard. As it is, I wait for the D3.