The Chinese manufacturer Xiaomi is blocking your cell phones that are located in Cuba through their geolocation applications, they refer Cuban users on social media.
“Xiaomi has begun blocking some of its latest smartphones in Cuban territory. The same goes for the people of Syria, who have begun to receive a message on their smartphones that makes it impossible for them to use the device,” he said. secure this Thursday the specialized page Xiaomi Addicts.
The site reports that “at the moment it is unknown if these are just isolated cases or if Xiaomi will start blocking all devices found in these regions, especially in Cuba where a large number of the population has a company mobile “.
Users of the island have begun reporting on social media the messages that appear on Xiaomi phones. “Is this a new policy? Are they going to block mobile phones in Cuba?”, Asks a Cuban Internet user on Twitter, who identifies himself as Reinaldo Espinosa.
“The new disease in Cuba. This is the most recent blockade of many Xiaomi phones. What is it due to?”, Also asks the user who identifies himself as Monet on Twitter.
Mobile phone workshops in Cuba have been filled with customers to unlock their phones, said the owner of one of these businesses in Havana in CiberCuba, who assured that the locks started this week, although it is possible to unlock and that they will not be blocked again if a “good job” is done.
“Xiaomi sold them for a specific country, but if you go to another country their operating system has a service that when you connect it to the Internet locates the computer and sees that it is where it is not and here it crashes “.
“For example, the Chinese versions of Xiaomi that sold them only in China when they were taken out of here this happens. It’s up to them. They should still have a list of banned countries, including Cuba.” has abounded.
Everything indicates that the cause of these blockages responds to the application of the terms and conditions of Xiaomi, which are explained on its website.
Xiaomi’s terms and conditions clearly state that “the Agreement and all Products are subject to applicable export control laws, including, but not limited to, U.S. export control laws and its own. The Customer may not export any Product purchased from the Seller to any country, territory or region if prohibited by export control laws.The prohibited countries and territories include Cuba, Iran, Syria, Korea North, Sudan and the Crimean region “.
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