Hi guys<br><br>I'm a proud Neo FreeRunner owner concerned by a law that's been implementing in my country (Colombia on South America)<br><br>The law proposes that you can only use a cellphone in the country if it's homologated by a local government statement, this means that one (a carrier commonly) must pay a lot in order to get one cellphone model homologated, it doesn't matter if the cellphone fits international organizations (like FCC) requisites and it's approved by them.<br>
<br>Long story short, future OpenMoko releases (if any) or other geek cellphones FCC approved (like the one MIUI's guys are producing) won't be usable in Colombia if the manufacturer or one carrier doesn't homologate it locally. I found this very restrictive for people like us that wants to get beyond carrier's offers and get other cellphones, mostly unavailable in our countries if not buyed online and imported. <br>
<br>I want your support answering this questions:<br><b>For everyone:</b> <br>1. Do you know how it's the process to use any cellphone you want to use even if it's not supported by any carrier? Is there any homologation process like in Colombia or just with FCC certificate you're good? <br>
Please answer this with your country and what you know about the process<br><br><b>For OpenMoko Inc guys out there:</b><br>1. Did you have to pay much to get FCC certification?<br>2. Did you have to pay other countries homologation prices in order to access order markets?<br>
<br>I'm not english speaker but I hope you get the point in the email and why I'm worried about<br><br>Thanks in advance<br><br clear="all">/****************************************<br>* <b>Don't Worry.......Be Linux!!!!</b><br>
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