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[reedjosh]

I mean the Pixel series of phones are built to be unlockable/root-able straight from google..

[npteljes → reedjosh]

Even then, terms and conditions apply. See this user's experience here[0], where they report that the repair services locked the phone after purchase.

[0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31166871

[ttarr → reedjosh]

Not always, mine's locked.

[reedjosh → ttarr]

Is yours from a carrier? Verizon's and others are locked, but I've never heard of a lock stage from giggle.