workgood@lemmy.dbzer0.com to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish · 12 hours agowhy dont android phones have a bios like computers and be able to load a generic arm linux iso or windows one,or be easily rooted?message-squaremessage-square28fedilinkarrow-up173arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up173arrow-down1message-squarewhy dont android phones have a bios like computers and be able to load a generic arm linux iso or windows one,or be easily rooted?workgood@lemmy.dbzer0.com to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish · 12 hours agomessage-square28fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareshaggyb@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up14·6 hours agoI can spend $20 right now and buy a ham radio that I have full control over and no license to operate. This ain’t it.
minus-squarehexdream@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·5 hours agoHam radio requires a license. You may be thinking of other services like gmrs . We get the point though.
minus-squareMrQuallzin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 hours agoDon’t need a license to have the radio or even to use it to listen. Only need a license to transmit.
minus-squarevillage604@adultswim.fanlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 hour agoThat’s not using it for communications then.
minus-squarehexdream@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 hours agoThat also depends on where you are located. Some countries are twitchier about citizens having radio equipment than others.
I can spend $20 right now and buy a ham radio that I have full control over and no license to operate. This ain’t it.
Ham radio requires a license. You may be thinking of other services like gmrs . We get the point though.
Don’t need a license to have the radio or even to use it to listen. Only need a license to transmit.
That’s not using it for communications then.
That also depends on where you are located. Some countries are twitchier about citizens having radio equipment than others.