[Xperia SP General] twiztidditzwit:
It just seems that it should be possible to get past Verizon's security of not allowing the bootloader to be unlocked. If it wasn't at all possible then shouldn't it say,

" bootloader unlock possible? No."

But instead it's,

"bootloader unlock Allowed? No."

It just seems that if its only a software level type of security then there should be a way to bypass or at least, upon Verizon's consent, release an update or software program to change the "bootloader unlock Allowed: no" string, to a "...yes" So that users can take the unlock code that Sony openly provides (upon verifying acknowledgement of the risks) to continue enjoying and developing for the Z3v.

I have been online talking to both Sony and Verizon for months, periodically coming up with other ways of asking how to get a higher up level of decision making, to be made to release the ability of removing the negative permission. To which the outcome is most obviously up to Verizon. The support staff of both companies have been as helpful as they can on that level, but always retort to stating that ...it will void the warranty, (they) ...do not recommend rooting the device or modifying it, and ...if there's anything else they can help with... To which I reply to Verizon, asking to just please have the support ticket advanced to the administration above to ask (beg) lol, to please allowed us to unlock our bootloaders.

And if Verizon does not want to allow us to unlock the bootloader to which the devices we own, (especially seeing as how the devices were purchased on two year contract plans that didn't even make it through its first year before being unsupported!) Then it seems to me there has to be a way 2 bypass it or unlock it with some sort of exploit. It's just ones and zeros it's just software it can be changed. Not to mention the fact that on a legal perspective, the law that did not allow users the permission to modify certain levels of security on their devices has been lifted for the next two years. That's right! A new exemption to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act kicked in allowing Americans to hack their devices without fear that the Digital Millennium Copyright Act ban on circumventing protections of copyrighted systems would allow manufacturers to sue them.

So we understand the risks of our warranty, of damaging the devices usability, and the legality in which it pertains has been uplifted for two years.

And if you really want to get down to the nitty-gritty, the inability to upgrade our phones Beyond lollipop 5.1.1 is a security issue in of itself in that this phone is capable of running both marshmallow and nougat; because the Z3 is currently a part of the AOSP project and there are countless tutorials, blogs, and forums teaching and allowing independent developers and cell phone hobbyists how to unlock their bootloaders build custom roms and install custom kernels thus improving the device's performance and unlocking it's potential.

To be honest I really feel neglected by Verizon in not getting us full control of the device to which we own. Meanwhile there are other phones of the same caliber that are free to be modified as they please. If they are so concerned about the modification of software then just remove the software or disallow the modification of their software. My point is: let us do what we want with our phone Verizon! And it's funny because I have my z3v d6708 on the Airvoice Wireless network under the California LifeLine program and currently receive unlimited talk and text free for a year and every year thereafter pending eligibility renewal. so if they are not trying to keep users on their Network for the sake of profit then what purpose does not allowing the bootloader to be unlocked, have??? :confused: