Huawei phones and contracts

pitbull644

Hi guys,


I hope someone could give me some advice please?! I upgraded my phone contract with Three in August and got a new Huawei phone. This was just before there was lots of news coverage about concerns the Chinese could use these phones to 'spy' on people, to the extent that certain governments banned Huawei from their networks and this has now also been the case in the UK where BT and the Police have limited their use of Huawei products. Does this give me the right to speak to Three to change my phone if I am concerned that, in the not to distant future, Huawei phones could be banned completely?


Thank you in advance!!

grumbler

If/when they are banned - then, possibly, yes.
Until then - no.

pmduk

Much of the UK telecoms infrastructure works on equipment provided by Huawei, whilst there's talk of it being limited in the future, has anything actually been dismantled to date?

ballyblack

the Police have limited their use of Huawei products. Does this give me the right to speak to Three to change my phone if I am concerned that, in the not to distant future, Huawei phones could be banned completely

Complete nonsense

flashg67

The phones are not really related to the Telecoms infrastructure equipment that's being banned.restricted. Won't stop me buying one!

macman

I think that Google, Facebook et al have already cornered the data spying market: one more won't make any difference.

pmduk

The White House and GCHQ are desperate to avoid spying competition from the Chinese, their technology is too good.

eDicky

"Poland arrests two over spying allegations, including Huawei employee" - http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-poland-security/poland-arrests-two-over-spying-allegations-including-huawei-employee-idUKKCN1P50RJ

(No particular relevance to personal phone use.)

oldagetraveller

pmduk wrote: »

Much of the UK telecoms infrastructure works on equipment provided by Huawei, whilst there's talk of it being limited in the future, has anything actually been dismantled to date?

Like their street cabinets. I'm connected to one of their All in One cabs.



https://kitz.co.uk/adsl/fttc-cabinets.htm

pitbull644

Good to hear everyone's thoughts, thank you

Pluto88888

Lol,NSA already spying on your data as we speak if you want full privacy go back to the old brick Nokia no location access.