Thread: Can the Jolla phone be used in the united states
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ggabriel is offline ggabriel
2013-11-29 , 12:00
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Originally Posted by minimos View Post
Err.... there is FCC.
Without FCC declaration of conformity a device generating RF emission cannot be used in US territory.
And considering that we are talking about a mobile phone, it is not exactly practical try to hide from it
I don't think the FCC can enforce any individual who brings a phone from abroad to do anything. Think about tourism for exmaple. What happens if I get a Jolla and decide to go to the US for a holiday/business meeting/etc.? The immigration forms ask a lot of questions about drugs and previous criminal convictions but nothing about devices that aren't approved by the FCC.
I doubt it's even legal that the FCC can confiscate anything that you own. If anything, it's impractical. If you get a Jolla, in fact, if a buch of you get a Jolla and it works in the US, it will be a drop in the ocean as far as RF transmissions are concerned. To be honest, I wouldn't worry, but I don't live there so it's up to the invidual ;-)

This changes a lot when you are commercialising devices, however.
 

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