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JoanNoir t1_iy4l7ga wrote

Available on Amazon.

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Deranged40 t1_iy4lh5r wrote

Yeah, four minutes after the ban was set...

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schleepercell t1_iy50gux wrote

There are Hikvision and Dahua cameras all over everywhere in the US, probably 100s of thousands of them. Consumers can get them directly through the gray market, thats what you are seeing on amazon. Typically, a security company will resell them to businesses branded as their own product. If you see a dome style camera in an office or warehouse etc... its most likely one of the two. I am not even sure what the alternatives are.

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SprintToTheMoon t1_iy54q56 wrote

Axis, Avigilon, bosch, turing, etc. while hikvison and dahua no doubt have a large presence there are plenty of alternatives available

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SnooDoggos4906 t1_iy5l3vz wrote

I would imagine they can sell off existing inventory. It has already been imported.

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bitfriend6 t1_iy54g5d wrote

Not at a reasonable price, arrivable at a reasonable time (20+ days shipping from China) and no guarantee of it getting through customs. More importantly, no guarantee that any American wireless company or ISP will service the phone. You could drop a standalone SIM into it, but the industry is sunsetting standalone SIMs and companies who still provide them will not give you a good rate versus a phone with a built-in eSIM. There is still a chance the phone company will disconnect the phone upon learning that it violates sanctions, as a self-protection measure.

The only way to actually use banned Chinese devices is over wifi or the regular web where access can be hidden or obscured. You can't hide on the phone network.

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RandomXDXDXDXXX t1_iy4nl8z wrote

Just checked myself and can confirm you can still purchase products from the four brands listed in the title on US Amazon.

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