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I am well aware but you can't unlock the boot loader without having a phone carrier unlocked.
It's been a while since I did it, but every single time I've unlocked a bootloader it's been on a carrier-locked device. I'd usualy do it to remove carrier bloat.
Carrier Unlocking is required before a phone can be bootloader unlocked, at least on my Pixel 8.
Ahh - I think I see what you're getting at.
I think the Pixel allows unlocking the bootloader, so it's just the carrier in the way.
Most phones have to be hacked to unlock the bootloader because of the manufacturer locking it, so the carrier doesn't really matter since you're having to bypass locks anyway.