Reza - Asterisk Enthusiast wrote:
My sister has one... and my friend has one... (iPhone)... took them less
than 10 minutes to put it on their desired GSM network (was unlocked for my
sis). My sis is in the States.
There are hundreds of sellers in the US, both on eBay and at real physical
shops selling iPhones... and yes UNLOCKED units. It was as easy as my
sister walking into a store in Pasadena and buying one.
Just as easy as buying stolen goods from a guy on a street corner.
"Easy" is not always the moral or legal high ground.
Can you also point me to the source where it says Canadian carriers will be
breaking their contracts (with Apple) -- if they allow iPhones on their
network?
I never said the carrier would be a contract-breaker. I said that YOU would:
Somebody has to buy the phone from Apple. If you buy it from a legal
Apple dealer, you have to sign a contract saying that you will only use
it with AT&T. The minute you unlock it and exercise the freedoms that we
take for granted with all unlocked GSM phones, YOU become a
contract-breaker.
If you buy it on what Apple considers the gray market, either you are
buying stolen property or you are buying it from somebody that has
broken their contract with Apple/AT&T. This is not open to debate:
just google "iphone unlock" to see the facts.
I don't like what Apple is doing, but I support their legal and moral
right to do it. Besides, it's more business for everybody else. They are
getting a LOT of bad press over this, and the class-action suits are
just getting started.
After all ... it is to
the consumer, and left to the consumers choice which phones they decide to
use. The beauty of SIM Cards & GSM phones is the mobility and transition
factor -- meaning you can easily take the sim card out, insert in into a
different phone -- and you have the new phone running almost
instantaneously, without having to call tech support.
I agree, but this is exactly what Apple/AT&T are trying to prevent you
from doing with the iPhone, by attaching a binding entity called a
"contract" to every iPhone that is sold.
If anyone admits here that they don't believe in the value of and
integrity of contracts, it may become difficult for phone suppliers to
trust you with firmware updates, for example. Or to extend credit. You
get the idea.
Have you used the iPhone yourself personally to conclude that the phone is
going to be bricked?
Can you just google "iPhone bricked update" please? I'm not making this
stuff up, honest.
Sorry I don't have time to be more detailed, but google is your friend.
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