Hi everyone, There are so many of these shops online that offer to send unlock codes for cell phones locked to a provider and most of them actually work. However, it's disappointing to see how Google is flooded with such offers and yet no true knowledge of how the unlock codes work. Even on Android systems one has to purchase an unlock code or approach the carrier for help. I wish GPL(x) or whatever open-source license they use had a clause to force the hardware manufacturer to avoid locking the hardware just like the software remains open.
At the risk of sounding like a conspiracy theorist :-) I am wondering if anyone knows really how this "mafia" network works. Is there a list of codes that these guys are handed by the manufacturer or the carrier? Are the algorithms truly cracked? Finally, are there any programs you know of that does the unlocking for some phones....popular ones? I know there are some programs older Nokia but the phone I am trying to unlock is a Bell Motorola XT860 (Android). Thanks, Bruce
