As usual, the issue isn't as simple as some people make it out to be. As
you point out, the mobile carriers have voluntarily agreed to unlock
customer's phones for free assuming they have met their contractual
obligations and are customers in good standing. The locking of cell
phones to a carrier goes back to a day when Americans were used to
getting feature phones for next to nothing and carriers offered heavily
subsidized smart phones under contract. These subsidies made sense for
the carrier since the customer was under contract for usually two years
purchasing data and other services from the carrier. Obviously, carriers
aren't charities, and they did this to their advantage and to ensure a
profit, but that's no different than any other corporation in a
capitalistic society. This does not make it a racket. Corporations have
right to making a profit for the services they provide just as customers
have rights.
On 08/30/2015 09:10 PM, Woody Anna Dresner wrote:
Hi,
I didn't have to pay anything to get AT&T to unlock my old phone.
Best,
Anna
On Aug 30, 2015, at 6:17 PM, Alex Stone <[email protected]> wrote:
It's all a big racket by the mobile providers to make us pay money for
something we ought to be able to do for free.
-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of
Christopher Chaltain
Sent: 30 August 2015 18:35
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: Unlocking Iphone 6?
Remember that in 2013, it became illegal, under the DMCA for someone to
unlock their smart phone through a 3rd party. It was still legal to do
this through your carrier though. In 2014 the US administration reversed
this and made it legal for individuals to unlock their own devices. The
Consumer Code for Wireless Service is a voluntary agreement that all of
the major and most other carriers in the US have implemented on
unlocking customers smart phones. I'm not sure if this helps at all, or
if it's just an interesting bit of history at this point.
On 08/30/2015 12:25 PM, Cris Ali wrote:
Hello Sieghard,
I used a third party unlocking service three years ago When I needed to unlock
my 4S. The unlocking went as smooth as drinking Water. At that time my
carrier refused to unlock it for me. However, the service I used had a
physical address in the mall close to where I live. In fact I went to their
shop myself and did the transaction in person, not over the phone or email.
I think such third party unlocking services would find it hard to cheat,
because one can always go back to the store and demand refund or demonstration
that the unlocking indeed took place.
-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of
Sieghard Weitzel
Sent: Sunday, August 30, 2015 7:25 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: RE: Unlocking Iphone 6?
Hi Cris,
Do not use a third-party service, there are lot of scammers out there and you
should always unlock through your carrier.
-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of
Cris Ali
Sent: Saturday, August 29, 2015 11:36 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: RE: Unlocking Iphone 6?
How did you unlock your iPhone? Did you go through AT&T or whatever carrier
you have, or did you use a third party unlocking service? I need to unlock a
phone before I go overseas, because I can't afford international roaming. I prefer
to buy and use a local sim card with a local number overseas.
Cheers,
Cris
-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of
Steve Vandecar
Sent: Friday, August 28, 2015 5:53 PM
To: IPhone List List <[email protected]>
Subject: Unlocking Iphone 6?
Hello,
I just unlocked my Iphone 6AT&T or think I did anyways. Now how do I tell if I
really did?
Thanks
Steve
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