I even tricked the phone company into having a land line under the name RodeoX.
Topic: Unlocking Cell Phones Becomes Illegal 1/26/2013 (Read 2529 times)
I haven't had a phone in my name in years. And I don't think I have ever had a locked phone. That is not going to change.
I even tricked the phone company into having a land line under the name RodeoX.
I even tricked the phone company into having a land line under the name RodeoX.
So locking the phone is completely legal while unlocking it is quite the opposite.
Seems legit
Seems legit
USA, land of the free? 
More like land of the terrorists. 
Hahahaha! +1 to you both, you gave me a good laugh!
USA, land of the free?
Those were the days... 
USA, land of the free?
More like land of the terrorists.
USA, land of the free?
And how exactly is "this law" enforceable?
Selectively, same as usual.
What a stupid law. People should have the right to do whatever the fuck they like with the phone that they paid for.
Every single phone I've ever bought I've unlocked myself, this sure as hell isn't going to stop me from doing it again, in fact I'm going to make sure the next phone I buy is locked just so I can unlock it, its my phone for christ sake. This is completely ridiculous.
This is the equivalent to selling paper and saying you can't draw a cat on it because the big man in the government said so.
What is the world coming to.
Laws are always stupid.... That's why I don't give a shit about them.Every single phone I've ever bought I've unlocked myself, this sure as hell isn't going to stop me from doing it again, in fact I'm going to make sure the next phone I buy is locked just so I can unlock it, its my phone for christ sake. This is completely ridiculous.
This is the equivalent to selling paper and saying you can't draw a cat on it because the big man in the government said so.
What is the world coming to.
If you like your cell phone you can keep your cell phone.
If you like your cell phone provider you can keep your cell phone provider.
BWHAHAHAHA!
What a stupid law. People should have the right to do whatever the fuck they like with the phone that they paid for.
Every single phone I've ever bought I've unlocked myself, this sure as hell isn't going to stop me from doing it again, in fact I'm going to make sure the next phone I buy is locked just so I can unlock it, its my phone for christ sake. This is completely ridiculous.
This is the equivalent to selling paper and saying you can't draw a cat on it because the big man in the government said so.
What is the world coming to.
Laws are always stupid.... That's why I don't give a shit about them. Every single phone I've ever bought I've unlocked myself, this sure as hell isn't going to stop me from doing it again, in fact I'm going to make sure the next phone I buy is locked just so I can unlock it, its my phone for christ sake. This is completely ridiculous.
This is the equivalent to selling paper and saying you can't draw a cat on it because the big man in the government said so.
What is the world coming to.
Nice sharing.Here by i wish to share the update information about unlocking cellphones.Now,Unlocking cellphones are legal.Recently i had unlocked my Nokia 9300 phone from USA AT&T Network using unlock code from the site Unlock-Free.com
Never really liked contracts so I avoid them, don't need a carrier to buy me a phone and then overcharg me for the service.
Yes you can buy top ups without ID but to actually get onto any network you cant get past the ID. Theres no way to actually access the system without government ID.
Ah, so to buy a prepaid phone/sim card you need ID. Yeah I hope that never happens over here....
I buy phones and sim cards off of Ebay.
USA.
I use rooted Android phone and prefer Samsung S3, 7500 mAh battery, 64gb microsd+16gb internal memory, on which I keep 2 copies of Wikipedia.
I was looking at Chronic Unlocks for unlocking information and noticed they listed the iPhone 5S, which is obviously manufactured after the cutoff date. It must just be a United States thing, right?
What a stupid law. People should have the right to do whatever the fuck they like with the phone that they paid for.
Every single phone I've ever bought I've unlocked myself, this sure as hell isn't going to stop me from doing it again, in fact I'm going to make sure the next phone I buy is locked just so I can unlock it, its my phone for christ sake. This is completely ridiculous.
This is the equivalent to selling paper and saying you can't draw a cat on it because the big man in the government said so.
What is the world coming to.
Isn't it because you sign a contract when you buy the phone at a steeply discounted price that says "Hey, I know you're giving me a fantastic deal on this phone, so for that reason, I'll keep it locked on your network"?Every single phone I've ever bought I've unlocked myself, this sure as hell isn't going to stop me from doing it again, in fact I'm going to make sure the next phone I buy is locked just so I can unlock it, its my phone for christ sake. This is completely ridiculous.
This is the equivalent to selling paper and saying you can't draw a cat on it because the big man in the government said so.
What is the world coming to.
Simple solution is to not sign said contract and not buy a phone requiring one.
I agree that it is silly, but people should learn not to sign silly contracts if they don't want to be held to their silly terms.
I completely agree!!!
nice article couple of days ago
http://techcrunch.com/2013/01/21/behind-the-scenes-of-the-iphone-5-jailbreak/
http://techcrunch.com/2013/01/21/behind-the-scenes-of-the-iphone-5-jailbreak/
Good poll going on here: https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/poll-iphone-android-or-windows-phone-139033
My politically active ... friends ... don't use Apple products because of the lockdown. And it's too mainstream.
Personally it baffles me why anyone would want to pay AT&T, considering what they do to you.
I'm guessing this is USA only?? Doesn't apply to most of the world luckily, but I doubt it will be long before we all fall in line... argh.
No need for a law, This is only a lack of technical skill or cooperation between phone maker and carrier.
Try jailbreaking an iPhone 5...
Try jailbreaking an iPhone 5...
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