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Apple Cracks Down On iPhone Unlockers
An anonymous reader writes "It looks like Apple and its wireless operator partners have finally figured out a way of cracking down on iPhone unlockers by making it a requirement to sign up for a contract before you can get your hands one. "It's obvious why this has happened though. This method means you're tied into a contract, or you're paying O2 and Apple a massive wad of cash for the privilege of owning a 3G iPhone. We're disappointed about this decision, but it does make business sense." Both ATT in the US and O2 in the UK are implementing the new activation system on July 11th, when the iPhone 3G goes on sale."
That's the problem with cell-phone companies today. They subsidize the cost of the equipment, in the expectation that they might get some call revenue in exchange. Then they get all annoyed when you don't give them any call revenue. Weird that.
...wireless providers have no standards whatsoever (ethical or otherwise)... CDMA? GSM?Great Britain is a country
a great Briton is an inhabitant of that country who is either (a)notable or (b)obese
And, ok, mod me off topic, I've got the karma to burn.
init 11 - for when you need that edge.
Because some people irrationally think that one American provider is better than another... which is patently false. They all suck.
I just wasted your mod points! HA!