I don't see how that affects my argument. If you can unlock and modify your phone, why could you not modify it to block the update?
Again, it all comes down to consequences of decisions. It is possible AT&T will say, "No non-updated iPhones allowed," but that is a risk you took voluntarily when you unlocked it. You are exercising your rights as a consumer by using your device as you wish, but that doesn't mean you always get what you want when it comes to service providers. They have every right to deny access to an unsupported device (as far as the laws state right now).
You mean just like the fact you have the right, as a consumer, to not update your phone?
When you purchase the phone you can make the decision to unlock it. But, as with all decisions, there may be consequences. The consequences of unlocking your iPhone (and doing with it what you please) are that you can no longer receive direct updates from Apple. They are not hampering your ability to use it as you wish; you just want to have your cake and eat it, too.
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I don't see how that affects my argument. If you can unlock and modify your phone, why could you not modify it to block the update?
Again, it all comes down to consequences of decisions. It is possible AT&T will say, "No non-updated iPhones allowed," but that is a risk you took voluntarily when you unlocked it. You are exercising your rights as a consumer by using your device as you wish, but that doesn't mean you always get what you want when it comes to service providers. They have every right to deny access to an unsupported device (as far as the laws state right now).
You mean just like the fact you have the right, as a consumer, to not update your phone?
When you purchase the phone you can make the decision to unlock it. But, as with all decisions, there may be consequences. The consequences of unlocking your iPhone (and doing with it what you please) are that you can no longer receive direct updates from Apple. They are not hampering your ability to use it as you wish; you just want to have your cake and eat it, too.
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