Starting Today, It's Illegal to Unlock Your Cellphone

[raynaputi]

Starting Today, It's Illegal to Unlock Your Cellphone

You likely have a cellphone that you bought from a carrier, like AT&T, Verizon or Sprint, and that phone only works on that carrier's cellular and data network -- unless you "unlock" it.




Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/now-illegal-unlock-cellphone/story?id=18319518

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This is weird. :crazy:

[vernier caliper]

In America. Not here. It won't stop people doing this either, the hackers treat it as a game.

[raynaputi]

In America. Not here. It won't stop people doing this either, the hackers treat it as a game.

I know it's in America. :xxgrinning--00xx3:

[joebloggs]

:crazy: what are they going to do arrest a kid who unlocks his phone :doh
it might be america, but the yank DMCA rules the net :NoNo:

[nnomad]

only a matter of time

[Iani]

My phone.............I will do what the hell I want with it.

If the mobile phone companies ever wanted to try this trick (and you can be sure they would love to), then they can be responsible for getting it working again if if ever broke down, and never mind this year guarantee rubbish.