| Carriers could monetize this... By charging a fee to unlock a phone at the end of a contract period if a customer requests it. |
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 Simba7I Void Warranties
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Billings, MT | Why? Technically, the phone is yours at the end of the contract period. |
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openbox9Premium
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kudos:2 | Then unlock your device on your own. |
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Simba7I Void Warranties
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Billings, MT | said by openbox9:Then unlock your device on your own. But that's illegal now.. thanks to the carriers. |
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kudos:2 | So what's wrong with carriers charging a fee to unlock the device therefore making it "legal"? I doubt you seriously need to worry about being caught anyway if you can do it yourself. Of course all of this is avoided if you just purchase an unlocked device in the first place  |
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Simba7I Void Warranties
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Billings, MT | Ya.. I'm going to buy a new device when my Captivate works perfectly fine all because at&t won't unlock it.
Sure.. I'll buy an unlocked Captivate because at&t is being assholes and won't let me switch to ST even though my out-of-contract one works great. |
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kudos:2 | said by Simba7:Ya.. I'm going to buy a new device when my Captivate works perfectly fine all because at&t won't unlock it. Then don't. You can still continue using it. You knew the limitation when you purchased the device. |
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Simba7I Void Warranties
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Billings, MT | said by openbox9:You knew the limitation when you purchased the device. Same could be said about your computer. You can only use a specific ISP and power company or your computer will not work.
How do we check if you're using a certain power company? We look at the signatures within the power signal. If they don't match, it doesn't turn on. If you try to change the power supply, the motherboard will sense this and refuse to turn on.
As for a certain ISP, it's hardcoded on your motherboard. When you plug it into your network, it will ping the specific ISP with a certain amount of bits. If the return bits don't match, you're not getting online.
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kudos:2 | said by Simba7:Same could be said about your computer. You can only use a specific ISP and power company or your computer will not work. But my computers aren't restricted in this manner and I knew that when I purchased them. |
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Mullica Hill, NJ | reply to JasonOD
Just ignore the DMCA. Unlocking your phone is like doing 55.1mph in a 55. You wont get caught and nobody will care.
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