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LazMan Premium Member join:2003-03-26 Beverly Hills, CA	LazMan to Juggernaut Premium Member 2013-Jan-26 10:50 pm to Juggernaut Re: Jailbreaking cell phones to become ILLEGAL at midnight said by Juggernaut: said by LazMan: The lock is to prevent consumers from ripping off cell phone carriers... If you pay the device off, who cares? You have a right to have it unlocked, and the normal contract termination fee will apply anyway. But, telco's don't even want to play by those rules. I agree with you, but I'm not aware of any carrier that won't unlock a device after it's paid off... Rogers does it for free; TELUS charges $25 - dunno about Bell or any of the new entrants... If a carrier won't unlock it (and this is a US law, and I'm not up on US cell carrier policy) - after it's paid off, that's a whole different deal, and completely wrong, IMO...
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Juggernaut Irreverent or irrelevant? Premium Member join:2006-09-05 Kelowna, BC 1 recommendation	Juggernaut Premium Member 2013-Jan-26 11:00 pm Rogers was $75 to unlock the last I've heard. Check out the complaints about Rogers on HoFo. It's ugly. IIRC from what I've read on DSLR, AT&T is the same BS. I have 5 devices that are unlocked, and will get a Nexus 4 (factory unlocked). I buy all my devices outright. No contracts, no mandatory data plans. I stopped playing the game years ago.
	actions · 2013-Jan-26 11:00 pm ·
ashrc4 Premium Member join:2009-02-06 australia	ashrc4 Premium Member 2013-Jan-26 11:04 pm said by Juggernaut: I buy all my devices outright. No contracts, no mandatory data plans. I stopped playing the game years ago. +1
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broccoli join:2007-11-29 Portland, OR Draytek Vigor2860Vac EnGenius EAP600 Obihai OBi100	broccoli to LazMan Member 2013-Jan-27 12:16 am to LazMan said by LazMan: I agree with you, but I'm not aware of any carrier that won't unlock a device after it's paid off... Rogers does it for free; TELUS charges $25 - dunno about Bell or any of the new entrants... Mobilicity and Wind phones are sold locked and unsubsidized, and they would not unlock them even if you don't mind paying for the privilege.
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djrobx Premium Member join:2000-05-31 Reno, NV	djrobx to LazMan Premium Member 2013-Jan-28 12:05 pm to LazMan I agree with you, but I'm not aware of any carrier that won't unlock a device after it's paid off... Rogers does it for free; TELUS charges $25 - dunno about Bell or any of the new entrants... AT&T only recently started unlocking iPhones. iPhone users had no choice but to hack their phones if they wanted to unlock their phones for the previous 4 years, even if they were fully paid for.
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