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January 27, 2013
12:07 • 3 months ago

FYI: It’s now illegal to unlock your phone, guys

Tags: cell phones ct smartphones unlocked smartphones unlocking phones

  • then In October, the U.S. Library of Congress, in charge of rules related to the Digital Millenium Copyright Act (DCMA), decided that it would be illegal to unlock phones sold by U.S. carriers, so to allow off-brand carriers and SIM cards. You can read the full ruling here.
  • now Three months later, the grace period put into effect after that decision has ended, and unlocking your phone is now, indeed, prohibited. Carriers could now theoretically sue over it, though  how aggressively they will try to enforce this is yet unclear. source

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    It’s only illegal if you bought the phone after 1/26/2013 from a U.S. carrier that subsidized the purchase price of the...
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    I’d like to point out tho that three major carriers will unlock phones for you if you ask. Idk how legit their promise...
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    Well this is some stupid shit
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    Fuck USA mobile regulations.Sounds like a bunch of retarded babies thought this one up.
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    Personally, I don’t care much about this since I don’t like to mess with my phone much. But it still sounds like...
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