Just a simple question re the IPhone

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

Begin forwarded message:

From: Ole Jacobsen <ole () cisco com>
Date: February 5, 2009 6:10:46 PM EST
To: Victor Marks <victor () victormarks com>
Cc: David Farber <dave () farber net>, Dave Crocker <dcrocker () bbiw net>,  
Brown Charles <cbrown () flyingcircuit com>, Richard Perlman  
<rdp () yikes com>
Subject: Re: Just a simple question re the IPhone
Reply-To: Ole Jacobsen <ole () cisco com>

Victor,

One would have to wonder "could not" vs "would not". Policy vs
technology.

Yes, there are many ways to get unlocked phones, but they aren't
"commonly" sold in the US at least not in retail stores. I usually
get mine from Hi-Mobile which appears to be an outfit in Canada.

You can buy unlocked iPhones too from various sources, I'm just a
little nervous about getting one that has been unlocked through some
"hack" rather than an Apple-sanctioned unlocked phone. I have this
fear that the former could be rendered useless by an Apple update
while the latter is supposed to be OK.

It would be interesting to know what the FCC's position is re
unlocking. Does AT&T really have the right to deny the unlock?

Ole

Ole J. Jacobsen
Editor and Publisher,  The Internet Protocol Journal
Cisco Systems
Tel: +1 408-527-8972   Mobile: +1 415-370-4628
E-mail: ole () cisco com  URL: http://www.cisco.com/ipj


On Thu, 5 Feb 2009, Victor Marks wrote:

> I should add that ATT will unlock every other handset, as Mr. Jacobsen
> says. I've recently had them unlock a Nokia and SE handset. They do it
> as long as your account is in good standing and they can check IMEI
> against a list of stolen IMEI (or at least, that's what they told me
> the few day delay was in giving me unlock codes.)
>
> When I asked ATT to unlock my iPhone, they said they could not. I then
> filed a complaint with the FCC, and ATT called me to answer the
> complaint. They said they would not unlock the handset.
>
> It's possible to buy unlocked non-iPhone handsets in the US.




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