[PLUG-TALK] NewEgg 1, Patent Trolls 0

Galen Seitz galens at seitzassoc.com
Wed Jan 30 23:25:49 UTC 2013


On 01/28/13 07:45, wes wrote:
> clarification: is it illegal to unlock any phone (not just smartphones)
> without the carrier's consent.
>
> for the time being, carriers are still consenting to unlocks once contracts
> have been fulfilled. I think this is a move designed to enforce the
> contracts. too many people signing up for contracts to get the free (but
> expensive) phone, and then hacking it and selling it.

But they still have to pay until the contract is up, so that doesn't 
seem to be a legitimate reason to prohibit unlocking.  Of course with 
cell carriers, as with ISPs, reason or logic rarely enters the picture.

galen
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