Jailbreaking is not the same as unlocking.Wonder if merely jailbreaking your iphone is on the list of illegal activities now.
Once any contract you have signed is up you should be able to use your property however you wish. That's no longer possible, thanks to folks with your outlook.1. Sign EULA Contract
2. Break Contract
3. Whine
Sometimes libertarians really make you laugh. Particularly the an-cap/contractualists.
1. Sign EULA Contract
2. Break Contract
3. Whine
Sometimes libertarians really make you laugh. Particularly the an-cap/contractualists.
what the crap. youre telling me that a device i bought, i cannot do whatever I desire with it?
THIS is NOTHING more than phone companies voting with THEIR wallets. this has NOTHING to do with piracy whatsoever. now even my freedom to tinker with MY THINGS is being restricted???? whats next, can't change my own oil?
Plug it into your computer and run a program to do it. The provider can do it for you, but if they refuse then you're stuck with a phone you can only use on their network. All it takes to switch is a new simcard. Now, of course that's illegal, thanks to the rent seekers and the bought and paid for politicians in DC.How do you even illegally unlock a phone? I thought the service provider had to do it for you.
So that you could use it on another carrier. For instance, say you take a trip overseas and want to avoid those $1000 phone bills you'd get if you used your phone there. If it were unlocked all you'd have to do is drop in at a store and pop in a new sim card that uses local carriers, instead of AT&T or T-Mobile or whomever. Or maybe your contract is up and you want to switch from company A to company W. If it's unlocked you can do that. If not, you can't. This is an area the government had no business involving itself in.I get the government intrusion and I agree that it's wrong and a waste of our taxes.
What I don't understand is don't you just get a phone with a carrier and keep it for at least two years on the contract? Why would someone want to "unlock" a phone?
So that you could use it on another carrier. For instance, say you take a trip overseas and want to avoid those $1000 phone bills you'd get if you used your phone there. If it were unlocked all you'd have to do is drop in at a store and pop in a new sim card that uses local carriers, instead of AT&T or T-Mobile or whomever. Or maybe your contract is up and you want to switch from company A to company W. If it's unlocked you can do that. If not, you can't. This is an area the government had no business involving itself in.
Jail breaking is manipulating the operating system of the phone so you can use unapproved applications on it. Or make it do a few things, via software, that it was unable to do prior to the jail break.So what is "jail-breaking" your phone?
Actually, this outrages me.....seriously...they had time for this and not budget?
So that you could use it on another carrier. For instance, say you take a trip overseas and want to avoid those $1000 phone bills you'd get if you used your phone there. If it were unlocked all you'd have to do is drop in at a store and pop in a new sim card that uses local carriers, instead of AT&T or T-Mobile or whomever. Or maybe your contract is up and you want to switch from company A to company W. If it's unlocked you can do that. If not, you can't. This is an area the government had no business involving itself in.
Plug it into your computer and run a program to do it. The provider can do it for you, but if they refuse then you're stuck with a phone you can only use on their network. All it takes to switch is a new simcard. Now, of course that's illegal, thanks to the rent seekers and the bought and paid for politicians in DC.