Unlocked Phone? Jail Time!

**Alundil** · 01-28-13, 09:54 PM

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**Warflagon** · 01-28-13, 10:05 PM

I apologize I did not read the link linked to from that second and only source thus provided. I only saw the mouse over title "amazonaws" and jumped to a conclusion. I am, as guilty as anyone, of posting before I read at times. I appreciate a real source and will read it over.

However, that is the only credible source cited over 5 pages of "outrage" and is subject to wide interpretation, imo.

**Gumby** · 01-28-13, 10:20 PM

You should be able to unlock a subsidized phone. Carriers do not lose money when you get a phone from them and unlock it to go to another carrier. Your contract always includes a termination fee to protect them from exactly this. Here we don't get subsidized phones. If you can't afford the phone at full price, you pay it out over the life of the contract. More direct evidence of who your government really works for.

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**Xavsnipe** · 01-29-13, 12:19 AM

Originally Posted by Morningfrost

Right, but you can also buy locked phones from carriers at full price, since the discounts are typically given to those who also sign up for the contracts. Don't sign up for the long-term contract that has the special price, then pay full price.

Kanati's point is that if you pay full price for a phone, locked or unlocked, then you should legally be allowed to do whatever the fuck you want with it. And if you pay the discounted amount, but stick through the entire length of the contract, then that phone is now yours and you should also be able to do whatever the fuck you want with it. His point is that the only time it should be illegal is when you do it and break the terms of the contract, because you're breaking the "lease" of the phone and aren't going to pay the fees involved in legally breaking the contract (termination fees, full value of the phone, etc.).

~Morningfrost

I agree. Why on earth would you pay full price for a locked phone though when you can pay full price for an unlocked phone?

**Guyver** · 01-29-13, 12:37 AM

My carrier only sells unlocked phones.

**iLLusioN** · 01-29-13, 12:50 AM

Why should I pay more for an unlocked phone when i can do it for quite a bit less on my own, without any chance of actually breaking the fucking phone? It's a fucking software modification. It's not like your opening it up and soldering a chip in. The cancellation fees you have for cancelling a contract ALWAYS cover the price of your phone(s). This is basically a strong-arm tactic to try and keep people from switching carriers.

**Gumby** · 01-29-13, 02:20 AM

Originally Posted by iLLusioN

Why should I pay more for an unlocked phone when i can do it for quite a bit less on my own, without any chance of actually breaking the fucking phone? It's a fucking software modification. It's not like your opening it up and soldering a chip in. The cancellation fees you have for cancelling a contract ALWAYS cover the price of your phone(s). This is basically a strong-arm tactic to try and keep people from switching carriers.

Exactly.

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