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If apple didnt want people to unlock the iphone
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Why didnt they just make the SIM card inaccessible?
im sure one of you smart people have the answer
(Last edited by AppleJockey; Feb 4, 2008 at 07:56 PM.
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Because it needs to be accessible for those who have to return the phone, have an old phone, or get a new phone?
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^^ please elaborate a bit^^
The sim certainly did me no good when I needed to get the contacts from my old phone.
If I were using at&t I would see no reason to ever pop the sim out
(Last edited by AppleJockey; Feb 4, 2008 at 07:55 PM.
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The SIM is what identifies you to the network.
If you ever had to exchange, replace, repair your phone and/or switch to another one temporarily, having a non-removable SIM would mean having to cancel your activation and re-activate the new SIM in every single one of those instances.
Apart from the fact that Apple would have to produce not only different packaging, but different *hardware* for each country...
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I think the answer to this question goes a bit deeper than unlocking. Apple didn't develop the iPhone for AT&T, and they sure as heck don't want to be tied up with AT&T forever. I imagine that as soon as is legally possible, Apple will cut ties with AT&T and start making deals with other carriers. The lock-in is purely software, and wants people to be able to use the iPhone anywhere they like. For the moment, they have to lock into AT&T, but they don't want to have to redesign the whole phone when the contract runs out.
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There were enough people bitching about the non-removable battery.
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ok good answers
When the phone first came out
I was really surprised that the only thing keeping me from getting at the sim was a paper clip
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