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iPhone no longer under contract, legal/honest way to unlock?
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wallinbl
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Oct 6, 2009, 08:32 AM
 
My iPhone 3G is no longer under contract (upgraded to 3GS). My dad is looking to use it on T-Mobile, but the only info I can find on unlocking it is from iPhoneDevTeam and involves using custom OS. There are statements on their site that imply that you can buy an unlocked phone, which implies that there is an Apple approved method of unlocking. I can't seem to figure out how to do it (AT&T won't help).
     
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Oct 6, 2009, 02:29 PM
 
AT&T/Apple won't help you unlock. IANAL, but it is not a DMCA violation to unlock it, but that doesn't mean they can't try something else to stop people.

See this Engadget article: Know Your Rights: Is it illegal to unlock my iPhone? and this ArsTechnica article: Cell phone unlocking legal (for three years) - Ars Technica

Note that the exemption is up for renewal soon.
Too many Apple/Mac products to even bother listing!
     
wallinbl  (op)
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Oct 6, 2009, 08:25 PM
 
If you jailbreak/unlock, can you still use Apple's App Store?
     
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Oct 6, 2009, 08:45 PM
 
Originally Posted by wallinbl View Post
If you jailbreak/unlock, can you still use Apple's App Store?
Yes.
     
   
 
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