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German iPhone Re-Locked

By Elijah Nicolas on December 4, 2007

After almost 3 weeks of selling unlocked iPhones for 999 Euros, T-Mobile Germany can now continue its rights to exclusivity after a German Court ruled in favor of T-Mobile parent, Deutsche Telekom AG.  As of today, T-Mobile Germany will stop selling unlocked versions of the Apple iPhone but are officially stating that after the 2 […]

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Unlocked Apple iPhones in Germany

By Christopher Price on November 21, 2007

Sales of unlocked Apple iPhones will continue in Germany per a court order against the Deutsche Telekom arm, T-Mobile.  The specifics of the court order demands that the iPhone be sold unlocked and without a two-year contract.  These events are a culmination of arguments brought up by mobile phone rival Vodafone Deutschland claiming that T-Mobile’s […]

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Sprint to Provide Unlock Codes for Phones… Still Unusable on Other Carriers

By Christopher Price on October 27, 2007

As part of a lawsuit settlement, Sprint has agreed to begin providing unlock codes for their phones. Sprint uses the Master Subsidy Lock (MSL) as a means of locking phones from use on foreign carriers. This may have violated consumer protection laws in multiple states, including California. Sprint has decided to end this practice. However, […]

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Did Apple Violate Magnuson-Moss over iPhone Unlocks?

By Christopher Price on September 24, 2007

Apple has today stated that unlocking the iPhone is an official warranty violation. Further, they have stated that future iPhone firmware updates may damage unlocked iPhones. However, Apple may have violated an important federal warranty law in doing so. Click read more for full analysis. As this article has spread, many are not reading the […]

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iPhone Unlock Now Free, Easy To Perform (Updated)

By Christopher Price on September 14, 2007

In recent weeks, several iPhone unlocks have been released and detailed. However, this latest release will likely interest the most, as it is the first to both be easy to install, and free. Unlock.app is a tool that, once copied to an iPhone, executes all the steps necessary to SIM unlock the device. After being […]

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