Sprint to Provide Unlock Codes for Phones… Still Unusable on Other Carriers
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, […]
Cingular Launches Active Home Screen
Cingular today launched a refresh of their MediaNet bundled data offerings, and along with it, a new technology called Active Home Screen. Active Home Screen, is, for all pratical purposes, an RSS/XML reader that is locked to a carrier content set of headlines, that are then pushed to the main screen of the phone. So, […]
Know Your MSL? Your Warranty Is Now Void. *Updated Again*
Update 2: Read here for the resoultion to this situation. Update: Thanks to some excellent and informed employees at the corporate level, Sprint corporate has overridden UbiquiTel’s decision in this matter. If you have had similar problems, please contact me, and I will get you in contact with employees that will take similar action. Furthermore, […]