T-Mobile Executive Calls for End to Device Subsidies
T-Mobile’s Chief Marketing Officer Cole Brodman has made various statements in recent days regarding the always contentious and recent hot button issue of device subsidies on US carriers when he was asked what he would do if he were in direct control of the practice at T-Mobile. In what could be assumed to be a […]
German iPhone Re-Locked
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 […]
German iPhones Unlocked via iTunes
Customers in Germany have been reporting, via MacNotes.de (German), their unlocking experiences after purchasing the iPhone from T-Mobile Retail outlets. The unlocking process (previously announced for existing German iPhones to resolve legal issues) entails the end user to purchase the phone from one of the many T-Mobile outlets who then in turn submit the iPhone’s […]
Unlocked Apple iPhones in Germany
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 […]
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, […]
iPhoneSimFree Unlocks Latest iPhone Firmware, De-Bricks Too
iPhoneSimFree was the first to release a software unlock program for iPhone, enabling the device to work on any compatible GSM carrier. And, while their update did not brick iPhones, they have been working ever since the 1.1.1 update to fix all iPhones. The free SIM unlock process, anySIM/iUnlock, themselves a reverse-engineering of iPhoneSimFree’s process, […]
AT&T Won’t Honor Unlock Policy for iPhone, Apple Catch-22’s
AT&T has a not-so-well-known policy, which after 90 days of active service, they will send you the SIM unlock code for your phone. Using AT&T’s logic, customers under contract are at that point, subject to an Early Termination Fee, and prepaid customers cannot use international roaming services. As such, AT&T Customer Care can then give […]
Did Apple Violate Magnuson-Moss over iPhone Unlocks?
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 […]
iPhone Unlock Now Free, Easy To Perform (Updated)
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 […]