http://www.iphonebuzz.com/firmware-201-makes-iphone-3g-locked-for-good-063986.php tracking the iPhone revolution Sat, 20 Mar 2010 07:10:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.iphonebuzz.com/firmware-201-makes-iphone-3g-locked-for-good-063986.php/comment-page-1#comment-33032 Andre Fri, 08 Aug 2008 16:50:20 +0000 http://www.iphonebuzz.com/?p=3986#comment-33032 Ummm...Many people payed the full, unsubsidized $600 to $700 price (or even more) to purchase this phone without a contract, so technically AT&T/Apple has no right to render the phones unlockable. Ummm…Many people payed the full, unsubsidized $600 to $700 price (or even more) to purchase this phone without a contract, so technically AT&T/Apple has no right to render the phones unlockable.

]]> http://www.iphonebuzz.com/firmware-201-makes-iphone-3g-locked-for-good-063986.php/comment-page-1#comment-32951 Bill Thu, 07 Aug 2008 17:23:42 +0000 http://www.iphonebuzz.com/?p=3986#comment-32951 The Engadget article seems very unclear if it means it will prevent Jailbreaking or Unlocking. Preventing jailbreaking would be a sad loss, but I have no sympathy for those, especially in the US, who have this fervent desire to break the user agreement they signed the day they bought the phone. AT&T has every right to exact a penalty for this, and it's in Apple's best interest to protect AT&T's desires. You got a discount on the phone based on the fact that you agreed to two years worth of service. Playing the unlocking game at this point is thievery and nothing short of it. The Engadget article seems very unclear if it means it will prevent Jailbreaking or Unlocking. Preventing jailbreaking would be a sad loss, but I have no sympathy for those, especially in the US, who have this fervent desire to break the user agreement they signed the day they bought the phone. AT&T has every right to exact a penalty for this, and it’s in Apple’s best interest to protect AT&T’s desires. You got a discount on the phone based on the fact that you agreed to two years worth of service. Playing the unlocking game at this point is thievery and nothing short of it.

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