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Phone unlocking without permission will be illegal after Saturday. Seriously.

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    From the article: "After this upcoming weekend, you have to ask your phone company if you want to use the phone you (kind of) bought from them on any other carrier's network. You used to be able to ask for, or purchase, or hack your way to an "unlocked" phone, but that will be illegal after Saturday, Jan. 26, 2013. The Librarian of Congress believes cellphone companies are doing a good enough job of fostering competition in their market, so the era of third-party unlocking is coming to a close." [ITworld]

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      From the article: "After this upcoming weekend, you have to ask your phone company if you want to use the phone you (kind of) bought from them on any other carrier's network. You used to be able to ask for, or purchase, or hack your way to an "unlocked" phone, but that will be illegal after Saturday, Jan. 26, 2013. The Librarian of Congress believes cellphone companies are doing a good enough job of fostering competition in their market, so the era of third-party unlocking is coming to a close." [ITworld]

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      PIEBALDconsult
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      Leslie Nielsen says I can. http://www.codeproject.com/Lounge.aspx[^]

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        From the article: "After this upcoming weekend, you have to ask your phone company if you want to use the phone you (kind of) bought from them on any other carrier's network. You used to be able to ask for, or purchase, or hack your way to an "unlocked" phone, but that will be illegal after Saturday, Jan. 26, 2013. The Librarian of Congress believes cellphone companies are doing a good enough job of fostering competition in their market, so the era of third-party unlocking is coming to a close." [ITworld]

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        Chris Maunder
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        What happened to Land of the Free?

        cheers, Chris Maunder The Code Project | Co-founder Microsoft C++ MVP

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          What happened to Land of the Free?

          cheers, Chris Maunder The Code Project | Co-founder Microsoft C++ MVP

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          We were so free, we were free to restrict our freedom. :sigh:

          Thou mewling ill-breeding pignut!

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            What happened to Land of the Free?

            cheers, Chris Maunder The Code Project | Co-founder Microsoft C++ MVP

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            It's over there, eh.

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              It's over there, eh.

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              Chris Maunder
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              I :heart: the upvote button.

              cheers, Chris Maunder The Code Project | Co-founder Microsoft C++ MVP

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                From the article: "After this upcoming weekend, you have to ask your phone company if you want to use the phone you (kind of) bought from them on any other carrier's network. You used to be able to ask for, or purchase, or hack your way to an "unlocked" phone, but that will be illegal after Saturday, Jan. 26, 2013. The Librarian of Congress believes cellphone companies are doing a good enough job of fostering competition in their market, so the era of third-party unlocking is coming to a close." [ITworld]

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                Dr Hurol Aslan
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                Was unlocking by third parties ever legal? Just two days ago an AT&T representative was telling my friend his iPhone could only be unlocked by third parties, because its contract was not yet fulfilled.

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                  What happened to Land of the Free?

                  cheers, Chris Maunder The Code Project | Co-founder Microsoft C++ MVP

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                  Dan Neely
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                  We have the best government money can buy. :doh:

                  Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, waging all things in the balance of reason? Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful? --Zachris Topelius Training a telescope on one’s own belly button will only reveal lint. You like that? You go right on staring at it. I prefer looking at galaxies. -- Sarah Hoyt

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