Comments on: AT&T gains latest victory against cell phone traffickers http://www.prepaidreviews.com/blog/att-go-phone/att-gains-latest-victory-against-cell-phone-traffickers-35802/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 06:13:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Mike Freeman http://www.prepaidreviews.com/blog/att-go-phone/att-gains-latest-victory-against-cell-phone-traffickers-35802/comment-page-1/#comment-97457 Mike Freeman Thu, 17 Sep 2009 07:25:52 +0000 http://www.prepaidreviews.com/blog/?p=2192#comment-97457 All prepaid carriers do not feel the same about unlocking or flashing. Metro PCS and Cricket, companies that made a big push to allow other carriers cdma handsets to be flashed to their networks along with Houdinisoft are for keeping things open. A lot of Att and Tmobile gsm mvnos allow the use of unlocked gsm phones via sim only kits. Iphone has made jailbreaking and unlocking a household word. It is fortunate not every company wants phone freedom stamped out. The problem is when they lump individuals in with the phone traffickers. All prepaid carriers do not feel the same about unlocking or flashing. Metro PCS and Cricket, companies that made a big push to allow other carriers cdma handsets to be flashed to their networks along with Houdinisoft are for keeping things open.

A lot of Att and Tmobile gsm mvnos allow the use of unlocked gsm phones via sim only kits.

Iphone has made jailbreaking and unlocking a household word.

It is fortunate not every company wants phone freedom stamped out. The problem is when they lump individuals in with the phone traffickers.

]]> By: Peter Kent http://www.prepaidreviews.com/blog/att-go-phone/att-gains-latest-victory-against-cell-phone-traffickers-35802/comment-page-1/#comment-93699 Peter Kent Sat, 25 Jul 2009 10:45:11 +0000 http://www.prepaidreviews.com/blog/?p=2192#comment-93699 Tracfone gets turned on going after phone unlockers/traffickers. This is a HUGE problem in the UK where they are known as "Box Breakers". At one time, it was estimated a full 40% of prepaid phones in the UK were being bought and resold by these Box Breakers. Phone unlocking will be up for extension/renewal/review in October of this year when the DMCA exemption for phone unlocking first implemented in 2006 making phone unlocking legal in the US will run out... I hope they allow us to keep this freedom. Injunctions, court cases and lawsuits or not .... Tracfone gets turned on going after phone unlockers/traffickers. This is a HUGE problem in the UK where they are known as “Box Breakers”. At one time, it was estimated a full 40% of prepaid phones in the UK were being bought and resold by these Box Breakers.

Phone unlocking will be up for extension/renewal/review in October of this year when the DMCA exemption for phone unlocking first implemented in 2006 making phone unlocking legal in the US will run out…

I hope they allow us to keep this freedom. Injunctions, court cases and lawsuits or not ….

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