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AT&T Will Unlock Phones, iPhones Need Not Apply

May 24, 2010, 7:48 PM by Philip Berne

To settle a class action lawsuit, AT&T has agreed to provide unlock codes for all of its phones, with some notable exceptions. First, a customer must complete 90 days of active service. Second, a customer must have a proof of purchase for the phone. Third, if AT&T has an exclusive hold on the phone for less than 10 months, customers have to wait until that 10 month period expires. This also means that if AT&T has a longer exclusive period, the carrier will never provide an unlock code. Presumably, the only handset family to which this caveat applies is the iPhone, so iPhone owners will not be able to port their handsets to another carrier, such as T-Mobile.

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Why iPhones are not part of the deal	bluecoyote	May 24, 2010, 9:35 PM
Re: Why iPhones are not part of the deal by kevinski May 24, 2010, 10:45 PM Re: Why iPhones are not part of the deal by bluecoyote May 24, 2010, 11:24 PM Re: Why iPhones are not part of the deal by mosherkl May 25, 2010, 1:32 AM Re: Why iPhones are not part of the deal by flip mode May 25, 2010, 2:35 AM (more replies...) Re: Why iPhones are not part of the deal by gringo.mexican112 May 25, 2010, 2:57 PM I don't think it's the carrier preventing it. by bluecoyote May 25, 2010, 6:16 PM Bull! by muchdrama May 25, 2010, 5:58 PM Let Me Explain This Again.. by bluecoyote May 25, 2010, 6:12 PM Re: Let Me Explain This Again.. by muchdrama May 25, 2010, 6:44 PM Re: Let Me Explain This Again.. by bluecoyote May 26, 2010, 12:33 AM (more replies...)
one word; Blackra1n	Showtime_III	May 24, 2010, 10:46 PM
three letters; 3.1.3 by randy420 May 25, 2010, 1:11 AM Re: three letters; 3.1.3 by carlsberg May 25, 2010, 5:42 AM Re: three letters; 3.1.3 by veedubbmann May 25, 2010, 7:12 AM Re: three letters; 3.1.3 by jinx7676 May 25, 2010, 8:07 AM Re: three letters; 3.1.3 by randy420 May 26, 2010, 12:43 PM Re: three letters; 3.1.3 by gjh1978 May 25, 2010, 8:11 AM Re: three letters; 3.1.3 by randy420 May 26, 2010, 12:41 PM
finally...	gringo.mexican112	May 25, 2010, 2:53 PM
Re: finally... by gringo.mexican112 May 25, 2010, 3:32 PM
Purchase Unlocked Non-Subsidized Phone	TDBearCT	May 25, 2010, 7:49 AM
Re: Purchase Unlocked Non-Subsidized Phone by Slammer May 25, 2010, 8:37 AM Re: Purchase Unlocked Non-Subsidized Phone by flagrantmisuse May 25, 2010, 12:31 PM Re: Purchase Unlocked Non-Subsidized Phone by Mentat May 25, 2010, 3:28 PM True... but... by KriisCDW May 25, 2010, 12:36 PM
Now if only all the CDMA carriers will jump on this bandwagon	retrocool	May 25, 2010, 11:47 AM
Re: Now if only all the CDMA carriers will jump on this bandwagon by Kayslay34 May 25, 2010, 12:14 PM
Clarification Please...	Slammer	May 25, 2010, 7:22 AM
Re: Clarification Please... by veedubbmann May 25, 2010, 7:29 AM

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