Reminder: AT&T's Contract-Free iPhone 3G Will Not Be "Unlocked"
For those of you in the U.S. planning on holding out for that contract-free iPhone 3G that AT&T was planning on offering for $599/$699, there is something you should keep in mind. While the device will be offered to you unsubsidized and without the need to sign on to a binding contract, it will not be unlocked. You will still have to wait for a third party unlocking solution.
An AT&T representative has confirmed it:
But both contract and contract-free phones will be "locked" to work only on AT&T's network, and the monthly service plans available will be the same, said AT&T spokesman Michael Coe.
Of course, the 3G iPhone won't run on T-Mobile's data network, so the only conceivable reason for unlocking it would be international travel (and the fact that it's kinda fun), but that's a pretty good reason in my opinion.
[Yahoo Finance via MacRumors]
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Its like apple saying: "here is the inside to out phone, have fun! do what u want, take whatever carrier you want. Let people map this to see how to unlock them all"
Oh well!
2) WTF would AT&T even offer this? It's so bizarre. Would are they expecting customers to buy that for if it isn't unlocked. Pay $700 and just sign up for AT&T eventually? Right. What is their intention for offering this?
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