In article <de37a2e0.0310131648.17700f00@posting.google.com >,
elecconnec@aol.com (Todd Allcock) wrote:

> sexyexotiche@aol.comspamfree (John S.) wrote in message
> news:<20031012193132.15709.00000568@mb-m13.aol.com>...

There are several articles on the net that describe unblocking of cell
phones. However, it is my understanding that many phones cannot be
unblocked. The newer GSM phones can usually be unblocked. Google
should lead you to the names of several companies who will sell a
service of unblocking phones. Even these companies cannot unblock many
of the cell phones. Dick


> > >Technically, it is illegal to unlock your phone without the
> > >co-operation
> > >of your service provider.
> >
> > Technically it is NOT illegal. There is no law addressing the situation
> > - no
> > law of any kind.
> >
> > The carriers have taken it upon themselves to lock phones in an effort
> > to
> > prevent churn. When in fact they should look to the legality of the
> > contract
> > that you signed when you agreed to that contract.
>
> Personally, I've never read an AT&T contract, but it's possible that
> there's
> a "no tampering" or modification of equipment clause the customer
> "voluntarily" agrees to when signing the contract.
>
> Even accepting that, the fact that the phone can be unlocked by
> entering a code via the phone's keypad would seem to imply that
> unlocking is a "feature" of the phone, at least IMHO, rather than a
> "modification", no different than programming your phonebook into
> the phone's memory. AT&T certainly could've had Nokia block the
> unlocking feature from the phone firmware if they wished.