AT&T employees were bribed to install phone unlocking malware on company network

Re:AT&T employees were bribed to install phone unlocking mal... by jandrese on Tuesday August 06, 2019 @04:25PM (#20629203)

Unlocking the phone doesn't break the contract though. AT&T is still going to charge you even if you stuff a different SIM in the phone. If you cancel your service then they'll tack on the ETF that covers the cost of the device. They wouldn't be losing money unless the guy was unlocking unactivated phones, which is an interesting legal area because technically he may never have entered into a contract with AT&T in the first place.

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Re:AT&T employees were bribed to install phone unlocking mal... by _red on Tuesday August 06, 2019 @04:31PM (#20629273)

1. sign up for new phone at heavily subsidized rate in exchange for 3 yr service

2. after month 1 cancel service / credit card

3. sell unlocked phone on ebay

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Re:AT&T employees were bribed to install phone unlocking mal... by wmf on Tuesday August 06, 2019 @04:43PM (#20629411)

4. Collections agencies chase you forever over the ETF.

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Re:AT&T employees were bribed to install phone unlocking mal... by jandrese on Tuesday August 06, 2019 @05:18PM (#20629751)

5. Your credit score suffers from an underflow after opening a million different credit cards to unlock a million phones.

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