Man who unlocked nearly 2M AT&T phones gets 12 years in prison

Re:Man who unlocked nearly 2M AT&T phones gets 12 years in p... by silisili on Sunday September 19, 2021 @10:10PM (#28589770)

Yes, this is exactly right. If you owe money on a device, even if you unlock it, you still owe money. Same as if you're under contract with the carrier...you still have to fulfill it, or pay termination, regardless of phone status.

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Re:Man who unlocked nearly 2M AT&T phones gets 12 years in p... by denysvitali on Monday September 20, 2021 @01:56AM (#28590723)

Then the whole locking thing doesn't really cause any revenue to the carrier... unless you do this to force people to use your carrier for X years and calculate revenue based on that.

In any case, at least here in Switzerland, carrier-locked phones aren't a thing anymore - I guess they realized it's just stupid and impractical.

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