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Thread created 01-26-2013 by repitall
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Post #58201034 added 03-13-2013 3:33 PM by repitall in Archived Deals
New cellphone-unlocking bill offers narrow fix http://www.techhive.com/article/2030681/new-cellphone-unlocking-bill-offers-narrow-fix.html#tk.nl_today
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Thread created 01-26-2013 by repitall
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Post #58201180 added 03-13-2013 3:43 PM by RockySosua in Archived Deals
Geez. I can't even tell if what they are saying is good for us or not. Can you give me/us the short version?
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Thread created 01-26-2013 by repitall
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Post #58241600 added 03-15-2013 10:32 AM by fyu in Archived Deals
those phones aren't locked to begin with.
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Thread created 01-26-2013 by repitall
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Post #58239502 added 03-15-2013 8:59 AM by bil in Archived Deals
It is some progress at least.
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Thread created 01-26-2013 by repitall
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Post #58201334 added 03-13-2013 3:53 PM by repitall in Archived Deals
If the bill passes then it just rolls back the unlocking ban, but doesn't change the DMCA law. Gotta love this sentence... "AT&T earlier this month said it will unlock customers' devices once...
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Thread created 01-26-2013 by repitall
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Post #57149968 added 01-26-2013 1:45 PM by RockySosua in Archived Deals
This is the part that needs to be challenged by some hungry lawyer/s. looking to make a name for him/her/them/selves. If that interpretation of the law can be overthrown, then the whole ban deal...
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Thread created 01-26-2013 by repitall
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Post #57150356 added 01-26-2013 2:07 PM by ReverseHandedJO in Archived Deals
yes it has been on other tech forums like DSLreports.
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Thread created 01-26-2013 by repitall
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Post #57924194 added 03-01-2013 4:29 PM by Albort in Archived Deals
http://techcrunch.com/2013/02/28/fcc-to-investigate-cell-phone-unlocking-ban/ at least someone is investigating...
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Thread created 01-26-2013 by repitall
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Post #57763468 added 02-22-2013 12:26 PM by RockySosua in Archived Deals
Looking good. Here's hoping that ole fart's stupid decision, gets shelved with all the other stupid ideas that come out of DC.
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Thread created 01-26-2013 by repitall
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Post #57363720 added 02-04-2013 3:20 PM by repitall in Archived Deals
Momentum is slowing down people 56,689 signatures https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/make-unlocking-cell-phones-legal/1g9KhZG7
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Thread created 01-26-2013 by repitall
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Post #57157976 added 01-26-2013 9:04 PM by Albort in Archived Deals
we just need google to build its own network and sell it for dirt cheap like Kansas City!!! :P
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Thread created 01-26-2013 by repitall
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Post #57248340 added 01-30-2013 2:19 PM by repitall in Archived Deals
Almost half way there with 43,018 signatures.
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Thread created 01-26-2013 by repitall
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Post #57432990 added 02-07-2013 11:39 AM by Dr. J in Archived Deals
why the hell do I need to sign up for a white house account to do it?
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Thread created 01-26-2013 by repitall
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Post #57434222 added 02-07-2013 12:27 PM by bil in Archived Deals
Already signed it and posted to FB.
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Thread created 01-26-2013 by repitall
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Post #57987258 added 03-04-2013 2:12 PM by Albort in Archived Deals
Official Response i think...
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Thread created 01-26-2013 by repitall
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Post #57941340 added 03-02-2013 1:51 PM by repitall in Archived Deals
and another http://www.forbes.com/sites/derekkhanna/2013/03/01/fcc-to-investigate-cellphone-unlocking/
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Thread created 01-26-2013 by repitall
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Post #57990162 added 03-04-2013 4:10 PM by repitall in Archived Deals
Yep, that's the official response...so I guess we'll see what happens
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Thread created 01-26-2013 by repitall
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Post #57990318 added 03-04-2013 4:17 PM by jbloggs in Archived Deals
Sounds encouraging, hopefully the movement won't loose steam.
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Thread created 01-26-2013 by repitall
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Post #58010994 added 03-05-2013 12:32 PM by Albort in Archived Deals
White House Agrees... FCC Agrees... ( http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/05/technology/fcc-urges-a-right-to-unlock-cellphones.html?smid=re-share&_r=0) whats left?
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Thread created 01-26-2013 by repitall
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Post #58017738 added 03-05-2013 5:20 PM by Albort in Archived Deals
haha, were screwed... haha but on a good note... http://thehill.com/blogs/hillicon-valley/technology/286373-lawmakers-look-to-legalize-cellphone-unlocking
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Thread created 01-26-2013 by repitall
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Post #57169104 added 01-27-2013 12:34 PM by UniformedHorse in Archived Deals
Will not happen. Google has had ample opportunity to purchase Tier1 internet providers and major CLECs yet still prefer to purchase bandwidth and phone minutes off them
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Thread created 01-26-2013 by repitall
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Post #57200846 added 01-28-2013 7:12 PM by RockySosua in Archived Deals
You can bet that the big boys have a hand in this. Unlocking the phone may be considered illegal, but who's to say when you unlocked yours? It could have been before the law was passed.
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Thread created 01-26-2013 by repitall
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Post #57205028 added 01-29-2013 12:11 AM by Albort in Archived Deals
i still think people will still unlock... but since there isnt much people unlocking fearing of getting sued, its gonna drive up the cost of unlocking... for, you can get a iPhone unlock for like...
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Thread created 01-26-2013 by repitall
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Post #57151460 added 01-26-2013 3:08 PM by menace33 in Archived Deals
That don't make any sense. So if someone buys it, used or unused, and returns it and you buy it, that makes the firmware code any less than if it were bought new?
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Thread created 01-26-2013 by repitall
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Post #57738300 added 02-21-2013 12:05 PM by fyu in Archived Deals
interesting. so this "techically" kills the resale value of ATT phones within the US?
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Thread created 01-26-2013 by repitall
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Post #57771188 added 02-22-2013 7:03 PM by qwe1234 in Archived Deals
I'm curious... have any of these white house petitions EVER accomplished its intended goal?
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Thread created 01-26-2013 by repitall
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Post #57679912 added 02-19-2013 7:06 AM by jbloggs in Archived Deals
Its really cutting it close. I'm surprised this is not getting much attention.
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Thread created 01-26-2013 by repitall
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Post #57222238 added 01-29-2013 2:28 PM by SDRebel in Archived Deals
this needs to be moved to the lounge, modalerting so they can do that. this needs more attention
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Thread created 01-26-2013 by repitall
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Post #57225112 added 01-29-2013 4:34 PM by repitall in Archived Deals
Maybe this is the case, but I have seen nothing that says anything about phones manufactured after a certain date.
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Thread created 01-26-2013 by repitall
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Post #57220806 added 01-29-2013 1:32 PM by jbloggs in Archived Deals
May be everyone should email James Hadley Billington letting him know how we feel about the decision.
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Thread created 01-26-2013 by repitall
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Post #57150350 added 01-26-2013 2:06 PM by menace33 in Archived Deals
This is a good read and this is a bad read. It's a good read with clear and concise information but it's a read of bad news if this gets enforced. What also will be illegal is for providers to...
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Thread created 01-26-2013 by repitall
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Post #57148930 added 01-26-2013 12:45 PM by repitall in Archived Deals
Anyone heard of this before today? http://www.pcworld.com/article/2026236/phone-unlocking-ban-could-could-hit-you-in-the-wallet.html#tk.nl_today
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Thread created 01-26-2013 by repitall
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Post #57151538 added 01-26-2013 3:12 PM by mrbobhcrhs in Archived Deals
I wonder if its due to the restrictions carriers put on phones before they will unlock them. I think verizon is 6 months. So if I buy a used phone off ebay I should not have to wait 6 months before...
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Thread created 01-26-2013 by repitall
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Post #57151736 added 01-26-2013 3:23 PM by RockySosua in Archived Deals
I bet that the 83-year-old Congressional Librarian James Hadley Billington, was properly bribed by the phone companies, as they desperately try to protect their giant money machine that extorts...
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Thread created 01-26-2013 by repitall
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Post #57201324 added 01-28-2013 7:38 PM by slapshot136 in Archived Deals
+1 reason for buying a factory unlocked phone, although this is kind of crappy if it "passes" any ideas how it would be enforced?
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Thread created 01-26-2013 by repitall
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Post #57199996 added 01-28-2013 6:25 PM by jbloggs in Archived Deals
How did they manage to sneak this law past everyone. I didn't even know about this until a day ago. Normally there is an uprising for this type of law.
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Thread created 01-26-2013 by repitall
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Post #57200390 added 01-28-2013 6:46 PM by RockySosua in Archived Deals
That's why they did it so sneakily. Otherwise, there would have been way too much opposition.
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Thread created 01-26-2013 by repitall
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Post #57200694 added 01-28-2013 7:03 PM by safewaylifer in Archived Deals
AT&T had to have a huge hand in this. I HATE THOSE M*%*F*(#()%)# I hope I can still unlock my iphone, it's a 4 and I was just putting it off until the end of the month as my Ptel SIM came and I...
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Thread created 01-26-2013 by repitall
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Post #57223634 added 01-29-2013 3:32 PM by SDRebel in Archived Deals
i was looking at an ebay unlock code and they think it is for phones manufactured after jan 26th, which is a big difference, since all existing phones could be unlocked legally...
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Thread created 01-26-2013 by repitall
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Post #57214668 added 01-29-2013 10:06 AM by safewaylifer in Archived Deals
Now that you mention it, it definitely was. I need to stop sniffing glue, it messes with my memory ;).
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