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Apple to Actively Stop SIM Unlocking

Tuesday September 18, 2007 8:02 pm PDT by Arnold Kim
One piece of news from the London keynote event was Apple's first public stance on SIM unlocking tools that have become available for the iPhone. The freely available software unlocks the iPhone from AT&T's service and allows users to use any SIM card from any network.

When questioned, Steve Jobs indicated that they will actively try to stop SIM unlocking:

"It's a cat-and-mouse game," said Jobs. "We try to stay ahead. People will try to break in, and it's our job to stop them breaking in."

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dfnj123
Posted: 61 months ago
looks like all the unlocking people are screwed... :eek:
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PatMack
Posted: 61 months ago
:eek: nooooooooooooooooooooooo :eek:

ok, worse things have happened, but still.

:(
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MikeTheC
Posted: 61 months ago
One has to wonder how defensible a position that is, considering unlocking is not illegal, and in fact it would seem unlocked phones are the typical M.O. of the European cell phone telecom industry.

Ok, Steve, how are you going to fight that, exactly?
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dfnj123
Posted: 61 months ago
btw... by law, all phone in the UK must be unlocked...

You lucky UK people....
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Peace
Posted: 61 months ago
I for one hope they do.Things have never been so screwed up.
The U.S. isn't Europe either.
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RichP
Posted: 61 months ago
This is a much bigger concern for european customers more than US, correct? I wouldnt exactly consider t-mobile a step up in service from ATT. (unless of course you are locked into a contract)
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stevehp
Posted: 61 months ago
whatever...

Give it an hour and there will be a fix after each update.
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synth3tik
Posted: 61 months ago
The people who thought Apple would just sit back and not take action are just silly. Apple is partnered with AT&T and now O2, by not doing anything they could lose these partnerships. Silly, silly people.
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JonMan
Posted: 61 months ago
What exactly can Apple do to prevent unlocking? Worst case scenario, I will not accept any updates.
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sparkleytone
Posted: 61 months ago

whatever...

Give it an hour and there will be a fix after each update.


Yeah. How long did it take to unlock the first time?
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