Democratic bill could force Apple, AT&T to unlock iPhone
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| When T-Mobile began selling Apple's iPhone in Germany last fall, a legal
| skirmish ensued, forcing the wireless carrier to sell it untethered to a
| contract--at $1,460, no less. T-Mobile eventually persuaded a court that the
| two-year contract was legal.
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| Now that same kind of European rule would be imported into the United
| States--meaning AT&T would be legally required to sell a contract-free
| iPhone--if a new Democratic proposal in the U.S. House of Representatives
| becomes law.
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http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9879554-7.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20
Related (old):
U.K. company says it's close to unlocking iPhones
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| Greengart said that he sympathizes with those that might want to use
| an iPhone with another carrier but "that's not the way the product
| was designed."
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| "Exclusive agreements are not that unusual in this industry at all,"
| he said.
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/infoworld/20070705/tc_infoworld/90002
iPhone hack bypasses AT&T
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| Famed reverse engineer Jon Lech Johansen claims to have discovered a
| way to "activate" an iPhone without signing up for a contract with
| AT&T. The hack allows users to use the iPod and Wi-Fi capabilities
| of the devices, but doesn't allow use of its phone features.
|
| [...]
|
| Hackers claim to have discovered a technique for discovering that
| root and mobile account passwords embedded in the firmware on
| iPhone handsets.
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/07/04/iphone_hack/
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