by J. Angelo Racoma, 1 month ago
A few months back, we featured a string of articles about mobile unlocking and the fight to make it legal. The premise is this: starting this January, it has been illegal to network-unlock your mobile…
Tag: Unlocking
by J. Angelo Racoma, 1 month ago
A few months back, we featured a string of articles about mobile unlocking and the fight to make it legal. The premise is this: starting this January, it has been illegal to network-unlock your mobile…
by Chris Smith, 2 months ago
AT&T on Friday announced that it’s ready to “unlock [its] customers’ devices,” explaining that they won’t be affected by the recent unlocking phones policy in the country. At least those that qualify for a handset…
by Robert Triggs, 2 months ago
Back in January it became illegal to unlock your cellphone in the United States without the express consent of your carrier, preventing law abiding users from switching networks without having to buy a new handset….
by J. Angelo Racoma, 2 months ago
I almost thought we’d never make it. After almost 30 days, the White House petition to lift the ban on mobile unlocking has reached — and surpassed — its 100,000 signature goal. This means government…
by J. Angelo Racoma, 2 months ago
Blame it on the petition to build a Death Star and the government’s shooting down the proposal because of budgetary constraints. Because the White House raised the minimum number of “we the people” petition signatories…
by J. Angelo Racoma, 3 months ago
I earlier wrote about what can be a potential issue among mobile users in the U.S. The Librarian of Congress has deemed it illegal to unlock mobile phones starting Saturday, January 26th, on the premise…
by J. Angelo Racoma, 3 months ago
If you have a network-locked mobile phone in your hands, you might want to consider having it unlocked soon. By tomorrow, January 26th, it will already be a violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act…