Steven Levy now speaks on the iPhone

In article <1i0h8o2.18xjnotu3of0pN%notinuse2@btinternet.com >,
notinuse2@btinternet.com (Peter Hayes) wrote:

> SMS <scharf.steven@geemail.com> wrote:
>
> > Peter Hayes wrote:
> > > Oxford <colalovesmacs@mac.com> wrote:
> > >
> > >> ZnU <znu@fake.invalid> wrote:
> > >>
> > >>>> One of the reviewers said that it wasn't removable, and most of the
> > >>>> articles say the same thing.
> > >>> "Not removable" almost certainly really means "not intended to be
> > >>> removed", which isn't quite the same thing.
> > >>>
> > >>> Horribly inconvenient to remove, that's probably true. (I suspect as
> > >>> with iPods, the case is not designed to let you in easily.)
> > >> nah, it just pops out.... scroll down
> > >>
> > >> http://snipr.com/1nmz7
> > >
> > > So could I buy one in the UK, stick in my Orange O2 PAYG SIM card and it
> > > would be good to go as a mobile phone and pricey male jewelry combo?
> >
> > No. It's subsidy locked to AT&T wireless.
>
> I thought there was a ($175?) buy-out available.

That terminates your contract early. AT&T, to the best of my knowledge,
has no obligation to unlock your phone at that time.

People always figure out how to unlock phones anyway, though.

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In article <znu-0EC355.11175029062007@individual.net>,
ZnU <znu@fake.invalid> wrote:

> In article <1i0h8o2.18xjnotu3of0pN%notinuse2@btinternet.com >,
> notinuse2@btinternet.com (Peter Hayes) wrote:
>
> > SMS <scharf.steven@geemail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > Peter Hayes wrote:
> > > > Oxford <colalovesmacs@mac.com> wrote:
> > > >
> > > >> ZnU <znu@fake.invalid> wrote:
> > > >>
> > > >>>> One of the reviewers said that it wasn't removable, and most of the
> > > >>>> articles say the same thing.
> > > >>> "Not removable" almost certainly really means "not intended to be
> > > >>> removed", which isn't quite the same thing.
> > > >>>
> > > >>> Horribly inconvenient to remove, that's probably true. (I suspect as
> > > >>> with iPods, the case is not designed to let you in easily.)
> > > >> nah, it just pops out.... scroll down
> > > >>
> > > >> http://snipr.com/1nmz7
> > > >
> > > > So could I buy one in the UK, stick in my Orange O2 PAYG SIM card and it
> > > > would be good to go as a mobile phone and pricey male jewelry combo?
> > >
> > > No. It's subsidy locked to AT&T wireless.
> >
> > I thought there was a ($175?) buy-out available.
>
> That terminates your contract early. AT&T, to the best of my knowledge,
> has no obligation to unlock your phone at that time.
>
> People always figure out how to unlock phones anyway, though.

Yeah, how many hours will it take? :-D

How many hours did it take before the AppleTv was hacked? Ok, maybe
not the same thing, but still. These things get cracked *fast*.


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"SMS" <scharf.steven@geemail.com> wrote in message
news:46851b2d$0$27248$742ec2ed@news.sonic.net...
> Peter Hayes wrote:
>> Oxford <colalovesmacs@mac.com> wrote:
>>
>>> ZnU <znu@fake.invalid> wrote:
>>>
>>>>> One of the reviewers said that it wasn't removable, and most of the
>>>>> articles say the same thing.
>>>> "Not removable" almost certainly really means "not intended to be
>>>> removed", which isn't quite the same thing.
>>>>
>>>> Horribly inconvenient to remove, that's probably true. (I suspect as
>>>> with iPods, the case is not designed to let you in easily.)
>>> nah, it just pops out.... scroll down
>>>
>>> http://snipr.com/1nmz7
>>
>> So could I buy one in the UK, stick in my Orange O2 PAYG SIM card and it
>> would be good to go as a mobile phone and pricey male jewelry combo?
>
> No. It's subsidy locked to AT&T wireless.

word is, there is no carrier subsidy. this is a contract fee just to f* you
over.