Well, last I checked the US hadn't taken over the whole world, yet. So people might be unlocking it in different countries...
All in good time, friend.
I think this is still the bedrock of their foreign policy.
Well, last I checked the US hadn't taken over the whole world, yet. So people might be unlocking it in different countries...
Why are people unlocking iPhones still anyway?.
im on ATT myself and my bill along with my wifes no data plan phone is $205/month. my buddy has 2 unlocked iPhones one for him and one for his wife and they run on our local Bell provider with unlimited everything for $125/month.
$80/month or more savings may be why some people choose to unlock.
he doesnt care about visual voicemail and although his internet is much slower all of his apps work and he is able to use MMS with no problems.
You heard wrong buddy ATT has more complaints then T-mobile users. I don't live in the country so I'm good.i agree and Tmobile i hear is horrilbe if your not in a big city area if i would want to unlock my phone and if i could id go to verizon but since verizon is on CDMA thats not possilbe but heres hoping the iphone goes to veriozn in 2011
Why are people unlocking iPhones still anyway?
Just to run on T*mobile? You lose half your features then, right? No visual VM.
That's why apple is never going to get more market share, they have a tough nonsense controlled environment. It is crazy.
Why are people unlocking iPhones still anyway?
Just to run on T*mobile? You lose half your features then, right? No visual VM.
And you would have to buy a full-priced iPhone to do it. I don't get it.
Sorry, but IMHO this is easy. Apple doesn't require carrier specific features for push to work - as push works with "officially" unlocked phones being sold in some countries, on unsupported carriers.
I think the real reason is how push works. When a push-enabled app wants to receive push notifications, it registeres with Apple's Push Notification Server (APNS). It sends the App ID and the iPhone/iPod's UID to the server. The server does its magic and sends a unique push token back to the device.
Now, if the iPhone hasn't been officially activated with iTunes, but instead "cracktivated", the APNS doesn't recognize the iPhone's UID as legit - because it's not activated after all - and doesn't generate the push token.
I don't think this was done on purpose to avoid people from cracktivating their iPhones, but to avoid abuse (spoofing) and attacks to the server. Yes, someone could make up fake UIDs and talk to the APNS, overloading and doing denial-of-service attacks to it by generating tons of tokens. By only issuing tokens to valid, active UIDs, this is made much more difficult.
So, no Apple conspiracy here, it's just plain network security.
They're paying Apple for hardware - not services... too bad. (in many cases, not even paying for the hardware - as they may have bought the phone used)
Bad move Apple. Very bad move.
Why are people unlocking iPhones still anyway?
Just to run on T*mobile? You lose half your features then, right? No visual VM.
Ouch! Do you think this is really because Apple doesn't want people to Jailbreak or could it be that they are being cautious in case a Jailbreak app tries to abuse the system?
Ouch! Do you think this is really because Apple doesn't want people to Jailbreak or could it be that they are being cautious in case a Jailbreak app tries to abuse the system?
That made no sense whatsoever. What do "carriers" have to do with this?
Jailbreak != unlock.
Actually, if I get an app off of Apple's App store, I am paying Apple 30%. It's not just hardware, it's a service. If Apple isn't providing that service, then I'd think that's in violation of the contract, and opening themselves up to a suit.
That's why apple is never going to get more market share, they have a tough nonsense controlled environment. It is crazy.
Sorry, but IMHO this is easy. Apple doesn't require carrier specific features for push to work - as push works with "officially" unlocked phones being sold in some countries, on unsupported carriers.
I think the real reason is how push works. When a push-enabled app wants to receive push notifications, it registeres with Apple's Push Notification Server (APNS). It sends the App ID and the iPhone/iPod's UID to the server. The server does its magic and sends a unique push token back to the device.
Now, if the iPhone hasn't been officially activated with iTunes, but instead "cracktivated", the APNS doesn't recognize the iPhone's UID as legit - because it's not activated after all - and doesn't generate the push token.
I don't think this was done on purpose to avoid people from cracktivating their iPhones, but to avoid abuse (spoofing) and attacks to the server. Yes, someone could make up fake UIDs and talk to the APNS, overloading and doing denial-of-service attacks to it by generating tons of tokens. By only issuing tokens to valid, active UIDs, this is made much more difficult.
So, no Apple conspiracy here, it's just plain network security.