Switching Carrier on iPhone 3G...

[gdoes]

Although still quite a bit of time to go, I was wondering if after my 2 year contract with AT&T I can bring my phone and use any other carrier?
Is there something a hardware lock that prevents this from happening?

I'm happy with my iPhone 3G, but simply AT&T is not very competitive
in their plans!

-Glenn

 

[skubish]

No they won't unlock it. Also T-mobile would be the only other carrier you could use it on and with T-mobile it wouldn't be able to use 3G.

 

[gdoes]

According to this article, we are chained to AT&T forever:

http://www.boston.com/business/articles/2008/10/12/cell_users_beware_you_cant_switch_the_iphone_to_a_different_carrier/

So it is not a 2 year contract, but a life time one!