T-Mobile OFFICIAL Policy

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The people siding with AT&T on this, thinking Apple will take T-Mobile to court to "protect their profits" need to consider two things:

1. There is a limited number of folks who are willing to go through the trouble of hacking the iPhone to unlock it - and even if that weren't the case, the group of people putting in the time and effort (or putting up the big bucks on eBay) for unlocked iPhones are obviously people who have NO INTENTION of signing up with AT&T, ever. In other words, it isn't lost revenue for Apple, it's gained revenue from someone who'd otherwise be on T-Mobile with a non-Apple phone.

2. That being said, this is no different than Apple themselves releasing the iPod Touch. I think that's a bigger source of lost revenue in the AT&T/APple partnership than the iPhone unlock is...

 

[carfac]

Another thought- Apple has never prevented you from buying music from Rhapsody or WalMart instead of the iTunes store. I think Apple is really in a similar position regarding your carrier.

Anyway, to get this thread back on point, what I hope people get from this thread has NOTHING to do with what Apple or ATT may want, desire or do.

The point of this thread is to let the people on T-Mobile know that:

1) T-Mobile will work In The US
2) T-Mobile will allow the iPhone, no need to hide or worry that they may cut you off
3) T-Mobile will help you get your iPhone working on their net (That does NOT mean activation or hacking- YOU have to do that. But they will supply you with all the configuration you may need if you are having problems on their net

So, from T-Mobiles point of view, they are happy to have you. So, contrary to another thread that hinted that T-Mobile will cut you off if you use the iPhone on their system, T-Mobile has no problems.

'K?

Dave

 

[gkarris]

Another thought- Apple has never prevented you from buying music from Rhapsody or WalMart instead of the iTunes store. I think Apple is really in a similar position regarding your carrier.

Anyway, to get this thread back on point, what I hope people get from this thread has NOTHING to do with what Apple or ATT may want, desire or do.

The point of this thread is to let the people on T-Mobile know that:

1) T-Mobile will work In The US
2) T-Mobile will allow the iPhone, no need to hide or worry that they may cut you off
3) T-Mobile will help you get your iPhone working on their net (That does NOT mean activation or hacking- YOU have to do that. But they will supply you with all the configuration you may need if you are having problems on their net

So, from T-Mobiles point of view, they are happy to have you. So, contrary to another thread that hinted that T-Mobile will cut you off if you use the iPhone on their system, T-Mobile has no problems.

'K?

Dave

Of course, T-Mobile doesn't mind, you didn't go over to AT&T. Plus, their parent company, T-Mobile Germany, is the iPhone provider over there. What if a person from Germany with an iPhone visits the US and needs to access all features on T-Mobile USA?

It's Apple and AT&T we need to worry about:

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/357272/

Steve wants to keep the iPhone locked only to its approved carriers...

 

[djdanger]

While this is great news for all you unlocked phones, I'd hardly call speaking to a level 1 customer service rep "official." Having worked for T-mobile I can speak with decisiveness that their policy is unlocked phones are valid as they understand they have a good sized customer base who travel with great frequency.

I'm not saying she is wrong, but stating it as official policy is premature. The iphone can change alot of the rules with regards to carrier swapping. Apple is one company who just might consider legal means to keep the iphone away from networks other than att, whereas other wireless companies do not care as they do not have exclusivity with any particular carrier.

Horse crud!!!!!!! They can OFFICIALLY say what they want, but Apple does not care who you use the Iphone with, as long as you are USING an Iphone. They are still making a fortune on 400.00 dollar phones that cost them 30.00 dollars to build.