Will Apple/At&t unlock iphones after contract terms?

[squeakyclutch]

Hey All

I was wondering if Apple/at&t will unlock my iphone at the end of my contract. My friends in Canada were wondering about the same thing with Fido.

 

[ryanwarsaw]

They should but as far as I know their ingenious idea is when you are done you can use it as an iPod or better yet sign right back up with them again. Somebody correct me if I am wrong here.

 

[ivan123]

There will probably be a program for easily unlocking the iPhone by that time anyway

 

[bunnicula]

Nope.

AT&T doesn't unlock ANY phones.

And if my old Edge iPhone is any indicator, neither does Apple.

Doesn't matter though, you'll be able to unlock it yourself by then.

 

[ryanwarsaw]

That shouldn't matter they should unlock it after the contract expires period. They should also give you the option of paying your plan in full ahead and unlocking it for you.

 

[bunnicula]

That shouldn't matter they should unlock it after the contract expires period. They should also give you the option of paying your plan in full ahead and unlocking it for you.

In an ideal world, yes. But AT&T and Apple don't wanna do it, so they don't.

Nobody's stopping people from unlocking their phones if they want. Just have to wait for an unlock for the 3g.

 

[TEG]

at&t will unlock your regular GSM phone, but they have stated that the iPhone is a different creature. Likely they will have a program after the two years of the initial term is up, but may wait until their exclusivity agreement is up.

TEG