apparao123 Posted January 26, 2013 Report Posted January 26, 2013 [color=#2D2D2D] One of the more common and legitimate reasons to jailbreak your iPhone is to unlock it — to free it from the iron-clad grasp of one carrier, and let you use it more readily on international networks. However, [url="http://www.technewsdaily.com/16514-unlocking-cellphones-becomes-illegal.html"]according to TechNewsDaily[/url] tomorrow will mark a point when doing so could violate the law.[/color] [color=#2D2D2D] Back in October we covered [url="http://www.everythingicafe.com/dmca-says-jailbreaking-legal-on-phone-not-tablet-unlocking-no-longer-cool/2012/10/26/"]a new decision by the Librarian of Congress[/url] that decided jailbreaking phones was fine, tablets less so, and unlocking was right out. Those laws go into effect on Saturday, and mean that you’re not meant to unlock a new phone without a carrier’s approval.[/color][color=#2D2D2D] From what I understand (though IANAL), this only applies to phones purchased after the date.[/color][color=#2D2D2D] I’m really not sure what the logic is behind this rule. If I’m already locked in to a contract with AT&T (or whoever), and then I put in another carrier’s SIM, I still have to pay a monthly bill to AT&T. That’s the whole thing about a contract, after all.[/color][color=#2D2D2D] Simultaneously, [url="http://9to5mac.com/2013/01/24/jailbreak-6-1-release-rumors-swirl-as-unlocks-become-illegal-tomorrow/"]a rumor that a jailbreak for iOS 6.1 is about to be released[/url] has popped up, though I’m assuming they’re waiting for iOS 6.1 to be released to the general public first.[/color]
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