Earlier this week, the CTIA's (Cellular Telephone Industries Association) unlocking standards went into affect and all U.S carriers are supposed to accept the changes outlined by these standards. This basically means that now you can unlock your iPhone without worrying about any legal issues. The … [Read more...]
United States Working Towards Making Unlocking Legal Once Again
Unlocking your smartphone was perfectly legal in the United States until January of this year, when an exemption in the Digital Millenium Copyright Act expired and it was decided that the process would become illegal. Of course this caused a big uproar and resulted in one petition getting over … [Read more...]
The Obama Administration Have Been Secretly Working To Make Unlocking And Jailbreaking Illegal
Just when you thought the White House was on our side when it came to unlocking cellphones and Jailbreaking it turns out it might have a dark secret. But first let's back track. After it was ruled that cellphone unlocking was illegal earlier this year there was a petition with over 114,000 … [Read more...]
List Of Fake Jailbreak And Unlock Websites
Since Jailbreaking is becoming increasingly more difficult and the timeframe between official Jailbreak releases has become unbearable by some, there are those that are exploiting people's desire for a Jailbreak by setting up scam websites. These websites promise an Untethered Jailbreak for … [Read more...]
How To Unlock iOS 6.1, 6.0.1, 6.0 On iPhone 4, 3GS, 3G With UltraSn0w 1.2.8
Earlier today we told you that UltraSn0w 1.2.8 was released by the iPhone Dev-Team and with its release comes compatibility with the iOS 6 firmware generation. This means if you have been holding off upgrading to iOS 6 because of UltraSn0w compatibility woes, it is now safe to do so. You will simply … [Read more...]
Unlocking Your Smartphone Could Land You A $500,000 Fine And Imprisonment For 5 Years
Last year the Librarian of Congress announced that unlocking your cellular device would become illegal after January 26th, 2013. Well, the day has come and it is now illegal to unlock your smartphone without the permission of your carrier. I am sure you are wondering just what happens if you break … [Read more...]
Want To Help Make Unlocking iPhones Legal? Sign This Petition
Recently, we told you how unlocking iPhones and other phones was going to become illegal after Saturday. Well, it is now illegal and if you want to help make it permanently legal, you'll have to sign a petition that has been started at WhiteHouse.gov. Late last year, the Librarian of Congress … [Read more...]
iPhone Unlocking Could Become Illegal After This Saturday
Yes, you read that right. Unlocking your carrier-locked iPhone without contacting your carrier could become illegal come this Saturday. Even software unlocks without consent from your carrier would be considered illegal. With an unlocked iPhone, you can use any carrier's SIM card on your device. … [Read more...]
How To: Carrier Unlock Galaxy Note 2 N7100 / N7105 For Free (May Work On Some Galaxy S3 Variants – Not All)
The last thing any Android user wants is their Android device to be SIM-locked. A SIM-locked phone is useless when traveling to a place where the original carrier's network is not supported. Usually, XDA Developers' member are known for releasing custom ROMs and other Mods, but information on … [Read more...]
How To: Unlock Bootloader On HTC One V [GUIDE]
HTC One V owners are required to unlock the bootloader of their device before they can go on to install custom recoveries and ROMs. This guide is being written for this purpose. Keep in mind however, that unlocking the bootloader is going to void the warranty of the device. You should note the … [Read more...]
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