01-30-2013, 10:06 AM | #61 | |
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01-30-2013, 10:50 AM | #62 | |
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01-30-2013, 11:04 AM | #63 | |
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01-30-2013, 12:59 PM | #64 | |
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01-30-2013, 03:54 PM | #65 |
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well, if it's in the best interest of the people who got them elected...
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01-30-2013, 06:27 PM | #66 | |
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01-30-2013, 06:48 PM | #67 |
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not even 100% sure what this entails, but fight the power!
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01-30-2013, 07:26 PM | #68 |
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01-30-2013, 08:00 PM | #69 | |
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Jailbreaking allows the installation of third party apps, whether they be ones freely made on the internet or sold from the Cydia app store. Apps in the Cydia store can be of amazing quality and are sometimes only there due to arbitrary Apple rules in denying apps such as allowing too much customization of iOS like putting icons where you want (gridlock) or allowing too many apps in a folder (infinifolder)! Unlocking is completely separate and allows for the use of the phone on other carrier's service. My previous iPhone was jailbroken for the 2 years I used it but was still locked into AT&T. I can't wait for upcoming jailbreak compatible with iOS 6. |
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01-30-2013, 08:01 PM | #70 |
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I just got my first phone on contract a few days ago --- since I wanted unlimited data it made no sense not to get the phone at a big discount as rates are not cheaper when you use the BYOD option. And the phone is unlocked, which I need since I have SIMs from 3 different countries. The discount on the phone was reasonable, I even went for a plan with more voice minutes than I could ever use. The additional discount on the phone was greater than the additional payments on the calling plan over 2 years.
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01-30-2013, 10:46 PM | #71 |
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01-30-2013, 11:00 PM | #72 | |
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That doesn't mean doing without. Leverage the exempted class. Get movies and books from your public library. Watch broadcast television. Get an unencumbered phone and be selective about the service you choose. No big deal. We're not talking about food or gasoline -- it's entertainment. A lot of people do it for free. |
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01-30-2013, 11:20 PM | #73 |
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The first carrier that does that to someone in my opinion is going lose far more customers than it's worth to them, at least if people have any sense it was bad enough with the RIAA suing kids, grandmas and people who didn't even own computers.
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01-31-2013, 12:15 AM | #74 | |
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So long as most people do so, there's no reason for alternate service terms to be available. If enough people want service under different terms, somebody will show up offering it. It sucks to be part of a minority too small to be a viable market, but if you are, you are. |
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01-31-2013, 02:32 AM | #75 | ||
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Now, the way things are in the US, you're pretty much limited to just a small small select number of devices that are unlocked. For smart phones, excluding foreign imports (which have a whole other mess of legal issues, such as potentially the lack of right of first sale), about your only options are the Nexus phones and select iPhones. And those are both relatively new options (iPhones weren't always available as unlocked, and Nexus phones have only been out for 2 or so years, and had technical carrier restrictions for much of that time). Much of my company is BYOD, but there are restrictions in place on what you can use, for compatibility reasons. So, in my case, the option would be go with the device (and by extension, carrier), my company requires, or find a new job. This ends up being akin to BWinmill's situation. Having an unlocked phone is handy, as if you go out of the country, or are in an area that your particular carrier doesn't cover well, you can pop in a sim card for another carrier that works where you are. Just seems silly that it was perfectly legal for me to unlock the phone I paid for last week, but not now. Part of the reason for the removal of the exemption? Quote:
In other, related funny business due to the DMCA and exemptions, the part of the exemption that wasn't struck down was the ability to unlock your phone's bootloader, aka rooting or jailbreaking. What's bizarre about that, is that only cellphones are exempt. It technically is illegal to root tablets. The reason for this, is the LoC Librarian stated that "tablet" was too vague of a term, so they didn't want to allow just anything to be rooted. I'm rambling at this point, so I'll just end it for now. |
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