[nabs-l] Cell phone question

Ignasi Cambra ignasicambra at gmail.com
Mon Sep 6 20:54:35 UTC 2010


Yes it is. You need to jailbreak and then use an unlocking tool.
On Sep 6, 2010, at 10:38 AM, Jorge Paez wrote:

> Not in the EU or Canada, but bringing it in is a violation of the DMCA, because you're sidestepping US law by buying it from a different country.
> Secondly, though they are different processes, I believe now adays you have to jail break to unlock?
> Is this true?
> 
> 
> 
> On Sep 6, 2010, at 3:49 AM, Bill wrote:
> 
>> First, jailbreaking is a different process then unlocking. Second,
>> purchasing the phone in an unlocked condition is not a violation of the
>> DMCA.  AT&T will also sell you an unlocked version of the phone for the full
>> value of the device. The last one may not be true any more. What David says
>> about the iPhone on VZW is true. The phone is incapable of working on
>> verizon due to the cell technology it is based on. The only way is if Apple
>> decides to produce a iPhone based on the other technology. As for verizon
>> phones, I would not recommend anything based on the talks screen reader. It
>> is only on version 1 and is super buggy. I was tempted to get one of the LG
>> phones but the screen reader on those does not read the calendering
>> application.
>> Bill
>> 
>> On Sun, Sep 5, 2010 at 11:34 PM, <anjelinac26 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> I've only heard of the iPhone working on either AT&T or tMobile here in the
>>> states. It will be interesting if Vzw acquires the iPhone .
>>> As students, have you found other uses for your cell? Has a gps helped
>>> around campus?
>>> 
>>> Anjelina
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>> 
>>> On Sep 5, 2010, at 11:49 PM, David Andrews <dandrews at visi.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Not to be argumentative, but I don't think this is true.  Verizon's
>>> network is CDMA-based, and AT&T's is GSM-based.  So, even if you jail broke
>>> it, from AT&T, it wouldn't work on Verizon.
>>>> 
>>>> Dave
>>>> 
>>>> At 10:33 PM 9/5/2010, you wrote:
>>>>> There is a way to get an I-phone on Verizon Wireless, but, its legality
>>> is in question, so I should probably not say more. But, if you have an
>>> unlocked I-phone not the newest one, but the older one, you can make it
>>> work.
>>>>> 
>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Justin Young" <jty727 at gmail.com>
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>>>>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Cell phone question
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>>> I have Verizon Wireless.  I believe all I phones are from att?  If
>>>>>> Verizon has one and its fully accessible maybe I'd be willing to look
>>>>>> into it.
>>>>>> thanks
>>>>>> Justin
>>>> 
>>>>                      David Andrews:  dandrews at visi.com
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>>>> 
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