Steven Levy now speaks on the iPhone

Oxford <[email protected]> wrote:

> ZnU <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > > One of the reviewers said that it wasn't removable, and most of the
> > > articles say the same thing.
> >
> > "Not removable" almost certainly really means "not intended to be
> > removed", which isn't quite the same thing.
> >
> > Horribly inconvenient to remove, that's probably true. (I suspect as
> > with iPods, the case is not designed to let you in easily.)
>
> nah, it just pops out.... scroll down
>
> http://snipr.com/1nmz7

So could I buy one in the UK, stick in my Orange O2 PAYG SIM card and it
would be good to go as a mobile phone and pricey male jewelry combo?

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Immunity is better than innoculation.

Peter

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Peter Hayes wrote:
> Oxford <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> ZnU <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>>> One of the reviewers said that it wasn't removable, and most of the
>>>> articles say the same thing.
>>> "Not removable" almost certainly really means "not intended to be
>>> removed", which isn't quite the same thing.
>>>
>>> Horribly inconvenient to remove, that's probably true. (I suspect as
>>> with iPods, the case is not designed to let you in easily.)
>> nah, it just pops out.... scroll down
>>
>> http://snipr.com/1nmz7
>
> So could I buy one in the UK, stick in my Orange O2 PAYG SIM card and it
> would be good to go as a mobile phone and pricey male jewelry combo?

No. It's subsidy locked to AT&T wireless.

SMS <[email protected]> wrote:

> Peter Hayes wrote:
> > Oxford <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> >> ZnU <[email protected]> wrote:
> >>
> >>>> One of the reviewers said that it wasn't removable, and most of the
> >>>> articles say the same thing.
> >>> "Not removable" almost certainly really means "not intended to be
> >>> removed", which isn't quite the same thing.
> >>>
> >>> Horribly inconvenient to remove, that's probably true. (I suspect as
> >>> with iPods, the case is not designed to let you in easily.)
> >> nah, it just pops out.... scroll down
> >>
> >> http://snipr.com/1nmz7
> >
> > So could I buy one in the UK, stick in my Orange O2 PAYG SIM card and it
> > would be good to go as a mobile phone and pricey male jewelry combo?
>
> No. It's subsidy locked to AT&T wireless.

I thought there was a ($175?) buy-out available.

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Immunity is better than innoculation.

Peter

In article <1i0h8o2.18xjnotu3of0pN%[email protected]>,
[email protected] (Peter Hayes) wrote:

> SMS <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > Peter Hayes wrote:
> > > Oxford <[email protected]> wrote:
> > >
> > >> ZnU <[email protected]> wrote:
> > >>
> > >>>> One of the reviewers said that it wasn't removable, and most of the
> > >>>> articles say the same thing.
> > >>> "Not removable" almost certainly really means "not intended to be
> > >>> removed", which isn't quite the same thing.
> > >>>
> > >>> Horribly inconvenient to remove, that's probably true. (I suspect as
> > >>> with iPods, the case is not designed to let you in easily.)
> > >> nah, it just pops out.... scroll down
> > >>
> > >> http://snipr.com/1nmz7
> > >
> > > So could I buy one in the UK, stick in my Orange O2 PAYG SIM card and it
> > > would be good to go as a mobile phone and pricey male jewelry combo?
> >
> > No. It's subsidy locked to AT&T wireless.
>
> I thought there was a ($175?) buy-out available.

That terminates your contract early. AT&T, to the best of my knowledge,
has no obligation to unlock your phone at that time.

People always figure out how to unlock phones anyway, though.

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about him is that I read three--three or four books about him last year. Isn't
that interesting?"
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In article <[email protected]>,
ZnU <[email protected]> wrote:

> In article <1i0h8o2.18xjnotu3of0pN%[email protected]>,
> [email protected] (Peter Hayes) wrote:
>
> > SMS <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> > > Peter Hayes wrote:
> > > > Oxford <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > >
> > > >> ZnU <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > >>
> > > >>>> One of the reviewers said that it wasn't removable, and most of the
> > > >>>> articles say the same thing.
> > > >>> "Not removable" almost certainly really means "not intended to be
> > > >>> removed", which isn't quite the same thing.
> > > >>>
> > > >>> Horribly inconvenient to remove, that's probably true. (I suspect as
> > > >>> with iPods, the case is not designed to let you in easily.)
> > > >> nah, it just pops out.... scroll down
> > > >>
> > > >> http://snipr.com/1nmz7
> > > >
> > > > So could I buy one in the UK, stick in my Orange O2 PAYG SIM card and it
> > > > would be good to go as a mobile phone and pricey male jewelry combo?
> > >
> > > No. It's subsidy locked to AT&T wireless.
> >
> > I thought there was a ($175?) buy-out available.
>
> That terminates your contract early. AT&T, to the best of my knowledge,
> has no obligation to unlock your phone at that time.
>
> People always figure out how to unlock phones anyway, though.

Yeah, how many hours will it take? :-D

How many hours did it take before the AppleTv was hacked? Ok, maybe
not the same thing, but still. These things get cracked *fast*.


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Sandman[.net]

Sandman wrote:

> How many hours did it take before the AppleTv was hacked? Ok, maybe
> not the same thing, but still. These things get cracked *fast*.

It depends on how much effort was put into the locking scheme. Not
everything gets cracked. AFAIK, DirecTV is not cracked (DISH is
cracked). Some phones cannot be unlocked.