Unlocking your phone in the US was actually illegal until August 1st of 2014. You could be held for circumvention of copy protection schemes. http://arstechni

Unlocking your phone in the US was actually illegal until August 1st of 2014. You could be held for circumvention of copy protection schemes. http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2013/01/unlocking-new-cell-phones-to-become-illegal-on-saturday/ http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2013/01/unlocking-new-cel...