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Apologies in advance if this question is inappropriate for hacker news, but the gadget blogs seem to have quite trollish communities and I didn't want to bother
by menloparkbum 18y ago
Apologies in advance if this question is inappropriate for hacker news, but the gadget blogs seem to have quite trollish communities and I didn't want to bother posting the question there...
If I get an iPhone in the USA, with a contract or no-contract, can I pop a local SIM in it if I travel to Europe or Australia and expect it to work?
- gms 18y agoNegative. If you're talking about a first-gen iPhone, you can download illegal unlocking software and sort yourself out. For the new iPhone 3G, no such software exists (yet).
- halo 18y agoIs unlocking software illegal in the US?
- DenisM 18y agono it's not.
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- drewcrawford 18y agoIt is legal to unlock your phone in the US, as a special exception to the DMCA. Creating or distributing software that allows unlocking phones is not explicitly allowed under that exception. That is to say, it is illegal according to the letter of the law.