Unlocking app: WIP
Aug 9, 2014 | 8:20 pm
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Unlocking app: WIP
Work in progress but at least some improvements coming soon, TMO again the pioneer after Congress/Potus signed unlocking law
http://feedly.com/index.html#subscri...ica%2Findex%2F
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Aug 10, 2014 | 11:49 am
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The link didn't take me to the story, which is here http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2014/...unlocking-app/
Aug 11, 2014 | 10:16 am
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Two months ago, I called T-Mobile from Sweden because I forgot to unlock my Galaxy S4 before leaving the US. I had the unlock code within 18 hours. ^
But ^^ to this app, too.
But ^^ to this app, too.
Aug 11, 2014 | 10:33 am
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Guess I'm a bit perplexed by all the hub bub on this. AT&T has been allowing me to unlock my out of contract phones without any problem over the last couple years. I've probably unlocked at least four phones (btwn my wife and I) and though they often state it could take days, I've found after submitting online the requests have generally been approved within hours, if not minutes.
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Aug 11, 2014 | 10:58 am
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I think it's the fact that you don't need to call/e-mail to request your phone to be unlocked.
TMO's app for a temporary unlock is also quite innovative. It allows users who may not have paid off their phone via EIP to still enjoy the benefits of an unlocked phone while traveling.
TMO's app for a temporary unlock is also quite innovative. It allows users who may not have paid off their phone via EIP to still enjoy the benefits of an unlocked phone while traveling.
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Aug 12, 2014 | 11:58 am
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Guess I'm a bit perplexed by all the hub bub on this. AT&T has been allowing me to unlock my out of contract phones without any problem over the last couple years. I've probably unlocked at least four phones (btwn my wife and I) and though they often state it could take days, I've found after submitting online the requests have generally been approved within hours, if not minutes.
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Aug 14, 2014 | 3:50 am
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However, with the frequency that one unlocks phones, I don't find filling in about 3 or 4 text boxes on a webpage form and clicking "Submit" to be overly onerous. Of the things I'd want a carrier expending engineering resources on (you know, that whole "opportunity cost" thing) this wouldn't be in the top 25.
But to each his/her own.
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Aug 14, 2014 | 11:25 am
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Aug 14, 2014 | 12:09 pm
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Bless. Is this for people that cannot Google how to unlock their phone? I have lost count of the times I have done this on all platforms from a number of carriers either by myself or paying a shop. It really does seem to be a US problem as most places in Europe getting a phone unlocked is just not an issue.
Aug 14, 2014 | 1:24 pm
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