xrobwx71 Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 Until recently, if you wanted to unlock your phone in order to switch carriers, there was a good chance that you'd have to do it without the cooperation of the carrier you were with. You could search online for the codes that might unlock your device -- or try to hack it in other ways. But what you usually couldn't do was call your carrier and ask how to do it. As of February 11, 2015, that's all changed. Source Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shiranui Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 Similar "guidelines" will come into effect in Japan from this May (for phones released from May onwards). xrobwx71 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinMacLin Guy Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 There has been a similar law here in Canada for a while, but you have to pay an unlocking fee (typically $50); which I find to be idiotic because your paying to remove feature that you did not even want and restricted your use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HawkMan Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 been like that over here since forever. you pay a fee if you unlock during the contract time if it's a locked phone(lot of carriers sell unlocked, you're bound to the contract anyway), depending on contract it's either a flat fee, or based on how long you had it. after the 12 month contract you can unlock for free. usually you get the code along with instructions on a web interface. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neo1911 Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 the main objective of Carrier locking is many immigrants buy contract phones. Then leave the country without honouring the contract. But it hardly stops them from unlocking the phones online. Except iPhones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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