Is It Leagal To Have An Unlocked iPhone?

Question

Well I have T-mobile for cell phone service and I wanna get an iPhone for Christmas this year. I just want to know if it is leagal to have an unlcocked iPhone and be able to have T-mobile provide the service. If it isnt legal what would the T-mobile or AT&T do?

Answer 1

unlocking the phone voids the warranty

Answer 2

Yes and No.

Unlocking your iPhone breaks the iPhone's code copyright laws. But, the copyright office issued an exemption (2007-2008) to allow users to unlock their equipment for the sole purpose of connecting to another network.

So, yes you can unlock your iPhone to work on another network. Jailbreaking it to download additional software ( games, movies, icons, music, ect ) via the open interface would be definitely be illegal.

This doesn't mean that apple or AT&T can't sue you for something else. It's america, they can sue you for breathing.

You probably will not get sued for unlocking your cell phone, but that is a risk you are taking as soon as you unlock it.

You probably will not get a ticket for driving 5mph over the limit, but we all know people that have been ticketed for 3 or 4mph over the limit. It's one of those risk decision things. Is the end result worth the risk?

Good luck.

PS Unlocking an iPhone and selling it on eBay IS most likely against the law. As it is not for "sole purpose of using another carrier", it is for the purpose of making money via an unlocked iPhone.

Answer 3

yes.

The safest way is to use an unlocking program, so that you do not damage your phone.

I used this site: http://unlock.up.to/

Great service and had my Iphone unlocked in less than 10 minutes