Interesting read.
In Canada, the cRTC who regulates wireless services among other things
made it mandatory that mobile providers unlock phones when requested free
of charge as of December. further all new models must be sold unlocked.
goal here is for consumers are not stuck waiting to
Well that makes me glad I live in NZ,
Pretty much all phones are unlocked
If you do get a locked device it's $30 to unlock it and that's something you
can do from the time you buy the device,
No time line
I've always got my iPhones from apple directly anyway so they are always
unlocked.
as a matter of fact in australia telstra and optus the two biggest telcos still
do it. vodafone have just stopped the practice, i believe you should be able
to switch carriers if you find a better deal rather than being locked into a
two or three year contract and maybe just pay the phone
Locking phones is an antitrust practice, and should be illegal. In
December, Canada made it illegal to sell locked phones on a carrier. This
is a giant step forward for Wireless in Canada, and I love it!
Third-party providers sell unlock codes for 5 or $10 a piece, and so,
locking a phone is
