Well, i'm pretty sure those carriers have an agreement with apple to allow them to unlock the phone... This isn't some group of bandits in the night - it's Vodaphone, and when apple tries to screw a large company out of providing a legitimate service to its customers (unlocking lets them save money when roaming, and in Europe that's a big deal), it is really weak.
I'm not a hater though, from the description it sounds like it was on accident. Still... i wish they would just let people do what they want with the damn things! -Taylor
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Well, i'm pretty sure those carriers have an agreement with apple to allow them to unlock the phone... This isn't some group of bandits in the night - it's Vodaphone, and when apple tries to screw a large company out of providing a legitimate service to its customers (unlocking lets them save money when roaming, and in Europe that's a big deal), it is really weak.
I'm not a hater though, from the description it sounds like it was on accident. Still... i wish they would just let people do what they want with the damn things!
-Taylor