http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/official-apple-now-offering-iphones-unlocked/ Engadget Comments for Official: Apple now offering iPhones contract free (updated: not unlocked) http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/official-apple-now-offering-iphones-unlocked/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/official-apple-now-offering-iphones-unlocked/Mar 22nd 2010 6:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/official-apple-now-offering-iphones-unlocked/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/official-apple-now-offering-iphones-unlocked/Mar 22nd 2010 6:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/official-apple-now-offering-iphones-unlocked/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/official-apple-now-offering-iphones-unlocked/Mar 22nd 2010 6:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/official-apple-now-offering-iphones-unlocked/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/official-apple-now-offering-iphones-unlocked/
or

"Can I get a F*** THAT?]]>Mar 22nd 2010 6:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/official-apple-now-offering-iphones-unlocked/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/official-apple-now-offering-iphones-unlocked/
Are you serious?

Really?]]>Mar 22nd 2010 6:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/official-apple-now-offering-iphones-unlocked/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/official-apple-now-offering-iphones-unlocked/Mar 22nd 2010 6:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/official-apple-now-offering-iphones-unlocked/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/official-apple-now-offering-iphones-unlocked/Mar 22nd 2010 6:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/official-apple-now-offering-iphones-unlocked/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/official-apple-now-offering-iphones-unlocked/
cydia? Installous? Rock? Lurk more ]]>Mar 22nd 2010 6:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/official-apple-now-offering-iphones-unlocked/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/official-apple-now-offering-iphones-unlocked/Mar 22nd 2010 6:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/official-apple-now-offering-iphones-unlocked/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/official-apple-now-offering-iphones-unlocked/
Jailbreak?
Idiot]]>Mar 22nd 2010 6:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/official-apple-now-offering-iphones-unlocked/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/official-apple-now-offering-iphones-unlocked/Mar 22nd 2010 6:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/official-apple-now-offering-iphones-unlocked/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/official-apple-now-offering-iphones-unlocked/Mar 22nd 2010 6:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/official-apple-now-offering-iphones-unlocked/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/official-apple-now-offering-iphones-unlocked/Mar 22nd 2010 6:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/official-apple-now-offering-iphones-unlocked/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/official-apple-now-offering-iphones-unlocked/And yet, access to those capabilities on the iPhone is just a few clicks and a USB cable away.]]>Mar 22nd 2010 6:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/official-apple-now-offering-iphones-unlocked/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/official-apple-now-offering-iphones-unlocked/As opposed to Android's ecosystem?
But wait! Android is open so it's all good, right? So if I change my mind later, I can go buy an iphone or palm pre or WP7 device and all my purchased Android apps will still work.]]>Mar 22nd 2010 6:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/official-apple-now-offering-iphones-unlocked/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/official-apple-now-offering-iphones-unlocked/Mar 22nd 2010 6:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/official-apple-now-offering-iphones-unlocked/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/official-apple-now-offering-iphones-unlocked/Mar 22nd 2010 6:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/official-apple-now-offering-iphones-unlocked/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/official-apple-now-offering-iphones-unlocked/
... till you Jailbreak it]]>Mar 22nd 2010 6:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/official-apple-now-offering-iphones-unlocked/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/official-apple-now-offering-iphones-unlocked/Mar 22nd 2010 6:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/official-apple-now-offering-iphones-unlocked/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/official-apple-now-offering-iphones-unlocked/
Will it ever get old?]]>Mar 22nd 2010 6:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/official-apple-now-offering-iphones-unlocked/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/official-apple-now-offering-iphones-unlocked/Mar 22nd 2010 6:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/official-apple-now-offering-iphones-unlocked/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/official-apple-now-offering-iphones-unlocked/Mar 22nd 2010 6:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/official-apple-now-offering-iphones-unlocked/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/official-apple-now-offering-iphones-unlocked/well, not so sure about that.
iphone 3GS here, with the latest update.
accuweather: when watching a video for weather, sometimes the app just disapears.
fr.info: one in a while disapears altogether, ass if I pressed the home button: tested and I sure did not press it.
RTL: same as above. with the additional hell to move a stream to the location I want (finger friendly) and the fact that the stream gets broken every so often, then restarts at the beginning without the slider being adjusted at the correct position.
engadget appli: died a few times as well, though very few times.
NBC news, stops playing once in a while, until I hit the home button to close it, and that is when the remainder of the stream plays for a short while.
Apple's own safari. go to http://www.dart.org/schedules/schedules.asp
select any bus and line, then while it loads hold your phone by your side, or move it horizontal for a second, then vertical again for a second
every so often you get the resizing in portrait mode not working, with the page loaded and displayed with scares.

non crashing apps for being tested my Ass.

]]>Mar 22nd 2010 6:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/official-apple-now-offering-iphones-unlocked/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/official-apple-now-offering-iphones-unlocked/
woow.... buying a contract free iPhone and locked again to ATT....what a deal... ]]>Mar 22nd 2010 6:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/official-apple-now-offering-iphones-unlocked/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/official-apple-now-offering-iphones-unlocked/OR locked onto AT&T
...
Shame, prices arent amazing, and its locked, which begs me to ask, why the heck would you buy it seperatley and THEN buy a contract when youre going to save a TONNE by buying it with AT&T on contract?
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You sound like a crappy developer. And a bitter little man to boot]]>Mar 22nd 2010 7:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/official-apple-now-offering-iphones-unlocked/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/official-apple-now-offering-iphones-unlocked/
I think he probably is. I mean Android is so open you gotta hack your phone to get 2.1, an OS version that is 3 months old.

That doesn't sound right, does it?



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Ah yeah nope. Beside the other examples you can also sideload after a fashion.

Just get yer mate to email you the app, drop it into iTunes and shazam there you have it. No store, no jailbreak.

They might have changed this but i haven't read so.]]>Mar 22nd 2010 7:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/official-apple-now-offering-iphones-unlocked/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/official-apple-now-offering-iphones-unlocked/Mar 22nd 2010 7:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/official-apple-now-offering-iphones-unlocked/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/official-apple-now-offering-iphones-unlocked/
*pulls leash*]]>Mar 22nd 2010 7:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/official-apple-now-offering-iphones-unlocked/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/official-apple-now-offering-iphones-unlocked/Mar 22nd 2010 7:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/official-apple-now-offering-iphones-unlocked/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/official-apple-now-offering-iphones-unlocked/
It's so you can spend $600 on a 3G S and then turn it around to some smuck on ebay for $999. Set a price and some sucker will buy it.]]>Mar 22nd 2010 8:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/official-apple-now-offering-iphones-unlocked/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/official-apple-now-offering-iphones-unlocked/Mar 22nd 2010 8:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/official-apple-now-offering-iphones-unlocked/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/official-apple-now-offering-iphones-unlocked/Mar 22nd 2010 8:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/official-apple-now-offering-iphones-unlocked/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/official-apple-now-offering-iphones-unlocked/HD2 for $450 OFF CONTRACT...now that's news!
]]>Mar 22nd 2010 10:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/official-apple-now-offering-iphones-unlocked/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/official-apple-now-offering-iphones-unlocked/Mar 22nd 2010 10:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/official-apple-now-offering-iphones-unlocked/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/official-apple-now-offering-iphones-unlocked/
Off contract and still locked to AT&T? This is a complete fail...]]>Mar 22nd 2010 10:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/official-apple-now-offering-iphones-unlocked/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/official-apple-now-offering-iphones-unlocked/

Android and WinMo and WebOS and BB aren't stuck to one shitty network though ;)]]>Mar 22nd 2010 11:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/official-apple-now-offering-iphones-unlocked/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/official-apple-now-offering-iphones-unlocked/Last time I checked, no one is putting a gun to anyones head and forcing them to use Xcode.
Go play with WinMo and code some world-beating apps for them. They need it. ]]>Mar 22nd 2010 11:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/official-apple-now-offering-iphones-unlocked/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/official-apple-now-offering-iphones-unlocked/http://bit.ly/google-v-apple-debacle-opinions

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Don't all new iPhones have a tethered Jailbreak? That sucks balls and is in no way comparible to an open system. ]]>Mar 22nd 2010 11:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/official-apple-now-offering-iphones-unlocked/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/official-apple-now-offering-iphones-unlocked/
I've been looking at getting an Android phone for development and secondary usage, and the only affordable unlocked phone won't ever get past 1.5 officially. :(]]>Mar 22nd 2010 11:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/official-apple-now-offering-iphones-unlocked/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/official-apple-now-offering-iphones-unlocked/
Apple is actively seeking ways to destroy jailbreaking, latest with 3.1.3.

Mentioning jailbreaking in the same breath as rooting or any other hack is just stupid]]>Mar 23rd 2010 1:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/official-apple-now-offering-iphones-unlocked/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/official-apple-now-offering-iphones-unlocked/So what's bad about the Apple ecosystem?]]>Mar 23rd 2010 8:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/official-apple-now-offering-iphones-unlocked/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/official-apple-now-offering-iphones-unlocked/
Are you serious? You're saying you'd RATHER go to a third party website or install an app from a memory card rather than browse it on the phone and download it?? Check your Treo at the door, those days are over.]]>Mar 23rd 2010 9:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/official-apple-now-offering-iphones-unlocked/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/official-apple-now-offering-iphones-unlocked/
Try jailbraking your phone, and you'll see how easy it is. Took about all of 20 seconds...]]>Mar 23rd 2010 9:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/official-apple-now-offering-iphones-unlocked/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/official-apple-now-offering-iphones-unlocked/Mar 23rd 2010 12:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/official-apple-now-offering-iphones-unlocked/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/official-apple-now-offering-iphones-unlocked/
Seriously, the iphone, apple bashing is getting so ridiculous, bordering on neurosis.]]>Mar 23rd 2010 12:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/official-apple-now-offering-iphones-unlocked/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/official-apple-now-offering-iphones-unlocked/
As for why this contract free gig. easy. stock dumping. Let the resellers come in and buy them and unlock them etc. They will have paid full price so they will have to charge crazy and in a couple of months the next phone will be announced at no one will want those old ones (at least in the US) ]]>Mar 23rd 2010 1:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/official-apple-now-offering-iphones-unlocked/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/official-apple-now-offering-iphones-unlocked/
why would i try now? Im on 3.1.2 because Apple is shutting off JBers with 3.1.3. I know very well how long it takes, both with blackra1n and redsn0w.

New sets with 3.1.3 and new baseband cant go nowhere with jailbreaking. that includes those who updated to 3.1.3 without knowing the implications.

Its getting harder to jailbreak, even then you are tethered, I dont believe it when someone says "jailbreaking takes just few seconds/ clicks" without explaining the full story to the other side. Way to be a lying fanboy.

Apple is actively breaking jailbreaks. You want functionality other phones have? Too bad, Apple would stop you from doing so, any step it can.]]>Mar 23rd 2010 3:12PM