mkenyon2
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But the bottom line is you can go to a web page at AT&T.com and request an unlock code. You have to enter the device's IMEI which is usually on the outside of the box and you have to swear you are not and never were an AT&T customer. The next day, you will get the unlock code via email. Then YOU can use that code to unlock via a procedure built into any phone.
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Note: getting it unlocked does not make it the same as a factory unlocked phone. It just means you can use it on other GSM carriers. All other disadvantages of a carrier phone still apply.
Thanks.
(I know I might get flamed but here goes. :amaze: )
I've been an AT&T/Cingular/AT&T customer for a while, and have been pretty happy. A few years back when they adjusted their shared data plans, I ended up with more data for less money each month without even having to make a phone call, they just did it for me.
Other than the 'bloatware' they put on phones and taking the phone to another carrier, which I don't foresee doing, what are other disadvantages of having a carrier phone? (I can bypass carrier update lockouts by going insider with Microsoft.)