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ronald146m · 02-04-2008, 20:05

Yes, it's not illegal to unlock a phone - but these guys are probably doing something illegal to get hold of the codes.
As I understand it, when a phone is made, and if it's subsidized, then the subsidy code and the IEMI are stored by the phone makers.
Then, supposedly, the codes will only be released, if requested, to the network that subsidized it.

02-04-2008, 20:05	#6
ronald146m cf.addict Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 262	Re: Are Virgin Media missing a trick? Yes, it's not illegal to unlock a phone - but these guys are probably doing something illegal to get hold of the codes. As I understand it, when a phone is made, and if it's subsidized, then the subsidy code and the IEMI are stored by the phone makers. Then, supposedly, the codes will only be released, if requested, to the network that subsidized it.