Will Apple sell an unlocked 3G iPhone?

[Hayesimus]

yeah, the U.S. is pretty reliant on contracts and locked networks for some reason...

[acosmichippo]

i thought there was a "contract" for exclusivity for 5 years with ATT...

is that inaccurate?

[psylichon]

Originally Posted by acosmichippo

i thought there was a "contract" for exclusivity for 5 years with ATT...

is that inaccurate?

U.S. only .

[Hayesimus]

i dunno. that seems like quite a long time for exclusivity. i was thinking more along the lines of a year or two.

[Youngbinks]

There is definitely a 5 year AT&T only agreement.

[Hayesimus]

hmmm not that it matters anyway, being that people unlock them... lol

[psylichon]

Originally Posted by Youngbinks

There is definitely a 5 year AT&T only agreement.

Indeed. Many would say it was a bad move on Apple's part... but from who else were they going to get monthly residuals from every iPhone purchase?

I'd say both companies won out there.

But yeah, overseas it's open territory.

[acosmichippo]

well, then that makes it pretty simple.

no US unlocked iphones.

[psylichon]

ACH, that's not what's in question. There are rumors of unlocked iPhones overseas... in china in italy i think. That is, legit ones from Apple.

[Youngbinks]

I wonder how long it will take to unlock the new iPhone once it's released. You'd think that after the latest firmwares have been unlocked with relative ease Apple would step it up even more to make sure it remains locked.