As with the UK, many phones in the US are sold under contract and are given at very discounted rates or even free in some cases if you sign a contract for year withe service provider.
Before that it was illegal to unlock your phone but finally in November 2006 it came out in court [...]
I have to agree with their sentiment, I’m all for open hardware standards.
Even if you don’t open it, people will copy it anyway (See the mass of Cisco knock-offs in China for a fraction of the price with almost exactly the same functions and IOS).
So why not open it, let us play with it.
At least [...]
The FCC wants to clamp down on Caller ID spoofing it seems.
If you’ve ever used one of the half-dozen websites that allow you to control the phone number that appears on someone’s Caller ID display when you phone them, the U.S. government would like to know who you are.
Last week the FCC opened an investigation [...]
By using one of the many mobile phone location tracking services aimed at businesses or concerned parents, and some trickery it is possibly to get almost anyone’s mobile phone position without their agreement. All that is required is their mobile phone number, and carrier.
Over the past year a number sites have popped up offering web [...]
