Comments for Next iPhone may be locked after all at http://www.itwire.com , comment 1 to 5 out of 5 comments http://www.itwire.com Fri, 08 Aug 2008 14:11:44 -0600 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.itwire.com/content/view/18068/1151/#comment-10437 TelcoGeek, Given that it's so obvious that a carrier wouldn't sell a phone that couldn't be used on its own network, why did they bother adding that qualification? Perhaps they were embarrassed by the brevity of the announcement and wanted to pad it a bit. - stephen Wed, 07 May 2008 08:38:38 -0600 http://www.itwire.com/content/view/18068/1151/#comment-10436 srhardy - don't you think the typical phone user will be happier with an officially unlocked phone rather than having to mess around with software hacks? - Numbskull Wed, 07 May 2008 08:32:16 -0600 http://www.itwire.com/content/view/18068/1151/#comment-10433 iPhone 2.0 beta firmware has been hacked already so the new iPhone will be unlockable for free from day one anyway, so what? - srhardy Wed, 07 May 2008 08:21:08 -0600 http://www.itwire.com/content/view/18068/1151/#comment-10401 I thought locked phones weren't allowed by law in Australia, although I'm not sure. vodafone does offer a free unlock service, just go to www.vodafone.com.au/unlock if you have purchased a vodafone branded phone from a vodafone store in australia. i guess we will see! - unlocked hopefully Tue, 06 May 2008 19:08:17 -0600 http://www.itwire.com/content/view/18068/1151/#comment-10400 > But it is the last bit that caught my eye: "for use on the Vodafone > network." .... but if anyone accused me of drawing a long bow, > I'd have to admit they were right. Indeed. Vodafone are hardly going to issue a press release saying that the iPhone would be available for use on someone else's network. - TelcoGeek Tue, 06 May 2008 19:07:48 -0600