Check this out: http://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/ptech/08/24/iphone.unlocked.ap/index.html.
Upon the launch of the iPhone, I caught some news reports of some Filipinos who were one of the first to go in line and buy the iPhone. To their surprise, when they tried to operate it in the Philippines, it didn't work. It's because the iPhone was configured mainly for the AT&T network in the United States. This brings to mind the fact that in fact, in the Philippines, there are so many people who are very adept at unlocking phones, and in fact, it's a cottage industry here in the Philippines. I'm curious whether some Filipinos have already unlocked the iPhone before this teen did it. Maybe our kababayans just don't want the attention, for fear of being criminally prosecuted. I think one liability a user would incur is civil liability for breach of contract. Would a Filipino who unlocks a network specific phone be criminally liable? And what would be the crime?
One interesting thing though is that the person who cracked the iPhone is a 17 year old. Nice.
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