rstlne@atatwhereherewheretherehuyeh.com declared for all the world to
hear...
> companys dont (99.9% of the time) tell you when your lock'd into a phone,

It's common knowledge that most phones in the UK are sold SIM-locked,
but that's not even the issue here.

> but no features of a phone should ever be restricted unless the phone itself
> is rebranded or gets a new unit type.

We'll have to agree to disagree. It's ok for those of us who are tech-
savvy and know what VoIP is and how it works, but what about the average
Joe in the street who sees "internet call" on his phone and wonders what
it does, and carries on using it over GPRS/3G and runs up a massive data
bill?

> you do have to "select" your network when buying phones but I doubt you'll
> find much fine print saying "it's carrier lock'd"

I think you'll find it is. For Orange it's clause 12.3.
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Regards
Jon