On Mar 5, 4:36*pm, Craig <netburg...@REMOVEgmail.com> wrote:
> idensoluti...@gmail.com wrote:
> > On Mar 5, 1:24 pm, "Graciel Contreras" <t...@test.com> wrote:
> >> I found a software to unlock the V3, you can also add video to it. Takea
> >> look at it......
>
> >>www.freewebs.com/graco14
>
> >> GC
>
> > Go here : idensolutions.com
>
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>
> [for U.S. cell phone owners only]
>
> It costs nothing to unlock your cell phone, other than the call itself
> to your carrier. *They are obliged to provide you with any instructions
> and/or code necessary to unlock your phone.
>
> Our carrier is ATT/Cingular. *I've done this on 4 phones since November
> 2006. *The first time, the representative balked. *I had to talk to a
> supervisor who agreed. *Since then, any rep I've spoken to has been able
> & willing. *They either mailed the info needed w/in a few days or talked
> me through it immediately on the phone. *The phones I've unlocked this
> way are made by Nokia, Motorola & Samsung.
>
> If you're interested, I've posted a linky to the source documentation
> below. *If your carrier still refuses, the USCO & your federal Rep would
> love to hear about it. *In fact, I'd be very interested to hear if a
> carrier /denied/ its customer a request to unlock in the past year or two.
>
> -Craig
>
> ============
>
> On November 17 2006, the US Copyright Office issued a so-called
> "Recommendation" regarding /exemptions/ to the "circumvention of
> copyright protection systems." *This does not have the weight of a
> federal regulation but, close to it. *In short , the document says that
> the right of a cell phone owner to unlock his/her cell phone can not be
> abridged by carriers.
>
> <http://www.copyright.gov/1201/docs/1201_recommendation.pdf>
>
> Sec III, paragraph A, subsection 5:
>
> Computer programs in the form of firmware that enable wireless telephone
> handsets to connect to a wireless telephone communication network, when
> circumvention is accomplished for the sole purpose of lawfully
> connecting to a wireless telephone communication network

Craig, Verizon must not know (or care) about this. Last week I called
and asked about unlocking the phone and was told they disable these
features because of security concerns for their network. I should add
it was qualified with a "for now". But the person I spoke with did not
explain any further. Nor would she give me the information I desired.
If you have any tips on how to get this information I would appreciate
it. I bought the Razr V3m so I could use these features only to find I
can't. I'd also like to understand how unlocking my phone poses a
threat to their network (not being sarcastic, I truly don't
understand).