Locking is NOT so common
Posted Sep 28, 2005 23:37 UTC (Wed) by
gallir (guest, #5735)
In reply to:
Locking is common by eru
Parent article:
Free the Cell Phone! (Wired)
No, it isn't. Last 5 phones I bought here in Spain were unlocked. If you
already have, or you sign a contract, you can always buy an unlocked
phone. As the parent explained, it's a legal requirement. Even if you buy
a locked telephone --due to special discounts or pre-paid cards--, you
can ask to unlock it --for free-- after six months has passed since the
purchase date.
I _think_ this is a european regulation ("directive"), if so, the
situation should be quite similar in all european countries.
Unlocked telephone are not expensive neither, last phone I bought is a
triband Siemens A62 (after my last travel to USA where my old dual band
Siemens didn't work) and I payed for it 50 euro (in a well known
supermarket).
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