[Gllug] Phone unlocking

[Richard Jones]

On Mon, Aug 02, 2004 at 04:54:02PM +0100, Ashley Evans wrote:
> Not sure I fully understand but I'm thinking: Network provider wants to 
> lock phone. Nokia doesn't care but won't let Orange have details to do 
> it themselves. Thus, Nokia lock phones and provide the unlock info and 
> we have the current situation.
> 
> If this is the case are Nokia contractually obliged to restrict the 
> unlock information?

I think Simon's (completely correct) comment was that Orange are
Nokia's customer.  When Orange ask for a feature ("we want to be able
to lock the handsets to stop our steenkin customers from changing
network"), then Nokia jump to it.  Good businesses put customers and
employees first.

Rich.

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