Hack iPhone - lose warranty

[rpm]

Apple said that the iPhone's warranty does not cover the 'irreparable damage' occurring from installing unlocking software to use the phone on networks other than AT&T's Cingular.

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[Fudzy]

Whats with the funny symbols?

 

[BobbyMac]

did anyone expect the warranty to stay intact if they did hack the phone?

 

[milomak]

I'm with BobbyMac on this one

 

[BrianB]

I'm with BobbyMac on this one

Me to.

 

[JK8]

Why is Apple being so difficult, they can the publics going to such lenghts just to get the phone, why not sell it sim free?

 

[bwana]

Why is Apple being so difficult, they can the publics going to such lenghts just to get the phone, why not sell it sim free?

Because they make money on each contract. O2 is paying Apple up to 40% of the revenue each subscriber generates every month.

Can you now see why "Apple [is] being so difficult"?

 

[gunslinger]

If you unlock the phone I cant see apple supporting you but then if you have a phone in South Africa even if its a At&T phone they are not going to support it, because they dont have any.

Mine is unlocked and working great.....

 

[JK8]

Apple May Face Legal Trouble for Voiding Warranties

"Apple's recent decision to void warranties for folks that unlocked their iPhones may wind them up in legal hot water. The site Phone News points out that Apple appears to have broken a key warranty law relevant to SIM unlocks. The Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act, a law decades old, would seem to prevent Apple from voiding warranties in the way it is threatening to do with the iPhone, or so the site argues. 'The Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act states that Apple cannot void a warranty for a product with third-party enhancements or modifications to their product. The only exception to this rule is if Apple can determine that the modification or enhancement is responsible [for] damaging the product in question ... The legal [questions are]: Is the SIM Unlock process that has become mainstream doing damage to iPhone? And, also, is Apple designing future software updates to do damage to iPhone when said SIM Unlock code is present?"

 

[gunslinger]

That is nice to know mate... thanks for that info tip

 

[bwana]

If you unlock the phone I cant see apple supporting you but then if you have a phone in South Africa even if its a At&T phone they are not going to support it, because they dont have any.

Mine is unlocked and working great.....

I wouldnt do the upcoming update until you see what effect it has on other peoples phones.

 

[gunslinger]

bwana I will second that.... I dont have to update the phone, so I will wait till the guys have sorted out the unlocking on the new software.

It suppose to be released by the end of the week.... but nothing yet