McNeo 3 Posted January 30, 2013 Yep, just as the title says... Unauthorized unlocking of smartphones becomes illegal Saturday - CNET Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vegalyp 0 Posted January 30, 2013 Screw Congress, I will unlock my phones like I always have. They. Can. Suck. It. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IUDesigns 0 Posted January 30, 2013 I thought it was already illegal? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Charrax 0 Posted February 1, 2013 What do you mean by "unlock"? Jailbreak? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vegalyp 0 Posted February 1, 2013 What do you mean by "unlock"? Jailbreak? Yes, or rooting as it is also called. Both are now officially illegal. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chrono 373 Posted February 1, 2013 I don't see why they would make it illegal... there is really no way to be sure that it was jailbroken unless you bring it in while jailbroken to a shop yo. all you have to do is restore it to factory defaults. It breaks ToS but is so easy to hide :| Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
McNeo 3 Posted February 1, 2013 I don't see why they would make it illegal... there is really no way to be sure that it was jailbroken unless you bring it in while jailbroken to a shop yo. all you have to do is restore it to factory defaults. It breaks ToS but is so easy to hide :| Restoring to factory defaults does not un-unlock the phone. The best you can do it relock it, which will allow you to reinstall the stock OS, but it will still show as "relocked" in the bootloader. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
QuangTang 0 Posted February 2, 2013 Still legal in Canada. It doesn't really matter to me though because the international Note II doesn't gain much by being rooted. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
