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New Hampshire Underground => General Discussion => Outside "The Shire" => Topic started by: error on December 06, 2006, 11:59 PM NHFT

Title: TracFone wants unlocking phones to be a crime
Post by: error on December 06, 2006, 11:59 PM NHFT
TracFone, a wireless phone carrier in the U.S. which offers low-cost prepaid wireless service, does not want people to be able to purchase phones it puts up for sale and use them with other wireless carriers. That's fine, as far as it goes. But now TracFone is trying to use force against people who want to do this.

Until today, I had an affiliate relationship with TracFone and offered its products for sale. A few minutes ago, I ended that relationship and sent the program manager the following letter:

http://www.homelandstupidity.us/2006/12/06/tracfone-wants-unlocking-phones-to-be-a-crime/