Sure you can always hack it again with a little more hard work but honestly, there’s not a lot to gain by moving an iPhone off of the AT&T network as it has features that are tied DIRECTLY to AT&T.

So you’ll be taking a $500 phone, and losing functionality, and possibly losing the ability to even USE it on your newly acquired network as Apple will patch it. If you chose NOT to upgrade, you lose out on upgrades and even more changes in the future.

Good proof of concept but it has ZERO real world use in reality.

It’s worth noting that AT&T is not the [only] communications company to hand over their customers communications, Verizon and I’m guessing just about every other damn telco you can think of has done so, if not primarily out of fear of being economically retaliated against by the Bush administration.

Never the less, AT&T is a behemoth and they seem to have made out quite nicely thank you very much! getting the green light to merge with the Southern Baby Bell, essentially reunifying the old AT&T of yester year. The FCC signed off on the deal, something that just 10 years ago wouldn’t have
had a prayer in happening. Just goes to show you that the mighty green dollar is worth more than the rights our constitution is supposed to uphold and protect. Nothing is off limits with this administration.

I just love AT&T’s slogan: “Your World Delivered.” Your world delivered alright! straight to the NSA.

Heh, indeed…

I just love AT&T’s slogan: “Your World Delivered.” Your world delivered alright! straight to the NSA. AT&T, Amerika’s most dependable phone company. We make sure your messages get to our, uh! we mean your destination. ;)