[IP] Ma Bell has spoken. !! query

[David Farber <dave@farber.net>]

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From: Kenneth_Mayer@Dell.com
Date: July 6, 2007 4:48:02 PM EDT
To: dave@farber.net
Subject: RE: [IP] Ma Bell has spoken. !!

So a good question would be if another GSM carrier happened to  
release a program to work with the Iphone, would that be illegal?  I  
figured since we, the consumer, can buy ink for different printers  
under anyone other than the name brand, would this be legal?

Ken Mayer Jr., M.B.A.
Server and Network Specialist
Advanced System Group


From: David Farber [mailto:dave@farber.net]
Sent: Friday, July 06, 2007 2:43 PM
To: ip@v2.listbox.com
Subject: [IP] Ma Bell has spoken. !!

http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,2155284,00.asp?kc=EWKNLEDP070607B


AT&T spokesman Mark Siegel said it was necessary to activate the  
iPhone on AT&T's network to ensure optimum performance. Using the  
phone without AT&T's two-year service contract was unauthorized under  
the phone carrier's exclusive network service contract with Apple,  
Siegel added.

"Any other use of the device is not authorized and we can't guarantee  
the device will perform as intended to. We'll monitor situations like  
this and if necessary we will take appropriate action," he said. "Our  
terms and conditions are very clear."

He did not elaborate on potential action AT&T might take.

Apple spokeswoman Natalie Kerris declined to comment on Johansen's  
claims.


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