All DoCoMo handsets to be GSM-capable within 2 years, sez paper

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vincent @ May 21st 2006 11:51PM

@ Jamar, the unlocking on the V801 series was a hack-job and left as many phones unstable as usable. I have one in a drawer...The situation changed when Vodafone started releasing the Sharp, Toshiba, and SE models on their international networks and the resulting firmware variations became available. That the phone can be unlocked is not much help when network functions and software operations are DRM'd. Besides, network locking technology is also moving forward. Even after 2 years, there are still no unlock solutions for Nokia's BB5 phones.

So, if Docomo really wants to keep their phones locked to their network (and Japan only), they can do so fairly easily.

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