Some dudes offer iPhone unlocking service outside AT&T store

by Michael Caputo posted Sep 16th 2007 at 4:15PM

It didn't take El Jobso and the Cupertino team long to hit the millionth iPhone mark, and with bigger hopes for the holiday season, Apple will need to keep up its game. Two friends who decided to aid Apple's effort, have taken matters into their own hands and are offering free iPhone unlocking service outside their local AT&T store. With no word on how long AT&T will allow these shenanigans to continue, leave us a comment if you know these two!

Filed under: Handsets, Software, ATT, Apple

Tags: apple, cupertino, el jobso, ElJobso, iphone, unlock, unlocking

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Farwest @ Sep 16th 2007 4:34PM

HEY!!! I know where this picture was taken. I live right near here. That makes me laugh.

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Farwest @ Sep 16th 2007 4:35PM

In fact, it's Bridgeport Village in Tualatin, Oregon. I know so by that stop sign. The "O" is obnoxiously large and the at&t sign is just as well overly large for that wall.

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Andy @ Sep 16th 2007 8:59PM

Heh, I live in Portland, Oregon and was thinking of doing the same thing here.

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PEZ @ Sep 16th 2007 4:56PM

A nice statistic would be, how many iphones sold, versus how many are on the att network.

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dwu @ Sep 16th 2007 5:24PM

yeah, i am very curious to how many iphones owners vs actual at&t new subscribers

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brian @ Sep 16th 2007 5:25PM

whatever happend to craigslist? that is so tacky

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Bryan @ Sep 16th 2007 7:06PM

Tacky?

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Danny @ Sep 17th 2007 10:33AM

i would flog them!

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Steve @ Sep 16th 2007 10:04PM

That picture is awesome! Haha...

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AJ @ Sep 16th 2007 11:00PM

ah ha...I was thinking that this store looks familiar to me too. You are right Farwest..it is Bridgeport AT&T Store in Tualatin. The store where I bought my iPhone. Wished these guys were present there like a week ago...I wouldn't have to struggle this much going through the forums to get my phone unlocked.

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Erik Iversen @ Sep 17th 2007 10:20AM

Yes that is in extremly poor form.
But tacky is the norm nowadays.

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YSR @ Sep 17th 2007 10:46AM

i love it!
and its not tacky fanboys!

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Kenneth Cochran @ Sep 17th 2007 10:51AM

These guys got some balls...big, big balls to pull off that shot!

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Jdog @ Sep 17th 2007 1:38PM

I wouldn't call that tacky...but they've definitely got a couple of brass pairs setting up right outside the AT&T store!

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LiSa @ Sep 18th 2007 2:25AM

that is SOOOO FUNNY!!! that sh!t makes me LAUGH SO HARD!! thanks engadget, i really needed that today. keep 'em coming!

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Bryan @ Sep 17th 2007 2:53PM

I was being PURELY sarcastic. lol I didn't think you'd actually attempt to articulate what you meant by tacky. :)

Relax, not everything has to have a flair of Martha Stewart attached to it.

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Robbie @ Sep 19th 2007 5:03AM

i think its awesome. ballsy. and questionably not illegal.

they are on a city sidewalk.
and the fcc has said you cant be penalized for unlocking a phone.
hell... you paid for it... you own it.
and if these guys want to instantly be your "friends" and help you unlock it, that's between you guys

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andres @ Sep 17th 2007 7:22PM

These guys have spirit! Go unlocking iphones!

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lipsservice @ Sep 18th 2007 2:53PM

After some minor PS enhancement, I recognize one of those guys. He's a son of Verizon's CEO, aka S.O.V.

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