Cell Phone Unlocking Now Illegal Since January 26th

Recent legislation has passed that has made unlocking cell phones, manufactured after January 26th 2013, illegal in the USA. It also carries EXTREMELY steep fines.

This will definitely have an effect on the cell phone market. It will be interesting to see what changes will come about due to this legislation. There has been much discussion on the subject of personal property rights and who really owns a cell phone.

On the 26th of January this year, it became illegal to unlock any cell phone manufactured from that date  and on. If you're unfamiliar with unlocking; it is a widely used technique that alters the settings on your phone and enables it to be used with other compatible cellular networks that are operated by other carriers.  Now, the penalties for doing so can be up to five years in jail and a $500,000 fine.  This is really a violation of property rights; and it does cause one to wonder that if you can't simply alter the settings on your phone, do you even own it at all?

This week the Competitive Carriers Association issued a press release in favor of cell phone unlocking. The Association represents over one hundred wireless carriers including T-Mobile and Sprint; supposedly, every carrier but AT&T and Verizon are represented in the Association.

A White House petition to allow cell phone unlocking had already received well over a hundred thousand signatures by February 23rd and continues to gain wide support.

The petition to overturn the legislation can be found here:

https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/make-unlocking-cell-phones-legal/1g9KhZG7#thank-you=p

Competitive Carriers Association's press release can be read here:

http://competitivecarriers.org/press/rca-press-releases/100000-consumers-sign-device-unlocking-petition-policymakers-must-take-action/9111286

What Do You Do If Your Cell Phone Gets Wet?!

     If you find yourself in the unfortunate situation of getting your cell phone, iPod or iPad wet; here's a few things you can do to maximize the odds of preserving your device's functionality.

     First, turn off your device IMMEDIATELY!  If you can take the battery out, do so.  Attempting to check any of the functions to see if it's still working, will more than likely cause components to short out and may cause permanent damage to the logic board.  If your logic board becomes damaged from short circuiting(over-voltage), then your device will be rendered completely useless, any and all data and information will be lost.  By the way, you should have your data backed up somewhere already.

     Second, completely submerge your device in a bag of uncooked rice and LEAVE IT THERE!  Resist the temptation to turn it on and "check" it.  The rice will not get all of the water or liquid out, even after a few days of your device being in it.

     Thirdly, contact Dan at Gadgetech so that you can get your device to me a soon as possible.  If the liquid damage treatment is done within 2-3 days, then there's about an 80% chance of successful recovery to full functionality.  After three days the odds drop significantly and it becomes a 50/50 chance of recovery.

     Fourth, leave it turned OFF!  If you give in and turn it on, it may power up and look like all is well; then, immediately or soon after, the screen will go black and may never turn on again.

     Hopefully you will never have to follow this procedure, but water damage and liquid damage happen much more often to these hand held devices, than even the most careful among us would think.  The great news is that there is a high success rate procedure available, that is a fraction of the cost of replacing the device.

     At Gadgetech we provide the highest quality repair service for all of your gadgets; including all types of cell phones, iPod's, iPad's and gaming systems.  If you have a question about the liquid damage repair procedure or have any other gadget repair needs or questions, please call or text today.

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This service is the alternative to the costly and inconvenient replacement of damaged electronic devices.  Most of the time when your cell phone or other device suddenly gets damaged, you're not necessarily looking to replace your device with a new one.  Most people like the phone or other device they are currently using;  or they don't have, or want to spend the amount of money to buy a new device;  as well as, take the time to learn how to use it and set it up in way that's convenient for them.

Even if you are in the market for a new replacement to your device, have it repaired so that it can be sold at a higher price, in order to offset more of the cost of your new device.  We will be happy to assist you in determining if the repair will increase the value enough to make sense.

Have your device conveniently repaired by a local business, right here in St. George.

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